The Scoop
NEWS
According to recent reports, Fit Finlay has been re-hired by WWE, and is in Miami, FL. WWE reportedly is also bringing back Terry Taylor, who most recently worked for TNA as head of talent relations. Both Finlay and Taylor are expected to work in the developmental department. Finlay is in Miami already performing his duties as a producer and is reportedly being joined by Taylor.
The April 10 Smackdown in Hampton, VA, will have an old school theme to it according to the Hampton Coliseum website. Listed as appearing are Rowdy Roddy Piper, Pat Patterson, Jimmy Hart, “Hacksaw” Jim Duggan, Tony Atlas, Mean Gene Okerland, Howard Finkel, Hillbilly Jim, all of whom are part of the WWE Legends House reality show that is taping for WWE
Network. The dark match will be a six man street fight match between Sheamus, Randy Orton and Big Show vs Daniel Bryan, Mark Henry and Cody Rhodes. Tickets for the show are on sale now at Ticketmaster.com.
Jim Ross posted on Twitter "Why’s Brock Lesnar back? I’d suggest 2 earn BIG money. He’s done w/ UFC & still young. He’s a complex, supreme athlete. Interesting times."
"The Roman Show" spoke to WWE Hall of Famer Hacksaw Jim Duggan, who spoke about his new book, Hacksaw: The Jim Duggan Story, his battle with cancer, "Macho Man" Randy Savage, the WWE Hall of Fame, The Royal Rumble, Wrestlemania 28, and more. To watch the video, click here.
Joey Styles posted on Facebook "Coming June 2012, I am proud to host the home video release available on both DVD and Blu-ray, ECW UNREALEASED VOLUME 1. Some people think that ECW was all about blood and barbed wire. Many people forget that ECW was about great wrestling instead of gimmicks. It’s time to remind them. The ECW UNRELEASED VOLUME 1 Blu-ray will include the Triple Threat Match that arguably put ECW in the national spotlight, The Night The Line Was Crossed: Sabu vs. Terry Funk vs. “The Franchise” Shane Douglas plus Tommy Dreamer making history vs. Jimmy “Superfly” Snuka from 2/5/94…BUY A BLU-RAY PLAYER FOR THESE TWO MATCHES!"
The ESPN Radio station in Raleigh, NC on Thursday talked about the 25th anniversary of WrestleMania III, doing lots of trivia from the show. They played audio of the Hogan vs. Andre finish and pushed that Andre was living in North Carolina at the time. Andre lived in Ellerbee, NC on a ranch at that time and until his death six years later.
The WWE Hall of Fame saw some old faces returning into the public eye at a WWE event for the first time in a while. Lita was there in front row between CM Punk and Randy Orton in support of Edge. Her former boyfriend even gave her a shout out in his speech. The two remained friends even after breaking up. Kevin Nash and Sean Waltman also showed up at the show after their appearance last year with Shawn Michaels. Diamond Dallas Page, Haku/Meng, The Iron Sheik, Jimmy Hart, Harley Race, Dustin Rhodes, Rey Mysterio, Hacksaw Jim Duggan, Maryse, Sunny, and others also were in attendance. Linda McMahon was in front row sitting next to Pat Patterson and Stephanie McMahon was
also there. Shane McMahon was not in attendance, not even Steve Austin or Bret Hart.
Some OTHER news & notes from the WWE Hall of Fame induction ceremony on Saturday:
-WWE aired a taped version of the WWE Hall of Fame ceremony on Monday night before RAW.
- WWE posted pictures of former superstars Rhino and Tommy Dreamer in attendance.
- "I have had the most wonderful career any athlete of any sport could possibly have" said Ric Flair at the WWE Hall of Fame ceremony.
- Dusty Rhodes paid Barry Windham a great compliment, “The best natural athlete I have seen come into this industry.”
- After the ceremony, #ThankYouEdge was trending on Twitter.
Mick Foley posted on Twitter "Congrats @TheRock on JOURNEY 2 hitting $300 million. I believe my portrayal of Cactus Sac has brought BIG MONEY HUSTLAS to that same level!"
Bret Hart sent his good luck wishes to CM Punk before WrestleMania on Twitter and Punk also received high marks from Kevin Nash and an unlikely supporter, The Ultimate Warrior.
