Reported by Adam Martin of WrestleView.com
On Friday, September 9, 2005 at 4:20 PM EST

Here are some news & notes from the latest "Ross Report" with Jim Ross on WWE.com for September 8th:

- JR confirmed that he wasn't close to suicide after the Oklahoma Sooners lost to the TCU Horned Frogs last Saturday, but was in both denial and shock. Who wasn't?

- Ross noted that a fan asked him in an airport recently if Chris Masters reminded him of a young Lex Luger. Ross' response, "HELL NO!” (Just joking, even though that’s what I was thinking.) Masters already understands his job better than Luger at a comparable age."

- In response to some internet comments regarding Ric Flair "grabbing" Carlito in an interesting place this past Monday night on RAW, Ross had the following to say: "“Ric Flair is a pervert for grabbing Carlito’s privates!” Sure he is. Now, turn off your computer and go to bed."

- JR talked about how much of a roll Kurt Angle is on at the moment and how serious his character has become on TV. "I don’t know if I would bet against Angle vs. anyone based on what I’ve seen since SummerSlam," said Ross, "I’m not forgetting Angle’s victory over HBK at WrestleMania, but over the past month, the Olympian has been virtually untouchable."

- The Coach will be doing play-by-play for a college football game this weekend. Ross wondered, joking, if Coach would wear his shades on-the-air.

- RAW superstars might be heading overseas to entertain troops in Iraq this December. The SmackDown brand has been doing it the last two years.

- In regards to some younger wrestlers today, "Too many young wrestlers have the basic same look, tattoos, hair, etc. Individuality is seemingly becoming a lost art. This business is so much more than a mullet, a few tattoos, some baby oil and the willingness to execute untimely high-risk maneuvers just for the hell of it," said Ross.

- JR feels the Edge vs. Matt Hardy Steel Cage Match at Unforgiven could steal the show.

- Ross described Rob Conway as a tough guy and added, "or he wouldn’t be man enough to wear those tights."

- In an update on Brock Lesnar's current situation with WWE, Ross added, "In my personal opinion, Brock Lesnar is making a big mistake by not accepting WWE’s very fair contract offer."

- JR said it was good to see Dusty Rhodes back working for WWE behind the scenes as a creative writer. He added that he would love to host a DVD of some of Rhodes' favorite matches and labels him as a future WWE Hall of Famer.

- In a move many fans would like to see, Ross added that he would like to see more emphasis put on SmackDOwn's cruiserweight division.

- Ross closes out the edition with e-mails regarding Muhammad Hassan & Daivari, an aspiring announcer in Iowa, Ultimate Warrior, Jerry Lawler's love life, Bill Goldberg and the current tag team division. To check it out, click here.