Jim Ross
Acting Born Jan 3, 1952 Fort Bragg, California, USA 170 credits
Biography
James William Jim Ross is a professional wrestling commentator, referee, restaurateur, occasional wrestler, and former company executive of WWE. Within the company, he works as a commentator on NXT, an interim commentator on Raw, and as a talent relations consultant. He was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2007. Widely regarded as one of the greatest announcers in wrestling history, he is known affectionately by fans as Good Ol JR. Outside of professional wrestling, Ross has developed his own brand of barbecue sauces and cookbooks. According to biographical records, he was born on January 3, 1952, in Fort Bragg, California, United States. His known acting credits total 156.
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Career overview
James William Jim Ross was born on January 3, 1952, in Fort Bragg, California, United States. He is known in the entertainment industry for his work in television and film, accumulating 156 known credits within the database.
Ross is widely recognized by professional wrestling fans as Good Ol' JR. Throughout his career, he has worked in various roles within the professional wrestling industry, including as a commentator on NXT, an interim commentator on Raw, a referee, an occasional wrestler, a talent relations consultant, and a former company executive of WWE. He was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2007 and is considered one of the greatest announcers in wrestling history.
Outside of his work in professional wrestling commentary and executive positions, Ross is also known as a restaurateur who has developed his own brand of barbecue sauces and cookbooks.
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Frequent co-stars
Tony Schiavone
2 shared titles
Jonathan Good
2 shared titles
Christopher Keith Irvine
2 shared titles
Stephen Woltz
2 shared titles
Peter Senerchia
2 shared titles
Matthew Massie
2 shared titles
Nicholas Massie
2 shared titles
David Harwood
2 shared titles
Daniel Wheeler
2 shared titles
Jim Duggan
2 shared titles
Career timeline
AEW Double or Nothing 2026
WWE's Greatest MomentsQueen of the Ring · Executive ProducerAEW x NJPW: Forbidden Door 2025AEW Dynasty 2025WrestleMania IX: Becoming a Spectacle
AEW Dynasty 2024AEW x NJPW Present Forbidden Door 2024
All Elite Wrestling: CollisionAngleAEW All In 2023: London - Zero Hour
Hey! (EW)WWE RivalsAll Elite Wrestling: Battle of the BeltsAEW Double or Nothing 2022AEW Revolution 2022
All Elite Wrestling: RampageBiography: WWE LegendsAEW Double or Nothing 2021AEW Full Gear 2021AEW All Out 2021
The Best of WWEAEW UnrestrictedAEW Revolution 2020AEW Bash at the BeachAEW Fight for the Fallen
All Elite Wrestling: DynamiteAll Elite Wrestling: DynamiteAEW DarkDark Side of the RingDark Side of the Ring
WWE UntoldNJPW Fighting Spirit Unleashed 2018NJPW Strong Style Evolved 2018NJPW G1 Special In San Francisco
1997: Dawn of the AttitudeWWE Mae Young ClassicWWE NXT Takeover: ChicagoNXT TakeOver: Brooklyn IIIThe Price of Fame
The FunksRudy & DesNXT Takeover: TorontoI Never Quit: The Magnum T.A. StoryInside the Ropes: The Rise of the Attitude Era with Jim Cornette & Jim Ross
WWE 24NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 9WWE: Monday Night War Vol. 1: Shots FiredThe Resurrection of Jake The SnakeWhat Now
Wrestlemania RewindWWE RivalriesBrock Lesnar: Best of the BeastWWE: The Best of Raw - After the ShowLadies and Gentlemen, My Name Is Paul Heyman
WWE Royal Rumble 2013WWE WrestleMania 29 KickoffLegends of Mid-South Wrestling
