Jim Ross Speaks On Contract Status, SSlam Surprises, Steamboat

– Jim Ross has a new blog up, here are the highlights…

On His Contract Status: Man, there were some people on the internet who went into business for themselves when it comes to my WWE contract status. “There must be problems with Ross’s contract issues,” some paraphrased. For the record, my contract status is not and will not be an issue. Nor will I give systematic updates on it on this site to “keep every one in the loop.” I have negotiated more contracts than any one in WWE with the exception of the Chairman. With that said, my own negotiations won’t be the never ending tale. We will strike a mutually beneficial arrangement or we won’t. It really will be that simple in my mind’s eye. Nonetheless it will be done in a timely, professional manner where the goal will be to structure a win/win for both sides of the negotiations. My life is great and I have many, many options in a variety of areas that I have bona fide interests in being involved. Taking a few months off might not be a bad start or so says my best friend…my wife Jan.

Some Q&A…: Two Q&A questions…could Dusty Rhodes have been successful if he was just coming onto the scene now instead of over 30 years ago? Hell yes. Charisma, crowd psychology, aggression, toughness, love of the game, and his unique verbal skills would have made “The Dream” rich. This business cannot allow itself to become only about “bodies” and not about “people.” Another Q&A, would Doc and DiBiase have been a great team if they were in their prime today? You kidding? Absolutely. I shudder to think of the cash that those two would be earning if they were teaming in today’s world. Two more products of the territory system that would flourish in today’s wrestling world.

On Ricky Steamboat Jr.: Ricky Steamboat has the right idea for his son in that he’s encouraging “Ricky, Jr,” to get as much DIFFERENT experiences as possible before he “hangs out his shingle.” The son of the Dragon is going to be special.

On Summerslam Surprises: It would seem to me that Summerslam “might” have more than it’s share of surprises this Sunday on PPV. Many young talents who have been doing well lately (Morison, Harts, Kofi, etc) are not officially on the card. Could that mean that some will make surprise cameos or even larger roles?

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