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Dave Meltzer of The Wrestling Observer just released a breaking audio update, and has provided even more information on the developing story of Jim Ross announcing his retirement from WWE.
According to Meltzer, JR met with Vince McMahon in Connecticut last night, and all but a handful of Vince's inner circle had any idea why the meeting was taking place.
The reason why Jim Ross was let go from WWE was due to his inability to control Ric Flair at the WWE 2K Sports panel that took place the night before SummerSlam. As we noted earlier, there was talk of letting JR go "the minute the panel ended," as WWE felt he should have cut Flair off and regained control of the event.
Meltzer further noted that the part of the panel that drew the most heat for Flair was when he made mention of his son Reid's death and when he joked that John Cena never used to drink before they met but now he downs a six pack of beer every night.
The update went on to note that WWE is using the "retirement" excuse as a PR move to avoid major uproar over the firing of a beloved WWE talent and Hall of Famer. Meltzer stands by his belief that Ross was let go entirely due to the 2K Sports panel because just a couple weeks ago during his Q&A session in The UK, Ross said he had no plans to retire from WWE.
Another interesting note is that aside from Vince McMahon, Triple H and a couple other employees mentioning it on Twitter, no WWE wrestlers have commented on the news of JR retiring.
credit: http://www.wrestlezone.com/news/278093-another-big-jrwwe-update-ross-said-to-have-been-qlet-goq-qretirementq-excuse-said-to-be-a-pr-move-what-really-caused-ross-departure
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WWE Hall-of-Fame announcer Jim Ross may have been pushed out of the organization after he and wrestling legend Ric Flair reportedly got drunk at a recent company event, a new report suggests.
The WWE announced on Wednesday that Ross, 61, would be leaving the company after 20 years to “focus on his personal business endeavors.”
Dave Meltzer, editor of The Wrestling Observer, has suggested that “JR” may have been fired for his behavior at the "WWE 2K14 30 Years of Wrestlemania" symposium held last month in Los Angeles, according to an audio update cited by WrestleZone.
According to Meltzer, WWE officials talked about firing Ross from “the minute [the symposium] ended.” In fact, JR reportedly met with WWE chairman Vince McMahon one day before his retirement announcement, with only "a handful" of McMahon's close advisers aware that the meeting took place.
credit: http://www.ibtimes.com/jim-ross-fired-wwe-jr-forced-retire-after-30-years-wrestlemania-symposium-incident-report-says-video
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Sad way to end the career of a legend.
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I didn't see it. Did it look like it may have been a work?
I understand there was a televised segment. If that is the case, I suspect a work.
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Meltzer is writing about it as though it's real.
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Seems a pretty shitty end to a long and very respected career. Surely a one-off panel with Flair wouldn't result in this? :(
Is there any footage of the 2k14 panel, I'd be interested to see what happened?
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Would be awesome if Tna gets rid of Bischoff, his no talent son, and Hogan
and they bring in JR... ;D
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Would be awesome if Tna gets rid of Bischoff, his no talent son, and Hogan
and they bring in JR... ;D
Hmm...
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Flair got Ross fired? Man, he is greater than even I knew.
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Flair got Ross fired? Man, he is greater than even I knew.
Was the firing done publicly on air?
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Wonder if he yelled "Good laaaaaaaard!"
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Wonder if he yelled "Good laaaaaaaard!"
LMAO...why all the hate for "Good Ol' J.R.?"
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LMAO...why all the hate for "Good Ol' J.R.?"
Sooooooo over-rated. Vast majority of fans think is the only announcer ever.
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Bob Caudle could at least be believable...not Jim Ross.
I still remember when "The Midnight Rider" started coming out regularly and everybody in the world knew it was Dusty Rhodes. Ross kept babbling, "This 'Midnight Rider' looks familiar, but I just can't place him!!!" ::)
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Bob Caudle could at least be believable...not Jim Ross.
I still remember when "The Midnight Rider" started coming out regularly and everybody in the world knew it was Dusty Rhodes. Ross kept babbling, "This 'Midnight Rider' looks familiar, but I just can't place him!!!" ::)
I agree with you, but in all fairness:
1.) How else could he have sold such a stupid angle?
2.) If Dusty was doing the booking at that time as he intermittently did, there's a good chance Ross was "instructed" on what to say.
