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'''[[Jim Ross|James William "Jim" Ross]]''' (a.k.a. "Good Ol' JR" or just "JR") is one of the greatest ([http://i39.tinypic.com/2lw61j.jpg and most beloved]) commentators in the history of [[Professional Wrestling]], having provided commentary for the [[World Wrestling Entertainment|WWE]] for almost 20 years (and having worked for several other promotions, including WCW, prior to starting with WWF/E). In addition, he is the man behind his own brand of barbecue sauce, has written cookbooks, and has opened a barbecue restaurant. He is also close friends with [[Stone Cold Steve Austin]]. He is semi-retired from commentating now, though [[The Bus Came Back|he does come back every now and then]]. In his spare time, he also runs [https://web.archive.org/web/20131014023020/http://www.jrsbarbq.com/store a website] that peddles his own brand of condiments and barbecue products.
As usual, [[That Other Wiki]] has additional information on his life and career.
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* [[Action Survivor]]: Has actually wrestled several times. He even beat [[Triple H]] at one point.
* [[Breaking the Fourth Wall]]: A covert case, but not obvious to the casual wrestling fan who assumes everything is scripted. During the 1998 Hell In A Cell match between [[The Undertaker]] and [[Mick Foley|Mankind]] (a match now considered legendary), Mankind was thrown off the cage, through a table to the floor. He is stretched away, but gets off the stretcher, climbs the cage again and restarts the match - at which point, he is chokeslammed through the roof off the cage to the ring below. Ross shouted: "Will somebody stop the damn match? Enough is enough!" This was out of legitimate concern for Mankind, who had already taken quite a beating up to this point.
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** "[Insert Wrestler Name(Usually [[Stone Cold Steve Austin]]) Here] IS STOMPING A MUD HOLE AND WALKING IT DRY!"
** "...and business has just picked up!"
** "Bowling-shoe ugly," used interchangeably to describe either a wrestler or a [[So Bad
** "He's a human being!!" (usually accompanied by the aforementioned "Bah Gawd" or "Good Gawd Almighty!")
** "Those stairs are not made out of chocolate!"
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** "AS GOD IS MY WITNESS, [[Mick Foley|HE]] IS BROKEN IN HALF!!!"
* [[The Chew Toy]]: An unpleasant [[Real Life]] example. During his time with the WWF/E, Ross has suffered an incredible level of abuse and humiliation backstage, and all for no apparent reason. [[Vince McMahon]] just seems to want to hurt JR as much as he can. It's rarely seen on TV (though the time he joined the "Kiss My Ass Club" might be one of the most notable public humiliations), but the degradations inflicted upon Ross behind the scenes have been reported for years in various media, to the point where Ross sometimes comes across like a bit of a battered spouse, making excuses for his abuser.
** Unfortunately, aside from the [[Incompetence, Inc.]] that is TNA, the WWE is pretty much the only game in town these days. Ross' got bills to pay, after all.
* [[Cool Old Guy]]
* [[Covert Pervert]]: While not as bad as Jerry Lawler, JR has made more than a couple statements about the attractiveness of the female wrestlers, mostly [[Trish Stratus]], but hey, it's [[Even the Girls Want Her|Trish Stratus]].
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** Ross was also not told that Santina's (Santino Marella in drag in order to win the [[Wrestlemania]] Diva Battle Royal) secret infatuation was actually JR. When this revealed live on PPV, with Michael Cole and Lawler ribbing him for it for good measure, Ross was less than amused and did everything he could not to play along.
** Also, Ross' announcing career; he's admitted before that he went out of his way to avoid being told the ending of a match so that his announcing would sound more natural.
* [[Face Heel Turn]]: WWE tried this (and failed spectacularly) a couple times, including assaulting Michael Cole in early 1999 because he thought Cole was stealing his job. It backfired as the crowd pretty much agreed and cheered. Turns out beating on a [[
* [[Flanderization]]: Many fans might not realize that Ross started out as a far more reserved, cerebral announcer in the mode of his mentor Gordon Solie, before playing up his Oklahoman roots upon joining the WWF, and becoming increasingly reliant on catchphrases and wild outbursts in lieu of thorough play-by-play.
