In this clip from our live show with Jim Ross, The voice of wrestling opens up about his time working in talent relations for the WWE, specifically discussing when the nWo (Hulk Hogan, Scott Hall & Kevin Nash) joined WWE almost 20 years ago at No Way Out 2002, how this affected the locker room dynamic, Scott Hall's firing and much more. Subscribe to the channel for more clips of our live shows and interviews and don't forget to like and comment too!

It never fails JR will always slide a reference to football or bbq in every interview he does

@RedSummer-dt9oz

2 жыл бұрын

Boomer Sooners my guy

They blew it big time, a full on WCW vs. WWE battle would have been amazing, just imagine the matchups.

@juliusharrell8166

2 жыл бұрын

You mean WCW Vs WWF ?

@dajosee

2 жыл бұрын

@@juliusharrell8166 right

@Grassyknolldallas

2 жыл бұрын

Boy did they ever, I’m watching 01 WWE shows now and they are pretty entertaining except I noticed with Austins heel turn, they didn’t have any Main Event baby faces beside Taker and by then people wanted others main eventing

@juliusharrell8166

2 жыл бұрын

@@Grassyknolldallas in 2001 the company was known as WWF not WWE

@andrewwolf4963

2 жыл бұрын

It literally wrote itself But they suck

JR mentions Dominick and calls him “Dominick Mysterio” - everyone laughs. Fast forward and that’s actually the name he’s gone with.

@toyotatravv8393

2 жыл бұрын

This came out 7 days ago.. Dominick has been wrestling on tv for 2+ years he’s been using that as his name

@StevieHoudini

2 жыл бұрын

@@toyotatravv8393 I think the show is from pre-COVID, just the clip is recent. I could be wrong.

@joshstrope1092

2 жыл бұрын

@@toyotatravv8393 this was recorded before Dominick started wrestling on TV.

@simmybhoy72

3 ай бұрын

Eddie is his papi

I remember all the backstage drama in those days when the NWO came to the WWE. Scott Hall telling younger talent he was gonna kick out their finishers, lol

@tun-tunninc.6492

2 жыл бұрын

Were u there?

@SoundStormRecs

2 жыл бұрын

@@tun-tunninc.6492 Scott hall admitted to doing it to the Dudleys but it was mentioned as more of a joke that the dudleys never let go of ahah

@stonecoldmorris1518

2 жыл бұрын

@@tun-tunninc.6492 xpac was

Bringing those 3 back in 2002 was interesting, the NWO didn't quite pan out but Hogan's return was memorable.

You could listen to JR all day.

@waffleironcheesecake

2 жыл бұрын

I would say same about Jim Cornette but after like 36 hours I have to listen to someone else for awhile lol

@JoeKerr420

2 жыл бұрын

Don’t tell me what to do

@theodoretekkers

2 жыл бұрын

@@JoeKerr420 no! Now go do your homework or you're grounded! 🤣

@djdarq6311

2 жыл бұрын

If I could understand what he was saying on his podcast I would. It also helps to speed him up to about 3x

@iromulus33

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks

They didn't just fail the WCW vs WWF angle They buried Booker T and DDP as non threats, DDP destroyed by Taker and Sara while Booker got beat with celery in a grocery store

@saltedgerman

3 ай бұрын

Yep, I was gonna comment that if JR really believed they did the best with the talent they had, then he knows a lot less about the business than I thought he did. Every ex-WCW either got buried or dropped their title to a WWF guy almost immediately. As he said, the pool was way more limited, but they certainly could have made a team of 4 that would've been seen as legit contenders to the top guys in WWF at the time.

Legend.

That Invasion angle really was garbage. I remember watching always hoping that week that a big name would show up. Booker T, DDP, and RVD were great, but I never understood until later why no other big name was there. A shame, it could have been a heck of a fondly remembered story.

@JMFSpike

2 жыл бұрын

They should have held off on the invasion angle until most of the contracts ended. That would have also prevented the need to group WCW and ECW together. Keeping all 3 promotions separate would have made things far more interesting. In order to keep people interested until those contracts ran out and they could properly do the angle, they could have kept teasing what was too come with vignettes, promos and such. Once it finally started, they would have probably been able to keep the angle going for somewhere between 3-6 years and reignited the wrestling boom that died when WCW went down. That would have also made for the shortest gap between wrestling boom periods ever.

@Michael-ut6zb

2 жыл бұрын

The invasion angle needed star power. This is where the NWO should have been used in WWE instead of the following year later. They could have had Vince appearing at the simulcast only to be interrupted by the NWO led by Shane Mcmahon. They could have made it like they were running the show and then battle with the Rock, Austin, Angle etc. it's a shame how it all played out.

@jameswesten2018

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah I kinda think of that point as when WWE peaked and started to downslide. NWO didn't make it for 2 reasons: 1. Vince didn't invent it,so he couldn't have it be bigger or better than his creations, and 2. Something happened that nobody predicted, people started cheering for Hogan.

