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Posted: Oct 13th 2009 By: mikeiles

NEWS
"Dr. Death" Steve Williams sent out an email last week noting his cancer has returned. He said he recently underwent chemo and an experimental pill called Sorafenib, but he suffered some side effects, and neither worked. He wrote: "We are going to beat this as you all know, I beat once I'll do it again. God has the last say on this and I have much work to do for him so please pray for me it work. You are welcome to pass this on. Just let everyone know the Doc with the best tag partner God we will have the 1 2 3."

WWE announced a Diva trade on their website last night after "WWE RAW" went off the air. Going to RAW are The Bella Twins (Nikki Bella & Bri Bella), Eve, and Melina who won the WWE Divas Title from Jillian Hall on RAW last night. Mickie James and Beth Phoenix are now going to be on "SmackDown!" Rose Mendes will now be on ECW.

Jim Ross is will be on an episode of Food Network's "Dinner Impossible" at 9pm Central on November 11th. If you miss it, Food Network reairs the episode at 12 midnight.

Calling him "one of the most intense and physically impressive competitors to ever appear in WWE," WWE.com has finally put The Ultimate Warrior on their Alumni section and believe it or not it's all done in good light. The company released a controversial DVD about the Warrior a few years ago titled "The Self Destruction of the Ultimate Warrior" which ended up being a not-so-nice look at the man behind the character. Warrior eventually sued WWE however just recently a judge ruled in favor of WWE and ordered the former WWE champion to pay all legal costs. With WrestleMania next year in Arizona - Warrior's home - rumors are already flying that work is being done to get Warrior inducted into the Hall of Fame although that will be one difficult job to accomplish considering all the negative comments Warrior said over the past several years towards the company and Vince McMahon.

Despite rumors to the contrary, WWE Hall of Famer Roddy Piper is not dying from terminal cancer. The rumor escalated from one wrestling website and took a life of it's own. Noelle Kim-Retes, Piper's agent, said that she talked to Piper the other day and he is doing fine. "He's been going at it without a break since he was a teenager and the doctors told him that he needed a rest." she said. The same website that reported Piper was dying later posted a "rumor killer" to kill the rumors they started.

WWE has signed Joe Gomez and Reon Mahima to developmental deals.

Jerry Lawler did not appear at the Baltimore Comic Convention this weekend. He was advertised to appear at the Headlocked booth

Jerry Lawler sent out a note on Twitter: "7:00am tomorrow morning, I'll be on with Drake & Zeke. 98.1 FM or 981TheMax.com."

The poster for the TNA pay-per-view "Turning Point" has been released and it features the current TNA World Champion A. J. Styles. The show will air on November 15th from the Universal Studios lot in Orlando, FL, meaning there will be no gate money for the company. You can see the poster by clicking here.

Sting will be appearing at TNA's "Bound for Glory Fan Fest" on October 17th in Irvine, CA at the Hilton Hotel. There will be a Sting fan exhibit and they'll have a museum of memorabilia from his entire career.

Jeremy Borash posted on Twitter that he taped a new "TNA Spin Cycle". Guests were Kevin Nash, Mick Foley, Matt Morgan, and Traci Brooks. All good guests but Nash stole the show.

Mick Foley joked on his blog that he took Awesome Kong as his date to a Tori Amos concert in Dusseldorf last weekend while the crew toured Germany. He wrote: "I know there are rumors circulating around that I sang a German love song to Kong after the show in Hannover in an attempt to woo her away from Brother Devon, with whom she had shared an extended lip lock during the main event match-up. And I know that, in an attempt to heal my emotional pain, Ms Velvet Sky engaged me in a spirited game of "motorboat" and that I declared undying love to each of her breasts. BUT OTHER THAN THAT; i BELIEVE MY BEHAVIOR ON THIS TRIP HAS BEEN EXEMPLARY. I hope some of you get reports about the main event in Hannover, because it truly was one of the most fun matches I've been involved with."

