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The Diary of Andrew Gray

January 2nd 2001

Already Meeting My Maker

“Yes Mr. Turner I understand but…..”

“I don’t care Andrew, you made a mistake.”

“Yes Mr. Turner I’m aware of that-“

“Ah don’t wanna hear it Andrew. You messed up!”

“I know sir, believe me I know, and it won’t happen again.”

“One day on the job and you mess up, why should I keep you around?”

I couldn’t answer that. He shouldn’t keep me around, that much even I know. I’d only been in the job 12 hours and already I had:

- Ruined a storyline

- Forced the creation of a stable

- Caused a lot of embarrassment to the company

- Damaged my reputation

“Well goddamn Andrew if you can’t think of an answer to that maybe I should let ya go.”

“No Mr. Turner, look I promise it won’t happen again.”

“Andrew……I flew out here on my jet right after Nitro because I got a phone call from someone saying you weren’t cut out for the job!”

“Uh huh………I don’t suppose you would tell me who phoned you?”

Of course he wouldn’t but I already have my suspicions. It’ll be one of the guys in the meeting yesterday. Best guess? Kevin Nash.

“Now you know I’m not gonna tell ya that Andrew.”

“Typical…”

“Now hold on! The person who phoned me did it with anonymity in mind.”

“Bloody typical. I bet it was Nash wasn’t it?”

”I ain’t gonna say…….”

“It was wasn’t it?”

“It doesn’t matter if it was or if it wasn’t. You were the one who messed up Andrew.”

“I know sir.”

“Now I’m gonna keep you around for now, if only because it would look really bad if I fired ya after only one day!”

“Thank you sir…”

“Don’t thank me, you just do your job. I hired you to save this company, and I expect you to do that.”

“Yes sir.”

“Alright, I’m heading off now. I got a meeting in Hollywood.”

“Bye sir.”

“Don’t let me down son.”

I don’t like this job.

Still I had to get on with things, had Thunder to think about. Let’s hope I don’t make any more mistakes……..

The Diary of Andrew Duncan Gray

January 1st 2001

The first day on the job.

I’m sure it didn’t fill them with confidence, seeing their new boss arrive in a taxi and hand over the fare in nickels and dimes, or the fact I was dragging a suitcase behind me, but I wasn’t expecting the welcoming I got when I arrived. After 2 flights, a 4 hour delay in New York and a refuelling stop in Kentucky I walked into WCW headquarters, and the only person there to meet me was a girl called Sophie. Nice enough looking, about 24 or 25, but you could tell right away she was one of those girls without an original thought in her head. The same kind that stalk Jeff Hardy…….

“I’m your new Personal Assistant.”

My new personal assistant, I’d like to know what happened to my old personal assistant. I’d also like to know when I had an assistant before.

“They’re all waiting for you in the conference room.”

“Uhhh….thank you” I said and left her too it. Bloody building though was so big I couldn’t find the conference room, and 15 minutes later found myself back in the reception area.

“Um….Sophie. Where is the conference room?”

“Take the main lift to the 15th floor. It’ll be the huge door in front of you.”

“Much appreciated, give yourself a 50% raise!”

“What’s 50% of zero? I’m working for free right now.”

“Is everyone working for free?”

“Nope, just us lowly peasants. The guys upstairs in Millionaire’s Country won’t even take a pay cut.”

“That’s shite.”

“Tell me about it.”

With Sophie’s directions the conference room was easy to find and so I walked into ‘Millionaire’s Country’.

“He’s smaller in real life isn’t he?”

HOLD THE PHONE! Wait a minute, seriously I need to analyse that for a second. The first thing said to me when I walk through the door isn’t “Hello”, “Nice to meet you” or even a “Ah, there you are.” No, it’s a fucking “He’s smaller in real life isn’t he?” Well I’m sorry but that doesn’t fill me with a fuzzy warmth.

I shrugged off this comment from Kevin Nash and sat down.

“You’re in my seat….”

Now I didn’t see “Scott Steiner” emblazoned across the front like those horrid sweatshirts you get nowadays but I didn’t want to make any enemies……………………yet.

“Oh sorry about that.” I must have sounded a right muppet. “Where do I sit then?” I asked.

“Down there at the end.”

“Thank you Mr. Page”

“Call me Dallas”

“Alright Dallas”

After I had successfully negotiated and traversed my way to the seat which was soon to be my own, I looked around at the men assembled in front of me. Ric Flair, Kevin Nash, Diamond Dallas Page, Scott Steiner, Jeff Jarrett, Dusty Rhodes and Lex Luger. These were the men who I knew had two goals in mind. The first was the one that had been given to them by Ted Turner. To keep me in line, make sure I don’t do anything stupid. The second though was a personal goal they all shared. Cosy up to me and become my friend. Get booked in the main event, make their money. I was about to throw a spanner in the works……

“Okay the first thing we should discuss is salaries. Quite simply, having been told the situation by Mr. Turner, I would like all of you to take a pay cut.”

“WHAT!?!?!?”………… That was the reaction I was going for, so it was hard not to let out a small victory “woot” inside.

“A pay cut. The finances of the company are dire. We need you all to take a pay cut.”

“But why us? Why not the kids that are lucky to be here. Take money from those kids. Who is it? Styles, Paris, Hayashi! Take money from them. We’re the ones bringing in fans, why can’t we keep getting paid the money we deserve?”

I had heard a lot about Kevin Nash but this wasn’t what I expected within 5 minutes of walking through the door. I could see the plans that they all had slowly ebbing away, still some were putting on a brave face.

“You earn about 10 times what AJ Styles, Air Paris and Kaz Hayashi earn. Cut their salaries and they’ll have nothing!”

“There was a time when we all had nothing! But we worked hard to get where we are today.”

“Shut your face Oz!”

“What did you say?!!?!?!”

Okay I’ll admit it, maybe calling him Oz probably wasn’t the wisest thing to do right off the mark but it could’ve been worse. I could have chosen Vinnie Vegas or Master Blaster Steele. I’ve never been known for thinking before I speak. One of the defining characteristics of a Glaswegian is that they’ll say something then worry about the consequences, instead of worrying about possible consequences and then, if it is ok, speak. Still I knew Nash was one of the ones who could do what he wanted, his creative control clause saw to that.

“Now, now, Andrew remember……….you’re not in Kansas anymore! Haha!” Thanks Ric, that’s really going to help here.

“Hey! Watch your mouth old man!”

“Careful Kev, you might cripple yourself standing up!”

“Why you…..”

“Alright, everybody settle down. Let’s steer away from the pay cuts for now shall we?”

And with that the meeting went on.

And on………….

And on………….

“Right well I think that’s everything” I said. “We should get set up for Nitro tonight, ‘Night of the Champions’ and all that crap. Before I forget does anyone have any questions? No, good.” I probably should have given them time to answer but I seriously couldn’t be bothered. For the last 4 hours I has listened to over the hill, washed up workers repeat the one question sporadically, fitting it in when their was any semblance of relevance. “So how will that affect me?” They kept asking. “Wait and see……” I said, “Wait and see…..” A really evil laugh is needed here, so lets try it. Mwahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha……..ach, ach, ach, aaaaccchhh…Ahem, excuse me.

