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The Scoop

Posted: Nov 25th 2014 By: Oklafan Staff

NEWS
After years of speculations and what ifs, it finally happened. Former WCW and TNA Champion Sting showed up live and in person in a WWE ring on Sunday at "Survivor Series". The man known as "The Icon" appeared towards the end of the main event after Dolph Ziggler had the odds stacked against him with Jamie Noble, Joey Mercury, and Triple H all interfering to save Seth Rollins. Eventually Triple H's favorite referee, Scott Armstrong, came in for the three count but the Stinger came out and took out Armstrong. Triple H and Sting had a stare down and then Triple H threw the first punch but the former champ countered and eventually hit the Scorpion Death Drop on Triple H, taking him out. He then helped put Ziggler on top of Rollins as the original referee counted to three. Sting going to WWE has been a hot topic for several years, ever since WWE bought out WCW back in 2001. The possibilities of him appearing became closer to reality over the past few years during WrestleMania season but Sting never pulled the trigger and opted to stay with TNA when he was invited to jump ship. That all changed this year when Sting was revealed to be part of the WWE 2K15 video game and the new Mattel action figures. WWE started selling his merchandise on WWEShop.com but a deal for him to be an on-screen character took a long, long time to be finalized. Sting has said this year that if he has it his way, "it's going to happen." It might not have been the fantasy match against The Undertaker - which could still be happen ? but one thing is for sure, Sting has finally landed in WWE and helped taking out The Authority.

Sting has signed a performers contract with WWE but there?s no word yet on how long it?s for or what the details are. As noted, Sting reportedly didn?t get the call to come in until Thursday. Sting is not expected to work any WWE live events and will likely work very few TV tapings. We noted yesterday that there?s talk now of wrestling more than one match but not many more than that. Part of WWE?s plan with Sting will be to tease him a lot until he?s needed for a big event

WWE did 200,000 searches on Google on Sunday, for third place behind Iggy Azalea and Odell Beckham Jr. Of the 200,000, Sting was the most searched for among performers but it was only third behind searches for the show itself. For a comparison, the No. 1 the day before, Manny Pacquiao, had more than 500,000. The last UFC PPV had less than 20,000.

Stevie Richards and The Blue Meanie were interviewed at WWE Studios were for "ECW Unreleased Volume 3", a DVD scheduled for an April 2015 release. Meanie noted on his Facebook page that the DVD will include a 30 minute draw featuring Chris Jericho vs. Shane Douglas.

Mick Foley recently spoke with ChicagoNow.com to promote his new "I Am Santa Claus" movie. Foley once again expressed interest in working a General Manager role for WWE. To read the entire interview, click here.

Mick Foley wrote the following on Facebook about wanting to return to WWE as a General Manager, ?Everywhere I go these days, I am asked about the rumor that I will be the next GM of WWE Monday Night Raw. Yes, I?ve heard the rumor ? but the runor?s only out there because I started it by writing last week that I would probably do it if asked. But as far as I know, that?s ALL there is to it, BUT, if the authority loses this Sunday at #SurvivorSeries, it does seem like there will be a shift in power ? and possibly a new GM.?

Mick Foley was on WGN TV news last Thursday. He said that he beat Hercules (The Rock) for the WWE World Title. He plugged his show at Zanies in Rosemont, IL which was already sold out) and the "I Am Santa" movie. He also talked about Dee Snider of Twisted Sister.

Mick Foley?s comedy show at The Bell House in Brooklyn on Sunday night received rave reviews from fans in attendance. It was filmed by WWE for future use on the WWE Network. On a related note, Foley?s ?I Am Santa? movie premieres on Netflix today.

With the release of WWE?s new ?Macho Man? Randy Savage DVD this week, many people expect Savage to be the headliner for the 2015 WWE Hall of Fame. Sting is also rumored for that role.

Ric Flair is doing a one-man show in the United Kingdom from May 24th through 30th with shows each night in Glasgow, Newcastle, Leeds, Derby, Leicester, Portsmouth and London.

The Huffington Post recently spoke with WWE NXT Women?s Champion Charlotte. On her fear of not living up to her father Ric Flair?s legacy, she said "The biggest thing holding me back is fear. Being afraid to fail and not live up to such a legacy my dad has made. I do feel the pressure, but I also feel the drive. My dad was really hard on me as a kid in sports, so this is no different.? You can read the entire interview by clicking here.

