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WWE Hall of Famer Eric Bischoff has expressed his admiration for top AEW tag team FTR, and compared the duo to WWE star Becky Lynch.
FTR has enjoyed massive success over the past few weeks, as they have defended their AAA Tag Team Titles and added more gold to their collection. The two men won the ROH Tag Team Championships against The Briscoes at Supercard of Honor XV on April 1. They then went on to defend the gold against The Young Bucks a few days later on AEW Dynamite.
On the latest episode of the 83 Weeks podcast, Bischoff described how FTR is true to themselves. The former WCW President even compared them to Lynch in terms of how they presented themselves on social media.
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"I’ve talked a lot about Becky Lynch and why I became a fan of Becky Lynch, which is essential because she did such a great job in early 2019 with her social media because she stood out amongst the rest," said Bischoff. "FTR is doing the same thing their way, they are not portraying a character so much, that’s who these two guys are. How do you not become a fan of them?" [H/t - Wrestling Inc.]
Eric Bischoff says that AEW stars FTR is as real as they come
Bischoff further pointed out that the FTR come across like "grounded guys", rather than wrestling superstars. He also noted that Cash Wheeler and Dax Harwood are just sticking to their mantra of tag team wrestling.
"They’re just themselves and they love to wrestle, but they’re staying so true to their brand, their individual tag team brand, and as people. These are grounded guys, they’re not in the ‘I’m a wrestling superstar’ ether because that’s very temporary, doesn’t last long and it’s not real, to begin with." [H/T - Wrestling Inc.]
FTR is the hottest tag team right now in AEW after the string of victories they have picked up in recent weeks. It's not surprising to see that several wrestling personalities have been full of praise for the duo.
What are your thoughts on Bischoff's comparison of FTR to Lynch? Sound off in the comments below.
