by Logan Scisco This week we leave the confines of Titan Towers and head over to Bill Apter’s side of the wrestling magazine universe.  Launched in 1999, WOW Magazine was an alternative to other wrestling magazines, which largely kept kayfabe alive.  WOW catered to smart fans, using the terminology of “face” and “heel,” and even tried to smarten up younger fans by providing a vocabulary list of “smart wrestling terms.”  WOW also featured more color photographs, had more pages, and was larger than traditional wrestling magazines.  Unfortunately, the magazine did not produce enough sales to remain profitable and it folded in the summer of 2001.

As you may already know Eric Bischoff prides himself more as a television producer than a wrestling promoter. The seeds of such thought were planted back in the summer of 1993 during his first year as Executive Producer/Vice-President of WCW.

by Logan Scisco - A video package highlights how the British Bulldog has become a wrestling ambassador for Great Britain. - Vince McMahon, Jim Ross, and Jerry “the King” Lawler are in the booth and they are live from Birmingham, England.  The setup was pretty cool, with WWF logos in the middle of the Union Jack and attendants in British dress flanking the entrance ramp. - Dude Love talks in a British accent and says that he does not miss his teeth.

by Logan Scisco - A video package hypes tonight’s feature match between the Undertaker and Hunter Hearst Helmsley. - Jim Ross and Dok Hendrix are doing commentary for tonight’s show.  This show looks to be taped from the same place as last week’s episode.

by Logan Scisco - Vince McMahon, Jerry “the King” Lawler, and Jim Ross are in the booth and they are in Atlantic City, New Jersey.  There are lots of ECW fans in the house and you can see their signs everywhere in the audience.  There are so many signs that they practically coat the floor audience. - McMahon interviews Rick Rude, who claims that he is a mercenary and is willing to provide insurance to anyone willing to pay for it.  He pledges that once he is paid he makes sure to give the intended victim a “Rude Awakening.” - Owen Hart and the British Bulldog deliver a taped promo against the Legion of Doom, where they promise to deliver some punishment in advance of the Ground Zero Fatal Four Way. - Commissioner Sergeant Slaughter is shown arguing with Shawn Michaels in the locker room, but no audio is provided .

by Logan Scisco - Jim Ross narrates a video package that recaps the big events on last week’s show . - Shawn Michaels tells a camera man to get away from him in the backstage area as we go on the air . - Vince McMahon, Jerry “the King” Lawler, and Ross are doing announcing duties tonight and they are broadcasting from Biloxi, Mississippi .