Jim Ross Talks His WWE Heel Turn, Foley’s Hell In A Cell Fall, Neville’s Injury, Why He Isn’t With WWE, His Relationship With Vince, More

WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross recently conducted a Reddit AMA and fielded a variety of questions from fans. Here are a couple of the highlights:

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On his WWE heel turn in 1999:

JR: Creative thought it was the right move to make turning me heel but they were wrong. fans did not buy it and I did not execute it well.

On what went through his head when he saw Mick Foley get off the stretcher and get back in the Hell in a Cell to keep fighting Undertaker after his hellacious fall:

JR: I though that he had broken his back or worse including being maimed

On Neville’s injury:

JR: Happy Neville got called up. Sorry for his injury but his booking has been so-so at best.

On fans that are asking him to come back to WWE:

JR: WWE has spoken and the do not want me on their broadcasts. End of story. No worries here. I’m on PPV Sunday in Phoenix for URshow.tv and I hope that you will give us a shot. It will be a helluva, unpredictable show.

On his current relationship with Vince McMahon:

JR: my relationship with Vince is positive and healthy. We communicate somewhat regularly. I had 21 great years with VKM and am grateful for my run.

WrestleZone Radio recently did an interview with Jim Ross that you can listen to in the embedded audio player below:

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