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Oklahoma Scoop

Posted: Feb 18th 2008 By: mikeiles

NEWS
At the NWA Pro event in Las Vegas on February 10th, Brent Albright had two matches and was involved in a third. He defeated Willie Mac and later Dallas Murdoch. In the 9th match of the evening, Eugene defeated Al Katrazz and was attacked after the match. Albright made the save for Eugene. Perhaps a new tag team is on the horizon?

Shawn Matthews III was offered a developmental contract by TNA last week. He had a tryout with the company prior to the TNA event in Oklahoma City last month.

About 90% of "TNA iMPACT!" is being written by Vince Russo. Dutch Mantel is largely in charge of the women's division. According to numerous sources Jeff Jarrett comes up with the feuds and matches he wants and then gives Vince the task of setting up the angles and storylines around them. Most of the Abyss/Mitchell/Mesias storyline was booked by Mantel with ideas from Abyss.

Highspots.com will be releasing a shoot interview with former TNA tag team The Naturals (Andy Douglas & Chase Stevens) very soon.

The WWE Hall of Fame selections for the class of 2008 are said to be close to being completed. At this point, Mae Young and Ric Flair are considered to be a lock. If WWE can get The Rock for the ceremony, Rocky Johnson and "High Chief" Peter Maivia are considered strong candidates. Dusty Rhodes is pushing for legendary announcer Gordon Solie to be inducted. Jim Ross has unsuccessfully pushed for Solie in the past.

It is said that Dusty Rhodes was told ahead of time that WWE creative writer Dave Lagana would not be returning from his vacation. Rhodes requested not to be given the head writing job for ECW as he didn't want the extra workload and pressure of that position. Lagana was fired by Stephanie McMahon while on vacation.

Dusty Rhodes was present at the Florida Championship Wrestling event at the Florida State Fair in Tampa, FL this past weekend. Rhodes signed autographs for the fans and presented the FCW Florida Heavyweight Title to Jake Hager after Hager defeated Ted DiBiase Jr. to become the inaugural champion.

WWE.com has put up photos from Raw's tour of Japan. One photo features Ric Flair shaking hands with former IWGP Champion Yuji Nagata with the text "East Meets West as Fans Welcome Flair". Another photo features Jeff Hardy posing with another former IWGP champion Hiroshi Tanahashi with the text "Jeff Hardy Branches out with a Japanese Fan". I wonder if the idiots who run WWE.com even following wrestling at all?

Although it was reported a few weeks back that Ric Flair would be taking on Shawn Michaels at Wrestlemania 24, it now appears that Flair may be facing Batista.

WWE will release "Triple H: The King of Kings" on DVD on March 25th. Matches will include 3 matches of Triple H facing Mick Foley, "King of the Ring" August 6, 1997, "WWE RAW" from August 23, 1999, and "No Way Out" February 27, 2000 which is a Hell In The Cell Match. It also features a Last Man Standing Match against Ric Flair from Survivor Series November 27, 2005. As part of the bonus features, Triple H's first professional match, back when he was known as Terra Ryzing, taking on Tony Roy in Burlington, VT on November 1, 1992. Commentary by Triple H and Jim Ross has been added.

WWE will also be releasing "WWE The Music: Volume 8" on CD on March 25th. The theme music for WWE World Women's Champion Beth Phoenix is on the CD as well as her picture on the cover.

A new internet radio show called "Peach State Pandemonium" debuted on February 16th. Gary Hart is the scheduled guest on February 23rd. The show will air every Saturday from 11am to Noon and since it airs from Georgia, those times are probably Eastern Time.

Showtime is producing promotional material on the Internet to build its fights with Bill Goldberg with a short piece called "Goldberg toe-to-toe," showing Goldberg training with Bas Rutten and Kimbo Slice at www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1C39PCW1Ls.

Andre the Giant's name was mentioned Tuesday in the Congressional hearings by Henry Waxman, who claimed that excessive amounts of HGH killed Andre the Giant Roussimoff. Well, yes and no. Andre died of a heart attack in 1993. Because of his condition, acromegaly, he wasn't going to live a long life and that condition is the over secretion of naturally produced growth hormone. But it would be shocking if Andre ever took any Growth Hormone like athletes would have. The exact quote by Waxman on Tuesday as it regarded Andre was: "We know that HGH can cause problems, because it's actually a disease when the body produces too much HGH. Doctors call it acromegaly. It can lead to diabetes, heart problems, liver problems., kidney problems, cancer and even death. It can also cause permanent changes in the face. We know what these changes look like. The pro wrestler, Andre the Giant, died of complications of untreated acromegaly, and Richard Kiel, better known as Jaws from the James Bond movies, has publicly spoken about his experience with the disease."

In Wednesday's State of the State address, Minnesota Governor Pawlenty mentioned Verne Gagne as one of the great living Minnesotans.

At the Inoki Genome Federation show in Tokyo Saturday, because it's four days before Antonio Inoki 65th birthday they had messages sent on the big screen from Tiger Jeet Singh, Johnny Powers, Animal Hamaguchi, Jeff Jarrett, Dusty Rhodes, Jerry Lawler and Vince McMahon.

