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JR's Blog: Legends of Mid South DVD, Great Deals on JR's Products Online, Flair vs. Taylor, Bautista, TUF, @JRsBBQ

Posted: Sep 7th 2013 By: CMBurnham

Greeting from Norman, Oklahoma home of the @OU_Football Sooners who host West Virginia this Sunday night on Fox national TV. Look for a black hat sighting on the Sooners sideline but no 'drinking games' please. Both http://www.wweshop.com and http://www.americansoda.co.uk have great discounts on JR's products as I type. Check them out.

Oklahoma begins Big 12 play early this year with the 6 pm local kickoff hosting the WVU Mountaineers who OU barely beat last year in Morgantown 50-49 in a game where neither team's defense seemingly appeared.

I did have a 'taste' of some West Virginia moonshine while tailgating there last year. It was apple cobbler flavored and it far exceeded my expectations as to what I thought moon shine was going to taste like. Only had a sip but it was on the mark. Had a Hatfield's and McCoy's moment.

We are looking into doing more one man shows in North America but it likely won't be until 2014 as OU Football takes up most of my weekends through the early part of December.

A return to the UK in 2014 is a possibility as well as the UK audiences were wonderfully supportive and there were markets that we want to play that we were unable to on our first trip.

The Legends of Mid South Wrestling DVD produced excellently by WWE will be released in North America this Tuesday and soon thereafter in other parts of the world. I'm obviously biased because that's where myself and many greats of the game got our start under the watchful and forceful eye of Cowboy Bill Watts and I think that fans are going to love this DVD release.

One of the DVD extras, the 40+ minute NWA Title bout featuring Ric Flair vs. Terry Taylor, is an absolute clinic for any wrestler to observe and from which to learn. Plus, many fans will see the amazingly physical side of Hacksaw Jim Duggan who was a stalwart and became a star in Mid South.

Reviews for my friend Dave Bautista's work in the new film 'Riddick' have been stellar. Dave is a talented guy and has developed his personality amazingly well since we first signed him many years ago. That comes from hard work and focus of which 'The Animal' never had a shortage. Hopefully, if the timing is right, Batista will be able to make a cameo or two in WWE in the future as I'm sure that his fans would love to see him.

If you had Peyton Manning in your fantasy football league draft...you win! 7 TD passes and NO pics is a helluva start to a season where anything less than a Super Bowl win in Denver won't be acceptable.

I watched quite a bit of Monday Night RAW this week on the WWE app and enjoyed the content. Nice concept for the die hard fan who craves all the content that they can get plus the material in the commercial breaks on the APP tied storyline matters together nicely.

One can tell that sports entertainment is truly 'evolving' as it relates to pop culture, social media, etc as I have read recent online reports of various, 'rumored' WWE romances. One of the more unique dynamics within the business that I experienced was when the number of Divas on the roster grew quickly and the ladies became a regular part of the locker room environment. Interesting days indeed. Little did we know then how much the Divas would add to the presentation and how many doors those ladies would open for others.

Q&A's located elsewhere on this site are updated.

The dynamic between Ronda Rousey and Miesha Tate should help drive the UFC production of The Ultimate Fighter. Just from watching the debut show, I'd surmise that the ladies in the house might be more fun to follow than will most of the guys, based on what I've seen thus far. Obviously, that's TBD.

It's sort of like Total Divas on Sunday Nights on E where I find the interactions between the ladies the most compelling. Total Divas is a hit.

Perhaps women are simply better suited for 'reality TV' than are the guys.

Got a lot of interesting Twitter feedback when I said that folks confusing being a TV wrestling villain with real life bullying are terribly misguided. Still feel that way. If a responsible adult and especially a parent is watching sports entertainment with an impressionable child then the child should be communicated with so that they know that what they are watching is an entertainment program. It's called communication and being a responsible individual the way I see it. Same goes for any TV programs that children watch including online content that they may sample. Just one guy's take on the matter.

Speaking of Twitter, I am currently over 900,000 followers @JRsBBQ and looking to hit the 1M mark by year's end....perhaps sooner. I invite you to follow me.

JR's products are now in the four, Norman Homeland Stores and three, Lawton, Oklahoma Country Mart stores plus our Jerky can be purchased in Norman at J. Botie's convenience store at 36th and Main. More news on Oklahoma outlets are in the works.

Enjoy your weekend and do something good for others. Remember, tomorrow comes with no guarantee.

Boomer Sooner!

J.R.

@JRsBBQ