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Oklahoma Scoop

Posted: Jan 7th 2008 By: mikeiles

NEWS
The Herb Abrams version of the Universal Wrestling Federation begins airing on ESPN Classic this Tuesday, January 8th. Some of the stars who could be featured on the shows are Steve Williams, Bruno Sammartino, Mick Foley, Bam Bam Bigelow, Lou Albano, Rick Rude, Bob Backlund, Bob Orton, Don Muraco, Stevie Ray, Louie Spicolli, The Killer Bees (Jim Brunzell & Brian Blair) and so much more. It is scheduled to air on ESPN Classic on Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 1am and 1:30am. Abrams ran shows under the UWF banner in Las Vegas from 1990-1994.

Ric Flair was chosen by Alex Marvez as one of the "8 who could be great in 2008" in pro wrestling. Marvez had the following to say about Flair: "Barring an unexpected change of heart, this is the last year we will be seeing the 'Nature Boy' as a full-time wrestler. Flair, who turns 59 in February, may be in line for one final WWE title run while wrapping up his illustrious 36-year career around the time of Wrestlemania 24 in April. Until then, fans should cherish seeing the final matches of the greatest all-around performer in wrestling history."

The current plan has Ric Flair not working house shows. We'll see how long this lasts.

BSWW.de a website based in Denmark went through and recorded how many matches and wins WWE superstars had in 2007. Batista lead all WWE superstars in matches with 161 and wins with 132. WWE superstars with Oklahoma ties include:

Jim Duggan - 64 matches, 35 wins
Ric Flair - 57 matches, 35 wins
Charlie Haas - 78 matches, 18 wins
Beth Phoenix - 44 matches, 25 wins

There are reports that Dusty Rhodes has endorsed Steve Corino for a role in WWE as a producer. Corino has told people he is retiring from the ring. How many times has Corino retired?

Jim Ross was shown several times on the University of Oklahoma sidelines during Wednesday's Tostitos Fiesta Bowl, and was identified once. West Virginia beat Oklahoma 48-28 in the game.

One time AACW wrestler KAFU has been signed by WWE to a developmental deal.

During an interview with The Big Mosh & Blade on {url=http://www.MondayNightMayhem.com]MondayNightMayhem.com[/url], current TNA wrestler Kaz said he is very proud of coming out victorious against "The Phenomenal" A. J. Styles in the Reindeer Suit Match on the Christmas edition of "TNA iMPACT!" -- as he described holding the reindeer head in his hand after the match as "surreal." Kaz agrees with Mosh's take of A. J. becoming "a modern-day Andy Kaufmann with athletic ability," as the wrestling fans around the world have seen a newer side of A. J. over the past year. Kaz also teased the listening audience by saying that he thinks his battles with Styles are far from over. Working with A. J. in various matches/contests over the years are also some of Kaz's proudest moments.

The Wrestling Observer Newsletter reports that TNA has signed Sting for a limited schedule in 2008. He'll work some television tapings and PPVs.

One time NWA-U woman wrestler, and current TNA Knockout, Traci Brooks is selling a match worn out fit on eBay. The out fit was worn during the "Santa's Workshop Knockout Street Fight" that aired on Spike TV's TNA Impact on December 20, 2007. The current bid is $99.99 and can be viewed at "Santa's Workshop Knockout Street Fight" outfit that aired on Spike TV's TNA Impact on December 20, 2007.

The December 20th Inoki Genome Federation show at the Tokyo Ariake Coliseum only drew about 2,500 fans. The promotion announced 6,233 fans in the 12,000 seat arena, but fell well short of that number. The IGF advertised names like Kurt Angle, Booker T (who was replaced on the show by Kendo Kashin), Josh Barnett, and Naoya Owaga for the show. The show also featured A.J. Styles, Senshi, and Chris Moore (formerly Chris Masters in WWE).

Former WWE superstar Brent Albright will be a guest on Trash Talking Radio on Tuesday night. You can listen to the interview by visiting the Trash Talking Radio website at TrashTalkingRadio.com.

Adam Thornstowe recently won Supreme Pro Wrestling's Wrestler of the Year Award and his 60 Minute Ironman Match against Rik Luxury was voted as SPW's Match of the Year. Thornstowe is the current SPW Heavyweight Champion.

