WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross has posted a new blog entry, which you can read in its entirety at JRsBarBQ.com. Here are some highlights of what JR wrote about:
Seth Rollins, Dean Ambrose & Roman Reigns: Show closing segment
. @HeymanHustle promo/intro for @CMPunk was stellar. @Ryback22 interrupt shut Punks promo down but the actions of the NXT in Black Boys stood out. I embrace their aggression and physicality directed at Ryback who took a helluva beating. Watch again in slo-mo if you think Im embellishing. The three men comprised of @TheDeanAmbrose @RomanReigns and @WWWERollins did not become cannon fodder for the leviathan Ryback plus they kept a discernable level of mystique as their motives werent revealed nor did we hear them speak as of yet. All good in carving out an episodic TV storyline.
Paul Heyman Referencing Bruno Sammartino On RAW: Heyman mentioning Bruno Sammartino was cool. Any discussion about the WWE Title cant realistically take place without mentioning Bruno. Id love to see Bruno inducted in the WWE HOF in 2013 in his house, Madison Square Garden, along with Bob Backlund, Mick Foley, among others that are very deserving.
Changes Taking Place In WWE: It feels like positive changes are in play in WWE in what feels to be a definite, transitional period. Theres nothing wrong with being in a transitional period by the way. Lots of talent who have been groomed for main event opportunities are now being placed in the on deck circle or so it seems. Their own, personal desire to take the next step isnt all about WWE but, more often than not, the people that these individuals see in the mirror. By refusing to accept mediocrity and pushing, pulling, scratching and clawing through the clutter one increases their odds of making it. Granted the odds of becoming a bona fide main event performer in WWE are long to begin with but diligence and working through adversity (I know of what I speak on this one) greatly increases ones chances for success. Id almost compare todays WWE to a major college athletic team or a pro franchise who is rebuilding around young, talented athletes, plus a few incumbents, who need to continue to push themselves in all phases of their game and not settle. Athletes who reside in their insulated nests IE their comfort zones are problems that must be either solved or eliminated.
This transition is a long term fix but if the course is steered week in and week out the results will be the development of several talents who can add new to broadcast and live event presentations.
