Profile Info
- Gender Male
- Real Name James WIliam Ross
- Ring Names
- Jim Ross ( January 1, 1974 - Present)
- Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
- Weight
- 240 lbs (109 kg)
- Born January 3, 1952 (age 70)
- Birth Place Fort Bragg, California
- Billed From
- Norman, Oklahoma
- Nicknames (Good Ol') J.R.
Career History
- Roles
- Commentator ( March 17, 1982 - Present)
- Producer ( April 3, 2019 - Present)
- Ambassador ( April 2, 2017 - March 27, 2019)
- Producer ( January 1, 1978 - March 16, 1982)
- Referee ( January 1, 1974 - December 31, 1977)
- Companies / Promotions
Promotion from to Promotion 
April 3, 2019 Present Promotion April 2, 2017 March 27, 2019 Promotion March 25, 2016 November 13, 2018 Promotion November 13, 2012 September 11, 2013 Promotion April 4, 2011 November 12, 2012 Promotion June 20, 2012 October 31, 2012 Promotion October 8, 2009 April 3, 2011 Promotion June 23, 2008 October 9, 2009 Promotion August 5, 1996 June 22, 2008 Promotion June 21, 1994 August 4, 1996 Promotion March 9, 1993 February 11, 1994 Promotion November 2, 1988 February 8, 1993 Promotion November 26, 1987 November 1, 1988 - Face / Heel Turns
Alignment from to Face March 1, 1998 Present Heel September 1, 1996 February 28, 1997 Face November 26, 1987 December 31, 1995 - Images
Jan 2019
Aug 1996
Nov 1987
- Theme Songs
- Theme Song "Boomer Sooner" by The Pride of Oklahoma '98 - Single ( November 26, 1987 - Present)
Titles & Accomplishments
- Hall of Fame
- WWE Hall of Fame - Year 2007, Individual
- Other Accomplishments
- NWA Hall of Fame induction (class of 2016)
- Cauliflower Alley Club's Art Abrams Lifetime Achievement Award Winner (2010)
- George Tragos/Lou Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame's Lou Thesz Award Winner (2011)
- WWE Slammy Award - "Tell Me I Did Not Just See That" Moment of the Year (2011 - for rapping during the "Michael Cole Challenge")
- PWI Stanley Weston Award Winner (2002)
- Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame induction (class of 1999)
- WON Best Television Announcer (1988–1993, 1998–2001, 2006–2007, 2009, 2012)