{"id":18774,"date":"2025-07-26T05:29:23","date_gmt":"2025-07-26T09:29:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/sin-categoria\/jim-ross-wrestling-legend-diagnosed-with-colon-cancer-8\/"},"modified":"2025-07-26T05:29:23","modified_gmt":"2025-07-26T09:29:23","slug":"jim-ross-wrestling-legend-diagnosed-with-colon-cancer-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wwe\/jim-ross-wrestling-legend-diagnosed-with-colon-cancer-8\/","title":{"rendered":"Jim Ross, wrestling legend, diagnosed with colon cancer"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Jim Ross, wrestling legend, battles colon cancer<\/h2>\n\nThe renowned professional wrestling commentator, Jim Ross, has been diagnosed with colon cancer. The news was communicated by Ross himself through his social media.\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JRsBBQ\/status\/1923070256802603315\" target=\"_blank\">Jim Ross announced in a post<\/a> that he was diagnosed this week and will undergo surgery in the next two weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>I appreciate your concern and support.<\/p><cite>Jim Ross<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\nRoss, 73 years old, is widely known for his extensive career in World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), where he worked from 1993 to 2013. His iconic phrases have become ingrained in popular culture, solidifying him as one of the most emblematic voices in the history of wrestling.\n\nAmong his most memorable expressions are &#8220;My God&#8221; or &#8220;By God&#8221;, pronounced with his characteristic Oklahoma accent, after impactful moments in the fights. In addition, phrases like &#8220;He&#8217;s broken in half&#8221; and &#8220;That man has a family&#8221; are frequently used on social media, even in sports contexts unrelated to wrestling.\n\nRoss is a fervent supporter of the Oklahoma Sooners American football team, often accompanying his ring entrance with the team&#8217;s anthem, &#8220;Boomer Sooner&#8221;.\n\nIn 2007, Ross was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame. Since 2019, he has been part of All Elite Wrestling (AEW).\n\nAEW issued a statement expressing its support for Ross.\n\nAll Elite Wrestling joins fans around the world to send love and support to Jim Ross as he battles colon cancer. J.R. is a valued member of the AEW family and we are with him on his road to recovery.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jim Ross, wrestling legend, battles colon cancer The renowned professional wrestling commentator, Jim Ross, has been diagnosed with colon cancer. The news was communicated by Ross himself through his social media. Jim Ross announced in a post that he was diagnosed this week and will undergo surgery in the next two weeks. I appreciate your [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":18775,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[44],"tags":[3105,2326,2327,191],"class_list":{"0":"post-18774","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-wwe","8":"tag-aew","9":"tag-colon-cancer","10":"tag-jim-ross","11":"tag-wwe"},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18774","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18774"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18774\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18775"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18774"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18774"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18774"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}