In his latest blog entry, WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross talks about Jim Ross Appreciation Night which will be part of tonight’s Monday Night Raw live from JR’s hometown of Oklahoma City. Also, JR talks about building a WWE Mega Star, Jerry Lawler, Michael Cole, and his cookbook:
JR on Jim Ross Appreciation Night: “Sure hoping for a good crowd in OKC this Monday Night at the Chesapeake Arena, home of the OKC Thunder, for Jim Ross Appreciation Night. Not wanting to hear ‘crickets.’ Tickets start at $15 and are still available at Ticketmaster outlets and the arena box office. One can only imagine what surprises might lie in store for yours truly.”
JR on Building a WWE “Mega Star”: “How to build a new WWE mega star? It’s obviously not easy and takes a combined effort from many areas but getting said talent on a roll is a significant part of the process. Taking a few chances along the way is usually necessary as does steering the course with the earmarked talent who must be motivated, smart, and hard working. Ironically, some talents don’t want the responsibility that comes with being one of the “top talents” as it isn’t an easy assignment and only gets more challenging the more popular the talent becomes. Plus, the talent has to have the elusive “it” factor which cannot be manufactured in my opinion.”
JR on Jerry Lawler: “Happy to say that @Jerry Lawler is feeling better each day. We communicated via text message during the Browns loss to the Ravens Thursday night. Jerry actually is making an appearance at an event near Memphis but obviously is not wrestling or being involved in any physicality. Apparently it is an autograph engagement of some sort. I’ve not heard a definitive return date for Jerry to come back to Raw commentary and the travel that goes with it. I suspect it will still be a while before his doctor’s clear him for that job and all that goes with it.”
JR on Michael Cole’s Announcing Duties in 2012: “@MichaelCole has so many more responsibilities as the lead announcer on Raw than I ever did. All the social media info, etc wasn’t around when King and I were in our heyday. Michael stays highly organized with a multitude of information that he is obligated to distribute during any given Monday night broadcast. Michael’s role now on Raw and mine back in the day, even though we were both ‘lead announcers,’ are drastically different. Unless one does prep work with Cole, you just doesn’t know how good a job he does especially with SO much on his plate.”
JR’s Talks Cookbook: “Great gift idea, JR’s Cookbook from http://www.wweshop.com that comes personally signed and is chocked full of easy to execute, delicious family recipes plus tales of the road featuring lots of wrestling stories. It’s only $19.99 signed so keep it in mind for the holidays.”