Highspots.com have finally put Ric Flair's NWA World Title belt up for sale and say they have a buyer to meet the asking price of $75,000. The only hold up on the sale is an undisclosed third party that is involved.

The original NWA World Heavyweight title is being auctioned by Highspots.com after disagreements with Ric Flair over payment owed. Flair gave the merchandise company the title as collateral which was deposited into a vault at Bank of America. After Flair failed to pay up the thousands of dollars he owes to Highspots for past work, Highspots decided to put the title up for auction accepting offers over $75,000 only. The title ? which is the one legends such as Harley Race, Dusty Rhodes and Flair himself held years ago - will not be mailed and will have to be picked up in person by the winning bidder. Before putting the title up for auction Highspots gave Flair and his team some time to come up with the money however they failed to do so. For more information you can go to Highspots.com/NWAbelt.asp.

Ric Flair appeared at the North Carolina Seafood Festival in Morehead City this past weekend promoting his lottery card.

To continue to promote the "Hulkamania: Let The Battle Begin" tour in Australia, WWE Hall of Famer Hulk Hogan cut a two minute promo on fellow Hall of Famer Ric Flair, accepting his challenge to wrestle on the tour. This was vintage Hulk Hogan with Hogan even telling Flair to bring his mortgage to his house because he "sure as heck need a new home!" Flair is coming out of retirement to headline all the shows with the Hulkster in Australia in what will be Hogan's first time wrestling in Down Under. "So what'ca gonna do, Wooooooo, Nature Boy, when the power of Hulk Hogan destroys you?" added Hogan to close the promo. This was straight out of early 90s Hogan promos and yep, he still got it! You can see the full promo by clicking here.

During ESPN's "SportsCenter" last Thursday, during a Dodgers-Cardinals game highlight, anchor Stan Verrett said the player got a base hit and it was called a "Ric Flair" hit since he gave a wooo and said the player styled and profiled to first base.

Wednesday morning on "NFL Total Access", after airing clips of Ben Roethlisberger on "WWE RAW", the panel was asked their favorite pro wrestler. Charles Davis said Ric Flair and the Four Horsemen. Mike Martz has "The Destroyer, you pencil neck geek." Actually it was Fred Blassie who used the pencil-neck geek term.

Wednesday night on Showtime's "Full Color Football", the history of the old American Football League, they talked about Wahoo McDaniel and Ernie Ladd, who were two of the more famous players in the league's history, showing clips of them wrestling, New England Patriots coach Bill Belicheck talking about seeing them wrestle, and Wahoo selling and coming back with the tomahawk chops.

On a recent installment of "Glorious!" featuring Paul Roma, he had some stinging remarks about Ted DiBiase: "You mentioned (Ted) DiBiase and his son and all that. I guess probably like ten years ago, I had spoken to DiBiase, he was out of wrestling, and he became this reverend or whatever he became. So I called him up and we were talking and he goes, 'Yeah. Listen. I found a good place.' He says, 'I was a bad person when I was with Vince (McMahon). I'll never go back to that again. He's evil. Blah, blah, blah.' And then, the next thing I know, this guy is working for Vince again. Like, you know, so at the end of the day it doesn't matter - wait let me rephrase that. At the end of the day, for Ted DiBiase, he can preach all he wants. He can talk about God all he wants. Bu his God is spelled M-O-N-E-Y." His co-host James Guttman laughs and says that was always part of The Million Dollar Man's gimmick, but Paul points out that his decision flies in the face of selling anything. "If he really believes and wanted to sell me what he was trying to sell me, he wouldn't be back with Vince. He wouldn't be back with the devil." Guttman then compared that to Billy Graham's up and down feelings for Vince and WWE. He's gone from hating them to loving them to hating them again. It seems like some legends should pick a side and stick to it because going back and forth does nothing for their own credibility. Paul agrees and explains to ClubWWI.com listeners that the financial reward isn't even that great. "If DiBiase went and sat at ringside or, you know, Vince gave him um-teen thousand dollars and he said, 'OK. I'll go back in the ring and do this.' And he needed the payday, that's fine. Go do it. But you're working for him on a consistent basis. Again, I don't know what people's financial situations are and, again, if you want to go and do that one shot deal and get a payday, great. But to go sit at ringside and have Vince pay you 500 bucks is a slap in your face. Do you really need $500 that bad? Really? That's what they're getting to sit at ringside when he was bringing in legends and sit them there. That's what he's getting. So you want to turn around and he wants to put you in the ring with somebody to do a legends match or a legend against some newbie and you want to do a job, that's your call. He wants to put you over, that's your call too. But at the end of the day, make it worth your while." You can hear the entire show plus much more at the WorldWrestlingInsanity.com website or at ClubWWI.com.

