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

Greetings friends and neighbors from under the 200X, black Resistol hat from WWE’s resident Okie, who can’t believe that WrestleMania XXIV is only about a month away and is gaining more momentum by the day.

Yours truly thoroughly enjoyed the short trip Monday from Oklahoma to Arizona for Monday Night Raw and especially the fact that I got to celebrate Ric Flair’s 59th birthday with him in Phoenix. Ric is genuinely moved to be going into the WWE Hall of Fame on March 29 in Orlando’s Amway Arena; tickets become available to all this Saturday. The Ric Flair vs. Shawn Michaels bout has all the makings of a classic, and for those fans that automatically feel Flair can’t beat HBK at WrestleMania XXIV, I would politely suggest that you think that matter through again. I would like to sit down someday with Ric and a camera crew and simply tell a few stories that we have shared over our near 30-year friendship, some of which I would not believe if I had not been there to witness them. It might make an entertaining DVD.

This week’s Raw Superstar of the Week is one of the most underrated and arguably, underappreciated Superstars in WWE. Chris Jericho is our Raw Superstar of the Week this week, and for his efforts Chris will receive a gift pack from www.jrsbarbq.com, including a “I’ve Got Big Nuts” T-shirt that celebrates our entry into the peanut business. Chris has been a longtime user of our sauces, ketchup and honey mustard, and I have received many e-mails from him after successful grilling experiences from his palatial estate down in Florida. Jericho has qualified for the Money in the Bank Ladder Match at WrestleMania XXIV, which automatically makes that much anticipated contest better. Any match that includes Jericho and Jeff Hardy has to be big time.

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