Eric Bischoff Starting With WWE Smackdown Next Week, At WWE Offices Today

Eric Bischoff is getting started with WWE next week, but he’s still on the job with 83 Weeks, and subsequently, Afterbuzz’s After 83 Weeks Podcast. You can check out the full show above, as well as submitted highlights below. Note that the podcast filmed Tuesday night.

Eric Starting work with WWE next week:

“Well I’m actually watching Smackdown as we speak. I’m boning up doing my research getting familiar but just got back from the dinner and I’m going into the office tomorrow and kind of getting oriented to starting the process and kicking around Monday and Tuesday next week”

Eric coming into TNA Wrestling:

“When I was first hired by the team a you know in fairness everybody at TNA they the Carters in particular they wanted Hulk Hogan. But the challenge they have is that Hulk Hogan knew that there was nobody in TNA who could find their ass with both hands and a compass when it came to creative so he wasn’t willing to join TNA unless he had somebody there that was watching over at least his creative.” “So I was like the Hulk Hogan Tax”