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Posted: Feb 6th 2017 By: Oklafan Staff

NEWS
Starting today, The Scoop will appear on Mondays instead of Tuesdays due to a schedule change.

WWE announced that The Rock-N-Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson) will be inducted into their Hall of Fame in April. They join Kurt Angle in the Class of 2017.

John "Bradshaw" Layfield will be doing a new "Legends with JBL" show on the WWE Network on Wednesday talking with Stan Hansen.

The release date for Jim Ross’ upcoming autobiography was announced and Slobberknocker: My Life in Wrestling will hit bookstores nationwide on October 2nd. Co-written with Paul O’Brien, this tell-all book, named after his famous catch phrase, will cover Ross’ life and career, with a climax at WrestleMania XV. After a second bout of Bell’s palsy, JR was removed from the broadcast booth, only to return and call the main event between Steve Austin and The Rock. The 272-page hardcover book is published by Sports Publishing, a division of Skyhorse Publishing.

The Resch Center in Green Bay, WI has announced Goldberg will be at the February 27th edition of "WWE Monday Night RAW", which is the go-home show for the March 5th "Fastlane" pay-per-vew. Brock Lesnar is also being advertised for RAW on the 27th. As noted, Goldberg is being advertised to appear at "Fastlane", and at last word he is scheduled to compete in a main event match at the RAW brand event. With regards to Brock Lesnar, he is not scheduled to be at "Fastlane". Brock Lesnar’s next televised bout is not scheduled to be until "WrestleMania 33" where he will face Goldberg.

Goldberg is doing a three-date series of talk shows called "You're Next: An Evening with Bill Goldberg" on June 26th in Glasgow, Scotland, June 27th in Manchester, England and July 2nd in London, England. Inside the Ropes is promoting this. Tickets go on sale at 12 noon on Friday.

Jeff Jarrett, who at last word was working as an Executive Consultant for TNA, is rumored to become an Executive Producer for the company, replacing John Gaburick. This does not mean, however, that Gaburick is leaving TNA, as he reportedly is restructuring his TNA deal so he can stay with the company.

Dutch Mantell has officially rejoined the TNA Creative Team, which also consists of Matt Conway, John Gaburick and Madison Rayne. Mantell was a member of TNA's creative team from 2003-2009.

Oklafan congratulates Will Chambers on the birth of his son Greyson on January 31st.

Riker was diagnosed with a pulled muscle in his back and is expected to miss several weeks of action. Oklafan wishes him a speedy recovery.

X-Cal injured his shoulder and will miss several weeks, possibly months, of action. The injury forced him to relinquish the WFC Heavyweight Title. Oklafan wishes him a speedy recovery.

Oklafan congratulates Jerry Bostic on his marriage to his fiancée Ana on February 3rd.

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RECENT RESULTS
January 30th
WWE World Champion John Cena defeated A. J. Styles and Baron Corbin in a Triple Threat Match at the WWE house show in Hidalgo, TX

January 31st
A. J. Styles defeated WWE Intercontinental Champion Dean Ambrose in a non-title match at the "WWE SmackDown Live" live telecast in Corpus Christi, TX. In a match telecast on "WWE 205 Live", Akira Tozawa defeated Aaron Solow.

Suzuki-gun (Yoshinobu Kanemaru & The Killer Elite Squad [Lance Archer & Davey Boy Smith, Jr.]) defeated Tiger Mask & TenKoji (Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima) in a 6-Man Tag Team Match at New Japan Pro Wrestling's "Road To The New Beginning 2017 - Night 3" event in Miyagi, Japan

February 1st
Suzuki-gun (Yoshinobu Kanemaru & The Killer Elite Squad [Lance Archer & Davey Boy Smith, Jr.]) defeated CHAOS (Gedo & IWGP Tag Team Champions Tomohiro Ishii & Toru Yano) in a 6-Man Tag Team Match at New Japan Pro Wrestling's "Road To The New Beginning 2017 - Night 4" event in Aomori, Japan

