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JR's Blog: Ross Report Podcast News, AXSTV, CBSSportsNet, Undertaker vs Shane, BigEventNY, @MCWWrestling

Posted: Feb 29th 2016 By: Jim Ross

Hello everyone and thanks for paying our site a visit. What a busy week I had but it was one of the most rewarding weeks I've ever had professionally. Great opportunities are being presented of which I'm thankful. Be sure to check out the current Ross Report podcast with @MarkMaddenX which is garnering amazing feedback both positively and negatively as MM is a lightning rod and has no issue telling it as it is and as he feels. This week on the Ross Report I will be joined by the married couple of Maria Kanellis and Mike Bennett who are currently performing in TNA Impact Wrestling and in New Japan. I loved this conversation and I think that you will too. A new show drops every Tuesday night at 9 pm ET/6 pm pacific.

Excited to be included in the CBS Sports Net presentation of Knockout Night at The D in Las Vegas commencing with our first broadcast on Saturday night March 12. Getting to broadcast with Boxing Hall of Famer Al Bernstein and the Flushing Flash Kevin Kelly will be terrific. CBS and the promoters are planning on initiating several new, nuances for the TV viewers to experience. I can;t wait t get back at ringside and to call some live action inside the squared circle. I hope tha you will give our new, show and this broadcast team a look beginning on Saturday might March 12.

This Friday night on AXSTV will be not only my first New Japan Pro Wrestling show with @JoshLBarnett but it will also see yours truly on Voice Versus with Michael Schiavello. I taped the Voice Versus Tuesday night in Vegas at Caesars Palace in the same suite that was occupied recently by Johnny Depp and that allegedly Justin Bieber spent his 21st birthday. The suite at the Nobu Hotel inside Caesar's is 10,500 square feet and was more than amazing. The opulent space rents for $35K per night. The Aussie ws armed and prepared in a big way for our sit down and we covered many somewhat controversial topics that will likely have some going into business for themselves with their own rendition of what "JR really means." The interview is edgy and will be a conspiracy theorists dream. (Said with tongue in cheek.)

AXS has me booked for 33 phoners next week with a wide array of media outlets through out North America to promote the NJPW TV project, Voice Versus, and the @FITE TV app. NJPW on AXSTV airs every Friday night at 9 pm ET/8CT. I hope that you will check out our AXSTV shows and circle Friday night March 4 on your calendars. AXSTV is available on DirecTV channel 340, on Dish Network on channel 162 and on some cable outlets. Check your local listings and try to join us if you can.

Speaking of Friday night March 4 I will will be in Newburgh New York at Wrestlefest for NEW Wrestling. Then on Saturday March 5 it's the BigEventNY at the LaGuardia Plaza hotel for one of the biggest wrestling fan conventions I've ever been a part of in my career. After the BigEventNY, Jerry Lawler and Booker T and I will head south to Baltimore to appear Sunday afternoon for MCW in Joppa, MD. Doors open at 4 in Joppa for a special, super sized meet and greet that will be a blast. Dan McDevitt and his team always do a superb job of promoting wrestling and taking good care of their fans.

We're being deluged here on the site and elsewhere including Twitter @JRsBBQ with questions on Shane McMahon's return to the WWE that many witnessed last Monday night on RAW. Shane's return was one of the most emotional moments that has been featured on RAW in years. Being asked to cast judgment on this storyline is borderline incredible and I simply have chosen to wait and see how this matter plays out before joining the maddening throng of fans who have either already declared it a failure of the best thing ever.

This Monday's RAW with Undertaker scheduled to be on the broadcast to ostensibly answer the challenge will add significantly to this storyline and perhaps clear up the matter for some fans who seemingly have everything figured out regarding it.

At first brush, I have zero issues with this booking and look forward to seeing how the creative is crafted between now and April 3 in Texas. It's easy to see that this pairing offers up potentially multiple, viable storyline elements that could make it a hot and eagerly anticipated presentation come Wrestlemania Texas. I think that it's great that Shane's three sons will be able to see their Dad step in the ring at WM32.

I address Taker vs Shane more in the Q&A's here on the site that I updated Saturday morning.

Congrats to ROH as they had a solid PPV Friday night in Vegas that many saw via the FITE TV App.

Smart of TNA Impact Wrestling to produce a DVD set on the now departed from their promotion AJ Styles. One should always be willing ot utilize their IP even if a talent is no longer on their team.

TNA is looking for new investors and strategic partners and that is making news and we wish them best of luck in attempting to better solidify their financial future. TNA's recent shows on POP hae been showing signs of improvement.

Tickets for our three, RINGSIDE with Jim Ross and Friends Shows at the Dallas House of Blues are trending to sell out for all three events. The impressive venue seats 1,000 folks and we are getting close to that number for each performance that will see a different guest for every show. Tickets start at $20 and are available at www.ticketmaster.com.

Apparently HHH is going to wrestle some live events before Wrestlemania which is imperative in my view. HHH is a perfectionist and being able to wrestle bouts on the road to Wrestlemania especially if he dances with Roman Reigns in some form is strategic.

Back in the day, I used to book some PPV bouts in the live events so that the talents could establish an outline of what they wanted to do in the PPV's.

I had a great conversion with Steve Austin Friday and appreciate Steve's feedback on our latest Podcast with Mark Madden of which The Rattlesnake enjoyed. Steve's show with Wade Keller was especially stout as well.

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Boomer Sooner!

J.R. @JRsBBQ