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Posted: Jan 21st 2008 By: mikeiles

NEWS
Striker was accompanied to the ring at the last IZW show by his daughter Bryanna. It was her 16th birthday and she wanted to accompany her father to the ring for her birthday present. Happy Birthday Bryanna!

Blake Albright broke his hand in 2 places during his match January 12 against ComPro Oklahoma X Division Champion Shane Morbid. Albright was scheduled to have surgery January 21st and is expected to be out up to 4 months. Oklafan extends Albright its wishes for a speedy recovery.

On January 2nd, WWE announced that Jim Ross had turned 63 years old, when in reality, the much-maligned announcer celebrated his 56th birthday on that date. It was rib since Vince McMahon is 62 years old.

Speaking of Jim Ross, he announced that he agreed to a new two year WWE contract in his new blog.

Continuing our Jim Ross reports, it was reported that he attended the University of Oklahoma basketball game against Texas Tech in Norman this past weekend.

The Wrestling Observer Newsletter reported last week that the Sting and Randy Savage DVDs have been canceled. They were OK'd without Vince McMahon's permission, and when he found out, he nixed them.

"The Legend of Stone Cold Steve Austin" comes out on DVD February 12th. Among the matches included in the DVD are Austin & Dude Love vs. Owen Hart & Davey-Boy Smith (July 14, 1007; Austin & Love win the WWF World Tag Team Titles) and Austin vs. Dude Love (May 31, 1998).

Kerry Von Erich's daughter, Lacey, was released from her WWE developmental deal on January 15th.

Both Val Venis and Kane are supporting Ron Paul for president. As mentioned previously, Ric Flair is campaigning for Mike Huckabee.

TNA has posted the "TNA Today" from OKC on YouTube. You can view it by clicking here.

Speaking of the TNA show in OKC, the young female that accompanied Ms. Brooks to the ring at the TNA event in Oklahoma City was the winner of a local contest.

An eBay member named rasslinmark, based out of Wisconsin, is selling the Santa's Workshop Match worn outfit worn by former NWA-U women's wrestler and current TNA Knockout, O. D. B. At the time of this column, the bid is at $99.99 with a "Buy It Now" price of $350. The auction can be viewed by clicking here. A few weeks ago, the same seller sold the Santa's Workshop Match outfit for Traci Brooks for $550 and is now also selling a bra worn by Brooks in a photo shoot.

One-time NWA-U women's wrestler April Hunter announced her retirement from active competition last week. Doctors in the US and Canada have told her that she has a bad back and neck and her femur doesn't fit correctly into her hip socket. She also listed possible internal organ failure as well. While she no longer will be wrestling she will continue to manage wrestlers.

R.J. Walters of the Hillsdale Daily News, regarding his "Ultimate Warrior" story of a few days ago where he got worked thinking the guy using The Warrior name was the famous one, said he is printing a full retraction. He wrote he has virtually no background knowledge in wrestling and only had a 30-second heads up that he was coming to the paper for an interview. "It was certainly a poor job of failing to recognize the scam on my part and everything is being taken care of. Myself and the News takes responsibility for the mistake." You can't ask for more than that.

Ernie Holmes, the famous Pittsburgh Steelers football player who passed away at 59 Thursday night in an auto accident, had a pro wrestling background. Holmes wasn't wearing a seat belt and was thrown when his car rolled several times near Beaumont, TX and pronounced dead at the scene. Holmes briefly worked for Georgia Championship Wrestling (as in a few weeks, before hating it) in the early 80s. Because he had some pro wrestling experience, he was in the 1985 Wrestlemania Battle Royal that included several NFL players. The night before, while in a bus coming back from the secret Battle Royal rehearsal, Holmes, who was about 320 pounds by this time, nearly got into it with Andre the Giant and basically the wrestlers had to scare him with Andre stories to make him back down.

Congratulations to Magnum T. A. and wife Courtney Allen on the recent birth of their twins, Lucy and Tucker. They were born premature on 10/27, but both have been released from the hospital. Courtney was at one time married to Four Horsemen member Tully Blanchard.

