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5. The Greatest Royal Rumble Was One Of JR's Biggest WWE Payoffs

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If you've been pondering JR's thoughts since the intro, then ponder no more.

Before April's Greatest Royal Rumble event in Saudi Arabia, WWE announced that both Ross and Jerry Lawler would be coming along for the trip. They'd be reunited as a duo on the Kickoff panel, and it was a trip Jim didn't want to miss out on. He's an old head, and he knows how well the company treat those who go above and beyond.

The payoff Ross received from his limited role still took him by surprise. On his Ross Report podcast, he claimed it was the biggest he'd ever had during his 25 years on and off as a WWE employee. That's quite something considering his minimal workload and the mountainous job he used to do as head of Talent Relations.

JR used this as a reason to explain why nobody should be judged for accepting the gig. Whilst he does respect those, like John Cena and Daniel Bryan, who choose not to go, Ross thinks critics should think twice before criticising anyone who does. The wage boost they receive from the event could be massive for them and their families.

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