What a week! My Sooners lose their No. 1 ranking in college football to our archrival the University of Texas of which my many dear, close personal friends inside WWE have so kindly reminded me, the Mrs. and I celebrate 15 years of marriage which in wrestling is something like 105 years, I actually win at blackjack in the Hard Rock Hotel in Vegas where they did not have USA Network on cable so I missed watching the Anaheim Raw live for the first time in years, and Madonna may be leaving Guy Ritchie for the Fink. O.K., so perhaps I embellished on that last one.

Random thoughts from "The Baron of BBQ"...

Big Show vs. Undertaker at Cyber Sunday seemingly has the decked stacked against 'Taker, but how often have we found ourselves saying that? Folks should not forget that The Deadman has a pronounced sinister side when provoked and suffice it so say that The Deadman has been adequately provoked.

Big Show illustrates all three Cyber Sunday options this Friday Night on SmackDown, which airs on MyNetwork TV in case you haven't heard.

Friday night we will see a WWE Tag Title bout featuring the brother team of Carlito and Primo (Last name Colon, but having just one name is sooo much cooler). Who do these guys think they are, Coolio?

Fun loving R-Truth of "Whassup" fame has another tough test this Friday night when he meets MVP in a match that MVP should feel especially compelled to win. It's all about the money for MVP, who I hear spends more than he makes.

Kung Fu Naki? Right.

 As "The Fink" is to Dr. Joe E. Styles, a trusted advisor, so is Ezekiel Jackson to THE Brian Kendrick and we see a whole other side of Jackson this Friday night.

Eve Torres may be the WWE's most physically-gifted interviewer and that includes former college scholarship athlete Todd Grisham. I do know that Eve has better defined triceps.

Are we slowly seeing some sort of personality change in The Great Khali who perhaps would make a great Ambassador to India for the next president of the United States ... whoever that may be?

Certainly, Khali speaks comparable English as the governor of California.

Why isn't Natalya buttering SmackDown G.M. Vickie Guerrero's biscuits in hopes of getting another chance at Michelle McCool's Divas Title?

Speaking of lovely Divas, the French Canadian lass Maryse is never going to win Miss Congeniality inside the confines of the Diva Day Spa. Maryse's natural personality seems to be as black as the esteemed Dr. Styles' newest, black suit from the Men's Warehouse ... I guarantee it.

Yours truly had a religious experience in Vegas when I rode for the first time from the hotel to the arena with the "World's Angriest Man" Tazz, who somewhat disregards the colors of stoplights, turn lanes, and doesn't like taxi drivers who may not be American born. I could be wrong on the last assumption. I'm just so thankful that I was wearing a seat belt and a dark suit. However, a cross-country road trip with "J.R. and Tazz" could be the next great reality show. BROTHER!

"Sources say" that Kenny Dykstra has had to have WWE "shrinks" work with him on is newly-acquired bubble wrap phobia, and I just hope that no one starts calling the talented young man with the prominent proboscis "Bubble Boy."

Little known fact, but any of the wrestlers who speak with Festus during the day make sure that their cell phones are on vibrate, because the last thing anyone wants to happen is for a phone to "ring" with the Corn-fed Colossus standing in front of him. I wonder what happens when Festus gets a wake up call in a hotel.

Hey, didn't you used to be "Gregory" Helms? I'm just saying..

I'm not sure who gets my vote in the presidential election but I do know that I am voting for "Stone Cold" to referee the Jericho-Batista title match at Cyber Sunday in Phoenix. Is that so wrong?

The main event on SmackDown this week is Jeff Hardy vs. the undefeated Vladimir Kozlov and the Vegas crowd was into it without question. Get a load of next week's main event, which will be announced Friday night. It's bigger than the three meats, Slobber-Knocker combo at J.R.'s Family BBQ!

I can't believe that the Hard Rock Hotel in Lost Wages did not have USA Network in their hotel rooms and that I missed Raw Monday night. I'm a big Johnny Knoxville fan, great "Hollywood" name and loved him with Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson in "Walking Tall."

