10 Wrestlers Who Turned Heel On AEW
6. Jim Ross
Jim Ross caused a stir amongst certain wrestlers on the AEW roster when he took a verbal swipe at the contrived nature of dive spots in late-2020.
Speaking on his podcast, the iconic commentator opined;
“All you guys go outside, you cluster up like quail, you stand there in a huddle, friends and foes together, side-by-side, so you can catch some leaping idiot going over the top who never wins with this move. They are looking for the ‘holy s**t’ chant. They love to hear, ‘this is awesome’. It’s a spot, folks. It’s a trapeze act. I don’t buy into that.”
It was his well-articulated and reasoned opinion, but it wasn't the only time he'd been hyper-critical of things in AEW, including during spells at the announce desk. At various points, he's dampened Tony Schiavone's enthusiasm for all in front of them, referred to something as "not good booking" and seemed intentionally keen to dismiss a backstory for a Kenny Omega halloween bit.
Whether you agree is subjective, but a man tasked with putting over the show shouldn't really be doing the opposite. Especially when he spent the most defining period of his career defending things just as preposterous.