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Posted: Aug 31st 2010 By: mikeiles

NEWS
The funeral for Skandar Akbar was on August 24th in Wichita Falls, TX. Jim Ross was in attendance and was reportedly the only member of either the WWE staff and roster or the TNA staff and roster that attended the ceremony.

Jim Ross wrote on Twitter: "Just left Scandor Akbar?s funeral service in Wichita Falls, Texas. Dan Hodge & several Dallas based wrestlers attended. He was a beloved guy."

Mattel has announced that a mid 80's era WWE ring will be released early next year and will come packed with an exclusive figure of Andre the Giant.

Mattel?s Hall of Fame series hit K-Mart stores on Saturday morning and included Steve Austin, Ricky Steamboat, Dusty Rhodes, Jimmy Snuka, Sgt. Slaughter, and Terry Funk. K-Mart also had a sale on DVDs as well as offering a classic WWF t-shirt that features Legends such as Ricky Steamboat, Ted DiBiase and others.

One match has been confirmed for WWE's upcoming "Greatest High Flyers" DVD is The Great Muta vs. Sting from the WCW and New Japan Supershow in Tokyo, Japan.

MTV News asked Mick Foley who hit him the hardest in his career. His answer was Vader and Steve Austin. You can see a video of him answering the question by clicking here.

Mick Foley wrote a blog remembering the late Luna Vachon. It was typed while he was on the road and he was unable to cut and paste so it is actually a picture of the blog itself. You can read it by clicking here

A brand new edition of ?Shake, Rattle & Roll? podcast is online straight from the original internet shooter, The Honky Tonk Man. Honky responds to Eric Bischoff?s remarks towards WWE and gives Bischoff something to look forward to! Check it out at HonkyTonkMan.net.

On August 22nd, Jake ?The Snake? Roberts wrestled his final match at the "Live And Let Die" show promoted by Squared Circle Wrestling held at the Watertown Fairgrounds Arena in Watertown, NY. Following his win against Zaquary Springate III, Roberts took the mic and said that recently his father passed away and he spent 35 years in the wrestling business to prove to his dad that he can do it. Jake said it doesn?t matter anymore now because he?s gone and announced his retirement adding that as you get older your health starts to go too. An emotional Jake Roberts then left the ring and headed quickly to the back as the fans in the arena clapped showing their appreciation. ?The Snake? often credits WWE and Vince McMahon for saving his life by paying for his rehab programs following several bouts with drug and alcohol addiction. Roberts last appeared on WWE television in March 2005 on Monday Night RAW where he was on the receiving end of an RKO courtesy of Randy Orton. He also appeared twice in TNA at Bound For Glory in 2006 and Slammiversary in 2008. He is considered to be one of the greatest wrestlers who never held any kind of title in both WWE and WCW. However, East Texas Championship Wrestling announced last week that Roberts would take on Byron Wilcott on their September 4th event. No word if Roberts will be replaced or will wrestle on the card.

There is a video of Ken Wayne talking about recent wrestling deaths. You can view it by clicking here.

Lance Storm posted a blog on his website about some of the recent wrestler deaths. You can read the blog by clicking
here.

The documentary "Card Subject to Change" will play September 11th in Atlantic City, NJ at the Claridge Theater at Bally's as part of the Atlantic City International Film & Music Festival. The movie features Kevin Sullivan, Rhett Titus, Trent Acid, Necro Butcher, Sabu, Lacey Von Erich, Superstar Billy Graham, and Terry Funk.

Oklafan was saddened to learn of the death of Luna Vachon. Luna, whose real name was Gertrude, was found dead at her mother's home Friday morning. She was just 48 years old. Details of her death are still unknown as of this time but Vachon was going through some tough times after her house burned down a while ago and moved in her with her mother. She was the daughter of Butcher Vachon, the niece of WWE Hall of Famer Mad Dog Vachon, and the former wife of pro wrestlers Dick Slater and David Heath (AKA Gangrel). Vachon worked for WWE between 1992 and 1994, most notably serving as the manager of Bam Bam Bigelow and challenging Alundra Blaze (AKA Madusa) for the WWF World Women?s Title. She then moved to ECW and was involved in the Tommy Dreamer/Raven feud at the behest of Woman before signing with WCW in 1997 to again pursue her issue with Madusa. She returned to WWE later that year and achieved some of her greatest notoriety as the manager of Goldust and a member of the Oddities, but was released in 2000 following a backstage incident. Last year she was honored at the 44th annual Cauliflower Alley Club reunion and presented with the "Ladies Wrestling Award." Vachon has one documented appearance in Oklahoma, wrestling Sherri Martel to a Double DQ at an OPW/SSoW event in Tulsa. Oklafan extends its condolences to Vachon?s family and friends

