JR talks about K-Fed and the role of celebs in wrestling in his latest blog posting:
By the way, Federline has a natural gift of being a wrestling antagonist and was professional to work with during the time I have seen him in the WWE. Perhaps K-Fed’s next career will be reviving the wrestling manager’s role in the WWE much like Estrada has embarked upon. Athletes and celebrities can provide a nice boost to a company’s media exposure and public relation efforts when used in an entertaining and feasible fashion which is really a subjective matter.
On making new stars, he has some interesting things to say:
How is this problem solved? I am not sure there is a fool proof solution but two suggestions could be to scout, recruit, and sign better pure athletes who are charismatic and competitive and who want to be the best in their field. This means looking for athletes in sports such as football, wrestling, etc. Another suggestion would be to resist bringing these young prospects to the main roster and exposing them on TV too early in their careers. I do think generally it takes a minimum of two years of intense training until most athletes are ready for “prime time†exposure under the current style of doing business. In reality, 5 years in a variety of territories would be closer to sealing the deal than what I have suggested with the 2 year plan. Nonetheless, the business has found itself in a tough and challenging spot as the building of new stars is imperative to the future of any company. An argument can certainly be made that the most important division of any wrestling company is the one that develops new wrestlers. Not to mention the fact that proven pros who have mastered their crafts should be used as effectively as possible in the training of these young men and women. Plus, training lifelong fans seems to work more efficiently than training beautiful bodies with little or no aptitude or awareness of the business.
JR also talks about Gorilla Monsoon, his Bells palsy, Scott Hall, color commentators he’s worked with in the past, what it would take to be on WWE’s creative team, the possibility of Rock/Michaels, and more.
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