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

-Ross on the controversial MMA fighter who was backstage at SummerSlam: "MMA fighter Josh Barnett was at Summerslam hanging with David Hart Smith after the event. I did not get to do much more than say hello to Josh who has been embroiled in a fair amount of controversy lately. I've always found Josh to be a good guy and wish him well in the future.....no, not endeavors....simply the future.

Powell's POV: Barnett was scheduled to main event the Affliction pay-per-view that was cancelled, but he was pulled from the fight after he failed a drug test. His MMA options appear limited, so he's once again scheduled to work in Japan as a pro wrestler.

-Ross on Tony Atlas: "WWE HOF'er Tony Atlas is doing some PR work for WWE these days and was in Phoenix where many WWE staffers were doing advance Wrestlemania 26 leg work. Good to see Tony after his ECW stint with Mark Henry. Jimmy Hart, another WWE HOF'er, was also in town but I missed seeing 'The Mouth of the South.' It seems like yesterday when I called Jimmy and informed him of his induction into WWE's Hall of Fame.

Powell's POV: It's good to hear that Atlas is still working for WWE. I still believe his character would have provided some fun comedy relief as a manager for the babyface Mark Henry character.

-Ross on the Jeff Hardy DVD: "Many WWE Superstars and I did interviews Tuesday afternoon for an upcoming Jeff Hardy DVD that will be released in a few weeks. I don't know how many talents were involved but there were several. John Cena was included as he and I visited about this project Tuesday evening in Phoenix."

Powell's POV: Jeff is arguably the most popular wrestler in the company, so it's only logical that the company would feature him in a new DVD release. If Ross and Cena were among the performers interviewed, then I assume it will feature a documentary. Fingers crossed.

Other topics include Edge and other wrestlers who were backstage at SummerSlam, this week's Smackdown, and only two days left in J.R.'s big website sale.

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