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Oklahoma Scoop

Posted: Dec 4th 2006 By: CMBurnham

News:

Mick Foley was spotted backstage at a recent Ring of Honor event. According to reports, Foley appeared in better shape, and is said to be preparing for Wrestlemania 23.

During the 49ers-Rams game last Sunday, Jesse Palmer (who appeared on The Bachelor) said during a mix-up when a 49er defensive back grabbed a Rams' player in the legs said, "That looks like a figure four leglock. Greg ?The Hammer? Valentine would be proud."

Bryan Alvarez reported Tuesday that the storyline involving Team RKO beating up Ric Flair Monday night on ?Raw? was to explain his departure from WWE television for a short time so that Flair can attend to preparations for his divorce proceedings from his second wife, Beth. But apparently WWE won?t be taking Ric Flair off television after all. Flair recently married for a third time. Lets just hope Beth Flair doesn?t end up with the Ric Flair name as Ricky Steamboat?s wife claimed the wrestler?s name during their divorce. Ric Flair's divorce procedings from Beth Flair begin Tuesday in Charlotte, NC. They are expected to be nasty, both from a publicity and financial aspect. So far, Ric Flair has paid his soon-to-be ex-wife Beth $450 000 (and $20 000 per month in alimony)

Kevin Nash has hinted to friends that he is eyeing Jim Cornette's role as a figurehead commissioner, as the general feeling is that Cornette won't be around long if Vince Russo stays.

Scotty Charisma was the ?OPS? delivery man on RAW last Monday.

Jim Ross stated on his web site that if the Oklahoma Sooners play a bowl game on 1/1, that he'll miss that edition of Raw - which is headlined by John Cena vs. K-Fed.

The top 10 greatest moments on the NWA-TNA "50 Greatest Moments" DVD are as follows:

10. Chris Candido leads The Naturals to the NWA World Tag Team titles
9. Christian Cage becomes NWA World Champion
8. Barbed Wire Massacre
7. A. J. Styles ends Jeff Jarrett's NWA World title reign at Hard Justice ?05
6. America?s Most Wanted vs. Triple X in the Six Sides of Steel
5. Christian Cage debuts
4. The Samoa Joe/A. J. Styles/Christopher Daniels Unbreakable ?05 three way
3. Jeff Jarrett attacks Hulk Hogan in Japan
2. Sting returns to wrestling at Final Resolution ?06
1. NWA-TNA iMPACT! debuts on Spike TV.

Highspots.com is selling a compilation DVD that features all of A. J. Styles & Christopher Daniels? NWA World Tag Team title defenses on the UWF/NWA-TNA live events.

The Sting/Abyss finish at the Genesis PPV was a bit botched. Sting was supposed to get DQ'd for putting Rudy Charles through the barbed wire. However Rudy messed up and called for the bell when Sting shoved him down.

Mitch Carter had surgery Monday which was successful, but had to be rushed back to the hospital after he was released due to a minor complication. He has a permanent metal plate installed into his collar bone and will be able to return to the ring no earlier than April 2007, assuming he returns at all.

The NWA-TNA show in Monterrey, Mexico drew 4,200 people. Ringside seats for the show were $100 which is less than the $160 that the WWE charges but more than the $36 that CMLL charges. The most over TNA wrestlers on the show were said to have been Ron Killings and and Jeff Jarrett.

Ron "The Truth" Killings continues to be frustrated with his direction in TNA, and as previously noted, has requested his release. Terry Taylor has told Killings he will not be released.

If you would like to send cards or get well wishes to Roddy Piper here is his contact information courtesy of Mike Johnson:

Roddy Piper
18645 S.W. Farmington Rd.
PMB 312
Aloha, Oregon 97007 USA

Roddy Piper's WWE RAW World Tag Team title reign with Ric Flair was originally supposed to run past Christmas.

The feeling backstage is that Jim Ross was only re-signed with WWE because there was some fear that he might jump to TNA. Ross signed a one year contract which includes two year company option. Jim Ross' current WWE duties are announcing, doing the talent payroll, and giving written feedback for each TV show.

Dave Meltzer reports that settlement talks are starting soon in Warrior's (formerly Jim Hellwig) lawsuit against WWE regarding "The Self Destruction of the Ultimate Warrior" DVD.

Recent Results:

November 24th
Sidd Murder def. Don Juan and J. T. Lamotta in a Triple Threat Match for Xtreme Championship Wrestling in Denton, TX

November 25th
Honky Tonk Man & Johnny Canuck def. Vance Nevada & Seth Knight for East Canada Championship Wrestling in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada

November 26th
Gurv Sihra def. Honky Tonk Man for East Canada Championship Wrestling in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada

November 27th
Charlie Haas def. Val Venis during the Heat Tapings for WWE in Pittsburgh, PA

December 1st
Jim Duggan def. Eugene at a WWE RAW live event in Knoxville, TN

Ricky Morton def. George South, Sr. for Carolina Wrestling Alliance in Grover, NC

Matt Korbaine, Chase Stevens, & Arrick Andrews def. Shawn Schultz, Chris Michaels, & Michael Jablonski for United States Wrestling Organisation in Nashville, TN.

