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By: John Keane
7/14/2002 9:53:25 AM

Confidential Report for 7/13/2002.
Recorded at the WWE TV Studios in Stamford, CT.
Your Host: Mean Gene Okerlund.

Gene welcomes us in and we get straight to business. Later on, we'll be going in depth with Torrie Wilson. First feature of the night: WWF Legend Jimmy 'Superfly' Snuka.

Jimmy's a native of the Fiji Islands, but didn't start wrestling until he moved to Hawaii. Wrestling barefoot became his trademark early on-current stars Tommy Dreamer, Jeff Hardy and Dawn Marie mention being impressed by his doing so. Jimmy talks about the occasional injuries he took to his feet and lower legs, but claims to have loved his 'gimmick'.

Jimmy talks about being brought into the WWF by Vince McMahon Sr. (no date mentioned). He describes his excitement at coming to New York City and Madison Square Garden.

The subject of Jimmy's infamous interviews/promos is next. Jimmy describes his mic work as 'coming from the heart'. D'Lo Brown clarifies-while his promos were hard hitting and exciting, they generally didn't make a whole lot of sense. Video footage provides confirmation.

We go back in time to what Jimmy describes as a career highlight-October 17, 1983 at Madison Square Garden, Jimmy faced Don Muraco in a steel cage. We see him hitting Don with the 'Superfly Splash' off the top of the cage-Tommy Dreamer and Matt Hardy give their tributes.

Another highlight was from the original Wrestlemania-Jimmy was in Hulk Hogan and Mr. T's corner during that shows main event. We see Gene interviewing the 3 pre-match. Hulk stated that they'd be around 'for a long long time'. Back in the present, Jimmy pretty movingly states, "I wish that could happen again".

Jimmy talks about a dark time in his career, which he feels was brought about by listening to bad advise and cocaine abuse (again, no time frame). He credits the love of his family for giving him the strength to get clean without the aid of a rehab facility.

Jimmy describes former stars Peter Maivia, Rocky Johnson and the Wild Samoans as part of his extended family.

We see Jimmy being inducted into the WWF Hall of Fame on November 16th, 1996, and wrestling his "last match" with the Fed the next day at MSG.

Jimmy ends the segment with a rather cryptic statement regarding his long career: "How did this become like this, and why?" We take a break.

Next up, we have a 'Before They Were Superstars' segment with Torrie Wilson. We see footage from her last year or so on WWF/E TV-much of it spent wearing minimal clothing. Both her parents express their (good natured) shock at seeing their daughter in that state. We go back further to see some of Torrie's appearances in the 'real' WCW. We hear from all 3 of her brothers, who back then hoped their sister would stick to being a valet/manager rather than an active competitor.

We go WAY back to Torrie's childhood in Idaho. Talk about swirlies and goats follows, we'll move along to present day Torrie visiting a restaurant called "My Fathers Place", where she had her first job. Again moving along, we discover Torrie 'matured' early and her brothers delighted in scaring the living s**t out of any guy that looked at her.

Torrie first got into modeling at the age of 14. Due to the then-current fashion trend, Torrie was constantly told to lose weight. Torrie apparently took the requests to heart-when told to lose 5 pounds, she'd lose 10. This led to an eating disorder, which her mom describes as affecting her from the age of 15 to 19. More on Torrie next week-she finishes up this week's segment by mentioning being hospitalized for dehydration at one point due to excessive workouts, induced vomiting and the use of diuretics. Break.

Back, Bradshaw and The Big Show hit the basketball court for a game of 'Horse'. Show gets his butt kicked, next week Bradshaw takes on Linda Miles. Break.

We return for more about Jimmy Snuka. We see video of some of his matches, focusing on his innovative high-flying moves, the 'Superfly Splash' in particular. Tributes air from current WWE stars, and we see video of today's high fliers blended in with more footage of Jimmy performing the moves that inspired them. Break.

WWE Rewind: Torrie Wilson wins the 'Golden Thong' award at the recent 'Divas Undressed' special.

Gene presents us with a 'Behind the Scenes' segment on the above- mentioned special. Former Intercontinental Champion Edge, engaging in some of the offbeat shenanigans he's rightly famous for, toured the backstage area with a video camera. Funny bit-Stacy Keibler mentions she'd love to see Hulk Hogan in a 'Lingerie Match', and we get a quick look at the Hulkster in his 'Mr. Nanny' tutu. Nothing new to see here, let's take our last break.

Brief video airs of Chris Nowinski at his alma mater, Harvard University.

Gene informs us we'll be going in depth with Chris next week. We get an update on Kevin Nash-after his injury last Monday, he's expected to be out at least 6 months. Gene wraps up by letting us know we'll be talking to a 3-generation wrestling family next week-the Ortons, Bob Sr., Bob Jr. and current WWE Star Randy. End of show.

Great to see Jimmy Snuka. About all I have for this week, if you want to send a comment to me, please hit john.f.keane@worldnet.att.net.

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