I like the feller doing this interview & hope he does more. He ask a question & listens to the answer without cutting in, like we see allot of these inconsiderate interviewers do. I think he did a class job on this.

I don't think I've ever seen a video on KZread with over 10,000 views and zero dislikes. That speaks for something. Business has picked up here, long live J.R!

I wish there were more interviews like this about the business of pro wrestling.

Only JR could say some of the things he has said and keep a serious demeanor. He has always had a way of giving a wrestling match some sort of a legitimacy. He always make it seem so serious and so important.

JR AND KING, JR AND CORNETTE, JR AND HEYMAN, the best times WWE had with commentators.

It's always nice to see something like an interview from an unique personality in Pro Wrestling or Sports Entertainment.

I loved their commentary of Royal Rumble 1992, especially when Flair came out at number 3. Brilliant!

I agree. Late 90's/early 2K was THE HOTTEST time in WWF. That was it's peak.

love his honesty and hes a true definition of a legend

Jim Ross and Jerry Lawler were the best announce team ever...no questions asked.

Cool background! Love the red and the shadows! Well done.

I like JR, but my favourite announcer was Gorilla Monsoon. I loved the way he painted the picture in the ring and the phrases he came up with. He was the announcer at early Wrestlemanias and I think "The unstoppable force meets the immovable object" is still the best description for a match ever. And him and Bobby Heenan were absolutely hilarious.

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JR, Bobby, Gorilla, Jesse the Body (especially for his ability to be absolutely ridiculous in terms of bias for heels)....all good. All different, but good. Early Vince was good, too, playing the straight man on the gimmicks and doing interviews and commentating with total seriousness. I remember my dad pointing to jr. way back in the early 80s saying "that guy's really the owner", just standing there holding a mic interviewing guys coming to the ring. I was probably 8, "no way, dad. that guy's just a "tv guys' who holds the mic!".

Yes, I totally understand what you mean, and I agree he is a great performer. All I meant was that the WWF/WWE made him a huge star because of the persona he held. But you're absolutely right.

southern accent, BBQ references, intence announcing, professionalism, cowboy hat, glasses, funny catch fraises, and Oklahoma's theme song make up the greatest wrestling announcer of ALL time! Bar f'ing none!!!

I wish I could have been around in the days of the territories, I'm sure that was the greatest time to be a pro wrestling fan.

JR = greatest announcer in the business. No question His abilities to get you involved in what he's calling just goes to prove that expert commentary is the greek chorus of wrestling.

i just listen to this in the background, jr has the best voice

good ol' JR..i miss hearing that voice on WWE tv

good point

in all honesty jim ross is the only person in the world that could talk me into signing with wwe if ever given the opprotunity

i have to admit J.R is one of the many reasons i started watching raw alot and austin sealed the deal for me you couldnt ask for a better time in pro wrestling back in the attittude era

totally agree!

The Brain & Gorilla 1986-1993 Best Commentators The King & JR 1996-2008 Equally Great Commentators These two teams are legendary. No one can top there performances as broadcasters

jim ross is one of the greatest. love the guy.

Jim Ross' grumpy face juxtaposed with the rock music at 5:55 made me laugh hard

Wow, the conversation about Leroy Mcguirk(spelling?) is amazing. To have had lost one eye and go on to win multiple world titles. Then have a car accident in his prime and lose his 2nd eye!!! And to continue to be so involved in the business including doing commentary!!! That is truly amazing as being a commentator is so difficult in the first place, but with no sight?!! Just wow, def the most informative facts I got from this interview. Which is very well done and all the questions were great!

the best damn ring announcer period

Jim Ross my fav announcer

I still wish we had territories! Those were the days!

Ventura and McMahon are very underrated. Vince was every bit as good as JR or Solie as a play by play man. Ventura was the perfect color commentator. One thing I always liked about Ventura was he treated the wrestling as real. He would talk about how hard the competitors were training. He would state bogus vegas lines on the match ups and talk about different strategies a wrestler should use to win. It's easier to suspend disbelief when the commentators treat the match as legit fight contests.

nice interview, he speaks alot of truth

Listen how Jim Ross made it in the wrestling business and u have a better understanding if what the old timers went thru to make it!!! This is an education of people wanting to learn and understanding!!!

JR is a hall of fame legend and then some.

"its carnage".. "it looks like a car wreck"... i was watching Deadly Games 98 main event on ondemand last night analyzing Ross he was amazing behind the table.

JR seems like a kind of guy i would want to sit down have a beer and watch the football game.

where's part 2?

i miss jim ross great man

Don't forget Ross and Heyman those guys were great together

Those are the best announcers ever.

Wrestlemania 25.. Jim Ross and Cole announcing together was like Muhammad Ali in his prime boxing Peter McNeeley.

Jim Ross is a legend.

is this in england or usa

The problem with the Invasion angle to me was that it seemed like, for the most part, it was midcard wrestlers having to uphold one side of a feud while main eventers upheld the other. All because Vince didn't want to buy out the big Time Warner contracts of the top end WCW talent, therefore the clash between WWF, ECW and WCW felt WWF-centric when it should've been split more evenly between the two sides.

JR is the best announcer in WWF/E history. THAT is a fact.

Fuck YES!!!!

Of course. Ventura surely is up there.

J.R. just seems like he's a good guy

ross and styles. the best

"Pinata! Pinata!"

I love it when people who don't know shit come on here and then have someone who knows facts state them back to them and just get put in their place. Right on brother.

monsoon, piper, heenan, greatest trio ever!!

Can we share this on my page too? Official Jim Ross Page

Its a fucking shame WWE won't put the greatest wrestling announcer EVER on TV!

