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Hello Mr.J.R, I love how honest you are about every subject or question. I know you probably don't remember but, after wrestlemania 24 WWE taped a match for Sunday Night Heat. It was a match between Snitsky vs J.T. Flash. a indy wrestler here in South Florida. I heard after the match Johnny Ace sent him to Tampa for a week. The kid has alot of talent I was wondering why guys like that don't get sign. And when you watch FCW matches on youtube it's amazing how bad those guys are and they get signed. I grew up watching Gordon Solie and Championship Wrestling from Florida and was trained by Boris Malenko at the Global Wrestling Alliance in South Florida back in 87. The company was run at the by Bob Roop, Boris Malenko, Rusty Brooks and Dr. Red Roberts. So, I have a good understanding on how a good match should be. Thanks Mr. Jim Ross.
Don't know how the guy did or is doing. I am rarely involved in the developmental program or the recruitment of the athletes that they send there.
HEY J.R HOPE U ARE FEELING BETTER!!! I JUST WANT 2 TELL U THAT U ARE THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME!!! I HOPE I DAY I WILL BE ABLE TO MEET U IN PERSON... ANYWAYS HERE IS MY QUESTION... WHAT IS THE MOST EMMBARASSING THING THAT SOMEONE HAS EVER DONE WHILE SITTING AT RINGSIDE??? THANKS J.R U ARE MY IDOL!!! I TRUELY MEAN THAT!!!
Nothing too crazy other than talking on a live mic when they shouldn't have and the occasional flatulence.
Hello Mr Ross. Sorry to use the "Wrestling" category but none of the others fit and it's through wrestling that I know of you. I have been diagnosed with Bell's Palsy. During a phone call about 230 this morning (Tues Nov 10th) I felt a numbing on the left side of my face. I blamed it on being tired, frustrated and having leaned on my left hand to long. During another call that woke me up around 430 this morning I felt worse and a little worried. When the alarm went off at 600 I knew something was bad wrong. A trip to the mirror confirmed it for me. Because I'm a fan I knew of your dealings with Bell's Palsy in life. It is because of you that I learned what it is years ago and knew the signs when it happened to me today. Thank you for being so open about your Bell's Palsy issues Mr. Ross. If it wasn't for you I would have taken a stupid "Wait and see" approach and done damage. Because of you I knew to get my butt to the ER and fast. I may recover from this and I have you to thank. Thank you, thank you, thank you Mr. Ross. Tony Miller tony@anthonyrmiller.com
Hang in and be patient as Bells affects many of us differently. Odds are that it will go completely away for you in a few weeks.
JR, I would like to address the 'Overrated' sign from Raw this week. My Name is Joey, and for 20 years I have followed, invested in and contributed to the company. I have a degree and masters degree in which i have heavily focused upon creating good academic works around the wrestling field..... On Monday night, while having good seats to a RAW tapings, myself and my friend decided to make signs in a bid to have a little fun...and, amongst others, I am indeed guilty of making that sign. I stand by what it says and respect that you have addressed it in such a way. The intention was to maybe spark off a conversation between fans and see who took this opinion. If anything, the sign was as much to re-attack the 'Michael Cole backlash'..as I feel he is largely UNDERRATED. It certainly was not meant to come across as cold in the same manner as the previous sign you have referred to. My reason for writing is simply to ask; in response to the 'sign police' comment. Who would have made the decision to remove that sign? (as it was confiscated!), and on what grounds did that person justify taking my personal property, especially as, as you state, it was not in bad taste or offensive? Thank you for your time and consideration - and if you, or anybody associated with the incident - are at the Raw house show on Thursday in Birmingham - I want my sign back! :) all the best, JOEy B
Regarding your sign on Raw, I'm sorry you feel that I'm overrated but that's your prerogative. Perhaps you're right. For someone with a Masters Degree one would assume that you would have made a positive sign to support Michael Cole rather than take a swipe at me even if, as you indicated, it was just having a little fun of which pro wrestling is supposed to be. more »
Hello Mr. Ross, I hope you get to feeling better soon. On the bright side at least it's football season and not olympic figure skating all over the TV. Anyhow, I was just reading on your site where you said regarding the wrestling business "if I had my way many things would change." I'm just curious if you did have your way what would you do differently? Thanks for all your hard work and I look forward to seeing you call the action on RAW or SMACKDOWN!!
I'll keep my personal theories to myself as I am not paid to divulge them and why give away the good stuff for free? Needless to say one thing that I will say is that the business is way over thought and needs to get back to its roots.
Did you see the sign at raw that said JR is overrated. That's just not true.
I'm a big advocate of freedom of speech. No worries here. I guess the sign police was taking a donut break. :) My wife doesn't think I'm overrated either but "under paid" could be another issue. I guess that's one way to get "J.R." on TV but I would have preferred a different kind of sign as in something with BBQ on it.
Hey Jr,David from Dublin here,just quickly want to wish you a speedy recovery , 2 questions, In your Opinion do you think the art of the manager has been lost in recent years,especially with wrestlers who arent that great on the mic etc, i can really see some superstars like Shelton Benjamin, Sheamus,Vladimir Koszlov or Mike Knox really benefitting from someone the likes of Bobby heenan, mr fuji or jimmy hart doing the talking for them and saying how mean and bad they are etc...some suggestions being matt striker, Jason Sensation( in a harvey whippleman kind of role), My Next Question is more a suggestion than a question, How would you feel about the WWE operating in seasons so that the product doesnt become stale and talent gets a well deserved break etc..e.g January to the run up to wrestlemania, May with the run up to summerslam and october with the run to survivor series ?? thank you for your time sir
Not doing reruns on TV affects WWE from having a season but it still doesn't preclude talents from getting planned and systematic time off.
Hey Jim, I have a weird question for ya, and I hope you can answer it to the best that you can. I have close to every WCW/NWA PPV and Clash that was televised and I am curious to why in 1991 when WCW broke away from the NWA, that in 1992 WCW devoted a whole Clash of the Champions and Great American Bash in crowning new NWA Tag Champions. Wouldn't the NWA Tag Champions be the WCW Tag Champions?? I never understood how the NWA World and Tag Titles came back in WCW when supposedly the WCW World and Tag Titles were the NWA Titles. If you can shed any light on this cluster muck of situation it would be so greatly appreciated, because I have wanted to know this for years and years. Thanks J.R. Bill
I can't shed any light on it because this was another illustration of the chaos and mismanagement in WCW in that period. Turner's blue suits knew little about the business of wrestling and was seemingly embarrassed to be associated with it. It could have also been some trademark BS with the NWA. Who knows??
Hey buddy (at least its seems like we're buddies since I've been listening to you for so long!), just a quick get well wish. My prayers are with you and your family. See ya soon!
Thanks, buddy. I shall return.
Hello, Jim Ross. Do you think WWE should actively recognize the varying importance/success of WWE Hall of Fame inductees? For example, they could be divided into 'First Ballot' Hall of Famers and 'Revered Alumni', or an idea to that effect. And also, they could continue to recognize who were the "Celebrity" inductees. This way, it would mean more for someone such as Shawn Michaels to be inducted as a First Ballot Hall of Famer; rather than simply a Hall of Famer, which is shared by people with far less success within the professional wrestling industry. Again, thank-you for answering any of my questions which you do.
I think that most fans care about the WWE HOF and I also feel that it is an untapped brand within WWE that could mean much more than it currently does.