By Chris Walters on April 22, 2004 at 7:49 PM EST

Jim Ross confirmed today in his Byte This! appearance that he has had recent discussions with Jeff Hardy about a possible return to WWE and says it's one of the last things he is finishing up before handing over everything to John "Johnny Ace" Laurinatis.

"Jeff Hardy needs to be in the WWE", Ross said.

Ross says he hopes to have something positive to report about Jeff Hardy in the near future.

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