Murray, Jewel to grapple with WWE superstars
PBR’s power couple to host Monday Night Raw on Feb. 22
PUEBLO, Colo. (February 9, 2010) - Ty Murray is known as the King of the Cowboys, and with good reason.
He’s a nine-time World Champion, and has ridden bulls, bareback and saddle broncs. In the years since, he’s gone scuba diving with sharks, taught celebrities how to ride bulls, and danced with the stars. Most recently, he and his wife Jewel lent a hand building a new home for a needy family.
To that resume, he can soon add hosting WWE Monday Night Raw.
After a year of schedule conflicts, Murray and Jewel will be in Indianapolis two days after the Iron Cowboy Invitational to host Raw at Conseco Fieldhouse. This particular Raw performance will feature wrestling superstars Sheamus, The Miz, and Big Show, along with Shawn Michaels, Triple H and others.
For Murray, his involvement is about awareness.
“I feel like it’s another way to get the sport of bull riding out to a giant audience,” Murray said. “It’s already sold out, and they do huge numbers on television worldwide.”
And, of course, “it’s a fun deal.”
Murray later joked, “Nacho Libre has nothing on me.”
As hosts of the show, which will be broadcast Feb. 22 at 9 p.m. ET on the USA Network, Murray said that he and Jewel were told they will essentially serve as puppeteers of the program. They expected to have a phone call with producers later today or tomorrow to discuss their roles in more detail.
“For me, it’s exciting because we’re living in a world where they’re starting to include me and the sport of bull riding and cowboys into more mainstream popular culture,” said Murray. “I see it as we ought to be there to try and make more people aware of the sport.
“The more fans that professional bull riding gains, the better opportunities there are for everybody involved.”
—by Keith Ryan Cartwright
68 Comments
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Just saw Mrs. McMahon on Morning Joe (MSNBC). She is running for Chris Dodd's seat in CT.
Interesting. I guess she's no longer part of WWE, but claimed being CEO of it prepared her
for the Senate. She is very well-spoken, polished and unflappable. Again, interesting. Had never heard of her and her husband until the RAW article and subsequent blog here. She did refer to
the WWE as "scripted" entertainment. Don't think bull riding could become "scripted" entertain-
ment or at least I would hope not. Check out the clip on Morning Joe's website--I imagine it's there today. -
mofan
February 12, 2010“I love being included alongside mainstream sports and athletes,” said Murray about being in the Sports Illustrated, “especially next to legendary track, NFL and UFC athletes. It shows the growth of our sport and the loyalty of our fans. It doesn’t hurt that Chelsie is in a bikini either.” Ty is being featured in another article on this site. Here is a quote from that article (above).....
He mentions being included in mainstreaam sports. I think that is great! That is why I have , personally, such a hard time with this deal with the WWE. It looks like 2 steps forward and then 1 back. Very mixed messages. -
webpbr
February 11, 2010Bullgal I want to say thank you for yours' and your families sacrifices for our country. Dordiway thank you for your service. I also have a nephew that has done two tours in Iraq and his next tour will be in Afghanistan. There is no greater sacrifice.
With that said, dordiway, I fail to see the relevance of comparing military service and negative comments on these blogs. To compare them demeans everyone that wears the uniform. Freedom in this country, including the right to write a "negative" comment, is what precious blood has been shed for. What has been said on these blogs are mild in comparison to other blogs, so to come on here and say that people should not leave "negative" comments, is opposite in the beliefs that you put the uniform on in the first place.
Whether I agree or disagree with anybody's comments is not important. What is important is the fact that we all have the right to our opinion and thanks to God's oversight, we are able to express that opinion in a free society. -
Chezz
February 11, 2010I am surprised that only a few of you actually get it. The WWE not only reaches millions of people in the US, but millions WORLDWIDE!! If being in front many millions of people promoting the PBR can put more people in the seats, then the company grows even larger, and they can do more events, and have larger payouts, etc.
