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Posted: Apr 6th 2009 By: mikeiles

NEWS
During the commercial break before the Jerry Lawler vs. Chris Jericho match on last Monday's "WWE RAW", Lawler got on the mic and explained why he didn't help Ric Flair last week. He said Flair had pride and he knew he wouldn't want the help of anyone despite getting a brutal beating at the hands of the former Undisputed champion. Lawler added that he saw Flair take worse beatings and "The Naitch" will be back.

The WWE Hall of Fame came and was gone pretty quickly as those doing the introductions and the inductees had a time limit. Just across the stage a big countdown timer was there to let the Superstars know when they had to wrap it up, something which wasn't done in previous years. Last year, Ric Flair went way over the limit and Triple H had to constantly tell him to close. The major problem was that while Flair was talking, the show was airing on USA Network on a delay and the WWE production crew had to edit on the fly. Everyone basically kept to their limit except for Bill Watts who went over the limit by three times as much. Even Vince McMahon and Steve Austin had their time limits on although Austin went over by a few, but not as much as Watts.

The Associated Press had a story regarding WrestleMania which a lot of online newspaper websites picked up giving WWE some extra free advertising going in their most important weekend of the year. The story was done with the help of WWE Hall of Famer Hulk Hogan, who was interviewed over the phone for it. Hogan talked about slamming Andre the Giant, his match with The Rock at WrestleMania 18, and other WM moments. "It's kind of interesting, that was going to be the nail in my coffin. It turned out to be the fountain of youth for me," Hogan said referring to how the fans at the Sky Dome reacted to him at WrestleMania 18. You can read the full article by clicking here.

On Monday's episode of "Entertainment Tonight", they showed Mary Hart ringing the bell at Wrestlemania 3 and a clip of Hogan vs. Andre the Giant. Also they showed backstage footage of Dwayne Johnson at Nickelodeon's Kid's Choice Awards.

Tazz has finished up with WWE after last week's Smackdown and is no longer with the company. His commentary on last week's Smackdown was his last. Apparently he was upset over Vince McMahon always yelling at him much like Mick Foley and Jonathan Coachman were and decided not to re-sign.

The fan website of Beth Phoenix (BethPhoenix.org) has shut down after the webmaster received a cease and desist letter from WWE. Apparently WWE has sent cease-and-desist letters to a number of fan-owned Diva fansites, including mickie-vibe.org, lillian-garcia.net, katieleafan.com, jillian-hall.net, k-waters.org and glamour-divas.com. Most of those are due to WWE owning the trademarks for the character names.

16 WWE Superstars, Legends and Divas participated in the annual THQ Superstar Challenge with Legends of WrestleMania being the game played this time around. The challengers were Cody and Dusty Rhodes, Ted DiBiase - both father and son - Sgt. Slaughter, CM Punk, Michelle McCool, Beth Phoenix, Finlay, Hornswoggle, Nikki and Brie Bella, Brian Kendrick, Ezekiel Jackson, Kofi Kingston and Evan Bourne. The finals saw Kofi defeating Cody Rhodes for the title but then Shelton Benjamin - who won several of these THQ challenges in the past - came out and the two squared off in a champion vs champion match to which Kofi came out the winner again. Shelton then shook Kingston's hands after their match but told him he still has a lot to go to reach him when it comes to tournament winnings.

WWE Classics in May will be built around Hispanic and Latino Legends focusing on Eddie Guerrero, plus matches will include Hulk Hogan vs. Sting and Shawn Michaels vs. Owen Hart

TNA has confirmed they will hold an event in Oklahoma City on May 21st at the Coca-Cola Bricktown Events Center. Tickets go on sale Friday, April 10th online at TicketStorm.com, at Oklahoma City area Party Galaxy locations, or by phone at 1-866-966-1777. Listed as appearing live at the event are Mick Foley, Scott Steiner, Samoa Joe, TNA World Tag Team Champions Beer Money Inc. (James Storm & Robert Roode), Rhino, The Beautiful People (Angelina Love & Velvet Sky), Cute Kip, Matt Morgan, Taylor Wilde, Abyss, TNA World X Division Champion Suicide, The Latin American Xchange (Homicide & Hernandez), Jay Lethal, Abdul Bashir, Eric Young, and many more. As always, card subject to change.

