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Oklahoma Scoop

Posted: Feb 12th 2008 By: mikeiles

NEWS
Michael Hayes has taken on a lot more responsibility as of late and has become one of the most powerful agents in the WWE. He can always be found at the local hotel's bar or at HQ. Hayes is now on-call 24/7 and has a lot of influence over plans & pushes. In addition, with Lagana out, Ed Koskey is doing the writing on the ECW side, with Dusty Rhodes continuing to offer ideas. However, with ECW and Smackdown working together, Hayes will be deciding the main direction of both shows. Hayes has also pitched the idea of doing a Triple H vs. John Cena rematch at Wrestlemania billed as "HHH-Cena II."

Don't believe the CM Punk doghouse rumors. The person that disliked Punk the most has recently been fired -- that person being writer Dave Lagana, who was responsible for Chavo Guerrero's push to the ECW title. Lagana was also the one person pushing for John Morrison to go over on Punk. Dusty Rhodes is a big fan of Punk and Michael Hayes has been trying to get him on Smackdown.

WWE will release a Wal-Mart exclusive DVD on March 25th entitled "WWE's Greatest Superstars of WrestleMania" and will include Sgt. Slaughter vs. Hulk Hogan (WM VII) and Mick Foley vs. Edge (WM 22) among others.

WWE.com is currently running a poll asking which wrestler has or had the best face paint. The Ultimate Warrior is currently in first place.

The end of Ric Flair's illustrious in-ring career is less than two months away. Have a personal experience with the Nature Boy that you'd like to share? Mike Mooneyham of "The Wrestling Gospel" is wanting to hear about it. He will be publishing some of the best in a future column. E-mail your favorite Flair memories to mooneyham@postandcourier.com. Don't forget to list your city.

During last week's Bill Simmons podcast, Baseball Tonight producer Gus Ramsey brought up the Roddy Piper/Jimmy Snuka appearance at the Royal Rumble. Simmons, who was once a huge wrestling fan, but no longer follows it, said he hadn't heard and said they must have been the only two from that era who are still alive.

Former contestant on "Survivor" and former TNA manager Johnny Fairplay, who?s real name is Johnny Dalton, had a child with "America's Next Top Model" contestant Michelle Deighton on January 16th. The child was named Piper Addison after Rowdy Roddy Piper, whom Fairplay worked as an assistant to before becoming famous on "Survivor". Fairplay returned to "Survivor" this season for the "Fans vs. Favorites" edition of the show. On the episode that aired on February 7th, Fairplay became the first contestant voted off the island this season.

TNA recently announced their DVD release schedule and "The Best of 2007" will be released on April 8th and will include Sting vs. Kurt Angle ("Bound for Glory"), A. J. Styles vs. Rhino in an Elevation X Match ("Destination X"), and The Steiner Brothers (Rick Steiner & Scott Steiner) vs. Team 3D (Brother Ray & Brother Devon) in a Tables Match ("Bound for Glory") among others.

A. J. Styles received high marks in how he played his role as referee of the Kurt Angle vs. Tomko match. Styles had no previous experience for the role.

1PW has announced that TNA World Tag Team Champion A. J. Styles is off of their next show due to TNA changing their taping schedule to Thursday and Friday.

Apparently the DVD "King of the Mountain: The Best of Jeff Jarrett" which features the very best of Jeff Jarrett, including matches, exclusive interviews, never-before-seen photos and video and so much more has been completed but is currently on hold and TNA has not set a release date.

TNA will also be releasing a "director's cut" DVD of the recently aired Global iMPACT!, featuring matches from New Japan Pro Wrestling's January 4 Tokyo Dome show. The three-hour DVD contains exclusive pre and post-match interviews with Kurt Angle, Jeff Jarrett, Christian Cage, A. J. Styles, Petey Williams, Team 3D, The Steiner Brothers, Tomko and Giant Bernard, Abyss and Christopher Daniels. Other features on the DVD include extensive comments from Jeff Jarrett on the TNA/New Japan relationship, the history of wrestling in Japan, his memories competing in Japan and more. Plus, exclusive footage of the TNA superstars enjoying the Japanese culture, including Tomko, Christian Cage, Brother Ray and Giant Bernard taking in the Japanese nightlife, The Steiner Brothers enjoying a Japanese meal, A. J. Styles and Tomko visiting a local temple and so much more. Matches include IWGP World Tag Team Champions Giant Bernard & Tonko defendig the titles against The Steiner Brothers and Christian Cage, A. J. Styles and Petey Williams vs. Minoru, Prince Devitt and Milano Collection AT among others.

