______________________________________________________________________ __ __ __ __ _ ____ | | | | | \ | | | |/ _ \ | | | | | \ | | | / \ | | |/\| | | \| | | | | | | | | |\ | | | | | | /\ | | | \ | |__| |_| |__/ \__| |__| \__| [ n a i d O ' s - W r e s t l i n g - N e w s ] Edition 313 March 26, 2001 "I get the news, so you don't have to." http://groups.yahoo.com/group/naidoswrestlingnews ______________________________________________________________________ [Official newsletter & complement to:] http://www.naidOsWorld.com To subscribe: naidoswrestlingnews-subscribe@yahoogroups.com To unsubscribe: naidoswrestlingnews-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com ______________________________________________________________________ [Table of contents] **Note from naidO **TOP NEWS STORY **Latest news from the WWF, WCW & ECW **[Article] Ebersol: XFL on thin ice **Parting chair shot **Affiliates ______________________________________________________________________ [Note from naidO] Hello to those just joining. Tell your friends about the BEST newsletter around to subscribe today! - Well, D-Day is here. Raw/Nitro (I'm sure you'll know this by the end of the day) is going to be on the air! I'm sure it'll be tremendous but take heed, enjoy it while it lasts! Hope they don't do everything at once. - naidO nWN Founder - http://www.geocities.com/naidosnews ______________________________________________________________________ [TOP NEWS STORY] Dave Scherer just got word from Panama City that any comments people see on the net attributed to Scott Steiner from a website called BigPoppaPump.com should not be taken seriously. Steiner told people at the company hotel that he doesn't run the site, doesn't know who runs the site, is not affiliated with it, and has no input or control over it. Basically, the guy running the site and making statements is doing so as a fan, and doesn't speak for Steiner. And speaking of Steiner, he is still experiencing no feeling in his left leg below the knee, but will be at Nitro tonight. Here's what was on Steiner's site: Black Monday In protest of World Championship Wrestling's decision to have Scott Steiner lose to Booker T on the final WCW Monday Nitro, Big Poppa Pump .com is temporarily closing it's doors. Booker T has already signed a contract with the WWF. Big Poppa Pump has not. WCW and the WWF cannot have the World HeavyWeight Championship belt in the hands of someone who may or may not work for the new company. In other words, Big Poppa Pump will be handing over the belt to Booker T. Better Booker T than Hollywood Hogan! The best part of this whole situation is the fact that NOBODY controls Scott Steiner. Nobody. You never know...maybe Big Poppa Pump will "forget" how the match is supposed to end. Fans of The Big Bad Booty Daddy should always remember who the true final World HeavyWeight Champion of the WCW is. NWO forever! ______________________________________________________________________ [News from The WWF] **Former ECW World Heavyweight champion Jerry Lynn made his official World Wrestling Federation debut Sunday at the promotion's Baltimore Arena house show. Lynn defeated Essa Rios with a tornado DDT. **Official RAW preview: Just six days remain until the biggest show in World Wrestling Federation history -- WrestleMania X-Seven. And all the elements are in place for a BLOCKBUSTER episode of RAW, tonight at 9/8 CT on TNN! Stone Cold Steve Austin and The Rock are both expected to be at the Gund Arena tonight for RAW, and after the explosions we saw last Thursday on SmackDown!, the Rattlesnake and the Brahma Bull will no doubt be gunning for each other just six days before WrestleMania! The Undertaker and Triple H are also expected in Cleveland tonight -- and after the Taker's bloodbath on Thursday, there's no doubt that Dead Man Inc. will be aiming for the Game! In another development, the Internet has been buzzing with rumors ever since Friday's announcement that the World Wrestling Federation has purchased WCW. Tonight will be the last night of the famed "Monday Night Wars" -- and if even some of the rumors on the Net are true, then you can't miss tonight's show! It all goes down from the Gund Arena in Cleveland, LIVE at 9/8 CT on TNN -- just six days before WrestleMania! **Look for someone (possibly a former ECW or WCW talent) to join the Hardy Boys to even out the Tables, Ladders and Chairs match at WrestleMania. Spike Dudley has already sided with the Dudley Boys and Rhino has aligned himself with Edge, Christian. **Shane McMahon will be appearing on Nitro tonight. Most likely he will be teaming with Ric Flair as the WCW angle is merged with the Shane and Vince McMahon feud. (Cred: wwf.com, SLAM! Wrestling, 1wrestling) _______________ [News from WCW] **Only three matches are set in concrete for the final Nitro on TNT. They are: - Title vs Title Scott Steiner (World Champion) vs Booker T (United States Champion) - Rick