I spoke with WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross this afternoon to discuss his upcoming shows during Royal Rumble weekend in Philadelphia, PA and Sayreville, NJ. During the interview, which will be published here on WrestlingINC.com next week, we discussed his shows, who should win The Royal Rumble, Randy Savage in the WWE Hall of Fame and a lot more. I also asked him about the rumors about him negotiating with Lucha Underground.
“I haven’t had any conversations with Lucha Underground,” Ross said. “The last person I spoke with at Lucha Underground was Matt Striker at WrestleKingdom 9 [earlier this month], and Matt Striker doesn’t hire talent. I haven’t had one phone call, text, fax, whatever with Lucha Underground.”
JR admitted that he is open to calling more wrestling shows if the timing and price are right. He also noted that while he hasn’t had any discussions with Lucha Underground, he doesn’t know if his name has come up with company executives.
“What Lucha Underground discusses internally, I’m not privy to that. I haven’t had a conversation with anyone there other than [Lucha Underground Co-Executive Producer] Chris DeJoseph on my podcast – which you can listen to soon – and Matt Striker, that’s it. So I don’t know what sort of discussions are ongoing internally at Lucha Underground. We’re sitting here talking and I can tell you that as of right now, my representative has had no conversations with Lucha Underground, and I have had less in that respect.
“It would take a very special engagement for me to re-engage with a weekly TV show. I’ve got so many projects that I really enjoy doing. I’m trying to finish my autobiography, which is a major undertaking. I’m doing these one man shows which I dearly love doing. My podcast is growing, which last year was voted one of the top three podcasts of the year. So all I’m thinking about right now is Sayreville and Philly.”
Tickets for both of JR’s shows during Royal Rumble weekend are available at AXS.com. A quick note about Sunday afternoon’s show in Philadelphia, the venue has been changed to Underground Arts. The show still starts at 1pm with the meet and greet:
New venue for @JRsBBQ’s one man show in philly. Same times just new location. pic.twitter.com/Vukw4cC25T
— Court Bauer (@courtbauer) January 15, 2015
