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NEWS UPDATE MARCH 24


RATINGS FOR MARCH 23


NITRO 4.9 Hour 1

NITRO 4.7 Hour 2

NITRO 4.4 Hour 3


RAW   3.5 Hour 1

RAW   3.7 Hour 2


NITRO Composite 4.6

RAW Composite 3.6


NITRO Replay had 1.1 for each of the first 2 hours.

No rating was available for the third hour replay.

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ARN ANDERSON CHAT ON PRODIGY

Arn Anderson will take questions from Prodigy

members on Wednesday, March 25, at 8pm Eastern.


The chat will be available only to members of

Prodigy Classic.


Prodigy members can begin asking questions in

the Arn Anderson Auditorium of Wrestling Chat 

at 3pm, and Arn will begin answering at 8pm

Eastern.


If you do not have Prodigy, and would like to

take part in the chat, you can download a free

one month trial membership for Prodigy Classic:

http://www.prodigy.com/classic

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AUSTIN IDOL RETURNING TO MEMPHIS WRESTLING

Randy Hales announced that the "Universal

Heartthrob", Austin Idol, has agreed to terms

with the new Memphis Power Pro Wrestling promotion,

and will take part in the first tv taping for the

new group on April 18.


Idol is one of the top box office attractions in

Memphis wrestling history.

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NWA 50TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION

NWA President, Howard Brody, announced that the

50th Anniversary of the modern NWA will be celebrated

with a special fan weekend in Philadelphia.


The celebration will include a fan convention, and

a show featuring wrestlers from the various NWA

affiliated promotions.


A banquet will also be held that will feature the

inductions of the first members in an NWA Hall of Fame.


No date has been announced for the celebration, but we

will have more information in the near future.

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BRIAN PILLMAN MEMORIAL SHOW

Press Release:

<fontfamily><param>Arial</param><bigger>        Tragedy 
struck the city of
Cincinnati and the world of professional wrestling

on October 5th of last year in the form of the untimely 
passing of 
Brian

Pillman. A graduate of Norwood High School and the 
University of Miami
in

Oxford, a former Cincinnati Bengal, and a competitor in 
both World

Championship Wrestling and the World Wrestling 
Federation, Pillman was 
a

rising star in the pro wrestling world who, at age 35, 
passed away just
as he

was achieving greatness in the WWF. Pillman is survived 
by wife Melanie
(who

is currently expecting a child) and five other 
children.


        On Wednesday, April 29th, the Heartland 
Wrestling Association (HWA) will
be

holding a pro wrestling card at the Norwood Middle 
School gymnasium to
benefit

the Pillman family. Stars from all across the wrestling 
world (WCW, 
WWF,

Extreme Championship Wrestling, and others) have agreed 
to put aside
their

promotional differences and come together in order to 
aid Pillman's widow
and

children. Among the wrestlers confirmed for the 
Memorial is pro
wrestling's

hottest property, Stone Cold Steve Austin, who will be 
on hand to help
host

the activities and pose for photos with the fans. 
Austin, who gained
national

exposure recently for his altercation with boxing's 
Mike Tyson on WWF

television, will be joined by the WWF's Sunny, the most 
downloaded pin-up
of

1996, and the two will serve as host and hostess for 
the event.


        The double main event of the card will feature 
wrestlers from WCW and
ECW.

One match pits two of WCW's top stars against one 
another, as "Crippler"
Chris

Benoit takes on WCW Cruiserweight champion "Lionheart" 
Chris Jericho.
The

other top match is a battle of ECW stars, as Chris 
Candido will take on
"The

Head" Al Snow. Music City Wrestling's Steven Dunn, Reno 
Riggins, and
Flash

Flannagan will also be on hand to do battle. Rounding 
out the card are
some of

pro wrestling's hottest young stars from the IWA, Ohio 
Valley Wrestling,
and

the HWA.


        Director of operations for the HWA and former 
wrestler Les Thatcher is

responsible for assembling the talent for the Pillman 
Memorial. Wrestlers
from

the WCW and WWF appearing under the same roof is 
something that has
occurred

sparingly in the past decade and probably will not 
occur again for many
years

to come. In addition, Thatcher is pleased to be 
presenting some of the
hottest

young wrestling stars currently competing on the 
independent circuit,

including some of the HWA wrestlers that he has had a 
hand in training

himself.


        Doors will open for "Photos with the Stars" 
(where the fans have an

opportunity to have their picture taken with the 
wrestlers for $10 each)
at

5:30 pm. A celebrity auction will be held at 6:30 pm 
where personal

memorabilia of the stars will be auctioned off to 
highest bidder (cash
only

please; no credit cards or checks). At 7:30 pm, guest 
speakers will be

introduced, as well as the Pillman family and other 
VIP's. The first
match is

scheduled to enter the ring at 7:45 pm. 
Wrestling-related merchandise
and

refreshments will be on sale throughout the evening, 
with all proceeds
going

to the Pillman family.


        Among the items to be auctioned off at the 
event is a piece of 
original

artwork of Brian Pillman by Cincinnati Enquirer 
editorial cartoonist of
28

years Jerry Dowling. The artwork, donated by Toon Art 
and valued at
upwards of

$1500, will be autographed by all of the wrestlers on 
the card and
framed.

Dowling is a highly acclaimed artist, perhaps most 
noted for creating
the

original Big Red Machine character of the 70's.


        Ticket prices are $20 for ringside seats and 
$15 for general 
admission.

Seating is limited. For ticket information, contact the 
HWA at (513)
771-1650

or write to them at 10235 Spartan Dr., Suite D, 
Cincinnati, OH, 45215.
All

donations should be mailed to the HWA with checks made 
payable to 
"Brian

Pillman Memorial Fund."  Tickets are also available at 
the Norwood
Recreation

Department Office at  (513) 531-9798.   

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