JR's Blog: Thursday Update..Rock/Coach on Sports Center Tonight..Gran Torino..Late Night Jets..The View
Posted: Jan 22nd 2010 By: CMBurnham
Thanks for stopping by. All is well in Norman, Oklahoma after a storm damned near blew us away last night. Mother Nature always wins her battles. We appreciate those of you that are supporting us with your on line business as it continues to grow.
The Rock and Jonathan Coachman are scheduled to be featured in a skit tonight on the 6 pm eastern time Sports Center on ESPN. It's set to air about half past the hour as it now stands. It was described to me as "old school WWE" and runs about 1:30 in length. "Charleston" anyone??
My wonderful wife said that I finally made it onto "The View" today but it wasn't as a scheduled guest. Barbara Walters didn't even know my name. The gall!! (I'm joking here.) The worn out piece of video that shows me getting "kicked" south of the belt line a few years ago by Linda McMahon aired. Professional politicians using footage such as that as a campaign issue is down right sad. We do not live in Connecticut any longer and informed voters there should vote for whoever they choose but in my personal opinion making one's voting preference based on a fictional moment from a TV show is lame. For those that read my blogs, you know that I feel politics in general in the USA are largely in sad shape because of professional politicians who are more hellbent about partisan politics and their own agendas than they are about making America a better, safer, more business friendly place to live.
I have become hooked on the Clint Eastwood film "Gran Torino." Are there others who are as obsessed with this film as am I? Is it because Eastwood's character is named "Walter Kowalski" as in Killer Kowalski or is it because Walt Kowalski reminds me of my Dad or even myself at times during the film? Yep, I've got a cranky side but a kind heart...at least that's my story. This movie told a great story whereby one can make the emotional attachment to the characters of which there was only one name star that being Eastwood who also directed and produced the film. If you haven't seen "Gran Torino" I highly recommend it but watch out for the adult oriented language if you have kids in the family.
For the record, I've met dozens of old time wrestlers who had some of the same personality traits as "Walt Kowalski" in "Gran Torino." "Walt" departed on the young neighbor boy Tao the same "guidance" that my Dad did me which in today's world would likely get Dad in trouble and on an episode of "Dr. Phil."
Today I met with OU hoops coach Jeff Capel, former star at Duke, and gave him a signed Ric Flair 8X10 that "Naitch" sent his fellow North Carolinian. Coach Capel is one of the great men in coaching and OU is lucky to have him at a school known for football and not basketball. Living in a college town is great for a sports fan like me as there are always games to attend.
Wrestling pet peeve of the week: wrestlers who wear jewelry while competing such as earrings and necklaces. Why not wear their Rolex watches as well? Yes, I freely admit that I'm a dinosaur, old schooler but it sort of takes me out of the moment of physicality when I see athletes in wrestling tights displaying their bling and their bling isn't used against them.
Funny email today....many liked my idea to have a Celeb Poker Tourney with WWE Superstars and stars from other walks of life playing Texas Hold 'Em for Haiti...and one person said that he thought I would be great at poker because the one thing that 3 bouts of Bells palsy gave me was a "poker face." I thought that was funny...and true. It reminded me of the sign I always remember seeing after my 2nd Bells palsy attack that read, "JR's Lost His Smile." Ouch.
Great analogy from one of our visitors to the site when they compared Dick the Bruiser and The Crusher to Stone Cold Steve Austin as in the Bruiser and the Crusher were to their generation what Steve has been to his. BTW don't miss Steve on "Chuck" this Monday on NBC at 8/7 central. Bruiser and Crusher wrestled like villains, loved a cold beer and generally kicked ass much like Stone Cold did in WWE.
Just to set the record straight, we are NOT looking to expand our BBQ concept at this time to other locations. Keeping up with the restaurant biz is sternly challenging and is more than another full time job. If we ever decide to do other eateries, and that's a huge IF, it would be via franchising the concept but that is not any where on the horizon at this time. I wish it were but the horrible economy and my health issues have significantly back burnered that matter.
We are focusing on growing our on line business which is why I hype it and promote it so much not to mention that we sell great products that our family is really happy to share with you.
We are getting new folks to the site all the time. If you are a first timer, please let us know how you heard of our website.
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My WWE.com Smackdown blog is up on the Smackdown page at www.wwe.com.
