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THE UN I TED STATES D I STR I CT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN D I STR I CT OF GEORG I A
ATLANTA D I V I S I ON
Wa l ke r v . Wo r l d Champ i onsh i p Wr es t l i ng , I nc . , Tu r ne r Spo r t s ,
I nc . and Tu r ne r Br oadcas t i ng Sys t em , I nc . , C i v . F i l e No .
1 ; 00 - CV - 0367 - CC
Onoo v . Wo r l d Champ i onsh i p Wr es t l i ng , I nc . , Tu r ne r Spo r t s ,
I nc .
I nc . , C i v . F i l e No . 1 : 00 and Tu r ne r Br oadcas t i ng Sys t em ,
CV - 0368 - CC
Mo r r i s v . Wo r l d Champ i onsh i p Wr es t l i ng , I nc . , Tu r ne r Spo r t s
I nc . and Tu r ne r Br oadcas t i ng Sys t em ,
I nc . , C i v . F i l e No .
1 : 00 - CV - 0369 - CC
Eas t e r l i ng v . Wo r l d Champ i onsh i p Wr es t l i ng , I nc . and Tu r ne r
Spo r t s , I nc . and Tu r ne r Br oadcas t i ng Sys t em , I nc . , C i v .
F i l e No . 1 : 00 - CV- 1715 - CC
Dav i s v . Wo r l d Champ i onsh i p Wr es t l i ng , I nc . and Tu r ne r Sno r t s ,
I nc . and Tu r ne r Br oadcas t i ng Sys t em ,
I nc . , C i v . F i l e No .
1 : 00 - CV - 1716 - CC
Wo r t hen v . Wo r l d Champ i onsh i p Wr es t l i ng , I nc . and Tu r ne r Spo r t s ,
I nc . and Tu r ne r Br oadcas t i ng Sys t em ,
I nc . , C i v . F i l e No .
1 : 00 - CV - 1717 - CC
Spe i gh t v . Wo r l d Champ i onsh i p Wr es t l i ng ,
I nc . and Tu r ne r Spo r t s ,
I nc . and Tu r ne r Br oadcas t i ng Sys t em , I nc . , C i v , F i l e No .
1 : 00 - CV - 1718 - CC
Saengs i phan v . Wo r l d Champ i onsh i p Wr es t l i ng , I nc . and Tu r ne r
Spo r t s , I nc . and Tu r ne r Br oadcas t i ng Sys t em , I nc . , C i v .
F i l e No . 1 : 00 - CV- 1719 - CC
s v . Wo r l d Champ i onsh i p Wr es t l i ng , I nc . and Tu r ne r Spo r t
I nc . , C i v , F i l e No .
I nc . and Tu r ne r Br oadcas t i ng Sys t em ,
1 : 00 - CV - 1720 - CC
Pa t t r son v . Wo r l d C
nsh i p Wr es t l i ng , I nc . , Tu r ne r Spo r t .
nmen t G roup , I nc . and Tu r ne r
I nc . , Tu r ne r En t e r
Br oadcas t i ng Svs t e
I nc . , C i v . F i l e No . 1 : 01 - CV - 1152 - CC

DEFENDANT UN I VERSAL WRESTL I NG CORPORAT I ON ' S

SUPPLEMENTAL RESPONSES AND OBJECT I ONS

TO PLA I NT I FFS ' F I RST I NTERROGATOR I ES TO DEFENDANTS

WORLD CHAMP I ONSH I P WRESTL I NG , I NC . AND TURNER SPORTS , I NC .

Pu r suan t
De f endan t

t o Ru l e 33 o f

Un i ve r sa l

t he Fede r a l

Wr es t l i ng Co r po r a t i on

as Wo r l d Champ i onsh i p Wr es t l i ng ,
ob j ec t i ons and

Ru l es o f C i v i l Procedu r e ,

r esponses

I n t e r r oga t o r i es And F i r s t

I nc .

to Pl a i nt i f fs '
Reques t

Fo r

( " UWC " )

( " WCW " ) )

( f o r me r l y known

supp l emen t s

i ts

Conso l i da t ed F i r s t
Pr oduc t i on O f

Documen t s To

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De f endan t s Wo r l d Champ i onsh i p Wr es t l i ng ,

I nc .