Nitro went well……………...Nope thought I could say that and mean it but I can’t, honestly, Nitro sucked. And it was all down to me. I fucked up a lot tonight. I was in that locker-room as well, I should have realised Animal shouldn’t have been in that shot. Right after I’d made the mistake I ran to the control centre and screamed at Schiavone and Cappetta to do something, which they did very well. I owe them both a drink for this, maybe a nice orange juice will tide things over. After that I scribbled something down on a piece of paper then ran, and I mean RAN to the communication room and told the guys to put it on the site. But that didn’t help. I’ve got a meeting with Mr. Turner tomorrow now to discuss this. That won’t be fun.

Even though Nitro sucked, me and my army of spin-doctors managed to put a positive slant on things in my weekly “Booker’s Thoughts Memo” which will go out to all the guys. I’ve always done it wherever I’ve been, although back in NPW Azrael didn’t take it too kindly when I proclaimed him:

“The black hole of wrestling talent. Not only did he seemingly not have any of his own on the 5/11 show, but he also sucked the talent right out of his opponents as well.”

Still, he isn’t a worry anymore. Somehow I don’t think the backlash from my Azrael comment will be anything like the repercussions for calling Kevin Nash……..what was it? Let me get the sheet…..Oh yes:

“Quite possibly, pound for pound, the worst wrestler going today. If it wasn’t for the beauty of creative control he would be on the sidewalk right now begging for quarters to afford reconstructive knee surgery.”

The weekly meeting should be fun with that to discuss.

Goodnight.

CONFUSION REIGNS IN WCW!

ALREADY THE COMPANY IS IN DISARRAY!

Taken from http://www.1wrestling.com

Andrew Gray’s reign at the helm of WCW is already in disarray and turmoil following an incredibly poor Nitro filled with mistakes, the biggest of which was made by Gray himself.

In a backstage skit, for some unknown reason, sitting around in a locker room was The Steiners, Flair, Jarrett, Luger and Bagwell. With them was a seventh man in Road Warrior Animal. Spotting this mistake quickly, both Schiavone and Cappetta speculated on why he was there, going through "Maybe he is visiting friends." and"He's obviously lost." before concluding he was probably the “mystery man” of recent weeks.

Although Gray wasn’t the only one to make a mistake. Even veteran grappler “The Nature Boy” Ric Flair messed up, declaring this gathering as “The Magnificent Seven”. This was also quickly pounced on by Schiavone and Cappetta, who did an nWo and proclaimed them the Magnificent Seven. The name was then used later in the night by Gene Okerlund and Scott Steiner as well.

Already those within WCW are doubting Gray’s abilities, but others are steering the blame away from Gray and placing the blame on others within the promotion who are already working to undermine Gray's control. Although it is hard to see how pressure from others would cause these mistakes.

In what we here at 1wrestling have dubbed the “Great Gray Cover-up” the following “business release” from Scott Steiner was rushed onto http://www.wcw.com immediately following the show, but here is the doozy about it. The release was dated January 1st at 5pm. Obviously WCW is trying to hide this showing, but they have done it poorly:

A PRESS RELEASE FROM “BIG POPPA PUMP” SCOTT STEINER

Ladies and gentlemen, I “Big Poppa Pump” come to you today with a message. For some goddamn reason, WCW has decided to screw everyone over and start again, well I for one won’t stand for it, so I’m going to do something here which I didn’t think I would do. I am going to tell you two things.

1) The mystery man is Road Warrior Animal, and he has pledged allegiance at my side.

2) The same can be said for Rick Steiner, Jeff Jarrett, Jeff Jarrett, Lex Luger and Buff Bagwell.

Together, we are known as the Magnificent Seven. WCW can control individuals but they lack the ability, the confidence and the guts to attempt to control a group. A group cannot be controlled by WCW, especially one as dominant as The Magnificent Seven.

Why am I telling all you fat, outta shape internet geeks this first? So you have something to discuss with yourself tonight. Now switch on your sets, stop fantasising about that girl in your math class and grab yourself a beer.

Holla if ya hear me

“Big Poppa Pump” Scott Steiner

How this will affect WCW nobody knows, but with Gray already on rocky ground, what will happen next in this saga? We’ll keep you up to date with the latest news as we get it.

OOC: Okay so I messed up with that. Thanks for pointing it out Dragon but I won’t edit it to hide it, instead I’ll learn from the experience. Hope I did a decent job with the cover-up.

WCW MONDAY NITRO

Now, live on TNT we join WCW Monday Nitro, coming at you live on this New Year’s Day from the Arrowhead Pond in beautiful Anaheim, California! Your hosts for this evening are Tony “Blander Than Baked Chicken” Schiavone and Gary Michael “Midget Man” Cappetta!

- CRUISERWEIGHT CARNAGE TO KICK OFF 2001 -

Chavo Guerrero Jr. vs. Billy Kidman

World Championship Wrestling kicked off 2001 with some cruiserweight action as Chavo Guerrero Jr. defended his title against the high flying Filthy Animal Billy Kidman who had Konnan at ringside for the bout.

The two put on a half decent match with a good pace, but a couple of things let it down. First the crowd wasn’t really into it much which kept Chavo and Kidman from bringing their best, Kidman messed up a couple of spots, including slipping on the top rope looking for the Shooting Star Press, and the finish itself was poorly planned. Both men nailed big moves with highlights being Chavo with a Spike DDT off the top following Kidman’s slip, Chavo countering a hurricanrana into a Powerbomb off the top and Kidman with a Tornado DDT off the top rope to Chavo. Chavo tried to use a chair early on, he was stopped but the chair came back to play a vital part after Chavo got the victory with the Swinging DDT following getting his knees up on a second Shooting Star Press at 11.32. After the Spike DDT and the Powerbomb, both looking like they killed Kidman, a Swinging DDT doesn’t look as good. Konnan came in to congratulate Kidman on a well fought match, but Chavo nailed both men with the chair and then brought the chair down on their ankles. I didn’t know that Kidman and Konnan needed time off. Anyway Nitro went to commercial with Chavo smiling sadistically with the belt in one hand and the chair in the other.

A decent opener with good executions of Cruiserweight Movesets #1, #3 and #7 but there is so much disappointment with knowing this is the best match we’ll be seeing tonight but the crowd couldn’t give a shit about it. *½ for the match. Good work-rate but should have ended earlier. Well done, that’s the best rating you’ll see tonight.

(76/56/66)

Winner and still WCW Cruiserweight Champion: Chavo Guerrero Jr.

The WCW Cruiserweight title has gained in image.

COMMERCIAL BREAK

- ENTER THE FUNKIN’ CONSERVATORY -

We come back from the commercial break to find Terry Funk in the ring surrounded by some sort of cage, but it is see-through. Funk has a microphone in his right hand and the WCW Hardcore Title over his left shoulder.

