. ___. __ ____ __ ________ ______ ||\ |/ | || | | || | || |\ \ /\ / /| __| || \|\__ | __||__ | |_||__ | || | \ v v / | __| || | \|/ || | | || |_||_| \_/\_/ |_| ||______/|\__||__ | | ||_________________________ August 19 1997 ................................................... ["Tusk" by Fleetwood Mac plays as the shot fades up on IIWF Studio Three.  Veteran commentator Tim Dross is seated at an angular glass table in front of a video screen.  Dross stifles a yawn and drinks from what appears to be a glass of lemon tea and scratchily speaks as the music fades.] TD: Hello again, friends, and welcome to "Inside the IIWF," your weekly look at all the news, views, reviews and previews... highlights and sidlelights... cheers and jeers.  A look back at the week that was and up ahead at the week that will be here in the finest professional wrestling organization in the world today... the _Mighty_ IIWF! I am your host, Tim Dross, along with young Steve Summer who is, as ever, waiting patiently at the Arm Bar in downtown Portland, along with IIWF fans who are hoping to ask a question of this man... ...my co-host, ladies and gentlemen... Steve "Soundbite" Roberts!  [The throaty female voice is heard, "Shoot, Soundbite! Shoot!" followed by Van Halen's "Running with the Devil" and the entrance of the Soundbite.  Roberts is wearing a feather boa and his leather jacket over a yellow t-shirt with the words: "The Franchise.  Period." and yawns himself as he sits at the table to the canned track of applause.] TD: Steve Roberts, good evening. SR: They stole my sign, Dross.  The bastards stole my sign. TD: Perhaps we should tell the people that you and I, Steve Roberts, attended a pay-per-view broadcast as guests of another promotion this past Sunday.  And I think it's fair to say that we had an extremely good time. SR: Yeah, it's always good to check out the competiton Dross... I'll tell you what, them boys did one thing that we damn sure have to copy -- they had a real life porn star, right there at ringside.  Right there, Dross.  The only porn star we have in the IIWF is Warnett... and those boy/boy flicks he did in the 80s ain't exactly what I'm looking for, if you know what I'm saying. TD: I don't have any idea what you're saying. SR: I'm saying Midsummer Madness is September 6... September 6, Dross. Less than three weeks away.  I am making a plea right now to all the IIWF suits -- we don't want to fall behind the curve -- we need to bring in a porn star... I'm not saying it has to be Nikki Dyal... I just want some nice piece... TD: Steve Roberts! SR: ...of eye candy that my L'il Soundbiters can enjoy when they are too drunk to focus on the matches.  Besides... if Jericho's gonna be on the card -- people are just gonna get sick to their stomachs bathing in all that ugly.  We need to balance it out.  So... listen up IIWF -- I want a porn star, September 6, for Midsummer Madness.  If I don't get one -- I know there's a certain company back east that's short one announcer.  TD: Well... I am not certain that's a road down which we want to travel, but it does bring up a good point:  we are less than three weeks away from Midsummer Madness -- and after the shocking events that went down... SR: See... you're already thinking about the porn star. TD: ...on IIWF Saturday Night, the card for Midsummer Madness is now really coming into focus.  Here is a quick snapshot of where the card stands now... ___ _________ ___ _______ ______ _______ ____ | \/ || || \/ __\| | | \/ || \/ | __\| _ \ | \ / || || \ \__ \| | | \ / || \ / | __\| / | |\/| || || / /__\ \ v | |\/| || |\/| | |__| \ \ |_| |_||_||__/\____/\_/|_| |_||_| |_|____\_|\_\ ___ ______ __ ___ ____ ___ ___ | \/ || \ | \ | \ | __\/ __\ / __\ | \ / || \ \ | \ \| \ \| __\\__ \ \__ \ | |\/| || |\ \| / /| | || |_____\ \___\ \ |_| |_||_| \_\__/ |_|_||____\____/\____/ DOUBLE MAIN EVENT: IIWF World Heavyweight Championship Match: Requiem [c] vs. Otto "the Butcher" Verhoeven Midsummer Madness Match: GENESIS: Highwayman, Annis, Rogers, Cold Spell vs. OPPONENTS TO BE ANNOUNCED! "Quickstrike" Chris Quigley vs. Marty Warnett Steve "the Fury" Kowalski vs. "Lone Wolf" Brody Thunder IIWF Cruiserweight Championship Match: Dirt Dog Unique Allah [c] vs. "Showstopper" Simon Lebec TD: But that's not nearly all, folks -- we expect this Saturday Night to announce at least two more of those big Midsummer Madness Matchups, featuring teams of IIWF Superstars pitted against each other in an "elimination-style" matchup.  SR: I like this, Dross -- because we get to see guys who'd normally be buddies turn on each other like the pigs that they are.  