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Oklahoma Scoop

Posted: Oct 13th 2008 By: mikeiles

NEWS
Last Friday's "Sportscenter" on ESPN was opened by Jim Ross. On ESPN's "SportsCenter" on Saturday morning, they had Jim Ross in front of a WWE logo plugging the show. He appeared on their weekend college football preview show Friday running down the Texas vs. Oklahoma game. He was in character on the show. It seemed like they wanted him to play an exaggerated version of himself getting in his government mule and slobberknocker references.

Jakks Pacific recently released lists of their upcoming lines:
-B. Brian Blair: Classic Superstars 24
-Bam Bam Bigelow: Classic Superstars 28
-Big Bossman: Classic Superstars 23; Classic Superstars 25
-Beth Phoenix: Ruthless Aggression 35
-Charlie Haas: Ruthless Aggression 36
-Giant Machine (Andre the Giant in a mask): Classic Superstars 26
-Goldberg: Classic Superstars 25; Classic Superstars 27
-Honky Tonk Man: Unmatched Fury Platinum 11
-Jack Brisco: Classic Superstars 25
-Jake Roberts: Vinyl Aggression 5
-Jerry Brisco: Classic Superstars 25
-Junkyard Dog: Classic Superstars 26
-Ric Flair: Micro Aggression 3 pack (w/ Edge and Kane)
-Roddy Piper: Classic Superstars 27
-Sgt. Slaughter: Classic Superstars 27; Unmatched Fury Platinum 13
-Steve Williams: Classic Superstars 26
-Ted DiBiase: Unmatched Fury Platinum 11; Vinyl Aggression 4
-Vader: Classic Superstars 28

An interesting note about the new Charlie Haas gimmick. Matt Striker did the same gimmick of imitating wrestlers when he was working independent shows.

A special event called "Celebrating 35 Years Of Wrestling - Jerry 'The King' Lawler Tribute" will be held at the Tennessee State Fairgrounds' Sports Arena in Nashville, TN (formerly known as the TNA Asylum) on November 7th.

WWE.com recently posted a list of the top 10 betrayals in the company. Coming in at #8 was Evolution (Triple H, Ric Flair & Batista) betraying Randy Orton.

John Cena and WWE Hall of Famer Ric Flair appeared on the debut of the new Florida Championship Wrestling television show which is taped at the training center WWE built for their developmental territory in Tampa, FL. Ric Flair opened the show cutting a promo and putting over WWE. This is the first time that Flair did some work for WWE since he decided to part ways with the company a few months ago. Former WWE champ John Cena - who's currently recovering from surgery - also appeared and was involved in an angle with FCW's Shawn Spears which ended with Cena delivering the FU. Dusty Rhodes and Todd Grisham handle the play-by-play. The show airs on the Bright House Sports Network. You can see the Ric Flair promo from the first show by clicking here.

"Nature Boy Ric Flair: The Definitive Collection" is #9 on the Billboard Top 10 sports/recreational DVDs.

Ric Flair appeared on last weekend's syndicated version of "TMZ Weekend" about 10-15 minutes into the show discussing his apparent feud with former NFL standout and current "Dancing with the Stars" contestant Warren Sapp. Apparently Flair is mad he was not chosen and said he could beat up Sapp in a different interview and is asked about it in this one. Flair also has been working out and put on quite a bit of muscle it seems.

Brad O'Neal wrote about the Ric Flair signing last Saturday night in Robstown, TX. He noted it was catered with free food and about 100 people. Nobody was rushed and everyone got to talk with Flair and get all their items signed. He said it was very much unlike any WWE signing he had been to and praised those running it.

On Max Kellerman's show on 1050 ESPN radio in New York City and at around 12:50pm on Wednesday of last week, he wanted to play a new game called "Wrestler: Dead or Alive" So Max had his producer name three wrestlers and Max and a few other guys would chime and guess if they were dead or alive. The first name was Koko B Ware- it was mixed as to if he was dead or alive between the radio crew. The next name was Rick Rude, they mentioned his infamous program with Jake Roberts and his wife, they all voted that Rude was dead. The last name they mentioned was The American Dream Dusty Rhodes, again it was mixed. One guy said that Dusty was dead but his birthmark was still alive and kickin'. They also said after they revealed that Rhodes was alive that his 2 sons currently wrestle, citing both Goldust and Cody.

TNAwrestling.com has a new interview up conducted from the home of Jeff Jarrett in Hendersonville, TN.

The belief is that Mick Foley signed a six month deal with TNA.

