Former WWE wrestler Ryback has commented on Eric Bischoff getting fired by the company just four months after being hired as an executive director for SmackDown.

Bischoff has been replaced by Bruce Prichard since getting his marching orders and broke his silence on the matter during his 83 Weeks podcast this week. Ryback has suggested that the exit was inevitable as the former WCW boss simply wasn't a good fit for the brand.

"I guess, yeah - I don’t know [what happened] obviously, not being there and whatnot. But Eric, you know, he was essentially on the outside being brought in. Bruce had been there for a bit again, and obviously had worked closely with Vince many years ago, and was at the core of the WWE brand for many, many years," he explained.

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"Eric I think, I don’t know what happened and whatnot. I think it would be tough. He’s been out of the game for quite some time, and then getting back in with today’s talent. And the business model in WWE is completely different than it was back when they was competing with WWE. And his time in WWE, he was there for [when] some of that started to kind of slowly shift business model-wise.”

Ryback reckons Bischoff is better off being out as he probably doesn't need the money and, by extension, doesn't need the stress that comes with the position.

“Eric, financially I would imagine, is okay. And if you don’t need the money necessarily, you’re probably not going to be prone to put up with the bulls**t that does go on," he added. "And it’s not worth the stress of trying to creatively come up with stuff and then being told it needs to change, or them not liking it and trying different things."

via sescoops.com

His Firing Hasn't Really Made A Difference

Bischoff did not say much when he discussed his exit recently but one could surmise that there was a bit of friction backstage from what he did mention.

In any case, SmackDown has hardly improved since the departure and it's being said that the show isn't cutting it for new broadcasters FOX.

Source: Conversations With the Big Guy h/t 411Mania

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