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Posted: May 5th 2013 By: CMBurnham
I hope that everyone is having a great weekend and I appreciate you stopping by our site. Let's grill!!
Random Thoughts:
Great trip to Orlando for the NXT tapings Thursday night. Sell out, turn away crowd was thoroughly entertained. Four, one hour broadcasts were taped. The first one airs next weekend for the record. No, I don't know when NXT is going to air in the USA but efforts are being made to make that happen. Stay tuned and be patient in the USA. NXT has developed a great international following and there are multiple suitors for the brand in the USA.
NXT Divas are evolving nicely under the coaching of Sara Del Rey. Emma and Paige are on the road this weekend on the main tour to see how they do. Sara is a great coach.
Several kids stood out this past week in Orlando including Aiden Neville, Bo Dallas, The Bray Wyatt Family, Sami Zayn, Kassius Ohno, Summer Rae (Yep, the same long legged young lady who is now with Fandango), Curt Hawkins, Big E Langston, and Damien Sandow among others. This is not a compete list but I'm simply going off my aged memory. Some newcomers and a couple of new tag teams stuck their toe in the water plus I saw some talents who have viable verbal skills in an organic delivery which is always best.
Every talent is seemingly giving it their all. If they are not, they will be discovered and be wished well in their future endeavors. I do love their overall attitudes and work ethic. Some new individuals are being rapidly prepared to start doing significant things on NXT TV when it returns to Full Sail on Thursday May 23 highlighted by a visit by @Ryback22.
The coaching staff at NXT led by Bill DeMott are also doing great work serving as not only coaches/teachers but also as role models for the impressionable kids who are in the pressure cooker. Mentoring NXT athletes today, in my estimation, is damn near as important as teaching one the proper way to apply a headlock.
The announce teams of William Regal/Tony Dawson and Tom Phillips/Brad Maddox had their best night to date at NXT. @MichaelCole and I both enjoy working with them in pre show prep and during the broadcasts.
NXT personnel expect to be in the new, Performance Center by July if all continues to go well with the contractors. This facility will be for NXT talents AND regular WWE talents who are presently touring on RAW and Smackdown. The new strength and conditioning coach is already on the job and making a positive impact.
Once the new facility opens my plan is to be there on a semi regular basis.
Don't be surprised if Nattie Neidhart and the Bella's don't steal the new WWE Divas show when it comes to E. Natalya is a valuable asset to WWE on so many fronts as are Nikki and Brea.
Amazing TV bout Wednesday night on ION featuring US Champ Kofi Kingston and Antonio Cesaro. Cesaro is an amazing performer and along with guys like Daniel Bryan is one of the best in ring performers in the world. Bar none.
Mason Ryan has made some significant improvement since being back in NXT and I look for him to be able to contribute on the next level if he continues to push himself and receive his coaching as he has been. There's no substitute for hard work in the ring and through study out of it. To be great can't be accomplished simply while a prospect is "on the clock" but takes extra effort including studying the game.
Long car trips with one's peers has been replaced, somewhat, by individual DVD study of the business. That's not a fair trade but that's the way of the world and one either adapts and changes or one becomes irrelevant and missing in action.
Check out this podcast from earlier today...yahoosportsradio.com/?p=47294. Or if this doesn't work just hit the http://www.yahoosportsradio.com website and listen to Saturday morning's show with @SeanPendergast.
@OKCThunder caught a break against an overachieving Houston team in the first round of the NBA playoffs but my favorite NBA team has their work cut out for them against a physical, Memphis Grizzly outfit. No...I have no wagers with the King, @JerryLawler, on this series that OKC will be fortunate to escape victorious. Why? Jerry's too thrifty. I'd venture to say that I follow the NBA closer than my former broadcast partner. Losing Russell Westbrook hurt the OKC squad on the floor in multiple ways but Russ was the 'DAWG' of the team which now Kevin Durant has to assume and it's not a role that naturally fits KD. The lack of strong, inside offense and defensive presence in the paint against a big, physical Memphis team is an area of concern for OKC fans.
Our new @WeberGrills is amazing. Grilled steaks last night using JR's All Purpose seasoning, some hickory flavored liquid smoke and a hint of Worcester sauce. Home run!
@TripleH and his lovely wife Stephanie are attending the @FloydMayweather fight on PPV tonight (Saturday).
Enjoyed doing some recent work on the new, 2K WWE video game but I'm keeping the creative under wraps. Had a blast, however, I must say.
