______________________________________________________________________ __ __ __ __ _ ____ | | | | | \ | | | |/ _ \ | | | | | \ | | | / \ | | |/\| | | \| | | | | | | | | |\ | | | | | | /\ | | | \ | |__| |_| |__/ \__| |__| \__| [ n a i d O ' s - W r e s t l i n g - N e w s ] Edition 243 January 14, 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 **[Article] WWF suing lawyer for libel **[Card] Final WCW Sin card **[Column] Rounding The Squared Circle **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! - Hello y'all. Well, WCW is at it again, a pay per view. We of course have no clue what will happen tongight. What I always love about a WCW PPV is that simple fact. LOL, I CAN'T WAIT! **Until tomorrow, enjoy this latest edition of nWN! - naidO nWN Founder - http://www.geocities.com/naidosnews ______________________________________________________________________ [TOP NEWS STORY] New Jack debuted for California's Xtreme Pro Wrestling at their show last night in Reseda, California. Jack did a run-in during the main event, which featured XPW champion Sabu taking on local performer the Messiah. After Sabu won the match, Sabu was attacked by a group of heels. New Jack's music blared (music Jack raps on and produced with funk great Bootsy Collins last year) and he hit the ring with his trademark trash can full of weapons, attacking and running off the heels. Sabu embraced Jack, only to be attacked and hit with New Jack's guitar when he turned his back. New Jack then cut a long promo, promising to bring in "buddies" to raise havoc. Jack also claimed to have never said he was quitting wrestling, but instead had quit ECW. He had gone on record with 1wrestling.com's Dave Scherer to state he was retiring on December 16, 2000 after an incident at an ECW event. The irony in all this is when XPW disrupted Extreme Championship Wrestling's Heatwave 2000 Pay-Per-View event, New Jack was among those who were most physically involved in the brawling incident outside the building defending ECW. (1wrestling) ______________________________________________________________________ [News from The WWF] **At SLAM! Wrestling right now, there's an interview posted with the WWF's VP of talent relations and lead ring anouncer Jim Ross. In the interview, Ross comments on Rob Van Dam. Here's an excerpt of what he had to say concerning "contract" talks: "We have not signed Van Dam," Ross emphatically stated over the phone from his office in Stamford, CT. "I've had one conversation with his agent... one! And that was about two or three weeks ago. I told him at that time that we had mild interest and that if they had better offers.... I didn't want them to think that a deal was here waiting on them and that it was going to prevent Van Dam from (signing) a deal with somebody else. He's not a high priority for us right now." He also talks about Jerry Lynn, the current state of ECW and if the WWF would help ECW finacially or not. To read this great interview, click http://www.canoe.ca/SlamWrestlingBiosR/ross_01jan13-can.html **The CRTC in Canada is basically like the FCC in America. They are the main proponent for grief for WWF RAW watchers in Canada on the infamous TSN network Monday nights. Last Monday, the CRTC decided not to allow the Dudley/Fake Parents table segment on TSN. However, on The Score, Smackdown's official Canadian outlet, when a replay was shown of Monday's SAME segment, it was uncensored. Go figure. (Cred: SLAM) _______________ [News from WCW] **Sting, Rick Steiner and Ric Flair are the names being thrown about as the "mystery man" at Sin. **Fusient.com has WCW up on their site already with hype of their SIN pay per view tonight. Besure to be close to your computer and have this site on your screen for match updates LIVE! (Cred: The LAW) _______________ [News from ECW] **In a very emotional finish of what may have been the final ECW show, the entire locker room emptied after last night's show in Pine Bluff, AR, came to the ring, brought out trash cans with beer, everyone grabbed a beer and hugged each other in front of the crowd. Backstage, many people were crying and hugging and saying their goodbyes and wishing each other the best. Results saw: --Michael Shane b Oz --Prodigy b Phoenix --Christian York & Joey Matthews b FBI --Jack Victory b C.W. Anderson in a street fight --Yoshihiro Tajiri b Super Crazy --Rhino b Spike Dudley to retain the unified ECW title --Danny Doring & Tommy Dreamer b Julio Dinero & E.Z. Money --Justin Credible b Sandman --In an impromptu return match, Sandman b Credible (thanks to Matt Goswick) **Jasmin is auctioning off the underwear and dress she wore at ECW's Guilty As Charged 2001 PPV. To get all the information, head over to Jasminsasylum.com. (Cred: 1wrestling) __________________ [In other news...] **GETWELLNICOLE.COM reports Nicole Bass is continuing to do much better. She is now able to eat soft foods and the IV that was in her neck has been removed. The cyst on her pancreas is shrinking and an x- ray has revealed she has no ulcers. Nicole is in good spirits. If you want to donate and help out with her hospital bills, or just want to send a get well message, check out GETWELLNICOLE.COM. **The Jan. 23rd edition of "The National Enquirer" has an amazing 30 page feature dubbed 'Everything you wanted to know about Wrestling.' Some of the stories include: - Scott Hall's legal troubles, Buff Bagwell, Davey Boy Smith and the Big Bossman's America's Most Wanted feature from last year - The death