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Grappling With Tragedy: Johnny Demchuk

Grappling with Tragedy is a series of articles that deal with unfortunate, tragic incidents that have occurred throughout the history of professional wrestling. It is unlike the... Read More

Steiner Whiner: The Forgotten Heel Turn of 1992

We all remember how Scott Steiner turned heel on his brother Rick at SuperBrawl VIII in 1998 and joined the New World Order. As shocking as that turn was, it was even more shocking... Read More

The Scoop

NEWS The Oklahoma State Athletic Commission will not be making a decision on intergender wrestling. They have passed off the decision to the state legislature. Things becam... Read More

Harley Race: the Greatest Wrestler on God’s Green Earth

Born Harley Leland Race on April 11, 1943, the man became known as a wrestler, a promoter and a trainer. He was an impressive individual, both in and out of the ring, and was infam... Read More

A Marriage Made in Hell: The Road Warriors Tumultuous Tenure in the AWA

The Road Warriors of Hawk and Animal are widely considered one if not the greatest tag teams in the history of professional wrestling. While beloved by countless fans, the same ... Read More

The Dream Match Turned Into a Nightmare: The Battle of the Midnight Express

Dream matches in pro wrestling rarely turn out to be the “dream” we as fans imagined them to be. Over the years, dream match ups pitting stars like Ric Flair versus Hulk Hog... Read More

In Transition: Bridging the Gap to Hulkamania

The launch of Hulk Hogan as WWF champion and the subsequent birth of ‘Hulkamania,’ was really the starting point for the World Wrestling Federation’s growth from localized te... Read More

The Scoop

NEWS Last week’s episode of “WWE Friday Night SmackDown” in Oklahoma City averaged 1.568 million viewers on the USA Network, up 4.9% from the previous week. It’s th... Read More

Snake Bit: The Dropped Program Between Hulk Hogan and Jake Roberts

Some things in professional wrestling just make common sense to do. You take your top babyface (good guy) and your top heel (bad guy) and make them clash in an epic good versus evi... Read More

Anatomy of a Feud: “Handsome” vs the “American Dream”- Harley Race vs Dusty Rhodes

Some wrestling feuds are so good, they are almost generational. Matches that stand the test of time and become legendary. Feuds where fans can really appreciate the dynamic betw... Read More

The Not So Fabulous Freebirds Through the Years

Hailing from Badstreet USA, the Fabulous Freebirds are widely regarded as one of the finest groupings in wrestling history. Today we look at all the men that rode with the group... Read More

A Moment in Time: Lou Thesz Wins a WWF Battle Royal

Other than the occasional memorable moment, the majority of wrestling house shows yield little of interest. However, the WWF show in New Jersey on Monday 16 November 1987 did fe... Read More

Great Ideas That Didn’t Last: Jim Cornette’s Rants on Raw Is War in 1997

Throughout the history of pro wrestling bookers and promoters have always tried to come up with new, creative and innovative ideas to generate interest in their product. Some id... Read More

The Scoop

NEWS Cody Jones and Paloma Starr were featured on “Chicago Today” on Wednesday, promoting a local Lucha Libre event. Jones wore the mask that his father, Tom Jones, wo... Read More

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Supplemental Information

Spotlight in History

2003 John O'Malley def. Tyler Bateman for the ACW Hardcore Title
2003 Tyler Bateman def. John O'Malley for the ACW Hardcore Title
2008 Kevin Morgan became the OECW Heavyweight Champion
2014 Spike became the MSWA Oklahoma Champion
2019 C. M. Burnham def. Antonio Vega for the ASP Inter-County Title
2019 Murder Squirrel became the BPW 365 Champion
2019 Karnage def. Murder Squirrel for the BPW 365 Title
2024 Brandon Groom became the BPW Lion Heart Champion
2025 Drake Gallows def. Billie the Kiid for the ASP Heavyweight Title
2025 C. M. Burnham def. Brixton Barricade for the ASP All Time Title
2025 Brixton Barricade def. C. M. Burnham for the ASP All Time Title

