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Posted: Jan 26th 2010 By: mikeiles

NEWS
Victory Crown Championship Wrestling has posted a brief video featuring Kody Kox interviewing Al Farat and Spoiler 2000 after S2K's victory over James Johnson on January 15th. You can view the video by clicking here.

The lawsuit Jody Hamilton brought against WWE was settled out of court for an undisclosed fee, according to Hamilton's attorney out of Atlanta. Hamilton, 72, who was a wrestler in the 60's, 70's, and 80's as The Assassin, reopened his Deep South Wrestling promotion in 2005 as an affiliate of WWE, to train talents signed to developmental contracts. In 2007, WWE abruptly ended their contract with Hamilton and DSW with no notice. In April 2009, Hamilton sued for breach of contract and intentional interference with contractual and business relations. His attorney claimed that, WWE "fraudulently contrived a reason to end the agreement" without giving 90-days notice as laid out in the contract between Hamilton, DSW, and WWE. A key-paragraph in the suit read: "WWE unlawfully entered the premises occupied by Hamilton and DSW and removed property that belonged to DSW and Hamilton. Contemporaneously with its clandestine operation to dismantle DSW's operation and cripple its ability to operate at all, John Laurentis [sic], WWE's VP of Promotions and a member of the Board of Directors [Laurinaitis is actually WWE EVP of Talent Relations], assembled all the independent contractor wrestlers who were committed to DSW's upcoming events and issued an ominous warning. He cautioned them that, 'if they ever set foot in this building again or had anything to do with Hamilton or DSW their relationship with WWE would end and they would never work again in the wrestling industry.'" Apparently there were two former WWE talents willing to come forward and testify that Laurinaitis gave that speech. WWE were unsuccessful in a motion to dismiss so settled with Hamilton before the case went to trial.

In a list published on Gerweck.net this past week, Charlie Haas was listed as the 15th oldest member of the active WWE Roster, at 37 years old. The oldest roster member was Finlay (51) and the youngest was Trent Baretta (22).

Jerry Lawler had a rare Freudian slip last Monday during "RAW" on commentary when he referred to Randy Orton as "Randy Savage" during a video package. He laughed it off telling people after the show that a fan had sent him a DVD of Savage in a cage match from the 80's, watched it over the weekend, and that's what mistakenly came out last night.

Comedy duo Cheech and Chong have been announced as the guest hosts of "Monday Night RAW" for the March 1st edition in Oklahoma City. It's funny that they will have two guys who constantly showed their love for marijuana during their stand up comedies working with WWE considering their tough stand on illegal and recreational drugs. Dr. Black who oversees the Wellness Program will most likely not be in attendance that day.

The latest Sky Sports magazine in the United Kingdom has a feature on the Top 10 Divas to ever hold the Women's title. The mag only lists women currently under WWE contract, so no Trish Stratus, Lita, etc., excludes Gail Kim, and includes Kelly Kelly, Tiffany, Natalya, Maria, and Eve Torres, who have never even held the title. The other Divas listed are Michelle McCool, Beth Phoenix, Mickie James, Maryse, and Melina.

The new WWE DVD entitled "Shawn Michaels - My Journey" is due to be released soon. Here are some of the matches in the set:

-Michaels vs. One Man Gang (WCCW; January 11, 1985)
-The Midnight Rockers (Michaels & Marty Jannetty) vs. Buddy Rose & Doug Somers (AWA "WrestleRock"; April 20, 1986)
-The Rockers (Michaels & Jannetty) vs. The Hart Foundation (Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart) (WWF; November 25, 1989)
-Michaels vs. Mankind (WWF "Monday Night RAW"; August 11, 1997)
-Michaels vs. Ric Flair (WWE "Bad Blood"; June 15, 2003)

Linda McMahon was on "The View" last week. It was pretty much what you would expect. They showed clips of Linda kicking Jim Ross low, Stephanie slapping Linda and Kane tombstoning Linda. Linda said from the clips you can see bad acting (from herself) and evidence she belongs in the board room, but that it was fun. She was asked about her view that the government is spending too much when she's earmarked $50 million to fund her race and if she's trying to buy the election. She said you can't buy an election, only earn votes from people. She said she hopes she doesn't have to spend $50 million on the campaign and noted she was refusing donations from special interest groups.

