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[@VinEllis]

No commentator team has come close to JR and Jerry King.

[@joshjackson4587]

Jr and Paul heyman

[@Fanik10]

+josh jackson Forgetting about Gorilla Monsoon and Bobby "The Brain" Heenan or were you born yet or old enough to remember?

[@KillSwitchNY]

I'm gonna combat that with Tony Schavone and Bobby Heenan.

[@camduffy3924]

Jerry lawler is a fucking disgrace

[@lakebay972]

Perhaps now; but he was awesome in the NewGen and Attitude Eras.

[@microtechmachineshop]

jim ross the type a guy who still watches wwf on mute and commentates to himself

[@edwuncleriii3798]

hahahahaha

[@christopherrussell1394]

+microtechmachineshop Lol

[@HardTotheCore64]

If he live streamed it I would mute my TV and listen to him instead lol

[@thequintessential5503]

lol

[@sniperkain]

+HardTotheCore64 god i would too,its not Raw without J.R

[@mercytoday]

Stone cold and The Rock in the ring, JR and the King ring side, that’s WWE heaven!

[@jrmop0965]

Vince McMahon and Jessie the body Ventura were better imo

[@Varone26]

Bobby and Gorilla kiddos, that was the standard of commentary.

[@ocb7160]

JR and Heyman was my favourite commentary team. Jesse Ventura was also great.

[@bucko504]

With degeneration x as the outside ring enforcers

[@BADWOLF-cs6ow]

The best of times!!!👍❤😁😎⭐

[@JohnnyGingy]

I don’t care who the sponsor is you don’t fire JR

[@aherrodlhs]

The Canes still is

[@martinramirez1995mr]

Who was the sponsor?

[@AmazingJuniorBros]

Irfan Iqbal We was fired in the pg era to begin with

[@denislmlbj]

I wonder if they had lost viewers by firing JR. If they have lost, I was reading an article about why WWE got rid of ECW. And there was said that Mick Foley said: Vince would rather lose 1 million dollars that in this case are viewers than gain 3 billion dollars that in this case are viewers doing what is good fort the others or what they tell him to do. So that is Vince. Doing by his mind and losing 1 million dollars than doing what others tell him and lose 3 billion.

[@MusicalSavior23]

@@denislmlbj I'm sure they did

[@takerapoel]

WWE doesn't seem to have any respect for their employees, even if they are legends.

[@ssjgotenks2009]

Giorgos Apoel yes they do zigler say wee show repslic give tienm off hwen he was hrut they hsow rpesic if they did not they wood told eage your not finshed get you but but in ring some with hbk they told you cant yospt tlel we say so did they do that no

[@lyricsmusic9840]

+signerleo snyder speak English danm!

[@awesome1ru]

they treat them like shit only top guys that brings in the money are untouched

[@takerapoel]

signerleo snyder uw0t

[@ssjgotenks2009]

Chris J that is lie troll

[@Mus1c15MyL1fe]

Firing Jim Ross is like firing The Undertaker, The Rock or Stone Cold (i mean actual firing not scripted firing). Those guys r the reason the wwe is where its at today

[@sbj97]

+Mohazzan Khan exactly

[@AXharoth]

+Mohazzan Khan its like firing cm punk oh wait they did it

[@ZulkarnainHafiz]

they fired Hogan though.. one of the faces on Mount Rushmore

[@michaelcastilloo]

William Atherton Yep indeed

[@mosesfree1245]

Dna Master. no lie Im up set literally

[@ajaxlewis7664]

His voice is my childhood. I'm English and 27, when I hear his voice I go straight back to being a little kid.

[@jaimep3432]

Im mexican and 26 same here !

[@firebeardnc6012]

Bah God King! He has gone back to his childhood, that man has a family!

[@ajaxlewis7664]

@@firebeardnc6012 awesome comment!

[@YawsanityTV]

Same feels bruv. ☹️☹️☹️

[@elliot438bcfcVTEC]

Same I'm 26 UK too. Wrestling is nothing without a fitting charasmatic commentator

[@mohamedmoharm1819]

Firing JR, was the biggest mistake ever made by Vince.

[@charlottefraser7444]

Buying WCW was the biggest mistake Vince made......was the day wrestling died

[@mohamedmoharm1819]

@@charlottefraser7444 👍

[@DatBoyBlue91]

Facts

[@401RISaint]

Mohamed Moharm yup

[@itz_vortex7341]

@@charlottefraser7444 the day wrestling died was when chris benoit incident happened

[@Seahawkfan1108]

This man right here was the voice of the WWF/WWE for a long time.....god i miss hearing his "GOOD GAWD ALMIGHTY" "FOR THE LAWVE OF GAWD, DON'T DO IT!" "WHAT A SLOBER KNOCKER!"......miss hearing this man's voice every monday night.

[@RatAvenue]

Oh god that picture.

[@RandomVids519]

Stone cold stone cold omg!!!!

[@EcksPression]

Random Videos Thats Kane! Thats gotta be Kane!

[@thatcannonguy]

Kyle Eckert Pretty sure that was Vince.

[@EcksPression]

Cannon Grant Could of swore is was JR

[@spydergs07]

WWE without JR sucks. JR was the best commentator.

[@treybolinger]

He made everything a slobber knockin' good time!

[@1mickiejames]

+treybolinger he is the best commentator

[@jordanjordan878]

WWE succs

[@mayorodriguez7021]

Is not the same without Jr

[@Eltardotv]

Him and taz together

[@501Young_]

This man was like a father/uncle to us all growing up

[@DraftAutumn732]

I flew on a plane last month from Fresno to Dallas with this guy sitting in first class on my plane. Was pretty awesome to see the voice of my childhood watching pro wrestling.

