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JR ACCEPTS NEW WWE DEAL
WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross has finalized a new deal - and essentially a new job description - with World Wrestling Entertainment that will see him stay with the company for the next few years. Ross has accepted a position within the talent relations department as a consultant, which he says "will not require weekly travel." JR will be often visiting Florida Championship Wrestling in Tampa to keep an eye on the development of the up and coming Superstars and Divas. His new WWE deal also allows Ross to go and do broadcast work for other non competitive areas. Basically that means he can broadcast MMA, football or anything he'd like except for wrestling. "All is good in our world as interesting days lie ahead. Thanks for all your support. We are grateful, appreciative and very blessed," Ross said.


HOGAN UNDERGOES SUCCESSFUL BACK SURGERY
- TMZ.COM is reporting that Hall of Famer Hulk Hogan underwent successful back surgery on Wednesday and is already out of the hospital. The procedure took around 4 hours to complete with doctors removing loose bone spurs from his back. Over the course of his long and storied career, Hogan had several back, knee and hip problems where at the height of the problems he was even unable to walk or stand as outlined in his book.