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Posted: Apr 14th 2019 By: Compiled by Oklafan Staff

NEWS
Jerry Lawler was on Cerrito Live Sunday and said he would be announcing the Styles vs. Orton match and that Jimmy Valiant would be the first guest on the new season of Classic Memphis Wrestling that debuts next weekend.

Former WWE Superstars Shad Gaspard of Cryme Tyme and MVP watched Kofi Kingston winning the WWE title in a bar with other fans and cried together on the historic occasion. A video uploaded on Twitter by Gaspard shows the moment that Kofi hits the Trouble in Paradise finisher on Bryan, covering him for the three count. It was then when both of them were overcome with emotion, with MVP trying his best not to cry but eventually letting it all out after Gaspard hugged him.. "So proud and happy to share this moment with one of my brothas," Gaspard wrote. In an earlier tweet after Kofi won, MVP wrote, "A black man, born in Africa, is the current WWE champion. This just happened." Kofi became the second black WWE champion following The Rock, who identifies himself both as black and Samoan, and became also the first African-born WWE champion. You can see the video at https://w-o.it/2P7y6l3.

A former TNA Wrestling duo was reunited in a dark match prior to Tuesday night's SmackDown in Brooklyn, New York. Before SmackDown's post-WrestleMania episode got underway, Luke Harper defeated EC3 in a dark match. EC3 was accompanied by Drake Maverick, who was formerly known as Rockstar Spud in TNA. They were both allies and rivals together during their time in the promotion. Dixie Carter tweeted about the pairing: "What a fantastic, 'original' idea!! Those two are [money] together.... @therealec3 @WWEMaverick #SDLive @wwe" EC3 should officially be assigned to a brand in next week's Superstar Shakeup. Maverick is the on-screen general manager of 205 Live and managed AOP on Raw prior to Akam being out of action with a knee injury. Maverick has accompanied Rezar during matches on Main Event since then.

WWE Network News revealed that Ted DiBiase vs. Tom Magee from a December 12, 1988 Wrestling Challenge taping will be added to the Network’s Hidden Gems section tomorrow. WWE Network News also reported that more episodes of Mid South Wrestling will be uploaded to the Network on Monday.

The Andre the Giant documentary that was on HBO will be released soon on the WWE Network.

Inside the Ropes announced that The Undertaker won’t be able to participate in the Q&A portion of their Rise of the Taker tour shows. Undertaker will still be taking part in meet and greets, with Mick Foley doing the Q&A and talking about Undertaker and their feud. The Rise of the Taker show that was scheduled to take place in Manchester, England on May 2 has also been moved to April 29.

Beth Phoenix showed her support for Nia Jax after Jax worked through WrestleMania while needing surgery to repair both of her ACLs: “Hey @NiaJaxWWE ...wishing you all the best on your knee surgeries and recovery. Working through one injury let alone two for so long is one of the toughest things a superstar can do. Much respect. Heal up soon. We’ll all be waiting…”

A.J. Styles said that his injury is a sprained SI joint which has led to pinched nerve endings and a lot of pain. He said that hopefully he won't take too long to heal and will be back in action. Oklafan wishes him a speedy recovery.

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RECENT RESULTS
April 6th
Vinnie Vachetti def. Kai Fayden at the Delaware County Championship Wrestling event in Muncie, IN

LAX (Santana & Ortiz) def. The Rock-N-Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson) at “Joey Janela’s Spring Break 3” event in Jersey City, NJ. In other matches, Arik Cannon, Joey Ryan, Kikutaro & Tracy Smothers were all participants in a Battle Royal which had no clear winner.

J. T. Money (w/ Merrick McMichaels) def. Dexter Hardaway at the Kansas Wrestling Revolution event in Salina, KS. Later in the card, Paul Puertorico def. Khristopher Haiden, Colt Killbane (w. Merrick McMichaels) def. Liam Knox, KWR Hardcore Champion Outlaw (w/ Trixxie) def. K. J. Everly and Colt Killbane, Elijah Sparks, Dylan Feltz, Paul Puertorico, Khristopher Haiden, Aeronaut, K. J. Everly & Brawler Morrison were all participants in the “Best in the Mid-West” Battle Royal, which was won by Retro Randy, giving him the KWR Championship Briefcase.

Zoe Skye def. Paloma Starr at the Wrestling and Respect event in Lima, OH. In other matches, WAR Champion Matt Taylor vs. Cody Jones went to a No-Contest

April 7th
A. J. Styles def. Randy Orton at WWE’s “WrestleMania” event in East Rutherford, NJ. In other matches, The IIconics (Peyton Royce & Billie Kay) def. WWE World Women’s Tag Team Champions Sasha Banks & Bayley for the titles in a Fatal 4-Way Match that also included Nia Jax & Tamina and Beth Phoenix & Natalya, Jinder Mahal and EC3 were participants in the Andre the Giant Battle Royal won by Braun Strowman and Mickie James was a participant in a Battle Royal won by Carmella.

