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Posted: May 24th 2020 By: Compiled by Oklafan Staff

NEWS
DK Publishing will be releasing a book called WWE Kicking Down Doors about WWE women's wrestling dating back to Wendi Richter, Chyna, and Lita to the modern group of stars like Charlotte Flair, Becky Lynch, Bayley, Ronda Rousey, and the others. The book was scheduled for release May 19th.

MVP re-shared a video of him and Shad Gaspard emotionally reacting to Kofi Kingston’s WWE Championship win from WrestleMania 35. MVP wrote “Shad Gaspard had a HUGE heart. He was like an annoying little brother at times. We often gave each other a hard time, but always with love! He always had a big smile on his face and was ready to share a laugh! I have had a LOT of friends and colleagues die. This one hurts different. We shared this incredible moment together. I was angry at him for sharing it. When this video went viral and people expressed their reactions to OUR reaction I realized Shad made the right call. I called him to apologize for cussing him out. We laughed. He recently sent me some of the screenplays he was working on. He had big goals. Big plans. His final act on this earth was to give his life to save his son's. A son, a husband, a father, a friend. A hero…”

The first match for the upcoming "NXT Takeover: In Your House" was announced last week on NXT on USA Network and will pit newcomer Karrion Kross against former NXT champion Tommaso Ciampa. Ciampa returned to NXT last night and confronted Kross following the backstage attack from a few weeks ago. He reminded Kross that NXT is his home and while Kross is a special talent, he’s just as special and then challenged him at Takeover. Kross and his girlfriend Scarlett kicked off NXT in a squash match against an enhancement talent by the name of Liam Gray. Takeover: In Your House takes place from Full Sail University in Winter Park, Florida on Sunday, June 7 and will be live exclusively on the WWE Network. This is the first Takeover event since the Portland one in February.

A. J. Styles is back in the house that "he built." It was announced Friday night that Styles has been traded back to the blue brand and will now be part of the SmackDown shows moving forward. Styles moved to RAW during the Superstar Shake-Up in April of last year after a very successful three-year stint on SmackDown where he held the WWE Title for a complete year. The former champ is now part of the Intercontinental Title Tournament and last week defeated his old rival Shinsuke Nakamura to advance to the semifinal match where he will face Elias. Since Styles was traded, another SmackDown Superstar will go the opposite way but it wasn't announced yet who that will be.

WWE’s YouTube channel added Seth Rollins vs. A. J. Styles from "Money in the Bank" 2019 and The Undertaker vs. Edge from "Judgment Day" 2008.

The WWE Universal Title will be defended at the upcoming "Backlash" pay-per-view as Braun Strowman goes not only against one, but two opponents. The match, set up Friday night on SmackDown, will see Strowman defending against former SmackDown Tag Team Champions The Miz and John Morrison in a handicap match. Strowman defeated The Miz on SmackDown and then John Morrison challenged the champ for the handicap match at "Backlash". The last handicap match that Strowman was involved in was at "Elimination Chamber" and lost the Intercontinental Title in a three-on-one handicap match which had Sami Zayn, Shinsuke Nakamura, and Cesaro against him.

Wooooo! It looks like the Nature Boy Ric Flair is sticking around with WWE for the foreseeable future as the 16-time World champ has signed a new contract with the company. “Limousine Riding, Jet Flying, Styling And Profiling… Then, Now, Forever With @WWE! WOOOOO,” wrote Flair in a post on Twitter yesterday. He also included a photo of the final part of his contract where his signature part is. Since WCW closed up shop, Flair has pretty much spent his entire time with WWE apart from a few years between 2009 and 2012 where he went to TNA Wrestling. But in 2012 he returned to the company and remained there, appearing in several
different roles and doing cameo appearances. His last appearance on WWE television came during the segment of Triple H celebrating his 25th anniversary on Smackdown a few weeks ago when Flair called in via FaceTime…and cried! Meanwhile, WWE Network will air a WWE 24 episode on Ric Flair on Sunday, June 7 titled Ric Flair: The Final Farewell.

It was announced Wednesday on The Bump that a new WWE 24 special on WWE Hall of Famer Ric Flair will premiere on the WWE Network next month. “WWE 24: The Final Farewell” will air on Sunday, June 7 after the WWE NXT “Takeover: In Your House” event goes off the air. It will premiere in the on-demand section earlier that day. It was also announced Wednesday that a special Takeover edition of The Bump will air on June 7 before the big event airs later that night.

