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Former WWE Superstar John Morrison says Vince McMahon is a 'perfectionist' and a 'workaholic'

The Prince of Parkour himself, John Morrison

Remember John Morrison? That guy had some amazing abdominal muscles, right? Unfortunately, it takes more than a killer six pack to make it big in the WWE and ol' "JoMo" never quite made it over the main event hump.

While he did manage to pick up a few reigns as the Intercontinental Champion and even one as the champion of ECW 2.0, most of his time working under Vince McMahon and company was spent in a tag team or providing thrilling acrobatics in Money in the Bank matches and the like.

But exactly how was it working for the crankiest man in Stamford? According to a recent interview with United Kingdom's SportsVibe, McMahon was a "perfectionist, a workaholic, and a micro-manager." He also suggested the WWE head honcho would do well to delegate more of his duties to others.

Can't say I disagree with the former MNM member. More after the jump...

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Reducing tension and relaxing more is sound advice for any 66-year old man, especially one who has 30 years of stress from building a global empire from the ground up on his shoulders -- or in his heart, as it were. Then there's the anabolic steroid usage that absolutely can't be good for long-term health.

Six months ago when -- storyline-wise -- McMahon was ousted as Chief Operating Officer (COO) by the company's board of directors and replaced by son-in-law Triple H, the proceedings married fiction with fact. Rumors have long been swirling McMahon's active role in the day to day operations of his company may soon be numbered with "The Game" taking over with his wife -- and the only McMahon aside from Vince still employed by the company -- Stephanie. Vince is no spring chicken and while it may be "too little, too late" at this point, the advice offered from Morrison may help keep "The Genetic Jackhammer" around a few more years than expected.

So what's "The Shaman of Sexy" up to these days anyway? Aside from working a date this weekend for the World Wrestling Fan eXperience (WWFX), he's currently working on a project called "Out of Your Mind Fitness," presumably his take on the home exercise craze popularized by the P90Xes and Insanity Workouts of the world. You know, those commercials are so damn motivating at 2 a.m. when throwing down on some Fourth Meal but when the time comes, you just feel silly jumping around your living room alone.

But I digress.

Finally, does Morrison see himself back in a WWE ring or perhaps somewhere sunnier like say, Orlando? "It depends," he cryptically said when asked about a return to his former employer or a debut for Total Nonstop Action (TNA).

Anyone clamoring for some more "JoMo"?

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Ziggler used the hashtag #ripjomo last night

And I thought he died. Then I saw your story and got nervous.

But he is OK and he did some great matches.

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by rangerjae on Feb 2, 2012 3:54 PM EST reply actions  

I thought he worked better as a heel than a face

because the look really fit into that character better than a face did

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by WVPiratesfan on Feb 2, 2012 4:03 PM EST reply actions  

But he was boring as a face

as a heel he had the perfect look for a self-absorbed douche

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by WVPiratesfan on Feb 3, 2012 11:06 AM EST up reply actions  

With people like

Primo and Epico hanging around, I do miss Morrison. They’re all fairly bland, but at least Morrison had some exciting moves in the ring.

by TheCrow4Life on Feb 2, 2012 4:03 PM EST reply actions  

I liked his potential

But yeah, he never seemed ready to take the next step. Too bland on the mike.

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by Billy Gomila on Feb 2, 2012 4:12 PM EST reply actions  

Blandness on the mic never hurt the Randy Ortons of the world.

by joliemadchen on Feb 2, 2012 4:36 PM EST up reply actions  

Randy Orton's popularity...

Is baffling.

Like, I don’t think he’s the worst ever but I’m just shocked he’s as popular as he is.

by Sergio Hernandez on Feb 2, 2012 4:49 PM EST up reply actions  

I think it’s because Orton makes it up for his wrestling abilities and his facial expression, which are awesome. And the fact that his viper and legend killer characters are both very compelling to witness.

by Sir Ingenious on Feb 2, 2012 5:11 PM EST up reply actions  

The ladies love him

and he’s good enough in the ring to have the guys on his side too. The skull punts are always great and now as a tweener, he’s mostly just RKO’ing heels. No reason for him to not be loved by everyone.

by hfl2013 on Feb 2, 2012 5:13 PM EST up reply actions  

That explanation doesn’t explain the difference between Orton’s popularity and Morrison’s, though. Speaking as a lady and from a purely superficial standpoint, I think Orton and Morrison have similarly “Oh my God. Is this real life?”-type bodies, but Morrison has a much nicer face. On a good day, they’re equally entertaining in the ring, albeit with very different styles. I think that that heelish aura (and possibly more stirring music—never underestimate the value of entrance music) is what probably gives Orton the edge with male fans over Morrison. My impression is that people think of Morrison as someone only women like.

by joliemadchen on Feb 2, 2012 5:32 PM EST up reply actions  

JoMo might have the nicer face, but does he crap in purses better than Orton?

by 3r1c on Feb 2, 2012 5:43 PM EST up reply actions   1 recs

Fair point.