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RECENT RESULTS
August 21st
WWE SmackDown! World Champion Kane defeated Jack Swagger in a Steel Cage Match at the WWE house show in Lubbock, TX

August 22nd
WWE SmackDown! World Champion Kane defeated Jack Swagger in a Steel Cage Match at the WWE house show in Odessa, TX

Jake Roberts defeated Zaquary Springate III at Squared Circle Wrestling's "Live And Let Die" event in Watertown, NY

Tommy Mercer vs. SAW International Champion Chase Stevens ended in a No Contest at the Showtime All-Star Wrestling event in Nashville, TN

August 24th
Sting defeated Jeff Jarrett at the "TNA iMPACT!" television taping in Orlando, FL. In other matches, Fortune (A. J. Styles, Kazarian, James Storm, & Robert Roode, w/ Ric Flair) defeated EV2.0 (Rhino, Sabu, Brian Kendrick, & Tommy Dreamer) in an Elimination Match.

August 26th
Luke Williams (w/ Grand Wizard Jr.) defeated Bull Skullion at the Stranglehold Hardcore Wrestling event in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada

August 27th
Jack Swagger defeated Chris Masters by submission at the WWE house show in Hampton Beach, NH

August 28th
Jack Swagger defeated Chris Masters by submission at the WWE house show in Cohassett, MA

James Johnson & IHWE Heavyweight Champion Franco D'Angelo defeated Seth Shai & Mike Foxx in the main event of Insane Hardcore Wrestling Entertainment's "Old School Hu$tle" event in Fort Worth, TX. In other matches, Matt Borne vs. Brent Masters ended in a No Contest, and Spoiler 2000 vs. Scot Summers ended in a No Contest.

El Super Colibri defeated Tim Rockwell at the Traditional Championhip Wrestling event in Booneville, AR. In other matches, TCW Tag Team Champion Tim Storm defeated Gary Gram, Matt Riviera defeated TCW Tag Team Champion Apoc by DQ, Kid Nikels defeated Dustin Heritage, and Alan Steele defeated Michael Barry.

August 29th
Jack Swagger defeated Chris Masters by submission at the WWE house show in Hyannis, MA

August 30th
Jack Swagger defeated Evan Bourne by submission at the "WWE Monday Night RAW" live telecast in Boston, MA

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UPCOMING OKLAHOMA EVENTS
Impact Zone Wrestling
Saturday, September 4th
The Impact Arena
Lawton, OK
Bell Time 7pm

Mid-South Wrestling Alliance
Sunday, September 5th
Golden Goose Flea Market
Midwest City, OK
Bell Time 2:30pm

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UPCOMING MATCHES
September 3rd
Mark Sterling takes on Jeremy Wyatt at 3XWrestling's "Clobberpalooza Classic 3" in Des Moines, IA

The Honky Tonk Man is among the stars scheduled for Monster Pro Wrestling's "Legends of the Fall" event in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

September 4th
Jeff Jarrett and TNA World Television Champion A. J. Styles are among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Woodstock, VA

Al Snow is among the stars scheduled for the Ring Wars Carolina event in Fayettteville, NC

NWA Texas Heavyweight Champion Michael Faith defends the title against Charlie Haas at the NWA Southwest/Panhandle Wrestling Federation event in Amarillo, TX

RCW Heavyweight Champion Alissa Flash defends the title against Mercedes Martinez at River City Wrestling's "Dawn of a New Dynasty 3" event in San Antonio, TX

Mark Sterling is among the stars scheduled for the Metro Pro Wrestling event in Kansas City, KS

Jake Roberts takes on Byron Wilcott at the East Texas Championship Wrestling event in Sulphur Springs, TX. In other matches, Action Jackson takes on LA Steele.

