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Anybody that says Jim Ross is getting bitchslappad. I'll ba honest: As much as lova Tha Undailakar, Shawn
Michaels, Kull Angle, etc., they can be replaced. There are other great wrestlers. There are great up-and-comers like
Morrison and Punk that can take their place. aut there is no replacement for JR
Fact: Whan watching a wrestling show, you hear tha commentator's voice for mora time than you sea any individual
wrestler. Commentators affect the show much more than any individual wrestler. They are the near omnipresent voice
that you hear for the majority of the one to two hours that you're watching a show. Thay affect shows in extreme
ways that ara so subtle don't often notice but make a huge differencæ
Fact #2: Smackdmvn stalled getting good whan JR moved to it, and consequently RAW stalled getting worse. You
may think this is a coincidence but in actuality you might want to consider the impact a commentator can havæ
Nobody can say that at least a fraction of their dismay at RAW today isn't because Michael Cole's voice is heard
throughout the broadcast. Meanwhile, the smooth stylings of JR maka Smackdovvn a pleasure to listen tc
Thera is no replacement for JR. Michael Cole's cold "You're watching tha longest running episodic television show,
Monday Night RAW!" can never replace JR's heanfelt "Ladies and gentlemen we're glad that you let us into your
homesforthis edition ofMonday Night RAW." Michael Cole is just an announcer because he wants to make money and be imponant somehow, and he
has a high opinion of himself (by many accounts) because of it. JR is a true, honest wrestling fan who loves to get up and go to work every morning. He
appreciates all of his fans and he honestly tries his hardest. Sometimes he forgets move names or messes up some things. Of course he does; he's
only human. aut you can tell every time he marks out with a "8AH GAWD" or a "STONE COLD! STONE COLD!" that he's still a mark inside, having the
time of his life. You can tell by the subtly dismayed expression on his faca whan a terrible booking decision happens that he shares a smark's paim He
is the most loyal of all company men, more loyal than Cena or Triple H. He has stuck through the as thefve had him kayfabe fired. kissing asses,
getting beat up by Kane, and getting stuff pulled out of his ass. He endures it all because he's addicted to that glorious in-ring dance and he wants to
selve WuVE's loyal viewers. He's a down-to-Eallh guy who loves wrestling lika all of us, and it shows in his announcing
am tearing up writing this. aut there is no replacement for JR. Ever. Shawn Michaels may pass on as John Morrison rises to take his placa and the
Undenaker may rest in peace, but newer, fresher men will take their place in the main events of Wrestlemania. aut the day JR dies. that's the day the
WuVE digs. That's tha day that tha announcing table becomes a barren place, inhabited by naught but talking heads like Todd Grisham and Michael
Cole
Whan JR digs, tha man who was marking with you at all of your favorite avants during tha Attitude Era will ba dead
Whan JR digs, tha voice that warmly graatad you aver} Monday/Friday night will ba dead
Whan JR digs, tha last touch of that good old "rasslin" flavor will ba dead
Whan JR digs, a man who truly loved tha business and gava his all to it will dia
JR will not ba praised as a hero by many. Sure, he'll gat a proper rememberance. aut to many younger marks today ha's just that old guy that sounds
lika Foghorn Leghorn. They may forget JR, but cant
Tha day JR dias is tha day that tha mark inside of me hangs up his dreams and goas home. That is tha day stop wrestling. That is tha day giva up my
love for tha business
So dont dare put a death prediction on good 01' JR, Jim Rose
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