Jim Ross Offers Update After Injury Bump At NJPW G1 Special

There was an interesting bump involving Jim Ross that took place during NJPW’s G1 Special at the Cow Palace in San Francisco, California on Saturday night (July 7, 2018) that aired on AXS TV.

At the show, Jay White slammed Juice Robinson into the barricade during their US Title match, which unfortunately sent the WWE Hall of Famer and legendary pro wrestling announcer, who was calling the event alongside former UFC heavyweight champion Josh Barnett, to the floor.

As a reaction to this bump, Barnett could be heard on commentary saying, “you done f*cked up now!” to White and chasing him into the ring. Nothing came about it between Barnett and White.

Ross addressed the bump and spoke about the injury he suffered at the event on the latest episode of The Ross Report podcast. The WWE Hall of Famer noted that suffered bruised ribs on his left side, a bruised left lung and a sternum injury. He would add that his doctors have told him that they fear he could catch pneumonia due to the issues with his lungs.

Also, Ross noted that this temporary health setback caused him to miss some appearances this week that he had scheduled. Barnett gave his side of the story during this podcast by stating that everything happened so fast and as soon as the table spot happened, Ross was down.

He brought up the fact that there was someone in the crowd who told made some comments about him going after White which led to him responding that how he is supposed to catch him. Barnett added that they were being disrespected and that was it.

At the end of the day, it was an unfortunate situation and we send our best wishes JR for a speedy recovery.

What set off my @AXSTVFights broadcast partner @JoshLBarnett at ringside last weekend at the @njpwglobal #G1Special in San Francisco? Barnett is my guest on the latest #WestwoodOne "Jim Ross Report" podcast. Click here to listen…https://t.co/l80fo3yjVd pic.twitter.com/nbEq5uAMXJ

— Jim Ross (@JRsBBQ) July 12, 2018