5. Jim Ross Says WrestleMania 32 Was a “B-Minus”, Talks About How He Quickly Forgot About New Day’s Loss
During a recent interview with Sports Illusrated’s Extra Mustard, WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross gave his views on WrestleMania 32, which became the highest grossing WWE Live Event in history. Below are the highlights:
Overall thoughts on the show:
“I give the show a B-minus. The buildup was somewhat tepid since they were scrambling around with so many injuries, and there wasn’t much buzz going into WrestleMania, so I thought the show overachieved.”
New Day losing to the League of Nations:
“I’m not sure if this is good or bad, but I forgot about the New Day loss very quickly. The post-match was the highlight, and I enjoyed seeing three of my favorite people return in an unadvertised manner. Austin called me earlier in the day from the stadium just to shoot the breeze. Seeing his stunner, Michaels’ Sweet Chin Music, and Foley’s mandible claw brought back great memories for long-term fans. I only wish the League of Nations cheated more to beat the New Day, so they had a controversial win and more reason for those three legends to come to the ring.”
Lesnar vs. Ambrose not living up to many people’s expectations:
“When you advertise a street fight, people expect blood. It is hard to have a bloodless street fight that creates angst and drama. I am not advocating that blood should return, but you put yourself in a corner when you book a match like this without including blood.
But it took thirteen suplexes and an F5 on a stack of steel chairs for Brock Lesnar to beat Dean Ambrose. When you put it in that context, Ambrose didn’t fair so badly.”
4. Shane McMahon Shows His Respect For The Undertaker
After facing “The Phenom” inside Hell in a Cell at WrestleMania 32, Shane showed his respect to The Undertaker by tweeting the following:
Humbled to stand in the ring w/ this icon. A singular talent. My respect & admiration to The Deadman. #WrestleMania pic.twitter.com/TDY3GHqzvG
— Shane McMahon (@shanemcmahon) April 7, 2016
