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Posted: Jun 26th 2017 By: Compiled by Oklafan Staff

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Jack Swagger said that MMA could be a possibility now that he is not with WWE. He recently said “I have to consider fighting, because it’s such a game changer. If I can do both then why not? It’s only going to help my pro wrestling career, and I’ve been training now for about four months and working towards something. It’s very exciting, I wish I would’ve started sooner. It’s who I am and it’s something I got away from.”

WWE has uploaded several new shows to the Old School section of the WWE Network. The new shows are:

August 7, 1976: Madison Square Garden show headlined by Bruno Sammartino vs. Stan Hansen in a cage match. This was the rematch from the Shea Stadium show on June 26th of the same year.

October 25, 1976: Madison Square Garden show headlined by Bruno Sammartino vs. Nikolai Volkoff

December 19, 1977: Madison Square Garden show headlined by Superstar Billy Graham vs. Mil Mascaras (Mascaras' only MSG main event and Graham's last successful WWWF World Title defense), and Harley Race vs. Rick Martel for the NWA World Title

December 17, 1979: One of the most loaded Madison Square Garden shows ever: Bob Backlund vs. Bobby Duncum in a Texas Death Match for the WWF Title, Harley Race vs. Dusty Rhodes for NWA World Title, Antonio Inoki vs. Iron Sheik for the National Wrestling Federation Title, Tatsumi Fujinami vs. Johnny Rivera for the WWF Junior Heavyweight Title, Ivan Putski & Tito Santana vs. Victor Rivera & Swede Hanson for the WWF Tag Team Titles, Ted DiBiase vs. Hulk Hogan in Hogan's MSG debut, Seiji Sakaguchi & Riki Choshu vs. Bad News Allen & Jo Jo Andrews for North American Tag Titles, Mike Graham vs. Johnny Rodz, and Larry Zbyszko vs. Bulldog Brower

March 17, 1985: Madison Square Garden show headlined by Mr. T in Piper's Pit.

November 23, 1981: Bob Backlund vs. Greg Valentine cage match for the WWF Title, Pedro Morales vs. Don Muraco for Intercontinental Title, Dusty Rhodes vs. Angelo Mosca, and Mil Mascaras vs. The Executioner

December 28, 1982: Bob Backlund vs. Superstar Billy Graham in a Lumberjack Match, Pedro Morales vs. Don Muraco for Intercontinental Title, Jimmy Snuka vs. Ray Stevens, and Buddy Rose vs. Ivan Putski

Ric Flair is going to the Knoxville, TN area on July 12th to campaign for Glenn Jacobs (Kane) who is running for mayor of Knox County.

Tessa Blanchard has been named as one of the entrants of WWE's inaugural "Mae Young Classic". Tessa is a 3rd generation wrestler. Her grandfather was Joe Blanchard and her father is Tully Blanchard. Also, her stepfather is former pro wrestler Magnum T. A.

Impact Wrestling announced last week that Mexican wrestling legend Dos Caras will be making his debut at "Slammiversary" and will be in the corner of his son, Alberto El Patron, for the Global Force Wrestling/Impact Wrestling World Title Unification Match against Bobby Lashley. "It’s an honor to welcome Dos Caras to Impact Wrestling for Slammiversary,” said Jeff Jarrett, Impact’s Chief Creative Officer. “I’m sure Dos Caras won’t be afraid to intervene on Alberto’s behalf, if need be, and he still carries a mighty punch.” Dos Caras is considered one of Mexico’s biggest luchadores in history and is the brother of another Mexican wrestling icon, Mil Mascaras.

Reby Hardy, the wife of Matt Hardy, has once again used Twitter to rip into Jeff Jarrett, who earlier last week made an interview and downplayed the Broken Hardys gimmick fight, saying that copyright and trademark laws are simple in this case and Impact Wrestling owns everything. “Stop doing stupid interviews before I release your drunk texts & the DUI records that somehow haven't gotten out,” Reby tweeted to Jarrett. “If the issue was as simple & cut/dry as these morons are trying to make it seem, I wouldn't have been out here fighting for my family.” Reby said that Impact Wrestling can’t afford to go to court over the whole saga and they’re trying to downplay it to anyone who will listen to look powerful. In the same interview, Jarrett said that he doesn’t want to make a story out of the whole situation and wants it to end in a quiet manner. Reby said that if that was the case, the “company stooges” shouldn’t give interviews spewing bullshit. “Money is power. Never forget that,” she added, once again tagging Jarrett in the tweet