Good to see that the WWE Universe, I have to say it at least once per column you know, will be empowered to make some decisions by voting right here on WWE.com. Take advantage of the opportunity ... visit the site often and vote numerous times just like folks used to do in the Louisiana state elections.

"Sources say," don't you just love that term as it is so prominent in the 'rasslin world these days, that some Texas born large mouth bass were really pouring it on yours truly hard and heavy Monday in Anaheim over the Longhorns beating the Sooners. I just love these "classy," overbearing, over-cooked pieces of "pork butt" who love to bask in the unhappiness of others. Never fear folks as yours truly can take it and will likely be booed when I walk out in Laredo, Texas this Tuesday night to "Boomer Sooner" for what is going to be a HUGE Friday Night SmackDown taping. You know food will play into my trip to lovely south Texas, and on my agenda will be delicious Mexican food and/or a Whataburger stop. I do love me some Whataburger much like "The Fink" loves his onion bagels and Dr. Styles loves himself some J.R.'s Jalapeño Honey Mustard on his Italian cold cuts.

Check out my other weekly blogs and our Q&A section at www.jrsbarbq.com . Thanks and be well.

Boomer Sooner!

J.R.

Greetings to all from under the black, custom made hat from WWE’s resident Okie, who has looked forward to this week much like many of us do for WrestleMania … it’s time for Saturday’s Oklahoma-Texas Red River Rivalry college football game in Dallas. More on that later, but now on to the ever-popular “Random Thoughts.” (Which is a metaphor for one not knowing exactly what to write about so one writes about many things.)

Even though the “World’s Angriest Announcer” and me had only two matches to broadcast at No Mercy, I personally enjoyed the pay-per-view and thought the fans in Portland helped elevate the presentation. The final three bouts of the pay-per-view, two of which were ironically, wink-wink, broadcast by the Friday Night SmackDown announce duo, really rocked and closed No Mercy on a noticeably, high note.

What are some of the things we may have learned at No Mercy? Here’s a short list:

• ECW Champion Matt Hardy is a legit, main eventer who has elevated his game. Matt is an overachiever who believes in himself, which is contrary to our American political system. Matt does really well when he isn’t dating a WWE Diva. 
• No one seems to be sure what role WWE HOF’er Tony Atlas fulfills in Mark Henry’s world.
• Beth Phoenix is a winner but is her “better half” Santino Marella?
• Did Kane use sound judgment in getting himself intentionally disqualified against Rey Mysterio?
• What did we learn from the MVP, RKO, Priceless, Punk, and Kofi impromptu talk fest? MVP perhaps made the most valid point of the moment when he said he was under utilized. Agreed.
• Batista is truly an Animal.
• JBL loves his money seemingly more than he wanted to beat Batista Sunday night. Of course, I could be wrong.
• Cryme Tyme “borrowed’ JBL’s limo. Thanks for coming Cryme Tyme. Drive safely.
• Undertaker and Big Show beat the hell out of each other from the get-go.
• Show’s punching power, due in part to his extensive boxing training while he was away from WWE, is freakish.
• Would Show have knocked out Taker if Taker’s head had not been smacked into the exposed turnbuckle first?
• Triple H and Jeff Hardy had one of the best, pure wrestling matches WWE has featured in years.
• I would love to see more wrestling matches like The Game vs. Jeff, wouldn’t you? It was matches like these two had that made me a fan.
• HBK is arguably still the best all-around, in-ring performer currently active in the business today.
• Chris Jericho is MUCH tougher than he is given credit for. The World Champion represents Raw with controversy and chaos.

The energy level in Spokane was really nice on Tuesday night, and I think that fact will be reflected in Friday night’s SmackDown broadcast on MyNetworkTV. Thanks, Spokane, for bringing your passion and having fun.

Just curious, but why do some fans bring homemade signs that they know from the get-go aren’t going to make the cut? Is it to simply garner attention for them or are some people simply that pet coon goofy?

The Doctor of Dot-Com-Onomics, the man in black, Joe E. Styles has WWE.com on a roll and the site has never been better. I have been writing columns/blogs on this site for years and I can tell you that WWE.com is more fun to read than at any time since I have been in WWE and that is more than 15 years now.

