Good for you guys. I wish you both the best.

(Psssst....Steve,Don't let her read this....but, remember...you never
know a woman entirely til you meet her in court!)

LOL

--- In Mempho@yahoogroups.com, "Steve Holsten" <zzdiesel@s...> wrote:
>
> Last year's Birthday Bash for Lawler brought my wife & me together.
I'd bought two tickets hoping for a possible wrestling date. A
> friend and his girlfriend fixed me up with her sister. It was only
supposed to be friendly trip together. I was 43 and she was 27
> and from her first glance at me she was definitely not interested in
this old man.
>
> We went to the Coliseum that night. The heat was not working that
night and it was very cold. She snuggled up to me to warm up.
> Anyhow, 13 months later we are married and we have a 5 week old baby
boy.
>
> Thanks MCW,
> Steve Holsten
> Kennett, MO.

Last year's Birthday Bash for Lawler brought my wife & me together. I'd bought
two tickets hoping for a possible wrestling date. A
friend and his girlfriend fixed me up with her sister. It was only supposed to
be friendly trip together. I was 43 and she was 27
and from her first glance at me she was definitely not interested in this old
man.

We went to the Coliseum that night. The heat was not working that night and it
was very cold. She snuggled up to me to warm up.
Anyhow, 13 months later we are married and we have a 5 week old baby boy.

Thanks MCW,
Steve Holsten
Kennett, MO.

Friday, December 31st, 2004:

BM @ Drink Night Club in Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
NWA Mid-South @ The Depot in Humboldt, Tennessee, USA
SWF @ SWF Arena in Tullahoma, Tennessee, USA
WOW @ Old Brown's Floor Covering Building in Whitesville, West
Virginia, USA

Saturday, January 1st, 2005:

ACPW @ Clinton Pawn Shop in Clinton, North Carolina, USA
APW @ American Coliseum in Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
ASWF @ Clover Bend Gym in Clover Bend, Arkansas, USA
BCW @ Marrowbone Fire Department in Marrowbone, Kentucky, USA
CWA @ Grand Slam USA in Columbia, Tennessee, USA
EWF @ EWF Arena in Marion, Indiana, USA
GCW @ GCW Sports Arena in Columbus, Georgia, USA
LAW @ Dyersburg Entertainment Center in Dyersburg, Tennessee, USA
MIW @ American Legion in Big Lake, Minnesota, USA
MWA @ Estill Street Jubilee in Mount Sterling, Kentucky, USA
NAWA @ Dillards Music Park in Rome, Georgia, USA
NFW @ Radisson Community Center in Radisson, Wisconsin, USA
NGW @ Peoria Athletic Club in Peoria, Illinois, USA
NWA ME @ Freddie's Auction House in Columbia, Tennessee, USA
NWA TS @ City Park Pavilion in Parkersburg, West Virginia, USA
NWA Wildside @ NWA Arena in Cornelia, Georgia, USA
NWF @ BoneKrushers National Pro Wrestling Training Center in
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
SCW @ SCW Building in Madison, Indiana, USA
SSW @ Cecil's Place in Allenton, Wisconsin, USA
SWA @ Scott High School Gym in Huntsville, Tennessee, USA
TMW @ Armory in Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
TRP @ Price-Rite Plaza in New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA
USA CW @ Tennessee State Fairgrounds in Nashville, Tennessee, USA
CMLL @ Arena Coliseo in México City, México
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Can anybody else picture Lawler and Dundee,  in a nursing
home......ramming each other with wheelchairs?
>
> . Lawler won the $50,000 battle royal by eliminating Dundee. Dundee had
> tossed Lawler but ref was distracted by Hart

I just read Axeman's new column on hollywoodjimmy.com. Good read.
Tried to read Cannon's column, he still can't spell (LOL). Thompson
also has a new column. Check 'em out at hollywoodjimmy.com.

Becky just checking to see if you got my e-mail.   Also  What ever became of the
tag titles
like they said?

Oh and greg  hows the results acoming?

