Breaking WWE News: Jim Ross announces retirement

Jim Ross announced his retirement today via WWE.com. The story notes JR is retiring to focus on his "personal business endeavors." The article thanks JR for his service to WWE and all of sports-entertainment. You can read the article at WWE.com/inside/jim-ross-to-retire. [Thanks to Dot Net reader Perry.]

Shore's Slant: Wow. After 20 years with the company Jim Ross has finally retired. If there is anyone who deserves to take a break and look back on what they have done in their careers, it is Jim Ross. Still, it seems impossible. I guess the upside is that I won't have to field anymore questions about why JR is on the payroll and not calling matches, but the downside means that there will be no more matches for sure--or as much as anything is in wrestling anyway.