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Oklahoma Scoop

Posted: Jun 17th 2008 By: mikeiles

NEWS
For those that wonder, besides working as an announcer on "WWE RAW", Jim Ross works as a WWE consultant and continues to handle the payroll.

A supermarket employee, a caregiver for the mentally disabled, two stay-at-home moms, a scheduling manager for a neurosurgeon, a Wal-Mart employee, a construction worker, and a an internet retailer were the first eight winners of WWE's "McMahon Million Dollar Mania". Seven of them won a lot of money and one of them won just $2, although WWE offered that unlucky winner a free trip to New York for the whole family. The last winner, who won $250,000, said he's in a divorce battle. "I'm sure there's going to be an interesting fight over it," he told WWE.com afterwards. Winner of the night? Certainly the guy who exclaimed "Holy sh!t" on live television, almost killing Jerry Lawler with laughter and putting a smile on Vince McMahon's face. "And we are live," said Jim Ross. Indeed. All the winners had to do was give the secret code when the Chairman called, which was "WWE Universe".

The bit on "WWE RAW" where Charlie Haas helped Vince McMahon give away money was a rib on Vince by the creative team as McMahon once said he would rather watch paint dry than watch Haas wrestle. Vince took the rib in stride and actually thought it was pretty funny.

Vince McMahon made the call to not allow Ric Flair to be present at the NWA Hall of Fame ceremony, not wanting his wrestler to give credibility to a hall of fame other than the WWE Hall of Fame.

Speaking of Flair, his son Reid has yet to report to Florida Championship Wrestling. The younger Flair is under a WWE developmental deal.

ROH tried to bring in Ric Flair and Kenta Kobashi for the August 2nd show in Manhattan, just to have both together in the same place. WWE wouldn't allow Flair to attend.

Sean Casey of the Red Sox read the lineup at Saturday's game with the Reds. He finished by going "Woooo!" and had his Ric Flair "Woooo" T-shirt on.

Not only was head Smackdown writer Michael Hayes suspended for two months but he had to go to sensitivity training and alcohol recovery classes. He was also demoted from being a company Vice President. The company sees him as a valuable asset but they also feel that they can live without him if he continues to screw up. He is returning to the company as a writer, but not as an executive. He also lost two months of salary, and had to agree to not to drink alcohol while doing anything associated with the company. Hayes will make his return to WWE at the June 23rd Draft episode of RAW from San Antonio, Texas, but he was already back to work last week. He was in the WWE developmental territory Florida Championship Wrestling scouting and giving advice to much of the roster.

WWE.com when updating the lineup for June Gems, posted a Lou Thesz vs. Antonino Rocca match on 24/7. So what do they say about Thesz, who some would tab the greatest pro wrestler of all-time? First, they spelled his name Lou Thez, and his main claim to fame is that Steve Austin used the Thesz press in many of his matches.

Ted DiBiase's book was released last Thursday. Reports indicate that it is a better book than the one he released several years ago that was pretty much kayfabe.

Scott Teal's Crowbar Press has released the autobiography of Downtown Bruno Lauer aka Harvey Wippleman at 1WrestlingLegends.com which includes a foreword by Dwayne Johnson and praises from Kurt Angle, Mick Foley and Chris Jericho.

Mae Young was in California visiting family last week and WWE asked her to come to Monday's show in Oakland.

Jakks Pacific will release two new 3-packs in their "Classic Superstars" line. The first pack will have Jimmy Hart along with Rhythm & Blues (The Honky Tonk Man & Greg Valentine). The second 3-pack will have Peter Maivia, Rocky Johnson, and The Rock. It should be noted that the Valentine figure will have black hair, as was his hair color while a member of Rhythm & Blues.

Kurt Angle was pretty banged up after his match with A. J. Styles at TNA's "Slammiversary" pay-per-view event on June 8th, but he did work a match at the "TNA iMPACT!" tapings on Monday, June 9th.

Ultimate Warrior is doing a contest where you can win his workout shirt at YouTube.com/user/UltimateWarriorTV where you can also see him training.

If ANYONE has results from the MSWA show on June 8th, Oklafan needs those. We were unable to send a representative to that event.

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RECENT RESULTS
June 8th
Ted DiBiase Jr. defeated Jim Duggan at the WWE house show in Stockton, CA. In other matches, WWE World Women's Champion Mickie James defeated Beth Phoenix.

