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Posted: Jan 31st 2017 By: Oklafan Staff

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ProWrestlingSheet.com is reporting that a life-size statue of Ric Flair will be unveiled at WrestleMania 33 weekend during Axxess this year. Ryan Satin from the website confirmed the news after a model by the name of Sean Perry posted a photo on his Facebook standing in for a full body mold for the Flair statue. “Sooooo, the other day a studio did a full body mold of me for a statue of Ric Flair (in his prime) for the WWE Hall of Fame,” Perry wrote. This will be the fifth statue to be unveiled at Axxess with statues for Andre the Giant, Bruno Sammartino, Dusty Rhodes, and the Ultimate Warrior being unveiled at previous WrestleManias.

Last week on "The Howard Stern Show", Ric Flair got a mention. Frequent show caller Steve from Florida ‎had been sent to interview stars at a pop culture expo where Flair was making an appearance . Steve started off with a question about wrestlers using blood capsules, which insulted and angered Flair and the interview came to a quick end. Afterwards, the Stern crew commented on how Flair could have easily beaten down Steve if he'd been so inclined, noting a recent YouTube video that showed Flair dead-lifting 300 pounds.

“Nature Boy” Ric Flair acknowledged John Cena’s impressive feat of tying Flair's World Title record, tweeting a congratulatory message to the new champ. “Congrats on #16 @JohnCena! Never Forget…To be the man, you gotta beat the man - WOOOOO!” He then posted a photo with Cena, who was holding the new title. Flair was also interviewed by WWE.com afterward. Flair said that he was one of John’s biggest fans, both as a human being and a wrestler. He said he’s been the flagship for the company for a very long time and if there was someone who was going to tie - and eventually break - his record, he’s glad that it is John Cena. Cena celebrated his 16th title win by going among the fans and placing the WWE title on the shoulder of a young fan who was wearing the Make-A-Wish Foundation t-shirt. Cena is the Foundation’s most requested person and has granted more wishes than any celebrity on the planet.

There was a plan to make a bigger deal of John Cena tying Ric Flair's record but it was rewritten out of the show. So many people know it's not a real number (16) for Flair's titles, plus from a history perspective, as great as last night's match was, a short title reign is kind of weak for the record setter which may be why it's being downplayed. That also could be an argument not to have done it, but that was the long-term plan when it was supposed to be a big deal

WWE sent out notices to those who purchased a WrestleMania 33 travel package with the list of names who will be signing at Axxess. There are two VIP signings - regular VIP and Premium VIP - which will span from Friday to Sunday. The VIP sessions include Shinsuke Nakamura on Friday at 5pm, the only VIP session of the night. On Saturday there are five VIP autograph sessions, starting with Samoa Joe at 8am, Nikki Bella at 10am, Chris Jericho at 1pm, Bray Wyatt at 6pm, and Bayley at 8pm. There is only one signing on Sunday with Edge at 10am. The more expensive Premium VIP sessions start with Seth Rollins at 7pm on Friday. On Saturday, there will be Roman Reigns at 10am, A. J. Styles at 1pm, and Dean Ambrose at 3pm. Kurt Angle will be doing the Sunday 8am session. The Seth Rollins session on Friday night will conflict with the WWE Hall of Fame ceremony. Tickets for Axxess are not out yet.

As seen on last night’s post-Royal Rumble RAW in Laredo, Paul Heyman and Brock Lesnar issued a challenge to Bill Goldberg for another singles match at WrestleMania 33 in Orlando. Goldberg took to Twitter and revealed that he will be at next week’s RAW in Portland, OR to respond to the challenge. He tweeted, “I’ll be at @WWE #RAW NEXT MONDAY! @BrockLesnar @HeymanHustle want an answer to the #Wrestlemania challenge…… he’ll get that and more! #WhosNext”.

Dave Meltzer of The Wrestling Observer notes that the current plan is for Goldberg to face Kevin Owens for the WWE Universal Championship at WWE's "Fastlane" pay-per-view event and go on to defend the title against Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania

There was a huge line at a Toys R Us in San Antonio, TX Sunday morning for an A. J. Styles signing, including a lot of fans who camped out the night before.

