WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross recently spoke with Justin Barrasso of SI.com about NJPW and more. Here are some of the highlights:
Kazuchika Okada and Hiroshi Tanahashi:
“Okada and Tanahashi have great skill levels. They would be main event guys in anybody’s territory, even WWE. They’re both skilled enough to be a main eventer in that company or anywhere else. You just have a feel for greatness, and when I first called Steamboat-Flair back in ’89, and Rock-Austin in WWE, there is just a feel for how it looks, the texture of it, the buzz it creates for the audience, and those guys have that.”
Prediction on Brock Lesnar vs. Goldberg:
“Lesnar will go over with his finish, the F5. If they use their head, make sure Paul Heyman is involved in the game-planning, and get an agent like Michael Hayes or Pat Patterson or someone like that, then there is no excuse that they can’t give you ten quality minutes, bell-to-bell. There is no reason that two guys of that stature, earning that kind of money, can’t give ten kicka– minutes of pro wrestling content. I firmly believe it’s possible.”
Ross also discussed the NJPW’s upcoming G1 Climax Tournament and more. You can read the full interview here.
