“[…] is running like a scolded dog! (usually said when a heel wrestler flees from a fight)”

—  Jim Ross

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Source: Ross, Jim, http://www.wwe.com/superstars/smackdown/jimross/bio/, J.R.'s WWE Profile, 2008-01-06, January 5, 2008, JRsBarBQ.com

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