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Oklahoma Scoop

Posted: Sep 28th 2008 By: mikeiles

NEWS
On July 27th, The Honky Tonk Man almost had his index finger of his right hand severed during a public appearance before an Ultimate Championship Wrestling show in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada. As Honky told the story, he was doing an appearance at Boston Pizza in Charlottetown several hours before the show when someone wanted to take a photo with him with both men clashing guitars. When the guitars collided, the neck of Honky's guitar turned and sliced into Honky's finger, almost severing it. Honky was immediately taken to Queen Elizabeth Hospital where doctors stitched the finger and bandaged it. Honky made his appearance at the Ultimate Championship Wrestling show several hours later. He was unable to wrestle his scheduled match due to the injury and was replaced by Trash Canyon, whom he managed from ringside. Honky, although injured and in obvious pain, sang his theme song twice in the ring and was a consummate professional. Honky is scheduled to see a hand surgeon on Monday. His injured finger is not healing properly. For video concerning this, you can visit YouTube.com/watch?v=iXGUkhJYt0g.

CMT has released the first look at Hulk Hogan's "Celebrity Championship Wrestling" reality TV show that will start airing next month. The ten celebrities participating will be split in two teams, Teem Beefcake - led by Brutus 'The Barber' Beefcake - and Team Nasty - headed by Nasty Boys' Brian Knobbs. Judges will be Eric Bischoff, Jimmy Hart, and Hulk Hogan himself as every week they will start eliminating celebrities until only one remains and gets declared the CCW champion. A real wrestling title belt has been created for the show which looks impressive in the three and a half minute trailer. There are cameos by Rob Van Dam and Bill Goldberg, the latter of whom takes a bump after a garbage can shot to the head. Goldberg did say he was training for a one-time return to pro-wrestling, so one would speculate it could be with this group if Bischoff and Hogan have their way and launch a promotion off this series. The trailer contains a lot of drama and a lot of wrestling training including celebs going through tables and working normal matches in front of a crowd. You can check the full trailer at Wrestling-Online.com/news/general/Hogan_CCW_trailer.shtml.

Despite rumours to the contrary, Brent Albright was not seriously injured at the ROH show last weekend

Ric Flair was working on a deal with Coca-Cola on the possibility of working with them in the southeast part of the country. Apparently the deal is now off the table.

According to a note on WrestlingObserver.com, Ric Flair is scheduled to appear at the NWA-OK event in Tulsa. To our knowledge, that is not true. He is only scheduled for the NWA Pro event in Robstown, TX, where he will accept his NWA Hall of Fame induction award.

Jim Ross has written the foreword for an upcoming book about Danny Hodge, written by Mike Chapman. The book should be released in about two months.

There is a possibility that Jim Ross might be doing a piece for ESPN during the week of the Oklahoma-Texas game on October 11th. It is not a done deal but is promising. If it can be finalized, it would air on "College Gameday".

Freddy Prinze, Jr. is adapting into the WWE creative mix well, working the same schedule as most creative team members, and getting along with everyone thus far. There are those in the company already surprised he has adjusted to the new working environment. Prinze, Jr., along creative team members Christopher DeJosephs and John Carle, suggest segments for the television shows, and Michael Hayes decides on which should be pitched to Vince McMahon for his approval.

Speaking of Michael Hayes, the Wrestling Observer Newsletter reports that the former Freebird is still on good behavior and said to be dealing well with the stress.

Jack Swagger has been added to the ECW roster page.

The line-up for WWE's forthcoming Eddie Guerrero DVD has been released. Among the matches are Guerrero vs. Ric Flair for the WCW United States Title (Hog Wild PPV, 8-10-96) and Team Angle (Shelton Benjamin & Charlie Haas) vs. Los Guerreros (Eddie & Chavo, Jr.) for the WWE Smackdown World Tag Team Title (Backlash PPV, 4-27-03). On the European version of the DVD, the entire broadcast of RAW from November 14, 2005, the night after Eddie died, which featured a match between Ric Flair and William Regal, will be included. Also on the discs are interviews with Jim Ross (about Eddie's arrival in WCW), Jerry Lawler (about the Frogsplash finisher) and Chavo Guerrero, Sr. (about the family rivalry between Eddie & Chavo, Jr.)

