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- Early plans were to have Low Ki come in to the WWE as an evil Rey Mysterio (or something pertaining to Rey Mysterio), but it seems they are going for a different gimmick. One idea pitched was to have him as a sort of tribal soldier from the jungle. That makes sense considering his name is Kawal, which means solider in Filipino.

- Although Sgt. Slaughter was released from his producer role in WWE, it appears he is still linked to the company as an ambassador, similar to what Flair was doing before he went solo.

- Among the recent firings from WWE was Stephanie McMahon’s personal assistant. And when I say personal, I mean she had to do the grocery shopping!

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

On Steve Austin:
“Everyone in Houston seemed to be really amped up that “Texas’ own” Stone Cold Steve Austin is going into the WWE HOF . Steve grew up watching Paul Boesch’s Houston Wrestling on channel 39 and has told me he was also a big fan of Power Pro Wrestling back in the day which aired in the Houston market hosted by some handsome, young, future WWE HOF announcer who now wears a black hat on Friday nights. If I was asked once I was asked a dozen times who was going to induct Steve and I, for one, hope it is Ric Flair”

On New DVDs:
“Got home Friday night and continued to check out the Starrcade DVD recently released and I hate to sound like a hype machine but for any old school fan or any die hard who is still actively following wrestling, this DVD is a “must see.” I especially loved some of the bouts that I had essentially forgotten about and I listened intently to the commentary and was amazed at how much it had changed over the years. Just one guy’s opinion but some aspects of the old school commentary was better than today’s while there is no doubt that today’s TV product is technically much better.

The Legends of Wrestling DVD is sitting on my desk as it was delivered while I was in Houston but a friend told me that he had seen it, I think he bought it at Wal Mart, and said the Roundtables were the best TV wrestling that he had seen in years. This 3 disc set which runs more than 8 hours features The King, JYD, Sargent Slaughter, Ric Flair and, are you ready for this, Buff Bagwell on the box. I guess I am going to have to break down and purchase a laptop so I can watch these DVD’s on the road.”

On Kevin Nash:
“My old friend Kevin Nash recently had his 27th surgery which is astonishing. I wish him a speedy recovery. Kevin is one of the wittiest and most intelligent guys in the business and parlayed being a former hoopster at Tennessee and a bouncer at the Cheetah Club in Atlanta to fame and fortune in the squared circle. Kevin was on the same high school All State basketball team in Michigan as Magic Johnson back in the day. I always think of Kevin when we visit Detroit which is his hometown.”

On Victoria:
“I wish the WWE had a better opportunity to acknowledge Victoria wrestling her last match with the company this past Friday night on Smackdown. I had no clue that Victoria was having her last match until I arrived in Omaha the day of the event. Victoria has been one of the hardest working women in show business and worked diligently to perfect her in ring skills. I hope all the younger 8X10 type Divas will work as diligently as Victoria in learning their craft. Victoria had the challenge over the years with wrestling many Divas with far less in ring talent than did she but Victoria always made things work. I have great respect for her work ethic and her love of the business and wish her well in the next phase of her life.”

On Kelly Kelly:
“Kelly-Kelly just turned 22 which means in wrestle-speak that she is potentially on The King’s radar for only 3 more years.”
[He's Peter Pan!]

On Reality TV Show:
“Will the WWE ever do a Reality TV Show has been asked here recently also. I have no idea is the answer. However, if the WWE could manage and vet the production of such a show I could theoretically see it happening as it give the brand more exposure and might help embellish existing stars or create new stars. I know of nothing on the “drawing board” but reality TV is cheap to produce and seems to be the current trend on many TV networks.”