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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// QUALCOMM and WWFE Form Tag Team 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 vengeance results: http://www.naidosworld.com/results_ven01.html -Click for the Raw results: http://www.naidosworld.com/tvraw.html -Well, I'm back. And am now the proud owner of a 2002 s-10 Chevy pick-up truck. I'm as happy as that perverbial "pig in shit" to say the least. I pick it up on January 5th. I can tell you right now, without doubt, that you won't be getting a newsletter that Saturday *wink, wink*. But hey, you never know. Yep, so Monday was fun filled with all the paper work and cross- shecking. I have more to look forward to on teh 5th, that's fr sure. I hope I can sit still enough to sign my life away that day. LOL Another piece of business I want to throw out is the re-launch of the best friend I've never met's Wrestling Radio show Behing the Squared Circle returning to the internet airwaves. Trust me when I tell you this folks, you'll never find a better wrestling internet talk show as good as this one with a Canadian perspective on things in your life. BBBOris and The Don do a great job and it's great to see them back in the fold. Make sure you check them out by clicking http://www.btscshow.com BTSC is also now an offivial affiliate and since it's the only Real Audio Wrestling Show listed, that makes it nWN's official Radio show. So, you'll be seeing plugs in this very section every week! With those news bits out of the way, lets get to the reason you all are here, the wrestling news. Thanks for reading and we'll see you, when else, tomorrow! 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//======================================================= In a story posted at EMOnline.com the incoming CEO of AOL Time Warner Richard Parsons says he wants Ted Turner to return as Vice Chairman. Parsons says in the story, "He knows more, particularly about the television space, which is at least a good third of this company. Ted and I have always had a wonderful relationship, and I am going to be reaching out to him, too." If Turner returns and is given authority over the television divisions again, it will be interesting to see how he responds to people like Jamie Kellner, who took over as chairman and CEO of Turner Broadcasting. Turner is known to have been livid over Kellner's handling of the cancellation of WCW programming earlier this year. With Turner back in a position of power, speculation will run rampant about a return of wrestling to TBS & TNT. Turner has often been quoted as crediting wrestling as being the catalyst for the launch of his media empire. Source// 1wrestling ===================================================================== RATINGS//============================================================ RAW drew a 4.7 rating, which is up 0.5 from last week's show. The first hour drew a 4.3 while the second hour drew an 5.0 rating, the biggest hour rating for RAW in a few months. Raw did the same exact number the night after the Survivor Series. Curiosity again? Perhaps, but like said above, Raw hasn't had a 5.0 hour in months so the vrowd is building. Could it be because of the different World Champ? We'll see next week. *Sunday Night Heat scored a 1.2 rating *Excess doing a slightly bigger than usual 0.8 rating. ===================================================================== News from the WWF//================================================== -Live reports have stated that the trainees for Tough Enough 2 were in the front row during RAW Monday night. If you have tape, try to spot them. As an aside, the WWF has posted an article on their visit to Raw. To read it, click http://www.wwf.com/news/headlines/1100032 -Official SmackDown! Preview: This past Monday night on RAW, the Undisputed World Wrestling Federation Champion, Chris Jericho, successfully defended his Championship for the first time when, with help from Booker T, he defeated Stone Cold Steve Austin in a steel cage match. Obviously, the Rattlesnake is fuming over the loss, especially because it was Mr. McMahon's new pal, Booker T, that cost him the Championship. What's Stone Cold have in store for the duo? Will Federation co-owner Ric Flair have any kind of retribution planned for his fellow co-owner? Find out this Thursday on SmackDown! Also, in a huge tag team match, The Rock will team up with Rob Van Dam to battle Chris Jericho and the Undertaker. Check it all out this Thursday night on UPN's SmackDown! Check your local listings for time and channel. Match listing: *Kurt Angle and William Regal vs. Rikishi and Edge *Tajiri vs. Crash (Lwt Title Match) *Test vs Jeff Hardy *Lance Storm vs. Kane *Christian and Dudley Boyz vs Albert, Scotty Too Hotty, and Tazz *Matt Hardy vs. Bradshaw *Chris Jericho and Undertaker vs Rob Van Dam and The Rock -RAW notes: Linda, Duncan, Jacksons attend RAW ANAHEIM, Calif. - With Monday's RAW being so close to Hollywood, it's little surprise that several celebrities took in the show. To continue, click http://www.wwf.com/news/headlines/1100030 -The latest WWF poll at WWF Superstars website asks; "Who would you like to see challenge Y2J for the Undisputed Championship?" *The Rock 22.93 % *RVD 16.69 % *Undertaker 12.76 % *Kane 29.39 % *Stone Cold 14.49 % *Kurt Angle 3.71 % Total Votes: 119828 Kane? -Former WWF champion Mick Foley won $125,000 for World Trade Center related charities on Monday's edition