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Posted: Aug 18th 2009 By: mikeiles

NEWS
Pro Wrestling Illustrated's PWI 500 for 2009 is due out later but the list itself has been leaked. Here are the ranked wrestlers with an Oklahoma tie:

9. Sting
18. Jack Swagger
19. A. J. Styles
21. Jeff Jarrett
34. Mick Foley
89. Brent Albright
122. Charlie Haas
256. Al Snow
316. Andy Douglas
328. Chase Stevens
388. Jim Duggan
399. Jerry Lawler
497. Matt Riviera

There is a Q&A with WWE's Ted DiBiase Jr. at PJSstar.com/entertainment/x956616585/CUE-A-This-DiBiase-is-priceless. Nothing much of substance other than talking about being 5 or 6 and meeting Andre the Giant.

King Kong Bundy has been added to the WWE Alumni page.

WWE Hall of Famer Jerry Lawler launched the official site that will support his Mayor race this October at JerryLawler2009.com. Lawler is also taking online donations and launched Twitter and Facebook accounts to reach the Memphis voters. This is Lawler's second shot at the post of Mayor of Memphis after he came in third in 1999 in his first attempt getting 11.7% of ballots out of fifteen candidates. If Lawler wins the race he will have to resign from his WWE duties.

The Wrestling Observer Newsletter reported that there were wrestlers who went to TNA President Dixie Carter recently and brought up hiring either Paul Heyman or former Ring of Honor booker Gabe Sapolsky as the new TNA booker given the situation with Jeff Jarrett. Carter said they were looking at going in a different direction and wanted a writer with more of a Hollywood writing background.

In regards to Jeff Jarrett and his future with TNA Wrestling, no one seems to know anything for certain among staff and wrestlers. The word making the rounds is that when he does return he will be brought back as a wrestler, but with no front office power. This seems to be further confirmed courtesy of a report by The Wrestling Observer Newsletter that stated Pat Kenney (Simon Diamond) was offered his old job back as an agent with TNA, but turned it down as he specifically asked about Jarrett and was told Jarrett would only be a wrestler. Either way, Jarrett coming in as a wrestler and being there without power will undoubtedly cause for a strange locker room atmosphere. More is expected to be known about the future direction of the company starting with the "Hard Justice" pay-per-view last Sunday and the "TNA iMPACT!" tapings that will follow.

During a recent interview, Kevin Nash discussed a number of topics including the situation with Jeff Jarrett in TNA. When asked if he knew what was going on right now Nash added, "I really don't know. They've keep the boys pretty much out of the loop. I've asked Dixie (Carter) and I got a 'don't ask, this doesn't concern you look.' And it doesn't. Kurt's my friend, Jeff's my friend. And I keep my nose out of it and keep my mouth shut." You can read the entire interview by clicking here.

Scott D'Amore is back in TNA, although only as an agent at this point. He will be working with the women, which Dutch Mantel had been doing before he was released.

TNA's Eric Young discusses his training by Waldo Von Erich, amongst many other topics in an article on the Miami Herald website. You can read the entire article by clicking here.

Mick Foley is planning to go to Africa later this year to do some charity work.

TNA posted a video on YouTube of Mick Foley getting stitched up after his match with Kevin nash at "Hard Justice". You can view the video by clicking here. The title says the video is graphic so be warned.

You can watch a video for The Ballad of GI Joe with cameos from Sgt. Slaughter and Chuck Liddell by clicking here.

Sgt. Slaughter talks about why he hates Jim Hellwig (Ultimate Warrior), his version of the Montreal screw job and more at Public.me.com/BrittWhitmire.

An incident happened during an appearance on Ottawa's "Daytime" talk show to promote Friday's Wrestling Supershow event in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada at the Earl Armstrong Arena. During the show Abdullah the Butcher decided for some reason to smash a plate over one of the hosts head resulting in multiple cuts. You can see footage of this at YouTube.com/watch?v=cLpiiD7edZs.

Last month at the Toyota Park in Houston, TX., there was the Hulk Hogan Fan Appreciation Day, a private autograph session that lasted four hours with WWE Hall of Famer Hulk Hogan. Other former WWE Superstars Jimmy Hart, Tito Santana, Greg Valentine, Brutus Beefcake and The Nasty Boys (Brian knobbs & Jerry Sags) were on hand as well for the $99 autograph session. There are eighteen photos from the event which you can see by clicking here.