Its a brilliant move by a smart man. You may have a problem with it because of your personal feelings about the WWE, but the bottom line is doing what is best for the business. -
BullGal
February 11, 2010You know, everyone, dordiway has just really set me off like you can't even imagine. My beloved, a Marine, is buried in Arlington National Cemetery. We buried my Army cousin three years ago in Arlington. Two dear friends are buried in Arlington. My friend's husband is buried in Arlington. My friend's son is buried in Arlington. My Boys' friends are buried at Arlington. I SPEND NEARLY EVERY WEEKEND AND HOLIDAY AT ARLINGTON. One of my Boy's spent months at Walter Reed - until he insisted on going back into combat. I became friends with a wonderful Sergeant and his father, that young Soldier lost both legs and an arm shielding his Soldiers in a RPG attack.
So don't you lecture me, dordiway, about what it's like to bring home those that made the ultimate sacrifice. You may pat yourself on the back for escorting them but I know what it's like to get a phone call and be the one standing next to the flag-draped coffin and listening to Taps. -
mofan
February 11, 2010You go BullGal - I support you 100%. The military has nothing to do with WWE and PBR. I sometimes wonder if people have more than 1 screen name. I don't know where dordiway was coming from. -
BullGal
February 11, 2010dordiway, my Boys are in Iraq and Afghanistan - HOW DARE YOU LECTURE ME ABOUT NOT SUPPORTING OUR MILITARY.
And because of my Boys I am able to give my opinions whether you like them or not. So I am telling you in no uncertain terms to shove your negative comments about me and the others up your butt. -
Shawnna
February 11, 2010I've said it before and I will say it again. Ty is not a fool and neither are the rest of the guys that have taken PBR this far. They make smart choices. Just relax and enjoy the shows! -
Twiggy
February 11, 2010lol....a six man tag match.....I'd probably pay to watch that one.....but......the bull riders
must be required to wear their boots, spurs & hat.....with appropriate wrestling leggings or
shorts of course.....lol....if a mental picture of that ain't funny, I don't know what is!
Upfront, we know & the fans of pro wrestling know it is fake, but certain areas of it spill
over into reality. The WWE is HUGE and we all have the freedom take it or leave it. I just
don't see how anyone can think that it will hurt the PBR for Ty & Jewel to be a 1 time guest
host.
I think its gonna be a hoot to watch, and I'm sure Ty & Jewel will represent the "cowboy"
lifestyle with the upmost dignity. Ty hasn't let anyone down yet on all the avenues he has
taken to broaden the horizions of the PBR. I think this is just another way of trying to
introduce the PBR to an new genres of people. -
dordiway
February 11, 2010Come on folks enough of the negative comments. Personally I think it is great that Ty and Jewel are going to this event. Like another poster stated he used to watch WWF when Holk Hogan was performing, as did I. But please people keep the negative comments off the PBR posting. You know there are plenty of young men and women service members dying every day fighting for our country but no one wants to hear about that. Well as for those off you out there who are prior service persons you will realize that when I state I was called up from retirement (yes, I retired with 21 years of service in the US Army) for escort duty. For those of you who are military know what I mean when I say escort duty -- this is escorting our dead service members back to their home towns and expressing the country's sorrow for the loss of their loved one. This is a heartbreaking duty, but one that must be done. Just last week a 19-year old service man was delivered back to my hometown after being killed in Afghanistan.
So people send your prayers to our service members and stop all the mudslinging that seems to go on this posting. Give praise to God that you are not in Iraq or Afghanistan and are able to sit at your computer typing in a posting. -
FaithMoriah
February 11, 2010I think that this move is ABSOLUTELY PERFECT, it'll introduce the two audiences to each other, I was a fan of wrestling in the days of Hulk Hogan, I just became a fan of bull riding two years ago, it'd be the best thing for both worlds. Especially if he gets J.B Mauney involved, I mean think about this for one second a bull rider-wrestler 6 man tag match [The Big Show & Valdeiron de Olivera, J.B Mauney & John Cena [who happens to be my favorite wrestler] & Triple H & Skeeter Kingsolver, it'd be a cl!@#ic match that i'd WILLINGLY pay to see. It'd be good for the two genres to mix & maybe something EXCELLENT WILL ACTUALLY COME OUT OF THIS -
BullGal
February 11, 2010Last night as I was watching the blizzard rage out my window (45” of snow since Friday, 6’ snowdrifts – just freakin’ thrilled with this weather) I was thinking about how Ty and others have been working so hard to have the PBR accepted by the mainstream media. How they've been making presentations to groups of reporters, lobbying to be included in the ESPY awards to recognize the bull riders as true athletes.
