Jim Ross On AEW All In: It’s Once-In-A-Lifetime Show For Me, I’m Looking Forward To It Immensely

Jim Ross says he doesn’t know whether he’ll have another opportunity to be involved with something as special as AEW All In.

Jim Ross says he doesn’t know whether he’ll have another opportunity to be involved with something as special as AEW All In.

WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross, 71, has been a part of numerous memorable shows, including WrestleManias and other high-profile events. He missed some time due to health issues, but he returned to AEW on the August 5 episode of AEW Collision. The legend has made it clear that he wants to be part of AEW All In, AEW’s United Kingdom debut which reportedly surpassed WrestleMania 32’s ticket distribution record.

Speaking on his Grilling JR podcast, Ross shared his thoughts ahead of the show and emphasized that he wants to be involved. He noted that he doesn’t know that he’ll ever get another opportunity to be involved such such a special event.

“Yeah, it’s pretty impressive when you stop to think about it. For me, next year will be 50 years in the wrestling business. I don’t regret a minute of it any of it, quite frankly. Wouldn’t change a damn thing. So yeah, it’s gonna be very memorable. I say this, and I don’t say it in a morbid way, but we all gotta be realistic about our mortality. I don’t know that I’ll ever have the opportunity to be a part of an event like this again. You can’t run an event like that every year, I don’t think. It’s a once-in-a-lifetime deal. They struck when the iron was hot. When you don’t have a card, it tells you what sold the event. What sold the event was the brand AEW. It’s just a no-brainer. I’m looking forward to it immensely. Have no idea what match I’m gonna call, or matches. Doesn’t matter to me. Whatever Tony Khan wants, that’s what I’ll do. It’s easy. Coach sends a play in, you’re a player. Run the damn play. Simple as that,” Ross said.

Ross recently announced that his MRI came back negative, and there is no cancer in his tibia.

The legend previously noted that he doesn’t have a lot of time left on his AEW contract. Click here to see what he had to say.

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