[@juggernaut4898]

No

[@sddragons843]

Yes he was

[@cherrydonner5298]

No, he wasn't 😂😂😂

[@BlitzMCR]

Is that the dad/uncle you’ve never met?

[@riyadinho6795]

Tbh it’s WWE’s loss. Jim Ross makes average matches seem spectacular his commentary is unparalleled

[@kayandaeddings4803]

Now he is part of the elite if you know what I’m talking about. He is now with his old buddy Tony schiavone, Excalibar, and of course the human Sue Plex machine tazz. Take that McMahon.

[@papamoruski207]

@@kayandaeddings4803 senile JR is the shittiest commentator in wrestling

[@ragerblade82]

@@papamoruski207 them fighting words boy.

[@V-for-Vendetta01]

@@papamoruski207 ok

[@stonecoldhitman7662]

100% right! 👌🏼👏🏼👏🏼👍

[@OdintheGermanShepherd]

Twenty Years of stellar work then one mistake and YOU'RE FIRED!!!! Sounds just like the major corporation I work for.

[@tylergnosis2581]

Odin the German Shepherd that's vince

[@matthewhudson7883]

tyler gnosis - Oh yeah. It is definitely past time for Vince to hand over control to somebody else ... just not Stephanie ... or Triple H.

[@dontcallmerudy9044]

Matthew Hudson NO CHANCE! haha

[@sexygorillanips7535]

Yet you think 20 years of outstanding service you would know better. If you don't know the consequences to your job maybe you shouldn't be working it. Like if you were a cook and you spit in someone's food would you expect to still be there? I barely watch wrestling, but yes I do agree Jr was the best. But as you and anyone else can see they were losing money, so in my own opinion why would you insult the sponsor whether it was mistake or not.

[@thelegendkillersshittyduff1335]

Complete horseshit. I feel so bad just watching the shit stain called wwe. When Orton retires I pretty sure will stop watching this complete garbage

[@guileniam]

"GOOD GOD ALMIGHTY" "ROCK BOTTOM, ROCK BOTTOM!" This man is 25% of wrestling

[@jasonking454]

"STOP THE DAMN MATCH!"

[@gullinbo]

“FOR THE LOVE OF GOD”

[@Dillonabney5]

HES KEEELED HIM HES KEELED HIM!!!! STONE COLD STONE COLD STONE COLD STONE COLD

[@rockstarphantom8112]

THAT MAN HAS A FAMILY! HE'S A HUMAN BEING!

[@joseortega7815]

Runnin like a scalded dawg

[@giodelux0810]

why’d i get this recommend 5 years later

[@user-mm4re9en4y]

giovanni im sayin💀

[@francisco2082]

Happened to me too 😂😭🥺

[@theoneandonly7063]

giovanni on God

[@justinec.lukama3893]

Am wondering the same freaking thing

[@jodofly1158]

You guys watched a wrestling related video that's why

[@rustyfox5261]

JR and Jerry "the king" Lawler will always be the best commentator team for wwe ever

[@adamhamilton5294]

Jerry just said "LOOK OUT! " Every 30 seconds. .that was it.

[@mhks68]

Vince was a really good commentator back in the day.

[@haketh1]

Nah it’s Monsoon & Heenan

[@erikestrada3451]

@@haketh1 yup

[@BestLaddOgama]

@@adamhamilton5294 Jerry was better at working off other peoples commentary than creating his own.

[@geronjenkins18]

Him and Jerry the King Lawler made the WWE entertaining during the Attitude Era.

[@slj3332]

I agree with you, I miss them.

[@TrideepNagg]

"Austin just stunned the hell out of McMahon!!!!!!"

[@slj3332]

Yeah that was the best.

[@helainaharding2470]

That's for sure. Another good heel commentator Jesse Ventura.

[@TheArtofUTube]

+Great One All good things must come to an end.

[@itzcd8857]

JR=best announcer ever.

[@EcksPression]

Him and King

[@viniciusdoe3882]

Kyle Eckert Fuck lawler, all he does is make stupid jokes, fuck Michael cole and JBL too

[@jackmack6643]

Vinicius Oliveira lol, ya guy fuck them all, everyone is bad at everything everywhere all the time !!! Lol, idiot

[@dsavish]

Itz CD fuck yeah. go watch early 2000's wwe, so damn good with JR!!

[@yamaxenuz7905]

Jack Mack No one said * All time* you see. Lawler was a good commentator before he started sucking the babyface's dicks. Cole is good when he commentates Matches. he just sucks at making jokes ( so does lawler ) and when he tries to be a heel while commenting and Interrupting some really intressting moments etc. both of them ruined howard frinkel announcing Cm punk's entrance aswell.

[@fastlane1221]

When it comes to calling a wrestling match, Jim Ross is the GOAT

[@kayandaeddings4803]

Now I watch him on all elite wrestling. He’s awesome.

[@rebekahfield4083]

He's honest and admits his mistakes, you don't fire someone like that. He has a 'perfect Wrestling commentary voice,' I will miss that voice-if I still watched that wrestling federation, but it's gone to crap 'all acrobatics now, no tough stuff like hard core matches, Street fights.' 'However' JR looks great, healthy, 'looking good man' you 'still' got that, stuff 'em!

