Jim Ross Signs AEW Contract Extension

Veteran announcer confirms new deal with All Elite Wrestling.

by Andy H Murray
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Veteran commentator Jim Ross will be sticking with All Elite Wrestling for at least the next year and a half.

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.

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Andy has been with WhatCulture for six years and is currently WhatCulture's Senior Wrestling Reporter. A writer, presenter, and editor with 10+ years of experience in online media, he has been a sponge for all wrestling knowledge since playing an old Royal Rumble 1992 VHS to ruin in his childhood. Having previously worked for Bleacher Report, Andy specialises in short and long-form writing, video presenting, voiceover acting, and editing, all characterised by expert wrestling knowledge and commentary. Andy is as much a fan of 1985 Jim Crockett Promotions as he is present-day AEW and WWE - just don't make him choose between the two.