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Posted: Aug 11th 2008 By: mikeiles

NEWS
When Brent Albright won the NWA World Heavyweight Title by defeating Adam Pearce in New York City, it marked the first time the historic belt had changed hands in the city. Prior to the match, Pearce was given a new NWA World Title belt. Ironically, this happened years earlier as Harley Race was given a new belt then lost the title in the first match after.

Ric Flair has separated from his third wife Tiffany VanDemark, reports the Wrestling Observer Newsletter. It is believed the couple split up in June. There had been concern for Flair, who had been unable to be reached over the last month. VanDemark, 36, is a former fitness competitor and was prominent with the WWE Hall of Famer through all the Wrestlemania festivities. Flair and VanDemark met in 1999, and have been married for two years.

Interesting irony, WWE's 24/7 video on demand service, WWE 24/7, has announced that September is Ric Flair month.

Speaking of Flair, his son Reid is training with George South - who is also training Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat's son (Richard Blood Jr.). Flair son is signed to a developmental deal, and it is likely WWE will put Steamboat's son under a developmental deal somewhere down the road.

Ric Flair is accepting bookings at bookric@thegillespieagency.com. Rumors have Ric Flair seeking $15,000 per appearance on the independent circuit.

Ric Flair had considered leaving World Wrestling Entertainment weeks before securing his release from the company. Flair has had discussions about doing a reality TV show with son Reid, based on the success of Hulk Hogan's reality show on VH1.

In addition to offers to make wrestling appearances and doing shoot interviews, Flair has also received offers for public and corporate speaking engagements.

RAW superstar Matt Striker and Todd Grisham worked as the ECW announcers this past week from Atlanta, GA. Striker was sitting in for Tazz, as it was explained by Grisham. Tazz and Jim Ross worked as the Smackdown announcers the same night. Apparently they are selling the Edge attack on Mick Foley, which explains why Foley wasn't in the booth tonight.

Mick Foley's WWE contract is up soon, perhaps as early as the end of the summer.

Jim Duggan did the "Kiss Cam" segment and tried to get women to kiss other women at the August 4th edition of "WWE RAW" in Knoxville, TN.

Jakks Pacific recently released prototype pictures of their WWE "Ruthless Aggression 35" series. The series include Hornswoggle, Santino Marella, Beth Phoenix, Rey Mysterio, Edge, Joey Styles, and Victoria.

Jakks Pacific also released prototype pictures of their WWE "Ruthless Aggression 36" series. The series include The Big Show, Mickie James, Maryse, D. H. Smith, Charlie Haas, Kofi Kingston, and Umaga.

Referee Nick Patrick was among seven people released last week by WWE. The others were Braden Walker (AKA Chris Harris), Big Daddy V, Shannon Moore, Nunzio, Domino, and James Curtis.

The release of referee Nick Patrick appears to be a numbers game. Most of the younger referees work the ring crew. Patrick's release doesn't appear to be a backlash to the failure of his father's Deep South Wrestling. His father, The Assassin, ran the former WWE developmental territory.

When Dusty Rhodes switched from the ECW creative staff to Florida Championship Wrestling, the recently released James Curtis lost his biggest supporter.

WWE will release "Hell In A Cell" on DVD on October 7th of this year. Some of the matches featured in the 3 disc set will include:

-Steve Austin & Undertaker vs. Mankind & Kane (RAW; 7/15/88)
-Undertaker vs. Mankind (King of the Ring; 6/28/98)
-Mankind vs. Kane (RAW; 8/24/98)
-Triple H vs. Cactus Jack (No Way Out; 2/27/00)
-Kurt Angle vs. Rikishi vs. The Rock vs. Undertaker vs. Triple H vs. Steve Austin (Armageddon; 12/10/00)

TNA World Tag Team Champions The Latin American Xchange (Homicide & Hernandez) defeated Team 3D (Brother Ray & Brother Devon) at the TNA house show in the hometown of the late Bam Bam Bigelow, Asbury Park, NJ. After the match, Brother Ray pointed to the sky and thanked Bam Bam for all the great memories.

