Episode 423: WrestleMania Or WrestleMehnia?
83 Weeks with Eric Bischoff
Podcast Heat
4.6 • 5.3K Ratings
🗓️ 24 April 2026
⏱️ 102 minutes
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Summary
On this episode of 83 Weeks, Eric Bischoff and Conrad Thompson are back to tackle some of the biggest talking points in professional wrestling today. Eric weighs in on why WWE keeps returning to Las Vegas and what makes the city such a reliable hub for major events. Bischoff also breaks down the business logic behind bringing celebrities into main events, explaining why it continues to be a winning formula when done right. Plus, he shares his candid thoughts on WrestleMania becoming increasingly packed with commercials, and why that approach can both help and hurt the overall product.
The conversation heats up as Eric questions whether Brock Lesnar is truly finished with wrestling, and offers some strong advice to WWE on protecting the momentum of rising star Oba Femi. And in a fun twist, Conrad draws comparisons between Danhausen and The Sandman, asking whether Danhausen's personality could be this generation's version of the hardcore icon.
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| 0:00.0 | Today's episode comes to you from the Blue Chew Studio right now. |
| 0:03.4 | When you buy two months of Blue Chew Gold, you get the third for free with promo code 83 weeks at bluechew.com. |
| 0:37.9 | Music Hey, hey, it's Conrad, the mortgage guy, and you're listening to 83 weeks. |
| 0:40.2 | Eric, fish off, Eric, what's going on, man? |
| 0:40.8 | How are you? |
| 0:46.6 | I'm great, but I'm going to tell you, that has to be hats off to Super Dave Silva, |
| 0:51.4 | the man behind it all, putting together that open. |
| 0:56.0 | We must have the coolest open, like, in podcast, right, wrestling podcast? podcast i mean it's got to be one of the at least in the top three right no doubt man the |
| 1:01.2 | n w o theme is timeless it's classic we all sort of want to tap into that vein and feel like we did |
| 1:07.3 | 96 and 97 and 98 way back when the 83 week streak was alive. |
| 1:14.5 | But we're going to be talking about some new news on the horizon. |
| 1:17.7 | Of course, we've got WrestleMania in the rear view. |
| 1:19.9 | We've got real American freestyle in the rear view. |
| 1:22.3 | We've got a couple of wrestling retirements to discuss. |
| 1:25.4 | But the news that is coming to the forefront, that's business related. |
| 1:29.9 | I wanted to get your take on right here at the top of the show is the why |
| 1:35.3 | of why WrestleMania relocated from New Orleans to Las Vegas. |
| 1:39.5 | Now, of course, we all remember last year's WrestleMania in Las Vegas broke every record |
| 1:43.1 | in WWB history, huge financial success. |
| 1:46.7 | It felt like they were absolutely taking over Las Vegas. |
| 1:49.5 | But before they did that, they had the rock announced that, hey, |
| 1:52.6 | WrestleMania is coming to New Orleans. |
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