WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross served as the lead announcer for All Elite Wrestling (AEW) at their inaugural pay-per-view event, Double or Nothing, over the weekend.
The biggest news to come out of the show was the fact that Jon Moxley, formerly known as Dean Ambrose from his time in WWE, made his promotional debut at this show.
Ross was recently interviewed by Sports Illustrated where he talked about being surprised about Moxley’s AEW debut
“I didn’t know it was going to happen. I knew we were negotiating with Moxley. I asked what was happening with him about 10 days ago, and I was told it was going well, but when it came time for the show, his name wasn’t anywhere on my format sheet. It left my mind because I had more I knew I had to prepare for.”
Ross would continue by stating that it reminded him of Mick Foley getting thrown off the Hell in a Cell structure due to him not knowing it was going to happen, which both situations had.
Ross added, “I didn’t know Moxley was coming out there. He was so full of passion and raw, animal magnetism. I felt it in my bone marrow, it was a ‘Stone Cold’ moment.”