The final decision has not been made on the current Sting angle. Vince Russo wants to turn him heel but unless he can convice Sting to go heel, he won't. If he does go heel there are plans for him to feud with A. J. Styles and then Samoa Joe.

A. J. Styles was on last Wednesday's edition of "Peach State Pandemonium". To listen to the archive of the show, click here.

The newest episode of TNA on IGN is now up at IGN.com. This episodes features a Q and A session with A. J. Styles and footage of Petey Williams, Chris Sabin, and Alex Shelley all playing Rock Band.

Towards the end of the main event of TNA's "Hard Justice" pay-per-view, the lights went out and when they came back on, Samoa Joe had a guitar and used it on Booker T to get the pinfall victory and retain the TNA World Title. The angle was to start the wheels in motion for the return of Jeff Jarrett.

Cheerleader Melissa suffered a leg injury on July 31st during a routine workout at her gym. Due to the injury she was unable to participate on the August 3rd ChickFight event in Ipswich, England. On a recent MySpace bulletin she said she has been getting plenty of rest and her injury is not as serious as originally thought.

Promoter Ruben Zamora wrote that he had been working with Matt Holder of New Generation Wrestling in Greenville, SC asking for help in booking Mexican stars for August shows, in particular Mil Mascaras, Blue Demon Jr., El Hijo del Santo and L.A. Park. Zamora booked 11 wrestlers for him and helped design his ad, and said Holder then disappeared, never sending the deposits or buying the airline tickets or hotel rooms. The local Spanish newspaper called Zamora to ask about Holder saying payment hadn't arrived for the ad.

NWA Southwest promoter Ken Taylor, who holds NWA rights in Texas and Oklahoma, sent out a press release last week saying that NWA-SW has added three affiliate members to effectively recreate a state territorial system that was in effect in the NWA from the 1950's until 1986. He also stated that NWA Oklahoma, which is an NWA-SW associate member, could be involved in an intrastate feud.

Brandon Groom recently began wrestling for NWA South Atlantic Championship Wrestling in Orlando, FL. Groom is currently ranked #3 in the South Atlantic Heavyweight Title rankings and his tag team with Xavier Knight is ranked #2 in the South Atlantic Tag Team Title rankings.

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RECENT RESULTS
July 26th
Michael Faith & Angel Williams defeated Tomohiko Hashimoto & Uchyou Power Mask at a wrestling event in Tokyo, Japan

July 27th
3DW Champion Michael Faith defeated Big Van Walter at a wrestling event in Tokyo, Japan

August 2nd
Brandon Groom & Xavier Knight defeated The C&S Connection at NWA South Atlantic Championship Wrestling's "August Armageddon" event in Orlando, FL

TCW Southern Heritage Champion Anthony Wayne vs. Lee Cross ended in a time limit draw in a 2-Out-Of-3 Falls Match at the Tennesse Championship Wrestling event in Pulaski, TN. The falls were even at 1-1 when the time limit expired. In other matches, J. D. defeated TCW Heavyweight Champion Mike Jablonski (w/ TCW Southern Heritage Champion Anthony Wayne) in a non-title, No DQ/No Time Limit Match.

August 3rd
Doug Somers vs. Chick Donovan ended in a Double DQ at the Southern Extreme Championship Wrestling event in Bremen, GA

Virgil Flynn & The Reno Scum (Adam Thornstowe & Luster the Legend) defeated Mike Rayne & The Blanchards (Bubba Blanchard & Jeremy Blanchard) at the Supreme Pro Wrestling event in Sacramento, CA

August 7th
FCW Florida Heavyweight Champion Jake Hager defeated Gabe Tuft at the Florida Championship Wrestling TV taping in Tampa, FL. In other matches, The Bella Twins (Bri Bella & Nicole Bella) defeated Beth Phoenix & Roucka.

