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Oklahoma Scoop

Posted: Feb 4th 2008 By: mikeiles

NEWS
Brieanna Bringle (formerly known as Sassy Merlot) returned to valeting in Oklahoma this past weekend in IZW when she accompanied Nathan Sensation & Striker to the ring for their match against The New Age Syndicate. She is now going by Brieanna Bringle which is the name she changed to a few months back in Arkansas. In an interview by Oklafan Associate Editor Mike Iles for "Mid-States Wrestling Live", she said that "Sassy Merlot" was done with wrestling but now "Brieanna Bringle" was here to stay. In Oklahoma, Brieanna has valeted for Michael Barry, Team Shenanigans, and was even a member of Hate, Inc. for a brief time in NWA Universal. Outside of Oklahoma she has been the valet for Jason Jones and Butch Reed, among several others. Also in June 2006, she defeated Jack Dalton in a "Battle of the Blondes Best Body Swimsuit Contest" in Harrison, AR for Mid-States Wrestling.

There is a nice article at JacksonSun.com on Helen Stahl, 77, a high school art teacher in Memphis who is the answer to a trivia question as she was Jerry Lawler's favorite teacher, and because Lawler couldn't afford college, she sent a portfolio of his work to Memphis State and got him a full art scholarship.

Maxim has an article out on Andre the Giant, claiming he consumed 7,000 calories of alcohol per night and that Hogan vs. Andre's match on NBC's "Saturday Night's Main Event" was watched by 33 million people.

WWE Smackdown head writer Michael Hayes is the biggest supporter for Jeff Hardy right now. Hayes has always pushed the Hardy's in creative meetings.

WWE filmed a Wrestlemania commercial on a beach in St. Petersburg which featured Maria, Kelly Kelly, Mae Young and Carlito.

Prior to Jim Ross inking a new two year contract with WWE, the Hall of Fame announcer had been working without a contract since November.

About 800 people were at the Ric Flair autograph session Monday in New York.

Friday on AOL, there was a page entitled "Schwarzenegger Endorses McCain" page. If you clicked through the photo gallery, you'd see all the celebrities who endorse candidates. On the 9th photo (which is of 50 Cent) It said in the caption,"Who is former wrestler Ric Flair campaigning for?". The word "former" is interesting to note.

Lacey Von Erich, daughter of Kerry Von Erich, recently posted the following message on her My Space site: "I'm living in L.A. and love traveling and wrestling with different federations... W.W.E. introduced the moves to me while being in their developemental program in Tampa, Fl." Lacey will be a guest on the "Wrestling Weekly" radio show tomorrow night at 8pm EST (7pm Central).

Raisha Saied, the manager of TNA Knockouts Champion Amazing Kong, wears a burka that conceals her face. Allegedly, it is independent star and AACW Women's Champion Cheerleader Melissa under the burka.

According to recent TNA attendance numbers, the Oklahoma City show drew about 1500 fans.

The TNA web site has removed the profiles of Rick Steiner and Senshi, and added Jimmy Rave and Peyton Banks.

CBC News' "The Fifth Estate" on Wednesday night February 6th, has a special on the death of Chris Benoit. Bret Hart and Jake Roberts are interviewed, along with Michael Benoit. They blamed the concussions Benoit suffered as a pro wrestler for his actions.

Joel Hunt is selling his collection of wrestling bios of Missy Hyatt, Lou Thesz, Jim Wilson, Jack Brisco and Bobby Heenan for $10 at JHunt66157@aol.com That's a bargain on the Thesz book which is hard to come by these days.

Service members and civilians gathered at the Morale, Welfare and Recreation clamshell to take part in The Legends of Wrestling tour at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan on Jan. 26. Professional wrestling greats Nikolai Volkoff, Greg "The Hammer" Valentine, Diamond Dallas Page and legendary manager "The Mouth of the South" Jimmy Hart took pictures and signed autographs for wrestling fanatics. Trivia questions were asked of the crowd, those who gave correct responses won hats and T-shirts.

If you play "The Simpsons" video game, during one of the cut scenes Homer was talking about the principal stealing and he said "It's like The Iron Shiek and Rowdy Roddy Piper had a baby."

From the "We Must Have Missed It" file comes this: Mr. Wrestling II and Mr. Wrestling III were set to defend the HCW Kekaulike Tag Team Titles against former champions Tao Samoa (Ativalu & Ete) at the Hawaii Championship Wrestling event in Honolulu, HI on January 12th but Mr. Wrestling II tweaked his knee during his morning jog that morning. He was replaced in the match by Kaimana who turned on Mr. Wrestling III causing the title loss.

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RECENT RESULTS
January 25th
Tracy Smothers defeated 2 Tough Tony at the Juggalo Championship Wrestling event in Columbus, OH

January 26th
Ricky Morton defeated Andrue Bane at the NWA Mid-Atlantic event in Easley, SC. In other matches, Bobby Eaton defeated The Barbarian. In the main event, The Barbarian won an 8-Man Battle Royal. Morton was eliminated 2nd while Eaton was eliminated 6th.

Scotty Charisma defeated Donnie Johnson at the East Coast Pro Wrestling event in Lake Hiawatha, NJ

MWA Champion Blade defeated Les Mayne at the Midwest Wrestling Alliance event in Council Bluffs, IA

Tracy Smothers defeated Zach Gowan at the Juggalo Championship Wrestling event in Cleveland, OH

January 27th
Bill Dundee & Gangrel defeated Masked Superstar & Jay Clinton (w/ Aaron Voight) at the Georgia Wrestling Promotions event in Woodstock, GA

Ricky Morton & Brad Armstrong defeated Will Owens & Sal Rinauro at the Southern Extreme Championship Wrestling event in Carrollton, GA

Tracy Smothers defeated Matt Cross at the Firestorm Pro event in Cleveland, OH

January 28th
Jillian & WWE World Women's Champion Beth Phoenix defeated Ashley Massaro & Mickie James at the "WWE RAW" telecast in Philadelphia, PA. In matches taped for "WWE Heat", Charlie Haas defeated D. H. Smith and Jim Duggan defeated Robbie McAllister.

January 29th
Ric Flair defeated WWE United States Champion Montel Vontavious Porter by DQ at the "WWE Smackdown" TV taping in Reading, PA

Hade Vansen, Sinn Bowdee, & Sheamus defeated Brandon Groom, Tommy Taylor, & Brad Allen at the Florida Championship Wrestling event in New Port Richey, FL. In other matches, Jake Hager & Shawn Osborne defeated Bryan Kelly & Rycklon.

February 1st
Mark Anthony (w/ Charming Charles) defeated Tracy Smothers at the United States Wrestling Organization event in Nashville, TN. In other matches, J-5 & Tim Renesto (w/ Charming Charles) defeated The New York Gangster & Justin Spade.

February 2nd
Jim Neidhart defeated Barney Rubble at the ACPW event in Eustis, FL

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UPCOMING MATCHES
February 4th
Jake Hager is one of 6 entrants in 6 Man 4 Corners Elimination Match at the Florida Championship Wrestling event in New Port Richey, FL. In other matches, Brandon Groom & Tommy Taylor take on Nic Nemeth & Brad Allen.

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

Doug Somers takes on Ken Timbs Jr. at the Total Championship Wrestling event in Douglasville, GA

Adam Thornstowe vs. El Chupacabra vs. Rik Luxury vs. Jason Vega vs. 2 more opponents to be announced will be entered in a 6-Man Suicide Match at West Coast Wrestling Alliance's "The Initial Uprising" event in Concord, CA

Anthony Wayne is among the stars scheduled for the Outlaw Championship Wrestling event in Moulton, AL

February 10th
TNA World Tag Team Champions A. J. Styles & Tomko will defend the titles against B. G. James & Bob Armstrong at TNA's "Against All Odds" pay-per-view event in Greenville, SC

SPW Champion Adam Thornstowe takes on Brian Cage in a non-title match at the Supreme Pro Wrestling event in Sacramento, CA. If Cage wins, he will get a title shot at an upcomign SPW event.