February 2nd
Tiger Mask & Great Bash Heel (Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma) defeated Suzuki-gun (Yoshinobu Kanemaru & The Killer Elite Squad [Lance Archer & Davey Boy Smith, Jr.]) in a 6-Man Tag Team Match at New Japan Pro Wrestling's "Road To The New Beginning 2017 - Night 5" event in Akita, Japan

February 3rd
Sin Cara & The Golden Truth (Goldust & R-Truth) defeated Jinder Mahal, Bo Dallas, & Curtis Axel in a 6-Man Tag Team Match at the WWE house show in Broonfield, CO

ROH Trios Champions The Kingdom (Matt Taven, T. K. O'Ryan, & Vinny Marseglia) defeated Jax Dane & War Machine (Hanson & Ray Rowe) in a Trios Match at Ring of Honor's "Undisputed Legacy" event in San Antonio, TX

February 4th
Big Cass & Enzo Amore defeated Jinder Mahal & Rusev (w/ Lana) at the WWE house show in Salt Lake City, UT

War Machine (Hanson & Ray Rowe) defeated Andy Dalton & Rhett Titus at Ring of Honor's "Honor Reigns Supreme" event in Dallas, TX

Leland Race (w/ Harley Race) defeated Jayden Fenix by DQ in a WLW Heavyweight Title Tournament 1st round match at the World League Wrestling event in Troy, MO

PWK Tag Team Champions The Spirit of Detroit (Cassidy Kieth * Jon'tae Keith) defeated The Full Blooded Italians (Tracy Smothers & Little Guido) at Pro Wrestling King/Strong Style Wrestling's "When Worlds Collide III" event in South Bend, IN. In other matches, The Samoan Dynasty (Rikishi & VIP) defeated Appollo Starr & Dru Skillz.

February 5th
WWE Intercontinental Champion Dean Ambrose defeated A. J. Styles and The Miz (w/ Maryse) in a Triple Threat Match at the WWE house show in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Big Cass & Enzo Amore defeated Jinder Mahal & Rusev (w/ Lana) at the WWE house show in Eugene, OR

IWGP Tag Team Champions CHAOS (Tomohiro Ishii & Toru Yano) defeated The Killer Elite Squad (Lance Archer & Davey Boy Smith, Jr.) and Great Bash Heel (Togo Makabe & Tomoaki Honma) in a 3-Way Tag Team Match at New Japan Pro Wrestling's "The New Beginning In Sapporo 2017" event in Sapporo, Japan

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UPCOMING OKLAHOMA EVENTS
Mid South Wrestling Alliance
Friday, February 10th
Plaza Mayor
Oklahoma City, OK
Bell Time 7pm

Body Progression Wrestling
Saturday, February 11th
Body Progression Gym
Sapulpa, OK
Bell Time 8pm

Compound Pro Wrestling
Saturday, February 11th
Perfect Practice Athletic Center
Tulsa, OK
Bell Time 8pm

Native American Wrestling
Saturday, February 11th
Community Building
Chewey, OK
Bell Time 7pm

Mid South Wrestling Alliance
Sunday, February 12th
Plaza Mayor
Oklahoma City, OK
Bell Time 3pm

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UPCOMING MATCHES
February 6th
Goldberg is among the stars scheduled for the "WWE Monday Night RAW" live telecast in Portland, OR

February 7th
WWE World Champion John Cena defends the title against A. J. Styles at the "WWE SmackDown Live" live telecast in Seattle, WA

February 10th
Sting, Ricky Morton, and Tony Atlas are among the stars scheduled for the Big Time Wrestling event in Raleigh, NC

Rikishi is among the stars scheduled for the Wrestle Pro event in Sayreville, NJ

VIP Tag Team Champion Ray Rowe, Action Jackson, Sammy Guevara, The Vet Club (Tim Storm & Apoc), El Fuego del Sol, Barrett Brown, & Jerome Daniels are among the stars scheduled for the VIP Wrestling event in Arlington, TX

February 11th
IWGP Tag Team Champions CHAOS (Tomohiro Ishii & Toru Yano) defend the titles against The Killer Elite Squad (Lance Archer & Davey Boy Smith, Jr.) and Great Bash Heel (Togo Makabe & Tomoaki Honma) in a 3-Way Tag Team Match at New Japan Pro Wrestling's "The New Beginning In Osaka 2017" in Osaka, Japan