J0hn

--- In Mempho@yahoogroups.com, dixiechicintn@a... wrote:
>
> I don;t agree with most of the list. I'm not a Ric Flair fan so I;m not sure
> I would've chosen him as #1. (although I;m sure many of you agree)
>
> ~Becky
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

I don;t agree with most of the list. I'm not a Ric Flair fan so I;m not sure
I would've chosen him as #1. (although I;m sure many of you agree)

~Becky


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In a message dated 12/26/2004 11:33:26 PM Central Standard Time,
kevellisguitars@... writes:

Where was Mable/Viscera? Isn't he the champion?
Haven't seen him in a while. Yeah I htink he is still the champion.



Very disappointed that Kid Kash wasn't there too. I love to hate
this guy!

Thought he was gonna be there. I too "love to hate" him. :o)

Was disappointing for us not to go. Joey was really upset when he realized he
was gonna miss it. Maybe next time. I had to work. My job is over tho for
now. Will see ya all at TB5. (do you really think that was the last one???)

~Becky


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I received an e-mail a week or so ago that listed the top 25 wrestlers of all
time.I managed to lose this e-mail somehow.Is there any way that someone out
there can send this to me again?I want to send it to another friend who is
really interested in checking it out.Thanks for any help anyone can give me on
this.



__________________________________________________
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In a message dated 12/27/2004 8:22:14 AM Central Standard Time,
craiga21@... writes:

Could you believe Corey had the nerve to wear the Lawler tights? At least
his had lightning bolts instead of crowns. I woulda had to walk out that
moment if they had had crowns on 'em.


Corey wore those same tights at the Oct. TB. Lightning stripes given to him
by the Fabs. (remember he teamed with Stan Lane and Jackie Fargo)

It seems like they had the flames come up from the corners at Oct. TB. Maybe
it was a malfunction. I could ask except my friend and contact at MW isn;t
working there anymore.

Have a good one,
Becky


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In a message dated 12/26/2004 10:45:53 PM Central Standard Time,
craiga21@... writes:

. Lawler won the $50,000 battle royal by eliminating Dundee. Dundee had
tossed Lawler but ref was distracted by Hart


How typical. Lawler always "wins" the cash and cars (except when Chuckie did
in Oct.)
Can;t anyone else ever win it?

Thanks for sharing the results Craig.
~Becky


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Did you post the results? Because I still havent seen any.



--- In Mempho@yahoogroups.com, "Gregory White" <GregasaurausRex@b...>
wrote:
>
>
>
> I have a whole bunch of results and hope to have them up tommorrow
as
> I will have my phone line and even Cable tv tommorrow.  I have
> watched the past 3 shows on campus but don't have much time on
public
> computers.  I plan on having a huge update.
> --- In Mempho@yahoogroups.com, "yellowode_monkey"
> <yellowode_monkey@y...> wrote:
> >
> >
> > --- In Mempho@yahoogroups.com, "whiterabbitt83"
> <whiterabbitt83@y...>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >        if anyone did not notice alan wilton has not put
> > >         memphis wrestling on the kings website in over 5 weeks,
i
> > > guess he dont care to let people watch memphis wrestling, its
to
> > bad
> > > couse, i really miss watching memphis wrestling, and i really
> want
> > to
> > > come to memphis for throwback 4, do u all think we will ever
> again
> > > see memphis wrestling again
> >
> > I completely agree. I mean the results haven't even been put up.
> The
> > kings website is the only way I can watch MW seeing as I live in
> > Ohio.

greg is their any chance that alan whitinton will ever
let the fans of memphis wrestling ever see the show again,

          its been 5 weeks and he has not posted or changed the web
site and i miss watching memphis wrestling, can u find out for us
and let us know please,

http://www.rrstar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20041229/GTKM/412290306/1109



       Published: December 29, 2004

       Get to know me
       Kurt Sellers





       a.. Who is he? Kurt of Belvidere is a professional wrestler with the
International Wrestling Association and competes up to four nights a week in
Puerto Rico. Tonight, he wrestles in front of a Rockford-area audience for the
first time in eight months. Kurt graduated from Belvidere High School in 2000.
He is the son of Jim and Marilee Sellers and has two sisters. He is in his third
year as a pro wrestler.