June 9th
WWE World Women's Champion Mickie James defeated Beth Phoenix at the "WWE RAW" live telecast in Oakland, CA

June 10th
A. J. Styles & Christian Cage defeated Team 3D (Brother Ray & Brother Devon) at the "TNA iMPACT!" TV taping in Orlando, FL

June 12th
A. J. Styles defeated Robert Roode at the TNA house show in Liverpool, England

June 13th
A. J. Styles defeated Jay Lethal and Doug Williams in a Triple Threat Match at the TNA house show in Liverpool, England

T. J. Harley vs. Andy Douglas ended in a No Contest due to interference by Tim Renesto at the United States Wrestling Organization event in Nashville, TN

Kishi & Black Pearl vs. John Heidenreich & Chris Mordesky ended in a Double DQ at the Nu Wrestling Entertainment event in Madrid, Spain

Michael Barry (w/ Brieanna Bringle) defeated Brandon Bishop in the opening match of the Asylum Championship Wrestling event in Colorado Springs, CO. In other matches, ACW Cruiserweight Champion Rob Ryzin defeated J. T. LaMotta, Josh Evans, and Mitch W. Carter in a Fatal Four Way Match, Steve Williams defeated Kenneth Campbell (w/ Luc Stecher) by Countout, and Carnage defeated Se7en in a Festval of Violence Match.

June 14th
A. J. Styles defeated Jay Lethal and Doug Williams in a Triple Threat Match at the TNA house show in Coventry, England

Ted DiBiase Jr. defeated Jim Duggan at the WWE house show in Boise, ID. In other matches, Trevor Murdoch defeated Charlie Haas, and WWE World Women's Champion Mickie James defeated Beth Phoenix.

Mark Sterling defeated Hype Gotti at the Magnum Pro Wrestling event in Glenwood, IA

June 15th
A. J. Styles defeated Jay Lethal and Doug Williams in a Triple Threat Match at the TNA house show in Essex, England

Derrick Neal defeated Anthony Wayne (w/ Big E) at the Mid-South Championship Wrestling event in Bowling Green, KY. Later in the card, Kid Dynamite defeated Wayne.

J. T. LaMotta defeated Tyler Black at Anarchy Championship Wrestling's "The Realization of Mortality" event in San Antonio, TX

Oliver John defeated M. P. T. at the All Pro Wrestling event in Hayward, CA

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UPCOMING MATCHES
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

June 20th
Jim Neidhart and Abdullah the Butcher are among the stars scheduled for the Wrestling Supershow event in Pembroke, Ontario, Canada

Tony Atlas is among the stars scheduled for the Ultimate Championship Wrestling event in Dade City, FL

The Reno SCUM (Adam Thornstowe, Shane Dynasty, Luster the Legend, Paul Isadors, & Malachi, w/ Rev. Otis) take on Rik Luxury, The Suburban Commandos (D-Unit, T-Rent, & DJ-Rizz) and a mystery partner in a Double Ring, Fans Bring The Weapons, War Games Match at Barelt Regulated American Wrestling League's "BRAWL Wars 3" event in Antioch, CA

June 21st
The Honky Tonk Man is among the stars scheduled for the TCW event in Tulalip, WA

Jim Neidhart and Abdullah the Butcher are among the stars scheduled for the Wrestling Supershow event in Hawkesbury, Ontario, Canada

Nikita Koloff and The Midnight Express (no word as to which version) are among the stars scheduled for the NWA Mid-Atlantic event in Chester, SC

Tony Atlas is among the stars scheduled for the Ultimate Championship Wrestling event in Spring Hill, FL

Missy Hyatt is among the stars scheduled for the Women Superstars Uncensored event in Lake Hiawatha, NJ

Al Snow takes on a mystery opponent at the Power & Glory Wrestling event in Bridgeport, CT

Adam Thornstowe is among the stars scheduled for the Devil Mountain Wrestling event in Martinez, CA

June 22nd
A. J. Styles takes on Booker T at the TNA house show in Cincinnati, OH

June 25th
NWE Heavyweight Champion Orlando Jordan takes on The Ultimate Warrior at the Nu Wrestling Evolution event in Barcelona, Spain

June 27th
The 3DW stars will be competing at 3DW's "Territorial Conflict 2" event in Gainesville, TX

Roddy Piper is among the stars scheduled for World League Wrestling's "Shut Up and Wrestle!" event in Waterloo, IA

Brent Albright is among the stars scheduled for the Ring of Honor event in Dayton, OH

June 28th
Michael Barry takes on Gary Gram at Mid-States Wrestling's 5th Anniversary event in Harrison, AR. Also scheduled to appear are Jason Jones, Jake Boulder, Jack Dalton, Dustin Heritage, Mitch Carter, Cast-Iron Cothern, Boss Campbell, Brieanna Bringle, Mike Iles, and many more.