Ted DiBiase responded to Paul Roma's comments: "I told many people about the wrong things I did, I even wrote a book about it. That's something everybody knows. I also have been very vocal about a lot of the WWE programming in the past. And, yes, when I went back to work for them, they were well aware of my objections to some of the programming. But what I realized as a Christian is this, if I'm genuinely going to make a diifference in the world and try to impact others with what I've found in Christ, then I can't do it sitting in church praying about it. I have to be visable in the market place. I went back to the WWE to show them the difference in who I am now and to try to make a difference. You can't pormote change standing on the sidelines. So I went back. The truth is, the WWE has changed incredibly since my wrestling days. The work schedule is not as demanding overall, and the compensation is much better. Also, a state of the art drug testing policy brings accountability into the business that wasn't there before. People getting into the WWE now, know that there is zero tollerence for steroid and drug abuse. If I hadn't seen the changes I would never have given my son my blessing to go into the business. The programming, by the way, is once again, totally PG rated. The truth is, I'm still very much sold out to Jesus Christ. I don't think Vince McMahon is evil or the devil. I think he's a very shrewd business man. He's also the guy responsible for the unbelieveable fan base that professional wrestling enjoys today on a world wide scale. Please tell Paul Roma that's he's got it wrong all the way around, including how much I'm paid for going back and making an appearance. And the Million Dollar Man, well, that would be my son in the not so distant future!!"

Eric Embry posted the following on his MySpace site last week: "After 20 years in the wrestling business and being out of it for 17 now. I never thought I would ever want anything to do with the business again. But While looking at a wrestling web site I really like ewrestlingnews.com I saw the comments Tammy 'Sunny' Sytch made about Lacey VonErich I flipped. 'She will overdose or shoot herself before you know it' My God where in the world did this girl Sunny come from I guess from under a rock or something. This is a prime reason why I want nothing to do with the wrestling business of today. No Respect. ( If this is some sort of a work the whole booking team needs to be fired) If someone had made a statement like that in the good ol days they would never be able to walk into a dressing room again and if they did bet ya they wouldn't be able to walk back out. There are still a few "Old School" people out there in controlling spots in the wrestling business and I don't think any of you will allow this type of person in your dressing room ever again. To the ones that do you can KISS MY ASS. I had years of dealing with the VonErichs and though we always didn't see eye to eye They helped me feed my family."

A new movie entitled "Wrestling Then and Now" has a premier screening on November 7th on the Antelope Valley College campus in Lancaster, CA. The movie features Don Arnold, Nikolai Volkoff, and the late Killer Kowalski as they "show you the ropes and talk about their philosophies on life". For a taste of the movie check out this You Tube link: YouTube.com/watch?v=oZRl0NLR5q0. For more details or to order a DVD copy of the movie, go to WalkerTown.com or WrestlingThenAndNow.com.

Blue Collar Ballet, the first ever autobiographical expose of pro wrestling by a former wrestler, now has a new home on the web, CRaMcGuirt.com. Written by former pro wrestler C Ra McGuirt and originally published in 1993, it is a story of how a lifelong wrestling fan was trained by the legendary Gypsy Joe and became a notorious and controversial heel, working the Southern indy circuit and drawing enough heat to be attacked by television critics from overseas! Hear hilarious stories from the ring, the road, and the locker rooms, where unknown workers mingle with superstars like Dustin Rhodes and Ricky Morton, suffer and bleed in pursuit of their dreams.

