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Oklahoma Scoop

Posted: Mar 24th 2008 By: mikeiles

NEWS
Ric Flair is being honored with his own day in South Carolina. Today will officially be recognized as "Ric Flair Day" in Columbia when the pro wrestling legend receives a key to the city during a ceremony at city hall. In a statement Flair said, quote, "Columbia holds a special place in my heart -- it is the home of many dear friends and business associates." Flair is in Columbia for WWE's RAW show tonight at The Colonial Center.

Ric Flair revealed in an interview with the Miami Herald that his good friend and former Evolution mate Triple H will induct him into the WWE Hall of Fame on Saturday, March 29th at Orlando's Amway Arena.

One more news nugget on The Natureboy, Ric Flair will be appearing on "Secret Talents of the Stars" on CBS when the series premieres live on April 8th. Flair will be surprising viewers with his salsa dancing skills.

Steve Austin did an interview with Crave Online. When asked about the Ric Flair retirement angle, Austin said, "I haven't really watched enough to see what's going on but I don't think so just because Ric Flair is my favorite pro wrestler ever in the history of the business and [that story is not as good as it could be or should be.]"

Eddie Graham was announced as the 7th inductee into the 2008 WWE Hall of Fame. Dusty Rhodes is reportedly penciled in to induct him with Eddie's son Mike accepting on behalf of his late father.

Jim Ross was bothered with a bad eye last week. JR injured the eye a few years back at a "WWE RAW" show at Madison Square Garden Raw, when he worked with Triple H and got potatoed.

During an interview with Monday Night Mayhem, Jim Ross said that he wanted to let the fans know that his current plan is to build four to six more of his BBQ restaurants in Oklahoma, with two being built more this year.

Jerry Lawler has been told to refrain from using the term "puppies."

On March 27th, WWE Superstars will be squaring off against each other in the sixth annual THQ Superstar Challenge at the House of Blues in Orlando. They will be playing 'Smackdown! vs RAW 2008' on XBox 360 in a tournament style. The tournament has Cody Rhodes vs Randy Orton and Carlito vs Santino for RAW brand; MVP vs Finlay and Rey Mysterio vs Matt Hardy for the Smackdown! brand; Kofi Kingston vs Tommy Dreamer and Elijah Burke vs CM Punk from the ECW brand; and Beth Phoenix vs Michelle McCool and Ashley vs Layla for the Divas. The show starts at 7:30PM EST and tickets are available at Ticketmaster. com for $15 each.

There is an interview with Beth Phoenix at www.kj97.com/pages/louwrestlingwwe.html from Wednesday in San Antonio talking Ohio Valley Wrestling, wrestling haters, Ric Flair and Star Wars.

During an interview with Playboy Magazine's website, WWE Diva Maria was asked if she had any crushes. She replied "Definitely John Cena. [But as far as classic wrestlers] I'd have to say Rowdy Roddy Piper -- it's all in the name. Rowdy Roddy Piper, come on! And he comes out in a skirt? I want to see what's going on there!"

A limited edition Jakks Pacific Roddy Piper action figure recently sold on ebay for $2,850.00. It was one of 20 made.

Roddy Piper's 18 year old son Colt Toombs is looking at getting into MMA.

The strike against Nattie Neidhart appears to be her look. She looks very similiar to current WWE World Women's Champion Beth Phoenix. Neidhart is the daughter of Jim Neidhart, and is currently training in Tampa with Florida Championship Wrestling.

Afa Anoai, Jr., son of Afa of The Wild Samoans, has been suspended for 30 days for violating WWE's Wellness Program. Anoai is under a WWE developmental deal and has been wrestling for Florida Championship Wrestling.

TNA Wrestling is hyping up the special iMPACT! live television tapings for this week with the return of former NWA, WCW and TNA heavyweight champion Sting. Sting lost the TNA title back to Kurt Angle only two days after winning it and then during the Genesis pay-per-view, Sting was teamed up with newcomer Booker T to take on Angle and Kevin Nash. The match was for the title with whomever scores the pin, wins the championship however Angle retained the title by pinning Sting. That was Sting's last appearance in TNA after he decided to take some time off. Now after five months, the former champ is set to make his return to TNA at the first ever live iMPACT! on Spike TV.