I updated the Q&A section of the site so please take a look and submit your questions if you choose.
Follow me on Twitter @JRsBBQ as I actually attempt to interact with my followers as best that I can.
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Thanks for stopping by and come back again soon for another visit.
Boomer Sooner!
J.R.
Supplemental Information
Spotlight in History
- 1977 Dick Murdoch def. Jerry Oates for the TSW North American Title
- 1978 Jerry Stubbs became the TSW Mississippi Champion
- 1999 Joey Casanova became the OPW Oklahoma Light Heavyweight Champion
- 2010 Jermaine Johnson def. Aaron Neil for the IZW Heavyweight Title
- 2010 Awesome X (Kevin Morgan & Xavior) def. Aerial Assault (Ky-ote Joe & Eric Rose) for the IZW Tag Team Titles
- 2021 Koko became the WAH Living Hope Champion
- 2021 Tino Valentino became the NCWO Oklahoma Champion
- 2021 For God And Country (Pastor Brent & Cpl. Punishment) def. Most Wanted (Dan Webber, Reese, & T-Arsenal) for the WAH Tag Team Titles
- 2021 Danni Bee became the NCWO Women's Champion
- 2021 Samedi def. Tommy Dean for the CPW Heavyweight Title
- 2021 Ky-Ote became the NCWO Choctaw Nation Champion
- 2021 Tino Valentino became the NCWO Heavyweight Champion
- 2021 Akbar Farat def. Tino Valentino for the NCWO Heavyweight Title
- 2022 Jason Jones def. Dimitri Alexandrov for the WFC Prime Title
- 2022 Leo Fox became the ASP Mid-American Champion
- 2022 Olivier Vegos def. Skylar Slice for the ASP Women's Title
- 2022 High Ratings (Maui Mike & Beau Betten) def. Chosen Influence (Malik Mayfield & Luke Richmond) for the ASP Tag Team Titles
- 2022 Gatekeeper def. Mr. Nasty for the ASP 5-Star Title
- 2022 Tino Valentino became the ASP Heavyweight Champion
Week of Sun 11-01 to Sat: 11-07
- 11-01 1960 Tony Jiminez & Jesse Jiminez became the TSW Louisiana Tag Team Champions
- 11-01 1981 Ted DiBiase def. Paul Orndorff for the MSW North American Heavyweight Title
- 11-01 1982 Al Madril def. Frank Dusek for the WCCW Television Title
- 11-01 2008 El Hoto def. Martin Justice for the OECW Southwestern Title
- 11-01 2008 The New Age Syndicate (Scott Sanders & Shawn Matthews III) def. The New York Express (Jeff Knight & Thomas Knight) for the OECW Tag Team Titles
- 11-01 2013 Steven Sterling def. Bobby Starr for the ComPro Showtime Title
- 11-01 2014 Guy Atticus became the IZW Impact Division Champion
- 11-01 2014 Kevin James Sanchez def. Kareem Sadat for the SWCW Hardcore Title
- 11-01 2019 Brock Landers def. Tego for the ASP Inter-County Title
- 11-01 2020 Double D became the EPW Heavyweight Champion
- 11-01 2020 Drake Gallows became the EPW All-American Champion
- 11-01 2020 Revan became the EPW Internet Television Champion
- 11-01 2020 The Sidekicks (Kevin James Sanchez & Gemini [2nd]) became the EPW Tag Team Champions
- 11-01 2020 High Times (Father Padge & Dean Lambert) def. The Sidekicks (Kevin James Sanchez & Gemini [2nd]) for the EPW Tag Team Titles
- 11-01 2025 Iron Mountain (Duke Blanchard & Jack Davenport) def. The Trendsetters (Andre West & Nelly Rivers) for the WFC Tag Team Titles
- 11-02 1978 Ray Candy def. Ernie Ladd for the TSW Arkansas Title
- 11-02 2002 Terry Montana def. Shadow of Death for the OCW Oklahoma Hardcore Title
- 11-02 2003 Ty Magnus def. John O'Malley for the ACW Hardcore Title