TNA World Champion A. J. Styles recently toured the offices of Marvel. While there, A. J. was interviewed by Marvel.com editor Ben Morse about his ideas of the House of Ideas, his affection for The Punisher, what super powers he would like to have, and more. Click here to watch the video.

There is talk of AJ Styles bleaching his hair as part of the new storyline with Ric Flair.

Several TNA talents are said to be on the bubble now that Hogan and Bischoff are in charge. Bischoff has been vocal backstage regarding who he likes and dislikes from a talent stand point. The British Invasion, Eric Young, Homicide, and Daniels are just a few of the guys that Bischoff is not a fan of. Hogan is also said to be 100% firmly against the Suicide character so we may see the end of it soon. Regarding those who they see a lot in, Desmond Wolfe, Matt Morgan, Hernandez, and obviously A. J. Styles.

The first set of TNA action figures by Jakks Pacific will be as follows. The "Deluxe Impact" series 1 will include Sting, Jeff Jarrett, A. J. Styles, Kurt Angle, Samoa Joe, and Suicide. The "Cross the Line" 2-packs will include Scott Steiner & Kevin Nash, James Storm & Robert Roode, Mick Foley & Samoa Joe, and Brother Ray & Brother Devon. They will also release a "Legends of the Ring" series similar to the "Classic Superstars" series they did for WWE. The set will include Kurt Angle, Kevin Nash, Hulk Hogan, Scott Steiner, Jeff Jarrett, and Sting.

Alissa Flash (Melissa Anderson) has parted ways with TNA. She has not been used on television November.

Mick Foley will be performing his comedy routine in Las Vegas, NV at the Las Vegas Hilton and Casino on February 6th, the night before the Super Bowl. The Total Extreme Comedy show - which features fellow wrestler Colt Cabana as well - will also be making stops in Baltimore, MD on February 3rd at the Baltimore Comedy Factory and in Manchester, NH at the Palace Theater on March 5th. Foley discusses "inside" jokes and stories about his experience in the wrestling industry, his personal experience with Vince McMahon, and all wrestlers involved in the business as part of his funny routine.

Jim Cornette was a guest with Bruce Snyder on Fox Charlotte's Sports "Got Game" . The clip has been uploaded to their website and can be viewed by clicking here. The clip begins with Magnum T. A. saying when he is in Charlotte, "Got Game" is the sports cast he watches.

Heritage Wrestling Collectibles has just worked out an affiliate relationship with Universal Wrestling Archives to advertise their vast wrestling footage library on their website. See the likes of Cowboy Bill Watts, Steve "Dr. Death" Williams, Ted DiBiase, the Junkyard Dog, Kamala, the Rock-N-Roll Express, and more Mid South stars from the 1980's. Add to your wrestling DVD collection by purchasing Mid South Wrestling, Power Pro Wresting, & UWF television shows & house shows straight from the source.

Jake Roberts recently announced his retirement from active wrestling at the age of 54. He says that 2010 will be his last year in the ring: "Bottom line, it's time. There comes a moment and I regret that it has happened, but I simply am unable physically to perform at the level that I find acceptable. I cannot do what I did 30 years ago, and my God, am I glad that I can't. But my love for what I've done in the last 35 years deserves more than I am capable of doing. I cherish every moment that I've had, good or bad, bottom line is I never had a bad moment in the ring. Any moment was something to treasure, and I can only do so by stepping away. Although the cheers and support are still there from you, the fans, I would be a liar to say that it is not only painful physically, mentally, but worst of all, deep in my heart. It would be unfair to me not to have one more go around the horn. I will do a retirement tour that will last no more than to the end of the year. I honestly feel that it won't last that long, and I hope I am wrong. Regardless of the offers to continue I respect that lady in the ring enough to say "goodbye". I would really love to continue to contribute as a adviser, booker, teacher, etc., and perhaps that opportunity may present itself to me somewhere in the future. For those of you in our business, feel free to contact me for appearances for 2010. The open dates are limited. Thanks to all, here's to a safe and happy 2010. Jake."

There is a 22 minute interview of Jake Roberts available at 2CW.com.

If anyone has results from the Extreme Midget Wrestling Federation events in Enid or Oklahoma City this past week, please send them to us so we can post them.

