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The Scoop

Posted: Apr 28th 2019 By: Compiled by Oklafan Staff

NEWS
Even though both were advertised, Daniel Bryan and A.J. Styles were not on the Smackdown house show last Saturday night.

The first two title matches for this year’s Money In The Bank pay-per-view were made official Monday night on Raw. AJ Styles quickly got to the top after he became the number one contender for the Universal title. He defeated Rey Mysterio and Samoa Joe in his first qualifying match while Baron Corbin defeated The Miz and Drew McIntyre in his qualifying match. The two winners then faced each other for the MITB match, with Styles securing the victory. He now faces Seth Rollins next month. Meanwhile, Lacey Evans will be taking on Becky Lynch for the Raw Women’s title on the same show. Evans has been targeting Lynch ever since the Raw after Mania. It’s unclear if Lynch will defend the Smackdown Women’s title on the show as well but she has a face-to-face segment with Charlotte Flair tonight on Smackdown which might lead to something. The Raw participants for the MITB ladder matches will be announced next week on the show during the Moment of Bliss segment. Four men and four women from each brand will make up the two ladder matches where the winners will take the briefcase and a shot at the title any time.

It looks like somebody important in Stamford came to the realization that the name The Viking Experience was pretty stupid for a tag team. The War Raiders, the current NXT Tag Team champions who were drafted to Monday Night Raw last week, received the not-so-impressive name for their Raw debut. The change was met with a lot of criticism online and led to tons of memes mocking the name. But now, just a week after getting christened with the new name, The Viking Experience is no longer, although a part of their name remains. From now on, the duo will be known as The Viking Raiders, a combo of their old and new name. They do keep their new individual names of Ivar and Erik though, a change from Hanson and Rowe. But you know how the saying goes right? You can't get everything in life!

Ethan Page called out AAW Tuesday afternoon for allegedly telling people they could not work certain promotions including Black Label Pro, Freelance Wrestling and Warrior Wrestling. Page wrote “Hey. You know it’s okay to wrestle for multiple companies in same city right? Unless you signed an agreement/contract that states otherwise. Don’t let someone else dictate where you work, unless they’re willing to pay for exclusivity. Own yourself. Don’t sell out for fake hype.” He has given AAW the option of cancelling him for their 5/31 event but will honor the date if they choose not to, saying that he “couldn’t care less working for them at this point”.

Taz has been announced for Starrcast II. In the Sports Illustrated article about The Undertaker and Kurt Angle being pulled from the event, Conrad Thompson said he's working on bringing a Japanese legend to Starrcast: “I’m continuing my search for rare meet-and-greets and unique experiences for Starrcast. We have announced a very rare appearance from Tatsumi Fujinami and we’re working on another Japanese legend. We’ve got at least a couple more surprise names fans may not see coming in the next several days, and I’m most proud of ‘The Roast of Ric Flair,’ which is going to be extremely big.”

WWE Network News reported that Mid-South Wrestlefest 1985 was added to the WWE Network’s Hidden Gems section Thursday morning.

Wednesday night’s Bruiser Brody episode of Dark Side of the Ring averaged 214,000 viewers on Viceland. The rating in the 18-49 demo was a 0.07. The episode was released online and made available in advance but did the best viewership the series has done thus far.

Conrad Thompson announced that Terry Funk won’t be able to attend Starrcast II next month: “I just hung with Terry Funk. Unfortunately Mr. Funk will not be able to attend @StarrcastEvents. ‘It's a little too soon for me,’ he said. Prayers for Mr. Funk and his family as they continue to grieve their incredible loss.” Funk’s wife Vicki passed away last month.

Gail Kim said it took a lot to convince her to do the match Sunday with Tessa Blanchard and said that while you never say never, this is her final match.

A new episode of Ride Along will air on the WWE Network after Monday’s Raw. It will feature Beth Phoenix & Natalya in one car and X-Pac, Road Dogg & Billy Gunn in the other.

Ahead of facing Blanchard at Rebellion, Gail Kim threw out the first pitch at last night’s Toronto Blue Jays game.

Boss Campbell underwent ear surgery Friday. Oklafan wishes him a speedy recovery.