September 5th
TNA World Television Champion A. J. Styles defends the title against Tommy Dreamer in an I Quit Match at TNA's "No Surrender" pay-per-view event in Orlando, FL

September 9th
El Latino is among the stars scheduled for the Tough-N-Texas Championship Wrestling event in San Antonio, TX

September 10th
Jeff Jarrett and TNA World Television Champion A. J. Styles are among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Canton, OH

Mark Sterling takes on Mike Sydal at Pro Wrestling NEXT's "Genesis" event in Moline, IL

Greg Valentine is among the stars scheduled for the Chicago Style Wrestling event in River Grove, IL

September 11th
Jeff Jarrett and TNA World Television Champion A. J. Styles are among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Toledo, OH

ROH Tag Team Champions The Kings of Wrestling (Chris Hero & Claudio Castagnoli, w/ Shane Hagadorn) defend the titles against Charlie Haas & Shelton Benjamin at Ring of Honor's "Glory By Honor IX" event in New York, NY. Also scheduled to appear is Terry Funk and many more.

Cheerleader Melissa is among the stars scheduled for the SHIMMER event in Berwyn, IL

TCW Tag Team Champions The Dark Circle (Tim Storm & Apoc) defend the titles against Michael Barry & Gary Gram at Traditional Championship Wrestling's "Spa City Showdown" event in Hot Springs, AR. In other matches, Matt Riviera takes on Andy Dalton.

Brandon Bishop, Zane Morris, and Josh Evans are among the stars scheduled for Asylum Championship Wrestling's "Casino Carnage" event in Cripple Creek, CO

September 12th
Jeff Jarrett and TNA World Television Champion A. J. Styles are among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Windsor, Ontario, Canada

Cheerleader Melissa is among the stars scheduled for the SHIMMER event in Berwyn, IL

September 16th
Jeff Jarrett and TNA World Television Champion A. J. Styles are among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in York, PA

September 17th
Jeff Jarrett and TNA World Television Champion A. J. Styles are among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Wilkes-Barre, PA

September 18th
Matt Borne is among the stars scheduled for the Millenium Wrestling Federation event in Melrose, MA

Scott Wright takes on Shockwave the Robot at the East Coast Wrestling Association event in Newark, DE

Seth Shai is among the stars scheduled for Insane Hardcore Wrestling Entertainment's "Fall Classic" event in Fort Worth, TX

Mick Foley is among the stars scheduled for the Big Time Wrestling event in Lynn, MA

September 23rd
Jeff Jarrett is among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in New York, NY

September 25th
Jack Swagger takes on Christian at the WWE house show in New York, NY

Jeff Jarrett is among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Rahway, NJ

Charlie Haas takes on Scotty Charisma at the East Coast Professional Wrestling event in Suffern, NY

Jim Duggan is among the stars scheduled for the Big Time Wrestling event in Chicopee, MA

WLW Tag Team Champions Mark Sterling & Superstar Steve defend the titles against Brian Breaker & The Cancun Kid at the World League Wrestling event in Sedan, KS. Also scheduled to appear is Harley Race, Mark Wilson, and many more.

September 30th
Jeff Jarrett and TNA World Television Champion A. J. Styles are among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Spartanburg, SC

October 1st
Jeff Jarrett and TNA World Television Champion A. J. Styles are among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Columbia, SC

Brandon Bishop, Zane Morris, and Josh Evans are among the stars scheduled for the Asylum Championship Wrestling event in Ft. Carson, CO

Chase Stevens is among the stars scheduled for the Friday Night Wrestling event in Memphis, TN

October 2nd
Matt Riviera takes on TCW Tag Team Champion Tim Storm (w/ Ken Kelly) at Traditional Championship Wrestling's "Russellmania III" event in Russellville, AR. In other matches, Al Farat takes on Johnny Dotson.

October 3rd
Jeff Jarrett and TNA World Television Champion A. J. Styles are among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Charleston, SC

October 14th
Jeff Jarrett is among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Rockford, IL

October 15th
Jeff Jarrett is among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Racine, WI

October 16th
Jeff Jarrett is among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Dubuque, IA

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

Cobra Kai takes on Jamie Lynn in a "Man vs. Woman Match" officiated by special referee Shane Morbid at the Mid-States Wrestling event in Harrison, AR. Also scheduled to appear are MSW Heavyweight Champion Michael Barry, Independent Wrestling International Champion Gary Gram, Jason Jones, Jake Boulder, Jim Fallon, The Jet Setters (Dustin Heritage & Jack Legacy), The Canadian Red Devil, El Matadors (Uno & Dos), and many more.