Oklafan would like to congratulate Michael Barry who surpassed 6 months as MWA Heavyweight Champion on January 10th.

Oklafan would like to send its condolences to Brent Albright and Blake Albright, who's grandmother passed away last week.

Oklafan would also like to send its condolences to the family and friends of Georgiann Makopoulos who passed away on Sunday evening.
Makropoulos was well known and sincerely admired within the pro wrestling industry. For the past 22 years, she wrote her own wrestling newsletter called Wrestling Chatterbox, a postal publication with news and photos. Wrestling Chatterbox was the first online resource to print any show write-ups done by Oklafan senior editor C. M. Burnham in 1999. Although they never met, Burnham credits Makropolous as one of the two people responsible for beginning his career in wrestling journalism. She also spent much of her time working on the WrestlingFigs.com website posting fan reports and pictures from wrestling autograph signings and personal appearances.

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RECENT RESULTS
January 9th
Mark Sterling & Joey Daniels defeated PWP Tag Team Champion Chris Havius in a Handicap Match for the titles at Pro Wrestling Phoenix's "Year of the Phoenix V" event in Council Bluffs, IA

January 15th
WWE United States Champion The Miz defeated Jack Swagger, Chris Masters, and Chavo Guerrero, Jr. in a 4-Way Match at the WWE house show in Jackson, TN

January 16th
WWE United States Champion The Miz defeated Jack Swagger and Chris Masters in a 3-Way Match at the WWE house show in Birmingham, AL

Mark Sterling & Joey Daniels defeated PWP Tag Team Champion Chris Havius in a Handicap Match for the titles at Pro Wrestling Phoenix's "Year of the Phoenix V" event in Council Bluffs, IA

Rick Knight (w/ Missy Hyatt) defeated Jarod Priest at the Professional Championship Wrestling event in Summit, IL

January 19th
Charlie Haas & Mike Knox vs. Cryme Tyme (Shad & J. T. G.) ended in a No Contest when Kane attacked all four wrestlers at the "WWE Friday Night SmackDown!" television taping in Greenville, SC

Ken Anderson defeated Jeff Jarrett at the "TNA iMPACT!" television taping in Orlando, FL. In other matches, D'Angelo Dinero defeated TNA World Champion A. J. Styles (w/ Ric Flair) in a non-title match.

January 20th
Kevin Nash defeated Mick Foley in a No DQ Match at the "TNA iMPACT!" television taping in Orlando, FL

January 22nd
WWE United States Champion The Miz defeated Jack Swagger, Montel Vontavious Porter, and Carlito in a 4-Way Match at the WWE house show in Cape Girardeau, MO

January 23rd
Mark Henry defeated Jack Swagger in an Over The Top Rope Challenge at the WWE house show in Evansville, IN

Mickie James & Maria defeated Beth Phoenix & Layla at the WWE house show in Hammond, IN

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

Jerry Lawler (w/ Veronica Fairchild) defeated Dennis Condrey (w/ Su Yung) at the Global Championship Wrestling event in Pell City, AL. In other matches, Brad Armstrong defeated Johnny Swinger

Hack Meyers defeated Waler Roberts (w/ Dory Funk, Jr.) for the vacant !BANG! International Title at the Funkin' Conservatory event in Ocala, FL

The Texas Hearthrobs (Shaun Sanders & Brice Payne) defeated NWA Texas Tag Team Champion Cody Jones & Austin Riley, substituting for NWA Texas Tag Team Champion Shawn Mills, for the titles in the main event of the the NWA Southwest/Panhandle Wrestling Federation event in Amarillo, TX. In other matches, Nathan Briggs defeated Montego Seeka, Wildcard, and Jeremiah St. James in a 4-Way Match, NWA-SW/PWF Women's Champion Starr defeated La Reina de Corazones, and Dane Griffin defeated NWA-SW/PWF Heavyweight Champion Chad Thomas and NWA Oklahoma Heavyweight Champion Carnage in a Triple Threat Match for the NWA Oklahoma Heavyweight Title.