Both WWE and TNA separately announced that Ric Flair would be attending the WWE Hall of Fame ceremony on Saturday night in Miami. Flair was going to attend either way, but the two sides had to negotiate what and how much he would be allowed to do, as far as giving a speech, appearing on television and appearing in the DVD. There had been negotiations going on for weeks and the sides had verbally agreed to terms at some point last week, as to what Flair could do and what WWE would do in exchange. Neither side has released the terms at this point. The announcement was held off until Tuesday because WWE wanted everything signed and sealed before making the announcement.
TNA requested two things in exchange for allowing Ric Flair to appear at last night’s WWE Hall of Fame ceremony.
1. To be mentioned at the event, which apparently didn’t happen.
2. A WWE wrestler to be brought to the TNA studios to be a talking head for a future DVD release.
WWE brought out the big guns earlier this afternoon for the WrestleMania press conference which was held at the Eden Rock Hotel in Miami Beach. The Rock, John Cena, CM Punk, Triple H, Beth Phoenix, and other Superstars and Divas were present for the press conference and some of them got to talk to the fans and press who turned up for the event. Michael Cole hosted the press conference while Matt Striker and Josh Mathews hosted the video feed, talking to the Superstars and Divas. Miami-Dade County Commissioner Jose "Pepe" Diaz presented WWE with the Key to Miami-Dady County and declared March 28-April 2, 2012, as WrestleMania XXVIII Week. "Our goal is not only to host the WWE Universe this week, but for WWE to return to our community again very soon," he said. You can see the one hour event by clicking Zkxs" target="_blank">here. It starts around the 18 minute mark.
Several former WWE Superstars and Divas were in
Miami, FL to attend the WrestleMania festivities, from Axxess, to Hall of Fame, to being a guest at WrestleMania itself. Torrie Wilson, Lita, Diamond
Dallas Page, Maryse, Rikishi, and countless others were in town to be a part of the events and the one and only Nature Boy Ric Flair was spotted at the WWE hotel in Miami, twenty four hours before he once
again was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame with his fellow Horsemen.
In an interview with the LA Times, Cody Rhodes was asked about his favorite moment in WrestleMania history. He said "I’m going to pick a moment that I know nobody else would pick: “Macho Man” Randy Savage’s retirement match vs. the Ultimate Warrior. It wasn’t the match that was great, but Macho Man’s reuniting with Miss Elizabeth afterward. It was such a great moment and people in the stands were actually crying." You can read the entire interview by clicking here.
Although advertised, Terry Funk did not appear with Dory Funk, Jr. at WWE Fan Axxess events last weekend. He just got a knee replacement two weeks ago, and said he was planning on going but there's no way he could. He went to Joe Blanchard's funeral in San Antonio on Monday and realized there was no way physically he could go to Miami this early.
Tom Clark of BleacherReport.com wrote a story entitled "10 Successful WWE Gimmicks That Never Should Have Worked" and among those on the list include Dude Love, Doink the Clown, The Bushwackers, Hacksaw Jim Duggan, Demolition (Ax & Smash), and Rikishi. To read the entire story, click here.
Donald Wood of BleacherReport.com wrote a story entitled ""WWE Hall of Fame 2012: 'Macho Man' Randy Savage and the Biggest Snubs" and among the snubs listed were Rick Rude. To read the entire story, click here.
Kevin Berge of BleacherReport wrote a story entitled "WWE WrestleMania: 50 Greatest Moments in the Event's History" and among those listed were WrestleMania III: Hulk Hogan Bodyslams Andre the Giant, WrestleMania IV: Andre the Giant Chokes out Bob Uecker, WrestleMania IV: Randy Savage Wins His First World Title (Savage vs. Ted DiBiase), WrestleMania VI: Andre the Giant Leaves WrestleMania to Cheers, WrestleMania VI: Hogan Passes the Torch (Hogan vs. Ultimate Warrior), WrestleMania VII: The Streak Begins (Undertaker vs. Jimmy Snuka), WrestleMania VII: The Ultimate Underdog Victory (Virgil vs. Ted DiBiase), WrestleMania VII: A Victory for the US of A (Hulk Hogan vs. Sgt. Slaughter), WrestleMania VIII: Ric Flair and Randy Savage Go Insane, WrestleMania VIII: Bret Hart Solidifies His Claim as a Singles Competitor (Hart vs. Roddy Piper), WrestleMania 22: Showing What Extreme Means One Last Time (Mick Foley vs. Edge), WrestleMania XXIV: Ric Flair Is Retired (Flair vs. Shawn Michaels). To read the entire story, click here.
