JR's Blog: Super Bowl Sunday Update...Random Thoughts Galore
Posted: Feb 8th 2010 By: CMBurnham
I'm excited about watching the Super Bowl later today as I have picked the Saints +5 in "the big game."
Today would be a good day to place your orders, yes indeed a shameless, totally shameless, plug because orders received today should be shipped tomorrow or Tuesday at the latest.
Our drive thru at J.R.'s Family BBQ in Norman will be rocking today as will other to go orders. Our telephone # is a cool one, 405-360-4BBQ, and I'm sure that it will be busy. I may even drop by myself prior to kick off.
An emailer if I was a passenger in what he referred to a famous Jim Cornette incident at a Dairy Queen and the answer is no. I thought it was a Wendy's as JC always liked to order a triple with extra cheese and extra mayo. I did see something on the 'net to where he cut a classic promo on some poor soul working the drive thru at Wendy's many, many moons ago. That would have made a fantastic, stand-up comedy routine and, of course, Jim Cornette is a walking reality show.
JC and Ron White could rival each other with their "blue," southern humor. He must be going crazy with all the weather disrupting the ROH tapings in Philly the past few days. Mother Nature always gets her hand raised.
I did see JC snap at a Lincoln Continental that he was driving at the end of a long, long day of travel that included a delayed cross country flight from Newark to Seattle and then a car trip from Seattle to Vancouver. First of all, Cornette HATES air travel and his timed, medically induced stupor was disrupted due to us sitting on the tarmac in Newark for about an hour or so which meant that he became coherent about an hour or so before we landed in Seattle. Not a good thing for someone who has a bona fide fear of flying and is sitting next to you. By the time we got to Vancouver we had been traveling all day, JC was more frazzled after our unnecessary "search" at the Canadian Border and finally "snapped" when a pedestrian walked in front of our vehicle in Vancouver while Jim was attempting a right turn on red. Corney assaulted the steering wheel with fists and feet in one of the most out of control frenzies anyone has ever witnessed particularly against an inanimate object.
We have a blog up here that I wrote a few hours ago and only a few minutes after enjoying a less than great UFC 109 Saturday night.
Some have inquired about my umpiring background. I went to Bill Kinnamon's Major League Umpire School in 1976 in St. Pete. Current MLB ump Tim McClelland was a classmate and has been a great friend of mine ever since. Tim finished first in our class of about 120 guys while I finished 7th as I recall. I never made it to the pro's but I umpired in the then Southwest and Big 8 conferences not to mention hundreds of JUCO and small college games and 7 State Championship games in Oklahoma high school action. When we sold Watts' UWF to Jim Crockett and I moved to Dallas, I stopped officiating.
Another asked what I thought the night that Raw finally beat Nitro in the Monday Night Ratings. I don't recall any one having a celebration, celebrations are unfortunately rare in most wrestling circles, and it was essentially business as usual. We thought that we had been producing better Monday night shows for a good while even though the ratings indicated otherwise for 83 weeks. I never got too euphoric for the great ratings or too low on the bad numbers because when there is no season and one is doing live TV 51 weeks a year there is simply no time to "bask" in any glory or to feel sorry for one's self when the ratings aren't what one wants.
Also, on our Q&A section someone asked me to clarify what I meant that I wished that Dan Severn would have had a better experience when he was on the roster that I managed. I signed Dan thinking that we could work to a situation with Ken Shamrock and Dan in a pro wrestling storyline. I don't recall what occurred to prevent such but I think that both men still were of the mindset that each had unfinished business to attend in MMA and would only be in pro wrestling for a short time. Bottom line and the reasoning for my statement is that I liked Dan and felt that he brought a great deal of maturity and character to our locker room. Dan Severn is a good man and for what ever reasons things did not work out as well as I had hoped for him when we signed "The Beast." Dan had a truck load of steak and not as much sizzle and in a previous generation would have likely been a huge, pro wrestling star.
The Super Bowl pre-game marathon seems longer than the Jerry Lewis Labor Day Telethon. Plus it truly exposes some broadcasters who have to ad lib for much longer than they or their producers would ideally want.
I'm watching UFC 109 again before the game via DVR and rolling right into the game after my daily trip to the gym. BTW the "Darce Choke" that I saw on display Saturday night on UFC 109 would make a devastating pro wrestling finish hold.
Got a "thx" text message back last night from my friend Jeremy Shockey who plays tight end for the Saints. Jeremy has be be game planned for in any game as he is too fast for many LB's to cover and to big and strong for many DB's to handle. Jeremy Shockey would be awesome in pro wrestling by the way.
