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Posted: Mar 23rd 2009 By: mikeiles

NEWS
With the death of Andrew "Test" Martin over the weekend, WWE announced the next Hall of Fame inductees on the WWE.com website instead on Monday Night RAW. The Von Erichs - to be inducted by their long time arch rival Michael Hayes of The Fabulous Freebirds - are the latest to be added to the class of 2009. While the dad Fritz passed away in 1997, four of his sons - David, Kerry, Mike, and Chris - all died at a very young age similar to Martin leaving Kevin Von Erich as the only survivor of the family. RAW was held in the state of Texas and since the family is from Texas it would have been a very special moment for the fans but obviously WWE decided to avoid any bad pub and chose to announce them on the website with no mention at all until Smackdown aired last Friday.

On a recent blog, Jim Ross said that WWE would return to Oklahoma in September with Tulsa's BOK Center hosting "RAW" on September 28th and Oklahoma City's Ford Center hosts "Smackdown" and "ECW" on September 29th. The date tickets go on sale for both events have yet to be announced.

In a radio interview on KNBR in San Francisco, Ted DiBiase said one of the reasons Vince McMahon introduced the Wellness Policy was to help avoid premature deaths in the wrestling business. DiBiase didn't specifically mention Andrew Martin but said Vince's biggest fear was getting another call that one of his wrestlers had died. When asked about steroids he said they are still widespread in the business and guys use them to enhance their look and help with the heeling of injuries. He said he stopped using them in the 80s when a doctor told him that if he was born with cancer or any other dormant illness, the steroids could speed up the process. One of the hosts brought up Jake Roberts. DiBiase said he thinks Roberts would still be involved today with WWE if he could control his addictions. On "The Wrestler", he said he recently watched the movie alone, and when his wife asked him what he thought, he said that if any of their friends saw it they would ask them why on earth they would let their kids get involved in wrestling. He said the movie shows what can happen if people make the wrong decisions. To listen to the interview in its entirety, click here.

Regarding plans for the ECW Championship at WrestleMania XXV, well, there aren't any. Unless plans change just before the show (or they do a dark match), ECW World Champion Jack Swagger will not be defending his belt at the pay-per-view. Vince McMahon lost faith in Swagger after his lackluster outing with Finlay at last month's "No Way Out" pay-per-view. While McMahon still wants to push him, they don't feel he's ready for live television quite yet. Had McMahon decided on letting Swagger compete at WrestleMania, his opponent would have been Evan Bourne. As a result, he will be left off the card too. In another sign indicating the company has no plans on having an ECW Championship match take place at WrestleMania, company officials opted to make next week's edition of "ECW on Sci Fi" an "All-Divas" special promoting the 25-Diva Battle Royal instead of building towards something regarding the ECW Championship at the event. Following next week's show, there will only be one week to go and almost no time to build up an ECW match at WrestleMania. WWE wanted to make use of next week's episode of ECW to at least promote something relevant regarding WrestleMania, hence the "All-Divas" special.

Chris Jericho vs. Jimmy Snuka, Ricky Steamboat, and Roddy Piper in a 3 on 1 match has been removed from the WrestleMania website. According to reports, there has been a change of heart again from Vince McMahon concerning this match and we should know more on tonight's Raw.

Mickey Rourke was under the impression that Ric Flair would face Chris Jericho at Wrestlemania. Either he was working people, or as WWE often does, the company is booking on the fly.

Reid Flair, son of WWE Hall of Famer Ric Flair, was arrested on March 4th in Mecklenburgh County, North Carolina and charged with driving while intoxicated.

In an interview withGiantBomb.com, Sgt. Slaughter was asked about Vince McMahon's blackballing of Randy Savage over the past few years. He put Savage over for having a great mind for the business saying he would love to see him and Vince bury the hatchet. He said that Savage did something bad in the past that got under the skin of Vince.

Former "Survivor" winner Jenna Morasca has been added to the TNA superstar page so in the next week or two look for Mick Foley to announce her as the new female investor.

