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JR's Blog: Saturday Morning...Vader at JR's...Q&A's Updated..Order Today for Summer Grilling Season & get FREE SHIPPING

JR's Blog: Saturday Morning...Vader at JR's...Q&A's Updated..Order Today for Summer Grilling Season & get FREE SHIPPING

Posted: Apr 18th 2010 By: CMBurnham

Nasty, rainy day in Norman which may put a damper on the Sooners' Annual Red-White game today at 2 p.m. I'm gonna have to break out some rain gear. Let's start the grill and smell the sauce.

Yours truly enjoyed a nice visit and a great dinner with Big Van Vader aka Leon White and his son Jesse White at JR's BBQ Friday night. Vader has really made some significant changes in his life including becoming a Born Again Christian and dropping about 60 pounds or so. Leon is still a big man but at 340 he looks great for a guy who still wants to occasionally step in the ring. He's training differently and certainly eating differently these days. Some indy promoters, etc may be missing some unique opportunities by not using Big Van Vader on selected cards with the right creative around him.

Vader and Jesse will be teaming in Tokyo later in April which I am anxious to see a DVD of when possible. Jesse came to Oklahoma University as a big time high school football center, #1 in America, but injured his hip while at close to 300 pounds. That injury ended Jesse's football career. Jesse is now a month away from graduating and weighs approximately 235 and looks terrific. His hip issues were largely resolved after he dropped the excess pounds. Jesse turns 24 on Monday and has a bright future in the wrestling business of which we throughly discussed.

For those keeping score at home, Leon had a Tabasco Chicken Salad and smoked chicken soft tacos and pinto beans at our place, with no cold beer, and no fried pie for desert.

Vader and Jesse are teaming at a small, Oklahoma indy show on Sunday afternoon.

Check out the Cauliflower Alley Club story on Slam Wrestling's website. The folks at Slam really do a nice job of covering wrestling in general and are more fact based than many wrestling sites who are seemingly on an endless search for the New York Post-like headline of a sensational nature. Slam Wrestling's coverage of the death of Gene Kiniski was superb plus I appreciate the story they did about me receiving the Art Abrams Lifetime Achievement Award from CAC this Wednesday night in Las Vegas.

For more info on CAC and all the great work that they do, I invite you to check out their website at www.caulifloweralleyclub.org.

I had some social time with some friends from Nike Friday late night in Norman which brought up the question as to why Nike doesn't work with WWE in some capacity. A conversation ensued and a phone call placed to one of Nike's V.P.'s who was in Hong Kong to address the question and to perhaps get the ball rolling in that direction. I could see John Cena, for example, as Nike's WWE guy. When the proper people get into a room, the potential synergy between Nike and WWE on a global basis is interesting.

Old friend Taz received his J.R.'s BBQ shipment that he ordered on line earlier in the week and had a big, Long Island styled cookout Friday night at his home. I'm anxious to hear how it went. He liked my suggestion of taking some Chipotle Ketchup and mixing it, to taste, with some Original or HOT BBQ Sauce to make a great steak sauce or burger condiment among the many other possible uses for our delicious products.

I spoke to Paul Heyman this week to get some pointers on content for my, potential, book concept. Paul is presently writing two books including one that includes Paul's career and, more importantly, his family. This includes the amazing story of Paul's mother's journey that included narrowly avoiding losing her life in a Nazi concentration camp. Her mother and sister were not so fortunate.

As of Saturday morning I have updated the Q&A section of this site. This particular round of questions and feedback was better than most. I hope that you take the time to check them out.

Remember, that we have NEW photos now available that are FREE and AUTOGRAPHED and that come with many of our packages in our on line store that also come with FREE SHIPPING.

WWE talents got in travel hell in Europe due to volcanic ash. Mother Nature never loses and can make even the most ardent traveler tap. There will be some weary folks that will arrive back in the States over the next several hours and then be asked to turn it on Monday night and Tuesday night at WWE televised events. As always, once the red light goes on most talents forget their jet lag, etc and allow their adrenaline to take over.

Speaking of WWE, my weekly blog is posted at www.wwe.com on the Smackdown page. It's a quick, hopefully entertaining read and I invite you to check it out.

