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Oklahoma Scoop

Posted: Apr 1st 2008 By: mikeiles

NEWS
Wrestling columnist Mike Mooneyham and his wife were guests of Ric Flair at Wrestlemania on Sunday. Mooneyham and Flair have been friends for years.

As Flair went through the door after his match at WrestleMania, everyone on the roster was there for a standing ovation.

At the WWE Hall of Fame ceremony, Ric Flair was inducted by Triple H, the late Gordon Solie was inducted by Jim Ross, The Briscos (Jack Brisco & Jerry Brisco) were inducted by John Bradshaw Layfield, Mae Young was inducted by Pat Patterson, the late Eddie Graham was inducted by Dusty Rhodes, and Rocky Johnson and the late Peter Maivia were both inducted by The Rock.

At the Hall of Fame ceremony, Ric Flair was wearing cuff links of the NWA World Title that were given to him by Triple H.

Ric Flair may be done as an active wrestler, but he still has multi-years left on his WWE contract. Flair's speech at the Hall of Fame ceremony went long, as he put over about everybody he could think of. Triple H was apparently told several times to try to cue Flair to rap up his thoughts.

WWE invited Blackjack Mulligan and limoed he and his wife to the Hall of Fame ceremony because of the Flair induction. Flair and Mulligan were best friends in the late 70's when they owned a van together and would go from town to town and have wild and crazy parties every night. They were also business partners.

The "Thank You Ric Flair" Facebook Group is now open at www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=12520401115.

After the WWE cameras went off at "WWE RAW", The Undertaker's music came on. The wrestlers in the ring parted like the Red Sea on the ramp, and Taker made his way down. He shook Flair's hand, then did his pose, and then gave Flair a huge hug. After Taker it was none other than Vince McMahon. He actually ran. He hugged Flair as if he was marking out. Once Vince stepped out, Flair did the strut, took off his jacket, dropped the elbow on it, dropped the knee, all the classic Flair stuff. This all went on for about 30 mins after the cameras went off. Classic, classic stuff.

During the "Countdown to RAW" show on The Score, host Glenn Schiller interviewed Shane McMahon. Schiller asked Shane what his favorite Ric Flair story that the fans maybe never heard of. Shane's answer was "I can't really go into that on television. It's more private, but Ric is such a class act. He absolutely deserves to be in there (the WWE Hall of Fame). I mean as so many other guys have gave him the accolade, which he deserves, he is the man and there probably will be nobody ever come close to what Ric Flair has accomplished."

There are reports that the original idea for Ric Flair was to do a big retirement tour leading into his farewell match in every major city.

Kane appeared in his 11th straight Wrestlemania on Sunday, while it is eight straight for Undertaker and seven for Flair (two of which were as a second and last year was a dark match). Howard Finkel's appearance was his 24th straight, making him the only man to have appeared on every Wrestlemania. Announcers Carlos Cabrera and Hugo Savinovich were in 13 straight and it was 12 straight for Jim Ross.

Steve Austin and Tony Atlas were in Orlando by Friday. Austin always comes for the Hall of Fame and Atlas was probably there for the same reason.

Regarding the Hall of Fame ceremony, and this didn't apply to Dwayne Johnson, Ric Flair, or Triple H, but everyone underneath was given a strict time limit. They wanted the show over in three hours total.

There was a Hall of Fame press conference Saturday afternoon. Tons of media interest in the Hall of Fame this year as due to Ric Flair, Dwayne Johnson, and for the local media, the old-time Florida ties of Dusty Rhodes, The Briscos, Eddie Graham, and Gordon Solie, it seems to be bigger than even when people like Hulk Hogan and Bret Hart were inducted. Mike Graham accepted for his late father Eddie and Solie's daughter and son-in-law accepted on Gordon's behalf.

Tuesday's Orlando Sentinel at OrlandoSentinel.com had a story about Wednesday night's WrestleManiArt at the City Arts Factory. They noted there were pieces by Vickie Guerrero, Jerry Lawler, Edge, Chuck Palumbo, and Rory McAllister.

Triple H's remark Thursday on Opie & Anthony about MMA (where he said it looked too fake) were completely tongue in cheek. HHH did say he'd like to see Ric Flair retire because he gets worried about Flair getting hurt. Funny thing is, Flair seems to get hurt less than almost every top guy on the roster, even though that makes no sense. He said that he would travel with Flair and it was like the travel and bumps never affected him.

