"We're Retiring Him" - Major WWE Name Said He Was Being Made The Face Of RAW After Jim Ross Was Being Retired

A major WWE name was told that he was being made the face of RAW after the end of Jim Ross' career. He was being retired at the time, but the plan did not work out well.

Todd Grisham was told that Jim Ross was going to be retired by Vince McMahon and he would be the face of WWE RAW

Grisham was recently interviewed by Chris Van Vliet. There he spoke about working with Vince McMahon.

Todd Grisham said that he was approached by Vince McMahon and told that he was going to be given the keys to RAW and that he would be the face of the commentary. He added that he was told that Jim Ross was going to be retired after WrestleMania. However, the receptions that they were getting, meant that they could not take him off the air.

"'We’re going to give you the keys to Raw. You’re going to be the face. JR, we’re retiring him.' He was going to retire after WrestleMania. He’s going to call the WrestleMania match, and that was it. But the receptions he was getting in all these buildings, and eventually they’re like we can’t take him off the air. He’s too big."

He went on to say that Mr. McMahon hated Jim Ross and fired him 10 times. He said that one time, it was in Oklahoma in front of his home crowd after the show had ended and Ross was speaking to the crowd. Grisham was told to go out and ask Ross how it felt getting released by WWE and fired because he was not good enough.

"Vince hated Jim Ross for whatever reason. He fired him 10 times. One show, it was in Oklahoma in front of his home crowd. The show ended and they were going to have Jim Ross speak to the crowd. So, Jim Ross is in the ring and Vince tells me, 'Grab a mic and go down there.' He gave me some questions to ask. So I go down there, 'Sorry to interrupt you, JR, in front of the crowd… but how does it feel to be getting released by WWE and fired by Vince McMahon because he just doesn't think you're that good?' And all these antagonizing things."

He went on to say that Jim Ross recognized that these were not his questions after all.

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Edited by Anirban Banerjee