Josh Mathews Says Jim Ross Should “Just Go Away”, Ross Responds and a Heated Twitter Exchange Ensues

January 19, 2015

On Sunday night, Jim Ross claimed via Twitter that UFC “won” the night as UFC battled NFL playoff programming with programming of its own.

UFC aired a Fight Night special on FOX Sports 1 between the NFC and AFC Championship games, with hopes of getting some football fans to switch over to the UFC show, and Ross thought it was an excellent idea.

Ross posted the following thoughts on Twitter:

#UFCBoston @FOXSports1 @ufc ‘won’ tonight while battling @nfl playoffs. Excellent idea..

— Jim Ross (@JRsBBQ) January 19, 2015

Josh Mathews then responded to Ross’ Tweet by posting the following on Twitter, and a heated Twitter exchange ensued:

Why anyone would say @ufc “won” the night over @nfl is beyond me. Please, stop. It’s not a fair fight. If you are over 60, just go away.

— Josh Mathews (@realjoshmathews) January 19, 2015

@realjoshmathews @ufc @nfl … That’s a little stiff re: my remark. I’m over 60 & not going away. Didn’t expect this from you.

— Jim Ross (@JRsBBQ) January 19, 2015

.@JRsBBQ It was stiff, I get that. Sometimes you gotta call it like you see it.

— Josh Mathews (@realjoshmathews) January 19, 2015

Anyone who thinks I meant @NFL is less than @UFC when j said UFC ‘won’ Sun NITE is ignorant. UFC Programming experiment worked. @NFL=Big Dog

— Jim Ross (@JRsBBQ) January 19, 2015

Nick was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, and lived there until the age of 18, when he decided to pack his flack jacket and move to New York City.

Nick attended New York University and graduated in 2001 with a degree in Drama.

Nick first entered the internet wrestling community back in 2004 when he became the co-host of The Voice of Wrestling Radio Show. From there, Nick made the transition from radio personality to editor when he began working with WrestleZone in 2008.

Nick is a member of two Off-Broadway theatre companies, Another Urban Riff, and the Drama Desk Award winning Godlight Theatre Company. Nick has appeared in over a dozen Off-Broadway plays since he moved to New York City, and has shot several short and feature length films. In 2010, he completed principle photography on a film titled "How to Score Your Life," which also features TNA Knockout ODB.

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