The Puerto Rico based World Wrestling Council has announced that they have launched a DVD Anthology named WWC Anniversaries, 1985-1988. The DVD has 14 matches, with 9 previously unavailable on DVD. Matches on the DVD include:

-Abdullah the Butcher vs. Carlos Colon (1985)
-Hercules Ayala vs. Ric Flair (1985)
-The Invaders (Invader 1 & 2) vs. The Sheepherders (Luke Williams & Butch Miller) in a Barbed Wire Match (1985)
-Abdullah the Butcher vs. Giant Baba (1986)
-Jimmy Valiant & Rufus R. Jones vs. The Wild Samoans (Afa & Sika) (1988)
-Wahoo McDaniel vs. Danny Spivey (1988)
-Miguel Perez Jr. & Hurricane Castillo Jr. vs. The Kansas City Jay Hawks (Bobby Jaggers & Dutch Mantel) in a Hair vs. Hair Match (1988)

The Puerto Rico based International Wrestling Association announced on December 8th that Luke Williams was let go by the promotion. Williams has been the main booker for the promotion for the last 3 or 4 years. The reasons are unknown, but since there has been changes on the management of the company (with a strong rumor about Mario Savoldi taking charge) this seems the mostly likely reason.

John Wiswell published an article in which he listed what he believed were the top 100 matches of 2007. The list did contain some matches featuring Oklahoma talent such as:
July 6th: Ric Flair vs. Finlay (#72)
June 17th: Christian Cage vs. Kurt Angle vs. A. J. Styles vs. Samoa Joe vs. Chris Harris in a King of the Mountain Match (#67)
February 16th: Brent Albright vs. B. J. Whitmer in a match where tables were legal (#45)
June 3rd: The Hardy Boyz (Matt Hardy & Jeff Hardy) vs. Charlie Haas & Shelton
Benjamin in a Ladder Match (#41)
August 11th: Takeshi Morishima vs. Brent Albright (#36)

The Arlington, TX based Professional Championship Wrestling had been running two shows for years, "Uncut" on Fridays and "Full Throttle" on Saturdays. Apparently PCW has pulled the plug on the Uncut show and will only run Full Throttle. The current PCW Uncut Champion is Bash. No word as to the status of the title.

According to Scotty Charisma's website (ScottyCharisma.com) he is scheduled as extra talent for WWE's Royal Rumble pay-per-view event at Madison Square Garden in New York, NY on January 27th.

There is a new website called WrestlingGoneWrong.com that shows a few interesting things that have happpened in wrestling. One of the videos thay have is an infamous match between Andre the Giant and Akira Maeda that turned into a shoot and had Antonio Inoki coming to the ring to stop the match. Another video is from "WCW Monday Nitro" in which William Regal (then known as Steven Regal) wrestled Goldberg early in Goldberg's career and Regal worked circles around him and in turn got himself fired from WCW.

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RECENT RESULTS
December 28th
Tracy Smothers & Bobby Lowe defeated Roughrider Roy & Mikey Dunn at the New Focus Wrestling event in Evansville, IN. In other matches, NFW Champion Bill Dundee defeated Doug Gilbert

December 31st
Devon Monroe defeated Joey Owens at the Wild Championship Wrestling Outlaws "New Years Eve Bash" event in Indianapolis, IN

January 2nd
Abdullah the Butcher & Minoru Suzuki defeated Nobutaka Araya & Nobukazu Hirai at the All Japan Pro Wrestling event in Tokyo, Japan. In the main event, Abdullah won a 17-Man Heavyweight Battle Royal

Spoiler 2000 defeated Michael Williams at the New Age Wrestling Alliance event in Buna, TX

January 4th
A. J. Styles, Christian Cage, & Petey Williams defeated Milano Collection AT, Prince Devitt, & Minoru in the opening match of the New Japan Pro Wrestling event in Tokyo, Japan. In other matches, IWGP World Tag Team Champions Giant Bernard & Travis Tomko defeated The Steiner Brothers (Rick Steiner & Scott Steiner).

January 5th
Brian Kendrick & Super Crazy defeated Charlie Haas & Nick Nemeth at the "WWE RAW" house show in Poughkeepsie, NY

Franco D'Angelo & PCW Champion Action Jackson defeated PCW Tag Team Champions The Dark Circle (Tim Storm & Apocalypse) in a non-title Texas Tornado Match at the Professional Championship Wrestling Full Throttle event in Arlington, TX. In other matches, J. T. LaMotta defeated Robert Evans.