Terry Funk: Ever since I won this WCW Hardcore Title I have been disrespected by the people in the back that think that this belt and the ideology behind it doesn’t mean *bleep*! Well look at this structure around me right now. This is the Funkin’ Conservatory. The place where I feel most at home. Now the deal here is very simple, and I hope that all those sons of bitches in the back understand when I say that I will fight anyone for this belt if it is inside this cage. If you want to take this belt from me all you have to do is walk the aisle and step into this ring, and if you can beat me for this belt, then I will shake your hand. Do I have any takers, or do I have to come back there and drag some son of a bitch down to this ring and kick their ass from pillar to post.

Funk waits in the ring for around 10 seconds before the music of Kwee-Wee hits and he comes charging out from behind the curtain to the ring with Paisley following closely behind.

(72)

- THE FUNK OF OLD RETURNS -

Terry Funk vs. Kwee-Wee

Well before we get to the match can I just say that there is no way that that glass cage could have been set up so quickly without the ring crew cutting some corners, even if it is just four huge panes of plastic-glass. Thank you.

Kwee-Wee = Lamb, Funkin’ Conservatory = Slaughterhouse. WCW was more than happy to follow the sacred tradition of lambs and slaughterhouses with this one. Kwee-Wee came into the cage confidently, only to immediately be thrown into the glass by Funk. What followed was a one-sided affair as Kwee-Wee was tossed all around the ring by Funk, who by the end was starting to resemble the Funk of old we all know and love. Funk didn’t make the rules very clear but once you enter the cage you can leave it again, which is what Funk did to get some weaponry. That is if a “STOP” sign, a piece of plywood and a cookie sheet can be construed as weaponry, but my God did the plywood make a sound when Funk nailed Kwee-Wee with it. Funk ended the match with a mercy killing after 4.36 with a DDT for the pinfall win. After the bell, Funk took a small pair of scissors from his tights and cut off a lock of Kwee-Wee’s hair before leaving. Looks like we’ll be getting a series of Funkin’ Conservatory matches then. Let’s all pray that the standard of opponents gets better too.

Well that match was a out and out suckfest. ¼* for the gimmick of the Funkin’ Conservatory.

(47, 58, 54)

Winner and still WCW Hardcore Champion: Terry Funk

The WCW Hardcore title has gained in image. Terry Funk is losing overness because of his weak gimmick.

COMMERCIAL BREAK

- COFFEE AND CAKE? –

We head backstage where the Magnificent Seven are hanging out in their huge - and I mean huge - dressing room. Scott Steiner is looking a little apprehensive about his match later tonight as he paces back and forth across the room. Sitting against the wall are Ric Flair, Rick Steiner and Road Warrior Animal, as Lex Luger and Buff Bagwell come out of an adjoining room ready for their match next. There are a few women in the room sitting on the laps of Flair, Steiner and Animal. Flair is feeding the tasty blonde on his knee grapes.

Lex Luger: How do we look?

Ric Flair: Like a million bucks. Champ will ya settle down and enjoy the action?

Steiner turns swiftly to face Flair and looks the “Nature Boy” right in the eye.

Scott Steiner: Settle down? How the hell am I supposed to settle down? Have you forgotten? Later tonight I wrestle Sid for my WCW World Heavyweight Title. That big ape Sid could take this belt from me tonight.

Luger calmly approaches Steiner and places a hand on his chest.

Lex Luger: Look champ, tonight me and Buff are gonna win the Tag Titles, and you’re gonna keep your World Title, then the Magnificent Seven will have even more gold.

Ric Flair: That’s right baby! Woooooo!

Scott Steiner: Will you shut up! You all better have my back tonight, I swear to God!

Ric Flair: Relax champ, the Magnificent Seven are all for one and one for all. We’ll make sure that that WCW World Title stays where it belongs, around your waist. Now sit down and enjoy the party. Woooooo…..

Scott Steiner: No thanks. I’ll stand…

Ric Flair: Your choice champ, have another grape there, you enjoyin’ your time with the “Nature Boy”, wooooo!

Lex Luger: Let’s go Buff….

Ric Flair: Good luck!

Lex Luger: We don’t need luck.

Luger and Bagwell leave the room as Nitro heads to a commercial for WCW Rockin’ & Ragin’ Action Figures.

(89)

- TAG TEAM TURMOIL -

The Insiders vs. Totally Buff vs. KroniK

We move on tonight with the WCW Tag Team Championships on the line as The InSiders defend their titles against Totally Buff and KroniK. Word is that the new guy with the book in WCW wants to build up a strong tag team division and has sent scouts all around the country and abroad to find the best young tag teams to send to his old stomping grounds Northern Pro Wrestling which recently became the new WCW development territory. How much this will cost is anyone’s guess, hope he knows what he’s doing.

The match was your usual slugfest with lots of brawling outside the ring, lots of near falls and referee Mark Johnson losing control of the match a number of times. Of the three teams it was KroniK that looked the strongest with The InSiders a close second. Totally Buff were lagging somewhat in this match, perhaps having been tired after being with the women in the Magnificent Seven locker room earlier. All three teams had chances to win the match with a DDP Diamond Cutter to Bagwell and KroniK hitting Luger with a double Spinebuster some of the highlights. But as usual with a Kevin Nash match, we had the fucked up spots as well, and boy did he go all out here. First came a big kick which missed by a good yard, a poorly sold chop-block to the knee followed (You’d think that would be the one thing he wouldn’t need to try to sell! ) then he couldn’t catch Bagwell after the Buff one had made a rare trip to the top rope for a Cross Body, instead dropping Bagwell right through his hands and Bagwell landed hard on his side. For some unknown reason though the crowd though were still appreciative of what they were seeing and responded well to the match. The end of the match was very sloppy. With KroniK laying a beating to Luger in the aisle, Nash and DDP were the legal men. They beat down Bagwell to the point of exhaustion before they manhandled him to the apron, DDP tagged in Bagwell and Nash nailed the Jacknife for the victory at 8.28. The InSiders retain their WCW Tag Team Championships. But the sooner those new teams can be found and brought onto WCW TV the better it will be.

Well not as bad as I expected it to be and the crowd’s enthusiasm saved the match slightly as you felt guilty not joining in with the chants of “In-Si-Ders!” *clap clap clap* “In-Si-Ders!” *clap clap clap*. Congratulations gentlemen, from me you get *.

(52, 78, 70)

Winners and still WCW Tag Team Champions: The InSiders

The WCW Tag Team titles have gained in image.

COMMERCIAL BREAK

- RIDING IN STYLE -

The camera cuts to the parking lot as a taxi makes its way to the Arena Entrance of the Arrowhead Pond. The taxi pulls up and tonight’s challenger for the World Title, Sid steps out. Gene Okerlund approaches. I want to change the channel.

Gene Okerlund: Sid! Sid! A quick word with you if we may. Tonight you face Scott Steiner for the WCW World Title, now we don’t know if you heard but Steiner is a little nervous about facing you.

Sid: Nervous? He should be nervous Gene Okerlund. That WCW World Title which he covets so much is under threat from me, from Sid. Tonight I intend to take that WCW World Heavyweight Title from Scott Steiner.

Gene Okerlund: But what about the Magnificent Seven? Surely their influence will be a factor? You can’t expect them to sit still while you take the title from Scott Steiner?!

