Evening’s With Jim: Don’t Kid Yourselves, Ross Creamed Himself When Bryan Assaulted Cole
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Our old friend Jim Ross has been busy as usual since we last spoke with him. It’s been one of those good news/bad news scenarios. JR’s WWE talent contract expired (good news), but his restaurant closed down (bad news). What kind of free agent tom foolery is our Oklahoman brother up to these days? Let’s read on.
Another stormy day here in Oklahoma as we are in Tornado Alley during the heart of Tornado Season. And we don’t have a storm shelter. Go figure. Grills hot so let’s rock.
Enough with the small talk, Jim, it’s been a while. Turn the heat up on that grill so we can get to the meat of this discussion. See, you’re not the only one who can make barbecue puns.
Miami is among many cities being smart and working hard to romance WWE in hopes of hosting Wrestlemania 28 in 2012. The stadium in Miami is big time, I went to the OU-Miami college football game there last year, but how does one address tropical rain issues that might wreck havoc on WWE’s biggest event of the year? This is far, far from my call but if it were I’m sticking with a domed stadium. Sorry, South Florida.
Don’t apologize to those Bowden loving/hating covetous pigs. Miami has had its glory when it comes to hosting big events. It’s time to bring Wrestlemania back to Los Angeles. The girls are hotter and Ross wouldn’t have to deal with any anti-OU treatment in these neck of the woods. There is no rivalry with the Trojans and the Sooners. We learned this in 2005.
Watch it, Jim. Watch all four minutes and twenty three glorious seconds of it.
Amazing discussion virtually every where one looks on the net about the Daniel Bryan/Michael Cole dust up on NXT Tuesday night.
Jim Ross is right to refer to the Bryan/Cole altercation as a mere dust up. Danielson is going to have to kick Cole in the nuts, Jim Ross style, before Ross even thinks of applying the ‘slobberknocker’ tag.
Honesty, i feel that it helped both individual’s persona’s and will likely encourage fans to tune in again to see the follow up on the matter.
‘Fan’=Anti-Cole Jim Ross.
I’m not so sure that I wouldn’t have something occur Sunday in Detroit at the PPV to add a little fuel to the fire and if not there on Monday Night Raw in Toledo for sure. The end result is to first create awareness for the wrestler and then to further develop Cole’s on air persona.
Cole has an on-air persona.
Yes, Raw is going to name a new GM this Monday night and even though my name has been one of many under internet consideration I can assure you that I have no plans whatsoever to be in Toledo Monday but rather will be watching Raw, as usual, in my La-Z-Boy in my living room in Norman. I hear by nominate US Champion Bret Hart for the task. Or Chelsea Handler. Or Joey Styles. Or The Fink.
Or Lillian Garcia. Or Mr. Ed. Or Ric Flair. Or Steve Austin. Or Big Nasty…
Our personally autographed JR’s Cookbook will make a great Father’s Day gift and I will inscribe whatever one wants in your cookbook.
That book is, what, sixty years old? Come out with an updated edition why don’t you? I’m sure my dad would be thrilled if I gave him a cookbook that instructed the reader to have a wood burning stove handy.
We do the personalization and the shipping to you for only $19.88. It makes a personal, unique and cost efficient gift for under twenty bucks. These books have grilling and BBQ tips, easy to handle recipes, wrestling road stories, Top Ten lists, photos and much more. It is NOT just a cookbook.
It’s an antique.
With Daniel Bryan in limbo my new favorite on NXT is the same as the pros and that is Wade Barrett. Barrett seems to have ‘it’ and time will tell when Barrett realizes such and starts to elevate his in ring game. The Brit sure looks like a keeper to me.
The best part about Wade Barrett is that he never set food in the indies. The sky’s the limit.
Funny man Jon Lovitz is a well known ladies man in LA an he should be in BBQ heaven when he gets to interact with all the WWE Raw Divas. Bear with me here but I can honestly see Lovitz and Jillian creating a little electricity…stop laughing or rolling your eyes…love is blind. Just ask my wife. Hey, Lovitz worked with Rosie O’Donnell so why not Jillian Hall?
