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Oklahoma Scoop

Posted: Apr 15th 2008 By: mikeiles

NEWS
Tracy Smothers failed a drug test given at an independent wrestling show in Williamsburg, KY this past Saturday night. Smothers, who was to be in the main event, tested positive for marijuana and was not allowed to work. Smothers is now suspended in Kentucky and cannot work until he is brought before the Kentucky regulatory board

The transition from the WWE creative staff to developmental by Dusty Rhodes had been in the works for some time. Rhodes wanted to switch to developmental when Michael Hayes replaced Dave Lagana as the head Smackdown writer. Rhodes, who had been helping with ECW, was also looking for a reduced travel schedule. In his new role, Rhodes will be liason to Stephanie McMahon.

Michael Hayes and Ed Koskey have been mentioned as names that could end up the head writer for ECW. Koskey is currently a Raw writer, and could work on both shows. There is a concern that Hayes might burn out if he heads both shows.

There are reports that Michael Hayes has been pitching the idea of Triple H moving to Smackdown.

"The Triumph and Tragedy of WCCW" debuts on pay-per-view on May 1st.

Pro Football Talk reports a blog entry from WWE announcer Jim Ross suggesting the New Orleans Saints will trade for Jeremy Shockey. Ross, who saw Reggie Bush with Snoop Dogg at Wrestlemania 24, writes "sources tell me that the New York Giants are going to trade outstanding TE Jeremy Shockey to Bush's Saints, prior to the NFL draft." Much of the WWE is more fantasy than reality, so no one should consider this a concrete report. Still, a Shockey trade to the Saints would have immense fantasy implications.

In his latest blog, Jim Ross wondered if it was too early to start thinging about the 2009 WWE Hall of Fame inductees. He mentioned names like Steve Austin, The Fabulous Freebirds, The Von Erich Family, The Funks, Paul Boesch, Ted DiBiase, and Ricky Steamboat for starters.

At the "WWE Smackdown" TV taping in Boston, MA on April 8th, Nattie Neidhart, now going by Natalia, came out with Victoria and a video was shown of her father Jim Neidhart. Nattie's official name on Smackdown will be Natalia Neidhart.

Jesse Ventura was on "The Colbert Report" with Stephen Colbert Monday night. When Sgt. Slaughter's name was brought up, Ventura noted he was a real war veteran while Slaughter was a fraud. When Colbert brought up Mexican wrestling (presumably since Ventura lives in Mexico), he called them Luke-a-doors

During an interview with MondayNightMayhem.com, Jesse Ventura was asked for his thoughts on whether or not he feels Ric Flair will stay retired from in-ring competition at this point in his career. He said, "I hope Ric's finally retiring. Here's a guy that has given his heart & soul to wrestling. He's closing in on his late 50's/early 60's. Ric does not belong in that ring anymore." Jesse recalls a conversation between the two when he was inducted into the WWE Hall Of Fame in 2004, and how they discussed the number of backdrops he has taken in his career (an astounding number to say the least). "It's time for Ric to retire."

According to the AP Newswire, CBS has cancelled "Secret Talents of the Stars," one day after its prime time network debut. The show bombed in the Nielsen's ratings, with only 4.6 million viewers. WWE Hall of Famer Ric Flair was slated to do a salsa dance routine on the program.

Former Horsemen Ole Anderson said he turned down an offer to be apart of the Ric Flair tribute on Raw. In an interview, Anderson said that Flair had a lot of potential, but ended up doing the same match every night. Anderson is still quite bitter.

The Raw table at Wrestlemania was not gimmicked for the Ric Flair vs. Shawn Michaels match. HBK did the Asai moonsault, and expected the table to break. Of course, it did not, as there was a miscommunication!

Silvervision in the U.K. announced today at the WrestleMania 24 DVD will include the Battle Royal and the Hall of Fame ceremony, but not the Flair farewell segment on Raw (likely saved for the Flair DVD). The Hall of Fame ceremony ends up clocking in at 4 1/2 hours on DVD, so it's the whole deal.

The new WWE T-shirt with Ric Flair's title reigns lists his 1999 win over Hulk Hogan in Tupelo, MS, when it was actually in Louisville, KY.

