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Posted: Aug 4th 2015 By: Oklafan Staff

NEWS
Reportedly, WWE does not currently have plans to use Sting at the August 23rd "SummerSlam" pay-per-view. The Wrestling Observer Newsletter confirms these reports. The original idea was to introduce Sting as a surprise about a week or two out from the show, likely as the mystery third partner in Roman Reigns and Dean Ambrose vs. The Wyatt Family. Sting was told a while back that he would be on the show in a six-man tag match and he was even mentioned in a "SummerSlam" TV commercial that WWE had cut more than a week ago. The 56 year old Sting has reportedly gotten himself into ridiculously good shape for his age. At one point recently, Sting was informed that plans had changed and they would not be using him on the show. No word yet on what this means for the six-man match with Reigns, Ambrose, and The Wyatts but all elements of the original angle are still in place. WWE had the idea that Sting and Ambrose teaming with Reigns would maybe get a good reaction for Reigns in New York City, which is going to be a tough crowd for him.

The July 27th "WWE Monday Night RAW" in Oklahoma City reportedly drew 8,000 fans. The telecast drew an average of 3,671,000 viewers this week, down 133,000 viewers from the post-Battleground show last week. Hour one drew 3,421,000 viewers, followed by 3,754,000 in the second hour and then another increase to 3,839,000 in the third and final hour. The good thing from this week is that the audience increased by over 400,000 from hour one to hour three when usually it?s the other way round.

Former WWE Divas Champion and member of Team Bella, Alicia Fox, suffered a concussion at the "Monday Night RAW" telecast in Oklahoma City during the tag team match with Nikki Bella vs. Becky Lynch and Charlotte. The WWE.com website described the concussion as ?mild? but they did not elaborate on the injury or how long Fox will be out for. It has been a while since WWE acknowledged concussions on the website.

WWE Hall of Famer ?The Million Dollar Man? Ted DiBiase was backstage at last night?s RAW in San Jose, CA.

In what many believe is a last ditch effort to save their television deal with Destination America, TNA Wrestling kicked off an invasion storyline with Jeff Jarrett?s Global Force Wrestling during the latest "Impact Wrestling" television tapings at Universal Studios in Orlando, FL. Rumors are that Discovery Communications are ready to pull the plug on TNA once September hits due to the high costs not justifying the ratings. Meanwhile, Global Force Wrestling just did some television tapings of their own last week in Las Vegas, NV in hoping to get picked up by a network. With Jeff Jarrett back in a working relationship with TNA and Dixie Carter, the company decided to pull the trigger on the much talked about invasion rumor. TNA released several wrestlers from guaranteed contracts with GFW picking up the services of many of them. The two will be working together over the next set of tapings, tapings which are scheduled to air on Destination America in September. TNA has two more tapings scheduled. The next taping will be on September 17th in York, PA. The last time an invasion angle was done, back in 2001, saw WWE completely dropping the ball on potentially the biggest money-making angle in the history of the business with their own version of the WCW invasion failing big time with viewers.

Global Force Wrestling announced some names for its second GFW Amped TV tapings on August 21st in Las Vegas, NV. Among those announed were The Killer Elite Squad (Davey Boy Smith, Jr. & Lance Archer), The Bullet Club (Doc Gallows & Karl Anderson), Shelton Benjamin, Candice LeRae, and Eric Young.

Ric Flair told UFC Bantamweight Champion Ronda Rousey that everyone thinks the world of her in professional wrestling following her fight against Bethe Correia on Saturday. Addressing Rousey on Twitter, Flair said, ?@R_Roddy_Piper thought the world of you as we all do in our sport! Way to do justice to the Rowdy name! AWESOME! #andSTILL.? Rousey heads up the 4 Horsewomen of WMMA and is often seen flashing the 4 hand sign when she?s with her girls, an homage to Flair and one of the greatest stables ever. Rousey was always a big name among WWE Superstars and Divas especially since she loves and respects professional wrestling a lot however the admiration towards her increased after she participated at WrestleMania 31 to create one of the most memorable WrestleMania moments with The Rock, Triple H, and Stephanie McMahon.

At the "Mid Atlantic Fan Fest" on Saturday, Ricky Steamboat & Jim Ross were talking about the Flair-Steamboat feud. Steamboat said that he didn't know he was getting the title in Chicago, IL until the day of the show. Jim Ross said he found out right before the show.

The Honky Tonk Man talks about Hulk Hogan's release from WWE in a video that you can watch by clicking here.