Dream Match...WWE's Howard Finkel vs. UFC's Bruce Buffer after they had been on a long car trip with each other and made many stops for coffee.
Former NFL player John Randle is going into the NFL Hall of Fame and the charismatic and disruptive former defensive tackle has a wrestling connection or two. First he used to wear an Austin 3:16 T shirt under his pads on occasion and he had some infamous battles on the gridiron against JBL when John was the starting offensive tackle at Abilene Christian. Plus, Randle painted his face ala a Road Warrior or Ultimate Warrior more often than not as well.
I Tweeted last night that I thought that New Orleans Saints Owner Tom Benson carried himself like the late, wrestling promoter/executive Jim Barnett who truly was the "Truman Capote of Wrestling."
I invite you to follow our Tweets at http://twitter.com/JRsBBQ.
One can expect a slew of wrestling people to attend the Thursday services of Jack Brisco in Tampa. Jack helped many, many individuals get their foot in the door in the business, including Hulk Hogan who one would assume would be attending the service, and many others that Jack helped get booked in either Florida or Atlanta. We are going to "celebrate" Jack's amazing life and I am excited about the opportunity to speak about what Jack Brisco meant to a fellow Oklahoman, country boy also with Native American blood who was passionate to a fault about pro wrestling.
This opportunity is much more important to me and more nerve racking than my own speech when I was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2007.
Jerry Brisco and I spoke at length on Saturday and Jerry finally got a decent night's sleep Friday night but has so much on his plate that my friend needs rest. I hope that Jerry can relax today, doesn't have to answer a zillion phone calls and questions, and can enjoy the Super Bowl.
BTW to better prepare for what I'm doing at Jack Brisco's services this Thursday I read his book, "Brisco" again and finished in at 3 a.m. Saturday morning. Bill Murdock and Jack did a great job on this project that I strongly encourage any and all fans to read. Totally honest and a compelling read.
We hope to update more of your Q/A's ASAP. I have had significant interest of late in me penning a book and I've even thought of getting my writing groove going by doing something creative with all the old blogs and Q/A's that we have archived here on the site of which you can read here any time. Several publishers are interested, apparently, in me doing a major book but I'm still reluctant to commit to what I perceive to be the only autobiography that I ever write until other business oriented matters are addressed over the next month or so.
I'm sticking with the Saints +5 but will also admit that I would not wager a bottle of sauce on that pick. I hope that the Sooner-laden Saints win it but beating Peyton Manning in "the big game" is a daunting task. Manning has to be physically harassed because if the Colts offensive line has a great day then this one becomes academic.
BTW...New Orleans folks were yelling "Who Dat" at the Junkyard Dog about 30 years ago so, again, the NFL attempting to claim ownership of that saying is bogus. The NFL needs to focus on making sure that we have football in 2011 and not fixate on T shirt sales.
Have a great day and we expect to hear how some of you used your J.R.'s Sauces and Ketchup today. Be well every body.
Boomer Sooner!
J.R.
Supplemental Information
Spotlight in History
- 1977 Dr. X & Porkchop Cash def. The Medics (Medic #1 & Medic #2) for the TSW United States Tag Team Titles
