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New JR Blog – Slobber Knocker Goes Mainstream, WWE Holding A Tryout Camp, Building The Next Megastar, Cole’s New Responsibilities

New JR Blog – Slobber Knocker Goes Mainstream, WWE Holding A Tryout Camp, Building The Next Megastar, Cole’s New Responsibilities

Jim Ross has a new blog entry available on his official website. Below is an excerpt: Seems as if Slobber Knocker is a word after all. One of my oldest catch phrases is in the Urban Dictionary and was used [...]

September 28, 2012 WWE News
Jim Ross Posts His WWE Raw Thoughts, John Cena’s Surgery, More

Jim Ross Posts His WWE Raw Thoughts, John Cena’s Surgery, More

Jim Ross has a new blog entry on his official website. Below is an excerpt: On the current path that @CMPunk is traveling, the WWE Champion and “Best in the World” aligning with @HeymanHustle Paul Heyman seems to be working [...]

September 26, 2012 WWE News
WNW YouTube – WWE Live Event Match Stopped, JR Returns, Edge’s WWE Contract Status, Devon Back To TNA?, Beth Phoenix Leaving, WWE’s Deal With Hulu, Roode Injured

WNW YouTube – WWE Live Event Match Stopped, JR Returns, Edge’s WWE Contract Status, Devon Back To TNA?, Beth Phoenix Leaving, WWE’s Deal With Hulu, Roode Injured

Richard Gray discusses why a WWE live event match was stopped this weekend, reveals that Jim Ross will fill in for Jerry Lawler on this week's Raw, discusses Edge's WWE contract status, will Devon be back with TNA this week?, [...]

September 24, 2012 YouTube
Jim Ross To Fill In For Jerry Lawler On This Week’s WWE Raw

Jim Ross To Fill In For Jerry Lawler On This Week’s WWE Raw

Jim Ross will fill in for Jerry Lawler on announce at this week’s WWE Raw in Albany, New York. We’ll have exclusive live play-by-play coverage at 8 PM EDT here at WrestlingNewsWorld.com. [...]

September 24, 2012 WWE News
Jim Ross Will Be Back On Raw Tomorrow Announcing With Michael Cole

Jim Ross Will Be Back On Raw Tomorrow Announcing With Michael Cole

WWE Hall of Famer, Jim Ross, announced on his official Twitter page tonight that he will be on Monday Night Raw tomorrow accompanying Michael Cole at the announcing table. J.R. will be at Cole’s side as Jerry Lawler continues to [...]

September 23, 2012 WWE News
New Features In WWE ’13, McMahon Repaying Creditors, Latest From Jim Ross, The Miz Speaks

New Features In WWE ’13, McMahon Repaying Creditors, Latest From Jim Ross, The Miz Speaks

- Wrestling News World reader Logan Walker sent word that WWE posted an article here on dot com about two new features in WWE ’13. - Politico has more on the McMahon family paying off creditors from their bankruptcy back [...]

September 22, 2012 WWE News
Jim Ross Thanks WWE For Bringing Him Back; Puts Over John Cena’s Toughness

Jim Ross Thanks WWE For Bringing Him Back; Puts Over John Cena’s Toughness

Jim Ross has a new blog on his official website. Below is an excerpt: I thank WWE for the chance to get back at ringside for a RAW broadcast and especially appreciate Michael Cole for all his help and for [...]

September 19, 2012 WWE News
Jim Ross, Michael Cole & John Layfield All Comment On Working Together On WWE Raw

Jim Ross, Michael Cole & John Layfield All Comment On Working Together On WWE Raw

Jim Ross wrote the following on Twitter after WWE Raw: Thanks to all who enjoyed our work on #Raw tonight. Hope we get to do it again soon. I appreciate @michaelcole & @jclayfield. #WWE — Jim Ross (@JRsBBQ) September 18, [...]

September 18, 2012 WWE News
WWE Announces Jim Ross’ Return To The Announce Booth Tonight

WWE Announces Jim Ross’ Return To The Announce Booth Tonight

WWE Mobile Alerts just sent out the following: BREAKING News: Tonight LIVE at 8/7 CT on USA Network, Jim Ross returns to the Raw announce booth while Jerry Lawler continues his recuperation. [...]

September 17, 2012 WWE News
Update On The Announcers Situation For WWE Night Of Champions

Update On The Announcers Situation For WWE Night Of Champions

WWE reached out to John “Bradshaw” Layfield about filling in for Jerry Lawler at tonight’s Night of Champions pay-per-view. I haven’t heard if they agreed on a deal but Jim Ross is also in Boston. Make sure you’ll join us [...]

