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Posted: Sep 27th 2020 By: Compiled by Oklafan Staff

NEWS
Ethan Page cancelled his scheduled appearance on Saturday night’s Warrior Wrestling show, as a precautionary measure, since his wife was experiencing some symptoms of a cold and a loss of sense of taste and smell. While neither of them have tested positive for COVID-19, he explained in a Twitter post that he did not want to risk the health of anyone on, or attending, the show.

Canadian Wrestling's Elite announced that due to the U. S./Canada border being closed as well as others not allowed in from foreign countries that their next tour will not have previously advertised Shane Douglas. Shows in Alberta and Manitoba are limited to 100 fans but they are going to run. However, at this point with crowds much lower than break even being allowed in Saskatchewan, British Columbia, and Ontario, they can not host events in those provinces. None allow crowds of more than 50 people. It's really notable with the size of crowds allowed in the U.S. and all our problems and how cases are so much lower in Canada yet the restrictions remain more stringent.

Adrenaline Pro Wrestling in Australia announced they most likely won't be running any shows until 2021 and will also have new management. Sammy Guevara is the current champion with the promotion and it's very unlikely they'll be able to bring him in for a while.

John Morrison talked to Chris Van Vliet about returning to WWE, The Austin Aries incident at Bound for Glory, The Miz, and Taya Valkyrie, which you can watch by clicking here.

WWE’s YouTube channel uploaded Cactus Jack vs. Triple H in a Falls Count Anywhere Match from the September 22, 1997 episode of RAW.

WWE and Wines That Rock announced the launch of WWE Wines with two specific wines featuring The Undertaker and The Ultimate Warrior. The Undertaker wine is branded as a 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon while the Warrior one is a 2019 Zinfandel. Both wines are on pre-sale and are limited edition. The description for The Undertaker wine reads, "Limited-Edition 30-Barrel Series to honor The Phenom’s 30-year career. Each Undertaker bottle is marked with an individual bottle number as well as the barrel it came from," and the Warrior one reads, "Each Limited Edition, individually-numbered bottle also features one of three unique corks produced with different images and sayings from The Warrior himself." A two-pack of each wine will cost you $100 plus $20 shipping and are scheduled for a late October shipment. You can pre-order at WWEWines.com.

Warning! There is a new online scam going around that targets Canadian wrestling fans. This one cites a CNN article about an online casino called “Woo Casino” in which the legendary Ric Flair has significant ownership interest. To entice Canadians to deposit money on the site, the article mentions that a strategic business decision mistakenly resulted in the odds being stacked significantly in favor of the players, leading to incredible jackpot payouts. The article goes on to say that this loophole is set to be closed, so Canadians are encouraged to take advantage of this good fortune quickly. There are numerous red flags that should tip you off to not believe any of this nonsense, including: 1) there is no such article on CNN’s actual website; 2) while there is indeed an online Woo Casino, it is not a Canadian company like the article says, but rather is based offshore in Curacao; 3) a tweet that is embedded in the article is not from Ric Flair’s actual Twitter account (the fake Twitter account used is one letter off of Flair’s verified one); 4) the article references a regulatory body called the Canadian Gambling Commission, which doesn’t exist.

Ric Flair announced on Friday he is getting his own line of Adidas shoes.

WDRB-TV in Louisville, KY recently reported on Ohio Valley Wrestling thriving during the COVID-19 pandemic. The report featured former Big Brother houseguest turned wrestler Jessie Godderz and Al Snow. You can watch the report by clicking here

"The Whittler" will be arriving on Amazon on October 16th. The movie stars Al Snow. The cost to rent the movie on Amazon in the U. S. will be $4.99 or you can purchase the digital copy for just $9.99. In the film, a young girl and a ghost team-up to thwart a gang of thieves.

Terry Pantera has been cast in the movie "Crossfire". He will be laying a mob boss named Mr. Smith and is also the stunt and fight coordinator.

Oklafan congratulates Slice & Kill (Skylar Slice & Killista), who recently surpassed one year as UWE Tag Team Champions. They defeated The Proclamation (Ethan Cole & Reed) for the titles in a Triple Threat Match that also included Tommy Dean & Elijah Sparks.

Oklafan congratulates N'Zane and Jessica Journey on their marriage on September 26th.

