______________________________________________________________________ __ __ __ __ _ ____ | | | | | \ | | | |/ _ \ | | | | | \ | | | / \ | | |/\| | | \| | | | | | | | | |\ | | | | | | /\ | | | \ | |__| |_| |__/ \__| |__| \__| [ n a i d O ' s - W r e s t l i n g - N e w s ] Edition 255 January 26, 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] XFL Broadcast Announce Teams Named **Parting chair shot ______________________________________________________________________ [Note from naidO] Hello to those just joining. Tell your friends about the BEST newsletter around to subscribe today! Click for the SmackDown results: http://www.naidosworld.com/tvsmackdown.html And for the first tiem in a long time... Click for the BYTE THIS report featuring Steve Austin: http://www.naidosworld.com/bytethis.html - Well, today is my birthday and I couldn't have gotten a better surprise than King Kong Bundy himself calling ME up. What a treat. I was in total markdom for the first few seconds but came back down to earth afterward. What a morning, the rest of the day can only get worse from here on out, but it won't ;-) **Until tomorrow, enjoy this latest edition of nWN! - naidO nWN Founder - http://www.geocities.com/naidosnews ______________________________________________________________________ [TOP NEWS STORY] A Minneapolis paper has gotten Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura upset because they plan to run a comic strip parodying Ventura and his office. Entitled "VenturaLand", the strip will appear in the St Paul Pioneer Press, which has always been very critical of the ex-wrestler turned governor. Ventura says that he isn't worried about the criticism of him and his policies in the comic, but whether or not it is a trademark infringement. Ventura's private attorney David Bradley Olsen said Ventura will sue if the strip moves from political commentary into the realm of commercial venture. The cartoonist who will be drawing the strip, Kevin Lengah, 47, voted for Ventura in the election and claims he is not out to bash the governor. (Yahoo! News) ______________________________________________________________________ [News from The WWF] **The WWF has published a feature article on The Dudley Boyz and their rise to the top of the WWF tag team division. To read the interview, click http://www.wwf.com/news/headlines/1030075 **The WWF has published new revealing photos of Trish Stratus over at WWFDivas.com **As announced on Smackdown, it is now official that Stone Cold Steve Austin will face Triple H one last time at No Way Out. The official 'contract signing' will take place on RAW this coming Monday. **Another match that has been talked about for the 2/25 PPV is Rikishi and Haku vs. The Undertaker and Kane. However, that match could happen before the PPV, so stay tuned for updates. (Cred: lwn, wwf.com) _______________ [News from WCW] **WCW.COM is reporting both Mike Modest and Chris Daniels have signed with WCW and are looking forward to working with the company. **WCW Thunder for 1/24 had a 2.2 composite rating off hours of 2.3 and 2.1. This is the same rating the show posted last week. An interesting thing to note is the show dropped in the ratings the closer it got to the main event. **Christopher Daniels will be used as a stunt double during the filming of the new Spiderman movie. **Although his rehabilitation is going well, Disqo has still not fully recovered from his back injury and is not ready to return to in- ring action yet. Another evaluation by his doctor is scheduled for early February. **Kwee-Wee, and his alter-ego Angry Allen, will be joining WCW's cruiserweight division in the near future. **After the Cruiserweight Countdown Match on Thunder, Rey Mysterio Jr. had a sore elbow and Elix Skipper was feeling pain in his left knee. The severity of the injuries is currently unknown. **Tickets for the upcoming New Orleans NITRO go on sale to the general public on Saturday January 27. Internet fans can take advantage of a special early onsale by going to TICKETMASTER.COM on Friday January 26. (Cred: wcw.com, ultimo, 1wrestling, dave meltzer) _______________ [News from ECW] **ECWwrestling.com has just added a brand new set of Perv Pics. This new set features photos of the ECW women from Atlanta. To see them, head on over to ECWwrestling.com. **In the lastest edition of IT'S GOOD TO BE KING, Steve Corino addresses the rumors of his status with Extreme Championship Wrestling, looks at wrestling Greg Valentine, the US criminal system and more. Check out the latest from the King of Old School now at www.SteveCorino.com! **The inNOVAtor is back with an update on his ear injury, the differences between Nova old and new, the origins of his new theme music, his take on ECW and more! Check out Nova's new commentary now at www.NovaECW.com! (Cred: ecw) __________________ [In other news...] **FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) -- A teen who said he accidentally killed a 6-year-old family friend while imitating pro wrestlers was convicted Thursday of first-degree murder. In three hours of deliberations, the Broward Circuit court jurors accepted