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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Sept 6, 2020 6:17:30 GMT -5
I don't fully agree that he still can't add to moments and still make great calls. But stuff like this does him no favors. All he has to do is call the match and have some small quips and such with Excalibur and Tony. He should know at this point especially with the SpeakingOut movement that those jokes aren't gonna be taken well. Eh Having sporadic moments doesn't make you good. He's a living legend, he's going to have some decent moments just cause he is actually trying But yeah, he's at that point of weathered were he isn't keeping it professional all the time and he's been that way for about 10 years if not more depending on who you talk to I don't think JR is a bad person genuinely, but I do agree I wonder how many more of these flubs Khan is gonna take before he makes a move where Veda Scott joins commentary over him or something. I dont think we're at the point where JR's job is in any real danger, but he really should be careful making light of situations where he knows he has clearly ticked people off. AEW's gone through enough trouble with peoples past behaviors, JR doesn't want to drag unecessary attention to himself like this.
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Post by Citizen Snips on Sept 6, 2020 6:24:35 GMT -5
It's just weird, because he was always such a damn pro in WCW and WWE. Even during the attitude era, he played it straight. But now, in 2020 he makes these jokes? Jim, cmon Eh, one of his favorite terms for women is "jezebel" which is just a "polite" way to call a woman a whore. Not a misogynistic comment, but there was also his classless shot at Heath Ledger's death when Rey Mysterio dressed as the Joker at Wrestlemania. I wouldn't put him on the list of worst offenders in wrestling, but there's a definite distinction between the persona of "Good Ol' JR" and the actual Jim Ross.
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Post by Andy Martin on Sept 6, 2020 6:45:00 GMT -5
I’d rather have a full nerd squad. Excalibur, Veda, Tony. With Taz occasionally to un nerd it. We need Joey Numbahs to break down the betting lines before big matches.
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Post by Super Duper Dragunov on Sept 6, 2020 6:58:46 GMT -5
I was thinking to myself "how would you react JR if I were on commentary making sexual comments about Orange Cassidy during his match?"
I could have talked about wanting to see him get drenched, wanting to see him covered in fluids, wanting to see him in (and out of) wet clothes.
Do you see me doing that? No.
Wanna know why?
Because I'm not a commentator.
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Post by Final Countdown Jones on Sept 6, 2020 7:41:42 GMT -5
I was going to make this thread last night after the show but was way too tired, thanks for covering for it, CMM.
Ross was abysmal last night. Rightly speaking, the two gross sexism comments are the ones people focus on, but I was done with him last night right around the time that Excalibur talked up how Rosa was also the Tokyo Joshi Pro International Princess Champion to help establish this PPV title match challenger as being a decorated, worldwide contender, and JR shat all over it. So did Tony honestly, but Tony doesn't have a persistent pattern of condescending toward anything and everything he can. Him making creepy comments after that just further cements the problem. Ross sucks. I've been on this for a few years now, after his fiasco at the Long Beach NJPW show where he f***ed up horribly, told people to f*** off if they didn't like him f***ing up, then after the show lie and blame the company for not preparing him even though he'd posted on twitter a shot of the guide material they sent him a few days earlier, complete with pictures and names.
Dude doesn't have it anymore, and hasn't had it for a while. A year ago he made those gross 'happy ending' comments during another women's match. He's not stopping. The best thing Vince ever did was treat the man like shit, because it's worked to give him a cushion of good will and sympathy that has extended far past his ability, because once JR came off the "show up once a year to commentate Taker matches" semi-retirement he's proven time and again that nobody should have him in a prominent position. It doesn't matter what flashes of competence he has sometimes, the overall package is a mess and it's hurting the show and my enjoyment of the show. Bad, cheesy, or silly commentary I can live with, but shitting all over the product and saying sexist shit and then being a goblin on twitter over it? Nah.