Shane Douglas announced he'll be promoting an ECW reunion show in November entitled "November to Remember". When WWE finds out, it won't be called that. Douglas was part of an unofficial ECW convention last past weekend in Allentown, PA. Joey Styles and Tommy Dreamer attended the event during the weekend and both joked they would fired for being there. Other names who were booked or showed up included The Sandman, Balls Mahoney, Axl Rotten, Stevie Richards, Nova, Blue Meanie, Chris Chetti, Joel Gertner, Raven, Terry Funk, Scott Hall, Bob Backlund, Mikey Whipwreck, Kid Kash, Francine, Tammy Sytch and Beulah.

Eric Bischoff and Mick Foley were guests on last Friday's edition of TSN's "Off The Record". Host Michael Landsberg was knocking the WWE for deaths in wrestling and Bischoff was trying his best to put across that WWE isn't to blame and asked the question if the federal government can't regulate prescription drugs from licensed physicians, how can anyone expect the WWE to solve that problem? Landsberg said he thinks the real issue was WWE creating a workplace where guys are taking pain killers because they are in constant pain. Bischoff countered saying there are plenty of guys who work the WWE schedule without abusing pain killers. Lansburg then talked about pain killers being used recreationally specifically listing Vicodin and somas because Vince has his wrestlers working hundreds of days a year. Bischoff said guys who are abusing pills aren’t doing it to work a schedule, they’re doing it to numb the brain and get a buzz like heroin junkies. When Foley came on Landsberg asked him why guys are so unwilling to publicly criticize Vince. Foley said he has always felt he could criticize Vince even when he worked for him. He noted that he is very critical of Vince in his upocoming book and doesn't expect he will ever work for WWE again. When asked what advice he would give to younger guys new to the business Foley said they need to be realistic, that only a small percentage make it big time, and to look after their money. He plugged his match with Sting at Lockdown and that was pretty much it. You can view the interview in its entirety here.

There is a new movie that will be released in the future entitled "Wrestling-Then & Now" and will star Killer Kowalski, Nikolai Volkoff, Don Arnold, Homicide, Louie Ramos, Tiger Khan, and independent wrestlers for the East and West Coast.

The movie "Universal Soldier: The Return" starring Bill Goldberg will be released on BluRay on April 14th.

Towards the end of Hillbilly Jim's "Moonshine Matinee" last week on both Sirius and XM satellie radio, he announced the "Hometown of the Week" next week will be Lone Wolf, OK. This is just something Jim does every week along the lines of David Letterman's "home office" used to be in a town somewhere in the United States.

Oklafan is searching for results for the 3CW show that was held in Temple, OK over the weekend. If anyone has those results, please contact us.

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RECENT RESULTS
March 28th
Sgt. Slaughter defeated Kamala at the International Wrestling Cartel event in Franklin, PA. In other matches, Jim Duggan defeated One Man Gang.

March 29th
Mongoose defeated Shane Douglas by reverse decision at the Lehigh Valley Wrestling event in Allentown, PA

March 30th
Chris Jericho defeated Jerry Lawler by submission at the "WWE RAW" live telecast in Dallas, TX. In a match taped for "ECW on SciFi", Kane & Mark Henry (w/ Tony Atlas) defeated Christian & Finlay (w/ Hornswoggle)

TNA World Champion Sting defeated Samoa Joe by DQ at the "TNA iMPACT!" television taping in Orlando, FL. In other matches, Scott Steiner defeated TNA Legends Champion A. J. Styles in a non-title match, and The Motor City Machine Guns (Chris Sabin & Alex Shelley) defeated Mick Foley in a First Blood Handicap Match.

April 3rd
Claudio Catagnoli defeated Brent Albright, ROH Tag Team Champion El Generico, and NWA World Champion Blue Demon Jr. in a Four Corner Survival Match at Ring of Honor's "Supercard of Honor IV" event in Houston, TX. In other matches, Kamala vs. Bobby Dempsey ended in a No Contest when both wrestlers attacked Shane Hagadorn, and Bushwacker Luke & Grizzly Redwood defeated Don Juan & Andy Dalton.