There have been internet reports speculating on the status of Cute Kip and Jacqueline in TNA, since neither were brought to Orlando, FL for the "Destination X" pay-per-view on Sunday. Jacqueline did appear on the road with Beer Money, Inc. before the PPV. Kip was not in the corner of the Beautiful People at the PPV, leading to online rumors that they may not be re-signed. The decision was made by Dixie Carter to take James, Jacqueline, and Roxxi off television. Apparently the decision was not well received, and the blame was shifted to the feet of Jeff Jarrett. There was speculation that Kip wasn?t brought in for the PPV as a cost cutting measure, which isn?t the case since he lives in the Orlando area.

Shane Douglas returned to wrestling on March 13th in front of 300 fans at an NWA On Fire show in Roselle, NJ. He pinned Little Guido in what would have been his first match in more than five years. He cut a promo after the match talking about how he regretted disrespecting the NWA World Title at "The Night the Line Was Crossed", an infamous ECW show back in 1994.

Bill Watts was recently added to the list of starts appearing at the NWA Wrestling Legends Fanfest Weekend August 6th through 9th in Charlotte, NC. Watts will also be the guest speaker at the Sunday morning worship service.

Ruth Leitman's "Lipstick & Dynamite, Piss & Vinegar: The First Ladies of Wrestling" film is now available to watch for free online. It features Gladys "Killen" Gillem, The Fabulous Moolah, Mae Young, Judy Grable, Millie Stafford, and Jody Hamilton (AKA The Assassin), among others. To view the movie, click here.

In a MySpace bulletin on Monday last week, Striker said "I want to give out a big Thank You to Aaron Neil for giving me a great title match yesterday at MSWA. As of right now it looks like that very well will be my final match. I had a great time and enjoyed every moment of it." He continued saying "Now I want to say thanks to all of my fans who have supported me over the years. I hope to be in front of all of you once again. Last but definitely not least I want to say thanks to all my friends in this business. You guys have made the last 11 years a blast!!!"

Oklafan would like to congratulate Sylvia Richmond on her recent marriage.

Oklafan congratulates TAP Tag Team Champions The Innovators, who celebrated 1 year as champions on March 22, 2009.

Oklafan was saddened to learn of the death of Steve Doll who passed away March 22, 2009 in Tennessee at the age of 44. Doll found his greatest success from 1987-1992 in the Pacific Northwest territory, where he held the PNW Heavyweight Title 4 times and the PNW Tag Team Titles 18 times with 5 different partners. The most successful of those pairings was with Rex King. They were originally known as The Southern Rockers. They entered the WWF in 1993 as Well Dunn, with King renamed Timothy Well, and Doll renamed Steven Dunn. While they never rose very high on the card, they did have a brief feud with The Bushwhackers. Doll also teamed successfully with Reno Riggins, known as The Tennessee Volunteers and later as The Main Event they held the NWA World Tag Team Titles for 5 days in 2000. Doll holds several places in wrestling trivia. He was one of the members of the team to oppose the Blade Runners in their UWF debut. He was also the last USWA Southern Champion. He also was wrestling Mike Enos on "WCW Monday Nitro" when Scott Hall came through the crowd and made his his WCW debut, thus beginning the nWo angle. Doll has 1 confirmed Oklahoma appearance for MSW in Oklahoma City on February 11, 1986, where he teamed with Dave Peterson and lost to the Masked Superstars. He had been on life support and his family made the decision to remove him from his ventilator. Oklafan extends its condolences to Doll's family and friends.

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RECENT RESULTS
March 13th
Doug Somers defeated Josh Storm at the Folkstyle Championship Wrestling event in Carrollton, GA

The Honky Tonk Man defeated Doink the Clown (not the one from Oklahoma) by DQ at the Alabama Wrestling Federation event in Loxley, AL. Later in the card, The Honky Tonk Man & Carlos D'Angelo defeated Cameron McAllister & Doink the Clown.

March 14th
Bobby Eaton defeated Jeff Justice at the Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling event in Gastonia, NC. In other matches, Ricky Morton & Reid Flair (w/ Ric Flair) defeated Buff Bagwell & Rikki Nelson.