TNA has signed a new television contract for 2015 and will be moving their programming to Discovery Channel's Destination America. Destination America is channel 102 on Cox Communications , 286 on DirecTV, 194 on Dish Network, 668 (HD) and 168 (SD) on Verizon FiOS, and 1465 (HD) and 465 (SD) on AT&T U-Verse. There was no launch date mentioned.

TNA did a video making fun of Jeff Jarrett and Global Force Wrestling. While this shouldn't surprise people, for those who don't know, and this video confirms it, in TNA, Jeff Jarrett is considered public enemy #1. You can see the video by clicking here.

Jeff Jarrett reportedly had a few brief conversations with former UFC star Chael Sonnen about working commentary at the big New Japan Pro Wrestling Tokyo Dome show in January with Jim Ross. Sonnen felt it was a courtesy call from someone who wasn?t really familiar with his work.

Almost nobody in wrestling was aware of the New Japan Pro Wrestling and AXS TV deal. Even Jeff Jarrett didn't know. Before Friday, when the first ad for the show appeared on AXS, nobody anywhere was aware.

While it is Jeff Jarrett?s decision who works the pay-per-view with Jim Ross, Ross has been given significant input into the decision. Jarrett and Ross were both leaning towards Mike Tenay as the leading candidate at one point. Regarding rumors of Kevin Kelly working with Ross on commentary, Ring of Honor will be taping TV that week so Kelly isn?t even a possibility.

Jeff Jarrett did an angle with Brian Christopher last week in Memphis, TN for an upcoming match in a few weeks. You can see the video by clicking here.

There was a comedy sketch on the show "Friends of the People" last Tuesday night on TruTV with Roddy Piper. The sketch had a furniture company wanting to fight back against their competitor Anderson Furniture, so they hired Piper to boost sales. This resulted in all the employees using wrestling to force people to buy merchandise. It's repeated several more times this week and is the second sketch on the show.

The World?s Greatest Tag Team (Shelton Benjamin & Charlie Haas) will be reuniting for Booker T?s Reality of Wrestling's "Christmas Chaos XI" event on December 13th in Houston, TX.

Dennis Stamp of "Beyond the Mat" fame released a new autobiography entitled "The Stamp Collection" which you can purchase on Amazon by clicking here.

Wednesday night during the Cleveland Cavaliers vs. San Antonio Spurs NBA game that Hulk Hogan & Jimmy Hart attended, Hogan did a posing routine during a break. One of the announcers said Hogan was good, but not as good as the wrestlers he grew up watching, mentioning Rocky Johnson, The Great Mephisto, Haystacks Calhoun, and Man Mountain Mike.

Michael Barry's daughter won 9 Art Photography's 2014 Photobooth Costume Contest. She was dressed as Alice from Alice in Wonderland.

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RECENT RESULTS
November 18th
Bray Wyatt defeated Jack Swagger (w/ Zeb Colter) in a match taped for "WWE Main Event" at the "WWE SmackDown!" event in Knoxville, TN

November 21st
NWA North American Heavyweight Champion Tim Storm defeated Moonshine (not the wrestler with an Oklafan bio) at the NWA Texoma event in Sherman, TX. In other matches, Ashton Jacobs & NWA Texoma Rose Champion Claudia defeated Mace Malone & Lala, NWA Texoma Heavyweight Champion Jerome Daniels defeated Griffin, Charlie Haas vs. Franco D'Angelo ended in a Double Countout, and Stampede Canadian Champion Teddy Hart defeated Apoc for a future title shot at the NWA North American Heavyweight Title.

