All Elite Wrestling Senior Advisor and Commentator “Good Ole’ J.R.” Jim Ross recently took to his Grilling JR Podcast, where he talked about WWE hiring every talent they could hire because they didn’t want them to sign with AEW.
This is what Jim Ross said:
They were hiring every piece of talent they could hire because speculation said they didn’t want them to go to AEW.” “At the end of the day, Vince’s net worth is a little over 2 billion and Mr. Khans net worth is 8.2 billion, so you don’t want to see who has the biggest bank account, that would be silly.
Jim Ross then talked about The Undertaker being a great asset to the company even after he has already retired in in-ring action as there is so many things Undertaker can do for the WWE even without ever putting his ring gear on again and that makes him a good investment.
This is what Jim Ross said:
“Undertaker is not signing a 15 year deal to wrestle.” “That’s not the deal, he’s signed because he’s earned a retirement and he’s a great asset in every phase to the company. WWE has never had anybody that’s more respected universally in the company and their fan base than Mark Callaway.”
“You don’t want to take a chance that you don’t have him at your disposal for whatever you need him to do, and most of that does not include him getting back in the ring and wrestling. You don’t want to lose that guy. There’s so many things Undertaker can do for the WWE positively without ever putting his ring gear on again that makes him a good investment. Can you imagine the value The Undertaker is going to have at the performance center when he goes to teach these kids? Are you kidding me?”
Jim Ross then talked about Vince McMahon and the WWE offering WWE Hall of Famer Bret Hart a 20 year deal at that time in 1996 and what Vince McMahon’s thought process was.
This is what Jim Ross said:
“It was a very creative offer.” “Nothing like that offer had ever been made prior to. You don’t offer a pro wrestler a 20 year contract, it’s not feasible. I had no issues with it because if Vince knew it was feasible to do, then he would know that better than anybody else.”
“Bottom line is this, those in the inner circle at the time were happy we were keeping Bret. You don’t want to lose Bret. I don’t think the Patriots wanted to lose Tom Brady even though they made this big story saying it was better for the team, bullsh-t, he won 6 super bowls. He was the face of the Patriots. We didn’t want Bret to become a Tampa Bay [Buccaneer].”
Jim Ross then talked about Bret Hart signing the 20 year contract with WWE and turning down his WCW offer and making sure Bret did not leave and go to the other company.
This is what Jim Ross said:
“He would not have broken the mold and created a new financial package and presentation if WCW wasn’t in the picture offering massive money.” “It motivated Vince to try and get in that game. I’m sure he was uncomfortable in that situation. It was such a unique deal, we had never done that with anybody, it had never been done in the history of the wrestling business.”
You can check out Jim Ross’ comments in the video below:
