First off, I have to admit that both RAW and Nitro were above average in quality last night. Both shows were entertaining, and hopefully this will keep up, and even get better soon. Anyway, one of our readers attended RAW last night, and according to him, there were some pretty interesting happenings. Click HERE for the Live RAW notes. Thanks to Justin for sending them in.
I have some good news for all of our fans in the UK. Thanks to Mark Creed for sending in the following email:
"Dear Triple A,
I recently found out some news on the WWF coming back to the Uk. It will be WWF Rebellion it the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham, England. Tickets go on sale Saturday 3rd July. Please put this info in your news and rumors.
Thanks
Mark Creed
MarkCreed@hotmail.com
https://www.angelfire.com/de/SmackdownHotel"
It has been mentioned for a while, and it has finally happened. WWF.com has been re-designed. I have to admit, the site looks very good, and very professional. You can check out the new look site by clicking HERE.
While visiting WWF.com, I noticed something in their news section. It has now been confirmed, WWF The Music Volume IV is in the works. With the enormous success of Volume III, the WWF has decided to make another album. For all the details, click HERE.
As you can obviously tell from last night on RAW, Ivory is turning heel. She is obviously doing an angle VERY similar, almost identical, to the angle Sable did before her "departure." As for the "fan" that was attacked by Ivory on RAW, I have a feeling that we may see more of her soon, with the WWF once again looking to expand their Women's division.
The biggest angle going on in WCW right now, is quite possibly, Who was driving the Hummer that hit Nash's limo a few weeks ago on Nitro? Well, if you saw the end of Nitro last night, while Kevin Nash was escaping in his limo, Sting's face was spotted on the side door mirror of the hummer. Now, I have no idea what that was all about, but this may play into an angle where Nash continuously suspects Sting of driving the hummer. However, in the end will turn on to be somebody else.
My pick for the Hummer Driver is Hollywood Hogan. Hogan is currently out with his knee injury, and there are rumors that once he returns, he will be placed in the World Title picture, and possibly feud with Nash. What better way to start a feud between Nash and Hogan than to have Hogan be the driver of the Hummer?
Another thing that happened at the end of Nitro last night was Kevin Nash walking away with both Gorgeous George and Torrie Wilson. Nash carried George, but Torrie went away with Nash on her own. It seems that Torrie has once again aligned herself with Nash, and may possibly become his valet. As for Gorgeous George, this is just adding feud to the fire in the Nash/Savage feud.
Remember when Goldberg made the challenge to Steve Austin on the Tonight Show, with Jay Leno? Well, the WWF seemed to just ignore the challenge, but apparently there was more to it. According to the WCW Hotline, the WWF attempted to put Austin on Leno to respond to Goldberg's challenge. However, the Tonight Show wanted Austin to accept the challenge, but that's not what the WWF had in mind, and apparently Austin's appearance was rejected. Interesting.
In an update on Raven, Kevin Nash stated on Mark Madden's radio show that Raven is NOT leaving WCW, and he has NOT been given an offer to "explore other options." According to Nash, WCW has "big plans" for Raven once he returns. However, the bad news for Raven fans is that he is stil recovering from his rotator cuff injury, and may be out of action for a couple of months.
Here is something that just baffles me. According to the WCW Hotline, Master P is being paid $200,000 PER APPEARANCE in WCW. ?!?! This obviously is making some wrestlers extremely upset, and considering the ratings Master P has brought in (ha), this is another huge mistake by WCW.
I'm going to cut it short once again. For some reason, I'm having some very bad connection problems, and the weather has become horrible over the last few minutes. Anyway, I'll see you all later. Take care, and get ready for the domain!
Triple A
TripleA99@aol.com
Let's start off with some very interesting news. BIG Ry mentioned to me that DirectTV had another one of their famous RAW previews, and once again, it looks like it has revealed something. The preview is as follows:
Hour 1: New WWF Owner
Hour 2: Steve Austin, Vince, and Shane McMahon
Now, what could they mean by "New WWF Owner"? Personally, I have no idea, but RAW should be very interesting tonight, as it always is following a pay per view.
Now, let's talk about how unpredictable the WWF has been. The WWF released the cover of the King of the Ring tape, and it stated clearly that the Big Show would be the winner. However, that did not happen, and the WWF may have changed their plans at the last second, as they have done in the past. Then, the DirectTV preview that I just posted, was up before the actual King of the Ring event. Many people figured, "New WWF owner?, I guess that means Austin is going to win" Obviously, that didn't happen. This just goes to show you, anything can happen in the WWF.
The recent poll that I have put up asks, "Who do you think will be the next WWF Champion?" Last I checked, about 80% of the votes went to Triple H. Why you ask? Well, it's obvious that there are a lot of smart people out there. It has been rumored for a long time that Triple H would get the World Title soon, and he was even promised a world title push a few months ago when he re-signed with the WWF. As you have seen, a feud between Triple H and the Undertaker is developing, and with the Undertaker as champion, and with Triple H being rumored to take the title soon, it all comes together.
In WCW news, there is a rumor going around that one of the women from Team Madness may break away soon. An angle may develop where the women have arguments on television, and this may eventually lead to the departure of either Miss Madness or Madusa, and would also lead to a possible feud between the two ladies.
According to the WCW Hotline, Ric Flair has a big surprise for Kevin Nash tonight. What could this surprise be? I really have no clue, but it should be interesting.
Speaking of Flair, there is a rumor going around that David Flair may return tonight on Nitro. David Flair is currently wrestling in the WCW Power Plant, and he may be ready for his return. Could he have something to do with Ric Flair's surprise?
