Jim Ross Blogs on Feb. 17 “Monday Night Raw”

WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross took to his blog on JRsBarBq.com on Tuesday, Feb. 18, in order to discuss the previous day’s edition of “Monday Night Raw.” The “go-home” episode for the Elimination Chamber ended with the six competitors in the WWE World Heavyweight Championship Elimination Chamber match in addition to The Shield and The Wyatt Family brawl in the squared circle.

Jim Ross wrote the following regarding The Shield, as Roman Reigns went up against Mark Henry on the show:

“Roman Reigns winning with his spear over Mark Henry was big…no pun intended. If I had to pick an early favorite to either be the WWE World Champion at WM31 or to win the title there, it would be Reigns. How Roman Reigns is ‘built’ going forward is imperative to the long term success of WWE as it relates to constructing the next, major, WWE superstar.

 Ambrose played the smarmy, opportunistic villain role extremely well.  There is big money in Dean Ambrose. Ambrose still reminds me of a cross between Roddy Piper and Brian Pillman. That’s high praise by the way.

 For those wondering, I’ve always been high on Seth Rollins.”

“Good Ol’ JR” also touched on the match between Cesaro and John Cena, which got rave reviews from the WWE Universe:

“Loved the Cena vs. Cesaro match. One of the best matches that Cena has had in a while. Cesaro is on the cusp of breaking through. Got lots of feedback on why Cesaro did not win and certainly, as it is almost always, an argument can be made on the topic of who wins and who loses. With great commentary, the loser can come out of a great presentation better than when going into the match. I thought Cesaro was made whole after Cena pulled one out in the bottom of the 9th that could have gone either way.”

Continuing, Ross wrote about WWE building new “fan favorites” and what that may lead to down the road:

“It’s also good to see that WWE is developing some new, fan favorites IE Reigns, Bryan, Big E, Cesaro (seemingly) and Cody Rhodes. Could that mean that Sheamus, Ambrose and Rollins, Swagger, Rusev, and others are being groomed for key, villian roles?

How ever it shakes out is generally a good thing as it creates ‘new’ match-ups IE marriages and I’d rather see ‘new’ than not. Even if the ‘new’ fails after being given ample time to evolve, ‘new’ still produces a fresh presentation which is imperative for any company that produces so much weekly TV.”

To read Ross’ post in its entirety, click here.

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