( "Pl a int i f fs '

F i rst

I nc . and Tu r ne r Spor t s ,

I n t e r roga t o r i es " )

as f o l l ows :

GENERAL TERMS AND COND I T I ONS FOR RESPONSES

1.
The f o l l ow i ng supp l emen t a l

r esponses a r e p rov i ded by UWC

based upon documen t s and i n f o rma t i on cu r r en t l y ava i l ab l e t o UWC .

UWC r ese r ves t he r i gh t t o mod i f y any o f such r esponses a t a l a t e r
da t e

if

f u r t he r f ac t ua l deve l opmen t or ana l ys i s wa r r an t s such

mod i f i ca t i ons .
2:
In

"

r espond i ng t o any o f

t he

i n t e r r oga t o r i es and documen t

r eques t s con t a i ned

in Pl a int i f fs '

F i rst

I n t e r r oga t o r i es and

Documen t Reques t s ,

UWC exp l i c i t l y r ese r ves t he r i gh t

t o ob j ec t

to

t he adm i ss i b i l i t y a t t r i a l o f any i n f o rma t i on p roduced i n

connec t i on w i t h such r esponses .
SUPPLEMENTAL RESPONSES AND OBJECT I ONS TO SPEC I F I C I NTERROGATOR I ES

P l ease i den t i f y ( f o l l ow i ng t he
I NTERROGATORY NO . 3 .
r equ i r emen t s se t f o r t h i n I ns t ruc t i on No . 8) t he t o t a l numbe r o f
wr es t l e r s w i t h whom De f endan t WCW and / o r De f endan t Tu rne r Spo r t
[ s i c ] have en t e r ed i n t o wr es t l i ng con t r ac t s o f any k i nd f rom
Fo r each such wr es t l e r , p l ease
Janua r y 1995 un t i l t he p r esen t .
p rov i de t he f o l l ow i ng i n f o rma t i on :
H i s or he r l ega l and p ro f ess i ona l name ;
(a)
(b)

(c)
"

(d)

H i s o r he r r ac i a l backg r ound , ( i . e . A f r i can o r A f r i can Ame r i can , H i span i c / La t i no o r H i span i c / La t i no Ame r i can ,
As i an o r As i an - Ame r i can , Caucas i an o r Caucas i an Ame r i can , o r O t he r ( p l ease p r ov i de add i t i ona l
i n f o r ma t i on r ega r d i ng t he r ac i a l backg r ound o f any
i nd i v i dua l ca t ego r i zed as " O t he r " ) ) ;

The numbe r o f ma t ches i n wh i ch he or she pe r f o r med on

l i ve t e l ev i s i on ;

The ou t come ( e . g . w i n ,
l ose o r o t he r ) o f each WCW
Monday N i t ro , Thunde r and / o r Pay - Pe r V i ew ma t ch i n

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(e)
(f)
(g)

wh i ch he or she pe r f o rmed f rom Janua r y 1995 . t hrough t he

p r esen t :
H i s or he r annua l compensa t i on f o r each yea r f rom
Janua r y 1995 un t i l t he p r esen t ;
The me r chand i s i ng r evenues he or she r ece i ved , f or each
qua r t e r f rom Janua r y 1995 un t i l t he p r esen t ; and
Whe t he r o r no t he or she was t e rm i na t ed and / o r r e l eased
du r i ng 1999 .

SUPPLEMENTAL RESPONSE TO I NTERROGATORY NO .

3.

UWC he r eby adop t s and i ncorpor a t es by r e f e r ence i t s gene r a l

and spec i f i c ob j ec t i ons

to

I n t e r r oga t o r y No .

UWC ' s Ob j ec t i ons and Responses

I n t e r r oga t o r i es .
and
in

Sub j ec t

3 as

se t

for th i n

to P l a i nt i f f ' s F i rs t

t o and w i t hou t wa i v i ng

i t s ob j ec t i ons ,

i n acco r dance w i t h t he D i scove r y and Schedu l i ng O r de r en t e r ed

t he above - r e f e r enced ac t i ons ,

I n t e r roga t o r y No .

UWC supp l emen t s

ma l e w r es t l e r who en t e r ed

i n f o r ma t i on
r evenue

r esponse

to

3 as f o l l ows :

A t t ached he r e t o as Exh i b i t A i s a cha r t

t he pe r i od 1996

i ts

i n t o a w r es t l i ng con t r ac t w i t h WCW

t h r ough 2000 ,

r ega r d i ng

i den t i f y i ng each

sa l a r y ,

for

and p r ov i d i ng compensa t i on
me r chand i s i ng r evenue and l i cens i ng

f o r each w r es t l e r by yea r ,

and i n f o r ma t i on cu r r en t l y ava i l ab l e

as de t e r m i ned f r om documen t s
t o UWC .

