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<h1 id="firstHeading" class="firstHeading mw-first-heading"><span class="mw-page-title-main">Jim Ross</span></h1> <div id="p-lang-btn" class="vector-dropdown mw-portlet mw-portlet-lang" > <input type="checkbox" id="p-lang-btn-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-p-lang-btn" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox mw-interlanguage-selector" aria-label="Go to an article in another language. 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href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D0%B6%D0%B8%D0%BC_%D0%A0%D0%BE%D1%81" title="Джим Рос – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Джим Рос" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Ross" title="Jim Ross – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Jim Ross" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Ross" title="Jim Ross – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Jim Ross" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Ross" title="Jim Ross – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Jim Ross" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Ross" title="Jim Ross – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Jim Ross" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%A4%CE%B6%CE%B9%CE%BC_%CE%A1%CE%BF%CF%82" title="Τζιμ Ρος – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Τζιμ Ρος" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Ross" title="Jim Ross – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Jim Ross" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%DB%8C%D9%85_%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B3" title="جیم راس – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="جیم راس" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Ross" title="Jim Ross – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Jim Ross" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%A7%90_%EB%A1%9C%EC%8A%A4" title="짐 로스 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="짐 로스" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%8B%D5%AB%D5%B4_%D5%8C%D5%B8%D5%BD" title="Ջիմ Ռոս – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Ջիմ Ռոս" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Ross" title="Jim Ross – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Jim Ross" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%92%27%D7%99%D7%9D_%D7%A8%D7%95%D7%A1" title="ג'ים רוס – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="ג'ים רוס" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D9%8A%D9%85_%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%B3_(%D9%85%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%82_%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%B6%D9%89)" title="جيم روس (معلق رياضى) – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="جيم روس (معلق رياضى)" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Ross" title="Jim Ross – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Jim Ross" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A0%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AD%E3%82%B9" title="ジム・ロス – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="ジム・ロス" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Ross" title="Jim Ross – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Jim Ross" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Ross" title="Jim Ross – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Jim Ross" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Ross" title="Jim Ross – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Jim Ross" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Ross" title="Jim Ross – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Jim Ross" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A0%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%81,_%D0%94%D0%B6%D0%B8%D0%BC" title="Росс, Джим – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Росс, Джим" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Ross" title="Jim Ross – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Jim Ross" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Ross" title="Jim Ross – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="Jim Ross" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-th mw-list-item"><a href="https://th.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B8%88%E0%B8%B4%E0%B8%A1_%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%AA%E0%B8%AA%E0%B9%8C" title="จิม รอสส์ – Thai" lang="th" hreflang="th" data-title="จิม รอสส์" data-language-autonym="ไทย" data-language-local-name="Thai" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ไทย</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tr mw-list-item"><a href="https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Ross" title="Jim Ross – Turkish" lang="tr" hreflang="tr" data-title="Jim Ross" data-language-autonym="Türkçe" data-language-local-name="Turkish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Türkçe</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uk mw-list-item"><a href="https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D0%B6%D0%B8%D0%BC_%D0%A0%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%81" title="Джим Росс – Ukrainian" lang="uk" hreflang="uk" data-title="Джим Росс" data-language-autonym="Українська" data-language-local-name="Ukrainian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Українська</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-vi mw-list-item"><a href="https://vi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Ross" title="Jim Ross – Vietnamese" lang="vi" hreflang="vi" data-title="Jim Ross" data-language-autonym="Tiếng Việt" data-language-local-name="Vietnamese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Tiếng Việt</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link 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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Jim_Ross_040518.jpg/220px-Jim_Ross_040518.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="363" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Jim_Ross_040518.jpg/330px-Jim_Ross_040518.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/48/Jim_Ross_040518.jpg 2x" data-file-width="426" data-file-height="703" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Ross in 2018</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Birth name</th><td class="infobox-data nickname">James William Ross</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1952-01-03</span>) </span>January 3, 1952<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 72)</span><br /><a href="/wiki/Fort_Bragg,_California" title="Fort Bragg, California">Fort Bragg, California</a>, U.S.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Alma mater</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Northeastern_State_University" title="Northeastern State University">Northeastern State University</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Spouse(s)</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1151524712">.mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin2px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-2px}.mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin3px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-3px}.mw-parser-output .marriage-display-ws{display:inline;white-space:nowrap}</style> <div class="marriage-display-ws"><div style="display:inline-block;line-height:normal;margin-top:1px;white-space:normal;">Jan Grillette</div> <div class="marriage-line-margin2px"></div> <div style="display:inline-block;margin-bottom:1px;"></div>(<abbr title="married">m.</abbr> 1993; died 2017)<wbr /></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Children</th><td class="infobox-data">2</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://jrsbbq.com">jrsbbq<wbr />.com</a></span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="line-height: 1.5em"><a href="/wiki/Professional_wrestling" title="Professional wrestling">Professional wrestling career</a></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ring_name" title="Ring name">Ring name(s)</a></span></th><td class="infobox-data"><b>Jim Ross</b></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Billed height</th><td class="infobox-data">5 ft 9 in (175 cm)<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Billed weight</th><td class="infobox-data">258 lb (117 kg)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Billed from</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Norman,_Oklahoma" title="Norman, Oklahoma">Norman, Oklahoma</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Debut</th><td class="infobox-data">1974</td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>James William Ross</b> (born January 3, 1952)<sup id="cite_ref-Birthdate_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Birthdate-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> is an American <a href="/wiki/Professional_wrestling" title="Professional wrestling">professional wrestling</a> <a href="/wiki/Sports_commentator" title="Sports commentator">commentator</a>, sports announcer, podcaster, and occasional professional wrestler, better known by the <a href="/wiki/Ring_name" title="Ring name">ring name</a> <b>Jim Ross</b> (often shortened to <b>JR</b>). He is signed with <a href="/wiki/All_Elite_Wrestling" title="All Elite Wrestling">All Elite Wrestling</a> (AEW), where he serves as a commentator as well as an analyst and senior advisor.<sup id="cite_ref-AEW_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AEW-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Ross is best known for a long and distinguished career as a play-by-play commentator for <a href="/wiki/WWE" title="WWE">WWE</a>. Known affectionately by WWE fans as "Good Ol' JR", Ross has been labeled as the greatest wrestling commentator of all time.<sup id="cite_ref-WWEProfile_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WWEProfile-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After years of working various jobs in the professional wrestling industry, Ross became the primary play-by-play announcer for <a href="/wiki/Universal_Wrestling_Federation_(Bill_Watts)" title="Universal Wrestling Federation (Bill Watts)">Mid-South Wrestling</a> in the early 1980s. He went on to do commentary for the <a href="/wiki/National_Wrestling_Alliance" title="National Wrestling Alliance">National Wrestling Alliance</a> (NWA)'s <a href="/wiki/World_Championship_Wrestling" title="World Championship Wrestling">World Championship Wrestling</a> <a href="/wiki/List_of_National_Wrestling_Alliance_territories" title="List of National Wrestling Alliance territories">territory</a>, before jumping to the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE), making his first appearance for the promotion at <a href="/wiki/WrestleMania_IX" title="WrestleMania IX">WrestleMania IX</a> in 1993. During his tenure with WWF/WWE, Ross was widely regarded as the voice of the company, particularly during the <a href="/wiki/Attitude_Era" title="Attitude Era">Attitude Era</a> of the late 1990s and early 2000s. He was also the lead English-language announcer for <a href="/wiki/New_Japan_Pro-Wrestling" title="New Japan Pro-Wrestling">New Japan Pro-Wrestling</a> on <a href="/wiki/AXS_TV" title="AXS TV">AXS TV</a> from 2015 to 2018 and has occasionally done play-by-play for <a href="/wiki/Boxing" title="Boxing">boxing</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mixed_martial_arts" title="Mixed martial arts">mixed martial arts</a> fights. He has been inducted into the <a href="/wiki/WWE_Hall_of_Fame" title="WWE Hall of Fame">WWE</a>, <a href="/wiki/NWA_Hall_of_Fame" title="NWA Hall of Fame">NWA</a> and <a href="/wiki/Wrestling_Observer_Newsletter_Hall_of_Fame" title="Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame"><i>Wrestling Observer Newsletter</i></a> halls of fame, and has been honored by the <a href="/wiki/George_Tragos/Lou_Thesz_Professional_Wrestling_Hall_of_Fame" title="George Tragos/Lou Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame">George Tragos/Lou Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame</a> twice. </p><p>Outside of wrestling, Ross is known for his <a href="/wiki/Barbecue_sauce" title="Barbecue sauce">barbecue sauce</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jerky" title="Jerky">beef jerky</a> brand, J.R.'s Family BBQ.<sup id="cite_ref-autogenerated1_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-autogenerated1-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He also hosts his own weekly <a href="/wiki/Podcast" title="Podcast">podcast</a>, <i>Grilling JR</i>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life">Early life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jim_Ross&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>James William Ross was born on January 3, 1952, in <a href="/wiki/Fort_Bragg,_California" title="Fort Bragg, California">Fort Bragg, California</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Birthdate_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Birthdate-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He is a citizen of the <a href="/wiki/Cherokee_Nation" title="Cherokee Nation">Cherokee Nation</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Cherokee_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Cherokee-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His family came to Oklahoma on the <a href="/wiki/Trail_of_Tears" title="Trail of Tears">Trail of Tears</a>. He sold his great-great-grandfather's original land allotment from the <a href="/wiki/Bureau_of_Indian_Affairs" title="Bureau of Indian Affairs">Bureau of Indian Affairs</a> in 2022.<sup id="cite_ref-Cherokee_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Cherokee-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>His maternal grandparents owned a <a href="/wiki/General_store" title="General store">general store</a> in <a href="/wiki/Westville,_Oklahoma" title="Westville, Oklahoma">Westville, Oklahoma</a>, and his paternal grandfather, Dee Ross, owned an off-sale beer store and was a carpenter.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (June 2020)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> While attending Westville High School, Ross played <a href="/wiki/First_baseman" title="First baseman">first base</a> on the Westville baseball team.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (June 2020)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> Ross was a two-time all-conference football player for the Westville Yellowjackets in 1968–69.<sup id="cite_ref-Unlikely_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Unlikely-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Ross was also President of the Student Body, a 4-year letterman in <a href="/wiki/Basketball" title="Basketball">basketball</a>,<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (June 2020)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> and State Vice President of the <a href="/wiki/National_FFA_Organization" title="National FFA Organization">Future Farmers of America</a> (FFA).<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was the FFA Oklahoma Speech Champion in 1968 and 1969 and runner up for the FFA National Speech Championship in 1969.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was awarded the FFA State Degree in 1970, the organization's second highest award.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He ran for and was elected vice president of the FFA Northeast District in 1970.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Ross was also named Honorable Mention on the 1969 High School All-State Football team by the Tulsa World as a center.<sup id="cite_ref-Unlikely_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Unlikely-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In high school, Ross did well academically, reaching the <a href="/wiki/National_Honor_Society" title="National Honor Society">National Honor Society</a> his sophomore year.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He received an award for maintaining a 3.6 <a href="/wiki/Grade_point_average" class="mw-redirect" title="Grade point average">grade point average</a> his junior year.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1969, Ross was nominated by Representative <a href="/wiki/Wiley_Sparkman" title="Wiley Sparkman">Wiley Sparkman</a> to serve as a page for the <a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_House_of_Representatives" title="Oklahoma House of Representatives">Oklahoma House of Representatives</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> That year, Ross served as the treasurer for Oklahoma <a href="/wiki/Boys/Girls_State" class="mw-redirect" title="Boys/Girls State">Boys State</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> For 18 years, Ross officiated high school and college baseball, football and basketball games in Oklahoma.<sup id="cite_ref-jrcareer_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-jrcareer-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Broadcasting_career">Broadcasting career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jim_Ross&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Broadcasting career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Professional_wrestling">Professional wrestling</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jim_Ross&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Professional wrestling"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="NWA_Tri-State/Mid-South_Wrestling/Universal_Wrestling_Federation_(1974–1987)"><span id="NWA_Tri-State.2FMid-South_Wrestling.2FUniversal_Wrestling_Federation_.281974.E2.80.931987.29"></span>NWA Tri-State/Mid-South Wrestling/Universal Wrestling Federation (1974–1987)</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jim_Ross&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: NWA Tri-State/Mid-South Wrestling/Universal Wrestling Federation (1974–1987)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>During his tenure at <a href="/wiki/Northeastern_State_University" title="Northeastern State University">Northeastern State University</a>, Ross had spent some time commentating on college radio. With this experience, Ross was given the opportunity to fill a broadcast position in the local <a href="/wiki/Universal_Wrestling_Federation_(Bill_Watts)" title="Universal Wrestling Federation (Bill Watts)">NWA Tri-State</a> territory, after an announcer was unable to appear at one of the territory's events.<sup id="cite_ref-MIT-speech_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MIT-speech-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After his arrival in the promotion, Ross first worked as a referee starting in 1974. Ross remained as a referee until 1977 when he then transitioned to the promotion's broadcast team. After <a href="/wiki/Bill_Watts" title="Bill Watts">Bill Watts</a>' purchase of NWA Tri-State in 1982 and the subsequent re-branding to <a href="/wiki/Universal_Wrestling_Federation_(Bill_Watts)" title="Universal Wrestling Federation (Bill Watts)">Mid-South Wrestling</a> (MSW), Ross was promoted to the promotion's lead play-by-play position and also became Mid-South Vice President of Marketing.<sup id="cite_ref-WWEformProfile_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WWEformProfile-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During this time, Ross was able to call his first <a href="/wiki/NWA_World_Heavyweight_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="NWA World Heavyweight Championship">NWA World Heavyweight Championship</a> match which featured <a href="/wiki/Ric_Flair" title="Ric Flair">Ric Flair</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ted_DiBiase" title="Ted DiBiase">Ted DiBiase</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (December 2019)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Jim_Crockett_Promotions/World_Championship_Wrestling_(1987–1993)"><span id="Jim_Crockett_Promotions.2FWorld_Championship_Wrestling_.281987.E2.80.931993.29"></span>Jim Crockett Promotions/World Championship Wrestling (1987–1993)</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jim_Ross&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Jim Crockett Promotions/World Championship Wrestling (1987–1993)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>When <a href="/wiki/Jim_Crockett,_Jr." class="mw-redirect" title="Jim Crockett, Jr.">Jim Crockett, Jr.