Chris2K
13-03-2005, 12:19 PM
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Talk Wrestling Online Newsletter
Issue #90 - March 13th 2005
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Welcome to this week's edition, as the TWO Newsletter enters the nineties issue-wise. Coming up we have the new US News reporter, Miss T, Goldy's UK news, my WWE stats, and Stephen with his usual column of greatness. Hope you enjoy this week's newsletter!
Darkstar (http://www.talkwrestlingonline.com/forum/member.php?userid=3015) and Chris2K (http://www.talkwrestlingonline.com/forum/member.php?userid=465)
Newsletter Editors
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This week in Wrestling History
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March 7th
1963 - Buddy Austin & The Great Scott defeated Buddy Rogers & Handsome John Barend for the WWWF Tag Team title
March 8th
1983 - The Samoans defeated Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow for the WWWF Tag Team title
March 9th
1959 - Born - Nikita Koloff
1961 - Born - Rick Steiner
1971 - Born - Tiger Ali Singh
March 10th
Nothing.... at all.
March 11th
1993 - Sting defeated Big Van Vader for the WCW Heavyweight title
1993 - Died - Dino Bravo murdered in a drive-by shooting at 44
March 12th
1924 - Born - Mae Young
1972 - Born - Nunzio AKA Little Guido Maritato
March 13th
2000 - Dean Malenko defeated Essa Rios for the WWF Light Heavyweight title
2001 - Crash Holly defeated Dean Malenko for the WWF Light Heavyweight title
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New @ Wrestling 101
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- UK Scene #163 (http://www.wrestling101.com/101/article/AdamS/589/)
- Ice XVII Interview (http://www.wrestling101.com/101/article/UKInterviews/587/)
- UFC 50: The War of '04 DVD Review (http://www.wrestling101.com/101/article/UFCVD/588/)
- Rob Van Dam: One Of A Kind DVD Review (http://www.wrestling101.com/101/article/WWEVD/586/)
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US News - by Miss T
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The Weekly News Roundup – Miss.T
INTRODUCTION
Hey.
Welcome the US News Roundup! I'm taking over from Fletch as he's got too many other commitments at the moment and doesnt have enough time to put together all the US News which (as I've just found out) is VERY time consuming! However, he will still be writing his TNA column which is also currently on hiatus. I hope I can match up to his standards :xyx
Ive decided to try a new format with the US News because when I looked at the Newsletter Feedback a couple of people mentioned that it was their least favourite part. Some said it was because it was too long or they'd already read all the news throughout the week. Therefore I decided to break it up into the main stories then all the bits & bobs at the end so that you can skip the sections that you've already read or if you wanted to look at one in more detail then you can.
It may or not be the best way of doing it but I'm gonna give it a try and see how it goes. Feedback would be great guys, my email addy is at the end. Hope you enjoy! :thumbsup
Lita/Edge/Hardy Love Triangle!
Despite word coming out this weekend that Matt Hardy was set to be at Monday's RAW, he was reportedly asked by management to avoid attending the show. Matt was in driving distance and wanted to visit friends backstage, but was kindly asked not to show up and did adhere to the request.
This move was by no means an indication of WWE siding with Edge and Lita over Hardy. But, unlike Hardy, they were booked for the show and needed to be present. WWE saw no upside to aggravating the situation by placing Hardy in the same locker-room as those two workers, so made the decision to ask Hardy to refrain from attending.
With Hardy not at the show, management held meetings with Edge and Lita to discuss recent events and how the situation could be defused given that WrestleMania is around the corner.
As expected, the Hardy-Lita-Edge love triangle was the hot topic of discussion backstage at RAW last night. Although talk on the situation had been quiet at weekend house shows, it was open season yesterday with talent from SmackDown! on their cell phones to the RAW guys to try and get updates.
As for backstage reaction - neither Edge or Lita were shunned by their peers, however there was some awkwardness that accompanied both wherever they went backstage, which was to be expected. As for Matt Hardy, many in the locker room feel sympathetic toward him as he is a popular figure and thought of as a kind boyfriend.
On the subject of Edge's affair with Lita, at last night's house show, a front row fan held up a sign that said, "Edge betrayed V1."
According to PWTorch.com, the original plan was for both Edge and Matt Hardy to take part in Chris Jericho's Ladder Match at WrestleMania. However, with the recent personal issue developing between Hardy and Edge, sources say such a plan is now 'off the table,' as putting Edge and Hardy in the ring almost ensures one of them will leave the ring injured.
ECW “One Night Stand” PPV & Shane Douglas’ ECW Reunion News
Despite original reports, it seems the 'war' over the ECW PPV is not as intense as once believed. Although WWE would obviously prefer the former ECW stars to work its show and not Shane Douglas' reunion, there is reportedly no internal expectation that the names contacted will only work WWE's show. WWE's focus is solely on the authenticity of the show and not on having a dominant grasp of the ECW reunion market, so they fully understand the former stars are not under WWE contract and might want to work both events. It seems highly unlikely that the previously reported offers to Sandman and Justin Credible, among others, were meant to be 'WWE exclusive' offers, although if they were, that will no longer be the case. In short, there is not really a war going on over the ECW reunion. WWE just wants to capture the essence of ECW with its 6/12 PPV.
Internal sources in WWE are suggesting that Paul Heyman may be brought back as a consultant for the ECW PPV. It's reported that Heyman was in Stamford, CT last week discussing matters with WWE officials. Heyman has pitched ideas for the event and may end up working alongside Tommy Dreamer.
On his website, Tracy Smothers confirmed appearances for both upcoming ECW reunion shows, including WWE's 'One Night Stand' PPV.
According to the Wrestling-Observer Newsletter, New Jack is expected to work the ECW 'One Night Stand' PPV. No deal has yet been reached, but sources expect something to materialize. Bill Alfonso has also been contacted to work the show. Alfonso managed Rob Van Dam, Tazz and Sabu at different times after a run as a heel referee.
In addition to the independent names, WWE has also reached out to various former ECW stars that are currently under TNA contract. It is highly unlikely TNA will allow its performers to work the show, but the very fact WWE has contacted names like Raven and Jerry Lynn indicates how seriously WWE is taking the effort.
WWE & Spike TV End Contract!
Spike TV has officially announced via a press release that negotiations between Viacom and WWE have ceased in regards to renewing a new contract.
It is widely believed that Raw and all the weekend programs will now be returning to the USA Network starting in September as TNT, TBS and FX have shown no interest in the WWE.
"After several months of negotiations, we have decided to end our discussions about extending our relationship with WWE beyond September 2005," wrote Spike TV in a press release. "Moving forward, Spike TV will expand its investments in original programming and new acquisitions for its core audience."
So once again, WWE is officially leaving Spike TV and more than likely returning to the USA Network, their previous home for over 15 years.
Bits & Bobs
'Be Cool,' the sequel to 'Get Shorty,' exceeded estimates from various sources with $23.5 million for the weekend. The movie's performance is not bad when taking into its downright horrible reviews from nearly every critic in the country. This would be the third-highest opening for a film featuring The Rock, behind The Mummy Returns and The Scorpion King.
RAW Diva Trish Stratus is featured in a New York Post online article. The Women's Champion discusses her black eye, wrestling and also takes up a challenge to piece together a $100 outfit while shopping for clothes in New York City. Click here to read that.
Chris Jericho's band "Fozzy" will join Motorhead, Corrosion Of Conformity and Zeke on a bill scheduled to be in Las Vegas. Fozzy will also open for Motorhead at gigs taking place on WrestleMania 21 weekend.
A motion has been filed by World Wrestling Entertainment on 3/3, asking for an extension until 4/1 before they legally have to answer the lawsuit Brock Lesnar brought against them in February.
Both WWE and Lesnar have a deadline of 5/4 before they can file motions to dismiss the lawsuit.
Stephanie McMahon was said to be very "hands on" with production last week, ordering retakes of the Orton-Graham segment and something involving Eric Bischoff, which did not even air in the end. There are a number of people interested in seeing how she will approach tonights taping.
Paul Heyman is scheduled to be in Ohio Valley Wrestling this week, where he will help wrestlers develop their mic skills. It's ironic that Heyman will be in OVW at the same time as Jim Cornette, given their historical animosity toward each other.
Christy Hemme was on hand at the Virgin Megastore this afternoon in New York City to sign copies of her Playboy and attracted around 250 fans.
There is an online article in the Sun's UK newspaper with WWE road stories from Molly Holly sleeping at a seedy hotel to Victoria sharing a bed with fellow divas. Read that at theSun.co.uk.
PWInsider is reporting that backstage sources have confirmed WWE's plans to bring in Super Crazy for the Cruiserweight division, once visa issues are cleared up. A timetable is not yet known.
Two new faces have been added to the WWE writing time in recent weeks, one of who is a female, the first since Stephanie McMahon was added. A new assistant has also been added to the team.
I’m really sorry that there is no TNA news this week but I’ve been very busy and left it too late! Not good for my first newsletter eh...
Ok that’s the US News for this week, thanks to Fletch for passing the torch and I know he did a really good job but this is my first time at attempting anything like this so please send me some feedback on how I can improve/adjust this!
Please use the email link in my profile (http://www.talkwrestlingonline.com/forum/member.php?u=135)!
Thanks,
Miss.T :D
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UK News - by Goldy
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Hey everyone, welcome to an action packed UK Scene edition of the TWO Newsletter. It's the week leading into so many big shows around the country, especially the TWC show at the Coventry Skydome. I'm sure Adam Sibley will have an excellent round up for you in this weeks UK Scene column over at http://www.wrestling101.com/101/article/AdamS/589/
Hopefully, there will be many of you in attendance at some of these shows! I myself will be attending the FCW show, as well as the TWC show and maybe even WAR on the Sunday if time permits, please feel free to say hi if any of you spot me around.
