Darby Allin Responds To Jim Ross’ Criticism Of Dives

AEW TNT Champion Darby Allin has responded to Jim Ross’ criticism of dives in modern wrestling which has made headlines the last few days.

Speaking with Sportskeeda, when asked what he thought of Ross’ comments, Darby Allin simply replied:

“I love Jim Ross and I agree with him.”

This comes after Ross had taken to his podcast to say:

“All you guys go outside, you cluster up like quales, you stand there in a huddle, friends and foes together, side-by-side, so you can catch some leaping idiot going over the top who never wins with this move.”

Since Ross made that comment, Brandon Cutler decided it was a good idea to mockingly use the exact quote in a tweet to promote the upcoming 14-man tag match on Dynamite, and an AEW star had given this comment to WrestlingNews.co:

“Look I know there is a lot that JR can teach us but burying us on the show or on his podcast is only going to make some of us ignore what he says. I grew up watching JR and he is the best and we love it that he calls our matches but maybe find a different way to criticize the wrestlers in the ring. Everyone is doing what they have been taught. I agree that sometimes things need to be slowed down but that won’t happen when the guy who is supposed to help put us over is going out there and publicly burying us.”

Dax Harwood has also seemingly responded to the situation on Twitter, as he wrote:

Imagine not listening to criticism from the men & women who’ve shaped our profession, and paved a road that allows you to make a living today; all because they hurt your feelings.

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