10 Non-Wrestlers AEW Should Sign

9. Jim Ross

Role: Commentary (At First)

There's every chance that this one will actually happen before I manage to publish the article, such is the heft of speculation surrounding JR's move to AEW. While the man remains the romanticised voice of wrestling in all of our heads, he's not actually been full time with WWE since 2013. He's returned to call the Mae Young Classic, The Undertaker's Sort-Of-Retirement Match at WrestleMania 33 and that Raw 25 Episode.

Since then he's worked the independent circuit (why yes, including a few blockbuster old WCPW shows, since you asked) but primarily been known for his English Language work with NJPW. Work that, rather unfortunately, not been overly popular with the Young Bucks over the years but from a business perspective, was a no-brainer. The same holds true for AEW.

AEW's long-term success hinges on the company not merely being seen as a place where talent goes after they've done WWE, and having the voice of WrestleMania's past soundtracking their big moments is, thus, counterproductive. However, JR's talents extend beyond the commentary booth and he's arguably as valuable to them backstage as he is out-front. Let him produce, let him scout.