Scotty Young defeated Al Snow at Strong Style Wrestling's "Thanksgiving Throwdown" event in Goshen, IN

November 22nd
Oklahoma Famous (Doberman & John Famous) defeated SWF Tag Team Champions The Old & The Bold (Tim Swiney & John Julian) for the titles in a Triple Threat Tag Team Match that also included Big Tex & Craig Jericho at the Star Wrestling Federation event in Seagoville, TX

Oklahoma Famous (Doberman & John Famous) defeated Bobby Midnight & Dragon at the South West Wrestling Alliance event in Glen Rose, TX

Ricky Morton defeated Blake Steel at Proving Ground Pro's "Emergency Response" event in Petersburg, IL

Hype Gotti & Tony Cortez defeated PWP Tag Team Champions Mark Sterling & Jeremy Wyatt bu DQ at the Pro Wrestling Phoenix event in Council Bluffs, IA

Adam Thornstowe & The Whirlwind Gentlemen (Jack Manley & Remy Marcel) defeated The Following (FSW No Limits Champion Bryce Harrison & FSW Tag Team Champions Big Duke & Joe Graves) at Future Stars of Wrestling's "Luck of the Draw" event in Las Vegas, NV

Lars Manderson was one of the 16 entrants in the Anarchy Heavyweight Title #1 Contendership Royal Rumble that was won by Billy Buck at the Anarchy Wrestling event in Cornelia, GA

The Samoan Dynasty (Fatu, Jacob Fatu, & Black Pearl) defeated Otto Von Clutch, Maverick, & Mayhem at Knokx Pro Academy's "Turmoil" event in Bellflower, CA

Tito Santana, Dan Kinnally, & Shawn Donovan defeated Corey Havoc, Manuel Arocho, & Roman Zachary at Independent Wrestling Federation's "Thanksgiving Thunder" event in Nutley, NJ

November 23rd
Jack Swagger (w/ Zeb Colter) defeated Cesaro at the "WWE Survivor Series 2014 Kick Off" event in St. Louis, MO

November 24th
Jack Swagger (w/ Zeb Colter) defeated Curtis Axel in a match taped for "WWE Superstars" at the "WWE Monday Night RAW" event in St. Louis, MO

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UPCOMING OKLAHOMA EVENTS
Impact Zone Wrestling
Saturday, November 29th
The Impact Arena
Lawton, OK
Bell Time 7pm

Sooner World Class Wrestling
Saturday, November 29th
The Underground Arena
Oklahoma City, OK
Bell Time 7:30pm

Mid-South Wrestling Alliance
Sunday, November 30th
Farmers Market
Oklahoma City, OK
Bell Time 3pm

World Wrestling Entertainment
Monday, December 1st
BOK Center
Tulsa, OK
Bell Time 6:30pm

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UPCOMING MATCHES
November 29th
The Rock-N-Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson, w/ Baby Doll) vs. The Steiner Brothers (Rick Steiner & Scott Steiner) vs. The Powers of Pain (Warlord & Barbarian [not the one with an Oklafan bio]) vs. Tom Prichard & George South is scheduled for the WrestleCade event in Winston-Salem, NC. Also scheduled to appear is Vader, Shane Douglas, Bobby Fulton, Tracy Smothers, and many more.

Dory Funk, Jr. is among the stars scheduled for the !BANG! Wrestling event in Ocala, FL

November 30th
Los Hermanos Mil (Mil Mascaras, Dos Caras, & Sicodelico) take on Angel Blanco, Jr., Hijo del Solitario, & Pirata Morgan at the Llaves Y Canados event in Monterrey, Mexico

December 5th
Mark Sterling & Jimmy Rockwell take on Devin Carter & 3XW Pure Wrestling Champion Zach Thompson at 3XWrestling's "Holiday Havoc 5" event in Des Moines, IA. In other matches, Mike Sydal takes on Nate Redwing (w/ Skylar Pierce), and Kraig Keesaman takes on Ray Striker.

December 6th
Hassan Payne is among the stars scheduled for the Blue Collar Wrestling event in Portland, OR

Tom Simon is among the stars scheduled for Southeastern Wrestling Entertainment's "Ripley Rumble" event in Ripley, MS

GLCW Heavyweight Champion Al Snow defends the title against Rockstar Spud at Great Lakes Championship Wrestling's "Blizzard Brawl X" event in Waukesha, WI

Mark Sterling takes on Stevie Richards at the Metro Pro Wrestling event in Kansas City, KS. In other matches, Mike Sydal takes on Hoodlum.

KCW Heavyweight Champion The Enforcer defends the title against J. D. Rebel in a Fans Bring the Weapons/Texas Street Fight at the Knucklehead Championship Wrestling event in Paris, TX. In other matches, Rolling Thunder takes on Big Smooth. Also scheduled to appear is Michael Faith, Gene Valdez, and many more.

