JR Blogs on Braun Strowman, Maryse, Hardys and More

Now from an employee’s perspective. Jim Ross is a former head of WWE talent relations and one of the most trusted voices in wrestling history. He’s also someone who has a lot to say about wrestling and wrestlers in general on his website. Ross is back with a new batch of opinions on a variety of performers.

Ross has a new blog up on Jrsbarbq.com where he talks about several WWE topics. Hereare some highlights:

On Braun Strowman:

It was a stellar night for the on going talent development of Braun Strowman and his show ending presentation with The Big Show was memorable. I was impressed by how hard the two, super heavyweights worked and the live audience seemed to enjoy the imploding, ring stunt.

Strowman is being positioned so strongly that it could be challenging for some defiant, younger males to get behind Strowman as a villain. What’s not to like about a big, bad man who kicks everyone’s a** and who has showed little if any ‘fear.’ I think WWE is on the trail of building a significant star with their positioning of Strowman.

On Maryse:

The key for the continued ascension of the pairing of Miz and Maryse seems to be on how well Maryse acquires the skill set to be a main event level ‘manager,’ ‘advocate,’ etc. Her look is impeccable and she is rapidly gaining more experience and refining her unique, job description. I can see this tandem having a great 2017.

On the Hardys:

Enjoying seeing Matt and Jeff Hardy back on RAW after re-signing with WWE and Jeff vs Cesaro was a fun match to watch. Jeff still posses his often times unexplained charisma (remember when I called him the charismatic enigma?) Well, he still is.

Jeff Hardy vs. Cesaro: Raw, April 17, 2017

 

You can read the full blog here.

Opinion: As usual, Ross continues to think a lot of the current crop of WWE talent and he’s not wrong. There’s a lot of good things going on in WWE at the moment with “Monday Night Raw” having a very strong share of said talent. I know there are a lot of issues with the booking but that’s going to happen on a show that runs three hours a week.

Which of JR’s opinions do you agree with the most? Or disagree with? Let us know in the comments below.