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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 The latest new from the WWF & the rest of pro-wrestling Article// The King Talks Article// Torch story on the WWF's spliting up into two next year 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 SmackDown! results: http://www.naidosworld.com/tvsmackdown.html -Well, November's come to an end and this damn year is going by so damn fast. Am I bitter? lol...who knows. Maybe it's because I have no idea what to get people for Christmas. Who knows, maybe I'll get everyone a great extravigant, and big load of nothing. Hmm...sounds great. And, it'a affordable! 24 days shopping days left everyone. Hey, you COULD always get that special friend in your life a subscription to nWN...always economical! LOVE THE NEWSLETTER? PLEASE TELL A FRIEND TO JOIN! Thanks for reading. naidO// All links in this newsletter can be viewed by being clicked (html capable email readers only) or cut and pasted into your browser. ===================================================================== -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//======================================================= -Broadcasting and Cable has a very interesting look at the situation that has occurred on TNN since the station rebranded itself with the WWF's Raw as it's crown jewel. Other than the fact that the report wrote that "The ratings are propped up by three nights of WWF wrestling each week, newly arrived from the USA network", the story is dead on the money with the fact that while the WWF had brought TNN ratings with Raw, it's effect on the overall network is a lot harder to calculate. It's a very interesting article that you can read by clicking http://www.tvinsite.com/broadcastingcable/index.asp? layout=story_stocks&articleid=CA183573&doc_id=57848&pubdate=11/26/200 1 Source// tvinsite ===================================================================== News from the WWF//================================================== -SmackDown! had a 5.2 overnight rating last night. This is up from the 3.3 they had on Thanksgiving. -The WWF released a new magazine on HHH which is available now on stands and in the shopzone. Of major note, theres a poster in it for WM-18 which features The Rock, Austin and Angle in it. Dave Meltzer notes that we shouldn't read too much into it as the WWF hasn't evenbooked a month in advance let alone booked through April. -Randy Orton suffered a shoulder injury in his dark match on Tuesday versus Brock Lesnar. It's believed to be a separated shoulder which would put him out for at least three to six weeks. He's having an MRI doen on it and if it's anything worst than a separation, like a cuff tear, he could be out 6 months. Orton was one of the many call- ups the WWF made in recent weeks. -Slam! Wrestling reports that the WWF will be bringing back the dreaded Kane - Undertaker feud. Great. -Here's the card so far for Vengeance on December 9th from San Diego: *Rock vs. Chris Jericho for the World Title *Steve Austin vs. Kurt Angle for the WWF Title *Unification match between the winners of the previous two matches *Undertaker vs. Rob Van Dam *The Dudleys vs. Big Show & Kane for the WWF Tag Titles -Nielsen Ratings for the week of 11/19/01 - 11/25/01 1. NFL 7.1 2. WWF 3.9 3. WWF 3.8 4. Fire Down Below 3.3 5. NFL PrimeTime 2.9 6. Rugrats 2.5 7. Prancer Returns 2.4 8. NFL SportsCenter 2.3 9. Rugrats 2.3 10. Rugrats 2.3 Source// wwf.com, 1wrestling, the torch, dave meltzer ===================================================================== News from the rest of pro-wrestling//================================ -Ron & Don Harris remain unbeaten in the All Japan tag tourney with an upset over Steve Williams & Mike Rotunda on today's show in Takamatsu. Also Tenryu & Fuyuki beat Vampiro & George Hines and Keiji Muto & Taiyo Kea over Arashi & Koki Kitahara -Press release November 29, 2001 - Louisville, KY - New Website for Independent Pro Wrestling Promoters is Formally Unveiled: www.IndyBookings.com We are proud to announce the formal launch of a new website - specifically designed for independent pro wrestling promoters and appearance bookers. IndyBookings.com is committed to connecting promoters with the top "free agents" on the market today. Former WCW/WWF superstars Big Vito, Daffney Unger, Dan "The Beast" Severn, Disco Inferno, Juventud Guerrera, Konnan, Larry Zbyszko, Lodi, Ricky Morton, "Tough Enough" Taylor, Teri Byrne, Terry Taylor, and Tygress are currently available through the website - with additional superstars added weekly. IndyBookings.com has provided talent for independent organizations including: NSWA, EWF, AWA Superstars, PCW, BTW, JAPW, and the USWF. Furthermore, the site staff has provided interview guests for prominent radio programs such as Wrestle This Radio, Piledriver, Dr. Mike Lano's WrestleTalk, Pro Wrestling Weekly, Chairshots, and Below the Belt. To book the top talent on the open market today, please visit our webpage at: http://www.IndyBookings.com Source// torch, my email ===================================================================== Article//============================================================ The King Talks Radio review of Jerry Lawler on opie and Anthony by Michael Thompson Jerry "The King" Lawler called into the Opie and Anthony radio show. Lawler called himself Poltergeist because he's back. O&A welcomed him back and said it felt right that he was back on Raw. Lawler said that during the commercial break following the third segment of his first show back, he told Jim Ross that it felt like they had done Raw the week before. Anthony noticed that Lawler is back to gawking at the ladies and warned him that he's gotta be careful and to stay away from the young ones like Stacy Keibler. Jerry said they're only to young if they still wear p.j.'s with feet, but added that he's learned his lesson in that any future wife/girlfriend who gets fired is on her own. Lawler called current content edgy. He said that William Regal kissing Vince's ass was the funniest thing he's seen in wrestling. O&A said they love the new direction the show has gone in and that it's funny again. They said they are watching even though Opie's girlfriend cried when she saw what they made J.R. do on Monday. And yes, Opie said she knows its scripted. King said he didn't deal with Vince regarding his comeback. All of it was with the head of WWF TV but wouldn't say his name (I assume Kevin Dunn?). King didn't dis Heyman but did say that their styles are way different. Lawler felt that Heyman was too serious and too similar to J.R. in terms of getting the story over. According to Lawler, no one has ribbed him about his situation, only expressed happiness that he's back. He acknowledged that hindsight is 20/20 and that looking back, what happened shouldn't have happened. He took the blame for the situation, saying it was mostly his fault. They asked if he's in contact with Kat and he said no. She's got a court order preventing him from making any disparaging remarks about her. ===================================================================== Article//============================================================ Torch story on the WWF's spliting up into two next year Once the WWF splits into two separate rosters on Jan. 7, as detailed in the Torch Newsletter, one half of the roster will be seen exclusively on Raw, the other half will be seen exclusively on Smackdown. The roster will be split as part of an on-air draft. In order to solve the dilemma of being burdened with a "weaker brand name" for one of the two groups, both groups will be referred to as the WWF . Each "division" of the WWF will be given its own name, similar to Major League Baseball featuring a "National League" and an "American League." The names of each WWF division or conference have not been determined yet. Steve Austin will likely end up the top babyface in one division, while Rock will be the top babyface in the other. Austin will only appear on either Raw or Smackdown; Rock will only appear on the other. Last month in the Torch Newsletter, Vince McMahon acknowledged the problem of having to decide which network - TNN or UPN - would be chosen to feature the "new" brand instead of the WWF. Rather than have to convince either network to accept a non-WWF brand, both brands will have WWF in the title. Each division of the WWF will have its own PPVs each month starting sometime in the first half of the year (probably after WrestleMania), according to Linda McMahon last week. However, PWTorch.com has learned that house shows will remain unaffected. As reported in this week's Torch cover story, the WWF was facing some problems regarding how to handle house shows after the split. Would one roster be used primarily for big markets while the other was used for smaller markets? Vince McMahon didn't want to set up one division as being weaker than the other. The solution decided upon at this point is to keep house shows a combination of both divisions. The selling point of the house shows will be that unlike Raw or Smackdown or PPVs, fans will get to see stars from both divisions at their local arena on the same show. However, the wrestlers will only be matched up against other wrestlers from their division. So no wrestler who appears exclusively on Raw will be matched against a wrestler who appears exclusively on Smackdown. The WWF will continue to run two shows per night on weekends, but rather than have one show feature wrestlers from one division while the other features wrestlers from the other division, both shows will feature a combination of wrestlers with the usual pattern of the biggest names being booked for the larger market's house show each night. No decisions have been made regarding how the titles will be handled, although most likely the current "World Title" will end up in the division that drafts the wrestler holding the title at the time of the draft, while the "WWF Title" will end up in the division that drafts the wrestler holding that title. ===================================================================== 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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