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

-Ross on Joanie "Chyna" Laurer's latest struggles: "Really sad to hear about Joanie 'Chyna' Laurer's recent troubles. I am thankful she is alive after apparently overdosing on her birthday. I truly hope Joanie gets more professional help, the WWE is an option for her, with whatever issues she has and find true happiness in her life. I'm not sure that her kind of happiness is going to be found in Tinseltown.

"Joanie was always so health conscious when she was on the WWE roster and the reports about her issues the past several years have been personally troubling to me. She had many challenges in her life LONG before she arrived in the WWE which I honestly feel are at the root of her problems today. Nonetheless, I am no Dr. Phil but I do hope that Joanie gets better and finds a vocation that is personally rewarding to her."

Powell's POV: Joanie's downfall since leaving WWE is a sad story. I don't remember hearing many, if any, stories about her struggling with dependency issues when she was in WWE, but her life has spiraled out of control since she left.

-Ross on Brock Lesnar's next fight: "Frank Mir vs. Brock Lesnar is apparently set for the spring of '09 in perhaps Montreal. Lesnar is one who can self motivate himself primarily for the cash but also as a competitive SOB who will seek a level of retribution for losing his only MMA contest to Mir via submission. Mir shocked the world Saturday night but a bigger shock will be if the rejuvenated Mir can beat Brock Lesnar to unify the UFC Heavyweight Title which in itself is a good thing. The last thing the UFC needs to allow to happen is to become like boxing and have a seemingly endless list of champs per weight class."

Powell's POV: Ross nailed it with the comment regarding all the titles in boxing. I was a casual fan of the sport, but I've lost all interest. Some of it can be attributed to the rise of MMA, but the ridiculous number of titles, controversial decisions, and horrible undercards drove me away. As for Lesnar vs. Mir, I think the fight sells itself based on Lesnar trying to avenge his only MMA loss. I'm looking forward to the rematch and I'll be thrilled if they don't hold it on a holiday weekend so I can actually watch the show.

Other topics include more thoughts on fan signs at WWE events, WWE's PG ratings, and "Sports Illustrated" making a bad call regarding "The Wrestler" and Mick Foley.

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