And now Ty is representing the PBR in an attempt to integrate the WWE and its fans with bull riding. You don’t think the powers to be at ESPN and the AP reporters are going to be looking at this? Seriously, does Ty or anyone at the PBR think that WWE is a legitimate mainstream sport? Can he and the PBR be so blind that this is not going to reflect well on our sport?
Ty has done so much to give the PBR the exposure it deserves. Lobbying reporters, hosting the celebrity bull riding series, putting himself out on the dance floor in one of the highest rated shows on tv, helping build a house for a family in dire need … which will go for naught with this sudden !@#ociation of the PBR with the WWE. -
mofan
February 11, 2010I just opened the Des Moines Register this morning and WWE Raw will be here Monday. Guess who the role model/host is for the event? Jerry Springer! Good job PBR to want to !@#ociate with the WWE. -
Kathie
February 10, 2010This sounds like a lot of fun. Isn't it great that Ty and Jewel get invited to crazy cool things like this? Let 'em have a little fun, for goodness sakes. I just LOVE seeing cowboys in the limelight in whatever arena, for whatever purpose. [Setting up my TIVO now for Amazing Race.] Ty and Jewel always do a great job of representing the bullriders and us "country folk" in a positive light, so let that light shine! -
TNcwgrl
February 10, 2010We lost interest in the WWE when it was still the WWF and they had all that stupid melodramatic crap like soap opera stuff going on with their new world order and such; fake romances- it was dumb!.So much is so phoney. Stuntmen with rigged wrestling mats; prop tables,etc.Its not real wrestling; has not been a sport in years.With all the allegations of drugs and steroids I think its a bad match.That's all we need is Vince McMahon Melodrama. Bull riding is neither NASCAR nor WWE.
I think this is a bad move.Knew this was coming thanks to their !@#ociation with Hogan's partner Bischoff.WWE -yuck! -
erinm
February 10, 2010I'm definitely relatively new to bull-riding...One of the reasons I got interested was because
we got Versus. I started watching about a year ago and part of the reason I loved it was it
was NOT ruined by the same things by which pro-sports have been. It was unique, pure, special,
fun, and positive.
So-called 'pro' Wrestling is probably one of the sickest, exploitive, garish things in our
culture. I'm really disappointed and I'm concerned as some other posters here are.
I agree with cowcatcher and BullGal amongst others. I wasn't drawn to PBR for tacky, fake,
nasty crap. I was drawn because I was hoping for something with good, American values and
ethics. Something I felt good about as family entertainment. Its roots of rodeo, rural life,
and good folks has nothing to do with the likes of WWE.
If it turns into something like wrestling, I'm out. -
lisaa1229
February 10, 2010Well the show that was on CWT, Hulk Hogan Celebrity Wrestling, was just awful!! I think Ty is to good to !@#ociate himself with those steriod low lifes. I think they're just using him to boost their ratings. -
BullGal
February 10, 2010So the WWE guy produces the terrible CMT show. Ty now thinks it is a good idea to "woo" the WWE. What is next - the PBR hiring Vince McMahon to take Randy's position? Seriously, is this what it's coming to?
People posting may criticize those of us who are speaking out against the PBR and its !@#ociation with the WWE. But I believe we have reason to be very concerned about where this sport is headed. -
jason_c_adam
February 10, 2010BTW, why are there twice as many comments on this story compared to the exciting events that are taking place in the past month and coming month? Y'all complain about drama on the PBR, but it is quite evident that drama is what you are interested in.
