Jim Ross

Born

1/3/1952

Fort Bragg, California, USA

Jim Ross

Biography

James William "Jim" Ross is a professional wrestling commentator, referee, restaurateur, occasional wrestler, and former company executive of WWE, where he works as a commentator on NXT, interim commentator on Raw, and as a talent relations consultant. Ross was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2007 and is widely regarded as one of the greatest announcers in wrestling history. He is known affectionately by wrestling fans as "Good Ol' JR". Outside of professional wrestling, Ross has developed his own brand of barbecue sauces and cookbooks.

Known For85 Movies

Man on the Moon
1999
★7.2
Lita - It Just Feels Right
2001
★8.0
WWE Royal Rumble 2002
2002
★6.8
WWE Judgment Day 2002
2002
★7.9
WWE WrestleMania XX
2004
★8.2
WWE SummerSlam 2002
2002
★8.4
AEW Double or Nothing 2026
2026
★9.3
Beyond the Mat
1999
★7.3
The Funks
2016
★6.0
Chris Jericho's 30th Anniversary Celebration
2020
★7.7
The Sheik
2014
★7.4
WWE Royal Rumble 2013
2013
★7.2
WrestleMania IX: Becoming a Spectacle
2025
★5.2
WWE SummerSlam 1997
1997
★7.8
WWE Survivor Series 2011
2011
★7.4
WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
2006
★7.9
WWE Vengeance 2002
2002
★7.5
The 50 Greatest Finishing Moves in WWE History
2012
★7.7
WWE: OMG! The Top 50 Incidents in WWE History
2011
★8.0
Road Warriors: The Life & Death of the Most Dominant Tag-Team in Wrestling History
2005
★8.4
AEW x NJPW Present Forbidden Door 2024
2024
★7.3
WWE Insurrextion 2002
2002
★5.0
WWE No Mercy 2002
2002
★7.4
WWE Royal Rumble 2003
2003
★7.6
WWE Extreme Rules 2011
2011
★7.0
WWE: Monday Night War Vol. 1: Shots Fired
2015
★6.8
AEW All Out 2022
2022
★7.7
AEW Revolution 2022
2022
★8.3
Ladies and Gentlemen, My Name Is Paul Heyman
2014
★7.4
WWE Survivor Series 2002
2002
★8.6
WWE: The Best of Raw - After the Show
2014
★5.7
CM Punk: Best in the World
2012
★8.2
AEW Full Gear 2021
2021
★7.6
WWE Armageddon 2002
2002
★5.5
AEW Dynasty 2025
2025
★6.8
WWE: Twist of Fate - The Matt and Jeff Hardy Story
2008
★8.0
AEW x NJPW Presents Forbidden Door 2022
2022
★8.9
Daniel Bryan: Journey to WrestleMania 30
2014
★8.4
WWE Over The Limit 2011
2011
★5.9
The Price of Fame
2017
★6.0
The Self Destruction of the Ultimate Warrior
2005
★6.1
Angle
2023
★7.5
What Now
2015
★3.1
AEW All Out 2019
2019
★8.2
WWE Sunny
1997
★8.0
AEW Dynasty 2024
2024
★7.6
The True Story of WrestleMania
2011
★8.2
WWE Badd Blood: In Your House
1997
★7.6
AEW All Out 2021
2021
★8.0
AEW Grand Slam
2021
★9.5
WWE Unforgiven 2002
2002
★6.9
Legends of Mid-South Wrestling
2013
★9.3
WWE: Undertaker 20-0 - The Streak
2012
★8.8
NJPW G1 Special In San Francisco
2018
★8.0
AEW Bash at the Beach
2020
★7.7
AEW Double or Nothing 2022
2022
★6.6
AEW Double or Nothing 2019
2019
★8.2
WWE Unforgiven 2003
2003
★8.0
NXT Takeover: Toronto
2016
★7.8
The Resurrection of Jake The Snake
2015
★7.5
1997: Dawn of the Attitude
2017
★10.0
AEW Revolution 2020
2020
★7.7
AEW Road Rager
2021
★7.0
WCW WrestleWar 1991
1991
★8.0
AEW x NJPW: Forbidden Door 2025
2025
★8.5
AEW Fyter Fest
2019
★7.5
AEW Fight for the Fallen
2020
★5.0
WWE: Road Warriors - The Life & Death of the Most Dominant Tag-Team in Wrestling History
2005
★8.2
NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn III
2017
★8.4
WWF: Three Faces of Foley
1998
★8.2
AEW All In 2023: London - Zero Hour
2023
★6.5
The Most Powerful Families in Wrestling
2007
★10.0
WWE: Triple H - The Game
2002
★5.6
AEW Fyter Fest
2021
★7.2
AEW Winter is Coming
2020
★8.8
AEW Double or Nothing 2021
2021
★6.9
WWE NXT Takeover: Chicago
2017
★7.6
Brian and the Boz
2014
★7.0
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 9
2015
★8.5
The Best of Mickie James
2020
★10.0
AEW Dynamite Anniversary Show
2020
★7.7
NJPW G1 Special in USA 2017 - Night 2
2017
★8.0
WWE Hall of Fame 2007
2007
★8.6
Inside the Ropes: The Rise of the Attitude Era with Jim Cornette & Jim Ross
2016
★8.0
I Never Quit: The Magnum T.A. Story
2016
★6.0