Impact Wrestling has fired Shane Helms, Al Snow, and Pat Kenney from their roles of producers as more cost-cutting measures are implemented following the takeover of Anthem Sports and Entertainment. All three have been flooded with messages of appreciation from their now former co-workers. Helms had been working with Impact since 2015 while Snow was there since 2008 and Kenney since 2003. “The kindness & gratitude for whatever small contribution I’ve made has touched my heart & all I can say is thank you very very much,” Snow wrote. Kenney added, “The outpouring of gratitude for my contribution to @IMPACTWRESTLING has been humbling. It's nice to know I've helped so many.” Meanwhile, Helms first saw the funny side of the story. “I'd like to wish @IMPACTWRESTLING all the best in their future endeavors. I've never been an ass-kisser and I damn sure wasn't gonna start with an owl,” he wrote, before transitioning to a more serious message. “It was a good little run. The worst thing in wrestling is and always will be the politics. But there's a lot of talent still there and I really enjoyed my time there. Big thanks to all the guys and gals I worked with.” Matt Hardy, who had his own fight with Impact and who is a big friend of Helms also chimed in. “Definitely their loss. You have the most creative, on-the-pulse wrestling mind of any producer right now. You are a VESSEL of knowledge,” Hardy wrote.

The second series of Ring of Honor action figures are available from Figures Toy Company, including figures for Adam Cole, Kyle O'Reilly, Bobby Fish, and Delirious. These are the first action figures ever released for the four. Also available in the "Rising Stars" line are figures for Kenny Omega, Joey Ryan, Tama Tonga, and Cliff Compton. All are their first, except for Compton as he had a figure as Domino in WWE. Future releases include the first figures ever for tag team War Machine (Hanson & Ray Rowe), Brian Cage, and Jeff Cobb. Konnan is also getting an action figure, which is the first since his days in TNA.

Johnny Mundo, J. T. G., and Rocky Romero are in The Asoka's new music video and they all rap in it. Christopher Daniels makes a really funny cameo in it too. The album version of the song has even more wrestlers like MVP, Sonjay Dutt, and another former WWE/TNA champion (who wanted to remain anonymous) rapping on the song.

There will be a tribute to Doug Somers show on July 8th in Villa Rica, GA at Gold Dust Park with a Tribute Battle Royal.

Breaking News for the week-long 2017 Harley Race Wrestling Camp. The latest company to announce their participation for this year's training camp is WWE. The largest company in this industry continues their long-standing relationship with Harley Race and World League Wrestling as they will have Steve Corino attending this year's training camp. Mr. Corino has traveled the globe multiple times over, and has been involved in professional wrestling for over 20 years competing for the original ECW, TNA, Ring of Honor, and now serves as one of the top trainers at WWE NXT. He will be evaluating talent for WWE, as well as giving advice and analysis. To reserve your spot at this year's training camp to learn from Steve Corino, as well as New Japan Pro Wrestling and Ring of Honor Wrestling, visit http://www.harleyrace.com/trainingcamp.html now. Limited spots are available. Costs for the camp are $500.

Bill Goldberg is doing a one week tour of the United Kingdom with talk shows tonight in Glasgow, Scotland, Tuesday in Manchester, England, and July 2nd in London, England.

There are rivalries in the ring in professional wrestling, but some real rivalries happen backstage. Jim Cornette and Vince Russo share a rivalry that has been going on for nearly two decades and it does not seem like it’s going to stop any time soon. Vince Russo filed a protection order in the State of Indiana against Jim Cornette, alleging that he has been the victim of stalking. Russo selected "I am or have been a victim of stalking" as the reason. “Golly, VOLDERMORT just filed a Emergency Protective Order on me. I can't hang out with him anymore,” Cornette wrote on Twitter, adding a picture of the order which was hand delivered by police officers to his home in Louisville, KY. The order states that Cornette must stay away from Russo, his family, their home, and his place of work. The history between the two is pretty brutal and both of them say pretty nasty things about each other on their respective podcasts. Fortunately for Cornette, and not that he needs it, he has more support behind him than Russo does as Russo is disliked by many in the industry. Russo also recently started feuding with Bruce Prichard who currently works for Impact Wrestling.