</a> bought the Universal Wrestling Federation (UWF) and merged it with his <a href="/wiki/Jim_Crockett_Promotions" title="Jim Crockett Promotions">Jim Crockett Promotions</a> (JCP) group, Ross joined JCP and began doing color commentary alongside <a href="/wiki/David_Crockett_(wrestling)" title="David Crockett (wrestling)">David Crockett</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tony_Schiavone" title="Tony Schiavone">Tony Schiavone</a>. With his new position, Ross became the head play-by-play man for the <a href="/wiki/National_Wrestling_Alliance" title="National Wrestling Alliance">National Wrestling Alliance</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-WWEformProfile_22-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WWEformProfile-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Ross continued to hone his skills as JCP became <a href="/wiki/World_Championship_Wrestling" title="World Championship Wrestling">World Championship Wrestling</a> (WCW), following the purchase of the regional promotion by <a href="/wiki/Ted_Turner" title="Ted Turner">Ted Turner</a>. In 1991, WCW left the NWA and Ross was teamed with former NWA broadcaster <a href="/wiki/Bob_Caudle" title="Bob Caudle">Bob Caudle</a>. In 1992, he also spent one season as a commentator on the <a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Falcons" title="Atlanta Falcons">Atlanta Falcons</a> radio broadcasts.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (December 2019)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>Ross worked his way up the WCW ladder to become head of broadcasting, but had a contentious relationship with WCW's newest commentator and future executive <a href="/wiki/Eric_Bischoff" title="Eric Bischoff">Eric Bischoff</a>. According to Ross, Bischoff, who reported to him, did a really good job of "selling himself" to executives of WCW's owner <a href="/wiki/Turner_Broadcasting_System" title="Turner Broadcasting System">Turner Broadcasting</a>. According to Bischoff, Ross mistreated him and others (mostly in deference to Ross's then-supervisor <a href="/wiki/Bill_Watts" title="Bill Watts">Bill Watts</a>), and when Bischoff was promoted to executive producer in 1993, Ross demanded and received his release.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (December 2019)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>Ross had a three-year contract with Turner Broadcasting, but he took an immediate buy-out for fear that he would not get work elsewhere due to being taken off television for a long period of time. <a href="/wiki/Mick_Foley" title="Mick Foley">Mick Foley</a> claims that Ross resigned from WCW's booking committee.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Ross left WCW after being taken off the air by Bischoff.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="World_Wrestling_Federation/Entertainment/WWE_(1993–2013)"><span id="World_Wrestling_Federation.2FEntertainment.2FWWE_.281993.E2.80.932013.29"></span>World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment/WWE (1993–2013)</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jim_Ross&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment/WWE (1993–2013)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Jim_Ross_No_Mercy_2007.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/Jim_Ross_No_Mercy_2007.jpg/220px-Jim_Ross_No_Mercy_2007.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="293" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/Jim_Ross_No_Mercy_2007.jpg/330px-Jim_Ross_No_Mercy_2007.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/Jim_Ross_No_Mercy_2007.jpg/440px-Jim_Ross_No_Mercy_2007.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1901" data-file-height="2534" /></a><figcaption>Ross at the <a href="/wiki/No_Mercy_(2007)" title="No Mercy (2007)">2007 No Mercy</a></figcaption></figure> <p>Ross was hired by the <a href="/wiki/WWE" title="WWE">World Wrestling Federation</a> and made his on-screen debut at <a href="/wiki/WrestleMania_IX" title="WrestleMania IX">WrestleMania IX</a> at a specially constructed outdoor venue at <a href="/wiki/Caesar%27s_Palace" class="mw-redirect" title="Caesar's Palace">Caesar's Palace</a> on the <a href="/wiki/Las_Vegas_Strip" title="Las Vegas Strip">Las Vegas Strip</a>. He took over for <a href="/wiki/Gorilla_Monsoon" title="Gorilla Monsoon">Gorilla Monsoon</a> on <i><a href="/wiki/WWE_Wrestling_Challenge" class="mw-redirect" title="WWE Wrestling Challenge">WWE Wrestling Challenge</a></i> the following weekend. Ross worked alongside <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Heenan" title="Bobby Heenan">Bobby Heenan</a> on the show until Heenan left the WWF in December 1993. Ross was originally the main voice of the WWF's <a href="/wiki/Pay-per-view" title="Pay-per-view">pay-per-view</a> events when he was first brought in, calling both <a href="/wiki/WrestleMania_IX" title="WrestleMania IX">WrestleMania IX</a> and the <a href="/wiki/King_of_the_Ring#1993" title="King of the Ring">King of the Ring</a> with Heenan and <a href="/wiki/Randy_Savage" title="Randy Savage">Randy Savage</a> in 1993. <a href="/wiki/Vince_McMahon" title="Vince McMahon">Vince McMahon</a> took over his position at pay-per-views starting with <a href="/wiki/SummerSlam_(1993)" title="SummerSlam (1993)">SummerSlam 1993</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (December 2019)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>Ross suggested the idea of Radio WWF to McMahon, the idea was given a try and Ross was made host alongside Monsoon. In this role, Ross was joined by co-hosts such as <a href="/wiki/Raven_(wrestler)" title="Raven (wrestler)">Johnny Polo</a>, and talked to various WWF wrestlers and <a href="/wiki/Fan_(person)" title="Fan (person)">fans</a>. Ross and Monsoon called SummerSlam and <a href="/wiki/Survivor_Series_(1993)" title="Survivor Series (1993)">Survivor Series</a> at the end of 1993 and the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Rumble_(1994)" title="Royal Rumble (1994)">Royal Rumble</a> for Radio WWF.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (December 2019)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>Ross was fired on February 11, 1994, two weeks after suffering his first attack of <a href="/wiki/Bell%27s_palsy" title="Bell's palsy">Bell's palsy</a> on January 30, 1994, as stated by Ross on the September 23, 1996, episode of Raw. He subsequently became an announcer for <a href="/wiki/Smoky_Mountain_Wrestling" title="Smoky Mountain Wrestling">Smoky Mountain Wrestling</a> and the <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League" title="National Football League">National Football League</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Falcons" title="Atlanta Falcons">Atlanta Falcons</a> (the second time he was with the Falcons as an announcer). In <a href="/wiki/Smoky_Mountain_Wrestling" title="Smoky Mountain Wrestling">Smoky Mountain Wrestling</a>, Ross was reunited with former <a href="/wiki/National_Wrestling_Alliance" title="National Wrestling Alliance">NWA</a>/<a href="/wiki/World_Championship_Wrestling" title="World Championship Wrestling">WCW</a> announcer <a href="/wiki/Bob_Caudle" title="Bob Caudle">Bob Caudle</a>. The promotion was owned by longtime <a href="/wiki/National_Wrestling_Alliance" title="National Wrestling Alliance">NWA</a> Manager <a href="/wiki/Jim_Cornette" title="Jim Cornette">Jim Cornette</a> and featured many former <a href="/wiki/National_Wrestling_Alliance" title="National Wrestling Alliance">NWA</a>/<a href="/wiki/World_Championship_Wrestling" title="World Championship Wrestling">WCW</a> wrestlers such as The <a href="/wiki/Rock_%27n%27_Roll_Express" title="Rock 'n' Roll Express">Rock 'n' Roll Express</a>, <a href="/wiki/Eddie_Gilbert_(wrestler)" title="Eddie Gilbert (wrestler)">Eddie Gilbert</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Steve_Williams_(wrestler)" title="Steve Williams (wrestler)">"Dr. Death" Steve Williams</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (December 2019)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>When <a href="/wiki/Vince_McMahon#Legal_trial" title="Vince McMahon">Vince McMahon</a> was indicted by the United States <a href="/wiki/Federal_government_of_the_United_States" title="Federal government of the United States">federal government</a> in 1994, he was unable to continue commentating on <i><a href="/wiki/WWE_Raw" title="WWE Raw">WWF Monday Night Raw</a></i>. After a few weeks of <a href="/wiki/Gorilla_Monsoon" title="Gorilla Monsoon">Gorilla Monsoon</a> on play-by-play, the WWF rehired Ross to fill in for McMahon alongside Randy Savage throughout that summer. After McMahon was acquitted, Ross was let go by the WWF for purportedly leaking inside information to journalists. Ross briefly returned to Smoky Mountain Wrestling. </p><p>The WWF rehired Ross once again in December 1994. Relegated to the syndicated WWF programming for the majority of the next two years, Ross rejoined the primary announce team in the summer of 1996. In September 1996, Ross turned <a href="/wiki/Heel_(professional_wrestling)" title="Heel (professional wrestling)">heel</a> in WWF storylines for the first time in his career. Following <a href="/wiki/Scott_Hall" title="Scott Hall">Scott Hall</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Nash" title="Kevin Nash">Kevin Nash</a>'s departure from the WWF for WCW and their debut there as <a href="/wiki/Outsiders_(professional_wrestling)" title="Outsiders (professional wrestling)">The Outsiders</a>, Ross began to proclaim on television that he was still in touch with Razor Ramon and Diesel (Hall and Nash's WWF personas, respectively) and claimed that he would be bringing them back to the WWF soon. Other announcers were skeptical, and <a href="/wiki/Professional_wrestling_authority_figures" title="Professional wrestling authority figures">WWF President</a> Gorilla Monsoon said that Hall and Nash were under contract with "another organization", and ordered Ross to cease and desist mentioning them on the air. On the September 23, 1996, episode of <i>Monday Night Raw</i>, Ross delivered a <a href="/wiki/Glossary_of_professional_wrestling_terms#Work_(noun)" title="Glossary of professional wrestling terms">worked</a>-<a href="/wiki/Shoot_(professional_wrestling)" title="Shoot (professional wrestling)">shoot</a> <a href="/wiki/Glossary_of_professional_wrestling_terms#Promo" title="Glossary of professional wrestling terms">promo</a> during which he ran down <a href="/wiki/Professional_wrestling_authority_figures" title="Professional wrestling authority figures">WWF Chairman</a> <a href="/wiki/Vince_McMahon" title="Vince McMahon">Vince McMahon</a> (outing him as <a href="/wiki/Chairman" class="mw-redirect" title="Chairman">chairman</a> and not just a commentator for the first time in WWF storylines) and debuted his "new" <a href="/wiki/Outsiders_(professional_wrestling)" title="Outsiders (professional wrestling)">Diesel and Razor</a>, claiming that while working in the WWF "front office" he had been the man responsible for so many people leaving the company as part of his "revenge" against the WWF for how they treated him in the past. While he was kept on the air by McMahon, Ross portrayed himself to be bitter and spiteful, with repeated potshots at McMahon. However, the "New Diesel-New Razor" storyline was poorly received by fans, and Ross's heel turn was quickly dropped.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (December 2019)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:WWE-_Birmingham_200997_(16).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/WWE-_Birmingham_200997_%2816%29.jpg/220px-WWE-_Birmingham_200997_%2816%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="339" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/WWE-_Birmingham_200997_%2816%29.jpg/330px-WWE-_Birmingham_200997_%2816%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/WWE-_Birmingham_200997_%2816%29.jpg/440px-WWE-_Birmingham_200997_%2816%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1116" data-file-height="1722" /></a><figcaption>Ross was mainly used as a commentator, but occasionally hosted in-ring interviews such as here with <a href="/wiki/Ken_Shamrock" title="Ken Shamrock">Ken Shamrock</a>.</figcaption></figure> <p>After this <a href="/wiki/Glossary_of_professional_wrestling_terms#Angle" title="Glossary of professional wrestling terms">angle</a>, Ross went on to host various WWF programs such as <i><a href="/wiki/WWF_Superstars_of_Wrestling" title="WWF Superstars of Wrestling">Superstars</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/List_of_former_WWE_programming#Action_Zone_(1994–1996)" class="mw-redirect" title="List of former WWE programming">Action Zone</a></i>, <i>Raw Is War</i>, and <i><a href="/wiki/WWF_Shotgun_Saturday_Night" title="WWF Shotgun Saturday Night">Shotgun Saturday Night</a></i>. At the end of 1998, Ross took a break from <i>Raw Is War</i>, due to another attack of Bell's Palsy he suffered whilst broadcasting a PPV (Capital Carnage) in London, England. Earlier in the day Ross had been informed his mother had died. On March 8, 1999, he returned to <i>Raw Is War</i> as part of a storyline alleging that McMahon fired him because of his condition, but that he would not go down quietly and enlisted the services of <a href="/wiki/Steve_Williams_(wrestler)" title="Steve Williams (wrestler)">"Dr. Death" Steve Williams</a> as his personal "enforcer". Ross confronted his replacement, <a href="/wiki/Michael_Cole_(wrestling)" title="Michael Cole (wrestling)">Michael Cole</a>, in the ring. Despite Cole's insistence that he was not trying to steal Ross's job, Ross kicked Cole in the crotch and attempted to return to the announce table, though <a href="/wiki/Terry_Taylor" title="Terry Taylor">Terry Taylor</a> ended up commentating for the rest of the night. The narrative went as far as to have Ross set up his own announce table in front of the official announce table labeled "JR Is Raw". The storyline was soon dropped as the attempt to turn Ross heel failed (the fans ended up cheering Ross and booing Cole) and he took his seat back as "official" commentator of <i>Raw Is War</i> starting with the main event of <a href="/wiki/WrestleMania_XV" title="WrestleMania XV">WrestleMania XV</a>. Ross's Bell's palsy proved fodder for ridicule by WWF's competitor, WCW, in late 1999. <a href="/wiki/Ed_Ferrara" title="Ed Ferrara">Ed Ferrara</a> parodied Ross, including doing a full impression including mockery of his modified voice due to his medical condition. This was received negatively by fans and wrestlers alike. Ferrara ceased mocking the medical condition after the first week due to Turner <a href="/wiki/Broadcast_Standards_and_Practices" title="Broadcast Standards and Practices">Standards and Practices</a> stepping in and overriding <a href="/wiki/Vince_Russo" title="Vince Russo">Vince Russo</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-OK_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-OK-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The angle was soon dropped by WCW, but not before "Oklahoma", Ferrara's parody of Ross, won the <a href="/wiki/WWE_Cruiserweight_Championship_(1991%E2%80%932007)" class="mw-redirect" title="WWE Cruiserweight Championship (1991–2007)">WCW Cruiserweight Championship</a>. Though Ross was offended over the gimmick, he doesn't fault Ferrara himself over the gimmick and Ross and Ferrara have since patched things up over the angle.<sup id="cite_ref-OK_25-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-OK-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>During this time, Ross was commissioned to announce regional telecasts of the <a href="/wiki/XFL_(2001)" title="XFL (2001)">XFL</a>, a professional football league co-owned by WWF. Ross, who had experience announcing for the Atlanta Falcons, was initially placed on the regional broadcasts, with his WWF partner Jerry Lawler as color commentator, even though Lawler admitted knowing and caring little about the sport, for the first regional telecast. After an incident in which the head play-by-play man on the national broadcast team, <a href="/wiki/Matt_Vasgersian" title="Matt Vasgersian">Matt Vasgersian</a>, openly criticized the production on-air, Ross was hastily promoted to lead play-by-play, with <a href="/wiki/Jesse_Ventura" title="Jesse Ventura">Jesse Ventura</a> as color commentator, for the next four weeks of broadcasts. Ross returned to the regional telecasts halfway through the XFL's Longhorns lone season, with <a href="/wiki/Dick_Butkus" title="Dick Butkus">Dick Butkus</a> as his color commentator after Lawler left the company.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Ross was the "voice of <i>Raw Is War</i>" throughout the <a href="/wiki/Monday_Night_War" title="Monday Night War">Monday Night War</a> alongside <a href="/wiki/Jerry_Lawler" title="Jerry Lawler">Jerry Lawler</a> and cemented his legacy as one of the great wrestling commentators as WWE became the sole major wrestling promotion in <a href="/wiki/North_America" title="North America">North America</a>. After the <a href="/wiki/WWE_brand_extension" title="WWE brand extension">WWE brand extension</a>, Ross worked exclusively for the <a href="/wiki/Raw_(WWE_brand)" title="Raw (WWE brand)">Raw brand</a>, cutting down to doing play-by-play on <i>Raw</i>-only pay-per-views, while <a href="/wiki/SmackDown_(WWE_brand)" title="SmackDown (WWE brand)">SmackDown!</a>-only pay-per-views were announced by SmackDown!'s announce team.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (December 2019)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:JR_and_The_King_No_Mercy_07.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/JR_and_The_King_No_Mercy_07.jpg/220px-JR_and_The_King_No_Mercy_07.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="132" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/JR_and_The_King_No_Mercy_07.jpg/330px-JR_and_The_King_No_Mercy_07.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/JR_and_The_King_No_Mercy_07.jpg/440px-JR_and_The_King_No_Mercy_07.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2589" data-file-height="1554" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Jerry_Lawler" title="Jerry Lawler">Jerry Lawler</a> (left) and Jim Ross (right) at the <i>Raw</i> commentators table.</figcaption></figure> <p>Ross was involved in a lengthy feud with Eric Bischoff over Bischoff's mistreatment of Stone Cold Steve Austin. Also during this time, Ross served as an Executive Vice President of Talent Relations for the WWF/WWE, a codified extension of his long-time backstage role as a key individual in charge of hiring new talent. By 2005, Ross had stepped down from his executive and management roles. According to repeated statements on his official blog, the move away from management proved beneficial in terms of decreased work-load, giving him more time to focus on his health, his family, and his entrepreneurial endeavors.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (December 2019)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>Still working as the voice of <i>Raw</i>, Ross was again "fired" (<a href="/wiki/Kayfabe" title="Kayfabe">kayfabe</a>) from his play-by-play job by Vince and <a href="/wiki/Linda_McMahon" title="Linda McMahon">Linda McMahon</a> on October 10, 2005. Doctors had discovered a serious issue with Ross's colon, and his storyline termination provided an explanation for his absence. While recovering from his colon surgery, <a href="/wiki/Joey_Styles" title="Joey Styles">Joey Styles</a> (best known for his commentary work for <a href="/wiki/Extreme_Championship_Wrestling" title="Extreme Championship Wrestling">Extreme Championship Wrestling</a>) called the weekly <i>Raw</i>. After recovering, Ross helped produce the <i>Raw</i> announcers from backstage, and was brought back for <i><a href="/wiki/Saturday_Night%27s_Main_Event_XXXII" class="mw-redirect" title="Saturday Night's Main Event XXXII">Saturday Night's Main Event XXXII</a></i> in 2006, then the Raw-brand matches at <a href="/wiki/WrestleMania_22" title="WrestleMania 22">WrestleMania 22</a> and <a href="/wiki/Backlash_(2006)" title="Backlash (2006)">Backlash</a> before taking back his play-by-play job on <i>Raw</i> on May 8, 2006, after Styles quit <i>Raw</i> in the storyline, declaring his hatred for "<a href="/wiki/Sports_entertainment" class="mw-redirect" title="Sports entertainment">sports entertainment</a>".<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (December 2019)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>Ross's contract with WWE expired in October 2006. At that point, neither side had signed a new contract and instead worked week to week under the terms of the expired contract. In November 2006, Ross stated on his official blog that he had signed a new one-year contract with WWE and would continue to work year-to-year.