-- As we reported yesterday, Blood Brother Josh has now been fired from the TWF, effective immediately. It was said his behaviour on Saturday night was out of control and was not expected of a person who's behaviour outside of the ring is usually of a good standard. He is not expected to return to the TWF in any capacity any time soon and no promotion is rearing to pick him up.

-- Many backstage sources are becoming critical of how the xWa Championships are decided. Many have no problem with the xWa Championship, but there are doubts over the Tag Team Championships at the moment, mainly because XCW and the TWF are doing different things. There is scheduled to be a Board Meeting tomorrow at TWF Towers between both companies which should aide the process.

-- Mr. BIG has been in the news today because he has apparently found love once more with an attractive young blonde, with pictures of him with her on Saturday night, after the disturbance in Chicago. We confirm that this blonde is Summer, Silver's girlfriend, and the two friends were only pissing about.

-- Many TWF superstars are expected to attend a Chicago nightclub on Tuesday night for a party. Mr. BIG, Jason Davies, The Red Hoodie Crew, Blood Brothers, Atomically Kool Kat are all confirmed, but no one is quite sure whether The Vamp or High Voltage will turn up. Mr. BIG has reportedly said that if HV turns up, he will have to do something about it.

-- There are many Road Agents who are saying that The Bandit is becoming a model superstar and deserves more than his current TWF Intercontinental Championship reign. The Bandit has kept his nose out of trouble since joining the TWF and has been a positive influence backstage thanks to his extensive knowledge of the business. The same can be said for JT Money. He is finally getting the spotlight he deserves in the TWF after being "mis-used" for around a year/2 years.

-- The TWF has managed to register the trademark 'Bash At The Beach'. This is because if a trademark is not used for over 3 years, anyone can pick it up. XCW has demonstrated this by picking up rights to the old WWF King of the Ring logo. The 'Bash At The Beach' event is perhaps the event that will be held on Jumariah Beach, Dubai later this year.

-- There are extremely strong rumours that since XCW has picked up the King of the Ring logo, the TWF might ditch the King of the Ring PPV Name and instead go ahead with the long publicised name for the event "Eve Of Destruction". Many will remember when the TWF first went onto EWR, they called the September PPV this so it did not clash with the WWE event.

-- The Against All Odds poster has been finished and will be uploaded, along with an update to the TWF site tomorrow afternoon.

TWF Against All Odds have been postponed until the earliest, Wednesday morning and at the latest, this Sunday. I have exams to revise for ya know...
Anyway, here are some rumours making the rounds...

-- When Blood Brother Josh was fired a few weeks ago from the TWF, it came as a shock to a lot of the locker room. At the pre-Against All Odds meeting, Mr. BIG said that what happened to him could happen to anyone who misbehaves. As he said that, the Blood Brothers Matthew and Luke squirted water at Biggie and many of the locker room were left angry at that. The Blood Brothers are on their final reprimand, besides Blood Brother Todd, who is a real "top bloke" in many people's eyes.

-- Another shock was what happened just prior to the PPV. The Protégé was backstage and he bought along his girlfriend. No one quite knew who it was...until Holly, after Karl Davies's match, had a long discussion and the two kissed. The Protégé is not expected back until mid-July and Holly could be out until post-Summer Break with treatment for the same illness Frekishi had 2 years or so ago.

-- Hades is still expected to join the TWF's main roster after Summer Break. He is a tremendous talent and has been likened to Brock Lesnar. He is, since The Protege's promotion, BCW's #1 Prospect.

-- There are strong rumours that The Defender and Jamie Fry are ready to leave BCW and re-form Porthcawl Championship Wrestling. PCW was a promotion set up in late 2000 and was closed in early 2001 after financial troubles.

-- Mr. BIG is unsure as to who he will feud with in the run up to Summer Break. There are strong rumours he is set to face High Voltage at Summer Break, but many feel that after Cyberslam and Against All Odds, that feud may have run it's course. Biggie feels Frekishi may be a suitable opponent, but, there are rumours gathering pace that Biggie and NJS may team up to face The Rogerz, TWF Tag Team Champions...so NJS can finally win the Full House.

-- Biggie is also in-line for a theme music change. 'Dehumanized' by Disturbed; 'King Nothing' by Metallica and 'Good Times' by Finger Eleven look to replace the anthemic 'Prayer' by Disturbed.

-- NJS may have one TV appearance before making a full-time return. He is enjoying his time off with his wife Lita, who is also on marriage leave. Lita is expected to return sooner than NJS, where she will defend her Women's Championship.

