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Legendary pro wrestling announcer Jim Ross announced he will be undergoing brain surgery after a lengthy hospital stay.<\/p>\n

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The 74-year-old Ross, who currently works for AEW, said during his return to his \u201cGrilling JR\u201d podcast on Friday that he needs to get a shunt to drain fluid from his brain.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s gonna be an adventure because I don\u2019t think they\u2019re going to find much in my brain,\u201d Ross quipped before getting serious.<\/p>\n

\u201cHopefully nothing will go wrong. I\u2019ve got a great surgeon. I had to go to a cardiologist today, heart doctor obviously, and talk to him about this upcoming procedure. He had to approve it or they wouldn\u2019t do it.\u201d<\/p>\n

The WWE Hall of Famer added that a date for the surgery wasn\u2019t confirmed, but he expected it to happen in the next week or so and noted that it\u2019s been seriously affecting his quality of life.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cI got to get it addressed,\u201d Ross said. \u201cI couldn\u2019t live my life the way it was. I\u2019d forget s\u2013t and I just couldn\u2019t remember things. It was just horrible. I felt horrible.\u201d<\/p>\n

The longtime WWE announcer is coming off a nearly 40-day hospital stay before being released June 30.<\/p>\n

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Ross had serious health issues during the days leading up to AEW Double or Nothing at Louis Armstrong Stadium in May.<\/p>\n

He fell at his home in Oklahoma and missed his initial flight, and said during a previous episode that his back went out and he was in \u201coverwhelming\u201d pain in his hotel room.<\/p>\n

Ross still did some commentary on the show, as his appearances on AEW television have become more sporadic in recent years because of his health issues.\u00a0<\/p>\n

He understands the severity of the surgery he is about to have.<\/p>\n

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A shunt traditionally helps drain excess brain fluid through a tube into another part of your body so it can be better absorbed and requires regular monitoring, according to the Mayo Clinic.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s fairly serious,\u201d Ross said. \u201cI always feel like anytime they open your skull up that\u2019s a serious piece of business and this certainly feels that way. I\u2019ll get it done, a short hospital stay and went back home and heal up. That\u2019s my options, so I\u2019m gonna do it. I\u2019m gonna heal up.\u201d<\/p>\n

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