Eric Bischoff Says He Was Blown Away By How Good Will Ospreay vs Kenny Omega Was At Forbidden Door

Eric Bischoff, like almost everyone else, was blown away by Will Ospreay vs Kenny Omega at AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door.

At the event, the two men battled in a brutal war for the IWGP United States Championship which in the end was won by Will Ospreay after a flurry of offense.

One man who was blown away by the match is Eric Bischoff. Speaking on 83 Weeks, Bischoff was asked to share his thoughts on the bout.

“I did see it. I will also admit that I have not seen much it Will Ospreay’s work, or Omega’s, for that matter. I was blown away. I hate to make comparisons because everybody’s unique and different in their own way, but Ospreay reminds me of a tougher Shawn Michaels. He’s got the look. His in-ring capabilities are just otherworldly at this point. It was like the new school, the very athletic, physical, dynamic, incredibly difficult and high-risk type of offense, it had all of that, but it also had Nick Bockwinkel, Verne Gagne-esque psychology. So the story was there, the psychology was there, the dynamic presentation, the athleticism, the things that people clearly dig nowadays, that was there in spades. There was more than enough of that for anybody who loves that style and that presentation, but it still had great psychology, and the pacing and the story, it was so good. I don’t know that I’ve seen anything better, in terms of a match. They don’t have a Rock-like popularity with the audience. That audience, they did. That’s why I don’t like comparing. But in terms of the story and the action and the believability, all the things that make me excited to watch a wrestling match, I got overdosed on it, and I was there for it. It was awesome,”

Eric Bischoff

In a post-match interview, Ospreay teased a rematch with Omega.

H/T to Fightful

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