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Posted: Dec 13th 2020 By: Compiled by Oklafan Staff

NEWS
Ring of Honor announced that four performers will not be appearing on the "Final Battle" pay-per-view on December 18th. EC3, Bandido, Flamita, and Kenny King were all pulled from the show as a result of pre-travel COVID-19 testing. “All four performers are doing well and resting at home. ROH wishes them a speedy recovery and looks forward to their return to action in 2021,” read the statement. The resulting changes to the card will be announced on the preview show that airs immediately before the PPV.

In figures released by Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer, "AEW Dynamite" surpassed the one million viewer mark on four different occasions throughout Wednesday's broadcast, leading to an overall average of 995,000 viewers for the whole show. Unsurprisingly, the Sting segment pulled in the most viewers. The Sting appearance came in the second quarter and that did a total of 1,069,000 viewers. The third quarter, which featured the FTR match and the segment with Adam Page at the bar also did well with 1,022,000 viewers. The fourth quarter, featuring the Shaquille O'Neal interview with Tony Schiavone and Brandi Rhodes went up to 1,063,000 viewers and the fifth quarter, which had The Inner Circle segment had 1,010,000 viewers. With the first Sting interview, the Shaq appearance, and The Inner Circle segment, it was expected that Dynamite would be a home run in terms of viewers and the numbers did not disappoint, especially the 18-49 ones which gave Dynamite one of the highest numbers since its inception.

Matches added to WWE’s YouTube include Mickie James vs. Alexa Bliss from WWE TLC 2017.

The WWE Network will be debuting "WWE Untold: Goldberg's Streak", on Sunday. Mike Tenay was the person who came up with the streak concept. It will be very interesting if the documentary on the streak mentions that fact.

Goldberg, appearing on "The Bump" on Wednesday morning, issued a warning to WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns and told him he's coming to get him. Asked if there is some unfinished business between him and Reigns after he appeared in the ThunderDome last month as a virtual fan watching Reigns vs. Braun Strowman, Goldberg said that it's one of "the most mild understatements" that he's ever heard. "He backed out on me at WrestleMania. He stole my move God knows how long ago and he continues to perform it at sub-par level. Let's be perfectly honest, I'm the dude who delivers the spears and I don't think he understands what it's like until I deliver one to him," Goldberg said. "So Roman, it's coming and I'm coming for you. I may be old and I may be grey, but I'm still Goldberg!" Goldberg was supposed to take on Roman Reigns at WrestleMania 36 but Reigns pulled out of the match a few days before, leaving WWE scrambling to find a new main event. Eventually, Braun Strowman was picked for the spot and Goldberg lost the Universal Title in the match. The former Universal and World Heavyweight champion was on The Bump to promote his upcoming WWE Untold documentary about the streak which debuts this Sunday on the WWE Network. Reigns responded on Twitter after Goldberg called him out on "The Bump" saying “I never wait in line. I am the attraction and I choose who’s next. And that’s Kevin Owens.“

Karrion Kross made his long-awaited return on NXT last night attacking Damian Priest after earlier in the show Priest made fun of Scarlett. Priest wondered if Kross was waiting in his car while Scarlett is out handling his business and warned her that if Kross wants to fight, all he has to do is face him like a man. Later during the show, Priest was trying to crash the Gargano celebration but Kross made his presence felt and attacked Priest as he was making his way to the ring. Kross then power bombed Priest through a table next to the stage and exited the building where Scarlett was waiting inside a car and the two sped away as Scarlett made an evil laugh. Kross has not been seen on NXT TV since the NXT on USA following Takeover: XXX when he won the NXT title. Kross suffered a separated shoulder in his match against Keith Lee but had to surrender the title due to his injury.