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

Brent Albright & Roderick Strong take on NWA World Champion Adam Pearce & a mystery pasrtner (w/ Larry Sweeney) at the Ring of Honor event in Chicago Ridge, IL

Nikolai Volkoff & Crazy Ali take on The Patriot & Nightmare at the IWA/TMPW event in Totowa, NJ

Jake Roberts takes on Lou Cypher at the AWA World-1 South event in Ellaville, GA

The Midnight Express (Dennis Condrey & Bobby Eaton, w/ Jim Cornette) and baby Doll are among the stars scheduled for the South Atlantic Wrestling event in Louisa, VA

July 2nd
The Honky Tonk Man is among the stars scheduled for the Power Zone Wrestling event in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada

July 3rd
Ricky Morton and Bobby Eaton are among the stars scheduled for the NAWA Ring Champions event in Rome, GA

July 4th
Abdullah the Butcher are among the stars scheudled for the NAWA Ring Champions event in Cedartown, GA

SPW Heavyweight Champion Big Smooth, SPW Light Heavyweight Champion Anarchy 2nd, Fuel, Tyson Armstrong, John Cross, J. D. Rebel, and Running Wolf are among the stars scheduled for the Sooner Pro Wrestling event in Gentry, AR

July 5th
Rikishi and Adam Thornstowe are among the stars scheduled for Fog City Wrestling's "Brave New World" event in San Francisco, CA

Cade Sydal takes on Sam Haul at Lonestar Pro Wrestling's "Heat Wave" event in Graham, TX. Also appearing is Ryan Davidson and many more.

J. T. LaMotta is one of the eight entrants in Texas Wrestling Entertainment's "Texas J-Cup" tournament in San Antonio, TX

July 12th
A. J. Styles is among the stars scheduled for the Fusion Pro Wrestling event in Commerce City, CO

July 13th
Sting and A. J. Styles are among the stars scheduled for TNA's "Victory Road 2008" pay-per-view event in Houston, TX

July 18th
A. J. Styles is among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Tyler, TX

Brandon Bishop, Mitch W. Carter, Kenneth Campbell, and Michael Barry are among the stars scheduled for the Asylum Championship Wrestling event in Colorado Springs, CO

July 19th
Al Farat, D Money, Thug Nasty, and Jerry Bostic are among the stars scheduled for the Revolution Xtreme Wrestling event in Panama City, Panama

A. J. Styles is among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Monroe, LA

Baby Doll is among the stars scheduled for the Full Impact Pro event in Crystal River, FL

July 20th
Lanny Poffo takes on Tyson Dux at the Pure Wrestling Association event in Milton, Ontario, Canada

A. J. Styles is among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in North Little Rock, AR

July 23rd
Scotty Charisma is among the stars scheduled for the East Coast Professional Wrestling event in Middletown, NY

July 24th
Greg Valentine takes on Bob Orton at Southern Independent Wrestling Federation's "Legends of Wrestling" event in Somerset, KY. In other matches, Bushwacker Luke takes on Jim Neidhart, and Michael Barry faces Disco Inferno. Also scheduled to appear is Gary Gram, Jake Boulder, Jason Jones, and many more.

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

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

Jake Roberts takes on The Sandman at the Pro Wrestling Unplugged event in Philadelphia, PA

July 31st
Jerry Lawler and Jim Duggan are among the stars scheduled for the Eastern Pro Wrestling event in Plymouth, MA

August 1st
Jerry Lawler and Jim Duggan are among the stars scheduled for the Eastern Pro Wrestling event in Fall River, MA

August 2nd
Jerry Lawler and Jim Duggan are among the stars scheduled for the Eastern Pro Wrestling event in Stoneham, MA

August 3rd
Jake Roberts is among the stars scheduled for International Wrestling Cartel's "Basebrawl Ohio" event in Cambridge, OH

Greg Valentine takes on Mike Tolar at the Pro Wrestling Ohio event in Cleveland, OH. Also scheduled to appear is King Kong Bundy and many more.

