Jim Ross has posted another blog minutes ago and he seems a little more clam this time around but still clearly unhappy with the move. He really is doing the right thing for business and likely had some time to look back and look to the future. Here is his blog entry:
Changes in one’s life take some adjusting to especially at my stage of the game. This week I received an unexpected change in my professional address. Within hours of writing an emotional blog, I am positively moving on. I am going to do all I can to make Smackdown the best program the WWE produces. Working side by side with Mick Foley should be fun. It will be entertaining I assure you. Mick is a great friend and a man I greatly respect. The Smackdown roster is loaded with exceptional talent and the WWE wants the brand to grow and I intend to do all that I can in my role to facilitate that growth.
The abruptness of the “trade” shocked me. I most likely responded in a non professional way in the eyes of some fans. That’s their prerogative and each has the right to their opinion, As do I. Not to be cliche, but wrestling has been great to my family and me. I owe it to the business to “man up” and to kick ass on Smackdown. That’s my plan. My emotions are what they are and I will not apologize for my candor or honesty. My feathers were ruffled… poor me. I still bring bona fide passion to every broadcast and fully expect to deliver come show time. As I write this I am in the midst of some travel delays, but I will definitely be in Houston and will be looking forward to “business picking up”. I will practice what I have preached and feel that after sleeping on this major change all things happen for a reason. Life is good. My tank has been re-fueled. Let’s have some fun. For those of you that were offended by my earlier rant I apologize. For those that think “old J.R.” can’t get the job done, I suggest you sit back and watch. I wish my good pal The King and Michael Cole great success but my professional priority is to help Smackdown kick ass. In more ways than one, “the game is on”.
Boomer Sooner!
J.R.
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Healthy attitude aside, JR didn’t deserve to be blindsided like this; I mean the man is in the Hall of Fame, isn’t he?
Absolutely. I think he was more than justified to post what he did. What pisses me off most is that this is NOT the first time Vince has done something dirty and under-handed to the man. They seem to embarrass him beyond belief every time they visit Oklahoma, and I guess when the visit for RAW next week, the ultimate joke is no JR at all. I hope that there are signs aplenty Monday night… hell, I’m even wishing for a riot! By the way, this Monday’s RAW is brought to you by JR’s Family BBQ– no joke.
McMahon just doesn’t like JR. It’s always been that way and it’ll always be that way. Much like Matt Hardy, I think that JR has the fans to thank for his current job. And it’s a terrible shame that things are this way, too, because Jim Ross is one of those key guys where if I was going to build a wrestling organization around 5 key players, he would be one of the 5.