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- Due to Raw still being presented as live WWE waited to after it aired to comment on Shawn Michaels injury. They released the following, confirming that it was indeed a triceps tear that he suffered:

“At the conclusion of Raw tonight, after signing the contract for his Unsanctioned Match at Unforgiven this Sunday, WWE fans at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis saw Shawn Michaels favoring his left elbow, which he appeared to injure. Immediate medical examination revealed a damaged left tricep…Regardless of the severity of the injury, Shawn Michaels has vowed to meet Chris Jericho in their Unsanctioned Match this Sunday at Unforgiven.”

- Jim Ross is back with more of his JRSBARBQ.com blog thoughts. Here are the wrestling highlights:

On Randy Orton’s return:
“I don’t know when Orton will actually be back in the ring but I have heard it could be in approximately two months. It won’t come none too soon. Injuries are a part of the fabric of the business and always have been. I’ve always believed that when someone goes down it creates an opportunity for others who have been waiting for their chance to strike pay dirt. ”

On Trish Stratus:
“I can still remember the day a few years ago that Trish Stratus walked into my office on the 4th floor of the WWE headquarters in lovely Stamford, Connecticut to meet with me about a job in the company. Any one with sight could see that Trish had an amazingly marketable look (she still does for that matter) but what stuck with me the most upon reflecting back on that first meeting was her positive attitude and her overwhelming desire to be successful. No Diva that I have ever been around in the WWE ever worked harder at getting better in the ring than Trish Status. Trish always gave great effort and was extremely reliable and low maintenance.”

On Kurt Angle in MMA:
“There aren’t many wrestlers that I have known over the years that I have respected for their natural, in ring talents more than Kurt Angle. Being involved in signing Kurt into pro wrestling and seeing him grow in the early part of his professional career was a very rewarding experience for me. However, I am growing tired of the talk that a viable MMA career for Kurt is going to happen essentially any day now.”

Keelan’s Call:
Amen to that. I’ve been saying for a while now that although Kurt appears to training for MMA, if he is stupid enough to compete he’ll get destroyed, injured and leave his Pro Wrestling career in jeopardy. The man is getting on in age, his neck would leave any normal person laid up in bed all day and he hasn’t had a real competitive fight in years. The only way he’d put on a good MMA fight is a worked one or against a complete non trained midget rookie and any MMA promoter who would sign a match like that better be willing to fork out in medical bills. Angle is an amazing pro wrestler and “was” an amazing Olympic wrestler. What makes anyone think he can be a viable MMA fighter?