Also, who cares if the bull riders are "real cowboys" it is a sport. Their job is to ride bulls. Yes, we would all like them to act like gentleman, but the reality is that they won't. The percentage of "good guys" on the PBR is way higher than in any other sport, and will continue to be that way based on the guidelines of conduct that the PBR has.
I for one, want to see great bull rides by the best bull riders in the world, not some guy who appears to be a "cowboy" fall off of a bull. -
babber
February 10, 2010ONLY WISH TO SAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
BLESS U ONE AND ALL..... -
jason_c_adam
February 10, 2010I didn't have time to read all of the posts here, but I am sure that I am better off not reading a lot of them. I will keep mine short.
I trust and back Ty. Whatever he thinks will help the PBR be what he wants it to be, I will support. -
reznibd
February 10, 2010Hey, Joan. Sorry, but I just read your post. Wish I could remember the article or the blog, but it wasn't terribly long ago. I'd have to do some digging to come up with the answer to your question about the self-admitted "punks." Maybe the others here are right, maybe it was a blog post with regard to Posse on CMT--just can't remember, but I do remember the discussion.
Also, Joan, in my earlier post, I was trying to articulate how I was feeling about the growth of the PBR and my concern that it gets so big that it becomes like all the others and with such comes drugs and strikes, etc. rather than what I consider "cowboy ethics" or the cowboy code of conduct. I consider all of the bull riders cowboys, usually referring to them that way in blogs and conversation. That's why I prefaced my post by saying I was just putting out there my gut reaction to some of the things going on with the PBR right now. I wasn't zeroing in on Ty's article alone. I don't have criticisms, per se, merely some gut-check reactions. -
cowcatcher
February 10, 2010The reason so many bullriders nowadays try to shy away from being labled a cowboy is because the sport of bullriding basicially has abandoned RODEO!!!!! If you want to see some good cowboyin going on just go to a PRCA Rodeo. You can see good cowboys ridin good horses. They are ropin and handlin cattle to get a job done as if they were on the ranch. You can watch the pickup men work their horses and ease a bronc rider on the groung in one smooth motion. Then you can watch the same pickup man rope a 3/4 ton bull and show him the door. The PRCA is full of real cowboys showing off sure nuff cowboy skills. And the PBR has taken the stance that they will not support anything rodeo which in my opinion is idiotic to say the least. Unlike the CBR which heavely promotes the PRCA and the WNFR.Maybe the new CEO will have a brain a little bigger that a pea and realize there is alot of potential in everyone working together for the betterment of the sport as a whole. -
ilikepie
February 9, 2010he's done a lot of different things.....but wrestling? -
Atl-Falcon
February 9, 2010I've seen many people posting on the lack of "real cowboys" on Possee, and some self-proclaimed punks. While I agree, some of the bull-riders, such as Sean and Kasey, came off as punks who weren't in to being cowboys, I didn't get that at all from Austin, Skeeter, Shane or even Brian.
I've heard several of these guys talk about what they do in their spare time, and what their plans are for the future, and these four in particular (from Posse) have gotten into raising bulls and other stock for eventual stock contracting companies. Brian even had a bull at Winston-Salem, and there was nothing about his bull stock on Posse. That just goes to show that we don't see the whole picture all the time, not matter if it is a show for CMT, PBR on NBC, or even PBR on Versus.