March 16th
Kelly Kelly, Mickie James, & WWE World Women's Champion Melina defeated Jillian Hall, Layla, & Beth Phoenix (w/ Santino Marella & Rosa Mendes) at the "WWE RAW" live telecast in San Antonio, TX. In other matches, Montel Vontavious Porter, CM Punk, & Kofi Kingston defeated Kane, Shelton Benjamin, & Mark Henry (w/ Tony Atlas). In a match taped for "ECW on SciFi", Shelton Benjamin & Mark Henry (w/ Tony Atlas) defeated Montel Vontavious Porter & Christian. In a pre-show dark match, Mike Knox defeated Charlie Haas.

Jeff Jarrett & Mick Foley defeated Kurt Angle & TNA World Champion Sting at the "TNA iMPACT!" television taping in Orlando, FL

March 17th
Justin O'Day (w/ Tony Lacassio) defeated Ricky Morton at the United Wrestling Association event in Seymour, TN

March 20th
ECW World Champion Jack Swagger defeated Christian at the WWE/ECW house show in Rolla, MO. In other matches, Beth Phoenix (w/ Santino Marella) defeated Mickie James, Charlie Haas defeated Santino Marella (w/ Beth Phoenix), and Finlay (w/ Hornswoggle) defeated Mark Henry (w/ Tony Atlas) in a Belfast Brawl.

Claudio Castagnoli defeated Jerry Lynn and Brent Albright by submission at the Ring of Honor event in Elizabeth, PA when Lynn tapped out to Castagnoli's Crowbar

Jim Duggan & Jay Jaillet defeated Jalil Salaam & Gregory Edwards at the Top Rope Promotions event in Fall River, MA

March 21st
ECW World Champion Jack Swagger defeated Christian at the WWE/ECW house show in Topeka, KS. In other matches, Beth Phoenix (w/ Santino Marella) defeated Mickie James, Charlie Haas defeated Santino Marella (w/ Beth Phoenix), and Finlay (w/ Hornswoggle) defeated Mark Henry (w/ Tony Atlas) in a Belfast Brawl.

Brent Albright defeated Claudio Castagnoli by DQ at the Ring of Honor event in New York, NY

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THIS WEEK'S OKLAHOMA EVENTS
NWA Oklahoma
Friday, March 27th
Ringling High School Multi-Purpose Building
Ringling, OK
Bell Time 7:30pm

Compound Pro Wrestling
Saturday, March 28th
Sheridan Avenue Christian Church
Tulsa, OK
Bell Time 8pm

Impact Zone Wrestling
Saturday, March 28th
The Impact Arena
Lawton, OK
Bell Time 7pm

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UPCOMING MATCHES
March 24th
Tracy Smothers is among the stars scheduled for the United Wrestling Association event in Seymour, TN

March 25th
Anthony Wayne takes on Randall Shane at the Southern Pro Wrestling event in Clarksville, TN

March 26th
Jeff Jarrett takes on Kurt Angle in a Grudge Match in the main event of the TNA house show in Brookings, SD. Also scheduled to appear is TNA Legends Champion A. J. Styles and many more.

March 27th
Jeff Jarrett takes on Kurt Angle in a Grudge Match in the main event of the TNA house show in in Rochester, MN. In other matches, TNA Legends Champion A. J. Styles defends the title against Abdul Bashir.

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

The Cold Front (Al Snow, Glacier, & Iceberg) are entered in CHIKARA's Trios Tournament in Philadelphia, PA

March 28th
Jeff Jarrett takes on Kurt Angle in a Grudge Match in the main event of the TNA house show in Spencer, IA. Also scheduled to appear is TNA Legends Champion A. J. Styles and many more.

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

Baby Doll is among the stars scheduled for the SCW event in Paulsbo, WA

Greg Valentine takes on Sgt. Slaughter at International Wrestling Cartel's "Night of Legends" event in Elizabeth, PA. In other matches, Jim Duggan takes on One Man Gang.

