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Posted: Mar 1st 2020 By: Compiled by Oklafan Staff

NEWS
EVOLVE is opening a wrestling school in Queens, NY. There was an open house on Friday. The location is the Coliseum Gym 2.0 at 98-31 Jamaica, Ave., in Woodhaven. Evolve also announced a 3/14 Tommaso Ciampa seminar/tryout in Livonia, MD or $149 and a 3/15 seminar/tryout with Terry Taylor in Chicago for $199, or both for $299. There will also be seminars in late March with WWE's William Regal, Robbie Brookside, Christopher Guy (Ace Steel), Sean Hayes (training), Ryan Katz (writing promos and character development), James Long (promos and character development), Daryl Sharma (refereeing) and Gabe Sapolsky involved.

Last year, NECA released a set of two retro-style figures based on John Carpenter’s They Live, depicting the film’s alien invaders, and now the heroic Nada is joining them this year! Teased last week and officially unveiled at Toy Fair this weekend, NECA has given “Rowdy” Roddy Piper‘s character from the 1988 classic his own retro clothed action figure. The 8″ figure is set for release in Quarter 3, 2020. He includes sunglasses and a shotgun.

Ric Flair turned 71 years old Tuesday. Charlotte Flair wished her father a happy birthday: “Happy Birthday Dad @RicFlairNatrBoy I love you as big as the sky! My favorite thing is waking you up late at night on the road with FaceTime so you can motive, encourage or just listen to me. (I’ll cherish our long talks) can’t wait to see you tomorrow!!”

WWE uploaded a Milestone video on Flair’s WWE title wins, which you can see here

Michael Barry and Mike Sydal appeared as security members during the weigh-in between Jon Moxley and AEW World Champion Chris Jericho on AEW Dynamite Wednesday.

Ric and Charlotte Flair paid tribute to Reid Flair on what would have been his 32nd birthday. Ric wrote that he would be at Full Sail Wednesday for Charlotte’s match against Bianca Belair on NXT: “Happy Birthday Champ!! Not A Day Goes By That We Don’t All Think About You. Wendy And I Are Going To See The QUEEN Tear It Down At NXT With Bianca Blair Tonight!! Love You More Than Can Be Put In Words!”

Ric Flair introduced LeBron James at Tuesday night’s Los Angeles Lakers vs. New Orleans Pelicans game. You can watch the segment here

Alex Shelley has been added to ROH’s Pure title tournament, while Angelina Love is set for their Women’s title tournament. Doug Williams, Jonathan Gresham, and Shelley are the first three names set for the Pure title tournament, and Sumie Sakai, Kellyanne, and Love are the first three for the Women’s title tournament.

WWE Hall of Famer Goldberg is walking out of Saudi Arabia with some extra luggage in the form of the WWE Universal title. The 53-year-old defeated The Fiend Bray Wyatt after four spears and a jackhammer in a fairly short match where he also survived the mandible claw twice. For the second time in his career, he will now walk into WrestleMania as the Universal champion. Goldberg won the title for the first time at Fastlane in 2017, defeating Kevin Owens in 22 seconds. He then lost it clean to Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania 33 a month later. According to reports, Goldberg was not originally scheduled to be at WrestleMania but the card has received a major overhaul, especially on the Smackdown side. Goldberg's win brings Bray Wyatt's title reign to an end after 119 days. He won the title on October 31 last year at Crown Jewel also in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

The Smackdown side of the WrestleMania card got some overhaul over the past week according to Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer. Goldberg, who was not scheduled to be part of the show at all, is now the Universal champion after beating The Fiend Thursdday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The outcome of the match had an impact on two WWE Superstars and who they would be facing at WrestleMania. Roman Reigns is expected to be the #1 contender for the Universal title after Elimination Chamber is over and done with. As of last week, Reigns was penned to take on The Fiend but then, as it often happens in this business, things changed. Reigns is now set to take on Goldberg for the title. Bray Wyatt was hoping to walk into WrestleMania as the champion but that obviously is not happening now. Wyatt is now slated to be wrestling John Cena on the show, which would be a rematch from WrestleMania XXX. Cena was originally thought to be wrestling Elias at WrestleMania but now gets The Fiend instead.

