Eric Bischoff says he has "no regrets" about his brief return to WWE, which ended last week after less than four months.
Former World Championship Wrestling president Bischoff was , at the same time Paul Heyman was confirmed as the new boss of Raw.
But last week he was , which moved to Friday nights on SportNews as part of an October reboot.
"I don't have any regrets, none whatsoever," said Bischoff on his 83 Weeks podcast.
"There's a reason why I hate to talk about this stuff and it's because I don't want people to get the wrong impression.
"When I took this job I knew what the odds were of it being a long-term opportunity and let me put it this way, I'm not surprised.
"I'm disappointed but I'm not surprised. I would have liked to have met Vince McMahon's expectations and I would have liked for it to have been a longer run than it was but at the same time I'm not completely surprised either.
"I went into it with my eyes wide open and I knew what the challenges would be. It didn't work out but I would do it again in a heartbeat.
"My overwhelming feeling is a very positive one and I know that's going to sound weird but it was worth the trip to have that opportunity."