I get all choked up just thinking about it. TD: It will certainly be exciting... and this week, on IIWF Saturday Night we should learn two more matchups... SR: At least two! TD: At least two more matchups for the big, big pay-per-view, Midsummer Madness! SR: In what part of the world is it the middle of the summer in September, Dross? TD: In the same part of the world where a man in a feather boa can ask for an adult film actress to be invited to a wrestling event, Steve Roberts. SR: We're livin' the dream, buddy.  TD: Let's take one last look at all that went down at the IIWF Coliseum on Saturday Night! ________ ______ | || |\ \ /\ / /| __|.................................................. | || | \ v v / | __| REWIND: IIWF Saturday Night - August 16 1997 |_||_| \_/\_/ |_|.................................................... IIWF Heavyweight Championship: Requiem def. Deathbringer Brody Thunder - no contest - Steve Kowalski IIWF Intercontinental Championship: Mad Dog Watkins def. Tony Starks (DQ) Marty Warnett def. Simon Lebec Scott Rogers def. Joe Petrow (DQ) Ronnie Paris def. Billy Shakespeare def. Tonnage & S. Jericho Timothy Turner def. The Cavalier The Machines def. Licensed For Devastation TD: Well, there is one headline for last week -- the appearance that has everyone in the IIWF buzzing -- the return to the IIWF of one of the greatest champions of all time... SR: The "Outlaw" J.W. Hardin! TD: No, Steve... the Outlaw remains in his extended European tour... I am, of course, speaking about the shocking -- the shocking return of Dan Kauffman to the IIWF, when he stormed the ring during an all-out Genesis assault on Deathbringer and Tiger Claw.  In fact, we saw one of the most emotional scenes ever during our fifty IIWF Saturday Nights when Dan Kauffman alligned with Claw, the 'Bringer, Otto Verhoeven and even Casey James to battle back against Requiem and Genesis. SR: It was a helluva thing, Dross.  I may not like Dan Kauffman... no, I'm sorry, I don't like Dan Kauffman.  There ain't no maybe about it. Dan Kauffman is the single biggest phony in the history of the IIWF -- he is a fraud... pure and simple -- and if he ever steps in a wrestling ring again, his weaknesses, his inadequacies, his fundamental lack of wrestling ability will be exposed, baring him naked to the world in a way that would make even the most hardcore porn star blush. But... he's better than Genesis. TD: It was remarkable, Steve Roberts.  I actually thought the building would explode when Kauffman and Casey James joined forces to knock Requiem from the ring.  It was tremendous.  Just tremendous. SR: Yeah... I don't want to rain on the Old Generation parade... but I saw something else on Saturday -- something that I don't think I would have seen a few weeks ago.  I saw Culture Club flat dominate.  I saw the dead freak handcuffed and spraypainted... I saw the Butcher chokeslammed over a steel chair... I saw Claw dropped over a ringpost... and don't get me started on that crazy, little Canadian bastard. TD: Derek Mota, indeed, may have cost himself more than a short term health problem, Steve Roberts.  This was finally to be the week where he received a shot at the Cruiserweight title... and now his appearance is certainly in jeopardy.  But I have to disagree with you about Genesis... I think I saw some real fear... some real concern in their faces, Steve Roberts.  The so-called "Old IIWF Generation" -- and who ever invented these terms anyway -- SR: Summer.  Dammit, Dross -- it was Summer -- on your show -- do I have to pull out the tape? TD: I believe that the banding together of the "Old Generation," even if just for one night, demonstrated that Genesis is not an unstoppable force -- and I'd have to say it's only a matter of time before they get what they deserve. SR: I don't know, Dross.  Sure, one on one, I'll take any of the legends over those Genesis schoolgirls -- but I just don't know how cohesive this alliance is gonna be, Dross.  I mean -- we know Casey James hates Kauffman -- we know Otto Verhoeven hates Kauffman.  Are those guys really gonna stand with him?  And what's Kauffman's deal anyway?  Is he coming back full time?  Are we gonna see him and Chrissie volley for another hour and a half?  TD: Well, I have to believe that all those questions will be answered this Saturday Night when Dan Kauffman appears live in the IIWF Coliseum to explain why he's here and what he's going to do next... it should be electrifying. SR: NO!  