Harrison Stone recently filmed an episode of "Paternity Court", which is scheduled to air the first week of September. Check your local listing for time and station.

Erik Beaston of BleacherReport.com wrote a story entitled "WWE SummerSlam 2015: Most Controversial Moments in PPV History" and coming in at #1 was The Ultimate Warrior's pay dispute gets ugly (1991). Others on the list include Mankind wins the WWE Championship (1999) at #8, and Goldberg plays the Game and loses at #5 (2003). To read the entire story, click here.

Erik Beaston also wrote "WWE SummerSlam 2015: 10 Most Memorable Moments in Event's History" and coming in at #1 was The Ultimate Warrior Ends Honky Tonk Man's Reign (1988). To read the entire story, click here.

Aaron Bower of BleacherReport.com wrote a story entitled "WWE SummerSlam 2015: Most Exciting Swerves in Event's History" and among those listed was Ultimate Warrior's Surprise Entrance, and Paul Bearer Turns on Undertaker (1996). To read the entire story, click here.

Oklafan congratulates Jerry Bostic who recently surpassed one year as IWR Heavyweight Champion. He defeated Ky-Ote, Christopher Cambridge, and Griffin in a 4-Way TLC Match to become the inaugural champion on August 3, 2014 in Ardmore at IWR's first event.

Oklafan extends condolences to Roc-N-Roll Cowboy, who's brother Stephen passed away on July 29th.

Oklafan extends condolences to the family and friends of "Rowdy" Roddy Piper who passed away on July 31st at the age of 61. He suffered a cardiac arrest in his sleep at his Hollywood home. He was born Roderick George Toombs in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan on April 17, 1954 and raised in Winnipeg, Manitoba. After being expelled from junior high and having a falling out with his father, Piper left home and stayed in youth hostels wherever he could find them and picked up odd jobs at local gyms running errands for several pro wrestlers. Also as a young man, he became proficient in playing the bagpipes, though he has repeatedly stated that he is unsure exactly where he picked them up. By the age of 15, he made his pro debut in Winnipeg, against Larry Hennig. When Roddy made his way to the ring playing the bagpipes the ring-announcer introduced him as "Roddy the Piper", the fans in attendance heard it as "Roddy Piper" and the name stuck. From 1973 to 1975, Piper wrestled in the AWA, in Kansas City, through the Maritimes in Canada, and in Texas for the NWA in Houston and Dallas. When he made his way to California, the bookers were impressed with Piper and saw money making possibilities with Piper as a villain. While in the NWA, Piper was the top villain throughout the country in every territory he entered. His time in WWF was as much instrumental in the company's nationwide explosion as Hulk Hogan as Piper was the perfect villain for Hogan. His interview segment "Piper's Pit" helped create feuds for Piper, and according to Piper's autobiography, "Piper's Pit" was completely unscripted. In 1985, Piper faced Hogan at "The War to Settle the Score" on MTV. That match setup the main event at the very first "WrestleMania", Piper and Paul Orndorff vs. Hogan and Mr. T. At "WrestleMania II", he faced Mr. T in a boxing match. During his career he held 18 singles titles and 17 tag team titles including the NWA Television Title (twice), the NWA United States Heavyweight Title (3 times), the WWF Intercontinental Title, and the WWE World Tag Team Titles. He was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2005 and was named one of the top 50 villains in the history of the WWE. Outside of wrestling, Piper starred in several movies, including "They Live" which is still popular among sci-fi fans. Piper had been diagnosed with Hodgkin's Lymphoma in 2006, but last November he said he was cancer free. A family source reported that Piper was cancer free at the time of his death. He is survived by his wife Kitty and their 4 kids -- including 3 daughters and son Colton who is pursuing a career in professional wrestling.

The family of Rowdy Roddy Piper posted a small statement on Piper?s Facebook page which has been flooded with condolences from fans around the world. ?Our family is saddened by the sudden passing of our father and beloved husband, Roderick Toombs aka Rowdy Roddy Piper. Please respect our family?s privacy during this difficult period,? the statement read.

UFC Women?s Bantamweight Champion ?Rowdy? Ronda Rousey did not disappoint Saturday night and made the WWE Hall of Famer Roddy Piper proud after finishing off the undefeated Bethe Correia in 34 seconds. In her post-fight interview inside the Octagon, Rousey mentioned Hot Rod after she dedicated the fight to him the day before. ?I just wanna say we lost a really close friend, Rowdy Roddy Piper, who gave me permission to use his name as a fighter and so I hope he and my dad had a good time watching this today,? she told Joe Rogan. Also during her interview on FOX Sports with Ariel Helwani, Rousey revealed that she spoke to Piper for a couple of hours earlier this week talking about this fight and told him that she?s going to beat Correia and do his name proud.

