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Posted: Jan 12th 2010 By: mikeiles

NEWS
WWE released several developmental talents over the past week including Leroy Morgan (AKA Max McGuirk). Among the others released were Dino Carter (AKA Rashard Goff), Chris the Bambikiller, Lennox (AKA Bryan Wilcott), Lift Swayner, (AKA Aaron Reed), and Sweet Papi Sanchez. Johnny Riggs (AKA Dylan Klein) was also granted his release by request.

The funeral for "Dr. Death" Steve Williams was Friday at 2:30 p.m. at Mile High Church in Lakewood, CO. There were about 1000 people in attendance. Both Barry Switzer, his football coach at the University of Oklahoma, and Stanley Abel, his wrestling coach, spoke at the service about his drive as an athlete. Jim Ross spoke of Williams as being like his younger brother. Also speaking at the service included Ted DiBiase, his tag team partner in the 80's, Stan Hansen, who both teamed with him and opposed him for years in Japan, Terry Taylor, an early ring rival in Mid-South Wrestling, Jeremy Young, who was trained by Williams for pro wrestling, and Leon White (AKA Vader). Among those that attended the service were WWE Vice President John Laurinaitis (who tag teamed with Williams in Japan on several Budokan Hall main events), and several members of the Asylum Championship Wrestling roster. Williams wrestled his last professional match for ACW on August 15, 2009 winning their Heavyweight Title from Franco D'Angelo.

At the Asylum Championship Wrestling "Dr. Death" Steve Williams tribute show, T-shirts were being sold with proceeds going to the family of Dr. Death. Those T-shirts will soon be available at ShirtPhactory.com.

A profile for the recently passed "Dr. Death" Steve Williams has been added to the Alumni section of WWE.com.

The guest host for the February 1st "WWE Monday Night RAW" will be someone who already worked a few angles in the WWE and he is none other than William Shatner. Shatner will be there to promote his show titled "Shatner's Raw Nerve" which airs on the Bio Channel as well as the Hollywood Charity Horse Show. The man who rose to fame thanks to his work on Star Trek and T.J. Hooker participated in an angle with Jerry "The King" Lawler in 1995 on RAW, pushing him to the canvas when he was being interviewed. He then accompanied Bret Hart to a match against Jeff Jarrett who had "The King" in his corner. In 2007, Shatner inducted Lawler into the WWE Hall of Fame.

WWE has again edited the opening to its television programming. Recently, Hulk Hogan was removed from the opening and replaced with the "Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase, and Mick Foley was removed and replaced with Jeff Hardy. Following Hardy's return to TNA last Monday, Hardy himself has now been replaced with Kofi Kingston. Surprisingly, "Nature Boy" Ric Flair, who also appeared on TNA programming this past Monday, and who is more prominently featured than Hardy in the opening, has not been removed.

The "ABC World News Tonight" piece Saturday night on the Linda McMahon campaign wasn't much. They showed a clip of Stephanie slapping her, Kane doing a tombstone, her kicking Jim Ross low, and they said Bruno Sammartino and Joanie Laurer have criticized her and her campaign. She said she was willing to spend $50 million to win the election and that Vince would not be campaigning for her (which is obviously a smart move).

TNA promised surprises for the three hour live "TNA iMPACT!" on January 4th and they delivered what they promised. Jeff Hardy, Shannon Moore, Scott Hall, Sean Waltman, Eric Bischoff, Val Venis, Orlando Jordan, The Nasty Boys (Brian Knobbs & Jerry Sags) and the one and only Nature Boy Ric Flair all appeared on the show which was carefully timed against WWE's RAW. Perhaps the biggest surprises where the appearances of Hardy and Flair. Hardy wrote on his Twitter that he's going to the show to accompany Moore however made no mention of him appearing on television. Flair was rumored to be appearing, but his loyalty to WWE made things more complicated. At the end of the day it did not matter to either Hardy - who WWE just released a brand new DVD about him - or Flair as both of them were part of a historic "iMPACT!".

