WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross has updated his blog with his thoughts about former WWE superstar turned UFC fighter Brock Lesnar’s new book. Ross wrote:

“[Lesnar’s] new book about his life and times that’s co-written with Paul Heyman is due out April 19. It will be interesting to see how many book signings the intensely private Lesnar does but as the old saying goes, “A signed book is a sold book.” Most MMA insiders think that Lesnar will next fight in July for UFC. With Lesnar off the radar and with nothing currently, publically established for his return, many die hard MMA fanatics seemingly have used that opportunity and Lesnar losing the UFC Heavyweight Title to start ‘hating on’ Brock again. Amazing. Lesnar will never fully live down his time in WWE to many MMA purists. “

Speaking of Brock Lesnar’s book, he posted a video on YouTube this week explaining that the book will be about his life story and his fight to the top of WWE and UFC, despite all the doubters. Here’s the announcement:

— Jim Ross announced on his official website that Sgt. Slaughter has been released from the hospital after becoming ‘light headed’ last week.

Slaughter, who is 62 years of age, participated in Wednesday’s filming of Legends of Wrestling. The WWE Hall of Famer Sgt. Slaughter was hospitalized Wednesday night after not feeling well.

“The cause of Sarge’s discomfort was low blood level which was addressed and he should be good to go as I write this,” Ross wrote Friday. “Sarge was in great spirits Wednesday night after receiving medical care but was kept overnight for observation which is the norm for a matter such as this. Bottom line is that the WWE Hall of Famer will be fine after a few scary moments.”

Ross added on Twitter that Slaughter had a minor intestinal problem and will be fine.

— As seen on Friday’s episode of SmackDown, Cody Rhodes prefaced his match with Matt Hardy by verbally trashing the physical make-up of his impending opponent. During the bout, color commentator Matt Striker defended Hardy by saying can’t work out at the gym due to several injuries. Meanwhile, Hardy said on Twitter that the past several months have been frustrating for him, but now feels he has his “new” body figured out as it relates to dieting.

“After 8 months of having irregular digestion because of my intestinal issues, it’s been a uphill battle to find out what works for my body. It’s been frustrating cuz I train hard & haven’t gotten the same results I used to. But I think I’ve finally got my “new” body figured out,” Hardy wrote.

“Without going into long, boring details.. I think I know what “healthy” foods I can’t eat cuz my body & intestines can’t break them down. It’s been a tough, annoying, aggravating gig-esp when ur on TV every week & have my work ethic-but it’s finally working. Luv my true peeps!”

WWE issued the following today, confirming an earlier reports that baseball great and WrestleMania celebrity Bob Uecker will be the final member inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame this weekend:

MR. BASEBALL BOB EUCKER ENTERING WWE HALL OF FAME

STAMFORD, Conn. – World Wrestling Entertainment (NYSE: WWE) today announced that baseball legend Robert “Bob” Uecker will be “in the front row” when he is inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame. Uecker will be inducted by Dick Ebersol, Chairman, NBC Universal Sports & Olympics, at the 2010 WWE Hall of Fame ceremony at the Dodge Theater in Phoenix, Arizona this Saturday. The ceremony will run on USA Network at 11 PM ET.

Bob Uecker, affectionately known as “Mr. Baseball,” has a long and glorious history at WrestleMania. While best known for his work as the radio play-by-play announcer for the Milwaukee Brewers and his numerous acting credits, he participated in two WrestleManias. In 1987, Uecker appeared as a ringside announcer at WrestleMania III at the Pontiac Silverdome and the next year, Uecker was the backstage interviewer at WrestleMania IV at Trump Plaza in Atlantic City.

“Bob Uecker cemented his place in WWE history with his appearances at WrestleMania III and IV,” said Chairman and CEO Vince McMahon. “Seeing the huge hands of WWE Hall of Famer Andre the Giant around Uecker’s neck is a clip that became immortalized in pop culture history.”

Uecker made his major league debut as a catcher with the Milwaukee Braves in 1962. Uecker also played for the St. Louis Cardinals and won the World Series with the club in 1964. After retiring as a player, Uecker returned to Milwaukee. In 1971, he began calling play-by-play for the Milwaukee Brewers radio broadcasts, a position he holds to this day. Uecker also played the part of “George Owens” on the television sitcom, Mr. Belvedere and play-by-play announcer “Harry Doyle” in the Major League film series.