Lance Archer is in quarantine after he announced on Twitter that he tested positive for coronavirus. Archer was supposed to be on "AEW Dynamite" last night in a 6-Man Tag Team Match but the card was altered, resulting in a new main event featuring Jon Moxley defending the AEW World Title against Eddie Kingston. In a post on Twitter, Archer wrote, “When I returned from our last show, a family member was ill when I got home. I found out later a friend who had taken my family member to the Vet for our Dachshund was COVID positive. While at home, now I’ve also gotten sick tested positive. I feel ok, expect to see me in 2 wk.” Archer will be wrestling for the AEW World title on October 14th against Jon Moxley during the "AEW Dynamite" one year anniversary show. Oklafan wishes him a speedy recovery.

Joe Laurinaitis, otherwise better known as Animal of the Road Warriors and Legion of Doom, passed away at the age of 60. It has been reported that he died of natural causes. TMZ.com reports that his wife dialed 911 at around 11:49pm from the Tan-Tar-A Resort in Osage Beach, MO, where they were staying. When officers arrived at the scene, it was too late and he was declared dead. With a career that started in 1982, Laurinaitis and his tag team partner Road Warrior Hawk, took the wrestling tag team division in any promotion they worked for by storm, with instant success in the NWA, AWA, WCW, and WWE. Their legendary feuds against The Four Horsemen, Demolition, The Steiner Brothers, The Midnight Express and many others are still talked about to this day. The Road Warriors remain one of the most decorated tag team in the history of professional wrestling. They remain the only team to win the World Tag Team Titles in AWA, NWA, and WWF. Animal last appeared on WWE television on the RAW 1000th episode in July 2012. He was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame along with Hawk and their manager Paul Ellering in 2011. In 2016, Animal joined a class action lawsuit filed against WWE over traumatic brain injuries but that lawsuit was dismissed in 2018 and the judgment was upheld this year. He is also the brother of WWE official John Laurinaitis and former pro wrestler Marcus Laurinaitis. Oklafan extends condolences to his family and friends.

The world of professional wrestling suffered another loss last week as Joe Laurinaitis, known to fans around the world as Road Warrior Animal, passed away. The Laurinaitis family issued a small statement on Twitter, reading, "At this time, we would like to confirm the passing of Joseph Laurinaitis aka Road Warrior Animal at the age of 60. The family is planning to release a statement later today. At this time we ask for you to keep everyone in your thoughts and prayers. #OhWhatARush" WWE, AEW, and the NWA also reacted quickly to the news. On social media, WWE wrote, "WWE is saddened to learn that Joe Laurinaitis, known to WWE fans as Road Warrior Animal, has passed away. WWE extends its condolences to Laurinaitis' family, friends and fans." The company also added a tribute to Animal on its WWE.com website. AEW wrote, "AEW and the wrestling world mourn the passing of the legendary Road Warrior Animal, our thoughts are with his family, his friends and his fans." And the NWA, where Animal spent some of his best years, also issued a statement saying, "The NWA sends its deepest condolences to the family & friends of Animal. Animal was a pioneer in tag team wrestling winning the inaugural Crockett Cup w/his partner Hawk. He truly embodied the tradition of the sport. He was a dominant force in the ring & a gentleman outside it." Several of his former colleagues also paid tribute to the multi-time tag team champion on social media. Paul Ellering, who is inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame with Hawk and Animal as their manager, wrote, "Today we lost the engine of the train LOD. Animal was a partner, warrior, and friend. He will be welcomed home by a waiting Hawk." One person who feuded a lot with the Road Warriors was Ric Flair, who formed part of the Four Horsemen. "I am more than saddened to hear of the loss of my good friend and GREAT opponent Joe Laurinaitis of the legendary Road Warriors," Flair wrote. "They were iconic! The Road Warriors and The Four Horsemen drew more money and had more fun and entertained fans worldwide at the highest level. RIP" Triple H added, "The Road Warriors were a team who personified excitement, physicality, and the undeniable ability to energize the crowd. @StephMcMahon and I join the Superstars, legends, and our @WWE fans in offering our condolences to the Joe Laurinaitis’ family at this difficult time." Bully Ray, who makes part of another legendary tag team, wrote, "I’ve often been asked ... 'Who is the greatest Tag Team of All Time?' The answer has always been the same. Rest in Power brother." Jim Ross said that he was shocked to hear of the passing of Animal. "An iconic figure in our business who I was looking forward to seeing this Saturday night in Jackson, Tennessee at the @JerryLawler celebration. Condolences to Joe’s family and friends," Ross wrote. Lawler himself also wrote how it was terrible to wake up to this news this morning. "Praying for Joe's wife and family." Eric Bischoff added that he was also stunned to hear the news while Mick Foley said that this is a huge loss for wrestling and an even bigger loss to the family he adored. "He treated me like an equal from the first time we met. His example of kindness and humility made a huge impression on me," Foley wrote. John "Bradshaw" Layfield wrote that The Road Warriors are the greatest tag team of all time and were often imitated, but never duplicated. "Loved both of them as friends and idolized both as the GOATs. RIP Animal-love you my brother, my condolences to everyone affected by this tragic loss."