Sting is among the stars scheduled for the Big Time Wrestling event in Spartanburg, SC

Jake Roberts is among the stars scheduled for the Wrestle Pro event in Brooklyn, NY

MSW Heavyweight Champion Kraig Keesaman, Southern Tag Team Champions The K. C. Wolves (Graham Bell & Luke Langley), Independent Wrestling International Champion Michael Barry, Jason Jones, Jim Fallon, Gary Roosevelt Gram, Tim Rockwell, and Riker are among the stars scheduled for the Mid States Wrestling event in Harrison, AR

Chad Thomas is among the stars scheduled for Destiny Wrestling Organization's "A New Destiny" event in Albuquerque, NM

NAWA Tag Team Champions The Oklahoma-Mexico Connection (Doberman [1st] & Pablo Chuco) defend the titles against Sinner Saint (Scott McKenzie & Danny Saint) and Tejano Touch (Tejano Kid & Ruben Rivera) at North American Wrestling Allegiance's "He Loves Me Not" event in Ennis, TX. In other matches, NAWA Cruiserweight Champion Brysin Scott defends the title against Americos, Gregory James takes on Eddie Wittern, and John Allen takes on Franco D'Angelo. Also scheduled to appear is Tim Brooks, Jaxon Stone, and many more.

NWA ToT Women's Heritage Champion Isabella Garcia defends the title against Nikki Knight at NWA Top of Texas' "Civil War" event in Amarillo, TX

Nytronis A;Teo, Bobby Burns, and Van Johnson are among the stars scheduled for the Texas Independent Wrestling Federation event in Bonham, TX

February 12th
WWE World Champion A. J. Styles defends the title against 5 mystery opponents in an Elimination Chamber Match at WWE's "Elimination Chamber" pay-per-view event in Phoenix, AZ

Michael Faith, J. D. Richardson, Dynamic Shields (Justin Dynamic & Shawn Shields), and Legion (Rob Cabella & Samedi) are among the stars scheduled for Knucklehead Championship Wrestling's "New Beginning" event in Paris, TX

Bigg Dogg takes on David Cattin in a Dog Collar Match at Kansas City Xtreme Wrestling's "Wrestling for Vets" event in Kansas City, MO. Also scheduled to appear is Kyle King and many more.

February 17th
MVP is among the stars scheduled for All Pro Wrestling's "We Out Here" event in Daly City, CA

Texoma Heavyweight Champion Adam Asher, Texoma Texas Champion Jerome Daniels, Charlie Haas, Tim Storm, and Dusty Gold is among the stars scheduled for the Texoma Pro Wrestling event in Sherman, TX

February 18th
Miss Diss Lexia is among the stars scheduled for the Queens of Combat event in Gibsonville, NC

Dusty Gold is among the stars scheduled for the North Texas Wrestling Alliance event in Payne Springs, TX

Chad Thomas is among the stars scheduled for the South West Wrestling Alliance event in Grandbury, TX

Nikita Koloff and Magnum T. A. are among the stars scheduled for Ring Wars Carolina's "One Night Only" event in Lumberton, NC

February 19th
IHWE Triple Crown Champion Carson defends the titles against IHWE Tag Team Champion Jaxon Stone at Iconic Heroes of Wrestling Excellence's "New Year Knockout II" event in Crowley, TX. In other matches, IHWE J-Cup Champion Americos defends the title against Andy Dalton, Moonshine Mantell takes on Brandon Collins in a match to determine the #1 contender to the IHWE Triple Crown Titles, and El Fuego del Sol takes on Gregory James.

MVP is among the stars scheduled for the International Pro Wrestling United Kingdom in Essex, England

Extra Talent-Ed (Ricky Starks & Aaron Solow) vs. The Pretty Boy Killers (Keith Lee & Shane Taylor) vs. The Guerrillas of Destiny (Tama Tonga & Tanga Loa) vs. The Killer Elite Squad (Lance Archer & Davey Boy Smith, Jr.) in a Big Top Tag Team Championship Battle Royal is scheduled for WrestleCircus' "Taking Center Stage" event in Austin, TX. In other matches, Sammy Guevara takes on Ricochet.