       a.. What's next? The North American Wrestling Federation Allstars will
hold their "Rockford Rumble" at 7:30 p.m. today at Forest Hills Lodge, 9572
Forest Hills Road, Loves Park. There will be six matches and the main event will
feature Sellers and WXRX's Captain Jack against WWE Velocity star Matt Longtime
and former NAWF Heavyweight Champ Adrian Lynch. Tickets are $10 for general
admission or $15 for front row ringside.



       a.. Most memorable moment as a wrestler: Wrestling in front of 15,000
people at Roberto Clemente Stadium in Puerto Rico or wrestling at the Mid-South
Coliseum in Memphis.



       a.. Something few people know about you: I'm kind of a procrastinator.
Once I get going I work hard, but it usually takes me a little while to get up
and go.



       a.. Who are your role models? My parents are my role models. I also look
up to Randy Ricci, head trainer of the NAWF Pro Wrestling Allstars.



       a.. What is your trademark inside the ring? In Puerto Rico I'm definitely
a heel and I'm infamous for taking off my boot and hitting people with it.



       a.. What are you known for outside of the ring? I like to be around my
friends and family. Being on the road as much as I am, I'm lucky to have a good
support group of friends and family.



       a.. Favorite movie: "Blazing Saddles" or "Caddyshack."



       a.. What is the last good book you read? "The Da Vinci Code" by Dan Brown.



       a.. What is in your CD player right now? Korn.



       a.. Happiest memory: Hanging out with my dad, grandfather and cousins in
Minnesota. We go up there once a year to fish and hang out. It's one of the only
times I get to see them all at the same time.



       a.. What type of a career would you have if you were not involved in
wrestling? I was studying human services at Rock Valley College, but after
working in wrestling I think that I'm cut out for the entertainment business. I
guess once you get into entertainment, it's hard to want to do anything else.



       a.. One additional talent: I wish I was a better golfer.



       a.. Describe yourself in one sentence: Caring, easy to get along with, and
always trying to look out for others.


       -- By Kevin Haas

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494_3418649,00.html

Donahue/CA Spy: Debs & dabs
By Michael Donahue
Contact
December 23, 2004

A Victorian-style wood-frame house in a country setting and the caption, "Happy
Holidays from our house ... to yours" grace the Christmas card that professional
wrestler Jerry 'The King' Lawler and his girlfriend, Renee Spiegel, sent this
year.

"That's not our house in the picture," Jerry said. "I thought everybody by now
would know. It's been splashed all over the news the last few weeks."


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Two Memphis police officers are accused of targeting Jerry's home for burglary,
under the impression he had $200,000 stashed in a jukebox.

Jerry drew the artwork on the card, which also includes portraits of him and
Renee. "One year I did a kind of a caricature, but this is the first time (for)
more of a self-portrait type thing. That was just done in Prisma color pencil.
I've never done an oil portrait of myself."

His artwork is featured in their home. "Our rooms all have themes to them. Like
we have a Disney room. I did a big, huge 36-by-24 picture of Lady and the Tramp
and a bunch of the Disney characters. And then we have a room that has a lot of
different angels and things. I just did an oil portrait of her (Renee) as an
angel with the wings.

"I did a close-up picture of the face of Jesus for Renee's mother for her
Christmas present."

Jerry's artwork can be viewed on his Web site, kinglawler.com, under "royal
artwork."

Daughters presented

A holiday tradition continued Sunday night at The Memphis Country Club.

Daughters of club members were presented at the Holiday Ball.

This year, Elizabeth Caroline Laws, Lauren Martin, Laura Rogers, Claudette
Morrison, Meg West and Susan Emmett were presented. Venus Mission performed.

Call 529-2797 or E-mail donahue@... with party news, celebrity
sightings or information about Mid-South personalities. Fax details to 529-2787.


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Ex-Stripper Reveals Recorded Conversations In Memphis Police Corruption Case
      Email to a Friend  Printer Friendly Version

       April Veach


       David Tate


       Billy Scott


       John Vaughan


                        Also on News Channel 3

                        Veach in Court
                        Confession Made Public in Officer Corruption Scandal
                        News Channel 3 Statement






Updated December 28, 2004

By Andy Wise

FEDERAL BUILDING, DOWNTOWN MEMPHIS -- Three compact discs full of phone
conversations may reveal details of a burglary plot reportedly planned by two
Memphis police officers and a former Memphis stripper, according to the
stripper's attorney.