WWE Hall of Famer and former sixteen time World Heavyweight champion Ric Flair shocked the wrestling world last Monday after making his first ever appearance on "TNA iMPACT!". Arriving in style as he always does in a limo, Flair shook hands with TNA workers backstage as he made his way around and later came out to the iMPACT! Zone to observe the TNA title match between A. J. Styles and Kurt Angle. The Nature Boy returned to the wrestling ring in November when he along with Hulk Hogan toured Australia and wrestled in a series of matches headlining the Hulkamania tour. It was his first time wrestling since his retirement match against Shawn Michaels at WrestleMania 24 in Orlando, FL. Flair - who has always been loyal to WWE and the McMahons - often said that he wouldn't want to work with any other wrestling company but things obviously have changed. Last year Flair wanted back in the WWE but the company used him only a couple of times instead, something which was definitely a factor in his decision to go to TNA

Ric Flair signed his deal days before the January 4th "TNA iMPACT!". The Wrestling Observer Newsletter reports that Flair's deal calls for him to make 65 appearances over a one year period. The belief is that Flair received a guaranteed money deal, which will allow The Nature Boy to book himself for outside appearances.

Ric Flair was telling people backstage at "TNA iMPACT!" that he is working on a second book and has signed a deal with Jakks to be part of their NWA Classics action figure line.

The poster for the TNA pay-per-view "Against All Odds" which will take place on February 14th has photos of A. J. Styles and Kurt Angle with Mick Foley in the middle and a big photo of Hulk Hogan's face in the background. "The countdown to Lockdown begins" is the tagline at the top of the poster with the PPV logo at the bottom. You can see the poster by clicking here.

Mick Foley wrote in his latest blog that he called Ric Flair on December 27th to talk him into signing with TNA. Flair didn't sign until January 4th although he had been in negotiations with them for a while. He was telling people at the tapings last week that he has a new book in the works.

Booboo Stewart, who will be playing Seth Clearwater in an upcoming Twilight film, will be doing columns for TNAwrestling.com interviewing various wrestlers. Supposedly he went to "Bound for Glory" and loved it so much he wanted to get involved. His first interview subject will be TNA World Champion A. J. Styles.

Contrary to rumors, Jeff Jarrett did not go off script last Monday night, although Hogan was surprised by how everything went down. He told Jeff to do a babyface promo because Jeff & Foley and Dixie & Hulk are both supposed to be babyface entities. His plan was to out-face him, and then was shocked when he got booed. The idea is not for Hogan to be a heel at this point.

According to reports, all four involved in the Jeff Jarrett & Mick Foley vs. Hulk Hogan & Dixie Carter feud will be faces.

Vince Russo is doing a Q&A at Facebook.com/VinceRusso.RopeOpera. One question was funny was when someone asked him if Shelton Benjamin was available would he be interested and he said, "Not really familiar with his work. Don't watch WWE much." He said the most difficult person he ever had to write for was Bill Goldberg. Russo found it a problem because the formula was so simple. He said he didn't think there would be any bra and panties matches in TNA because he respects the Knockouts too much. Said his all-time favorite feud to write would be The Rock vs. Ernie Ladd. He said the best talent in TNA is Kurt Angle and that Eric Young is the most underrated wrestler on the roster.

Vince Russo answered more reader questions on his Facebook page. Regarding Jim Cornette, he said: "Throughout my entire career I have never said one negative word about Jim Cornette, not one. If he wants to be a Vince Russo and TNA hater, let him knock his socks off, but I'm not really interested in listening to that." Russo also commentated on Internet critics: "It's because they hate me and hate Hogan, and it's also because they want TNA to be a 2 hour wrestling show, with TWO HOURS of wrestling, that ain't gonna happen, so the haters will continue to hate." Russo recently set up the Facebook page to promote his upcoming book, How WCW Killed Vince Russo.

January 4th just happened to be the ten-year anniversary of the famous Fingerpoke of Doom episode of "WCW Nitro", where Nash took a phantom bump for a Hogan fingerpoke and Hogan won the WCW title again, which was one of many things that sped up the momentum of the death of the company. It was also the day that Mick Foley won the WWF Title on Raw (it was a taped show, but it aired that day), where Tony Schiavone mocked it on air, saying "That'll put asses in the seats", which resulted in fans switching from Nitro to Raw en masse to watch it.

Hulk Hogan was on Bubba the Love Sponge last Thursday morning. They played an audio bite from Jim Cornette's podcast where Cornette reviews "TNA iMPACT!". Hogan said he was considering bringing Cornette back but isn't so sure now after listening to that because he doesn't want negative people in the company. Hilarious stuff if you've followed this story. He said Cornette was probably just bitter. Bubba then made fun of the Terror Dome match. Hogan agreed that it was bad. He said he had been assured the guys could climb out.

