----Wow!! There were close to 800 that stopped by to watch wrestling this week at the Tennessee State Fair in Jackson, TN. You can say what you want about it being at the fair and it being included for free. There is always a “reason” that people stop by and watch wrestling. Why can’t it be that it is wrestling??
----What the crowd number tells me is that Jackson, TN can still be a hot town for wrestling if they were presented with a product that people wanted to see. No, this is not just going to be a bash at TIWF, because Memphis Wrestling can not do it either. Bill Dundee had a problem doing it at the club in Jackson. But, Dundee and Terry Golden did pull off a good crowd for a “Legends” in April of last year. Then, we have this group promoted by the Fair, Kevin White and Garry White draw so good. If you have that many people coming out to see wrestling, then why does TIWF draw in the 80s or below every week. This will give them something to thing about and maybe trying to pick better talent. Better talent means better shows means better crowds.
----What do I think of Sal’s challenge?? I ask myself that every day. As of last night he has decided to up the ante to $20,000. I mailed letters to Corey Maclin and Jerry Lawler on this and they have both decided to ignore Sal. Even though this might look like Sal is trying to get his 15 minutes of fame stretched, he really is not. This is all about his redemption – about people knowing that Lawler lied about hitting him in court. The fact is that almost everyone knows that Lawler hit Sal. He hit him pretty hard. But, most of the boys, no matter what they think of Lawler, think that these sorts of things are just part of the business. Dustin Starr actually put up something this week about Sal on his site. Everything he says is how the boys see Sal in this area. Corrente will never be seen on Memphis Wrestling with a lie detector set up on Lawler/Maclin. Even though most people consider Maclin a goof, he also has one of the smartest guys in the business behind him – Jerry Lawler.
----All the local promoters in this area need to have a meeting with Kenny Valiant and pay him some money to be a consultant. I have been to a few of Valiant’s shows and they don’t have the best matches in the area, but he presents to the fans a mixture of talent. He seems to have found his niche by using some of the most over talent in the Mississippi area and giving the fans a bigger name or two. There are also a few things that Kenny is probably doing with advertising and such that he has not shared with everyone. He drew the same crowd at the show last weekend that he drew with Kamala and Jake Roberts on the last show and only Brickhouse Brown this time. This area is starved for wrestling and with the right advertising, he is drawing a crowd. Also, if you have ever worked a show for Kenny, then you know you are taken care of backstage with drinks and something to eat. Valiant has told me a few times, “it is just Kenny’s way of doing things”, well, there needs to be some more promoters doing things like that. Memphis Wrestling can’t even draw 400 with a TV show seen by 50,000 a week on an average!!
----I had the chance to watch TNA this week as I have pulled my boycott off watching other than Memphis Wrestling on TV. Karen Angle is a very beautiful woman. Kurt Angle is still the man in this business. Dustin Rhodes looks strange, but for some reason I liked the gimmick. Why do they not sue Jay Lethal?? I am being told there was some kind of agreement reached with Randy Savage. I really hope so, because it was sort of scary watching him come down the ramp. He even looks like Savage in the face. I am going to like Judas Mesias, but could they have got him to wear different colors?? Come on!! Purple and black?? No, that does not remind me of the Undertaker.
----I don’t even have the results posted from last night’s TLCW sh
ow featuring Rikishi, but I got a big scoop. Ms. Vanna [pic], who is just barely in the business, went to TLCW last night to hang out. Some of the boys were stunned at how cute she is and Brian Christopher asked her to be in the main event as Starr’s manager. They went over what they were going to do and she agreed to do whatever they wanted. Then about a half a hour later, she is then telling them she is sick and does not feel good. So, what does Brian Christopher do?? He tells her along with anyone that can hear that she has 15 seconds to get out of the dressing room or he is going to throw her stuff out. Brian is cussing and telling DK to get her out. She finally walks over and apologizes and says she will do anything. Brian looks up at her and calmly says, “Ok..here is what we are going to do..” Oh me!! Part of that story is a funny, but then there is also the part that lets you know why Brian Christopher has such a bad reputation.
