| Jim Ross | |
|---|---|
 Ross in 2018 | |
| Birth name | James William Ross |
| Born | January 3, 1952 Fort Bragg, California, U.S.[1] |
| Alma mater | Northeastern State University |
| Spouse(s) |
Jan Grillette
(m. 1993; died 2017) |
| Children | 2 |
| Website | jrsbbq |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Jim Ross |
| Billed height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)[2] |
| Billed weight | 258 lb (117 kg) |
| Billed from | Norman, Oklahoma |
| Debut | 1974 |
James William Ross (born January 3, 1952)[3] is an American professional wrestling commentator, sports announcer, podcaster, and occasional professional wrestler, better known by the ring name Jim Ross (often shortened to JR). He is signed with All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he serves as a commentator as well as an analyst and senior advisor.[4] Ross is best known for a long and distinguished career as a play-by-play commentator for WWE. Known affectionately by WWE fans as "Good Ol' JR", Ross has been labeled as the greatest wrestling commentator of all time.[5]
After years of working various jobs in the professional wrestling industry, Ross became the primary play-by-play announcer for Mid-South Wrestling in the early 1980s. He went on to do commentary for the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA)'s World Championship Wrestling territory, before jumping to the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE), making his first appearance for the promotion at WrestleMania IX in 1993. During his tenure with WWF/WWE, Ross was widely regarded as the voice of the company, particularly during the Attitude Era of the late 1990s and early 2000s. He was also the lead English-language announcer for New Japan Pro-Wrestling on AXS TV from 2015 to 2018 and has occasionally done play-by-play for boxing and mixed martial arts fights. He has been inducted into the WWE, NWA and Wrestling Observer Newsletter halls of fame, and has been honored by the George Tragos/Lou Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame twice.
Outside of wrestling, Ross is known for his barbecue sauce and beef jerky brand, J.R.'s Family BBQ.[6] He also hosts his own weekly podcast, Grilling JR.
- ^ Jim Ross [@JRsBBQ] (14 July 2015). ""@andrewflynn_: Why does Wikipedia have @JRsBBQ's birthplace as Wythenshawe?" I was born in Ft Bragg, Calif" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ https://www.wrestlingdata.com/index.php?befehl=bios&wrestler=235 [bare URL]
- ^ Ross, Jim (January 5, 2008). "J.R.'s Blog " Happy New Year Everyone! Lots of Feedback Answered Today... Life Goes On... and So Does Work." JRsBarBQ.com. Archived from the original on March 30, 2019. Retrieved 2008-01-06.
I was born on January 3, 1952, in Fort Bragg, CA.
- ^ Barrasso, Justin (3 April 2019). "Jim Ross is joining AEW: "I'm back in the game"". SI.com. Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
- ^ "Jim Ross' WWE profile". WWE. Archived from the original on 2012-02-24. Retrieved 2011-03-29.
- ^ "Store | J.R.'s Family BBQ". Archived from the original on 2013-10-14. Retrieved 2016-05-25.