Abdullah the Butcher is among the stars scheduled for the NWA Charlotte event in Charlotte, NC

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

Greg Valentine and Ric Flair are among the stars scheduled for the Big Time Wrestling event in Webster, MA

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

April 3rd
Mick Foley, Jeff Jarrett, and A. J. Styles are among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Thibodaux, LA

Brent Albright takes on Claudio Castagnoli, ROH World Tag Team Champion El Generico, and NWA World Champion Blue Demon Jr. in a Four Corner Survival Match at Ring of Honor's "Take No Prisoners" pay-per-view taping in Houston, TX

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).

Al Snow is among the stars scheduled for the Championship Pro Wrestling event in Scranton, PA

ACW Institutional Champion Zane Morris defends the titles against Joey Kincaide at Asylum Championship Wrestling's 100th event in Colorado Springs, CO. In other matches, Mitch Carter (w/ Veronica) takes on Dander Dean, and Josh Evans & Tristan Gallo take on Rob Ryzin & Dallas Murdoch. Plus, Chris Matthews, Angel Williams, John O'Malley, and Brandon Bishop will be inducted into the ACW Hall of Respect. Also scheduled to appear is Steve Williams and many more.

Abdullah the Butcher takes on Hannibal at the Northern Championship Wrestling event in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. This match is being billed as Abdullah's last match in Canada.

The Oklahoma/Mexico Connection (Doberman & Pablo Chuco) take on The Righteous Knights (Livewire & Pendragon) for the vacant NAWA Tag Team Titles at the North American Wrestling Allegiance event in Waxahachie, TX

April 5th
Beth Phoenix is one of the entrants in the Miss Wrestlemania 25 Diva Battle Royal at WWE's "WrestleMania 25" pay-per-view event in Houston, TX

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

Reid Flair & David Flair (w/ Ric Flair) take on Masked Superstar & Mr. Florida at a benefit wrestling show sponsored by Highspots.com in Charlotte, NC. Also, Roddy Piper hosts a special "Piper's Pit".

Jim Duggan is among the stars scheduled for the 2CW event in Watertown, NY

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

MSPW Tag Team Champions 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, and Max McGuirk takes on Blake Albright.

Cast-Iron Cothern takes on Willie Mack in the IWL Anarchy Title Tournament Finals at Insane wrestling League's "New Era 4" event in La Habra Heights, CA

A. J. Styles is among the stars scheduled for the 2CW event in Syracuse, NY

Jim Cornette is among the stars scheduled for the NWA Charlotte event in Charlotte, NC

April 17th
A. J. Styles is among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Elmira, NY

Brent Albright is among the stars scheduled for the Ring of Honor event in Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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
Brent Albright is among the stars scheduled for the Ring of Honor event in Markham, Quebec, Canada

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

J. T. LaMotta is one of the entrants in the 2nd annual Texas J-Cup event in San Antonio, TX

Jake Roberts is among the stars scheduled for the Vintage Wrestling event in Sanford, FL

The Old School Express (Jason Jones & Jake Boulder), Gary Gram, Michael Barry, and Dustin Heritage are among the stars scheduled for the Mid-States Wrestling event in Mountain Home, AR

April 19th
TNA World Champion Sting defends the title against Mick Foley at TNA's "Lockdown" pay-per-view event in Philadelphia, PA. Also scheduled to appear are TNA Legends Champion A. J. Styles, Jeff Jarrett and many more.

April 24th
Jeff Jarrett is among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Cleveland, OH

Ric Flair and Jerry Lawler are among the stars scheduled for Northeast Wrestling's "Spring Slam" event in Newburgh, NY

April 25th
Jeff Jarrett is among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Youngstown, OH

Jim Neidhart is among the stars scheduled for Pro Wrestling Unplugged's "DAMN...New Beginnings" event in Voorhees, NJ

Ted DiBiase, Chris Masters, Steve Williams, Tito Santana, Eugene, The Honky Tonk Man, George Steele, Greg Valentine, and Terri Runnels will be appearing at a wrestling convention and show at Vinewood Community Church in Lodi, CA

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

Al Farat takes on The Atomic Dogg in a Dover Street Fight at the Mid-South Pro Wrestling event in Dover, AR. In other matches, Rick Sweetan (w/ Boyd Bradford) takes on Mark Johnson in a Grudge Match. If Sweetan wins, Wilson must bow before sweetan. If Wilson wins, he gets 5 minutes alone with Bradford. Also scheduled to appear are MSPW Tag Team Champion Reckage & Romance (Matt Riviera & Jeff Jett), Max McGuirk, and many more.