April 4th
Brent Albright defeated Claudio Castagnoli and NWA World Champion Blue Demon Jr. in a 3-Way Match at the Ring of Honor event in Houston, TX. In other matches, Rhett Titus defeated Bushwacker Luke.

Matt Riviera defeated Wes Robinson at the Pro Wrestling Alliance event in Parkin, AR. Later in the card, Chas Cardington defeated Riviera.

Matt Seeker defeated Doink the Clown at the Full Effect Wrestling event in Tyler, TX. in other matches, Spoiler 2000 defeated FEW Southern Heritage Champion Khan by DQ.

April 5th
Chris Jericho defeated Jimmy Snuka, Roddy Piper, and Ricky Steamboat (w/ Ric Flair) in an Elimination Match at WWE's "WrestleMania 25" pay-per-view event in Houston, TX. In other matches, Santino Marella won a 25 Diva Battle Royal that included Beth Phoenix to be crowned Miss WrestleMania.

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THIS WEEK'S OKLAHOMA EVENTS
Compound Pro Wrestling
Saturday, April 11th
Sheridan Avenue Christian Church
Tulsa, OK
Bell Time 8pm

Impact Zone Wrestling
Saturday, March 11th
The Impact Arena
Lawton, OK
Bell Time 7pm

Sooner World Class Wrestling
Saturday, March 11th
The Underground Arena
Oklahoma City, OK
Bell Time 7:30pm

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UPCOMING MATCHES
April 9th
Ric Flair is among the stars scheduled for the Ring of Honor event in Philadelphia, PA

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
PWP Tag Team Champions The Knights of Fire (Jaysin Strife & Vic Victory) defend the titles in a Four Team Elimination Match against Mark Sterling & Brett Young, Preston Maxwell & Zac James, and Jimmy Rockwell & Ricky Kwong at Pro Wrestling Phoenix's "Open Contract" 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. Also scheduled to appear is Max McGuirk and many more.

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 & Tyler Black take on Claudio Castagnoli & Jimmy Jacobs at the Ring of Honor event in Montreal, Quebec, Canada

3XW Tag Team Champions The Gentlemen's Club (Mark Sterling & Gage Octane) and Kraig Keesaman are among the stars scheduled for 3XWrestling's "April Showers...OF POWER!" 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 the Australasian Wrestling Federation's "PsychoticSlam" event 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 National Championship Wrestling 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

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

A. J. Styles takes on Chris Steele at Prairie Wrestling Alliance's 8th Anniversary event in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

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, Steve Williams, and The Honky Tonk Man are among the stars scheduled for a wrestling event 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 Wilson 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.

AAPW Tag Team Champion The LONRs (Mark Sterling & Darrien Sanders) defend the titles against The Money Makin' Jam Boys at the All American Pro Wrestling event in Nashville, IL

A. J. Styles takes on Randy Myers at the Prairie Wrestling Alliance's 8th Anniversary event in Calgary, Alberta, Canada

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

PGW Heavyweight Champion Brian Anthony defends the title against Jim Duggan at Power & Glory Wrestling's "Fists, Flags, & 2X4s" event in Strattford, CT

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

Missy Hyatt is among the stars scheduled for Deaf Wrestlefest event in Edgewood, PA

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
TNA Legends Champion A. J. Styles and Jeff Jarrett are among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Florence, SC

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

TNA Legends Champion A. J. Styles and Jeff Jarrett are among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Greenville, NC

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 17th
TNA Legends Champion A. J. Styles and Jeff Jarrett are among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Fayetteville, NC

May 18th
Beth Phoenix is among the stars scheduled for the "WWE RAW" live telecast in Louisville, KY

May 21st
Mick Foley is among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Oklahoma City, OK

May 22nd
Mick Foley is among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Amarillo, TX

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
TNA Legends Champion A. J. Styles is among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Abbottsford, British Columbia, Canada

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

June 6th
TNA Legends Champion A. J. Styles is among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Penticton, British Columbia, Canada

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

June 29th
Roddy Piper is among the stars scheduled foer the Big Time Wrestling event in Danbury, CT

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

August 30th
A. J. Styles is among the stars scheduled for the Prime Time Wrestling event in Belleville, MI

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AUTOGRAPHS & APPEARANCES
April 6th
Mick Foley and Terri Runnels will be signing autographs from 5pm to 7pm at the Potawatomi Casino in Milwaukee, WI

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, April Hunter, and Francine 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, Glacier, and Shawn Spears (formerly known as Gavin Spears) 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.

