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NEWS AND VIEWS Volume #4


December 2, 2007


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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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1- News and Notes
2- Current Roster
3- Arrivals and Departures Within The Roster
4- Card Lineups for the coming week
5- Deadlines (VERY IMPORTANT SECTION!)
6- Recent Results
7- Rankings
7- Wrestler Poll
8- Weekly Awards
9- Ways to chat with the Commissioner



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1- News and Notes
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--> Erik Grimsson is NEWF's first champion!!! Grimsson defeated Zeke McGinty to win the NEWF Television Title on Explosion. Grimsson has also become argueably the most popular superstar on the roster in the first month of operation! The title loss will sting McGinty,e specially since it was caused by a "mishit" by Chad Allen....who tried to interfere against Grimsson and still laid out the smaller star after the fact.


--> Eric Chaney sues Frostbite! The very day after watching his car get trashed by Frostbite durign Explosion, Eric Chaney, NEWF announcer, filed a lawsuit in Indianapolis for the car to be repaired or replaced. Chaney states that he isn't doing this to hurt NEWF, but rather teach guys like Frostbite that they cannot run around and do whatever they want without impunity.


--> Larry Gionet will wrestle in the world title tournament! Gionet suffered numerous injuries after his match with Billy McGraw a couple of weeks ago. Thos einjuries had the star in tractiona nd doctors fearing his career might be over. Despite the warnings of his medical team, Gionet shocked the NEWF by signing a contract to keep wrestling without any legal entanglements for NEWF. Gionet was later allowed to stay int he title tournament and will wrestle this weekend in Chicago against Shadoe Rage.


--> NEWF is live and running! The website is still under construction and once Ihave it all completed and share the URL, I want everyone to visit it as often as possible as I will try to have an update every couple of days especially on the rumor page.


--> All systems are go and driving toward December's SLAMFEST I pay-per-view event! Slamfest will be our biggest event of the year and our crown jewel event. The show will be held on Sunday, December 30, 2007 and originate from The Palace at Auburn Hills, MI. This night will see the crowning of NEWF's first World Heavyweight Champion, as well as potentially crowning our first World Tag Team Champions (assuming we have enough teams to bring the titles active).


--> This league is handler-driven. That means many things. First, that you have a ton of imput over the direction of your characters and how things occur ont he shows. However, it also means that we need you to participate int he production of the shows. If you can write a match for the TV show....please let me know. It will help lessen the load on me and those alreadyint he higher-archy of the league and also help the league to become something you have even more of a stock in. Believe me, if I can do it....anybody can. So no matter what the frequency....let me know what you can do to help produce our shows!


--> Any mail sent to me at the official NEWF e-mail address (newf_owner@yahoo.com) needs to be properly headed in the subject line. This goes for strats, flashes, rumors, ideas, complaints, and all things NEWF you wish to send to the fed head. We want to remind everyone to watch the dates of the lineup releases and strat accordingly. Also when you send in information to the NEWF e-mail address the subjects should be reflected as follows...


[NEWF] Strat for (name of wrestler) (date of card)


[NEWF] Flash for (name of wrestler) (date of card)


[NEWF] In-Ring for (name of wrestler) (date of card)


[NEWF] Commercial for (name of wrestler) (date of card)


[NEWF] Rumor for (name of wrestler)


[NEWF] Poll Vote (name of handler)


I think you get the idea here. All mail should be seperated for it's purpose. In other words, do not send a flash, strat, and anything else in one mail. We want everything seperated so it is easier and quicker for us to use. This will help me get through the mails and get them where they need to go. Thus we will become a more organized body of sports (is that possible in e-wrestling?) Also for you smartallics out there...Anyone who actually puts "(name of wrestler) (date of card)" on their subject line will automatically be jobbed to one of our esteemed staff wrestlers. And yes, I am serious about that.


--> Please let me know if anyone in the league regularly does not receive the league e-mail. I hate yahoo groups with a passion, but if it becomes a necessity to set one up for the league....I'll do it. For now, we'll send them out in a BCC format and hopefully spam-buster programs don't kill the mails to everyone. I figure three weeks worth of mail will give us an indication of how well our current system is working.



