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Jim Ross Q&A: His Opinion of Hogan, Ryback’s Tweets, Austin Wrestling Again, Heat Between Rock/Cena Legit?, More

January 13, 2014

By Nick Paglino

A new Jim Ross Q&A has been posted over at JRsBarBQ.com, and below are some highlights:

What is your personal opinion of Hulk Hogan?

"I'm not that close to Hogan and never have been. He's a businessman. End of story."

What was Jake Roberts like to deal with in WCW?

"Great mind, challenging at times and he and Watts never seemed to get along."

Do you ever see Austin wrestling again, and Rock wrestling someone other then Lesnar or Cena?

"No…on both fronts."

Do you think the heat between Rock/Cena was set up or legit?

"I wasn't there but likely it was two jocks enjoining each other in oneupsmanship."

Do announcers get payoffs for big pay-per-view events like WrestleMania?

"Generally no. Occasionally, yes , in the past. I'm out of the loop."

What do you think of Ryback's recent twitter comments?

"Sorry but I haven't read them but he's got people talking so they must have worked."

Nick was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, and lived there until the age of 18, when he decided to pack his flack jacket and move to New York City.

Nick attended New York University and graduated in 2001 with a degree in Drama.

Nick first entered the internet wrestling community back in 2004 when he became the co-host of The Voice of Wrestling Radio Show. From there, Nick made the transition from radio personality to editor when he began working with WrestleZone in 2008.

Nick is a member of two Off-Broadway theatre companies, Another Urban Riff, and the Drama Desk Award winning Godlight Theatre Company. Nick has appeared in over a dozen Off-Broadway plays since he moved to New York City, and has shot several short and feature length films. In 2010, he completed principle photography on a film titled "How to Score Your Life," which also features TNA Knockout ODB.

Inspiration in his life has come from many people including his family, Woody Allen, Steven Spielberg, Jack Nicholson, The Beatles, and of course, Lassie.