Jim Ross Speaks On Mick Foley, Sunny, Cena-Batista, Orton, More

Posted by Ashish on 08.13.2008

New blog from JR...

Jim Ross has a new blog entry up. Highlights are below.

On Mick Foley: I have not spoken to Mick Foley in over a week and was hoping I would see him at Summerslam this Sunday but that isn't a certainty. There sure are lots of conspiracy theories about Mick on the 'net these days and it seems that the vast majority of them appear to be uninformed and speculative. I hope to talk to Mick this week and see how things are going because I know at one time he was looking forward to the Hell in a Cell match this Sunday in Indianapolis.

On Sunny: Saw a note on Sunny having a birthday recently which deserves a happy belated B-Day to her. I have always thought that if Sunny was cast in the right role that she could help a TV show because she can talk and she has a history in the WWE. That hasn't happened and I'm not being paid to be creative in that area probably for good reason. I think classic, Sunny pics would do well on WWE.com.

On Cena-Batista being booked for Summerslam: Some one asked me if I was surprised that the Cena-Batista match, which is their first bout in the WWE, was booked for Sunday's Summerslam and not much later after a long build up. I have to say yes as I figured that it might be WM25, for example, before we saw that pairing but nonetheless the match is just days away. I thought Monday's Raw did about as good a job as they could have to build interest in the PPV attraction. Cena seems to be the heavy favorite but I'll take Batista and the "points" if offered.

On Randy Orton: Randy Orton dodged a huge bullet when he was involved in a motor cycle accident this week that will keep him out of action for 3 more months as apparently Randy's re-broke his almost healed collar bone (clavicle). Two points, no three points, firstly and most importantly Randy is alive and can continue to be a husband and a new dad. Secondly, athletes or any one who earns their living with their bodies should use discretion when riding bikes. My suggest would be to NOT ride them until one's career has ended but that certainly may be too old school. The risk/reward facet of riding motor cycles for athletes just seems out of balance and not in a good way. Lastly, consideration should be made to have Orton's shoulder surgically repaired so it heals stronger and faster. Bottom line I am happy that Orton is going to be o.k. but he joins a growing list of talented wrestlers who are now on the injured list.

Check out the full blog entry here.