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Posted: Aug 25th 2009 By: mikeiles

NEWS
Al Farat recently helped negotiate an agreement for International Wrestling Council to join the National Wrestling Alliance and rename themselves NWA Chicago. Farat will also serve on their Board of Directors.

Matt Riviera was eliminated from VH1's "Megan Wants A Millionaire" on episode 3.

Asylum Championship Wrestling has posted a video of their August 15th show on their website at AsylumWrestling.com. Among the features is highlights is "Dr. Death" Steve Williams defeating ACW Champion Franco D'Angelo for the title in his farewell match and well wishes for Williams from Greg Valentine, Demolition (Ax & Smash), and Jerry Lawler.

Jerry Lawler made it official last Friday and filed his petition to run for Mayor of Memphis. He has a new website at JerryLawler2009.com where you can follow his campaign. He even has Facebook and Twitter.

It has been reported that the "fan" that ran in during the Summerslam WWE championship match pitting Randy Orton vs. John Cena was Brett DiBiase, son of "Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase. He is currently training in Tampa, FL with Florida Championship Wrestling under a WWE developmental deal.

A new trailer for the "Rise and Fall of WCW" triple disc DVD has been released which shows interviews with Dallas Page, Chris Jericho, Hulk Hogan, Goldberg, Ric Flair, and Dusty Rhodes. WWE Hall of Famer Hulk Hogan called WCW "the largest ATM machine" he ever saw. The preview is pretty cool and shows a lot of classic WCW footage from the Monday night wars and ends with the AOL/Time Warner merger "that brought WCW to its ultimate demise." The DVD was released nationwide today (August 25th). You can check the video preview by clicking here.

The Wrestling Observer Newletter reports that a major movie on the life of WWE Hall of Famer "Nature Boy" Ric Flair has fallen through due to negotiations with his representatives falling apart. Flair?s attorneys asked that production be held back until 2010, but the production company insisted on not delaying the project. The idea of the 1980's wrestling movie is still alive, but will not feature a character based on Flair's outstanding career.

Jim Ross announced in one of his blogs this past week that he will be appearing on Oklahoma City's Fox 25 Morning Show every Friday morning during football season. He has also been teasing in his web blogs about making a major announcement over the next week.

WWE Superstars, Divas, and other celebrities were in attendance yesterday for the launch party benefiting Betty's Battle in Los Angeles, a non-profit organization started by "Access Hollywood" co-host Nancy O'Dell following her mother's death from the ALS disease. Verne Troyer, Joel Madden, Gilles Marini, Melody Thornton, and others joined Triple H, Maria, The Big Show, Vince McMahon, Roddy Piper and other WWE Superstars at the event which was held at the h.wood club. Los Angeles FOX affiliate KTTV 11 had a live feed from the red carpet with an interview with the funny Big Show and Nancy O'Dell herself. You can check out photos and the video from the event by clicking here.

Flyers promoting TNA's October pay-per-view "Bound For Glory" in the Los Angeles area were handed out by company representatives at yesterday's WWE SummerSlam Axxess event and were promoting Sting's final appearance in California.

TNA Wrestling has released the poster for their "Bound for Glory" pay-per-view which features Sting. The poster has three banners hanging down with the PPV logo with a great photo of Sting standing in front of them with the tag line "The Final Curtain?" at the top. Sting is believed to have his retirement match at the pay-per-view. You can see the poster by clicking here.

The Mick Foley and Colt Cabana stand up routine Saturday night at the Hollywood Improv went well. Foley friends Barry Blausten ("Beyond the Mat") and Christy Canyon were both there.

Bill Goldberg was in Raleigh, NC this past weekend for the Jimmy V Celebrity Golf Classic. He told the local paper that he would never return to pro wrestling "in a million years" except possibly in Japan where he has done exhibition matches. He said he has just wrapped another season of "Bull Run" for the Speed Channel that will air in the fall.

Strange Cargo, a Chicago-based t-shirt store, has just released a new shirt featuring Andre the Giant. You can view it or order it at their website: StrangeCargo.com.

