Jim Ross Details Backstage Atmosphere Following Montreal Screwjob

Jim Ross Details Backstage Atmosphere Following Montreal Screwjob WWE

Jim Ross has detailed the backstage atmosphere in WWE following the Montreal Screwjob.

On November 9, 1997, Survivor Series 1997 in Montreal took place when Vince McMahon put together a plot to screw Bret Hart out of the WWF Championship ahead of his contract expiring that has become known as the “Montreal Screwjob”.

This year marks 25 years since the historic moment that has been one of the most talked about topics in wrestling history.

Bret Hart spent nearly a decade away from the promotion before being inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2006. He eventually returned to the ring in 2010 when he beat Vince McMahon at WrestleMania 26.

Speaking with Inside The Ropes during a live event, WWE Hall of Famer and AEW commentator Jim Ross commented on the backstage atmosphere following that infamous moment.

Ross said:

“Well, first of all, regarding people wanting to walk out. I knew that would last maybe one pay period and [then] they’ll come back. And I told everybody, ‘You want to go home, go home. Not a problem. No, you won’t be penalised’.”

“Because why would I want them in our lives [or] there in our locker room, raising hell about what happened to Bret at Survivor Series, whether I agree or not agree about the decisions made?”

Ross continued on to share an old adage of his, saying:

“But here’s what I did, Kenny. I used this old adage, I told them all the truth. You tell people the truth, you ain’t got to worry about what you tell them.”

“Ten years is nothing, you got to worry about you tell them [now]. Tell the Goddamn truth. And of course, they’ll […] if you can’t handle the truth, that’s their fault, not yours. Give it to them, you’re clear, you’re clean.”

The AEW commentator concluded by explaining what he told those who questioned if he knew beforehand, saying:

“So I tell them. I said, ‘I didn’t know it was gonna happen. it was news to me. No one informed me that this is the plan at all’. And some, mostly because I had not lied to them prior to that, some thought I was taking it too far, I couldn’t be telling the truth.”

“I had to know, but I didn’t know. So that’s what I said, ‘If you guys are so torn up about this, you gotta go home. Let me know when your sensitivities ease and you’re able to come back to work as a wrestler’.”

As previously reported, Jim Ross shared a health update on a recent edition of his podcast.

With the 25 year anniversary of the Montreal Screwjob in mind, Shawn Michaels has commented on his current relationship with Bret Hart in a recent interview.

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