The Jim Ross Report Recap w/ Dave Meltzer – Booking Bobby Roode, Why WWE Shouldn’t Be A Comedy Show, Thoughts On The Brand Split, More!

Ross thinks the TLC card is shaping up to be a good one. He thinks both Women’s Title matches are going to be good, but he wishes Nia Jax would stop smiling so much. He doesn’t think heels should smile and he doesn’t need heels to entertain him; he wants to think “heel” when he looks at Jax.
He says he’s seen some complaints about Dean Ambrose’s new character direction. He hasn’t seen enough from this new character to determine whether it’s good or bad, but he does believe the mysterious, silent Ambrose was a superior television character to the Ambrose we’ve seen the last couple of weeks, where he cuts typical heel promos like every other bad guy.

He also thought Ambrose’s comments about Roman Reigns’ health were uncalled for and he didn’t like it. If he were part of a creative team, off-colour humour about health would never make air. He doesn’t think that type of content draws any people or sells any tickets, and he doesn’t see the point of it.
Ross comments on Alexa Bliss’ new authority role on RAW. He points out that Bliss is a great talent but how many authority figures does one show need? Regardless, he thinks Bliss has a lot of potential and talent, and he can see her in future WWE film roles, or perhaps transitioning to Hollywood at some point. Her verbal delivery is very natural and while she may not be able to wrestle right now, there are other ways that WWE can use her.