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My dear friend Vladimir Putin and I were relaxing in a solid gold hot tub, sipping borscht-tinis and plotting the downfall of capitalism, when Vladimir turned to me and said "El Presidente, did you hear that 90s wrestling diva Missy Hyatt has revealed she dated legendary announcer Jim Ross?" Faster than the CIA could overthrow[...]

 After the initial news report of his stroke, the most information we received came from his longtime broadcast partner Jim Ross, who tweeted, "I spoke very briefly with ⁦@JerryLawler tonight He's obviously weak, but I could understand his affected speech Jerry's prognosis is positive, but he needs all our thoughts and prayers #LoveYaKing" I spoke very briefly[...]

Unfortunately, based on what he had to share during the latest episode of his Grilling JR podcast, there's a very good chance that wrestling announcer & executive Jim Ross ("The Steroid Trials", "The Plane Ride from Hell", "Becoming Warrior", "Brian Pillman Part One" & "Brian Pillman Part Two") will be sitting this season out. Image: Screencap "It's[...]

 So what exactly happened?  Why were so many reputable insiders reporting a match was set, only for us to get a confrontation?  We may now have that answer and it comes from someone pretty close to the Rattlesnake himself. Image: Screencap On the newest episode of the Grilling JR Podcast, WWE Hall of Famer and current AEW Dynamite commentator Jim[...]

WWE Hall of Famer and AEW lead commentator Jim Ross is a legendary and highly respected figure in the wrestling industry for many reasons, but it was his tenure as Head of Talent Relations for the then WWF in the 1990s that solidified his legacy as maybe being the greatest talent scout the industry has ever[...]

 One person who has not won the title and doesn't seem the least bit interested in doing so is WWE Hall of Famer and current AEW commentator Jim Ross, who has made it clear that he thinks the 24/7 title is "hideous". President of the 24/7 Title Fan Club, Jim Ross Courtesy of AEW. On this past week's[...]

WWE Hall of Famer and current AEW broadcaster Jim Ross is the man largely responsible for creating the roster for the then WWF's "Attitude Era" boom period from 1997 to 2001  The era produced the highest television ratings and revenues the wrestling industry has ever seen and it was mostly due to the "murderers row" of[...]

After Dark Side of the Ring focused on the WWE & "The Plane Ride From Hell," we need to look at how we approach wrestlers' bad behaviors.

Jim Ross is regarded as one of the greatest minds in the history of the wrestling industry  Over his nearly 50-year career, he's seen it all and done it all, but perhaps his greatest talent is his eye for talent  He's responsible for hiring some of WWE's greatest legends of all time, including the likes[...]

Along with Pillman, viewers learned that Nick Gage and "deathmatches," the "Collision In Korea," the Ultimate Warrior, Grizzly Smith, and Dynamite Kid will each be getting their own episode. Wrestling legend and AEW superstar Chris Jericho returns as the series' narrator for a second consecutive season- joined by an enormous cast, including Jake 'The Snake' Roberts,[...]

AEW's Jim Ross is a legendary pro wrestling announcer, maybe the greatest of all time In addition to calling AEW Dynamite with Tony Schiavone and Excalibur, Ross was the voice of WWE for years It provided commentary for some of wrestling's most memorable moments, and at WCW before that But over the last few years,[...]

The voice of legendary wrestling announcer Jim Ross may be associated with some of the most memorable moments in WWE history, but Ross no longer works for WWE, instead calling the action on the show many wrestling fans find to be superior, AEW Dynamite So if you don't mind, could you please stop tagging Ross[...]

Nyla Rose defends the AEW Women's Title against number one contender Hikaru Shida at Double Or Nothing in a No DQ match.

In the following Dark Side of the Ring video extra, we learn just how much of a ribber Owen Hart truly was from his friends and family.

Next week's AEW Dynamite will be live for the first time in quite a while, and it will also feature the return of legendary announced Jim Ross Ross has been absent since the first set of shows taped at Daily's Place at the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, though he did call the championship match[...]

Not WCW or WWE https://t.co/0ssgEyICe6 — Bully Ray (@bullyray5150) April 25, 2020 While that's a good point, AEW announcer Jim Ross chimed in for the win, attributing everything to Mid-South wrestling "And the catalyst for the Wild West feel of ECW was Mud South Wrestling….just my two cents," Ross tweeted. And the catalyst for the Wild West feel[...]

Most of the made guys in AEW at one point worked for WWE – even The Young Bucks and Omega. Top names like Cody, Dustin Rhodes, Chris Jericho, Jon Moxley, and Jim Ross have a great thing going: planting the seeds to grow something new Without their time in WWE, AEW wouldn't be the level of[...]

Dynamite commentary from Jim Ross and Jerry Lawler only make this even more of a classic In the end, Stone Cold won, but so many people were elevated by this one that it felt important In the end, this may be the most fun Rumble match of all-time. 1- Royal Rumble 1992 (Winner: Ric Flair) WWE You knew[...]

It's no surprise that an old-school member of the pro wrestling brotherhood like Good Ol' Jim Ross would be inclined to vote for Donald Trump for president when he ran back in 2016 Trump himself is a WWE Hall-of-Famer, whose association with the company dates all the way back to WrestleMania 4 Trump has been[...]

There have been a lot of failed attempts to brand professional wrestlers with a bad nickname, but perhaps the most memorable is the one Good Ol' JR tried

Presidential Election (and I wish I was joking about that one) and a chance to yell, "Live ! From New York! It's Saturday Night!" from NBC's Studio 8H. The Walking Dead: [SPOILER] Rips Into Showrunner for Mid-Season Finale Decision https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lu6gaZqaDTIVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: tws18 riggs (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lu6gaZqaDTI) Jim Ross on Hulk Hogan's WWE Return: "The Guy Paid[...]

Now that the world is focused on driving powerful men out of their positions for sexual misconduct, is the door open for powerful men previously driven out of their positions for racist rants to return to the fold? According to WWE Hall-of-Famer Jim Ross, that may be the case. Ross spoke with Business Insider promoting his[...]

Good Ol' Jim Ross will be joined by WWE Hall-of-Famer Lita, according to a press release on WWE's website Additionally, WWE revealed that the tournament will stream in two chunks of four episodes each, the first available on demand on August 28, and the second on September 4. The tournament historic tournament features 32 women from[...]

 We already know that the action will be called by Good Ol' Jim Ross, or at least so he believes: Hear the WWE Hall of Famer @JRsBBQ talk about #WWEUK @McGuinnessNigel & confirm he'll be calling the action for the WWE Women's Tournament pic.twitter.com/Y0QF0VKkT4 — SiriusXM Busted Open (@BustedOpenRadio) May 20, 2017 And now, we know what that[...]

Well, we have our answer: AXS will air the first night's event live, with Jim Ross and Josh Barnett doing live commentary, and there's a trailer to prove it: This is going to be HUGE! @njpwglobal is making their first ever trip to the USA on July 1st & you can watch all the action on[...]

This one is also noteworthy because it will have Jim Ross on commentary for the second time since he signed back on with the WWE and the tragic death of his wife a little over a month ago Look, a press release! WWE Network will stream the WWE United Kingdom Championship Special this Friday, May 19,[...]

Our hearts at Bleeding Cool go out to Jim Ross in the wake of this terrible tragedy. Spoilers below for WrestleMania. Bah gawd! Good ol' JR is coming back to WWE, and it's gonna be a slobberknocker! Reports from various dirt sheets say that the Hall of Famer has signed a new contract with WWE, which will commence[...]