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Posted: Apr 13th 2009 By: mikeiles

NEWS
The Honky Tonk Man had this to say about his WrestleMania 25 weekend: "To all my fans, I had a great time at the WrestleMania & HOF weekend events. I was humbled to be with such greats of wrestling history and to be part of history. I was honoured and very excited to induct Koko (Koko B. Ware) into the Hall of Fame and I hope you all enjoyed it. I made sure to take my time so the words I spoke were absorbed by the fans and to make sure the induction was for Koko and not about HTM. I'd also like to say thank you to every Diva, wrestler, Legend, Hall of Famer and office personnel who showed me nothing but the up most respect."

Bret Hart did a radio interview over the weekend noting Dory Funk Jr. asked him to induct the Funks into the WWE Hall of Fame. He agreed to, but knew it would never happen as he was told Vince McMahon had already picked Dusty Rhodes to induct them. When asked about Shawn Michaels talking about him in WWE Magazine, he said he didn't think he would want to put Michaels into the Hall of Fame saying it was quite a stretch but would be open to clearing the air with him. He also said he had spoken to Vince about putting out another DVD.

WWE Hall of Famers Ric Flair and Dusty Rhodes were approached about assuming the role of Smackdown general manager. Flair turned down what is believed to be a $250,000 deal. Stephanie McMahon called Rhodes about the gig. At his age and size, Rhodes is not in favor of going back on the road, which is the main reason he left WWE creative to work full-time in Tampa with the developmental roster.

The Houston Chronicle ran a story on their front page last Monday and put over the performances by Shawn Michaels and Undertaker and called John Cena's WWE World Title win at least the 12th world title win in the city, mentioning Bronko Nagurski in 1939, Jack Brisco in 1973 and Steve Austin in 2001. To read the story, click here.

Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top fame was hanging out with Michael Hayes over WrestleMania weekend. Hayes is on vacation until the WWE Draft. Hopefully he had a better night after 'Mania this year than he did last year.

Long-time Memphis announcer and promoter Cory Maclin is running for Shelby County clerk as a Democrat in 2010. The Memphis Daily News has a story on it at
MemphisDailyNews.com/editorial/Article/aspx?id=41793. Some of you may remember his business partner Jerry Lawler several years back running for Mayor of Memphis. That campaign was hilarious in a lot of ways.

Mick Foley was a guest on "The Danny Bonduce Show" on April 8th. You can listen to the interview of download the podcast at the WYSP-Philadelphia website by clicking here.

The Philadelphia Inquirer has a story on Kurt Angle building up Lockdown at Philly.com/Inquirer/Magazine/20090409_Kurt_Angle_wrestles_on.html. He noted that when it was brought up he's listed in wrestling magazines as being 6-2, "Everyone in wrestling is four inches shorter than the program says they are." He said that TNA rotates its wrestlers in and out "except for me." For the first time, he also conceded age, saying, "I'm getting too old for this. I'm 40 and I've got 32 years of wrestling, quote unquote, amateur and pro, under my belt." He said he didn't like wrestling as a kid except for Roddy Piper and Paul Orndorff.

TNA's "Jeff Jarrett: King of the Mountain" is out next week on DVD. If you're a Jarrett in TNA fan it's a can't miss -- four discs of wrestling, interviews, etc

The first 200 people to order the new Jeff Jarrett DVD from [url]=http://www.shoptna.com]ShopTNA.com[/url] will receive it personally signed by Jarrett himself.

Part of the reason Ric Flair is working with Ring of Honor is to help son Reid to get a regular gig with the promotion to gain experience.

Shane Douglas is having to move his planned ECW reunion show on November 7th in Philadelphia to a new date as the Arena is booked for a comedy show that night and wasn't available. The new date will be announced shortly at FinalChairShot.com.

Autographed copies of The Oklahoma Shooter: The Dan Hodge Story are now available for purchase at TeamDannyHodge.com.

