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Posted: Jan 17th 2017 By: Oklafan Staff

NEWS
With SmackDown rolling into Memphis, Tennessee live next Tuesday, WWE Hall of Famer Jerry “The King” Lawler is returning to host a special edition of The King’s Court. “I’m excited about the return of the King’s Court to #SmackDownLive this Tuesday night from my hometown of Memphis, TN…Don’t miss it,” Lawler tweeted, along with an old photo of him and The Undertaker on The King’s Court. Lawler was removed – along with Lita – from his PPV Kickoff panel duties in late November and moved to a Legends deal where he no longer worked full-time for WWE. Last month, Lawler himself said that Vince McMahon informed him that he will still host the 2017 Hall of Fame ceremony and will be offered some kind of a new deal with the company in the beginning of 2017.

Jerry Lawler just announced that he will be returning to WWE TV on Tuesday night on "WWE SmackDown Live" in Memphis, TN. Lawler will be bringing back his “King’s Court” segment, which hasn’t been seen on WWE programming in several years. He posted on Twitter "That's right...The King's Court returns this Tuesday night on #SmackDownLive on @USA_Network".

The CommercialAppeal.com website is reporting that Jerry “The King” Lawler is teaming up with a restaurant owner to open Jerry Lawler’s BBQ in Cordova,TN. The restaurant is close to opening its doors and its interior is decorated with wrestling ring ropes, wrestling memorabilia and several large wallpapers of the WWE Hall of Famer. The property is located at The Pointe strip center at 465 N. Germantown Parkway and will occupy the former Starbucks space in front of the Super Target and Walmart near Shelby Farms. “A great group of restaurateurs put the concept together; this is their flagship,” said landlord Michael Lightman Jr., vice president of Michael Lightman Realty Co. Lightman said that while The King was involved in the concept, he does not own part of the restaurant. Lawler already has a restaurant on the famous Beale Street in downtown Memphis titled Jerry Lawler Hall Of Fame Bar And Grille.

The BMO Harris Bradley Center, the site for WWE's "Fastlane" pay-per-view, is advertising that Goldberg will be on the show, his first time in Milwaukee, WI in over a decade. There are rumors that Goldberg will be wrestling at "Fastlane", although against whom remains to be seen. "Fastlane" takes place on March 5th, and it becomes the first ever WWE pay-per-view in that month which is not a WrestleMania. WWE does not usually put a PPV on the calendar for March, leaving enough build time for their biggest show of the year.

A. J. Styles posted a picture on Twitter of himself in Atlanta, GA with Frankie Kazarian, Christopher Daniels, and The Young Bucks (Nick Jackson & Matt Jackson). Kazarian, Daniels, and the Bucks were in Atlanta for the Ring of Honor television taping, while Styles lives in the area. You can see the Twitter post by clicking here

While in Tulsa for the WWE house show, Chris Jericho took a tour of the house from the movie "The Outsiders".

Another series of WWE/Teenage Mutant Turtles will be released soon. The are Leonardo as Finn Balor, Raphael as The Rock, Donatello as The Ultimate Warrior, and Michelangelo as Roddy Piper.

WWE has a new poll asking fans who they would most like to see as a surprise Royal Rumble entrant: Batista, Conor McGregor, Ric Flair, Shane McMahon, Shawn Michaels, Sting, Steve Austin or The Rock. As of this writing, 21% went with Austin while 20% voted for Sting, 19% for McGregor, 14% for The Rock, 13% for Michaels, and 8% for Batista.

Some of the matches being included on the upcoming Dallas Page DVD set include:
-Page & The Diamond Studd vs. Brian Lee & Chris Sullivan (WCW; December 7, 1991)
-Page & Cactus Jack vs. Dustin Rhodes & Barry Windham (WCW; March 14, 1992)
-Page, Vinnie Vegas, & Johnny Flamingo vs. Brad Armstrong, Marcus Alexander Bagwell & Johnny B. Badd (WCW Saturday Night; December 5, 1992)
-Page vs. Mark Starr (WCW Monday Nitro; January 12, 1997)
-Page vs. Goldberg (WCW Halloween Havoc; October 25, 1998)
-Page vs. Hollywood Hogan vs. Ric Flair vs. Sting (Special Guest Referee Randy Savage; WCW Spring Stampede; April 11, 1999)
-Page vs. Sting (WCW Monday Nitro; April 26, 1999)
-Page vs. Kevin Nash vs. Goldberg vs. Sting (No DQ; WCW Monday Nitro; April 26, 1999)
-Page & Bam Bam Bigelow vs. Raven & Perry Saturn (WCW Monday Nitro; May 31, 1999)

Among the Blu-Ray Exclusives are:
-Page vs. The Barbarian vs. Robert Eaton vs. Ice Train vs. Scott Norton vs. Rocco Rock vs. Johnny Grunge vs. Dick Slater (Battlebowl Match; WCW Slamboree; May 19, 1996)
-Page vs. Jeff Jarrett (Steel Cage Match; WCW Monday Nitro; April 24, 2000)

Al Snow’s Training Academy has been announced as TNA Impact Wrestling’s developmental center.