Booker T vs. A. J. Styles vs. Christian Cage is currently in the plans for TNA's "Bound for Glory" pay-per-view event.

TNA announced that Jeff Jarrett was upset over comments that Kurt Angle had made in the UK Sun last week and would be addressing it on "TNA iMPACT!". Yes, on Impact. Angle said things like there were too many multi-person and stipulation matches, that King of the Mountain was absurdly complicated, and that it was stupid to have convoluted finishes to "protect the losers". That should be a fun interview.

Jody Hamilton (AKA The Assassin) was a guest on "The Wrestling Hotseat" last Monday night. To hear the interview, click here.

Congratulations goes out to Carnage who just surpassed 6 months as GPCW Heavyweight Champion. He defeated Slash in a Hardcore Match to win the title on March 29th in Cache.

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RECENT RESULTS
September 20th
Doug Somers defeated Ken Timbs Jr. at the Southern Extreme Championship Wrestling event in Bremen, GA. In other matches, Brad Armstrong & Bulldog Raines vs. Colt Derringer & Josh Stone ended in a Double Countout.

Anthony Wayne defeated Violent T by submission at the United States Wrestling Organization/ATL Wrestling event in Nashville, TN. Later in the evening, Kid Dynamite defeated Wayne.

Double Trouble (Chris James & Tony Vega) defeated SCW Tag Team Champions James Claxton & Dusty Wolfe by DQ at the Southern Championship Wrestling event in Beeville, TX

September 22nd
Kelly Kelly defeated WWE World Women's Champion Beth Phoenix (w/ WWE Intercontinental Champion Santino Marella) in a non-title match at the "WWE RAW" live telecast in Cincinnati, OH

Finlay defeated Jack Swagger at the WWE/ECW house show in Bowling Green, OH

September 24th
Jim Duggan defeated Charlie Haas at the WWE house show in Bilbao, Spain. In other matches, Mickie James & Candice Michelle defeated Katie Lea Burchill & WWE World Women's Champion Beth Phoenix.

Finlay defeated Jack Swagger at the WWE/ECW house show in Lisbon, Portugal

September 25th
Jim Duggan defeated Charlie Haas at the WWE house show in Madrid, Spain. In other matches, Mickie James & Candice Michelle defeated Katie Lea Burchill & WWE World Women's Champion Beth Phoenix.

Finlay defeated Jack Swagger at the WWE/ECW house show in Barcelona, Spain

September 26th
Jim Duggan defeated Charlie Haas at the WWE house show in Barcelona, Spain. In other matches, WWE World Women's Champion Beth Phoenix defeated Mickie James and Katie Lea Burchill in a Triple Threat Match.

Finlay defeated Jack Swagger at the WWE/ECW house show in Innsbruck, Austria

Jay Lethal & One Warrior Nation defeated Demolition at the Pro Wrestling Syndicate event in Yonkers, NY. Later in the evening, Demolition vs. The Latin American Dream & Danny Demanto ended in a No-Contest due to interference from Reality Check (Kevin Matthews, Devin Moore, & Tommy Suede).

Seven (w/ Charming Charles) vs. T. J. Harley ended in a Double DQ at the United States Wrestling Organization event in Nashville, TN. In other matches, Snake Lewis (w/ Charming Charles) vs. Michael Jablonski ended in a No-Contest when Lewis attacked referee Mark Owen.

September 27th
Festus (w/ Jesse) defeated Jack Swagger at the WWE/ECW house show in Munich, Germany. In other matches, ECW World Champion Matt Hardy defeated Mark Henry (w/ Tony Atlas) in a No DQ Match.

A. J. Styles defeated TNA World X Division Champion Abdul Bashir in a non-title match at the TNA house show in Miami, FL

September 28th
Jim Duggan defeated Charlie Haas at the WWE house show in Paris, France. In other matches, Mickie James & Candice Michelle defeated Katie Lea Burchill & WWE World Women's Champion Beth Phoenix.

