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The Scoop

Posted: Nov 23rd 2010 By: mikeiles

NEWS
NWA Southwest released their rankings last week. In the NWA Texas Heavyweight Title ranking, Charlie Haas is still champion. Other ranked include Spoiler 2000 at #4 and NWA Oklahoma Heavyweight Champion Michael Faith at #9. In the NWA Texas Junior Heavyweight ranking, Jasper Davis is champion. Others ranked include Cody Jones at #4 and NWA-OK Texoma Champion Dane Griffin at #10. In the NWA Texas Tag Team ranking, Impeccable (Ken Carson & Joey Diamond) are champions. Other teams ranked include Excellence Personified (Michael Barry & Lars Manderson) at #5.

WWE announced last week that they will have a house show at the Oklahoma City Arena in Oklahoma City on March 13, 2011. Tickets go on sale at 10am on January 22, 2011. The Oklahoma City Arena is formerly known as The Ford Center.

Regarding Mae Young, among those in the know it is generally believed that her 1939 debut is a worked date, and the real date is most likely early 1941. No records can be found from before that date, and she herself on "Monday Night RAW" said she was 17 when she debuted, which would have been around 1941. People who have wrestling magazines from the 1950s also note that the stories written about here then always listed her debut date as 1941. She is still an amazing woman.

Last week, Shawn Michaels and Triple H were all over TV in Atlanta, GA hyping up the WrestleMania 27 tickets and one particular topic for discussion during an interview with Triple H was the rumor of Goldberg being inducted into the next class of WWE Hall of Fame. Triple H said that Goldberg is trying to get into the Hall of Fame and if there are any rumors about a Goldberg comeback, ?he probably started it.? The issue of Goldberg came up when Triple H was asked about his favorite opponents and mentioned guys like Goldberg who were his least favorite. He then brought up the fact that Goldberg hasn?t wrestled much to be even considered Hall of Fame material. Using Twitter, Goldberg replied to Triple H?s remarks. ?Everyone is entitled to their own opinion,? he wrote. ?They do have a point if induction is based on tenure??

Shawn Michaels will be a guest and celebrity rider at the 4-R Performance Horses Celebrity Slide on December 3rd in Oklahoma City at the State Fairgrounds.

The Wrestling Observer Newsletter is reporting that Jack Swagger's Soaring Eagle mascot was among the cuts by WWE last week.

The George Tragos/Lou Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall announced its 2011 Hall of Fame class which will include Gorilla Monsoon and Dory Funk, Jr. along with Jim Ross and Jim Duggan also receiving awards.

Most everyone in WWE wants Jim Ross back. Of course, only one person's vote counts, and no one knows how Vince will vote, except Vince McMahon himself.

Regarding Jim Ross calling the Daniel Bryan-Jack Swagger match on "Old School RAW", Chris Jericho posted the following on Twitter: "The difference between JIm Ross and Micheal Cole is the difference between Paul Newman and Paulie Shore."

WWE United States Champion Daniel Bryan posted the following on Twitter: "Just watched Monday?s RAW. Jim Ross is still the absolute BEST. It was an honor and a thrill to hear him to do commentary on my match."

For those wondering, the segment on the ?Old School? Raw involving The Iron Sheik, Nikolai Volkoff, Vladimir Koslov, and Santino Marella didn?t go originally as planned. The Wrestling Observer Newsletter reports that when Sheik started cutting a promo about Hulk Hogan while Slick was making his entrance, it wasn?t a mistake by the Sheik as Santino was supposed to introduce Slick after Sheik cut his promo. Obviously confused, Sheik started going into his promo as Slick made his entrance. Reportedly, Santino apologized to Sheik after the segment was over.

The wrestlers had the time of their lives last week at "Old School RAW", particularly those that grew up around the business. Nexus was watching Roddy Piper's promo intently. The WWE Legends were excited to meet some of the third generation guys as well, particularly Michael McGillicutty, son of Curt Hennig, since everyone loved his dad, and it was one of those nights where they got to see people like Tamina, daughter of Jimmy Snuka, and Husky Harris, son of Irwin R Shyster, who some hadn't seen for awhile all grown up and out performing. The biggest pop of the night both in the building and backstage was Mae Young calling Laycool sluts and bitches, and even Vince chuckled at that one.

The new WWE book titled The WWE Championship: A Look Back at the Rich History of the WWE Championship will be released on Tuesday and will feature 320 pages of stories from many of the past Superstars who at one point held one of the most prestigious belts in wrestling history. Written by Kevin Sullivan, the book will chronicle the history of the WWE title with comments from Shawn Michaels, Bret Hart, Triple H, The Iron Sheik, Stone Cold Steve Austin and much more. Amazon.com is selling the book for $18.48.