* [[Freudian Slip]]
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"Mark Henry is handling the big Johnson!" (''Royal Rumble 1998'')<br />
"[[Lita]]'s here! Jerking [[Edge]] off...[[Verbal Backspace|the ladder]]!" (''[[Wrestlemania]] 17'') <ref>Which became [[Hilarious in Hindsight]] four years later...</ref><br />
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He accidentally said "WWF" on RAW 9/19/2011, which was censored. He apologized for it the next day on Twitter. }}
* [[Getting Crap Past the Radar]]: More in a smark sense but JR definitely has his share of filling his commentary with sly comments that would pass over the heads of more casual fans.
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* [[Happily Married]]: Whenever Jerry Lawler or Paul Heyman drool over whichever Diva is wrestling in the current match and mention it to JR, the latter calmly replies that he's a happily married man. Of course, his clever retort would be, "I may be on a diet, but I can still look at the menu!"
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** He was the same way at ''No Way Out 2003'', when Steve Austin faced Eric Bischoff. Not only was Stone Cold coming back from a ten month absence, but Eric Bischoff had kicked a cinder block through Ross's head. Suffice to say, JR was as pumped for Bischoff's comeuppance as the red-hot Montreal crowd.
** Ross absolutely flipped out at the end of Wrestlemania 17, when Stone Cold did a [[Face Heel Turn]].
* [[Lampshade Hanging]]: Ross famously lampshaded the abundance of weapons under the ring.
* [[Narm]]: A very serious, scary, possibly career ending injury has just happened. Everyone is in shocked silence. Except JR.
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** [[Truth in Television]] right there; as stated above, JR tries to keep certain "big spots" and endings a secret so he can give more realistic play-by-play; while he might Flanderize himself a bit, it's usually at least partially his real reaction. When he doesn't have Vince or someone else feeding him lines in a headset... When he does, it often shows.
* [[Mundane Made Awesome]]: His commentary is well known for making matches exciting when they would otherwise be average without him.
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* [[Overprotective Dad]]: When Trish Stratus first appeared in the WWE, she recorded a series of promos where she polished tables in her underwear to tease Buh Buh Ray Dudley. [[Jerry Lawler]] reacted in traditional [[Dirty Old Man]] fashion, but JR came across more as a scolding father with the way he admonished her for what she was doing.
* [[Perpetual Frowner]]: Due to Bell's Palsy.
* [[Poor
* [[Reasonable Authority Figure]]: He was always more straight-laced than broadcast partner [[Jerry Lawler]], who always held up the "heel" side of the commentator equation by (among other things) leering at all the Divas.
* [[Rule of Three]]: "RIGHT HANDS! RIGHT HANDS! RIGHT HANDS!"
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* [[Sensitive Guy and Manly Man]]: Him and Jerry Lawler fits this trope to a T.
* [[Stupid Statement Dance Mix|Stupid Statement Rap]]: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fgpa6hjlUbY "My Ass"] and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwKoh4QfXss "My Ass II/The Time Has Arrived"].
* [[So Proud of You]]: [https://web.archive.org/web/20131028015805/http://www.jrsbarbq.com/blog/tuesday-blog-austin-goldberg-punk-bryan-ryder-lesnar-undertaker-kane-nash-lod-jrs-family-bbq Has this opinion of] [[Zack Ryder]] and [[Bryan Danielson]].
* [[Theme Naming]]: [https://web.archive.org/web/20131014023020/http://www.jrsbarbq.com/store All of the products in his store are named after] [[Professional Wrestling]] tropes and terminology.
* [[What the Hell, Hero?]]: Apparently told Kharma that she was too fat to be a Diva.
** [[Justified Trope]]: Kharma [[Insult Backfire|used his statement as fuel to train harder, travel the world]], and ultimately become a sensation in Japan, [[SHIMMER]], and [[TNA]]. A decade later, she and JR [http://www.facebook.com/notes/kharma-wwe/who-shot-jr/114126805342876 became friends] and he ''helped her get signed in WWE''.
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