How's this for a weird one. CP24, a 24-hour news channel in Toronto Tuesday night was replaying six minutes of the March 24, 1987 newscast. During the sports coverage, they talked about how WWF was lying in claiming Andre the Giant was undefeated for 15 years (this was just before the Wrestlemania III match with Hulk Hogan) and then showed a clip of The Sheik beating Andre with a fireball to the face in a 1976 Maple Leaf Gardens match.

At one time, WWE Creative came up with an idea that had legendary manager Gary Hart forming a heel stable with Umaga as his top gun called Black Friday Management. However, Vince McMahon was never warm to the idea.

On ESPN radio in New York, Max Kellerman said more people want to talk about Wrestlemania than the NCAA tournament. They talked about Shawn Michaels. A caller said his ladder match was the greatest in Wrestlemania history. Max said the greatest match in Mania history was Hulk Hogan & Mr. T vs. Roddy Piper & Bob Orton. An intern said Hogan vs. Ultimate Warrior was the greatest. Later Kellerman said the station people were telling him he was talking too much wrestling.

SI.com published a list of the 24 best WrestleMania matches and several featured Oklahoma talents: #24: Hulk Hogan & Mr. T. vs. Roddy Piper & Bob Orton, Jr. (WM1), #21: Ted DiBiase vs. Randy Savage (WM4), #19: Ric Flair vs. Randy Savage (WM8), #18: Mick Foley vs. Edge (WM22), #14: Piper vs. Bret Hart (WM14), #12: Warrior vs. Randy Savage (WM7), #5: Warrior vs. Hogan (WM6), #1: Andre The Giant vs. Hogan

The United Wrestling Federation, owned by NASCAR TV analyst Hermie Sadler, will once again allow fans to bid on the opportunity to manage wrestlers appearing at UWF LIVE! Thursday, May 1st in Colonial Heights, VA and Friday, May 2nd in Harrisonburg, VA. Fans can manage stars such as WWE Hall of Famer Jerry "The King" Lawler, Terri Runnels, Scotty 2 Hotty, Samoa Joe, Shark Boy, Matt Hyson, Joey Matthews, and many more. They can also bid to become the guest ring announcer for the main event match both nights. All of the proceeds will benefit The Hermie and Elliott Sadler Foundation, which supports numerous Autism Awareness projects and Kyle Petty's Victory Junction Gang Camp. The auction will run from April 1st through April 28th. For more information, visit www.uwfusa.com.

On April 5th at 11:00 AM ET, [url=http://www.georgiawrestlinghistory.com/psp/home.html]Peach State Pandemonium[url] will air a special two-hour episode in honor of Gary Hart. In conjunction with K&S Wrestlefest, there will be a DVD giveaway of a Q&A featuring Hart, Bill Irwin, and Skandar Akbar, done on March 15th, one day before Gary?s passing. More details will be released throughout the week.

There will be a comic roast for the Iron Sheik on October 10th at "Legends of the Ring", hosted by Rev. Bob Levy of the Howard Stern show, as well as Beetlejuice from Stern, Nikolai Volkoff and Brian Blair as guest roasters. It will be at the Crown Plaza Hotel in Monroe, NJ. For more info go to RingRoasts.com. They will have a fan fest the next day with Jake Roberts

Former IZW Cruiserweight Champion J. T. LaMotta announced last week on his MySpace blog that he is going to wrestle in Japan. He leaves on April 23rd and will return to the US on May 4th.

With Al Farat's win over Thug Nasty for the UWF06 Violent Division Champion, he now becomes a champion in 2 different Oklahoma based feds. Farat has been MSWA Mid-South Heavyweight Champion since September 8, 2007.

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RECENT RESULTS
March 16th
XICW Heavyweight Champion Buff Bagwell defeated Greg Valentine at the Xtreme Intense Championship Wrestling event in Pontiac, MI

March 22nd
Jayden Draigo & Hype Gotti defeated Vash Heartly & Enigma at the Midwest Wrestling Alliance event in Council Bluffs, IA

Lacey Von Erich & PCW Heavyweight Champion Action Jackson defeated Claudia & Mike Foxx in a Mixed Tag Match at the Professional Championship Wrestling Full Throttle event in Arlington, TX. In other matches, J. T. LaMotta defeated Matthew Palmer.