of Bruiser Brody - Wrestling Divorces - The relation between Porn Mistresses and wrestling - Photos of the "best bodies" in wrestling (both male and female) - Nicole Bass's health problems - A wrestling Hall of Fame roll call - Deaths in wrestling, with the Von Erichs and Owen Hart - A behind the scenes look - A look at how pro wrestlers learn their trade - Wrestlers and acting (Cred: website, SLAM!) ______________________________________________________________________ [Article] WWF suing lawyer for libel FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - One of the youngest defendants ever to face an adult murder trial in Florida has a novel defense in the beating death of a 6-year-old family friend: Pro wrestling made me do it. Nobody disputes that then-12-year-old Lionel Tate smashed in Tiffany Eunick's skull. But the boy's attorney contends it was an accident that resulted from an intellectually immature youth imitating the wrestlers he watched on television. The World Wrestling Federation is suing the lawyer for libel. Tiffany's death was one of at least four cases in 1999 in which pro wrestling was blamed when one child killed another. Opening statements are scheduled Tuesday in Lionel's first-degree murder trial. If the boy, now 13, is convicted of first-degree murder he faces life behind bars without the possibility of parole until he is 38. Jurors also could convict him on a lesser homicide charge. Prosecutors offered a plea deal that would have sent Lionel to a juvenile facility for three years followed by 10 years' probation. But he rejected it on the advice of his attorney, Jim Lewis, who said his client isn't guilty of any crime. "This was a horrible accident," Lewis said. Lionel, who despite his age weighed 170 pounds when Tiffany died, has the intelligence of an 8-year-old, Lewis said. He says the boy didn't understand that professional wrestling is staged, and thought that if he body-slammed someone they would walk away unhurt, just like on TV. The lawyer plans to call psychologists to testify about Lionel's intelligence. Lewis tried to force such wrestling stars as Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Terry "Hulk Hogan" Bollea and Steve "Sting" Borden to testify about how their moves are staged, but Judge Joel Lazarus quashed their subpoenas. The judge also rejected Lewis' request to have psychologists testify about the effect of pro wrestling on children. Prosecutor Ked Padowitz wrote in court documents that Lionel never told anyone he was imitating wrestlers until a month after the girl's death. Instead, Lionel originally told detectives - in a recorded interview that will be played for jurors - that he and Tiffany were playing tag and watching cartoons at his home in suburban Pembroke Park. He said he picked her up and accidentally hit her head on a coffee table. Lionel's mother, a Florida Highway Patrol trooper, was upstairs taking a nap at the time of the death in the summer of 1999, police said. She and Tiffany's mother were longtime friends and often babysat for each other. No charges were filed against her. Jerry McDevitt, an attorney for the WWF, said the wrestling defense is Lewis' fabrication. The Connecticut-based federation, the nation's top pro wrestling organization, has filed a libel suit against Lewis, saying comments he made on national television and elsewhere defending Lionel have been false and defamatory. "This defense would be just a joke but for the tragic consequences of his client's actions," McDevitt said. "It's regrettable that when some juvenile delinquent commits a homicide that his attorney would try to make a television program the fall guy." The WWF consistently has some of the top cable television ratings. There have been no studies specifically on the impact of pro wrestling on children, said Dr. Howard Spivak, a Boston pediatrician who chaired an American Academy of Pediatrics task force on violence. But he said there have been more than 1,000 studies on how televised violence affects children, and most show that children who watch the most violence are the most violent. "There is reason to be seriously concerned," Spivak said. "Proponents of wrestling say that kids can differentiate between reality and fantasy, but we know that children are actually fairly old before they do that in any consistent way." Laurence DeGaris, a former Washington State University education professor who moonlights as a professional wrestler, believes it is wrong to blame pro wrestling for the actions of children. Most children can tell professional wrestling is fake, DeGaris said. If they can't, he said, it's up to their parents to keep them from watching. DeGaris, who studies the sociology of sports and now works for a Denver sports marketing company, said children have always played at wrestling but most know not to hurt the other person. Those who don't know have other psychological or anti-social problems, he said. "By the time children are 2 or 3 they know not to hurt other people," DeGaris said. "I certainly think a 12-year-old should know the difference between play fighting and hurting someone." (Yahoo! News) ______________________________________________________________________ [Card] Final WCW Sin card Here's the final SIN card for the Conceco Fieldhouse in Indiana: - 4 Way - World Heavyweight Title Sid Vicious vs. Jeff Jarrett vs. Mystery Opponent vs. Scott Steiner - Crusierweight Title Shane Helms vs. Chavo Guerrero Jr. - First Blood Match For