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I agree with you, but in all fairness:
1.) How else could he have sold such a stupid angle?
2.) If Dusty was doing the booking at that time as he intermittently did, there's a good chance Ross was "instructed" on what to say.
I do try to remember that Ross had a script...Bob Caudle had scripts but of course the angles he had to push weren't as absurd.
I think that maybe I have been too hard on ol' JR. :-[
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McMahon has never treated ross with much respect.
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I do try to remember that Ross had a script...Bob Caudle had scripts but of course the angles he had to push weren't as absurd.
I think that maybe I have been too hard on ol' JR. :-[
Actually Caudle had very little scripted material. Read an interview with him and he talked about wanting to just react more to what was going on.
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Actually Caudle had very little scripted material. Read an interview with him and he talked about wanting to just react more to what was going on.
I should have probably phrased that differently :-\
Bob Caudle was my favorite...Gordon Solie a very close second.
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I should have probably phrased that differently :-\
Bob Caudle was my favorite...Gordon Solie a very close second.
You an OLE BIG see eye to eye on this.
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You an OLE BIG see eye to eye on this.
You got that right.
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I hated Gordon Solie.
his deliberate mispronounciation of words like 'suplex = SupLAY" used to drive me nuts.
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I hated Gordon Solie.
his deliberate mispronounciation of words like 'suplex = SupLAY" used to drive me nuts.
Uh, oh...
Only God can save you now, friend.
I'm out of this thread before the imminent uprising!
;D
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Uh, oh...
Only God can save you now, friend.
I'm out of this thread before the imminent uprising!
;D
His name is Hulkster. Need I say more?
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His name is Hulkster. Need I say more?
There you go.
I honestly don't see how one could claim to be a wrestling fan and not like Gordon Solie.
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There you go.
I honestly don't see how one could claim to be a wrestling fan and not like Gordon Solie.
Not just not like, but hate. Compared to the parade of jackwads the WWF has had over the years, Solie has took shits that were better than any of them.
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There you go.
I honestly don't see how one could claim to be a wrestling fan and not like Gordon Solie.
I not only liked his use of "su-PLAY" but I also liked that he was the only broadcaster who used the term "front chancery"...and my favorite line of his was, "(insert wrestler name) is on the scene!!!" and of course who could forget the "pier 6 brawl"
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I not only liked his use of "su-PLAY" but I also liked that he was the only broadcaster who used the term "front chancery"...and my favorite line of his was, "(insert wrestler name) is on the scene!!!" and of course who could forget the "pier 6 brawl"
But, why was it always pier 6? Why wasn't it ever pier 5, or 4?
Didn't shit ever happen over there?
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But, why was it always pier 6? Why wasn't it ever pier 5, or 4?
Didn't shit ever happen over there?
There is probably a logical explanation :-\
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But, why was it always pier 6? Why wasn't it ever pier 5, or 4?
Didn't shit ever happen over there?
I think pier 6 was a wellknown place in NYC as being very rough. Plus 6 is more than 5 or 4.
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I not only liked his use of "su-PLAY" but I also liked that he was the only broadcaster who used the term "front chancery"...and my favorite line of his was, "(insert wrestler name) is on the scene!!!" and of course who could forget the "pier 6 brawl"
My favorite was "Broooother did he catch him with that one."
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My favorite was "Broooother did he catch him with that one."
happy veterans day bitches
(Gordon probably said that privately)
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happy veterans day bitches
(Gordon probably said that privately)
Thanks. 8)
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Not just not like, but hate. Compared to the parade of jackwads the WWF has had over the years, Solie has took shits that were better than any of them.
oh come on. even Todd Pettengill was better than Solie hahaha :P
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I not only liked his use of "su-PLAY" but I also liked that he was the only broadcaster who used the term "front chancery"...and my favorite line of his was, "(insert wrestler name) is on the scene!!!" and of course who could forget the "pier 6 brawl"
WHO CAN SAY'CHICK DONOVAN'BETTER THAN SOLIE..
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McMahon has never treated ross with much respect.
X2. Vince used to do the commentary and I bet he thinks he was a million times better than JR. Vince is a fucking egomaniac. This is kind of a bitch move how they are letting him go.
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X2. Vince used to do the commentary and I bet he thinks he was a million times better than JR. Vince is a fucking egomaniac. This is kind of a bitch move how they are letting him go.
