Off the Record with Jim Ross (Part 1) 

I hate to steal Brett Hart's line but ... Jim Ross is the best there is, the best there was and the best there ever will be.

Jr The Best what a great interview. Off The Record, a fantastic show the host is the reason for the shows success. His style personality are a perfect combination....

"listen very closely.....lets get it on" best line opening a show ever

I love when J.R. goes "AWW GOOD GAWD! GOOD GOD ALMIGHTY!"

Jr you are a legend

Rey Mysterio, Chavo Guerro, Ric Flair, Booker T (World Title, Tag Champ, Hardcore Champ, KOTR, Triple Crown Champion), Billy Kidman (Tag Champ,Crusierweight Champ), Raven (27 time Hardcore Champ), Lance Storm (IC Champ, Tag Champ), Goldberg won the world title, all these guys did good in WWE, so you can't really say that Vince didn't try to push these guys, most of them the fans didn't care about them and you can't force somebody to like Kidman, it's inhumane damn it !

Simply the best for 20 plus years. Only an unfortunate battle with bells palsy keeps him off television.

No Sir! When J.R. would scream "STONE COLD, STONE COLD" Classic!

J.R. was an awesome announcer for the WWF/WWE. He was great with the microphone.

Good O' J.R.....didn't know it stood for Jim Ross....that is old school. Wonderful insight because not only is he so knowledgeable but further more this man calls it down the middle and that is most refreshing combination, to not be biased and or have some personal agenda. Very diplomatic, objective, insightful and honest.

oh look, it's the Big Bad Barbecue Boy!

i know the "attitude"era of the mid to late 90s was the best wrestling, never get it as good again.

"Help me out here, JR" "What a wimp!" Lol "Oh mah gawd... I don't believe he just said that!"

me too man,all the time,just takes me back to my childhood.its refreshing

this just shows that the stone cold and the rock era was just one of a kind

Always good to see Good O'l J.R.

Hank Hill talks wrestling, "I tell you WHAT!"

THANKS FOR POSTING

jim ross got me amped at the beginning

yeah exactly. forgot to add that litle detail up there but you're right.

Thanks man, this is great! I was a Goldberg fan.

great post these otr episodes r great

TOP 5!!!! 1. Evan Bourne!!! 2. Shawn Michaels 3. Stone Cold 4. The Rock 5. Randy Orton

Greatest commentator... EVER

Me too, very underrated

JR is one of the greatest color commentators ever,if not the best.He reminds me of Mike Tenay in the sense that they're both lifelong wrestling fans and historians.Not to mention Mike Tenay has the exact same passion which he demonstrates on a weekly basis.

Good gawd he broke his voice in half?!

Jericho jumped over during the Monday Night Wars, so he was not going to bury him then. Booker and Goldberg entered the WWE after the fall of WCW.

JR is the 2nd in charge at the wwe corp...dont get it twisted folks

what?! he's the best commentator in the history of sports dude!

I like JR's honesty but you could tell he was still answering questions in coporate speak but it was funny when he told the host he have no chance with Trish lol.

1. Stone Cold 2. Bret Hart 3. HBK 4. The Rock 5. Chris Benoit

1. Hulk Hogan 2. Stone Cold Steve Austin 3. Bret 'Hitman' Hart 4. Shawn Michaels 5. Kurt Angle 6. The Rock 7. The Undertaker 8. Triple H 9. Chris Jericho 10. Randy Savage

Landsberg lost his voice. Thats God telling him not to fucking interrupt the guests hahaha!!

fired twice means your on your 3rd "chance" J.R.

Thumbs up if you want 'good old' JR back!

Well wont disagree that much but you are forgetting one guy: John Morisson. He will be big time one day and that day isnt that far away. Many people see him as the next Shawn Michaels and he could be it. What he does in the ring no one else does at the time now in WWE as far as i can see. Hes just amazing and will be THE next superstar. Maybe he will start a new era. Lets just hope for it.

JR should host this show.

wow.. if i had chance to talk with jr, i wouldnt waste time with subjects like booker t ,goldberg and sable lol..

Judge Mills Lane called... he wants his line back

right on

While that may be true in more ways than i can count, I never really viewed hhh as a cash cow. He was just that guy that was there. They used him for guys that would lead the company. Like Cornette said, "Hes the guy who works with the guy that draws the money." Now that is an important role, but hhh really put himself into spotlight where sometimes it seemed irrelevant

I love J.R. PERIOD!!!

Its just a shame he dosen't have a passion for the company, hes such a genetic freak and i love watching him fight.

yep,mid 80's-early 90's wwe kicked ass

True, yet he is so much more than a commentator.

Sting didnt join because of a comment Rock made towards Booker T. On a RAW he asked 'who are you?' Sting thought that ruined all credibility that Booker had.

is it me or does it seem like jr's condition with bell's palsy has greatly improved.

Turn the audio off and try to lipread JR , it's impossible.

Funny because he really seems to love Chris Jericho, who was a big name in his own right before the WWE.

Prime JR right here

booker t got buried at wm

Love JR him and Jerry The King are the best announces for the WWF-WWE

When WWE/F bought WCW,Sting was still under contract but never appeared on TV.

