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Posted: Aug 6th 2022 By: Compiled by Oklafan Staff

NEWS
EPW announced that Striker would be the first inductee into their Hall of Fame at their anniversary show in November.

PWInsider.com is reporting that several WWE Superstars, including former champions A. J. Styles and Rey Mysterio, will be traveling to Saudi Arabia next week to promote WWE at "Gamers8", the biggest event for electronic sports and games in the world currently being held in Riyadh over 8 weeks, running through September 8th. The event is organized by the Saudi Esports Federation and focuses on professional esports and gaming, entertainment events, concerts and “The Next World Summit”, which will bring together sector leaders and experts from around the world. WWE will be returning to Saudi Arabia later this year for "Crown Jewel" in Riyadh which will be held on November 5th. The Kingdom is an important financial matter for WWE as each event they hold there is worth $50 million irrespective of how many people show up and how much gate money the show makes. The company travels to Saudi Arabia twice a year as part of a 10-year deal struck between WWE and the Saudi General Sport Authority.

It has been reported that in the wake of Vince McMahon's retirement last week, WWE used other producers for matches and interviews. For RAW on July 25th, they used Michael Hayes, Chris Park (AKA Abyss), Petey Williams, Jason Jordan, Molly Holly, Shane Helms (AKA The Hurricane), and Adam Pearce. For SmackDown on July 29th, they used Hayes, Park, Pearce, Shawn Daivari, T. J. Wilson, Jamie Noble, Jordan, and Holly.

After some turbulent times over the past couple of weeks, Team Taz is officially done. During Wednesday's episode of "AEW Dynamite", Taz announced that the group was done, ending a longstanding union between some of the biggest names in All Elite Wrestling. This seemed to come to a head last week, where, after Hook defeated fellow Team Taz member Ricky Starks for the FTW Championship, Starks was attacked by Powerhouse Hobbs. The situation apparently was the final straw for the group, and Taz made the announce right before Hobbs took to the ring to defeat Ren Jones in a fully dominant win. For now, it’s unclear what the future will hold for the three superstars, but Hook will continue to defend his newly won FTW Championship while the other two look to establish a name for themselves.

Sammy Guevara's latest vlog is now available for viewing by clicking here.

Jerry “The King” Lawler was among the names to make surprise appearances at "Ric Flair’s Last Match" event on Sunday night inside the Nashville Municipal Auditorium in Nashville, TN. In the main event, Flair teamed with his son-in-law Andrade el Idolo to take on Jay Lethal & Jeff Jarrett. During the event, there was an interview in Jarrett’s locker room where Lawler gave Jeff a pep talk and stated Flair stole his strut from Jackie Fargo. Lawler wanted Jeff to do the Fargo strut over Flair’s unconscious body by the night’s end.

Superstars and Hall of Famers turned up in Nashville for "Ric Flair’s Last Match" on Sunday and gave the Nature Boy a sendoff for the ages. Sitting at ringside were The Undertaker and his wife Michelle McCool, Mick Foley, Bret Hart, Dallas Page, Vickie Guerrero, Kid Rock, Jerry Jarrett, J. J. Dillon, and many others. Those who couldn’t make it, such as Jim Ross, Sting, Shawn Michaels, Trish Stratus, J. B. L., Dolph Ziggler, Cody Rhodes, Lex Luger, Jake Roberts, Kurt Angle, Nick Aldis, Jerry Lawler, Dixie Carter, and Booker T all sent video messages which aired throughout the broadcast. Following the match, a visibly tired and emotional Flair was interviewed by Tony Schiavone, who told Ric that he doesn’t care if he bleeds all over him. Flair thanked his family for coming out to see him and his friends who supported him. He also thanked the crowd, who said without them, they would be nothing. Flair then mentioned that he was about to go downtown and drink with Kid Rock, so “How about that shit?!” Everyone involved in the show, including referees, all came to ringside for the interview. Flair wore the original Big Gold Belt for his entrance, a belt which is owned by his son-in-law Conrad Thompson.

Following Sunday's "Ric Flair's Last Match" pay-per-view, Dave Meltzer provided some notes on how the "Nature Boy" is doing, some changes to the show, and who was handing production. Meltzer said that there were two family doctors backstage that are close with Megan Fliehr, one of Flair's daughters. He said Flair "was said to be fine after the show." "It was interesting because a lot of people I know really liked the main event who were in the building, because of the drama and such, but man, was it hard to watch from home," he said. Meltzer did a roll call of the various wrestling luminaries that were in the house for the event, both in the crowd and backstage: "Mick Foley, Michael Hayes, Shane Helms, Magnum T. A., J. J. Dillon, Vickie Guerrero, Rey Mysterio, Dominik Mysterio, Charlotte Flair, Rikishi, Baby Doll, Al Snow, The Undertaker, Bret Hart, Stephanie Hart, Michelle McCool, Mojo Rawley, Sammy Guevara, Ricky Starks, Billy Gunn, Dorian Roldan, Santino Marella, Kid Rock and likely many others. WWE active talent was not allowed to appear on camera although Dolph Ziggler was in a video clip and called by his real name: Nick Nemeth." He also noted Flair was emotional and crying all day in seeing so many wrestlers and former talent come out for the event.

