TKO President Mark Shapiro recently made waves when he stated that WWE needs to “move past” the Premium Live Events created by Vince McMahon, highlighting the success of the new “Wrestlepalooza” event . On the latest episode of the 83 Weeks podcast, Eric Bischoff analyzed the comment, calling the strategy “really smart” .

Bischoff explained that fans should pay attention when executives like Shapiro speak about the business. “When a guy like Mark Shapiro talks about the business of the sports entertainment business, I’m really interested in what he has to say, because this is one very smart, very successful, lengthy track record of success, and with someone like that who’s on the cutting edge of what, how that business is evolving,” Bischoff said .

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