This is a reminder to all wrestlers, managers, valets, referees, ring announcers, and promoters. All licenses issued by the Oklahoma Athletic Commission will expire on June 30th and you will need to renew. In addition, all wrestling licenses being purchased must also have a blood test for Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, and HIV.

Application for Promoter
Application for Professional Wrestling License
Physical Examination for Professional Wrestling
Application for Referee and/or Announcer

Oklafan congratulates Father Padge who surpassed 6 months as MSWA Oklahoma Champion on June 16th. He defeated Psycho Mike in a No DQ Match on December 16, 2016 at an event in Oklahoma City.

Oklafan congratulates Michael Wolf on his engagement to his fiancée Melissa on June 21st.

Oklafan congratulates Al Snow on his recent marriage to his fiancée Jessica.

AWOL underwent heart ablation surgery last Monday. Oklafan wishes him a speedy recovery.

Mark Sterling recently announced he has a herniated disc in his neck and is out of action indefinitely. Oklafan wishes him a speedy recovery.

Oklafan extends condolences to Ray Martinez on the passing of his uncle Joe on June 20th.

Oklafan extends condolences to Milton Winkelman on the passing os his stepmother on June 20th.

Oklafan extends condolences to Al Farat on the recent passing of his sister-in-law Carol.

Oklafan extends condolences to the family and friends of Dan Wilder, who passed away June 18th at the age of 57 years old. At this time, no official confirmation of the cause is available, but there are reports that kidney failure contributed in some way. Wilder, whose real name was Dewey Wilder, was born in Texas and debuted in either 1987 or 1988, being brought into the business by Tommy Gilbert and Tom Jones. His most prominent run in Oklahoma took place in the 1990s, but information from that time period is sketchy. It is known that he formed a tag team with Bobby Burns and they became known as The Texas Outlaws. Together that would hold the WWEmp Tag Team Title on 3 documented occasions. The first reign probably occurred in 1994 when they defeated The Mighty Nation. A disputed decision involving The Southern Express resulted in those titles being held up. The Southern Express would win a tournament to claim the titles, but the same day, February 18, 1995, they would lose them back to The Texas Outlaws. This title reign would be ended sometime within the next couple of months by The Hillbillies, Uncle Donc and Crazy Carl. Their 3rd and final tag team title reign began in either late 1995 or early 1996 when The Texas Outlaws def. The Bad Boyz (Krull Danzig & Brett Knight). That reign ended on May 17, 1996 when they lost a Texas Bullrope Match to The Bad Boyz. Wilder also had solo success in the WWEmp, defeating The Original Renegade for the WWEmp Television Title. He would lose it to Crazy Carl later that year. After WWEmp shut down, Wilder, Burns, and Bernard Funk, who joined the faction in WWEmp, would move on to OPW, where they would once again be dominant as a tag team. Burns & Wilder would defeat Generation X for the OPW Oklahoma Tag Team Titles on April 18, 1998. They would lose them to The Bad Boys (Splash Jackson & Bull Schmitt) on June 13th of that year. The Bad Boys would be stripped of the titles a month later and The Outlaws, this time with Wilder teaming with Funk, would win a tournament to reclaim the belts on August 8, 1998. This reign would end at the hands of The VIP Crew (Rocco & Vinnie Valentino) on October 24, 1998. Wilder disappeared from the wrestling scene shortly after that, but would resurface in 2007, once again teaming with Bobby Burns. Together they beat Big Smooth & Jon Cross to become the inaugural SECW Tag Team Champions on October 20, 2007. But less than a month later, they were stripped of the titles for unknown reasons. Burns and Wilder would continue to wrestle together after that in Kansas before health issues forced Wilder to retire. Wilder has 15 documented Oklahoma appearances, though, again, more are likely as information from the 1990s is scarce. His earliest is November, 1994 in Tulsa for the WWEmp, when he and Bobby Burns defeated The Southern Express (Scott Summers & The Tennessee Rebel). His last appearance was the previously mentioned victory with Burns over Jon Cross & Big Smooth for the SECW Tag team Titles on October 20, 2007 in Antlers, OK.

