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Oklahoma Scoop

Posted: Apr 8th 2008 By: mikeiles

NEWS
This year's WWE Hall of Fame class got beautiful rings at their induction ceremony. Reportedly, all the previous WWE Hall of Famers will also be receiving rings sometime in the future. Jim Ross' wife asked him if he was going to take off his 1974 University of Oklahoma National Championship ring to wear his WWE Hall of Fame ring and he response to her was "Good question".

The American Dream Dusty Rhodes removed himself from the WWE creative department and is now heading the developmental territory at Florida Championship Wrestling, the only WWE affiliated training ground for upcoming Superstars. Recently Rhodes has been working on the ECW brand. He didn't appear on RAW last Monday night for the Flair ceremony because of the new job, where he will be overseeing character development and creative. Instead of appearing live, there was a taped segment by Dusty where he called Ric Flair a 'national treasure'. Several people within WWE felt Dusty Rhodes needed a change of venue, thus his move to developmental should be a good transition

In a recent interview with Mark Madden, Ric Flair said he had been studying his matches with Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat.

With the in-ring career of Ric Flair now over, many have wondered what's next? While he will devote more time to his new business called Ric Flair Finance, Flair remains employed by WWE and will be doing public relations work for the company. Flair's respect to the McMahon family is no secret and he's been always loyal to the family and the company whenever he was employed. The plan to have Flair do PR work has been long in the works.

Flair will also be doing the CBS reality show "Secret Talents of the Stars" starting tonight at 10 Eastern. Daily Variety reports that "Curb Your Enthusiasm" producer and former agent Gavin Polone will be a judge on the show. Debbie Reynolds and Brian McKnight will also be on the panel.

Ric Flair was on ABC doing the pregame intros for the New Orleans Hornets vs Golden State Warriors game on the court wearing his blue and black robe. (They play his whoooooo at various parts of games ever since they were the Charlotte Hornets.) Also said "Chris 'by god' Paul" like he was cutting a promo while announcing.

There is talk that Ric Flair could return to WWE television in a non-wrestling role in a few months. Flair is opposed to becoming a road agent or announcer.

The Ric Flair tribute shirt that was being sold at The Hall of Fame is now available at [http://www.wweshop.com] WWEshop.com[/url].

Don't know if this is still up, but Wednesday morning at www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q07EoupiGjg is footage of after Raw on Monday went off the air. Other footage is at
www.videoshare.bigupload.com/view/9712/ric-flair-tribute-after-raw-went-off-the-air/

Shawn Michaels bought matching Rolex President watches for Ric Flair and himself to commemorate their classic match at Wrestlemania 24. The inscription on the back of Ric?s says "To be the Man" and on the back of HBK?s it says "You have to beat the Man." Plus the number "24" commemorating Wrestlemania 24 is inlaid on the face of the watch in diamonds.

The Flair Tribute overrun segment on Raw Monday night scored a 4.7 rating.

Flair has been taken off the Smackdown roster page and Kane has moved from Smackdown to ECW on WWE's website.

Howard Stern Thursday mentioned Ric Flair crying at getting the key to the city of Columbia. Stern said someone should have told Flair that a key to the city is worthless. Reports that Stern continued to make fun of Flair on Friday's show are untrue as Friday's show was a repeat of a show from 1995.

WWE is scheduled to release a DVD entitled "Ric Flair - The Definitive Collection" on or around July 8th.

Ken Hoffman of the Houston Chronicle in Sunday's column in a letters section got some letters regarding a column he did a few days ago on Ric Flair. One person wrote in they went to Wayland Academy prep school with Flair in Beaver Dam, WI. They noted the headmaster of the school when Flair was there was Ray Patterson, who now is the president of the Houston Rockets. Another person talked about one night buying a round of drinks for the Four Horsemen and getting four hours of stories and Flair trying to take his clothes off. Hoffman noted that he's stunned WWE hasn't announced Flair's coming out of retirement match. "There are wrestlers who have been dead for 20 years who still manage to climb through he ropes for one last match."

