3. Jim Ross Says Brock Lesnar Should Be The #1 Draft Pick, Talks About A Potential Brock Lesnar vs. Samoa Joe Match At WrestleMania 33
During a recent interview with Sports Illustrated, WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross talked about how he would pick wrestlers in the Draft, a potential match between Brock Lesnar & Samoa Joe at WrestleMania 33 & more. Below are the highlights:
On If He Would Like To Keep The Shield On One Brand:
“I would not base my draft on keeping The Shield together or not. If it happens that all three guys end up on the same roster, that would be great, but I wouldn’t go miles out of my way to make that happen. If it’s part of a bigger picture idea, then it would be nice if you could facilitate it. They always have good matches and put together good storylines, but I wouldn’t go out of my way to do it. If keeping them together didn’t cripple the rest of the things I was trying to do, then that would be great.”
On Brock Lesnar’s Draft Pick & A Possible Match With Samoa Joe At WrestleMania 33:
“I would draft Brock Lesnar first. If you don’t draft Brock Lesnar, and your competition does, how stupid does that make you look? I’d want to draft him in a heartbeat. I’m sure he’s getting a massive weekly check for his dates, so I doubt he has any buyer’s remorse based off the money he’s making for his dates. And for WWE, that’s smart–people are taking about him, and he’s their property. He’s going to be on WWE TV infinitely more than he’ll be on UFC’s television. It’s smart marketing, and Vince is the smartest marketer in the business and he’s not going to miss any opportunities. Brock is a once in a lifetime guy, and there has never been anyone like him–mentally or physically–until now.
Here is the thing–you’re going to have Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania, and who is his opponent? You can’t wait until January to figure that out. So bring up Samoa Joe and get him hot. He hasn’t lost on television, and build up Samoa Joe-Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania 33. Sign off on it, and then work backwards into it–that’s how you do it.”
