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JR's Blog: Does Size Matter?..Women's Wrestling...Draft Thoughts...Tito Ortiz...NEW, BBQ Sauce offer is coming!

Posted: Apr 28th 2010 By: CMBurnham

Thanks for stopping by and paying us a visit. Don't forget to be ready for grilling season with all our great sauces. Enjoy our 97% Fat Free J. R.'s Championship Original Beef Jerky that is a great snack especially for those on low carb diets or those who want to munch on something not laden with sugar. Many of our offers come with FREE SHIPPING and a FREE, autographed 8X10. The store on this site never closes and we ship promptly via Federal Express Ground. So, with the grill hot...here we go

The 3 hour WWE Draft featured a mix bag of results. RAW loaded up as USA and WWE prepares for Monday Night Football this fall. It is imperative for any Monday night wrestling program to plan long term and to be able to roll into the fall with some degree of momentum and interest from a storyline perspective.

RAW has and always will be WWE's top TV priority, as it should be, considering that RAW is generally the #1 program on cable TV. MNF is a monster and the schedule this fall is daunting to say the least. RAW on USA has a huge investment to protect and to grow and Monday Night Football is a beast with which to deal.

UFC has to make an educated, non knee jerk decision on what to do regarding Tito Ortiz' arrest for allegedly abusing his spouse. In today's world, especially and rightfully so, spousal abuse is virtually unpardonable especially within a major media concern like UFC and, to a somewhat lesser degree, to Spike TV which airs on of my favorite shows, The Ultimate Fighter, of which Ortiz is on of the central characters this season. Does UFC give Ortiz another chance and the opportunity to rehabilitate his image or do they cut their losses and hope that Tito focuses full time on becoming a better husband and father? The latter is infinitely more important than what occurs in an Octagon.

The media is quick to point out that Tito Ortiz allegedly abused wife has a porn star past and this fact seemingly has to be included in every mention of this unfortunate and ugly incident. Not sure what porn has to do with apparently getting abused by one's spouse but it apparently makes for better 'copy' by the media.

It was also reported that Tito was a 'former' TNA Wrestling personality of which is a huge stretch and something that is so irrelevant that I had forgotten it all together.

Like pro wrestling, the WEC proved on PPV this past Saturday night that in today's marketplace that size is and should not be the determining factor as to who gets quality time on a weekly TV show or on PPV. The old theory of one having to be 6'2"-250 lbs, for example, to make it in pro wrestling or MMA is as tired as wool tights.

True athletic talent along with natural charisma or the ability to connect with the consumer knows no height or weight requirements. At least not in my opinion. Would you rather see a non talented heavyweight who is striking in an 8X10 or a great athlete with charisma who has the ability to put his audience in the palm of his hand with memorable, in ring story telling?

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We get lots of emails from fans of women's wrestling. I hate to break the news to you die hards of this specific genre but unless the decision makers change their philosophy, and my money is on them not doing so, women's wrestling is essentially going to remain a supplement to the overall product that will remain positioned to appease to the male demo by providing sex appeal. Don't kill the messenger on this one but one can see this play out each week on TV. Yes, there are some very athletic women in wrestling, and, yes, there are some very lovely and hard working, dedicated ladies in wrestling, but the days of these ladies athletic abilities being fully utilized don't see to me to be eminent. Provocative entrances and ring attire along with suggestive language seem to indicate that the dye has been cast and the women in today's wrestling world know their role and most seem to be happy to have the work and to be getting TV exposure. Perhaps the athletic side of these women will become somewhat more of a focus.

Small, pet peeve....pro wrestling referees putting their hands aggressively on wrestlers has run its course and should be omitted from the process. Just one guy's opinion.

While the soap box is out....nothing a wrestling company does is more important than establishing a viable, scouting program to find charismatic, world class athletes who have the aptitude and desire to become wrestling stars. This must be paired with a comprehensive training program whereby the rookies can learn different styles from a variety of instructors. If everyone learns the basic same nuances then what is accomplished other than a cookie cutter system that helps no one? Plus, the same instructors who never vary their teaching methods or techniques have likely found their comfort zones and a comfort zone is the proverbial kiss of death.

One of the most basic elements of producing episodic TV, of which pro wrestling is a vital part, is providing the viewers with provocative, thought provoking content regarding 'next week.' If an episodic TV show is unable to provide 'next week' info, then the producers, etc aren't doing their jobs.

We've updated many of your questions and responded to many of your comments on our popular Q&A Section of our site.

Yours truly is getting ample career advice sent to our Q&A section. I do appreciate everyone's interest and concern about my future but please be assured that my future is in good hands as long as I have my health and, knock on wood, my health is great as long as I have the support of my wife who has always remained steadfast in my corner.

Conversations regarding one aspect of my pro wrestling future are scheduled to take place this week which should help me address this particular matter to some degree. As much as I love "the business" and I sincerely do, I have to decided what direction I need to take at this stage of my life as it relates to how I earn the grocery money.

Some emailers have taken me to task about "taking myself off the air" in WWE which is such an embarrassingly, inaccurate statement that I have deleted these emails to save the individuals further humiliation.

That's akin to some casual fan reading emails from die hards who haven't discovered the spell check mechanism on their computers yet. I freely admit that I 'ain't' no Hemingway but I do try and use spell check.

We're working on a very special priced 3 Pack of J.R.'s Original BBQ Sauce, our best selling product, that will include FREE SHIPPING and a FREE, autographed 8X10 that is NEW and hope to have that offer on the site within the next couple of days. It will be priced at UNDER $20!

We may travel up to the Ford Center to see the Thunder take on the Lakers this weekend in the NBA playoffs. The OKC Thunder is a young, athletic team lead by Kevin Durant and have really set our area on fire. No one honestly expects OKC to beat Kobe and his Lakers in the potential 7 game series but the Thunder have certainly made things interesting.

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Thanks for the support and thanks even more for your business.

Boomer Sooner!

J.R.

Tags: Jim Ross, WWE, TNA