WrestleMania To Have 3-Man Announce Team, J.R Blogs

Jim Ross has posted another blog entry, which can be read in its entirety at JRsBarBQ.com. Some highlights:

The WrestleMania Announce Team: “I am looking forward to manning the ringside broadcast table with the King and Michael Cole on Sunday as all three of us no doubt feel honored to be a part of this historic event. To those of us who earn a living in the business this obviously isn’t just another day at the office. It’s getting near kickoff time folks and I can’t wait.”

WWE Hall of Fame: “Some fans are over thinking time restrictions regarding the HOF inductors and inductees but there is no way that the focal point of this event, Steve Austin, will be rushed for time. Let’s also remember that Steve is the kind of guy that has always told someone what time it is as opposed to how to make the watch. Let’s just hope that the HOF live audience has enough respect for Steve to not start with the “What” routine.”

TV Parental Guidance Ratings: “Do other wrestling company’s have an inherent advantage of not being a PG friendly product? Evey one has an opinion and the defiant fan wants more risk programming but I really feel over the long haul it won’t make a hill of beans. Not PG content usually takes the form of poorly acted, poorly written Howard Stern-ripoffs or a trendy “American Pie-like” film (I actually liked the original American Pie) just for the sake of adding gratuitous T&A to the a show. Now, more aggression in the ring I do like but I don’t think that a PG rated show completely limits that aspect of a wrestling show’s presentation. The use of blood is a common sense issue especially if you and your family are sitting at ringside as I would not be overwhelmed to get someone else’s blood splatter on me at an entertainment event especially considering the world in which we live.”

WWE fires a tag-team 5 days before ‘Mania!!