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The Wrestling Gazette
Wednesday May 14th 2008 - Issue No. 15
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From The Desk Of The Editor
Dean Saliba [editor@...]

Chris Holloway has another column in today's newsletter. It was sent
last week but today was the first issue I could include it.

If you fancy writing or contributing to the newsletter then drop me
an email via the address below.

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Dean Saliba
Editor
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WWE News & Notes
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- Although wrestling sites are posting headlines such as "THE ROCK IS
DEAD" he is not dead he has merely conducted an interview with Men's
Journal magazine stating that his wrestling persona (The Rock) is
dead. Link-baiting is such a horrid thing.

- This week's Raw did a rating of 3.3 which is up from last week's
episode which did a rating of 3.2.

<> WHO REMOVED JOEY STYLES?

Apparently it was Vince McMahon who removed Joey Styles from the ECW
announce booth and not Joey or anybody else.
[http://wrestlinggazette.com/url/112/]

<> POOR SALES OF ONS TICKETS

Ticket sales for the One Night Stand PPV are going very slowly
indeed, in fact with just three weeks to go there are still plenty of
seats near the front (I'm talking second row here folks) on sale.
[http://wrestlinggazette.com/url/113/]

<> AUSTIN TO GO INTO HALL OF FAME NEXT YEAR?

There is talk inside WWE of having 'Stone Cold' Steve Austin as the
main inductee at next year's hall of fame.
[http://wrestlinggazette.com/url/114/]

<> ECW REPORT 13-05-08

The Miz def. CM Punk...Cherry, Kelly Kelly and Michelle McCool def.
Victoria & Natalya & Layla El...Mike Knox def. Colin
Delaney...Armando Estrada def. Colin Delaney...John Morrison def.
Kane...
[http://wrestlinggazette.com/url/115/]

<> SMACKDOWN SPOILERS

CM Punk def. Chuck Palumbo...Michelle McCool def. Layla...Big Show &
Finlay def. MVP & Mark Henry...Vladimir Kozlov def. Funaki...Cherry
def. Maryse...Matt Hardy def. Shelton Benjamin...The Undertaker vs.
Chavo, Bam Neely, Edge, Vickie & The Edgeheads ended in no contest...
[http://wrestlinggazette.com/url/116/]

<> MATCHES & FEATURES IN ROCK DVD

The complete list of matches that will be included in the WWE's "The
Rock: The Most Electrifying Man In Sports Entertainment" DVD

DISC ONE

- Samoan Royalty
- WWE Intercontinental Champions Hunter Hearst Helmsley vs. Rocky
Maivia (2/13/97 Raw)
- Rock the Ruler
- Owen Hart vs. The Rock (04/6/98 Raw)
- The Nation vs. DX
- King of the Ring 1998 Tournament : Triple H vs. The Rock (6/22/98
Raw)
- Rock's Big Chance
- Mankind vs. The Rock for vacant WWF title - Survivor Series 1998.
- Rocky Rivalry with Mankind
- Last Man Standing Match: Mankind vs. The Rock - St. Valentine's Day
Massacre 99 PPV
- So it continues...
- Ladder Match: Mankind vs. The Rock (2/15/99 Raw)
- Two of the Most Charismatic Superstars Ever
- Steve Austin vs. The Rock - Wrestlemania XV

DISC TWO

- The People's Champion
- Steel Cage Match: The Rock vs. Triple H (7/5/99 Raw)
- The Rock `n Sock Connection
- The Rock & Mankind vs. Undertaker & Big Show (8/30/99 Raw)
- The Verbal SmackDown!
- No Holds Barred Match: The Rock vs. Kane (12/30/99 Smackdown)
- The McMahon-Helmsley Regime vs. The Rock
- Triple H vs. The Rock - Backlash 2000
- The Following Night...
- Steel Cage Match: The Rock vs. Shane McMahon (5/1/00 Raw)
- The Great One vs. The Olympic Medalist
- Kurt Angle vs. The Rock - No Way Out 2001
- The New Title
- WCW Champion Booker T vs. The Rock - Summerslam 2001
- The Undisputed Champion
- WWE Undisputed Champion Chris Jericho vs. The Rock - Royal Rumble
2001

DISC 3

- Icon vs. Icon
- The Rock vs. Hulk Hogan - Wrestlemania 18
- Triple Threat
- Kurt Angle vs. Undertaker vs. The Rock - Vengeance 2002
- Just Bring It
- The Rock vs. Eddie Guerrero (7/22/02 Raw)
- Third Time's A Charm?
- Steve Austin vs. The Rock - Wrestlemania XIX
- Transcending Sports Entertainment
- The Rock: The Most Electrifying in Sports Entertainment

The extras will include about 15-20 Rock promos.
[http://wrestlinggazette.com/url/117/]

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TNA News & Notes
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- TNA's latest Impact show pulled in a 0.4 rating.