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RECENT RESULTS
September 19th
Slam Shady defeated Gustavo at the United States Wrestling Xplosion event in Onalaska, TX

October 3rd
Brad Attitude (w/ Ron Bass) defeated FIP Florida Heritage Champion Rhett Titus for the title at the Full Impact Pro event in Crystal River, FL

October 5th
Alissa Flash, Traci Brooks, & The Beautiful People (Madison Rayne & Velvet Sky) defeated Ayako Hamada, Christy Hemme, & TNA Knockout Tag Team Champions Taylor Wilde & Sarita in an Elimination Match at the "TNA iMPACT!" television taping in Orlando, FL. In other matches, Matt Morgan & Abyss defeated Mick Foley & Kurt Angle.

October 6th
Matt Morgan & Abyss defeated Mick Foley & Kurt Angle at the "TNA iMPACT!" television taping in Orlando, FL. In other matches, Ayako Hamada defeated Alissa Flash in a Falls Count Anywhere Match, and Kurt Angle vs. TNA World Champion A. J. Styles ended in a Time Limit Draw

October 9th
TNA World Champion A. J. Styles defeated Samoa Joe at the TNA house show in La Crosse, WI

October 10th
Jack Swagger defeated Primo at the WWE house show in Terre Haute, IN. In other matches, WWE Divas Champion Mickie James defeated Beth Phoenix.

TNA World Champion A. J. Styles defeated Samoa Joe at the TNA house show in St. Cloud, MN

Andy Douglas (w/ Paul Adams) defated Chase Stevens in a Tables Match at Showtime All-Star Wrestling's "SAW: The Next Level" event in Nashville, TN. In other matches, SAW International Champion Kid Kash defeated Al Snow.

Demolition (Ax & Smash) defeated KSWA Tag Team Champions The V. I. P.'s (Lou Martin & KSWA Heavyweight Champion Shawn Blanchard, w/ Frank Durso) for the titles at Keystone State Wrestling Alliance's "Autumn Annihilation" event in Pittsburgh, PA

HVW Heavyweight Champion Kahagas defeated NWA Central States Heavyweight Champion Mark Sterling by DQ at the High Voltage Wrestling event in Granite City, IL

Nick Daniels defeated TASW Heavyweight Champion Ryan Davidson by DQ at the Texas All-Star Wrestling event in Humble, TX

October 11th
Jack Swagger defeated Jamie Noble and Primo in a 3-Way Match at the WWE house show in Toledo, OH. In other matches, WWE Divas Champion Mickie James defeated Beth Phoenix.

TNA World Champion A. J. Styles defeated Samoa Joe at the TNA house show in Mankato, MN

MWA South Dakota Champion Brian Blade vs. MWA Heavyweight Champion Vash Heartley ended in a draw at the Midwest Wrestling Alliance event in Pukwana, SD when both men were knocked out. In other matches, eric Fantabulous defeated Donnie Peppercricket.

October 12th
Jack Swagger defeated Montel Vontavious Porter at the "WWE RAW" live telecast in Indianapolis, IN to become a member of Team RAW at the upcoming "Bragging Rights" pay-per-view event. In other matches, Maria Menounos, Kelly Kelly, & Gail Kim defeated Beth Phoenix, Rosa Mendes, & Alicia Fox.

