WWE & AEW Legend Jim Ross Shows Gruesome Scar from Brain Surgery in New Photo

Legendary wrestling announcer Jim Ross displayed the stitches he received after undergoing brain surgery.

"The proof is in the pudding!" he wrote on social media while showing the scar:

Days earlier, Ross was candid about what the process would involve.

"A hole will be drilled in my skull and a small tube will be inserted reachinto my stomach to better manage/drain excess brain fluid," he said.

The 74-year-old, who's signed with All Elite Wrestling, has experienced numerous health scares, going back to his initial Bell's palsy diagnosis in 1994. More recently, he was diagnosed with skin cancer in 2021 and colon cancer in 2025.