Sid: I say let them come Gene Okerlund. Let them all come, Rick Steiner, Animal, Buff Bagwell, Lex Luger, Ric Flair, hell bring anyone you want, even that cheap lady of the night Midajah! Tonight, nothing, and I mean nothing, will change the fact that I will leave Anaheim, California the WCW World Champion.

Sid leaves Okerlund standing in the cold as he heads through the arena entrance into the backstage area. Gene Okerlund turns to the camera.

Gene Okerlund: Tonight, Sid, is a very focused man! Back to Tony and Gary in the arena!

I hate Gene Okerlund. He’s like that one piece of dog shit you can’t scrape off from the sole of your shoe and you just have to hope will go away of its own accord.

(81)

- REPRESENTING THESE UNITED STATES……. -

General Rection vs. Reno

And the shits just keep on coming as the man named after a sexually aroused phallus General Rection defends the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship against the Natural Born Thriller’s Reno. The WCW US Title has a legacy and the longer that the title is kept on Rection the more WCW shits on that legacy, but Reno is not the man needed to take the title, so let us all pray that Rection keeps the belt, at least for a few more days.

The match itself was a disgrace. Rection had been booked to look strong here, bursting out the blocks from the start with some very strong offence including a vicious Powerslam and a big back-breaker. But Reno had other ideas for the match, popped right up from a piledriver and nailed a clothesline to Rection. This led to a humorous few minutes with Rection throwing everything at Reno without any results and the champion visibly getting more and more angry in the process. Although this did lead to the matches one saving grace as Rection abandoned all care in the world instead opting to BEAT THE LIVING HELL OUT OF RENO! But Reno couldn’t even sell this properly, instead egging Rection on to hit him harder. This led to Rection cracking Reno round the jaw with a right hook, a solid kick to the stomach and knocking Reno silly with a Powerbomb. But yet Reno decided to kick out of it, leading to the next fall getting a fast count from the official to try to end it. Eventually Rection was allowed to end the match with a 180° Rock Bottom and the No Laughing Matter moonsault for the pin, although Reno was up and about very quickly after the bell had sounded.

The fourth title match of the night and while not the worst, by far from even challenging for the best. With Reno no selling expect him to be taken off TV for a while and with the WCW US Title on Rection the title will just lose prestige every time he steps into the ring wearing it. Still for Rection stiffing Reno to hell and back this match earns a ½* rating.

(52, 58, 56)

Winner and still WCW United States Champion: General Rection

Reno didn't really sell very much, which hurt the match rating. The WCW United States title has lost image.

- IS STEINER STRESSED? –

We join everyone’s favourite interviewer, “Mean” Gene Okerlund backstage and he has been joined by the WCW World Champion Scott Steiner, who keeps running his hands over his head and down the back of his neck.

Gene Okerlund: I am here with the WCW World Heavyweight Champion, “Big Poppa Pump” Scott Steiner. Earlier tonight we heard from the challenger for the World Title, Sid, and he seemed to think and I know the fans here in Anaheim and the fans at home know that you are nervous and apprehensive about this match.

Scott Steiner: Nervous? You think I’m nervous Gene Okerlund? Somewhere in that tiny head of yours, your even tinier brain has deduced that I, “Big Poppa Pump” Scott Steiner am afraid of Sid. I’m the genetic freak, I’m the Big Bad Booty Daddy! I am the WCW World Heavyweight Champion, and Sid can talk a big game all he wants. What matters most is what he does in the ring. You know it, I know it, the fans know it, and Sid himself knows that he isn’t good enough to take this title from me! Bottom line “Mean” Gene, by the time this night is over, “Big Poppa Pump” Scott Steiner will have claimed another scalp and silenced another challenger like so many who have come before him, Sid will be beaten. Now get the hell out of my face!

Okerlund turns to face the camera, the microphone pressing against his lips. He is running his left hand over his head, probably seeing just how tiny it is.

Gene Okerlund: It’s Scott Steiner and Sid for the World Heavyweight Championship, next here on Nitro!

(96)

COMMERCIAL BREAK

- IT’S ENOUGH TO MAKE YOU CHANGE CHANNELS -

“Big Poppa Pump” Scott Steiner vs. Sid

Well here it is, the big one folks. The most prestigious championship in the world, two intense gladiators about to lock horns for the greatest prize in the industry. No matter how much you try to spin this match, the end reaction will be the same. “Scott Steiner versus Sid? NO THANKS!”

I know as this is the main event I should take the most time and effort over this and define the finer points of the match in detail but I really can’t because there were no fine points in this match. Everything that could go wrong in this match did go wrong and so the two men resorted to the only thing they knew how to do and the only thing they were physically able to do. REST-HOLDS! Yes everyone can rejoice as we were treated to a rest-hold master class with rear chin-locks, arm-bars, face-locks, bearhugs and more exploited to the fullest of their potential, with the occasional belly-to-belly suplex or big boot to the face thrown in for a little variety. At the end of the match the official “Rest-hold counter” stood at 13 for the 10 minutes they were in the ring. With Steiner’s 3 belly-to-belly suplexes and Sid’s 2 big boots also adding to the Suckability factor for the match. As if all this wasn’t bad enough, Sid no-sold most of Steiner’s offence, but unlike General Rection from earlier Steiner was in no position to stiff Sid as he wasn’t physically able to. It is an embarrassment to the company when your World Champion is so immobile than they are exhausted after only a few minutes of slow paced, basic wrestling. Still the match was on the verge of rescuing a quarter star rating till the finish. Midajah was supposed to cleverly slide the title belt into the ring then argue with the referee. The only problem was that Midajah had forgotten to get rid of the belt before arguing with referee Nick Patrick. This led to a cringe-worthy moment as Midajah THREW the belt to Steiner IN FULL VIEW OF THE REFEREE! Patrick and Steiner got into a tug-of-war and Steiner let go, sending Patrick flying across the ring. Using the distraction and with Nick Patrick handing the belt to the timekeeper Steiner was able to nail a low-blow and a Fallaway Slam for the 1-2-3. After the match Steiner nails Sid with the title belt just for the fun involved.

Congratulations World Championship Wrestling, the World Title match, the main event, the match meant to draw in viewers gets the only DUD of the night. Congratulations to you all! May you sleep well tonight, safe in the knowledge of a job well done.

(40, 84, 70)

Winner and still WCW World Heavyweight Champion: “Big Poppa Pump” Scott Steiner

Sid didn't really sell very much, which hurt the match rating. The WCW World title has lost image.

COMMERCIAL BREAK

- STEINER’S GOT A PROBLEM….. –

Nitro comes back from a commercial with Steiner still in the ring. He demands a microphone as Sid is assisted out of the ring by Nick Patrick.

Scott Steiner: All you goddamn Californian jackoffs need to shut your goddamn mouths and do what you are told to do, and I am telling you to shut up! World Championship Wrestling has failed. They’ve failed you, they’ve failed me, they’ve failed the Magnificent Seven, but most importantly of all, they’ve failed themselves. They’ve failed to find me any challenger who is worth my time. Any man who is worth me getting up in the mornings and dragging myself in, to some arena filled with idiotic assholes who don’t appreciate me. People like this man right here.

Steiner points up the aisle where Sid is hobbling to the back with the help of Nick Patrick.

