James William "Jim" Ross is a professional wrestling commentator (born January 3 1952 in Fort Bragg, California ), known professionally by his stage name Jim Ross or simply JR. Jim Ross is a restaurateur, professional wrestling commentator and former company executive currently signed to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) working on its Raw brand as the play-by-play commentator. To many peers, Ross is considered to be one of the best wrestling announcers in history and has been called the voice of World Wrestling Entertainment. For testimonials on Ross's career as well as Ross's speech detailing his early career, see the induction video from his WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2007 induction as part of the Wrestlemania 23 DVD set. He is known affectionately as "good ol'" J.R. or simply J.R. to his fans. In 2007 he was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame alongside his long-time commentary partner Jerry Lawler.

In recent years he has developed his own brand of barbecue sauce, beef jerky and cookbooks, and has since opened a successful barbecue restaurant in Norman, Oklahoma, with plans to expand the business into a multi-location franchise centered in the Oklahoma City area.

Jim Ross (born May 20, 1926 in Edinburgh, Scotland) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 62 games in the National Hockey League. He played with the New York Rangers.