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Posted: May 22nd 2017 By: Oklafan Staff

NEWS
Jinder Mahal became the 50th man in history to be named WWE Champion with the big win at Backlash. As noted, this was Mahal’s first title win in WWE since he first started working with the company back in 2010.

Former WWE writer Brian Maxwell posted on Twitter "the largest threat to Jinder's title run will be the wellness policy".

After Jinder Mahal defeated Randy Orton for the WWE Title at "Backlash", several current and former WWE stars posted on Twitter:

James Ellsworth - "#SDLive truly is the land of opportunity, congratulations @JinderMahal #WWEBacklash"
Zack Ryder - "DON'T HINDER JINDER! @JinderMahal #WWEBacklash"
Booker T - ".@JinderMahal has shocked the @WWEUniverse!! #WWEChampionship #WWEBacklash"
Cedric Alexander - "That was amazing wow.....#Backlash......just wow"
Dana Brooke - "@JinderMahal you deserve every piece of this! Such a hardworking man! Congrats #beastmode #wwe #Backlash"
Peyton Royce - "Congrats @JinderMahal! Gotta do what you gotta do! #ANDNEW #WWEBacklash"
Sheamus - "Congrats to the NEW @WWE Champion @JinderMahal. Enjoy this moment fella cause you worked ure ass off to get it. #WellDeserved #champ"
Summer Rae - "Oh ok @JinderMahal...I see you! Big congratulations!!"
Karl Anderson - "Fact: If you drive the #GoodBrothers while they #Brother you have a good chance you'll be #WWE Champion.#AjStyles#JinderMahal Who's next?"
Titus O'Neil - "Congrats to the New @WWE Champion @JinderMahal on your victory tonight Proving That Anything is possible when the Goal is Made Possible"
Bray Wyatt - "Damn"
Curtis Axel - "Anything can happen when given an opportunity..."
Heath Slater - "Anything can happen when given an opportunity..."
Bubba Ray Dudley - "Good little piece of business. Smart. #WWEBacklash"
Santino Marella - "Holy Smokes!"
Nia Jax - "Wow!!! You're new #WWEChampion @JinderMahal! #WWEBacklash congrats man!"
Howard Finkel - "Congrats to the Nnneeewww WWE champion @JinderMahal"
T. J. Wilson - "Don't hinder Jinder@JinderMahal"
J. T. G. - "Congratulations to @JinderMahal . Because of you I'm now doing to Am cardio and Pm cardio."
Stu Bennett - "Congrats @JinderMahal. Top lad."

The new name for Jinder Mahal’s finisher is The Khallas. The word Khallas word means finished or the end.

Jinder Mahal appeared on a recent episode of "Talk is Jericho" that was released prior to "Backlash". You can listen to the podcast by clicking here.

Jinder Mahal says he had an offer from Impact before his WWE return. He said “I actually got a call from the other (pro) wrestling promotion too. Yes, (Impact Wrestling called Mahal) and there was a pay-per-view in Orlando (Florida) on Sunday and I live in Tampa (Florida), so they were like, ‘Yeah, can you come talk to us on a Sunday? We want to talk to you. Talk to Big.’ I said, ‘Okay.’ Saturday, the day before, (Mark) Carrano called me, ‘Jinder, we want to sign you back.’ That’s the weirdest thing, so I sat at home, literally, for two years. No one cared about me. Nobody (cared) because I didn’t care! All of a sudden, when I started caring, other people started caring. And then, so I told Carrano, ‘Hey listen, I have a meeting tomorrow. Let me just see my options. I want to talk to them.’ Obviously, I knew I wanted to come back to WWE, but I already told them that I would come talk to them, so I was going to keep my word and talk to them. And then, I called Carrano back and said, ‘Send the contract over.'”

Jinder Mahal says his release from WWE in 2014 was the best thing for him. He said “Looking back now, or in five years or 10 years, I’m going to look back and be like, ‘Do you know what? Getting released was the best thing that ever happened to me’ because: a) I got into real estate; b) I kicked myself out and got re-motivated. Like, to think, if I was still in that slump from 3MB till now, like, I’d be dead! You can’t maintain that! I would be shot. There’s no way I could do that, be that miserable, be living like that for that long, so it’s almost the best thing that happened to me.”

Samoa Joe recently spoke to APP.com about who he would like to face in the future. He has a long list, but one name that stands out is A. J. Styles, who is someone that Joe is very familiar with. “In a lot of ways, I think it would be easier to provide a list of people who I’m not excited to get in the ring and go a round with. I mean, the answer is probably more people than I can list in this certain amount of time. (At) the top of that list, obviously, (are) the John Cenas of the world, Randy Orton. Of course, me and A. J. (Styles), we’ve battled for years back and forth but here it will be different, so anything involving him I’m more than compliant with. Brock Lesnar, Roman Reigns, Bray Wyatt, the list really is quite long — and hopefully I’ll get to a lot of those places in the coming years”.

Sunday’s WWE United States Title match between champion Kevin Owens and A. J. Styles at "Backlash" was the 4th singles match between the two on WWE TV. All 4 matches have been won by Owens. They previously faced each other three times in 2016 – the March 17th SmackDown, the March 21st RAW, and the May 23rd RAW.

WWE will be holding an all women’s tournament this summer, and excitement for the tournament is at an all time high. It’s rumored that the company is interested in bringing in former TNA Knockout Marti Belle, and former Impact Wresting Knockouts Champion Jade. The tournament is expected to culminate with a live special that will air on the WWE Network on Tuesday, August 29th. Last summer WWE’s Cruiserweight Classic tournament was a big success, and Daniel Bryan teamed up with Mauro Ranallo to call all the action. WWE has yet to announce who will be doing the commentary for the all women’s tournament, but PWInsider reports that there is talk of using Renee Young and Charley Caruso. Lita and Beth Phoenix, as well as Bayley and Charlotte are other names that are rumored to be in consideration as well.