Angel Williams, Chris Matthews, John O'Malley, and Brandon Bishop were all inducted into Asylum Championship Wrestling's Hall of Respect on April 4th at their show in Colorado Springs, CO. To view their induction ceremony videos, click here.

According to last week's NWA-OK blog, Dane Griffin and Jerry Bostic have been released from the company. Griffin won a 10 Man Battle Royal at the NWA-OK show in Ringling on May 27th to earn a title shot at the NWA Oklahoma Heavyweight Title in June. With his release, NWA-OK will have to name a new contender to the title for champion Spoiler 2000 to face.

According to a recent MySpace bulletin, Bobby Burns has opened a pro wrestling school at his home in Inola. The bulletin states that you will training with Burns himself along with Standing Bear, The Great Bolo, Brandon Groom, Terry Montana, and many more Anyone interested should contact Bobby Burns himself.

J. T. LaMotta and Quinten Allen are guests on tonight's "IndyWarz Radio". They will be talking about the upcoming Texas J-Cup Tournament. The show starts at 8pm Central and you can listen to the show at the Indywarz website at BlogTalkRadio.com/IWradio.

Oklafan is looking for the results from the IZW show on April 4th. If you have those results, please send them to us.

Oklafan would like to congratulate Randy Price on the birth of his son Wesley on April 7th.

Oklafan would like to extend its condolences to the family and friends of Dustin Heritage on the passing of his grandfather.

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RECENT RESULTS
April 3rd
The Oklahoma/Mexico Connection (Doberman & Pablo Chuco) defeated The Righteous Knights (Livewire & Pendragon) to win the vacant NAWA Tag Team Titles at the North American Wrestling Allegiance event in Waxahachie, TX

April 4th
Steve Williams, Brandon Bishop, Chris Matthews, John O'Malley, & Angel Williams defeated Jeremy Quinn, Michael Barry, Joshua Michael, ACW Institutional Champion Zane Morris & ACW Tag Team Champion Epic in the main event of the Asylum Championship Wrestling event in Colorado Springs, CO. In other matches, Lars Manderson & ACW Tag Team Champion Epic defeated Suicide Tuesday (Jeff Koz & Cam Burnquist), Tristan Gallo & ACW Cruiserweight Champion Josh Evans defeated Rob Ryzin & Dallas Murdock, and Mitch Carter (w/ Veronica Vance) defeated Danger Dean.

Anthony Wayne defeated Chris Norte at the United States Wrestling Organization/ATL Wrestling event in Nashville, TN

Hannibal defeated Abdullah the Butcher at the Northern Championship Wrestling event in Montreal, Quebec, Canada

April 6th
Santino Marella defeated Beth Phoenix (w/ Rosa Mendes) at the "WWE RAW" live telecast in Houston, TX

April 9th
Claudio Castagnoli defeated Brent Albright at the Ring of Honor television taping in Philadelphia, PA

April 10th
Brent Albright & Colt Cabana defeated Claudio Castagnoli & Ernie Osiris at the Ring of Honor television taping in Philadelphia, PA

Reid Flair & David Flair (w/ Ric Flair) defeated Mr. Florida & Masked Superstar at the Highspots.com event in Charlotte, NC

April 11th
Willie Mack defeated Cast-Iron Cothern in a tournament final to win the vacant IWL Anarchy Title at the Insane Wrestling League event in La Habra Heights, CA

Aaron Eagle vs. Spoiler 2000 ended in a No Contest at the Insane Hardcore Wrestling Entertainment event in Fort Worth, TX. In other matches, SB-1 defeated Balls Ryder.

MSPW Tag Team Champions Reckage & Romance (Matt Riviera & Jeff Jett) defeated The Atomic Dogg & Gary Gram at the Mid-South Pro Wrestling event in Booneville, AR. Earlier in the card, Gram defeated Max McGuirk. in other matches, Rick Sweetan (w/ Boyd Bradford) defeated Dustin Anderson, Wes Robinson defeated MSPW Tag Team Champion Matt Riviera, and Mark Johnson defeated Rick Sweetan (w/ Boyd Bradford).

