Jim Ross
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| Jim Ross | |
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| Born | January 3, 1952 Fort Bragg, California |
| Lives in | Norman, Oklahoma |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Jim Ross Good Ol' J.R. J.R. |
| Billed from | Westville, Oklahoma |
| Debut | 1974 1993 (WWE) |
James William "Jim" Ross (born January 3, 1952 in Fort Bragg, California[1]) is a professional wrestling commentator. He is also known by his nicknames Good Ol' J.R. or simply J.R.. Ross is a restaurateur, former professional wrestling commentator and former company executive. He is most well known for working for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) as a play-by-play commentator.
He was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2007 and is widely regarded as one of the greatest commentators in wrestling history.[2][3]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ Ross, Jim (January 5, 2008). "J.R.'s Blog " Happy New Year Everyone! Lots of Feedback Answered Today... Life Goes On... and So Does Work..". JRsBarBQ.com. http://www.jrsbarbq.com/2008/01/05/happy-new-year-everyone-lots-of-feedback-answered-today%e2%80%a6-life-goes-on%e2%80%a6-and-so-does-work%e2%80%a6/. Retrieved 2008-01-06. "I was born on January 3, 1952 in Fort Bragg, California."
- ↑ "Pro Wrestling's Best Commentators; A Fan's Take". Yahoo! Sports. http://sports.yahoo.com/top/news?slug=ycn-11095862. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
- ↑ "Ring Posts:The best and worst wrestling announcers". The Baltimore Sun. http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/sports/wrestling/blog/2007/11/the_best_and_worst_wrestling_announcers.html. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
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