When asked to compare the legacies of WCW Nitro and AEW Dynamite, given that Dynamite recently surpassed Nitro’s run as the longest-running weekly prime-time wrestling show on Turner networks, Hulk Hogan and Eric Bischoff offered their thoughts in a Forbes interview.
Hogan decisively favored WCW’s impact: “I’m going to go the WCW all day long. All day long.”
Bischoff acknowledged AEW’s achievement while framing it as a personal milestone for AEW President Tony Khan.
“Look, I’m happy for Tony Khan and the people that work at AEW. Legitimately, it’s hard. Tony’s putting up his own money. He’s earned his way to be able to say that he outlasted Nitro. And if that makes him happy, if that’s an achievement for him, then God bless. Good for him.”
Despite picking WCW’s legacy, Hogan admired Tony Khan and the AEW women’s division, particularly highlighting a recent match involving current AEW Women’s World Champion Toni Storm with Mariah May at AEW Revolution.
“Well, I don’t know Tony Khan, I got nothing but respect for what he’s done, and how he’s pushed and created opportunities for these guys,” Hogan said. “…I started watching some of those girls grind out there, and I’ve never seen people work so hard in my life. Some of the girls, phew, some of bloodbaths and some of the stuff I’ve seen is kind of really cool stuff. But I like the grit and the real aggressive stuff.”
Asked about a favorite women’s wrestler in AEW, Hogan specified: “Bro, I kind of like was all over the place until I watched that Toni Storm… Bro, when I saw her start grinding in there and digging, and when I saw her gaffe through her hairline, when she pulled that blade through her hairline and she needed about 10 staples, I went: ‘Holy crap, this girl ain’t playing.’ And the girl she was wrestling, I can’t remember her name… Mariah May… Yeah, bro. She was grinding too, man. And I’m telling you, those girls, I would not want to be in that match with them. They were playing a hardball.”
