WWE has been able to make proverbial lemonade out of lemons following the negative response to The Rock’s return, according to Eric Bischoff.
After backlash to the Great One’s return, WWE changed course by turning The Rock heel and having Cody Rhodes declare his intent to face Roman Reigns at WrestleMania 40.
On a recent edition of his “83 Weeks” podcast, Bischoff discussed the recent WrestleMania 40 Kickoff event and WWE changing its plans. He said,
“I believe they definitely made lemonade out of lemons, it was a great move, it worked. There was so much controversy, there was so much investment, there was so much investment by the audience into Cody Rhodes and his story.
“To me there just seems to have been such a heightened interest and passion for WrestleMania and for Cody’s story. Now with Rock involved, it only increases. I think the controversy, and even though I believe creatively and strategically they fumbled the ball with Rock and the announcement.
“Social media has finally reached that point where there is a decentralization if you will, of power. I’m happy to see it.”
While Bischoff is pleased WWE changed its plans, he previously expressed his optimism over The Rock replacing Cody Rhodes as Roman Reigns’ WrestleMania 40 opponent.
