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Posted: Feb 9th 2009 By: mikeiles

NEWS
It only took six months for the Nature Boy to get involved again! While he won't be wrestling, the sixteen time world champion Ric Flair will be making an appearance on Monday Night RAW tonight, the first since leaving the company in mid last year. Flair left his WWE ambassador role to focus more on making appearances and doing speeches, at the time saying that he wants to do things that he couldn't do while under WWE contract. Going solo, Flair attracted several offers in the thousands of dollars and has been all over the place doing his thing. Now after Jericho insulted Flair for his involvement with Mickey Rourke, the WWE Hall of Famer will respond live and in person on RAW in Oakland, CA. Flair is also scheduled to induct Ricky Steamboat at the Hall of Fame ceremony and will be at WrestleMania XXV

Ric Flair has a deal with baseball card company Donruss to produce a certified autograph card of Flair. "We are extremely excited to be bringing the hobby the first certified autograph cards from one of the most famous professional wrestlers of all time," said Donruss spokesman Scott Prusha. "Given the fact that he?s never had a certified autograph card, we knew he was a great fit for Donruss."

If you want to get a kick out of Ric Flair in his EA game role, check out
GiantBomb.com.

JBL and Matt Striker were guests Saturday at the opening of Charlie Haas and Jackie Haas' new Custom Muscle shop in Frisco, TX. JBL was there representing Layfield Entertainment.

Tuesday night on ESPN radio in New York, when talking about the Rangers retiring the jersey of Adam Graves, host Brandon Tierney talked about who in MSG history hadn't gotten his jersey retired that deserved to. He brought up Hulk Hogan, saying Hogan did more to make wrestling mainstream than anyone and deserves a ceremony and a star on the MSG Walk of Fame. Vince McMahon is the only wrestling personality with such a star. For the next two hours, nobody called up about Graves, even though the show was about him, and people called up about Hogan. Some argued he shouldn't be honored because wrestling isn't a sport. Tierney said Wrestlemania I changed wrestling and if you weren't at the show you can't understand how ground breaking that was. He's right, by the way. Others said McMahon is the only one who deserves a star but Tierney said nobody ever sold out MSG just to see McMahon. Well, if that's the qualification, then Bruno Sammartino should go in before Hogan. Others called up saying Ultimate Warrior should go in, and another said Jimmy Snuka and Don Muraco should go in.

TNA has released a pictures of the DVD cover for "Jeff Jarrett: King of the Mountain". you can view the picture by clicking here. TNAWrestling.com reports that this will be a four disc set which will include a sit down interview and several matches. this will be the "most extensive and loaded" DVD release in TNA Wrestling history. Seventeen tentative matches have been chosen for this DVD plus exclusive interviews with TNA Superstars Sting, Kurt Angle, Scott Steiner, Mick Foley, Booker T and others. Five matches from Jarrett's early career will also be on the DVD.

On this past Friday's episode of "Psych", entitled "Truer Lies", Koko B. Ware was menitioned during a scene when a photo of 2 guys was shown, one of which did resemble Koko and Shawn Spencer said "No, I think that's Koko B. Ware. All he needs is a parrot on his shoulder."

The February 9th appearance of Mickey Rourke & Roddy Piper on "Jimmy Kimmel Live" is actually a repeat of their January 14th appearance.

Season 2 of Bill Goldberg's "Bullrun" is scheduled to premiere on Speed TV on February 19th.

An issue of New York magazine from December talked about James Oladipo Buremoh, a tour bus driver in New York. He claimed in the story to be a king in Nigeria, was a pro wrestler as Ladi the African Tiger, that he was picked out of a crowd by Ernie Ladd to wrestle, worked with Jim Duggan, Andre the Giant and "Dr. Death" Steve Williams, and promoted in Nigeria where he was the Hulk Hogan of Nigeria (apparently not meaning the biggest wrestling star, but the guy who tells the most made up stories).

