It’s been announced for a few weeks now that Jimmy Jacobs will be leaving Ring of Honor and heading to the WWE. As much as we would love to see Jimmy Jacobs wrestle in a WWE ring again and possibly form another alliance with Colby Lopez, aka Seth Rollins, it doesn’t look like that’s going to happen. Yes, Jimmy Jacobs has signed a deal with the WWE, but it’s to join the creative team. Given the storylines that Jacobs has been in with his wrestling career, maybe WWE will start getting better. Word has it that Jacobs will be joining the creative team in April after WrestleMania.
As mentioned above, Jimmy Jacobs has performed in a WWE ring before. In 2005, Jimmy Jacobs had the opportunity to step inside the ring and face the late great Latino Heat Eddie Guerrero. This was during the “I’m your Papi” storyline, and with how talented of a wrestler that Jimmy Jacobs is, he unfortunately had to be a jobber that night. Jacobs did win the match, but it was via DQ and received a major beating from Guerrero. In an interview, Jimmy Jacobs actually stated that he loved having the opportunity to wrestle Guerrero and that Guerrero was great to work with and that Guerrero felt bad that the spotlight could only be on him. Since then, Jimmy Jacobs has been spotted on the Exotic Express as a Rosebud during the December 15th episode of Raw.
Given what’s been happening to the NXT wrestlers when they make it to the main roster and all that Jacobs has done, it’s probably a good thing that Jacobs will be working behind the scenes rather than in the ring. We’re talking about a man who stood in the middle of the ring while Jay Briscoe hung upside above his head. Blood was dripping down all over Jacobs, and it is probably one of, if not, the most controversial incidents to ever happen in wrestling. This author would hate to see a performer like Jacobs, who is willing to push the limits like he has, get buried in the WWE ring by someone like John Cena. So congratulations to Jimmy Jacobs on the career change and best of luck with WWE.
