Jim Ross committed to a new AEW contract last year and he’s now revealed that his current deal with the company will be expiring this month.
While speaking on Grilling JR, Jim Ross talked about his contract status after Conrad Thompson asked him about it. Ross said his deal ends in August, but he hopes to sign a new one. He doesn’t plan on leaving AEW and likes his part-time schedule because it keeps him energized. He also enjoys working with Tony Khan, who he says treats him well.
Ross explained that Khan doesn’t overload announcers with instructions during shows, which helps them stay on track and keep good timing. He noted that producing commentary is a tough job and can hurt the broadcast if done wrong. His agent Barry Bloom is handling the negotiations, and Ross isn’t worried about it.
“I think my contract’s up in August. [Like this month?] Yeah. [But you’re going to renew, you think?] Well, I’m hopeful. I’m not planning on going anywhere. I like my part-time schedule. It lets me keep my batteries charged. I like working for Tony Khan because he’s always been fair and civil to me, and that I appreciate.
You know, whenever he produces announce talent, and I would hear on headsets like these, oftentimes I don’t even hear him because he’s not overly hyped and active. And he certainly has the ability to be. He owns it. He’s smart. It’s easy to be a little eccentric and be a pain in the ass producing announce talent. It’s not an easy job, and it can really screw your announcers up by getting them off rhythm and messing up their timing. Barry Bloom is my agent. He’s working on it, I’m not worried about it.”
Considering the fact that Jim Ross has already confirmed he will be working the AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door pay-per-view on August 24th, fans are hopeful that he will re-sign with the company. After all, Good ol’ JR isn’t going anywhere and wants to end his career in AEW.
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