Prior to leaving All Elite Wrestling this month, Powerhouse Hobbs was said to have received a substantial contract offer for him to remain with the company. Still, Hobbs turned it down, with reports indicating that he wanted to test the waters elsewhere, specifically WWE. According to WWE Hall of Famer Eric Bischoff, this line of thinking will likely produce a positive run for Hobbs in WWE, which has long been the juggernaut of professional wrestling. If he's going to WWE, first of all with that attitude, because he's in it for more than the money, that's what that says to me. So I think he's going to be hugely successful."