Wow you guys absolutely smashed the like button for the 5 Raw Superstars Paul Heyman Is Set
To Push video so it’s only fair we bring our side of the deal and give you 5 SmackDown
Superstars Eric Bischoff Is Set To Push.
But I just wanted to clear up recent news of Eric Bischoff not having creative control
over SmackDown and mention that the WWE have made Eric Bischoff the executive director
of SmackDown which means he will oversee the creative development of SmackDown LIVE as
the WWE mentioned… It is also worth mentioning that Eric Bischoff started his first day in
office on the 17th July so with all these rumors in mind, we will have to base our list
on who we think Eric Bischoff will push on a prediction basis and factor anything after
the date he started his job so bear that in mind…
After quite frankly a dreadful US title run and an alliance with Rusev that didn’t really
go anywhere, wouldn’t you agree Shinsuke? Nakamura returned after a brief absence from
TV to challenge Finn Balor for the intercontinental championship. A couple of days later at Extreme
Rules, Nakamura would go on to defeat Finn Balor and win the Intercontinental championship,
making him the first Asian-born WWE Superstar to win the title. Going back to the WCW days,
Eric Bischoff has always been a big fan of international talent as he has always worked
best with a mixed roster so with Nakamura as the current intercontinental champion,
this will definitely add diversity to the WWE and give the WWE an international appeal
much like Jinder Mahal’s reign as WWE champion.
If you know a bit about Eric Bischoff then you would know that he is a big fan of martial
arts. In fact, before he even joined the world of pro wrestling, he was a martial artist
SmackDown, Aleister Black is currently 2-0 up on Cesaro which could be a way of Eric
Bischoff appreciating Aleister Black’s kickboxing background. It will be interesting to see
who’s next in line to “pick a fight with” Aleister Black…
Shelton Benjamin’s return to the WWE has been nothing but a kick to his teeth, quite
literally! Benjamin was nowhere to be seen on the blue brand until news hit of Eric Bischoff
becoming the executive director of SmackDown. It seems Bischoff is ready to utilize the
extraordinary talent of Shelton Benjamin as he is finally getting TV time with his backstage
segments. What is Shelton Benjamin thinking? I thought it was pretty obvious. He’s obviously
thinking if a baby is born at 1:59am and then its twin is born 2 minutes later but then
the clocks went backwards so now it’s 1:01am, which twin would be older as the one born
second will be older on paper but the one born first is really 2 minutes older… With
Eric Bischoff now in charge of SmackDown, let’s just hope we see more of Shelton Benjamin.
When Eric Bischoff was asked the question: which WWE superstar stands out the most to
him, he replied with Dolph Ziggler. Bischoff went on to say how he believes in Dolph and
likes how he can switch from being a comedic character the one minute… to a believable
badass the next minute. We can all agree that there was nothing badass about his loss to
Dolph Ziggler has gotten much more TV time as well as competing in a main event which
could be a start of good things to come for The Showoff.
Taking the number 1 spot is none other than Kevin Owens! After getting barred from the
arena by Shane McMahon on the July 9th episode of SmackDown, Owens returned to let his frustrations
out with Shane McMahon in a pipebomb that left him receiving babyface reactions from
the WWE universe. Nothing was going to get in the way of Owens’ true feelings towards
Shane McMahon… With Bischoff’s arrival to SmackDown, Owens has competed in the main
event of SmackDown for two weeks in a row as well as delivering many satisfying stunners
to Shane McMahon… Ok, we’ll forget about this one… With the direction Kevin Owens
is heading, he could even be in line to become the WWE’s next top babyface.