I am happy to be in NYC because that means the WWE Nation will pack Madison Square Garden Tuesday night for the taping of ECW/Friday Night Smackdown.

Edge is the new #1 man on SD. Who will be his #1 contender going into Judgment Day? One would assume we'll find out this week on SD. Could be one of several individuals. I'm relatively sure GM Teddy Long will settle this matter in the ring.

Don't count out the multi talented CM Punk because of his Backlash loss to Kane. The Chicago Made Punk is being counted on to be a main event player on Friday night. I like his Muay Tai strikes and his toughness. I wish I knew more about him. FTW Kane has beaten many BTP'ers.

Interesting verbal interation between Edge & Christian at Backlash. Made me think of three letters ....TLC.

Many young fans will never know personally how good Ricky Steamboat was back in "the day." Trust me when I tell you that he was the perfect fan favorite. For yours truly to be inducted into the WWE HOF before "The Dragon", among many others, is humbling and embarassing. Any young wrestlers who want an in ring role model should study Steamboat like a hawk. Modeling one's self like Ricky outside the ring isn't such a bad idea either.

For you Foodies who might be wonder where an Okie goes to eat in NYC, stayed in the game. By that I mean that I had BBQ at "Daisy Mae's BBQ" which was voted NYC's "Best." The wet ribs & the collard greens were really good. I shudder to think how well a JR's BBQ would do in the right NYC locale as it relates to how great our food is compared to NY's "Best" in all due respect. I'm just saying.

One would assume that this week's SD will have a different feel because of the 16 or so new faces to the roster. I'm really anxious to see what SD Superstars look at this week's SD as a fresh start, a new season, etc and raise their respective games. No one is immune to improving their professional skills.

Congrats to Christian for winning the ECW Championship. He will provide the ECW fans with some great bouts & can get it done with a variety of opponents.

I still like fellow Okie Jack Swagger's potential. His attitude is questionable but no one with a brain can deny Swagger's athletic skills.

I am not pleased with the way Edge won the World's Title. It does make me want to see Cena vs Show some day but now we will have to hear Edge speak on Edge throughly on Friday nights. Edge may be the best at what he does in WWE but do need to hear Edge tell us incessantly. Several SD competitors have their sights set on Toronto's gift to WWE (I prefer Trish Stratus) and I think several men have the legit chance to seriously challenge the new champion. 

Don't miss my blogs on our bbq site www.jrsbarbq.com where we also sell sauces, dry rubs, caps, shirts, cookbooks, etc in our on line store.

And again, I will repeat my infamous statement from Backlash, "I'm a happily, married man" just like my hero and dot com guru the good doctor Joe E. Styles.

Boomer Sooner!
JR