WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross updated the blog section of JRsbarbq.com. The following items are among the highlights. To order J.R.'s BBQ products, visit WWEShop.com.

-Ross remembers Buck Robley: "Sorry to hear of the passing of former wrestler and booker Buck Robley this week. Buck was a unique character who served for a time as Cowboy Bill Watts booker in Mid-South Wrestling before he was replaced by Ernie Ladd. Buck had a creative mind but had to be vetted by the big Cowboy on many of the wild west type storylines that Buck wanted to do.

"Buck was a great crowd psychologist who loved to create 'heat' and had plenty, both in and out of the ring. One of his best creations was a rivalry that he had with Ken Mantell where Buck put a 'bounty' on Mantell. I was the referee for a match between Mantell and the great Terry Funk in the downtown Municipal Auditorium in New Orleans to where if Ken won he would get his long awaited bout vs. "The Colonel." It was one of the best matches that I ever refereed inasmuch as the two talents had an amazing, passionate, believable match that I still remember to this day."

-Ross on Bobby Eaton: "Prayers go out to Beautiful Bobby Eaton who is apparently gravely ill in a hospital in Jonesboro, Arkansas as I understand it. Bobby was a member of the amazing, Midnight Express with both Dennis Condrey and Stan Lane who, of course, were managed by the incomparable Jim Cornette. They were one of the greatest tag teams that I ever saw in my 39 years in the biz. Watts, after visiting Memphis to orchestrate a talent trade, put Bobby and Dennis together as a team with Corny as their erasable manager and the rest is history. The team, along with the Rock 'n Roll Express helped set Mid-South on fire back in the day."

Other topics include his thoughts on Hall of Fame inductees, great announcers, his upcoming UK spoken word tour, and more.

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