December 2nd
Running Wolf def. Red River Jack, Kinjitsu def. Michael York, SPW Tag Team Champions The New Texas Outlaws (Bobby Burns & Running Wolf) def. Anarchy 2nd & Matt Emerald, and Fuel def. SPW Champion Joey T in a 2-out-of-3 Falls match to win the title for Sooner Pro Wrestling in Siloam Springs, AR. It was the 1st 2-out-of-3 Falls Match in SPW?s history

Apocalypse def. Ryan Davidson, and Canyon def. Action Jackson in a "Chairly Legal" match for Professional Championship Wrestling in Arlington, TX

J. T. LaMotta (w/ Brandon Oliver) def. Robert Evans for River City Wrestling in San Antonio, TX

Tony Atlas def. Makua for All-Out Mayhem in South Portland, ME

December 3rd
ICW Junior Heavyweight Champion Anthony Wayne def. Randall Shane for Independent Championship Wrestling in Bowling Green, KY

Upcoming Matches & Appearances:

December 5th
Kishi is scheduled for Nu-Evolution Wrestling in Osimo, Marche, Italy

December 6th
Kishi is scheduled for Nu-Evolution Wrestling in Foligno, Umbria, Italy

December 7th
Kishi is scheduled for Nu-Evolution Wrestling in Prato, Tuscany, Italy

December 8th
Ox Baker and Bruiser Costa have a show in Wilmington, MA with Greg Valentine

Kishi is scheduled for Nu-Evolution Wrestling in Bologna, Emilia Romagna, Italy

Brent Albright vs. Homicide is scheduled for Ring of Honor in Chicago, IL

King Kong Bundy & Kamala are scheduled for Great Lakes Championship Wrestling in Milwaukee, WI

December 9th
Ox Baker and Bruiser Costa have a show on 12/9 in Fall River, MA at the VFW Hall with Greg Valentine

Rick Steiner will team with his brother Scott for MACW in Easley, SC

Kishi is scheduled for Nu-Evolution Wrestling in Palermo, Sicily, Italy

A. J. Styles will take on Jay Lethal and Xavier in a Triple Threat Elimination Match for the NEW Championship for Northeast Wrestling in Terryville, CT. Also, Sgt. Slaughter will be in action!

Brent Albright vs. Larry Sweeny is scheduled for International Wrestling Council in Elizabeth, NJ

December 10th
Kishi is scheduled for Nu-Evolution Wrestling in Palermo, Sicily, Italy

NWA World Champion Abyss defends his title against Chirstian Cage and Sting in a Triple Threat Match at TNA's "Turning Point" PPV.

December 15th
Greg Valentine is scheduled for United Wrestling Federation in Raleigh, NC

December 16th
A. J. Styles & Greg Valentine are amongst the stars scheduled for United Wrestling Federation in South Hill, VA

December 22nd
Brent Albright is scheduled for Ring of Honor in Hartford, CT

December 23rd
Brent Albright is scheduled for Ring of Honor in New York, NY

December 25th
Ricky Morton vs. Bobby Eaton in a Steel Cage Match with Jimmy Valiant as the special referee for Southern States Wrestling in Kingsport, TN

Bill Dundee, Dutch Mantell & Chase Stevens are among the talent scheduled for United States Wrestling Organization in Nashville TN.

December 30th
A. J. Styles is scheduled for NWA Anarchy in Helen, GA

-2007-

January 5th
A. J. Styles & Jeff Jarrett are among the talent scheduled for NWA-TNA in Lisbon, Portugal

January 6th
A. J. Styles & Jeff Jarrett are among the talent scheduled for NWA-TNA in Oberto, Portugal

January 18th
Kishi is scheduled for New Wrestling Nation in Prince George, British Columbia, Canada

January 19th
Tracy Smothers & Baby Doll are amongst the talent scheduled for the debut of Feature Championship Wrestling in Hazard, KY

January 26th
Brent Albright is scheduled for Ring of Honor in Braintree, MA

February 10th
King Kong Bundy is scheduled for Stars & Stripes Wrestling returns in Clifton, NJ.

February 24th
All-Star Wrestling & Mid-States Wrestling Unified Heavyweight Champion Kevin Lovejones will defend the title against Michael Barry in the main event of MSW's first show of the new year in Harrison, AR. Also on the card Jack Dalton teams with Lexington Starr to take on Bubba Hall & Sassy Merlot in an Intergender Tag Team Match. Also scheduled to appear are Jason Jones, Jake Boulder, Cast-Iron Cothern (w/ Boss Campbell), Gary Gram, Kenny Campbell, and many more!

