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Oklahoma Scoop

Posted: May 14th 2007 By: mikeiles

NEWS
TNA recently received their new TNA Heavyweight Championship and Tag Team Championship title belts. The change from the NWA championships happened Sunday. They've also ordered a new X-Division championship belt as well. It's most likely the company will just drop the use of the NWA names and send their titleholders out with new belts. The National Wrestling Alliance is planning a tournament that will be spread out over several events this summer, culminating in August or September. The most prominent talk has been that Bryan Danielson would end up with the NWA World Title with names like Brent Albright and Claudio Castagnoli also bandied about of late. One immediate positive to the change is that TNA would now be able to license replicas of their World championship belts to be sold at retail, something WWE makes a ton of money on. The deal with the NWA prevented that.

During an interview with Live Audio Wrestling, former WWE World Champion Brock Lesnar said that Jim Cornette, who he worked with in Ohio Valley Wrestling, was a loose cannon. Lesnar said that Cornette had an eye for talent, but was difficult to work with.

TNA will release "King of the Mountain: The Best of Jeff Jarrett" on DVD on September 18th.

The word is that Jeff Jarrett's wife Jill has been released from the hospital.

Andy Douglas & Chase Stevens have been removed from the roster page on TNAwrestling.com. These spots will probably be filled with Basham & Damaja.

Mick Foley's "Hardcore Diaries" has dropped out of the New York Times bestsellers list, but last week the book was #1 in the sports category. It is listed at #2 in non-fiction best sellers in Ireland.

Speaking of Foley, he begins filming his A&E reality show later this month and he also said in a recent interview that he is training for a big match.

WWE is going to release autobiographies of Batista and Ted DiBiase.

It is believed that Jim Ross still does the WWE payroll.

Writer Michael Hayes has blamed Smackdown's declining television ratings on the post-Wrestlemaia decline of the company. Hayes also doesn?t consider Chris Benoit a main eventer due to his weakness in cutting promos.

Dusty Rhodes pushed for Randy Orton to be moved over to ECW because Rhodes always liked his father, Bob Orton.

WWE will release "Triumph & Tragedy of World Class Wrestling" on DVD on September 18th.

WWE Madison Square Garden Classics on the MSG network returns this coming Wednesday, May the 16th with two back-to-back episodes. The first episode will air at 8pm est with an advertised main event of Roddy Piper vs. Ric Flair from 1991. The second episode will air directly after the first at 9pm est with an advertised main event of The Machines vs. King Kong Bundy, Bobby Heenan and John Studd from 1986.

Beth Phoenix has opened her official BethPhoenixGlamazon.com website.

The legendary Ozzy Osbourne will be performing his first single of his new album - and the theme song for Judgment Day - called "I Don't Wanna Stop" this coming week on "WWE Smackdown!" in Baltimore, MD. Osbourne is a big WWE fan and even accompanied fellow Brits, The British Bulldogs (Dynamite Kid & Davey Boy Smith), at WrestleMania 2 in 1986. In an interview with [http://www.wwe.com]WWE.com{/url], Osbourne said that he was a very good friend of the WWE Hall of Famer, the late great Andre The Giant and used to go drinking with him. "He was such a lovely man," he said of Andre.

WWE tries to encourage potential talent that come from wrestling families to seek out Harley Race for training. Ted DiBiase's son followed this advice, and Ted Dibiase Jr. is receiving good reviews from his Pro Wrestling NOAH tour.

All of the Deep South Wrestling talent that is now being reassigned to WWE's new developmental territory Florida Championship Wrestling headed up by Steve Keirn and based in Tampa, FL are scheduled to report there May 14th. Among the talent reassigned to FCW is Afa Anoai Jr., son of Afa of The Wild Samoans, and Nattie Neidhart, daughter of Jim Neidhart, who currently lives in the Tampa area.

Jody Hamilton's Deep South promotion may not be dead. There are rumblings that Hamilton has secured a financial backer.

Ray Gordy, son of legendary Fabulous Freebird Terry Gordy, and Drew Hankinson, who portrayed the fake Kane on WWE TV last year, have been to assigned to Ohio Valley Wrestling, and will be introduced on Smackdown doing a "country farm boy" tag team gimmick.

Sgt. Slaughter is listed as Robert Remus and under World Wrestling Federation in an issue of a Marine magazine that has a section about Marines who have "made it in the limelight".