WrestleCon has a ridiculous list of talent this year with events at both the Hyatt Regency in Orlando and the Wyndham Resort and will include a number of live shows in a 1,400-seat arena including the first Revolution Pro show in the United States and CZW's Best of the Best tournament. Among those appearing are Ric Flair, Sting, Jim Ross, Jerry Lawler, Shawn Michaels, Kevin Nash, Terry Funk, Gene Okerlund, Bobby Heenan, Road Warrior Animal, Paul Orndorff, Barry Windham, Rocky Johnson, Ted DiBiase, Jake Roberts, Abdullah the Butcher, Kurt Angle, Rob Van Dam, Tommy Dreamer, Vickie Guerrero, Ricky Morton, Robert Gibson, Eric Bischoff, Bruce Prichard, The Honky Tonk Man, The Steiner Brothers (Rick Steiner & Scott Steiner), Ken Shamrock, The Sandman, Vader, Jacques Rougeau, Billy Gunn, Sabu, Fenix, Rick Martel, Trevor Lee, Joey Ryan, Masato Tanaka, Bob Orton, Jr., Lita, Tito Santana, Sexy Star, Maria Kanellis, Tatanka, Jeff Cobb, Eva Marie, Torres Gracie, Ryback, Marc Mero, Raven, Ricochet, Pentagon, Jr., Taya, and tons of others.

Jim Ross tweeted that he's finished voicing over six episodes of New Japan Pro Wrestling on AXS with Josh Barnett. Wrestle Kingdom 11 will begin airing this Friday on AXS with the Kazuchika Okada vs. Kenny Omega main event.

In his recent podcast, Jim Cornette insinuated that former TNA president Dixie Carter was sleeping with a TNA wrestler. He said "I will say that there were aspersions cast around that when she would be seen with certain people in the restaurant, or restaurant bar at the Double Tree after the events and they would be pouring the wine for her to tell her how great she was, but I couldn’t speak as intelligently as Scott Hall when it comes to that, because one of the aspersions that are being cast about that is a 'very good friend' of his."

Oklafan extends condolences to Dexter Hardaway on the passing of his father on January 15th.

Oklafan extends condolences to the family and friends of Jimmy Snuka, who passed away from stomach cancer on January 15th at the age of 73 years old. Snuka was born James Wiley Smith Reiher but later legally changed his name to Jimmy Snuka. He was originally from Fiji and after moving to the Marshall Islands, and then later Hawaii, he began to hang around wrestlers at a local gym. Initially he was interested in body building and competed in tournaments such as Mr. Hawaii, Mr. Waikiki, and Mr. North Shore. After making his way to the mainland of the United States, he got his wrestling start in the Pacific Northwest territory where he would do tricks such as biting the tops off of beer bottles and arm wrestling over a lit candle. This was all designed to hide his lack of training. After leaving PNW, he made his way to Texas where he competed in WCCW and was both Texas Heavyweight and Texas Tag Team Champion with Gino Hernandez. His first national acclaim would come in 1978 when he made his way to the Mid-Atlantic area and formed tag teams with Paul Orndorff and Ray Stevens, winning the NWA World Tag Team Titles with both. Snuka then made his way to Oklahoma, where on January 18, 1982, he won a tournament to become the first NWA Midwest Champion. He held that title until February 26, 1982 when he dropped it to Paul Jones (though some records indicate the title change occurred on March 3, 1982 in Springfield, MO). Snuka's biggest jump in his career then came when he made his way up to the WWF and became a strong contender to Bob Backlund and the WWF World Title. This culminated in one of two famous steel cage matches in Snuka's career, but in this instance he missed the target after jumping off the top of the cage. A short time later, Snuka, who had been a heel for almost all his career, turned face and engaged in a feud with Don Muraco. This went to another steel cage match which, although Snuka lost, became the more famous one as footage of the dive Snuka took off the top of the cage was re-used heavily in WWE montages (and he connected with this one). Snuka left the WWF and eventually turned up in the AWA, where he engaged in a bloody feud with Col. DeBeers. He would have two more short runs in the WWF and was the first "victim" of The Undertaker's streak at WrestleMania VII. In 1993, Snuka became the first ECW Champion (which, at the time, stood for Eastern Championship Wrestling and was still an NWA affiliate). This would be the last major run he had, though he would remain a fixture of the Northeast independent scene, often competing against the Metal Maniac or the Rockin' Rebel on cards. Snuka has 13 documented Oklahoma appearances. The earliest was a TSW card on January 15, 1982 in Oklahoma City in a No DQ/No Countout match against Tom Jones and the last was in Tulsa on June 3, 2000, where he defeated Eli the Eliminator in Tulsa at an event held under the OPW banner.

