Friday Night SmackDown emanates from Tulsa ,Oklahoma this week and the beautiful, new BOK (Bank of Oklahoma) Center. Tulsa was the hub for the first wrestling territory that I worked in when I launched this wacky journey 35 years ago.

Things have changed so much since I not only refereed my first bout, which was also in Tulsa, to broadcasting my first match in a barn on the Tulsa County Fairgrounds. 

BTW, what ever happened to time limits in wrestling bouts? Who deemed that time limits in wrestling bouts was a bad thing? I assume that I'm too old school to "get it."

I assure you that The Fink remembers time limits not to mention how many great bouts when to the "curfew" over the years in Madison Square Garden?

It's been a tough week for SD G.M. Teddy Long as he has been on one helluva limo ride that started in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, and will, in all likelihood, end in Tulsa, Oklahoma. 

At least Teddy had his seat belt "buckled up." But what about a change of underwear?! Bathroom break??

What's the over/under that The Undertaker's Hell's Gate gets reinstated before the "Hell in a Cell" PPV one week from this Sunday? The hold is legal, plain and simple.

Intriguing main event this week on Friday Night Smackdown pitting Big Show vs. Batista. Is Batista favored because he is a "one name star" or should we go with the biggest dog in the hunt?

Locker room "dirt" has it that Batista, Big Dave to his close pals, is working on some new offensive weaponry.

J.R.'s Family BBQ helped with catering in Tulsa on Tuesday and the ribs, among other delicacies, were a hit! I saw my friend Stocky Balboa eating the world's best ribs like it was his last meal before the long walk to the "chair." 

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Looking forward to the John Morison vs. Dolph (Don't call me Zig) Ziggler Intercontinental Title Bout at the "Hell in a Cell" PPV. Did I mention that this event is one week from this Sunday? These two, young SD stars have the opportunity to elevate their game and perception with how they compete in less than two weeks in Newark, New Jersey. The long term future of Friday Night Smackdown largely rests on the shoulders of young men like Morrison and Ziggler as it relates to not only SD but the WWE in general.

Big things are expected for Drew McIntyre on Friday nights and the native of Scotland obviously has ample physical potential but I'm anxious to see how he handles the pressure if he's tossed the ball.  The spotlight is going to shine on McIntyre, without question, and I for one hope that he can handle it. Many powerful people within WWE have exceptional hopes for McIntyre as do I.

Reverend Al Sharpton will guest host Raw this Monday from Albany, N.Y., which is the state capital of New York, and Sharpton has been rumored for years to be a potential candidate for Governor of that state. I would love to see Rev Al cut loose and give some one "heck" (PG, you know) Monday night in one of those "vintage" Raw comedic moments. 

Don't "Curb Your Enthusiasm" Rev Al, let it loose and steal the show Monday night.

I'm not sure what to expect next week on the 10th Anniversary of SmackDown and I don't know if any alums are going to attend for the festivities in Boston. One of my fondest memories of Boston was working a PPV with the late, great WWE HOF'er Gorilla Monsoon at the old Boston Garden on a balmy night that made everyone uneasy. Was that the night that "The King," and perhaps next Mayor of Memphis, lead the King's Court in battle against Doink and his band of vertically challenged, merry men? 

I look for Randy Orton to regain the WWE Title inside "Hell in a Cell" when he faces current WWE Champion John Cena. This rivalry stretches longer than Ali-Frasier, but for some reason I feel that Orton seems to have the charismatic Cena's number. Time will tell. I hope that I am wrong.

The WWE Superstars from SD/ECW are in Spain and France this week with all the events in France totally selling out far in advance. Spending a couple of nice, quality days in Paris can't be a bad thing. The married men on this trip best do some shopping for their brides while in Paris and I'm not talking about a stinking T-shirt either or something from the duty-free shop. 

Several WWE Superstars took home half full bottles of our J.R.'s Original BBQ Sauce and our J.R.'s HOT BBQ Sauce that were left from Tuesday's catering. I think we served over 60 pounds of hickory smoked ribs to the crew and to the wrestlers.

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Thanks for stopping by and don't forget to check out WWEClassics.com where many of the historic matches do have time limits and the rules were much easier to ascertain as to what is a disqualification and what isn't. 

Get ready for an exciting stretch in WWE leading into the "Hell in a Cell" PPV one week from this Sunday. I will never forget the very first Hell in a Cell" bout ever promoted in WWE and of which that I broadcast. Of course, you remember who was in it, right?

Boomer Sooner!

J.R. 

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