Bobby Roode to work as producer for SummerSlam

[Dale]

Interview with CVV

"Ironically enough, I just got green-lighted. The fusion has completely fused. So as far as looking at it from a medical point of view, it's safe to get back in the ring I guess.

"But at almost 48 years old, given the opportunity I've been given now, to work as a producer, which was my goal coming to WWE almost eight years ago, I'm quite happy doing this. And I feel like I've had a good run as they say and I'm happy to be doing what I'm doing now."​

 

[Rosie]

Seems like he's content. Good on him.

 

[Cwalker]

Long as he’s happy

 

[Storm Trooper]

I'm glad he's happy. If he's fully cleared and wants it I'd be good with him doing the occasional match so he could go out on his own terms.

 

[Deadd2009]

The man should have been a world champion at least once on the main roster instead of being stuck in a fucking tag team with Chad Gable.

 

[Cwalker]

Still say turning him babyface when he debuted on SD was a mistake. Character doesn’t work as a face imo.

But people loved singing his song so…

 

[Buffy]

Glad that he is happy and I support him no matter what role he is in.

 

[Y2Jayne]

I like Adam Pearce but having two former TNA stars as GMs would be cool, just saying.

 

[Tommy Thunder]

It's a shame that we never got to see Roode get a good run on WWE's main roster, but at elast we can look back fondly on his incredible NXT run and he had an excellent run in TNA before that too. Turning him babyface on his main roster debut was the killer blow really, but Vince saw the song and nothing else about his character and package so he rolled with it. Wouldn't have happened like that under HHH for sure, but alas.

It's good to hear that he's healthy though and that he can get in the ring should he ever want it (imagine the pop if that song did hit in the arena again), but sounds like he's very content doing the backstage work and if that was his end-game when he moved to WWE then fair play to him, he's achieved it. I bet he's really good at it too.
the idea of using him as a GM is actually an incredibly fun one to think about. He'd be perfect for it if they ever want to move on from Adam Pearce, Nick Aldis, or even Ava Rayne in NXT. Pearce and Aldis fullfill those roles while still doing the backstage producer work so Roode could easily do the same.