Jim Ross says he suffered a fall and his back went out prior to the 2026 AEW Double or Nothing PPV
AEW personality Jim Ross provided commentary for the Jon Moxley vs. Kyle O’Reilly match at the 2026 AEW Double or Nothing PPV event. While speaking on his podcast, JR commented on the travel experience…
“It was not a good travel weekend for me. I’m trying to put it in some kind of chronological order so it makes sense.
I was supposed to get picked up Saturday morning at around 6 o’clock. I had a chat with my travel guy regarding that matter. Why would you fly me out at 6:00 in the morning for a Sunday night show? It makes no sense. I’m not 17 anymore.
Anyway, we had the alarm set and my driver was going to pick me up. All of a sudden, I fell — and I hadn’t had a fall in weeks. I busted my ass away from my phone. I don’t know how you do it. There’s got to be a way to, I guess, just put it in my pocket. Hell, I don’t know. If I had my phone with me, I could have gotten a little bit of help.
As a result of that, I missed my flight. And flights right now, as you’re aware, it’s just horrible flying. It’s the worst time of my life flying. Flying experiences have been horrible.
So I got rebooked and got to New York City at LaGuardia that night. I went down and had a cold beer with Excalibur and talked to Barry Bloom, my agent, while seeing people in the hotel lobby.
Then I got to my room on Saturday night, I think it was. Anyway, you can tell I’m still leery. I laid back on the bed, put my ass on the edge of the bed, and just relaxed. Little did I know, my back was going to go out on me.
So now I’m in the hotel with my back out and I can’t function. It was just a horrible experience. I flew back home on Monday night — yeah, Monday night — but boy, I suffered for a while. I won’t do that again. I always want to make sure my phone is within arm’s reach.
But it wasn’t the trip itself. I saw a lot of people and a lot of talent. I only called one match, which I knew I was only going to call one match. I probably would have talked to Tony Khan about that. But anyhow, I wanted it to be a really good, positive trip. I really did. But it wasn’t.
So anyway, that was my little New York excursion.”
JR’s co-host Conrad Thompson asked, “How are you feeling after your fall? I mean physically, are you OK now?” Here was JR’s response…
“Sore. It’s like taking a big hit in a football game. I’m just sore as hell. But you know, I asked to go to work, so I can’t blame anybody but myself.
I’ve got to find a doctor. I’ve got a neurologist now, and he’s talking to me about a risk area for dementia and all that bullshit. But I’m just really sore. I’ve got to find the right doctor that can get me back rolling because my legs are really weak.
On Saturday morning, one of my legs just went out from under me. It went like a piece of spaghetti. It wasn’t good.
So anyhow, I’m doing all right and bouncing back. I could have stayed home, and maybe I should have, but I like working and I love pro wrestling.
So that’s my little sad story, but I’m still glad that I went. I got to see a lot of people that I hadn’t seen in a long time and just checked out the community there.
I’d like to have worked another match, but I’m not complaining. I guess I am complaining, but I’m not hell-bent on saying I should have called another match or two. But I know this — I sure miss doing that.”