| rajah.com Mailbag, Edition #3a |
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From Smokenreif:
Happy belated 21st birthday--it's a "blacked out" ride if you know
what I mean. Anyway, I was just wondering if there will ever be a chance of
Razor returning to the W.W.F.? I don't know how long his current contract
lasts, but assuming that H.B.K. has some sort of pull in the federation and
the two of them are friends, could he possibly return? You've stated in
reports that he's had marriage problems (maybe limiting his time on
W.C.W.--the federation I hate) and drug addictions that he's getting help
for, so I realize he has some baggage, but is he just to big of a risk for
ol' Vinnie Mac? I know that he is also great friends with Kevin Nash, who
has tremendous pull in the W.C.W., so would he ever part ways with him to
come back to the W.W.F.? Don't get me wrong here, I think "Austin" and "The
Rock" are great, but before they made it big, there was Razor kicking ass
with the ultimate finishing move, "The Razor's Edge." I realize he probably
left the W.W.F. due to more money with the W.C.W., but don't you think he was
underappreciated? I know the I.C. Title was big back then, but why didn't he
get a shot at the World Title? I know this next question may sound
ridiculous, but is there a chance that Nash will return? I wanted to keep
this short, but I think Razor rules just like your website does! I'm going
to "Over the Edge" in Kansas City on May 23, so I'll try getting a sign
announcing your site. I'm fifth row, ringside, facing the camera so be
looking! Keep up the great work, because your rumors "Rock" !!!
Before I start, let me make everyone aware that there is a NEW email address associated with the Mailbag. Several of you are still sending email to the old address. Go back and re-read the directions above for more details. Anyhow, both Scott Hall and Kevin Nash are under contract to WCW until December 2001 as far as I am told. At that time, there is a definite possibility of them showing up in the WWF, but who's to say what the state of the WWF or wrestling in general will like at that time.
Happy belated 21st birthday--it's a "blacked out" ride if you know what I mean. Anyway, I was just wondering if there will ever be a chance of Razor returning to the W.W.F.? I don't know how long his current contract lasts, but assuming that H.B.K. has some sort of pull in the federation and the two of them are friends, could he possibly return? You've stated in reports that he's had marriage problems (maybe limiting his time on W.C.W.--the federation I hate) and drug addictions that he's getting help for, so I realize he has some baggage, but is he just to big of a risk for ol' Vinnie Mac? I know that he is also great friends with Kevin Nash, who has tremendous pull in the W.C.W., so would he ever part ways with him to come back to the W.W.F.? Don't get me wrong here, I think "Austin" and "The Rock" are great, but before they made it big, there was Razor kicking ass with the ultimate finishing move, "The Razor's Edge." I realize he probably left the W.W.F. due to more money with the W.C.W., but don't you think he was underappreciated? I know the I.C. Title was big back then, but why didn't he get a shot at the World Title? I know this next question may sound ridiculous, but is there a chance that Nash will return? I wanted to keep this short, but I think Razor rules just like your website does! I'm going to "Over the Edge" in Kansas City on May 23, so I'll try getting a sign announcing your site. I'm fifth row, ringside, facing the camera so be looking! Keep up the great work, because your rumors "Rock" !!!
Now that wouldn't be surprised me and unfortunately I don't have any evidence to support or refute that claim. But Shane's wife definitely isn't Tori, if this is referring to a question in the last Mailbag.
From Tom:
dear raj, who is Meat it Kinda looks like tom bradi any help thanks.
Meat is WWF rookie Sean Stasiak, son of former wrestling great, Stan Stasiak.
From Alvin:
Hi. Good site.
1. What does the ratings stand for? (the long explanation..pls)
2. How old are Sable, Debra, Tori, Shane, Stephanie, Ivory and Nicole?
1. Since so many people asked, here is the best explanation I could dig up courtesy of wrestling wizard Scott Keith:
The numbers carried on the various television websites the
following week are still the cable ratings, but they have been
adjusted to correspond to the *BROADCAST TV* ratings. One
broadcast ratings point equals 980,000 households, for a total
of just under 100 million total broadcast TV viewers. Of the
near 100 million homes in America with TV sets virtually all of
them have access to the broadcast networks, while only 72+
percent-or 72+ million-have access to cable TV. It's for this
reason that the two audiences are kept track of separately
(since it's impossible for every TV set in the country to tune
into cable, yet feasible that they could all be tuned into
broadcast networks). The two audiences are tracked separately,
then the cable numbers later adjusted so that they can be
compared to the overall total television audience.
The reason Nitro and RAW's numbers "go down" is that they have
been converted from cable TV ratings to be compatible with
broadcast TV ratings. The share is also adjusted accordingly. To
figure out how much the number will "drop", you have to know how
many viewers either show had. To get that, multiply their cable
rating by roughly 720,000. Then divide the number by 980,000 to
get the new, lower number. Both shows drop by the exact same
percentage, though at times it has seemed that RAW dropped less
than Nitro. That's merely a misconception.
The term "overnight numbers" refer solely to broadcast networks.
The overnights are generated by collecting data from the 40+
largest TV markets in the country in order to get an early
estimate on how well a broadcast television show did. They refer
solely to the broadcast networks and have nothing to do with
cable TV, RAW or Nitro. Calling RAW or Nitro's numbers the
"overnight numbers" is incorrect. They are, simply put, the
unadjusted cable TV numbers, solely reflecting the performance
of each show vs. all other cable networks. The numbers that
appear on the Internet and in print publications the following
week are the cable numbers adjusted to show their performance
vs. the entire overall television audience (cable and broadcast
combined).
Another misconception is that RAW's west coast feed isn't
counted in the ratings, when the truth is that it is. This
notion came about mostly due to wishful thinking on behalf of
WWF fans, and were fueled by newsgroup posts from numerous
individuals who "knew for a fact" that the delayed feed wasn't
counted.
There have been a number of other misconceptions regarding the
ratings spread on the newsgroup:
1. Ted Turner "rigs" the ratings. While this is a romantic
notion to WWF fans, there has never been any evidence, much less
proof, that Turmner has the slightest ability to manipulate the
television ratings.
2. TNT is available to more homes that the USA Network is. This
is true, but not to the extent that it has been characterized on
the newsgroup. TNT is availavble in approximately 71 million
households. USA, from what information is available, is
available in something like 63 or 67 million households. (And
while we're on the subject, TBS is available to nearly 73
million households-or virtually the entire cable universe.)
3. Viewers vs. households. ALL television ratings refer solely
to HOUSEHOLDS that tuned in, not ACTUAL viewers. This is one of
the major shortcomings of the Neilsen ratings sytem, which has
drawn fire from numerous networks-cable and broadcast-over the
last several years. While it's FEASIBLE that RAW is actually
seen by more people than Nitro every week, it's highly unlikely.
Both shows would be subject to the same formulas when figuring
out the number of viewers per household. The only difference
would come in respect to the differing demographics of the two
shows. With WCW's broader appeal, most evidence would actually
suggest that Nitro is probably seen by more individuals per
household than RAW is.
2. My best guesses:
The ratings numbers we see every week on websites
are the *CABLE TV* ratings. One cable
ratings point equals over 720,000 households, not the 900,000
listed for network shows, for a total cable viewing "universe"
of over 72 million households. A rating of 5.0 would be
approximately 3.6 million households. The share is the
percentage of all cable TV viewers actually watching TV tuned in
to any given show at a given time.
Sable-early to mid 30s
Debra-mid to late 30s
Tori-mid 30s
Shane-28
Stephanie-23 or 24
Ivory-late 30s
Nicole-early to mid 30s
From Larry Benson:
Great website, I love everything I see on here, and unlike some other
sites out there(cough2xzonecough), you actually update regularly, which
is greatly appreciated by avid fans like myself. A couple of things
that crossed my mind:
You mentioned in the rumors a few days ago that Tori was getting
cold feet over the prospect of losing her top at the PPV in England.
Could this have anything to do with Debra winning the Women's belt?
Might we see a Debra/Sable rematch with the same stipulations? I've
heard that Debra has said in the past she has no problem showing off her
goods, and we know that Sable isn't bashful.
Well, let me back-peddle a little bit and say that the WWF was actually the one that got cold feet about the nudity. Tori, as I am being told, was willing to oblige in getting stripped to her panties. I suppose the WWF was a little worried about developing a bad rep for promotiong advertent nudity as to one that they term "accidental". In short, the WWF favors stripping of the accidental kind since they have more to fall back on if they get any heat or flak for it. As for Sable/Debra, it could surely happen, but I don't see it materializing as Playboy is after both ladies and because of Sable's uncooperative ways as of late...
From Sandy:
The First question I would like to ask you is related to the WCW... When
Goldberg started having that winning streak and it stopped at 200
something... Many sources have told me that as a jobber in Dark Matches he
lost two.. is this true? My second question is if Chris Jericho comes to the
WWF this summer will he bring back DX and be the leader of it and have a fued
with HHH?
Yeah, I've heard, although never seen, that Goldberg was first introduced into WCW as a jobber. At that time he lost to Roddy Piper. This was before all the Goldberg hype and practically anyone even paid attention to the guy. Howevre, I'm probably not the best guy to ask about this as WCW is hardly my area of expertise. As for Jericho, if he comes to the WWF, I have a feeling it will be non-DX related. At least for the first little while...
From Dean:
Why was Sunny ever released from the WWF? I
heard something along the lines it had too with Sable's popularity and she
wasn't too thrilled about it. Thanks and keep up the good work on the site!
A couple of reasons contributed to Sunny's departure. First, let me say that still to this very day, Tammy claims she quit the WWF, while the WWF claims that they fired her. The latter is most likely true. Now, here are the reasons. Sunny was missing a lot of dates which in most part were due to some bad drug habits that she had developed. Furthermore, she had fallen quite a ways down in the WWF's talent chart and her absence was picked up by Sable. Since the WWF had marketted Sable as the hottest lady in professional wrestling, it was an easy choice letting Sunny go. There are also reports that Sunny was causing a lot of backstage problems with the other ladies, mainly due to her jealousy for Sable.
From Joyia:
Hey! Love the website! I was reading your mailbag update this morning and just thought I'd share. Last time I checked, Todd Pettengil was on a highly rated radio morning show in New York. He's at 95.5 WPLJ on the "Big Show", which used to just be called Scott and Todd in the morning.
From Goober:
Hi Raj. I love the page and I wanted to respond to the Todd Pettengil question.
Todd is a morning DJ in NYC with Scott Shannon. They are on 95.5 WPLJ on a show
entitled the BIG SHOW with Scott and Todd (ironic). Anyway, he isn't a stand-up
comedian. He is best known for his phony phone calls. Their show is number 2
in New York behind the King of All Media: Howard Stern.
Well, there we go. The mystery of Todd Pettengill answered. Many other people emailed me this bit of info, but to conserve space, I will not post other related matter. Thanks to everyone that dropped information about Todd's whereabouts.
Are the wwf's chairs "softer" than most other steel chairs? they are always the same exact colors, (they were black for a while then beige then blue then green and now they are black again.) and i got hit by my friend with a real steel chair, and it was a hard shot. the dent was minimal and i couldnt get up for a good 5 minutes and it was hit square on my head and i absorbed it with my neck like they do. anyway, i love your site and i visit everyday. i predict that the undertaker wins at over the edge.
You got your friend to nail you in the head with a steel chair? Damn. I'm pretty sure that the chairs are "softer" as you put it. That's why the only use certain ones that the announcers are sitting on or the ones that are lying around under the ring. But they're still damn hard.
From BigD:
Are Austin and Michels friends in real life or is that just a work? They seem to share quite a few beers together, and there was that segment from HBK's house a few months back. They would make a great PPV tag team vs. 'Taker and HHH. They could play up their Texan origans or some-such. The WWF should sign Jericho or Sid for DX so DX could be the third major stable behind the CM and the Union. Anyway thanks for the great site. You make all us Albertans proud.
I'm fairly certain that Michaels and Austin are friends. Most of the wrestlers do get along backstage, despite the differences they may convey on camera. There are only an odd few who actually show legit heat for one another.
From Josh Peters:
Hey rajah love the site its kick ass!!! Now down to business do you
want to know why the WWF will never break up DX? It because of the all-mighty
dollar. Think of all the money that DX generates from shirts to hats to
necklaces to movies, and even damn back packs!!!!! DX is probably one of the
leaders in merchandise in the WWF. Plus if the WWF drops DX the we all know WCW
will try and steal it like the do everything else in the WWF i mean Asia come
on give us some credit!!!! and finally when do you think the Rock will ever
get his tittle back is his push over???
Yeah, I believe I've mentioned the merchandise sales before. As for the Rock, you can bet your bottom dollar, he'll be in line for another title reign. After all, he is only 26 years old and practically on top of the wrestling world. If you want a guess from me, I'd say by next year, he'll probably be champ again at least once.
What ever happened to the Big Boss Man at WM16? I thought he was hung by the Undertaker. Please fill me in. Oh yeah great page!
Beats me. I guess the Big Bossman is a loving guy and is willing to forgive and forget. Or the WWF just tried to slyly sneak it by and hope that no one remembered the hanging. That's probably worse than the Sable/Luna angle, where they became friends after months of name calling.
From Mariano:
Hi Rajah:
I'm an Argentinian wrestling fan, specially WWF fan & Undertaker fan. I like very, and I mean VERY, much your page, it's one of hte few points to contact the WWF for us (RAW it's not longer in ours TV's) and we lost contact to the WWF. Well, we have the Internet, but this is too poor to the wrestlings fans, NOT TV shows, NOT PPV. GOD!!, I miss the WWF. In your mailbag I read that some guy it's asking about the Giant Gonzalez (he is Argentinian too!). Well, the guy not only retiring from wrestling, the last news I have it's that he has a pretty bad health. Thanks to keep us in touch with the WWF, you KICK ASS!!.
Thanks to Mariano, there's the info on Giant Gonzalez. He has indeed retired and is not in good health.
From Jack:
A question on the Mailbag last week asked what was the disease that both
Andre the Giant and Paul Wight. Well, I believe it is called Giantism. It is
a disorder of the pituitary gland which makes you grow your whole life. I
hope I cleared up any confusion.
Thanks for the information. Gigantism, it is. And even more info...
From Mike:
OK, in like seventh grade I did a report on the excretory system. The disease that both, Paul Whight and Andre the Giant have is called, odly enough, Gigantism. It is pronouced with the first two "G" being soft, like saying the word "giant". The first three letters is said "JIJ". OK, there is also another disease that other wrestlers or basketball players (Manuke Bowl) have had. They are different. For instance, the Giant Gonzales DID NOT have Gigantism. Gigantism is an inlargment of EVERYTHING, hands, feet, head, while other diseases just influenced the hight of a human. This usually causes death, like in the case of the 9' tall Robert Waldo, who died at age 28 or 32. So I hope that this clears things up. The supreme ruler of all that moves...
bastion booger is now in the up of michigan about twenty minust from my house in marquette he is now talking care of his kids. once every yeah there is a hockeuy game police vs. firemen and he is there every year signing autos. thanks 4 the great site.
And more Bastion Booger information...
From J.D.:
Hey Raj, I wrote your candy ass twice and haven't seen sh*t. All I see is
jack offs writing about cain and kane and able and who gives a rats ass.
Dumb asses think Road dogg is gay when bad ass billy gunn wheres pink panties
to the ring and moons a stadium of mostly guys. I hate that mut. The Brood
Sucks, who cares about f*cking Doink you jack asses, and who's the idiot that
wanted ugly chicks to wrestle instead of the ones with jugs(sable,debrah,and
the many hoes the god father posesses), would you rather see Li Lani kai(dont
know if this is right but i bet that one jack off does) and Mount Fiji in the
damn ring stripping each other of there clothes you moron. I swear Raj where
do you get the patience? Well this sight is cool but if this isnt in the next
edition I'm going back to the PORN baby. P.S. Where is Don the Rock Marocco?
thats the dude that invented the tombstone aint he? Heard it was your
birthday, get a hold of me if your 21 and the first pitcher of brew is on me.
I am currently residing in the depths of hell. zip code 666. OUT.
Anyone know the whereabouts of Don "The Rock" Muraco? I believe he occassionally still wrestles on some of the independent cards across the country as his name has popped up here and there. That's about all I know. And yeah, it was my birthday but the legal age here is 18, so I've done my fair share of drinking already. Thanks anyways though.
Hey, I was just wondering what you were thinking about who Debra's first feud will be against. You were saying that the WWF was bringing in a new woman who could possibly be one of the Godfather's hoes. I forget but I think the Godfather is facing Owen Hart at Over the Edge. I was thinking that Owen could win with the help of Debra, and she could get into a fight with the ho that WWF signed to a contract. I was thinking that these two could feud because all of the WWF's other women can actually wrestle and probably wouldn't be willing to job to Debra, so the Godfather's ho could be a way to put Debra over as a wrestler.
The woman you are talking about is the Sexy Savannah and as far as she is maintaining, she has not yet signed a WWF contract and conceivably may never sign one. Debra will probably end up dropping the belt soon, perhaps to Nicole Bass. Debra is not a wrestler no matter who puts her over.
From Andre:
I don't know if you checked up on this or not but here is the answer to
the question a fan asked about the British Bulldogs not getting along
anymore. The reason Davey Boy and the Dynamite kid don't get along
anymore is that after the Dynamite Kid suffered severe injuries, he also
suffered from financial problems. For some reason he blames Davey Boy
for this. Last I heard Dynamite Kid was paralyzed from the waste down.
Just thought I'd let you know. Keep up the great work on the site.
Thanks for the information. It's great to see people sending information about things that I know little about.
From G. Kyle:
Ahmed Johnson won't be returning to the WWF. But I heard the main reason is that he had a tendancy not only to get injured, but indeed, he was a little stiff in his wrestling, and actually caused injuries to others.
Okay. I know that to be true as well, but forgot to mention it. Overall, Amhed was not what the WWF considered a good all-round worker. Unreliable, injury prone, unsafe, you name it.
Road Dogg is certainly NOT gay.
I think that one is settled.
With reference to the Kane/Cain bible story issue, I read a Ted DiBiase interview some where, which says, that DiBiase would never return to the WWF because of his firm Christian beliefs, and that he regards them(wwf) as blasphemous(which means they take the piss out of the bible). He mentions that they have a guy named Steve Austin and he has 3:16, blah, blah, blah. But he also made some strong reference to "The Undertaker's brother gimmick." Maybe this means that Kane is taken from the bible story after all, but the WWF changed the spelling, so that they wouldn't have devout Christians on their back complaining....
Exactly. I believe they got the angle from the Bible, even though the spellings are different. Just to throw an ounce of originality in there and as you mentioned, get people off their backs.
DAMMITT, how many people want to know about Todd Pettengil ? It's like the guy is a god, man...
Don't ask me. I'm just the webmaster.
Hey Rajah! Although you have a great site, do you ever look, or 'scout' the web to see what other wrestling pages are on offer, do you see a lot of people copy your work? And where do you get your information from.
Of course. I surf around a lot once every week or so. There are so many more wrestling pages compared to when I started. I do run across the occasional plagiarizer, but unless it pisses me off bigtime, I usually don't do anything about it. If people want to copy and paste my news and pass it off as their own, that's their problem, not mine. All the loyal visitors of the site know where the goods are. And as for the info, let's just say I get it from readers, other webmasters, newsletters and a couple anonymous sources.
I totally agree with Greg Yates who wrote in saying about the all the 'new' wrestling fans. Man, it pisses me off to see all these people digging the enourmous popularity wrestling has at the moment. When the popularity dies off, us REAL wrestling fans will still be here.
The Dynamite Kid (Tom Billington) and Davey Boy Smith weren't to the best of my knowlege, cousins, but Davey Boy's father, and the English promoter that first picked up Dynamite were best friends, way back in the 70's. i think thats how they got together.
Someone emailed me and said they were cousins so I posted it.
I think Sid will sign with one of the big 2 promotions fairly soon now, but I just think it might be the WWF, because of Shane's voice as a fairly powerful booker. It would be interesting to see how they would use Sid, though, because he would be perfect as the savior of DX and I know that the real dx would approve (HHH,HBK,x-pac), because of Sid's friendship with them. However, I think the WWF is in desperate need of a Main-event heel, because HHH and the Undertaker can't exactly can't really carry the whole WWF's main event heel heat on their own. Sid would be handy as another heel, either in or out of the corporate ministry.
He apparently just signed with ECW again. So I guess he's not in the immediate plans of either the WWF or WCW.
I always thought DDT stood for Damians Death Trap, as in Jake Roberts' snake.
From Mitch:
First of all I think your site is the best wrestling one on the web. I
have three questions. 1. Why doesn't the WWF have more Hell In A Cell
and steel cage matches. 2. Does Austin pulling Vince off Shane duirng
the 5/10 RAW match mean anything. 3. Why doesn't the WWF have SHamrock
as the I-C Champ again, I thought he was great at it. Please post this,
keep up the good work.
1. The more they have, the less it will appeal to the viewers. You know how the saying goes...you can't have too much of a good thing. If they had it every PPV or what have you, it would lose
the associated prestige and excitement that one normally expects from it.
2. Probably nothing except to further Austin's gimmick of only caring for himself.
3. Hmmm...I'd guess cause Shamrock wasn't producing much of a response from the fans. And because there was talk of him heading over to the UFC. However, it wouldn't surprise me to see him champ again later this year.
First of all I think your site is the best wrestling one on the web. I have three questions. 1. Why doesn't the WWF have more Hell In A Cell and steel cage matches. 2. Does Austin pulling Vince off Shane duirng the 5/10 RAW match mean anything. 3. Why doesn't the WWF have SHamrock as the I-C Champ again, I thought he was great at it. Please post this, keep up the good work.
Brakus is not related to Vince McMahon, but he is married to one of the Hart sisters, which is why he was on the "Wrestling With Shadows" documentary.
Hey Raj. What's up?
Before I get into my question, i have to tell you, you have without a shadow of a doubt THE BEST WEBSITE on the Internet. You dont spread unfounded rumors or any of that bush league stuff, very professional. I am one of those fans that "gets it" and can separate real from fake and make sense of the angles to come, but man no one does it like DA MAN Rajah !!! Well enough butt-kissing.
1. In the last edition of the Mailbag, you said that the WWF cannot
show "puppies" on TV. I understand that, but, my friend was telling me thta
on one of the other PPV's awhile back, Terri Runnells (Marlena at the time)
distracted Goldudst's opponent (Razor, I think he said) by flashing him her
"puppies". I didnt see it, and my friend has a shitty memory, so I was
wondering if you could clear that up for me.
2.This is kinda random, but why did the WWF bring back Koko B. Ware for
one night only, or is he currently under contract going under "character
evaluation"?
----Thanks for taking the time for this entire kickass site. We all
appreciate it. Later.
1. I never get tired of the "butt-kissing", so keep 'em coming! Just kidding. Anyways, the incident you are talking
about happened a couple years back during an episode of Shotgun. Marlena did indeed flash Goldust' opponent (The Sultan), but (unfortunately), she had "silly puddie"
covering her nipples and surrounding area. It wasn't an actual "flash".
2. He is not under any sort of contract with the WWF and it escapes me why they brought him back for just one run as the Blazer. Perhaps, he will re-surface again later on.
From Mike:
I don't know if I have answered this, but the main reason why they call the move where you fall back planting someones head into the groud (DDT), comes from the cancer causing, poison spread throughout Vietnam in the late 60s. It is just one of those things. It had some history to it, so they named a move after it. Like an Atomic Drop, there isn't any thing atomic about it (except it HURTS).
I guess that is laid to rest too, now.
From Mike Uhl:
1.) I heard that Test no showed for some house shows or something and they made
him job for a while because of it. What would happen if Stone Cold got in some
trouble for no showing? They couldn't put him on job duty and couln't just
suspend him because that would hurt ratings? What would the WWF do if he no
showed or got in trouble with the law? Would the punish him in any way?
2.) When the Brood come up throught the ring of fire, they don't get burned or set on fire. They're really close to those flames so why don't they get burned at all? Is there some sort of trick? Do they wear fire proof clothing?
1. No, Austin would not be put on jobbing duty. He may get fined or stripped of the belt (in controversial fashion of course), but nothing
to substantially hurt his character. If it was simply missing a few shows, they probably wouldn't do anything.
2. They wear fire-proof clothing most likely.
Firstly you run a top site well done. Secondly happy birthday third, Is Sapphire dead?
Thanks, thanks and yes, Dusty Rhodes' old manager, Sapphire, is dead.
What is Francine's(Shane Douglas's valet in ECW)contract situation with ECW. I think she would be a great addition to the WWF.
Although she would indeed be a good addition to the WWF roster, Francine is extremely loyal to ECW and has no desire to leave them and come to the WWF, even if Shane Douglas is to jump ship.
First off, I want to say that if there's a better WWF site on the internet I have not found it. I just read the latest edition of the mailbag and I wanted to tell you I saw Bastion Booger on the card for some indy show in London, Ontario. I have a couple of questions for the "best damn webmaster there ever was"
1. Do you think there is any chance of seeing Tammy Sytch in the WWF again? I think she's great and I got to meet her once, she hugged me and I nearly died!
2. What ever happened to Ludwig Borga, that Finnish guy who feuded with Tatanka a few years back?
3. What are the chances of seeing some ECW wrestlers on Raw in the coming months? I loved it when they had that "ECW invades Raw" a couple of years ago.
4. Do you know if there are any real nudie pics of Ryan Shamrock out there on the net?
1. Probably not, given that Sytch left the WWF on relative bad terms. The WWF already has more than a handful in Sable and Tammy is known to be tougher to handle than Sable.
2. Ludvig Borga left the WWF to enter the UFC, but got his ass kicked. As of now, I believe he is wrestling somewhere in Europe (I heard Austria).
3. Not very good. Unless ECW gets in some major trouble then we could see something like that materialize.
4. As far as I know, there are none. But she was a stripper, so who knows?
Your site is not one of the best on the internet........its okay, but your rumours are usually pretty weak.
Ummm....okay.
Hey Raj I was just wondering if you think if HBK brought back Marty Jannetty as a person to help get DX back together if it would work.Think about it,The Rockers were huge and Marty has gottin in great shape.And if hes with HBK he wouldn't have to worry about his mic skills.The WWF can even toy with them teaming up one more time to win the belts for the first time together.Considering HBK deserves to go out as a champ there is no way they will give him any other belt to go out with.Think Thr Rockers were never champs and they are probably the best team nver to win one.What do you think?
It would definitely work, but if they are to do something like that, the WWF needs to do it fast. I'm not sure how many people remember Marty Jannetty or the Rockers. Remember...wrestling has recently experienced a huge boom in popularity and all the new viewership probably weren't around in the early 90s.
1)The disease that Andre and Big Show had was a tumor on their Putiritoy Gland(the gland that lets you grow), but Andre never had it removed I don't think, but Big Show has. 2)I heard Kane has a guarenteed title reing, is it true? 3)Is it just me, or do you think the Hardy Boys are good. I think they are unused talent. 4)At http://www.chrisjericho.com he said something like this, "During me recent injury, I have had a chance to see some RAW, which has changed my vision a bit." something like that.
1. Okay.
2. No, it's not true.
3. They are good. Unbelievably talented, but they just need some exposure to get going. Lots of people see them as the Rockers of the year 2000, and if that is the case then I guess one of them could make it big in the next decade or so...
4. That's not what he said. I guess this is how a rumor starts. Jericho basically said something like "lately I have been watching a lot of the Monday Night Wars, which will influence my decision." He didn't say one way or another which program he watched
or what way it will pull his decision. Basically, he's just trying to play the internet crowd and get more exposure to his contract situation. Don't read too much into it.
hey i have a few questions. i want your honest opinion on a couple of things. do you think the following people will return to wwf and if so when. (HBK, sid, macho man, vader, yokozuna, hall , nash. also is sable the only women in the wwf to ever pose nude or in playboy. one more thing. why hasnt anyone said anything about rick rude dying. or did they say something and i missed it?? please answer these questions for me. oh yeah your webpage is the best on the net even better than wwf.com Thanks
Okay, this is MY opinion:
HBK-yes; Sid-yes; Macho-no; Vader-no; Yokozuna-no; Hall-maybe; Nash-maybe. Okay, so I took the easy way out on the last two...
Yes, Sable is the only one currently in the WWF to pose nude in Playboy. Debra, Tori and newcomer Marianna Komlos all say they will do it if the scenario presents itself.
Everyone mentioned Rick Rude dying. All the sites I went to, the WWF even mentioned it as did WCW and ECW. You probably were on vacation or something, I dunno.
On one of the question toward the middle of your mailbag. You told someone that Tatiana was with Stampede wrestling, that isn't the same Tataka who was with Kintyi (spelled wrong). If it is, I saw him on the Super Astros. The other night. I like watching the spainish shows even thought i don't know spainish because it's fun to hear the announcers. "OOOOOHHHHHHH, no muy bien" It's also great to see the washed up wrestlers. Like Kiyenti (spelled wrong). Bye the way I love your site. I would have plenty of time to write an almost daily column, unlike some of your writers. I suppose you hear that alot, plus you can tell by the top i'm not a very good writter or speller.
I believe you are confusing Tatanka (The Native American) with Japanese wrestler Taka Michinoku, who was with Kaientai. Tatanka is with Stampede Wrestling; Taka is with ECW and the WWF. He just flies around wherever they need him.
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