March 24th
Ric Flair, Shawn Michaels, Triple H, & John Cena defeated The Big Show, John Bradshaw Layfield, Umaga, & WWE RAW World Champion Randy Orton by submission in the main event of the "WWE RAW" live telecast in Columbia, SC. In other matches, Santino Marella, Melina, & WWE World Women's Champion Beth Phoenix defeated Jerry Lawler, Maria, & Ashley Massaro. In a match taped for "WWE Heat", Lance Cade defeated Jim Duggan.

March 25th
Ric Flair, Batista, & The Undertaker defeated The Big Show, WWE United States Champion Montel Vontavious Porter, & WWE Smackdown World Champion Edge by submission in a dark match at the "WWE Smackdown" TV taping in Fayetteville, NC

March 27th
Christian Cage, Sting, Kevin Nash, & Rhino defeated Team 3D (Brother Ray & Brother Devon) & TNA World Tag Team Champion A. J. Styles & Tomko by submission at the "TNA iMPACT!" live telecast in Orlando, FL

Tracy Smothers defeated Cody Ices by DQ at the Southern States Wrestling event in Kingsport, TN

Tony Morales defeated Rage at the Renegade Outlaw Wrestling event in Lubbock, TX

March 28th
TNA World Tag Team Champions A. J. Styles & Tomko defeated Christian Cage & Rhino by DQ at the "TNA iMPACT!" TV taping in Orlando, FL. In other matches, Sting defeated James Storm.

The Honky Tonk Man defeated Matt Longtime at the AWA Brew City event in Waukesha, WI

March 29th
Kevin Nash & Sting defeated Team 3D (Brother Ray & Brother Devon) at the "TNA iMPACT!" TV taping in Orlando, FL

PCW Heavyweight Champion Action Jackson defeated Franco D'Angelo at the Professional Championship Wrestling Full Throttle event in Arlington, TX

Mark Anthony (w/ Charming Charles) vs. T. J. Harley ended in a Double Countout at the United States Wrestling Organization event in Nashville, TN

J. T. LaMotta defeated Mystico Incognito at the Anarchy Championship Wrestling/IWA Texas event in San Antonio, TX

The YRR defeated D. I. N. G. O, Alex Payne, & Bushwacker Luke at the Ring of Honor event in Orlando, FL

March 30th
Shawn Michaels defeated Ric Flair at WWE's "Wrestlemania 24" pay-per-view event in Orlando, FL. In other matches, Melina & WWE World Women's Champion Beth Phoenix defeated Ashley Massaro & Maria in a Lumberjill Playboy BunnyMania Match, and in a pre-show match, Kane won a 24 Man Battle Royal that included Festus, Jesse, Deuce, Domino, The Great Khali, Jim Duggan, Elijah Burke, Stevie Richards, Jamie Noble, Trevor Murdoch, Lance Cade, Kofi Kingston, Brian Kendrick, Mark Henry, Chuck Palumbo, Snitsky, Tommy Dreamer, WWE Smackdown World Tag Team Champion The Miz, and WWE RAW World Tag Team Champions Cody Rhodes & Hardcore Holly.

March 31st
Charlie Haas defeated Super Crazy in a match taped for "WWE Heat" at the "WWE RAW" live telcast in Orlando, FL. In other matches taped for "WWE Heat", D. H. Smith defeated Jim Duggan.

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UPCOMING MATCHES
April 3rd
Abdullah the Butcher takes on Tommy Rich at the Southern Extreme Championship Wrestling event in Carrollton, GA. In other matches, Ricky Morton takes on Bobby Eaton.

April 4th
TNA World Tag Team Champions A. J. Styles & Tomko are among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Spencer, IA

Bill Dundee takes on Kevin White at United Wrestling League's "Homecoming 2008: The Return of the United Wrestling League" internet pay-per-view event in Cleveland, TN

Greg Valentine is among the stars scheduled for the NWA Pro East event in Newark, NJ

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

TNA World Tag Team Champions A. J. Styles & Tomko defend the titles against Samoa Joe & TNA World X Division Champion Jay Lethal at the TNA house show in Lincoln, NE

MSPW Tag Team Champions Reckage & Romance (Matt Riviera & Jeff Jett), Shane Rawls, Gary Gram, Rick Sweetan (w/ Boyd Bradford), Slam Shady, Skandar Akbar, and Bill Watts are among the stars scheduled for Mid-South Pro Wrestling's "Russellmania" event in Russellville, AR

NEPW Tag Team Champion Lethal Impact (Jesse Burke & Ryan Miller) defeand the titles against Tracy Smothers & Ray Rowe at New Era Pro Wrestling's "April Assault" event in Painesville, OH