Jim Cornette was anything but happy at the news that Becky Lynch got pregnant and ripped her a new one during the latest episode of his "Jim Cornette Experience" podcast. The legendary manager noted that you can't always be at the top of the business but you can pick and choose when you can have a baby. "Can she be 30? Well...still she’s got many more years before the f*cking easy bake oven gets shut off," Cornette remarked. "She can have all those problems...like a descended stomach and stretch marks and hemorrhoids and hormones problems and mood swings and all those other joys of motherhood later on when she ain't making a million dollars a year!" Cornette suggested that WWE should put pregnancy clauses in the women's contracts to avoid things like this happening in the future. "If I was Vince I’d be hot cause I’d sure be hot if it was my millions of dollars. This is not like an injury that couldn't have been prevented," Cornette continued. "This could have been controlled or timed. Except they obviously didn’t control it or time it, but somebody that young, that age that’s achieved that level of success...have a baby? The f*ck? Jesus Christ, I am gobsmacked!" Cornette said that Becky and Seth could have waited maybe three years and then "go have a f*cking baby." He was also critical of the way WWE handled the angle on "Monday Night RAW" when Lynch handed over the title to Asuka. Comparing Lynch to the female "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, Cornette couldn't believe that she came out crying and sniffling like an insecure kid. "There’s a reason why The Undertaker didn’t ride off into the sunset and reveal he was really an insecure human until f*cking 30 years after he was the top guy in the f*cking business cause people are not only going to look at her the same way again," the controversial Cornette added. Instead of the angle that was presented on RAW, Cornette suggested that they could have done an injury angle where she wouldn't have made that "sappy, f*cking snot-inducing, wet-eyed f*cking statement" and ruin the gimmick and the character of the biggest female star. Cornette then continued to hammer the fact that Lynch is still young and had plenty of time left. "What would you do if your wife came home and said instead of making a million dollars next year, I'm going to basically be just a raging bitch for the next nine months and then give you more shit to worry about around the house," he concluded. This is not the first time that Cornette had something to say about a female WWE Superstar. Last week he said that Dana Brooke's face looks like it got caught on fire and was put out with an axe! Brooke replied to Cornette and told him to stop hiding behind a keyboard and go say it to her face, called him a mark, and told him to stop spreading hate.

Seth Rollins addressed the Jim Cornette controversy on his "After The Bell" podcast with Corey Graves this week. Earlier this week, Cornette went on a long, profanity-filled tirade against Becky Lynch for getting pregnant while she's at the top of her game. "I don't want to spend too much time because I don't wanna focus on it, but it hurts my feelings on a personal level because Jim Cornette is someone who is a legend in our industry and he's someone who I've personally worked with in Ring of Honor," Rollins explained. Rollins said that the comments - not only about Becky but women in general - caught him off guard and he lost respect for Cornette because of that. He said that a lot of people had already lost respect for Cornette but he kept holding on because of that personal connection between the two and he thought Jim would think twice before making some comments like that about his soon-to-be wife. Cornette even suggested that WWE should put pregnancy clauses in the women’s contracts to avoid things like this happening in the future. "On a grander scale, that mindset has to be eradicated because it's so disgusting," Rollins said of Cornette's thoughts on women. Rollins then continued saying that he can't even forgive Cornette for what he said and wanted to make it very clear that this is something that he's very proud of Becky and the courage it took to put her career on hold to embark on this journey.

NWA Wildside starts on IWTV on June 8th and will be airing the promotion's TV shows starting with the first episode in 1999. More than 300 episodes were produced and featured people like A. J. Styles, Hernandez, Ron Killings, Abyss, New Jack, Matt Sydal, The Briscoes (Jsay Briscoe & Mark Briscoe) and more.

Championship Wrestling from Arkansas has folded according to the promotion. They will be offering free access to their CWA Wrestling Network library of 165 hours of footage of Jerry Lawler, A.J. Styles, Matt Hardy, Tim Storm, DDP, Jake Roberts, Scott Steiner, Jim Cornette, Fit Finlay, Rock & Roll Express, Dan Severn, Lance Archer, Tammy Sytch, Jim Duggan and many others. "We at Championship Wrestling of Arkansas would like to thank our fans for supporting us, and helping us to become one of the premiere independent wrestling promotions in the country."

Lance Archer was the guest on the latest episode of "Talk is Jericho". You can listen tpo the podcast by clicking here.

Mickie James, Lisa Marie Varon, and So Cal Val have launched a YouTube channel called “Grown Ass Women”.