October 17th
Jeff Jarrett is among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Hoffman Estates, IL

October 23rd
Jack Swagger is among the stars scheduled for the WWE house show in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

JAPW Heavyweight Champion Dan Maff defends the title against Charlie Haas at the Jersey All Pro Wrestling event in Jersey City, NJ. In other matches, Jerry Lawler takes on Nick Gage.

The Honky Tonk Man is among the stars scheduled for Bruiser Wrestling's "Halloween Homecoming" event in Lima, OH

Brandon Bishop, Zane Morris, and Josh Evans are among the stars scheduled for the Asylum Championship Wrestling event in Cripple Creek, CO

Spoiler 2000 takes on Cody Knight in a Claw vs. Claw Match at New Millenium Wrestling's "Collision Course II" event in Balch Springs, TX. Also scheduled to appear are Matt Riviera, Al Farat, J. T. LaMotta, Michael Barry, Dustin Heritage, Jack Legacy, and many more.

October 30th
Angel Williams takes on Brandon Bishop in a Tables vs. Thumbtacks Match at Asylum Championship Wrestling's "Cage Wars" event in Colorado Springs, CO. Also scheduled to appear is Zane Morris, Josh Evans, and many more.

Bobby V is among the stars scheduled for the New World Wrestling event in Woonsocket, RI

November 19th
Jake Roberts, Dutch Mantell, Bushwacker Luke, Greg Valentine, Adrian Street, The Honky Tonk Man, Paul Bearer, Jerry Stubbs, Robert Fuller, Roy Lee Welch, Jimmy Golden, and Matt Riviera are among the stars scheduled for NWA Wrestle Birmingham's "Big Bang" event in Birmingham, AL

November 25th
Jimmy Valiant and Ox Baker are among the stars scheduled for the Wild Championship Wrestling Outlaws event in Tyndall, IN

November 27th
Scott Wright is among the stars scheduled for the East Coast Wrestling Association event in Newark, DE

December 4th
Gary Young is among the stars scheduled for Insane Hardcore Wrestling Entertainment's "Silent Night Violent Night III" event in Fort Worth, TX

-2011-

January 21st
Ric Flair and TNA World Television Champion A. J. Styles are among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Lyon, France

January 21st
Ric Flair and TNA World Television Champion A. J. Styles are among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Paris, France

January 27th
Ric Flair and TNA World Television Champion A. J. Styles are among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Glasgow, Scotland

January 28th
Ric Flair and TNA World Television Champion A. J. Styles are among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Manchester, England

January 29th
Ric Flair and TNA World Television Champion A. J. Styles are among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in London, England

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AUTOGRAPHS & APPEARANCES
September 9th
Ric Flair will be signing autographs from 6pm to 8pm at the Wal-Mart in Florence, SC

September 11th
Terry Funk will be signing autographs from 6pm to 7:30pm at the Manhattan Center in New York, NY prior to the Ring of Honor event held later in the evening. For more info, go to ROHwrestling.com.

Abdullah the Butcher, Carlos Colon, Magnum T. A., Tully Blanchard, Baron Von Raschke, Tommy Rich, Mil Mascaras, The Destroyer, Kevin Nash, Sgt. Slaughter, The Iron Sheik, Alicia Webb (AKA Ryan Shamrock), Candice Michelle, Judy Martin, Dos Caras, Tatsumi Fujinami, Jimmy Hart, Danny Davis, Angelo Mosca, X-Pac, Dawn Marie, Ink, Inc. (Jesse Neal & Shannon Moore), The Full Blooded Italians (Little Guido, Sal E. Graziano, & Tony Mamaluke), Christopher Daniels, Shawn Daivari, Howard Finkel, Melissa Coates, Bruan Danielson, Jackie Gayda-Haas, Baby Doll, and many more will be appearing at "Wrestling Reunion" at the Rahway Recreation Center in Rahway, NJ. For more info, go to WrestlingReunion.com.

Mick Foley and The Iron Sheik will be signing autographs during intermission of Fight The World Wrestling's "Rage In The Cage Event" at Center island Sports in Ronkonkoma, NY. For more info, call (631) 574-2214.

September 16th
Ric Flair will be signing autographs from 6pm to 8pm at K-Mart in Gastonia, NC

September 18th
Paul Bearer, Bryan Danielson, The Boogeyman, The Iron Sheik, Jay Lethal, Homicide, Matt Borne, John Cena, Sr., Eddie Edwards, and may more will take part in a fanfest following Millenium Wrestling Federation's "Big Bang Birthday" event in Melrose, MA. For more info, go to BostonWrestling.com.