- 11-02 2003 John O'Malley def. Ty Magnus for the ACW Hardcore Title
- 11-02 2003 X-Cal def. John O'Malley for the ACW Hardcore Title
- 11-02 2003 Outcast def. X-Cal for the ACW Hardcore Title
- 11-02 2013 Kevin Morgan def. Drake Gallows for the IZW Impact Division Title
- 11-02 2013 What Wrestling Should Be (Jermaine Johnson & Jordan Jacobs) def. Team Bull (The Bronze Bull & Bobby Starr) for the IZW Tag Team Titles
- 11-02 2013 Miss Diss Lexia def. Erica for the IZW Queens Title
- 11-02 2014 Les Mayne def. Rick Russo for the MSWA Mid-South Heavyweight Title
- 11-02 2019 Clint Poe became the EmpCW All American Champion
- 11-02 2019 War Party (Gorgeous Garcia & Nytronis A’Teo) def. The Saints of Pro Wrestling (Scott Sanders & Shawn Sanders) for the EmpCW Tag Team Titles
- 11-02 2019 Dexter Hardaway def. Double D for the EmpCW Heavyweight Title
- 11-02 2019 Karnage def. Naiomi Sanders for the BPW 365 Title
- 11-02 2019 Unicorn def. Karnage for the BPW 365 Title
- 11-02 2019 Karnage def. Unicorn for the BPW 365 Title
- 11-02 2019 C. M. Burnham def. Karnage for the BPW 365 Title
- 11-02 2019 Karnage def. C. M. Burnham for the BPW 365 Title
- 11-02 2019 Naomi Sanders def. Karnage for the BPW 365 Title
- 11-03 2001 The VIP Crew (Rocco Valentino & Vinnie Valentino) def. The Texas Outlaws (Beau Dalton & Butch Dalton) for the OPW Oklahoma Tag Team Titles
- 11-03 2001 Splash Jackson def. Big Daddy Moore for the OPW Oklahoma Hardcore Title
- 11-03 2012 The Old School Suckas (Randy Price & Bryan Cruize) def. Big Business (Damon Windsor & Kevin Morgan) for the IZW Tag Team Titles
- 11-03 2012 Erica def. Angel Blue for the IZW Queens Title
- 11-03 2018 Damon Windsor def. Randy Price for the WCR Revolutionary Title
- 11-04 1985 Rick Rude def. King Parsons for the WCCW American Heavyweight Title
- 11-04 1988 Kerry Von Erich def. Jerry Lawler for the WCCW World Title
- 11-04 2005 Beau Dalton & Bobby Dalton became the SRPW Tag Team Champions
- 11-05 1979 Jim Garvin & Herb Calvert def. Oki Shikina & Sugar Bear Harris for the TSW United States Tag Team Titles
- 11-05 1980 Hector Guerrero & Ron Sexton def. Ron McFarlane & Doug Somers for the TSW Tag Team Titles
- 11-05 2002 Jeffrey Parker def. Li'l Joe for the ACW Hardcore Title
- 11-05 2004 Luc Lapointe def. Prophet for the SRPW Boys and Girls Club Title
- 11-05 2004 Dirty Harry Sanchez def. Beau Dalton for the SRPW Hardcore Title
- 11-05 2004 Beau Dalton def. Dirty Harry Sanchez for the SRPW Hardcore Title
- 11-05 2005 Justin Lee & Michael Faith became the TPW Tag Team Champions
- 11-05 2011 Michael York & Ignition became the ComPro Tag Team Champions
- 11-05 2011 Brandon Walker def. Steven Sterling for the ComPro Showtime Title
- 11-05 2011 X-Rated (Kevin James Sanchez & David Kyzer) became the SWCW Tag Team Champions
- 11-05 2016 Kareem Sadat def. Dean Lambert for the EmpCW Independent Hardcore Title
- 11-06 1977 Dick Murdoch def. Jerry Oates for the TSW North American Title
- 11-06 1978 Jerry Stubbs became the TSW Mississippi Champion
- 11-06 1999 Joey Casanova became the OPW Oklahoma Light Heavyweight Champion
- 11-06 2010 Jermaine Johnson def. Aaron Neil for the IZW Heavyweight Title
- 11-06 2010 Awesome X (Kevin Morgan & Xavior) def. Aerial Assault (Ky-ote Joe & Eric Rose) for the IZW Tag Team Titles