Others to be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame on March 27, as part of WrestleMania week, include pop culture icon Gorgeous George, Ted “The Million Dollar Man” DiBiase Sr., former Women’s Champion Wendi Richter, Maurice “Mad Dog” Vachon, Stu Hart and Japanese legend Antonio Inoki.

– Former ECW superstars Christian and Yoshi Tatsu are now a part of the RAW roster. Christian defeated Carlito to qualify for Money in the Bank and Yoshi Tatsu teamed with Evan Bourne and Kofi Kingston in their win over Legacy.

– Maryse is the new WWE Divas Champion after defeating Gail Kim in the finals of the Divas tournament on Monday’s RAW.

– The new member of the 2010 WWE Hall of Fame class is former two-time WWF Women’s Champion Wendi Richter. Fellow “Rock-n-Wrestling” star and Hall of Famer “Rowdy” Roddy Piper will be inducting her. She joins Ted DiBiase Sr. and Antonio Inoki in this year’s class.

– It was announced in Japan last night that the legendary Antonio Inoki has been invited to join the WWE Hall of Fame this year. Word is that Stan Hansen will be inducting him.

– Comedian and talk show host George Lopez was on ESPN radio this week and when talking about Cheech & Chong hosting WWE’s Monday Night RAW, Lopez said he has been invited by WWE to host RAW and was leaning towards accepting the gig since Cheech & Chong were doing it.

– Shawn Michaels broke Steve Austin’s record of most Royal Rumble eliminations at last night’s pay-per-view. Austin’s previous record was 36 while Shawn now has 41.

– William Regal was advertised for last night’s 30-man Royal Rumble match but did not appear.

– The Undertaker vs. Batista for the World Heavyweight Title is being advertised for the SmackDown/ECW event in Stockton, California on March 13th.

– Dante, a character in EA’s Dante Inferno video game, has been added to WWE’s SmackDown roster as a part of WWE promoting the game.

– Mexican star Super Nova did an interview recently saying that reports of him signing with WWE were incorrect as he was waiting for them to call him back. However, the original reports of him signing with the company came with him announcing it and with photos of him posing with his contract.

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(Credit to f4wonline.com & Marc Middleton for this news)

On the flight to England this past week, there was a lot of discussion between WWE creative and Vince McMahon regarding the 2010 WWE Hall of Fame class. The names discussed this week that Vince liked the most was Ted DiBiase, King Kong Bundy, Lawrence Taylor and Jake Roberts.

DiBiase remains the most consistent name talked about but there is some concern that they might not be able to get Taylor, who wrestled Bam Bam Bigelow at WrestleMania 11.

Read More: Lawrence Taylor Arrested Last Week – MUGSHOT

Obviously there is also concern about booking Jake Roberts considering his problems with alcohol and his reputation among people in the business. Roberts blew WWE off a while back for promotional work on his own DVD so saying that he would easily come for a Hall of Fame payoff is stretching it.

Regarding The Ultimate Warrior, he was talked about a week earlier but his name wasn’t seriously talked about on the flight to England this past week.

Read More: Ultimate Warrior Considered For 2010 WWE Hall Of Fame

(Credit to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter for the information used in this report)

WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross has updated his blog at JRsBarBQ.com. Here are some of the highlights:

His WWE Status: For the record, I don’t have a burning desire right now, while addressing my present health issues, to get back on weekly TV whatsoever. I am much more focused on the medical tests that I will undergo tomorrow which are the results of previous tests done a week or so ago. Yes sir, I’m ready for this little journey to end and to be 100% ready to rock….and that will happen.

Roddy Piper Hosting Raw: Rowdy Roddy Piper will no doubt be at the top of his game Monday night in Madison Square Garden when he hosts Monday Night Raw. I know that Hot Rod considers “The Garden” hallowed ground, as most of us veterans do, and who knows how many more times the WWE Hall of Famer will be in such a key role in this arena? I expect all sort of Survivor Series oriented fireworks in NYC Monday evening.

Ultimate Warrior in the WWE Hall of Fame? The WWE Hall of Fame class for 2010 seems to be garnering more interest as our email flow gets stronger. Lots of speculation that the “Ultimate Warrior” will be inducted this year. I have no clue but the fact that “Warrior” lives in Phoenix, the site of WM26, being a significant reason as to why makes zero sense to me. Either the man deserves to be introduced or he doesn’t no matter his zip code. I personally feel the former Blade Runner is deserving and just because the guy is considered “controversial” should not exclude him from any accolade. Warrior’s accomplishments and contributions to the business are what counts and hearing Warrior’s acceptance speech live and in person would be classic and likely a “Wrestlemania Moment.”