They try their hardest, but they fail in the end. They don’t put up a fight. No one in this organisation has the balls to face me one on one and win. No one in this company can take this belt from me, because I am too good. I have begged many, many times, for WCW to find me a credible opponent, but they don’t listen to me! They don’t listen to their own World Champion. What makes you think they’ll listen to you, if they won’t listen to me. It is very simple. I am a fighting champion, so WCW………………..give me someone to fight!

As Steiner finishes his last sentence the words “The Living Legend” come across the arena PA System and Larry Zbysko makes his way out onto the stage. He soaks up the mild applause of the 4,000 fans in attendance before heading down the aisle to the ring.

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- JUST WHAT WE NEED, ANOTHER AUTHORITY FIGURE! –

Zbysko is cautious about entering the ring but eventually does after assurance from Steiner that he won’t beat him up. Zbysko asks for a microphone and is handed one by the nearest ring technician. Zbysko taps it twice to make sure it is working, before beginning to speak.

Larry Zbysko: Scott Steiner, I and all these fans here, would appreciate it if for just one second, you would take your own advice and shut up. Let someone else do the talking for a change!

Scott Steiner: Who the hell do you think you are Zbysko? Why the hell are you even out here? You’re a bit old to want this title, and last I checked, you’d retired, so take your tired, old, wrinkled ass back through that curtain and let me get on with what I was doing.

Larry Zbysko: That’s really no way to talk to me Steiner. I mean you don’t want to fall into my bad books.

Scott Steiner: “Your bad books”? I don’t want to fall into your bad books. Listen to me Zbysko, I don’t care whether I am in your good graces or your “bad books”. Now get the hell out of my ring before I personally kick you off the premises.

Larry Zbysko: You don’t want me as an enemy Steiner, after all, I have just been made the new President of WCW! Which means I own you Steiner! I control you Steiner, you answer……………..to me!

Scott Steiner: I don’t answer to anyone. I am my own man, and having your OAP ass on my case isn’t going to be a problem. I’ll tell ya what Zbysko! How about you turn round, head backstage, leave this whole mess you are going to create for yourself, and I will pay for you to move to the retirement home of your choice?

Larry Zbysko: That’s……that’s a very generous offer Scott, but I have to refuse. You say you want a challenger. A credible challenger? Well I have the power to find you one now Steiner, and I will find you one. I have an idea which will shake World Championship Wrestling to its very core, and when all is said and done Scott, a new #1 Contender to that belt will have been crowned, and it will be a challenger who has earned their shot, but that’s all the information you need for now. Get ready Scott, because I - Larry Zbysko, the new President of WCW – plan to make your life as WCW World Champion a living hell!

WCW Nitro goes off the air with a staredown between a smirking Larry Zbysko and an angry Scott Steiner and with Tony Schiavone shouting “OH MY!” over and over again.

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*END OF BROADCAST*

Overall Show Rating: 73%

Attendance: 4,050

You're all wrong, it'll be Sideshow Mel.

WCW MONDAY NITRO PREVIEW

It’s a new year and a new millennium and World Championship Wrestling is going to kick it off in a big way with all WCW Championships on the line! In our main event “Big Poppa Pump” Scott Steiner will go one on one, mano-a-mano with the big man Sid for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship!

In other matches the WCW United States Champion General Rection will defend his title against none other than the Natural Born Thriller’s Reno! You won’t want to miss that one.

As well as that match The InSiders will defend their WCW World Tag Team Championships in a three way match, with Nash and Page having to put the gold on the line against KroniK and Totally Buff, what a match this one will be!

Also Chavo Guerrero Jr. will put his belt on the line against Billy Kidman and Terry Funk will defend the WCW Hardcore Title in a special Funkin’ Conservatory match! A glass cage will surround the ring and any competitor willing to enter the Funkin’ Conservatory will get a shot at the champion!

Join Tony Schiavone and Gary Michael Cappetta tonight at 8pm EST/7pm Central!

Here is a question for you all. If Michelle is evicted tomorrow, will she be cheered (by all the teenage girls who believe that she and Stu are made for each other) or will she be booed by all the wise people?

GRAY SCRAPS ALL STORYLINES!

“To hell with continuity!” says new man at the helm!

Taken from http://www.1wrestling.com

December 30th 2000

In a dramatic turn of events new Head of WCW, Andrew Gray has “done a Russo” and made his intentions clear to scrap all the current storylines, but he hasn’t even officially started in his position as Head Booker.

This has prompted a wave of shock and disbelief through the locker room. All WCW workers are now unsure about their futures, with even those with Creative Control in their contracts worried that they may now not mean a thing.

Earlier today, this message appeared on http://www.wcw.com

WCW TO EXPERIENCE A REBIRTH

With a new year in any company comes a new outlook on life. We here in World Championship Wrestling are no different and so all here in WCW are starting again with New Year Resolutions, and as such, WCW’s head honchos have promised to make 2001 the best year in WCW’s history! And to achieve this they have decided to start over!  Which means we have no WCW President, no Commissioner, no #1 contenders and no idea what will happen on January 1st, for WCW Nitro!

Anyone else think they should have added in “no hope of survival” as well?

Anyway, it isn’t possible to predict what this will mean for WCW, but Andrew Gray is looking to make an impact. We’ll have more on this story if we get any new information.

That fucking ruled!

Opening credits roll to an overture of wrestling themes, beginning with “Alzo Spracht Zarathustra”, Ric Flair’s entrance music, before it fades into “Pomp & Circumstance” (Randy Savage) and then into “Exodus” (Curt Hennig) before fading into the “Carmina Burana”. Throughout the beginning we are shown gentle images of wrestlers making their way to the ring, with a lingering shot of Ric Flair at Starrcade 83, before the rapid part of the “Carmina Burana” kicks in and we start to see clips of wrestling, with bumps aplenty, before fading into a studio setting. Cameras scan the audience before resting on a man sitting in a plain chair on a small black stage. Opposite him is another chair with a small coffee table in between.

Steven Anthony: Hello and welcome to another edition of “Inside the Wrestling Arena” with me, Steven Anthony. The show where we bring the best names in wrestling into the studio and let them open up and talk freely. Now tonight ladies and gentlemen, I am extremely, extremely privileged to have alongside me, a man I first met many, many years ago, in a fleeting conversation that he no doubt forgot as soon as it was over. Since then he has gone on to become one of the biggest names in wrestling, and he’s still only 30. Ladies and gentlemen, will you please join me, in welcoming Andrew Gray to the studio.

The small studio audience begins clapping as Andrew Gray comes through a door to stage right and climbs onto the stage. The two men shake hands and sit down. Gray takes a sip of water before they begin.

Steven Anthony: Andrew Gray everybody! Well first off it is an absolute pleasure to have you here.

Andrew Gray: Thanks, it’s nice to be here.

Steven Anthony: I can’t believe we actually have you on the sofa today.

Andrew Gray: Thanks and can I say just before we begin, that I do remember our chat years and years ago when we first met. If I remember rightly, your words to me were “Any spare change?” and I told you to sod off and get a job.

Steven Anthony: Haha…………that actually is the truth…..