The men’s Elimination Chamber match this year will be given to the tag teams after WWE abandoned the idea of having that match to determine the number one contender for the Universal title. The new Smackdown Tag Team champions, The Miz and John Morrison, will have a mountain to climb as the duo will be defending the titles against The Usos, The New Day, Heavy Machinery, Lucha House Party, and Dolph Ziggler and Robert Roode inside the steel structure. The match was made official last night on Smackdown and the champions then went on to lose a non-title match against The Usos on the show. Another match was also announced for the Elimination Chamber, a three-on-one handicap match for the Intercontinental title as Braun Strowman defends against Shinsuke Nakamura, Cesaro, and Sami Zayn.

WWE did not even wait until the Elimination Chamber pay-per-view to announce the number one contender for the Universal title and yesterday night on Smackdown, outright handed that opportunity to Roman Reigns. Reigns was supposed to be part of the Elimination Chamber match along with Braun Strowman, Daniel Bryan, Shinsuke Nakamura, King Corbin and Robert Roode to determine who will go on and challenge for the Universal title at WrestleMania. But with WWE completely overhauling the Smackdown side of the Mania card, Reigns was given the top spot and the match was made official yesterday. Just 24 hours after winning the title, Goldberg opened Smackdown to a somewhat hostile crowd who voiced their displeasure at what went down at Super ShowDown in Saudi Arabia. The Universal champion was showered with boos as he spoke and Reigns got a slightly better reception when he interrupted him, although not without his fair share of boos. Reigns, who is looking for his fifth WrestleMania main event in six years, simply told Goldberg that he’s next.

Jeff Jarrett voiced the introduction for Nashville SC’s first-ever MLS match on FOX Saturday night.

Billy Jack Haynes discusses the serious health condition of Portland Wrestling Legend Rip Oliver in this interview

Randy Wayne posted on his Facebook Friday: “Spoke to Clayton (ed. Note: Tim Brooks’s son) this morning. Killer has decided to forgo further treatments and enter hospice care at home. Please lift Killer & his wife Julie and all of their family up in prayer. #FuckCancer #KillerStrong”

Curt Gannon’s grandmother passed away recently. Oklafan extends its condolences to his family and friends

Jeff Jackson’s father-in-law, Boyce, passed away February 16th. Oklafan extends its condolences to his family and friends.

Dexter Hardaway’s uncle, Tom, passed away February 28th. Oklafan extends its condolences to his family and friends.

Oklafan extends its congratulations to Justin Lee, who got married February 29th.

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UPCOMING OKLAHOMA EVENTS
March 6th
Body Progression Wrestling
Markoma Gym
Tahlequah, OK
Bell Time: 7pm

March 7th
Wrestling For A Cause
The Wrestle Centre
Tulsa, OK
Bell Time: 7pm

March 8th
All-Star Pro
Venue 23
Bethany, OK
Bell Time: 3:30pm

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RECENT RESULTS
February 22nd
Sammy Guevara def. APW Gladiator Champion Zane Zodiac at the Adrenaline Pro Wrestling event in Melbourne, Australia

February 26th
Jurassic Express (Jungle Boy, Marko Stunt & Luchasaurus) def. The Inner Circle (Sammy Guevara, Santana & Ortiz) at the All Elite Wrestling “Dynamite” broadcast in Kansas City, MO

February 27th
The Club (Karl Anderson & Luke Gallows) def. The War Raiders (Erik & Ivar) at the WWE “Super Showdown” PPV event in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. In other matches, The Undertaker def. A. J. Styles to win the Gauntlet match for the Tuwaiq Trophy. Styles had earlier def. R-Truth to advance to the final match, John Morrison & The Miz def. WWE Smackdown World Tag Team Champions The New Day (Kofi Kingston & Big E) for the titles and Bill Goldberg def. WWE Universal Champion Bray Wyatt for the title

