UPDATE TODAY FROM A VACATIONING GEORGIE
  • 11/17/2005 (10:44:40 am)
  • Georgiann Makropoulos

LOL….

I hate working off of Internet Explorer, but I wanted to give you a bit of an update.  Such dedication.... LOL....  I appreciate all our readers and knew I could spare an hour or two to put together a quick update.  I will be back on Saturday.  George and I might be at Fan Slam on Saturday.
 
WWE has posted an interview done with Nunzio and have posted a photo of him with the title, on their website over at
http://www.wwe.com/inside/news/nunziorome
 
Hulk Hogan is currently working on a movie called Little Hercules in 3D. He plays Hercules' mythical father the Greek God Zeus:   http://tinyurl.com/ddo52 Thanks to Mike for this info.
 
From a Happy Bret Fan:   Bret was nice enough to sign for people that Best Buy kept telling that he wouldn't sign for. We drove from outside of Baltimore to Philly for the signing, over 2 hours - left work an hour early. Got there at 7 pm and they had signs up that the signing was over. My wife and I patiently waited behind the line for over an hour and Bret chose to sign for us and probably about 15 -20 more people behind us that were told he probably wouldn't - Thanks Bret
Best Buy - you suck for acting as rude as you did.......
 
Bret Hart is a guest on the WWE.com 'Byte This' tonight, his first live WWE appearance in over 7 years... On a related note, Bret is signing his new DVD tomorrow night at FYE in the Willowbrook Mall in Wayne, NJ, and also Friday night at Best Buy in the Cambridgeside Galleria in Cambridge, MA.
 
Here are the quick results from APW's Thanksgiving Thunder held on Saturday night November 12th at the APW Garage in Hayward, Ca. Kristmas Kaos on December 3rd.....  Thanks to Mike Lano:
-Brett Kilburn over AJ Hersh (Two guys from NWA-California who put on a pretty good opener)
-Tito Aquino over Vennis DeMarco (Vennis had Colioni & LaRocca with him.  Tito's brother Diego no-showed, so it turned into a one-on-one match.  Mafia's interference backfired)
-Billy Blade over Dana Lee (Dana never had a chance.  Billy attacked early and never gave up the advantage)
-Derek Sanders over Nate Rulez (Sanders is #1 contender again and will wrestle for the title at Kristmas Kaos)
-JJ Perez over Mr. Primetime, Kadin & Jesse Jimenez to retain the Internet Title (Match of the night.  The best was the final few minutes with Perez/MPT)
-Japan's Kyu Ketsuki & Kid Omega over Melissa & Tiffany to retain the Tag Titles (Yet another misunderstanding for "Girls Gone Wrestling".  Cheerleader Melissa & Tiffany can't get on the same page)
-Kafu over Vic Grimes to retain the Universal Title (Kafu had the Brazilian Army with him including his heel manager Roland A, and Blanca was the ref)
-Vic Grimes won a 20-person improptu Battle Royal for $1,000
 
Thanks to Keith Lipinski:
European tour changes
Nov. 16, 2005 
Due to the unforeseen events of the past week, WWE has been forced to alter several upcoming European tour dates. The shows, however, will still go on. Here is a listing of the changes:
The Nottingham show originally scheduled for Nov. 21 will now be held on Nov. 19 at noon.
The Coventry show originally scheduled for Nov. 22 will now be held on Nov. 19 at noon.
The Livorno show on Nov. 19 will now start at 9 p.m., rather than its original start time of 8 p.m.
 
 
Nunzio enjoys “greatest moment of his WWE career”
By Evan Denbaum
November 16, 2005 
Nunzio was out.
He had just been caught with the Juvi Driver, and despite the roar to rise from the sold-out crowd in the Sports Palace of Rome, things looked terribly bleak. But rather than cover his opponent, Juventud chose to instead taunt the Italian fans who had been ceaselessly chanting Nunzio’s name since the match began. It was a mistake the Cruiserweight Champion couldn’t afford to make. When Juventud returned his attention to Nunzio, he was already stirring. So, the solo Mexicool member lifted Nunzio up for a second Juvi Driver. But this time, Nunzio was ready; he reversed the finisher into a backslide and sent the fans into a frenzy by gaining the three-count.
Just like that, Nunzio became the new Cruiserweight Champion. In doing so he shocked Juventud and exceeded even his own goals and expectations by winning back the title just a little more than a month after a sour defeat at No Mercy. And the victory couldn’t have been any sweeter — winning in the country where they fill the stands to see him perform.
 
WWE.com caught up with Nunzio via satellite phone as he was on the bus and on the way to his first live event on this European tour as the new Cruiserweight Champion:
 
WWE.com: Congratulations, Nunzio. What was it like winning the Cruiserweight Championship in Italy?
Nunzio: Being in Italy — in front of my own home people — and having 10,000 fans cheer your name and wanting you to win the belt, it was totally off the wall. Those people just got behind me. It was so exciting. Where else would be a better place for Nunzio to win the Cruiserweight Championship than Italy? So, that is definitely a feather in my cap, and it’s probably — as of now — the biggest thing that ever happened in my wrestling career. Just winning the championship in Italy is definitely the greatest moment of my WWE career.
 
WWE.com: What were the atmosphere and fan support like?
Nunzio: The fan support was unbelievable. There’s nothing like having a packed arena chanting your name. That doesn’t happen to me everywhere I go. Some guys, it happens to them everywhere they go, but for me, when I come to Italy, it’s a different feeling for me. I look forward to it. The fans show so much appreciation toward me and want me to do well. In Italy, they want the Italians to win. The atmosphere was amazing. The building was sold out, and one point after the match, I jumped into the crowd. I was in the people, they were all surrounding me, patting me on the shoulders and trying to get quick pictures with me, and they really took care of me. And I wanted to jump into the crowd to show them my appreciation. I went in the crowd because I didn’t just want to go back to the dressing room. I wanted them to get a chance to connect with me and touch the belt if they wanted to. I wanted to give back, and the only way I could give back is to do stuff like that. Hopefully, that was the highlight for them, just like it was the highlight for me winning the Cruiserweight Championship in Italy.
 
WWE.com: What was the celebration like?
Nunzio: Well, this was a solo one-on-one match. There were no Mexicools at ringside and no Vito. So, after the match, Vito came running down the aisle. It happened so fast that at first, I actually thought it was a fan. He just dove on top of me, then picked me up on his shoulders and carried me around the ring to show how proud he was of me. The people were going ballistic. Then, I was about to go back to the dressing room, but I saw all the people reaching over the rail trying to see me and touch the belt, so, I said to myself, “What the hell? I’ll go into the crowd.”  These people support me — 10,000 fans chanting me name for the past 12 minutes — it was my way of giving back to them. So, I went in the crowd and celebrated with my fans.
 
WWE.com: Did you think you’d bounce back and regain the championship so soon?
Nunzio: No. I didn’t expect to bounce back quite so soon. But I knew I wasn’t going to give up no matter what. I’m resilient, and if I ever lose it again, there’s nothing to say that I won’t win it back again in the next two weeks. I held the championship for about two months the first time, and I only lost it a few weeks ago. Coming into Italy, all those people just fired me up. I felt unbeatable.
 
WWE.com: What are some highlights of your trip to Europe so far? Have you had time to do any traveling around, or has it been all work?
Nunzio: We had a chance to walk around, so we went to see the Coliseum. We got a chance to look at it, but there was an hour wait to get inside. That’s it, really. We just arrived yesterday. I had a couple hours to walk around, but I also had to do a couple interviews. We did the show, we flew out this morning, and when we landed I had to go straight to a TV appearance. That took about an hour, and now I’m on the bus to the next event. But it’s definitely been a great experience.
 
WWE.com: What do you expect from the show tonight — getting to come out as the Cruiserweight Champion? There may be some fans who haven’t yet heard the news that you won the title on this European tour.
Nunzio: Well, I don’t know if all the people tonight will know. But I’ll tell you what: The Internet is strong because when I got off the last bus coming here, there were people congratulating me already on winning the championship. Now, that happened in Rome, Italy, so the only reason people would know that is from reading what you’ve put on WWE.com. But for the people who haven’t looked on the Internet recently, it’s going to be a great surprise for them when I come out with the championship, and I just can’t wait to see the reaction and see how the people take to me. This event we’re going to now is sold out as well, so I’m really looking forward to it. Whether they’ve heard the news or not, it’s going to be a treat and it’s certainly a treat for me.
 
WWE.com: We know a lot of fans have been paying tribute to Eddie Guerrero overseas, and we know it was difficult for many Superstars to board an International flight so soon after Eddie’s death. What has that been like for you, and what has the mood be like on the trip and in the arenas?
Nunzio: Well, a lot of people were very upset from the news. But, you know, we had a meeting and discussed the travel situation, but we just had to go back to work and go on the road. We did what Eddie Guerrero probably wanted us to do. He wouldn’t want everybody to not go to work and to just sit around. He would want everybody to move on with their lives but always keep Eddie Guerrero in your mind — you know, gone but not forgotten. He’ll never be forgotten in the WWE dressing room. There’s so many stories and so many different times people bring up his name. As long as you keep bringing up his name and talking about him, he’ll always be around in WWE.  The guys are serious when they say that they’ll never forget him. He was a role model. He did some bad things in the past, but he’s a role model because he didn’t hide it. He came out and told everybody what he did because he wanted people to learn from his experiences. Unfortunately, even though he totally cleaned up his act for four years, the damage was already done to his body and it caught up with him. But everyone here has Eddie in the back of our minds, and we all have to go to work and do our thing, but he’ll never be forgotten.  We had a 10-bell salute. We’re going to do the same thing tonight. I’ll tell you what: The people appreciate him so much. As soon as we walked in the building — the busses were pulling in yesterday — and fans in line were chanting, “Eddie, Eddie!” People were filing into the building before the show even started and there were “Eddie!” chants. As they were coming in, you’d here the “Eddie!” chants and as the arena go fuller, the chants got louder and louder. And by the time the bell rang, they were just off the hook so loud chanting his name. Eddie Guerrero will never be forgotten, no matter what country we travel to. He made an impact on so many peoples’ lives. He entertained so many people. He was one of a kind, and he’ll never be forgotten because there was only one Eddie Guerrero.

After a 10 month absence, New Generation Wrestling returns to the Historic Spindale House in Spindale NC on Friday November, 18 2005 at 8:00 PM. They are presenting a "Pre Thanksgiving Spectacular" titled "Wrestling Relief Night" a wrestling event to benefit The American Red Cross Hurricane Relief Fund.  
Wrestling Relief Night
New Generation Wrestling - Spindale House, Spindale NC 
A Portion of Proceeds to Benefit The American Red Cross Hurricane Relief Fund 
Advanced Ringside Tickets available @ Gregory's Restaurant, Rollins Cafeteria, and The Green Hill Store 
This event will feature 10 big matches and will begin at 8:00 PM with doors opening at 6:30. 
***MAIN EVENT***
"The Total Package" Lex Luger & "The Dog Faced Gremlin" Rick Steiner vs. The Original Midnight Express ("Beautiful" Bobby Eaton & "Lover Boy" Dennis Condrey)
SPECIAL GUEST REFEREE: TULLY BLANCHARD 
***RUSSIAN CHAIN MATCH***
"Mr. USA" Tony Atlas vs. "The Russian Bear" Ivan Kolloff
SPECIAL GUEST REFEREE: JIMMY "BOOGIE WOOGIE MAN" VALIANT 
***GRUDGE MATCH***
WCW's Maestro vs. The Barbarian 
***Ladies Match***
Krissy Vaine vs. Venus 
***Midget Match***
Biker Bob vs. Little Bruiser 
other matches: 
Masked Superstar vs. Dr. Tom Pritchard 
George South & "Outlaw" Don Bass w/ "Gentleman" Jim Casey vs. The Big Islanders 
also appearing: Les Thatcher, Harley Race, JJ Dillon, Charlie Babb, Tracy Smothers, and more 
***SPECIAL $100 GIVEAWAY TO A LUCKY RINGSIDE TICKET HOLDER*** 
For more information: www.epwt.com , email: [email protected] , or call 864-637-8699
 
CELTIC PRO WRESTLING RESULTS thanks to Mike Lano:
Nov 12: Insano wins Rumble! Martello Returns! Lynn Debuts!
Saturday night, November 12th, Celtic Pro Wrestling returned to Dublin with a vengeance! 3CW Heavyweight Champion Stevie Lynn made his Irish debut with a pinfall victory over an extremely impressive Joey Cabray. Max "The Hammer" Martello returned from injury as Cosa Nostra found revenge against The Emerald Fusion. In the main event, The Amazing Insano won the Celtic Rumble, securing himself the position as Ireland's number-one contender to the 3CW Heavyweight Title!
QUICK RESULTS:
     1.    
3cw Champion Stevie Lynn def. Joey Cabray
     2.    
The Amazing Insano def. Dirty David Dunn
     3.    
The Emerald Fusion def. Cosa Nostra
     4.    
Darragh Galligan def. Alex Breslin
5.      
Amazing Insano won the Celtic Rumble
December 17th, Celtic Pro Wrestling returns to Dublin, headlined by Stevie Lynn versus The Amazing Insano for the 3CW Heavyweight Championship.
For More Information, visit
www.CelticProWrestling.com
FULL RESULTS:
     1.    
Stevie Lynn def. Joey Cabray
Joey Cabray brought his international experience to the table in facing off with one of Europe's premiere talents in 3CW World Champion Stevie Lynn. Lynn defeated Cabray, in an incredibly competitive match, with his trademark Brainbuster manoever.
     1.    
The Amazing Insano def. Dirty David Dunn
Dunn was none too happy about being called up from his training at The Celtic Dungeon for his debut match on such short notice, and was vocal about his resentment at not having time to prepare for such a high-profile match. Insano's original opponent was Chris Whitton, but word came out just hours before the show that he would be unable to compete due to a suspected concussion.
On this night, The Amazing Insano was able to position his opponent to score his finishing move for the first time. He connected with Eddy Guerrero's frogsplash to secure the victory, just hours before Eddy sadly passed away on the other side of the world.
It is often said that it's not how one considers a man in death that counts, but in life. In life, Eddy Guerrero was a hero to fans and aspired superstars all over the world, and The Amazing Insano could have picked none better to pattern his finishing manoever after.
     1.    
The Emerald Fusion ("The Celtic Tiger" Blake Norton & "All Star" Anthony Idol w/ James Coleman) def. Cosa Nostra ("Mean" Mark Burns & Napalm Hamilton)
"Mean" Mark Burns and Napalm Hamilton clearly had payback on their mind. Max Martello was notably absent from ringside, as their manager was still suffering the effects of a cowardly attack the month prior when "All Star" Anthony Idol struck him in the base of the skull with his 3CW Young Lions championship belt.
Burns and Hamilton dominated Idol and "The Celtic Tiger" Blake Norton early, to the point where they had to chase them down and prevent them from fleeing the building in terror. Emerald Fusion enforcer James Coleman proved why he's an integral part of the group when he caught Napalm off guard from the outside. The distraction allowed Idol to dropkick him in the knee to give The Emerald Fusion control of the match.
Napalm struggled until finally making the tag to Burns, who promptly destroyed The Fusion with pure power. A double-chokeslam on Norton would surely have finished the match if Idol hadn't broken it up. Burns knocked him to the outside to teach him a lesson, but as referee Brian Cahill struggled to regain control of the match, he missed James Coleman striking Napalm with a crutch that he had with him supposedly due to injury. Norton rolled a winded Napalm up with his feet on the ropes, and The Fusion scurried from ringside, once again stealing a win over the irate Cosa Nostra.
     1.    
Darragh Galligan def. Alex Breslin
"The Master Of Disaster" Darragh Galligan turned the tables on Alex in their rematch from October with the help of his new manager, Adam Joyce. Joyce interfered liberally in the match, and distracted Alex leading to Darragh scoring with the Darragh Driver for the pinfall victory. The victorious duo tried to take liberties with Alex after the match, but Joey Cabray saved his friend from a beating and sent Galligan and Joyce packing. Darragh was none to happy to have Cabray involve himself in his business.
     1.    
Amazing Insano won the Celtic Rumble
It was every star for themself as Celtic Pro Wrestling crowned a new Irish number one contender to Stevie Lynn's 3CW Heavyweight Championship. The two biggest athletes in Celtic Pro, Mark Burns and Joey Cabray, got into a scuffle mid-match. There was bad blood between them stemming from an incident in September when they both answered an open challenge. Joey paid no respect to Burns on that occasion, who responded by levelling him with a forearm. On this night, they fought to the apron. With both men in jeopardy, Adam Joyce snuck up behind Burns and easily eliminated a man over twice his size. He tried to also eliminate Joey, who was barely hanging on at the apron, but only accomplished his feat with the illegal help of Darragh Galligan. Darragh and Joey exchanged heated words before Joey chased him back to the locker room.
The match boiled down to The Celtic Tiger, The Amazing Insano and Anthony Idol. Right when Stablemates Tiger and Idol had knocked Insano out and were about to eliminate him, Cosa Nostra returned to ringside, Max Martello making his retun with them. The arena errupted as Max disposed of James Coleman with his trusty cane. Napalm and Burns then entered the ring and destroyed The Emerald Fusion before setting them up for Martello's trademark moves; the spear and jackhammer, patterned after former WCW Champion Bill Goldberg.
As Cosa Nostra left ringside, Idol, Norton and Insano were all struggling to stand. Insano was the first up and tossed Idol, but James Coleman had enough left to catch him and prevent the elimination. 3CW Champion Stevie Lynn, who was observing the match at ringside, was none to happy with his tampering, and forced James Coleman to sit out the rest of the match.
Norton attacked Insano from behind, but a double-team attempt backfired and Idol was sent to the floor - for real this time. Insano and Norton then fought to the finish, which saw Norton sent flying to the floor with a springboard dropkick. 3CW Champion Stevie Lynn entered the ring and congratulated the new number one contender to his heavyweight championship, as Norton looked on in anguish from the floor, screaming "That's my title!"
December 17th, Celtic Pro Wrestling returns to Dublin, headlined by Stevie Lynn versus The Amazing Insano for the 3CW Heavyweight Championship.
Further information about Celtic Pro Wrestling can be viewed at the company website www.CelticProWrestling.com or contact us via phone at  (086) 404-1117

There’s currently a detailed story in the Pittsburgh City Paper about independent wrestling that you can read online at this link:  http://www.pittsburghcitypaper.ws/cover_story/index.cfm?type=Main%20Feature 

I was interviewed for the piece and would like to point out that I was either misquoted or misunderstood at one point, since I did not say that WWE experienced a decline or “valley” around 1998-2000, but rather that it was a peak period for the company.  Thanks,   James “Jimmy Van” VanderLinden

UNITING CHAMPIONS DVD, THE DIRECTOR'S CUT IS ALMOST SOLD OUT! 

Nov. 16 – 6:08PM EST– As of this writing there are only 49 copies left of Uniting Champions – The Director's Cut DVD.  If you want to own this incredible DVD, we recommend that you purchase it now as after these final copies of the DVD are gone, this version will never be available again.

 Due to the success of our web coverage and newsletter emails, we are almost sold out (much quicker than we ever imagined) of our DVD. 

BREAKING NEWS!

Anyone who purchases Uniting Champions- the Director's Cut DVD will receive access to our upcoming web cast for absolutely no charge (savings of $14.95).  Full event details will be posted under the Uniting Champions 2 section of our website very shortly. 

 Buy Uniting Champions – The Director's Cut – Limited Edition DVD and enter to win an XBOX 360! 

The XBOX 360 Premium Package will be released November 22 and through an unbelievable amount of effort, we have secured a system – possibly for you!  For contest details, please visit www.unitingchampions.com  

SHIPPING SPECIAL ENDS IN 5 DAYS!

CWE is now offering shipping and handling for only $1! (a savings of $3)  Take advantage of this special shipping and handling offer as it will be available for 1 week only – November 14 to November 20, 2005.    

Uniting Champions – The Director's Cut DVD is on sale now.  We have rushed production on our Director Cut version so internet fans can watch one of the best wrestling events of the year.   

This Director's Cut DVD is a raw, longer version exclusive to internet fans – this version will never be released in stores.  Plus exclusively included on the Director's Cut are deleted scenes and outtakes – both of which will not be included on the commercial release.  Order your copy today as our Director's Cut version is available in a limited quantity.  Due to agreements with our distributor, this special edition of Uniting Champions can only be available for a short period of time as our official commercial release will be the only version available after December 20, 2005. After that date, Uniting Champions - the Director's Cut DVD will never be available again.   

UPDATE:  Due to the large number of DVDs ordered, our inventory will most likely be gone by early next week.  After that inventory is sold, no more Director's Cut version DVDs will ever be produced again. 

Watch the trailer at www.unitingchampions.com/ucNormalVideo.html 

         CWE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

AJ Styles vs. Petey Williams vs. Jimmy Yang 

          4 Star Thrilla

Chris Sabin vs. Matt Sydal 

Matt Morgan's $10,000 Challenge 

Vordell Walker vs. Matt Stryker 

Caprice Coleman vs. El Dragon Fantastico 

Shark Boy vs. Amazing Blue vs. Delirious 

Plus: 

Backstage Interviews – Director's Cut Only  

Outtakes - Director's Cut Only 

Deleted Scenes - Director's Cut Only 

*this product will only be available until December 20, 2005 

To order or for more info visit www.unitingchampions.com

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