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Posted: Oct 10th 2020 By: Compiled by Oklafan Staff

NEWS
Erik of The Viking Raiders announced in a post on social media that he underwent surgery to remove a surgical screw from his triceps. “Today I had some hardware removed from my cyborg arm. I’ve been putting off this surgery for a very long time and just worked around and thru the pain and limitations caused by a surgical screw protruding into my triceps,” Erik wrote. “For the last several years I’ve been fighting and training with one arm tied behind my back. Thanks to the wonderful Dr Dugas, I’m excited to come back at full strength. I’ll see you guys real soon.” Erik now joins his tag team partner Ivar on the injured list, with Ivar undergoing neck surgery a couple of weeks ago after an injury he suffered during a match on RAW. Erik’s surgery took place at the Andrews Sports Medicine & Orthopaedic Center in Birmingham, Alabama, the same place where almost all WWE Superstars go to get fixed up.

There were some changes on night one of the WWE Draft as some superstars, including new champions, switched brands. Perhaps the biggest story of the night was The New Day splitting up, with the returning Kofi Kingston & Xavier Woods winning the SmackDown Tag Team Titles and then got drafted to RAW while Big E remained on the SmackDown as a solo. Heavy Machinery (Otis & Tucker) look like they were split as well with only Otis drafted to SmackDown although Tucker is now a free agent. Lars Sullivan, who returned on SmackDown, has been added to the pool of names who are eligible to be drafted on Monday. Those drafted by Monday Night RAW are WWE Champion Drew McIntyre, RAW Women’s champion Asuka, The Hurt Business (MVP, Shelton Benjamin, Cedric Alexander, & WWE United States Champion Bobby Lashley), A. J. Styles, Naomi, WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions Shayna Baszler & Nia Jax, Ricochet, Mandy Rose, The Miz & John Morrison, SmackDown Tag Team Champions Kofi Kingston & Xavier Woods, Dana Brooke, and Angel Garza. Drafted to SmackDown are WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns, Seth Rollins, Sasha Banks, Bianca Belair, Jey Uso, Rey Mysterio, Dominik Mysterio, Big E, and Otis. Those who were eligible to be drafted but were not are Drew Gulak, Humberto Carrillo, The Lucha House Party (Kalisto, Gran Metalik, & Lince Dorado), Mickie James, Murphy, Shorty G, and Tucker.

A. J. Styles on Twitch said he was disappointed about finding out the news regarding WWE taking over Twitch accounts, saying that he learned the news on the internet and doesn’t know what will happen. "You would think it would be better than that," Styles said. "For guys who are on here trying to, not only work for WWE, but get on here and Twitch and stuff like that, you'd think it'd be a lot easier to communicate with us and us alone instead of whoever it is behind the scenes, and them going to Joe Blow and them having more information than us. Is anything set in stone? I don't think anything is. I think it's going to come down to communication."

Mickie James revealed that she is currenly on the sidelines with a broken nose, which happened when she faced Zelina Vega on RAW on September 21st, when they faced each other to be the #1 contender for the RAW Women’s Title. On her online show she said “It wasn’t like my nose was blasted across my face. It was more like a curve and I can’t breathe out the one side.”

Former WWE World Women's Champion and NWA World Women's Champion Jazz announced her retirement. Her last match was this past Sunday. When asked if this was an angle, Jazz replied she was not going to “Terry Funk it”. She went into her match over the weekend knowing it would be her last. “Honestly, truthfully, I have been having some issues with my knees and my back. Physically and mentally and emotionally, that’s why I had to forfeit the NWA title. I was having some issues. I figure I have two beautiful daughters and I have to focus on them right now,” Jazz explained. She is the wife of pro wrestler Rodney Mack.

An attempt by Jeff Jarrett to get a new trial in his suit against Anthem Sports was denied by Judge Waverly D. Crenshaw in U.S. District Court in the Middle District of Tennessee. PWInsider reported that after the first case was ruled a mistrial, Crenshaw said that due to COVID and that criminal trials take precedence, he has no ability to regularly schedule jury trials.

On October 8th, a grand jury in San Antonio, TX indicted Jose Alberto Rodriguez Chucuan on charges of aggravated kidnapping stemming from an incident back in May of this year when he was arrested and charged with aggravated kidnapping and sexual assault.The victim had been in a relationship with Chucuan and he became angry with her. He destroyed her phone, tied her up, and assaulted her over a period of about 16 hours. When she was released she went to the police where the bruises on her face, arms, legs, and neck were noted. Chucuan is currently relased on a $50,000 bond and awaits trial. If convicted he would likely spend several years in prison. Chucuan is the nephew of Mil Mascaras and is best known as Alberto del Rio in WWE and Alberto el Patron in Impact Wrestling.