Attorney Clifton Harviel, who represents April Veach, told U.S. District Court
Judge Bernice Donald prosecutors have handed over the CD's as part of the
discovery process.  He says the discs reveal details of a plot allegedly planned
by Veach, former Memphis police officer David Tate and police officer Billy
Scott to burglarize the East Memphis home of professional wrestler Jerry Lawler.

"My impression is (the discs cover) everything from casual conversations to
things about the potential burglary to things about other allegations in the
indictments," says Harviel.

Veach, free on a $5,000 bond after being charged last month with conspiracy to
commit burglary, would not comment at Tuesday's court hearing.

Harviel also said Stephen Leffler, attorney for Tate, has requested a
psychiatric evaluation of his client that may take 90 to 120 days.  Leffler's
investigator told 3 On Your Side he is in depositions all day long and could not
confirm the request.

Below are the details of the indictments against Veach, Tate, Scott and a third
officer, John Vaughn:



Terrell L. Harris, United States Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee,
Larry Godwin, Director of Police Services for the City of Memphis, James E.
Farnan, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI's Memphis Division, Audis Wells,
Resident Agent in Charge of the DEA's Memphis Resident Office, and Sheree W.
Preston, Special Agent in Charge of Internal Revenue Service Ciminal
Investigation, announced the unsealing of criminal complaints against Memphis
Police Officers David Tate, Billy Scott and John D. Vaughan, and civilian April
Veach.

The complaints allege violations of Title 21, United States Code, Sections 841
(a)(1) and 846 (drug distribution); Title 18, United States Code, Section 2421
(interstate transportation of "any woman or girl" for purposes of prostitution);
Title 18, United States Code, Sections 666 and 1951 (bribery); Title 18, United
States Code, Section 371 (conspiracy); Title 18, United States Code, Section 2
(aiding and abetting); and Title 18, United States Code, Section 241 (conspiracy
to violate civil rights under color of law).

According to the affidavit supporting the complaints in this matter:

   a.. Officer David Tate is approximately 37-years-old and has been employed by
the Memphis Police Department since July of 1986. Tate is charged with all the
violations alleged in the complaints.
   b.. Billy Scott is approximately 28-years-old and has been employed by the
Memphis Police Department since August, 1998. Scott is charged with the drug,
prostitution and civil rights violations alleged in the complaints.
   c.. John D. Vaughan is approximately 28-years-old and has been employed by the
Memphis Police Department since August, 1999. Vaughan is charged with the drug
violations alleged in the complaints.
   d.. April Veach is approximately 21-years-old. She is charged with conspiring
with Tate and Scott to commit a civil rights violation.
According to the affidavit, the course of criminal conduct charged in the
complaints started in Spring of 2004 when Tate sought to establish a
relationship with several Memphis area nightclubs whereby he would provide
warnings of vice raids in exchange for bribes. As part of this scheme, Tate
established contact with an individual, who unknown to Tate assisted in the
investigation.

During a meeting on March 31, 2004, Tate and the cooperating individual agreed
on approximately $500.00 a month initially for Tate's services, including
notification of vice raids. At the same meeting, Tate acception a $200.00
payment to run a computer check on the National Crime Information Center (NCIC).
NCIC is a non-public law enforcement database. According to the affidavit, Tate
ultimately received several other payments and engaged in other criminal
schemes.

According to the affidavit, Tate recruited another police officer, Billy Scott,
to assist the cooperating individual in transporting women across state lines
for purposes of prostitution. The women were undercover agents posing as
prostitutes. As part of the sting, Tate and Scott were told that the women were
carrying distributable quantities of controlled substances. Before Tate and
Scott escorted the women during the first trip on October 1, 2004, the
cooperating individual told them that the women were carrying ecstacy, and that
the women were meeting high dollar gamblers in Tunica. Before the next trip on
November 5, 2004, the cooperating individual told Tate and Scott that there was
going to be fifty ecstacy pills and one hundred grams of methamphetamine in the
limousine with them when they traveled to the casino in Mississippi.

