The next inductee into the 2021 WWE Hall of Fame Class has been announced in the form of Eric Bischoff. The owner of WCW promotion appeared on WWE’s After The Bell podcast hosted by Corey Graves and Vic Joseph, where the induction was confirmed by the WWE. Afterward, official updates have also been added to WWE’s website.
As noted there, Eric Bischoff will be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame during WrestleMania 37 Week on Tuesday, April 6, a ceremony that will air live on the WWE Network/Peacock. Following, Molly Holly, he becomes the second confirmed inductee for the 2021 class, so far. The ceremony is expected to be a virtual one, this year with no live audience. The exact format of the show is yet to be released by the WWE.
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But it was noted that the 2020 WWE Hall of Fame class will also be inducted during WrestleMania 37 Week this year. Names for the 2021 class has Eric Bischoff and Molly Holly while names for the 2020 class include Batista, JBL, The Bella Twins, The British Bulldog, Jushin Thunder Liger, and the nWo (Hulk Hogan, Scott Hall, Kevin Nash, Sean Waltman)
Truly an honor. Congrats @EBischoff!
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— Corey Graves (@WWEGraves) March 18, 2021
Triple H Reacts on Eric Bischoff joining WWE Hall of Fame 2021
Triple H took to Twitter to congratulate Eric Bischoff on his Hall of Fame 2021 induction.
“@EBischoff has done so much for this industry both in front of and behind the camera, creating some of its biggest characters and events. Now, it’s time to take his place in the #WWEHOF! Congratulations Eric!!,” The Game wrote.
Bischoff commented on the tweet saying, “Thank you @TripleH. It’s been a hell of a ride.”
The first General Manager of Monday Night RAW also tweeted on the induction and thanked everyone as wished continued to be pouring in.
“Just..wow. Overwhelmed with so many great people here. I try to thank those with so many kind words, but today it’s going to be hard to keep up. If I fail to thank you individually, just know how much this means to me and my family. A sincere thank you to each of you,” he wrote.
.@EBischoff has done so much for this industry both in front of and behind the camera, creating some of its biggest characters and events. Now, it’s time to take his place in the #WWEHOF! Congratulations Eric!! pic.twitter.com/Tg1D1aXehR
— Triple H (@TripleH) March 18, 2021
Just..wow. Overwhelmed with so many great people here. I try to thank those with so many kind words, but today it’s going to be hard to keep up. If I fail to thank you individually, just know how much this means to me and my family. A sincere thank you to each of you.
— Eric Bischoff (@EBischoff) March 18, 2021
Apart from Triple H, son Garett Bischoff, WWE Hall of Famers like JBL, Jeff Jarrett, Jim Ross, Bully Ray, Drake Maverick, Lex Luger, Al Snow, Mick Foley, Taz, Frankie Kazarian, Bill DeMott, Brian Gewirtz, Shane Helms, Gary V and many more also took their time to congratulate Eric Bischoff on the auspicious occasion.
Eric Bischoff was appointed as the SmackDown Executive Director in June 2019 but due to creative differences, he was released from that role just a few months later in October. That marked the final working for him in the WWE while he never appeared on live TV, though. Afterward, he has made three special appearances on WWE’s rival brand AEW’s Dynamite since then but he isn’t a permanent employee of the company.