The TNA web site's newest Spin Cycle show has Terry Taylor, Glenn Gilberti (AKA Disco Inferno), Pat Kenney (AKA Simon Diamond), and Vince Russo talk about Jeff Jarrett's return, Sarah Palin, young talent vs. veterans, who should be fired, and more.

The St. Louis Wrestling Hall of Fame officially inducted six new members in its move to the South Broadway Athletic Club. The newest inductees are Jack Brisco, Dory Funk Jr., Joe Garagiola, Rocky Johnson, Buddy Rogers, and referee Lee Warren.

Terry Funk was scheduled to face Steve Corino on October 4th in Robersonville, NC, in a cage match but pulled out due to knee problems. Jake Roberts was brought in to sub.

Jody Hamilton (AKA The Assassin) is restarting Deep South Wrestling with a show on October 25th in McDonough, GA. DSW is formerly a WWE developmental fed but has since cut ties.

Shari Tyree, the ex-wife of the Ultimate Warrior, is writing a tell-all book on the former WWE Heavyweight champion to be titled "Behind the Paint: My Life with Wrestling's Ultimate Warrior". The book is being co-written by Steve Anderson who also worked on Bobby Heenan's biography. The project is still in its first stages and Tyree is shopping around for a publisher to purchase the rights for the book. "Fans, known as 'Little Warriors' screamed and cheered, and then were left baffled by his abrupt disappearance at the height of his success. Only Shari Tyree knows the stunning truth behind the Warrior's face paint. Hellwig was a man possessed by demons, abusing steroids to achieve his massive, muscular frame, and then pain medications and anti-anxiety drugs to quell his fears, who had led a secretive double life that filled his marriage with turmoil and doubts about his fidelity, and even his sexuality," says the preview of the book.

Ricky Morton has been advertised as wrestling at two different shows, in two different states, nearly 600 miles apart on the same day. It was announced last week by Premiere Wrestling Showcase that Morton would be wrestling on their November 22nd event in Andrews, SC. It was announced the week before by National Championship Wrestling that Morton would be taking on NCW Heavyweight Champion King Kahluha in a Steel Cage Match at their event on that same day in York, PA. It will be interesting to see which booking he honors.

Oklafan Associate editor Mike Iles sent a question through the website of J. R.'s Family Bar-B-Q, asking if they had plans to open a restaurant in the Tulsa area. Their response was "Stay Tuned".

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RECENT RESULTS
September 27th
Sean Royal defeated Scott Wright at the East Coast Wrestling Association event in Newark, DE

October 4th
Jake Roberts, Ryan Sawyer, & Kevin Payne defeated The Extreme Horsemen (Steve Corino, C. W. Anderson, & Ricky Landell) in a Steel Cage Match at the 3KWrestling event in Robersonville, NC

Luke Williams defeated The Guy (w/ Mike Bennett) by DQ at the Top Rope Promotions event in Falls River, MA. Later in teh card, Williams & Freight Train defeated Mike Bennett & The Guy.

NWA World Champion Adam Pearce defeated Brent Albright in a Bullrope Match at the NWA Southwest/NWA Pro Showcase event in Robstown, TX

October 6th
WWE Intercontinental Champion Santino Marella & WWE World Women's Champion Beth Phoenix defeated Jamie Noble & Mickie James at the "WWE RAW" live telecast in Seattle, WA. In other matches, Kane & Mark Henry (w/ Tony Atlas) defeated Rey Mysterio & ECW World Champion Matt Hardy. In a pre-show dark match, Dolph Ziegler defeated Charlie Haas.

October 7th
Tommy Dreamer & Finlay (w/ Hornswoggle) defeated Jack Swagger & Mike Knox at the "ECW on SciFi" live telecast in Spokane, WA. In other matches, Mark Henry (w/ Tony Atlas) defeated Jamie Noble.

October 10th
A. J. Styles defeated Booker T at the TNA house show in Davenport, IA

Chase Stevens defeated Rick Santel at the Showtime All-Star Wrestling event in Millersville, TN

October 11th
NWA-OK Oklahoma Tag Team Champions High Society (Al Farat & Thomas Trump) defeated NWA-SW Texas Tag Team Champions The Texas Regulators (Crash & Widowmaker) for the titles in a 2-Out-Of-3 Falls Match at the NWA Southwest/Star Wrestling Federation event in Balch Springs, TX

Donny Davenport defeated Michael Wright (w/ Roxy) in the finals of a 4-Man Tournament to win the vacant TPWA Cruiserweight Title at the Texas Professional Wrestling Association event in Troup, TX. In the first round, Davenport defeated SB-1 (w/ Monica) and Wright defeated Pharoh. In non-tournament matches, TPWA Heavyweight Champion Spoiler 2000 (w/ Skandar Akbar) defeated Action Jackson by DQ, and Slam Shady defeated TPWA American Champion Bash for the title.

