Jim Ross will be taking time off to heal.
Jim Ross regularly appears as a member of the AEW Collision broadcast team. He also occasionally works AEW Dynamite tapings and pay-perv-views.
On the latest episode of Grilling JR, AEW broadcaster Jim Ross confirmed that he will be taking some time off in order to heal, as he continues to deal with a wound on his leg. (H/t Fightful for the transcription)
“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.
“I’m gonna take some time off to get my leg to heal. I’ve been suffering with this shit 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. I’ll keep everybody posted here.”
Ross also stated that he feels like he’s lucky that he works for Tony Khan, as he stated that the AEW CEO has been taking good care of him.
Jim Ross On His AEW Contract
Given Ross’ absence, co-host Conrad Thompson asked him about what it means for his future and his contract. Ross responded by stating that there is still some time left on his deal, he doesn’t plan to leave AEW, and Tony Khan indicated that he wants to extend his time there.
“I have a contract that’s in place, I tend to honor it. It’s still got a few months left, and Tony Khan has indicated to me, as early as this week, at least to my representative Barry Bloom, that he’d like for me to stay. I’m not looking to go anywhere. It’s just that I need to heal. That’s all. Simplistically as that. My leg needs to heal, and the good news is that the wound is getting much better, so I am healing. I just gotta get better. It’s not a matter of pain tolerance. The pain comes when I get to the city I’m flying to.
“Flying is the enemy right now. So if I can heal a little bit more, then flying becomes less of an issue. With this job, I can’t do it without flying. So flying is a necessary evil, if you want to use that term, and that’s kind of how I’m approaching it. So I have no plans on leaving AEW. I like working for Tony. Tony’s been good to me, he’s taken great care of me. We just have a very unique relationship. I’m not high maintenance, even with a bad leg and stuff. I don’t want to be high maintenance.”
WrestleZone will monitor the situation and provide more informatio about Ross’ health and contract status as it becomes available.