WWE will be holding this year's Slammy Awards on December 23rd at 10am Eastern (9am Central) on the WWE Network and digital media platforms. Fans will be able to vote on five different categories while five additional categories are not eligible for fan voting. Those categories which fans can vote for include Superstar of the Year, Match of the Year, Rivalry of the Year, Tag Team of the Year, and Return of the Year. Not eligible for voting are Ring Gear of the Year, Breakout Star of the Year, Female Superstar of the Year, Male Superstar of the Year, and Moment of the Year. Nominees for Superstar of the Year are Drew McIntyre, Roman Reigns, Randy Orton, Braun Strowman, The Fiend, Asuka, Sasha Banks, Becky Lynch, Bayley, and Charlotte Flair. Match of the Year nominees are The Undertaker vs. A. J. Styles (Boneyard Match at WrestleMania 36), The New Day vs. The Hurt Business (RAW on November 16th), Edge vs. Randy Orton (Backlash), Men’s Royal Rumble, A. J. Styles vs. Daniel Bryan (Friday Night SmackDown on June 12th), Roman Reigns vs. Jey Uso (I Quit Match at Hell in a Cell), Sasha Banks vs. Bayley (Hell in a Cell), A. J. Styles vs. Jeff Hardy vs. Sami Zayn (Triple Threat Ladder Match at Clash of Champions), Drew McIntyre vs. Roman Reigns (Survivor Series), and Becky Lynch vs. Asuka (Royal Rumble). Rivalry of the Year nominees are Seth Rollins vs. The Mysterios, Drew McIntyre vs. Randy Orton, Edge vs. Randy Orton, Sasha Banks vs. Bayley, R-Truth vs. The World, and Lana vs. Announcer’s Tables. Nominees for Tag Team of the Year are Sasha Banks & Bayley, Nia Jax & Shayna Baszler, The New Day, The Street Profits, and Shinsuke Nakamura & Cesaro. Return of the Year nominees are Edge, Roman Reigns, MVP, Bill Goldberg, and Sami Zayn. You can vote at WWE.com.

Chris Jericho talked to Dave Meltzer on "Talk is Jericho" regarding Pat Patterson. You can listen by clicking [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pat-patterson-is-pro-wrestlings-jedi-master/id767016946?i=1000501813597]here[/url].

The International Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame has announced their first induction class. In the Living – European, Asian, African, Australian, Central/South American, New Zealand class is Tatsumi Fujinami, Antonio Inoki, Mil Mascaras, and Tiger Mask (Satoru Sayama), In the Living – North American class is Ric Flair, Terry Funk, Danny Hodge, and Hulk Hogan. In the Posthumous Post-1925 – European, Asian, African, Australian, Central/South American, New Zealand class is Shohei "Giant" Baba, Rikidozan, Andre the Giant, and Stanislaus Zbyszko. In the Posthumous Post-1925 – North American class is Ed “Strangler” Lewis, "Nature Boy” Buddy Rogers, Bruno Sammartino, and Lou Thesz. In the Posthumous Pre-1925 -European, Asian, African, Australian, Central/South American, New Zealand class is Great Gama, George Hackenschmidt, Paul Pons, and Terrible Turk (Yusif Ismail). In the Posthumous Pre-1925 – North American class is Martin “Farmer” Burns, Evan “Strangler” Lewis, Frank Gotch, and William Muldoon.

Greg Oliver of SLAM! Wrestling wrote a story about the new inductees to the International Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame which you can read by clicking here.

Mike Mooneyham remembers Pat Patterson is his column that you can read by clicking here.

Oklafan congratulates Jake Danielsson, who recently surpassed 1 year as NAW Heavyweight Champion. He defeated Billy Ray [1st] for the title on December 14, 2019 at an event in Chewey.

Oklafan congratulates Manico, who recently surpassed 1 year as NAW Lightweight Champion. He defeated Michael Duplanti for the title on December 14, 2019 at an event in Chewey.

EC3, Killista, Brent Wall, and O'Brien were recently diagnosed with COVID-19. Oklafan wishes them all a speedy recovery.

Doc Black recently had surgery. Oklafan wishes him a speedy recovery.

Goldeneye broke his ankle on December 11th. Oklafan wishes him a speedy recovery.