Missy Hyatt announced last week that her special gust on "Missy's Manor" at the Women Superstar Uncensored show will be recently released WWE developmental wrestler/diva Lacey Von Erich, daughter of Kerry Von Erich.

Former NWA-U women's wrestler ODB was a guest on "Monday Night Mayhem" on February 4th and had some comments about WWE World Women's Champion Beth Phoenix. ODB said she has worked with Phoenix, in the early part of her career, and is amazed at how Beth has developed into the star she has become. ODB remembers Beth "working her butt off in OVW" and the many battles they had previously. She tries to keep up with what Beth has been up to, and thinks that if the two were to cross paths again, that it would indeed be a good fight, and that she would come out on top.

Oklafan extends its sympathies to Magnum T. A. on the passing of his father last Tuesday.

Oklafan also extends its sympathies to ComPro Champion Anthony Jackson on the death of his mother last week.

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RECENT RESULTS
February 2nd
Niko defeated Devon Monroe at the Wild Championship Wrestling Outlaws event in Crawfordsville, IN

The Million Dollar Team (Demolition Ax & The Barbarian, w/ Ted DiBiase) defeated Willie Watts & Leroy Greene at Alternative Championship Wrestling's "Night of Legends" event in Seagrove, NC. In other matches, Rick Link (w/ Count Grog) defeated Scrap Yard Dog and Dick Foley (w/ Baby Doll) in a Triple Threat Match.

The Reno Scum (Luster the Legend & SPW Heavyweight Champion Adam Thornstowe) defeated The New Industry Standards (Rik Luxury & El Chupacabra) at Supreme Pro Wrestling's "Punkslam" event in Petaluma, CA

Jerry Lawler vs. Billy Gunn ended in Double Countout at the World Fan Xperience event in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Kip James defeated Rick Steiner at the International Championship Wrestling event in Biloxi, MS

February 4th
Kelly Kelly & Mickie James defeated Victoria & WWE World Women's Champion Beth Phoenix at the "WWE RAW" telecast in Austin, TX. In a dark match, Charlie Haas defeated Val Venis by submission.

February 5th
Nic Nemeth & Brad Allen defeated Brandon Groom & Tommy Taylor in the opening match of the Florida Championship Wrestling event in New Port Richey, FL. In other matches, Ted DiBiase Jr. defeated Jake Hager, Sinn Bowdee, Hade Vansen, Afa Jr., and Giant Titan (w/ Ralph Mosca) in a 4-Corner Elimination Match.

February 6th
Val Venis defeated Charlie Haas at the "WWE RAW" house show in Fairbanks, AK. In o ther matches, Ric Flair defeated William Regal, and WWE World Women's Champion Beth Phoenix defeated Mickie James.

February 7th
WWE World Women's Champion Beth Phoenix defeated Mickie James at the "WWE RAW" house show in Anchorage, AK. In other matches, Ric Flair defeated Umaga by Countout.

Steve Lawler & Bulldog Raines vs. Tommy Rich & Jimmy Powell ended in a Double DQ at the NAWA Ring Champions event in Rome, GA

El Chupacabra defeated Rik Luxury, Adam Thornstowe, Jason Vega, Tim Anderson, and Mikey Hayashi in a 6-Man Suicide Elimination Match at the West Coast Wrestling Alliance event in Concord, CA

February 8th
Tim Renesto (w/ Charming Charles) defeated Rob C at the United States Wrestling Organization event in Nashville, TN. In other matches, Mark Anthony (w/ Charming Charles) defeated The New York Gangster.

February 9th
The Hellbillies (Bighead Hanson, Jessco Blue, & Timbo Bryant) defeated Tracy Smothers & Talent & Money (J. T. Talent & Andre Pendleton III) at the Georgia Wrestling Promotions event in Lafayette, GA

Ken Timbs Jr. defeated Doug Somers at the Total Championship Wrestling event in Douglasville, GA

February 10th
D. H. Smith defeated Charlie Haas at the "WWE RAW" house show in Seoul, South Korea. In other matches, WWE World Women's Champion Beth Phoenix defeated Mickie James, and Ric Flair defeated William Regal.