Jim Ross confirmed that he'll be calling the Women's Tournament this summer. Triple H tweeted a photo with Ross prior to "NXT TakeOver: Chicago" on Saturday. Ross called United Kingdom title match on the show.

On the tenth episode of "Dinner With The King", co-hosts Jerry Lawler and Glenn Moore talk about the Twitter posts from Rip Rogers and Randy Orton from the previous week. Lawler responded to Orton and Rogers’ comments, and his thoughts on today’s indie wrestling. He said “I think that the problem Rip [Rogers] and Randy [Orton] have is what the young guys think they need to do to get noticed. It’s what the young guys do in these matches that bothers guys who have been in the business for a while. The young guys, like they said, they have a tendency to go out there and try to squeeze in every single move that they know. Every dive. Every flip. Every flop. Everything they can put in one 15-minute match. So in order to do that, if you are going to put all those moves in, you’re not going to have time to sell anything. It’s just going to be one move after another until the match is over. That is not the way wrestling became what it is today. Not what I think veterans look at and not what the business is supposed to be. It’s not that really entertaining for fans. I think that’s Rip’s and Randy’s point they are trying to make there.” Lawler also gives insight on when he will hang it up and retire from wrestling. He said “When the non-wrestling appearances become more and more than the wrestling appearances. But I do not have a set end date when it comes to retiring from wrestling.” During the episode, he continued talking about his feud with Andy Kaufman, this time including Jimmy Hart into the feud.

There's a trailer out for a new Kayfabe Commentaries 'Supercard' DVD series, featuring a Honky Tonk Man interview and it's actually really interesting and worth a watch. The trailer features Honky talking about how he found out about Vince McMahon's plan for him to drop the WWF Intercontinental Title to Randy Savage in 1988, how and why he refused, and his conversations with Jim Barnett about jumping to WCW, which enraged McMahon. Basically, Honky was aggrieved that Savage and Miss Elizabeth had been at Dick Ebersol's house discussing the planned match without him, and how when he, Jimmy Hart, Savage, and Elizabeth met in Stamford to discuss the planned match, Vince basically considered him an afterthought and essentially told Honky that he was going to be done once he dropped the IC belt to Savage. You can see the trailer by clicking here.

Impact Wrestling will be doing an event on May 26th in Manchester, England at Shooters Sports Bar. The event will be a get together to watch that week's Impact show on Spike UK with Jeff Jarrett, Jeremy Borash, Grado, and Rockstar Spud. It opens at 8pm, and one hour early for VIP ticket holders. Admission is free but you have to spend at least £5. VIP tickets are £35. You must be over 18 to attend.

Rebel [2nd] posted on Twitter "ANNOUNCEMENT #Japan loves me so much Rebel is extending her stay until June 22nd!! YeeeeHawwww! #rebel photo by @excellainsta".

On Saturday, The Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame in Wichita Falls, TX inducted Mick Foley and Tatsumi Fujinami. Both were in attendance. Among those attending were Len Denton, George Napolitano, Tiger Conway, Jr., Susan Greene, Ross Hart, Gary Young, Eddy Mansfield, Wendi Richter, Larry Hennig as well as family members of Terry Gordy, Sputnik Monroe, Luther Lindsay and Yvon Robert.

Xtreme Intense Championship Wrestling has announced a return of wrestling to the Cobo Center in Detroit with a convention on October 7th from 12 noon to 6pm with The Insane Clown Posse (Shaggy 2 Dope & Violent J), Abyss, Bobby Heenan, P. J. Black, Jim Cornette, and more.

World League Wrestling announced the dates for their 2017 Harley Race Wrestling Camp. It will be held August 28th through September 1st at the Race Wrestling Arena in Troy, MO. Sign ups and information will start to be announced next week at HarleyRace.com.

Al Snow was arrested on May 15th in Kentucky and charged with failure to appear. The arrest stems from an incident two years ago after he was stopped by police for a broken tail light and an expired insurance card. Snow wrote on Twitter that a typo in the system led to his arrest as there was a bench warrant for him that he was unaware of. Snow said that he took care of the issue from two years ago. “My car was having trouble, 3 police approached and asked for ID and I was taken in and paid a 234 dollar fine and was released,” he wrote. “A typo resulted in my arrest, and now I’ve spent time in the big house lol Be careful I might just shank you lol,” Snow added. Snow works as a producer/agent for Impact Wrestling and has also appeared on television in the past.

Greg Oliver of SLAM! Wrestling wrote a story entitled "10 questions with Tatsumi Fujinami" which you can read by clicking here.

Oklafan congratulates Nemesis (Damien Morte & Rage Logan) who surpassed 6 months as IZW Tag Team Champions on May 19th. They defeated BLK-OUT (Jermaine Johnson & Montego Seeka) for the vacant titles on November 19, 2016 at IZW's "Aggression" event in Lawton. Consequently, The Beach Bod Gods (Angel Camacho & Ray the Bae) defeated Nemesis for the titles on May 20th.

Oklafan congratulates Erica who surpassed 6 months as IZW Women's Champion on May 19th. She defeated Skylar Slice, Phoebe, and Robyn Reid in a 4-Way Elimination Match for the vacant title on November 19, 2016 at IZW's "Aggression" event in Lawton. Consequently, Robyn Reid defeated Erica for the title on May 20th.

