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Posted: Jul 4th 2020 By: Compiled by Oklafan Staff

NEWS
“Dirty” Dutch Mantell, who was Zeb Colter in WWE, announced that he’s at work on another book: “Hello Facebook. Here I am again. What have I been up to? Writing another book hopefully to be out before Christmas. This one will cover a lot of things I didn’t have room for in the first 2. I’ll cover my going back to the WWE and managing Jack Swagger and how the wrestling business has changed since then and maybe not for the better. I don’t come here much but when I do, I like to spark conversation. So…here’s my question. Will wrestling ever be the same again? Personally speaking, I watch as little of wrestling as I can these days. It’s hard for me to get invested in it anymore. IMO, I think wrestling jumped the shark about 5 years ago and it’s never recovered. When I was in WWE, it was sellouts every night and Jack and I as the Real Americans had people standing when we entered the ring. But that was then, I’m talking now. Will wrestling ever return to its former glory.” He asked for readers to contribute their thoughts on his Facebook page.

Sting has fueled speculation with a recent post on Twitter that he could be itching for a match with the “retired” Undertaker.

Right before July 4th, the WWE Network has added ‘The Best of US Championship Matches’ collection. Matches include: Magnum T. A. vs. Tully Blanchard (I Quit/Steel Cage Match) from NWA Starrcade 1985, and Rick Rude vs. Sting from Clash of the Champions XXVII from 1994.

EC3 has posted a Facebook video under his new persona. In it, he makes numerous references to AEW.

The dubious distinction of the most searched for name on social media over the past week in pro wrestling, boxing, or MMA was Sammy Guevara with 200,000 on Monday. Guevara is the only name from any #SpeakingOut stories that got any traction at all mainstream.

On Twitter, AEW Executive Vice President Cody said that Sammy Guevara would be back and he would be a better person and better wrestler for what happened with his being suspended.

A few television and movie stars have banded together to create a Star Trek-themed comedy, all filmed at their homes. James McAvoy of X-Men, Caitriona Balfe and Sam Heughan of Outlander, and a handful of others have posted Star Force 2, a very campy and goofy short movie on YouTube. Although he honestly stands out as an odd member of the cast, Mick Foley plays a part and tweeted that it may be his “finest work”. You can view it by clicking here.

Oklafan congratulates Drake Gallows on his marriage on July 28th.

Oklafan extends condolences to the family of the late Brad Armstrong on the passing of his mother Gail this past week. She was the matriarch of the Armstrong family having been married to pro wrestler Bob Armstrong for 60 years. Bob and Gail had 4 sons that are or were involved in pro wrestling - the aforementioned Brad, Steve Armstrong, Scott Armstrong, and "Road Dogg" Jesse James.

Oklafan extends condolences to the family and friends of "Killer" Tim Brooks, who passed away from cancer at the age of 72 on June 30th. Brooks came from a wrestling family as his cousin was Dick Murdoch and his uncles Frankie Murdoch and Farmer Jones were pro wrestlers as well. But Brooks didn’t enter the sport until after he had spent time as a member of the military police, something he says prepared him well for pro wrestling. His first match was a 15-man Battle Royal and he then embarked on his career as Timmy Brooks, a clean-cut babyface who first came to prominence in the Detroit area, winning their version of the NWA World Tag Team Titles on 3 occasions. But this image didn’t sit well with Brooks and he eventually grew his hair our, grew a beard, and became the greasy, tattooed brawler that many people would remember as “Killer” Tim Brooks, (Though he would also utilize the nicknames “The Rebel” and “Hit Man”). Brooks would first become known on the Oklahoma circuit in 1974, when he competed for TSW. Brooks was involved in a couple of major angles in wrestling. In Portland, OR he and Roddy Piper were Pacific Northwest Tag Team Champions, but after losing those titles, Brooks turned on Piper, turning him face for the first time in the territory. More notably, in 1983, Brooks would win the NWA National Title and then sell it Larry Zbyskzo! This was 5 years before Andre the Giant did the same thing with Ted DiBiase, but the result was the same: the championship was declared vacant. Brooks’ biggest success came in Texas. In May of 1981, Brooks was awarded the WCCW Texas Title, which he held until sometime in September, 1981, when he lost it to Al Madrid. That same month, he would team up with Armand Hussein and defeat Madril & Brian Blair for the WCCW American Tag Team Titles, which they would possess until October 25, 1981 when they dropped them to Kerry Von Erich & Terry Orndorff. Brooks then spent time away from Texas, venturing to Georgia, Puerto Rico, Canada (Where he was billed as “Buster” Brody, the insane brother of Bruiser Brody), and other territories before returning to Texas in 1985. On June 10, 1985, he defeated Scott Casey for the WCCW Television Title. He would double his championship holdings on July 7, 1985 when he teamed with Mark Lewin & The One Man Gang to defeat Kerry & Kevin Von Erich in a Handicap Match for the WCCW World 6-Man Tag Team Titles. That “dual belt” status only lasted about a week as he lost the Television Title to Iceman King Parsons on July 15, 1985. And on September 2, 1985, Brooks, Lewis & The Gang lost the 6-Man Tag Team Titles to Kerry & Kevin Von Erich & Brian Adias. Brooks continued to wrestle in various places before slowing down in the early 1990s, but he still added one more title with an Oklahoma connection to it to his resume. Sometime in 1996, he defeated Red Eagle for the WWEmp Title, though he would only hold that title for a couple of weeks before losing it back to Eagle. Brooks would go on to open a training school in Waxahachie, TX and form the North American Wrestling Allegiance, where he spent most of the rest of his wrestling life, either competing or training. Brooks has a total of 16 documented Oklahoma matches. The earliest was November 24, 1974, when he lost to Sonny King at a TSW event in Tulsa. The last was April 13, 1995, when he lost to Al Perez at an NWA event in Lawton.

