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Posted: Dec 21st 2010 By: mikeiles

NEWS
On Wednesday, Charlie Haas posted on Twitter: "9 years to the day that my brother Russ passed away. Long live the ?Haas Brothers?.

The World's Greatest Tag Team (Charlie Haas & Shelton Benjamin) signed full time contracts with Ring of Honor during intermission of ROH's "Final Battle 2010" in New York, NY. There is a video with them and Jim Cornette on You Tube that was shot in Louisville, KY prior to traveling to New York. To see that video, click here.

Last week, Goldberg posted on Twitter: "Big congrats to my friend Alice Cooper for his Rock & Roll HOF induction".

Paul Bearer posted on Twitter last week: "?I will also tell you that my WWE contract IS NOT completely over, in fact I have a couple of months remaining. Considering my personal past, age, and other issues, I knew in my heart that I couldn?t take on a full time schedule that most of the roster, many less than half my age, were doing.?

WWE.com ranked the top matches of 2010. Among the list are:

23. Jerry Lawler vs. The Miz - TLC Match (November 22, 2010)
22. Jack Swagger vs. Rey Mysterio (July 18, 2010)
21. Beth Phoenix vs. Michelle McCool (April 25, 2010)

To view the entire list, click here.

Dixie Carter announced via her Twitter last week that a Best of Mick Foley in TNA DVD is due out in 2011.

Jeff Jarrett continues his localized angles while promoting the TNA European tour. He was in Germany Thursday, and did an angle with a German musician. Jarrett challenged him to a match, and he said that he's not a wrestler but will get an opponent for Jarrett.

Ric Flair's name was mentioned on ESPN's "Around the Horn" last Tuesday. Bomani Jones had a replica of Flair's old world title belt on his shoulder and said "Shout out to Ric Flair."

In the new issue of the DC/Vertigo comic SCALPED, a small town Nebraska sheriff named Wooster T. Krakow has a picture of Ric Flair on his desk, with the inscription, "To Woooooster, Ric Flair."

Ring of Honor will be holding a training seminar and tryout camp on January 23rd from 10am to 7pm in Philadelphia, PA. The promotion has already started using Mike Bennett and Michael Elgin from earlier camps. The seminar will be run by Jim Cornette, Cary Silkin, Delirious, David Lagana, Kevin Kelly, and Jerry Lynn. There will be video tapes with promo pointers, matches on tape, as well as talk about conditioning, appearance and attitude. It's open to anyone with at least one year experience. Cost is $195, which includes lunch and a video tape of your match, and a critique. Only 30 spots are open. For more info write to rohhelp@aol.com or call (215) 781-2500.

Rasslin Riot online announced its Memphis Wrestling Hall of Fame Class of 2010 as The Nightmares (Danny Davis & Ken Wayne), Downtown Bruno, Buddy Wayne, announcer Dave Brown, Robert Fuller, The Moondogs with manager Richard Lee, Randy Savage, and Jimmy Hart.

The Sydney Daily Telegraph ran a story on the death of King Curtis Iaukea last week. Iaukea was one of the most famous wrestlers in the country when wrestling was on national television in the 60's and early 70's promoted by Jim Barnett and the Australia territory was considered at the time for most wrestlers as the best place to make good money in wrestling in the world. To read the entire story, click here.

Oklafan would like to congratulate Matt Doke on the birth of his daughter. Matt is a former OPW Training Academy student and works for Rhodes Printing in Coweta, who has made T-shirts for SRPW, NWA-U, Tim Rockwell (when he was known as Timmy J), El Super Colibri, Max McGuirk, and many others.

Shawn Bragan suffered a fractured arm with multiple torn tendons. Oklafan wishes him a speedy recovery

Oklafan offers its condolences to Kendall Hayes on the death of his uncle.

Oklafan offers its condolences to Shawn Matthews III on the death of his cousin

Oklafan sends its condolences to Ricky Morton, who's father Paul Morton passed away last week. Paul was a referee in the Memphis area for many years.

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RECENT RESULTS
December 11th
Thomas Knight defeated El Hoto to become the 1st OECW Liberty Champion at the Outlaw extreme Championship Wrestling event in Hamlet, NC. In other matches, The Masked Magician & Hangtime defeated OECW Tag Team Champions The New Age Syndicate (Shawn Sanders & Sean Stevens) by DQ, and OECW Southwester Champion martin Justice defeated OECW Heavyweight Champion Rick Payne for the title.