TNA World Tag Team Champion A. J. Styles & Tomko defeated B. G. James & Bob Armstrong at TNA's "Against All Odds" pay-per-view event in Greenville, SC

SPW Champion Adam Thornstowe defeated Brian Cage at the Supreme Pro Wrestling event in Sacramento, CA

February 11th
TNA World Tag Team Champions A. J. Styles & Tonko defeated Kevin Nash & Samoa Joe in a non-title match at the "TNA iMPACT!" TV taping in Orlando, FL

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UPCOMING MATCHES
February 12th
WWE World Women's Champion Beth Phoenix defends her title against Candice Michelle at the "WWE RAW" house show in Tokyo, Japan. In other matches, Ric Flair takes on Snitsky.

Brandon Groom & Tommy Taylor will face Titan (w/ Ralph Mosca) in a Handicap Match at the Florida Championship Wrestling event in New Port Richey, FL. In other matches, Jake Hager takes on T. J. Wilson. Plus, Jake Hager will be a gues on "Handsome Heath's Happy Hour".

February 15th
Ric Flair takes on Mr. Kennedy at the "WWE RAW" house show in Fresno, CA

Kraig Keesaman is among the stars scheduled for 3XWrestling's "Tough Love" event in Des Moines, IA

February 16th
MSW Heavyweight Champion Jason Jones, Michael Barry, Jake Boulder, Jack Dalton, Kenny Campbell, Brieanna Bringle, Kraig Keesaman, Dustin Heritage, and Mike Iles are among the stars scheduled for the Mid-States Wrestling event in Harrison, AR

ETCW Heavyweight Champion Calvin Knapp defends the title against Seth Shai at the East Texas Championship Wrestling event in Terrell, TX

Anthony Wayne is among the stars scheduled for the Southern Wrestling Association event in Lafayette, TN

CCW Tag Team Champions The Reno Scum (Adam Thornstowe & Luster the Legend) defend the titles against The Kruz Brothers at the California Championship Wrestling event in Newman, CA

February 17th
A. J. Styles takes on Tanahashi at the New Japan Pro Wrestling event in Tokyo, Japan

Ric Flair takes on Mr. Kennedy at WWE's "No Way Out" pay-per-vew event in Las Vegas, NV

February 21st
Steve Lawler & Bulldog Raines take on Tommy Rich & Jimmy Powell at the NAWA Ring Champions event in Rome, GA

February 22nd
Scotty Charisma will face C. K. Cross at the East Coast Pro Wrestling event in Rochelle Park, NJ

Brent Albright takes on ROH World Champion Nigel McGuinness in a non-title match at the Ring of Honor event in Deer Park, NY

February 23rd
The Hangmen Three (Brent Albright, B. J. Whitmer, & Adam Pearce, w/ Shane Hagadorn) are among the stars scheduled for Ring of Honor's 6th Anniversary event in New York, NY

Nikolai Volkoff is among the stars scheduled for the Xero Underground Wrestling event in Aberdeen, MD

PCW Champion Action Jackson will defend the title against PCW Tag Team Champion Apoclypse in a Flaming Tables Match at the Professional Championship Wrestling Full Throttle event in Arlington, TX

Tracy Smothers is among the stars scheduled for the Extreme Wrestling Federation event in Marion, IN

Scotty Charisma is among the stars scheduled for the East Coast Pro Wrestling event in Lake Hiawatha, NJ

Anthony Wayne is among the stars scheduled for the Southern Wrestling Association event in Lafayette, TN

Brandon Bishop takes on Raven at the SAGA Underground Wrestling event in Sheridan, CO

February 24th
Steve Williams is among the stars scheduled for the American Championship Wrestling event in Salt Lake City, UT

February 29th
Lanny Poffo is among the stars scheduled for an independent wrestling event in Toronto, Ontario, Canada

February 29th through March 2nd
Team WWF (Ax, Smash, & One Man Gang) are among the teams entered in Chikara's "King of Trios 2008" tournament in Philadelphia, PA

March 1st
Rick Sweetan (w/ Boyd Bradford) faces The Atomic Dogg in the finals of the International Title Tournament at the Mid-South Pro Wrestling event in Morrilton, AR. Also scheduled to appear are MSPW Tag Team Champions Reckage & Romance (Matt Riviera & Jeff Jett), Shane Rawls, Al Farat, Gary Gram, and many more.