Bubba the Love Sponge recently blasted Jim Cornette on his show. It is in two parts and you can hear it at the following You Tube clips:

Part 1
Part 2

Jim Cornette at Friday night's Ring Of Honor television tapings announced that for the anniversary show at the Manhattan Center they will bring back Austin Aries vs. Tyler Black and if they go 60 minutes, it will be decided on by a three judge panel.

CBS is shooting wrestling-themed episode of "Cold Case" starring Roddy Piper over the next two weeks. Piper has been training with Ric Drasin at his wrestling school in Sherman Oaks, CA, to get ready for the role. The episode is called "One Fall" and will air in February or March.

Missy Hyatt is going to be part of a World War II Battle of the Bulge recreation in Fort Indian Gap, PA, on January 30th. She is playing the role of a German nurse taking care of the soldiers. She said if any fans want to come out she is taking free pictures.

NWA Oklahoma Heavyweight Champion Carnage is scheduled to defend the title against NWA-SW/PWF Heavyweight Champion Chad Thomas on January 23rd in Amarillo, TX. A video has been posted on NWA-OK's My Space site of Thomas calling out Carnage while sitting on a toilet. You can view the video on the site at MySpace.com/NWA_Oklahoma.

Al Farat is selling an autographed pair of his size 10-D bronze boots with horns. The boots were made by wrestling boot making legend, Bill Ash. The price is $500.00 which does include shipping. The boots normally go for $680.00 new at Bill Ash Boots, and $700.00 at Stagecoach Wrestling Boots. Farat is asking for serious buyers/collectors only. Interested buyers should contact Farat through his My Space page at MySpace.com/AlFarat.

Oklafan would like its condolences to the friends and family of Shawn Matthews III, who's grandfather passed away on January 6th.

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RECENT RESULTS
December 5th
Beth Phoenix defeated Layla at the "WWE Friday Night SmackDown!" television taping in Louisville, KY

TNA World Champion A. J. Styles defeated Tomko at the "TNA iMPACT" television taping in Orlando, FL

January 3rd
Eric Benjamin defeated Anthony Wayne at the Ultimate Championship Wrestling event in Somerset, KY

January 8th
Montel Vontavious Porter defeated Jack Swagger at the WWE house show in Boston, MA

TNA World Champion A. J. Styles defeated Kurt Angle in a match officiated by special referee Jeff Jarrett at the TNA house show in Westbury, NY

January 9th
Montel Vontavious Porter defeated Jack Swagger at the WWE house show in Lincoln, NE

Mickie James defeated Beth Phoenix at the WWE house show in Fargo, ND

TNA World Champion A. J. Styles defeated Daniels at the TNA house show in Poughkeepsie, NY

Jake Roberts defeated Mr. Main Event at the Extreme Wrestling Federation event in Muncie, IN

IHWE Heavyweight Champion SB-1 defeated LiveWire by DQ in a match officiated by special referee The Code at the Insane Hardcore Wrestling Entertainment event in Fort Worth, TX

Michael Faith defeated Chavez by Countout at the Outcast Xtreme Wrestling event in Fort Worth, TX

ACW Heavyweight Champion Franco D'Angelo won an ACW Roster Battle Royal at Asylum Championship Wrestling's "Dr. Death Steve Williams Tribute Show" event in Colorado Springs, CO. After eliminating Jesse Williams, D'Angelo then got on the microphone and said "Thank you Doc, this one is for you" and eliminated himself and Steve Williams was declared the winner. In other matches, ACW Tag Team Champions Born Again Sunday (Altar Boy Kam & Altar Boy Koz) defeated Mitch Carter & Dallas Murdoch, The D-Linquents (Mo' Murda & A. Felony) and Team Shake-It (Josh Evans & Tristan Gallo) in a Fatal Four Way Tag Team Match, Jason Noal defeated J. T. LaMotta and Robert Evans in a Triple Threat Match, and Mikey Quinn, Joshua Michael, & Jesse Williams defeated Brandon Bishop, Danger Dean, & ACW Heavyweight Champion Franco D'Angelo.