Dammit Dross, the only thing more boring than watching Kauffman wrestle is listening to him talk... on and on... and on... and on. We'll hear about growing up in Maryland, blah, blah, blah... no one ever thought he could do it, yadda, yadda, yadda... he became a wrestler and wasn't very good, wah, wah, wah... but he kept going... and he came to the IIWF and look at him now, Dan F'n Kauffman, Champion of the Goddamn Hill People!  TD: Well, we will hear from Dan Kauffman this week -- and two men who we might also hear from in some shape... Brody Thunder and Steve Kowalski. SR: Oh, Thunder is damn well gonna get his at the Madness, Dross. Blindsiding the Fury -- dumping out all the beer... damn, dirty Thunder. TD: Well, I don't think Steve Kowalski exactly covered himself in glory on Saturday Night... just corned beef.  You know, the IIWF puts out a nice spread and those two, well, I don't really much like thinking about it, Steve Roberts. SR: It's that damn Thunder, Dross.  Thunder always messing everything up -- Thunder dumped all over the Syndicate, and now he's tossing our hard earned alcoholic buddies all over the floor.  It's wrong -- it's wrong, and I won't stand for it.  Thank God for The Smooth saving those meatballs. TD: The Smooth's a good man. SR: Damn straight. TD: Well, those two men, Steve Kowalski and Brody Thunder, will meet at Midsummer Madness -- as will two other men, Chris Quigley, who is perhaps the hottest wrestler in the IIWF... and long time nemesis Marty Warnett... who was able to overcome both Simon Lebec and the brutal conditions inside the sealed steel cage to win that big match on IIWF Saturday Night. SR: Warnett vs. Quigley.  Christ.  Next you're gonna tell me that Kauffman's back.  TD: I wouldn't do that, Steve, but I will say that Marty Warnett seemed to overcome a big hurdle on Saturday Night... a man who has seemingly been standing in his way on Chris Quigley forever.  And now, as we draw closer to Midsummer Madness -- you have to believe that Marty Warnett will do whatever he can... whatever he has to do to gear up for what may well be the biggest match of his career. SR: Yeah, for Warnett that'll involve a twister mat and a couple of sixteen year olds.  It's a wonder I don't like that guy. TD: Well, on the subject of men for whom you hold no particular fondness, what about the amazing, maybe career altering performance of one Billy Shakespeare last Saturday Night? SR: Billy Shakespeare's still in the Federation?  Next you're gonna say that Kauffman's back. TD: I wouldn't do that to you, Steve.  What I will say is that there was a reaction, an emotioinal reaction to the stalwart effort of Billy Shakespeare in that arena Saturday Night... the kind of which, ironically, that was reminiscent of the one Dan Kauffman recieved in his loss to Joe Petrow earlier in the year. SR: But he lost, Dross.  Shakespeare lost.  L-O-S-T.  I saw it, you saw it... and I know Maggie Paris sure as hell saw it -- and she loved every minute of it from that cheap hotel room where she spends her nights. TD: I don't know if that's true at all, Steve Roberts.  The IIWF fans certainly did not appreciate the vicious streak that was demonstrated by young Ronnie Paris on Saturday Night.  Yes, he did earn the victory over Billy Shakespeare... but I wonder at what cost? SR: Are you saying he paid off the official? TD: I never insinuated any such thing, Steve Roberts. SR: Because if he paid off the official... that's the kind of ingenious "outside the box" thinking that could change my opinion about him. Attaboy, Paris.  Just don't give them too much... don't want to ruin it for the rest of us. TD: He didn't pay off the official.  What he did do was relentlessly attack Billy Shakespeare, who had already been in back-to-back brutal encounters with Sebastian Jericho and Tonnage... defeating both men despite a wildly unprovoked attack by Genesis. SR: Unprovoked?  Okay, nothing that ever happens to Shakespeare is unprovoked.  That's number one.  Number two is -- I hear Culture Club might be looking to add a new member... maybe a certain very ugly bass player by the name of Sebastian.  Hear they already have his little beret all picked out. TD: That is totally unfounded, Steve Roberts. SR: I have very reliable sources. TD: Well, it is Billy Shakespeare who has a career of reliability in the IIWF... the man who is "Born to Perform" may have, in one night, regained some of the magic, some of the lustre that some believed he had lost after the "Spur" incident. SR: Isn't that where he kicked poor Maggie Paris in the head? TD: Well, I think Billy Shakespeare regrets whatever harm he may have done at that time. SR: Awful.  