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 > Vol. 9 (Part 1)                                         April 26th, 1998
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 > TABLE OF CONTENT
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 > 1. Note from the Editor
 > 2. PPV Report - WWF IYH "Unforgiven"
 > 3. Thoughts from the Fan
 > 4. Ringside with Miss Pamela
 > 5. ECW Report
 > 6. Factual Opinions
 > 7. Jackknife
 > 8. Site of the Week
 > 9. The Full Motley
 > 
 > 
 > ========================================================================
 > Note from the Editor
 >                                by "Museluv" James Kim (kimjh3@sysic.com)
 > ========================================================================
 > 
 > Hello subscribers and welcome to the part 1 of the issue #9.  This issue
 > features the results from last night's WWF PPV "Unforgiven", ECW results
 > from the weekend, three articles written by our staff and the return of
 > M.A.N.'s site of the week.  Also make sure to read the interesting tidbits
 > observed by our reader who just came back from Charlotte where the PPV
 > took place.  It is included in the "Thought from the Fan" section.
 > 
 > Stay tuned because part 2 is coming up very soon with all the latest
 > news update, results from the Monday (& Tuesday) night shows, more and
 > more articles, poll results from the issue #8 and a new poll question.
 > 
 > 
 > 
 > ========================================================================
 > PPV Report - WWF IYH "Unforgiven"
 >                                       by Ster (SterThingsUp@hotmail.com)
 > ========================================================================
 > 
 > WWF entered a new millennium with its first PPV event without "HBK" Shawn
 > Michaels.  Vince McMahon and the WWF took over WCW country for just one
 > night in front of a sold out crowd of 21,427 in Greensboro, NC.  On to the
 > matches.
 > 
 > 
 > * Nation of Domination vs. Shamrock/Blackman/Farooq
 > 
 > D-Lo knew his role as he was in the ring for most of the early going.  The
 > match was rather uneventful, but The Rock added a little entertainment with
 > "The People's Elbow".  After quite a few minutes of boring action, Farooq
 > finally squared off against The Rock with all other teammates outside the
 > ring.  The boredom finally came to an end when Farooq nailed The Rock with
 > "The Dominator".
 > 
 > Winners:  Shamrock/Blackman/Farooq by pinfall.
 > 
 > 
 > * HHH vs. Owen Hart (European Championship)
 > 
 > With Chyna hoisted above the ring in a cage, Owen could have a match with
 > HHH without interference from DX, right?  For the 794th time HHH squared
 > off against Owen.  The match went the way all the others have, but we got
 > to witness something we already knew.  Chyna is Da Man.  She was able to
 > bend one of the bars on the cage and was hanging by one hand from the
 > cage.  Road Dog then lowered the cage.  With the ref distracted, a new
 > occurrence in the WWF, Owen nailed HHH with "The Pedigree".  Owen went
 > for the pin,  but a greasy, disgusting, no-talent, skinny punk.... I mean
 > X-Pac ran in the ring and hit Owen with a fire extinguisher.  HHH then
 > covered Owen for the win.  How many times can we see this ending?  With
 > this being the second match of the night it makes you wonder, how much of
 > a draw is the new leader of DX?
 > 
 > Winner:  HHH by pinfall.
 > 
 > 
 > * New Midnight Express vs. Rock N Roll Express
 > 
 > Uneventful match not even worth talking about.
 > 
 > Winners: New Midnight Express.
 > 
 > 
 > * Luna vs. Sable (Evening Gown Match)
 > 
 > The moment we were all waiting for.  Both were wearing long black evening
 > gowns.  Surprisingly, Goldust was NOT wearing a dress.  The best entertain-
 > ment of the night was listening to Jerry Lawler's comments:
 > 
 > On Luna's dress: Wouldn't that look great on the floor next to your bed, JR?
 > On the fans: Why are these morons cheering for Sable?  LUNA, LUNA!!!
 > On the match: The best part of getting the present is unwrapping it!
 > Thoughts on sex: Sex is the most natural & beautiful thing money can buy.
 > 
 > The match was rather quick.  Luna ripped off the bottom of Sable's dress
 > rather quick.  Sable was wearing flesh colored tights with a nice blue lace
 > pair of panties.  Soon after Mero came to the ring and distracted Sable.
 > Luna came up from behind and ripped off the rest of Sable's dress.  The
 > match was over, but the fight kept going.  Sable and Luna went under the
 > ring and when Sable came out, she had Luna's bra and panties in her hand.
 > 
 > Winner of the match: Luna.
