JR Talks About State of Wrestling & More

I have always thought that Christian was one of the most underrated stars in the WWE when he was there. He is a really solid hand who still seems to be searching for his “identity” which is not an indictment of Christian. He is a very intelligent and talented competitor. I have always liked him a great deal.

[The Undertaker] is healthy and anxious to work more dates. I think we will see the Phenom more in the near future than we have in the recent past.

Bob Sapp is a mountain of a man and can certainly be “beast-like”. It would be interesting to see Bob in a pro wrestling ring, preferably the WWE and RAW, but how hungry is Sapp? Does he want to become the best talent on the show or to simply make money? I don’t know the answer to that question because I don’t know Bob that well but if it is the former then whoever nabs Sapps could win. Sapp has skills but would need to really apply himself to becoming a main event level contributor in a major company such as the WWE but Sapp has the physical gifts to do it. It really seems to me to be a matter of how badly Bob would want “it”. Passion and work ethic once again become viable intangibles.

I always admired Randy’s [Savage] intensity. Talk about wound tight and passionate! Where are those guys today with the same traits who are in their 20s??

Many fans who follow the genre closely over analyze it, look at it too critically and take the fun out of the shows. If something occurs on a wrestling show that doesn’t stand out on its own without having to be remembered via a note pad, how compelling was the TV content in reality?

Is there too much wrestling on TV? Not for me but I can see where it might be for the average Joe watching in North America. With the lack of quality depth in the business in general, I can easily see some people not watching all the shows that are available.

Young wrestlers today by and large take too many short cuts and don’t spend enough time on watching classic wrestling tapes like one can find on WWE 24/7 and spend too much time playing video games, etc. Obtaining a “Holy S**t” moment is more important to some wannabe stars than learning their craft which starts with the inside and works its way out … I have a vision of what my personally produced TV wrestling product would be but I don’t think it can be produced in today’s marketplace. The lack of quality depth within the business necessitates that there be more and more sizzle added to weekly presentations and less steak. “Quality Depth” is a key term all we wrestling fans should remain keenly aware of in the future. It’s no different than in the NFL (no extra QBs running around with nothing to do), MLB (huge lack of quality pitching), and the NBA (no abundance of young, dominating big men.) … Hopefully, some new, young stars will “break thru” much sooner than later within the biz and we might be able to improve the overall in ring product … This is not an issue of “glass ceilings” and “politics” but an issue of which young men or women are going to study the masters and physically go the extra mile to achieve greatness? It’s time for the young talents with potential to step up and demand to not be overlooked via what the fans see in the ring.