Update on Jim Ross' Health

Commentator Jim Ross has been missing as a Smackdown and Pay-Per-View commentator for several weeks now due to health concerns. He initially requested a day off to celebrate his anniversary with his wife. Seven days later on October 20th, JR suffered an unfortunate third attack from his Bell's Palsy. The condition leads to facial nerve paralysis which prevents a person from controlling the muscles on a particular side of their face.

JR added the following to his blog Friday:

Greetings everyone and thanks for stopping by our site. It's another beautiful day and I remain patient and vigilant that the facial nerves on the right side of my face will come to life any time now. Bells palsy has been around for at least 200 years with no known cure or cause. The last thing someone in my position should do is to stress over something that one can't affect. So I don't. No timeline...no new news...no worries.

It's unknown according to JR when he'll be back in action providing his commentary on matches, and he won't be present in the United Kingdom next week according to his blog. Here's the lowdown from JR:

It is with regret that I will be unable to make the trip to Sheffield, England this go around but I will be there in spirit. I talked to The King yesterday and he was making his plans to arrive in England early Monday morning which will then see him fly back to Memphis on Tuesday morning. Jerry is scheduled to be at the Texas Motor Speedway this Saturday to hook up with Kyle Busch and Joey Logano so my former Raw, broadcast partner is going to be plenty busy the next few days.

JR has also put out speculation and commentary on his blog regarding the return of Edge, Brock Lesnar's unfortunate illness and Jeff Hardy's ongoing legal situation. Read his entire blog here at JRsbarbq.com.

Wishing Jim Ross a speedy recovery and good health as we approach the new year!