Brian Dixon had hip surgery on December 11th. Oklafan wishes him a speedy recovery.

Oklafan extends condolences to family and friends of Steven Dane, aka Steve Casey, who passed away in his sleep on December 9, 2020. At the time of this writing, a cause of death has not been announced, nor is his age known. Dane, whose real name was Steve Sassas, was known to be wrestling as early as April 1985 in MSW as Steve Casey, competing against Dutch Mantell. By 1987, he was in WCCW, losing his first match to Tim Brooks. Three months later, he would return to WCCW, teaming with Matt Borne and defeating Black Bart & Jack Victory at the 4th Annual David Von Erich Memorial Parade of Champions event. Casey would continue to compete in WCCW with a mixture of success at the lower end of the card, though he never captured any titles. After a year of this, Casey made his way to WCW and though he would pick up the odd win here and there, again against lower-card talent, most of his year there was as enhancement talent. He lost to Norman the Lunatic on every match they had during the Great American Bash Tour in 1989. Casey left WCW in March of 1990 and 5 months later turned up in the USWA. Now known as Steven Dane, he engaged in feuds with Kevin Dillinger and Mike Davis. He even gained some victories over a young Steve Austin. By April of 1991, Dane had entered the GWF where perhaps his greatest accomplishments would occur. Dane would initially tag with The Handsome Stranger, but they were knocked out of the Tag Team Title Tournament in the first round by Rip Rogers & Scott Anthony. Dane would eventually find himself partnered with Gary Young as The Goodfellas and, after a couple of matches with no decision, they would dethrone Terry Simms & Scott Putski on May 1, 1992 for the GWF Tag Team Titles. They would hold those titles until July 31, 1992 when they lost them to Booker T & Stevie Ray, who at the time were known as The Ebony Experience. After that, Dane split his time between the GWF and BDW as well as making sporadic appearances in WCW. He also engaged in a feud with Chaz which led to a one-of-a-kind match: A Bungee Cord Match. Chaz won that match, but a new partnership was born and Chaz & Dane would become known as The Skyliners. On September 3, 1993, The Skyliners defeated Vito Falcone & Alex Porteau (subbing for Vito Mussolini) for the GWF Tag Team Titles, marking Dane’s 2nd and final reign with the belts. They would hold them until Christmas Day of 1993, losing them to Black Bart & John Hawk. Dane remained in GWF until June of 1994. He would reform The Goodfellas with Gary Young for a couple of events in Maryland, but left wrestling shortly after that. He came back for one match, a tag team match where he and Jeff Gaylord defeated Sam Houston & Tim Horner in 1998. He then left wrestling for good. He maintained connections with Chaz, and Chaz posted on his Facebook page he and Dane usually talked twice a week until the time of his death. Dane has 9 documented Oklahoma matches. The earliest was April 16, 1985 where he lost to Dutch Mantell in Oklahoma City on an MSW event. The last was October 1, 1991, where he def Ken Mantell on a WIA event in Ardmore.

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RECENT RESULTS
December 3rd
Eddie Kingston, The Butcher, & The Blade (w/ The Bunny) defeated Rey Fenix & Lance Archer (w/ Jake Roberts) in a Handicap Tag Team Match at the "AEW Dynamite" event in Jacksonville, FL

December 4th
ACH, Brody King, David Finlay, Juice Robinson, & Karl Fredericks defeated The Bullet Club (Hikuleo, Jay White, KENTA, & The Guerrillas of Destiny [Tama Tonga & Tanga Loa]) in a 10-Man Elimination Tag Team Match at New Japan Pro Wrestling's "NJPW STRONG #18 - Road To Detonation" event in Port Hueneme, CA

December 5th
Erica defeated APW Women's Champion Miranda Gordy for the title at the Advanced Pro Wrestling event in Cleburne, TX

December 6th
Legado del Fantasma (Joaquin Wilde, Raul Mendoza, & NXT Cruiserweight Champion Santos Escobar) defeated Ashante Adonis, August Grey, & Curt Stallion in a dark 6-Man Tag Team Match at the "NXT Takeover: WarGames IV" pay-per-view event in Orlando, FL