Jeff Jarrett, Jay Lethal, and Andrade el Idolo all spoke to ESPN following their main event match on Sunday with Ric Flair and all of them had one thing in common: pressure. While the years of experience between all four tops 100, participating in a match with a 73-year-old man who just a few years ago was on his deathbed and also has a pacemaker probably isn't the best idea. But for the Nature Boy, there was no other way. "It's his last one. If anything goes wrong, it's on me. It's on others," Jeff Jarrett told Marc Raimondi of ESPN. "I'm so damn happy for Ric, I don't know what to say," he continued, adding that this match had a whole other level of pressure that he's never been under in his entire career. Lethal, who was in charge of training Ric Flair for the past couple of months, didn't look forward to Flair bleeding because it was out of their hands on how much Naitch was going to bleed. Flair did bleed, but wasn't the crimson mask of the past, and thankfully, he was okay. After the match, Lethal met Flair at the top of the ramp and the two embraced, all caught on camera. "I said, 'I fucking love you, you're the fucking man, I'm trying to be like you when I grow up, because you're fucking great. You're the greatest wrestler in the fucking world'," Lethal said. "He starts crying and says, 'Thank you. Thank you so much.'" Flair's son-in-law Andrade el Idolo also had that pressure, after all, it's family for him. "This match is the most important of my career," Andrade said. "This is unbelievable. I don't even have words for this," he continued, adding that Flair is an inspiration for him. At the end of the day, Flair survived, and was immediately checked by two doctors as soon as he stepped foot backstage. He looked tired, gassed out, and at times barely able to walk, but Flair did what he set out to do: entertain the crowd for one last time. The main event was truly a "forbidden door" moment. Jarrett, a WWE Senior Vice President, tagged with Lethal, an AEW star, and took on another AEW star, Andrade, and Flair. The ring announcer, Dave Penzer, was a former WCW guy who now works for Impact Wrestling, the commentary was headed by AEW's Tony Schiavone, and the referee was former WWE senior ref Mike Chioda. The event was produced by Impact Wrestling crew and directed by former WWE producer and current Impact producer David Sahadi.

Ric Flair has done it all in the pro wrestling world, and his name continues to have a lot of value to it. He has faced the best of the best in his decades-long career. He also had an embarrassing incident recently after one of the biggest matches of his career. The Nature Boy competed in the last match of his long, illustrious career. He teamed up with Andrade el Idolo to square off against Jay Lethal and Jeff Jarrett in Nashville, TN on July 31st. Ric Flair took some scary bumps and even bled during the match, something that he promised to do as well. When all was said and done, Ric Flair won the match, but he didn’t do some risky moves. While speaking to Brad Shepard UNLEASHED, Billi Bhatti claimed that Ric Flair went to a strip club called Tootsies and was so inebriated, that he fell on the floor while using the bathroom. “Ric Flair ended up at Tootsie’s strip club and had to be pulled out of the toilet because he was so drunk, he was taking a sh*t with the door open and ended up falling on his face. We needed to close the toilet to pick him up from the floor.”

Ric Flair’s career is full of legendary stories. His last match showed that he went out as he wanted to. In the end, he is still styling and profiling like only The Nature Boy can. According to a report from F4W’s Dave Meltzer (via the Wrestling Observer Newsletter), "Ric Flair’s Last Match" drew a large enough gate to make it the second-biggest modern-era independent wrestling event in the United States. Meltzer reports that “Last Match” had 20,000-25,000 buys via streaming and almost 4200 more through traditional PPV buys. "Ric Flair’s Last Match" saw more than 6,800 fans turn out in Nashville for the event, which resulted in a $448,502 gate. That total would make the Flair event the second-largest indie gate behind 2018’s "All In" event that had brought in $458,525 from 10,541 paid attendees. The "Last Match" card featured Ric Flair teaming with Andrade el Idolo against Jeff Jarrett and Jay Lethal in the main event, as well as Jordynne Grace vs. Deonna Purrazzo vs. Rachael Ellering, Killer Kross vs. Davey Boy Smith, Jr. and more.

This week’s episode of Ric Flair’s "To Be The Man" podcast features a special roundtable discussion looking back at the “Last Match” event in Nashville. "Battleground" podcast host and radio personality Tim Battle is joined by ESPN’s Jonathan Hood, Sportskeeda’s Kevin Kellam, Bleacher Report’s Graham Matthews and WrestleZone’s Bill Pritchard to discuss the event as a whole, the main event itself, the atmosphere of the event, potential for future “Supershow” style events in the same format, and much more.

The Von Erichs (Marshall Von Erich & Ross Von Erich) vs. The Briscoes (Jay Brisscoe & Mark Briscoe) match was pushed back to later on the "Ric Flair’s Last Match" card as Marshall & Ross' flight from Hawaii was delayed. They missed a meet & greet earlier in the day and were rushed to the building upon arrival to make the match.

On his "Hall of Fame" radio show, Booker T said he declined an offer for Harlem Heat to have their last match at "Starrcast" next year. He said “I was approached actually to have a final match next year at 'Starrcast'. Harlem Heat’s final match, here in Texas. I said, ‘Hell no. We ain’t doing none of that.’ I just had a match a couple of weeks ago, my knee was killing me. I can only imagine what it’s going to feel like next year. Y’all can forget about seeing me do one last match. The thing is, I’m still working, I’m still having matches. You’re just never going to see me have a ‘last match.’ You’re never going to see me do much in the ring. I’m never going to build up a match like I’m doing a whole lot. ‘One tag in, one tag out. That’s it, I’m done, where’s my check?’ I learned from one of my teachers back in the day, ‘Hacksaw’ Butch Reed. I got to tag with him down in the Global Wrestling Federation, and he said ‘Man, I’m coming in one time. I’m coming out and asking for my check.’ That’s the way you do it.”