WWE has acknowledged the passing of “Superfly” Jimmy Snuka. It marks the first time that Snuka has been mentioned by the company since he was removed from the WWE Hall of Fame after he was charged with murder in 2015. “WWE is saddened to learn that WWE Hall of Famer Jimmy “Superfly” Snuka has passed away,” the statement said. “Snuka is regarded by many as the pioneer of high-flying offense because of his Superfly Splash from the top turnbuckle. His dive off the top of the steel cage onto Don Muraco at Madison Square Garden as hundreds of flash bulbs went off will forever live as one of the most memorable moments in WWE history.” WWE then extended its condolences to Snuka’s family, friends and fans. In the statement, they referred to Snuka as a WWE Hall of Famer, however his image, just like Hulk Hogan’s, is not part of the WWE Hall of Fame list on WWE.com.

Snuka's daughter Tamina posted "I LOVE YOU DAD #FOREVERMYDAD #RestWell #FamiliesAreForever #BestDad #SnukaLegacy https://www.instagram.com/p/BPS-dZ8Bt6D/".

Several of Jimmy Snuka’s former colleagues sent their condolences on Twitter after “Superfly” passed away at age 73 from cancer. “RIP to one of the greatest high flyers there ever was, The Super Fly Jimmy Snuka. Much Love and respect to the Snuka family,” wrote Hulk Hogan, who shared the spotlight with him in the main event of WrestleMania I in 1985. The Iron Sheik, another Superstar who comes from Snuka’s era, wrote that his heart was broken and he would miss Snuka “forever.” WWE Hall of Famer Jake “The Snake” Roberts said that Snuka will fly all the way to heaven and described him as a sweet man. “Sad to hear a LEGEND, Jimmy Snuka has passed. I was lucky enough to tag w/Snuka in ECW. Learned tons from him,” wrote Taz, a former ECW champion himself. Mick Foley said that Snuka’s career had a huge impact on his life and credits the cage splash on Don Muraco at MSG as the move that inspired him to become a wrestler. Foley added that he was sorry to learn of the passing of the legendary Snuka. The Rock, who is related to the Snuka family through marriage in the Anoa’i family wrote, “Our family @TaminaSnuka asked me to share the sad news that her dad Jimmy Snuka has just passed away. Alofa atu i le aiga atoa. #RIPSuperfly.” Stephanie McMahon is so far the only member of the McMahon family who has publicly commented on Snuka’s death. “#RIPSuperfly one of the greatest icons in the history of our business. Sending our love and prayers to the entire family,” she wrote.

Just two weeks after all murder charges were dropped against him, “Superfly” Jimmy Snuka passed away at age 73. His daughter and WWE Superstar Tamina Snuka posted a photo on Instagram holding her father’s hand, writing that she loved him, using the hash tags #forevermydad and #restwell among others. Born in 1943, Snuka made his professional wrestling debut in 1968, wrestling for the National Wrestling Alliance before joining the World Wrestling Federation in 1982. His match against Bob Backlund that same year from Madison Square Garden is one of the highlights, with Snuka leaping off the top of the cage with a splash, an image replayed a million times on WWE television. In 1985, Snuka was part of the main event of the first-ever WrestleMania, serving as the enforcer in the corner of Hulk Hogan and Mr. T. He left the WWE in 1985 and then joined the AWA before rejoining the WWE in 1989. In 1992 he joined ECW. becoming their first ever ECW Heavyweight champion. Snuka returned to the WWE in 1993 for a very short stint and then made sporadic appearances for the company, including appearing at WrestleMania XXV where he teamed up with Ricky Steamboat and Roddy Piper to take on Chris Jericho. In 2015, his WWE Legends contract was terminated and removed from the Hall of Fame after the murder investigation into the death of his former mistress Nancy Argentino was reopened. The cold case made it back to court and Snuka was arrested and charged with third-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter. Snuka’s lawyers argued that their client was not fit to stand trial since he was suffering from stomach cancer and dementia. Snuka eventually pleaded not guilty and a hearing to determine if Snuka was fit for trial kicked off in May of last year. It was only earlier this month that the judge finally deemed Snuka not mentally fit to stand trial.