NWA-SEW Heavyweight Champion Seth Allen is among the stars scheduled for NWA Sports Entertainment Wrestling's "Holiday Havoc 2 - Tis the Season" event in Marion, OH

Bobby Eaton is among the stars scheduled for the Dreamwave Wrestling event in LaSalle, IL

December 7th
NWA World Women's Champion Barbi Hayden and Byron Wilcott are among the stars scheduled for the NWA Main Event event in Patterson, LA

December 11th
Terry Funk, Mil Mascaras, & Masakatsu Funaki take on Yoshihiro Takayama, Kaz Hayashi, & Nosawa at an independent wrestling event in Tokyo, Japan

December 13th
A. J. Styles is among the stars scheduled for the Superstars of Wrestling event in Gloucester, England

Mike Sydal is among the stars scheduled for the Global Wrestling Federation event in Chillicothe, MO

Ricky Cruz takes on Red River Jack (not any of the wrestlers with an Oklafan bio) in a match officiated by special referee Jim Cornette at the Southern Illinois Championship Wrestling event in East Carondelet, IL

The World's Greatest Tag Team (Charlie Haas & Shelton Benjamin) are among the stars scheduled for Reality of Wrestling's "Christmas Chaos XI" event in Houston, TX

December 14th
ACW Hardcore Champion Ricky Starks defends the title in a 4-Way Match against Barrett Brown, Gregory James, and Kyle Hawx at Anarchy Championship Wrestling's "Delusion of our Childish Days" event in Austin, TX. In other matches, Jack Jameson & Carson take on Scot Summers & Franco D'Angelo, and Angel Blue takes on Ricky Romita.

December 19th
HOG Heavyweight Champion Ricochet defends the title against A. J. Styles at the House of Glory event in Jamaica, NY

December 20th
Roman Reigns takes on Kane in a match officiated by special referee Ric Flair at the WWE house show in Sioux Falls, SD

A. J. Styles is among the stars scheduled for the Pro Wrestling Syndicate event in Rahway, NJ

December 28th
Bobby Eaton is among the stars scheduled for the High Risk Wrestling event in Belleville, IL


2015
January 4th
A. J. Styles, Jeff Jarrett, and Jim Ross are among the stars scheduled for New Japan Pro Wrestling's "Wrestle Kingdom 9" event in Tokyo, Japan

January 10th
The Rock-N-Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson, w/ Jimmy Valiant & Ricky Steamboat) take on The Midnight Express (Dennis Condrey & Randy Rose, w/ Bobby Eaton & Jim Cornette) at the Big Time Wrestling event in Spartanburg, SC. Also scheduled to appear is Barry Windham and many more.

January 16th
A. J. Styles is among the stars scheduled for the Xtreme Wrestling Alliance event in West Warwick, RI

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Jack Jameson takes on Scot Summers at Asylum Championship Wrestling's "Guilty By Association - No Stipulation Needed" event in Austin, TX

January 23rd
The Reno Scum (Adam Thornstowe & Luster the Legend) is among the tag teams entered in Wrestling Care Association's "Race for the Ring" tournament in South Gate, CA

January 24th
Al Farat is among the stars scheduled for the Imperial Wrestling Revolution event in Heber Springs, AR

The Reno Scum (Adam Thornstowe & Luster the Legend) is among the tag teams entered in Wrestling Care Association's "Race for the Ring" tournament in South Gate, CA

January 31st
Al Farat is among the stars scheduled for the Imperial Wrestling Revolution event in Liberal, KS

February 21st
Bobby Eaton and NWA Mid-South Tag Team Champions The Empire (Matt Riviera & Greg Anthony) are among the stars scheduled for the "Combat For a Cure" event in Paragould, AR

