Despite his absence from AEW programming of late, Jim Ross took some time on the latest episode of his “Grilling JR” podcast to lavish praise on the main event match between Bryan Danielson and Kazuchika Okada at AEW x NJPW: Forbidden Door II.
You can check out some highlights from the podcast below:
On the quality of Forbidden Door II in general: “It was a great idea to do that show. The concept of that, I thought, was terrific. The cooperation of New Japan, the fact that there’s so many guys on the AEW roster that have such a strong New Japan relationship helped us, there’s no doubt about that, going forward. But I really thought that was one of the more enjoyable PPVs I can remember seeing in years. I thought the show, from top to bottom, was outstanding.”
On the impact of Okada vs. Danielson specifically: “It was a match that young wrestlers hopefully will study for years to come, and wrestlers that are wrestling today will go back and look at, check their egos at the door, and go look at this match to try and improve their game. Because that was a nearly perfect laid-out match. Just awesome. It makes you proud to be a part of the pro wrestling business, seeing matches like that.”