Oklafan extends condolences to the family and friends of Mr. Pogo, who passed away June 23rd due to a cerebral infarction suffered while undergoing back surgery. He was 66 years old. Pogo was born Tetsuo Sekigawa and began wrestling in 1972. He is probably best known for popularizing hardcore wrestling and “death matches” in Japan, but that is just one aspect of a wide ranging career. Pogo competed under many different names in his career as well as many different places. He began in New Japan, but quickly grew frustrated with their rigid structure. He them moved to Canada, then into the United States in 1975. Initially he competed in the Central States Territory, then he moved to Tennessee and then into Texas. It was here that he won his first title and also where he first competed as Mr. Pogo, due to constant mispronunciation of his then-current ring name, Mr. Togo. He returned to Canada in 1979 for about a year, but by 1980, he was back in the US. This was when he made his way to TSW. Pogo would defeat Terry Gibbs for the TSW Title in November 1980. It is known that he lost the title to Tom Jones, regained it and then lost it to Jones again, but specific dates for those title changes are not known. What is known is that by 1981, Pogo was gone from TSW. Pogo would venture over to the Mid-Atlantic territory for 3 years and then move back to Central States in 1985. This would be the end of his career in the United States, but certainly not the end of his notoriety. In 1985, Pogo returned to New Japan and partnered with Kendo Nagasaki as The Ninja Express. This partnership would continue in the World Wrestling Council in Puerto Rico, although Puerto Rico would be difficult for him as the murder of Bruiser Brody caused a decline in the wrestling industry and Pogo was forced to take a job in a plastic molding plant. In addition to the 7 tag team titles he held with Kendo Nagasaki, he also held the WWC Junior Heavyweight Title, despite being over the weight limit. By June 1990, Pogo was back in Japan for Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling, where he began feuding with Atushi Onita and established his reputation for Death Matches. In 1996, Pogo suffered a severe injury in a Double Hell Match against Terry Funk when barbed wire broke in is back. Pogo attempted to return after that, but was all but immobile in the ring. Nonetheless, he continued to compete in various Japanese independent federations until 2016. Pogo has 11 documented Oklahoma appearances. The earliest was in March 3rd, 1980 in Tulsa where he defeated Gary Black. The last was February 26, 1982 in Oklahoma where he was advertised as competing against Skandar Akbar in a Steel Cage Match, but the result of that match is unknown.

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RECENT RESULTS
June 16th
Kim Ray defeated Jaxon Stone at Westside Xtreme Wrestling's "We Love Wrestling Tour 2017: Münster" event in Münster, Germany

June 17th
Jake Hager defeated Mohammad Ali Vaez at the House of Hardcore event in Sydney, Australia. In other matches, MVP defeated Matt Cross.

Cody Jones defeated Aaron Dzinic at Proving Ground Pro's "Over the Top" event in Mason City, IL

Chad Thomas defeated DWO Heavyweight Champion Hobo Hank for the title in a 3-Way Match that also included Johnny K at Destiny Wrestling Organization's "Three Shades of Fate" event in Albuquerque, NM

Cameron Stevens & Curt Simmons defeated K-Dos & Travis Cole at Real Canadian Wrestling's "Summer Breakout" event in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

June 18th
Su Yung defeated ACW American Joshi Champion Angel Blue for the title in a semifinal match of Anarchy Championship Wrestling's 9th annual "American Joshi Queen of Queens Tournament" in Austin, TX. Earlier in the card, Blue defeated Thunder Rosa in a first round match of the tournament. In non-tournament matches, Graham Bell, Jeff Gant, & Tyler Jett defeated Curt Stallion & The Hooligans (Devin Cutter & Mason Cutter) in a 6-Man Tag Team Match, and ACW Unified Champion Jojo Bravo defeated Gregory James, Alexander Rudolph, Johnny Swole, Mr. B, and Sky de Lacrimosa in a 6-Way Elimination Match.

June 19th
A. J. Styles & Randy Orton defeated WWE United States Champion Kevin Owens & WWE Champion Jinder Mahal at the WWE house show in Indianapolis, IN

AAA Tag Team Champions La Secta (Cuervo & Escoria) defeated Hernandez & Mascara de Bronce at the Asistencia Asesoría y Administración television taping in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico. In other matches, Kevin Kross, Dr. Wagner, Jr., & El Mesias defeated El Hijo del Fantasma, Pagano, & Psycho Clown.