Greg Oliver of SLAM! Wrestling wrote two stories on the passing of Road Warrior Animal. The first one is a report on his death that you can read by clicking here. The second is entitled "Mat Matters: Personal Thoughts on Road Warrior Animal" which you can read by clicking here.

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RECENT RESULTS
September 10th
The Dark Order (Evil Uno & Stu Grayson) defeated Fuego del Sol & Rembrandt Lewis at the "AEW Dark" event in Jacksonville, FL. In other matches, Ricky Starks defeated Christopher Daniels, and The Dark Order (Five & Ten) defeated Xander Gold & Ryzin.

September 18th
Matt Sydal defeated Delirious in a 1st round match of the ROH Pure Title Tournament at the Ring of Honor event in Baltimore, MD

K-Dos defeated Ryan Monroe at Pro Wrestling Phoenix's "WrestleRama" event in Omaha, NE

September 19th
Garrisaon Creed defeated Jordan Kross at Warrior Wrestling's "Stadium Series - Night 2" event in Chicago Heights, IL

Mr. Grim defeated Kody Lane at Total Psychopathic Wrestling's "Outlaw Shit" event in Knoxville, TN

The Beer City Bruiser & Pauly Thomaselli defeated Whiskey Bent and Hell Bound (James Vincent & Max Holiday) in a Dog Collar Chain & Leather Strap Tag Team Match at Brew City Wrestling's "Brew City Beatdown 2020" event in Waukesha, WI

APW Heavyweight Champion Malico defeated Xander Gold at the Advanced Pro Wrestling evwent in Cleburne, TX

September 21st
Zelina Vega defeated Mickie James to become the #1 contender to the WWE RAW Women's Title at the "WWE Monday Night RAW" event in Orlando, FL

September 22nd
Shawn Spears (w/ Tully Blanchard) defeated Matt Sydal at the "AEW Late Night Dynamite" event in Jacksonville, FL

September 24th
Niles Plonk defeated Koda Jacobs at USA Championship Wrestling's "Showcase Of Stars" event in Jackson, TN

La Revolucion (Che Cabrera & Fidel Bravo) defeated Kikutaro & Zokre at the "Fight Club O. C." event in Costa Mesa, CA

September 25th
Sami Zayn defeated A. J. Styles and WWE Intercontinental Champion Jeff Hardy in a non-title Triple Threat Match at the "WWE Friday Night SmackDown" event in Orlando, FL

Ricky Morton & Nathan Starr defeated The Brothers Of Seduction (Cam The Prince & Jake Tucker) at USA Championship Wrestling's "Showcase Of Stars - Night 3" event in Jackson, TN

Danny Limelight defeated Barrett Brown to advance in the "Lion's Break Crown Tournament" at the New Japan Pro Wrestling event in Port Hueneme, CA

September 26th
Sean Maluta defeated Kody Lane at World Wrestling Network's "Eddie Kingston's Grindhouse: Ground Zero" pay-per-view event in Tampa, FL

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UPCOMING OKLAHOMA EVENTS
All Star Pro
Sunday, September 27th
Venue 23
Bethany, OK
Bell Time 3:30pm

Buzzsaw Championship Wrestling
Saturday, October 3rd
Logan County Fairgrounds
Guthrie, OK
Bell Time 7pm

United Wrestling Oklahoma
Saturday October 3rd
The Wrestle Center
Tulsa, OK
Bell Time 8pm