April 9th
NXT Tag Team Champions The War Raiders (Hanson & Rowe) def. The Street Profits at the NXT television tapings

Luke Harper def. EC3 (w/ Drake Maverick) in Brooklyn, NY

April 12th
FiyahFox (Myron Reed & A. R. Fox) def. Dezmond Xavier & Matt Cross at the All- American Wrestling event in Merrione Park, IL. In other matches, Darby Allin def. Sammy Guevara and Michael J. Friedman def. AAW Heritage Champion DJ Z for the title.

Albert Hardie, Jr. def. Kona Reeves at the NXT event in Largo, FL

April 13th
Psicocis, Jimmy Jacobs & Deryck Cross (w/ Kimberly Ford) def. Killer Kross & CWE Tag Team Champions A. J. Sanchez & Kevin O’Doyle at the Canadian Wrestling Elite event in Calgary, Alberta, Canada

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UPCOMING OKLAHOMA EVENTS

Wrestling For A Cause
Mobra Gymnasium
Claremore
Bell Time: 5pm

World Class Revolution
Footloose Festival
Elmore City
Bell Time: 5pm

Empire Championship Wrestling
Empire Arena
Spencer
Bell Time: 7pm

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UPCOMING MATCHES
April 14th
Randy Price, Matt Striker, Marti Belle, El Fuego del Sol, Robert Parker, MVP, King Parson, The Von Erichs (Marshall Von Erich, Ross Von Erich, & Lacey Von Erich) IMPACT World Champion Johnny Impact, WCR Tag Team Champions The Step-Brothas (Ja'Mane & Tego), WCR Revolutionary Champion Damon Windsor, WCR Champion Chavo Guerrero, Jr. & Tuck Davion are among the stars scheduled for World Class Revolution's "God Bless Texas II" event in Dallas, TX

April 17th
Psicosis, Michael Elgin & Jimmy Jacobs vs. Killer Kross & CWE Tag Team Champions A. J. Sanchez & Kevin O’Doyle is scheduled for the Canadian Wrestling Elite event in Assinabola, Saskatchewan, Canada

April 18th
Joey Ryan is scheduled for the Demand Lucha event in Toronto, Ontario, Canada

April 19th
Al Farat, Tim Storm, Jerome Daniels, Chandler Hopkins and Revolution (Dane Griffin & Seth Allen) are scheduled for the Texoma Pro Wrestling event in Sherman, TX

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

Gino is among the stars scheduled for the Hurricane Pro Wrestling event in Beaumont, TX

Hernandez is among the stars scheduled for the Lucha Patron event in Santa Rosa, CA

DJ Z is among the stars scheduled for the Remix Pro Wrestling event in Marietta, OH

Jerry Lawler, The Rock-N-Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson), Greg Valentine, Jimmy Valiant, Magnum T. A., and Gail Kim are among the stars scheduled for the Heroes and Legends Wrestling event in Fort Wayne, IN

Ric Flair, Al Snow, Tito Santana, Jim Duggan, and Rikishi are among the stars scheduled for the Legends of Wrestling Detroit event in Fraser, MI

Shane Sanders vs. Dallas Cayde is scheduled for the Prarie Championship Wrestling event in Hutchinson, KS

April 21
IPWA Champion Rabbi Swissa defends the title against Matt Sydal at the Passover Bash event in Lehavot Haviva, Israel

April 26th
Chavo Guerrero, Jr. is among the stars scheduled for the BCW Lucha Downunderground event in Melbourne, Australia

Shane Douglas is among the stars scheduled for the Absolute Intense Wrestling event in Parma, OH

April 27th
Terry Pantera vs. Prince Mahalli vs. Doc Black in a Triple Threat Match is scheduled for Redemption Championship Wrestling's "Fury of War" event in Canon City, CO

Colt Killbane is among the stars scheduled for the South Central Pro Wrestling event in Hot Springs, AR

Chavo Guerrero, Jr. is among the stars scheduled for the BCW Lucha Downunderground event in Adelaide, Australia

Blade [2nd], Drake Gallows, Malico, Kyle King, Nikki Knight and Chandler Hopkins are scheduled for the Xtreme Wrestling Entertainment event in Salina, KS

Jerry Lawler is scheduled for the North East Wrestling event in Holyoke, MA

April 28th
Chavo Guerrero, Jr. is among the stars scheduled for the BCW Lucha Downunderground event in Sydney, Australia

Tim Storm vs. Mike Foxx is scheduled for the Heroes of Wrestling event in Royse City, TX

Gail Kim vs. Tessa Blanchard is scheduled for the IMPACT Wrestling “Rebellion” PPV event in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Also on the card, IMPACT World Champion Johnny Impact defends is title against Brian Cage.

