About
Jim Ross
Overview
James William "Jim" Ross is a professional wrestling commentator, referee, restaurateur, occasional wrestler, and former company executive of WWE, where he works as a commentator on NXT, interim commentator on Raw, and as a talent relations consultant. Ross was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2007 and is widely regarded as one of the greatest announcers in wrestling history. He is known affectionately by wrestling fans as "Good Ol' JR". Outside of professional wrestling, Ross has developed his own brand of barbecue sauces and cookbooks.
Known for
Acting |
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| 2024 | AEW Dynasty | Actor | Jim Ross | 58 Average |
| 2023 | Angle | Actor | Self | N/A N/A |
| 2023 | AEW All In: London - Zero Hour | Actor | Jim Ross | 59 Average |
| 2023 | All Elite Wrestling: Collision | Actor | 71 Good |
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| 2022 | AEW All Out | Actor | Jim Ross | 59 Average |
| 2022 | Biography: D-Generation X | Actor | Himself | 59 Average |
| 2022 | Ric Flair's Last Match: Preshow | Actor | Jim Ross | N/A N/A |
| 2022 | Biography: Kurt Angle | Actor | Self - Former WWE Executive | N/A N/A |
| 2022 | Biography: Goldberg | Actor | Self | N/A N/A |
| 2022 | AEW x NJPW Presents Forbidden Door | Actor | Jim Ross | 59 Average |
| 2022 | AEW Double or Nothing | Actor | Jim Ross | 59 Average |
| 2022 | AEW Revolution | Actor | Jim Ross | 59 Average |
| 2021 | AEW Full Gear | Actor | Jim Ross | 59 Average |
| 2021 | AEW Grand Slam | Actor | Jim Ross | 59 Average |
| 2021 | The Plane Ride from Hell | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2021 | AEW All Out | Actor | Jim Ross | 60 Fair |
| 2021 | AEW Fyter Fest | Actor | Jim Ross | 59 Average |
| 2021 | AEW Road Rager | Actor | Jim Ross | 59 Average |
| 2021 | Biography: Bret "Hitman" Hart | Actor | Himself | 59 Average |
| 2021 | AEW Double or Nothing | Actor | Jim Ross | 59 Average |
| 2021 | Becoming Warrior | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2021 | Biography: Shawn Michaels | Actor | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 2021 | Brian Pillman | Actor | Self | N/A N/A |
| 2021 | Biography: “Stone Cold” Steve Austin | Actor | Jim Ross | 59 Average |
| 2020 | AEW Winter is Coming | Actor | Jim Ross | 59 Average |
| 2020 | AEW Dynamite Anniversary Show | Actor | Jim Ross | 59 Average |
| 2020 | Chris Jericho's 30th Anniversary Celebration | Actor | Jim Ross | 59 Average |
| 2020 | The Best of Mickie James | Actor | 59 Average |
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| 2020 | AEW Fight for the Fallen | Actor | Jim Ross | 59 Average |
| 2020 | The Final Days of Owen Hart | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2020 | Undertaker: The Last Ride | Actor | Jim Ross | 73 Good |
| 2020 | The Brawl For All | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2020 | The Life and Crimes of New Jack | Actor | (archive footage) | 59 Average |
| 2020 | Benoit | Actor | Self | 60 Fair |
| 2020 | AEW Revolution | Actor | Jim Ross | 59 Average |
| 2020 | AEW Bash at the Beach | Actor | Jim Ross | 59 Average |
| 2019 | AEW All Out | Actor | Jim Ross | 59 Average |
| 2019 | AEW Fyter Fest | Actor | Jim Ross | 59 Average |
| 2019 | AEW Double or Nothing | Actor | Jim Ross | 59 Average |
| 2019 | Before the Bell: The Story of All Elite Wrestling | Actor | Jim Ross | N/A N/A |
| 2019 | The Montreal Screwjob | Actor | (archive footage) | 59 Average |
| 2018 | NJPW Fighting Spirit Unleashed | Actor | Jim Ross | N/A N/A |
| 2018 | NJPW G1 Special In San Francisco | Actor | Jim Ross | 58 Average |
| 2018 | NJPW Strong Style Evolved | Actor | Jim Ross | N/A N/A |
| 2017 | The Price of Fame | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2017 | 1997: Dawn of the Attitude | Actor | Jim Ross (archive footage) | 59 Average |
| 2017 | WWE NXT Takeover: Chicago | Actor | 59 Average |
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| 2016 | NXT Takeover: Toronto | Actor | Jim Ross | 59 Average |
| 2016 | The Funks | Actor | Himself | 59 Average |
| 2016 | I Never Quit: The Magnum T.A. Story | Actor | 58 Average |
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| 2016 | Inside the Ropes: The Rise of the Attitude Era with Jim Cornette & Jim Ross | Actor | 59 Average |
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| 2016 | Rudy & Des | Actor | Himself | N/A N/A |
| 2015 | WWE: Monday Night War Vol. 1: Shots Fired | Actor | Jim Ross | 59 Average |
| 2015 | What Now | Actor | Mr. Rappole | 58 Average |
| 2015 | The Resurrection of Jake The Snake | Actor | Self | 60 Fair |
| 2015 | NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 9 | Actor | Himself (Commentary) | 59 Average |