- 1982 The Rat Pack (Ted DiBiase & Matt Borne) def. Junkyard Dog & Mr. Olympia for the MSW Mid-South Tag Team Titles
- 1985 Brian Adias def. Gino Hernandez for the WCCW Texas Heavyweight Title
- 1986 The Fantastics (Tommy Rogers & Bobby Fulton) def. Eddie Gilbert & Sting for the UWF Tag Team Titles
- 2003 Brandon Groom became the SRPW Heavyweight Champion
- 2003 Tarantula & X-Cal became the SRPW Tag Team Champions
- 2003 Big Daddy Moore def. Dexter Hardaway for the SRPW Hardcore Title
- 2008 Outlaw def. 3rd Rail for the SWCW Heavyweight Title
- 2008 Rage Logan def. Sage for the SWCW Cruiserweight Title
- 2008 Shank became the SWCW Luchadore Champion
- 2008 Seth Allen def. Dustin Heritage for the IZW Impact Division Title
- 2015 Lil Outlaw def. Little Nasty Boy for the EMWF Heavweight Title
- 2015 King Midget def. Lil Outlaw for the EMWF Heavweight Title
- 2019 Stephan Bonnar def. MVP for the WCR Imperial Title
- 2025 Mitch Onyx def. Bishop Simon for the RWE Light Heavyweight Title
- 2025 Triple Crown Tribe (Fuel & Koko) def. The Super Crash Brothers (Trench Blythe & Badger James) for the UWE Tag Team Titles
- 2025 Birdman def. Anarchy [2nd] for the UWE Apex Title
- 2025 Brandon Warhawk def. Faded Ghoul for the UWE Heavyweight Title
- 2025 Sgt. Todd def. Floyd Maystorm for the WAH Hunger Dojo Title
- 2025 L. C. Green def. Deacon Hendrix for the RWE Heavyweight Title
- 2025 Will Chambers def. L. C. Green for the RWE Heavyweight Title
Week of Sun 09-27 to Sat: 10-03
- 09-27 1977 Dr. X & Porkchop Cash def. The Medics (Medic #1 & Medic #2) for the TSW United States Tag Team Titles
- 09-27 1982 The Rat Pack (Ted DiBiase & Matt Borne) def. Junkyard Dog & Mr. Olympia for the MSW Mid-South Tag Team Titles
- 09-27 1985 Brian Adias def. Gino Hernandez for the WCCW Texas Heavyweight Title
- 09-27 1986 The Fantastics (Tommy Rogers & Bobby Fulton) def. Eddie Gilbert & Sting for the UWF Tag Team Titles
- 09-27 2003 Brandon Groom became the SRPW Heavyweight Champion
- 09-27 2003 Tarantula & X-Cal became the SRPW Tag Team Champions
- 09-27 2003 Big Daddy Moore def. Dexter Hardaway for the SRPW Hardcore Title
- 09-27 2008 Outlaw def. 3rd Rail for the SWCW Heavyweight Title
- 09-27 2008 Rage Logan def. Sage for the SWCW Cruiserweight Title
- 09-27 2008 Shank became the SWCW Luchadore Champion
- 09-27 2008 Seth Allen def. Dustin Heritage for the IZW Impact Division Title
- 09-27 2015 Lil Outlaw def. Little Nasty Boy for the EMWF Heavweight Title
- 09-27 2015 King Midget def. Lil Outlaw for the EMWF Heavweight Title
- 09-27 2019 Stephan Bonnar def. MVP for the WCR Imperial Title
- 09-27 2025 Mitch Onyx def. Bishop Simon for the RWE Light Heavyweight Title
- 09-27 2025 Triple Crown Tribe (Fuel & Koko) def. The Super Crash Brothers (Trench Blythe & Badger James) for the UWE Tag Team Titles
- 09-27 2025 Birdman def. Anarchy [2nd] for the UWE Apex Title
- 09-27 2025 Brandon Warhawk def. Faded Ghoul for the UWE Heavyweight Title
- 09-27 2025 Sgt. Todd def. Floyd Maystorm for the WAH Hunger Dojo Title
- 09-27 2025 L. C. Green def. Deacon Hendrix for the RWE Heavyweight Title
- 09-27 2025 Will Chambers def. L. C. Green for the RWE Heavyweight Title
- 09-28 1979 Mike George & Bob Sweetan became the MSW Mid-South Tag Team Champions
- 09-28 1982 Mr. Olympia def. Killer Khan for the MSW Mississippi Title
- 09-28 1984 The Long Riders (Scott Irwin & Bill Irwin) def. The Rock & Soul Connection (Buck Zumhofe & King Parsons) for the WCCW American Tag Team Titles
- 09-28 1986 Buddy Roberts def. Terry Taylor for the UWF Television Title
- 09-28 2008 Striker def. Al Farat for the MSWA Mid-South Heavyweight Title