Tejas, who won the NWA Texas Heavyweight Title from Al Jackson at an NWA Oklahoma show in Perry and also tagged with Tim WarCloud wo win the NWA North American Tag Team Titles from Kevin Northcutt & John Saxon at an NWA Universal show in Ponca City, has resurfaced in NWA Wisconsin as a member of The Foreign Franchise with Nick Colucci & Thomas Walton III. Tejas is a former member of Tribal Force with WarCloud and Daniel Flynn.

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RECENT RESULTS
January 11th
NWA Texas Tag Team Champions Team Texas (Chaz Taylor & Mr. Destiny) defeated Ryan Davidson & Sergio at the NWA Southwest & World of Wrestling joint event in Cypress, TX

January 14th
Jillian, Melina, & WWE World Women's Champion Beth Phoenix defeated Maria, Ashley Massaro, & Mickie James in the opening match at the "WWE RAW" telecast in Mobile, AL. In other matches, Ric Flair defeated William Regal.

January 17th
Ricky Morton defeated Nick Paradise at the United Wrestling Association event in Knoxville, TN. In other matches, The Naturals (Andy Douglas & Chase Stevens) defeated Tracy Smothers & Bobby Eaton.

January 18th
Jim Duggan defeated Charlie Haas in the opening match of the "WWE RAW" shouse show in Syracuse, NY. In other matches, WWE World Women's Champion Beth Phoenix defeated Mickie James.

CWA Tag Team Champions The Elite Icons (Joey Silvia & Jake Manning) defeated Team MACKtion (Kirby Mack & T. J. Mack) and The Naturals (Andy Douglas & Chase Stevens) in a 3-Way Dance at the Carolina Wrestling Association event in Statesville, NC

January 19th
Ric Flair defeated Mark Henry by Countout at the "WWE Smackdown/ECW" house show in State College, PA

Brian Kendrick defeated Charlie Haas in the opening match of the "WWE RAW" house show in Binghamton, NY. In other matches, Vladimir Kozlov defeated Jim Duggan, and WWE World Women's Champion Beth Phoenix defeated Mickie James.

Kevin Kiley defeated Brandon Groom and Brad Allen in a Triple Threat Match at the Florida Championship Wrestling event in New Port Richey, FL. In other matches, Rycklon, Eric Perez, & G-Rilla defeated Sheamus, Jake Hager, & Titan (w/ Ralph Mosca)

Shane Williams, John Justice, Jesse Ellis, & Rick Steiner defeated Henry Hoss, Edward Idol, Jeff Anderson, & Roxx in an Elimination Match at the United Championship Wrestling event in Maryville, TN. Williams pinned Anderson to win the match and the UCW Heavyweight Title

Dan Holman defeated Tracy Smothers at the C-Pro Entertainment event in Walhalla, SC

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UPCOMING MATCHES
January 22nd
Jake Hager takes on Heath Miller at the Florida Championship Wrestling event in New Port Richey, FL

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

Brent Albright & B. J. Whitmer take on Delirious & El Generico at 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 Champions A. J. Styles & Tomko defend their titles against The Latin American Xchange (Homicide & Hernandez) at 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 and Brandon Groom are among the entrants in Florida Championship Wrestling's Royal Rumble match in Port Richey, FL. The winner will recive a title shot at the FCW Heavyweight Champion.

UXW Tag Team Champions Demolition (Ax & Smash) defend their 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 Superstars event in Brick, NJ

MWA Champion Blade defends his title against Les Mayne at the Midwest Wrestling Alliance & Omaha Wrestling Association joint event in Council Bluffs, IA. Also scheduled to appear are Thomas Trump, Eric Rose, and many more.

Seth Shai is among the stars scheduled for the East Texas Championship Wrestling event in Terrell, TX

Mace Malone & PCW Champion Action Jackson will face Apocalypse & PCW Television Champion Brett Idol at the Professional Championship Wrestling Full Throttle event in Arlington, TX

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

Mick Foley is one of the entrants in WWE's "Royal Rumble" match at the pay-per-view event of the same name in New York, NY. In other matches, WWE United States Champion Montel Vontavious Porter defends his title against Ric Flair.

