WWE Hall Of Famer Denies They’re Retired

An outspoken WWE Hall of Famer isn’t going anywhere.

Eric Bischoff hasn’t worked in wrestling since leaving WWE in October 2019 after a short spell as Executive Producer of SmackDown. Since then, the WWE Hall of Famer has repeatedly stated he wouldn’t go and work for either WWE or AEW.

However, he’s continued to make sporadic appearances and teamed up with MLW in late 2024.

During a recent episode of his 83 Weeks podcast, Bischoff responded to a listener question by suggesting he might be done with wrestling altogether. The former WCW boss said he hasn’t got the desire to focus on the business any longer, and that he’s realised he can’t find fulfillment in wrestling.

But it seems he’s not ready to totally walk away just yet.

WWE Hall Of Famer Eric Bischoff Responds

In a new interview with The Daily Star, Eric Bischoff took the opportunity to clarify his comments and suggested the media had taken him out of context. The veteran conceded that he’ll never be involved in wrestling on a full-time basis, but that doesn’t mean he won’t make occasional on-screen appearances.

“The wrestling media were sloppy as it were. I was asked a question and made a comment and it was taken out of context. The context was ‘Eric, do you think you’ll ever be involved full time in the wrestling business?

Do I ever want to run a wrestling company, or own a wrestling company, or work full time for any wrestling company?’ My answer is absolutely not. That’s never going to happen again. That is in my rear view mirror, as I like to say. But that doesn’t mean that I won’t make appearances from time to time.

I have been doing these things for the last five years – if there’s an opportunity to do what I refer to as a one off or just simple appearances or something like that, of course, I’ll do that.

Full time will never happen again. Somehow that got written into a headline that made it seem like I retired from wrestling forever. You could have said that eight years ago. I guess that’s the wrestling media”

Eric Bischoff last appeared on WWE television on the December 4, 2024 edition of NXT where he praised the brand in a segment with Ridge Holland and Trick Williams.