Jim Ross Blasts Weak Wrestlers For Doing This During Matches
Jim Ross is bothered by pro wrestlers who wear specific items during their matches.
As a man who has been involved in the pro wrestling business for over 50 years, Jim Ross knows what he likes as a fan and he’s not afraid to talk about what upsets him as well. Considering JR is regarded by many fans to be one of the best pro wrestling announcers ever, his opinion means a lot.
While Jim Ross still works for AEW, he is on a reduced schedule that sees him only appear on pay-per-view broadcasts to provide insight on some of the biggest matches on the show.
During a recent episode of his popular Grilling JR podcast, Jim Ross vented about wrestlers wearing jewelry during matches and he warned that it can be unsafe in the ring.
“Why the hell are the wrestlers wearing jewelry when they’re fighting? That’s all companies, whether it be necklaces or earrings or bracelets or whatever the hell it may be.
I know I’m old school. You can get out in my fu**ing yard anytime now, but golly. It’s so weak. I don’t think any wrestler should ever wear any jewelry when they’re wrestling.
I just don’t get it. I don’t understand it. Somebody just has to say, ‘No, you can’t wear your s**t. Put it up, and then when you get through wrestling, you can put it back on.’ It’s just not good. It’s just not good at all.”
Jim Ross Was Uncomfortable Watching Violent AEW Match
The annual AEW Blood & Guts match took place on the July 24th edition of Dynamite featuring The Elite group facing some top babyfaces in AEW. While the babyface team of Darby Allin, Mark Briscoe, Swerve Strickland, Max Caster & Anthony Bowens won the match, there was a controversial moment when Briscoe hit The Elite’s Jack Perry with a stiff chair shot to the head.
When he watched that violent chair shot, Jim Ross admits he was uncomfortable watching it although he also admitted he knew why it was done.
“I can understand people’s concern, and by and large, I agree with them. I was uncomfortable with it, to be honest with you. But I understand why it was done, I understand the environment that were in on that show. When I saw it watching it here at home, I was mildly shocked that it came from such velocity and harmful intent.”
“Thank god I think they only used it once if I remember correctly, so it was … it’s tough, man. It’s how far do you go? What’s too much? What’s not enough? I would just suggest that there are ways to get the same violence without scrambling a guy’s brains.”