Episode 414: What If? Vince vs Triple H
83 Weeks with Eric Bischoff
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4.6 • 5.3K Ratings
🗓️ 20 February 2026
⏱️ 142 minutes
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On this episode of 83 Weeks, Eric Bischoff and host Conrad Thompson dive into the headlines shaping the business of professional wrestling.
Eric shines a spotlight on the often overlooked creative forces behind the scenes, discussing how Kerwin Silfies helped craft some of WWE's most iconic looks and production moments and why great television presentation is just as important as what happens in the ring.
The conversation turns to the elephant in the room: if Vince McMahon were cleared in court, could he realistically return to WWE? And would fans actually embrace a hypothetical power struggle storyline between Vince and Triple H?
Bischoff also tackles the narrative around WWE ticket sales, explaining why the numbers don't tell the doom-and-gloom story some critics suggest. Plus, the guys explore the global box-office potential of Logan Paul vs. Bad Bunny a crossover spectacle that could transcend wrestling entirely. It's big business, bold opinions, and unfiltered analysis only on 83 Weeks.
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| 0:00.0 | This episode is presented by Chime. |
| 0:02.6 | Chime is not just smarter banking. |
| 0:04.5 | It's the most rewarding way to bank. |
| 0:06.7 | It just takes a few minutes to sign up. |
| 0:08.3 | Head to chime.com slash 83 weeks. |
| 0:11.5 | That's chime.com slash 83 weeks. Hey, hey, it's Conrad, the mortgage guy, and you're listening to 83 weeks with Eric Fish |
| 0:42.9 | Off, Eric. What's going on, man? How are you? Yeah, everybody. I'm doing great, man, having a wonderful day. |
| 0:49.9 | It's a frigid five degrees out, but the sun is shining and the wind's not blowing. So it's actually a nice spring day here in Wyoming. And we're getting a different look. I love that we're getting a live look into the Bischoff compound. If you're not already, you should go check it out at 83 weeks.com. I can't wait to pick your brain. There's so much news and so much stuff to talk about. We do have a piece of sad news that we're |
| 1:11.1 | going to talk about. But first, I wanted to start with some good news. And before we clicked |
| 1:15.4 | record, you told me some news that, boy, I haven't seen reported anywhere online. It's about the next |
| 1:21.1 | real American freestyle event. Tell everybody, remind everybody, when and where the next event is |
| 1:26.5 | and why they better get tickets now. |
| 1:29.1 | Yeah, Saturday the 28th, we're going to be in Tempe, Arizona, at Mold Arena. |
| 1:34.3 | And I think, man, we're within a couple hundred tickets to sell it out. |
| 1:38.3 | So very, very proud of that. |
| 1:40.0 | You know, we've been doing pretty well since the very first show. |
| 1:43.5 | We've probably been averaging between 4, 5,500 people. |
| 1:48.5 | But, you know, this is going to be a complete sellout predicted here. |
| 1:52.5 | I think I predicted it last week, actually. |
| 1:54.7 | But I'm feeling more confident this week because I know the, you know, |
| 1:57.7 | the Internet wrestling community would love to, you know, rip me to shreds if they could. |
| 2:35.0 | And they can, but not this time. But yeah, we're really excited about it. It's going to be an amazing card, which is why it's probably selling out. But these are going so well at Real American Free Style. I'm just generally excited about it. It's fun. I want to encourage you to go out of your way to check out the card over at Real American Freestyle. I, for one, am excited because once upon a time, I was a big WEC fan and the star of that MMA promotion way back when was your Raya Faber. And you've got Raya Faber in the main event against Henry. I mean, you want to talk about two prime time athletes. Here it is in the lightweight division. But if you're an old school UFC guy or MMA guy, you can't help but notice some of |
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