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Posted: Feb 3rd 2019 By: Compiled by Oklafan Staff

NEWS
WWE has hired a number of new producers, including Jeff Jarrett, Shawn Daivari, Abyss, Sonjay Dutt, and Shane Helms (AKA The Hurricane).

Two former WWE Superstars, one of which is a recent Hall of Famer, have returned to WWE to work full-time as producers backstage at shows. Jeff Jarrett, who on Sunday made a surprise entry at the "Royal Rumble", is one of those two reports PWInsider.com. The fact that Jarrett is back working full-time with the company is astonishing to say the very least considering the bad blood there was between the two parties in the early 2000s. But as they say, time heals everything, and Jarrett, after having a major part of his career with TNA and Impact Wrestling, is now back on WWE’s books. The other individual is former Cruiserweight Champion Hurricane Shane Helms. Helms had been working for Ring of Honor for the past several months and also had a similar role with Impact Wrestling. The news was originally reported by WrestlingInc.com last week. The hiring of former talent to work as producers and help backstage was emphasized by Triple H last week during a conference call with the internet wrestling press. Sonjay Dutt and Abyss, the two former Impact Wrestling talent, have also been signed to a similar deal and Dutt was backstage at RAW helping out already. Triple H acknowledged that both Dutt and Abyss would have backstage roles.

Two matches from 1992 are being added to the WWE Network’s Hidden Gems section this week. In one of his first matches for the WWF, Razor Ramon faces El Matador (Tito Santana).

FOX13 in Memphis, TN is reporting that Jerry Lawler's attorneys have filed two subpoenas to investigate the death of his son Brian Christopher Lawler. Brian passed away on July 29, 2018 a few hours after he was found hanging in his cell at the Hardeman County Sheriff’s Department. Jerry has always claimed that something was off in the timeline and the photos of his son's bruisings are inconsistent with hanging. He said last year that he talked to Brian at 11am on the day he passed away and sounded normal with no signs of being suicidal. To make matters worse, 20 cameras inside the jail weren't working at the time. Early in January, FOX13 reported Lawler hired Jeff Rosenblurm of Rosenblurm & Reisman who specializes in wrongful death, catastrophic injury, medical malpractice, and civil rights law. Rosenblurm was engaged to pursue a civil rights claim against Hardeman County, and the deputies that were supposed to protect his son. The subpoenas were issued to both the Hardeman County Sheriff's Office and the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation.

Elijah Sparks suffered a knee injury at the UWE event in Tahlequah on February 2nd. Oklafan wishes him a speedy recovery.

Oklafan extends condolences to Travis Fowlhark on the passing of his grandfather on February 1st.

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RECENT RESULTS
January 25th
Levi McDaniel & Vann Johnson defeated MWA Tag Team Champions Eric Fantabulous & The Wildman Beast for the titles at the Midwest Wrestling Alliance event in St. Charles, IL. In other matches, MWA Heavyweight Champion Brian Blade defeated Danny Duggan.

January 26th
MWA Tag Team Champions Levi McDaniel & Vann Johnson defeated Danny Duggan & MWA Heavyweight Champion Brian Blade at the Midwest Wrestling Alliance event in Delavan, WI. Earlier in the card, Blade defeated Johnson by DQ.

January 27th
WWE Champion Daniel Bryan defeated A. J. Styles at WWE's "Royal Rumble 2019" pay-per-view event in Phoenix, AZ. Becky Lynch defeated Mickie James, Alexa Bliss, Alicia Fox, Bayley, Billie Kay, Candice LeRae, Carmella, Charlotte Flair, Dana Brooke, Ember Moon, Io Shirai, Kacy Catanzaro, Kairi Sane, Lacey Evans, Liv Morgan, Mandy Rose, Naomi, Natalya, Nia Jax, Nikki Cross, Peyton Royce, Rhea Ripley, Ruby Riott, Sarah Logan, Sonya Deville, Tamina, Xia Li, and Zelina Vega in the Women's Royal Rumble Match, and Seth Rollins defeated Jinder Mahal, Jeff Jarrett, Aleister Black, Andrade, Apollo Crews, Baron Corbin, Big E, Braun Strowman, Curt Hawkins, Dean Ambrose, Dolph Ziggler, Drew McIntyre, Elias, Jeff Hardy, Johnny Gargano, Kofi Kingston, Kurt Angle, Mustafa Ali, Nia Jax, No Way Jose, Randy Orton, Rey Mysterio, Samoa Joe, Shelton Benjamin, Shinsuke Nakamura, Titus O'Neil, Xavier Woods, WWE United Kingdom Champion Pete Dunne, and WWE Intercontinental Champion Bobby Lashley in the Men's Royal Rumble Match.