WWE has a new poll asking fans who they would most like to see on the cover of Sports Illustrated’s upcoming Swimsuit Issue: RAW Women’s Champion Charlotte Flair, SmackDown Women’s Champion Alexa Bliss, Alicia Fox, Bayley, Becky Lynch, Carmella, Lana, Maryse, Mickie James, Naomi, Natalya, Nia Jax, Nikki Bella, Sasha Banks, Summer Rae or Tamina Snuka. As of this writing, 31% voted for Bliss while 19% went with Bayley, 12% with Becky, 7% for Lana, 6% for Nia, 6% for Sasha and 4% for Nikki.

WWE Champion A. J. Styles tweeted the following after his in-ring showdown with Royal Rumble opponent John Cena on last night’s SmackDown: "There is only one @JohnCena, but I'm the PHENOMENAL ONE......AND #WWEChampion. See you at #RoyalRumble."

Before the "Royal Rumble" Bill Goldberg was speculated to be the winner of the Royal Rumble Match, Dave Meltzer noted on "Wrestling Observer Radio" that a Goldberg win seemed unlikely as Brock Lesnar would have to become WWE Universal Champion as Lesnar vs. Goldberg is still the plan for WrestleMania 33. Lesnar is not currently scheduled to wrestle at the February "Fastlane" pay-per-view, where the WWE Universal Title will be defended by either Roman Reigns or current champion Kevin Owens.

Mick Foley was filming WWE Home Video content with his old Commissioner’s Office used as the set. According to WrestlingDVDNetwork.com, Foley was filming for a new “Best of The 2000’s” four-disc DVD and Blu-ray that will be released in April. The official synopsis says "The 2000’s was an exciting time for WWE. The Attitude Era was reaching its conclusion, new Superstars were beginning to make their presence known, and for the first time in history, both RAW and SmackDown had their own unique rosters. Now you can relive this period of sports entertainment with WWE’s Best of The 2000’s. Featuring Superstars such as John Cena, Triple H, Batista, Chris Jericho, Edge, Stone Cold Steve Austin, The Rock, Booker T, Shawn Michaels, Undertaker and more!"

Mary Tyler Moore, who was in attendance for WWE’s WrestleMania 6 in Toronto, passed away at the age of 80 last week. Ted DiBiase remembered her with the following on Twitter "RIP Mary Tyler Moore. She was ringside at WM 6 in Toronto. She received one of my hundred dollar bills by way of @JakeSnakeDDT!"

Jeff Jarrett posted on Twitter "Well, @AJStylesOrg, @REALBobbyRoode and now @SamoaJoe...I could not be more excited about 2017...@GFWWrestling @IMPACTWRESTLING #Talent".

Jerry Lawler opened a new BBQ restaurant in the Cordova, TN on Monday. Lawler owns another establishment on Beale Street in Memphis. He tweeted the following on the opening "Opening today! King Jerry Lawler's Memphis Barbecue Company, 465 Germantown Pkw. 11am-9pm daily Come eat like a King!!!"

Edge, Christian, Rikishi, The Great Khali, and Saraya Knight have been added to the Wrestlecon lineup for WrestleMania weekend.

Oklafan congratulates Simply the Future (Alex & J. D.), who recently surpassed 6 months as WFC Tag Team Champions. They defeated The Pen Palz (Skyler Fayden & Dimitri Alexandrov) for the titles at "Freedom Rings: The Fight for Alexis" in Claremore on July 16, 2016.

Oklafan extends condolences to Road Warrior Animal on the passing of his father on January 19th.

Jimmy Snuka's funeral was held January 26th at Serenity Memorial Chapels in Margate, FL. There will also be a service in NJ. Date and time will be announced once they are finalized.

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RECENT RESULTS
January 21st
AIWF Heavyweight Champion Rodney Mack defeated William Huckaby in a Last Man Standing Match at the American Independent Wrestling Federation event in Mt. Airy, NC

January 22nd
Paloma Starr won a 20 person Battle Royal at the Midwest Wrestling Alliance event in St. Charles, IL. Earlie in the card, Starr defeated Phoebe. In other matches, MWA Tag Team Champions Dynamic Shields (Justin Dynamic & Shawn Shields) defeated The Affliction (Zach Booth & Adam Ward), MWA Mid States Champion Eric Fantabulous defeated Cody Jones, and MWA Heavyweight Champion Brian Blade defeated Big Hoss.