Oklafan would like to wish a speedy recovery to Brieanna Bringle who had her tonsils removed on August 20th.

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RECENT RESULTS
August 15th
Steve Williams defeated ACW Heavyweight Champion Franco D'Angelo for the title at the Asylum Championship Wrestling event in Colorado Springs, CO. In other matches, The D-Linquents (Mo Murder & Felony) defeated Team Shake It (Josh Evans & Tristan Gallo), Jesse Williams defeated Mitch Carter (w/ Veronica Vance), Brandon Bishop & Dallas Murdoch defeated Joshua Michael & ACW Tag Team Champion Epic, and Joey Kincaide defeated ACW Institutional Champion Zane Morris for the title.

Booker T & Samoa Joe defeated PWA Iron Man Champion Ryan Davidson & PWA Heavyweight Champion Chris Adams in the main event of Pro Wrestling Alliance's "MidSummer Madness 2009" event in Pasadena, TX, In other matches, Rock 'N Rough (Rockstar Robbie & Kid Ranson) defeated PWA Tag Team Champions The Rock-N-Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson) for the titles.

Tom Donovan defeated NWA On Fire Heavyweight & North American Champion Apolo by default at the International Wrestling Council event in Chicago, IL. In other matches, Al Farat & Nicky Sixx vs. Thug Nasty & Billy Tiger ended in a Double DQ.

August 17th
TNA Knockouts Champion O. D. B. defeated Alissa Flash at the "TNA iMPACT!" television taping in a match taped for "TNA Xplosion"

August 18th
R-Truth defeated Charlie Haas at the "WWE Smackdown!" television taping in Kansas City, MO in a match taped for "WWE Superstars"

Sting, A. J. Styles, & Hernandez defeated Matt Morgan & TNA World Tag Team Champions Scott Steiner & Booker T at the "TNA iMPACT!" television taping in Orlando, FL

August 21st
A. J. Styles defeated TNA X Division Champion Samoa Joe in a non-title match at the TNA house show in Robstown, TX

August 22nd
A. J. Styles defeated TNA X Division Champion Samoa Joe in a non-title match at the TNA house show in Laredo, TX

The Jet Setters (Dustin Heritage & Jack Legacy) defeated Southern Tag Team Champions The Old School Express (Jake Boulder & Jason Jones) by DQ for the titles in a Titles vs. Hair Match in the main event od the Mid-States Wrestling event in Harrison, AR. In other matches, Tony Raze defeated Uno, Doomsday defeated Mitch Carter, Shane Morbid defeated Jim Fallon, MSW Heavyweight Champion Michael Barry defeated Lars Manderson, and Jim Fallon won the vacant Independent Wrestling International Title by winning a Battle Royal that included Shane Morbid, Ray Martinez, Phil Lawrence, Doomsday, Mitch Carter, and Lars Manderson, among others.

Action Jackson defeated Jerome Daniel (w/ Athena) at the Xtreme Championship Wrestling event in Pilot Point, TX

Austin Rhodes defeated Doink the Clown at the USWX event in Onalaska, TX. In other matches, Slam Shady defeated Neico.

PWP Tag Team Champion Mark Sterling & Joey Daniels defeated the Northstar Express (Darin Corbin & Ryan Cruz) at the Pro Wrestling Phoenix event in Council Bluffs, IA

Brandon Bishop defeated Austin Maddix by submission at the Collective League Of Adrenaline, Strength, and Honor Wrestling event in Mt. Clemens, MI

August 23rd
Montel Vontavious Porter defeated Jack Swagger at WWE's "Summerslam" pay-per-view event in Los Angeles, CA. In a pre-show dark match, Beth Phoenix won a 15 Diva Battle Royal.

August 24th
Beth Phoenix, Rosa Mendes, & Alicia Fox defeated Kelly Kelly, Gail Kim, & WWE Divas Champion Mickie James at the "WWE RAW" live telecast in Las Vegas, NV. In a match taped for "WWE Superstars", Jack Swagger defeated Primo.

