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NWF NEWS
* NWF's Golden Era Comes to an End
* "NWF: Retribution" Preview
* NWF Fans' Choice Awards

NWF ON THE RADIO
* Monday Night Mayhem
* Over the Top Rope Wrestling

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NWF News: THURSDAY, APRIL 6, 2000
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NWF'S "GOLDEN ERA" COMES TO AN ABRUPT END
Last week, the NWF executive committee had announced plans for a
special four-man elimination tournament to crown the #1 contender for
Tommy Golden's NWF Heavyweight Championship. The winner was to go to
face Golden at VIP: Very Intense Punishment, later this month for the
NWF Title. However, there has been an unforseen change of plans. Due
to the physical toll of the Nittany Ladder Match at "Pain State" two
weeks ago, Golden was forced to have knee surgery. The surgery will
put him out of action and he won't be able to return to the ring
until sometime after April. This will put him in violation of the
NWF's rule that all titles must be defended within a one-month
period, and the NWF executive committee was forced to strip Tommy
Golden of the title. We at the NWF wish Golden a speedy recovery. The
belt will not remain vacant for long, as a new NWF Champion will be
crowned this Friday, April 7, at "Retribution." Full details of this
are covered in the preview for "Retribution."

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NWF: RETRIBUTION
Friday, April 7, 2000
8:30 PM - White Building, Penn State campus
FREE ADMISSION

Wrestling fans, you have only two more chances to see the NWF this
school year as the next NWF show will be held this Friday, April 7,
and will be called "Retribution." Start time is 8:30, and the event
will take place in the White Building on the Penn State
campus. "Retribution" will be a special "Fan Appreciation Night" for
all of the NWF's loyal fans, because without them the NWF would not
be as successful as it is.

TOURNAMENT FOR THE VACANT NWF TITLE
With Golden being stripped of the NWF Title, the tournament that was
to crown his opponent at "VIP" later this month will now be for the
vacant NWF Title. So that will further add to the intensity and the
importance for "Retribution." The tournament will consist of four
men, with two first round matches, and one final match for the NWF
Title. First round matches will include "Too Phat" Yutzak Arafat
taking on "As Seen on TV" Joe Rules, and in the other match "Nittany
Lion" Nick Mason will face "Dancing" Don Juan Desanto. Here is some
background information about each of the participants in the
tournament!

ROUND #1: "TOO PHAT" YUTZAK ARAFAT vs. "AS SEEN ON TV" JOE RULES

"TOO PHAT" YUTZAK ARAFAT - Arafat is one of only two men to hold the
NWF's Triple Crown: the NWF Heavyweight Title, University Park Title,
and NWF Tag Team Titles. Arafat had been the NWF Heavyweight Champion
since defeating "LiveWire" Dave Desire for the strap last on March
21, 1999. But he was stripped of the title on January 15th of this
year after Tommy Golden had orchestrated an intricate scheme
involving a phony note saying Arafat's girlfriend had been injured in
a horrific car accident and taken to a hospital. Arafat left the
arena for the hospital, and when he failed to show for the title
match, Golden was awarded the NWF Title by forfeit. Ever since that
moment, Arafat has been on a mission to regain the NWF Title. At the
last event, "Pain State University," Arafat teamed up with Desire,
and Golden teamed up with Fumar to fight in the "Nittany Ladder
Match." They put on perhaps the greatest match in NWF history, and it
came down to both Desire and Arafat climbing the ladders at the end
to retrieve their respective belts. However, Golden came back into
the ring and rather than risk losing the match to his hated enemy,
Arafat sacrificed his chance to retrieve the NWF Title, took out
Golden, and allowed Desire to retrieve the UP Title and end the
match. Arafat's quest to regain the title is still going strong, and
now with the news that Golden has been stripped of the title, if he
wins the tournament he will finally realize his quest, even though he
will not have had the satisfaction of winning the belt from Golden
and paying him back for what he had done back in January. There is no
doubt that Arafat has the potential to win this tournament and once
again become the NWF Champion, but with all he has been through
against Golden, and with the emotional and physical toll of
the "Nittany Ladder Match" still fresh in his mind, will he still
have enough gas to survive and win it?

