Updated 5/3/00
I'm Rudy Seitzer, and
welcome to CSWA Grapevine, where we track down the rumors
running rampant here in the world of wrestling. As
always, I have to start with a standard disclaimer: we
cannot verify any of the rumors reported here. Some may
be true, some may be outright false...but they've all been
passed to me by various sources. So don't come crying to
Rudy...got it?
Isn't it nice to see the CSWA geared up
again, even if it is going to be mid-Spring before we have
Winter's Warriors?
As the TRIBUNE reported earlier this
week, Commissioner Merritt has attempted to open negotiations
with Hornet on a new contract to re-sign the former four-time
World Champion. There appear to be two hangups, and
surprisingly enough, it doesn't seem to be money. Hornet
isn't yet convinced that he wants a full-time contract, and
apparently he's also not sold on the idea of reprising the
"Greatest American Hero" role. In speaking
with Hornet personally, it seems that he still feels guilty
for his heel behavior in 1999, and while he wants to make up
for it, he doesn't feel like he should be held up at the
"Hero" role model.
The search for background information on
Faith Hannum, Deacon's apparent girlfriend, continues to draw
blanks. I've never seen anything like it. I
haven't been able to find a former associate, co-worker, high
school classmate, nothing. It's like she never existed
before her stint here in the CSWA.
The most troubling issue affecting the
CSWA has to be the latest from Ivy. If you haven't kept
up with the newspapers, be sure to check the TRIBUNE Insider
for a special real-life "Ivy League" column.
There's a point where the boundaries of real life and this
business meet....and when the lines cross, it gets ugly.
We're thinking of Ivy, and especially of her adopted daughter,
Susan.
The latest 'firing' and rehiring of
Kendall Codine, AKA Blade, has to be one of the more bizarre
things I've seen in the CSWA, and that's saying a lot.
First Merritt snaps and fires Blade for 'insubordination,'
then JW Locke apparently convinces Merritt to rehire
Blade. After seeing Locke's modus operandi in the MWC
(now EWI), I've got to think that he's got plans for
Blade. And if the Norfolk card was any
indication....Blade may have been set on the track against
Randy Harders. There's no love lost between Locke and
Harders, at least according to the rumors from those who were
close the the MWC/EWI situation.
With the exits of former World Champions
Eli Flair, Mark Vizzack and Eddy Love from the promotion,
spots on top have certainly opened up. It appears that
various wrestlers are vying to get on top, including Blade and
Harders. Other former 'superstars' like Mike Randalls
have certainly set their sights high, and I've received word
that other former CSWA employees may be set to make returns
shortly, although nothing is official. Also, the CSWA
has seen a major influx of new talent that seems unafraid to
jump into the fray. Names like Evan Aho, Dusty Thompson,
Shawn Stevens, Chris Petty, John J. Battles and others may not
be household names yet...but they're certainly not complete
unknowns to the hardcore wrestling fans. I wouldn't be
surprised to see at least one challenge for a major title by
CSWA ANNIVERSARY.
That's it for now, Fans... I'll keep you
posted.
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