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Posted: Apr 6th 2010 By: mikeiles

NEWS
The 28 year old Oklahoma native Jack Swagger successfully cashed in his Money In The Bank at the "WWE's Friday Night SmackDown!"television tapings last Tuesday night. The match of Swagger defeating Chris Jericho and becoming the new World Heavyweight Champion aired last Friday. After getting speared by Edge in the opening segment, Swagger ran to the ring, asked for a referee, and gutwrench powerbombed Jericho out of his shoes to become one of the youngest World Champions ever. This was the quickest cashing in since Money in the Bank started in 2005 and Swagger became the fifth guy to win the title following his win at WrestleMania. Only Mr. Kennedy failed to cash in after he put his briefcase up for grabs against Edge in 2007. Edge eventually went on to win the title that same week from The Undertaker.

After Jack Swagger won the WWE SmackDown! World Title on last week, WWE.com moved his profile to the "SmackDown!" roster page. Currently his profile is still listed also listed on the Raw page, but if you click it you get a message stating the page cannot be found.

The "SmackDown!" segment on Friday night involving Jack Swagger, Shelton Benjamin, and Mickie James that aired was heavily edited from how it was originally taped.

It was considered a telling sign that Jim Ross wasn't used to at least announce the WrestleMania 26 main event, even though Ross was in attendandance for the PPV. WWE is still negotiating to retain his services, and apparently wants him to stay in a "Gene Okerlund" like role. It is becoming apparent that WWE doesn't want Ross to announce on weekly television.

The Miami Herald recently did a story on a Florida Championship Wrestling show at the Dade County Fairgrounds. They reported the crowd as several hundred, with the main event of Miami's Montel Vontavious Porter & Joe Hennig (son of Curt Hennig) defeating Carlito & WWE World Tag Team Champion Big Show, plus a Battle Royal won by Duke Rotundo (son of Mike Rotundo). The story noted Rock's mother, Ata Johnson, at ringside rooting on The Samoan Soldiers, twins Jimmy & Jules Uso (sons of Rikishi), Donny Marlow (son of Haku) and Tamina (daughter of Jimmy Snuka). You can read the entire story by clicking here.

Shawne Merriman of the San Diego Chargers teased the idea he would do pro wrestling after the 2010 football season. He said he's not interested in wrestling right now and his focus is on football, but said he's a huge wrestling fan and has talked with Vince McMahon and called it a possibility. No way he's giving up NFL money if he can still play in 2011 for pro wrestling starting out money. Bill Goldberg has said he'd come back if he could be Merriman's tag team partner.

On the "Red Eye" talk show on Fox News Friday night, they talked about the story where WWE fans skewed heavily Democratic more than the fan base of any other sport. Chris Cotter, on the show, said that if you lived in North Carolina and Ric Flair was running for Governor, it wouldn't matter which party he was from, he would win.

Ric Flair got into a verbal confrontation with the male from Orlando Jordan's odd skit on "TNA iMPACT!" this past week. Flair was angry with him for unknown reasons and confronted him at a club where everyone was hanging out after the show. The man was shaken by Flair's comments and left the club.

The Sun has a story on "TNA iMPACT!" ratings increasing in the United Kingdom. Since the arrival of Hulk Hogan and Ric Flair, viewers have gone from an average of 56,000 in two showings to 133,000 in two showings each week. You can read the whole story by clicking here.

ShopTNA.com has added a plaque signed by Ric Flair and A. J. Styles that is limited to only 210 pieces.

Former pro wrestler and former world record holder in the bench press, Ted Arcidi, has a role as a policeman in the independent suspense movie "Dan McKay," which opened Friday. Thomas Hayden Church and Elisabeth Shue star in the movie.