March 10th
A. J. Styles, Dusty Rhodes & Jerry Lawler are among the stars scheduled for Northeast Wrestling in Columbus, OH

March 24th
NWA World Champion Abyss vs. A. J. Styles and Greg Valentine vs. Tito Santana with special referee Ivan Putski are scheduled for International Wrestling Cartel in Franklin, PA

April 13th through 15th
All American Pro Wrestling Fanfare & Supershow in Waynesboro, NC. Signed so far: Jim Cornette & the Midnight Express (Dennis Condrey & Bobby Eaton), Bill Watts, Ricky Morton , Missy Hyatt, Barry Darsow, Ted DiBiase, Phil Hickerson, Buddy Roberts, John Tatum, Lanny Poffo, The Missing Link , Skandar Akbar, Steve Williams & Koko B. Ware. More names to be announced later.

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Autographs & Appearances:
-2006-

December 9th
A. J. Styles will be signing autographs at Collector's Realm in Poughkeepsie, NY. For more information call 845-473-8697, by email collectorsrealm@verizon.net, or on their website at www.collectorsrealm.iwarp.com. Later that day, Styles is scheduled to be at a fan Meet and Greet at the Terryville High School in Terryville, CT along with Sgt. Slaughter & Team 3-D

Ted DiBiase will be conducting a wrestling clinic at the Moolah Shrine Centre in St. Louis, MO in conjunction with World League Wrestling.

December 16th
Ted DiBiase will be conducting a wrestling clinic in conjunction with Impact Pro Wrestling in Pleasantville, IA.

-2007-

January 6th
Sgt. Slaughter at the Santa Ana Star Center in Rio Rancho, NM during the New Mexico Scorpions hockey game

January 26th through 29th
Terry Taylor will be one of the stars hosting a training seminar for Federation X Entertainment in Orlando, FL. The cost of this training seminar is only $500 and applicants will need to send a $250 deposit to secure their position. Limited space is available for this once in a lifetime opportunity. Availability will be on a first-come, first-serve basis. For your training seminar information on how to get signed up, contact aj@fxewrestling.com or matt@fxewrestling.com or call the FXE office at (407) 816-1045

February 3rd
Sgt. Slaughter at the RICOH Coliseum in Toronto, Ontario, Canada during the Toronto Marlies hockey game

February 10th
Ted DiBiase will be conducting a camp on 2/10 in Henrietta, NY before the NWA Upstate show at Minnett Hall. It will be 3-4 hours and you can sign up at hellcat@kayfabedojo.com

February 17th
Mick Foley at the RICOH Coliseum in Toronto, Ontario, Canada during the Toronto Marlies hockey game

Sgt. Slaughter will be signing autographs at Lee & Woo Optometry in San Francisco, CA. from 2 to 4 PM. Call 415-452-8320

February 24th & 25th
Johnny Lee Clary (AKA Johnny Angel) will be preaching at Erindale Christian Centre in Canberra, Australia

March 23rd through 25th
Roddy Piper will be signing autographs and will be on a panel for his new movie "Sin-Jin Smyth" at the "Texas Fear-Fest 2007" (Texas Largest Horror Convention) to be held at Mesquite Hampton Inn in Mesquite, TX.

May 18th
Mick Foley will be signing autographs at Nutley High School in Nutley, NJ at an evening appearance. It is a charity event for the Senior Class.

April 28th
In Carteret, NJ - "Legends of the Ring IV" Pro Wrestling Fanfest, Autograph, and Merchandise show. Co-promoted by 3 Count Promotions, Legends of the ring returns on April 28th 2007 at 9:00 am to The Radisson Hotel and Conference Center in Carteret, NJ, just off the NJ Turnpike at Exit 12. A Star-Studded lineup of wrestlers and wrestling merchandise dealers featuring many Jakks Classic Superstar figures to get signed that day! Confirmed Guests Include: Steve Lombardi (aka The Brooklyn Brawler), Harvey Wippleman, Ernie Ladd, Bad News Brown, Corporal Kirchner, Bill Eadie (aka Demolition Ax), Barry Darsow, Big Bully Busick and many more to be announced in the weeks and months ahead. General Admission Tickets 10.00 each (Polaroid's and autographs additional.) Limited number of All Inclusive Supertickets available but are going quick on a first come first served numbered basis. For More Info please visit www.legendsofthering.com

June 16th
Sgt. Slaughter will be signing autographs at Military Appreciation Night at the Arkansas Twisters Arena Football 2 game in North Little Rock, AR. Call 501-975-5425.

July 4th through 8th
Sting will be one of the guest speakers on board Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines' Sovereign of the Seas during the "Cruise With a Cause" Bahamas Missions Cruise sponsored by PraiseFest Ministries. This is an alcohol free cruise.

July 7th
Mick Foley will be signing autographs at the Binghamton Mets baseball game in Binghamton, NY. Call 607-723-6387


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Upcoming Birthdays:
December 4th - Kenny Campbell, Ray Candy
December 5th - Adrian Street, Christopher Fox, Kelly Kiniski
December 7th - Rick Rude