‘It’s Freaking Lazy’ – AEW’s Jim Ross Calls Out Commentators For This Reason

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Legendary AEW commentator Jim Ross has seen and done it all in the wrestling business across a near 50-year broadcasting career, however, there is one aspect of sports commentary that severely bothers him.

Speaking on his Grilling JR podcast, the Hall of Famer stated his distaste for commentators who overly rely on pronouns in their description of particular athletes, rather than always addressing individuals by name.

JR said:

“I got hooked on these f**king pronouns in the last couple of weeks in all kinds of sports about people.

“Announcers, big-time announcers who make a good living relying on pronouns.

“It takes away from your work. Don’t use pronouns if you’re a broadcaster.

“Use names, use cliches. He’s the champ, he’s the tough guy, he’s this. But there are all kinds of ways to describe somebody instead of saying, ‘He. He did this.’

“All right, what’s he doing? ‘He’s going to hit him.’ Okay, who’s he and who’s him?”

Ross explains the need to address everyone by name in order to not only draw attention from the viewer but also avoid confusion as to who the commentary are in fact referring to.

JR labelled the overuse of pronouns as “lazy”, saying:

“Could he have said that, ‘Tully Blanchard, one-half of the tag champions is attacking so and so?’ That’s more tangible.

“I’m gonna come out of the kitchen and quit making my sandwich if I hear names. If I hear pronouns, you don’t move the needle.

“It’s just lazy, it’s freaking lazy. If any announcers are listening… don’t use pronouns as you can keep from it.

“Sometimes you can’t help it, I get it. But if you can, avoid them and you’ll have a better broadcast.”

JR’s extensive impact on wrestling both at the commentary booth and behind the scenes have helped shape the industry as a whole, but the 71-year-old is not quite done yet, despite having to take time off recently after suffering a fall.

With AEW’s All In just over a month away on August 27, JR has revealed his ambition to make it to the event at Wembley, whilst also providing an update on his current health – click here to read on.

Transcript courtesy of WrestlingInc

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