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THE FOLLOWING IS FROM WWE.COM:
J.R.'s Superstar of the Week - Mick Foley
By Jim Ross
July 13, 2006
This week's RAW Superstar of the Week wasn't involved in a match in
Sioux City Monday night, but his performance on the show was the most
emotionally charged effort of the broadcast. This week's prestigious
RAW Superstar of the Week award goes to Mick Foley for his spirited
and heartfelt remarks in rebutting Ric Flair. More on that later.
Random RAW thoughts:
Shelton Benjamin once again showed flashes of brilliance in his losing
effort against John Cena. The day that the ultra athletic Benjamin
puts his complete game together on a consistent basis is going to be
the day that the South Carolina native begins to dominate the RAW
scene. It has been years since I have seen anyone with Benjamin's
natural athletic ability. Like any other athlete, once "it clicks" for
Shelton, the former Golden Gopher will head to the top of the card and
will stay there for a long time.
I love it when we have "guests" at ringside as we did with WWE
Champion Edge and Lita unveiling their own announce table and lending
a hand on commentary. It seems like more often than not, all Hell
breaks loose when Superstars make the occasional visit to the announce
table or hang out in the ringside area. Plus, being live adds another
element of unpredictability to those situations. Some of Monday Night
RAW's most classic and memorable moments have occurred at ringside.
The Trish vs. Melina match was surprisingly good from where I was
sitting. We know what we have in Trish - a talented, former 6 times
Women's Champion - but Melina's in ring efforts exceeded my
expectations. I would like to see more of both of these Divas,
literally and figuratively. But the coat that Nitro wears needs to
stay in the closet, or we are going to have PETA demonstrators all
over us.
What did Highlander Robbie discover he could do with corn while in
Iowa? Never mind. Probably a Future Farmer of America matter.
Matt Striker is eerily similar to Paul Heyman in that Striker is easy
to dislike in a very natural sense. Except, when Striker leaves the
ring, one doesn't have the urge to shower immediately unlike the
World's Most Dangerous Kool-Aid maker and ECW guru.
I read on the net where someone was wondering why Flair was sweating
so much Monday night while doing his in-ring oratory. I have the scoop
- it was HOT in the arena. Trust me, I was sweating Crisco myself, and
"Naitch" sweats a lot when he is worked up. Sweat happens in July in
Iowa.
It will be interesting to hear some sort of explanation from Charlie
Haas and Viscera regarding their actions Monday night which saw Lilian
Garcia get Samoan Dropped after saying she just wanted to be friends.
I remember a scenario happening like that on Seinfeld once, but George
Costanza didn't Samoan Drop anyone unless it has slipped my mind. If
Haas and Vis ever form a team, I suggest that Haas should wear
matching P.J.'s like Big Vis.
Just think of the names for tag team finishing maneuvers for these two
such as "Sweet Dreams", "The Sleep Over", "Nighty Night", and "Sleep
Tight".
One of the MANY things that made the 2006 $250,000 Diva Search
memorable this week was when one of the lovely young women said she
actually wanted to be a WRESTLER!
The Saturday Night's Main Event, live from Dallas this Saturday at 8/7
CT on NBC, looks like it will sell out the American Airlines Center. I
know the announce teams from RAW, SmackDown and ECW will all be on
hand. Let's just hope and pray that all six broadcasters will not be
trying to talk at the same time, which creates an agonizing
"malfunction at the junction". I think it would be great for WWE to
broadcast a "roast" someday but just not while there are matches
taking place.
Not that I am advocating this scenario whatsoever, but can you image
what a wrestler Randy Orton could father with Brooke Hogan? That would
be a fourth generation Superstar that would headline WrestleManias for
years, brother!
A first Saturday at SNME, the long awaited "Bikini Bull Riding
Contest" featuring 10 scantily clad Divas who must ride for, I assume,
eight seconds to qualify.
There are plenty of "eight second" jokes I could insert here, but I
will leave that up to my broadcast partner. This might be a great
attraction for SmackDown's JBL, who once was a Texas ranch hand, and
the King, who watched the Roy Rogers Show as a kid, to broadcast. Talk
about the possibility of a wardrobe malfunction?and that doesn't even
include the Divas! Plus, if the Divas then get physical, Joey Styles
can do a run in and yell his patented and classic, "CAT FIGHT!"
Can you tell the Mixed Martial Arts influence Shane McMahon utilizes
in the ring on occasion? That's not by accident.
I was beginning to worry about the whereabouts of DX Monday night as
they apparently did not get to work, shall we say, on time. This
Saturday night there will be no such worries as DX is scheduled to
wrestle The Spirit Squad, President George W. Bush's favorite WWE
superstars, so I am relatively sure that Triple H and HBK will be at
work early. Uh oh, do you think I just jinxed someone? One of these
days, the McMahons are going to cause terminal misery on DX, but the
question is when?
Now, let's get back to Mick Foley. What great verbalization Monday
night by the Hardcore Legend. Flair didn't do so bad himself by the
way. I like these raw feeling, edgy, emotional promos these talented
talkers oftentimes get the chance on which to cut loose. This sort of
content helped get me hooked on wrestling when I was a young lad.
(Don't be cute, I actually was young, once upon a time.)
It is so important for a wrestler to be able to verbally express
themselves now, perhaps more than ever before. An average wrestler
with sound fundamental skills who has exceptional verbal skills can
get farther down the road than a silky smooth grappler that can't put
two sentences together and has little or no personality.
July 15th is circled on my calendar, as is Oct. 7, and both events are
being held in Dallas. Of course you know where I am headed here. July
15, or "THIS SATURDAY NIGHT" in TV talk is NBC's Saturday Night's Main
Event, which I am sincerely proud to be a part of and Oct. 7 is the
Red River Rivalry featuring my Oklahoma Sooners versus the Steers of
the University of Texas.
Life is good.
Don't forget our new website, which is under construction, but I will
keep you posted on its progress. I hope you will check it out in the
near future.
BOOMER SOONER!
J.R.
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