Andrew Gray: Ha ha!

Steven Anthony: I needed some change to call my wife okay!

Andrew Gray: Okay, okay.

Andrew makes the ‘Glug Glug’ gesture with hands, and the audience laughs.

Steven Anthony: Stop that!

Andrew Gray: Alright…..

Steven Anthony: Let’s get started. I have a feeling this is going to be a hard interview.

Andrew Gray: Nonsense, I’ll be very cordial.

Steven Anthony: I hope so, but lets go right back to the beginning. Tell us about it.

Andrew Gray: Well I was conceived on a warm May evening and…

Steven Anthony: No, no, no! The beginning of your involvement with wrestling.

Andrew Gray: Oh right, that’s a shame, I had a great story about my birth too.

Steven Anthony: Maybe another time, for now let’s stick to wrestling.

Andrew Gray: It’s your show.

Steven Anthony: How did you get started in the business?

Andrew Gray: A very good question. I got started in the business when I was 19. I was at a Butlin’s holiday camp in Scarborough, working as a Redcoat and there was wrestling there. I liked wrestling and watched it on ITV all the time, but I didn’t know how you went about being a wrestler. Thankfully I bumped into Drew McDonald and he noticed the Glasgow accent and we got to talking. He’d just turned professional himself and so I asked him politely how he got started in wrestling, and he said you needed someone to train you. So I just asked him if he’d train me. Thankfully he said yes and we went from there.

Steven Anthony: So what did you do then? Were there long car journeys in store for you?

Andrew Gray: Not exactly, this was about 1990. Every weekend the wrestling would come back to the camp so I’d always make sure I was working in the entertainment complex so I could watch. After that first day and everyone had gone, Drew came back out into the ring and shouted at me to get in. I did and he pushed me back, I fell and he said “Right, let’s work on your bumping” and that’s how I got started.

Steven Anthony: And after the holiday camp closed after summer what happened?

Andrew Gray: Well after that I would head across Glasgow every night to his house where we’d train. He had a garage and a wrestling ring in there, which ran along three of the walls. He’d show me holds and teach me different things each night. Then every Sunday there would be a test.

Steven Anthony: What kind of test?

Andrew Gray: Well we’d have worked on submission wrestling during the week so he’d lock in a figure four and then tell me to get out of it. He’d keep me in the hold till I found a way out of it. The first time he did that he held me in the figure four for about 25 minutes because I couldn’t find a way out. Then he told me just to roll over. I didn’t know why I had forgotten that was how to reverse the figure four, but I did. I thanked Drew, rolled over and the pain just drifted out of me, then I heard Drew screaming in pain.

Steven Anthony: Screaming?

Andrew Gray: Because I’d reversed the hold he was now feeling it, and he hadn’t realised just how hard he had it locked in on me. The next week we worked on bumping again, it was the only thing my legs could take.

Steven turns the page of his book in front of him and takes a sip of his coffee before asking the next question……

Steven Anthony: So, when was your debut?

Andrew Gray: Well I had two debuts. My in-ring debut was back at Butlin’s in Scarborough in 1991. I was working as one of the Redcoat Announce Team and I said something about one of the guys, I think it was Stevie Knight. Anyway he knew I was trained so ad-libbed an ass kicking. He dragged me into the ring and then hit me with a bodyslam. I fought back with some punches, ducked a clothesline and hit him with a flying cross body. The referee actually counted the pin and I got the three. The next week it was signed, Stevie Knight vs. “The Ragin’ Redcoat” Andrew Gray. That was my ‘official’ professional debut. I won, seeing as I was the Redcoat I was the hometown boy. From there I took more bookings through 1991 and 1992, then moved to America in ’93.

Steven Anthony: Then things really took off for you?

Andrew Gray: For the first couple of months yeah. I worked a little bit of everything and I worked everywhere. One day I’d be on Worldwide losing to Paul Roma, the next I’d head to RAW and lose a dark match to Damien Demento. I just took every booking I could get.

Steven Anthony: And then things went wrong in a match with Vader?

Andrew Gray: Yeah it was a dark match before a Clash of the Champions. Harley Race came out with Vader and said he needed a warm-up and to send some guys from the back. Me and four others came out to be lambs heading to the slaughterhouse. I got my ass kicked and he went for the Vader Bomb but misjudged it and landed on my legs. I couldn’t walk the next day and was told I would never wrestle again.

Steven Anthony: Was it all Vader’s fault?

Andrew Gray: Actually hardly any blame can be put on Vader. I have had something wrong with my knees ever since I was twelve. I suffered from Osgood-Schlatter Disease which weakens the tendons and ligaments in the knee. Using the figure four as a finisher for three years had taken its toll on my knees. If anything I should thank Vader. I can still walk. If he hadn’t messed up that Vader Bomb, I would have continued wrestling and would be in a wheelchair right now.

There is a small, collective gasp from the audience at this and Andrew smiles before Steven continues.

Steven Anthony: After you had to retire you went back to the UK?

Andrew Gray: Yeah I went back and talked with Drew McDonald. He got me a job backstage with the touring promotion that went through the holiday parks and I learned a lot from that job. Then it was about mid-1994 when I realised I couldn’t work with a touring promotion with no long term goals, no angles, no programs. Nothing to make it stand out. So I headed back across the Atlantic.

Steven Anthony: Where was your first port of call after you returned to the States?

Andrew Gray: Well I headed to the WWF and WCW first. WWF turned me down but WCW gave me a job in the front office in Atlanta, and I kept that for 6 months before I was contacted again by Drew McDonald. He was coming over to the States and was taking bookings with a guy called Nathan Stevenson, who ran what was then known as Northern Pro Wrestling out of Montana and it was really failing badly. He said I should come up and see him. I did, Drew introduced me to Nathan and Nathan said he was looking for guys to help him out. He’d somehow managed to secure a local TV deal and needed some new staff that would work for little money. He said I’d work as part of creative, so I handed in my 3 months notice with WCW then headed north.

Steven Anthony: Now we’ve reached early 1995 and Northern Pro Wrestling. What followed was an excellent year and a half for you as you are promoted and given total control of NPW creative and turn the sinking ship around into a money making machine. You gain a reputation around the independents as a man who can save a sinking ship. With this in mind, you leave Northern Pro Wrestling behind and head south to Denver Championship Wrestling in Colorado. Within 3 months you’ve turned this flailing independent around and left your mark on young workers there, who manage to keep the promotion afloat.

Andrew Gray: Yeah…

Steven Anthony: This doesn’t go un-noticed by the “Big Two” who both offer you positions, but you turn them down. Why?

Andrew takes a drink of water before answering……..

Andrew Gray: I just was having fun on the independents, I was making enough money, meeting nice people and having fun. I didn’t want the stresses that came with the Monday Night Wars at that point in my life.

Steven Anthony: We’ll skip on now to the beginning of 1998. By now you’ve helped another two independents to survive and they’re making a profit. Then something happens, tell us about it if you can.