October 12th
Sting defeated TNA World Champion Samoa Joe for the title at TNA's "Bound For Glory" pay-per-view event in Hoffman Estates, IL. In other matches, Booker T defeated A. J. Styles and Christian Cage in a Triple Threat Match, and Jeff Jarrett defeated Kurt Angle in a match with special guest enforcer Mick Foley.

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UPCOMING MATCHES
October 14th
Greg Valentine, Ricky Morton, and Dennis Condrey are scheduled for an independent wrestling event in Kenansville, NC

October 17th
3XW Tag Team Champion Mark Sterling (w/ 3XW Commissioner Todd Countryman) takes on Ryan Cruz in a Grudge Match at 3XW's "Bam-O-Ween" event in Des Moines, IA. In other matches, Kraig Keesaman takes on Ricky Kwong.

Kamala is among the stars scheduled for the East Coast Pro Wrestling event in Edison, NJ

October 18th
Kamala is among the stars scheduled for the East Coast Pro Wrestling event in Brooklyn, NY

Spoiler 2000 is among the stars scheduled for the New Age Wrestling event in Cleburne, TX

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

October 24th
Rikishi is among the stars scheduled for the Nu-Wrestling Entertainment event in Caen, France

Aeon Flexx (w/ Percival Pringle III) takes on Nathan Crown (w/ Marcel Pringle) at the American Championship Wrestling event in Loxley, AL. In other matches, Dominion (w/ Percival Pringle III) takes on Ryan Fury (w/ Marcel Pringle).

The Honky Tonk Man is among the stars scheduled for the Big Time Wrestling event in Newark, CA

Matt Riviera is among the stars scheduled for the New Experience Wrestling event in West Memphis, AR

October 25th
Rikishi is among the stars scheduled for the Nu-Wrestling Entertainment event in Reims, France

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

A. J. Styles is among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in St. Louis, MO

High Society (Al Farat & Thomas Trump) are among the stars scheduled for the Texas Wrestling Federation event in Gonzales, TX

Al Snow and Samu are among the stars scheduled for the National Wrestling Federation event in Bridgewater, PA

PWP Tag Team Champions The LONRs (Mark Sterling & Darrien Sanders) defend the titles against The Northstar Express (Darin Corbin & Ryan Cruz) at the Pro Wrestling Phoenix event in Council Bluffs, IA

Spoiler 2000 is among the stars scheduled for the Star Wrestling Federation event in Balch Springs, TX

Brent Albright takes on Davey Richards (w/ Larry Sweeney) in a Grudge Match at the Ring of Honor event in Edison, NJ

Chavo Guerrero, Sr. and Luke williams are among the stars scheduled for an independent wrestling event in Indio, CA

October 26th
WWE Intercontinental Champion Santino Marella defends the title against Roddy Piper, Goldust, or The Honky Tonk Man at WWE's "Cyber Sunday" pay-per-view event in Phoenix, AZ

A. J. Styles is among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Cape Girardeau, MO

Nikolai Volkoff is among the stars scheduled for Superstar Pro Wrestling's "Killer Kowalski Memorial Show" event in Malden, MA

High Society (Al Farat & Thomas Trump) are among the stars scheduled for the Texas Wrestling Federation event in San Antonio, TX

October 30th
NWA-OK Oklahoma & NWA-SW Texas Tag Team Champions High Society (Al Farat & Thomas Trump) take on Total Devastation (Jason Strong & Devastator) at NWA Southwest/International Championship Professional Wrestling's "Eve of Destruction" event in Austin, TX

November 1st
ACW Cruiserweight Champion Rob Ryzin defends the title against Josh Evans at the Asylum Championship Wrestling event in Colorado Springs, CO. Also scheduled is Kenneth Campbell, Michael Barry, Mitch W. Carter, Brandon Bishop, Zane Morris, and many more.

MSPW International Champion The Atomic Dogg defends the title against Tim Storm (w/ Skandar Akbar) at Mid-South Pro Wrestling's "November Knockout" event in Hot Springs, AR. In other matches, Gary Gram takes on Frankie Valentine in a Lumberjack Match, and Rick Sweetan (w/ Boyd Bradford) takes on Mark Johnson in a Grudge Match. Also scheduled to appear is MSPW Tag Team Champion Reckage & Romance (Matt Riviera & Jeff Jett), Jason Jones, and many more.

