Tonight was a big night for AEW. The promotion’s third brand, Collision, debuted and it marked the return of CM Punk. But, AEW’s commentator, Jim Ross, isn’t feeling too well as he took to social media to show his supporters a nasty black eye he got from a “bad fall”. 

The former voice of Monday Night Raw is one of the most revered play-by-play commentators in sports entertainment. Jim Ross is admired for his years of contribution to wrestling, not just as a commentator but also as an executive. The WWE Hall of Famer turned All-Elite in 2019. After JR relayed information about his fall to his fans, he got nothing but love and support. 

Fans send well-wishes to Jim Ross

Taking to Twitter, Jim Ross revealed why his eye looked the way it did. He wrote, “Bad fall this morning. Still headed to Chicago for Collision! Historic night for ⁦@AEW⁩ on ⁦@tntdrama.”

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In the picture, Jim Ross’ right eye looks completely swollen. Jim Ross conspicuously looks very ill as the entire eye has turned black. It’s a painful sight, to say the least. No matter how bad the fall was, it couldn’t keep JR away from attending the historic night. On Twitter, his well-wishers wished him well out of concern. 

Here are a few reactions-

Indeed, Jim Ross is one of the most admired personalities in wrestling.

No joke! The fact that Jim Ross showed up to work with an eye like that is simply commendable.

Bully Ray’s advice may not be the most practical remedy but after tonight, Jim Ross surely could use a couple of drinks. Nevertheless, bad eye or not, Jim Ross still showed up to work and sounded as good as ever. 

That said, JR will continue to join Nigel McGuiness and Kevin Kelly on Saturday Night at Collision. However, he will need some time away to heal up.

Jim Ross may take some time away from AEW due to his eye injury

AEW Collision was replete with action-packed matches. But nothing came close to the main event involving ‘CMFTR’ and ‘The Switchblade’. The crowd went wild and you could even hear JR in his element on commentary. However, after the show, the 71-year-old took to Twitter to give an update about his condition. 

He wrote, “I apologize for the way I sounded tonight. Going to step away to heal. Thanks for your support.”

Considering how gruesome his eye looked, Ross rightly deserves adequate time off to heal up quickly. For now, the announcers’ table team for AEW Collision will make do without the legendary voice of JR. 

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