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Recent Results
April 19th
Vinny & Don Bambino def. High Society and The Rock-N-Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson) at the New Generation Wrestling event in Monon, IN

April 20th
Guerilla Warfare def. SICW Multi-National Tag Team Champions The Iceman & The Mathmagician in a No DQ Match at the Southern Illinois Championship Wrestling event in East Carondelet, IL

HOW Tag Team Champions The Bomb Shelter def. The Rock-N-Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson) at the Heroes of Wrestling event in Ft. Wayne, IN. In other matches, Tracy Smothers def. HOW Legends Champion D-Lo Brown for the title and Jerry Lawler def. Scotty Young

The Shield (Dean Ambrose, Roman Reigns & WWE Universal Champion Seth Rollins) def. Bobby Lashley, Baron Corbin & Drew McIntyre at the WWE RAW Event in Springfield, MO

April 21st
CWE Champion Danny Duggan def. Killer Kross at the Canadian Wrestling Elite event in Moosomin, Saskatchewan, Canada

The Shield (Dean Ambrose, Roman Reigns & WWE Universal Champion Seth Rollins) def. Bobby Lashley, Baron Corbin & Drew McIntyre at the WWE RAW event in Moline, IL

Matt Sydal def. IPWA Champion Rabbi Swissa at the Isaeli Pro Wrestling Association event in Tel Aviv, Israel

April 22nd
Michael Elgin def. Kevin Kross at the Canadian Wrestling Elite event in Virdin, Manitoba, Canada

April 23rd
Psicosis & Mentallo def. Killer Kross & Michael Elgin at the Canadian Wrestling Elite event in Killarney, Manitoba, Canada

April 24th
Michael Elgin def. Killer Kross at the Canadian Wrestling Elite event in Brandon, Manitoba, Canada

April 27th
The Briscoe Brothers (Jay Briscoe & Mark Briscoe) def. The Rock-N-Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson) in the first round of the Crockett Cup Tournament at the NWA/Ring of Honor event in Concord, NC

Martin Justice & Tyler Watts def. RCW Tag Team Champions The New York Express (Jeff Knight & Nathaniel Maverick) for the titles at the Redemption Championship Wrestling event in Canon City, Co. In other matches, Workplace Harassment (Jerry Bostic & El Secretario) def. RCW Tag Team Champions Martin Justice & Tyler Watts for the titles in a Triple Threat Match that also involved The New York Express, Outlaw def. Chad Thomas and Doc Black def. Prince Mahalli to become the inaugural BCW Heritage Rivalry Champion.

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UPCOMING OKLAHOMA EVENTS

May 4th
Body Progression Wrestling
Rt. 66 Biker Rally
Depew, OK
Bell Time: 3:30

World Class Revolution
Rose Rock Festival
Noble, OK
Bell Time: 4pm

Wrestling For A Cause
Upper Elementary School Gym
Locust Grove, OK
Bell Time: 5pm



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UPCOMING MATCHES
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 3rd
VIP Champion Barrett Brown defends his title against Gregory James in a Steel Cage Match at the VIP Wrestling event in Haltom City, TX. Also on the card: Matt Cross vs. El Fuego del Sol! Plus: Chandler Hopkins!

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 12th
Sammy Guevara vs. Joey Janella is scheduled for the WrestleCircus event in Austin, TX

May 17th
The Incredible Huck takes on Chuey Martinez to determine the #1 contender to the WFW Title at the Wichita Falls Wrestling event in Wichita Falls, TX. Also on the card: Manny Lemons faces Chad Thomas!

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

Joey Ryan is schedule for the Pure Pro Wrestling event in Grand Rapids, MI

May 19th
WWE Universal Champion Seth Rollins defends against A. J. Styles at the WWE “Money In the Bank” PPV event

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
The Rock-N-Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson) vs. So Cal Uncensored (Christopher Daniels & Frankie Kazarian) and Bill Dundee to the House of Hardcore show is scheduled for the House of Hardcore event in Nashville, TN. Also on the card: Tracy Smothers!

Hector Guerrero is scheduled for the Thunder Championship Wrestling event in Lakeland, FL

June 26th
Riki Chosu,Tomohoro Ishii & Shiro Koshinaka vs. Tatsumi Fujinama, Keiji Muto & Togi Makabe is scheduled for the All-Japan Pro Wrestling event in Tokyo, Japan

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

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AUTOGRAPHS & APPEARANCES
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 28 - Siva Afi, Ichiban [2nd], Chance Snodgrass
April 29 - Sunshine
April 30 - Joe McCarthy, Anarchy [2nd]
May 1 - Prince Maiava
May 2 - The Nightmare, The Big Bossman, Barrett Brown, Don Fields
May 3 - Johnny Humble, Lester Welch, Lily McKenzie
May 4 - Bull Schmitt