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2- Current Roster
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bear in mind that these disctintion are only related to weight......a Lt HW wrestler can vye for the HW straps too. :-)


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HEAVYWEIGHT
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Jaiden Andrews
"Jester" Chad Allen
"Greatness Personified" Joshua Black
Dan Broussard
Larry Gionet
"Six Killah" Billy McGraw
Bloody Malthus
Zeke McGinty
Shadoe Rage
Torment
Big Red Love Machine*
Billy "The Regulator" James*



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LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
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"Cold-Hearted Bastard" Frostbite
"Heavy Metal Hero" Erik Grimsson
David Rheaume
Alex Van Steele
"FlyKing" Will Geddings
"The One" Brian Young
Lucious Jasmine*


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WOMEN
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"Kuro Neko" Achika Akatani
Summer Blake
"Poisen Bliss" Myra Benedict
"Spitfire" Kyra Braddock
"Mockingbird" Nina Grimsson
Dalbello Rage
"Firefox" Natalie Olson
"The Revolution" Josie Saito
Akira Shumasita*


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TAG TEAMS
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"Molto Severo" Luca Rossi [THE ROSSIS]
"Sly" Cattivo Rossi [THE ROSSIS]
"Million Dollar" Marlucci Alessio [THE FOUNDATION]
"Vanilla" Matt Franklin [THE FOUNDATION]
"Kamikazee" Keith ['NUFF SAID]*
"Suicidal" Steve ['NUFF SAID]*
Enrique [THE CARTEL]*
Dominguez [THE CARTEL]*



* = denotes status as enhancement talent (jobbers)


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3- Arrivals and Departures Within The Roster
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ARRIVALS
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--> "Firefox" Natalie Olson. This young lady is going ot be soemthign to watch after her debut interview on Explosion.



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DEPARTURES
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None



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HIATUS
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N/A



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4- Card Lineups for the coming week
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NEWF Explosion
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Saturday, December 15, 2007


Live from the United Center in Chicago, IL


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DARK MATCHES
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Billy "The Regulator" James -VS- Big Red Love Machine


Akira Shumasita -VS- Natalie Olson


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ON-AIR MATCHES
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"FlyKing" Will Geddings -VS- Torment


Bloody Malthus -VS- "Sixkillah" Billy McGraw


David Rheaume -VS- Alex Van Steele


"Cold-hearted Bastard" Frostbite -VS- "The One" Brian Young


Jaiden Andrews -VS- "Greatness Personified" Joshua Black


Zeke McGinty -VS- Dan Broussard


Larry Gionet -VS- Shadoe Rage



[MAIN EVENT!!!]


"Heavy Metal Hero"
Erik Grimsson
-VS-
"Jester"
Chad Allen


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5- Deadlines (VERY IMPORTANT SECTION!)
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This week will be a tad odd....


Sunday, 12/9/07---> strats/on-cards/commercials.etc due by midnight EST


Tuesday, 12/11/07---> Flashes due by midnight EST for Hot Copy #1 (sent immediately after deadline and combination)


Thursday, 12/13/07---> Flashes due by midnight EST for Hot Copy #2 (sent immediately after deadline and combination)


Saturday, 12/15/07---> Explosion out by midnight EST



FLASHING CLARIFICATION DUE TO BI-WEEKLY SCHEDULE!!!


Seems some people have been a tad confused. The NEWF is switching to a bi-weekly format (this show is late is why there is a fast turnaround this time around). The change to bi-weekly will NOT include two flash shows per week and a required flash every week. As it has been stated, why shuold I require more out of you when we aren't delivering that many shows?


Answer is I can't


There will be ONE FLASH SHOW PER WEEK beginning after the 12/15 show. That still gives us two flash shows between TV shows and one of those, AND ONLY ONE OF THOSE TWO FLASH SHOWS, are required. Essentially cutting the workload in half.


HOWEVER!!!


Think of it as an opportunity to further your character, develope a deeper storyline or even just keep your guys' name in the forefront. Might not be tough now, but as we grow, it will be easier to get lost in the shuffle. That brings me to one other point......DO NOT TAKE THE 2 WEEKS OFF IF YOU ARE NOT SCHEDULED TO WRESTLE!!!! You do not serve yourself or your character well by just disappearing when not scheduled (whichis more likely if we keep growing). Take that time to write an in-ringh or backstage appearance on the show. Write one flash to deepen your storyline/fued/character and make us know him/her better.


I think that covers it, but if there are any questions....catchmeon AIM or yahoo and just ask!