On the same subject, there is also a rumor that Torrie Wilson will be making her return tonight on Nitro. She was rumored to be accompanying Ric Flair, but if in fact David Flair makes his return, she should be in his corner. Torrie has been backstage at Nitro for the past few weeks, due to David Flair's time spent in the WCW Power Plant. Hopefully they will both return tonight.
There are rumors that the Macho Man, Randy Savage does not want to be involved in the recent "Old vs. New" angle in WCW. The reason of course, is the Macho Man does not want to be portrayed as an "old guy."
In an update on the Warrior, the WCW Hotline is reporting that he may be currently wrestling in Australia. Personally, I would love to see the Warrior return, because back in the day, I was an Ultimate Warrior mark. But things don't look too great for the Warrior right now, and due to his many no-shows, and his unreliability, I wouldn't expect him to be back anywhere anytime soon.
Wade Keller reports that Scott Steiner's back injury is getting worse and worse. There has even been some serious talk about having Steiner retire from wrestling all togther. Personally, I would hate to see this happen, since I feel that when Steiner was in WCW, he was their best mic worker, and best heel, and to tell you the truth, he was my favorite WCW superstar. If he does retire, it would be a huge loss for WCW.
That's all for now. Another one cut short. Good luck to everybody that has applied for the new columnist spot. The application should be up for a couple of more days, so if you haven't applied, do it now. Also, get ready for the new site coming soon. We're going to be bigger and better than ever. We will be moving to our own domain VERY soon, so get ready. With all that said and done, I'll see you all later. Take care.
Triple A
TripleA99@aol.com
Let's start off with some news on WCW, and their recent signing of Master P. There are rumors going around that WCW is very upset with how things have been going lately with Master P. If you saw Nitro last week, Master P did not get a very good reaction, and it was even in front of his home town, of New Orleans, Louisiana. Master P is signed to a one year contract, but there are rumors that WCW is now realizing their mistake, and are having second thoughts on the signing. There are even rumors that Master P is very upset as to how everything has been going, and he may have even considered/is considering leaving.
Speaking of Master P, Konnan is planning on making two new tracks for the upcoming WCW Album, which is scheduled to be released in October of this year, by Tommy Boy Records. Konnan's two new songs would be with Snoop Doggy Dogg and Master P, and Fat Joe and Big Pun. If WCW can get them to play the new songs with Konnan, you can expect the album to sell big.
A huge bit of news that has been going around is something very interesting that was spotted on Chris Jericho's official website. If you visit the link page of Chrisjericho.com, (http://www.chrisjericho.com/linkpage.htm) you will notice something very interesting. A while ago, the top link under Wrestling Pages was to WCW.com. However, that link has now been removed, and a link to WWF.com has been placed instead. Ha, take that for what you will.
Ric Flair apparently is suffering from a back injury, and it is severely hurting his in-ring ability. There are rumors that Flair may retire from the ring all together. However, if he does retire from the ring, you can still expect him to play a role in WCW. After all, he is their "president."
Speaking of Ric Flair, even though he said there would be no more Hardcore matches, last week on Thunder, do not expect WCW to get rid of them. As of right now, the Hardcore matches are one of the most entertaining things in WCW, and they realize that getting rid of them would just hurt themselves. This is just an angle, and a possibility is that WCW may stop sanctioning the matches. However, they will still go on.
In an update on Goldberg, reports are that the former WCW Champion is still taking some time off to rest his knee injury, and as of right now, apparently has no plans to return to WCW for a while. He is still attempting to renegotiate his WCW contract, but Eric Bischoff apparently has no plans to change it.
There are reports that WCW Saturday Night is in for a major face lift. Jimmy Hart will apparently be in charge of the new look of the show, and it will consist of another new set, and most likely more decent matches on the show. However, don't expect many main eventer matches. The show may consist of Mid Card matches, possibly similar to the matches on WCW Thunder. This will be a good way for WCW to push some of their mid card talent. The WWF has recently upped the level of matches on WWF Shotgun, and hopefully WCW will make Saturday Night watchable again. If you remember, a few years ago, Saturday Night was WCW's main show.
Some good news for all you video game freaks out there. The official WCW Mayhem website has released 6 new screenshots of the upcoming game. You can check them out HERE.
In WWF news, Jim Ross is backing up the rumor that Jerry "The King" Lawler may run for mayor of his hometown, of Memphis, Tennessee. Lawler is apparently very serious about the running, and will make his final decision in a few weeks. However, according to Jim Ross, if Lawler does in fact become mayor, his announcing job on RAW won't change. That's good to hear.
For all you WWF merchandise fans, the WWF and Home Shopping Network have teamed up once again. This Monday night, immediately after the live RAW is WAR from Charlotte, North Carolina. As always, the Home Shopping Network will have some exclusive WWF merchandise.
Here is the complete King of the Ring Card for tonight, from Greensboro, NC.
- Handicap Ladder Match - Steve Austin vs. Vince & Shane McMahon (Winner(s) control the WWF)
- World Title Match - The Rock vs. The Undertaker
- Tournament - Mr. Ass vs. Ken Shamrock
- Tournament - The Big Show vs. Kane
- Tournament - Road Dogg vs. Chyna
- Tournament - Hardcore Holly vs. X-Pac
That's all for today. Remember, for those of you not getting tonight's King of the Ring, we will be providing LIVE match by match coverage, so stop by here tonight starting at 8:00pm EST. That's all for now. Later.
Triple A
TripleA99@aol.com