If any of you good folks have any show results, up coming events to plug or just UK Scene news please don't hesitate to email me at goldyfwa@yahoo.com , thanks and enjoy!
RESULTS
All Star Wrestling - St Albans - 5/03/05
Robbie Dynamite def Julio Torres.
Robbie Brookside def TJ Wilson
Karl Krammer & Thundercloud def Domino & James Mason.
Chad Collyer def 5 Star Flash.
James Mason won a Royal Rumble.
All Star Wrestling - Telford - 11/03/05
Doug Williams Vs James Mason was a 20 minute draw.
Chad Collyer def Robbie 'The Body' Dynamite.
The UK Dream Team def Thundercloud & TJ Wilson.
Domino def Keith Myatt.
Drew McDonald vs Thunder in a Lumberjack match was a no contest after interference from the Lumberjacks.
BWA - Stoke On Trent - 11/03/05
Kid UK def Karate Kid
Spiderman def Marc Morgan.
The Power Rangers def Matt Burns & problem Child.
Samson Horn def 5 Star Flash
'Physco' Silvera & Cyclone def Chris Curtis & Dominator.
Chris Curtis won a Battle Royal.
IWF - Gateshead - 5/03/05
Max Heat def Jordan Wright.
The Boog Dogg def Lee Kyle.
Liam ‘The Player’ Atkinson def Shaun Avery.
Pac & Harry Pain def Little Dragon & El Ligero.
Assassin def Scotty Hexx & ‘Golden Boy’ Cameron Knite.
Jimmy Blade def Nick Damocles.
Johnny Moss def Youngsta.
LRO Wrestling - Clacton - 10/03/05
Charlie Goodfella def Jonny Storm
Eamon O'Neil def Professor Ikido
Phil Powers def Andy Simmonz
Flatliner vs Karl Krammer was a no contest.
MPW - Coventry - 5/03/05
Raze def Stiro.
Danny Oxman def Jet Black.
Jekkel & Exodus def The Beach Boys, The Lowlanders, Team 3CW and Jetta & Fanboy.
White Tiger def Devilman.
Samurai won a Battle Royal.
Majik def Jayson Mayson.
John Bull & Das Inferno def Psycho Steve & Nero.
Chris Charizma def Raze to retain the Central Counties Championship.
WAW - Canvey Island - 11/03/05
The Kraft def Eamon O'Neill.
Jonny Storm def Steve Grey 2-1.
The Zebra Kid def Andy Simmons.
Kharisma def Sweet Saraya, Destiny & Buttercup in a four way elimination match.
Ricky Knight & Bash def Zak Zodiac & J.P. Monroe 2-1.
TRAINING
FWA
Calling all budding wrestlers - you have the once in a lifetime opportunity to be part of an authentic Japanese wrestling Dojo-style training session on Thursday, March 17 at the FWA Manchester gym.
Japanese wrestling superstars from Pro Wrestling NOAH will put trainees through their paces to show why their style of wrestling is one of the most respected throughout the world. Your guest trainers at the NOAH Manchester Dojo will be:
- Former five-time Triple Crown Champion MITSUHARU MISAWA
- Former GHC Pro Wrestling NOAH Tag Team Champion YOSHINARI OGAWA
- Current GHC Pro Wrestling NOAH Tag Team Champion and former FWA British
- Heavyweight Champion 'THE ANARCHIST' DOUG WILLIAMS
If you are training to become a wrestler, or want to enter the ring for the first time, there can be no better grounding in the sport than this session with three of the greatest exponents of the art, Mitsuharu Misawa, Yoshinari Ogawa and Doug Williams. The NOAH team have requested to organise this seminar as an opportunity for them to look for new UK talent. This could be an amazing opportunity to catch the eyes of some of Japans top stars and NOAH management, who will also be present.
A place in the Dojo costs £10 to FWA Manchester trainees, £20 to trainees from all other schools or new trainees. The session starts at 7pm.
The FWA Manchester gym is situated in Salah Martial Arts Gym, 217 Ashton Old Road, Beswick, Manchester. For more details please telephone 07742539115 or e-mail seedecoy@hotmail.com .
RBW
RBW have another training seminar this Sunday with Tex Benedict. For more information visit http://www.talkwrestlingonline.com/forum/showthread.php?t=18954 thanks.
WAW
The next WAW Training Academy will be held at The Breckland Community Centre, Cosstessey, Norwich, on the weekend of April 2nd and 3rd. If you are interested in attending, it is advised that you book early. For more information, telephone WAW on 01603474693.
UP COMING SHOWS
All Star Wrestling
Aylesbry Civic Centre 01296 486009 Monday14th March
Folkestone Leas Cliff Hall 01303 228 600 Thursday 17th March
Stroud Stratford Park L.C. 01453 766 771 Saturday 19th March.
BCW
BCW have a show this Friday, March 18th at the Carluke District Hall, Clydesdale, Scotland. Appearing on the card will be Stevie Knight, Jay Phoenix, Red Vinny, Seamus O'Shaunessy, Liam Thompson, Doug Williams, Aviv Maayan and Darkside. NOAH wrestlers Mitsuharu Misawa, Yoshinari Ogawa and Tiger Emporer will also be on the card.
DROPKIXX
Dropkixx next show is this Wednesday, March 16th at the Fondu Club, Purfleet in Essex. Tickets cost £5 and can be brought on the door.
FCW
FCW have a huge show this Friday, March 18th, the day before the TWC show, so if you're going to be in the area, this show is a must see!! It's at Walsall Town Hall and is cleverly entitled 'Walsall Town Brawl'!
Tickets are just £8, where else can you get to see top Indy talent like Chad Collyer and Christopher Daniels for such a small amount? The card so far looks like this:
- Swift Justice vs The British Connection
- Spud & Chad Collyer vs Devil's Advocate
- Chris Daniels vs Jack Storm.
A couple of stipulations have been added to this match - Should Jack Storm somehow manage to get a victory over "The Fallen Angel", then Jack Storm will be allowed to stay in FCW with no repurcusions for his actions against Dragon Phoenix. However, should Jack lose, then he will still be allowed to stay in FCW. Except if he does lose, then for the next 3 months in FCW, Jack Storm will have to wrestle in a dress!!
Plus many more matches on the evening. Tickets are avilable from: Online - http://www.midlandboxoffice.com or Telephone - 01902 552 121, Fax - 01902 552123.
FWA
FWA Live in Morecambe – ‘The War On The Shore’ comes to you on Easter Saturday, March 26th from the Morecambe Dome in Lancashire. The box office number for tickets is 01524 582803.
Already signed for War On The Shore are the following matches:
- The South City Thriller’ Hade Vansen v Raven
- ‘The Wonderkid’ Jonny Storm and Aviv Maayan v James Tighe and Mark ‘Five Star’ Belton
- Spud v Jack Storm
- Max Voltage v ?
- Doctor in the House – Dr Dirk Feelgood makes an appearance.
The box office for FWA Live in Morecambe is now open. Tickets cost £16 for front row ringside, £10 for adults, £7.50 for children (16 or under) and £30 for a family ticket. You can also purchase tickets for an afternoon Fan Slam at the Waterfront Bar, adjacent to the Dome, at the box office, at a cost of £4.50 (£5 on the door).
The Fan Slam will be hosted by Greg ‘The Truth’ Lambert with his special guests including Raven. As the Waterfront Bar is licensed premises, this Fan Slam is only open to fans aged 18 or over, or fans aged 14-17 accompanied by an adult.
The Fan Slam starts at 4.30pm and will last for around 90 minutes. Doors are at 7pm and the show starts at 7.30pm.
GPW
GPW have a show on the 18th March at their usual venue in the Monaco Ballroom, Wigan. Show starts at 7pm.
GPW are also very pleased to announce that "The Stampede Kid" TJ Wilson will be wrestling on the show. The Stampede Kid was trained by Wigan's own British Bulldog and wrestling legend Bret "The Hitman" Hart. This will mark the first appearance by a member of the Hart Foundation in Wigan since The British Bulldog was here.
IWF
IWF presents a FREE Junior Academy Showcase at St. Joseph's Hall, Gateshead, this Sunday (13th March) at 2pm. Although this show will only feature 2 or 3 members of the full IWF roster, it is a great chance to see some very talented youngsters and a great way to spend a Sunday afternoon.
- Junior Champ Max Heat will put his belt on the line in an open challenge match.
- The title of top tag team in the Junior Academy will be decided as the following four teams meet in a knockout tournament:
- Special Edition (RD Wood and Jonny Hogarth)
- The Wright Stuff (Joey and Jordan)
- Boogie Knights and Robbie Ryder
- Meadowell Mad Crew (Makkaz and Jakkaz)
- Tag Team Champion Pac will face his former partner Little Dragon.
- Lee Kyle will face Billy Morrison, the old school specialist.
- Nick Damocles v 'The Raj' Paul Dolby.
K-STAR
Following on from their last sell out show, K-Star will return to the town of Walsall, on Saturday 19th March 2005 for their annual WrestleWar show.
The Venue is the ‘Yew Tree Sports & Social Club’, Brackendale Drive, Yew Tree Estate, Walsall. Doors will open at 7:00pm and bouts will start at 7:30pm.
The bill contains 5 amazing Pro Wrestling bouts as well as a special Wrestler Vs Boxer bout (more details to follow). Wrestlers set to appear are, KSW Great British Champion Maddog Maxx, Sal Americana, Kade Callous, Spirit Walker, Staxx, Wolf, Pogo the Clown, Jonny the Body, Carl Mizzery and more!
Tickets are priced at only £5:00 and are available at the club or by calling 07749974713 or 01922 428 667. Tickets are available NOW, and tickets are expected to go fast so please book early to avoid disappointment!
