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JR's Blog: Tuesday Ramblings...Austin to Harvard...UFC/Strikeforce Sparring...Mark Madden...JR Featured on Heavy.com..Women in Wrestling

Posted: Mar 10th 2010 By: mikeiles

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If you are writing to us at "CONTACT US" and asking wrestling questions or making wrestling oriented comments, for the second time, I am respectfully asking you to stop. Your emails are not read nor will they be answered. The "CONTACT US" facet of the site is for business issues such as grocery stores wanting to carry our products, business related issues, good or bad, ordering issues, the products we sell, shipping, etc. Loony rants are deleted quickly and without being completely read. If you have wrestling or questions of any kind that are non business related, send them to the Q&A section even if they are not for print as I will actually read them and won't print what I'm asked not to. Thanks.

Let's roll with random thoughts....

I am not going to analyze the Monday night wrestling sagas of last night for many reasons. One, I'm not unbiased and two, there is PLENTY of analyzing going on from wrestling websites that do that sort of thing for a living.

It can be said, however, that those fans who are yearning for longer matches and more matches in general on TV are likely still yearning. Plus, and finally, some people forget apparently that they are producing 'episodic' television.

I follow Chris Jericho on Twitter and the World's Champion is hilarious, informative, opinionated and entertaining. I highly suggest that you follow Chris, too. It's easy to see by his Tweets why Jericho is such a talented writer and story teller. Chris's first Tweet that I read this morning was on the money, funny and candid.

Jericho's opponent at WM26, Edge, did a helluva job in the new, Slim Jim TV commercial that I saw during Raw last night and Edge came off as the big star that he is. Jericho and Edge are two Canadian lads who grew up wrestling fans and who will likely have one of the most memorable W'Mania bouts that we have seen in years. No one should under estimate how superb this contest will be. Looking at these two guys, among many on the WM26 card, I feel like the old coach who recruited some players who are now starting in the Super Bowl. That's a very cool deal to me.

BTW...I know that Edge is a Slim Jim guy, "Oh, Yeah!", but he's also a HUGE fan of JR's Chipotle Ketchup and you will be too when you try it. You'll throw rocks at your old ketchup and then you'll have Ol J.R. permanently in your 'fridge....so to speak.

I invite you to check out an interview that I did with MMA guru Jeremy Botter on www.heavy.com which is going to be a multiple parter. The first installment is up there now where we talk about my fandom of MMA, wrestlers who either would have or who have become MMA stars, and my thoughts on announcing in Mixed Martial Arts. I'll have more on some potential MMA projects soon.

Talked to Steve Austin briefly Monday via phone. He's out promoting "Damage" which will be released and available for you to purchase on March 23. We'll head to Wal Mart for our copy, most likely. Steve is on the George Lopez Show tonight (Tuesday) on TBS and Steve will be getting an induction into Harvard University's National Lampoon Organization. Randy Savage and John Wayne, for the record, are also honorary members. Steve will be in Boston for the Harvard function and I hear that there may be a Stone Cold Beer Party in the works in conjunction with the festivities. This is a fun honor for Steve and the Beer Party should be a hoot. Yes, the real Stone Cold is Tweeting at steveaustinBSR.

Read a hilarious on line commentary by former WCW broadcaster and current Pittsburgh radio host Mark Madden this morning. Funniest thing that I have read on line within the wrestling world in a long time. If I ever want to write a book, or book's, Mark Madden might be a helluva collaborator for me. At least two big buys like us would enjoy our food breaks.

Jesse Ventura has a new book out now entitled "American Conspiracies" which is right in "The Governor's" wheel house. Jesse always loved to debate things big and small. One of my few, professional regrets is that Jesse and I did not do a better job of working together in WCW but, I think, that our egos clashed which is regrettable but not the first time that egos negatively affected something in the wrestling biz. Personally, I find Jesse to be an intriguing character and I have plenty of Ventura stories for use at a later time.

