Jim Ross
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- January 3, 1952 (age 74)
- Birthplace
- Fort Bragg, California, USA
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
Filmography
Owen
Movie · as Self
OMG! Top 50 Incidents in WWE History
Movie · as Self
AEW Double or Nothing 2026
Movie · as Jim Ross
AEW Dynasty 2025
Movie · as Jim Ross
WrestleMania IX: Becoming a Spectacle
Movie · as Self
AEW x NJPW: Forbidden Door 2025
Movie · as Jim Ross - English Commentary
WWE's Greatest Moments
TV · 1 ep
AEW Dynasty 2024
Movie · as Jim Ross
AEW x NJPW Present Forbidden Door 2024
Movie · as Jim Ross - English Commentary
Angle
Movie · as Self
AEW All In 2023: London - Zero Hour
Movie · as Jim Ross
All Elite Wrestling: Collision
TV · as Jim Ross · 3 eps
AEW Revolution 2022
Movie · as Jim Ross
AEW Double or Nothing 2022
Movie · as Jim Ross
AEW x NJPW Presents Forbidden Door 2022
Movie · as Jim Ross - English Commentary
Ric Flair's Last Match: Preshow
Movie · as Jim Ross
AEW All Out 2022
Movie · as Jim Ross
Hey! (EW)
TV · as Jim Ross · 1 ep
All Elite Wrestling: Battle of the Belts
TV · as Jim Ross · 1 ep
WWE Rivals
TV · 1 ep
AEW Grand Slam
Movie · as Jim Ross
AEW Full Gear 2021
Movie · as Jim Ross
AEW Double or Nothing 2021
Movie · as Jim Ross
AEW Road Rager
Movie · as Jim Ross
AEW Fyter Fest
Movie · as Jim Ross
AEW All Out 2021
Movie · as Jim Ross
Biography: WWE Legends
TV · as Self - WWE Announcer · 2 eps
All Elite Wrestling: Rampage
TV · as Jim Ross · 5 eps
AEW Revolution 2020
Movie · as Jim Ross
AEW Fight for the Fallen 2020
Movie · as Jim Ross
The Best of Mickie James
Movie
AEW Winter is Coming 2020
Movie · as Jim Ross
AEW Bash at the Beach
Movie · as Jim Ross
Chris Jericho's 30th Anniversary Celebration
Movie · as Jim Ross
AEW Dynamite Anniversary Show
Movie · as Jim Ross
AEW Unrestricted
TV · as Jim Ross · 1 ep
The Best of WWE
TV · as Himself · 1 ep
AEW Fyter Fest
Movie · as Jim Ross
AEW Double or Nothing 2019
Movie · as Jim Ross
Before the Bell: The Story of All Elite Wrestling
Movie · as Self
AEW All Out 2019
Movie · as Jim Ross
Dark Side of the Ring
TV · as Self · 9 eps
All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite
TV · as Jim Ross · 121 eps
AEW Dark
TV · as Jim Ross · 4 eps
NJPW G1 Special In San Francisco
Movie · as Jim Ross - English Commentary
NJPW Fighting Spirit Unleashed 2018
Movie · as Jim Ross - English Commentary
NJPW Strong Style Evolved 2018
Movie · as Jim Ross - English Commentary
WWE Untold
TV · as Self · 1 ep
1997: Dawn of the Attitude
Movie · as Jim Ross (archive footage)
The Price of Fame
Movie · as Self
WWE NXT Takeover: Chicago
Movie
NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn III
Movie
NJPW G1 Special in USA 2017 - Night 1
Movie · as Jim Ross - English Commentary
NJPW G1 Special in USA 2017 - Night 2
Movie · as Jim Ross - English Commentary
WWE Mae Young Classic
TV · as Commentator · 9 eps
I Never Quit: The Magnum T.A. Story
Movie
Inside the Ropes: The Rise of the Attitude Era with Jim Cornette & Jim Ross
Movie
Rudy & Des
Movie · as Himself
NXT Takeover: Toronto
Movie · as Jim Ross
The Funks
Movie · as Himself
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 9
Movie · as Jim Ross - English Commentary
The Resurrection of Jake The Snake
Movie · as Self
WWE: Monday Night War Vol. 1: Shots Fired
Movie · as Jim Ross
What Now
Movie · as Mr. Rappole
WWE NXT Live: From San Jose 2015
Movie · as Jim Ross
WWE 24
TV · as Himself · 1 ep
Daniel Bryan: Journey to WrestleMania 30
Movie · as Jim Ross
Brian and the Boz
Movie · as Self
Brock Lesnar: Best of the Beast
Movie · as Self
The Sheik
Movie · as Self
Ladies and Gentlemen, My Name Is Paul Heyman
Movie · as Himself
WWE: The Best of Raw - After the Show
Movie · as Jim Ross
WWE Rivalries
TV · as Self · 5 eps