Nikolai Volkoff, Jim Duggan, & Jay Jaillet defeated Josef Von Schmidt & The Men of Business (Jimmy Jact Ca$h & Gino Martino) at the Powerhouse Wrestling event in Worcester, MA

Scott Wright & Billy Bax defeated Dan Eckos & Sean Royal at the East Coast Wrestling event in Newark, DE

MSPW International Champion Tim Storm (w/ Kenn Kelly) defeated Al Snow by DQ at Mid-South Pro Wrestling's "Night of Champions" event in Russellville, AR. In other matches, MSPW Tag Team Champions Reckage & Romance (Matt Riviera & Jeff Jett) defeated Midnight Gold (Bobby Eaton & Greg Anthony, w/ Brian Thompson).

January 24th
The Big Show defeated Jack Swagger in an Over The Top Rope Challenge at the WWE house show in Champaign, IL

Mickie James & Maria defeated Beth Phoenix & Layla at the WWE house show in Cleveland, OH

January 25th
TNA World Champion A. J. Styles defeated Samoa Joe and Daniels in a 3-Way Match at the TNA house show in Paris, France

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UPCOMING OKLAHOMA EVENTS
Tornado Alley Pro
Friday, January 29th
Civic Center
Wagoner, OK
Bell Time 8pm

Impact Zone Wrestling
Saturday, January 30th
The Impact Arena
Lawton, OK
Bell Time 7pm

Compound Pro Wrestling
Saturday, January 30th
Sheridan Avenue Christian Church
Tulsa, OK
Bell Time 8pm

Sooner World Class Wrestling
Sunday, January 31st
The Underground Arena
Oklahoma City, OK
Bell Time 2:30pm

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UPCOMING MATCHES
January 27th
TNA World Champion A. J. Styles defends the title against Samoa Joe at the TNA house show in Cardiff, Wales

January 28th
TNA World Champion A. J. Styles defends the title against Desmond Wolfe in Coventry, England

El Latino is among the stars scheduled for the TNT Championship Pro Wrestling event in San Antonio, TX

January 29th
TNA World Champion A. J. Styles defends the title against Samoa Joe and Daniels in a Ladder Match at the TNA house show in Manchester, England

Michael Faith takes on Jay Garland at Pro Wrestling Arizona's "Desert Heat" event in Awahtukee, AZ

January 30th
TNA World Champion A. J. Styles defends the title against Kurt Angle at the TNA house show in London, England

Alissa Flash takes on Lady Apache at the Pro Wrestling Revolution event in San Francisco, CA. In other matches The Border Patrol (Oliver John & Derek Sanders) takes on Universidad de Guapos (Fuerte Strongman & Guapo Shocker).

MWA Heavweight Champion Vash Heartley defends the title against Eric Fantabulous at the Midwest Wrestling Alliance event in Sioux City, IA. In other matches, MWA Television Champion Brian Blade defends the title against Brandon Bennett.

Mark Sterling is among the stars scheduled for the NWA Supreme event in Matoon, IL

BIW Tag Team Champions The Inner Circle (J. T. LaMotta & Sean Cordova, w/ The Professor) defend the titles against The Crazy Cowboys (Texas Red & Dave Dunning) at the Bayou Independent Wrestling event in Brookhaven, MS

IWC Heavyweight Champion Jimmy DeMarco defends the title against Shiima Xion in a match officiated by special referee Shane Douglas at International Wrestling Cartel's "IWC Kickoff 2010" event in Elizabeth, PA

Anthony Wayne takes on L. T. Falk at the United States Wrestling Organization event in Nashville, TN

January 31st
TNA World Champion A. J. Styles is among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Lyon, France

Adam Thornstowe is among the stars scheduled for DOA Wrestling's "The Good, The Bad, & The Scum" event in Oregon City, OR

Kamala (w/ Nicky Benz) takes on Jimmy Cicero at the Tri-State Wrestling Alliance event in Voorhees, NJ. In other matches, Ricky Morton takes on Matt Riviera.

February 5th
3XW Tag Team Champions The High Flyers (Mike Sydal & Zach Thompson) defend the titles against The Gentlemen's Club (Mark Sterling & Gage Octane, w/ 3XW Commissioner Todd Countryman) at 3XWrestling's "Reign of Terror" event in Des Moines, IA. Also scheduled to appear is 3XW Pure Wrestling Champion Kraig Keesaman and many more.