Madusa Miceli was interviewed for the Miami Herald website and mentioned recently being at the same event as Ric Flair, saying, "Ric Flair and I just did a huge stint in Tennessee last weekend. It was so good to see Ric. Ric Flair and I were talking about the good old times, and it was amazing. We just talked about the business and how it has changed. It was a great time to reminisce." You can read the full article by clicking here.

Tommy Rich was recently interviewed on WorldWrestlingInsanity.com. A huge topic in Tommy's career is the short NWA World Title reign he had when he defeated Harley Race. Wrestling historians and fans have wondered about the story behind it for years. Interviewer James Guttman asks Rich about it and cites Michael Hayes on a recent edition of WWE 24/7. Hayes said that the title switch was actually a "screw job" like Bret Hart-Shawn Michaels. James asks Rich about this and "Wildfire" has plenty to say: "I'm gonna tell you about Michael Hayes. Michael Hayes is a jealous man. First off, he wouldn't be in, he can run his mouth good. That's the only thing he can do. He wouldn't even be in the wrestling business if it wasn't for Buddy Roberts and Terry Gordy 'cause he would have gotten his ass whooped every time he came out of his door. Michael Hayes is a f--. That's what I think about Michael Hayes. Michael Hayes don't know nothing about my business. He don't know nothing about his business." Tommy then goes into the incident between Hayes and Mark Henry, racism, the suspension that followed, and more. Rich talks about a variety of things including his early days as NWA hero, Heat With Ric Flair, The Two Things He Had With Him The Night He Hid Under The Ring For Jerry Lawler vs. Austin Idol, John Cena Blaming Old School Wrestling For Drugs, How Paul Heyman "Used To Talk a Rebel's Game", The Wrestler Who Named Him "Wildfire", The Wrestler Who Wanted To Bring Him To The WWF, What Happened When He Tried Steroids, The Last Battle of Atlanta, The Promise Abdullah The Butcher Kept, Heat With Bill Watts, The Insane $20 Payouts He Got From Bill and Eddie Graham, What Happened For The First Time At The ICP Show That Never Happened In His Entire Career, Why He Went To The AWA, Drinking, Vince McMahon Sr., Wahoo McDaniel, Chris Benoit, Dusty Rhodes in Polka Dots, his Full Blooded Italian ECW heritage, and more. To hear the interview in its entirety at ClubWWI.com or at the WorldWrestlingInsanity.com website.

International Wrestling Alliance in Puerto Rico announced through a YouTube Video on August 7th that they hired Dutch Mantel. The clip showed Miguel Perez picking Mantel up at the airport.

Brian Blair announced this past week that he plans to run for Florida's state House of Representatives as a Republican.

The August 15th Stan Hansen seminar in Fort Worth that we had written about earlier in the week was postponed and will be rescheduled for the fall. For any questions on that, e-mail Dominantdf@yahoo.com.

Oklafan would like to congratulate Aaron Neil who surpassed 6 months as IZW Heavyweight Champion on August 14th.

Oklafan extends its congratulations to Dane Griffin, who got married August 15th.

Oklafan is saddened to report the death of Gladys ?Killem? Gillem due to complications from Alzheimer?s. She was 88 years old. Gillem, whose real name was Gladys Wall, was a pioneer of women?s wrestling, debuting during World War II. Her feats of bravery and toughness were legendary and, besides wrestling, she also performed dangerous stunts with lions, bears and alligators. Gillem was one of 6 women wrestlers featured in the documentary ?Lipstick and Dynamite, Piss and Vinegar: The First Ladies of Wrestling? in 2004. Gillem has one confirmed Oklahoma appearance, teaming with Ann Laverne and losing to Elmira Snodgrass in a Handicap Match on Mar 12, 1941 in Oklahoma City.

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RECENT RESULTS
August 8th
Anthony Wayne, Dusty McWilliams, & Vinnie Mac defeated Doug Harrison, Yukon Jack, & Bobby Lowe at the All Star Wrestling event in Lewisburg, TN. Earlier in the evening, Wayne defeated Kayla (w/ Brittany Love).

August 9th
The Clash (Ernie Ballz & Brian Bender) defeated PWO Tag Team Champions Jim Neidhart & Greg Valentine for the titles at Pro Wrestling Ohio's "PWO Wrestlelution 2: A Coming of Age" event in Cleveland, OH. In other matches, Al Snow defeated N8 Mattson.