- 09-28 2013 The C. I. A. (Trevor Mapleleaf & J. B.) def. The Oakhurst Fire Mafia (Keebler & Diamond) for the SRPW Tag Team Titles
- 09-28 2019 Brixton Barricade def. Chaz Sharpe for the ASP Inter-County Title
- 09-28 2024 Daniel Aaron Michalles def. Pastor Brent for the WAH Hunger Dojo Title
- 09-28 2024 Shotgun Webber def. Zac Royal for the TIW No Pressure Title
- 09-29 2007 Luc Lapointe & Beau Dalton became the SWCW Tag Team Champions
- 09-29 2007 Kareem Sadat def. Kevin James Sanchez for the SWCW Hardcore Title
- 09-29 2007 Beau Dalton def. Luc Lapointe for the SWCW Sooner Xtreme Title
- 09-29 2007 Kunna Keyoh def. Joe Herell for the UWF06 Violent Division Title
- 09-30 1963 Bill Miller def. Louie Tillet for the WCCW Texas Brass Knuckles Title
- 09-30 1965 The Daltons/The Fargos (Jim Dalton/Jim Fargo & Jack Dalton [1st]/Don Fargo) became the TSW United States Tag Team Champions
- 09-30 1974 Blackjack Lanza def. Jose Lothario for the WCCW Texas Brass Knuckles Title
- 09-30 1977 Ox Baker def. Captain USA for the WCCW American Heavyweight Title
- 09-30 1981 Great Kabuki def. Bob Roop for the MSW Louisiana Title
- 09-30 1983 The Super Destroyers (Super Destroyer I & Super Destroyer II) def. Roddy Piper & Bulldog Brower for the WCCW American Tag Team Titles
- 09-30 2006 The House of Strange (AWOL & Overdose) def. The Family (Beau Dalton & Luc Lapointe) for the AACW Tag Team Titles
- 09-30 2007 Outlaw became the MSWA Oklahoma Champion
- 09-30 2017 Los Loco Moscas (Elijah Sparks & El Greengo Loco) def. Legion (Rob Cabella & Shawn Shields) for the BPPW Oklahoma Tag Team Titles
- 09-30 2023 The Psychotic Messengers (Tank Bryson & Malachi) became the MajCW Tag Team Champions
- 09-30 2023 Romeo Reese def. Punk Synister for the MajCW Flawless Title
- 09-30 2023 Nibira def. Skidz for the MajCW 24/7 On Call Title
- 09-30 2023 Brandon Groom def. Nibira for the MajCW 24/7 On Call Title
- 09-30 2023 Oscar Amazing def. Brandon Groom for the MajCW 24/7 On Call Title
- 09-30 2023 Lunchador def. Oscar Amazing for the MajCW 24/7 On Call Title
- 09-30 2023 John J. Bishop def. Lunchador for the MajCW 24/7 On Call Title
- 09-30 2023 Lunchador def. John J. Bishop for the MajCW 24/7 On Call Title
- 10-01 2002 Pimpology (Jeffrey Parker & Kool Ade) def. The Professionals (John Zorthos & Julian Wolfenbarger) for the ACW Tag Team Titles
- 10-01 2002 Bitch the Clown def. HIMM for the ACW Hardcore Title
- 10-01 2002 The Cookie Man def. Bitch the Clown for the ACW Hardcore Title
- 10-01 2002 HIMM def. The Cookie Man for the ACW Hardcore Title
- 10-01 2004 Beau Dalton def. Bobby Dalton for the SRPW Hardcore Title
- 10-01 2011 Michael Barry def. Double D for the IZW Impact Division Title
- 10-01 2011 Maniac Mike def. John E. Stone for the SWCW Heavyweight Title
- 10-01 2011 Se7en def. Kareem Sadat for the SWCW Hardcore Title
- 10-01 2011 Kevin James Sanchez & Kareem Sadat became the SWCW Tag Team Champions
- 10-01 2011 Drake Gallows & Bobby Star became the SWCW All-American Champion
- 10-01 2012 Brian Lakewood def. Brandon Walker for the ComPro Heavyweight Title
- 10-01 2016 Dean Lambert def. Kareem Sadat for the EmpCW Independent Hardcore Title
- 10-01 2016 Running Wolf became the NAW Heavyweight Champion
- 10-01 2016 Thunder, Inc. (Rolling Thunder & Tim Bean) def. The Midnight Riders (The Unknown & The Midnight Rider) for the NAW Tag Team Titles
- 10-02 2004 Missa Sparkle def. Beau Dalton for the SRPW Hardcore Title
- 10-02 2004 Beau Dalton def. Missa Sparkle for the SRPW Hardcore Title
- 10-02 2004 Codie Mullins def. Beau Dalton for the SRPW Hardcore Title
- 10-02 2004 Beau Dalton def. Codie Mullins for the SRPW Hardcore Title
