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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 RATINGS The latest new from the WWF & the rest of pro-wrestling Article// XWF Press Release 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 Raw results: http://www.naidosworld.com/tvraw.html -Well, you received 2 newsletter yeaterday and I'll tell you why. It seems as though Yahoo was makign changes to their Groups program right around the same time I was posting. Which, was around my usual time of Noon or so. So the long and short of it is you got two and I apologize. Now, on to todays news. Welcome all new members and make sure you tell a friend to join if you like what yu see. Don't judge on one or two newsletters, all I ask for is a week. 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//======================================================= -Columnists Marilyn Beck and Stacy Jenel Smith report that Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson suits up in Scorpion King gear and returns to the film cameras mid-January, but it's not to start yet another "Mummy" movie, nor is it to do reshoots on his forthcoming "The Scorpion King" flick. It turns out that though most of the "Scorpion" feature was completed months ago, key battle scenes were left to do until after the feared industry-strike-that-never-was -- and when The Rock's WWF schedule had a big enough window. The company will be working in the L.A. area, but Universal's holding firm to its April 2002 "Scorpion King" release date. Source// 1wrestling ===================================================================== RATINGS//============================================================ Monday's Raw received a 4.2 rating off of consecutive hours of 4.2 which marked another drop for the program in the last couple weeks. The show after Survivor Series received a 4.7 rating while last week it garned a 4.4 mark. That can't be looked upon as a good sign. ===================================================================== News from the WWF//================================================== -Do you like all the 'Desire' video/vignettes that we've seen on WWF television? Well, that WWF has made them available to you at their website. You can check them all out by clicking http://www.wwf.com/news/headlines/1098080 -The WWF released a press release to the members of its corporate mailing list yesterday that went over the importance of the Vengeance main event. The release makes reference to Buddy Rogers being the first WWWF champion, and also points out the lineage of the WCW title to the NWA World Championship. TO read the release, click http://www.1wrestling.com/news/newsline.asp?news=6533 -Chris Jericho and Goldberg will be going at it...only, in a hockey game for charity with the NHL. To read all about it, click http://www.nhl.com/onthefly/news/celebrity_game120401.html -Rhyno was backstage at SmackDown! last night visiting with everyone after his successful surgury late last week. To read about his visit, click http://www.wwf.com/news/headlines/1098251 -Today marks Johnny Ace's meeting in HWA where some of the contracted talent is expected to be let go. All of the WWF names, such as D. Lo Brown, Val Venis, etc., are said to be safe and in no jeopardy of being cut. The rumor still permeates that there is another cutdown coming after the Royal Rumble next month. -THQ have finally posted a new trailer for Raw Is War due for release at the end of month as an Xbox exclusive. This trailer looks pretty hot, check it out at http://www.thq.com/wwf_raw/Movies.asp -Official SmackDown! Preview: This past Monday night on RAW, Federation co-owner Ric Flair said that if The Rock and Trish defeated the team of Mr. McMahon and Kurt Angle, then Mr. McMahon would have to pucker up and kiss The Rock's ass this Thursday on SmackDown! Flair also made the added stipulation that if Mr. McMahon lost the match and then refused to kiss The People's Ass, then Kurt Angle would forfeit his chance at becoming the first-ever Undisputed Champion this Sunday at Vengeance. Well, thanks to Stone Cold helping The Rock and Trish win their match, this Thursday could be the most memorable SmackDown! of all time! Will Mr. McMahon kiss the Great One's ass? Or will he refuse, thus forfeiting Angle's shot this Sunday? Find out this Thursday! A blockbuster match has already been signed for this Thursday's show on UPN. The Rock will team up with Stone Cold to battle Chris Jericho and Kurt Angle! Also, the Dudley Boyz and William Regal face Edge, Big Show and Kane in six-man tag team action, Test and Christian take on Scotty 2 Hotty and Albert and Rob Van Dam puts his Harcore Championship on the line against Matt Hardy! Watch it all unfold on what could be the most memorable SmackDown! of all-time this Thursday on UPN! Check your local listings for time and channel. Match listing: *Edge, Big Show, and Kane vs. William Regal and The Dudleyz w/ Stacy Keibler *WWF Hardcore Championship - Rob Van Dam vs. Matt Hardy *Crash Holly vs. Jacqueline *Bradshaw vs. Undertaker *Chris Jericho and Kurt Angle vs The Rock and Steve Austin Source// WWF.com, 1wrestling, meltzer ===================================================================== News from the rest of pro-wrestling//================================ -RFVideo.com's new promotion has signed Eddie Guerrero to a contract and he will headline their first show that's tentatively scheduled for February 23rd, 2002 at the Murphy Recreation Center in South Philly, PA. Guerrero was released from the WWFE as a result of his continued trouble with alcohol. Source// website mentioned ===================================================================== Article//============================================================ XWF Press Release XWF - - LAUNCHES ARENA SHOWS IN DEC. 2001 IN CHICAGO-AREA, MILWAUKEE AND GREEN BAY TAMPA, Dec. 3, 2001 - - The XWF - - featuring many of pro wrestling's top names of all time, its hottest stars of today and the top talent of tomorrow - - will be launching its first three Live Arena Events later this month in the Chicago suburb of Hammond, IN (Dec. 28), Milwaukee (Dec. 29) and Green Bay (Dec. 30). The Dec. 28 show will be held in the Hammond Civic Center, the Dec. 29 event at Milwaukee's U.S. Cellular Arena and the Dec. 30 event at Green Bay's Brown County Arena. All shows begin at 7:30 p.m., and tickets - - priced at $35, $25 and $15 - - are now available at venue box offices and through TicketMaster outlets (www.ticketmaster.com). According to pro wrestling legend "Rowdy" Roddy Piper, who serves as XWF Commissioner: "The XWF promises to bring back all of the tradition, excitement and fan-and family-friendly activities that seem to have been missing in recent years from one of America's favorite pastimes. With a combination of star-laden TV specials and non-stop action live shows featuring popular, top-level talent, we know the XWF will be an immediate hit with fans all over the country." In addition to Piper, other ring superstars who will be appearing at the XWF's Inaugural Arena Events are, The Nasty Boys, Road Warriors, Buff Bagwell, Curt Hennig with Bobby "The Brain" Heenan, Hacksaw Jim Duggan, Big Vito, Vampiro, Norman Smiley, The Wall, and Greg "The Hammer" Valentine. Rena, the former women's world wrestling champion, will make a special appearance at the Milwaukee show on Dec. 29, along with Johnny B. Badd. Looking to the future, the XWF has inked some of the top young talent from around the world to appear at these Live Events, including 6'9"-360 lb. Hail with "The Mouth of the South" Jimmy Hart, "The British Storm" Ian Harrison, European Giant Drezden, Kid Kash, and Josh Mathews from MTV's Tough Enough. "We want to bring professional wrestling back to the fans - - the folks who helped make pro wrestling great, but who seem to have been forgotten in recent years," stated Mike Lima, the XWF's director of Live Arena Events. "We believe that by presenting the public with a cast of world-renowned wrestlers and personalities, while simultaneously signing and developing new talent that rivals the old heroes in skill, size and ability, we will provide pro wrestling fans with a new league of their very own. I guarantee that after they come out and see us just once in their home town, they will be fans of the XWF forever!" 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