J.R.’s Superstars of the Week - WWE TV crew (from WWE.com)
Greetings from under the black, custom-made hat from WWE’s resident BBQ-lovin’ Okie, wondering what in the hell is going on in WWE these days!
Monday night, we have the General Manager of Raw, King William Regal, physically abuse a television director, the talented veteran, Kerwin Silfies, who is then forced to pull the plug on the main event – only for the WWE Title between new champ Triple H and “Age of Orton” innovator Randy Orton before the match’s conclusion. The actions by the “disrespected” King Regal have not made many people happy.
Then, Tuesday night, I am sitting in my easy chair in our home in Norman, Okla., enjoying some smoked turkey from J.R.’s Family BBQ and watching ECW as I normally do on Tuesday nights when BAM (not Neely … stop the pain … but I digress), announcer Mike Adamle takes a hike for seemingly no reason and leaves the announce table, followed soon thereafter by his broadcast partner, Tazz, leaving the main event of the evening without commentary. Was this walk-off simply a publicity ploy to get all of us fans talking or did someone in a high place snap and simply pull the plug on the ECW announce duo? “Stay tuned” is all I can suggest.
What a helluva crowd Monday night in the newly named Izod Center in East Rutherford, N.J., with 17,166 paying more than $550K to see cable’s No. 1 rated TV show in person. My black hat is off to all the Raw fans who turned out to enjoy the festivities.
This week’s Raw Superstar of the Week is a tough choice. I don’t dare consider Mr. Kennedy, as I value my job too much to go there. Mickie James led her team to victory but the sexy WWE Women’s Champion was honored recently. Kendrick & London had a good outing in winning yet another tag match. Murdoch can’t sing, so he’s out. I need to see a little more of the Burchills, but they were impressive on Monday night. JBL did offer yours truly some Mamajuana, but I can’t take payola. So … the folks that went through the most hell Monday night were the hard working folks in the WWE TV Truck who endured what has to be their most challenging night ever on the job. In all due respect to our beloved General Manager and the King of all WWE, this week’s Raw Superstars of the Week are the hard working men and women of the WWE TV crew.
