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• Hector Garza is the first wrestler to suffer from a new WCW policy, which deducts 30 percent of an injured wrestler's pay if he is out with an injury for more than four months. Several mid-card wrestlers are not happy with the policy, since they feel some of the top stars of the company would not have anything deducted from their pay. Garza recently underwent a second knee operation after the first one was unsuccessful.
• Dave Meltzer reports that the ECW and The Nashville Network (TNN) deal to air ECW programming on Friday nights at 8:00pm EST as of 9/10 is close to being finalized.
  
  ECW or TNN officials have not stated anything about the deal, although something could be announced in the near future.
  
  ECW will most likely tone down their product once their programming starts airing on TNN. Dave Scherer says that the deal involves some kind of deal where TNN gets a piece of ECW's revenue, which would be perfect for both sides.
  
  Scherer also says ECW is close to reaching a deal with Acclaim and something could be announcing in the future as well.

• It is being rumored that WCW offered Jesse "The Body" Ventura $4.5 million to wrestle Hollywood Hogan, Goldberg, or Ric Flair in a match at Starrcade or a major Pay Per View event. Ventura however turned the offer down, as he has made it very clear that he is distancing himself from professional wrestling as much as possible. He has said he is completely done with pro wrestling and has no plans to get involved with it again.

  
  It has been confirmed . . The October Raw that will take place live from the George Dome in Atlanta will have "Stone Cold" Steve Austin against The Big Show as the main event match.

• There's serious talk that we might see Scott Hall do a run in at the Great American Bash between Kevin Nash and Randy Savage where he would do a run-in and help Nash keep the title. This would set up a major angle between Randy Savage and Scott Hall down the road.

• In Nickelodeon
  Magazine it says on June 25 at 8:00pm, Stone Cold Steve Austin will appear on Kablam.

• Aside from this, Stone Cold Steve Austin's "Got Milk" commercials should start airing on TV in the next month or so. Austin will also be on the Oprah Winfrey show sometime in June, for a special broadcast called "The World's Most Popular People" along with Mariah Carrey and Mel Gibson.

• WWF Raw is War once again defeated WCW Monday Nitro in the Monday Night Ratings War for 5/31, scoring a 6.3 to Nitro's 3.3. Raw did hours of 5.8 and 6.7, while Nitro did hours of 3.7, 3.1, and 3.0. Nitro scored a 3.1 rating going head-to-head with Raw in its last two hours. Viewership was down this week due to Memorial Day.WWF Raw is War once again defeated WCW Monday Nitro in the Monday Night Ratings War for 5/31, scoring a 6.3 to Nitro's 3.3. Raw did hours of 5.8 and 6.7, while Nitro did hours of 3.7, 3.1, and 3.0. Nitro scored a 3.1 rating going head-to-head with Raw in its last two hours. Viewership was down this week due to Memorial Day.

• The latest Four Horsemen rumor is that Ric Flair will align
  himself with either Lex Luger, or Bam Bam Bigelow and
  Diamond Dallas Page, or Rick and Scott Steiner.
  
  There was heat on Hollywood Hogan in the locker room
  on the 5/24 Nitro for not mentioning Owen Hart during his
  returning interview, where he talked about being the man in professional wrestling.

• Jesse Ventura was on Regis and Kathy Lee today(6/2/99). He spoke about how he felt
  when he became Governor of Minnesota. He did speak about the movie about him
  on NBC. He said that he had no input on the show. He wanted to do some
  things differently, however they would not allow him to do it. He also spoke
  about the death of Owen Hart. Jesse Ventura spoke about how Wrestlers are
  now being trained as if they were Stunt Men. He said the most depressing
  part of it all was, that if a wrestler told the wrestling promoter that he
  did not want to do it, the wrestling promoter would just choose another
  wrestler to do it. Because of that, wrestlers are pressured to do the
  stunts. He also spoke about his career in the military, and how he feels
  about the military today. Also, he spoke about his career in movies, and
  that he had made 10 movies. Jesse made some jokes with Regis and Kathy Lee,
  and he was comfortable throughout the show, until they spoke about Owen
  Hart. When they spoke about Owen Hart’s death, you could see Jesse was upset
  about it. Jesse Ventura was on the show to promote is new book, I Ain’t Got
  Time To Bleed.

• The main story right now that is on everyone's mind is "Who is the 'Higher Power.'" Well, numerous stories and rumors have been running wild on the internet about who it can possibly be. Here's a breakdown of who it sure as hell can't be and who it may be.
  
  Shawn Michaels- Very likely. He is employed in the WWF, and he has the most power in the WWF right now since he is the Commissioner. Also, if you look at the way that the "Higher Power" walked down the aisle, it is similar to Shawn Michaels' strut and walk. He also wrestled Austin in his own last match at WrestleMania XIV, which he lost, so Shawn wants revenge and this will probably be it. Also, he assigned himself the special guest referee on Raw about 1 month ago and didn't really do much to help out Austin or attack Shane, or anything along those lines. The WWF has been frantically looking for an angle to put him in and this could be it. Chances of him being the "High Power" 1/2 - 50%.
  