I think it is ridiculous to lump all of these guys into the same category, as punks or "not real-cowboys" because that is a broad generalization that doesn't pertain to all PBR bull-riders, or even all the riders from Posse. -
mofan
February 9, 2010I am an advocate for women. I do not condone the use of drugs and violence. This is what the WWE promotes to get viewers. Sorry that fact is "negative". How many WWE/WWf wrestlers have died from drugs? The PBR is not (currently) the WWF or NASCAR. That is my opinion. -
mofan
February 9, 2010Everyone has their own take on things. Sorry I rub you the wrong way. I do not attack anyone by name. I believe that I can have different views with any organization. If you don't agree with them, why is that negative? I am not in my 20s so i don't relate to the WWE. Been there done that with my kids along time ago. How would you like me to phrase this comment so it is constructive? I will continue to watch bullriding because I like it. I will continue to buy the $100 tickets because I can. I switched to Dish in January to get Verses. Is that negative? I don't get your gripe with me! -
homer299
February 9, 2010mofan: I read that article and I agree with you that it was a great article, and well written. It was a great example of the difference being NEGATIVE and being CONSTRUCTIVE. He was very CONTRUCTIVE in that article.
I think you are misunderstanding my comments to you. I'm not necessarily in disagreement with your views; I’m in disagreement with the NEGATIVE non-CONSTRUCTIVE approach in many of your postings. There is a difference. -
becca_boo13
February 9, 2010When did they write this article about the cowboys not being cowboys? and where can I find it? I'm really curious about what exactly it says -
mofan
February 9, 2010Steve 99 - I just read the article. It was great because I agree with everything that you say. I am sure that Homer will continue to attack me because I have an opinion that diiffers with his/hers. The WWE has a place in entertainment - not just my entertainment. Everyone should go read the article that you reference. -
flac 9
February 9, 2010Hey wait a minute..........Pro Wresteling is FAKE?!?! -
~smh~
February 9, 2010I think that before we let our spurs get all rusted up and tangled in tumbleweeds that we need to remember that the PBR is trying to grow. Yes, the WWE is full of all kinds of "bad" things in the eyes of those that do not like it, but as someone else mentioned-IT HAS A HUGE FAN BASE. The PBR isn't "!@#ociating" with the WWE from what I took from the article. It is Ty Murray and Jewel, now someone (mofan) said that if this wasn't a PBR thing than it wouldn't be publicized on the website-hello "Dancing With The Stars" oh and more recently Cord McCoy and the Amazing Race. If the riders or the founders are doing something like that it is going to be on the website...PR for that person not so much for the event. However, it still might spark some interest of the fans that watch the WWE and they shouldn't be judged based off of the events they choose to watch. Give it a chance. So with that said, it's not the event itself, it's the fact that Ty Murray is involved this is why there is an article. Yes that is going to bring in exposure for the PBR, but it is still Ty Murray doing it.
As far as the "not real cowboys" that was from the POSSE and the POSSE does not speak for all of the cowboys and there are still a lot more "real" cowboys out there than what you think, but unfortunately the ones that are getting the publicity (the POSSE) want to be bad ***es and yeah-that's all I have to say about that.
I think before we start shooting bulls, we need to make sure that they are not going to perform and have seen their last days. We don't know what is going to happen to the PBR, but let's enjoy it while we still can. -
steve99
February 9, 2010If you go the www.thebullridingexperience.com not only will you see great photos from the PBR but also some insightful interviews and comments and opinions. Back a while ago, under opinions on that site I made some comments about the PBR probably heading toward the WWE. I said it then and I'll say it now, It is a huge mistake! Check out what I wrote back then. -
steve99
February 9, 2010If you go the www.thebullridingexperience.com not only will you see great photos from the PBR but also so insightful interviews and comments and opinions. Back a while ago, under opinions on that site I made some comments about the PBR probably heading toward the WWE. I said it then and I'll say it now, It is a huge mistake! Check out what I wrote back then. -
homer299
February 9, 2010mofan: I'm not attacking you. I'm pointing out the inconsistency between your actions and your words. For example you said:
"I have no idea why the PBR would want to a$$ociate with the WWE. They exploit women, condone drug use…"
You are criticizing the PBR for !@#ociating with entities you don't agree with.... Yet you choose to !@#ociate with the PBR anyway.
Thus it just sounds like complaining, not constructive criticism. -
Joan Simpson
February 9, 2010Reznibd, I must have missed that article. Most of the riders I have heard about, have been riding since they were 5 or 6. So who are supposed to be self-admitted "punks"? I was just curious.