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

NAWA Tag Team Champions Kit Carson & The Punisher defend the titles against The Oklahoma/Mexico Connection (Doberman & Pablo Chuco) at the North American Wrestling Allegience event in Waxahachie, TX

Cheerleader Melissa takes on Cat Power at the NCW Femme Fatales event in Montreal, Quebec, Canadan, NY

Nikolai Volkoff is among the stars scheduled for Forgotten Championship Wrestling's "Unfinished Business" event in Brooklyn, NY

Anarchy 2nd, Mike Gunns, & IPW Heavyweight Champion Jonathan Cross take on Fuel, Big Smooth, and a mystery partner at the Independent Pro Wrestling event in Siloam Springs, AR. In other matches, Running Wolf takes on Ryan Reed to determine the #1 contender to the IPW Heavyweight Title. Also scheduled to appear is Grande Gallows (Ray Martinez & Jesus Rodriguez), J. R. Orullian, and many more.

IHWE Heavyweight Champion SB-1 and Seth Shai are among the stars scheduled for Insane Hardcore Wrestling Entertainment's "Winter Blockbuster" event in Fort Worth, TX

Paul Orndorff is among the stars schduled for Dreamwave Wrestling's "Season Premiere" event in LaSalle, IL

MWA Heavyweight Champion Vash Heartly defends the title against Brian Blade at the Midwest Wrestling Alliance event in Des Moines, IA. In other matches, Eric Fantabulous takes on Donnie Peppercricket.

Mark Sterling is among the stars scheduled for the Central Empire Wrestling event in Oskaloosa, IA

Nikita Koloff is among the stars scheduled for the Ultimate NWA event in Tuscaloosa, AL

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

February 13th
Mark Sterling is among the stars scheduled for Pro Wrestling Phoenix's "PWP 50" event in Council Bluffs, IA

February 14th
TNA World Champion A. J. Styles (w/ Ric Flair) defends the title against Samoa Joe at TNA's "Against All Odds" pay-per-view event in Orlando, FL

February 19th
Tito Santana is among the stars scheduled for Independent Wrestling Federation's "February Fury" event in West Paterson, NJ

February 20th
Tito Santana is among the stars scheduled for Independent Wrestling Federation's "February Fury" event in West Paterson, NJ

Daniel Flynn, Gary Gram, and Jake Boulder are among the stars scheduled for the Arkansas Pro Wrestling event in Siloam Springs, AR

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

Mark Sterling takes on Devin Cutter at the High Voltage Wrestling event in Granite City, IL

Bash takes on Donny Davenport at Pro Wrestling Onslaught's "Club Onslaught 2010" event in Dallas, TX

February 27th
MSW Heavyweight Champion Jake Boulder, Southern Tag Team Champion Jack Legacy, Independent Wrestling International Champion Jim Fallon, Jason Jones, Jeff Starchild, Gary Gram, El Matadors (Uno & Dos), Brieanna Bringle, and Mike Iles are among the stars scheduled for the Mid-States Wrestling event in Harrison, AR

Dexter Hardaway (w/ Talon) takes on Jerry Lynn at Mid-South Pro Wrestling's "SuperClash" event in Clarksville, AR. In other matches, MSPW Tag Team Champions Reckage & Romance (Matt Riviera & Jeff Jett, w/ Danny Hodge) defends the titles against The Dark Circle (Apoc & MSPW International Champion Tim Storm, w/ Skandar Akbar). Also scheduled to appear is Al Farat and many more.

Mark Sterling is among the stars scheduled for the All American Pro Wrestling event in West Frankfort, IL

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

Brad Armstrong takes on Dennis Condrey in a Lumberjack Match at the Global Championship Wrestling event in Pell City, AL

March 5th
Mark Sterling is among the stars scheduled for the 3XWrestling event in Des Moines, IA

March 6th
Mark Sterling is among the stars scheduled for the Central Empire Wrestling event in Osakaloosa, IA

March 12th
TNA World Champion A. J. Styles and Jeff Jarrett are among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Erie, PA

Jim Duggan is among the stars scheduled for the Northeast Wrestling event in Fort Edward, NY

March 13th
TNA World Champion A. J. Styles and Jeff Jarrett are among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Pittsburgh, PA

Tommy Dreamer & Ron Zombie take on Brian Anthony & Bull Dredd in a No DQ Match officiated by special referee Mick Foley at Northeast Wrestling's "March Mayhem" event in Derby, CT. Also scheduled to appear is Jim Duggan and many more.

