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A new report suggests that recently retired WWE announcer Jim Ross may have been pushed out of the organization after he and Ric Flair were drunk at a recent company event.




The WWE announced on Wednesday that Ross, 61, would be leaving the company after 20 years to “focus on his personal business endeavors.” However, The Wrestling Observer editor Dave Meltzer suggests that “JR” may have been fired for his behavior at the organization’s “30 Years Of WrestleMania” symposium, Wrestling Inc. reports.


Ross was tasked with moderating a roundtable discussion at the event; the panel consisted of WWE superstars past and present, including Ric Flair, Mick Foley, Steve Austin, Rey Mysterio, Paul Heyman, Daniel Bryan, and Dolph Ziggler. Flair was noticeably drunk at the symposium, taking control of the conversation and telling a series of embarrassing anecdotes.


During nearly 20 minutes of ranting, Flair discussed WWE superstar John Cena’s newfound affinity for drinking alcohol, the recent death of his son Reid due to a drug overdose, and his time at rival company TNA. Ross made several attempts to curtail Flair’s ranting before admitting that he’d “lost complete control” of the situation.


“This is real. This is reality television at its best. I’ve lost complete control of my job. I’m sure I’ll never be asked back, and this has probably destroyed what career I have left,” Ross said, as Larry Brown Sports notes.


Flair was so obviously drunk that Ross had to address the situation to the event’s audience, Larry Brown Sports notes. “I’d like to thank Grey Goose for sponsoring this part of the broadcast.” Flair also acknowledged that he had been drinking, stating “Wait til I get to the bar tonight. I haven’t started yet.”


But Flair wasn’t the only “30 Years Of WrestleMania” participant to be accused of drinking. Some wrestling pundits and WWE fans noticed that Ross was also slurring his words at certain points, and accused the longtime WWE announcer of being drunk. Ross was quick to dismiss these rumors, and explained that he sometimes slurs his words when tired due to his ongoing battle with Bell’s palsy.


“When I'm tired my Bell's palsy has always made he slur @ times giving some who don't know me the wrong impression. Weakened facial muscles,” Ross tweeted in August. He also described rumors of his alleged drunkenness as “ridiculous.”


According to Meltzer, WWE officials talked about firing Ross from “the minute [the symposium] ended.” In fact, "JR" reportedly met with WWE chairman Vince McMahon one day before his retirement announcement, with only "a handful" of McMahon's close advistors aware that the meeting took place.


Conversely, neither Ross nor the WWE has suggested that the announcer’s departure was anything other than a standard retirement. The 61-year-old wrote a blog on Wednesday addressing the situation, claiming that his “run in WWE has exceeded [his] wildest dreams.” Still, Wrestling Inc. claims that Ross "stated as recently as a couple of weeks ago" that he had no intention of retiring from WWE.


We’ve included a video of the “30 Years Of WrestleMania” incident below. Fast forward to the 45:00 mark for the beginning of Flair’s ranting.


[h/t Larry Brown Sports, Yahoo Sports]



Jim Ross Fired By WWE? 'JR' Forced To Retire After '30 Years Of WrestleMania' Symposium Incident, Report Says [VIDEO]

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