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UPCOMING OKLAHOMA EVENTS
Impact Zone Wrestling
Saturday, August 29th
The Impact Arena
Lawton, OK
Bell Time 7pm

Sooner World Class Wrestling
Sunday, August 30th
The Underground Arena
Oklahoma City, OK
Bell Time 2:30pm

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UPCOMING MATCHES
August 28th
TNA World Champion Kurt Angle defends the title against Mick Foley at the TNA house show in San Angelo, TX

Action Jackson takes on Eddie Craven at the Xtreme Championship Wrestling event in Decatur, TX. Also scheduled to appear is XCW TNT Champion J. T. LaMotta and many more.

August 29th
MSPW Tag Team Champions Reckage & Romance (Matt Riviera & Jeff Jett) defends the titles against Midnight Gold (Bobby Eaton & Greg Anthony, w/ Brian Thompson) at Mid-South Pro Wrestling's "Throwdown in the Downtown" event in Fort Smith, AR. In other matches, Brandon Groom takes on Apoc, and Mark Johnson takes on Rick Sweetan (w/ Boyd Bradford). Also scheduled to appear is Al Farat, Joshua Smith, and many more.

Greg Valentine & Brian Knobbs takes on Jim Neidhart & Brian Costello at the 11th annual "Clash at the Cove" event in South Bend, IN

The Honky Tonk Man is among the stars scheduled for the Impact Zone Wrestling event in Tucson, AZ

APW Heavyweight Champion Gary Gram, Blake Albright, and The Canadian Red Devil are among the stars scheduled for the Arkansas Pro Wrestling event in Siloam Springs, AR

Kamille takes on Brittani Foxx at the Indy Pro Wrestling event in Siloam Springs, AR. Also scheduled to appear is Big Smooth, Fuel, Anarchy 2nd, Blue Thunder, and Jon Cross.

August 30th
A. J. Styles is among the stars scheduled for the Prime Time Wrestling event in Belleville, MI

NWA Texas Tag Team Champions Team Texas (Chaz Taylor & Austin Rhodes) defend the titles against PWF Tag Team Champions The Canadian Sex Pistols (Cody Jones & Shawn Mills) at the NWA Southwest/ Panhandle Wrestling Federation event in Amarillo, TX

NAW Heavyweight Champion Rik Luxury defends the title against Oliver John at North American Wrestling's "D. J. Rizz Memorial Show" event in Modesto, CA

September 5th
Bushwacker Luke is among the stars scheduled for the Deutsche Wrestling Allianz in Uelzen, Germany

Al Farat is among the stars scheduled for the OTC event in Bandera, TX

Cheerleader Melissa is among the stars scheduled for the Northern Championship Wrestling event in Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Chase Stevens is among the stars scheduled for the New School Federation event in Waco, TX

September 10th
Jim Duggan is among the stars scheduled for the Rampage Pro Wrestling event in McDonough, GA

September 11th
A. J. Styles will be among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Augusta, GA

Jim Neidhart is among the stars scheduled for the "For The Kids" Wrestling event in Bloomington, IN

September 12th
A. J. Styles will be among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Dalton, GA

Jerry Lawler and Al Snow are among the stars scheduled for the Pennsylvania Championship Wrestling Alliance event in Mt. Carmel, PA

Al Farat is among the stars scheduled for the OTC event in Killeen, TX

Matt Riviera takes on Jay Lethal at Mid-South Pro Wrestling's "Russellmania" event in Russellville, AR. Also scheduled to appear is Buddy Landel, Rick Sweetan, and many more.

