Jim Ross comments on the ECW change, Steve Austin's next movie, and the person he'd vote for if he only had one WWE Hall of Fame vote

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

-Ross on ECW: "Speaking of hardcore, extreme, etc I will always have great respect for the Original ECW because of the passion and work ethic of all involved. Paul Heyman had great vision for what he wanted to create and his talents bought into that vision. I bring this up because the letters 'ECW' will leave weekly TV in 3 weeks and will be replaced with a new, WWE produced program. Anxious to see what they come up with for Sy Fy.

BTW...the Original ECW always reminded me of some of Mid South Wrestling and Watts' UWF. Passion, physicality, episodically produced TV, complex but definable persona's, great announcing...o.k. that was an attempt at humor but Joey Styles was awesome and perfect for Heyman's rendition of ECW. I always wanted to work with Joey and perhaps we will someday on something."

Powell's POV: I'm happy the ECW name is finally going away. I'm not sure what exactly to expect from the show that will air on Syfy in March, but I am looking forward to seeing what WWE has come up with.

-Ross on the WWE Hall of Fame: "If I had one vote for the WWE Hall of Fame, and I don't, it would go to Danny Hodge."

Powell's POV: No surprise there, as Ross is a longtime admirer of Hodge's work and also a friend. I thought Hodge would get in last year was in Houston and fairly close to his home in Oklahoma.

-Ross on Steve Austin's next movie: "Steve Austin's film 'Damage' comes out in March and I expect Steve to be aggressively making the rounds to promote the movie. We talked Sunday and he seems ready to get out there and promote 'Damage' and mentioned that he was also excited to be hosting Raw in San Diego on March 15."

Powell's POV: It will be a blast to see Austin back on Raw for one night. I'm curious to see how he'll work around the new PG restrictions, and I'm even more curious to see whether his performance on the show will lead to a role at WrestleMania 26.

Other topics include Trish Stratus, "cast members" in wrestling, Jack Brisco book.