Jim Ross

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Biography

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

Known For

Man on the Moon

Wrestling Commentator

Raw

Jim Ross

Raw

Self

WWE Friday Night SmackDown

Jim Ross

WWE NXT

Self

All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite

Jim Ross

All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite

Self

The Celebrity Apprentice

Jim Ross (archive footage)

Full Filmography

Year	Title	Role
2025	AEW x NJPW: Forbidden Door 2025 MOVIE	Jim Ross - English Commentary
2025	WrestleMania IX: Becoming a Spectacle MOVIE	Self
2025	AEW Dynasty 2025 MOVIE	Jim Ross
2025	WWE's Greatest Moments TV	Self
2024	AEW x NJPW Present Forbidden Door 2024 MOVIE	Jim Ross - English Commentary
2024	AEW Dynasty 2024 MOVIE	Jim Ross
2023	Angle MOVIE	Self
2023	AEW All In 2023: London - Zero Hour MOVIE	Jim Ross
2023	All Elite Wrestling: Collision TV	Jim Ross
2022	AEW All Out 2022 MOVIE	Jim Ross
2022	Ric Flair's Last Match: Preshow MOVIE	Jim Ross
2022	WWE Rivals TV	Self
2022	AEW x NJPW Presents Forbidden Door 2022 MOVIE	Jim Ross - English Commentary
2022	AEW Double or Nothing 2022 MOVIE	Jim Ross
2022	Hey! (EW) TV	Jim Ross
2022	AEW Revolution 2022 MOVIE	Jim Ross
2022	All Elite Wrestling: Battle of the Belts TV	Jim Ross
2021	AEW Full Gear 2021 MOVIE	Jim Ross
2021	AEW Grand Slam MOVIE	Jim Ross
2021	AEW All Out 2021 MOVIE	Jim Ross
2021	All Elite Wrestling: Rampage TV	Jim Ross
2021	AEW Fyter Fest MOVIE	Jim Ross
2021	AEW Road Rager MOVIE	Jim Ross
2021	AEW Double or Nothing 2021 MOVIE	Jim Ross
2021	Biography: WWE Legends TV	Self - WWE Announcer
2020	AEW Winter is Coming MOVIE	Jim Ross
2020	AEW Dynamite Anniversary Show MOVIE	Jim Ross
2020	Chris Jericho's 30th Anniversary Celebration MOVIE	Jim Ross
2020	The Best of Mickie James MOVIE	Self
2020	AEW Fight for the Fallen MOVIE	Jim Ross
2020	The Best of WWE TV	Himself
2020	AEW Revolution 2020 MOVIE	Jim Ross
2020	AEW Unrestricted TV	Jim Ross
2020	AEW Bash at the Beach MOVIE	Jim Ross
2019	AEW Dark TV	Jim Ross
2019	All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite TV	Jim Ross
2019	All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite TV	Self
2019	AEW All Out 2019 MOVIE	Jim Ross
2019	AEW Fyter Fest MOVIE	Jim Ross
2019	AEW Double or Nothing 2019 MOVIE	Jim Ross
2019	Before the Bell: The Story of All Elite Wrestling MOVIE	Jim Ross
2019	Dark Side of the Ring TV	Self
2019	Dark Side of the Ring TV	Self
2018	NJPW Fighting Spirit Unleashed 2018 MOVIE	Jim Ross - English Commentary
2018	WWE Untold TV	Self
2018	NJPW G1 Special In San Francisco MOVIE	Jim Ross - English Commentary
2018	NJPW Strong Style Evolved 2018 MOVIE	Jim Ross - English Commentary
2017	The Price of Fame MOVIE	Self
2017	1997: Dawn of the Attitude MOVIE	Jim Ross (archive footage)
2017	WWE Mae Young Classic TV	Commentator
2017	NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn III MOVIE	Self
2017	NJPW G1 Special in USA 2017 - Night 2 MOVIE	Jim Ross - English Commentary
2017	NJPW G1 Special in USA 2017 - Night 1 MOVIE	Jim Ross - English Commentary
2017	WWE NXT Takeover: Chicago MOVIE	Self
2016	NXT Takeover: Toronto MOVIE	Jim Ross
2016	The Funks MOVIE	Himself
2016	I Never Quit: The Magnum T.A. Story MOVIE	Self
2016	Inside the Ropes: The Rise of the Attitude Era with Jim Cornette & Jim Ross MOVIE	Self
2016	Rudy & Des MOVIE	Himself
2015	WWE: Monday Night War Vol. 1: Shots Fired MOVIE	Jim Ross
2015	What Now MOVIE	Mr. Rappole
2015	WWE NXT Live: From San Jose 2015 MOVIE	Jim Ross
2015	WWE 24 TV	Himself
2015	The Resurrection of Jake The Snake MOVIE	Self
2015	NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 9 MOVIE	Jim Ross - English Commentary
2014	Brian and the Boz MOVIE	Self
2014	WWE Rivalries TV	Self
2014	Ladies and Gentlemen, My Name Is Paul Heyman MOVIE	Himself
2014	The Sheik MOVIE	Self
2014	WWE: The Best of Raw - After the Show MOVIE	Jim Ross
2014	Daniel Bryan: Journey to WrestleMania 30 MOVIE	Jim Ross
2014	Brock Lesnar: Best of the Beast MOVIE	Self