The web site AllHipHop.com has a major feature on Ric Flair, with lots of old clips, saying Flair was the original hip hopper.

Mick Foley has a role in the movie "Anamorph" that comes out on April 18th, and stars William Dafoe. The film is listed as a "psychological thriller." Foley has a small speaking role as an antique store owner.

After extensive negotiations with the Traylor family, Jakks Pacific's Jeremy Padawer has announced that the Big Bossman will be part of the Classic Superstars of Wrestling action figure line.

Several wrestlers with ties to Oklahoma will be made into action figures by Jakks Pacific some time this year. They include:

*Andre the Giant: Classic Superstars 26
*B. Brian Blair: Classic Superstars 24
*Berzerker: Classic Superstars 23
*Beth Phoenix: Ruthless Aggression 35
*Big Bossman: Classic Superstars 23; Classic Superstars 25
*Charlie Haas: Ruthless Aggression 36
*Goldberg: Classic Superstars 25; Classic Superstars 26
*Honky Tonk Man: Unmatched Fury Platinum 11; Vinyl Aggression 2
*Jack Brisco: Classic Superstars 25
*Jerry Brisco: Classic Superstars 25
*Junkyard Dog: Classic Superstars 26; Unmatched Fury Platinum 10
*Ric Flair: Ring Rage 34.5; Classic Superstars 20; Micro Aggression 11 (w/ Edge and Kane)
*Ted DiBiase: Unmatched Fury Platinum 11
*Tony Atlas: Classic Superstars 20
*Ultimate Warrior: Unmatched Fury Platinum 10

On Thursday night's Countdown with Keith Olberman, they brought up the Obama vs. Clinton commercial for Raw a week from Monday and did seven minutes of wrestling talk. Olberman mentioned the Hart Foundation vs. Nikolai Volkoff & Boris Zhukov match at WrestleMania (if you blinked you missed it) and that Jesse Ventura was a former AWA Tag Team champion. In the background, instead of playing old American pro wrestling tapes, they showed Mistico highlights
from CMLL. A comedian on the show suggested Hillary Clinton and Janet Reno form a tag team called Hilareno against Obamica of Barack Obama & Monica Lewinsky

Former WWE and TNA diva Jackie Gayda attended the WWE Hall of Fame with her husband, Charlie Haas.

The rumored main event for TNA's "Bound for Glory" pay-per-view event is TNA World Champion Samoa Joe vs. Sting.

TNA Booker Dutch Mantel is a big proponent of Raisha Saeed since he thinks she does such a great job with the accent. Saeed is rumored to be Cheerleader Melissa.

Reports indiciated that fans wearing TNA merchandise were told to leave the WWE Fan Axxess, including a group dressed up like Sting. TNA responded by setting up a site next to Fan Axxess across from the Citrus Bowl. TNA brought the X Division Title belt to the event and allowed fans to pose with the belt. Later reports came in that the "fans" that were asked to leave WWE Fan Axxess were people in charge of the TNA-U program.

SunSports is airing the fishing program "One Moore Catch" with former NFL player Dave Moore. His fishing partners this week are "Nasty Boys" Brian Knobbs and Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart as they fish for amberjack and grouper off the coast of St. Petersburg, FL. Pretty funny banter with Knobbs talking about the time The Nasty Boys beat The Hart Foundation at WrestleMania... It replays on SunSports 9:30am Wednesday morning.

April Hunter is featured at www.askmen.com/women/models_100/130_april_hunter.html. When noting how she got into wrestling it said that Terry Taylor saw a spread in Playboy and approached her with a job offer.

Brian Blair has been targeted by Gays in South Florida for his opposition to the National Day of Silence on April 25th. Blair, who is in a race for the City Commissioner job in Hillsborough County (Tampa) with Kevin Beckner, a gay candidate, wrote a letter to constituents saying that no group of citizens should be given government sanction to promote their social and sexual agendas upon the rest of us, and especially, our children. He complained that the school system wouldn't allow a moment of silence in the schools for God.

