J.R.’s latest blog entry covers a lot of post-Wrestlemania ground. Beyond fessing up to a faux pas with his Heath Ledger line at ‘Mania, J.R. covers the following:
On his new commentary role- Lots is being made of my pending, new broadcast role in WWE. Personally, it is a non issue to me as I know that I will hopefully still be able to contribute to the broadcasts in a positive manner. Times change, philosophies change, and the constant quest to improve and present the product seemingly never ends. We’ll see how it works. I don’t plan on stinking the joint out I assure you and I also plan on pushing whoever works with me to raise their game.
On tonight’s Kim vs. McCool match- I hope that I get the opportunity to call more Kim-McCool bouts on TV in the future. Divas that get athletically physical make the process work for me.
On Shawn Michaels’ retirement- For the record, there is no official word as to when HBK is going to retire and I also realize on a recent radio interview that Shawn indicated that WM26 “might” be his last one. I hope that we don’t wear this subject out between now and an official announcement by Shawn. HBK is still amazing, who’s better, and I hope he sticks around for a few more years but if he does decided to retire he’s darned sure earned it. Let’s not jump the gun because after the draining experience of a Wrestlemania many veterans tend to re-evaluate their careers. Trust me on that one.
On why fans shouldn’t want/expect one more match from Steve Austin- Another question we seem to be getting a great deal is when or if Stone Cold is returning to the ring. As best that I know the answer is never. Why would any human being risk spending significant time in a wheel chair and horrifically affecting one’s quality of life to wrestle “one more match?” For any one to compare Steve’s neck injury and subsequent invasive surgery to every other wrestler’s neck surgery is naive and, quite honestly, ignorant. Steve will never step back in the ring to “half ass” it and go through the motions at half or three quarter speed just for the pay day or to make some obsessed, die hards happy. He has only one gear and if that gear is going to put his health at risk then why would he do it?
He covers many more subjects, included Hart Family related topics like the possible inductions of Stu and Owen, DH Smith’s training, and sending Bret barbecue sauce, among many other topics. As always, it’s worth a read (even if cherry picked the really cool stuff).
