Good News for JR, Update on the Future of WWE NXT and More

Posted by Marc Middleton on Wednesday, September 1st, 2010

- In what has to be great news for WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross, longtime Oklahoma Sooners football commentator Bob Barry announced on Tuesday that he is retiring. Ross said in various interviews over the years that calling Oklahoma football has been a lifelong dream of his, so this could be his chance to fill that position.

– World Wrestling Entertainment is expected to rush through the current season of NXT with the final episode airing on October 1 just before the premiere of Friday Night SmackDown on Syfy. The third season of NXT will feature five episodes.

While company officials adore NXT and have vowed it will continue, they have been unable to land a new home for the show. With that being said, there was a discussion this past week of moving the show to WGN America. Vince McMahon said that ideally, they would keep both NXT and WWE Superstars.

– In regards to Sheamus’ eleven second win over Zack Ryder on last week’s RAW being the shortest WWE Championship Match in history, it is not. It is believed that the shortest WWE Championship Match in history was Diesel’s victory over Bob Backlund on November 26, 1994, which lasted eight seconds. The shortest WWE match in history is believed to be The Rock defeating Big Bossman in four seconds at the 1998 Survivor Series.

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8 Responses to Good News for JR, Update on the Future of WWE NXT and More:

  1. Jakesta58

    Date: Sep 01, 2010 at 10:26 AM

    and kanes quick “ecw” championship win at wrestlemania a few years back

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  2. nobody

    Date: Sep 01, 2010 at 10:42 AM

    Jakesta58, the ECW title was never a world title in Vinces mind. plus it said the shortest WWE CHAMPIONSHIP match not WORLD title match but i agree tht should b up there with the two shortest title matches in history

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  3. knightcon

    Date: Sep 01, 2010 at 11:25 AM

    well her said the shortest MATCH in WWE history was Rock and Bossman but the Kane Chavo match was four to six seconds so it be the shortest match. I believe they said it was a three second match at mania but we all know there is no way. but it was under eight im sure

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  4. brody

    Date: Sep 01, 2010 at 12:56 PM

    Nxt, unable to land a new home? Nobody expressing enough interest in Tough Enough- I mean, Nxt to want it on their station? What a shocker.

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  5. J-Dog

    Date: Sep 01, 2010 at 3:08 PM

    Kane beat Chavo in 12 Seconds.

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  6. dont ask

    Date: Sep 01, 2010 at 5:44 PM

    @jay-dog you just timed it didn’t you

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  7. Daniel Stockwell

    Date: Sep 01, 2010 at 11:28 PM

    Kane beat Chavo for the ECW Title, not the WWE title.

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  8. john

    Date: Sep 02, 2010 at 4:00 AM

    um the kevin nash bob backlund match was for the wwf title at the time is the second shorest world title match in wwe first belonging to kane wrestlemania win over chavo this is why the IWC doesnt have cred

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