E-Mail – theone408@hotmail.com
Web – www.kstarinsider.com or www.maddogksw.2ya.com or
http://www.mizzery.2ya.com .
NPWA
NPWAs next show entitled 'Out Of Control' takes place on March 24th at Lowton Labour Club. Doors open at 7pm for 7.45pm start. Tickets cost a fiver for adultsand £4 for children. The card so far:
- Brickwall (Champion) vs Ryan Maiden
- The Governing Body (Champions) Vs D-Dogg and Jason Glory.
-Phobia(IF) Vs Lumberjack(HC) Vs Necross(CD)
- Paul "Flash" Andrews and Gary Wild Vs The Brethren.
- Sean Phoenix Vs Ice Vs Barrati Vs Marc Malice.
Card Subjuect to change. For full details on the show, wrestlers and the NPWA vist
http://www.npwaentertainment.com or http://www.npwaentertainment.co.uk .
RBW
Saturday 19th March marks the second event of 2005 to take place at the popular Ryan Hall in Chingford, North-East London. As RBW return to the venue again, another strong line-up has been put together by the matchmakers, which will feature the debut of Scotland's 308lbs "Highlander" Drew McDonald.
Also on the card is the returning UK Kid, a wrestler who has seen extensive action both in this country and the USA, with him graduating almost seven years ago at the wrestling training school of famous American wrestler, WWE superstar, Shawn Michaels.
Kid Regis, the new British Welterweight Champion, who won the Championship at this very venue from "The Gift" Ross Jordan just over a month ago, will also be in action.
Tickets for this event are already on sale, at a cost of £9 ringside, £8 adults, £6 concessions. Telephone - 07950 576063 or 07940 476612 or E-Mail - tickets@revolutionbritishwrestling.co.uk . For more information, please visit http://www.revolutionbritishwrestling.co.uk .
TWC FAN FEST!
The 'TWC International Fan Slam' will take place at Jumpin' Jaks bar on the afternoon of TWC International Showdown, March 19th. The event will start at 2pm, ends at 5pm and will cost £4 entry fee. It will be hosted by legendary wrestling journalist Bill Apter and feature Q and A's and signing sessions from the Supershow's top stars including Mick Foley. Due to licensing laws the Fan Slam will be open to those aged 14 and over only (ages 14 to 17 must be accompanied by an adult). For travel information and directions see: http://www.wrestling101.com/101/newsitem/1497/ .
TWC SUPERSHOW - INTERNATIONAL SHOWDOWN
This March 19th 2005, Coventry Skydome will play host to the first ever TWC Supercard: INTERNATIONAL SHOWDOWN. To date, we have sold approx 2,900 tickets, and the event is looking set to sell out.
This show boasts the hottest line-up of matches that Europe has ever seen and promises to be a show that is talked about worldwide for years to come. Featuring WWF and wrestling Legend Mick Foley, Raven, Samoa Joe, CM Punk, Christopher Daniels, Doug Williams, AJ Styles, Alex Shane, Chris Sabin, Too Cold Scorpio, Spud, Petey Williams, Mal Sanders, Steve Grey, Jonny Storm, James Tighe, Mitsuharu Misawa, Yoshinari Ogawa, Tiger Emperor, and wrestling journalist Bill Apter. There will also be 7 members of the Japanese press on hand to cover this monumental event, including a film crew from Nippon TV (NOAH's TV company) in Japan.
The Card is as follows:
- Petey Williams vs Jonny Storm vs Chris Sabin vs Spud
- Sreve Grey vs Mal Sanders
- Raven vs Alex Shane
- AJ Styles vs Chris Daniels
- CM Punk vs Samoa Joe
- Doug Williams, James Tighe and Scorpio vs Mitsuharu Misawa, Yoshinari Ogawa and Tiger Emperor (Kotaro Suzuki).
WAR
On Sunday 20th March, WAR present their biggest show to date.The event will be held at Lawrence Sheriff School, Clifton Road, Rugby. Tickets cost: Adults: £5 : Under 15's: £3.50 and doors will open 6.00pm, show starts 6.30pm and finishes at 9.00pm. Here is the current card:
- C.M.Punk vs "The Bird of Prey" Falcon.
- The Judge vs "Mean Machine" Iggy Taylor.
- Spindoctor & Colossus vs "The Elite" Louie Zerr & Felony.
- "The Red Tiger" Axel Bowen vs Sk8
- "The Dynamic" Mage & "Nighthawk" Coby Jones vs Mooga & "Old School" Jack London.
- Rob Hunter vs Kyle Masters.
- "Showtime" Steve Stryka vs Retro.
- Plus a Royal Rumble.
To reserve tickets, e-mail TICKETS@waruk.co.uk .
WAW
St. George's Hall, Exeter, Sunday, March 20th;
- The Zebra Kid v Jason Cross
- The Kraft v Rock Weiler
- Sweet Saraya v Destiny
- "Rowdy" Ricky Knight v Bash
- "The Dark Angel" Ashe v Zak Zodiac.
Tickets - £10 adults, £7 children, £28 family (2 adults, 2 children), can be reserved by telephoning 01392 211080.
NEWS
- We at TWO and Wrestling101 would like to congratulate Phil "Flash" Barker and his wife on the birth of their baby :)
- UFC fighter Ian 'The Machine' Freeman will be appearing at the upcoming 3CW Vs IWF event on March 25th in Acklam.
The ultimate fighter will be a special guest ring enforcer for the 3CW World Title match where Ice XV11 (for an excellent interview with Ice check out http://www.wrestling101.com/101/article/UKInterviews/587/ ) defends against Assassin.
ALL STAR WRESTLING
Last night at All Stars, Telford show, they announced that they would be squeezing in one last show at the Oakengates Theatre before going off to the holiday camps as usually. The date for this extra show is Friday, May 13th.
DROPKIXX
The date of the next outing in Queensborough, Isle of Sheppey, is now Friday the 22nd April and not the 11th as previously advertised.
This show will see the debut of the 400lb NWA champion Hugh Mungus and extrovert R.T. McFluf, stay tuned for more details of this show in forth coming editions.
FCW
It is with much regret that FCW have had to cancel their scheduled show "Crash Landing", that was due to take place in Nottingham on March 25th. This is beyond the control of FCW, everyone that has bought their tickets through Midland Box Office will be receiving refunds shortly.
This Saturday March 12th, FCW will be organising a "street team". The team will group in Walsall Town centre at 10am, and we will be handing out flyers and posters for the upcoming "Walsall Town Brawl" that take place the following Friday at Walsall Town Hall.
If you are interested in being a part of the team then email - fcwuk@aol.com and we will add you. For those that participate, free tickets to our monthly shows at Baggeriidge will be available.
FWA
FWA Crunch comes to you from the Broxbourne Civic Hall on Saturday, April 16 2005. The box office number is 01992 441946.
Tickets are also available through the FWA On-Line Box Office. Click the link on the www.frontierwrestling.com homepage for full details of how to book your tickets and for a seating plan of the tickets available through On-Line Box Office.
Tickets cost £35 for Gold Ringside, £25 for Silver Ringside, £15, £10 and £20. Anyone purchasing a Gold or Silver Ringside ticket through FWA On-Line Box Office will receive a free downloadable video from a selection of FWA releases.
Doors open to Gold and Silver Ringside ticket holders at FWA Crunch at 5.40pm, for a dark match, and then at 6pm to all other ticket-holders. The show will commence at 6.30pm.
Already signed for FWA Crunch are the following:
- The Phoenix’ Jody Fleisch v Mark ‘Five Star’ Belton
- ‘American Dragon’ Bryan Danielson versus ?
IWF
- IWF’s Courtney Synn has been named girl of the month by www.wrestlinggirls.co.uk .
- The IWF Women’s Championship has been declared vacant due to ongoing injury problems suffered by Champion Phoenix. More on this situation in due course.
IWW
IWW stars Red Vinny and Seamus O'Shaunessy will wrestle for BCW in Scotland on March 18th.
TELEVISION/VIDEO
WAW
The Ricky Knight Shoot Interview is in the final stages of production. This two DVD set will not only feature the man himself talking about his twenty-plus years in the wrestling business, but also clips from some his his favourite matches. A release date will be announced shortly.
Also, a quick reminder that Who Dares Wins II on March 19th is also being filmed for future DVD release, so if you can't get to the show on the night, you'll be able to sample WAW action from the comfort of your own home.
WEBSITES
http://www.jedmasters.com and http://www.maxheat4life.piczo.co.uk have recently been updated.
WAR and FCW's Falcon has also recently updated his commentary over at http://www.dontcallmeginger.co.uk
BRITS ABROAD
On March 20th, Laken Xander will be going to DCW in Holland, where he will defend his FCW Title against Kevin O'Neil. Also on the show, FCW's Cameron Knite will team with Chris Wylde and they will take on The Young Offenders. Good luck guys!
The Zebra Kid, Spud and Majik will make their debut in France. They will be on a card, along with Doug Williams & the UK Pittbulls, at the next ICWA show to be held on April 30th Roscoff, Britanny in France. I'd like to wish them a very safe trip and every success in France.
The Zebra Kidd is also debuting in Norway the weekend after.
That's everything for this week, as ever don't forget to read Adam's column as mentioned in the opening of this UK news and also Saracens latest Tenet. Thank you for reading.
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WWE Statistics
March 6th - 13th
- By Chris2K
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If you know me, I sympathise, but you'll also know that I'm a big fan of statistics. For the last few months I've been doing something similar to this just as a hobby-type thing, going from 1999 onwards, and now I've decided to bring it to the newsletter. Allow me to explain...
This project is basically a league table. It relies on the results of matches shown on WWE TV, be it RAW, SmackDown, Velocity or Heat. For the purposes of this project, I have separated the points into shows, rather than having one big table.