 > 
 > 
 > * New Age Outlaws vs. Legion of Doom (Tag Team Championship)
 > 
 > Road Dog stated, "This match will turn out the same way it always does;
 > us on the top and them on the bottom.  And NO that's not my sexual
 > preference."  The same match we have seen time and time again with even
 > a worse outcome.  Mr. Ass hit Hawk with the belt, but Hawk kicked out.
 > Then with Road Dog holding Hawk, Mr. Ass went to hit Hawk again, but hit
 > Road Dog by accident.  Hawk suplexed Road Dog and got the 1-2-3.  NEW
 > CHAMPIONS.... WRONG!!!  The ref said that he counted Hawk down.  This is
 > getting old Vince...  Your ass better call somebody!
 > 
 > Winners:  New Age Outlaws
 > 
 > 
 > * Jeff Jarrett singing with Sawyer Brown
 > 
 > Hey, he actually sung!  Not bad if you like country music.  After the song
 > Blackman came out and attacked JJ, but Tennessee Lee hit Blackman with the
 > guitar and JJ put the Figure Four on Blackman.
 > 
 > 
 > * Kane vs. Undertaker (Inferno Match)
 > 
 > We have seen this match already, too.  A night full of matches we have
 > seen before!  Undertaker threw Kane over the top rope and the flames to
 > the floor.  Undertaker could not get to Kane since the flames kept getting
 > higher.  With Kane trying to leave Vader came out and jumped Kane.  Under-
 > taker then flew over the top rope and landed on Kane and Vader.  Undertaker
 > knocked out Kane with a chair and he laid with part of his body under the
 > ring.  Undertaker chased Paul Bearer on to the stage and cracked the drum
 > set over his head.  Paul Bearer actually got broken open a little!  Under-
 > taker returned to Kane and when Kane got up Undertaker shoved him into the
 > flames.  Kane's arm caught on fire and Kane ran out of the building.  Of
 > course while Kane was knocked out with his arm under the ring somebody put
 > something on his clothed arm so he could take the flame.
 > 
 > Winner:  The Undertaker
 > 
 > 
 > * Dude Love vs. Stone Cold Steve Austin (WWF Championship)
 > 
 > Before the match Austin told the timekeeper he better not screw him.  He
 > didn't.  After a few minutes McMahon came and sat ringside to watch the
 > match.  Dude put Austin in the Abdominal Stretch and McMahon signaled to
 > the timekeeper to ring the bell, but the timekeeper was not looking.  The
 > match went on, and Dude accidentally hit the ref with a clothesline.  Dude
 > slipped out of the Stunner, and put the Mandible Claw on Austin.  Austin
 > continued to fight and the fight went to the floor.  McMahon was nailed
 > with the chair by Austin.  Austin and Dude went back to the ring.  With
 > the ref and McMahon out cold Austin nailed Dude with the Stunner.  Austin
 > counted a slow 1-2-3.  Jerry Brisco came out and stated that Austin was
 > disqualified for striking a WWF official.  Paramedics took McMahon out on
 > a stretcher in a neck brace.
 > 
 > Winner: Dude Love by DQ.
 > 
 > 
 > So, what was the big "catastrophic" event McMahon promised?  Of course
 > we will have to tune in to RAW to really find out.  So, the first WWF PPV
 > without Shawn Michaels was possibly the most uneventful one yet.  Without
 > "the Showstopper, the Main Eventer, the Icon", what will the WWF do for
 > PPV?
 > 
 > 
 > 
 > ========================================================================
 > Thoughts from the Fan
 >                                    by Daniel Roos (droos@mindspring.com)
 > ========================================================================
 > 
 > Museluv,
 > 
 > Loyal reader just getting back from a 2 1\2 hour trek from Charlotte to
 > Greensboro reporting in on some interesting tid-bits from Unforgiven.
 > 
 > - Though it was announced as a sell-out, there were several hundred
 > empty seats.  Still a huge crowd.
 > 
 > - Filing out of the stadium after the show, a drunken Stone Cold fan was
 > screaming out things like "If you think Vince McMahon is a piece of
 > Sh**, give me a Hell Yeah!"  In response, there were very loud "Hell
 > Yeahs," all the way into the parking lot.  Funny stuff.
 > 
 > - At the one souveneir stand I passed exiting the Coliseum, all  of the
 > SCSA shirts they had had sold out; even the ones on display.  They had
 > three different types of Austin shirts as I went in.
 > 
 > - Three hours before the show started, I wandered through the Greensboro
 > Mall.  There had to be over three hundred WWF shirts there, no
 > exaggeration.  90% were Austin.