January 28th
Nia Jax & Tamina defeated Mickie James & Alexa Bliss in a WWE Women's Tag Team Title Elimination Chamber Qualifying Match at the "WWE Monday Night RAW" live telecast in Phoenix, AZ. In a match taped for "WWE Main Event", The Lucha House Party (Gran Metalik, Kalisto, & Lince Dorado) defeated Jinder Mahal & The Singh Brothers (Samir Singh & Sunil Singh) in a 6-Man Tag Team Match.

January 30th
Jonathan Gresham defeated Tyler Bateman at New Japan Pro Wrestling's "The New Beginning in USA 2019 - Night 1" event in Los Angeles, CA. The Killer Elite Squad (Lance Archer & Davey Boy Smith, Jr.) defeated Villain Enterprises (Brody King & Marty Scurll).

Tatsumi Fujinami, Go Shiozaki, & Kohei Sato defeated KAZMA SAKAMOTO, MAZADA, & NOSAWA Rongai in a 6-Man Tag Team Match at "Shiro Koshinaka 40th Anniversary Samurai Festival" in Tokyo, Japan. In other matches, Heisei Ishingun (AKIRA, Akitoshi Saito, Kengo Mashimo, Masashi Aoyagi, & Shiro Koshinaka, w/ The Great Kabuki) defeated Daichi Hashimoto, Kaito Kiyomiya, Kyu Mogami, Shotaro Ashino, & Tetsuya Endo in a 10-Man Tag Team Match.

Tony Gunn defeated OVW Heavyweight Champion Abyss for the title at the Ohio Valley Wrestling television taping in LouisvIlle, KY

January 31st
Effy defeated Matt Cross, Casanova Valentine, and Ethan Page in a 4-Way Elimination Match at McAloon Productions' "Ultimate Bar Brawl" pay-per-view event in Atlanta, GA. In other matches, Penelope Ford defeated O. D. B.

Tyler Bateman, Eric Watts, & The RockNES Monsters (Johnny Yuma & Kevin Martenson) defeated Joey Ryan, Brandon Cutler, Ray Rosas, & Ryan Taylor in an 8-Man Tag Team Match at Bar Wrestling's "Four Touchdowns In A Single Game" event in Baldwin Park, CA. In other matches, The Jungle Boy defeated Aaron Solow, Andy Brown, and Luchasaurus in a 4-Way Match.

February 1st
NXT Tag Team Champions War Raiders (Rowe & Hanson) defeated The Undisputed ERA (Bobby Fish & Roderick Strong) at the NXT house show in Casselberry, FL

Colt Cabana & John Skyler defeated Lance Archer & Shane Taylor at New Japan Pro Wrestling's "The New Beginning In USA 2019 - Night 2" event in Charlotte, NC

Joey Ryan, Kikutaro, Effy, & Kris Wolf defeated Moonshine Mantell, Allie Kat, Sprida, & SteveO Reno in an 8-Man Tag Team Match at McAloon Productions' "Come Hell Or High Water" pay-er-view event in Atlanta, GA. In other matches. Matt Cross defeated Eli Everfly, and Ricky Starks defeated Ethan Page. In a pre-show dark match, Team Super Academia (Ethan Price, Kody Lane, & Zac Taylor) defeated Team Power Factory (Erik Havok, Jaxson Cassel, & Musa) in a 6-Man Tag Team Match.

Robert Anthony defeated Tyler Bateman at Freelance Wrestling's "Sleepless in Chicago" event in Chicago, IL. In other matches, Bucky Collins, Darin Corbin, & Mikey McFinnegan defeated Arik Cannon & The N Words (A-Jizzle & B-Ryce) in a 6-Man Tag Team Match.

APW Heavyweight Champion Jacob Fatu defeated John Morrison and J. R. Kratos in a 3-Way Match at All Pro Wrestling's "Killer Whale" event in Daly City, CA. In other matches, APW Tag Team Champions The Reno SCUM (Adam Thornstowe & Luster the Legend) defeated Hidden Futra (Dave Dutra & Matt Carlos, and Kal Jak defeated Aaron Solow.