Kiera Hogan & Diamante def. Joey Ryan & Miranda Alize at the BAR Wrestling event in Pomona, CA. In other matches, Watts def. Adrian Quest, Matt Cross and Trey Miguel in a Fatal 4-Way match

February 28th
The Usos (Jimmy Uso & Jey Uso) def. WWE Smackdown World Tag Team Champions John Morrison & The Miz at the WWE Smackdown broadcast in Boston, MA. On other matches, Joaquin Wilde def. Raul Mendoza in a match broadcast on “205 Live”

Joe Hendry & Dalton Castle def. P. J. Black & Brian Johnston, Righteous (Vincent & Bateman) and Lifeblood (Mark Haskins & Tracy Williams) in a 4-Corners Tag Team Match at the Ring of Honor event in Nashville, TN. In other matches, Nicole Savoy def. Angelina Love

Dom Kubrick def. Matt Cross at the Suburban Fight Pro event in Los Angeles, CA

February 29th
Righteous (Vincent & Bateman) def. Two Guys One Tag (Josh Woods & Silas Young) at the Ring of Honor event in St. Charles, MO. In other matches, Angelina Love def. Session Moth Martinez
February 29 - Jake Hager def. Dustin Rhodes at the All Elite Wrestling “Revolution” PPV event in Chicago, IL. In other matches, Darby Allin def. Sammy Guevara

BLP Tag Team Champions Ethan Page & Danhausen def. Allie Kat & Dan the Dad at the Black Label Pro event in Crown Point, IN

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UPCOMING EVENTS
March 2nd
A. J. Styles vs. Alastair Black is scheduled for the WWE RAW broadcast event in Brooklyn, NY. Also scheduled to appear: Beth Phoenix!

March 7th
Chandler Hopkins is scheduled for the MetroPlex Wrestling event in Bedford, TX

Jason Jones, Niles Plonk, Gary Gram, Matt Riviera, and Michael Barry are scheduled for the Mid-States Wrestling event in Harrison, AR

March 8th
WWE Smackdown World Tag Team Champions John Morrison & The Miz defend against The New Day (Kofi Kingston & Big E), Heavy Machinery (Otis & Tucker), Lucha House Party (El Gran Metallik & Lince Dorado), The Usos (Jimmy USO & Jey Uso) and Dolph Ziegler & Robert Roode in an Elimination Chamber Match at the WWE “Elimination Chamber” PPV event in Philadelphia, PA

March 13th
Chandler Hopkins is scheduled for the Fearless Pro Wrestling event in Dickinson, TX

Dan Maff vs. Shane Taylor vs. Kenny King vs. Bateman in a Fatal 4-Way Match, where the winner gets a title shot at any title he chooses, is scheduled for the Ring of Honor 18th Anniversary event in Las Vegas, NV

March 14th
Generation Next (Matt Sydal & Alex Shelly) vs. Villain Enterprises (Flip Gordon & Marty Scurll) is scheduled for the Ring of Honor event in Las Vegas, NV

Chandler Hopkins is scheduled for the World Class Wrestling Association event in Springdale, AR

March 21st
CWA Champion Jerry Lawler defends the title against Michael Barry (w/ Good Ol’ Kendall) at the Championship Wrestling From Arkansas event in Searcy, AR. On other matches signed, Tim Storm takes on Rhino, Matt Riviera (w/ Ron Ratcatcher) faces Matt Boyce. Also appearing on the card: Gary Roosevelt Gram!

Chandler Hopkins is scheduled for the PPW event in Kingsville, TX

March 26th
Chandler Hopkins is scheduled for the Lucha Brutal event in Irving, TX

March 27th
Chandler Hopkins is scheduled for the Mission Pro Wrestling event in Buda, TX

March 27th
Barrett Brown vs. Chris Bey is scheduled for the VIP Wrestling event in Haltom City, TX. Also appearing on the card: Gino, Jerome Daniels, Malico and Cam Cole

March 28th
Chandler Hopkins is scheduled for the New Texas Pro Wrestling/Heavy Metal Wrestling/SABOTAGE event in San Antonio, TX

