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Posted: Jul 21st 2008 By: mikeiles

NEWS
WWE recently did a story that listed "The Top 25 Most Annoying Gimmicks Of All Time". The list contained The Dungeon of Doom (Kevin Sullivan, Kamala, The Shark, Zodiac, The Giant, Barbarian, Meng, & Jimmy Hart) at #5,Repo Man at #8, The Genius at #13, and Mantaur (managed by Jim Cornette) at #22. To view the whole story, click here.

There are reports that there is some internal unhappiness with the Michael Cole-Jerry Lawler announce team on Raw.

Michael Hayes will induct his Freebird "brother" Buddy Roberts into the NWA Hall of Heroes at the banquet in Charlotte, NC on August 15th.

Ric Flair will be doing a series exclusively for WWE.com called (what else) "Stylin & Profilin". It debuts tomorrow and WWE has a preview up now on their website.

Ric Flair's appearance at the "WWE Smackdown" TV taping in Charlotte, NC on July 15th came after the cameras stopped rolling and before the dark match main event. He came out and spoke to the Charlotte fans, and it turned out to be a very good speech. He said he would never leave the city. Flair's kids were around ringside, Reid, Ashley, Megan, but not David. Many people feel Reid acts just like his dad. Flair also said that his granddaughter's name was Piper, which results in a lot of ribbing from his colleagues, for obvious reasons.

Ric Flair, John Cena, Chris Jericho, and Kelly Kelly all attended the 1st Florida Championship Wrestling TV taping which was held last week at their brand new center in Tampa, FL. Flair opened the show with an interview while the other three were involved in angles with FCW wrestlers. FCW is now the only developmental fed and is owned by Steve Keirn, formerly of The Fabulous Ones (w/ Stan Lane), and also wrestled as Skinner in WWF. Dusty Rhodes and Todd Grisham handled the TV play-by-play while Justin Roberts handled ring announcing duties. WWE invested thousands of dollars in the new facility which basically houses everything. No TV deal has been announced yet, but since the TV taping were held, an announcement may be on the horizon.

Damien 666 recently had a tryout in front of Batista, Edge, Undertaker, and Mick Foley backstage. Some initial take would have Damien joining ECW, but nothing materialized. Damien said he would have turned down the offer anyway.

Samoa Joe will face Booker T in a steel cage match at TNA's "Hard Justice" pay-per-view event on August 10th. The very confusing end to "Victory Road" apparently leaves Samoa Joe still as a babyface, and Booker T as a heel. TNA doesn't have any plans to turn Sting heel, which was implied. This all should be made clear at this week's Impact tapings.

Al Snow will be a guest on Trash Talking Radio on Tuesday night. You can listen to the show at TrashTalkingRadio.com.

A tribute to the life of Bruiser Brody was on the Great Canadian Talk Show hosted by Marty Goldstein last Thursday at KickFM.com.

The MSWA wrestlers gave Les Mayne quite a send off in the ring after the show this past Sunday. Les is moving to Arizona and wrestled his final matches for the time being this past weekend, although he did promise to come back when he could. New MSWA Mid-South Tag Team Champion Halo said he was glad that Les was his opponent in his MSWA return to the ring, but also wished it wasn't the last match for Les, as he thought The Forsaken and Limited Edition could have quite a feud. 3DW Texoma Champion Dane Griffin, who was Mayne's handpicked opponent for his final 3DW match on Friday, had many great things to say about his tag team partner and best friend as well. The entire locker room came out after the tag team title match to say their goodbyes in the ring. Les told the crowd that, despite his attitude, he loved all of them and their boos and negative chants meant everything to him. Les and 3DW Femme Fatale Champion Frankie Dee will be getting married in May of 2009.

The management of TAP announced last week that the August 16th event has been changed to August 23rd.

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RECENT RESULTS
July 12th
A. J. Styles defeated Paul Diamond at the Fusion Pro Wrestling event in Commerce, CO. Later in the evening, Styles, Diamond, & Bobby Lashley defeated Billy V, Jeff McCallister, & Stondifrous

Mr. Wrestling 4, Dylan Drake, & Dana Lee defeated Oliver John, Vinnie Massaro, & Tito Aquino at the All Pro Wrestling event in Hayward, CA

July 13th
Jamie Noble defeated Charlie Haas at the WWE house show in Roanoke, VA. In other matches, WWE World Women's Champion Mickie James defeated Beth Phoenix.