Terrible.  Outrageous. TD: I didn't know you had such feeling for the new Mrs. Paris' well being. SR: Oh, it's not that.  It's just that if you want to treat Maggie like that, the going rate is 100 bucks an hour.  Don't stiff the ladies, Billy.  Silkie gonna cut ya.  Gonna cut ya. TD: Good grief.  SR: How 'bout the champ, Dross?  How 'bout the champ? TD: I think we already talked about Requiem's title defense over the Deathbringer. SR: No, Dross.  I'm talkin' about the Champ, Joe Petrow.  You had to love the way he took the intentional DQ on Saturday.  That's the thinking man's Champion, Dross.  Why wait until Genesis jumps him from the back? Why be a target? Petrow did his damage to the bodybuilder, then let Ringo and the boys do their damage.  This is a smart man, Dross.  A disturbed, deranged and dangerous man... but he's also very, very smart. TD: Joe Petrow indeed... kept... whatever title it is that he has... as did Mad Dog Watkins, who was victorious in a hotly contested Intercontinental Championship defense against Tony Starks, albeit by a disqualification upon the entrance of Ike Sampson. SR: Dross... Dross... I just got this videotape... a little piece of tape that will shed some light on this whole IC mess... roll it! [A shot of Mad Dog Watkins hitting the superbomb on Creed outside the ring is shown.] SR: Hah!  Thanks, Brian.  Finally a guy who hates that punk Creed almost as much as I do. Did you like that tape, Dross? I'm calling it "Black on Black Crime: '97"... it's thirty bucks, available at all your souvenir stands... buy one and get a "Anyone.  Anywhere.  Anytime" t-shirt... half-off.  TD: Are you enjoying yourself? SR: Not really.  TD: Okay, we also saw the culmination of two red hot feuds on Saturday Night when the Machines defeated LFD -- and Timothy Turner, with more than a little help from Duncan Macbeth, was victorious over The Cavalier. SR: The Good Lord Giveth... the Good Lord Taketh Away... TD: I'm not sure God has anything to do with it, Steve Roberts. SR: I was talking about Spreadbury. TD: Well... the Machines certainly aren't talking much after their big win on Saturday, because it was a costly one... Paul Wong being temporarily blinded by that fireball attack. SR: You woulda thought the gay guy woulda handled a flamer a little better. TD: Again, we apologize.  Another man who should apologize is Tim Turner... and Duncan Macbeth... and Ryan Howard.  Turner and Macbeth you could understand... but why would Ryan Howard attack the Cavalier? SR: 'Cause he's the pinata, Dross.  Every company has one... ours used to be Warnett... it's been Mota for a while -- now I'm really hoping it's gonna be Mike Fratello. TD: Referring to the Cavalier. SR: People get the bit by now, Dross.  Look... there's nothing wrong with Christiansen, except he's an idiot.  And when you're talking about Timmy Turner... you are talking about one of the best young wrestlers to come along in awhile.  He's special, Dross.  The champagne.  The masked waiter.  He's a sharp kid.  Maybe I oughta teach him my moonsault. TD: That was all the action last Saturday Night, folks.  And what a week it was... and what a week it will be... let's now take our _First Look_ at all that will go down from the IIWF Colsieum this Wednesday Night!   ________ ______ | || |\ \ /\ / /| __|.................................................. | || | \ v v / | __| FIRST LOOK: IIWF Wednesday War Room |_||_| \_/\_/ |_|.................................................... Ronnie Paris vs. "Nifty" Ned Norton Serge Annis vs. Rasputin Sebastian Jericho vs. Scott "the Whine" Bloom TD: [aside to the cameraman]  Think we can get it right this time? SR: That's way inside, Dross. TD: Folks, three superstars at the kickoff to the big Wednesday Night card -- and I wonder if maybe Ronnie Paris might have something to say to the IIWF fans. SR: Well, he's pissed, Dross.  And who could blame him?  The guy comes here and does what everyone tells him -- and as soon as he grows a mind of his own, as soon as he shows a little backbone and goes right after that punk Onslaught... TD: That's Billy Shakespeare. SR: Right, as soon as he does that -- the morons boo him.  You know what it's just like.. it's just like that black kid... Gary Coleman.  Oh, sure, everyone loved him when he was a kid, with the "Whatchu talkin' 'bout Willis"... but as soon as he grew up -- people booed him. TD: I don't think they booed him. SR: Oh sure... all day long, people booing Gary Coleman, throwing vegetables at him... chanting "Die, Arnold, Die."  It's horrible, absolutely horrible.  