WWE's Jim Ross comments on how much planning went into his Raw farewell and Edge's promo, his broadcast partnership with Mick Foley

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

-Ross on addressing the crowd on Raw: "Being able to address the crowd in OKC was a nice opportunity that is greatly appreciated on my end... I had a challenging time getting through the in ring promo as a million thoughts were running through my mind about my years on Raw, especially my OKC experiences, beginning my career in my home state, etc. I did not 'write' anything down to say nor did any one else if you are keeping score at home or simply just need to know that info. From what I understand neither did Edge."

Powell's POV: I just want to know if Edge came up with the "BarBQ Boy" line off the top of his head. Hilarious. It was cool that J.R. got a chance to address the Raw viewers, and Edge was really on last night.

-Ross on working with Mick Foley: "This will be my second Smackdown with my new color analyst Mick Foley and we should be better than we were last week, which I did not think was a bad effort. Developing chemistry takes time and I know without fail we will arrive at that desired destination as it is just a matter of when not if."

Powell's POV: I have no doubt that Ross and Foley will become a great team. I wasn't impressed with Foley's performance during their first Smackdown outing, but I thought he loosened up and did a better job during Sunday's pay-per-view.

-Ross on Tuesday's Smackdown taping: "It will be interesting to see how the new members of Smackdown step up on this week’s show to capitalize on the opportunity to make a positive 'first impression.' I hope this TV taping rocks Tulsa like we used to do on two Sunday nights a month when basically everything happened in the ring which kept the fans in attendance emotionally attached to the show and never let them 'relax.'"

Powell's POV: Speaking of the tapings, I'm still looking for a report on the show. If you attended the show and can help, send a report to dotnetjason@gmail.com.

Other topics include the old UWF promotion, more wrestling than talk on Smackdown, several WWE guests who made appearances at J.R.'s restaurants while in town.