JR talks about the 900 Raw memories
All over the weekend WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross, has been blogging about various memories he has of Raw. During his blog entry from yesterday, he mentions Shawn and Degeneration X. It was great to read as it took me back to the age of 10, when I first started watching wrestling back when it was good ol’ WWF. It even made me remember the first time I bought a WWE PPV, it was Armageddon 1999 on VHS. And I bought it from ASDA, well my nan bought it for me. And I just remembered the great rivalry between Vince and Triple H with DX over Stephanie, unfortunately Shawn wasn’t around much but he was the commissioner. Any way here is what the legendary commentator had to say:
DX…which helped launch HHH, re-invent HBK and made stars of Billy Gunn, Road Dog, and Chyna. Every one came along at the right place at the right time with the right presentation for their persona’s in a male friendly 18-34 demo. To me, this faction was as good as it gets and ranks in the same breath with the Horsemen.
I remember some great comedy…Rock ‘n Sock…Austin/Angle/McMahon…DX…among others…and I remember the head shakers. I’m not casting stones as I uttered my share of head shakers on Monday nights, too.
HBK’s farewell…it touched me and moved me to tears again even though I was in a safe environment, my home in Norman. When Shawn mentioned me in his farewell address my eyes welled with tears. That was an amazing honor for me following WM26. (I’ve always thought that going to San Antonino to speak with Shawn about ending his 4 year or so hiatus was one of my best accomplishments in WWE.)
For more on these great memories visit, Jim Ross’s personal blog at – jrsbarbq.com
