Mickie James' Neck, More On JR's Contract, Releases, More

As reported earlier, Jim Ross' WWE contract expires at the end of the month. He is expected to re-sign with the company, but neither side is too interested in signing a long-term deal. If they are not be able to reach a deal before the end of the month, Ross will work on a week-to-week deal until he is ready to leave or WWE decides it is time to replace him again.

Due to the departure of writer Alex Greenfield, Michael Hayes has been put in charge of the Smackdown writing crew. This was a shock to most considering that Dusty Rhodes has worked heavily with the Smackdown brand for about a year now. Internally, the feeling is that Rhodes has lost stroke within the company and he could even be gone soon.

Mickie James appears to be fine after landing on her head in a match with Victoria on this past week's edition of RAW. They had feared that she jammed her neck badly, but as of now it looks to be fine.