Legendary Wrestling Commentator Jim Ross To Take A Temporary Break From AEW – News18

Legendary wrestling commentator Jim Ross, affectionately referred to as JR, has introduced that he shall be taking a while off from AEW within the coming weeks, as a way to are likely to his private well being.

Ross has been plagued with a plethora of well being struggles lately, together with pores and skin most cancers, for which he bought handled and is now most cancers-free.

In an episode of his podcast, Grilling JR, the WWE Hall of Famer introduced his resolution to step apart and deal with his well being in the intervening time.

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“I’m gonna take some time off, starting this week. I’m not gonna be in [Oakland]. But my doctor believes that if I take a few weeks off, I’m not sure how many, we’ll see, it’s gotta heal, that being off an airplane for a few weeks will be good for my leg to heal, so what’s what I’m gonna do. I’m gonna take a few weeks off. I’m not gonna be on TV for a while until I can navigate the waters a little bit and get in that deep water,” stated Ross.

As talked about, Ross, on prime of his well being points, additionally took a fall this June, which brought about him to overlook many weeks, however JR being the consummate skilled he’s, reclaimed his spot as an everyday within the announcer’s desk as soon as he resumed work.

“I love what I’m doing. We have a unique roster. There’s so many guys that we need to help as much as possible get over, but that goes for any wrestling TV show. That’s their objective. You have one goal when you’re on television in pro wrestling. Get the talent over. So I love doing that. I love that role, I love helping these young kids who ask questions. ‘Did you watch my match’ or ‘Would you watch my match’ or ‘What do you think about this?’

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“So I’m gonna take some time off to get my leg to heal. I’ve been suffering with this s**t for almost two years. How much good barbecue can a country boy eat? So somewhere along the way, I gotta turn the corner and get better. I’m not in a great deal of pain except when I get to the city I’m flying to, my leg swells up like a cantaloupe, and it hurts like hell. So I want to try to not travel, see how that affects me, and go from there. So I’ll be missing for a couple weeks,” introduced Ross.

There has additionally been murmurs about Ross leaving the corporate, however he took to his podcast to clear the air about the identical and acknowledged that he has little interest in leaving AEW anytime quickly.