Oakland Athletics outfielder Josh Reddick used bagpipe music each time he walked to the plate on July 31st to pay homage to Roddy Piper.

After Roddy Piper's passing, pop singer Cyndi Lauper who feuded with Piper in the 80's, posted on Twitter "I am so sad to tweet that my friend Roddy Piper passed away last night. He was really such a sweet man. My heart is with his family."

There has been a ton of mainstream coverage of the death of Roddy Piper. That's not surprising, but some of it is, like Piper's death being the cover story in the Boston Herald. The BBC covered it as the third biggest story in world news.

Bret ?Hitman? Hart wrote a very touching tribute to his dear friend Roddy Piper on his Instagram following the news of his death. ?I can?t find the words to describe the sorrow in my heart upon learning the news of my dear friend, Roddy Piper, passing away. He was my closest friend in the business, a man that schooled me and guided me throughout my career,? Hart said. Bret credited Piper for helping him and preventing him from being just a ?mere footnote? in wrestling as he was always there for him. ?He was family to me, a brother who loved me and was there for me through my darkest days. He was the only wrestler to come visit me when I suffered a stroke in 2002,? the Hall of Famer added. Bret recounted how Piper ?totally made him? at WrestleMania VIII during their classic match for the Intercontinental title, passing the torch that many others in that era couldn?t conceive of doing. ?I loved you Roddy, and I?ll miss you and your laugh for the rest of my days. I?m stunned and the hole in my heart will widen as it sinks in that I lost a brother of such great worth. What a tragic loss to all that knew him.?

As expected, all major media outlets and those who don?t usually cover professional wrestling, covered the untimely death of WWE Hall of Famer Rowdy Roddy Piper, including MMA websites due to the connection of his nickname with Ronda Rousey. CNN, Washington Post, Esquire, ESPN, Entertainment Weekly, FOX Sports, CBS Sports, Yahoo! News, The Associated Press, BBC, The Guardian, and more. In many of these websites, the Piper story was one of the most read stories for the day.

The funeral services for Rowdy Roddy Piper will be held on August 12th in Portland, OR. WWE happens to be in Portland for a Smackdown taping on August 11th and the funeral service most likely was delayed to allow anyone working the show to remain in Portland for an extra day to attend the service. Wednesday is typically a day off for WWE Superstars and Divas. [url=http://www.PWInsider.com[/url] adds that Piper will be laid to rest in Portland as well. Piper and his family lived in Hillsboro, OR for a long time.

Madison Square Garden has honored WWE Hall of Famer Rowdy Roddy Piper by putting his image on the electronic board on top of MSG?s entrance. ?RIP Rowdy Roddy Piper - One of the all-time great performers at Madison Square Garden,? read the message on the board accompanying the picture of Piper wearing the Hot Rod WWE t-shirt. The image was posted on MSG?s Twitter account saying that Piper was ?a friend to us all,? and ?you will be missed.? Piper wrestled at Madison Square Garden countless times during his WWE career and was an integral part of the main event of the first ever WrestleMania. To see the touching tribute, go to here.

They shot a ton of interviews with talent regarding Roddy Piper, although I'm not sure if it's for the show tonight or something else but I would expect a major presence of Piper footage and talk tonight. As everyone has noted, it will be an interesting game to talk about Piper's career highlights while avoiding footage of Hulk Hogan, so we'll see how it goes.

ESPN's "SportsCenter" had a segment on Piper with current anchor and former WWE announcer Jonathan Coachman calling in to explain his legacy. You can see the clip by clicking here.

Video coverage of Roddy Piper on "The National" can be seen by clicking here.

Greg Oliver of SLAM! Wrestling wrote a story entitled "Roddy Piper dead at 61" which you can read by clicking here.

Greg Oliver also wrote "Piper's legacy through the voices from the past" which you can read by clicking here.

The SLAM! Wrestling staff posted their memories of Piper in a story entitled "SLAM! Speaks: Memories of Roddy Piper" whch you can read by clicking here.

SLAM! Wrestling also posted a story entitled "WWE, wrestlers react to Piper's sudden death" which you can ready by clicking here.

Bryan Passifiume of the Calgary Sun wrote a story entitled "Bret Hart reacts to death of close freiend Roddy Piper" which you can read on SLAM! Wrestling by clicking here.

