WWE legend Jim Ross needs 'a miracle' after wife is severely injured in accident

Published Mar. 21, 2017 9:50 a.m. ET

Kerouac Smith

The wife of longtime wrestling broadcaster Jim "J.R." Ross is in surgery with a fractured skull after being hit while riding a Vespa scooter.

Ross tweeted that his wife Jan suffered multiple fractures, saying "We need a miracle."

https://twitter.com/JRsBBQ/status/844090354781618176

According to TMZ, Ross said Jan was hit while riding to the local gym and wasn't wearing a helmet.

Ross, who joined the WWE Hall of Fame in 2007 after serving several roles within the company, left the organization in 2013.