According to the affidavit, Scott recruited still another officer, John Vaughan,
for another trip. On November 13, 2004, Vaughan met with an undercover FBI
agent. The agent explained the next drug transaction planned for November 19,
2004, and paid Vaughan $500 as a retainer for his participation in the November
19th operation. On November 15, 2004, Tate and Scott assisted the undercover
agent in transporting two kilograms of methamphetamine to Mississippi. Then on
November 19, 2004, Tate, Scott and Vaughan provided security for a supposed sale
of ten kilograms of methamphetamine to a "buyer" coming from Missouri. The
"buyer" was actually another FBI undercover agent.

In addition, the complaints allege that Tate, Scott and civilian April Veach
conspired to commit a burglary at a house in East Memphis, using the officers'
positions with the police department and departmental equipment to accomplish
the crime, which would violate the home-owner's right to be secure in his
person, house, papers and effects against unreasonable searches and seizures.
During a meeting with the cooperating individual on November 6, 2004, Tate told
the cooperating individual about an individual who had $200,000 in cash hidden
inside two jukeboxes at his residence. According to Tate, the owner of the
residence was out of town every Monday. Tate remarked that he thought this was
an easy mark and that he planned to take it off in the near future. He indicated
that he could have another marked police unit up the road from the residence as
a lookout and would also hear any 911 calls over his scanner.

According to the affidavit, during this period, the investigators were
monitoring Tate's cellular telephone, pursuant to a court order. During a series
of telephone calls between Tate and Scott on November 8, 2004, the two officers
discussed their surveillance of the target residence. During one of these
conversations, Tate told Scott that he had the "layout of the inside of the
house." On the same day, Tate also had a telephone conversation with April Veach
in which they discussed plans for the burglary, Tate indicated that he would
shoot the occupant if they found the occupant in the house with a pistol, and
Tate offered April Veach a larger share of the expected $200,000 because the
burglary was her idea.

According to the affidavit, Tate and Scott discussed the burglary plan with the
undercover FBI agent on November 15, 2004. Tate indicated he wanted the FBI
undercover agent to assist them in the burglary. After describing the physical
particulars of the residence to be burglarized and the method to be used to gain
entry to the residence, Tate indicated that he had a Pizza Hut delivery uniform
that he could wear and go to the front door and check and see if any one was
home without raising any suspicions.

The defendants were arrested on November 21, 2004.

For the record, we would like to acknowledge that one of those charged, Officer
David Tate is the son of WREG Anchorman Jerry Tate. We want to assure you that
we will continue following this story and report any developments, treating it
the same as we would any other story.


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Great shots of Eugene, you get an "A" for effort. Besides, I bet the
house lights were down a notch or 5 because they figured (saw) a low
turnout because of the poor planning of DAY AFTER CHRISTMAS!!

--- In Mempho@yahoogroups.com, "kevinellis85" <kevellisguitars@a...>
wrote:
>
>
> I finally posted the photos from Throw Back 4.
> They're not much, you get what you pay for!
> Click on them to enlarge them. The lighting is bad in some as my
> $200 cameras flash is not made to go more than 12-15 feet.
> I'm no pro -Just a fan!

In a message dated 12/24/2004 9:22:57 PM Central Standard Time,
kevellisguitars@... writes:

, fess up! who's got tickets, who's thinking about going?
I will be there. It is my first time back since TB#1!
Can't wait !! Sure hope my boy Kid Kash is going to be there !!
Becky, Craig, Greg, Hal--anybody going?
So who dares to enter the House that Lawler Built !!


Kevin- Didn't get to go this time. Plan to be there from now on.
~Becky


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Wednesday, December 29th, 2004:

WWE @ Tingley Coliseum in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
WWE @ El Paso County Coliseum in El Paso, Texas, USA
CCW @ Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Evansville, Indiana, USA
ECPW @ New Jersey Convention Center in Edison, New Jersey, USA
HWA @ Montgomery County Fairgrounds in Dayton, Ohio, USA
IWF @ Sholem Hall in Brownsville, Texas, USA
NAWF @ Forest Hills Lodge in Loves Park, Illinois, USA
NWS @ Delaney Recreation Center in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, USA
RCW @ Tabu Entertainment Complex in Huntsville, Alabama, USA
XWA @ West End Rec. Center in Providence, Rhode Island, USA
AJPW @ Zepp Tokyo in Tokyo, Japan

