WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross reveals devastating cancer diagnosis
WWE icon Jim Ross revealed the heartbreaking diagnosis on Thursday evening, plunging his future in the sport into doubt.
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AEW announcer and WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross has colon cancer.
The 73-year-old Ross revealed the news and let wrestling fans know what’s coming next in a social media post on Thursday.
“Diagnosed this week with colon cancer,” Ross wrote on X. “Surgery being scheduled in the next week or two. I appreciate your concern and support.”
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It’s the second time Ross, who has Bell’s palsy, has been diagnosed with cancer in recent years, the New York Post reports.
In October of 2021, Ross announced that he had skin cancer.
“Waiting on the radiologist study to determine treatment,” Ross wrote along with a photo of his ankle in a bandage at the time. “Likely radiation.”
In December of that year, Ross revealed that he had beaten cancer and would return to AEW’s airwaves.
“Due to my skin cancer care totalling 22 radiation treatments starting Monday, I will hopefully return to the announce desk on December 29 in Jacksonville,” he wrote on X at the time.
“@TonyKhan supports me on this strategy which has been a blessing. My thanks for all your support.”
Ross was the voice of the “Attitude Era” boom in WWE when “Stone Cold” Steve Austin and The Rock rose to prominence.
After more than two decades with WWE, Ross left the company in March 2019, joining AEW as its lead announcer a month later.
In 2017, Ross tragically lost his wife, Jan, after a horrific road accident critically damaged her brain and skull at the age of 55 years old.
He was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2007.
– This story originally appeared on the New York Post and has been republished with permission
Originally published as WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross reveals devastating cancer diagnosis
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