Beth Phoenix returned to the ring this past Sunday at WWE's "Survivor Series" following six months on the sidelines after she underwent surgery to repair a torn ACL. The 30 year old attacked Michelle McCool and Layla during the show following their title loss to Natalya, payback for what they did to her back in May. Phoenix ? then the Women?s champion ? tore her ACL during the "WWE Superstars" tapings in a match against Rosa Mendes and a week later on "WWE Friday Night SmackDown!", the LayCool duo wrestled the Glamazon in a two on one handicap match which ended with Layla pinning her to become the new champion.

While he has been gone since October, The Wrestling Observer Newsletter is reporting that the expectation is that Sting will sign a new deal with TNA when they intend to bring back what has been described as ?A-list? babyfaces to take on the Immortals group. Kevin Nash is also expected back despite stating on Twitter recently that he hasn?t re-signed with the company. There are reports that a deal had been agreed to in principle between both Nash and TNA. It?s possible TNA believed they had come to an agreement and Nash changed his mind.

TNA is currently working on a new Sting DVD that will be a 2 or 3 disc set for 2011.

The deal to bring in Ricky Morton as an agent to TNA has fallen through. Morton claims the deal fell through because he wouldn?t be given any power. Reportedly, TNA specifically told him he would have no input on match finishes or creative, and would instead help talent lay out matches only.

Mick Foley was on Sirius Radio's "OutQ's Derek & Romaine Show" and spoke out about bullying. You can a video of that excerpt by clicking here.

Mick Foley has a comic book called "RPM" that was released Wednesday to comic book stores nationwide. It's a four-issue mini-series written by Foley and Shane Riches, with art by Jose Holder, published by Gauge Comics.

All across the major malls in Abu Dhabi they've been advertising TNA wrestling with photos of Jeff Jarrett, Abyss and Jeff Hardy. The shows are November 28th to 30th but TNA is not listing them.

Ric Flair is booked on December 16th in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada to give a speech for Icons Uncensored.

Kayfabe Commentaries has released a new DVD entitled "Guest Booker with Dutch Mantell". On the DVD, Dutch talks about Vince Russo, being a booker is like being a coach, the murder of Bruiser Brody, and so much more. They have released a trailer for the DVD on You Tube which you can view by clicking here. You can order the DVD at KayfabeCommentaries.com.

Filsinger Games has received permission to produce Lou Thesz and Val Venis as part of the "Legends of Wrestling Card Game" series.

Jim Neidhart did an interview on 1360AM in Philadelphia. He said he?s in a good place and his recent legal issues are behind him. ?Everything is good, and I?m in really good shape right now,? he said. ?I?m always looking to get back to the ring, and Philly has a lot of great independent promotions.? When asked whether he thought Vince McMahon takes care of talent, he said: ?It?s not his job? It?s not his job to tell us how to save our money or monitor what we did after leaving the company. Sure, he ran us into the ground, but no employer is responsible for that.?

In the November 9th edition of The Scoop, we congratulated La Reina de Corazones for surpassing 6 months as NWA Oklahoma Women's Champion. That was actually an inaccuracy. When La Reina defeated Tasha Simone for the NWA Women's World Title on October 2nd, she was required to vacate the NWA Oklahoma Women's Title because she won a higher ranked title. The NWA Oklahoma Women's Title is still vacant now. We apologize for the error.

Oklafan would like to wish a speedy recovery to Michael York, who had knee surgery last Thursday.

Oklafan would like to congratulate Kyle Everlast on the birth of his son Hayden on November 9th.

Oklafan would like to send its condolences to John O'Malley on the death of his father-in-law.

Oklafan would like to extend its condolences to Cold Blooded Chris on the death of his father.

Oklafan would like to extend its condolences to Sonny C on the death of his grandmother.

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RECENT RESULTS
November 13th
Chase Stevens defeated Shane Williams at the Showtime All-Star Wrestling event in Nashville, TN

November 15th
Matt Borne defeated Streetmilk at the Wrecking Ball Wrestling event in Dallas, TX

November 16th
Jack Swagger defeated Chris Masters at the "WWE Friday Night SmackDown!" television taping in Richmond, VA

Jeff Jarrett & Abyss vs. Samoa Joe & D'Angelo Dinero ended in a No Contest at the "TNA iMPACT!" television taping in Orlando, FL

November 19th
Jimmy Golden (w/ Robert Fuller) defeated NWA Wrestle Birmingham Heavyweight Champion McNasty (w/ Bob Armstrong) for the title at the NWA Wrestle Birmingham event in Birmingham, AL. In other matches, Bushwacker Luke defeated Matt Riviera, Adrian Street (w/ Miss Linda) defeated Aeon Fluxx, The Honky Tonk Man defeated Ricky Roberts (w/ Marcel Pringle), and Jake Roberts, Brutus Beefcake, & Brickhouse Brown defeated Buddy Landel, Greg Valentine, & Cameron Valentine.

