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 > ____I_N__T_O_D_A_Y_'_S__I_S_S_U_E____
 > \_/ Benoit New TV Champ!
 > \_/ Michaels in Pain
 > 
 > + + + + +P L U S+ + + + +
 > S T E V E  C A I N
 > 
 > J E R R Y  R O O T
 > "Many things on the plate today, nothing worth devoting an entire column
 > to, but just bits and pieces, fragments of items that work together to
 > build the mosaic that will be my column."
 > 
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 > 
 > \_/ Shawn Micheals lawyer contacted the WWF, he said Shawn is in a lot of
 > pain when he sits, walks, has trouble sleeping, his lower back is always
 > in pain. He will get a gel injection between both discs in his back, he
 > will have to get back surgery and will be out a lot longer than expected.
 > Micheals was not going to get back surgery at first to return sooner
 > but, that will not happen now.
 > 
 > \_/ Steve Williams has not signed a contract with the WWF, he is expected
 > to sign with the WWF because he has given his notice to All Japan, he
 > will be leaving All Japan after their next tour. He will be moving from
 > moving from Maui, Hawaii to Shreveport, LO.
 > 
 > \_/ A&E got an overall 2.5 rating for the A&E Wrestling Special. It was its
 > highest rated ever sports biography show, and the 5th highest rated show
 > for them this year. (Diamond D)
 > 
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 > 
 > \_/ Benoit defeated Booker T last night at a WCW house show last night so
 > he is the new TV Champ.
 > 
 > \_/ In Colorado Springs last Monday, British Bulldog was booked to job to
 > Scott Norton to set up Norton getting a shot at Goldberg the next week,
 > the match never happened because the Bulldog refused to job to Norton.
 > Bulldog was supposed to be at this past Monday's Nitro, a ticket was
 > sent to him and he did not get on the plane and never showed up. His
 > future with WCW is very much in jeopardy. (Diamond D)
 > 
 > \_/ It seems that there is more to the story than what I posted here
 > earlier. Hogan wanted Scott Hall as his big second because the original
 > guy that he wanted as his second would not do it. Hulk Hogan was pushing
 > none other than Steve Borden aka Sting to turn heel and join up with him
 > to battle Savage and Nash. Hogan thought it would a great piece to the
 > angle and he feels that Sting has gotten stale with the fans. Sting
 > refused to turn heel and told Hogan he would not do it, Hogan got very
 > mad towards Sting and told him something to the effect of that he will
 > never job to him again. There seems to be some heat now with Borden and
 > Hogan, only then did he ask for Hall to be his partner in the feud.
 > (Diamond D)
 > 
 > \_/ It seems that Bill Goldberg's WCW contract will be up in a few weeks
 > and somehow the WWF was made aware of that fact and was also made aware
 > that Goldberg would head over to the WWF for $500,000 a year. The funny
 > thing about it all is that the WWF turned Goldberg down and said that
 > they were not interested in him. (Diamond D)
 > 
 > \_/ Dave Scherer reports that Mark Madden was fired by Nick Lambros
 > yesterday, but Eric Bischoff later rehired him. However, I checked the
 > WCW website this morning and I noticed that on the hotline, Madden has
 > been replaced by Chad Damiani (Deli Boy) on Wednesday and Jeff Katz on
 > Thursdays. The hotline had two things going for it -- Terry Taylor and
 > Mark Madden. Taylor has been gone for some time now, and while I'm far
 > from a big fan of Madden, he was THE best thing on the hotline. Anyway,
 > the bottom line is that Madden IS on the outs with WCW, and he may
 > actually be gone (MiCasa)
 > 
 > \_/ Here is a retraction from Brian Smeaton about the WCW and the UK story
 > we printed earlier.
 > 
 > "This isn't true. The advert actually says that throughout the month 
 > of May, WCW will be only on for an hour, presumably as a reflection 
 > of Nitro only being on for one hour in the US at the minute. 
 > As far as I know, it will be back to 2 1/2 hours in June."
