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April 3, 1998 
                                              Volume 
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    Latest                      Final Thoughts from the 
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    Trivia Question             Trivia Answer
    Time Line                   Credits
    Thoughts from the Fans
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I DIDN'T HEAR IT. Last night's "Malice in the Palace" 
featured a match
not broadcasted on the show. It featured a local DJ, 
Bubba the Love
Sponge and Jim Duggan teaming together. They went on to 
beat the Texas
Hangmen.

LOOK AT ME. Mark Madden is reporting that Lex Luger 
could also be a
weak consideration as a new Four Horsemen member is 
Dean Malenko
doesn't work out.

LINE THEM UP. The April 19 "Spring Stampede" has the 
following planned
line-up:

  Hollywood Hogan and Kevin Nash vs. Giant and Roddy 
Piper in a bat
    match.
  Sting vs. Randy Savage for the WCW World title.
  For the WCW US title, Diamond Dallas Page vs. Raven.
  Chris Benoit vs. Booker T for the WCW TV title.
  Curt Hennig vs. the British Bulldog.
  Chris Jericho vs. Prince Iaukea for the WCW 
Cruiserweight title.

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FUNKSTER HURT. Terry Funk injured his hip area during 
his match at
Wrestlemania. The hardcore legend wrestled through the 
injury the next
night on RAW, but he will be taking time to let the 
area heal.

HE IS OUT. WWF referee Earl Hebner is reportedly 
conscience at a
Boston hospital. He has been able to slowly start 
speaking and
recognizing people.

Hebner suffered an unknown brain aneurysm on Friday 
night. He has been
in an area hospital since.

THEY ARE A CLUB. Shiochi Funaki, Teioh and Dick Togo, 
the three men
who attacked Taka Michinoku on RAW have been labeled as 
"Klub
Kamikaze."

NOT THAT LOW. Initial reports of the Wrestlemania buy 
rate were at a
1.8, but the WWF is reporting that it is actually 
around a 2.2.
Usually the WCW, ECW and WWF claim higher buy rates 
than were actually
the case. No official reports have been made.

GIVE HIM A PUSH. Marc Mero will be highlighting some 
matches against
Steve Austin next month. He might get a title shot at 
the May In Your
House.

IT WAS A HOTBED. The WWF is reporting that their web 
site located at
www.WWF.com featured over 2000 hits a minute during the 
peak parts of
Wrestlemania.

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                       ...OTHER NEWS...
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ALI, INOKI MEET AGAIN

TOKYO (AP) -- When he was heavyweight boxing champion 
22 years ago,
Muhammad Ali fought an inconclusive bout with a 
Japanese pro wrestler.
Today, he came back to watch wrestler Antonio Inoki's 
final match.
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"I'm feeling good," Ali, who suffers from Parkinson's 
disease, told
reporters upon arrival at his hotel.
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Ali, dressed in a blue polo shirt and brown blazer, 
managed to spar
playfully with Inoki for photographers, despite shaking 
and moving
slowly from the effects of the disease.
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People with Parkinson's fail to produce the 
neurotransmitter dopamine,
which controls voluntary movement.
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Ali's heavily publicized exhibition "boxing-wrestling" 
match with
Inoki in Tokyo in 1976 was declared a draw. Inoki spent 
most of the
fight in a crab-like position on the mat kicking out at 
the circling
champion's legs. Ali ended up hospitalized for blood 
clots and muscle
damage.

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TRIVIA QUESTION OF THE DAY: WWF Spanish broadcaster 
Hugo Savinovich
                            was once married to what 
famous woman
                            wrestler?

Answer is near the bottom of the newsletter.

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  1850              1900                1950 
                   1998

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

April 3, 1903...Dan McLeod is beaten by Tom Jenkins in 
Buffalo, NY,
                and thus loses the American title to 
Jenkins.
         1908...Frank Gotch reigns as NWA World 
champion after George
                Hackenschimidt in Chicago, IL. The 
match lasted over
                two hours, but ended when 
Hackenschimidt left the ring
                after his protest of misplay was not 
listened to.
         1929...Wrestler Joe Savoldi marries Audrey 
Koehler, age 19,
                in a secret ceremony. Savoldi is forced 
to withdraw
                from Notre Same, but he never lives 
with the young
                woman. They divorce a month later.
         1969...Lance Storm is born.
         1993...Don Muraco beat Sandman in 
Philadelphia, PA, to win
                the ECW Heavyweight title.
         1993...The Super Destroyers regained the ECW 
Tag Team titles
                by defeating Tony Stetson and Larry 
Winters in
                Philadelphia, PA.
         1995..Razor Ramon beat Bill Dundee in 
Memphis, TN, to win
                the USWA Heavyweight title.
         1995...Brian Lee beat Brian Christopher to win 
the USWA
                Southern title in Memphis, TN.

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

100 issues ago...Dated April 1, 1997. "Papa Shango 
(Kama) is once
                 again rumored to be headed back to the 
WWF."

100 issues ago...Dated November 12, 1997. "Jacques 
Rougeau was
                 backstage at this past week's RAW. It 
is unknown if
                 he was there because he has signed 
with the WWF or
                 because he was there with his brother, 
Raymond."