January 6th
TNA World Tag Team Champions A. J. Styles & Tomko defeatede Kevin Nash & Samoa Joe at TNA's "Final Resolution" pay-per-view event in Orlando, FL

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UPCOMING MATCHES
January 8th
Jake Hager & Vade Hansen take on Robert Anthony & Brad Allen at the Florida Championship Wrestling event in New Port Richey, FL

January 11th
Brent Albright & B. J. Whitmer (w/ Shane Hagadorn), The Briscoe Brothers (Jay Briscoe & Mark Briscoe), Jack Evans & Jigsaw, and ROH World Tag Team Champions The Age of the Fall (Jimmy Jacobs & Tyler Black) will wrestle in the ULTIMATE Ultimate Endurance at the Ring of Honor event in Boston, MA. It is elimination rules with four teams. The first fall with all four duos is a Tag Team Scramble. The second fall is No DQ with the remaining three tandems. The final fall with the last two teams will be for the ROH World Tag Team Titles.

January 12th
AWA-BCW Tag Team Champions The Dream Team (Greg Valentine & Brutus Beefcake) defend against American History Next (Steve Stone & Hardcore Craig) and Dinn T. Moore & Brandon Tatum in a Triple Threat Match at the AWA-Brew City Wrestling event in Waukesha, WI

Brent Albright takes on Kevin Steen at the Ring of Honor event in Edison, NJ

Jake Hager is among the stars scheduled for the Florida Championship Wrestling event in Brooksville, FL

Rikishi and Adam Thornstowe are among the stars scheduled for Fog City Wrestling's premiere show in San Francisco, CA

PCW Champion Action Jackson defends his title against Mace Malone at the Professional Championship Wrestling Full Throttle event in Arlington, TX

January 19th
J. T. LaMotta & Danny Matthews take on Andy Dalton & Greg Symmonds at the North Texas Wrestling Syndicate event in Wichita Falls, TX

The Honky Tonk Man takes on Kahagas at World Wrestling Association's "Bash at the Ballpark" in Cocoa, FL. In other matches, Demolition (Ax & Smash) take on The Powers of Pain (Warlord & Barbarian). Plus, Roddy Piper will host "Piper's Pit", and much more.

Jake Hager is among the stars scheduled for the Florida Championship Wrestling event in Port Richey, FL

Rick Steiner is among the stars scheduled for the United Championship Wrestling event in Maryville, TN

Scotty Charisma is among the stars scheduled for the East Coast Wrestling Association event in Newark, DE

January 14th
Ric Flair is among the stars scheduled for the "WWE RAW" telecast in Mobile, AL

January 20th
J. T. LaMotta takes on Jimmy Jacobs at Anarchy Championship Wrestling's 1st Anniversary event "Guilty By Association 2008" in San Antonio, TX

January 25th
TNA World Tag Team Champions A. J. Styles & Tomko defend the titles against The Latin American Xchange (Homicide & Hernandez) at the TNA house show in Troy, OH

The Hangmen Three (Adam Pearce, Brent Albright, & B. J. Whitmer) are among the stars scheduled for the Ring of Honor event in Dayton, OH

Rikishi is among the stars scheduled for the National Wrestling Superstars event in South River, NJ

January 26th
TNA World Tag Team Champion A. J. Styles is among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Youngstown, OH

Brent Albright & B. J. Whitmer take on 2 members of The Vulture Squad (Jack Evans, Ruckus, & Julius Smokes) and 2 members of The Age of the Fall (Jimmy Jacobs, Necro Butcher, & Tyler Black) in a Tag Team Scramble Match at the Ring of Honor event in Chicago Ridge, IL

Jake Hager is among the stars scheduled for the Florida Championship Wrestling event in Port Richey, FL

UXW Tag Team Champions Demolition (Ax & Smash) defend the titles against The Heartbreak Express (Sean Davis & Phil Davis) at USA Xtreme Wrestling's 15th Anniversary event in Orlando, FL. Also scheduled to appear are Jake Roberts, King Kong Bundy, and many more.