Taya Valkyrie recalls how she almost had a different role in Lucha Underground. Valkyrie was recently on "The Sessions" with Renee Paquette and spoke about how she met her husband, John Hennigan. During the conversation, she also shared how she was originally set to play the role of Kobra Moon, the role that ultimately went to Thunder Rosa. “Well, we first met in person because he would come to AAA once Lucha Underground season one started. He started coming in and of course, whenever someone came in and spoke English I was like ‘Oh my God, you’re my best friend!’ [laughs] We met that way and that was kinda just it,” she explained. “When I found out I was going to Lucha Underground for season two, originally I was supposed to be Kobra Moon. I had done all the measurements and the costume stuff for Kobra Moon, and then they told me when I got there, ‘I hope you brought your regular gear’ and I was like ‘yeah… why?’ They changed everything, and [I’m] just Taya now. I was like ‘OK cool’ and they’re like ‘AND you’re in a faction with Johnny Mundo!’ I’m like, ‘OK… what is happening? Why am I being paired with John Morrison?’ They added P. J. Black and Jack Evans,” Taya noted, “so that was kinda how it started and we were just working together.” Taya explained that she can remember asking him what their dynamic was while shooting a vignette, noting that she wasn’t sure if they were friends or flirty. He said they should just feel it out and the writers agreed, but Taya leaned towards friends because she was nervous. Eventually, John started gravitating toward Taya and she said that he started trying to win her over in an effort to go out with her. “I was sitting in the room where a lot of the AAA guys were, their locker room or whatever and I just went in there to talk to everybody. And I was sitting on the couch, it’s Phoenix on one side and Penta on the other, and John just walks into the room, and he’s like ‘Hola, amigos!,’ and just being really over the top, and everyone’s like ‘What the f-ck’ and he’s just like ‘Taya, can we talk?’ and I was like ‘Yeah, just give me a second,’ he walks out and Fenix and Pentagon are just like ‘Whoa.’ We have been filming a whole season and a half with this guy, and he has never come in here, and now he speaks Spanish?! And then, John wanted to take us all out for dinner, and pay for things, and trying to impress my friends basically. Because, Fenix, Daga, and Penta and I, we all came up together in AAA, and we were like a very tight-knit family dynamic that we had. So I thought John was trying to win over my older brothers, trying to get their approval. And I remember once, Daga even says this too, we were at an afterparty and John is dancing around and being crazy, and Daga is doing the same thing, and I’m just so embarrassed, I was like ‘Oh my god John, stop that. Like, stop it.’ And Daga’s like ‘You better stop doing that, she’s mad!’ Just weird things like. So basically, he followed me around the Temple for weeks until I agreed to go out with him…and here we are, we’ve been married four and a half years, and yeah, life is good.”

Mick Foley pleaded with Gmail for help getting his email account back after it was hacked: “Dear @gmail. This is really me - and I really need to get my account back. Please DM me, so we can actually talk on the phone. Having your identity stolen sucks. Please don’t make it any more difficult than it needs to be to get it back. Sincerely, Mick Foley”

A former Oklahoma State University wrestling champion has been charged with sexual battery, according to court records. A. J. Ferrari departed the OSU wrestling program last month. Court records show his alleged offense occurred July 2nd. Ferrari was the 2021 NCAA champion in the 197-pound weight class. Court records show an arrest warrant was issued for Ferrari on Wednesday. Ferrari was announced as part of the first class of WWE's NIL program in December 2021.

Kaci Kannon broke her toe on August 4th. Oklafan wishes her a speedy recovery.

Oklafan congratulates Ray the Bae on his engagement on August 3rd.

Oklafan congratulates Aaron Anders on his marriage to his fiancée Katherine on June 13th.

Oklafan extends condolences to Mike Stierwalt on the passing of his father on August 3rd.

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RECENT OUT OF STATE RESULTS
July 9th
Dimitri Alexandrov, Jason Silver, & Sky de Lacrimosa defeated Brixton Shaw, MPX Tag Team Champion Gabe Wilder, & MPX Tag Team Champion & MPX Addicts Champion Tommy Prince in a 6-Man Tag Team Match at Metroplex Wrestling's "Condemned" event in Bedford, TX. In other matches, Sam Stackhouse defeated Mr. Nasty; and Phoebe defeated Machiko.

Morgan Mercy defeated Korey Konstantine at Metroplex Wrestling's "The Purge" event in Bedford, TX. In other matches, Masada defeated Tommy Dean in an Ultraviolent Match; and Dimitri Alexandrov defeated Brixton Shaw.

July 22nd
El Hijo del Fishman & Villano V, Jr. defeated Brazo de Oro, Jr. & El Hijo de Octagon at the "Universal Lucha Company Rencillas" event in Coyoacan, Distrito Federal, Mexico

July 23rd
Sam Stackhouse defeated Loko Champion Kiefer Bartek for the title at Loko Wrestling's "Lokoholics" event in Houston, TX. In other matches, Fuego del Sol defeated Joe Alonzo.

MPX Champion Exodus Prime defeated Barrett Brown at Metroplex Wrestling's "Prime Day" event in Bedford, TX

July 28th
Rudy Garza defeated Dyl Dempsey at New Texas Pro Wrestling's "Texas Contenders Series #2" event in Houston, TX

July 30th
Bushwacker Luke & Bulking Season (Arthur McArthur & Chuck Stone) defeated The Duke & The BitcoinboiZ (Eric Taylor & Mikey Montgomery) in a 6-Man Tag Team Match at Absolute Intense Wrestling's "First Annual Bill Alfonso Hardcore Tournament" event in Jefferson, OH

Hija de Fuerza Guerrera defeated Lady Sensacion at the "Dos Luchas Mas" event in Kanasin, Yucatan, Mexico. In other matches, El Canek, Jr. & Xaman Ek defeated El Hijo del Fishman & Hijo del Noruego.

United Empire (Aaron Henare, Jeff Cobb, & IWGP United States Champion Will Ospreay) defeated Suzuki-gun (Lance Archer, Taichi, & TAKA Michinoku) in a 6-Man Tag Team Match at New Japan Pro Wrestling's "G1 Climax 32 - Night 8" event in Nagoya, Aichi, Japan

Marti Belle defeated Missa Kate, Paolo Blaze, and Rylee Rockett in a 4-Way Match at the "NWA USA Surge" event in Nashville, TN. In other matches, The Miserably Faithful (Gaagz the Gimp & Sal the Pal) defeated The Ill Begotten (Rush Freeman & Alex Taylor).

Slice Boogie defeated SBW Champion Ray Rosas for the title in a 3-Way Match that also included Tyler Bateman at Santino Bros. Wrestling's "LA Rumble" event in Cudahy, CA

XWE Champion Kuda defeated Darien Blakeney at Xtreme Wrestling Entertainment's "Thunder Struck" event in Salina, KS. In other matches, Tino Valentino defeated Calvin Aldridge; Violencia & Paz defeated Zookong & Balisong; Rey Leon defeated Aaron Helms and Drake Gallows in a Triple Threat Match; The Main Attractions (Tobias Storm & James Moore) defeated Kansas Wrestling Alliance Tag Team Champions The Rebel Hearts (Christian Temple & Justin Gray); Niles Plonk & Miranda Gordy defeated Kansas Wrestling Alliance Heartland Champion Paradox & Kansas Wrestling Alliance Women’s Champion Stormi Renee in a Mixed Tag Team Match.

