JR's Blog: Twitter Craziness..Mayberry Mafia..Shaq for WWE HOF?..@TheRealXPac..Brock Lesnar is Honest..Diaz/GSP..Grill Today w/ JR!
Posted: Jun 3rd 2011 By: CMBurnham
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Interesting week. Never blocked so many Twitter followers in my life but opinion is one thing, calling people names is another but dropping every F-Bomb and repeatedly sending negative manure to us is too much. Sorry but that's the way that it is. I follow no one that I don't enjoy or respect. Don't understand why anyone would to be honest with you.
Sorry to see Shaq leave the NBA but it was time for the big fellow to call it a career. Shaq was the nicest, pro athlete to ever visit Raw and participate in a WWE ring. Not a bad candidate for the 'celebrity wing' of the WWE HOF. Loved his moment or two in the ring with the Big Show a couple of years back. Bottom line, Shaquille O'Neal is a legit, good dude which may raise the ire of some Kobe Bryant fans.
@IAmJericho, Chris Jericho is looking at doing a 3rd book! Amazing. I can't even put a plan together to write one while wanting to stay away from a full blown autobiography at this time. Jericho is uber talented in many areas and has likely not wrestled his last WWE bout. The thing about Jericho is that he's going to do things on his time line and that he enjoys doing. When or if he becomes ready to return to WWE he will. The Winnipeg native and Fozzy front man certainly doesn't 'owe' any of us one more match.
@TheRealXPac is on Twitter and has a website that you should check out. On our twitter @JRsBBQ many have talked about the Raw match many years ago between X Pac vs. Bret Hart where Macho Man Randy Savage and I did the commentary. Classic match...clinic-like in my view thanks to the men in the ring.
Yes emailer....Alex Riley has upped his game the past two weeks on Raw while beating up The Miz. The key to Riley's rise to stardom and latching on to something tangible at the next level is his continued ability to shine and to get on a roll. The roll has started but how long will it be sustained? That's always going to be the question no matter the talent. Riley-Miz has been some of my favorite, MNR content the past two broadcasts. It feels new and fresh.
My wife read Brock Lesnar's book 'Death Clutch' and felt it was an easy read, succinctly written, and honest. I am starting on it soon and will let you know my thoughts. It's always interesting to see how former WWE talents perceive specific, career events and how they feel about a myriad of their professional experiences after the fact and after having time to allow those experiences to soak in.
@DanaWhite scored big for UFC with the signing of Georges St. Pierre vs. Nick Diaz for October on PPV. Should be an explosive fight between two highly skilled men. Diaz is an enigma who, the more he talks and interacts on TV, the more PPV's that UFC will sell. GSP will be the favorite going in which should fit Diaz' personality perfectly. If the controversial Diaz, at least on TV he's controversial, were to upset GSP the UFC would have the potential to have two more bouts between the two. Funny how most fans talk of the fighter's personalities rather than the Undisputed Welterweight Title that's at stake. The actual championships, UFC, WWE, etc need more equity but it will always be a fact that personal issues and strong attractions sell tickets and PPV's.
The THQ rendition of the WWE12 video game is going to really be slick. THQ has some very educated and intelligent fans of the genre working on this game and I look for it to be the most ecstatically pleasing and exciting to play video game that THQ/WWE has done to date.
Of course, I'm still partial to the arcade like WWE All Stars video game because it features so many legends and allowed The King and myself to reunite as a broadcast team.
What am I saying about myself when I say that I enjoy watching 'Swamp People' and 'Pawn Stars' throughout the week on A&E? Can't wait for the return of 'Gene Simmons Family Jewels' too. I even wore a 'Pawn Stars' T shirt to the gym recently. Some will assert that "JR has no shame." That fact has likely been proven long ago if one is an avid TV viewer. :) I am a fan of reality TV and 'Pawn Stars' and 'Swamp People' are simplistic, easy to follow and is escapist TV. I don't want to sit down at night and have to over process info on TV but that's me. That's one reason that sports programming will always be popular. It's easy to follow or at least it should be.
Tweeter....No, I do not believe that college football players should be paid because school's can't pay every one as specified by Title 9 which would include the women's cross country team, etc.