2014	Wrestlemania Rewind TV	Jim Ross
2013	Legends of Mid-South Wrestling MOVIE	Himself
2013	WWE WrestleMania 29 Kickoff MOVIE	Jim Ross
2013	WWE Royal Rumble 2013 MOVIE	Self
2012	CM Punk: Best in the World MOVIE	Himself
2012	WWE Tagged Classics: Austin 3:16 Uncensored / Three Faces Of Foley / Chris Jericho: Break Down The Walls / Kurt Angle: Its True MOVIE	Actor
2012	The 50 Greatest Finishing Moves in WWE History MOVIE	Self
2012	WWE: Undertaker 20-0 - The Streak MOVIE	Jim Ross (archive footage)
2011	WWE Survivor Series 2011 MOVIE	Jim Ross
2011	WWE: OMG! The Top 50 Incidents in WWE History MOVIE	Self
2011	WWE Over The Limit 2011 MOVIE	Jim Ross (Appearance)
2011	WWE Extreme Rules 2011 MOVIE	Jim Ross
2011	The True Story of WrestleMania MOVIE	Self
2010	WWE NXT TV	Self
2009	WWE Saturday Night's Main Event XXXVI MOVIE	Jim Ross
2008	WWE: Twist of Fate - The Matt and Jeff Hardy Story MOVIE	Self
2007	Inside MMA TV	Self Guest
2007	WWE: Legends of Wrestling - Heatseekers MOVIE	Self
2007	The Most Powerful Families in Wrestling MOVIE	Self
2007	WWE Hall of Fame 2007 MOVIE	Himself
2006	WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology MOVIE	Jim Ross
2006	WWE ECW TV	Jim Ross
2005	The Self Destruction of the Ultimate Warrior MOVIE	Himself
2005	Road Warriors: The Life & Death of the Most Dominant Tag-Team in Wrestling History MOVIE	Himself
2005	WWE: Road Warriors - The Life & Death of the Most Dominant Tag-Team in Wrestling History MOVIE	Self
2005	WWE Hall of Fame TV	Self
2004	WWE WrestleMania XX MOVIE	Jim Ross
2004	The Celebrity Apprentice TV	Jim Ross (archive footage)
2003	WWE Unforgiven 2003 MOVIE	Jim Ross
2003	WWE Royal Rumble 2003 MOVIE	Jim Ross
2002	WWE Armageddon 2002 MOVIE	Jim Ross
2002	WWE Survivor Series 2002 MOVIE	Jim Ross
2002	WWE Super Tuesday MOVIE	Jim Ross
2002	WWE No Mercy 2002 MOVIE	Jim Ross
2002	WWE Unforgiven 2002 MOVIE	Jim Ross
2002	WWE SummerSlam 2002 MOVIE	Jim Ross
2002	WWE Vengeance 2002 MOVIE	Jim Ross
2002	WWE: Triple H - The Game MOVIE	Himself
2002	WWE Judgment Day 2002 MOVIE	Jim Ross
2002	WWE Insurrextion 2002 MOVIE	Jim Ross
2002	WWE Royal Rumble 2002 MOVIE	Jim Ross
2001	Lita - It Just Feels Right MOVIE	Self
2001	Lita: It Just Feels Right MOVIE	Himself
2001	WWE Tough Enough TV	Self
2001	WWE Tough Enough TV	Jim Ross
2000	WWF: TLC - Tables Ladders Chairs MOVIE	Jim Ross
1999	Man on the Moon MOVIE	Wrestling Commentator
1999	WWF: It's Our Time MOVIE	Jim Ross
1999	Mick Foley: Madman Unmasked MOVIE	Himself
1999	WWE Friday Night SmackDown TV	Jim Ross
1998	WWF: Three Faces of Foley MOVIE	Himself
1998	WWE Heat TV	Jim Ross
1997	WWE SummerSlam 1997 MOVIE	Jim Ross
1997	WWE Sunny MOVIE	Jim Ross
1994	German Fan Favorites MOVIE	Jim Ross
1994	WWF SummerSlam Spectacular 1994: Sunday Night Slam MOVIE	Jim Ross
1994	WWE Sunday Night Slam TV	Jim Ross
1994	WWE Sunday Night Slam TV	Jim Ross (Commentator)
1994	Smoky Mountain Wrestling TV	Jim Ross (Interviewer)
1993	Bret "Hit Man" Hart: His Greatest Matches MOVIE	Jim Ross
1993	WWE SummerSlam Spectacular 1993 MOVIE	Jim Ross
1993	WWE Global Warfare MOVIE	Jim Ross
1993	WWE Invasion of the Bodyslammers MOVIE	Jim Ross
1993	WWE Bashed in the USA MOVIE	Jim Ross (Commentator)
1993	WWE UK Rampage '93 MOVIE	Jim Ross (Commentator)
1993	Raw TV	Jim Ross
1993	Raw TV	Self
1991	WCW WrestleWar 1991 MOVIE	Jim Ross (Commentator)
1989	NWA WrestleWar 1989 MOVIE	Self
1986	WWF Wrestling Challenge TV	Jim Ross
1986	WWF Superstars TV	Self
1986	WWF Superstars TV	Commentator
1986	Power Pro Wrestling TV	Jim Ross (Announcer)
1985	NWA World Championship Wrestling TV	Self
1985	Saturday Night's Main Event TV	Jim Ross
1985	Saturday Night's Main Event TV	Self
1981	Mid-South Wrestling TV	Jim Ross (Guest Commentator)
1981	Mid-South Wrestling TV	Jim Ross (Ring Announcer)
1981	Mid-South Wrestling TV	Jim Ross (Interviewer)
1981	Mid-South Wrestling TV	Jim Ross (Color Commentator)
1981	Mid-South Wrestling TV	Jim Ross - Ring Announcer
1973	WWE Old School TV	Jim Ross (Commentary)
	Owen MOVIE	Self

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