<sup id="cite_ref-2006-contract_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2006-contract-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On March 31, 2007, Ross was inducted into the <a href="/wiki/WWE_Hall_of_Fame" title="WWE Hall of Fame">WWE Hall of Fame</a> <a href="/wiki/WWE_Hall_of_Fame_(2007)" title="WWE Hall of Fame (2007)">class of 2007</a> by <a href="/wiki/Stone_Cold_Steve_Austin" title="Stone Cold Steve Austin">Steve Austin</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (December 2019)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>On June 23, 2008, during the <a href="/wiki/2008_WWE_draft" class="mw-redirect" title="2008 WWE draft">2008 WWE draft</a>, Ross was drafted from Raw to the SmackDown brand while <a href="/wiki/Michael_Cole_(wrestling)" title="Michael Cole (wrestling)">Michael Cole</a> was drafted from SmackDown to Raw, trading positions as commentators on each brand.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This ended Ross's position as <i>Monday Night Raw</i><span class="nowrap" style="padding-left:0.1em;">'</span>s play-by-play commentator after a nearly 12-year run. The following day Ross posted a blog on his official website saying initially he was not happy with the move and considered quitting the company since he was not told beforehand about the move, but that he would work "to make SmackDown the best program the WWE produces".<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On September 23, 2008, episode of <i><a href="/wiki/WWE_ECW" title="WWE ECW">ECW on Syfy</a></i>, Ross made an appearance on the <a href="/wiki/ECW_(WWE_brand)" title="ECW (WWE brand)">ECW brand</a> filling in for a sick <a href="/wiki/Todd_Grisham" title="Todd Grisham">Todd Grisham</a> alongside <a href="/wiki/Matt_Striker" title="Matt Striker">Matt Striker</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:WWE_Announcers.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/WWE_Announcers.jpg/220px-WWE_Announcers.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/WWE_Announcers.jpg/330px-WWE_Announcers.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/WWE_Announcers.jpg/440px-WWE_Announcers.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="852" /></a><figcaption>Ross (right) during his run on <i>SmackDown</i> with fellow commentator <a href="/wiki/Todd_Grisham" title="Todd Grisham">Todd Grisham</a>.</figcaption></figure> <p>On April 8, 2009, Ross announced on his <a href="/wiki/WWE#WWE_Universe" title="WWE">WWE Universe</a> blog that with the departure of <a href="/wiki/Taz_(wrestler)" title="Taz (wrestler)">Tazz</a> from <a href="/wiki/WWE" title="WWE">World Wrestling Entertainment</a>, he would assume the role of <i>SmackDown'</i>s color analyst, with ECW announcer <a href="/wiki/Todd_Grisham" title="Todd Grisham">Todd Grisham</a> moving over to the brand as the play-by-play announcer.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Hell_in_a_Cell_(2009)" title="Hell in a Cell (2009)">Hell in a Cell</a> PPV event on October 4, 2009, was his last PPV broadcast as a full-time announcer for WWE and the <i>SmackDown</i> tapings on October 6, 2009 was the final televised broadcast as the full-time announcer. </p><p>Ross missed the <i>SmackDown</i> tapings on October 13, 2009, as he asked for a day off due to an anniversary. Seven days later, on October 20, Ross suffered his third <a href="/wiki/Bell%27s_palsy" title="Bell's palsy">Bell's palsy</a> episode en route to <a href="/wiki/Columbia,_South_Carolina" title="Columbia, South Carolina">Columbia, South Carolina</a>, for a <i>SmackDown</i> taping. After initially planning on working the tapings and reuniting with Lawler, Ross instead flew back to <a href="/wiki/Oklahoma" title="Oklahoma">Oklahoma</a>, missing the show—Lawler and Cole commentated <i>SmackDown</i>—and leaving his plans for <a href="/wiki/Bragging_Rights_(2009)" title="Bragging Rights (2009)">Bragging Rights</a> in the air. On October 21, 2009, Jim Ross announced that he would not be commentating the Bragging Rights pay-per-view, but Grisham mentioned that SmackDown would give Ross the Bragging Rights trophy as a "get well" gift. </p><p>On the November 15, 2010 <i>Old School Raw</i> special, Ross made a guest appearance on commentary with <a href="/wiki/Jerry_Lawler" title="Jerry Lawler">Jerry Lawler</a> and <a href="/wiki/Michael_Cole_(wrestling)" title="Michael Cole (wrestling)">Michael Cole</a>, calling a match between <a href="/wiki/Bryan_Danielson" title="Bryan Danielson">Daniel Bryan</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jake_Hager" title="Jake Hager">Jack Swagger</a>. Cole insulted Ross throughout the match, which resulted in Ross hitting Cole over the head with his hat after the match had finished. Ross returned on March 14, 2011, to confront Cole, who had entered into a feud with Lawler. After being insulted by Cole, he challenged him to a match but was attacked by Swagger. Ross called the final four matches at <a href="/wiki/WrestleMania_XXVII" title="WrestleMania XXVII">WrestleMania XXVII</a>, including the Cole vs Lawler match. On the post-WrestleMania <i>Raw</i>, Ross joined commentary, only to walk out later in the night after Cole squirted him with <a href="/wiki/Barbecue_sauce" title="Barbecue sauce">barbecue sauce</a>. Ross and Lawler defeated Cole and Swagger on the April 11 and 25 episodes of <i>Raw</i> but were defeated by Cole and Swagger in a Country Whipping match at <a href="/wiki/Extreme_Rules_(2011)" title="Extreme Rules (2011)">Extreme Rules</a>. As Lawler's feud with Cole ended at <a href="/wiki/Over_the_Limit_(2011)" title="Over the Limit (2011)">Over the Limit</a>, Ross showed up to gain revenge on Cole by squirting him with barbecue sauce.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On July 25, 2011, the new <a href="/wiki/Chief_operating_officer" title="Chief operating officer">COO</a> of WWE, <a href="/wiki/Triple_H" title="Triple H">Triple H</a> re-hired Ross to a full-time commentating position on <i>Raw</i>. The new Raw Interim General Manager, <a href="/wiki/John_Laurinaitis" title="John Laurinaitis">John Laurinaitis</a>, fired Ross on October 10 for walking out on Triple H a week earlier. Ross later revealed that he was given no prior notice that he was to be publicly fired. Ross returned on October 17, joining <a href="/wiki/John_Cena" title="John Cena">John Cena</a> to defeat Michael Cole and <a href="/wiki/Alberto_Del_Rio" title="Alberto Del Rio">Alberto Del Rio</a> in a tag match.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A week later, Cole challenged Ross to a "Michael Cole Challenge", with Ross's job on the line.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The challenge took place on November 14; Ross won two of the three challenges, the first being an arm wrestling contest, and the second being a dance off, but lost the final challenge, which was who weighed less. Even though he lost the contest, he called the opening match of the night after Michael Cole was attacked by <a href="/wiki/CM_Punk" title="CM Punk">CM Punk</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>At <a href="/wiki/WrestleMania_XXVIII" title="WrestleMania XXVIII">WrestleMania XXVIII</a>, he returned to call the 'End of an Era' <a href="/wiki/Hell_in_a_Cell" title="Hell in a Cell">Hell in a Cell</a> match between <a href="/wiki/Triple_H" title="Triple H">Triple H</a> and <a href="/wiki/The_Undertaker" title="The Undertaker">The Undertaker</a>. Prior to the start of the match, Ross shook hands with Michael Cole, effectively healing any old wounds they had between them. Ross also made an appearance at <i><a href="/wiki/Raw_1000" class="mw-redirect" title="Raw 1000">Raw 1000</a></i>, commentating the opening match. On June 20, 2012, Ross took over as a commentator on the revamped <i><a href="/wiki/WWE_NXT" title="WWE NXT">NXT</a></i> alongside <a href="/wiki/Byron_Saxton" title="Byron Saxton">Byron Saxton</a> and <a href="/wiki/William_Regal" title="William Regal">William Regal</a>. Also during 2012, after Paul Levesque (Triple H) took control of Talent Relations he hired Jim Ross to work as an Adviser and Scout within the department. Following <a href="/wiki/Jerry_Lawler" title="Jerry Lawler">Jerry Lawler</a>'s heart attack on September 10, 2012, Ross returned to <i>Raw</i> to work as an interim commentator while Lawler recovered. Ross was honored on the October 1 edition of <i>Raw</i> as it was dedicated <i>JR Appreciation Night</i> and was held in his hometown of <a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_City" title="Oklahoma City">Oklahoma City</a>. While <a href="/wiki/CM_Punk" title="CM Punk">CM Punk</a> interrupted the segment as it aired, Ross was acknowledged by <a href="/wiki/Vince_McMahon" title="Vince McMahon">Vince McMahon</a> and <a href="/wiki/Triple_H" title="Triple H">Triple H</a> as well as local wrestling legends <a href="/wiki/Bill_Watts" title="Bill Watts">Bill Watts</a> and <a href="/wiki/Danny_Hodge" title="Danny Hodge">Danny Hodge</a> after <i>Raw</i> went off the air.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Ross also served as presenter for the Match of the Year award at the 2012 Slammy Awards.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (December 2019)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>In 2013, Ross began to coach and produce new announcers at the <a href="/wiki/WWE_Performance_Center" title="WWE Performance Center">WWE Performance Center</a> in Florida. He returned to television on the 20th Anniversary edition of <i>Raw</i> on January 14, 2013, where he called the steel cage main event between <a href="/wiki/John_Cena" title="John Cena">John Cena</a> and <a href="/wiki/Dolph_Ziggler" title="Dolph Ziggler">Dolph Ziggler</a>. On March 1, 2013, he appeared on <i>WWE Smackdown</i> to interview his long-time friend <a href="/wiki/Jack_Swagger" class="mw-redirect" title="Jack Swagger">Jack Swagger</a>, and Swagger's new advocate, <a href="/wiki/Dutch_Mantel" title="Dutch Mantel">Zeb Colter</a>. During the segment, Swagger turned against Ross, ending their friendship.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (December 2019)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>On August 16, 2013, while hosting a <i><a href="/wiki/WWE_2K14" title="WWE 2K14">WWE 2K14</a></i> roster announcement panel with guests, Ross was suspected of being intoxicated. He used profanity during several points and appeared to have little to no interest in the topics that were scheduled to be covered. He also put down one of the sponsors of the event and allowed <a href="/wiki/Ric_Flair" title="Ric Flair">Ric Flair</a>, who was a member of the guest panel and was also suspected of being intoxicated, to share a slew of off-color remarks and stories, among them being a description of John Cena as a "hardcore drinker". On September 11, 2013, Ross officially announced his "retirement" from WWE as his contract had expired and was not to be renewed,<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> however it was suspected that he was fired due to his actions at the roster announcement. In an interview in 2014, Ross claimed that an insult to the sponsor of the event was what led to his release.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the same interview he confirmed that he was not drunk, but rather fatigued due to Bell's palsy which was likely the reason he may have been perceived as being intoxicated. McMahon addressed the situation in a December 2014 interview, claiming that while he disapproved of Ross's behavior at the event, it was ultimately Ross's decision to leave WWE as he wanted to spend more time at home than working for WWE. McMahon stated that there is no heat between the two parties.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="New_Japan_Pro-Wrestling_(2015–2018)"><span id="New_Japan_Pro-Wrestling_.282015.E2.80.932018.29"></span>New Japan Pro-Wrestling (2015–2018)</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jim_Ross&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: New Japan Pro-Wrestling (2015–2018)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On January 4, 2015, Ross and <a href="/wiki/Matt_Striker" title="Matt Striker">Matt Striker</a> served as the English language commentators for <a href="/wiki/Global_Force_Wrestling_(2014%E2%80%932017)" class="mw-redirect" title="Global Force Wrestling (2014–2017)">Global Force Wrestling</a>'s presentation of <a href="/wiki/New_Japan_Pro-Wrestling" title="New Japan Pro-Wrestling">New Japan Pro-Wrestling</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Wrestle_Kingdom_9_in_Tokyo_Dome" class="mw-redirect" title="Wrestle Kingdom 9 in Tokyo Dome">Wrestle Kingdom 9 in Tokyo Dome</a> pay-per-view.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On January 19, 2016, it was announced that Ross had signed to become the new lead announcer for NJPW's weekly program on <a href="/wiki/AXS_TV" title="AXS TV">AXS TV</a> along with <a href="/wiki/Josh_Barnett" title="Josh Barnett">Josh Barnett</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Ross's contract was directly with AXS TV and not NJPW.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was revealed in November 2018 that Barnett and Ross would no longer be doing NJPW commentary.<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2019 the New Japan World commentary team took over broadcasting the AXS shows until the contract ended in December of that year.<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Independent_circuit_(2016–2019)"><span id="Independent_circuit_.282016.E2.80.932019.29"></span>Independent circuit (2016–2019)</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jim_Ross&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Independent circuit (2016–2019)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On October 8, 2016, Ross, along with <a href="/wiki/Jim_Cornette" title="Jim Cornette">Jim Cornette</a>, provided commentary for What Culture Pro Wrestling's (WCPW) first iPPV, Refuse to Lose. On December 31, Ross was on commentary for the pilot episode of <i><a href="/wiki/World_of_Sport_Wrestling" title="World of Sport Wrestling">World of Sport Wrestling</a></i> on <a href="/wiki/ITV_(TV_network)" title="ITV (TV network)">ITV</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On February 12, 2017, Ross returned to WCPW for commentary at the iPPV, True Destiny and for WCPW's <i>Loaded</i> tapings that same month.<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Return_to_WWE_(2017–2019)"><span id="Return_to_WWE_.282017.E2.80.932019.29"></span>Return to WWE (2017–2019)</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jim_Ross&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Return to WWE (2017–2019)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On April 2, 2017, at <a href="/wiki/WrestleMania_33" title="WrestleMania 33">WrestleMania 33</a>, Ross returned to WWE, providing commentary for the main event No Holds Barred match between <a href="/wiki/The_Undertaker" title="The Undertaker">The Undertaker</a> and <a href="/wiki/Roman_Reigns" title="Roman Reigns">Roman Reigns</a>. Shortly after the event, it was announced that Ross had signed a two-year deal with the company.<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During the summer, Ross would provide commentary, alongside <a href="/wiki/Lita_(wrestler)" title="Lita (wrestler)">Lita</a>, for the <a href="/wiki/Mae_Young_Classic_(2017)" title="Mae Young Classic (2017)">Mae Young Classic</a>. On the January 22, 2018, episode of <i><a href="/wiki/Raw_25_Years" class="mw-redirect" title="Raw 25 Years">Raw 25 Years</a></i>, Ross would reunite with Jerry Lawler as part of the commentary team that was at the <a href="/wiki/Manhattan_Center" title="Manhattan Center">Manhattan Center</a> in which Ross was caught by several cameras sleeping. On April 8, 2018, at <a href="/wiki/WrestleMania_34" title="WrestleMania 34">WrestleMania 34</a>, Ross called the fifth annual André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal on the WrestleMania 34 pre-show, alongside Jerry Lawler and <a href="/wiki/Byron_Saxton" title="Byron Saxton">Byron Saxton</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Ross's last televised appearance for WWE was part of the pre-show panel for the <a href="/wiki/Greatest_Royal_Rumble" title="Greatest Royal Rumble">Greatest Royal Rumble</a> on April 27, 2018.<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Ross left WWE on March 27, 2019, after electing not to renew his contract.<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Ross stated that the reason for his WWE departure was because, "I had two bookings in 2018 and they weren't using me very much".<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Ross also attributed that another factor in his departure was Ross stating himself that, "I still think I can do play-by-play even though others that may surround Vince think I can't ".<sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In August 2019, Ross later revealed what he said to <a href="/wiki/Vince_McMahon" title="Vince McMahon">Vince McMahon</a> before he left, stating "Vince, unlike you I still believe I can do it and there are other people who believe I can do it including some of your audience".<sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="All_Elite_Wrestling_(2019–present)"><span id="All_Elite_Wrestling_.282019.E2.80.93present.29"></span>All Elite Wrestling (2019–present)</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jim_Ross&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: All Elite Wrestling (2019–present)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Forbidden_Door_(AEW_x_NJPW)_(52292654123).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/Forbidden_Door_%28AEW_x_NJPW%29_%2852292654123%29.jpg/220px-Forbidden_Door_%28AEW_x_NJPW%29_%2852292654123%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="330" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/Forbidden_Door_%28AEW_x_NJPW%29_%2852292654123%29.jpg/330px-Forbidden_Door_%28AEW_x_NJPW%29_%2852292654123%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/Forbidden_Door_%28AEW_x_NJPW%29_%2852292654123%29.jpg/440px-Forbidden_Door_%28AEW_x_NJPW%29_%2852292654123%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1446" data-file-height="2169" /></a><figcaption>Ross at <a href="/wiki/Forbidden_Door_(2022)" title="Forbidden Door (2022)">Forbidden Door</a> in 2022</figcaption></figure> <p>On April 3, 2019, it was announced that Ross had signed a three-year deal with <a href="/wiki/All_Elite_Wrestling" title="All Elite Wrestling">All Elite Wrestling</a> (AEW) as a commentator and senior advisor.<sup id="cite_ref-AEW_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AEW-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Ross initially provided full-time commentary on the broadcast team on <i><a href="/wiki/AEW_Dynamite" title="AEW Dynamite">AEW Dynamite</a></i> and occasionally part-time commentary on <i><a href="/wiki/AEW_Rampage" title="AEW Rampage">AEW Rampage</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On the January 5, 2022, episode of <i>Dynamite</i>, Ross returned to <a href="/wiki/TBS_(American_TV_channel)" title="TBS (American TV channel)">TBS</a> for the first time since 1993. In June 2022, Ross switched from full-time commentary on <i>Dynamite</i> to full-time commentary on <i>Rampage</i> in a commentary team rotation swap with <a href="/wiki/Taz_(wrestler)" title="Taz (wrestler)">Taz</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On June 17, 2023, Ross tweeted an image showing a black eye he had suffered due to a fall, he worked at the debut episode of <i><a href="/wiki/AEW_Collision" title="AEW Collision">AEW Collision</a></i> but later announced that he would be stepping away to heal.<sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On August 5, 2023, Ross returned to the <i><a href="/wiki/AEW_Collision" title="AEW Collision">AEW Collision</a></i> commentary team, and has since only provided commentary as an analyst for the main events in the second hour of AEW Collision.<sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Following his further surgery in February 2024, Ross returned on March 3, 2024, for <a href="/wiki/Revolution_(2024)" title="Revolution (2024)">Revolution</a> to commentate <a href="/wiki/Sting_(wrestler)" title="Sting (wrestler)">Sting</a>'s retirement match.<sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In August 2024 he recorded separate sit-down interviews with <a href="/wiki/Bryan_Danielson" title="Bryan Danielson">Bryan Danielson</a> and <a href="/wiki/Swerve_Strickland" title="Swerve Strickland">Swerve Strickland</a> ahead of their match at <a href="/wiki/All_In_(2024)" title="All In (2024)">All in</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Later that month he revealed he had broken his wrist although he expected to call the match at All In.<sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On August 25, 2024, Ross commentated during the main event between Danielson and Strickland at All In.<sup id="cite_ref-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He also returned on September 7, 2024, for the <a href="/wiki/All_Out_(2024)" title="All Out (2024)">All Out</a> main event and <a href="/wiki/Professional_wrestling_match_types" title="Professional wrestling match types">unsanctioned matches.