Louie Babcock of BleacherReport.com wrote a story entitled "WrestleMania 28: 25 Greatest Moments in WrestleMania History" and coming in at #1 was WrestleMania I: A Historic Event Is Born. Others on the list include WrestleMania VI: Ultimate Warrior Wins WWF Championship at #18, WrestleMania XXII: Spear into the Fire (Mick Foley vs. Edge) at #13, WrestleMania XXIV: "I'm Sorry. I Love You" (Ric Flair vs. Shawn Michaels) at #3, and WrestleMania III: Hogan Slams Andre the Giant at #2. To read the entire story, click here.
Nathan McCarter of BleacherReport.com wrote a story entitled "WrestleMania's 10 Most "Real" Moments" and coming in at #1 was The Boyhood Dream Has Come True (Shawn Michaels wins WWF World Title from Bret Hart at WrestleMania XII). Others on the list include Hulk Hogan Slams Andre the Giant (WrestleMania III) at #10, Hulk Hogan Tears the Iraqi Flag (Sgt. Slaughter vs. Hulk Hogan, WrestleMania VII) at #9, Shawn Michaels Apologizes to Ric Flair (WrestleMania XXIV) at #8, Hulk Hogan Passes the Torch to the Ultimate Warrior (WrestleMania VI) at #7, and Brock Lesnar and Goldberg (WrestleMania XX) at #5. Among those that received "Honorable Mention" were WrestleMania XI: Lawrence Taylor defeats Bam Bam Bigelow. To read the entire story, click here.
Mark Pare of BleacherReport.com wrote a story entitled "WWE Wrestlemania 28: 25 Greatest Matches in WrestleMania History" and coming in at #1 was Undertaker vs. Shawn Michaels (WM 25). Others on the list include Roddy Piper vs. Bret Hart (WM 8) at #23, Mick Foley vs. Edge (WM 22) at #21, Shawn Michaels vs. Ric Flair (WM 24) at #18, Ultimate Warrior vs. 'Macho Man' Randy Savage (WM 7) at #15, Hulk Hogan vs. Ultimate Warrior (WM 6) at #12, and Hulk Hogan vs. Andre the Giant (WM 3) at #8. To read the entire story, click here.
Mike Chiari of BleacherReport.com wrote a story entitled "WrestleMania 28: Ranking the Best Pass-the-Torch Moments in Mania History" and among those listed were The Ultimate Warrior vs. Hulk Hogan - WrestleMania VI. To read the entire story, click here.
David Levin of BleacherReport.com wrote a story entitled "28 Days of 'Mania: My 10 Ultimate Matches of All-Time" and among the dream matches listed were The Road Warriors (Hawk & Animal) vs. Demolition (Ax & Smash), Rick Rude vs. Mr. Perfect, Terry Funk vs. Mick Foley, Ric Flair vs. Arn Anderson, and Undertaker vs. Sting. To read the entire story, click here.
Former WCW and TNA World champion Sting has signed a new one year deal with TNA Wrestling much to the satisfaction of TNA President Dixie Carter. "THRILLED to have just signed the new Sting talent contract," Carter wrote on Twitter. "So proud to have him part of the TNA family! Here's to some great times ahead!" Sting originally signed with TNA in 2003 for a couple of appearances but then went to a full contract in 2006. Last year he was close to signing with WWE for a match against The Undertaker against WrestleMania but eventually changed his mind and re-signed with TNA. Sting is probably the last person from the WCW crew who during his career has never worked for Vince McMahon. However, the new contract signing was for storyline purposes only. The idea is he's no longer G.M. so has to sign a new contract to be a wrestler. He has a contract in place until the end of the year and has not signed a new deal.
Dixie Carter also posted on Twitter: "Proud of Ric Flair and his 2nd WWE HOF induction. Have a great weekend buddy!!! WOOOOOO"
Ric Flair was backstage at TNA's "Impact Wrestling" tapings in Orlando, FL last night.
Bruce Pritchard was not backstage at the tapings, as he is resting after suffering a heart attack
Jeff Jarrett shot scenes for a movie last week called “Spring Breakers” about four college girls who land in jail after robbing a restaurant to fund their spring break vacation. They then find themselves bailed out by a drug dealer who wants them to do his dirty work. The film, set for release around 2013 spring break, stars James Franco, Vanessa Hudgens, and Selena Gomez. The director was said to be thrilled with Jarrett’s contribution and has talked about expanding his role.