December 7th
John Morrison, The Miz, & A. J. Styles (w/ Omos) defeated Sheamus & WWE Champion Drew McIntyre in a 3 on 2 Handicap Match at the "WWE Monday Night RAW" event in Orlando, FL

December 8th
Ten defeated Aaron Solow at the "AEW Dark" event in Jacksonville, FL. In other matches, Brandon Cutler defeated Fuego del Sol

December 9th
MLW Tag Team Champions The Von Erichs (Marshall Von Erich & Ross Von Erich) vs. Contra Unit (Simon Gotch & MLW Heavyweight Champion Jacob Fatu) ended in a No Contest at Major League Wresting's "MLW Fusion" event in Orlando, FL

Ashante Adonis, Austin Grey, & Curt Stallion defeated Legado del Fantasma (Joaquin Wilde, Raul Mendoza, & NXT Cruiserweight Champion Santos Escobar) in a 6-Man Tag Team Match at the "WWE 205 Live" event in Orlando, FL

December 11th
Mark Briscoe & P. C. O. defeated The Bouncers (The Beer City Brawler & Brawler Milonas) at the Ring of Honor in Baltimore, MD

Tama Tonga defeated ACH at New Japan Pro Wrestling's "NJPW STRONG #19 - Detonation" event in Port Hueneme, CA

Southern Wrestling Entertainment Women's Champion Miranda Gordy defeated Killa Kate at Mission Pro Wrestling's "Run It Back" event in Buda, TX

Graham Bell defeated Bailey Blake at ACTION Wrestling's "Bangers Only" event in Tyrone, GA

December 12th
Impact Tag Team Champion Karl Anderson defeated Ethan Page at Impact Wrestling's "Final Resolution 2020" pay-per-view event in Nashville, TN. In other matches, Hernandez defeated Fallah Baah in a match officiated by special referee Kiera Higan.

El Phantasmo defeated ACH in the final match of the Super J-Cup 2000 Tourmanent at New Japan Pro Wrestling's "Super J-Cup 2020" event in Port Huneme, CA. Earlier in the card, ACH defeated T. J. P. in the first round and Chris Bey in the semifinals.

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UPCOMING OKLAHOMA EVENTS
United Wrestling of Oklahoma
Saturday, December 19th
American Legion Building
Midwest City, OK
Bell Time 6pm
Note: This event is ONLY for UWO staff and Patreon members. To gain admission, sign up at Patreon.com/UnifiedWrestlingOklahoma.

United Wrestling Entertainment
Saturday, December 19th
Jack Dobbins Fieldhouse
Tahlequah, OK
Bell Time 7pm
Note: This is an online event! UWE management will send out a link and the first 100 people will be allowed in to observe online. There will be NO in-person attendance allowed

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UPCOMING EVENTS
December 16th
The Inner Circle (Jake Hager, Wardlow, M. J. F., Le Sex Gods [Sammy Guevara & Chris Jericho], & Proud-N-Powerful [Santana & Ortiz]) take on Brandon Cutler, Top Flight (Darius Martin & Daunte Martin), Best Friends (Chuck Taylor & Trent), & Varsity Blondes (Griff Garrison & Brian Pillman, Jr.) in a 14-Man Tag Team Match at the "AEW Dynamite" event in Jacksonville, FL

ACH takes on Tom Lawlor in a semifinal match of the 2020 Opera Cup Tournament at Major League Wrestling's "MLW Fusion" event in Orlando, FL

December 17th
Graham Bell takes on Mickie Knuckles at Fight Underground Hardcore's "Big Lee's Birthday Bash" event in Anna, IL

December 18th
The Righteous (Bateman & Vincent) take on Matt Taven & Mike Bennett at Ring of Honor's "Final Battle" pay-per-view event in Baltimore, MD

Miranda Gordy takes on Mika Madrid at the Pony Xpress Wrestling event in Maysville, MO. In other matches, Ryan Mantell tales on Niles Plonk, The Iceman takes on Frank Dunbar, and Luke Langley takes on Mighty Micah.

