On his “Grilling JR” podcast, legendary announcer and former WWE head of talent relations Jim Ross shared the story of a recent and surprising interaction he had with former WCW star Buff Bagwell at a WrestleCon event. Ross stated that Bagwell approached him and apologized for past issues , and he wished him well in his ongoing recovery.

Clearing the Air

Ross described the encounter as a pleasant surprise. “It went alright. I was surprised that he came up to me and wanted to shake my hand and apologize for some of his misgivings,” Ross said. “We all have ’em. We all do ’em. You can’t penalize somebody forever because they’ve been an error in judgment. But we cleared the air. It was nice. I was happy. I’m glad it happened.”

Bagwell’s Health and Recovery

The conversation came after a d

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