Tracy Smothers posted that he has been released from the hospital. “To everyone out there that checked on me, said prayers, or anything at all. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. With all the craziness going on in the world I am humbled to see that people still care and look out for each other. They finally have my heart rate down and was discharged yesterday from Methodist Heart Hospital in Indianapolis. Thursday 10/15 I go back for a follow up at IU to meet with the cancer doctor to work out a game plan for the recurrence of my cancer. Its a heavy weight fight, I’m in round two of 15 rounds but I plan to come out victorious!! I don’t plan on striking out and I’m in it to win it. Its all about survival!!! Thanks again!!!”

It was announced last week that Terry Pantera has been cast in the movie "Time Girl".

Angelina Love spoke to Kevin Eck about her relationship with Road Warrior Animal in a video you can watch by clicking here.

Oklafan extends condolences to Big Smooth on the passing of his cousin Jennifer on September 30th.

Oklafan extends condolences to Karnage on the passing his grandmother on October 5th.

Oklafan extends condolences to the family and friends of Lorraine Johnson, who passed away October 3rd at the age of 90. At the time of this writing, the cause of death was not announced. Johnson was the youngest of 5 girls and left the family farm in Red Wing, MN to join Billy Wolfe’s wrestling group in Columbus, OH. She quickly became a success, forming a team with Penny Banner based on their similar appearance. Johnson also won several Marilyn Monroe look-a-like contests. Johnson would compete nationally for many years, eventually settling in Texas, where she met and married Nick Roberts, himself a professional wrestler and later a promoter. When Roberts took over promoting Lubbock from the Funks, Johnson stepped away from wrestling and seemingly went out of her way not to talk about her time in the ring, devoting much of her life to the Lubbock Parks Department. The marriage to Roberts produced a son, Rebel, but more famously a daughter named Nickla Roberts, better known as Baby Doll. And Baby Doll’s marriage to Sam Houston produced a daughter named Samantha Starr, making Lorraine the earliest of 3 generations of women in the wrestling business. Johnson has 4 documented appearances in Oklahoma. The earliest was December 16, 1957 where she lost to Kay Noble in a 2-out-of-3 Falls Match in Tulsa. The next was March 14, 1960, where she lost to Millie Stafford. Her third appearance saw her defend the NWA Central States Women’s Title against Laura Martinez on March 21st in Tulsa. And her final appearance in Oklahoma featured her tagging with Bull Brummell and losing to Lord Littlebrook & Judy Glover in a Mixed Tag Team Match in Tulsa.

Greg Oliver of SLAM! Wrestling wrote a story on the passing of Lorraine Johnson, which you can read by clicking here.

Oklafan extends condolences to the family and friends of Len Rossi, who passed away on October 9th from cancer. He was 91 years old. Rossi, whose real name was Len Rositano, grew up in Utica, NY and was encouraged to begin wrestling while working out at the YMCA. There was no wrestling program at his high school, so he continued to wrestle at the Y until he connected with promoter Ed Don George, who brought him into the professional wrestling world. Rossi, who shortened his birth name because a promoter said his real last name was too long to fit on a promotional poster, spent much of his early career as a journeyman competitor before arriving in Tennessee. He settled there because his son was about to start schoo. Rossi would go on to become one of the most popular stars in the 1960s, rivaling Jackie Fargo. Rossi was successful in both singles and tag team competition, capturing titles in both, including 14 reigns with the Mid-American version of the NWA World Tag Team Titles. Rossi initially made his name in Tennessee by forming a team with Dick Beyer, who would later go on to become famous as The Destroyer. But it was Rossi’s team with Bearcat Brown that broke records, as Rossi & Brown were the first babyface tag team that combined a white man and a black man together. Rossi’s time at the top of the Tennessee wrestling world was ended in 1972 when he suffered a broken arm, broken ribs, a broken ankle, and broken feet in an automobile accident. While he would return from those injuries and would go on to form a tag team with his son Joey Rossi, he would never be a top star again and ended his in-ring career in 1979. Rossi would then go on to open a health food store and become heavily involved in the health food industry for the next 40 years. Rossi has 4 documented appearances in Oklahoma, all for TSW. His first match was a draw against Don Kent on May 14, 1962 in Tulsa. He faced Dante the next week on May 21st in Tulsa, but no result of that match is known. The following week, he teamed with Ramon Torres and lost to The Red Devils on May 28 in Tulsa. His final appearance was a loss to Don Kent on June 18, 1962 in Tulsa.

Steve Johnson of SLAM! Wrestling wrote a story on the passing of Len Rossi, which you can read by clicking here.

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RECENT RESULTS
September 25th
Matt Sydal defeated Michael Nakazawa at the "AEW Dark" event in Jacksonville, FL

October 3rd
Neil Diamond Cutter defeated Dalton Bragg, Benjamin Cumberbatch, and Chuck Stein in a Fatal 4-Way Match in the final round of the "Slave to the Deathmatch 11 Tournament at Primos Pro Wrestling's "Slave To The Deathmatch 11" event in Denver, CO. Earlier in the card, Bragg & X. J. Khaos defeated Greg Gory & Peter B. Beautiful in the 1st round, and Bragg defeated Khaos in the semifinals.