September 16, 2012 WWE News
Jim Ross Has No Doubt Jerry Lawler Will Return To Broadcasting & Likely The Ring If He Chooses

Jim Ross Has No Doubt Jerry Lawler Will Return To Broadcasting & Likely The Ring If He Chooses

Jim Ross says he has no doubt Jerry Lawler will return to WWE broadcasting sooner than later and will likely return to the ring if he chooses. Below is an excerpt from JR’s latest blog: The King is quickly recovering [...]

September 14, 2012 WWE News
Jim Ross Talks About Recreating The Emotion Of The Attitude Era In WWE ’13

Jim Ross Talks About Recreating The Emotion Of The Attitude Era In WWE ’13

Jim Ross talks about providing play-by-play for WWE ’13 embedded in the video below: [...]

September 13, 2012 WWE News
Jim Ross Provides Another Promising Update On Jerry Lawler

Jim Ross Provides Another Promising Update On Jerry Lawler

Jim Ross posted the following update on Jerry Lawler on Twitter: The King is moving around and eating. In great frame of mind. Getting better by the day. All good news. On road to full recovery.#WWE — Jim Ross (@JRsBBQ) [...]

September 13, 2012 WWE News
Jim Ross Discusses Jerry Lawler’s Health & His Reaction To Raw As The Events Unfolded

Jim Ross Discusses Jerry Lawler’s Health & His Reaction To Raw As The Events Unfolded

Jim Ross has a new blog entry available on his official website regarding his friend and former broadcast colleague Jerry Lawler. Below is an excerpt: What an amazing and unreal 24 hours it has been with the major heart attack suffered [...]

September 12, 2012 WWE News
WWE And TNA Stars Comment On Jerry Lawler Situation (Updated)

WWE And TNA Stars Comment On Jerry Lawler Situation (Updated)

Jerry Lawler passed out during last night’s WWE Monday Night Raw broadcast. As the night wore on, stars from both WWE and TNA showed their support for Jerry. Below are tweets from Jim Ross, Diamond Dallas Page, Kofi Kingston, Mick [...]

September 11, 2012 TNA, WWE News
JR Previews Tonight’s Raw & Confirms October 1 Will Be “JR Appreciation Night”

JR Previews Tonight’s Raw & Confirms October 1 Will Be “JR Appreciation Night”

Jim Ross has a new blog entry available on his official website. Below are some highlights: Tonight’s Montreal Raw should be loaded w/ emotion in the arena. Montreal native and WWE HOF Pat Patterson will be recognized. One of the [...]

September 10, 2012 WWE News
Dolph Ziggler Highlights Randy Orton Botch; Jim Ross Says Upcoming Raw In Oklahoma City Will Be “Special” For Him

Dolph Ziggler Highlights Randy Orton Botch; Jim Ross Says Upcoming Raw In Oklahoma City Will Be “Special” For Him

The official WWE YouTube channel posted a clip from “WWE Download” of Dolph Ziggler highlighting a Randy Orton botch. Ziggler also calls Orton “the cure for insomnia” and references popular online series Botchamania. The video is embedded below: -Jim Ross [...]

September 8, 2012 WWE News
New Blog From JR, Nash Working In Japan, Triple H’s New Look, WWE Acknowledges Scott Hall

New Blog From JR, Nash Working In Japan, Triple H’s New Look, WWE Acknowledges Scott Hall

- Jim Ross has a new blog entry available on his official website at this link. - Kevin Nash is advertised to work for All Japan Pro Wrestling on September 23, 2012. Nash is scheduled to team with Keiji Mutoh [...]

September 6, 2012 WWE News
Jim Ross Weighs In With WWE Raw Thoughts

Jim Ross Weighs In With WWE Raw Thoughts

Jim Ross has a new blog on his official website. Below is an excerpt: Loved the Chicago crowd’s interaction and contributions to the broadcast. An enthusiastic live audience can make the difference in a fair show becoming a good show. [...]

September 4, 2012 WWE News
JR Discusses The Latest Episode Of Raw: Anger Management, Triple H’s Future, Punk vs. Lawler, More

JR Discusses The Latest Episode Of Raw: Anger Management, Triple H’s Future, Punk vs. Lawler, More

Jim Ross has a new blog entry available on his official website. Below are some highlights: -Backstage skits are largely, in my opinion feast or famine. The Anger management scenes were entertaining especially when Kane named off a list of some of his [...]

August 29, 2012 WWE News
JR Discusses Ryback/Goldberg Comparisons, Future Stars In NXT, More

JR Discusses Ryback/Goldberg Comparisons, Future Stars In NXT, More

Jim Ross has a new blog entry available on his official website. Below is an excerpt: Irony…Ryback gets @Goldberg chants (which I have no issue with) and gets knocked by some of my Twitter followers @JRsBBQ because his singlet is airbrushed [...]

