BREAKING NEWS: JIM ROSS RETIRING WWE has announced that WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross is retiring after 20 years with the company. The following statement was published on WWE on Wednesday afternoon: “WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross announced that he is retiring from WWE today, after 20 years of service, to focus on his personal business endeavors. Jim has had a long and storied career at WWE, both on the corporate staff as well as his television persona, calling some of the most memorable matches in WWE history as the voice of Monday Night Raw and SmackDown for more than two decades. He made his debut with WWE at WrestleMania IX in 1993 and was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2007 by his long-time friend “Stone Cold” Steve Austin. Jim has made many contributions to WWE and the sports-entertainment industry, and we thank him for his many years of service and wish him well.” VINCE MCMAHON & TRIPLE H THANK JIM ROSS, JR TRENDING WORLDWIDE Following WWE’s announcement that Jim Ross is retiring after 20 years with the company, WWE Chairman Vince McMahon tweeted ‘thank you’ messages to him: “Thank you @JRsBBQ for 20 years of service with @WWE.” Triple H tweeted: “Can’t thank you enough @JRsBBQ for all you’ve done for me personally and for @WWE … Enjoy your time, you’ve earned it!!! #thankyouJR” WWE has re-published video footage from last October’s Jim Ross appreciation night. “Jim Ross” is also trending worldwide on Twitter and many fans are using the hashtag #ThankYouJR to share their favorite Jim Ross memories. Also in other wrestling news: WWE United States Champion Dean Ambrose of The Shield recently spoke to CityBeat to promote next Tuesday’s WWE SmackDown tapings from the U.S. Bank Area in his hometown of Cincinnati, Ohio. During the interview, Ambrose talks about how he got into wrestling, paying his dues on the indy circuit as Jon Moxley and his transition from WWE developmental to the main roster. He also revealed his goals in WWE, which are nothing short of ambitious: “To me, anything less than being the top guy in the industry, the top villain in the industry, the WWE Champion, is a failure. That’s a lot of pressure to put on yourself, but whenever I look at it realistically, that’s just how it is.” #PMC
Posted on: Wed, 11 Sep 2013 21:38:07 +0000
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