Mick Foley, Jerry Lawler, Big Daddy V, Jim Duggan, Velvet Sky, and many more will be signing autographs from 5:30pm to 7:30pm prior to the Northeast Wrestling event at the Wayne County YMCA in Honesdale, PA. For more info, go to NortheastWrestling.com.

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
The Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey), Bret Hart, Jim Neidhart, Vicious & Delicious (Scott Norton & Buff Bagwell), Dusty Rhodes, Brother Devon, Brother Ray, Spike Dudley, Road Dogg, Billy Gunn, Trevor Murdoch, Lance Cade, Bob Holly, Matt Borne (AKA the original Doink the Clown), Bill Watts, Shelly Martinez, Tammy "Sunny" Sytch, The Gangstas (New Jack & Mustafa), Arn Anderson, Dean Malenko, King Parsons, Scotty 2 Hotty, The Heartthrobs (Romeo Roselli & Antonio Thomas), Torrie Wilson, The Rock-N-Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson), Armando Alejandro Estrada, Elijah Burke, Jeanne Basone, Lanny Poffo, Dick Kroll, Bart Gunn, Lacey Von Erich, Brickhouse brown, Gangrel, Chilly Willy, 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.

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 1st
Jim Duggan will be signing autographs at The Baldwin Center in Strattford, CT prior to the Power & Glory Wrestling event. For more info, call (203) 385-4050.

May 9th
Vader, Bret Hart, Rob Van Dam, Kamala, Chris Masters, Justin Credible, Marty Jannetty, Scotty 2 Hotty, Spike Dudley, Fonzie, Paul London, Lena Yada, Pat Patterson, O. D. B., Gorgeous George (AKA George Frankenstein) 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, Eric Bischoff, Pat Patterson, Kurt Angle, Lex Luger, Konnan, Rick Martel, John Nord (AKA The Berzerker), Frenchie Martin, Sam Houston, Luna Vachon, Zeus, Ox Baker, Steve Keirn, Billy Jack Haynes, Hillbilly Jim, Ron Garvin, Tony Anthony, Johnny Stamboli, Little Guido (AKA Nunzio), Chuck Palumbo, Colin Delaney, Bushwacker Luke, Kanyon, Afa Jr. (AKA Manu), Nidia, Sean Waltman, Carlos Colon, Madison Rayne, Debra McMichael, Bob Holly, Rockin' Robin, Kid Kash, Christopher Daniels, Mike McGuirk, Dick Kroll, 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, Ted DiBiase, Demolition (Ax & Smash), Virgil, 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
Bill Watts, Jackie Fargo, Angelo Mosca, Angelo Mosca Jr., Harley Race, Steve Keirn, Bob Orton, Mr. Fuji, Howard Finkel, The Killer Bees (B. Brian Blair & Jim Brunzell), Molly Holly, Tommy Rich, Mike Jackson, Manny Fernandez, Baby Doll, Jimmy Valiant, Jeff Jarrett, Debra McMichael, Slick, and Bugsy McGraw 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
April 6th - Bobby Dalton, Ivan the Terrible, Lady Leather
April 8th - Ciclon Negro
April 10th - Percival Pringle III


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

Tags: Jerry Lawler, WWE, Ric Flair, Bill Watts, Andre the Giant, Mick Foley, Beth Phoenix, Dusty Rhodes, Ted DiBiase, Sgt. Slaughter, Sting, TNA, Shane Douglas, ECW, Nikolai Volkoff, Bill Goldberg, 3CW, Bobby Dalton, Ivan the Terrible, Lady Leather, Ciclon Negr