November 20th
Action Jackson defeated Spoiler 2000 at New Millennium Wrestling's "Warfare" event in Balch Springs, TX

Brandon Bishop vs. Danger Dean in a Steel Cage Match ended in a No Contest at Asylum Championship Wrestling's "Cage Wars" event in Colorado Springs, CO. In other matches, Jack Mecidol defeated Z, Ann Droma, and El Hoto Loco in a Holy Gauntlet.

November 21st
Team Mysterio (Rey Mysterio, The Big Show, Montel Vontavious Porter, Kofi Kingston, & Chris Masters) defeated Team Del Rio (Alberto Del Rio, Jack Swagger, Cody Rhodes, Drew McIntyre, & Tyler Reks) at WWE's "Survivor Series" pay-per-view event in Miami, FL

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UPCOMING OKLAHOMA EVENTS
Impact Zone Wrestling
Saturday, November 27th
The Impact Arena
Lawton, OK
Bell Time 7pm

Mid-South Wrestling Alliance
Sunday, November 28th
Paradise City Night Club
Oklahoma City, OK
Bell Time 2:30pm

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UPCOMING MATCHES
November 23rd
Jack Swagger is among the stars scheduled for the "WWE Friday Night SmackDown!" television taping in Jacksonville, FL

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

Ricky Morton is among the stars scheduled for the Allied Independent Wrestling Federations event in Asheboro, NC

November 26th
Jimmy Valiant & Guy Lombardo take on Shawn Cook & Billy Bart at the NWA Indiana event in Lafayette, IN

Shane Douglas is among the stars scheduled for the Classic Championship Wrestling event in Lebanon, PA

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

Demolition (Ax & Smash) are among the stars scheduled for the Canadian Wrestling Elite event in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

November 28th
Demolition (Ax & Smash) are among the stars scheduled for the Canadian Wrestling Elite event in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada

December 4th
Spoiler 2000 takes on Al Farat at Insane Hardcore Wrestling Entertainment's "Silent Night Violent Night III" event in Fort Worth, TX. Also scheduled to appear is Seth Shai, Gary Young, and many more.

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

NAWA Texas Heavyweight Champion Doberman defends the title against Pablo Chuco at the North American Wrestling Allegience event in Waxahachie, TX

J. R. Orullian, Michael H, and Mr. Big are among the stars scheduled for the NoArk Championship Wrestling event in Siloam Springs, AR

December 5th
TNA World Television Champion A. J. Styles (w/ Ric Flair) defends the title against Douglas Williams at TNA's "Final Resolution" pay-per-view event in Orlando, FL. In other matches, Jeff Jarrett takes on Samoa Joe in an MMA competition.

December 7th
Jack Swagger, Alberto del Rio, & WWE SmackDown! World Champion Kane take on Edge, Rey Mysterio, & The Undertaker in a post-taping dark match at the "WWE Friday Night SmackDown!" television taping in Dayton, OH

December 9th
The World's Greatest Tag Team (Charlie Haas & Shelton Benjamin) take on Roderick Strong & Colt Cabana at Ring of Honor's "ROH-Two Nights Only" television taping in Louisville, KY

The Honky Tonk Man is among the stars scheduled for the pro wrestling event in Red Deer, Alberta, Canada

December 10th
The World's Greatest Tag Team (Charlie Haas & Shelton Benjamin) The All Night Express (Kenny King & Rhett Titus) at Ring of Honor's "ROH-Two Nights Only" television taping in Louisville, KY

AIWF All-Star Champion Jimi Love defends the title against Ricky Morton at the Allied Independent Wrestling Federations Mid-Atlantic Wrestling Event in Lexington, NC

December 11th
Al Snow is among the stars scheduled for the Central Empire Wrestling event in Oskaloosa, IA

Tito Santana & Vigo take on Maxx Burton & Pierre Vachon at the In Your Face Wrestling event in Saratoga Springs, NY

The Reno Scum (Adam Thornstowe & Luster the Legend) take on Paul Isadora & Malachi in a Reno Street Fight at the Reno Wrestle Factory event in Reno, NV