July 14th
Beth Phoenix defeated Santino Marella at the "WWE RAW" live telecast in Raleigh, NC. In a dark match, Charlie Haas defeated a local wrestler from Raleigh.

July 15th
UWA Tag Team Champions The Devil's Rejects (Chase Stevens & Adam Armor) defeated The Encore (Tyler Sutton & Justin O'Day) at the United Wrestling Association event in Seymour, TN

July 16th
Kurt Angle & Team 3D (Brother Ray & Brother Devon) defeated A. J. Styles, Christian Cage, & Rhino at the "TNA iMPACT!" TV taping in Orlando, FL

July 17th
FCW Florida Heavyweight Champion Jake Hager defeated Heath Miller at the Florida Championship Wrestling TV taping in Tampa, FL

July 18th
A. J. Styles defeated Kurt Angle at the TNA house show in Tyler, TX

Andy Douglas defeated Seven (w/ Charming Charles) at the United States Wrestling Organization event in Nashville, TN. Later in the evening, Jeremiah Plunkett defeated USWO Heavyweight Champion Gary Valiant (w/ Miss Boogie) and Andy Douglas in a Triple Threat Match for the title.

Chase Stevens defeated Hammerjack at the Showtime All-Star Wrestling event in Millersville, TN

July 19th
A. J. Styles defeated Kurt Angle at the TNA house show in Monroe, LA

Lee Cross defeated Jeremy Flynt and TCW Southern Heritage Champion Anthony Wayne in a non-title Triple Threat Match at the Tennessee Championship Wrestling event in Pulaski, TN

Gary Gram defeated Jake Boulder in a Lumberjack Match in the main event of the Mid-States Wrestling event in Harrison, AR. In other matches, Dustin Heritage defeated Phil Lawrence, and Jason Jones defeated The Midwest Mauler.

July 20th
ECW World Champion Mark Henry (w/ Tony Atlas) defeated Tommy Dreamer (w/ Colin Delaney) at WWE's "Great American Bash" pay-per-view event in Uniondale, NY

A. J. Styles defeated Kurt Angle at the TNA house show in North Little Rock, AR

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UPCOMING MATCHES
July 23rd
Scotty Charisma is among the stars scheduled for the East Coast Professional Wrestling event in Middletown, NY

The Honky Tonk Man is among the stars scheduled for the Ultimate Championship Wrestling event in Barrington, Nova Scotia, Canada

July 24th
Greg Valentine takes on Bob Orton at Southern Independent Wrestling Federation's "Legends of Wrestling" event in Somerset, KY. In other matches, Bushwacker Luke takes on Jim Neidhart, and Michael Barry faces Disco Inferno. Also scheduled to appear is Gary Gram, Jake Boulder, Jason Jones, and many more.

Al Snow is among the stars scheduled for the National Wrestling Superstars event in Seaside Heights, NJ

The Honky Tonk Man is among the stars scheduled for the Ultimate Championship Wrestling event in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

July 25th
A. J. Styles is among the stars scheuled for the Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre event in Mexico City, Mexico

Jimmy Golden takes on Bob Armstrong at the Peach State Wrestling Alliance event in Bremen, GA

Al Snow is among the stars scheduled for the National Wrestling Superstars event in Middletown, NJ

The Honky Tonk Man is among the stars scheduled for the Ultimate Championship Wrestling event in Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Canada

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

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

Jake Roberts takes on The Sandman at the Pro Wrestling Unplugged event in Philadelphia, PA

King Kong Bundy takes on Greg Spitz at 3KWrestling's "Slam & Bowl" event in Kirkwood, NY

Jake Boulder, Jason Jones, Kenny Campbell, Dustin Heritage, and Mike Iles are among the stars scheduled for the Mid-States Wrestling event in Harrison, AR

Al Snow is among the stars scheduled for the National Wrestling Superstars event in Long Branch, NJ

TCW Southern Heritage Champion Anthony Wayne defends the title against Lee Cross at the Tennessee Championship Wrestling event in Pulaski, TN

The Honky Tonk Man is among the stars scheduled for the Ultimate Championship Wrestling event in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada

July 26th
Michael Faith and Angel Williams are among the stars scheduled for a wrestlign event in Japan