July 20th
WWE Champion Jinder Mahal defeated Luke Harper at the "WWE SmackDown Live" "live telecast in Dayton, OH

July 23rd
ROH World Tag Team Champions The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson) defeated War Machine (Hanson & Ray Rowe) and The Best Friends (Chuckie T & Trent) in a Tornado 3-Way Tag Team Match at Ring of Honor's "Best In the World 2017" pay-per-view event in Lowell, MA

MVP defeated Jack Swagger and Tommy Dreamer in a 3-Way Match at the House of Hardcore event in Burwood East, Australia

June 24th
Seth Rollins defeated WWE Champion Jinder Mahal by DQ at the WWE house show in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

The Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin) defeated War Machine (Hanson & Ray Rowe) at the Ring of Honor television taping in Lowell, MA

Mickie Knuckles & Dementia D'Rose defeated Paloma Starr & Nevah at the Universal Ladies Wrestling event in Newbern, TN

Kevin Kross defeated Tyler Bateman at Maverick Pro Wrestling's "I Wanna Be Sedated" event in Los Angeles, CA

Shane Strickland defeated WC Ringmaster Champion Brian Cage for the title in a 3-Way Match that also included Sammy Guevara at WrestleCircus' "Dive Hard with a Vengeance" event in Austin, TX

Jack Swagger defeated Billy Gunn at the House of Hardcore event in Morphettville, Australia. In other matches, MVP & Tommy Dreamer defeated The Spirit Squad (Kenny & Mikey).

June 25th
Tyler Bateman won the 30 Man Red Carpet Rumble at Championship Wrestling from Hollywood's "Red Carpet Rumble 2017" event in Port Hueneme, CA

Reggie Lincoln defeated TCW Television Champion Tyler Jett for the title at the Total Championship Wrestling event in Killeen, TX

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UPCOMING OKLAHOMA EVENTS
Body Progression Wrestling
Friday, June 30th
Body Progression Gym
Sapulpa, OK
Bell Time 8pm

Mid South Wrestling Alliance
Friday, June 30th
Plaza Mayor
Oklahoma City, OK
Bell Time 7pm

Buzzsaw Championship Wrestling
Saturday, July 1st
Jungle Jam
Guthrie, OK
Bell Time 7pm

Compound Pro Wrestling
Saturday, July 1st
Perfect Practice Athletic Center
Tulsa, OK
Bell Time 8pm

Total Action Zone Wrestling
Saturday, July 1st
Hugo Rodeo Arena
Hugo, OK
Bell Time 7pm

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UPCOMING MATCHES
June 30th
Kevin Kross, Luchavre Sorpress, & Australian Suicide take on El Huji del Fantasma, Mascara de Bronce, & Bengala in a 6-Man Tag Team Match at the Asistencia Asesoría y Administración event in Puebla, Mexico

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

SWE Tag team Champions GBH (Big Grizzly & Robbie X) defend the titles against Extra Talented (Ricky Starks & Aaron Solow) and The Hunter Brothers (Jim Hunter & Lee Hunter) in a Triple Threat Tag Team Match at Southside Wrestling Entertainment's "Nothing to Lose" event in Stevenage, England. In other matches, Jack Swagger takes on Dan Moloney.

July 2nd
Scott Steiner & Josh Mathews take on Joseph Park & Jeremy Borash at Impact Wrestling's "Slammiversary" pay-per-view event in Orlando, FL

IPW Red Dragon Connection Champion Davey Vega defends the title against Gregory James and Alex Reigns in a Triple Threat Elimination Match at Inspire Pro Wrestling's "Go For Broke" event in Austin, TX. In other matches, IPW J-Crown Champion J-Res defends the title against Ivory Robin and Allie Kat in a Triple Threat Match, Ryan Davidson takes on Andy Dalton in a Lawless Darkness Semifinal Match, Matthew Palmer (w/ Roxy Castillo) takes on Cherry Ramons.

July 7th
WWE United States Champion Kevin Owens defends the title against A. J. Styles at the WWE house show in New York, NY. In other matches, Mickie James, Bayley, & Sasha Banks take on Nia Jax, Alicia Fox, & WWE RAW Women's Champion Alexa Bliss in a 6-Woman Tag Team Match.

