Jim Ross applaudit Jeff Hardy comme champion mondial

Alors que Stephanie McMahon et Seth Bates - un ancien membre de l'équipe créative de la WWE - désapprouvent le fait que Jeff Hardy soit champion mondial ("Smackdown" WWE Title), Jim Ross louange ce lutteur fort particulier sur son blogue, au JRsBarBQ.com.

Il qualifie Hardy de lutteur innovateur, talentueux et unique, qui donnera un souffle nouveau à la WWE en tant que champion.

Ross fait valoir que la dernière fois que Jeff Hardy a désobéi au code de conduite de la WWE, ça lui a coûté un match à "Wrestlemania" et bien de l'argent...

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"I prefer to look at Jeff's victory which came in one of the best Triple Threat matches I can ever remember broadcasting in a positive manner. The new champion is unique, young, deserving, innovative, and provides several options for a variety of challengers with which to have some potentially, excellent matches. How long will Jeff Hardy be at the top of the WWE mountain as the WWE Champion? I have no idea other than the obvious answer, " until he loses it." I choose to look at this as an adventure for the talented, young man and to vicariously travel with him on it."
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"Jeff's last misstep cost him a Wrestlemania appearance and the payday that would have gone with it including 60 days away from the business of which he was born to be a part. Lost income as a result of that indiscretion had to easily exceed six figures. That's a lesson learned the hard way but a lesson learned nonetheless."