===================================================================== ===================================================================== ____ ___ ____ ___ ____ / /\/ /\/ /\ / \ / /\ __ ___ / / / / / / / / \ / / / / \/ \ / / / / / / / / \/ / / / \ / \/ / / / / / / / / /\ /\ / / / / / / /\ / / / / / / / / /\ \/ / / / / /\ / / / / / / / / / /\ / / / / / \ / / /____/ /___/ / /___/ / \_____/ / /___/ / /__/ / \____\/\___\/ \___\/ \____\/ \___\/ \__\/ n a i d O ' s W r e s t l i n g N e w s Edition// 515 Date// October 23, 2001 Motto// "Continuing to get the news so you don't have to." 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// STATEMENT FROM ERIC BISCHOFF 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! -Click for the NO MERCY PPV results: http://www.naidosworld.com/results_nm01.html Note that there was an extra ".html" in yesterday's newsletter. I hope you all caught it. If not, today's link is okay. -Click for the RAW results: http://www.naidosworld.com/tvraw.html -Raw was an interesting show in that Survivor Series' main event has already been booked. That's odd. The match itself is not know, but it will most likely be like the inaugural brawl from InVasion. Whether the WWF does away with WCW for good or actually give's it remains to be seen. Should make for interesting TV though. LOVE THE NEWSLETTER? PLEASE TELL A FRIEND TO JOIN! Thanks for reading. naidO// ===================================================================== -American Red Cross relief Information To make a blood donation, call (800) GIVE-LIFE or contact your local blood service organization. To help the victims of this and other disasters with a financial contribution, call (800) HELP-NOW. You can also mail donations -- designating "Disaster Relief Fund" on the memo line of the check -- to the American Red Cross, PO Box 37243, Washington DC 20013. ===================================================================== TOP HEADLINE//======================================================= -Former ECW star Chilly Willy is doing his part. "Everybody's Favorite Homeboy" has enlisted for three years in the United States Army. Willy will be leaving on 11/1 for Fort Benning in Georgia. Willy will be there for 16 weeks at which point he will be sent to Fort Drum in New York. When reached to confirm the story on Monday afternoon, the former tough man contest winner was more interested in thanking those who had helped him in the wrestling industry. "I would like to thank Paul Heyman for my chance in ECW and Tommy Dreamer for the shot he gave me. I'd like to thank CW Anderson for the training and his friendship. I would also like to thank all the guys in ECW who I worked with and all the guys in the indies. Thank you to Vince McMahon for the dark match he allowed me to work recently." Willy's highest profile match as a member of the Extreme Championship Wrestling roster was at the November to Remember 2000 PPV in Chicago, where he teamed with Balls Mahoney to defeat The Baldies in a Flaming Tables match. Source// 1wrestling ===================================================================== News from the WWF//================================================== -Off air Raw happenings: Dark matches: Chuck Palumbo b Randy Orton Billy Gunn b Brock Lesnar Chris Kanyon b Russ McCullough Metal/Jakked tapings: Hardys b Hugh Morrus & Justin Credible to keep WCW tag titles Chavo Guerrero Jr. b Funaki Lance Storm b Crash Holly Albert & X-Pac b Tommy Dreamer & Mike Awesome -As you heard last night on Raw, Steve Austin received 12 staples in the back of his head as a result of the chairshot from Vince McMahon at the PPV last night. -RVD vs. Undertaker was changed to RVD vs. Big show for reasons unknown last night. Take that for what it's worth. I take it as Taker not wanting to get busted open. -After the main event match, Jericho exited the ring and went up the ramp hoisting his title belts. -Also of note was Raw being but off at the end last night. That was due to TNN's feed. Apparently, TNN was in such a hurry to make their newfound Star Trek fans happy, they cut off the last minute of Raw where basically Vince said that "tonight was such a great night for the World Wrestling Federation, I feel like sealing it with a kiss" or something to that effect. He then kissed Linda and the show went off the air. -1Wrestling reports that viewers on the west coast saw a few minutes of Baywatch during the main event. Not a bad trade off in my opinion. Source// WWF.com, 1wrestling ===================================================================== News from WCW-ECW//================================================== -There's an article up now featuring RVD and his post-No Mercy thoughts. to read it, click http://www.wcw.com/news/102301/rvd1.html -The company as we knew it may be dead, but Pioneer Home Video is keeping ECW alive with the following new ECW releases on VHS and DVD: *THE BEST OF THE DUDLEY BOYZ IN ECW - VHS and DVD versions *THE BEST OF CACTUS JACK IN ECW - VHS and DVD versions 1Wrestling reports that Pioneer is working on 2 more ECW releases in time for Christmas or shortly thereafter. Source// 1wrestlings, WCW.com ===================================================================== News from the rest of pro-wrestling//================================ -CauliflowerAlleyClub.org is reporting that the legendary Wahoo McDaniel has been hospitalized in Charlotte suffering from a partial stroke that has left him with mobility impairment on one side. McDaniel is reportedly not suffering speech problems, and remains on the list for a kidney transplant. Source// website mentioned ===================================================================== Article//============================================================ STATEMENT FROM ERIC BISCHOFF First of all, I would like to congratulate Chris Jericho for all of the success he has had recently in the WWF. I'm sure this is a great personal achievement for Chris, and given the amount of time, effort, and commitment he has put into his career, he should be proud. That said, I read his "dedication" on Monday and was quite entertained by it. While it is certainly true that Chris never received a title shot while I was president of WCW, it took Chris nearly 2 years in the WWF to get that opportunity! While I don't ever recall saying Chris would NEVER get a shot at the WCW title, I do remember a conversation with him about three years ago when Chris wanted to wrestle Bill Goldberg for the title and I didn't think it was a good idea. Chris had been "mocking" Goldberg on camera for a few weeks while Goldberg was out with an injury, and was getting a good crowd reaction to it. He believed that the heat he had been generating with his "angle" would be a great build up for a match with Bill. I disagreed. Bill was on a roll. He was believable; he was selling tickets, merchandise, and ppv's. He was also still very green. Bill was good at one thing and with one style and with one result. Bill was about 280 pounds, and looked like the killer his character portrayed, and his character was still a "work in progress". Chris was also on a bit of a roll, although not at the main event level. Chris was somewhere around 210 pounds and his character was a "smart ass comic", not unlike the character he has maintained in the WWF. He was a great athlete and had great cruiser weight matches with guys who could keep up with his style, but half of his heat came from the fact that a lot of guys in the audience felt like they could kick his smart ass if they had the chance. When Chris came to me with his idea, I listened. Chris was coming close to the end of his deal and was up for renewal. I knew if I didn't give in and support his idea, it would make it difficult if not impossible to re-sign him (something I really wanted to do), but I just couldn't get behind the idea. Regardless of all the different ways the match could be laid out on paper, there was going to be one of three results: either Chris would get his ass kicked like everyone else who had been before him, killing his heat, or: Bill would have to learn how to work a completely different style and psychology in order to come up with a way for Chris to get the win and put an end to Bill's momentum, or: come up with a "no finish" for the match. I stuck to my decision. Chris went on to the WWF. He's done well and I'm not a bit surprised. I knew when I first saw him at some obscure event in L.A., and approached him to come to WCW that he had talent. Looking back at the six years that I ran WCW there are choices that I made that I wish I hadn't. Some that I didn't make that I wished I had. But as far as the decision not to go with a Chris Jericho/Bill Goldberg match for the belt....I continue to believe I made the right decision. Bill was not ready for that match and neither was Chris. There's a reason Chris didn't get a title shot at the Rock when the WWF was building the Rock's character and the momentum that made him such a huge star. The fact that someone in the WWF felt that Chris was now ready for that opportunity can be a great thing for Chris. Or it can backfire. Only time will tell. Getting the title is one thing....drawing ratings, selling tickets, moving merchandise, selling pay per views and keeping it are another. Is Chris Jericho ready? I hope so. ===================================================================== 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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