Título: Jim Ross
Seção: Raw (2002-2008)
Background: James William Ross was born on January 3, 1952, in Fort Bragg, California. While attending Westville High School, Ross played first base on the Westville baseball team. Ross was a two-time all-conference football player for the Westville Yellowjackets in 1968-69. His maternal grandparents owned a general store in Westville, Oklahoma and his paternal grandfather, Dee Ross, owned an off-sale beer store and was a carpenter.

Conteúdo: Ross was the "voice of Raw Is War" throughout the Monday Night Wars alongside Jerry Lawler and cemented his legacy as one of the great wrestling commentators as WWE became the sole major wrestling promotion in North America. After the WWE Brand Extension, Ross worked exclusively for the Raw brand, cutting down to doing play-by-play on Raw-only pay-per-views, while SmackDown!-only pay-per-views were announced by SmackDown!'s announce team.  For most of the next six years Ross was involved in very few storylines. Also during this time, Ross served as an Executive Vice President of Talent Relations for the WWF/WWE, a codified extension of his long-time backstage role as a key individual in charge of hiring new talent. By 2005, Ross had stepped down from his executive and management roles. According to repeated statements on his official blog, the move away from management proved beneficial in terms of decreased work-load, giving him more time to focus on his health, his family, and his entrepreneurial endeavors.  Still working as the voice of Raw, Ross was again "fired" (kayfabe) from his play-by-play job by Vince and Linda McMahon on October 10, 2005. Doctors had discovered a serious issue with Ross's colon, and his storyline termination provided an explanation for his absence. While recovering from his colon surgery, Joey Styles (best known for his commentary work for Extreme Championship Wrestling) called the weekly Raw. After recovering, Ross helped produce the Raw announcer

user: What was Ross's roll on Raw?

assistant: Ross was the "voice of Raw Is War" throughout the Monday Night Wars alongside

user: Did he work with a partner?

assistant: Jerry Lawler

user: Did Ross ever get involved in a wrestling match?

assistant: one of the great wrestling commentators as WWE became the sole major wrestling promotion in North America.

user: How long did Ross work on Raw?

assistant: Still working as the voice of Raw, Ross was again "fired" (kayfabe) from his play-by-play job by Vince and Linda McMahon on October 10, 2005.

user: Why was he fake fired, was it to cover for something else?

assistant: Doctors had discovered a serious issue with Ross's colon,

user: Who took his place while he was out?

assistant: Joey Styles

user: When did he return to announcing?

assistant: Saturday Night's Main Event in 2006,

user: How much longer did he work on the Raw program?

assistant: Ross' contract with WWE expired in October 2006.

user: Did he sign a new contract?

assistant: In November 2006, Ross stated on his official blog that he had signed a new one-year contract

user: What else is interesting in this article?

assistant: Also during this time, Ross served as an Executive Vice President of Talent Relations for

user: What does that job entail?

assistant: long-time backstage role as a key individual in charge of hiring new talent.