Jim Ross gave a health update on the latest episode of his podcast.
The 71-year-old said he hopes to return by AEW Worlds End on December 30 but still has some health issues to address.
Ross said:
I'm taking it a day at a time. I feel great. My leg hurts, all that stuff, that's nothing new. It's an open wound and it's been open for over a year. That ain't good.
Ross noted that a suspected reason his leg hasn't healed properly is due to having high blood sugar levels. However, he has been taking insulin injections recently and his levels have come down considerably.
Ross continued:
The medicines that have been prescribed to me are working. Mentally, I feel like I'm back in the hunt competitively. I have no idea what my future is at AEW, I have no clue. And to be very frank about it, I'm not worried about it yay or nay. My work should stand on its own after 50 years for God's sake, seriously. So, sometimes I worry too much.
Conrad Thompson asked Ross if he hopes to return to AEW by Worlds End on December 30. Ross responded:
I have the corner of my eye thought about the pay-per-view coming up that you just mentioned on Long Island. But that's a hope that I would be healthy enough and able to work and work to the level that I need to work.
I don't have a date. It's just hard to plan. I don't want to set myself up for dissapointment. If I'm going to do something and I say I'm going to do it then it's going to get done but I can't commit to that right now because I still got some ongoing health issues that need to be addressed and they are being addressed.
Ross continued to speak on how important returning to the wrestling business is to him.
When you're 71 and you've spent your whole life in this business, and I have, early 20s when I got into this stuff. No regrets, it's just in my blood. As long as my heart's beating that blood, I want to be involved in some way because I still love the wrestling business.
It's cruel sometimes. It's challenging more often that not but for some reason, it's what I love. And now that Jan's gone, I need something to love. And I'm not being funny here, I need to make sure I got something in the works to fill that void because I can't replace her, God bless her, I wish I could.
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