-Ross on Sgt. Slaughter: "After our Legends of Wrestling Roundtable taping on Wednesday night, Sgt Slaughter was hospitalized in Stamford after becoming 'light headed.' The cause of Sarge's discomfort was low blood level which was addressed and he should be good to go as I write this. 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."
Powell's POV: Best wishes to Sarge. Ross had a lot more to say about Slaughter in his full blog. As always, we're only running the highlights, but you can read the full blog via the link above.
-Ross on Oklahoma Sooners radio: "Thursday's 'Daily Oklahoman' newspaper, featured a photo of yours truly on the front page of the sports section regarding the Oklahoma football announcing position that will be vacated when the legendary Bob Barry, Sr retires after this school year. Many have jumped the gun on speculation on this matter. Don't think that I wouldn't love to have that personal, dream job which is one that I've embraced for years, but the process to replace the man who will always be the voice of OU football has not commenced. No matter who is hired I will always be a Sooner fanatic and still plan on attending every game, home and away, for the foreseeable future.
Powell's POV: Ross's name will definitely be in the hat for this gig, as it's a dream job for him. As I wrote the other day, Ross has a background in calling college and NFL games, and he has friends at the university, so one would think that he would be among the top contenders for the job.
-Ross on whether WWE would do better if Smackdown were live on a weekly basis: "I don't have a definitive answer but my thoughts are probably not. This assumption is based on the fact that too much credence is put on internet 'spoiler' information making the viewing decision for the fan. I think that the internet, although a vital aspect of information flow, still has such a small audience when compared to the entire TV universe that it has minimal affect to the casual, TV viewer. If the programming is compelling and episodically produced, folks will do all they can to either watch it as it airs or via DVR, etc."
Powell's POV: As a fan, I'd love to see it happen. However, it would not be an easy move for WWE due to production expenses and trying to find production crew members for Friday nights. As previously noted, many of the production workers are independent contractors who work other sporting events. As much as I'd like to see it happen, I'd be very surprised if WWE went live with Smackdown on a weekly basis.
Other topics include more on the Sooners radio gig, WWE's PG rating, much more on Sgt. Slaughter.