Oklafan congratulates Matt Majestic on the bith of his daughter Olivia on May 21st.

Oklafan extends condolences to Steve Shotzman on the passin gof his mother on May 21st.

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RECENT RESULTS
May 13th
Karrion Kross (w/ Scarlett) defeated Liam Gray at the NXT event in Winter Park, FL

May 19th
Sammy Guevara defeated Alan Angels at the "AEW Dark" event in Jacksonville, FL

May 20th
Matt Hardy defeated Sammy Guevara at the "AEW Dynamite" event in Jacksonville, FL

May 22nd
A. J. Styles defeated Shinsuke Nakamura in a 1st round match of the WWE Intercontinental Title Tournament at the "WWE SmackDown" event in Orlando, FL

Jiunder Mahal defeated Akira Tozawa at the "WWE Main Event" event in Orlando, FL

May 23rd
Cody (w/ Arn Anderson) defeated Lance Archer (w/ Jake Roberts) in the final match of the AEW TNT Title Tournament at AEW's "Double or Nothing" pay-per-view event in Jacksonville, FL. In other matches, The Elite (The Young Bucks [Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson] & AEW World Tag Team Champions Hangman Page & Kenny Omega) defeated The Inner Circle (Santana, Ortiz, & Le Sex Gods [Sammy Guevara & Chris Jericho]) in a Stadium Stampede Match.

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UPCOMING OKLAHOMA EVENTS
All Star Pro
Sunday, May 24th
Venue 23
Bethany, OK
Bell Time 3:30pm

New Class Wrestling Organization
Saturday, May 30th
Barbender's Fitness
McAlester, OK
Bell Time 7pm

Body Progression Wrestling
Saturday, May 30th
Body Progression Gym
Bristow, OK
Bell Time 7:30pm

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UPCOMING EVENTS
May 30th
APW Gladiator Champion Sammy Guevara defends the title against Zane Zodiac at the Adrenaline Pro Wrestling event in Melbourne, Australia

June 6th
Chandler Hopkins is scheduled for the Xtreme Wrestling Entertainment event in Salina, KS

June 7th
Karrion Kross (w/ Scarlett) takes on Tomasso Ciampa at the "NXT Takeover - In Your House" event in Winter Park, FL

June 12th
Brian Blade is scheduled for the Midwest Wrestling Association event in Lincoln, NE

June 13th
Chandler Hopkins is scheduled for the Texas Wrestling League event in McAllen, TX

Rob Parker is scheduled for the Major League Wrestling event in Cicero, IL

ACW Heavyweight Champion Jake Dirden defends the title against Brandon Groom at Arkansas Championship Wrestling's "Provoing Ground" event in Greenland, AR. In other matches, ACW North American Champion Spike Looez takes on Eugene, El Rey & The Texas Outlaws (Bobby Burns & Cody Burns) take on James Ellsworth & ACW Tag Team Champions The Trash-N-Bash Connection (Eijah Sparks & Murillo) in a 6-Man Tag Team Match, and Dusty Gold takes on Demon Freska to determine the 1st ever ACW Television Champion. Also scheduled to appear are Wesley Crane, Mr. Wobble, Samedi, Graham Bell, Spyder, and many more.

Brian Blade is scheduled for the Midwest Wrestling Association event in Holdridge, NE

June 14th
WWE Universal Champion defends the title against John Morrison and The Miz in a Handicap Match at WWE's "Backlash" pay-per-view event in Orlando, FL

June 20th
Michael Barry vs. Meklakov in a Flag Match is scheduled for the Mid-States Wrestling event in Springfield, MO. In other matches, Matt Riviera takes on Alan Jefferson, Jason Jones & Jesse Inman face Nate Winchester & Johnny Lightning and Gary Gram takes on Niles Plonk.

June 26th
Barrett Brown and Gino Medina are among the stars scheduled for the SOAR Wrestling event in Richardson, TX

June 27th
Killbane, Jamie Holley, K. J. Everly, Warren {Powers, and Slam Shady are among the stars scheduled for the South Central Wrestling event in Pine, AR

July 5th
Tim Storm is among the stars scheduled for Dallas Championship Wrestling's "GWF Reunion Show" in Irving, TX

July 11th
Tony Atlas is scheduled for the Southern Illinois Championship Wrestling event in Quincy, IL

July 24th
Stephan Bonner takes on Matt Justice in a Hardcore Street Fight at the "Heavy Hitters 2" tournament in Sellersburg, TN

July 27th
Brian Blade is scheduled for the Midwest Wrestling Association event in Union, IL

