Awful Announcing Podcast

It’s WrestleMania week and we’re pleased to welcome WWE Hall of Fame announcer Jim Ross to the podcast. Good ol’ JR has seen his popularity increase in the sports world as his most famous calls have become a favorite soundtrack to some of the most exciting plays in sports. These days JR writes for Fox Sports and has just launched one of the top rated podcasts on the internet. We talked with JR for a wide-ranging, in-depth podcast about the wrestling business and its evolution, his writing at Fox, announcing in his future, and so much more. Topics include…-What excites him most about his post-WWE career and his WrestleMania anthology series at FoxSports.com.-WWE slowly moving its way alongside mainstream sports at places like Fox and elsewhere.-How the WWE Network is another bold move from Vince McMahon and why it may be a gamechanger for sports and entertainment.-JR’s favorite eras from his career in the wrestling business.-The evolution of professional wrestling from being presented as sports to sports en