Jim Ross will be undergoing brain surgery in the coming days. On this week’s episode of his Grilling JR podcast, Ross shared that his surgery date is this coming Wednesday (August 12). I have never had brain surgery before. Jim Ross’ trip to WrestleCon —Before surgery, Ross, 74, made a trip to Minneapolis for an appearance at WrestleCon’s SummerSlam week convention. Jim Ross’ AEW contract status —Ross has said he hopes to recover from surgery quickly enough to be in the United Kingdom for AEW’s All In pay-per-view on August 30.