10 Wrestling Facts We Didn’t Know Last Week (July 26)

by Jamie Kennedy

1. How The Undertaker & Randy Savage First Reacted To Jim Ross

Jim Ross
WWE.com

Pictured above is a happy, enthusiastic Jim Ross rehearsing some lines before his big WWF debut at WrestleMania IX. Behind the curtain at Caesars Palace, some top talent were concerned by the promotion's new lead announcer. Specifically, The Undertaker and Randy Savage were far from happy.

On a 'Something To Wrestle With' deep dive on JR's WWE career, Bruce Prichard said 'Taker and Savage were worried that Jim's fascination with real-life sports would undermine their characters. They didn't want the new play-by-play man to bring up their college careers. Backstage, The Undertaker had strong words to Bruce.

"If he brings up my basketball career, I'll f*cking kill him."

Savage felt the same about his days playing baseball before becoming a pro wrestler. Neither liked the thought that their gimmicks would be affected due to Ross's need to legitimise workers by listing their sporty accolades.

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Lifelong wrestling, video game, music and sports obsessive who has been writing about his passions since childhood. Jamie started writing for WhatCulture in 2013, and has contributed thousands of articles and YouTube videos since then. He cut his teeth penning published pieces for top UK and European wrestling read Fighting Spirit Magazine (FSM), and also has extensive experience working within the wrestling biz as a manager and commentator for promotions like ICW on WWE Network and WCPW/Defiant since 2010. Further, Jamie also hosted the old Ministry Of Slam podcast, and has interviewed everyone from Steve Austin and Shawn Michaels to Bret Hart and Trish Stratus.