View Full Version : JR suffers Third Bells Palsy Attack . Off Smackdown
taker707
10-20-2009, 03:46 PM
Jim Ross suffered his third Bell’s Palsy attack during a flight from Oklahoma to South Carolina on Monday night. Ross wrote the following on his website today: “I was able to reach WWE doctors who were in Jacksonville for Raw and they were able to call in the medicines I needed to get started on to slow down the paralysis. Now we just wait and see how the meds work and Mother Nature takes her course. My plans are to tape SD tonite working with the King and perhaps even Michael Cole so we can make sure we can do the job that the product and the talents deserve.”
UPDATE: Jim Ross just posted the following moments ago: This is an update on my previous blog. Not the news I wanted to share. It has been decided that I should not risk further issues by working tonight and I am in the process of arranging a flight back to OKC so I can see a neurologist on Wednesday. Life is about facing the challenges we encounter so I am going to do all I can to get better and back at the announce desk asap. I wish I had more answers but I simply don’t at this time. I want to be a part of Bragging Rights but only time will tell if that will be physically possible. My passion and love for the game is in tact but I have to do what’s best for my long term health. WWE has been tremendously supportive of my situatiion of which I am very grateful. Never count me out of the game as this isn’t the first mountain that I have had to climb. Jerry Lawler and Michael Cole will handle SD from Columbia. My thanks to every one for understanding this matter. Better days are on the horizon.
ya im the ryan clark of this forum . But this needed to be copy and pasted in my view .
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Londoner
10-20-2009, 03:54 PM
Didn't know all that about JR, hope he pulls through this.
Shadow
10-20-2009, 03:59 PM
I'm thinking it's time for Good Ol' JR to step down and allow a new voice to be heard.
The Jayman
10-20-2009, 04:05 PM
damn that sucks
it also sucks b/c we'll have the RAW announce team on SD
parkmania
10-20-2009, 04:06 PM
So, where's this leave the SD! announce crew for Bragging Rights?
Too soon?
Too soon would be using this smiley: :wtf:
Fabien Barthez
10-20-2009, 04:18 PM
Not bragging, that's for sure.
It was only last week he blogged about time off. Life can be cruel at times.
The Jayman
10-20-2009, 04:24 PM
why can't they just use Matthews/Striker for SD
taker707
10-20-2009, 04:41 PM
why can't they just use Matthews/Striker for SD
that probably is what will happen
The Jayman
10-20-2009, 04:42 PM
god I hope so
Swiss Ultimate
10-20-2009, 04:45 PM
So how long before Vince publicly humiliates JR again?
taker707
10-20-2009, 04:46 PM
the week he comes back
Supreme Olajuwon
10-20-2009, 04:49 PM
That sucks. JR might not be the best at painting a picture with his commentary anymore, but he's still a great hype man.
Godfather4Life
10-20-2009, 05:28 PM
bring in the fink to do commentary!
parkmania
10-20-2009, 05:30 PM
Booker "Black Snow" T, Scott "I don't remember what his name was" Steiner, and Kevin Nash for commentary!
Swiss Ultimate
10-20-2009, 05:39 PM
Booker "Black Snow" T, Scott "I don't remember what his name was" Steiner, and Kevin Nash for commentary!
Kevin Nash was always great on commentary...if you were a smark. :(
Like when Triple H broke character and said that Khali wasn't a very good wrestler (which I agree with) but is pretty stupid to say about a former World Champ. Sometimes it's okay to break character, like when someone is obviously injured or something unexpected happens but, it does take you out of the whole reality of it all.
That sucks. JR might not be the best at painting a picture with his commentary anymore, but he's still a great hype man.
agreed
Fabien Barthez
10-20-2009, 06:05 PM
The day Lawler stopped being a heel ruined JR. It is crazy. The show get's more exaggerated, and the voiceovers adopt a more straight sports style.
And then everyone lambasts the standard of the commentators. WWE commentary is very heavily produced.
Theo Dious
10-20-2009, 06:08 PM
I feel sorry for JR, but maybe it's time he takes the comfy retirement he has most definitely earned.
Ol Dirty Dastard
10-20-2009, 07:06 PM
That sucks. JR might not be the best at painting a picture with his commentary anymore, but he's still a great hype man.
I find he's been really good on smackdown, he was terrible on RAW until he left.
He's really amazing when calling a great match, ie. any John Morrison match.
Triple Naitch
10-20-2009, 07:20 PM
It would be awesome if they brought back JBL to work with Grisham.
Sovereigntywillpr
10-20-2009, 07:22 PM
I always thought Nash (since he was in the NWO in WCW) would eventually end up being a WWE(then WWF) Anouncer.
Theo Dious
10-20-2009, 07:54 PM
I have a medical question.Is bell's palsy the same as bell's end?