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

March 14th
TNA World Champion A. J. Styles and Jeff Jarrett are among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Wheeling, WV

March 19th
Jim Duggan and Mick Foley are among the stars scheduled for the Big Time Wrestling event in Danbury, CT

March 20th
Jerry Lawler, Tracy Smothers, and Chase Stevens are among the stars scheduled for the Main Event Championship Wrestling event in Evansville, IN

Jerry Lawler and Roddy Piper are among the stars scheduled for Northeast Wrestling's "Wrestlefest XIV" event in Poughkeepsie, NY

Shane Douglas and Kamala are among the stars scheduled for the Pro Wrestling Unplugged event in Philadelphia, PA

MSW Heavyweight Champion Jake Boulder, Southern Tag Team Champions The Jet Setters (Dustin Heritage & Jack Legacy), Independent Wrestling International Champion Jim Fallon, Michael Barry, Jason Jones, Gary Gram, Mitch Carter, Jeff Starchild, El Matadors (Uno & Dos), Brieanna Bringle, and Mike Iles are among the stars scheduled for the Mid-States Wrestling event in Harrison, AR

March 27th
Dutch Mantell takes on Doink the Clown at the ISPWMania event in Freehold, NJ. It will be Matt Borne, the original Doink in WWF, that will be wrestling that night as Doink.

April 2nd
Mark Sterling is among the stars scheduled for the 3XWrestling event in Des Moines, IA

Spoiler 2000 and Skandar Akbar are among the stars scheduled for the Bayou Independent Wrestling event in Vicksburg, MS

April 3rd
Jim Cornette is among the stars scheduled for Ring of Honor's "The Big Bang" event in Charlotte, NC

Matt Riviera, Spoiler 2000, and Skandar Akbar are among the stars scheduled for the Bayou Independent Wrestling event in Natchez, MS

April 10th
Mark Sterling is among the stars scheduled for the Lethal Wrestling Alliance event in House Springs, MO

Koko B. Ware, The Honky Tonk Man, and Ted DiBiase are among the stars scheduled for International Wrestling Cartel's "IWC Night of Legends 2010" event in Franklin, PA

May 22nd
The Oklahoma/Mexico Connection (Doberman & Pablo Chuco) among the stars scheduled for the Bayou Independent Wrestling event in Brookhaven, MS

Shane Douglas and Jake Roberts are among the stars scheduled for the Powerhouse Wrestling event in Worcester, MA

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AUTOGRAPHS & APPEARANCES
January 27th
Ric Flair will be signing autographs from 6pm to 8pm at the Wal-Mart in Lewisburg, TN

January 29th through 31st
Demolition (Ax & Smash), The Great Muta, Rob Van Dam, Road Warrior Animal, Jushin Liger, Bruno Sammartino, Austin Idol, Stan Hansen, Nick Bockwinkel, Dallas Page, Larry Zbyszko, Scotty 2 Hotty, Koko B. Ware, Terri Runnels, Tammy Sytch, Bret Hart, Dan Severn, Chave Guerrero, Sr., 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 Justice, X-Pac, Warlord, Barbarian, Mr. Fuji, Nikolai Volkoff, Lanny Poffo, Howard Finkel, Terry Funk, Adam Bomb (AKA Bryan Clark), Molly Holly, 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.

Jimmy Valiant will be signing autographs from 7pm to 9pm at the Wentworth National Guard Armory in Wentworth, NC

Missy Hyatt will be participating in a World War II Battle of the Buldge recreation in Fort Indian Gap, PA, on January 30th.

Skandar Akbar will be signing autographs from 3pm to 6pm at the JCS Autographs/Eco Snacks Booth at the "Dallas Comic Con" at the Richardson Civic Center in Richardson, TX. For more info, go to SciFiExpo.com/dcc/DallasComicCon.html

February 3rd
Mick Foley and Colt Cabana will be performing stand-up comedy at The Baltimore Comedy Factory in Baltimore, MD. For more info, go to TotalExtremeComedy.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

Paul Orndorff will be signing autographs at the LaSalle Knights of Columbus in LaSalle, IL prior to Dreamwave Wrestling's "Season Premiere" event. For more info, go to DreamwaveWrestling.com.

