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Table of Contents
1.0 NNEW - What is it?
2.0 How big of a fed is NNEW?
3.0 What are the weekly shows?
4.0 What do I have to do to participate?
5.0 What titles does NNEW sanction?
6.0 Who is the NNEW staff?
7.0 Anything else?

1.0 NNEW - What is it?
NNEW is an e-mail based booked efed, which is called Near North Extreme
Wrestling. Booked means the matches are based mostly on roleplay, but
participation and strats will also be factored into things. Roleplays are sent
by email, no message board posting here.

2.0 How big of a fed is NNEW?
NNEW is based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and started out somewhat along the
lines of ECW, being based in the Northeast region of North America. Recently
though, we have grown out of being regional, and are more like WWF, holding
events all over Canada and the US, with the expansion being completed in the
New Year with a world tour! NNEW still hasn't forgotten it roots however,
making stops in the small arenas which helped this fed in the early days, such
as the now infamous NNEW Arena in what many call the birthplace of NNEW, Parry
Sound, Ontario, Canada.

3.0 What are the weekly shows?
NNEW Monday Night STORM - This is the big one, the main show for NNEW. Airing
every other Monday night on ESPN in the US and TSN in Canada, STORM will
showcase NNEW's most talented veteran wrestlers, along with a few of the up and
coming stars looking for their big break. STORM will showcase between five and
six fully written out matches, usually including at least one title defence.
Most STORMS will come from the major arenas of the world, but will appear from
the NNEW Arena on occasion.

NNEW Slammin' Saturday - This is NNEW's secondary show, featuring up and coming
members of NNEW, mixed with some of NNEW's veterans. This show is in summerized
form, with between 5 and 8 matches, with the main event written out with
commentary in one form or another. This show airs on Saturdays on STORM's off
weeks, except when it's between a pay-per-view or supercard and STORM or vice
versa. Slammin' has been on hiatus lately, looking for someone new to write for
the show.

NNEW Rumblings - This was once a roleplay show, with full commentary and
special STORM previews, but has now been reduced to a packet format. The packet
is sent out once a week on average, appearing before each scheduled
event.(STORM, Slammin', PPV, etc.) Starting with the recent Return to HELL pay
per view, NNEW has begun a new PPV Pre-Show with commentary from new
announcers, John Newman and Michael Hawkins. All role-plays for this packet
should be sent to nn...@zypp.com and carbon copied(CC:) to
nnewre...@yahoo.com

NNEWs Flash - CURRENTLY ON HIATUS - This show will feature comments from
wrestlers immediately after STORM. Whether it be comments on an attack, their
match, or something else involving them, these comments will be brief and to
the point. NNEWs Flash may have brief commentary from Rob Wise, but with it
replacing Rumblings as the STORM re-cap show, it will no longer re-cap STORM
the way it used to. If you want results, you gotta read STORM. These comments
are due on Wednesdays following STORM, and the show will be out either
Wednesday or Thursday night.

NNEWsLine - Although it's not a show, it goes along the lines of a newsletter,
letting people know what's happened in NNEW recently, plus some rumors as to
what might be in NNEW's future. NNEWsLine is written by a member of the fed,
and comes out whenever he wants to send them to me.

4.0 What do I have to do to participate?
Roleplaying

There will be 1 roleplay show every two week. As mentioned before, this show
may be written out with full commentary from "Smokin'" Joe Seager, but will
most likely be sent out in packets, which is easier to get out, and many people
don't read the commentary anyways. Winning matches in NNEW is based mostly on
roleplaying, and this will be the most important part of your participation in
the fed. Roleplays will be due on Sunday nights, with the show(NNEW Rumblings)
coming out Wednesday evening.

Strategies(strats)

The fed will be open to strategies such as run-ins, how you want your wrestler
to wrestle, and even spot strats. If you're unaware with what spot strats are,
they are particular moves you'd like your wrestler to do during a match, such
as going through tables, or fighting in the crowd. This will help out the match
writers, and allow you to have more of an impact on how your wrestlers do their
thing. We reserve the right to not use strats, or slightly modify them to make
them fit into the whole scheme of things. Strats are due on Monday night the
week before STORM.

