Evenings with Jim: Jim Ross Attempts to Explain Just Exactly What it is He Does for The WWE
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Jim Ross, like various flavors of his barbecue sauce, has been on fire this week. Taking to the web for his every thought, Ross has been difficult to keep up with for once in his life. A new “deal” with the WWE, MMA rumblings, and more barbecue sauce ramblings have kept JR’s mouth filled with delectable content. So let’s eat.
It’s another red hot day in Oklahoma with a great deal going on as the on line business is keeping us busy as well as our continued efforts to place our products in more grocery stores. WWEShop will have our Original BBQ Sauce, our best selling product, and our top of the line J.R.’s Beef Jerky in stock next week and they will be SHIPPING INTERNATIONALLY.
As per the terms of WWE’s “Don’t you dare go to TNA/Lifetime Achievement” Contract that was signed by Jim Ross last month.
For those that are asking WWEShop will start out carrying our Original BBQ Sauce and Beef Jerky only at this time but I’m sure that they would be willing to stock our other products if there is a viable demand for them. Hopefully, when our products go live on line at WWEShop.com there will be a ‘run’ on them next week especially from our supporters who live abroad.
Do they know what barbecue is overseas? I’ve heard that goat testicles and French Bread are fine by themselves.
World on the street has it that UFC 114 Evans vs. Rampage did over 900,000 pay per view buys which is an amazing number when one takes into consideration a couple of factors.
Like the fact that Rampage will appear on WWE TV within the next few days. The stench of jealously will poison WWE locker rooms and Jackson may not make it out alive. This sounds like a mission for The A-Team. If you have a problem, if no one else can help…
The month of May was an extremely busy PPV month with the Mayweather fight, a TNA PPV, a WWE PPV, and a UFC PPV all occurring prior to Evans vs. Rampage which, by the way, aired on Memorial Day weekend. When many people were traveling or away from their TV sets for a variety of reasons on the holiday weekend which had to have affected PPV buys to some degree.
So you’re saying the ’114′ buyrate could have been more? Did you sign that WWE deal in pencil?
Common sense says that there is only so much disposable income to go around and getting north of 900,000 buys is big time no matter the event, the month or any of the aforementioned existing circumstances. Rampage vs. Evans 900k buys would rank this fight as one of the top UFC PPV’s ever. Secondly, the main event wasn’t for a title and titles mean more in the UFC than they do in any of the aforementioned PPV’s that occurred in the month of May.
Vince, are you hearing this?!
Evans vs. Rampage was built on a personal issue that saw the participants genuinely not like each other and they freely expressed those emotions that the public felt and emotionally invested.
There’s something about black on black crime that translates to massive buyrates. The Rumble in the Jungle, Tyson/Holyfield, Rampage/Rashad. Just watch, the buyrate will drop off drastically for Liddell/Franklin. Those crackers just don’t hate like we hate.
MLB Umpire Jim Joyce messed the bed and likely his legacy when he blew a call during a perfect game Wednesday. Being a high school and college baseball umpire for approximately twenty years back in the day I can relate to blowing a call.
How many of them have ruined history and compromised the current landscape of the sport of baseball? None? Well then you can’t relate.
I’ve missed plenty of them as has anyone has who ever officiated sports. Sports are much about the human element that’s involved and without question Joyce will be branded as ”the Ump who blew the perfect game” for the rest of his career which is unfortunate. Will the pitcher who failed to strike out the hitter who hit the grounder live with the same distinction? Of course not.
Instant replay is just one call away. Despite popular opinion, human error can be fixed for the most part.
Have you tried the new, Montreal Chicken Seasoning for grilled chicken?
No, Jim, I can’t say I have. Moving on…
It’s terrific and I suggest adding a little…
Moving on…
Checked out ‘Half Pint Brawlers’ on Spike Wednesday night. I hope the show makes it and it might if the producers allow the viewers to get to know the ‘Brawlers’ away strictly from the ‘Jackass-like’ antics that are featured. Through character development will help encourage viewers to watch the show. If this show is more about the characters, their lives, their travel, challenges of being a little person and less about wrestling it might make it. I’ll watch it again.
And the character development for these little people should only take half the time.
Interesting article in an Asheville, N.C. newspaper on Edge where he said he could see retiring in two years. I think many in Edge’s generation who have made big money, and he has, and have wisely saved and invested it, and I suspect that he has, will not hang around the business too long simply so that they can preserve what physical health that they can. Edge has had significant injuries in his illustrious career specifically his neck surgery and if asked, and I haven’t, I would advise him to call it a career sooner than later if he can financially afford it.
There’s some news I’m sure the WWE was happy to hear with so many of their top stars retired or on the injury list. The way things are shaping up right now, you Wrestlemania main event come 2012 will pit Curt Hawkins against Santino Marella.
It still amazes me that the wrestling biz often times gets the lion’s share of the blame when egocentric, immature performers who do inadequate financial planning run into ‘Randy the Ram-like’ problems. They lament of the ’300 days a year on the road’ and the multitude of injuries they miraculously endured which necessitated them to abuse prescription pain meds which has become a worn out tale.
Screw that bumbling Ed Patru character, Jim Ross should be Linda McMahon’s spokesperson. Of course he would be promptly removed from the campaign trail in favor of an employee contract that permits him to endorse Richard Blumenthal on his blog.
