Jim Ross
Born January 3, 1952 · Fort Bragg, California, USA
James William "Jim" Ross is a professional wrestling commentator, referee, restaurateur, occasional wrestler, and former company executive of WWE, where he works as a commentator on NXT, interim commentator on Raw, and as a talent relations consultant. Ross was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2007 and is widely regarded as one of the greatest announcers in wrestling history. He is known affectionately by wrestling fans as "Good Ol' JR". Outside of professional wrestling, Ross has developed his own brand of barbecue sauces and cookbooks.
Notable Appearances
Movies
Man on the Moon
AEW All Out 2019
Lita - It Just Feels Right
Lita: It Just Feels Right
WWE: The Best of Raw - After the Show
AEW Double or Nothing 2026
Mick Foley: Madman Unmasked
WWE WrestleMania XX
AEW Double or Nothing 2022
Beyond the Mat
The True Story of WrestleMania
WWE Invasion of the Bodyslammers
AEW Double or Nothing 2021
WWE Royal Rumble 2013
WWE Survivor Series 2011
AEW Double or Nothing 2019
CM Punk: Best in the World
WWE Judgment Day 2002
The Most Powerful Families in Wrestling
NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn III
1997: Dawn of the Attitude
WWE Armageddon 2002
WWE Survivor Series 2002
German Fan Favorites
Chris Jericho's 30th Anniversary Celebration
WWF: It's Our Time
WWE SummerSlam 1997
WWE Royal Rumble 2003
WWE Royal Rumble 2002
WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
TV Shows
WWF Superstars
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
The Best of WWE
WWF Wrestling Challenge
Mid-South Wrestling
WWE Heat
WWE Saturday Night's Main Event
All Elite Wrestling: Rampage
The Celebrity Apprentice
AEW Dark
NWA World Championship Wrestling
AEW Unrestricted
WWE ECW
Dark Side of the Ring
WWE Old School
WWE Rivals
WWE's Greatest Moments
Hey! (EW)
WWE Tough Enough
Wrestlemania Rewind
WWE 24
Biography: WWE Legends
WWE Hall of Fame
All Elite Wrestling: Battle of the Belts
WWE Rivalries
WWE Untold
Smoky Mountain Wrestling
WWE Sunday Night Slam
Power Pro Wrestling
WWE Mae Young Classic
More Movies
NJPW Fighting Spirit Unleashed 2018
AEW Full Gear 2021
WWE Over The Limit 2011
Angle
WWE SummerSlam 2002
The Sheik
WWF: Three Faces of Foley
WWE Vengeance 2002
AEW Dynasty 2025
WWE Unforgiven 2002
WWE No Mercy 2002
WWE Hall of Fame 2007
The Funks
WWE Insurrextion 2002
AEW Fyter Fest
WWE NXT Takeover: Chicago
WWE: Undertaker 20-0 - The Streak
WWE Extreme Rules 2011
AEW Revolution 2020
AEW Dynasty 2024
AEW All Out 2022
AEW All Out 2021
AEW Grand Slam
AEW Dynamite Anniversary Show
WWF SummerSlam Spectacular 1994: Sunday Night Slam
WrestleMania IX: Becoming a Spectacle
AEW Revolution 2022
The Self Destruction of the Ultimate Warrior
WWE SummerSlam Spectacular 1993
AEW x NJPW: Forbidden Door 2025
AEW x NJPW Present Forbidden Door 2024
WWE Unforgiven 2003
Road Warriors: The Life & Death of the Most Dominant Tag-Team in Wrestling History
The 50 Greatest Finishing Moves in WWE History
AEW x NJPW Presents Forbidden Door 2022
Legends of Mid-South Wrestling
AEW Bash at the Beach
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 9
WWE: Monday Night War Vol. 1: Shots Fired
The Best of Mickie James
Ladies and Gentlemen, My Name Is Paul Heyman
WWE: OMG! The Top 50 Incidents in WWE History
AEW Road Rager
Unreleased
OMG! Top 50 Incidents in WWE History
AEW Winter is Coming
The Resurrection of Jake The Snake
The Price of Fame
WWE Sunny
AEW Fyter Fest
NXT Takeover: Toronto
What Now
WWE Saturday Night's Main Event XXXVI
WWE: Triple H - The Game
Daniel Bryan: Journey to WrestleMania 30
AEW Fight for the Fallen
Ric Flair's Last Match: Preshow
WCW WrestleWar 1991
WWE UK Rampage '93
WWE NXT Live: From San Jose 2015
WWE Bashed in the USA
WWE Tagged Classics: Austin 3:16 Uncensored / Three Faces Of Foley / Chris Jericho: Break Down The Walls / Kurt Angle: Its True
NWA WrestleWar 1989
NJPW G1 Special in USA 2017 - Night 1
NJPW Strong Style Evolved 2018
Brian and the Boz
WWE Global Warfare
NJPW G1 Special in USA 2017 - Night 2
WWE: Twist of Fate - The Matt and Jeff Hardy Story
AEW All In 2023: London - Zero Hour
Bret "Hit Man" Hart: His Greatest Matches
NJPW G1 Special In San Francisco
WWE: Road Warriors - The Life & Death of the Most Dominant Tag-Team in Wrestling History
I Never Quit: The Magnum T.A. Story
