WWE Hall of Famer "Good Ol' J.R." Jim Ross recently spoke to PhillyVoice.com.
Participating in Raw 25:
âI had a great time. When people read this, theyâre going to think, âWell, how can J.R. say that he had a great time because of the controversy surrounding the presentation?â I looked at is as going to a family reunion or class reunion, and you know at your class reunion, youâve got all kinds of crazy classmates and you love to see them every now and then. Thatâs kind of how we all â we had a small crew at the Manhattan Center â so everybody got the chance to have plenty of time to visit and see how everyoneâs doing and all that good stuff. It was very entertaining and very good for all of us.
âYou just canât take for granted that youâre going to be there next time. I said on my podcast tomorrow isnât guaranteed, and it certainly fit true on Monday in New York City. You know, as a broadcaster, I would have loved to call more matches. Of all the things Iâve done in wrestling, broadcasting and doing play-by-play is my favorite. So why wouldnât I want to do more of what I believe I have the most fun doing? Thatâs how I looked at it. But it was a great day, you know, we were treated good at the hotel, the stuff us old guys like catering was good, no travel issues. It was a good trip and I was happy to be invited. And it was good to catch up with as many of the guys as I did.
âI was happy to call â Iâm a big fan of Matt Hardy and Bray Wyatt, both of those kids, kids to me â and I got to call that match. That was kind of neat. That tag match was kind of short, it was kind of backloaded. The Undertakerâs promo. So, you know, itâs just what it was. Itâs no big deal. Some people are hell-bent on finding something to bitch about. I canât find that, I donât have that in me. Itâs not how I feel. I went there for a different reason than people watching it on television or watching it in the arena. I went to work. And as a worker, so to speak, Iâd like to have done more work. Thatâs all. Chalk it up to ego or whatever, but I wouldâve liked to have done more work because itâs the most fun thing I do. And if people canât get that, then theyâre just not paying attention and I canât help you.â