-- When NJS returns, he is expected to be in a program with S.I.N. The Terminator looks like an increasing probability, since he has feuded with The AshTaker and Deadman many times before.

-- AJ Jeffers, who has been quite quiet recently, may return and join S.I.N. along with his buddy Terminator.

-- High Voltage and Marz have shown, despite Marz's "improved behaviour", he can still be a pain in the neck. Prior to Against All Odds, HV and Mr. BIG jammed on their guitars and Marz came in boasting that he could play drums. Biggie said Marz couldn't play Electric Guitar to save his life and he's never heard him drum. Marz's efforts were alright, but Stephen Dimmock came in and blitzed Marz's efforts. He and Biggie jammed with Slayer's 'Raining Blood' and Marz then attacked Mr. BIG's song writing... slamming his songs from a few years ago. Then; Mr. BIG, HV, Ryan Jenkins and Dimmock played 'One Thousand Thoughts' to huge applause backstage. Marz was tremendously pissed off and was said to be moaning for the rest of the night.

-- Frekishi and High Voltage have been getting along better as of late.

-- The Shott, may not return to the TWF, as thought. He has said to be getting more and more happy working on websites and may not return. Basically, he is considering retirement.

-- The TWF's scheduled event in Dubai has apparently been pushed back to mid-2004. An official announcement is expected on xWa Xtreme Intentions II weekend in October.

-- Mr. BIG was not present at Friday night's RAW due to the fact he was in hospital seeing a consultant about his out-of-line jaw, a problem he has had since birth. Only recently was the problem discovered and Biggie hopes to have treatment for the injury soon.

-- High Voltage angered many backstage at xWa Xtreme Overdose II with some of his comments toward TWF staff. Perhaps the one that infuriated most people was when he interrupted Mr. BIG when he was speaking to NJS, The Bandit, JT Money and Silver about an e-mail he received from his former manager, Holly. HV interrupted and said "Oh...who cares about Biggie...LOOK AT ME AND SARAH!". NJS was said to be extremely angry and now many feel that High Voltage has had an ego inflation since becoming TWF World Champion.

-- Hades has been working harder than ever down at BCW before he is to be promoted to the main roster after Summer Break. There are rumours that the TWF is going to sign independent contractor Persephone to be his manager once he is promoted the roster, as Hades is not strong on the microphone.

-- Mr. BIG and High Voltage's match was among the greatest ever in many wrestler's opinion backstage. Every xWa Superstar and Road Agent watched backstage on Biggie's 72" Plasma TV, which he purposely brought to the event so people could watch the match. They received a standing ovation at the end of the match.

-- Mr. BIG, NJS and Mr. Edwards all addressed the TWF roster prior to TWF RAW on Friday night. Biggie informed them that the next 3 weeks are critical to the TWF if they are to succeed, with 3 big events within 3 weeks (Against All Odds, Xtreme Overdose and Scars and Stripes). NJS said that he feels the TWF will only get stronger and stronger going into Summer Break.

-- Mr. Edwards shocked the roster by saying that after Summer Break, the TWF will have it's biggest shake-up ever. There will be a lot of changes...including sets, music, and more importantly, talent line-up. Upper Management will also go under a reshuffle. After the meeting, rumours began spreading that this is because Mr. BIG will become Managing Director and Head of the Board with Doug Edwards' retirement. Biggie has said that he does not expect this to happen. The main movement will be in the lower regions and perhaps two or three changes in the upper card.

-- The TWF Web will also go under a re-design, as will the TWF Discussion Forums. Biggie also said that the TWF will stick with YaBB and the current forums unless there is a major drama.

-- Prior to this evening's Grit BasH, the usual pre-show meet between the wrestlers and staff took place. Mr. BIG and NJS spoke to a very small roster as Seek And Destroy were actually given the night off. Mr. Edwards was actually absent because he was busy moving into his new flat in Pencoed with his girlfriend.

-- Mr. BIG informed the roster that they are now officially on the road to Summer Break. He also told them that TWF Towers received a notice from the WWE possibly asking for them to stop using the name RAW and possibly go after the TWF for copyright infringement. The TWF is unsure whether or not to keep using RAW or to ditch it. If they do decided not to use the name, it won't be until after Summer Break in-line with the 'new' TWF which begins after Summer Break.