A new movie entitled "Gentleman's Choice" follows the life of Chris Adams. The YouTube description says "Gentleman's Choice" is the story of a truly nice guy who became a total jerk when he was drinking. When the steroid GHB was added to the mix, he became truly dangerous. A trained architect and judo competition winner from England, and a man with strong will and ambition, Chris Adams sought fame and fortune in America. He achieved it as a professional wrestler in the mid-1980?s as ?Gentleman? Chris Adams. At the peak of his career, he was performing in front of tens of thousands in stadiums and arenas with wrestling legends including Kerry Von Erich and Kevin Von Erich.

The Iron Sheik/Ultimate Warrior confrontation from last weekend at the fan convention aired Thursday on G4's "Attack of the Show".

At last Thursday's Christian Wrestling Alliance show, Baby Doll appeared and brought out a snake for Jake Roberts, but couldn't get the bag open. When she finally did, the snake went to the bathroom in the ring. The crowd turned on Jake at the end.

Barbara Goodish, Bruiser Brody's widow, and Larry Matysik have started a website at www.KingKongBrody.com publicizing their upcoming book on Bruiser Brody as well as photos and such.

Former WWE and WCW superstar Bill Goldberg's latest movie "Half Past Dead 2" is going to be released straight to video on May 15th.

Longtime Oklahoma wrestling supporter "Aunt Bea" Joiner passed away after a brief illness. She was 73 years old. Her funeral was held May 9th at Frankoma Road Church of God in Sapulpa and was attended by several people associated with wrestling such as Luc Lapointe, Sarah Harmon, Bernard Funk, Tim Rockwell, Flamon Raymon, Bobby Burns, Dan Wilder, Dexter Hardaway, Tom Jones, Brett Garcia, and Pete Maguire. Oklafan would like to extend our deepest sympathies to Aunt Bea's family and friends.

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RECENT RESULTS
April 28th
Blade & Maverick defeated Anarchy 2nd & Fuel at the Sooner Pro Wrestling event in Siloam Springs, AR. In other matches, Tyson Armstrong defeated SPW Champion Running Wolf.

May 4th
Kamala defeated Bubba Lee Travis at the Texas All-Star Wrestling event in Deer Park, TX

Scotty Charisma defeated Donnie Johnson at the East Coast Pro Wrestling event in Greenwood Lake, NY

Mitch Carter defeated Macho Mike (w/ Kyle Lewis) in the opening match of Professional Championship Wrestling's weekly event "Uncut" in Arlington, TX. In other matches, PCW Uncut Tag Team Champions James Johnson & Diamond Dave defeated Team Action & Mass Destruction (Spoiler 2000 & Bash), John O'Malley defeated Mad Dog, and Viktor Tadlock (w/ Paul Lewis) defeated Ryan Davidson for the PCW Uncut Title, held by Stephen Murphy.

May 5th
Kamala vs. Scoby Gober ended in a No-Contest at the Texas All-Star Wrestling event in Humble, TX

May 6th
The Naturals (Andy Douglas & Chase Stevens) defeated J-5 & Jay Phoenix and Shaun Maddox & Shayne Maddox in seperate matches at the Southern All-Star Wrestling TV taping in Millersville, TN

CAPW Champion Tracy Smothers defeated Rhino by DQ at the Cleveland All-Pro Wrestling event in Cleveland, OH

Team Extreme (Kit Carson & Khris Germany) defeated Action Jackson & Sidd Murder at the Xtreme Championship Wrestling event "Total Destruction" in Denton, TX. In other matches, XCW TNT Champion Gemini defeated Larry Canyunga and J. T. LaMotta in a 3-Way Dance.

May 7th
WWE RAW World Tag Team Champions The Hardy Boyz (Matt Hardy & Jeff Hardy) defeated The World's Greatest Tag Team (Charlie Haas & Shelton Benjamin) at the WWE RAW telecast in State College, PA. In a match taped for "WWE Heat", Jim Duggan & Eugene defeated Scotty Charisma & Xavier.

Spoiler 2000 defeated Michael Williams at the Arkansas Mountain Wrestling event in Crossett, AR

May 9th
The James Boys (K. C. James & Cassidy James) defeated Jake Hager & Dirty Money at the Ohio Valley Wrestling TV taping in Louisville, KY. In a dark match at the same event, Johnny Jeter, Shanene, Atlas DaBone, & ODB defeated Strongko, Beth Phoenix, Rocha, & Vladimir Koslov.