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RECENT RESULTS
June 26th
Rude Boy defeated Tracy Smothers at Juggalo Championship Wrestling's "Bloodymania" event in Thornville, OH

June 29th
Gail Kim defeated TNA Knockout Champion Brooke for the title in a Triple Threat Match that also included Awesome Kiong and Lei'D Tapa at TNA's "Impact Wrestling" television taping in Orlando, FL. Earlier in the card, Kim vs. Brooke anded in a No Contest. In other matches, Bram, Drew Galloway, Lashley & The Wolves (Davey Richards & Eddie Edwards) defeated Jeff Jarrett, Chris Mordetzky, Eric Young, Sonjay Dutt, & TNA Tag Team Champion Brian Myers in a Lethal Lockdown Match.

June 30th
TNA Knockouts Champion Gail Kim defeated Jade at TNA's "Impact Wrestling" television taping in Orlando, FL

GHC Tag Team Champions The Killer Elite Squad (Lance Archer & Davey Boy Smith, Jr.) defeated Mitsuhiro Kitamiya & Yoshihiro Takayama at Pro Wrestling NOAH's "Summer Navigation 2015 - Night 8" event in Okayama, Japan

Tetsuya Naito defeated A. J. Styles in a G1 Climax 2015 Block A Match at New Japan Pro Wrestling's "G1 Climax 25 - Night 7" event in Fukuoka, Japan

June 31st
Tyler Bateman, Ruby Raze, & Sgt. Major defeated Hoss Hogg, Robby Phoenix, & SBW Submission Champion B. C. Killer in a 6 Man Tag Team Match at the Santino Bros. Wrestling event in Bell Gardens, CA

August 1st
Luke Harper defeated Jack Swagger at the WWE house show in Hidalgo, TX

The Bullet Club (A. J. Styles, Bad Luck Fale, & Tama Tonga) defeated Captain New Japan, Katsuyori Shibata, & Tiger Mask in a 6 Man Tag Team Match at New Japan Pro Wrestling's "G1 Climax 25 - Night 8" event in Osaka, Japan

Suzuki-gun (Shelton Benjamin & GHC Tag Team Champions The Killer Elite Squad [Lance Archer & Davey Boy Smith, Jr.] defeated Mikey Nicholls, Quiet Storm, & Yoshihiro Takayama in a 6 Man Tag Team Match at Pro Wrestling NOAH's "Summer Navigation 2015 - Night 9" event in Kanazawa, Japan

Michael Barry defeated Independent Wrestling International Champion Mitch Baxter for the title at the Mid States Wrestling event in Harrison, AR. In other matches, Griz defeated Jeff Starchild, The Canadian Red Devil defeated Richie Adams, Aaron Anders defeated Mr. Nasty (w/ D'Licious), Ray Martinez defeated Paul Puertorico, Fuel & Anarchy vs. Brett Washington & Big Smooth turned into a 6 Man Tag Team Match, Fuel, Anarchy, & S. L. U. G. G. defeated Brett Washington, Big Smooth, & Jason Jones, Nathan Estrada defeated El Super Hombre, Skylar Slice defeated Nikki Knight, and MSW Heavyweight Champion Gary Gram defeated Kraig Keesaman.

NWA North American Heavyweight Champion Tim Storm defeated Apoc at NWA Mid South's "Back to the Old School" event in Dyresburg, TN. In other matches, NWA Western States Heritage Champion Matt Riviera defeated Americos

Bobby Fulton defeated Travis Steele at the "Mid-Atlantic Wrestling Fanfest - Night 1" event in Charlotte, NC

Yabo the Clown defeated Cody Jones at Resistance Pro Wrestling's "Death Proof" event in Willowbrook, IL

Mark Sterling & Adam Rich defeated Jeff Gant & Tank Engine Tommy at the Pro Wrestling Championship Series event in Granite City, IL

August 2nd
Luke Harper defeated Jack Swagger at the WWE house show in Stockton, CA

Suzuki-gun (Takashi Iizuka, GHC Tag Team Champions The Killer Elite Squad [Lance Archer & Davey Boy Smith, Jr.], & GHC Heavyweighrt Champion Minoru Suzuki) defeated No Mercy (Takashi Sugiura & Yoshihiro Takayama) & Cho Kibou-Gun (Maybach Taniguchi & Mitsuhiro Kitamiya) in an 8 Man Tag Team Match at Pro Wrestling NOAH's "Summer Navigation 2015 - Night 10" event in Takaoka, Japan

A. J. Styles defeated Doc Gallows in a G1 Climax 2015 Block A Match at New Japan Pro Wrestling's "G1 Climax 25 - Night 9" event in Nagoya, Japan

