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Monday, 31st July 2000
Edition #143
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MAIN TABLE OF CONTENTS
>> Brian Sanders ICW Circuit Results (25/7/2000)
>> New Member of the TNM Basement appointed
>> Info on how you can get your circuit results on here!!
>> Final Notes

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>> BRIAN SANDERS ICW CIRCUIT RESULTS (25/7/2000)

FED HEAD: Brian Sanders (midgetboy6388@hotmail.com)
FEDERATION NAME: ICW
DATE SENT IN: Tuesday, 25 Jul 2000 13:32:17 CDT 
CARD NAME: Breakdown LIVE on PPV
FED SITE: http://icwrasslin.8m.com/

7/23 Breakdown LIVE on PPV

[MTV Countdown]:
Mankind pinned Crash Holly after a piledriver in 0:08:40.
Rating: ** 1/4

This started everything off on MTV. Two of ICW's top 
stars went at it in a hardcore match, with Mankind piledriving 
Crash through a table to win the match. They shook hands afterwards. 
Then we saw a preview of all the matches on Breakdown, all based on 
bitter feuds. The overall TV Rating for MTV Countdown was 2.7. 
Then the show went LIVE to PPV.

The Dark Side defeated Rey Misterio Jr. and Chris 
Benoit when Undertaker pinned Misterio Jr. with the Tombstone in 
0:06:01.
Rating: ** 1/4

This, of all the matches on Breakdown, extends the 
furthest back. Way back to even before M.E.W. got its TV deal. Wagner 
and Rey started out, both battling each other equally, then both 
made the tags to their partners. Taker dominated Benoit and then 
tagged in Wagner, who also dominated Benoit, and then tagged in to
Taker. The Dark Side had great teamwork in this match. 
Taker quickly tagged ib Wagner and he continued to isolate Benoit. 
Wagner threw him to the outside, beat him up a little, then threw 
him back in. However, while Wagner was coming in, Benoit dove and 
tagged in Rey. Rey jumped in and hammered on Wagner with tons of 
energy, who tagged in Taker. Rey did some moves on both of them, 
Benoit came in, and it was 2 on 2. Rey and Benoit hit some 
great double team moves, then Benoit and Wagner went to the floor. 
Rey then ran into the ropes with an attempted Asai Moonsault, but 
Taker caught him in mid air and drove him down with the Tombstone! 
1-2-3 it's over! However, that wasn't the end of things. After the
match smoke filled the ring, and when everything cleared up, Taker 
was gone! Keep in mind, when Taker disappears under his own 
power, it is usually with the lights going off. What could this mean? 
Wagner had no idea what to think afterwards. What happened next 
hardly gave us an answer. Up in the rafters we saw the back of 
someone with a colorful foot-length coat on, but couldn't see much
else of him. We also saw Taker in his grasp! We had no 
idea what was going on.

The show went to Bischoff's office with the Corporation in there. 
"OK guys you know the plan. We've got the two next matches won 
for sure if none of you screw up."

The show went to "Mean" Gene Okerlund talking with Douglas. 
"Shane Douglas, you're career is on the line right here against the 
most powerful men in ICW. How do you expect to win this thing?" 
"Well Gene, all I can do is show Bigelow how it feels to be 
Franchised! You think I give a f*** about ICW anyway when it's run 
by Bischoff? Either way I get away from B***h B***h B***helow. If I 
get away from Bischoff too, all the better. But remember this Gene, 
whether I'm gone after the next match or not, ICW hasn't heard the 
last of the Franchise!" He cracks up laughing, then we go to the 
ring.

Falls-Count-Anywhere Loser-Leaves-Town Match:
Bam Bam Bigelow pinned Shane Douglas in 0:02:13.
Rating: *

With all the surprises after the first match, we had no 
idea what to expect in this match. And there's no way we could have 
expected this. Right when Douglas hit the ring the entire Bischoff 
Foundation attacked him. However, then Bowie's men ran out and fought 
them off, leaving just Bigelow and Douglas in the ring. Douglas
brought in a chair and a table and dominated Bigelow. Right there and 
then he hit the Pittsburgh Plunge through a table! It seemed as 
if he was gonna end Bigelow's career, but then the one thing we never 
could have expected happened. Douglas layed down and pulled Bigelow 
on top of himself! The ref hesitated but counted the 1-2-3 to end 
Douglas' career! Everyone including Bischoff and Austin stared at 
the ring in shock. Douglas flipped them off and left! Okerlund tried 
to stop him but Douglas hit him with the Pittsburgh Plunge! From 
that we rolled right into the next match with the Hardcore Alliance 
and Destroyers.

Elimination Match:
The New Hardcore Alliance beat The Destroyers 2 falls to 0:
x Raven beat Vader via a dropkick in 0:07:50
x Raven beat Kane via the Evenflow DDT in 0:11:27
Survivors: Raven, Richard Afflis Jr.
Rating: ** 1/4
(The New Hardcore Alliance retained the ICW World Tag Titles.)

The crowd was still stunned from the happenings earlier in the night. 
This match was highly anticipated, but then let people down 
because of the first two matches. The two teams brawled, never really 
settling down to old fashioned tag wrestling, it was more of a Texas 
Tornado match. The first elimination came when Bischoff was 
distracting the ref, Afflis and Raven hit a Double DDT on Kane, that 
brought a table into the ring. Vader had been hammered onto the 
table, and when he got up, Raven dropkicked him right through it! 
Bischoff then let the ref go and Raven got the pin on Vader. Then 
Afflis and Raven worked on Kane. Well, moreso he worked on them! He 
dominated them. He hit a Choke Slam on Afflis and turned around to
do the same to Raven, but he kicked him in the gut and nailed the 
Evenflow to get the win!

The show went to Bischoff's office with Booker T, Bischoff, and the 
Rock. Booker T was yelling on Bischoff. "You just don't get it, do 
you?! I am not laying down for the Rock! I don't care what you'll do 
to me if I don't, I won't give up my shot just because you can sit 
behind your fancy desk. I'm a 3 time TV Champ, the Global Champ,
and you're telling me you don't think ICW would be marketable with 
me as Champ? Well, you're wrong sucka. With the Rock as champ, 
there is no money flowing to you, with me as champ, there would be, 
and I'm not laying down. You got that?" "Booker, I know you better. 
You expect me to believe you're worried about my money? Well, if you 
are, then you're care about the $100,000 of my money that would go to 
your bank account if you lay down." "I have more class than that
Bischoff. I'm not gonna- d*mn thats a lotta zeros!" "Heh, I knew 
you'd see it my way."

Death Match:
Test beat Ken Shamrock 3 falls to 0:
x Test beat Shamrock via the Pumphandle Powerslam in 
  0:12:05
x Test beat Shamrock via the Pumphandle Powerslam in 
  0:16:42
x Test beat Shamrock via the Pumphandle Powerslam in 
  0:25:32
Rating: ***

The two wrestlers who once were the Union went at it with 
all their hatred between each other tonight. Test dominated the 
first fall. He destroyed Shamrock and got fall #1. It didn't take him 
much longer to get fall #2. Then the third fall was a classic.
Shamrock finally got some offense going, and they brawled. Simply 
brawled. They pounded the crap out of each other with just punches 
and chops and kicks over a minute. Neither really got control. Test 
went for a Pumphandle Powerslam, but Shamrock countered it in midair 
with a Frankensteiner. He tried for the Ankle Lock, but Test booted 
him in the face. They both stayed down for a bit, exhausted. Then
right before the ref hit 10, Test got up and fell into 
the turnbuckle, but stayed on his feet, but he was facing the crowd 
and didn't see Shamrock getting his 2x4. Then Shamrock came from 
behind and nailed Test in the back with it! Remember, it's
no DQ. Shamrock then pulled him to the middle of the ring 
and put on the Ankle Lock! We were sure Shamrock would get his first 
fall and further extend the match. Test started to crawl to the ropes, 
but it was no use. Right before he got there, Shamrock pulled him 
back to the middle. But he didn't realize something. Test had
grabbed the 2x4, which Shamrock dropped in the ring, before Shamrock 
pulled him back to the center of the ring! So Test swung it 
over his head backwards and nailed Shamrock right in the head! Right 
before the 10 count from the ref again, Test somehow got on his feet 
and hit Shamrock with the Pumphandle Powerslam! And then we were once 
again stumped by what happened afterward. Curt Hennig, Scott Norton, 
Wrath, and newcomer Kurt Angle came out and attacked Test! They
hammered away on someone who was already badly beaten. What was this 
all about? Scott Norton was more cleanly-shaved than usual, 
and Wrath didn't do much. Hennig grabbed a mic and declared them the 
All-American Noblemen! The crowd booed their heads off at this show of 
disrespect.

No-Countout-No-DQ-Match:
King Kong Bundy pinned Mitsuharu Misawa with the 
Avalanche in 0:13:24.
Rating: * 3/4

This match was just signed this Thursday, as was the next 
one, but the two still hated each other. The two brawled early on, 
with Misawa taking control. He went for the early Tiger Driver, but 
couldn't get him up. Bundy was just too big. Bundy dominated for a big 
but then Misawa came back with a running forearm smash. He then really 
got the crowd excited as it seemed it was time for the Tiger Driver.
He got him about a foot of the ground and Bundy fell back 
down to the ground. He tried it and got him up again, but this time 
Bundy fell on top of him! Bundy got up, nailed the Avalanche, and that 
was it for Misawa. Bundy proved he is still a dominating force, just 
like he was 15 years ago, only he's wrestling Misawa, not Hulk Hogan.

Match for the vacant ICW World Television Title:
Randy Savage pinned Kevin Nash with the Flying 
Elbow-Drop in 0:14:22.
Rating: ** 1/4
(Randy Savage won the ICW World Television Title.)

Savage and Nash battled hard for the TV Title. They spent 
some time on the floor early, and in a slugfest. Then Nash took 
control. But Savage got him to the floor and took control again. Not 
long later, they were on the floor again, and Nash Power Bombed him 
on the floor! He rolled him back in and seemed like he had
him, but Savage showed he was still a great competitor by 
kicking out! They battled for a while more. Savage hit Nash with an 
elbowsmash, then went up top and nailed the Big Elbow, but Nash 
kicked out! Savage was shocked and was arguing with the ref, when 
Nash came from behind, spinned him around and kicked him in
the gut! Then Nash had Savage set for the Jackknife, 
when Bischoff jumped up on the apron, distracting the ref. The Rock 
entered the ring and nailed Nash with the World Title belt! He left 
the ring and Bischoff jumped off the apron. Savage climbed
up top and hit the Big Elbow to win his second TV Title!

Triangle Match:
X-Pac defeated Juventud Guerrera and TAKA Michinoku 
when X-Pac defeated Michinoku by disqualification in 0:18:35.
Rating: ** 1/2
(TAKA Michinoku retained the ICW Juniorweight Title.)

A classic showing of what the Juniorweight can do. Right 
off the bat TAKA had a nearfall with a Frankensteiner. There were 
many near falls over the next 17 minutes. The three battled each 
other, never letting another take control. Finally X-Pac hit Juvi with 
an X-Factor and sent him to the floor, leaving him and TAKA. He
nailed TAKA with a spinwheel kick and set him in the corner for the 
Bronco Buster! He came at TAKA hard but Bischoff was standing on 
the apron and nailed X-Pac with the Juniorweight belt! The ref 
quickly called for a DQ and they escaped, but left Juvi with the 
belt! When X-Pac got up he thought Juvi hit him and was angry and
attacked him, and he took him down the aisle and threw 
him off the stage! Then you'd think he'd have common sense, but he 
didn't. When Juvi got up, X-Pac came off the stage with a flying 
spinning leg lariat onto him. The two were both out cold.

Booker T pinned Rocky Maivia in 0:15:49.
Rating: **** 1/2
(Booker T won the ICW World Title.)