Bill Goldberg has a piece for the Internet where he visited Frank Shamrock and Cung Le at their respective gyms at www.youtube.com/watch\?v=WYogEeThfhY.

During his retirement tour in Japan, Dory Funk Jr. sold t-shirts, which sold like crazy. When Abdullah the Butcher is on tour in Japan, he sells forks.

Rhythm and Blues singer Kid Sister put out her first CD called "Koko B. Ware." Kid Sister is a protege of Kanye West.

A company called Black Diamond Wrestling will be running a show on April 13th in Wheeling, WV and they are advertising Doink the Clown as being on the card. The Doink pictured on the poster is not Dusty Wolfe who portrays Doink in and around Oklahoma, but does look like Matt Borne, the 1st wrestler to use the Doink gimmick.

Canadian Red Devil defeated Matt Emerald to become the inaugural TAP Heavyweight Champion this past Saturday. Devil is now the only wrestler to hold Heavyweight Titles in 2 different Oklahoma feds. He also is the current FCW Heavyweight Champion. In fact, Devil is the longest reigning champion in Oklahoma currently as he has held the FCW Heavyweight Title since March 17, 2006 when he defeated Rocco Valentino for the title in a Triple Threat Match that also included AWOL.

Fuel & Anarchy 2nd became the inaugural TAP Tag Team Champions this past Saturday as well when they defeated The Texas Outlaws, The Good Ol' Boys, and Big Smooth & The Unknown in a Fatal 4-Way Tag Team Match. Fuel now holds tag team titles in 2 different feds. He also holds the SECW Tag Team Titles with J. D. Rebel.

Oklafan extends its congratulations to Brent Albright & Kaci Kannon on the birth of their daughter Friday.

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RECENT RESULTS
March 15th
The Honky Tonk Man & Dirk Entreme defeated I. O. U. at the Revolutionary Championship Wrestling event in Portsmouth, OH

March 16th
Brian Blade defeated Max Magnuss at the FMLL event in Omaha, NE. In other matches, Austin Storm & The Recycler defeated Troy Hansen & Vash Heartley.

March 17th
The Big Show defeated Luke Hawx & The Naturals (Andy Douglas & Chase Stevens) in a Handicap Match at the "WWE Smackdown" TV taping in Biloxi, MS

March 19th
TNA World Tag Team Champions A. J. Styles & Tomko defeated The Latin American Xchange (Homicide & Hernandez) at the TNA house show in Springfield, MO

March 20th
TNA World Tag Team Champions A. J. Styles & Tomko defeated The Motor City Machineguns (Chris Sabin & Alex Shelley) at the TNA house show in Evansville, IN

March 21st
TNA World Tag Team Champions A. J. Styles & Tomko defeated The Latin American Xchange (Homicide & Hernandez) at the TNA house show in St. Louis, MO

Rage vs. Jayson Zane ended in a No Contest at the Renegade Outlaw Wrestling event in Amarillo, TX

March 22nd
USWO Tag Team Champions Quinton Quarisma & Jay Phoenix defeated Bill Dundee & Jamie Dundee at United States Wrestling Organization's 7th anniversary event in Nashville, TN. In other matches, Mark Anthony (w/ Tim Renesto) defeated Michael Jablonski (w/ Dutch Mantel) by DQ.

Adam Thornstowe defeated Tim Anderson at the West Coast Wrestling Alliance event in Concord, CA

John Allen defeated Ice-X at the NAWA event in Dallas, TX

Montego Seeka & Ion McGreggor defeated The Hillbilly Pitbull & Dane Griffin at the Professional Wrestling Federation event in Amarillo, TX. Later in the card, Seeka and Griffin both participated in a Battle Royal to determine a new #1 contender to the PWF Texas Panhandle Title. The Battle Royal was won by Michael Faith.