Many fans and wrestlers have contacted Oklafan.com asking what happened to the AWFUL debut show in Midwest City on January 30th. Oklafan contacted the AWFUL owners and they delivered the following statement: "Despite the frigid conditions of last week's weather, A.W.F.U.L.'s staff was set and ready to go on January 30th. The wrestlers were on their way and it was a meer hour before the doors were set to open...when the plug got pulled. The owner of the facility where the show was happening demanded that the show be shut down. Rumors have been running rampant that the shut down was because certain other wrestling companies in the OK area do not welcome competition and DO NOT want A.W.F.U.L. to be in OKC. However we here at A.W.F.U.L. will not be denied, we pledge to the hundreds of fans that were turned away at the door and to those who pre-purchased their tickets online that we will get a better venue. We WILL be having our debut show very soon. All tickets that were purchased online at OKCtickets.com (now Ticketstorm.com) will be honored at the show. Check back for updates and be there when A.W.F.U.L. Arrives!!!"

Oklafan extends its condolences to Earl Kennedy and his family on the passing of his daughter McKenzie.

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RECENT RESULTS
January 31st
Saint defeated Anthony Wayne at the United States Wrestling Organization/ATL Wrestling event in Nashville, TN

NWA Texas Tag Team Champion High Society (Al Farat & Thomas Trump) defeated NWA-SW/PWF Tag Team Champions The Canadian Sex Pistols (Cody Jones & NWA-SW/PWF Texas Panhandle Champion Shawn Mills) in the main event of the NWA Southwest/Pro Wrestling Federation event in Amarillo, TX. In other matches, Shance Williams defeated Maximus McGuirk, and Shawn Sanders (not the wrestler from Oklahoma) won a Battle Royal for a future title shot at the NWA-SW/PWF Texas Panhandle Title. Other participants included Cody Jones and Maximus McGuirk.

February 2nd
Beth Phoenix (w/ Santino Marella & Rosa Mendez) defeated Candice Michelle at the "WWE RAW" live telecast in St. Louis, MO. In a match taped for "ECW on SciFi", Finlay (w/ Hornswoggle) defeated ECW World Champion Jack Swagger in a non-title match.

February 5th
Samoa Jope defeated Scott Steiner in a match officiated by special guest referee Mick Foley at the TNA house show in Norfolk, VA

February 6th
Finlay (w/ Hornswoggle) defeated ECW World Champion Jack Swagger by DQ at the WWE/ECW house sho win Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. In other matches, WWE RAW World Tag Team Champions John Morrison & The Miz defeated Charlie Haas & Goldust, and Beth Phoenix (w/ Santino Marella) defeated Kelly Kelly.

Nigel McGuinness defeated Brent Albright at Ring of Honor's "Proving Ground '09 Night 1" event in Coral Springs, FL

February 7th
ECW World Chamion Jack Swagger vs. Finlay ended in a No Contest at the WWE/ECW house show in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. In other matches, WWE RAW World Tag Team Champions John Morrison & The Miz defeated Charlie Haas & Goldust, and Beth Phoenix (w/ Santino Marella) defeated Kelly Kelly.

Brent Albright, Roderick Strong, & Eric Stevens defeated Francisco Ciasto & The Dark City Fight Club at Ring of Honor's "Proving Ground '09 Night 2" event in Orlando, FL

Kole Layton King defeated Ricky Morton at the Ericlues Wrestling Promotions event in Bean Station, TN

Saint (w/ Ronnie Vegas) defeated Anthony Wayne at the NWA Cyberslam event in Nashville, TN

Jerry Lawler & Justin Sane defeated Cash Flo & UCW Heavyweight Champion Jeff Crowe (w/ Big E) at the Ultimate Championship Wrestling event in Horse Cave, KY

February 8th
TNA World Champion Sting defeated Kurt Angle & Team 3D (Brother Ray & Brother Devon) at TNA's "Against All Odds" pay-per-view event in Orlando, FL

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THIS WEEK'S OKLAHOMA EVENTS
Great Plains Championship Wrestling
Friday, February 13th
Cahoma Building
Cache, OK
Bell Time 7pm

Compound Pro Wrestling
Saturday, February 14th
Sheridan Avenue Christian Church
Tulsa, OK
Bell Time 8pm