 > 
 > - No human being could have been more over than Austin was.  Fans were
 > SCREAMING "Hell Yeah!!" at Austin's pre-recorded bidding during the
 > video package of the Austin-McMahon-Dude angle.
 > 
 > - Anyone catch the O-L-D chants during L-O-D's match?
 > 
 > I've got to sleep now.
 > 
 > Daniel
 > 
 > 
 > 
 > ========================================================================
 > Ringside with Miss Pamela
 >                                   by Miss Pamela (pincurl@earthlink.net)
 > ========================================================================
 > 
 > Hello, wrestling fans!  How was your week?
 > 
 > Miss Pamela here in what is the beginning of a hopefully regular schedule
 > once again.  Things still remain very stressful and somewhat chaotic in
 > my personal life with all the changes and what not, but this week, and
 > especially after seeing WCW's Spring Stampede (more on that in a bit)
 > last Sunday, it came home to me how much I'd missed out on these past few
 > weeks by not spending enough time on the 'Net area of the pro wrestling
 > world!  Bottom line:  I've missed pro wrestling very much, even though I
 > still have been watching all the weekly shows, etc.  Rather, it's been the
 > intense involvement I've missed - the kind that's helped keep my sanity
 > in the first place by staying amidst all the otherwise glorious (and some-
 > times not-so-glorious) insanity that's so inherent in this sport I love.
 > So may I once again apologize to all of my readers for my sporadic writing
 > of late; that ol' German proverb of "The Road to Hell Is Paved With Good
 > Intentions" seems to want to follow me everywhere I go.  But I'm not gonna
 > end up in hell; neither will I give up trying to do the right thing anyhow.
 > NOW - having said that - on to some wrestling topics and to preclude this
 > article by saying rather proudly that there is one thing about myself I
 > will NOT apologize for - and that's having a seemingly pretty damn good
 > sense of perception - hell, even being right sometimes!!
 > 
 > The first thing out of my mouth after last Monday's Nitro was NOT "Why
 > Bret, why?", but "Oh, no - here goes WCW trying to make us THINK we should
 > be asking, 'Why Bret, why' instead of looking at the big picture!"  What
 > I said regarding Bret right off the bat that night (pun intended fresh
 > off Spring Stampede!) is that he's NOT an "nWo traitor" or anything like
 > that - he's merely going after what he said he wanted to do all along:
 > have a shot at the WCW title and corner the guy who "avoided" him for so
 > long in the WWF: "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan!!  Sure, it was nonetheless dis-
 > concerting to me to see Bret deck Roddy Piper, probably my all-time
 > favorite "old guy", as well as to see the WCW World Title belt go back to
 > Hogan again - especially after him having it nearly all of last year!  But
 > it was even MORE disconcerting to me to hear the WCW announcers, especially
 > Schiavone, give their gut/knee-jerk reaction to Bret's actions, making him
 > out to be the biggest liar and scumbag since the likes of Washington
 > politicians.  Here's this great, great champion athlete Bret Hart - maybe
 > he in fact wears his "Hart" on his sleeve and, like many guys, often lets
 > his emotions get the better of him - but I've never thought of him as a
 > liar and reprobate.  I figured, just like I did amidst all the original
 > "Bret's gonna be nWo" spiel last year, that taken in context Bret's actions
 > must have a better explanation than just the usual cheap shortcuts we have
 > come to expect from opportunity-seekers like the New Age Out(House) Laws,
 > D/X, or many in the nWo.
 > 
 > So while so many both on the WCW broadcast team and among many internet
 > reporters were so quick and fickle to condemn Bret's actions, I remained
 > steadfast in my beliefs and thought that besides time and remembrance of
 > the past months' events, what better way to prove myself correct than to
 > hear from "The Hitman" himself?  I subscribe to Bret's weekly Calgary Sun
 > article and sure enough this week, the "Excellence of Execution" once again
 > did not let me down!  Right before I began writing this article, I read
 > his April 25, 1998 column and now will share a brief excerpt with you
 > containing his explanation for his actions on last Monday's Nitro.  Don't
 > wanna believe him?  Well, that's your decision - at least don't say he
 > didn't give an explanation:
 > 
 > "...The big wrestling question that everybody is asking is why I helped
 > Hollywood Hogan get the belt back.  A lot of people pointed out that I've
 > often said that I mean what I say and I say what I mean and by helping
 > Hogan I'm nothing but a hypocrite.  Yeah, I do mean what I say and I meant
 > it when I said that I went to WCW because I wanted to prove that I can be
 > one of the best WCW Champions of  all time.  I meant it when I said that
 > I wanted to start a new chapter far away from that backstabbing WWF.  And
 > I meant it when I said I was enjoying meeting the wrestlers and fans of
 > WCW.  When I got to WCW I found out that the rule breaking and chicanery
 > of the nWo is a much bigger problem than it looks like on TV.  When I
 > negotiated, in good faith, with Eric Bischoff, I didn't realize that I
 > was selling my soul to the devil since he's the boss of both WCW and nWo.