Greg Valentine & Salvatore Sincere will face The Nasty Boys (Brian Knobbs & Jerry Sags) at the National Wrestling Superstars event in Tower City, PA

April 6th
The Reno Scum (Adam Thornstowe & Luster the Legend) take on The Young Bucks at the North American Wrestling event in Fresno, CA

April 8th
WWE World Women's Champion Beth Phoenix & Katie Lea Burchill take on Candice Michelle & Maria at the WWE house show in Trenton, NJ

April 11th
Brent Albright is among the stars scheduled for the Ring of Honor event in Boston, MA

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.

ECPW Heavyweight Champion Dan de Man defends the title in a 4-Way Elimination Match against Scotty Charisma, Rob Echos and Billy Bax at East Coast Professional Wrestling's "Night of Professional Wrestling" fundraiser event in Suffern, NY. In other matches, Team USA (Sgt. Slaughter, Rocky Jones, & Kevin Apollo) take on The Russian Alliance (Nikolai Volkoff, The Kodiak Bear, & The Russian Devil).

Demolition (Ax & Smash) take on The Powers of Pain (Warlord & Barbarian) at International Wrestling Cartel's "Night of Legends 2008" event in Elizabeth, PA. In other matches, Greg Valentine takes on Brutus Beefcake, and Jake Roberts takes on John McChesney. Also scheduled are Koko B. Ware, Abdullah the Butcher, Kamala, and many more.

Brent Albright is among the stars scheduled for the Ring of Honor event in Edison, NJ

PCW Heavyweight Champion Action Jackson vs. PCW Television Champion Brett Idol vs. Franco D'Angelo vs. Mike Foxx with both the PCW Heavyweight Title and the PCW Television Title on the line is scheduled for Professional Championship Wrestling's "Genocide" event in Arlington, TX

April 13th
Team 3D (Brother Ray & Brother Devon), TNA World Tag Team Champions A. J. Styles & Tomko, and a partner to be announced take on Christian Cage, Kevin Nash, Rhino, Sting, & Matt Morgan in a Six Sides of Steel/Lethal Lockdown Weapons Match at TNA's "Lockdown" pay-per-view event in Lowell, MA

Anthony Wayne is among the stars scheduled for the OSW television taping in Hardin, KY

Doink the Clown is among the stars scheduled for Black Diamond Wrestling's "Spring Showcase 2008" event in Wheeling, WV. It should be noted that Doink is not Dusty Wolfe but could be Matt Borne.

April 18th
The Honky Tonk Man, Tony Torres & IWF American Champion Kevin Knight tale on Chris Steeler, Franciz, & IWF Heavyweight Champion Travis Blake (w/ Rich Ross) at Independent Wrestling Federation' "Reckless Abandon Weekend" event in West Patterson, NJ

Roddy Piper is among the stars scheduled for the Northeast Wrestling event in Newburgh, NY

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

Roddy Piper is among the stars scheduled for the Northeast Wrestling event in Bristol, CT

SPW Tag Team Champions Mass Destruction (Bash & Spoiler 2000) and J. T. LaMotta are among the stars scheduled for Southwest Premier Wrestling's afternoon show and evening show in Lufkin, TX

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

The Honky Tonk Man & IWF Tag Team Champions Biggie Biggs & Mike Jenkins take on Frank Scoleri, Bryan Harley, & Evan Schwartz at Independent Wrestling Federation's "Reckless Abandon Weekend" event in West Patterson, NJ

SPW Heavyweight Champion Adam Thornstowe defends the title against an opponent of El Flaco Loco's choosing at the Supreme Pro Wrestling event in Sacramento, CA

April 26th
Missy Hyatt is among the stars scheduled for the New York Wrestling Connection event in Deer Park, NY

May 1st
Jerry Lawler is among the stars scheduled for the United Wrestling Federation event in Richmond, VA

May 2nd
Jerry Lawler is among the stars scheduled for the United Wrestling Federation event in Harrisonburg, VA

May 3rd
WWE World Women's Champion Beth Phoenix & Katie Lea Burchill take on Candice Michelle & Maria at the WWE house show in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

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

AWA World Tag Team Champions The Heartbreak Express (Phil Davis & Sean Davis) defend the titles against Dennis Condrey & Q-Ball at AWA World-1 South's "AWA Southern Clash" event in Cordele, GA

NCW Heavyweight Champion King Kahluha (w/ Jonathan Luvstruk) defends the title against Ricky Morton at National Championship Wrestling's "Hart of Rock And Roll" event in York, PA. Also scheduled to appear is Jim Neidhart and many more.

