When he was the commentator he didn't bring that whole Mr. McMahon billionaire act. I think he was one of the best though. As for JR and King. I don't like y'all. I'm from NY I don't do y'all. Y'all isn't something we say here. We don't wear Cowboy hats here. JR targets one crowd of people. Southeners. Same with the King. No it doesn't make me watch the show less. But they are definitely directed towards Southeners.
It's interesting how you see this, with them being directed towards southerners. I'm in the UK, and it doesn't bother me how they talk. They're just talking, and I'm just listening, but maybe that's due to me not recognising the different accents across America as much.
Although, I hate the term y'all. It always reminds me of the rednecks from Simpsons!