Jim Ross Believes JBL Is Doing His Current Wrestling Tour Out of Boredom [Video]

Jim Ross weighs in on all of the surprise appearances JBL has made in recent months.

JBL in recent months has appeared for AAA, TNA Wrestling, GCW, and MLW. A thought that no more than a year ago would seemingly be impossible. But what’s his mindset behind these appearances?

On the latest episode of Grilling JR, the All Elite Wrestling commentator stated he believes Layfield is doing this current tour out of boredom and believes an eventual surprise appearance in AEW could be a cool idea.

“Boredom. I think it’s boredom,” Jim Ross admitted. “He loves the wrestling business and he’s bored of sitting on the sideline. He believes that he can be relevant again, he believes he can continue to develop his in-ring persona and I love the surprise aspects of not knowing where he’s going to show up.

“I know it’s counterproductive because we’re trying to sell tickets. This is something that he loves to do. Why not, …