Be assured that 'getting paid' wouldn't have prevented the out of control insanity that is The Ohio State University's beleaguered football program. The newest Sport Illustrated has a compelling article on the Buckeyes business which is a must read for college football fans.
Heard I got some props today on the nationally distributed Jim Rome radio show for my comments I made this week to the New York Times about comparing LeBron James changing his protagonist, Cleveland Cavaliers persona to that of a nWo like antagonist when he created on a TV special about himself where he announced he would be 'taking his skills to South Beach.' The greatest wrestling heroes I've ever been around largely became great because they had viable villains with which to 'dance.' The Miami Heat became a bad guy faction ala the nWo and fans do and always will pay good money to see someone that they dislike strongly enough lose. That means that the Heat sell tickets in every city that they travel plus they've invigorated what was an eroding Miami Heat fan base. Check out the NYT piece that is on line at their website under sports or NBA.
UFC has a great opportunity, as I Tweeted about Saturday night, to make ex-Marine Captain Brian Stann a super hero inside the Octagon. Stann is a sponsor's dream. Great image and character and who wouldn't want the American hero representing their products? Plus, he's tougher than a $2 steak. Stann's promo last week about 'not tapping on Memorial Day no matter what' was money and should have been more emphasized on the UFC PPV broadcast Saturday night IMO. UFC might want to get Stann out there now and embarking on a viable PR campaign for seemingly one of their next, big time investments. If I'm a big time sponsor ala a beer company or automobile manufacturer, I'm going to feel comfortable with Brian Stann endorsing my products.
Emailer asked if I missed the old, WCW days. My wife and I loved living in Atlanta. Some of our favorite restaurants and oldest friends still live there. I've never lived in a city since I've been in the wrestling biz that I liked more than Atlanta. However, I do NOT miss the mismanaged WCW, the near sighted TBS suits who showed little respect for the wrestling business and who, largely unknown to Ted Turner, conducted themselves like the Mayberry Mafia.
Remember, we will begin shipping again next week but you can still order if you choose any time here on our site which is for USA orders only. International orders to selected countries are still be shipped without interruption by http://www.wweshop.com at a brisk pace.
All new material on WWE On Demand TV as we speak as I caught some last night including a Bruiser Brody vs. Abdullah the Butcher Slobber-Knocker from World Class Wrestling from the mid 80's. Also a nice, Legends Roundtable talking about the biggest stars of the 80's is also featured.
I encourage you all to check out http://www.wweclassics.com as it has some awesome content and from what I hear, you know, 'sources say', big things for WWEClassics are eminent.
Thanks for stopping by and we appreciate everyone's business. Grilling season is officially underway and you're burning daylight if you haven't ordered yet. Thanks!
Boomer Sooner....
J.R.
Supplemental Information
Spotlight in History
- 1979 Mark Lewin def. Bruiser Brody for the WCCW Texas Brass Knuckles Title
