Eric Bischoff: WWE Is A Creative, Strategic, Chaotic Mess

Eric Bischoff has described WWE as a 'creative, strategic, chaotic mess', pointing to the recent releases following the 2021 WWE Draft.

WWE conducted another two rounds of releases from their roster pool earlier this month and Bischoff says the fact that sound of those individuals went in the first two rounds of the recent draft shows just how unorganised things are in WWE. 

The former WCW boss is glad he doesn't work for the company any more and revealed the Drafts were just as chaotic during his brief run as SmackDown Executive Director, admitting changes were being made to the talent during the live draft.

Speaking during the latest episode of his 83 Weeks Podcast, Bischoff said: "What I’m about to say is my gut. Based on my short period of time being there a little over two years ago now, and what we all see on television, it’s a mess.

"It is a creative, strategic, chaotic mess from what I can see from the outside looking in. You have people that were one or two round draft choices, and poof, they’re gone. No explanation. No understanding.

"I can also say, I was in WWE working with Vince and the entire team every single day leading up to the launch of SmackDown on Fox. A big part of that, a big focus of that, was the draft. I am so glad I am not there, or wasn’t there, going into the draft because it’s the most chaotic, unorganized mess I’ve ever seen. It’s just a mess, and it wasn’t organized. It was very much a whim of the moment.

"There was some strategy involved.  There was some debate in terms of the balance of talent on one show or the next. You also factor in that the USA had a voice in that, whether it was technically or contractually or not. They had a voice in that, as did Fox which was a new relationship. So, it was a mess.

"Honest to God, there were changes being made during the actual draft. There were changes being made on live television. It was just the most chaotic thing I’ve ever seen. I’m convinced that long term planning, long term strategy, creatively speaking because business is different, but from a creative perspective if there’s a long term strategy, it’s a mystery to everybody other than the people who say there is."

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