Posted on June 24th, 2008 by Matt B
NEWS: |JR| Last night WWE held the 2008 draft and long time wrestling announcer Jim Ross was drafted to Smackdown. On his blog, JR admits that he is not happy at all. He found out he was being drafted like everyone else, on live television. JR was so upset that he contemplated quitting. However, after [...]
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Posted on October 4th, 2007 by Matt B
NEWS: |JR| WWE announcer Jim Ross commented on the injury suffered by John Cena. In his comments Ross says celebrating the injury of a wrestler is not the right thing to do even if a person wants the title off Cena…
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I was saddened to hear of John Cena’s torn pec injury after the news came [...]
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Posted on August 31st, 2006 by Joe Brooks
Yummmm I can’t wait to taste J.R.’s sauce. That has to be the most unsettling statement I’ve ever said, yet I’m strangely comfortable with it. Good ol’ Jim Ross just launched his Family Bar-B-Q website where visitors can soon purchase their own jars of his infamous Bar-B-Q and other Bar-B-Q merchandise. The website also has [...]
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Posted on April 30th, 2006 by Matt B
RUMOR: |PWInsider| Jim Ross will return tonight at Backlash. He will replace Joey Styles as the lead announcer of the PPV and will also return to RAW. Styles is expected to return to ECW once it restarts. Ross however was removed from the announce team last year. He then returned to do color commentary at [...]
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Posted on March 29th, 2006 by Matt B
NEWS: |WWE| Before RAW this past Monday (03.27.06), Joey Styles was told that Jim Ross will replace him as RAW’s commentator at WrestleMania 22 this Sunday. In the interview, Styles says he was disappointed and angry upon hearing the news, but understands that his position in the company is different. Styles’ position is that of [...]
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Posted on March 13th, 2006 by Matt B
RUMOR: |PWInsider| Jim Ross and WWE are currently in negotiations on how he will be brought back. It’s expected that Ross will return to WWE announcing duties as the commentator of Saturday Night’s Main Event. He will not, however, return to RAW or Smackdown. Also, an angle will need to be written to explain Ross’ [...]
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Posted on March 3rd, 2006 by Matt B
RUMOR: |PWInsider| Rumors have been flying that former WWE announcer Jim Ross will be brought back at WrestleMania in some shape or form. Furthermore, it’s been rumored that JR will be brought back in a non-announcing role that will extend past WrestleMania.
PWInsider claims that all these rumors are false and Jim Ross will not be [...]
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Posted on October 24th, 2005 by Matt B
NEWS: |WWE| After having colon surgery, Jim Ross is back home and doing well. Ross had to have eight inches of his colon removed last week and the good news is that no evidence of cancer was found.
Great news for JR. I’m sure everyone is happy for him. Everyone except Vince McMahon who actually put [...]
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Posted on October 14th, 2005 by Matt B
NEWS: |WWE| In a minor update, JR called WWE.com to update everyone on his situation. He said, “They found something massive in my intestines.” JR, who has been experiencing pain for weeks, will now undergo colon surgery next week to have part of his intestines removed.
That’s the official story being posted by WWE. But the [...]
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Posted on October 13th, 2005 by Matt B
NEWS: |WWE| WWE has posted JR’s farewell after camera’s stopped rolling this Monday. Visit WWE’s frontpage to watch it.
Also, JR had to have colon surgery. WWE.com will post an update on his condition when more is known.
What a horrible week for Jim Ross. First, the McMahon family screws him over royally and then he undergoes [...]
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