Episode 172: Jim Ross

Mar 22, 2015

Court Bauer and MSL discuss the passing of Perro Aguayo Jr as well as the challenging and tragic week for AAA.  Then, Jim Ross joins the show to talk shop including:

• Recruiting Brock Lesnar in 2000
• The early days of WWE developmental
• The WWF Funkin’ Dojo
• Edge and Christian
• WrestleMania "play button”
• Why wasn’t the developmental system installed in the northeast?
• Larry Zbyszko going into the WWE HOF and JR trying to get Larry a WWE job
• Ray Stevens NOT going into the WWE HOF in 2015
• Booking WrestleMania 31
• The concept of heat and JR’s philosophy on heat
• Does the WWE creative team understand what heat is?
• Booking philosophy on running a wrestling company with either a babyface on top or a heel with a babyface chasing
• Is there a vulture circling in MSL’s crib while the show is being recorded? Listen and let us know!
• Goldberg vs Lesnar at WrestleMania XX
• Spike TV considering bringing pro wrestling back to the network
• Getting color in 2015
• Will JR be at WaleMania?

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