Jim Ross Comments On Samoa Joe VS. Brock Lesnar; Addresses Some Of The Negativity Surrounding The Match
Though Samoa Joe VS. Brock Lesnar is a dream match for many fans, there are also those that have some issues with the booking. Here, Good Ol' JR shares his thoughts on the Great Balls of Fire main event...
In a fairly surprising turn of events, Samoa Joe came out on top during a very exciting fatal five-way match at the Extreme Rules PPV this past Sunday, which means he'll go on to face Brock Lesnar at Great Balls of Fire (lol).
Though most fans seemed happy that Joe won and are looking forward to seeing The Destroyer dace-off against The Beast, some feel a match of this magnitude should have been saved for a grander stage, as opposed to what will likely be a "one and done" bout with Joe almost certainly on the losing end.
One man who doesn't see it that way, however, is Jim Ross, who posted the following to his blog:
"Samoa Hoe getting his long awaited bout with Brock Lesnar is a stellar booking IMO and one that I endorsed at our RINGSIDE Show the night before WM31 in San Jose when Joe was my guest at our RINGSIDE Show. Some naysayers are already questioning this booking which is a head scratcher as some feel that Joe is being positioned for merely a one off against Lesnar which, if true, is not the end of the world by the way for anyone involved.
I say that the Lesnar-Joe match will receive plenty of talk/hype over the next several weeks and that the two, physically demanding athletes will provide us a tremendous one on one main event in Dallas. I am personally looking forward to this match as much as any match I can recall this year and will tell you that it is an announcer's dream to be privileged to call a bout like this. Yep, I'm fishing here."
Fish away! How awesome would it be for JR to call that match?
Anyway, do you agree with Ross here? Or would you rather see Joe and Brock tear down the house at Summerslam or even WrestleMania? Sound off below.