Frankie Lancaster & Alex Porteau defeated Carlos Rivera & Rico Suave (not the wrestler with Oklahoma experience) at the I Believe In Wrestling event in Orlando, FL

January 10th
Montel Vontavious Porter defeated Jack Swagger at the WWE house show in Rochester, MN

Mickie James defeated beth Phoenix at the WWE house show in Duluth, MN

TNA World Champion A. J. Styles defeated Daniels at the TNA house show in Danbury, CT

Smash defeated The Supreme Adonnas, The Fabulous Creebirds, and The Strip N' Dales in a Four Corners/Elimination/Handicap Match at the Canadian Elite Wrestling event in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

January 11th
Santino Marella defeated Jack Swagger in an Over the Top Rope Challenge at the "WWE Monday Night RAW" live telecast in Minneapolis, MN

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UPCOMING OKLAHOMA EVENTS
Great Plains Championship Wrestling
Friday, January 15th
Cahoma Building
Cache, OK
Bell Time 7:30pm

Compound Pro Wrestling
Saturday, January 16th
Sheridan Avenue Christian Church
Tulsa, OK
Bell Time 8pm

Impact Zone Wrestling
Saturday, January 16th
The Impact Arena
Lawton, OK
Bell Time 7pm

United Wrestling Entertainment
Saturday, January 16th
Cherokee Community Center
Tahlequah, OK
Bell Time 5pm

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UPCOMING MATCHES
January 14th
TNA World Champion A. J. Styles defends the title against Daniels in a match officiated by special referee Jeff Jarrett at the TNA house show in Johnstown, PA. Also scheduled to appear is Mick Foley and many more.

January 15th
TNA World Champion A. J. Styles defends the title against Daniels in a match officiated by special referee Jeff Jarrett at the TNA house show in Reading, PA. Also scheduled to appear is Mick Foley and many more.

J. T. LaMotta takes on Andy Dalton at Victory Crown Championship Wrestling's "Quest for the Crown Tournament Stage 1" event in Fort Worth, TX. In other matches, Seth Shai takes on Blue Ibanza, Kevin Douglas, and Texas Red in a Four Corners Elimination Match, Mitch Carter (w/ Veronica Vance) takes on Bull, and Al Farat takes on James Johnson.

January 16th
MSPW International Champion Tim Storm defends the title against Al Snow at the Mid-South Pro Wrestling event in Fort Smith, AR. In other matches, MSPW Tag Team Champion Reckage & Romance (Matt Riviera & Jeff Jett) defend the titles against Buddy Landel and a mystery partner, Dexter Hardaway (w/ Talon) takes on Shawn Schultz, and Al Farat (w/ Tom Donovan) takes on Scott Murdoch.

Daniel Flynn, Gary Gram, and Jake Boulder are among the stars scheduled for the Arkansas Pro Wrestling event in Lincoln, AR

The Reno Scum (Adam Thornstowe & Luster the Legend) are among the stars scheduled for the All Pro Wrestling event in Hayward, CA

Michael Faith is among the stars scheduled for the Outcast Xtreme Wrestling event in Fort Worth, TX

Rick Steiner, Chavo Guerrero, Sr., Spoiler 2000, and Skandar Akbar are among the stars scheduled for the Universal Championship Wrestling event in Paris, TX

Anthony Wayne takes on L. T. Falk at the United States Wrestling Organization event in Nashville, TN

January 17th
TNA World Champion A. J. Styles defends the title against Kurt Angle at TNA's "Genesis" pay-per-view event in Orlando, FL

SPW Tag Team Champions The Reno Scum (Adam Thornstowe & Luster the Legend) defend the titles against The Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (Johnny Plinko & Steve Stamp) at the Supreme Pro Wrestling event in Sacramento, CA

Mark Sterling is one of the entrants in Independent Wrestling Federation's 1st annual "A3 Tournament" in Golden, CO

January 23rd
Jerry Lawler is among the stars scheduled for the Powerhouse Wrestling event in Worcester, MA

MSPW Tag Team Champions Reckage & Romance (Matt Riviera & Jeff Jett) defend the titles against Midnight Gold (Bobby Eaton & Greg Anthony, w/ Brian Thompson) at Mid-South Pro Wrestling's "Night of Champions" event in Russellville, AR. In other matches, MSPW International Champion Tim Storm defends the title against Buddy Landel, and Al Farat (w/ Tom Donovan) takes on Scott Murdoch.