But why do it? Well it doesn't take that long at all, and it allows you to see who's been winning the most this year, and who's been the year's biggest jobber. It's just a bit of fun really :).
To score points all you need to do is win a match, or be involved in a DQ. You get five points for winning, three for a DQ, Double Count-out or draw, no points for a no contest, and you lose a point for a defeat.
RAW
Triple H def. Rosey
Kane def. Christian
Edge def. Chris Jericho
Chris Benoit def. Shelton Benjamin
Batista def. Ric Flair
Standings
Batista ~ 36
Kane ~ 33
Randy Orton ~ 33
Shelton Benjamin ~ 29
Muhammed Hussan ~ 28
Triple H ~ 28
Shawn Michaels ~ 25
Chris Benoit ~ 23
Chris Jericho ~ 23
Trish Stratus ~ 20
William Regal ~ 19
Edge ~ 18
Tajiri ~ 14
Chris Masters ~ 10
Rob Conway ~ 9
Sylvan Grenier ~ 8
Christy Hemme ~ 5
Gene Snitsky ~ 5
Maven ~ 5
Eugene ~ 4
Viscera ~ 4
Jerry Lawler ~ -1
Maria ~ -1
Molly Holly ~ -1
Rhyno ~ -1
Steven Richards ~ -1
Val Venis ~ -1
Christian ~ -2
Rosey ~ -2
Simon Dean ~ -2
Victoria ~ -2
Hurricane ~ -3
Lita ~ -3
Ric Flair ~ -4
Tyson Tomko ~ -5
SmackDown!
Booker T def. Heidenreich
Mark Jindrak def. Luther Reigns
Kurt Angle def. Mike Haywood 1
Rey Mysterio & Eddie Guerrero def. JBL and Orlando Jordan by DQ 2
1 - Mike Haywood doesn't qualify for points.
2 - Rey, Eddie, JBL and OJ all get three points.
Standings
Rey Mysterio Jr. ~ 45
Kurt Angle ~ 36
John Cena ~ 33
Eddie Guerrero ~ 29
Undertaker ~ 28
Doug Basham ~ 19
Booker T ~ 18
Funaki ~ 16
John Bradshaw Layfield ~ 15
Big Show ~ 13
Danny Basham ~ 13
Chavo Guerrero ~ 12
Orlando Jordan ~ 10
Paul London ~ 9
Michelle McCool ~ 5
Scotty 2 Hotty ~ 5
Torrie Wilson ~ 5
Shannon Moore ~ 3
Luther Reigns ~ 2
Mark Jindrak ~ 2
Heidenreich ~ 1
Rene Dupree ~ 1
Dawn Marie ~ -1
Hiroko ~ -1
Kenzo Suzuki ~ -3
Nunzio ~ -3
Rob Van Dam ~ -3
Spike Dudley ~ -3
Akio ~ -4
Velocity
The Basham Bros. def. Hardcore Holly and Charlie Haas
Spike Dudley def. Scotty 2 Hotty
Paul London def. Akio
Standings
Hardcore Holly ~ 31
Paul London ~ 23
Charlie Haas ~ 20
Rene Dupree ~ 11
Booker T ~ 10
Danny Basham ~ 10
Doug Basham ~ 10
Funaki ~ 10
Scotty 2 Hotty ~ 8
Akio ~ 7
Kenzo Suzuki ~ 7
Heidenreich ~ 5
Luther Reigns ~ 5
Mark Jindrak ~ 5
Orlando Jordan ~ 5
Chavo Guerrero ~ 2
Nunzio ~ 2
Spike Dudley ~ 0
Billy Kidman ~ -1
Shannon Moore ~ -1
HeAT
Rhyno def. Simon Dean
Val Venis def. Big Vito 1
William Regal & Tajiri def. Christian & Tyson Tomko and La Resistance
1 - Big Vito (unfortunately) doesn't qualify for points.
Standings
Tajiri ~ 25
Hurricane ~ 19
Rhyno ~ 18
Maven ~ 15
Rosey ~ 15
Trish Stratus ~ 10
Simon Dean ~ 9
William Regal ~ 9
Chris Benoit ~ 5
Gene Snitsky ~ 5
Muhammed Hussan ~ 5
Ric Flair ~ 5
Shelton Benjamin ~ 5
Molly Holly ~ 4
Tyson Tomko ~ 4
Rob Conway ~ 2
Christian ~ -1
The Coach ~ -1
Sylvan Grenier ~ -2
Val Venis ~ -2
Victoria ~ -2
Stevie Richards ~ -4
So that's it for this SHOCKING week, as B Show Jobbers Spike and Val Venis get victories! See you next week for hopefully more SHOCKING results!
Chris2K
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The Main Event
- By Stephen Ashfield
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FLAIR FOR CHANGE?
It’s happening far too often isn’t it? Triple H plays the cowardly heel, which when you think about it is a bit strange considering he’s the “greatest wrestler alive” and lets others take a beating on his behalf. Randy Orton soon got fed up of his behaviour, so has Batista, all that’s left of Evolution now is Triple H and Ric Flair, but could Flair be about to leave Triple H all by himself and without a title?
It’ s just one of the ideas that is running through my head at the moment as I start to think about this year’s Wrestlemania. The card is looking pretty good so far and there are plenty of questions that need to be answered on the big day. But you see I’m an impatient little so and so, therefore I’ve decided to have a bash at working out what the questions are and thinking of a few answers.
I’ll start with that title match on Raw. I’m not entirely certain Batista will win the belt at Wrestlemania but I figure it’s more than likely that he will. But how will he do it? A clean pin, well that would certainly establish Batista as a superstar but would Triple H allow that? How about if Flair finally got fed up and turned on Triple H? That could help Batista if he joined up with his former Evolution partner. We all know the big guy isn’t that fantastic on the mic and it’d be good to see Flair help him. It must hurt Flair having to praise Triple H so much and just one bad move by the champ could see him having a very lonely existence on Raw.
Next up is that six man ladder match which intrigues me a great deal. Predicting the winner isn’t going to be easy. If you reckon that Batista is going to be champ then perhaps a heel is guaranteed victory here, which leaves us with Edge or Christian. I can’t work out why this isn’t for Shelton Benjamin’s IC Title as well, why have the belt if it’s not going to be defended at the biggest show of the year?
The winner of the ladder match is guaranteed a title shot anytime in the next year and that includes Wrestlemania 22 in Chicago. Now anyone with any sense would win this ladder match and get that main event match at Wrestlemana next year but is that likely? Does Vince plan that far ahead, what if the winner gets injured and would you really wait a year for a title shot?
The whole Trish v Christy situation might as well just have a Playboy ad painted on Christy rather than the word slut. Of course the most irritating thing here is that most people would much rather it was Trish stripping off than Christy. The Lita twist is interesting, with her training Christy we can expect her to become injury-prone, miss several spots and injure her opponents as well. Will WWE really put the belt on Christy at Wrestlemania just to boost their relationship with Hefner? More than likely unfortunately. I just wonder what Victoria and Molly think.
Hassan has yet to be given an opponent at Wrestlemania. Talk is it could be Mr Hogan if his body is up for it and that’s not a certainty for sure. Foley seems to be out of the picture at present and so does The Rock. A lot depends on what the plans are for Hassan. Is he going to get a big push towards a possible title shot against Batista? He’s not bad in the ring, it’s just the angle that sucks (more on him later). I fear the push will continue.
So Randy Orton is back as the legend killer but is he a face or a heel? Who can tell? One minute he’s challenging Undi to have the bottle to do a job at Wrestlemania, and that’s not a nice thing to do. Next minute we’re back to pleasant Mr Orton as he’s the latest guy to join Vince’s ‘I’ll teach him a lesson for running WCW’ club as he puts the RKO on Bischoff. Orton v Undi should be very interesting and of course allows more interaction between Raw and Smackdown. Will Undi job at Wrestlemania? Not sure, depends on if they want to turn Orton heel again (perhaps to ally with Triple H v Batista and Flair?). It’d be sad to see Undertaker’s record go though.
Other questions on Raw are few and far between. Will there be a tag title match on the main card or bunged onto heat? Will Snitsky get a match or has his push evaporated after those losses to Benjamin?
There’s plenty more questions to be answered and I’ll look at the Smackdown matches and Angle v Michaels in the next Main Event.
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Forum Threads of the Week
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WRESTLING THREAD OF THE WEEK
wwe4eva's news thread (http://www.talkwrestlingonline.com/forum/showthread.php?t=18968) became the basis for the major news piece of the week, the Matt Hardy/Edge/Lita saga.
NON WRESTLING THREAD OF THE WEEK
Brett Banner's Addictions (http://www.talkwrestlingonline.com/forum/showthread.php?t=19165) thread allowed the TWOites to express the favourite desires. 90% of the answers were sex.
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TWO Member of the Week/Heel of the Week
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Who is TWO Member of the Week?
This week's TWO Member of the week is Inno. A strange choice maybe, but his recent input into the General Chat forums of the board show us why he is so "highly valued".
Who is TWO Heel of the Week?
Heel of the Week goes to Tajiri San for constantly begging to replace Crippler as a senior mod :P.
Hope you've enjoyed this week's newsletter, and according to my schedule, Darkstar should be back next week. So enjoy this one while it lasts!
Darkstar and Chris2K
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Contributors
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Darkstar (http://www.talkwrestlingonline.com/forum/member.php?userid=3015)
Chris2K (http://www.talkwrestlingonline.com/forum/member.php?userid=465)
Miss T. (http://www.talkwrestlingonline.com/forum/member.php?u=135)
Goldy (http://www.talkwrestlingonline.com/forum/member.php?userid=548)
Stephen Ashfield (http://www.talkwrestlingonline.com/forum/member.php?u=1877)
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DISCLAIMER
Some of the news stories included in the TWO newsletter are taken from various sources around the Internet and is not necessarily exclusive TWO news.