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UPCOMING EVENTS
September 27th
WWE Intercontinental Champion Jeff Hardy defends the title against A. J. Styles and Sami Zayn in a Triple Threat Ladder Match at WWE's "Clash of the Champions" pay-per-view event in Orlando, FL

September 29th
The North (Ethan Page & Josh Alexander) takes on Ace Austin & Madman Fulton at the Impact Wrestling event in Nashville, TN

Trevor Murdoch takes on Aron Stevens at the United Wrestling Network event in Long Beach, CA

September 30th
Ricky Starks takes on Darby Allin at the "AEW Dark" event in Jacksonville, FL

October 2nd
TPW Red River Champion Niles Plonk, Jerome Daniels, Chandler Hopkins, and Malico are among the stars scheduled for Texoma Pro Wrestling's "A Benefit for Terri Hopper" event in Sherman, TX

October 3rd
WNRN Cyberspace Champion Kai Fayden defends against Manny Cortez at the Epic Wrestling Entertainment event in Jeffersonville, IN

October 10th
Ricky Morton takles on Joey Janella at the "Joey Janela's Spring Break 4" event in Indianapolis, IN

October 15th
Graham Bell takes on John Wayne Murdoch at the Fight Underground event in Anna, IL

October 18th
Erica Torres takes on Killa Kate for the vacant WCWA Women's Title at the World Class Wrestling Association event in Springdale, AR

October 23rd
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
Kyle King takes on Dr. Isin at the New Breed Wrestling event in Eldon, MO

November 6th
Stephan Bonnar takes on Tom Lawler in a UWFi Rules Match at the Paradigm Pro Wrestling event in Sellersburg, IN

November 7th
Xander Gold is one of the participants in the Pro Wrestling EGO Southern 8 Tournament at the Battle Zone Wrestling event in Raleigh, MS

Clint Poe takes on The Outlaw for the vacant KWR Heavyweight Title at Kansas Wrestling Revolution's "Cease & Desist" event in Hutchinson, KS. Also scheduled to appear are Paul Puertorico, K. J. Everly, Kelsey King, Killbane, Fuego del Sol, and many more.

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AUTOGRAPHS & APPEARANCES
October 3rd
The Full Blooded Italians (Tracy Smothers, Tommy Rich, & Little Guido), Justin Credible, David Otunga, Gail Kim, and Teri Runnels will be signing autographs from 1pm to 4pm on "ECW Day" at The Wrestling Universe in Flushing, NY. For more info, go to TheWrestlingUniverse.com.

October 4th
Al Perez and Bill Irwin will be signing autographs from 12 noon to 2pm at The Wrestling Universe in Flushing, NY. For more info, go to TheWrestlingUniverse.com.

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 17th
The Berzerker will be signing autographs from 2pm to 4pm at The Wrestling Universe in Flushing, NY. For more info, go to TheWrestlingUniverse.com.

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

Nikita Koloff and Billy Gunn will be signing autographs from 2pm to 5pm at The Wrestling Universe in Flushing, NY. For more info, go to TheWrestlingUniverse.com.

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, The Varsity Club (Mike Rotunda, Rick Steiner, & Kevin Sullivan), Vampiro, Kylie Rae, Michael Tarver, Candice Michelle, Jim Duggan, 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

2021
January 3rd
Robert Gibson and Manny Fernandez will be conducting a seminar for Gulf-States Wrestling Alliance. To register, email GulfStateWrestlingAlliance@gmail.com.

February 7th
Ricky Morton and Manny Fernandez will be conducting a seminar for Gulf-States Wrestling Alliance. To register, email GulfStateWrestlingAlliance@gmail.com.

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UPCOMING BIRTHDAYS
September 27th - Alec Bisogno, Angel Camacho
September 28th - Billy Ray [2nd], Kamille, Rip Tyler, Scott Lee
September 29th - Ann Casey, Skandar Akbar
September 30th - Fred Urban, Kidd Riggs, Lady Starwind, Raymon Downey, Seth Coburn
October 1st - Hector Guerrero
October 2nd - Barbi Hayden, Cold Blooded Chris, James Southard, Mike Foxx, Waldo Von Erich
October 3rd - Don Fargo, John Morrison


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