Kikutaro defeated Konaka at the Yanagase Pro Wrestling event in Gifu, Japan

July 31st
Ric Flair & Andrade el Idolo defeated Jay Lethal & Jeff Jarrett (w/ Karen Jarrett) at Jim Crockett Promotions' "Ric Flair's Last Match" pay-per-view event in Nashville, TN. In other matches, Killer Kross (w/ Scarlett Bordeaux) defeated Davey Boy Smith, Jr.; The New Four Horsemen (Brian Pillman, Jr. & Brock Anderson, w/ Arn Anderson) defeated The Mortons (Kerry Morton & Ricky Morton, w/ Robert Gibson); and The Briscoes (Jay Briscoe & Mark Briscoe) defeated The Von Erichs (Marshall Von Erich & Ross Von Erich).

Tatsumi Fujinami, Asosan, & Kodia Nozaki defeated Minoru Fujita, Super Strong Kishan, & Kyushu Pro Champion Genkai in a 6-Man Tag Team Match at Kyushu Pro Wrestling's "Kitakyushu Genki Festival" event in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan

Jeff Cobb defeated Lance Archer in a G1 Climax 2022 Block A Match at New Japan Pro Wrestling's "G1 Climax 32 - Night 9" event in Nagoya, Aichi, Japan

Kikutaro, Black Buffalo, Ebessan, & Takoyakida defeated Joichiro Osaka, Kuishinbo Kamen, Kyusei Ninja Ranmaru, & The Bodyguard in an 8-Man Tag Team Match at Osaka Pro Wrestling's "Osaka Light Heavyweight First Championship Tournament - Night 2" event in Osaka, Japan

August 1st
Ciampa defeated A. J. Styles to become the #1 contender to the WWE United States Title at the "WWE Monday Night RAW" event in Houston, TX. Earlier in the card, Styles defeated Mustafa Ali and The Miz in a WWE United States Title #1 Contendership Qualifying Triple Threat Match.

August 2nd
House Of Torture (Dick Togo, EVIL, SHO, & Yujiro Takahashi) defeat Suzuki-gun (Lance Archer, Taichi, TAKA Michinoku, & Zack Sabre Jr.) in an 8-Man Tag Team Match at New Japan Pro Wrestling's "G1 Climax 32 - Night 10" event in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan

Cyon (w/ Austin Idol) defeated Rodney Mack (w/ Aron Stevens) to become the #1 contender to the NWA National Title at the "NWA Powerrr" event in Nashville, TN. In other matches, The Miserably Faithful (Gaagz the Gimp, Sal the Pal, & Judias, w/ James Mitchell) defeated The Ill Begotten (Rush Freeman, Alex Taylor, & Jeremiah Plunkett, w/ Danny Dealz & Ronaldo Freeman) in a 6-Man Tag Team War Match.

August 3rd
Britt Baker & Jamie Hayter (w/ Rebel [2nd]) defeated ThunderStorm (AEW Women's World Champion Thunder Rosa & Toni Storm) at the "AEW Dynamite" event in Columbus, OH

August 4th
TWE Champion Merc defeated Hardway Heeter at the TWE Chattanooga event in Chattanooga, TN

August 5th
Robert Anthony (w/ Frank the Clown) defeated Freelance Champion Storm Grayson for the title in a match officiated by special referee Mick Foley at Freelance Wrestling's "Cheap Pop" event in Chicago, IL. In other matches, Craig Mitchell defeated Ethan Price, Angel Escalera, Bucky Collins, Devon Monroe, and Koda Hernandez in a 6-Way Scramble Match; and Freelance Legacy Champion Bryan Keith defeated Koko Lane (w/ Trevor Outlaw).

Los Ingobernables de Japon (BUSHI, SANADA, & NJPW King of Pro Wrestling Champion Shingo Takagi) defeated Suzuki-gun (Lance Archer, TAKA Michinoku, & Zack Sabre, Jr.) in a 6-Man Tag Team Match at New Japan Pro Wrestling's "G1 Climax 32 - Night 11" event in Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan

The Viking Raiders (Erik & Ivar) defeated Jim Mulkey & Tommy Gibson at the "WWE Friday Night SmackDown" event in Greenville, SC. Later in the card, Kofi Kingston defeated Erik.

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UPCOMING OKLAHOMA EVENTS
Empire Pro Wrestling
Saturday, August 13th
Wyndham Garden
2101 S. Meridian Ave.
Oklahoma City, OK
Bell Time 5:30pm

Wrestle Against Hunger
Saturday, August 13th
Living Hope Fellowship
1821 E. 66th St. N.
Tulsa, OK
Bell Time 7pm

Native American Wrestling
Saturday, August 13th
Community Building'
Chewey, OK
Bell Time 7pm

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UPCOMING OUT OF STATE EVENTS
August 7th
Shane Douglas & Brian Myers vs. The Headbangers (Mosh & Thrasher) is scheduled for Atomic Revolutionary Wrestling's "Bone Crunching Action!" event in Melbourne, FL

Kody Lane vs. Atticus Cogar in a Circle 6 World Title Qualifying Match is scheduled for Circle 6's "Hoodrat Stuff with My Friends" event in Dallas, TX. Other scheduled matches include Fly Def (Zack Mason & Warren Johnson) vs. The Premier (Campbell Myers & S. K. Bishop); and Izzy James vs. Kevin Giza.