After sifting through that mess, I believe Jim Ross just called Jillian Hall fat. Ross knows a thing or to about being overweight. So, you know, ouch.
Got a cool email from the St. Louis Rams staffer who said he saw the #1 Draft Pick in this year’s NFL Draft, QB Sam Bradford, eating JR’s Beef Jerky at the Rams’ facility recently. Sam used to come into our BBQ joint back in the day quite often. I’m also told that our Original BBQ Sauce is making a name for itself in the Rams camp. Now, how do I get in the other 30 teams.
“So that I can poison the shit out of them.”
Do Joey Styles and Michael Cole really not get along? Styles’ Tweets would lead one to believe that they do not.
If you needed Twitter to figure out that Joe “WWE Blood Money” Styles doesn’t like Michael Cole, then I just don’t know anymore Jim.
We’re going to a Toby Keith charity fundraiser this weekend.
Next!
NFL players with multiple years left on massive contracts and who want to rework their deals or they won’t come to practice make me ill. When do commitments stop becoming commitments? It’s akin to wrestlers holding a gun to the heads of decision makers and getting big money for not even a part time schedule when they haven’t earned it but get it because of the overall landscape of the market.
I’ll show you what’s akin to a wrestler with a gun!
BBQ Chicken on the Grill tip of the day….
NEXT!
No…there is a misconception that I am ‘gone’ from WWE and that is not accurate. I am an employee in good standing, over 17 years, with the company and within a few days my new job description, etc will be established. At that point I can either commit and go kick ass in a new arena or I can say no thank you. I actually do have many interests within the biz that interest me other than announcing although that is my favorite thing to do professionally. Finding another Stone Cold or Rock is intriguing and challenging, for example.
Conspiracy Theory: The WWE is attempting to sign Jim Ross as a way to lure him back in the ring under the guise that he will be announcing his return to the WWE as a backstage scouting specialist. Hornswoggle’s music will hit and, unbeknownst to Jim Ross, The Swog will spray Ross with a fire extinguisher.
“That’s for waffling on a WWE Contract, Fatboy!”
Sincerely yours,
Vince McMahon.
Jim Ross promptly and loyally returns to his duties behind the scenes.
I am a major proponent of the developmental system within the business and feel it is the life blood for the long term future of wrestling. Even at 58, one finds it hard to leave ‘the nest’ especially if one helps build the nest.
So YOU’RE taking credit for Koko B. Ware?
Emailer asks why one of his favorites, Mark Mero, did not become a huge star in WWE. At one time there were certainly plans for that to happen. I think it was a variety of things, Mar’s in ring persona, his ability or lack thereof to connect with the audience and the fact that his valet, Sable, took Mero out of the spotlight and Sable became a much bigger star.
Give it up for special guest editor: Triple H! (The Money shot is at 2:33)
Does any one else think that the UFC’s ‘The Ultimate Fighter’ is missing something this season?
Yes, my interest.
Somehow some fan equated that with Vince Russo moving to Nashville that fact would somehow restore my ‘interest’ in wrestling. After 36 years in all areas of the wrestling biz, my interest is just as strong regarding all phases of the product as it has ever been and perhaps even more so considering that I have been off the road full time since last October. It’s hard to believe that I haven’t called a match in 7 months. I’m still not sure what Russo’s relocation has to do with my ‘restoration’ as he works for one company and I work for another and he specializes in one area of the biz and I another. There is another fallacy out there that I ‘hate’ Russo and that too isn’t accurate. We get along just fine of which I am happy to say. Holding grudges isn’t healthy…trust me.
Consider that Jim Ross teasing that he will take a bite out of the TNA Carrot dangled in front of his face while Vince watches in disgust. James, you may have just earned yourself an extra fifty grand. Nicely done.
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