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UPCOMING OKLAHOMA EVENTS
Great Plains Championship Wrestling
Friday, October 16th
Cahoma Building
Cache, OK
Bell Time 7:30pm

Impact Zone Wrestling
Saturday, October 17th
The Impact Arena
Lawton, OK
Bell Time 7pm

Compound Pro Wrestling
Saturday, October 17th
Sheridan Avenue Christian Church
Tulsa, OK
Bell Time 8pm

Mid-South Wrestling Alliance
Sunday, October 18th
Golden Goose Flea Market
Midwest City, OK
Bell Time 2:30pm

NWA Oklahoma
Sunday, October 18th
Chickasaw Nation Community Center
Ada, OK
Bell Time 5pm

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UPCOMING MATCHES
October 16th
Mark Sterling takes on Maddog McDowell at 3XWrestling's "Halloween Horror 3" event in Des Moines, IA. In other matches, 3XW Pure Wrestling Champion Kraig Keesaman defends the title against Tyler Cook.

October 17th
J. T. LaMotta takes on Andy Dalton at the Victory Crown Championship Wrestling event in Fort Worth, TX, In other matches, Spoiler 2000 takes on Brent Masters, and Mitch Carter, Diamond Dave, Brandon Collins, and James Johnson will be competing in a Victory Crown Challenge Elimination Match.

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

Bobby Burns, Anarchy 2nd, Fuel, and Princess Brittani are among the stars scheduled for the Independent Pro Wrestling event in Siloam Springs, AR

Jim Duggan is among the stars schedule for the International Wrestling Cartel event in Newville, PA

Anthony Wayne takes on Eric Robertson at the All-Star Wrestling event in Lewisburg, TN

October 18th
TNA World Champion A. J. Styles defends the title against Sting at TNA's "Bound for Glory" pay-per-view event in Irvine, CA. In other matches, Mick Foley takes on Abyss in a Monster's Ball Match officiated by special referee Dr. Stevie.

October 23rd
The Honky Tonk Man and Bushwacker Luke are among the stars scheduled for the Big Time Wrestling event in Newark, CA

October 24th
TNA World Champion A. J. Styles and Alissa Flash are among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Racine, WI

Al Snow takes on Steve Corino at the Tri-State Wrestling Alliance event in Sewell, NJ. In other matches, Buddy Landel takes on Glen Osbourne. Also scheduled to appear is Matt Riviera and many more.

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

APW Heavyweight Champion Gary Gram, Lars Manderson, Daniel Flynn, Michael Barry, Jake Boulder, Dustin Heritage, and Mike Iles are among the stars scheduled for the Arkansas Pro Wrestling event in Siloam Springs, AR

October 25th
Jack Swagger, Kofi Kingston, Cody Rhodes, D-Generation X (Triple H & Shane Michaels), WWE World Tag Team Champion The Big Show, and a partner to be named later take on WWE World Tag Team Champion Chris Jericho and 6 partners to be named later at WWE's "Bragging Rights" pay-per-view event in Pittsburgh, PA

TNA World Champion A. J. Styles and Alissa Flash are among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Green Bay, WI

Kamala is among the stars scheduled for the Live Pro Wrestling event in Franklin Square, NY

October 29th
TNA World Champion A. J. Styles is among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Clovis, NM

October 30th
TNA World Champion A. J. Styles is among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Rio Rancho, NM

Kraig Keesaman takes on Derek Stone to determine a #1 contender for the NWA Kansas Title at the NWA Dynamo event in Ottawa, KS. Also scheduled to appear is NWA Central States Champion Mark Sterling and many more.

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

Koko B. Ware, Doink the Clown, Al Farat, Slam Shady, and Skandar Axbar are mong the stars scheduled for United States Wrestling Xplosion's "Uprising" event in Livingston, TX

October 31st
TNA World Champion A. J. Styles is among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Loveland, CO

November 6th
TNA World Champion A. J. Styles and Alissa Flash are among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Murray, KY

November 7th
TNA World Champion A. J. Styles and Alissa Flash are among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Tupelo, MS

Jim Duggan is among the stars scheduled for Dreamwave Wrestling's "National Security" event in LaSalle, IL

Mark Sterling is among the stars scheduled for the Lethal Wrestling Alliance event in O'Fallon, IL

Jerry Lawler and Dusty Rhodes are among the stars scheduled for Northeast Wrestling's "Saugerties Slam" event in Saugerties, NY