May 10th
Chris Chance defeated Jake Roberts (w/ Baby Doll) by DQ at the Christian Wrestling Alliance event in Columbia, SC

May 11th
Cryme Tyme (J. T. G. & Shad) defeated The World's Greatest Tag Team (Charlie Haas & Shelton Benjamin) at the WWE RAW house show in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Tracy Smothers defeated Z-Barr for the most hated man in IWA moniker at the IWA Mid-South event in Plainfield, IN. In other matches, A. J. Styles defeated Joker.

D'Lo Brown & Kishi defeated The Diamonds in the Rough (Elix Skipper & David Young) at the United Wrestling Federation event in Mooresville, NC

Dennis Gregory defeated Brent Albright and IWC Champion Ricky Reyes in a 3-Way Match for the title at the International Wrestling Cartel event in McKeesport, PA

Jake Hager defeated Cassidy James at the Ohio Valley Wrestling house show. In other matches, Serena, Maryse, Victoria Crawford & She Nay Nay defeated Roucka, OVW Women's Champion Katie Lea, Jennifer Mae, Beth Phoenix & Daisy (who turned out to be a guy wrestler, Nine Fingers Dewey, under a mask) in 2 out of 3 tug-of-war matches. This turned into a ten-person match with Atlas DaBone, Serena, Maryse, Victoria Crawford & She Nay Nay defeating Nine Fingers Dewey, Roucka, OVW Women's Champion Katie Lea, Jennifer Mae & Beth Phoenix.

Spoiler 2000 won the SPW Heavyweight Title by defeating Magnum RL in the 1st round, Joey Corman in the 2nd round, and PCW Uncut Champion Viktor Tadlock (w/ Paul Lewis) in the final round of the tournament at the Southwest Premier Wrestling & Professional Championship Wrestling event in Arlington, TX. In non-tournament matches, Mitch Carter defeated J. T. LaMotta and Diamond Dave in a 3-Way Cruiserweight Match.

May 12th
Cryme Tyme (J. T. G. & Shad) defeated The World's Greatest Tag Team (Charlie Haas & Shelton Benjamin) at the WWE RAW house show in St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada

D'Lo Brown defeated Raven in a match with special referee Sgt. Slaughter at the United Wrestling Federation event in Greensboro, NC. In other matches, Kishi & Team MACKtion (Krazy K & TJ Mack) defeated Damien Wayne & The Diamonds in the Rough (Elix Skipper & David Young)

Tiger Mask IV defeated A. J. Styles at the IWA Mid-South event in Joliet, IL

King Kong Bundy defeated Richard Byrne at the National Wrestling Superstars event in Springfield, MA

Brent Albright defeated Tank Toland (w/ Larry Sweeney) in the opening match of the Ring of Honor event in New York, NY. The match was taped for an upcoming DVD release.

Scotty Charisma defeated Billy Bax at the East Coast Wrestling Association event in Newark, DE

Adam Thornstowe was the 9th man eliminated in a 11 man California Rumble at the California Championship Wrestling event in Newman, CA

May 13th
Robert Roode (w/ Ms. Brooks) defeated Jeff Jarrett at TNA's pay-per-view event "Sacrifice" in Orlando, FL. In other matches, Samoa Joe defeated A. J. Styles, and Kurt Angle defeated Sting and TNA World Champion Chrsitian Cage by submission when Sting tapped out for the title.

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UPCOMING MATCHES
May 15th
Bobby Eaton, Ricky Morton, Doug Somers, The Nightmare, and Masked Superstar are among the stars scheduled for "Night of the Living Legends" event in Carrollton, GA

May 18th
King Kong Bundy is among the stars scheduled for the National Wrestling Superstars event in Bergenfield, NJ

Former WWF World Tag Team Champions collide when Greg Valentine takes on Brutus Beefcake at "Night of the Legends" immediately after the Tampa Bay Devil Rays vs. Florida Marlins game in St. Petersburg, FL. Other matches include Rick Steiner & The Cuban Assassin (w/ Fantasy) taking on The Nasty Boys (Brian Knobbs & Jerry Sags). Also scheduled to appear are Jim Neidhart, B. Brian Blair, and many more.

