In his latest website blog at JRsBarBQ.com, WWE Hall Of Famer Jim Ross addressed the situation this weekend that resulted in the Jon Jones vs. Daniel Cormier main event at UFC 200 being cancelled and later replaced by a three-round non-title fight featuring Cormier vs. Anderson Silva, and how that series of events helped Brock Lesnar. He also commented on WWE announcing Randy Orton as Lesnar’s opponent for his in-ring return at the upcoming SummerSlam pay-per-view, the feedback to the “Final Deletion” segment on TNA Impact Wrestling. Below are some of the highlights from JR’s latest blog.

On the circumstances that resulted in Jon Jones being pulled from Saturday’s UFC 200 card benefitting Brock Lesnar:

“Brock Lesnar is now in the main event of UFC 200 vs Mark Hunt in a three rounder. Lesnar is the underdog versus the hard hitting Hunt who will be looking to KO Lesnar earl;y and definitely Saturday night. The first 60 seconds of the fight are crucial for both heavyweights and this one will end long before the end of the third round.

“Can you imagine where UFC would be today if they had not signed Lesnar to return to the Octagon for this event?”

On WWE announcing Randy Orton as Lesnar’s opponent for his WWE in-ring return at the SummerSlam PPV in August:

“If he’s healthy, apparently Lesnar will face Randy Orton in a high level, main event bout at Summer Slam in August for WWE. Don’t overreact to Orton’s lingering issues with shoulder issues as it relates to Lesnar’s suplexes as that is only one phase of Brock’s arsenal and against Orton the game plan might change to sme degree but the two men who we signed back in the day will have a helluva Summer Slam bout.”

On the Final Deletion segment:

“​Talk across the internet regarding ‘Final Deletion’ featuring the Hardy Boys Tuesday night on TNA Impact Wrestling on Pop TV which earned the beleaguered company their biggest TV rating on Pop. The 18 minute, pre taped vignette was certainly unique, novel approach to what we are accustomed to seeing on contemporary, pro wresting TV.

“Hopefully this presentation will not lead to every wrestling company in the land attempting to do similar, copy cat productions which will take the product farther away from a fundamentally sound in ring product than it already is.

“At the end of the day I remain proud of Matt Hardy for hatching this concept and the TNA TV crew for capturing it and the editing which I thought was compelling. Loved the on going music bed throughout the vignette plus Jeff Hardy is still one of the most unique athletes in the entire business and the handle of “The Unique Enigma” that I hung on Jeff years ago still is applicable.”

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