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JR's Blog: Palin, Brady, Texas Outlaws, Twins, WWE's a hit Internationally, Kelly Pavlik, NFL, UFC

JR's Blog: Palin, Brady, Texas Outlaws, Twins, WWE's a hit Internationally, Kelly Pavlik, NFL, UFC

Posted: Nov 7th 2008 By: mikeiles

Random thoughts while getting ready to travel from Norman, Oklahoma to College Station, Texas to Manchester, England in a span of 24 hours, give or take. Today we talk a little wrestling, some football, UFC, international touring, and one of the best antagonist tag teams most fans today never saw.

The media can "pile on" Sarah Palin all they want but this election "made" her in my view. Books, TV appearances, movie deals about her life and experiences, clothing deals, etc all await the embattled former V.P. candidate. I smell money.

Why in the hell didn't Tom Brady, you remember him the QB of the New England Patriots, have his knee surgery done in the first place by Dr. Jim Andrews in Birmingham, Alabama? Going to California for the surgery needs an explanation to me. Andrews is to knees what Brady is to the QB position of the Pats.

The WWE grossed over half a million bucks in Mannheim, Germany this week with over 6500 fans enjoying the event.

Nice, France was a sold out event, as are the vast majority of WWE events on this extended international tour.

Milan, Italy saw over 5500 fans on hand in Santino's "hometown." Remember the "Milan Miracle?" What I really remember about that weekend was the amazing pasta that fellow Okie Jerry Brisco and I enjoyed for supper. Wow. (No fat jokes please...I'm very sensitive,)

I love the "Devil's Triangle" name for the Undertaker's submission hold. I can see a new T shirt in the works as we speak. The word "choke" is no more of which I totally agree especially with so many younger viewers being so impressionable. There is work to be done as it relates to what kids see and hear on TV but this is a nice inclusion to that matter.

Why is seemingly every wrestler who is portrayed as a Middle Easterner always a "Sheik?" Just curious.

Long time wrestling fans, we still say "wrestling" on this site, will likely remember the unbelievable duo of Dick Murdoch and Dusty Rhodes, the vaunted Texas Outlaws. These two, legit tough Texans were one of the most amazing tag teams I can remember seeing and some of you might have seen their cameo in Verne Gagne's movie entitled, "The Wrestler" starring Ed Asner among others. Both Rhodes and Murdoch were amazing on the mic and were true bullies in the ring. Each realized however that the big money was in singles matches and their team dissolved after a few years. These two lived their in ring personas complete with plenty of bar fights and beer drinking. Fans complain about the lack of star tag teams but the big bread is and always will be in singles bouts. Yes, I love a great tag bout like the Midnight Express vs. The Rock-N-Roll Express stuff from years ago but teams like that simply don't come along that often and can't be "manufactured" as easily as some fans would like to think.


Thanks to the attentive wrestling internet we all now know how to determine which Bella twin is Brie or Nikki. I expect a wardrobe tweak to cover one of their tattoos on the lower back....or maybe not.

My sources tell me that my favorite boxer Kelly Pavlik was battling bronchitis when he lost to the talented Bernard Hopkins recently. Kelly might have still lost to "The Executioner" but a healthy Pavlik is hard to handle.

Brock Lesnar seems to be brimming with confidence as his UFC showdown with the legend Randy Couture is just about a week away. This is one fight I will not miss on pay per view. Lesnar won't be intimidated by any thing or any one as most fans likely realize by now. Lesnar is a physical freak and I still find it difficult to visualize how Couture is going to handle the immense weight disadvantage come November 15 at fight time. Randy is an amazing strategist without question and if any one can find a chink in the ever improving Lesnar's Armour it has to be Couture. I still am a Lesnar "lean" but this one is so close I choose not to place any significant wagers other than perhaps a rack of ribs or some J.R.'s BBQ Sauce.

We are getting ready to launch our biggest grouping of holiday offers ever, many with FREE shipping. Stay tuned as they should be on this site very soon.

The NFL is over officiating their games as players are being fined for making physical hits that are simply a part of the game. There is a difference in "dirty play" and "physical play."

Some of my friends who are much more versed in the stock market than I are looking closely at the WWE stock as a potential investment. $12 and change is something for stock market players to seriously consider. I'm no stock analyst but I'm just saying....

Stone Cold is rocking along with his new film currently in production in Vancouver. He seems to be really pleased with the direction the film is heading in and Steve is not an easy man to please when it comes to his creative projects. Perfection is hard to attain but that's simply the way Steve Austin is. Nothing wrong with that. The fight scenes in this film are going to be awesome. Perfection indeed...kind of the way yours truly is with our BBQ Sauce.

I hope you enjoy Friday Night Smackdown on MyNetworkTV as it seemed like a good one when we taped it Tuesday in Orlando. My partner Tazz, who I am really having a blast working with, and I usually know when we have a good broadcast or not and are both our own harshest critics. You be the judge when you see it.

I will be answering more Q&A's, as a matter of fact I did so earlier this week, and will be updated our blogs from the UK if my technology doesn't tap out on me. Be well.


Boomer Sooner!

J.R.

 

Tags: Jim Ross, WWE, Jerry Brisco, Dick Murdoch, Dusty Rhodes, Verne Gagne, Midnight Express, Rock-N-Roll Express

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