Week of Sun 07-26 to Sat: 08-01

07-26 1968 Fritz Von Erich became the WCCW American Heavyweight Champion
07-26 2020 Thorne the Hunter def. Dexter Hardaway for the ASP 5-Star Title
07-26 2024 Will Chambers def. Colton Kinnamon for the UWO Dojo Division Title
07-26 2025 Clover Botello def. Floyd Maystorm for the WAH Hunger Dojo Title
07-26 2026 Bang Bang Bennett def. Vincent Cross for the RDW Na'Cho Momma's Hardcore Title
07-26 2026 Vincent Cross def. Bang Bang Bennett for the RDW Na'Cho Momma's Hardcore Title
07-27 2003 John O'Malley def. Tyler Bateman for the ACW Hardcore Title
07-27 2003 Tyler Bateman def. John O'Malley for the ACW Hardcore Title
07-27 2008 Kevin Morgan became the OECW Heavyweight Champion
07-27 2014 Spike became the MSWA Oklahoma Champion
07-27 2019 C. M. Burnham def. Antonio Vega for the ASP Inter-County Title
07-27 2019 Murder Squirrel became the BPW 365 Champion
07-27 2019 Karnage def. Murder Squirrel for the BPW 365 Title
07-27 2024 Brandon Groom became the BPW Lion Heart Champion
07-27 2025 Drake Gallows def. Billie the Kiid for the ASP Heavyweight Title
07-27 2025 C. M. Burnham def. Brixton Barricade for the ASP All Time Title
07-27 2025 Brixton Barricade def. C. M. Burnham for the ASP All Time Title
07-28 2002 Terry Montana def. Shadow of Death for the OCW Oklahoma Hardcore Title
07-28 2007 Shane Sanchez def. Kareem Sadat for the SWCW Hardcore Title
07-28 2007 Montego Seeka def. Eric Rose for the UWF06 Light Heavyweight Title
07-28 2007 D Money def. Al Farat for the UWF06 Heavyweight Title
07-28 2017 Dean Lambert def. Father Padge for the MSWA Oklahoma Title
07-28 2017 Gemini [2nd] def. Korvin Sage for the MSWA Mid-South Cruiserweight Title
07-28 2017 Phoebe def. Killista for the MSWA Ladies Title
07-28 2017 C. J. Ward def. Prince Mahalli for the MSWA Mid-South Heavyweight Title
07-28 2024 Brandon Barricade def. Brixton Barricade for the ASP All Time Title
07-28 2024 Brixton Barricade def. Brandon Barricade for the ASP All Time Title
07-28 2024 C. M. Burnham def. Brixton Barricade for the ASP All Time Title
07-28 2024 Brixton Barricade def. C. M. Burnham for the ASP All Time Title
07-29 1974 Arman Hussein def. Bull Ramos for the TSW North American Title
07-29 1978 Ernie Ladd became the TSW North American Champion
07-29 1979 Bruiser Brody def. Mark Lewin for the WCCW Texas Brass Knuckles Title
07-29 1985 Brian Adias def. Gino Hernandez for the WCCW Texas Heavyweight Title
07-29 2000 Northern Threat (Luc Lapointe & Jean Paul) became the OPW Oklahoma Tag Team Champions
07-29 2003 Payton Scott & Ty Magnus became the ACW Tag Team Champions
07-29 2003 Angel Williams & Brandon Bishop def. Payton Scott & Ty Magnus for the ACW Tag Team Titles
07-29 2005 Chiquita Suzuki def. Leather for the SRPW Womens Title
07-29 2005 Anthony Jackson became the TPW Oklahoma Heavyweight Champion
07-29 2005 Romero Contreras became the TPW Heavyweight Champion
07-29 2017 Erica def. Robyn Reid for the IZW Womens Title
07-29 2017 Legion (Rob Cabella & Shawn Shields) def. Team Dean Machine (Christopher Dean & Jerry Dean) for the BPPW Oklahoma Tag Team Titles
07-29 2017 Brandon Groom became the BPPW Oklahoma Champion
07-30 2016 The Initiative (Clint Cassidy & Abel) def. Jon Cross for the UWE Tag Team Titles
07-30 2022 N'Zane def. Tego for the EPW Internet Television Title
07-31 1959 Mickey Sharpe & The Black Panther def. Frankie Kovacs & Jerry Miller for the TSW Louisiana Tag Team Titles
07-31 1964 Karl Kox def. Bull Curry for the WCCW Texas Brass Knuckles Title
07-31 1987 Tony Atlas def. Abdullah the Butcher for the WCCW Texas Brass Knuckles Title
07-31 1999 The Millenium Warriors (Red Eagle & Thunderwolf) def. The Casualties of War (AWOL & Shrapnel) for the OPW Oklahoma Tag Team Titles
07-31 2008 High Society (Al Farat & Thomas Trump) became the 3DW Dual Kombat Champion
07-31 2011 3rd Rail became the MSWA Mid-South Heavyweight Champion
07-31 2015 Brock Landers became the MSWA Mid-South Cruiserweight Champion
07-31 2021 Rob Cabella became the WAH Spotlight Champion
07-31 2021 Brawler Morrison became the WAH Living Hope Champion
07-31 2021 Rejecs LM (Dr. Corvus & Elijah Sparks) def. Most Wanted (Dan Webber & Reese) for the WAH Tag Team Titles
07-31 2021 Sam Stackhouse def. Cody Burns for the WAH Heavyweight Title
08-01 1979 Angelo Mosca def. Bob Sweetan for the TSW Brass Knucks Title
08-01 1980 Kerry Von Erich & Sweet Brown Sugar def. Stan Stasiak & Tim Brooks for the WCCW Texas Tag Team Titles
08-01 1980 El Halcon def. Gino Hernandez for the WCCW American Heavyweight Title
08-01 2009 Running Wolf became the 412PE Heavyweight Champion
08-01 2009 Blue Thunder & The Unknown became the 412PE Tag Team Champions
08-01 2009 Drake Gallows def. Chris Chaos for the BYEW Heavyweight Title

