______________________________________________________________________ __ __ __ __ _ ____ | | | | | \ | | | |/ _ \ | | | | | \ | | | / \ | | |/\| | | \| | | | | | | | | |\ | | | | | | /\ | | | \ | |__| |_| |__/ \__| |__| \__| [ n a i d O ' s - W r e s t l i n g - N e w s ] Edition 234 January 2, 2001 "I get the news, so you don't have to." ______________________________________________________________________ [Official newsletter & complement to:] http://www.naidOsWorld.com To subscribe: naidoswrestlingnews-subscribe@egroups.com To unsubscribe: naidoswrestlingnews-unsubscribe@egroups.com ______________________________________________________________________ [Table of contents] **Note from naidO **TOP NEWS STORY **Latest news from the WWF, WCW & ECW **Parting chair shot ______________________________________________________________________ [Note from naidO] Hello to those just joining. Tell your friends about the BEST up and coming newsletter around to subscribe today! **Click for the RAW results: http://www.naidosworld.com/tvraw.html - Please forgive the extreme latness of this edition :( **Until tomorrow, enjoy this latest edition of nWN! - naidO nWN Founder - http://www.geocities.com/naidosnews ______________________________________________________________________ [TOP NEWS STORY] **Canada.com ran a revealing piece on the Hart family today, detailing the deep divide within the family since Owen Hart's death. Here is an excerpt: "My two sisters put their own agenda ahead of Martha and her two kids," said Bret, who supported Owen's widow throughout the lawsuit involving the World Wrestling Federation and civic authorities in Kansas City, Mo. "From the time Owen was killed, they saw it as an opportunity to get their own lives back on track rather than seeing it for what it was - a really awful tragedy that needed to be answered for. "Since my mother and father have a settlement, although they haven't got any money out of it yet, my sister Ellie and my sister Diana have been the first to hit them up for money." To read the entire article, http://www.canada.com/cgi-bin/cp.asp? f=/news/cp/stories/20001230/national-775030.html ______________________________________________________________________ [News from The WWF] **There is about a 75% chance Shawn Michaels will return to the WWF for one last match. Many people are expecting his return, especially since Jim Ross mentioned the possibility of it in his latest Ross Report. **WWF Attendance Figures December 28 - House Show in Amarillo, TX drew 5,023. December 28 - House Show in Tulsa, OK drew a 8,057 sell out. December 29 - RAW Taping in Austin, TX drew 9,512. December 30 - Smackdown Taping in San Antonio, TX drew a 7,439 sell out. **WWF sponsor, Weider, is currently having a sweepstakes where you could win 4 WrestleMania X-Seven tickets, which includes airfares, accommodation, and tickets to WWF AXXESS. To view the details of the competition, go to: http://www.wwfsponsors.com/weider. **Raven will be hosting this Thursday's Smackdown party at WWF New York. **Linda McMahon was recently spotted having lunch with Curt Hennig. The reason for their meeting is currently unknown. (Cred: Ultimo) _______________ [News from WCW] **There are strong rumors that Hulk Hogan may end up coming to the WWF when his WCW contract expires in March. He may even negotiate a return at WrestleMania. Remember at this stage these are only rumors. **The latest estimate on when WCW will announce its sale is between January 15th - January 30th. WCW has announced that there is a strong possibility that Sid will be added to the Sin main event to make it a 4-way WCW Title match. **The Miami Herald has published an interesting article on Mike Sanders detailing his role and WCW and his start in the business. To view the article, go to: http://www.herald.com/content/today/sports/wrestling/digdocs/065304.ht m **WCW developmental wrestler Chris Harris, who played one of the fake Stings at Halloween Havoc, will be appearing on WCW Worldwide this month. (Cred: LWN, Ultimo) _______________ [News from ECW] **Dave Meltzer reports The MSG Network has canceled ECW Hardcore TV. ECW's syndication deal has run out and this is very bad news for the Guilty as Charged PPV this Sunday, taking place in New York City. **Proving once again that the fans of Extreme Championship Wrestling are just as extreme as the performers, Terence Ciccone of Farmingville, NY bid $1,000 at an American Red Cross charity auction to get the singlet worn by Rob Van Dam when he won the ECW TV title from Bam Bam Bigelow in Buffalo NY over two years ago. **Several current and former ECW superstars will be competing at the 2/19 USA Pro Wrestling show in Mineloa, NY: Balls Mahoney will face Tommy Cairo for the USA Title, Steve Corino will do battle with Little Guido for the ECW Title, Da Baldies will take on The Natural Born Killers, while Sabu will fight Big Dick Dudley in the main event. (Cred: The Law, Ultimo) __________________ [In other news...] **Nothing at this time (Cred: ) ______________________________________________________________________ [Parting Chair Shot] Remember, tell your friends about nWN - naidO's Wrestling News today! **Missed any TV Shows? Go to the following link to read the results: http://www.naidosworld.com/tvshows.html Also, be sure to check out the NEW internet home of nWN, http://www.geocities.com/naidosnews for all your archived stats, tv shows, wrestling links, terms and PPV's, and most of all PICTURES! - naidO nWN Founder ______________________________________________________________________ [Affiliates] **http://www.paywindah.com **http://green_mist.homestead.com **BECOME AN AFFILIATE OF nWN and make it your official newsletter!! 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