August 14th
WWE United States Champion Kofi Kingston defeated Jack Swagger at the WWE house show in Cedar Rapids, IA. In other matches, Gail Kim & WWE Divas Champion Mickie James defeated Beth Phoenix & Rosa Mendes.

Brent Albright defeated Claudio Catstagnoli at the Ring of Honor television taping in Philadelphia, PA

Abdullah the Butcher & Hannibal def. The Hickster & Wild Dangerous Dan at the Wrestling Supershow in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

August 15th
Evan Bourne defeated Jack Swagger at the WWE house show in Peoria, IL. In other matches, Gail Kim & WWE Divas Champion Mickie James defeated Beth Phoenix & Rosa Mendes.

Brent Albright & Erick Stevens participated in the Tag Team Honor Rumble, which was won by The Briscoe Brothers (Jay Briscoe & Mark Briscoe) at the Ring of Honor television Taping in Philadelphia, PA

Spoiler 2000 vs. Khan ended in a Double DQ at the Full Effect Wrestling event in Tyler, TX

Action Jackson & XCW Heavyweight Champion Gemini vs. The Dark Circle (Tim Storm & James Johnson) ended in a Double Countout at the Xtreme Championship Wrestling event in Pilot Point, TX

TWF Light Heavyweight Champion Blue Angel defeated Javi Hernandez and Anton Leveigh at the Texas Wrestling Federation event in Luling, TX. Earlier in the evening, Hernandez vs. Leveigh ended in a Double Pin. In other matches, Les Mayne defeated El Latino.

Mark Sterling def. Gary Jay and Rebelucha in a Triple Threat Match at the High Voltage Wrestling event in Granite City, IL

Kilo def. Todd Curie and The Canadian Red Devil in a Triple Threat Match at the Tennessee Independent Wrestling Federation event in Trenton, TN

August 16th
Evan Bourne defeated Jack Swagger at the WWE house show in Cape Girardeau, MO. In other matches, Gail Kim & WWE Divas Champion Mickie James defeated Beth Phoenix & Rosa Mendes.

TNA World Champion Kurt Angle defeated Sting and Matt Morgan in a Triple Threat Match at TNA's "Hard Justice" pay-per-view event in orlando, FL. In other matches, Kevin Nash defeated TNA Legends Champion Mick Foley for the title.

PWF Tag Team Champions The Canadian Sex Pistols (Cody Jones & Shawn Mills) vs. The Firm (Brian Sanders & Dice Murdock) ended in a No Contest at the NWA Southwest/Panhandle Wrestling Federation event in Amarillo, TX

August 17th
Montel Vontavious Porter defeated Jack Swagger at the "WWE RAW" live telecast in St. Louis, MO. In a match taped for "WWE Superstars", Beth Phoenix defeated Kelly Kelly.

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UPCOMING OKLAHOMA EVENTS
412 Pro Entertainment
Friday, August 21st
Community Center
Jay, OK
Bell Time 7pm

Impact Zone Wrestling
Saturday, August 22nd
The Impact Arena
Lawton, OK
Bell Time 7pm

The Country's Best Wrestling
Saturday, August 22nd
Heritage Hall
Ardmore, OK
Bell Time 7pm

Compound Pro Wrestling
Saturday, August 22nd
Sheridan Avenue Christian Church
Tulsa, OK
Bell Time 8pm

Mid-South Wrestling Alliance
Sunday, August 23rd
Golden Goose Flea Market
Midwest City, OK
Bell Time 2:30pm

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UPCOMING MATCHES
August 21st
A. J. Styles is among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Robstown, TX

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

Rikishi & II Cool (Scotty 2 Hotty & Grand Master Sexay) take on Mitch Paradise & The Northstar Express (Ryan Cruz & Darin Corbin) at Heavy On Wrestling's "No Fair Play" event in Proctor, MN

Al Snow is among the stars scheduled for the Heavy On Wrestling event in Duluth, MN

3XW Tag Team Champions The Gentelman's Club (Mark Sterling & Gage Octane) defend the titles against The High Flyers (Mike Sydal & Zach Thompson) at the 3XWrestling event in Des Moines, IA. In other matches, 3XW Pure Wrestling Champion Tyler Cook defends the title against Kraig Keesaman.