NBW Champion The Matchmagician vs. NBW Midwest PopCon Champion Curt Gannon in a Title-vs-Title match is scheduled for the New Breed Wrestling event in Eldon, MO

Chuey Martinez is scheduled for the Xtreme Wrestling Entertainment event in Salina, KS

April 3rd
Scott Steiner is scheduled for the IMPACT Wrestling “TNA Reunion” event in Tampa, FL

April 4th
The Rascalz (Dez, Wentz & Trey) vs. The Super Besties (ACH, Davey Vega & Mat Fitchett) is scheduled for the Pro Wrestling Revolver event in Ybor City, FL

Minoru Suzuki, Ken Shamrock & Tom Lawlor vs. Joey Ryan, Colt Cabana & Grado is scheduled for the “Joey Ryan’s Penis Party” event in Tampa, FL

April 5th
WWE Universal Champion Bill Goldberg defends the title against Roman Reigns at the WWE “WrestleMania” event in Tampa, FL

April 10th
MWA Champion Brian Blade, Blade [2nd] and Christian Temple are scheduled for the Midwest Wrestling Association event in McCook, NE

April 11th
Chad Thomas is scheduled for the Old School Wrestling event in Midland, TX

Chandler Hopkins is scheduled for the Bayou Independent Wrestling event in Brookhaven, MS

April 18th
Tony Atlas is scheduled for the International Wrestling Federation event in Nutley, NJ

James Beard & Rodney Mack are scheduled for the Classic Championship Wrestling event in Havana, Cuba

Rob Parker is scheduled for the Major League Wrestling event in Cicero, IL

April 19th
The Rock-N-Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson), Tim Storm, Trevor Murdoch and Marti Belle are scheduled for the National Wrestling Alliance “Crockett Cup” event in College Park, GA

April 24th
Tito Santana is scheduled for the Retro Championship Wrestling event in Totowa, NJ

April 26th
Shane Douglas and Phoebe are scheduled for the Canadian Wrestling Elite event in Gladstone, Manitoba, Canada

KWR Champion Joey Ryan defends the title against KWR Hardcore Champion Outlaw in a Title-vs-Title match at the Kansas Wrestling Revolution event in Salina, KS

Chandler Hopkins is scheduled for the World Class Wrestling Association event in Springdale, AR

April 27th
Shane Douglas and Phoebe are scheduled for the Canadian Wrestling Elite event in Oak Lake, Manitoba, Canada

April 28th
Shane Douglas and Phoebe are scheduled for the Canadian Wrestling Elite event in Dauphin, Manitoba, Canada

April 29th
Shane Douglas and Phoebe are scheduled for the Canadian Wrestling Elite event in Yorkton, Saskatchewan, Canada

April 30th
Shane Douglas and Phoebe are scheduled for the Canadian Wrestling Elite event in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada

May 1st
Shane Douglas and Phoebe are scheduled for the Canadian Wrestling Elite event in Saskatoon, Alberta, Canada

May 2nd
Shane Douglas and Phoebe are scheduled for the Canadian Wrestling Elite event in Red Deer, Alberta, Canada

Chandler Hopkins is scheduled for the PPW event in Kingsville, TX

May 3rd
Shane Douglas and Phoebe are scheduled for the Canadian Wrestling Elite event in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Tim Brooks, Johnny Mantell, Bill Irwin, James Beard, Rod Price, Chaz Taylor, Chandler Hopkins and Steven Dane are scheduled for the Dallas Championship Wrestling “GWF Reunion Show” event in Irving, TX

May 5th
Shane Douglas and Phoebe are scheduled for the Canadian Wrestling Elite event in Grand Prarie, Alberta, Canada

May 9th
Shane Douglas and Phoebe are scheduled for the Canadian Wrestling Elite event in Prince George, British Columbia, Canada

May 10th
Shane Douglas and Phoebe are scheduled for the Canadian Wrestling Elite event in Williams Lake, British Columbia, Canada

May 11th
Shane Douglas and Phoebe are scheduled for the Canadian Wrestling Elite event in Squamish, British Columbia, Canada