August 27, 2012 WWE News
JR – Who Is Best In The World, Daniel Bryan For MVP, Top Talent Taking time Off, CM Punk Broadcasting Matches At NXT?

JR – Who Is Best In The World, Daniel Bryan For MVP, Top Talent Taking time Off, CM Punk Broadcasting Matches At NXT?

Jim Ross has a new blog entry available on his official website. Below is an excerpt: Enjoyed SummerSlam by and large. HHH/ Lesnar was intense and old school. Loved it. Some younger fans who like circus acts may have wanted [...]

August 22, 2012 WWE News
Jim Ross Discusses Working With Vince McMahon On Commentary, Names The Best Trio Of Commentators Of All Time, More

Jim Ross Discusses Working With Vince McMahon On Commentary, Names The Best Trio Of Commentators Of All Time, More

The official WWE website has a new article up written by WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross, in which he discusses doing commentary with Vince McMahon and Jerry Lawler in the 1990s. He continues in the following excerpt: While I [...]

August 22, 2012 WWE News
JR Update; WWE’s Return To The Staples Center

JR Update; WWE’s Return To The Staples Center

Jim Ross is in Los Angeles and will be watching SummerSlam from the THQ suite at the Staples Center. He has a new blog entry available at this link. Speaking of the Staples Center, WWE will return to the venue [...]

August 19, 2012 WWE News
JR Blog – WWE Signs Former NFL Linemen, Holding Invitation-Only Tryout Camp In LA, SummerSlam Main Event

JR Blog – WWE Signs Former NFL Linemen, Holding Invitation-Only Tryout Camp In LA, SummerSlam Main Event

Jim Ross has a new blog entry available on his official website. Below is an excerpt: A couple of the new, former NFL linemen that WWE has signed to begin training have lost well over 100, perhaps closer to 200 [...]

August 15, 2012 WWE News
Jim Ross Gives His Thoughts On Kevin Nash’s Recent Controversial Comments

Jim Ross Gives His Thoughts On Kevin Nash’s Recent Controversial Comments

Jim Ross has a new blog entry available on his official website, in which he discusses Kevin Nash‘s recent controversial remarks. Below are some highlights: -I’m an old school guy who thinks that wrestlers come in all shapes and sizes and [...]

August 8, 2012 WWE News
Jim Ross Blogs On This Week’s WWE Raw – Hopes For Chris Jericho vs. Dolph Ziggler At SummerSlam

Jim Ross Blogs On This Week’s WWE Raw – Hopes For Chris Jericho vs. Dolph Ziggler At SummerSlam

Jim Ross has a new blog entry with his thoughts on this week’s WWE Raw. Below is an excerpt: I enjoyed Monday Night Raw from San Antonio as the live crowd helped make it a better show. The crowd was [...]

August 7, 2012 WWE News
JR Discusses Brock Lesnar vs. Triple H At SummerSlam, Broadcasting On NXT As Opposed To Raw Or Smackdown, More

JR Discusses Brock Lesnar vs. Triple H At SummerSlam, Broadcasting On NXT As Opposed To Raw Or Smackdown, More

Jim Ross has a new blog entry available on his official website. Below are some highlights: -I was talking to WWE HOF’er Jerry Brisco Friday on my way back from his stomping grounds of Stillwater and we got to talking [...]

August 4, 2012 WWE News
Jim Ross Celebrates The 20th Anniversary Of Ron Simmons’ Historic World Heavyweight Championship Win

Jim Ross Celebrates The 20th Anniversary Of Ron Simmons’ Historic World Heavyweight Championship Win

On August 2, 1992, Ron Simmons defeated Vader, making history by becoming the first African-American to be recognized as World Heavyweight Champion. Jim Ross, who called the match, wrote an extensive article on the official WWE website about the significance [...]

August 2, 2012 WWE News
JR Discusses Whether CM Punk Turned Heel, Says That Steve Austin Hopes To Be Fully Healed By January, More

JR Discusses Whether CM Punk Turned Heel, Says That Steve Austin Hopes To Be Fully Healed By January, More

Jim Ross has a new blog entry available on his official website. Below are some highlights: -Is @CMPunk now a wrestling villain? Depends on who you ask and what side of the aisle one sits. Punk made a great deal of [...]

August 2, 2012 WWE News
JR Discusses Raw’s Three-Hour Format, CM Punk’s Next Pipe Bomb, Daniel Bryan’s Improved Persona, More

JR Discusses Raw’s Three-Hour Format, CM Punk’s Next Pipe Bomb, Daniel Bryan’s Improved Persona, More

Jim Ross has a new blog entry available on his official website. Below are some highlights: -The three hour Raws are going to be daunting animals with which to deal. An impossible mountain to climb? Absolutely not even thought some ‘experts’ already [...]

