Jim Ross Sparks Controversy After Accidental Remark During AEW Dynamite

This has been a very interesting week for pro wrestling commentary. Jim Cornette, Corey Graves, and Mauro Ranallo all made news for things they said either on or off the air. Now we can add Jim Ross to the list.

Jim Ross was announcing AEW Dynamite last night when Emi Sakura came out for a match. She was dressed like Freddy Mercury like always because that’s her gimmick. This time JR had a rather controversial thing to say.

“Freddy Mercury never looked so oriental… Asian… female.”

People took offense to this remark and you can see some of the reactions below. Some people are defending this comment, so we are going to provide a fair sampling of reactions below.