</a><sup id="cite_ref-68" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="National_Football_League">National Football League</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jim_Ross&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: National Football League"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1992, Ross joined the <a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Falcons" title="Atlanta Falcons">Atlanta Falcons</a> radio broadcast team.<sup id="cite_ref-jrcareer_20-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-jrcareer-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, he would leave after one season, but had a second stint with the Falcons in 1994.<sup id="cite_ref-69" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Boxing_and_mixed_martial_arts">Boxing and mixed martial arts</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jim_Ross&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Boxing and mixed martial arts"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Ross made his debut calling boxing on May 26, 2014, for <a href="/wiki/Golden_Boy_Promotions" title="Golden Boy Promotions">Golden Boy Promotions</a> on <a href="/wiki/Fox_Sports_1" title="Fox Sports 1">Fox Sports 1</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-70" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Ross teamed up with MMA fighter and <a href="/wiki/Ultimate_Fighting_Championship" title="Ultimate Fighting Championship">UFC</a> veteran <a href="/wiki/Chael_Sonnen" title="Chael Sonnen">Chael Sonnen</a> to commentate the Battlegrounds MMA one night tournament PPV on October 3, 2014.<sup id="cite_ref-71" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-71"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Podcasting">Podcasting</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jim_Ross&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Podcasting"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2014 Ross began hosting his own <a href="/wiki/Podcast" title="Podcast">podcast</a> <i>The Ross Report</i> for <a href="/wiki/PodcastOne" class="mw-redirect" title="PodcastOne">PodcastOne</a>. It was later relaunched as part of the <a href="/wiki/Westwood_One" title="Westwood One">Westwood One</a> podcast network in 2018 as <i>The Jim Ross Report</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-72" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-72"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In April 2019, Ross partnered with wrestling podcaster/mortgage lender <a href="/wiki/Conrad_Thompson" title="Conrad Thompson">Conrad Thompson</a> to revamp his podcast as <i><a href="/wiki/Grilling_JR" class="mw-redirect" title="Grilling JR">Grilling JR</a></i>, with a new format of reminiscences about Ross's history in wrestling, much in the same style as Thompson's podcasts with <a href="/wiki/Bruce_Prichard" title="Bruce Prichard">Bruce Prichard</a>, <a href="/wiki/Eric_Bischoff" title="Eric Bischoff">Eric Bischoff</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tony_Schiavone" title="Tony Schiavone">Tony Schiavone</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kurt_Angle" title="Kurt Angle">Kurt Angle</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Jarrett" title="Jeff Jarrett">Jeff Jarrett</a> and <a href="/wiki/Arn_Anderson" title="Arn Anderson">Arn Anderson</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-73" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="In-ring_career">In-ring career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jim_Ross&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: In-ring career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Although Ross's career has predominantly been as a commentator, Ross has participated in matches, with some notable success, including a victory over <a href="/wiki/Triple_H" title="Triple H">Triple H</a> in a no-disqualification match in 2005 (albeit with help from <a href="/wiki/Dave_Bautista" title="Dave Bautista">Batista</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-74" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-74"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>74<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Another notable in-ring appearance by Ross was in a tag team match with broadcast partner <a href="/wiki/Jerry_Lawler" title="Jerry Lawler">Jerry "The King" Lawler</a> against <a href="/wiki/Al_Snow" title="Al Snow">Al Snow</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jonathan_Coachman" title="Jonathan Coachman">Jonathan Coachman</a> at the 2003 <a href="/wiki/Unforgiven_(2003)" title="Unforgiven (2003)">Unforgiven</a> pay-per-view, with their Raw broadcast jobs on the line. They lost the contest to Snow and Coachman due to interference by <a href="/wiki/Chris_Jericho" title="Chris Jericho">Chris Jericho</a>, however two weeks later Ross and Lawler regained their jobs when Ross defeated Coachman in a <a href="/wiki/Professional_wrestling_match_types#Strap_match" title="Professional wrestling match types">Country Whippin'</a> match, using a <a href="/wiki/Stunner_(professional_wrestling)" title="Stunner (professional wrestling)">stunner</a> as a finishing maneuver. Ross has participated in more matches alongside Lawler, including a few with <a href="/wiki/Hardcore_wrestling" title="Hardcore wrestling">hardcore</a> stipulations. In 2011, Ross competed against <a href="/wiki/Michael_Cole_(wrestling)" title="Michael Cole (wrestling)">Michael Cole</a> on the April 25 episode of <i>Raw</i>, where he defeated Cole by disqualification after Cole's manager for the match, <a href="/wiki/Jack_Swagger" class="mw-redirect" title="Jack Swagger">Jack Swagger</a>, attacked Ross while he had Cole mounted and was landing punches on him.<sup id="cite_ref-75" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-75"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Ross has been involved in numerous other conflicts with other competitors as well such as <a href="/wiki/Triple_H" title="Triple H">Triple H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sean_Morley" class="mw-redirect" title="Sean Morley">Val Venis</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jack_Swagger" class="mw-redirect" title="Jack Swagger">Jack Swagger</a>, <a href="/wiki/Vladimir_Kozlov" title="Vladimir Kozlov">Vladimir Kozlov</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mick_Foley" title="Mick Foley">Mankind</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Stone_Cold_Steve_Austin" title="Stone Cold Steve Austin">Steve Austin</a>, Ross has been bloodied in a match by then-Raw General Manager <a href="/wiki/Eric_Bischoff" title="Eric Bischoff">Eric Bischoff</a>, and was even set on fire by <a href="/wiki/Kane_(wrestler)" title="Kane (wrestler)">Kane</a>. Ross even main-evented the WWF's first-ever show from the <a href="/wiki/Georgia_Dome" title="Georgia Dome">Georgia Dome</a> in Atlanta, Georgia, an episode of <i>Raw is War</i> that took place on October 11, 1999. Ross teamed with Steve Austin to take on <a href="/wiki/WWE_Championship" title="WWE Championship">WWF Champion</a> Triple H and his partner <a href="/wiki/Chyna" title="Chyna">Chyna</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-76" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-76"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>As part of storylines, Ross has been regularly targeted by <a href="/wiki/Vince_McMahon" title="Vince McMahon">Vince McMahon</a> in rather harsh circumstances throughout his time with WWE: most notably in 2005 when <a href="/wiki/Vince_McMahon" title="Vince McMahon">Vince McMahon</a>'s character, Mr. McMahon, featured in a series of segments which made fun of Ross's legitimate colon surgery.<sup id="cite_ref-77" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-77"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>77<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2011, after his firing as an announcer by <a href="/wiki/John_Laurinaitis" title="John Laurinaitis">John Laurinaitis</a>, he returned to team up with <a href="/wiki/John_Cena" title="John Cena">John Cena</a> to face <a href="/wiki/Michael_Cole_(wrestling)" title="Michael Cole (wrestling)">Michael Cole</a> and <a href="/wiki/Alberto_Del_Rio" title="Alberto Del Rio">Alberto Del Rio</a> in a tag team match on <i>Raw</i> in a winning effort.<sup id="cite_ref-78" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-78"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jim_Ross&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Personal life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Ric_Flair" title="Ric Flair">Ric Flair</a> claims he introduced Ross to his late wife, Jan.<sup id="cite_ref-79" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-79"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>79<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Ross writes in his <a href="/wiki/Autobiography" title="Autobiography">autobiography</a> that <a href="/wiki/Ric_Flair" title="Ric Flair">Ric Flair</a> was present on an airplane when he first met Jan who was a flight attendant. He has two daughters from two previous marriages and two granddaughters.<sup id="cite_ref-80" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-80"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>80<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-81" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-81"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>81<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He cites <a href="/wiki/Stone_Cold_Steve_Austin" title="Stone Cold Steve Austin">Steve Austin</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jerry_Lawler" title="Jerry Lawler">Jerry Lawler</a> as his closest friends. Ross lives with <a href="/wiki/Bell%27s_palsy" title="Bell's palsy">Bell's palsy</a>, which sometimes temporarily paralyzes his facial muscles. The symptoms first occurred on January 30, 1994.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTERossO'BrienWilliams2017237-239_82-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTERossO'BrienWilliams2017237-239-82"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>82<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In late 1998, following the death of his mother, Ross took a break from <i>WWE Raw</i> as the effects of his grief reportedly aggravated his palsy;<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTERossO'BrienWilliams2017312-313_83-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTERossO'BrienWilliams2017312-313-83"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>83<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Michael_Cole_(wrestling)" title="Michael Cole (wrestling)">Michael Cole</a> filled in for him.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (December 2019)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>In 2007, encouraged by sales of his line of barbecue sauces and beef products, Ross opened up J.R.'s Family Bar-B-Q in <a href="/wiki/Norman,_Oklahoma" title="Norman, Oklahoma">Norman, Oklahoma</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-wwemagoct07_84-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wwemagoct07-84"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>84<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The restaurant closed in May 2010.<sup id="cite_ref-85" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-85"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>85<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Ross is also a fan of <a href="/wiki/Skyline_Chili" title="Skyline Chili">Skyline Chili</a> and has mentioned them in connection to <a href="/wiki/Cincinnati" title="Cincinnati">Cincinnati</a> numerous times on AEW programming.<sup id="cite_ref-86" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-86"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>86<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Ross is an avid <a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_Sooners" title="Oklahoma Sooners">Oklahoma Sooners</a> fan and a regular football season ticket holder. This is reflected in his entrance music, which is "<a href="/wiki/Boomer_Sooner" title="Boomer Sooner">Boomer Sooner</a>" (the Sooners' fight song). He can be spotted at some Sooners home games, and when the Sooners play top teams around the country.<sup id="cite_ref-87" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-87"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>87<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2014, he became FoxSports.com's Contributor for NCAA Football and Oklahoma Sooners.<sup id="cite_ref-88" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-88"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>88<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On the February 23, 2021, episode of his YouTube series <i>Grilling J.R.</i>, Ross stated that <i><a href="/wiki/The_Sopranos" title="The Sopranos">The Sopranos</a></i> is his favorite TV show and that he still would occasionally watch it.<sup id="cite_ref-89" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-89"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>89<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On March 21, 2017, Ross's wife Jan was involved in a vehicle accident, suffering serious head injuries. She was put on life support, and she died two days later.<sup id="cite_ref-90" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-90"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>90<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Ross had an eye operation in 2018 that greatly affected his eyesight in one eye.<sup id="cite_ref-91" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-91"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>91<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On October 23, 2021, Ross tweeted that he had skin cancer as he was on his way to <i>AEW Dynamite</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-92" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-92"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>92<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On December 29, 2021, Ross tweeted that he was cancer free.<sup id="cite_ref-93" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-93"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>93<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On February 1, 2024, Ross once again tweeted that he had undergone successful cancer surgery on his <a href="/wiki/Hyperbola" title="Hyperbola">right hip</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-94" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-94"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>94<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="In_other_media">In other media</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jim_Ross&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: In other media"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the film <i><a href="/wiki/Man_on_the_Moon_(film)" title="Man on the Moon (film)">Man on the Moon</a></i>, Ross played <a href="/wiki/Lance_Russell" title="Lance Russell">Lance Russell</a> (Memphis weekly wrestling show's lead announcer) announcing the match between <a href="/wiki/Andy_Kaufman" title="Andy Kaufman">Andy Kaufman</a> (played by <a href="/wiki/Jim_Carrey" title="Jim Carrey">Jim Carrey</a>) and <a href="/wiki/Jerry_Lawler" title="Jerry Lawler">Jerry "The King" Lawler</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (December 2019)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>Ross also has a recurring role on the <a href="/wiki/Amazon_Prime_Video" title="Amazon Prime Video">Amazon Prime Video</a> original <i><a href="/wiki/Paradise_City_(2021_TV_series)" title="Paradise City (2021 TV series)">Paradise City</a></i> as Ned. </p><p>Ross was one of the original lead announcers of the original <a href="/wiki/XFL_(2001)" title="XFL (2001)">XFL</a> in spring 2001.<sup id="cite_ref-95" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-95"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>95<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Ross has also provided his voice for many WWE <a href="/wiki/Video_game" title="Video game">video games</a>, and is also a playable character in <i><a href="/wiki/WWE_%2712" title="WWE '12">WWE '12</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/WWF_WrestleMania_2000_(video_game)" title="WWF WrestleMania 2000 (video game)">WWF WrestleMania 2000</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/WWF_No_Mercy_(video_game)" title="WWF No Mercy (video game)">WWF No Mercy</a></i> and many more.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (December 2019)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>In October 2014, he appeared in "Brian and the Boz", a <i><a href="/wiki/30_for_30" title="30 for 30">30 for 30</a></i> documentary on fellow Oklahoman <a href="/wiki/Brian_Bosworth" title="Brian Bosworth">Brian Bosworth</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-96" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-96"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>96<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Three years later, he appeared in another <i>30 for 30</i> documentary, this time about <a href="/wiki/Ric_Flair" title="Ric Flair">Ric Flair</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-97" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-97"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>97<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Ross has written two WWF/WWE themed cook books <i>Can You Take The Heat? The WWF Is Cooking</i> and <i>J.R's Cookbook</i> released in 2000 and 2003 respectively. His autobiography <i>Slobberknocker</i> was released on October 3, 2017.<sup id="cite_ref-98" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-98"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>98<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The foreword for the new autobiography was written by Vince McMahon. The book includes a letter from McMahon to Ross from when Ross was sick for the second time with Bell's Palsy.<sup id="cite_ref-99" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-99"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>99<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTERossO'BrienWilliams2017314-315_100-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTERossO'BrienWilliams2017314-315-100"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>100<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Ross's second book and further autobiography <i>Under the Black Hat: My Life in the WWE and Beyond</i>, co-written with Paul O'Brien, was published in March 2020. On May 7, 2024, Ross and O'Brien released a second book, <i>Business Is About to Pick Up!.</i><sup id="cite_ref-101" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-101"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>101<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-102" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-102"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>102<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Ross has also created a range of J.R.'s BBQ sauces and mustard which have been inspired by his own culinary knowledge and that of his close family.<sup id="cite_ref-103" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-103"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>103<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Legacy">Legacy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jim_Ross&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Legacy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Ross has been labeled as the greatest wrestling commentator of all time.<sup id="cite_ref-WWEProfile_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WWEProfile-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-24wrestling.com_104-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24wrestling.com-104"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>104<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Ryan Dilbert from the <a href="/wiki/Bleacher_Report" title="Bleacher Report">Bleacher Report</a> has stated "Ross also brought searing passion and a love of the wrestling business to <a href="/wiki/Mid-South_Wrestling" class="mw-redirect" title="Mid-South Wrestling">Mid-South Wrestling</a>, <a href="/wiki/WWE" title="WWE">WWE</a> and <a href="/wiki/World_Championship_Wrestling" title="World Championship Wrestling">World Championship Wrestling</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-bleacherreport.com_105-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bleacherreport.com-105"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>105<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> To hear a match with Ross on the call was to watch wrestling morph into poetry, for the scripted action to feel real, meaningful and unforgettable.