Friday Night SmackDown’s main event, Triple H vs. Big Show for the WWE Title, is big in more ways than one. I had dinner recently with Show, and he is confident that he can become the WWE Champion much “Sooner” than later. If you’re wondering what the big fellow consumed, it was an 8-ounce fillet, a Caesar salad, and steamed broccoli. The Show’s days of devouring half dozen Burger King double-Whoppers seem to be history.

 Travel update ... yours truly took a cost-efficient and on-time Southwest Airlines flight that was about an hour gate to gate from Portland to Spokane Monday, while my partner Tazz rode with all his pals (he was alone) in a 6-hour-plus car trip. WWE.com is making a mistake not sending a small video camera with Tazz on these trips, because the angry man somehow meets the damndest people on his road journeys. Why, you may ask, doesn’t J.R. make these trips with his new partner?

That’s easy to answer, I wasn’t invited. But don’t grieve long as I would rather take the one-hour flight than make a 6-hour drive. I made plenty of 6-hour drives over the years for my mentor and Mid South Wrestling promoter Cowboy Bill Watts to earn a whopping 40 bucks many, many nights. That $40 had to cover road and living expenses. 

Ah, the good ‘Ol days, right, Fink?

What is so intriguing that Brie Bella and Hornswoggle, to name a couple of folks, seemingly enjoy spending an inordinate amount of time under the ring? Where’s the WWE “spy cam” when it’s really needed?

R-Truth, if that is his real name, wants to know, “WHAT’S UP?!”

A little known fact, but allegedly, The Fink is currently working on a Yiddish, rap album that will be dedicated to two of his all-time heroes, MLB HOF’er Sandy Koufax and Hank Greenberg.

MVP may be on the verge of losing a load of cash. Tune in to Friday Night SmackDown and we will update you.

Now, one more time, which one of you is Hawkins and which one is Ryder?

Is Primo making his older brother Carlito look like the second best athlete on the team?

“Sources say” The Great Khali is in a rather amorous mood these days, which is more info than I probably needed to share in this space. But I did hear that Lilian Garcia, after locking lips with the Punjabi Giant Monday night, was looking at condos in Bombay … but that may simply be one of those nasty, Internet rumors.

Perhaps I shouldn’t say this, but I’m voting for the Honky Tonk Man to challenge Santino “Unibrow” Marella at Cyber Sunday in about three weeks in Phoenix.

Vladimir Kozlov is on an amazing roll, but I was thinking out loud the other day about just how devastating would Kozlov be if he had a great manager at ringside ala the incomparable Bobby Heenan in “The Brain’s” heyday? That would indeed be a lethal combination.

Yours truly will be traveling to Dallas this week to attend the OU-UT big-time college football game, and if you see a familiar black hat on the Sooner sideline on the ABC broadcast it will likely be yours truly. I am really a romantic at heart as evidenced that Mrs. J.R. and I are celebrating our 15th wedding anniversary this weekend, with me taking her to the Cotton Bowl for the Red River Rivalry. Nothing says true love like a State Fair of Texas corndog, an ice cold beverage, and people dressed in Crimson and Cream and Burnt Orange cursing each other.

Plus, I will be a guest on ESPN’s College Football Live this Friday afternoon at 3:30/2:30 CT, offering my prediction on the game and my three keys to the game.

Yours truly was caught in a TMZ-like act after Friday Night SmackDown in Spokane went off the air on MyNetwork TV, but sources say that the tape lives and could perhaps emerge on WWE.com.

Say it ain’t so, Joe.

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Boomer Sooner!
J.R.              

Greetings from under the black hat from WWE’s resident Okie – who’s barbecue-fueled with “My JR’S BBQ Sauce” – and ready to head to the Pacific Northwest for Sunday’s “No Mercy” pay-per-view and Tuesday’s Friday Night SmackDown taping in Spokane, Wash., which will be our second broadcast on MyNetwork TV.

We are celebrating the move to MyNetwork TV in style in Oklahoma City with a watch party of Friday Night SmackDown, starring Tazz and a cast of thousands, at J.R.’s Family BBQ Restaurant in Moore, Okla., and at our Norman J.R.’s as well, in association with our local MyNetwork TV affiliate KAUT Channel 43.