July 27th
The Reno Scum (Adam Thornstowe & Luster the Legend) take on America's Most Hated (Khan Abadi & Alexis Darevko) at North American Wrestling's "Heatwave '08" event in Fresno, CA

Greg Valentine takes on Necro Butcher at the Xtreme Intense Championship Wrestling event in Warren, MI

Al Snow is among the stars scheduled for the National Wrestling Superstars/Funkdafied Wrestling Federation event in Christiana, DE

The Honky Tonk Man is among the stars scheduled for the Ultimate Championship Wrestling event in Berwick, Nova Scotia, Canada

3DW Heavyweight Champion Michael Faith will defend his title against Big Van Walter at an event in Japan. Also scheduled to appear is Angel Williams and many more.

July 31st
Jerry Lawler and Jim Duggan are among the stars scheduled for the Eastern Pro Wrestling event in Plymouth, MA

August 1st
Jerry Lawler and Jim Duggan are among the stars scheduled for the Eastern Pro Wrestling event in Fall River, MA

The Naturals (Chase Stevens & Adam Armor) take on Thunder & Lightning at the NAWA Ring Champions event in Cedartown, GA

August 2nd
Jerry Lawler and Jim Duggan are among the stars scheduled for the Eastern Pro Wrestling event in Stoneham, MA

HPW Heavyweight Champion Ronnie Vegas defends the title against Greg Valentine at the Hoosier Pro Wrestling event in Columbus, IN

Dennis Condrey, The Naturals (Andy Douglas & Chase Stevens), and Nikita Koloff are among the stars scheduled for the Atlantic Coast Pro Wrestling event in Roseboro, NC

August 3rd
Jake Roberts is among the stars scheduled for International Wrestling Cartel's "Basebrawl Ohio" event in Cambridge, OH

Greg Valentine takes on Mike Tolar at Pro Wrestling Ohio's "Wrestleution" event in Cleveland, OH. In other matches, King Kong Bundy takes on Benjamin Boone.

Cheerleader Melissa takes on Wesna in a 2-Out-Of-3 Falls match at the ChickFight event in Ipswich, England

August 8th
A. J. Styles is among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Asbury Park, NJ

August 9th
Demolition (Ax & Smash) take on Greg Valentine & Brian Costello at the 10th annual "Clash At The Cove" event in South Bend, IN

Al Snow is among the stars scheduled for the International Wrestling Entertainment event in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Rick Steiner, The Rock-N-Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson), and The Midnight Express (no word as to which version) are among the stars scheduled for the NWA Mid-Atlantic event in Hudson, NC

August 10th
A. J. Styles is among the stars scheduled for TNA's "Hard Justice" pay-per-view event in Trenton, NJ

J. T. LaMotta takes on Awesome Andy at Anarchy Championship Wrestling/IWA Texas' "Distrust, Dismay, & Anti-Social Behavior 2008" event in San Antonio, TX

August 15th
A. J. Styles is among the stars scheduled for the New Japan Pro Wrestling event in Osaka, Japan

Brent Albright & Roderick Strong take on Sweet & Sour Inc. (Go Shiozaki & Chris Hero, w/ Larry Sweeney) at the Ring of Honor event in Cleveland, OH

August 16th
A. J. Styles is among the stars scheduled for the New Japan Pro Wrestling event in Tokyo, Japan

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

September 14th
Sting and A. J. Styles are among the stars scheduled for TNA's "No Surrender" pay-per-view event in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada

September 20th
Jake Roberts takes on Ron Niemi at the Allied Pro Wrestling Federation event in Palm Coast, FL

October 4th
Al Snow is among the stars scheduled for 3KWrestling's "Rage In The Cage" event in Robersonville, NC

October 12th
Sting and A. J. Styles are among the stars scheduled for TNA's "Bound For Glory IV" pay-per-view event in Hoffman Estates, IL

October 24th
Rikishi is among the stars scheduled for the Nu-Wrestling Entertainment event in Caen, France

October 25th
Rikishi is among the stars scheduled for the Nu-Wrestling Entertainment event in Reims, France

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AUTOGRAPHS & APPEARANCES
July 24th through 27th
Mick Foley, Christy Hemme, Gail Kim, Virgil, and Stacy Keibler will be signing autographs at "Comic Con" at the San Diego Convention center in San Diego, CA. For more info, call (619) 525-5000.