<sup id="cite_ref-bleacherreport.com_105-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bleacherreport.com-105"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>105<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Debating the greatest pro wrestling commentator comes down to two men, Ross and <a href="/wiki/Gordon_Solie" title="Gordon Solie">Gordon Solie</a>. As for the greatest in WWE history, there is no debate Ross stands alone".<sup id="cite_ref-bleacherreport.com_105-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bleacherreport.com-105"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>105<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Professional wrestling booker and promoter and colleague, <a href="/wiki/Eric_Bischoff" title="Eric Bischoff">Eric Bischoff</a>, has praised and been critical of Ross, stating, "Jim was in upper-management, had a lot of influence, was participating in the booking during WCW's worst days, and he still didn't have management of the company. So I'm not saying he wasn't capable, necessarily. But he certainly didn't have a track record that he could point to and say look, this is what I did over here."<sup id="cite_ref-fightful.com_106-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fightful.com-106"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>106<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Bischoff also further reiterated that Ross, "worked very closely with Bill Watts, which is one of the biggest train wrecks in the history of professional wrestling. So it's not like Jim came in with a résumé that would make one think he would be the ideal candidate to run a wrestling company. Jim is the best announcer, probably on planet Earth. Jim had a tremendous amount of experience and had seen a lot, but he'd never done it."<sup id="cite_ref-fightful.com_106-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fightful.com-106"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>106<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>WWE Hall of Famer and Legend <a href="/wiki/Stone_Cold_Steve_Austin" title="Stone Cold Steve Austin">Stone Cold Steve Austin</a> has praised Ross stating, "Jim Ross, to me, with his range, with his storytelling, he paid his dues. I mean, he learned from the ground up. And his inflection and his ability to watch a match, tell a story, get the talent over with the credibility that he had, he was the shining diamond on top of everyone, so always a good experience with Jim".<sup id="cite_ref-107" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-107"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>107<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Awards_and_accomplishments">Awards and accomplishments</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jim_Ross&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Awards and accomplishments"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Jim_Ross_HOF.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Jim_Ross_HOF.jpg/220px-Jim_Ross_HOF.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="302" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Jim_Ross_HOF.jpg/330px-Jim_Ross_HOF.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Jim_Ross_HOF.jpg/440px-Jim_Ross_HOF.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1633" data-file-height="2241" /></a><figcaption>Ross was inducted into the <a href="/wiki/WWE_Hall_of_Fame" title="WWE Hall of Fame">WWE Hall of Fame</a> in 2007</figcaption></figure> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Cauliflower_Alley_Club" title="Cauliflower Alley Club">Cauliflower Alley Club</a></b> <ul><li>Art Abrams Lifetime Achievement Award (2010)<sup id="cite_ref-cac_108-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cac-108"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>108<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Jim Ross Announcer Award (2024)<sup id="cite_ref-109" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-109"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>109<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/George_Tragos/Lou_Thesz_Professional_Wrestling_Hall_of_Fame" title="George Tragos/Lou Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame">George Tragos/Lou Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame</a></b> <ul><li>Lou Thesz Award (2011)<sup id="cite_ref-110" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-110"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>110<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Gordon Solie Award (2022)<sup id="cite_ref-111" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-111"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>111<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/National_Wrestling_Alliance" title="National Wrestling Alliance">National Wrestling Alliance</a></b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/NWA_Hall_of_Fame" title="NWA Hall of Fame">NWA Hall of Fame</a> (Class of 2016)<sup id="cite_ref-112" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-112"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>112<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul></li> <li><i><b><a href="/wiki/Pro_Wrestling_Illustrated" title="Pro Wrestling Illustrated">Pro Wrestling Illustrated</a></b></i> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Pro_Wrestling_Illustrated_awards" class="mw-redirect" title="Pro Wrestling Illustrated awards">Stanley Weston Award</a> (2002)<sup id="cite_ref-113" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-113"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>113<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/WWE" title="WWE">World Wrestling Entertainment/WWE</a></b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/WWE_Hall_of_Fame" title="WWE Hall of Fame">WWE Hall of Fame</a> (<a href="/wiki/WWE_Hall_of_Fame_(2007)" title="WWE Hall of Fame (2007)">Class of 2007</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-114" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-114"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>114<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Slammy_Award" title="Slammy Award">Slammy Award</a> for "Tell Me I Did Not Just See That" Moment of the Year (<a href="/wiki/Slammy_Award#2011_Slammy_Awards" title="Slammy Award">2011</a>) – <span style="font-size:85%;">Rapping during the "<a href="/wiki/Michael_Cole_(wrestling)" title="Michael Cole (wrestling)">Michael Cole</a> Challenge"</span><sup id="cite_ref-115" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-115"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>115<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul></li> <li><i><b><a href="/wiki/Wrestling_Observer_Newsletter" title="Wrestling Observer Newsletter">Wrestling Observer Newsletter</a></b></i> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Wrestling_Observer_Newsletter_awards#Best_Television_Announcer" title="List of Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards">Best Television Announcer</a> (1988–1993, 1998–2001, 2006–2007, 2009, 2012)<sup id="cite_ref-WON11_116-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WON11-116"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>116<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-WON12_117-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WON12-117"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>117<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Wrestling_Observer_Newsletter_awards#Worst_Feud_of_the_Year" title="List of Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards">Worst Feud of the Year</a> (2005) <span style="font-size:85%;">vs. <a href="/wiki/McMahon_family" title="McMahon family">McMahon family</a></span><sup id="cite_ref-WON11_116-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WON11-116"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>116<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wrestling_Observer_Newsletter_Hall_of_Fame" title="Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame">Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame</a> (<a href="/wiki/Wrestling_Observer_Newsletter_Hall_of_Fame#Inductees" title="Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame">Class of 1999</a>)<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (December 2019)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></li></ul></li></ul> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jim_Ross&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFJim_Ross2015" class="citation web cs1">Jim Ross [@JRsBBQ] (14 July 2015). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://x.com/JRsBBQ/status/621103769426640896">"<span class="cs1-kern-left"></span>"@andrewflynn_: Why does Wikipedia have @JRsBBQ's birthplace as Wythenshawe?" I was born in Ft Bragg, Calif"</a> (<a href="/wiki/Tweet_(social_media)" title="Tweet (social media)">Tweet</a>) – via <a href="/wiki/Twitter" title="Twitter">Twitter</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=%22%40andrewflynn_%3A+Why+does+Wikipedia+have+%40JRsBBQ%27s+birthplace+as+Wythenshawe%3F%22+I+was+born+in+Ft+Bragg%2C+Calif.&rft.date=2015-07-14&rft.au=Jim+Ross&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fx.com%2FJRsBBQ%2Fstatus%2F621103769426640896&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJim+Ross" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://www.wrestlingdata.com/index.php?befehl=bios&wrestler=235">https://www.wrestlingdata.com/index.php?befehl=bios&wrestler=235</a> <sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Bare_URLs" title="Wikipedia:Bare URLs"><span title="A full citation is required to prevent link rot. (August 2024)">bare URL</span></a></i>]</sup></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Birthdate-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Birthdate_3-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Birthdate_3-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFRoss2008" class="citation web cs1">Ross, Jim (January 5, 2008). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190330044734/https://www.jrsbarbq.com/2008/01/05/happy-new-year-everyone-lots-of-feedback-answered-today%e2%80%a6-life-goes-on%e2%80%a6-and-so-does-work%e2%80%a6/">"J.R.'s Blog " Happy New Year Everyone! Lots of Feedback Answered Today... Life Goes On... and So Does Work."</a> JRsBarBQ.com. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.jrsbarbq.com/2008/01/05/happy-new-year-everyone-lots-of-feedback-answered-today%e2%80%a6-life-goes-on%e2%80%a6-and-so-does-work%e2%80%a6/">the original</a> on March 30, 2019<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2008-01-06</span></span>. <q>I was born on January 3, 1952, in <a href="/wiki/Fort_Bragg,_CA" class="mw-redirect" title="Fort Bragg, CA">Fort Bragg, CA</a>.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=J.R.%27s+Blog+%22+Happy+New+Year+Everyone%21+Lots+of+Feedback+Answered+Today...+Life+Goes+On...+and+So+Does+Work..&rft.pub=JRsBarBQ.com&rft.date=2008-01-05&rft.aulast=Ross&rft.aufirst=Jim&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.jrsbarbq.com%2F2008%2F01%2F05%2Fhappy-new-year-everyone-lots-of-feedback-answered-today%25e2%2580%25a6-life-goes-on%25e2%2580%25a6-and-so-does-work%25e2%2580%25a6%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJim+Ross" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-AEW-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-AEW_4-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-AEW_4-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFBarrasso2019" class="citation web cs1">Barrasso, Justin (3 April 2019). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.si.com/wrestling/2019/04/03/wwe-aew-news-jim-ross-interview-wrestlemania-preview">"Jim Ross is joining AEW: "I'm back in the game"<span class="cs1-kern-right"></span>"</a>. <i>SI.com</i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190403165106/https://www.si.com/wrestling/2019/04/03/wwe-aew-news-jim-ross-interview-wrestlemania-preview">Archived</a> from the original on 3 April 2019<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">December 4,</span> 2023</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=cherokeephoenix.org&rft.atitle=Cherokee+announcer+honored&rft.date=2005-04-09&rft.aulast=Archives&rft.aufirst=Phoenix&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cherokeephoenix.org%2Fnews%2Fcherokee-announcer-honored%2Farticle_6a27f100-0cad-5b07-bba2-17794882c48e.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJim+Ross" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Unlikely-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Unlikely_8-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Unlikely_8-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFHoover2014" class="citation web cs1">Hoover, John (May 11, 2014). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://tulsaworld.com/jim-ross-talks-about-his-unlikely-journey/article_672667ae-6590-5d6e-b8d7-ca83bc74407b.html">"Jim Ross talks about his unlikely journey"</a>. Tulsa World. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20231216232503/https://tulsaworld.com/jim-ross-talks-about-his-unlikely-journey/article_672667ae-6590-5d6e-b8d7-ca83bc74407b.html">Archived</a> from the original on December 16, 2023<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">December 16,</span> 2023</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Jim+Ross+talks+about+his+unlikely+journey&rft.pub=Tulsa+World&rft.date=2014-05-11&rft.aulast=Hoover&rft.aufirst=John&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Ftulsaworld.com%2Fjim-ross-talks-about-his-unlikely-journey%2Farticle_672667ae-6590-5d6e-b8d7-ca83bc74407b.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJim+Ross" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-9">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.newspapers.com/image/5226249/?terms=%22Jim%20Ross%22&match=1">"Student Council Installs Officers"</a>. <i>Stilwell Democrat-Journal</i>. Stilwell, Oklahoma. 18 September 1969. p. 6. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20211127070054/https://www.newspapers.com/image/5226249/?terms=%22Jim%20Ross%22&match=1">Archived</a> from the original on 27 November 2021<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Stilwell, Oklahoma. 4 April 1968. p. 8. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20211127070052/https://www.newspapers.com/image/14935347/?terms=%22Jim%20Ross%22&match=1">Archived</a> from the original on 27 November 2021<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">26 November</span> 2021</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Stilwell+Democrat-Journal&rft.atitle=Westville+FFA+Wins+Three+Firsts&rft.pages=8&rft.date=1968-04-04&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers.com%2Fimage%2F14935347%2F%3Fterms%3D%2522Jim%2520Ross%2522%26match%3D1&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJim+Ross" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-11">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.newspapers.com/image/14955794/?terms=%22Jim%20Ross%22&match=1">"Jim Ross Wins First In State"</a>. <i>Stilwell Democrat-Journal</i>. Stilwell, Oklahoma. 8 May 1969. p. 9. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20211127070059/https://www.newspapers.com/image/14955794/?terms=%22Jim%20Ross%22&match=1">Archived</a> from the original on 27 November 2021<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Stilwell, Oklahoma. p. 8. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20211127070053/https://www.newspapers.com/image/5226205/?terms=%22Jim%20Ross%22&match=1">Archived</a> from the original on 27 November 2021<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Stilwell, Oklahoma. 23 April 1970. p. 6. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20211127070056/https://www.newspapers.com/image/5226561/?terms=%22Jim%20Ross%22&match=1">Archived</a> from the original on 27 November 2021<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Stilwell, Oklahoma. 5 March 1970. p. 8. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20211127070053/https://www.newspapers.com/image/5226493/?terms=%22Jim%20Ross%22&match=1">Archived</a> from the original on 27 November 2021<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Stilwell, Oklahoma. 11 June 1970. p. 8. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20211127070054/https://www.newspapers.com/image/5226633/?terms=%22Jim%20Ross%22&match=1">Archived</a> from the original on 27 November 2021<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Stilwell, Oklahoma. 27 April 1967. p. 6. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20211127080742/https://www.newspapers.com/image/5792780/?terms=%22Jim%20Ross%22&match=1">Archived</a> from the original on 27 November 2021<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Stilwell, Oklahoma. 6 March 1969. p. 8. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20211127080741/https://www.newspapers.com/image/14952435/?terms=%22Jim%20Ross%22&match=1">Archived</a> from the original on 27 November 2021<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">27 November</span> 2021</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Stilwell+Democrat-Journal&rft.atitle=Untitled&rft.pages=8&rft.date=1969-03-06&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers.com%2Fimage%2F14952435%2F%3Fterms%3D%2522Jim%2520Ross%2522%26match%3D1&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJim+Ross" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-18"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-18">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.newspapers.com/image/14954683/?terms=%22Jim%20Ross%22&match=1">"Boys Serve As Pages in Legislature"</a>. <i>Stilwell Democrat-Journal</i>. Stilwell, Oklahoma. 17 April 1969. p. 8. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20211127070054/https://www.newspapers.com/image/14954683/?terms=%22Jim%20Ross%22&match=1">Archived</a> from the original on 27 November 2021<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Stilwell, Oklahoma. 12 June 1969. p. 5. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20211127070057/https://www.newspapers.com/image/14957315/?terms=%22Jim%20Ross%22&match=1">Archived</a> from the original on 27 November 2021<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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The Oklahoman. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240202143454/https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/1992/07/03/westvilles-ross-joins-falcons-booth/62488692007/">Archived</a> from the original on 2 February 2024<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.wwe.com/superstars/raw/jim_ross/profile.jsp">the original</a> on 2004-11-27<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2008-05-20</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Jim+Ross%27+former+WWE+profile&rft.pub=WWE&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wwe.com%2Fsuperstars%2Fraw%2Fjim_ross%2Fprofile.jsp&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJim+Ross" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-23"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-23">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Foley, Mick. Have A Nice Day: A Tale of Blood and Sweatsocks (p.145)</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-24"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-24">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Foley, Mick. Have A Nice Day: A Tale of Blood and Sweatsocks (p.238)</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-OK-25"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-OK_25-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-OK_25-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDJSQuGaRa8">"The Ross Report #34 – Ed Ferrara"</a>. <i>Grilling JR</i>. <a href="/wiki/YouTube" title="YouTube">YouTube</a>. May 24, 2020. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230301110359/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDJSQuGaRa8&gl=US&hl=en">Archived</a> from the original on March 1, 2023<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2016-09-08</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=www.sportsbusinessdaily.com&rft.atitle=X+years+after&rft.date=2011-05-16&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sportsbusinessdaily.com%2FJournal%2FIssues%2F2011%2F05%2F16%2FLeagues-and-Governing-Bodies%2FXFL-main.aspx&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJim+Ross" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2006-contract-27"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2006-contract_27-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFRoss2006" class="citation web cs1">Ross, Jim (2006-11-23). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.jrsbarbq.com/blog/2006/11/23/jr-responds-to-contract-signing-feedback/">"J.R. responds to Contract Signing Feedback"</a>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070224002739/http://www.jrsbarbq.com/blog/2006/11/23/jr-responds-to-contract-signing-feedback/">Archived</a> from the original on 2007-02-24<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.jrsbarbq.com/2008/06/24/jr%E2%80%99s-post-draft-thoughts/">the original</a> on 2008-06-27<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.jrsbarbq.com/2008/06/24/upon-further-review/">the original</a> on 2011-07-17<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://fans.wwe.com/jimross/blog/2008/09/25/smackdown_this_sept_25_2008">the original</a> on September 29, 2008<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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HarperCollins. p. 511. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-06-103101-1" title="Special:BookSources/0-06-103101-1"><bdi>0-06-103101-1</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Have+A+Nice+Day%3A+A+Tale+of+Blood+and+Sweatsocks&rft.pages=511&rft.pub=HarperCollins&rft.date=2000&rft.isbn=0-06-103101-1&rft.aulast=Foley&rft.aufirst=Mick&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJim+Ross" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFRossO'BrienWilliams2017" class="citation book cs1">Ross, Jim; O'Brien, Paul; Williams, Scott (2017). <i>Slobberknocker: My Life in Wrestling</i>. New York: Sports Publishing. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-683-58113-0" title="Special:BookSources/978-1-683-58113-0"><bdi>978-1-683-58113-0</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Slobberknocker%3A+My+Life+in+Wrestling&rft.place=New+York&rft.pub=Sports+Publishing&rft.date=2017&rft.isbn=978-1-683-58113-0&rft.aulast=Ross&rft.aufirst=Jim&rft.au=O%27Brien%2C+Paul&rft.au=Williams%2C+Scott&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJim+Ross" class="Z3988"></span></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_links">External links</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jim_Ross&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: External links"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style 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Morrissey">Big Bill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Billy_Gunn" title="Billy Gunn">Billy Gunn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kaun_(wrestler)" title="Kaun (wrestler)">Bishop Kaun</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Blade_(wrestler)" title="The Blade (wrestler)">The Blade</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Lashley" title="Bobby Lashley">Bobby Lashley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iron_Savages" title="Iron Savages">Boulder</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brandon_Cutler" title="Brandon Cutler">Brandon Cutler</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brian_Cage" title="Brian Cage">Brian Cage</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brody_King" title="Brody King">Brody King</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bryan_Danielson" title="Bryan Danielson">Bryan Danielson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bryan_Keith_(wrestler)" title="Bryan Keith (wrestler)">Bryan Keith</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buddy_Matthews" title="Buddy Matthews">Buddy Matthews</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andy_Williams_(guitarist)" title="Andy Williams (guitarist)">The Butcher</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cash_Wheeler" title="Cash Wheeler">Cash Wheeler</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Jericho" title="Chris Jericho">Chris Jericho</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christian_Cage" title="Christian Cage">Christian Cage</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chuck_Taylor_(wrestler)" title="Chuck Taylor (wrestler)">Chuck Taylor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Claudio_Castagnoli" title="Claudio Castagnoli">Claudio Castagnoli</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Colt_Cabana" title="Colt Cabana">Colt Cabana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Colten_Gunn" title="Colten Gunn">Colten Gunn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Danhausen_(wrestler)" title="Danhausen (wrestler)">Danhausen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Daniel_Garcia_(wrestler)" title="Daniel Garcia (wrestler)">Daniel Garcia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dante_Martin" title="Dante Martin">Dante Martin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Darby_Allin" title="Darby Allin">Darby Allin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Darius_Martin" title="Darius Martin">Darius Martin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dax_Harwood" title="Dax Harwood">Dax Harwood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dral%C3%ADstico" title="Dralístico">Dralístico</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dustin_Rhodes" title="Dustin Rhodes">Dustin Rhodes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eddie_Kingston" title="Eddie Kingston">Eddie Kingston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evil_Uno" title="Evil Uno">Evil Uno</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Griff_Garrison" title="Griff Garrison">Griff Garrison</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aramis_(wrestler)" class="mw-redirect" title="Aramis (wrestler)">Hologram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hook_(wrestler)" title="Hook (wrestler)">Hook</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Private_Party_(professional_wrestling)" title="Private Party (professional wrestling)">Isiah Kassidy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Perry" title="Jack Perry">Jack Perry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Drake_(wrestler)" title="James Drake (wrestler)">James Drake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jay_Lethal" title="Jay Lethal">Jay 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title="Luchasaurus">Killswitch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kip_Sabian" title="Kip Sabian">Kip Sabian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Komander" title="Komander">Komander</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Konosuke_Takeshita" title="Konosuke Takeshita">Konosuke Takeshita</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kota_Ibushi" title="Kota Ibushi">Kota Ibushi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kyle_Fletcher" title="Kyle Fletcher">Kyle Fletcher</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kyle_O%27Reilly" title="Kyle O'Reilly">Kyle O'Reilly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lance_Archer" title="Lance Archer">Lance Archer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lee_Johnson_(wrestler)" title="Lee Johnson (wrestler)">Lee Johnson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lee_Moriarty" title="Lee Moriarty">Lee Moriarty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lio_Rush" title="Lio Rush">Lio Rush</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Malakai_Black" title="Malakai Black">Malakai Black</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mansoor_(wrestler)" title="Mansoor (wrestler)">Mansoor</a></li> <li><a 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title="Miro (wrestler)">Miro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maxwell_Jacob_Friedman" title="Maxwell Jacob Friedman">MJF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Young_Bucks" title="The Young Bucks">Nicholas Jackson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nick_Comoroto" title="Nick Comoroto">Nick Comoroto</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nick_Wayne" title="Nick Wayne">Nick Wayne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Orange_Cassidy" title="Orange Cassidy">Orange Cassidy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Santana_and_Ortiz" title="Santana and Ortiz">Ortiz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pac_(wrestler)" title="Pac (wrestler)">Pac</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peter_Avalon" title="Peter Avalon">Peter Avalon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Powerhouse_Hobbs" title="Powerhouse Hobbs">Powerhouse Hobbs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Preston_Vance" title="Preston Vance">Preston Vance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ricky_Starks" title="Ricky Starks">Ricky Starks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ricochet_(wrestler)" title="Ricochet (wrestler)">Ricochet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rocky_Romero" title="Rocky Romero">Rocky Romero</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roderick_Strong" title="Roderick Strong">Roderick Strong</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ross_Von_Erich" class="mw-redirect" title="Ross Von Erich">Ross Von Erich</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rush_(wrestler)" title="Rush (wrestler)">Rush</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sammy_Guevara" title="Sammy Guevara">Sammy Guevara</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Samoa_Joe" title="Samoa Joe">Samoa Joe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Satnam_Singh" title="Satnam Singh">Satnam Singh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scorpio_Sky" title="Scorpio Sky">Scorpio Sky</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Serpentico" title="Serpentico">Serpentico</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shane_Taylor_(wrestler)" title="Shane Taylor (wrestler)">Shane Taylor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shawn_Dean" title="Shawn Dean">Shawn Dean</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shelton_Benjamin" title="Shelton Benjamin">Shelton Benjamin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Swerve_Strickland" 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Jay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Athena_(wrestler)" title="Athena (wrestler)">Athena</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Billie_Starkz" title="Billie Starkz">Billie Starkz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Britt_Baker" title="Britt Baker">Dr. Britt Baker, D.M.D.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deonna_Purrazzo" title="Deonna Purrazzo">Deonna Purrazzo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Diamante_(female_wrestler)" title="Diamante (female wrestler)">Diamante</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Emi_Sakura" title="Emi Sakura">Emi Sakura</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harley_Cameron" title="Harley Cameron">Harley Cameron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hikaru_Shida" title="Hikaru Shida">Hikaru Shida</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jamie_Hayter" title="Jamie Hayter">Jamie Hayter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Julia_Hart_(wrestler)" title="Julia Hart (wrestler)">Julia Hart</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kamille_(wrestler)" title="Kamille (wrestler)">Kamille</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kiera_Hogan" title="Kiera Hogan">Kiera Hogan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kris_Statlander" title="Kris Statlander">Kris Statlander</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leila_Grey" title="Leila Grey">Leila Grey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leyla_Hirsch" title="Leyla Hirsch">Leyla Hirsch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madison_Rayne" title="Madison Rayne">Madison Rayne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mariah_May" title="Mariah May">Mariah May</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marina_Shafir" title="Marina Shafir">Marina Shafir</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mercedes_Martinez" title="Mercedes Martinez">Mercedes Martinez</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mercedes_Mon%C3%A9" title="Mercedes Moné">Mercedes Moné</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nyla_Rose" title="Nyla Rose">Nyla Rose</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Penelope_Ford" title="Penelope Ford">Penelope Ford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Queen_Aminata" title="Queen Aminata">Queen Aminata</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Red_Velvet_(wrestler)" title="Red Velvet (wrestler)">Red Velvet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Riho" title="Riho">Riho</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ruby_Soho_(wrestler)" title="Ruby Soho (wrestler)">Ruby Soho</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saraya_Bevis" title="Saraya Bevis">Saraya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Serena_Deeb" title="Serena Deeb">Serena Deeb</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Skye_Blue" title="Skye Blue">Skye Blue</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tay_Melo" title="Tay Melo">Tay Melo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Taya_Valkyrie" title="Taya Valkyrie">Taya Valkyrie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thunder_Rosa" title="Thunder Rosa">Thunder Rosa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Toni_Storm" title="Toni Storm">Toni Storm</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Willow_Nightingale" title="Willow Nightingale">Willow Nightingale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yuka_Sakazaki" title="Yuka Sakazaki">Yuka Sakazaki</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other on-air personnel</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a 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title="The Young Bucks">The Young Bucks</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/FTR_(professional_wrestling)" title="FTR (professional wrestling)">FTR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gates_of_Agony" title="Gates of Agony">Gates of Agony</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grizzled_Young_Veterans" title="Grizzled Young Veterans">Grizzled Young Veterans</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Hurt_Business_(professional_wrestling)" title="The Hurt Business (professional wrestling)">The Hurt Syndicate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iron_Savages" title="Iron Savages">Iron Savages</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/House_of_Black" title="House of Black">House of Black</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/La_Faccion_Ingobernable" class="mw-redirect" title="La Faccion Ingobernable">La Faccion Ingobernable</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Learning_Tree_(professional_wrestling)" title="The Learning Tree (professional wrestling)">The Learning Tree</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MxM_Collection" title="MxM Collection">MxM Collection</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Outcasts_(professional_wrestling)" title="The Outcasts (professional wrestling)">The Outcasts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Outrunners" title="The Outrunners">The Outrunners</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Patriarchy_(professional_wrestling)" title="The Patriarchy (professional wrestling)">The Patriarchy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Private_Party_(professional_wrestling)" title="Private Party (professional wrestling)">Private Party</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Undisputed_Kingdom" title="Undisputed Kingdom">Undisputed Kingdom</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Matt_Taven_and_Mike_Bennett" title="Matt Taven and Mike Bennett">Matt Taven and Mike Bennett</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marshall_and_Ross_Von_Erich" title="Marshall and Ross Von Erich">The Von Erichs</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Referees</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Aubrey_Edwards" title="Aubrey Edwards">Aubrey Edwards</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bryce_Remsburg" title="Bryce Remsburg">Bryce Remsburg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Turner_(referee)" title="Paul Turner (referee)">Paul Turner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rick_Knox" title="Rick Knox">Rick Knox</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stephon_Smith" title="Stephon Smith">Stephon Smith</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Broadcast team</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alex_Marvez" title="Alex Marvez">Alex Marvez</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alicia_Atout" title="Alicia Atout">Alicia Atout</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carlos_Cabrera" title="Carlos Cabrera">Carlos Cabrera</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Excalibur_(wrestler)" title="Excalibur (wrestler)">Excalibur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ian_Riccaboni" title="Ian Riccaboni">Ian Riccaboni</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Jim Ross</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Justin_Roberts" title="Justin Roberts">Justin Roberts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lexy_Nair" title="Lexy Nair">Lexy Nair</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nigel_McGuinness" title="Nigel McGuinness">Nigel McGuinness</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Renee_Paquette" title="Renee Paquette">Renee Paquette</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RJ_City" title="RJ City">RJ City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Taz_(wrestler)" title="Taz (wrestler)">Taz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tony_Schiavone" title="Tony Schiavone">Tony Schiavone</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Backstage personnel</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Hero" title="Chris Hero">Chris Hero</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christopher_Daniels" title="Christopher Daniels">Christopher Daniels</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dean_Malenko" title="Dean Malenko">Dean Malenko</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jennifer_Pepperman" title="Jennifer Pepperman">Jennifer Pepperman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jerry_Lynn" title="Jerry Lynn">Jerry Lynn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Matthews_(wrestler)" title="Kevin Matthews (wrestler)">Kevin Matthews</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Nakazawa" title="Michael Nakazawa">Michael Nakazawa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pat_Buck" title="Pat Buck">Pat Buck</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Big_Show" title="Big Show">Paul Wight</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Q._T._Marshall" title="Q. T. Marshall">Q. T. Marshall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glacier_(wrestler)" title="Glacier (wrestler)">Ray "Glacier" Lloyd</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Evans_(wrestler)" title="Robert Evans (wrestler)">RD Evans</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rebel_(wrestler)" title="Rebel (wrestler)">Rebel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sarah_Stock" title="Sarah Stock">Sarah Stock</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scotty_2_Hotty" title="Scotty 2 Hotty">Scott Taylor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sting_(wrestler)" title="Sting (wrestler)">Sting</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tony_Chimel" title="Tony Chimel">Tony Chimel</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Khan family</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Shahid_Khan" title="Shahid Khan">Shahid Khan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tony_Khan" title="Tony Khan">Tony Khan</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Former</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_former_All_Elite_Wrestling_personnel" title="List of former All Elite Wrestling personnel">Alumni</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/All_Elite_Wrestling#Programming" title="All Elite Wrestling">Programming</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/AEW_All_Access" title="AEW All Access">All Access</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/AEW_Battle_of_the_Belts" title="AEW Battle of the Belts">Battle of the Belts</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/AEW_Collision" title="AEW