Scott Wright is among the stars scheduled for the East Coast Wrestling Association event in Newark, DE

Tony Atlas is among the stars scheduled for National Wrestling Superstars' "Jersey Shore Spectacular" event in Point Pleasant NJ

Bill Dundee is among the stars scheduled for the Hoosier Pro Wrestling event in Columbus, IN

March 8th
A. J. Styles is among the stars scheduled for the American Championship Entertainment event in Union City, NJ

Missy Hyatt is among the stars scheduled for the Women Superstars Uncensored event in Lake Hiawatha, NJ

Adam Thornstowe is among the stars scheduled for the Fog City Wrestling event in San Francisco, CA

March 9th
TNA World Tag Team Champion A. J. Styles is among the stars scheduled for TNA's "Destination X" pay-per-view event in Norfolk, VA

March 12th
TNA World Tag Team Champion A. J. Styles is among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Aiken, SC

March 13th
TNA World Tag Team Champion A. J. Styles is among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Salem, VA

March 14th
Tracy Smothers is among the stars scheduled for the Irish Whip Wrestling event in Waterford City, Ireland

The Steiner Brothers (Rick Steiner & Scott Steiner) take on The Devil's Rejects (Iceberg & Tank, w/ Dan Wilson) at the Georgia Wrestling Promotions event in Dalton,GA. In other matches, The Midnight Express (Dennis Condrey & Bobby Eaton) face Bob Armstrong & Brad Armstrong. Also scheduled to appear is Bill Dundee and many more.

TNA World Tag Team Champion A. J. Styles is among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Pikeville, KY

March 15th
Tracy Smothers is among the stars scheduled for the Irish Whip Wrestling event in Donneycarney, Ireland

A. J. Styles and Jerry Lawler are among the stars scheduled for the Northeast Wrestling event in Torrington, CT

March 16th
Tracy Smothers is among the stars scheduled for the Irish Whip Wrestling event in Blackpool, England

Brent Albright is among the stars scheduled for the Ring of Honor pay-per-view taping in Philadelphia, PA

March 22nd
Buddy Landell and King Kong Bundy are among the stars scheduled for the Independent Pro Wrestling Alliance reunion event in Sewell, NJ

Kamala takes on Tito Santana at Pro Wrestling Syndicate's "Majestic Mayhem" event in Yonkers, NY

Masked Superstar takes on Hunter Kidd at the Louisville Wrestling Federation event in Louisville, KY. In other matches, Koko B. Ware faces Big Black Dog, Jake Roberts takes on Tony Rambo, and much more.

March 28th
Honky Tonk Man takes on Angel Armani at the AWA Brew City event in Waukesha, WI

March 29th
J. T. LaMotta takes on Mystico Incognito at the Anarchy Championship Wrestling/IWA Texas event in Austin, TX

Abdullah the Butcher takes on Raven at the USA Xtreme Wrestling event in Orlando, FL

March 30th
Ric Flair takes on Shawn Michaels at WWE's "Wrestlemania 24" event in Orlando, FL

April 5th
Scott Wright is among the stars scheduled for the East Coast Wrestling Association event in Newark, DE

Jerry Lawler and Sgt. Slaughter are among the stars scheduled for the Northeast Wrestling event in Honesdale, PA

April 11th
Brent Albright is among the stars scheduled for the Ring of Honor event in Boston, MA

April 12th
Steve Williams takes on Shane Rawls at the Mid-South Pro Wrestling event in Fort Smith, AR. Also scheduled to appear is Al Farat, Skandar Akbar, Matt Riviera, Rick Sweetan, Gary Gram, Joshua Smith, Eric Rose, and many more. Plus, Danny Hodge will make a special appearance.