[@jamesynfg2136]

Wtf is this punctuation lmaooo

[@desertedvoltron]

Jamesy NFG looks like he’s from the south. i wouldnt know tho

[@sikwitit773]

@@jamesynfg2136 tf up james lol

[@wiglafsfilms8418]

JR was gold! He'd know how to sell an match! Maaayn, I missed the classics!

[@rebekahfield4083]

@KingCaino Plays You know nothing I have it on DVDS. Go back to school your embarrassing yourself

[@RobotCavePartytime]

"BY GOD. HE WAS FIRED IN HALF!"

[@UltimaKombat]

Too Soon

[@YoreTiller]

RobotCaveParty BY GAWD, DON'T DO IT, DON'T DO IT. LEAVE THE MAN ALONE. STOP THAT DAYYYMN MATCH.

[@A.C._]

RobotCaveParty "THAT JOB HAD A FAMILY DAMMIT!"

[@DeathBringer769]

RobotCaveParty "SEND HIM TO HELL! SEND HIM TO HELL!!"

[@Kev95682]

SOMEBODY STOP THE DAMN JOB! ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!

[@blahblahblackshee879]

Jim ross could make spilled milk seem so interesting and hell even a leaf falling.

[@dsavish]

blahblahblackshee879 lol yup.

[@Ophiuchus123456789]

***** GOOD GOD ALMIGHTY KAYNG! LOOK AT THAT MILK SPILL LIKE A COUPLE OF SCOLDED DOGS! HELLFIRE AND BRIMSTONE!!!

[@DrStrangefate]

***** NO! NO!! BAW GAWWD! LEAVE IT ALONE DAMNIT! NO! THAT LEAF IS DEAD!

[@donniehenson9302]

+AJ M

[@rojardakar1313]

Without JR it's no good...

[@rf5921]

WWE has f-ed up ALOT over the years but the stupidest was definitely getting rid of this legend.

[@bingodingo3804]

2014: "I'm always gonna be a WWE guy." 2021: "Hello everyone and welcome to AEW Dynamite!"

[@quentinmitchell4568]

its wednesday night, and you know that means

[@KOHF34]

It amazes me. Jim Ross hired The Rock, Mankind, and other well-known talent, and McMahon repays him this way. What an odd way to express appreciation.

[@charliechan6892]

The man convinced Vince to hire steve austin. Jr is the real genius, Vince is an idiot reaping his father's work. Once the wars ended and all that was left was tna, Vince couldn't give a fuck less.

[@AlrightYaBitch]

Dev n VInce is an absolute scumbag. The man literally makes my skin crawl.

[@DeathBringer769]

Dev n Vince probably convinced himself that everything was his own personal accomplishments alone.

[@charliechan6892]

Deathbrewer Considering he fired jr recently, and multiple times in the past, I say you're right. He fires him, then realizes all of his ideas and roster suck, then he rehires him until he gets pissy about something again.

[@potatofarmerbowbow3557]

if Vince had full control of the situation he might have retained JR, but with the company going public who knows whose decision it was to fire JR.

[@629O]

"BAHHH GAWWWD AWWLMIGHTY" Cannot be replaced. Ever.

[@UltimaKombat]

BAHHH GAWWWD AWWLMIGHTY, THEY KILLED HIM!

[@williamphillip9749]

Vince McMahon has messed up wrestling so bad.

[@richardalaquinez4835]

Not only him but these pussy parents and cry baby ass kids

[@gearswitch8193]

It's not Vince it's that ignorant daughter of his and that douche HHH

[@CJEstradaMartinez]

Vince McMahon is what's right and wrong with today's wrestling product.

[@drewski1867]

Gearswitch819 no it’s definitely Vince. Everything runs through Vince. From creative decisions to the concessions stand. He’s the one that makes all the decisions. He’s messing up his own company.

[@HardKore5250]

Why and how?

[@tweezee]

"Through hell, fire, and brimstone, IT'S KANE!!!"

[@goldmind85]

Ross got fired because he's the voice of the best era in the history of pro wrestling. He's not a puppet like Micheal Cole or even Lawler who's gonna keep promoting the stupid ass $9.99 campaign. He's gonna promote the action in the ring!

[@aqwcc4]

Oh I know, every 10 minutes these days on raw it's like "www network 9.99" poor self promoting. It's really embarrassing! Even mick foley was good on commentary imp but he wouldn't listen to vince in his ears all the time

[@gauntlion839]

goldmind85 Um I bet you jim ross would promote it because he loves wwe if you listen to what he says

[@animeahmedshippuden2114]

*****

[@bp9392]

goldmind85 Yes, because if Ross was there, he wouldn't promote the Network pivotal to the companies future growth.

[@MaJeSTiCz0]

True

[@JackJJG]

He should of been there when the streak ended

[@naqibukhari4999]

my god, the streak is over, my god!

[@timrice1517]

Naqi Bukhari I THINK I JUST HAD AN OUT OF BODY EXPERIENCE!

[@xMiisTx]

BAAAHHHHHHH GAAAWWWWWDDDDDD

[@EvilestRyu]

xMiisTx STONE COLD!!! STONE COLD!!!

[@pd9971]

robbyw98 That's just awesome!!!

[@truewrestlingunderground]

Let's get something straight: Jim Ross is the king of commentary. His voice will always be the quintessential voice in the history of wresting. That means WWE, AEW, CZW, ICW, ETC. Any promotion. Long live Jim Ross. He's the greatest

[@artemussanders1016]

I never knew he got fired I thought he just had left

[@differentworld1646]

Even without a single crowd in Wrestlemania this time imagine how JR would make everything still be magical.JR is the not only the best commentator in WWE.He is the best commentator for any sports.