 > I never told Bischoff I'd join the nWo and yet before I even got here he
 > lied to everybody and said that I'm nWo 4-life.  It was like a bad dream
 > all over again.  Isn't anybody honest any more?"
 > 
 > "...I meant it when I said I would dismantle the nWo brick by brick to
 > get to  Hogan and the belt - but then I realized that they cheer for the
 > nWo.  So now all I have to do is keep the belt on Hogan until I get my
 > shot.  I'll do whatever it takes to keep the WCW Heavyweight Title on
 > Holly Hogan!  Not because I'm nWo.  Not because I support Hogan.  Only
 > because I want to take the WCW Heavyweight Title away from Holly Hogan
 > and I'll stop at nothing to do it."
 > 
 > So there you have it - Bret just wants to make sure that when he gets what
 > he's been saying he wants - a fair shot at the WCW title AND he wants to
 > challenge Hogan for it!!  He only "helped" Hogan back up to the top JUST
 > so he could take him back down again!  Now I'm not sure why Bret didn't
 > explain directly to Piper that night why he did what he did.  But I'm sure
 > all it'll take is for Hogan to come out with his usual bragging and sing
 > Bret's praises for helping him and we'll hear from the Hitman again, who'll
 > leave no doubt again among the fickle fans.  Oh, and it's understandable
 > about Savage's rage, and he's about the only one I DON'T blame for being
 > upset with Bret.  And yes, I hated that Sting had to drop the belt at
 > Spring Stampede, but I also think that the bigger, more immediate good is
 > that very thing we've seen happening before our very eyes: the unravelling
 > of the nWo!  I definitely think that the self-destruction of the nWo, or
 > at least it's splitting at the seams among different factions, might
 > actually be the best thing Bischoff could've done with the nWo angle.  And
 > how ironic - as much heat as the nWo angle has generated and as much praise
 > as those have sung for it as "revolutionizing" pro wrestling, it may just
 > be its demise that brings it its greatest fame yet!  Hell, I'm even
 > enjoying this!  And does this now mean I think I was perhaps wrong about
 > Bischoff about not really being a pro wrestling promotion "genius"?  Oh,
 > HELL NO!  Even Bischoff can do something right once in a while, I guess -
 > but no - this splintering of the nWo is just the natural atrition I think
 > that was eventually going to happen anyway (or I was hoping like mad it
 > would happen!).
 > 
 > Time and space permitting, I could say so much more here on Bischoff,
 > and about how I, as a very new pro wrestling fan last summer, even then
 > realized he was severely lacking in that "something" (call it "respect",
 > "wisdom", "smart promoting", etc.).  But I must comment briefly on this
 > point, another irony.  As Miss Carrie of O.E. so eloquently pointed out
 > in her latest article, I too had been thinking about how Bischoff has
 > (what I call) the dis-"stink"-tion of being the guy who couldn't market
 > a wrestler named Steve Williams in black tights and black boots a few
 > years ago.  Yet now we have a spastic yet awesome specimen rookie in black
 > tights and boots (with shaved head and goatee as well) named Bill Goldberg
 > who, while truly has potential, got to be US champion after an undefeated
 > record from mostly squash matches against jobbers.  I'm not impressed,
 > and I'm not taking anything from Goldberg's abilities or potential.  He
 > needs to overcome 3 things as a rookie: his mic skills, his time/paying
 > his dues, and his stamina (supposedly he laid exhausted on the floor for
 > 10 minutes or more after his unprecedented duration match against Raven,
 > which was one of the best matches I've seen for both of these guys).  Now
 > to really impress me, put Goldberg up against some recognized WCW power-
 > houses like Scott "Big Poppa Pump" Steiner, Scott "Flash" Norton, Rick
 > Steiner, Kevin Nash, "British Bulldog" Davey Boy Smith, Lex Luger, or even
 > The Giant!  Then we'll see not only more credibility but maybe more respect
 > for this fast-rising rookie.  Many people apparently aren't truly buying
 > it, Bischoff, this, your newest "wonder".  You're still no "star-maker"
 > as McMahon has been.  I told one other writer that sometimes I think "WCW",
 > "World Championship Wrestling", could stand instead for "Wrestling Careers
 > Wrecked."  Not because I wish it so on any of the WCW or nWo athletes -
 > but because of how I see Bischoff's mishandling of so damn much talent.
