Despite sharing empathy for Khan, Bischoff was critical of the AEW boss for not clearly defining Punk’s backstage role during his time in AEW. After all, the entire Perry vs. Punk conflict began when the latter reportedly denied Perry’s request to use real glass for a backstage angle with HOOK last month. Bischoff believes that Punk was out of line telling another talent what to do — unless he had the authority to do so.

“Punk had no business expressing his freaking opinion, at least not in a way that would give people the impression that he has a voice — unless he does,” Bischoff stressed. “Whose fault is that? That’s Tony Khan’s fault. That’s losing control of the process — when you’ve got a talent telling another talent what he or she can or cannot do.” 

Bischoff also slammed Perry for his absurdity for thinking that he could get “real heel heat” by dropping HOOK — his opponent at All In — through the windshield of a car, using real glass, and then uttering the words “Cry me a river” into the camera. Perry was directing those words at Punk, triggering the backstage altercation that followed.  

“Using real glass in a stunt like that? Why?” What is it going to get you?” asked Bischoff. “Just weigh it: What are the potential risks? What are the potential rewards? The potential reward is zero. Nobody is going to, ‘Oh, I can’t believe that Jack Perry used real glass!’ Nobody cares.”