August 8th
Johnny Curtis defeated Charlie Haas at the WWE house show in Wildwood, NJ

A. J. Styles defeated Kurt Angle at the TNA house show in Asbury Park, NJ.

Andy Douglas vs. Tim Renesto (w/ Charming Chalres ended in a Double DQ at the United States Wrestling Organization event in Nashville, TN

August 9th
Johnny Curtis defeated Charlie Haas at the WWE house show in Newark, DE

ECW World Champion Mark Henry (w/ Tony Atlas) defeated Matt Hardy at the WWE/ECW house show in Syracuse, NY

Action Jackson defeated Jerome Daniels in a Submission Match in week #2 of Professional Championship Wrestling's "Fight Win Survive" tournament in Arlington, TX

August 10th
D'Lo Brown defeated Charlie Haas at the WWE house show in Salisbury, MD

ECW World Champion Mark Henry (w/ Tony Atlas) defeated Matt Hardy at the WWE/ECW house show in Binghamton, NY

Beer Money, Inc. (Robert Roode & James Storm, w/ Jacqueline) defeated TNA World Tag Team Champions The Latin American Xchange (Homicide & Hernandez, w/ Hector Guerrero & Salinas) for the titles at TNA's "Hard Justice" pay-per-view event in Trenton, NJ. In other matches, A. J. Styles defeated Kurt Amgle in a Last Man Standing Match.
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UPCOMING MATCHES
August 15th
A. J. Styles is among the stars scheduled for the New Japan Pro Wrestling event in Osaka, Japan

Roderick Strong & NWA World Champion Brent Albright 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

NWA World Champion Brent Albright defends the title against Go Shiozaki (w/ Larry Sweeney) at the Ring of Honor event in Chicago Ridge, IL

ACW Champion Joshua Michael defends the title against Michael Barry and Brandon Bishop in a 3-Way Tables, Ladders, & Chairs Match at Asylum Championship Wrestling's 6th anniversary event in Colorado Springs, CO. Plus, Se7en will be inducted into the ACW Hall of Respect. Also scheduled to appear is Kenneth Campbell, Mitch W. Carter, and many more.

TCW Southern Heritage Champion Anthony Wayne is among the stars scheduled for the Tennessee Championship Wrestling event in Pulaski, TN

August 17th
WWE World Women's Champion Mickie James & WWE Intercontinental Champion Kofi Kingston take on Beth Phoenix & Santino Marella in a Mixed Tag Team Match at WWE's "Summerslam" pay-per-view event in Indianapolis, IN

August 19th
Mitch Carter will take on Joshua Michael and Joey Ryan in a Triple Threat Match at the SAGA Underground Wrestling event in Sheridan, CO. Also scheduled to appear is Josh Evans, Brandon Bishop, and many more.

August 23rd
TCW Southern Heritage Champion Anthony Wayne is among the stars scheduled for the Tennessee Championship Wrestling event in Pulaski, TN

Missy Hyatt is among the stars scheduled for the National Wrestling Superstars/Women Superstars Uncensored event in Belleville, NJ

August 24th
NWA World Champion Brent Albright will defend the title against Trevor Murdoch at the NWA Pro event in San Antonio, TX

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

The Old School Express (Jake Boulder & Jason Jones), Kenny Campbell, Dustin Heritage, Michael Barry, Gary Gram, Brieanna Bringle, Mike Iles, and many more are among the stars scheduled for the Mid-States Wrestling event in Harrison, AR

TCW Southern Heritage Champion Anthony Wayne is among the stars scheduled for the Tennessee Championship Wrestling event in Pulaski, TN

August 31st
Mitch Carter is among the stars scheduled for the Primo Hardcore Wrestling event in Golden, CO

September 6th
J. T. LaMotta takes on Pierre Abernathy at Anarchy Championship Wrestling/IWA Texas' "Keep Austin Weird" event in Austin, TX

OECW will be having a show in Wichita Falls, TX

September 12th
AMW Heavyweight Champion Action Jackson will defend the title against a mystery opponent at the American Made Wrestling event in Paris, TX. In other matches, J. T. LaMotta takes on Awesome Andy.

