Jim Ross
Born: 1952-01-03
Place of Birth: Fort Bragg, California, USA
Biography
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.
Known For
Lita - It Just Feels Right
2001★ 8.0
AEW Fyter Fest
2021★ 8.0
WWE: Monday Night War Vol. 1: Shots Fired
2015★ 6.8
AEW Dynasty 2024
2024★ 7.5
AEW x NJPW Presents Forbidden Door 2022
2022★ 8.9
AEW All Out 2021
2021★ 8.0
AEW Fight for the Fallen
2020★ 5.0
NJPW G1 Special in USA 2017 - Night 2
2017★ 8.0
NJPW Strong Style Evolved 2018
2018★ 0.0
AEW x NJPW Present Forbidden Door 2024
2024★ 7.3
AEW All Out 2022
2022★ 7.6
AEW All Out 2019
2019★ 8.3
WWE NXT Takeover: Chicago
2017★ 7.6
Man on the Moon
1999★ 7.2
AEW Grand Slam
2021★ 9.5
AEW Dynasty 2025
2025★ 7.2
WWE Insurrextion 2002
2002★ 5.3
NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn III
2017★ 8.7
Brian and the Boz
2014★ 7.0
AEW Double or Nothing 2021
2021★ 6.9
WWE UK Rampage '93
1993★ 0.0
AEW Double or Nothing 2022
2022★ 6.9
AEW Double or Nothing 2019
2019★ 8.2
The Best of Mickie James
2020★ 10.0
The Funks
2016★ 6.0
WWE WrestleMania XX
2004★ 8.3
Lita: It Just Feels Right
2001★ 0.0
Invasion of the Bodyslammers
1993★ 0.0
German Fan Favorites
1994★ 0.0
WWE Sunny
1997★ 8.0
WCW WrestleWar 1991
1991★ 10.0
WWE SummerSlam 1997
1997★ 8.0
NWA WrestleWar 1989
1989★ 0.0
WWE SummerSlam 2002
2002★ 8.3
WWE Survivor Series 2002
2002★ 8.8
WWE Royal Rumble 2002
2002★ 6.7
What Now
2015★ 3.1
WWE Vengeance 2002
2002★ 7.2
Angle
2023★ 0.0
WWE Survivor Series 2011
2011★ 7.4
WWE Unforgiven 2002
2002★ 6.4
The Sheik
2014★ 7.4
Mick Foley: Madman Unmasked
1999★ 0.0
WWE Royal Rumble 2013
2013★ 7.5
WWE: Undertaker 20-0 - The Streak
2012★ 8.8
Bret "Hit Man" Hart: His Greatest Matches
1993★ 0.0
WWE Judgment Day 2002
2002★ 7.9
AEW Bash at the Beach
2020★ 7.5
AEW Fyter Fest
2019★ 7.5
The Price of Fame
2017★ 7.0
The 50 Greatest Finishing Moves in WWE History
2012★ 7.7
WWE: Triple H - The Game
2002★ 5.1
AEW Revolution 2020
2020★ 7.7
WWE Bashed in the USA
1993★ 0.0
Daniel Bryan: Journey to WrestleMania 30
2014★ 8.4
WWE NXT Live: From San Jose 2015
2015★ 0.0
I Never Quit: The Magnum T.A. Story
2016★ 6.0
The True Story of WrestleMania
2011★ 8.3
WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
2006★ 7.9
WWF: It's Our Time
1999★ 0.0
WWE Over The Limit 2011
2011★ 6.0
Road Warriors: The Life & Death of the Most Dominant Tag-Team in Wrestling History
2005★ 8.3
Ric Flair's Last Match: Preshow
2022★ 0.0
WWE: OMG! The Top 50 Incidents in WWE History
2011★ 8.0
The Self Destruction of the Ultimate Warrior
2005★ 6.4
WWE Armageddon 2002
2002★ 5.1
Ladies and Gentlemen, My Name Is Paul Heyman
2014★ 7.4
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 9
2015★ 8.5
WWE Unforgiven 2003
2003★ 7.3
CM Punk: Best in the World
2012★ 8.2
The Resurrection of Jake The Snake
2015★ 7.5
Chris Jericho's 30th Anniversary Celebration
2020★ 7.0
AEW Road Rager
2021★ 8.0
WrestleMania IX: Becoming a Spectacle
2025★ 5.2
WWE Extreme Rules 2011
2011★ 7.0
AEW Dynamite Anniversary Show
2020★ 7.5
WWE Global Warfare
1993★ 0.0
AEW Revolution 2022
2022★ 8.3
AEW x NJPW: Forbidden Door 2025
2025★ 8.1
Legends of Mid-South Wrestling
2013★ 9.3
WWE Royal Rumble 2003
2003★ 7.6
AEW Full Gear 2021
2021★ 7.5
WWE Saturday Night's Main Event XXXVI
2009★ 0.0
NJPW G1 Special In San Francisco
2018★ 8.0
WWE: Twist of Fate - The Matt and Jeff Hardy Story
2008★ 8.0
AEW Winter is Coming
2020★ 8.7
WWF SummerSlam Spectacular 1994: Sunday Night Slam
1994★ 0.0
WWE Tagged Classics: Austin 3:16 Uncensored / Three Faces Of Foley / Chris Jericho: Break Down The Walls / Kurt Angle: Its True
2012★ 0.0
1997: Dawn of the Attitude
2017★ 10.0
WWE No Mercy 2002
2002★ 7.5
WWE SummerSlam Spectacular 1993
1993★ 0.0
The Most Powerful Families in Wrestling
2007★ 10.0
WWF: Three Faces of Foley
1998★ 7.7
NJPW Fighting Spirit Unleashed 2018
2018★ 0.0
WWE: The Best of Raw - After the Show
2014★ 5.7
AEW All In 2023: London - Zero Hour
2023★ 6.5
NXT Takeover: Toronto
2016★ 7.8
WWE Hall of Fame 2007
2007★ 9.2
NJPW G1 Special in USA 2017 - Night 1
2017★ 0.0
Inside the Ropes: The Rise of the Attitude Era with Jim Cornette & Jim Ross
2016★ 8.0
WWE: Road Warriors - The Life & Death of the Most Dominant Tag-Team in Wrestling History
2005★ 8.2