 > 
 >   ___________________________________________
 >  |  _                      _                 |
 >  | \_/ The Three Count    \_/                |
 >  |     By Steve Cain                         | 
 >  |     E-mail address: daref@juno.com        |
 >  |  _                      _                 |
 >  | \_/--------------------\_/                |
 >  |___________________________________________|
 > 
 > I am writing this before the Monday night shows come on. In this case,
 > it will be "show" tonight, since there is no Nitro. Yes, I did watch Raw
 > before Nitro came on, but I have not really watched much Raw since Nitro,
 > so this will be an experience. Earlier this afternoon, I watched the
 > replay of A&E's "The UnReal Story Of Professional Wrestling". As a
 > student of the history and tradition of the business, I was very
 > fascinated to find out how the business I am in now compares to what it
 > was back in the early days.
 >  The thing that probably surprised me the most was not the evolution of a
 > legitimate sport into the stunt show we work in today, but it was the
 > willingness of the boys today, including the bosses, to expose the
 > business to a public that they claim they are trying to fool. About the
 > only difference between this and the Fox expose on magic is that they
 > didn't show how to do the bumps. 
 >  I will admit to being disturbed a bit as part of the mystique of this
 > business was supposed to be the illusion of reality. To go ahead and
 > admit that these are characters and the moves are planned as is the
 > outcome is to me a slap in the face of those of us in the independents
 > who are still trying to keep the illusion of reality alive. 
 >  Is the desire to gain more notice and ratings worth the destruction of
 > an idea we have been trying to keep alive for decades? I don't think so.
 > Wrestling is at its most popular point since the Rock 'N Wrestling
 > connection of the early '80's. The last thing we need is to have a replay
 > of those days. I mean seriously, who wants to look at Cyndi Lauper again?
 > 
 > ___________________________________________
 >  |  _                      _                 |
 >  | \_/ The Mat Potato     \_/                |
 >  |     By Jerry Root                         | 
 >  |     E-mail address: jmroot@juno.com       |
 >  |  _                      _                 |
 >  | \_/--------------------\_/                |
 >  |___________________________________________|
 > 
 > Many things on the plate today, nothing worth devoting an entire column
 > to, but just bits and pieces, fragments of items that work together to
 > build the mosaic that will be my column.
 > 
 > First, and foremost, when the Ric Flair story broke, everybody was up in
 > arms over the WCW taking him to court.  The gist of many of the stories,
 > columns and articles I read were "how dare they?  Ric Flair is an icon"
 > or sentiments of that nature.  Well, let me just say that none of us is
 > above the law, and if Ric Flair broke his contract, then he deserves to
 > go to court over it.  If there was a conflict, then perhaps this could
 > have been settled at a lower temperature.
 > 
 > Now the word is out that this is being ironed out and that this will
 > develop into an angle.  Of course there are those who pretty much said
 > that this was a work form the beginning.  Then again, there were those
 > who said that the entire Vader v. Kuwait angle was a work.  My own
 > opinion on this is that it just got blown out of proportion, Bischoff
 > over-reacted, possibly with the thought of firing Flair, but keeping him
 > away from Vince, and then when he found that he couldn't do that, he
 > decided to let cooler heads prevail.
 > 
 > Whatever the result, the upshot of it all is that nobody is above the
 > law.  Not you. Not me.  Not President Clinton.  Not Ric Flair.  
 > 
 > In the "don't try this at home" category, I am happy to know that Buff
 > Bagwell's injury isn't worse than it is.  It only proves the point I
 > have been trying to make for awhile now.  The ring is no place for
 > amateurs.  Buff Bagwell is a highly trained athlete, and his
 > conditioning figured into his ability to take the shock and come away
 > with it as well as he did.  If that had been Vince, or a referee, or a
 > fan, the neck could have very easily been broken.  
 > 
 > I wish Marcus Alexander Bagwell a speedy and complete recovery.  I
 > thoroughly enjoy his antics in the ring, and his character is definitely
 > a positive on the wrestling front.
 > 
 > I read about a "shoot interview" that Hart did, where he said that he
 > wanted to go up against Hogan to test himself, or something along those
 > lines.  I mean, come on now!  What is this going to prove?  I haven't
 > seen a shoot match in my entire time of watching professional wrestling.
 > While I would love to watch a real match, Hogan wouldn't last 5 minutes
 > against Hart, especially if Stu taught his son any of the hooking
 > techniques.  Then again......
 > 
 > The fact remains, talk is cheap, but the match is going to be decided by
 > the booking committee (and Hogan's ego) and whether or not Bret Hart
 > could take Hogan apart is moot.  The outcome will be decided long before
 > these two step into the ring to face each other.  
 > 
 > Just like Nash's match with Hogan.
 > 
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