Most media outlets covered the Jimmy Snuka death, noting both key things, his popularity in pro wrestling in the 80s in WWF and the Nancy Argentino case. Snuka was also one of the plaintiffs in the concussions lawsuit against WWF. Most stories focused on Tweets sent by name wrestlers. The cause of death has not come out but he was suffering from stomach cancer and some serious infections and had been moved to hospice care in Florida on December 17th. WWE did a ten bell salute Sunday at its house show in Jackson, MS. There was no mention of Snuka on WWE's live broadcast from Blackpool, England.

The passing of Jimmy “Superfly” Snuka dominated the front page of the Morning Call newspaper website, whose two investigative reporters were the reason behind the re-opening of the Nancy Argentino cold case which resulted in Jimmy Snuka being charged with murder. When the newspaper contacted Nancy’s two sisters, Lorraine and Louise, to get their comments on Snuka’s death, the two sisters said that they do not feel closure despite Snuka passing away. “We made his life miserable his last few years,” Louise Argentino said. “His life was affected by going to court,” she added, saying that knowing that it gives their family some measure of satisfaction. All charges against Snuka were dropped earlier this month when the judge ruled that he was not competent to stand trial due to his battle with dementia and stomach cancer, which eventually took his life. Snuka’s attorney, Robert Kirwan, said Snuka passed away at 1pm on January 15th at his son-in-law’s home in Florida. “He’s at rest and he is at peace. I came to know him like a friend and his family are my friends. I feel like I have lost a good client and a good friend,” Kirwan said.

Greg Oliver of SLAM! Wrestling wrote a story entitled "Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka dead at 73" which you can read by clicking here.

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RECENT RESULTS
January 7th
WildKat Heavyweight Champion Stevie Richards defeated Ryan Davidson at the WildKat Pro Wrestling event in Metairie, LA

January 12th
Maverick & The Blood Brothers (Davey Gibson & Mathew Grundy) defeated Dak Draper & Royal Blood (Jet Royal & Jax Royal) in a 6-Man Tag Team Match at the National Wrasslin' League STL event in St. Louis, MO

January 14th
Darren Young, Sin Cara, The Big Show, & The Golden Truth (Goldust & R-Truth) defeated Jinder Mahal, Bo Dallas, Titus O'Neil, & The Shining Stars (Epico & Primo) in a 10-Man Tag Team Match at the WWE house show in Wichita, KS

WWE World Champion A. J. Styles defeated Baron Corbin and John Cena in a Triple Threat Match at the WWE house show in Birmingham, AL. In other matches, The Wyatt Family (Bray Wyatt, Luke Harper, & Randy Orton) defeated Jack Swagger, Apollo Crews, & Mojo Rawley in a 6-Man Tag Team Match.

War Machine (Hanson & Ray Rowe) vs. B. J. Whitmer & Damian Martinez ended in a Double Countout at the Ring of Honor television tapings in Atlanta, GA

Chuck Singer defeated Van Johnson, Kase Time, Kevin Scott, Big Sed, and Alexander Dunn in a 6-Way Elimination Match for the vacant TIWF Texas Title at the Texas Independent Wrestling Federation event in Bonham, TX. In other matches, Bobby Burns defeated Gene Valdez.

WC Sideshow Champion Scorpio Sky defeated Gregory James, Ethan Page, Jordan Len-X, and Willie Mack in a 5-Way Match at WrestleCircus' "Tough Act To Follow" event in Austin, TX. In other matches, Ricky Starks & Aaron Solow defeated Laredo Kid & Rey Fenix, and The Killer Elite Squad (Lance Archer & Davey Boy Smith, Jr.) defeated The Guerrillas of Destiny (Tama Tonga & Tanga Loa).

January 15th
WWE World Champion A. J. Styles defeated Baron Corbin and John Cena in a Triple Threat Match at the WWE house show in Jackson, MS. In other matches, The Wyatt Family (Bray Wyatt, Luke Harper, & Randy Orton) defeated Jack Swagger, Apollo Crews, & Mojo Rawley in a 6-Man Tag Team Match.