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UPCOMING MATCHES
September 29th
A. J. Styles, Christian Cage, & Jay Lethal take on Booker T & Team 3D (Brother Ray & Brother Devon) at the "TNA iMPACT!" TV taping in Orlando, FL

September 30th
WWE World Women's Champion Beth Phoenix takes on WWE World Divas Champion Michelle McCool at the "WWE Smackdown!" TV taping in Green Bay, WI

October 3rd
Al Snow is among the stars scheduled for the 3KWrestling event in Limerick, PA

A. J. Styles is among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Lowell, MA

Bushwacker Luke is among the stars scheduled for the Top Rope Promotions event in Fall River, MA

Tracy Smothers is among the stars scheduled for the Caution High Risk Wrestling event in Wabash, IN

October 4th
Al Snow & Lodi 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 Global Wrestling Alliance/Wrestling And Respect's "All or Nothing" event in Lima, OH

APW Universal Heavyweight Champion Oliver John takes on Adam Thornstowe in a non-title match at the All Pro Wrestling "Gym Wars" event in Hayward, CA

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

Gary Gram takes on Phil Lawrence in a Fans Bring The Weapons Match at the Mid-States Wrestling event in Harrison, AR. Also scheduled to appear are Southern Tag Team Champions The Old School Express (Jake Boulder & Jason Jones), Michael Barry, Jack Legacy, Dustin Heritage, Shane Morbid, Brieanna Bringle, Mike Iles, and many more.

Cast-Iron Cothern is among the stars scheduled for the Insane Wrestling League event in Anaheim, CA

Baby Doll is among the stars scheduled for the Power Pro Wrestling event in Little River, SC

Chase Stevens is among the stars scheduled for the All American Pro Wrestling event in Herrin, IL

NWA World Champion Adam Pearce (w/ C. Edward VanderPyle) defends the title against Brent Albright at the NWA Pro event in Robstown, TX

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

WWE World Women's Champion Beth Phoenix defends the title against Candice Michelle at WWE's "No Mercy" pay-per-view event in Portland, OR. In other matches, ECW World Champion Matt Hardy defends the title against Mark Henry (w/ Tony Atlas).

October 9th
Ricky Morton takes on Mr. Hughes at the Rome Georgia Wrestling event in Rome, GA

October 10th
Mick Foley is among the stars scheduled for the Big Time Wrestling event in Chicopee, MA

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

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 17th
3XW Tag Team Champion Mark Sterling (w/ 3XW Commissioner Todd Countryman) takes on Ryan Cruz in a Grudge Match at 3XW's "Bam-O-Ween" event in Des Monies, IA

Kamala is among the stars scheduled for the East Coast Pro Wrestling event in Edison, NJ

October 18th
Kamala is among the stars scheduled for the East Coast Pro Wrestling event in Brooklyn, NY

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

A. J. Styles is among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in St. Louis, MO

High Society (Al Farat & Thomas Trump) are among the stars scheduled for the Texas Wrestling Federation event in Gonzales, TX

Al Snow and Samu are among the stars scheduled for the National Wrestling Federation event in Bridgewater, PA

October 26th
A. J. Styles is among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Cape Girardeau, MO

Nikolai Volkoff is among the stars scheduled for Superstar Pro Wrestling's "Killer Kowalski Memorial Show" event in Malden, MA

November 8th
The Rock-N-Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson) and The Midnight Express (no word as to which combination of members) are among the stars scheduled for the NWA Mid-Atlantic event in Asheville, NC

Bobby Eaton is among the stars scheduled for the "Night of the Superstars" event in Waynesboro, VA

Cheerleader Melissa is among the stars scheduled for the Pro Wrestling Revolution event in San Jose, CA

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

Chase Stevens is among the stars scheduled for the Warriors 4 Christ event in San Antonio, TX

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

NCW Heavyweight Champion King Kahluha defends the title against Ricky Morton in a Steel Cage Match at the National Championship Wrestling event in York, PA

December 13th
Southern Tag Team Champions The Old School Express (Jake Boulder & Jason Jones), Team Cothern (Cast-Iron Cothern & Shane Morbid), Michael Barry, Jack Legacy, Dustin Heritage, Gary Gram, Brieanna Bringle, and Mike Iles are among the stars scheduled for the Mid-States wrestling event in Harrison, AR


-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
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 4th
Mick Foley will be appearing from 12 noon to 2pm at Steiner Sports Memorabilia at Roosevelt Field Mall in Garden City, NY. For more info, call (516) 739-0580.