Tim Rockwell suffered a broken foot in a match against Mr. Nasty at the Iconic Heroes of Wrestling Excellence event in Crowley, TX over the weekend. Oklafan wishes him a speedy recovery.

Former AWA World Tag Team Champion “Pretty Boy” Doug Somers passed away at the age of 65 this week. Somers, trained by WWE Hall of Famer Harley Race, spent most of his time in AWA but wrestled in several different promotions, including Mid-Atlantic Wrestling. He and “Playboy” Buddy Rose, managed by Sherri Martel, defeated Curt Hennig and Scott Hall for the AWA Tag Team Titles in May 1986. Somers later did enhancement work for WWF and WCW but last wrestled an indie match in 2012. He unsuccessfully filed a lawsuit against WWE in 2011 over their use of AWA footage with his likeness.

Oklafan extends condolences to the family and friends of "Pretty Boy" Doug Somers who passed away on May 16th at the age of 65. Somers, whose real name was Douglas Duane Somerson, was one of 7 children. He began his career in 1971 and spent significant time in the early 1980s in the TSW territory, eventually marrying Mike McGuirk. His time in TSW resulted in 3 TSW Tag Team Titles. The first came in 1980 when he and Ron McFarlane defeated Eddie Gilbert & Doug Gilbert. They would lose the belts to Ron Sexton & Hector Guerrero, then regain them the same year. In October 1981, he teamed with Porkchop Cash and once again won the TSW Tag Team Titles, this time from Frank Hill & Eric Embry. They would lose the belts before the end of the year to Turk Ali Bey and El Toro. After splitting with McGuirk, he would resurface around 1986 in the AWA, where he came to national prominence while teaming with Buddy Rose. The duo captured the AWA World Tag Team Titles from Scott Hall and Curt Hennig in one of the most controversial matches of the time, as they won them by countout, although that stipulation was not announced prior to the match and typically a countout victory does not result in a title change. Rose & Somers would hold the titles until while feuding with the Midnight Rockers (Shawn Michaels & Marty Janetty). During this time, they would also align themselves with Sherri Martel. In the summer of 1987, Somers would gain his second AWA World Tag Team Title when he was a replacement partner for Soldat Ustinov after Boris Zukov jumped to the WWF. Once again, Somers found himself on the losing end in a match to the Midnight Rockers and his tenure in the AWA briefly ended. He would return in 1989, managed by Johnny Valiant, but never reached the heights he had a few years before. In 1991, Somers faced off against Van Hammer, marking his first PPV appearance. His tenure in WCW did not last long and he was eventually seen on screen for WWF in 1992, but only as enhancement talent. Somers has 11 documented Oklahoma appearances. The earliest was on July 4th, 1977 in Tulsa, where he lost to Mike George. The last was February 26, 1982 in Oklahoma City where he faced Tommy Wright (no result for the match is known).

After Doug Somers passed, Marty Jannetty posted on Facebook "I think, only the boyz, and some of my fans, will know why this one is painful, they all are but this one a lot.. at least y’all both (and Sheri) are all together again..Shawn and I will be up there with y’all in about 30 years..then we all can do it all again..love ya Doug , rest in peace my brother".

After hearing of Somers' passing, Les Thornton posted on Facebook "We first become friends in Charlotte in the early '70s. I had the honor of locking up with him many times and it was always a night off. He was a talented heel 'worker' who knew how to tug at the fans' emotions."

Greg Oliver of SLAM! Wrestling wrote a story entitled "Pretty Boy Doug Somers dead at 65" which you can read by clicking here.

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RECENT RESULTS
April 30th
Toni Storm defeated Rebel [2nd] in a first round match of the Cinderella Tournament at World Wonder Ring Stardom's "Stardom Cinderella Tournament 2017" event in Tokyo, Japan

May 3rd
Rebel [2nd], Jessicka Havok, & Tessa Blanchard defeated Hiroya Matsumoto, Jungle Kyona, & Natsuko Tora in a 6-Woman Tag Team Match at World Wonder Ring Stardom's "Stardom Golden Week Stars 2017 - Night 1" event in Tokyo, Japan

May 6th
Rebel [2nd] & Hiroyo Matsumoto defeated Kaori Yoneyama & Hetzza at World Wonder Ring Stardom's "Stardom Golden Week Stars 2017 - Night 2" event in Tokyo, Japan

May 7th
Hana Kimura defeated Rebel [2nd] and Hetzza in a 3-Way Match at World Wonder Ring Stardom's "Stardom Grows Up Stars 2017 - Night 9" event in Shizuoka, Japan

May 13th
Shane Douglas defeated XICW Intense Champion Joe Coleman for the title at the Xtreme Intense Championship Wrestling event in Clinton Township, MI

Jimmy Valiant, The Iron Cross, & Frank Parker defeated Drake Tungston, Stan Lee, & Sexy Kevina at the All Star Wrestling event in Pearisburg, VA

Sonny Kiss defeated Al Snow at Warriors of Wrestling's "Caged Aggression 2017" event in New York, NY

Sabotage Champion Delilah Doom defeated Erica Torres at Sabotage Wrestling's "She's Crafty" event in Austin, TX. In other matches, The Arrow Club (Kyle Hawk & Ky-Ote, w/ Desi Derata) defeated The Honor Society (Sir Samurai & Drake Frost, w/ Machiko San), The Twisted Sisters (Thunder Rosa & Holidead) defeated Extra Talented (Aaron Solow & Ricky Starks) for the vacant Sabotage Tag Team Titles, and Ruby Raze defeated Allie Kat, Angel Blue, Baby D, Christi Jaynes, Kaitlin Diamond, Phoebe, and Skylar Slice in a Weird City Warefare Match to become #1 contender to the Sabotage Title.