Friday Night SmackDown was a major production emanating from Green Bay Tuesday night, and was one of the faster-paced, in-ring friendly events I can recall in a long time on any WWE broadcast. The broadcast starts huge with an All-Star Eight-Man Tag that went three segments. And the maiden voyage on the new network finishes equally as strong with a Champion of Champions Triple Threat bout featuring champions Triple H, Chris Jericho, and Matt Hardy.

There is no better time to check your local listings than now to locate the MyNetwork TV affiliate in your area. Don’t wait until five minutes before the perceived show time to do your homework. This is a Friday Night SmackDown you don’t want to miss, especially if you enjoy color commentators splendidly attired in orange … which isn’t yours truly’s favorite color but as Tony Soprano told wife Carmella, “Poor me!”

Random Thoughts:

I may or may not have gotten a quasi, Joe E. Styles motivated “CAT FIGHT” in on Friday night’s show during the first-ever Divas Champion vs. Women’s Champion bout that saw Diva Lumberjacks surround the ring in, believe it or not, party attire. If my old broadcast partner Jerry “The King” Lawler had been announcing, there is no doubt in my mind he would have experienced a rise … in his blood pressure and his mental focus for this attraction.

Speaking of Lawler, word on the street has it that he has volunteered to fly to the west coast to be at Heather Locklear’s side during her recent meltdown – until King found out that she was “getting a little long in the tooth.” He thought she was still young as in her “T.J. Hooker” days.

No word on SmackDown G.M. Vickie Guerrero’s condition after she was Tombstoned by Undertaker last week, which could make Friday Night SmackDown a “rudderless ship” this week. If “The Fink” wasn’t so busy mentoring Dr. Joe E. Styles here on WWE.com, there is no one who could right this egregious wrong better than “Uncle Howard,” who was all over the home page of WWE.com the last time I looked. 

Poor Howard … allegedly he shed a few tears when Shea Stadium saw its last-ever Mets game last week and, again, the Mets soiled the sheets and let their loyal fans down, by unfortunately choking just like last year. That’s just not right folks, and is worse than the heartbreak of psoriasis. Or an Oklahoma loss this Saturday to the Baylor Bears. 

Look for those Santino Marella unibrows to begin selling any day now on WWE Shop, where you can also purchase our J.R.’s products, as nothing says humor like a well-groomed unibrow. I would love to see Santino join the rather homely redhead on the cashew commercials we see about every 15 minutes on TV. That would be a riotous, comedic masterpiece. 

Wait until you see the meeting of the General Managers’ minds Friday night on SmackDown as both Mike Adamle, who seemed somewhat addled but I am told that is his natural demeanor, and Theodore R. Long, whose great looking suit was right out of the Billy D. Williams collection, were present for SmackDown to offer support after their cohort Vickie Guerrero found her self on the wrong end of the Undertaker’s Tombstone last week, as previously mentioned.

Hey kids, don’t you just love the Honk-A-Meter? I keep expecting the legendary IC Champion, the Greatest IC Champion of all Time, the Honky Tonk Man to show up at any time and Shemp-slap Santino, but alas, it wasn’t on Monday night in the IC Champ’s :47 second loss to Batista on Monday Night Raw.

Did You Know? That over 50 WWE Superstars and every recognized WWE Champion is in attendance Friday night on SmackDown?

Did You Know? That the WWE’s top rated broadcast team, that would be Tazz and his sidekick J.R., are broadcasting two entire bouts at the No Mercy pay per view on Sunday?

Seems to me that Primo Colon is one of the most promising young Superstars we have seen in a while in the WWE, and he already may be on par or perhaps even better than his slightly older brother Carlito. But Carlito still has the edge in the follicle department.

Now, which one is Hawkins and which one is Ryder?

I just bought one of those Gillette Fusion razors that we see so often on TV. Nice shave, except I seem to want to hit my wife with a steel chair when I use the razor of the future. Not really … I jest of course of the steel chair usage. My lovely wife Jan has better developed arms than Madonna, who looks like she had her last square meal around the time Mr. McMahon was wearing canary yellow sport coats … BROTHER!