- 1980 Terry Gibbs became the TSW Tri-State Champion
- 1981 Frank Hill & Eric Embry def. Joel Deaton & David Deaton for the TSW Tag Team Titles
- 2004 Kenzo Suzuki & Rene Dupree def. Paul London & Billy Kidman for the WWE Smackdown World Tag Team Titles
- 2012 Brandon Walker def. Tim Rockwell for the ComPro Heavyweight Title
- 2014 Robert Lee def. Striker for the WFC Hometown Heroes Title
- 2018 Nikki Knight def. Erica for the MSWA Ladies Title
- 2019 Brian Dixon def. Tommy Dean for the BPW Oklahoma Title
- 2019 Luke Langley def. Brandon Groom for the BPW Lion Heart Title
- 2019 James Southard def. Lake Hefner for the ASP Inter-County Title
- 2024 The Subject (Cade Fite & Derek James) def. Toxic Masculinity (Johnny Lightning & Johnny Dynamite) for the WFC Tag Team Titles
- 2024 Wrangler Rhett def. Alex Royal for the WFC Prime Title
Week of Sun 09-06 to Sat: 09-12
- 09-06 2008 The New York Express (Thomas Knight & Jeff Knight) def. The Untouchables (J. D. Rebel & The Enforcer) for the SECW Tag Team Titles
- 09-06 2008 Martin Justice became the SECW Cruiserweight Champion
- 09-06 2014 Spanish Wolf (Nathan Estrada & Michael Wolf) def. The New York Express (Jeff Knight & Thomas Knight) for the OECW Tag Team Titles
- 09-06 2025 Butcher def. Riker for the WFC Hometown Heroes Title
- 09-06 2025 Iron Mountain (Duke Blanchard & Jack Davenport) def. Toxic Masculinity (Johnny Lightning & Johnny Dynamite) for the WFC Tag Team Titles
- 09-06 2025 Phil Shark def. Franco D’Angelo for the TexPro Texas Title
- 09-07 1979 Mark Lewin def. Bruiser Brody for the WCCW Texas Brass Knuckles Title
- 09-07 1980 Terry Gibbs became the TSW Tri-State Champion
- 09-07 1981 Frank Hill & Eric Embry def. Joel Deaton & David Deaton for the TSW Tag Team Titles
- 09-07 2004 Kenzo Suzuki & Rene Dupree def. Paul London & Billy Kidman for the WWE Smackdown World Tag Team Titles
- 09-07 2012 Brandon Walker def. Tim Rockwell for the ComPro Heavyweight Title
- 09-07 2014 Robert Lee def. Striker for the WFC Hometown Heroes Title
- 09-07 2018 Nikki Knight def. Erica for the MSWA Ladies Title
- 09-07 2019 Brian Dixon def. Tommy Dean for the BPW Oklahoma Title
- 09-07 2019 Luke Langley def. Brandon Groom for the BPW Lion Heart Title
- 09-07 2019 James Southard def. Lake Hefner for the ASP Inter-County Title
- 09-07 2024 The Subject (Cade Fite & Derek James) def. Toxic Masculinity (Johnny Lightning & Johnny Dynamite) for the WFC Tag Team Titles
- 09-07 2024 Wrangler Rhett def. Alex Royal for the WFC Prime Title
- 09-08 1947 Leroy McGuirk def. Buddy Rogers for the NWA Midwest World Title
- 09-08 1958 Danny McShain def. Mad Man Martin for the WCCW Texas Brass Knuckles Title
- 09-08 1974 El Gran Markus def. Jose Lothario for the WCCW Texas Brass Knuckles Title
- 09-08 1978 Rocky Johnson def. Bruiser Brody for the WCCW Texas Brass Knuckles Title
- 09-08 2006 The Patriots (Bad Boy & Glen Steel) def. Aaron Neil & Alexander Lucas (Subbing for Se7en) for the MSWA Mid-South Tag Team Titles
- 09-08 2007 Al Farat became the MSWA Mid-South Heavyweight Champion
- 09-08 2013 Robert Lee became the WFC Hometown Heroes Champion
- 09-08 2017 The Cursed (Blade [2nd] & Kuda) def. The Cub Scouts (Brock Landers & Grizzly Gates) for the MSWA Mid-South Tag Team Titles
- 09-08 2018 Anarchy [2nd] def. Garrett Murphy for the NAW Lightweight Title
- 09-08 2018 Garrett Murphy def. Big Smooth for the NAW Heavyweight Title