Al Farat is among the stars scheduled for the Texas Wrestling Federation event in Flatonia, TX

Tracy Smothers is among the stars scheduled for the New Focus Wrestling event in Evansville, IN

November 7th
Jerry Lawler is among the stars scheduled for the Celebrating 35 years of Wrestling, Jerry “The King” Lawler Tribute event in Nashville, TN

November 8th
The Rock-N-Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson) is one of 9 teams entered in AWA World-1 South's 3rd annual "Old School Tag Team Tournament" in Ellaville, GA

Bobby Eaton takes on Marty Jannetty at the "Night of the Superstars" event in Waynesboro, VA

Cheerleader Melissa is among the stars scheduled for the Pro Wrestling Revolution event in San Jose, CA

Al Farat is among the stars scheduled for the International Wrestling Council event in Chicago, IL

Al Snow is among the stars scheduled for the Southern Wrestling Association event in Forest City, NC

November 15th
HOW Champion Arik Cannon defends the title against Ben Sailer (w/ Terry Funk) in a match officiated by Mick Foley at the Heavy On Wrestling event in Superior, WI

Chase Stevens is among the stars scheduled for the Warriors 4 Christ event in San Antonio, TX

Al Snow is among the stars scheduled for the Wrestling Supershow event in Banff, Alberta, Canada

The Full Blooded Italians (Little Guido & Tracy Smothers) take on The Latin American Xchange (Homicide & Hernandez) at the Jersey All Pro Wrestling event in Jersey City, NJ

Ric Flair, Ricky Morton, and Bobby Eaton are among the stars scheduled for the Vanguard Championship Wrestling event in Norfolk, VA

November 22nd
Scott Wright is among the stars scheduled for the East Coast Wrestling Association event in Newark, DE

NCW Heavyweight Champion King Kahluha defends the title against Ricky Morton in a Steel Cage Match at the National Championship Wrestling event in York, PA

Ricky Morton and Bobby Eaton are among the stars scheduled for the Premiere Wrestling Showcase event in Andrews, SC

December 13th
Southern Tag Team Champions The Old School Express (Jake Boulder & Jason Jones) defend the titles against The Jetsetters (Dustin Heritage & Jack Legacy) at the Mid-States Wrestling event in Harrison, AR. Also scheduled to appear are Team Cothern (Cast-Iron Cothern & Shane Morbid), Michael Barry, Gary Gram, Brieanna Bringle, Mike Iles, and many more.


-2009-
January 16th
Jeff Jarrett and A. J. Styles are among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Dublin, Ireland

January 17th
Demolition (Ax & Smash) take on The Heartbreak Express (Sean Davis & Phil Davis) at Pro Wrestling Xtreme's "Uncensored" event in Orlando, FL. In other matches, King Kong Bundy issues an open challenge.

January 20th
Jeff Jarrett and A. J. Styles are among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Manchester, England

January 21st
Jeff Jarrett and A. J. Styles are among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Birmingham, England

January 22nd
Jeff Jarrett and A. J. Styles are among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Glasgow, Scotland

January 24th
Jeff Jarrett and A. J. Styles are among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in London, England

March 21st
Demolition (Ax & Smash), Rhythm & Blues (The Honky Tonk Man & Greg Valentine), and The Genius are among the stars scheduled for the Wrestling Legends Tour in Rotenburg, Germany

March 22nd
Demolition (Ax & Smash), Rhythm & Blues (The Honky Tonk Man & Greg Valentine), and The Genius are among the stars scheduled for the Wrestling Legends Tour in Ochtendung, Germany

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AUTOGRAPHS & APPEARANCES
October 17th through 19th
Robert Fuller, Tommy Rich, Terry Funk, Jimmy Valiant, Pat Tanaka, Brickhouse Brown, Jimmy Golden, Porkchop Cash, Bill Dundee, and Missy Hyatt are among the stars scheduled for the Memphis/United States Wrestling Alliance Legends event in Owensboro, KY and Evansville, IN. For more info, contact timab80@aol.com.

Al Snow, Jasmin St. Claire, and The Zombie will be appearing at the "Spooky Empire Halloween Horror Convention" at the Wyndham Orlando Hotel & Resort in Orland, FL. For more info, call 1-800-421-8001

October 18th
Nikolai Volkoff, Bruno Sammartino, and Tito Santana will be signing autographs from 3pm to 5pm at FYE inside Christiana Mall in Newark, DE. For more info, go to MySpace.com/BKEntertainment2.

Ric Flair will be signing autographs from 12 noon to 2pm at the Doncaster Dome in Doncaster, England

Terry Taylor will be conducting a wrestling seminar from 12 noon to 4pm at the American Legion Hall in White River Junction, VT. The cost is $75 if paid by October 11th and $100 if paid October 12th or later. For more info, go to SlamTechWrestling.com.