Scotty Charisma is among the stars scheduled for the East Coast Pro Wrestling event in Suffern, NY

Demolition (Ax & Smash) are among the stars scheduled for International Wrestling Cartel's "Night of Legends 2008" event in Elizabeth, PA

Brent Albright is among the stars sceduled for the Ring of Honor event in Edison, NJ

April 19th
Rikishi is among the stars scheduled for the Noble Wrestling Entertainment event in Bilbao, Spain

April 20th
Rikishi is among the stars scheduled for the Noble Wrestling Entertainment event in Madrid, Spain

April 26th
MSW Heavyweight Champion Jason Jones, Michael Barry, Jake Boulder, Jack Dalton, Kenny Campbell, Brieanna Bringle, Kraig Keesaman, Dustin Heritage, and Mike Iles are among the stars scheduled for the Mid-States Wrestling event in Harrison, AR

May 1st
Jerry Lawler is among the stars scheduled for the United Wrestling Federation event in Colonial Heights, VA

May 2nd
Jerry Lawler is among the stars scheduled for the United Wrestling Federation event in Harrisonburg, VA

May 3rd
Jerry Lawler is among the stars scheduled for the Northeast Wrestling event in Stony Point, NY

Jim Neidhart is among the stars scheduled for the National Championship Wrestling event in York, PA

May 10th
Scott Wright is among the stars scheduled for the East Coast Wrestling Association event in Newark, DE

May 17th
Oliver John is among the stars scheduled for the NWA Pro event in San Jose, CA

June 15th through 22nd
Lanny Poffo will be facing Johnny West on board Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines Freedom of the Seas during "Wrestling on the Water" departing from Miami, FL

July 12th
Scott Wright is among the stars scheduled for the East Coast Wrestling Association event in Newark, DE

July 26th
Steve Williams is among the stars scheduled for Revilutionary Revolutionary Championship Wrestling's "Outloud Fest" event in New Boston, OH

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AUTOGRAPHS & APPEARANCES
February 15th
Dusty Rhodes, WWE Smackdown World Tag Team Champions John Morrison & The Miz, and the stars of Florida Championship Wrestling will be signing autographs before and after the Florida Championship Wrestling event in the Entertainment Hall at the 2008 Florida State Fair in Tampa, FL. For more info, go to FCWwrestling.com

February 16th
Greg Valentine and Brian Knobbs will be signing autographs from 1pm to 3pm at Comic World at Bramalea City Centre in Brampton, Ontario, Canada. For more info call (905) 693-9409.

February 17th
Greg Valentine and Brian Knobbs will be signing autographs from 1pm to 3pm at Battlegrounds in Milton, Ontario, Canada. For more info call (905) 693-9409.

February 23rd
Jason Jones will be appearing at a Mixed Martial Arts event at the Shake-It Up Show Club in Branson, MO

February 27th
Jason Jones will be appearing at the Mid-States Promotions "Wednesday Night Fights" event at the Shake-It-Up Show Club in Branson, MO

March 1st
The Hart Foundation (Bret Hart, Jim Neidhart, & Jimmy Hart), Harley Race, The Honky Tonk Man, U-Gene, Kaz, The Godfather, Christy Hemme, Gail Kim, Ms. Brooks, and many more are among the stars scheduled to appear at Big Time Wrestling's "Wrestlefest 2008" at the Newark Pavilion in Newark, CA. For more info, call (510) 494-9648.

March 9th
Mick Foley and Candice Michelle will be signing autographs from 4pm to 6pm at Woodfield Mall in Schaumburg, IL as part of the Wrestlemania Fan Axxess Tour. For more info, call (847) 330-1537.

March 12th through June 10th
Johnny Lee Clary will be preaching during his tour of Australia

March 14th through 16th
Roddy Piper will be appearing at "MonsterMania 10" at the Crown Plaza Hotel in Cherry Hill, NJ. For more info go to MonsterMania.net/Convention.htm.

March 15th
Gary Hart, Bill Irwin, and Skandar Akbar will be signing autographs at Carson's Pro Wrestling World in Allentown, PA. There will also be a Q&A session regarding the "Triumph & Tragedy of World Class Championship Wrestling" DVD.

Jerry Lawler, A. J. Styles, Booker T, Velvet Sky, Talia Madison, and many others will be signing autographs from 5:30pm to 7:30pm at Torrington High School in Torrington, CT before the Northeast Wrestling event. For more info, call (860) 874-1244.

