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>If you're wondering where good ole' Jim Ross has been to start the year, Fightful Select has learned he's been put on leave after a backstage incident.
>Following Match 5 in the Best of 7 series featuring The Elite and Death Triangle, Jim Ross lost his temper in the locker room. He allegedly told Tony Khan he was tired of "calling these semen slurping flippy shitter matches" and refused to continue through the remainder of the series.
>This is following rumors that J.R. has been increasingly vocal backstage about the direction of the matches, telling match agents and talent they need to "stop doing all these moves no one cares about and start telling stories."
>Whether he returns now that it's over hasn't been decided, but fans have noted J.R. has been absent since the reveal of the new set.
>Stay tuned for more updates.