Impact Zone Wrestling
Saturday, February 14th
The Impact Arena
Lawton, OK
Bell Time 7pm

Outlaw Extreme Championship Wrestling
Saturday, February 14th
Kiowa Tribal Complex
Carnegie, OK
Bell Time 7:30pm

Mid-South Wrestling Alliance
Sunday, February 15th
Golden Goose Flea market
Midwest City, OK
Bell Time 2:30pm

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UPCOMING MATCHES
February 9th
Ric Flair is among the stars scheduled for the "WWE RAW" live telecast in Oakland, CA

February 11th
Michael Faith, TARU, & Brother YASSHI take on Keiji Muto, Kaz Hayashi, & Ryuji Hijikata at the All Japan Pro Wrestling event in Tokorozawa City, Japan

February 13th
Michael Faith, Lance Hoyt, & TARU take on Osamu Nishimura, Ryuji Hijikata, & Ryota Hama at the All Japan Pro Wrestling event in Tajimi City, Japan

Ricky Morton takes on Kole Layton King at the Southern States Wrestling event in Kingsport, TN

February 14th
Buff Bagwell & WB Heavyweight Champion Dennis Condrey takes on Stud's Stable (Elix Skipper & Sonny Siaki, w/ Robert Fuller) at the Wrestle Birmingham event in Graysville, AL

Mark Sterling is among the stars scheduled for the WPPF event in Calamus, IA

NWA Charlotte Legends Champion Ivan Koloff (w/ Nikita Koloff) defends the title against The Barbarian (w/ Jeff G. Bailey) in a No DQ Match at NWA Charlotte's "Thorns & Roses event in Charlotte, NC

February 15th
ECW World Champion Jack Swagger defends the title against Finlay at WWE's "No Way Out" pay-per-view event in Seattle, WA

Michael Faith & Lance Hoyt take on Kaz Hayashi & Seiya Sanada at the All Japan Pro Wrestling event in Kyoto City, Japan

February 19th
The Honky Tonk Man is among the stars scheduled for the Great Canadian Wrestling event in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

February 20th
Jeff Jarrett and A. J. Styles are among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Macon, GA

The Honky Tonk Man is among the stars scheduled for the Great Canadian Wrestling event in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada

February 21st
Southern Tag Team Champions The Jet Setters (Dustin Heritage & Jack Legacy), Michael Barry, Jason Jones, Jake Boulder, Mitch Carter, Gary Gram, Mike Iles, and many more are among the stars scheduled for the Mid-States Wrestling event in Harrison, AR

Ric Flair, Ricky Morton, and Bobby Eaton are among the stars scheduled for Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling's "Night of Champions" event in Cheraw, SC

Mark Sterling is among the stars scheduled for the Lethal Wrestling Alliance event in House Springs, MO

Johnny Heisman is among the stars scheduled for Lone Star Wrestling's "King of the Canvas 2009" event in Corpus Christi, TX

February 22nd
The Honky Tonk Man is among the stars scheduled for the Wrestling Super Show event in Cornwall, Ontario, Canada

February 27th
PWP Tag Team Champions The Gentlemen's Club (Mark Sterling & Gage Octane, w/ Todd Countryman) defend the titles against mike Sydal & Zach Thompson at 3XWrestling's "Mardi Gras Brawl" event in Carlisle, IA

February 28th
ECW World Champion Jack Swagger defends the title against Matt Hardy at the WWE/ECW house show in Wilkes-Barre, PA

Ric Flair is among the stars scheduled for the World Stars of Wrestling in Gondomar, Portugal

Demolition (Ax & Smash) takes on Da Heavy Hitters (Mac & Havoc) at the Jersey All Pro Wrestling event in Jersey City, NJ

Cade Sydal is among the stars scheduled for the World Class Extreme Wrestling event in Wadesboro, NC

MSPW Tag Team Champion Reckage & Romance (Matt Riviera & Jeff Jett) defend the titles against The Atomic Dogg & Wes Robinson at the Mid-South Pro Wrestling event in Booneville, AR. In other matches, Rick Sweetan (w/ Boyd Bradford) takes on Mark Johnson. Also scheduled to appear is Gary Gram and many more.

