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Japan News: Jim Ross comments on death of Misawa
By James Caldwell, Torch assistant editor
WWE announcer Jim Ross says it's a shame that many U.S. wrestling fans won't understand the impact Mitsuharu Misawa had on pro wrestling across the world because he wrestled in Japan.Link: Jim Ross blog on jrsbarbq.com .
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