On the latest edition of WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross’ The Ross Report podcast, “Good Ole JR” discussed The Undertaker’s retirement and if he thinks he’s done, reviving the IC and US titles and more. Here are some highlights:
On Reviving The IC and US Titles: “The guy that gets the [championship] belt has got to be over. He [has] got to be somebody the fans, already in their mind’s eye, perceive as a main event person. If he’s a main event person, and then he’s the Intercontinental Champion, and then the Intercontinental Championship gets to go for a ride with the person that’s over. The person that’s over can make the belt mean more, and so, as time goes, and then, [there is] continuity. Continuity! You can’t have 50/50 booking here. People understand booking trends. They understand people winning or they understand people getting their heart broken. But they don’t understand this 50/50 stuff because there’s no follow up. This data doesn’t get imprinted into your mind, ‘okay, see [Chris] Jericho [has] won two [matches], I think. I think Jericho [has] won two. AJ [Styles] may have won. I think AJ [has] won two. I think. I’m not sure’ because you can’t go look at the USA Today and find the standings. It’s not on WWE.com, so winning is important if you’re not over. Now, once you get over, then you can play with it a little bit, but not much. You don’t want to screw with it much.”
On Undertaker Reportedly Retiring or Reports of Him Retiring Soon: “I get this question every day on Twitter. No, I don’t think The Undertaker is going to retire any time soon. I think that when he does retire, unless there is complete insanity [that] has engulfed the world of sports entertainment, that it will be the biggest news of the year, the last match for ‘The Deadman’. And I think that last match for ‘The Deadman’ will be at a WrestleMania. When that will happen, I don’t know. [WrestleMania] 33? I don’t know. [WrestleMania] 34? Who knows?
