Jim Ross Talks About Wrestlers Not Being Allowed To Speak Up

JR posted his latest blog today. Here are some of the highlights.

On Jim Cornette’s trip to the UK

@JimCornette is on his way to the UK for a series of shows and events. Catch him if you can as I’m sure his shows will be excellent. But if you’re on his flight from ATL to London, please don’t awaken him in flight unless you want the Wendy’s Drive Thru Treatment at 35,000 feet.

On creating future wrestling stars

All of those in the pro wrestling genre know that every organization needs to develop new stars. There’s a certain amount of risk obviously involved in putting someone in the starting lineup but those risks must be taken. Plus, the new talent must be provided an adequate opportunity to establish their body of work and to develop a fan following. It can’t happen with start and stop creative and 50/50 booking.

Any wrestling savant that says or thinks that they can determine whether a talent is going to be a success or not within a few weeks is BS’ing themselves.

On wrestlers not speaking up

If any wrestling company fosters a backstage environment that does not encourage their talents to speak up and get more involved in their careers from a presentation and creative standpoint, that company is asking for hard times. In ring participants like to perform and to create or they wouldn’t be in the biz. If one is a performer then they likely have an above average abundance of creativity. Any show business entity that stifles creativity from their performers is myopic. Talents cannot be afraid to speak up but unfortunately because of the shrinking number of places a talent can work and earn a decent living the “don’t rock the boat” philosophy seems to permeate the wrestling business.