 > 
 > Finally, one other situation regarding "perception" has stood out in my
 > mind the past few weeks:  Cactus Jack, say it ain't so!!  Why WERE the
 > fans chanting "Austin, Austin" that night when you and Terry Funk/"Chainsaw
 > Charlie" were (again) being decimated and robbed of the tag team titles
 > that night after Wrestlemania?  I think the fans were wanting "Stone Cold"
 > to come out and HELP you guys - that was all!!  I don't think they were
 > cheering FOR Austin just to cheer Austin - I think they were chanting for
 > him to come out and kick some D/X ass!  Of course in retrospect, maybe it
 > would've been better had the fans been chanting "WE WANT Austin", but
 > anyway I think a case of misunderstanding and mis-perception has not only
 > robbed us of seeing the great hardcore persona of Cactus Jack, but also
 > robbed us of one more fun face in the WWF - Dude Love!  Who'd have ever
 > thought a few months ago we'd hear WWF fans chanting "Dude Love sucks!!"?
 > Not me!  Wrestling IS real - and it IS scripted too - but I think a lot
 > of what is real is ALSO tied into perception.  Reality often depends on
 > our perception, in any realm of life.
 > 
 > Tomorrow at WWF's "In Your House: Unforgiven", perception is running high
 > that the possibility exists we'll see "Stone Cold" Steve Austin suffer a
 > similar fate as did Bret Hart at last Fall's "Survivor Series".  We're
 > obviously supposed to think that Austin might get screwed out of the title
 > by a hostile Vince McMahon who said he'll be down at ringside after a long
 > hiatus (would Earl Hebner have also been assigned as referee tomorrow for
 > this title match if he'd been healthy?).  What is the "catastrophic" event
 > McMahon hinted at in the War Zone last Monday night?  Personally I hope
 > the "Unforgiven" theme and overtones of revenge and fire, inspired perhaps
 > by the highlighted "Inferno Match" between my favorite Phenom The Under-
 > taker, and Kane, just doesn't lead to the "catastrophic" event being a
 > fiery end to the Undertaker's career!!  But I also hope it's not going
 > to be an end to the championship reign of the man Bischoff couldn't make
 > a star - the Texas Rattlesnake Steve (Williams) Austin!  No - I'd rather
 > wait until Undertaker has finally sent Kane and Paul Bearer back to Hell
 > where they belong, and he gets to have another title shot at the World
 > Championship.  Maybe this next time, he'll even have a fair chance! Better
 > go against a rattlesnake who'll fight you straight up, one-on-one, than
 > a pack of scavanging hyenas (and a bitch) who couldn't fight fairly if
 > their lives depended on it.
 > 
 > Until next week then, so long from Miss Pamela.  See you at Ringside!
 > 
 > 
 > 
 > ========================================================================
 > ECW Report
 >                                 by Phazor Laser (RadDudeLives@webtv.net)
 > ========================================================================
 > 
 > Very strong show from ECW this week.  The matches took place in the ECW
 > arena which always makes for a good crowd.
 > 
 > The show opened w/ Joel Gertner on the mic, he recaped last weeks attack
 > on Sandman, Tommy Dreamer and Too Cold Scorpio and threatened to end
 > Sandman's career at the PPV.  He also made reference to Raven/Goldberg
 > and insulted Sandman's wife and kid.
 > 
 > We then go to an in-ring interview conducted by Joey Styles w/ Taz.  Taz
 > took credit for Shane's arm injury, complained about the lack of world
 > title shots he recieved in his time w/ the company and threatened Styles
 > and Dangerousl among others.
 > 
 > Now we go to a reel of highlights from the ECW Arena show.  The FBI and
 > Blue Meanie & SuperNova had a danceoff (So funny).  Meanie and Nova are
 > also getting a lot of crowd reaction when they come out.  New Jack pins
 > a unamed wrestler.  Justin Credible takes the mic and mentions his
 > friendship w/ Scott Hall and makes the NWO hand signals.  Taz puts a ref
 > through a table and chokes him out.  During the Bam Bam Bigelow / Rob
 > Van Damme rematch Van Damme accidentally spin kicks a chair into his
 > manager, whom Bigelow then press slams from the ring into the third row
 > of the crowd.  Next we see the Dudley's threatening Dreamers' manager
 > Beula (while Dreamer and 2 Cold are unconscious) when the lights go out
 > and Sandman appears w/ his cane and a neckbrace.  The Dudley's flee the
 > arena and we go to commercial.