If you follow us on Twitter, please let me know. Just curious as to what you like or don't and how many are using the service of which I still don't fully understand. I'm having a blast doing it though and Tweet about a variety of topics at all hours.
Many members of the New York Jets were spotted in NYC this week partying including drinking some "shots" which I hope either means that they are really loose and ready to travel to Indianapolis to battle the Colts or are they drumming up a little false courage for the Jet nation? I think I like the Jets and the points Sunday but I'll get back to you on that one. I have too many pals who are Jets devotees to cheer for the talented Colts.
Cool email question...what wrestler that I never met would I have liked to have met? Great question. I answered Ed "Stranger" Lewis Jim Londos on our updated Q&A's but should have added Frank Gotch.
Read on line today where MMA journalists feel that Brock Lesnar will be "focused" and ready to rock when he returns to the Octagon. Duh. Not only did I write this yesterday but anyone who has followed Lesnar's athletic career knows that he despises being 2nd best at any thing and that he loves confrontation and competition. I am thankful that Brock is healthy and would not wish for him or any one to endure what I had to deal with regarding stomach and colon issues. Brock will be a monster for his next fight especially if he can't eat as much red meat as he used to. If Brock tells himself that he can have a big steak if he wins, then watch out!
Thanks for stopping by and for keeping those orders rolling. We need to be in your 'fridge...so to speak....with bottles of our sauces and ketchup.
BTW my doctor is happy with my progress medically and likes that I am using our Beef Jerky as my "late night snack" rather than sugar laden products which weren't doing me any favors.
Boomer Sooner!
J.R.
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Spotlight in History
- 1984 The Fantastics (Tommy Rogers & Bobby Fulton) def. The Long Riders (Bill Irwin & Scott Irwin) for the WCCW American Tag Team Titles
- 2005 Big Van Vader def. Aaron Neil for the IZW Heavyweight Title
- 2005 Carnage def. John O'Malley for the IZW Hardcore Title
- 2005 Ryan Davidson became the MSWA Mid-South Cruiserweight Champion
- 2005 The Lone Shining Star def. Tyler Bateman for the MSWA Tri-State Title
- 2005 Michael Faith def. Outlaw for the MSWA Mid-South Heavyweight Title
- 2005 The Real Impact Players (Aaron Neil & Se7en) def. The Red Dirt Outlaws (Devon Monroe & Kevin James) for the MSWA Mid-South Tag Team Titles
- 2011 Fuel def. Jonathan Cross for the UWE Heavyweight Title
- 2022 Justin Lee def. Koko for the WFC Hometown Heroes Title
- 2022 Dutch Hagen def. Wesley Crane for the WFC Heavyweight Title
- 2023 Tunnel Vision (Derek James & Logan Knight) became the BPW Oklahoma Tag Team Champions
- 2023 Luke Richmond def. Brandon Groom for the BPW Oklahoma Title
- 2023 Trench Blythe def. El Gallardo for the BPW Lion Heart Title
- 2023 The Stage Dive Mafia (Rook Tyler & Axel Savage) def. Native Law (Sheriff Schultz & Nashoba) for the NCWO Tag Team Titles
- 2026 Heavy Metal Mario def. Abismo Negro, Jr. for the EDW Heavyweight Title
Week of Sun 10-18 to Sat: 10-24
- 10-18 2009 Carnage def. Spoiler 2000 for the NWA-OK Oklahoma Heavyweight Title
- 10-18 2019 Tego def. Prince Mahalli for the ASP Inter-County Title
- 10-18 2019 Will Allday def. J. D. Griffey for the TexPro Heavyweight Title
- 10-18 2024 Luther Zay Diamond def. Brandon Warhawk for the MajCW Flawless Title
