Jim Ross Details Similarities Between Jon Moxley And Steve Austin

With his penchant for mayhem, brawling, and expletives, it could be argued that Jon Moxley has a little bit of ‘Stone Cold’ Steve Austin in him.

Whilst not everyone may agree with that point, Jim Ross certainly believes it, saying the following on the Grilling JR podcast:

"I made two comments, one, I took a screenshot of my TV with Bryan Danielson on it, and the more I get him on my TV, the more I like it. Everybody complimented that,” said JR. “I did another one, later on, just following the show, and it was during a Jon Moxley offensive frenzy; strikes, strikes, strikes, assault. All I said was, 'Jon Moxley is Austin-esque.' I should have probably said, 'at this moment' or 'tonight' or 'during this offensive onslaught' or something like that. I caught so much s*** from fans. They want to make sure you see it, so they tag you and think you might react to them.

“It's funny. I thought it was a compliment to Moxley and it was a compliment I meant. His game does remind me of Austin's at times. Am I saying that he's going to be better or greater than Austin? I don't know that anybody will ever be as great as Stone Cold when he was at his peak. He's still my favourite guy. I just thought there were pieces of Moxley's game, surrounding his aggression and tenacity, that reminds me of Steve. That's all I said. Then you get shit for it because someone didn't agree with you or they think you're putting Austin down. Just because you compliment someone doesn't mean you're knocking somebody else.”

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