August 3rd
Jack Swagger defeated Bo Dallas in a match taped for "WWE Superstars" at the WWE RAW event in San Jose, CA

August 4th
The Bullet Club (A. J. Styles, Bad Luck Fale, Doc Gallows, & Tama Tonga) defeated Captain New Japan, Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hiroyoshi Tenzan, & Togi Makabe in a 8 Man Tag Team Match at New Japan Pro Wrestling's "G1 Climax 25 - Night 10" event in Sendai, Japan

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UPCOMING OKLAHOMA EVENTS
Compound Pro Wrestling
Saturday, August 8th
Perfect Practice Athletic Center
Tulsa, OK
Bell Time 8pm

Impact Zone Wrestling
Saturday, August 8th
Museum of the Great Plains
Lawton, OK
Bell Time 9am

Impact Zone Wrestling
Saturday, August 8th
The Impact Zone
Lawton, OK
Bell Time 7pm

Native American Wrestling
Saturday, August 8th
Community Center
Chewey, OK
Bell Time 7pm

United Wrestling Entertainment
Saturday, August 8th
Markoma Gym
Tahlequah, OK
Bell Time 6pm

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UPCOMING MATCHES
August 4th
The Bullet Club (A. J. Styles, Bad Luck Fale, Doc Gallows, & Tama Tonga) take on Captain New Japan, Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hiroyoshi Tenzan, & Togi Makabe in an 8-Man Tag Team Match at New Japan Pro Wrestling's "G1 Climax 2015 - Night 10" event in Miyagi, Japan

August 5th
A. J. Styles takes on Togi Makabe in a G1 Climax 2015 Block A Match at New Japan Pro Wrestling's "G1 Climax 2015 - Night 11" event in Iwate, Japan

August 6th
Ricky Morton is among the stars scheduled for All Star Wrestling's "Summer Heat" event in Madison, WV

August 7th
The Bullet Club (A. J. Styles, Bad Luck Fale, Doc Gallows, & Tama Tonga) takes on Captain New Japan, Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Kota Ibushi, & Togi Makabe at New Japan Pro Wrestling's "G1 Climax 2015 - Night 12" event in Shizuoka, Japan

August 8th
A. J. Styles takes on Hiroyoshi Tenzan in a G1 Climax 2015 Block A Match at New Japan Pro Wrestling's "G1 Climax 2015 - Night 13" event in Kanagawa, Japan

MPW Kansas Champion Mike Sydal defends the title against Matt Cage, J. J. Garrett, Redwing, Tyler Cook, and Ricky Cruz in a 6 Man Scramble at the Metro Pro Wrestling event in Kansas City, KS. In other matches, Mark Sterling takes on Devin Thomas. Also scheduled to appear is Kraig Keesaman and many more.

High Level Enterprise (Jack Gamble & Jon Webb) are among the stars scheduled for the Dynamo Pro Wrestling event in Fenton, MO

Ryan Davidson is among the stars scheduled for Reality of Wrestling's "Summer of Champions 2" event in Humble, TX

NWA Western States Heritage Champion Matt Riviera defends the title against Carlito at NWA Vendetta Pro Wrestling's "Vendettaversary 2015" event in Santa Maria, CA

August 9th
The Bullet Club (A. J. Styles, Doc Gallows, & Cody Hall) take on Captain New Japan, Ryusuke Taguchi, & Tetsuya Naito in a 6-Man Tag Team Match at New Japan Pro Wrestling's "G1 Climax 2015 - Night 14" event in Tokyo, Japan

August 11th
A. J. Styles takes on Bad Luck Fale in a G1 Climax Block A Match at New Japan Pro Wrestling's "G1 Climax 2015 - Night 15" event in Tokyo, Japan

August 12th
The Bullet Club (A. J. Styles, Doc Gallows, & Cody Hall) take on Captain New Japan, Hiroshi Tanahashi, & Katsuyori Shibata in a 6-Man Tag Team Match at New Japan Pro Wrestling's "G1 Climax 2015 - Night 16" event in Tokyo, Japan

August 14th
A. J. Styles takes on Hiroshi Tanahashi in a G1 Climax 2015 Block A Match at New Japan Pro Wrestling's "G1 Climax 2015 - Night 17" event in Tokyo, Japan

The Honky Tonk Man is among the stars scheduled for the Great North Wrestling event in Brockville, Canada

Lance Hoyt is among the stars scheduled for Global Force Wrestling's "Grand Slam Tour" event in Winston-Salem, NC

