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Post by ben:friendship frog on Mar 17, 2010 21:00:10 GMT -5
source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter
-- While Jim Ross is not yet returning to television on a regular basis, he will be conducting play-by-play at WrestleMania.
Wrestlers were told this past week at television that Ross, Michael Cole and Jerry Lawler would be calling WrestleMania with Matt Striker, Todd Grisham and Josh Matthews handling interviews backstage.
Ross signed a short-term extension this past week, believed to be one month. His former contract expired this week.
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BAH GAWD! I can't wait!
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Post by Chuckie Finster on Mar 17, 2010 21:01:57 GMT -5
Yay!
Boo to Cole and King though. JR and Striker would be good. A 3-man booth can be overbearing, especially when two of them suck as badly together as Cole and King do.
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Post by Jay Carroll on Mar 17, 2010 21:05:03 GMT -5
Happy to have JR back for Mania, but Striker as backstage interviewer? Nope.
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Post by Soultastic on Mar 17, 2010 21:05:10 GMT -5
That's great and I'm reallly happy for him, but I just want the spanish announce table back at ringside.  |
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Post by mcstoklasa on Mar 17, 2010 21:05:31 GMT -5
Yes! I watched Michaels Taker from WM25 the other day and I couldnt help but hope that JR calls their rematch, because he's awesome.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 17, 2010 21:12:24 GMT -5
Well it sucks that Striker is out of the commentating picture at Mania and I like Striker better then J.R. but I rather hear J.R. at Mania over Striker. He just makes events sound a lot more epic then they really are and for the past decade, when I think of Mania commentators, I immediately think of Jim Ross. Plus this could be Jim Ross last year in the WWE and this or next years Wrestlemania could be his Swan song.
It's basically Deja Vu again with Wrestlemania 22 when Joey Styles got the boot and had Jim Ross return to call that Mania. Once again I enjoy Styles more but Jim Ross did one hell of a job commentating Cena vs. HHH and Styles probably won't come as close as Ross did during that match.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 17, 2010 21:13:16 GMT -5
I would take Striker over JR any day of the week.
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Post by PKO on Mar 17, 2010 21:16:12 GMT -5
JR, King and Striker would do me fine.
I am very, very pleased to hear JR will be commentating Wrestlemania though. Hope this pans out.
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Post by Dub H on Mar 17, 2010 21:27:10 GMT -5
JR ina nd Striker out?!Please let only be news!
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Post by forgottensinpwf on Mar 17, 2010 21:28:20 GMT -5
Aww, Striker's getting the Joey Styles treatment?
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Post by MGH on Mar 17, 2010 21:34:42 GMT -5
Thank god. I think Striker is great at this stage, but Cole, King, and Striker calling Taker/Shawn II would have just taken away from it. Something this epic deserves J.R. Though obviously I wish he was replacing Cole or King and not Striker.
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Post by The Tank on Mar 17, 2010 21:37:41 GMT -5
JR is awesome, yea, but with Cole and King?
Come on, JR, King, and Striker would be way better. Hell, JR, Cole, and Striker would be better!
All I'm gonna say is Cole & King better step it up or JR's gonna make them look even more horrible than they usually do.
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Post by brettappedout (BLM) on Mar 17, 2010 21:39:31 GMT -5
Glad he's doing it. I don't hate the 3 man team, but here was my idea from the Mania thread.
After the intro and America the Beautiful, I think the should go to the announce team and have it be Cole, Lawler & Striker UGH!, but wait, they go to Justin Roberts in the ring and he says WWE Universe would you please welcome back to the broadcast team Good Ol' JR, Jim Ross! BIG POP!
So here's how I do the lineup for each team.
JR & King:
WWE Title
Bret/Vince (JR HAS to announce this)
Shawn/Taker( JR HAS to announce this)
Orton/Legacy
Cole & Striker:
World Title
Diva's (If Only SD!)
Tag Title
Punk/Rey
All 4:
MITB
Diva's (If Both Brands)
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Post by Deleted on Mar 17, 2010 21:40:14 GMT -5
JR and King will do fine
Cole's gonna die
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Post by calibancalhoun on Mar 17, 2010 21:41:21 GMT -5
Striker is good but JR needs to be there, I wouldn't mind striker, jr, and king though
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Post by jamielowndes {N} on Mar 17, 2010 21:44:10 GMT -5
JR and Striker would be fine for me. Striker has upped his game over the past few months, and JR is just JR. Thats all he needs to be.
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Post by brettappedout (BLM) on Mar 17, 2010 21:51:38 GMT -5
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Post by Greer on Mar 17, 2010 21:59:12 GMT -5
Glad he's doing it. I don't hate the 3 man team, but here was my idea from the Mania thread. After the intro and America the Beautiful, I think the should go to the announce team and have it be Cole, Lawler & Striker UGH!, but wait, they go to Justin Roberts in the ring and he says WWE Universe would you please welcome back to the broadcast team Good Ol' JR, Jim Ross! BIG POP! So here's how I do the lineup for each team. JR & King: WWE Title Bret/Vince (JR HAS to announce this) Shawn/Taker( JR HAS to announce this) Orton/Legacy Cole & Striker: World Title Diva's (If Only SD!) Tag Title Punk/Rey All 4: MITB Diva's (If Both Brands) Best way to do it. Splitting it up would give everyone fair and equal air time. |
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Post by SenorCrest on Mar 17, 2010 22:28:55 GMT -5
Why not JR,King, Striker and Todd!
Have them alternate.
Jr + Striker + King + Todd for MITB
and then mix it up.
Striker + king would be kind of cool too.
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Post by lennon on Mar 17, 2010 22:37:52 GMT -5
Yes!
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