Chris Jericho's Tweets from the European sojourn have been entertaining. Plus you can follow my escapades via Twitter at http://twitter.com/JRsBBQ.

Have a great weekend and keep an eye on your grill...don't burn the burgers.

Boomer Sooner!

J.R.

 

Tags: Jim Ross, Big Van Vader, WWE

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  • 2011 Steven Sterling def. Brandon Walker for the ComPro Showtime Title
  • 2011 The New Age Syndicate/The Syndicate (Scott Sanders & Shawn Sanders & Bud Barnes) def. Shane Scott & Tyson Jaymes (substituting for Devan Scott) for the BYEW Tag Team Titles
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  • 2016 Paul Puertorico became the WFC Hometown Heroes Champion
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  • 2016 Kevin James Sanchez def. Kareem Sadat for the BCW Independent Hardcore Title
  • 2016 Mikey [2nd] def. Tyson Jaymes for the BCW Heavyweight Title
  • 2022 Beau Betten def. MLP for the RDW Iron Man Title
  • 2022 Bad & Bourgeois/The Sons of Baskin (Flex Zerba & Niles Plonk) became the BCW Tag Team Champions
  • 2022 Michael Duplanti def. Mike Gunns for the NAW Heavyweight Title
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  • 10-04 2014 Patient Zero became the ComPro Showtime Champion
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  • 10-04 2014 The New York Express (Jeff Knight & Thomas Knight) became the OECW Tag Team Champions
  • 10-04 2014 The Brotherhood of Mayhem (Malice & Menace [2nd]) def. The New York Express (Jeff Knight & Thomas Knight) for the OECW Tag Team Titles
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  • 10-05 2019 The Brotherhood of Holy Hell (Terry Pantera & Dean Lambert) became the BCW Tag Team Champions
  • 10-05 2019 Blade [2nd] def. Drake Gallows for the BCW Buzzsaw Title
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  • 10-05 2026 Nate Bourne def. Ronnie Morton for the RDW Na'Cho Momma's Hardcore Title
  • 10-06 1972 Chris Colt & Bobby Duncum def. The Flying Redheads (Red Bastien & Billy Red Lyons) for the WCCW Texas Tag Team Titles
  • 10-06 2007 Shane Sanchez def. Kareem Sadat for the SWCW Hardcore Title
  • 10-06 2012 Austin Tacious became the SWCW Heavyweight Champion
  • 10-06 2012 Austin Tacious def. Kevin James Sanchez for the SWCW All-American Title
  • 10-06 2013 What Wrestling Should Be (Jermaine Johnson & Jordan Jacobs) def. The Syndicate (Scott Sanders & Shawn Sanders) for the MSWA Mid-South Tag Team Titles
  • 10-06 2018 Era of Chaos (Jerry Storm & Thrash) def. Space Age (Paul Puertorico & Aeronaut) for the BPW Oklahoma Tag Team Titles
  • 10-06 2018 Spike the Silverback def. Tommy Dean for the BPW Lion Heart Title
  • 10-07 1967 Danny Hodge & Skandar Akbar def. Chati Yokouchi & Togo Shikuma for the TSW United States Tag Team Titles
  • 10-07 1979 The Spoiler def. El Halcon for the WCCW American Heavyweight Title
  • 10-07 2005 Shane Morbid def. Dirty Harry Sanchez for the SRPW Heavyweight Title
  • 10-07 2006 Rocco Valentino def. Michael York for the FCW Heavyweight Title
  • 10-07 2017 Chandler Hopkins def. El Fuego for the IWR Revolutionary Title
  • 10-07 2017 Damon Windsor def. Dane Griffin for the IWR Heavyweight Title
  • 10-08 2002 Li'l Joe def. HIMM for the ACW Hardcore Title
  • 10-08 2002 Jef Tiger def. Li'l Joe for the ACW Hardcore Title
  • 10-08 2005 Beau Dalton def. Lily McKenzie for the SRPW Womens Title