Ethan White, Marcus Lewis, & Max X defeated The BgC (Adam Thornstowe, Karl Fredericks, & Styker) in a 6-Man Tag Team Match at the Supreme Pro Wrestling event in Sacramento, CA

Rodney Mack defeated Elite Heavyweight Champion Xtian Blake in a non-title match at the Elite Championship Wrestling event in Houma, LA

January 16th
Big Cass & Enzo Amore defeated Jinder Mahal & Rusev (w/ Lana) at the "WWE Monday Night RAW" live telecast in Little Rock, AR

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UPCOMING OKLAHOMA EVENTS
Compound Pro Wrestling
Saturday, January 21st
Perfect Practice Athletic Center
Tulsa, OK
Bell Time 8pm

Impact Zone Wrestling
Saturday, January 21st
The Impact Arena
Lawton, OK
Bell Time 7pm

Imperial Wrestling Revolution
Saturday, January 21st
Healdton Armory
Healdton, OK
Bell Time 7pm

Lucha Americana
Sunday, January 22nd
Plaza Mayor
Oklahoma City, OK
Bell Time 6:30pm

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UPCOMING MATCHES
January 17th
Jerry Lawler is among the stars scheduled for the "WWE SmackDown Live" live telecast in Memphis, TN

January 20th
NWA World Champion Tim Storm defends the title against Houston Carson at Texoma Pro Wrestling's "Unstoppable" event in Sherman, TX. In other matches, Texoma Pro Heavyweight Champion Charlie Haas defends the title against Adam Asher, Texoma Pro Tag Team Champions Revolution (Seth Allen & Dane Griffin) defend the titles against The Arrow Club (Kyle Hawk & Ky-Ote), Texoma Pro Texas Champion Jerome Daniels defends the title against Andy Dalton, and Nikki Knight takes on Desi Derata.

Kyle King is among the stars scheduled for the New Era Wrestling event in El Paso, TX

Vader is among the stars scheduled for the Superstars Wrestling Federation in Bayville, NJ

January 21st
Tim Storm & Buff Bagwell take on The Empire (Matt Riviera & Greg Anthony, w/ Boyd Bradford) at Championship Wrestling of Arkansas' "Fight for Kaitlyn" event in North Little Rock, AR. Also scheduled to appear is Michael Barry, Jason Jones, and many more.

RevPro British Tag Team Champions Charlie Sterling & Joel Redman defend the titles against War Machine (Hanson & Ray Rowe) at Revolution Pro Wrestling's "High Stakes 2017" event in London, England

Paige Turner is among the stars scheduled for the South West Wrestling Alliance event in Granbury, TX

January 22nd
MWA Heavyweight Champion Brian Blade defends the title against Big Hoss at Midwest Wrestling Alliance's "Wrestling at the Arcada" event in St. Charles, IL. In other matches, MWA Mid States Champion Eric Fantabulous defends the title against Cody Jones, and Paloma Starr takes on Phoebe. Also scheduled to appear is MWA Tag Team Champions Dynamic Shields (Justin Dynamic & Shawn Shields) and many more.

War Machine (Hanson & Ray Rowe) take on London Riots (James Davis & Rob Lynch) at International Pro Wrestling United Kingdom's "Supershow 6" event in Kent, England

January 27th
NWA World Champion Tim Storm defends the title against Charlie Haas NWA Big Apple's "Black Blue and Proud" event in Hackensack, NJ. Also scheduled to appear is NWA Women's World Champion Jazz, NWA World Tag Team Champions The Iron Empire (Rob Conway & Matt Riviera), Rodney Mack, Adam Asher, and many more.

The Killer Elite Squad (Lance Archer & Davey Boy Smith, Jr.) take on TenKoji (Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima) at New Japan Pro Wrestling's "Road To The New Beginning 2017 - Night 1" event in Tokyo, Japan

RCW Heavyweight Champion Michael Faith defends the title against Jeff Jarrett and Brandon Groom in a Triple Threat Match at the River City Wrestling event in San Antonio, TX

January 28th
MVP is among the stars scheduled for the Crash Test Wrestling event in Markham, IL

AWS Heavyweight Champion Tyler Bateman defends the title against Lil Cholo and Scorpio Sky in a Triple Threat Match at Alternative Wrestling Show's "Don't Bring Your Replica Title To Our Show" event in South Gate, CA

Dalton Bragg is among the stars scheduled for Proving Ground Pro's "The Job" event in Illiopolis, IL

January 29th
WWE World Champion A. J. Styles defends the title against John Cena at WWE's "Royal Rumble" pay-per-view event in San Antonio, TX. In other matches, Bill Goldberg is among the 30 entrants in the Royal Rumble Match.