[@jimmyspillane5735]

@@differentworld1646 MYYYYYYYYYYY GAWWWWWWWWDDDDD ITSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS THEEEEEEEEEEEEE UNDERTAKKKKERRRRRRRR!!!!!

[@bigballzmcdrawz2921]

I thought he just left as well.

[@josephmarkesjoseph1357]

He is on AEW

[@joshuaybarra22]

THATS GOTTA BE KANE THATS GOTTA BE KANE

[@FireitupBedford]

WWE hasn't been the same since. He should still be sitting right beside the King....

[@rowdyroughman]

Yeah, and I miss king talking puppies!

[@OCcrazy1]

rowdyroughman king so boring now

[@Sammo212]

Seriously, the entire commentary team sucks; its Cole misspeaking or Cole and Bradshaw arguing.

[@OCcrazy1]

Steven Simmons plus cole being face is still always wrong all the time

[@daves9664]

Steven Simmons lets be fair JBL is pretty good, its Cole and King that are boring, still nothing compares to the beaut JR

[@jetsfan8710]

I will argue and say that Jim Ross is arguably in the top 10 conversation as one of the greatest commentators of all time, and I'm not talking about wrestling, but in general. Thinking about it, Jim Ross new about a decent amount of how the matches would end, and even then he still made it seem like it was a live sporting event where you didn't know the outcome. He is a great commentator and made wrestling almost seem like a legit sport like basketball or football. He deserves to be in the broadcasting HOF.

[@ericdicocco4986]

+Gabe Sloan he'd be an awesome baseball broadcaster. BY GAWD HE CRUSHED THAT BALL! LOOK AT IT GO!

[@69bumbaclat]

He was in the top commentary team of all time with Jerry Lawler, they had incredible timing on everything, the storytelling done and the way they set up every angle was awesome. Every person got over purely because the commentary team put everyone over by setting them up, nowadays the commentary team are too busy talking about how much someone sucks, its dumb as hell.

[@lorddabs1350]

i like him. but taz and cole are my favs

[@TheBoggieknight]

+Gabe Sloan I agree. I could listen to hime all day long. I will never understand why Michael Cole still has a job and this man doesnt

[@aceharris1463]

I mean, Gordon Solie aside, who was even good enough to be considered a better play-by-play announcer?

[@sky223223]

Just wanna say, THANK YOU JR, for making our childhood GREAT!!

[@timberwolf534]

I heard wrestlers doing worse and still keep their job,firing JR was total BS

[@mrperson0140]

One of the worst mistakes WWE did was let JR go

[@AbsoluteChad69]

BROKEN IN HALF BROKEN IN HALF

[@krissanders987]

His voice was the voice of wwe for such a long damn time. I don't get why they fired over him something that petty.

[@NewLeatherface]

Don't worry. When he dies, they'll love him again. Scumbags.

[@krissanders987]

+NewLeatherface good point. It's crazy how wwe using ppl's deaths as profit. I think if anyone should get the profit off the diseased talents should be the family of diseased. Then again, Idk why I'm only pointing out wwe, lots of things do it in the entertainment felids. Back to JR, he made you get into the matches. Even if it wasn't that all of a great one, his voice and words made it seem like it more than what was really going on lol. But that was his skill. Getting ya pumped for a match and in a match.

[@neilparmar5705]

Kris Sanders that sounds like McMahon though.

[@subzero8679]

Go have a drink at your job tomorrow and see what happens. No matter what he did or didn't do, he still had a drink on the job. Fired!!!!!!!!!!! He deserved it. Don't care if that wasn't the reason, it's still a legit reason to fire somebody.

[@mayorodriguez7021]

I love Jerry the King and Jr best commentary jerry is hilarious

[@rohit1701d]

"TOMBSTONE" "TOMBSTONE" "TOMBSTONE"! He could create magic with just one word man! Get him back!

[@jimmybeavis9185]

Jim Ross and Jerry King were in the WWE what Pat Summerall and John Madden were to the NFL. Legendary commentating team whose voices instantly take you back in time to your childhood and/or some unforgettable match. Exceptional commentating can take a below-average-to-average match into a top card, main event match up. The individual commentating voice gift is rare. Putting two, rare, gifted individuals together is even more rare. Vince should have fined Jim Ross and not fire him. Terrible loss for the WWE.

[@KalvinEllis]

It's ridiculous to see guys getting fired for such idiotic reasons. Back in the attitude era, they would give a guy a push if the media reported he was drunk at some panel.

[@stevebuschemi2205]

Don't think they would

[@KalvinEllis]

Charly The Kid Back before they went public you bet they would. During the Monday Night Wars they needed any publicity they could get.

[@KalvinEllis]

TPSOTW Because when they were privately owned they didn't have to be so politically correct. Still, it's kind of ridiculous to fire their most respected announcer for having a few drinks before a panel. Especially considering what shit JR often had to put up with in WWE over the years.

[@EcnomicSuicide]

KalvinEllis it has more to due with image. we live in such sensitive and idiotic times that parents use television to do there jobs. if they see wwe has bad so called role models, they will not allow their children to watch the program which ironically would give them more time to play call of duty and watch mtv, 2chainz and beyonce as if those are good role models.

[@EcnomicSuicide]

3nderoX people don't regulate much anymore and expect things to be perfect.....look at all the 9 year olds on COD when its rated mature

[@rockajabroni5975]

Flair showing up drunk: Not fired Heyman tearing up JR's notes: Not fired Jr 'slurring' his speech: Fired. Really, Vince?

