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Submitted by Calvin Martin on Thursday, April 18, 2002 at 12:44 PM EST
Chad Brown sent this in The WWF sent out the following press release yesterday Smackdown Your Vote! and 12 States Announce High School Voter Registration Days in May, World Wrestling Federation Entertainment and Women Legislators Offer 50 Academic Scholarships Smackdown Your Vote! and the states of Alabama, Arizona, California, Connecticut, Hawaii, Kansas, Kentucky, Minnesota, Nevada, Rhode Island, Vermont and Washington announced that they will hold statewide high school Smackdown Your Vote! days during May, National High School Voter Registration Month. To view the full press release, please visit http://www.wwfecorpbiz.com/media/0416.html A Match Made in Heaven 7-Eleven's Bruisin' Berry Slurpee® drink, World Wrestling Federation® Promotion Pack a Punch This month 7-ELEVEN, INC. enters the ring with World Wrestling Federation Entertainment, Inc. in a nationwide Slurpee® promotional campaign. The 7-Eleven®/World Wrestling Federation® promotion supports the launch of the new Slurpee flavor - Bruisin' Berry, which was developed by The Coca-Cola Company exclusively for 7-Eleven stores. Collector cups, contests and commercials featuring larger-than-life wrestling superstars are all part of this first-ever 7-Eleven/World Wrestling Federation® affiliation. The Bruisin' Berry Slurpee flavor, a deep, dark purple color, is a delicious grape flavor with a citrus twist. The new flavor will complement three 40-ounce collector Slurpee cups featuring World Wrestling Federation® Superstars The Rock®, Rob Van Dam(tm), and Lita(tm) and The Hardy Boyz(tm). "A lot of people will be slamming Slurpee drinks this summer," stated John Ryckevic, product director for 7-Eleven, Inc. Ryckevic added, "which is one of the reasons we've introduced the first-ever 34-ounce thermal refillable Slurpee mug that will keep the semi-frozen beverage cold for up to four hours." Priced at $3.79, the tough-looking mug sports the mugs of popular World Wrestling Federation® Superstars like The Rock®, Stone Cold Steve Austin(tm), Kurt Angle(tm), Undertaker® and Trish Stratus(tm). "With the World Wrestling Federation® design mug, customers can enjoy Slurpee beverages all summer at an attractive refill price." Other World Wrestling Federation® items available at participating 7-Eleven stores throughout April and May include bobblehead characters, trading cards and, while supplies last, a special poster available for just 49 cents to customers purchasing a Slurpee drink. Consumers across the country also will have an opportunity to be awarded some cool World Wrestling Federation® and Slurpee prizes in radio contests and games. Top prizes include autographed championship wrestling belts, tickets to live local World Wrestling Federation® events and the chance to meet some of the personalities in person, or a trip for two to the World Wrestling Federation® SummerSlam® this August in New York. Other prizes include an inflatable Slurpee chair, official World Wrestling Federation® T-shirts, hats, DVDs, CDs and other merchandise. http://wwfsponsors.com/7eleven/7-eleven.html For more information on WWFE news, please visit http://www.wwfecorpbiz.com Here's your chance to be on Federation television! World Wrestling Federation Entertainment Inc. is giving you the opportunity to star on Federation programming! We invite you to create, produce and submit videotapes of yourself imitating the appearance, personality traits and/or voice of your favorite WWF Superstars! Find out more information now! http://www.wwf.com/news/headlines/1129372 Bearer updates us on his wife's condition Dianne Moody's journey to beat cancer took an unfortunate detour last week. Dianne is the wife of World Wrestling Federation personality/agent Paul Bearer, who writes about his family's plight in his latest column. http://www.wwf.com/news/commentary/berarer/1129589 Rock Appearance Reminders for April 18 Rock will be appearing on MTV's "TRL," at 3:30 p.m. ET/PT (2:30 CT). Rock will be appearing on BET's "106 & Park," airing at 6 p.m. ET. Credit: WWF.com Highlight the area below for a spoiler-free match listing for tonight's Smackdown: BEGIN HIGHLIGHT Billy, Chuck, and Albert vs Rikishi, Al Snow, and Maven Tajiri and Chavo Guerrero vs Billy Kidman and The Hurricane Test vs Faarooq Diamond Dallas Page vs Hardcore Holly Chris Jericho and Kurt Angle vs Triple H and Hulk Hogan END HIGHLIGHT The Rock Chows Down - Get ready, Mummy, your candy-ass is next The Rock is throwing a party in his stomach. It happens only once a week. For the other six days, the Rock eats to create the body he wants and needs, as an athlete and a wrestler and an actor. On the seventh day, he eats whatever the hell he wants to. "Treat yourself, don't cheat yourself," says the man whose real name is Dwayne Johnson and who is both the main attraction of the World Wrestling Federation and, if his first starring movie role, in The Scorpion King, works out as he expects, Hollywood's new action hero. Go here for the rest - http://www.rollingstone.com/mv_news/newsarticle.asp?nid=15760 The Rock returns, with Duncan BEVERLY HILLS -- The Mummy Returns was one of the biggest blockbusters of last year, grossing more than $200 million. Now, on the broad shoulders of superstar wrestler Dwayne ''The Rock'' Johnson, comes the prequel, The Scorpion King, which opens Friday. On a quest to battle evil warlords in the movie, The Rock, 29, also is Hollywood's best shot at pumping some life into the aging legion of action stars, who include Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger. Over a lunch of spaghetti, three cheeseburgers (no buns), two tuna-fish salads and a Diet Coke, The Rock chatted about his first starring role and his friendship with Scorpion co-star Michael Clarke Duncan, 44, the Oscar- nominated best-supporting actor in The Green Mile. The two were joined at the Four Seasons Hotel by USA TODAY's Scott Bowles for a free- wheeling conversation