The U.S. Heavyweight Title General Rection vs. The Franchise Shane Douglas - 3 Way Dance - Hardcore Title Crowbar With Daffney vs. Meng vs.Terry Funk - Goldberg And Sarge vs. Totally Buff - Tag Team Titles The NBT (Any Two Of The Thrillers) vs. The InSiders - For The Commissionership The Cat With Ms. Jones vs. Mike Sanders - Canadian Style Penalty Box Match The Filthy Animals vs. Team Canada * With Hacksaw Jim Duggan As Special Referee - Big Vito vs. Reno ______________________________________________________________________ [Column] Rounding The Squared Circle "THERE'S A NEW OLD KID ON THE BLOCK" OR "WELCOME TO EWCW - ERIC'S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING" The scene: The West coast offices (Production) of EWCW. The new President, Good Old Eric (GOE), is on the phone dialing his boss, the CEO of EWCW, in the East coast (Real Top Level Management) offices of EWCW. GOE: Good morning Boss. How's the weather in NY? Boss: It's 20 degrees and snowing like crazy. Took me three hours to get to work this morning. I got stuck three times. How the F do you think I am? GOE: Sorry to hear that. It's 85 degrees and sunny here in LA. Boss: Expletives deleted. GOE: Took me about the same to get here. The Freeways are murder. Living 5 miles away is a real b*tch. Listen, reason I called, I've got a hot new prospect that I'd like to sign. Boss: The guy any good? GOE: He's great! I see him as being a household name in less time than the Olympic guy, what's his name, McMahon has. Only thing is we need to act fast. McMahon is after him also. Boss: What'll it take to sign him? GOE: Well, he wont come cheap, but he's worth a 15 share in The Ratings. When you consider that, he's worth it. Boss: Like I said, what'll it take to sign him? GOE: I have a character and an angle all worked out in my mind for him. Boss: Damn, how many times do I have to ask you, what'll it take to sign him? GOE: I'll have him in Main Events within six months. Boss: Is your receiver working? Are you F'N deaf? What'll it take to sign him? GOE: If you think Goldberg was big, wait'll you see this guy. Boss: Am I speaking a foreign language? Don't you like your new job> For the last time, what'll it take to sign him? GOE: He's going to be the next Hogan. Boss: Listen you dumb b*stard. I'm tired of this crap. What'll it take to sign him? GOE: Why didn't you ask me in the first place. I've got the numbers right here. Like I said, he wont come cheap. I figure we need to offer him a guarantee contract, wi.. Boss: STOP right there. I thought I told you when we got into this, no guaranteed contracts. GOE: Yeah, but ... Boss: The only butt will be yours. Listen to my lips, NO GUARANTEED CONTRACTS. GOE: OK, OK I get the picture. But we are going to have to provide him with use of the company jet to get to and from matches. Boss: You got your own jet to provide him with? 'Cause that's the only way he's going to get to use one. GOE: (Mumbles under breath) Damn. Boss; WHAT WAS THAT? GOE: Nothing boss, must be noise on the line. OK, then we have to provide him with first class where he flies. Boss: How about a shiny new bicycle? GOE: I guess first class is out then. Boss: Mighty perceptive of you. What's next? How much/ GOE: We need to provide him with use of a Limo whenever he travels. Boss: (After picking himself up off the floor laughing) Walking will be great for his conditioning. GOE: No limo? Boss: Damn, you're getting good at this. How much? GOE: I promised him the penthouse at the best hotel in every city, a private dressing room with food and whatever else he needs for all shows. Boss: How about he shares a room at Motel Six, dresses and showers with the rest of the guys. But to show you I'm not all about saying no, I'll go for free coffee after the show. How much? GOE: Before I get to money, I also promised him that we would hook him up with his choice of musical directors to write his entrance music. Boss: How about you bring your stero and he can pick anything he wants from your collection. Let's see, where were we? Oh yeah, how much? GOE: There's just one more thing before I get to the money part. I told him that with our connections, we would be willing to commit to a six movie deal, with no more than three being Made For TV one. Boss: You own a camcorder? That's the only movies he's going to be making movies. How much? GOE: I've got it right here. He'll do 40 NITRO's and 40 Thunder's a year, and be on at least 10 PPV's. With a workload like that, I know you'll be happy with the offer I made. (Hesitates) Boss: Well, I'm waiting. GOE: Here it is. Bottom line. I said we'll go for a flat million, that is unless McMahon tops it. If that happens, we'll have to rethink it. How's that sound? (Deal silence. Followed by a loud click) GOE: Boss? Boss? You there? Hello. Damn, I lost him. GOE: (To himself) He must have liked the numbers; he didn't shoot them down like the other stuff. Meanwhile, back in the East coast offices of EWCW Boss: (Dials his phone) Other end: Hello Boss: Vince, listen. I need you to drop whatever you're doing and catch the next plane to LA. GOE is still in LaLa Land, and not just because he's in LA. Here's what we're going to do ..... Visit My Home Page At: http://members.aol.com/samjerry ______________________________________________________________________ [Parting Chair Shot] Remember, tell your friends about nWN - naidO's Wrestling News today! **Missed any TV Shows? 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