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AUTOGRAPHS & APPEARANCES
November 29th
The Steiner Brothers (Rick Steiner & Scott Steiner), Vader, Tammy Lynn Sytch (AKA Sunny), Debra McMichael, The Blue World Order (Stevie Richards, The Blue Meanie & Super Nova), Ted DiBiase, Ron Bass, LAX (Hernandez, Homicide, & Salinas), Brutus Beefcake, Carlito, Sonjay Dutt, The Rock-N-Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson), Jimmy Valiant, Bobby Fulton, Don Kernodle, Rocky Kernodle, Masked Superstar, Tommy Young, Ivan Koloff, The Full Blooded Italians (Big Vito & Little Guido), Jim Cornette, Bob Armstrong, Steve Armstrong, Elijah Burke, Lei D' Tapa, Buddy Landel, Mike Sanders, The Patriot (AKA Del Wilkes), The Wolfpac (Scott Hall, Kevin Nash, & Sean Waltman), Big Zeke (AKA Ezekial Jackson), Colt Cabana, Steve Corino, C. W. Anderson, Larry Zbyszko, D?Lo Brown, Matt Hardy, Michael Tarver, George South, Gunner, Sabu, Matt Striker, Kevin Sullivan, Shane Douglas, One Man Gang, Crimson, Black Bart, Ron Simmons, Sam Houston, Baby Doll, The Bravado Brothers (Harlem Bravado & Lance Bravado), The Faces of Fear (Meng & The Barbarian [not the one with an Oklafan bio]), Bob Caudle, Road Warrior Animal, Lodi, Manny Fernandez, 3 Count (Shane Helms, Shannon Moore, & Evan Karagias), Matt Anoa?i (AKA Rosey), Amazing Kong (AKA Kharma), Papadon, Luke Hawx, Hillbilly Jim, Caleb Konley, Tom Prichard, Rick Link, Tracy Smothers, Buff Bagwell, Jim Duggan, Bobby Fulton, and many more will be signing autographs at the Benton Convention Center in Winston-Salem, NC. For more info, go to WrestleCade.com.

December 5th
Greg Valentine and The Honky Tonk Man will be signing autographs at "Steel City Con" at the Monroeville Convention center in Monroeville, PA. For more info, go to SteelCityCon.com.

December 6th
Al Snow, Ricky Steamboat, Ethan Carter III, Rockstar Spud, Thea Trinidad (AKA Rosita), Abyss, Tommy Dreamer, Robbie E, Jesse Godderz, Shane Helms, Armando Estrada, Victoria, and many more will be signing autographs at the Waukesha County Expo Center in Waukesha, WI prior to the Great Lakes Championship Wrestling event held later in the evening. For more info, go to BlizzardBrawl.com.

Greg Valentine and The Honky Tonk Man will be signing autographs at "Steel City Con" at the Monroeville Convention center in Monroeville, PA. For more info, go to SteelCityCon.com.

December 7th
Greg Valentine and The Honky Tonk Man will be signing autographs at "Steel City Con" at the Monroeville Convention center in Monroeville, PA. For more info, go to SteelCityCon.com.


2015
January 10th
The Rock-N-Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson), Jimmy Valiant, Ricky Steamboat, The Midnight Express (Dennis Condrey, Randy Rose, & Bobby Eaton), Jim Cornette, Matt Hardy, Barry Windham, Ron Simmons, Tessa Blanchard, Flex Armstrong, and many more will be signing autographs starting at 5:30pm at the Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium in Spartanburg, SC prior to the Big Time Wrestling event held later in the evening

March 7th
Jim Cornette, Harley Race, Ted DiBiase, The Rock-N-Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson), The Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane), Tom Pritchard, Justin Credible, The Stro, Robbie E, The Brutes (Mark James & Jimmy Parker), Bill Apter, Stephen DeAngelis, and many more will be signing autographs from 10am to 5pm at Masters of the Ring Entertainment's "Pro Wrestling Fan Expo" at the Coastline Convention center in Wilmington, NC. For more info, go to WhatsOnWilmington.com/event.php?id=18081.

Jim Cornette, The Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane), The Rock-N-Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson, Ted DiBiase, Harley Race, Tom Prichard, Bill Apter, and many more will be appearing at the "Jim Cornette Event" at the Coastline Convention center in Wilmington, NC

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UPCOMING BIRTHDAYS
November 26th - Brian Lee, Dominator, Jeff Jackson
November 27th - Jimmy Youngblood, Johnny Mantell
November 28th - Brent Albright, Ernie Ladd, Griffin
November 29th - Jerry Lawler, Zeb Colter
November 30th - Boris Saarikoski, Damien Morte
December 1st - Dave Sullivan, Jason Jones, Karl Davis, Klondike Bill, Michael H


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