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Affiliates SPOILERS ===================================================================== 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 ROYAL RUMBLE results: http://www.naidosworld.com/results_rr02.html.html --Great PV last night folks. My favorite PPV of the year sho-nuff delivered! Trip won of course and Jericho retained which made me a happy camper. However, you can see that Austin will be the WWF champion come Mania because the seeds for he and H are continuously being planted. There's the Debra/Steph thing for one that's a big sign for sure. Jericho's follow up should be interesting to see especially to see where they go with his win. If they immediately go into an Austin fued, then tick-tock, tick-tock on Jericho's title reign. Raw should be interesting tonight. The night after a PPV always is ;) Take care folks and we'll see you 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. ===================================================================== TOP HEADLINE//======================================================= --Royal Rumble 2002 Results (for a full recap, click the link above in the "daily note") *Spike & Tazz d. The Dudleyz *Regal d. Edge to win teh IC Title *Stratus d. Jazz to retain the women's title *Flair d. McMahon *Jericho d. The Rock to retain the Undisputed Title *Triple H d. 29 men to win the Rumble Source// royalrumble.com ===================================================================== News from the WWF -- WWF.com//======================================= --WWF ARTICLE: Team Extreme clears up the rumors ATLANTA -- Matt Hardy, Jeff Hardy and Lita made their full-time return to the World Wrestling Federation on Sunday at the Royal Rumble, after being off television since mid-December. But, contrary to widespread reports, their absence was not for disciplinary reasons, as has been rumored on the Internet. To continue, click http://www.wwf.com/news/headlines/1107310 --WWF ARTICLE: Goldust: It's 'nerve-wracking' to be back ATLANTA -- The bizarre character of Goldust was always fond of movie quotes, and the most appropriate one for the Royal Rumble appears to be "I'll be back," as Arnold Schwarzenegger said in Terminator 2. To continue, click http://www.wwf.com/news/headlines/1107301 --WWF ARTICLE: Regal calls IC win biggest of his career ATLANTA -- Just moments after what he called the biggest win of his World Wrestling Federation career, William Regal said that being the new Intercontinental Champion suits him just fine. To continue, click http://www.wwf.com/news/headlines/1107248 --WWF ARTICLE: Maven 'cannot describe' feeling of being in Rumble ATLANTA -- Maven thought someone was playing a joke on him. The winner of WWF Tough Enough recently received a phone call telling him to come to Atlanta so that he could participate in the Royal Rumble match. To continue, click http://www.wwf.com/news/headlines/1107237 --WWF ARTICLE: Terri comments on Goldust ATLANTA -- Terri debuted in the World Wrestling Federation at the 1996 Royal Rumble, playing the role of Marlena and accompanying her real-life husband, Dustin "Goldust" Runnels, to the ring. To continue, click http://www.wwf.com/news/headlines/1107240 --WWF ARTICLE: Val Venis returns to basics ATLANTA -- For Val Venis, returning to the World Wrestling Federation is all about going back to basics. To continue, click http://www.wwf.com/news/headlines/1107210 --WWF ARTICLE: It's time once again ... ATLANTA -- A large gentleman is bouncing around the backstage area at Philips Arena as if he has just won the lottery. And in a way, for him, he has. To continue this story on the Godfather, click http://www.wwf.com/news/headlines/1107127 --WWF ARTICLE: Interview with 'Mr. Perfect' Curt Hennig ATLANTA -- It's been a while since Curt Hennig was in a World Wrestling Federation locker room, so the superstar known as "Mr. Perfect" had more than a few hellos to say prior to Sunday's Royal Rumble. In between meetings with his fellow superstars, Hennig sat down with WWF.com for an exclusive interview. To continue, click http://www.wwf.com/news/headlines/1107124 --Speaking of Hennig, all signs are pointing to him being added to the WWF roster permanently. As you'll read in his WWF interview, he'll be at Raw and SmackDown! this week and is talking contract with the WWF. Dave Meltzer also speculates that Goldust may stay on as well due to the fact that he had a strong showing in the PPV, a big pop and most importantly, was in shape. There was also apparently an interview with Goldust at the end of the PPV that most bars saw that PPV audiences didn't see and that was Goldy saying that he'd be getting revenge on a former foe and that "he's back" like Schwarzenegger in Terminator 2. More on this as we get it in. --Dave Meltzer reports that the WWF's Yokohama Arena show in Japan on March 1st sold out practically immediately after going on sale. Needless to say, it was a big success. --AmyDumas.net, a Lita fansite will be closing down soon. As you may remember, the webmaster of said site funneled rumors about the Hardy's and Lita being kept off TV due to being punished when it wasn't true at all. Lita has never had anything to do with the site. --MTV reports that The Rock will be in LA this week doing some more shooting for the Scorpion King as well as appearing in a Godsmack video for the movie's soundtrack. The movie's soundtrack is scheduled to be released on March 26th. --Official pre-Preview for Raw: RAW kicks off live this Monday night from BI-LO Center in Greenville, South Carolina, at 9/8 CT on TNN! The 2002 edition of the Royal Rumble was nothing short of awesome. After returning to the Federation less than two weeks ago following an eight month hiatus, Triple H picked up right where he left off as he eliminated Kurt Angle to win the Royal Rumble! What will The Game have to say about his guaranteed shot at the Undisputed Federation Championship at WrestleMania in Toronto? Find out on RAW! Also, Chris Jericho narrowly escaped defeat again as he used the ropes to pin The Rock. What will the Great One have to say about Y2J's tactics? And what does Jericho think about Triple H's Royal Rumble victory? Tune in Monday night on TNN! Also, the co-owners of the Federation faced off at Royal Rumble, and Ric Flair ended up on top! After a bloody, brutal match in Flair's former stomping grounds in Atlanta, Flair ended up making Mr. McMahon tap out in his patented Figure Four! What will be the fate of the Federation? What will Mr. McMahon do for revenge? Sources// -THE NEW!! UltimoWrestling @ http://www.ultimowrestling.com -Wrestling Observer/Dave Meltzer @ http://www.wrestlingobserver.com -Dave Scherer/1wrestling @ http://www.1wrestling.com -SLAM! Wrestling @ http://www.canoe.ca/SlamWrestling ===================================================================== News from the rest of pro-wrestling//================================ --Pride's lead announcer Stephen Quadros will be debuting a brand new MMA magazine called "Fightsport with Stephen Quadros" that will be hitting newsstands on February 5th with approx. 100,000 being rinted for release. Frank Shamrock is featured on the cover. --DirecTV had the following up during the Rumble Broadcast on channel 101 last night: "The WWF has not authorized DirecTV to offer WWF Royal Rumble to DirecTV customers. We apologize for this inconvenience and are working towards a resolution for the future." They also had ads for the WWA All-Stars and Pride PPV's next month. 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