Nash mentions that he still tries to keep up on WWE’s product, but he records RAW each Monday and watches certain parts the next day. He’s only interested in specific things and specific performers, so he scans through each week’s show and watches the parts that appeal to him.
In regards to the current product, Ross says that he sees a lot of kids playing wrestlers and that’s a concern for him. He also feels that performers are taking a lot of bumps that they don’t need to take. Nash agrees and points out that today’s performers go through their matches move for move before the show starts. Back in the day, the wrestlers knew they wanted to tell a certain story and they’d worry about the rest in the ring.
He adds that he’s been in the wrestling business for 30 years and he’s still out on the road working when he wants to be. He fears that today’s generation will lack that kind of career longevity because so many of today’s performer are taking unnecessary risks that could shorten their career.
Ross asks Nash if he ever had any issue selling for smaller wrestlers, given that he was 7-feet tall. Nash informs that he never had an issue selling for smaller guys, especially if they could work like Shawn Michaels. If his opponents were quick and agile with good looking offence he had no issue selling for them because he thought that could look believable.
That sums up today’s episode of The Ross Report. You can listen to the show yourself anytime here, and I’ll catch ya next week for another recap!
