Eric Bischoff Reveals Why Vince McMahon Fired Him From His SmackDown Executive Director Job

Back in 2019 WWE made a huge announcement when it was revealed that Eric Bischoff would be returning to work behind the scenes as the Executive Director of Friday Night SmackDown.

However, Eric Bischoff’s run as SmackDown Executive Director was short lived, as he was eventually fired and replaced by Bruce Prichard.

During a recent interview with Lucha Libre Online Bischoff indicated that there are no hard feelings between him and WWE, and he also explained why Vince McMahon fired him.

“It was Vince’s decision. But again, it was one that I agreed with. It became apparent to me early on that the chemistry, the creative chemistry in WWE was not, in my opinion, it wasn’t a healthy creative environment for me. It worked very well for WWE, I guess. But for me creative is as much about the energy, how well people get along, how well people can collaborate, and because WWE is such a fast-moving train, it was really hard to get on board and to get up to speed with their pace in the way they did things.”

According to Bischoff he and Vince are still friends.

“So it wasn’t a matter of… I mean, Vince and I are still friends. I’m still friends with a lot of people, including Bruce Prichard. He’s one of my closest friends. Still friends with a lot of people in WWE, but the chemistry just wasn’t right.”

H/T Sportskeeda