Ross welcomes Filthy Tom Lawlor to the show.
Lawlor is currently transitioning from MMA to a career in professional wrestling. He’s doing some work for MLW now and Ross thinks it’d be in his best interest to embrace an MMA-based character. The most successful characters are always amped up versions of the performer’s true self, and since MMA is what brought Lawlor to the dance, Ross thinks that’s a natural wrestling persona for him.
Lawlor thinks the shine has worn off of the CM Punk experiment in UFC. He admits that while Punk may not have been successful in his bouts he certainly helped the PPV’s buy-rate. Ross informs that he bought the PPV solely to see Punk fight and he assumes Punk saw a $1 Million payday from this fight. Lawlor thinks that figure is about right.
Ross doubts Punk will ever return to wrestling full time. Lawler agrees, noting that the travel is much harder as a professional wrestler compared to a career in MMA.
That sums up this week’s episode of The Jim Ross Report. You can listen to the show yourself anytime here, and I’ll catch ya next week for another recap!