CM Punk: Best in the WorldThe 50 Greatest Finishing Moves in WWE HistoryWWE: Undertaker 20-0 - The StreakWWE Tagged Classics: Austin 3:16 Uncensored / Three Faces Of Foley / Chris Jericho: Break Down The Walls / Kurt Angle: Its True
WWE Survivor Series 2011WWE Extreme Rules 2011The True Story of WrestleManiaWWE Over The Limit 2011WWE: OMG! The Top 50 Incidents in WWE History
WWE NXT
WWE Saturday Night's Main Event XXXVI
WWE: Twist of Fate - The Matt and Jeff Hardy Story
Inside MMAWWE Hall of Fame 2007The Most Powerful Families in WrestlingWWE: Legends of Wrestling - Heatseekers
WWE ECWWWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
WWE Hall of FameRoad Warriors: The Life & Death of the Most Dominant Tag-Team in Wrestling HistoryThe Self Destruction of the Ultimate WarriorWWE: Road Warriors - The Life & Death of the Most Dominant Tag-Team in Wrestling History
The Celebrity ApprenticeWWE WrestleMania XX
WWE Royal Rumble 2003WWE Unforgiven 2003
WWE Royal Rumble 2002WWE Armageddon 2002WWE Judgment Day 2002WWE Survivor Series 2002WWE SummerSlam 2002
WWE Tough EnoughWWE Tough EnoughLita - It Just Feels RightLita: It Just Feels Right
WWF: TLC - Tables Ladders Chairs
WWE Friday Night SmackDownWWE Friday Night SmackDownMan on the MoonBeyond the MatMick Foley: Madman Unmasked
WWE HeatWWF: Three Faces of Foley
WWE SummerSlam 1997WWE Sunny
Full Filmography
170 titles- AEW Double or Nothing 2026 (2026) as Jim Ross
- WWE's Greatest Moments (2025)
- Queen of the Ring (2025) Executive Producer
- AEW x NJPW: Forbidden Door 2025 (2025) as Jim Ross - English Commentary
- AEW Dynasty 2025 (2025) as Jim Ross
- WrestleMania IX: Becoming a Spectacle (2025) as Self
- AEW Dynasty 2024 (2024) as Jim Ross
- AEW x NJPW Present Forbidden Door 2024 (2024) as Jim Ross - English Commentary
- All Elite Wrestling: Collision (2023) as Jim Ross
- Angle (2023) as Self
- AEW All In 2023: London - Zero Hour (2023) as Jim Ross
- Hey! (EW) (2022) as Jim Ross
- WWE Rivals (2022)
- All Elite Wrestling: Battle of the Belts (2022) as Jim Ross
- AEW Double or Nothing 2022 (2022) as Jim Ross
- AEW Revolution 2022 (2022) as Jim Ross
- AEW All Out 2022 (2022) as Jim Ross
- AEW x NJPW Presents Forbidden Door 2022 (2022) as Jim Ross - English Commentary
- Ric Flair's Last Match: Preshow (2022) as Jim Ross
- All Elite Wrestling: Rampage (2021) as Jim Ross
- Biography: WWE Legends (2021) as Self - WWE Announcer
- AEW Double or Nothing 2021 (2021) as Jim Ross
- AEW Full Gear 2021 (2021) as Jim Ross
- AEW All Out 2021 (2021) as Jim Ross
- AEW Fyter Fest (2021) as Jim Ross
- AEW Grand Slam (2021) as Jim Ross
- AEW Road Rager (2021) as Jim Ross
- The Best of WWE (2020) as Himself
- AEW Unrestricted (2020) as Jim Ross
- AEW Revolution 2020 (2020) as Jim Ross
- AEW Bash at the Beach (2020) as Jim Ross
- AEW Fight for the Fallen (2020) as Jim Ross
- AEW Winter is Coming (2020) as Jim Ross
- The Best of Mickie James (2020)
- Chris Jericho's 30th Anniversary Celebration (2020) as Jim Ross
- AEW Dynamite Anniversary Show (2020) as Jim Ross
- All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite (2019) as Jim Ross
- All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite (2019)
- AEW Dark (2019) as Jim Ross
- Dark Side of the Ring (2019)
- Dark Side of the Ring (2019) as Self
- AEW All Out 2019 (2019) as Jim Ross
- AEW Double or Nothing 2019 (2019) as Jim Ross
- AEW Fyter Fest (2019) as Jim Ross
- Before the Bell: The Story of All Elite Wrestling (2019) as Jim Ross
- WWE Untold (2018) as Self
- NJPW Fighting Spirit Unleashed 2018 (2018) as Jim Ross - English Commentary
- NJPW Strong Style Evolved 2018 (2018) as Jim Ross - English Commentary
- NJPW G1 Special In San Francisco (2018) as Jim Ross - English Commentary
