On a recent edition of his “Grilling JR” podcast, AEW broadcaster Jim Ross discussed the brief wrestling career of El Gigante (Jorge Gonzalez) and how the former NBA athlete didn’t understand the nuances of wrestling.
Ross said, “Jorge is a sweetheart, a nice guy, but he had no product knowledge. He didn’t understand the nuances of the wrestling business. Sometimes, you need to know what not to do, and he didn’t have that trait. [Even] locking up was a big deal, and I had to work with him for hours on doing promos. I didn’t lose my patience in front of him, but it wasn’t good. He just had no feel. He had a decent personality, but he just didn’t have a feel for the product. And wrestling fans have always been smart — when they see somebody that’s unskilled, they don’t react well to that.”
On a recent edition of the “Insight” podcast, AEW wrestler Ethan Page discussed his angle with The Hardys on AEW television and praised Matt and Jeff for being selfless athletes.
You can check out some highlights from the podcast below:
On Matt Hardy: “I feel like there are people in wrestling that, they might be nice and they’re very friendly and cordial. But when it comes down to the business part of things, most people are very selfish. Whereas I feel like with Matt, he cares more about delivering a good story instead of benefiting himself.”
On how Matt Hardy would look out for him during their angle on AEW Dark: Elevation: “He would always look out for me. He would always make sure that I benefited in anything that we did, and that’s kind of rare in wrestling, so I will appreciate that from Matt for the remainder of my career, and I’ll love that dude forever.”
On how Jeff Hardy lives for his fans: “Jeff lives for the fans. They love the connection with the fans, they love putting on a show for the fans … Those guys genuinely love it.”