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UPCOMING MATCHES
March 25th
Ric Flair, The Undertaker, & Batista take on The Big Show, WWE United States Champion Montell Vontavious Porter, & WWE Smackdown World Champion Edge at the "WWE Smackdown" TV taping in Fayetteville, NC

March 26th
Abdullah the Butcher is among the stars scheduled for the A Town Wrestling event in Stone Mountain, GA

March 27th
TNA World Tag Team Champions A. J. Styles & Tomko will face TNA World Champion Kurt Angle as part of a public workout at the "TNA iMPACT!" live television event in Orlando, FL. Also scheduled for the event is Sting and many more.

March 28th
The Honky Tonk Man takes on Angel Armani at AWA Brew City's "March Madness" event in Waukesha, WI

BRAWL Tag Team Champions The Reno Scum (Adam Thornstowe & Luster the Legend) will defend the titles against The Super Naturals (Supercabra & Crimson Plague) at Barely Regulate American Wrestling League's "Marked Out 3" event in Antioch, CA

March 29th
J. T. LaMotta takes on Mystico Incognito at the Anarchy Championship Wrestling/IWA Texas event in Austin, TX

Abdullah the Butcher (w/ The Ayatollah Niemi) takes on Steve Corino in an Anything Goes/No DQ Match at USA Xtreme Wrestling's "Hardcore Hell" event in Orlando, FL. Also scheduled to appear are Demolition (Ax & Smash), Jake Roberts, and many more.

The Honky Tonk Man is among the stars scheduled for the "Wrestling Superstars - LIVE!" event in Racine, WI

Missy Hyatt is among the stars scheduled for the Big Time Wrestling event in Danbury, CT

Scotty Charisma is among the stars scheduled for the East Coast Professional Wrestling event in Lake Hiawatha, NY

Anthony Wayne is among the stars scheduled for the Southern Pro Wrestling event in Clarksville, TN

NFW Heavyweight Champion Bill Dundee defends the title against Doug Gilbert at the New Focus Wrestling event in Evansville, IN

Bushwacker Luke is among the stars scheduled for the Ring of Honor event in Orlando, FL

March 30th
Ric Flair faces Shawn Michaels at WWE's "Wrestlemania 24" pay-per-view event in Orlando, FL. In other matches, Melina & WWE World Women's Champion Beth Phoenix will take on Candice Michelle & Maria in a Playboy BunnyMania Lumberjill Tag Team Match.

April 4th
TNA World Tag Team Champions A. J. Styles & Tomko are among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Spencer, IA

Bill Dundee is among the stars scheduled for United Wrestling League's internet pay-per-view event in Cleveland, TN

April 5th
Scott Wright is among the stars scheduled for the East Coast Wrestling Association event in Newark, DE

Jerry Lawler and Sgt. Slaughter are among the stars scheduled for the Northeast Wrestling event in Honesdale, PA

TNA World Tag Team Champions A. J. Styles & Tomko defend the titles against Samoa Joe & TNA World X Division Champion Jay Lethal at the TNA house show in Lincoln, NE

MSPW Tag Team Champions Reckage & Romance (Matt Riviera & Jeff Jett), Shane Rawls, Gary Gram, Rick Sweetan (w/ Boyd Bradford), Slam Shady, Skandar Akbar, and Bill Watts are among the stars scheduled for Mid-South Pro Wrestling's "Russellmania" event in Russellville, AR

NEPW Tag Team Champion Lethal Impact (Jesse Burke & Ryan Miller) defeand the titles against Tracy Smothers & Ray Rowe at New Era Pro Wrestling's "April Assault" event in Painesville, OH

April 8th
WWE World Women's Champion Beth Phoenix & Katie Lea Burchill take on Candice Michelle & Maria at the WWE house show in Trenton, NJ

April 11th
Brent Albright is among the stars scheduled for the Ring of Honor event in Boston, MA

April 12th
Steve Williams takes on Shane Rawls at the Mid-South Pro Wrestling event in Fort Smith, AR. Also scheduled to appear is Al Farat, Skandar Akbar, Matt Riviera, Rick Sweetan, Gary Gram, Joshua Smith, Eric Rose, and many more. Plus, Danny Hodge will make a special appearance.