of "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire" which was a continuation of last week's Celebrity edition of the show. -DEAN MALENKO TO RETURN TO THE RING Dean Malenko will be making a return to the ring this week for the Heartland Wrestling Assoication. Malenko will go one-on-one with former student Chad Collyer Tuesday night at the Les Thatcher Main Event Pro Wrestling Camp in Cincinnati. He will also compete Wednesday at the Montgomery County Fairgrounds in Dayton, Ohio in a six-person mixed tag team match teaming with HWA Cruiserweight Champion Jamie Noble and Hellena Heavenly against Matt Stryker, Shannon Moore and Brandi Alexander. Malenko's addition to the cards helps boost an impressive line-up which already includes Rikishi, Val Venis, D'Lo Brown, Steve Blackman, Haku, EZ Money, The Island Boys and Steve Bradley. It's not known if Malenko is wanting to make a full-time return to the ring or or not. Those wanting more information can visit www.hwaonline.com or call 513-771-1650 -The Rock legitimately suffered a bruised knee Monday night during his RAW match. You could see he was in some pain after receiving a double flapjack from the Dudleyz where he awkwardly landed on his knee. However by the end of the match it worked itself out and shouldn't be a serious problem. Source// wwf.com, ultimo, 1wrestling, meltzer ===================================================================== News from the rest of pro-wrestling//================================ -To read up on what CW Anderson has been up to these days. He's been featured in a SLAM! Wrestling Profile. To read it, click http://www.canoe.ca/SlamWrestlingBiosA/anderson_cw_dec01-can.html -Larry Zbyszko recently appeared on ChairShots.com's radio show and talks about Nitro, Hall, Bischoff, Rock and more. Click to listen: http://www.Chairshots.com Source// slam!, torch ===================================================================== Article//============================================================ QUALCOMM and WWFE Form Tag Team to Create Dynamic Interactive Wireless Content Business Editors and High-Tech Writers SAN DIEGO & STAMFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 12, 2001-- WWFE Ready to SmackDown!(TM) The Wireless Industry with BREW Applications QUALCOMM Incorporated (Nasdaq: QCOM), pioneer and world leader of Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) digital wireless technology and World Wrestling Federation Entertainment (WWFE), Inc., (NYSE: WWF) an integrated media and entertainment company, today announced they have signed an agreement to create interactive wireless services using QUALCOMM's Binary Runtime Environment for Wireless(TM) (BREW (TM)) applications platform. WWFE is creating a suite of applications for its fans worldwide, who will be able to personalize their handsets over the air, virtually anytime, anywhere. Their complete offering of wireless content will include personalized ring tones, instant messaging, interactive trivia, up-to-the moment news, real-time polling and games aimed to give subscribers the most bleeding edge, explosive set of mobile applications available anywhere. "WWFE has embraced the BREW platform as a means to deliver content to its fans worldwide," said Roger Marment, executive vice president of International Business Development, WWFE. "Our research shows that a majority of our fans own mobile phones and are very receptive to embrace new technology innovation. Utilizing this platform is a natural way for us to raise the level of interaction with our fan base and allow them to experience the World Wrestling Federation like never before." "QUALCOMM is excited about having an entertainment giant like the WWFE join our team and select the BREW initiative as its wireless technology platform," said Peggy Johnson, president of QUALCOMM Internet Services. "Using the BREW platform makes it infinitely easier for content providers to create applications that work on handsets. This opens up a new marketplace for entertainment brands and creates a new venue for them to promote fun and entertainment." QUALCOMM's BREW platform is a thin, standardized execution environment that resides in handsets. Native BREW applications are written in C/C++. While the BREW platform supports programming in other languages, such as Java and XML, C/C++ is used as the primary language by significantly more developers worldwide than any other language, according to International Data Corp. QUALCOMM's BREW initiative is the only approach that offers developers, OEMs and carriers a complete, end-to-end solution for wireless applications development, device configuration, application distribution, and billing and payment. The complete BREW solution includes the BREW Software Development Kit(TM) (SDK) for developers, the BREW applications platform and porting tools for device manufacturers, and the BREW Distribution System (BDS) that enables developers and their carrier customers to get applications to market and coordinates the billing and payment processes for them. Carriers' BREW-based services will enable consumers to customize their handsets by downloading applications over the air from a carrier's application download server. Yahoo! News ===================================================================== Remember...========================================================== -Remember that if you've missed any TV Shows, PPV's or more? 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