-- Also making waves backstage on Wednesday at the live show...
* Around the buffet tables, Hawke and Protege's dances at a charity show in benefit for a local rugby team was being talked about a lot, including at the table where Mr. BIG, NJS, Bandit, JT Money, Lita and Silver were sitting.
* The Protégé is still apparently dating Holly, the TWF manager who is absent from TV at the moment setting up a career in TV in Orlando, FL.
* Mr. BIG has been in negotiations with Bandit and JT Money to possibly bring back the XWF once more. This time it would work as a three-way concept and many who know about the idea feel it could work.
* High Voltage was a topic of discussion at Biggie's table. Biggie commended his performance at Xtreme Overdose, but Biggie feels that he could have done more to prevent the RWF failing. NJS seemed to agree, adding that HV has developed an ego as of late since he has been dating Sarah, who worked an RWF house show not so long ago, which HV held in secret without most RWF guys knowing about.
* Hillbilly Willy-Billy's drug test has failed to move most of the locker room, who feel that if drug testing was introduced in the TWF on a regular basis, many would oblige and provide samples. It is said that smokers on the TWF roster, or people who have recently given up (who include: Atomically Kool Kat, Ryan Jenkins, Rhys Hopkins, Stephen Dimmock and High Voltage) are a little worried because their habit might lead to them being picked frequently on tests. The TWF insists they will comply to IOC rules and regulations and will be completely random.

-- In other news...
* Marz is said to be a little happier with his current position and feud with AJ Jeffers. He is also pleased to be playing face for the first time in quite a well. He has got along quite well with the TWF writing staff backstage, but still however appears to cause trouble between wrestlers, least of which High Voltage, who rants on Marz at every and any opportunity. It is for this reason HV has become resented a lot in the TWF locker room at the moment.
* The TWF is working on upgrades to the TWF Web and Discussion Forums which will take place after Summer Break.
* NJS, AJ Jeffers and The Terminator was spotted with friends at the Red Hot Chilli Peppers gig at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium recently. All 3 friends had a great time, said bystanders, and they were very into an awesome Chilli's performance.
* The Bandit and JT Money were also spotted at Trapt's gig in Milwaukee, WI recently as well. Both are HUGE Trapt fans along with Mr. BIG, but Biggie could not get flown out to see the gig. Bandit and JT also managed to get pictures with the band, best known in TWF circles for providing Easter HeAT '03 and Total Chaos 2003's theme songs.
* The BCW contingent were backstage at Grit BasH and will also be backstage at Total Chaos as part of their introduction to the TWF. This will be of particular interest to Hades and J-Fox, who are the #1 and #2 prospects expected to be promoted to the TWF roster following Summer Break.
* NJS and Lita were seen shopping around London prior to their return to the TWF. Lita was seen clutching some expensive looking bags and was looking as gorgeous as ever. NJS was said to have a HMV and Virgin Megastore bag in one hand and a GAME bag in the other.
* It has been confirmed by TWF officials that Rhys Evans will be leaving the federation after Summer Break. The TWF wish Rhys the best in his future endeavours, what ever they may be.

-- At Wednesday's pre-show gathering of wrestlers and staff, Mr. BIG stood there for 15-20 minutes explaining the current situation of the TWF. Firstly, he informed the locker room that Friday Fury came about because of the possible shutdown by the WWE for using RAW. Biggie also explains that Fury will be unlike RAW in that it will be tip-top every week. Biggie also explained that he has not had a particularly good couple of days. He informed everyone that on Saturday night, he found his girlfriend in the arms of another man and when he got home, her stuff had all gone. At which point, High Voltage laughed and leapt out of his seat and said "And Gerwyn, that's what you deserve for having a first name you can't pronounce during sex!". Suddenly, HV charged up to Biggie and pulled his arms behind his back. But, HV had his legs wide open and Biggie mule kicked him and then hit him with a BIG Storm. The road agents broke it up and the meeting ended there.
-- Many people in the locker room's view of the incident is that had HV not been involved in the WarGames match on Sunday, he would have been fired already. Many wrestlers are personally looking forward to HV's termination, as there are circles saying Mr. BIG will make it very public and very personal toward HV.

-- Also making waves on Friday...
* Biggie was not his usual self all this week. Even NJS and Lita were mystified as to why. It is said to be because of his current status and a lot of personal problems. That was why Mr. BIG did not work at 110% on Grit BasH.

-- Total Chaos, despite only having 6 matches, 7 if you include Marz/AJ Jeffers, was a very well received PPV, that has nicely set up a program of events going into Summer Break, which will begin with Friday's Fury.