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Post by markymark on Sept 6, 2020 8:46:31 GMT -5
This sounds very mean to say but if you want him gone then why not tweet it to Khan like crazy? It worked when fans did it to Corgan so Cornette got fired.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 6, 2020 9:47:56 GMT -5
I love JR and AEW commentary in general.
And that Anna Jay line cracked me up.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 6, 2020 11:22:45 GMT -5
I just imagine how it must feel to be a young woman in the business (Anna’s like 21 or something) and to have a legend you’ve been listening to probably your whole life say on commentary during your match how he wishes your boobs would pop out.
Big no thanks.
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Post by XIII on Sept 6, 2020 11:27:36 GMT -5
If he’s saying shit like this on announce, I can only imagine how nasty he is backstage. Get his old ass out of there!
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Post by eJm on Sept 6, 2020 11:35:17 GMT -5
JR's been super horny, especially on Twitter ever since his wife passed away. To call a spade a spade here... He’d been horny LONG before his wife passed away.
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Post by The Ichi on Sept 6, 2020 12:13:20 GMT -5
Tony and Excalibur have the best chemistry since Cole and Taz, so it's not even like letting JR go would leave any kind of empty void.
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Post by The Blue Nova on Sept 6, 2020 14:39:42 GMT -5
Just saying if what jim ross said on commentary was offensive I hate to see how people would of survived Jerry Lawler in the attitude era
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Post by Fake Jesus on Sept 6, 2020 14:57:21 GMT -5
Just saying if what jim ross said on commentary was offensive I hate to see how people would of survived Jerry Lawler in the attitude era Jerry Lawler is a rapist and anyone without the intellectual maturity of a horny 15 year old regards his women's commentary as cringy, sleazy shite.
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Post by MolotovMocktail on Sept 6, 2020 14:57:53 GMT -5
I’d rather have a full nerd squad. Excalibur, Veda, Tony. With Taz occasionally to un nerd it. Taz is wearing out his welcome, too. He got exposed as soon as he left WWE. I can't take much more of him calling everything "_______ Jones". And we're still getting "Yambag Yahtzee".
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Post by Fake Jesus on Sept 6, 2020 15:00:33 GMT -5
Anyway AEW should start a rotating three man booth of Tony/Excalibur with Taz or Jericho depending. I like JR's commentary still but you can't make your commentator a divisive point as he's been for a while. He's served his purpose.
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Post by The Blue Nova on Sept 6, 2020 15:05:04 GMT -5
Just saying if what jim ross said on commentary was offensive I hate to see how people would of survived Jerry Lawler in the attitude era Jerry Lawler is a rapist and anyone without the intellectual maturity of a horny 15 year old regards his women's commentary as cringy, sleazy shite. I agree actually to be honest Lawler as a heel commentator was ok at best. TBH I thought Owen Hart in 96 king of the commentary was really awesome and I honestly think he would of been a great heel commentator
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Post by lucas_lee on Sept 6, 2020 15:06:13 GMT -5
I love JR and AEW commentary in general. And that Anna Jay line cracked me up. I would find it funnier if he wasn't creepy towards her on social media
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Post by Deleted on Sept 6, 2020 15:22:56 GMT -5
I love JR and AEW commentary in general. And that Anna Jay line cracked me up. I would find it funnier if he wasn't creepy towards her on social media He's been creepy there too? I don't follow him. Might take a look later. Anna Jay has a nice ~ ! ...
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Post by XIII on Sept 6, 2020 15:36:14 GMT -5
Just saying if what jim ross said on commentary was offensive I hate to see how people would of survived Jerry Lawler in the attitude era I mean, the majority of people here saw that. Yes, few batted an eye at the time, but in retrospect his ass should have been out on the street too.
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Post by Dub H on Sept 6, 2020 16:18:17 GMT -5
Just saying if what jim ross said on commentary was offensive I hate to see how people would of survived Jerry Lawler in the attitude era I always hated Lawlee since I started watching,your point?
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