Lots of MMA energy being dolled out so that UFC can run head to head against Strikeforce in April. Regarding the positioning and competition, I "get it" but, then again, I really don't. UFC is the big dog in the yard and by them going head to head with Strikeforce it just brings more awareness to the Strikeforce brand and their pending April TV broadcast. UFC going head to head with Strikeforce becomes a big story and therefore it brings Strikeforce more media stretch.

Checkout www.heymanhustle.com for some great photos of former WWE Diva Stacey Keibler at Sir Elton John's post Oscar bash. Stacey is a wonderful young woman who I always enjoyed working with over the years and feel certain that she will make it in Hollywood before all is said and done. Stacey really has a strong work ethic and her looks, legs, and personality, among her many other attributes is main event level. I would love to see Stacey get a role in an Austin or Rock film down the road.

We're still getting emails from peeved fans about my stance on women's wrestling. For those who love to rant, not read and not pay attention to what I have said, let's try this again. I am a fan of women in wrestling. I hired some major, female stars in my time. You can ask any female that ever worked on our roster and they will tell you that they were never disrespected by me. But, still, it is what it is. Women are currently positioned in the wrestling biz in a support role and one could easily make an argument that women in the wrestling biz, as a whole, are somewhat underutilized.

Fledging wrestling organizations who promote women only will be challenged to last long term but I really hope that they do.

Plus, for the 2-3 emailers with the Chyna obsession, I don't know where Chyna is these days, I don't think that she is or wants to be relevant in the pro wrestling biz but I can't be sure, and I don't know if she will ever be inducted into the WWE HOF as I specialize in BBQ Sauces, Beef Jerky, etc and not selecting the WWE Hall of Fame. Thank you very much.

www.wwe.com has some cool content up now about the WWE Diva experience.

The latest Q&A's that made the cut here on the site have been updated. Take a look at them when you have a moment. The questions we are receiving are more succinct and not so repetitive. If your question isn't answered, there is a good reason such as redundancy or they're just too damn negative.

Pittsburgh Steeler QB Big Ben needs a new entourage and to utilize just a little more common sense thinking. #7 is a target and he can't put himself into precarious positions for a person of his stature and alleged rep whether the rep is right or wrong. Public perception regarding the Steeler QB isn't good right now but the good news is that Big Ben can fix it.

How's this for a segue......I'm not watching the Masters without Tiger Woods playing the tournament. Plus, the TV promos for the Masters with all the soothing, calming music makes me yearn for a root canal. I take that back, I will watch if Anthony Kim is in the hunt.

Why do I not support open air stadiums for events such as Wrestlemania? Two words...rain and lightning. For some emailers who have suggested open air stadiums for 'Mania in states like Ohio in late March, I admire your wanting the event to come to your area but that simply isn't going to happen in my opinion.

If you are a wrestling website and you use contents of our blog, can I please get a mention of how to buy our products? Will you help a brother out? Or, what if you tell your readers how much you enjoy our products? What, you don't buy our products? Why the hell not?! Plus, for those of you that only print succinct excerpts of our content so that folks will actually want to visit us, I want you to know that we appreciate it.

Fans of HBK or wrestling in general should grab the new Shawn Michaels DVD that is available today (Tuesday). I've seen it, I love it and it brings back a truck load of memories. I only wish I had been available to be the one interviewing Shawn for this project but that apparently wasn't an option. Buy the DVD and I promise that you will love the amazing array of bouts that, arguably, the best in the biz today, performed in on a high level even when he was a hot headed kid. I remember Shawn from his first territory and even remember the big Cowboy fining Shawn right after Shawn made his Mid South debut for inadvertently missing a TV taping because he did not know that EVERYONE came to TV whether their name was on the booking sheet or not.

Now, go on and place your order and we'll get it shipped to you via Federal Express Ground within a few hours. Baby needs new shoes....J.R. needs a new hat...you get the picture.

Boomer Sooner!

J.R.

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