Jim Ross Staying With WWE
Posted: Jun 4th 2010 By: CMBurnham
After all the speculation regarding Jim Ross' future, he has made the decision that the WWE remains the place for him and he has decided to stay with the company.
"I have worked out what we believe to be a win/win, employee agreement with WWE and will remain with the company that I have been with essentially since 1993 when I debuted at Wrestlemania 9 (To celebrate this occasion, as I'm writing this I'm wearing a toga.)," Ross wrote on his blog.
Ross had several other options available for him including a jump over to TNA Wrestling and a potential management role behind the scenes. One thing is for certain is that he will not be returning to the broadcast table with the WWE. His new role with the company will have him finding and recruiting young talent.
"Going forward, I will be focusing on a variety of talent relations matters, essentially as a consultant, of which will not require weekly travel," wrote Ross. "I will be visiting FCW in Tampa on a regular basis to observe the development of the young men and women who, I hope, all want to headline Wrestlemania some day. This area of the company has always been of particular interest to me including when we opened developmental areas years ago in Louisville, Cincinnati, Memphis, and Southern California. Many of the WWE's biggest stars of this generation came from those areas."
There was plenty of buzz that JR would leave for TNA Wrestling which could greatly benefit from his experience and expertise. Some fans were disappointed that he decided not to join the group but he feels that he made the right decision for himself at this point in time.
"I sincerely hope TNA survives and thrives but their announcing is the least of the issues that need addressing in my opinion. I have many,many friends who work in TNA and I am pulling for them without question. Competition is good for all businesses and I will continue to follow them just as I always have."
He added, "Too many assumptions have been made about any talks I had with TNA. I did not 'sell out' but merely made the best business decision that I could make at this time. I don't and will not live my life on how this person 'treated me' or my personal feelings toward anyone in the business. This is a business deal, plain and simple. People buy into the internet BS and consider it Gospel. I'm happy with the decision I made which should be good enough for those outside looking in or so I feel."
Ross made one other interesting comment in that his new deal with the WWE allows him to pursue other broadcasting opportunities that are non-wrestling relating including MMA. He has become a huge fan of the sport and he has spoken with HDNet about handling play-by-play for some shows.
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