5.0 What titles does NNEW sanction?
Active Titles

NNEW World Heavyweight Title - the new crown jewel of NNEW, signifying the top
wrestler in the federation. This belt replaced the NNEW Northern and InterState
titles after they were unified at the Fight of the Champions pay per view. The
belt will be defended only on pay per views and SuperCards, or on STORM during
special occasions. This belt is normally exclusive to Heavyweights only, unless
there are special circumstances.

Hardcore Championship - NNEW's newest title, which was long overdue. Hardcore
matches are by far the most popular, and this belt will signify the man who can
not only dish out the most abuse, but who can take a beating and keep on
fighting back. This belt is open to both Skyweights and Heavyweights, and will
be defended at least once a month on STORM.

Mini's Championship - Yup, a Minis title. NNEW is one of the first efeds that
we know of, to ever have a Minis division. The title was decided in one night,
at Extreme Measures. Minis matches aren't as long or detailed as the main
matches, and this division is soley for fun.

Retired Titles

NNEW Northern Title - The former crown jewel of NNEW, this title was decided
after two tournaments, which took place at NNEW's debute show, Welcome to Hell
and their next major supercard, Extreme Measures. This is no longer being used,
as it was retired with the InterState title in a unification match which took
place at the original Fight of the Champions pay per view.

NNEW InterState Title - The former secondary title in NNEW. This title was
decided during a five way, three corners match at Extreme Measures. This title
was defended more often by the two champions to hold the belt. The belt was
retired with the Northern title after a unification match at the original Fight
of the Champions pay per view.

6.0 Who is the NNEW staff?
Management

NNEW Owner and President - Anthony Shedden - Being a former wrestler, this
muscular man brought that knowledge to the table when openning NNEW. He is fair
but stern, and rarely lets his wrestlers get away with anything too far over
the edge, when concering attacks, and other stuch things. He usually gets back
by signing matches to the trouble makers, which in some cases leads to
interesting match ups. Mr. Shedden is in his early 30s, which makes him quite
young to be the owner of a fed, but he still does a damn fine job.

NNEW Vice President - Todd Boswell - Before becoming the vice president of
NNEW, Todd had a brief, but successful career in wrestling, where he came to
know Mr. Shedden. Realizing he was more interested with wrestling behind the
scenes then in the ring, he hung up his boots and went in search of an
executive position. Learning that Shedden was in process of starting his own
promotion, Todd approached him, and discussed coming aboard as his assistant.
Shedden loved the idea, and made Todd his Vice President of NNEW operations.
Only being in his mid-twenties, this is a huge opportunity for Mr. Boswell to
make his mark on this great sport, and so far he's well on his way.

Referees

Head Official - Glenn Thomas- One of the newest members of NNEW's reffing
staff, Glenn Thomas was hired by President Shedden just before the Return to
HELL pay per view, where he was given the title of head official and officiated
the World Title match-up. Glenn Thomas is a former wrestler, having three World
Tag Team title reigns in a single fed with his partner, and twin brother, Todd
Thomas. After suffering a second severe neck injury, he made a third return but
was released from his contract from that federation, and he decided to walk
away while he could still walk. Glenn was soon approached by his friend,
Anthony Shedden, who offered him a job as the head official, which he took
right away. Glenn Thomas lets the wrestlers fight it out, rarely disqualifying
anyone. He doesn't believe in count-outs it seems, making it so that there is a
real winner in any matches he refs. He's in his early to mid 20s, making him
young, but his 6'5" frame makes him a force in the ring. He's got short brown
hair, and he seems to be in good enough shape to return to the ring at any
time, if he sees fit. Wrestlers beware.