 > 
 > We return w/ a match between Chris Candido and Axl Rotten.  For those
 > who have never seen Axl Rotten imnagine of there was a third Nasty Boy.
 > Rotten use to be a jobber until he and Balls Mahoney formed a team.
 > Anyway the match was nothing special and mostly dominated by Candido,
 > but eventually Axl hit the curtain call (which he uses as a finisher)
 > and gets the pin.  This matches only purpose was to give the challengers
 > more heat before the PPV.
 > 
 > We have a quick locker room interview w/ Bill Alfonso in which he flips
 > a coin to determine whose corner he will be in at the PPV.  He says its
 > Sabu.
 > 
 > Then came the main event.  Al Snow vs Sabu - the two challengers at next
 > weekends PPV.  It was a phenomanal match.  Sabu top rope frankensteined
 > Snow through a table which broke in 3 and looked like it almost killed
 > him.  Sabu then began bleeding.  Amazing high spots back and forth by
 > both men.  Including one where Sabu used a chair to set up a hopping
 > front front kick.  To end it, Snow was about to top rope michinoku driver
 > Sabu through a table when Alfonso leg clipped Snow causing him to fall
 > through the table, Sabu covered when at 2 Rob Van Damm throws in the
 > towel because of Sabu's eye cut.  Snow wins and Sabu and Van Damm began
 > arguing again.
 > 
 > This weekend is WrestlePalooza.  Here is a lineup of matches.  Al Snow
 > vs ECW World Champion Shane Douglas.  Sabu vs TV Champion Rob Van Damm.
 > Balls Mahoney & Axl Rotten vs Tag Team Champions Lance Storm & Chris
 > Candido.  New Jack vs Bam Bam Bigelow.  Dreamer & Sandman vs the Dudleys.
 > Mikey Whipwreck vs Justin Credible.  I expect Sabu and Van Damm to be
 > the match of the year.  I also expect great things from Bam Bam/New Jack
 > and the main event (providing Shane's up for it).
 > 
 > 
 > 
 > ========================================================================
 > Factual Opinions
 >                                      by David Keele (dkeele@hotmail.com)
 > ========================================================================
 > 
 > *** This Column has a newly established rating of "NC17" so if you see
 > the world through virgin eyes, you have no business reading this ***
 > 
 > With the formalities out of the way, let's get straight to the point.
 > The more things change, the more they stay the same.  Over nearly the
 > last eighteen years I have witnessed many memorable things.  One event,
 > however, stands head and shoulders above the rest, and that is the
 > constant censorship which still continues to plague mankind to this very
 > day.
 > 
 > In the world of professional wrestling, censorship has rose to the
 > surface and rears its carcass time and time again.  Words are bleeped
 > out, interviews are edited, and opinions are withheld just to keep the
 > respected and dignified ship sailing along smoothly.  Staleness has
 > become a fixture in the industry, and it bears a child so ugly, so
 > disgusting, and so repulsive that not even a blind mother could love it.
 > 
 > Everyone has a particular role to play and a universal theme to which
 > they must follow.  That being the higher position on the food chain you
 > are placed in, the more say-so you have as to what is reality and what
 > is fantasy on a wrestling program.  Jim Ross, Pat Patterson, and The
 > Brisco brothers must answer to one Vincent K. McMahon, while J.J.
 > Dillon, Tony Shiviaone, Bobby Heenan, and Gene Okerland must answer to
 > one Eric Bischoff.
 > 
 > Shock appeal has an unparallel value.  When it comes to the almighty
 > dollar in the business world, there is no substitute for the outrageous.
 > Jerry Springer, South Park, and even shows of a tamer variety like The
 > Daily Show have proven that shock appeal sells, and sells big.  If Vince
 > McMahon and specifically Eric Bischoff decide to not heed the advice of
 > an expert on the matter of censorship, then I have got four words for
 > both of them.  EC'F'N'W is taking over.
 > 
 > Perhaps some of you are curious as to why I picked censorship as a
 > suitable topic for a wrestling column?  The answer to this most
 > disturbing question lies in the countless(over 1000) hate e-mails I
 > received pertaining to my last column which touched on Eric Bischoff and
 > on the WWF marks ungodly ramblings about being number one for the first
 > time in eighty-three weeks.
 > 
 > The simple message I wish to convey unto you is this:  censorship is a
 > miserable failure, and only adds more power to the punch of an already
 > nonconforming individualist such as myself.  The constitution states
 > that it is OK for me to speak my mind, and there's nothing any of you
 > can do about it.  Those kind souls who mail-bombed me labelled me with
 > such timeless names as "Scapegoat, AntiChrist, and Sociopath."
