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News​JR: What WWE Looks For When Scouting Talent

​JR: What WWE Looks For When Scouting Talent

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WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross recently spoke with News
OK
. Check out the highlights:

On what Gerald Brisco looks for when scouting talent for
WWE:
“Jerry scouts all the amateur programs. He goes to all the major
duals. He has a network of coaches who work with him who know what WWE is
looking for. He goes to the NAIA nationals, the Division II nationals. He’s
looking for guys who have that nice look, a marketable look — he doesn’t have to
be 6-3; he could be 5-10 — and some of these guys have a little showmanship in
them. They’ve got a little swag about them. You need extroverted athletes. If
you’re an extroverted athlete who is motivated to be an entertainer, you could
go from amateur wrestling and the wrestling room, the sweat and the stench, to
really making a lot of money. There’s been a lot of them in the amateurs that
did exactly that.”

On his favorite wrestler growing up: “Oh, of
course, (Dan) Hodge. When I grew up in Oklahoma in the early ’60s, Hodge was the
guy. He was as famous in a lot of our circles as Mickey Mantle was because he
had done so well in wrestling. Three national championships. Never lost a match.
Then he became a Golden Gloves boxing champion in the United States. Think about
today how marketable that guy would be.”

You can read the full interview by clicking here.

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