Ric Flair Not Hospitalized?, J.R On PPV Prices, WWE/UPW News, More

— KRISTEN HARRIS (publicist) from Legacy Entertainment sent in the following today: Regarding your most recent article “Breaking News: Ric Flair Hospitalized,” and contrary to certain media reports, Ric has not been hospitalized in connection with this incident. Attached is an official and only statement released yesterday by Ric Flair’s Agent, Melinda Morris Zanoni, of Legacy Talent and Entertainment, LLC.

— Jim Ross has a new blog entry on his website (JrsBarBQ.com), this time talking about the prices of PPV’s, Steve Austin, Vader, UFC and more. “An emailer asked me what I generally thought about PPV pricing and like any consumer I wish that they were not as expensive as they are. However, the long term pricing of the PPV’s will be determined by basic economics IE the law of supply and demand. As long as the demand stays at an acceptable, business level the prices will likely remain as they are. That’s one reason why more groups of people congregate to watch a PPV together and they share the costs of the event.” Be sure to check out Jim’s full blog at JrsBarBQ.com. Trust me when I tell you they are always great reads. That poor guy has to respond to some really really stupid questions. The same goes for Eric Bischoff and Vince Russo with their blogs.

— The word is that WWE has purchased the video library of Ultimate Pro Wrestling (UPW) promotion in California. UPW, which was promoted by Rick Bassman and is now defunct. The library features a lot of footage of John Cena in his early Prototype days. Also, the library has footage of such stars as Chris Masters, Melina, The Miz, John Heidenreich, Samoa Joe and Christopher Daniels. (Source: Mike Johnson)

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