Is Excalibur THAT bad?
I always thought Jim was a LITTLE hard on Excalibur. So he wears a mask. Who cares? You don’t see him on TV that much and maybe wearing a mask is a good thing. (Though at some point I wonder if there is money in unmasking him).
I think part of the problem is Tony.
Tony sometimes gives him too much to promote in too short of a time. He has no choice but to spout out endless matches from multiple upcoming shows—— in 30 seconds.
To get over with Tony he puts over his wrestlers by bringing up their New Japan and indie credentials. What else is he supposed to talk about with some of these losers?
Jim says he is announces like a basement mark talking over tapes. I never felt that way and after 5 years on the way frankly I think he has his announcing down. How else is he going to learn? And he has a good announcing voice and I think a professional delivery.
He does a great job of explaining the details of some of the convoluted storylines Tony has come up with and putting over the wrestlers. I feel Jim’s real problem is with the messenger, Excalibur when it’s really Tony.
The problem is no one is producing or coaching him. Like most AEW wrestlers. I think with proper production (though I would like to think Jim Ross might have sat him down a few times and if he did I think it shows because he is way better now than before).
Is it time for Jim to lay off “Sockface” and maybe spend more time focusing on the other glaring issues with AEW? I also think Excalibur is WAY better than Taz, BTW.