February 25th
MVP is among the stars scheduled for Preston City Wrestling's "Kris Travis Memorial Tournament 2017 - Night 1" event in Preston, England

AWS Heavyweight Champion Tyler Bateman is among the stars scheduled for Alternative Wrestling Show's 8th anniversary show in South Gate, CA

Chad Thomas, Guy Atticus, and El Fuego del Sol are among the stars scheduled for the Rampage All Star Wrestling event in Cleburne, TX

Tito Santana and Tony Atlas are among the stars scheduled for the Superstars of Wrestling Federation event in Totowa, NJ

Casey Platinum and Ky-Ote are among the stars scheduled for the Total Championship Wrestling event in Killeen, TX

February 26th
MVP is among the stars scheduled for Preston City Wrestling's "Kris Travis Memorial Tournament 2017 - Night 2" event in Preston, England

February 27th
Goldberg is among the stars scheduled for the "WWE Monday Night RAW" live telecast in Green Bay, WI

March 3rd
Jerry Lawler is among the stars scheduled for the Northeast Wrestling event in Waterbury, CT

March 4th
MSW Heavyweight Champion Kraig Keesaman, Southern Tag Team Champions The K. C. Wolves (Graham Bell & Luke Langley), Independent Wrestling International Champion Michael Barry, Jason Jones, Kenny Campbell, Jim Fallon, Gary Roosevelt Gram, Dustin Heritage, and Mike Iles are among the stars scheduled for the Mid States Wrestling event in Harrison, AR

March 5th
Goldberg is among the stars scheduled for WWE's "Fastlane" pay-per-event in Milwaukee, WI

March 11th
Harley Race is among the stars scheduled for the World League Wrestling event in Troy, MO

Ky-Ote Joe is among the stars scheduled for the Rampage All Star Wrestling event in Cleburne, TX

March 12th
Lance Hoyt is among the stars scheduled for the Future Stars of Wrestling event in Las Vegas, NV

March 18th
Nikki Knight vs. Kylie Rae vs. Princess Miranda vs. Jessica James for the vacant TOP Women's Title is scheduled for Texas Outlaw Promotions' "Declaration of Champions event in Mineral Wells, TX

Jerry Lawler is among the stars scheduled for the Northeast Wrestling event in Port Jervis, NJ

Chad Thomas is among the stars scheduled for the South West Wrestling Alliance event in Grandbury, TX

Demolition (Ax & Smash), The Rock-N-Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson), Bobby Fulton, and Shane Douglas are among the stars scheduled for the North Carolina Wrestling Association event in Clayton, NC

March 25th
Jeff Starchild & Dustin Heritage take on The Natural Born Villains (Tim Rockwell & Alex Royal) for the vacant GWF Tag Team Titles at Global Wrestling Federation's "Rebirth" event in Kansas City, KS. Also scheduled to appear is Kyle King, K. C. Kyng, Skyler Fayden, and many more.

Chad Thomas is among the stars scheduled for the Destiny Wrestling Organization event in Albuquerque, NM

Shane Douglas is among the stars scheduled for the Border City Wrestling event in Windsor, Ontario, Canada

March 31st
MWA Heavyweight Champion Brian Blade, MWA Tag Team Champions Dynamic Shields (Justin Dynamic & Shawn Shields), and MWA Mid States Champion Eric Fantabulous are among the stars scheduled for the Midwest Wrestling Alliance event in Lincoln, NE

April 2nd
Bill Goldberg is among the stars scheduled for WWE's "WrestleMania 33" pay-per-event in Orlando, FL

April 9th
HLW Women's Champion Randi West defends the title against Paloma Starr at the Heroes & Legends Wrestling event in Fort Wayne, IN

July 29th
Al Farat is among the stars scheduled for the Imperial Wrestling Revolution event in Livingston, TX

September 9th
Al Farat is among the stars scheduled for the Texas Independent Pro Wrestling event in Bonham, TX

November 11th
Al Farat is among the stars scheduled for the Texas Independent Pro Wrestling event in Bonham, TX

December 9th
Al Farat is among the stars scheduled for the Texas Independent Pro Wrestling event in Bonham, TX

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AUTOGRAPHS & APPEARANCES
February 10th
Sting, The Great Khali, Teddy Long, Matt Hardy, Ricky Morton, Billy Gunn, Carlito, Tony Atlas, C. W. Anderson, and many more will be signing autographs at Dorton Arena in Raleigh, NC prior to the Big Time Wrestling event held later in the evening. For more info, go to BTWTickets.com/events/2017-02-10.html.