According to an upcoming book The Genesis of TNA, written by "Barbaric Wrestling Radio host Brett Buchanan, the idea of TNA's pay-per-view "Lockdown" started as a joke by then-booker Dusty Rhodes. In the book Larry Zbyszko was quoted as saying "Lockdown started as a joke. I just think it’s overdone, because cage matches don’t mean anything, or does anything mean anything unless it’s built up right. So when you have Lockdown every match is in a cage so what’s special when everything’s in a cage. The way it started was they were having a meeting when Dusty was running it for his six months and someone said something about why don’t we put this in a cage too and it was just a stupid idea that Dusty made a joke saying well hell let’s just put every match in a cage. And Dixie jumped up and said great idea I love that idea. She didn’t even know it was a joke. That’s how Lockdown came about where every match is in a cage because Dusty made a joke about it." The first 18 chapters of the book is available at BarbaricWrestling.com and TNAbook.net.
After being released from TNA, Scott Steiner posted the following on Twitter "Can somebody send tna’s booking team of pritchard hogan n bischoff video’s from ring ka king..booking hogan in a sex tape wont help ratings .. Ratings..what an embarassment to tna n spike tv … Wait… His ex-wife said he was .gay..so who’s the guy in the sex tape Brother … Read my tweats people, I am not blasting TNA if I do I will let you know .. Right now im trying to save tna bcuz its the titanic and its sinking fast bcuz hogan n bischoff r doing the same bullsh*t they did to de …"
WrestlingScout.com has posted a video on You Tube about the Bill Watts run Mid-South Wrestling. The video is a little over 6 minutes in length. To watch the video, click here.
Jay Lethal was a guest on WeLoveColt with Colt Cabana and he discusses how he wanted to be a wrestler and facing Ric Flair was a dream come true. To listen to the clip, click here.
Lanny Poffo talks about his new promotion in a video you can see by clicking here.
TMZ.com reported last week that Kamala is facing the possible amputation of his right foot. His son said that doctors will determine whether they need to remove the right foot, after he had his left foot removed last year due to issues with diabates. Best wishes to him during this period.
Oklafan congratulates Nemesis (Damien Morte & Damon Windsor) who recently surpassed 6 months as MSWA Mid-South Tag Team Champions. They defeated The New Age Syndicate (Scott Sanders & Shawn Sanders) for the titles on October 2, 2011 at a show in Oklahoma City.
Oklafan extends its condolences to Shane Cortez on the passing of his father-in-law.
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RECENT RESULTS
March 3rd
2 Tuff Tony defeated Shane Douglas at IWA East Coast's "Extreme Dreams" event in Nitro, WV
March 10th
Ricky Morton defeated Chris Hamrick at NWA Mid-Atlantic's "Caldwell County Clash" event in Lenoir, NC
NWA Top of Texas Junior Heavyweight Champion Cody Jones defeated J. B. Sneaux at the NWA Top of Texas event in Amarillo, TX. In other matches, Arab Terrorist Front (Al Farat & Gurkha Singh) defeated Mark E. Mark & Shaun Sanders.
March 13th
FUW Tag Team Champions The James Boys (Luke James & Rich James) defeated J. D. Maverick & Kennedy Kendrick (w/ Camey Kendrick) at the Florida Underground Wrestling event in Largo, FL
March 16th
Larry Zbyszko & Doug Gilbert defeated Jason Nesmith & Jeremiah Plunkett in the main event of "Wrestle War 2012" in Nashville, TN. In other matches, Jerry Lawler defeated Tommy Dreamer.
