Jim Shank, a beloved, longtime WWE production worker, died last week after a battle with colorectal cancer, and various members of the WWE roster and company office paid tribute to him on Monday. “WWE Raw” went off the air with a graphic remembering Shank, who worked for WWE for over 26 years, in accordance with PWInsider.
Paul “Triple H” Levesque posted to X (formerly Twitter) on Monday, sharing the graphic that aired following “Raw.” He wrote that Shank was a “fixture backstage and an incredible teammate,” and someone who helped “create the magic” during WWE shows.
“Raw” General Manager Adam Pearce called Shank, who was WWE’s Technical Operations Manager, an “unsung hero” in a post to X. He thanked Shank for his friendship. Each Rusev and Nattie also shared tributes to Shank on their very own X accounts, with Rusev also sharing the graphic. Like Pearce, Nattie also called him an “unsung hero” behind-the-scenes.
“Jim was all the time pondering of others, all the time showing up for everybody else,” Nattie wrote. “His memory will stay in our hearts.”
Godspeed, Jim Shank.
WWE has many unsung heroes: Incredible men and girls that perhaps aren’t seen on screen, yet truly make every thing we do shine. Jim is definitely one in every of those, and has been a respected member of our family for years.
I thanks, Jimmy… to your… pic.twitter.com/OYK9YBV5lZ
— Adam Pearce (@ScrapDaddyAP) February 10, 2026
World Heavyweight Champion CM Punk shared the “RIP” graphic to his Instagram story on Monday. “Rest easy my friend,” Punk wrote, accompanied by the saluting emoji
In line with PWInsider, Shank celebrated his sixtieth birthday in January. He began with WWE in the course of the Attitude Era when he joined the corporate in November 1999. In 2025, WWE employees, in addition to and family and friends, of Shank raised over $200,000 to assist him with a brand new therapy for his treatment. PWI reported that former WWE chairman Vince McMahon contributed over $122,000 to the GoFundMe.