Some people have suggested breaking the Hack Notes up by federation.  I'll
try it for now (but in the past, a lot of news doesn't fit into a specific
federation).

WWF:

* Some more news that happened during the Titan Tower tour I mentioned last
week:  JJ Dillon told wrestlers that Vince is changing the drug policy.
Unprescribed painkillers and pot now carry the same penalty as coke and
steroids (first offense = six-week suspension; second offense = suspension
and rehab; third offense = employment termination).

* 10/22/95:  WWF will have yet another In You House mini-PPV.  This one will
originate from Winnipeg (where my GF just got back from, but didn't bring a
new hockey team).

WCW:

* 5/22/95:  William "The Refrigerator" Perry interviewed with Eric Bischoff
about joining up with WCW.  WCW actually had the balls to put him through
their training school before bringing him in.  There's no answer yet on
whether he'd be willing to put that much effort into a wrestling career, but
Terry Taylor (who has been trining wrestlers at the WCW prep school) said he
wouldn't give the Fridge any special treatment and would make sure WP would
work harder than he did in his football career.

* Speaking of the WCW prep school, Haku (Meng)'s nephew has enrolled.  He's
a legit 6'3" 260-pounder and a former pro-football player.

* WCW is trying to sign Dan Sevrin for a 9/95 UFC-like PPV, but Dan has a
no-compete clause in his contract with UFC.  They're talking about putting
him in a non-booked shoot-fight with Craig Pittman (a legit toughman like
Meng) and if Pittman is victorious, publicize the hell out of the win on WCW
television shows.

ECW:

* ECW should be on TV in Charlotte NC in two weeks with a very good time
slot on WKAY.

* ECW hopes to be on the air in Chicago in a couple months (no station has
signed a deadl yet).

* Interesting note:  Wade Keller mentions "hundreds of fans from around the
world congregate on the internet debating the latest topics and exchanging
the latest rumors on ECW, many of whom have flown from across the world to
see ECW in person in Philadelphia" in last week's Torch.

The usual disclaimer: I don't have the time to read an unmoderated newsgroup
anymore, so some of this info may already be old.
Hack Notes can now be found on my WWW page:

http://www.umn.edu/nlhome/g249/heuer004/wres.html

	--Otto "Internet Funkhead Hack-Man" Heuer