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Posted: Oct 18th 2020 By: Compiled by Oklafan Staff

NEWS
Marti Belle was ranked #96 on the 2020 PWI Top 100 Women’s list.

On Talking Smack Saturday morning, a few more draft picks were announced with five Superstars finding a home. Humberto Carrillo, Drew Gulak, and Tucker were drafted to Raw, meaning that Heavy Machinery is officially over. Murphy and Kalisto were moved to Smackdown, so Kalisto is no longer part of Lucha House Party for now. Mickie James, Lucha House Party (Gran Metalik and Lince Dorado), and Shorty G were not selected and remain "free agents." James did not appreciate being left behind and wrote on Twitter a #FreeAgentFunFact where she said she has more career and title wins than Humberto Carrillo, Murphy, Drew Gulak, Tucker, Lucha House Party, and Shorty G combined!

Ethan Page pulled out of his appearance on Game Changer Wrestling’s “Joey Janela’s Spring Break 4” event in Indianapolis, IN due to a dispute over his likeness being used on a set of trading cards without his permission. Page posted on Twitter “PayPal: ethanpage@live.ca. That’s where I’ll be awaiting my cut of the sales for these cards I never approved or was asked about”. Janela has yet to respond to Page’s post. Whether this is simply a work for the event or a legitimate issue remains to be seen.

A few more “free agents” were drafted to Monday Night Raw and Smackdown following the conclusion of the 2020 Draft. Raw got Erik of The Viking Raiders, who was drafted solo since his tag team partner Ivar is out for a significant amount of time after neck surgery. Tamina, Billie Kay and Zelina Vega were drafted to Smackdown. With these moves, only Billie Kay and Zelina Vega are switching brands as they were both previously assigned to Monday Night Raw. Interestingly enough, Andrade and Mickie James remain the only two individuals who were available to be drafted over the two-night draft who were not picked

Both Raw and Smackdown have updated rosters, with some jumping ship, and some staying put following the end of the 2020 WWE Draft. The two-night affair saw some significant moves, including Bray Wyatt, AJ Styles, Braun Strowman, Jeff Hardy, and The Miz and John Morrison moving to Raw while Superstars such as Dolph Ziggler and Robert Roode, Rey Mysterio and his son Dominik, Seth Rollins, and Kevin Owens moving to the opposite direction to the blue brand of Smackdown. There were also a couple of tag teams broken with Heavy Machinery and The New Day split as Big E remained on Smackdown while his tag team partners moved to Raw. The Raw full roster now consist of AJ Styles, Akira Tozawa, Alexa Bliss, Angel Garza, Arturo Ruas, Asuka, Bray Wyatt, Braun Strowman, Charlotte Flair, Dabba-Kato, Dana Brooke, Drew Gulak, Drew McIntyre, Elias, Erik (Viking Raiders), Gran Metalik and Lince Dorado, Humberto Carrillo, Jeff Hardy, Keith Lee, Lacey Evans, Lana, Mandy Rose, Matt Riddle, Naomi, Nikki Cross, Peyton Royce, Randy Orton, R-Truth, Retribution (Mustafa Ali, T-Bar, Mace, Slapjack, and Reckoning), Ricochet, Riddick Moss, Shayna Baszler & Nia Jax, Sheamus, The Hurt Business (MVP, United States Champion Bobby Lashley, Shelton Benjamin & Cedric Alexander), The Miz & John Morrison, The New Day (Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods), Titus O’Neil, and Tucker. Smackdown meanwhile has Aleister Black, Apollo Crews, Bayley, Baron Corbin, Bianca Belair, Big E, Billie Kay, Carmella, Daniel Bryan, Dolph Ziggler and Robert Roode, Sami Zayn, Jey Uso, Kalisto, Kevin Owens, Lars Sullivan, Murphy, Natalya, Otis, Rey and Dominik Mysterio, Roman Reigns, Sasha Banks, Seth Rollins, Shinsuke Nakamura and Cesaro, Shorty G, Tamina, The Riott Squad (Ruby Riott and Liv Morgan), The Street Profits, and Zelina Vega.

AJ Styles vs. Randy Orton from WrestleMania 35 and Jinder Mahal vs. Shinsuke Nakamura for the WWE Championship from Hell in a Cell 2017 were Tuesday’s free matches uploaded to WWE’s YouTube channel.

WWE’s YouTube channel uploaded Mankind vs. Kane in a Hell in a Cell match from the August 24, 1998 episode of Raw on Saturday.

