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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// WWF magazines to deliver content visa CD Rom Comment// So Why Don't They? 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 RAW people. It should be interesting as it's right in WCW's yard so to speak. Will WCW be booed, or cheered hard? We'll see tonight. LOVE THE NEWSLETTER? PLEASE TELL A FRIEND TO JOIN! Thanks for reading. naidO// ====================================================================== TOP HEADLINE//======================================================== -Official Raw is war preview: Last week on SmackDown!, WCW star Diamond Dallas Page shocked the sports-entertainment world when he brutally assaulted WCW owner Shane McMahon! As a result of that altercation, a Street Fight has been signed for tonight's episode of RAW IS WAR, at 9/8 CT on TNN! RAW will emanate live from the Phillips Arena in Atlanta -- the former home of WCW -- and there's bound to be an explosion when the Boy Wonder meets the Master of the Diamond Cutter in a Street Fight! We all know what Shane has done in past matches -- so you don't want to miss tonight's episode of RAW! With Invasion looming on the horizon -- just 13 days from now on Pay- Per-View -- the top stars of the World Wrestling Federation and WCW will be jockeying for position on the first-ever WWF vs. WCW supercard! Anything can happen -- and probably will -- when RAW IS WAR airs LIVE from the former home of WCW, tonight at 9/8 CT on TNN! *DirecTV Raw preview: Hour 1=The task of integrating the WCW into the WWF depends on finding a new WCW Comissioner Hour 2=The integration of the WCW into the WWF turns into a flat out invasion *TV Guide's RAW preview: Scheduled: The problem of integrating the WCW into the WWF grows problematic as the new WCW Comissioner turns McMahon's "integration" into a "WCW Invasion." From Philips Arena in Atlanta. Source// WWF.com ====================================================================== News from the WWF//=================================================== -Lita's video is now on sale at the WWF Shopzone, to check it out, click http://www.wwfshopzone.com/product.asp?pf%5Fid=00418&dept% 5Fid=21 -In case you missed it on Heat, the WWF announced that the Street Fight between Dallas Page and Shane McMahon will be the opening match on Raw. -Entertainment Weekly online (http://www.ew.com) yesterday had a brief item on the decline of Smackdown ratings this summer. They blamed the ratings drop on the absence of The Rock. You can read the article by clicking http://www.ew.com/ew/report/0,6115,166575~3~0~smackdownretrenches,00.h tml -While Rob Van Dam has signed with the WWF, it has been said that he may debut tonight and may not. Apparently, the only thing standing in the way now is a mandatory physical which is required by law to wrestle in the US. It is still not known if he'll debut for WCW or the WWF. Source// WWF.com, WrestlingObserver ====================================================================== News from WCW//======================================================= -The Law reported last night on their radio show that Stacy Keibler called the WWF offices over the weekend to pass up on doing house shows because her and her friends planned to go to the beach. Her argument was that she had the trip planned for months. I guess those three months waiting for the invasion were pretty hectic. -Judy Bagwell was also in contact with the WWF offices late last week to tell them that her son was still sore after the stiff powerbomb and clothesline from Faarooq and Bradshaw gave him on Tuesday (this happened after the cameras went dark). Buff was notoriously known to ditch house shows in the old WCW. -Unconfirmed rumors have Vince McMahon meeting with Bill Goldberg today in Atlanta. Source// The law ====================================================================== News from the rest of pro-wrestling//================================= -Nothing to report at this time Source// ====================================================================== Article//============================================================= WWF magazines to deliver content visa CD Rom Uncommon Media Group, inc. and World Wrestling Federation Entertainment Partner for New Media Venture NEW YORK and STAMFORD, Conn., July 9 /PRNewswire/ -- World Wrestling Federation Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: WWF) has established a partnership with Uncommon Media Group, inc. (OTC: UMDA) to extend the editorial and advertising content of its two monthly publications, WWF Magazine and Raw Magazine, to 'virtual pages' via CD-ROM. Launching with the November 2001 issue of WWF Magazine, Uncommon Media Group, inc. will develop and distribute an interactive CD-ROM to the more than seven million fans who read World Wrestling Federation branded magazines annually. After the initial distribution, subscribers of the magazines will receive a collectable Uncommon CD-ROM each month bundled with their magazine, with up to four additional CD-ROMs coming out each year. "We're thrilled to have one of our debut CD's partnered with the World Wrestling Federation," said Lawrence Gallo, Chairman/CEO of Uncommon Media Group, inc. "We're confident that World Wrestling Federation fans and advertisers alike will benefit from this breakthrough method of delivery for new videos, catalogs, music, fashion and more." "We're always looking for new and creative ways to deliver the World Wrestling Federation brand to our fans," said Stuart Snyder, President and COO of WWFE. "This program will allow our fans to interact with the World Wrestling Federation on many levels including our new media ventures, new consumer product launches, and new music and video tracks from our SmackDown! Records label. We also view this as an opportunity to reach potential new fans by partnering with Uncommon Media to provide content on CD-ROMs being distributed through targeted publications other than our own." ====================================================================== Comment//============================================================= SO, WHY DON'T THEY...? (Off-the-Wall Ideas and Predictions) by ~*Laine*~ - Week of July 9, 2001 ~"A Marriage of Convenience"~ "Hey, isn't that...?" "What's she doing here?" "I thought she..." The door to the dressing room closed behind her, leaving the questions unanswered. Overheard: "What are YOU doing here?" Soft laughter. "You know what I'm doing here. Don't pretend you don't want it, either... if anyone knows you, it's me." Silence... grudging sigh. "As much as I hate to admit it, you're right. But... what do you want with me?" "We need each other. We could both benefit from this... think about it." "Well... We'll turn some heads, that's for sure. And probably make a few bucks along the way." "Now you're talking my language." ** The buzz around the backstage area was that someone all-too-familiar had been showing her face lately... but no one could figure out why. They would understand soon enough... At the beginning of Raw, as the fireworks died down and the crowd sat on the edge of their seats, none other than Stephanie McMahon- Helmsley appeared at the top of the ramp, looking more smug than ever as she waited for her music to abate. "I'm here to announce a new partnership in the WWF," she said, a self- satisfied smile touching her lips. "I've waited long enough for Hunter to get off his ass... I'm tired of waiting in the wings while everyone else climbs the ladder. I'm too rich, beautiful, and damn IMPORTANT to be stuck at home because of someone else's injury... that's why I'm here to announce my new partner in crime..." Her smile widened coyly. "Among other things. You all know him well." "This is a test..." Stunned silence from the crowd greeted the entrance of the tall, imposing man who took his place next to Stephanie, slipping a possessive arm around her waist as though none of the events of the past year and a half had taken place. "Don't look so surprised," Test, taking the microphone, said with a grin. "It makes perfect sense. Stephanie needed somebody young and healthy, somebody on his way up in the company, to boost her career." "And they've been teasing a push for Andrew for months now, but nothing has been happening," Stephanie added smoothly. "He needed someone extremely powerful in his corner... someone with many assets and talents at her disposal. I, on the other hand, needed somebody with potential... virility... stamina..." Sending a sultry glance Test's way, she continued, "And besides... who wants to play with a broken game?" ...and the rest is up to the WWF writers! Until next week -- "dreamlike crazy..." ====================================================================== 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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