- 1997: Dawn of the Attitude (2017) as Jim Ross (archive footage)
- WWE Mae Young Classic (2017) as Commentator
- WWE NXT Takeover: Chicago (2017)
- NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn III (2017)
- The Price of Fame (2017) as Self
- NJPW G1 Special in USA 2017 - Night 2 (2017) as Jim Ross - English Commentary
- NJPW G1 Special in USA 2017 - Night 1 (2017) as Jim Ross - English Commentary
- The Funks (2016) as Himself
- Rudy & Des (2016) as Himself
- NXT Takeover: Toronto (2016) as Jim Ross
- I Never Quit: The Magnum T.A. Story (2016)
- Inside the Ropes: The Rise of the Attitude Era with Jim Cornette & Jim Ross (2016)
- WWE 24 (2015) as Himself
- NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 9 (2015) as Jim Ross - English Commentary
- WWE: Monday Night War Vol. 1: Shots Fired (2015) as Jim Ross
- The Resurrection of Jake The Snake (2015) as Self
- What Now (2015) as Mr. Rappole
- WWE NXT Live: From San Jose 2015 (2015) as Jim Ross
- Wrestlemania Rewind (2014) as Jim Ross
- WWE Rivalries (2014) as Self
- Brock Lesnar: Best of the Beast (2014) as Self
- WWE: The Best of Raw - After the Show (2014) as Jim Ross
- Ladies and Gentlemen, My Name Is Paul Heyman (2014) as Himself
- The Sheik (2014) as Self
- Daniel Bryan: Journey to WrestleMania 30 (2014) as Jim Ross
- Brian and the Boz (2014) as Self
- WWE Royal Rumble 2013 (2013)
- WWE WrestleMania 29 Kickoff (2013) as Jim Ross
- Legends of Mid-South Wrestling (2013) as Himself
- CM Punk: Best in the World (2012) as Himself
- The 50 Greatest Finishing Moves in WWE History (2012)
- WWE: Undertaker 20-0 - The Streak (2012) as Jim Ross (archive footage)
- WWE Tagged Classics: Austin 3:16 Uncensored / Three Faces Of Foley / Chris Jericho: Break Down The Walls / Kurt Angle: Its True (2012) as Actor
- WWE Survivor Series 2011 (2011) as Jim Ross
- WWE Extreme Rules 2011 (2011) as Jim Ross
- The True Story of WrestleMania (2011)
- WWE Over The Limit 2011 (2011) as Jim Ross (Appearance)
- WWE: OMG! The Top 50 Incidents in WWE History (2011)
- WWE NXT (2010)
- WWE Saturday Night's Main Event XXXVI (2009) as Jim Ross
- WWE: Twist of Fate - The Matt and Jeff Hardy Story (2008) as Self
- Inside MMA (2007) as Self Guest
- WWE Hall of Fame 2007 (2007) as Himself
- The Most Powerful Families in Wrestling (2007)
- WWE: Legends of Wrestling - Heatseekers (2007)
- WWE ECW (2006) as Jim Ross
- WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology (2006) as Jim Ross
- WWE Hall of Fame (2005) as Self
- Road Warriors: The Life & Death of the Most Dominant Tag-Team in Wrestling History (2005) as Himself
- The Self Destruction of the Ultimate Warrior (2005) as Himself
- WWE: Road Warriors - The Life & Death of the Most Dominant Tag-Team in Wrestling History (2005)
- The Celebrity Apprentice (2004) as Jim Ross (archive footage)
- WWE WrestleMania XX (2004) as Jim Ross
- WWE Royal Rumble 2003 (2003) as Jim Ross
- WWE Unforgiven 2003 (2003) as Jim Ross
- WWE Royal Rumble 2002 (2002) as Jim Ross
- WWE Armageddon 2002 (2002) as Jim Ross
- WWE Judgment Day 2002 (2002) as Jim Ross
- WWE Survivor Series 2002 (2002) as Jim Ross
- WWE SummerSlam 2002 (2002) as Jim Ross
- WWE Unforgiven 2002 (2002) as Jim Ross
- WWE Vengeance 2002 (2002) as Jim Ross
- WWE No Mercy 2002 (2002) as Jim Ross
- WWE Insurrextion 2002 (2002) as Jim Ross
- WWE: Triple H - The Game (2002) as Himself
- WWE Super Tuesday (2002) as Jim Ross
- WWE Tough Enough (2001) as Self
- WWE Tough Enough (2001) as Jim Ross
- Lita - It Just Feels Right (2001) as Self
- Lita: It Just Feels Right (2001) as Himself
- WWF: TLC - Tables Ladders Chairs (2000) as Jim Ross
