{"id":32621,"date":"2025-09-19T19:54:50","date_gmt":"2025-09-20T00:54:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diaryofanardentfan.com\/?p=32621"},"modified":"2025-09-19T19:55:49","modified_gmt":"2025-09-20T00:55:49","slug":"slobberknocker-my-life-in-wrestling-by-jim-ross-w-paul-obrien-as-told-to-scott-e-williams-book-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diaryofanardentfan.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/19\/slobberknocker-my-life-in-wrestling-by-jim-ross-w-paul-obrien-as-told-to-scott-e-williams-book-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Slobberknocker:  My Life In Wrestling By Jim Ross w\/Paul O&#8217;Brien As Told To Scott E. Williams Book Review"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"32621\" class=\"elementor elementor-32621\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3637fd7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"3637fd7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-49b0242\" data-id=\"49b0242\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7cad5e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a7cad5e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you are a wrestling fan, you should probably know who Jim Ross, AKA Good Ol&#8217; JR, is.<\/p><p>He has been a fixture in wrestling since he started as a referee in 1974, and eventually becoming an announcer\/commentator\/interviewer\/head of talent relations and so much more.<\/p><p>For many, Jim Ross is the greatest wrestling announcer\/commentator of all time.<\/p><p>Slobberknocker:\u00a0 My Life In Wrestling (w\/Paul O&#8217; Brien as told to Scott E. Williams, released in 2017) chronicles his life from his early days all the way to 1999 when he returned to wrestling after a second bout of Bell&#8217;s Palsy.<\/p><p>Jim has two other books, but this is his first.<\/p><p>And if you are a fan, you will not be disappointed.<\/p><p>JR has a lot of stories, and I think since he has so many stories that it&#8217;s fitting he has three books up to this point.<\/p><p>Check out this book.\u00a0 No pun intended, but it is a real Slobberknocker as JR would say.<\/p><p>And I&#8217;m glad to say I was able to buy a signed copy!!<\/p><p>All the best always JR.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9a0b9e3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no 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He has been a fixture in wrestling since he started as a referee in 1974, and eventually becoming an announcer\/commentator\/interviewer\/head of talent relations and so much more. For many, Jim Ross is the greatest wrestling announcer\/commentator of all time. Slobberknocker:\u00a0 My Life In Wrestling (w\/Paul O&#8217; Brien as told to Scott E. Williams, released in 2017) chronicles his life from his early days all the way to 1999 when he returned to wrestling after a second bout of Bell&#8217;s Palsy. Jim has two other books, but this is his first. And if you are a fan, you will not be disappointed. JR has a lot of stories, and I think since he has so many stories that it&#8217;s fitting he has three books up to this point. Check out this book.\u00a0 No pun intended, but it is a real Slobberknocker as JR would say. And I&#8217;m glad to say I was able to buy a signed copy!! 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