AEW announcer and Senior Advisor “Good Ole’ J.R.” Jim Ross took to an episode of his “Grilling Jr” podcast to talk about a number of topics including how he had an emotional investment in the Dudley Boyz, the Hardy Boyz and Edge and Christian and how they were all interesting to work with.
Ross said, “I had an emotional investment in all those guys. I hired the Dudleys. They were interesting to work with. Bubba’s got a great booking mind, and so between he, Edge and Christian, especially Matt Hardy — and Jeff to a little lesser degree — all had ideas. They had seen this match that was booked in their heads for years, and in the last several months, it intensified amazingly. So now they find themselves in an environment where they can make or break their career because they’re going to be taking some hellacious chances that are not layups to pull off.”
Ross also talked about how the Triple Threat Tag Team Championship Ladder Match at WrestleMania 2000 between these three tieams was his favorite match that he has ever called.
Ross said, “The last thing you want is a bunch of botched spots, and they didn’t have any. That was the damnedest thing I think I’d ever seen. I don’t think I’ve ever enjoyed calling a match any more than that one, because these guys are finally getting a chance.”
You can check out Ross’ complete podcast below.
