Eric Bischoff says WWE move is biggest chance of his career
Monday 1 July 2019 12:08, UK
Eric Bischoff has described his return to WWE as "the biggest opportunity" of his career in wrestling.
The former head of World Championship Wrestling revealed on his 83 Weeks podcast that he and his wife will be relocating to Stanford - home of WWE's head office - on July 11 and was almost emotional when discussing the chance he has been given to again work for Vince McMahon.
"This is the biggest opportunity I've ever had in this industry in my life," he said. "When I took charge of WCW that was a very big moment but I had nothing to lose there, I was learning on the job.
"WCW had never turned a dollar of profit, was a distant number two to the WWF at the time and that was fraught with all kinds of internal issues.
"In this situation, it's an entirely different ball game. It's a very sophisticated company, there is a great team already in place.
"SmackDown is moving to Fox in October and there will be a huge amount of eyeballs on the show. So the magnitude of the opportunity is not lost on me. I'm honoured, I'm humbled and I haven't felt this way, maybe in forever, but at least in 20 years.
"I've never been so excited to make a move like this. Exciting doesn't cover it, it's thrilling."
