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.
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Acting History
2025
AEW x NJPW: Forbidden Door 2025 as Jim Ross - English Commentary
2025WrestleMania IX: Becoming a Spectacle as Self
2025AEW Dynasty 2025 as Jim Ross
2025WWE's Greatest Moments
2024AEW x NJPW Present Forbidden Door 2024 as Jim Ross - English Commentary
2024AEW Dynasty 2024 as Jim Ross
2023Angle as Self
2023AEW All In 2023: London - Zero Hour as Jim Ross
2023All Elite Wrestling: Collision as Jim Ross
2022AEW All Out 2022 as Jim Ross
2022Ric Flair's Last Match: Preshow as Jim Ross
2022WWE Rivals
2022AEW x NJPW Presents Forbidden Door 2022 as Jim Ross - English Commentary
2022AEW Double or Nothing 2022 as Jim Ross
2022Hey! (EW) as Jim Ross
2022AEW Revolution 2022 as Jim Ross
2022All Elite Wrestling: Battle of the Belts as Jim Ross
2021AEW Full Gear 2021 as Jim Ross
2021AEW Grand Slam as Jim Ross
2021AEW All Out 2021 as Jim Ross
2021All Elite Wrestling: Rampage as Jim Ross
2021AEW Fyter Fest as Jim Ross
2021AEW Road Rager as Jim Ross
2021AEW Double or Nothing 2021 as Jim Ross
2021Biography: WWE Legends as Himself - WWE Announcer
2020AEW Winter is Coming as Jim Ross
2020AEW Dynamite Anniversary Show as Jim Ross
2020Chris Jericho's 30th Anniversary Celebration as Jim Ross
2020The Best of Mickie James
2020AEW Fight for the Fallen as Jim Ross
2020The Best of WWE as Himself
2020AEW Revolution 2020 as Jim Ross
2020AEW Unrestricted as Jim Ross
2020AEW Bash at the Beach as Jim Ross
2019AEW Dark as Jim Ross
2019All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite as Jim Ross
2019All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite
2019AEW All Out 2019 as Jim Ross
2019AEW Fyter Fest as Jim Ross
2019AEW Double or Nothing 2019 as Jim Ross
2019Before the Bell: The Story of All Elite Wrestling as Jim Ross
2019Dark Side of the Ring
2019Dark Side of the Ring as Self
2018NJPW Fighting Spirit Unleashed 2018 as Jim Ross - English Commentary
2018WWE Untold as Self
2018NJPW G1 Special In San Francisco as Jim Ross - English Commentary
2018NJPW Strong Style Evolved 2018 as Jim Ross - English Commentary
2017The Price of Fame as Self
20171997: Dawn of the Attitude as Jim Ross (archive footage)
2017WWE Mae Young Classic as Commentator
2017NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn III
2017NJPW G1 Special in USA 2017 - Night 2 as Jim Ross - English Commentary
2017NJPW G1 Special in USA 2017 - Night 1 as Jim Ross - English Commentary
2017WWE NXT Takeover: Chicago
2016NXT Takeover: Toronto as Jim Ross
2016The Funks as Himself
2016I Never Quit: The Magnum T.A. Story
2016Inside the Ropes: The Rise of the Attitude Era with Jim Cornette & Jim Ross
2016Rudy & Des as Himself
2015WWE: Monday Night War Vol. 1: Shots Fired as Jim Ross
2015What Now as Mr. Rappole
2015WWE NXT Live: From San Jose 2015 as Jim Ross
2015WWE 24 as Himself
2015The Resurrection of Jake The Snake as Self
2015NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 9 as Jim Ross - English Commentary
2014Brian and the Boz as Self
2014WWE Rivalries as Self
2014Ladies and Gentlemen, My Name Is Paul Heyman as Himself
2014The Sheik as Self
2014WWE: The Best of Raw - After the Show as Jim Ross
2014Daniel Bryan: Journey to WrestleMania 30 as Jim Ross
2014Brock Lesnar: Best of the Beast as Self
2014Wrestlemania Rewind as Jim Ross
2013Legends of Mid-South Wrestling as Himself
2013WWE WrestleMania 29 Kickoff as Jim Ross
2013WWE Royal Rumble 2013
