Eric Bischoff Dismisses Idea Of Vince McMahon Forcing His Way Back Into WWE Control

On the latest episode of 83 Weeks, Eric Bischoff talked about the ongoing speculation regarding a potential return of Vince McMahon to WWE in some capacity once his legal issues are resolved. Bischoff stated that the current corporate structure under TKO Group Holdings makes a return to power nearly impossible. You can check out some highlights below:

On speculation that Vince could return to WWE:

“I’m not buying into that for a second.”

On a different time:

“I can’t see it. I mean, I understand why you’re asking the question, and I do agree with you. I think if this would have been 20 years ago, absolutely, I’d Poly Market it. You know, Vince on this one, coming back, forcing his way in one way, shape or form. But the business has changed so much. The publicly owned aspect of it, shareholders, the drama that that would create, the uncertainty within the shareholders, what’s going to happen to WWE if Vince forces his way in? I mean, just think about that. Your institutional investors would just, they’d run from that.”

On the optics of WrestleMania demand being down:

“Listen, I’m gonna agree with you. The optics aren’t good, but those optics really only matter to a certain group of people. The optics are cheap, low-hanging fruit entertainment for the internet community that cares about those optics. Nobody else does. And I say that because, you know, comparing this year’s ticket sales to last year’s ticket sales, which was a fucking record, shattering amount of money. The fact that they’re not quite on pace to beat, to meet or beat that record again. It’s a pretty high expectation.”

On Vince not being able to keep up:

“I don’t think there’s any way to connect Vince McMahon hovering over here in the fog, in the mist, with a cloak and maybe a dagger. We’re not sure he’s hanging out over here. And then you’ve got, oh the optics in the internet wrestling community, which provides maybe some vulnerability, where the cloak and dagger, Vince McMahon could come out of the shadows and reemerge. That’s the story that’s kind of shaping here in this narrative. And I don’t see it for a lot of reasons. I don’t even think Vince sees it, because, I’ll be honest with you, I do not know Vince McMahon at all. I’m acquainted with him. That’s as far as I would go with it. Even Vince has to realize, physically, he can’t keep up. He just can’t. He knows it. The public isn’t as aware of it, probably. But I’m guessing it’s a little harder for Vince to get around, based on pictures I’ve seen and back braces and so forth. It doesn’t get better with age, folks. It just doesn’t, right. Even for someone like Vince McMahon, who’s really not that human when it comes to being physical, he’s amazing in that respect. But even he is vulnerable when it comes to your back and your hips, and that’s what I see. No, I don’t see it. Vince has got to know that. But if it was 20 years ago, I could see it.”

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