Guest Polish_Rifle Report post Posted January 3, 2003 credit wwe.com... Greetings from under the black 200x Resistol hat ... for the last time in the Ross Report. I am still feeling very happy and proud of my Oklahoma Sooners football team after having the privilege of being on the sideline for OU's Rose Bowl victory over Washington State on Wednesday in Pasadena. The Sooners' 34-14 victory was a magnificent team effort, as the young squad finished 12-2 for the season. I will always remember being a part of OU's locker-room celebration after the Rose Bowl victory and the postgame party at the team hotel where my wife and I were staying. This has been a great year to be a Sooners fan, and I look forward to the 2003 season, as Oklahoma will be challenged with a tough schedule that includes both Alabama and UCLA in non-conference games, plus the always tough Big 12 schedule. My personal relationship with Coach Bob Stoops and his great staff is one that I value tremendously. Now we turn our sights to the all-important recruiting season, which looks like it will produce some awesome results for the Feb. 6 national signing day. The primary reason for my ceasing writing this column is twofold. First, my lack of time to properly devote to the Ross Report due to my many other responsibilities for WWE is the major reason. Being on the road 50 weeks a year doing our TV shows and my responsibilities as Senior Vice President in charge of talent, including evaluating our talent roster and managing our developmental program in OVW, is virtually a seven-day-a-week job. Plus, I will be spending a great deal of time in a few months promoting our upcoming cookbook and rollout of our BBQ sauce project, which has long been a labor of love for yours truly. On a personal note, I have found it to be very challenging to continue to write about the talent roster I manage. I compare it to declaring which of your children you like the best, which is unfair to the talents not mentioned in any given Report. Kinda like my late dad used to say, "Damned if you do, damned if you don't." I have never intended to slight any talent, but the mere omission of a particular talent from a Ross Report can be perceived as a negative for that individual. That was never my goal, but it seemed like the column oftentimes took on a life of its own, with many often writing about what "J.R. really was saying. " My goal was always to be honest and up front and to provide a unique perspective of WWE, especially our talent roster of Superstars, which I have the utmost respect and appreciation for. 2003 is going to be a great year for WWE, led by the greatest array of talent, from top to bottom, on both the RAW and SmackDown! rosters, that I have ever been associated with in my 25-plus years in our wonderful business. My sincere thanks to all of you worldwide who have supported the Ross Report over the years and for your continued support of WWE. God bless you all, and I hope each of you have a happy and healthy new year Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Downhome Report post Posted January 3, 2003 How fitting, the last was the most pointless ever! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest oldschoolwrestling Report post Posted January 3, 2003 Other than the injury report, it was getting pretty pointless anyway. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Eagan469 Report post Posted January 3, 2003 uh-oh, Vince is closing down the hatches, too many "internet leaks" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Downhome Report post Posted January 3, 2003 Other than the injury report, it was getting pretty pointless anyway. True, it hasn't been worth anything for quite some time. I wonder what cut-backs happen next, heh. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest BoboBrazil Report post Posted January 3, 2003 The only point of the Ross Report was to see who was injured and when they would be back and seeing who was released or hired confirmed anyway. Most of the other crap he wrote about was useless. He would spend half the column talking about football. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest oldschoolwrestling Report post Posted January 3, 2003 I wonder what cut-backs happen next, heh. Next they're going to move the site to one of those free sites. It'll be www.geocities.com/wwe Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Downhome Report post Posted January 3, 2003 I wonder what cut-backs happen next, heh. Next they're going to move the site to one of those free sites. It'll be www.geocities.com/wwe Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Youth N Asia Report post Posted January 3, 2003 Now where am I going to get my weekly report telling me how happy I should be that Albert, Rikishi, Demott, and Bull Buchanan are getting tv pushes? Shucks Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Jobber of the Week Report post Posted January 3, 2003 Admittedly, while the column was becoming exceptionally stupid, I wonder how they plan to play Damage Control and openly deny some of the stuff floating on the internet rumor mills now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Mole Report post Posted January 3, 2003 It was nice to see what Ross thought was going on. I liked to read the reports, even though half of the shit never came true. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Downhome Report post Posted January 3, 2003 Admittedly, while the column was becoming exceptionally stupid, I wonder how they plan to play Damage Control and openly deny some of the stuff floating on the internet rumor mills now. When they go to a geocities site, it'll be on the pop-ups. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Jobber of the Week Report post Posted January 3, 2003 When they go to a geocities site, it'll be on the pop-ups. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Damn You Helmsley Report post Posted January 3, 2003 Good riddance, Jim. I'm sure they'll replace it with something equally as pointless like the Cole Report. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest DerangedHermit Report post Posted January 3, 2003 The next step in cutbacks is holding a house show in my high school's gym (which they did in Feb. 1995) which can't hold more than around 600-800 people. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest jester Report post Posted January 3, 2003 Admittedly, while the column was becoming exceptionally stupid, I wonder how they plan to play Damage Control and openly deny some of the stuff floating on the internet rumor mills now. If they're smart, they wouldn't. It only encourages this sort of thing. I'm sure they'll find a way though to take shots at Smarks and the dirtsheets, and tell us that it takes time to build new talent and that they will be doing more with the cruisers any day now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest HartFan86 Report post Posted January 3, 2003 Finally, no more company bullshit from JR. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest midnight_burn Report post Posted January 4, 2003 Bradshaw, Albert and DeMott must be devastated, with no more Ross Report they won't be shilled to almost obsessive levels anymore. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChrisMWaters 0 Report post Posted January 4, 2003 WHOO HOO! (singing)Ding dong, Ross Report is dead! Very dead! So very dead! Ding, dong the Ross Report is dead! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest AndrewTS Report post Posted January 4, 2003 Bradshaw, Albert and DeMott must be devastated, with no more Ross Report they won't be shilled to almost obsessive levels anymore. Yeah...unlike JR gets his own on-air segment on Raw to do so. And that BBQ sauce is just a stupid running joke, right? It's been at least 5 years or more, hasn't it? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest ShooterJay Report post Posted January 4, 2003 And that BBQ sauce is just a stupid running joke, right? It's been at least 5 years or more, hasn't it? They sell it at The World, a friend of mine keeps a bottle in his office. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Jobber of the Week Report post Posted January 4, 2003 I'm sure they'll find a way though to take shots at Smarks and the dirtsheets, and tell us that it takes time to build new talent and that they will be doing more with the cruisers any day now. Ah, I can see the headline now: "As part of their ongoing process to restore their fanbase through nostalgia, WWE has ended the Ross Report to bring back Mean Gene and his hotline." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Fook_Hing_Ho Report post Posted January 4, 2003 I'm sure they'll find a way though to take shots at Smarks and the dirtsheets, and tell us that it takes time to build new talent and that they will be doing more with the cruisers any day now. Ah, I can see the headline now: "As part of their ongoing process to restore their fanbase through nostalgia, WWE has ended the Ross Report to bring back Mean Gene and his hotline." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Angle Armbar Report post Posted January 4, 2003 My personal relationship with Coach Bob Stoops and his great staff is one that I value tremendously. Now we turn our sights to the all-important recruiting season, which looks like it will produce some awesome results for the Feb. 6 national signing day. Sure thing, JR. I'm sure Stoops and his staff value your opinion tremendously too. Like Bobo said, the only point of the Ross Report was the injury updates, and possible roster changes. Everyone skipped the useless crap. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest cynicalprofit Report post Posted January 4, 2003 I think he was tired of just pushing the comapny line because even JR would say how the company sucked. And when the only thing you can talk about is Football, injuries, and new signese, plus whatever they tell you to push to the internet crowd, who vinces thinks is 100% wrong, whats the point. I mean if they hate us so freaking much, why even give us the report in the first place? And Since wwe logic is anyone who reads about wrestling online is a no talent hack smark, why did they even do it in the first place. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Rob Edwards Report post Posted January 4, 2003 Well now where am I going to get my updates about a US College Football Team I don't know or care about from?? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest NoSelfWorth Report post Posted January 4, 2003 What does it say when a company's main announcer can't even $hill the product ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Maven's Eyebrows Report post Posted January 5, 2003 To commemorate this event, I will post the original Hoss Report here. ----- -----The Hoss Report You haven’t seen it all till you’ve walked a mile with these two teeth… Another very close loss to the Ohio Buckeyes this Monday has pushed my Sooners even farther back from winning the National Championship. Damn those Buckeyes! Damn them to hell! By God those sonofabitches should burn in hell! Ric Flair is such an immensely talented individual, it just makes me wanna cream. He brings so much greatness and sheer star power to our programming. Not only is he a true legend in the world of wrestling and one of the greatest champions ever to set foot in the ring, but he is also a demon in the sack. An invaluable asset to our company and to my masturbation fantasies. Albert is a true hoss, and has improved by leaps and bounds since he first entered our WWF family. And now, on to the injury reports. Some farm league jobbers received injuries in various places, and are recovering at varying rates. We will miss these young men sorely, as there would be no WWF without them. Rikishi is training very hard to lose weight. He loves being a part of the WWF family, and it is not the same without him. His weight loss training will continue until he is able to look over his stomach and read the scale. Albert is a true hoss, and has improved by leaps and bounds since he first entered our WWF family. Another handful of non-white competitors has been released. As a large corporation, it is important that we keep our roster at a manageable and Caucasian size. Chuck Palumbo will be appearing this Sunday at the Tri-State Ford dealership in northern New Jersey. I’m sure both of his fans will be immensely pleased at the opportunity to meet this young stud. Albert is a true hoss, and has improved by leaps and bounds since he first entered our WWF family. We can't have a Hoss Report without mention of the Undertaker, so let me remind you that Booger Red is a true hoss in every sense of the word, and has done so much to help young studs like Mike Awesome earn their place in our WWF family. Paul Heyman, former owner of the now-defunct ECW, will no longer be a part of WWF programming. He is a true creative genius, and revolutionized the product with his now-defunct ECW. He was also a great color commentator and I had a lot of fun working with him. Now that the now-defunct ECW is defunct, the WWF has lost a great friend in the now-defunct ECW. No doubt he will be remembered for his work here and in the now-defunct ECW. Albert is a true hoss, and has improved by leaps and bounds since he first entered our WWF family. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest jester Report post Posted January 5, 2003 You forgot "Last Monday's Raw was a much improved show from where I sit." "From where I sit" must have been in the can while a Test promo was being cut. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
