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Chairshots
10/01/01

Raw Preview
It's Monday and that means the WWF is going to give it their best shot at entertaining us. Screw Monday Night Football when WWF.com is already advertising Booker T, Test, and Rob Van Dam vs. the Undertaker, Kane and Chris Jericho. Tajiri and Torrie Wilson will take on Tazz and Stacy Keibler in a rematch from Heat. The "Where's Steve-o?" mystery continues. And in what promises to be the fall down laughing segment of the night, "The Big Show is tonight's Raw host at WWF NY." Damn you, Ally McBeal, damn you straight to hell!

Ross Report
Jim Ross made his weekly posting to WWF.com too late for me to crib from on Friday so here are the highlights for you to enjoy.

Bob Holly had surgery a week ago Thursday to remove the plate in his arm. Bob is back home. He's doing well from his surgery, but he's still looking to be away from in-ring competition for about six months.

Shawn Stasiak saw a specialist on Monday, and the early indications from the radiologist are that if he has an athletic hernia, it is mild and probably will not require surgery. Or they think it could be an intense groin pull. He'll see a surgeon on Monday for a full evaluation. A hernia with surgery would keep him out six to eight weeks.

Billy Kidman has been released to return to work by his orthopedic doctor, and he will be going to Ohio Valley Wrestling in Louisville, Ky., on Monday for a week of in-ring conditioning just to get the ring rust off and to get Billy ready to go on television and house shows.

Triple H's quadriceps tendon rehabilitation is going very well. He is looking at getting in the ring to do some exercises probably next month, maybe November, but it still looks to be like, unofficially, his return date will be December.

Rikishi's therapist says he is very happy with his progress on his injured shoulder. Rikishi originally weighed in at about 350 pounds, which we believe is a little bit heavy for him. We're hoping to get Rikishi on a very organized and sensible weight loss program. (FATTY! FATTY!)

Chris Benoit's therapy is continuing at home. He's still several months away from returning, but he's having no complications and is doing a variety of personal and on-sale appearances for the World Wrestling Federation.

Jerry Lynn is about two months away from returning from knee surgery, but his rehab is also on target and seems to be moving well.

Kurt Angle's book seems to be doing very well. You can buy it here.

In the next few weeks the WWF will be sending Tough Enough winner Nidia down to OVW. She'll join Victoria, Sharmel Sullivan and Jazz in training. Maven will go to Cincinnatito train with Les Thatcher, along with Dave Taylor. "Maven has the "it" factor, I think. We think that Maven has charisma that you can't manufacture and he is certainly athletic, and I think with his character, he has a great chance to make it. I don't know Nidia as well. She has kind of an exotic look. She's a tough young lady who went through all the training, so we'll see how she endures. It's not to say that we won't be doing something with the other three that didn't win. It's something that we are currently discussing, but no decision has been made."

Undertaker & Kane and Kronik was short and it had to be (during Unforgiven.) Certainly the situation with Kronik just did not work out here. Bryan Clark will not be utilized any longer. Brian Adams will be sent to either Louisville or Cincinnati to work with some of the students on their TV shows. There are no plans to bring him back to RAW or SmackDown! at this time.

Goldberg Slams WWF
Goldberg spent some time in New York last week signing autographs for rescue workers and volunteers. Goldberg said he was shocked that no WWF wrestlers had visited the New York victims. "After inquiring about whether or not any WWF wrestlers had been to New York to offer support for the policemen and firefighters, it's amazing that, even though the WWF is basically based in New York City (Stamford CT), none had been by there. Or at least to the places we had been, and with the people we saw and spoke with. That's disgusting. People ask me why I'm not working for the WWF. Well, I think that explains it." Goldberg then rode off on a high horse.

Helen Hart in Hospital
Helen Hart, Mother of the Hart family, was rushed to a Calgary area hospital after collapsing Friday afternoon. It was initially feared that Helen Hart had suffered a stroke, but the family now believes that the illness is diabetes related. Stampede Wrestling has cancelled their show scheduled for Saturday night.

Linda McMahon: She's Nasty Hot!
Today's Washington Times had a brief piece noting that Linda McMahon, president and CEO of the WWF, has been named to the board of the National Foundation for Women Legislators. I have nothing funny to say about this that doesn't involve lesbianism, so I'll just move along.

The Brain Speaks
Chairshots Radio (no relation) had Bobby Heenan as their guest this week. The Brain mentioned that he is writing a book and it should be done by the end of the year. They are aiming for a late summer release next year, probably in August. In it he plans to tell a lot of old stories about his life in wrestling. He told one such story on the show and it goes like this: Bobby had to do a wrestling show in Canada. He asked to stay in the U.S. and drive from Detroit to Toronto. He took a bunch of midgets who were on the show with him and he put one of them in the trunk. When they got to Windsor to pay the toll Bobby got out, beat on the trunk, and the Midget popped up and handed the person fifty cents.

Midgets is funny. See you Wednesday.

Michael Goodson

 

 

 

 

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