- 09-09 1970 Waldo Von Erich def. Jack Curtis for the TSW Mississippi Title
- 09-09 1980 The Grappler def. Ted DiBiase for the MSW North American Heavyweight Title
- 09-09 2002 Papa Voodoo def. HIMM for the ACW Hardcore Title
- 09-09 2002 HIMM def. Papa Voodoo for the ACW Hardcore Title
- 09-09 2011 Michael Barry def. Dustin Heritage for the MWA MAX-Division Title
- 09-09 2016 One Man Sam def. Brock Landers for the MSWA Mid-South Cruiserweight Title
- 09-09 2017 Ray Martinez def. Brandon Groom for the BPPW Oklahoma Title
- 09-09 2017 Tristan Thorne became the ASP 5-Star Champion
- 09-09 2017 Michael Wolf def. Aaron Anders for the ComPro Heavyweight Title
- 09-09 2017 Michael Duplanti def. Garrett Murphy for the NAW Lightweight Title
- 09-09 2023 Johnny Lightning became the WFC Prime Champion
- 09-09 2023 Tino Valentino def. Derek James for the UWO Heavyweight Title
- 09-09 2023 Manico became the NAW Openweight Champion
- 09-09 2023 Manico def. Ryan Reed for the NAW Heavyweight Title
- 09-09 2023 Martin Justice def. Thomas Knight for the XDWF New GenX Title
- 09-09 2023 Thomas Knight def. Martin Justice for the XDWF New GenX Title
- 09-10 1968 The Spoiler & Gary Hart def. Fritz Von Erich & Grizzly Smith for the WCCW American Tag Team Titles
- 09-10 1971 Ramon Torres def. Roger Kirby for the NWA World Junior Heavyweight Title
- 09-10 1978 David Von Erich def. Bruiser Brody for the WCCW Texas Heavyweight Title
- 09-10 1979 Oki Shikina & Sugar Bear Harris became the TSW United States Tag Team Champions
- 09-10 2011 Drake Gallows became the BYEW Entertainment Champion
- 09-10 2016 Psycho Sawyer def. Ray Martinez for the SRPW Heavyweight Title
- 09-10 2016 Psycho Sawyer def. Spyder for the SRPW United States Title
- 09-10 2021 Legend Has It (Thrash & Killbane) def. Two Man Sam (Sam Stackhouse & Samuel Savage) for the CPW Tag Team Titles
- 09-10 2022 Team Boner (Drake Gallows & MLP) def. Psychotic Messengers (Maniac Mike & Malachi) for the AIWF Tag Team Titles
- 09-10 2022 MLP def. Duncan Kincaid for the RDW Iron Man Title
- 09-10 2022 Nashoba def. Al Farat for the MajCW 24/7 On Call Title
- 09-11 1957 El Medico def. Duke Keomuka for the WCCW Texas Brass Knuckles Title
- 09-11 1958 Angelo Savoldi def. Dory Funk for the NWA World Junior Heavyweight Title
- 09-11 1963 The Bolos (The Great Bolo [1st] & The Mighty Bolo) def. Bill Watts & Jerry Kozak for the TSW United States Tag Team Titles
- 09-11 1967 The Von Erichs (Fritz Von Erich & Waldo Von Erich) def. Brute Bernard & Mike Paidousis for the WCCW American Tag Team Titles
- 09-11 1967 Danny Hodge & Skandar Akbar def. Chati Yokouchi & Togo Shikuma for the TSW United States Tag Team Titles
- 09-11 1968 Danny Little Bear & Kit Fox def. Jack Dalton [1st] & Frank Dalton for the TSW Louisiana Tag Team Titles
- 09-11 1978 Bruiser Brody def. Fritz Von Erich for the WCCW American Heavyweight Title
- 09-11 2010 Ryan Reed became the NCW Heavyweight Champion
- 09-11 2010 The Unknown & Yoshi became the NCW Tag Team Champions
- 09-11 2010 Aerial Assault (Ky-ote Joe & Eric Rose) def. The Future Hall of Famers (Dane Griffin & Shane Rawls) for the IZW Tag Team Titles
- 09-11 2010 Team Shake It (Josh Evans & Martin Casaus) def. The D-Stinguished (Elias Castaneda & Arik Angel) for the ACW Tag Team Titles
- 09-11 2021 Warren Powers def. Drake Gallows for the EPW All-American Title