Mark Sterling takes on Mike Sydal at Pro Wrestling Phoenix's "Year of the Phoenix IV" event in Council Bluffs, IA

Kraig Keesaman is among the stars scheduled for a charity wrestling event sponsored by 3XWrestling in Ottumwa, IA

Brandon Bishop, Zane Morris, and Mitch Carter are among the stars scheduled for the Asylum Championship Wrestling event in Colorado Springs, CO

March 6th
Mark Sterling is among the stars scheduled for the Scott County Wrestling event in Davenport, IA

Mitch Carter is among the stars scheduled for the Xtreme Championship Wrestling event in Plano, TX

March 7th
WW Heavyweight Champion Kraig Keesaman defends the title against The Patriot at Whiplash Wrestling's "Shamrock Showdown" event in Mayetta, KS. Also scheduled to appear is WW Mid-America Champion Vash Heartley and many more.

Mark Sterling is among the stars scheduled for the Central Empire Wrestling event in Oskaloosa, IA

March 13th
A. J. Styles is among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Sheperdsville, KY

March 14th
A. J. Styles is among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Cincinnati, OH

Ric Flair is among the stars scheduled for the Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling event in Gastonia, NC

Jerry Lawler, Jim Duggan, and Scotty Charisma is among the stars scheduled for the Northeast Wrestling event in Suffern, NY

Mitch Carter is among the stars scheduled for the Xtreme Championship Wrestling event in Pilot Point, TX

March 20th
Mick Foley and A. J. Styles are among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in San Juan, Puerto Rico

Mark Sterling is among the stars scheduled for the 3XWrestling event in Des Moines, IA

Mitch Carter is among the stars scheduled for the Xtreme Championship Wrestling event in Decatur, TX

Jim Duggan is among the stars scheduled for the Top Rope Promotions event in Fall River, MA

March 21st
Demolition (Ax & Smash), Rhythm & Blues (The Honky Tonk Man & Greg Valentine), and The Genius are among the stars scheduled for Deutsche Wrestling Allianz's "Wrestling Legends Tour" in Rotenburg, Germany

Jason Jones and Mike Iles are among the stars scheduled for the Mid-States Promotions Boxing & Wrestling Supershow in Harrison, AR

Mark Sterling is among the stars scheduled for the
Pro Wrestling Phoenix event in Council Bluffs, IA

Mick Foley and Jim Duggan are among the stars scheduled for the Northeast Wrestling event in Torrington, CT

March 22nd
Demolition (Ax & Smash), Rhythm & Blues (The Honky Tonk Man & Greg Valentine), and The Genius are among the stars scheduled for Deutsche Wrestling Allianz's "Wrestling Legends Tour" in Ochtendung, Germany

Shane Douglas is among the stars scheduled for the Prime Time Wrestling event in Belleville, MI

March 26th
A. J. Styles is among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Sioux Falls, SD

March 27th
A. J. Styles is among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Rochester, MN

Jay Lethal takes on John Walters in a match officiated by special guest referee Ric Flair at the Big Time Wrestling event in Danbury, CT

March 28th
A. J. Styles is among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Spencer, IA

Ric Flair is among the stars scheduled for Highspots.com/Northeast Wrestling's "Wrestlefest XIII" event in Bristol, CT

March 29th
Jay Lethal takes on John Walters in a match officiated by special guest referee Ric Flair at the Big Time Wrestling event in Webster, MA

GWF Southern States Heritage Champion Anthony Wayne defends the title against Rob Scott at the Grace Wrestling Federation event in Williamstown, KY

April 1st
Ricky Morton is among the stars scheduled for the "Gypsy Joe Tribute Show" in Charleston, WV

April 3rd
Mark Sterling is among the stars scheduled for the Scott County Wrestling event in Davenport, IA

April 4th
Jeff Jarrett and A. J. Styles are among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in New Orleans, LA

Kamala is among the stars scheduled for the Dreamwave Wrestling event in LaSalle, IL

PWE Heavyweight Champion Harker Dirge defends the title against Al Snow at Professional Wrestling Entertainment's "April Fool's 2009" event in Springfield, IL. In other matches, Mark Sterling takes on Trauma, and Tracy Smothers & Joey Grunge vs. Sage Ramsey & Dareian Frost vs. El Magnifico & Carnage (not the Oklahoma wrestler).