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     >>Andy<<
>>denn4850@mach1.wlu.ca<<

  I'm replying to David's letter about morality in 
wrestling. First of
  all, the Gennifer Flowers thing was just good old 
Vince McMahon
  trying to capitalize on the Clinton affairs. But it 
was badly done,
  and yes, she does appear to be somewhat of (immoral).

  If you don't like the direction of the WWF, then 
don't watch it
  anymore. Simple as that. If you do watch it, and you 
know there are
  issues that question your moral fiber, then it is up 
to you whether
  or not you want to be influenced by it. Most of the 
shenanigans that
  go on are just superficial and meant to amuse. They 
aren't trying to
  corrupt or offend anyone. You do have to lighten up a 
bit if you
  want to enjoy this stuff.

  The Biblical issues that you brought up are probably 
the most
  irrelevant comments I have ever read in this 
newsletter. It seems
  clear to me, and probably to a majority of people, 
that Americans
  live by the Declaration of Independence, the 
Constitution and the
  Bill of Rights. Most Americans put more value in 
these documents
  than in the Bible, and there is absolutely nothing 
wrong with that
  if that's what you choose to do. This in mind, it's 
idiotic to say
  that people are using "freedom of expression" to 'get 
away' with
  saying and doing certain things. It seems to me to be 
a little late
  in the game to be putting so little value in an ideal 
that is in
  large part the basis for the United States. Freedom 
of expression is
  what made America one of the greatest countries in 
the world. It's
  what sets it apart from so many other nations. As a 
Canadian, I can
  see that we have followed the American example and 
have also
  prospered.

  I'm not saying that I don't believe in God, and don't 
live a moral
  life, I try to do that. But if you try and supplant 
the Bill of
  Rights with the Bible, you will fail miserably, 
that's the reality
  of living in a democracy where people can chose to 
say and do what
  they want. Freedom of expression means no exceptions. 
These are the
  same laws that let the WWF act the way they do allow 
you to talk
  about religion and God. If the rules shouldn't apply 
to the WWF,
  then they shouldn't apply to you.

     >>Michael<<
>>morpen@sprint.ca<<

  Even though the WCW seems to beat the WWF in the 
ratings every week,
  the WWF, I think, still has the best product. 
Wrestlemania was
  another example of just that. I watched Starrcade and 
World War III,
  and seems that the WCW PPVs are simply extensions of 
Nitro.
  Wrestlemania was prepped and proved to be an EVENT. 
WWF has the
  ability to create an atmosphere surrounding it's more 
prestigious
  event like Wrestlemania, Royal Rumble and Summerslam. 
I will agree
  that the In Your House PPVs that I have seen have 
been less than
  lack-lustre, but even they are solid competition to 
the last
  Starrcade. Wrestlemania was one of the best PPVs I 
have ever seen.
  Every match (except for the lightweight match) was 
all-out exciting
  entertainment. The trash bin match was brutal. Both 
teams took an
  absolute beating (Terry Funk is 53) and gave 110%. 
Shamrock simply
  dissected the Rock. It was an awesome display of 
power by both men.
  Kane vs. Undertaker was excellent (even though it 
took the men over
  30 minutes just to get to the ring). The main event 
was top notch as
  well. Even though Michaels went back-first into the 
turnbuckle and
  really hurt himself, he still made the rest of the 
match exciting.

  I guess what I am trying to say is that WCW is 
incapable of such a
  high caliber main event. I didn't hear one-fourth of 
the hype for
  Sting vs. Hogan than I did for this one. You could 
say that Tyson
  wasn't involved in WCW, but why didn't Bischoff think 
of getting
  him? Rodman is okay, but Tyson brought all of the 
hype.

  A good case is the upcoming Spring Stampede vs. In 
Your House. I
  would much rather see a Undertaker vs. Kane rematch, 
the evening
  gown match and Jarrett vs. Blackman than see a bat 
match that will
  end ten minutes later by the NWO rushing the ring.

  McMahon is the king of hype. WWF will always remain 
the king of the
  PPVs. People can say that WWF has an inferior 
product, but you have
  to agree that their PPVs "lay the smack down" on the 
WCWs.

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

E-MAIL ME IF YOU LIVE IN KANSAS CITY OR THE KANSAS CITY 
AREA.

I got nothing done today. I need to get up at 9 a.m. 
and try for a
spot on the school's Advertising Club. It is the 
biggest organization
at the University of Kansas, and it means a lot that I 
get it. Wish me
luck.

Don't forget to spring forward on Saturday night for 
many of you.

I should have the new WOMAN ready for the WOMEN OF 
WRESTLING page for
Sunday night. There I will feature an interview with 
that lady in the
newsletter, and the new page will open. Should be fun. 
She is not as
well known as Sunny, but when you see her pictures, I 
think you will
agree that she needs to be. Also, look at what she has 
to say. She has
a true love for the sport, and she is doing it for the 
buzz and not
the money. Plus is 100% real.

I am going to try the new supplement this Sunday 
afternoon. It will be
all viewer thoughts. Get in all you pieces for that to 
me by 3 p.m. ET
Saturday. I will also have a special edition of the 
Living Legend
tomorrow, Saturday. It will feature a great opportunity 
for you and
me. You will see.

Do not order from the t-shirt site. I will have full 
details on how to
order and get a special discount in the special issue 
on Saturday.

I will have the ad prices on Sunday or tomorrow. I was 
a little booked
today.

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TRIVIA ANSWER: Wendi Richter.

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