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March 23, 1998 
                                             Volume 253
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                        Inside this Issue
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    Top Story                  Thoughts from the Fans
    Latest                     Final Thoughts from the 
Living Legend
    Trivia Question            Trivia Answer
    Time Line                  Credits
    Monday War
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               THE NIGHT OF A 1000 PUNCHES

LOUISVILLE--Roddy Piper came to the Louisville Gardens, 
Sting wrestled
Diamond Dallas Page and we saw who was the real giant 
of the WCW all
on Nitro tonight.

Roddy Piper took on Randy Savage in Piper's first one 
on one match for
Nitro. The end saw Giant, Piper and Sting standing tall 
in the ring.

Sting took his belt and a lot on the line into the ring 
to take on
Diamond Dallas Page. The back and forth match was ended 
with a
scorpion death drop by Sting on Page. The two men 
hugged after the
match.

Nash and Giant, who was the real "giant" of the WCW? 
Well, it all came
to a clash tonight on Nitro. Well, the match was 
quickly changed to a
handicapped match when Hollywood Hogan asked to take 
part. Giant was
able to get the win after the Disciple interfered. The 
Disciple
couldn't hit his apocalypse on Giant, and Giant replied 
with a
chokeslam on WCW head, Eric Bischoff.

On Raw, from Tucson, AZ, Mike Tyson made his last 
appearance on RAW
before Wrestlemania. He had no influence in the night 
that saw Steve
Austin battle Rocky Maivia, Kane set afire a WWF crew 
member and
Sable's dress being ripped apart.

Full RAW and Nitro results are below.

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CALL HIM IN OR OUT. Jim Ross has named Steven Regal as 
one of the
possible new signees of the WWF. he went on to state 
that he has yet
to sign, but Regal is close to doing so.

THEY SIGNED. As reported a few months ago, the WWF had 
signed some new
talent from Japan for their lightweight division. Those 
signed
included Teloh, Funaki and Dick Togo. They are expected 
to be in
action soon.

HE MIGHT BRING A GUEST. Jerry Springer, outrageous 
television talks
how host, has been added to the list of guests expected 
to appear at
Wrestlemania this Sunday.

NO CHAIRS OR FRIENDS. The WWF Intercontinental match 
between Rocky
Maivia and Ken Shamrock has been changed to say that 
Maivia can lose
the title on a countout or disqualification.

BIG APPLE SHOWDOWN. Summerslam 1998 will be live from 
Madison Square
Garden in New York City, NY, on August 30.

NEW LOOK, SAME SITE. The new WWF Web Site is open. It 
offers a limited
access to  a live Real Audio telecast for Wrestlemania, 
multimedia and
more. Check it all out at:

                <>http://www.WWF.com<>

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THIS IS A PLUS. Direct TV subscribers will soon have 
the chance to get
a special offer from the WCW. The new "Nitro Plus" will 
cost $4.95 and
be offered once a month. The show will be commercial 
free and offer
exclusive interviews and action just for those paid 
subscribers.

ADD THIS ONE. Hollywood Hogan and Kevin Nash will 
wrestle Giant and
Roddy Piper for Spring Stampede. The match has been 
declared a "bat
match" in which a bat will be hung above the ring.

SEE MY PAGE. Chris Benoit has an official site opened 
at:

          <>http://www.canadiancrippler.com/<>

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                       ................
                       ...OTHER NEWS...
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IT AIN'T METAL. Steel City Wrestling, an independent 
promotion in
Pittsburgh, will have a weekly show starting on April 
1. The show will
be on Wednesdays at 8 p.m. on channel 63 in Pittsburgh, 
PA.

MUSIC CITY TROUBLES. In an official statement Bert 
Prentice said:

"Effective immediately King Mabel is stripped of the 
North American
title for no showing Nashville tonight. King Mabel has 
also been
released from all pending dates with Music City 
Wrestling.

"MCW will feature a 20 man MCW Mega Royal Rumble on 
April 4th to crown
the new North American Champion."

Prentice went on to say that "due to Steven Dunn's 
vicious attack on
Bert Prentice, The Tennessee Volunteers hereby are 
stripped of the
Southern Tag Team Titles.

"April 4th will feature a "4 Way Dance" featuring 4 top 
tag teams from
MCW, a team to each corner, until one team remains. 
 The winner will
be the new Tag Team Champions."

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TRIVIA QUESTION OF THE DAY: Who was the special guest 
referee for the
                            Steve Austin vs. Bret Hart 
match at
                            Wrestlemania XIII?

