Jim Ross not only got to witness the Wednesday night wars up close but he once again ended up on the winning side as NXT decided to switch its weekly programming to Tuesday nights.
The former WWE star recently had an interview with Jimmy Varsallone where he talked about a number of things like Paul Wight joining AEW and more.
Talking about WWE’s decision to move NXT to a different night, Ross claimed that they probably got tired of getting beaten by AEW in TV ratings every week:
“It was obvious, WWE goes on Wednesdays, head-to-head with us, in hopes it would hurt our growth. It didn’t happen. They probably got tired of getting their ass beat every week. They have a lot of stroke with USA, so they made a move.
It helped them and they have more viewers, we have more viewers, and fans don’t have to make a decision.” said Jim Ross “If it’s fan-friendly, it’s a good move. We have to protect our greatest assets (the fans),”
The legendary commentator also said that he thinks the AEW product in general was more fan friendly and NXT’s move makes it easier for fans as they don’t have to choose between the two shows anymore.
Apart from this, Jim Ross also talked about things such as the AEW president Tony Khan, being able to enjoy the wrestling business again and more.