- 10-18 2024 Nashoba became the MajCW Wetumka Indian Community Centre Champion
- 10-18 2024 Auzzy def. Kari Wright for the TexPro Dynasty Title
- 10-18 2024 The Strays (Barrett Brown & Izzy James) def. K. O. A. (Caine Carter & Devion Black) for the TexPro Tag Team Titles
- 10-19 1976 Karl Kox & Ken Patera became the TSW United States Tag Team Champions
- 10-19 2013 Tyson Jaymes def. Brock Landers for the SWCW All-American Title
- 10-19 2013 The K. C. Wolves (Graham Bell & Luke Langley) def. Nasty Swag (Ace Archuleta & Robert Lee) for the UWE Tag Team Titles
- 10-19 2013 Jon Cross def. Anarchy [2nd] for the UWE Heavyweight Title
- 10-19 2014 Jon Cross def. Robert Lee for the WFC Hometown Heroes Title
- 10-19 2019 Luke Langley became the WFC Hometown Heroes Champion
- 10-19 2024 Anarchy [2nd] def. Damien Morte for the EPW Internet Television Title
- 10-19 2024 E-Bone def. Trench Blythe for the EPW International Title
- 10-20 1969 Danny Hodge def. Chuck Karbo for the TSW North American Title
- 10-20 1971 Bill Watts became the TSW North American Champion
- 10-20 1986 Crusher Yurkov def. Steve Simpson for the WCCW Television Title
- 10-20 2001 The Texas Outlaws (Beau Dalton & Butch Dalton) def. The VIP Crew (Rocco Valentino & Vinnie Valentino) for the OPW Oklahoma Tag Team Titles
- 10-20 2001 Amanda St. George became the OPW Oklahoma Womens Champion
- 10-20 2001 Big Daddy Moore became the OPW Oklahoma Hardcore Champion
- 10-20 2007 Chris Fury became the SECW Light Heavyweight Champion
- 10-20 2007 Impact, Inc. (John Zorthos & Bernie Donderwitz) def. Team Shenanigans (Tyler Bateman & Kenny Campbell) for the IZW Tag Team Titles
- 10-20 2007 Tyson Armstrong became the SECW Heavyweight Champion
- 10-20 2007 The Texas Outlaws (Bobby Burns & Dan Wilder) became the SECW Tag Team Champions
- 10-20 2012 Kevin James Sanchez def. Austin Tacious for the SWCW All-American Title
- 10-20 2012 The Static Knights (X-Statik & Keith Knight) def. Dynamic Storm (Justin Dynamic & Daemon Storm) for the UWE Tag Team Titles
- 10-20 2018 Fuel def. Alex Royal for the UWE Heavyweight Title
- 10-20 2018 Galaxy Cruzers (Paul Puertorico & Steven Cruze) became the UWE Tag Team Champions
- 10-20 2018 Dusty Gold became the UWE Apex Champion
- 10-20 2018 Anarchy [2nd] def. Dusty Gold for the UWE Apex Title
- 10-21 1969 Fritz Von Erich became the WCCW American Heavyweight Champion
- 10-21 1985 King Parsons def. John Tatum for the WCCW Television Title
- 10-21 2005 Mitch Carter def. Kenny Campbell for the SRPW X Division Title
- 10-21 2006 J. T. LaMotta def. John O'Malley for the IZW Cruiserweight Title
- 10-21 2017 MVP def. Damon Windsor for the IWR Heavyweight Title
- 10-21 2017 Spirit Squad (Kenny [1st] & Mikey [1st]) def. Excellence Personified (Duke Swellington & Dustin Heritage) for the ComPro Tag Team Titles
- 10-21 2022 Tego def. Mr. Wobble for the TexPro Texas Title
- 10-21 2023 Wolf of War def. Martin Justice for the EPW International Title
- 10-21 2023 Johnny Dynamite def. Johnny Lightning for the WFC Prime Title
- 10-21 2023 Native Law (Sheriff Schultz & Nashoba) def. K. O. A. (Caine Carter & Devion Black) for the NCWO Tag Team Titles
- 10-21 2023 Malik Mayfield def. Clayton Bloodstone for the NCWO Choctaw Nation Title
- 10-21 2023 Dominik Whiteheart def. Luke Richmond for the NCWO United States Title
- 10-22 1984 The Fantastics (Tommy Rogers & Bobby Fulton) def. The Long Riders (Bill Irwin & Scott Irwin) for the WCCW American Tag Team Titles
