Episode 420: The Greatest Gambler
83 Weeks with Eric Bischoff
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4.6 • 5.3K Ratings
🗓️ 3 April 2026
⏱️ 108 minutes
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Summary
On this episode of 83 Weeks, Eric Bischoff and Conrad Thompson take a deep dive into some of the most intriguing topics in professional wrestling today, mixing bold opinions with decades of industry insight. Eric opens up by admitting he may have underestimated the impact of Danhausen, discussing how the unique, fan driven appeal of the character resonates with today's audience and what it says about the evolving wrestling landscape.
The guys also discuss Chris Jericho and his return to All Elite Wrestling, with Bischoff suggesting that both financial incentives and creative opportunities likely played a major role in the decision. And, Eric weighs in on Tony Khan and the importance of retaining top tier talent, noting that losing stars like Cody Rhodes and potentially someone as buzzworthy as Danhausen can have a lasting impact on a company's momentum. All that plus, Raj Giri with his wrestling news update on this edition of 83 Weeks with Eric Bischoff.
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| 0:00.0 | today's episode comes to you from the blue chew studio right now when you buy two months of |
| 0:06.0 | blue chew gold you get the third month for free Guy, and we are live at 83 weeks.com. |
| 0:41.2 | We greatly appreciate you guys joining us. |
| 0:43.3 | Hope you'll hit the subscribe button and make plans to join us next time. |
| 0:47.8 | Of course, we couldn't do it. |
| 0:49.4 | Without the Hall of Famer, the only man to beat Vince McMahon, not once, not twice, but 83 weeks in a row. |
| 0:56.9 | Mr. Eric Bischoff. |
| 0:58.0 | Eric, how are you, man? |
| 0:59.6 | I just didn't beat him. |
| 1:01.4 | I bitch slapped him. |
| 1:02.9 | Bam, bam, bam. |
| 1:05.1 | Tell him how to produce television in the 90s. |
| 1:08.9 | He learned. |
| 1:10.1 | Learned a little too well, but I'm doing great. Conrad, how are you? |
| 1:14.1 | Man, better than I deserve. Excited to be with you. Excited after a big real American freestyle |
| 1:18.4 | weekend. I think you had one of, if not your biggest event yet when it comes to mainstream media |
| 1:24.2 | coverage and a lot of chatter coming into this. The big rematch after there was a brawl last month. |
| 1:30.6 | Real American Freestyle in Tampa, |
| 1:32.7 | Bo Bassett continues to impress. |
| 1:35.2 | It was maybe my favorite show so far. |
| 1:37.8 | Eric, |
| 1:38.0 | what did you think? |
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