JR Comments On Mistake Made On Raw
Jim Ross has updated his blog at www.jrsbarbq.com today, in this edition he talks about mistakes made on air, memories of "Sensational" Sherri Martel and more. Here are a few things he had to say:
On A Mistake He And King Made On Raw
Just as many of you pointed out so thoroughly and quickly, J.R. and The King made a glaring mistake on Monday night's commentary when referencing Booker T.'s previous encounters with Bobby Lashley. We received some erroneous info during the broadcast that both King and I utilized and consequently fumbled. I was trying to pick a spot to mention that "I thought" that it would be the first time that the 5 men in the WWE Championship Challenge on Sunday at Vengeance? Night of Champions would be a first for the 5 wrestlers to be in the ring in this environment, but I am not sure if I ever made that point clear either. Doing live TV without a net is challenging but all excuses aside, we simply made a mistake that many, hell a bunch, of folks have brought to my attention. I can't speak for King, but I regret making the error and take full responsibility for it, but let me assure you that it wasn't my first screw up, nor will it be my last. Humans make mistakes, especially when doing live TV where there are no "re-do's." In the heat of battle, I thought the info we received was not accurate and I should have simply not gone there and relied on my instincts, but I didn't, which was "my bad." The process of doing live TV and the volume of info to be distributed and addressed these days, is far more challenging and taxing than ever before and is light years more than what it was even 5 years ago. Nonetheless, we made a mistake and I have no problem admitting it. I am sorry that this apparently offended so many of you and that this even warranted becoming a "news item" on other websites.
On "Sensational" Sherri Martel
We received some great feedback from many of you about the passing of Sherri Martel last week which were extremely thoughtful. Sherri had extraordinary passion for wrestling and one could tell upon meeting her that her life long dream was to be in the wrestling business. I wonder how many people currently in the biz, men or women that could honestly say the same thing about themselves? Sherri was scary tough, and totally fearless, especially when surrounded by hostile fans back in the day. Then, die hard fans would assault an antagonist with a weapon of dome kind or simply with fists, whereas today's "die hards" are more likely to assault a wrestler with a laptop computer or a cell phone. That actually is probably a good thing. There has not been a female athlete that I have ever met or seen, that had the physical mindset of Sensational Sherri, who had more intestinal fortitude than most men. Sherri loved being around her fans as evidenced by the fun she had at wrestling reunions, which some wrestlers only do for the cash and not for the fans or their peers. Sherri had a helluva life filled to the brim with fun but she left us much too young at only 49 years of age. An autopsy regarding her death is pending, and the results are expected to be made public within a few weeks.
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