Answer is near the bottom of the newsletter.

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THE TIMELINE...a look at the history of Pro-Wrestling 
and the Living
               Legend Newsletter

March 23, 1968...Guy Taylor, who wrestled as Doctor X, 
dies in the
                 ring in Minneapolis, MN.
          1971...Hiroyoshi Tenzan is born.
          1983...Scott McGhee defeated John Hefferman 
in Tampa, FL, to
                 win the Florida State heavyweight 
title. This was a
                 tournament final to fill vacancy that 
was issued when
                 Mike Graham had injured his leg.
          1984...Ric Flair regained the NWA World title 
in Kallang,
                 Singapore, by defeating Harley Race.
          1985...Magnum T.A. beat Wahoo McDaniels in 
Charlotte, NC, to
                 win the NWA US title.
          1992...Brian Christopher beat Jimmy Valiant 
in Memphis, TN,
                 to win the United States Wrestling 
Association
                 Southern title.
          1997...Undertaker wins back the WWF World 
title after a five
                 year absence by defeating Psycho Sid 
in Chicago, IL.

Exact transcript of a story reported in the Living 
Legend Newsletter:

200 issues ago...Dated March 15, 1997. "Sid vs. Bret 
Hart in a steel
                 cage this Monday on RAW. Some are 
saying that a
                 Austin-Hart title match at 
Wrestlemania would get a
                 better draw."

100 issues ago...Dated November 3, 1997. "Eric Bischoff 
made a phone
                 call during Nitro with some 
interesting comments. He
                 gave strong hints, that due to the 
high ratings of
                 the movie, that a "Assault on Devil's 
Island" will
                 become a weekly tv show in the new 
year. He also
                 ripped about Vince McMahon for trying 
to put up the
                 "Survivor Series Flashback" show 
against "Assault." '
                 He called the ratings for the 
flashback show as
                 "miserable." He then said that Kevin 
Nash, along with
                 the rest of the NWO, will be next 
week's Nitro."

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RAW-RAW-RAW-RAW-RAW-RAW-RAW-RAW-RAW-RAW-RAW-RAW-RAW-RAW
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Steve Austin heads to the ring to start off the show. 
He is angry at
McMahon. He will not conform to McMahon's standards. 
Austin states
that he will sitting backstage because he has the night 
off.
Commissioner Slaughter heads to the ring to state that 
Austin will
wrestle. Austin will wrestle Rocky Maivia later in the 
night.
Slaughter says that if Austin doesn't wrestle, his 
match at
Wrestlemania will be non title. Austin says he will 
wrestle, and he
doesn't like the insult by Slaughter. Slaughter is 
stunned by Austin.

Cactus Jack and Chainsaw Charlie take on the Quebecers. 
The New Age
Outlaws are on the ramp in tuxedos and eating a five 
star dinner. They
have blow up dates. The New Age Outlaws run to the ring 
and use the
table they had on the two men. WINNERS BY DQ: CHAINSAW 
CHARLIE AND
CACTUS JACK.

Jeff Jarrett takes on the undefeated Steve Blackman. 
Jarrett is able
to get the pin when Tennessee Lee holds down the leg of 
Blackman.
Blackman argues, but Jarrett remains the winner. 
WINNER: JEFF JARRETT.

Undertaker is at his mother and father's grave site. He 
apologizes
for having to fight his brother. Kane then heads to the 
ring. Paul
Bearer replies to the last segment by the Undertaker. 
Kane shows some
of his "powers" by turning off lights within the 
building. Kane
finally sets a WWF crew member on fire. He is quickly 
put out.

Skull and 8-Ball take on the new Midnight Express. All 
the tag teams
involved in the battle royal for Wrestlemania are at 
ringside. The
match is progressing when a second fight starts outside 
the ring. They
head into the ring, and the referee stops the match. NO 
DECISION.

Mike Tyson and Degeneration X heads to the ring. 
Helmsley starts off
by insulting Owen Hart. Michaels then takes the 
microphone and states
that he doesn't need Vince McMahon's support. Michaels 
then asks Tyson
who will be the champion after Wrestlemania, and Tyson 
replies, "You
will heartbreak."

Faarooq tries to get a singles win over Chainz of the 
Disciples of
Apocalypse. Rocky Maivia comes to ringside with a 
chair, and he knocks
Faarooq with it. He claims it is accidental, but replay 
shows
otherwise. Chainz is able to get the pin. WINNER: 
CHAINZ.