  Vince McMahon- Vince has gotten over as a face really well lately and it is unlikely that he will go back to being a heel, but then again, in the WWF, you just never know. Austin also called the "Higher Power" a dirty, stupid bastard or something like that, which is what he usually calls Vince. It could be Vince because of this, but why would Austin be so scared to see him when the "Higher Power" revealed who he (or she) was on Raw Monday night? Plus Vince McMahon doesn't walk like the "Higher Power" does. Chances- 1/20- 5%
  
  Shane McMahon- When the Corporate Ministry came out on Raw at the end of the show, Shane wasn't the only one there. He does have more power than Vince, or in the storylines at least, and everytime the Undertaker said "Higher Power," he always looked down at Shane during his previous interviews. But once again, the WWF would want to make this a really big surprise on who the "Higher Power" is, and Shane is the first one to come to people's mind, since he is a major heel, and again, why would Austin be afraid of him like he was on Raw? Chances- 1/50- 2%
  
  Linda McMahon- She was shown once on WWF televising before, so why would they only show her once and that's all? She in real-life, does own a heavy portion of the WWF, and has basically just as much power Vince in real-life, if not more, so it may be played out that she has more power than Shane in the storylines. However, Linda is a "she" and the Undertaker always referred to the "Higher Power" as a "he," but once again, this may all be a swerve by the WWF. Linda is too short to be the "Higher Power" and her walk is a lot different too. Plus, why would Austin be afraid of her? Chances- 1/33- 3.33...%
  
  Stephanie McMahon- Too short, walks differently, and Austin wouldn't be afraid of her like he was on Raw when he saw the "Higher Power." Has some power in the WWF in real-life and is Vince's real-life daughter, but in the storylines, it was never mentioned that she had any power and is just referred to as Vince's daughter. Her walk is sort of similar to the "Higher Power's," but not exactly alike. Also, she is a "she" and Taker refers to the "Higher Power" as a "he," but then again, it could all be a swerve. Chances- 1/100- 1%
  
  Jake "The Snake" Roberts- Jake Roberts was the man that Austin beat at the WWF's King of the Ring PPV on June 23, 1996, back 3 years ago around this time. Jake is currently not employed by the WWF but may be brought in for a few appearances without a contract and just get payed per appearance. His height is similar and his walk is similar, too, to the "Higher Power's." He wants revenge on Austin after losing the 1996 King of the Ring, but he doesn't have any current power in the current WWF stoylines, and the "Higher Power" is known to have more power than anyone. Jake is currently having problems with the law as he isn't paying enough child support and has been sent to jail several times before. Chances- 1/500- .02%
  
  Shane Douglas- The "Higher Power" angle started before he was released from ECW. At the moment, he is not employed by the WWF and has turned down their last 2 contract offers. He is about the right height to be the "Higher Power," but is a lot more beefy and built than the "Higher Power" looked to be. Austin would probably be afraid of him or shocked to see him, so that's a little clue. You can't be 100% positive it isn't him, since maybe it is kept under wraps that he signed a secret deal, but that is almost 100% unlikely. Chances-1/10000- .0001%
  
  Papa Shango- The Godfather's old Voodoo gimmick. Charles Wright, the Godfather, is too tall and too beefy to be the "Higher Power," and his walk is totally different. He is currently having a lot of success with his current "pimp" gimmick and is over as a babyface extremely well. Plus, he is wrestling Road Dogg under his Godfather gimmick on Heat this Sunday from the Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, New York. The only hints that say it might be him a little is that he lost the IC Title to Jeff Jarrett on Raw this past week and that the Papa Shango and the Undertaker gimmicks are somewhat similar and the two have had a small past in the WWF with each other back in 1992. Chances- 1/100000- .00001%
  
  Warrior- After seeing that he is no longer over with the crowd, and what he did to WCW's ratings, I don't think the WWF would want to hire him, even on an pay per appearance deal. Plus, he left on bad terms and has a bad workrate. He is too tall, too beefy, and too bulky to be the "Higher Power" and hated the Undertaker when they were both wrestling in the WWF from 1990-1992. The only clue that it may be him is that he's from the Undertaker's WWF past, but that sounds way out of line. Chances- 1/1000000- .000001%
  
  Ted DiBiase- He did the WCW Nitro Backstage Blast program just 1 month ago and it scheduled to do it again next week, so it definitely isn't him. He is about the same height at the "Higher Power," but does not have a contract with the WWF and has one with WCW, as just stated. He brought Austin AND the Undertaker to the WWF, but doesn't have any power since he is not involved in any WWF storylines since he isn't with the company. Chances- 0/1- 0%
  
  Owen Hart- It's sickening and amazing some people still don't believe he is dead and think he is the "Higher Power." If you don't believe, just go and ask someone that went to his funeral, or Stu Hart and Helen Hart how they feel that they've lost a son, or Martha Hart that she's lost her husband. If Owen was still alive, he wouldn't fit into the storyline anyway, since he would have no current power in the company. Owen's gone, may he rest in peace. Chances- 0/1 - 0%
  
  Overall, the WWF has done a terrific job keeping secret who the "Higher Power" is, which just keeps people guessing. In my own opinion, I think it is Shawn Michaels, due to the reasons that I named. Only time will tell.