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Read Jim Ross's latest column on his website
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Every Friday the WWE posts J.R.'s latest Raw Superstar of the Week column. J.R. often times takes a humorous look at Monday
Night Raw with his take on the top rated wrestling program in the world.
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JIM ROSS Official website
January 20, 2008
Jim Ross has signed a new 2-year deal with the WWE. His current contract was to be up this month.
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June 1, 2007
Jim opens his Bar-B-Que Restaurant on
Wednesday, June 27, in Norman, Oklahoma.
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March 26 ,2007
Live on RAW , it was announced that Ross was to be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame as part of the Class of 2007, alongside
his colleague Jerry "the king" Lawler. The fans in Chicago gave the announcement a standing ovation and loud cheers...
lasting well over a minute.
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He was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame on March 31 ,2007 by his good friend, Stone Cold Steve Austin.
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He was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame on March 31 ,2007 by his good friend, Stone Cold Steve Austin.
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James W. Ross, also known as J.R. , or Good Ol' J.R. is a professional wrestling executive currently signed to World
Wrestling Entertainment working on its RAW brand as their play-by-play commentator.
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Ross is also known for his trademark black Resistol brand cowboy hat along with his own brand of barbeque sauce and cookbooks.
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He suffers from Bell's palsy , which sometimes results in temporary paralysis of Ross' facial muscles.
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He has established himself as one of the all-time greatest wrestling commentators, often compared to Gordon Solie.
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Ross was the film about the life of Andy Kaufman , Man on the Moon.
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August 1 ,2006 Ross became a writer for the website OU Insider and the accompanying publication Sooners Illustrated. Both
are local beat publications about the Oklahoma Sooners.
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2006
JR opened his own online sauce store due to the success of his cook books. The website, titled J.R.'s Family Bar-B-Q ,
allowed users to buy his sauces as merchandise. The website also features a blog page where Ross interacts with his fans.
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2003
He was set on fire by Kane during a segment where he was interviewing Kane, as part of the effort to get heat on Kane
during his unmasking and the resultant heel turn.
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2003
He was again fired (this time in kayfabe ) from his announcing job on RAW by Vince and Linda McMahon one week after the
October 3 ,2005 special edition of RAW , called WWE Homecoming It was because doctors had discovered a problem in JR's colon.
He was replaced by Jonathan Coachman and later Joey Styles.
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While recovering from his colon surgery, Joey Styles was one of the replacements on weekly RAW . Ross was brought back
for Saturday Night's Main Event , then the RAW matches at WrestleMania 22 in Chicago, before taking back his play-by-play
job on RAW on May 8 ,2006.
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Ross, who is not a wrestler, has defeated Triple H in the three matches they have had together.
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The first JR WWF action figure was made with a defect; on JR's jacket it was supposed to say, "War Zone" but
instead it said, "War Tony."
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Given an award for:
Best Television Announcer (1988-1993, 1998-2001, 2006)
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Entrance song:
JR's entrance theme is " Boomer Sooner ", the fight song of the University of Oklahoma.
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He is a member of Phi Lambda Chi Fraternity from his college days at Northeastern State University.
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He has expressed his dislike for the McMahon-helmed skit about his colon surgery.
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JOB TITLES:
Former WWE Executive Vice President of Business Strategies
Former WCW Executive Vice President of Broadcasting
Former WWE Executive Vice President of Talent Relations
WWE Pay-Per-View Play-By-Play Announcer
WWE Raw Play-By-Play Announcer
Former WWE SmackDown! Play-By-Play Announcer
Former WWF LiveWire Show Host
Former WWF Action Zone Play-By-Play Announcer
Former WWF Superstars of Wrestling Play-By-Play Announcer
Former WWF Wrestling Challenge Play-By-Play Announcer
Former NWA Power Hour Play-By-Play Announcer
Former NWA Pro Wrestling Play-By-Play Announcer
Former WCW Pay-Per-View Play-By-Play Announcer
Former WCW Clash of the Champions Play-By-Play Announcer
Former WCW Main Event Play-by-Play Announcer
Former WCW Saturday Night Play-By-Play Announcer
Former UWF/Mid-South Play-By-Play Announcer
Former SMW Play-By-Play Announcer
Former XFL Play-by-Play Announcer
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His first vehicle was a 1955 Chevy that I paid $300 for in 1967.
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His second vehicle was a 1957 Chevy ...he paid $700 for in 1968 after the 1955 Chevy fell apart.
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He was state Vice-President of the Future Farmers of America in Oklahoma and the state FFA Speech Champion in 1968.
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He hates corn on the cob.
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One of his favorite movie stars is JOHN WAYNE
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Jim Ross quote: Jeff Hardy is quicker than a hic-cup!
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Birthday: January 3, 1952
March 19, 2007
Jim Ross mentions he has been working in the Wrestling field for 27 years
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February 2007
WWE HALL OF FAME RINGSIDE ANNOUNCER ROSS
2007
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JANUARY 2007
JIM ROSS QUOTE: "The Great Khali is a Freak of nature!!!...and I don't mean that in a disrespectful way"
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And the number one J.R. catchphrase is..
“SLOBBERKNOCKER” - an age old football term he first heard when he was in elementary school. It describes
pronounced physicality with hard hitting, hard enough to induce “slobber” from one’s mouth.
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