Charlie Haas will be signing autographs from 3pm to 5pm at the Time-Warner booth at The State Fair of Texas in Dallas, TX

Jerry Lawler, Booker T, Big Daddy V, Cherry Pie, and Velvet Sky will be signing autographs from 5:30pm to 7:30pm prior to the Northeast Wrestling event at Washingtonville High School in Washingtonville, NY. For more info, call (845) 451-7620.

October 18th & 19th
Ted DiBiase will be appearing at at Boonsboro Bible Church in Boonsboro, NC

October 24th & 25th
Danny Hodge will be honored at the Pro Wrestling Expo in Tokyo, Japan. For more info, go to TeamDannyHodge.com.

October 25th
Ric Flair will be signing autographs from 1pm to 3pm at the grand opening of Schewel's Furniture Store in Roanoke, VA. For more info, call (540) 366-7246.

Jeff Jarrett will be signing autographs from 2pm to 4pm at EZ2Collect in Fair Lawn, NJ, For more info, call (201) 791-3833.

October 25th & 26th
The Honky Tonk Man and Virgil will be appearing at "Adventure Con" at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, AZ. For more info, call (702) 408-0495.

October 26th through 30th
Ted DiBiase will be appearing at the Athletes International Dalls event in Dallas, TX

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

November 1st
Ric Flair and Road Warrior Animal will be signing autographs at "Ringside Fest 2008" at Caroline's in New York, NY. For more info, go to RingsideFest.com.

Mick Foley will be signing autographs from 11am to 2pm at the Collectors Showcase of America Show in Chantilly, VA. For more info, call (828) 277-7586.

November 1st & 2nd
Ted DiBiase will be appearing at Destiny Christian Center in Burnsville, MN

November 4th through 6th
Ted DiBiase will be appearing at the Bay Area Dream Center in Pleasantine, CA

November 8th
Nikolai Volkoff, The Blue Meanie, Spike Dudley, and Axl Rotten will be signing autographs from 6pm to 7pm prior to the World Wide Wrestling Alliance event at St. Joe's Gym in Hazleton, PA. For more info. go to WorldWideWrestlingAlliance.com.

Bobby Eaton, Stevie Richards, Danny Doring, Marty Jannetty, Colin Delaney, Rory McAllister, Mikey of The Spirit Squad, Short Sleeve Sampson, Tracy Taylor, and Manny Fernandez will be signing autographs from 1pm to 3pm at Clayton Homes in Stuarts Draft, VA. For more info, call (540) 337-0800.

November 13th
Ted DiBiase will be appearing at the Bellmead First Baptist Church in Waco, TX

November 14th & 15th
Ted DiBiase will be appearing at the Get Tough Men's Ministry in San Angelo, TX

November 15th
Terry Funk, Mick Foley, The Highlanders (Robbie McAllister & Rory McAllister), O. D. B., and many more will be signing autographs starting at 5:30pm at Heavy On Wrestling's "Have a Funkin' Nice Day" event at the University of Wisconsin-Superior in Superior, WI. For more info, go to HeavyOnWrestling.com.

Jason Jones will be appearing at Mid-States Promotions' "Boxing Fight Night" event in Harrison, AR

November 22nd
Ric Flair will be signing autographs at Pro Championship Wrestling's "4 Ever Flair" event in Oak Lawn, IL

November 29th
Mick Foley will be signing autographs from 11am to 2pm at the Frank & Son Collectibles Show in City of Industry, CA. For more info, call (951) 780-9611.

December 13th & 14th
Ric Flair, King Kong Bundy, Hulk Hogan, Bryan Clark, Virgil, and Tito Santana 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

Jake Boulder, Jason Jones, Dustin Heritage, Brieanna Bringle, Gary Gram, and many more will be appearing at Langoni's Pizza in Harrison, AR following the Mid-States Wrestling event held earlier in the evening.

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UPCOMING BIRTHDAYS
October 14th - Nikolai Volkoff, Talon
October 15th - Karl Von Stroheim
October 16th - Miss Sheila, Missy Hyatt
October 18th - John Nord, Romero Contreras


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

Tags: Jim Ross, WWE, B. Brian Blair, Bam Bam Bigelow, Big Bossman, Beth Phoenix, Charlie Haas, Giant Machine, Andre the Giant, Goldberg, Honky Tonk Man, Jack Brisco, Jake Roberts, Jerry Brisco, Junkyard Dog, Ric Flair, Roddy Piper, Sgt. Slaughter, Steve William