Scott Wright is among the stars scheduled for the East Coast Pro Wrestling event in Lake Hiawatha, NJ

Rikishi is among the stars scheduled for the National Wrestling Supersstars event in Brick, NJ

January 27th
Masked Superstar, Rick Steiner, and Bill Dundee are among the stars scheduled for the Georgia Wrestling Promotions event in Woodstock, GA

February 8th
Brad Armstrong takes on Mr. Hughes at the Independent Wrestling Network event in Manchester, GA

February 9th
Brad Armstrong is mong the stars scheduled for the Independent Wrestling Network event in Columbus, GA

February 15th
Ric Flair takes on Mr. Kennedy at the "WWE RAW" house show in Fresno, CA

February 22nd
Scott Wright is among the stars scheduled for the East Coast Pro Wrestling event in Lake Hiawatha, NJ

February 23rd
MSW Heavyweight Champion Jason Jones, Jake Boulder, Jack Dalton, Kenny Campbell, Brieanna Bringle, Kraig Keesaman, and Mike Iles are among the stars scheduled for the Mid-States Wrestling event in Harrison, AR

The Hangmen Three (Brent Albright, B. J. Whitmer, & Adam Pearce, w/ Shane Hagadorn) are among the stars scheduled for Ring of Honor's 6th Anniversary event in New York, NY

February 29th
Lanny Poffo is among the stars scheduled for an independent wrestling event in Toronto, Ontario, Canada

March 1st
Rick Sweetan (w/ Boyd Bradford) faces The Atomic Dogg in the finals of the International Title Tournament at the Mid-South Pro Wrestling event in Morrilton, AR. Also scheduled to appear are MSPW Tag Team Champions Reckage & Romance (Matt Riviera & Jeff Jett), Shane Rawls, Al Farat, Gary Gram, and many more.

Scotty Charisma is among the stars scheduled for the East Coast Wrestling Association event in Newark, DE

March 14th
Tracy Smothers is among the stars scheduled for the Irish Whip Wrestling event in Waterford City, Ireland

March 15th
Tracy Smothers is among the stars scheduled for the Irish Whip Wrestling event in Donneycarney, Ireland

March 16th
Tracy Smothers is among the stars scheduled for the Irish Whip Wrestling event in Blackpool, England

March 22nd
Buddy Landell and King Kong Bundy are among the stars scheduled for the IPWA reunion event in Sewell, NJ

April 5th
Scotty Charisma is among the stars scheduled for the East Coast Wrestling Association event in Newark, DE

April 12th
Al Farat, Skandar Akbar, Matt Riviera, Rick Sweetan, Gary Gram, Joshua Smith, Eric Rose, and Shane Rawls are among the stars scheduled for the Mid-South Pro Wrestling event in Fort Smith, AR

Scotty Charisma is among the stars scheduled for the East Coast Pro Wrestling event in Suffern, NY

May 10th
Scotty Charisma is among the stars scheduled for the East Coast Wrestling Association event in Newark, DE

June 15th through 22nd
Lanny Poffo will be facing Johnny West on board Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines Freedom of the Seas during "Wrestling on the Water" departing from Miami, FL

July 22nd
Scotty Charisma is among the stars scheduled for the East Coast Wrestling Association event in Newark, DE

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AUTOGRAPHS & APPEARANCES
January 23rd
Ric Flair will be signing autographs from 7pm to 9pm at "The Washington Auto Show" at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington DC. For more info call 1-800-368-9000.

January 25th & 26th
Jason Jones will be appearing at a Toughman Contest in Springdale, AR

January 26th
Greg Valentine and Brian Knobbs will be signing autographs from 12:30pm to 3pm at Comic World inside Bramalea Centre in Brampton, Ontario, Canada. For more info call (905) 693-9409.

Jerry Lawler will be signing autographs from 3pm to 5pm at Myrtle Beach Mitsubishi in Myrtle Beach, SC. For more info call (843) 236-6111.

Rikishi will be signing autographs from 12 noon to 2pm at Carson's Pro Wrestling World in Allentown, PA. For more info call (610) 770-7314.

Mick Foley will be signing autographs from 10:30am to 2pm at the "Frank & Son" show in City of Industry, CA. For more info call (951) 780-9611.