Asylum Championship Wrestling will present its first card in their new home in Colorado Springs, CO. Matches set so far include a 4-Way Elimination Match for the newly reinstated ACW Cruiserweight Title. Particpants will include J. T. LaMotta, Matt Garza, Cade Sydal, and Rob Ryzin. Plus ACW Institutional Champion Rexx Reed will face Carnage. Also, ACW Champion John O'Malley will defend his title in an open challenge. Also scheduled to appear are Michael Barry, Brandon Bishop, and many more.

May 19th
D1PW Champion Bruce Santee will defend his title against Jim Neidhart at the Division-1 Pro Wrestling event in Davie, FL

Bobby Eaton will face Beau James at the Southern States Wrestling event in Gray, TN. In other matches, Ricky Morton takes on Chris Richards.

Anthony Wayne is among the stars scheduled for the Outlaw Championship Wrestling event in Moulton, AL

May 23rd
A. J. Styles is among the stars scheduled for the Great Canadian Wrestling event in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada

May 24th
A. J. Styles is among the stars scheduled for the Great Canadian Wrestling event in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

May 25th
Abdullah the Butcher will face Devon Nicholson in a Steel Cage Match at the Candian Pro Wrestling Productions event in Cochrane, Alberta, Canada. In other matches, Jim Neidhart takes on Tito Santana.

May 25th & 26th
Tracy Smothers & Ricky Morton will face Ian Rotten & Mickie Knuckles in the 1st round of IWA Mid-South's "Candido Cup Tag-Team Tournament" in Midlothian, IL

May 26th
Abdullah the Butcher is among the stars scheduled for the Prairie Wrestling Alliance event in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Scotty Charisma is among the stars scheduled for the East Coast Professional Wrestling event in Lake Hiawatha, NJ

Doink the Clown will face Rory Fox at Anarchy Championship Wrestling's "Small Town Saturday Night" event in Giddings, TX. In other matches, J. T. LaMotta takes on Joey Corman.

Anthony Wayne is among the stars scheduled for the Outlaw Championship Wrestling event in Moulton, AL

UWF06 Champion Prince al-Farat, D-Money, Jerry Bostic, Thomas Trump, Dane Griffin, and other UWF06 talent are among the stars scheduled when UWF06, Pirana Wrestling, and Western Alliance Entertainment team up for "Southwest Wrestlefest 07" in Phoenix, AZ

May 27th
Steve Williams is among the stars scheduled for the Bayou Independent Wrestling event in West Monroe, LA

Bill Dundee and Tracy Smothers are among the stars scheduled for an NWA Top Rope fundraiser event for the mother of wrestler Candi Divine, who is suffering from cancer. The event takes place in Nashville, TN.

June 1st
Cast-Iron Cothern, Boss Campbell, Mitch Carter, Jake Boulder, Gary Gram, Michael Barry, Jack Dalton, Mike Iles, and many more are among the stars scheduled for the Mid-States Wrestling benefit show in Jasper, AR

June 2nd
Rick Steiner will face Buff Bagwell at the East Coast Professional Wrestling event in Bath, NY

Mill Mascaras & Dos Caras Sr. take on Reckless Youth & Don Montoya at the NWA Pro TV taping in Clifton, NJ

Anthony Wayne is among the stars scheduled for the Outlaw Championship Wrestling event in Moulton, AL

June 3rd
A. J. Styles is among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Hato Rey, Puerto Rico

CAPW Champion Tracy Smothers defends the title against The Blue Meanie at the Cleveland All-Pro Wrestling event in Cleveland, OH

June 5th
Bill Dundee will face Larry Sweeney at XCW Mid-West's debut event "The Beginning" in New Albany, IN

June 8th
Rick Steiner & Scott Steiner will face NWA World Tag Team Champions Team 3-D (Brother Ray & Brother Devon) at the United Wrestling Federation event in Philadelphia, PA

Brent Albright is among the stars scheduled for the Ring of Honor event in Roxbury Crossing, MA

Kamala will take on Brutus Beefcake at the East Coast Professional Wrestling event in New City, NY. In other matches, Scotty Charisma faces Judas Young.

