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Website// http://www.geocities.com/naidosnews Subscribe// naidoswrestlingnews-subscribe@yahoogroups.com Unsubscribe// naidoswrestlingnews-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com ====================================================================== Table of Contents//=================================================== naidO's daily note TOP HEADLINE Latest news & notes from the WWF, WCW & the rest of pro-wrestling Article// Rock in Ebony excerpt Remember... Affiliates ====================================================================== naidO's daily note//================================================== Hello to you and to those just joining. Tell your friends about the BEST newsletter around to subscribe today. Enjoy this latest edition of nWN! -Enjoy this slow news day...wait, slow newsWEEK! LOVE THE NEWSLETTER? PLEASE TELL A FRIEND TO JOIN! Thanks for reading. naidO// ====================================================================== TOP HEADLINE//======================================================== -Official SmackDown! preview: Four title matches, a showdown between two former World Wrestling Federation Champions, and the final two King of the Ring qualifying matches will highlight this Thursday's episode of UPN's SmackDown! In a huge grudge match stemming out of Monday's RAW, Kurt Angle battles the Undertaker. Although Angle's not the stalker, his harsh words towards Sara have angered the Dead Man, who will be out for payback this Thursday! You like title matches? You got 'em this Thursday! Chris Benoit and Chris Jericho will defend the Tag Team Championship against seven- time former champions Edge & Christian, plus Kane puts the Intercontinental Title on the line against Albert of X-Factor. Also, Test challenges Rhyno for the Hardcore Title, and Matt Hardy defends the European Championship against the returning K-Kwik! Plus, the two final spots for the King of the Ring tournament will be filled this Thursday! All the pieces are in place for a monstrous episode of SmackDown!, this Thursday on UPN! Check your local listings for time and channel! Source// wwf.com ====================================================================== News from the WWF//=================================================== -Jim Ross answers your questions this Friday The voice of the World Wrestling Federation -- Jim Ross -- will be our guest this Friday on Byte This! If you have any questions for the man in the black Resistol hat, give him a call beginning at 4 p.m. ET at 1-888-LIVEWWF, or e-mail him at bytethis@wwf.com -WWF.COM has a great article up about Chris Benoit and the supposed "glass ceiling." The article talks about some of Benoit's more recent matches and includes comments from the Dynamite Kid (via his book), Kurt Angle, Benoit himself, and others. To check it out, click http://www.wwf.com/news/headlines/1061369 -Chris Jericho's latest commentary is now available on his website at ChrisJericho.com. This week, Chris talks about his new theme music that will debut on RAW this Monday, news on Fozzy, and more! Click to read, http://www.chrisjericho.com/commentary.htm -Entertainment Tonight reported yesterday that Chyna has a role in Touchstone Pictures' upcoming comedy, 'Frank McKlusky C.I.'. She will be playing a character named "Freeda". ET describes her character as a "menacing gatekeeper of the company's classified files with a very unique fashion sense." Scott Baio and Dolly Parton also stars in the feature that will be in theaters next year. She did a full interview at ET's website, which you can read by clicking http://www.etonline.com/celebrity/a3701.htm -WWF's latest CD fell off the top 200 charts after 15 weeks in the listings that came out today. The CD had sold about 565,000 copies, which is a strong total overall, but far less than almost all the recent CD's the company has put out with entrance music. The reasons are a combination of the declining popularity of pro wrestling as well as not as many major stars entrance themes being on the new release as compared with previous ones. -Perry and Terri host HEAT this Sunday If you're in the New York area this Sunday, swing by this weekend for Sunday Night HEAT, featuring guest hosts Perry Saturn and the sexy Terri! With the way he's been acting lately, who knows what Perry will be up to this Sunday live at 7/6 CT on MTV! -Federation Superstars autograph car for charity event The World Wrestling Federation sponsored a car for the Stamford Downtown charity event. Federation Superstars autographed the car and contributed their handprints to create an authentic Federation vehicle. To read about it, click http://www.wwf.com/news/headlines/1059012 Source// wwf.com, etonline, 1wrestling ====================================================================== News from WCW//======================================================= -Despite his statements to the contrary, Dave Scherer reports that the WWF has signed Kanyon to compete in the new WCW. Source// 1Wrestling ====================================================================== News from the rest of pro-wrestling//================================= -There is currently an article on Electronic Media that focuses on the WWF's lawsuit against the PTC. To read it, click http://www.emonline.com/advertise/061101wwf.html Source// AP ====================================================================== Aricle//============================================================= Rock in Ebony excerpt Five years ago, he was a down-and-out semi-pro football player who slept on a dirty mattress and had only $7 to his name. Today, at the tender age of 29, Dwayne Douglas Johnson (aka the Rock) is one of the most recognizable athletes since Michael Jordan. His image is plastered on everything from T-shirts and Web sites to Halloween masks. He has penned a New York Times best seller, The Rock Says…, and reportedly earns $15 million a year. He is currently featured in Universal's The Mummy Returns as the villainous assassin Scorpion King, and is also starring in the scheduled prequel to the Mummy series, The Scorpion King. The word in Hollywood is that the sculpted, athletic sex symbol is America's next great action hero-- but WWF fans knew that long ago. Laying "the smackdown" is what the Rock does best. At 6-foot-4 and 270 pounds, he is mountainous and mesmerizing. And when he enters a sports arena, wearing nothing but black boots, black briefs, and the signature Brahma Bull (after his zodiac sign, Taurus) tattoo on his 22-inch bicep, the crowd of wrestling fans goes wild. For the Rock and his fans, wrestling is entertainment, and he is known for taking the excitement to the next level. The Rock came by his wrestling credentials earnestly and honestly. He's a third-generation wrestler, born of a Samoan mom, Ata Maivia, and the Black wrestling great Rocky Johnson. The Rock's maternal grandfather, the late High Chief Peter Maivia, was a Samoan wrestler who wore long silky hair and tattoos of his homeland over much of his body. These two men instilled a passion for greatness into the young Dwayne Johnson. They taught the once feisty and uncontrolled teen a healthy work ethic, survival skills and the method behind the madness of wrestling. Inside the ring, he is "The People's Champion" the arrogant, feisty, profane and unapologetic professional wrestler. Outside the ring, he is Dwayne, the Rock's alter ego, an affable, genuinely humble, respectful and alluring gentleman. "I taught my son that when he's inside the ring, he's The Rock, and anything goes," says father Rocky Johnson. "But outside the ring he's Dwayne Johnson, and to always remember that." The Rock is now set to claim his destiny as the most electrifying athlete and actor the world has ever seen. "I want to do more in the WWF, says the Rock. "I want to do more in the movie industry. Ultimately, I want to be the most electrifying man in sports entertainment, period." http://www.ebony.com/ ====================================================================== Remember...=========================================================== -Remember that if you've missed any TV Shows, PPV's or more? Go to the following links to read the results. 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