The Honky Tonk Man defeated Marius at Steeltown Pro Wrestling's "Shake, Rattle, & Roll Tour" event in Scanterbury, Manitoba, Canada
NWA North American Heavyweight Champion Shaun Tempers defeated Ricky Morton by DQ at the NWA Chattanooga event in Soddy Daisy, TN
March 18th
The Honky Tonk Man defeated Rob Stardom at Steeltown Pro Wrestling's "Shake, Rattle, & Roll Tour" event in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
J. T. LaMotta defeated Drew Lucid at Anarchy Championship Wrestling's "An Absence of Law 2012" event in Live Oak, TX
March 21st
Kenneth Cameron, Mike Dalton, & Rick Victor defeated Jake Carter, Corey Graves, & Damien Sandow at the Florida Championship Wrestling event in Orlando, FL
March 24th
Charlie Haas defeated Billy Gunn at Family Wrestling Entertainment's "Welcome to the Rumble" event in New York, NY
March 30th
Wrestling’s Greatest Tag Team (Charlie Haas & Shelton Benjamin) defeated The C & C Wrestle Factory (Caprice Coleman & Cedric Alexander) at Ring of Honor's "ROH Showdown in the Sun" internet pay-per-view event in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Ricky Morton defeated Gregory Vercetti at the Local Town Wrestling event in Staunton, VA
March 31st
ROH Tag Team Champions Mark & Jay Briscoe defeated Wrestling's Greatest Tag Team (Charlie Haas & Shelton Benjamin) at Ring of Honor's "Showdown in the Sun" event in Fort Lauderdale, FL
The Interplanetary Alliance (Mordecai Martian & Luke Langley) defeated KCW Tag Team Champions Killer Karl & The Mangler at the Kansas Championship Wrestling event in Wellington, KS
April 1st
Team Johnny (David Otunga, Mark Henry, Dolph Ziggler, Jack Swagger, The Miz, & Drew McIntyre, w/ Vickie Guerrero) defeated Team Teddy WWE United States Champion Santino Marella, R-Truth, Kofi Kingston, Zack Ryder, The Great Khali, & Booker T, w/ Hornswoggle & Aksana) at WWE's "WrestleMania XXVIII" pay-per-view event in Miami, FL. In other matches, Maria Menounos and Kelly Kelly defeated Eve Torres & WWE Divas Champion Beth Phoenix.
April 2nd
WWE United States Champion Santino Marella defeated Jack Swagger and Dolph Ziggler (w/ Vickie Guerrero) at the "WWE Monday Night RAW" live telecast in Miami, FL
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UPCOMING OKLAHOMA EVENTS
Impact Zone Wrestling
Saturday, April 7th
The Impact Arena
Lawton, OK
Bell Time 7pm
United Wrestling Entertainment
Saturday, April 7th
Cherokee Fairgrounds Building #2
Tahlequah, OK
Bell Time 6pm
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UPCOMING MATCHES
April 6th
Buck Zumhofe is among the stars scheduled for the Rock 'n' Roll Wrestling event in East Dubuque, IL
April 7th
TCW International Champion Tim Storm defends the title against Killer Nikels (w/ Boyd Bradford) in a Lumberjack Match at Traditional Championship Wrestling's "Fort City Showdown" event in Fort Smith, AR. In other matches, Cheerleader Melissa takes on Mickie James, and Matt Riviera takes on Jeff Jett (w/ Lars Manderson)., TCW Junior Heavyweight Champion Greg Anthony defends the title against X-Cal, Richie Adams takes on Shane Williams, Les Mayne takes on Doink the Clown (Matt Borne) (w/ Boyd Bradford), and Dexter Hardway takes on Dustin Heritage. Also scheduled to appear is Bobby Eaton, TCW Tag Team Champions Genetic Perfection (Michael Barry & Alan Steel, w/ Rich Rude), Tom Simon, Mark Wilson, and many more.
Jerry Lawler is among the stars scheduled for the Remix Pro Wrestling event in Marietta, OH
Doberman takes on Billy Club at the North American Wrestling Allegience event in Waxahachie, TX
Tim Zbyszko (w/ Larry Zbyszko) is among the stars scheduled for the I Believe In Wrestling event in Orlando, FL
J. B. Payne is among the stars scheduled for the Arc Championship Wrestling event in Corydon, KY
Buck Zumhofe is among the stars scheduled for the Rock 'n' Roll Wrestling event in Platteville, WI
April 10th
Roddy Piper, Pat Patterson, Jim Duggan, and Tony Atlas are among the stars scheduled for the "WWE Friday Night SmackDown!" television taping in Hampton, VA
April 13th
Doink the Clown (Matt Borne), Striker, Al Snow, and Charlie Haas are among the stars scheduled for the Old School Wrestling event in Midland, TX
Bobby Lambert takes on Lance Hoyt at NWA Houston's "Shut Up and Wrestle II" event in Cypress, TX
April 14th
Brian Blade takes on Johnny Deadpool at the Midwest Wrestling Alliance event in Schleswig, IA
Mark Sterling takes on Tommy Ace in a Tables Match at the Central Empire Wrestling event in Oskaloosa, IA
April 15th
Ric Flair, A. J. Styles, and Sting are among the stars scheduled for TNA's "Lockdown 2012" pay-per-event in Nashville, TN
El Latino takes on Andy Dalton at the Texas Heat Wrestling event in San Antonio, TX
April 16th
TCW Tag Team Champion Michael Barry takes on Disco Inferno at Vendetta Pro Wrestling/Traditional Championship Wrestling's "Casino Royale 2012" event in Las Vegas, NV in conjuction with the Caluiflower Alley Club convention. Also scheduled to appear is Harley Race, Matt Riviera, Cheerleader Melissa
April 20th
Charlie Haas takes on Mike Foxx at the Texoma Pride Wrestling event in Sherman, TX. In other matches, Kyra Maya takes on Simply Luscious, and Tim Storm & a mystery partner take on Scot Summers & TPW Heavyweight Champion Ryan Genesis. Also scheduled to appear is Michael Faith, Aaron Neil, Jordan Jacobs, Jermaine Johnson, Max McGuirk, and many more.
