Just that there's no way he was in Bon Jovi back in 1982. In fact, there wasn't even anything called Bon Jovi back in 1982.
Also, what Richie said in that Howard Stern interview is that Paul and Gene wanted someone to worship them and expected him to know all the songs which he didn't. He just wanted to jam. It's not like he claimed he turned down the gig, but told his version of the story. As about the Blues... There was certainly more room for blues in Bon Jovi than in Kiss.
Just saying really... Paul probably misunderstood