ironworks
09-11-2013, 11:31 PM
WWE Hall of Fame announcer Jim Ross's retirement was in-part decided by WWE head Vince McMahon, according to the Wrestling Observer.
Ross and McMahon reportedly met on Wednesday to discuss Ross's future with the company, which led to the decision for Ross to "retire from WWE."
According to the report, Ross's future was up in the air following Summerslam Weekend in August, where Ross was partially blamed for Ric Flair's behavior during a 2K Sports gathering to promote the "WWE 2K14" video game.
WWE management reportedly felt that Ross, who was the host of the gathering, should have cut off Flair when he went off-script and made "controversial" remarks about WWE.
"They told me to entertain and I did," Flair said on "Stone Cold" Steve Austin's podcast in August following the event. "But, apparently it wasn't received the way it was supposed to be. I guess we just drifted and told stories. They wanted the focus of the evening to be about the game. Everybody with the game (2K Sports) was happy with it except for WWE Corporate."
Ross and McMahon reportedly met on Wednesday to discuss Ross's future with the company, which led to the decision for Ross to "retire from WWE."
According to the report, Ross's future was up in the air following Summerslam Weekend in August, where Ross was partially blamed for Ric Flair's behavior during a 2K Sports gathering to promote the "WWE 2K14" video game.
WWE management reportedly felt that Ross, who was the host of the gathering, should have cut off Flair when he went off-script and made "controversial" remarks about WWE.
"They told me to entertain and I did," Flair said on "Stone Cold" Steve Austin's podcast in August following the event. "But, apparently it wasn't received the way it was supposed to be. I guess we just drifted and told stories. They wanted the focus of the evening to be about the game. Everybody with the game (2K Sports) was happy with it except for WWE Corporate."