"AS SEEN ON TV" JOE RULES - Former NWF Tag Team Champion and also
former University Park Champion Joe Rules enters the tournament with
a very good shot at winning it all. Afterall, Rules has been named to
Pro Wrestling Illustrated's Top 500 Wrestlers in the World three
years in a row. He has been a champion in other promotions besides
the NWF as well. He has appeared on the "Jerry Springer Show." And
maybe even more important than all of those accolades, is the fact
that Joe Rules has Luxurious Lynne in his corner, and the support of
the Rutgers Revolution as well. We have seen in the past what that
kind of support can do for members of the Rutgers Revolution as at
one time they held all of the belts in the NWF before Rules and
Silver lost the tag straps, Fumar lost the UP Title, and now Golden
has been stripped of the NWF Title. The Rutgers Revolution will
undoubtedly do anything they can to regain the NWF Title, and Joe
Rules, the only man in the tournament from the stable, is their only
hope. And in a tournamnent where Rules only needs to win two matches
to become NWF Champion, anything is possible.

ANALYSIS: Rules definitely has the size advantage, and he also has
support from the Rugers Revolution and Luxurious Lynne in his corner,
which makes him a very dangerous man. Arafat will be going into this
match without his friend Dave Desire, who has been sidelined with an
injury, and who would have helped to negate any Rutgers interference.
But as we saw at "Pain State" two weeks ago, Camel Candy was a great
equalizer in keeping Luxurious Lynne from sticking her nose into the
match. And no one can question the heart and determination of Arafat,
as he has overcome adversity in the past, always perservering against
great odds.


ROUND #1: "NITTANY LION" NICK MASON vs. DON JUAN DESANTO

"NITTANY LION" NICK MASON - "Nittany Lion" Nick will be making his
return to the NWF in this tournament. Nick, the former mascot for
Penn State University, was last seen at "Playoff" back on February 11
when he lost the University Park Title to Fumar in controversial
fashion. Mason was furious with the loss, and in an uncharacteristic
show of anger, hurled a chair down the aisle on his way back to the
locker room after the match. Word has it that Mason, upon hearing
about the original tournament to crown Golden's opponent at "VIP",
jumped at the opportunity. And now with the information that it is
for the NWF Title, Mason is sure to be even more elated. Afterall it
was Mason who defeated future-NWF Champion Golden in Golden's debut
match in November. It was also Mason that was declared a "tie" winner
with Golden in a battle royal to determine Arafat's opponent for the
NWF Title at Y2K in January. Most people even thought that Mason had
won the battle royal outright, but when Arafat came out and said he
would give both men a title match that night, he took the deal
anyway. Arafat and Mason wrestled first, and after an even-match, it
was Arafat who came out on top and retained the title, only to be
stripped of the belt later that night and the gold awarded to Golden.
Mason clearly has a great chance to win the tournament, as he has
shown in the past that he is on par with the elite in the NWF, and if
he can get by the steep competition, he has a great shot at becoming
the next NWF Champion.

DON JUAN DESANTO - Don Juan Desanto made his NWF debut back in the
fall on November 13 at "Campus Chaos." That night he tagged with Dr.
Heresy and the two men took on the team of Fumar and Rick Silver in
the finals of the NWF Tag Team Tournament in a best-of-three falls
match. Desanto and Heresy won the first fall, and they had chances to
win the next both of the next two falls, but Rick Silver's tennis
racket was the deciding difference and they lost the match and also
their chance to become the first-ever NWF Tag Team Champions. The two
men, dubbed "Mind & Matter," tagged up again six days later at "State
Penn" and this time were victorious as they defeated the team of
Goggles Pizanne and Mantis. After an injury sidelined Heresy, Desanto
made his return to the NWF as a singles competitor at "Playoff" on
February 11 when he defeated future NWF Tag Team Champion Draven.
Desanto has incredible size and strength, but he is also very agile
for a big man, as witnessed by the fact that the top-rope moonsault
is a big part of his arsenal. Desanto was on the cusp of winning NWF
gold before with the NWF Tag Titles, and if any man can put a string
of wins together and a make a run at winning the tournament, Desanto
surely has what it takes.

