Speaking through his blog on his official website, WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross discussed Paul Heyman wrestling Ryback at last night’s WWE live event at Madison Square Garden, his picks for the 2013 WWE Hall of Fame and much more.

On Paul Heyman wrestling Ryback at Madison Square Garden: “Paul Heyman @HeymanHustle stepped into the ring in Madison Square Garden Thursday night to face @Ryback22 of all people. Ryback won. Shocked? The point here is that even though Heyman likely knew that this encounter wouldn’t work out favorably for the New York native, he likely fulfilled a bucket list moment by being in a match in ‘The Garden.’ Happy Heyman started his career as a teen photographer in MSG back in the day some 25+ years ago.”

His picks for the 2013 WWE Hall of Fame: “I’m getting tons of questions regarding who will be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2013 as a part of WM29 in the much anticipated ceremony to be held at Madison Square Garden. Apparently the internet wrestling community has more info than do I as some have ‘inside info’ on who’s being inducted. Obviously, I don’t have such sources. I do know that many men and women are deserving and it’s not my place to say who doesn’t belong. I remain steadfast in that I feel MSG would be a wonderful place to induct the great Bruno Sammartino if he would accept the induction as I know that many of his fans, some in Bruno’s age group, would love the moment as would their kids and grandkids. That’s my personal opinion. In a perfect world, Bruno Sammartino would be my #1 choice to head the 2013 WWE HOF class but as we all know the world isn’t perfect. Former WWWF Champion Bob Backlund is also high on my person list of candidates. Hopefully, Bobby is at a place in his life where he would feel that it’s timely to accept this honor. The accomplishments that both Bruno and Backlund earned in WWE will likely never be duplicated and many of those amazing moments actually occurred in MSG. I’m also hopeful of @RealMickFoley going into the WWE HOF in this class as his induction in MSG would complete an emotional full circle for Mick at the World’s Most Famous Arena. Selfishly, I am prideful of the men and women who were hired on my watch in WWE when they are inducted.”

The full blog is available at http://www.jrsbarbq.com/blog/heyman-msgmsg-memory-jrmichaelcolefav-tag-teambest-all-around-star-everwwe-hall-fameorder-jrs-p.