There are few men more iconic to professional wrestling than Jim Ross. Known as ‘The Hall of Fame Voice Of Wrestling’, Ross currently lends his talents to All Elite Wrestling – helping with commentary and backstage interviews.
He was on the call for the debut episode of AEW Collision, but has been sparsely seen beyond that. Ross would provide some updates on his health – and when fans can expect to hear from him again.
Jim Ross Had A Nasty Fall – Needs Time To Recover
While speaking on his Grilling JR podcast with Conrad Thompson, Ross would provide a health update – saying the following.
“I’m feeling pretty good. I’m getting better every day. I just had a string of bad luck, health wise, which is very unusual for me because, knock on wood, I’ve been very blessed with good health. But when you get to be 71, and you’re trying to live a young man’s life in a young man’s business and going on the road every week, it can get very challenging. So that’s kind of what I found myself in that situation.
But what happened was, it’s a hell of a story, at least it was for me. I got up and not unlike a lot of other people, I had to go yo the bathroom in the middle of the night, so I hopped out of bed to go to my bathroom, and apparently I tripped over my CPAP cord. When I did, I fell face-first into the end table next to my bed, and the corner hit over here somewhere. So I had a huge knot immediately, eye swelled shut almost immediately. But I was so sleepy and so out of it that I just got back in bed. I think I actually went to the bathroom. Mother Nature won that match, and then I got back in bed.”
This was before AEW Collision’s debut – with Ross taking time off after returning home from Chicago.
Tony Khan Is Giving Ross All The Time He Needs To Recover
Ross would then detail that AEW CEO Tony Khan told him to take ‘as much time as he needs’ before he returns.
“I was very lucky I woke up. I was very lucky I didn’t bleed out because I had a lot of blood on my pillow cases. I had to fight through it, and I’ve been fighting through it ever since. The concussion was one issue. I’m working on our book. I got a manuscript here that we’ve written, and I’ve been trying to get to it to read it, but I haven’t been able to see good enough out of one eye. So I’m getting back on that track. I’m trying to get caught back up on that deal, but as far as going back on the road, I don’t have a return date.
Tony Khan’s been very nice as far as ‘take all the time you need, and if you want to take several weeks off or the summer off, whatever you’d like to do, just get healthy.’ So I appreciate the fact that he’s being patient with me and that he is encouraging my good health because that’s really the main thing, and it gives us all an eye-opener. There’s nothing more important than our health. So many times, we take it for granted, and I have for years. So I’m gonna be a little bit more aware of my health, I’m gonna be a little bit more aware of how I take care of myself, but in the meantime, I’ve been here at home,”
Thankfully, AEW has no shortage of commentary options – though no one has the same ability as Ross. We hope to see him back on AEW programming soon.
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