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JR's Blog: JR Skiing..PG! PG! PG!..Jerky Mania..Bill Mercer..Gary Hart..WWESHop.com..Strikeforce Thoughts..FREE SHIPPING in USA!

Posted: Jun 19th 2010 By: CMBurnham

Thanks for stopping by. All is good in Oklahoma. On line business is solid but we could always use more especially from you. We appreciate very much all that do shop with us.

WWEShop.com is shipping our Original BBQ Sauce to the UK, Germany and Canada. Right now only Canada can receive our Beef Jerky. If anyone wonders why, all you have to do is ask your local customs people. Nonetheless I hope that we can drum up some new business via WWEShop.com and that those that have indicated that they want to sample our sauce, etc will give it a shot.

For those that live in the USA we ship FREE via Federal Express Ground for virtually every package that's on display in our on line store.

Some of your questions, topics, some that made the cut and some that didn't:

Nope...I don't ski. Water or snow. All you have to do is think one of two things, "Fat man in a little coat," or an inebriated bovine on ice.

Can I change WWE's mind in being a PG product? Not a chance. Wouldn't even try. I like the PG rating for many reasons. Small kids can watch with mom and dad and likely couldn't whey the 'Attitude Era' was blowing and going. Plus, WWE's going to attract many, many more sponsors with BIG money to spend if they are PG rated and not a slice and dice show.

Being PG can create some conflicting scenarios but by and large most parents are not going to be offended or have to explain sensitive things to their kids when they watch a WWE TV show. Plus I firmly believe that if the proper strategy is in place that a PG wrestling show can still very extremely entertaining. To me, and I realize that I'm 'old school' TV wrestling is still about athleticism, personal issues, physicality, and meaningful titles .

No...I'm NEVER going to open an independent wrestling territory and double no if I did would I endorse barbed wire, broken glass, sensationalistic stunts over competitive athletically based wrestling between individuals who have a logical reason for competing against each other.

I agree that Miz and Zach Ryder might make a really good tag team but there is much more money in Miz right now as a singles wrestler which is likely why Miz and Ryder will be tag champions in a couple of weeks.

Bret Hart's promos are fine even if he did inadvertently say WWF instead of WWE on live TV. It's called human error. That's why I still screw up these blogs and I use spell check. Bret is an old school guy who speaks from his heart and via his guts. In today's world of high tech TV it's often times challenging for guys that learned one way of doing things to adapt to new trends. I will now go look in the mirror.

Portions of Steve Austin and my Cauliflower Alley presentations are available via my Facebook page at http://facebook.dj/jrbbq. Just look for the link once you get there. I did o.k. even though I had used all my drink tickets.

Bill Mercer was a good, solid wrestling commentator in the Von Erich days and did what every wrestling announcer who develops tenure does, he knew his role. The role of a wrestling broadcaster is and always has been to embellish the abilities of the competitors and not to highlight anyone's deficiencies. For example, "He's fat but he's slow," wouldn't be a good thing to proclaim.

Gary Hart WAS a genius. Not only was the Chicago native a great manager, top four easily, but he had a brilliant mind and his book is still one of my all time favorite wrestling books. Wrestling managers are likely an endangered species but watching guys like Gary Hart work their magic at ringside or during a promo was a wonderful time in my career.

The Shelf life of an unopened bottle of JR's BBQ Sauce or Chipotle Ketchup is one year. Same for the Jerky. Obviously if one plans on eating it and not having it simply as a souvenir I hope that you order more than once a year or this site will be adi?s amigo.

No one from the NXT class has jumped out at me yet but I do think that the second NXT class has some nice prospects. It will all depend on how hard they work AWAY from WWE TV and what info they take back with them to FCW and what info that they discard.

I do wish that none of them wrestled in jewelry or glasses but that's just an observation. Plus, I might put a moratorium on some guys getting another zillion tattoos unless the company goal is to have as many guys as possible with as many tattoos as possible so that they all resemble each other as much as possible. Yes, I am being somewhat facetious.

Please join me on Twitter...I ain't no Ashton Kutcher but we are growing at http://twitter.com/JRsBBQ.

Thought the Strikeforce show Wednesday night was average. Fedor was under promoted as I would surmise that most missed his Rogers' fight that preceded the Live Strikeforce show. If Fedor is Strikeforce's Stone Cold then they did a poor job of making Fedor special to the casual fan.

Same goes for Cris Cyborg who was also under exposed, and I mean that in a nice way Ms. Cyborg. Why not a succinct, kick ass video of her in the show instead of trying to understand what in the hell she was saying to us in the promo with the young lady who seemed out of place? Strikeforce, to the casual fan, has something marketable with the women MMA fighters but I can name you two. Cyborg and Gina Carano. Ironically, Gina sold more tickets in San Jose at the same time as Fedor has for his upcoming fight there. Go figure.

Whether it is the powerful NFL of MMA, UFC, or any other group trying to gain a foothold, it all comes down to the same thing for every group....the creation and monetization of new stars.

Check out www.fighthype.com for an interview that I did for them a few days ago that's being run in multiple parts. Other than my 'look' perhaps that's why I'm no longer on weekly, pro wrestling TV shows....I can't speak in sound bytes any longer. I'm just saying.

I still think that there will be a few more shoes to drop on all this college football conference realignment business. Lots of decisions still to be made especially in the Big 12. I hope that OU does start its own network for somewhat obvious, personal reasons.

We're selling lots of beef jerky by the case and we are elated. Great savings and a great way to enhance one's stash. When I started using our 97% FAT FREE beef jerky as my primary 'snack' it helped me, or so I feel, lose some lbs.

Be well and come back and see us. Remember that the Q&A section is updated as of Thursday late afternoon. I have to go the gym now. I used to just drive by our gym but now I actually go in and get some work done. Hopefully the older lady who likes to walk beside me on the treadmill is already done with her workout as she has this little issue with walking flatulence that sometimes will shorten my cardio work.

Boomer Sooner!

J.R.

Tags: Jim Ross, WWE, Bill Mercer, Gary Hart