We’ve received more orders from military families who are buying our Beef Jerky by the case and we are using the United States Postal Service to mail their orders to their soldier’s APO mailing addresses. The Jerky weighs 1.75 ounces per bag and is a great fit in a soldier’s back pack and is a super taste of ‘Americana.’ It also has a shelf life of one year.
There you have it, folks, if you don’t buy Jim Ross’ beef jerky, YOU are a communist.
Emailer asks…is TNA becoming WCW? What in the hell does that question mean?
Well here’s a history lesson I thought I’d never have to give the great Jim Ross. WCW crashed and burned like the Titanic in oil infested waters from the BP spill. Hundreds of wrestlers, employees, and executives were left out of work because WCW failed to create new stars and utilize common sense booking. Vince Russo was at the helm of such a failure.
So, answer the question. Is TNA falling victim to its own BP Oil Spill?
Emailer asks…why was Barry Windham never NWA Champion? I can assure one and all it wasn’t because of his lack of in ring ability because at one time BW was one of the best in the game. I think it had a great deal to do with timing as in who else was in the chase or hunt for the NWA Title at the time plus some power brokers may have had lingering questions about Barry’s commitment to the road/business. Have you seen the Flair-Windham TV bout from Worldwide Wrestling from years ago? Classic. Barry was a tremendous wrestler. Just think, Barry Windham is Husky Harris’ uncle.
Husky Harris’ real name is Windham. Barry Windham was so great in the NWA that the WWE doesn’t want you to know that.
Emailers are congratulating me on my new ‘contract’ with WWE….I do not have a ‘contract’ but am a regular employee like many people who are not TV talents.
Jim Ross’ ‘contract’ situation with the WWE is starting to remind me of Tommy from the Martin show back in the day. Tommy was always talking about some ‘job’ he had but nobody ever got to find out what he really did.
That arrangement works just fine with me BTW.
Liar.
An emailer says why do the Usos remind him of ‘Three Minute Warning’ and why is Ms Snuka their ‘spokesperson?” The Usos are Samoan which might remind some of other prominent Samoan wrestlers but they personally don’t remind me of ‘Three Minute Warning.’
Seriously, not all Samoans look alike. Although, ironically enough, that sentiment wouldn’t really apply to the Usos as they are twin brothers. So I guess all Samoans really do look alike.
I did not know that any one officially appointed Ms. Snuka as the ‘spokesperson’ of the Usos.
I truly believe that I have fallen in love with that mammoth of a woman. She’s like a female version of Chyna. I know, I have problems. 
They’ve only done ONE interview on WWE EVER so how in the hell can any of us judge them on ONE INTERVIEW?
Who knew that Samoan wrestllers was Ross’ hot button. Jesus, Jim, it was a simple question.
Can’t these young competitors be given an opportunity to evolve and develop? Why are some wrestling fans seemingly willing to pass judgment so quickly?
In a field where virtually every wrestler is a walking stereotype and is begging for a reaction of some sort, it truly is hard to believe that so many of them are judged. Now excuse me while I attempt to remove my tongue from my cheek.
The Ultimate Fighter on Spike was a compelling broadcast Wednesday night with the departure of Tito Ortiz as coach of the red team. Chuck Liddell’s drawing power will be on display in June when he fights Rich Franklin in Vancouver on PPV.
Rich Franklin will act as kryptonite to that drawing power that is already reeling due to Liddell dropping 4 of his last five decisions.
Many UFC fans are already pointing to the Brock Lesnar vs. Shane Carwin Heavyweight Title fight in Vegas on July 3 and the Iceman-Franklin contest might not be the priority that it should to many consumers.
Carwin/Lesnar, now those are two white guys I’d love to see kill each other! Perhaps my white on white crime theory is already beginning to lose steam.
It will take a concerted effort by UFC too create adequate awareness for this PPV especially considering that the May cable/satellite bills will be in our hands by then.
If the UFC can promise a run in by Tito Ortiz, then I might consider buying. Throw in Jenna Jameson (with some makeup to cover up the bruises) and I’m there.
Personally, I am becoming a big fan of WEC, too.
That’s actually a typo as he meant the WWE…oh he didn’t? Okay, nevermind then.
Congrats to Chris Jericho for apparently signing a deal with ABC to host a game show and here’s hoping that it is a huge success, is picked up and Y2J lives happily ever after. Chris is a true Renaissance man who I remember recruiting while sitting at the Bombay Bicycle Club in Tampa with Gerald Brisco way back in the day when Chris was trying to decide if he wanted to stay in the dysfunctional WCW or try his hand in the challenging WWE.
So Jim Ross is basically taking credit for saving Chris Jericho’s life. Spoken like a true booker.
The Big 12 should stay in tact until they can get a new TV deal done and then consider adding or subtracting teams that don’t carry their weight. However, what happens if the economy continues to flat-line and the networks have to cut back on what they can spend for college football packages.
The Big 12 is fine as is, it’s the Big 10 that needs a bit o fa shakeup. Don’t worry, James, Oklahoma and Texas will still call the shots in that conference even if some new kids enter the playground.
Please consider keeping our products in stock during the Grilling Season which, BTW, around here is a 12 month cycle but for many novices it ends around Labor Day.
Upon finishing my last bottle of Jim Ross’ barbecue sauce, I plan on breaking the bottle and slicing Abyss’ arm open.
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