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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// News and Notes from Jim Ross Article// WWFE Press Releases 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 -Preview, previews and more previews. That, some new news bits and a preview of nWN's official real audio show in today's edition. Enjoy! This week on Behind the Squared Circle: We feature 'The Queen of Extreme' Francine in an interview conducted earlier this week with BBBoris. She discusses how she got into the business with ECW, Her impressive list of injuries as well as her feelings towards XPW. Plus we cover the news of the week including the latest on the WWFs foreign tour, the much talked-about split, The Hardys in the doghouse, and CZW. Also Indy news including the XWF, HWA and the World Wrestling All-Stars. Click to listen pnm://www.btscshow.com/current.rm 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//======================================================= -Expect Stephanie McMahon to appear on TV soon to coinside with Her "husband" Triple H's return. So much for no McMahon brats being on TV *sigh*. Source// Dave Meltzer ===================================================================== News from the WWF -- WWF.com//======================================= -Official Excess Preview: Terri joins Coach this week as co-host of WWF Excess as Tazz is their special guest! Catch Excess this Saturday night at 10/9 CT on TNN and find out what Tazz has planned for his Christmas in Red Hook. Be sure to send him your questions at wwfexcess@wwf.com. -Official Heat Preview: Tough Enough's head trainer, and former Sunday Night HEAT co-host Al Snow will return to MTV this Sunday as he guest stars on HEAT! Will Tazz have a problem with his former nemesis returning to MTV? What does Al think of the crew of Tough Enough 2? What do each of them have planned for Christmas? Find out on MTV! Also, in a big match signed for the show, Rob Van Dam will challenge Christian for his coveted European Championship! Find out this Sunday when HEAT is live from WWF New York at 7/6 CT only on MTV! -Official Raw preview: On Christmas eve, RAW comes your way with a huge show at 9 on TNN! The show will be headlined by a huge match for the Undisputed World Wrestling Federation Championship, as Chris Jericho defends against The Rock! The show will emanate from Rock's hometown of Miami -- giving the People's Champion a huge hometown advantage! What will happen? Find out this Monday on RAW! Also this Monday, Torrie Wilson battles Stacy Keibler in the first- ever eggnog match! Wahoo! It all goes down this Monday at 9/8 CT from Miami -- a Christmas-eve episode of RAW! Don't miss it! -Here's the card for Raw on Monday: *Rikishi vs. Test *Billy Gunn & Chuck Palumbo vs. APA *RVD vs. Lance Storm *Torrie Wilson vs. Stacy Keibler in the egg nog match *Christian vs. Hurricane *Booker T vs. Maven *Chris Jericho vs The Rock vs Kurt Angle -Dave Meltzer reports that the main event for the Royal Rumble is expected to be announced in the next two weeks. At this stage the plan is to go for Chris Jericho vs. Rob Van Dam, with HHH, Austin and Rock being the main players in the Rumble match itself. -Meltzer also reports that the "Desire" videos we've been seeing will be aired as commercials during Raw and Smackdown broadcasts throughout January. -Thursday's SmackDown! ended up doing a final rating of 3.8, up 0.2 from last week's show. Sources// -UltimoWrestling @ http://www.ultimowrestling.com -Dave Meltzer @ http://www.WrestlingObserver.com -Yahoo! News @ http://news.yahoo.com ===================================================================== News from the rest of pro-wrestling//================================ -King Kong Bundy headlines against NWA North American champ Quinn Magnum on 12/28 in Fairmont, WV at Middletown Mall for NWA West Virginia/Ohio. -Bret Hart has updated his online commentary. You can read it by clicking http://www.canoe.ca/SlamWrestling/hitman_home.html -TJ Madigan has updated his Calgary Sun column. This week, Madigan talks about Raw's ratings, or lack thereof. To read it, click http://www.canoe.ca/SlamWrestling/dec22_cal-sun.html Sources// -Lycos @ http://www.lycos.com ===================================================================== Article//============================================================ News and Notes from Jim Ross *Those attending Russ Haas' funeral service included Kurt Angle, Kevin Kelly, Eddie Fatu, Matt Anoia, Lance Cade, Lisa Marie Varon, Sharmell Sullivan, Jason Ahrndt and Evan Karagias, among others. If I left anyone out -- and I'm sure I did -- I apologize. *The injury update this week contains updated information only. If someone who is on the injured list is not mentioned, it is because his condition has not significantly changed since last week. *William Regal, after surgery last week, has had some problems with his nose. Regal had a blood clot removed from his nose since the surgery and remains at home under doctor's care. *Scotty 2 Hotty has a sprained wrist. *Edge is working through a painful hip pointer. *Mike Awesome started physical therapy today (Friday) after surgery on his anterior cruciate ligament (ACL). *X-Pac has been cleared to return to action from his neck problems. *Randy Orton has been rehabilitating his rotator cuff injury and looks to be able to return to work in early January. *Bob "Hardcore" Holly's latest update is that he will be able to return to work at 100 percent in about three months. *Tiger Ali Singh is at home in Toronto recovering from a concussion. *We are very excited about the opportunity to tour Asia in March. Live events will include March 1 at the Yokohama Arena, March 3 at Singapore Indoor Stadium and March 4 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The Federation's international television exposure has been extensive for many years, which should help insure the success of these and other international live events in 2002. *Next week's RAW will have -- surprise! -- a Christmas theme, which has become somewhat of a tradition in the Federation. Should be a fun show, which certainly is befitting of the season. *Tough Enough 2 is going very well from all reports. We, unfortunately, lost one of our top prospects due to an MCL tear. To read the full report, which wasn't much due to Ross actually working the Raw tapings last night, click http://www.wwf.com/news/rossreport/ ===================================================================== Article//============================================================ WWFE Press Releases WWFE sent out the following press releases yesterday afternoon: WWF TEAMS WITH CREED FOR NEW COMMERCIAL SPOTS As part of a new first quarter branding and tune-in advertising campaign, WWFE has unveiled a "Desire" series of television commercials. The :30 and :60 second spots feature emotionally charged World Wrestling Federation footage set to Creed's smash hit "My Sacrifice." The branded commercial is tagged with the WWF scratch logo, while the tune-in spots feature a message for WWF RAW on TNN or WWF SmackDown! on UPN. A promotional hit for Creed's new album is also included in the spots with a photo of the CD cover. The flight runs through January. WWF LETS THE FANS DECIDE New Year's Eve will deliver a special "Best of 2001 Viewers Choice" on TNN. Nearly 200,000 fans voted on WWF.com for their favorite matches of 2001. Fans voted for one of 25 matches from RAW, SmackDown! and various Pay-Per-Events. The top 10 matches of 2001 will be unveiled and broadcast, some for the very first time on cable, on a special 3-hour WWF RAW (TNN 9:00pm ET) to ring in the new year. TRIPLE H RETURNS JANUARY 7 ON RAW; APPEARS ON REGIS & KELLY THAT MORNING After nearly 8 months of rehabilitation due to a torn quadriceps, World Wrestling Federation Superstar Triple H will return January 7 on RAW (TNN 9:00pm ET), broadcast live from Madison Square Garden before a sell-out crowd. A lot has happened in the World Wrestling Federation since we last saw Triple H. His wife, Stephanie McMahon Helmsley, unknowingly sold her shares in the WWF to Ric Flair; Chris Jericho became the undisputed WWF Champion, and Vince McMahon, his father in-law and WWF Chairman, now only owns 50% of the Federation, sharing ownership with Flair. What will Triple H do when he returns? Find out on January 7! Also on January 7, catch Triple H on Live with Regis and Kelly (ABC 9:00am ET). For more information on WWFE news, please visit http://www.wwfecorpbiz.com ===================================================================== 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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