WWE Hall of Fame announcer Jim Ross recently spoke with TheBigLead.com about several topics, including what he thinks of Triple H and Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley running the WWE and his interest in UFC.
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Ross said he believes that Triple H and Stephanie are doing a good job of running the WWE and that he believes the two will make good leaders.
"I think they're going to be great leaders because they have an inherent love and understanding of the genre," he told the site. "I don't think anyone can lead WWE without understanding the two key components of talent and television. This is a different field than being the president of the New England Patriots, for example. Bob Kraft is smart enough to leave the football operations to Bill Belichick and company, and he's also smart enough as a businessman to hire really good people to manage the other aspects of the business."
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He believes Triple H and Stephanie know enough about the business to make the right decisions.
"I think that Triple H and Stephanie will have good instincts on which people to surround themselves with," Ross said. "More importantly, I think they'll have thorough understanding of the core business as far as to assemble a team of wrestlers, prepare them, manage them, and produce compelling television. This is not like a job for them - it's not like going to a headhunter and hiring an executive. This is their life, and I'll take my chances any day with somebody who has that kind of passion in managing a company."
Ross, who hasn't been an active WWE announcer for years after being a staple of the brand, was asked about the possibilities of jumping ship to UFC and doing some announcing for them.
"Well, I'm a huge UFC fan, but I'm going to give you a little bit of an evasive answer. I don't think that's in the cards, so I don't really get too emotionally invested in that idea," he said. "I think the UFC has a great team in Mike Goldberg and Joe Rogan. I don't see me affecting that. I think it's a little bit similar to if you asked me if I'd like to be the number 1 NFL announcer at Fox - then I'd be taking Joe Buck's place."
Ross also addressed his departure from WWE as well as his health problems and rumors of being forced out by WWE CEO Vince McMahon.
"Now that I've had my intestines removed and re-attached, am getting treated for sleep apnea, quit smoking, and am going to the gym 4-5 times per week, I'm going to live longer. That's a helluva lot more important than some juicy story about Vince and me not getting along," Ross said. "I still communicate with Vince, he still communicates with me. We have great respect for each other. We share a lot of the same values regarding the product, and we disagree on some."
Ross spoke about other things such as his favorite matches, his one-man show in Chicago, announcing for boxing, Owen Hart and other topics. The full interview can be read here.
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