MWA Heavyweight Champion Big Hoss defends the title against MWA Tag Team Champion Eric Fantabulous at the Midwest Wrestling Alliance event in Lincoln, NE. In other matches, MWA Mid States Champion Shane Sanders defends the title against Allen Shepherd, MWA Tag Team Champion Brian Blade takes on Redwing, and Reggie Lincoln & Tank Engine Thomas take on Father Padge & Skip Terrific.

Adam Thornstowe takes on John Hennigan at All Pro Wrestling's "Bay Area Bash 2017" event in Daly City, CA

Skylar Slice is among the stars scheduled for RISE Wrestling's "RISE 3: Medic" event in Berwyn, IL

Sammy Guevara takes on Rey Horus at Pro Wrestling Guerrilla's "Pushing Forward Back" event in Reseda, CA

July 8th
RASW Heavyweight Champion Nobe Bryant defends the title against Michael Faith at the Rampage All Star Wrestling event in Cleburne, TX. In other matches, Jaxon Stone takes on Andy Dalton.

Mick Foley and Jerry Lawler are among the stars scheduled for the Northeast Wrestling event in Niles, OH

The Rock-N-Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson, w/ Jim Cornette) take on The Outlaws (Christian James & Arrick Andrews, w/ Lucky P) at the USA Championship Wrestling event in Jackson, TN

ROW Texas Champion Rex Andrews defends the title against Mysterious Q at Reality of Wrestling's "On the Line" event in Texas City, TX, In other matches, Ryan Davidson takes on Abel Andrew Jackson . Also scheduled to appear is ROW Television Champion J. J. Blake, ROW Tag Team Champion Shawn Hendrix, Gino, and many more.

Skylar Slice is among the stars scheduled for the Metroplex Wrestling event in Bedford, TX

Brent McKenzie takes on Meatball at SOAR Championship Wrestling's "Battle for Independence" event in Dallas, TX

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

MWA Heavyweight Champion Big Hoss and MWA Tag Team Champions Eric Fantabulous & Brian Blade are among the stars scheduled for the Midwest Wrestling Alliance event in Council Bluffs, IA

July 14th
RCW Tag Team Champions Anthony Andrews & Paul Titan defend the titles against Love & Marriage (Rob Love & Brandon Groom) at the River City Wrestling event in San Antonio, TX. In other matches, Michael Faith & Hernandez take on LA Park & Hijo de LA Park, and Paige Turner & Katie Forbes takes on O. D. B. & Baby D.

Jack Swagger is among the stars scheduled for the Northeast Wrestling event in Danbury, CT

Mick Foley and The Rock-N-Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson) are among the stars scheduled for the Maryland Championship Wrestling event in Joppa, MD

SBW Heavyweight Champion Tyler Bateman defends the title against Rocky Romero at Santino Bros. Wrestling's "Survive Now Fear None" event in Bell Gardens, CA

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 take on mystery opponents (w/ Big Ramp).

Ryan Davidson, Rex Andrews, J. J. Blake, and Nomak are among the stars scheduled for the NWA Georgia event in Columbus, GA

Ronnie Garvin, Jimmy Valiant, Bobby Fulton, and The Rock-N-Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson) are among the stars scheduled for Classic Pro Wrestling's "Crockett Foundation Memorial Cup" event in New Kent, VA

Mick Foley and Jack Swagger are among the stars scheduled for the Northeast Wrestling event in Troy, NY

Brandon Groom is among the stars scheduled for the International Championship Wrestling event in Topeka, KS

July 21st
CTCW Lonestar Champion Tiger Hart defends the title against Andy Dalton at Central Texas Championship Wrestling's "Making a Statement" event in San Antonio, TX

Charlie Haas, Adam Asher, Jerome Daniels, Ryan Davidson, and Gino are among the stars scheduled for the NWA Texoma event in Sherman, TX

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 28th
Jim Duggan is among the stars scheduled for the Northeast Wrestling event in Bristol, CT

Sammy Guevara vs. Eli Everfly vs. Rey Fenix vs. Shane Strickland for the #1 contendership to the PCW Light Heavyweight Title is scheduled for Pacific Coast Wrestling's "Second to None" event in Wilmington, CA

Anthony Andrews is among the stars scheduled for the Pro Wrestling 2.0 event in Orlando, FL

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

Tyler Bateman, Brody King, & J. R. Kratos take on HATE (Ray Rosas, Rico Dynamite, & Tito Escondido) in a 6-Man Tag Team Match at Alternative Wrestling Show's "Overbooked: Summer Heat #7" event in South Gate, CA. In other matches, Hernandez takes on Che Cabrera.

