Tag Archives: Jim Ross

Will Jim Ross Be At RAW Tonight In His Home State Of Oklahoma?

WWE Hall Of Famer Jim Ross will not be on RAW tonight, even though it broadcasts tonight from his home state.  Ross noted on his Twitter that he is in Texas filming for Shawn Michaels reality hunting show. Below is the tweet posted by Jim Ross: Driving thru Abilene, TX on way to hog hunt  Continue Reading »

Could Tim Tebow Become The Next Big WWE Superstar?

WWE Hall Of Famer Jim Ross has posted a new blog on his website JRsBarBQ.com. Ross had the following to say about his recent hypothetical of Tim Tebow joining WWE: “My idea that Tim Tebow might find success in WWE apparently struck a chord with some media types. It’s not the worst idea I’ve ever  Continue Reading »

Gerald Brisco & Jim Ross Heading Talent Evaluation Clinic This July

The Tragos/Thesz Hall of Fame issued the following: Gerald Brisco and Jim Ross head 2013 talent evaluation in Waterloo, Iowa For the third straight year, Gerald Brisco and Jim Ross will be evaluating professional wrestlers during this year’s George Tragos/Lou Thesz Hall of Fame weekend in Waterloo, Iowa. The event will be held at the  Continue Reading »

Jim Ross Praises NXT Talents & Sara Del Rey’s Work As WWE NXT Trainer

Speaking through his official Twitter account, WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross praised Sara Del Rey’s work as WWE NXT trainer as well as the NXT talents and commentators. “NXT Divas are evolving nicely under the coaching of Sara Del Rey. Emma and Paige are on the road this weekend on the main tour to  Continue Reading »

Is The 3 Man Raw Announce Team Permanent?

WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross has posted a new blog on his site JRsBarBQ.com, and he had the following to say regarding the current three man WWE Raw announce team: “Looks as if the trio of @MichaelCole @JerryLawler @JCLayfield will be the permanent, Monday Night Raw broadcast team or so it seems. I think  Continue Reading »

Video: Dana White Comments On Meeting Jim Ross, CM Punk Being A UFC Fan & More

During the UFC On FOX 7 media scrum, UFC President Dana White responded to recently meeting Jim Ross on JR’s tour of the UFC’s headquarters, CM Punk being a fan of their product and attending a recent UFC event, Brock Lesnar’s run in the UFC and Lesnar as Heavyweight Champion. The media scrum is available  Continue Reading »

Jim Ross Comments On The WWE’s Performance Center

Speaking through his official Twitter account, WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross commented on WWE’s performance center, which as noted on the website yesterday will be opening over the Summer. Many fans don’t realize how big the new, WWE DEVELOPMENT CENTER is 2 the future of #wwe. Elated to be a small part of talent  Continue Reading »

Jim Ross Discusses ‘Mania Matches, Terry Funk Inducting Mick Foley & Ric Flair Medical Update

WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross has updated his blog, and below are some of the highlights: Terry Funk Inducting Mick Foley:  “Great choice by Mick Foley to select Terry Funk to induct Mr. Foley’s baby boy at the 2013 WWE HOF induction ceremony. The Funker is Mick’s mentor and idol. I think it’s pretty cool  Continue Reading »

Jim Ross Comments On The Passing Of William “Paul Bearer” Moody

Through his official website, WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross commented on the passing of William “Paul Bearer” Moody, who passed away yesterday aged 58. It’s never easy reflecting back on the life of a great friend and someone so universally well liked. My friend Bill Moody aka Paul Bearer aka Percival Pringle 3 passed  Continue Reading »

WWE Personalities Comment On The Passing Of Paul Bearer

After news broke of the death of legendary WWE manager Paul Bearer, real name William Moody, many WWE personalities shared their thoughts Tuesday night: Rest in peace, Paul Bearer. You will never be forgotten. There will never be another. — Triple H (@TripleH) March 6, 2013   This picture was taken 10 days ago…we lost  Continue Reading »