[@matthewhudson7883]

Damn right. The kayfabe Vince is just the real Vince dialed up to 11. I respect Vince for his sense of the business, from 85 to 91 and from 96 to about 04 maybe, but I have no respect for him on any kind of personal level. He is a greedy turd that believes he is always right, even when he knows he is dead wrong.

[@amit790]

RockaJabroni Vince might as well be a real life heel

[@redcloud5425]

@Logan Richardson and people like us will destroy the whole damn road and burn it to ground ya hear me asshole!

[@wilsybhoy]

Logan Richardson way she fuckin goes bubs

[@rajasanyal9259]

The main reason I can speak English fluently is listening to this guy in childhood || Baww Godd!! all mighty || legend .

[@augie460]

“SOMEONE RING THE DAMN BELL”

[@WhitePony-zu5pi]

The WWE lost out on this one, not Ross. After 2008 (end of the RA era), WWE went to absolute crap with the PG universe era. Good riddance.

[@char7403]

Of course you blame PG for everything, watch WWE Whatculture

[@Papa-uv9fp]

+TF2Charmander The Robloxian well i mean after the end of the RA era it was still good until it went garbage in 2010

[@char7403]

Verenice Quintero Omg I know 2010 was a shit year, then early 2011 was shit, then CM Punk made 2011 - 2012 barable, Daniel Bryan became a start in 2013 - 2014, and now NXT is doing wonderful in 2015 - now.

[@R0ZI33]

Attitude Era, will always be the best.

[@Papa-uv9fp]

Attitude era sucked it only worked in 1997-2001 because it was a special era

[@PlayBunnyGaming]

How many times has JR been fired? He's one of those people who worked his ass off and remained loyal to the WWE till the bitter end and still gets no respect.

[@michaelcastilloo]

So true

[@markgolden9104]

+Not Another Game Channel! I love Jim Ross. Have for decades. While he has been released several times, he was in Vince's inner circle for a while, was head of talent relations for years, as well as the lead play by play man on Raw from 1998 - 2008. While they might have mistreated him a few times, they had a pretty lengthy and successful working relationship for almost 20 years.

[@phatjesus57]

The only reason he gets "fired" is because his Bells Palsy

[@Algoth_Igneous]

Always loved how JR carried himself. A true professional and a class act if I say so myself

[@ratherunique8137]

Absolutely the opposite! He is classless who talks terrible about people who are no longer here to defend themselves. CLASSLESS

[@mspiper397]

JR was my favorite announcer. What a time to be alive, the (wwf) wwe will never see this level of talent again.

[@Freedom21stCenturi]

Same here. Lawler & JR 1997-2000 was simply amazing. Their complimentary energy made watching wrestling that much better.

[@isaacbarlow8247]

Respect for MR Ross,..he's the best there EVER was....He could call a Sunday afternoon arm wrestling with two old ladies half falling asleep....and I would watch on the edge of my seat ...Thank you sir...

[@agostinopepe1975]

Agreed! Best comentator of all time!

[@user-ny7tc2vl5f]

Even since he had his face paralyzed they were looking for an excuse to fire him. I still think he and Jerry are the best announcers in the business and miss the duo every Monday quite frankly.

[@harshmohanbadola]

WHEN JR WAS FIRED, WWE LOST THEIR VOICE THAT DAY........

[@kalruggs1719]

lost their soul

[@meerkatsuricata9729]

2014: I will always be a WWE Guy- Jim Ross 2021: I will always be a AEW Guy- Jim Ross

[@Youre_Right]

That was bullshit firing JR over that. Paul Heyman ripped up his notes. Ric Flair could not have been stopped by JR without JR making a huge scene. Triple H and Vince are just punks.

[@junkmode]

explains why vince lost 360 million the last 2 months.. he lost it years ago the product is just lazy and declining since the pg era was introduced he fires jr after all these years and all the success he brought the bussiness through signing developing talent like the rock stone cold and mankind his legendary comentary career but he hires and pushes eva marie endlessly... and he choose to end the streak to a hit or miss part timer hours before wrestlemania before letting brock disapear for 6-8 months .. not to mention it was followed by a divas tag match as the co main event of wrestlemania damn hes stupid now

[@Idk-ho3vk]

Where did you hear that Paul Heyman ripped up his notes?

[@fatarry]

Idk88 On the video, after JR looses control he tears up the script as a joke

[@frankcabanski9409]

I would have stopped him in a way that entertained the audience and made Ric feel good.

[@wenxingwang7867]

king and jr, best tag team forever

[@FANtomCore]

Both are no longer working for the WWE now. Well they had a good run, better than most and made alot of money to use for their retirement, so don't feel too sad for them.

[@kennethwilliams6736]

Jr is certainly still working for WWE

[@FANtomCore]

He's lead commentator for NJPW not WWE as of 2016.

[@SimpleManGuitars1973]

Gorilla and The Brain are the all time best. JR and Lawler were awesome though.

[@newyorker19810]

Wenxing Wang will you stop! (monsoon voice)

[@peteocean2848]

" as god as my witness his body is broken in half"

[@raddderz]

That's life guys. Major companies DO NOT CARE about their workers. No matter how long you have been with them or how hard you have worked, sooner or later once you start slipping just a tiny bit they will use that to fire you and replace you with someone better and younger.

[@Joneth_Piptne]

Well them being younger yeah but better... nope

[@rayz689]

Wwe doesn't care who they fire because anyone is replaceable

[@Coqui-Cariduro]

Jr aint replaceable and that's why AEW won. Wwe unwatchable now. Sincerely from a fan since 91

[@nekomantix598]

Well said

[@VF1Skullangel]

Jim Ross should go to the NFL. He would be a great commentator!