Gerald Brisco is joining Conrad Thompson’s Ad Free Shows and will host Monday Mailbag with Gerald Brisco.

“The Whittler”, a horror film featuring Al Snow, will be released on Amazon on October 16.

Jeff Jarrett, Ric Flair and Bill Goldberg were all featured on the Thunderdome virtual attendance on Friday’s Smackdown season premiere.

Author John Cosper has announced two new pro wrestling books will be released by EatSleepWrestle in 2021: the autobiography of Princess Victoria and the biography of the late Chris Candido

Health update posted by Tracey Smothers on Facebook: “Had to get admitted into the hospital due to my rapidly growing [non-Hodgkin’s] Lymphoma tumor on the left side of my stomach. Also, has grown on the right side on my lung an left lung on my back. Fun stuff believe me, lol. They say Fear is the best for of motivation an I believe that to be true. I wrestled 3 different bears an I was petrified when I was young but cancer is more scary than that by far. Its relentless an is always lurking around. Positive attitude helps an CANCER sucks especially w my heart condition. TY to all of my family, friends, etc. who have supported me in this fight cause its another heavyweight an HERE WE GO. Have a good weekend everybody an never give up on LIFE.”

Bill Goldberg on Instagram teased the idea of a match with Roman Reigns. The two were to wrestle at WrestleMania.

It was announced Friday night that Jeff Jarrett will be appearing on the Hell in a Cell pre-show on Sunday, October 25.

Oklafan congratulates Jon Cross, who recently surpassed one year as UWE Heavyweight Champion. He defeated Alex Royal for the title in a No Holds Barred Match on October 12, 2019 at UWE’s “Showdown X” event in Tahlequah.

Giganto announced on his FB that he had tested positive for COVID-19. Oklafan wishes him a speedy recovery.

Oklafan congratulates Terry Pantera, who got married October 17th.

Rikishi’s father passed away October 4. Oklafan extends condolences to his family and friends.

Tego’s Great-Uncle-In-Law passed away October 14th. Oklafan extends condolences to his family and friends.

Angel Camacho’s cousin Lex passed away October 15th. Oklafan extends codolences to his family and friends.

Rodney Mack’s father passed away October 16th. Oklafan extends condolences to his family and friends.

Oklafan congratulates Rikishi, whosegrandson, Kini Lovell, was born October 12


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RECENT RESULTS
October 7th
Matt Sydal def. Sonny Kiss at the All Elite Wrestling “Dark” tapings in Jacksonville, FL. In other matches, The Dark Order (Alex Reynolds, John Silver & Ten) def. Aaron Solow, Angel Fashion & M’Badu and Ricky Starks def. El Fuego del Sol

October 9th
Misterioso, Jr., Blake Christian, & Logan Riegel def. Barrett Brown, Adrian Quest, & Fred Rosser in a 6-Man Tag Team Match at New Japan Pro Wrestling’s “Lion's Break: Crown” event in Port Hueneme, CA. In other matches, ACH, David Finlay, Karl Fredricks, Jeff Cobb, & T. J. P. def. The Bullet Club (KENTA, Tama Tonga, Tonga Loa, Jay White, & Chase Owens) in a 12-Man Tag Team Elimination Battle Royal in which pinfall and submission were also means of elimination.

October 10th
ROH World Tag Team Champion Jonathon Gresham def. Matt Sydal in a quarter final match of the ROH Pure Wrestling Title Tournament at a Ring of Honor event in Baltimore, MD

Ricky Morton def. Joey Janela at the Game Changer Wrestling’s “Joey Janela’s Spring Break 4” event in Indianapolis, IN. In other matches, Lio Rush defeated ACH, and Kody Lane was 8th wrestler eliminated in the Clusterf*ck Battle Royal won by Nate Webb

GPW Crown of Glory Champion A. J. Gray defeated ACH at Glory Pro Wrestling's "Are Ya Wrestling, Son?" pay-per-view event in Indianapolis, IN. In other matches, The North (Ethan Page & Josh Alexander) defeated Alex Zayne & Blake Christian, and Devon Monroe defeated Kody Lane, Jody Threat, and Stephen Wolf in a 4-Way Match.