Brian Breaker & WLW Heavyweight Champion Jason Jones (not "The Space Cowboy") take on Marshall Von Erich & Ross Von Erich (w/ Kevin Von Erich) at World League Wrestling's "Superbash" event in Sedan, KS. Also scheduled to appear is Harley Race and many more.
April 21st
AOM Heavyweight Champion Larry Zbyszko is among the stars scheduled for the All Out Mayhem event in Gray, ME
Brian Breaker takes on Ross Von Erich (w/ Kevin Von Erich) at the World League Wrestling event in Richmond, MO. In other matches, WLW Heavyweight Champion Jason Jones (not "The Space Cowboy") takes on Marshall Von Erich (w/ Kevin Von Erich). Also scheduled to appear is Harley Race and many more.
Jerry Lawler and Angel Skycall are among the stars scheduled for the IWA Productions event in Mt. Carmel, IL
WFC Heavyweight Champion Vennis DeMarco (w/ Buddy Sotello, ESQ. & Jack Brinx) defends the title against Rikishi at the Wrestling For Charity event in Sunnyvale, CA. In other matches, Adam Thornstowe takes on Kimo.
April 27th
WLW Tag Team Champions Strong-N-Reckless (Jeff Strong & Jack Gamble) take on Marshall Von Erich & Ross Von Erich (w/ Kevin Von Erich) at the World League Wrestling event in Warrensburg, MO. Also scheduled to appear is Harley Race, Brian Breaker, and many more.
April 28th
Shane Douglas, Al Snow, and Tracy Smothers are among the stars scheduled for the "Extreme Reunion" event in Philadelphia, PA
Tito Santana is among the stars scheduled for Independent Wrestling Federation's "Hit 'n' Run" event in Nutley, NJ
ASW Heavyweight Champion Jim Fallon defends the title against Anthony Wayne at the All Star Wrestling event in LaCygne, KS
Demolition (Ax & Smash) are among the stars scheduled for Pro Wrestling Xtreme's 1st anniversary show in Orlando, FL
Harley Race, Kevin Von Erich, and Brian Breaker are among the stars scheduled for World League Wrestling's "Harley Race Appreciation Night" event in Eldon, MO
April 29th
Tyler Bateman & Raze take on El Jefe & Terra Calaway at Apex Pro's "Year One" event in Huntington Park, CA
Bushwacker Luke is among the stars scheduled for "Deaf Wrestlefest 2012" in Edgewood, PA
Adam Thornstowe is among the entrants in Pro Wrestling Bushido's "2012 Warriors Way Tournament" in Modesto, CA
May 4th
Demolition (Ax & Smash) take on The Dream Team (Greg Valentine & Brutus Beefcake) at the Pro Wrestling Syndicate event in Rahway, NJ
May 5th
TCW International Champion Tim Storm defends the title against Doink the Clown (Matt Borne) (w/ Boyd Bradford) at Traditional Championship Wrestling's "Bash at the Bluff" event in Pine Bluff, AR. In other matches, TCW Tag Team Champions Genetic Perfection (Michael Barry & Alan Steel, w/ Rich Rude) defend the titles against Matt Riviera & Ricky Morton. Also scheduled to appear is Bobby Eaton, Al Farat, Dustin Heritage, Mark Wilson, Tom Simon and many more.