The Rock 'n' Roll Express are at ringside as Barry 
Windham takes on
Justin Bradshaw. Windham is distracted by the Express, 
and Bradshaw
gets the quick roll-up and win. WINNER: JUSTIN 
BRADSHAW.

Marc Mero lets Sable receive an award for being on the 
cover of the
RAW Magazine by herself. Luna and Goldust head the 
ring. Luna takes
Sable's award and knocks Sable out with it. Luna then 
tears Sable's
dress. Mero comes down to make the save.

Rocky Maivia and Steve Austin end off the show with a 
one on one
battle. Austin fights off the Nation of Domination 
throughout the
match. Austin is able to hit the stunner and get the 
win. WINNER:
STEVE AUSTIN.

Degeneration X then stands at the top of the ramp. 
Michaels claims
that he will turn Austin's lights out for the last 
time. Austin calls
Michaels to the ring. The show is thus ended.

 
 
NITRO-NITRO-NITRO-NITRO-NITRO-NITRO-NITRO-NITRO-NITRO-N
ITRO-NITRO

Roddy Piper makes his way to the ring to start off the 
show. He said
he came to be a consultant. He says that there will be 
"no more bats"
in the WCW until April 19. He says that him and Giant 
will take on
Hollywood Hogan and Kevin Nash in a "bat match." There 
will be a bat
above the ring. He goes on to say that Giant and Kevin 
Nash will
wrestle tonight to find the "real giant" of the WCW. 
Piper goes on to
state that he wants to wrestle Randy Savage tonight.

Eddie Guerrero accompanied Chavo Guerrero Jr. to the 
ring as Chavo
took on Ultimo Dragon. Chavo dominates the short match, 
and when he
goes for a suplex, Ultimo Dragon hits his infamous 
dragon sleeper.
Chavo taps out. WINNER: ULTIMO DRAGON.

Mean Gene interviews Chavo and Eddie following the 
match. Eddie shows
his disappointment with Chavo and states that he will 
show Chavo how
to win against a Japanese wrestler later that night.

Hollywood Hogan and Eric Bischoff head to the ring for 
an interview.
Hogan states he isn't afraid of Piper or Giant. Hogan 
says that he and
Nash will take Giant on tonight.

Scott Steiner and Wayne Bloom go at it one on one. 
Steiner shows why
he is considered one of the strongest in the sport by 
overpowering
Bloom throughout the match. Steiner is able to hit his 
Steiner
recliner for the submission win. WINNER: SCOTT STEINER.

Lodi comes down alone to take on Psychosis. Psychosis 
tries a
spectacular corkscrew moonsault on the outside on Lodi 
that hits the
target. He roles Lodi in, and Psychosis hits his leg 
drop off the
ropes. WINNER: PSYCHOSIS.

Diamond Dallas Page and Sting go one on one as RAW 
starts on the USA
Network. Sting hits the scorpion death lock early in 
the match, but
Page is able to reach the ropes. Diamond Dallas Page 
gets close falls
following that, and the crowd seems to be into the 
match. Sting goes
to the top, but he is met by page's knees. Sting hits 
the scorpion
death drop and gets the cover. The two men embrace 
after the match.
WINNER: STING.

Rick Fuller tries to end his losing streak against Lex 
Luger. Luger
showed his superior strength, and he is able to get the 
bigger Fuller
up in the rack. WINNER: LEX LUGER.

Eddie Guerrero is taking on his opponent, Kaz Hayashi, 
with Chavo
Guerrero Jr. at ringside. Hayashi tries to come off the 
rope, but
Guerrero sticks his knee out and Hayashi hits 
Guerrero's knee right
on. Hayashi is in pain, and he is never able to 
recover. Guerrero
hits his frogsplash and gets the win. WINNER: EDDIE 
GUERRERO.

Konan and Prince Iaukea fight each other in the next 
bout. Konan tries
many submission moves on Iaukea, and Iaukea does not 
tap out. Iaukea
hits a suplex with a bridge for the upset win. WINNER: 
PRINCE IAUKEA.

Lenny Lane tries to get revenge on Chris Jericho for 
ripping him off a
few weeks back on Thunder. Lane jumps the gun, and he 
takes to Jericho
to some close pins to start off the match. Jericho is 
too much, and he
hits his liontamer submission for the win. WINNER: 
CHRIS JERICHO.

Hollywood Hogan and Kevin Nash are ready as they head 
to the ring to
take on the Giant. Hogan starts the match off against 
Giant. Hogan
gets the advantage on the big man, and Nash walks into 
the ring. The
Disciple hits the ring,and the referee calls for the 
disqualification.
Bischoff tries to help, but Bischoff is chokeslamed to 
the mat.
WINNER: GIANT.