I NTERROGATORY NO . 7 .
P l ease i den t i f y ( f o l l ow i ng t he
r equ i r emen t s se t f o r t h i n I ns t r uc t i on No . 8) each and eve r y
i nd i v i dua l who a t t ended a " t r y ou t " a t t he Powe r P l an t ( o r i t s
Fo r each such
p r edecesso r ) f r om Janua r y 1995 un t i l t he p r esen t .
i nd i v i dua l , p l ease p r ov i de t he da t es o f h i s o r he r " t r y - ou t " and
( i . e . , A f r i can o r A f r i can - Ame r i can ,
h i s o r he r r ac i a l backg r ound ,
H i span i c / La t i no o r H i span i c / La t i no - Ame r i can , As i an o r As i an Ame r i can , Caucas i an o r Caucas i an - Ame r i can o r O t he r ( p l ease
p r ov i de add i t i ona l i n f o r ma t i on r ega r d i ng t he r ac i a l backg r ound o f
any i nd i v i dua l ca t ego r i zed as " O t he r " ) ) .

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RESPONSE TO I NTERROGATORY NO .

7.

UWC he r eby adop t s and i ncorpor a t es by r e f e r ence i t s gene r a l

and spec i f i c ob j ec t i ons t o I n t e r roga t o r y No . 7 as se t

for th i n

UWC ' s Ob j ec t i ons and Responses t o P l a i n t i f f ' s F i r s t

I n t e r roga t o r i es .
UWC supp l emen t s

Sub j ec t

i t s r esponse t o I n t e r roga t o r y No . 7 as f o l l ows :

A f t e r d i l i gen t

have

al l

of

t he

t h r ough 2000 .

Baum ,

Joseph Br ad l ey Ca i n ,

UWC

F r ed r i ck Denson

Tony By r on Ca r r ,

III,

A l l an E r i c Funk ,

I . G r oeg l e r ,

Br i an K l i nge ,

Ma r k LeRoux ,

Je r emy Lopez ,
O l i v i era ,

Br e t

Lew i s Knox ,

Dav i d L i b i ch ,

Ken Moo r e ,

Cha r l es R .

Pau l i e Bykow. ,
Twan t a

Dav i s ,

D r ee r ,

Joseph

Phap M i nh
Ch r i s
Cha r l es

Theodo r e Ha r r i s ,

Lee ,

S t an Pa t r on ,

Jona t han

T r ae Ke l l e r ,

Wonde l l

Loewen ,

Br ady N i mmons ,

documen t s

Todd G r i f f i t h ,

Cha r l es M .

M i chae l

Pa l umbo ,

R.

Ma r k J i nd r ak ,

Robe r t s S .

r e f l ec t i ng

P l an t :

R i ck Co r ne l l ,

Hamne r ,

does

f o l l ow i ng

N i ko l a Bob i c ,

Ma r c i a l

it

t he Powe r

Sean Cha r l es Evans ,

G r ego r y John Hunke ,

Pau l

t he

t he Powe r

Edwa r d Ga t zky ,

Ma r k Gu t h r i e ,

Ma r t i n Hugge r ,

at

at

r ev i ew o f

W i l l i am C .

R i co D i xon ,

Da r r on Devon Eas t e r l i ng ,

Fe r r e l l ,

J.

Came r on Beach ,

t ha t

i t s possess i on

i s awa r e o f

Jason Ma t t hew Dan i e l ,

Mau r i ce Cr a i g ,

Duong ,

UWC s t a t es

Based upon

i nd i v i dua l s who a t t ended a " t r y ou t "

Ma t t hew B .

"

in

i n f o rma t i on and

i nd i v i dua l s who a t t ended a " t r y ou t "

cu r r en t l y ava i l ab l e t o UWC ,
"

t o UWC ,

i n f o r ma t i on o r documen t s

f r om 1996

P l an t

i nves t i ga t i on and r ev i ew o f

r easonab l y ava i l ab l e

documen t s
no t

t o and w i t hou t wa i v i ng i t s ob j ec t i ons ,

Le F l o r e ,

M i chae l

W.

