10 Most Courageous WWE Moments

7. Jim Ross Continues Working With Bell's Palsy

In the early 1990s, a fresh-faced Jim Ross smiled as he welcomed fans to WCW broadcasts. By then, he was already one of the best announcers in the biz, and that caught the eye of WWE in 1993. Around a year later, Ross was stricken by his first bout of Bell's Palsy, a condition that left one side of his face frozen.

Four years later in 1998, Ross was grieving the death of his mother when the affliction struck again, this time on the opposite side. Not only did Ross have to deal with the pain of losing a loved one, he also had to contend with looks that were rapidly changing out of his control. A lesser man would have crumbled.

JR returned to work in 1999.

Think of the pluck it took to put oneself out there for ridicule during the most successful boom period in company history. Ross, now unable to smile or move muscles in his face, showed unbelievable courage to appear in front of millions, open himself up to cruel comments (and cruel characters, like WCW's crass Oklahoma) and continue doing his job.