September 25th
Rikishi, Gene Okerlund, Marty Jannetty, Bull Buchanan, Mae Young, Ernest Miller, Marty Wright (AKA The Boogeyman), Droz, Konnan, Mickie James, Percy Pringle (AKA Paul Bearer), Rob Van Dam, Kamala, Abyss, Miss Tessmacher, and many more are scheduled to appear at "Signamania 6" at Bucks County Technical High School in Fairless Hills, PA. For more info, go to Signamania.com.

Jim Duggan will be signing autographs from 1pm to 4pm at Collector's Realm in Poughkeepsie, NY. For more info, call (845) 473-TOYS.

October 1st
Mick Foley will be signing autographs from 12 noon to 2pm at Borders Wall Street in New York, NY

Mick Foley will be signing autographs from 7pm to 9pm at Book Revue in Huntington, NY

October 2nd
Mick Foley will be signing autographs from 11am to 1pm at Bookends in Ridgewood, NJ

Mick Foley will be signing autographs from 4pm to 6pm at Borders in Bridgewater, NJ

October 3rd
Mick Foley will be signing autographs from 2pm to 4pm at Ocean County Library in Toms River, NJ

October 4th
Mick Foley will be signing autographs from 7pm to 9pm at Portsmouth Public Library in Portsmouth, NH

October 5th
Mick Foley will be signing autographs from 7pm to 9pm at Boston University Bookstore in Boston, MA

October 6th
Mick Foley will be signing autographs from 7pm to 9pm at Borders in Kensington, MD

October 7th
Mick Foley will be signing autographs from 6pm to 8pm at Marshall University Bookstore in Huntington, WV

October 8th
Mick Foley will be signing autographs from 7pm to 9pm at Joseph-Beth Booksellers in Lexington, KY

October 10th
The Steiner Brothers (Rick Steiner & Scott Steiner) are among the inductees into The Bay County Hall of Fame at the Double Tree Hotel in Bay City, MI

October 13th
Mick Foley will be signing autographs from 7pm to 9pm at Barnes & Noble in Orlando, FL

October 14th
Mick Foley will be signing autographs from 7pm to 9pm at Barnes & Noble in Atlanta, GA

October 15th
Mick Foley will be signing autographs from 3pm to 5pm at Fort Bragg in North Carolina

October 15th & 16th
Jim Cornette, Ken Shamrock, Torrie Wilson, Joey Styles, Tim White, The islanders (Haku & Tama), Tony Atlas, Gregory Helms (AKA The Hurricane), Rosey, U-Gene, Bob Holly, Dutch Mantell, Al Snow, Matt Borne, Booker T, and many more will be appearing at "Legends of the Ring 11" at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Monroe, NJ. For more info, go to LegendsOfTheRing.com.

October 16th
Bill Goldberg will be signing autographs starting at 1pm at the Holiday Inn Express in St. Charles, IL. For more info, call (630) 780-2777.

Mick Foley will be signing autographs from 1pm to 3pm at Fort Hood in Texas

October 17th
Mick Foley will be signing autographs from 2pm to 4pm at Barnes & Noble in Oak Brook, IL

October 30th
Jim Duggan and Tatanka will be signing autographs from 12 noon to 2pm at Dr. Flea's Flea Market in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. For more info, call (519) 208-3676.

November 20th
Tony Atlas, Demolition Ax, Rick Martel, Ox Baker, Billy Silverman, Antonio Thomas, John Cena, Sr., Palmer Cannon, Matt Borne, and many more will be appearing at All Out Mayhem's "AOM Legends Reunion Fanfest" in Maine

-2011-
May 21st
Tito Santana, Jamison, Rick Martel, Sabu, Armando Estrada, Amy Zidian, Jay Strongbow, Antonio Thomas, and many more are scheduled to appear at the "New England Pro Wrestling Fanfest" in East Providence, RI. For more info, e-mail hwfforever@yahoo.com.

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UPCOMING BIRTHDAYS
August 31st - Brad Michaels
September 1st - Bam Bam Bigelow, Tracy Smothers
September 3rd - Jim Larock, Kolby Wolfe
September 4th - 3rd Rail, Pat Barrett
September 5th - Bernard Funk, Sonny C, Char Starr
September 6th - Beau Dalton

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