WCW News And Rumors
Most recent news and rumors are listed first
May 28, 2000
Ms. Handcock Wrestling? And more...
- Ms. Hancock will fight in her first match ever against Tammy Stych at WCW Monday Nitro.
-The reason that Mene Gean was replaced by the new interview girl on Nitro is due to the fact that he has personal problems. WCW has given him time off to sort out whatever is wrong in his life.
News on Halloween Havoc. And more...
-In Sid Vicious' return, don't be suprised if he sides with The New Blood, and tags with Mike Awesome. When Mike first signed with the company, this was the idea, but with Sid's injury plans were pushed back. Sid should be returning at The Great American Bash, however may not tag with Awesome until sometime after.
-Although still 5 months away, WCW is looking to Halloween Havoc to be their biggest event ever. Bobby, "The Brain" Hennan recently stated, Halloween Havoc in October will have an amazing element to it. I've been sworn to secrecy on this-and without the righ amount of money, I wont talk. Trust me, it's going to shock the wrestling world. More then that, it's going to shock the main stream media world. Heenan's comments point to this event containing something that will put the WCW over the WWF.
-The Cat and The Wall have been getting into some backstage heat with each other. The two have gotten in each others face many times, and are being delt with to avoid a bigger problem.
Variuos News and notes
-Last Monday on Nitro is was planned for David Flair to give his brother Reid a terrible beating. However the angle never came down as Standards and Practices would not allow it. S & P thought it would be a display of child abuse.
According to Kiss Online the Kiss Demon will be returning to WCW very soon.
-WCW is talking about possibly having a Nitro from Australia or South Africa later this year.
-Terry Taylor is booking house shows for WCW.
-Vince Russo likes on Sean Stasiak is going over with the fans, and will continue to push him.
-Many former enemies of Bischoff have said " he sill has a temper and an ego, but is much easier to deal with."
-Some wrestlers backstage are upset that WCW put the Cruiserweight title around Daffney and it should be on an actual wrestler.
The new backstage reporter is Paula Paushack...Rey Mysterio Jr. is just about a month away from returning to the ring without an injury...Reports indicate, the crew member who Buff Bagwell punched backstage at a WCW Thunder taping weeks back, plans on to sue Bagwell and WCW, not only cause of the punch, other reason is Bagwell called the man a 'nigger'...Scott Hall isn't getting much talk anymore back in the WCW locker room. He could return anytime, but there isn't a confirmed date as of when...Shaq could ref the main event at Bash at The Beach once the playoff's are over.
Juvi in jail...again? And Nitro news.
-As a follow-up on our story yesterday about Juventud Guerrerra's legal situation, he was sentenced to 48 hours in jail, but avoided deportation which was a serious concern at one point stemming from his DUI last year.
-It has been announced that WCW is touring Australia in October, and here are the dates: Oct. 7 Nitro taping in Brisbane, Oct. 9 Thunder taping in Melbourne, Oct. 11 house show in Perth, Oct. 13 house show in Sydney. WCW will be in London for a Nitro on Nov. 10.
Goldeberg is Back!!!!
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Goldberg is returning to WCW television on Monday, but probably won't wrestle until the Great American Bash in July. His meetings with WCW this week apparently went well and Goldberg feels comfortable with what WCW has planned for him. In fact, he is already being advertised. PWTorch.com reader Adam Kunkel of Statesboro, Ga. writes: "Hey, I was looking for tickets to the June 5 Nitro at the Phillips Arena in Atlanta on ticketmaster.com today. I went to select the seating and each section says the price and then in caps "GOLDBERG, STING, DIAMOND DALLAS PAGE, BUFF BAGWELL, AND MORE". So it appears they are advertising Goldberg to be there."
News on Ric Flair, Konnan and Juvi injured?
-Konnan suffered a possible torn tricep. He tried to have an MRI done, but apparently his arm was too swollen to be tested. Juventud Guererra reaggravated his ribs and cannot take bumps for a week or two. It happened during a spot where Major Stash (Van Hammer) threw Juvi into Konnan. Konnan and Juvi are scheduled to be at Nitro.
-Ric Flair is scheduled to be at both Nitro and Thunder next week.