The Oklahoma-Mexico Connection (Doberman & Pablo Chuco) take on The punisher & NAWA Texas Heavyweight Champion Kit Carson for the vacant NAWA Tag Team Titles at the North American Wrestling Allegiance event in Waxahachie, TX

November 8th
Cheerleader Melissa is among the stars scheduled for the SHIMMER Women Athletes 4th Anniversary Celebration event in Berwyn, IL

November 13th
TNA World Champion A. J. Styles is among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Wayne, NJ

Jim Neidhart is among the stars scheduled for the Northeast Wrestling event in Waterbury, CT

November 14th
TNA World Champion A. J. Styles is among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Scranton, PA

Jim Neidhart is among the stars scheduled for the Northeast Wrestling event in Washingtonville, NY

Mark Sterling is among the stars scheduled for the All American Pro Wrestling event in Mt. Vernon, IL

Mark Sterling is among the stars scheduled for the Magnum Pro Wrestling event in Granite City, IL

Matt Riviera takes on Apoc in a Revenge Match at the Mid-South Pro Wrestling event in Booneville, AR. In other matches, Al Farat (w/ Tom Donovan) takes on Mark Johnson in a Flag Match, and Rick Sweetan takes on Dustin Anderson.

MSW Heavyweight Champion Michael Barry, Jason Jones, Jake Boulder, and Gary Gram are among the stars scheduled for the Mid-States Wrestling event in Harrison, AR

November 15th
TNA World Champion A. J. Styles is among the stars scheduled for TNA's "turning Point" pay-per-view event in Orlando, FL

November 19th
TNA World Champion A. J. Styles is among the stars scheduled for the TNA charity show in conjunction with Tennessee Titans player Kyle Vanden Bosch in Nashville, TN

November 20th
Mark Sterling is among the stars scheduled for the 3XWrestling event in Des Moines, IA

November 21st
Al Snow, Rick Steiner, and Butch Reed are among the stars scheduled for the World Wrestling Xpress event in Hoisington, KS

Tito Santana is among the stars scheduled for the National Wrestling Superstars event in York, PA

Ric Flair and Rikishi are among the stars scheduled for the Hulkamania event in Melbourne, Australia

Ron Bass takles on Sean Davis in a Bullrope Match at the Full Impact Pro event in Crystal River, FL

November 24th
Ric Flair and Rikishi are among the stars scheduled for the Hulkamania event in Perth, Australia

November 28th
Ric Flair and Rikishi are among the stars scheduled for the Hulkamania event in Sydney, Australia

December 5th
Mark Sterling is among the stars scheduled for the Lethal Wrestling Alliance event in O'Fallon, IL

December 12th
Mark Sterling is among the stars scheduled for the Coastal Championship Wrestling event in Coral Springs, FL

December 18th
Mark Sterling is among the stars scheduled for the 3XWrestling event in Des Moines, IA

December 19th
Mark Sterling is among the stars scheduled for the Lethal Wrestling Alliance event in House Springs, MO

2010
January 16th
MSPW International Champion Tim Storm defends the title against Al Snow at the Mid-South Pro Wrestling event in Fort Smith, AR. In other matches, MSPW Tag Team Champion Reckage & Romance (Matt Riviera & Jeff Jett) defend the titles against Buddy Landel and a mystery partner, Dexter Hardaway (w/ Talon) takes on Shawn Schultz, and Al Farat (w/ Tom Donovan) takes on Scott Murdoch.

January 23rd
Jerry Lawler is among the stars scheduled for the Powerhouse Wrestling event in Worcester, MA

January 24th
A. J. Styles is among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Paris, France

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

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

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AUTOGRAPHS & APPEARANCES
October 15th
Mick Foley will be making an appearance at the Brokerage Entertainment Club in Bellmore, NY. Show time is 7pm. For more info, call (516) 785-8655.

