Jim Ross recently talked about a wide range of topics on his Grilling JR podcast.
During the podcast, the WWE Hall of Famer discussed the tombstone spot in the Swerve Strickland vs. Bobby Lashley match at AEW Full Gear.
“It was scary. I’d rather err on the side of [caution]. I go back to my head of talent relations days. The worst thing that can happen is a main event type player getting injured on a show that would require him, or her, to miss time.
And that only adds to the medical bills on your budget, which is neither here nor there, that’s not the biggest deal, but it takes somebody away from your booking. You can’t use them anymore until they’re healthy…But that scared the s**t out of me boy. It really did. That spot scared the hell out of me.
I thought ‘There’s no way that both these dudes are going to walk away from this okay.’ But they did. I guess that’s the thing about youth, Connie [that] you and I can’t really relate to. These guys are young and resilient.”
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