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

October 12th
Sting and A. J. Styles are among the stars scheduled for TNA's "Bound For Glory IV" pay-per-view event in Hoffman Estates, IL

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AUTOGRAPHS & APPEARANCES
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 20th
Jake Roberts will be signing autographs from 5:30pm to 6:30pm at Signature Sports in Marley Station Mall in Glen Burnie, MD. For more info, call (443) 749-0681.

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.

Kamala will be signing autographs from 3pm to 5pm at Myrtle Beach Mitsubishi in Myrtle Beach, SC. For more info, call (843) 236-6111.

Samu, Tomko, Al Snow, Nick Dinsmore (formerly Eugene), Scott Taylor (formerly Scotty Too Hotty), John Cena Sr., Daivari, Axl Rotten, Bill DeMott (formerly Hugh Morrus), J. J. Dillon, kevin kelly, Jerry Jarrett, Balls Mahoney, Buddy Roberts, Awesome Kong, Angelina Love, George Frankenstein (formerly Gorgeous George of WCW fame), and many more will be appearing during the "Fan Slam Wrestling Fan Festival 15th Anniversary Convention" at the Holiday Inn in Totowa, NJ. For more info, go to FanSlamWrestling.com.

June 22nd
Ricky Morton and Tito Santana will be signing autographs from 1pm to 3pm at Harrisburg East Mall in Harrisburg, PA. For more info, call (717) 817-8022.

June 25th
Jason Jones will be appearing at America's Best Boxing Inc.'s "Wednesday Night Fights" at The Shake-It Up Show Club in Branson, MO

June 26th through 29th
The Honky Tonk Man, The Iron Sheik, George Steele, Gail Kim, and Jonny Fairplay will be appearing at "Wizard World Chicago" at the Donald E. Stephens Convention center in Rosemont, IL. For more info, call (847) 692-2220.

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.

July 12th
Jake Roberts will be signing autographs from 1pm to 3pm at George's Cards & Collectibles in Levittown, PA. For more info, call (215) 943-2475.

July 19th
Nikolai Volkoff, The Iron Sheik, and Tammy "Sunny" Sytch will be signing autographs from 11:30am to 1:30pm at Signature Sports in Marley Station Mall in Glen Burnie, MD. For more info, call (443) 749-0681.

July 26th
Jake Roberts, Chris Masters, The Patriot, Tammy Sytch, Tito Santana, George Steele, Greg Valentine, Brutus Beefcake, Gary Wolfe, Adam Bomb, Traci Brooks, The Sandman, The Blue Meanie, Doug Somers, and Al Snow will be signing autographs at the "South Jersey Fan Fest & Collectible Show" at the Holiday Inn in Cherry Hill, NJ. For more info, call (856) 667-7224.

July 30th
Jason Jones will be appearing at America's Best Boxing Inc.'s "Wednesday Night Fights" at The Shake-It Up Show Club in Branson, MO

August 8th
Mick Foley will be signing autographs starting at 7:30pm at Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom. For more info, call (502) 366-2231.

August 14th through 17th
Jack Brisco, Ole Anderson, The Assassin, Bob Caudle, Chris Cruise, Ted DiBiase, Jimmy Garvin, Precious, Rip Hawk, Sam Houston, Paul Jones, Ivan Koloff, Rich Landrum, Grizzly Smith, Adam Bomb, Road Warrior Animal, Baby Doll, Daffney, Dawn Marie, Manny Fernandez, Bruno Sammartino, Billy Graham, James J. Dillon, Oliver Humperdink, ODB, Terri Runnels, Velvet Sky, George Steele, Kevin Sullivan, Tammy "Sunny" Sytch, SoCal Val, Angelina Love, Virgil, and many more will be appearing at the NWA Legends Fanfest & Hall of Heroes Banquet at the Hilton University Place in Charlotte, NC. For more info, go to NWAlegends.com.

August 15th through 17th
Roddy Piper will be appearing at "Horrorfind Weekend" at the UMUC Marriott Inn & Conference Center in East Adelphi, MD. For more info, call (301) 985-7300.