Suzuki-gun (Lance Archer, Taichi, TAKA Michinoku, & Zack Sabre, Jr.) vs. Los Ingobernables de Japon (BUSHI, SANADA, Tetsuya Naito, & NJPW King Of Pro Wrestling Champion Shingo Takagi) in an 8-Man Tag Team Match is scheduled for New Japan Pro Wrestling's "G1 Climax 32 - Night 13" event in Osaka, Japan

August 9th
Lance Archer vs. JONAH in a G1 Climax 2022 Block A Match is scheduled for New Japan Pro Wrestling's "G1 Climax 32 - Night 14" event in Hiroshima, Japan

August 10th
Suzuki-gun (Lance Archer, Taichi, & TAKA Michinoku) vs. BULLET CLUB (Juice Robinson, KENTA, & IWGP World Champion Jay White) in a 6-Man Tag Team Match is scheduled for New Japan Pro Wrestling's "G1 Climax 32 - Night 15" event in Hiroshima, Japan

Bobby Fulton is among the stars scheduled for the World Classic Big Time Wrestling event in Urbana, OH

August 12th
Moonshine Mantell vs. Gary Jay is scheduled for the Red River Wrestling Wrestling event in Bedford, TX

August 13th
Stormi Renee is among the stars scheduled for the Florida Professional Wrestling Alliance event in Jacksonville, FL

Ethan Price vs. Axel Rico is scheduled for Freelance Underground's "This Thing of Ours" event in Thornton, IL

Carlito vs. Parker Thomas vs. FWA Mercury Champion Vinnie Vain in a Triple Threat Match is scheduled for Future Wrestling Australia's "Resolution 5" event in Five Dock, New South Wales, Australia

Al Farat, Angel Camacho, and Tino Valentino are among the stars scheduled for the Lucha Americana event in Amarillo, TX

Nathan Estrada and Danni Bee are among the stars scheduled for Martinez Entertainment Lucha Libre Mexicana's "MartinezMania" event in Kennedale, TX

Toxic Masculinity (Johnny Dynamite & Johnny Lightning) vs. Jimmy Fiasco & a mystery partner is scheduled for the Mid-States Wrestling event in Springfield, MO. Other scheduled matches include Niles Plonk vs. The Beer City Bruiser; and Miranda Gordy vs. Kelsie Magnolia. Also scheduled to appear is MSW Heavyweight Champion Luke Langley, Southern Heavyweight Champion Jason Jones, Alan Jefferson, Gary Roosevelt Gram, Tim Rockwell, and many more.

Suzuki-gun (Lance Archer, TAKA Michinoku, & Zack Sabre, Jr.) vs. Los Ingobernables de Japon (BUSHI, SANADA, & Tetsuya Naito) in a 6-Man Tag Team Match is scheduled for New Japan Pro Wrestling's "G1 Climax 32 - Night 16" event in Tokyo, Japan

RPW Champion Shane Stratmore (w/ Matt Marvel) defends the title against Chuey Martinez in a Lucky 7 Match at the Rampage Pro Wrestling event in Mineral Wells, TX

Chandler Hopkins is among the stars scheduled for the Reality of Wrestling event in Texas City, TX

Bob Orton, Jr. & Brandon Barretta vs. The Dogtown Underground (Rob Kowalski & Mauler McDarby, w/ Lucky P. Larson) is scheduled for the Southern Illinois Championship Wrestling event in East Carondelet, IL

Gino Medina vs. Jacob Fatu is scheduled for Thirs Coast Wrestling's "South Side" event in Dallas, TX. Also scheduled to appear is M. J. Bell and many more.

Justin Gray vs. Clayton Bloodstone is scheduled for United Underground Championship Wrestling's "Disturbing the Peace" event in Wichita, KS. Other scheduled matches include Gideon Vane vs. Malico; and Danni Bee vs. Emmy Camacho. Also scheduled to appear is Matt Sydal, Christian Temple, and many more.

WLW Tag Team Champions High Level Enterprises (Jack Gamble & Jon Webb) defend the titles against Dysfunction (Brandon Espinosa & Kyle Roberts) at World League Wrestling's "Summer Showdown" event in Troy, MO

WWX Champion Kuda defends the title against Reggie Lincoln at the World Wrestling Xpress event in Larned, KS. In other scheduled matches, WWX United States Women's Champion Lillith Grimm defends the title against Luna Nightshade.

August 14th
Suzuki-gun (Lance Archer, TAKA Michinoku, & Zack Sabre, Jr.) vs. CHAOS (Kazuchika Okada, Tomohiro Ishii, & Toru Yano) in a 6-Man Tag Team Match is scheduled for New Japan Pro Wrestling's "G1 Climax 32 - Night 17" event in Nagano, Japan

Jimmy Valiant is among the stars scheduled for the Revolution Wrestling Authority event in High Point, NC

August 16th
Lance Archer vs. Kazuchika Okada in a G1 Climax 2022 Block A Match is scheduled for New Japan Pro Wrestling's "G1 Climax 32 - Night 18" event in Tokyo, Japan

August 17th
Lance Archer is among the stars scheduled for New Japan Pro Wrestling's "G1 Climax 32 - Night 19" event in Tokyo, Japan

August 19th
Gino Medina and Moonshine Mantell are among the stars scheduled for Gulf Coast Wrestling Alliance's "Back to the Roots" event in Corpus Christi, TX

MWA Champion Brian Blade defends the title against Mr. Fitness #2 at the Midwest Wrestling Alliance event in Lincoln, NE. Also scheduled to appear is Dave Sullivan, Christian Temple, and many more.

TexPro Texas Champion Mr. Wobble and Tim Storm are among the stars scheduled for Texoma Pro Wrestling's "Summer Storm" event in Sherman, TX

August 20th
Kristopher Haiden vs. Damo is scheduled for the King of Sports Championship Wrestling event in Yantis, TX. Other scheduled matches include Devion Black vs. Max Beckett.

Danni Bee vs. The Black Widow is scheduled for the Mission Pro Wrestling event in San Antonio, TX. Other scheduled matches include Nova Phoenix vs. La Rosa Negra.

