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 Welcome to Prograps Unlimited, Issue 40! Good morning marks! Wrestlemania 13 is past us and already we've had an enormous week in news. Here's what we have to offer: Ratings Update: RAW down to 3.37 (-0.06), Nitro up to 3.64 (+0.13). As we reported yesterday morning, Wrestlemania earned a 3.40 buyrate. Extreme Revival: ECW has recently announced the return of Hardcore TV, but it is still unknown what role head owner and booker Paul Heyman will have on the show. As of now, it is possible that Heyman could be used as a manager, authority figure, or commentator; but of course, all this could change at any time. Mex Express: There was an altercation backstage at this week's Nitro taping when Lex Luger tried to pick a fight with Psicosis. The cause is unknown, but the argument was broken up before any physicality started. They Can All Kiss My rear end: In preparation for the Hardcore TV relaunch, ECW has cut Amish Roadkill, Black Boy, CW Anderson, and Gedo from their roster. Trust Him: Jake "The Snake" Roberts has been hired as the head booker of QPW, an upstart promotion out of Quebec. He has already made several hires for QPW, including veteran Tully Blanchard and 17-year-old rookie Teddy Hart (of the legendary Hart dynasty). He Still Sucks: David Schreck, who we recently reported as being hired by WCW, was said to have been wandering around backstage at the most recent Nitro show. Arena personnel were able to help him back to the locker room and reported that he was "lost and scared". ---------- Check in every week for the biggest news in the Monday Night War! S.K. your friend sk fucked around with this message at 16:32 on Sep 14, 2014 |
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 Welcome to Prograps Unlimited, Issue 41! Good morning marks! It's been a slow week but that won't keep us from delivering the latest in wrestling news: Ratings Update: RAW up to 3.50 (+0.13). Nitro is down to 3.52 (-0.12), but still managed to eke out a win over RAW this week. As The Ted Turns: Ted Turner has taken some scouting classes it seems, as he has hired a young talent from California without getting an opinion from any WCW officials. Rumor has it that the writing team first heard about this wrestler when Turner demanded that he goes on TV immediately. Ted might want to study some more though--the new signing is a totally unknown name outside of the SoCal area he was working previously. Gunn's Akimbo: Monty Sopp, formerly WWF's Billy Gunn, has officially joined WCW's main roster after a couple of months in GCW practicing basics. No word yet on his new ring name with the company. Solofa, So Good: Solofa Fatu's deal has come up for renewal with WWF. A source indicates that ECW was initially interested in making an offer, but backed down in order to avoid a bidding war with the much larger WWF. Paul Heyman, at least for the time being, appears to be scouting smaller independent talents instead of Big Two names. Japanese Lucha Libre Afficionado: Some disagreement has been boiling in WWF Creative after a young Japanese star has been put forth by, against all odds, Vince Russo. The head writer thinks very highly of the recent WWF signing because of his in-ring skills and charisma, but Vince McMahon is firmly of the belief that the young wrestler needs to learn fluent English before he gets such a big push. And The Oscar Goes To... The Goldust/Undertaker feud from this past year has been praised as "one of the best feuds in WWF history" and "a star-making performance for Goldust." Both men now have massive momentum as they enter the WWF World Championship scene. ---------- Check in every week for the biggest news in the Monday Night War and more! S.K.
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 Welcome to Prograps Unlimited, Issue 42! Good morning marks! After a lull, we have some BIG news that will shake up the Monday Night War for sure. Take a look: Ratings Update: RAW up to 3.51 (+0.01). Nitro way up to 3.68 (+0.16) to win this week. Thanks to Paul from Philly for reporting that ECW Hardcore TV picked up a 0.02 through its smaller TV deal. WCW's Spring Stampede earned a 1.81 buyrate. Extreme War! WWF and ECW officials met recently in WWF's New York office to discuss a cross-promotional deal between RAW and Hardcore TV. Among many other things, they currently expect Terry Funk to work a few dates for ECW in exchange for a RAW appearance by Olympic gold medalist Kurt Angle. Flash Funk: Terry Funk was said to be impressed by ECW undercarder Flash Flanagan at the last TV taping, and has allegedly taken him as a protege. British Expeditionary Farce: Steven Regal started a fight with the One Man Gang backstage at the most recent Nitro taping. We do not yet know what caused the altercation. Working Hard: ECW Tag Team Champion Boby Walker is apparently dating Francine, who is currently managing the Pitbulls. It is possible that ECW will use this as groundwork to feud Bobby and D-Lo against the Pitbulls, though no solid plans have emerged yet. Running of the Bullshit: Arguments were abound backstage at WCW's Spring Stampede this week. Three have already been reported: Arn Anderson didn't want to tap to Chris Benoit, Kevin Nash insisted on winning the Elimination Chamber, and Ric Flair didn't want to lose to Nash. ---------- Check in every week for the biggest news in the Monday Night War and more! S.K.
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