January 27th
Greg Valentine and Brian Knobbs will be signing autographs from 11am to 1pm during the "Hamilton Card Show" at the Michelangelo Banquet Hall in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. For more info call (905) 693-9409.

Rikishi will be appearing from 12pm to 2pm at The Wrestling Universe in Whitestone, NY. For more info call (718) 746-0010.

January 30th
Jason Jones will be appearing at the Mid-States Promotions "Wednesday Night Fights" event at the Shake-It-Up Club in Branson, MO

February 9th
Bret Hart, Ultimate Warrior, Animal of The Road Warriors, Demolition (Ax & Smash), Brutus Beefcake, The Honky Tonk Man, Marty Jannetty, Kamala, Tatanka, and Tammy Sytch have been announced as appearing at a wrestling convention at the Old Tafford Football Grounds in Manchester, England

Goldberg will be signing autographs from 12pm to 3pm at Tidewater Sports inside Lynnhaven Mall in Virginia Beach, VA. For more info call (757) 747-8846.

February 27th
Jason Jones will be appearing at the Mid-States Promotions "Wednesday Night Fights" event at the Shake-It-Up Club in Branson, MO

March 1st
The Hart Foundation (Bret Hart, Jim Neidhart, & Jimmy Hart), Harley Race, The Honky Tonk Man, U-Gene, Kaz, Christy Hemme, Gail Kim, Ms. Brooks, and many more are among the stars scheduled to appear at Big Time Wrestling's "Wrestlefest 2008" at the Newark Pavilion in Newark, CA. For more info, call (510) 494-9648.

March 14th through 16th
Roddy Piper will be appearing at "MonsterMania 10" at the Crown Plaza Hotel in Cherry Hill, NJ. For more info go to MonsterMania.net/Convention.htm.

March 27th through 31st
Ted DiBiase will serve as Fan Ambassador on board Carnival Cruise Lines The Sensation during the "Wrestling Fan Dream Cruise" departing from Port Canaveral, FL. For more info call 1-888-813-8747.

March 29th
Scott Wright will be competing in the Open Middleweight Division at the Tri-State Natural Bodybuilding Competition at the Tarrytown Music Hall in Tarrytown, NY

May 3rd
The Honky Tonk Man, Ultimo Dragon, Ken Patera, Steve Blackman, Mr. Hughes, Fred Ottman (AKA Typhoon), and many more are scheduled to appear at "Legends of the Ring VI" at the Radisson Hotel in Carteret, NJ. For more info, go to LegendsOfTheRing.com.

May 10th
Mick Foley, Ted DiBiase, Koko B. Ware, Demolition (Ax & Smash), Strike Force (Tito Santana & Rick Martel), U-Gene (formerly WWE's Eugene), Bob Backlund, Jacques Rougeau (AKA The Mountie), Jimmy Hart, Killer Kowalski, Doink the Clown (supposedly one of the 2 originals), Dink the Clown (AKA Tiger Jackson), Marty Jannetty, Scotty Too Hotty, Tatanka, Mr. Hughes, Talia Madison, and Rick Fuller will be appearing from 9am to 3pm at New England Pro Wrestling's "Gathering of the Stars" at the Ramada Inn in Seekonk, MA. For more info go to GatheringOfTheStars.com

June 15th through 22nd
Lanny Poffo will be hosting seminars, one-on-one discussions, hands-on wrestling tips, and more aboard Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines Freedom of the Seas during "Wrestling on the Water" departing from Miami, FL. For more info call (954) 423-6840

June 21st
Mick Foley will be signing autographs at FirstEnergy Ballpark in Lakewood, NJ prior to the Lakewood Blue Claws baseball game. For more info call (732) 901-7000.

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UPCOMING BIRTHDAYS
January 7th - Chavo Guerrero, Sr.
January 8th - Bobby Jaggers, Bushwacker Luke
January 10th - Col. DeBeers
January 12th - Brian Blair, Michael Barry
January 13th - Buddy Colt, Rick Garrett

Tags: Steve Williams, Mick Foley, Bam Bam Bigelow, Rick Rude, Brian Blair, Ric Flair, WWE, Jim Duggan, Charlie Haas, Beth Phoenix, Dusty Rhodes, Jim Ross, TNA, A. J. Styles, Sting, Brent Albright, Adam Thornstowe, Abdullah the Butcher, Sheepherders, Wild Samoan