January 23rd
WWE Intercontinental Champion Dean Ambrose defeated WWE World Champion A. J. Styles in an Intercontinental Title Match at the WWE house show in Saginaw, MI. In other matches, Jack Swagger & Mojo Rawley defeated The Vaudevillains (Simon Gotch & Aiden English).

January 24th
WWE World Champion A. J. Styles defeated John Cena in a post telecast dark match at the WWE SmackDown event in Toledo, OH

January 26th
Maverick defeated Cal Stark at the National Wrasslin' League STL event in St. Louis, MO

January 27th
The Killer Elite Squad (Lance Archer & Davey Boy Smith, Jr.) defeated TenKoji (Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima) at New Japan Pro Wrestling's "Road To The New Beginning 2017 - Night 1" event in Tokyo, Japan

Marco Corleone, Maxima Sexy, Dinamita Azul defeated Ray Rowe, Rush, & Pierroth in a 6-Person Tag Team Match at the Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre event in Mexico City, Mexico

Jeff Jarrett defeated RCW Heavyweight Champion Michael Faith for the title in a Triple Threat Match that also included Brandon Groom at the River City Wrestling event in San Antonio, TX. In other matches, Bushwacker Luke defeated Tito Sanchez, and The Latin American Exchange (Hernandez & Homicide) defeated The Arrow Club (Kyle Hawk & Ky-Ote) and Anthony Andrews & Joey Spector in a Triple Threat Tag Team Match.

January 28th
WWE World Champion A. J. Styles defeated Baron Corbin and John Cena in a Triple Threat Match at the WWE house show in San Angelo, TX

Barrett Brown, Darby Allin, & Zack Sabre, Jr. defeated Ethan Page & The Gatekeepers (Blaster McMassive & Flex Rumblecrunch) in a 6-Man Tag Team Match at EVOLVE Wrestling's "EVOLVE 77: A Hero's Exit - Night 2" event in San Antonio, TX. Earlier in the card, Brown vs. Allin ended in a No Contest. In other matches, Catch Point (Chris Dickinson & Jaka) defeated Sammy Guevara & Jason Kincaid.

Dalton Bragg (w/ Jason Saint) defeated Jake Parnell at Proving Ground Pro's "The Job" event in Illiopolis, IL

AWS Heavyweight Champion Tyler Bateman defeated 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

ZERO1 USA Tag Team Champions The Hooligans (Devin Cutter & Mason Cutter) defeated The Diamond Dogs (Graham Bell & Luke Langley) and The Dark Passengers (Max Sinister & Grinn) in a 3-Way Tag Team Match at the Pro Wrestling ZERO1 USA Supreme event in Mattoon, IL

January 29th
John Cena defeated WWE World Champion A. J. Styles for the title at WWE's "Royal Rumble" pay-per-view event in San Antonio, TX. In other matches, Goldberg was among the 30 entranst in the Royal Rumble Match that was won by Randy Orton. In a match aired on the "Royal Rumble 2017 Kickoff", Becky Lynch, Nikki Bella, & Naomi defeated Mickie James, Natalya, & WWE SmackDown Women's Champion Alexa Bliss in a 6-Woman Tag Team Match.

Suzuki-gun (Yoshinobu Kanemaru, & The Killer Elite Squad [Lance Archer & Davey Boy Smith, Jr.]) defeated Yoshitatsu & Great Bash Heel (Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma) at New Japan Pro Wrestling's "Road To The New Beginning 2017 - Night 2" event in Shizukuishi, Japan

January 30th
Big Cass & Enzo Amore defeated Jinder Mahal & Rusev (w/ Lana) in a Tornado Tag Team Match at the "WWE Monday Night RAW" live telecast in Laredo, TX

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UPCOMING OKLAHOMA EVENTS
Impact Zone Wrestling
Saturday, February 4th
The Impact Arena
Lawton, OK
Bell Time 7pm

Compound Pro Wrestling
Saturday, February 4th
Perfect Practice Athletic Center
Tulsa, OK
Bell Time 8pm

Wrestling For a Cause
Saturday, February 4th
New Beginnings Community Church
Tulsa, OK
Bell Time 7pm

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UPCOMING MATCHES
January 31st
Suzuki-gun (Yoshinobu Kanemaru & The Killer Elite Squad [Lance Archer & Davey Boy Smith, Jr.]) take on David Finlay & 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 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, Double D, and Keith Crawford are among the stars scheduled for Old School Wrestling's "WrestleBowl" event in Odessa, TX

Rodney Mack, Road Warrior Animal, Jazz, and The Canadian Red Devil 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.

