Jim Ross has posted a new blog entry, here
are the highlights…
On The Shield: Hoping
that the Shield stay together at Sunday’s Payback event in Chicago. With WWE
woefully low on top heroes those three can and will continue to grow into their
expanded, main event level roles but are they ready to do so solo today? Nope.
But they can get there if they steer the course. A hot, protagonist faction is
marketable and the longer they can go forward as a unit as they are currently
being booked the hotter one of more will be when they turn. Some have speculated
that Roman Reigns will defect on Sunday but I hope not. Patience is needed here
but the pro wresting business isn’t known for it’s patience these days or so it
seems.
On Cena vs. Wyatt: It
will be interesting to see how the Bray Wyatt vs. John Cena match plays out in
Chicago. It might be a great time for Wyatt to score a major victory and if he
does so I’m curious as to how he gets it done. That outcome and how it is
executed will speak volumes as to WWE’s long term plans for the third generation
talent.
On His Recent Talk With
MVP: Had a great Podcast visit with Impact Wrestling’s MVP Tuesday
night and we talked about, among many topics, his 9 1/2 years in prison and a
great deal about Chris Benoit who MVP traveled with extensively in WWE back in
the day. Fascinating and compelling stuff. Again, on the home page of the site
you will find who will be appearing on the Ross Report Podcast and
when.
On His Boxing Commentary
Debut: I had a great time in El Paso at Fort Bliss broadcasting Golden
Boy Promotions boxing event Monday night that aired on Fox Sports 1. It was a
new experience for me professionally and one that I enjoyed. The feedback has
been largely positive even from the established boxing community. Getting back
into the groove after a somewhat long layoff on Monday Night TV wasn’t as
difficult as I perceived that it might be. We signed a one fight deal with
@GoldenBoyBoxing and @FoxSports1 so, for those asking, I don’t know what the
future holds as it relates to more boxing broadcasts but we’re open to it. I
went into the weekend with only one booking it relates to boxing so if I end up
doing more fights then it will be a bonus. Time will tell. The highlight of the
boxing adventure Monday night was seeing the smile on the faces of the men and
women from the U.S. Army, many of who just returned from a one year tour of duty
in Afghanistan.
