“Freebird Michael Hayes was my first broadcast partner who was a pure, ...” — Jim Ross Quote

“Freebird Michael Hayes was my first broadcast partner who was a pure, 100% antagonist. Hayes and I joined forces during Cowboy Bill Watts' attempt at expanding the Mid-South brand by renaming Mid-South Wrestling the Universal Wrestling Federation.”

“The adrenaline of performing live in front of an audience is a feeling that's hard to replicate.”

“I've always believed that if you are in the WWE system, that in two years or less, the staff should be able to tell who's a keeper and who's not.”

“Each character, be it the antagonist or the protagonist, brings with himself his own personality... and I have tried to stay true to each one of them; each is enjoyable in their own way!”

“The whole concept of ECW was that the biggest star of the promotion was the promotion itself. It didn't matter if a persona was designed to elicit cheers or boos. It didn't matter if someone was an antagonist or protagonist. The whole concept was to fight for the honor of the cause. The cause was ECW itself.”