Jim Ross Shoots Down Rumors About His Return To Announcing, Talks Mick Foley And More

Jim Ross is back with his latest blog where he talks about Mick Foley’s criticism of WWE and more. You can check out the full entry here and read some highlights below.

On Mick Foley:

Getting lots so of questions regarding Mick Foley’s recent comments on his Facebook account. Not sure what folks are looking for from me. I can only be honest. I love Mick like family, I really do. Mick is SO passionate about a variety of things which I find amazingly admirable. Mick loves WWE, the company that helped him earn a great deal of wealth and he’s simply telling us how he feels about the ‘home team.’ I sincerely respect Mick’s opinion whether I agree with him or not. For the most part, however, I do agree with him inasmuch as WWE talents need to be allowed to be more of themselves and not what someone in creative perceive them to be. I also agree, and have said it here many times, that 50-50 booking needs to disappear. It helps no one. How could it?  Bottom line is Mick Foley is a good, decent man who is merely expressing himself and I hope those that should be listening are doing so.

Rumors that he will return to the announce table:

“Rumors of me returning to the announce table are overtly premature. If it’s true, I wish someone would let me in on it. Going on the road every week and enduring the travel regime isn’t on my radar.

Whoever started the ‘JR to TNA’ rumors must have WAY too much time on their hands. Last I looked Josh Mathews and The Pope were handling the announcing on TNA just fine. Plus, isn’t the stellar Mike Tenay still on TNA’s payroll?

Same goes for my tongue in cheek remark about getting coffee for Kevin Kelly and Steve Corino at a ROH PPV and sitting in with them on a show. They, too, don’t need me but would I make a ‘one off’ cameo for a wrestling promotion if the stars were all aligned properly? Never say never. The key is ‘one off’ and it would take some convincing to get me to leave Norman and get on more airplanes.”