Tim Storm takes on Edge Stone in a Lumberjack Strap Match in which Stone's manager, Nigel Rabid, is handcuffed to TPW Red River Champion J. D. Griffey at the Texoma Pro Wrestling event in Sherman, TX. Also scheduled to appear is TPW Tag Team Champions Fly Def (Zack Zilla & Warren J), Cam Cole, and many more.

December 20th
WWE Champion Drew McIntyre defends the title against A. J. Styles (w/ Omos) in a TLC Match at WWE's "TLC" pay-per-view event in Orlando, FL


2021
January 14th
Malico takes on Husk at Pale Pro Wrestling's "Brawl at the Brew" event in Arlington, TX. In other matches, Chandler Hopkins takes on Will Allday.

January 15th
Drake Gallows, Blade [2nd], and Chelsea Stackhouse are among the stars scheduled at UWO's "Parade of Champions" event in Hutchinson, KS

January 16th
Malico is among the stars scheduled for Texas All-Star Wrestling's "Cypress Rumble" event in Cypress, TX

January 23rd
BIW Heavyweight Champion Steve Anthony defends the title against Apoc in a Career vs. Title & Hair Match at the Bayou Independent Wrestling event in Brookhaven, MS. In other matches, Barrett Brown takes on Danny Chance, Ryan Davidson takes on Rey Furioso, and Angel Camacho & Jeremiah Jackson take on Vordell Walker & T-Ray Watford.

Gino takes on Psycho Clown at the Loko Wrestling event in Houston, TX

January 31st
Double D takes on Xander Gold in a Handcore Lumberjack Match to determine the #1 contender to the WCWA Heavyweight Title at World Class Wrestling Association's "Purge" event in Springdale, AR. Also scheduled to appear is Malico, Luke Langley, Erica Torres, Colt Killbane, Jamie Holley, Cam Cole, and many more.

February 4th
MLW Tag Team Champion The Von Erichs (Marshall Von Erich & Ross Von Erich) are among the stars scheduled for the Major League Wrestling event in New York, NY

March 28th
Bobby Joe Bristow is among the stars scheduled for the Rapid Wrestling event in :Lincolnton, NC

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AUTOGRAPHS & APPEARANCES
December 19th
Ted DiBiase, Mike Rotunda, and Greg Valentine will be signing autographs from 10am to 2pm at The Wrestling Universe in Flushing, NY. For more info, call 718-460-2777.

Marti Belle and Allysin Kay will be signing autographs from 12 noon to 2pm at The Wrestling Universe in Flushing, NY. For more info, call 718-460-2777.


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.

June 12th
The Steiner Brothers (Rick Steiner & Scott Steiner) and Kurt Angle will be signing autographs at "River City Wrestling Con" at the Jacksonville Fairgrounds in Jacksonville, FL. For more info, go to RiverCityWrestlingCon.com/.

June 13th
The Steiner Brothers (Rick Steiner & Scott Steiner), Mick Foley, and Kane will be signing autographs at "River City Wrestling Con" at the Jacksonville Fairgrounds in Jacksonville, FL. For more info, go to RiverCityWrestlingCon.com/.

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UPCOMING BIRTHDAYS
December 13th - Bobby Dylan, Boris Zhukov, Junkyard Dog, Kareem Sadat, Jr., Leroy McGuirk, Lou Newman, Manico
December 14th - Ben Hurt, El Hijo del Fishman, Roger Kirby
December 15th - Argentina Zuma
December 16th - Brendan Orullian, Georgia Brown, Jerry Graham, Ryan Reed, Steve Shotzman
December 17th - Masked Marvel
December 18th - Bill Black, Coach Doggins, Michael Wolf, Sputnik Monroe
December 19th - Casey Columbo, Erik Watts, Roy Lee Welch, Roy Welch, Seth Angel

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