- 09-11 2021 Drake Gallows def. Warren Powers for the EPW Internet Television Title
- 09-11 2021 Revan became the RDW Iron Man Champion
- 09-11 2021 Most Wanted (Dan Webber & Reese & T-Arsenal) def. The Rejecs LM (Dr. Corvus & Elijah Sparks) for the WAH Tag Team Titles
- 09-12 1982 King Kong Bundy & Bill Irwin def. The Von Erichs (Kerry Von Erich & Kevin Von Erich) for the WCCW American Tag Team Titles
- 09-12 1983 Butch Reed & Jim Neidhart def. Magnum T. A. & Jim Duggan for the MSW Mid-South Tag Team Titles
- 09-12 1988 The Samoan SWAT Team (Samu & Fatu) def. John Tatum & Jimmy Jack Funk for the WCCW Texas Tag Team Titles
- 09-12 2004 Chris Matthews def. Brandon Bishop for the ACW Heavyweight Title
- 09-12 2009 Bobby Starr def. Kevin James Sanchez for the BYEW Entertainment Title
- 09-12 2010 Xavior def. Kevin Morgan for the MSWA Oklahoma Title
- 09-12 2015 Double D def. Aaron Neil for the IZW Impact Division Title
- 09-12 2015 Erica def. Paige Turner for the IZW Queens Title
- 09-12 2015 Brad Michaels def. Johnny Z for the IZW Heavyweight Title
- 09-12 2015 Richie Adams def. Jake O'Brien for the ComPro Heavyweight Title
- 09-12 2015 Shawn Hernandez became the DI2IW Intercontinenal Champion
- 09-12 2015 What Wrestling Should Be (Jermaine Johnson & Jordan Jacobs) def. Impact, Inc. (Damon Windsor & Johnny Z) for the IZW Tag Team Titles
- 09-12 2015 The K. C. Wolves (Graham Bell & Luke Langley) def. What Wrestling Should Be (Jermaine Johnson & Jordan Jacobs) for the IZW Tag Team Titles
- 09-12 2025 Floyd Maystorm def. Clover Botello for the WAH Hunger Dojo Title
- Whitey Whittler Sep 7th Today!
- Tommy Revell Sep 7th Today!
- Dylan Feltz Sep 7th Today!
- Vincent Cross Sep 8th
- Wendi Richter Sep 8th
- Great Kabuki Sep 8th
- Silas Young Sep 8th
- Rebel [2nd] Sep 8th
- Mike Clancy Sep 9th
- Rancid Sep 9th
- Trevor Murdoch I Sep 10th
- Owen Sep 10th
- Kool Ade Sep 10th
- Mr. Wrestling II Sep 10th
- Vivian St. John Sep 10th
- Les Mayne Sep 10th
- Summer Thunder Sep 11th
- Vic Nichols Sep 11th
- Adrian Dell Sep 12th
- N'Zane Lee Happy Sep 12th
- Danni Bee Sep 12th
- Animal Sep 12th
- Bob Kenaston Sep 12th
- American Anarchy Sep 12th
- Montego Seeka Sep 12th
- Bash Sep 12th
- Bounty Hunter Sep 12th
- K. P. Moore Sep 13th
- Angelina Love Sep 13th
- Poder Oriental Sep 13th
- Bobby Starr Sep 13th
- Danny Little Bear Sep 13th
- Eddie LeVaughn Sep 14th
- Waddy Young Sep 14th
- Lunatic Lennie Sep 14th
- Bernie D Sep 14th
- Kelsie Mae Sep 14th
- Korvin Sage Sep 15th
- Spoiler 2000 Sep 15th
- L. C. Green Sep 15th
- Daniel King Sep 15th
- Haru Sonada Sep 16th
- Colton Kinnamon Sep 17th
- Jim Cornette Sep 17th
- Jake Swayze Sep 17th
- Rex Mori Sep 17th
- Dick Brower Sep 17th
- Bill Irwin Sep 17th
- Angel Reed Sep 18th
- Cisco Grimaldi Sep 18th
- Billy Robinson Sep 18th
- Mr. Nabors Sep 18th
- Titan Yin Sep 18th
- Jerry Brisco Sep 19th
- Adam Asher Sep 19th
- Yoshiaki Yatsu Sep 19th
- Justin Lee Sep 20th
- Ethan Page Sep 20th
- Chuck Singer Sep 20th
- Greg Valentine Sep 20th
- Pepper Martin Sep 20th
- Bishop Simon Sep 20th
- Joey Stixx Sep 20th
- Boz Sep 20th
- Randy Rhodes Sep 20th
Current Champions
Wrestling For a Cause
Prime Champion
Derek James
- Heavyweight Champion: Richie Adams
- Tag Team Champions: Trendsetters
- Hometown Heroes Champion: Titan Yin
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