Jim Ross has posted a new blog entry. Check out the highlights below:
On Chad Ochocinco Guest Hosting Raw: how well will WWE utilize Ocho Cinco this Monday night on Raw from Cincy as the Guest Host? Wish I had a crystal ball and I would win some money this weekend on football but alas. It’s always about creating the accepted balance between sports and entertainment with WWE. I like the sports side better while others likely don’t.
On short matches: I also don’t understand what a 1-3 minute bout accomplishes on TV.
On HBO’s Hard Knocks: HBO’s Hard Knocks series can teach the wrestling biz several things. In a nutshell, when fans make an emotional investment in players IE wrestlers then the players create more equity and value for themselves. I’m sure more people will follow the Jets, some to see them win and some to see them lose, this season because of watching Hard Knocks. I know that I will be watching Rex Ryan’s’ team with interest because I got to know the players and coaches on the HBO program. Point is, if wrestling people don’t over think the process and do better, more patient and consistent character development then those characters, when engaged in personal issues with other familiar characters, will equate to increased ratings and revenue.
On Michael Cole: Plus, for those that email me about Michael Cole and want me to throw Cole under a bus, I am deleting those emails too because I am not throwing him or any other announcer under the bus for simply trying to do their job as they are produced. Cole and I have totally different styles and we ‘sound’ totally different. He’s being himself, as he should, and viewers/fans can either like him or not but he’s not going to be piled on by me. My style was unique and I know that it wasn’t for everyone either.
On new promotions: Start up wrestling organizations are likely to fail within a few months of starting based on what I see, feel, and the state of today’s economy. The talent pool to start a new wrestling entity is lacking, sorely lacking. Plus if one doesn’t have a viable TV clearance on basic cable one can forget about it, as well. Just my two cents. The two things a new company needs to make it is talent and television first and foremost. That’s ‘good’ talent and ‘good’ TV.