VCW Commonwealth Heritage Champion Gino and VCW Tag Team Champions J. J. Blake & Phil Brown are among the stars scheduled for Vanguard Championship Wrestling's "Liberty Lottery" event in Norfolk, VA

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

Ric Flair and The Steiner Brothers (Rick Steiner & Scott Steiner) are among the stars scheduled for the Big Tim Wrestling event in Pawtucket, RI

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

Desi Derata & Mazzerati take on D'Marco Wilson & Human Tornado at Sabotage Wrestling's "Something's Got to Give" event in Imperial Beach, CA

Jeff Cobb & War Machine (Hanson & Ray Rowe) take on British Strong Style (Pete Dunne, Trent Seven, & Tyler Bate) in a 6-Man Tag Team Match at Over The Top Wrestling's "WrestleRama - Dublin" event in Dublin, Ireland. Also scheduled to appear is Mick Foley and many more.

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

August 7th
WWE Champion Jinder Mahal and A. J. Styles are among the stars scheduled for the WWE house show in Kingston, Ontario, Canada

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

Sting and Scott Steiner are among the stars scheduled for the Big Time Wrestling event in Washington, PA

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

Chavo Guerrero, Jr. is among the stars scheduled for German Wrestling Federation's "Grandslam Wrestling" event in Berlin, Germany

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
MWA Tag Team Champion 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

August 25th
Jerry Lawler and Bob Orton, Jr. are among the stars scheduled for the Northeast Wrestling event in Pittsfield, MA

Jack Swagger is among the stars scheduled for the British Championship Wrestling event in Kilmarnock, Scotland

August 27th
Bobby V is among the stars scheduled for the Caution Wrestling Federation event in Mexico

Jerry Lawler and Bob Orton, Jr. are among the stars scheduled for the Northeast Wrestling event in Wappinger Falls, NY

Jack Swagger is among the stars scheduled for Revolution Pro Wrestling's "Live in Portsmouth 9" event in Portsmouth, England

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

September 30th
The Mathmagician is among the stars scheduled for the New Breed Wrestling event in Sedalia, MO

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

October 21st
IWR Heavyweight Champion Dane Griffin, IWR Tag Team Champions The Von Erichs (Marshall Von Erich & Ross Von Erich), IWR Revolutionary Champion Fuego del Sol, Jerry Bostic, and The Arrow Club (Kyle Hawk & Ky-Ote) are among the stars scheduled for the IWR event in Detroit, 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
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

A. J. Styles will be signing autographs from 10am to 12 noon at Cricket Wireless in Chula Vista, CA. For more info, call (619) 576-9980.

July 1st
Mick Foley, CM Punk, Ashley Massaro, Tommy Dreamer, Greg Valentine, Andrew Anderson, Bully Ray, Velvet Sky, 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
Mick Foley, CM Punk, Ashley Massaro, Tommy Dreamer, Greg Valentine, Andrew Anderson, Bully Ray, Velvet Sky, and many more will be signing autographs at "Eternal Con" at the Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, NY. For more info, go to EternalCon.com.

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

July 7th
Sgt. Slaughter will be signing autographs at Nymeo Field at Harry Grove Stadium in Frederick, MD at the Frederick Keys baseball game. For more info, go to FrederickKeys.com.

July 8th
King Kong Bundy and Simon Gotch will be signing autographs from 11am to 1pm at George's Cards & Collectibles in Bensalem, PA. For more info, call (215) 460-9596.

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

Jack Swagger will be signing autographs from 4pm to 6pm at The Wrestling Guy Store in Huntington Park, CA. For more info, go to TheWrestlingGuyStore.com.

Mick Foley, Cody Rhodes, Ryback, Jerry Lawler, Jimmy Hart, Flip Gordon, Matt Taven, Donovan Dijak, Mandy Leon, and many more will be signing autographs from 5pm to 7pm at Eastwood Field in Niles, OH prior to the Northeast Wrestling event held later in the evening. For more info, go to NortheastWrestling.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.

Jack Swagger, Cody Rhodes, Ricochet, Ryback, Flip Gordon, Tessa Blanchard, and many more will be signing autographs starting at 5:30pm at the Danbury PAL Building in Danbury, CT prior to the Northeast Wrestling event in later in the evening. For more info, go to NortheastWrestling.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, Jack Swagger, 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.