the prosecution's contention that 13-year-old Lionel Tate intentionally stomped, punched and kicked Tiffany Eunick, which constituted child abuse. Under Florida law, the jurors did not have to conclude Tate meant the girl's July 1999 death to convict him, but only that his actions were intentional and abusive. Tate faces life without parole, although that could be commuted by the governor after hearing from the prosecutor. The teen does not face the death penalty because he is younger than 16. Prosecutor Ken Padowitz declined to say earlier Thursday what he would tell the governor. Tate, one of the youngest adult murder defendants in state history, showed no emotion when the verdict was announced, while his mother, Florida Highway Patrol trooper Kathleen Grossett-Tate, lowered her eyes. Later, Tate had tears on his face as deputies led him out of the courtroom. No one disputed that the 170-pounder, then 12, beat Tiffany to death on July 28, 1999, in the Pembroke Park home he shared with his mother, who was baby-sitting for the 48-pound girl. Grossett-Tate was asleep at the time. An autopsy showed Tiffany suffered a fractured skull, lacerated liver, broken rib, internal hemorrhaging and cuts and bruises. A few days after her death, Tate told police that he picked Tiffany up and accidentally hit her head against a table. He later made a videotape with a court-appointed psychologist where he claimed to have accidentally thrown Tiffany into a stair handrail and a wall while trying to throw her onto a sofa. The defense's own experts conceded that Tate's story would not have accounted for all of Tiffany's injuries, which one prosecution expert said were comparable to falling from a three-story building. Before trial, prosecutors offered Tate a three-year sentence plus 10 years' probation if he pleaded guilty to second-degree murder. In closing arguments Wednesday, Padowitz stressed intent to kill was not required for a guilty verdict. "He didn't have to wake up that morning and say 'I'm going to kill Tiffany Eunick,"' Padowitz said. "All that is required is that he intended to act, not that he intended the result." But Jim Lewis, Tate's attorney, said professional wrestling was the central issue in Tiffany's death. He said Tate is immature and didn't understand that pro wrestlers are trained to look like they beat each other without hurting each other. "He wanted to emulate them," Lewis said. "Like Batman and Superman, they were his heroes. He loved to play." Lewis asked that the judge allow the teen remain home, with an ankle monitor, until sentencing. But Circuit Judge Joel T. Lazarus rejected the request, noting that Tate was a felon. He put the boy in the custody of the sheriff and suggested he should be held at a juvenile detention center and not with the adult population at the county jail. (Cred: AP) ______________________________________________________________________ [Article] XFL Broadcast Announce Teams Named STAMFORD, Conn./PRNewswire The XFL today named the remaining talent for the inaugural-season telecasts on NBC, UPN and TNN. NBC will carry a live game in prime time every Saturday night at 8:00 p.m. (ET), while UPN and TNN will carry games on Sundays. On February 4, UPN will carry a game at 4:00 p.m. (ET), and then beginning on February 11, UPN will carry a live game at 7:00 p.m. (ET) and TNN will air a game at 4:00 p.m. (ET). The broadcast team for the main NBC game on Saturday nights is comprised of Matt Vasgersian on play-by-play, Jesse Ventura as analyst along with sideline reporters Mike Adamle and Fred Roggin. NBC will also have a crew at a second game on Saturday nights, with the availability to join that game live for cut-ins and updates. Jim Ross will handle play-by-play with Jerry Lawler as analyst and Jonathan Coachman on the sidelines. The team on UPN will be comprised of Chris Marlowe on play-by-play, Brian Bosworth on color, and Michael Barkann and Chris Wragge as sideline reporters. Craig Minervini will handle play-by-play for the TNN games, with Bob Golic providing analysis and Kip Lewis and Lee Reherman on the sidelines. "With personalities like Jesse Ventura and Brian Bosworth, we know our crews will bring great energy and excitement to XFL telecasts," said XFL President Basil V. DeVito, Jr. "We expect fans will truly enjoy their unique broadcasting styles." The XFL is a new professional football league jointly owned by World Wrestling Federating Entertainment, Inc., and NBC. The league has eight teams including the Birmingham Thunderbolts, Chicago Enforcers, Las Vegas Outlaws, Los Angeles Xtreme, Memphis Maniax, New York/New Jersey Hitmen, Orlando Rage and the San Francisco Demons. The league's inaugural season kicks off on February 3, 2001. Each team will play 10 regular-season games, with playoff games taking place on April 14 and 15, and the league's championship game, "The Big Game At The End," set for April 21 at 8:00 p.m. (ET), live on NBC. (Yahoo! News) ______________________________________________________________________ [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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