ECPW Heavyweight Champion Dan de Man defends the title in a 4-Way Elimination Match against Scotty Charisma, Rob Echos and Billy Bax at East Coast Professional Wrestling's "Night of Professional Wrestling" fundraiser event in Suffern, NY. In other matches, Team USA (Sgt. Slaughter, Rocky Jones, & Kevin Apollo) take on The Russian Alliance (Nikolai Volkoff, The Kodiak Bear, & The Russian Devil).

Demolition (Ax & Smash) take on The Powers of Pain (Warlord & Barbarian) at International Wrestling Cartel's "Night of Legends 2008" event in Elizabeth, PA. In other matches, Greg Valentine takes on Brutus Beefcake, and Jake Roberts takes on John McChesney. Also scheduled are Koko B. Ware, Abdullah the Butcher, Kamala, and many more.

Brent Albright is among the stars scheduled for the Ring of Honor event in Edison, NJ

PCW Heavyweight Champion Action Jackson vs. PCW Television Champion Brett Idol vs. Franco D'Angelo vs. Mike Foxx with both the PCW Heavyweight Title and the PCW Television Title on the line is scheduled for Professional Championship Wrestling's "Genocide" event in Arlington, TX

April 13th
Team 3D (Brother Ray & Brother Devon) & TNA World Tag Team Champions A. J. Styles & Tomko take on Christian Cage, Kevin Nash, Rhino, and a partner to be announced in a Six Sides of Steel/Lethal Lockdown Weapons Match at TNA's "Lockdown" pay-per-view event in Lowell, MA

Anthony Wayne is among the stars scheduled for the OSW television taping in Hardin, KY

Doink the Clown is among the stars scheduled for Black Diamond Wrestling's "Spring Showcase 2008" event in Wheeling, WV. It should be noted that Doink is not Dusty Wolfe but could be Matt Borne.

April 18th
The Honky Tonk Man is among the stars scheduled for the Independent Wrestling Federation event in West Patterson, NJ

Roddy Piper is among the stars scheduled for the Northeast Wrestling event in Newburgh, NY

April 19th
Rikishi is among the stars scheduled for the Noble Wrestling Entertainment event in Bilbao, Spain

Roddy Piper is among the stars scheduled for the Northeast Wrestling event in Bristol, CT

SPW Tag Team Champions Mass Destruction (Bash & Spoiler 2000) and J. T. LaMotta are among the stars scheduled for Southwest Premier Wrestling's afternoon show and evening show in Lufkin, TX

April 20th
Rikishi is among the stars scheduled for the Noble Wrestling Entertainment event in Madrid, Spain

The Honky Tonk Man is among the stars scheduled for the Independent Wrestling Federation event in West Patterson, NJ

SPW Heavyweight Champion Adam Thornstowe defends the title against an opponent of El Flaco Loco's choosing at the Supreme Pro Wrestling event in Sacramento, CA

May 1st
Jerry Lawler is among the stars scheduled for the United Wrestling Federation event in Richmond, VA

May 2nd
Jerry Lawler is among the stars scheduled for the United Wrestling Federation event in Harrisonburg, VA

May 3rd
WWE World Women's Champion Beth Phoenix & Katie Lea Burchill take on Candice Michelle & Maria at the WWE house show in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Jerry Lawler is among the stars scheduled for the Northeast Wrestling event in Stony Point, NY

Steve Lawler is among the stars scheduled for the AWA World-1 South event in Cordele, GA

NCW Heavyweight Champion King Kahluha (w/ Jonathan Luvstruk) defends the title against Ricky Morton at National Championship Wrestling's "Hart of Rock And Roll" event in York, PA. Also scheduled to appear is Jim Neidhart and many more.

