10 Times WWE Made MASSIVE Changes That You Didn’t Even See

9. Eric Bischoff's 2019 Return And Exit

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Eric Bischoff's surprising return to the company in 2019 was extremely well-publicised online as the company looked to generate excitement from the gossipy quality of the story, but 'Easy E' only made a single on-screen appearance and didn't last long enough to leave a legacy with the company second time around.

It has now emerged as to why that was. As Bischoff himself put it during a recent interview with TalkSport , (h/t to WhatCulture.com's Adrian Bishop):

My job really, as it was described to me, was to, in a general sense, oversee anything within WWE, and to a degree with FOX, anything that touched or related to SmackDown. Which included, by the way, overseeing creative – that was a part of it. But, it was overseeing it, not creating. I was told clearly I wasn’t brought in as a creative person, I was brought in to manage the creative process. They are two entirely different things. What I underestimated was just how difficult that adaptation would be for anybody that is good at adapting. It takes time. And I didn’t manage that well. My lack of performance, if you will, in terms of not fulfilling the role in the way that Vince McMahon saw it, that was on me. That wasn’t on WWE. It wasn’t because of any one person or group of people."

Rumours of time well spent at catering during his time there were still worth it for the patter, even if it's since become clear Bischoff struggled with more than just finishing his dinner. Vince McMahon had given him one of the biggest roles in the company - the wrestling billionaire made a perplexing choice of manager for his billion dollar wrestling brand.

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Michael is a writer, editor, podcaster and presenter for WhatCulture Wrestling, and has been with the organisation over 7 years. He primarily produces written, audio and video content on WWE and AEW, but also provides knowledge and insights on all aspects of the wrestling industry thanks to a passion for it dating back over 30 years. As one third of "The Dadley Boyz", Michael has contributed to the huge rise in popularity of the WhatCulture Wrestling Podcast, earning it top spot in the UK's wrestling podcast charts with well over 50,000,000 total downloads. He has been featured as a wrestling analyst for the Tampa Bay Times and Sports Guys Talking Wrestling, and has covered milestone events in New York, Dallas, Las Vegas, London and Cardiff. Michael's background in media stretches beyond wrestling coverage, with a degree in Journalism from the University Of Sunderland (2:1) and a series of published articles in sports, music and culture magazines The Crack, A Love Supreme and Pilot. When not offering his voice up for daily wrestling podcasts, he can be found losing it singing far too loud watching his favourite bands play live. Follow him on X/Twitter - @MichaelHamflett