WWF News: Curt Hennig, Kid Rock and More
By Joe Starson on June 14, 2000
-Thanks to The Wrestling Observer for the following:
*WWF Aggression felt to No. 100 on the charts this past week with 13,596 sales.
*Regarding Hennig, whose WCW contract expires shortly, there is some question whether he would even get an offer. At 42, and with a history of being a major star, there is a question if he would be a harmonious force in the dressing room if he was relegated to an undercard role. The same situation would also hold true, but with even more emphasis, if WCW were to fire Luger. Hennig has the minor advantages over Luger in that when he's motivated, he is a very good worker and that he didn't leave the WWF on nearly the bad terms Luger did, as Luger actually wrestled over the weekend with the WWF, and with the knowledge of literally nobody in the company (although it was known two weeks earlier that he was in serious negotiations with WCW because at one point there was a plan for WCW to introduce him just before Nitro was to debut and that fell through and those in the WWF were aware of those negotiations), walked onto the Nitro set at the very first Nitro in 1995 at the Mall of America in Minneapolis to set up a program on television with Hogan
*There has been talk of bringing Regal in for a program with Guerrero over the European title. Regal is scheduled to appear at the Raw taping on 6/19 in Nashville although it may be in a dark match look as opposed to a return.
*Multi Channel News wrote about Kid Rock getting the f-word past the censors a few weeks back on Raw.
*Rock appeared at an indie show on 6/10 in Davie, FL as his father, Rocky Johnson, was working as Harry Venis' manager on the show. Venis is the Mayor of Davie, FL, who has done several indie matches over the past several years since he became Mayor. The WWF hired Johnson to get Venis in shape for a possible WWF angle.
*WWF has offered a developmental deal to Noah Steere, a 6-6, 300 pounder who is expected to be sent to Ohio Valley Wrestling in the summer.
*Smackdown on 6/6 in Buffalo drew 11,636 paying $386,806. 6/9 in Las Cruces, NM drew 10,738 paying $296,222. 6/10 in Albuquerque, NM drew 10,904 paying $332,487. 6/11 in Columbia, MO drew 4,932 paying $164,430 which is one of the lowest "loaded" (everyone major on the roster except Undertaker, who isn't going on the road yet, and Rock, who had the weekend off) shows of the year. Merchandise at the house shows for the week was $411,922 or $7.79 per head.
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Thanks,
Joe Starson