<> WORLD X-CUP UPDATE

New Japan will be sending Milano Collection AT and Taichi Ishikari to
take part in the World X Cup tournament.
[http://wrestlinggazette.com/url/118/]

<> WHY DID ROXXI LAVEAUX SHAVE HER HEAD?

For those wondering, Roxxi Laveaux agreed to have her head shaved
because the dye she had been using had stripped her hair and she had
planned on cutting it.
[http://wrestlinggazette.com/url/119/]

<> TNA UK CARDS ANNOUNCED

The card for the two UK shows that TNA have planned have now been
announced

June 12th
- TNA champion Samoa Joe vs. Kurt Angle
- TNA Tag Team champions LAX vs. The Motor City Machineguns
- TNA X-Division champion Petey Williams vs. Jay Lethal vs. Sonjay
Dutt
- TNA Knockouts champion Awesome Kong vs. Gail Kim
- Rhino vs. Booker T
- AJ Styles vs. Robert Roode

June 13th
- TNA champ Samoa Joe vs. Booker T
- TNA Tag Team champs LAX vs. James Storm & Robert Roode
- TNA X-Division champion Petey Williams vs. Jay Lethal
- TNA Knockout champ Awesome Kong vs. Gail Kim
- Plus AJ Styles, The Motor City Machineguns, Rhino and Sonjay Dutt.
[http://wrestlinggazette.com/url/120/]

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Indy News & Notes
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<> DAWN MARIE INTERVIEW

The Interactive Interview radio show have an interview on their web
site with Dawn Marie, among the topics she talks about are who was
meant ot get her spot in ECW, how she feels about the business and
much more.
[http://wrestlinggazette.com/url/121/]

- Fancy asking Terry Funk a question? He is going to be a guest on
the In Your Head radio show.

http://www.inyourheadonline.com

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Bad Times For The Hogans
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By Chris Holloiway [email: chris@...]

(The following was submitted last week but was only able to be
included today)

Nick Hogan just left the court room moments ago after the court
hearing regarding the car wreck that left John Graziano in critical
condition. Nick has been sentenced to eight months behind bars, plus
five years probation and his driver's license will be suspended for
another three years. Nick will also be required to complete 500 hours
community service, and won't be allowed to perform at public speaking
events. Nick was booked and taken to Pinellas County Jail at approx.
3:50 PM ET.

So it's now official the trial of a young Hogan is now over but was
there satisfaction seeing as how bad the passenger John Graziano was
injured?

Many will say no but yet Judges these days are not right in the head.
Times for the Hogan family sure has changed in the past years. Going
from a loving family with a hit VH1 reality show to crumbling in a
heap of divorce, musical career flop and now a son being sent to jail
for 8 months. Hulk Hogan had it all he had money, loving family great
legendary wrestling career to those of which cheered him during all
those years of competing will remember. In some fans' eyes Hulkamania
will not die but live on through each generation that comes to
discover it. But in reality Hulkamania for Hulk Hogan and family is
slowly but painfully dying.

Often a family in celebrity land is looked at as one to be like, one
that has everything. We see this and wish we were like them, cause
they seem so untouchable and nothing can hurt them and break them
apart. Then suddenly that family we worship starts to become just as
normal as any other family. they have problems and if nothing is done
soon those problems escalate to even bigger problems. The Hogan
family had everything! but something happened and now they are having
about as worse times than a normal non millionaire family would have.
Like the old saying says with great success comes an even greater
defeat and the Hogan family seems to be defeated within themselves.

Could there have been anything to stop this from happening, say Hulk
staying home more and making sure his family was doing better, could
he had have said those encouraging words of Train, say your prayers
and take your vitamins more to his own kids rather than our own? the
answer is no, cause money is a tool to blind, Hogan was blind by
money and no disrespect intended but it now seems as if that same
money we always criticize him of loving only is hurting him and
hurting him badly. His wife is cleaning him out so bad that Hulk is
having to endorse frozen foods at Wal Mart.

Brooke's CD's aren't selling well, and now Nick is being sent to
Jail. We all want to be rich and famous one day, but now it looks
like the one thing we don't want to be is like the Hogan family.
which is falling apart member by member and it's all getting worse,
yes Hulk Hogan did defend the little Hulksters against the forces of
evil but it seems that not even Hulk himself can get out of this
jam. Sad but true and while I am very critical of Hogan I have to
admit I feel bad for him.

It is indeed bad times for America, financially as gas prices are
going up, groceries are going up true it is bad for America in a
whole, but its probably even worse emotionally for one family that
being the Hogan family. So please remember that while you are having
bad times and see a rich family that has what you don't have remember
they may just be like you, that being NORMAL.

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