Good 'Ol JR, Jim Ross is as integral a figure in the establishment of pro wrestling as a major entertainment platform as anyone that's come along in the past 40 plus years.
Active in the business since 1974 as everything from a referee to an announcer to a booker to talent relations executive, Ross is best known for his 26 years involvement in the WWE where he called countless memorable matches involving the likes of The Undertaker, The Rock, Kurt Angle, Shawn Michaels and "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, with his immediately recognizable Oklahoma drawl being the first sign that what you were going to watch on Monday Night Raw, Smackdown or WrestleMania was going to be something special.
Ross has recently brought his talents to the new All Elite Wrestling program, which has garnered impressive ratings and reviews since premiering weekly on TNT last fall. This Spring, Ross rolled out a second volume of his memoirs called "Under The Black Hat," which continues the re-telling of his life in and out of the wrestling business that he began in the best-selling book "Slobberknocker," which published in 2017.
WARR Media editorial director Kyle Means speaks with Ross from his home in Oklahoma as he speaks on the impact of the COVID-19 virus on the wrestling business as well as fighting through adversity in life in general. Ross also speaks on the impact of the late WWE ring announcer Howard Finkel, when he first started wearing his trademark black hat and who he'd like to see Oklahoma quarterback Jalen Hurts get drafted by in the NFL.
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WARR Exclusive -- Legendary Wrestling Announcer Jim Ross Talks "Under The Black Hat"