NWA Central States Heavyweight Champion Mark Sterling defends the title against Al Snow at the NWA Dynamo event in Ottawa, KS. In other matches, Kraig Keesaman & Tyler Cook take on Mike Sydal & NWA Kansas Heavyweight Champion Brett Young.

Michael Faith is among the stars scheduled for the Outcast Xtreme Wrestling event in Fort Worth, TX

IPW Heavyweight Champion Jonathan Cross, Jesus Rodriguez, The Texas Outlaws (Bobby Burns & J. W. Hardin), Mike Gunns, Running Wolf, Anarchy 2nd, Blue Thunder, and The Unknown are among the stars scheduled for the Independent Pro Wrestling event in Siloam Springs, AR

NWA Oklahoma Heavyweight Champion Carnage defends the title against NWA-SW/PWF Heavyweight Champion Chad Thomas at the NWA Southwest/Panhandle Wrestling Federation event in Amarillo, TX

January 24th
TNA World Champion A. J. Styles is among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Paris, France

January 29th
Michael Faith takes on Jay Garland at Pro Wrestling Arizona's "Desert Heat" event in Awahtukee, AZ

January 30th
Alissa Flash takes on Lady Apache at the Pro Wrestling Revolution event in San Francisco, CA. In other matches The Border Patrol (Oliver John & Derek Sanders) takes on Universidad de Guapos (Fuerte Strongman & Guapo Shocker).

MWA Heavweight Champion Vash Heartley defends the title against Eric Fantabulous at the Midwest Wrestling Alliance event in Sioux City, IA. Also scheduled to appear is MWA Television Champion Brian Blade and many more.

January 31st
TNA World Champion A. J. Styles is among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Lyon, France

Adam Thornstowe is among the stars scheduled for DOA Wrestling's "The Good, The Bad, & The Scum" event in Oregon City, OR

February 5th
3XW Tag Team Champions The High Flyers (Mike Sydal & Zach Thompson) defend the titles against The Gentlemen's Club (Mark Sterling & Gage Octane, w/ 3XW Commissioner Todd Countryman) at 3XWrestling's "Reign of Terror" event in Des Moines, IA. Also scheduled to appear is 3XW Pure Wrestling Champion Kraig Keesaman and many more.

February 6th
Ted DiBiase, Al Snow, and The Genius are among the stars scheduled for Deutche Wrestling Allianz's "Wrestling Legends Tour 2010" in Uelzen, Germany

The Oklahoma/Mexico Connection (Doberman & Pablo Chuco) are among the stars scheduled for the North American Wrestling Allegience event in Waxahachie, TX

Cheerleader Melissa takes on Cat Power at the NCW Femme Fatales event in Montreal, Quebec, Canadan, NY

Nikolai Volkoff is among the stars scheduled for Forgotten Championship Wrestling's "Unfinished Business" event in Brooklyn, NY

Anarchy 2nd, Mike gunns, & IPW Heavyweight Champion Jonathan Cross take on Fuel, Big Smooth, and a mystery partner at the Independent Pro Wrestling event in Siloam Springs, AR

IHWE Heavyweight Champion SB-1 and Seth Shai are among the stars scheduled for Insane Hardcore Wrestling Entertainment's "Winter Blockbuster" event in Fort Worth, TX

Paul Orndorff is among the stars schduled for Dreamwave Wrestling's "Season Premiere" event in LaSalle, IL

MWA Heavyweight Champion Vash Heartly defends the title against Brian Blade at the Midwest Wrestling Alliance event in Des Moines, IA. Also scheduled to appear is Eric Fantabulous and many more.

February 7th
Ted DiBiase, Al Snow, and The Genius are among the stars scheduled for Deutche Wrestling Allianz's "Wrestling Legends Tour 2010" in Rotenburg, Germany

February 19th
Tito Santana is among the stars scheduled for Independent Wrestling Federation's "February Fury" event in West Paterson, NJ

February 20th
Tito Santana is among the stars scheduled for Independent Wrestling Federation's "February Fury" event in West Paterson, NJ

Daniel Flynn, Gary Gram, and Jake Boulder are among the stars scheduled for the Arkansas Pro Wrestling event in Siloam Springs, AR

