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 is not a fan of the Drake Maverick “pee pee” angle. He notes that he likes Maverick, who he feels is very easy to dislike, but he doesn’t think this angle is doing the Authors of Pain any favours. He adds that more people are talking about Maverick right now than the tag team he represents, and that shouldn’t be the case.
A listener writes into the show and asks Ross about WrestleMania 21. Ross says that is one of, if not his favourite PPV, partially because the Houston Astrodome was a very special place to him. He would go to sporting events there with his fathers many years earlier, so it was cool to work in that building. That was a neat event to be a part of with Steve Austin turning heel, and Ross looks back on that PPV fondly.

Another listener writes into the show to ask Ross for his opinion on WWE’s brand split. He points out that with the amount of performers under contract with WWE there almost needs to be a brand split in order to get everyone on television each week. He does admit that sometimes he forgets which superstars are on each brand.
A final question is centered around WWE’s usage of Bobby Roode. Ross thinks that Roode is definitely underutilized at the moment. He thinks Roode and Chad Gable could still be a good heel team, adding that working with Roode could be very valuable to Gable down the road.