Cade Sydal defeated Akeem Knox at the World Class Extreme Wrestling event in Wadesboro, NC

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THIS WEEK'S OKLAHOMA EVENTS
Great Plains Championship Wrestling
Friday, April 17th
Cahoma Building
Cache, OK
Bell Time 7:30pm

Tornado Alley Pro
Friday, April 17th
Youth Central
Muskogee, OK
Bell Time 8pm

Compound Pro Wrestling
Saturday, April 18th
Sheridan Avenue Christian Church
Tulsa, OK
Bell Time 8pm

Impact Zone Wrestling
Saturday, March 18th
The Impact Arena
Lawton, OK
Bell Time 7pm

Outlaw Extreme Championship Wrestling
Saturday, April 18th
Comanche Community Center
Walters, OK
Bell Time 7:30pm

Mid-South Wrestling Alliance
Sunday, April 19th
Golden Goose Flea Market
Midwest City, OK
Bell Time 2:30pm

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UPCOMING MATCHES
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 takes on Jimmy Rave at 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

Anthony Wayne takes on Kid Dynamite at the United States Wrestling Organization/ATL Wrestling event in Nashville, TN

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

Adam Thornstowe, Lusther the Legend, Oliver John, & Raven takes on Babi Slymm, Tony Jones, K-Dubb, & Tagaloa at the Fog City Wrestling event in San Francisco, CA

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, Brandon Groom takes on Scott Murdoch, and 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.

Jim Duggan is among the stars scheduled for the Border City Wrestling event in Chatham, Ontario, Canada

May 9th
Jim Duggan is among the stars scheduled for the Border City Wrestling event in Morrisburg, Ontario, Canada

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 27th
WWE World Women's Champion Melina defends the title against Beth Phoenix (w/ Santino Marella) at the WWE house show in Monterrey, Mexico. In other matches, Charlie Haas takes on Eric Escobar.

May 28th
Charlie Haas & Goldust takes on John Morrison & The Miz at the WWE house show in Monterrey, Mexico. In other matches, WWE World Women's Champion Melina defends the title against Beth Phoenix (w/ Santino Marella).

May 29th
Charlie Haas & Goldust vs. John Morrison & The Miz vs. Cody Rhodes & Ted DiBiase Jr. in a Triple Threat Match is scheduled for the WWE house show in Queretaro, Mexico. In other matches, WWE World Women's Champion Melina defends the title against Beth Phoenix (w/ Santino Marella).

Jeff Jarrett is among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Pueblo, CO

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
WWE World Women's Champion Melina defends the title against Beth Phoenix (w/ Santino Marella) at the WWE house show in Mexico City, Mexico. In other matches, Charlie Haas takes on Mike Knox.

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

June 2nd
TNA Legends Champion A. J. Styles is among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Nampa, ID

June 3rd
TNA Legends Champion A. J. Styles is among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Kennewick, WA

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

The Full Blooded Italians (Little Guido & Tracy Smothers) takes on The Blue World Order (The Blue Meanie & Super Nova) at an independent wrestling show promoted by Francine in Philadelphia, 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 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.

Mick Foley will be signing autographs at First Energy Stadium in Reading, PA at the Reading Phillies baseball game. For more info, call (610) 375-8469.

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 15th - Marianne Albright
April 17th - Roddy Piper


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

Tags: Honky Tonk Man, Koko B. Ware, WWE, Dusty Rhodes, Ric Flair, Jack Brisco, Michael Hayes, Jerry Lawler, Mick Foley, TNA, Roddy Piper, Paul Orndorff, Jeff Jarrett, Shane Douglas, ECW, Danny Hodge, Angel Williams, Chris matthews, John O'Malley, Brandon Bishop