Pau l Neu ,

Cr a i g Ph i l l i ps ,

Long ,

S t ephen
Cec i l

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Sam Roman ,

R i l ey ,

Sonny S i ak i ,

S l e t vo l d ,

Boun t han Saengs i phan ,

E l i x Sk i ppe r ,

Ma r k S t evens ,
Ma r k T i p t on ,

Thurbe r ,

(0

Kenne t h M .

M i chae l To l be r t ,

Cha r l es F r ank l i n Wa l ke r ,

Wes t ,

Cu r t i s L . Wh i t e ,

du r i ng
a

of

t he

" t r y ou t . "

each

James

M i chae l Je r r y Tu i t e ,

Sco t t

Sr . ,

Ch r i s

and Br e t t Yok l ey .

" t r a i nees "

at

t he Powe r

mos t
P l an t

t h r ough 2000 had a l so p r ev i ous l y a t t ended

A t t ached he r e t o as Exh i b i t B

i nd i v i dua l who was a

pe r i od 1996 t h r ough 2000 ,

"

Ma t t hew T .

upon i n f o rma t i on and be l i e f ,

i nd i v i dua l s who we r e

t he pe r i od 1996

F r ank Sepe ,

Cou r t r i gh t Thurbe r ,

J . Br ad l ey Wa l ke r ,

Wes l ey Wr i gh t ,

UWC f u r t he r s t a t es t ha t ,
al l

S t as i owsk i ,

W . Chase Ta t um ,

V i ck ,

or

M i ke Sande r s ,

" t r a i nee "

at

as de t e r m i ned

i s a cha r t

t he Powe r

P l an t

i den t i f y i ng
for

t he

f r om documen t s and

i n f o rma t i on cu r r en t l y ava i l ab l e t o UWC .

P l ease i den t i f y ( f o l l ow i ng t he
I NTERROGATORY NO . 8 .
r equ i r emen t s se t f o r t h i n I ns t r uc t i on No . 8) each and eve r y
i nd i v i dua l who t r a i ned a t t he Powe r P l an t (or i t s p r edecesso r )
Fo r each such i nd i v i dua l ,
f r om Janua r y 1995 un t i l t he p r esen t .
p l ease p r ov i de t he da t es he o r she t r a i ned a t t he Powe r P l an t ,
( i . e . A f r i can or A f r i can - Ame r i can ,
h i s o r he r r ac i a l backg r ound ,
H i span i c / La t i no o r H i span i c / La t i no - Ame r i can , As i an o r As i an Ame r i can , Caucas i an o r Caucas i an - Ame r i can o r O t he r ( p l ease
p r ov i de add i t i ona l i n f o r ma t i on r ega r d i ng t he r ac i a l backg r ound o f
any i nd i v i dua l ca t ego r i zed as " O t he r " ) ) , and whe t he r De f endan t
WCW and / o r De f endan t Tu r ne r Spo r t s o f f e r ed a w r es t l i ng con t r ac t
( whe t he r c l ass i f i ed as an " emp l oymen t , " " con t r ac t o r , " o r
" i ndependen t con t r ac t o r ag r eemen t " ) t o h i m o r he r .
RESPONSE TO I NTERROGATORY NO .

B.

UWC he r eby adop t s and i nco rpo r a t es by r e f e r ence i t s gene r a l

and spec i f i c ob j ec t i ons t o I n t e r roga t o r y No .
UWC ' s Ob j ec t i ons and Responses

to P l a i nt i f f ' s

8 as se t
F i rst

for th i n

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I n t e r r oga t o r i es .
UWC supp l emen t s

Sub j ec t t o and w i t hou t wa i v i ng i t s ob j ec t i ons ,

i ts

r esponse

t o I n t e r r oga t o r y No .

A t t ached he r e t o as Exh i b i t B i s a cha r t

i nd i v i dua l who was a " t r a i nee " a t
1996 t h r ough 2000 ,

8 as

f o l l ows :

i den t i f y i ng each

t he Powe r P l an t

f o r t he pe r i od

as de t e rm i ned f rom documen t s and i n f o r ma t i on

cu r r en t l y ava i l ab l e t o UWC .
Th i s 10 t h day o f Oc t obe r ,

2002 .

John J .
Geo r g i a
James A .
Geo r g i a
Er i c A .
Geo r g i a
Evan H .
Geo r g i a

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