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Posted: Aug 18th 2008 By: mikeiles

NEWS
It is reported that WWE Hall of Famer Ric Flair is asking $15,000 to do autograph signings and personal appearances. In comparison, Hulk Hogan asks a hefty $75,000. Bill Goldberg seeks $30,000 per appearance, and Steve Austin asks $20,000. Flair is also being offered shoot interview deals, which should bring in more than $50,000 for the Nature Boy. It appears the starting price to book Ric Flair is $12,500. The price obviously doesn't include a plane ticket and hotel room for the "Nature Boy."

Ric Flair made his first post-WWE appearance yesterday at the NWA Legends convention in his hometown of Charlotte, NC. When Flair was under his WWE contract he was not allowed to participate in events like these and the primary reason why Flair wanted out was to be able to make appearances at non-WWE related events. The sixteen time World Heavyweight champion signed autographs - to fans who paid $100 a pop - for three straight hours. At the NWA Fanfest in Charlotte, Flair seemed to be in great spirits. He saw Bob Caudle for the first time in 16 years. Flair also made it clear he won't wrestle again.

Michael Kingston of the "Headlocked" cartoon is offering a 40% off retailer discount on the special edition with the Jerry Lawler drawn cover to any independent promotion looking at selling or using as a promotional tool at headlockedcomic@yahoo.com. He's asking to be e-mailed by Thursday.

Jakks Pacific is working hard to sign both Hercules Hernandez and Dino Bravo on for their Classic Superstars line.

British tabloid newspaper The Sun is running a story regarding Mick Foley jumping to TNA, quoting a friend of the hardcore legend as the source. Foley is expected to be out of WWE on September 1st when his current contract expires. Foley himself said that as things stand right now, he will not be re-signing his deal, leaving the current post of Smackdown! color commentator. "Mick's body cannot handle a full time schedule, even in TNA. But he's hell bent on doing everything he can to further his legacy and put them on the map. So Mick's plan is to wrestle select dates, like Sting currently does," the story says. Foley was not present at Tuesday night's Smackdown! television tapings, his second miss in a row after getting beat up by Edge on a recent edition of the broadcast. Many believe SummerSlam will be his last appearance for WWE at least for the time being...if he's written into the story. Foley's alleged friend continues, "He feels he will legitimately make a big difference in the way TNA Wrestling is perceived by the public!" The former WWE champ was close to signing with TNA a couple of years ago but eventually decided to stay loyal to WWE.

Mick Foley was originally scheduled to play a part in the Edge-Undertaker Hell in a Cell Match as it was the 10th anniversary of his Hell In The Cell Match with Taker, but was told in the week that the plan had changed, and that he wasn't needed.

Here are the Line Ups for this Wednesday's WWE MSG Classics.

Hour One (Original Air Date: December 30, 1988):
WWF World Tag Team Champions Demolition (Ax & Smash) vs. The Powers of Pain (Warlord & Barbarian)
Ronnie Garvin vs. Greg Valentine
WWF World Champion Randy Savage vs. Bad News Brown

Hour Two (Original Air Date: September 26, 1977):
Bob Backlund vs. Larry Sharpe
Peter Maivia vs. George Steele
Billy Graham vs. Dusty Rhodes

It is by no means considered a lock that recently released WWE superstar Shannon Moore is headed back to TNA. You may recall that TNA put him over A. J. Styles, only for Moore to bolt to WWE while delaying to sign a deal with TNA.

The current plan right now is to have Jeff Jarrett return at or just before TNA's "Bound For Glory" pay-per-view in October.

One of the matches being considered for the October "Bound for Glory" PPV has the returning Jeff Jarrett vs. Sting, with the loser being forced to retire.

The plans for a TNA World Champion Samoa Joe vs. Kevin Nash title match at TNA's next PPV "No Surrender" appear to have been scrapped in favor of a tag team or a 6-Man tag team match. One of the matches being discussed has Samoa Joe, Matt Morgan, & Kevin Nash facing Sting, Booker T, and possibly Kurt Angle.

