Eric Bischoff believes a fellow WWE Hall of Famer would be the ideal choice to help lead TNA’s creative direction if the former WWE executive ultimately joins the promotion.
Road Dogg has been linked with a potential move to TNA in recent weeks following reports that he could be set for a role with the company. Speaking on his 83 Weeks podcast, Eric Bischoff praised Road Dogg’s experience both as a performer and behind the scenes in WWE, calling him the most qualified candidate available.
“I have two people who work for me (in Real American Freestyle) who previously worked in WWE in production. The first one, I won’t mention her name, she said, ‘Oh, I worked for seven years for Kevin Dunn.’ If you spent seven years working for Kevin Dunn, that’s like the television broadcast equivalent of Navy SEAL Team Six. You’re hired. Can you start tomorrow?”
Bischoff said Road Dogg‘s years as an in-ring talent, combined with his work on WWE’s creative team, make him uniquely equipped for the role.
“So I think what Road Dogg has learned by virtue of his position, I think what he’s learned as a talent and a performer in the ring and the instinct that he’ll have there… I think the combination of those two experiences will make him the most effective person you could probably hire realistically… not even probably, [he’s] the most qualified person you could possibly hire for that position, of anybody walking the face of the earth that’s actually available [right now].”
Eric Bischoff Believes Fixing TNA’s Problems Is Not Going To Be A Quick Fix
Despite his praise, Eric Bischoff cautioned that any turnaround in TNA would take time, regardless of who is leading creative.
“That being said, he’s not going to be able to turn that s*** around overnight.”
Bischoff added that fans should give TNA another chance if Road Dogg does arrive, but warned that changing the company’s fortunes would be a long-term process.
“Everybody will give it [TNA] a second chance, and that’s what they should do… he’s walking into stories that pre-existed him. And no matter how much talent he may have or vision [he] may have for the product going forward, it’s going to take a year or two years to build to there. And anybody thinks that you’re going to come up with some rabbit and pull it out of your hat and all of a sudden turn your fortunes around over the course of two or three months… [they] should not be near the television business.”