[@michaeljohnson9362]

Here we go, bah lord what a snap, and he's open! Mah gawd! He's goin to the end zone! Oh no! *tackle*BAW GAWD ALMIGHTY!!

[@TheOpenSight]

Michael Johnson seriously had me lmao over here... I can actually hear it!

[@5deadspace]

Michael Johnson BAW GAWD BAW GAWD STOP THE SUPER BOWL FOR THE LOVE OF GOD THE BRONCOS HAVE FAMILIES DAMMIT. THE SEATTLE SEAHAWKS ARE KILLING THEM!!!

[@bipblake]

Actually, I think Jim use to call the Atlanta Falcons games.

[@picklerick2771]

Agreed, people forget this guy is a human being, an awesome one at that. Imagine that commentary, MANNING, MANNING, MANNING, MANNING! ... get's sacked again.

[@alxofficial1541]

this face of a man who has been broken...... in half

[@bobbyfryer7758]

Good god almighty that's a good comment

[@josephstalin7803]

ba gawd don't comment that think of your family Jeff!

[@MisterRON]

As god as my witness, I am laughing myself in half

[@-BuddyGuy]

Somebody stop the damn comment thread

[@deadhomie8722]

This comment has me spaghetti-legged. (More obscure ross reference)

[@canucklehead70]

The bells palsy gave him the greatest wrestling voice of our time

[@nunyadamnbidness2531]

plus the king. like peanut butter and jelly. you ever listen to mcmahon on commentary. brutal.

[@canucklehead70]

@@nunyadamnbidness2531 just mcmahon's old highlights but you're totally right, it was Jim ross AND THE KING JERRY LAWLER

[@jimmyspillane5735]

@@canucklehead70 Yeah no doubt I love JR and King was always different with JR, each brought out the best in each other. Why dumb Mcmahon has a love affair with Cole I will never get it just like I don't understand his obsession with Cena, or going away from the style of Wrestling and crowd that saved his company.

[@NiteDriv3r]

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[@AKD_PK]

Remember the good olde days when Jim used to say "OH MAH GAWD, SOMEBODY STAPH DA DAYUM MAYTCH"

[@KennethMoreland]

I stopped watching WWE the moment they fired this legend.

[@KooKooforCards]

Watching wrestling since I was a kid and now almost 50yrs old. I can honestly say that JR was and still is the most exciting, experienced commentator in "ALL" of wrestling. Everyone is so quick to forget all the years JR kept us in the edge of our seats and as far as I'm concerned no one will ever measure up to JR. We the loyal fans of wrestling will always love and respect what JR did for wrestling. Thank you JR for all you have done from the bottom of my Southern Texas heart. There will never be another quite like you honey.

[@Departing_Beloved]

"ROCK BOTTOM, ROCK BOTTOM, ROCK BOTTOM ON THE BOSS!!" - Jim Ross

[@christeach2137]

GOOD GOD ALMIGHTY!!!!

[@infamousj-hkz8257]

*HE'S A HUMAN BEING COT DAMMIT*

[@Konni1969]

The truth is, in WWE you can't even burb without Vince's permission. Vince doesn't want anybody to be creative or innovatice. His Godzilla like ego wouldn't allow it.

[@viktorstagnetti7491]

You obviously have zero clue. If that were true Stone Cold would of stayed the Ringmaster and never reached main event status. The company is always looking for talent to step up and say I don't want to do this shit, let's go in another direction. The problem is the wrestlers today are too scared or content in their role to make any noise. All they have to do is speak up and they can create their own character.

[@morphdous9673]

Viktor Stagnetti Stone Cold does what he's told. If he was told stay ringmaster, he would have done it like the professional wrestler he is. Vince let him speak the way he wanted to compete with WCW. Nothing else. No wrestler 'speaks up'. They beg to speak. Jericho begged to do his own talking in WCW instead of a script. Etc etc.

[@Konni1969]

Cory Smith How would you know, If they speak up or beg to speak? You are not there? You are not one of the Boys. You are just a fan, so don't sell your opinion as Facts.

[@magnussolli3416]

Viktor Stagnetti False you can't choose you'r own gimmick, wwe choose that

[@reawrestling]

Magnus Solli wrong wwe does give you a gimmick in the beginning but look at austin he was a wrestlig master then came to steve austin so what you are saying is wrong and people need to understand its there choice to say no and be fired or released so wrong

[@CT-8024]

Guy is and always has been a class act.

[@rockajabroni5975]

Yes, but too much of a company man to admit when WWE fucks him over

[@dftmmwgitd]

some people say he is actually a cunt.

[@jessenays3036]

Dom Tes really? lol

[@JoshHarris9395]

2014: I'm always going to be a WWE guy. 2019: Joins AEW

[@sultanbundi3415]

Josh Harris do u blame him tho good for him

[@duhmainmang]

I dont blame him... wwe is ass, has been ass since 2004 💩💩💩💩💩💩💩

[@iRaps1]

It’s not like he completely agrees with all the Indy shit there tho 😬 you can hear him being like that’s bullshit or wheres the logic in that all the time

[@oriyion]

iRaps1 Considering how annoyed jr gets on tv and fite I wonder how annoyed he gets behind the scenes/after the shows done

[@iRaps1]

@@oriyion i stg i guess because he's not associated with the creative direction he's not too worried, but he probably gets pissed when he has to call blatant bullshit.

