WWE News: Jim Ross signs a contract extension

Jim Ross has signed a short-term contract extension with WWE. "My contract status with WWE has changed somewhat," Ross wrote in a Friday blog. "We have agreed to terms on a contract extension for a few months to allow me to completely heal from Bells palsy #3.

"I don't expect to go back on the road until, at the earliest, March but that is an approximate time frame. The story making the rounds that I'm targeting WM26 to return to the airwaves makes for a good story but it is not accurate as I am hoping that I heal quicker and can get back in the game in some form sooner than March 28. That particular issue isn't up to me." To read the full blog, visit JRsBarBQ.com.

Powell's POV: It was a long shot, but this means there is no chance of J.R. showing up on the January 4 edition of TNA Impact. One can only assume that WWE officials were anxious to work out an extension to prevent any chance there was of that happening.