BWCW Heavyweight Champion Sean Casey defeated Bobby Fulton at Blue Water Championship Wrestling/Xtreme Bombshells of Wrestling's "Slam Jam 2017" event in Port Huron, MI

May 14th
Bobby Fulton defeated Greg Valentine at the International Bigtime Wrestling event in Westland, MI

HZK defeated Rebel [2nd] and Hana Kimura in a 3-Way Match at World Wonder Ring Stardom's "Stardom Gold May 2017" event in Tokyo, Japan

May 16th
Jinder Mahal defeated A. J. Styles at the "WWE SmackDown Live" live telecast in Manchester, NH

Mascara de Bronce & Lanzeloth defeated Dalton Bragg & Joe Lider at the Asistencia Asesoría y Administración television taping in Hidalgo, Mexico

May 18th
The Bullet Club (Yujiro Takahashi & The Guerillas of Destiny [Tama Tonga & Tanga Loa]) defeated David Finlay & IWGP Tag Team Champions War Machine (Hanson & Raymond Rowe) in a 6-Man Tag Team Match at New Japan Pro Wrestling's "Best Of The Super Junior 2017 - Night 2" event in Tokyo, Japan

May 19th
Alberto El Patron defeated Jack Swagger at the Federacion Universal De Lucha Libre event in Puebla, Mexico

May 20th
The Bullet Club (Marty Scurll, Yujiro Takahashi, & The Guerrillas of Destiny [Tama Tonga & Tanga Loa]) defeated David Finlay, Jushin Liger, & IWGP Tag Team Champions War Machine (Hanson & Raymond Rowe) in an 8-Man Tag Team Match at New Japan Pro Wrestling's "Best Of The Super Junior 2017 - Night 3" event in Matsusaka, Japan

Arik Cannon, John Skyler, Mad Man Pondo, & Suge D defeated Cody Jones, Darin Corbin, Ethan Page, & Willie Richardson in an 8-Man Tag Team Match at Freelance Wrestling/Resistance Pro Wrestling's "Battle of Chicago" event in Summit, IL

Barbi Hayden defeated Alexxis at Women's Wrestling Revolution's "Brick House" event in Somerville, MA

Adrian Quest & EWF Heavyweight Champion Andy Brown defeated Tyler Bateman & Juan Roman by Count Out at the Empire Wrestling Federation event in San Bernadino, CA. Earlier in the card, Brown defeated Bateman by DQ.

Alexander James defeated Jaxon Stone at Westside Xtreme Wrestling's "We Love Wrestling Tour 2017: Bielefeld II" in Bielefeld, Germany

Tito Santana & Shane Kody defeated Chico Navarro & El Guerrero (w/ Missy Carlyle) at Big Time Wrestling's "Supershow 2017" event in Newark, CA

A. C. Mack & Ashton Starr defeated Ricky Morton & Simon Sermon at Peachtree Wrestling Alliance's "9th Anniversary Show" event in Carrollton, GA. Earlier in the card, Morton vs. Mack ended in a No Contest.

Alberto El Patron defeated Jack Swagger at the Federacion Universal De Lucha Libre event in Toluca, Mexico

May 21st
Jinder Mahal defeated WWE Champion Randy Orton for the title at WWE's "Backlash" pay-per-view event in Rosemont, IL. In other matches, WWE United States Champion Kevin Owens defeated A. J. Styles by Countout.

The Bullet Club (Yujiro Takahashi & The Guerillas of Destiny [Tama Tonga & Tanga Loa]) defeated David Finlay & IWGP Tag Team Champions War Machine (Hanson & Raymond Rowe) in a 6-Man Tag Team Match at New Japan Pro Wrestling's "Best Of The Super Junior 2017 - Night 4" event in Kira, Japan

Alberto El Patron defeated Jack Swagger at the Federacion Universal De Lucha Libre event in Mexico City, Mexico

Brother Castle, Cornell Douglass, & NWL STL Champion Todd Letterman defeated Maverick & The Blood Brothers (Davey Gibson & Mathew Grundy) in a 6-Man Tag Team Match at the National Wrasslin' League STL event in St. Louis, MO. In other matches, Jack Foster defeated Ken Dharma.

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UPCOMING OKLAHOMA EVENTS
Body Progression Wrestling
Friday, May 26th
Body Progression Gym
Sapulpa, OK
Bell Time 8pm

Best Mexican Lucha Libre
Saturday, May 27th
Body Progression Gym
Tulsa, OK
Bell Time 8pm

Compound Pro Wrestling
Saturday, May 27th
Perfect Practice Athletic Center
Tulsa, OK
Bell Time 8pm

Mid South Wrestling Alliance
Sunday, May 28th
Plaza Mayor
Oklahoma City, OK
Bell Time 3pm

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UPCOMING MATCHES
May 25th
Vader, Paul Orndorff, and Tracy Smothers are among the stars scheduled for AWF/WOW's "Wrestle Jam 5" event in Ringgold, GA

Jack Swagger takes on Michael Elgin at the All American Wrestling event in Berwyn, IL

May 26th
IWR Heavyweight Champion Jerry Bostic, IWR Tag Team Champions The Von Erichs (Marshall Von Erich & Ross Von Erich), IWR Revolutionary Champion Fuego del Sol, Chris Cambridge, and The Arrow Club (Kyle Hawk & Ky-Ote, w/ Desi Derata) are among the stars scheduled for the IWR event in Quinlan, TX

Dalton Bragg & Charly Madrid take on Joe Lider & Tigger at the Asistencia Asesoría y Administración event in Mexico City, Mexico

May 27th
Extra Talented (Aaron Solow & Ricky Starks) take on Roppongi Vice (Rocky Romero & Beretta) in a match to determine the #1 contenders to the WC Big Top Tag Team Titles at WrestleCircus' "Lucha Carnival" event in Austin, TX. In other matches, Sammy Guevara, Shane Strickland, & Mr. 450 take on Penta El Zero M, Rey Fenix, & Juventud Guerrera in a 6-Man Tag Team Match, and Andy Dalton takes on Garza, Jr.

