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JR's Blog: Damn it's HOT in Fresno...3 shows in the can

Posted: Jul 1st 2009 By: mikeiles

Let me assure that it was HOT Tuesday in Fresno, HOT! As in 109 degrees. A small but lively crowd left their AC to come to the arena to see 3 TV shows be taped. Here's some BBQed randon thoughts...... ECW is going to be a mix of a handful of vets mixxing it up w/ several rookies. WWE has many, talented youngsters who will make ECW their home for the foreseeable future.This show will showcase their ever improving skills.w/ some talents winning, some losing and all of them improving. That's the goal. Got a feeling this show will be feast or famine w/ no lack of effort. Sheamus, the Keltic Warrior is a keeper. Kovlov had a good nite. There is something good in the future for the Russian. Abraham Washington's "talk" show will be challenging at first but the young man can talk. Patience for these young kids will be needed by all involved but they'll succeed with hard work and the leadership of the vets.ECW will be unpredictable without question. I expect Christian, Dreamer & Regal to be viable vets on Tues nite. SD did well in the draft. It was easy to see it in tonight's locker room. The Hart Dynasty adds ready to rock youth and heritage. Finley adds a veteran who can have a good match w/ most anyone as he did w/ Ricky Ortiz who learned from the Quiet Man." Friday Night SD is wrestling heavy. Fit-Ortiz, Ziggler-Truth, Rey vs Kane, a diva tag that had the time to evolve,and the reluctant duo of Jeff Hardy & CM Punk vs Team Ego of Jericho & Edge.Once I slipped up and said "Edge & Christian." Opps...my bad or wishful thinking. The finish at the end of the show provided two surprises that you should watch Friday night. For Thursdays Superstars show on WGN featured a solid Morrison-Haas contest & the Punk-Edge main event. This should be a good broadcast. ECW announcers will be challenged to provide the viewers new info weekly on all the new people appearing on the ECW TV show. That's not an insurmontable task. Simply talk to the talent and ask them questions. I see no reason SD should lose its "roll" based on the bodies available in the SD locker room. Punk is evolving nicely into the biggest star that the Chicago native has experienced since arriving in WWE. Morrison & Long's Michael Jackson tribute is quite unique. This is a tough schedule during an oppressive heat spell. Emotional matches ala The Bash takes a great deal out of everyone, talent and crew. Plus there is one more night to go Wednesday in Bakersfield. This may be the most interesting night of the week as it relates to fatige and unpredictability. Jericho challenges Mysterio Wed nite for the IC Title. Let's hope that they can recreate their magic at The Bash. Wed's content will be voicedover next week in Stamford. We're all out here working hard with many new elements which keeps everyone on their toes & to be honest some of it will be great and some will be fodder for the critics. I'll have more to say after Bakersfield but I'm overall optimistic about what I have seen since the trade was announced on Monday. I know we need to give this new mix of talent a chance and no verdict is deserved for a few weeks. New talents need to be elevated and new main events need to be created immediately which seems to be the long term goal. I'm as anxious as any other fan to see how all this works out. Quite simply time will tell. Thanks for the biz many of you are helping us with in our on line store. Please keep ordering. Thanks!! Boomer Sooner! J.R. P.S. Excuse my spelling...damn Blackberry.

Tags: Jim Ross, WWE, ECW