June 9th
A. J. Styles will face Low Ki at the Jersey All Pro Wrestling event in Rahway, NJ

Brent Albright is among the stars scheduled for the Ring of Honor event in Philadelphia, PA

Ricky Morton is among the stars scheduled for the Hoosier Pro Wrestling event in Columbus, IN

Cast-Iron Cothern (w/ Boss Campbell) will face Mid-States Wrestling & All-Star Wrestling Unified Heavyweight Champion Kevin Lovejones at the Mid-States Wrestling event in Harrison, AR. Also, Jack Dalton (w/ Lexington Starr) takes on Jason Jones. Also scheduled to appear are Michael Barry, Jake Boulder, Kraig Kessaman, Sassy Merlot, Kenny Campbell, Mitch Carter, Mike Iles, and many more.

Anthony Wayne is among the stars scheduled for the Outlaw Championship Wrestling event in Moulton, AL

June 15th
A. J. Styles and Jeff Jarrett are among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Sheffield, AL

June 16th
Jake Roberts will face The Honky Tonk Man at the USA Xtreme Wrestling event in Orlando, FL. Also scheduled to appear is Masked Superstar and many more.

Kamala faces Mitch Ryder at the IWA Mid-South event in Joliet, IL

Anthony Wayne is among the stars scheduled for the Outlaw Championship Wrestling event in Moulton, AL

June 22nd
Brent Albright is among the talent scheduled for the Ring of Honor event in Dayton, OH

June 23rd
Rick Steiner will take on Buff Bagwell at the Atlantic Championship Pro Wrestling event in Salemburg, NC. Also scheduled to appear are Greg Valentine, Abdullah the Butcher, and many more.

Brent Albright is among the talent scheduled for the Ring of Honor event in Chicago, IL

Anthony Wayne is among the stars scheduled for the Outlaw Championship Wrestling event in Moulton, AL

June 24th
Former WWF World Tag Team Champions Tony Atlas & Rocky Johnson will reunite for the first time in two decades at the Pro Wrestling Syndicate debut event in Garfield, NJ

June 26th
The Rock-N-Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson) will take on long-time rivals The Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey) at the Atlantic Pro Wrestling event in Salemsburg, NC. Also scheduled to appear are Rick Steiner, Abdullah the Butcher, and many more.

June 30th
Scotty Charisma is among the stars scheduled for the East Coast Professional Wrestling event in Lake Hiawatha, NJ

Anthony Wayne is among the stars scheduled for the Outlaw Championship Wrestling event in Moulton, AL

July 3rd & 4th
Damien Strange is among the stars scheduled for an event in Las Vegas, NV.

July 14th
Scotty Charisma is among the stars scheduled for the East Coast Wrestling Alliance event in Newark, DE

July 25th
Scotty Charisma is among the stars scheduled for the East Coast Professional Wrestling event in Middletown, NY

July 28th
Scotty Charisma is among the stars scheduled for the East Coast Professional Wrestling event in Lake Hiawatha, NJ

July 29th
Matt Riviera, Doink the Clown, and J. T. LaMotta are among the stars scheduled for the Bayou Independent Wrestling event in West Monroe, LA

August 11th
A. J. Styles is among the stars scheduled to compete on the second night of the NWA Wrestling Legends Fanfest

September 22nd
Steve Williams (w/ Danny Hodge) takes on Prince al-Farat (w/ Skandar Akbar) at Mid-South Wrestling's "An Indy for the Ages" event in Fort Smith, AR. Also scheduled to appear are MSW Tag Team Champions Reckage & Romance (Matt Riviera & Jeff Jett), Global Light Heavyweight Champion Dexter Hardaway, Kamala, Bobby Eaton, Tom Jones, Krusher Kanine (w/ Boyd Bradford), and many more.

October 6th
Jerry Lawler, Steve Williams, Lanny Poffo, and Bobby Eaton are among the stars scheduled for the "Dream Reunion II" event in Kokomo, IN

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AUTOGRAPHS & APPEARANCES
May 16th
Sgt. Slaughter will be signing autographs at the Charleston Riverdogs baseball game at Joseph P. Riley Park in Charleston, SC. For more info call (843) 723-7241.

Missy Hyatt will be signing autpgraphs starting at 6pm at the National Guard Armory in Metter, GA. For more info call (912) 685-2592.

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. For more info call (973) 667-4543.

Goldberg will be racing his 1963 Dodge 330 "Candymatic" at the 15th Chrysler Classic at National Trail Raceway in Hebron, OH. For more info go to www.ccevents.com/index.php

Greg Valentine, Brutus Beefcake, Haku, Tatanka, The Nasty Boys (Brian Knobbs & Jerry Sags), Rick Steiner, The Cuban Assassin (w/ Fantasy), Bret Hart, Gene Okerlund, Jim Neidhart, and B. Brian Blair will be signing autographs from 5:10pm to 6:10pm at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, FL prior to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays baseball game. For more info call (727) 898-RAYS.

