5 harsh realities about CM Punk's WWE return that nobody wants to talk about

#2 It could end up being another Eric Bischoff-like situation

Eric Bischoff

Remember when Eric Bischoff was hired as the Executive Director of SmackDown this past July? It's easy to forget, considering that he did close to nothing in his role there. We're not saying that Punk is going to do nothing, but the circumstances could lead to a similar fate.

With Bischoff, it had only been a few months and just like that, Bruce Pritchard was announced as his replacement. One of the biggest risks that WWE Backstage faces is an early cancelation. It's just like Talking Smack in the sense that it's an acclaimed talk show which is well-loved among the hardcore fanbase but is failing to attract a larger audience.

Perhaps it's a bit harsh to assume that it'll meet such a fate early on, but if the ratings dwindle and don't improve at all, we can see FOX choosing to cancel the program very early on.

Hopefully, that isn't the case, but it could end up being another Eric Bischoff-like situation where Punk is let go prematurely.