After just a few months in the position of
SmackDown's Executive Director, Eric Bischoff was released from WWE and reports swirled that he simply did not know what he was doing. Now, during a media conference at
Starrcade IV, he's talked more about his time in the role.
"There were a lot of things written, so much of what you read in the dirtsheets at the time when I came into WWE, and subsequently, after getting into WWE," he said. "It’s just like nuclear horses - so far off base. Nobody articulate that I was brought in to help manage the process with FOX. If that was true, somebody forgot to tell me."
"One of the things I learned is you not to be really, really passionate about making a commitment that big, and it was a big job. To be honest about it I think that my personality and the way I approach things creatively and the way I approach business didn’t fit their formula and I think that’s going to be one thing that I’ll be a little more careful about moving forward."
"Is to make sure the opportunity and personalities kind of match a little bit better than they did. That was no fault of theirs, they were very honest and very open about the opportunity when I took it. I thought it was going to be a great opportunity, and it just wasn’t."
It just doesn't sound like he was the right fit, something many people pointed out when he was first hired. It seems WWE wanted to make headlines by bringing in the man once in charge of WCW while neglecting to look back at the time they'd clashed with Bischoff in the past when he took on any more than an on-screen role.
What do you guys think?