Brandon Bishop, Zane Morris, and Mitch Carter are among the stars scheduled for the Asylum Championship Wrestling event in Colorado Springs, CO

April 10th
Mark Sterling is among the stars scheduled for the Central Empire Wrestling event in Wellman, IA

April 11th
Mark Sterling is among the stars scheduled for the Pro Wrestling Phoenix event in Council Bluffs, IA

April 17th
Mark Sterling is among the stars scheduled for the 3XWrestling event in Des Moines, IA

Al Snow is among the stars scheduled for the Independent Championship Wrestling event in Salisbury, Australia

April 18th
Al Snow is among the stars scheduled for an independent wrestling show in Sydney, Australia

Mark Sterling is among the stars scheduled for the Lethal Wrestling Alliance event in House Springs, MO

Jerry Lawler, Mick Foley, and Jim Duggan are among the stars scheduled for the Northeast Wrestling event in Honesdale, PA

Mitch Carter is among the stars scheduled for the Xtreme Championship Wrestling event in Pilot Point, TX

Sgt. Slaughter is among the stars scheduled for the NCW event in York, PA

April 24th
Ric Flair is among the stars scheduled for the North East Wrestling event in Newburgh, NY

May 2nd
NWA Texas Heavyweight Champion Michael Faith is among the stars scheduled for the NWA Showcase event in Tyler, TX

May 15th
Ric Flair is among the stars scheduled for the Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling event in Lincolnton, NC

May 16th
Mick Foley is among the stars scheduled for the Mr. Chainsaw Productions Wrestling event in Kalkaska, MI

Demolition (Ax & Smash) take on The Heartbreak Express (Sean Davis & Phil Davis) at Pro Wrestling Xtreme's "Uncensored" event in Orlando, FL. In other matches, King Kong Bundy issues an open challenge.

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AUTOGRAPHS & APPEARANCES
February 14th
Nikita Koloff, Ivan Koloff, Awesome Kong, and Tommy Young will be signing autographs from 5:30pm to 6:30pm at Prime Sirloin at NWA Charlotte's "Valentine's Dinner". This special offer to attend is only open to the first 100 fans to arrive at the restaurant. For more info, go to NWAcharlotte.com.

February 20th
Sting will be signing autographs from 7pm to 9pm at the Carl Casper Auto Show at the Kentucky Fair and Exposition Center in Louisville, KY. For more info, go to CarlCasper.com.

February 21st
Jake Boulder, Jason Jones, Dustin Heritage, 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.

February 27th through March 1st
Al Snow, Traci Brooks, and Christy Hemme will be appearing at "MegaCon 2009" at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, FL. For more info, go to MegaConvention.com.

The Honky Tonk Man, Greg Valentine, and Dawn Marie are among the stars scheduled for the "San Francisco WonderCon" at the Moscone Center South in San Francisco, CA

March 6th
Jerry Lawler, Jim Duggan, and Koko B. Ware will be signing autographs from 6pm to 8:30pm at the Peoria Rivermen hockey game at the Peoria Civic Center in Peoria, IL. For more info, go to Rivermen.net.

March 14th
Jerry Lawler, Big Daddy V, Jim Duggan, Snitsky, Nunzio, Velvet Sky, and many others will be appearing from 5:30pm to 7:30pm at Suffern High School in Suffern, NY prior to the Northeast Wrestling event. For more info, call (845) 357-3800.

March 21st
Rikishi will be signing autographs from 1pm to 3pm at George's Cards & Collectibles in Levittown, PA. For more info, call (215) 943-2475.