I know I have read where they have said they did not think of themselves as cowboys, like riding the range on their ranches. A lot of them started out at schools and local rodeos but still say they are not cowboys. I really don't think our bull riders in the south have been raised like the bull riders in the west. I really don't think that makes any difference. They still have to have the ability togo anywhere in the sport.
I know what you are thinking, I think. You are saying maybe they are making it too "Hollywood".
Glamorizing it too much by going out to reach fans in other sports or even down grading it. -
Twiggy
February 9, 2010I happened to look at the article right after it posted.....4 comments were all that were
posted at the time....no one that posted really liked the idea. I've been stewing on it for a
little while.....
The WWE/World Wrestling Entertainment is HUGE!!!! I've watched it some, my other half really
enjoys watching it and following all the story lines. The arenas for these events are SOLD
OUT, and I mean really sold out, not like when they say the PBR is sold out and we can see
empty seats on the tv. They have an enormous fan base, young to old, and not just here in the
good ole red white & blue USA. If Ty & Jewel only get 1000 of those people to watch a PBR
event, and only 10 percent of those buy a ticket to a PBR event, we've gained 100 new fans.
You sure can't knock that.
Ty & Jewel hosting RAW in no way shape or form means the PBR is "teaming" up with the WWE.
I know someone had mentioned Eric Bishoff, one of the producers of "Posse" the CMT series
was/is a producer with the WWE and they were trying to tie the WWE & PBR togther by that, but
he does a lot of producing for things other than the WWE. Just like songwriter Bernie Taupin
(Part owner of Little Yellow Jacket) writes songs for & with people other than Elton John,
who he is famous for the colaborations. He has written songs with/for Willie Nelson, Kid Rock,
Heart, Alice Cooper & even one song in Brokeback Mountain.
Ty & Jewel....go knock em dead, we know you'll do the PBR & Ty's army proud. Gawd, I start
jury duty that day.....I better not get sequestered.....grrrrrr -
Rebelnbobbi
February 9, 2010Well it is a way to get exposure for the PBR but I for one did not like the idea or even watch the show on CMT since they had Eric Bischoff as its executive producer. Just so they don't try to get Ty and Jewel in a mixed tag team match at the end of the show. Have fun with it Ty and Jewel. -
reznibd
February 9, 2010gj - yes, I think we're on the same wavelength here, in so very many ways. Although, I'm not ready to get out of the PBR quite yet. I too saw that blog about the riders not being cowboys, which really got my attention, esp. when it said some of the riders are self-admitted "punks." Who knows, maybe they were simply being self-effacing, yet something is afoot that concerns me. I wholeheartedly believe that Ty only wants the best for the PBR and all involved, but sometimes folks on the outside see things differently than those on the inside. Hopefully, those who care so much about the sport--those on the inside, that is--don't grow the sport so much that it becomes something that those on the outside no longer recognize.
With my earlier post, I was putting out my gut response to Keith's article. Like I said, I wasn't all that clear on how to say what I was feeling, but I was going to try. Just kicking around how I was feeling after reading it in conjunction with Randy Bernard leaving, the PBR's growth or lack thereof, the Iron Cowboy event, etc.
Oldbullrider - I can throw a pretty mean chair--no practice needed--just ask my husband. -
FaithMoriah
February 9, 2010I CAN'T WAIT...I'm already a fan of the W.W.E now this puts the icing on the cake, now if they can just get J.B Mauney & Kody Lostroh to host a version of Monday Night Raw, now that'd be fun. I'm 25 & I was already a fan of wrestling ever since the days of Hulk Hogan, now the P.B.R is getting involved YEAH, this is the smartest thing the U.S.A network has ever done & it will help to get Bull Riding exposed to a whole different demographic, it HELPS & IT CERTAINLY CAN'T HURT -
gj
February 9, 2010REZNIBD - Exactly. I have made the same type comments for months now. Just went to our last live PBR event in Tampa because I would rather get out now than when things get so "uncowboy". Followed rodeo and bull riding for more years than I care to admit. Would love to have been involved on the inside but didn't live in a big rodeo area early in life, or even now for that matter. But I know exactly what you mean. Saw a blog the other day on this site that stated that many of these riders weren't even cowboys. That they don't wear hats, ride or live this lifestyle at all other than riding bulls. With so many extreme sports available and so many daring young men out there, I can see where the money might draw some to ride bulls that wouldn't have done it before. That isn't the sport I want to watch and I think we are afraid of the same thing.