May 12th
Al Farat is among the stars scheduled for the International Wrestling Council event in Orlando, FL
MSW Heavyweight Champion Gary Gram, Michael Barry, Jason Jones, Dustin Heritage, S. L. U. G. G., Jim Fallon, The El Matadors (Uno & Dos), and Joe Jones are among the stars scheduled for the Mid-States Wrestling event in Harrison, AR
May 18th
Lanny Poffo is among the stars scheduled for In Your Face Wrestling's "Memories, Moments & Mayhem" event in Amsterdam, NY
Shane Douglas and Chase Stevens are among the stars scheduled for the Crossfire Entertainment event in Nashville, TN
TxPW Champion Ryan Genesis defends the title against Tim Storm at the Texoma Pride Wrestling event in Sherman, TX
May 26th
Jim Duggan and Al Farat are among the stars scheduled for the NWA Top of Texas event in Amarillo, TX
June 2nd
Jim Duggan, Matt Riviera, Al Farat, and Tom Simon are among the stars scheduled for Traditional Championship Wrestling's "Fort Smith Summer Clash" event in Fort Smith, AR
June 9th
MSW Heavyweight Champion Gary Gram, Independent Wrestling International Champion The Canadian Red Devil, Southern Tag Team Champions The Spine Busters (Tim Rockwell & Cast-Iron Cothern), Michael Barry, Dustin Heritage, Jason Jones, S. L. U. G. G., Jim Fallon, The El Matadors (Uno & Dos), Joe Jones, and Mike Iles are among the stars scheduled for Mid-States Wrestling's 9th anniversary show in Harrison, AR
June 15th
Kyra Maya, Starr Venus, Erica Torres, Miss Diss Lexia, and Katy Pace are among the entrants in Texoma Pride Wrestling's "Babes Throwdown Tournament" in Sherman, TX. In other matches, Michael Faith takes on Charlie Haas.
June 23rd
Brandon Bishop is among the stars scheduled for the Asylum Championship Wrestling event in Colorado Springs, CO
June 30th
Lanny Poffo is among the stars scheduled for Ultimate Championship Wrestling's "Summer Explosion III" event in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
August 8th
John E. Stone and Kareem Sadat are among the stars scheduled for the 13th annual "Gathering of the Juggalos" event in Cave-In-Rock, IL
August 9th
John E. Stone and Kareem Sadat are among the stars scheduled for the 13th annual "Gathering of the Juggalos" event in Cave-In-Rock, IL
August 10th
John E. Stone and Kareem Sadat are among the stars scheduled for the 13th annual "Gathering of the Juggalos" event in Cave-In-Rock, IL
August 11th
Matt Riviera, Dustin Heritage, TCW Tag Team Champions Genetic Perfection (Michael Barry & Alan Steel, w/ Rich Rude), Al Farat, and Tom Simon are among the stars scheduled for Traditional Championship Wrestling's "Back to School Bash 3" event in Clarksville, AR
John E. Stone and Kareem Sadat are among the stars scheduled for the 13th annual "Gathering of the Juggalos" event in Cave-In-Rock, IL
August 12th
John E. Stone and Kareem Sadat are among the stars scheduled for the 13th annual "Gathering of the Juggalos" event in Cave-In-Rock, IL
December 8th
Jerry Lawler, Matt Riviera, and Tom Simon are among the stars scheduled for Traditional Championhsip Wrestling's "Holiday Homecoming 2" event in Clarksville, AR
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AUTOGRAPHS & APPEARANCES
April 7th
Jerry Lawler, O. D. B., Colt Cabana, and Matt Cross will be signing autographs at Marietta Middle School Gym in Marietta, OH prior to the Remix Pro Wrestling event held later in the evening. For more info, go to RemixProWrestling.com.
April 13th through 15th
Larry Zbyszko, Bruno Sammartino, Strike Force (Tito Santana & Rick Martel), Tommy Dreamer, Road Warrior Animal, Gene Okerlund, Shane Douglas, Big Van Vader, Harry Smith, Jimmy Hart, Brooke Tessmacher, James J. Dillon, Rhino, Domini DeNucci, Roddy Piper, Fit Finlay, Tammy Sytch, Honky Tonk Man, Jushin Liger, and many more will be signing autographs at "WrestleReunion 8" at the Doubletree by Hilton-Toronto Airport in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. For more info, go to WrestleReunion.com.
April 21st
Dexter Hardaway will be hosting Insane Hardcore Wrestling Entertainment's Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony at the Courtyard by Marriott West Hotel in Fort Worth, TX. The inductees for 2012 are Al Farat, Krusher Kong, Rod Price, Spoiler 2000, Jazz, and Kamala. For more info, click here.