O.K., let’s clear this up right now…my pal Michael Cole does NOT get his hair cut at the McAllen, Texas, Barber College.

Dream match for your consideration … Jillian Hall vs. Kathy Griffin, the sassy, redheaded comedian, to be held in a Winnebago while traveling coast-to-coast with Tazz driving and J.R. riding “shotgun.” The under card would feature an Intergender bout between The Fink and Lilian Garcia, both wearing Speedo’s, with Sir Anthony Chimel and Justin Roberts barred from the vehicle. Now that, my friends, is a dot com extravaganza!

Yours truly is going to head to Waco, Texas, no not to tour the Branch Davidian Church, but to attend the OU-Baylor game that will be televised at 11:30 a.m. Saturday morning on Fox Sports. Then – this is where it gets good – I will rush back to Dallas and catch a flight to Portland Saturday night for Sunday’s No Mercy pay-per-view.

Don’t forget to check out our ever-growing Web site, www.jrsbarbq.com, for my blogs and for the section that we answer your questions also known as Q&A’s. We also have autographed, J.R.’s Cookbooks holiday priced at $9.99, along with our “Got Sauce” T-shirts and a variety of delicious, Oklahoma-grown J.R.’s Bar Nuts among many other items. We have a load of items priced at under $10 on our site waiting to be shipped to you today. Remember, “Baby needs new shoes.” Finally there is a video of a restaurant review of our place that you might find of interest and it can be accessed for free at www.jrsbarbq.com.

Boomer Sooner!
J.R.       

Your resident Okie has been as busy as a fruit merchant this week working on a variety of WWE projects including ECW, SmackDown, WWE 24/7, WWE Home Video, and WWE.com.

But alas all is well in Oklahoma as the business at J.R.’s Family BBQ Restaurants is good plus the No. 2 ranked Oklahoma Sooners have a huge, home game this Saturday night against the nationally-ranked TCU Horned Frogs. 

For those of you that may be scratching your head on just what in the heck the meaning of “busy as a fruit merchant” is, please allow me to elaborate. When I was a kid growing up in eastern Oklahoma, fruit merchants would set up shop along varying intersections and sell fresh fruits and vegetables out of the back of their pickup trucks. If business wasn’t good in a particular locale, then they moved quickly to another. Reason being is that they sold perishable goods which had short shelf lives and these merchants were constantly moving to find the most traffic and the best locations to sell their good. Hence, “busy as a fruit merchant.” 

Random thoughts from under the black hat:

Congrats to all involved on Monday Night Raw for their 800th episode, which was conveniently reminded to us viewers exactly 800 times in the two-hour broadcast. 

Perhaps someday Monday Night Raw will once again regain their status as being the “A” show in the WWE from Friday Night SmackDown. 

Impressive night Monday for Lance Cade taking a fall on the great Shawn Michaels, but does this strapping, young, talented superstar Cade go to the Ray Charles Barber College to get his hair cut?

Chris Jericho is on an Edge-like roll on Raw much as the Rated-R Superstar was on before he took an extended, all expenses paid vacation by Undertaker to Hell. 

Jericho is definitely an individual, but there are influences of other greats in his game, in my view, including The Rock and Ric Flair. Many of the WWE’s top Superstars have been influenced by some of the greats of the mat. 

Hopefully, the young men coming into WWE today will adopt these same principles, but to do so they need to put down their video games and “Crackberrys.”  

Charlie Haas’ newly-minted impressions of wrestling personalities, etc. may provide the Seton Hall grad — they must be so proud of Chuck — the biggest career comeback since the pending Britney Spears rebound.

Dolph Ziggler. Now that is one cool name. What’s his dad’s name, Zig? And what might Mr. Ziggler’s claim to fame be? This one might even “Stump the Fink.” 

Do Raw fans love to hate Randy Orton or do they hate to love him? 

For the record, my beloved SmackDown broadcast partner Tazz hates everyone, but somehow tolerates the choke friendly New York Mets and the struggling New York Jets who I hope actually do well this season … but were as embarrassed as a fat man being caught naked swimming when the water was cold Monday night.

