Health · Healthcare & Policy · 2 hrs ago
Jim Ross recovering from chest infection after hospital stay
Jim Ross was hospitalized after his oxygen levels fell because of a chest infection.
The 74-year-old wrestling announcer has been discharged and is recovering at home, according to his podcast co-host, Conrad Thompson.
Ross is still feeling unwell and will miss at least one more week of Grilling JR. His recent health problems follow two brain operations, and his shunt, which had been helping with balance issues, has not yet been reconnected.
Ross hopes to have the shunt turned back on and return to AEW commentary when he feels better.
Thompson said he hopes Ross will return to the podcast next week, though Ross is still recovering.
Jim Ross has been discharged from hospital and is recovering from a chest infection.
His oxygen was low, and he spent a night in hospital.
Ross is still feeling under the weather and will miss at least one more week of his Grilling JR podcast.
Co-host Conrad Thompson said he hopes Ross will return next week.
The hospitalization followed Ross’s second brain surgery.
- Who
- Jim Ross, with an update from his podcast co-host Conrad Thompson.
- What
- Ross was hospitalized with low oxygen linked to a chest infection and has since been discharged.
- When
- Ross announced his hospitalization on October 12; the update was published on October 22, 2026.
- Where
- Not stated.
- Why
- He had low oxygen because of a chest infection.
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Ross had the operation in which a shunt was inserted.
Ross announced that he had been hospitalized because of low oxygen.
Ross was discharged and began recovering from a chest infection.
Thompson’s health update was published, saying Ross needed at least one more week off from Grilling JR.
- Age
- 74
- Hospitalization announced
- October 12
- Cause
- Chest infection and low oxygen
- Podcast
- Grilling JR
- Shunt
- Not yet hooked back up, according to Thompson
What people are saying
I’m happy to report that he is home and on the mend.
I feel very blessed, very lucky that I’m still able to put sentences together from time to time.