April 26th
Jeff Jarrett & Samoa Joe take on Kurt Angle & Scott Steiner at the TNA house show in Columbus, OH

May 1st
Al Snow is among the stars scheduled for the Extreme World Wrestling event in Liverpool, England

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

Cheerleader Melissa is among the stars scheduled for the Shimmer Wrestling event in Berwyn, IL

May 3rd
Cheerleader Melissa is among the stars scheduled for the Shimmer Wrestling event in Berwyn, IL

May 8th
SPW Heavyweight Champion Franco D'Angelo defends the title against Bash at the Southern Pro Wrestling event in Longview, TX. In other matches, Spoiler 2000 takes on Tim Storm.

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

May 16th
ECW World Champion Jack Swagger defend sthe title against Christian at the WWE/ECW house show in Bloomington, IL

Mick Foley is among the stars scheduled for Mr. Chainsaw Productions Wrestling's "Battle Ground III" 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.

May 23rd
WWE World Women's Champion Melina defends the title against Beth Phoenix at the WWE house show in West Valley City, UT

May 24th
ECW World Champion Jack Swagger defends the title against Christian at the WWE/ECW house show in Las Cruces, NM

May 29th
A. J. Styles takes on Shannon Moore at the ECHO Pro Wrestling event in Sartell, MN

Jerry Stubbs, Robert Fuller, and Jimmy Golden are among the stars scheduled for the "Farewell 2 Legends" event in Dothan, AL

May 30th
A. J. Styles is among the stars scheduled for the Echo Pro Wrestling event in Sartell, MN

June 5th
Shane Douglas, Little Guido, & Danny Doring take on Danny Inferno, Don Montoya, & Dave Greco at the NWA On Fire event in Roselle, NJ

June 12th
Ric Flair is among the stars scheduled for the Ring of Honor event in Manassas, VA

June 26th
Ric Flair is among the stars scheduled for the Ring of Honor event in Detroit, MI

June 27th
The Honky Tonk Man is among the stars scheduled for the Championship Pro Wrestling event in Scranton, PA

August 9th
Jerry Lawler is among the stars scheduled for the NWA Indiana event in Lafayette, IN

August 21st
Ted DiBiase is among the stars scheduled for the Scottish Wrestling Entertainment event in Perth, Scotland

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AUTOGRAPHS & APPEARANCES
March 24th
Ric Flair will be signing autographs from 6pm to 8pm at WalMart Supercenter #818 in Panama City Beach, FL. For more info, call (850) 234-1989.

March 27th
Ric Flair, Reid Flair, The Honky Tonk Man, Greg Valentine, Tito Santana, Spike Dudley, Justin Credible, Jay Lethal, John Cena Sr., Bob Backlund, 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.

Jason Jones will be appearing at the Mid-States Promotions MMA event at the Fairgrounds Indoor Expo Building in Harrison, AR

March 28th
Shane Douglas, Tommy Dreamer, Beulah McGillicutty, 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 bWo (The Blue Meanie, Super Nova, & Stevie Richards), Meng, Kanyon, Jason Knight, The Barbarian (not the Oklahoma wrestler), Mad Man Pondo, Chastity, Lenny Lane, Rude Boy, Colin Delaney, Juventud Guerrera, Lizzy Valentine, Bob Backlund, John Finnegan, Don E. Allen, Scott Hall, Terry Funk, Jake Roberts, Tito Santana, Angel Orsini, Kid Kash, Joel Gertner, Gillberg, Ian Rotten, Mickie Knuckles, and Barry Hardy 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.

Paul Orndorff and King Kong Bundy will be signing autpgraphs from 1pm to 3pm at Retro Fitness in Wilmingtin, DE. For more info, call (302) 473-8697.

