During the latest episode of his Grilling JR podcast, Jim Ross commented on the negative response he received to calling AEW Dynamite 'WWE Dynamite' by mistake on a recent episode of the show.
"I donāt know much more I can say when I addressed it. I made a mistake, it was inadvertent and Iām very sorry I did it obviously, itās embarrassing. All of a sudden out of that one or two second bite, hereās what comes out of that for some wrestling fans and I say some wrestling fans because Iām still a devotee of our business, I have great respect for the fans. They have supported my efforts undeniably for years, through Janās death, leaving WWE. Whatever it may be, theyāve always stood fast. I think the criticism Iāve received has been from a vast minority of defiant young males and some females who ascertain these points."
"People said) Iāve had a stroke, by the way Iāve never had a stroke but thatās been diagnosed on the internet from my faupaux, Iāve had a stroke. Iāve had a battle with Bellās Palsy, Iāve actually had three bouts with Bellās Palsy. That I have onset dementia, which wouldnāt surprise me, itās going to happen to everybody some ways or another. But man I got everything on that thing from people wanting me to die. Hereās whatās sad about that deal, itās not about my mispronouncing, this is a much bigger issue in my opinion. Thatās all this is folks, my opinion. Itās the flavor of the country right now, itās just where we are and itās sad, I donāt even know what you call it, the cancel culture. It was a little rugged. The thing about it is people misquote information, without any thought, thereās no conscious involved. Itās not the fact that I might get this right if I say JR has onset dementia, but then what if youāre wrong? How do you pull that back in? Well, itās out there so you donāt pull it back in."