Jim Ross Blog: RAW, Cena's Return, Ricochet/Ospreay, Jericho/WWE Writer
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On Monday, WWE Hall Of Famer Jim Ross posted a Memorial Day edition of his blog at JRsBarBQ.com and shared his thoughts on a number of pro wrestling topics. Below are some of the highlights.
On his autobiography:
“Latest autobiography timeline…Paul O’Brien and I hope to have our labor of love completed in time for a 2017 release. Funny how some major publishing houses were more interested in our book before they found out it was not going to be a salacious, low brow, tell all lined with dirt and embarrassing stories of many of the noteworthy individuals that I have worked with in my career. We are compiling a helluva book with tons of stories, life experiences and professional experiences of a life long pro wresting fan enduring all that comes with that distinction of one who left the farm of rural Oklahoma to become a ‘rasslin’ lifer.’ Honored to say that no one in pro wrestling history has had a journey like ours. Also happy to proclaim that we do have some top publishing companies interested in our work. Excited, publishing days lie ahead.”
On his latest thoughts regarding the upcoming WWE brand split:
“The announcement of the upcoming WWE brand separation has created endless speculation as to how WWE will successfully accomplish what they did not accomplish the first time the brand separation occurred. I’ve outlined many of my thoughts on this matter in previous blogs posted over the past few days here on the site. Check them out as they are quick reads and will provide you a sense of where I think this potentially, rewarding move may evolve.
“The one thing that I think most can agree on is that there will be plenty of second guessing by fans once the “Draft” happens. WWE is damned if they do and damned if they don’t when it comes to the Draft. I suggest letting it happen and then give it an opportunity to see how it develops or is that asking too much?”
On tonight’s Memorial Day edition of RAW featuring the return of John Cena:
“WWE Raw emanates from Green Bay and one of the last times that I recall broadcasting from of the home of the Packers was the night Donald Trump was there and I remember having a positive conversation with the billionaire, Presidential candidate. He never took off his cashmere overcoat the entire night as I recall.
“John Cena does not need to be in the upcoming MITB match IMO. Why not get him back involved in the United State Title picture including a potential USA vs Bulgaria US Title match on Memorial Day? I can already hear the screams of some fans.”
On thinking Corey Graves should become an announcer for SmackDown:
“As I wrote about several days ago, this is a prime opportunity to see broadcaster Cory Graves migrate to the Smackdown announce trio joining Jerry Lawler and Mauro Ranallo.
On the recent Ricochet vs. Will Ospreay match:
“I watched the Will Ospreay vs Ricochet bout that has been the center of attention over the past few days and found the match to be a uniquely told story with an abundance of athleticism, high risk move sets and, most of all, great passion. I certainly give the match a stellar grade but I realize that it might not be everyone’s favorite sauce but that’s not a sin. Could the talents have slowed down a cadence and sold/registered a bit more? Of course they could and if they had it would have generated even more emotions to take away from the MOTY candidate. Pro wrestling needs diversity in multiple areas including the in ring presentations of today’s athletes. Wrestling needs to be unpredictable, fundamentally sound, logical so as to not remove anyone watching from their zone of suspended disbelief and at a pace that the majority of the audience can process what they are seeing.
“Congrats to Ricochet and to Will Ospreay for going above and beyond the call of duty with the sole purpose of stealing the show and presenting a match that many, me included, are talking about today. Stay healthy gentlemen as the bar continues to raise for better or for worse.”
On Chris Jericho bashing a former WWE writer with a podcast:
“I have no idea who Chris Jericho was referring to in a recent tweet from @IAmJericho, and nor do I care, but I do know that he wasn’t calling The Ross Report a “hack podcast” when speaking of former WWE writers appearing on other podcasts. Some fans insist that Chris was dissing us but I strongly disagree. Chris and I have been friends since Jerry Brisco and I convinced him to leave WCW for WWE which ended up making all involved a bunch of cash.”
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