Jim Ross has updated his blog, writing on a number of topics which as always makes for a good read.

Ross confirmed that Matt Hardy had to receive stitches last night at WWE’s house show in Cologne, Germany after his match with his brother, Jeff. We had heard earlier today that the referee threw up the ‘X’ sign after Matt got busted open.

After backlash from some fans for comments made this past Monday night on Raw, Ross wrote: “Todd Grisham and your truly, to a lesser degree, have been taken to task by some fans of Tommy Dreamer for remarks made Monday night on Raw. I had mentioned that Dreamer was a legend and particularly an ECW Legend when Todd with tongue in cheek said if Tommy was a legend then so was the Brooklyn Brawler of which I agreed.

“Brawler has worked for WWE 26 years without being fired once which is in wrestling is astonishing. Bottom line is that I have great respect for Dreamer and for Brawler. It isn’t just guys who have headlined major PPV’s or have toured the world as NWA Champion back in the day that deserve to be called a legend or who have earned respect from their peers. Both Dreamer and Brawler have made significant contributions in their own way to wrestling and my hat is off to both of them. Many times on TV things are said for entertainment purposes only and are merely attempts at humor and, honestly, some times our best efforts fall short.

“Please take attempts at wrestling humor and tongue in cheek remarks with a grain of salt or, better said, “Lighten Up Francis.”"

It has to be said, its amazing Ross puts up with the amount of negative emails and comments he appears to receive.

Ross also commented on how he is happy to remain on Smackdown following this past week’s draft which saw 36 wrestlers change brands.

“I enjoy the schedule that Friday Night Smackdown provides me on a personal level not to mention that I love the challenge of elevating the perception of the Friday night broadcast as it relates to the “pecking order” of WWE TV programs,” he wrote. “I’m not naive enough to think that Raw will never be any thing but the #1 TV priority in WWE but I do think that SD can and has closed the gap. The SD roster is dotted with some extremely athletic and young talents who have the opportunity to enhance their WWE stock on MyNetworkTV’s highest rated broadcast.”

And for those of you in the UK heading to next week’s TV tapings, Ross added: “WWE Superstar bouts will be taped next week in London on both Monday and Tuesday nights at the O2 Arena. The UK fans are some of the best in the world and don’t mind being loud and rowdy which makes every thing in the process better.”

You can read Ross’ blog entry in full by clicking here.

We’re looking to cover both of WWE’s TV tapings live here at iFight365.com on Monday and Tuesday night. If you’re heading to the O2 Arena and are able to help with live updates, feel free to drop me a line on the email address below!

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