 > 
 > Kind remarks such as the proceeding ones leave me emotional and teary-
 > eyed.  Words cannot begin to describe the orgasmic ecstasy which I am now
 > feeling for each and every one of you.  In short, I am beyond flattery,
 > I have surpassed bliss, and I have transcended immortality.  Offended
 > readers' "Factual Opinions" hold one absolute truth:  that is that my
 > "Factual Opinions" are absolutely true.  I thank you conservative, tight-
 > lipped, self-righteous, indulgent patriots of censorship very much for
 > the attention, but please, wasting your life away on censorship just
 > allows me the opportunity to serve as a martyr for the uncensored cause,
 > and gives me yet another chance to make a glorified jackass out of people
 > such as yourselves.
 > 
 > As always, my "Factual Opinions" do not necessarily represent those of
 > others (in all honesty they do, but we must keep that "Factual Opinion"
 > hush-hush).  So, people, bestow unto me your very own "Factual Opinions".
 > 
 > 
 > 
 > ========================================================================
 > Jackknife
 >                                  by "Miss Texas" Jennifer (ess3@gte.net)
 > ========================================================================
 > 
 > Hi everyone.  The newest controversy that has occured has occured with
 > WCW and Ric Flair.  Ric Flair is one of the GREATEST WRESTLERS EVER and
 > it appears that Bischoff has fired him or sued him because he did not
 > show up on Thunder as scheduled.  Why did he not show up?  His son had
 > his first wrestling match and Ric wanted to be there to support him.  So
 > what does he get for being a good father, he gets sued by some little
 > punk promoter!!!
 > 
 > Lately it appears that WCW employees are not putting as much effort in
 > their matches, and interviews.  Lately the shows, Thunder, Nitro and PPV
 > have become plain boring.  There are many employees who have been out for
 > questionable injuries and addictions.  Eric Bischoff has, in the past,
 > talked about how he cares about wrestlers and wants them to have time off
 > to take care of themselves, and ect.   I now feel this is totally untrue.
 > The only thing Eric cares about is making MONEY.  If he starts to treat
 > the wrestlers like Vince was doing he is going to lose all the stars.
 > >From my understanding, Nash and Hall left WWF because they wanted more
 > time at home with their wives and newborn children and Vince refused.  It
 > appears now that Bishoff is doing the same thing.  Don't burn too many
 > bridges Eric, or the bridge you burn may lead back up north.  Not only
 > are these wrestlers entertainers, but they are men with families and
 > responbilities.  The wrestlers we love so dearly have a responsiblity to
 > their families first, not the fans.  They entertain us, but they love
 > their families have to support them.  As much as I hate it when Scott,
 > Kevin or HBK are gone I first think of their health and well being instead
 > of my missing their entertainment.
 > 
 > I thought it was funny what Jim Ross said a week ago about Eric.  He never
 > said his name but he said that Vince, unlike some other man, gets in the
 > ring when forced to by SCSA, not to satisfy his need to be on tv.  I think
 > Eric needs to stop being on TV and concentrate on what the fans want.  We
 > want entertainment, and to do that you must first keep your employees
 > happy.  So to Eric I only have one thing to say, "we don't love you, WE
 > LOVE THE WRESTLERS.  Some of us love Hall and Nash, and some love Bret and
 > Sting.  AND ALL REAL WRESTLING FANS LOVE RIC FLAIR.  You are crossing a
 > line that you cannot return back and the fans will NEVER FORGIVE YOU...
 > and NEITHER WILL your employees...
 > 
 > 
 > 
 > ========================================================================
 > Site of the Week - HadesWrestling.com
 >                               by Warren Davis (hades@hadeswrestling.com)
 > ========================================================================
 > 
 > It was nearly one year ago this month that Warren Davis, aka Hades, began
 > writing articles for wrestling newsletters.  A few months later he opened
 > Hades Wrestling Center which was nothing more than a collection of all of
 > his articles.  Hades then joined up with Conrad Thompson, the editor-in-
 > chief of the Sharpshooter Newsletter to form a new site which would be
 > known as hadeswrestling.com.  Quickly this site became one of the most
 > visited sites on the Internet.  With a newsboard of great reporters and
 > one of the hottest Real Audio shows (Real Audio Wrestling) the site was
 > in the top 5 wrestling sites on the Web Side Story within a month.  After
 > several months on top the group began to have its differences.  Then just
 > two months ago Hades along with a new crew of reporters and a completely
 > redesigned site started a huge comeback.  The site has generated almost
 > 2,000,000 impressions in the past five weeks and is well on its way back
 > to the top.  Next month Hades will make history again when he will announce
 > the Hades Wrestling Hall of Fame.  Fans will have the chance to vote on one
 > wrestler every three months to be inducted.  Each wrestler in the hall of
 > fame will have their own dedication page and Hades Wrestling will donate
 > $100 to the American Cancer Society on their behalf.