October 16th through 18th
Ted DiBiase, Virgil, The Iron Sheik, Nikolai Volkoff, Molly Holly, Lauren Jones, Ric Flair, Bruno Sammartino, Candice Michelle, and many more will be appearing at "Big Apple Con" in New York, NY. For more info, call (212) 399-4247.

October 17th
Sting is among the stars scheduled to appear at TNA's "Bound For Glory Fan Fest" at the Hilton Hotel in Irvine, CA

October 18th
Missy Hyatt will be signing autographs from 11am to 2pm at the Long Island Sports & Fitness Expo at the Sports Expo Center at Suffolk Community College in Brentwood, NY

Jake Roberts will be signing autographs from 12 noon to 2pm at the Long Island Sports & Fitness Expo at the Sports Expo Center at Suffolk Community College in Brentwood, NY

October 23rd
Mick Foley, Mike Graham, Bill Apter, New Jack, Kevin Sullivan, Tammy Sytch, Ryan Maher, King Kong Bundy, Missy Hyatt, Dennis Stamp, and Billy Graham are among the roasters at the "Terry Funk Ring Roast" in Monroe, NJ

October 24th
Kevin Von Erich, Ken Anderson, Mick Foley, Terry Funk, Billy Graham, Kishi, Luna Vachon, Suicide, Billy Kidman, Mike Drose (AKA Duke Drose), Danny Davis, Brian Christopher, Mike Graham, Dennis Stamp, Stevie Ray, Marty Wright (AKA The Boogeyman), Vhyna, Buddy Landel, Austin Idol, Al Snow, Terri Runnels, Jackie Moore, Nidia, Lisa Marie Varon (AKA Victoria/Tara), The Bolsheviks (Nikolai Volkoff & Boris Zukhov), Steve Corino, New Jack, Gorgeous George, Brooke Adams, Carlos Colon, Haku, King Kong Bundy, Marc Mero, Kevin Sullivan, Tammy Sytch, Kimberly Page, Karen Angle, Mark lewin, Billy Robinson, Nick Bockwinkel, Velvet Sky, Colt Cabana, 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.

October 25th
Al Snow, Brooke Adams, and The ECW Zombie will be signing autographs from 1pm to 3pm at Middletown Flea Market in Middletown, NY

November 6th
Angelo Mosca, Baron Von Raschke, Paul Orndorff, David Sammartino, Jay Strongbow, Ivan Koloff, Kevin Thorn, and many more will be signing autographs from 6pm until 12 midnight at Wrestling Reunion at the Holiday Inn in Carteret, NJ. For more info, call (732) 541-9500.

November 7th
Jim Duggan and Sgt. Slaughter will be signing autographs at the LaSalle Knights of Columbus in LaSalle, IL prior to Dreamwave Wrestling's "National Security" event held later in the evening. For more info go to DreamwaveWrestling.com.

Dusty Rhodes and Mr. Kennedy will be signing autographs from 1pm to 3pm at Collector's Realm in Poughkeepsie, NY. For more info, call (845) 473-TOYS.

Jerry Lawler, Dusty Rhodes, Mr. Kennedy, and velvet Sky will be among the stars signing autographs from 5:30pm to 7:30pm at Saugerties High School in Saugerties, NY prior to the Northeast Wrestling event held later in the evening. For more info, go to NortheastWrestling.com.

November 8th
Greg Valentine will be signing autographs from 6pm to 9pm at "Pizza Party '09" at Rinks Craft and Flea market in Mt. Healthy, OH

November 13th
Jim Neidhart, Bret Hart, Ken Anderson, Paul London, Velvet Sky, Ricky Steamboat Jr., and many more will be signing autographs from 6pm to 8pm at Crosby High School in Waterbury, CT prior to the Northeast Wrestling event held later in the evening. For more info, go to NortheastWrestling.com.