February 27th
MSW Heavyweight Champion Jake Boulder, Southern Tag Team Champions The Jet Setters (Dustin Heritage & Jack Legacy), Independent Wrestling International Champion Jim Fallon, Michael Barry, Jason Jones, Mitch Carter, Jeff Starchild, El Matadors (Uno & Dos), Brieanna Bringle, and Mike Iles are among the stars scheduled for the Mid-States Wrestling event in Harrison, AR

Dexter Hardaway (w/ Talon) takes on Jerry Lynn at Mid-South Pro Wrestling's "SuperClash" event in Clarksville, AR. Also scheduled to appear are MSPW Tag Team Champions Reckage & Romance (Matt Riviera & Jeff Jett), Skandar Akbar, and many more.

March 6th
Brandon Bishop, Mitch Carter, Josh Evans, and Zane Morris are among the stars scheduled for the Asylum Championship Wrestling event in Colorado Springs, CO

March 12th
Jim Duggan is among the stars scheduled for the Northeast Wrestling event in Fort Edward, NY

March 13th
Tommy Dreamer & Ron Zombie take on Brian Anthony & Bull Dredd in a No DQ Match officiated by special referee Mick Foley at Northeast Wrestling's "March Mayhem" event in Derby, CT. Also scheduled to appear is Jim Duggan and many more.

March 19th
Jim Duggan and Mick Foley are among the stars scheduled for the Big Time Wrestling event in Danbury, CT

March 20th
Shane Douglas and Kamala are among the stars scheduled for the Pro Wrestling Unplugged event in Philadelphia, PA

Jerry Lawler, Tracy Smothers, and Chase Stevens are among the stars scheduled for the Main Event Championship Wrestling event in Evansville, IN

Jerry Lawler and Roddy Piper are among the stars scheduled for Northeast Wrestling's "Wrestlefest XIV" event in Poughkeepsie, NY

MSW Heavyweight Champion Jake Boulder, Southern Tag Team Champions The Jet Setters (Dustin Heritage & Jack Legacy), Independent Wrestling International Champion Jim Fallon, Michael Barry, Jason Jones, Mitch Carter, Jeff Starchild, El Matadors (Uno & Dos), Brieanna Bringle, and Mike Iles are among the stars scheduled for the Mid-States Wrestling event in Harrison, AR

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AUTOGRAPHS & APPEARANCES
January 16th
Jimmy Valiant will be signing autographs from 7pm to 9pm at the Wentworth National Guard Armory in Wentworth, NC

Ted DiBiase, Mike Rotundo, Brett DiBiase, and Duke Rotundo will be signing autographs from 6pm to 7:30pm at the Crystal River Armory in Crystal River, FL prior to Florida Championship Wrestling's "New Year's Wrestlelution Tour" event. For more info, go to FCWwrestling.com.

January 23rd
Ted DiBiase will be signing autographs from 12:30pm to 2:30pm at Ken's Cards & Collectibles in Berlin, CT. For more info, call (860) 832-8302.

January 29th through 31st
Demolition (Ax & Smash), The Great Muta, Rob Van Dam, Road Warrior Animal, Jushin Liger, Bruno Sammartino, Austin Idol, Stan Hansen, Nick Bockwinkel, Dallas Page, Larry Zbyszko, Scotty 2 Hotty, Koko B. Ware, Terri Runnels, Tammy Sytch, Bret Hart, Dan Severn, Chave Guerrero, Sr., and many more will be appearing at "WrestleReunion 4" at the LAX Hilton in Los Angeles, CA. For more info, go to WrestleReunion.com.

January 30th
Bushwacker Luke, Sid Justice, X-Pac, Warlord, Barbarian, Mr. Fuji, Nikolai Volkoff, Lanny Poffo, Howard Finkel, Terry Funk, Adam Bomb (AKA Bryan Clark), Molly Holly, and many more will be appearing at "Wrestle Slam 3" at The Renaissance Manchester Hotel in Manchester, England. For more info, go to WrestleSlamUK.com.

Jimmy Valiant will be signing autographs from 7pm to 9pm at the Wentworth National Guard Armory in Wentworth, NC

Missy Hyatt will be participating in a World War II Battle of the Buldge recreation in Fort Indian Gap, PA, on January 30th.

