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- A former southeastern Indiana police officer has been convicted of theft and misconduct for allegedly pocketing money from a man who sold fake autographs.

Prosecutors say a promoter allegedly tricked wrestling fans into buying autographs and photos from a man impersonating wrestler “Stone Cold” Steve Austin at a Wal-Mart story in Greensburg about 40 miles southeast of Indianapolis. The police officer supposedly on the case pocketed the money for himself instead of solving the crime.

- Former WCW/WWE star Sid Vicious bruised his biceps muscle on an overseas tour, so he could not face RVD in a scheduled match. If Sid is indeed heading to TNA it is unsure if this will affect him.

- It is rare that the UK airing of Smackdown is highly edited, but this week’s was a total mess. The re-introduction of Festus as Luke Gallos lasted a strange 30 seconds, and the Chris Jericho vs Undertaker match was played twice. A lot of short backstage segments were also replaced with European tour plugs.

- TNA President Dixie Carter will be answering hand picked Twitter questions on air at next week’s Impact. Don’t expect anything earth-shattering.

- Jim Ross is back with another JRSBARBQ.com blog. Here are the highlights:

On Speeding:
“At least I feel confident in saying that I won’t encounter any obnoxious, embarrassment to his profession, state trooper like I did last Saturday just north of Lubbock, Texas who allowed Texas drivers to blow my doors off while he made sure and gave me a speeding ticket for being 9 miles over the limit. My Oklahoma license tag did me no favors nor did my Nike, OU sweatshirt. I’m paying the ticket and calling it a day.”

On Mini Me:
“How will Verne “Mini Me” Troyer “measure up” (sorry) this Monday on Raw attempting to follow the performance of WWE HOFer Jesse Ventura? Ventura raised the bar on what a guest GM can do on the WWE’s top TV priority. Bottom line is that Jesse “gets it.” I would bet a case of BBQ Sauce, good deal by the way, that Verne will meet the Bella Twins and Santino Marella but most assuredly he will interact with DX due to Hornswoggle’s apparent law suit. I say “SETTLE” and move on DX!!”

On Mark Cuban:
“Speaking of Guest GM’s on Raw, I am pleased that I will not be on the air in Dallas when Dallas Mavs owner Mark Cuban will be the guest GM in early December and be forced to have to say the obligatory “I love Mark Cuban” or “Mark Cuban is a great guest GM.” Cuban may well hit a home run and I hope for the show’s sake that he does. Cuban is without question an entertaining personality who loves the soundbyte, sports world and getting on referees during NBA games but he also tried to kill OKC’s chances of getting a NBA franchise. The NBA’s OKC Thunder helps the community in which I live and they do great things within the community for many, under privileged youngsters.”

On Hardy DVD:
“The Jeff Hardy DVD comes out next week, a three disc set, and I am anxious to see the completed product. I sat for a long while being interviewed about Jeff and was extremely candid. I am anxious to see how many of my comments actually made the DVD. I expect this DVD to be excellent. Jeff Hardy is and always will be one of my favorite wrestlers. And no, I have no idea if or when he might return to WWE but Jeff Hardy is a star.”

On WWE 24/7:
“This month’s Legend’s Roundtable Discussion topic is “Wrestling Managers.” Joey Styles hosts, and did an excellent job BTW, while Michael Hayes, Jimmy Garvin, J.J. Dillon, and yours truly discussed the lost art of wrestling managing. I read where someone wrote that Garvin had never been a manager which isn’t accurate. He traveled with and managed the late Terry Garvin in the 70’s. I remember refereeing a bout that was a loser leave town match between Terry and Jimmy Garvin vs. Cowboy Bill Watts from that era.”

On McMahon & Ventura:
“Seems like a cool thing that many younger fans got to hear a glimpse of the broadcast team of Vince McMahon and Jesse Ventura Monday night on Raw. McMahon and Ventura had a great run highlighted by their exposure on NBC’s Saturday Night’s Main Event when SNME was much more relevant and a larger part of pop culture than it has been in recent years. “McMAHON” & “The Body” along with Monsoon and Heenan all played a huge part of the WWE’s TV success back in the day.”

On Sheamus:
“I still think that it’s a good thing to see Sheamus getting a shot at a PPV main event which will occur in a Tables Match for the WWE Title against John Cena. Some fans have written us that they don’t like it and that Sheamus is the wrong, young guy to get this opportunity. I feel that Sheamus’ “sizzle” is a work in progress just like every other young wrestler but I also know conclusively that Sheamus will bring the steak and physicality to his match with Cena.”