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Talk Wrestling Online Newsletter
Issue #90 - March 13th 2005
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Welcome to this week's edition, as the TWO Newsletter enters the nineties issue-wise. Coming up we have the new US News reporter, Miss T, Goldy's UK news, my WWE stats, and Stephen with his usual column of greatness. Hope you enjoy this week's newsletter!
Darkstar (http://www.talkwrestlingonline.com/forum/member.php?userid=3015) and Chris2K (http://www.talkwrestlingonline.com/forum/member.php?userid=465)
Newsletter Editors
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This week in Wrestling History
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March 7th
1963 - Buddy Austin & The Great Scott defeated Buddy Rogers & Handsome John Barend for the WWWF Tag Team title
March 8th
1983 - The Samoans defeated Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow for the WWWF Tag Team title
March 9th
1959 - Born - Nikita Koloff
1961 - Born - Rick Steiner
1971 - Born - Tiger Ali Singh
March 10th
Nothing.... at all.
March 11th
1993 - Sting defeated Big Van Vader for the WCW Heavyweight title
1993 - Died - Dino Bravo murdered in a drive-by shooting at 44
March 12th
1924 - Born - Mae Young
1972 - Born - Nunzio AKA Little Guido Maritato
March 13th
2000 - Dean Malenko defeated Essa Rios for the WWF Light Heavyweight title
2001 - Crash Holly defeated Dean Malenko for the WWF Light Heavyweight title
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New @ Wrestling 101
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- UK Scene #163 (http://www.wrestling101.com/101/article/AdamS/589/)
- Ice XVII Interview (http://www.wrestling101.com/101/article/UKInterviews/587/)
- UFC 50: The War of '04 DVD Review (http://www.wrestling101.com/101/article/UFCVD/588/)
- Rob Van Dam: One Of A Kind DVD Review (http://www.wrestling101.com/101/article/WWEVD/586/)
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US News - by Miss T
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The Weekly News Roundup – Miss.T
INTRODUCTION
Hey.
Welcome the US News Roundup! I'm taking over from Fletch as he's got too many other commitments at the moment and doesnt have enough time to put together all the US News which (as I've just found out) is VERY time consuming! However, he will still be writing his TNA column which is also currently on hiatus. I hope I can match up to his standards :xyx
Ive decided to try a new format with the US News because when I looked at the Newsletter Feedback a couple of people mentioned that it was their least favourite part. Some said it was because it was too long or they'd already read all the news throughout the week. Therefore I decided to break it up into the main stories then all the bits & bobs at the end so that you can skip the sections that you've already read or if you wanted to look at one in more detail then you can.
It may or not be the best way of doing it but I'm gonna give it a try and see how it goes. Feedback would be great guys, my email addy is at the end. Hope you enjoy! :thumbsup
Lita/Edge/Hardy Love Triangle!
Despite word coming out this weekend that Matt Hardy was set to be at Monday's RAW, he was reportedly asked by management to avoid attending the show. Matt was in driving distance and wanted to visit friends backstage, but was kindly asked not to show up and did adhere to the request.
This move was by no means an indication of WWE siding with Edge and Lita over Hardy. But, unlike Hardy, they were booked for the show and needed to be present. WWE saw no upside to aggravating the situation by placing Hardy in the same locker-room as those two workers, so made the decision to ask Hardy to refrain from attending.
With Hardy not at the show, management held meetings with Edge and Lita to discuss recent events and how the situation could be defused given that WrestleMania is around the corner.
As expected, the Hardy-Lita-Edge love triangle was the hot topic of discussion backstage at RAW last night. Although talk on the situation had been quiet at weekend house shows, it was open season yesterday with talent from SmackDown! on their cell phones to the RAW guys to try and get updates.
As for backstage reaction - neither Edge or Lita were shunned by their peers, however there was some awkwardness that accompanied both wherever they went backstage, which was to be expected. As for Matt Hardy, many in the locker room feel sympathetic toward him as he is a popular figure and thought of as a kind boyfriend.
On the subject of Edge's affair with Lita, at last night's house show, a front row fan held up a sign that said, "Edge betrayed V1."
According to PWTorch.com, the original plan was for both Edge and Matt Hardy to take part in Chris Jericho's Ladder Match at WrestleMania. However, with the recent personal issue developing between Hardy and Edge, sources say such a plan is now 'off the table,' as putting Edge and Hardy in the ring almost ensures one of them will leave the ring injured.
ECW “One Night Stand” PPV & Shane Douglas’ ECW Reunion News
Despite original reports, it seems the 'war' over the ECW PPV is not as intense as once believed. Although WWE would obviously prefer the former ECW stars to work its show and not Shane Douglas' reunion, there is reportedly no internal expectation that the names contacted will only work WWE's show. WWE's focus is solely on the authenticity of the show and not on having a dominant grasp of the ECW reunion market, so they fully understand the former stars are not under WWE contract and might want to work both events. It seems highly unlikely that the previously reported offers to Sandman and Justin Credible, among others, were meant to be 'WWE exclusive' offers, although if they were, that will no longer be the case. In short, there is not really a war going on over the ECW reunion. WWE just wants to capture the essence of ECW with its 6/12 PPV.
Internal sources in WWE are suggesting that Paul Heyman may be brought back as a consultant for the ECW PPV. It's reported that Heyman was in Stamford, CT last week discussing matters with WWE officials. Heyman has pitched ideas for the event and may end up working alongside Tommy Dreamer.
On his website, Tracy Smothers confirmed appearances for both upcoming ECW reunion shows, including WWE's 'One Night Stand' PPV.
According to the Wrestling-Observer Newsletter, New Jack is expected to work the ECW 'One Night Stand' PPV. No deal has yet been reached, but sources expect something to materialize. Bill Alfonso has also been contacted to work the show. Alfonso managed Rob Van Dam, Tazz and Sabu at different times after a run as a heel referee.
In addition to the independent names, WWE has also reached out to various former ECW stars that are currently under TNA contract. It is highly unlikely TNA will allow its performers to work the show, but the very fact WWE has contacted names like Raven and Jerry Lynn indicates how seriously WWE is taking the effort.
WWE & Spike TV End Contract!
Spike TV has officially announced via a press release that negotiations between Viacom and WWE have ceased in regards to renewing a new contract.
It is widely believed that Raw and all the weekend programs will now be returning to the USA Network starting in September as TNT, TBS and FX have shown no interest in the WWE.
"After several months of negotiations, we have decided to end our discussions about extending our relationship with WWE beyond September 2005," wrote Spike TV in a press release. "Moving forward, Spike TV will expand its investments in original programming and new acquisitions for its core audience."
So once again, WWE is officially leaving Spike TV and more than likely returning to the USA Network, their previous home for over 15 years.
Bits & Bobs
'Be Cool,' the sequel to 'Get Shorty,' exceeded estimates from various sources with $23.5 million for the weekend. The movie's performance is not bad when taking into its downright horrible reviews from nearly every critic in the country. This would be the third-highest opening for a film featuring The Rock, behind The Mummy Returns and The Scorpion King.
RAW Diva Trish Stratus is featured in a New York Post online article. The Women's Champion discusses her black eye, wrestling and also takes up a challenge to piece together a $100 outfit while shopping for clothes in New York City. Click here to read that.
Chris Jericho's band "Fozzy" will join Motorhead, Corrosion Of Conformity and Zeke on a bill scheduled to be in Las Vegas. Fozzy will also open for Motorhead at gigs taking place on WrestleMania 21 weekend.
A motion has been filed by World Wrestling Entertainment on 3/3, asking for an extension until 4/1 before they legally have to answer the lawsuit Brock Lesnar brought against them in February.
Both WWE and Lesnar have a deadline of 5/4 before they can file motions to dismiss the lawsuit.
Stephanie McMahon was said to be very "hands on" with production last week, ordering retakes of the Orton-Graham segment and something involving Eric Bischoff, which did not even air in the end. There are a number of people interested in seeing how she will approach tonights taping.
Paul Heyman is scheduled to be in Ohio Valley Wrestling this week, where he will help wrestlers develop their mic skills. It's ironic that Heyman will be in OVW at the same time as Jim Cornette, given their historical animosity toward each other.
Christy Hemme was on hand at the Virgin Megastore this afternoon in New York City to sign copies of her Playboy and attracted around 250 fans.
There is an online article in the Sun's UK newspaper with WWE road stories from Molly Holly sleeping at a seedy hotel to Victoria sharing a bed with fellow divas. Read that at theSun.co.uk.
PWInsider is reporting that backstage sources have confirmed WWE's plans to bring in Super Crazy for the Cruiserweight division, once visa issues are cleared up. A timetable is not yet known.
Two new faces have been added to the WWE writing time in recent weeks, one of who is a female, the first since Stephanie McMahon was added. A new assistant has also been added to the team.
I’m really sorry that there is no TNA news this week but I’ve been very busy and left it too late! Not good for my first newsletter eh...
Ok that’s the US News for this week, thanks to Fletch for passing the torch and I know he did a really good job but this is my first time at attempting anything like this so please send me some feedback on how I can improve/adjust this!
Please use the email link in my profile (http://www.talkwrestlingonline.com/forum/member.php?u=135)!
Thanks,
Miss.T :D
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UK News - by Goldy
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Hey everyone, welcome to an action packed UK Scene edition of the TWO Newsletter. It's the week leading into so many big shows around the country, especially the TWC show at the Coventry Skydome. I'm sure Adam Sibley will have an excellent round up for you in this weeks UK Scene column over at http://www.wrestling101.com/101/article/AdamS/589/
Hopefully, there will be many of you in attendance at some of these shows! I myself will be attending the FCW show, as well as the TWC show and maybe even WAR on the Sunday if time permits, please feel free to say hi if any of you spot me around.
