Despite now being AEW’s lead play-by-play announcer, Jim Ross will go down as one of WWE’s all time great commentators.
Unfortunately, the same cannot be said for Adnan Virk, who was released by WWE just seven weeks after being made the new Raw play-by-play commentator.
Speaking on The Dan Le Batard Show, Jim Ross gave his thoughts on how WWE handled the situation, and admitted he feels as though WWE mis-assigned Virk. He said:
“Adnan got put on TV, in a very unique product, before he was ready from a product knowledge standpoint. The wrestling fans today, with social media and all the information flow, they have a great sense of what they like and what might be wrong. He’s a solid broadcaster and they rushed to judgment too quick. You have to know the terms, the language, and the culture. That’s where he was short.”
He also spoke about Vince McMahon’s ongoing influence on his commentary teams.
“He makes sure that he imposes his will. The simple fact is, they mis-assigned Adnan. He should’ve had more work in other areas and other TV shows, Lord knows they have plenty of them, to get his chops under him. Vince is a strange cat and he’s the boss. If he doesn’t hear something he likes, he makes a quick decision.”
Credit to Fightful for the transcription.
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