Jake Roberts is among the stars scheduled for the Firestorm Pro Wrestling event in Lakewood, OH

September 13th
Bill Mercer will be honored at the IHW event in Fort Worth, TX

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 Powers Wrestling Federation event in Palm Coast, FL

September 27th
Scott Wright is among the stars scheduled for the East Coast Wrestling Association event in Newark, DE

October 4th
The J.O.B. Squad (Al Snow & The Blue Meanie) take on The Extreme Horsemen (C. W. Anderson & Ricky Landell) at the 3KWrestling event in Robersonville, PA

Jerry Lawler is among the stars scheduled for the Global Wrestling Alliance event in Lima, OH

October 5th
Mass Destruction (Spoiler 2000 & Bash) will be representing Eastern Texas in the Indywarz Radio Triple T Tournament in Cleburne, TX

October 11th
Al Snow is among the stars scheduled for the Global Wrestling Alliance event in Huntington, IN

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

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

November 15th
HOW Champion Arik Cannon defends the title against Ben Sailer (w/ Terry Funk) in a match officiated by Mick Foley at the Heavy On Wrestling event in Superior, WI

November 22nd
Scott Wright is among the stars scheduled for the East Coast Wrestling Association event in Newark, DE

-2009-
January 16th
Jeff Jarrett and A. J. Styles are among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Dublin, Ireland

January 20th
Jeff Jarrett and A. J. Styles are among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Manchester, England

January 21st
Jeff Jarrett and A. J. Styles are among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Birmingham, England

January 22nd
Jeff Jarrett and A. J. Styles are among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Glasgow, Scotland

January 24th
Jeff Jarrett and A. J. Styles are among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in London, England

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AUTOGRAPHS & APPEARANCES
August 14th through 17th
The Assassin, Bruno Sammartino, Magnum T. A., 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 15th
King Kong Bundy will be signing autographs at Frawley Stadium in Wilmington, DE at the Wilmington Blue Rocks baseball game. For more info, call (302) 888-2015.

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.

Luke Williams and Tito Santana will be appearing from 12 noon to 3pm at Franklin Square Video in Franklin Square, NY. For more info, call (516) 328-3691.

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.

Ric Flair will be appearing at the Global Championship Wrestling event in Pell City, AL. For more info, go to GCWpro.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

August 30th
Jake Boulder, Jason Jones, Dustin Heritage, Brieanna Bringle, Gary Gram, and many more will be appearing at Langoni's Pizza in Harrison, AR following the Mid-States Wrestling event held earlier in the evening.

Mick Foley will be signing autographs at Progressive Field in Cleveland, OH during the Cleveland Indians baseball game. For more info, call (216) 420-4200.

September 5th & 6th
A. J. Styles will be a guest celebrity speaker at "Rock The Universe". For more info, go to RockTheUniverse.com

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, George Frankenstein, Nora Greenwald (AKA Molly Holly), Madusa Miceli, 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.

Ted DiBiase will be appearing from 4pm to 6pm at Franklin Square Video in Franklin Square, NY. For more info, call (516) 328-3691.

Roddy Piper, Jerry Lawler, Jim Duggan, and Velvet Sky will be signing autographs from 5pm to 7:30pm at North Pocono High School in Moscow, PA. For more info, go to NortheastWrestling.com.

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

October 3rd
Ric Flair will be appearing at the Champions With Attitudes event in Columbia, SC. For more info, go to tapq.com/CWAprowrestling.

October 5th
Dusty Wolfe will be conducting a clinic from 10am to 12 noon at the Cleburne Sportatorium in Cleburne, TX. The clinic is open to current wrestlers, managers, valets, and referees only and the cost is $45. For more info or to reserve your spot, go to MySpace.com/LoneStarWrestling.

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, George Steele, Sean Waltman, Ashley Massaro, Marty Jannetty, 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.

Mick Foley will be signing autographs from 11am to 2pm at the Collectors Showcase of America Show in Chantilly, VA. For more info, call (828) 277-7586.

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, Hulk Hogan, Bryan Clark, 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
August 12th - Al Farat, Cast-Iron Cothern, Terry Taylor
August 13th - Romo
August 14th - Bobby Eaton, Eddie Gilbert, Gino Hernandez
August 15th - Crisstopher Crow
August 16th - Dick Murdoch, Fritz Von Erich
August 17th - Buddy Landell, Cheerleader Melissa

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