Again in November, it was reported that WWE govt Bruce Prichard had taken a depart of absence from the corporate. The truth that Prichard was supposedly coping with a household emergency did not cease wrestling followers from speculating that Prichard might be leaving WWE; on Thursday, nonetheless, Professional Wrestling Insider reported that Prichard is anticipated to renew his duties as early because the upcoming January 3 episode of “WWE SmackDown.”
Whereas PWI’s preliminary reporting on the state of affairs final 12 months was unable to substantiate or deny any specifics relating to Prichard’s depart of absence, the truth that it was on account of a household well being concern was ultimately revealed by Prichard’s “One thing To Wrestle” podcast co-host, Conrad Thompson. Backstage WWE artistic determine Michael “P.S.” Hayes additionally took a depart of absence across the similar time, reportedly on account of “private points,” however Hayes was already again by the top of November, serving to information the Bloodline story (which he is had a robust hand in for 12 months) by means of Survivor Sequence 2024.
Prichard is reportedly set to return this Friday for the first-ever three-hour “WWE SmackDown,” which can characteristic a WWE Ladies’s Championship match between Nia Jax and Naomi, in addition to a swap in ring announcers forward of “WWE Uncooked’s Netflix debut on Monday, January 6.
