Archive · 8 Aug 2026
Jim Ross set for brain shunt surgery on August 12
Jim Ross is a very famous wrestling announcer who has worked for WWE and AEW.
He is 74 years old.
He is going to have surgery on his brain on August 12.
Doctors will put a small tube called a shunt into his brain.
The shunt will drain extra fluid, which should help his memory and balance.
He will only stay in the hospital for one day, which made him happy.
Jim has been sick a lot before, including skin cancer and colon cancer.
He also spent almost 40 days in the hospital earlier this year.
Jim wants to end his announcing career in a planned and nice way instead of suddenly.
WWE Hall of Famer and AEW commentator Jim Ross confirmed he will undergo brain surgery on Wednesday, August 12, in Norman, Oklahoma.
Doctors will insert a shunt to drain excess fluid from his brain, a procedure meant to ease his memory problems and balance issues.
Ross announced the news on his podcast Grilling JR and said he expects to spend only about one day in the hospital.
The 74-year-old has faced health battles including Bell's palsy, a broken hip, blood clots, skin cancer in 2021, and colon cancer in 2022.
His AEW contract is set to end this month, and Ross hopes for a planned, respectful ending to his broadcasting career.
- Who
- Jim Ross, the 74-year-old WWE Hall of Famer and AEW commentator
- What
- Is set to undergo brain surgery to have a shunt inserted to drain excess fluid from his brain
- When
- Wednesday, August 12
- Where
- Norman, Oklahoma
- Why
- To relieve memory problems and balance issues that have affected him in recent months
- Patient
- Jim Ross
- Age
- 74
- Procedure
- Shunt insertion to drain excess brain fluid
- Surgery date
- Wednesday, August 12
- Location
- Norman, Oklahoma
- Expected hospital stay
- About one day
- Health history
- Bell's palsy (1994), broken hip, blood clots, skin cancer (2021), colon cancer (2022)
- AEW contract
- Set to end this month