The highly anticipated match. Would Booker T lay down? 
Yep. The Rock simply touched him and he went down! So then when Rocky 
was coming down to pin him, Booker T rolled him up with a small 
package, and just that was the biggest pop of the night! So he and 
Rock battled a classic battle. At first Rocky was in control, but 
then it just became a back and forth legendary battle. They battled 
all around ringside, and then things broke out. Booker T 
attempted a Harlem Side Kick, but the Rock ducked and Booker nailed 
the ref. Then Rock had Booker set up for the Rock Bottom, when Kevin 
Nash ran in and nailed him with a boot to the face. Bam Bam Bigelow 
ran out and knocked Nash to the floor, while Booker T was going up top. 
Bigelow stood between Booker and the Rock, and Booker knew
he couldn't hit the Missle Dropkick on a fresh man. Randy Savage came 
out of nowhere and shoved him off the top right into Bigelow who 
nailed him with a powerslam! Austin came out and Stunned Savage on the 
floor! Bigelow was about to hit the Greetings From Asbury Park on 
Booker T, when SHANE DOUGLAS ran out and nailed him with a chair! He 
hit him with the Pittsburgh Plunge, then sent him to the floor. 
However, he turned right into a Rock Bottom from Maivia! Austin
ran in and Stunned Maivia! TAKA, Raven, and Afflis came 
out but Kane and Vader stopped them, and X-Pac finally got off of 
Juvi and got back up on the stage. He ran out and accidentally hit 
Kane with a spinwheel kick, and Raven and Afflis hit Vader with the 
Double DDT. They ran in the ring and did the same to Austin. However,
Booker T was still up and nailed them both with Harlem Side Kicks! 
Douglas then ran in the ring and nailed Booker T with the 
Pittsburgh Plunge! Yes Booker T! Nash came in the ring and Jackknifed 
Douglas to the floor! The Rock got up and was about to hit the 
People's Elbow off the ropes when Kevin Nash hit him with a
baseball bat right in the gut, then Jackknifed him! Then 
Bigelow entered the ring and clotheslined Nash out, taking himself 
with him. Everyone was either out cold or occupied when Booker T 
crawled on top of the Rock! The ref made it over, made the 1, the 2, 
Bigelow tried to pull him out but he hit 3 before Bigelow got him out 
of the ring and Booker T became the NEW ICW CHAMPION in a 
great match!!! However, Bigelow wasn't done. He hit the Greetings 
From Asbury Park on Booker T right on top of the belt, and his music 
played as the cameras faded from one of the biggest nights in ICW 
history!

MTV Countdown Rating: 2.7
PPV Buyrate: 1.41

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>> NEW MEMBER OF THE TNM BASEMENT APPOINTED

As you probably noticied we have taken away the Job Advert that
was at the top and the bottom of this letter this is because
we have found our man. He'll be in charge of designing WCW
Exports for the TNM Basement. His name is Rob Queen and he
can be contacted at robqueen1@hotmail.com

He has already been busy and sent in his first WCW export. Its
an update export of Booker T. You can download it by clicking on
the link below:

==>https://www.angelfire.com/games2/TNMBASEMENT2000/images/Book.zip

He promises to send an export which is a WCW update export collection
which will update at least 12-15 WCW wrestlers in the next couple
of days.

Rob can be contacted at robqueen1@hotmail.com and I wish him all
the best for putting up with me emailing him constantly :-)

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>> INFO ON HOW YOU CAN GET YOUR CIRCUIT RESULTS ON HERE!!

Well its really simple!!. All you have to do is to get your
card results and send them to me in a normal email. Please 
DO NOT send any attachment files. Just cut and copy the
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RESULTS". The results which are sent in will all be put in 
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Also if you wish to request an TNM export or if you just want to 
send in a question relating to TNM or wrestling in general you 
can do this just email me and I'll try to answer it but it 
will be put in the newsletter. Thanks very much and thanks 
for listening.

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>> FINAL NOTES

Thats it today for a HUGE edition. Thanks go to Brian for sending
his ICW results. There were interesting and informative as usual.

Hopefully be back tommorow. Check out the site for exports. 

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