Jim Ross has a new blog entry online on his official website. Below are the highlights:
- Ric Flair called me Saturday as I was pulling into Owen Field in Norman about 2 hours before the Sooner game. Ric is staying very busy and the state lottery, promotional endorsement that he's doing may be growing to other states outside the old, Mid Atlantic Territory area. Ric told me he was working out twice a day, when he could, in preparation for the upcoming Australian tour on which he's booked. After talking to "Naitch" it's obvious to me that he still has the passion and the fire to perform inside a wrestling ring which should come really as no shock or surprise and I don't think that his passion to perform will ever wane. Mother Nature might cause Ric more "female problems" but Ric's will to compete and perform can't be deterred.
- An emailer asked me to expand upon my comment in a recent Q&A that many wrestlers were "under utilized" in the business today. This is a subjective matter and one that evokes plenty of debate. If one of your favorites isn't in the limelight then they are likely "under utilized" in your opinion. I know that I personally think that there are talents who could likely be more productive in the big picture so my assessment would be that some wrestlers are "under utilized." Many wrestlers can solve this issue by simply being consistently good whenever they get an "at bat."
- With the obvious lack of main event depth throughout the biz, the wrestlers who are "this close" simply need to steer the course and to not "over think" their personal situations.
- It's not new, news to read that "wrestler X" is "unhappy." Just like it is not unusual these days to read about a pro athlete who has ruffled feathers. These talents need to converse not confront the people who can actually solve their problems unless they enjoy living in turmoil which is another issue altogether. Wrestlers have been "unhappy" to some degree since the day I first walked in a locker room in 1974. Same story for any locker room or entertainment dressing room environment. It's simply a part of the lay of the land and goes with the proverbial territory. Paranoia runs deep in sports and entertainment...always has...always will.
- Steve Austin called me Sunday afternoon during the Packers-Vikings game and most of our discussion centered on football and how I was doing battling my "little friend" Bells palsy #3. Steve is preparing to head up to Vancouver to film another action/adventure movie that is going to be largely done outdoors in the beautiful terrain of Vancouver, British Columbia. The Texas Rattlesnake expects to encounter plenty of "weather" including ample rain which apparently is what they want for the film to have the organic grittiness to fit the script. I don't know the release date but one can assume some time in 2010 nor do I know the title. I obviously don't know much but as I said we talked football and not work.
- I still feel that I am making improvements on the health front and am anxiously awaiting the nerves to regenerate in my face. Only time will tell. I don't have any tests scheduled at this time this week which works for me. I will lay low and stay off the radar and just hope that I wake up every day better than the day before.
Click here to read JR's latest in its entirety.
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