Steve Lawler & Bulldog Raines take on Buff Bagwell & SECW Heavyweight Champion Bull Buchanan at the Southern Extreme Championship Wrestling event in Carrollton, GA

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

Kraig Keesaman is among the stars scheduled for 3XWrestling's "Tough Love" event in Des Moines, IA

February 16th
MSW Heavyweight Champion Jason Jones, Michael Barry, Jake Boulder, Jack Dalton, Kenny Campbell, Brieanna Bringle, Kraig Keesaman, Dustin Heritage, and Mike Iles are among the stars scheduled for the Mid-States Wrestling event in Harrison, AR

ETCW Heavyweight Champion Calvin Knapp defends the title against Seth Shai at the East Texas Championship Wrestling event in Terrell, TX

Anthony Wayne is among the stars scheduled for the Southern Wrestling Association event in Lafayette, TN

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

Ric Flair takes on Mr. Kennedy at WWE's "No Way Out" pay-per-vew event in Las Vegas, NV

February 22nd
Scotty Charisma will face C. K. Cross at the East Coast Pro Wrestling event in Rochelle Park, NJ

Brent Albright takes on ROH World Champion Nigel McGuinness in a non-title match at 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

PCW Champion Action Jackson will defend the title against PCW Tag Team Champion Apoclypse in a Flaming Tables Match at the Professional Championship Wrestling Full Throttle event in Arlington, TX

Tracy Smothers is among the stars scheduled for the Extreme Wrestling Federation event in Marion, IN

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

Anthony Wayne is among the stars scheduled for the Southern Wrestling Association event in Lafayette, TN

February 24th
Steve Williams is among the stars scheduled for the American Championship Wrestling event in Salt Lake City, UT

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

February 29th through March 2nd
Team WWF (Ax, Smash, & One Man Gang) are among the teams entered in Chikara's "King of Trios 2008" tournament in Philadelphia, PA

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.

Scott Wright is among the stars scheduled for the East Coast Wrestling Association event in Newark, DE

Tony Atlas is among the stars scheduled for National Wrestling Superstars' "Jersey Shore Spectacular" event in Point Pleasant NJ

Bill Dundee is among the stars scheduled for the Hoosier Pro Wrestling event in Columbus, IN

March 8th
A. J. Styles is among the stars scheduled for the American Championship Entertainment event in Union City, NJ

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 12th
TNA World Tag Team Champion A. J. Styles is among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Aiken, SC

March 13th
TNA World Tag Team Champion A. J. Styles is among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Salem, VA

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

The Steiner Brothers (Rick Steiner & Scott Steiner) take on The Devil's Rejects (Iceberg & Tank, w/ Dan Wilson) at the Georgia Wrestling Promotions event in Dalton,GA. In other matches, The Midnight Express (Dennis Condrey & Bobby Eaton) face Bob Armstrong & Brad Armstrong. Also scheduled to appear is Bill Dundee and many more.

TNA World Tag Team Champion A. J. Styles is among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Pikeville, KY

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

A. J. Styles and Jerry Lawler are among the stars scheduled for the Northeast Wrestling event in Torrington, CT

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 Pro Wrestling Syndicate's "Majestic Mayhem" event in Yonkers, NY

March 29th
J. T. LaMotta takes on Mystico Incognito at the Anarchy Championship Wrestling/IWA Texas event in Austin, TX

March 30th
Ric Flair takes on Shawn Michaels at WWE's "Wrestlemania 24" event in Orlando, FL

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

Jerry Lawler and Sgt. Slaughter are among the stars scheduled for the Northeast Wrestling event in Honesdale, PA

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. Plus Danny Hodge will make a special appearance.