News on Kevin Nash and Scott Steiner
-Nitro this week is expected to be huge! There will be a ton of suprises, and even some new faces. Expect Steiner and new found friend Nash to have a HUGE role.
Stipulations added to Great American Bash, New on Kimberly and more...
-WCW just added a stipulation between Hulk Hogan vs Kidman at Great American Bash. It was speculated before, but has now been confirmed by WCW.com, and that is that if Hogan loses the match, he will be gone from WCW.
-DDP will be appearing on the Roseanne show, and also the VH1 special on Bon Jovi, both on June 11.
-Kimberly will be in the upcoming edition of Penthouse magazine, but only for an interview.
-The Asylum cage may be used at Nitro once again this week.
-Platiunm, will be Dustin Runnels new gimick. It will be debuting within the next week or two. He recently taped some vignettes in Atlanta. Platinum will be a similar gimmick of his to Goldust in the WWF.
-It has been announced that WCW will be touring Australia in October for some major shows. Here are the dates:
10/7 - Nitro taping in Brisbane.
10/9 - Thunder taping in Melbourne.
10/11 - House show in Perth.
10/13 - House show in Sydney.
There is a planned tour of UK in November, including a Nitro taping on 11/10 in London.
September 23, 1999
Who's the boss?
In case you haven't heard, Eric Bischoff has been removed from the office of the President of WCW
(behind the scenes, not the whole Flair/Sting who's the boss deal). The new people in charge
are Executive Vice President Bill Busch and Dr. Harvery Schiller. Bischoff has been
relocated to a totally different part of Turner/Time-Warner. He has nothing to do with WCW
anymore.
Bumps and Bruises at Fall Brawl
Vampiro suffered a broken nose, concussion, and has a loose front tooth thanks to Kidman's knee
landing on his face when he did the Shooting Star Press.
Shane Douglas suffered what appeared to be a partial tear of his bicep, and a sore shoulder.
Rey Mysterio Jr. came out of his match with a knee injury, but it's not known how serious (he
wrestled last Monday so it must not have been very serious)
Goldberg, Goldberg, zzzzzzz.....
With Bischoff gone, the new people in charge are planning some changes. Look for the
following to happen:
1) Instead of Hulk Hogan, Bill Goldberg will be WCW's number 1 superstar as he is also
the most popular right now.
2) Randy Savage may be fired soon
3) Story lines for the next few months will be booked in the next few weeks. When this is done, only
the wrestlers who are booked for the event will be invited to that event. In the past, the
entire roster would be at every event and WCW would use only half of them.
4) Demon, the character played by Bryan Adams will be dropped (with a flawless record no less) of
course, he hasn't wrestled at all.
I've heard of buried at sea, but this is going a bit far...
Brian Hildebrand, otherwise known as referee Mark Curtis, requested before he died of cancer that
his cremated ashes were to be mixed with some pyro to be blown all over an arena some Monday
Nitro when the Revolution is introduced. In other words, Mark Curtis was cremated and, if WCW
agrees to, his ashes will be shot in the air with the fireworks used when the Revolution come
out.
Outsiders coming in
The Outsiders, Scott Hall and Kevin Nash, are supposed to be back within a month. Apparently
they have a cool angle set up for them, that angle, however, is still unknown to anybody. Side
note: Both men are going through divorces right now.
Chris Benoit goes world wide
Chris Benoit just launched his website. The address is http://www.chrisbenoit.com/
Insane Clown Posse news...
Shaggy 2 Dope and Violent J, the Insane Clown Posse have never signed a deal with WCW. They are
making $5,000 for each appearance they make.
Miss Elizabeth....
Miss Elizabeth was backstage at Nitro last week and has said that she will be returning soon and
will be once again aligned with Lex Luger.
April 23, 1999
Rick Rude is dead
Richard Rood, better known as Ravishing Rick Rude, died on April 20th. His daughter found him
unconcious in his home and phoned the paramedics who brought him to the hospital where he died.
An autopsy was done, but the results not immediately released. Authorities say his death is
"still under investigation".
Rey injured again...
Rey Mysterio Jr. injured his wrist in the four corners cruiserweight match on Nitro. No word whether
or not this will keep him out of action at all.
