Episode 425: No Contract Is Forever
83 Weeks with Eric Bischoff
Podcast Heat
4.6 • 5.3K Ratings
🗓️ 6 May 2026
⏱️ 127 minutes
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Summary
On this episode of 83 Weeks, Eric Bischoff and Conrad Thompson pull back the curtain on some of wrestling's hottest business topics and biggest misconceptions.
Eric explains why he believes Ted Turner is one of the biggest reasons WWE is still thriving today, and how the Monday Night Wars forever changed the industry. He also dives into the reality of talent contracts, discussing why a WWE deal never guaranteed The New Day lifetime job security and why, sometimes, audiences simply move on from an act.
The guys welcome gimmick attorney, Michael Dockins to the show. Mike breaks down the often misunderstood 90-day non-compete clause, revealing how it actually works behind the scenes, while Mike and Eric analyzes the new "delightfully vague" language appearing in modern talent agreements. Plus, Bischoff gives his take on the myth of "no-cut contracts" and why guaranteed deals aren't always what fans think they are.
Business takes center stage as Eric praises TKO Group Holdings's partnership with ESPN, calling it a brilliant marketing move for the future of wrestling media. He also reflects on the financial disasters of World Championship Wrestling house shows, revealing just how much money the company burned during its peak years.
And in one of the wildest conversations yet, Eric explores how OpenAI and artificial intelligence could help shape future wrestling storylines before 83 Weeks actually uses ChatGPT to fantasy book the main event of SummerSlam!
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| 0:00.0 | today's episode comes to you from the bluechew studio right now when you buy two months of |
| 0:05.2 | bluechute gold you get the third for free're listening to 83 weeks with Eric Fish Offer. |
| 0:40.9 | What's going on, man? |
| 0:41.9 | How are you? |
| 0:43.0 | I'm doing great, Conrad. |
| 0:44.2 | Just got a lot of irons in the fire, so to speak, and staying busy, but life is good. |
| 0:51.2 | Well, we're excited to be here with you. |
| 0:53.1 | We are recording a day earlier than we normally |
| 0:55.4 | do. Usually we record on Thursday. I've got some travel this week. Some recording on Wednesday. |
| 1:00.9 | Just a few minutes after lunch. And this morning we got some big news that we all know was |
| 1:06.7 | inevitable, but news that, Lord, we certainly never hoped would happen. It's finally here. |
| 1:12.0 | Ted Turner has passed away, 87 years old. What didn't Ted Turner do? A Maverick, a pioneer, |
| 1:19.3 | a leader, a legend. Not just in the wrestling space, but the rest of the world too, |
| 1:25.7 | I saw someone actually make a comment, hey, go look at Ted Turner's Wikipedia page. |
| 1:30.8 | And I thought, well, that's kind of a weird thing to do. |
| 1:33.0 | But they said specifically zero in on the known for section. |
| 1:38.0 | Known for being the founder of T&T, CBS. |
| 1:42.1 | I'm sorry, TNT, TBS, CNN and the cartoon network, the co-founder of the nuclear threat initiative, Atlanta Hawks owner, Atlanta Braves owner, Atlanta Thrashers owner, world championship wrestling owner, co-founder of Ted's Montana grill, he just goes on and on and on. Like if this guy had a resume, |
| 2:02.0 | it would read like a book, |
| 2:03.4 | wouldn't it? |
| 2:04.3 | Yeah, |
| 2:04.7 | and it's interesting. |
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