Do your own WebMD search.
Fabien Barthez
10-20-2009, 08:41 PM
I feel sorry for JR, but maybe it's time he takes the comfy retirement he has most definitely earned.
On what grounds?
Lawler is much worse.
Theo Dious
10-20-2009, 08:47 PM
On what grounds?
Lawler is much worse.
As much as I've not approved of JRs work of late, that comment was really fueled by the fact that he's given long decades of his life to the business, and if his disease is going to start acting up, it might be best for him to focus on getting and staying healthy at this point.
As much as I've not approved of JRs work of late, that comment was really fueled by the fact that he's given long decades of his life to the business, and if his disease is going to start acting up, it might be best for him to focus on getting and staying healthy at this point.
i'm inclined to agree.
parkmania
10-20-2009, 08:57 PM
Before we send JR to the retirement home, how long ago was his last attack? Several years IIRC. If they're not happening more frequently than that, once he feels recovered, I fully expect to see/hear him return.
Gertner
10-20-2009, 09:40 PM
That episode of Nash doing commentary on Thunder was amazing.
Supreme Olajuwon
10-20-2009, 09:44 PM
They to put a good damn heel as a color commentator.
Triple Naitch
10-20-2009, 09:54 PM
They to put a good damn heel as a color commentator.
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Mr. Nerfect
10-20-2009, 10:25 PM
I hope Jim Ross gets well soon. This isn't going to help him during contract negotiations later this year, though. Poor guy.
I absolutely hate them having the RAW guys in to commentate. It almost made sense when Michael Cole called SmackDown! with The Grish last week, as it could have been "RAW scouting SmackDown!." But it makes no sense for two RAW guys to have control over the entire show. Have Josh Mathews and Jerry Lawler call SmackDown!. Or even a three-man Mathews, Matt Striker & Jerry Lawler team.
Also, Lawler sucks ass as a face commentator. He might actually be entertaining tonight if he bitches about being on SmackDown!.
Fabien Barthez
10-20-2009, 10:46 PM
As much as I've not approved of JRs work of late, that comment was really fueled by the fact that he's given long decades of his life to the business, and if his disease is going to start acting up, it might be best for him to focus on getting and staying healthy at this point.
What qualifies you to say this though? Do you know anything about the condition?
Do some reading before you do the writing man, you have no clue what you are talking about.
DAMN iNATOR
10-21-2009, 03:09 AM
Bummer, man. Was looking forward to seeing the old RAW announce team of J.R. and King have a little adventure, and seeing how it would turn out when they got the opportunity to both call a SD! instead...very disappointed.
Obviously, it's nothing J.R. himself could control, and I wish him only the speediest of recoveries. Now we have to put up with the awful combo of Cole and King this Friday.
In conclusion, I will be keeping J.R. and his close friends and family in my thoughts and prayers, and sincerely hope he will be able to be on commentary for Bragging Rights this Sunday, as I feel only he can truly influence the viewers strongly enough to make them want to pull for team SD!
Rammsteinmad
10-21-2009, 03:53 AM
I'm thinking it's time for Good Ol' JR to step down and allow a new voice to be heard.
Mr. Nerfect
10-21-2009, 11:57 AM
I have been loving JR since he's been on SmackDown!, but if he does decide to retire, I'd be intrigued to see what happens with SmackDown!. Matt Striker would shine there. Or even if they just did a switcheroo between JR and Striker, and let JR really get some guys on ECW over, and help groom Josh Mathews further.
Theo Dious
10-21-2009, 06:28 PM
What qualifies you to say this though? Do you know anything about the condition?
Do some reading before you do the writing man, you have no clue what you are talking about.
Yeah, you're right, I probably haven't known anyone for 12 years who has the condition, and I'm sure I never asked her anything about it. How silly of me.
Theo Dious
10-21-2009, 06:32 PM
Or, to be less sardonic and a bit more brash about it: I've fucked someone with Bell's Palsy. What have you done?
mike adamle
10-21-2009, 10:27 PM
Or, to be less sardonic and a bit more brash about it: I've fucked someone with Bell's Palsy. What have you done?
So you fucked someone with a droopy face? Get some standards.
Mr. Nerfect
10-22-2009, 11:50 AM
JR apparently won't be at Bragging Rights. I'm definitely hoping that Matt Striker takes over SmackDown! color commentary duties until JR can return. He and Grish worked well together, and Striker could take a "matter of fact" approach to putting over the SmackDown! guys.
Or they could try for JBL again...
Theo Dious
10-22-2009, 08:39 PM
Or they could try for JBL again...
Clearly any other choice they make will be simply wrong.
Sovereigntywillpr
10-23-2009, 07:08 PM
If striker is there for a month or two I don't see them being able to go back to J.R...
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