August 22nd
A. J. Styles is among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Laredo, TX

Southern Tag Team Champions The Old School Express (Jake Boulder & Jason Jones) defend the titles against The Jet Setters (Dustin Heritage & Jack Legacy) in a Titles vs. Hair Match at the Mid-States Wrestling event in Harrison, AR. Also scheduled to appear are MSW Heavyweight Champion Michael Barry, Gary Gram, Mitch Carter, Lars Manderson, Shane Morbid (w/ Boss Campbell), Mike Iles, and many more.

PWP Tag Team Champions Mark Sterling & Brett Young defend the titles against The Northstar Express (Darin Corbin & Ryan Cruz) at Pro Wrestling Phoenix's "Battle of the Phoenix '09" event in Council Bluffs, IA. Plus in the main event, Sterling is one of 20 entrants in the Phoenix Challenge Battle Royal.

Nikolai Volkoff is among the stars scheduled for the World Wide Wrestling Alliance event in Freeland, PA

Brandon Bishop is among the stars scheduled for the Collective League Of Adrenaline, Strength, and Honor Wrestling event in Mt. Clemens, MI

August 23rd
Jack Swagger takes on Montel Vontavious Porter at WWE's "Summerslam" pay-per-view event in Los Angeles, CA

PWF Tag Team Champions The Canadian Sex Pistols (Cody Jones & Shawn Mills) defend the titles against The Firm (Brian Sanders & Dice Murdock) in a Street Fight at the NWA Southwest/Panhandle Wrestling Federation event in Amarillo, TX

August 28th
TNA World Champion Kurt Angle defends the title against Mick Foley at the TNA house show in San Angelo, TX

August 29th
MSPW Tag Team Champions Reckage & Romance (Matt Riviera & Jeff Jett) defends the titles against Midnight Gold (Bobby Eaton & Greg Anthony, w/ Brian Thompson) at Mid-South Pro Wrestling's "Throwdown in the Downtown" event in Fort Smith, AR. In other matches, Brandon Groom takes on Apoc, and Mark Johnson takes on Rick Sweetan (w/ Boyd Bradford). Also scheduled to appear is Al Farat, Joshua Smith, and many more.

Greg Valentine & Brian Knobbs takes on Jim Neidhart & Brian Costello at the 11th annual "Clash at the Cove" event in South Bend, IN

The Honky Tonk Man is among the stars scheduled for the Impact Zone Wrestling event in Tucson, AZ

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

NWA Texas Tag Team Champions Team Texas (Chaz Taylor & Austin Rhodes) defend the titles against NWA-SW/PWF Tag Team Champions The Canadian Sex Pistols (Cody Jones & Shawn Mills) at the NWA Southwest/ Panhandle Wrestling Federation event in Amarillo, TX

September 5th
Bushwacker Luke is among the stars scheduled for the Deutsche Wrestling Allianz in Uelzen, Germany

Al Farat is among the stars scheduled for the OTC event in Bandera, TX

September 11th
A. J. Styles will be among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Augusta, GA

September 12th
A. J. Styles will be among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Dalton, GA

Jerry Lawler and Al Snow are among the stars scheduled for the Pennsylvania Championship Wrestling Alliance event in Mt. Carmel, PA

Al Farat is among the stars scheduled for the OTC event in Killeen, TX

September 12th
Clayton Brooks & NAWA Tag Team Champions The Oklahoma/Mexico Connection (Doberman & Pablo Chuco) take on Kayden Von Erich, Kit Carson, & Bullman Downs at the North American Wrestling Allegience event in Waxahachie, TX

Jim Neidhart is among the stars scheduled for Dreamwav Wrestling's "Hart Attack!" event in LaSalle, IL

September 13th
A. J. Styles will be among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Gainesville, GA

September 18th
Al Snow is among the stars scheduled for the 3XWrestling event in Des Moines, IA

September 19th
Terry Funk takes on Arik Cannon in a match officiated by special guest referee Ric Flair at Heavy On Wrestling's "Funk 'n' Flair" event in Superior, WI

September 26th
Shane Douglas is among the stars scheduled for the Powerhouse Wrestling event in Worcester, MA

October 3rd
Al Snow takes on Sabu at IWA Mid-South's "13 Year Anniversary Show" in Joliet, IL

2010
February 6th
Ted DiBiase, Al Snow, and Nikolai Volkoff are among the stars scheduled for Deutche Wrestling Allianz's "Wrestling Legends Tour 2010" in Uelzen, Germany

February 7th
Ted DiBiase, Al Snow, and Nikolai Volkoff are among the stars scheduled for Deutche Wrestling Allianz's "Wrestling Legends Tour 2010" in Rotenburg, Germany

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AUTOGRAPHS & APPEARANCES
August 21st
Jason Jones will be appearing at Mid-States Promotions' "Boxing Fight Night" event in Harrison, AR

Al Snow will be signing autographs starting at 6pm at the South St. Louis County Fair in Duluth, MN prior to the Heavy On Wrestling event held later in the evening. For more info, call (218) 391-1985.