@tun-tunninc.6492

2 жыл бұрын

Purest would argue that bringing talent like Palumbo, O'Hare, Jindrak or Stamboli could've honed their skills and compete w/ the OVW prospects.

@danwallace1298

2 жыл бұрын

And they burried DDP so the others watching at home probably thinking im glad i didnt go there

Jr is cool as fuck

@RandyOliverVlogs2

2 жыл бұрын

The guy is an absolute legend in the business

@murraysaucedo897

2 жыл бұрын

not really he’s like that guy that gets you to think he’s on your side and makes you spill your beans then once done turns around and stabs you in the back. anyways that’s how I’ve always seen him based on the stories I hear.

@phillysfinest215

11 ай бұрын

He's one of the few older guys in talent relations who dont give creep vibes

For fucks sake all they had to do was WAIT. They could have spent a yeah humiliating the guys that came over purely because they were wcw. Then around November ric flair comes and tries to rally, then after the rumble the nwo shows up.

Listening to J.R for the first time was great maybe the second time, 3rd time and so on, you come to realise he takes 10-15 minutes to answer a question, you hear the same old stories over and over, he loves a good pat on the back for hiring the talent that was successful and he always has to mention football and his BBQ, and all of the above in a simple question

I wish there was a line in recording for the audio this quality is hurting the enjoyment

This 4K footage look amazing

Jr always trying to plug 🔌 in his sause or books. 🆓 Promo 😂

Sheesh....love JR and the interviewer did his best but I really wanted him to answer that question and he got way off track. Damn

When was this recorded?

@BLACULA-Skeewoah

2 жыл бұрын

1987 by the looks of it

Didnt Hall get released from wcw in 2000? I don't think he collected the massive checks those couple years like hogan,nash, and sting.

@gdavis2bn

2 жыл бұрын

he did ...him and Nash had the same exact contract. It was iron clad.

@bdot187um

2 жыл бұрын

@@gdavis2bn good for them.

@troyhbk

2 жыл бұрын

@@gdavis2bn they did in 96... Nash's contract at the end was 2.4 mil/yr...hall was gone when nash renogiated his final deal but Hall might've gotten his guarantee.

@gdavis2bn

2 жыл бұрын

@@bdot187um damn right

@sidious187

2 жыл бұрын

Released does not me Hall didn’t get paid. May in fact have meant that Hall got paid the rest of his contract up front

WWE should've kept WCW as a separate brand. The draft's would've been interesting. And more merchandise sold

nWo

This is the last comment!

When you enable guys like Scott Hall and Arron Hernandez you get the results

@jchockey22

2 жыл бұрын

ummm one of those is not like the other

@Grassyknolldallas

2 жыл бұрын

@@jchockey22 actually Scott Hall did shoot someone but he got away with it. Read about it slapnuts

@phillysfinest215

11 ай бұрын

And sunny

Booker didn't. He went.

@SoundStormRecs

2 жыл бұрын

He wasn’t on the same big money contract as the others like nash, hogan and the rest as he wasn’t really in a top spot on wcw - his contract was with just wcw not a iron clad guaranteed contract with timewarner its self

@JMFSpike

2 жыл бұрын

@@SoundStormRecs Actually, he was in a top spot with WCW, but most people aren't aware of it because they didn't watch WCW during that last 1 ½ years.

@butchvito

2 жыл бұрын

@@JMFSpike - From the fans' perspective Booker T was in a top spot, but he wasn't making the money or was sought after like Hogan, Nash, Hall, Goldberg, Sting, etc. during this time. Booker T did the right move by going to WWF right after WCW went under.

@vindaisatossermini2

2 жыл бұрын

and ddp

@SoundStormRecs

2 жыл бұрын

@@JMFSpike being portrayed as a top guy in the top spot on tv is different from having a contract with tbs like hogan etc did because I bet you anything he wouldn’t have went over so soon if he could have stayed at home for another 8 months earning more then wwe would have payed and not having to beat his body up on the roads

The NWO in the WWE was not a good fit. It was like putting Hulk Hogan on a basketball court, brother 👍

3rd here

Wrestling isn’t football Jim! Not even close

@Rockhound6165

2 жыл бұрын

It's called an analogy. Learn the definition of the word.

@NightRider938

2 жыл бұрын

@@Rockhound6165 take ur analogy and shove it

@Rockhound6165

2 жыл бұрын

@@NightRider938LOL, you mad bro? You're a little tough guy behind a keyboard aren't you?

@daidavies90

Жыл бұрын

@@NightRider938 tell me roody poo, what is your name? IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT YOUR MOFO NAME IS!!!

Hey hey first 😂

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Alright! I've ALWAYS wanted to be 2nd. No matter how hard I try. I can't just stop being 1st!!!

@r3bel383

2 жыл бұрын

Thats what she said

@NightRider938

2 жыл бұрын

Who cares

@jakebush4749

2 жыл бұрын

@@NightRider938 apparently you...

@jakebush4749

2 жыл бұрын

Yep. Ya took the words right out of my mouth.

@thatisamazing912

2 жыл бұрын

Congrats 👏