March 29th
Ric Flair will be hosting a wrestling seminar from 1pm to 3pm at the Webster Town Hall in Webster, MA. Cost is $200 per person. For more info, go to FlairSeminar.com.

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.

Al Snow will be conducting a seminar at the Eastern Wrestling Alliance Training Centre in Middle River, MD. Cost is $50.

April 3rd
Sting, Booker T, Sharmell, Kevin Nash, Torrie Wilson, Christy Hemme, Samoa Joe, Sid Vicious, Jake Roberts, The Beautiful People (Angelina Love & Velvet Sky), Jimmy Hart, Ron Simmons, Tito Santana, Nick Bockwinkel, Rockin' Robin, Baby Doll, and Missy Hyatt will be appearing at "Legends of Wrestling Fanfest" at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, TX. For more info, go to BookerTLOW.com/tickets.shtml.

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 5th
Ric Flair will be signing autographs starting at 8am at "WWE Fan Axcess" in Houston, TX. For more info go to WrestleMania25.com.

April 11th
Shane Douglas, Hillbilly Jim, Victoria, April Hunter, Heidenreich, Test, Francine, Shannon Moore, Paul London, Amber O'Neal, Lanny Poffo, Doink the Clown (not the original, nor the Oklahoma version), Amy Lee, Krissy Vaine, Angel Orsini, Cheryl Bachman, Chuck Palumbo, and Jimmy Snuka are among the stars scheduled to be signing autographs starting at 10am at "South Jersey Fanfest II" at the Holiday Inn in Cherry Hill, NJ. For more info, go to JennysToyChest.com.

Dennis Condrey will be hosting a pro wrestling training seminar for IWF Pro Wrestling at The Butcher Shop in Northglenn, CO. For more info or to reserve your spot, e-mail IWF's promoter and head trainer Tod Kuntzelman at tod@IWFpromotions.com

April 13th
Ric Flair will be appearing at the Masters Celebrity Pro-Am Golf Tournament in North Myrtle Beach, SC

April 17th through 19th
Demolition (Ax & Smash), Nikolai Volkoff, The Iron Sheik, Bobcat, and April Hunter will be appearing at "Chiller Theater Expo" at the Hilton Parsippany in Parsippany, NJ. For more info, call (973) 267-7373.

April 18th
Ric Flair will be signing autographs from 2pm to 4pm at Collectibles Etc. in Charleston, WV. For more info, call (304) 720-6964.

Sgt. Slaughter will be signing autographs from 5pm to 7pm at the York County School of Technology in York, PA prior to the National Championship Wrestling event. For more info, call (717) 817-8022.

Jake Roberts and Glacier will be signing autographs before the show and during intermission of the Vintage Wrestling event at the Sanford Salvation Army Gym in Sanford, FL. Doors open at 6:45pm. For more info, call (407) 272-8298.

April 24th
Ric Flair, Reid Flair, Jerry Lawler, Jimmy Hart, and The Beautiful People (Angelina Love & Velvet Sky) will be signing autographs from 5:30pm to 8pm at Newburgh Free Academy High School in Newburgh, NY prior to the Northeast Wrestling event. For more info, go to NortheastWrestling.com.

April 25th
Dusty Rhodes, Bret Hart, Jim Neidhart, Vicious & Delicious (Scott Norton & Buff Bagwell), Brother Ray, Brother Devon, Spike Dudley, Road Dogg, Billy Gunn, King Mabel, Sir Mo, Trevor Murdoch, Lance cade, Bob Holly, Matt Borne (AKA the original Doink the Clown), Arn Anderson, Dean Malenko, King Parsons, The Heart Throbs (Romero Roselli & Antonio Thomas), Torrie Wilson, The Rock-N-Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson), Armando Estrada, Elijah Burke, Jeanne Basone, Kevin Thorn, Bill DeMott (AKA Hugh Morrus), Ron Simmons, The Nasty Boys (Brian Knobbs & Jerry Sags, w/ Jimmy Hart), Jim Cornette, Lanny Poffo, Dick Kroll, Bart Gunn, Lacey Von Erich, Gangrel, Snitsky, The Boogeyman, Shelly Martinez, Tammy Sytch, and New Jack 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.

