Stevie Richards’ Website, JR On Mike Adamle’s New Role & More
- I heard about this a few years ago but didn’t know he was still doing it. Stevie Richards actually runs a very popular technology blog where he writes and podcasts on the latest tech and gadgets. I guess he has a lot of time on his hands. You can check it out at www.t4show.com - the latest video is very funny.
- JR is back with another Barbecue blog at JRSBARBQ.com - here are the highlights:
On Mike Adamle:
The uproar regarding Mike Adamle being named as the new G.M. of Monday Night Raw seems a little like overkill to me. Firstly, I am not sure how prominate a role the Raw G.M. will have going forward. Does any one as of today? The object of any creative endeavor should be to establish wrestling stars and all those that are involved in the process should focus on that particular matter. Secondly, Adamle has yet to have one complete Raw episode under his belt but he has apparently already been deemed a disaster by many fans and some pundits. It would seem reasonable, unless some one has a crystal ball, that one would allow Mike a few weeks to settle into his role and to see what individuality and entertainment content Adamle can bring to the game. Personally, I think it wold be easier for a newcomer like Adamle to successfully pull off the General Manager role easier than doing play by play.
On Todd Grisham:
My take on Todd Grisham’s first outing as the new play by play voice of ECW was that Todd was successful. Todd has been around 5 years or so and he has the product knowledge and the quick wit to be a nice fit on the Tuesday night broadcast. Todd does a mean impersonation of the late sportscaster Harry Carey and unlike many of those who try to replicate the former Cubs’ announcer, Todd can do it sober. Todd should improve and I predict that some day, if Todd dedicates himself to his commentary work, he will be moving on to bigger and better assignments.
On Freddie Prinze Jr:
Freddie Prinze, Jr. is going to be involved creatively in the Smackdown brand from what I gather. Freddie is a big time wrestling fan and seems like a respectful and intelligent individual in the brief moment that we had to say hello a day or two ago . It will be interesting to see Freddie’s future contributions within the unique, WWE community. Freddie has achieved some great success in Hollywood but the WWE is a much different animal that most perceive until they enter the “WWE Universe”. I just hope that Friday Night Smackdown continues to feature more wrestling than not which is what I feel is still the WWE’s most uniquely, marketable asset, in ring wrestling.