Andrew Gray: Well Steven, one of my best friends who I’d met back working at Butlin’s had come over and wanted to be a wrestler. He got trained and got booked certain places although I refused to book him where I was because I didn’t think it was a good idea. Then I got a phone call on New Year’s Day 1998. He’d been found dead in an alleyway, with a small piece of paper in his wallet saying “if I die, phone this number” and it was my phone number. I felt responsible. The coroner said he’d had the habit for at least 18 months and I felt that if I had booked him where I was working then I’d have realised the signs. But he was always on the other side of the country. So I never saw him and he always seemed fine on the phone.

Steven Anthony: And you just slipped from there?

Andrew Gray: Yeah, I did. I started drinking to excess. I attacked guys who were my colleagues at work, and tried to drown one guy in the bath. I went crazy and into a depression. I was blackballed in the industry and that only made me worse. I ended up in an “observation ward”, which is just a nice way to say I was officially insane and was being locked up.

Steven Anthony: While you were there you kept writing, kept in contact with Drew McDonald and had a book published under a pseudonym?

Andrew Gray: Yeah it never did very well but it was called “Choking On A Custard Cream” and was a collection of dramatic monologues. The pseudonym was “A.D Gray”. Not much of a pseudonym, but a pseudonym at least.

Steven Anthony: And then only two months ago, in October 2000 you were released?

Andrew Gray: Yeah, writing the monologues had allowed me a chance to get all my emotions down on paper. Everything from hate to self-loathing. After that I was clinically cleared and released back to the world.

Steven Anthony: Well we have to go to a commercial break right now. When we come back we’ll go more in-depth with your career and your opinions on certain people.

Andrew Gray: Yeah sure.

Steven Anthony: Join us after the break……

Andrew turned off the VCR, the TV tuned to Monday Night RAW on Sky Sports, and looked around his small apartment one last time. It was December 29th. He looked at the knee brace on his right leg and winced as he touched it slightly. Tomorrow he flew to Atlanta to begin a new job. Ted Turner had taken the gamble of his life employing a known alcoholic and ex-certifiably insane man. But Gray had a reputation and right now, Turner needed all the help he could get. The so called “Saviour” had a new mission. To save World Championship Wrestling………

And I thank you for the feedback, but if you have no ideas as to how to improve it, then please keep your trap closed.

Thanks.

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There were 2 ideas there:

1) Don't bump the diary asking for feedback. Writing this for others affection won't work here.

2) Use less colour.

Also read the rules. There is one against the "If you don't like it, don't comment" stance you just made.

Just about to challenge the Elite Four for the first time with this squad:

Blaziken: Lvl 46

Hariyama: Lvl 50

Marowak: Lvl 52

Rhydon: Lvl 50

Kyogre: Lvl 47

Donphan: Lvl 50

How do I reach Lavaridge Town? :S Do I need a certain type of pokémon to push that boulder aside?

and btw, how long does it take to for two pokémon to breed? I was thinking of putting Rattata (Female) and Raticate (Male) in the Daycare Center, and I wanted to know how long it'd take to make an egg.

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Take the cable car up to Mt. Chimney. Battle Team Aqua, retreive the Meteorite then you can head down to Lavaridge.

But I can't find my Tropius. I caught one, and I had it in my team but I don't know where I've put it. I can't find it in my boxes on the pc and it isn't in daycare, and it isn't in my team.

Yeah, I'm in the process at the moment of training a Lvl 5 Magikarp up to Lvl 30 so it'll evolve and can use Surf. Anyone know any Pokemon that can surf I can find just by walking around?

I read in ONM that Gamespy also provides the software on its servers to connect with a GameCube to the internet to play games. Give it a few months and Nintendo will realise they need to work towards internet gaming instead of this connectivity shite.

Santa With Muscles, Gigli or the leprechaun one with Jennifer Aniston.

“……..God save…..the Queen!”

Ah, brilliant. The way it builds to that crescendo really fills you with pride. So what if it is coming out of speakers which would have looked out of place in the 1970’s, the fact is I am a free man, out of the horrid atmosphere of the WWE and into a laid back, respected position in the American Pro Wrestling Alliance. Or so I thought.

I pulled into the high school car park already worried. Eric Bischoff couldn’t get better than a high school? Herb Abrams got the MGM Grand Arena! Who cared if there were only 200 people in it, he still had a 22,000 seat arena, and we get a high school gym? Still, it’s a pay day I suppose. Getting out my car I saw New Jack entering the front entrance. I was surprised he getting a lift from a police car, but I smiled to myself knowing it would only be a matter of time before he was arrested. New Jack isn’t a wrestler, he’s a thug. A torag. A scallie. A ned. A chav. Call it what you like. Of course he calls himself a “gangsta” Oh, I’m real scared. Al Capone, Baby Face Nelson, John Dillinger. They were gangsters yes, but they were sophisticated. Well read, well spoken. They were cultured. This New Jack, he’s none of those. Every second word with him is a curse word, vile, vulgar man.

I decided to give it a couple of minutes, let New Jack go off and lock himself in a toilet cubicle, to snort a line of cocaine before I made my entrance, and who should be there waiting for me but Eric Bischoff himself. He looked nervous, as if he was about to tell me I was fired. Now with hindsight, that would have been better.

“Hi William” he said. “How’s it goin’?”

“Fine” I said, “Very well, and yourself?”

“Oh I’m good, listen I wanted to talk to you.”

“What about?”

“Your match tonight.”

“Okay then.”

“Well, listen, have you seen the card yet?”

“All I know is we’ve got Test and Randy as the main event.”

That in itself was laughable. Test vs. Randy Orton as the main event. Some untalented hick and a bummer in the main event! This was what was meant to bring people into this dump of a gym.

“Yeah well, we planned a tag match but we’re splitting it into a triple threat tag now because of……..I dunno some lovers tiff between Shannon and Shane. You’re teaming with John Cena as his mystery partner.”

I didn’t see why he looked so nervous. I liked Cena. Granted he wasn’t the type of person I would look for in a friend, but he was a rare breed nowadays. Someone who respects the business and will do anything for it. That level of respect died with Hogan, Warrior and Goldberg. It’s nice to see it surfacing again.

“That’s wonderful” I said. “Cena is an excellent prospect. You did well to get him on board here.”

“Yeah, well listen. We wanted to team the two of you together but it requires a gimmick change.”

Now the alarm bells were ringing.

“How much of a gimmick change?”

“Well, how does the name “Gangsta” Willie Regal grab you?”

Like a pair of pliers pulling at my testicles.

“Sounds…………..sounds……well it sounds………great.”

A fucking “Gangsta” ? What could possibly convince this man that I would: [a] Want to be a “gangsta” and (b] Be able to pull it off. I bit my lip though and reminded myself that this is a payday, even if it won’t be much of one.

“Well John will go over the….you know, words and hand gestures you need to learn.”

“Okay, oh and Eric?”

“Yes.”

“Who am I wrestling against tonight?”

“Shannon Moore & Lenny Lane in one team and Shane Helms…………..”

Good….

“……and New Jack in the other team.”

New Jack? New Jack? I have to step into the ring with that thug? I have to step into the ring with that thug. This is looking promising.

“So what do you think Willie?”

“I love it Eric, I love it.” If only to prove to that torag that this is a sport, and he doesn’t belong here.

“I knew you’d like it. Well I’ll see you later.”

