Tickets for RINGSIDE: An Afternoon with Jim Ross & Friends during WrestleMania 33 weekend went on sale today on TicketFly.com. JR will be doing two shows, one on Saturday, April 1 at 2PM, and one on Sunday, April 2 also at 2PM. The WrestleMania Sunday show will be over by 5PM to allow fans to move to the stadium for the big show. Both events...
WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross wrote in his latest blog that he sees no problem with Brock Lesnar not being punished by WWE for failing the UFC drug tests. “I am not condoning PED use in any way but I do agree that WWE cannot require part time performers in a show business presentation, not a legit sport, to adhere to the same rules and regulations...
Jim Ross announced his first two RINGSIDE shows during the WrestleMania 33 weekend in Orlando, Florida. The two shows will be on Saturday, April 1 and Sunday, April 2 and will be matinee shows starting at 2PM, giving fans enough chance to go to Hall of Fame and WrestleMania after. RINGSIDE with Jim Ross and Friends will be held at Plaza LIVE...
WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross will be doing a live show tomorrow morning at The Ritz-Carlton, Dallas, an event promoted by Wrestling-Online.com. Ross will be discussing his broadcasting career and tell road stories before taking Q&A from fans attending this private event. The show was made available to the first 50 people who purchased tickets...
Bret Hart issued a statement on his Facebook page regarding his prostate cancer and the comments that Jim Ross made during The Gunz Show on 77 WABC Radio earlier this week. “I just want to clarify that, while the surgery went well and my doctors and I are optimistic, it is still way too early to declare that it’s now a non-issue. I will be...
In anticipation of his debut on AXS TV for New Japan Pro Wrestling, new commentator Jim Ross recorded an interview for The Voice Versus show which will air on AXS TV on Friday, March 4 at 8PM EST and serve as the lead-in for the NJPW show. During the interview, JR was asked about his departure from WWE and the announcement from the company that he...
During a radio appearance on The Gunz Show on 77 WABC Radio, WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross revealed that fellow Hall of Famer Bret “Hit Man” Hart has beat cancer after the surgery was a total success. Hart went public last month with the news that he is suffering from prostate cancer and underwent surgery on February 10. “They removed the...
WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross has joined the broadcast team for CBS Sports Network’s new monthly professional boxing series titled Knockout Night at The D, which officially launches Saturday night, March 12, at the Downtown Las Vegas Events Center. JR – who will be the main play-by-play commentator – will be joined by Al Bernstein who...
AXS TV, the home of New Japan Pro Wrestling in the United States, has uploaded a sneak peek of WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross calling the action with Josh Barnett. Ross will make his NJPW AXS TV debut on March 4 which will feature WWE NXT’s Shinsuke Nakamura vs Hirooki Goto. This is Ross’ first full-time commentary gig since leaving WWE and his...
FOX Sports today reported that WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross has signed a deal with New Japan Pro Wrestling and AXS TV to be the play-by-play commentator starting in March. JR will be taking over from current Smackdown announcer Mauro Ranallo and will be tag teaming with Josh Barnett from the March 4 show. “This opportunity to work with AXS TV...
WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross is close of being announced as the new NJPW announcer for their show on AXS TV, replacing the current Smackdown announcer Mauro Ranallo who for obvious reasons can’t keep doing both jobs. In his latest blog on JRsBBQ.com, Ross said that several talks were held between the two camps and there’s mutual interest to do...
WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross used his Facebook to address the hack of his Twitter social media account this morning as his Twitter is still disabled and leads to a page not found error. “Some one hacked my Twitter account this morning. I’m NOT dead but I am pissed! Not a good rib,” Ross wrote. “Costing me big money to repair my PC, ect...
Jim Ross’ Twitter was hacked earlier today and a tweet pointed to a JR “family statement” which announced his “death.” The statement linked to a Blogspot.co.uk entry where it said, “We are shocked and saddened to bring you the news that Jim Ross has sadly passed away. Long time friend @WhiteLeedsSite was with him at the time of his...
Jim Ross today announced ticket information for his three WrestleMania weekend shows which are titled RINGSIDE with Jim Ross and Friends. The shows will all be held at the House of Blues in Dallas, Texas, with two shows on Saturday, April 2, one at 4PM and one at 11PM, and one on Monday, April 4, at 8PM. The late night Saturday show will start...
We are pleased to announce that WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross will be our special guest at The Ritz-Carlton, Dallas, during WrestleMania 32 weekend and will be doing an exclusive live show for Wrestling-Online.com readers and guests on Saturday, April 2, starting at 9:30AM. The show, to be held at the Maple Conference Room in the lobby level of The...
WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross was picked to provide the commentary for the WWE 2K16 2K Showcase mode focused on Stone Cold Steve Austin. “We’re so excited to have Jim Ross “Good Ol’ JR back on commentary for #WWE2K16’s 2K Showcase mode focused on the career of Stone Cold Steve Austin,” said the short statement from...
Mick Foley’s comedy show at Full Sail University will have additional help as WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross and color commentator John “Bradshaw” Layfield will be joining him for the stories. The show, titled Cheap Pops, will be held on April 24 and WWE cameras will be there to tape the special for the WWE Network. Jim Ross is also in...
WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross announced today that he will be holding a RINGSIDE show on Saturday, August 22, at the Gramercy Theatre in New York. That weekend WWE will be having SummerSlam in the area and with lots of people in town for the show it was a great opportunity for JR to bring his one man show to the city. Tickets for the show go on sale...
Jim Ross and his wife were sitting ringside at the NXT live event yesterday at San Jose State University and when Triple H pointed him out during intermission fans chanted “JR” and even got a couple of “Holy shit” chants from the NXT faithful. This was the first time that JR attended a live WWE event since he was fired right after...
It’s better late than never for Jim Ross as the WWE Hall of Famer finally announced his ‘RINGSIDE: An Afternoon with Jim Ross’ show for WrestleMania weekend. The show will be held at the Rockbar Theater on Saturday, March 28, on Saratoga Avenue in San Jose, California, starting at 1PM. Tickets will be $20 for general admission and $65 for...
