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