August 8th
Brian Blade is scheduled for the Midwest Wrestling Assciation event in Two Harbors, MN

August 14th
Brian Blade is scheduled for the Midwest Wrestling Association event in McCook, NE

August 21st
Brian Blade is scheduled for the Midwest Wrestling Association event in Chicago, IL

August 22nd
Brian Blade is scheduled for the Midwest Wrestling Association event in Chicago, IL

Andy Dalton takes on Ruben Steel in a Hardcore Match at the "South Texas WrestleFest II" event in Pharr, TX. In other matches, Gino Medina takes on Carlito, Chavo Guerrero, Jr. takes on Sayrus, and Joey Ryan takes on Danny Ramons.

August 23rd
Brian Blade is scheduled for the Midwest Wrestling Association event in Chicago, IL

October 17th
Shane Douglas is among the stars scheduled for the Canadian Wrestling Elite event in Gladstone, Manitoba, Canada

October 18th
Shane Douglas takes on Marcellus Prime at the Canadian Wrestling Elite event in Dauphin, Manitoba, Canada

October 19th
Shane Douglas is among the stars scheduled for the Canadian Wrestling Elite event in Yorktown, Saskatchewan, Canada

October 20th
Shane Douglas is among the stars scheduled for the Canadian Wrestling Elite event in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada

October 21st
Shane Douglas is among the stars scheduled for the Canadian Wrestling Elite event in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

October 22nd
Shane Douglas is among the stars scheduled for the Canadian Wrestling Elite event in Calgary, Alberta, Canada

October 23rd
Shane Douglas is among the stars scheduled for the Canadian Wrestling Elite event in Red Deer, Alberta, Canada

October 24th
Shane Douglas is among the stars scheduled for the Canadian Wrestling Elite event in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

October 25th
Shane Douglas is among the stars scheduled for the Canadian Wrestling Elite event in Whitecourt, Alberta, Canada

October 26th
Shane Douglas is among the stars scheduled for the Canadian Wrestling Elite event in Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada

October 27th
Shane Douglas is among the stars scheduled for the Canadian Wrestling Elite event in Prince George, British Columbia, Canada

October 28th
Shane Douglas is among the stars scheduled for the Canadian Wrestling Elite event in Williams Lake, British Columbia, Canada

October 29th
Shane Douglas is among the stars scheduled for the Canadian Wrestling Elite event in Kamloops, Britih Columbia, Canada

October 30th
Shane Douglas is among the stars scheduled for the Canadian Wrestling Elite event in Golden, British Columbia, Canada

October 31st
Shane Douglas is among the stars scheduled for the Canadian Wrestling Elite event in Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada

November 1st
Shane Douglas is scheduled for the Canadian Wrestling Elite event in Weyburn, Saskatchewan, Canada

November 2nd
Shane Douglas is among the stars scheduled for the Canadian Wrestling Elite event in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada

November 3rd
Shane Douglas is scheduled for the Canadian Wrestling Elite event in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada

November 4th
Shane Douglas vs. Tommy Lee Curtis is scheduled for the Canadian Wrestling Elite event in Oak Lake, Manitoba, Canada

November 5th
Shane Douglas is scheduled for the Canadian Wrestling Elite event in Morden, Manitoba, Canada

November 6th
Shane Douglas is scheduled for the Canadian Wrestling Elite event in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

November 7th
Shane Douglas is scheduled for the Canadian Wrestling Elite event in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada

November 8th
Shane Douglas is scheduled for the Canadian Wrestling Elite event in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada

November 9th
Shane Douglas is scheduled for the Canadian Wrestling Elite event in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada

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AUTOGRAPHS & APPEARANCES
June 12th through 14th
Rikishi and many more will be signing autographs at the "Steel City Convention" in Monroeville, PA

August 13th - 16th
The Bushwackers (Bushwacker Butch & Bushwacker Luke), Col. DeBeers, Billy Jack Haynes, The Rock-N-Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson), Scott McGhee, Gary Young, Paul Ellering, Road Warrior Animal, Ron Simmons, Butch Reed, The Fabulous Ones (Stan Lane & Steve Keirn), Tom Prichard, Tommy Rich, Jackie Fulton, Bobby Fulton, Ken Resnick, Terri Runnels, Steve Simpson, Wendell Cooley, Ronnie Garvin, Bobby Eaton, Jim Cornette, Tito Santana, Bob Orton, Jr., Ted DiBiase, Brooke Adams, Jimmy Valiant, Kevin Sullivan, George South, Andrew Anderson, Chris Youngblood, Mark Youngblood, Nick Patrick, Bob Roop, Jim Crockett, Jr, David Crockett, Derrick Dukes, Paul Roma, Kevin Von Erich and many more will be appearing at "The Gathering" at the Hilton Charlotte University Place in Charlotte, NC. There will be a banquet hosted by Jim Cornette where they will honor The Road Warriors, The Von Erichs, The Rock & Roll Express, The Fantastics, and Jimmy Valiant. For tickets and more info, go to TMartPromotions.com.