Suzuki-gun (Yoshinobu Kanemaru & The Killer Elite Squad [Lance Archer & Davey Boy Smith, Jr.]) take on David Findlay & TenKoji (Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima) in a 6-Man Tag Team Match at New Japan Pro Wrestling's "Road To The New Beginning 2017 - Night 2" event in Shizukuishi, Japan

January 31st
Suzuki-gun (Yoshinobu Kanemaru & The Killer Elite Squad [Lance Archer & Davey Boy Smith, Jr.]) take on David Findlay & Great Bash Heel (Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma) in a 6-Man Tag Team Match at New Japan Pro Wrestling's "Road To The New Beginning 2017 - Night 3" event in Miyagi, Japan

February 1st
Suzuki-gun (Yoshinobu Kanemaru & The Killer Elite Squad [Lance Archer & Davey Boy Smith, Jr.]) take on CHAOS (Gedo & IWGP Tag Team Champions Tomohiro Ishii & Toru Yano) in a 6-Man Tag Team Match at New Japan Pro Wrestling's "Road To The New Beginning 2017 - Night 4" event in Aomori, Japan

February 2nd
Suzuki-gun (Yoshinobu Kanemaru & The Killer Elite Squad [Lance Archer & Davey Boy Smith, Jr.]) Tiger Mask & Great Bash Heel (Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma) in a 6-Man Tag Team Match at New Japan Pro Wrestling's "Road To The New Beginning 2017 - Night 4" event in Aomori, Japan

February 4th
Charlie Haas, Nikki Knight, Erica, Mikey, Chad Thomas, and Keith Crawford are among the stars scheduled for Old School Wrestling's "WrestleBowl" event in Odessa, TX

Rodney Mack, Road Warrior Animal, and Jazz are among the stars scheduled for World Wrestling Xpress' "Body Slam on Cancer 3" event in Russell, KS

Jake O'Brien vs. The Outlaw vs. Chainsaw King in a Triple Threat Match for The Good as Golod Contract is scheduled for Revolution Wrestling Entertainment's "Grindhouse" event in Lincoln, NE. Also scheduled to appear is Christian Temple, C. J. Ward, Dynamic Shields (Justin Dynamic & Shawn Shields) and many more.

February 5th
IWGP Tag Team Champions CHAOS (Tomohiro Ishii & Toru Yano) defend the titles against The Killer Elite Squad (Lance Archer & Davey Boy Smith, Jr.) and Great Bash Heel (Togo Makabe & Tomoaki Honma) in a 3-Way Tag Team Match at New Japan Pro Wrestling's "The New Beginning In Sapporo 2017" in Sapporo, Japan

February 10th
Sting is among the stars scheduled for the Big Time Wrestling event in Raleigh, NC

Rikishi is among the stars scheduled for the Wrestle Pro event in Sayreville, NJ

VIP Tag Team Champion Ray Rowe, Action Jackson, Sammy Guevara, The Vet Club (Tim Storm & Apoc), El Fuego del Sol, Barrett Brown, & Jerome Daniels are among the stars scheduled for the VIP Wrestling event in Arlington, TX

February 11th
IWGP Tag Team Champions CHAOS (Tomohiro Ishii & Toru Yano) defend the titles against The Killer Elite Squad (Lance Archer & Davey Boy Smith, Jr.) and Great Bash Heel (Togo Makabe & Tomoaki Honma) in a 3-Way Tag Team Match at New Japan Pro Wrestling's "The New Beginning In Osaka 2017" in Osaka, Japan

Sting is among the stars scheduled for the Big Time Wrestling event in Spartanburg, SC

Jake Roberts is among the stars scheduled for the Wrestle Pro event in Brooklyn, NY

MSW Heavyweight Champion Kraig Keesaman, Southern Tag Team Champions The K. C. Wolves (Graham Bell & Luke Langley), Independent Wrestling International Champion Michael Barry, Jason Jones, Jim Fallon, Gary Roosevelt Gram, Tim Rockwell, and Riker are among the stars scheduled for the Mid States Wrestling event in Harrison, AR

February 12th
Michael Faith, J. D. Richardson, Dynamic Shields (Justin Dynamic & Shawn Shields), and Legion (Rob Cabella & Samedi) are among the stars scheduled for Knucklehead Championship Wrestling's "New Beginning" event in Paris, TX

February 17th
MVP is among the stars scheduled for All Pro Wrestling's "We Out Here" event in Daly City, CA

February 18th
Miss Diss Lexia is among the stars scheduled for the Queens of Combat event in Gibsonville, NC

February 19th
IHWE Triple Crown Champion Carson defends the titles against IHWE Tag Team Champion Jaxon Stone at Iconic Heroes of Wrestling Excellence's "New Year Knockout II" event in Crowley, TX. In other matches, IHWE J-Cup Champion Americos defends the title against Andy Dalton, Moonshine Mantell takes on Brandon Collins in a match to determine the #1 contender to the IHWE Triple Crown Titles, and El Fuego del Sol takes on Gregory James.