August 22nd
Mick Foley will be performing stand-up comedy at The improv in Hollywood, CA

Nikolai Volkoff will be signing autographs from 5:30pm to 7:30pm at the Freeland YMCA in Freeland, PA prior to the World Wide Wrestling Alliance show held later in the evening. For more info, call (570) 636-3640.

August 23rd
Ric Flair will be signing autographs from 1pm to 3pm at the Arlington Convention Center in Arlington, TX. For more info, go to Signings411.com/show.html.

August 28th
Jerry Lawler, Jimmy Hart, Bob Orton, Christy Hemme, and many more are scheduled to appear at Icons of the Ring starting at 6pm at Summit Park Mall in Niagara Falls, NY. For more info, call (716) 579-0537.

August 29th
Jim Duggan and Jimmy Hart will be signing autographs from 2pm to 4pm at the New York State Fair in Syracuse, NY. For more info, call 1-800-475-FAIR.

Ted DiBiase will be signing autographs from 10"30am to 1:30pm at the "Super Megashow" at the Holiday Inn Harmon-Meadow Secaucus Hotel in Secaucus, NJ. For more info, call (201) 348-2000.

Ted DiBiase will be signing autographs from 3pm to 5pm at Merchants Square Mall in Allentown, PA. For more info, go to Rasslers.us

August 30th
Dusty Rhodes and Goldust will be signing autographs from 12 noon to 2pm at Franklin Square Video in Franklin Square, NY. For more info, call (516) 328-3691.

September 4th through 6th
Demolition (Ax & Smash) and The Iron Sheik will be appearing at "Dragon Con" held at 4 major hotels in Atlanta, GA. For more info, go to DragonCon.org.

September 6th
Jim Ross, Jerry Lawler, and Dawn Marie will be signing autographs at the Congress Theater in Chicago, IL prior to the Dragon Gate USA event held later in the evening.

September 12th
Al Snow will be signing autographs from 1pm to 3pm at Wyoming Valley Mall in Wilkes Barre, PA. For more info, call (570) 527-3133.

Jerry Lawler will be signing autographs from 3pm to 5pm at Wyoming Valley Mall in Wilkes Barre, PA. For more info, call (570) 527-3133.

Jim Neidhart will be signing autographs at the LaSalle Knights of Columbus in LaSalle, IL prior to the Dreamwave Wrestling event held later in the evening. For more info, go to DreamwaveWrestling.com.

September 13th
Mick Foley and Dominic DeNucci will be signing autographs from 1pm to 2;30pm at CollectorFest at the Webster Columbis Center in Rochester, NY

September 19th
Ric Flair and Terry Funk will be signing autographs from 4:30pm to 6:30pm at the Wessman Arena in Superior, WI prior to the Heavy On Wrestling event held later in the evening. For more info, call (218) 391-1985.

September 26th
Paul Orndorff and Dennis Coraluzzo will be inducted into the NWA Hall of Fame at the Police Athletic League Building in Wayne, NJ

Ron Bass, Ricky Steamboat, Kevin Nash, Barry Windham, Scott Hall, Sean Waltman, Fred Ottman (AKA Tugboat/Typhoon), George Steele, Nelson Frazier (AKA King Mable), Robert Horne (AKA Sir Mo), Lance Cade, Payton Banks, Lacey, Raven, Al Snow, Prince Iaukea, and many more will be signing autographs at Signamania V at Bucks County Tech School in Fairless Hills, PA. For more info, go to Signamania.com.

October 1st through 5th
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".

