5 roles Eric Bischoff can play on WWE SmackDown going forward

#4 Eric Bischoff could become a WWE Official with Adam Pearce

Eric Bischoff could be set for a critical role. Sonya Deville is seemingly set to become more active in the ring, and Adam Pearce may need some reinforcement.

Adam Pearce could see that the end has come for Sonya as an authority figure, and he's brought in Bischoff to assist. After all, Eric was only advising Pearce in the SmackDown segment, so could it be that the duo will become co-WWE Officials?

Eric would be an interesting partner for Pearce, and they would blend well on-screen.

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#3 Eric Bischoff could reveal himself to be working on behalf of upper management

Both Adam Pearce and Sonya Deville have referenced "upper management" without explicitly saying a person's name in recent weeks. Has "upper management" arrived in the form of Bischoff?

Again, the question remains as to why Eric was in the WWE Officials office in the first place. Pearce didn't seem to have a problem, although Sonya appeared to take some issue but eventually obeyed what was said.

The duo may already know that Eric is far superior to them in terms of hierarchy. In a sense, it appeared as though Bischoff was coaching Pearce on his leadership skill. It could well be that Eric is on the upper management team and is making his presence with WrestleMania looming close.