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7:17 PM EST
Jim Ross spoke with NEWSOK in Oklahoma, and the
controversy over the drafting of Good Ol' JR to Smackdown still rages on.
You can read the entire article HERE .
Professional wrestling is all about acting and telling stories.
But World Wrestling Entertainment Hall of Fame announcer Jim Ross has
said many times he is no actor. The emotions he displays on television are his
real feelings.
That was never more apparent than on Monday night. The WWE held its
annual draft and for the first time included announcers. Ross, who has been the
signature voice of WWE's "Monday Night Raw” television show since 1997, was
moved to its Friday night sister show, "SmackDown.”
The move was a huge surprise to Ross. Though there are many rumors
claiming Ross knew about the transition, Ross said that was not the case.
"I had no idea,” Ross, a Norman resident, said. "That was my real
emotional response.”
While Raw is live every Monday, SmackDown is taped Tuesday and airs
on the CW network (KOCB-34 in Oklahoma City) on Friday nights.
Ross only brought one suit with him to Monday's Raw in San Antonio,
so he had to purchase a new suit at Men's Wearhouse a few hours before the
Tuesday night show in Houston. "I didn't know I was going to be there and didn't
bring any other clothes,” he said.
A few hours after the Monday event, Ross wrote an emotion-filled blog
stating his displeasure about the move. Ross was told the logic behind the move
Tuesday night and now said he is excited about the new challenge ahead of him.
"I was just in my comfort zone, and it's tough to leave that,” Ross
said. "But now this is another opportunity to elevate ‘SmackDown' and to help
the company.”
Tonight's broadcast is Ross' first time with his new broadcast
partner, former wrestler Mick Foley. He had worked the last 11 years with Jerry
Lawler.
"SmackDown” is moving to MyNetwork TV in the fall, and the company
wants Ross to be one of the major faces to help bring in an audience.
Ross has been the focal point in helping promote the WWE this week
since "Raw” is coming to the Ford Center on Monday and "SmackDown” is in Tulsa
on Tuesday.
Ross is getting ready to launch his second JR's Family Bar-B-Q
restaurant in Moore on July 14. He opened up his first one in Norman last
July.
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