Joe Banks - Now a more veteran NNEW referee, this man is in his late 20s, and
is probably the most fit to be a ref. He has short blonde hair, and has the
build of a wrestler himself. He will one day be the head referee, and is
showing why with his impressive skills inside the ring and out. Although he
didn't get the head reffing job that was handed to Glenn Thomas, Joe isn't
upset. He knows that in due time, he'll be the main man in stripes.

Ray Stanz - Although he's just recently signed on with NNEW, Stanz is quickly
showing why he was hired. Another young ref in his late-20s, Ray is still able
to keep up with the faster moving, more hardcore styles that NNEW offers.
Standing 6'3" tall, and in great physical condition, this red-head is known to
fly off the handle backstage when things go wrong, but seems to be able to keep
his cool in the ring while officiating. He's second in line for the head
official job, right behind Joe Banks in the pecking order, but is third in
seniority by age.

'Black' Jack Smitty - This is a man in his early 50s, is a grey haired man,
with a small build. Being up there in age, Smitty misses a lot of things inside
the ring, and out. He isn't the most reliable referee in the world, but when it
comes down to it, he's an important member of NNEW. As evident at the Return To
HELL pay per view, his in-ring duties have dropped drastically, signifying his
stay in NNEW as a referee may not be that much longer.

'Shooter' James Sherman - This man is younger than Smitty, but not by much. His
hair is still mostly black, but has some grey streaks in it, and he has a
medium build. He catches more than Smitty does, but he still lets a lot of
things slide. He doesn't back down from anyone, making him the official in the
big matches. He lost his head referee job, and in actuality, he hasn't been
reffing much lately. With three refs younger than him at the moment, his days
in the sun may be over with this company.

Minis Ref - 'Wee' Willy Lowman- He's the shortest official, but he's still way
taller than the wrestlers he officiates. He is a balding grey haired man, who
is probably in his 50s somewhere. He has trouble keeping up with the little
men, but he tries as hard as he can.

Commentators

Rob Wise - formerly of EEWF, this man co-hosted their flash show. With the
demise of EEWF, NNEW was quick to hire this man, giving him a large raise, and
giving him a spot behind the mic at the commentary table. He is witty, making
various comments about anything, and he's usually quite funny. He is the color
commentator, but he has enough knowledge of wrestling to be able to call the
action from time to time.

Harry Bargholz - He is the play by play man. Also formerly of EEWF, Harry was
Rob's co-host in EEWF. This man is balding, overweight, and is the brunt of a
great many of Wise's jokes. He can call a match with the best in the business,
and the chemistry he has with Wise makes them one of the best teams ever to
grace television. Harry has been getting more of an edge lately, firing back
some zingers of his own, but in the end is no match for Wise.

NNEWs Flash Host/Interviewer/Commentator - 'Smokin' Joe Seager - This man got
his break into the big leagues when President Shedden gave him a call, asking
him to do the internet rumor section of the original NNEW webpage. Once that
flopped, NNEW slid him behind a desk, and his new persona flew. 'Smokin' Joe
has the unfortunate task of interviewing wrestlers backstage, in the ring, and
some other places. He does minimal work for maximum pay, and he wouldn't have
it any other way.

Michael Hawkins - Co-Host PPV Preshow - Just hired by NNEW before the Return to
HELL pay per view, Michael is one of the few members of EEWF who decided not to
sign on with the upstart NNEW in the beginning. Instead he spent time with his
family, before being offered a once in a while job, hosting the PPV Pre-Show
with his former announcing partner John Newman. Michael is a great commentator
in his own right, but is right at home behind the desk here in NNEW.

John Newman - Newly hired by NNEW to host the PPV Pre-Shows, John is one of the
last staff members of the defunct EEWF to be hired by NNEW. He was also offered
a contract with NNEW in the beginning, but chose to go his own way, finding out
that calling commentary at monster truck events wasn't as fun as it sounded.
When the offer came to his table once more, this call it like it is commentator
jumped at the offer, and, although he might not show it, he's happy to be back
beside his long-time announcing partner Michael Hawkins.