Ronnie Garvin will be signing autographs from 4pm to 5:30pm at New Kent High School in New Kent, VA. For more info, go to Facebook.com/TMPTofWrestling.

The Rock-N-Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson), Bobby Fulton, The Powers of Pain (Warlord & Barbarian), Jimmy Valiant, Tommy Young, Earl Hebner, Gary Michael Capetta, Ronnie Garvin, and many more will be signing autographs starting at 6pm at New Kent High School in New Kent, VA prior to the Classic Pro Wrestling event held later in the evening. For more info, go to Facebook.com/ClassicProWrestlin.

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 22nd
A. J. Styles will be signing autographs starting at 11am at iPlay America in Freehold, NJ. For more info, go to iPlayAmerica.com/Event/WWE-Superstar-AJ-Styles.

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.

Jim Duggan, Rey Mysterio, Kevin Nash, Flip Gordon, Matt Taven, Mandy Leon, and many more will be signing autographs from 4pm to 7pm at Muzzy Field in Bristol, CT prior to the Northeast Wrestling event held later in the evening. For more info, go to NortheastWrestling.com.

Ric Flair will be signing autographs at "Wrestling Night" at Marlin Park in Miami, FL at the Miami Marlins baseball game. For more info, go to Marlins.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.

August 4th
Ric Flair, The Steiner Brothers (Rick Steiner & Scott Steiner), Tommy Dreamer, Sabu, and many more will be signing autographs from 6pm to 8pm at McCoy Stadium in Pawtucket, RI prior to the Big Time Wrestling event later in the evening. For more info, go to BTWTickets.com/Events/2017-08-04.html.

August 11th
Sting, Scott Steiner, Billy Gunn, Sabu, Gangrel, and many more will be signing autographs from 6pm to 8pm at Wild Things Park in Washington, PA prior to the Big Time Wrestlign event later in the evening. For more info, go to BTWTickets.com/Events/2017-08-11.html.

August 12th
Jerry Lawler, Jim Ross, The Rock-N-Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson), Tony Schiavone, Road Warrior Animal, King Kong Bundy, Chavo Guerrero, Jr., Tammy Sytch, The Godfather/Papa Shango, The Killer Bees (Brian Blair & Jim Brunzell), Tito Santana, Tommy Rich, Bobby Fulton, Ken Anderson, and many more will be signing autographs from 9am to 3pm at the "Icons of Wrestling Convention & Fanfest" at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia, PA. For more info go to TheCollectorFest.com.

August 13th
Road Warrior Animal, Bobby Fulton, Tommy Rich, Chavo Guerrero, Jr., and Madison Rayne will be signing autographs from 12 noon to 2pm at Pro Wrestling World in Allentown, PA. For more info, call (610) 798-9900.

August 15th
The Killer Bees (Brian Blair & Jim Brunzell) and The Patriot (Del Wilkes) will be signing autographs from 1pm to 3pm at The Wrestling Universe in Flushing, NY. For more info, go to WrestlingUniverseOnline.com.

August 25th
Jerry Lawler, Rey Mysterio, Cody Rhodes, Booker T, Ricky Steamboat, Bob Orton, Jr. and many more will be signing autographs starting at 5pm at Wahconah Park in Pittsfield, MA prior to the Northeast Wrestling event held later in the evening. For more info, go to NortheastWrestling.com.

August 27th
Jerry Lawler, Chris Jericho, Cody Rhodes, Rey Mysterio, Ricky Steamboat, Ryback, Bob Orton, Jr., and many more will be signing autographs starting at 2pm at Duchess Stadium in Wappinger Falls, NY prior to the Northeast Wrestling event held later in the evening. For more info, go to NortheastWrestling.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
June 26th - Paul Puertorico, Sylvia Richmond
June 27th - Dan Barnhart, Ignition, Jason Kirby, Reckless
June 28th - Bill Dromo, Boris Malenko, Damian Kincaid, J. J. Blake, Kenny Mack, Matt Majestic, Malico
June 29th - Barbara Galento
June 30th - Ed Lewis, Terry Funk
July 1st - Canadian Red Devil, Li'l Joe, Tim WarCloud
July 2nd - Rex Andrews

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