– WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross and former UFC star Chael Sonnen will call the Battleground MMA pay-per-view together on October 3rd from the BOK Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma. MMAFighting.com reports that negotiations to land Ross & Sonnen as the announcers for that event began a few months back. The main event of that show will feature Ryan Couture, the son of MMA Hall of Famer Randy Couture, against Jonny Carson.
– Credit Raj Giri and The GOAT for the following…
Vince Russo penned an open letter to Vince McMahon, Stephanie McMahon and Triple H on his website, Pyro & Ballyhoo, regarding the recent storylines in the company. You can read the full letter by clicking here, here is part of what he wrote:
Look, I’m not going to tell you what to do, or how to do it, who am I? All I’m asking is that you all ask each other—is this the best that World Wrestling Entertainment has to offer its fans? If the answer is yes, that I guess I’ve just over-rated you, however, I think we all know that’s not the answer. I don’t think any of you can walk away from that building on Monday night honestly believing that you had just put your best foot forward. I don’t believe that for a second.
Right now, you have an UNBELIEVABLE talent roster, up and down from first match to main event, but the writing and producing of the show is just not serving them justice. You have to know that. What happened to the work ethic and the commitment that we all shared during the Attitude Era? What happened to that passion, when we literally used to leave our own BLOOD, SWEAT and TEARS on the script that we wrote. If something didn’t exceed our expectations we were sick over it for days—I know I was.
– The Dallas Cowboys have signed Michael Sam, the first openly gay NFL draftee. WWE has congratulated Sam and extended the invite for any future RAW. They wrote on WWE.com:
“Congratulations to Michael Sam on signing with the Dallas Cowboys! WWE will extend its invitation for Michael Sam to appear on any future Monday Night Raw he wishes. We offer our support for Michael as he continues his journey.”
