Today's News - 12-31-99 - Wrestling - http://maxpages.com/mankindshouse/mankinds_house

Last night, the WWF presented the last Smackdown! episode of this century, not to mention the last WWF original television programming of the century. Here are the brief results but you can CLICK HERE for the full results. The winners are in bold:

Winner=*

Handicap: Test vs. *Prince Albert and the Big Bossman
*Kurt Angle vs. Rikishi Phatu
Al Snow vs. *Jeff Hardy
The Fabulous Moolah & Mae Young vs. *The Hollys
No Holds Barred: *The Rock vs. Kane
IC Title: Chris Jericho vs. Chyna - No Decision?!?!
Buh Buh Ray Dudley vs. Faarooq - No Contest
Gangrel & Luna vs.* Viscera & Jacqueline
WWF Title: The Big Show vs. *X-Pac

Anyways, let's go on to today's big news. In an interview on the WWF website, Ken Shamrock said he is healed up and in great shape but uncertain of what he wants to do in furtherance of his career. Shamrock said he may go back to no holds barred fighting representing the WWF or may come back to the WWF as a wrestler. He said the fans will know his decision in a few days. He said he would like to go back to the UFC but didn't want to focus specifically there in regard to no holds barred fighting. He said he feels he has one good year left to dominate the no holds barred world and wants to go back in to it one more time.

Dave Scherer of 1wrestling.com reported that Burt Prentice sent him information that Jerry Lawler and Terry Golden have joined forces to create "Memphis Wrestling." The show will air at 11 a.m. every Saturday on UPN 30 in Memphis. Kick Ass Wrestling will air its last show on January 15 and merge with the new "Memphis Wrestling" show. The show will begin airing on January 22 and will feature a lot of the Kick Ass stars as well as Lawler, the Kat, Brian Christopher and Bill Dundee.

The WWF has huge plans for Rikisi Phatu, the 6'1" 401 Pounder from Samoa. He is doing great with the fans, and is over big time. The Fans love his dancing act, the as you can see by his finishing maneuver. Could we see another Yokuzuna? If so, the WWF would get some major ratings, since Yokuzuna was a big draw when he was around. Even if he is not going to live up to Yokuzuna, expect Rikishi to become a heel soon to get him over with the fans. He will probably turn heel in about a month or so, maybe at the Royal Rumble. The WWF is going to push him slowly, then probably going to work him up to Intercontinental Belt Status within a couple of months.

Jeff Hardy recently went to Puerto Rico under his masked alias as Willow the Whisp and dropped the old UWA (from the defunct Mexican promotion that was huge in the 70s and 80s) middleweight title to Pablo Marquez.

The British Bulldog injured his legs and back when the car he was changing a flat tire on slipped off the jack. Mostly bruises and a lower back strain for the veteran who should be back at next week's TVs. Big Boss Man has been recuperating from a concussion, and will miss arena events this week but will be back on Jan. 3. D'Lo Brown suffered a hairline fracture near his shoulder blade Thursday night and will miss a few days/weeks, depending on the results of an MRI. Matt Hardy's broken cheekbone will keep him out of action another week or so even though he feels good and is making all his house show commitments. Mark Henry will be receiving an MRI this week to determine the nature of an elbow injury that could require surgery.

The WWF is planning on making three SuperBowl commercials this year instead of just one. The "Get It?" commercial that aired last year during the big NFL football game garnered great reviews, including being named the top SuperBowl commercial by CBS Sports. This time around, it looks like one commercial will again air during the SuperBowl, and the other two will air during the Halftime Heat show that the WWF is again planning on the USA Network in the U.S. only. Just like last year, Halftime Heat will cut into whatever show is airing on the USA Network when the SuperBowl halftime starts. No word on what match(es) will be shown during this special.

Monday Night Ratings

WWF Raw is War:

Hour 1: 5.5 (8.3 market share)
Hour 2: 6.1 (9.9 market share)
Composite: 5.8 (9.1 share)

WCW Monday Nitro:

Hour 1 (unopposed): 3.7 (5.8 share)
Hour 2: 2.5 (3.8 share)
Hour 3: 2.4 (4.0 share)
Composite: 2.9 (4.5 share)

Head-to-head: Raw - 5.8 vs. Nitro - 2.45

Last night, the WWF had a house show in Nashville, Tennessee. Here are the results:

* Kurt Angle beat The Godfather
* Rikishi Phatu defeated Tracy Smothers
* Val Venis over Prince Albert
* Chris Jericho beat Al Snow with interference by Chyna
* Triple Threat: Too Cool over Edge/Jeff Hardy and The Hollys
* WWF Title Cage Match: The Big Show defeated Kane
* Jerry "The King" Lawler beat Mideon (who subbed for Viscera)
* X-Pac defeated Test
* No Holds Barred: The Acolytes over The Dudley Boyz
* The Rock pinned Triple H

There are reports that the WWF is pleased that the Big Show has been able to drop in weight (he's currently down to around 415 pounds), and the fact that he still holds the WWF title belt is based largely on this.

That's it for today, but have a HAPPY NEW YEAR, DECADE, CENTURY, AND MILLENIUM!!!!!

Thanx to the WWF, Lords of Pain, 2xzone.com, and The Big 3 Newsboard for some information

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