Ricky Morton is among the stars scheduled for the Southern Extreme Championship Wrestling event in Carrollton, GA

February 7th
Steve Lawler & The Flame take on Tommy Rich & Jimmy Powell at the NAWA Ring Champions event in Rome, GA

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

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

Tracy Smothers & The Hellbillies (Timbo Bryant & Jessco Blue) take on The Devil's Rejects (Shaun Tempers, Patrick Bentley, & Iceberg, w/ Dan Wilson) at the Georgia Wrestling Promotions event in Lafayette, GA

Steve Williams is among the stars scheduled for the Fusion Pro Wrestling event in Denver, CO

February 12th
WWE World Women's Champion Beth Phoenix defends her title against Candice Michelle at the "WWE RAW" house show in Tokyo, Japan. In other matches, Ric Flair takes on Snitsky.

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

February 16th
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

February 17th
A. J. Styles takes on Tanahashi at the New Japan Pro Wrestling event in Tokyo, Japan

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

Brent Albright is among the stars scheduled for the Ring of Honor event in Deer Park, NY

February 23rd
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

Nikolai Volkoff is among the stars scheduled for the Xero Underground Wrestling event in Aberdeen, MD

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 9th
TNA World Tag Team Champion A. J. Styles is among the stars scheduled for TNA's "Destination X" pay-per-view event in Norfolk, VA

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 Independent Pro Wrestling Alliance reunion event in Sewell, NJ

Kamala takes on Tito Santana at the Pro Wrestling Syndicate event in Yonkers, NY

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

April 12th
Steve Williams takes on Shane Rawls at the Mid-South Pro Wrestling event in Fort Smith, AR. Also scheduled to appear is Al Farat, Skandar Akbar, Matt Riviera, Rick Sweetan, Gary Gram, Joshua Smith, Eric Rose, and many more.

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 25th through 27th
Roddy Piper will be signing autographs at "FX International" at The Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, FL. For more info go to FXshow.com/venue.html

January 26th
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
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 Show 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 16th
Greg Valentine and Brian Knobbs will be signing autographs from 1pm to 3pm at Comic World at Bramalea City Centre in Brampton, Ontario, Canada. For more info call (905) 693-9409.

February 17th
Greg Valentine and Brian Knobbs will be signing autographs from 1pm to 3pm at Battlegrounds in Milton, Ontario, Canada. For more info call (905) 693-9409.

February 23rd
Jason Jones will be appearing at a Mixed Martial Arts event at the Shake-It Up Show Club in Branson, MO

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

March 1st
The Hart Foundation (Bret Hart, Jim Neidhart, & Jimmy Hart), Harley Race, The Honky Tonk Man, U-Gene, Kaz, The Godfather, 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 12th through June 10th
Johnny Lee Clary will be preaching during his tour of Australia

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 15th
Gary Hart, Bill Irwin, and Skandar Akbar will be signing autographs at Carson's Pro Wrestling World in Allentown, PA. There will also be a Q&A session regarding the "Triumph & Tragedy of World Class Championship Wrestling" DVD.

March 26th
Jason Jones will be appearing at the Mid-States Promotions "Wednesday Night Fights" event at the Shake-It-Up Show Club in Branson, MO

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

Jason Jones will be appearing at the Mid-States Promotions "Boxing Fight Night" event at the Fairgrounds Indoor Expo Building in Harrison, AR

April 5th
Greg Valentine, Road Warrior Animal, Sunny, Koko B. Ware, Kamala, The Nasty Boys (Jerry Sags & Brian Knobbs), Jay Strongbow, Sr., Sabu, The Steiner Brothers (Rick Steiner & Scott Steiner), and many more will be signing autographs at "Signamania II" at Ben Franklin Middle School in Levittown, PA. For more info call (215) 943-2475.

May 3rd
The Honky Tonk Man, Ultimo Dragon, Ken Patera, Steve Blackman, Mr. Hughes, Fred Ottman (AKA Typhoon), The Repo Man, Gillberg, 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 22nd - Prophet
January 25th - Honky Tonk Man