Samu will be among the stars at World Xtreme Wrestling C-4's "Detonation" event in Coplay, PA

MSW Heavyweight Champion Jason Jones defends the title against Stephen E at the Mid-States Wrestling event in Harrison, AR. Also scheduled to appear are Michael Barry, Jake Boulder, Jack Dalton, Kenny Campbell, Brieanna Bringle, Dustin Heritage, Mitch Carter, Mike Iles, and many more.

May 4th
The Honky Tonk Man takes on Salvatore Sincere at the Funk'dafied Wrestling Federation event in Christiana, DE

Cheerleader Melissa is among the stars scheduled for the ChickFight event in Ipswich, Suffolk, England

May 5th
Bobby Eaton & Dillon Eaton and Ricky Morton & Charlie Dreamer are among the teams entered in Exodus Wrestling Alliance's "Anderson Brothers Classics Tag Team Tournament II" in Charlotte, NC

May 8th
TNA World Tag Team Champions A. J. Styles & Tonko are among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Barre, VT

May 9th
TNA World Tag Team Champions A. J. Styles & Tonko are among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Derby, VT

May 10th
TNA World Tag Team Champions A. J. Styles & Tonko are among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Plattsburgh, NY

Scott Wright is among the stars scheduled for the East Coast Wrestling Association event in Newark, DE

May 17th
Oliver John and Cheerleader Melissa are among the stars scheduled for the NWA Pro/Pro Wrestling Revolution event in San Jose, CA

Scotty Charisma is among the stars scheduled for the Continental Championship Wrestling event in Windgap, PA

J. T. LaMotta takes on Shawn Vexx at the Lone Star Pro Wrestling event in Graham, TX

A. J. Styles takes on Cody Deaner at NWA Upstate's "Anniversary Anarchy IV: Caged Carnage" event in Henrietta, NY

May 24th
Scotty Charisma is among the stars scheduled for the East Coast Pro Wrestling event in Lake Hiawatha, NJ

Tracy Smothers is among the stars scheduled for the Steel City Wrestlefest event in Rostraver, PA

May 31st
UWF06 Femme Fatale Champion Frankie Dee takes on Gail Kim and Traci Brooks in a 3-Way Dance at the UWF06 event in Gainesville, TX

Cheerleader Melissa is among the stars scheduled for the NWA Pro/Pro Wrestling Revolution event in Santa Maria, CA

June 7th
Cheerleader Melissa is among the stars scheduled for the NWA Pro/Pro Wrestling Revolution event in San Francisco, CA

June 13th
Steve Williams, Michael Barry, Kenneth Campbell, Mitch W. Carter, Carnage, J. T. LaMotta, and Brandon Bishop are among the stars scheduled for the Asylum Championship Wrestling in Colorado Springs, CO

June 15th through 22nd (exact date to be announced)
Lanny Poffo will be facing Johnny West on board Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines Freedom of the Seas during "Wrestling on the Water" departing from Miami, FL

July 12th
Scott Wright is among the stars scheduled for the East Coast Wrestling Association event in Newark, DE

July 26th
Steve Williams is among the stars scheduled for Revolutionary Championship Wrestling's "Outloud Fest" event in New Boston, OH

August 30th
Joe Herell, Javi Hernandez, Frankie Dee, and Les Mayne are among the stars scheduled for the International Championship Wrestling event in Topeka, KS

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AUTOGRAPHS & APPEARANCES
March 26th
Jason Jones and Mike Iles will be appearing at the Mid-States Promotions "Wednesday Night Fights" event at the Shake-It-Up Show Club in Branson, MO

March 27th through 31st
Ted DiBiase will serve as Fan Ambassador on board Carnival Cruise Lines The Sensation during the "Wrestling Fan Dream Cruise" departing from Port Canaveral, FL. For more info call 1-888-813-8747.