Rikishi, Cody Rhodes, Brandi Rhodes, Ryback, Brian Cage, Sonjay Dutt, Ashley Massaro, and many more will be signing autographs from 6pm to 8pm at Starland Ballroom in Sayreville, NJ prior to the Wrestle Pro event held later in the evening. For more info, go to WrestleProOnline.com.

Mike Sydal and Kraig Keesaman will be appearing at "Yoga at the Winery" at the Windy Wine Company is Osborn, MO. For more info, call (816) 675-2002.

February 11th
Jake Roberts, Sonjay Dutt, Ashley Massaro, Ryback, and many more will be signing autographs from 6pm to 8pm at St. Patrick's CYO in Brooklyn, NY prior to the Wrestle Pro event held later in the evening. For more info, go to WrestleProOnline.com.

February 17th
Sting will be signing autographs at Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium in Spartanburg, SC prior to the Big Time Wrestling event held later in the evening. For more info, go to BTWTickets.com/Events/2017-02-11.html.

Shane Douglas will be performing in "An Evening with Shane Douglas" at Cherry Cola's Cabaret in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It will be a talk show and a Q&A session. You must be 19 or older to attend and must bring ID. Seats are $25 in advance and $35 at the door and it is limited to 75 people attending.

February 18th
Paul Orndorff, Howard Finkel, and many more will be signing autographs at "Canadian Wrestling's Elite's Fanfest" at Holy Cross Gymnasium Hall in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. For more info, go to CWETickets.com.

February 24th
A. J. Styles will be signing autographs from 6pm to 9pm at "Detroit Autorama" at the Cobo Center in Detroit, MI. For more info, go to Autorama.com/Attend/Detroit.

February 25th
Ric Flair will be signing autographs from 12 noon to 3pm at the Frank and Son Collectible Show in City of Industry, CA. For more info, go to Events.TicketPrinting.com/Event/22064.

Tito Santana and Snitsky will be signing autographs from 1pm to 3pm at The Wrestling Universe in Flushing, NY. For more info, go to TheWrestlingUniverse.com.

Tito Santana, Gene Snitsky, Bull James, The Sandman, The Patriot, and many more will be signing autographs at the Passaic Valley Elks Lodge in Totowa, NJ prior to the Superstars of Wrestling event held later in the evening. For more info, go to SWFPro.com.

March 3rd
Jerry Lawler, Kurt Angle, Cody Rhodes, Ryback, Marty Jannetty, Matt Taven, Maria Manic, Hanson, T. K. O'Ryan, and many more will be signing autographs from 5pm to 8pm at Crosby High School on Waterbury, CT prior to the Northeast Wrestling event held later in the evening. For more info, go to NortheastWrestling.com.

Mick Foley will be signing autographs at the "Northeast Comic Con & Collectibles Extravaganza" at the Hanover Mall Event Center in Hanover, MA. For more info, go to NEComicCon.net.

March 4th
Sting, Mike Tyson, Kamala, Koko B. Ware, Sid Vicious, The Headbangers (Mosh & Thrasher), Boogeyman, Gangrel, Charles Wright (AKA Godfather/Papa Shango), Sean Waltman, Billy Gunn, Cody Rhodes, The Kingdom, Jerry Lawler, Ron Bass, Demolition (Ax & Smash), Cpl. Kirschner, Brooke Tessmacher, Gene Okerlund, Melina Perez, Amy Dumas (AKA Lita), Nikki Adams, Aria Cadenza, Bret Hart, Dennis Rodman, Tito Ortiz, Christy Hemme, Christy Hemme, Dallas Page, The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson), The Great Khali, Steve McMichael, Marc Mero, Itsuki Yamakazi, Velvet Sky, Marty Jannetty, Al Perez, Tatanka, Sexy Star, Taya Valkyrie, Brian Cage, Bull James, Melissa Santos, Hillbilly Jim, Jim Neidhart, Jimmy Hart, Rocky Johnson, Tony Atlas, Shelly Martinez, Maria Kanellis, Mike Bennett, Jerry Lynn, Thea Trinidad (AKA Rosita), Corey Graves, Christian, Harley Race, Ron Simmons, So Cal Val, and many more will be signing autographs from 10am to 3pm at "The Big Event 12" at the LaGuardia Plaza Hotel in East Elmhurst, NY. For more info, go to BigEventNY.com.

