Jim Ross may still love professional wrestling, but he’s openly admitting that passion can become frustrating when he watches decisions unfold that he strongly disagrees with — even in AEW.
While speaking on his Grilling JR podcast, Ross admitted it can be difficult when he sees something in wrestling that he believes is wrong but knows he has no power to change. He said that frustration is something he still deals with in AEW.
“Here’s what I had to deal with—and I still deal with—when I can’t affect something I see that I know is wrong. I don’t handle it well. I get angry. I get frustrated, and I lose my goddamn patience, which is something I don’t need to do anymore. It’s not my call.”
Ross explained that some people are simply wired to care deeply when they see something they believe is headed in the wrong direction.
“But some of us are just wired that way. I know this is not going to work. I know this is wrong, but I can’t fix it.”
He added that all he can really do in those moments is step back and watch, even if he believes things may eventually collide into a bigger problem.
“I’m just going to stand back here in my thoughts, because I know that maybe I’ll be standing here when the second thing is head-on and collides in a crisis.”
Ross made it clear he still likes plenty of what is happening in wrestling, but admitted the frustration can build, especially with social media making everything feel more toxic.
“I like what we’re doing more often in the wrestling business. Not all the shows are going to be—”
When the conversation turned to frustration, the WWE Hall of Famer agreed and pointed to how toxic social media has become and noted how everyone is on Instagram, Facebook or Twitter.
“Yeah—especially going on social media, which feels so toxic. And I’m relatively sure that everybody watching this touches social media in some form or another. You’re on Twitter, you’re on Instagram, or you’re involved in Facebook or whatever it may be.”
Ross has spent the last several years working in AEW after previously becoming one of the defining voices of WWE’s most successful eras. Because of that history, comments like these naturally draw attention whenever he discusses frustration with creative or backstage situations.
Bottom line: Jim Ross admits he still gets angry and frustrated in AEW when he sees wrestling decisions he believes are wrong, but no longer has the authority to change them himself.
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