December 14th
Kofi Kingston & Kaval defeated Jack Swagger & WWE Intercontinental Champion Dolph Ziggler at the "WWE Friday Night SmackDown!" television taping in Lafayette, LA

December 17th
Jerry Lawler & Sonia defeated Trent Barreta & Rosa Mendes at the Florida Championship Wrestling event in Fort Myers, FL

December 18th
Bobby Eaton won a 20 man Battle Royal in the main event of the Mid-States Wrestling event in Harrison, AR. In other matches, Stephen E defeated Uno, Rage Logan defeated Damon Windsor, Independent Wrestling International Champion Gary Gram defeated Brad Michaels, and Jim Fallon & Doomsday defeated Southern Tag Team Champions The Ridge Runners (Bubba Hall & Adrian Steel) for the titles.

Franco D'Angelo defeated Matt Riviera at New Millenium Wrestling's "Wreck the Halls" event in Balch Springs, TX. In other matches, Al Farat defeated Danny Saint.

HWA Heavyweight Champion Michael H defeated Ryan Reed at the Hillbilly Wrestling Association event in Springdale, AR. In other matches, Lee Cook defeated The Unknown in a 2-Out-Of-3 Falls match, HWA Tag Team Champions Big Money, Inc. (Mr. Big & J. R. Orullian) defeated Michael Duplanti & The Reject, Yoshi defeated El Chupacabra in a Chinese Hardcore Match, The Bounty Hunters (The Arkansas Rattler & The New Age Cowboy) defeated The Texas Outlaws (Bobby Burns & Kolby Wolfe), and Joey D defeated Ray Martinez.

December 19th
WWE Intercontinental Champion Dolph Ziggler (w/ Vickie Guerrero) defeated Jack Swagger and Kofi Kingston in a Triple Threat Ladder Match at WWE's "TLC" pay-per-view event in Houston, TX. In other matches, Beth Phoenix & WWE Divas Champion Natalya defeated LayCool (Layla & Michelle McCool) in a Tables Match.

December 20th
Jerry Lawler, John Morrison, & Randy Orton defeated Sheamus, Alex Riley, & WWE RAW World Champion The Miz at the "WWE Monday Night RAW" live telecast in Austin, TX

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UPCOMING OKLAHOMA EVENTS
Mid-South Wrestling Alliance
Sunday, December 26th
Paradise City Night Club
Oklahoma City, OK
Bell Time 2:30pm

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UPCOMING MATCHES
December 25th
Jimmy Valiant, Ray Idol, & Beau James take on Frank Parker, James McHone, & Steve Flynn at the Southern States Wrestling event in Kingsport, TN

Ricky Morton is among the stars scheduled for the Championship Wrestling Alliance event in Gray, TN

Bill Dundee and Dutch Mantell are among the star scheduled for the United States Wrestling Organization event in Nashville, TN

December 28th
Jack Swagger, Albert Del Rio, & WWE SmackDown! World Champion Kane take on Rey Mysterio, The Big Show, & Edge in a post-taping dark match at the "WWE Friday Night SmackDown!" television taping in Rochester, NY

Tito Santana is among the stars scheduled for the Independent Wrestling Federation event in West Paterson, NJ

-2011-

January 1st
Michael Faith is among the stars scheduled for the New Age Wrestling event in Dallas, TX

NAWA Texas Heavyweight Champion Pablo Chuco defends the title against Doberman and Max Muscles at North American Wrestling Allegience's "New Year's Day Bash" event in Waxahachie, TX

January 6th
Jeff Jarrett and A. J. Styles are among the stars scheduled for the TNA show in Wallingford, CT

January 7th
Mark Sterling takes on Jeremy Wyatt in a 60 minute Iron Man Match at 3XWrestling's "Divide & Conquer" event in Des Moines, IA

The Honky Tonk Man & IWE Heavyweight Champion Jay Jaillet take on Jimmy Capone & IWE Tag Team Champion Sonny Roselli at the Independent Wrestling Entertainment event in Fairfield, ME

January 8th
Michael Barry and Lars Manderson are among the stars scheduled for the Metro Pro Wrestling event in Kansas City, KS

Paul Bearer and Matt Borne are among the stars scheduled for the Millennium Wrestling Federation event in Melrose, MA

Jack Legacy is among the stars scheduled for the Gold Rush Pro Wrestling event in Eureka, CA

The Honky Tonk Man takes on Vince Beach at the Independent Wrestling Entertainment event in Brewer, ME

January 9th
TNA World Television Champion Douglas Williams defends the title against A. J. Styles at TNA's "Genesis" pay-per-view event in Orlando, FL. Also on the card, Jeff Jarrett takes on Kurt Angle in an MMA exhibition.

