J.R.'s Family Bar-B-Q

O.K., you bunch of body slammin’, Beef Jerky buying maniacs, let’s get to your questions that seem to be burning up my computer: Matt B.- I heard that the Simpson brothers from South Africa were still in the Metroplex selling bedding, but were no longer affiliated with wrestling. Jason- Every Make A Wish opportunity is a special memory that many of us will take with us forever. Sometimes they are challenging, especially when one knows significant info about the “Wish Kid”. I am honored to do them and consider those children the real heroes in my life. Al- Nashville’s Jack’s BBQ may be my place for lunch on Thursday. Thanks for the tip. I am sure that there are lots of fine BBQ joints in Music City. C. Rogers/Ireland- Sorry Mr. Rogers that I can’t answer every one of your questions. Never said that was going to happen, but just so you will not whine like a swine under a gate, I will answer your question about Sting that I have actually answered before if you had been paying attention. Steve Borden is a friend of mine. I have known him since day one of his pro career. He is a wonderful family man who enjoys working part time. If the day comes that he wants to come to the WWE and could still work a part time schedule, I would guess that it would be possible. Nonetheless, this is a question that only Sting and the WWE can accurately answer. Josh- “Rowdy” Bob Caudle is a class act and a wonderful man and announcer. He was a friend to me when I had few when I first went to work for Jim Crockett Promotions. Bob and I traveled together on many occasions and I have great respect for him. Once a drunk fan hit Bob in the head with an egg one night in Chattanooga during a commercial break of a live Clash of the Champions broadcast, which did not make `ol Bob too happy, but he composed himself as the pro that he was and continued with our show. Bob’s hair didn’t look too great after the egg throwing, but he continued on just fine. J.R. Gray- Yes, I fully expect to see Randy Orton compete for the WWE Title Sunday in Atlanta at Backlash. Hell, he might even win it. Crispy Cruiser- It was great to hear from my old colleague Chris Cruise, who is moving to Maine. Look out ladies! I would love to catch up with you some day. Chris, I am happy you retained your sanity. Some of us haven’t fully done that. IMan- You feel bad for Eric Bischoff from the WWE 24/7 presentation? As best as I know, Eric had a great time. Come on IMan, don’t make me give you a “poor you”. Did you know our Sauce and Jerky are now available on the Shopzone site of wwe.com? Check it out because now you do. Joe- John Cena on the Vengeance poster doesn’t mean that Cena will be the champ come Vengeance – although he might. I know that Cena is the champion today and that’s what I am going by. Don’t over analyze the situation. You did not discover the holy grail of “spoilers” here, nor do I think this info will “ruin the PPV buys”. By the way, I had to watch two episodes of The Sopranos when I got home late Tuesday night. Loved them! The tension is building. I don’t want to know the ending. I won’t read the spoilers. I just want to be a fan of the show and not a self made TV critic. Thank you very much. Scoti- Yes I have worked with the late Gordon Solie and loved the privilege. Matt- Do I personally think three “World” Titles are too many? Yes. Nolan- I gather you don’t like Shane McMahon or my commentary regarding him. Sounds like it is working to me, because you aren’t supposed to like Shane McMahon. Plus, we rasslin’ announcers have been known to embellish over the years, yours truly included. Try some de-caf Nolan, and have a nice day! Phenom- Would Christian be the World’s Champ if he were still in the WWE? How in the heck would I know? If you force me to make a guess, I would say probably not. Talented guy though. Who’s the best women’s wrestler ever? Because of longevity, it would have to be The Fabulous Moolah. My favorites are Trish and Lita for reasons I will keep to myself, but brother, are they good reasons. If I could only tell you, but I simply can’t. However if you call our 900 number….... (no, I don’t really have a 900 number.) Xander- Amsterdam is high on my list of places to visit. Next time my friend, next time. Terry- Last I heard, Mr. Wrestling 2 was living in his home of Hawaii. Jared- Who has the best technical skills in wrestling? Tough one. Lots of wrestlers come to mind, but I would say Chris Benoit would definitely be on a short list. Rickie- Does Foley want to be Raw G.M.? I doubt it because I think Mick wants to wrestle again. ARice- Randy Orton’s talent had zero to do with him being sent home, as reported by wwe.com. Travis- Bruiser Brody aka Frank Goodish and Archie “The Mongolian Stomper” Gouldie were two studs who could get it done. I would have loved to have seen them go at it in their prime. I have much respect for each man. Check out the new book on Brody, which I know will be awesome. Rob- As best as I remember, Crash Holly died of drug issues but I am not 100% sure of the autopsy results. It was sad, and much too soon nonetheless. Crash was a talented young man who loved the business. Chris- Alabama’s Nick Saban is cooler than the other side of the pillow and a great PR man. Alabama has great football fans and the legacy of the great Bear Bryant and I don’t think even egocentric Saban can screw that up. If he can keep the Alabama kids at home, he will win in perhaps college football’s toughest conference. Saban was lucky as hell that his LSU team beat Oklahoma in the Sugar Bowl for the National Title a few years back. Donnie- Do I think Chyna will ever return to the WWE? In a word…. no. Now go buy some sauce and some jerky, you head-locking crazy people, before I do something drastic, which I haven’t thought of yet. But I will if you push me! We’ll have more feedback when I get back from Nashville. Be sure and listen to local radio there, as I think I’m doing some local TV and an appearance at Jim Reed Chevrolet. Boomer Sooner! J.R.