8 Things That Still Make No Sense About AEW
6. The Commentary Push-Back
To so many of us, Jim Ross is the hands-down greatest play-by-play commentator in the history of professional wrestling. JR has for so long been so fantastic in what he brings to the table.
The thing that doesn't make sense about AEW where it pertains to Jim Ross, however, is that so often his words go against what AEW is trying to serve up.
Each passing week on Dynamite, Ross will call attention to elements of the AEW product that don't make sense. And in his words, he's usually completely correct and merely commentating on what he sees.
If two performers spill out of the ring and spend a full minute brawling outside of the ring? JR will pull attention to the fact that these stars are only meant to have a ten-count before returning to the ring. Similarly, if a tag team spends, say, 30 seconds unloading double-team moves in front of the referee, Ross will again draw attention to this flagrant disregard of the rules - usually while Excalibur attempts to backtrack and cover up why these things are taking place.
Jim Ross isn't wrong whatsoever in what he says, yet these words serve to pinpoint some of the flaws and holes in the AEW product. Either AEW brass needs to take heed of Ross' words and use these comments as positive advice, or Jim needs to be asked to tone down making such observations live on air that risk undermining the product.