J.R. On WWE/TNA Rivalry, Jillian Dispels Brooke Rumors

Jim Ross has posted up a new blog on his official website. In regards to a WWE-TNA rivalry, Ross said, "In all due respect to all involved, the good folks at TNA have a few miles to travel before they arrive on the same level as the WWE. The huge misconception here is this; the decision makers at TNA simply need to focus on improving their product and not worry about an imagined war with the WWE. That is largely what the WWE did during the Monday night wars which cannot be compared to an updated Monday night war with TNA, in my opinion. This is not a personal attack on TNA or anyone else but the simple fact is most businesses get better when they focus on what they are doing and not what the alleged competitors are up to."

In the latest edition of "Diva Dish" on WWE.com, Jillian Hall attempts to dispel the rumors that she's mocking Hulk Hogan's daughter Brooke with her new bad singer gimmick. Jillian said that she's singing because she wants to and that it has nothing to do with Hogan's daughter. "I have no idea where people are getting this idea. The only things we have in common are blonde hair and we're both pop stars. There are a lot of blonde pop stars out there; it doesn't mean I'm trying to be her. I think people are saying this only because she's associated with wrestling, but her name has never come up when it comes to what I'm doing. I'm doing my own thing," Jillian said. The story originally started in the Wrestling Observer Newsletter a few weeks ago. After Hulk Hogan read off the list of candidates for this year's WWE Hall of Fame, Stephanie McMahon and Triple H wanted to get back at him because he infuriated Vince McMahon. So they devised this new gimmick for Jillian, which in their mind, is intended to be a spoof on Brooke Hogan. They had Jillian's hair styled after Brooke Hogan. She was also given accented contact lenses to make her eyes the same unusual blue color that Brooke's eyes are.