Samu will be among the stars at World Xtreme Wrestling C-4's "Detonation" event in Coplay, PA

MSW Heavyweight Champion Jason Jones defends the title against Stephen E at the Mid-States Wrestling event in Harrison, AR. Also scheduled to appear are Michael Barry, Jake Boulder, Jack Dalton, Kenny Campbell, Brieanna Bringle, Dustin Heritage, Mitch Carter, Mike Iles, and many more.

May 4th
The Honky Tonk Man takes on Salvatore Sincere at the Funk'dafied Wrestling Federation event in Christiana, DE

Cheerleader Melissa is among the stars scheduled for the ChickFight event in Ipswich, Suffolk, England

May 5th
Bobby Eaton & Dillon Eaton and Ricky Morton & Charlie Dreamer are among the teams entered in Exodus Wrestling Alliance's "Anderson Brothers Classics Tag Team Tournament II" in Charlotte, NC

May 8th
TNA World Tag Team Champions A. J. Styles & Tonko are among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Barre, VT

May 9th
TNA World Tag Team Champions A. J. Styles & Tonko are among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Derby, VT

May 10th
TNA World Tag Team Champions A. J. Styles & Tonko are among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Plattsburgh, NY

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

May 17th
Oliver John and Cheerleader Melissa are among the stars scheduled for the NWA Pro/Pro Wrestling Revolution event in San Jose, CA

Scotty Charisma is among the stars scheduled for the Continental Championship Wrestling event in Windgap, PA

J. T. LaMotta takes on Shawn Vexx at the Lone Star Pro Wrestling event in Graham, TX

A. J. Styles takes on Cody Deaner at NWA Upstate's "Anniversary Anarchy IV: Caged Carnage" event in Henrietta, NY

May 24th
Scotty Charisma is among the stars scheduled for the East Coast Pro Wrestling event in Lake Hiawatha, NJ

Tracy Smothers is among the stars scheduled for the Steel City Wrestlefest event in Rostraver, PA

May 31st
UWF06 Femme Fatale Champion Frankie Dee takes on Gail Kim and Traci Brooks in a 3-Way Dance at the UWF06 event in Gainesville, TX. Also scheduled to appear is Al Farat and many more.

Cheerleader Melissa is among the stars scheduled for the NWA Pro/Pro Wrestling Revolution event in Santa Maria, CA

June 7th
Cheerleader Melissa is among the stars scheduled for the NWA Pro/Pro Wrestling Revolution event in San Francisco, CA

June 13th
Steve Williams, Michael Barry, Kenneth Campbell, Mitch W. Carter, Carnage, J. T. LaMotta, and Brandon Bishop are among the stars scheduled for the Asylum Championship Wrestling in Colorado Springs, CO

June 15th through 22nd (exact date to be announced)
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

June 27th
The UWF06 stars will be competing at the UWF06 event in Gainesville, TX

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

July 19th
Al Farat, D Money, Thug Nasty, and Jerry Bostic are among the stars scheduled for the Revolution Xtreme Wrestling event in Panama City, Panama

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

August 30th
Joe Herell, Javi Hernandez, Frankie Dee, and Les Mayne are among the stars scheduled for the International Championship Wrestling event in Topeka, KS

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AUTOGRAPHS & APPEARANCES
April 5th
The Steiner Brothers (Rick Steiner & Scott Steiner), Road Warrior Animal, Jerry Lawler, Magnum T. A., Nikita Koloff, Paul Orndorff, The Nasty Boys (Brian Knobbs & Jerry Sags), Kamala, Koko B. Ware, Greg Valentine, Sabu, Bill Alphonso, Tammy Sytch, Christy Hemme, Bill Apter, Jay Strongbow, Bob Backlund, Steve McMichael, The Blue Meanie, James Mitchell, Meng, Roxxie Laveaux, 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.

Jerry Lawler, Christian Cage, Sgt. Slaughter, Scotty Too Hotty, Velvet Sky, and many more will be signing autographs from 5:30pm to 7:30pm at Wayne Highlands Middle School in Honesdale, PA. For more info, call (845) 451-7620.

Jake Roberts will be signing autographs from 1pm to 3pm at J&J Collectibles in Maple Shade, NJ. For more info, call (856) 667-7224.