"Express," a major daily in Germany ran a two-page article on Wrestlemania Sunday. It was the first time in a long time that the mainstream newspaper press in that country had covered Wrestlemania. A lot of the TV news shows covered Floyd Mayweather vs. Big Show. They noted going to the show with people chanting "Voooo" all night long, saying it was the call of the Hyena and the trademark call that wrestling fans make. They did say it was invented by Ric Flair "four decades ago." (well, he did do it during the 70s). They said the fans were divided into guys with beer bellies, boys with baseball caps and women with children, all yelling "Vooo." They quoted a wrestling expert saying Germany has a new wrestling boom, but right now the only free TV in the country is one hour edited Smackdown and year-old TNA in a floating time slot.

Trish Stratus was on Fight Network Radio on the Wrestlemania recap show and kind of knocked the Bunnymania idea, making a spitting sound when asked about the match. She said there is a place for it because WWE has a deal with Playboy, but felt Beth Phoenix should have defended the women's title on the card.

Roddy Piper missed Wrestlemania weekend due to a movie project he current is involved with.

The daughter of Jim 'The Anvil' Neidhart, Nattie Neidhart, made her debut during the Smackdown! tapings last week in Miami, FL., attacking Cherry and Michelle McCool in the Divas segment. Neidhart has been assigned to Florida Championship Wrestling since June of 2007 after spending her first few months at Deep South Wrestling. She is the first ever female third generation wrestler to make it to WWE. The 25 year old was trained by her two of her uncles, Bruce and Ross Hart.

There are reports that Jeff and Matt Hardy were originally scheduled to induct The Brisco Brothers into the Hall of Fame but those plans were scrapped when Jeff was suspended.

Jakks Pacific has released WWE Classic Superstars 18. The set includes Steve Austin, Kane, The Honky Tonk Man, Jim Ross, Val Venis, Rikishi, Mabel, Sunny (issued 1 per 2 cases), Mae Young (issued 1 per 2 cases), and Ric Flair (LJN style chaser).

WWE will release a new DVD entitled "The Rock: The Most Electrifying Man In Sports Entertainment" on June 3rd. Among the matches featured on the DVD will include 3 matches against Mick Foley as Mankind, and one match with The Rock tagging with Foley as Mankind against The Undertaker & The Big Show.

Jeff Jarrett is wanting more seriousness to the TNA product and more ring time and apparently Dutch Mantel wants what Jarrett's wants.

Ring of Honor announced that over 2800 fans witnessed ROH's Orlando, FL doubleshot on March 28th & 29th. ROH officials feel that Saturday's event would have drawn better, but some fans went to WWE's Hall Of Fame ceremony because of Ric Flair.

Peach State Pandemonium featured a special two-hour tribute to the memory of Gary Hart on Saturday morning last week. Bill Watts, Jack Brisco, James Beard and Abdullah the Butcher all joined them live, while pre-recorded comments from Michael Hayes, Kevin Sullivan, George Steele, Skandor Akbar, and Jim Ross were also broadcast. Click here for the archive. Rich Tate, who put together the Gary Hart tribute radio show asked to make mention of Jim Ross' commitment to doing the show after being hospitalized this past week

RFVideo did a World Class Reunion DVD with Gary Hart, Bill Irwin and Skandar Akbar on 3/15, which was one day before Hart passed away. Hart talks about the Von Erichs vs. Freebirds feud and his belief Michael Hayes has taken too much of the credit, Fritz pushing his sons, Gino Hernandez, and Kabuki vs Jimmy Valiant feud, Ken Mantell and the 1974 babyface turn of Dusty Rhodes in Florida.

King King Bundy has undergone foot surgery, and will be sidelined for six to eight weeks. Bundy has trimmed down to 315 lbs.

Jake "The Snake" Roberts is out of rehab.

Bushwacker Luke is now accepting independent bookings.

