Jim Ross on Mae Young Classic, Kurt Angle, Jason Jordan and More

Ye olde slobberknocker. Despite being around the wrestling business for well over thirty years, Jim Ross is still one of the most important figures in wrestling. He’s one of those people who is always going to be listened to and that makes his comments very important. Ross also regularly updates his blog with new thoughts on whatever is going on in wrestling at the moment, as he’s done again this week.

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Ross’ newest blog focuses on the most recent stories in wrestling, including the Kurt Angle and Jason Jordan story, Braun Strowman and the Mae Young Classic. Ross was the lead commentator for the Mae Young Classic along with Hall of Famers Lita and Madusa. Here are some highlights:

On the Mae Young Classic

Loved being a part of the Mae Young Classic that saw me in Orlando for six days last week interviewing all 32 women representing 13 countries plus Lita and I called 30 bouts over two nights. I’ve never been in a pro wresting environment where there was so much natural passion and motivation from the roster whose only agenda was to have great matches and take a giant step forward in building women’s wrestling.

I talk about ‘The Mae’ on this week’s podcast and will share that I never dreamed of how personally impactful this event would become to me until I became immersed in it throughout the interview process on Monday and Tuesday. I enjoyed working with @AmyDumas and @Madusa_rocks very much. I fed off their passion without question and you will hear it if you listen to our broadcast.

As I understand it, the reason the broadcasts will begin airing August 28 instead of sooner is because the shows need through, post production/editing to add all the elements that are needed with the tournament format and personality profiles, etc. The finals will be live on the WWE Network on Tuesday night September 12 from Las Vegas following SD Live.

On Jason Jordan and Kurt Angle

Might just be me but after watching the Rene Young interview, nicely done BTW, with Kurt Angle and his ‘son’ Jason Jordan on the @WWENetwork after RAW, I can easily see where Jordan and ‘Dad” could be terrific villains down the road.

And on Braun Strowman

Based on what I saw Monday night on Raw regarding Braun Strowman, I can easily see WWE going all the way with the giant athlete from North Carolina. A Lesnar-Strowman high level contest down the road is going to make a compelling main event and could elevate Strowman to the rarified air community.

Seems to me, simply by watching as fan, that when Braun walked away from the ambulance crash of a few weeks ago, that he walked away as a ‘character ‘face’ or a least that’s how I took it. Bottom line, it will be challenging for many fans to truly dislike this huge man. WWE has done a really nice job building Strowman to his current level.

You can read the full blog here.

Opinion: I can always go for some of Jim Ross’ thoughts. He might not be the best commentator anymore (see his New Japan American debut) but he’s still one of the best wrestling minds in the world. When you’ve been around as long as he has and been involved with as much as he has, you’re someone worth listening to no matter what.

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