The 2007 inductees for the Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame will be in attendance at the East Coast Professional Wrestling event in Amsterdam, NY. Inductees include Pat Patterson, Roddy Piper, Ted DiBiase, Harley Race, The Fabulous Moolah, Mae Young, George Steele, Doink the Clown, Butcher Vachon, Killer Kowalski, James J. Dillon, Penny Banner, Manny Soto, Red Bastien, Danny Hodge, Billy Darnell, Cora Combs, Angelo Savoldi, The Missing Link, Billy Two Rivers, Davey O'Hannon, Cousin Luke, Ida May Martinez, Dick "The Destroyer" Beyer, Terry Gunn, Len Rossi, Johnny Valiant, and Tom Drake.

May 19th
Sgt. Slaughter will be signing autographs on Armed Forces Day at Susquehanna Valley Harley-Davidson in Harrisburg, PA. from 12 Noon to 2 pm. For more info call (717) 810-1993.

Paul Orndroff and Rick Steiner will be signing autographs from 1pm to 3pm at George's Cards & Collectibles in Levittown, PA. For more info call (215) 943-2475.

Steve Williams will be signing copies of his book "How Dr. Death Became Dr. Life" starting at 2pm at Barnes & Noble in Shreveport, LA. For more info call (318) 796-6066.

May 20th
Paul Orndroff and Rick Steiner will be signing autographs from 1pm to 3pm at MVP Collectibles in Cliffside Park, NJ. Form more info call (201) 941-3600.

May 26th
King Kong Bundy will be signing autographs at the First Energy Park in Lakewood, NJ during the Lakewood Blueclaws baseball game. For more info call (828) 322-3000.

Ted DiBiase will be signing autographs from 1pm to 3pm at FYE in Christiana Mall in Newark, DE. For more info call (302) 366-7441.

Mick Foley will be signing autographs at the IFBB Show at the Stabler Arena in Bethlehem, PA from 4:30pm to 6:30pm. For more info call (610) 710-0352.

May 27th
Steve Williams is scheduled to do an in-ring Q&A prior to the Bayou Independent Wrestling event in West Monroe, LA

June 2nd
Mil Mascaras, Dos Caras, Kurt Angle, Gail Kim, Christy Hemme, Jackie Moore, April Hunter, Lisa Moretti (AKA Ivory), Jay Lethal, The Godfather, The Islanders (Haku & Tama), Dallas Page, Bruno Sammartino, Pedro Morales, Johnny Valiant, Nikolai Volkoff, Nicole Bass, Kimberly Page, The Iron Sheik, Ahmed Johnson, Missy Hyatt, Madusa, Danny Spivey, and many more are scheduled for "Wrestling Reunion 5" in Carteret, NJ. For more info call (908) 928-1502.

June 9th
Buck Zumhofe, B. G. James, Joey Mercury, Traci Brooks, Luna Vachon, Mad Dog Vachon, and Butcher Vachon will be appearing at "A Taste of Summer" in Waukesha, WI. For more info go to www.ATasteOfSummer.com/

June 16th
Sgt. Slaughter will be signing autographs at Military Appreciation Night at the Alltel Arena in North Little Rock, AR during the Arkansas Twisters Arena Football game. For more info call (501) 975-5425.

June 19th
King Kong Bundy will be signing autographs at Commerce Bank Park in Harrisburg, PA during the Harrisburg Senators baseball game. For more info call (717) 231-4444

June 23rd & 24th
Roddy Piper, Tony Atlas, Rocky Johnson, and Tank Abbott will be appearing at the "Big Apple Comic Con" at Penn Plaza Pavillion in New York, NY.

June 24th
Rocky Johnson, Tony Atlas, Brutus Beefcake, Samoa Joe, Abyss, Homicide, and Jay Lethal will be part of a special Meet & Greet Autograph Session at the Pro Wrestling Syndicate debut event in Garfield, NJ. For more info go to ProWrestlingSyndicate.com

June 30th
Jerry Lawler will be signing autographs from 6pm to 8pm at Omega Sports in The Summit Mall in Niagara Falls, NY. For more info call (716) 605-0985.

