Wrestling Wednesday / November 21
Taping results from Fayetteville, NC, last night: This Sun on WWF Heat : Billy Gunn/ Chuck Palumbo d The APA...Jackie d Lita... Spike d Crash...Tajiri d Saturn... Tomorow night on WWF Smackdown : Jerry Lawler and Michael Cole at Ringside... RIC FLAIR and Vince Mc Mahon set matches for WWF Vengeance: The Rock v. Chris Jericho and Steve Austin vs Kurt Angle, with the winners facing each other in a ME to unify the WWF and World Titles... Test d Scotty 2 Hotty...Sharmel Sullivan (Paisley) interviews Tazz...Big Show d Tazz..'Taker goes to a NC with Angle...Wm Regal and the former memebers of the Alliance attack Steve Austin...Trish d Stacy in a gimmicked match involving turkey and gravy...Edge d Christian by DQ after Test interferes...ME: The Dudley Boyz/ Chris Jericho d Rob Van Dam/ The Rock.
- WWF Raw from Charlotte earned a 4.8 rating for TNN, up .7 from the week before. The RIC FLAIR overrun scored a 5.4.
- Jerry Lawler was contacted by the WWF's Kevin Dunn while on location with the XWF about a possible return. The King was allowed out of his XWF deal. His duties call for him to broadcast WWF Raw with Jim Ross.
- RIC FLAIR's contract with TW was in existence until Feb, 2003. He chose to take the buyout, at a substantial loss, in order to return to the WWF. Close friend Arn Anderson, on the WWF . Com website, says that Flair walked away from a multi-million dollar secured contract. David Flair was backstage Mon night to watch his dad's return. David is in the WWF's development league, Ohio Valley Wrestling. Ric has plans to release his autobiography next year, and, sources say, his WWF exposure may increase book sales.
- The WWF's Weakest Link episode will be re-broadcast this weekend.
- Set to ride on the WWF float in Macy's Parade tomorrow : Vince and Linda Mc Mahon, Kurt Angle, and others.
- Notes from WWF Raw in Charlotte: Matt Hardy needed emergency dental surgery after his two front teeth were nearly knocked out, Steve Austin's mouth was busted and Wm Regal will have to have nose surgery after it opened up again. Backstage in Charlotte : Shannon Moore, Rene Goulet and ( # 1 ) Paul Jones.
- Superstar Wrestlers is back, in a monthly format, after a hiatus.
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