Eric Bischoff Declares WWE House Show Model 'Has Been Dead For Years'

The best thing WWE has done for its wrestlers is help eliminate house shows. I think the biggest detriment to Wrestlers dying young was too many days on the road and not enough at home to recover forcing them to use painkillers and other drugs to cope.

In a candid discussion on 83 Weeks, Eric Bischoff weighed in on WWE’s diminishing live event schedule, asserting that the traditional house show model has been obsolete for years.

“It should have been done certainly five years ago,” said Bischoff. He acknowledged Vince McMahon’s early strategy of touring to build fan loyalty, comparing it to his personal transformation into a Fleetwood Mac fan after experiencing their live performance.

“Experiencing something live, you get a different connection to it,” he emphasized.

However, Bischoff explained that the economics no longer work. “Travel costs are off the charts,” he said. “There’s not much margin, and there’s a good amount of risk.” He recalled sitting in a WWE live events meeting in 2019, describing it as “ugly,” with no clear solution presented by top executives.

While cost-cutting makes financial sense, Bischoff warned about the downside: less in-ring time may lead to more injuries. “The less you work, the more likely it is you’re going to get hurt,” he said, citing conversations with wrestlers who affirm that frequent matches build the physical conditioning necessary to avoid injury.

With WWE scaling back live events and focusing on premium televised content, Bischoff’s comments underscore a larger industry shift—one where the economics and logistics of the past no longer match today’s reality.

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