Jim Ross Responds To An Angry Fan’s Email

Jim Ross has a new blog up, where he responds to an angry fan, here are some highlights…

Logan also said he spend 5, whole minutes with Jesse Ventura once upon a time and that Ventura told him that "Jim Ross was selfish and only cared about himself." That must be accurate because it was uttered by the former Governor of Minnesota who's NEVER been known to embellish a story or "break his arm patting himself on the back" as Gorilla Monsoon often said about Jesse. For the record, in the politically volatile world of pro wrestling if one doesn't look out for one's self then one can easily be taken advantage of and kicked to the curb for a variety of reasons or for no reasons. So, perhaps at the end of the day many of the "survivors" within pro wrestling have to be a little selfish to make it long term. I am indeed a survivor.

Also, I assume that when I take the time to sign things that fans send us, not associated with a purchase, etc that I am being selfish. I assume that all the Make A Wish visits that I have been involved with over the past many, many years makes me selfish as well. I might be a lot of things but being egocentrically selfish isn't one of them.

Plus, I personally don't care what Jesse Ventura thinks about me. He was great in his day as a wresting broadcaster but I wouldn't consider him to be one of my favorite partners. I am not taking any thing away from Ventura's talent but I had partners that I felt were better while working with me including Lawler, Heyman, and Cornette.

BTW...Ventura's new TV show "Conspiracy Theory" debuts tonight on truTV...just to be fair. I hope that you watch it as I'm going to check it out.

"Logan" also took me to task about not going to Iraq with the WWE on their annual pilgrimage to produce the "Tribute to the Troops." I have volunteered to go on this trip every year that it has occurred since its inception. There is limited space available on the plane with all the talent, production people and equipment. Even all the wrestlers who want to go can't go every year. Michael Cole is attending this year getting info for WWE.com, etc but the show will be voiced over, as usual, once it is edited back in Stamford the week of it's airing on NBC.

So, for all you "Logan's" out there please keep your feedback coming as it provides me with "material." Also, for the record, I am still managing a $50M plus WWE Talent payroll and dispersing said payroll on a weekly basis, consulting WWE Home Video and WWE 24/7 On Demand, Talent Relations and working with WWE.com and will continue as an on air talent for WWE 27/4 on the Legend Roundtables. I still earn my keep for those that feel a need to know.

So, Logan I feel that my 35 years in the wrestling biz counts for something. I may not be TV worthy yet, and I stress yet, but I will be sooner than later. I am just as passionate about our business as I have ever been but I'm not going to continue to be stupid and put the wrestling business before my own health. I did that once and it almost killed me.

Finally, it was also suggested that if I hated travel so much that I go to work for TNA because of their reduced schedule. Best I can tell TNA either produces TV or they do voice overs every week Plus, and more importantly, TNA has an announce team that I happen to feel are very competent. I appreciate everyone's career advise but I think I can handle this one not to mention that no one knows what's going to happen at the end of the day.

lol a hostile WWE mark

im surprised he mentioned working with Heyman was good

He really has the time for these morons? If they don't like you, oh well. I'm kind of suprised he responded in the first place, sometimes it's best to let him wine.

Btw, love the name Logan....got a cat named Logan.

I was watching an old episode of raw and JR said to Cole:

"you're gonna feel a cowboy boot in your ass if you dont shut up."

dont piss JR off.

I have never liked JR, he always seems to have to blog about EVERYTHING and it gets really annoying. If he wasn't so selfish, he wouldn't have did commentary at wrestlemania the year that that ECW commentator was on commentary (forgot his name...The OMG one lol). He could have easily said that he would let that commentator do it, seeing as he was the official commentator for Raw at that time, and Jim Ross wasn't even on the commentators list as that time.

TRX wrote:

I have never liked JR, he always seems to have to blog about EVERYTHING and it gets really annoying. If he wasn't so selfish, he wouldn't have did commentary at wrestlemania the year that that ECW commentator was on commentary (forgot his name...The OMG one lol). He could have easily said that he would let that commentator do it, seeing as he was the official commentator for Raw at that time, and Jim Ross wasn't even on the commentators list as that time.

Those are some really good points, X but it's a selfish business and everybody wants their moment in the sun...and the announcer you're referring to is Joey Styles.

Overall, this whole thing is so damn unimportant..who gives a shit about JR's problem with a mark?