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April 1996

That's right, the place where you can hear the stylings of the CSWA's co-commisioner "The Enforcer" Chad Merritt is BACK. So you wanna hear the dirt on "The Kentucky Kid," or on the CSWA VPs, this is the place. Wanna hear the behind the scenes goings-on about the CSWA, you got it right here, baby!.

Issue: The Crackdown in the CSWA

Well, it looks like I've received a lot of flack for some of my recent actions. It's not as if that's anything new. Since the days of Ray S. Cornette started eight years ago, it seems as if there's always people whining about the way the CSWA is run. Well, folks, as I've told a couple of people recently. This is the CSWA. I am a co-commissioner of this league, and Steve and I say how it gets run.

And you know what? It seems that the people complaining are those who are now suddenly offended because they can't cheat or interfere to win matches anymore. TTL and the Armed Forces? They brag about being the best in the world, yet they have Cornette brandish that cellular phone of his. Well, I'm sorry that I ended up clocking Submarine with that phone, but if Cornette hadn't been on the apron in the first place, you wouldn't have had any trouble. And if the only way you can win a match is to resort to using "Ratface" Cornette to do your dirty work, then you don't belong here anyway.

The "crackdown" is going to continue. Especially when there are titles on the line. So whether it's the Disco Midget, Ivy, Maxwell Diamond, or Hornet, if you interfere, you're going to get fined. And if you interfere again, you're gonna get worse. The moral of the story people is: think before you act. And if your thinking leads you to the conclusion to interfere, then stop and think again, because if you don't, your pocketbooks are going to be much lighter.

Now, with that said. Let me move on to some more of the "allegations" being brought against me. TTL seems to think I play favorites. Maxwell Diamond agrees, wondering why Hornet wasn't fined for his interference at Winter's Warriors VII. I'll remind you both that 1)the list of fines is comprehensive, and shows no favoritsm. And two, the Mark Windham/GUNS match was a "NO EXCUSES" match, which meant that anything went. And it did. Do I condone Hornet's interference? Not at all. But GUNS, as the EN World Champion, set the stipulations to the match, and I didn't agree with those either. And I'll also point out that Hornet has indeed been sanctioned for his interference in the ULTRATITLE. He was removed as the top contender by the Unified Championship Committee, of which I am a part. And, as a final point, realize that Mike Randalls was one of the few not fined at Winter's Warriors. While I don't condone his attack on Hornet, the fact remains that he was reaping revenge for an earlier attack by Hornet and GUNS.

And now onto one last "charge" that's been brought against the CSWA. AAWC President Schmid seems to think the CSWA is "corrupt." He says, while courting CSWA superstars, that his is a "level playing field." And anyone who chooses not to head to the AAWC is in Schmiddy's terms, "chicken." Schmid, I'm gonna break one of my own rules by actually answering one of your complaints, and I"ll do so because it's so offbase. First up, do you really think anyone doesn't see your motive behind this? We humiliated you, Schmid. We manhandled you in the ring, and then we humiliated and fired you. I'd think, however, you'd be grateful, considering we gave the AAWC back to you.

As for being "corrupt:" yeah, that's right, Schmid, we're incredibly corrupt. We're trying to end all the outside interference that ends up inside the ring...that makes us corrupt. We've given up the CSWA's rights to the ULTRATITLE and the Unified Title....that makes us corrupt. We've welcomed all talent to the CSWA with open arms and open checkbooks.....that makes us corrupt. We're currently cooperating with the NWC, yet again, and putting our world champion on one of their cards...yep, that's corrupt alright, huh? And we even gave a job as a VP to a man that we bought out of a dying league....yep, we're corrupt alright.

Schmid, I think you should concentrate on your own league...you know, the one that we gave back to you at no price? You say its where "Real Men Wrestle"....well, I haven't seen much wrestling yet, only your big mouth. You've tried to steal our talent, tried to make them sign exclusivity contracts, lied about how we've treated them and the contracts we've given. But we're so "corrupt" that we haven't hauled your butt into jail for contract tampering or libel. We've given you every opportunity, Schmiddy. I think it's time that instead of whining and calling us "corrupt," that you turn to your own business and try and make it a success. You failed at it once, Schmiddy, and we bailed you out, giving you some money in your pockets and a job. We won't be there to do it again.

In closing, folks, if you've got a problem with this "crackdown," then maybe you need to look at how you wrestle in this business. If you want to settle a feud, then do it in the ring. We'll sign whatever stipulations you want, we'll help you do it fairly and justly. But we will now allow some of the things that have run rampant in the past. That is all, and remember, the white zone is for the loading and unloading of vehicles only.