Jim Ross Speaks On Batista’s Injury, HBK & ‘Taker, CM Punk, More

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

On low end wrestling “newz” sites: I was told that on an unnamed website that “J.R. announced on his website that HBK was retiring” which is totally false. Not only did I NOT report this load of fertilizer I specifically stated that I did not think that either Shawn Michaels or The Undertaker would retire in 2009 and that I had no knowledge that either would even retire in 2010. Why would sites print such garbage which then people read and accept this stuff as truth?

On HBK & Undertaker: I do think that Taker will compete longer than HBK but I don’t think either are ready to say adiós as of yet. When either retires it will be handled with class and with huge fanfare and it isn’t on the drawing board as we speak. I fully expect both Taker and Shawn to be back touring no later than the WWE’s Fall International Tour but likely much earlier than that.

On CM Punk: We’re getting lots of emails about C.M. Punk and whether he is fish or fowl as in a fan favorite or a villain nowadays after beating Jeff Hardy while cashing in Punk’s Money in the Bank Contract last Sunday in New Orleans. Now, Punk may well wind up out of favor with some fans, perhaps even the majority of the fans, but I don’t know that. If it happens, so be it. If Punk’s opportunistic endeavors at Extreme Rules make him a bigger star albeit a despised one, then that’s a good thing. Punk does have an attitude as I have mentioned before and is arguably not the most popular guy in the SD locker room but there are also no cash bonuses being paid for being named Mr. Congeniality. If you want to boo Punk, then have at it, but don’t hold it against him simply because he was smart in cashing in his MIB contract at an opportune time. Do I think at the end of the day Punk will gain favor with the fans? It damned sure won’t happen in Charlotte Monday night and I would say that chances are it probably won’t happen in the near future either. For the record, Punk appears to me, and I might be dead wrong, that he really doesn’t care one way or another. One thing about this matter is that is adds a different dimension and dynamic to Friday Night Smackdown which I think helps the broadcast.

On Batista’s injury: Dave Batista tore a biceps tendon and not the biceps itself as I understand it but “The Animal” will still likely be on the shelf for about 4 months but only Mother Nature knows for sure how fast the big guy will heal. Dave’s back at home in Florida and one always heals better with the old, home field advantage in their favor.

Check out the full blog entry here.