Jim Ross Says He Received Death Threats Over ‘WWE Dynamite’ Error

WWE Hall of Famer and current AEW announcer Jim Ross was under fire last week for a mistake he made at the end of AEW Dynamite, where he referred to the show as “WWE Dynamite”.

On his Grilling JR podcast, Ross went into further detail on the error, reiterating that he was embarrassed by the slip.

JR said:

“I don’t know much more I can say when I addressed it. I made a mistake, it was inadvertent and I’m very sorry I did it obviously, it’s embarrassing. All of a sudden out of that one or two second bite, here’s what comes out of that for some wrestling fans and I say some wrestling fans because I’m still a devotee of our business, I have great respect for the fans. They have supported my efforts undeniably for years, through Jan’s death, leaving WWE. Whatever it may be, they’ve always stood fast. I think the criticism I’ve received has been from a vast minority of defiant young males and some females who ascertain these points.”

Jim Ross continued on, revealing some of the messages he received following his mistake, including death threats. JR said:

“(People said) I’ve had a stroke, by the way I’ve never had a stroke but that’s been diagnosed on the internet from my faupaux, I’ve had a stroke. I’ve had a battle with Bell’s Palsy, I’ve actually had three bouts with Bell’s Palsy. That I have onset dementia, which wouldn’t surprise me, it’s going to happen to everybody some ways or another. But man I got everything on that thing from people wanting me to die. Here’s what’s sad about that deal, it’s not about my mispronouncing, this is a much bigger issue in my opinion. That’s all this is folks, my opinion. It’s the flavor of the country right now, it’s just where we are and it’s sad, I don’t 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, there’s no conscious involved. It’s not the fact that I might get this right if I say JR has onset dementia, but then what if you’re wrong? How do you pull that back in? Well, it’s out there so you don’t pull it back in.”

AEW star Chris Jericho came to the defense of Ross following the error, noting that he is still in his opinion the greatest announcer of all time.

Quotes via Wrestling Inc

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