[@jimthompson8947]

8/10 comments JR is their childhood. WWE lost many future lifelong fans unable to make this audio / legendary connection ; WWE robbed themself. JR u r the legend. End / Fin

[@rashaadhenderson3160]

Bring back J.R.!! Best damn commentator of all time!

[@CarlosVargas-jz8gl]

bah gawd yes!!

[@justpunishingvaginassince1923]

+Carlos Vargas FOR THE LOVE OF GOD BAWWWW GAWD HES BROKEN HIM IN HALF!!!!!!

[@kayandaeddings4803]

No!. Bring back both he and Jerry the King Lawler. They was like peanut butter and jelly, they was like the singing group peaches and herb, ashford and Simpson, Ike and Tina, and Bonnie and Clyde. They was a fantastic team. Just like Michael Cole, and Taz. Not Michael Cole, and JBL which totally sucked. Oh!. Even Michael Cole, and Kevin Kelly was great on Sunday night heat during the attitude era at the time.

[@absurdrhino]

No WWE is a shit show nowadays, no amount of JR or the Rock can fix that. Ba gawd the show is broken in half! This is truly a sickening display

[@rashaadhenderson3160]

Tazz?? Sorry bro... J.R. was doing it long before Tazz appeared on the scene.

[@AlterBridgeJericho]

We've gone from 'AS GOD AS MY WITNESS HE IS BROKEN IN HALF' to 'oh my' from michael cole with vince screaming directions in his ears. J.R. was the man!

[@franklinbumgartener1323]

This is tremendous... Art Garfunkel interviewing Jim Ross!

[@quincee3376]

Bwahahahaha. OMG. Nice one!!

[@yourfavoriteblockheadthepo4520]

JR's wife: "What?" JR: "Did you not HEAR ME or did you not UNDERSTAND ME?!" JR's wife: "WHAT?!?!" 😂😂😂😂 How come nobody has caught this? But Good Ole JR is the Greatest!!

[@blackheartscars]

What?

[@rayz689]

@@blackheartscars right!? Lol I'm confused too

[@samuelcornelison5438]

LMMFAO

[@yourfavoriteblockheadthepo4520]

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[@yourfavoriteblockheadthepo4520]

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[@XxShadowAssassin24xX]

Jim Ross was my childhood, everytime i commentated on my little figures copying Jim Ross's Voice :(

[@thekosmokramer]

mannnn i got a box of those with the wwf ring to wrestle them in. childhood GOLD

[@pearljam619]

What a gentleman. He has been fired and takes it on the chin. Doesn't blame others and pays respects to Flair. Class Act.

[@bebomaldonado5987]

“Were you drunk” “hell no.... I had one cocktail” lol

[@AllStarFlamePepito]

Jim Ross is the most underrated, yet the greatest Legend in the WWE.

[@jazzandfunkequalsjunk179]

Attitude Era commentary team *Triple H after betray DX* Triple H: "you know normally i would come out here and I would have just 2 words for all of you...." *fans interrupt Triple H by chanting Ass....hole....* King: "oh oooh. sounds like the fans have 2 words for Triple H" JR: "That's one word, King" King: "Ooh"

[@jpowers55]

"Ass" and "hole" are two words. lol

[@denisgojic2133]

jpowers55 asshole is one

[@seanegan8150]

@@denisgojic2133 a combination of two words

[@zuhairzubir8539]

@@seanegan8150 combination of two word becoming one word..

[@seanegan8150]

@@zuhairzubir8539 well yeah, it still means the same thing though. Ass hole. Asshole.

[@hugo.nieves787]

Ric should've never been given an invitation on the 2k panel after such a heartbreaking and terrible tragedy...

[@oldgoat8861]

The BEST ANNOUNCER PERIOD.....He was part of the main reasons we enjoyed it. He maintained the story line, background, play by play, history, anger, and surprise. THE VERY BEST !!!

[@JasonK1982]

He’s an amazing person And I respect him for being honest

[@anxofarmesto]

I have a feeling he'll be back at some point...everyone comes back eventually and Vince doesn't hold grudges forever.

[@RandomHelpingGuy]

He can't afford to hold grudges now at his age. We don't know how much longer he has left.

[@TonyMontana-ec6kt]

tell that to savage

[@rionpaige6231]

Tony Montana That's because Savage fucked his daughter. True story.

[@rionpaige6231]

trippychill Angle and Gangrel had the opportunity to come back. However, around that time, Angle and Gangrel were doing shoots left and right on WWE. As for the Hardys, how many chances should those guys get? Matt was all fucked up and left, Jeff was a junkie for the majority of his career and left multiple times, and WWE still let them go out against each other at WrestleMania.

[@tsengmao]

Rion Paige NOT True Story, that's a rumor. Maybe it did, maybe it didn't. Even IF it did, he'll get over that eventually too

[@jubeijenkins2339]

Jim Ross. Best ringside announcer. EVER. Voice of the classic Attitude Era when pro wrestling was at its peak. Damn shame...

[@willglenn-bl9gm]

JR is the only wrestling personality I want to meet some day

[@goodtimesproductions1]

Childhood hero of mine. Grew up listening to him call some of the greatest matches to come out of wrestling entertainment.

[@xMoonlala]

Why are so many people surprised that he was fired? It's the WWE they'll fire you for anything lol

[@xMoonlala]

***** Listen if Hulk Hogan can get fired then anybody can.

[@truestdude]

Bringing JR back is what's BEST 4 business

[@xMoonlala]

truestdude Totally is :D

[@DNAsGhostzHouze]

+PandasDontShare True, they fired HBK back in the day for a fight they heard he got into...

