Eric Bischoff, further on the podcast, pondered why AEW didn’t do their due diligence with respect to Andrade’s WWE contract. 

“I can understand how the talent might have gotten confused. But yeah, let’s assume that he was just confused or didn’t realize it for some reason. You still have the AEW side. I mean, they’ve got a responsibility to vet this knowing that he was previously under contract and knowing that previously WWE was very strict about their non-competes,” said Bischoff.

Bischoff believes that AEW’s Tony Khan could fight it in court, but wonders if it would be wise to fight such a case for a wrestler like Andrade. He warned that Khan wouldn’t want to take part in depositions or discovery.

“I mean, Tony if he wanted to spend the money, he could certainly spend the money and be competitive with WWE in the process when it comes to legal fees, but he’s going to have to sit through depositions and discovery,” Bischoff added. “Even if you can afford it, it’s a time suck. It’s gonna take up so much of your time and focus. I just don’t think Tony wants it. I just can’t imagine it would be worth it to him. I mean this no offense to Andrade, I don’t mean this to sound like it’s going to sound because I can’t help it, but this is not a guy that you’re going to spend half a million dollars in legal fees fighting for.”

The former WCW President thinks that Khan taking WWE to court and winning could change how the pro wrestling business operates.