First and foremost, I would like to offer a very heartfelt 
welcome back to the Supreme Wrestling Federation.  By the end of 
98, it looked as if one of the bigger leagues would be going 
under, but 1999 is looking like the most promising year ever.

Now on to this week's news...

The official announcement has been made, and Mr. Shhh has bought 
out the Supreme Wrestling Federation.  Although some 
"deadweight" has been removed from the fed, most of the feds top 
stars remain under contract.

It appears that Equalizer is no longer a welcome competitor in 
the SWF which comes as a big surprise, but I don't expect the 
former World and International champion to be gone for too long.  
Word has it that we will continue to see him on upcoming cards 
in some type of non-wrestling capacity.  Let's face it, like it 
or not... the SWF needs him around.

Two excellent wrestlers are considering forming a tag team in 
the SWF. They've teamed in other leagues and have had great 
success. Who are they?? Let's just say, the tag ranks could very 
well be put on  "Death Row" very soon.

We have already seen Cpl. Punishment, Monster Mark, Time Warp, 
and Mr. Roboto back in action... but why have they disassociated 
themselves from the fifth tWo founder, Deaf Leopard?  All of my 
sources are saying that this career jobber is still under 
contract with the SWF, so why wasn't he included in Shhh's 
Family?  Early word is that he was unhappy with using his 
character as a stooge for the new owner, and he may be sitting
out the remainder of his contract which is up in mid-April.

Simon Barresi was seen at a dinner meeting with SWF executives 
recently, possibly discussing a future role in the new SWF for 
the 7'7" monster. For those of you who don't know, Barresi first 
debuted with the SWF a couple of years back when he attacked and 
chokeslammed David Storm (who had just lost his career to Fatal 
Fury).  When no suitable angle or gimmick could be provided for 
him, Barresi was taken off television for a number of months 
until eventually returning as Flash's bodyguard, Cap'n Crunch.

The SWF training center officially opened late last month.  
Apparently, Mr. Shhh would like to begin grooming a group of 
young talent for a future SWF run.  Some of the current trainees 
include Andre Phoenix,Randall Osbourne, Mario Rocchetta, Troy 
Dallas, Joe Reed, Jim Dalton, John Adams, Richard Woolsey, 
McKenzie Barnes, Rob Van Horn, The Wolf Brothers, Heinz Raeder, 
and Hyuk Suh Kim.  Word is that none of these individuals will 
actually be offered contracts until graduating from the camp.  
Alan Atkins is supposedly the first graduate of the camp, and we
should be seeing him in some incarnation on SWF television 
within the next month.  For more information, check out
http://www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/Alley/7415/rulesreg.html

There are very strong rumors that the TV title may be dumped.  A 
lot of talk has been going around about dropping the 
championship in favor of opening the SWF's first cruiserweight 
division.

It looks like Trey Lawrenze, who has been one of the most 
critically acclaimed rookies in recent memory, will sign on the 
dotted line and make the leap to the SWF's ranks.  One would 
have to wonder if his Yakuza partners will follow.  Considering 
the fact that Headhunter is a member of the stable, it would not 
be too much of a shock to see it happen.

Some appearances coming up for SWF stars of past and present... 
Gods Tears is scheduled to appear on Jay Leno's Tonight Show on 
March 10.  A small army of stars should be turning up on MTV 
sometime in early April.  Former SWF valet, Destiny, will be 
letting it all hang out in the May issue of Penthouse.  The KBK 
are rumored to be appearing in an upcoming series of Taco Bell 
commercials.  "Biggie Z" Zack Adams has been penciled in as a 
future special guest on an upcoming edition of Late Show with 
David Letterman.  Last but not least, it looks like Pagan
is staying retired from professional wrestling as he will be 
making his acting debut as the God of Chaos on an upcoming 
episode of Xena: Warrior Princess.

And finally, I will leave you with this:  Rumors are flying 
about a legendary alliance making it's way to the SWF.  Nothing 
is concrete yet, but if anything comes through, I will guarantee 
that you will read it here first.

That's all for now... I'll be back next week with another 
update.