July 25th
Ted DiBiase will be appearing at The Master's Touch International Church in Orlando, FL

July 26th
Jake Roberts, Chris Masters, The Patriot, Tammy Sytch, Tito Santana, George Steele, Greg Valentine, Brutus Beefcake, Gary Wolfe, Adam Bomb, Traci Brooks, The Sandman, The Blue Meanie, Doug Somers, Al Snow, and Lacey Von Erich will be signing autographs at the "South Jersey Fan Fest & Collectible Show" at the Holiday Inn in Cherry Hill, NJ. For more info, call (856) 667-7224.

King Kong Bundy is among the stars scheduled for 3KWrestling's "Slam & Bowl" at Sunset Lanes in Kirkwood, NY. For more info, call (607) 775-2232.

Jake Boulder, Jason Jones, Kenny Campbell, Dustin Heritage, Mike Iles, and many more will be appearing at Langonni's Pizza in Harrison, AR following the Mid-States Wrestling event held earlier in the evening.

July 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

August 2nd
Greg Valentine will be signing autographs from 12 noon to 3pm at the Richwood Flea Market in Walton, KY. For more info, go to RichwoodFleaMarket.com.

August 3rd
Ted DiBiase will be appearing at the Xenia Christian Center in Xenia, OH

August 8th
Mick Foley will be signing autographs starting at 7:30pm at Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom. For more info, call (502) 366-2231.

August 8th through 10th
Al Snow, Ricky Steamboat, and Les Thatcher will be conducting a wrestling training camp in Charlotte, NC. For more info, call (864) 508-2986.

August 10th
Ted DiBiase will be appearing at the North Star Community Church in Fort Lauderdale, FL

August 14th through 17th
The Assassin, Bruno Sammartino, Billy Graham, Ole Anderson, Jack Brisco, Bob Caudle, Chris Cruise, Ted DiBiase, J. J. Dillon, Jimmy Garvin, Precious, Rip Hawk, Sam Houston, Rich Landrum, Scott Hall, Adam Bomb, Road Warrior Animal, Baby Doll, Daffney, Dawn Marie, Manny Fernandez, ODB, Terri Runnels, Velvet Sky, George Steele, Kevin Sullivan, Tammy Sytch, SoCal Val, Angelina Love, Brad Armstrong, Bunkhouse Buck, Mike Graham, Robert Fuller, Virgil, Ivan Koloff, Paul Jones, Ric Flair (August 15th only), Michael Hayes (August 15th only), Buddy Roberts, and many more will be appearing at the NWA Legends Fanfest & Hall of Heroes Banquet at the Hilton University Place in Charlotte, NC. For more info, go to NWAlegends.com.

August 15th through 17th
Roddy Piper will be appearing at "Horrorfind Weekend" at the UMUC Marriott Inn & Conference Center in East Adelphi, MD. For more info, call (301) 985-7300.

August 16th
Terry Taylor will be holding a professional wrestling clinic from 9am to 4pm at the Texas Wrestling Academy in San Antonio, TX. For more info, call (210) 394-5968. This clinic is only open to current pro wrestlers, referees, or current pro wrestler trainees.

Ric Flair will be appearing at 12 noon at the Forest L. Wood Bass Fishing Tournament at the Convention & Visitors Center in Columbia, SC. For more info, call (803) 545-0000.

August 23rd
Jim Neidhart will be hosting a wrestling seminar from 3pm to 5pm at Devastation University in Pennsauken, NJ. Cost is $25. To save your spot, contact JK@ProWrestlingunplugged.com.

August 23rd through 31st
Ted DiBiase will be appearing at Crossroads fellowship in Houston, TX

August 27th
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

September 6th
Shane Douglas will be signing autographs from 12 noon to 3pm at Carson's Pro Wrestling World in Allentown, PA. For more info, call (610) 770-7314.

September 13th & 14th
Ted DiBiase will be appearing at the First Assembly of God in Fritch, TX

September 14th
Jim Duggan and Ron Simmons will be signing autographs from 2pm to 4pm at Best Buy on Germantown Parkway in Memphis, TN

September 18th through 21st
Ted DiBiase will be appearing at the Hamilton Dream Center in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

September 24th
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

September 27th
The Wild Samoans (Afa & Sika), Ric Flair, Bruno Sammartino, Steve Williams, Bryan Clark, Stan Hansen, Dallas Page, Harley Race, Norman Smiley, Chavo Guerrero, Sr., Terri Runnels, Tatanka, Jim Duggan, Sgt. Slaughter, Velvet Sky, Jerry Lynn, The Godwinns (Henry O. Godwinn & Phinneaus I. Godwinn), Rob Conway, Tammy Sytch, and many more will be on hand for "Signamania III" at Bucks County Technical High School in Fairless Hills, PA. For more info, call (215) 943-2475.