Rikishi is among the stars scheduled for the Warrior Wrestling event in Chicago, IL

WCR Interim Champion Sam Stackhouse, WCR Tag Team Champions Murder, Inc. (Mr. Nasty & Killbane), WCR Diamond Division Champion Myka Madrid, Jerry Bostic, and Kyle Hawk are among the stars scheduled for the World Class Revolution event in San Antonio, TX

Dimitri Alexandrov vs. Sawyer Wreck for the vacant WrestleRave Deathmatch Title is scheduled for WrestleRave's "First Year Anniversary Spectacular" event in Houston, TX. Other scheduled matches include Charlie Haas vs. Chris Carter.

August 21st
HOT Champion Dimitri Alexandrov vs. ACW Televised Champion Moonshine Mantell in a Title vs. Title Match is scheduled for Heart of Texas Wrestling's & Anarchy Championship Wrestling's "River Runs Red" event in Austin, TX. Also scheduled to appear is Wesley Crane, Tommy Dean, Sam Stackhouse, and many more.

August 27th
Reno SCUM (Adam Thornstowe & Luster the Legend) are among the stars scheduled for All Pro Wrestling - Nevada's "Beat the Heat" event in Sparks, NV

BIW Southern Champion Adam Asher defends the title against Angel Camacho at Bayou Independent Wrestling's "A Long Way Down" event in Brookhaven, MS. Other scheduled matches include Best Picture (Sebastion Envi & Michael Shafer) vs. Bam Bam Malone & Cassidy Riley; and Sam Stackhouse vs. Ray Everett.

Moonshine Mantell (w/ Greg Jovi) vs. Dak Draper is scheduled for Central States Wrestling's "Horseman Country" event in Overland Park, KS. Other scheduled matches include Luke Langley vs. Mike Outlaw. Also scheduled to appear is The Beer City Bruiser and many more.

Franco Varga vs. Gideon Vane vs. Korey O'Neal is scheduled for the Independent Wrestling Expo event in Fort Worth, TX. Other scheduled matches include Fuego del Sol vs. Jordan Oliver. Also scheduled to appear is Malico, and many more.

Garrisaon Creed is among the stars scheduled for the Live Pro Wrestling event in Kewaunee, WI

NWA World Champion Trevor Murdoch defends the title against NWA World Television Champion Tyrus at the "NWA 74 - Night 1" pay-per-view event in St. Louis, MO. Other scheduled matches include Samantha Starr (w/ Baby Doll) vs. a mystery opponent. Also scheduled to appear is Barry Windham and many more..

The Rock-N-Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson) are among the stars scheduled for the Renegade Wrestling Alliance event in West Newton, PA

Brent Wall is among the stars scheduled for the Xtreme Wrestling Entertainment event in Salina, KS

August 28th
CNWEA United States Champion Bobby Joe Bristow is among the stars scheduled for the Christian National Wrestling Exhibition Alliance event in Westlock, Alberta, Canada

NWA World Women's Tag Team Champions Pretty Empowered (Ella Envy & Kenzie Page) defend the titles against The Hex (Marti Belle & Allysin Kay) in a Kingshighway Street Fight at the "NWA 74 - Night 2" pay-per-view event in St. Louis, MO. Also scheduled to appear is NWA World Champion Trevor Murdoch and many more.

Angel Camacho is among the stars scheduled for the Texas All-Star Wrestling event in Houston, TX

August 29th
Loko Champion Sam Stackhouse and Dylan Feltz are among the stars scheduled for Loko Wrestling's "The Funeral" event in Houston, TX

September 1st
AAW Tag Team Champions ACH & Jah-C defend the titles against Ace Perry & Alexander Hammerstone at AAW: Pro Wrestling Redefined's "Destination Chicago 2022" event in Chicago, IL

September 3rd
Angel Camacho is among the stars scheduled for the Texas All-Star Wrestling event in San Antonio, TX

September 4th
Angel Camacho is among the stars scheduled for the Texas All-Star Wrestling event in San Antonio, TX

September 7th
Sting is among the stars scheduled for the "AEW Dynamite" and "AEW Rampage" events in Buffalo, NY

September 10th
Dimitri Alexandrov is among the stars scheduled for the New Wave Pro event in Terre Haute, IN

Niles Plonk vs. J. Fowler is scheduled for the Central Empire Wrestling event in Oskoloosa, IA. Other scheduled matches include Curt Gannon vs. Clay Cooper.

September 11th
Angel Camacho is among the stars scheduled for River City Wrestling's "Forever" event in San Antonio, TX

September 18th
Gino Medina is among the stars scheduled for the Mucha Lucha Atlanta event in Atlanta, GA

September 25th
Matt Sydal is among the stars scheduled for Glory Pro Wrestling's "Live at the Pageant II: Ludicrous Speed" event in St. Louis, MO

September 30th
Miranda Gordy is among the stars scheduled for the Rugged Pro Wrestling event in Marshalltown, IA

October 9th
Garrisaon Creed vs. Vic Capri is scheduled for the Chicagoland Championship Wrestling event in Michigan City, IN

October 13th
EC3 and Leo Fox are among the stars scheduled for the Control Your Narrative event in San Antonio, TX

October 14th
EC3 and Leo Fox are among the stars scheduled for the Control Your Narrative event in Austin, TX

October 15th
EC3 and Leo Fox are among the stars scheduled for the Control Your Narrative event in Houston, TX

Bobby Fulton, Demolition (Ax & Smash), Jerry Lawler, Jake Roberts, Bushwacker Luke, Baby Doll, Sam Houston, Buff Bagwell, Bob Orton, Jr., and Shane Douglas are among the stars scheduled for World Classic Big Time Wrestling's "The Great Fall Bash" event in Chillicothe, OH

October 16th
EC3 and Leo Fox are among the stars scheduled for the Control Your Narrative event in Fort Worth, TX

October 22nd
EC3 and Leo Fox are among the stars scheduled for the Control Your Narrative event in New Orleans, LA

Brent Wall is among the stars scheduled for the Xtreme Wrestling Entertainment event in Salina, KS

October 23rd
EC3 and Leo Fox are among the stars scheduled for the Control Your Narrative event in Atlanta, GA

October 27th
EC3 and Leo Fox are among the stars scheduled for the Control Your Narrative event in Charlotte, NC

