Jim Ross evidently seems to be enjoying his time calling AEW Collision.
On a recent episode of his “Grilling JR” podcast, Ross praised the quality of wrestling on Saturday nights, mentioning a couple of matches from last week’s episode of the show.
Praising the Samoa Joe/Penta EL Zero Miedo match from last week, JR described it as Penta’s best singles bout in his AEW career, and also hailed Joe as being the best he has ever been in his 25-year career. He said,
“The match quality on Collision has been pretty good. I called the Samoa Joe/Penta match, the main event of that show, and I thought those guys just turned it up. Samoa Joe is in a different place. He’s as good, if not better, than he’s ever been. Penta had the best singles match he’s had in AEW, so those guys were motivated.”
JR also showered praise on Darby Allin and Roderick Strong for their match earlier in the night, and also had a word of advice for commentators who call Allin’s matches. He said,
“Earlier in the night, the Roddy Strong/Darby Allin match was nothing short of epic. He’s a fearless kid, I love him. He’s just one of the best homegrown prospects I’ve ever seen. He’s young, he’s in his mid-20s. So, if he can hold up…that whole story was about his spine, his back. That’s what the announcers should be talking about because that was the whole story. Roddy Strong did a lot of creative things to focus on that body part.”