Collision">Collision</a></i> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_AEW_Collision_episodes" title="List of AEW Collision episodes">Episodes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_AEW_Collision_special_episodes" class="mw-redirect" title="List of AEW Collision special episodes">Television specials</a></li></ul></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/AEW_Dark" title="AEW Dark">Dark</a></i> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_AEW_Dark_episodes" title="List of AEW Dark episodes">Episodes</a></li></ul></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/AEW_Dynamite" title="AEW Dynamite">Dynamite</a></i> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_AEW_Dynamite_episodes" title="List of AEW Dynamite episodes">Episodes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_AEW_Dynamite_special_episodes" title="List of AEW Dynamite special episodes">Television specials</a></li></ul></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/AEW_Dark:_Elevation" title="AEW Dark: Elevation">Elevation</a></i> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_AEW_Dark:_Elevation_episodes" title="List of AEW Dark: Elevation episodes">Episodes</a></li></ul></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/AEW_Rampage" title="AEW Rampage">Rampage</a></i> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_AEW_Rampage_episodes" title="List of AEW Rampage episodes">Episodes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_AEW_Rampage_special_episodes" class="mw-redirect" title="List of AEW Rampage special episodes">Television specials</a></li></ul></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/TNT_Overdrive" class="mw-redirect" title="TNT Overdrive">TNT Overdrive</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_All_Elite_Wrestling_special_events" title="List of All Elite Wrestling special events">Special events</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_All_Elite_Wrestling_pay-per-view_events" title="List of All Elite Wrestling pay-per-view events">Pay-per-view events</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/All_In_(professional_wrestling)" title="All In (professional wrestling)">All In</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AEW_All_Out" title="AEW All Out">All Out</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AEW_Double_or_Nothing" title="AEW Double or Nothing">Double or Nothing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AEW_Dynasty" class="mw-redirect" title="AEW Dynasty">Dynasty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AEW_x_NJPW:_Forbidden_Door" title="AEW x NJPW: Forbidden Door">Forbidden Door</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AEW_Full_Gear" title="AEW Full Gear">Full Gear</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AEW_Revolution" title="AEW Revolution">Revolution</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AEW_WrestleDream" class="mw-redirect" title="AEW WrestleDream">WrestleDream</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AEW_Worlds_End" title="AEW Worlds End">Worlds End</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_current_champions_in_All_Elite_Wrestling" title="List of current champions in All Elite Wrestling">Championships</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Men's</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/AEW_World_Championship" title="AEW World Championship">World</a> (<a href="/wiki/List_of_AEW_World_Champions" title="List of AEW World Champions">reigns</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/AEW_International_Championship" title="AEW International Championship">International</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AEW_Continental_Championship" title="AEW Continental Championship">Continental</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AEW_TNT_Championship" title="AEW TNT Championship">TNT</a> (<a href="/wiki/List_of_AEW_TNT_Champions" title="List of AEW TNT Champions">reigns</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/AEW_World_Tag_Team_Championship" title="AEW World Tag Team Championship">Tag Team</a> (<a href="/wiki/List_of_AEW_World_Tag_Team_Champions" title="List of AEW World Tag Team Champions">reigns</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/AEW_World_Trios_Championship" title="AEW World Trios Championship">Trios</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Women's</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/AEW_Women%27s_World_Championship" title="AEW Women's World Championship">Women's World</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AEW_TBS_Championship" title="AEW TBS Championship">TBS</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Former</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/FTW_Championship" title="FTW Championship">FTW</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Accomplishments</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Casino_Battle_Royale" title="Casino Battle Royale">Casino Battle Royale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dynamite_Dozen_Battle_Royale" class="mw-redirect" title="Dynamite Dozen Battle Royale">Dynamite Diamond Ring</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_All_Elite_Wrestling_tournaments" title="List of All Elite Wrestling tournaments">Tournaments</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Owen_Hart_Cup" title="Owen Hart Cup">Owen Hart Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AEW_Continental_Classic" title="AEW Continental Classic">Continental Classic</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AEW_Awards" title="AEW Awards">Awards</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Sister promotion</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ring_of_Honor" title="Ring of Honor">Ring of Honor</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Partnerships</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Current</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Consejo_Mundial_de_Lucha_Libre" title="Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre">Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/CyberFight" title="CyberFight">CyberFight</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/DDT_Pro-Wrestling" title="DDT Pro-Wrestling">DDT Pro-Wrestling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pro_Wrestling_Noah" title="Pro Wrestling Noah">Pro Wrestling Noah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tokyo_Joshi_Pro-Wrestling" title="Tokyo Joshi Pro-Wrestling">Tokyo Joshi Pro-Wrestling</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lucha_Libre_AAA_Worldwide" title="Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide">Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Japan_Pro-Wrestling" title="New Japan Pro-Wrestling">New Japan Pro-Wrestling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Revolution_Pro_Wrestling" title="Revolution Pro Wrestling">Revolution Pro Wrestling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Wonder_Ring_Stardom" title="World Wonder Ring Stardom">World Wonder Ring Stardom</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Former</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/National_Wrestling_Alliance" title="National Wrestling Alliance">National Wrestling Alliance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oriental_Wrestling_Entertainment" title="Oriental Wrestling Entertainment">Oriental Wrestling Entertainment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pro_Wrestling_Wave" title="Pro Wrestling Wave">Pro Wrestling Wave</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Total_Nonstop_Action_Wrestling" title="Total Nonstop Action Wrestling">Total Nonstop Action Wrestling</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">See also</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/AEW_Plus" class="mw-redirect" title="AEW Plus">AEW Plus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AEW_video_games" class="mw-redirect" title="AEW video games">Video games</a> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/AEW_Fight_Forever" title="AEW Fight Forever">Fight Forever</a></i></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/All_In_(2018)" title="All In (2018)">All In (2018)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Jericho%27s_Rock_%27N%27_Wrestling_Rager_at_Sea" title="Chris Jericho's Rock 'N' Wrestling Rager at Sea">Chris Jericho's Rock 'N' Wrestling Rager at Sea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Daily%27s_Place" title="Daily's Place">Daily's Place</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Starrcast" title="Starrcast">Starrcast</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Impact_Zone" title="Impact Zone">Universal Studios Soundstage 21</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wednesday_Night_Wars" title="Wednesday Night Wars">Wednesday Night Wars</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="NWA_Hall_of_Fame_Inductees" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="text-align:center; color:#000000; background:#FAD02C; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #000000, inset -2px -2px 0 #000000;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link 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title="Rock 'n' Roll Express">Rock 'n' Roll Express</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ricky_Morton" title="Ricky Morton">Ricky Morton</a> and <a href="/wiki/Robert_Gibson_(wrestler)" title="Robert Gibson (wrestler)">Robert Gibson</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saul_Weingeroff" title="Saul Weingeroff">Saul Weingeroff</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="text-align:center; color:#000000; background:#FAD02C; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #000000, inset -2px -2px 0 #000000;"><div id="2008" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">2008</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Corsicans <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Corsica_Joe" title="Corsica Joe">Corsica Joe</a> and Corsica Jean</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Iron_Sheik" title="The Iron Sheik">The Iron Sheik</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Midnight_Express_(professional_wrestling)" class="mw-redirect" title="Midnight Express (professional wrestling)">Midnight Express</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Eaton" title="Bobby Eaton">Bobby Eaton</a> and <a href="/wiki/Dennis_Condrey" title="Dennis Condrey">Dennis Condrey</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nikita_Koloff" title="Nikita Koloff">Nikita Koloff</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ric_Flair" title="Ric Flair">Ric Flair</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tommy_Rich" title="Tommy Rich">Tommy Rich</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="text-align:center; color:#000000; background:#FAD02C; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #000000, inset -2px -2px 0 #000000;"><div id="2009" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">2009</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dennis_Coralluzzo" title="Dennis Coralluzzo">Dennis Coralluzzo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gene_Kiniski" title="Gene Kiniski">Gene Kiniski</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jerry_Jarrett" title="Jerry Jarrett">Jerry Jarrett</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mil_M%C3%A1scaras" title="Mil Máscaras">Mil Máscaras</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Orndorff" title="Paul Orndorff">Paul Orndorff</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Terry_Funk" title="Terry Funk">Terry Funk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tully_Blanchard" title="Tully Blanchard">Tully Blanchard</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="text-align:center; color:#000000; background:#FAD02C; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #000000, inset -2px -2px 0 #000000;"><div id="2010" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">2010</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Buddy_Rogers_(wrestler)" title="Buddy Rogers (wrestler)">Buddy Rogers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dan_Severn" title="Dan Severn">Dan Severn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Danny_Hodge" title="Danny Hodge">Danny Hodge</a></li> <li>Ed Chuman</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Brisco" title="Jack Brisco">Jack Brisco</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Wrecking_Crew_(professional_wrestling)" title="Minnesota Wrecking Crew (professional wrestling)">Minnesota Wrecking Crew</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Gene_Anderson_(wrestler)" title="Gene Anderson (wrestler)">Gene Anderson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lars_Anderson_(wrestler)" title="Lars Anderson (wrestler)">Lars Anderson</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Ole_Anderson" title="Ole Anderson">Ole Anderson</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nick_Gulas" title="Nick Gulas">Nick Gulas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Sheik_(wrestler)" title="The Sheik (wrestler)">The Sheik</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shinya_Hashimoto" title="Shinya Hashimoto">Shinya Hashimoto</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="text-align:center; color:#000000; background:#FAD02C; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #000000, inset -2px -2px 0 #000000;"><div id="2011" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">2011</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Angelo_Savoldi" title="Angelo Savoldi">Angelo Savoldi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Apter" title="Bill Apter">Bill Apter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dusty_Rhodes" title="Dusty Rhodes">Dusty Rhodes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Freddie_Blassie" title="Freddie Blassie">Freddie Blassie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Johnny_Valentine" title="Johnny Valentine">Johnny Valentine</a></li> <li>LeBells <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Aileen_Eaton" title="Aileen Eaton">Aileen Eaton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gene_LeBell" title="Gene LeBell">Gene LeBell</a> and Mike LeBell</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pat_O%27Connor_(wrestler)" title="Pat O'Connor (wrestler)">Pat O'Connor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rikid%C5%8Dzan" title="Rikidōzan">Rikidōzan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sue_Green" title="Sue Green">Sue Green</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wahoo_McDaniel" title="Wahoo McDaniel">Wahoo McDaniel</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="text-align:center; color:#000000; background:#FAD02C; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #000000, inset -2px -2px 0 #000000;"><div id="2012" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">2012</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/The_Fabulous_Moolah" title="The Fabulous Moolah">The Fabulous Moolah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Tolos" title="John Tolos">John Tolos</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joyce_Grable" title="Joyce Grable">Joyce Grable</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Little_Beaver_(wrestler)" title="Little Beaver (wrestler)">Little Beaver</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Misty_Blue_Simmes" title="Misty Blue Simmes">Misty Blue</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mr._Wrestling_II" title="Mr. Wrestling II">Mr. Wrestling II</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Boesch" title="Paul Boesch">Paul Boesch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ricky_Steamboat" title="Ricky Steamboat">Ricky Steamboat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Road_Warriors" title="Road Warriors">Road Warriors</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Road_Warrior_Animal" title="Road Warrior Animal">Road Warrior Animal</a> and <a href="/wiki/Road_Warrior_Hawk" title="Road Warrior Hawk">Road Warrior Hawk</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sputnik_Monroe" title="Sputnik Monroe">Sputnik Monroe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Theodore_Long" title="Theodore Long">Teddy Long</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list 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title="Pat Patterson">Pat Patterson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Valiant_Brothers" title="Valiant Brothers">Valiant Brothers</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Valiant" title="Jimmy Valiant">Jimmy Valiant</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Johnny_Valiant" title="Johnny Valiant">Johnny Valiant</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vincent_J._McMahon" title="Vincent J. 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Slaughter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tito_Santana" title="Tito Santana">Tito Santana</a></li></ul> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="Celebrity" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Celebrity</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Pete_Rose" title="Pete Rose">Pete Rose</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/WWE_Hall_of_Fame_(2005)" title="WWE Hall of Fame (2005)">2005</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Orton_Jr." title="Bob Orton Jr.">Bob Orton Jr.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hulk_Hogan" title="Hulk Hogan">Hulk Hogan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Iron_Sheik" title="The Iron Sheik">The Iron Sheik</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Hart" title="Jimmy Hart">Jimmy Hart</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nikolai_Volkoff" title="Nikolai Volkoff">Nikolai Volkoff</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Orndorff" title="Paul Orndorff">Paul Orndorff</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roddy_Piper" title="Roddy Piper">Roddy Piper</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/WWE_Hall_of_Fame_(2006)" title="WWE Hall of Fame (2006)">2006</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/The_Blackjacks" title="The Blackjacks">The Blackjacks</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Blackjack_Mulligan" title="Blackjack Mulligan">Blackjack Mulligan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blackjack_Lanza" title="Blackjack Lanza">Blackjack Lanza</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bret_Hart" title="Bret Hart">Bret Hart</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eddie_Guerrero" title="Eddie Guerrero">Eddie Guerrero</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gene_Okerlund" title="Gene Okerlund">Gene Okerlund</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sherri_Martel" title="Sherri Martel">Sherri Martel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tony_Atlas" title="Tony Atlas">Tony Atlas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Verne_Gagne" title="Verne Gagne">Verne Gagne</a></li></ul> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="Celebrity" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Celebrity</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/William_Perry_(American_football)" title="William Perry (American football)">William Perry</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/WWE_Hall_of_Fame_(2007)" title="WWE Hall of Fame (2007)">2007</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dusty_Rhodes" title="Dusty Rhodes">Dusty Rhodes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jerry_Lawler" title="Jerry Lawler">Jerry Lawler</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Jim Ross</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mr._Fuji" title="Mr. Fuji">Mr. Fuji</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curt_Hennig" title="Curt Hennig">Curt Hennig</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nick_Bockwinkel" title="Nick Bockwinkel">Nick Bockwinkel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Sheik_(wrestler)" title="The Sheik (wrestler)">The Sheik</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wild_Samoans" title="Wild Samoans">Wild Samoans</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Afa_Anoa%27i" class="mw-redirect" title="Afa Anoa'i">Afa Anoa'i</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sika_Anoa%27i" class="mw-redirect" title="Sika Anoa'i">Sika Anoa'i</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/WWE_Hall_of_Fame_(2008)" title="WWE Hall of Fame (2008)">2008</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>The Brisco Brothers <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Gerald_Brisco" title="Gerald Brisco">Gerald Brisco</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Brisco" title="Jack Brisco">Jack Brisco</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eddie_Graham" title="Eddie Graham">Eddie Graham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gordon_Solie" title="Gordon Solie">Gordon Solie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mae_Young" title="Mae Young">Mae Young</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peter_Maivia" title="Peter Maivia">Peter Maivia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ric_Flair" title="Ric Flair">Ric Flair</a> <ul><li>See also: 2012</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rocky_Johnson" title="Rocky Johnson">Rocky Johnson</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/WWE_Hall_of_Fame_(2009)" title="WWE Hall of Fame (2009)">2009</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Watts" title="Bill Watts">Bill Watts</a></li> <li>The Funk Brothers <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Terry_Funk" title="Terry Funk">Terry Funk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dory_Funk_Jr." title="Dory Funk Jr.">Dory Funk Jr.