If any of you good folks have any show results, up coming events to plug or just UK Scene news please don't hesitate to email me at goldyfwa@yahoo.com , thanks and enjoy!
RESULTS
All Star Wrestling - St Albans - 5/03/05
Robbie Dynamite def Julio Torres.
Robbie Brookside def TJ Wilson
Karl Krammer & Thundercloud def Domino & James Mason.
Chad Collyer def 5 Star Flash.
James Mason won a Royal Rumble.
All Star Wrestling - Telford - 11/03/05
Doug Williams Vs James Mason was a 20 minute draw.
Chad Collyer def Robbie 'The Body' Dynamite.
The UK Dream Team def Thundercloud & TJ Wilson.
Domino def Keith Myatt.
Drew McDonald vs Thunder in a Lumberjack match was a no contest after interference from the Lumberjacks.
BWA - Stoke On Trent - 11/03/05
Kid UK def Karate Kid
Spiderman def Marc Morgan.
The Power Rangers def Matt Burns & problem Child.
Samson Horn def 5 Star Flash
'Physco' Silvera & Cyclone def Chris Curtis & Dominator.
Chris Curtis won a Battle Royal.
IWF - Gateshead - 5/03/05
Max Heat def Jordan Wright.
The Boog Dogg def Lee Kyle.
Liam ‘The Player’ Atkinson def Shaun Avery.
Pac & Harry Pain def Little Dragon & El Ligero.
Assassin def Scotty Hexx & ‘Golden Boy’ Cameron Knite.
Jimmy Blade def Nick Damocles.
Johnny Moss def Youngsta.
LRO Wrestling - Clacton - 10/03/05
Charlie Goodfella def Jonny Storm
Eamon O'Neil def Professor Ikido
Phil Powers def Andy Simmonz
Flatliner vs Karl Krammer was a no contest.
MPW - Coventry - 5/03/05
Raze def Stiro.
Danny Oxman def Jet Black.
Jekkel & Exodus def The Beach Boys, The Lowlanders, Team 3CW and Jetta & Fanboy.
White Tiger def Devilman.
Samurai won a Battle Royal.
Majik def Jayson Mayson.
John Bull & Das Inferno def Psycho Steve & Nero.
Chris Charizma def Raze to retain the Central Counties Championship.
WAW - Canvey Island - 11/03/05
The Kraft def Eamon O'Neill.
Jonny Storm def Steve Grey 2-1.
The Zebra Kid def Andy Simmons.
Kharisma def Sweet Saraya, Destiny & Buttercup in a four way elimination match.
Ricky Knight & Bash def Zak Zodiac & J.P. Monroe 2-1.
TRAINING
FWA
Calling all budding wrestlers - you have the once in a lifetime opportunity to be part of an authentic Japanese wrestling Dojo-style training session on Thursday, March 17 at the FWA Manchester gym.
Japanese wrestling superstars from Pro Wrestling NOAH will put trainees through their paces to show why their style of wrestling is one of the most respected throughout the world. Your guest trainers at the NOAH Manchester Dojo will be:
- Former five-time Triple Crown Champion MITSUHARU MISAWA
- Former GHC Pro Wrestling NOAH Tag Team Champion YOSHINARI OGAWA
- Current GHC Pro Wrestling NOAH Tag Team Champion and former FWA British
- Heavyweight Champion 'THE ANARCHIST' DOUG WILLIAMS
If you are training to become a wrestler, or want to enter the ring for the first time, there can be no better grounding in the sport than this session with three of the greatest exponents of the art, Mitsuharu Misawa, Yoshinari Ogawa and Doug Williams. The NOAH team have requested to organise this seminar as an opportunity for them to look for new UK talent. This could be an amazing opportunity to catch the eyes of some of Japans top stars and NOAH management, who will also be present.
A place in the Dojo costs £10 to FWA Manchester trainees, £20 to trainees from all other schools or new trainees. The session starts at 7pm.
The FWA Manchester gym is situated in Salah Martial Arts Gym, 217 Ashton Old Road, Beswick, Manchester. For more details please telephone 07742539115 or e-mail seedecoy@hotmail.com .
RBW
RBW have another training seminar this Sunday with Tex Benedict. For more information visit http://www.talkwrestlingonline.com/forum/showthread.php?t=18954 thanks.
WAW
The next WAW Training Academy will be held at The Breckland Community Centre, Cosstessey, Norwich, on the weekend of April 2nd and 3rd. If you are interested in attending, it is advised that you book early. For more information, telephone WAW on 01603474693.
UP COMING SHOWS
All Star Wrestling
Aylesbry Civic Centre 01296 486009 Monday14th March
Folkestone Leas Cliff Hall 01303 228 600 Thursday 17th March
Stroud Stratford Park L.C. 01453 766 771 Saturday 19th March.
BCW
BCW have a show this Friday, March 18th at the Carluke District Hall, Clydesdale, Scotland. Appearing on the card will be Stevie Knight, Jay Phoenix, Red Vinny, Seamus O'Shaunessy, Liam Thompson, Doug Williams, Aviv Maayan and Darkside. NOAH wrestlers Mitsuharu Misawa, Yoshinari Ogawa and Tiger Emporer will also be on the card.
DROPKIXX
Dropkixx next show is this Wednesday, March 16th at the Fondu Club, Purfleet in Essex. Tickets cost £5 and can be brought on the door.
FCW
FCW have a huge show this Friday, March 18th, the day before the TWC show, so if you're going to be in the area, this show is a must see!! It's at Walsall Town Hall and is cleverly entitled 'Walsall Town Brawl'!
Tickets are just £8, where else can you get to see top Indy talent like Chad Collyer and Christopher Daniels for such a small amount? The card so far looks like this:
- Swift Justice vs The British Connection
- Spud & Chad Collyer vs Devil's Advocate
- Chris Daniels vs Jack Storm.
A couple of stipulations have been added to this match - Should Jack Storm somehow manage to get a victory over "The Fallen Angel", then Jack Storm will be allowed to stay in FCW with no repurcusions for his actions against Dragon Phoenix. However, should Jack lose, then he will still be allowed to stay in FCW. Except if he does lose, then for the next 3 months in FCW, Jack Storm will have to wrestle in a dress!!
Plus many more matches on the evening. Tickets are avilable from: Online - http://www.midlandboxoffice.com or Telephone - 01902 552 121, Fax - 01902 552123.
FWA
FWA Live in Morecambe – ‘The War On The Shore’ comes to you on Easter Saturday, March 26th from the Morecambe Dome in Lancashire. The box office number for tickets is 01524 582803.
Already signed for War On The Shore are the following matches:
- The South City Thriller’ Hade Vansen v Raven
- ‘The Wonderkid’ Jonny Storm and Aviv Maayan v James Tighe and Mark ‘Five Star’ Belton
- Spud v Jack Storm
- Max Voltage v ?
- Doctor in the House – Dr Dirk Feelgood makes an appearance.
The box office for FWA Live in Morecambe is now open. Tickets cost £16 for front row ringside, £10 for adults, £7.50 for children (16 or under) and £30 for a family ticket. You can also purchase tickets for an afternoon Fan Slam at the Waterfront Bar, adjacent to the Dome, at the box office, at a cost of £4.50 (£5 on the door).
The Fan Slam will be hosted by Greg ‘The Truth’ Lambert with his special guests including Raven. As the Waterfront Bar is licensed premises, this Fan Slam is only open to fans aged 18 or over, or fans aged 14-17 accompanied by an adult.
The Fan Slam starts at 4.30pm and will last for around 90 minutes. Doors are at 7pm and the show starts at 7.30pm.
GPW
GPW have a show on the 18th March at their usual venue in the Monaco Ballroom, Wigan. Show starts at 7pm.
GPW are also very pleased to announce that "The Stampede Kid" TJ Wilson will be wrestling on the show. The Stampede Kid was trained by Wigan's own British Bulldog and wrestling legend Bret "The Hitman" Hart. This will mark the first appearance by a member of the Hart Foundation in Wigan since The British Bulldog was here.
IWF
IWF presents a FREE Junior Academy Showcase at St. Joseph's Hall, Gateshead, this Sunday (13th March) at 2pm. Although this show will only feature 2 or 3 members of the full IWF roster, it is a great chance to see some very talented youngsters and a great way to spend a Sunday afternoon.
- Junior Champ Max Heat will put his belt on the line in an open challenge match.
- The title of top tag team in the Junior Academy will be decided as the following four teams meet in a knockout tournament:
- Special Edition (RD Wood and Jonny Hogarth)
- The Wright Stuff (Joey and Jordan)
- Boogie Knights and Robbie Ryder
- Meadowell Mad Crew (Makkaz and Jakkaz)
- Tag Team Champion Pac will face his former partner Little Dragon.
- Lee Kyle will face Billy Morrison, the old school specialist.
- Nick Damocles v 'The Raj' Paul Dolby.
K-STAR
Following on from their last sell out show, K-Star will return to the town of Walsall, on Saturday 19th March 2005 for their annual WrestleWar show.
The Venue is the ‘Yew Tree Sports & Social Club’, Brackendale Drive, Yew Tree Estate, Walsall. Doors will open at 7:00pm and bouts will start at 7:30pm.
The bill contains 5 amazing Pro Wrestling bouts as well as a special Wrestler Vs Boxer bout (more details to follow). Wrestlers set to appear are, KSW Great British Champion Maddog Maxx, Sal Americana, Kade Callous, Spirit Walker, Staxx, Wolf, Pogo the Clown, Jonny the Body, Carl Mizzery and more!
Tickets are priced at only £5:00 and are available at the club or by calling 07749974713 or 01922 428 667. Tickets are available NOW, and tickets are expected to go fast so please book early to avoid disappointment!
E-Mail – theone408@hotmail.com
Web – www.kstarinsider.com or www.maddogksw.2ya.com or
http://www.mizzery.2ya.com .
