Gerald Brisco was furloughed by WWE back in April but announced his official WWE release in a post on Twitter.
The longtime WWE employee was told about the decision during a phone call with Vince McMahon.
Jim Ross gave his take about the situation during the latest episode of “Grilling JR.”
Here is what he had to say (H/T to WrestlingNews.co):
“When people criticize WWE for adjusting their cost by lowering their overhead via furloughs etc, people get upset because they are making so much money. But everything has a reason in that regard and it’s a tough thing that you have to let some people go, but it’s not about how much we made, it’s about how much are you going to keep and how can you lower overhead to increase your bottom line for a publicly-traded company. I hate to see people lose their jobs, be furloughed or fired, Jerry Brisco got relieved of his post which is not a surprise and he’s been there over 30 years. All those things are meaningful, but it’s not unexpected. Jerry is 70 plus years old. He’s had a tremendous run there. How it was handled may not have been the ideal way. I will say that according to what Jerry said, Vince called him personally to give him the news which I respect for doing that instead of having somebody else do it.”
