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Jim Ross wrote on his instagram account:

“Sad to see how some are looking for “dirt” as to why I will no longer be with WWE. WWE and I are parting ways with no animosity. 

As I said on my podcast on Westwood One, I can’t thank Vince McMahon enough for how he looked over Jan and me for the last 25+ years. I will be forever grateful. 

I look forward to the next chapter of my life.  Working on our next book with Paul O’Brien. (You can still order SLOBBERKNOCKER on Amazon now). And join me at Gotham Comedy Club in NYC April 6th. Can’t wait to see all of you great fans there. Visit www.GothamComedyClub.com for more info.”

JR has been with WWE for almost two years in his most recent stint. He was hired shortly after his wife, Jan, passed away.

It’s been almost a year since Brock Lesnar and Daniel Cormier’s legendary confrontation at UFC 226 where Cormier called out Lesnar. Lesnar would respond with a shove to Cormier.

Since then, there was talks of Cormier and Lesnar facing off. Dana White recently chimed in and said that the fight would happen.

“I think Brock and Cormier want that fight,” White said. “I owe Cormier a lot. Cormier wants that fight, so Cormier’s going to get it.”

Commentary: I wonder how much interest there is in seeing this fight. Not sure how many Brock Lesnar fights in UFC.

-Undertaker on Vince McMahon: “He’s awesome. You may see him on TV and think, man, I do not like that guy, but he is awesome. He wouldn’t ask anybody to do anything that he wouldn’t do. He’s really built an empire from hard work and dedication and energy. When you see that man and what he puts into it, you feel ‘Well, I at least have to try to match that.’ He’s an awesome leader. I call him boss, but we’re like friends now than we are employee and company owner.”

-Undertaker on meeting his wife Michelle McCool: “When she got there (to WWE), there were two people she didn’t want to meet, Kane and yours truly. Terrified. Did not want anything to do with me. It was funny because she has this unbelievable work ethic. So she would get to the arenas early and try get around some of our producers… She would pick their brains and try to get them to get in the ring and work with her. It just caught my eye because it was like, ‘No, you never cross over that line.’ I always told guys you don’t date people you work with, it’s not going to work. I said it for years and then I broke my own motto. But I ended up getting to know her and I was just like, ‘Wow, she’s really passionate about this.’ You could tell that this was what she was wanting to do, it wasn’t a stair step to Hollywood or anything else. She was passionate. So finally after a long time of her chasing me around… Not true at all. Finally, she realized that I was not Satan. So we ended up dating.”

Highlights fro ProWrestling.net.

Commentary: It’s interesting to see Undertaker open up on different interviews.

Matt Hardy returned to WWE tonight on WWE Smackdown LIVE! According to PWInsider, WWE cashed in a clause in the Hardy Boys contract that extended their two-year deal into a three year deal.

The Hardy’s contracts were up next month, according to the report.

The word backstage is that WWE has involved a clause in Matt and Jeff Hardy’s existing WWE deal, rolling it over for a third year.  Had WWE not rolled over the contract, it would have expired next month. 
Matt Hardy had been teasing a countdown until the expiration of his WWE deal on social media of late, but it would appear that was simply Hardy’s latest attempt to use social media to his advantage by creating a buzz online.

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The Undertaker is one of the biggest names in professional wrestling and he is also one of the more private people in wrestling. According to PWInisder, The Undertaker will be appearing at Starrcade 2.

“I know people might assume this is an AEW event, but that is not true,” Thompson told Sports Illustrated. “We have wrestlers appearing from every promotion from all over the world, and Starrcast isn’t just for All Elite Wrestling fans, it’s for all wrestling fans.  The Undertaker is synonymous with wrestling and generations of wrestling fans have grown up with The Undertaker. We wanted to bring something unique to Las Vegas, and there isn’t anyone more special in this business than The Undertaker.”

This is an incredible get for Starrcast.