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JR's Blog: Random Thoughts..Diva TV..UFC 119.."The Sampler'..OU-FSU..Gene LeBelle..Dancing Announcers..FREE SHIPPING in USA

Posted: Sep 9th 2010 By: CMBurnham

Random thoughts....on line business has picked up...new items in our on line store including 'the Sampler' doing well...thanks to all.

Our Q&A section of the site has been updated. There are several unique questions that should make the vaunted lists of 'dirt' floating around. Or maybe not. Nonetheless it's fresh reading material. And it's free.

Going to be interesting to see how the TV ratings for Raw will be considering it aired on Labor Day and up against a highly promoted, college football game on ESPN, Boise State vs. Va. Tech. I thought this week's Raw was a better, more entertaining broadcast than was Raw 900.

As mentioned, we've really been busy lately, still waiting for your order, however, as the new offers in our store have done well. 'The Sampler' is selling well but so are the case priced goods that include several freebies including a $20 T shirt.

Answered a slew of Tweets last night and will do more as the day progresses and I hope that you will follow me on Twitter @JRsBBQ. Looking to crack 100,000 followers soon. We Tweet about the damnedest things.

I'll be a guest w/ Sean and John today on 1560 The Game in Houston to talk college football. Should be on around 4:50 pm central time.

Dennis Brent, who has some awesome collectibles in both wrestling and baseball, has done a great job with our Facebook page. I hope that you will join us at http://facebook.dj/jrbbq/.

The OKC live event on Friday October 1 will be a Super Show at the Ford Center and will feature stars from both RAW and Smackdown. Tickets are available now in OKC at the usual outlets. It's the biggest, most significant WWE presentation ever in Oklahoma City.

Florida State rolls into Norman Saturday hoping to end the Sooners 31 game home winning streak. OU played poorly last Saturday against a better than perceived Utah State team and must play much more consistent and sound football or FSU wins on ABC this Saturday in the 2:30 pm window.

The first NXT season 3 broadcast featuring all Divas is different. I'm willing to give the concept a chance to hook me unlike some who have emailed me lambasting the process after an hour or less of watching it. Seems like some were harder on certain folk's dancing which was an attempt at entertainment than they were simply looking at the potential of the Divas. I've seen some of these ladies in FCW and was impressed with various aspects of each of their game. Naomi, obviously, is a gifted athlete clearly became the early favorite to win the competition in season three.

I could just have just seen my big ass up in the ring Tuesday night 'dancing' if I had been on the broadcast team. Happy to have been watching on Syfy. Those who were doing some 'dancing' were merely doing their jobs folks, having fun and attempting to entertain us as directed. Many fans need to 'Lighten Up Francis.'

Daniel Bryan's salute to Judo Gene LeBelle by naming Bryan's submission the LeBelle Lock is a respectful gesture. LeBelle is a former pro wrestler, Hollywood stunt man, actor, etc who is also regarded as one of the toughest men to ever walk the face of the Earth. Legend has it that he once made actor/martial arts practitioner Steven Segal soil himself when the two had a physical encounter that was allegedly provoked by the egocentric Segal. Gene also refereed the Muhammad Ali-Antonino Inoki MMA bout that I, among many others, invested in years ago. BTW...it did not make any money for many of the investors.

There is little buzz for UFC 119 featuring Frank Mir vs. Cro Cop on September 25. UFC will have to turn up the burners for the 'go home' promotional time to encourage an acceptable PPV number. It seems as if UFC's expectations for this fight are not lofty but will be for the much anticipated Brock Lesnar vs. Cain Velasquez Heavyweight Title fight In October that some feel will be Lesnar's most challenging fight to date. Knowing Lesnar as I do, he will always perceive that his 'next fight' or 'upcoming fight' will always be his toughest. Velasquez brings an entirely different skills set and body type to the Octagon which will absolutely necessitate that Lesnar be better than he was against Shane Carwin.

When I hear of the alleged plans of new, national wrestling promotions being announced and how they will roll out their new 'concepts' on how they will uniquely promote the timeless genre of pro wrestling it becomes an 'eye roller.' It constantly amazes me that some rich folks will continue to send good money after bad in a business wrought with unique nuances, folks with less than honorable character along with self serving agendas that the money people will never know or understand and will quickly lose big bucks and join the ranks of others who have more money than common sense.

Then I read where other promotions are going to 'change the business,' 'do something totally different than any one before them,' 'revolutionize the biz,' etc and that too becomes laughable. It's the old 'crying wolf' syndrome...when we cease to believe what we hear and have to see it, more than once, to believe it.

Reinventing the pro wrestling 'wheel' is less than necessary nor is it intelligent business to me. Upgrading TV production, better marketing of the product, partnering with new sponsors, creating new money streams, etc is timely and does intrigues me. However, to attempt to overhaul the game and how the wrestlers engage each other, etc is a waste of time. Fundamentally sound, world class athletes of varying body types will always be in vogue.

This may not be the cool answer or the hip solution but I still feel that fans tune into a wrestling show primarily to watch people compete, among many other ancillary facets. Shame on me for wanting to see physicality and more wrestling inside a wrestling show.

BTW...during a football game I enjoy the game better than the half time proceedings, too. Or the witty banter between 'I must be glib broadcasters' who over talk TV and forget that they are not doing radio.

We sure appreciate your biz and hope that you will become a regular customer in our on line store. FREE SHIPPING still is available inside the USA. Plus, all our autographed items are not facsimile signature but the authentic item.

We'll have more soon including a new Ross Report at www.wwe.com.

Boomer Sooner!

J.R.

Tags: Jim Ross, WWE