Terry Taylor will have a seminar at Slamtech in Pawtucket, RI. It's from 12 noon to 4 pm for $75, and only the first 25 people can get in at slamtech2000@yahoo.com

April 12th
TNA World Champion Kurt Angle, TNA World Tag Team Champions A. J. Styles & Tomko, TNA World X Division Champion Jay Lethal, TNA Knockouts Champion Awesome Kong, Samoa Joe, Christian Cage, The Latin American Xchange (Homicide & Hernandez), Kaz, Eric Young, Rhino, James Storm, Scott Steiner, Petey Williams, The Motor City Machineguns (Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin), Team 3D (Brother Ray & Brother Devon), Shark Boy, Gail Kim, Curry Man, ODB, Matt Morgan, Robert Roode, Johnny Devine, Traci Brooks and many more are among the stars scheduled for TNA's "Lockdown InterAction Fanfest" at the Doubletree Hotel in Lowell, MA. For more info, go to www.shopTNA.com.

April 16th & 17th
The Honky Tonk Man will be conducting a Pro Wrestling Clinic for the Independent Wrestling Federation in West Patterson, NJ. The clinic will include a seminar, in-ring drills, basics, fundamentals, promos and evaluation. For more info, call (973) 345-7745.

April 18th & 19th
The Honky Tonk Man will be conducting a Pro Wrestling Fan Fantasy Clinic for the Independent Wrestling Federation in West Patterson, NJ. The clinic will include seminar, in-ring basics, interviews, free IWF shirt, live event ticket and autographed 8x10. For more info, call (973) 345-7745.

April 18th
Roddy Piper, Jerry Lawler, Abyss, Awesome Kong, Velvet Sky, and monay more will be signing autpgraphs from 5:30pm to 7:30pm at Bristol Central High School in Bristol, CT. For more info, call (845) 451-7620.

April 19th
Luke Williams and Al Snow will be signing autographs from 10am to 2pm at Bud Carson's Pro Wrestling World in Allentown, PA. For more info, call (516) 473-4944.

Luke Williams and Al Snow will be signing autographs from 2pm to 4pm at George's Cards and Collectibles in Levittown, PA. For more info, call (516) 473-4944.

April 20th
Roddy Piper will be signing autographs from 1pm to 3pm at Collector's Realm in Poughkeepsie, NY. For more info, call (845) 473-8697.

The Honky Tonk Man will be signing autographs prior to the Independent Wrestling Federation event in West Patterson, NJ

Greg Valentine will serve as best man at the in-ring wedding of Rough House R. O. B. at the Xtreme Intense Championship Wrestling event in Pontiac, MI


May 2nd through 4th
Mick Foley, Billy Graham, Christy Hemme, Gail Kim, and Molly Holly will be appearing to sign autographs during the "Chiller Theatre Toy, Model, & Film Expo" at the Hilton Parsippany in Parsippany, NJ. For more info, call (973) 267-7373

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.

Jerry Lawler, Booker T, Sharmell, Samoa Joe, Joey Matthews, Velvet Sky, and many more will be signing autographs from 5:30pm to 7:30pm at North Rockland High School in Thiells, NY. For more info, call (845) 451-7620.

May 10th
Mick Foley, Ted DiBiase, Koko B. Ware, Demolition (Ax & Smash), Strike Force (Tito Santana & Rick Martel), Nick Dinsmore (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 Showplace 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 14th
The Honky Tonk Man, Terry Funk, Ann Brookstone, Heavy D, The Dropkick Mafia, Arik Cannon, Nate Bash, Ben Sailer, Joey Envy, and many more will be signing autographs starting at 6pm at the "Heavy On Wrestling" event in Superior, MI. For more info, contact heavyonwrestling@hotmail.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.

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
March 31st - Mace
April 1st - K-Rob, Mighty Atlas, Oni Wiki Wiki
April 4th - Billy Wicks
April 5th - Sika
April 6th - Bobby Dalton, Ivan the Terrible

Tags: Ric Flair, WWE, Jim Ross, Jack Brisco, Jerry Brisco, Mae Young, Dusty Rhodes, NWA, Tony Atlas, Jerry Lawler, WWF, Andre the Giant, Gary Hart, Roddy Piper, Ultimate Warrior, Ted DiBiase, Mick Foley, Bill Irwin, Skandar Akbar, Nikolai Volkoff, Brian Blair,