February 6th
Ted DiBiase will be part of a Meet & Greet prior to Deutche Wrestling Allianz's "Wrestling Legends Tour 2010" in Uelzen, Germany

Paul Orndorff will be signing autographs at the LaSalle Knights of Columbus in LaSalle, IL prior to Dreamwave Wrestling's "Season Premiere" event. For more info, go to DreamwaveWrestling.com.

February 7th
Ted DiBiase will be part of a Meet & Greet prior to Deutche Wrestling Allianz's "Wrestling Legends Tour 2010" in Rotenburg, Germany

February 10th
Lanny Poffo, Brian Blair, and Austin Idol will be signing autographs at the Ritz-Ybor in Tampa, FL as part of a fund raiser for the Pediatric Cancer Foundation

February 12th
Jimmy Valiant will be signing autographs from 7pm to 9pm at Rec. Barn Arcade & Pool Room in Jasper, GA. For more info, call (678) 463-7647.

February 13th
Jimmy Valiant will be signing autographs from 7pm to 9pm at the Fork Brush National Guard Armory in Bluefield, WV

February 20th
Tito Santana will be hosting a Pro Wrestling Clinic for Independent Wrestling Federation's at the IWF Wrestling School in West Paterson, NJ. The clinic will include in-ring instruction, fundamentals, interviews, question and answer session, and more. The clinic is open to IWF students and active graduates of all experience levels for a $25 fee. Each clinic is also open to select indy wrestlers, managers, and referees (ages 18+) with at least one-year of experience for a $50 fee. The clinic is not open to fans, the public, or guests. For registration information, visit WrestlingIWF.com.

Jim Duggan will be signing autographs from 1pm to 3pm at Pro Wrestling World at Merchants Square Mall in Allentown, PA. For more info, go to Rasslers.us.

February 27th
Jimmy Valiant will be signing autographs from 7pm to 9pm at Colonial Heights High School in Colonial Heights, VA. For more info, call (757) 870-6954.

March 12th
Jim Duggan will be signing autographs from 5:30pm to 7pm at Fort Edward High School in Fort Edward, NY prior to the Northeast Wrestling event held later in the evening. For more info, call (518) 747-4239.

March 13th
The Rock-N-Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson), Demolition (Ax & Smash), Mr. Hughes, Ivan Koloff, Nikita Koloff, Tommy Rich, and many more will be appearing at LegendsMania in Atlanta, GA. For more info, go to [url-http://www.legendsmania.com]LegendsMania.com[/url].

Mick Foley, Tommy Dreamer, Paul London, Jim Duggan, and many more will be signing autographs starting at 5:30pm at Derby High School in Derby, CT prior to Northeast Wrestling's "March Mayhem" event held later in the evening. For more info, call (860) 516-9915.

March 20th
Tito Santana, The Honky Tonk Man, and Pamela Paulshock will be signing autographs from 9am to 7pm at "The Autograph Nationals" at The Pasadena Convention Center in Pasadena, CA. For more infro, call (626) 793-2122.

March 26th through 28th
Demolition (Ax & Smash), Bushwacker Luke, Ted DiBiase, The Honky Tonk Man, Virgil, Traci Brooks, and Jackie Haas will be appearing at "Wizard World Toronto" at the Direct Energy Centre in Toronoto, Ontario, Canada. For more info, go to WizardWorld.com.

April 10th
Mick Foley will be signing autographs from 11:15am to 3:15pm at the "Motor Mania Show" at The Dome Center in Henrietta, NY. For more info, go to StreetMachinesOfRochester.com.

Mae Young, The Brooklyn Brawler, Harvey Wippleman, Mohammad Hassan, Daivari, Bobby Jaggers, Dutch Mantell, Shark Boy, Mortis (AKA Kanyon), Deuce (AKA Sim Snuka), Scott Casey, Tony Mamaluke, Hamada, and many more will be appearing at K&S Wrestlefest's "Spring Spectacular" at The Radisson Hotel in Carteret, NJ. For more info, call (516) 473-4944.

Dusty Rhodes will be signing autographs from 12 noon to 2pm at the Holiday inn Express in St. Charles, IL. For more info, call (630) 780-2777.

April 16th through 18th
Bushwacker Luke, Rob Van Dam, Christy Hemme, Lillian Garcia, and The Honky Tonk Man will be signing autographs at the "Anaheim Wizard World Comic Con" at the Anaheim Convention center in Anaheim, CA. For more info, call (714) 765-8950.

