Eric Bischoff took to his podcast, 83 weeks, to discuss his recent firing from WWE. For those who missed it, Bischoff was let go by WWE after only a few months as the Executive Director of Smackdown.
Bischoff opened up about WWE’s decision to fire him. He admits to being disappointed but says that he wasn’t surprised by it.
Here is what Bischoff said (h/t to Sportskeeda for the quotes below):
“When I took this job, I knew what the odds were of it being a long-term opportunity for me. Let me just say it this way: I’m not surprised. I’m disappointed, I’m not going to lie, I’m disappointed. I would have liked for it to have been a longer run than it was. I’d be completely dishonest if I didn’t admit that, but at the same time I’m not completely surprised either.”
Bischoff also had positive things to say about his time working for WWE:
“My overwhelming feeling is a very positive one, which I know is going to sound weird to people, but between the relationships I developed and the people that I met, the opportunity to work as closely to Vince as I did… Like I said a couple of weeks ago, he is a fascinating guy. He doesn’t have all the answers, he’s not going to be right one hundred percent of the time, he’s intense, he’s a lot of things, but not the least of which is fascinating. To have that opportunity I think was worth the trip.”
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