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JR Praises Daniel Bryan’s Performance, Encourages Fans To Give Raw’s New Format a Chance.

In his latest blog entry Jim Ross shares his thoughts on everything from Raw’s new 3 hour format to Daniel Bryan’s performance and improved persona.

-The three hour Raws are going to be daunting animals with which to deal. An impossible mountain to climb? Absolutely not even thought some ‘experts’ already have those thoughts. I’m not in that group and feel that the three hour Monday Night Raw broadcasts provide the potential to get more talents exposure, to rebuild the tag team scene, to provide Divas with more match time and to slow down the storytelling process so that we fans have the time to process the information that we hear and see.

-So, unlike some, I’d prefer to give the new format a chance to succeed rather than behead it after two weeks which seems knee jerk and senseless. Any thing ‘new’ generally needs tweaking and this particular situation isn’t any different. That’s not an indictment but merely a statement of fact.

-Some fans demanding @CMPunk to have another pipebomb promo will likely get one down the road but Cincy wasn’t the time nor the place. I thought Punk had a great night on air and his verbal jousting with @Jerry Lawler entertained me.

-Regarding the WWE Title, Punk told many truths which might not sit well with some. I am an old school believer that nothing in WWE is more important than the WWE Title. Some personal issues are on the same level often times but nothing should be MORE important than the WWE’s premier championship. That’s my two cents on that matter.

-Does Daniel Bryan ever have a bad night? Bad match? Bad promo? He certainly hasn’t that I can recall. WWE is lucky to have Bryan on their roster and the two entities have formed an amazing fit when, in the early part of Bryan’s WWE tenure, I’m sure that some thought the relationship wouldn’t last. Now Daniel Bryan is one of WWE’s most valuable assets. He’s a dream for management to have on their roster. No one that I can recall in recent years has improved their verbal skills and overall on air persona as Daniel Bryan.

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In Case You Missed It: Raquel Diaz’s Official WWE Debut On NXT

We already posted this once but wanted to showcase Raquel’s debut again for a couple of reasons one being it has been overlooked with all the current things going on in the WWE Universe and two because we know we have special visitors who might enjoy getting to see it again.

We gave you a little background on Raquel Diaz in our previous posts so we’re not going to do it this time. We’re sure Wikipedia can fill you in on who she is and where she comes from. We ask that you share this post with your friends. Big things are coming from Raquel Diaz folks!

We have seen comments by those within the industry and all we can say is give her time. It takes time to get down a persona that fits you well and to win over a crowd. Do we need to discuss the current attempts to make CM Punk a heel?

NXT is a broadcast which features new and upcoming talent in the WWE. Alumni include current superstars and diva’s like Raw G.M. AJ Lee, Daniel Bryan and more.

Abraham “A.W.” Washington’s Controversial Joke On Raw Gets Him In Hot Water With Media, WWE Corp.

Our own Ed Boston has made several comments recently regarding the use of an open mic by Abraham Washington known on WWE television as “A.W, owner of all world promotions”.

This week on WWE Raw he made a no so PG friendly joke, Michael Cole apologized for Washington’s off the cuff remarks but the media heat continues.

A.W. was making reference to the sexual assault allegations brought against Kobe Bryant in the summer of 2003 where a 19-year-old hotel employee filed a sexual assault complaint. The case was later dropped when the accuser refused to testify . A civil suit was later filed by the woman in which Bryant settled out of court and issued an apology but admitted no guilt.

“WWE has taken appropriate action in the matter.”

says a rep for World Wrestling Entertainment

A.W. immediately apologized to the WWE, including the McMahon family, and several wrestlers … and has also vowed to refrain from making similar comments in the future. according to TMZ

AJ’s “Last Name” Is Not New

There are alot of reports regarding the WWE’s choice to use “Lee” as the last name for April Mendez’s character of “AJ” now that she is the on-screen general manager of Raw.

Many reports are saying that it is a new last name when in reality she was given the last name of “Lee” starting during her time at FCW the WWE’s developmental training wrestling promotion based in Tampa Florida.

The last name was used for a short time during her NXT period before the WWE dropped it and simply called her “A.J.

 

 

 

 

 

See the FCW video below.

Daughter Of Legendary Wrestler To Begin Training In FCW

Ashley Fliehr Johnson reported to World Wrestling Entertainment developmental in Tampa Florida last week. The 25 year old daughter of Ric Flair is expected to undergo some more training before making her official FCW debut. She was in attendance for FCW events this past weekend.

Countdown To The AJ Raw Era: Flashback April Mendez Leaves Local Promotion After Signing With WWE

The year was 2009 and after wrestling with WSU wrestling April Mendez who at the time was going by the ring name “Miss April” officially announces she is leaving the promotion after signing her developmental deal with World Wrestling Entertainment. Which lead her to move to Florida where she began her time in WWE’s training territory of FCW before making her WWE debut in 2011.

As much as April and her tag team partner Brooke Carter tried to make this a promo it was obviously emotional as you can hear April get emotional at the very end as she says “I’m going to miss you”

30th Anniversary of Jerry Lawler Slapping Andy Kaufman on the David Letterman Show

Graphic Language Warning: The following YouTube Video of Lawler slapping Kaufman on the Letterman show contains language that many would find offensive. You’ve been warned so enjoy old school Lawler!

Wow, is about the only way I know how to open this with. Wow, to what happened, Wow, to it being 30 years ago and finally Wow, to the fact that after all these years and as much wrestling as I have watched and read about – I still don’t know if this was a work or not.

I will watch things and I will think – this has to be a story line no doubt about it. Then I will watch more and I think man there is legit hatred and realness to this crazy stuff. Maybe it’s the real deal.

One thing we are sure of, we will not get any more of the story from Andy Kaufman, since he died a couple of years later in 1984. You can look up on any web browser and find lots of stories about whether it was real or fake, but if you are like me, you will just enjoy some of the very first Sports Entertainment and realize what a genius Lawler has been for all these year.

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