October 2nd through 4th
Ted DiBiase will be appearing during the Rex Allen Days Celebration in Willcox, AZ

October 6th through 10th
Ted DiBiase, Nikita Koloff, and lex Luger are among the guests on board the Carnival Imagination for "Cruise With A Cause". For more info or to book your trip, call 1-888-518-7571

October 10th through 12th
Roddy Piper will be signing autographs during the "Rock & Shock Music & Halloween" event in the DUI Center and The Palladium in Worcester, MA. For more info, go to RockandShock.com.

October 10th
Nikolai Volkoff, King Kong Bundy, Tom Brandi, Don Muraco, and B. Brian Blair are among the stars that will roasting The Iron Sheik during "RING ROASTS I: A Comedic Tribute to the Iron Sheik" hosted by Bill Apter at "Legends of the Ring VII" starting at 8pm at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Monroe, NJ. For more info, go to LegendsOfTheRing.com.

October 11th
Jake Roberts, Ric Flair, Gene Okerlund, Howard Finkel, Scott Hall, Don Muraco, Wendi Richter, Raven, Konnan, The Killer Bees (Jim Brunzell & B. Brian Blair), Kevin Sullivan, Glacier, One Man Gang, Adnan Al-Kaissie, Norman Smiley, Mr. Fuji, Jimmy Snuka, King Kong Bundy, Shane Douglas, Steve Corino, The Blue Meanie, Francine, Ronnie Garvin, Bruno Sammartino, Ray Rougeau, Tully Blanchard, Nikolai Volkoff, The Iron Sheik, Dawn Marie, Tammy Sytch, The ECW Zombie, and more are scheduled to appear at "Legends Of The Ring VII" at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Monroe, NJ. For more info, go to LegendsOfTheRing.com.

October 17th through 19th
Robert Fuller, Tommy Rich, Terry Funk, Jimmy Valiant, Pat Tanaka, Brickhouse Brown, Jimmy Golden, Porkchop Cash, Bill Dundee, and Missy Hyatt are among the stars scheduled for the Memphis/United States Wrestling Alliance Legends event in Owensboro, KY and Evansville, IN. For more info, contact timab80@aol.com.

October 18th
Tony Atlas and Bruno Sammartino will be signing autographs from 2pm to 4pm at FYE inside Christiana Mall in Newark, DE. For more info, go to MySpace.com/BKEntertainment2.

October 18th & 19th
Ted DiBiase will be appearing at at Boonsboro Bible Church in Boonsboro, NC

October 26th through 30th
Ted DiBiase will be appearing at the Athletes International Dalls event in Dallas, TX

October 29th
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

November 1st
Ric Flair will be signing autographs at "Ringside Fest 2008" in New York, NY. For more info, go to RingsideFest.com.

November 1st & 2nd
Ted DiBiase will be appearing at Destiny Christian Center in Burnsville, MN

November 4th through 6th
Ted DiBiase will be appearing at the Bay Area Dream Center in Pleasantine, CA

November 13th
Ted DiBiase will be appearing at the Bellmead First Baptist Church in Waco, TX

November 14th & 15th
Ted DiBiase will be appearing at the Get Tough Men's Ministry in San Angelo, TX

December 13th
Ric Flair, Bryan Clark, Rick Martel, and Tito Santana will be signing autographs at "Magic Moniker 2" at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Secaucus, NJ. For more info, go to MAB-Celebrity.com/c-108-magic-monikers-2.aspx

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UPCOMING BIRTHDAYS
July 21st - Mark Youngblood
July 22nd - David Von Erich, Nelson Royal, Shaun Simpson
July 23rd - Al Perez, Maniacal Mike, Outlaw, Seann Stopp
July 24th - Joe Savoldi
July 25th - Kevin Morgan
July 27th - Eric Rose, Matt Borne

Most news & results derived from reports found on Gerweck.net, PWBTS.com, and various other wrestling news sites.