News broke on Tuesday that Eric Bischoff has been fired as the Executive Director of Smackdown. This comes only a few months after he was named to the role. Bischoff will be replaced by Bruce Prichard.
Sports Illustrated has provided a few more details about Bischoff’s firing from WWE. That includes why he was fired and more.
Here is what the report says about why Bischoff was fired:
The SmackDown debut on Fox two weeks ago was a major success, garnering 3.869 million viewers, but viewership plummeted to 2.899 million last Friday. Bischoff’s firing is Vince McMahon’s reaction to the ratings and a message to his stockholders that he is entirely committed to the future success of SmackDown on Fox.
The report also says that Bischoff is free to go to another wrestling promotion, since he doesn’t have a no-compete clause:
Bischoff was an at-will employee for WWE, which is different from a contracted performer. He is not required to adhere to the 90-day no-compete clause common for released WWE on-screen talent.
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