WWRN Cyberspace Champion Kai Fayden defeated Manny Cortez at Epic Wrestling Entertainment's "Tradiciones Enmascaradas" event in Jeffersonville, IN

Double D defeated Johnny O'Mara at Metroplex Wrestling's "Die Hard" event in Bedford, TX. In other matches, Eric Torres defeated Livi La Vida Loca, Exodus Prime defeated Sebastion Envi, and Jaxon Stone defeated Chandler Hopkins by DQ.

October 5th
MVP vs. Mustafa Ali ended in a No Contest at the "WWE Monday Night RAW" event in Orlando, FL

October 7th
The Inner Circle (Jake Hager & Chris Jericho) defeated The Chaos Project (Luther & Serpentico) at the "AEW Dynamite" event in Jacksonville, FL

October 9th
Jeff Hardy & Matt Riddle defeated John Morrison & The Miz at the "WWE Friday Night SmackDown" event in Orlando, FL

Willow Nightingale defeated Marti Belle, Devon Monroe, and Faye Jackson in a 4-Way Match at Game Changer Wrestling's "For the Culture" event in Indianapolis, IN. In other matches, Lee Moriarty defeated ACH.

Tom Lawlor defeated The Karate Man at Absolute Intense Wrestling's "Thunder in Indianapolis" event in Indianapolis, IN

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UPCOMING OKLAHOMA EVENTS
All Star Pro
Sunday, October 11th
Venue 23
Bethany, OK
Bell Time 3:30pm

Body Progression Wrestling
Saturday, October 17th
Body Progression Gym
Bristow, OK
Bell Time 7:30pm

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UPCOMING EVENTS
October 13th
Fuego del Sol takes on Ricky Starks at the "AEW Dark" event in Jacksonville, FL

October 14th
Jaxon Stone takes on Ryan Davidson at the Southern Wrestling Entertainment event in The Colony, TX. Also scheduled to appear are Tim Storm, Action Jackson, Barrett Brown, Moonshine Mantell, Malico, Adam Asher, Brent McKenzie, Chandler Hopkins, Niles Plonk, Miranda Gordy and many more.

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

October 16th
Malico, Chandler Hopkins, Dexter Hardaway, and Cam Cole are among the stars scheduled for Texoma Pro Wrestling's "Fall Brawl" event in Sherman, TX

October 17th
APW Heavyweight Champion Malico defends the title against Niles Plonk in a Mad World Melee Trick or Treat Match that partially takes place in the Mad World and at the Advanced Pro Wrestling event in Cleburne, TX. In other matches, APW New Frontier Champion Havok defends the title against Jason Bruce in a Texas Bullrope Match.

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 22nd
Scott Steiner and Miranda Gordy are among the stars scheduled for AWF/WOW's "Wrestle Jam 8" event in Ringgold, GA

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
Impact Tag Team Champions The Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin) defend the titles against The North (Ethan Page & Josh Alexander), The Good Brothers (Doc Gallows & Karl Anderson) and Ace Austin & Madman Fulton in a 4-Way Tag Team Match at Impact Wrestling's "Bound for Glory" pay-per-view event in Nashville, TN. In other matches, EC3 takes on Moose.

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

October 29th
ACH is among the stars scheduled for the All American Wrestling event in Merionette, IL

Gino Medina takes on Hernandez at Loko Wrestling's "Reggie Jackson's House of Horrors" event in Houston, TX

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. In other matches, El Fuego del Sol takes on Colt Killbane for the vacant KWR Television Title. Also scheduled to appear are Paul Puertorico, K. J. Everly, Kelsey King, and many more.

Ricky Morton is among the stars scheduled for All Star Wrestling's "Rock N Rumble" event in Gilbert, WV

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AUTOGRAPHS & APPEARANCES
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 18th
Ken Patera and Tony Garea will be signing autographs starting at 11am at Heroes Hideout in Albany, NY

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

Lanny Poffo will be signing autographs from 12 noon to 3pm at The Wrestling Universe in Flushing, NY. For more info, go to TheWrestlingUniverse.com.

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

Bob Orton, Jr. will be signing autographs from 6pm to 8pm at RC Collectibles in Lebanon, NJ. For more info, call 908-840-4698

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
October 11th - Andy Douglas, Dusty Rhodes, Mike Gallagher, Rikishi, Sam Houston, Sensei Bolo
October 12th - Rodney Mack, Naomi Sanders, Randi Lynn
October 13th - Elijah Sparks, Jimmy Lorenzo
October 14th - Nikolai Volkoff, Talon
October 15th - Karl Von Stroheim, Kay Noble
October 16th - Fuego del Sol, Miss Sheila, Missy Hyatt, Zak Mason
October 17th - Aaron Helms, Jenna Love, Jessy [2nd], Moses Manson


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