- WWE Friday Night SmackDown (1999) as Jim Ross
- WWE Friday Night SmackDown (1999)
- Man on the Moon (1999) as Wrestling Commentator
- Beyond the Mat (1999) as Self
- Mick Foley: Madman Unmasked (1999) as Himself
- WWF: It's Our Time (1999) as Jim Ross
- WWE Heat (1998) as Jim Ross
- WWF: Three Faces of Foley (1998) as Himself
- WWE SummerSlam 1997 (1997) as Jim Ross
- WWE Sunny (1997) as Jim Ross
- Smoky Mountain Wrestling (1994) as Jim Ross (Interviewer)
- WWE Sunday Night Slam (1994) as Jim Ross
- WWE Sunday Night Slam (1994) as Jim Ross (Commentator)
- German Fan Favorites (1994) as Jim Ross
- WWF SummerSlam Spectacular 1994: Sunday Night Slam (1994) as Jim Ross
- Raw (1993) as Jim Ross
- Raw (1993)
- WWE Invasion of the Bodyslammers (1993) as Jim Ross
- WWE Bashed in the USA (1993) as Jim Ross (Commentator)
- WWE SummerSlam Spectacular 1993 (1993) as Jim Ross
- WCW Clash of The Champions XXII (1993) Writer
- WWE UK Rampage '93 (1993) as Jim Ross (Commentator)
- WWE Global Warfare (1993) as Jim Ross
- Bret "Hit Man" Hart: His Greatest Matches (1993) as Jim Ross
- WCW The Great American Bash 1992 (1992) Writer
- WCW Halloween Havoc 1992 (1992) Writer
- WCW Clash of The Champions XXI (1992) Writer
- WCW Beach Blast (1992) Writer
- WCW Clash of The Champions XIX (1992) Writer
- WCW Starrcade 1992 (1992) Writer
- WCW WrestleWar 1991 (1991) as Jim Ross (Commentator)
- WCW WrestleWar 1991 (1991) Producer
- NWA WrestleWar 1989 (1989)
- Clash of the Champions (1988) Writer
- WWF Superstars (1986)
- WWF Superstars (1986) as Commentator
- WWF Wrestling Challenge (1986) as Jim Ross
- Power Pro Wrestling (1986) as Jim Ross (Announcer)
- WWE Pay Per View (1985)
- NWA World Championship Wrestling (1985) as Self
- WWE Saturday Night's Main Event (1985) as Jim Ross
- WWE Saturday Night's Main Event (1985)
- Mid-South Wrestling (1981) as Jim Ross (Guest Commentator)
- Mid-South Wrestling (1981) as Jim Ross (Ring Announcer)
- Mid-South Wrestling (1981) as Jim Ross (Interviewer)
- Mid-South Wrestling (1981) as Jim Ross (Color Commentator)
- Mid-South Wrestling (1981) as Jim Ross - Ring Announcer
- WWE Old School (1973) as Jim Ross (Commentary)
- Owen as Self
- OMG! Top 50 Incidents in WWE History as Self
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Jim Ross best known for?
Jim Ross is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including AEW Double or Nothing 2026 (2026), WWE's Greatest Moments (2025), All Elite Wrestling: Collision (2023), A Doll's House (1973).
When and where was Jim Ross born?
Jim Ross was born on January 3, 1952 in Fort Bragg, California, USA.
How many credits does Jim Ross have?
Jim Ross has accumulated over 170 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1973 to 2026.
What is Jim Ross's background in cinema and television?
James William Jim Ross is a professional wrestling commentator, referee, restaurateur, occasional wrestler, and former company executive of WWE. Within the company, he works as a commentator on NXT, an interim commentator on Raw, and as a talent relations consultant. He was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2007. W...
Jim Ross by the numbers
170credits
121films
49TV series
1973–2026active years
Age in their best-rated roles
- The Best of WWE (2020) as Himself — aged about 68
- AEW Double or Nothing 2026 (2026) as Jim Ross — aged about 74
- WWE SummerSlam 2002 (2002) as Jim Ross — aged about 50
- Dark Side of the Ring (2019) — aged about 67
- Dark Side of the Ring (2019) as Self — aged about 67
- WWE Saturday Night's Main Event (1985) as Jim Ross — aged about 33
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