Thursday, December 30th, 2004:

WWE @ SBC Center in San Antonio, Texas, USA
WWE @ Toyota Center in Houston, Texas, USA
GCW @ Bellbottoms in Birmingham, Alabama, USA
MSW @ Central Elementary School Gym in Beckley, West Virginia, USA
SCW @ Flea Country in Springfield, Tennessee, USA
NWG @ Municipal Coliseum in Juana Diaz, Puerto Rico
AJPW @ Zepp Tokyo in Tokyo, Japan
PPW @ Assembly Hall in Worthing, England
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Columbia Wrestling Alliance
January 1st, 2005 - 8 PM
Grand Slam USA
Columbia, Tennessee
http://cwacolumbiawrestling.tripod.com

Bubba Morton, Shane Morton, Southern Justice & Cat Taylor vs.
Lawrence, Ryder, Death Wish & ??????

Southern Justice vs. Mach 3

Cat Taylor vs. Anthony Wayne w/Lekisha

Psycho Medic vs. Richard Ezell

Tim Renesto vs. Ronnie Ashworth
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whats B.A.D. 's real name?

That show was so boring, I went home and finished watching the NFL
which was tremendously exciting.

I finally posted the photos from Throw Back 4.
They're not much, you get what you pay for!
Click on them to enlarge them. The lighting is bad in some as my
$200 cameras flash is not made to go more than 12-15 feet.
I'm no pro -Just a fan!

Thats actually higher than I expected, considering it was A day after
Christmas. They should have held it before-so. Alas...I digress.

--- In Mempho@yahoogroups.com, "Craig" <craiga21@d...> wrote:
>
> I really suck at guessing numbers for crowds. The entire ringside
section
> was full. IN the middle, one side was very crowded and the other had
> people scattered about. Then the way way high section had a few
scattered
> in it. I'd guess between 700-1000. Anyone else there want to guess?
Again,
> I'm not good at this!
>
> Craig

It reminded me of those older mid 70s though 90s Apter mags type of
lists. Backlund was A hell of a wrestler, and I remember his reign,
but to rank him above austin? When Austin was in WCW touted as the
"21st century Nature boy" He was as good a wrestler in my opinion as
Backlund, but, when he became Stone Cold, JEEZ! sans the neck injury
that reduced him to a punch and stomp wrestler, he was the Bomb.

--- In Mempho@yahoogroups.com, "dudeutm2002" <dudeutm2002@y...> wrote:
>
>
> A lot of the stuff in that list was funny, Bob Backlund over Steve
> Austin.  Backlund never drew near what the "Stone Cold" era drew.
> That's funny too.
>
> --- In Mempho@yahoogroups.com, "Craig" <craiga21@d...> wrote:
> >
> > Big Show over Lawler? Now THAT is funny.
> >
> > At least they got Flair in the right spot.

I really suck at guessing numbers for crowds. The entire ringside section
was full. IN the middle, one side was very crowded and the other had
people scattered about. Then the way way high section had a few scattered
in it. I'd guess between 700-1000. Anyone else there want to guess? Again,
I'm not good at this!

Craig

Any idea on attendence??

A lot of the stuff in that list was funny, Bob Backlund over Steve
Austin.  Backlund never drew near what the "Stone Cold" era drew.
That's funny too.

--- In Mempho@yahoogroups.com, "Craig" <craiga21@d...> wrote:
>
> Big Show over Lawler? Now THAT is funny.
>
> At least they got Flair in the right spot.

Amen on both statements.

--- In Mempho@yahoogroups.com, "Craig" <craiga21@d...> wrote:
>
> Big Show over Lawler? Now THAT is funny.
>
> At least they got Flair in the right spot.

Anybody ever hear or read His "brother" Bobby Heenan's feelings and
acusations about ole jim? LOL..sorry, couldnt resist.

Somehow, I feel he will be back, involved in some form with wrestling.
I just wish it were 1977 again, when he was entertaining as the
Heel from Hell.

