Episode 417: 83 WEEKS LIVE
83 Weeks with Eric Bischoff
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4.6 • 5.3K Ratings
🗓️ 14 March 2026
⏱️ 148 minutes
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Summary
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On this LIVE edition of 83 Weeks, Eric Bischoff and Conrad Thompson are back with the microphones hot and the conversation wide open as Easy E tackles some of the biggest headlines shaking up the wrestling business right now.
First up, Eric weighs in on the questions surrounding the lift of WWE's blackout ban and what it could mean for fans, television distribution, and the company's evolving strategy in the streaming era. Is this a major shift in how WWE plans to present its premium events moving forward?
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The conversation also takes a serious turn as Eric shares his perspective on the OVW incident, explaining why moments like this should serve as an important teaching moment for the entire professional wrestling industry. Eric discusses responsibility, professionalism, and what the business can learn from situations that capture the spotlight for the wrong reasons.
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| 0:00.0 | today's episode comes to you from the blue chew studio get 10% off your first month of blue |
| 0:06.6 | chew gold with the code 83 weeks. |
| 0:39.9 | And of course, we couldn't do it without the Hall of Famer himself. |
| 0:42.9 | Ladies and gentlemen, Mr. Eric Bischoff. |
| 0:45.1 | Eric, how are you, man? |
| 0:46.5 | Out goes. |
| 0:47.8 | Oh, there's no crowd. |
| 0:49.2 | What the hell am I thinking? |
| 0:50.3 | I'm doing great. |
| 0:51.4 | Doing great. |
| 0:52.4 | Had a rough week last week, last last weekend and I've had time to |
| 0:56.8 | kind of do with it and feeling great looking forward to this show we are live at 83 weeks.com |
| 1:03.8 | we usually come to you each and every Friday morning but we had a little fun a few weeks in a row |
| 1:09.1 | and we thought hey let's wake up and do some r chatter together on a Saturday morning. I, for one, you know, I know that this is probably not best for biz. So I don't know how often we'll do this, but I like talking about wrestling on a Saturday morning. It makes me think about my childhood fandom. It was a staple for me in my household. Like I remember as a little kid when I |
| 1:28.5 | first fell in love with wrestling, I couldn't wait to go to bed on Friday night because I knew |
| 1:32.8 | when I woke up on Saturday morning, it would be wrestling on TV. I feel like a lot of people |
| 1:37.5 | probably think that way. How does a Saturday morning live feel to you, Eric? |
| 1:43.0 | Conrad, when I was a kid, growing up in Detroit, my parents had one car, right? |
| 1:51.7 | My mom didn't work outside the home. |
| 1:54.2 | That was kind of a 60s, early 60s, especially Detroit where we live, you know, very blue |
| 2:00.8 | collar. It was like, you know, your wife live, you know, very blue collar. |
| 2:01.5 | It was like, you know, your wife works out. |
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