October 28th
EC3 and Leo Fox are among the stars scheduled for the Control Your Narrative event in Richmond, VA

October 29th
EC3 and Leo Fox are among the stars scheduled for the Control Your Narrative event in Norfolk, VA

Angel Camacho is among the stars scheduled for the Texas All-Star Wrestling event in Grand Prairie, TX

October 30th
EC3 and Leo Fox are among the stars scheduled for the Control Your Narrative event in Baltimore, MD

Angel Camacho is among the stars scheduled for the Texas All-Star Wrestling event in Grand Prairie, TX

November 3rd
EC3 and Leo Fox are among the stars scheduled for the Control Your Narrative event in New York, NY

November 4th
EC3 and Leo Fox are among the stars scheduled for the Control Your Narrative event in Reading, PA

November 5th
EC3 and Leo Fox are among the stars scheduled for the Control Your Narrative event in Sayreville, PA

Bobby Joe Bristow is among the stars scheduled for the German Championship Wrestling event in Wilhelmshave, Germany

November 6th
EC3 and Leo Fox are among the stars scheduled for the Control Your Narrative event in Philadelphia, PA

November 10th
EC3 and Leo Fox are among the stars scheduled for the Control Your Narrative event in Tampa, FL

November 11th
EC3 and Leo Fox are among the stars scheduled for the Control Your Narrative event in Orlando, FL

November 12th
EC3 and Leo Fox are among the stars scheduled for the Control Your Narrative event in West Palm Beach, FL

December 2nd
EC3 and Leo Fox are among the stars scheduled for the Control Your Narrative event in Green Bay, WI

December 3rd
EC3 and Leo Fox are among the stars scheduled for the Control Your Narrative event in Milwaukee, WI

Brent Wall is among the stars scheduled for the Kansas Wrestling Alliance event in Hutchinson, KS

December 4th
EC3 and Leo Fox are among the stars scheduled for the Control Your Narrative event in Chicago, IL

December 9th
EC3 and Leo Fox are among the stars scheduled for the Control Your Narrative event in St. Louis, MO

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UPCOMING OUT OF STATE APPEARANCES
August 7th
Mick Foley, CM Punk, Lita, Trish Stratus, Danhausen, Sasha Banks, Naomi, The Undertaker, and many more will be signing autographs at the "Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo" at McCormick Place in Chcago, IL. For more info, go to C2E2.com.

Jerry Lawler, Rikishi, Ricky Steamboat, Charles Wright (AKA The Godfather), and many more will be signing autographs at the "Fanboy Expo" in Knoxville, TN. For more info, go to FanboyExpo.com/Knoxville.

Shane Douglas, Tiger Chung Lee, The Mulkey Brothers (Randy Mulker & Bill Mulkey), John Nord, Bill Irwin, Buddy Lee Parker, The Sandman, and many more will be signing autographs at "The Gathering III" at the Hilton University Place in Charlotte, NC. For more info, go to CrowbarPress.com/TMartPromotions.

Jim Ross will be signing autographs at "Pro Wrestling Week at the New Jersey State Fair" at the Susex County Fairgrounds in Augusta, NJ

Jim Duggan, Jimmy Hart, Greg Valentine, Brutus Beefcake, and many more will be signing autographs at "Really Cool Comic Con" at the Dort Financial Center in Flint, MI. For more info, go to ReallyCoolComicCon.com.

August 11th
Mick Foley will be performing stand-up comedy during his "Nice Day Tour" at Factory Theatre in Sydney, Australia. For more info, go to RealMickFoley.com.

August 12th
Ted DiBiase will be signing autographs at "Pro Wrestling Week at the New Jersey State Fair" at the Susex County Fairgrounds in Augusta, NJ

Greg Valentine will be signing autographs from 5pm to 7pm at The Wrestling Universe in Commack, NY. For more info, call 718-460-2777.

Mick Foley will be performing stand-up comedy during his "Nice Day Tour" at Eatons Hill Hotel in Brisbane, Australia. For more info, go to RealMickFoley.com.

August 13th
Jake Roberts, Ted DiBiase, Greg Valentine, and many more will be signing autpgraphs at the "Big Apple Trading Card Show" at the New Yorker Hotel in New York, NY. For more info, go to BigAppleTradingCardShow.com.

Brian Blair, Jim Brunzell, and many more will be signing autographs at "SarasotaCon" at the Carlisle Inn & Conference Center in Sarasota, FL. For more info, go to TheSarasotaCon.com.

Ric Flair, Anna Jay, and many more will be signing autographs at "Steel City Con" at the Monroeville Convention Center in Monroeville, PA. For more info, go to SteelCityCon.com.

Mickie James, J. B. L., Johnny Gargano, Thunder Rosa, and many more will be signing autographs at "StocktonCon" at the Stockton Arena in Stockton, CA. For more info, go to StocktonCon.com.

August 14th
Mick Foley will be performing stand-up comedy during his "Nice Day Tour" at HOTA in Gold Coast, Australia. For more info, go to RealMickFoley.com.

Ric Flair, Anna Jay, and many more will be signing autographs at "Steel City Con" at the Monroeville Convention Center in Monroeville, PA. For more info, go to SteelCityCon.com.

Mickie James, Thunder Rosa, and many more will be signing autographs at "StocktonCon" at the Stockton Arena in Stockton, CA. For more info, go to StocktonCon.com.

August 18th
Mick Foley will be performing stand-up comedy during his "Nice Day Tour" at Arkaba Hotel in Adelaide, Australia. For more info, go to RealMickFoley.com.

August 19th
Mick Foley will be performing stand-up comedy during his "Nice Day Tour" at FREO.SOCIAL in Perth, Australia. For more info, go to RealMickFoley.com.

August 20th
Carlito and J. T. G. will be signing autographs from 3pm to 7pm at Flashback in Glendive, MT. For more info, call 406-939-1132.

Mick Foley will be performing stand-up comedy during his "Nice Day Tour" at Comic's Lounge in Melbourne, Australia. For more info, go to RealMickFoley.com.

