Jim Ross Signs AEW Contract Extension
Veteran announcer confirms new deal with All Elite Wrestling.
Veteran commentator Jim Ross will be sticking with All Elite Wrestling for at least the next year and a half.
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The 70-year-old confirmed as much during a recent episode of his Grilling JR podcast. Ross stated that he and AEW had come to terms on an extension a short while ago, with his new deal running for around 18 months (h/t 411Mania):-
“I don’t think we’ve made this announcement, but I signed an extension with AEW not too long ago I appreciate Tony Khan’s confidence and his willingness to keep me on the team and contribute. We’re not going a long time, but I think I signed for about a year and a half or something like that to stay in the position I’m in. I’m just really pleased that at 70, I still have a future, and at 70, I’m still loving what I do.”
Ross, who has been in AEW's announce booth since the promotion's 2019 inception, stated that his goal is to keep going until he hits the 50-year mark in pro wrestling:-
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“I want to get to 2024. I really do. That’s 50 years in the wrestling business. Not a lot of guys can say that they’re in the same job in a fickle, crazy-ass, unpredictable business like pro wrestling for 50 years. The good lord is looking down and cutting me a break, and if I can get to 50 [years in wrestling], I’ll be the happiest guy in Norman, Oklahoma.”
The legendary commentator's initial three-year AEW contract would have expired in April.