- 10-02 2009 Aerial Assault (Montego Seeka & Ky-ote Joe) became the MSWA Mid-South Tag Team Champions
- 10-02 2010 Outlaw def. Tyson Jaymes for the SWCW Heavyweight Title
- 10-02 2010 Bleach, Ink (Draven Cross & Korvin Sage) def. The Hardcore Connection (Shane Sanchez & Maniac Mike) for the SWCW Tag Team Titles
- 10-02 2010 Rage Logan def. Damien Morte for the SWCW Cruiserweight Title
- 10-02 2010 David Kyzer def. Kareem Sadat for the SWCW All-American Title
- 10-02 2010 Kevin James Sanchez def. Kareem Sadat for the SWCW Hardcore Title
- 10-02 2010 Jasper Davis def. Kevin Douglas for the NWA Texas Junior Heavyweight Title
- 10-02 2010 La Reina de Corazones def. Tasha Simone for the NWA World Womens Title
- 10-02 2011 Nemesis (Damien Morte & Damon Windsor) def. The New Age Syndicate (Scott Sanders & Shawn Sanders) for the MSWA Mid-South Tag Team Titles
- 10-02 2016 The Urban Misfits (Drake Gallows & Dean Lambert) def. The Mid-South Express (Tyson Jaymes & Will Chambers) for the MSWA Mid-South Tag Team Titles
- 10-02 2020 Jerome Daniel Griffey def. Niles Plonk for the TexPro Red River Title
- 10-02 2021 Step Brothas (Jermaine Johnson & Tego) def. Niles Plonk & Flex Zerba (substituting for Dexter Hardaway) for the BCW Tag Team Titles
- 10-03 1967 Brute Bernard & Mike Paidousis def. The Von Erichs (Fritz Von Erich & Waldo Von Erich) for the WCCW American Tag Team Titles
- 10-03 2008 Spoiler 2000 became the NWA-OK Oklahoma Heavyweight Champion
- 10-03 2009 Arrogant Money (Austin Tacious & Randy Price) def. BLK-OUT (Jermaine Johnson & Montego Seeka) for the IZW Tag Team Titles
- 10-03 2020 Classy & Sassy (Niles Plonk & Dexter Hardaway) def. The Brotherhood of Holy Hell (Terry Pantera & Dean Lambert) for the BCW Tag Team Titles
- 10-03 2020 Super Beast def. Cody Burns for the BCW Heavyweight Title
- 10-03 2025 Lola the Adventurer def. Skylar Slice for the CPW Women’s Title
- 10-03 2025 The Super Crash Brothers (Trench Blythe & Badger James) def. The Sweet Life (Colt Killbane & Jake Swayze) for the CPW Tag Team Titles
- Angel Camacho Sep 27th Today!
- Alec Bisogno Sep 27th Today!
- Tyler Cordingley Sep 27th Today!
- Trey Count Sep 28th
- Kamille Sep 28th
- Scott Lee Sep 28th
- Billy Ray [2nd] Sep 28th
- Tommy Prince Sep 28th
- Rip Tyler Sep 28th
- Skandar Akbar Sep 29th
- Bang Bang Bennett Sep 29th
- Ann Casey Sep 29th
- David Sammartino Sep 29th
- Raymon Downey Sep 30th
- Marlboro Slim Sep 30th
- Fred Urban Sep 30th
- Seth Coburn Sep 30th
- Kidd Riggs Sep 30th
- Lady Starwind Sep 30th
- Hector Guerrero Oct 1st
- Mike Foxx Oct 2nd
- Cold Blooded Chris Oct 2nd
- Abilene Maverick Oct 2nd
- James Southard Oct 2nd
- Funnybone Oct 2nd
- Abilene Maverick Oct 2nd
- Waldo Von Erich Oct 2nd
- Crystal White Oct 3rd
- Don Fargo Oct 3rd
- Johnny TV Oct 3rd
- Tim Geohagen Oct 4th
- Dick Hutton Oct 4th
- Jay Strongbow, Sr. Oct 4th
- T-Arsenal Oct 4th
- Bobby Fulton Oct 4th
- Abyss Oct 4th
- Studd Lee Oct 4th
- P. Y. Chu-Hi Oct 4th
- Violent V Oct 4th
- Dennis Heflin Oct 5th
- Joaquin Wilde Oct 5th
- Spike Oct 6th
- Mr. Nasty Oct 6th
- Paloma Starr Oct 6th
- Rip Oliver Oct 6th
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- Frankie V Oct 7th
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- Brett Irons Oct 8th
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- Betty Niccoli Oct 9th
- Andre West Oct 9th
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- Brian Breaker Oct 9th
- K. J. Everly Oct 10th
- Shane Morbid Oct 10th
Oklafan Quiz
Robert Gibson has a brother named Rick that was also a pro wrestler.
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