You do realize that Jim Ross served as head of Talent Relations and is the reason guys like Stone Cold, The Rock and a lot of the huge stars of the attitude era even got signed, right? Without JR and his eye for talent, the WWE might not have even had the star power needed to stay afloat back in those days, and they could be either DEAD or in a lot worse shape than they are now. The wrestlers are only part of what makes the business successful. People behind the scenes deserve respect too.

J. R. ranks up there with greats like Gordon Solie and Gorilla Monsoon. Jim Ross defined the Attitude era of WWF/E. It was a damn shame that we have to listen to the likes of Michael Cole now on RAW. Bring back J.R.!

He's been around a long time. They don't treat him as well as they should at WWE. But he does make good money with them.

@Eduardo10390 lol i thought by "The Beginning" you meant back in like '84, i agree with ur clarified point except for the idea that ppl who watched WWF DIDNT watch WCW, I was probably one of the only people who was excited to see a "WCW match" on WWF TV, although I think the choice of Buff v. Booker wasn't the best idea they couldve had for debuting their purchased product

@taffysaur The additional two are Vince Russo and Ed Ferrara.

how olds this interview

Don't feel sorry for him, he doesn't feel sorry for himself. His bells palsy doesn't define him, his brilliant commentary does.

That's true, I'll agree to that. But Heenan did very well in WCW. When they replaced Heenan with Scott Hudson, there was a noticeable decline in quality. Just a shame what happened there.

As good as J.R. is Gordon Solie is IMO the BEST. There's room for only one dean of wrestling & Gordon Solie earned the moniker & boy did it ever fit to a tee. Listening to him & Jim Ross together in the WCW days was epic, but Gordon's still the BEST.

JR FTW!

@Kingdjack3000 If you recall he wasnt injured when they first started the angle, at KOTR 2001 it was Austin vs. Jericho vs. Benoit with storyline going into match if Jericho & Benoit would defect to WCW & bring the WWF Title with them.

People dont realize the role he played in during the monday night wars.

@nWoWolfpacTV So true man

JR is great. Maybe the greatest, but Monsoon, the Body, and/or Heenan are my favs.

Jim Ross and Paul Heyman commentating was better than anything.

J.R is awesome :)

Monsoon and Ventura were pretty damn entertaining.

My favorite Announce team was Actually Vince Mcmahon with JR and Jerry Lawler

@davidogrady3 ahhhh i wandered about that, cheers m8. i was just thinking "i bet jr hasnt even watched tna before" lol. that makes alot more sense now.

we also got wcw on channel 4 for free with nirto on a friday night

I think JR is the best ever, but the best duo has gotta be Monsoon and The Brain.

JR is hands down the best play by play comentator of all time, i think he surpasses Gordon Sollie. JR and Bobby Hennan would be the dream combo. Lawler is good, but second only to the Brain.

why is there so much comparing of JR and Gorilla Monsoon. They were both incredible at what they did and both have contributed to making some of the greatest moments in WWF/E history.

To a true wrestling purest - Jim Ross's name can be spelled out in five letters - C-L-A-S-S. The sport owes him more - concerning it's longevity - then many will ever know.

@Denji2006 There is a fine line between the peak and the lowest. WWF was at an all-time low in the early 90's and they turned it around pretty damn fast from 96-2002 or 2003. The WWE has again reached a low point here in the 2009-2010 area but it can just as easily turn it around as the past has shown.

@McMahonHater I agree I should of proof read before I posted I meant to say ''hes a little full of it thinking goldberg, Nash, Flair etc not being there ISN'T the reason the invasion angle failed.''

Did J.R. just say gnarly??? HOLY SHIT :D

what does tna have to do with the wcw takeover?

No. #3 - Lawler/Ross #2 - Ventura/Monsoon #2 - Heenan/Monsoon

dude he is the head of talent relation before john laurinaitis which means he's the one who recruit talents from indy wrestling and molded them into star.. ask jbl who's help sign and help him in wwe and he will give Jim Ross name.. and yes back then wwe has great management team like jim cornette,but guess what he even respect jim ross work backstage even paul heyman admire jim ross work backstage..remember one thing dude jim ross isn't just a great announcer he also a great management..

My honest opinion I wish jr was vp of talent relations again he produced so much talent where as Johnny Ace produces football players, bodybuilders, and lingerie models..

Hating JR should be a crime against humanity

Definitely j.r is a loveable guy. And Itmwould be easier to as well like you said .

RIP JR

@Nordfelt yea they are talking about wwe buying wcw and then for some reason they put up footage of abyss from tna. who had nothing to do with wwe or wcw. surely it should have been footage from wcw

thumbs if you ever wondered what if triple h was in the alliance storyline invasion.

Very interesting to watch, JR has at lot of knowledge about Pro Wrestling, its sad, that he isnt more used as a booker.

I really liked the invasion angle when it happened, but in retrospect it was a failure. I think having all of the top WCW names would have been a plus.

man i love hank hill

jr looks like hank hill here

the other two are eric bishoff and johnathon coachman

(Kane comes out) HELL, FIRE AND BRIMSTONE!!!!

The interviewer sounds like Jack Swagger :P

Simply because Jim Ross 'is a loveable' guy. It's easier to generate 'heel heat' using someone like J.R. for it.

@Slacker4LiFe247 Well there I agree.

I disagree with Jim to a certain extent about the invasion. I mean, he's right in saying that certain guys just weren't going to pass up earning millions for literally taking a 2-year vacation, especially if you're a mark like Goldberg who doesn't realize that the incentives would be worth the investment. BUT for Jim to say that angle was screwed no matter who they brought in is simply bananas... unless he was just implying that McMahon's ego would have fucked it up regardless, which may be true

GOOD GOD ALMIGHTY, THE CARNAGE!