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Jim Ross Talks About The Main Event At SummerSlam, Michael Cole/Hurricane Dolly, More
Written by Ryan Gray on Jul 27, 2008 - 5:17:33 PM
Jim Ross has posted a new blog on his official website. Below are highlights:
On the new Ric Flair DVD:
The Ric Flair DVD is selling like crazy and is one of the many excellent DVDs available right now in the wrestling marketplace. Stone Cold, Rock, and HHH all have strong products out there and would be excellent additions to any fan’s collection. On the HHH DVD, I narrate a match with HHH which was his first match, I think, when he was training with Killer Kowalski at a small event in the northeast. HHH had short hair then and carried himself like an individual with much more experience than his years would dictate. This was a fun match to narrate along side "The Game" and I felt good that HHH wanted me to sit in with him on this unique, one camera video shoot.
On the upcoming Saturday Night's Main Event:
Saturday Night’s Main Event on NBC that airs next Saturday Night August 2 in prime time should be a hot, one hour show and from what I hear some potentially strong in ring content is going to be featured. This show will be taped this Monday in Washington D.C. prior to Raw going live at 9 eastern. Reuniting with Jerry "The King" Lawler will be like old times and I would suggest we won’t miss a beat. I am psyched for this opportunity and feel lucky to have this assignment. Guys with two bouts of Bells palsy don’t get many network TV opportunities which is the opposite of what my late Dad used to tell me which was "you are better seen and not heard." Just like the two sons of Ricky Bobby in the film "Talledaga Nights, The Legend of Ricky Bobby" I might get "jacked up" on Diet Mountain Dew and let ‘er rip. :)
On the Main Event at SummerSlam:
Speaking of SummerSlam, no matter what else is booked on the PPV next month, the main event will be the Hell in a Cell match make no mistake about it. The franchise of HIAC is arguably as marketable as any title in the WWE and the return of the Undertaker from "exile" is big….really big Jerry.
Comparing Brian Kendrick to Brian Pillman:
I make a simple comparison of Brian Kendrick to my late pal Brian Pillman and some pundit and message board geeks rip it to shreds. I didn’t mean to infer that Kendrick was, is or should live a "Pillman lifestyle" but that simply Kendrick verbally addresses many of the same issues behind the scenes that Pillman did. Kendrick is a long time student of the game, like Pillman, Kendrick is going to have to over come the ignorant issues some may have with Kendrick’s lack of size, just as Pillman did, and Kendrick will seemingly do what ever it takes inside the ring to prove he is a "player" just like Brian Pillman did. Yes, my dear friend Brian Pillman casts a long shadow but if Brian Kendrick wants to make it to the "Promised Land" then raising his game and intensity, inside the ropes a la Pillman, is a necessity. Just for the record, there is rarely a day that goes by that I don’t think about the "Loose Cannon" and I often wonder what he would be doing in the WWE if he were still with us. Pillman’s passion was as much a curse to him as it was a blessing. I miss you Brian.
On talking to Steve Austin recently:
Yours truly talked to Steve Austin this week for a few minutes as he was down in south Texas on a fishing trip with family and friends. This is an annual affair that I have been invited to many times but have never been able to make. I plan on doing so, hopefully, next year. Steve is in great spirits and is busy doing the "Hollywood thing" which is a deliberate process entailing many, many "meetings". The last time I saw Steve he looked to be in as good a physical condition as I can remember seeing him. That definitely doesn’t mean a return to the ring either sports fans. I do still think that Steve should be the center piece of the 2009 WWE Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony at Wrestlemania 25 in Houston. That’s my story and I’m sticking to it.
On how Michael Cole's house got hammered by Hurricane Dolly:
My pal and Raw announcer Michael Cole who lives in the McAllen, Texas area got hammered by Hurricane Dolly and when we last emailed Michael had no water, no power (he used his Blackberry for you amateur sleuths out there) and no foyer. I told him if I found his foyer up here in Oklahoma I would ship it back to him. The good news is that Michael’s home is still standing and no one was injured when Dolly rolled through and heaved her massive…..nevermind.
You can read the full blog post at this link.
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