Charlie Haas is among the stars scheduled for the Jersey All Pro Wrestling event in Philadelphia, PA

Chase Stevens takes on Phil Shatter at the Showtime All-Star Wrestling event in Nashville, TN

RCW Heavyweight Champion Alissa Flash defends the title in a Triple Threat Match against Jax Rowe and Ray Rowe at the River City Wrestling event in San Antonio, TX

December 12th
Rikishi is among the stars scheduled for the Revolucion Lucha Libre Guerra De Titantes event in Santiago, Chile

December 17th
Jerry Lawler is among the stars scheduled for the Florida Championship Wrestling event in Ft. Myers, FL

December 18th
Mark Sterling is among the stars scheduled for Pro Wrestling Next's "Elevation" event in Davenport, IA

Matt Riviera takes on Franco D'Angelo at New Millennium Wrestling's "Wreck the Halls" event in Balch Springs, TX. Also scheduled to appear is Spoiler 2000, Al Farat, and many more.

Independent Wrestling International Champion Gary Gram, Jason Jones, Jake Boulder, Jim Fallon, and El Matadors (Uno & Dos), are among the stars scheduled for the Mid-States Wrestling event in Harrison, AR

December 19th
Seth Allen is among the stars scheduled for Hard Knock Wrestling's "Holiday Havoc" event in Euclid, OH

December 28th
Jack Swagger, Albert Del Rio, & WWE SmackDown! World Champion Kane take on Rey Mysterio, The Big Show, & Edge in a post-taping dark match at the "WWE Friday Night SmackDown!" television taping in Rochester, NY

Tito Santana is among the stars scheduled for the Independent Wrestling Federation event in West Paterson, NJ

-2011-

January 6th
Jeff Jarrett and TNA World Television Champion A. J. Styles are among the stars scheduled for the TNA show in Wallingford, CT

January 8th
Michael Barry and Lars Manderson are mong the stars scheduled for the Metro Pro Wrestling event in Kansas City, KS

Paul Bearer and Matt Borne are among the stars scheduled for the Millennium Wrestling Federation event in Melrose, MA

January 14th
Jeff Jarrett and TNA World Television Champion A. J. Styles are among the stars scheduled for the TNA show in Reading, PA

January 15th
Jerry Lawler is among the stars scheduled for the Northeast Wrestling event in Poughkeepsie, NY

January 16th
Jeff Jarrett and TNA World Television Champion A. J. Styles are among the stars scheduled for the TNA show in Hagerstown, MD

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

The World's Greatest Tag Team (Charlie Haas & Shelton Benjamin) are among the stars scheduled for Ring of Honor's "WrestleReunion 2011" event in Los Angeles, CA

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

February 26th
MCW Heavyweight Champion Brian Blade defends the title against Jack Norton in a 2 out of 3 Falls Match at the Modern Championship Wrestling event in Marceline, MO. Also scheduled to appear is J. B. Payne, Vash Heartly, and many more.

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AUTOGRAPHS & APPEARANCES
November 26th
Shane Douglas will be conducting a pro wrestling seminar from 1pm to 4pm at The Eagles Hall in Lebanon, PA. The seminar is open to all trained workers and to fans and the cost is $50 dollars. You can reserve your spot in the seminar by calling (717) 379-4599 or emailing ccwwrestling123@hotmail.com.

November 27th
Mick Foley, Torrie Wilson, Lillian Garcia, and Tara will be signing autographs from 11am to 2pm at the Frank & Sons Collectibles Show in City of Industry, CA. For more info, call (909) 444-7955.

December 3rd
Tony Atlas will be signing autographs from 7pm to 9pm at Pro Wrestling World in Allentown, PA. For more info, call (610) 798-9900.

December 4th
Jim Cornette will be taking part in Ohio Valley Wrestling's Tryout Camp in Louisville, KY. Registration is $150. For more info, go to OVWrestling.com.

Tony Atlas will be signing autographs from 12 noon to 2pm at George's Cards and Collectibles in Levittown, PA. For more info, call (215) 943-2475.

December 4th & 5th
Ted DiBiase, Virgil, Kevin Nash, Amy Dumas (AKA Lita), Tara, Torrie Wilson, Ernest Miller, Kurrgan, Raven, and many more will be signing autographs at "Atlanta Comic Con" at the Cobb Galleria Centre in Atlanta, GA. For more info, go to WizardWorld.com/home-Atlanta.html.

