J.R On Lesnar/Couture Fight, Lucha Stars To WWE?, Draft Update Reported by: Ryan Clark
Updated on September 3, 2008 12:42 PM EST
More Headlines:
» Jim Ross comments about the upcoming Brock Lesnar vs. Randy Couture fight in his latest blog entry. J.R. writes: "Couture will give up approximately 50 pounds to Lesnar come fight time which makes the 5 rounder especially intriguing. Couture is a master at capitalizing on a fighter's mistakes and is a supreme strategist. However, if Lesnar continues to improve as he did between the Mir and Herring fights it will be extremely difficult for anyone who is giving up that much weight and is over a decade older to defeat the former WWE and NCAA wrestling champion. I applaud the UFC for getting this alleged, internally personal matter resolved as it relates to Randy Couture and UFC honchos. The fans should always come first which should be a no brainer business wise but in personality driven businesses like MMA, etc it isn't always that simple.”
» Despite being 5 foot 6 inches, WWE was interested in acquiring Lucha libre star Perro Aguayo, Jr., but he has expressed no interest in joining the company. He has a lot of power in CMLL and would likely make more money there than in WWE. Also, he's got little confidence he'll be used well in WWE. He’s also mentioned that he’s a power broker who calls his own shots and makes a lot more money than he would going to WWE, where he’s not sure that he will be used well like so many other talents.
» It's interesting to note that the WWE Draft took place over two months and four wrestlers still have yet to appear on television. Carlito and DH Smith still have to debut on SmackDown television. On Raw, Deuce and Chuck Palumbo have yet to make television appearances. Carlito & Palumbo have worked a few house shows though. Smith has been appearing on Florida Championship Wrestling shows as of late and Deuce has pretty much disappeared. Reportedly, he was going to get repackaged, but they're obviously in no rush to do so. Also, Big Daddy V and Trevor Murdoch were let go before the two could start on SmackDown.
