Random thoughts from under the custom made, black hat from an Okie who's happy to be home from our hot, California sojourn and who needs his "fix" of J.R.'s Family BBQ.
The C.M. Punk/Jeff Hardy issue is evolving at an interesting clip and I'm willing to bet a bottle of J.R.'s Original BBQ Sauce, available at www.jrsbarbq.com, that their World Title Bout at Night of Champions will be a gem dandy. Hardy seems to be feeling the pressure to win the World Title while Punk continues to play enough mind games to add to the youngest Hardy's angst.
To top that off, Jeff and C.M. will be tag team partners Friday night on Smackdown on the elusive MyNetworkTV and will face the new, Undisputed Tag Team Champions, "Team Ego," Chris Jericho and Edge.
For some reason, I have a heck of a time not saying/typing Edge and Christian but that's another story for another time.
Speaking of Edge and Jericho, I specualte that these two will be challenged to co-exist over the long haul which is too bad as I would like to see someone or some team establish their superiority and hold on to a title for a long reign.
When will we next see a two out of three fall match in WWE? Yeah, I know that I'm old school but I like the occasional 2X3 fall bout as they usually eliminate "fluke" wins.
I suspect that many of my "old school" philosophies are the source of plenty of eye roll's with some of the younger pups with which I work. For the record, the Undertaker-Shawn Michaels bout at WM25, you know, the best match of 2009 and perhaps the best bout ever in Wrestlemania history, was an "old school" match.
Even though John Morrison is still the hottest young star on Friday Night Smackdown, at least that's my perspective, don't take your eyes off of Dolph Ziggler. Ziggler has been raising eye brows in and out of the ring and if you tune in Friday night you'll see what I mean.
Did you know that R Truth has an alter ego? Stay tuned over the next week or two.
BTW how does a guy print a boarding pass that only says R Truth? I'm just saying.
Fans in Australia and in Japan will be enjoying WWE action over the next few days as the Superstars of all three brands will be abroad for the 4th of July (No, I'm not forgetting our friends in Hawaii including Dog the Bounty Hunter.) I plan on being in my Norman, Oklahoma backyard grilling, which isn't barbecuing for the record. Grilling is done over direct heat ala burgers on the grill while BBQ'ing is done over indirect heat meaning that only smoke is used to make your brisket, ribs, etc taste authentically wonderful. Remember, low and slow my friends. For instance, we smoke our pulled pork for about 10 hours at approximately 225 degrees and that, boys and girls, is what I mean by "low and slow."
WWE Hall of Famer Bret Hart celebrated a birthday this week and I want to wish "Hitman" many more. Bret is one of my all time favorite in ring competitors and his match vs. Steve Austin at WM13 in Chicago is one of my best WWE memories. BTW the Hart Dynasty will make the entire Hart Family very happy as their careers in WWE evolve. David Hart Smith, Tyson Kidd, and Natalya Neidhart wear pink and black in honor of Bret and Owen Hart which is pretty cool in my eyes.
While Kane's presence in the SD locker room is unique to say the least, the "Big Red Machine's" surprise return at The Bash couldn't have come at a better time. With all the youth on WWE programming these days, having a tested veteran and former WWE Champion on the Friday night program is a good thing. The Great Khali might disagree with me but between my Okie drawl and Khali's accent we can't understand a word each other says anyway.
I remember my wife, after visiting the Neverland Ranch years ago, telling me that the late Michael Jackson's nephews and neices asked her several questions about yours truly after Kane decided to "BBQ J.R." back in the day. The Jackson kids followed WWE closely and I hope that they still do. Our condolences to the Jackson family as I wish the media would simply let the man rest in peace but that isn't likely to happen for many more weeks.
Get well wishes go out to WWE Hall of Famer and a fellow Okie Jerry Brisco, a former OSU Cowboy grappler, who underwent heart surgery this week. Jerry is one of the best friends a person could have and I look forward to visiting with him Sooner, sorry G.B., than later.
Check out WWEClassics.com and click on to "J.R.'s Favorite" as coming up I am taking a close look at the 1994 Steamboat-Austin U.S. Title bout at Bash at the Beach. I'm a huge fan, no jokes please....I'm sensitive, of WWEClassics.com as I am of WWE 24/7 Classics on Demand.
I hope that every one has a great, safe 4th of July and if you're on a beach in Connecticut and see the legendary Fink, the first and only ring announcer to ever be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame, walking toward you in his New York Mets' styled Speedo, run as if your hair was on fire. Or not.
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Good bye for now from Oklahoma and good night Stocky Balboa and all the ships at sea.
Boomer Sooner!
J.R.
Nice blog! I agree with you with the "old school" matches. Sometimes, old school IS better. The Shawn Michaels-Undertaker spectacular at WM25 was the best it gets, period!. I don't think anyone could've done it better. I'm not sure, after what took place, anybody would want to try. It was superb.
FlawlessAlso, I like the CM Punk/Jeff Hardy confusing feud. I think both men benefit from this whether it be officially or superficially(sp?). I'm a fan of both. However, I wonder how and if it will go down the way I see it when Matt comes back!
Dolph Ziggler is rising fast and John Morrison is just taking off like a rocket like I suspected he would.
Great blog!
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