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

Demolition (Ax & Smash) are among the stars scheduled for International Wrestling Cartel's "Night of Legends 2008" event in Elizabeth, PA

April 19th
Rikishi is among the stars scheduled for the Noble Wrestling Entertainment event in Bilbao, Spain

April 20th
Rikishi is among the stars scheduled for the Noble Wrestling Entertainment event in Madrid, Spain

April 26th
MSW Heavyweight Champion Jason Jones, Michael Barry, Jake Boulder, Jack Dalton, Kenny Campbell, Brieanna Bringle, Kraig Keesaman, Dustin Heritage, and Mike Iles are among the stars scheduled for the Mid-States Wrestling event in Harrison, AR

May 3rd
Devon Monroe is among the stars scheduled for the Wild Championship Wrestling Outlaws event in Greensburg, IN

Jerry Lawler is among the stars scheduled for the Northeast Wrestling event in Stony Point, NY

May 10th
Scott Wright 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 12th
Scott Wright is among the stars scheduled for the East Coast Wrestling Association event in Newark, DE

July 26th
Steve Williams is among the stars scheduled for Revilutionary Revolutionary Championship Wrestling's "Outloud Fest" event in New Boston, OH

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AUTOGRAPHS & APPEARANCES
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 "WrestleSlam UK" 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 10th
Jerry Lawler, Bob Orton, Jimmy Hart, Scotty 2 Hotty, and The Iron Sheik will be signing autographs at "Tribute to Wrestling Day" at the Bradley Center in Milwaukee, WI prior to the Milwaukee Admirals hockey game. For more info go to MilwaukeeAdmirals.com.

February 15th
Dusty Rhodes, WWE Smackdown World Tag Team Champions John Morrison & The Miz, and the stars of Florida Championship Wrestling will be signing autographs before and after the Florida Championship Wrestling event in the Entertainment Hall at the 2008 Florida State Fair in Tampa, FL. For more info, go to FCWwrestling.com

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 9th
Mick Foley and Candice Michelle will be signing autographs from 4pm to 6pm at Woodfield Mall in Schaumburg, IL as part of the Wrestlemania Fan Axxess Tour. For more info, call (847) 330-1537.

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
Verne Gagne, Greg Gagne, Booker T, Mr. Fuji, Ultimo Dragon, Honky Tonk Man, Shane Douglas, Chris Masters, Ken Patera, Steve Blackman, 2 Cold Scorpio, Barry Darsow, Mr. Hughes, Fred Ottman (AKA Typhoon), Damien Demento, Duane Gill, 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

May 16th through 18th
Mick Foley will be signing autographs during the "Motor City Comic Convention" at the Rock Financial Sowplace in Novi, MI. For more info, go to MotorCityComicCon.com

June 9th through 11th
Steve Williams, Ron Garvin, Butcher Vachon, Bret Hart, Betty Niccoli, Pat Patterson, Scott Teal, and Orville Brown will be honored at the annual reunion of The Califlower Alley Club in Las Vegas, NV. For more info, click here.

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.

June 27th & 28th
Roddy Piper, Masanouri Saito, Abe Jacobs, Penny Banner, Stu Hart, Ray Gunkel, and Leo Nomellini will be honored at the George Tragos/Lou Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame at the International Wrestling Institute in Waterloo, IA.

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UPCOMING BIRTHDAYS
February 4th - Brian Grimm
February 6th - Cody Jones, El Super Colibri
February 7th - Kim Duk; Oklahoma Kid 1st
February 8th - Jim Neidhart
February 10th - Chris Adams

Tags: Brieanna Bringle, IZW, Nathan Sensation, Striker, New Age Syndicate, Mike Iles, Michael Barry, Team Shenanigans, Hate, Inc., NWA-U, Jason Jones, Butch Reed, Jack Dalton, Jerry Lawler, Andre the Giant, WWE, Michael Hayes, Mae Young, Jim Ross, Ric Flair, Ke