Kevin Nash (f.k.a Diesel) and Scott Hall (f.k.a. Razor Ramon) joined WCW from WWE in the summer of 1996. Shortly after Nash and Hall left, Ross turned heel and repeatedly claimed that Diesel and Razor Ramon were going to return.
Speaking on his Grilling JR podcast, Ross said he would rather not have participated in the Fake Diesel and Fake Razor storyline:
WWE reprised the Diesel and Razor Ramon characters in September 1996, with Glenn Jacobs (a.k.a. Kane) playing Diesel and Rick Bognar playing Razor Ramon. The storyline was quickly dropped due to negative reactions from WWE fans.
Reason why Jim Ross agreed to turn heel
Although Jim Ross wanted to remain a serious commentator, he agreed to turn heel at the request of Vince McMahon. The storyline also allowed him to take in-character digs at the WWE Chairman during promo segments.
The 69-year-old added that he became a bad guy simply because his boss wanted him to.
Ross worked for WWE for a combined 22 years between 1993 and 2019. He is currently a commentator and senior advisor for AEW.
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