Friday, May 16, 2025 - Professional wrestling icon Jim Ross has revealed he has been diagnosed with colon cancer.
The 73-year-old took to Instagram to reveal the diagnosis
this week, with surgery being scheduled over the next few weeks.
Ross works for All Elite Wrestling as a part-time
commentator and senior advisor and is best known for his long run as a
play-by-play broadcaster with World Wrestling Entertainment.
Ross' diagnosis comes a year after he was hospitalized for
being 'short of breath' last May.
The Oklahoman returned to AEW television shortly after his
hospitalization for sit-down interviews with Bryan Danielson and Swerve
Strickland ahead of their world championship match at Wembley Stadium in front
of over 50,000 fans.
Ross was at 'All In: London' last year on commentary for the
main-event bout, where Danielson won the AEW World Championship, two months
before his retirement as a full-time wrestler.
Well wishes came in for Ross from wrestlers and fans from
around the world including Chris Van Vliet and the Major League Wrestling
promotion.
Ross has worked for a major American professional wrestling
company consecutively since 1974, right after he graduated from college.
The diagnosis adds to the health problems Ross has had in
recent years. He had an eye operation in 2018 and had successful cancer surgery
earlier this year.
Ross was originally diagnosed with skin cancer in October
2021 but said he was in remission by the end of the year.
Ross was inducted into the WWE's Hall of Fame in 2007 and
had been named the Wrestling Observer Newsletter's commentator of the year 14
times.
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