Once in Jacksonville we were talking to a couple of young bull riders who were just starting on the BFTS and I was so impressed with them because they were so polite to my husband and myself. As soon as we walked up they both took off their hats and I just don't see that kind of upbringing being shown in most other sports.
Thankfully we still have small rodeo and bullridings we can attend live and know these guys are riding for the love of it. -
beagleybulls
February 9, 2010thinking outside the box to reach a new audience, and a large audience at that, with a company owned by a billionaire
all in fun........just enjoy -
beagleybulls
February 9, 2010thinking outside the box to reach a new audience, and a large audience at that, with a company owned by a billionaire
all in fun........just enjoy -
mofan
February 9, 2010Former Southern Missouri resident. -
chevy_farmgirl4
February 9, 2010Every time there is a guest host on RAW, they are there to get publicity for something. Ty and Jewel hosting is no different. Just more PR for the PBR. It does seem like an odd combination, but it should be interesting to watch. Not bad, but interesting. -
dsw
February 9, 2010mofan - are you located in Missouri? -
mofan
February 9, 2010olsbullrider - If this was something that Ty was doing, it would be being promoted on the PBR homepage. -
Joan Simpson
February 9, 2010Well, I have to say I am not a WWE Monday Night Raw fan or even a N!@#CAR fan (even though I live in NC) but I am a PBR fan. I have total confidence and respect for Ty and Jewel and I do believe he is not going to do anything to put the PBR in a bad light.
Ty is a very smart man and is married to a very smart woman Jewel and I respect their thinking for the future of the PBR. Until I see the show I will not criticize his decisions. -
mofan
February 9, 2010Homer - you are always attacking me. I enjoy bull riding. I attend events and buy the expensive seats. I have a right to my opinions. i do not like the direction that the PBR is taking, in my view. Pick on someone else. -
oldbullrider
February 9, 2010Maybe I missed something but I didn't see anything in the article to make me think the PBR itself is getting involved with this deal.
Seems like just a Ty and Jewel involvement, and he's hoping that his fame as a rodeo/PBR cowboy will get some attention for our sport with people that like extreme sports. I'm not a pro wrestling fan myself, and if I thought PBR was teaming up with WWE in some serious way, it would bother me. Just in case, though, I'm practicing my chair-throwing technique. -
Beckie
February 9, 2010This has got to be a April Fool joke.. come on PBR we dont need this junk. -
homer299
February 9, 2010Hey mofan. Everything you say on this board is negative, and you don't like where the PBR is going. If that is true, why do you continue to watch the events, and monitor these articles?
If you hate things that the PBR is doing so much, why don't you put your money where your mouth is and stop !@#ociating yourself with the PBR? If you stop watching the events, and stop visiting this website, your actions will be in alignment your words.