- 11-06 2021 Koko became the WAH Living Hope Champion
- 11-06 2021 Tino Valentino became the NCWO Oklahoma Champion
- 11-06 2021 For God And Country (Pastor Brent & Cpl. Punishment) def. Most Wanted (Dan Webber, Reese, & T-Arsenal) for the WAH Tag Team Titles
- 11-06 2021 Danni Bee became the NCWO Women's Champion
- 11-06 2021 Samedi def. Tommy Dean for the CPW Heavyweight Title
- 11-06 2021 Ky-Ote became the NCWO Choctaw Nation Champion
- 11-06 2021 Tino Valentino became the NCWO Heavyweight Champion
- 11-06 2021 Akbar Farat def. Tino Valentino for the NCWO Heavyweight Title
- 11-06 2022 Jason Jones def. Dimitri Alexandrov for the WFC Prime Title
- 11-06 2022 Leo Fox became the ASP Mid-American Champion
- 11-06 2022 Olivier Vegos def. Skylar Slice for the ASP Women's Title
- 11-06 2022 High Ratings (Maui Mike & Beau Betten) def. Chosen Influence (Malik Mayfield & Luke Richmond) for the ASP Tag Team Titles
- 11-06 2022 Gatekeeper def. Mr. Nasty for the ASP 5-Star Title
- 11-06 2022 Tino Valentino became the ASP Heavyweight Champion
- 11-07 1984 Bill Dundee def. Adrian Street for the MSW Television Title
- 11-07 2008 The Gentlemen Thugs (Cast-Iron Cothern & Shane Morbid) def. The Old School Express (Jason Jones & Jake Boulder) for the MStW Southern Tag Team Titles
- 11-07 2009 Dustin Heritage def. Randy Price for the IZW Impact Division Title
- 11-07 2015 The Terror Squad (D Money & Montego Seeka & Marce Lewis, Nytronis A'Teo & MVP) became the IWR Tag Team Champions
- Frank Dunbar Nov 6th Today!
- Darin Matthews Nov 6th Today!
- Brian Faith Nov 6th Today!
- Lu Kim Nov 6th Today!
- Ken Patera Nov 6th Today!
- Dominik Whiteheart Nov 7th
- King Kong Bundy Nov 7th
- Nigel Rabid Nov 7th
- Joey Ryan Nov 7th
- Faded Ghoul Nov 7th
- Keith Watkins Nov 7th
- Silverado Nov 7th
- Treach Phillips, Jr. Nov 8th
- Rika Wildlee Nov 8th
- Dizzy Davis Nov 8th
- Austin Mulitalo Nov 8th
- Joyce Grable Nov 9th
- Jean-Claude Boudreaux Nov 9th
- Lance Osburn Nov 9th
- Kolossus Nov 9th
- Nick Patrick Nov 9th
- Gil Knutson Nov 9th
- Menace 2 Society Nov 9th
- Bob Orton, Jr. Nov 10th
- Prince Tapu Nov 10th
- Kinzer Keel Nov 10th
- Danny Savich Nov 10th
- Marshall Von Erich Nov 10th
- Alex Perez Nov 11th
- Green Dragon Nov 11th
- Brandon Moxley Nov 11th
- Little Cloud Nov 11th
- Luigi Columbo Nov 11th
- Brett Taylor Nov 12th
- Thud Powell Nov 12th
- Terrale Tempo Nov 12th
- Vickie Lynn McCoy Nov 12th
- Gary Tool Nov 12th
- Varik Vayne Nov 12th
- Austin Tacious Nov 12th
- Ty Thunder Nov 12th
- Big Smooth Nov 13th
- L. J. McDaniels Nov 13th
- Tiny Bell Nov 14th
- Kyle Kelly Nov 14th
- Shane Sanders Nov 14th
- Kirk Castle Nov 14th
- Super Beast Nov 15th
- Killer Cross Nov 15th
- Armin Syzlack Nov 15th
- Killer Cross Nov 15th
- Sean Pearl Nov 15th
- Brieanna Bringle Nov 16th
- Chase Bristow Nov 17th
- Brent Wall Nov 17th
- Kikutaro Nov 17th
- Kenny K Nov 17th
- Josh Hogan Nov 17th
- Drake Gallows Nov 17th
- Johnny Weaver Nov 17th
- Johnny Graves Nov 17th
- Snowman Nov 17th
- Chris Russo Nov 18th
- Everett Kibbons Nov 18th
- Reaper Nov 18th
- Ricky Gibson Nov 19th
- Turnbuckle Tim Nov 19th
Current Champions
Texoma Pro Wrestling
Red River Champion
Axl Savage
- Heavyweight Champion: Exodus Prime
- Tag Team Champions: RevolutionX
- Dynasty Champion: Rook Tyler