April 17th
Ox Baker, Pete Gas, Rick Martel, Larry Zbyszko, John Cena Sr., Brian Clark, Tammy Sytch, and many more will be signing autographs at Brightridge Club/Brotherhood of the Holy Ghost Charity in East Providence, RI. For more info, contact Joe Bruen at hwfforever@yahoo.com

April 18th
Angelo Savoldi, Mario Savoldi, Paul Richard, Jimmy Snuka, Pete Doherty (AKA The Duke of Dorchester), Public Enemy (Rocco Rock & Johnny Grunge), Tony Ulysses, Larry Zbyszko, D. C. Drake, Bull Montana, Dr. Heresy, Maverick Wild, Kevin Hughes, Danny Davis, Billy Black, Sonny Goodspeed, and Dave Dwinell will be inducted into the New England Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame at the Brightridge Club/Brotherhood of the Holy Ghost Charity in East Providence, RI. For more info, contact Joe Bruen at hwfforever@yahoo.com

April 23rd
Jerry Lawler will be signing autographs at First Energy Stadium in Reading, PA at the Reading Phillies baseball game. For more info, call (610) 375-8469.

May 6th
Jerry Lawler will be appearing at Coca-Cola Park in Allentown, PA at the Lehigh Valley Ironpigs baseball game. For more info, call (710) 841-7447.

May 15th
Jeff Jarrett, Jorge Gonzales (AKA El Gigante/Giant Gonzalez), Robert Maliet (AKA Kurrgan), Tiger Jackson, P. N. News, Jonathan Coachman, Mike McGuirk, Jack Brisco, Jerry Brisco, Bruce Pritchard (AKA Brother Love), Sean Mooney, The Mean Street Posse (Pete Gas, Rodney, & Joey Abs), Jimmy Valiant, Petey Williams, and many more are scheduled for the "Legends of the Ring X" event at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Monroe, NJ. For more info, go to LegendsOfTheRing.com.

May 26th
Mick Foley will be signing autographs at Mercy County Waterfront Park in Trenton, NJ at the Trenton Thunder baseball game. For more info, call (609) 394-3300.

May 29th
Sgt. Slaughter will be signing autographs at State Mutual Stadium in Rome, GA at the Rome Braves baseball game. For more info, call (706) 368-9388.

June 4th
Mick Foley will be signing autographs at Prince George's Stadium in Bowie. MD at the Bowie Baysox baseball game. For more info, call (301) 805-6000.

June 19th
Ted DiBiase will be appearing at First Energy Park in Lakewood, NJ at the Lakewood Blueclaws baseball game. For more info, call (732) 901-7000.

Sgt. Slaughter, Jerry Lawler, and Jim Duggan will be signing autographs at The Diamond in Richmond, VA at the Richmond Flying Squirrels baseball game. For more info, call (804) 359-3866.

July 15th
Jerry Lawler will be signing autographs at Modern Woodman Stadium in Davenport, IA at the Quad City River Bandits baseball game. For more info, call (563) 322-6348.

July 17th
Sgt. Slaughter will be appearing at Commerce Bank Park in Harrisburg, PA at the Harrisburg Senators baseball game. For more info, call (717) 231-4444.

July 24th & 25th
Nikolai Volkoff, Boris Zhukov, Butterbean, George Frankenstein, and many more will be appearing at the "Pro Wrestling Meet & Greet Convention" at the Wildwood Convention Center in Wildwood, NJ. For more info, call (732) 422-9365.

August 5th through 8th
Sting, Jimmy Snuka, and many more will be appearing at the "NWA Wrestling Legends Fanfest" at the Hilton University Place Hotel in Charlotte, NC. For more info, go to NWAlegends.com.

August 23rd
King Kong Bundy will be appearing at Medlar Field in University Park, PA at the State College Spikes baseball game. For more info, call (814) 272-1711.

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UPCOMING BIRTHDAYS
January 12th - Michael Barry, Brian Blair
January 13th - Buddy Colt, Rick Garrett, Danny Hunt
January 14th - Jim Duggan, Matt Emerald, Ramon Torres
January 15th - Tommy Gilbert, Bill Lebeaux
January 16th - Oliver Humperdink
January 17th - Chase Stevens, Adam Thornstowe


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