August 1, 2012 WWE News
JR Discusses His “Succinct Assignment” On Raw 1000, Responds To Mick Foley Naming Him As A Top Choice To Induct Him Into The WWE HOF, More

JR Discusses His “Succinct Assignment” On Raw 1000, Responds To Mick Foley Naming Him As A Top Choice To Induct Him Into The WWE HOF, More

Jim Ross has a new blog entry available on his official website. Below are some highlights: -Too many Twitter followers @JRsBBQ had issues with my succinct assignment on Monday night but I had none. Some apparently don’t know what it means to be [...]

July 29, 2012 WWE News
JR Discusses Raw 1000 In Detail: Backstage Atmosphere, Steve Austin’s Absence, More

JR Discusses Raw 1000 In Detail: Backstage Atmosphere, Steve Austin’s Absence, More

Jim Ross has a new blog entry available on his official website. He discusses Raw 1000 in detail, including meeting backstage with legends such as Shawn Michaels, Mick Foley, Harley Race, JBL, & Mae Young. In the excerpt below, JR [...]

July 24, 2012 WWE News
Jim Ross Helps Call 6-Man Tag On 1000th Raw, Charlie Sheen Appears Via Skype, Cameos By Hacksaw, Piper, Mae Young & Her “Son”

Jim Ross Helps Call 6-Man Tag On 1000th Raw, Charlie Sheen Appears Via Skype, Cameos By Hacksaw, Piper, Mae Young & Her “Son”

- Jim Ross joined Michael Cole and Jerry Lawler on commentary for the 1000th episode of WWE Raw to help call the 6-man tag team match which featured World Heavyweight Champion Sheamus, Rey Mysterio and Sin Cara beating Chris Jericho, [...]

July 23, 2012 WWE News
New WWE Developmental Signing, JR’s Latest, WWE & Shazam Beginning Partnership On 1000th Raw

New WWE Developmental Signing, JR’s Latest, WWE & Shazam Beginning Partnership On 1000th Raw

- WWE has signed KC McKnight to a developmental contract. - Jim Ross has a new blog entry available on his official website. You can read it at this link. - WWE and Shazam issued the following press release: Shazam [...]

July 19, 2012 WWE News
Jim Ross Says He Will Be At 1000th Raw; David Otunga Calls Halle Berry A Trooper

Jim Ross Says He Will Be At 1000th Raw; David Otunga Calls Halle Berry A Trooper

- Jim Ross wrote the following on Twitter: Planning on being at RAW 1000 this Monday in St. Louis as a fan. Wouldn’t miss it! If called upon, I’m happy to do a little work. #RAW1000 — Jim Ross (@JRsBBQ) [...]

July 19, 2012 WWE News
CM Punk Wants Jim Ross To Call Next Week’s WWE Title Match

CM Punk Wants Jim Ross To Call Next Week’s WWE Title Match

WWE Champion CM Punk wants Jim Ross To call his title match against John Cena on next week’s 1000th Raw. The following is from Punk’s Twitter account: @jrsbbq Should call the title match next week on the #RAW1000 show. @JohnCena [...]

July 17, 2012 WWE News
JBL Gets Ambushed, JR Shares A Story Of His First Road Trip, Road Warrior Animal Interview

JBL Gets Ambushed, JR Shares A Story Of His First Road Trip, Road Warrior Animal Interview

- Arda Ocal sent in the following: This weekend in Waterloo, Iowa at the George Tragos / Lou Thesz Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame, Danny Hodge was in attendance and several pro wrestling legends shared stories and fun with the [...]

July 17, 2012 Other News
JR Comments On NXT In The US, Gerald Brisco/Kurt Angle Fiasco, WWE MITB, 1000th Raw

JR Comments On NXT In The US, Gerald Brisco/Kurt Angle Fiasco, WWE MITB, 1000th Raw

Jim Ross has a new blog entry available on his official website. Below are the highlights: WWE NXT: Last Thursday at Full Sail University in Orlando the WWE produced its best three hours of NXT to date. It was one [...]

July 16, 2012 WWE News
JR Says WWE NXT Title Tournament Begins Tonight, Bam Bam Bigelow Profile Added, How You Can Watch NXT In South Africa

JR Says WWE NXT Title Tournament Begins Tonight, Bam Bam Bigelow Profile Added, How You Can Watch NXT In South Africa

- Jim Ross posted the following on Twitter: Its going to be an exciting nite @ Full Sail University tonite. NXT Championship Tourney begins! Join us!! — Jim Ross (@JRsBBQ) July 12, 2012 - WWE has added Bam Bam Bigelow [...]

July 12, 2012 WWE News