It's the same thing with Paris -- you know, that's why he killed those people, Dross. TD: Ronnie Paris never killed anyone! SR: No, not Paris... Willis.  Willis had two guns and he killed all those people.  Jesus, do I have to spell everything out for you? TD: We'll also see Serge Annis, who I understand is taking his Saturday match with Otto Verhoeven more seriously than any other in his IIWF career. SR: Excellent... he'll tap out in four minutes instead of two and a half. Hey, Dross, who the hell is Rasputin?  And how does he get a spot in the JJS ahead of my man Smooth?  People love Smooth, Dross.  Smooth! Smooth!  Smooooottttttthhhh! TD: We'll also see Sebastian Jericho, a very talented young wrestler who perhaps has yet to find his niche here in the IIWF. SR: I know where his niche is... behind a big tree.  A big face covering tree... on the other side of the county.  In the dark.  Underground.  And what's the deal with he and Genesis... aren't those guys ugly enough already?  They're looking around their clubhouse or whatever it is they have and they say, "You know what we need... no, not more body oil, Rogers -- we need a real ugly guy to carry our gear." TD: I don't think there's anything going on with Sebastian Jericho and Genesis... but there certainly is something going on with him and Tonnage. Those two newcomers will hook it up this Saturday Night in what has to be a big match for both men. SR: Long live the fat man!  Worship the fat man!  Just don't pass him the biscuits -- cause I'll never get 'em back, baby dolls. TD: You're gonna get 'em all in tonight, aren't you? SR: Shoot, Me! Shoot! The Machines vs. Pain Inc. Hollywood Bloods vs. The Equalizers Violence Unlimited vs. Team Sychosys Prophets of Rage vs. LFD TD: Wednesday Night is tag night in the IIWF -- a chance for the ever more competitive roster to prove its mettle against one another. SR: Well, the Last Resort proved something this week -- they proved they just weren't good enough to hang with the big boys... or even some of the smaller boys like the Machines. TD: Indeed, the Resort, perhaps the most interesting tag team in IIWF history has chosen to go back to Mexico and re-tool... we hope to see them back real soon.  A team that can perhaps justifiably gloat about this turn of events are the Hollywood Bloods -- who meet the Equalizers on the War Room. SR: I've never liked Wayne or Watson, Dross.  They aren't exactly one of the more exciting teams we've ever seen -- but they do work hard... and I don't know if we can say the same for the Eradicators. I've seen guys with torn up knees work harder than those guys.  TD: We'll also see the Machines attempt to build on their big win over LFD when they meet the former champions, Pain Inc. SR: Hey, PI... don't let the door hit Hades on the ass on your way out. TD: We'll see Violence Unlimited, who really were soundly defeated last week by the Harlequins take on Joe Petrow and Team Sychosys. SR: Now, you know how I likes the freaks, Dross... but I gotta go with my boy Petrow in this one.  The guy's the hardest working man in the IIWF -- except for yours truly -- he defends the title belt... he wrestles the big tag matches -- he drives all around Portland -- kissing the same baby over and over... confidentially, Petrow, people are startin' to talk... and he even finds time to write poetry. TD: Poetry?  I don't think I've ever seen Joe Petrow write a poem.  SR: Sure, Dross.  Here's an example:  "Hickory, Dickory, Dock... Becky LaRue was su..." TD: [interrupting] Steve Roberts!  We'll also see the monstrous, always tough Prophets of Rage against a team that has found the going in the IIWF a whole lot tougher than they bargained for, LFD.  SR: Yeah, tough match to call.  The Boyz in the Hood against the Punks from the Cul de Sac. TD: In our main event, we'll see two cruiserweights really put on a show when the Phoenix meets Dexter St. Croix. SR: I almost feel bad for old Nightwing, Dross.  I mean, he spent a lot of time trying to stop sucking... but when he's around -- sucking mysteriously occurs.  "Hey, what's with all the sucking?"  "Oh, sorry, Nightwing... didn't see you there." TD: A great night of action on the way this Wednesday Night on the War Room... don't miss a second! ________ ______ | || |\ \ /\ / /| __|.................................................. | || | \ v v / | __| FIRST LOOK: IIWF Saturday Night |_||_| \_/\_/ |_|.................................................... 