The Attitude Era was one of the biggest eras for WWE as the company found major success and launched the careers of big names like Steve Austin and The Rock. Jim Ross was able to lend his voice to some iconic moments while working as a commentator during the Attitude Era, and he also helped shape the roster while working in Talent Relations.
During a recent episode of Grilling JR the Hall of Famer compared AEW’s current roster with the WWE Attitude Era roster and he noted that he thinks the AEW roster is evolving the same way.
“Somebody sent me a card from [Madison Square Garden in WWE] that I booked, it had too many guys on it, too many tags on it. And I said I will put our AEW roster in the same discussion as the Attitude Era roster. Conrad, that’s my opinion. You may totally disagree with it. This roster is evolving much like the Attitude Era roster was, the difference is going to be politics. Our owner is approachable night or day to anybody on the roster from an extra that appears on Elevation, to the main event guys that are headlining a pay per view.
“I don’t think that’s going to be a big issue here. I think Tony Khan is a hell of a booker. You look at it and you say, I could book a card for AEW that could be comparable. I’m not saying somebody is better than The Rock or better than Austin, it’s a matter of a team, a unit, a group. I think our ever developing group is coming along really well.”
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