By Chris Walters on April 13, 2004 at 4:26 PM EST

WWE issued the following last week:

Jim Ross (J.R.) has moved to the new role of Executive Vice President, Business Strategies. In this role, Jim will work closely with Vince McMahon, WWE Chairman, as an advisor on WWE's core business, as well as new business endeavors. He will continue as the famous "black hat" announcer on WWE Monday Night RAW.

John Laurinaitis has been promoted to Vice President of Talent Relations and will assume all the responsibilities of the Talent Relations Department.

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