-- After Total Chaos, many rumours circulated that the Marz/AJ Jeffers lay-down was a shoot, and went completely unplanned. The TWF has fooled everyone once more. Mr. BIG organized that angle. It was a worked shoot. Mr. BIG told Marz and AJ to go out and do something that will see Marz win the match and Marz and AJ reveal an alliance. It worked very well.

-- Many people backstage are also very pleased with the way the Jocks have been brought onto TWF Television. The Jocks was a faction in BCW that once contained Karl Davies, Jason Davies, Hades, The Protégé and Holly. Of course, Hades is due soon and The Protégé has already made a name for himself.

-- Mr. BIG has worked very closely with Brownie and Blonde Man in developing their characters for a long run as heels. Biggie suggested that Brownie watch tapes of ESPN/fX289's 'Playmakers' series and study Omar Gooding's character 'DH' Harris. Brownie has said it his certainly aided his character. Blonde Man has been asked to develop a cocky persona.

-- Blonde Man has also been working on his physique by training with Hades, who is by far, the best trained athlete in the TWF/BCW system. One wrestler said of Hades..."with his strength, he should be called Hercules or Zeus...not Hades!".

-- It is uncertain at this time whether Hades will arrive with a darkside gimmick like Christopher Daniel's 'Fallen Angel' identity, or with a Brock Lesnar-style background of previous fighting experience.

-- Also making news this week...
* After Fury on July 23rd, a big disco is being held to raise money for the Brynteg team to tour the Pacific next year. The invitees, that we know of, are Mr. BIG, Jason Davies, Karl Davies, Adam Taylor, Stephen Dimmock, Ryan Jenkins, Hades, and Blood Brother Todd. NJS and Frekishi are said to be glad that Mr. BIG is going "to have a good time for a change", whilst High Voltage was extremely angry that Biggie got invited, where as he didn't...and he is a rugby player and Biggie isn't.  This could develop into something interesting and we will keep you posted.
* Atomically Kool Kat was absent from TWF presentation's this week because she went to Benidorm in Spain for a week with her parents and a few friends. Mr. BIG and Mr. Edwards, her brothers, stayed at home to look after matters there.
* The retirement of Doug Edwards rumours have started back up once more after he was seen visiting the Princess of Wales Hospital this week. However, it was only a check-up of a back problem he has had for quite sometime. The Owner of the TWF and the Managing Director has said that he will continue to work until he sees fit.
* Many rumours sites this week said that after Summer Break, the TWF's big surprise would be that it would close down. The TWF then released a statement to these sites informing them that this is not the case and that the TWF would remain open for at least another year.
* 'This Life', by Drowning Pool, has been OFFICIALLY confirmed as this year's Summer Break theme. Drowning Pool are expected to be at Summer Break V, along with Saliva to perform theme songs. There are rumours also circulating that a duet between the two bands could take place at the event as well.
* A wrestling columnist wrote a column this week stating that he has stopped watching XCW "because each and every week, it is getting to be more like that crapfest the TWF. Biggie runs the damn show there and frankly, I've grown sick of it. The TWF should die." Ironically, all of the feedback was negative towards those comments. One user wrote back saying "the TWF and XCW are so closely related you could forgiven for thinking they are twins...and if they weren't a success, the xWn wouldn't be getting record figures and more people tuning in each week? Besides, they are great programs, and better than some wrestling at the moment".
* The TWF is also upgrading it's TotalTron's after Summer Break to HDTV ones. The TWF have also announced that XCW will also be getting some new sound equipment, specially designed by the TWF production team. If a trial is successful in XCW, the TWF will get their own equipment as well.

-- It has been confirmed by TWF officials that Holly has signed some kind of deal with XCW to appear on their shows. Holly was intending on bringing her 'Jocks' stable over to XCW as well, but, XCW management resisted, saying that there are already too many heel groups in XCW. The proposal also attracted resistance in the TWF locker room, with some saying that the Jocks need to be built up a lot more before they can appear on XCW as well.

-- Holly may debut at this weekend's XCW Control PPV.

-- Over the weekend, both promotions met at the conference table in TWF Towers. They decided on the following points:
* High Voltage, who has had an unenthusiastic attitude toward XCW, should be fired, and could be after Control, or at the latest, Sweet Pain.
* Both promotions are going to use their non-joint talent better than they currently do. This is to give stars such as NJS, The Bandit, Mr. BIG, Frekishi, Deadman etc. more time to recover from possible fatigue.
* XCW will continue working through the TWF's Summer hiatus after Summer Break V.
* The TWF has also given it's FULL support to XCW and any plans it has in the near future.

-- The TWF is also debating whether or not to turn NJS heel, if he does so in XCW.