Jim Ross
Known for: Acting
Born: January 3, 1952
Place of birth: Fort Bragg, California, USA
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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Filmography
120 movies · 36 TV shows, newest first
9.3
AEW Double or Nothing 2026
2026
8.5
AEW x NJPW: Forbidden Door 2025
2025
5.2
WrestleMania IX: Becoming a Spectacle
2025
6.8
AEW Dynasty 2025
2025
6.7
Queen of the Ring
2025
7.0
WWE's Greatest Moments
2025
7.3
AEW x NJPW Present Forbidden Door 2024
2024
7.6
AEW Dynasty 2024
2024
7.5
Angle
2023
6.5
AEW All In 2023: London - Zero Hour
2023
7.7
All Elite Wrestling: Collision
2023
7.7
AEW All Out 2022
2022
NR
Ric Flair's Last Match: Preshow
2022
7.2
WWE Rivals
2022
8.9
AEW x NJPW Presents Forbidden Door 2022
2022
6.6
AEW Double or Nothing 2022
2022
NR
Hey! (EW)
2022
8.3
AEW Revolution 2022
2022
5.2
All Elite Wrestling: Battle of the Belts
2022
7.6
AEW Full Gear 2021
2021
9.5
AEW Grand Slam
2021
8.0
AEW All Out 2021
2021
7.0
All Elite Wrestling: Rampage
2021
7.2
AEW Fyter Fest
2021
7.0
AEW Road Rager
2021
6.9
AEW Double or Nothing 2021
2021
7.4
Biography: WWE Legends
2021
8.8
AEW Winter is Coming 2020
2020
7.7
AEW Dynamite Anniversary Show
2020
7.7
Chris Jericho's 30th Anniversary Celebration
2020
10.0
The Best of Mickie James
2020
5.0
AEW Fight for the Fallen 2020
2020
9.7
The Best of WWE
2020
7.7
AEW Revolution 2020
2020
6.5
AEW Unrestricted
2020
7.7
AEW Bash at the Beach
2020
6.0
AEW Dark
2019
7.9
All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite
2019
8.2
AEW All Out 2019
2019
7.5
AEW Fyter Fest
2019
8.2
AEW Double or Nothing 2019
2019NR
Before the Bell: The Story of All Elite Wrestling
2019
8.3
Dark Side of the Ring
2019
NR
NJPW Fighting Spirit Unleashed 2018
2018
10.0
WWE Untold
2018
8.0
NJPW G1 Special In San Francisco
2018
NR
NJPW Strong Style Evolved 2018
2018
6.0
The Price of Fame
2017
10.0
1997: Dawn of the Attitude
2017
5.0
WWE Mae Young Classic
2017
8.4
NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn III
2017
8.0
NJPW G1 Special in USA 2017 - Night 2
2017
NR
NJPW G1 Special in USA 2017 - Night 1
2017
7.6
WWE NXT Takeover: Chicago
2017
7.8
NXT Takeover: Toronto
2016
6.0
The Funks
2016
6.0
I Never Quit: The Magnum T.A. Story
2016
8.0
Inside the Ropes: The Rise of the Attitude Era with Jim Cornette & Jim Ross
2016NR
Rudy & Des
2016
6.8
WWE: Monday Night War Vol. 1: Shots Fired
2015
3.1
What Now
2015
NR
WWE NXT Live: From San Jose 2015
2015
6.8
WWE 24
2015
7.5
The Resurrection of Jake The Snake
2015
8.5
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 9
2015
7.0
Brian and the Boz
2014
7.0
WWE Rivalries
2014
7.4
Ladies and Gentlemen, My Name Is Paul Heyman
2014
7.4
The Sheik
2014
5.7
WWE: The Best of Raw - After the Show
2014
8.4
Daniel Bryan: Journey to WrestleMania 30
20145.5
Brock Lesnar: Best of the Beast
2014
NR
Wrestlemania Rewind
2014
9.3
Legends of Mid-South Wrestling
2013NR
WWE WrestleMania 29 Kickoff
2013
7.2
WWE Royal Rumble 2013
2013
8.2
CM Punk: Best in the World
2012