Mick Foley and Colt Cabana will be performing stand-up comedy at The Las vegas Hilton Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, NV. For more info, go to TotalExtremeComedy.com.

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

February 10th
Lanny Poffo, Brian Blair, and Austin Idol will be signing autographs at the Ritz-Ybor in Tampa, FL as part of a fund raiser for the Pediatric Cancer Foundation

February 12th
Jimmy Valiant will be signing autographs from 7pm to 9pm at Rec. Barn Arcade & Pool Room in Jasper, GA. For more info, call (678) 463-7647.

February 13th
Jimmy Valiant will be signing autographs from 7pm to 9pm at the Fork Brush National Guard Armory in Bluefield, WV

February 20th
Tito Santana will be hosting a Pro Wrestling Clinic for Independent Wrestling Federation's at the IWF Wrestling School in West Paterson, NJ. The clinic will include in-ring instruction, fundamentals, interviews, question and answer session, and more. The clinic is open to IWF students and active graduates of all experience levels for a $25 fee. Each clinic is also open to select indy wrestlers, managers, and referees (ages 18+) with at least one-year of experience for a $50 fee. The clinic is not open to fans, the public, or guests. For registration information, visit WrestlingIWF.com.

Jim Duggan will be signing autographs from 1pm to 3pm at Pro Wrestling World at Merchants Square Mall in Allentown, PA. For more info, go to Rasslers.us.

February 27th
Jimmy Valiant will be signing autographs from 7pm to 9pm at Colonial Heights High School in Colonial Heights, VA. For more info, call (757) 870-6954.

March 5th
Mick Foley and Colt Cabana will be performing stand-up comedy at The Palace Theatre in Manchester, NH. For more info, go to TotalExtremeComedy.com.

March 12th
Jim Duggan will be signing autographs from 5:30pm to 7pm at Fort Edward High School in Fort Edward, NY prior to the Northeast Wrestling event held later in the evening. For more info, call (518) 747-4239.

March 12th & 13th
The Rock-N-Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson), Demolition (Ax & Smash), Mr. Hughes, Ivan Koloff, Nikita Koloff, Tommy Rich, The Midnight Express (no word on which combination of members), Jim Cornette, The High Flyers (Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell), and many more will be appearing at LegendsMania in Atlanta, GA. For more info, go to [url-http://www.legendsmania.com]LegendsMania.com[/url].

Mick Foley, Jim Duggan, Tommy Dreamer, Paul London, Angelina Love, and many more will be signing autographs starting at 5:30pm at Derby High School in Derby, CT prior to Northeast Wrestling's "March Mayhem" event held later in the evening. For more info, call (860) 516-9915.

March 13th & 14th
Greg Valentine will be signing autographs at the "MonsterMania Convention" at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Cherry Hill, NJ. For more info, go to MonsterMania.net.

March 20th
Tito Santana, The Honky Tonk Man, and Pamela Paulshock will be signing autographs from 9am to 7pm at "The Autograph Nationals" at The Pasadena Convention Center in Pasadena, CA. For more infro, call (626) 793-2122.

March 26th through 28th
Demolition (Ax & Smash), Bushwacker Luke, Ted DiBiase, The Honky Tonk Man, Virgil, Traci Brooks, Taylor Wilde, and Jackie Haas will be appearing at "Wizard World Toronto" at the Direct Energy Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. For more info, go to WizardWorld.com.

April 2nd through 4th
The Honky Tonk Man, Luke Williams, and Virgil will be appearing at "WonderCon" in San Francisco, CA

April 3rd
The Midnight Express (Dennis Condrey & Bobby Eaton) will be participating in a Meet & Greet at the Grady Cole Center in Charlotte, NC prior to Ring of Honor's "The Big Bang" event later that evening. For more info, go to ROHwrestling.com.

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.

Mae Young, The Brooklyn Brawler, Harvey Wippleman, Mohammad Hassan, Daivari, Bobby Jaggers, Dutch Mantell, Shark Boy, Mortis (AKA Kanyon), Deuce (AKA Sim Snuka), Scott Casey, Tony Mamaluke, Hamada, and many more will be appearing at K&S Wrestlefest's "Spring Spectacular" at The Radisson Hotel in Carteret, NJ. For more info, call (516) 473-4944.