October 3rd
Roddy Piper, Rick Steiner, Sharkboy, Sharkgirl, Chris Harris, Sean Waltman, Roxxi, Shelly Martinez, Traci Brooks, Gorgeous George, SoCal Val, April Hunter, Terri Runnels, Sabu, Virgil, The Honky Tonk Man, Steve Corino, Lena Yada, Stacy Carter, Pamela Paulshock, Jackie Haas, The Blue Meanie, King Kong Bundy, Greg Valentine, The Nasty Boys (Brian knobbs & Jerry Sags), Christy Hemme, and many more are scheduled to appear at The Ultimate Collectibles Show at The Greater Philadelphia Expo Center in Oaks, PA. For more info, call (610) 269-7225.

October 4th
Roddy Piper, Rick Steiner, Sharkboy, Sharkgirl, Chris Harris, Sean Waltman, Roxxi, Shelly Martinez, Traci Brooks, Gorgeous George, SoCal Val, April Hunter, Terri Runnels, Sabu, Virgil, The Honky Tonk Man, Steve Corino, Lena Yada, Stacy Carter, Pamela Paulshock, Jackie Haas, The Blue Meanie, King Kong Bundy, Greg Valentine, The Nasty Boys (Brian knobbs & Jerry Sags), Ken Shamrock, Candice Michelle, Lance Storm, Chris Nowinski, Kevin Thorn, Sonjay Dutt, and many more are scheduled to appear at The Ultimate Collectibles Show at The Greater Philadelphia Expo Center in Oaks, PA. For more info, call (610) 269-7225.

October 17
Raven will be having a seminar for any wrestler or anyone that is interested in becoming a professional wrestler at Heritage Hall in Ardmore, OK. Time to be announced later. The price for the seminar is $40 for licensed wrestler (must show license) or $50 to anyone that is interested in becoming a pro wrestler. Anyone interested needs to contact Earl Kennedy at TCBMinistries@yahoo.com.

October 23rd
Mick Foley, Mike Graham, Bill Apter, New Jack, Kevin Sullivan, Tammy Sytch, Dennis Stamp, and Billy Graham are among the roasters at the "Terry Funk Ring Roast" in Monroe, LA

October 24th
Mick Foley, Terry Funk, Ken Anderson, Billy Graham, Suicide, Mike Drose, Danny Davis, Brian Christopher, Mike Graham, Dennis Stamp, Carlos Colon, Marc Mero, Kevin Sullivan, Tammy Sytch, New Jack, Billy Kidman, Kevin Von Erich, Kishi, Luna Vachon, The Bolsheviks (Nikolai Volkoff & Boris Zukhov), Steve Corino, Gorgeous George, Brooke Adams, Kishi, and many more are scheduled to appear at Legends of the Ring 9 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Monroe, NJ. For more info, go to LegendsoftheRing.com.

November 21st & 22nd
Ted DiBiase and Tammy Sytch will be signing autographs at the Winter Memorabilia show at The NEC in Birmingham, England. For more info. go to Memorabilia.co.uk

December 12th
Steve Williams, Bill Dundee, Headbanger Mosh, Outback Jack, Danny Spivey, The Harris Boys (Ron Harris & Don Harris), and many more will be appearing at K&S Wrestlefest's "December to Remember" at The Radisson Hotel in Carteret, NJ. For more info, call (516) 473-4944.

2009
January 30th
Bushwacker Luke, Hulk Hogan, and Sean Waltman will be appearing at Wrestle Slam 3 at The Renaissance Manchester Hotel in Manchester, England. For more info, go to WrestleSlamUK.com.

April 18th
Angelo Savoldi, Mario Savoldi, Paul Richard, Jimmy Snuka, Pete Doherty (AKA The Duke of Dorchester), Public Enemy (Rocco Rock & Johnny Grunge), Tony Ulysses, Larry Zbyszko, D. C. Drake, Bull Montana, Dr. Heresy, Maverick Wild, Kevin Hughes, Danny Davis, Billy Black, Sonny Goodspeed, and Dave Dwinell will be inducted into the New England Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame at the Brightridge Club/Brotherhood of the Holy Ghost Charity in East Providence, RI. For more info, contact Joe Bruen at hwfforever@yahoo.com

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UPCOMING BIRTHDAYS
August 18th - Anthony Jackson, Mitch Carter
August 19th - Tim Horner, Treacherous Phillips
August 20th - Cade Sydal, Chiquita Suzuki
August 21st - Judy Grable
August 23rd - Canadian Luchadore, Jack Legacy, Trey Christian
August 24th - Randy Price

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