The World's Greatest Tag Team (Charlie Haas & Shelton Benjamin) will be signing autographs from 1pm to 3:30pm at Country Club Plaza in Kansas City, MO

July 4th
Sgt. Slaughter will be attending Military Night at Hank Aaron Stadium in Mobile, AL during the Mobile Baybears baseball game. For more info call (251) 479-2327.

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

July 7th
Mick Foley will be signing autographs at the NYSEG Stadium in Binghamton, NY during the Binghamton Mets baseball game. For more info call (607) 723-6387.

July 14th
Sgt. Slaughter will be signing autographs at the CenturyTel Center in Bossier City, LA during the Bossier-Shreveport Battle Wings Arena Football game. For more info call (318) 746-8755.

July 19th
Sgt. Slaughter will be signing autographs on "Operation Supply Night" at Classic Park in Eastlake, OH during the Lake County Captains baseball game. For more info call (828) 322-3000.

July 20th
Jerry Lawler will be at the Ohio Valley Wrestling event starting at 7:00pm at Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom in Louisville, KY

July 21st
Bill Irwin, Baron Von Raschke, and Molly Holly will be signing autographs with local independent wrestlers at a live "Heavy on Wrestling" event at the Wessman Arena in Superior, WI. For more info call (218) 391-1985.

July 26th
Sgt. Slaughter will be signing autographs at Military Night at L. P. Frans Stadium in Hickory, NC during the Hickory Crawdads game. For more info call (828) 322-3000.

July 28th
The Honky Tonk Man will be signing autographs at Omega Sports in The Summit Mall in Niagara Falls, NY from 6pm to 8pm. For more info call (716) 605-0985.

August 4th
One Man Gang will be signing autographs at Omega Sports in The Summit Mall in Niagara Falls, NY from 6pm to 8pm. For more info call (716) 605-0985.

August 10th through 12th
Magnum T. A., Tully Blanchard, James J. Dillon, Ole Anderson, Rip Hawk, Steve Williams, Gary Hart, Rick Steiner, Bob Armstrong, Barry Darsow, A. J. Styles, Samoa Joe, and NWA World Champion Christian Cage have been confirmed to sign autographs and take photos with fans at the NWA Wrestling Legends Fanfest at the Hilton University Place Hotel in Charlotte, NC. For more info call (704) 547-7444.

August 25th
The Honky Tonk Man, Bob Orton, Lex Luger, Gene Okerlund, John Nord, Ron Bass, Tatanka, Tiny Lister (AKA Zeus), Rick Martel, and many more will be appearing at "Legends of the Ring V" at the Radisson Hotel in Carteret, NJ. For more info call 1-888-201-1718.

August 27th
Sgt. Slaughter will be celebrating his birthday at Dunn Tire Park in Buffalo, NY at the Ballpark Brawl event

September 8th
Mick Foley will be signing autographs at Omega Sports in The Summit Mall in Niagara Falls, NY from 6pm to 8pm. For more info call (716) 605-0985.

October 6th
Steve Williams, Jerry Lawler, The Rock-N-Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson), Jimmy Hart, Ro-Z, Marty Jannetty, Shark Boy, The Nasty Boys (Brian Knobbs & Jerry Sags), Scott Norton, Pat Tanaka, Bobcat, Daffney, and many more are scheduled to appear at the "Dream Reunion 2" at the Johanning Civic Center in Kokomo, IN. For more info call (765) 319-0322.

October 19th through 21st
Greg Valentine, Tony Atlas, Brutus Beefcake, Tito Santana, Koko B. Ware, Larry Zbyszko, Tommy Rich, Ricky Morton, Dallas Page, Jake Roberts, Black Bart, Ron Bass, The Midnight Express (no word as to which version), Sherri Martel, Francine, Missy Hyatt, Tammy Sytch, Josie, Bobcat, Baby Doll, and many more will be on hand for "Wreslefest 2007" in San Francisco, CA. For more info go to www.sportspromotionsusa.com

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UPCOMING BIRTHDAYS
May 14th - Big Van Vader, C. M. Burnham, Robert Fuller, Scott Irwin, Steve Williams, Tommy Rogers
May 15th - Kevin Von Erich
May 18th - Matt Riviera
May 19th - Andre the Giant, Dick Slater, The Mongol, Tyler Bateman