November 14th
Shane Douglas, Dallas Page, Sabu, Raven, Axl Rotten, Balls Mahoney, Ron Simmons, Jeff Jones, Madman Pondo, Debra, Missy Hyatt, Gorgeous George, Baby Doll, Gillberg, The Headbangers (Mosh & Thrasher), The Rock-N-Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson), Francine, SoCal Val, Jake Roberts, and many more will be appearing at "Baltimore Wrestling Expo FanFest" at the Best Western Baltimore-Washington International in Elkridge, MD. For more info, go to BaltimoreProWrestlingExpo.com.

Jim Neidhart, Bret Hart, Ken Anderson, Paul London, Velvet Sky, Ricky Steamboat Jr., and many more will be signing autographs from 5:30pm to 7:30pm at Washingtonville High School in Washingtonville, NY prior to the Northeast Wrestling event held later in the evening. For more info, go to NortheastWrestling.com.

November 20th
Sgt. Slaughter and Tony Atlas will be appearing at the "Taser Foundation Golf Tournament" at the Fort McDowell Casino in Scottsdale, AZ

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 6th
Al Snow will be signing autographs from 1pm to 3pm at Holiday inn Express in St. Charles, IL. For more info, go to KlingerPromotions.com.

December 12th
Steve Williams, Bill Dundee, Headbanger Mosh, Outback Jack, Danny Spivey, Jack Victory, Moondog Rex, Skandar Akbar, Clarence Mason, The Harris Boys (Ron Harris & Don Harris), Rick Martel, Tito Santana, Adnan Al Kaissie, 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.

December 19th
A. J. Styles will be signing autographs at Wrestling Universe I in Whitestone, NY.

2009
January 29th through 31st
Chavo Guerrero, Sr., Rob Van Dam, Road Warrior Animal, Jushin Liger, Bruno Sammartino, Dallas Page, Larry Zbyszko, Scotty 2 Hotty, Terri Runnels, Tammy Sytch, Bret Hart, Dan Severn, and many more will be appearing at "WrestleReunion 4" at the LAX Hilton in Los Angeles, CA. For more info, go to WrestleReunion.com.

January 30th
Bushwacker Luke, Sid Justicer, X-Pac, The Powers of pain (Warlord & Barbarian), Mr. Fuji, Nikolai Volkoff, Lanny Poffo, Howard Finkel, Terry Funk, and many more will be appearing at "Wrestle Slam 3" at The Renaissance Manchester Hotel in Manchester, England. For more info, go to WrestleSlamUK.com.

February 6th
Ted DiBiase will be part of a Meet & Greet prior to Deutche Wrestling Allianz's "Wrestling Legends Tour 2010" in Uelzen, Germany

February 7th
Ted DiBiase will be part of a Meet & Greet prior to Deutche Wrestling Allianz's "Wrestling Legends Tour 2010" in Rotenburg, Germany

April 10th
Mick Foley will be signing autographs from 11:15am to 3:15pm at the "Motor Mania Show" at The Dome Center in Henrietta, NY. For more info, go to StreetMachinesOfRochester.com.

April 16th through 18th
Mick Foley will be appearing at the "Wizard World Convention" at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, CA. For more info, go to WizardWorld.com/home-Anaheim.html.

April 17th
Ox Baker, Pete Gas, Rick Martel, Larry Zbyszko, John Cena Sr., Brian Clark, and many more will be signing autpgraphs at Brightridge Club/ Brotherhood of the Holy Ghost Charity in East Providence, RI. For more info, contact Joe Bruen at hwfforever@yahoo.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

May 15th
Jack Brisco and Jerry Brisco are among the stars scheduled for the "Legends of the Ring X" event at the Corwne Plaza Hotel in Monroe, NJ

June 19th
Ted DiBiase will be appearing at First Energy Park in Lakewood, NJ at the Lakewood Blueclaws baseball game. For more info, call (732) 901-7000.

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UPCOMING BIRTHDAYS
October 14th - Nikolai Volkoff, Talon
October 15th - Karl Von Stroheim, Kay Noble
October 16th - Miss Sheila, Missy Hyatt
October 17th - Jenna Love
October 18th - John Nord, Johnny Walker 2nd, Romero Contreras

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