Dusty Wolfe is mong the guests on Indywarz Radio tonight at 8pm and can be heard by going to the Indywarz Radio site.

Jake Roberts is nine weeks into his 14 week rehab in Atlanta, GA. Scott Hall and Ron Simmons are both in the same rehab facility.

The TAP show scheduled for February 17th in Muskogee was cancelled due to the torrential downpour of rain on Saturday. No makeup date has been announced.

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RECENT RESULTS
February 8th
WOW Heavyweight Champion Austin Rhodes defeated Ryan Davidson at the NWA Southwest/World of Wrestling event in Cypress, TX

February 9th
Claudia, J. T. LaMotta, Jerome Daniels, & Nobe Bryant defeated Athena, Mad Dog, James Johnson, & Diamond Dave at the Professional Championship Wrestling Full Throttle event in Arlington, TX. In other matches, PCW Television Champion Brett Idol (w/ Chris Bussey, Thomas Bussey, Stephen Bussey, & Larry Bussey) defeated PCW Heavyweight Champion Action Jackson in a non-title match officiated by special guest referee PCW Tag Team Champion Apocalypse.

Steve Williams & Paul Diamond defeated Billy V & Jeff McAllister at the Fusion Pro Wrestling event in Commerce City, CO

February 10th
Bull Buchanan & Buff Bagwell defeated Steve Lawler & Bulldog Raines at the Southern Extreme Championship Wrestling event in Carrollton, GA

Brent Albright defeated Willie Mac at the NWA Pro event in Las Vegas, NV. Later in the evening, Albright defeated Dallas Murdoch.

February 11th
Charlie Haas defeated D. H. Smith at the "WWE RAW" house show in Ariake, Japan. In other matches, Ric Flair defeated Mr. Kennedy, and WWE World Women's Champion Beth Phoenix defeated Mickie James in a match officiated by special guest referee Val Venis.

February 12th
WWE World Women's Champion Beth Phoenix defeated Mickie James at the "WWE RAW" house show in Tokyo, Japan. In other matches, Ric Flair defeated William Regal.

TNA World Tag Team Champions A. J. Styles & Tomko defeated Kip James & Bob Armstrong at the "TNA iMPACT!" TV taping in Orlando, FL

Jake Hager (w/ Victoria Crawford) defeated T. J. Wilson at the Florida Championship Wrestling event in New Port Richey, FL. In other matches, Titan (w/ Ralph Mosca) defeated Brandon Groom & Tommy Taylor in a Handicap Match.

February 13th
Ric Flair defeated Mr. Kennedy in the opening match of the "WWE RAW" house show in Honolulu, HI. In other matches, Charlie Haas defeated D. H. Smith, and WWE World Women's Champion Beth Phoenix defeated Mickie James in a match officiated by special guest referee Val Venis.

February 15th
Val Venis defeated Charlie Haas at the "WWE RAW" house show in Fresno, CA. In other matches, Ric Flair defeated Mr. Kennedy, and WWE World Women's Champion Beth Phoenix defeated Mickie James.

Jake Hager defeated Ted DiBiase Jr. for the vacant FCW Florida Heavyweight Title at the Florida Championship Wrestling event in Tampa, FL. Earlier in the evening, Hager and DiBiase were the final two in a 23-Man Battle Royal and faced each later in the evening. In other matches, Christopher Gray defeated Brandon Groom and Tommy Taylor in a Triple Threat Match.

Tim Renesto & Lee Cross (w/ Charming Charles & Lisa Fayzon) defeated The New York Gangster & Shawn Hoodrich at the United States Wrestling Organization event in Nashville, TN. In other matches, Mark Anthony (w/ Charming Charles) defeated Steve O (not the IZW ring announcer).

Kraig Keesaman defeated Brady Desire and Dingo at the 3XW Wrestling event in Des Moines, IA

February 16th
Ric Flair defeated Mr. Kennedy in the opening match of the "WWE RAW" house show in Los Angeles, CA. In other matches, WWE World Women's Champion Beth Phoenix defeated Mickie James in a match officiated by special gest referee Val Venis, and Super Crazy, D. H. Smith, & Brian Kendrick defeated Charlie Haas, Snitsky, & Carlito.

IWA Tag Team Champions The Naturals (Andy Douglas & Chase Stevens) defeated Ray Gonzalez & Chicano by Countout at the International Wrestling Association event in Toa Baja, Puerto Rico

Bubba Hall & MSW Heavyweight Champion Jason Jones (w/ Brieanna Bringle) defeated Michael Barry & Gary Gram in the main event of the Mid-States Wrestling event in Harrison, AR. In other matches, Gary Gram defeated Mitch Carter, Kenny Campbell defeated Dustin Heritage, Jake Boulder defeated Michael Barry by DQ, and El Matador Uno defeated Kenny Campbell in back-to-back matches, then removed his mask and revealed himself as Mitch Carter.

