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JR's Blog: Steve Austin to attend CAC Banquet...Lots of Random Thoughts...Why I'm NOT Angry..Got Sauce?!

Posted: Apr 10th 2010 By: CMBurnham

Thanks for stopping by our website. Lots going on in our world so let's not burn any daylight and get to the good stuff.

Steve Austin confirmed with me today that he would be in Las Vegas on April 21 to introduce me at the Cauliflower Alley Club's 45th Annual Banquet where I will receive the Art Abrams Lifetime Achievement Award.

For Steve to make time for the CAC and for me is extraordinarily special considering that he is working overtime promoting 'Damage' on DVD and preparing to promote his June DVD release entitled 'Stranger.' Steve couldn't be busier but he's excited about CAC and being there on a special night for me.

One of the great benefits of being a part of the wrestling business are the relationships one has the opportunity to make and my friendship with Steve and his family is special.

An emailer suggested that I should try out for 'Dancing with the Stars' if this wrestling thing doesn't work out for me. Or, contact 'The Donald' and see if he needs a new, old face next season on Celebrity Apprentice. Hanging with Donald Trump would be cool as hell any time but I think I'm gonna have to pass on the 'Dancing' biz. Can we say, "Cow on ice," kids?

Got an email from a fan who seemed very angry at me for not being more "pissed off," his words not mine, about my professional status. Sorry to disappoint him or anyone else who feels the same but I'm blessed to have great health and that's mighty important considering the alternative.

Challenging times are not new to me nor are they intimidating or infuriating. Life is actually pretty darned good right now and, from where I'm sitting, is only going to get better.

Someone emailed us and made a somewhat stiff comparison of Jack Swagger to Kurt Angle based on their wrestling attire saying that Swagger copied Angle's ring wear, etc and how that was LOL funny. The two gifted athletes certainly are similar in many ways but Angle wasn't the first amateur turned pro who wrestled in a singlet. I recall Dr. Death wrestling in a singlet in the early 80's for example. Nonetheless the better point to make is that I hope that Jack Swagger can become as accomplished in the ring as Kurt Angle. Kurt Angle is an amazing in ring warrior and Swagger has a similar, athletic skill set that is still evolving.

BTW...another point on titles equating to greatness. Don't get sucked in to the business that the number of titles won automatically makes a wrestler great. Yes, Ric Flair is a 16 time (at least) champion and he's a legend. However, Shawn Michaels won far fewer world titles than did 'Naitch' but HBK is also on the Flair, legend level. Jack Brisco never won a zillion NWA Titles but I'll match Jack Brisco bell to bell with any pro wrestler in history. Bottom line is that some of our emailers feel that a wrestler winning a specific number of titles automatically equates to greatness and I am not of that opinion.

If it was just on raw numbers alone, perhaps Jerry Lawler is the greatest wrestler to ever live if we simply want to go on the math. Do you know how many titles my pal the King has won in his career? Google it. It's freakish.

Another emailer wanted me to know that he 'finally' got to see the 'Dr. Heiney' skit that aired on Raw a few years ago. That email made my day, I jest, and reminded me to double check on the date of my next colonoscopy. If I do write a book someday, I'll go back and watch the Dr. Heiney business so I can accurately describe it. I have never seen it since the night it aired and even then I was on heavy medication after being released from the hospital earlier in the day.

Speaking of medicine, Tommy Chong is encouraging me to get a medical marijuana presectiption due to my three bouts of Bells palsy. I'm taking that one under advisement.

I did get a nice email from Cheech and Chong thanking me for the BBQ Sauces and Chipotle Ketchup that we sent them after they freaked out over our products when they were in OKC on March 1 for Raw.

Someone wanted to know if I thought Gentleman Chris Adams would ever go in the WWE HOF. Beats me but if I had a vote he wouldn't get it. Chris had talent and was a star for a time in World Class without question. Some could also argue that the best thing that Adams ever did was to teach Steve Austin the ropes back in the day. However, a guy who had a history of battering women won't get my vote...if I had one. That's my story and I'm sticking to it.

We were asked again this week why WCW did not make it. I wasn't there in Atlanta when WCW's ship sunk so I can only speculate and I can't add anything new that hasn't been written or said other than it wasn't one guy's fault as to why the company failed.

However, I can say that when I was there that there were too many cooks in the kitchen and I was one of them. There wasn't enough accountability and everyone seemed to have a shot at adding ingredients to the soup. There were plenty of talented people on the various creative committees but someone taking total ownership/responsibility was a rarity.

Plus, when active performers are in positions of authority or creative control it eventually becomes a no win scenario and generally serves to create dissension, distrust and more paranoia than usual inside the locker room. The player/coach scenario doesn't work in pro wrestling. I used to scratch my head watching Bill Russell, who I think is arguably the greatest player ever in the NBA, play for and coach the Boston Celtics back in the day and wonder how in the hell he was executing two, highly important functions for his team.

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J.R.