Someone's trying to do us a favor
Mike Tenay was hit by a car last weekend and was rushed to the hospital for whiplash. He
is doing fine now though. (Someone must be getting fed up with the poor commentating by WCW).
April 22nd, 1999
Alex is back
For those of you who were wondering who that freaky lookin guy that was sitting in the front row
during the four corners cruiserweight match on Nitro was... That was Das Wunderkid himself,
Alex Wright. No news on what his angle is yet.
Wrath update
Wrath has a torn ACL and will have surgery on April 29th. He should be out of action for about
4 months.
Bret Hart back in the WWF?
Apparently Bret Hart was backstage at a WWF house show in Calgary on April 17th. He actually shook
hands with Earl Hebner (the referee for the controversial match between Hart and Shawn Michaels).
Hart has said that returning to the WWF isn't out of the question.
Hey, Bobbing Head Doll guy!
WCW will soon be releasing some bobbing head collectable dolls before the end of May. The first set
will be: Diamond Dallas Page, Goldberg, Hollywood Hogan, and Sting. The second set will be:
Ric Flair, Kevin Nash, and Lex Luger.
April 20th, 1999
Hollywood's Hurtin
Hollywood Hulk Hogan underwent knee surgery today April 20th. He will be out for approximately 8 weeks
Wrath Hurtin Too
Wrath and Hugh Morris both injured their knees on April 15th. It appears at first that Wrath's
injury is much more serious, as he could hardly stand up towards the end of their match.
Scott Hall's future
Scott Hall is expected to return in a month or so. He will only be working 5 days a month, those
being Monday's and Pay Per Views. This is probably a compromise set up with his wife Dana,
who wanted him to quit altogether.
Mr. Fuji doesn't like video games
Well, maybe he does, but he doesn't like the fact that his namesake is in WCW vs. NWO. So he
is sueing the maker of the game THQ.
Glacier returns
Glacier will be returning soon with a new gimmick. That gimmick is a whistle blowing, crazed high
school football coach, who doesn't care for anyone. Yippee!
Goldberg, a bat, and a little tiny ball
Goldberg apparently will be attending a batting practice session with the St. Louis Cardinals and
Mark McGwire soon.
Chastity's job on the line
Apparently Chastity's job is on the line because of a recent porn movie she made.
No Chants for Goldberg
In Toronto, there were no chants for Goldberg. The chants you heard if you watched it on tv, were
played over the speaker system.
Scott Hall, the groom
Scott Hall remarried his ex-wife Dana on March 27th.
Steiner goes to jail
Scott Steiner will have to spend 10 days in jail. He was arrested on April 21, 1998. He threatened
a DOT worker and lightly hit him twice with his truck. He was fined $25,000 and order to serve
10 days in jail. That along with seven years probation and 200 hours of community service.
Renegade
Rick Wilson, the wrestler known as Renegade, committed suicide on February 23, 1999. He was
found in his home with a gunshot to his head.
Scott Hall
Scott Hall apparently suffered a foot injury after Superbrawl. After a celebration party, he
apparently got his foot run over. That's the explanation for his absence.
Sting
Apparently one of the reasons that Sting has been missing is the he is now a born-again Christian
and is spending more time with his wife. He may start bringing his wife on road trips.
Jimmy Hart
Rumors have it that Hart may be leaving for the WWF. What role he would assume is yet unknown.
He is an assisstant talent coordinator, manager, and WCW music orchestrator (entrance themes)
for WCW.
Curt Hennig
Hennig's contract is up sometime in the summer. He might go to the WWF, but some say that
most likely he will stay with WCW.
Bret Hart
Hart is injured again. He might not be able to wrestle at Uncensored, so WCW will
likely just keep him off the card.
Bill Goldberg
New Japan Pro Wrestling (an affiliation of WCW) has sent Goldberg a contract to wrestle on April 10,
1999 for the IWGP title. They are looking for a challenger since the one they had got injured.
Toughman Title
WCW will be adding a Toughman Title (similar to the WWF's Hardcore Title). There will possibly
have a battle royal for the belt at the Uncensored Pay Per View.
Billy Kidman
Apparently, Kidman is working without a contract. WCW must be pretty confident that he will resign,
since he continues to hold the cruiserweight title.