September 12th
Clayton Brooks & NAWA Tag Team Champions The Oklahoma/Mexico Connection (Doberman & Pablo Chuco) take on Kayden Von Erich, Kit Carson, & Bullman Downs at the North American Wrestling Allegience event in Waxahachie, TX

Jim Neidhart is among the stars scheduled for Dreamwav Wrestling's "Hart Attack!" event in LaSalle, IL

September 13th
A. J. Styles will be among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Gainesville, GA

September 18th
Al Snow is among the stars scheduled for the 3XWrestling event in Des Moines, IA

September 19th
Terry Funk takes on Arik Cannon in a match officiated by special guest referee Ric Flair at Heavy On Wrestling's "Funk 'n' Flair" event in Superior, WI

PWP Tag Team Champion Mark Sterling is among the stars scheduled for the Pro Wrestling Phoenix event in Council Bluffs, IA

September 26th
APW Heavyweight Champion Gary Gram and Daniel Flynn are among the stars scheduled for the Arkansas Pro Wrestling event in Siloam Springs, AR

Brandon Bishop, Mitch Carter, Josh Evans, and Zane Morris are among the stars scheduled for the Asylum Championship Wrestling event in Colorado Springs, CO. Plus, the entire roster will compete in a tournament to win the vacant ACW Heavyweight Title.

Shane Douglas is among the stars scheduled for the Powerhouse Wrestling event in Worcester, MA

October 3rd
Al Snow takes on Sabu at IWA Mid-South's "13 Year Anniversary Show" in Joliet, IL

October 4th
Jim Duggan is among the stars scheduled for a Wrestling Supershow in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

October 9th
A. J. Styles is among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in La Crosse, WI

October 10th
A. J. Styles is among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in St. Cloud, MN

Demolition (Ax & Smash) takes on The V. I. P.'s (Shawn Blanchard & Lou Martin, w/ Frank Durso) at the Keystone State Wrestling Alliance event in Pittsburgh, PA

October 11th
A. J. Styles is among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Mankato, MN

2010
January 24th
A. J. Styles is among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Paris, France

February 6th
Ted DiBiase, Al Snow, and Nikolai Volkoff are among the stars scheduled for Deutche Wrestling Allianz's "Wrestling Legends Tour 2010" in Uelzen, Germany

February 7th
Ted DiBiase, Al Snow, and Nikolai Volkoff are among the stars scheduled for Deutche Wrestling Allianz's "Wrestling Legends Tour 2010" in Rotenburg, Germany

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AUTOGRAPHS & APPEARANCES
August 28th
Jerry Lawler, Jimmy Hart, Bob Orton, Christy Hemme, and many more are scheduled to appear at Icons of the Ring starting at 6pm at Summit Park Mall in Niagara Falls, NY. For more info, call (716) 579-0537.

August 29th
Jim Duggan and Jimmy Hart will be signing autographs from 2pm to 4pm at the New York State Fair in Syracuse, NY. For more info, call 1-800-475-FAIR.

Ted DiBiase and Virgil (10 am to 2pm only), Scott Hall (12 noon to 3pm only), Missy Hyatt, Chrystal Louthan, and many more will be signing autographs at the "Super Megashow" at the Holiday Inn Harmon-Meadow Secaucus Hotel in Secaucus, NJ. For more info, call (201) 348-2000.

Ted DiBiase and Virgil will be signing autographs from 3pm to 5pm at Merchants Square Mall in Allentown, PA. For more info, go to Rasslers.us

August 30th
Dusty Rhodes and Goldust will be signing autographs from 12 noon to 2pm at Franklin Square Video in Franklin Square, NY. For more info, call (516) 328-3691.

Missy Hyatt, Chrystal Louthan, Virgil, and many more will be signing autographs at the "Super Megashow" at the Holiday Inn Harmon-Meadow Secaucus Hotel in Secaucus, NJ. For more info, call (201) 348-2000.

September 4th through 6th
Demolition (Ax & Smash) and The Iron Sheik will be appearing at "Dragon Con" held at 4 major hotels in Atlanta, GA. For more info, go to DragonCon.org.

September 6th
Jim Ross, Jerry Lawler, and Dawn Marie will be signing autographs at the Congress Theater in Chicago, IL prior to the Dragon Gate USA event held later in the evening.

September 12th
Al Snow will be signing autographs from 1pm to 3pm at Wyoming Valley Mall in Wilkes Barre, PA. For more info, call (570) 527-3133.