WWE Overhauling R-Truth’s Character, JBL/Mountain Climbing Update & More WWE News

- WWE are in the process of overhauling R-Truth’s character and having him become the top African-American star in the company, a call that was made by Vince McMahon, who has decided to drop the Little Jimmy gimmick and make Truth a more serious character. The feeling with Vince was that he is happy with  Continue Reading »

Jim Ross Comments On Last Night’s WWE SmackDown Tapings

Speaking through his official blog, WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross commented on his appearance at last night’s WWE SmackDown Tapings, which will air this Friday. “Enjoyed seeing the many WWE Superstars Tuesday Night in OKC at the Chesapeake Arena for the taping of Friday Night Smackdown. Catering is sort of the student union for  Continue Reading »

Jim Ross Comments On The Jack Swagger Arrest

The following was posted by WWE Hall Of Famer, Jim Ross, via Twitter: Lots of legal experts on Twitter. Almost gleeful that a #WWE star made an apparent bonehead mistake. Due process/facts appear ill relevant. — Jim Ross (@JRsBBQ) February 20, 2013   When Ross was further questioned by one of his followers if “it’s  Continue Reading »

Jim Ross Comments On Rock/Punk II, Mark Henry’s “Monster Night” & More

WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross posted his latest blog at jrsbarbq.com today. Below are some of the highlights: –I never saw the submission victory for Alberto Del Rio coming. @VivaDelRio using the cross armbreaker to submit @WWETheBigShow shows the effectiveness of the hold and that ADR can beat any one with it. I’ve always been  Continue Reading »

Chris Jericho Discusses His WWE Return, WWE Interested In Popular Tape Library & More WWE News

- Chris Jericho in an interview with Scott Fishman of The Miami Herald noted that he knew of his return at the 2013 Royal Rumble back in November stating, “I really kept it under wraps and didn’t tell anybody. It was kind of decided on back in November. I was really impressed that we were  Continue Reading »

Jim Ross Remembers Mr Perfect & Discusses Mark Henry’s Return

WWE Hall Of Famer Jim Ross has spoken on numerous subjects in his latest blog on JRSBBQ.com.  Ross commented on Curt Hennig on the anniversary of his passing, and also discussed the recent return of Mark Henry.  Also mentioned is the long-awaited WWE Network. Curt Hennig: “Can’t help but think about Curt Henning aka Mr.  Continue Reading »

WWE Hall Of Fame Update, Brock Lesnar Turning Face?, Jeff Hardy & More WWE News

- While nothing is 100% confirmed as of writing, Lita is expected to induct Trish Stratus, Bret Hart is expected to induct Bob Backlund and Terry Funk or Jim Ross will induct Mick Foley into the WWE Hall of Fame. Meanwhile there has been talk of having either Triple H or John Cena induct Bruno  Continue Reading »

Jim Ross Praises NXT Wrestler; Prefers Coaching Over Announcing

WWE Hall of Famer, Jim Ross is currently in Tampa, FL scouting a WWE “Tryout Camp.” Speaking through his official Twitter account, Ross posted today: Half time of day 2 of NXT TRYOUTS. Xavier Woods, a personal fav doing Q&A w/ the class. He’s working on his PHD in educational psychology. — Jim Ross (@JRsBBQ)  Continue Reading »

Jim Ross Comments On CM Punk’s Title Reign, Jericho Being The MVP & More

The following are highlights of WWE Hall of Famer, Jim Ross’ latest blog posted today: -Really enjoyed the Rumble match. Chris Jericho was arguably one of the MVP’s of the PPV and Y2J coming out 2nd in the Rumble order of entry gave the crowd life and the match an early hit that seemed to be  Continue Reading »

Who Does Jim Ross Expect To Win The Royal Rumble & WWE Championship?

 The following are highlights from the latest blog of WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross: -Punk will push Rock much farther than John Cena did last year at WM28 in Miami because Punk and Cena are different breeds of cat. Punk is the champion who’s backed into the proverbial corner where champions are at their most  Continue Reading »