March 28th
The Honky Tonk Man will be signing autographs from 6:45pm to 7:15pm prior to AWA Brew City's March Madness" event at the BCW Arena in Waukesha, WI

March 29th
Ric Flair, Triple H, Rocky Johnson, The Rock, Mae Young, Jack Brisco, Gerald Brisco, and many more will be appearing at the WWE Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony at the Amway Arena in Orlando, FL

Scott Wright will be competing in the Open Middleweight Division at the Tri-State Natural Bodybuilding Competition at the Tarrytown Music Hall in Tarrytown, NY

Jason Jones will be appearing at the Mid-States Promotions "Boxing Fight Night" event at the Fairgrounds Indoor Expo Building in Harrison, AR

Bushwacker Luke and Tammy Sytch will be signing autographs at the Ring of Honor event at the Orlando Downtown Recreation Complex in Orlando, FL

April 5th
The Steiner Brothers (Rick Steiner & Scott Steiner), Road Warrior Animal, Jerry Lawler, Magnum T. A., Nikita Koloff, Paul Orndorff, The Nasty Boys (Brian Knobbs & Jerry Sags), Kamala, Koko B. Ware, Greg Valentine, Sabu, Bill Alphonso, Tammy Sytch, Christy Hemme, Bill Apter, Jay Strongbow, Bob Backlund, Steve McMichael, The Blue Meanie, James Mitchell, Meng, Roxxie Laveaux, and many more will be signing autographs at "Signamania II" at Ben Franklin Middle School in Levittown, PA. For more info call (215) 943-2475.

Jerry Lawler, Christian Cage, Sgt. Slaughter, Scotty Too Hotty, Velvet Sky, and many more will be signing autographs from 5:30pm to 7:30pm at Wayne Highlands Middle School in Honesdale, PA. For more info, call (845) 451-7620.

Jake Roberts will be signing autographs from 1pm to 3pm at J&J Collectibles in Maple Shade, NJ. For more info, call (856) 667-7224.

April 12th
TNA World Champion Kurt Angle, TNA World Tag Team Champions A. J. Styles & Tomko, TNA World X Division Champion Jay Lethal, TNA Knockouts Champion Awesome Kong, Samoa Joe, Christian Cage, The Latin American Xchange (Homicide & Hernandez), Kaz, Eric Young, Rhino, James Storm, Scott Steiner, Petey Williams, The Motor City Machineguns (Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin), Team 3D (Brother Ray & Brother Devon), Shark Boy, Gail Kim, Curry Man, ODB, Matt Morgan, Robert Roode, Johnny Devine, Traci Brooks and many more are among the stars scheduled for TNA's "Lockdown InterAction Fanfest" at the Doubletree Hotel in Lowell, MA. For more info, go to www.shopTNA.com.

April 16th & 17th
The Honky Tonk Man will be conducting a Pro Wrestling Clinic for the Independent Wrestling Federation in West Patterson, NJ. The clinic will include a seminar, in-ring drills, basics, fundamentals, promos and evaluation. For more info, call (973) 345-7745.

April 18th & 19th
The Honky Tonk Man will be conducting a Pro Wrestling Fan Fantasy Clinic for the Independent Wrestling Federation in West Patterson, NJ. The clinic will include seminar, in-ring basics, interviews, free IWF shirt, live event ticket and autographed 8x10. For more info, call (973) 345-7745.

April 18th
Roddy Piper, Jerry Lawler, Abyss, Awesome Kong, Velvet Sky, and monay more will be signing autpgraphs from 5:30pm to 7:30pm at Bristol Central High School in Bristol, CT. For more info, call (845) 451-7620.

April 19th
Luke Williams and Al Snow will be signing autographs from 10am to 2pm at Bud Carson's Pro Wrestling World in Allentown, PA. For more info, call (516) 473-4944.

Luke Williams and Al Snow will be signing autographs from 2pm to 4pm at George's Cards and Collectibles in Levittown, PA. For more info, call (516) 473-4944.

April 20th
Roddy Piper will be signing autographs from 1pm to 3pm at Collector's Realm in Poughkeepsie, NY. For more info, call (845) 473-8697.