Pro Wrestling Illustrated's "PWI 500" issue should on news stands very soon. This year's list has Randy Orton ranked #1. Wrestlers with Oklahoma ties on the list include:
#19 Ric Flair
#21 A. J. Styles
#84 Sting
#120 Brent Albright
#184 Charlie Haas
#211 Tatsumi Fujinami
#213 Rikishi
#222 Jake Hager
#348 Al Snow
#377 Jim Duggan
#380 Jerry Lawler
#383 Scott Wright (AKA Scotty Charisma)
#476 Matt Riviera

The Ultimate Warrior's ex-wife is writing a book about the former WWF World Champion.

SAGA Underground Wrestling recently announced they will be having a TV taping on August 19th. Their TV show will be appearing on Maximum Adventure network which is on DirecTV channel 608. Mitch Carter, Brandon Bishop, and Josh Evans are among the stars that will be featured at the taping.

TAP is looking for a ring announcer for future shows. If you are interested, please contact TAP officials at the August 23rd show, or on their My Space page at MySpace.com/TornadoAlleyProWrestling. Oklafan Associate Editor Mike Iles will be handling the ring announcing duties until a suitable replacement can be found.

Oklafan would like to congratulate Gary Tool and his wife Pearl on the birth of their son Garrett Leevi who was born at 10:05pm on August 12th. He was 6 pounds 11 ounces and was 20 1/2 inches.

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RECENT RESULTS
August 9th
Lee Cross defeated TCW Southern Heritage Champion Anthony Wayne at the Tennessee Championship Wrestling event in Pulaski, TN

Adam Thornstowe defeated WCWA Tag Team Champion Ravishing Rizz at the West Coast Wrestling Alliance event in Concord, CA

Al Snow defeated Rik Matrix at the IWE event in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

August 10th
Awesome Andy defeated J. T. LaMotta to earn a spot in the 2008 Lone Star Classic at Anarchy Championship Wrestling's "Distrust, Dismay, & Anti-Social Behavior" event in San Antonio, TX

August 11th
Beth Phoenix (w/ Santino Marella) defeated Kelly Kelly in the opening match of the "WWE RAW" live telecast in Richmond, VA. In other matches, Santino Marella (w/ Beth Phoenix) defeated WWE World Women's Champion Mickie James (w/ WWE Intercontinental Champion Kofi Kingston). In a dark match, D'Lo Brown defeated Charlie Haas.

August 12th
Matt Hardy & ECW World Champion Mark Henry (w/ Tony Atlas) defeated The Miz & John Morrison at the "ECW on SciFi" live telecast in Norfolk, VA

A. J. Styles defeated Kurt Angle at the "TNA iMPACT!" TV tapings in Orlando, FL

August 13th
A. J. Styles defeated Kurt Angle in a Ladder Match to win Angle's gold medals at the "TNA iMPACT" TV taping in Orlando, FL

August 14th
FCW Florida Heavyweight Champion Jake Hager defeated Gabe Tuft and Johnny Curtis in a Triple Threat Match at the Floida Championship Wrestling TV taping in Tampa, FL

August 15th
Kelly Kelly & WWE World Women's Champion Mickie James defeated Beth Phoenix & Katie Lea Burchill in a match officiated by Santino Marella at the WWE tri-branded house show in Rockford, IL. In other matches, ECW World Champion Mark Henry (w/ Tony Atlas) defeated Finlay (w/ Hornswoggle).