Jerry Lawler will be signing autographs from 3pm to 5pm at Wyoming Valley Mall in Wilkes Barre, PA. For more info, call (570) 527-3133.

Jim Neidhart will be signing autographs at the LaSalle Knights of Columbus in LaSalle, IL prior to the Dreamwave Wrestling event held later in the evening. For more info, go to DreamwaveWrestling.com.

September 13th
Mick Foley and Dominic DeNucci will be signing autographs from 1pm to 2;30pm at CollectorFest at the Webster Columbis Center in Rochester, NY

September 19th
Ric Flair and Terry Funk will be signing autographs from 4:30pm to 6:30pm at the Wessman Arena in Superior, WI prior to the Heavy On Wrestling event held later in the evening. For more info, call (218) 391-1985.

September 26th
Paul Orndorff and Dennis Coraluzzo will be inducted into the NWA Hall of Fame at the Police Athletic League Building in Wayne, NJ

Ron Bass, Ricky Steamboat, Kevin Nash, Scott Hall, Sean Waltman (AKA X-Pac), Barry Windham, Fred Ottman (AKA Tugboat/Typhoon), George Steele, Nelson Frazier (AKA King Mabel), Robert Horne (AKA Sir Mo), Debra, Lance Cade, Rain (AKA Payton Banks), Lacey, Michael Hayes, Howard Finkel, Price Iaukea, Al Snow, Brutus Beefcake, Rhaka Khan, The Powers of Pain (Warlord & Barbarian), and many more will be signing autographs at Signamania V at Bucks County Tech School in Fairless Hills, PA. For more info, go to Signamania.com.

September 27th
Ric Flair will be signing autographs at the Valley Forge Convention Center in King of Prussia, PA. For more info, call (610) 354-8212.

October 1st through 5th
Jerry Lawler is hosting "Royal Cruise". There is more information at KingLawlerCruise.com, including a list of fun things you can do on board, such as checking out a book at the library, surfing the Internet, or engaging in "tanning sessions on deck with The King".

October 2nd through 4th
Honky Tonk Man and Tito Santana will be signing autographs at the 1st annual Long Beach Comic Con at the Long Beach Convention Center in Long Beach, CA. For more info, call (562) 436-3661.

October 3rd
Roddy Piper, Rick Steiner, Sharkboy, Sharkgirl, Chris Harris, Sean Waltman (AKA X-Pac), Ivan Putski, Roxxi, Shelly Martinez, Traci Brooks, Gorgeous George, SoCal Val, April Hunter, Missy Hyatt, Dick Kroll, Terri Runnels, Sabu, Virgil, The Honky Tonk Man, Steve Corino, Lena Yada, Stacy Carter, Pamela Paulshock, Jackie Haas, The Blue Meanie, King Kong Bundy, Greg Valentine, The Nasty Boys (Brian Knobbs & Jerry Sags), Christy Hemme, and many more are scheduled to appear at The Ultimate Collectibles Show at The Greater Philadelphia Expo Center in Oaks, PA. For more info, call (610) 269-7225.

October 4th
Roddy Piper, Rick Steiner, Sharkboy, Sharkgirl, Chris Harris, Sean Waltman (AKA X-Pac), Ivan Putski, Roxxi, Shelly Martinez, Traci Brooks, Gorgeous George, SoCal Val, April Hunter, Missy Hyatt, Dick Kroll, Terri Runnels, Sabu, Virgil, The Honky Tonk Man, Steve Corino, Lena Yada, Stacy Carter, Pamela Paulshock, Jackie Haas, The Blue Meanie, King Kong Bundy, Greg Valentine, The Nasty Boys (Brian Knobbs & Jerry Sags), Ken Shamrock, Candice Michelle, Lance Storm, Chris Nowinski, Steve Blackman, Tammy Sytch, Kevin Thorn, Sonjay Dutt, and many more are scheduled to appear at The Ultimate Collectibles Show at The Greater Philadelphia Expo Center in Oaks, PA. For more info, call (610) 269-7225.