He was.
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Anybody remember during the "Next Generation" era when Vince would do ringside commentary and yell, "UNBELIEVABLE" every 30-45 seconds? This was around '93/'94 when Shawn & Bret traded the belt with Diesel and Razor in the picture. Hakushi was vastly underutilized behind Duke The Dumpster Drozy.
Yes, Vince - that was truly unbelievable shit programming.
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Anybody remember during the "Next Generation" era when Vince would do ringside commentary and yell, "UNBELIEVABLE" every 30-45 seconds? This was around '93/'94 when Shawn & Bret traded the belt with Diesel and Razor in the picture. Hakushi was vastly underutilized behind Duke The Dumpster Drozy.
Yes, Vince - that was truly unbelievable shit programming.
OMFG I forgot about that! Truly craptastic!! This was just before the big battle between WCW and WWE picked up steam. Late 90's was the dogs bollocks for wrestling. Never even been close since then.
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OMFG I forgot about that! Truly craptastic!! This was just before the big battle between WCW and WWE picked up steam. Late 90's was the dogs bollocks for wrestling. Never even been close since then.
Kensuke Shinzaki was an AMAZING talent from Japan. Vince was fortunate to have such an incredible worker on his roster. The fake tattoos and Buddhist pilgrim gimmick were bad enough, but the real shame was that the talent shortage WWF had at that time left no one who could work with Shinzaki at his level.
Bret had a very solid series of matches with him, but that was about it. Shawn may have done well, but he was too busy putting himself and the clique over...when he wasn't "looking for his smile."
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Dave Meltzer of The Wrestling Observer just released a breaking audio update, and has provided even more information on the developing story of Jim Ross announcing his retirement from WWE.
According to Meltzer, JR met with Vince McMahon in Connecticut last night, and all but a handful of Vince's inner circle had any idea why the meeting was taking place.
The reason why Jim Ross was let go from WWE was due to his inability to control Ric Flair at the WWE 2K Sports panel that took place the night before SummerSlam. As we noted earlier, there was talk of letting JR go "the minute the panel ended," as WWE felt he should have cut Flair off and regained control of the event.
Meltzer further noted that the part of the panel that drew the most heat for Flair was when he made mention of his son Reid's death and when he joked that John Cena never used to drink before they met but now he downs a six pack of beer every night.
The update went on to note that WWE is using the "retirement" excuse as a PR move to avoid major uproar over the firing of a beloved WWE talent and Hall of Famer. Meltzer stands by his belief that Ross was let go entirely due to the 2K Sports panel because just a couple weeks ago during his Q&A session in The UK, Ross said he had no plans to retire from WWE.
Another interesting note is that aside from Vince McMahon, Triple H and a couple other employees mentioning it on Twitter, no WWE wrestlers have commented on the news of JR retiring.
credit: http://www.wrestlezone.com/news/278093-another-big-jrwwe-update-ross-said-to-have-been-qlet-goq-qretirementq-excuse-said-to-be-a-pr-move-what-really-caused-ross-departure
Flair talked a little about this on Austins Podcast.
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tna should get jr asap, once his non compete claus expires.
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So Flair mentioned Reid's death and said Cena has a few beers now? And that was " not keeping Flair under control"? Oh brother.
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no no, flair got smashed and jr was drunk with him on stage. there is a youtube video of it.
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no no, flair got smashed and jr was drunk with him on stage. there is a youtube video of it.
Gooood laaaaaard, Ric Flair was drunk!
8)
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no no, flair got smashed and jr was drunk with him on stage. there is a youtube video of it.
Did you see it?
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I watched a few minutes and clicked to something else.
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I just watched it, didn't seem that bad to me. A few highlights:
Flair saying being with Savage at Mania was his highest moment. I understand, he works for Vince, but A Flair For The Gold was the biggest.
He also said he was the only one alive from that match. Savage, Elizabeth, and Hennig are gone. He also said Savage And Liz were having troubles at the time and that made it worse.
He said he was teaching Miz how to do the figure four and told him, "I don't know why you want to learn this, I haven't beat anybody with it in 40 years, I've had it on Austin 25 times and he just grabbed the rope." That is true and Stoppa can verify that.
I was doing my shit, Rock was doing his shit, Foley was rolling around on thumbtacks. We stole the show.
