A listener writes into the show and asks Ross about the lack of selling in today’s product. Ross says he’s not sure about the backstage instructions that WWE performers receive nowadays, but any good wrestling person knows the value of selling. Some performers might think that selling makes them look weak but that’s not true, instead it makes them look real. Selling is essential and you can’t have believable matches without it.
Ross welcomes Kenny Omega to the show.
Omega thought the timing was right for a best 2 out of 3 falls match against Okada. He notes that he was bulking up prior to this match because he thought he’d be working a lot of tag matches for the foreseeable future. After he was told by NJPW officials that they wanted to do this match he and Okada agreed to it, and he lost 15 pounds in order to ensure he’d be able to work a long match because he knew this idea would require a lengthy match.
Also on that show, Chris Jericho battled Naito and Ross notes that those two men beat the crap out of each other. Omega really enjoyed that match as well. He informs that he spoke to Jericho prior to the event and asked him how long they planned on working because he knew he and Okada would be working a long match. Jericho told him not to worry, adding that they’d only be going 6-8 minutes. Omega knew better than that.