October 17th
Raven will be having a seminar for any wrestler or anyone that is interested in becoming a professional wrestler at Heritage Hall in Ardmore, OK. Time to be announced later. The price for the seminar is $40 for licensed wrestler (must show license) or $50 to anyone that is interested in becoming a pro wrestler. Anyone interested needs to contact Earl Kennedy at TCBMinistries@yahoo.com.

October 23rd
Mick Foley, Mike Graham, Bill Apter, New Jack, Kevin Sullivan, Tammy Sytch, Ryan Maher, Dennis Stamp, and Billy Graham are among the roasters at the "Terry Funk Ring Roast" in Monroe, NJ

October 24th
Kevin Von Erich, Ken Anderson, Mick Foley, Terry Funk, Billy Graham, Kishi, Luna Vachon, Suicide, Billy Kidman, Mike Drose (AKA Duke Drose), Danny Davis, Brian Christopher, Mike Graham, Dennis Stamp, Austin Idol, Al Snow, Terri Runnels, Jackie Moore, Lisa Marie Varon (AKA Victoria/Tara), The Bolsheviks (Nikolai Volkoff & Boris Zhukov), Steve Corino, New Jack, Gorgeous George, Brooke Adams, Carlos Colon, Marc Mero, Kevin Sullivan, Tammy Sytch, and many more are scheduled to appear at Legends of the Ring 9 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Monroe, NJ. For more info, go to LegendsoftheRing.com.

November 6th
Angelo Mosca, Baron Von Raschke, Paul Orndorff, David Sammartino, and many more will be signing autographs from 6pm until 12 midnight at Wrestling Reunion at the Holiday Inn in Carteret, NJ. For more info, call (732) 541-9500.

November 21st & 22nd
Ted DiBiase and Tammy Sytch will be signing autographs at the Winter Memorabilia show at The NEC in Birmingham, England. For more info. go to Memorabilia.co.uk

December 12th
Steve Williams, Bill Dundee, Headbanger Mosh, Outback Jack, Danny Spivey, Jack Victory, Moondog Rex, The Harris Boys (Ron Harris & Don Harris), and many more will be appearing at K&S Wrestlefest's "December to Remember" at The Radisson Hotel in Carteret, NJ. For more info, call (516) 473-4944.

2009
January 30th
Bushwacker Luke, Hulk Hogan, and Sean Waltman will be appearing at Wrestle Slam 3 at The Renaissance Manchester Hotel in Manchester, England. For more info, go to WrestleSlamUK.com.

April 18th
Angelo Savoldi, Mario Savoldi, Paul Richard, Jimmy Snuka, Pete Doherty (AKA The Duke of Dorchester), Public Enemy (Rocco Rock & Johnny Grunge), Tony Ulysses, Larry Zbyszko, D. C. Drake, Bull Montana, Dr. Heresy, Maverick Wild, Kevin Hughes, Danny Davis, Billy Black, Sonny Goodspeed, and Dave Dwinell will be inducted into the New England Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame at the Brightridge Club/Brotherhood of the Holy Ghost Charity in East Providence, RI. For more info, contact Joe Bruen at hwfforever@yahoo.com

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UPCOMING BIRTHDAYS
August 25th - Bobby Shane
August 26th - J. C., K. C.
August 27th - Jeremy Evans, Michael Faith, Sgt. Slaughter
August 28th - The Assassin, Brittani Foxx
August 30th - Tom Donovan
August 31st - Brad Michaels


Most news & results derived from reports found on Gerweck.net, PWBTS.com, and various other wrestling news sites.

Tags: Al Farat, NWA, Matt Riviera, ACW, Steve Williams, Greg Valentine, Smash, Jerry Lawler, WWE, Ted DiBiase, WCW, Goldberg, Ric Flair, Dusty Rhodes, Jim Ross, Roddy Piper, TNA, Sting, Mick Foley, Bill Goldberg, Andre the Giant, Brieanna Bringle, Bobby Shane,