Right now, your actions don't line up with your words...Thus, it just sounds negative for the sake of being negative. -
CACTUS-SUE
February 9, 2010See, I'm so upset I can't even spell almost! lol! -
CACTUS-SUE
February 9, 2010I amlmost chocked on my lunch when I read this! I whole-heartedly agree with just about all of the entries - this is NOT where the PBR should be getting involved! I am so sorry that anyone thought this a good idea. I, for one, will not go anywhere near this on tv! -
mofan
February 9, 2010I am sorry, I have no idea why the PBR would want to !@#ociate with the WWE. They exploit women, condone drug use and it is fake. The events are staged. The outcome is decided in advance. Maybe this is one of the reasons that Randy left - he did not like the path the the PBR was heading. Well, neither do I! First a realty tv -good guys vs bad guys, and all of the other changes in a few months time. -
sewellgal
February 9, 2010I'm all for publicizing the PBR and enlarging its fan base, but I think there are a lot more wholesome and effective ways of going about it instead of hosting a professional wrestling event. Bullriding is the real deal -- no fake stuff, gratuitous violence or any of the low cl!@# phoniness that characterizes professional wrestling. I'd like to see the PBR maintain its image of morality, good character and excellence. Hosting a WWE event seems to me like it is dragging the PBR image, not building it up in any way. Just my two cents. -
FlashOBlue
February 9, 2010Good for Ty and Jewel. I believe that Ty will do almost anything to be an amba s s a dor of the PBR. He's such a good sport--as he proved on "Dancing." I'm sure he and Jewel will ham it up to the max and just maybe a few hundred people will tune in to the PBR for the first time! -
CAC
February 9, 2010Hate the thought of the PBR !@#ociating itself with the WWE, but it acually does not suprise me because of the way the PBR has changed. It would be nice to just see bullriding the way it use to be in the PBR without all the drama. -
homer299
February 9, 2010I think Ty is doing what he thinks is best for the sport, and I think that is GREAT!
I think we should suspend our judgement of this until we hear more about what is actually going to transpire, and hear what Ty's role will be. I must admit, when I heard he was going to be on Dancing with the Stars, I thought it was a silly idea, and that he would be "the guy" on that show that everyone laughed at and made fun of. However, he did a GREAT job, and it was positive publicity for this sport.
Just give him a chance, and suspend the "end of our sport" predictions until you hear the whole story. -
twinagefan
February 9, 2010Sure it's a little goofy, but I'm sure it'll end up fun. A lot of big names -- Carl Edwards, Williamm Shatner, Don Johnson, Mike Tyson, Johnny Damon, Dennis Miller, Mark Cuban, Ozzy and Sharon, Big Ben, Al Sharpton, Bob Barker, ZZ Top, among MANY others -- have filled the guest host role for the WWE. -
lkhindy
February 9, 2010Everyone is intitled to their own opinions. Personally I will stick with what I hear from Ty about this particular event. If anyone thinks that Ty has anything but the best intrest of our sport and the cowboys at heart does not understand him well. -
bullgirl104
February 9, 2010Okay, I think this is kinda weird, I don't care what Ty and Jewel do but I think we, the people of the pbr, should be doing thing to help other people like building houses and having charity events not hosting wrestling. -
BullGal
February 9, 2010lkhindy, I did read the article and I believe, without a doubt, someone at the PBR has made the supremely outrageous decision to start !@#ociating the PBR with WWE. As I recall, the PBR hired the wrestling publicist (not sure of his exact title) to produce that terrible show on CMT.
Extremely disappointed in Ty and Jewel for getting themselves and the PBR involved with this. -
lkhindy
February 9, 2010If you actually read the article, nowhere does it say the PBR is partnering with WWE. All it is saying is that Ty and Jewel have been invited to be the Celebrity Hosts for this event. -
reznibd
February 9, 2010Not certain that I can articulate what I'm feeling about this, but I'll try. I want people to appreciate the PBR as much as I do. It is my viewing sport of choice, the main one, that is--one I'm very p!@#ionate about. However, I don't want it to change and get soooooooooo big that it's like all of the others, meaning strikes, drugs, etc. I don't know, but maybe it's the code of conduct I'm worried about, you know, that "cowboy ethics" kind of thing.
Maybe some of you in the blogosphere can figure out what I'm trying to say or get at or maybe not. -
mofan
February 9, 2010I hate WWE/WWF/RAW even more than NASCAR. I just want to keep this bullriding not wrestling or car racing. -
gcone0819
February 9, 2010I agree 120% -
mofan
February 9, 2010OMG - I knew that this was coming. PBR is now being a partner with WWE? This is not right!
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