CTWP Heavyweight Champion Nytronis A'Teo defends the title against Shae at the Central Texas Wrestling Promotions event in Mineral Wells, TX. Also scheduled to appear is Andy Dalton and many more.

June 1st
Ricky Morton & Bobby Fulton take on Mr. Pittsburgh Stealer & Shane Storm at the World Class Professional Big Time Wrestling event in Zanesville, OH

June 2nd
MWA Tag Team Champions Brian Blade & Eric Fantabulous defend the titles against Pat Powers & The Marksman at the Midwest Wrestling Alliance event in Ogden, KS. In other matches, MWA Mid States Champion Shane Sanders defends the title against Hollis Giroux.

J. B. Pain is among the stars scheduled for the 3XWrestling event in Des Moines, IA

June 3rd
Dynamic Shields (Justin Dynamic & Shawn Shields) take on Maximum Overdrive (Rowan Holms & Kurt Alexzander) at Rebellious Wrestling Federation/Wrestling Past Present Future
/Midwest Wrestling Alliance's "Wrestle Wars 2" event in Streator, IL. In other matches, Paloma Starr takes on Moxie Mollie. Also scheduled to appear is Bob Orton, Jr., MWA Tag Team Champion Brian Blade, Cody Jones, and many more.

Jaxon Stone is among the stars scheduled for Westside Xtreme Wrestling's "We Love Wrestling Tour 2017: Berlin" event in Berlin, Germany

Tony Atlas and Jim Cornette are among the stars scheduled for Jadat Sports Promotions' "The Rock Parsons Lifetime Achievement Award Show - Pro Wrestling's Night of the Living Legends" event in Parkersburg, WV

Andy Dalton is among the stars scheduled for the Metroplex Wrestling event in Bedford, TX

June 4th
Jaxon Stone is among the stars scheduled for Westside Xtreme Wrestling's "We Love Wrestling Tour 2017: Erfurt" event in Erfurt, Germany

Martin Justice and Sweet Cakes are among the stars scheduled for the Outlaw Extreme Championship Wrestling event in Grand Rapids, MI

Chavo Guerrero, Jr., MVP, Jim Duggan, Charlie Haas, IWR Heavyweight Champion Jerry Bostic, IWR Tag Team Champions The Von Erichs (Marshall Von Erich & Ross Von Erich), IWR Revolutionary Champion Fuego del Sol, Chris Cambridge, The Arrow Club (Kyle Hawk & Ky-Ote, w/ Desi Derata) and Tuck Davion are among the stars scheduled for the IWR event in Dallas, TX

June 8th
Greg Valentine is among the stars scheduled for the Big Time Wrestling event in Great Falls, MT

June 9th
Shane Douglas and Nikolai Volkoff are among the stars scheduled for the Hardcore Hustle Organization Wrestling event in Williamstown, NJ

Greg Valentine is among the stars scheduled for the Big Time Wrestling event in Missoula, MT

Jake Roberts is among the stars scheduled for the Northeast Wrestling event in Waterbury, CT

Jake Hager and Gail Kim are among the stars scheduled for Maryland Championship Wrestling's "Slamboree" event in Joppa, MD

June 10th
Jack Swagger takes on T. J. Marconi at SWF Pro Wrestling's "Roll the Dice" event in Atlantic City, NJ. In other matches, Cheerleader Melissa vs. Taya vs. Angel Rose in a 3-Way Women's Match.

Jerry Lawler, Mick Foley, and Jake Roberts are among the stars scheduled for the Northeast Wrestling event in Pomona, NY

Tracy Smothers is among the stars scheduled for the Wrestle Pro event in Keyport, NJ

June 15th
Mick Foley is among the stars scheduled for Northeast Wrestling's "Wrestling Under the Stars" event in Troy, NY

June 16th
Jaxon Stone is among the stars scheduled for Westside Xtreme Wrestling's "We Love Wrestling Tour 2017: Münster" event in Münster, Germany

June 17th
Jack Swagger is among the stars scheduled for the House of Hardcore event in Sydney, Australia

Vader and Harley Race are among the stars scheduled for the World League Wrestling event in Troy, MO

War Machine (Hanson & Raymond Rowe) are among the stars scheduled for the All American Wrestling event in Berwyn, IL

June 18th
Jack Swagger is among the stars scheduled for the House of Hardcore event in Perth, Australia

June 23rd
Jack Swagger is among the stars scheduled for the House of Hardcore event in Melbourne, Australia

June 24th
Jack Swagger is among the stars scheduled for the House of Hardcore event in Adelaide, Australia

Hernandez is among the stars scheduled for the Universal Wrestling Alliance event in Saginaw, MI

June 25th
Brent McKenzie, Akbar Farat, and Andy Dalton are among the stars scheduled for the Branded Outlaw Wrestling event in Live Oak, TX

July 1st
Jaxon Stone is among the stars scheduled for Westside Xtreme Wrestling's "Shortcut to the Top 2017" event in Köln, Germany

Jack Swagger is among the stars scheduled for the Southside Wrestling event in Stevenage, England

July 8th
Jaxon Stone takes on Andy Dalton at the Rampage All Star Wrestling event in Cleburne, TX

July 9th
Jack Swagger is among the stars scheduled for the Delgado Promotions event in El Paso, TX

July 15th
NWA World Champion Tim Storm defends the title against Andrew Anderson at NWA Gulf Coast's "Cajun Heat 2" event in Morgan City, LA. In other matches, Jerry Lawler & Matt Riviera takes on mystery opponents (w/ Big Ramp).