August 16th
Terry Taylor will be holding a professional wrestling clinic from 9am to 4pm at the Texas Wrestling Academy in San Antonio, TX. For more info, call (210) 394-5968. This clinic is only open to current pro wrestlers, referees, or current pro wrestler trainees.

August 23rd
Jim Neidhart will be hosting a wrestling seminar from 3pm to 5pm at Devastation University in Pennsauken, NJ. Cost is $25. To save your spot, contact JK@ProWrestlingunplugged.com.

August 27th
Jason Jones will be appearing at America's Best Boxing Inc.'s "Wednesday Night Fights" at The Shake-It Up Show Club in Branson, MO

August 29th through 31st
Demolition (Ax & Smash), Buff Bagwell, Brutus Beefcake, Jackie Gayda, Terry Funk, Greg Valentine, Tully Blanchard, Gangrel, Tommy Rich, James J. Dillon and many more are among the guests appearing at "Wrestle Fest 2008" at Boardman High School in Youngstown, OH. For more info, go to YPromotions.com/featuredsuperstars.html.
September 27th
The Wild Samoans (Afa & Sika), Bruno Sammartino, Steve Williams, Bryan Clark, Stan Hansen, Norman Smiley, Chavo Guerrero, Sr., Terri Runnels, and many more will be signing autographs from 9am until 4pm at "Signamania III" at Bucks County Technical High School in Fairless Hills, PA. For more info, call (215) 943-2475.

September 24th
Jason Jones will be appearing at America's Best Boxing Inc.'s "Wednesday Night Fights" at The Shake-It Up Show Club in Branson, MO

September 27th
The Wild Samoans (Afa & Sika), Bruno Sammartino, Steve Williams, Bryan Clark, Stan Hansen, Dallas Page, Harley Race, Norman Smiley, Chavo Guerrero, Sr., Terri Runnels, Tatanka, Jim Duggan, Sgt. Slaughter, Velvet Sky, Jerry Lynn, The Godwinns (Henry O. Godwinn & Phinneaus I. Godwinn), and many more will be on hand for "Signamania III" at Bucks County Technical High School in Fairless Hills, PA. For more info, call (215) 943-2475.

October 10th
Nikolai Volkoff, Don Muraco, Adnan Al-Kaissie, Bill Apter, Tom Brandi, King Kahluha, and Brian Blair are among the stars that will roasting The Iron Sheik during "RING ROASTS I: A Comedic Tribute to the Iron Sheik" at "Legends of the Ring VII" starting at 8pm at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Monroe, NJ. For more info, go to LegendsOfTheRing.com.

October 11th
Jake Roberts, Gene Okerlund, Scott Hall, Don Muraco, Wendi Richter, Raven, Konnan, The Killer Bees (B. Brian Blair & Jim Brunzell), Kevin Sullivan, Glacier, One Man Gang, Adnan Al-Kaissie, King Kong Bundy, Steve Corino, The Blue Meanie, Ronnie Garvin, Bruno Sammartino, Ray Rougeau, Tully Blanchard, Nikolai Volkoff, The Iron Sheik, Dawn Marie, Tammy Sytch, and The ECW Zombie are among the stars scheduled to appear at "Legends Of The Ring VII" at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Monroe, NJ. For more info, go to LegendsOfTheRing.com.

October 29th
Jason Jones will be appearing at America's Best Boxing Inc.'s "Wednesday Night Fights" at The Shake-It Up Show Club in Branson, MO

December 13th & 14th
Ric Flair will be signing autographs at "Magic Moniker 2" at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Secaucus, NJ. For more info, go to MAB-Celebrity.com/c-108-magic-monikers-2.aspx

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UPCOMING BIRTHDAYS
June 17th - Ray Martinez
June 18th - Bad Boy
June 19th - Wahoo McDaniel
June 20th - Koko B. Ware

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

Tags: WWE, Jim Ross, Jerry Lawler, Charlie Haas, Ric Flair, NWA, Michael Hayes, Lou Thesz, Ted DiBiase, Mick Foley, Mae Young, Honky Tonk Man, Greg Valentine, A. J. Styles, TNA, Ultimate Warrior, MSWA, Ray Martinez, Bad Boy, Wahoo McDaniel, Koko B. Ware