 > 
 > Visit http://www.hadeswrestling.com today and experience the all new site
 > that is taking the Internet by storm once again!
 > 
 > 
 > 
 > ========================================================================
 > The Full Motley
 >                            by Ed "the K" Motley (thekinaz@imap4.asu.edu)
 > ========================================================================
 > 
 > If we were tracking the wrestlers careers to compare where the wrestler
 > is now, compared to where they've been in the past, then last night at
 > UNFORGIVEN, Jeff Jarrett would have be somewhere between July 1995 and
 > August 1997.
 > 
 > For the pricetag the WWF paid to bring Jeff Jarrett back, I would expect
 > them to have a better use for him. Instead, he's involved in an angle
 > where he's signing country (like he was in July 1995) and feuding with a
 > rookie that comes from another sport (like he was in August 1997). Both
 > times in the past, the angle was left inconclusive because Jeff Jarrett
 > packed and left the federation, claiming he's in a dead-end angle. Now
 > that he's in the worst of both worlds, I wonder how long he will last.
 > 
 > It's a sad-but-true fact that in professional wrestling, there are some
 > substitutes for talent, such as momentum and patience. In the first half
 > of 1997, Lex Luger managed both in the most effective manner I have EVER
 > seen. While not blessed with in-ring abilities or mic-skills, Lex Luger
 > used the momentum he had from his feud with the NWO and used his patience
 > with the ever-stubborn Hulk Hogan to regain the WCW World Title. I never
 > thought I would say this, but perhaps Jeff Jarrett could learn something
 > about professional wrestling from Lex Luger!
 > 
 > Like I said, there are some substitutes for talent, and nepotism is
 > another one, as Jeff Jarrett knows a little too well. His father Jerry
 > Jarrett spoiled what could be a long-time great in the wrestling world.
 > He's got the in-ring skills to compete with Shawn Michaels and the
 > in-ring flare to compete with Ric Flair. His voice and his stature will
 > always keep him from being an intimidating wrestler, but he's got enough
 > ability inside the ring that he doesn't need to be.
 > 
 > So, why has Jeff Jarrett been at the last two pay-per-views to schmooze
 > with the stars? In what could be the most counter-productive ring
 > entrance at WrestleMania XIV, Howard Finkel introduced Tennessee Lee, who
 > introduced Jeff Jarrett, who introduced Gennifer Flowers, who introduced
 > the Intercontinental Title match. Just think how much Jeff Jarrett earned
 > for that from his contract. Just think how much Jeff Jarrett could have
 > been doing at WrestleMania. Just think how much Jeff Jarrett earned for
 > singing with Sawyer Brown last night, compared to what he could be doing
 > inside the ring. If the WWF doesn't start using Jeff Jarrett well, he
 > might leave. And then they would both REALLY lose out.
 > 
 > 
 > 
 > ========================================================================
 > Muse Awakening Staff
 > ========================================================================
 > 
 > Publisher/Editor-in-chief
 >                                   "Museluv" James Kim <kimjh3@sysic.com>
 > 
 > Contributing Writers
 >                                           Hallow's Eve <hallows@gte.net>
 >                                     Jon Culver <jculver@ponyexpress.net>
 >                                          Ster <SterThingsUp@hotmail.com>
 >                                               Krillian <jte@code-co.com>
 >                                      Miss Pamela <pincurl@earthlink.net>
 >                                         David Keele <dkeele@hotmail.com>
 >                                    Phazor Laser <RadDudeLives@webtv.net>
 >                               Ed "the K" Motley <thekinaz@imap4.asu.edu>
 >                                Jamie O'Halloran <pohallor@interlynx.net>
 >                                     "Miss Texas" Jennifer <ess3@gte.net>
 > 
 > RAW/Nitro Reporter
 >                               Ed "the K" Motley <thekinaz@imap4.asu.edu>
 > 
 > ECW Reporter
 >                                    Phazor Laser <RadDudeLives@webtv.net>
 > 
 > PPV Reporter
 >                                          Ster <SterThingsUp@hotmail.com>
 > 
 > News Reporter
 >                                   "Museluv" James Kim <kimjh3@sysic.com>
 > 
 > 
 > 
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