[bMay 2nd through 4th
Mick Foley, Billy Graham, Christy Hemme, Gail Kim, and Molly Holly will be appearing to sign autographs during the "Chiller Theatre Toy, Model, & Film Expo" at the Hilton Parsippany in Parsippany, NJ. For more info, call (973) 267-7373

May 3rd
Verne Gagne, Greg Gagne, Booker T, Mr. Fuji, Ultimo Dragon, Honky Tonk Man, Shane Douglas, Chris Masters, Ken Patera, Steve Blackman, 2 Cold Scorpio, Barry Darsow, Mr. Hughes, Fred Ottman (AKA Typhoon), Damien Demento, Duane Gill, and many more are scheduled to appear at "Legends of the Ring VI" at the Radisson Hotel in Carteret, NJ. For more info, go to LegendsOfTheRing.com.

Jerry Lawler, Booker T, Sharmell, Samoa Joe, Joey Matthews, Velvet Sky, and many more will be signing autographs from 5:30pm to 7:30pm at North Rockland High School in Thiells, NY. For more info, call (845) 451-7620.

May 10th
Mick Foley, Ted DiBiase, Koko B. Ware, Demolition (Ax & Smash), Strike Force (Tito Santana & Rick Martel), Nick Dinsmore (formerly WWE's Eugene), Bob Backlund, Jacques Rougeau (AKA The Mountie), Jimmy Hart, Killer Kowalski, Doink the Clown (supposedly one of the 2 originals), Dink the Clown (AKA Tiger Jackson), Marty Jannetty, Scotty Too Hotty, Tatanka, Mr. Hughes, Talia Madison, and Rick Fuller will be appearing from 9am to 3pm at New England Pro Wrestling's "Gathering of the Stars" at the Ramada Inn in Seekonk, MA. For more info go to GatheringOfTheStars.com

May 16th through 18th
Mick Foley will be signing autographs during the "Motor City Comic Convention" at the Rock Financial Showplace in Novi, MI. For more info, go to MotorCityComicCon.com

June 9th through 11th
Steve Williams, Ron Garvin, Butcher Vachon, Bret Hart, Betty Niccoli, Pat Patterson, Scott Teal, and Orville Brown will be honored at the annual reunion of The Califlower Alley Club in Las Vegas, NV. For more info, click here.

June 14th
The Honky Tonk Man, Terry Funk, Ann Brookstone, Heavy D, The Dropkick Mafia, Arik Cannon, Nate Bash, Ben Sailer, Joey Envy, and many more will be signing autographs starting at 6pm at the "Heavy On Wrestling" event in Superior, MI. For more info, contact heavyonwrestling@hotmail.com.

June 15th through 22nd
Lanny Poffo will be hosting seminars, one-on-one discussions, hands-on wrestling tips, and more aboard Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines Freedom of the Seas during "Wrestling on the Water" departing from Miami, FL. For more info call (954) 423-6840.

June 21st
Mick Foley will be signing autographs at FirstEnergy Ballpark in Lakewood, NJ prior to the Lakewood Blue Claws baseball game. For more info call (732) 901-7000.

June 27th & 28th
Roddy Piper, Masanouri Saito, Abe Jacobs, Penny Banner, Stu Hart, Ray Gunkel, and Leo Nomellini will be honored at the George Tragos/Lou Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame at the International Wrestling Institute in Waterloo, IA.

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UPCOMING BIRTHDAYS
March 24th - Buddy Fuller
March 25th - Dirty Harry Sanchez
March 27th - Charlie Haas
March 28th - One Man Gang
March 29th - Michael Hayes

Tags: Ric Flair, WWE, Dusty Rhodes, Jim Ross, Jerry Lawler, Beth Phoenix, Roddy Piper, Jim Neidhart, Afa, TNA, Sting, Bill Goldberg, Abdullah the Butcher, Koko B. Ware, Doink the Clown, Dusty Wolfe, Matt Borne, Canadian Red Devil, Matt Emerald, TAP, FCW, Rocco