May 4th - 6th
DJ Z is scheduled for the PROGRESS Wrestling Super Strong Style 16 Tournament in London, England

May 4th
MWA Champion Alex Gretzky defends against Brian Blade at the Midwest Wrestling Alliance event in Beatrice, NE

Cheerleader Melissa vs. LuFisto is scheduled for the Femme Fatales event in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada

May 10th
Joey Ryan vs. Neveah in an intergender match is scheduled for the Wrestling Revolver event in West Des Moines, IA

May 11th
Jerry Lawler is scheduled for an independent wrestling event in Hanover, IN

May 18
John Rockhold, Mike Sydal & Curt Gannon are scheduled for the New Breed Wrestling event in Belton, MO

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

June 1st
Tracy Smothers is scheduled for the House of Hardcore event in Nashville, TN

August 24th
Superbeast is scheduled for the Nachos Festival event in Sacramento, CA

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AUTOGRAPHS & APPEARANCES
April 14th
Jim Ross, Mark Henry, and many more will be signing autographs at "Steel City Con" at the Monroeville Convention Center in Monroeville, PA. For more info, go to SteelCityCon.com.

April 20th
DJ Z, Madison Rayne, Lisa Marie Varon (AKA Victoria), Christopher Daniels, Facade, Kimber Lee, Penelope Ford, Kylie Rae, Shazza McKenzie and many more will be signing autographs at Marietta Middle School in Marietta, OH prior to the Remix Pro Wrestling event held later in the evening. For more info, go to RemixProWrestling.

Jerry Lawler, Hurricane Helms, Kevin Nash, Eric Bischoff, Nick Dinsmore (AKA Eugene), Gillberg, Jerry Lynn, The Godwinns (Henry O. Godwinn & Phinneas I. Godwinn), The Rock ‘N Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson), Greg Valentine, Jimmy Valiant, George South, Kongo Kong, Jimmy Hart, Magnum T. A., Amber O’Neal, Tessa Blanchard, Charly Caruso, Bob Backlund, Gail Kim, Summer Rae, and many more will be signing autographs at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne, IN prior to the Legends and Heroes Wrestling event held later in the evening. For more info, go to HeroesAndLegendsWrestling.com/Index2.html.

Ric Flair, Booker T, Al Snow, Ken Anderson, The Nasty Boys (Brian Knobbs & Jerry Sags), David Arquette, Tito Santana, Jim Duggan, Bret Hart, Rikishi, James Storm, and many more will be signing autographs at Fraser Hockeyland Arena in Fraser, MI Prior to the Legends of Wrestling Detroit event held later in the evening. For tickets and more info go to

April 25th
Chavo Guerrero, Jr. is scheduled for a speaking engagement in Melbourne, Australia

April 26th
Shane Douglas and Francine will be signing autographs at St. John Baptist Byzantine Hall in Parma, OH prior to the Absolute Intense Wrestling event held later in the evening. For more info, go to AIWrestling.com/.

April 27th
The Wild Samoans (Afa & Sika), Ricky Steamboat, Wendi Richter, Slick, Koko B. Ware, Bruce Prichard, Jake Roberts, The Nasty Boys (Brian Knobbs & Jerry Sags), Bob Orton, Jr., Tony Atlas, Rocky Johnson, Greg Valentine, Andrew Anderson, Scott Casey, Paul Roma, Jim Powers, Ken Patera, The Powers of Pain (The Barbarian & The Warlord), Lanny Poffo, Barry Horowitz, Barry Windham, Hollywood, Lightning, The Royal Hawaiian, Gary Michael Cappetta and many more will be signing autographs from 10am to 5pm at "80s Wrestling Con" at iPlay America in Freehold, NJ. For more info, go to 80sWrestlingCon.com.

Sting will be signing autographs at "Awesome Con" at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D. C. For more info, go to Awesome-Con.com.

One Man Gang, Sawyer Fulton, Demolition (Ax & Smash), Bob Roop and many more will be signing autographs starting at 6pm at the Midwest Community Center in Dalton, OH. For more info, call (330) 201-0237.

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.

June 9th
Undertaker will be signing at the Niagara Falls Comic Con on 6/9 from Noon to 2 p.m. as part of the Legends of Wrestling Reunion with Sgt. Slaughter, Paul Orndorff, Road Warrior Animal, Brian Blair and Jim Brunzell.

June 23rd
Ric Flair and Ricky Steamboat will be signing autographs at the Collar and Elbow Expo in Texas City, TX

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
April 14 - Jeff Jarrett, Jimmy Jack Funk
April 15 - Spyke, Marianne Albright
April 16 - Darling Dagmar, Mayes McLain, Frankie Laine
April 17 - Jamie Holley, Chuck Conley, Roddy Piper
April 18 - Little Beaver
April 19 - Seth Allen, Jeff Starchild, Jesse White, Ox Baker, John E. Stone, Berto Del Rayo, Hillbilly

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