August 15th
The Bullet Club (A. J. Styles, Bad Luck Fale, Doc Gallows, Tama Tonga & Cody Hall) take on Kazushi Sakuraba, The Kingdom (Matt Taven & Michael Bennett) & CHAOS (Toru Yano & YOSHI-HASHI) at New Japan Pro Wrestling's "G1 Climax 2015 - Night 18" event in Tokyo, Japan

Jake Roberts, Jimmy Snuka, and Shane Douglas are among the stars scheduled for the American Revolution Wrestling event in Washington, PA

LSCW Women's Champion Barbi Hayden defends the title against Kenzie Sykes at the Lone Star Championship Wrestling event in Cypress, TX. In other matches, LSCW Tag Team Champions The Empire (Matt Riviera & Greg Anthony) defend the titles against The Heatseekers (Matt Sigmon & Eliot Russell), and Raj Singh takes on Xtian Blake.

Tracy Smothers is among the stars scheduled for Wildkat Wrestling's "Wildkat X-Rated" event in New Orleans, LA

August 16th
A. J. Styles is among the stars scheduled for the New Japan Pro Wrestling event in Tokyo, Japan

August 21st
The Killer Elite Squad (Lance Archer & Davey Boy Smith, Jr.) are among the stars scheduled for Global Force Wrestling's "Amped" television taping in Las Vegas, NV

NWA World Champion Tenzan defends the title against NWA North American Heavyweight Champion Tim Storm at the NWA Texoma event in Sherman, TX. In other matches, NWA Texoma Tag Team Champions The Imperialists (Griffin & NWA Texoma Heavyweight Champion Charlie Haas) defend the titles against Ross Von Erich & Marshall Von Erich, NWA Texoma Rose Champion Bree Ann defends the title against Miss Diss Lexia and Nikki Knight in a 3 Way Match, NWA Midwest Heavyweight Champion Seth Allen takes on Mike Foxx, and Max McGuirk takes on Apoc. Also scheduled to appear is Mike McGuirk and many more.

Sweet Cakes is among the stars scheduled for the GAWE event in Dublin, GA

August 22nd
Mick Foley and Jimmy Snuka are among the stars scheduled for the Pro Wrestling Syndicate event in Sayreville, NJ

August 23rd
Sting is among the stars scheduled for WWE's "SummerSlam" pay-per-view event in Brooklyn, NY

Jack Jameson vs. Jeff Gant vs. Darin Childs vs. Barrett Brown is scheduled for Anarchy Championship Wrestling's "Distrust, Dismay, & Antisocial Behavior 2015" event in Austin, TX

Cody Jones and Paloma Starr are among the stars scheduled for the Luchadores de Chicago event in Aurora, IL

August 27th
The Canadian Red Devil is among the stars scheduled for Glory Pro Wrestling's "Guts & Glory" event in Crossville, TN

August 29th
A. J. Styles is among the stars scheduled for Westside Xtreme Wrestling's "15th Anniversary Tour: Fans Appreciation Night 2015" event in Oberhausen, Germany

Tyler Bateman takes on J. T. Dunn at Alternate Wrestling Show's "Going Head to Head" event in South Gate, CA

Harley Race and Ric Flair are among the stars scheduled for World League Wrestling's "Night of Champions" event in Troy, MO

Al Snow is scheduled for the Gladiator Championship Wrestling event in Nassau, Bahamas

August 30th
The Empire (Matt Riviera & Greg Anthony) are among the stars scheduled for America's Most Liked Wrestling's "Friends & Foes" event in Winston-Salem, NC

September 4th
The Bullet Club (A. J. Styles & The Young Bucks [Nick Jackson & Matt Jackson]) are among the stars scheduled for CHIKARA's "King of the Trios Tournament" in Easton, PA

3XW Heavyweight Champion Mark Sterling defends the title against Devin Carter at 3XWrestling's "Clobberpalooza Classiv VII" event in Des Moines, IA. In others matches, 3XW Pure Wrestling Champion Marek Brave (w/ Connor Braxton & Todd Countryman) defends the title against Kraig Keesaman, and Gary Gram (w/ Jason Jones) takes on S. M. King (w/ Skylar Pierce).

