Ryan Glasspiegel of TheBigLead.com recently spoke with Jim Ross:
In addition to boxing, let's say, hypothetically, it were an option for you and the financial terms were acceptable for you: Do you think you'd want to announce UFC PPVs?
Well, I'm a huge UFC fan, but I'm going to give you a little bit of an evasive answer. I don't think that's in the cards, so I don't really get too emotionally invested in that idea. I think the UFC has a great team in Mike Goldberg and Joe Rogan. I don't see me affecting that. I think it's a little bit similar to if you asked me if I'd like to be the number 1 NFL announcer at Fox — then I'd be taking Joe Buck's place.
If the door was open, and situations changed: Would I jump at the opportunity to give it a shot? Of course, but I don't look at it as a viable option. I could see several other types of options that might become available in UFC, potentially.
In Part 1 of your podcast with Shawn Michaels you addressed the criticism that you receive from your Twitter followers about today's WWE announcers, and you said that it's unfair to take it out on them as individuals because they're adhering to strict guidelines. You specifically talked about 'yelling' and said that they're told not to yell 'at' their audience. Is that something Vince McMahon ever said to you, and do you think the stylistic differences in how you and he prefer the broadcast should be done is the biggest reason why you're not currently a WWE announcer?
In addition to boxing, let's say, hypothetically, it were an option for you and the financial terms were acceptable for you: Do you think you'd want to announce UFC PPVs?
Well, I'm a huge UFC fan, but I'm going to give you a little bit of an evasive answer. I don't think that's in the cards, so I don't really get too emotionally invested in that idea. I think the UFC has a great team in Mike Goldberg and Joe Rogan. I don't see me affecting that. I think it's a little bit similar to if you asked me if I'd like to be the number 1 NFL announcer at Fox — then I'd be taking Joe Buck's place.
If the door was open, and situations changed: Would I jump at the opportunity to give it a shot? Of course, but I don't look at it as a viable option. I could see several other types of options that might become available in UFC, potentially.
In Part 1 of your podcast with Shawn Michaels you addressed the criticism that you receive from your Twitter followers about today's WWE announcers, and you said that it's unfair to take it out on them as individuals because they're adhering to strict guidelines. You specifically talked about 'yelling' and said that they're told not to yell 'at' their audience. Is that something Vince McMahon ever said to you, and do you think the stylistic differences in how you and he prefer the broadcast should be done is the biggest reason why you're not currently a WWE announcer?