Orton’s calling-my-coworker-a-slut-on-the-radio skills are also far superior to Morrison’s.

by joliemadchen on Feb 2, 2012 5:47 PM EST up reply actions  

Orton

has been WWE’s most vicious character for a long while. That kind of hyper aggressivity comes across as badass and always gets wrestlers over. Morrison is Orton’s opposite. Soft and non-threatening.

by Mr. Sunny Days on Feb 2, 2012 5:57 PM EST up reply actions  

Its not just the music

Morrison never showed the intensity that someone like Orton had. Orton went 1 on 1 with Mick Foley. He’s the legend killer that has taken out countless legends. He punted Vince McMahon in the skull. Morrison had a huge opportunity with the R Truth program, but that didn’t end up so well in showing any intensity (the supplex into the leather commentator chair anyone?).

by hfl2013 on Feb 2, 2012 11:04 PM EST up reply actions  

I hope he gets a second crack at the WWE

He was amazing in the ring, but did lack on the mic and of course there were the times when he was needing to beat the hell out of someone and just could not throw a realistic punch.

by hfl2013 on Feb 2, 2012 4:34 PM EST reply actions  

For all of Morrison’s abilities, he didn’t seem very fluid in the ring or on the mic. He seemed too stiff (not the wrestling meaning of stiff). I would compare it to thinking instead of reacting when playing sports.

The Funkasaurus would be the exact opposite. His movements are seem real smooth.

by Manolo Has Pizzazz on Feb 2, 2012 5:00 PM EST up reply actions  

To me, JoMo seems like a blend of Jericho and HBK. And they said he was projected to become the next HBK.

by Sir Ingenious on Feb 2, 2012 5:15 PM EST reply actions  

I would like to see Morrison back in WWE

with a much more aggresive attitude & style. During the MNM run before Mercury’s (was that his name?) injury you could tell, as is usually the case in young tag teams, which one of them had the potential to ‘make it’. Then the sneer became a cheesy grin, & it seemed to become more about a display of his high flying acrobatics than evolving himself as a wrestler. It would be nice to see him finish what he started when MNM were one of the top heel teams in WWE. Give him a manager to compinsate for his weak mic skills like before, perhaps a spot in Vickie’s stable, limit the amount of high risk moves to maybe setting up the finish of the match, & take some pages from the book of the dirtiest player to ever play the game (WHOOOO!). When you’re in a tag team with Miz & the guy with the pucker that looks like a chicken’s butt is the mean one, you know somewhere along the line you’ve done something wrong.

by Sokman on Feb 2, 2012 5:19 PM EST via mobile reply actions  

I'd much prefer Morrison to 75% of the secondary guys the WWE has

I mean, Alex Reily, or Mason Ryan get to stay, and get pushed, but Morrison gets shown the door? He probably made a bit more money than those two, and there were the Melina issues, but still.

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by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on Feb 2, 2012 6:56 PM EST reply actions  

JoMo

is a spotmonkey that isn’t even that good at flashy spots. People complained about Jeff Hardy (long past the time he figured out how to do his spots in the context of a match – he really became legitimately good at the point that he and Umaga were having ridiculously good matches on RAW almost every week). However, those same folks seem to really like Morrison. I personally don’t get it.

by Razztopia on Feb 2, 2012 10:50 PM EST reply actions  

Say what you will about his skills on the mic and all that

but I don’t see how you can say his spots weren’t good.

by hfl2013 on Feb 2, 2012 11:05 PM EST up reply actions  

His split-legged moonsault whiffed all the time

He has little control over himself in the air. I’m not talking about Billy Kidman-level lack of control, but ugh. The dude is an ugly high-flyer. I’ll give him credit for a couple of his parkour spots, but overall the guy just isn’t a very good high-flyer.

by Razztopia on Feb 3, 2012 3:08 AM EST up reply actions  

Not many guys hit a move like that every time

it wasn’t that bad though. And with that spin in the air, it went by too quickly to be able to tell where exactly he landed most of the time.

by hfl2013 on Feb 3, 2012 3:50 PM EST up reply actions  

World Wrestling Fan eXperience is just a terrible name.

I get it that they’re trying to loop in fans who fell out of wrestling with the pseudo-WWF monicker, but still…

Anyways, the good thing about that is that we get to see JoMo have a match with Shelton Benjamin as its main event tomorrow, which I believe should tickle the local marks’ fancy, at the very least. Gonna have to see if I can squeeze it in my schedule to see the show, though.

by horsewithnoname on Feb 3, 2012 10:52 AM EST reply actions  

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