The January 15th, 2020 edition of AEW Dynamite is being branded as “Bash at the Beach.” The show from Miami has borrowed its name from a WCW PPV that ran from 1994 to 2000.
Former WCW President Eric Bischoff recently addressed AEW’s use of the Bash at the Beach name on a recent edition of his podcast.
“My first reaction was ‘that’s great!’ because it’s such a great, you know, it’s got such great history,” Bischoff said. “It’s a legacy within the wrestling community. When you say Bash at the Beach everyone knows what that is. Hulk Hogan turning heel – Bash at the Beach. So many things happened at Bash at the Beach. It was one of WCW’s tentpole PPVs and there was a lot of brand equity in that PPV brand. I was excited that somebody had the foresight to say ‘hey, this is available, take that!’”
Bischoff would continue to say that AEW needs to be its own brand, however.
“As long as they are doing enough other things to differentiate themselves, to truly present something that the audience recognizes as a real alternative and not kind of, sort of an alternative.”
“I would caution them to not do too many WCW legacy PPVs,” Bischoff continued.
He would continue to talk about how AEW does a great job of providing unique interviews and promos.
“They need to create their own unique, really cool branded events,” he continued.
Bischoff’s comments on AEW using the Bash at the Beach name can be heard in the player below:
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