Jake Roberts, Ricky Steamboat, Shane Douglas, Barry Windham, Tito Santana, and many more will be signing autographs at the "Pikeville Comic & Toy Convention" at the Appalachian Wireless Arena in Pikesville, KY. For more info go to PikevilleComicCon.net.

Ethan Page, Ron Simmons, Kevin Nash, Booker T, Orange Cassidy, X-Pac, Scorpio Sky, Sgt. Slaughter, Josh Alexander, Shaul Guerrero, Red Velvet, Kiera Hogan, Nyla Rose, Tasha Steelz, Gail Kim, Deonna Purrazzo, Steve Maclin, Penelope Ford, Kip Sabian, Lisa Marie Varon, Flip Gordon, Marty Scurll, Gisele Shaw, Parker Boudreaux, Rikishi, Samu, Dutch Mantell, Johnny Rodz, Melina Perez, Earl Hebner, Diamante, Sonny Kiss, Angel Orsini, Kamille Brickhouse, Heidi Lee Morgan, May Valentine, Buff Bagwell, Maven, Brandi Lauren, Alicia Atout, Bushwacker Luke, Jackie Haas, Tama Tonga, Tanga Loa, Haku, Leila Grey, Matthew Rehwoldt, Vickie Guerrero, Jasmine St. Claire, Stu Grayson, Virgil, Amber Nova, and many more will be signing autographs from 12pm to 4pm at "Wrestle Bash 22 Fanfest" at the Police Athletic League in Parsippany, NJ. Click here for more info.

August 24th
Mick Foley will be performing stand-up comedy during his "Nice Day Tour" at Little Theatre in Wellington, New Zealand. For more info, go to RealMickFoley.com.

August 25th
Mick Foley will be performing stand-up comedy during his "Nice Day Tour" at Piano Theatre in Christchurch, New Zealand. For more info, go to RealMickFoley.com.

August 26th
Mick Foley will be performing stand-up comedy during his "Nice Day Tour" at Q Theatre Rangatira in Auckland, New Zealand. For more info, go to RealMickFoley.com.

Tito Santana will be appearing at "Induction Weekend" at the International Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame in Albany, NY

August 27th
Greg Valentine and many more will be signing autographs at "New Wave Comic Con" at the Wyndham Event Center in Visalia, CA. For more info, go to CaliCardExpo.com.

Tito Santana will be appearing at "Induction Weekend" at the International Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame in Albany, NY

Demolition (Ax & Smash) and Earl Hebner will be signing autographs from 10am to 5pm at the Fairfield Marriott in Buena Park, CA. For more info, go to WrestlingRevolutionStore.com/Meet-And-Greet-Events.

Tiger Chung Lee will be signing autographs from 1pm to 4pm at The Wrestling Universe in Flushing, NY. For more info, call 718-460-2777.

August 28th
Greg Valentine and many more will be signing autographs at "New Wave Comic Con" at the Wyndham Event Center in Visalia, CA. For more info, go to CaliCardExpo.com.

Tito Santana will be appearing at "Induction Weekend" at the International Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame in Albany, NY

September 2nd
Rikishi, The Godfather, and many more will be signing autographs at the "Fanboy Expo" at the Hyatt Regency Orlando in Orlando, FL. For more info, go to FanboyExpo.com/Orlando.

September 3rd
Rikishi, The Godfather, and many more will be signing autographs at the "Fanboy Expo" at the Hyatt Regency Orlando in Orlando, FL. For more info, go to FanboyExpo.com/Orlando.

September 4th
Rikishi, The Godfather, and many more will be signing autographs at the "Fanboy Expo" at the Hyatt Regency Orlando in Orlando, FL. For more info, go to FanboyExpo.com/Orlando.

October 15th
Bobby Fulton, Jerry Lawler, Jake Roberts, Demolition (Ax & Smash), Sam Houston, Baby Doll, Bushwacker Luke, Tatanka, Mario Mancini, Paul Roma, Bob Orton, Jr., Ariane Andrew (AKA Cameron), Shane Douglas, Shark Boy, Mr. Hughes, and many more will be signing autographs prior to World Classic Big Time Wrestling's "The Great Fall Bash" event in Chillicothe, OH

November 12th
Rikishi will be signing autographs at the "Fanboy Expo" at the Indiana State Fairgrounds & Event Center Agriculture Horticulture Building in Indianapolis, IN. For more info, go to FanboyExpo.com/Indy.

November 13th
Rikishi will be signing autographs at the "Fanboy Expo" at the Indiana State Fairgrounds & Event Center Agriculture Horticulture Building in Indianapolis, IN. For more info, go to FanboyExpo.com/Indy.


2023
February 2nd through 6th
Mickie James, Chris Jericho, Mark Henry, The Good Brothers (Doc Gallows & Karl Anderson), Brad Williams, Matt Cardona, Nick Aldis, Moose, Jim Duggan, Brutus Beefcake, Irwin R. Shyster, Dan Lambert, Jonathan Gresham, Jordynne Grace, Swoggle, Brian Myers, Rocky Romero, Yuya Uemura, Ariane Andrew, The Boogeyman, O. D. B., World Famous C. B., and many more will be appearing on "Chris Jericho's Rock 'N' Wrestling Rager At Sea" cruise on board the Norwegian Pearl. For more info, go to ChrisJerichoCruise.com.


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UPCOMING BIRTHDAYS
August 7th - Joshua Smith, Latrell Upton, Marti Belle, Taro Miyaki
August 8th - Jack Victory, Johnny Z, Josh La Rue, Malice, Marion McGee, Rage Logan, Scotty Charisma, Steve O, Taras Bulba, Zakk Sinizter
August 9th - Dave Donovan, Giganto, Justin Sane, Mike Iles, Nick Hudson
August 10th - Brett Sawyer, Brian Blade, Nyati, Savio Vega
August 11th - Brian Dixon
August 12th - Al Farat, Cothern, Karol Krauser, Kunna Keyoh, Terry Taylor
August 13th - Corporal Punishment, Dan Wilder, Romo Cruz, Terry Montana, Tony Falk

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