Eric Bischoff Gives Explanation On Why He Took On The Role Of SmackDown Executive Director

Eric Bischoff made his return to WWE last year as the Executive Director of Friday Night Smackdown.

He was subsequently released from his role merely four months after being hired in June 2019. Bruce Prichard replaced him and he is now the  Executive Director of both RAW and SmackDown.

Eric Bischoff recently spoke to Stephanie Chase of Digital Spy, where he revealed why he decided to take on the role of SmackDown Executive Director. Here is what he said:

“I was excited about working with my friend Bruce Prichard and I was looking forward to working with Paul Heyman. Paul Heyman and I have known each other and worked in the same company off and on since 1987. So I’m very familiar with Paul. But when the opportunity came for me go to SmackDown, both Paul and I had reached a stage in our lives where the potential of working together, at least in my mind, provided a much bigger opportunity than it might have 10, or 15, or 20 years earlier, because we were two different people. I think Paul has matured and evolved much like I have, it just comes with age.“

Since then Bischoff has made a couple of appearances on AEW Dynamite and has kept himself busy with other projects.