Goodbye Michael Jackson, you will be missed.

But your music will be with us forever.

http://www.youtube.com/user/michaeljackson?blend=1&ob=4

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Mr. Kennedy received word from the WWE that he can take autograph sessions and shows, as long as it is not ROH or TNA for now.  He has been signed for K&S Summer Sizzler on July 25th.  Check my Autograph Session Page for more info.

YO! New vid is up ... on my "official" YouTube!

YouTube - Episode III YouTube - Episode III

8:28 PM Jul 1st from web

Today's twitter announcement:

I am officially scheduled to wrestle Umaga in Puerto Rico this Saturday, July 11th for Carlos Colon's WWC Anniversary show!!

I can see Kennedy going to TNA after the 90 days are up.

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I was just looking at the WWE roster, it looks mighty sad to me.  Currently Shawn Michaels and Undertaker have taken time off.  Batista had surgery that will have him out for a while, now Edge and Matt Hardy are out.  How long can John Cena, Triple H, Randy Orton, CM Punk and Rey stay healthy especially wrestling more and more?  I hope Randy is getting compensated well for wrestling so many times on one show?   And on twitter Jeff Hardy's girlfriend Beth of 10 years, is saying "it's count down."  Could this mean the end of his WWE contract, without resigning, or could they finally be getting married?  Hmmmmmm.

Tag teams in WWE mean nothing anymore.  Which is a shame, I have also loved tag team matches.  The tag team TL&C matches were some of the best.

The WWE should start elevating the younger guys and keep doing so.  It seems to me like they start then step back.  MVP was getting a nice push, then it stopped.  I might be old fashioned and not in the 2009 mind set, but I loved it when WWF would do vignettes of newcomers to build them up before they even hit the TV.  The wrestlers background, their training schedules, their background, etc.   

Just heard that MVP hurt his knee, not sure if it is serious or not.  Trainers had to help him after his match with Big Show.

Wrestling just doesn’t hold my interest like it once did.  When there were great storylines, and matches really meant something.  Ahh, the good old days…

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JR’s Latest Blog:

Order Today..Shipped Tomorrow..Random Thoughts Post July 4th.
*Here's hoping that everyone who celebrated the 4th of July and America's
birthday had a safe and fun weekend. I took a break from the action on
Saturday but had other WWE projects to finish on Sunday but all is good. I
did spend considerable time at J.R.'S Family BBQ in Norman, Oklahoma and had
the privilege  of meeting several fans. That's always a good thing.  Here's
some BBQ'ed Random Thoughts.....*
Link: http://www.jrsbarbq.com/blog/order-todayshipped-tomorrowrandom-thoughts-post-july-4th

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Steiner Sports informed me today that the Edge signing has been cancelled.  Refunds will be issued.  http://www.steinersports.com/ssm/control/sportsstore

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Here are a bunch of links I have received from our readers, mostly Mike Informer,  enjoy:

Jerry Lawler May Join Mayoral Race

Rugby: All Blacks meet WWE stars MVP and Kelly Kelly | ALL BLACKS News

Kettering wrestler Tony dies, aged 70 - Northants ET

Lords of the ring - Entertainment - theage.com.au

SmackDown: WWE lands with a thump at Nippon Budokan › Japan Today: Japan News and Discussion

When will it be Benjamin's time to shine? - The Post and Courier

Yonkers native lives pro wrestling dream | lohud.com | The Journal News

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