September 5th
The Bullet Club (A. J. Styles & The Young Bucks [Nick Jackson & Matt Jackson]) are among the stars scheduled for CHIKARA's "King of the Trios Tournament" in Easton, PA

Hassan Payne is among the stars scheduled for Bruiser Wrestling's "Fair Brawl IV" event in Van Wert, OH

September 6th
The Bullet Club (A. J. Styles & The Young Bucks [Nick Jackson & Matt Jackson]) are among the stars scheduled for CHIKARA's "King of the Trios Tournament" in Easton, PA

Tracy Smothers and Chase Stevens are among the stars scheduled for Tried-N-True Wrestling's "All Out Assault" event in Clarksville, TN

September 11th
Jim Duggan is among the stars scheduled for Maryland Championship Wrestling's "Rally in the Alley" event in White Marsh, MD

September 12th
Ted DiBiase is among the stars scheduled for Northeast Wrestling's "Wrestling Under the Stars" event in Williamsport, PA

Jim Duggan is among the stars scheduled for the Primal Conflict Wrestling event in Ranson, WV

September 18th
A. J. Styles is among the stars scheduled for the Ring of Honor event in San Antonio, TX

September 19th
A. J. Styles is among the stars scheduled for the Ring of Honor event in San Antonio, TX

Tyler Bateman is among the stars scheduled for Premier Wrestling's "Premier X" event in San Jose, CA

Jake Roberts is among the stars scheduled for Maryland Championship Wrestling's "Autumn Armageddon" event in Hollywood, MD

September 26th
Angel Medina, Kyle King, Bigg Dogg, and K. C. Kyng are among the stars scheduled for Kansas City Xtreme Wrestling's "Destiny" event in Kansas City, KS

October 31st
IHWE Heavyweight Champion Charlie Haas (w/ Black Bart) defends the title against Rodney Mack at Iconic Heroes of Wrestling Excellence's "Tales from the Ringside" event in Crowley, TX. In other matches, Brian Breaker takes on Tim Storm, Barrett Brown (w/ Black Bart) takes on David Fuller in a No Holds Barred Street Fight, and IHWE DFW Champion James Johnson defends the title against Texas Red, Joey Garcia, Ashton Jacobs, Jason Silver, and Americos in a 6 Pack Challenge Match. Also scheduled to appear is IHWE Tag Team Champions Mike Foxx & Franco D'Angelo, Muy Macho, Drake Gallows, Bobby Starr, Luke Grayson, and many more.

November 7th
MSW Heavyweight Champion Gary Gram, Michael Barry, Jason Jones, S. L. U. G. G., Jim Fallon, The Canadian Red Devil, and Mike Iles are among the stars scheduled for the Mid States Wrestling event in Harrison, AR

November 15th
Mick Foley is among the stars scheduled for Insane Championship Wrestling?s ?Fear and Loathing VIII" event in Glasgow, Scotland

December 5th
MSW Heavyweight Champion Gary Gram, Michael Barry, Jason Jones, S. L. U. G. G., and Jim Fallon are among the stars scheduled for the Mid States Wrestling event in Harrison, AR

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AUTOGRAPHS & APPEARANCES
August 8th
Jerry Lawler, The Honky Tonk Man, Ken Shamrock, and Koko B. Ware will be signing autographs at "StocktonCon" at the Stockton arena in Stockton, CA. For more info, go to StocktonCon.com.

Sgt. Slaughter will be signing autographs from 2pm to 4pm at Pro Wrestling World in Allentown, PA. For more info, go to TaintedParadisePromotions.com.

August 9th
Jerry Lawler, The Honky Tonk Man, Ken Shamrock, and Koko B. Ware will be signing autographs at "StocktonCon" at the Stockton arena in Stockton, CA. For more info, go to StocktonCon.com.

Tony Atlas will be signing autographs from 12 noon to 2pm at the "Manchester Sports Card & Memorabilia Show" at the Radisson Hotel in Manchester, NH. For more info, go to ManchesterSportsCardShow.com.

August 14th
Jerry Lawler will be signing autographs at "Connecticut Comic Con" at the Mohegan Sun Convention Center in Uncasville, CT. For more nfo, go to CTComiCon.com/home.html.

August 15th
Jerry Lawler will be signing autographs at "Connecticut Comic Con" at the Mohegan Sun Convention Center in Uncasville, CT. For more nfo, go to CTComiCon.com/home.html.

Jake Roberts, Jimmy Snuka, Samoa Joe, Mickie James, Shane Douglas, Brian Christopher, Scotty 2 Hotty, and many more will be signing autographs starting at 5:30pm at Consol Energy Park on Washington, PA prior to the American Revolution Wrestling event held later in the evening. For more info, go to AmRevWrestling.com.