Jim Neidhart, Ron Simmons, Gangrel, and many more will be signing autographs during intermission of Pro Wrestling Unplugged's "DAMN...New Beginnings" event at The All Star Club in Voorhees, NJ

Ted DiBiase, Chris Masters, Steve Williams, Tito Santana, Eugene, The Honky Tonk Man, George Steele, Greg Valentine, and Terri Runnels will be appearing at a wrestling convention and show at Vinewood Community Church in Lodi, CA. For more info, call (209) 368-4444.

Jason Jones, Jake Boulder, and many more will be appearing at Langoni's Pizza in Harrison, AR for an after party following the Mid-States Wrestling event held earlier in the evening.

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.

April 26th
Jim Neidhart & Bret Hart will be signing autographs from 12 noon to 2pm at Collector's Realm in Poughkeepsie, NY

Abdullah the Butcher will be signing autographs at the Webster Columbus Center in Rochester, NY

May 9th
Vader, Bret Hart, Rob Van Dam, Kamala, Chris Masters, Justin Credible, Marty Jannetty, Scotty 2 Hotty, Spike Dudley, Fonzie, and many more are among the stars scheduled for "Wrestlefest 2009" at the Newark Convention Center in Newark, CA. For more info, call (510) 494-9648.

May 16th
Ric Flair will serve as Honorary Race Director at the 25th running of the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race at the Lowe's Motor Speedway in Concord, NC. For more info, go to LowesMotorSpeedway.com.

May 30th
Sting, Kurt Angle, Lex Luger, Konnan, Rick Martel, John Nord (AKA The Berzerker), Frenchie martin, Sam Houston, Luna Vachon, Ox Baker, Hillbilly Jim, Ron Garvin, Bob Holly, Rockin' Robin, Kid Kash, Christopher Daniels, Zeus, Debra McMichael 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
Ric Flair will be signing autographs from 6pm to 8pm at Sports Network and Fitness Inc. in Manassas, VA prior to the Ring of Honor event held that night. For more info, go to ROHwrestling.com.

June 12th & 13th
Mick Foley will be appearing at "Adventure Con" at the Knoxville Convention Center in Knoxville, TN. For more info, call (865) 522-5669.

June 19th through 21st
The Honky Tonk Man, Greg Valentine, Leyla Milani, Traci Brooks, and Nidia will be appearing at "Philadelphia Wizard World" at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia, PA. For more info, go to WizardWorld.com/home-PA.html.

June 26th
Ric Flair will be signing autographs from 6pm to 8pm at the Michigan State Fairgrounds & Expo Center "Michigan Mart" prior to the Ring of Honor event. For more infog, go to ROHwrestling.com.

July 30th through August 3rd
Jerry Lawler is hosting "Royal Cruise". There is more information at KingLawlerCruise.com, including a list of fun things you can do on board, such as checking out a book at the library, surfing the Internet, or engaging in "tanning sessions on deck
with The King".

August 6th through 9th
The Killer Bees (B. Brian Blair & Jim Brunzell), Bob Orton, Mr. Fuji, Howard Finkel, Molly Holly, Tommy Rich, Mike Jackson, Slick, Bill Watts, Harley Race, Angelo Mosca, Angelo Mosca Jr., and Jackie Fargo are among the stars scheduled to appear at the NWA Wrestling Legends Fanfest at the Hilton University Place Hotel in Charlotte, NC. For more info, go to NWAlegends.com.

August 7th through 9th
Demolition (Ax & Smash), Ted DiBiase, The Honky Tonk Man, Greg Valentine, Virgil, Jackie Haas, Leyla Milani, Christy Hemme, Jerry Lawler, and Traci Brooks will be signing autographs at "Chicago Wizard World" at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Chicago, IL. For more info, go to WizardWorld.com/guests-ch.html

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UPCOMING BIRTHDAYS
March 23rd - Jesus Rodriguez, Seth Shai
March 24th - Buddy Fuller
March 25th - Jake McCoy
March 27th - Charlie Haas
March 29th - Michael Hayes

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