The Ultimate Warrior is being considered for the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2010, according to the latest issue of the Figure Four Newsletter. The rocky relationship between Warrior and Vince McMahon is said to be in better shape than its been in many years and there’s a “strong possibility” we’ll see WWE extend the offer.

There are a number of factors that contributing to Warrior Hall of Fame buzz. Warrior lives in Phoenix, Arizona – the site of WrestleMania XXVI. WrestleMania XXVI will be the 20th anniversary of Warrior’s epic victory over Hulk Hogan at WrestleMania VI and it’s no secret that Hulk Hogan’s not on the best terms with Vince McMahon these days. A lawsuit Warrior filed against WWE years ago was recently settled and many have noticed that Warrior has been featured on WWE.com quite frequently in recent months.

The UK Sun has picked up on the story and posted some quotes from an interview they conducted with Warrior back in 2004. Warrior had some harsh words for Vince McMahon at the time, saying that whenever a WWE superstar comes back to Vince, he uses them and totally eats them up.  “That’s the way he operates, and there’s just no way I can go back to the WWE,” Warrior told the Sun. “Especially with the creative direction of cultural degeneration they’ve been on in the last five or six years. It’s not an easy thing for me to say that I’ll never go back — because I do miss the money, success and thrill of the business — but that’s the truth.”

Update: WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross said the following about the Warrior-Hall of Fame talk in his latest JRsBarBQ.com blog:

“The WWE Hall of Fame class for 2010 seems to be garnering more interest as our email flow gets stronger. Lots of speculation that the “Ultimate Warrior” will be inducted this year. I have no clue but the fact that “Warrior” lives in Phoenix, the site of WM26, being a significant reason as to why makes zero sense to me. Either the man deserves to be introduced or he doesn’t no matter his zip code. I personally feel the former Blade Runner is deserving and just because the guy is considered “controversial” should not exclude him from any accolade. Warrior’s accomplishments and contributions to the business are what counts and hearing Warrior’s acceptance speech live and in person would be classic and likely a “Wrestlemania Moment.”

– According to F4Wonline.com, WWE plan to hold the SummerSlam PPV in Los Angeles every year from now on. As previously reported, WWE want to strengthen their ties in the Entertainment world and feeling hosting an annual PPV in L.A. will help toward that goal. (Related News: SummerSlam buyrate drops 20% this year)

– Tonight on 10:00 PM ET/PT, there will be a special WWE-themed episode of the cooking show Dinner Impossible on the Food Network. Here’s a preview from the Food Network website:

WWE: A Mission on the Mat

Robert is taken to the mat as he joins up with some of World Wrestling Entertainment Superstars at Summer Slam, WWE’s biggest summertime event. Stephanie McMahon gives Robert his mission to feed 300 WWE VIPs a “Superstar” meal in just nine hours, this means every dish he creates must be based on some of WWE’s Superstars’ signature moves such as Frog Splash, Clawhold, and Knife Edge Chop. Stephanie is center ring joined by her seven foot tall, 400 pound “enforcer”, Big Show, who’s there to make sure Robert knows that failure is not an option!

– The 2010 WWE Hall of Fame will be taped at 5:40PM Mountain time on Saturday, March 27th, 2010. The USA Network will air a one-hour edited special later that night.

– The man who faced Sheamus on last night’s RAW was current LDN British Heavyweight Champion David DeVille.

– Former WWE Diva Stacy Keibler won the “Baltimore Celebrity SmackDown” contest which was hosted on the Baltimore Sun website over the past few months. 64 celebrities from Baltimore were in the competition which was voted on by the paper’s readers.

With WrestleMania 26 already less than four months away, we’re already starting to hear some talk regarding who is being considered for the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2010.

Names that keep coming up lately for the Class of 2010 include Ted DiBiase, the Road Warriors, Demolition, Ron Simmons and Slick.

Other names that are being discussed but are a little less likely are Ultimate Warrior, Lex Luger and The Honky Tonk Man.

Out of all these names, Ted DiBiase is considered to be the most likely possibility.

(Credit to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter for some of the information used in this report)