MVP is among the stars scheduled for the International Pro Wrestling United Kingdom in Essex, England

February 25th
MVP is among the stars scheduled for Preston City Wrestling's "Kris Travis Memorial Tournament 2017 - Night 1" event in Preston, England

AWS Heavyweight Champion Tyler Bateman is among the stars scheduled for Alternative Wrestling Show's 8th anniversary show in South Gate, CA

February 26th
MVP is among the stars scheduled for Preston City Wrestling's "Kris Travis Memorial Tournament 2017 - Night 2" event in Preston, England

March 3rd
Jerry Lawler is among the stars scheduled for the Northeast Wrestling event in Waterbury, CT

March 4th
MSW Heavyweight Champion Kraig Keesaman, Southern Tag Team Champions The K. C. Wolves (Graham Bell & Luke Langley), Independent Wrestling International Champion Michael Barry, Jason Jones, Kenny Campbell, Jim Fallon, Gary Roosevelt Gram, Dustin Heritage, and Mike Iles are among the stars scheduled for the Mid States Wrestling event in Harrison, AR

March 5th
Bill Goldberg is among the stars scheduled for WWE's "Fastlane" pay-per-event in Milwaukee, WI

March 18th
Nikki Knight vs. Kylie Rae vs. Princess Miranda vs. Jessica James for the vacant TOP Women's Title is scheduled for Texas Outlaw Promotions' "Declaration of Champions event in Mineral Wells, TX

Jerry Lawler is among the stars scheduled for the Northeast Wrestling event in Port Jervis, NJ

March 25th
Jeff Starchild & Dustin Heritage take on The Natural Born Villains (Villain Rockwell & Villain Royal) for the vacant GWF Tag Team Titles at Global Wrestling Federation's "Rebirth" event in Kansas City, KS. Also scheduled to appear is Kyle King, K. C. Kyng, Skyler Fayden, and many more.

April 2nd
Bill Goldberg is among the stars scheduled for WWE's "WrestleMania 33" pay-per-event in Orlando, FL

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AUTOGRAPHS & APPEARANCES
January 20th
A. J. Styles will be signing autographs from 6pm to 9pm at "World of Wheels Pittsburgh" at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh, PA. For more info, go to Autorama.com/Attend/Pittsburgh.

January 21st
Tony Atlas will be signing autographs from 12 noon to 2pm at Frankie's East Side Gourmet Restaurant in Farmingdale, NY. For more info, call (516) 756-2753.

Vader will be signing autographs from 12 noon to 2pm at Pro Wrestling World in Allentown, PA. For more info, call (610) 798-9900.

January 22nd
Tony Atlas will be signing autographs from 12 noon to 2pm at Subway in Keansburg, NJ. For more info, go to PastPros.com/Collections/Private-Signings-Wrestling/Products/Tony-Atlas-Mr-USA-Private-Signing?Variant=33540196495.

Vader will be signing autographs from 12 noon to 2pm at The Wrestling Universe in Flushing, NY. For more info, go to WrestlingUniverseOnline.com/Appearances.html.

January 28th
Road Warrior Animal will be signing autographs at Ector County Coliseum in Odessa, TX at the Odessa Jackalopes hockey game. For more info, go to WestTexasTix.com.

MVP, Alberto El Patron, James Storm, Bram, and many more will be signing autographs at the Harold Murphy Rec Center in Markham, IL prior to the Crash Tested Wrestling held later in the eveing. For more info, go to LRPLive.tv/CTWLive/.

January 29th
Jim Ross will be performing in "Ringside with Jim Ross" starting at 2:30pm at Improv Comedy Club in San Antonio, TX. For more info, go to RiverCenterComedyClub.com.

February 10th
Sting will be signing autographs at Dorton Arena in Raleigh, NC prior to the Big Time Wrestling event held later in the evening. For more info, go to BTWTickets.com/events/2017-02-10.html.

Rikishi, Cody Rhodes, Brandi Rhodes, Ryback, Brian Cage, Sonjay Dutt, Ashley Massaro, and many more will be signing autographs from 6pm to 8pm at Starland Ballroom in Sayreville, NJ prior to the Wrestle Pro event held later in the evening. For more info, go to WrestleProOnline.com.

February 11th
Jake Roberts, Sonjay Dutt, Ashley Massaro, and many more will be signing autographs from 6pm to 8pm at St. Patrick's CYO in Brooklyn, NY prior to the Wrestle Pro event held later in the evening. For more info, go to WrestleProOnline.com.

February 17th
Sting will be signing autographs at Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium in Spartanburg, SC prior to the Big Time Wrestling event held later in the evening. For more info, go to BTWTickets.com/Events/2017-02-11.html.

Shane Douglas will be performing in "An Evening with Shane Douglas" at Cherry Cola's Cabaret in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It will be a talk show and a Q&A session. You must be 19 or older to attend and must bring ID. Seats are $25 in advance and $35 at the door and it is limited to 75 people attending.