Harley Race is among the stars scheduled for the World League Wrestling event in Troy, MO

Blair Spikes, Ray Briggs, The Swoll Patrol (Flex Zerba & Max Edwards), and High Society (Ken Dharma & Niles Plonk) are among the stars scheduled for the National Wrasslin' League KC event in Kansas City, MO

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 6th
Goldberg is among the stars scheduled for the "WWE Monday Night RAW" live telecast in Portland, OR

February 10th
Sting, Ricky Morton, and Tony Atlas are 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

Chad Thomas is among the stars scheduled for Destiny Wrestling Organization's "A New Destiny" event in Albuquerque, NM

NAWA Tag Team Champions The Oklahoma-Mexico Connection (Doberman [1st] & Pablo Chuco) defend the titles against Sinner Saint (Scott McKenzie & Danny Saint) and Tejano Touch (Tejano Kid & Ruben Rivera) at North American Wrestling Allegiance's "He Loves Me Not" event in Ennis, TX. In other matches, NAWA Cruiserweight Champion Brysin Scott defends the title against Americos, Gregory James takes on Eddie Wittern, and John Allen takes on Franco D'Angelo. Also scheduled to appear is Tim Brooks, Jaxon Stone, and many more.

NWA ToT Women's Heritage Champion Isabella Garcia defends the title against Nikki Knight at NWA Top of Texas' "Civil War" event in Amarillo, TX

February 12th
WWE World Champion A. J. Styles defends the title against 5 mystery opponents in an Elimination Chamber Match at WWE's "Elimination Chamber" pay-per-view event in Phoenix, AZ

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

Texoma Heavyweight Champion Adam Asher, Texoma Texas Champion Jerome Daniels, Charlie Haas, Tim Storm, and Dusty Gold is among the stars scheduled for the Texoma Pro Wrestling event in Sherman, TX

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

Dusty Gold is among the stars scheduled for the North Texas Wrestling Alliance event in Payne Springs, TX

Chad Thomas is among the stars scheduled for the South West Wrestling Alliance event in Grandbury, TX

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

Extra Talent-Ed (Ricky Starks & Aaron Solow) vs. The Pretty Boy Killers (Keith Lee & Shane Taylor) vs. The Guerrillas of Destiny (Tama Tonga & Tanga Loa) vs. The Killer Elite Squad (Lance Archer & Davey Boy Smith, Jr.) in a Big Top Tag Team Championship Battle Royal is scheduled for WrestleCircus' "Taking Center Stage" event in Austin, TX. In other matches, Sammy Guevara takes on Ricochet.

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

Chad Thomas is among the stars scheduled for the Rampage All Star Wrestling event in Cleburne, TX

Tito Santana and Tony Atlas are among the stars scheduled for the Superstars of Wrestling Federation event in Totowa, NJ

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 11th
Harley Race is among the stars scheduled for the World League Wrestling event in Troy, MO

Ky-Ote Joe is among the stars scheduled for the Rampage All Star Wrestling event in Cleburne, TX

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

Chad Thomas is among the stars scheduled for the South West Wrestling Alliance event in Grandbury, TX

Demolition (Ax & Smash), The Rock-N-Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson), Bobby Fulton, and Shane Douglas are among the stars scheduled for the North Carolina Wrestling Association event in Clayton, NC

March 25th
Jeff Starchild & Dustin Heritage take on The Natural Born Villains (Tim Rockwell & Alex 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.

