DVD Rankings, JR Thoughts, Mr Kennedy’s Contract, Raven Lawsuit
- As always here is this weeks Billboard top 10 Sports and Recreation DVD’s. Interestingly the Rock popped back up above Flair:
1. NFL: Favre 4 Ever
2. WWE: The Rock: The Most Electrifying Man In Sports Entertainment
3. NBA Champions 2007-2008: Boston Celtics
4. WWE: Nature Boy Ric Flair: The Definitive Collection
5. WWE: SummerSlam: The Complete Anthology 1988-2007
6. UFC 83: Serra Vs St-Pierre
7. WWE: WrestleMania XXIV
8. WWE: Night Of Champions 2008
9. Pride Frighting Championships: 33: The Second Coming
10. NFL: Road To Super Bowl XLII
- Jim Ross is back with more JRSBARBQ.com blog thoughts. Here are the highlights:
On John Cena’s Injury:
“As I understand it, a disc in Cena’s neck herniated and a fragment stuck into his spinal cord causing obvious discomfort and numbness down his right arm and into his hand. Dr. Joseph Maroon, a renowned Neurosurgeon and Professor of Neurosurgery at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and the team neurosurgeon for the Pittsburgh Steelers expertly handled the Cena’s repair. This was a procedure that Dr. Maroon called an “emergency surgery.” John’s surgery was a micro-surgical removal of a large piece of disc material that infringing John’s spine. Cena told me that the doctors took a small piece of bone from a cadaver to use for the neck fusion. Cena is expected to begin physical therapy next week and could be back in the ring in between 2-4 months according to Dr. Maroon.”
- According to numerous sources Mr Kennedy’s contract is up soon and it’s expected WWE will dock his wages considering the amount of injuries he’s been out with. He’s proving to be a bad investment.
- In an interview with the Sun Sport here in the UK WWE Lawyer Jerry McDevitt gave the following reasons why he thinks the lawsuit involving Raven, Chris Kanyon and Mike Sanders (who didn’t even make it to the main WWE roster) will fail:
“I think the key point to be made here is that every one of these people signed contracts acknowledging they were independent contractors. They contractually agreed that they would take care of their own health benefits and all the rest of that stuff. The IRS has never challenged the treatment of our wrestlers and they have audited the company several times.”
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I hope WWE offer Mr. Kennedy a strong enough deal to keep him from going to TNA, as a fully fit Kennedy has great potential. Maybe the WWE should get him back on TV like they did when Austin couldn’t compete and utalise his mic skills. A few weeks/months of this (done well) would have the crowd so pumped up his return could be off the chart and a title win could soon follow. – Either that or he’ll re-appear to a mid card slot and end up being another Carlito!
While I am usually in suspect of WWE’s decision making regarding contract negotiations and releases. There approach toward Mr. Kennedy (If in fact they do cut his wages or release him) would be the right thing to do.
Being a professional wrestler means that you are not only an entertainer, but in fact an athlete. It is his lively hood and therefore should treat it as such.
His in ring preformance is lacking and his mic skills are moderate and all hype, unlike lets say Santino Marella another WWE mid-carder who’s mic skills are elite.
Mr. Kennedy should look towards building a career oustide of the ring as a color commentator, or be a big player in the indy circuit or TNA.