The Bruiser Brody book by Barbara Goodish and Larry Matysik has now gone into a second English printing. The book was just released in Japan.

A biography on the life of Andre the Giant is avilable for pre-order on Amazon.com with an October 28th release date.

With Tim Rockwell's win this past Saturday over Cold Blooded Chris for the ComPro Oklahoma X Division Title, he is now a title holder in two different feds. He also holds the TAP Oklahoma Hertitage Champion. He joins Al Farat as the only dual federations/dual champions in Oklahoma currently.

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RECENT RESULTS
April 5th
Cpl. Robinson & 2 Tuff Tony defeated Tracy Smothers & J. T. Lightning at the Firestorm Pro Wrestling event in Cleveland, OH

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

April 8th
Ron Killings defeated Charlie Haas at the WWE house show in Trenton, NJ. In other matches, Mickie James & Maria defeated Katie Lea Burchill & WWE World Women's Champion Beth Phoenix.

April 10th
Mickie James & Maria defeated Katie Lea Burchill & WWE World Women's Champion Beth Phoenix at the WWE house show in Belfast, Ireland

April 11th
Mickie James & Maria defeated Katie Lea Burchill & WWE World Women's Champion Beth Phoenix at the WWE house show in Liverpool, England

Claudio Castagnoli, Pelle Primeau, & Delirious defeated Sweet-N-Sour Inc. (Larry Sweeney, Brent Albright, & Chris Hero) in a Tag Team Elimination Match at the Ring of Honor event in Boston, MA

Tim Renesto (w/ Charming Charles) defeated Justin Spade by submission at the United States Wrestling Organization event in Nashville, TN

Wallaby Joe defeated Major DeBeers at the Gimmicks Only Underground Entertainment event in Raleigh, NC

Tony Atlas defeated Zaqary Springate III at the 2CW event in Watertown, NY

Greg Valentine & Brustus Beefcake defeated Master Flesh & Gregory Edwards at the Top Rope Wrestling event in Fall River, MA

April 12th
WWE World Women's Champion Beth Phoenix defeated Mickie James at the WWE house show in Cardiff, Wales

Brent Albright defeated Delirious by submission at the Ring of Honor event in Edison, NJ

Brutus Beefcake defeated Greg Valentine (w/ Jimmy Hart) in th emain event of International Wrestling Cartel's "Night of Legends 2008" event in Elizabeth, PA. In other matches, Demolition (Ax & Smash, w/ Temptress) defeated The Powers of Pain (Warlord & Barbarian, w/ Mayor Mystery) by DQ, Abdullah the Butcher (w/ Lord Zoltan) vs. Tommy Rich ended in a No-Contest, and Jake Roberts defeated John McChesney.

The Reno Scum (Adam Thornstowe, Luster the Legend, & Shane Dynasty) defeated Brandon Bonham, El Chupacabra, & Ulyssys at the Fog City Wrestling event in San Francisco, CA

The Mexican Dragon defeated White Tiger, Enigma, & Bizarro (w/ Charming Charles) at the United States Wrestling Organization event in Nashville, TN. In other matches, Big Bully Douglas (w/ Charming Charles) defeated T. J. Harley by Countout.

Franco D'Angelo defeated Mike Foxx (w/ Katie Angel & Claudia), PCW Television Champion Brett Idol (w/ Chris Bussey & Stephen Bussey), and PCW Heavyweight Champion Action Jackson for both titles in the main event of Professional Championship Wrestling's "Genocide" event in Arlington, TX. In other matches, PCW Tag Team Champion Apocalypse defeated J. T. LaMotta.

Steve Williams defeated Shane Rawls in the main event of the Mid-South Pro Wrestling event in Ft. Smith, AR. In other matches, MSPW Tag Team Champion Matt Riviera vs. Eric Wayne ended in a time limit draw, Rick Sweetan (w/ Boyd Bradford) defeated Mark Johnson, Gary Gram defeated Kid Nikels, MSPW Tag Team Champion Reckage & Romance (Matt Riviera & Jeff Jett) defeated The Young Guns, and MSPW International Champion The Atomic Dogg defeated Al Farat.

