Jim Ross thanked Khan for not only giving him time off but for being patient through his health issues. Ross confirmed that his AEW contract expires in a few months, but made it clear that he wants to stick around with the promotion. “I’m not looking to go anywhere,” Ross confirmed. “It’s just that I need to heal — that’s all. Simplistically as that. My leg needs to heal, and the good news is that the wound is getting much better, so I am healing.” 

Ross ruled out the possibility of working from home, explaining that his injury is aggravated by all the traveling he does. “It’s not a matter of pain tolerance … the pain comes when I get to the city I’m flying to. Flying is the enemy right now.” … “I like working for Tony,” Ross continued. “Tony’s been good to me, he’s taken great care of me. We just have a very unique relationship. I’m not high maintenance, even with a bad leg and stuff. I don’t want to be high maintenance.”

Although AEW has several substitute announcers to cover for JR’s absence, he still believes he’s one of the best at his job and refuses to walk away from the business. 

“With my ego as it is, I’m not gonna let someone be better than me,” Ross said. “I worked too many to build a relationship with our audience, an audience that I love and [they] love me. It’s very emotional for me to talk about that, but I’m a big believer that things are going to get better.”