10 Hometown Heroes That Were Embarrassed By WWE

Jim Ross remains one of the most universally beloved personalities in WWE history. JR’s commentary defined an era, and at his peak, he was rightly regarded as the best in the business. For many, Jim Ross is the voice of wrestling, and none of his successors will ever come close.

WWE sure knew how to treat him like dirt, though. JR’s WWE career was full of humiliating moments, and many of them went down in his native Oklahoma City.

Vince McMahon went through a rather unfortunate phase of forcing his employees to literally kiss his ass throughout the 2000’s. The Kiss My Ass Club opened its doors in the wake of the ECW/WCW Alliance’s collapse after Survivor Series 2011, when WWE turncoat William Regal was forced to pucker-up to get his old job back. It continued the next week, however, when JR was made to sign-up after daring to laugh at Vince on an episode of Raw.

This was likely the most embarrassing moment of Ross’ long career, but it didn’t end there. Whether kissing Michael Cole’s foot or being set alight by Kane, JR's ritual humiliation continued throughout the years, and when WWE hit Oklahoma 10 years later, JR’s head was on the chopping block.

General Manager John Laurinaitis decided he wasn’t fond of JR’s style, and decided to fire him in front of his hometown audience. JR remained with the company until 2013, but that was effectively the end of his full-time announcing career in WWE. He was forced into a short feud with his play-by-play successor Michael Cole shortly after, but the less said about that, the better.