NPWA
NPWAs next show entitled 'Out Of Control' takes place on March 24th at Lowton Labour Club. Doors open at 7pm for 7.45pm start. Tickets cost a fiver for adultsand £4 for children. The card so far:
- Brickwall (Champion) vs Ryan Maiden
- The Governing Body (Champions) Vs D-Dogg and Jason Glory.
-Phobia(IF) Vs Lumberjack(HC) Vs Necross(CD)
- Paul "Flash" Andrews and Gary Wild Vs The Brethren.
- Sean Phoenix Vs Ice Vs Barrati Vs Marc Malice.
Card Subjuect to change. For full details on the show, wrestlers and the NPWA vist
http://www.npwaentertainment.com or http://www.npwaentertainment.co.uk .
RBW
Saturday 19th March marks the second event of 2005 to take place at the popular Ryan Hall in Chingford, North-East London. As RBW return to the venue again, another strong line-up has been put together by the matchmakers, which will feature the debut of Scotland's 308lbs "Highlander" Drew McDonald.
Also on the card is the returning UK Kid, a wrestler who has seen extensive action both in this country and the USA, with him graduating almost seven years ago at the wrestling training school of famous American wrestler, WWE superstar, Shawn Michaels.
Kid Regis, the new British Welterweight Champion, who won the Championship at this very venue from "The Gift" Ross Jordan just over a month ago, will also be in action.
Tickets for this event are already on sale, at a cost of £9 ringside, £8 adults, £6 concessions. Telephone - 07950 576063 or 07940 476612 or E-Mail - tickets@revolutionbritishwrestling.co.uk . For more information, please visit http://www.revolutionbritishwrestling.co.uk .
TWC FAN FEST!
The 'TWC International Fan Slam' will take place at Jumpin' Jaks bar on the afternoon of TWC International Showdown, March 19th. The event will start at 2pm, ends at 5pm and will cost £4 entry fee. It will be hosted by legendary wrestling journalist Bill Apter and feature Q and A's and signing sessions from the Supershow's top stars including Mick Foley. Due to licensing laws the Fan Slam will be open to those aged 14 and over only (ages 14 to 17 must be accompanied by an adult). For travel information and directions see: http://www.wrestling101.com/101/newsitem/1497/ .
TWC SUPERSHOW - INTERNATIONAL SHOWDOWN
This March 19th 2005, Coventry Skydome will play host to the first ever TWC Supercard: INTERNATIONAL SHOWDOWN. To date, we have sold approx 2,900 tickets, and the event is looking set to sell out.
This show boasts the hottest line-up of matches that Europe has ever seen and promises to be a show that is talked about worldwide for years to come. Featuring WWF and wrestling Legend Mick Foley, Raven, Samoa Joe, CM Punk, Christopher Daniels, Doug Williams, AJ Styles, Alex Shane, Chris Sabin, Too Cold Scorpio, Spud, Petey Williams, Mal Sanders, Steve Grey, Jonny Storm, James Tighe, Mitsuharu Misawa, Yoshinari Ogawa, Tiger Emperor, and wrestling journalist Bill Apter. There will also be 7 members of the Japanese press on hand to cover this monumental event, including a film crew from Nippon TV (NOAH's TV company) in Japan.
The Card is as follows:
- Petey Williams vs Jonny Storm vs Chris Sabin vs Spud
- Sreve Grey vs Mal Sanders
- Raven vs Alex Shane
- AJ Styles vs Chris Daniels
- CM Punk vs Samoa Joe
- Doug Williams, James Tighe and Scorpio vs Mitsuharu Misawa, Yoshinari Ogawa and Tiger Emperor (Kotaro Suzuki).
WAR
On Sunday 20th March, WAR present their biggest show to date.The event will be held at Lawrence Sheriff School, Clifton Road, Rugby. Tickets cost: Adults: £5 : Under 15's: £3.50 and doors will open 6.00pm, show starts 6.30pm and finishes at 9.00pm. Here is the current card:
- C.M.Punk vs "The Bird of Prey" Falcon.
- The Judge vs "Mean Machine" Iggy Taylor.
- Spindoctor & Colossus vs "The Elite" Louie Zerr & Felony.
- "The Red Tiger" Axel Bowen vs Sk8
- "The Dynamic" Mage & "Nighthawk" Coby Jones vs Mooga & "Old School" Jack London.
- Rob Hunter vs Kyle Masters.
- "Showtime" Steve Stryka vs Retro.
- Plus a Royal Rumble.
To reserve tickets, e-mail TICKETS@waruk.co.uk .
WAW
St. George's Hall, Exeter, Sunday, March 20th;
- The Zebra Kid v Jason Cross
- The Kraft v Rock Weiler
- Sweet Saraya v Destiny
- "Rowdy" Ricky Knight v Bash
- "The Dark Angel" Ashe v Zak Zodiac.
Tickets - £10 adults, £7 children, £28 family (2 adults, 2 children), can be reserved by telephoning 01392 211080.
NEWS
- We at TWO and Wrestling101 would like to congratulate Phil "Flash" Barker and his wife on the birth of their baby :)
- UFC fighter Ian 'The Machine' Freeman will be appearing at the upcoming 3CW Vs IWF event on March 25th in Acklam.
The ultimate fighter will be a special guest ring enforcer for the 3CW World Title match where Ice XV11 (for an excellent interview with Ice check out http://www.wrestling101.com/101/article/UKInterviews/587/ ) defends against Assassin.
ALL STAR WRESTLING
Last night at All Stars, Telford show, they announced that they would be squeezing in one last show at the Oakengates Theatre before going off to the holiday camps as usually. The date for this extra show is Friday, May 13th.
DROPKIXX
The date of the next outing in Queensborough, Isle of Sheppey, is now Friday the 22nd April and not the 11th as previously advertised.
This show will see the debut of the 400lb NWA champion Hugh Mungus and extrovert R.T. McFluf, stay tuned for more details of this show in forth coming editions.
FCW
It is with much regret that FCW have had to cancel their scheduled show "Crash Landing", that was due to take place in Nottingham on March 25th. This is beyond the control of FCW, everyone that has bought their tickets through Midland Box Office will be receiving refunds shortly.
This Saturday March 12th, FCW will be organising a "street team". The team will group in Walsall Town centre at 10am, and we will be handing out flyers and posters for the upcoming "Walsall Town Brawl" that take place the following Friday at Walsall Town Hall.
If you are interested in being a part of the team then email - fcwuk@aol.com and we will add you. For those that participate, free tickets to our monthly shows at Baggeriidge will be available.
FWA
FWA Crunch comes to you from the Broxbourne Civic Hall on Saturday, April 16 2005. The box office number is 01992 441946.
Tickets are also available through the FWA On-Line Box Office. Click the link on the www.frontierwrestling.com homepage for full details of how to book your tickets and for a seating plan of the tickets available through On-Line Box Office.
Tickets cost £35 for Gold Ringside, £25 for Silver Ringside, £15, £10 and £20. Anyone purchasing a Gold or Silver Ringside ticket through FWA On-Line Box Office will receive a free downloadable video from a selection of FWA releases.
Doors open to Gold and Silver Ringside ticket holders at FWA Crunch at 5.40pm, for a dark match, and then at 6pm to all other ticket-holders. The show will commence at 6.30pm.
Already signed for FWA Crunch are the following:
- The Phoenix’ Jody Fleisch v Mark ‘Five Star’ Belton
- ‘American Dragon’ Bryan Danielson versus ?
IWF
- IWF’s Courtney Synn has been named girl of the month by www.wrestlinggirls.co.uk .
- The IWF Women’s Championship has been declared vacant due to ongoing injury problems suffered by Champion Phoenix. More on this situation in due course.
IWW
IWW stars Red Vinny and Seamus O'Shaunessy will wrestle for BCW in Scotland on March 18th.
TELEVISION/VIDEO
WAW
The Ricky Knight Shoot Interview is in the final stages of production. This two DVD set will not only feature the man himself talking about his twenty-plus years in the wrestling business, but also clips from some his his favourite matches. A release date will be announced shortly.
Also, a quick reminder that Who Dares Wins II on March 19th is also being filmed for future DVD release, so if you can't get to the show on the night, you'll be able to sample WAW action from the comfort of your own home.
WEBSITES
http://www.jedmasters.com and http://www.maxheat4life.piczo.co.uk have recently been updated.
WAR and FCW's Falcon has also recently updated his commentary over at http://www.dontcallmeginger.co.uk
BRITS ABROAD
On March 20th, Laken Xander will be going to DCW in Holland, where he will defend his FCW Title against Kevin O'Neil. Also on the show, FCW's Cameron Knite will team with Chris Wylde and they will take on The Young Offenders. Good luck guys!
The Zebra Kid, Spud and Majik will make their debut in France. They will be on a card, along with Doug Williams & the UK Pittbulls, at the next ICWA show to be held on April 30th Roscoff, Britanny in France. I'd like to wish them a very safe trip and every success in France.
The Zebra Kidd is also debuting in Norway the weekend after.
That's everything for this week, as ever don't forget to read Adam's column as mentioned in the opening of this UK news and also Saracens latest Tenet. Thank you for reading.
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WWE Statistics
March 6th - 13th
- By Chris2K
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If you know me, I sympathise, but you'll also know that I'm a big fan of statistics. For the last few months I've been doing something similar to this just as a hobby-type thing, going from 1999 onwards, and now I've decided to bring it to the newsletter. Allow me to explain...
This project is basically a league table. It relies on the results of matches shown on WWE TV, be it RAW, SmackDown, Velocity or Heat. For the purposes of this project, I have separated the points into shows, rather than having one big table.
But why do it? Well it doesn't take that long at all, and it allows you to see who's been winning the most this year, and who's been the year's biggest jobber. It's just a bit of fun really :).