July 22nd
Bobby V is among the stars scheduled for the Squared Circle Pro event in Lubbock, TX

Chris Cambridge, Phoebe, Chandler Hopkins, Brandon Groom, and Skylar Slice are among the stars scheduled for the Impact Championship Wrestling event in Topeka, KS

Cody Jones, Paloma Starr, and Sweet Cakes are among the stars scheduled for the Holy Havoc Championship Wrestling event in Mt. Pulaski, IL

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

July 30th
Jack Jameson takes on Heather Monroe in an Intergender Match at Elite Wrestling Entertainment's "World Domination II" event in Phoenix, AZ

August 2nd
Nikita Koloff is among the stars scheduled for the Canadian Wrestling Elite event in Gladstone, Manitoba, Canada

August 3rd
Nikita Koloff is among the stars scheduled for the Canadian Wrestling Elite event in Melville, Saskatchewan, Canada

August 4th
Nikita Koloff is among the stars scheduled for the Canadian Wrestling Elite event in Dauphin, Manitoba, Canada

August 5th
Nikita Koloff is among the stars scheduled for the Canadian Wrestling Elite event in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada

August 6th
Nikita Koloff is among the stars scheduled for the Canadian Wrestling Elite event in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

August 7th
Nikita Koloff is among the stars scheduled for the Canadian Wrestling Elite event in St. Albert, Alberta, Canada

August 8th
Nikita Koloff is among the stars scheduled for the Canadian Wrestling Elite event in Red Deer, Alberta, Canada

August 9th
Nikita Koloff is among the stars scheduled for the Canadian Wrestling Elite event in Golden, British Columbia, Canada

August 10th
Nikita Koloff is among the stars scheduled for the Canadian Wrestling Elite event in Calgary, Alberta, Canada

August 11th
Nikita Koloff is among the stars scheduled for the Canadian Wrestling Elite event in Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada

August 12th
Nikita Koloff is among the stars scheduled for the Canadian Wrestling Elite event in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada

August 13th
Nikita Koloff is among the stars scheduled for the Canadian Wrestling Elite event in Assiniboia, Saskatchewan, Canada

August 14th
Nikita Koloff is among the stars scheduled for the Canadian Wrestling Elite event in Moosomin, Saskatchewan, Canada

August 15th
Nikita Koloff is among the stars scheduled for the Canadian Wrestling Elite event in Virden, Manitoba, Canada

August 16th
Nikita Koloff is among the stars scheduled for the Canadian Wrestling Elite event in Souris, Manitoba, Canada

August 17th
Nikita Koloff is among the stars scheduled for the Canadian Wrestling Elite event in Morden, Manitoba, Canada

August 18th
Brian Blade is among the stars scheduled for Midwest Wrestling Alliance's "End of Summer Showdown" event in Holdrege, NE

Nikita Koloff is among the stars scheduled for the Canadian Wrestling Elite event in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

August 19th
Nikita Koloff is among the stars scheduled for the Canadian Wrestling Elite event in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada

August 14th
Nikita Koloff is among the stars scheduled for the Canadian Wrestling Elite event in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada

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

October 10th
Jim Cornette is among the stars scheduled for the Xtreme Intense Championship Wrestling event in Detroit, MI

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
May 25th
Vader, Ryback, Ricky Steamboat, Teddy Long, Buff Bagwell, Paul Orndorff, Crimson, Tracy Smothers, Kahagas, and many more will be signing autographs from 5pm to 7:30pm at the Colonade Civic Center in Ringgold, GA prior to the AWF/WOW event held later in the evening. For more info, go to AWFWOW.com/.

May 26th
Jeff Jarrett, Jeremy Borash, Grado, and Rockstar Spud will be appearing at Shooters Sports Bar in Manchester, England for an "Impact Wrestling" watch party. The event starts at 8pm and you must be 18 or over to attend. Admission is free but you must spend at least £5. VIP Tickets are available for £35 and includes entry at 7pm.

May 27th
Koko B. Ware will be performing at 7pm and 10pm at the "Legends of Wrestling Comedy Series" at DC Productions Music Hall in Rockville, MD. For more info, call (301) 672-8007.

May 29th
Greg Valentine will be signing autographs from 10am to 1pm at a card show at the Holiday Inn in Mansfield, VA. For more info, go to Lucky13Promotions.weebly.com/.

June 3rd
Tito Santana, Kevin Nash, Scott Hall, Gene Okerlund, Ryback, and many more will be signing autographs at "Niagara Falls Comic Con" at Scotia Bank Convention Centre in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. For more info, go to NiagaraFallsComicCon.com.

The Assassin, Nick Patrick, Steve Keirn, Bugsy McGraw, Fidel Sierra (AKA The Cuban Assassin), Rick Hunter, Lady Maxine, Manny Fernandez, Belinda Luttrell Romano, Nicole Gossett Alonso, and many more will be signing autographs from 2:30pm to 5pm at the "CWF Legends Fanfest" at the American Legion Hall in Odessa, FL. For more info, go to EventBrite.com/e/CWF-Legends-FanFest-The-Assassin-Returns-To-Tampa-Tickets-32513734455.

June 4th
Sting, Kevin Nash, Scott Hall, Gene Okerlund, Tito Santana, and many more will be signing autographs at "Niagara Falls Comic Con" at Scotia Bank Convention Centre in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. For more info, go to NiagaraFallsComicCon.com.

