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Jim Ross is back once again with another blog entry. You can read the full blog at his official website. Some highlights:
The Benoit Tapes: The Atlanta Journal Constitution newspaper recently released the telephone messages left on the home phone of Chris and Nancy Benoit. Like many, I read the transcripts, but when I finished I really don’t think I learned anything new, nor did I feel better about the tragedy. Point here is that I don’t fully comprehend why this information had to find its way into the generalpublic’s hands. Unfortunately, some will continue to garner some sort of profit from this unthinkable tragedy utilizing things such as these personal phone messages. The further study of wrestlers with concussion issues may be a silver lining in this matter as that issue should be added to the list of matters that should be monitored for all wrestlers.
Bobby Heenan’s Health: We received a nice email from Bobby Heenan’s wife, Cindi, this week giving us the latest update on our dear friend “The Brain”. Bobby is home…still going thru physical and speech therapy, has had yet another surgery to “tweak” the jaw bone and is progressing slowly but surely. Few men in this business whether it be in the ring, at ringside, or behind a mic ever had the talent that Bobby “The Brain”Heenan possessed.
RAW’s Ratings: Raw had approximately 5 million viewers Monday night which slam dunked the NBA Playoffs on TNT. Not a bad number for the WWE’s flagship broadcast but, as always, it will be said that was last week and what are “you going to do for me this week” and the obligatory “the rating should have been higher as it was back in the day.”
WWE Developmental: I hope to go to Tampa in the next few weeks to drop in and observe the training at the WWE’s developmental facility. I am a firm believer that these men and women are in “college” and should be physically tested, mentally tested as in written exams, and there is something to be said about their personal lifestyles if they are “on scholarship”. This would include issues with alcohol and cavorting around Tampa after midnight… The long term success of any wrestling company is the development of new stars. Wrestling fans want to see new wrestlers “in the mix”.
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