Jim Ross had some harsh, yet constructive, criticism for a select core of AEW stars during one of his recent “Grilling JR” podcasts with Conrad Thompson. This sparked a response from AEW star Brandon Cutler and others, who were on the fence or agreed with JR’s point of view.
Jim Ross was quoted in saying the following in regards to AEW stars caring more for fast paced, unnecessary high spots that every high flyer does just to garner a cheap reaction from the fans.
“I told a kid the other day at AEW that everybody does the same fu**ing spot. All you guys go outside. You cluster up like coils. You stand there in a huddle, friends and foes together, side by side so you can catch some leaping idiot going over the top who never wins with this move. They are looking for the holy s**t chant. They love to hear ‘this is awesome’. It’s a spot folks. It’s a trapeze act. I don’t buy into that. The DDT is a great finish and should be used as such.”
Brandon Cutler made the following response on Twitter as a direct shot to Ross:
“THIS WEDNESDAY on #AEWDynamite 7 vs 7. We’re gonna go outside, cluster up like coils, stand there in a huddle, friends and foes together, side-by-side to catch some leaping idiot going over the top. Can’t wait 8pm TnT Hopefully for 1M viewers let’s fn go.”
In spite of Cutler’s reaction, it appears that many do in fact agree with JR’s philosophy. Darby Allin backed up JR’s comments during an interview with Sportskeeda.
“I love Jim Ross, and I agree with him.”, he said,
Despite Darby’s reaction to Ross’ remarks, many other wrestlers reportedly were not happy that Ross was burying them on his podcast, according to WrestlingNews.Co.