ANALYSIS: "Nittany Lion" Nick, like Arafat in his match against
Rules, will have to prove that the size of his heart is big enough to
counteract the physical size and strength of Desanto. Even though
Desanto is quick and agile, Mason is quicker and that also bodes well
for him in this match. Both men also use aerial moves frequently, as
Mason's finisher is the "Zero Gravity" shooting star press and
Desanto has been known to execute his infamous moonsault. This match
could come down to whoever can execute their finisher first.

SPECIAL CHALLENGE MATCH: FUMAR vs. REFEREE TOM
Another match that has been brewing for "Retribution" is suprising to
say the least. In last Wednesday's edition of the newsletter, we
spoke about the big rumor that there is heat between Fumar and
Referee Tom and that the two got into a confrontation after "Pain
State" and had to be separated from each other. It is believed that
Fumar took exception to Referee Tom trying to climb the ladder and
retrieve the titles during the "Nittany Ladder" tag match and had
some not-so-kind words for the NWF official. You may recall that
there is a history between these two men, as Fumar pasted Referee Tom
with a brutal chair shot a few shows back. Now Referee Tom has asked
for a match against Fumar, and the NWF Executive Committee has
answered! The two will lock up at "Retribution" and one would suspect
that Referee Tom would be a serious underdog to the more experienced
in-ring performer in Fumar. But Tom is a student of the game, a man
who has refereed countless matches, especially matches against Fumar.
He knows what kind of weaknesses Fumar may have, and with a little
luck Referee Tom may be just the man to exploit the weaknesses of
Fumar and win this match against the former two-time University Park
Champion.

NWF TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS: THE DAMNED vs. JOHN BALSAMO & ??
The NWF Tag Team Champions "The Damned" Mad Dog and Draven will be
making their first defense at "Retribution" against John Balsamo, a
newcomer to the NWF, and a mystery partner. Draven and Mad Dog won
the belts in shocking fashion against former champions Rick Silver
and Joe Rules at "Pain State" just a little less than two weeks ago.
The special referee for that match was Don Juan Desanto, a man who
seemed to be on the side of Silver and Rules throughout the whole
match. But in the end it was Desanto who counted the three and
gave "The Damned" the win and the NWF Tag Team Titles. Balsamo and
whoever his partner is would have to be considered the underdogs
going into this match, simply because they are new to the NWF.
However if there is one thing we have seen in the last year or so,
the talent level of newcomers has been nothing but exceptional, and
Balsamo and his partner will give "The Damned" a stiff challenge.

The details of these matches and names of more wrestlers in action
at "Retribution" will be announced as April 7th draws closer, so
continue to check back with the NWF website and listen to Mayhem and
Over the Top Rope for the latest news!

Also don't forget that the NWF has scheduled its final event of the
semester and it will be called "VIP: Very Intense Punishment" to be
held on Friday, April 28th. Last year VIP was the biggest card of the
year for the NWF, and it figures to be just as important this year as
well. This figures to be a night where all of the bitter rivalries
and feuds of this year will come to a head. Already confirmed for VIP
will be Dave Desire making his first University Park Title defense
against #1 contender Little Dixie. More matches are sure to be
announced as VIP draws closer. You will not want to miss all of the
excitement, all the pageantry, all the glitz that is VIP!

For more information on "Retribution" and "VIP" or about the NWF in
general, visit the NWF website at http://top-rope.com/nwf or e-mail
at WrestleNWF@....

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detailed printable map!

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NWF FANS' CHOICE AWARDS
Here is your chance to vote in the First-Annual Nittany Wrestling
Federation Fans' Choice Awards! The winners of these awards will be
chosen entirely by YOU the fans of the NWF! A special ceremony will
be held at VIP to announce the winners of the awards. You can only
vote once, so make sure it's good! Go to the NWF website
(http://www.top-rope.com/nwf) to cast your electronic ballot! Here
are the categories:

1. Wrestler of the Year
2. Most Popular Wrestler
3. Most Hated Wrestler
4. Best NWF Event this Year
5. Match of the Year
6. Best Tag Team
7. Manager of the Year
8. Best Finishing Move

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