March 26th
Jason Jones will be appearing at the Mid-States Promotions "Wednesday Night Fights" event at the Shake-It-Up Show Club in Branson, MO

March 27th through 31st
Ted DiBiase will serve as Fan Ambassador on board Carnival Cruise Lines The Sensation during the "Wrestling Fan Dream Cruise" departing from Port Canaveral, FL. For more info call 1-888-813-8747.

March 29th
Scott Wright will be competing in the Open Middleweight Division at the Tri-State Natural Bodybuilding Competition at the Tarrytown Music Hall in Tarrytown, NY

Jason Jones will be appearing at the Mid-States Promotions "Boxing Fight Night" event at the Fairgrounds Indoor Expo Building in Harrison, AR

April 5th
Greg Valentine, Road Warrior Animal, Sunny, Koko B. Ware, Kamala, The Nasty Boys (Jerry Sags & Brian Knobbs), Jay Strongbow, Sr., Sabu, The Steiner Brothers (Rick Steiner & Scott Steiner), Bob Backlund, and many more will be signing autographs at "Signamania II" at Ben Franklin Middle School in Levittown, PA. For more info call (215) 943-2475.

May 3rd
Verne Gagne, Greg Gagne, Booker T, Mr. Fuji, Ultimo Dragon, Honky Tonk Man, Shane Douglas, Chris Masters, Ken Patera, Steve Blackman, 2 Cold Scorpio, Barry Darsow, Mr. Hughes, Fred Ottman (AKA Typhoon), Damien Demento, Duane Gill, and many more are scheduled to appear at "Legends of the Ring VI" at the Radisson Hotel in Carteret, NJ. For more info, go to LegendsOfTheRing.com.

May 10th
Mick Foley, Ted DiBiase, Koko B. Ware, Demolition (Ax & Smash), Strike Force (Tito Santana & Rick Martel), U-Gene (formerly WWE's Eugene), Bob Backlund, Jacques Rougeau (AKA The Mountie), Jimmy Hart, Killer Kowalski, Doink the Clown (supposedly one of the 2 originals), Dink the Clown (AKA Tiger Jackson), Marty Jannetty, Scotty Too Hotty, Tatanka, Mr. Hughes, Talia Madison, and Rick Fuller will be appearing from 9am to 3pm at New England Pro Wrestling's "Gathering of the Stars" at the Ramada Inn in Seekonk, MA. For more info go to GatheringOfTheStars.com

May 16th through 18th
Mick Foley will be signing autographs during the "Motor City Comic Convention" at the Rock Financial Sowplace in Novi, MI. For more info, go to MotorCityComicCon.com

June 9th through 11th
Steve Williams, Ron Garvin, Butcher Vachon, Bret Hart, Betty Niccoli, Pat Patterson, Scott Teal, and Orville Brown will be honored at the annual reunion of The Califlower Alley Club in Las Vegas, NV. For more info, click here.

June 15th through 22nd
Lanny Poffo will be hosting seminars, one-on-one discussions, hands-on wrestling tips, and more aboard Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines Freedom of the Seas during "Wrestling on the Water" departing from Miami, FL. For more info call (954) 423-6840

June 21st
Mick Foley will be signing autographs at FirstEnergy Ballpark in Lakewood, NJ prior to the Lakewood Blue Claws baseball game. For more info call (732) 901-7000.

June 27th & 28th
Roddy Piper, Masanouri Saito, Abe Jacobs, Penny Banner, Stu Hart, Ray Gunkel, and Leo Nomellini will be honored at the George Tragos/Lou Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame at the International Wrestling Institute in Waterloo, IA.

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UPCOMING BIRTHDAYS
February 13th - Baby Doll
February 14th - Daniel Flynn, Joe Herell

Tags: Michael Hayes, WWE, ECW, Dusty Rhodes, Sgt. Slaughter, Mick Foley, Ultimate Warrior, Ric Flair, Roddy Piper, TNA, Sting, A. J. Styles, Rick Steiner, Jeff Jarrett, Verne Gagne, Missy Hyatt, Kerry Von Erich, Beth Phoenix, Magnum T. A., Anthony Jackson