AEW’s Jim Ross has called countless matches over his decades in the business, but the WrestleMania 2000 Triangle Ladder Match stands above the rest.
The match saw The Dudleyz, The Hardyz, and Edge & Christian steal the show in the ladder match for the WWF World Tag Team Championships.
During his “Grilling JR” podcast, Jim Ross recalled the match as his favorite commentary experience. He said,
“I had an emotional investment in all those guys. I hired the Dudleys. They were interesting to work with. Bubba’s got a great booking mind, and so between he, Edge and Christian, especially Matt Hardy — and Jeff to a little lesser degree — all had ideas. They had seen this match that was booked in their heads for years, and in the last several months, it intensified amazingly.
“So now they find themselves in an environment where they can make or break their career because they’re going to be taking some hellacious chances that are not layups to pull off. The last thing you want is a bunch of botched spots, and they didn’t have any. That was the damnedest thing I think I’d ever seen. I don’t think I’ve ever enjoyed calling a match any more than that one, because these guys are finally getting a chance.”
Edge & Christian would leave WrestleMania with the gold and the match would be followed up with at that year’s SummerSlam with the first TLC match.