LOL!!! Admit it Jim. Sting said fuck going to WWE

@125possom JR has one of the best minds for the wrestling biz..

J.R Rocks!

completely agree

Goldberg & Kevin Nash were others that had AOL contracts and not WCW contracts.

"Give a rub to the younger guys"= Booker T goes to TNA and HHH wins the belt more

@xndrh hell ya!! he needs to be back behind the announcer's table for sure

The failure with Goldberg was simple...Vince McMahon cannot stomach anyone who is a big star in wresting that he didn't create. Goldberg had to eat some McMahon shit. Booker T had to eat some McMahon shit. All the talent from WCW that came over from the sale of WCW had to eat McMahon shit....just to do it. Never mind if they had talent or not.

yes they are 2 of my top 10 fave wrestlers.and yes Orton and Triple H may be the root of the problems,but I legitimately enjoy watching them wrestle,as for punk/morrison/hardy/cena,I just don't,but hey,to each his own.

Now they are trying to recreate Goldberg w/Ryback! I don't like that, they can keep some of that BUT need to shape things a lil' differently before they reach a point where they can't turn around at all-They are getting VERY, VERY, VERY, VERY close & I've watched this stuff for 20 yrs!

always amazed how people can find sable attractive.

He definitely sell a match, hence why everyone was chanting "You've still got it" to him after he stepped into the ring for the first time in 7 or however many years it was.

I love how JR mentions that Sable sued for sexual harassment, then the very next sentence he's cracking wise about "thoroughly" examining her "assets"

theyre very short on time i think and landsturd wants to drop the missiles asap

thanks

JR FOR LIFEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

its a shame that guys like booker and jericho can only get the title after they lose the gimmicks that made them popular in the first place

They fucked up Kane's character too, he shouldn't have ever talked but remained the big red monster.

oh yes you're right,debuted around 94ish with WCW.I like Orton and wat legacy has to offer,Edge puts up quality matches,just miss some of the Beniot,Angle,even Lesnar main events.that recent stuff had quality front runners,now its...gross.

JR LET GET IT ON LOL !!!!!!!!

There is a "holy rollers" Christian biker club where I live. Lol

the cookbook guy ......

@Tryztan I started watching wrestling in the late 80s early 90s and my teen years were with JR and The King and they were always my favorite but I do have to agree with you, Bobby Heenan and Gorilla are probably the best. I also did really enjoy Vince doing commentary as well.

"we do whats best for the product!. SO WHY DON'T YOU BRING MACHO MAN BACK!?!?!?!?!?

This guy obviously does his research well to an extent but to be honest as soon as you start saying "The WCW" my ears start to drop

The guy you are talking about had gotten in trouble with the FBI.

He probably meant when Brock Lesnar left in 2004. WWE pushed Brock Lesnar to moon and I think they were really set on him being "The Guy", this was before John Cena had hit his stride you have to remember.

Wish he would have dug a bit more with the Randy Savage issue.

Yeah you're right. Do you think that Jim Ross is the best play-by-play announcer ever?

He talks of Christian and Booker becoming champions, I bet he never seen them moving to TNA a company that actually cares about the quality of wrestling they produce for the fans something Booker T saw when he agreed to move there. WWE are resting on their laurels.

Does anyone knwo why JR got fired from the WWE those times? I've been watching since late 96 but i never understood the details whenever JR was gone (i remember when he had that cerebral palsy heel turn)

TO MUCH COFFEE LOL !!!!!!!!

Trust me, there is no competition. TNA is not even remotely a threat to WWE. I predict that TNA will fold in the next 5 years. Honestly.

Fight that bells palsy like a true Oklahoman tough son of a gun!

The difference is that Ryback comes off as a generic, prepackaged wrestler with no real defining characteristics or shred of real personality. The "Feed me More" chant that has nothing at all to do with whatever his character is supposed to be doesn't help matters either. I kinda wonder what they were thinking with the name, too.

@MexicanSeadude Thats right.Jr rooted for faces and the king heels

Actually, Jim Ross has a condition called Bell's Palsy not cerebral play.

booker got his push as a heel (king booker) but he should have gotten it at WM 19 imo when he was a face and faced hhh

JR's the best. That's really all there is to it

Wait where is ROH on TV? I wanna watch!!!!!!!

this was 2003 cena was mid card rookie. lesnar was guy wwe wanted as face of company. sad thing is lesnar didn't stick around. he left after 2 yrs with wwe in 2004. lesnar is back atm with wwe. came back in april this year.locked in till 2013 like seeing lesnar back with heyman. lesnar drawing big ratings and ppv buys. young guys atm can't draw big ratings or ppv buys that rock and lesnar can.

@ColorsBright Yeah i would have to agree.. For our era, and our time, JR and King were amazing. But Monsoon And Heenan will always be LEGEND! P.S. Comeback J.R. ]:

@Tryztan I like their chemistry they are very funny but there are others that are good as well :)

good ol JR

Jim Ross was a good announcer, especially pre-WWF. But, at least in my opinion, Gordon Solie was a far better pro wrestling announcer.

he hasn't left