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
The Sheik
Beyond the Mat
The Funks
Lita: It Just Feels Right
WWE WrestleMania XX
AEW Double or Nothing 2026
WWE Invasion of the Bodyslammers
WWE SummerSlam 2002
WWE Survivor Series 2011
WWE Judgment Day 2002
The True Story of WrestleMania
Angle
WWE Survivor Series 2002
WWE Royal Rumble 2002
AEW x NJPW: Forbidden Door 2025
German Fan Favorites
WWE Badd Blood: In Your House
CM Punk: Best in the World
AEW All Out 2022
WWE Royal Rumble 2003
WWE Royal Rumble 2013
Ladies and Gentlemen, My Name Is Paul Heyman
WrestleMania IX: Becoming a Spectacle
WWE Over The Limit 2011
The Resurrection of Jake The Snake
WWE: Undertaker 20-0 - The Streak
WWE: OMG! The Top 50 Incidents in WWE History
Mick Foley: Madman Unmasked
TV Shows
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
WWF Wrestling Challenge
WWE Heat
All Elite Wrestling: Collision
Mid-South Wrestling
AEW Dark
All Elite Wrestling: Rampage
The Celebrity Apprentice
NWA World Championship Wrestling
WWE ECW
Dark Side of the Ring
AEW Unrestricted
WWE Old School
The Best of WWE
Hey! (EW)
WWE Tough Enough
WWE 24
WWE Rivals
Biography: WWE Legends
Wrestlemania Rewind
WWE's Greatest Moments
All Elite Wrestling: Battle of the Belts
WWE Hall of Fame
WWE Untold
WWE Rivalries
Smoky Mountain Wrestling
WWE Sunday Night Slam
Power Pro Wrestling
WWE Mae Young Classic
More Movies
Lita - It Just Feels Right
WWF: It's Our Time
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 9
WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
WWE Extreme Rules 2011
Chris Jericho's 30th Anniversary Celebration
AEW Winter is Coming 2020
Road Warriors: The Life & Death of the Most Dominant Tag-Team in Wrestling History
AEW x NJPW Present Forbidden Door 2024
The Self Destruction of the Ultimate Warrior
AEW Full Gear 2021
WWE Bashed in the USA
AEW x NJPW Presents Forbidden Door 2022
WWF: Three Faces of Foley
NJPW Fighting Spirit Unleashed 2018
The 50 Greatest Finishing Moves in WWE History
WWE: Monday Night War Vol. 1: Shots Fired
AEW All Out 2021
AEW Double or Nothing 2021
AEW Double or Nothing 2022
WWE No Mercy 2002
AEW All Out 2019
WWE Saturday Night's Main Event XXXVI
1997: Dawn of the Attitude
AEW Double or Nothing 2019
Legends of Mid-South Wrestling
AEW Revolution 2020
WWE UK Rampage '93
WWE: The Best of Raw - After the Show
The Price of Fame
Brian and the Boz
AEW Dynasty 2025
NJPW G1 Special in USA 2017 - Night 2
Daniel Bryan: Journey to WrestleMania 30
WWF SummerSlam Spectacular 1994: Sunday Night Slam
AEW Bash at the Beach
WWE NXT Live: From San Jose 2015
AEW All In 2023: London - Zero Hour
WWE SummerSlam 1997
AEW Fight for the Fallen 2020
AEW Revolution 2022
WWE Insurrextion 2002
Bret "Hit Man" Hart: His Greatest Matches
AEW Dynamite Anniversary Show
NJPW Strong Style Evolved 2018
WWE Armageddon 2002
WWE: Twist of Fate - The Matt and Jeff Hardy Story
The Most Powerful Families in Wrestling
AEW Grand Slam
Unreleased
OMG! Top 50 Incidents in WWE History
NJPW G1 Special In San Francisco
NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn III
WWE Vengeance 2002
WWE: Road Warriors - The Life & Death of the Most Dominant Tag-Team in Wrestling History
WWE: Triple H - The Game
WWE SummerSlam Spectacular 1993
AEW Road Rager
WWE NXT Takeover: Chicago
The Best of Mickie James
WWE Global Warfare
Ric Flair's Last Match: Preshow
WWE Unforgiven 2003
NJPW G1 Special in USA 2017 - Night 1
AEW Fyter Fest
AEW Fyter Fest
WCW WrestleWar 1991
WWE Unforgiven 2002
I Never Quit: The Magnum T.A. Story
AEW Dynasty 2024
WWE Sunny
NXT Takeover: Toronto
Inside the Ropes: The Rise of the Attitude Era with Jim Cornette & Jim Ross
WWE Hall of Fame 2007
What Now
