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Post by Andy Martin on Sept 12, 2013 3:23:09 GMT -5
I don't believe Ross' retirement. Remember the last time someone in the WWE said that they were going to retire? Yup, you heard it here first, folks: JR wants a WWE Championship match. BAH GAWD THAT'S WHAT I DO! Seriously though, forced or not he probably should have rode off into the sunset a few years back. Best of luck to him in his next chapter in life however. |
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Post by Kayfabe FAN don't want none on Sept 12, 2013 3:41:21 GMT -5
Ow, i hope someone's playing a joke back there  Wonder if by retirement from WWE he means he won't do the DVDs stuff or looking for talents or whatever he has been doing recently. Because IMO he still should call some WM matches in the future. |
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Post by "Gizzark" Mike Wronglevenay on Sept 12, 2013 7:09:31 GMT -5
I would mark if he came back just for Mania 30 and then never came back again.
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Post by Steveweiser on Sept 12, 2013 7:13:43 GMT -5
WM30 Main event just about to finish...
JR: "Kiss mah hairy Okie ass!"
...drops his headset and walks off.
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Post by Bootista on Sept 12, 2013 7:24:45 GMT -5
Did they do anything to JBL When he goosestepped in Germany?
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Post by PKO on Sept 12, 2013 7:31:34 GMT -5
God I hope JR does write his autobiography. He's a great writer and it'd be a shame not to hear his story before its too late.
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Post by whiskers on Sept 12, 2013 7:37:21 GMT -5
Did they do anything to JBL When he goosestepped in Germany? They gave him the WWE Championship. No joke. Or am I getting my timeline wrong? |
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Post by A Platypus Rave is Correct on Sept 12, 2013 8:40:33 GMT -5
He was already champion from what I remember
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Post by Clueless Steve on Sept 12, 2013 9:00:54 GMT -5
Such a shame that his career had to end in this manner. It's a disgrace. Somebody of his stature should've gone out on his own terms instead of being forced out.
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Post by Sparkybob on Sept 12, 2013 9:02:23 GMT -5
Did they do anything to JBL When he goosestepped in Germany? They gave him the WWE Championship. No joke. Or am I getting my timeline wrong? That's correct. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 12, 2013 9:12:07 GMT -5
I don't actually believe the news that he's sacked for a 2K games press conference (which I watched and it was funny/decent), truth be told, the man's over 60, has had stress his entire life, has been slow on the draw on commentary on the last few guest appearances and probably doesn't have much more to add on the product at his age.
It may be true that he's forced out, but it's not like he's a mid-30s top tier on screen talent any more; he hasn't been that for years.
Plus it doesn't say anything about future endeavours, and Jim Ross seems to be stubborn enough to not just accept being forced to retire. Seems to be an agreement on both sides at worst.
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Post by SEAN CARLESS on Sept 12, 2013 10:20:28 GMT -5
I don't actually believe the news that he's sacked for a 2K games press conference (which I watched and it was funny/decent), truth be told, the man's over 60, has had stress his entire life, has been slow on the draw on commentary on the last few guest appearances and probably doesn't have much more to add on the product at his age. It may be true that he's forced out, but it's not like he's a mid-30s top tier on screen talent any more; he hasn't been that for years. Plus it doesn't say anything about future endeavours, and Jim Ross seems to be stubborn enough to not just accept being forced to retire. Seems to be an agreement on both sides at worst. JR's note was very cryptic. He didn't bury the WWE, nor did he denounce reports as to "why" he was retiring. And I think that's because his BBQ sauce is still available through WWE's own site. He's being careful. Them being middleman is saving him on expenses. |
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Post by government mule on Sept 12, 2013 10:38:30 GMT -5
farewell jr, i guess my username won't be relevant anymore.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 12, 2013 10:40:02 GMT -5
He deserves to have a happy retirement, but that doesn't mean he'll be gone from the WWE forever. And that makes me even happier.
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Post by RowdyRobbyPiper on Sept 12, 2013 10:40:43 GMT -5
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Post by ________ has left the building on Sept 12, 2013 10:52:22 GMT -5
I don't actually believe the news that he's sacked for a 2K games press conference (which I watched and it was funny/decent), truth be told, the man's over 60, has had stress his entire life, has been slow on the draw on commentary on the last few guest appearances and probably doesn't have much more to add on the product at his age. It may be true that he's forced out, but it's not like he's a mid-30s top tier on screen talent any more; he hasn't been that for years. Plus it doesn't say anything about future endeavours, and Jim Ross seems to be stubborn enough to not just accept being forced to retire. Seems to be an agreement on both sides at worst. He was Joe Paterno'd. And just like JoePa, people are going to hype up his legendary body of work and ignore that he should had retired a while back. |
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Post by RowdyRobbyPiper on Sept 12, 2013 10:55:46 GMT -5
Am I the only one who still enjoyed JR behind the mike? As in, current day JR?
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Post by SEAN CARLESS on Sept 12, 2013 11:05:37 GMT -5
I don't actually believe the news that he's sacked for a 2K games press conference (which I watched and it was funny/decent), truth be told, the man's over 60, has had stress his entire life, has been slow on the draw on commentary on the last few guest appearances and probably doesn't have much more to add on the product at his age. It may be true that he's forced out, but it's not like he's a mid-30s top tier on screen talent any more; he hasn't been that for years. Plus it doesn't say anything about future endeavours, and Jim Ross seems to be stubborn enough to not just accept being forced to retire. Seems to be an agreement on both sides at worst. He was Joe Paterno'd. And just like JoePa, people are going to hype up his legendary body of work and ignore that he should had retired a while back. You better described Vince himself. That said, the end of true competition for WWE was the worst thing that has ever happened in wrestling, business-wise. It's allowed Vince's micro-managing, controlled, totalitarian mindset to flourish without consequence. I hate that things like this can happen just because WWE wants to pretend and manufacture an image that they're something that their own internal practices refutes anyway. It's beyond hypocritical. |
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Post by Hit Girl on Sept 12, 2013 12:21:02 GMT -5
I thought he retired years ago.
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Post by gnr123 on Sept 12, 2013 12:27:47 GMT -5
For one, I don't believe the story going around that Jim Ross retired because of the 2K14 think. It was like what two, three weeks ago? I highly doubt it took this long for repercussions (if there was any). I understand people have this mindset that Vince McMahon is an evil tyrant and he hate's Jim Ross, but I highly doubt he retired because of what happened last month. If anything, his voice and commentary was becoming lackluster and he should have retired years ago. I thought he did. And, I bet you, if he retired a year from now, people would still think it had something to do with Vince McMahon.
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