WWE Hall of Famer Eric Bischoff criticizes WWE’s decision to book Roman Reigns, CM Punk, and Seth Rollins in a Triple Threat Match at WrestleMania 41.
Reigns, Punk, and Rollins have been feuding in recent weeks; whereas Rollins and Punk had been in their own rivalry, the stories have been merged together. All three stars had a heated confrontation at led to a brawl on the March 21st episode of WWE SmackDown. WWE has confirmed that they will clash at WresleMania 41.
Speaking on his 83 Weeks podcast, Eric Bischoff was asked about the three-way match between Roman Reigns, CM Punk, and Seth Rollins.
“I think three ways, I’ve said it a bunch of times, my opinion, it’s a cop-out,” Bischoff said. “Unless there are three really good stories that need to collide in the ring in order to come to an end, it’s just an attraction. It’s an excuse to big names in the ring, so you got headlines so to speak. These are your top guys, and they’re all gonna be in the ring at the same time. But unless there’s a reason for it, if you can’t tell me why they’re all in the ring and why it should be a main event, then it shouldn’t be a main event.”
Eric Bischoff: It’s All About The Why
Bischoff went on to emphasize that it was all about the why, and he questioned how Roman Reigns, CM Punk, and Seth Rollins would benefit from the match. He said that none of them would get more over, at least compared to the others in the bout.
“It’s all about the why,” Bischoff said. “Why would they do that? You’ve got…I don’t know. Maybe I should step back from it…let’s ask the question, what would any three of those guys, how would they benefit from being in the ring with each other from a perception point of view? Short answer is they’re not, they won’t. Because they’re already at such a high level.
“Is Roman Reigns gonna become more over as a result of being in this match, unless there’s a wacky finish? Is Rollins, is Punk? No. They’re not gonna benefit from this trifecta. If there’s not one talent that’s going to get over as a result of this, above the others, there’s no motivation in that regard, why do it? It kind of dilutes all three. If there’s no story and there’s no emotion, because there’s no why, there’s no reason for anybody to get behind it one way or the other, then it’s just an attraction match. Yeah, it’ll matter a little bit. People will be happy to see it because you’ve got three big stars, but it won’t mean much.”
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