--- In Mempho@yahoogroups.com, "Gregory White" <GregasaurausRex@g...>
wrote:
>
> from http://www.roanoke.com/sports/etc/15879.html
>
>       Friday, December 24, 2004
>
>
>       Boogie's last dance
>
>
>       Jimmy Valiant wrestles his final match Saturday
>
>
>       By Aaron McFarling
>       981-3340
>       The Roanoke Times
>
>
>
>       Archives
>            Reprint
>            Email this Article
>
>
>
>
> SHAWSVILLE Every morning, he'd guzzle a gallon of milk and down a
dozen eggs. This was breakfast 30 years ago. Every morning. Then he'd
eat and eat and eat, all day long, as he tried to meet his goal of
being 300 pounds. Steaks. Sandwiches. Whatever he could find.
>
> This was the pro wrestling way.
>
> But now, at age 62, Handsome Jimmy "The Boogie Woogie Man" Valiant
does it his way.
>
> On Christmas morning, in his cozy home in eastern Montgomery County,
Valiant will throw it all into a blender: Ice cubes, a banana, a
handful of raw mixed nuts, raisins, seeds, protein powder. This is
breakfast in 2004.
>
>       ONLY ONLINE
>       The showman
>       See and hear more from Jimmy Valiant. (Requires Flash)
>
> Then the slender, tattooed Valiant will grab a fistfull of vitamins
and wash it down with his health potion. He'll head out the door and
down the road to South Carolina.
>
> And then, for the last time in his 40-year, Hall of Fame career,
he'll wrestle.
>
> His way.
>
>
>
> ...
>
>
> "I have three or four more sheets," Valiant says, pointing to a
countdown log affixed to his refrigerator. "We started at 225 weeks.
It reminds me of the old movies I've seen where people are in jail and
they're crossing off another week or another day."
>
> You've probably heard the horror stories of pro wrestling. Another
guy dies at age 35. Another guy, after he's used up and discarded,
accuses the sport's governing bodies of encouraging steroids. Another
former heavyweight falls into depression and obscurity.
>
> This isn't one of those stories.
>
> Valiant is leaving a sport he still loves, a sport he's participated
in constantly since 1964, and he's doing it on his terms. His
Christmas finale has been booked for more three years. Outside on his
yard, just past the wrestling museum and near the entrance to his
training facility, he has a stone structure commemorating the final
match.
>
> In his home, on the mantle and facing the wall, is a plaque with a
similar message. Once this is over, he and his wife, Angel, plan to
turn it around so it faces the couch.
>
> Yes, Valiant likes to plan ahead way ahead. In fact, near the
walkway to his house, you'll find a small garden with a single
tombstone, ready for him and his wife.
>
> We lived well, the inscription reads. We laughed often.
>
> We loved each other unconditionally.
>
> Fearless of death and at peace with God
>
> Together in heaven
>
> Our way
>
>
>
> ...
>
>
> For nearly 20 years, Valiant's job was to tick people off.
>
> Handsome Jimmy Valiant would enter the arena to a chorus of boos.
Stocky and clean-shaven, Valiant would kiss the ladies in the stands
as he made his way to the ring. He'd strut around, nose to the sky.
>
> "I was a bad guy," Valiant said. "People, man, they honestly spit on
me. I got some heat.
>
> "They don't have that heat now. We would get them people so riled
up, man. Hey, I've been cut, man. I've been burned with cigarettes.
I've done it all."
>
> But in the early 1980s, Valiant's act became commonplace. Newer,
younger stars were emerging Ric Flair, Hulk Hogan who were doing the
same thing as Valiant.
>
> So he changed.
>
> "I threw my razor away," Valiant said. "I grew a beard. Not a short
beard, but a long beard."
>
> And the fun-loving Boogie Woogie Man was born.
>
> The bad guy hasn't been seen since, in or out of the ring.
>
> Valiant's charm was what brought him to Shawsville. In 1991, Valiant
made a promotional appearance at the Pulaski Wal-Mart. Angel, who was
in the New River Valley with her 9-year-old daughter Angela searching
for a new home, stopped by the store.
>
> "Just luck," Angel said. "That's all it was."
>
> After posing for a photo with Angel and Angela, Valiant got the
phone number. He promised Angel that if she went out with him, they'd
take things slow.
>
> "Well, I'll tell you how slow it was," he said with a smile. "This
was April 6. And Aug.6, four months later exactly, we moved into the