Cade Sydal & Deven Spade defeated Dewey Dawson & Cabal at the Metro East Championship Wrestling event in Wood River, IL

Team USA (Sgt. Slaughter, Rocky Jones, & Kevin Apolo) defeated The Russian Alliance (Nikolai Volkoff, The Russian Devil, & The Kodiak Bear at the East Coast Professional Wrestling event in Suffern, NY. In other matches, Scotty Charisma defeated Donnie Johnson, Aden Chambers, Rob Echos, and Billy Bax to earn a shot at the ECPW Heavyweight Title later in the evening. In the title match ECPW Heavyweight Champion Dan De Man defeated Charisma.

John Cross def. SECW Champion Tyson Armstrong for the title in the main event of the South East Championship Wrestling event in Paris, TX. In other matches, El Grande defeated Michael York by DQ, Brett Taylor defeated Brittany Foxx, The Texas Outlaws (Bobby Burns & J. W. Hardin) defeated The SWAT Team, Brett Taylor defeated El Grande and SECW Light Heavyweight Champion Chris Fury in a Triple Threat Match for the title, The Tennessee Kid defeated J-Money, and SECW Tag Team Champions J. D. Rebel & Fuel vs. Anarchy 2nd & The Enforcer went to a double pin, resulting in J. D. Rebel & The Enforcer becoming the new SECW Tag Team Champions.

Rage defeated Enemy at the West Texas Wrestling Association event in Amarillo, TX. In other matches, Brian Blade defeated Preston James.

April 13th
Christian Cage, Rhino, Kevin Nash, Matt Morgan, & Sting defeated TNA World Tag Team Champions A. J. Styles & Tomko, Team 3D (Brother Ray & Brother Devon) & James Storm in a Lethal Lockdown Match at TNA's "Lockdown" pay-per-view event in Lowell, MA

WWE World Women's Champion Beth Phoenix defeated Mickie James at the WWE house show in Nottingham, England

J. T. LaMotta & Problems defeated Juinior Garza & Shawn Vexx to advance to the finals of the Lethal Lottery at Anarchy Championship Wrestling's "Dismember the Alamo" event in San Antonio, TX. In othe Lethal Lottery Match later in the evening, Skylar Skelly defeated Jimmy Jacobs, Berry Breeze, Black Rocker, Problems, and LaMotta.

April 14th
Mickie James defeated WWE World Women's Champion Beth Phoenix for the title at the "WWE RAW" TV taping in London England. In other matches, Paul Burchill (w/ Katie Lea Burchill) defeated Jim Duggan. In a match taped for "WWE Heat", WWE RAW World Tag Team Champion Cody Rhodes defeated Charlie Haas.

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

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

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

Kraig Keesaman takes on Devin Carter at the 3XW event in Des Moines, IA

April 19th
Kishi takes on Booker T (w/ Sharmell) at the Nu Wrestling Evolution event in Madrid, Spain. Also scheduled to appear is The Ultimate Warrior and many more.

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 & Adam Pearce (w/ Larry Sweeney) take on Caludio Castagnoli & Pelle Primeau at the Ring of Honor 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

April 20th
Kishi takes on Booker T (w/ Sharmell) at the Nu Wrestling Evolution event in Bilbao, 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 24th
Rikishi is among the stars scheduled for the C-Pro Entertainment event in Newberry, SC

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

Action Jackson takes on Mike Foxx in a Number One Contender's Match at the Professional Championship Wrestling event in Arlington, TX

A. J. Styles takes on Thorn at the Championship Wrestling event in Kingsport, 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 Cothern (w/ Boss Campbell), Mike Iles, and many more.

ASWF European Champion Matt Riviera is among the stars scheduled for the All-Star Wrestling Federation event in Tuckerman, AR

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

Anthony Wayne takes on Damian Payne (w/ Fetish) at the Action Pro Wrestling event in Gallatin, TN

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

ASWF European Champion Matt Riviera is among the stars scheduled for the All-Star Wrestling Federation event in Tuckerman, AR

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 21st
The Honky Tonk Man is among the stars scheduled for the TCW event in Tulalip, WA

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 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, Kurt Angle, Samoa Joe, Velvet Sky, and many others will be signing autographs from 6pm to 8pm at the Newburgh Free Academy High School in Newburgh, NY. 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

Roddy Piper will be signing autographs from 11am to 1pm at Amazing Heroes in Union, NJ. For more info, call (908) 687-4338.

