Eric Bischoff Calls Road Dogg the Most Qualified Creative Hire TNA Could Have Made

Eric Bischoff is throwing his full support behind Road Dogg’s new role in TNA’s creative department, calling the former WWE veteran the most qualified person the company could have brought in for the job.

Speaking on his 83 Weeks podcast, the former WCW President weighed in on Brian James — better known as Road Dogg — and his arrival in TNA. Bischoff’s message to skeptics was straightforward: give the man time to implement the changes he wants to make.

Road Dogg’s involvement with the company became public knowledge after he was spotted backstage at Slammiversary, with word circulating that he formally began his creative duties in the days that followed. James spent years in WWE’s creative department after retiring from in-ring competition, giving him a background that Bischoff clearly views as a significant asset for a promotion looking to sharpen its storytelling.

Bischoff’s endorsement carries some weight given his own history running a major wrestling organization. As the architect of WCW’s Monday Nitro era — a period that genuinely challenged WWE’s dominance in the late 1990s — he knows firsthand what it takes to build and execute a creative vision for a wrestling television product.

For TNA, adding a figure with Road Dogg’s experience reflects a broader push to stabilize and strengthen the creative side of the operation. Whether the hire pays off in the long run remains to be seen, but at least one respected voice in the industry is already in his corner.