[@rocker1821]

I think he has a case for a disability lawsuit against wwe

[@davidmurphy8364]

MY GOD HE IS BROKEN IN HALF!!! I'm no longer a fan of the WWE but that will forever live in my memory

[@allwrestlingtv554]

the best voice, best dialect and best touch for how to emphasis certain stuff and the best improvisor. Simple best commentator ever.

[@AggressiveSushi]

The reason people are surprised is becuz jr put so much work into the business and if not for him commentary would have been shit. He's a commentary God

[@backyardgaming]

I was in the front row for the symposium, being awake for 26 hours straight after my flight was delayed 18 hours from London, it is still something I will never forget. I don't think anyone could've handled that situation any better than JR to be honest, it could've been alot "worse" or out of control maybe a better word. Truthfully the whole idea of a wrestlemania symposium at summerslam made no sense!

[@CraigSmithII]

backyardgaming I agree. It's like what he told Sam,folks had to understand that Ric Flair was going through a tough time & JR did the best he could. 2KSports had no problem because they enjoyed it,but firing JR? Bad move that turned out to be a blessing for him

[@CraigSmithII]

Dillon Kimberley That's WWE for you,they'll fire JR over this BS & gives Ric Flair a job. When you think about it,jobs everywhere do this stuff. I got suspended from my job last year for some BS,before that back in 2008,I fired for something that was beyond but wasn't beyond my control

[@googleloogle4379]

He was the voice of WWE for so long and a loved person by all the fans. After all he’s years of service got booted for a stupid mistake and the way they fired him was embarrassing to treat him the way. if many of you don’t know he got fired live on raw and was not scripted or discussed with JR at all. As they wanted to have a natural reaction and he handled it like a gent. Love Lawler but JR is the one true King of wwe commentary.

[@Kage1997]

"I'm always gonna be a WWE guy" This comment did not age well.

[@floridafan561]

Nicholas Heiberg I don’t get it ?

[@reddragonlady5014]

@@floridafan561 I think he meant because WWE is shitty these days

[@6ix408]

slick s Jim Ross is a commentator on AEW, WWE rival

[@raulleon6870]

That doesn't have to mean literally. It can mean he will always root for them. Which may be the case. He even finished it off with wishing them success...

[@JackatPurchase]

JR on AEW is not as good as the old days. He screws up frequently during commentating and he seems uninterested

[@jimmygee2508]

Commentating is the heart of wrestling that tells the story of whats happening. Nuff said

[@BanditMage]

Your first good comment Jimmy fuck stick.

[@boliussa]

Jimmy Gee WHAT ON EARTH?!?!?! Neighbours, everybody needs good NEIGHBOURS. **SERIOUSLY**!!! That is your avatar!!! I cannot imagine a more irrelevant program.. maybe 'home and away'. UN-BE-LIEVABLE!

[@jimmygee2508]

boliussa happy to know i made your day..

[@boliussa]

Jimmy Gee Wel, you're not much of a fan if you don't want to explain why you made him your avatar.. I guess you're just two sacks of shit, hence the connection between you.

[@jimmygee2508]

boliussa morons like yourself don't deserve a proper reply.

[@d3gnerate315]

Even when hes gone from the company, hes towing the company line. C'mon JR. You did nothing wrong.

[@zerimar26]

Some of my favorite Jim Ross quotes. "He's running like a scalded dog." "Will somebody stop the damn match!" He's being whipped like a government mule!" "It's gonna be a slobberknocker!"

[@heey_im_mike]

Tougher than a two dollar steak!

[@Anonymous-pm7jf]

The Jim Ross firing was the most disappointing moment in wrestling for me. He's a class act and the most talented announcer in the history of wrestling. It's sad to see him go out like that.

[@D-Ry]

I stopped watching WWE in mid 2012 and when I found out Jim Ross was fired from the company I was pissed off, I was even more pissed off when they decided to end Undertaker's streak to Brock Lesnar, IT SHOULD'VE BEEN TRIPLE H OR SHAWN MICHAELS OR CM PUNK The company is dead to me now.

[@TheKAlltop]

Triple H, and Shawn Michaels turned down ending the streak. Only one who accepted was Brock Lesnar. Taker had for years been asking everyone to end it but no one would do it.

[@D-Ry]

TheKAlltop Probably cause no one wanted to be the one to end the thing that made Undertaker so ominous and unreal, I remember hearing that Taker wanted Randy Orton to end it at Wrestlemaina 21, i'm just saying there were a lot more better options then Lesnar.

[@codyman5540]

Worst part is that they didn't consider Bray defeating the streak. 😞

[@D-Ry]

Codyman yeah or even Kane would've been a better pick.

[@TwistC]

+David Captain Charisma Ryan don't worry, that was takers #1 pick. But of course no one wanted to do it

[@hotgirlsarehot]

I hope Shane O Mac regains control of RAW after his match with The Undertaker and rehires Jim Ross live on-air.

[@people1646]

It will be dope

[@truestdude]

Took th' words right out of my mouth

[@rock00dom]

+hotgirlsarehot You do know that this is just a Kayfabe thing, right? Even if Shane does end up as the General Manager, Vince still has the last word on everything.

[@people1646]

rock00dom puh mu ah bodo

[@rock00dom]

People 1 Okay? :D

[@Sakyosha]

"I'm still gonna be a WWE guy" AEW BAI GAWD.... LOOK WHO IT IS

[@R6-D2]

WWE lost a lot of fans when they did Mr. Ross like that!