August 16th
Jerry Lawler will be signing autographs at "Connecticut Comic Con" at the Mohegan Sun Convention Center in Uncasville, CT. For more nfo, go to CTComiCon.com/home.html.

August 22nd
Jim Ross will be performing a one man show at the Gramercy Theater in New York, NY

Sting will be signing autographs from 11am to 2pm at "Wizard World Comic Con Chicago" at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, IL. For more info, go to WizardWorld.com/home-Chicago.html.

Mick Foley, Rey Mysterio, Sabu, Jimmy Snuka, Amazing Red, and many more will be signing autographs from 6pm to 8pm at The Starland Ballroom in Sayreville, NJ prior to the Pro Wrestling Syndicate event held later in the evening. For more info, go to ProWrestlingSyndicate.com.

August 26th
Angelo Mosca will be apeearing at "Still Mosca - A Tribute to Angelo Mosca" at Carmen's Banquet Centre in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. For more info, go to Tickets.Carmens.com.

September 5th
Jimmy Snuka will be signing autographs from 12 noon to 2pm at Pro Wrestling World in Allentown, PA. For more info, go to Rasslers.us.

September 9th
Mick Foley will be performing stand-up comedy starting at 7:30pm at Empire Music Hall in Belfast, Ireland. For more info, go to RealMickFoley.com/events/.

September 10th
Mick Foley will be performing stand-up comedy starting at 7:30pm at Empire Music Hall in Belfast, Ireland. For more info, go to RealMickFoley.com/events/.

September 11th
Jerry Lawler, Rob Van Dam, John Bradshaw Layfield, and Ron Simmons will be signing autographs at "Alamo City Comic Con" at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention center in San Antonio, TX. For more info, go to AlamoCityComicCon.com.

Mick Foley, Al Snow, Chavo Guerrero, Jr., Kevin Nash, and many more will be signing autographs at "Blackpool Comic Con" at Winter Gardens Blackpool in Blackpool, England. For more info, go to BlackpoolComicCon.com/tickets.

Jim Duggan and Mickie James will be signing autographs at DellaRose's Avenue Tavern in White Marsh, MD prior to the Maryland Championship Wrestling event held later in the evening. For more info, go to MarylandWrestling.com.

September 12th
Ric Flair, Jerry Lawler, Rob Van Dam, John Bradshaw Layfield, and Ron Simmons will be signing autographs at "Alamo City Comic Con" at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention center in San Antonio, TX. For more info, go to AlamoCityComicCon.com.

Ted DiBiase, Mickie James, Matt Hardy, and many more will be signing autographs from 4:30pm to 6:30pm at Susquehanna Bank Park in Williamsport, PA prior to teh Northeast Wrestling event held later in the evening. For more info, go to NortheastWrestling.com.

Jim Duggan, Christian York, and Hillbilly Jim will be signing autographs at the Ranson Civic Center in Ranson, WV prior to the Primal Conflict Wrestling event held later in the evening. For more info, go to PrimalConflictWrestling.com.

September 13th
Ric Flair, Jerry Lawler, Rob Van Dam, John Bradshaw Layfield, and Ron Simmons will be signing autographs at "Alamo City Comic Con" at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention center in San Antonio, TX. For more info, go to AlamoCityComicCon.com.

September 19th
Jake Roberts and Mickie James will be signing autographs at Hollywood Volunteer Fire Department in Hollywood, MD prior to the Maryland Championship Wrestling event held later in the evening. For more info, go to MarylandWrestling.com.

September 23rd
Mick Foley will be performing stand-up comedy starting at 8pm at Magooby's Joke House in Baltmore, MD. For more info, go to RealMickFoley.com/events.

October 5th
Sting will be conducting a Q&A event at The Lyric Theatre in London, England. For more info, go to InsideTheRopes.co.uk.

October 6th
Sting will be conducting a Q&A event at The Comedy Store in Manchester, England. For more info, go to InsideTheRopes.co.uk.

October 7th
Sting will be conducting a Q&A event at The Garage in Glasgow, Scotland. For more info, go to InsideTheRopes.co.uk.

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UPCOMING BIRTHDAYS
August 4th - The Alaskan, Roy Dunn, Tyson Jaymes
August 5th - Glen Steel, Stan Lane
August 6th - Jimmy Valiant, Timothy Johnston
August 7th - Joshua Smith
August 8th - Jack Victory, Johnny Z, Josh La Rue, Malice, Marion McGee, Rage Logan, Scotty Charisma, Steve O, Zakk Sinizter
August 9th - Justin Sane, Mike Iles
August 10th - Brian Blade, X-Cal


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