Ross notes that working in the 3-man booth was a lot of fun. Those were great times because McMahon was so busy with everything else that he didn’t have time to worry about Ross or Lawler. There was no one feeding them lines during the broadcast and they were able to talk freely.
During the heights of McMahon’s heel run in WWE, only Kevin Dunn produced them in their ears, which was glorious according to Ross. As McMahon’s on screen role changed, he started to produce them more and more.
Ross took the brunt of McMahon’s wrath and Lalwer rarely heard criticism, and Jericho thinks that’s because McMahon doesn’t like to criticize the wrestlers if he can avoid it. Ross thinks Jericho’s right, joking that they’ve been trying to replace him for 20 years and they’re still trying.
Lawler recalls Michael Cole’s rough start as the lead play-by-play man for WWE. They were promoting an upcoming match between The Rock and Steve Austin as a “first time ever” match, even though they had a thorough program just a year earlier.