about films, food and smackdowns. Q: What's harder, making a film or getting in the ring? Rock: Wrestling is pretty punishing. There are no stunt doubles, and those are real steel chairs. Q: You had several fights in The Scorpion King as well. Rock: But those were staged over days. The fight scene with Michael took a week. Duncan: Still, it got a little rough. On one take, he hit me right in the face and forearm. Knocked me on my rear end. Rock: I told you I was sorry about that. It was an accident. Duncan: That's not what I hear. Q: Which one of you would win in a real fight? Rock: I'll tell you that right now. He'd kill me. Duncan: See? Rock is like that. He tries to lull you. He wants me to get in the ring with him, but I won't do it. He cheats when he fights. Q: I hear you two met after a match. Duncan: I love wrestling. I had seen him a few years ago at a WWF match in Anaheim (Calif.). I was at a restaurant afterward when I saw him walk in with a baseball cap pulled down. I said to myself, 'No one knows that's The Rock.' I'm going to introduce myself.' '' Rock: Here's what really happened. I was trying to eat dinner, and lots of people were asking for autographs. I don't mind signing them -- just not when I'm eating. I'm at the end of my rope when I hear someone introduce himself. I don't even look up, just start signing. Suddenly I hear a deep voice that says, 'Hi, I'm Michael Clarke Duncan from Armageddon.' I look up and up and up, and see this 6-foot-5, 350-pound guy standing over me. I'd always been a fan of his. We were immediate friends after that. Q: How did you wind up working on a film together? Rock: We'd wanted to do a movie for a while. When the producers were looking for someone to play (the warrior) Balthazar, I whipped out my cellphone and called Michael. He said yes right away. Duncan: I didn't even read the script. I trust Rock's judgment. Q: So does this mean you're easing out of wrestling? Rock: I'm juggling both right now, but it's a very difficult balance. As I start to transcend more into film, my role will be lessened in wrestling. But my fans are so passionate and loyal they know that at the end of the day they'll be thoroughly be entertained, whether it's in the ring or in movies. I'll bring my fans wherever I go. Duncan: I hope you don't ever completely leave wrestling. I love watching you. You say some of the stupidest things. Rock: By stupid you mean good, right? Duncan: Uh, sure. Seriously, he's going to be a great actor. He has a great screen presence. I never told him this, but I've got two gold-lined invitations from President Clinton (news - web sites), who invited me to a couple functions a few years ago. But I told my manager I couldn't go because one party was on a Monday, and the other was on a Thursday. And I never miss (wrestling shows) Raw and Smackdown! when Rock is on. Rock: That's kind of sad. Duncan: Don't start with me. Man, you can eat. How many meals you having today? Rock: I'm a big cat. Q: What kind of an actor do you see yourself as? Rock: Right now, I guess action movies are a natural step. But I love comedy. I'd love to have a career like George Clooney's. He can do anything. Duncan: Yeah, he can look cool even when he's a slick-haired country boy, like in O Brother (Where Art Thou?). Rock: (singing) Iiiiiiii am a man of constant sorrow... Duncan: Don't do that, man. I'm still eating. Credit: Yahoo! News SHANE DOUGLAS RETURNS TO THE ECW ARENA/VIKING HALL IN PHILADELPHIA ON JUNE 15, 2002 FOR MLW WASHINGTON D.C, APRIL 18, 2002 - Major League Wrestling, Inc. (MLW) is proud to announce the return of "The Franchise" Shane Douglas to the City of Brotherly Love. After nearly a three year absence from the arena that The Franchise built - Shane Douglas is BACK!!! Douglas will participate as a competitor with seven other men as they strive to become the first MLW World Heavyweight Champion. Considered one of the most controversial and successful wrestlers in the past ten years, Shane Douglas has built a career on outwrestling and outtalking the best in extreme environments. With four World Championships, a WCW World Tag Team Title reign with Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat, and being the founding father of the most dominant stable in ECW history - the Triple Threat, Douglas proved that he is he not only a proven commodity, but just what his nickname suggests - The Franchise! Trained by Dominic DeNucci in a class that included Mick "Cactus Jack" Foley and the late Brian "Mark Curtis" Hildebrand, Douglas tore up the independents before making headlines in WCW and later with ECW, where he made his name known as one of the most arrogant, yet talented wrestlers in the ring. From his infamous feuds with Taz(z), The Sandman, Terry Funk, and Brian Pillman to his extensive reign as World Champion, Douglas used sound wrestling combined with extreme action in his matches to be one of the top players in the wrestling game - a title that not too many can claim. Indeed, Douglas' charisma and cunning ways as a leader has made him one of wrestling's most hated, yet respected grapplers. But can the ruthless Pittsburgh main eventer back up his moniker and be the franchise he claims to be? This revolution has just begun and The Franchise looks like he is ready to redefine the definition of what a franchise truly is. More Wrestlers will be announced in the coming days for the June 15th event. Tickets are on sale online at: http://MLW.com and starting this Saturday, April 20 at: Ontario Street Comics 2235 East Ontario Street Philadelphia, PA 215-288-7338 Hall of Heroes Echelon Mall Voorhees, NJ 856-772-9703 Hall of Heroes Cherry Hill Mall Cherry Hill, NJ 856-662-9329 Be sure to check out http://www.MLW.com to get all the latest info on Major League Wrestling. THE ALTERNATIVE HAS FINALLY ARRIVED! All media requests or questions concerning the June 15th show can be directed to media@mlw.com. Backstage WWE & TNA Specials! Tons of Rare WWE & TNA Photo Galleries!
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