Eric Bischoff On Why WWE Won’t Have The Type Of Relationship With NJPW That AEW Has

On a recent episode of his “Strictly Business” podcast, Eric Bischoff was asked if he could see WWE co-hosting events with NJPW in the future. 

This comes a week after the AEW x NJPW: Forbidden Door pay-per-view event. Bischoff doesn’t think so because there’s no benefit to WWE at all. 

“No,” Bischoff responded emphatically. “Because they don’t need it. What benefit would that provide to WWE? For the same reason that the numbers [AEW viewership figures] reflect a lack of interest among the hardest of hardcore wrestling fans that pretty much makes up the AEW Dynamite audience. If they’re not interested, why would WWE be interested in bringing in New Japan talent and integrating them into their show, knowing the audience just doesn’t care.”

Regarding whether WWE doing a potential NXT Japan brand could lead to a working relationship with NJPW, Bischoff doesn’t see the upside for NJPW. 

“Nope. Why would New Japan do that?” Bischoff asked. “If WWE has its sights set on Japan and wants to create its own promotion, why would New Japan want to help them with that? In essence, WWE would be breaking into a closed market. Why would New Japan help them do that? I wouldn’t.”

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