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

Mick Foley will be signing autographs from 1pm to 3pm at the "Sportscards & Collectibles Show" in Galleria Mall in Henderson, NV. For more info go to PowerPlaySportsCards.com.

April 20th
Roddy Piper, Awesome Kong, and Velvet Sky 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

April 30th
Jason Jones will be appearing at America's Best Boxing Inc.'s "Wednesday Night Fights" at The Shake-It Up Show Club in Branson, MO

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
Demolition (Ax & Smash), Booker T, Sharmell, Verne Gagne, Greg Gagne, Mr. Fuji, Chris Masters, Shane Douglas, Ultimo Dragon, The Honky Tonk Man, Ken Patera, Steve Blackman, Mr. Hughes, Fred Ottman (AKA Typhoon), Duane Gill (AKA Gillberg), 2 Cold Scorpio, Damien Demento, Kevin Nash, Ivan Putski, Tammy Sytch (AKA Sunny), Dawn Marie, and possibly one more star 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.

Ricky Morton and Doink the Clown will be signing autographs from 2:30pm to 4:30pm at West Manchester Mall in York, PA. No word on who will be portraying Doink. For more info, call (717) 487-2263.

May 4th
Jerry Lawler, Scott Steiner, Samoa Joe, Jay Lethal, Velvet Sky, and many others will be signing autographs from 3pm to 5pm at Bloomfield High School in Bloomfield, CT. 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

Shane Douglas will be conducting a seminar at the Revolution Puroresu Dojo inside Gold's Gym in Limerick, PA. The cost of the seminar is $40 and the first 25 people that sign up get a free T-shirt. For more info, e-mail NWA3K@yahoo.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.

May 17th
The Dream Team (Greg Valentine & Brutus Beefcake) will be signing autographs from 12pm to 2pm at Franklin Square Video in Franklin Square, NY. For more info, call (516) 328-3691.

May 30th through June 1st
Mick Foley, Christy Hemme, Dawn Marie, The Iron Sheik, and Virgil will be appearing at "Philadelphia Wizard World" at the Philadelphia Convention Center in Philadelphia, PA. For more info, go to WizardWorld.com/PA-ShowInfo.html

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 13th through 15th
Roddy Piper will be appearing on all three days signing autographs at "Adventure Con" at the Knoxville Convention Center in Knoxville, TN. For more info, go to AdventureCon.com.

June 14th
The Honky Tonk Man, Lacey Von Erich, Terry Funk, Nick Dinsmore (AKA Eugene), 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.

Missy Hyatt, Nick Dinsmore (AKA Eugene), Scott Taylor (AKA Scotty Too Hotty), Al Snow, Daivari, Tomko, Vito, John Cena Sr., James J. Dillon, Bill DeMott (AKA Hugh Morrus), Kevin Kelly, and many more will be appearing at the Fan Slam 15th Anniversary Wrestling Fan Festival at The Holiday Inn in Totowa, NJ. For more info, go to FanSlamWrestling.com.

Ricky Morton and Tito Santana will be signing autographs at Harrisburg East Mall in Harrisburg, PA. For more info, call (717) 487-2263.

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.

October 11th
Jake Roberts is among the stars scheduled to appear at "Legends Of The Ring VII" at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Monroe, NJ. For more info, go to LegendsOfTheRing.com

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UPCOMING BIRTHDAYS
April 15th - Marianne Albright
April 17th - Roddy Piper
April 21st - Angelo Savoldi

Tags: Tracy Smothers, WWE, Dusty Rhodes, Michael Hayes, ECW, WCCW, Jim Ross, Fabulous Freebirds, Von Erichs, Ted DiBiase, Jim Neidhart, Sgt, Slaughter, Ric Flair, Mick Foley, Big Bossman, Andre the Giant, B. Brian Blair, Berzerker, Beth Phoenix, Charlie Haas, G