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UPCOMING OKLAHOMA EVENTS
Native American Wrestling
Saturday, February 9th
Community Building
Chewey, OK
Bell Time 7pm

Wrestling For a Cause
Saturday, February 9th
Middle School Gym
Locust Grove, OK
Bell Time 5pm

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UPCOMING MATCHES
February 8th
Ryan Davidson, Ricky Starks, Andy Dalton, and Kody Lane are among the stars scheduled for the Lucha City Limits event in Austin, TX

Joey Ryan is among the stars scheduled for the Pro Wrestling After Dark event in Vineland, NJ

AAA Cruiserweight Champion Sammy Guevara defends his title against Flamita and El Hijo del Vikingo in a Triple Threat Match at the Asistencia Asesoría y Administración event in Mazatlan, Mexico. In other matches, Killer Kross & Rey Escorpion take on La Parks & Psycho Clown.

February 9th
BIW Deep South Heritage Champion Barrett Brown defends the title against Frankie Thomas (w/ Brittany) at Bayou Independent Wrestling's "The Calm Before the Storm" event in Brookhaven, MS. In other matches, Apoc takes on Alan Steele.

February 10th
Gino Medina takes on Terrale Tempo at Bayou Independent Wrestling's "Living In the Moment" event in Natchez, MS. In other matches, Apoc takes on Jeremiah in a Lumberjack Match. Also scheduled to appear is BIW Deep South Heritage Champion Barrett Brown and many more.

Malico, Chandler Hopkins, and Andy Dalton are among the stars scheduled for Heroes of Wrestling's "Valentine's Vendetta" event in Royse City, TX

February 13th
Joey Ryan is among the stars scheduled for the Lucha VaVOOM event in Los Angeles, CA

February 14th
Joey Ryan is among the stars scheduled for the Lucha VaVOOM event in Los Angeles, CA

February 15th
Graham Bell is among the stars scheduled for the Cleveland Knights Championship Wrestling event in Cleveland, OH

Joey Ryan is among the stars scheduled for the NOVA Pro Wrestling event in Annandale, VA

Tim Storm, Jerome Daniels, Adam Asher, and Chandler Hopkins are among the stars scheduled for Texoma Pro Wrestling's "Be My ValenStudd" event in Sherman, TX

February 16th
Graham Bell is among the stars scheduled for the SNPW event in Crossville, IL

Jerry Lawler takes on Matt Riviera in a Steel Cage Match at the USA Championship Wrestling event in Jackson, TN

February 17th
Graham Bell is among the stars scheduled for the Pro Wrestling Force event in Springfield, IL

Barrett Brown takes on Andy Dalton in a One Hour Ironman Match at the Branded Outlaw Wrestling event in San Antonio, TX

February 19th
KIm Duk is one of the participants in the Giant Baba Memorial Battle Royal at the "Giant Baba Memorial Show" in Tokyo, Japan. In other matches, Mil Mascaras & Dos Caras takes on Kaz Hayashi & NOSAWA.

February 20th
Joey Ryan is among the stars scheduled for the Bar Wrestling event in Los Angeles, CA

February 21st
Joey Ryan is among the stars scheduled for the Bar Wrestling event in Los Angeles, CA

February 22nd
Graham Bell is among the stars scheduled for the ProSouth Wrestling event in Piedmont, AL

Gail Kim, Rebel [2nd], Barbi Hayden, and Hernandez are among the stars scheduled for the River City Wrestling event in San Antonio, TX

February 23rd
Graham Bell is among the stars scheduled for the New Level Pro Wrestling event in Anniston, AL

February 28th
Joey Ryan is among the stars scheduled for the Winnipeg Pro Wrestling event in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

March 2nd
Andy Dalton takes on Randy Wayne (w/ Miranda Gordy) at Dallas Championship Wrestling's "#DirtyDeeds" event in Grapevine, TX. In other matches, Jerome Daniels takes on Johnny Maylay.

March 9th
Graham Bell is among the stars scheduled for the SOAR Championship Wrestling event in Dallas, TX

DJ Z is scheduled for the PROGRESS Wrestling event in Bournemouth, England

John Hennigan takes on Rich Swann at the Pro Wrestling Revolver event in Des Moines, IA

VCW Heavyweight Champion Gangrel defends the title against Gino and Brandon Scott in a 3-Way Match at the Vanguard Championship Wrestling event in Hampton, VA

March 15th
Sammy Guevara is among the stars scheduled for the Warriors Wrestling event in Chicago Heights, IL

March 18th
Paige Turner, Reggie Lincoln, and Michelle Good are among the stars scheduled for the Oasis Wrestling event in Sulphur Springs, TX

March 21st
Cheerleader Melissa and Tyler Bateman are among the stars scheduled for Alternative Wrestling Show's "Who Booked This Shit? 17 Year Anniversary Event" in South Gate, CA

