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Posted: Tue, 05/22/2012 - 5:13pm in
rossgraham Asks:
Hi again Jim. First off, just thought I would let you know that many of the UK fans of your produce have been tweeting and contacting import company @americansoda so that we can get hold of JR's produce much more quickly. They have previously said they are working on it, so let's spread the word! So my question to you is, during the mid to late 90's in WCW, do you think that much of the mid-card talent had the upper hand in wrestling ability as opposed to the "main event" league? Watching my "Best of WCW Nitro" boxset recently, on reflection I was much more entertained by the likes of Malenko/Guerrero/Juventud/Ultimo Dragon etc than watching Kevin Nash and Hulk Hogan every week. Thanks for your time, keep up the blogwork.
J.R.'s Answer:
Yes...the main event guys at that time in WCW were more attraction type stars. The best in ring performers were many of the smaller guys. That's not unusual. Thanks for the help w/ @americansoda.
Posted: Tue, 05/22/2012 - 5:02pm in
SirJHickman Asks:
Hi JR, what is the best match you have ever had the pleasure of calling ? also any chance of a follow on twitter, i don't know if you remember i was the lad my pals said i looked like you and sent you the picture, would make my day/year if you followed me on there this is me on twitter @SirJamieHickman
J.R.'s Answer:
I've had the opportunity to call too many great bout to single out one.
Posted: Tue, 05/22/2012 - 4:52pm in
Dusty Finish Asks:
Jr, I'm just curious- when you were in charge of talent relations, did you ever look into possibly bringing in either The Great Muta/Keiji Mutoh or Josh Barnett ? Just surprises me that, given his name value in the US, that WWF/WWE never brought Muta in. Thanks Jim.
J.R.'s Answer:
No o.n neither. Muta had a great deal in Japan and never indicated that he wanted to leave.
Posted: Tue, 05/22/2012 - 4:49pm in
FranktheTank024 Asks:
During your HOF speech, you told a lot of interesting, and great stories. My question is; what is the most interesting story you can tell us here on your blog?
J.R.'s Answer:
That's just a little vague....
Posted: Tue, 05/22/2012 - 4:48pm in
Adam357a Asks:
Hey jr who do you think is the best guy in the ring today is
J.R.'s Answer:
Posted: Tue, 05/22/2012 - 4:43pm in
mrbling Asks:
Do you think that tag-team wrestling will ever be a big part of WWE again? I realise that WWE now is focused on creating big singles stars that are marketable and tagteams are at best a couple of singles wrestlers thrown together for a short run. I just feel like there's so much to be done with tag-teams, stables and managers that it seems criminal to be so focused on singles wrestlers. Secondly, will there ever be another guy like Trevor Murdoch in the upper echelon of WWE? I ask because he reminded me a lot of some of the tough guys in the 80s (Stan Hansen, Dick Murdoch etc) but WWE/Vince's obsessesion with giant muscled wrestlers seems to mean that unless you're supremely talented (Daniel Bryan, Punk, Jericho, Benoit) you're not getting anywhere unless you're a huge guy. I know that WWE is meant to be larger than life but some variety could do them well.
J.R.'s Answer:
It will eventually mean much more in the future than it does now.
Posted: Tue, 05/22/2012 - 4:36pm in
EdwardRoberts Asks:
What did you usually do before the day of a show, like planning for the show and that and other than Jerry Lawler, who was your favorite commentator to work with and what made them your favorite?
J.R.'s Answer:
I worked...had many responsibilities...prepped for tv show...enjoyed working w/ several..Heyman, TAZ...
Posted: Tue, 05/22/2012 - 1:19pm in
ironmike316 Asks:
Hi JR, quick question: what do you think it will take for Kofi Kingston to get to the main event level? His style and excitement is superb, what's missing?
J.R.'s Answer:
Nothings missing...all about timing & opportunity for Kofi at this point. Patience.
Posted: Tue, 05/22/2012 - 1:10pm in
benny boombatz Asks:
JR, You've mentioned in the past the difficulty of working in a 3 man announce team. In your opinion, who has been the best 3 man announce team in wrestling? My favorite has to be McMahon, Roddy Piper and Randy Savage. The only downfall is that they were so good that I was more focused on listening to them than watching the action.
J.R.'s Answer:
Great team...some trios work better than others...just not my personal cup of tea.
Posted: Mon, 05/21/2012 - 6:42pm in
HotTag Asks:
J.R. What was your opinion about Magnum TA? And how far do you think he could have went in the biz if it hadn't been for the automobile wreck?
J.R.'s Answer:
Multiple time NWA Champ at very least. Potential WWE HOFer.