He put his HOF ring on Reid before they closed the casket.
He is taking Austin out after the show. "I'm doing his Podcast tomorrow, and if he doesn't come out, I ain't doing his Podcast."
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I actually don't miss him on the show as I always thought he was boring
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I actually don't miss him on the show as I always thought he was boring
Goooooooooood laaaaaaaard!!!!
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Goooooooooood laaaaaaaard!!!!
I know...
But, in his defense, Ross always got an ENORMOUS pop when he'd come out and walk down to the announce table at the beginning of live events.
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I know...
But, in his defense, Ross always got an ENORMOUS pop when he'd come out and walk down to the announce table at the beginning of live events.
Come on he wasn't so bad. The Bells Palsy fucked his speech for sure, but he was a staple of RAW. I have such fond memories of the late 90's Wrasslin' Wars and Lawler and Ross were a huge part of that. Fuck, those years were so fucking good for wrasslin'! I still remember seeing Scott Steiner in person at the World Gym I train at when WCW came through town. The dude was a fucking freak of nature! The weights he threw around were unreal. Saw him train Chest and Arms and the whole gym pretty much stopped to watch him. Buff Bagwell was also there training with him. You forget how big these dudes really are until you are in the same room with them. There were more than a few moist who-ares in that gym that afternoon.
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I actually don't miss him on the show as I always thought he was boring
Ross was good because he actually called the match. Was he Gordon Solie? No, but better than Cole for sure. Joey Styles on the other hand was also pretty damn good and most of his ECW stuff was done solo.
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Cole sucks big time...I keep wondering why they keep him around.
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Cole sucks big time...I keep wondering why they keep him around.
Thank you. Good ol JR was a master compared to Cole.
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Cole is a modern-day Todd Pettingill.
One thing I'll say for the Fed: when Solie died, there was WWF talent who attended his funeral and other talent who couldn't make it video recorded small tributes that Vince sent down to air at Gordon's eulogy. I believe WWF also broadcasted acknowledgement of Gordon's passing. Remember that Mr. Solie never even worked for the McMahon's.
WCW didn't do shit. A few people took the initiative to go to his funeral on their own; that was it.
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Anybody remember during the "Next Generation" era when Vince would do ringside commentary and yell, "UNBELIEVABLE" every 30-45 seconds? This was around '93/'94 when Shawn & Bret traded the belt with Diesel and Razor in the picture. Hakushi was vastly underutilized behind Duke The Dumpster Drozy.
Yes, Vince - that was truly unbelievable shit programming.
yes this is when RAW was pretty much in high school arenas and diesel was about to become champion LOL
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yes this is when RAW was pretty much in high school arenas and diesel was about to become champion LOL
There were rumors that the old man was at the time considering downsizing the WWF to a smaller northeast territory.
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There were rumors that the old man was at the time considering downsizing the WWF to a smaller northeast territory.
Dont tease me.
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Dont tease me.
It'll never happen. If it came to that, the company will likely just fold. To operate as a "regional territory" today equates to being an Indy promotion. WWE has no reason to hang on like that. They're more likely to expand and move even further from being a "rasslin" company.
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They're more likely to expand and move even further from being a "rasslin" company.
they could start up a bodybuilding federation.
they could call it the WBF! ;D
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they could start up a bodybuilding federation.
they could call it the WBF! ;D
I wonder if the old man has ever thought about promoting football?
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they could start up a bodybuilding federation.
they could call it the WBF! ;D
Oh fuck, what a disaster that was! I'm old enough to remember that turd getting flushed just as I started getting in the weightlifting game. Gary Strydom was their golden boy. I have not thought about the WBF in a while. If the old man tries that one again, you know its curtains for the main show.
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A major wrench in that project was the steroid trial that began around that time. Mike Quinn has talked about how the honest (but selective) testing screwed a lot of guys and hurt the quality of the shows.
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A major wrench in that project was the steroid trial that began around that time. Mike Quinn has talked about how the honest (but selective) testing screwed a lot of guys and hurt the quality of the shows.
Yeah. They had Mauro Dipasquale as the "team doctor" for lack of better term. He put them all on his anabolic diet (keto diet) at the same time they all had to come off all the gear they were using, other than the chosen few who were given a pass. I remember Tom Platz was involved big time too. Hazy memories from back then. It was a disaster from the get go.