What does "Good Ole' J.R." think about Jake "The Snake" Roberts being brought in to AEW by Tony Khan?
Jim Ross sounded off on this subject during a recent edition of his "Grilling J.R." podcast.
Featured below are some of the highlights from the episode where J.R. touches on this topic, as well as his thoughts on Tony Khan having respect for veterans and how he feels "The Murderhawk Monster" Lance Archer is underutilized.
On Jake "The Snake" Roberts working as the manager for Lance Archer, who J.R. thinks is underutilized: “Smart move by Tony Khan to bring Jake in. We have such a young roster that you can’t get too many mentors, coaches, or whatever you want to say. Tony did a good job with that. I liked the pairing of Lance Archer and Jake. I think Lance is one of the more underutilized guys in the wrestling business. Big, rugged son of a gun. Nice man, reliable. You can’t get too many Lance Archers on your roster, I can promise you that. I thought that was a smart hire, and it came out of the blue to me. I’m not involved in the hiring or firing of talent in AEW, nor do I want to be. I’ve done that and been there. I’m happy that Tony made that hire, and it was good for all of us.”
On how Tony Khan has respect for veterans: “That’s because Tony is still a brilliant fan of wrestling. He respects what those guys did and how they contributed. He knows the opportunities they’re gonna have backstage primarily in talking to talents and giving them some feedback. ‘You might try this, or why don’t you take that out and put this in.’ That type of stuff. So, all that brainpower is amazing, quite frankly.”
Check out the complete episode of the show at WestwoodOnePodcasts.com. H/T to 411Mania.com for transcribing the above quotes.