February 18th
Paul Orndorff, Howard Finkel, and many more will be signing autographs at "Canadian Wrestling's Elite's Fanfest" at Holy Cross Gymnasium Hall in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. For more info, go to CWETickets.com.

February 25th
Ric Flair will be signing autographs from 12 noon to 3pm at the Frank and Son Collectible Show in City of Industry, CA. For more info, go to Events.TicketPrinting.com/Event/22064.

Tito Santana and Snitsky will be signing autographs from 1pm to 3pm at The Wrestling Universe in Flushing, NY. For more info, go to TheWrestlingUniverse.com.

March 3rd
Jerry Lawler, Kurt Angle, Cody Rhodes, Ryback, Marty Jannetty, Matt Taven, Maria Manic, Hanson, T. K. O'Ryan, and many more will be signing autographs from 5pm to 8pm at Crosby High School on Waterbury, CT prior to the Northeast Wrestling event held later in the evening. For more info, go to NortheastWrestling.com.

March 4th
Sting, Mike Tyson, Kamala, Koko B. Ware, Sid Vicious, The Headbangers (Mosh & Thrasher), Boogeyman, Gangrel, Charles Wright (AKA Godfather/Papa Shango), Sean Waltman, Billy Gunn, Road Dogg, Cody Rhodes, The Kingdom, Jerry Lawler, Ron Bass, Demolition (Ax & Smash), Cpl. Kirschner, Brooke Tessmacher, Gene Okerlund, Melina Perez, Amy Dumas (AKA Lita), Nikki Adams, Aria Cadenza, Abyss, Crazzy Steve, Rosemary, Christy Hemme, The Great Khali, Steve McMichael, Kenny Doane (AKA Kenny), Mike Mondo (AKA Mikey), Velvet Sky, Marty Jannetty, Al Perez, and many more will be signing autographs from 10am to 3pm at "The Big Event 12" at the LaGuardia Plaza Hotel in East Elmhurst, NY. For more info, go to BigEventNY.com.

March 5th
Masked Superstar, Melina Perez, Decay (Abyss, Rosemary, & Crazzy Steve), Krusher Khrushchev, Marty Jannetty, and many more will be signing autographs startign at 12 noon at Pro Wrestling World in Allentown, PA. For more info, call (610) 798-9900.

March 16th
Jerry Lawler will be be performing in a talk show at Leicester Square Theater in London, England

March 17th
Ric Flair will be the official starter of the "First Ever 14th Annual World's Shortest St. Patrick's Day Parade" in Hot Springs, AR

Jerry Lawler will be be performing in a talk show at Dancehouse Theater in Manchester, England

March 18th
Jerry Lawler will be be performing in a talk show at The Classic Grand in Glasgow, Scotland

Jerry Lawler, Matt Hardy, Cody Rhodes, Ryback, Matt Taven, Maria Manic, Hanson, T. K. O'Ryan, and many more will be signing autographs from 5pm to 7pm at Port Jervis High School in Port Jervis, NJ prior to the Northeast Wrestling event held later in the evening. For more info, go to NortheastWrestling.com.

March 19th
Jerry Lawler will be be performing in a talk show at The Empire Music Hall in Belfast Ireland

April 1st
Jim Ross will be performing in "Ringside with Jim Ross and Friends" at 2pm at Plaza Live in Orlando, FL. For tickets, go to TicketFly.com.

April 2nd
Jim Ross will be performing in "Ringside with Jim Ross and Friends" at 2pm at Plaza Live in Orlando, FL. For tickets, go to TicketFly.com.

April 28th
Ric Flair will be signing autographs at "Planet Comicon" at Bartle Hall in Kansas City, MO. For more info, go to PlanetComicon.com

April 29th
Ric Flair will be signing autographs at "Planet Comicon" at Bartle Hall in Kansas City, MO. For more info, go to PlanetComicon.com

June 4th
Sting, Kevin Nash, Scott Hall, and Sean Waltman will be signing autographs at "Niagara Falls Comic Con" at Scotia Bank Convention Centre in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada

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UPCOMING BIRTHDAYS
January 17th - Bigg Dogg, Chase Stevens, Corsica Joe
January 18th - Adam Thornstowe, Angel Skycall, Sandy Partlow
January 19th - Earl Kennedy, Gregory James, Pat Patterson, Ted DiBiase
January 20th - Bobby Joe, Bud Guffey, Chris Cambridge, Dexter Hardaway
January 21st - Freddy Baron, Ivan Putski, Nick Legit
January 22nd - Prophet
January 23rd - Leilani Kai, Vivian Vachon

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