March 30th
Joey Ryan is among the stars scheduled for the Blitzkrieg Pro event in Enfield, CT

April 3rd
Kikutaro is among the stars scheduled for WrestlePro's "Does Funny = Money" event in Rahway, NJ

April 6th
Matt Cross takes on Sonjay Dutt at the Pro Wrestling Revolver event in West Des Moines, IA

Terrale Tempo is among the stars scheduled for Texas Wrestling Entertainment's "Home Sweet Home" event in Levelland, TX

April 14th
The Von Erichs (Marshall Von Erich, Ross Von Erich, & Lacey Von Erich) are among the stars scheduled for World Class Revolution's "God Bless Texas II" event in Dallas, TX

April 20th
Mick Foley is among the stars scheduled for the Wrestle Pro event in Anchorage, AK

April 27th
Terry Pantera, Prince Mahalli, and Colby Black are among the stars scheduled for Redemption Championship Wrestling's "Fury of War" event in Canon City, CO

May 25th
Rikishi, Malico, Andy Dalton, Tim Storm, and Apoc are among the stars scheduled for the Texas Championship Wrestling Alliance event in Quinlan, TX

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AUTOGRAPHS & APPEARANCES
February 3rd
Ric Flair will be hosting a Super Bowl party from 1pm to 5pm at the Hard Rock Cafe in Atlanta, GA

February 16th
Ric Flair and Jimmy Hart will be doing a talk show together in Dothan, AL

March 22nd
Bruce Prichard will doing his podcast "Something to Wrestle" live in Melbourne, Australia

Jim Cornette will be appearing at the "Chicago Comic and Entertainment Expo C2E2" at the McCormick Place in Chicago, IL

March 23rd
Bruce Prichard will doing his podcast "Something to Wrestle" live in Perth, Australia

Jim Cornette will be appearing at the "Chicago Comic and Entertainment Expo C2E2" at the McCormick Place in Chicago, IL. He will host a VIP gathering called "Have a Beef with Jim Cornette." The three hour show will feature Cornette talking on wrestling and life, talking NWA and WWF in Chicago, a Q&A, 8x10s with fans getting classic Chicago Italian Beef sandwiches. Admission is $65.

March 24th
Bruce Prichard will doing his podcast "Something to Wrestle" live in Brisbane, Australia

Jim Cornette will be appearing at the "Chicago Comic and Entertainment Expo C2E2" at the McCormick Place in Chicago, IL

April 5th
Joey Ryan will be appearing at "Joey Ryan's Penis Party" in New York, NY

April 6th
Jim Ross will be hosting a talk show at the Gotham Comedy Club in New York, NY

April 8th
Jim Ross, Bruce Prichard, and Conrad Thompson will be hosting a talk show starting at midnight at the Gotham Comedy Club in New York, NY

April 27th
The Wild Samoans (Afa & Sika), Ricky Steamboat, Slick, Wendi Richter, and many more will be signing autographs at "80s Wrestling Con" in Freehold, NJ

May 25th
Rikishi, Tim Storm, Apoc, and many more will be signing autographs at Thompson Middle School in Quinlan, TX prior to the Texas Championship Wrestling Alliance event held later in the evening. For more info, go to TCWAWrestling.com.

August 15th
Missy Hyatt, Dennis Condrey, Bobby Eaton, Stan Lane, Ricky Steamboat, Carlos Colon, Greg Gagne, and many more will be signing autographs at the "Mid Atlantic Legends Weekend" at the Charlotte University Hilton in Charlotte, NC

August 16th
Missy Hyatt, Dennis Condrey, Bobby Eaton, Stan Lane, Ricky Steamboat, Carlos Colon, Greg Gagne, and many more will be signing autographs at the "Mid Atlantic Legends Weekend" at the Charlotte University Hilton in Charlotte, NC

August 17th
Missy Hyatt, Dennis Condrey, Bobby Eaton, Stan Lane, Ricky Steamboat, Carlos Colon, Greg Gagne, and many more will be signing autographs at the "Mid Atlantic Legends Weekend" at the Charlotte University Hilton in Charlotte, NC

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UPCOMING BIRTHDAYS
February 3rd - Butch Dalton, Dory Funk, Jr., Father Padge, Kerry Von Erich, The Mercenary, Wilbur J. Poindexter
February 4th - Big Daddy Yum Yum, Izabella, James Warbois, Phoebe
February 5th - Eric Awesome, Sam Avey
February 6th - Brandon Walker, Cody Jones
February 7th - Kim Duk, Oklahoma Kid [1st]
February 8th - Jim Neidhart, Toops
February 9th - Riker


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