| 2014 | Brian and the Boz | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2014 | Ladies and Gentlemen, My Name Is Paul Heyman | Actor | Himself | 59 Average |
| 2014 | The Sheik | Actor | Himself | 59 Average |
| 2014 | WWE: The Best of Raw - After the Show | Actor | Jim Ross | 59 Average |
| 2014 | Daniel Bryan: Journey to WrestleMania 30 | Actor | Jim Ross | 59 Average |
| 2014 | Brock Lesnar: Best of the Beast | Actor | Himself | 59 Average |
| 2013 | Legends of Mid-South Wrestling | Actor | Himself | 59 Average |
| 2013 | WWE WrestleMania 29 Kickoff | Actor | Jim Ross | N/A N/A |
| 2013 | WWE Royal Rumble 2013 | Actor | 60 Fair |
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| 2012 | CM Punk: Best in the World | Actor | Himself | 60 Fair |
| 2012 | WWE Tagged Classics: Austin 3:16 Uncensored / Three Faces Of Foley / Chris Jericho: Break Down The Walls / Kurt Angle: Its True | Actor | Actor | N/A N/A |
| 2012 | WWE: 50 Greatest Finishing Moves in WWE History | Actor | 59 Average |
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| 2012 | WWE: Undertaker 20-0 - The Streak | Actor | Jim Ross (archive footage) | 59 Average |
| 2011 | WWE Survivor Series 2011 | Actor | Jim Ross | 59 Average |
| 2011 | WWE: OMG! The Top 50 Incidents in WWE History | Actor | 59 Average |
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| 2011 | WWE Over The Limit 2011 | Actor | Jim Ross (Appearance) | 58 Average |
| 2011 | WWE Extreme Rules 2011 | Actor | Jim Ross | 59 Average |
| 2011 | The True Story of WrestleMania | Actor | 60 Fair |
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| 2008 | WWE: Twist of Fate - The Matt and Jeff Hardy Story | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2007 | WWE: Legends of Wrestling - Heatseekers | Actor | N/A N/A |
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| 2007 | The Most Powerful Families in Wrestling | Actor | 59 Average |
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| 2007 | WWE Hall of Fame 2007 | Actor | Himself | 59 Average |
| 2006 | WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology | Actor | Jim Ross | 59 Average |
| 2005 | The Self Destruction of the Ultimate Warrior | Actor | Himself | 59 Average |
| 2005 | Road Warriors: The Life & Death of the Most Dominant Tag-Team in Wrestling History | Actor | Himself | 59 Average |
| 2005 | WWE: Road Warriors - The Life & Death of the Most Dominant Tag-Team in Wrestling History | Actor | 59 Average |
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| 2004 | WWE WrestleMania XX | Actor | Jim Ross | 61 Fair |
| 2003 | WWE Unforgiven 2003 | Actor | Jim Ross | 59 Average |
| 2003 | WWE Royal Rumble 2003 | Actor | Jim Ross | 59 Average |
| 2002 | WWE Armageddon 2002 | Actor | Jim Ross | 59 Average |
| 2002 | WWE Survivor Series 2002 | Actor | Jim Ross | 59 Average |
| 2002 | WWE Super Tuesday | Actor | Jim Ross | N/A N/A |
| 2002 | WWE No Mercy 2002 | Actor | Jim Ross | 59 Average |
| 2002 | WWE Unforgiven 2002 | Actor | Jim Ross | 59 Average |
| 2002 | WWE SummerSlam 2002 | Actor | Jim Ross | 59 Average |
| 2002 | WWE Vengeance 2002 | Actor | Jim Ross | 59 Average |
| 2002 | WWE: Triple H - The Game | Actor | Himself | 59 Average |
| 2002 | WWE Judgment Day 2002 | Actor | Jim Ross | 59 Average |
| 2002 | WWE Insurrextion 2002 | Actor | Jim Ross | 59 Average |
| 2002 | WWE Royal Rumble 2002 | Actor | Jim Ross | 59 Average |
| 2001 | Lita - It Just Feels Right | Actor | as Himself | 58 Average |
| 2001 | XFL | Actor | N/A N/A |
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| 2000 | WWF: TLC - Tables Ladders Chairs | Actor | Jim Ross | 59 Average |
| 1999 | Man on the Moon | Actor | Wrestling Commentator | 69 Fair |
| 1999 | Mick Foley: Madman Unmasked | Actor | Himself | N/A N/A |
| 1999 | WWE Royal Rumble 1999 | Actor | Jim Ross | 59 Average |
| 1998 | WWF: Three Faces of Foley | Actor | Himself | 59 Average |
| 1994 | German Fan Favorites 2 | Actor | Jim Ross | N/A N/A |
| 1991 | WCW WrestleWar 1991 | Actor | Jim Ross (Commentator) | 58 Average |
| 1985 | Saturday Night's Main Event | Actor | 72 Good |
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| Owen | Actor | Self | N/A N/A |
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Writing |
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| 1993 | WCW Clash of The Champions XXII | Writing | Writer | 58 Average |
| 1992 | WCW Starrcade 1992 | Writing | Writer | 58 Average |
| 1992 | WCW Clash of The Champions XXI | Writing | Writer | N/A N/A |
| 1992 | WCW Halloween Havoc '92 | Writing | Writer | 58 Average |
| 1992 | WCW Great American Bash '92 | Writing | Writer | N/A N/A |
| 1992 | WCW Clash of The Champions XIX | Writing | Writer | N/A N/A |
| 1992 | WCW Beach Blast | Writing | Writer | N/A N/A |
Production |
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| 2025 | Queen of the Ring | Production | Executive Producer | N/A N/A |