Jim Ross Due To Undergo Brain Surgery

Jim Ross has revealed he is set to undergo brain surgery to remove excess fluid on the brain which has affected his memory and was the reason for his recent month-long stay in hospital.

Appearing on Grilling JR for the first time since coming out of hospital, the legendary pro wrestling announcer stated:

"I'm just battling. I'm battling. I'm going to have another surgery, brain surgery, this time. That's going to be an adventure because I don't think they're going to find much with my brain (laughs).

"I'll be going to hospital for a few days. Hopefully nothing will go wrong. Got a great surgeon. Today, matter of fact, I had to go to a cardiologist and talk to him about this upcoming procedure. He had to approve it or they wouldn’t do it. So he did and they are. They’re going to do it soon. I just don’t have a confirmed date set but it’s going to be in the next week or so I’m pushing for. It’s this illness, and I’ve got to get it addressed. I couldn’t live my life the way it was. I was forgetting sh*t and couldn’t remember things. It was just horrible. I felt horrible. It all started with me passing out in my house and being discovered there, which began an almost 40-day hospital stay."

Ross confirmed he will be undergoing shunt surgery on his brain, which is an operation that usually takes around one to two hours and involves a thin tube being implanted in the brain, which allows excess cerebrospinal fluid to flow through the shunt to another part of the body, usually the stomach area. The fluid is then absorbed into the blood.

Jim Ross has suffered from serious health issues in recent years. JR missed significant time from All Elite Wrestling in 2024/2025 due to undergoing treatment for skin cancer, but Ross revealed in the summer of 2025 that he is now cancer-free.

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