During the latest edition of his 83 Weeks podcast, Eric Bischoff commented on Cody Rhodes’ WWE return at WrestleMania 38 being “magic”. Bischoff also spoke about Samoa Joe signing with AEW.
You can check out some highlights from the podcast below:
Eric Bischoff on Samoa Joe signing with AEW and being back in Ring of Honor: “I love Samoa Joe. As a person, he’s a great guy and I consider him a friend – an amazing performer. I’m really happy for Joe and for Tony [Khan] that marriage came together. It’s real fun to watch the full circle. It’s kind of where Samoa Joe got his start in many respects, and now he’s been to the mountaintop and seen it all, and he’s right back to where, in a way, his journey started. That story in and of itself is really interesting to me. It’s great backstory. I would expect a lot out of Joe. Joe is an intense guy. I don’t know where he’s at physically or if he’s carrying some injuries along with him that’s going to slow him down or change the way he works in the ring – maybe, maybe not, I don’t know. But whether it does or doesn’t, it’s not going to affect his intensity when it comes to the ring. He’s believable, he can work his ass off, and I’m really excited for Joe.”
On his reaction to Cody Rhodes’ WWE return at WrestleMania 38: “Magic. Just one word: Magic. From the entrance, the match, the post-match production, the visuals, and reactions to the crowd – what element of that entire presentation was not a 10 on a scale of 1-10? I don’t know, I couldn’t pick it out. That was so good. I was so, so happy to be able to watch that life. I was proud and reached out to Cody afterward. Just so proud of him – not of him because I had nothing to do with it, but I’m proud of him. I really, really am.”
