[Iceman]

THE man widely recognised as the best commentator in the history of wrestling says he will probably never announce another match.

Jim Ross made the comments on his blog, adding that he is in talks about a new role within WWE.

He also confirmed he WAS healthy enough to announce at WrestleMania 26, despite not being used on the PPV.

Many fans feared JR's recent bout of Bell's Palsy had got worse after Michael Cole, Matt Striker and Jerry Lawler called the show — including the main event of Shawn Michaels v The Undertaker.

But Ross said: "Life is good and I am healthy and happy.

"For those that have erroneously written or assumed the reason I did not announce at WM26 was because of health concerns, that assumption is incorrect, I'm happy to say.

"Broadcasting wrestling in WWE is likely history for me.

"But there are many other areas to which I can contribute in WWE and those options, among others, will be weighed over the next month."

Michaels, who lost a career-ending match to Taker at Mania, paid tribute to JR during his retirement speech on Raw — calling him the greatest of all time.

And Ross repaid the compliment, blogging: "The highlight of WrestleMania was Undertaker v Shawn, which was obviously the match of the night.

"I've answered a few emails regarding this matter and it is obvious that I would have loved to have broadcast this bout but that wasn't in the cards.

"At least I was in Phoenix and saw the event live and was then able to spend significant time with both HBK and with Taker after the event in private settings.

"Those experiences became my WrestleMania Moments. "

He added: "Shawn's farewell message Monday night on Raw was from his heart and not something he read on a TelePrompter.

"What fans saw Monday night was legitimate, organic TV from arguably the greatest in-ring performer, certainly of his generation, and perhaps of all time.

"I sincerely appreciated Shawn's shout out to me on Raw which was, symbolically, a fitting end to my own WrestleMania tenure."






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