Sorry WWE fans, it’s a wrap for Jim Ross. One of wrestling’s biggest play-by-play announcers, has announced his retirement after 20 years.
Details after the jump…
Via TMZ:
WWE Hall-of-Fame announcer Jim Ross — the voice of the organization for two decades — has decided to hang up his microphone and retire, so says the WWE.
Ross called some of the biggest matches in WWE history — including Stone Cold’s epic battles with Vince McMahon, the rise of The Rock … and the famous “Hell In a Cell’ match when Undertaker launched Mick Foley through a table from the top of a steel cage.
But Ross didn’t just do the play-by-play — he also came up with some pretty iconic wrestling nicknames … referring to Stone Cold Steve Austin as the “Texas Rattlesnake” and Triple H as the “Cerebral Assassin.”
He was also famous for shouting phrases like “By god, that man has a family” when wrestlers were getting their asses kicked in the ring.
According to the WWE, Ross wants to spend more time focusing on his “personal business endeavors.”
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Via BR:
In a post on his blog, Ross reflected on his tenure with WWE (read full post here):
So, at the age if 61 it’s time to close this chapter of my life and begin exploring new, adventures while my health is great.
I wouldn’t have changed a thing in WWE except I wish that I’d been able to avoid some health issues along the way. That was the hand that I was dealt and I simply refused to fold it.
Other that health issues my ‘run’ in WWE has exceeded my wildest dreams.