December 5th
Ox Baker is among the stars signing autographs at the "South Coast Toy & Comic Show" at the Seaport Inn & Marina in Fairhaven, MA. Also announced as appearing is Doink the clow, but no word as to which Doink will be appearing. For more info, go to SouthCoastToyAndComic.com.

December 11th
Buck Zumhofe, Horace Hogan, Kimona Wanaleia (AKA Leia Meow), Lodi, Bruce Hart, Elix Skipper, Raven, Tom Prichard, Alex Porteau, Tomko, Big Bully Busick, Reis, Angela Fong (AKA Savannah), Scott Vick (AKA Sick Boy), Mark Young, Taryn Terrell (AKA Tiffany), Luke Gallows, Jushin Liger, Sean Waltman (AKA X-Pac), Matt Hardy, Traci Brooks, Robbie E, The Iron Sheik, Perry Saturn, Tod Gordon, Chastity, The Blue Meanie, Chubby Dudley, Joel Gertner, Ox Baker, and many more will be signing autographs at K & S Wrestlefest's "Season's Greetings" at the Ramada Hotel in Essington, PA. For more info, go to KandSWrestlefest.com.

Al Snow and Scotty 2 Hotty will be signing autographs from 6pm to 7:30pm at Bradbury Hall in Oskaloosa, IA prior to the Central Empire Wrestling event held later in the evening. For more info, go to CentralEmpireWrestling.com.

December 16th
Ric Flair is scheduled to give a speech for Icons Uncensored at the Pantages Playhouse Theatre in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

-2011-

January 8th
Paul Bearer, Daniel Bryan, Abyss, Jay lethal, Homicide, Awesome Kong, Matt Borne, Eddie Edwards, John Cena, Sr., and many more will be signing autographs starting at 5pm at Memorial Hall in Melrose, MA prior to the Millennium Wrestling Federation event held later in the evening. For more info, go to BostonWrestling.com.

January 15th
Jerry Lawler, Matt Hardy, Carlito, Tommy Dreamer, Shannon Moore, and many more will be signing autographs from 5pm to 7:30pm at the Mid Hudson Civic Center in Poughkeepsie, NY prior to the Northeast Wrestling event held later in the evening. For more info, call (845) 451-7620.

January 28th through 30th
Roddy Piper, Paul Orndorff, Bob Orton, Jr., Tito Santana, Mr. Fuji, Mr. Saito, SoCal Val, Traci Brooks, Ryan Shamrock, Ken Patera, Mike Graham, Terry Funk, Tatanka, Savio Vega, Val Venis, Gene Okerlund, Barry Orton, Shane Douglas, The Powers of Pain (Warlord & Barbarian), Serena, Tammy Sytch (AKA Sunny), and many more will be appearing at "Wrestle Reunion" at the LAX Hilton in Los Angeles, CA. For more info, go to WrestleReunion.com.

May 7th
Terry Taylor, Ken Shamrock, Dan Severn, Dallas Page, Mark Canterbury (Henry O. Godwinn), Dennis Knight (Phineas I. Godwinn), Mike Tenay, Brad Armstrong, Bob Armstrong, The Masked Superstar, Barry Darsow (AKA Krusher Khrushchev), and many more will be appearing at "Legends of the Ring 12" at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Monroe, NJ. For more info, go to LegendsOfTheRing.com.

May 21st
Tito Santana, Rick Martel, Howard Finkel, Samu, jameson, Antonio Thomas, Amy Zidian, Armando Estrada, John Cena, Sr., Jay Strongbow, Tammy Sytch (AKA Sunny), Axl Rotten, Duane Gill (AKA Gillberg), Brutus Beefcake, Danny Davis, The Iron Sheik, Ox Baker, Short Sleeve Simpson, Amber, Latasha, Alexxis, The Now, Kevin Chesney, Ivy, Shockwave the Robot, 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.

August 4th through 11th
The Assassin, Ole Anderson, Mr. Wrestling II, Steve O (not the IZW Steve O), Karl Kox, Ted DiBiase, David Shultz, Tony Atlas, and many more are scheduled to appear at the "2011 Georgia Wrestling Legends Fanfest Weekend" at the Atlanta Airport Marriott Hotel in Atlanta, GA. For more info, go to NWALegends.com.

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UPCOMING BIRTHDAYS
November 24th - Jack Donovan, Javi Hernandez, Beth Phoenix, Angel Williams
November 26th - Dominator, Jeff Jackson, Brian Lee
November 27th - Johnny Mantell
November 28th - Brent Albright, Dane Griffin
November 29th - Ernie Ladd, Jerry Lawler, Dutch Mantell


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