WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross shares some positive news, as he says his health is better than it has been in a while.
In an interview with Justin Barrasso of Sports Illustrated, Jim Ross provided an update on his health after he had surgery in February.
“My health is better than it’s been in over a year, I’m happy to say,” Jim Ross said. “My right hip, that’s healing and getting better. My radiation wound from skin cancer–and I’m cancer-free–is still healing. Vaping has helped. It’s allowed me to stop taking pain medication and get me through the night. I’m feeling good. And I’m still doing what I love.”
Jim Ross On Being There For Sting’s Last Match
During the interview, Jim Ross also detailed how he called the action for some matches at AEW Revolution not long after he had hip surgery.
“I had my right hip replaced, and it’s healing nicely, but my surgeon and I failed to schedule a follow-up, so I didn’t realize I had 28 staples in my hip,” Jim Ross said. “It was my first trip after the hip surgery. I kept thinking to myself, ‘This is painful.’ I thought it was me. Really, it was the staples causing all the pain.”
AEW Revolution was headlined by Sting’s last match, as “The Icon” and Darby Allin defended the AEW World Tag Team Championship against The Young Bucks. Jim Ross said it was a special night, and he was not going to miss it.
“It was a very emotional night, and that pulse from the people at the Greensboro Coliseum was a great treatment for making my pain subside,” Ross said. “Even if I knew I the adversity I was going to be in, I still would have gone. Sting means the world to me. I wasn’t going to miss it.
“Everybody talks about Sting in WCW, but I met Sting when he was tagging with Rick Steiner–and before that, Jim Hellwig–in Mid-South. When Cowboy [Bill Watts] fired Hellwig, he made sure to tell Sting he was wanted. He’s such a natural babyface. It’s hard to boo the guy. So I dealt with the pain. There are people out there in this world who have it a lot worse than me.”
Jim Ross later appeared at AEW Dynasty on April 21 and called some of the matches.
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