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

February 17th
Ric Flair defeated Mr. Kennedy at WWE's "No Way Out" pay-per-view event in Las Vegas, NV

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UPCOMING MATCHES
February 19th
FCW Florida Heavyweight Champion Jake Hager will face FCW Southern Heavyweight Champion Heath Miller in a title unification match at the Florida Championship Wrestling event in New Port Richey, FL

February 21st
TNA World Tag Team Champion A. J. Styles takes on Samoa Joe at the TNA house show in New York, NY

Steve Lawler & Bulldog Raines take on Tommy Rich & Jimmy Powell in a Rome Street Fight 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
Brent Albright takes on El Generico in a Grudge Match at the 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 Apocalypse in a Flaming Tables Match at Professional Championship Wrestling Full Throttle's "Big Bang" 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

Joe Herell, Al Farat, Thomas Trump, and Randi Lynn are among the stars scheduled for the IWC/UPW event in Chicago, IL

Oliver John and Adam Thornstowe are among the entrants in Pro Championship Wrestling's 30-Man Last Man Standing Rumble in Oroville, CA

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

Ricky Morton is among the stars scheduled for the Maryland Championship Wrestling event in Dundalk, MD

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

Brickhouse Brown takes on McNasty at the NWA Wrestle Birmingham in Graysville, AL. In other matches, Dennis Condrey takes on Lee Thomas in an Anything Goes Match, Danny Fuller (w/ Robert Fuller) takes on Will Owens (w/ Mike Porter), and Adrian Street (w/ Miss Linda) takes on Ricky Roberts (w/ Marcel Pringle).

March 8th
A. J. Styles takes on Azrieal at American Championship Entertainment's "Destined For Greatness" 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, w/ Jeff G. Bailey & Lexi Pillman) face Bob Armstrong & Brad Armstrong, and Bill Dundee takes on Jay Clinton (w/ Aaron Voight).

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

Brent Albright takes on Go Shiozaki at the Ring of Honor event in Dover, NJ

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

Brent Albright & B. J. Whitmer will face The Briscoes (Jay Briscoe & Mark Briscoe) at the Ring of Honor event in Dover, NJ

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 26th
Abdullah the Butcher is among the stars scheduled for the A Town Wrestling event in Stone Mountain, GA

March 28th
The 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

UXW Heavyweight Champion Raven defends the title against Abdullah the Butcher at the USA Xtreme Wrestling event in Orlando, FL. Also scheduled to appear is Demolition (Ax & Smash) and many more.

The Honky Tonk Man is among the stars scheduled for the "Wrestling Superstars - LIVE!" event in Racine, WI

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), Greg Valentine, Koko B. Ware, and Kamala 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 18th
The Honky Tonk Man is among the stars scheduled for the Independent Wrestling Federation event in West Patterson, 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

The Honky Tonk Man is among the stars scheduled for the Independent Wrestling Federation event in West Patterson, NJ

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

MSW Heavyweight Champion Jason Jones defends the title against Stephen E at the Mid-States Wrestling event in Harrison, AR. Also scheduled to appear are Michael Barry, Jake Boulder, Jack Dalton, Kenny Campbell, Brieanna Bringle, Mitch Carter, Dustin Heritage, Mike Iles, and many more.

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 (exact date to be announced)
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 Revolutionary Championship Wrestling's "Outloud Fest" event in New Boston, OH

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AUTOGRAPHS & APPEARANCES
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, Velvet Sky, 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 14th & 15th
Mick Foley is scheduled to appear at the "Wizard World Convention" in Los Angeles, CA

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, James Mitchell, 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.

April 16th & 17th
The Honky Tonk Man will be conducting a Pro Wrestling Clinic for the Independent Wrestling Federation in West Patterson, NJ. The clinic will include a seminar, in-ring drills, basics, fundamentals, promos and evaluation. For more info, call (973) 345-7745.

April 18th & 19th
The Honky Tonk Man will be conducting a Pro Wrestling Fan Fantasy Clinic for the Independent Wrestling Federation in West Patterson, NJ. The clinic will include seminar, in-ring basics, interviews, free IWF shirt, live event ticket and autographed 8x10. For more info, call (973) 345-7745.

April 20th
Roddy Piper will be signing autographs from 1pm to 3pm at Collector's Realm in Poughkeepsie, NY. For more info, call (845) 473-8697.

[bMay 2nd through 4th
Mick Foley, Christy Hemme, Gail Kim, and Molly Holly will be appearing to sign autographs during the "Chiller Theatre Toy, Model, & Film Expo" at the Hilton Parsippany in Parsippany, NJ. For more info, call (973) 267-7373

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 18th - Blake Albright
February 22nd - Roc-N-Roll Cowboy
February 23rd - Michael Snap

Tags: NWA, Brent Albright, Shawn Matthews III, TNA, Dutch Mantel, Jeff Jarrett, Naturals, WWE, Mae Young, Ric Flair, Dusty Rhodes, Jim Ross, Jake Hager, Mick Foley, Beth Phoenix, Gary Hart, Bill Goldberg, Andre the Giant, Verne Gagne, Jerry Lawler, Dusty Wolfe,