For the American citizens reading this, aren’t you proud of our Federal Government these days? Bail out “this” you collective group of buffoons. 

ECW’s Matt Striker is one of the brightest young broadcasters to come along in WWE in years. For those of you that caught ECW Tuesday night I hope you enjoyed the proceedings. Striker is well prepared and uses some timely albeit at times obscure references during his commentary. Good stuff from where I was sitting. I would enjoy working with Striker any time but let’s get one thing straight, Striker ain’t no Tazz. 

I had the urge to shriek “CAT FIGHT” Tuesday night during the Michelle McCool (that is her real name) and Maryse (who was born without a last name, poor girl) but out of my deep, unabiding respect for the esteemed and eternal “Voice of ECW” and current WWE.com guru the good Dr. Joe E. Styles, I refrained. No one could scream “CAT FIGHT” like my man Joe who makes a fashion statement every time he dons another of his custom made, black designer suits with the hidden, built-in pocket protector.  

Actually, Joe’s trendy, black attire reminds me of how some of WWE’s old road agents back in the day would travel on a two-week, international tour. They generally took one, SMALL bag that included one pair of BLACK pants and, perhaps, two BLACK shirts along with a quart-sized bottle of roll on deodorant.  

Can you say “gamey” boys and girls?

I love the ECW format whereas they are going to feature the WWE’s youngest competitors who are seeking fame and fortune. Some of these folks may last only for a few weeks or they may establish themselves as future WrestleMania main-eventers.

Remember that ECW starts one hour earlier beginning next Tuesday night on Sci Fi at 9/8 p.m. CT. 

Just curious, but why does ECW General Manager Teddy Long need an assistant? Don’t get me wrong, as Tiffany is easy on the eyes, but she never seems to carry a notebook or even a Blackberry with her. Does Tiffany even know short-hand or how to take dictation? Nonetheless ‘Ol Theodore has fine taste in his support staff. 

WrestleMania tickets go on sale on Nov. 8, which is an important date for all of us in WWE. Reliant Stadium is a showplace, or it will be again once Ike’s damage is repaired, and will be a magnificent venue for WM25. Yours truly attended a Big 12 Championship game there one year between Oklahoma and Colorado and was thoroughly impressed with the facility. 

Friday Night SmackDown moves to MyNetworkTV on Friday Oct.3, on a broadcast that will be taped this coming Tuesday in Green Bay, Wisc. Word on the street is that all the broadcast teams might be asked to attend and work the premiere on the new network. If that happens, I can’t be held responsible for what my partner, who invented the T-Bone Suplex, might do to his peers. The “Human Suplex Machine” even scares me, and I’m his partner. It better be a decaf day for Tazz or there could be problems. 

Plus, Tazz has “people.”

The final Friday Night SmackDown on The CW Network is this Friday night and is headlined by an awesome first bout of the night featuring WWE Champion Triple H and his  No. 1 contender Jeff Hardy teaming to face the duo of MVP and THE Brian Kendrick. This main event starts the evening, so do not be late when joining us Friday night. We need these ratings to continue to build as “baby needs new shoes” and I need to enhance my job security as I don’t have enough years for the gold retirement watch all announcers clamor for.  

Our popular Q&A section of our Web site at www.jrsbarbq.com is rocking, as has our traffic, over the past several weeks. Plus, ever since Chuck Haas impersonated yours truly on Raw our site has been doing great business in our online store, which never closes, and features many items for less than 10 bucks. I want to think all the wonderful WWE fans for your support and business. 

However, for those of you who don’t check us out or are not customers, I wish upon you a long car trip with Tazz or to play Out-Think the Fink for 24 hours straight sitting in the Fink’s cubicle at the Styles Center in Stamford,Conn.

Boomer Sooner!
J.R

Random Thoughts From Under the Black Hat…..

Can you believe that WWE’s No Mercy pay-per-view is only a couple of weeks away? These extravaganzas seem to come more frequently than the media’s insults regarding Gov. Sarah Palin.

Did You Know?? ... Www.jrsbarbq.com had one of its biggest days after Charlie Haas’ parody of yours truly Monday night on WWE’s former No. 1 program? I just wish I could wear a “J.R.’S BBQ” shirt on Friday Night SmackDown so I could merely approach the amount of gratuitous promotional mentions that JBL’s Mamajuana receives.

