JR Speaks On Brock, WMXX, Foley, Rock, & More

[EdwardKnoxII 0]

JR Speaks On Brock, WMXX, Foley, Rock, & More

 

Jim Ross speaks on Brock's shocking announcement...

 

Jim Ross discussed Brock Lesnar, this weekend's 20th Wrestlemania, Steve Austin's current health situation and a whole lot more, on The Wrestling Guys Radio Show last night. The Wrestling Guys can be heard on 910 WPFB in Cincinnati and Dayton, Ohio at 6 p.m. every Wednesday. You can listen to the interview at the redesigned TheWrestlingGuys.com (http://www.thewrestlingguys.com), as well as past interviews with Eric Bischoff and Bobby Heenan over the last month.

 

Jim Ross on Brock Lesnar

 

"He's a great kid. i have a lot of respect for Brock. I like him. He grew up on a farm in South Dakota and I grew up on a farm in Oklahoma. I followed him in college. Jerry Brisco and I recruited him. Jerry Brisco primarily recruited him. Brock's coach (his wrestling coach at the University of Minnesota), Jay Robertson, was a college wresting teammate with Brisco at Oklahoma State. We got Sheldon Benjamin and Brock off that team. We have a lot things to say about Brock. He's a good kid, very athletic and has a lot of opportunities in this world for him. Whatever decisions are made will be finalized after Wrestlemania, that's our focus.

 

On recent media coverage of Brock Lesnar

 

"Somethings I've read on the internet are somewhat accurate. A lot of things you read, its someone getting someone's opinion over the telephone, because the internet fellas aren't normally behind the scenes. They aren't reporters who are asking questions and don't have access to people on an official basis. You can't beleive everything you read. We'll cross that bridge when we come to it. I can tell you this, Brock Lesnar is highly regarded in our office and probably the most highly regarded athlete we've picked up in the talent department."

 

On Lesnar's match at Wrestlemania

 

"He'll be at his best on sunday. Goldberg will be challenged to match him athletically in that match, and I know that's something Bill will do."

 

On Steve Austin's rise in physical involvment on television:

 

"I think what you're seeing is Steve continuing to feel better. His quality of life and level of health is improving. I would not say that Austin will not wrestle a match again. I don't think that would be accurate or honest. With that said, we dont have any matches for Steve on the drawing board, or anything on for Wrestlemania 21, or "he'll at return Summerslam," or "we'll waite until we do Houston Astrodome again." People will start booking this match when they hear it, it will take on different incarnations. He feels great, he is in excellent condition. His head is good, his fire is burning. He still, unfortunately, has some health limitations that will never go away. If his overall general health continues to improve, it might allow him to work a retirement match at an ideal circumstance and an ideal time of place."

 

On Mick Foley and Rock being prepared for their match at Wrestlemania:

 

"From a pure wrestling match, Rock and Foley may be taxed if the match goes long, but it being a tag should help. With Rock, Foley and Flair in the same match, it can't help but be good."

 

On changing wrestling style:

 

"We're trying to get back to a more fundamentally sound presentation in-ring presentation for our wrestlers. Doing acrobatic moves is very hollow. It doesn't allow the fan to make a long term emotional investment in a match. The game of human chess, as Gordon Solie used to say, is still a factor in the basics of human nature... Its going to allow these young men and women to have a longer career and not deal with these horrific and nagging injuries."

[AndrewTS 0]

"With Rock, Foley and Flair in the same match, it can't help but be good."

 

Hey, at least he didn't kiss Orton's ass again.

[Guest THE MIGHTY THOR]

On changing wrestling style:

 

"We're trying to get back to a more fundamentally sound presentation in-ring presentation for our wrestlers. Doing acrobatic moves is very hollow. It doesn't allow the fan to make a long term emotional investment in a match. The game of human chess, as Gordon Solie used to say, is still a factor in the basics of human nature... Its going to allow these young men and women to have a longer career and not deal with these horrific and nagging injuries."

How about stop using too much roids like Batista,Steiner and HHH, those 3 get injured just by walking.

[Guest Krazy Karter]

With that said, we dont have any matches for Steve on the drawing board, or anything on for Wrestlemania 21, or "he'll at return Summerslam," or "we'll wait until we do Houston Astrodome again."

 

Pondering using the Astrodome again, are they?

 

Interesting.

[EdwardKnoxII 0]

 

On changing wrestling style:

 

"We're trying to get back to a more fundamentally sound presentation in-ring presentation for our wrestlers. Doing acrobatic moves is very hollow. It doesn't allow the fan to make a long term emotional investment in a match. The game of human chess, as Gordon Solie used to say, is still a factor in the basics of human nature... Its going to allow these young men and women to have a longer career and not deal with these horrific and nagging injuries."

How about stop using too much roids like Batista,Steiner and HHH, those 3 get injured just by walking.

Yet notice how wrestlers that use the "hollow acrobatic moves" like RVD hardly ever get injured.

[CanadianChick 0]

I can see why JR would say that having flippy matches decreases the attachment and emotion from a match, really I can. But before he makes comments about people getting injured because of that style, he should really see who is getting injured. Granted, Edge's injury was most likely from that style of spots with all the TLC matches, but everyone else? Seems to me that maybe stupid, unnessesary chairshots to the head are more of a problem. Or, you know, the roids.

[EdwardKnoxII 0]

I can see why JR would say that having flippy matches decreases the attachment and emotion from a match, really I can. But before he makes comments about people getting injured because of that style, he should really see who is getting injured. Granted, Edge's injury was most likely from that style of spots with all the TLC matches, but everyone else? Seems to me that maybe stupid, unnessesary chairshots to the head are more of a problem. Or, you know, the roids.

Don't you know. They need the roids to help rehab their injuries and they have a doctors note to prove it.

[CanadianChick 0]

Damn I forgot. So is that for everybody, or just a select few? Cause I don't remember Lita coming back from here neck injury looking, uh, bigger.

[AndrewTS 0]

With that said, we dont have any matches for Steve on the drawing board, or anything on for Wrestlemania 21, or "he'll at return Summerslam," or "we'll wait until we do Houston Astrodome again."

 

Pondering using the Astrodome again, are they?

 

Interesting.

Hey, free tickets to several thousand people in the Houston area!

[Scroby 0]

I'm actually surprised he said what he said about the internet and wrestling. I was waiting for him to go "internet stupid" but he didn't. Good for him.

[Guest Choken One]

I seriously hope JR wasn't saying WMXXI was gonna be in Houston again...

 

Do they SERIOUSLY not know of any other domes besides Astrodome and Skydome?

 

My take

 

WMXXI-Have it in a "NEW" Place...Somewhere International Like Japan or for a OUTDOOR venue...Hit Hawaii.

 

WMXXII-Charlotte. A Wrestling Hotbed for decades deserves a fucking Mania.

 

WMXXIII-Ford Field. Detroit.

[SuperJerk 0]

"We're trying to get back to a more fundamentally sound presentation in-ring presentation for our wrestlers. Doing acrobatic moves is very hollow."

 

Because, you know, the fans don't want to be entertained. They want to see two really huge, slow guys make faces during restholds and stomp their feet when they throw punches.

[Guest Choken One]

it made a amazing shitload of cash in 1987.

[Toxxic 0]

Because, you know, the fans don't want to be entertained. They want to see two really huge, slow guys make faces during restholds and stomp their feet when they throw punches.

A slower stlye CAN be entertaining if it's PROPER mat wrestling with decent technical knowledge, psychology etc. But a couple of chinlocks and some fake punches won't cut it.

 

Shame VinneMac will never realise that.