Chris Benoit gets a TV title shot against Booker T. Two 
of the WCW's
most popular wrestlers fight for their life in this 
classic match-up.
The back and forth match ends after a ten minute battle 
and a time
limit draw. TIME LIMIT DRAW.

Curt Hennig takes on the British Bulldog in a battle of 
two former WWF
Intercontinental titles. The British Bulldog has full 
control of the
match when Rick Rude interferes. Rude handcuffs the 
Bulldog to the
ropes, and Hennig and Rude work him over. Bret hart 
makes the save.
WINNER BY DQ: THE BRITISH BULLDOG.

Renegade just becomes another victim of Bill Goldburg. 
The thirty
second match is Goldburg's 60th in a row. WINNER: BILL 
GOLDBURG.

Randy Savage and Roddy Piper take it to the outer 
limits in their
match. The two men have a combined age of 91, but it 
doesn't show.
Elizabeth immediately tries to help Savage get a cheap 
win. Piper
throws Savage into the crowd, but Savage is quickly 
thrown back into
the ring. Elizabeth scratches Piper's back on the 
outside, and Piper
replies with a kiss to Elizabeth. Elizabeth then jumps 
on the apron,
and she is accidently hit. The referee tends to 
Elizabeth. Hogan comes
down to take out the referee.

Nash and Hogan are in the ring with a bat. Nash tries 
to hit Piper
with it, and Hogan gets mad. Hogan wants Nash to hit 
Savage. Nash
shoves Hogan, but all is cool. Sting hits the ring, and 
Sting is taken
out by Savage. Giant hits the ring, and the NWO clears 
the area.
Giant, Sting and Piper are left in the ring as the show 
ends.

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>>Ron<<
>>sunderland@pldi.net<<

  I have been watching and reading all the letters in 
the Living
  Legend over the last couple of weeks. You know the 
ones, one
  praising the WCW while it slams the WWF. The next one 
making the WWF
  sound like Mount Olympus, and McMahon is Zeus 
himself. The next one
  putting Bischoff on a pedestal above all others. I've 
got one thing
  to say: WHO CARES?
=20
  So you watch WCW. So do I. At the moment, I feel like 
WCW is ahead
  of the WWF. Now, I know this will probably get me 
another ten nasty
  e-mails from SamJerry, but WHO CARES?
=20
  I have my own opinions, and so does SamJerry, and 
everyone else who
  reads the Living Legend. It boils down to one thing, 
everyone has
  their own opinions. If they didn't this would be a 
pretty damn
  boring world.
=20
  All I really want to say is to all those people who 
think their
  opinion is the only that is right: get a life. Don't 
try to force
  feed your opinions to the rest of us, we have our 
own. Enjoy this
  business for what it is, entertainment.

    >>Lord<<
>>nimble@mnsi.net<<

  Well, I totally disagree with John from yesterday's 
newsletter. I
  look forward to the pay per views, and I only think 
of Raws and
  Nitros as time passes leading up to a PPV. I mean 
your never going
  to see a match on TV like ones you'll see on a PPV. 
They are totally
  different. And if your a real fan, you'll get a whole 
crew over your
  place and order the PPV. Plus its a lot more exciting 
watching
  wrestling with a bunch of friends then alone.

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                   /\/\/\FINAL THOUGHTS/\/\/\

The server has been down all day. I have Elizabeth's 
page done, and I
could not upload it. I tried all day, and it did not 
work. Webcom
services have been up and down all day, and they are 
what i need to
get that stuff to you.

I meant to phrase the question yesterday "wrestler" and 
many people
pointed that out. Yes, Jenny McCarthy was also next to 
Shawn Michaels.
Also, I made a mistake in stating that Taz was the ECW 
TV champ. Yes,
he lost the belt to Bam Bam Bigelow a few weeks back.

I would like to think that I am now the highest 
subscription based
wrestling newsletter out there. I don't like to reveal 
my numbers, but
with the Bagpipe closed, I think I am the new number 
one. Also, I will
be joining another newsletter soon. The combination 
will give us
plenty of space between one and two. Who is two?

One last comment. You can write you viewer thoughts, 
but remember that
it might not make it in. Space is always there, but 
what keeps out 95%
of the articles is the grammar and spelling mistakes. I 
have time to
make some corrections, but when the mistakes are too 
numerable, I will
just ignore your piece. Take the time to edit the 
piece, and it will
make it in.

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TRIVIA ANSWER: Ken Shamrock.

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