March 5th
Masked Superstar, Melina Perez, Krusher Khrushchev, Marty Jannetty, The Hart Foundation (Bret Hart, Jim Neidhart, & Jimmy Hart), and many more will be signing autographs starting at 12 noon at Pro Wrestling World in Allentown, PA. For more info, call (610) 798-9900.

March 16th
Jerry Lawler will be be performing in a talk show at Leicester Square Theater in London, England

March 17th
Ric Flair will be the official starter of the "First Ever 14th Annual World's Shortest St. Patrick's Day Parade" in Hot Springs, AR

Jerry Lawler will be be performing in a talk show at Dancehouse Theater in Manchester, England

March 18th
Jerry Lawler will be be performing in a talk show at The Classic Grand in Glasgow, Scotland

Jerry Lawler, Matt Hardy, Cody Rhodes, Ryback, Matt Taven, Maria Manic, Hanson, T. K. O'Ryan, and many more will be signing autographs from 5pm to 7pm at Port Jervis High School in Port Jervis, NJ prior to the Northeast Wrestling event held later in the evening. For more info, go to NortheastWrestling.com.

Demolition (Ax & Smash), Ivan Koloff, The Rock-N-Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson), C. W. Anderson, George South, Bobby Fulton, Shane Douglas, and many more will be signing autographs starting at 5:30pm at Clayton Fitness in Clayton, NC prior to the North Carolina Wrestling Association event held later in the evening. For more info, go to Facebook.com/NorthCarolinaWrestlingAssociation.

March 19th
Jerry Lawler will be be performing in a talk show at The Empire Music Hall in Belfast Ireland

March 25th
Mick Foley and many more will be signing autographs at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, IA at the Iowa Energy basketball game. For more info, go to Iowa.DLeague.NBA.com.

April 1st
Jim Ross will be performing in "Ringside with Jim Ross and Friends" at 2pm at Plaza Live in Orlando, FL. For tickets, go to TicketFly.com.

April 2nd
Jim Ross will be performing in "Ringside with Jim Ross and Friends" at 2pm at Plaza Live in Orlando, FL. For tickets, go to TicketFly.com.

April 28th
Ric Flair will be signing autographs at "Planet Comicon" at Bartle Hall in Kansas City, MO. For more info, go to PlanetComicon.com

April 29th
Ric Flair will be signing autographs at "Planet Comicon" at Bartle Hall in Kansas City, MO. For more info, go to PlanetComicon.com

June 4th
Sting, Kevin Nash, Scott Hall, and Sean Waltman will be signing autographs at "Niagara Falls Comic Con" at Scotia Bank Convention Centre in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada

June 26th
Goldberg will be conducting a talk show entitled "You're Next: An Evening with Bill Goldberg" in Glasgow, Scotland

June 27th
Goldberg will be conducting a talk show entitled "You're Next: An Evening with Bill Goldberg" in Manchester, England

July 2nd
Goldberg will be conducting a talk show entitled "You're Next: An Evening with Bill Goldberg" in London, England

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UPCOMING BIRTHDAYS
February 6th - Brandon Walker, Cody Jones
February 7th - Kim Duk, Oklahoma Kid [1st]
February 8th - Jim Neidhart, Toops
February 9th - Riker
February 10th - Aaron Cross, Chris Adams, Eric Fantabulous
February 11th - Alexis Lee, Bobby Blackshire, Cowboy Bradley, Korttni Sadat, Shawn Hernandez
February 12th - One Man Gang

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