[Shawsville] house and we were already married.
>
> "So we took it real slow, you know."
>
>
>
> ...
>
>
> Two young men stand in the ring on a December afternoon. Valiant,
seated ringside, leans over and whispers.
>
> "Watch this," he says.
>
> Jason Whisman, a 22-year-old Salem resident also known as
"Kamikaze," lifts his opponent and slams him to the mat.
>
> "Good, guys!" Valiant shouts.
>
> Another slam.
>
> "Good, buddy!"
>
> Welcome to Boogie's Wrestling Camp, held every Sunday from noon to 4
on Valiant's property. Pictures of old-school and new-school wrestlers
hang on the walls, along with motivational slogans.
>
> "If you see somebody without a smile, give them yours," one reads.
>
> "Believe, achieve, succeed," reads another.
>
> This is Valiant's passion now, teaching the sport to aspiring
youngsters. In 2005, the camp will graduate its 13th class of
wrestlers. The school will continue long after Valiant's final match.
>
> "I've already lived my life," Valiant says. "Now it's their turn.
I'm here to help."
>
> The chances are slim that any of these guys will achieve the kind of
wrestling success Valiant enjoyed most of them are content with
whatever bookings they can get but that doesn't stop them from trying.
And Valiant refuses to turn away anybody, no matter how small or
uncoordinated they might be.
>
> After his match, Whisman said the students view Valiant as a second
father.
>
> "Even though he's a star and he's probably got more money than he
lets people believe, he doesn't care," Whisman said. "He's still nice
to everyone. People on the street, everyone. It doesn't matter if
you're rich, poor, black, white, Hispanic - none of it matters. He's
going to treat you with respect.
>
> "Just a very loving person. That's probably the best way to describe
him: The most loving man you'll ever meet."
>
> Which might explain why he's not limping to the finish line.
>
>
>
> ...
>
>
> In professional wrestling, it just doesn't happen this way. You
don't wrestle until you're 62. On the rare chance that you do, it's
nothing more than a "special" appearance.
>
> Not Valiant. His schedule this season has been as full as ever, as
he's headlined independent shows in small towns all over the country.
>
> Selmer, Tenn. Swifton, Ark. Alton, Ky. Dallas, Texas. All stops on
his farewell tour.
>
> "You've got to give it up to him," said 20-year-old Vinton resident
Chris Cawley, one of Valiant's wrestling students. "Sometimes he comes
in without any sleep, goes til 4 o'clock, then goes home and goes
straight to bed.
>
> "Then he'll get up Monday and go right back on the road. I mean,
it's insane."
>
> Valiant estimates he's wrestled 10,000 matches in his career,
skipping only a handful of weekends in all that time. His farewell
tour stops have been much like the others complete with promotional
radio and television appearances and autograph signings.
>
> He shaved the beard at a recent show, returning to the Handsome
Jimmy look. But the heat he used to catch has been replaced by
warmth.
>
> "He makes the crowd light up like nothing I've ever seen," said
Whisman, who has accompanied Valiant to about 80 percent of his
farewell shows.
>
> The days he's at home, Valiant and his wife work on their book
together. They've got 500 pages written already, and they plan to
self-publish it in June.
>
> But the in-ring career ends this weekend in the
Greenville/Spartanburg area of South Carolina. He has no desire for
any comebacks.
>
> "I still train," said Valiant, now a vegetarian. "I run every day, I
work out every day, so I can work out my body for the rest of my life.
As far as physical contact, I won't miss that. If I do, I can just
step in the ring [at camp] and take a couple bumps with the kids."
>
> His wrestlers say they are proud of him. They expressed no sadness
about the end of an era.
>
> "I think by now he's had so many experiences," said "Crazy" Tony
Fitz, 28, of Staunton, "and so many variations of styles of life that
when it comes down to it, he'll be able to sit back and he'll get to
be him. He won't have to be the Boogie Man no more.
>
> "He can be whatever his real name is [James Harold Fanning], or
whoever he really is when he looks at himself in the mirror every
morning."
>
> Who he is is a satisfied man, an anomaly of the sport.
>
> A guy who did it his way.
>
>
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