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RECENT RESULTS
June 25th
Lance Archer (w/ Jake Roberts) defeated Pineapple Pete at the "AEW Dark" event in Jacksonville, FL. In other matches, Ricky Starks defeated Griff Garrison, and The Butcher & The Blade defeated Fuego del Sol & Low Rider.

June 27th
MVP defeated WWE United States Champion Apollo Crews in a non-title match at the "WWE Monday Night RAW" event in Orlando, FL. In other matches, Angel Garza & Andrade (w/ Zelina Vega) defeated The Viking Raiders (Erik & Ivar)

June 30th
Fallah Bahh & TJP defeated Reno SCUM (Adam Thornstowe & Luster the Legend) at the Impact Wrestling event in Nashville, TN

July 1st
AEW TNT Champion Cody (w/ Arn Anderson) defeated Jake Hager (w/ Catalina) at AEW's "Fyter Fest - Night 1" event in Jacksonville, FL

July 2nd
WWE Intercontinental Champion A. J. Styles defeated Drew Gulak at the "WWE Friday Night SmackDown" event in Orlando, FL. In other matches, Matt Riddle defeated John Morrison.

Legado del Fantasma (Joaquin Wilde & Raul Mendoza) defeated Leon Ruff & Liam Gray at the "WWE 205 Live" event in Orlando, FL

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UPCOMING OKLAHOMA EVENTS
Body Progression Wrestling
Saturday, July 11th
The Wrestle Center
Tulsa, OK
Bell Time 7pm

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UPCOMING EVENTS
July 5th
Tim Brooks, Bill Irwin, Black Bart, Steve Cox, Rod Price, Steven Dane, Terry Daniels, Tim Storm, Shawn Summers, Brent McKenzie, Action Jackson, Niles Plonk, and Dexter Hardaway (w/ Nigel Rabid) are among the stars scheduled for Pro Wrestling 2.0/Texoma Pro Wrestling's "GWF Reunion Show" in Sherman, TX

July 8th
Drake Maverick & Breezango (Tyler Breeze & Fandango) take on Legado del Fantasma (Joaquin Wilde, Raul Mendoza, & NXT Cruiserweight Champion Santos Escobar) at NXT's "Great American Bash" event in Orlando, FL

Lance Archer takes on Joey Janela at AEW's "Fyter Fest - Night 2" event in Jacksonville, FL

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

Dusty Gold and Mr. Wobble are among the stars scheduled for the SOAR Championship Wrestling event in Dallas, TX

July 18th
Impact World Tag Team Champions The North (Ethan Page & Josh Alexander) defend the titles against Ken Shamrock & Sami Callahan at Impact Wrestling's "Slammiversary" pay-per-view event in Nashville, TN

July 24th
Stephan Bonner takes on Matt Justice in a Hardcore Street Fight at Paradigm Pro Wrestling's "Heavy Hitters 2" tournament in Sellersburg, TN

July 25th
Slam Shady is among the stars scheduled for South Central Wrestling's "Freedom Ring II" event in Mountain Pine, AR

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

August
No Date Specified:
ACW Heavyweight Champion Jake Dirden defends the title against Brandon Groom at Arkansas Championship Wrestling's "Proving Ground" event in Greenland, AR. In other matches, ACW North American Champion Spike Lopez 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.