June 6th
A. J. Styles will be signing autographs from 11am to 1pm at Cricket Wireless in Rochester, NY. For more info, call (585) 266-5803.

June 7th
Jerry Lawler will be signing autographs at BB & T Ballpark in Charlotte, NC at the Charlotte Knights baseball game. For more info, go to CharlotteKnights.com.

June 8th
Greg Valentine, Booker T, The Sandman, Carlito Colon, Swoggle, and many more will be signing autographs starting at 6pm at Centene Stadium in Great Falls, MT prior to the Big Time Wrestling event held later in the evening. For more info, go to BTWTickets.com/Events/2017-06-08.html.

June 9th
Greg Valentine, Booker T, The Sandman, Carlito Colon, Swoggle, and many more will be signing autographs from 6pm to 8pm at Allegiance Field Ogren Park in Missoula, MT prior to the Big Time Wrestling event held later in the evening. For more info, go to BTWTickets.com/Events/2017-06-09.html.

Jake Roberts, Alberto El Patron, Pentagon, Jr., Teddy Long, Matt Taven, Donovan Dijak, Mandy Leon, Keith Lee, Sami Callahan, Deonna Purrazzo, Kelly Kelly, Jerry Lawler, and many more will be signing autographs from 6pm to 8pm at Crosby High School in Waterbury, CT prior to the Northeast Wrestling event held later in the evening. For more info, go to NortheastWrestling.com.

Gail Kim, James Storm, Stevie Richards, Jeff Cobb, Bestia 666, Sean Studd, Kevin Matthews, and many more will be signing autographs starting at 6:30pm at the MCW Arena in Joppa, MD prior to the Maryland Championship Wrestling event held later in the evening. For more info, go to MCWProWrestling.com/Slamboree.

Ted DiBiase will be signing autographs from 8pm to 10pm at The Wrestling Shop in San Antonio, TX. For more info, go to TicketWeb.com/t3/Sale/SaleEventDetail?EventID=7454685&dispatch=LoadSelectionData.

June 10th
Jack Swagger, Adam Copeland (AKA Edge), Beth Phoenix, The Boogeyman, Nidia, Jerry Lawler, Alberto El Patron, Ivan Putski, Rockin' Robin, Ronnie Garvin, Tony Schiavone, The Islanders (Haku & Tama [AKA Tonga Kid]), Howard Finkel, Tugboat, Teddy Long, Jake Roberts, Black Bart, Barry Orton, Little Guido, Tracy Smothers, Tyrone Evans (AKA Tarver), Warlord, Corey Graves, Lanny Poffo, Holidead, Thunder Rosa, Kaitlin Diemond, Gail Kim, Bob Holly, Kevin Thorn, The Wild Samoans (Afa & Sika), Manny Fernandez, Tony Atlas, Abdullah the Butcher, Milena Rouka (AKA Rosa Mendes), Los Boriquas (Savio Vega, Miguel Perez, Jr., Jose Estrada, Jr., & Jesus Castillo, Jr.), The Spirit Squad (Kenny & Mikey), Jon Cruz, T. J. Marconi, Angel Rose (AKA Diamante), Taya, Cheerleader Melissa, Pentagon, Jr., Brooke Adams, Deonna Purrazzo, Stu Bennett (AKA Wade Barrett), Simon Grimm (AKA Simon Gotch), Barbie Blank (AKA Kelly Kelly), Jim Cornette, T. K. O’Ryan, Matt Taven, Vinny Marseglia, K. C. Spinelli, Velvet Sky, Bully Ray, Bruce Prichard, Tammy Sytch, Rikishi, Samu, Gene Snitsky, Shane Douglas, Kevin Sullivan, Pete Gas, and many more will be signing autographs at "Legends of the Ring" at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Monroe, NJ. For more info, go to LegendsOfTheRing.com.

Ric Flair, Amy Dumas (AKA Lita), Kevin Nash, Scott Hall, Brutus Beefcake, Bobby Heenan, The Nasty Boys (Brian Knobbs & Jerry Sags), and many more will be signing autographs at "ComiConn" at the Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, CT. For more info, go to ComiConn.com.

Bushwacker Luke will be signing autographs from 11am to 12 noon at Sports Nutrition Standard in South Kenosha, WI. For more info, go to SNS4Life.com.

Jerry Lawler, Rey Mysterio, Corey Graves, Ryback, Mick Foley, Jake Roberts, Matt Taven, Donovan Dijak, Mandy Leon, Keith Lee, Sami Callahan, Kelly Kelly, and many more will be signing autographs from 4pm to 7pm at Palisades Credit Union Park in Pomona, NY prior to the Northeast Wrestling event held later in the evening. For more info, go to NortheastWrestling.com.

Tracy Smothers, Simon Grimm (AKA Simon Gotch), Stu Bennett (AKA Wade Barrett), Brian Cage, Kevin Fertig, Little Guido, and many more will be signing autographs from 5:30pm to 7:30pm at St. Joseph R. C. Church in Keyport, NJ prior to the Wrestle Pro event held later in the evening. For more info, go to WrestleProOnline.com.

Jack Swagger, Alberto El Patron, Pentagon, Jr., Cheerleader Melissa, Angel Rose (AKA Diamonte),and many more will be signing autographs from 6pm to 8pm at the National Guard Armory in Atlantic City, NJ prior to the SWF Pro Wrestling event held later in the evening. For more info, go to SWFPro.com.