May 12th
Shane Douglas and Phoebe are scheduled for the Canadian Wrestling Elite event in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada

May 13th
Shane Douglas and Phoebe are scheduled for the Canadian Wrestling Elite event in Kaloomps, British Columbia, Canada

May 14th
Shane Douglas and Phoebe are scheduled for the Canadian Wrestling Elite event in Golden, British Columbia, Canada

May 15th
Shane Douglas and Phoebe are scheduled for the Canadian Wrestling Elite event in Calgary, Alberta, Canada

May 16th
Shane Douglas and Phoebe are scheduled for the Canadian Wrestling Elite event in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada

May 17th
Shane Douglas and Phoebe are scheduled for the Canadian Wrestling Elite event in Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada

May 18th
Shane Douglas and Phoebe are scheduled for the Canadian Wrestling Elite event in Regina Saskatchewan, Canada

May 19th
Shane Douglas and Phoebe are scheduled for the Canadian Wrestling Elite event in Weyburn, Saskatchewan, Canada

May 20th
Shane Douglas and Phoebe are scheduled for the Canadian Wrestling Elite event in Brandon, Manitoba, Canada

May 21st
Shane Douglas and Phoebe are scheduled for the Canadian Wrestling Elite event in Morden, Manitoba, Canada

May 22nd
Shane Douglas and Phoebe are scheduled for the Canadian Wrestling Elite event in Winnepeg, Manitoba, Canada

May 23rd
Shane Douglas and Phoebe are scheduled for the Canadian Wrestling Elite event in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada

May 24th
Shane Douglas and Phoebe are scheduled for the Canadian Wrestling Elite event in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada

May 25th
Shane Douglas and Phoebe are scheduled for the Canadian Wrestling Elite event in Blind River, Ontario, Canada

May 26th
Shane Douglas and Phoebe are scheduled for the Canadian Wrestling Elite event in Elliot Lake, Ontario, Canada

May 27th
Shane Douglas and Phoebe are scheduled for the Canadian Wrestling Elite event in Kirkland Lake, Ontario, Canada

May 28th
Shane Douglas and Phoebe are scheduled for the Canadian Wrestling Elite event in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada

May 29th
Shane Douglas and Phoebe are scheduled for the Canadian Wrestling Elite event in Toronto, Ontario, Canada

May 30th
Shane Douglas and Phoebe are scheduled for the Canadian Wrestling Elite event in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

APW Gladiator Champion Sammy Guevara defends the title against Zane Zodiac at the Adrenaline Pro Wrestling event in Melbourne, Australia

June 6th
Chandler Hopkins is scheduled for the Xtreme Wrestling Entertainment event in Salina, KS

June 13th
Chandler Hopkins is scheduled for the Texas Wrestling League event in McAllen, TX

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AUTOGRAPHS & APPEARANCES
April 3rd - 5th
Abdullah the Butcher, Bobby Fulton, Bushwacker Luke, Demolition (Ax & Smash), Dory Funk, Jr., Ethan Page, Gail Kim, Honky Tonk Man, Jake Roberts, Joey Ryan, Magnum T. A. Mick Foley, Nikita Koloff, The Rock-N-Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson), Scott Steiner, Ted DiBiase & Terry Funk are scheduled for the WrestleCon event in Tampa, FL

April 4 - Jim Duggan, Honky Tonk Man, Ricky Morton, Robert Gibson, Dutch Mantell, Larry Zbyszko, Ivan Putski, and Ted Arcidi are scheduled for the 80s Wrestling Con in Freehold, NJ

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UPCOMING BIRTHDAYS

March 2 - Lorraine Johnson, Mike Von Erich, Willy D
March 3 - Bobby Fields, Christopher Fury, El Latino, Jeff Raitz
March 4 - Bad Boy Brown, Femme O'Lition, The Spoiler
March 5 - Big Heart, Chaz Taylor, Martin Casaus, Max Wyld
March 6 - George Hultz, Jim Caputo, Killer Khan, Tommy 3 Count, Zafiro
March 7 - Bruce Prichard, Chick Donovan, Nikki Knight

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