Eric Bischoff Thinks Cesaro Should Work On The Indies Before Possible AEW Signing

On the recent episode of his 83 Weeks podcast, Eric Bischoff gave his opinion on what Cesaro should do, now that his WWE contract has expired. 

“This is going to sound like I’m taking a shot at AEW, I’m cheering them on believe it or not, but if I’m Cesaro and I’m looking at AEW, do I really want to go there right now? I mean great, you sign for big money and you’re going to be the new shiny object in AEW for a night and then after you make your debut, what happens?"

Bischoff then cited Christian Cage and Jay Lethal as examples of big AEW signings who have since faded into the background, before continuing:

“[There's] lot of talent. Not everybody is getting a lot of TV time. If you’ve been in WWE and you’re leaving because you just haven’t been able to break out of the pack and get that top guy push, what makes you think it’s going to be any different in AEW right now? Because it’s got such a crowded roster of top guys. [...] Take a year and build your equity, build your stock in Japan, go to Europe, spend some time in the UK and do your own thing, go to Mexico, make a name for yourself, wait for the dust to settle on the AEW side a little bit and you’re not coming in as one of 25 people brought in as the next big surprise."

Although there has been no word on whether AEW will indeed make a move to sign Cesaro, Eddie Kingston recently tweeted "All I am going to say is, he doesn't have the balls to come to AEW", a likely reference to their old rivalry in promotions such as CHIKARA, in Cesaro's pre-WWE days. 

H/T to WrestlingInc.