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After much searching I found John in the cafeteria, getting a drink from the vending machine.

“Hey William, I guess you heard about tonight huh?”

“Oh no, no, no…….Oh you mean this bloody asinine gimmick I’ve been given, then yes I have.”

“Yeah I’m not too crazy about it either. Not that I’m not happy to be teaming with you, seriously I’m honoured and all, I just don’t like how it came about. Plus Jack will be pissed.”

“Ah yes, the infamous murdering bastard. But lets move on. The match itself, how do you see it going?”

“Well, New Jack is supposed to beat us up for a while, then we get a comeback before he comes back and wins. But hey, it’s Jack. That means weapons and the possibility of death.”

“Bloody thug.”

“Don’t let him hear you say that.”

“Listen to me here John. I have faced tougher men than him. Back on Blackpool Pier I’d face men about twice his size, twice his strength because I wanted to. And I would win. If Jack wants to, I’d take him any day, any place. I would rip his arm out his socket before he could even say ‘I’ll blast you!’

“Where did you hear that?”

“Oh some comedian.”

“Come on, I’ll show you what you need to know…………..”

John was helpful, very helpful. As we talked we laughed and as we laughed we got to know each other better. With me now as “Gangsta” Willie Regal, we’ll be spending a lot of time together. What was that line from “Casablanca”? Ah yes.

“This will be the start of a beautiful friendship………..”

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And then we get to the match itself. As it turns out, Shane and that bastard are to win, and they’re to look dominant. I tried to talk Eric round before hand, saying that the more offence that thug has the more likely he is of killing someone. Eric told me I was being silly and said we’d have a good match. So we go out there, and within a minute I can’t breathe. Why you ask? Only because that criminal stabbed me in the throat with a guitar neck. And then as if that wasn’t enough, he brings out a fucking staple gun. I didn’t agree to this! I was not told anything about a bloody staple gun. But there was some redemption, a shovel, and New Jack’s skull. When it came time to hit him, I just smiled. For the first time in this entire match I was on the offensive and by God was I going to enjoy it. Before tonight I had always regarded the safety of my opponent as paramount, but with New Jack, I took an exception and hit him as hard as I bloody well could! Not that he didn’t get his own back with that golf club at the end mind you. The biggest insult was that I was the one pinned.

Right after we’d finished the show I found Eric backstage. I’d had the staple pulled out and ice put on the swelling but I was still a little dazed.

“Eric!”

“Yeah William. Great match out there by the way”

“Yes indeed, um…………I was…….oh I’ve forgotten it now.”

“Probably being hit with that gold club.”

“No, no, erm…….Ah got it!”

“Spit it out man”

“I was wondering if I could possibly have a match one on one with New Jack soon. I think we could play off that match there. The staple gun, “STOP” sign and what not.”

“Maybe, I’ll think about it. Here’s your pay for the night.”

He handed me an envelope marked “WR” and left. $200 for the night. $200 for having a staple put in my head and getting a concussion from New Jack. Thank goodness for health insurance. But for now, I wanted pie. I wonder if there’s a Denny’s in Kearny………………..

From his WWF 1996 Diary:

For the record I've decided to end WCW '97 since I wasn't having fun with it.

Says the guy who got whupped by 100 points only to leave under the pretense of 'getting lunch' when theres only two tiles till I win.

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Whatever, I'm still 2-1 for the series and I was fucking hungry alright.

Please Kaneanite, i beat you last night. Now anyone want a game, my sn is adgray_2k2.

Mario Kart

'nuff said.

The SNES is the best console ever!

I'm using Microsoft Word Spell Checker

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It's not working properly.

Bye bye Becki, Becki bye bye!

Matchbox Twenty - Yourself or Someone Like You.

Brilliant album

Very good Velocity Essa. Really liked the Bradshaw comments myself, and Paul London running into the lockers was classic. Would love it if this led to some slapstick moments. Maybe involving a giant mallet of some sort.

One gripe is Mark Henry, I don't like the man at all, so to see him wrestling, winning and getting promo time is quite annoying. Still you've captured his style of talking well and as long as he keeps to crushing Spike Dudley and Nunzio and away from ANY title I'll be relatively happy. Just keep him away from Funaki in future, because I love Funaki and wish someone would give him the push he deserves. *Hint Hint*

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Triple H vs Goldberg ©

Winner: Goldberg

Title Change?: No

Win Via? (DQ, Pin, Submit): DQ

Team Austin - Rob Van Dam, Booker T, Road Warrior Animal, Bubba Ray Dudley & Trish Stratus vs Chris Jericho, Christian, Test, Scott Steiner & Victoria

Winning Team: Team Bischoff

First Elimination: Road Warrior Animal

Who Made First Elimination: Scott Steiner

Second Elimination: Scott Steiner

Who Made Second Elimination: Rob Van Dam

Third Elimination: Victoria

Who Made Third Elimination: Trish Stratus

Fourth Elimination: Bubba Ray Dudley

Who Eliminated Fourth Person: Test

Fifth Elimination: Trish Stratus

Who Eliminated Fifth Person: Chris Jericho

Sixth Elimination: Christian

Who Eliminated Sixth Person: Booker T

Seventh Elimination: Booker T

Who Eliminated Seventh Person: Test

Eight Elimination: Test

Who Eliminated Eighth Person: Rob Van Dam

Ninth Elimination: Rob Van Dam

Who Survived: Chris Jericho

Kane vs Shane - AMBULANCE MATCH

Winner: Kane

Lita vs Molly © - No Disqualification Match

Winner: Molly

Title Change?: No

Win Via?: Pin

Shawn Michaels, Maven, Garrison Cade & Mark Jindrak vs Ric Flair, Batista, Randy Orton and Christopher Nowinski

Winning Team: Evolution & Nowinski

Surviving Members: Flair & Nowinski

Order of Elimination: Cade, Batista, Jindrak, Maven, Orton, Michaels

Brock, Big Show, Cena, Morgan, and Jones vs Angle, Benoit, APA, Miller

Winning Team: Team Angle

Surviving Member: Chris Benoit

Order of Elimination: Bradshaw, Faarooq, Morgan, Jones, Miller, Show, Angle, Cena, Lesnar

Vince vs Undertaker BURIED ALIVE

Winner: Vince

Tajiri © vs Ultimo Dragon vs Jamie Noble vs Rey Mysterio - Ultimate Survivors Match

Same rules as the Hardcore Battle Royal from WrestleMania

Winner at end of Match: Jamie Noble

Who will have recorded the most pinfalls?: Rey Mysterio

How many times will the title change hands? Be within two.: 5

Rank the men in order of highest amount of pins, to lowest: Mysterio, Tajiri, Ultimo, Noble

Bashams © vs Guerreros vs TWGTTP

Winners: TWGTTP

Team Pinned: Bashams

Title Change?: Yes

Win Via: Submission

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First Prize: Book a Raw feud from Survivor Series to Armageddon.

Second Prize: Book the main event for the next Raw, Smackdown, Velocity and Heat.

Third Prize: Pick the soundtrack for Armageddon.

Sorry it's not very pretty, but bah, I'll make a show preview that's pretty.