To score points all you need to do is win a match, or be involved in a DQ. You get five points for winning, three for a DQ, Double Count-out or draw, no points for a no contest, and you lose a point for a defeat.
RAW
Triple H def. Rosey
Kane def. Christian
Edge def. Chris Jericho
Chris Benoit def. Shelton Benjamin
Batista def. Ric Flair
Standings
Batista ~ 36
Kane ~ 33
Randy Orton ~ 33
Shelton Benjamin ~ 29
Muhammed Hussan ~ 28
Triple H ~ 28
Shawn Michaels ~ 25
Chris Benoit ~ 23
Chris Jericho ~ 23
Trish Stratus ~ 20
William Regal ~ 19
Edge ~ 18
Tajiri ~ 14
Chris Masters ~ 10
Rob Conway ~ 9
Sylvan Grenier ~ 8
Christy Hemme ~ 5
Gene Snitsky ~ 5
Maven ~ 5
Eugene ~ 4
Viscera ~ 4
Jerry Lawler ~ -1
Maria ~ -1
Molly Holly ~ -1
Rhyno ~ -1
Steven Richards ~ -1
Val Venis ~ -1
Christian ~ -2
Rosey ~ -2
Simon Dean ~ -2
Victoria ~ -2
Hurricane ~ -3
Lita ~ -3
Ric Flair ~ -4
Tyson Tomko ~ -5
SmackDown!
Booker T def. Heidenreich
Mark Jindrak def. Luther Reigns
Kurt Angle def. Mike Haywood 1
Rey Mysterio & Eddie Guerrero def. JBL and Orlando Jordan by DQ 2
1 - Mike Haywood doesn't qualify for points.
2 - Rey, Eddie, JBL and OJ all get three points.
Standings
Rey Mysterio Jr. ~ 45
Kurt Angle ~ 36
John Cena ~ 33
Eddie Guerrero ~ 29
Undertaker ~ 28
Doug Basham ~ 19
Booker T ~ 18
Funaki ~ 16
John Bradshaw Layfield ~ 15
Big Show ~ 13
Danny Basham ~ 13
Chavo Guerrero ~ 12
Orlando Jordan ~ 10
Paul London ~ 9
Michelle McCool ~ 5
Scotty 2 Hotty ~ 5
Torrie Wilson ~ 5
Shannon Moore ~ 3
Luther Reigns ~ 2
Mark Jindrak ~ 2
Heidenreich ~ 1
Rene Dupree ~ 1
Dawn Marie ~ -1
Hiroko ~ -1
Kenzo Suzuki ~ -3
Nunzio ~ -3
Rob Van Dam ~ -3
Spike Dudley ~ -3
Akio ~ -4
Velocity
The Basham Bros. def. Hardcore Holly and Charlie Haas
Spike Dudley def. Scotty 2 Hotty
Paul London def. Akio
Standings
Hardcore Holly ~ 31
Paul London ~ 23
Charlie Haas ~ 20
Rene Dupree ~ 11
Booker T ~ 10
Danny Basham ~ 10
Doug Basham ~ 10
Funaki ~ 10
Scotty 2 Hotty ~ 8
Akio ~ 7
Kenzo Suzuki ~ 7
Heidenreich ~ 5
Luther Reigns ~ 5
Mark Jindrak ~ 5
Orlando Jordan ~ 5
Chavo Guerrero ~ 2
Nunzio ~ 2
Spike Dudley ~ 0
Billy Kidman ~ -1
Shannon Moore ~ -1
HeAT
Rhyno def. Simon Dean
Val Venis def. Big Vito 1
William Regal & Tajiri def. Christian & Tyson Tomko and La Resistance
1 - Big Vito (unfortunately) doesn't qualify for points.
Standings
Tajiri ~ 25
Hurricane ~ 19
Rhyno ~ 18
Maven ~ 15
Rosey ~ 15
Trish Stratus ~ 10
Simon Dean ~ 9
William Regal ~ 9
Chris Benoit ~ 5
Gene Snitsky ~ 5
Muhammed Hussan ~ 5
Ric Flair ~ 5
Shelton Benjamin ~ 5
Molly Holly ~ 4
Tyson Tomko ~ 4
Rob Conway ~ 2
Christian ~ -1
The Coach ~ -1
Sylvan Grenier ~ -2
Val Venis ~ -2
Victoria ~ -2
Stevie Richards ~ -4
So that's it for this SHOCKING week, as B Show Jobbers Spike and Val Venis get victories! See you next week for hopefully more SHOCKING results!
Chris2K
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The Main Event
- By Stephen Ashfield
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FLAIR FOR CHANGE?
It’s happening far too often isn’t it? Triple H plays the cowardly heel, which when you think about it is a bit strange considering he’s the “greatest wrestler alive” and lets others take a beating on his behalf. Randy Orton soon got fed up of his behaviour, so has Batista, all that’s left of Evolution now is Triple H and Ric Flair, but could Flair be about to leave Triple H all by himself and without a title?
It’ s just one of the ideas that is running through my head at the moment as I start to think about this year’s Wrestlemania. The card is looking pretty good so far and there are plenty of questions that need to be answered on the big day. But you see I’m an impatient little so and so, therefore I’ve decided to have a bash at working out what the questions are and thinking of a few answers.
I’ll start with that title match on Raw. I’m not entirely certain Batista will win the belt at Wrestlemania but I figure it’s more than likely that he will. But how will he do it? A clean pin, well that would certainly establish Batista as a superstar but would Triple H allow that? How about if Flair finally got fed up and turned on Triple H? That could help Batista if he joined up with his former Evolution partner. We all know the big guy isn’t that fantastic on the mic and it’d be good to see Flair help him. It must hurt Flair having to praise Triple H so much and just one bad move by the champ could see him having a very lonely existence on Raw.
Next up is that six man ladder match which intrigues me a great deal. Predicting the winner isn’t going to be easy. If you reckon that Batista is going to be champ then perhaps a heel is guaranteed victory here, which leaves us with Edge or Christian. I can’t work out why this isn’t for Shelton Benjamin’s IC Title as well, why have the belt if it’s not going to be defended at the biggest show of the year?
The winner of the ladder match is guaranteed a title shot anytime in the next year and that includes Wrestlemania 22 in Chicago. Now anyone with any sense would win this ladder match and get that main event match at Wrestlemana next year but is that likely? Does Vince plan that far ahead, what if the winner gets injured and would you really wait a year for a title shot?
The whole Trish v Christy situation might as well just have a Playboy ad painted on Christy rather than the word slut. Of course the most irritating thing here is that most people would much rather it was Trish stripping off than Christy. The Lita twist is interesting, with her training Christy we can expect her to become injury-prone, miss several spots and injure her opponents as well. Will WWE really put the belt on Christy at Wrestlemania just to boost their relationship with Hefner? More than likely unfortunately. I just wonder what Victoria and Molly think.
Hassan has yet to be given an opponent at Wrestlemania. Talk is it could be Mr Hogan if his body is up for it and that’s not a certainty for sure. Foley seems to be out of the picture at present and so does The Rock. A lot depends on what the plans are for Hassan. Is he going to get a big push towards a possible title shot against Batista? He’s not bad in the ring, it’s just the angle that sucks (more on him later). I fear the push will continue.
So Randy Orton is back as the legend killer but is he a face or a heel? Who can tell? One minute he’s challenging Undi to have the bottle to do a job at Wrestlemania, and that’s not a nice thing to do. Next minute we’re back to pleasant Mr Orton as he’s the latest guy to join Vince’s ‘I’ll teach him a lesson for running WCW’ club as he puts the RKO on Bischoff. Orton v Undi should be very interesting and of course allows more interaction between Raw and Smackdown. Will Undi job at Wrestlemania? Not sure, depends on if they want to turn Orton heel again (perhaps to ally with Triple H v Batista and Flair?). It’d be sad to see Undertaker’s record go though.
Other questions on Raw are few and far between. Will there be a tag title match on the main card or bunged onto heat? Will Snitsky get a match or has his push evaporated after those losses to Benjamin?
There’s plenty more questions to be answered and I’ll look at the Smackdown matches and Angle v Michaels in the next Main Event.
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Forum Threads of the Week
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WRESTLING THREAD OF THE WEEK
wwe4eva's news thread (http://www.talkwrestlingonline.com/forum/showthread.php?t=18968) became the basis for the major news piece of the week, the Matt Hardy/Edge/Lita saga.
NON WRESTLING THREAD OF THE WEEK
Brett Banner's Addictions (http://www.talkwrestlingonline.com/forum/showthread.php?t=19165) thread allowed the TWOites to express the favourite desires. 90% of the answers were sex.
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TWO Member of the Week/Heel of the Week
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Who is TWO Member of the Week?
This week's TWO Member of the week is Inno. A strange choice maybe, but his recent input into the General Chat forums of the board show us why he is so "highly valued".
Who is TWO Heel of the Week?
Heel of the Week goes to Tajiri San for constantly begging to replace Crippler as a senior mod :P.
Hope you've enjoyed this week's newsletter, and according to my schedule, Darkstar should be back next week. So enjoy this one while it lasts!
Darkstar and Chris2K
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Contributors
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Darkstar (http://www.talkwrestlingonline.com/forum/member.php?userid=3015)
Chris2K (http://www.talkwrestlingonline.com/forum/member.php?userid=465)
Miss T. (http://www.talkwrestlingonline.com/forum/member.php?u=135)
Goldy (http://www.talkwrestlingonline.com/forum/member.php?userid=548)
Stephen Ashfield (http://www.talkwrestlingonline.com/forum/member.php?u=1877)
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DISCLAIMER
Some of the news stories included in the TWO newsletter are taken from various sources around the Internet and is not necessarily exclusive TWO news.
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