Larry Zbyszko and John Cena, Sr. will be signing autographs starting at 6:30pm at the Newbegin Community Center in Gray, ME prior to the All Out Mayhem event held later in the evening. For more info go to AllOutMayhem.com.
April 30th
Jimmy Snuka will be signing autographs starting at 6:35pm at The Diamond in Richmond, VA at the Richmond Flying Squirrels baseball game. For more info, got to SquirrelsBaseball.com.
May 4th through 6th
Roddy Piper will be signing autographs at the "Texas Frightmare Weekend" at the Hyatt Regency Hotel DFW Airport in Dallas, TX. For more info, go to TexasFrightmareWeekend.com/WeirdPress.
May 5th
Black Bart will be conducting a wrestling seminar at the old XCW Arena in Denton, TX. Cost is $30.
May 26th
Sgt. Slaughter will be signing autographs at The Diamond in Lake Elsinore, CA at the Lake Elsinore Storm baseball game. For more info, go to [http;//www.stormbaseball.com]StormBaseball.com[/url].
June 1st
Ted DiBiase, Gail Kim, Melina, John Morrison, and many more will be signing autographs at the Wizard World Comic Con at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia, PA. For more info go to WizardWorldComicCon.com/home-pa.html.
June 2nd
Ultimate Warrior, Larry Zbyszko, Matt Hardy, Maryse, Don Muraco, Papa Shango, Bobby Lashley, The Glamour Girls (Leilani Kai & Judy Martin), Hugo Savinovich, Lance Storm, The Patriot (AKA Del Wilkes), The Boogeyman, Sean Waltman (AKA The 1-2-3 Kid), The Headbangers (Mosh & Thrasher), Mil Mascaras, Koko B. Ware, Bryan Clark, Spellbinder, Taryn Terrell (AKA Tiffany), Brutus Beefcake, Greg Valentine, Rosita, Brooke Tessmacher, The Blue World Order (Stevie Richards, The Blue Meanie, & Super Nova), Vince Russo, and many more will be signing autographs at "Legends of the Ring" at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Monroe, NJ. For more info, go to LegendsOfTheRing.com.
Ted DiBiase, CM Punk, Gail Kim, Melina, John Morrison, and many more will be signing autographs at the Wizard World Comic Con at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia, PA. For more info go to WizardWorldComicCon.com/home-pa.html.
June 3rd
Ted DiBiase, Gail Kim, Melina, John Morrison, and many more will be signing autographs at the Wizard World Comic Con at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia, PA. For more info go to WizardWorldComicCon.com/home-pa.html.
June 9th
Lanny Poffo, Greg Valentine, Brutus Beefcake, Bret Hart, Dustin Diamond, and many more will be signing autographs at the "Niagara Falls Comic Con" at the Scotiabank Convention Centre in Niagara Falls. Ontario. Canada. For more info, go to NFComicCon.com.
June 28th
Jim Duggan will be signing autographs at Modern Woodmen Park in Davenport, IA at the Quad Cities River Bandits baseball game. For more info, go to RiverBandits.com.
July 24th
Sgt. Slaughter will be signing autographs at Hadlock Field in Portland, ME during the Portland Sea Dogs baseball game. For more info, go to PortlandSeaDogs.com.
July 27th
Jim Duggan will be signing autographs at Harry Grove Stadium in Frederick, MD at the Frederick Keys baseball game. For more info, go to FrederickKeys.com.
July 28th
Jerry Lawler will be signing autographs at LewisGale Field in Salem, VA at the Salem Red Sox baseball game. For more info, go to SalemSox.com.
August 2nd through 5th
Magnum T. A., Bob Caudle, Rich Landrum, Tully Blanchard, Denny Brown, The Rock-N-Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson), and many more are among the guests scheduled for the NWA Legends Fanfest at the Hilton University Place Hotel in Charlotte, NC. For more info, go to NWALegends.com/2012/vip.htm.
August 24th
Sgt. Slaughter will be signing autographs at Calvin Falwell Field in Lynchburg, VA during the Lynchburg Hillcats baseball game. For more info, go to Lynchburg-Hillcats.com.
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UPCOMING BIRTHDAYS
April 3rd - Erica
April 4th - Billy Wicks
April 5th - Sika
April 6th - Bobby Dalton, Ivan the Terrible, Lady Leather
April 7th - Bruce Swayze
April 8th - Ciclon Negro
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