STRATS


Keep them short. All Ineed for the TV show is the following information:
*entrance
*character's mindset going into the match
*basic gameplan for the match
*finishing spot
*reaction after win or loss


Why so short? Well If you filled out the app for this league, then you gave us "regular spots" to use during your matches and a basic moves list...the matches on the TV show will not be long, marathon-type epics. I will endeavor to make the weekly show about storytelling and have some action heavily involved in the fulfilling of that desire. There may come a day when we start writing much longer matches for the TV show.....but we will save going "all out" for the PPV's.....that is where it truly belongs anyway.


ON-CARDS


Just make sure to ask me if it is OK to send one. 90% of the time it will be cool, especially if you aren't scheduled. This first show may be one of the rare times everyone gets on the TV show. That will not always be the case. Use in-rings and etc as a chance to appear ont he show without wrestling....further your angle or what not. Ya'll know what I mean here.



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6- Recent Results
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Explosion 11/17/07 (air date technically now 12/1/07)


Dark Matches:
Torment and Billy James fought to a double countout.
Dalbelloe Rage d. Akira Shumasita by pinfall.
Alex Van Steele d. Lucious Jasmine by pinfall.


ON AIR:
Billy Young d. David Rheaume by pinfall.


Nina Grimsson d. Kyra Braddock by pinfall.


Joshua Black d. Bloody Malthus by pinfall.


WIll Geddings d. Shadoe Rage by pinfall.


Achika Akatani d. Summer Blake by pinfall.


Dan Broussard d. Chad Allen by disqualification.


Erik Grimsson d. Zeke McGinty by pinfall to become NEWF Television Champion after Chad Allen attacked both men, laying them out.



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7- Rankings
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NEWF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP: VACANT


NEWF NORTH AMERICAN TITLE: VACANT


NEWF TELEVISION TITLE: "Heavy Metal Hero" Erik Grimsson


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TOP 10 contenders
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1- "FlyKing" Will Geddings
2- "Six Killah" Billy McGraw
3- Zeke McGinty
4- Larry Gionet
5- "Cold-Hearted Bastard" Frostbite
6- "Jester" Chad Allen
7- Dan Broussard
8- Alex Van Steele
9- "The One" Brian Young
10- "Greatness Personified" Joshua Black



NEWF LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE: VACANT


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TOP 5 contenders
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1- "FlyKing" Will Geddings
2- Alex Van Steele
3- "Heavy Metal Hero" Erik Grimsson
4- "Cold-Hearted Bastard" Frostbite
5- "The One" Brian Young



NEWF DIAMOND TITLE: VACANT


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TOP 5 contenders
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1- "Kuro Neko" Achika Akatani
2- "Mockingbird" Nina Grimsson
3- "The Revolution" Josie Saito
4- "Poisen Bliss" Myra Benedict
5- Dalbello Rage




NEWF WORLD TAGTEAM TITLES: VACANT


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TOP 5 contenders
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1- The Foundation
2- 'Nuff Said
3- The Rossis
4- The Cartel
5-



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8- Wrestler Poll
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Of the 16 contestants for the World Title, who do you think will win the belt?


Which one do you think winds up as North American Champion?



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8- Weekly Awards
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This is the section where the Commissioner will reward some of our more, shall we say Interesting moments over the past week. So keep watching this section every week and see if something you did was good enough to be mentioned here. We are open to a few more awards, so if you have any ideas on different awards we can name each week on the News and Views, send them in to us.



***WRESTLER OF THE WEEK***


"Heavy Metal Hero" Erik Grimsson


First man to hold a strap in NEWF earns him this distinction. Ironically the second time he has earned it!



***MATCH OF THE WEEK***


MAIN EVENT - McGinty vs Grimsson for TV Title.


This was close, barely edging out the debut match between Rheaume/Young.



***GREATEST HIT OF THE WEEK***


"Jester" Chad Allen


Youcould name any of a dozen shots he doles out in the show, but the one that stuck was the one that laid out Grimsson on top of McGinty for the TV Title.



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9- Ways to chat with the Commissioner
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OK, this section will let you know how to find me in the chat modules most of us use daily.


AOL IM: TooCoolCH
Yahoo IM: hopper_family_3


Also you can e-mail me at newf_owner@yahoo.com


You should get in touch with me in one of those ways in case of any questions or things you need to talk about...I'm on quite often since my job allows me the chance to stay connected during the day. I also created a yahoo account for leaguemail because Ibelieve my verizon account was kicking some that it thought was spam.



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