1. Otto "the Butcher" Verhoeven vs. Serge Annis 2. "Quickstrike" Chris Quigley vs. Timothy N. Turner 3. "Lone Wolf" Brody Thunder vs. Ike Sampson 4. "Spotlight" Billy Shakespeare vs. Ronnie Paris 5. IIWF CRUISERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH: Dirt Dog Unique Allah [c] vs. Derek Mota 6. IIWF WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH: Cold Spell [c] vs. Harlequins 7. Duncan Macbeth vs. "The Intrepid" Ryan Howard  8. Sebastian Jericho vs. Tonnage TD: Well, one through eight, a very solid card, Steve Roberts.  Not only will we see that Verhoeven/Annis matchup -- but the hottest wrestler in the IIWF, Chris Quigley, will meet the hottest newcomer in the IIWF, Timothy N. Turner. SR: Watch out, Quigley... Timmy's smarter than you are.  Not that it takes much.  You know how many Quigleys it takes to change a light bulb, Dross? TD: I'm afraid to ask. SR: Two.  One to change the light bulb and the other to beg everyone to stand and applaud. TD: Is that the best you can do? SR: Aw, come on... the Nightwing stuff was good, give me a damn break. I'm tired. TD: We'll also see Brody Thunder meet Ike Sampson... and you have to wonder if that will draw an appearance from Steve Kowalski -- or the Age of the Rage.  SR: We better hope so... they're making guacamole dip on the Food Network Saturday Night... and we're gonna get killed during Thunder/Sampson if we don't get a little Fury time. TD: We also have a rematch between Ronnie Paris and Billy Shakespeare, and two IIWF titles are on the line:  Dirt Dog Unique Allah meets Derek Mota -- and Cold Spell takes on the Harlequins. SR: Okay, first of all -- didn't we just see Paris vs. Blu Tone last week?  Second... damn, you gotta love the crazy, little Canadian bastard. He's crippled... mutilated... probably sterile after last week -- but he's willing to crawl out of bed to meet the drunk.  I appreciate that kind of effort, Dross.  Mota... you get the Soundbite seal of approval, buddy.  TD: And the tag match should be tremendous, the Harlequins have had a terrific run -- and are maybe poised to take these tag belts away from Genesis. SR: Uh-huh.  Dross, you watch the shows right? TD: We'll have two feuds boil over at the beginning of the card when Duncan Macbeth again meets Ryan Howard -- and Sebastian Jericho takes on Tonnage. SR: Well, just listen to the sound during that Jericho match -- I mean, the fat guy ain't nothing to write home about looks wise -- but he's Alec F'n Baldwin compared to Jericho.  Yikes. TD: I have to tell you, I am really looking forward to seeing Duncan Macbeth meet Ryan Howard again... those two men put on quite a show last Wednesday -- and hard work is rewarded in the IIWF -- and rewarded here with another match... this Saturday Night! But, of course, the headlines this week aren't actual matches.  This Saturday Night we will have announcements of those big, big Midsummer Madness matchups... we'll have the contract signing between Otto Verhoeven and Requiem -- and Dan "Flash" Kauffman will once again return to the IIWF Coliseum -- it is sure to be a great one, the fifty-first broadcast of IIWF Saturday Night!  ________ ______ | || |\ \ /\ / /| __|.................................................. | || | \ v v / | __| COMING FRIDAY: Countdown to Saturday Night |_||_| \_/\_/ |_|.................................................... TD: Okay, folks, we once again apologize to young Steve Summer at the Arm Bar -- but that's all the time we have this week.  Be sure to join Larry Morton and Becky LaRue tomorrow night for all the action on "Wednesday War Room."  And then Larry again will team up with Brian Lau on Friday to "Countdown to Saturday Night." SR: And for the love of God... I'm takin' the week off. TD: That remains to be seen, but on Saturday Night... join us for the finest two hours of weekly live wrestling anywhere in the world -- IIWF Saturday Night! For my tag team colleague, Steve "Soundbite" Roberts, and all of us here with "Inside the IIWF," I am Tim Dross wishing you all a... goodnight! ["I Ran" by Flock of Seagulls" plays as Roberts grabs a swig from Dross' lemon tea, Dross making an arc with his arm in an apparent replication of a suicidal, homicidal, nearly genocidal plancha dive as the shot and music fade.] +=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= I * I * W * F =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-+ | President: Daniel Spreadbury | Vice-President: Jim Jividen | | univ0322@sable.ox.ac.uk | brokeback@webtv.net | | iiwf@sisko.demon.co.uk | | +=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- http://www.sisko.demon.co.uk -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=+