No, Dirt Lovers, I’m not knocking JBL, but I am a little envious. Baby needs new shoes.

Speaking of babies … how’s that for a sound byte segue ... Haas and his wife, the former Diva known as the lovely Jackie Gayda, had another healthy daughter this week. Charlie really out-punted his coverage when he married his bride. Congrats to the couple and, Charlie, please feel free to spoof me any time as long as you get in the BBQ Sauce and Beef Jerky mentions.

Where would many of the lovely, hair-slinging WWE Divas be these days without hair extensions? I keep telling my angry broadcast partner that being folliclely challenged isn’t necessary, but the inventor of the T-Bone Suplex refuses to listen.

Speaking of the lovely and talented Tazz, who knew he would be so light on his feet while Texas Two-Stepping in Nashville? Plus, he was the first person to board his flight Wednesday morning out of Nashville, which did not make the flight crew happy, as they had to wait on the jet bridge.

Don’t spread this around, but sources say that the wrestling tights that French Canadian lass Maryse wears this Friday night on SmackDown were painted on. That couldn’t happen on a PG-rated show, could it?

The question of the week is, how much bubble wrap did it take to adequately package Kenny “Don’t Call Me Lenny” Dykstra’s nose last week on SmackDown? Sad but true … Kenny is only 22 years old and he’s already in storage. 

Does anyone have a copy of R-Truth’s entrance rap on an 8-track? Never mind, I’m sure The Fink, who is a closet rap aficionado, can help a brother out. 

Yours truly is doing a ton of media this week at radio and TV stations in Oklahoma City and Tulsa for Friday Night SmackDown’s upcoming move to MyNetwork TV on Oct. 3. My various radio interviews will give dirt mongers the opportunity to misquote me on the wrestling Internet. That will not be the case here on WWE.com, where my esteemed colleague, and he of the fabulous fade, Dr. Joe E. Styles, rules his domain with a keen eye.

Rumor has it that Sir Elton John himself presented The Brian Kendrick with the ring jacket he wears. Does that mean that the jacket came out of Sir Elton’s closet?

Speaking of the talented Kendrick, doesn’t his man “Zeke” know that one never wears white after Labor Day?

Hey, didn’t you used to be the Tag Team Champs? Oh, that’s right you still are … for now.

Did You Know??... Ranjin Singh gets his robust sideburns imported from a small shop in Bombay?

The Great Khali is tall.

The Mets are tanking.

Joe Biden has an impressive comb over.

Jets fans will turn on future HOF’er Brett Favre. 

As an old school wrestling fan, the FNSD main event this week between Triple H vs. MVP was a really enjoyable wrestling match. I love watching strategies unfold in the ring as opposed to seeing a dozen hurancaranas, six planchas and three topes all in the span of about how long it takes Gary Coleman to P.O. his fan.

Have you had your daily reminder that Vladimir Kozlov is Russian and that he is undefeated? Well, now you have.

BTW Kozlov is also one legit, bad dude.

I enjoyed meeting many Friday Night SmackDown fans in Seattle last weekend where I attended the Oklahoma vs. Washington college football primetime broadcast on ESPN. A few days later, someone mentioned to me that they saw my black hat on the Sooner sideline on the broadcast, but I guess I missed that photo op. Dammit, and I was wearing a “J.R.’S BBQ” shirt, too.

Yours truly is writing the foreword for a new book on the life and times of the great Danny Hodge who was the greatest pure wrestler that I ever saw in person. Yes, that includes great amateurs of the modern era like Brock Lesnar and Kurt Angle. For my money, Dan Hodge is the greatest living wrestler on earth.

My sincere thanks to all of you for checking out our Web site and for those of you that are e-mailing us your questions. We post several blogs per week and do the predicted “shilling” of our many products including T-shirts, caps, sauces, nuts, beef jerky, and autographed cookbooks. Please keep us in mind as the holiday season approaches.

Take care and watch out for flying chairs!
Boomer Sooner!
J.R.