June 11th
Tony Atlas, Ivan Putski, Tony Schiavone, Teddy Long, Manny Fernandez, Abdullah the Butcher, Tracy Smothers, Lanny Poffo, Tito Santana, Jim Cornette, Barry Orton, Savio Vega, Nikolai Volkoff, Tonga Kid, K. C. Spinelli, Thunder Rosa, Holidead, Kaitlin Diemond, will be signing autographs from 12 noon to 2pm at Pro Wrestling World in Allentown, PA. For more info, call (610) 798-9900.

June 16th
Jerry Lawler, Charlotte Flair, Shinsuke Nakamura, and many more will be signing autographs at "Awesome Con" at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington D. C. For more info, go to Awesome-Con.com/.

June 17th
Jerry Lawler, Charlotte Flair, Shinsuke Nakamura, and many more will be signing autographs at "Awesome Con" at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington D. C. For more info, go to Awesome-Con.com/.

June 18th
Jerry Lawler and many more will be signing autographs at "Awesome Con" at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington D. C. For more info, go to Awesome-Con.com/.

June 23rd
Scott Steiner, Amy Dumas (AKA Lita), Jim Duggan, and many more will be signing autographs at "Fanboy Expo" at the Knoxville Convention Center in Knoxville, TN. For more info, go to FanBoyExpo.com.

June 24th
Sting, Kurt Angle, Scott Steiner, Amy Dumas (AKA Lita), Jim Duggan, and many more will be signing autographs at "Fanboy Expo" at the Knoxville Convention Center in Knoxville, TN. For more info, go to FanBoyExpo.com.

June 25th
Scott Steiner, Amy Dumas (AKA Lita), Jim Duggan, and many more will be signing autographs at "Fanboy Expo" at the Knoxville Convention Center in Knoxville, TN. For more info, go to FanBoyExpo.com.

June 26th
Goldberg will be conducting a talk show entitled "You're Next: An Evening with Bill Goldberg" in Glasgow, Scotland

June 27th
Goldberg will be conducting a talk show entitled "You're Next: An Evening with Bill Goldberg" in Manchester, England

July 1st
Mick Foley, CM Punk, Ashley Massaro, and many more will be signing autographs at "Eternal Con" at the Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, NY. For more info, go to EternalCon.com.

July 2nd
Goldberg will be conducting a talk show entitled "You're Next: An Evening with Bill Goldberg" in London, England

July 8th
King Kong Bundy and Simon Gotch will be signing autographs from 3pm to 5pm at The Wrestling Universe in Flishing, NY. For more info, go to http://wrestlinguniverseonline.com/.

July 14th
Jerry Lawler, The Stro, Leva Bates, Amy Dumas (AKA Lita), Hurricane Shane Helms, Greg Valentine, and many more will be signing autographs at "Raleigh SuperCon" at the Raleigh Convention Center in Raleigh, NC. For more info, go to RaleighSuperCon.com.

July 15th
Ric Flair, Lisa Marie Varon (AKA Victoria), Leva Bates, Amy Dumas (AKA Lita), Hurricane Shane Helms, Greg Valentine, and many more will be signing autographs at "Raleigh SuperCon" at the Raleigh Convention Center in Raleigh, NC. For more info, go to RaleighSuperCon.com.

Mick Foley, Rey Mysterio, Cody Rhodes, Ryback, Ricochet, Flip Gordon, Matt Taven, Tessa Blanchard, Mandy Leon, and many more will be signing autographs from 4pm to 7pm at Joseph L. Bruno Stadium in Troy, NY prior to the Northeast Wrestling event held later in the evening. For more info, go to NortheastWrestling.com.

July 16th
Ric Flair, Leva Bates, Amy Dumas (AKA Lita), Hurricane Shane Helms, Greg Valentine, and many more will be signing autographs at "Raleigh SuperCon" at the Raleigh Convention Center in Raleigh, NC. For more info, go to RaleighSuperCon.com.

July 27th
Mick Foley, Gangrel, Teddy Long, and many more will be signing autographs at "Florida Supercon" at the Fort Lauderdale Convention Center in Fort Lauderdale, FL. For more info, go to FloridaSupercon.com.

July 28th
Mick Foley, Gangrel, Teddy Long, Amy Dumas (AKA Lita), Jerry Lawler, and many more will be signing autographs at "Florida Supercon" at the Fort Lauderdale Convention Center in Fort Lauderdale, FL. For more info, go to FloridaSupercon.com.

July 29th
Mick Foley, Gangrel, Teddy Long, Amy Dumas (AKA Lita), Jerry Lawler, Sting, Ric Flair, and many more will be signing autographs at "Florida Supercon" at the Fort Lauderdale Convention Center in Fort Lauderdale, FL. For more info, go to FloridaSupercon.com.

July 30th
Mick Foley, Gangrel, Teddy Long, Amy Dumas (AKA Lita), Jerry Lawler, Ric Flair, and many more will be signing autographs at "Florida Supercon" at the Fort Lauderdale Convention Center in Fort Lauderdale, FL. For more info, go to FloridaSupercon.com.

October 7th
Jim Cornette, The Insane Clown Posse (Shaggy 2 Dope & Violent J), Abyss, Bobby Heenan, P. J. Black will be signing autographs from 12 noon to 6pm at Cobo Arena in Detroit, MI prior to the Xtreme Intense Championship Wrestling event held later in the evening.

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UPCOMING BIRTHDAYS
May 23rd - Babyface D'Amanti, Donna Christanello, Slash
May 24th - Gemini [2nd], Lucas, Ricky Romero
May 25th - Dark Journey, Guy Atticus, Michael York, Quarky Storm
May 26th - Justin Adams, Michael Duplanti
May 27th - Crucifer
May 28th - Dean Lambert, Jim Thorpe, Kamala, Maria Star

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