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The following details was issued regarding Jim Ross' new book:
BUSINESS IS ABOUT TO PICK UP!
50 YEARS OF WRESTLING IN 50 UNFORGETTABLE CALLS
Experience 50 unforgettable years of wrestling history through the iconic voice of legendary announcer Jim Ross.
For wrestling fans, Jim Ross' voice is the soundtrack of an era.
This book is your ringside ticket to wrestling’s most unforgettable moments and eras—through the voice of the man who made them legendary.
In the last 50 years, professional wrestling has risen up from a collection of regional territories to become a global phenomenon —and Jim Ross has been there for it all. From the grit and glory days of the 1970s with NWA, to the rise of WCW and the heyday of WWF and WWE, to signing on as on-air talent and senior advisor for wrestling’s newest chapter at AEW, JR has long had the best seat in the house.
Now, in 50 definitive chapters, chronicling 50 iconic calls across 50 unforgettable years, Business Is About to Pick Up! takes you into the ring, and behind the scenes, as only Jim Ross can. Immerse yourself in five decades of sports entertainment's most dramatic moments, biggest shocks, and history-making firsts— from watershed collisions like “Stone Cold” Steve Austin versus
Bret “Hitman” Hart to industry-shaping milestones like birth of All Elite Wrestling, the debut of Dwyane “The Rock” Johnson and this rise of John Cena and Dave Bautista as Hollywood A-list stars. Then debate which moments Jim Ross just had to include . . . and what else should've made his list.
This book is a celebration of pro wrestling's past, present, and future—narrated by the Voice of Wrestling himself, who was ringside to call it all.
“Jim’s masterful play-by-play commentary has always been driven by his passion, deep wrestling knowledge, and most of all, his ability to make the audience feel the action of the wrestling match.”
—Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson
“Through the years, Jim Ross has been not only the voice of some of the greatest stories ever told in sports entertainment, he has identified and helped a great number of successful professionals . . . I’m extremely grateful for all his guidance through the years.”
—John Cena
“Jim Ross doesn’t just call a match, he makes you believe.”
—Brian Gewirtz, former head writer for WWE
“To my memory, Jim Ross was the greatest play-by-play wrestling commentator there is, was, and ever will be . . . He brought TV’s greatest wrestling matches to life, and the many unforgettable memories that come involving each superstar on each telecast, taking you there word-by-word, guiding you carefully to the finish for one more wild ride.”
—Bret Hart, five-time WWE champion and member of the WWE Hall of Fame
“Jim Ross hasn’t just been the narrator guiding us along our journey in pro wrestling—he has become the voice synonymous with wrestling. It’s been the greatest honor to have experienced his work as a fan, and to also have benefitted by working alongside him in AEW.”
—Kenny Omega, former IWGP and AEW champion
“Jim Ross has the ability to turn a good match into a great match, and a great match into the stuff of legend. For an entire generation of wrestling fans, Jim’s immortal calls were part of the soundtrack of their lives, eclipsing wrestling itself to become an indelible part of popular culture.”
—Mick Foley, three-time WWE champion and member of the WWE Hall of Fame
JIM ROSS has been involved in professional wrestling for fifty years and is considered the Voice of Wrestling. In addition to calling matches for Mid-South, NWA, WCW, WWE, AEW, and other entities, JR has also served as a key executive across those companies. Elected into the WWE, NWA, and National Wrestling Halls of Fame, Ross is also a New York Times bestselling author, a BBQ guru, and the cohost of his own podcast, Grilling JR. He is a central weekly voice for All Elite Wrestling, which airs on TBS and TNT. In addition to Business Is About to Pick Up!, he is the author of two memoirs, Under the Black Hat and Slobberknocker, and two cookbooks, J.R.’s Cookbook and Can You Take the Heat?
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