Shane Mercer def. Ethan Page and Colby Corino in a Triple Threat Match at Freelance Wrestling/Freelance Underground’s “I Don’t Think We’re in Chicago Anymore” event in Indianapolis, IN

K-Dos def. Jon West at the Pro Wrestling Phoenix event in Omaha, NE

Dustin Bozworth defeated Taylor Pope at WrestleMerica’s “WrestleMassacre” event in Barnesville, GA

October 11th
Blake Christian def. Ethan Page, Alex Zayne, and J. D. Drake in Fatal 4-Way Match to become #1 contender to the BLP Heavyweight Title at Black Label Pro’s “Threat Level Noon” event in Indianapolis, IN

SHIMMER Tag Team Champions Team Sea Stars (Ashley Vox & Delmi Exo) def. Marti Belle & Allysin Kay at SHIMMER Women Athletes “SHIMMER Volume 118” event in Indianapolis, IN

October 12th
A. J. Styles def. Jeff Hardy and Seth Rollins in a Triple Threat Match at the “WWE Monday Night RAW” event in Orlando, FL

October 13th
Cousin Jake, Alisha Edwards, Hernandez, Rhino and Heath def. Tommy Dreamer, Brain Myers, Tennille Dashwood, Johnny Swinger and Cody Deaner at the IMPACT Wrestling event in Nashville, TN.

Ryan Remington & Tommy Becker def. Chris Cruz & Dimitri Alexandrov at the Heavy Metal Wrestling/New Texas Pro Wrestling event in San Antonio, TX

October 14th
AEW World Champion Jon Moxley def. Lance Archer (w/ Jake Roberts) at the All Elite Wrestling “Dynamite” broadcast in Jacksonville, FL

October 16th
Apoc def. Dexter Hardaway at the Texoma Pro Wrestling “Fall Brawl” event in Sherman, TX. In other matches, TPW Red River Pro Champion J. D. Griffey def. Marce Lewis, TPW Red River Pro Champion J. D. Griffey def. Nathan Bradley, Tim Storm def. Edge Stone by DQ, Abel Andrew Jackson & Cam Cole def. TPW Tag Team Champions Fly Def (Warren J & Zack Zilla), The Foundation (Dane Griffin & Joe Herrell) and The Rodeo (Chandler Hopkins & Malico) in a Fatal 4-Way Match


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UPCOMING OKLAHOMA EVENTS

Extreme Dwarfenators Wrestling
October 23rd
C. J. Maloney's
Broken Arrow, OK
Bell Time: 8pm

Wrestling For A Cause
October 24th
Sertoma Centre
Owasso, OK
Bell Time: 5pm

All-Star Pro
October 25th
Venue 23
Bethany, OK
Bell Time: 3:30


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UPCOMING EVENTS
October 18th
Erica Torres takes on Killa Kate for the vacant WCWA Women's Title at the World Class Wrestling Association event in Springdale, AR

October 20th
Cousin Jake vs. Alisha Edwards vs. Hernandez vs. Rhino vs. Heath, with the winner earning the #20 slot in the “Call Your Shot Gauntlet” at the “Bound For Glory” PPV, is scheduled for the IMPACT Wrestling event in Nashville, TN. In other matches, The North (Ethan Page & Josh Alexander) take on The Good Brothers (Karl Anderson & Doc Gallows)

October 22nd
Scott Steiner and Miranda Gordy are among the stars scheduled for AWF/WOW's "Wrestle Jam 8" event in Ringgold, GA

October 23rd
The Rock-N-Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson) take on The Revolt (Caleb Konley & Zane Riley) at Kross Fire Wrestling's "Black Harvest" event in Sevierville, TN

October 24th
Impact Tag Team Champions The Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin) defend the titles against The North (Ethan Page & Josh Alexander), The Good Brothers (Doc Gallows & Karl Anderson) and Ace Austin & Madman Fulton in a 4-Way Tag Team Match at Impact Wrestling's "Bound for Glory" pay-per-view event in Nashville, TN. In other matches, EC3 takes on Moose and Hernandez is one of the entrants in the “Call Your Shot Gauntlet” Battle Royal

Kyle King takes on Dr. Isin at the New Breed Wrestling event in Eldon, MO

Chandler Hopkins & HPW Champion Ryan Davidson are scheduled for the Hurricane Pro Wrestling event in Beaumont, TX

October 29th
ACH is among the stars scheduled for the All American Wrestling event in Merionette, IL

Gino Medina takes on Hernandez at Loko Wrestling's "Reggie Jackson's House of Horrors" event in Houston, TX

November 1st
The Mathmagician is scheduled for the Gladius Arena Wrestling event in Leavenworth, KS

November 6th
Stephan Bonnar takes on Tom Lawler in a UWFi Rules Match at the Paradigm Pro Wrestling event in Sellersburg, IN

November 7th
Xander Gold is one of the participants in the Pro Wrestling EGO Southern 8 Tournament at the Battle Zone Wrestling event in Raleigh, MS

Clint Poe takes on The Outlaw for the vacant KWR Heavyweight Title at Kansas Wrestling Revolution's "Cease & Desist" event in Hutchinson, KS. In other matches, El Fuego del Sol takes on Colt Killbane for the vacant KWR Television Title. Also scheduled to appear are Paul Puertorico, K. J. Everly, Kelsey King, and many more.