January 14th
Jeff Jarrett and A. J. Styles are among the stars scheduled for the TNA show in Reading, PA

January 15th
Jerry Lawler and Sgt. Slaughter are among the stars scheduled for the Northeast Wrestling event in Poughkeepsie, NY

January 16th
Jeff Jarrett and A. J. Styles are among the stars scheduled for the TNA show in Hagerstown, MD

January 21st
Ric Flair and A. J. Styles are among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Lyon, France

January 22nd
Ric Flair and A. J. Styles are among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Paris, France

Michael H, Mr. Big, & J. R. Orullian are among the stars scheduled for the one night tournament to crown the new NCW Heavyweight Champion at the NoArk Championship Wrestling event in Siloam Springs, AR

January 27th
Jeff Jarrett, Ric Flair and A. J. Styles are among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Glasgow, Scotland

January 28th
Jeff Jarrett, Ric Flair and A. J. Styles are among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Manchester, England

The World's Greatest Tag Team (Charlie Haas & Shelton Benjamin) are among the stars scheduled for Ring of Honor's "WrestleReunion 2011" event in Los Angeles, CA

January 29th
Jeff Jarrett takes on Johnny Moss at the TNA house show in London, England. Also scheduled to appear is Ric Flair, A. J. Styles, and many more.

Doink the Clown (no word on which Doink) is among the stars scheduled for the Texas Championship Wrestling event in Tyler, TX

Jerry Lawler takes on Bill Dundee (w/ Dutch Mantell) at the Showtime All-Star Wrestling event in Nasville, TN. Also scheduled to appear is Tracy Smothers and many more.

February 3rd
Jeff Jarrett is among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in New Orleans, LA

February 4th
Jeff Jarrett is among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Hattiesburg, MS

February 5th
Jeff Jarrett is among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Pensacola, FL

Alissa Flash takes on Taryn Terrell at the Pro Wrestling Revolution event in San Francisco, CA

February 17th
Jeff Jarrett is among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Beckley, WV

February 18th
Jeff Jarrett is among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Huntington, WV

February 19th
Jeff Jarrett is among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Gassaway, WV

February 24th
Jeff Jarrett is among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Wilson, NC

February 25th
Jeff Jarrett is among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Norfolk, VA

The Honky Tonk Man is among the stars scheduled for an independent pro wrestling event in Odessa, TX. Also scheduled to appear is Doink the Clown, but no word as to who is portraying Doink at this event.

February 26th
Jeff Jarrett is among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Richmond, VA

MCW Heavyweight Champion Brian Blade defends the title against Jack Norton in a 2 out of 3 Falls Match at the Modern Championship Wrestling event in Marceline, MO. Also scheduled to appear is J. B. Payne, Vash Heartly, and many more.

Jerry Lawler takes on Matt Riviera at New Millennium Wrestling's "Altered Realities" event in Balch Springs, TX

Michael H, Mr. Big, & J. R. Orullian are among the stars scheduled for the NoArk Championship Wrestling event in Siloam Springs, AR

February 27th
The Rock-N-Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson) are one of the teams entered in the 4th Annual Pez Whatley Memorial Tag Team Tournament at the AIWF Mid-Atlantic Wrestling event in Lexington, NC

March 5th
Demolition (Ax & Smash) are among the stars scheduled for the Dreamwave Wrestling event in LaSalle, IL

March 26th
The Iron Sheik is among the stars scheduled for New Millennium Wrestling's "Revolutions" event in Balch Springs, TX

Michael H, Mr. Big, & J. R. Orullian are among the stars scheduled for the NoArk Championship Wrestling event in Siloam Springs, AR

April 30th
Michael H, Mr. Big, & J. R. Orullian are among the stars scheduled for the NoArk Championship Wrestling event in Siloam Springs, AR

Larry Zbyszko is among the stars scheduled for the All Out Mayhem event in Portland, ME

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AUTOGRAPHS & APPEARANCES
-2011-

January 7th
Mick Foley, Ted DiBiase, and Virgil will be signing autographs at the "World of Wheels" at the Chattanooga Convention center in Chattanooga, TN. For more info, go to WorldOfWheels.info.

January 8th
Paul Bearer, Daniel Bryan, Abyss, Jay Lethal, Homicide, Awesome Kong, Matt Borne, Eddie Edwards, John Cena, Sr., and many more will be signing autographs starting at 5pm at Memorial Hall in Melrose, MA prior to the Millennium Wrestling Federation event held later in the evening. For more info, go to BostonWrestling.com.

January 8th & 9th
Ted DiBiase and Virgil will be signing autographs at the "World of Wheels" at the Chattanooga Convention center in Chattanooga, TN. For more info, go to WorldOfWheels.info.


January 15th
Jerry Lawler, Matt Hardy, Carlito, Tommy Dreamer, Shannon Moore, Sabu, Sgt. Slaughter and many more will be signing autographs from 5pm to 7:30pm at the Mid Hudson Civic Center in Poughkeepsie, NY prior to the Northeast Wrestling event held later in the evening. For more info, call (845) 451-7620.