August 1st
Brian Blade is scheduled for the Midwest Wrestling Association event in Lincoln, NE

APW Heavyweight Champion Michael Faith, Malico and Jason Bruce are among the stars scheduled for the Advanced Pro Wrestling event in Cleburne, TX

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

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

August 15th
Brian Blade is scheduled for the Midwest Wrestling Association event in Holdridge, 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

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

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

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

GCW Tag Team Champions The Metro Brothers (Chris Metro & J. C. Metro) defend the titles against Super Beast & Funnybone at the Generation Championship Wrestling event in Avon, IN

August 29th
Jerry Bostic is among the stars scheduled for World Class Revolution's "Clash at the Cotillion" event in Wichita, KS

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

The Rock-N-Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson) take on The Revolt (Caleb Konley & Zane Riley) at Kross Fire Wrestling's "Black Harvest" event in Sevierville, TN

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

Dusty Gold is one of the participants in the Pro Wrestling EGO Southern 8 Tournament at the Battle Zone Wrestling event in Raleigh, MS

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
July 5th
Tim Storm will be conducting a wrestling seminar at 1pm for Pro Wrestling 2.0 and Texoma Pro Wrestling at the Sherman Elks Lodge in Sherman, TX. Cost is $50

July 10th and 11th
Sammy Guevara, Papa Shango, Darby Allin, Priscilla Kelly, and many more will be signing autographs at "Cape Comic Con" at the Osage Centre in Cape Girardeau, MO. For more info, go to Cape-Con.com.

August 21st and 22nd
Sammy Guevara, Rey Mysterio, Jr., Kane, Christian, Darby Allin, Dustin Rhodes, Demolition (Ax & Smash), Vickie Guerrero, Gangrel, Al Snow, The Highlanders (Robbie McAllister & Rory McAllister), Kevin Thorn, The Boogeyman, Duke Drose, Jimmy Wang Yang, The Headbangers (Mosh & Thrasher), The Nasty Boys (Brian Knobbs & Jerry Sags), Arn Anderson, Francine, Bob Orton, Jr., Shark Boy, and many more will be signing autographs at "Squared Circle Expo" at the Wyndham Indianapolis West in Indianapolis, IN. For more info, go to SquaredCircleX.com.

August 28th & 29th
Lance Archer, Matt Sydal, Erica Torres, Chandler Hopkins, Moonshine Mantell, Malico, & Jake Roberts are scheduled for the Independent Wrestling Expo in North Richland Hills, TX

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, Kevin Sullivan, Duke Drose, Swoggle, Barry Horowitz, Molly Holly, Brian Cage, Andrew Anderson, The Godfather, Jordynne Grace, 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, Mark Jindrak, Mad Maxine, Heath Slater, Luke Gallows, Karl Anderson, Eric Young, Kane, Tito Santana, Brodie Lee, Jessica Penne, Layla, Tracy Smothers, Little Guido, The Wild Samoans (Afa & Sika), The Colons (Primo & Epico), Sinn Bodhi, David Otunga, Dasha Fuentes, 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, Bob Holly, Stephan Bonnar, King Mo, The Colons (Primo & Epico), Mike Bennett, Maria Kanellis, Billy Silverman, Koko B. Ware, Trevor Murdoch, Taylor Wilde, EC3, Mike Chioda, Mark Jindrak, Gary Wolfe, La Rosa Negra, Mil Muertes, James Storm, Lei'd Tapa, Gene Snitsky, Jenn Decker, Dale Torborg (AKA The Demon), Christi Torborg (AKA Asya), Mike McGuirk, Priscilla Kelly, David Otunga, Alex Gracia, Thunder Rosa, Heath Slater, Brooke Adams, Taryn Terrell, Mike Rotunda, Rick Steiner, Kevin Sullivan, Vamprio, Kylie Rae, Michael Tarver, 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
July 5th - Little Tokyo, Richard Pierce, Terry Kage
July 6th - Dalton Bragg
July 7th - Steven Sterling
July 8th - Thunderbolt Patterson, Tuck Davion
July 9th - Dusty Gold, J. P. Steele
July 10th - Billy Jack Haynes, Daemon Storm, Gary Poppins
July 11th - Butch Reed, Cody Burns, Garrett Murphy, Jim White, Warhammer, Xavior

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