Razor Gives It A 4/10
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I'm back...and I'm pretty much the same as before.
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Post by Razor Gives It A 4/10 on Sept 11, 2013 14:50:25 GMT -5
It was only a matter of time. Best of luck to JR! Thank you for everything! BAH GAWD!
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Hawk Hart
Bill S. Preston, Esq.
Sold his organs.
The Best There Is, the Best There Was, and the Best That There Ever Will Be
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Post by Hawk Hart on Sept 11, 2013 14:51:20 GMT -5
You beat me by seconds. This is sad but I can't say I didn't see his complete retirement coming.
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Ginger Beer Man
Dennis Stamp
Jam Up Guy
The kids can call you HoJu!
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Post by Ginger Beer Man on Sept 11, 2013 14:52:56 GMT -5
Dammit no! He's better than anything the company has and has had. Will miss him.
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Toxik916
Hank Scorpio
Sacramento Proud
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Post by Toxik916 on Sept 11, 2013 14:53:38 GMT -5
Ahh beat me to it! I guess a mod can close the thread I just started.
This sucks, JR was one of the best ever and it's a shame he wasn't on tv that much the last few years.
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Sparkybob
King Koopa
I have a status?
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Post by Sparkybob on Sept 11, 2013 14:55:13 GMT -5
Thanks for the memories JR.
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Post by A Platypus Rave is Correct on Sept 11, 2013 14:55:52 GMT -5
Bah Gawd Kang!
That sucks... Not horribly surprising at this point but still.
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amaron
Samurai Cop
I yam what I yam.
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Post by amaron on Sept 11, 2013 14:57:05 GMT -5
It's a shame that the Bells Palsy seemingly cut his career out from under him.
Yeah, he still announced, but he wasn't the same.
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Blindkarevik
Grimlock
Rock... Paper... Straight-edge!
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Post by Blindkarevik on Sept 11, 2013 14:57:30 GMT -5
He definitely deserves it! He's had a great career!
But don't think for a second if he isn't offered a chance to call a match to add a specialness to it, he won't jump at it.
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Post by misconduct was wrong on Sept 11, 2013 15:00:36 GMT -5
Does anyone know how he was involved with the company for the last few years?
I guess this kills my faint hope of Cole getting fired and JR coming back.
Best of luck to you JR! Wrestling won't be the same without you!
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Post by CubsFan71 on Sept 11, 2013 15:00:44 GMT -5
Aw Sonofabitch! Wrestling won't be the same without Good Ol'Jr
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odor31
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The Stunner Collector
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Post by odor31 on Sept 11, 2013 15:04:49 GMT -5
Shocked. He wasn't around much anyways and was only doing stuff at Axxess and such - but still - I always liked the thought of him coming around. However, with all the big names of his era retired or severely inactive, there's no point in keeping his voice around and its time to 100% establish Cole as the voice of WWE.
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Pushed to the Moon
Bill S. Preston, Esq.
Tony Schiavone in Disguise
Working myself into a shoot
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Post by Pushed to the Moon on Sept 11, 2013 15:06:13 GMT -5
Dammit. JR's commentary is still sorely missing from today's shows. I'll never be a fan of Cole.
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odor31
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The Stunner Collector
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Post by odor31 on Sept 11, 2013 15:06:48 GMT -5
They should have fired him on TV (again) for the current HHH storyline.
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FinalGwen
Bill S. Preston, Esq.
Particularly fond of muffins.
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Post by FinalGwen on Sept 11, 2013 15:08:32 GMT -5
Makes sense, the last few times I heard him on WWE TV, he barely had a clue what was going on, and seemed to blow more calls than Mike Adamle. He was a great announcer back in the day, but makes sense for him to do the things he has more passion for now.
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PKO
King Koopa
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Post by PKO on Sept 11, 2013 15:11:28 GMT -5
The best WWE announcer ever in my humble opinion. The RAW commentary table took a ginormous dip in quality when he was swapped for Cole.
This was obviously inevitable (he hasn't been doing much since leaving full time) but he's been wasted for the past few years. Hopefully now he'll focus on his BBQ products and make them a major brand- they're good enough to be!
Thanks to good ol JR!
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Post by "American Cream" Dusty Loads on Sept 11, 2013 15:12:42 GMT -5
I guess he finally got the hint that they didn't want him around anymore. Wish he woulda got a nice send off.
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odor31
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The Stunner Collector
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Post by odor31 on Sept 11, 2013 15:14:19 GMT -5
I guess he finally got the hint that they didn't want him around anymore. Wish he woulda got a nice send off. They had a JR appreciation night last year...
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Post by The Baltimore Staircase on Sept 11, 2013 15:14:57 GMT -5
The first ever push notification my WWE APP gave me. What an honour.
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spagett
Hank Scorpio
Great Job!
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Post by spagett on Sept 11, 2013 15:15:37 GMT -5
Rumours are that that games conference thing with Ric Flair for WWE 2014 did not go down well with Vince and co. He may have jumped before he was pushed.
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Post by gnr123 on Sept 11, 2013 15:15:56 GMT -5
One of the greatest, memorable calls in history.
He hasn't been announcing for sometime now, so this doesn't come as a surprise.
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