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JR's Blog: RINGSIDE Heads to Baltimore, Ross Report News, @SSBilly Graham, AJ Lee, 'What Now?', Grilling w/ JR's Products from WWEShop.com, CAC Banquet/Vegas, Impact Wrestling, Maryland Championhip Wresting & Naitch

Posted: Apr 7th 2015 By: Jim Ross

Tickets for our 1st ever RINGSIDE with Jim Ross Show in Baltimore on Saturday May 16 at the Rams Head Live Venue are selling well and we only have approximately 40 VIP Meet & Greet tickets remaining on sale now at ramsheadlive.com. The VIP meet and greet portion of our show is from 6-8 pm while the actual show itself is from 8-10 pm. I hope that you will join us for Baltimore stories and for the giant, no holds barred Q&A portion of the performance. Remember to go to ramsheadlive.com for tickets while they last.

The long awaited Ross Report podcast with Super Star Billy Graham drops Tuesday night at 9 ET on iTunes and at podcastone.com. Super Star influenced so many great stars who looked up to him including Dusty Rhodes, Hulk Hogan and Ric Flair, among many, was well ahead of his time and a massive trend setter. He was the innovator of the wrestlers using the term "Brother" to the point of it becoming cliche which was as a result of of Billy becoming an Elmer Gantry-like evangelist at one point in his life. He still laments the day he lost the WWWF Title to Bob Backlund in Madison Square Garden but has fond memories of defeating Bruno Sammartino in Baltimore in 1978 to win the WWWF Championship. Billy sold out The Garden 19 of 20 main events he headlined which is an amazing feat and his stories of his career which include being a transplant recipient are mesmerizing. Subscribe for FREE to the Ross Report podcast at iTunes and you will never miss one of my shows.

Th list of our podcast guests as been revised and is listed on the home page of the site here where you can also go to listen to the most latest podcast that we've produced.

Shawn Michaels podcast with me airs next week and drops on Tuesday April 14 at 9pm ET.

Expect Monday Night RAW to be front loaded so that they can attempt to encourage their audience to stick with RAW and not flip over to the NCAA Final Four Championship hoops game between Duke and Wisconsin. Unless their tank is emotionally empty, I'll stick with the Badgers to beat Coach K's Blue Devils tonight.

Kimbo Slice will be my Ross Report guest on the show that drops on Tuesday June 9 as the brawler/street fighter is preparing to fight Ken Shamrock on Spike TV in mid June on prime time TV. That would be a fun fight to call, right @Spike?

Jake Roberts performs at the Baltimore Comedy Factory this Wednesday near the Rams Head Live venue that I'm playing in May. Good luck Jake.

Future guests on our podcast include Hitman Bret Hart, Al Snow, Torrie Wilson, Mike Tenay, Josh Barnett and ROH's Mike Elgin. Stay tuned for the drop dates which will be listed as usual on the home page of this site.

Our podcast continues to grow significantly every week with minimal promotion except what you folks do word of mouth plus all our combined, social media efforts. It would be nice to get some 'TV love' occasionally. I'm working on that.

AJ Lee retiring from WWE did not shock me as most could certainly understand the uncomfortable nature of her husband, CM Punk, abruptly leaving WWE as he did and her staying in the same environment could not be the easiest thing for her to endure. As I have said many time, AJ wa one of the most compelling TV personalities on WWE TV, whether it be male or female, of the past few years. I always enjoyed her work including, ironically, working some MMA into her game. I'm sure that the book that she's going to be writing will be a must read and, unlike some that I've heard from, I have no issues whatsoever with her leaving the biz, at least for now, to spend more time with her husband and to be able to devote more time on her book.

Our tomorrow's aren't guaranteed and one must live for the moment and enjoy every day that we are gifted. I'm happy that AJ Lee is doing just that. IMO AJ will be one of the best female athletes WWE has ever developed.

My friends at Maryland Championship Wrestling have a huge event coming soon on Friday April 24 in Glen Burnie, MD highlighted by Ric Flair making a special appearance. The event is at Michael's Eighth Avenue. starting at 6 pm for the Naitch meet and greet.

Business has picked up at wweshop.com for JR's products just in time for the official grilling season. I hope that you will try our products as they are in stock and await your order and immediate delivery. From our family to yours, we thank you.

Not sure why so many critics don't like Sheamus' new look. I thought he was now a villain and people weren't supposed to necessarily like much about the Irishman. I'd love to see Sheamus channel his inner Conor McGregor and start cutting scathing promos in the most organic way possible. Bully heels with a little yellow steak that comes out when the time is right can make money for all involved. If Sheamus' look isn't "cool" then that's a good thing, right?

Enjoyed TNA Impact Wrestling Friday night as their in ring product has been noticeably better recently. The UK crowds helped make those shows much better to watch but this Friday's show produced in Orlando a fun show to watch too.

Getting a great amount of feedback from fans who are just now watching the Legends of Wrestling Roundtables we have produced over the years. To answer the eternal question,, I have no idea if more episodes will be produced and if they are if I would ne asked to be a part of them. That's a @WWENetwork question. Nonetheless thanks for enjoying them.

Headed to the OU Spring football game Saturday. If you're there be sure and say hello.

Exited to see many old friends at the star studded, 50th Anniversary CAC Banquet on Wednesday April 15 in Vegas. Check it out at caulifloweralleyclub.org. CAC is a wonderful organization of which I'm proud to say that I'm a life member.

Our film 'What's Now?' is getting great reviews after being released on April 1 via iTunes and on VOD on all major cable systems. It's got lots of wrestling lingo in it and I'm certain that wrestling fans will find it funny as did I. I hope that you will check it out.

Grab those RINGSIDE with Jim Ross Show tickets soon at ramsheadlive.com in Baltimore for our Saturday May 16 show at Rams Head Live. We would love to see you there.

Boomer Sooner!

J.R. @JRsBBQ