Jim Ross Talks WWE Being TV-PG, Alex Riley, RAW, and More

WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross recently published a new blog on his website, JRsBarBQ.com. In this new entry, Ross discusses the WWE’s television rating and if they should or will return to a TV-14 rating anytime soon. Ross also discusses Alex Riley’s job on Smackdown Friday night, the performance over all on that show, how tired the RAW crew will be Monday night, and more. Here are some of the most notable quotes from “America’s Favorite Sooner”

On WWE being TV-PG:

“You asked…I do not feel that WWE will or do they need to go back to TV14 ratings for their broadcasts. There are lots of reasons but one is simple….advertisers do not covet spending big money on prime time, TV14 rated shows as much as they do PG programming. Plus, the talent, and not the TV rating, made the Attitude Era so successful. Cursing, foul language, edgy gestures, ect did not draw ratings and set WWE on fire but instead it was the talents who brought intensity and created a competitive nature in the locker room where several Type A personalities ‘needed’ to be the top star.”

On Friday night’s Smackdown:

“Thought Friday night Smackdown was a really solid wrestling show highlighted by Punk vs. Fandango in what I thought was Fandango’s best outing and the Triple Threat match featuring Orton, Christian and RVD. I’m a much bigger fan of a wrestler earning a title opportunity than being granted, willed, decreed, etc a championship match. Yeah, I’m old school.”

On Alex Riley filling in for JBL on commentary:

“Alex Riley did a really nice job in filling in for the mountain climbing JBL Friday night. Alex has done some commentary down in NXt and I’ve enjoyed working with him there. Riley is a bright young man who has a viable future in WWE and is the son of talentd broacdater Kevin Kiley.”

On the RAW crew being tired on Monday after traveling all across the globe on tour:

“When those sitting on the sidelines seemingly over analyze some of what they see on RAW or Smackdown TV this week, remember how many miles the crew traveled to get to work for Monday night’s show. Tired or not, I’m confident that no one will phone anything in which is admirable & certainly wouldn’t happen in ‘Hollywood’ but is more likely in a locker room loaded with legit athletes. Real athletes know how to dig deep in the ‘4th quarter.'”

You can read his entire new post at JR’s website.

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