The Ultimate Warrior will receive an award for his career at the Nu Wrestling Evolution event in Madrid, Spain on April 19th.

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RECENT RESULTS
March 22nd
Above the Law (Oliver John, Jon Anderson, & PCW Heavyweight Champion Rik Luxury, w/ Payton) defeated Mr. Prime Time & PCW Tag Team Champions Team American Pride (Nate Rulez & Derek Sanders) at the Pro Championship Wrestling event in Oroville, CA

March 28th
Los Jabrones (Rik Luxury & T-Rent) defeated BRAWL Tag Team Champions The Reno Scum (Adam Thornstowe & Luster the Legend) in a non-title match at the Barely Regulated American Wrestling League event in Antioch, CA

March 29th
Jayden Draigo defeated Vash Heartly in a No DQ Match at the Midwest Wrestling Alliance event in Sioux City, IA

April 3rd
Abdullah the Butcher vs. Tommy Rich ended in a Double DQ in the main event at the Southern Extreme Championship Wrestling event in Carrollton, GA. In other matches, Ricky Morton & The Nightmare (not the UWF one) defeated Bobby Eaton & The Super Destroyer (not the MSW one).

April 4th
TNA World Tag Team Champions A. J. Styles & Tomko defeated Samoa Joe & TNA World X Division Champion Jay Lethal at the TNA house show in Spencer, IA

Action Jackson defeated Mike Foxx and AMW Heavyweight Champion Lance Hoyt for the title at American Made Wrestling's "AMW Meltdown" event in Bonham, TX

Larry Canyunga and Seth Shai were two of the first four wrestlers eliminated in Xtreme Championship Wrestling "Battle Box 9" tournament in Denton, TX. In the second round, Masada won a Kendo Sticks match defeating J. T. LaMotta, John Allen, and Jack Drastic. The tournament and the XCW Heavyweight Title was eventually won by Scott McKenzie in a Steel Cage Match in the final round.

Shane Eden defeated Anthony Wayne at the Southern All-Star Wrestling event in Millersville, TN

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

Bobby Eaton vs. Ricky Morton ended in a No-Contest at the NAWA Ring Champions event in Cedartown, GA. The match turned into an impromptu tag team match that saw NAWA Tag Team Champions The Exotic Ones (Rick Michaels & Simon Sermon) defeat Eaton & Morton.

Greg Valentine defeated The Patriot at the NWA Pro East event in Newark, NJ

NEPW Tag Team Champions Lethal Impact (Jesse Burke & Ryan Miller) defeated Tracy Smothers & Ray Rowe at the New Era Pro Wrestling event in Painesville, OH

April 5th
TNA World Tag Team Champions A. J. Styles & Tomko defeated Samoa Joe & TNA World X Division Champion Jay Lethal at the TNA house show in Lincoln, NE

MSPW International Champion The Atomic Dogg defeated Shane Rawls in the main event of the Mid-South Pro Wrestling event in Ruddellville, AR. In other matches, Gary Gram defeated Kid Kikels, Matt Riviera dfefeated Greg King Jr. by submission, Slam Shady defeated Al Farat (w/ Skandar Akbar) by DQ, Rick Sweetan (w/ Boyd Bradford) defeated Mark Johnson, and MSPW Tag Team Champions Reckage & Romance (Matt Riviera & Jeff Jett) defeated The Young Guns.

PCW Heavyweight Champion Action Jackson defeated PCW Television Champion Brett Idol (w/ Thomas Bussey, Chris Bussey, Stephen Bussey, & Larry Bussey) by DQ at the Professional Championship Wrestling event in Arlington, TX

April 6th
NAW Heavyweight Champion Rik Luxury defeated Jardi Frantz and Adam Thornstowe at the North American Wrestling event in Fresno, CA

April 7th
WWE World Women's Champion Beth Phoenix defeated Maria at the "WWE RAW" live telecast in Albany, NY. In a match taped for "WWE Heat", Jim Duggan defeated Charlie Haas.

