Jim Ross on April 7 “Monday Night Raw” and WWE Hitting “Reset” Button

Following the action-packed April 7 edition of “Monday Night Raw,” Jim Ross gave his thoughts on the show on both his Twitter account (@JRsBBQ) in addition to his blog at JRsBarBq.com.

On Twitter, Jim Ross wrote about WWE’s new mindset following WrestleMania XXX:

httpss://twitter.com/JRsBBQ/status/453377832798781442

Regarding Daniel Bryan following “Monday Night Raw,” “Good Ol’ JR” wrote the following:

“Memorable night for Daniel Bryan who continues to dodge ‘authority bullets’ as the new, WWE World Champion and had a stellar night Monday. Bryan is beginning to feel more comfortable on the mic which is essential for him. This goes for anyone as the verbal side of pro wresting is and always had been imperative to one’s success.”

Similarly, Ross commented on The Shield following the show:

“The Shield declaring their true colors as the show went off the air was significant. This gives WWE creative plenty of options going forward and the chance for Reigns, Ambrose and Rollins to take another step vertically not to mention when one or more of them ‘changes jerseys’ how big a deal that will be. I’d hope that metamorphosis is not any time soon as the hotter The Shield becomes as fan favorites the more impactful they will be as antagonists when the time is right.”

The WWE Hall of Famer also took a look at Paul Heyman’s role on the show and where Brock Lesnar will go from here:

“Great night for Antonio Cesaro as he’s taking his wrestling persona to a new and more upscale address. I do feel it will be challenging for fans to boo Cesaro on a regular basis as his work, consistency and the Cesaro Swing certainly seems to make him prime, fan favorite material even if he is a Heyman Guy.

Speaking of Paul Heyman, Paul had a magnificent night on RAW delivering a home run on the Lesnar beating Taker promo. Heyman is the best talker in the business and continues to do amazing  work and has to be considered as one of the greatest managers of all time on a short list that includes Bobby Heenan and Jim Cornette. Before all is said and done, Paul may be the best, pure manager to ever fulfill that role in the history of the business. 

Heyman’s duo of Cesaro and Lesnar, who I’m sure some fans have already started fantasy booking to face each other down the road, may be destined for strong, fan favorite roles if the Monday night audience has any thing to say about it.

I could see Brock eventually becoming the WWE Champion and defending the title at WM31.” 

Be sure to read Jim Ross’ post-Raw blog in its entirety here.

Editor’s Note

As always,  Jim Ross’ analysis of “Monday Night Raw” is spot on. I strongly agree that we will see Brock Lesnar become WWE World Heavyweight Champion shortly before WrestleMania 31, only to drop it to an up-and-coming WWE Superstar.