Jim Ross fulfilling all of his WrestleMania week commitments
Via Twitter Friday, WWE Hall-of-Famer, NJPW lead announcer, and wrestling legend Jim Ross announced he will be coming to Orlando, FL, and fulfilling all of his scheduled appearances during WrestleMania week.
Ross, whose wife Jan passed away Wednesday due to serious injuries after being struck by a car near their Norman, OK, home earlier in the week, was scheduled for a number of different events during the wrestling industry’s biggest week of the year. With Jan’s passing, those appearances were obviously in doubt.
On Ross’ docket as of now:
– A Thursday WrestleCon launch party on for Highspots with Ric Flair and Sting at 4 PM
– Autograph sessions for Highspots
– WaleMania this Thursday at the Tier Night Club
– A live show at 2:30 PM Saturday at Plaza Live with biography author Paul O’Brien & Tony Schiavone
– A live show at 2:30 PM Sunday at Plaza Live with Jim Cornette and Bruce Prichard
However, Ross won’t be announcing tonight’s Nico Hernandez vs. Patrick Gutierrez boxing match on CBS Sports Network. Hernandez, who won an Olympic bronze medal in Rio de Janeiro, is making his pro debut tonight with a large degree of local fanfare in his home city of Wichita, KS. It is expected that CBS will give a ten bell salute to Jan on the broadcast tonight. Former Bellator MMA announcer Sean Wheelock will be taking his spot.