Eric Bischoff Reacts To WWE Possibly Shifting To TV-14

Jul 19, 2022

Back in 2008 WWE made the shift to TV-PG, but it was recently reported that the could be making a big change and moving forward with a TV-14 rating for Monday Night Raw.

At this point in time it’s not exactly clear what type of changes WWE could end up making to the product, but Eric Bischoff pointed out on the Strictly Business podcast that a TV-14 rating could create interest among fans who tuned out due to WWE going soft.

“Some of [the implications] may be real and tangible and others subtle and possibly not so significant. I think it’s going to create a lot of anticipation, right? I think there’s going to be a lot of people who maybe have tuned out over the years because the product has gotten soft since 2008, meaning it needs to be palatable for children to keep the advertisers and the network happy.”

The former Raw General Manager then explained how he would take advantage of a TV-14 rating if he were in charge of the brand at the moment.

“You bore the sh*t out of me with your backstage promos and your stand-up mic segments. There’s just nothing happening in those segments. There’s no narrative most of the time in those segments that do anything other than disengage me. That’s true in WWE, it’s true in AEW … Some of the people that are doing stand-up promos shouldn’t be doing them … I would use that. I’d make my non-wrestling segments — I’d find ways to make them more interesting.”