Dusty Rhodes will be signing autographs from 12 noon to 2pm at the Holiday inn Express in St. Charles, IL. For more info, call (630) 780-2777.

April 16th through 18th
Bushwacker Luke, Rob Van Dam, Christy Hemme, Lillian Garcia, and The Honky Tonk Man will be signing autographs at the "Anaheim Wizard World Comic Con" at the Anaheim Convention center in Anaheim, CA. For more info, call (714) 765-8950.

April 17th
Ox Baker, Pete Gas, Rick Martel, Larry Zbyszko, John Cena Sr., Brian Clark, Tammy Sytch, and many more will be signing autographs 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

April 23rd
Jerry Lawler will be signing autographs at First Energy Stadium in Reading, PA at the Reading Phillies baseball game. For more info, call (610) 375-8469.

May 6th
Jerry Lawler will be appearing at Coca-Cola Park in Allentown, PA at the Lehigh Valley Ironpigs baseball game. For more info, call (710) 841-7447.

May 7th through 9th
Paul Orndorff, Bob Orton, Jr., Ted DiBiase, Sr., Harley Race, Terry Funk, Kamala, Abdullah the Butcher, Larry Matysik, Ken Patera, The Rock-N-Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson), Buck Robley, and Road Warrior Animal will be signing autographs at the St. Charles Convention Center in St. Charles, MO

May 15th
Jeff Jarrett, Jorge Gonzales (AKA El Gigante/Giant Gonzalez), Robert Maliet (AKA Kurrgan), Shizei Jinsaki (AKA Hakushi), Tiger Jackson (AKA Dink the Clown), P. N. News, Jonathan Coachman, Mike McGuirk, Jack Brisco, Jerry Brisco, Bruce Pritchard (AKA Brother Love), Sean Mooney, The Mean Street Posse (Pete Gas, Rodney, & Joey Abbs), Jimmy Valiant, Petey Williams, Lisa Moretti (AKA Ivory), and many more are scheduled for the "Legends of the Ring X" event at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Monroe, NJ. For more info, go to LegendsOfTheRing.com.

May 26th
Mick Foley will be signing autographs at Mercy County Waterfront Park in Trenton, NJ at the Trenton Thunder baseball game. For more info, call (609) 394-3300.

May 29th
Sgt. Slaughter will be signing autographs at State Mutual Stadium in Rome, GA at the Rome Braves baseball game. For more info, call (706) 368-9388.

June 4th
Mick Foley will be signing autographs at Prince George's Stadium in Bowie. MD at the Bowie Baysox baseball game. For more info, call (301) 805-6000.

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.

Sgt. Slaughter, Jerry Lawler, and Jim Duggan will be signing autographs at The Diamond in Richmond, VA at the Richmond Flying Squirrels baseball game. For more info, call (804) 359-3866.

July 15th
Jerry Lawler will be signing autographs at Modern Woodman Stadium in Davenport, IA at the Quad City River Bandits baseball game. For more info, call (563) 322-6348.

July 17th
Sgt. Slaughter will be appearing at Commerce Bank Park in Harrisburg, PA at the Harrisburg Senators baseball game. For more info, call (717) 231-4444.

July 24th & 25th
Nikolai Volkoff, Boris Zhukov, Butterbean, George Frankenstein, and many more will be appearing at the "Pro Wrestling Meet & Greet Convention" at the Wildwood Convention Center in Wildwood, NJ. For more info, call (732) 422-9365.

August 5th through 8th
Sting, Jimmy Snuka, and many more will be appearing at the "NWA Wrestling Legends Fanfest" at the Hilton University Place Hotel in Charlotte, NC. For more info, go to NWAlegends.com.

August 23rd
King Kong Bundy will be appearing at Medlar Field in University Park, PA at the State College Spikes baseball game. For more info, call (814) 272-1711.

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UPCOMING BIRTHDAYS
January 28th - Jimmy Jack Funk
February ?? - Bill Mercer
February 1st - Dennis Condrey, Kamikaze Kid


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

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