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Wow isn’t WWE Announcer Jim Ross popular at the moment? Well he has updated the blog section of JRsBarBQ.com again, and here’s some of the highlights:

His Smackdown debut at Tuesday’s tapings: “My first Smackdown experience with Mick Foley was well received internally and I thought it showed that we have the potential to be an entertaining team. We will work diligently to get better each week. Much like The King and I, Mick and I are great friends with a great deal of mutual respect which is not in long supply in this business. With that foundation to build upon, there is no reason that we can’t evolve along with the Smackdown brand itself which as anyone can see has a viable, new roster with many fresh faces and a much higher corporate priority than it ever has.”
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Jim Ross has quickly posted a follow-up blog on his website actually apologizing for his comments in his first blog earlier today.
Ross wrote: “Changes in one’s life take some adjusting to especially at my stage of the game. This week I received an unexpected change in my professional address. Within hours of writing an emotional blog, I am positively moving on. I am going to do all I can to make Smackdown the best program the WWE produces.”
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Ever since the draft, we’ve been hearing mixed reactions from fans on the decision. Well now we’re even getting mixed reactions from WWE employee’s too. Apparently Jim Ross almost quit the WWE last night after being drafted to SmackDown. He posted this new blog on his official website earlier today, stating that he was informed of the decision the same time fans were when they were watching on television. That’s not very nice of the WWE.

Below is J.R’s Own Words from JRsBarBQ.com:

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Below is the complete list of trades made during the 2008 WWE Draft:

1. Rey Mysterio to RAW
2. Jeff Hardy to SmackDown
3. CM Punk to RAW
4. Matt Hardy to ECW
5. Jim Ross to SmackDown
6. Michael Cole to RAW
7. Batista to RAW
8. Umaga to SmackDown
9. Kane to RAW
10. Mr. Kennedy to Smackdown
11. Triple H to SmackDown!