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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// Can You Smell What Qualcomm and the WWF Are Cooking? 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 -"In your newsletter, which I have copied below, you have blatantly stole my work, without credit. Besides being immoral, it's also illegal and it better stop. This will be your only warning." With that said. I apologize to Dave Scherer & the owners of 1wrestling for the unprofessional manner in which I've brought news to my 219 readers. If I have mislead anyone in anyway, please accept my sincerest regret over doing so. Plagerism is wrong and it will never happen again. As I've had in my disclaimer since the beginning, I give credit where it's due. There's even a "News gathering links" section in every newsletter to ensure proper credit. Alas, that isn't enough, and I apologize. That's no defence for plagerism. I'll leave it at that. Today, I have knowingly used a 1wrestling story in the hopes of clarification on my part and my peace of mind. I'm sure those with 1wrestling are reading this right now so I'd like your opinion on the news story that I've used today. Now, it has not been copied word for word as has been in the past. What I want to know is if what I wrote is sufficient for what the coverage of a news item should me. If not, please do not sue me. All I ask is that you simply tell me it's still wrong and I guarantee that a story from 1wrestling will NEVER make it into my newsletter again. This is all I ask. I am, but a simple fan. To my readers, if my newsletter is in its last days, I want to thank you all for joining and not to be mad. All things happen for a reason. I plagerized. Like they told you in high school, it's wrong. Don't do it. 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//======================================================= From the St Petersburg Times: Dozens of patients at St. Petersburg's All Children's Hospital received a surprise visit Tuesday from pro wrestling star "Macho Man" Randy Savage. The Treasure Island resident was at the hospital to issue a formal challenge to fellow wrestling icon Hulk Hogan, who lives in Belleair. Savage wants to wrestle Hogan at the Bayfront Center in early 2002, with all proceeds going to All Children's. At his press conference, Savage reiterated a dare made Monday on the Internet for Hogan to accept by midnight, Dec. 24. Hogan has yet to respond, he says. To continue to this story penned by DAVE SCHEIBER, click http://www.sptimes.com/News/121201/TampaBay/A_Savage_encounter.shtml Source// http://www.sptimes.com ===================================================================== News from the WWF -- WWF.com//======================================= -From Mike Payne via The Wrestling observer, the house show scheduled for Lubbock, TX on January 12th currently lists Triple H to take on Chris Jericho. -Interview with Chris Jericho BAKERSFIELD, Calif. – Backstage before the SmackDown! taping Tuesday, WWF.com had the opportunity to sit down with the very busy undisputed world champion, Chris Jericho. To continue this WWF.com article, click http://www.wwf.com/news/headlines/1100106 -Rikishi returns to the ring BAKERSFIELD, Calif. – Rikishi returned to the ring Monday on RAW, and he's intent on not leaving it anytime soon. To continue this WWF.com article, click http://www.wwf.com/news/headlines/1100109 -From WWF.com, the Official Excess Preview: Catch WWF Excess this Saturday night at 10/9 CT on TNN when "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels makes his return to Federation programming! Find out what he's been up to during his time off, what he thinks of the current status of the Federation and much more! Be sure to send him your questions at wwfexcess@wwf.com -Best of 2001 - Viewer's Choice Poll is a poll at the WWF.com website asking; "What was the best match of 2001?" You can choose from the following matches. My personal pick is the last one. *Chris Jericho vs. Chris Benoit - Ladder Match - Royal Rumble *The Rock vs. Stone Cold Steve Austin - WrestleMania X-Seven *Gimmick Battle Royal - WrestleMania X-Seven *Vince McMahon vs. Shane McMahon - Street Fight - WrestleMania X-7 *Triple H vs. Undertaker - WrestleMania X-Seven *Tables, Ladders and Chairs II - WrestleMania X-Seven *Gravy Bowl Match -Stratus vs. Keibler - Nov. 22 SmackDown! *Austin/HHH vs. Benoit/Y2J - Tag Championship - May 21 RAW *The Rock vs. Chris Jericho - No Mercy *Invasion Main Event - 5-on-5 Match *Royal Rumble - Stone Cold wins *Shane McMahon vs. Kurt Angle - King of the Ring *The Rock vs. Kurt Angle - No Way Out *Edge vs. Christian - Ladder Match - No Mercy *Rob Van Dam vs. Jeff Hardy - Invasion *Trish Stratus vs. Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley - No Way Out *The Rock/Trish Stratus vs. Vince McMahon/Kurt Angle - Dec. 3 RAW *Survivor Series - Winner Take All Match *Raven vs. Rhyno - Hardcore Championship - Backlash *Stone Cold vs. Jericho - Undisputed Championship Match - Vengeance *Stone Cold vs. Benoit - May 31 episode of SmackDown! *Stacy Keibler vs. Torrie Wilson - Lingerie Match - No Mercy *Kurt Angle vs. Kane - Nov. 1 episode of SmackDown! *Jeff Hardy vs. Matt Hardy - Vengeance *Austin vs. Triple H - 2-out-of-3 Falls - No Way Out -http://www.wwfroyalrumble.com has been updated to reflect next year's first WWF pay-per-view. -Some Food for thought by Blake Wolfson: "Chris Jericho is the ONLY person in WWF history to hold 5 titles? He has held the WWF World Title, WWF Intercontinental Title, WWF European Title, WWF Tag Team Titles and WWF Hardcore Title. Not to mention the WCW Title, countless TV Titles and the WCW Cruiserweight Championship." Sources// -Dave Scherer @ http://www.1wrestling.com -SLAM! Wrestling @ http://www.canoe.ca/SlamWrestling ===================================================================== News from the rest of pro-wrestling//================================ -"What Sunny wants, Sunny gets." One of the classic one-liners in wrestling history. Whether it's been in real-life or in the pseudo alleys of professional wrestling, Tammy Lynn Sytch for a copious amount of time appeared to be getting exactly what she wanted. But, as the old saying goes, 'life can change in an instant'." - To continue MIKE ALTAMURA's article on Tammy "Sunny" Sytch featured at SLAM! Wrestling, click http://www.canoe.ca/SlamWrestlingBiosS/sytch- can.html -Slam! Wrestling reports that Tony Schiavone, who is in Boston covering the Winter meetings of Major League Baaseball for an Atlanta readio station is being horded by wrestling fans and media alike asking him about his thoughts on the current state of pro- wrestling. -Jeff Jarrett is still the WWA Heaveweight champion after successfully defending it against The Road Dogg in Cardiff, Wales. The members of the WWA are heading back to the US border's according to Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer. Melzer also notes that thier PPV that was taped in Sydney, Australia will air in North America on January 6th. -The "living legend" Larry Zbyszko is said to be livid over Vince McMahon's use of the term 'living legend' that Chris Jericho currently uses on WWF TV according to The Pro Wrestling Torch Newsletter. -The XWF, via 1wrestling have reported that they have signed Rick Steiner to a contract to work house shows starting in January. 1Wrestling also speculates that non other than Sting will begin negotiations with the company once his AOL/Time Warner contract expires at the end of this month. Hulk Hogan is also said to be having ongoing talks with the XWF according to 1wrestling. Sources// -1Wrestling/Dave Scherer @ http://www.1wrestling.com -Wrestling Observer/Dave Meltzer @ http://www.wrestlingobserver.com -SLAM! Wrestling @ http://www.canoe.ca/SlamWrestling ===================================================================== Article//============================================================ Can You Smell What Qualcomm and the WWF Are Cooking? By Dan McDonough, Jr., Wireless.NewsFactor.com Qualcomm (Nasdaq: QCOM - news) has inked a deal with World Wrestling Federation Entertainment (NYSE: WWF - news) to build content based on the WWF using Qualcomm's BREW (binary runtime environment for wireless) platform. According to Qualcomm, the WWF will create applications that will let its fans access content using BREW-equipped mobile phones. Offerings will include branded instant messaging, news headlines, games, polling and ring tones, and other content. This deal is big for Qualcomm because the WWF has a huge following in the United States. Each week, WWF programs are ranked among the most-viewed cable shows in the nation. Now, throngs of fans will be able to quench their WWF thirst on the go by punching up their wireless phone. The WAP Alternative The BREW platform is an alternative to WAP (wireless application protocol) -- a mobile Internet platform that is suitable for text but that may not be the best for intensive mobile content. In some ways, BREW resembles Java for wireless devices. Qualcomm said its system allows content providers to build applications that can be received on BREW-enabled mobile phones. Although such handsets are sparse on the market now, BREW is only in its infancy. As the technology evolves -- and as Qualcomm continues to build content relationships -- the BREW-equipped handset market will grow, too. And as far is Qualcomm is concerned, development deals will keep lining up. "Using the BREW platform makes it infinitely easier for content providers to create applications that work on handsets," Qualcomm Internet Services president Peggy Johnson said. "This opens up a new marketplace for entertainment brands and creates a new venue for them to promote fun and entertainment." Reaching the Fans For the WWF, this deal offers another way for the company to keep its fans hooked. And as far as the WWF can tell, mobile phones are a good avenue by which to reach its expanding fan base. "Our research shows that a majority of our fans own mobile phones and are very receptive to embrace new technology innovation," said Roger Marment, executive vice president of international business development at WWF Entertainment. "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." And although this pact may be one of the largest in scope for Qualcomm, it certainly is not the only one. Less than three months ago, Qualcomm landed a deal with gaming company Sega, which is interested in building games for the BREW platform. Sega said it will use the platform to launch its video games on a host of wireless devices. A host of other companies also are building BREW-based content in anticipation of a large market for this technology. Yahoo! Finance for the WWFE ===================================================================== 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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