2012CM Punk: Best in the World as Himself
2012WWE Tagged Classics: Austin 3:16 Uncensored / Three Faces Of Foley / Chris Jericho: Break Down The Walls / Kurt Angle: Its True as Actor
2012The 50 Greatest Finishing Moves in WWE History
2012WWE: Undertaker 20-0 - The Streak as Jim Ross (archive footage)
2011WWE Survivor Series 2011 as Jim Ross
2011WWE: OMG! The Top 50 Incidents in WWE History
2011WWE Over The Limit 2011 as Jim Ross (Appearance)
2011WWE Extreme Rules 2011 as Jim Ross
2011The True Story of WrestleMania
2010WWE NXT
2009WWE Saturday Night's Main Event XXXVI as Jim Ross
2008WWE: Twist of Fate - The Matt and Jeff Hardy Story as Self
2007Inside MMA as Self Guest
2007WWE: Legends of Wrestling - Heatseekers
2007The Most Powerful Families in Wrestling
2007WWE Hall of Fame 2007 as Himself
2006WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology as Jim Ross
2006WWE ECW as Jim Ross
2005The Self Destruction of the Ultimate Warrior as Himself
2005Road Warriors: The Life & Death of the Most Dominant Tag-Team in Wrestling History as Himself
2005WWE: Road Warriors - The Life & Death of the Most Dominant Tag-Team in Wrestling History
2005WWE Hall of Fame as Self
2004WWE WrestleMania XX as Jim Ross
2004The Celebrity Apprentice as Jim Ross (archive footage)
2003WWE Unforgiven 2003 as Jim Ross
2003WWE Royal Rumble 2003 as Jim Ross
2002WWE Armageddon 2002 as Jim Ross
2002WWE Survivor Series 2002 as Jim Ross
2002WWE Super Tuesday as Jim Ross
2002WWE No Mercy 2002 as Jim Ross
2002WWE Unforgiven 2002 as Jim Ross
2002WWE SummerSlam 2002 as Jim Ross
2002WWE Vengeance 2002 as Jim Ross
2002WWE: Triple H - The Game as Himself
2002WWE Judgment Day 2002 as Jim Ross
2002WWE Insurrextion 2002 as Jim Ross
2002WWE Royal Rumble 2002 as Jim Ross
2001Lita - It Just Feels Right as as Himself
2001Lita: It Just Feels Right as Himself
2001WWE Tough Enough as Self
2001WWE Tough Enough as Jim Ross
2000WWF: TLC - Tables Ladders Chairs as Jim Ross
1999Man on the Moon as Wrestling Commentator
1999WWF: It's Our Time as Jim Ross
1999Mick Foley: Madman Unmasked as Himself
1999WWE SmackDown as Jim Ross
1998WWF: Three Faces of Foley as Himself
1998WWE Heat as Jim Ross
1997WWE SummerSlam 1997 as Jim Ross
1997WWE Sunny as Jim Ross
1994German Fan Favorites as Jim Ross
1994WWF SummerSlam Spectacular 1994: Sunday Night Slam as Jim Ross
1994WWE Sunday Night Slam as Jim Ross
1994WWE Sunday Night Slam as Jim Ross (Commentator)
1994Smoky Mountain Wrestling as Jim Ross (Interviewer)
1993Bret "Hit Man" Hart: His Greatest Matches as Jim Ross
1993WWE SummerSlam Spectacular 1993 as Jim Ross
1993WWE Global Warfare as Jim Ross
1993Invasion of the Bodyslammers as Jim Ross
1993WWE Bashed in the USA as Jim Ross (Commentator)
1993WWE UK Rampage '93 as Jim Ross (Commentator)
1993Raw as Jim Ross
1993Raw
1991WCW WrestleWar 1991 as Jim Ross (Commentator)
1989NWA WrestleWar 1989
1986WWF Superstars
1986WWF Superstars as Commentator
1986WWF Wrestling Challenge as Jim Ross
1986Power Pro Wrestling as Jim Ross (Announcer)
1985NWA World Championship Wrestling as Self
1985Saturday Night's Main Event as Jim Ross
1985Saturday Night's Main Event
1981Mid-South Wrestling as Jim Ross (Guest Commentator)
1981Mid-South Wrestling as Jim Ross (Ring Announcer)
1981Mid-South Wrestling as Jim Ross (Interviewer)
1981Mid-South Wrestling as Jim Ross (Color Commentator)
1981Mid-South Wrestling as Jim Ross - Ring Announcer
1973WWE Old School as Jim Ross (Commentary)
—Owen as Self