January 28th through 30th
Roddy Piper, Paul Orndorff, Bob Orton, Jr., Tito Santana, Mr. Fuji, Mr. Saito, SoCal Val, Traci Brooks, Ryan Shamrock, Ken Patera, Mike Graham, Terry Funk, Tatanka, Savio Vega, Val Venis, Gene Okerlund, Barry Orton, Shane Douglas, The Powers of Pain (Warlord & Barbarian), Jim Neidhart, Shane Helms (AKA The Hurricane), Danny Davis, Mr. Aguila, Jimmy Hart, Christy Hemme, Bret Hart, Billy Graham, Torrie Wilson, Nick Mitchell, Bill Anderson, Amber O'Neal, Sassy Stephanie, Rhaka Khan, Allison Danger, Serena, Tammy Sytch (AKA Sunny), and many more will be appearing at "Wrestle Reunion" at the LAX Hilton in Los Angeles, CA. For more info, go to WrestleReunion.com.

January 29th
Terry Taylor will be conducting a pro wrestling seminar for Texas Championship Wrestling in Tyler, TX. For more info, call (210) 689-1784.

February 12th
Terry Funk, Axl Rotten, Balls Mahoney, Nunzio, Joel Gertner, Chastity, Danny Doring, Mikey Whipwreck, The Headbangers (Mosh & Thrasher), Gillberg, Jeff Jones, Baby Doll, Samantha Starr, Manny Fernandez, Shane Douglas, Tammy Sytch (AKA Sunny), Nikolai Volkoff, and many more will be signing autographs at the "Baltimore Celebrity fest 2011" at the Best Western BWI in Elkridge, MD. For more info, go to BMoreCelebFest.com.

February 20th
Sgt. Slaughter and George Steele will be signing autographs before the Milwaukee Admirals hockey game at Bradley Center in Milwaukee, WI. For more info, go to MilwaukeeAdmirals.com.

February 25th
Jerry Lawler will be signing autographs before the Dayton gems hockey game at the hara Arena in Dayton, OH. For more info, go to DaytonGems.com.

March 5th
Demolition (Ax & Smash) 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.

April 30th
Larry Zbyszko, Zach Gowen, Mini Boogeyman, Palmer Canon, and John Cena, Sr. will be signing autographs starting at 6pm at the Strive Center in Portland, ME prior to the All Out Mayhem event held later in the evening. For more info, go to AllOutMayhem.com.

May 7th
Terry Taylor, Ken Shamrock, Dallas Page, Mike Tenay, Dan Severn, Mark Canterbury (AKA Henry O. Godwinn), Dennis Knight (AKA Phinneas I. Godwinn), The Masked Superstar, Barry Darsow (AKA Krusher Khrushchev), Bob Armstrong, Brad Armstrong, and many more will be appearing at "Legends of the Ring 12" at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Monroe, NJ. For more info, go to LegendsOfTheRing.com.

May 21st
Tito Santana, Howard Finkel, Rick Martel, Samu, Jameson, Antonio Thomas, Amy Zidian, Armando Estrada, John Cena, Sr., Jay Strongbow, Tammy Sytch (AKA Sunny), Axl Rotten, Duane Gill (AKA Gillberg), Brutus Beefcake, Danny Davis, The Iron Sheik, Ox Baker, Short Sleeve Sampson, Amber, Latasha, Alexxis, The Now, Kevin Chesney, Ivy, Shockwave the Robot, and many more are scheduled to appear at the "New England Pro Wrestling Fanfest" in East Providence, RI. For more info, e-mail hwfforever@yahoo.com.

July 1st through 3rd
Roddy Piper, Dallas Page, and many more will be signing autographs at "Days of the Dead 2011" at the Wyndham Indianapolis in Indianapolis, IN. For more info, go to DaysOfTheDead.net.

August 4th through 7th
The Assassin, Ole Anderson, Mr. Wrestling II, Steve Olsonoski, Karl Kox, Ted DiBiase, David Shultz, Tony Atlas, Tim Brooks, The Masked Superstar, Dory Funk, Jr., Terry Funk, Eddie Mansfield, and many more are scheduled to appear at the "2011 Georgia Wrestling Legends Fanfest Weekend" at the Atlanta Airport Marriott Hotel in Atlanta, GA. For more info, go to NWALegends.com.

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UPCOMING BIRTHDAYS
December 23rd - Brad Briggs
December 24th - Mike DiBiase, Aaron Neil
December 25th - Bronko Lubich, J. B. Varsity
December 26th - Johnny Heidemann
December 27th - Bill Goldberg, Masked Superstar

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