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[PartTimeWarrior]

JBL is stepping down from commentary https://twitter.com/JCLayfield/status/903757644481126400

 

[Zach]

JBL is stepping down from commentary https://twitter.com/JCLayfield/status/903757644481126400

I'm happy for you guys who still watch. Dude was atrocious.

 

[SallyIsNow]

JBL is stepping down from commentary https://twitter.com/JCLayfield/status/903757644481126400

Hopefully someone just as skilled replaces him

 

[Brian_FETO]

Don't worry, I'm sure Jerry Lawler will slither into his place

 

[half a moon]

Good news. I want some sushi damnit.

 

[serenewarfare]

Don't worry, I'm sure Jerry Lawler will slither into his place

Lawler is at least better at commentary than JBL.

 

[slabrock]

Don't worry, I'm sure Jerry Lawler will slither into his place

don't even joke about that

 

[Rimfya]

Smark promos at Roman?

JBL going away?

...it's happening?

 

[Sweeney Tom]

Don't worry, I'm sure Jerry Lawler will slither into his place

Immediate thought

Good luck, yall. You'll need it

 

[Aiii]

Don’t even watch anymore, but 4 minutes unto SummerSlam he already managed to annoy the shit out of me. Goodbye JBL, see you never.

 

[giancarlo123x]

JBL is stepping down from commentary https://twitter.com/JCLayfield/status/903757644481126400

Fuck yes

 

[Syder]

JBL is stepping down from commentary https://twitter.com/JCLayfield/status/903757644481126400

Nothing of value was lost.

 

[Bronx-Man]

Might as well bring back Mauro for SD

 

[xxsavagedragonxx]

pretty excited to be apart of my first ever SHOOTember....

 

[Egg0]

Have KO show up as the 3rd chair and be the best, but most annoying commentator to further the Shane feud.

 

[Zach]

RIP you guys, if Lawler replaces Jibble.

 

[SallyIsNow]

Is Tom still pretending to not watch both feeds, YouTube highlights, and Spanish broadcasts of RAW and SD?!

smh

 

[ShadowSwordmaster]

RIP you guys, if Lawler replaces Jibble.

It would be a huge improvement.

 

[Man God]

RIP you guys, if Lawler replaces Jibble.

I'm told they are bringing in Straight Shooting Stevie Ray and Scott Hudson.

 

[El Pescado]

Maybe they can use the WWE 2K Good Ol' JR voice samples they've been using recently on the Mae Young Classic and such. Sure wouldn't be worse than JBL.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

Thank fuck Bradshaw is leaving commentary. Finally.

 

[Sweeney Tom]

Sure wouldn't be worse than JBL.

Modern JR is really really bad. Good luck, you'll need it

 

[serenewarfare]

It would be a huge improvement.

Yeah.

Like I get dreading Lawler in general, but compared to JBL he's still a marked improvement.

 

[Bronx-Man]

Oh fuck I just realized

What if Jibble quit because he got a job in the trump administration

 

[UrbanDandy]

JBL leaving all of a sudden.

I wonder who Vince will replace him with?

 

[Dental Plan]

I can't protect you anymore, Dental Plan. Godspeed.

Thank you for all you have done for me. Now it's time for me to complete my right of passage, from Dental Plan to Lisa Needs Braces.

 

[RBH]

Hot take:

Jerry Lawler was actually kinda decent during his most recent stint on commentary alongside Mauro on SmackDown. He sounded more rejuvenated and showed more flashes of his old Lawler from the 90's than he had in a long time

 

[El Pescado]

Modern JR is really really bad. Good luck, you'll need it

I watch Raw, Smackdown, and NXT weekly. I'm aware of how dire this all is, but I'd seriously take anyone over JBL. I was elated when Lawler retired, but I'd gladly take him over Bradshaw. Obviously Mauro would be ideal, but I doubt that's happening.

Looking forward to Smackdown with new commentator Percy Watson next week!

 

[ShadowSwordmaster]

Hot take:

Jerry Lawler was actually kinda decent during his most recent stint on commentary alongside Mauro on SmackDown. He sounded more rejuvenated and showed more flashes of his old Lawler from the 90's than he had in a long time

Having a good partner would do that to a person.

 

[Dental Plan]

JBL never seemed like a good fit for commentary. He would always shout nonsense and never really had any valuable inputs for any of the matches. He was just a vessel for Vinny Mac to say what whatever he wanted.

 

[Syder]

Oh fuck I just realized

What if Jibble quit because he got a job in the trump administration

There are people with worse reputations already in there.

 

[serenewarfare]

Oh fuck I just realized

What if Jibble quit because he got a job in the trump administration

In his statement he said he was leaving to focus more on his efforts to help at-risk children in Bermuda.

 

[HashtagLapsed]

Remember friends, whoever replaces the cunt JBL will still be the mouthpiece for the cunt McMahon.

Glad to see that piece of shit leave though.

 

[wild wild rice]

Modern JR is really really bad. Good luck, you'll need it

The fact that JR can't meaningfully connect with anything he does the announcing on these days is sad.

 

[Bronx-Man]

In his statement he said he was leaving to focus more on his efforts to help at-risk children in Bermuda.

Can't even see that shit because he got me blocked on twitter. Good riddance either way

 

[RedHoodedOwl]

It would be a huge improvement.

No, it's not.

 

[ShadyK54]

JBL is stepping down from commentary https://twitter.com/JCLayfield/status/903757644481126400

 

[Spirit of Jazz]

JBL is stepping down from commentary https://twitter.com/JCLayfield/status/903757644481126400

Okay, serious question, JBL's obviously a bully who gets buzzes from abusing people so why'd he leaving to do charity work?

 

[wild wild rice]

At-risk children in Bermuda?

 

[Brian_FETO]

Okay, serious question, JBL's obviously a bully who gets buzzes from abusing people so why'd he leaving to do charity work?

It's rugby, he's going to beat up kids

 

[ShadowSwordmaster]

No, it's not.

JBL commentary is really bad and so is Lawler, but I rather take Lawler over JBL.

 

[SilentMike03]

The fact that JR can't meaningfully connect with anything he does the announcing on these days is sad.

I think part of it is that he isn't doing it every week, so he doesn't get really familiar with the story lines and performers. And from a couple of his podcasts I've heard, he talks about how he goes in without doing any research like it's a point of pride. It really hurts his work.

Okay, serious question, JBL's obviously a bully who gets buzzes from abusing people so why'd he leaving to do charity work?

It strikes me as something he's doing purely because of all the shit he's gotten about bullying. It's something he can point to as a defense. But if he's actually helping people, then good for him.

 

[RedHoodedOwl]

JBL commentary is really bad and so is Lawler, but I rather take Lawler over JBL.

Lawler's commentary during this year's Wrestlemania was painful.

 

[somedevil]

I wonder if Mark Henry is interested in trying commentary.

 

[Kusagari]

No chance of them moving Nigel to SD?

 

[Pikma]

No chance of them moving Nigel to SD?

Why, so Vince can ruin him?

 

[somedevil]

No chance of them moving Nigel to SD?

I don't see it because then they have to replace him on NXT. Hey with talking smack dead Bryan is available.

 

[ShadowSwordmaster]

No chance of them moving Nigel to SD?

Who will replace him in NXT then?

 

[Marvel]

JBL is stepping down from commentary https://twitter.com/JCLayfield/status/903757644481126400

No more John o clock.

 

[blackaroni]

Why, so Vince can ruin him?

Nigel is awful on his own.