September 6th
Sgt. Slaughter will be signing autographs at the "80's Toy Expo" at the Hilton Mississauga/Meadowvale in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.

September 19th
Greg Valentine, Ricky Steamboat, Marty Jannetty, The Boogeyman, The Headbangers (Mosh & Thrasher), The Ascension (Konnor & Viktor), Danny Davis, Mario Mancini, Paul Roma, Deonna Purrazzo, Renee Michelle, Lance Archer, Nyla Rose, Bob Orton, Jr., Jillian Hall, Simon Gotch, Swoggle, Tammy Sytch, and many more will be appearing from 10am to 3pm at "The Wrestling Classic" at the Doubletree by Hilton Hartford in Windsor Lock, CT. For tickets and more info, go to KSWrestlefest.weebly.com/Wrestling-Classic.html.

September 26th
The Honky Tonk Man, Lex Luger, Jim Duggan, The Rock-N-Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson), The Steiner Brothers (Rick Steiner & Scott Steiner), Dutch Mantell, Ted Arcidi, Mike McGuirk, Ivan Putski, The Midnight Express (Dennis Condrey & Bobby Eaton), Missy Hyatt, The Fabulous Rougeaus (Raymond Rougeau & Jacques Rougeau), Madusa, Dan Spivey, Tommy Rich, Jimmy Valiant, and many more will be appearing at "80’s Wrestling Con" at iPlay America in Freehold, NJ

October 3rd
Gerald Brisco, Joey Janela, The Ascension (Konnor & Viktor), Melina Perez, Gerald Brisco, Mark Jindrak, Mad Maxine, Kane, Tito Santana, Brodie Lee, Jessica Penne, Layla, Tracy Smothers, Little Guido, The Wild Samoans (Afa & Sika), The Colons (Primo & Epico), Sinn Bodhi, and many more will be appearing at "Legends of the Ring 30" at the APA Hotel Woodbridge in South Iselin, NJ. For tickets and more info, go to LegendsOfTheRing.com/home-guests.html .

October 14th
Mick Foley is scheduled for a speaking engagement in Springfield, MO

October 15th
Mick Foley is scheduled for a speaking engagement in Little Rock, AR

October 16th
Mick Foley is scheduled for a speaking engagement in Cape Girardeau, MO

October 24th
Sting, Barry Windham, Tony Atlas, One Man Gang, Missy Hyatt, and many more will be appearing at "Superstar Fan Fest" in Rome, GA

November 14th
Barry Windham, J. J. Dillon, The Boogeyman, Cat Zingano, Tiny Lister (AKA Zeus), Celeste Bonis (AKA Kaitlyn), Nidia, Matt Morgan, Amy Weber, Mantaur, Tammy Sytch, Bob Holly, Stephan Bonnar, King Mo, The Colons (Primo & Epico), Mike Bennett, Maria Kanellis, Billy Silverman, Koko B Ware, Joey Ryan, Trevor Murdoch, Taylor Wilde, and many more will be appearing at "The Big Event 19" at the LaGuardia Plaza Hotel in East Elmhurst, NY. For tickets and more info, go to http://www.BigEventNY.com/BigEvent.htm.

November 18th
Mick Foley is scheduled for a speaking engagement in Tampa, FL

November 27th - 29th
Dory Funk, Jr. is scheduled for the WrestleCade FanFest Weekend in Winston-Salem, NC

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UPCOMING BIRTHDAYS
May 24th - Gemini [2nd], Ricky Romero
May 25th - Dark Journey, Dominique Lereaux, Guy Atticus, Michael York, Quarky Storm
May 26th - Justin Adams, Michael Duplanti, Reggie Lincoln
May 27th - Crucifer, Kelly Kiniski
May 28th - Dean Lambert, Jim Thorpe, Kamala, Maria Star
May 29th - Max McGuirk, Psycho Mike, Samu
May 30th - Boss Hardzog, Jake Roberts, Jesse Storm


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