</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Howard_Finkel" title="Howard Finkel">Howard Finkel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Koko_B._Ware" title="Koko B. Ware">Koko B. Ware</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ricky_Steamboat" title="Ricky Steamboat">Ricky Steamboat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stone_Cold_Steve_Austin" title="Stone Cold Steve Austin">Stone Cold Steve Austin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Von_Erich_family" title="Von Erich family">Von Erich family</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Von_Erich" title="Chris Von Erich">Chris Von Erich</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Von_Erich" title="David Von Erich">David Von Erich</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fritz_Von_Erich" title="Fritz Von Erich">Fritz Von Erich</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kerry_Von_Erich" title="Kerry Von Erich">Kerry Von Erich</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Von_Erich" title="Kevin Von Erich">Kevin Von Erich</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Von_Erich" title="Mike Von Erich">Mike Von Erich</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div id="2010s" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">2010s</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/WWE_Hall_of_Fame_(2010)" title="WWE Hall of Fame (2010)">2010</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Antonio_Inoki" title="Antonio Inoki">Antonio Inoki</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gorgeous_George" title="Gorgeous George">Gorgeous George</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maurice_Vachon" title="Maurice Vachon">Maurice Vachon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stu_Hart" title="Stu Hart">Stu Hart</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ted_DiBiase" title="Ted DiBiase">Ted DiBiase</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wendi_Richter" title="Wendi Richter">Wendi Richter</a></li></ul> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="Celebrity" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Celebrity</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Uecker" title="Bob Uecker">Bob Uecker</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/WWE_Hall_of_Fame_(2011)" title="WWE Hall of Fame (2011)">2011</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Abdullah_the_Butcher" title="Abdullah the Butcher">Abdullah the Butcher</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Armstrong" title="Bob Armstrong">Bob Armstrong</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Duggan" title="Jim Duggan">Jim Duggan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Road_Warriors" title="Road Warriors">Road Warriors</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Road_Warrior_Hawk" title="Road Warrior Hawk">Road Warrior Hawk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Road_Warrior_Animal" title="Road Warrior Animal">Road Warrior Animal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Ellering" title="Paul Ellering">Paul Ellering</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shawn_Michaels" title="Shawn Michaels">Shawn Michaels</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tammy_Lynn_Sytch" title="Tammy Lynn Sytch">Sunny</a></li></ul> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="Celebrity" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Celebrity</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Drew_Carey" title="Drew Carey">Drew Carey</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/WWE_Hall_of_Fame_(2012)" title="WWE Hall of Fame (2012)">2012</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Edge_(wrestler)" title="Edge (wrestler)">Edge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Four_Horsemen_(professional_wrestling)" title="The Four Horsemen (professional wrestling)">The Four Horsemen</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Arn_Anderson" title="Arn Anderson">Arn Anderson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barry_Windham" title="Barry Windham">Barry Windham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/J._J._Dillon" title="J. J. Dillon">J. J. Dillon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ric_Flair" title="Ric Flair">Ric Flair</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tully_Blanchard" title="Tully Blanchard">Tully Blanchard</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mil_M%C3%A1scaras" title="Mil Máscaras">Mil Máscaras</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ron_Simmons" title="Ron Simmons">Ron Simmons</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yokozuna_(wrestler)" title="Yokozuna (wrestler)">Yokozuna</a></li></ul> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="Celebrity" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Celebrity</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Tyson" title="Mike Tyson">Mike Tyson</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/WWE_Hall_of_Fame_(2013)" title="WWE Hall of Fame (2013)">2013</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Backlund" title="Bob Backlund">Bob Backlund</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Booker_T_(wrestler)" title="Booker T (wrestler)">Booker T</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bruno_Sammartino" title="Bruno Sammartino">Bruno Sammartino</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mick_Foley" title="Mick Foley">Mick Foley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trish_Stratus" title="Trish Stratus">Trish Stratus</a></li></ul> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="Celebrity" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Celebrity</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Donald_Trump" title="Donald Trump">Donald Trump</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/WWE_Hall_of_Fame_(2014)" title="WWE Hall of Fame (2014)">2014</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Carlos_Col%C3%B3n" title="Carlos Colón">Carlos Colón</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jake_Roberts" title="Jake Roberts">Jake Roberts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lita_(wrestler)" title="Lita (wrestler)">Lita</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Bearer" title="Paul Bearer">Paul Bearer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scott_Hall" title="Scott Hall">Scott Hall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Ultimate_Warrior" title="The Ultimate Warrior">The Ultimate Warrior</a></li></ul> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="Celebrity" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Celebrity</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mr._T" title="Mr. T">Mr. T</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/WWE_Hall_of_Fame_(2015)" title="WWE Hall of Fame (2015)">2015</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Madusa" title="Madusa">Alundra Blayze</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Bushwhackers" title="The Bushwhackers">The Bushwhackers</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bushwhacker_Butch" title="Bushwhacker Butch">Bushwhacker Butch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bushwhacker_Luke" title="Bushwhacker Luke">Bushwhacker Luke</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Nash" title="Kevin Nash">Kevin Nash</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Larry_Zbyszko" title="Larry Zbyszko">Larry Zbyszko</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Randy_Savage" title="Randy Savage">Randy Savage</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rikishi_(wrestler)" title="Rikishi (wrestler)">Rikishi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tatsumi_Fujinami" title="Tatsumi Fujinami">Tatsumi Fujinami</a></li></ul> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center;">Celebrity</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Arnold_Schwarzenegger" title="Arnold Schwarzenegger">Arnold Schwarzenegger</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center;">Warrior</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Connor_Michalek" title="Connor Michalek">Connor Michalek</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/WWE_Hall_of_Fame_(2016)" title="WWE Hall of Fame (2016)">2016</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Big_Boss_Man" title="Big Boss Man">Big Boss Man</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fabulous_Freebirds" title="Fabulous Freebirds">Fabulous Freebirds</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Hayes_(wrestler)" title="Michael Hayes (wrestler)">Michael Hayes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buddy_Roberts" title="Buddy Roberts">Buddy Roberts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Garvin" title="Jimmy Garvin">Jimmy Garvin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Terry_Gordy" title="Terry Gordy">Terry Gordy</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Godfather_(wrestler)" title="The Godfather (wrestler)">The Godfather</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jacqueline_Moore" title="Jacqueline Moore">Jacqueline</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stan_Hansen" title="Stan Hansen">Stan Hansen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sting_(wrestler)" title="Sting (wrestler)">Sting</a></li></ul> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center;">Celebrity</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Snoop_Dogg" title="Snoop Dogg">Snoop Dogg</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center;">Warrior</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Joan_Lunden" title="Joan Lunden">Joan Lunden</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center;">Legacy</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ed_Lewis_(wrestler)" title="Ed Lewis (wrestler)">Ed Lewis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frank_Gotch" title="Frank Gotch">Frank Gotch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Hackenschmidt" title="George Hackenschmidt">George Hackenschmidt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lou_Thesz" title="Lou Thesz">Lou Thesz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mildred_Burke" title="Mildred Burke">Mildred Burke</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pat_O%27Connor_(wrestler)" title="Pat O'Connor (wrestler)">Pat O'Connor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sailor_Art_Thomas" title="Sailor Art Thomas">Sailor Art Thomas</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/WWE_Hall_of_Fame_(2017)" title="WWE Hall of Fame (2017)">2017</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Beth_Phoenix" title="Beth Phoenix">Beth Phoenix</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Diamond_Dallas_Page" title="Diamond Dallas Page">Diamond Dallas Page</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kurt_Angle" title="Kurt Angle">Kurt Angle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rick_Rude" title="Rick Rude">Rick Rude</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rock_%27n%27_Roll_Express" title="Rock 'n' Roll Express">Rock 'n' Roll Express</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ricky_Morton" title="Ricky Morton">Ricky Morton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Gibson_(wrestler)" title="Robert Gibson (wrestler)">Robert Gibson</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Theodore_Long" title="Theodore Long">Theodore Long</a></li></ul> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center;">Warrior</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Eric_LeGrand" title="Eric LeGrand">Eric LeGrand</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center;">Legacy</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bearcat_Wright" title="Bearcat Wright">Bearcat Wright</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dr._Jerry_Graham" title="Dr. Jerry Graham">Dr. Jerry Graham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Haystacks_Calhoun" title="Haystacks Calhoun">Haystacks Calhoun</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Judy_Grable" title="Judy Grable">Judy Grable</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/June_Byers" title="June Byers">June Byers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Luther_Lindsay" title="Luther Lindsay">Luther Lindsay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Martin_Burns" title="Martin Burns">Martin Burns</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rikid%C5%8Dzan" title="Rikidōzan">Rikidōzan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Toots_Mondt" title="Toots Mondt">Toots Mondt</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/WWE_Hall_of_Fame_(2018)" title="WWE Hall of Fame (2018)">2018</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dudley_Boyz" title="Dudley Boyz">Dudley Boyz</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bubba_Ray_Dudley" title="Bubba Ray Dudley">Bubba Ray Dudley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/D-Von_Dudley" title="D-Von Dudley">D-Von Dudley</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Goldberg" title="Bill Goldberg">Goldberg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hillbilly_Jim" title="Hillbilly Jim">Hillbilly Jim</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ivory_(wrestler)" title="Ivory (wrestler)">Ivory</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Jarrett" title="Jeff Jarrett">Jeff Jarrett</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mark_Henry" title="Mark Henry">Mark Henry</a></li></ul> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center;">Celebrity</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kid_Rock" title="Kid Rock">Kid Rock</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center;">Warrior</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Jarrius "JJ" Robertson</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center;">Legacy</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Boris_Malenko" title="Boris Malenko">Boris Malenko</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cora_Combs" title="Cora Combs">Cora Combs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dara_Singh" title="Dara Singh">Dara Singh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hiro_Matsuda" title="Hiro 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Jones">Rufus R. Jones</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/El_Santo" title="El Santo">El Santo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sputnik_Monroe" title="Sputnik Monroe">Sputnik Monroe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stan_Stasiak" title="Stan Stasiak">Stan Stasiak</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/WWE_Hall_of_Fame_(2019)" title="WWE Hall of Fame (2019)">2019</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Brutus_Beefcake" title="Brutus Beefcake">Brutus Beefcake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/D-Generation_X" title="D-Generation X">D-Generation X</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Shawn_Michaels" title="Shawn Michaels">Shawn Michaels</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Triple_H" title="Triple H">Triple H</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chyna" title="Chyna">Chyna</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Road_Dogg" title="Road Dogg">Road Dogg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Billy_Gunn" title="Billy Gunn">Billy Gunn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sean_Waltman" title="Sean Waltman">Sean Waltman</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harlem_Heat" title="Harlem Heat">Harlem Heat</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Booker_T_(wrestler)" title="Booker T (wrestler)">Booker T</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stevie_Ray" title="Stevie Ray">Stevie Ray</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hart_Foundation" title="Hart Foundation">Hart Foundation</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bret_Hart" title="Bret Hart">Bret Hart</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Neidhart" title="Jim Neidhart">Jim Neidhart</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Honky_Tonk_Man" title="The Honky Tonk Man">The Honky Tonk Man</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Torrie_Wilson" title="Torrie Wilson">Torrie Wilson</a></li></ul> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center;">Warrior</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Sue Aitchison</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center;">Legacy</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bruiser_Brody" title="Bruiser Brody">Bruiser Brody</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buddy_Rose" title="Buddy Rose">Buddy Rose</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hisashi_Shinma" title="Hisashi Shinma">Hisashi Shinma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Barnett_(wrestling)" title="Jim Barnett (wrestling)">Jim Barnett</a></li> <li>Joseph Cohen</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Luna_Vachon" title="Luna Vachon">Luna Vachon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Primo_Carnera" title="Primo Carnera">Primo Carnera</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Professor_Tanaka" title="Professor Tanaka">Professor Tanaka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._D._Jones" title="S. D. Jones">S. D. Jones</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wahoo_McDaniel" title="Wahoo McDaniel">Wahoo McDaniel</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div id="2020s" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">2020s</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/WWE_Hall_of_Fame_(2021)" title="WWE Hall of Fame (2021)">2020</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/The_Bella_Twins" title="The Bella Twins">The Bella Twins</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Nikki_Bella" title="Nikki Bella">Nikki Bella</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brie_Bella" title="Brie Bella">Brie Bella</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Davey_Boy_Smith" title="Davey Boy Smith">Davey Boy Smith</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Layfield" title="John Layfield">John "Bradshaw" Layfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jushin_Liger" title="Jushin Liger">Jushin Liger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_World_Order_(professional_wrestling)" title="New World Order (professional wrestling)">New World Order</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hulk_Hogan" title="Hulk Hogan">Hulk Hogan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Nash" title="Kevin Nash">Kevin Nash</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scott_Hall" title="Scott Hall">Scott Hall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sean_Waltman" title="Sean Waltman">Sean Waltman</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center;">Celebrity</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/William_Shatner" title="William Shatner">William Shatner</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center;">Warrior</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Titus_O%27Neil" title="Titus O'Neil">Titus O'Neil</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center;">Legacy</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Baron_Michele_Leone" title="Baron Michele Leone">Baron Michele Leone</a></li> <li><a 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