Mick Foley, Big Daddy V, Jim Duggan, The Beautiful People (Velvet Sky & Angelina Love) and many more will be signing autographs from 5:30pm to 7:30pm at Torrington High School in Torrington, CT prior to the Northeast Wrestling event. For more info, call (845) 357-3800.

March 27th
Ric Flair, Reid Flair, The Honky Tonk Man, Greg Valentine, Tito Santana, Spike Dudley, Justin Credible, Jay Lethal, John Cena Jr., and many more will be signing autographs from 6pm to 8pm at the Danbury Arena in Danbury, CT prior to the Big Time Wrestling event. For more info, go to Big-Time-Wrestling.com.

March 28th
Shane Douglas, Joey Styles, Danny Doring, Roadkill, Big Sal, Raven, Francine, The Sandman, Justin Credible, Mikey Whipwreck, Steve Corino, Axl Rotten, Balls Mahoney, Chris Chetti, Sunny, Little Guido, The Blue Meanie, Super Nova, Stevie Richards, Scott Hall, Terry Funk, Jake Roberts, Tito Santana, Chastity, and Angel Orsini are among the stars scheduled for WrestlingMarx Promotions' "Hardcore Reunion" at Merchants Square Outlet Mall in Allentown, PA. For more info, go to WrestlingMarx.com or MySpace.com/WrestlingMarx.

Ric Flair, Jimmy Hart, Velvet Sky, and many more will be signing autographs from 5pm to 7:30pm at Bristol Central High School in Bristol, CT prior to the Northeast Wrestling event. For more info, go to NorthEastWrestling.com.

March 29th
Ric Flair, Reid Flair, Justin Credible, John Cena Sr., and many more will be signing autographs from 3pm to 5pm at Webster Town Hall in Webster, MA prior to the Big Time Wrestling event. For more info, go to Big-Time-Wrestling.com.

April 4th
Kamala will be signing autographs at the LaSalle Knights of Columbus in LaSalle, IL prior to the Dreamwave Wrestling event. For more info, go to DreamwaveWrestling.com.

April 11th
Shane Douglas, Test, Francine, Shannon Moore, Hillbilly Jim, Paul London, Krissy Vaine, Angel Orsini, Cheryl Bachman and many more will be signing autographs from 10am to 3pm at "South Jersey Fanfest II" at the Holiday Inn in Cherry Hill, NJ. For more info, go to JennysToyChest.com.

April 17th through 19th
Al Snow, Mick Foley, and Bobcat will be appearing at "Chiller Theater Expo" at the Hilton Parsippany in Parsippany, NJ. For more info, call (973) 267-7373.

April 25th
Dusty Rhodes, Vicious & Delicious (Scott Norton & Buff Bagwell), Team 3D (Brother Ray & Brother Devon), Spike Dudley, Road Dogg, Billy Gunn, King Mabel, Sir Mo, Trevor Murdoch, Lance Cade, Matt Borne, Jim Cornette, Lanny Poffo, Gangrel, Kid Kash, Bill DeMott, Ron Simmons, The Nasty Boys (Brian Knobbs & Jerry Sags), Jimmy Hart, Kid Kash, and Snitsky are among the stars scheduled for "Signamania IV" at Bucks County Technical High School in Fairless Hills, PA. For more info, call (215) 949-1700.

April 25th & 26th
Mick Foley will be appearing at "Steel City Con" at the Pittsburgh Indoor Sports Arena in Pittsburgh, PA. For more info, go to SteelCityCon.com.

May 30th
Sting, Kurt Angle, Lex Luger, Konnan, John Nord, Frenchie Martin, Sam Houston, Ox Baker, Rick Martel, Rockin' Robin, and many more will be appearing at "Legends of the Ring VIII" at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Monroe, NJ. For more info, go to LegendsOfTheRing.com.

June 12th & 13th
Mick Foley will be appearing at "Adventure Con" in Knoxville, TN

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UPCOMING BIRTHDAYS
February 10th - Chris Adams, Eric Fantabulous
February 13th - Baby Doll
February 14th - Daniel Flynn, Ky-ote Joe

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