NR
WWE Tagged Classics: Austin 3:16 Uncensored / Three Faces Of Foley / Chris Jericho: Break Down The Walls / Kurt Angle: Its True
2012
7.7
The 50 Greatest Finishing Moves in WWE History
2012
8.8
WWE: Undertaker 20-0 - The Streak
2012
7.4
WWE Survivor Series 2011
2011
8.0
WWE: OMG! The Top 50 Incidents in WWE History
2011
5.9
WWE Over The Limit 2011
2011
7.0
WWE Extreme Rules 2011
2011
8.2
The True Story of WrestleMania
2011
6.7
WWE NXT
2010
NR
WWE Saturday Night's Main Event XXXVI
2009
8.0
WWE: Twist of Fate - The Matt and Jeff Hardy Story
20088.0
Inside MMA
2007NR
WWE: Legends of Wrestling - Heatseekers
2007
10.0
The Most Powerful Families in Wrestling
2007
8.6
WWE Hall of Fame 2007
2007
7.9
WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
2006
6.5
WWE ECW
2006
6.1
The Self Destruction of the Ultimate Warrior
2005
8.4
Road Warriors: The Life & Death of the Most Dominant Tag-Team in Wrestling History
2005
8.2
WWE: Road Warriors - The Life & Death of the Most Dominant Tag-Team in Wrestling History
2005
7.3
WWE Hall of Fame
2005
8.2
WWE WrestleMania XX
2004
4.9
The Celebrity Apprentice
2004
8.0
WWE Unforgiven 2003
2003
7.6
WWE Royal Rumble 2003
2003
5.5
WWE Armageddon 2002
2002
8.6
WWE Survivor Series 2002
2002NR
WWE Super Tuesday
2002
7.4
WWE No Mercy 2002
2002
6.9
WWE Unforgiven 2002
2002
8.4
WWE SummerSlam 2002
2002
7.5
WWE Vengeance 2002
2002
5.6
WWE: Triple H - The Game
2002
7.9
WWE Judgment Day 2002
2002
5.0
WWE Insurrextion 2002
2002
6.8
WWE Royal Rumble 2002
2002
8.0
Lita - It Just Feels Right
2001NR
Lita: It Just Feels Right
2001
7.5
WWE Tough Enough
20016.1
WWF: TLC - Tables Ladders Chairs
2000
7.2
Man on the Moon
1999
NR
WWF: It's Our Time
1999
NR
Mick Foley: Madman Unmasked
1999
7.3
Beyond the Mat
1999
7.4
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
1999
8.2
WWF: Three Faces of Foley
1998
5.3
WWE Heat
1998
7.6
WWE Badd Blood: In Your House
1997
7.8
WWE SummerSlam 1997
1997
8.0
WWE Sunny
1997
NR
German Fan Favorites
1994
NR
WWF SummerSlam Spectacular 1994: Sunday Night Slam
1994
NR
WWE Sunday Night Slam
1994
NR
Smoky Mountain Wrestling
1994
NR
Bret "Hit Man" Hart: His Greatest Matches
1993
NR
WWE SummerSlam Spectacular 1993
1993
NR
WWE Global Warfare
1993
NR
WWE Invasion of the Bodyslammers
1993
NR
WWE Bashed in the USA
1993
NR
WWE UK Rampage '93
1993
10.0
WCW Clash of The Champions XXII
1993
6.8
Raw
1993
6.7
WCW Starrcade 1992
1992
9.0
WCW Clash of The Champions XXI
1992
9.5
WCW Halloween Havoc 1992
1992
NR
WCW The Great American Bash 1992
1992
NR
WCW Clash of The Champions XIX
1992
8.0
WCW Beach Blast
1992
8.0
WCW WrestleWar 1991
1991
NR
Clash of the Champions
1988
6.8
WWF Wrestling Challenge
1986
7.2
WWF Superstars
1986
NR
Power Pro Wrestling
1986
NR
NWA World Championship Wrestling
1985
8.3
WWE Saturday Night's Main Event
1985
NR
Mid-South Wrestling
1981
NR
WWE Old School
1973NR
Owen
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NR
OMG! Top 50 Incidents in WWE History
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