07-27

Tom Simon Jul 27th Today!
T. J. Muniz Jul 27th Today!
Eric Rose Jul 27th Today!
Johnny Idol Jul 27th Today!
Jack Van Bebber Jul 27th Today!
Matt Borne Jul 27th Today!
Nova Phoenix Jul 27th Today!
Herb Calvert Jul 28th
Sammy Guevara Jul 28th
Brixton Barricade Jul 28th
Luke Brown Jul 28th
Brian Lakewood Jul 28th
Butch Malone Jul 28th
Tim Woods Jul 28th
Dan Webber Jul 29th
Billy Starr Jul 29th
Antonio Vega Jul 29th
Betty Boucher Jul 29th
Ace Archuleta Jul 29th
Boss Campbell Jul 29th
Bobby Whitlock Jul 29th
Scott Steiner Jul 29th
Oliver John Jul 29th
Derek James Jul 30th
Kid Kash Jul 31st
Wayne Black Jul 31st
Trey Bearhill Jul 31st
Floyd Maystorm Jul 31st
Eric the Red Aug 1st
Jimmy Golden Aug 1st
Dale Robinson Aug 1st
Everett Rattan Aug 1st
Joel Deaton Aug 1st
Capt. Rowdy Aug 2nd
Jack Vaughn Aug 2nd
Amanda Barricade Aug 2nd
Tim Rockwell Aug 2nd
Gorgeous George, Jr. Aug 2nd
Ronnie Morton Aug 3rd
Altar Boy Sanchez Aug 3rd
Haystacks Calhoun Aug 3rd
Karl Gotch Aug 3rd
Bull Ramos Aug 3rd
Ellis Bashara Aug 4th
Tyson Jaymes Aug 4th
Roy Dunn Aug 4th
Stormi Renee Aug 4th
Alaskan Aug 4th
Glen Steel Aug 5th
Stan Lane Aug 5th
Samedi Aug 6th
Timothy Johnston Aug 6th
Grizzly Smith Aug 6th
Jimmy Valiant Aug 6th
Marti Belle Aug 7th
Joshua Smith Aug 7th
Latrell Upton Aug 7th
Taro Myaki Aug 7th
Taras Bulba Aug 8th
Cade Fite Aug 8th
Malice Aug 8th
Johnny Z Aug 8th
D. J. Fivestar Aug 8th
Scotty Charisma Aug 8th
Steve O Aug 8th
Rage Logan Aug 8th
Marion McGee Aug 8th
Zakk Sinizter Aug 8th
Josh La Rue Aug 8th
Nick Hudson Aug 9th
Justin Sane Aug 9th
Dave Donovan Aug 9th
Sam Adonis Aug 9th
Mike Iles Aug 9th
Tommy Sharpe Aug 9th
Giganto Aug 9th

2003 John O'Malley def. Tyler Bateman for the ACW Hardcore Title
2003 Tyler Bateman def. John O'Malley for the ACW Hardcore Title
2008 Kevin Morgan became the OECW Heavyweight Champion
2014 Spike became the MSWA Oklahoma Champion
2019 Murder Squirrel became the BPW 365 Champion
2019 Karnage def. Murder Squirrel for the BPW 365 Title
2019 C. M. Burnham def. Antonio Vega for the ASP Inter-County Title
2024 Brandon Groom became the BPW Lion Heart Champion
2025 C. M. Burnham def. Brixton Barricade for the ASP All Time Title
2025 Brixton Barricade def. C. M. Burnham for the ASP All Time Title
2025 Drake Gallows def. Billie the Kiid for the ASP Heavyweight Title

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