Jim Ross comments on Brock Lesnar's illness, Shane McMahon and another former WWE executive meeting with UFC officials

WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross updated the blog section of JRsbarbq.com. The following items are among the highlights.

-Ross on Brock Lesnar: "Brock Lesnar's health is one of the things that I am thinking a great deal about these days. As former OU and Dallas Cowboy coach Barry Switzer once told me, "You recruit a kid for life" and that's how I feel about all the guys I signed for WWE including (Steve) Austin, Rock, (Randy) Orton, Batista, (John) Cena, Lesnar etc.

"Management and the talents may not always see eye to eye, such as the case during Lesnar's exit from WWE, but that has zero to do with how I feel about Brock personally. Business is business and personal relationships are something entirely different to me. It's not always that way in wrestling by the way. Brock is a gifted athlete who, like me, was a country boy who made it to the bright lights of the 'big city.' I do not know his diagnosis other than what I read. Dana White intimated that Brock had intestine issues. Gosh, can I relate to that or what?"

Powell's POV: J.R. had more to say about Lesnar in his blog. However, he is also in the dark regarding the diagnosis at this point, as are most people. Again, my best wishes go out to the UFC Champ.

-Ross on Shane McMahon meeting with UFC officials: "Speaking of MMA, apparently their message boards are 'going crazy' about the alleged meetings with former wrestling personnel meeting with UFC officials in the past week or so. I don't know the nature of these alleged meetings nor is it any of my business but the knee jerk reactions of MMA message board people because these folks have backgrounds in pro wrestling indicates that there are some ignorant, insecure people hiding behind screen names on these boards. People with promotional experience, experience in selling tickets and PPV's, opening new markets, promoting live events, utilizing existing business contacts, etc can potentially prove to be invaluable."

Powell's POV: J.R. didn't mention any names, but clearly he was referring to the reports that Shane and Carl De Marco had separate meetings with UFC officials, which I verified earlier earlier today. Ross also had a message for people who think it would be a travesty if he went to work for UFC. Fun read.

-Ross on Jesse Ventura: "Jesse Ventura returns to Raw next Monday for the three hour broadcast which provides the former Governor of Minnesota and WWE Hall of Famer plenty of opportunities to plus his new TV show coming to cable soon. Jesse discussing historic conspiracy theories seem to be a nice fit. I wish him well on his new venture. I do know that Ventura and (Vince) McMahon were a better broadcast team than JR and Ventura."

Powell's POV: Jesse was great at calling squash matches for the old syndicated WWF shows. His banter with McMahon was highly entertaining and made some throwaway matches worth watching. He lost interest as time went on and it showed in his work. By the way, J.R. also shared a story about what Ventura's security staff wanted him to call Jesse. Fun story.

Other topics include the Hulk Hogan DVD, an update on his own health, and more on Brock and MMA.