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UPCOMING MATCHES
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

Jerry Lynn & The Naturals (Andy Douglas & Chase Stevens) take on John Michael, Christian Jacobs, & Shawn Schultz at the NWA Main Event event in Nashville, TN

April 9th
The Naturals (Andy Douglas & Chase Stevens) take on The Now at the KFW event in Pigeon Forge, TN

April 11th
Brent Albright faces Claudio Castagnoli at the Ring of Honor event in Boston, MA

Tony Atlas is among the stars sceduled for the 2CW event in Watertown, NY

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, and Abdullah the Butcher takes on Tommy Rich. Also scheduled are Koko B. Ware, Kamala, and many more.

Sweet & Sour International (Brent Albright, Larry Sweeney, & Chris Hero) take on Claudio Castagnoli, Erick Stevens, & Pelle Primeau in a Six Man Elimination Match at 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. In other matches, J. T. LaMotta takes on PCW Tag Team Champion Apocalypse.

The Naturals (Andy Douglas & CHase Stevens) are among the stars scheduled for the Combined Wrestling Federation event in San Antonio, 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 Old School Wrestling 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.

J. T. LaMotta is one of the 12 entrants in the Lethal Lottery at IWA Texas/Anarchy Championship Wrestling's "Dismember The Alamo" event in San Antonio, TX

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

Sweet & Sour International (Brent Albright & Chris Hero, w. Larry Sweeney) take on The Vulture Squad (Jack Evans & Ruckus) at the Ring of Honor event in Detroit, MI

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

Brent Albright is among the stars scheduled for the Ring of Honro event in Chicago Ridge, IL

PCW Tag Team Champions Team American Pride (Nate Rulez & Derek Sanders) defend the titles against Above the Law (Oliver John & Jon Anderson) at the Pro Championship Wresting event in Oroville, CA

Anthony Wayne is among the stars scheduled for the Mid-Southern Wrestling event in Brownsville, KY

The Honky Tonk Man is among the stars scheduled for the National Wrestling Superstars event in Kearny, NJ

The Ultimate Warrior is among the stars scheduled for the Nu Wrestling Evolution event in Madrid, Spain

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 SPW Commisioner El Flaco Loco's choosing at Supreme Pro Wrestling's 8th anniversary event in Sacramento, CA

Missy Hyatt is among the stars scheduled for the Women Superstars Uncensored event in Lake Hiawatha, NJ

April 22nd
The Honky Tonk Man is among the stars scheduled for the North Atlantic Wrestling Association event in Medway, ME

April 23rd
The Honky Tonk Man is among the stars scheduled for the North Atlantic Wrestling Association event in Presque Isle, ME

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

Anthony Wayne is among the stars scheduled for the Southern Pro Wrestling event in Clarksville, TN

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, Cast-Iron Cotherm (w/ Boss Campbell), 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 & Tomko are among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Barre, VT

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

May 10th
TNA World Tag Team Champions A. J. Styles & Tomko 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

Anthony Wayne is among the stars scheduled for the Mid-Southern Wrestling event in Brownsville, KY

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
A. J. Styles takes on Gary the Barn Owl at the Lethal Wrestling Alliance event in St. Peter's, MO

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

Jerry Lawler is among the stars scheduled for Extreme Wrestling Federation's 10th anniversary event in Marion, IN

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 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.

The Ultimate Warrior will be receiving an award for his career and greet the fans at the Nu Wrestling Evolution event in Madrid, Spain

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
April 8th - Ciclon Negro
April 10th - Percival Pringle III

Tags: WWE, Jim Ross, Dusty Rhodes, ECW, Ric Flair, Beth Phoenix, Roddy Piper, Jim Neidhart, Brisco Brothers, Honky Tonk Man, Rikishi, Mae Young, Mick Foley, Jeff Jarrett, TNA, Dutch Mantel, Gary Hart, Bill Watts, Jack Brisco, Abdullah the Butcher, Michael Hayes