- 10-22 2005 Big Van Vader def. Aaron Neil for the IZW Heavyweight Title
- 10-22 2005 Carnage def. John O'Malley for the IZW Hardcore Title
- 10-22 2005 Ryan Davidson became the MSWA Mid-South Cruiserweight Champion
- 10-22 2005 The Lone Shining Star def. Tyler Bateman for the MSWA Tri-State Title
- 10-22 2005 Michael Faith def. Outlaw for the MSWA Mid-South Heavyweight Title
- 10-22 2005 The Real Impact Players (Aaron Neil & Se7en) def. The Red Dirt Outlaws (Devon Monroe & Kevin James) for the MSWA Mid-South Tag Team Titles
- 10-22 2011 Fuel def. Jonathan Cross for the UWE Heavyweight Title
- 10-22 2022 Justin Lee def. Koko for the WFC Hometown Heroes Title
- 10-22 2022 Dutch Hagen def. Wesley Crane for the WFC Heavyweight Title
- 10-22 2023 Tunnel Vision (Derek James & Logan Knight) became the BPW Oklahoma Tag Team Champions
- 10-22 2023 Luke Richmond def. Brandon Groom for the BPW Oklahoma Title
- 10-22 2023 Trench Blythe def. El Gallardo for the BPW Lion Heart Title
- 10-22 2023 The Stage Dive Mafia (Rook Tyler & Axel Savage) def. Native Law (Sheriff Schultz & Nashoba) for the NCWO Tag Team Titles
- 10-22 2026 Heavy Metal Mario def. Abismo Negro, Jr. for the EDW Heavyweight Title
- 10-23 1965 Lee Fields & Bobby Fields became the TSW Louisiana Tag Team Champions
- 10-23 1967 Spoiler #1 & Gary Hart def. Brute Bernard & Mike Paidousis for the WCCW American Tag Team Titles
- 10-23 1968 Manuel Perez & Pepe Perez def. The Blue Demons (Blue Demon #1 & Blue Demon #2) for the TSW Louisiana Tag Team Titles
- 10-23 1988 Jerry Lawler def. Kerry Von Erich for the WCCW World Title
- 10-23 2003 Payton Scott def. Chris Matthews for the ACW Heavyweight Title
- 10-23 2005 Matt Garza & Mr. Brown def. Brandon Bishop & John Zorthos for the ACW Tag Team Titles
- 10-23 2005 Pretty Young Things (Cade Sydal & Mitch Carter) def. Matt Garza & Mr. Brown for the ACW Tag Team Titles
- 10-23 2011 Javi Hernandez became the UWF06 Heavyweight Champion
- 10-23 2015 Vinny Pacheco def. Buster Cherry for the MSWA Oklahoma Title
- 10-23 2015 The Creepsters (Buster Cherry & Mr. Barnes) became the MSWA Mid-South Tag Team Champions
- 10-23 2021 Richie Adams def. Tommy Dean for the WFC Prime Title
- 10-23 2021 Toxic Masculinity (Johnny Lightning & Johnny Dynamite) def. The Space Age Cowboys (Paul Puertorico & Jason Jones) for the WFC Tag Team Titles
- 10-23 2021 Luke Langley def. Alex Royal for the WFC Heavyweight Title
- 10-24 1983 Jimmy Garvin def. Chris Adams for the WCCW Television Title
- 10-24 1998 The VIP Crew (Rocco Valentino & Vinnie Valentino) def. The Texas Outlaws (Dan Wilder & Bernard Funk) for the OPW Oklahoma Tag Team Titles
- 10-24 2004 Se7en def. John O'Malley for the ACW Hardcore Title
- 10-24 2009 Xavior became the SWCW Cruiserweight Champion
- 10-24 2009 Dawn of Extreme (Ty Thunder & Crucifer) def. Texas, Inc. (Tim Rockwell & Bernard Funk) for the ComPro Tag Team Titles
- 10-24 2009 The South Side Soul Assassins (Tyson Jaymes & 3rd Rail) def. The Good Ol' Boys (Bud Barnes & Moonshine) for the SWCW Tag Team Titles
- 10-24 2009 The Good Ol' Boys (Bud Barnes & Moonshine) became the SWCW Tag Team Champions
- 10-24 2009 Rated N (Crisstopher Crow & Shane Sanchez) def. The Good Ol' Boys (Bud Barnes & Moonshine) for the SWCW Tag Team Titles
- 10-24 2020 Sam Stackhouse def. Alex Royal for the WFC Heavyweight Title
- 10-24 2021 Ryan the Ripper def. Drake Gallows for the EPW Internet Television Title
- 10-24 2025 Merc def. Riker for the BUW This Is Wrestling Title
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