Wrestlemania Rewind
TV · as Jim Ross · 5 eps
WWE Royal Rumble 2013
Movie
Legends of Mid-South Wrestling
Movie · as Himself
WWE WrestleMania 29 Kickoff
Movie · as Jim Ross
CM Punk: Best in the World
Movie · as Himself
WWE Tagged Classics: Austin 3:16 Uncensored / Three Faces Of Foley / Chris Jericho: Break Down The Walls / Kurt Angle: Its True
Movie · as Actor
The 50 Greatest Finishing Moves in WWE History
Movie
WWE: Undertaker 20-0 - The Streak
Movie · as Jim Ross (archive footage)
WWE Extreme Rules 2011
Movie · as Jim Ross
WWE Survivor Series 2011
Movie · as Jim Ross
WWE: OMG! The Top 50 Incidents in WWE History
Movie
The True Story of WrestleMania
Movie
WWE Over The Limit 2011
Movie · as Jim Ross (Appearance)
WWE NXT
TV · 38 eps
WWE Saturday Night's Main Event XXXVI
Movie · as Jim Ross
WWE: Twist of Fate - The Matt and Jeff Hardy Story
Movie · as Self
WWE: Legends of Wrestling - Heatseekers
Movie
The Most Powerful Families in Wrestling
Movie
WWE Hall of Fame 2007
Movie · as Himself
Inside MMA
TV · as Self Guest · 1 ep
WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
Movie · as Jim Ross
WWE ECW
TV · as Jim Ross · 1 ep
Road Warriors: The Life & Death of the Most Dominant Tag-Team in Wrestling History
Movie · as Himself
WWE: Road Warriors - The Life & Death of the Most Dominant Tag-Team in Wrestling History
Movie
The Self Destruction of the Ultimate Warrior
Movie · as Himself
WWE Hall of Fame
TV · as Self · 2 eps
WWE WrestleMania XX
Movie · as Jim Ross
The Celebrity Apprentice
TV · as Jim Ross (archive footage) · 1 ep
WWE Unforgiven 2003
Movie · as Jim Ross
WWE Royal Rumble 2003
Movie · as Jim Ross
WWE: Triple H - The Game
Movie · as Himself
WWE Royal Rumble 2002
Movie · as Jim Ross
WWE Judgment Day 2002
Movie · as Jim Ross
WWE Insurrextion 2002
Movie · as Jim Ross
WWE Vengeance 2002
Movie · as Jim Ross
WWE SummerSlam 2002
Movie · as Jim Ross
WWE Unforgiven 2002
Movie · as Jim Ross
WWE No Mercy 2002
Movie · as Jim Ross
WWE Super Tuesday
Movie · as Jim Ross
WWE Survivor Series 2002
Movie · as Jim Ross
WWE Armageddon 2002
Movie · as Jim Ross
Lita - It Just Feels Right
Movie · as Self
Lita: It Just Feels Right
Movie · as Himself
WWE Tough Enough
TV · as Self, Jim Ross · 3 eps
WWF: TLC - Tables Ladders Chairs
Movie · as Jim Ross
Man on the Moon
Movie · as Wrestling Commentator
Mick Foley: Madman Unmasked
Movie · as Himself
WWF: It's Our Time
Movie · as Jim Ross
Beyond the Mat
Movie · as Self
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
TV · as Jim Ross · 36 eps
WWF: Three Faces of Foley
Movie · as Himself
WWE Heat
TV · as Jim Ross · 4 eps
WWE SummerSlam 1997
Movie · as Jim Ross
WWE Sunny
Movie · as Jim Ross
WWE Badd Blood: In Your House
Movie · as Jim Ross
German Fan Favorites
Movie · as Jim Ross
WWF SummerSlam Spectacular 1994: Sunday Night Slam
Movie · as Jim Ross
Smoky Mountain Wrestling
TV · as Jim Ross (Interviewer) · 1 ep
WWE Sunday Night Slam
TV · as Jim Ross, Jim Ross (Commentator) · 1 ep
WWE SummerSlam Spectacular 1993
Movie · as Jim Ross
WWE Bashed in the USA
Movie · as Jim Ross (Commentator)
Bret "Hit Man" Hart: His Greatest Matches
Movie · as Jim Ross
WWE Invasion of the Bodyslammers
Movie · as Jim Ross
WWE UK Rampage '93
Movie · as Jim Ross (Commentator)
WWE Global Warfare
Movie · as Jim Ross
Raw
TV · as Jim Ross · 225 eps
WCW WrestleWar 1991
Movie · as Jim Ross (Commentator)
WWF Wrestling Challenge
TV · as Jim Ross · 11 eps
WWF Superstars
TV · as Commentator · 1 ep
Power Pro Wrestling
TV · as Jim Ross (Announcer) · 2 eps
NWA World Championship Wrestling
TV · as Self · 3 eps
Mid-South Wrestling
TV · as Jim Ross (Guest Commentator), Jim Ross (Ring Announcer), Jim Ross (Interviewer), Jim Ross (Color Commentator), Jim Ross - Ring Announcer · 11 eps
WWE Old School
TV · as Jim Ross (Commentary) · 1 ep