Chad Thomas is among the stars scheduled for the Destiny Wrestling Organization event in Albuquerque, NM

Shane Douglas is among the stars scheduled for the Border City Wrestling event in Windsor, Ontario, Canada

March 31st
MWA Heavyweight Champion Brian Blade, MWA Tag Team Champions Dynamic Shields (Justin Dynamic & Shawn Shields), and MWA Mid States Champion Eric Fantabulous are among the stars scheduled for the Midwest Wrestling Alliance event in Lincoln, NE

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

April 9th
HLW Women's Champion Randi West defends the title against Paloma Starr at the Heroes & Legends Wrestling event in Fort Wayne, IN

July 29th
Al Farat is among the stars scheduled for the Imperial Wrestling Revolution event in Livingston, TX

September 9th
Al Farat is among the stars scheduled for the Texas Independent Pro Wrestling event in Bonham, TX

November 11th
Al Farat is among the stars scheduled for the Texas Independent Pro Wrestling event in Bonham, TX

December 9th
Al Farat is among the stars scheduled for the Texas Independent Pro Wrestling event in Bonham, TX

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AUTOGRAPHS & APPEARANCES
February 4th
Ric Flair, Ricky Steamboat, Jeff Hardy, Kevin Nash, and many more will be signing autographs at "Days of the Dead Atlanta" at the Atlanta Sheraton in Atlanta, GA. For more info, go to DaysOfTheDead.net/Atlanta.

February 10th
Sting, The Great Khali, Teddy Long, Matt Hardy, Ricky Morton, Billy Gunn, Carlito, Tony Atlas, C. W. Anderson, and many more 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.

Mike Sydal and Kraig Keesaman will be appearing at "Yoga at the Winery" at the Windy Wine Company is Osborn, MO. For more info, call (816) 675-2002.

February 11th
Jake Roberts, Sonjay Dutt, Ashley Massaro, Ryback, 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 24th
A. J. Styles will be signing autographs from 6pm to 9pm at "Detroit Autorama" at the Cobo Center in Detroit, MI. For more info, go to Autorama.com/Attend/Detroit.

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.

Tito Santana, Gene Snitsky, Bull James, The Sandman, The Patriot, and many more will be signing autographs at the Passaic Valley Elks Lodge in Totowa, NJ prior to the Superstars of Wrestling event held later in the evening. For more info, go to SWFPro.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.

Mick Foley will be signing autographs at the "Northeast Comic Con & Collectibles Extravaganza" at the Hanover Mall Event Center in Hanover, MA. For more info, go to NEComicCon.net.

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, 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, Bret Hart, Dennis Rodman, Tito Ortiz, Christy Hemme, Christy Hemme, Dallas Page, The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson), The Great Khali, Steve McMichael, Marc Mero, Itsuki Yamakazi, Velvet Sky, Marty Jannetty, Al Perez, Tatanka, Sexy Star, Taya Valkyrie, Brian Cage, Bull James, Melissa Santos, Hillbilly Jim, Jim Neidhart, Jimmy Hart, Rocky Johnson, Tony Atlas, Shelly Martinez, Maria Kanellis, Mike Bennett, Jerry Lynn, Thea Trinidad (AKA Rosita), Corey Graves, Christian, Harley Race, Ron Simmons, So Cal Val, 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, Krusher Khrushchev, Marty Jannetty, The Hart Foundation (Bret Hart, Jim Neidhart, & Jimmy Hart), and many more will be signing autographs starting 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.

Demolition (Ax & Smash), Ivan Koloff, The Rock-N-Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson), C. W. Anderson, George South, Bobby Fulton, Shane Douglas, and many more will be signing autographs starting at 5:30pm at Clayton Fitness in Clayton, NC prior to the North Carolina Wrestling Association event held later in the evening. For more info, go to Facebook.com/NorthCarolinaWrestlingAssociation.

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 31st - Thunder Cloud
February 1st - Dennis Condrey, Nathan Cruz
February 2nd - Goldeneye
February 3rd - Butch Dalton, Dory Funk, Jr., Father Padge, Kerry Von Erich, The Mercenary, Wilbur J. Poindexter
February 4th - Byron Wilcott, Izabella, James Warbois, Phoebe
February 5th - Eric Awesome, Sam Avey
February 6th - Brandon Walker, Cody Jones

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