Sting/TNA Contract Dispute?, Orton Blasts Bubba, Flair Speaks, J.R, More

? Jim Ross has a new blog entry up featuring his Summerslam predictions. Check out the article at JRsBarBQ.com.

? The pre-sale code for No Mercy in Portland, OR is wwe. To access the pre-sale, you must go to buy tickets via the Rose Garden website, not Ticketmaster.com. The pre-sale is already underway. Please don't ask me for pre-sales. Check your city's arena website and get on their mailing list. You'll then know before me.

? Ric Flair appeared at the NWA Legends convention in Charlotte, NC on Friday and gave a speech saying how happy he was to appear at an NWA Legends event. He had not been able to during the past few years due to being under WWE contract.

? Sting is in what appears to be a minor contract dispute with TNA right now which is why he didn't appear at this weeks TNA iMPACT! tapings. They won't be having him appear live until the dispute is resolved.

? Randy Orton really took a shot at Bubba Ray Dudley (Brother Ray in TNA) during a recent WrestleCast interview. He said "I never liked him," Orton said of Bubba. "I never liked what he did because he only thought of himself. In the match my foot was broken, it was his fault... Bubba Dudley is the most out of shape, fat, non-work-ethic-having person I knew. And you had a bad taste in your mouth when you met him. It is really great that I got hurt," he said. "I thank God that I broke my collarbone. At the time I wasn't thankful. I missed work, but being home with my wife the last two months of the pregnancy and witnessing the birth of my baby, which could have missed if I was on the road, that would have been horrible."