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Submitted by William Martinez on Thursday, June 21, 2001 at 2:06 PM EST
- TheRock.com has put up an interview with The Rock. In the interview, The Rock comments on the interview with Premiere magazine where he apparently said that he would like to leave wrestling for movies. The Rock said he was misquoted and the truth is that he can't wait to come back. Click HERE to check out the entire interview. - Slam! Wrestling has put up an interview with Johnny Valentine's widow, Sharon. To check it out, click HERE. Credit: Slam! Wrestling - Les Thatcher, owner and promoter of Heartland Wrestling Association (HWA), has confirmed that the WWF has picked up his promotion as one of its developmental territory. - Bobby Eaton, a trainer for the Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW), will now split his time between OVW and the HWA. Credit: PWTorch.com - Access Hollywood will be doing a feature on WWF Tough Enough tonight. - Lita held a conference call with members of the media to promote her upcoming home video "It Just Feels Right" and this Sunday's King of the Ring. Below is a recap of what was discussed during the call. > Lita is excited about possibly working alongside WCW cruiserwights since she is a big fan of them. > She said that Paul Heyman quickly found his niche in the WWF but never had much contact with him during her days in ECW or even now, for that matter. > Lita said that it is easier to be a woman in wrestling because of the independent scene, a good female wrestler sticks out more than a good male wrestler. > She said she would love to be the WWF Women's champion again but she doesn't know what the WWF's plans for the title are. Lita would like to see the title back in the mix. > Lita said that she never expected to be a "diva" and the Hedonism shoot was the first bikini-style shoot for her in the WWF. She doesn't really think of herself as a model type when she is in the ring and the thongs she wears as part of her appearance was just something added to how she was already dressed. She is happy to see it take off. > Lita feels that the WWF has a good female roster and there are a lot of possibilities for the future with that roster. > Lita doesn't know what will happen with WCW or if she will be a part of it. > Tommy Dreamer told Lita after her match with Stephanie McMahon that she took it easy on her with irish whips because she is the boss' daughter. Looking back on it, she agrees. > Lita will be ringside for the Jeff Hardy vs. X-Pac match at King of the Ring. > Lita enjoyed the story in her match with Chyna but the bout itself disappointed her. She feels that there is a lot of room to grow with the program and would like to see it rejuvinated. > Lita worked with the producers for her video to get ideas for it. She had a lot of imput and is happy with the way it turned out. > Lita doesn't plan on writing a book anytime soon but hopes to have enough stories for one in a few years. > Lita has only heard stories about past WWF female stars with ego problems since they were gone before she arrived in the WWF. She pointed out that you're exactly the same person before and while you are famous and you have to be responsible for who you are. In her mind, she is Amy (Dumas, her real name) and through the eyes of the fans, she is Lita. > Lita felt honored to get beated up by Steve Austin and feels that the media needs to understand what is going on in the ring before reporting on it. She sees why the media had a problem with it but she feels that it is a part of the story, like in a movie. > Lita is a huge fan of Rey Mysterio Jr. and he is her favorite. > Lita loves to wrestle in Texas and in the south, especially her hometown of Atlanta. > Lita spoke about her press schedule in England where she had six hours of sleep in three days. (Note: There is an article on that trip in the current issue of Raw Magazine.) > The DVD version of "It Just Feels Right" will be released in August and will include bonus footage not available on the home video such as outtakes, home video footage and maybe ECW footage. > Lita is not seeking assignments out of wrestling. > Lita was trained in Mexico by Ricky Santana, Dave Sierrea, Kevin Quinn, and Miguel Perez. She then moved on to Steel City and was trained by Danny Dominon and Ace Steele then the NWA school in Charlotte, North Carolina. She then trained with Shane Helms, Shannon Moore, The Hardy Boyz, Christian York and Joey Matthews, then worked in the ECW school and the Dory Funk Dojo. > Lita thinks Shane Helms and Shannon Moore have a lot of potential in the WWF but thinks Shane has a step over Shannon since he is the WCW Cruiserwight champion. > Lita is disappointed to see Christian York, Joey Matthews and Joey Abs dropped from their WWF contracts since they never really had a chance to be seen but feels that since they are young, they will have other opportunities. > Lita said that out of all the wrestlers backstage, Dean Malenko is the one who is the least like his on-screen persona since he is comical backstage. Lita feels she is a lot like her on-screen character. > As far as she knows, Lita has never hurt anyone in the ring, at least not majorly. She has banged up her knees on moonsaults but it isn't bad. > Lita has no aspirations to pose for Playboy magazine. > Lita feels that since not many females are contracted to WCW, they should pick up ECW females. She would love to have Jazz in the WWF to work with and pointed out that she had a dark match with the WWF a few months back. That was the end of the call. Credit: 1wrestling.com Win a 6-Hour Best of Steve Austin Tape!
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