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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 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! -4.3 million. Somewhere, someone's laughing, and it's Vince McMahon. Why would 4.3 million make Vince laugh? That's what he bought WCW for. A piddly 4.3 million. To think that Bischoff was offering 33 mil? LOVE THE NEWSLETTER? PLEASE TELL A FRIEND TO JOIN! Thanks for reading. naidO// ====================================================================== TOP HEADLINE//======================================================== Yahoo! has posted the WWFE's annual report for the past year. The most important thing to come out of the report was that the WWF listed the purchase of WCW being bought for around $4.3 million, which is about 10 times cheaper than Eric Bischoff's original purchase price with the Fusient brand. To read the annual report, click http://biz.yahoo.com/e/010727/wwf.html Source// Ultimo & Yahoo ====================================================================== News from the WWF//=================================================== -At this stage, the planned double main event for SummerSlam is Steve Austin vs. The Rock for the WWF Championship, and DDP vs. The Undertaker. There are also rumors of Kurt Angle being thrown into the WWF Title mix to make it a 3-way match, however they are only rumors at this stage. -According to WWF.com, Test will be hosting RAW tonight live from WWF NY, while Scotty 2 Hotty will guest host Sunday Night Heat next week also live from WWF NY. -World Wrestling Federation officials confirmed last week that the company is negotiating to bring WrestleMania XVIII to Toronto. If and when the deal gets done, the Federation's large contingent of Canadian superstars would be ecstatic. Click to read the article, http://www.wwf.com/news/headlines/1071197 -TNN is promoting Rock's return in almost every commercial break for tonight on Raw. TNN is looking to break their record which was set on April 2 (5.67) for a show headlined by the Rock vs. Austin Wrestlemania rematch in a cage. Main event on the show is Angle defending WCW title against Booker Source// SLAM!, The Law, Dave Meltzer ====================================================================== News from WCW-ECW//=================================================== -The Rock isn't the only one with a new movie, Stacy Keibler will be appearing in the movie "Bubble Boy" this summer. The movie is due out in theatres on August 24th. -WCW.com has posted an article on the new WCW US champion, Chris Kanyon, and Kanyon's comments on his new title. To read the article, click http://www.wcw.com/news/072701/kanyon1.html -Tommy Dreamer was pulled from his appearance at Jabroni's Wrestling Store in Winnipeg on Friday because the WWF wanted him to work the house shows on the weekend. Source// The Law, WCW, SLAM! ====================================================================== News from the rest of pro-wrestling//================================= -Sandman couldn't be happier about MECW starting up near the end of the year. SLAM! caught up with The Sandman to talk all about it. To read it, click http://www.canoe.ca/SlamWrestlingBiosS/sandman_30jul01- can.html -Some of the bigger names that wrestled in Puerto Rico in the IWA (WWF-affiliated show) over the weekend include Godfather, Super Crazy, Crash Holly, Big Show, Test, Tiger Ali Singh, Los Boricuas, Dutch Mantel and Diamond Dallas Page. At that show, Crash pinned Super Crazy to become the IWA Puerto Rico Jr. Title -It looks like Atsushi Onita is a senator. The Los Angeles Times yesterday actually had a story on pro wrestlers running for office in Japan based on the campaigning of Satoru Sayama, who it appears didn't get elected. -The Iron Sheik will be performing stand-up tonight during open mike night at Caroline's Comedy Club on Broadway in New York City. Source// 1Wrestling, SLAM! Wrestling, Ultimo ====================================================================== 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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