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.

Bill Mercer will be honored at the IHW event at the Worth Heights Community Center in Fort Worth, TX. Also scheduled to appear is Skandar Akbar, Marc Lowrance, and many more.

Ric Flair will be inducted into the NWA Hall of Fame at the NWA Pro event at the RMB Fairgrounds in Robstown, TX. For more info, go to RMBFairgrounds.com.

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, Stevie Richards, Pierre of The Quebecers (AKA Jean Pierre Lafitte), Super Nova, Cherry, Giant Silva, Jason Knight, Justin Credible, Paul Roma, Jim Powers, Col. DeBeers, 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.

Jerry Lawler will be appearing starting at 3:45pm at the University of Central Arkansas tailgate party in Conway, AR

Sting is among the stars scheduled for the TNA "Bound For Glory" Fan Fest in Chicago, IL

October 12th
Nikolai Volkoff and The Iron Sheik will be signing autographs from 1pm to 3pm at The Wrestling Universe in Whitestone, NY. For more info, call (718) 746-0010.

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.

Al Snow, Jasmin St. Claire, and The Zombie will be appearing at the "Spooky Empire Halloween Horror Convention" at the Wyndham Orlando Hotel & Resort in Orland, FL. For more info, call 1-800-421-8001

October 18th
Nikolai Volkoff, Bruno Sammartino, and Tito Santana will be signing autographs from 3pm to 5pm at FYE inside Christiana Mall in Newark, DE. For more info, go to MySpace.com/BKEntertainment2.

Ric Flair will be signing autographs from 12 noon to 2pm at the Docaster Dome in Doncaster, England

Terry Taylor will be conducting a wrestling seminar from 12 noon to 4pm at the American Legion Hall in White River Junction, VT. The cost is $75 if paid by October 11th and $100 if paid October 12th or later. For more info, go to SlamTechWrestling.com.

Charlie Haas will be signing autographs from 3pm to 5pm at the Time-Warner booth at The State Fair of Texas in Dallas, TX

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

October 25th
Ric Flair will be signing autographs from 1pm to 3pm at Schewel's Furniture Store in Roanoke, VA. For more info, call (540) 366-7246.

October 25th & 26th
The Honky Tonk Man and Virgil will be appearing at "Advebture Con" at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, AZ. For more info, call (702) 408-0495.

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 8th
Nikolai Volkoff, The Blue Meanie, Spike Dudley, and Axl Rotten will be signing autographs from 6pm to 7pm prior to the World Wide Wrestling Alliance event at St. Joe's Gym in Hazleton, PA. For more info. go to WorldWideWrestlingAlliance.com.

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

November 15th
Terry Funk, Mick Foley, The Highlanders (Robbie McAllister & Rory McAllister), O. D. B., and many more will be signing autographs starting at 5:30pm at Heavy On Wrestling's "Have a Funkin' Nice Day" event at the University of Wisconsin-Superior in Superior, WI. For more info, go to HeavyOnWrestling.com.

Jason Jones will be appearing at Mid-States Promotions' "Boxing Fight Night" event in Harrison, AR

November 22nd
Ric Flair will be signing autographs at Pro Championship Wrestling's "4 Ever Flair" event in Oak Lawn, IL

December 13th & 14th
Ric Flair, King Kong Bundy, Hulk Hogan, Bryan Clark, Virgil, 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

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.

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UPCOMING BIRTHDAYS
September 30th - Dredd, Flamon Raymon
October 1st - Hector Guerrero
October 2nd - Kobra Chris, Waldo Von Erich
October 3rd - Don Fargo
October 4th - Bobby Fulton, Dick Hutton, Jay Strongbow, Jr.


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

Tags: Honky Tonk Man, Bill Goldberg, Brent Albright, Ric Flair, NWA-OK, NWA, Jim Ross, Danny Hodge, WWE, Michael Hayes, Jack Swagger, ECW, Charlie Haas, Jerry Lawler, Chavo Guerrero, Sr., A. J. Styles, TNA, Jeff Jarrett, Jody Hamilton, Assassin, Carnage, GPCW,