Kurt Angle & Masahiro Chono defeated A. J. Styles & Shinjiro Otani at the New Japan Pro Wrestling event in Osaka, Japan

Sweet-N-Sour Inc. (Chris Hero & Go Shiozaki, w/ Larry Sweeney) defeated Roderick Strong & NWA World Champion Brent Albright at the Ring of Honor event in Cleveland, OH

Travis Starr beat Little Booger (w/Charming Charles) by reverse decision when referee Mark Owen found a chain that Booger used at the United States Wrestling Organization event in Nashville, TN

Bushwacker Luke & Michael Foster defeated EPW Tag Team Champions The Convicts for the titles at the Empire Pro Wrestling event in Marshfield, MA

August 16th
Kelly Kelly & WWE World Women's Champion Mickie James defeated Beth Phoenix & Katie Lea Burchill in a match officiated by special guest referee Santino Marella at the WWE tri-branded house show in Valpariso, IN. In other matches, ECW World Champion Mark Henry (w/ Tony Atlas) defeated Finlay (w/ Hornswoggle).

Kurt Angle & Shinsuke Nakamura defeated A. J. Styles & Hiroshi Tanahashi at the New Japan Pro Wrestling event in Tokyo, Japan

NWA World Champion Brent Albright defeated Go Shiozaki at the Ring of Honor event in Chicago Ridge, IL

Tracy Smothers defeated Darren Wade at IWA Mid-South's "Put Up Or Shut Up 2008" event in Portage, IN

The Naturals (Chase Stevens & Andy Douglas) defeated Joey Silvia & Malichi at the NWA Fanfest 2008 event in Charlotte, NC. In other matches, Richie Steamboat defeated George South Sr. (w/ Baby Doll).

Jake Roberts defeated John McChesney at the International Wrestling Cartel event in Elizabeth, PA

August 17th
Beth Phoenix & Santino Marella defeated WWE World Women's Champion Mickie James & WWE Intercontinental Champion Kofi Kingston in a Winner Takes All Match. Due to stipulations, Phoenix wins the Women's Title and Marella wins the Intercontinental Title. In other matches, Matt Hardy defeated ECW World Champion Mark Henry (w/ Tony Atlas) by DQ.

Tracy Smothers & Ian Bloody defeated Darren Wade & Trevor Murdoch at IWA Mid-South's "We Are Family 2" event in Joliet, IL

George South Jr. & Rex Sterling defeated The Naturals (Chase Stevens & Andy Douglas) at the NWA Fanfest 2008 event in Charlotte, NC

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UPCOMING MATCHES
August 19th
ECW World Champion Mark Henry (w/ Tony Atlas) will defend the title against Matt Hardy at the "ECW on SciFi" live telecast

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

Ricky Morton is among the stars scheduled for the Championship Wrestling event in Greenville, TN

August 23rd
TCW Tag Team Champions Fallen Youth (Norman Cross & Jason Starr) defend the titles against The Super Ultra Mega Stars (Anthony Wayne & Mike Jablonski) at 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

Southern Tag Team Champions 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

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

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

PTPW Heavyweight Champion Colt Derringer will defend the title against Jerry Lawler at the Prime Time Pro Wrestling event in Columbus, GA

September 13th
OECW will be having a show in Wichita Falls, 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 3rd
A. J. Styles is among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Lowell, MA

October 4th
A. J. Styles is among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Glens Falls, NY

October 5th
A. J. Styles is among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Plattsburgh, NY

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

ACW Heavyweight Champion Scott Summers (not the one from Oklahoma wrestling) defends the title in a Triple Threat Match against J. T. LaMotta and Jimmy Jacobs at Anarchy Championship Wrestling/IWA Texas' "Evolution of The Revolution 2008" event in San Antonio, TX

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 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 Irondale, AL. For more info, go to GCWpro.com.

Jeff Jarrett, Angelina Love, and Velvet Sky will be appearing and signing autographs at Darien Lake Amusement Park in Darien Center, NY

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 13th
Bill Mercer will be honored at the IHW event in Fort Worth, 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 18th - Mitch Carter
August 19th - Tim Horner
August 20th - Cade Sydal, Chiquita Suzuki
August 23rd - Jack Legacy, Rico Suave
August 24th - Randy Price

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