Ricky Morton is among the stars scheduled for All Star Wrestling's "Rock N Rumble" event in Gilbert, WV

November 21st
Ricky Morton vs. Greg Rocker is scheduled for the Imperial Pro Wrestling event in Bristol, TN

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AUTOGRAPHS & APPEARANCES
October 18th
Ken Patera and Tony Garea will be signing autographs starting at 11am at Heroes Hideout in Albany, NY

October 24th
Sting, Barry Windham, Tony Atlas, One Man Gang, Missy Hyatt, and many more will be appearing at "Superstar Fan Fest" in Rome, GA

Lanny Poffo will be signing autographs from 12 noon to 3pm at The Wrestling Universe in Flushing, NY. For more info, go to TheWrestlingUniverse.com.

Nikita Koloff, Billy Gunn, and Demolition (Ax & Smash) will be signing autographs from 2pm to 5pm at The Wrestling Universe in Flushing, NY. For more info, go to TheWrestlingUniverse.com.

Bob Orton, Jr. will be signing autographs from 6pm to 8pm at RC Collectibles in Lebanon, NJ. For more info, call 908-840-4698

November 14th
Barry Windham, J. J. Dillon, The Boogeyman, Cat Zingano, Tiny Lister (AKA Zeus), Celeste Bonis (AKA Kaitlyn), Nidia, Matt Morgan, Amy Weber, Mantaur, Bob Holly, Stephan Bonnar, King Mo, The Colons (Primo & Epico), Mike Bennett, Maria Kanellis, Billy Silverman, Koko B. Ware, Trevor Murdoch, Taylor Wilde, EC3, Mike Chioda, Mark Jindrak, Gary Wolfe, La Rosa Negra, Mil Muertes, James Storm, Lei'd Tapa, Gene Snitsky, Jenn Decker, Dale Torborg (AKA The Demon), Christi Torborg (AKA Asya), Mike McGuirk, Priscilla Kelly, David Otunga, Alex Gracia, Thunder Rosa, Heath Slater, Brooke Adams, Taryn Terrell, The Varsity Club (Mike Rotunda, Rick Steiner, & Kevin Sullivan), Vampiro, Kylie Rae, Michael Tarver, Candice Michelle, Jim Duggan, and many more will be appearing at "The Big Event 19" at the LaGuardia Plaza Hotel in East Elmhurst, NY. For tickets and more info, go to http://www.BigEventNY.com/BigEvent.htm.

November 18th
Mick Foley is scheduled for a speaking engagement in Tampa, FL

November 27th - 29th
Dory Funk, Jr. is scheduled for the WrestleCade FanFest Weekend in Winston-Salem, NC

2021
January 3rd
Robert Gibson and Manny Fernandez will be conducting a seminar for Gulf-States Wrestling Alliance. To register, email GulfStateWrestlingAlliance@gmail.com.

February 7th
Ricky Morton and Manny Fernandez will be conducting a seminar for Gulf-States Wrestling Alliance. To register, email GulfStateWrestlingAlliance@gmail.com.

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UPCOMING BIRTHDAYS
October 18 - Carrion Arcane, Gorgeous Garcia, Jack Hull, John Nord, Johnny Walker [2nd], Russ Rogers
October 19 - Christy, Dimitri Alexandrov, Kendall Hayes, Robbie Awesome
October 20 - Chavo Guerrero, Jr., Ed Sharp
October 21 - Bushwacker Butch, Devan Scott, John Tatum, Johnny Boyle
October 22 - George Knight, Porkchop Cash, Tom Jones
October 23 - Red Eagle
October 24 - Bill Dundee, Bobby Lambert, Daniel Powers

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Most news & results derived from reports found on Gerweck.net, PWBTS.com, WrestlingFigs.com, SlamWrestling.net, and various other wrestling news sites.