Steiner vs Shane Douglas - Bam Bam Bigelow vs Shawn Stasiak If Bigelow wins, he gets to tattoo Stasiak. Every other WCW title will be on the line. If any more matches are announced, this preview will be updated. Now, more information that isn't 100% confirmed: Some sort of interaction with the WWF will take place. Eric Bischoff announced last week that he would be in attendance. It remains to be seen if that happens, especially with the events of last week. **At this hour, reports indicate that Eric Bischoff may not even bother showing up for Monday Nitro anymore, but this statement should be regarded as a rumor for the time being. Reports are also saying that Bischoff is still considering putting together a national promotion with the wrestlers who will be cut from WCW, and will be left with no place to go. **Predictably, the mood around the final Nitro of the AOL Time Warner era is a mixture of sadness, and anger. There are people who have been working in wrestling for decades that will see their run in the business end with tonight's show, and that is a sad and sobering moment for anyone to have to come to grips with. Many of the people in Florida view Brad Siegel as public enemy number one. The way he has handled the sale situation, callously and without any empathy for how it affected the people involved, has infuriated those involved in the company. No one is buying the story that wrestling was canceled on Turner networks because it "wasn't upscale enough". It's becoming obvious to everyone that AOL wanted the WWF to buy WCW. Now, the rumor going around is that Siegel will not even be at the meeting at the Power Plant on Wednesday. The word being used to describe him is "gutless". Also, the latest word I am getting on who will be at Nitro tonight is that Gerald Brisco and Bruce Prichard will supposedly be there, but Kevin Kelly won't. The other big rumor is that a McMahon will be there, with most people thinking it will be Shane. **At this point, no buildings have been booked for WCW TV tapings by the WWF nor is a start date official. They are hopeful of announcing the start date at Monday night's Nitro. **Time Warner has already formed its plan for buying out the remainder of WCW's guaranteed contracts. A key source tells PWTorch.com that the plan has basically been divided into three categories: (1) Wrestlers who are making less than $500,000 per year will be offered 70 cents on the dollar. (2) Wrestlers who make more than $500,000 per year but less than $1.5 million will be offered 40 cents on the dollar. (3) Wrestlers who make more than $1.5 million per year will be offered 30 cents on the dollar. Keep in mind, the wrestlers do have the right to turn down these offers and thus collect the remainder of their guaranteed pay. (Cred: lwn, 1wrestling, wcw.com) _______________ [News from ECW] **Still no news regarding the announcers for the new promotion but with Joey Styles having sued the company over the Steve Austin video a couple of years ago and Don Callis not having left under the best terms, nobody expects the ECW PPV announce crew (who many consider the top team in the business and would probably be the best choice) to get the call. (Cred: pwtorch.com) __________________ [In other news...] **Nothing. Check the article below. (Cred: ) ______________________________________________________________________ [Column] Ebersol: XFL on thin ice WASHINGTON (AP) - NBC Sports president Dick Ebersol is considering pulling the plug on the XFL if ratings don't improve during the new football league's playoffs games next month, The Washington Post reported. "We all want to see it work," Ebersol said Sunday at The Players Championship golf tournament in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., for the interview published in Monday's editions. "The evidence through 75 percent of the regular season is not promising," Ebersol said. "We have a two-year commitment ... but it's going to have to show a marked swing in the ratings in the postseason for it to have a real shot beyond this year, just from an advertising standpoint." Overnight ratings from Saturday night's Las Vegas-Los Angeles XFL game on NBC drew a 2.1 rating, the same overnight as a week ago. The national number, released last Thursday, was a 1.6, the lowest-rated show in prime-time history. This week's national number also is expected to drop from the overnight rating. "A decision on whether to go or not go would be made no later than the end of April," Ebersol said. The XFL, an offshoot of the World Wrestling Federation, has a two- year agreement with NBC that also included the broadcast company spending $100 million during the first two seasons. (Yahoo! News) ______________________________________________________________________ [Parting Chair Shot] Remember, tell your friends about nWN - naidO's Wrestling News today! **Missed any TV Shows? 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