  • 10-08 2005 Lily McKenzie def. Beau Dalton for the SRPW Womens Title
  • 10-08 2006 Cody Jones def. Tyler Bateman for the MSWA Mid-South Cruiserweight Title
  • 10-08 2011 Steven Sterling def. Brandon Walker for the ComPro Showtime Title
  • 10-08 2011 The New Age Syndicate/The Syndicate (Scott Sanders & Shawn Sanders & Bud Barnes) def. Shane Scott & Tyson Jaymes (substituting for Devan Scott) for the BYEW Tag Team Titles
  • 10-08 2011 Crossfire Morrison def. Drake Gallows for the BYEW Entertainment Title
  • 10-08 2016 Paul Puertorico became the WFC Hometown Heroes Champion
  • 10-08 2016 Tim Rockwell def. Jon Cross for the WFC Heavyweight Title
  • 10-08 2016 Kevin James Sanchez def. Kareem Sadat for the BCW Independent Hardcore Title
  • 10-08 2016 Mikey [2nd] def. Tyson Jaymes for the BCW Heavyweight Title
  • 10-08 2022 Beau Betten def. MLP for the RDW Iron Man Title
  • 10-08 2022 Bad & Bourgeois/The Sons of Baskin (Flex Zerba & Niles Plonk) became the BCW Tag Team Champions
  • 10-08 2022 Michael Duplanti def. Mike Gunns for the NAW Heavyweight Title
  • 10-08 2022 Dark Forces (San La Muerte & Reese) def. Pastor Brent & Andrew Fenix for the WAH Tag Team Titles
  • 10-08 2022 Nova Phoenix became the UWO Women's Champion
  • 10-08 2022 Sam Stackhouse def. Super Beast for the BCW Heavyweight Title
  • 10-09 1968 The Blue Demons (Blue Demon #1 & Blue Demon #2) def. Danny Little Bear & Kit Fox for the TSW Louisiana Tag Team Titles
  • 10-09 1981 Porkchop Cash & Doug Somers def. Frank Hill & Eric Embry for the TSW Tag Team Titles
  • 10-09 2009 The Old School Express (Jason Jones & Jake Boulder) def. Texas, Inc. (Tim Rockwell & Bernard Funk) for the MWA Tag Team Titles
  • 10-09 2009 Shane Morbid def. Justin Lee for the MWA MAX-Division Title
  • 10-09 2010 Bad Bromance (Justin Lee & Max McGuirk) became the UWE Tag Team Champions
  • 10-09 2010 Mr. Ooh, La, La became the UWE Regional Champion
  • 10-09 2010 Big Smooth def. Jonathan Cross for the UWE Heavyweight Title
  • 10-09 2021 Dan Webber def. Sam Stackhouse for the WAH Heavyweight Title
  • 10-10 1960 Don Kent became the TSW Oklahoma Junior Heavyweight Champion
  • 10-10 2004 Payton Scott & Matt Garza became the ACW Tag Team Champions
  • 10-10 2004 Tyler Bateman & John O'Malley def. Payton Scott & Matt Garza for the ACW Tag Team Titles
  • 10-10 2004 Team Shenanigans (Tyler Bateman & Kenny Campbell) became the ACW Tag Team Champions
  • 10-10 2009 Texas, Inc. (Tim Rockwell & Bernard Funk) def. Team SuperBad (El Super Colibri & Justin Lee) for the ComPro Tag Team Titles
  • 10-10 2009 The Canadian Red Devil def. Cold Blooded Chris for the ComPro Showtime Title
  • 10-10 2009 Michael H def. Running Wolf for the 412PE Heavyweight Title
  • 10-10 2009 Dennis Williams & Ryan Reed def. Blue Thunder & The Unknown for the 412PE Tag Team Titles
  • 10-10 2010 Bad Bromance (Justin Lee & Max McGuirk) became the MERC Tag Team Champions
  • 10-10 2015 Michael Duplanti def. Rolling Thunder for the NAW Heavyweight Title
  • 10-10 2015 Damon Windsor def. Double D for the IZW Impact Division Title
  • 10-10 2015 Simply the Future (Alex & J. D.) def. The Soul Ryders (Mr. Nasty & Tim Rockwell) for the WFC Tag Team Titles
  • 10-10 2015 S. L. U. G. G. became the BCW Intercontinenal Champion
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