– WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross noted that an old friend was on his fight to Orlando on Wednesday night – TNA star Sting. Ross was flying in for tonight’s NXT tapings from Winter Park, FL while Sting is in town for tonight’s live Impact Wrestling. JR tweeted:
In route to Orlando for NXT & sitting across aisle from me is a man named Sting…not the rocker…my old friend since 1986. @wwe #SauceIt
— Jim Ross (@JRsBBQ) August 9, 2012
@Sting & I enjoying talking good old days working 4 Bill Watts. We learned a great deal working for Bombastic Bill. Nice @AmericanAir flight
— Jim Ross (@JRsBBQ) August 9, 2012
@Sting still calls me Rossy. Some things never change..luckily. I'm so blessed that we were on the same flight bound for Orlando.@NXT @WWE
— Jim Ross (@JRsBBQ) August 9, 2012
– Aside from WWE Champion CM Punk & John Cena, SmackDown General Manager Booker T will also be appearing at the Wizard World Chicago Comic-Con this weekend. He will be signing copies of his new book, “From Prison To Promise,” on Saturday afternoon.
– The following matches have been taped for today’s WWE Superstars show:
* Santino Marella vs. Michael McGillicutty
* Heath Slater vs. Kofi Kingston
* Tensai vs. Zack Ryder
* Tyson Kidd & Justin Gabriel vs. Tyler Reks & Curt Hawkins.