Oklafan was saddened to learn of the death of Chris Kanyon. Kanyon began his career in 1992 and struggled in both WCW and WWF under bad gimmicks, including a ?Men At Work? construction gimmick tag team with Mark Starr, before working under a mask as Mortis. Teaming with Wrath (Bryan Clark) and managed by James Vandenberg, Mortis & Wrath engaged in a feud with Glacier. But after that story ran its course, Mortis removed the mask and went by Chris Kanyon. Teaming with Dallas Page & Bam Bam Bigelow, they formed the Jersey Triad. Page & Kanyon captured the WCW World Tag Team Title on June 13, 1999. They would hold the belts for about 2 months before losing them to Harlem Heat (Booker T & Stevie Ray) on August 14, 1999. When WCW shut down, Kanyon was brought into WWF, where he was a prominent member of the Alliance during the Invasion Angle. He once again teamed with Dallas Page and defeated the A. P. A. (Bradshaw & Faarooq) for the WWF World Tag Team Titles August 7, 2001, but only held the belts for a little over a week before losing them to the Brothers of Destruction (Kane & The Undertaker) on August 19, 2001. Kanyon was also awarded the WCW United States Title while in the WWF on July 24, 2001, defending it for approximately 6 weeks before losing it to Tajiri on September 10, 2001. Kanyon gained considerable notoriety when he claimed he was fired from the WWE in 2004 because he?d admitted his homosexuality. He made one appearance in TNA as Chris K, but his sexual orientation seemed to make him too touchy of a personality to get long term employment at the high levels. Kanyon did stunt work in movies and battled personal demons for several years, including a diagnosis of bi-polarity, before ultimately committing suicide on April 2, 2010. Kanyon made one documented appearance in Oklahoma on February 13, 1998 at a WCW event in Oklahoma City, losing to then United States Champion Dallas Page. Oklafan extends its condolences to Kanyon?s family and friends.

WWE issued a statement on their website regarding the death of Chris Kanyon. "World Wrestling Entertainment would like to express its deepest condolences to Christopher Klucsaritis' family and friends on his tragic passing. Klucsaritis was under contract with WWE from March 2001 until February 2004 and performed under the name Chris Kanyon," Meanwhile, several of his former colleagues also used their Twitter accounts to remember their friend including Matt Hardy, Shane Helms, Bill Goldberg, Steve Austin, Ken Anderson, Kevin Nash, and others.

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RECENT RESULTS
March 20th
Violence Unlimited (Tyler Bateman & Funny Bone, w/ Raze) defeated The Suburban Commandos to become #1 contenders to the IWL Tag Team Titles at Insane Wrestling League's "State of Insanity" event in Rowland Heights, CA

March 30th
Jack Swagger defeated WWE SmackDown! World Champion Chris Jericho for the title at the "WWE Friday Night SmackDown!" television taping in Las Vegas, NV. In other matches, Beth Phoenix & Tiffany defeated Layla & WWE Women's Champion Michelle McCool.

April 2nd
Mark Sterling & The High Flyers (Zach Thompson & Mike Sydal) defeated The Gentlemen's Club (Gage Octane & 3XW Tag Team Champions Devin Carter & Casanova, w/ Todd Countryman) by submission at 3XWrestling's "Spring Showdown" event in Des Moines, IA. In other matches, 3XW Pure Wrestling Champion Kraig Keesaman defeated Krotch.

Jerry Lawler defeated Jimmy Olsen at 2 Count Wrestling's "Living on the Edge" event in Watertown, NY

April 3rd
The Oklahoma/Mexico Connection (Doberman & Pablo Chuco) defeated NAWA Tag Team Champion Kit Carson & The Punisher for the titles at the North American Wrestling Allegience event in Waxahachie, TX

Anthony Wayne vs. Jason Xavier vs/ Jailbird (w/ Sally Johnson) ended in a Triple Countout at the United States Wrestling Organization event in Nashville, TN

Dane Griffin defeated Les Mayne (w/ Tom Donovan) in the final round of a tournament to win the vacant TWF Heavyweight Title after Donovan turned on Mayne and assisted Griffin at the Texas Wrestling Federation event in Seguin, TX. Griffin defeated Brother Luthor (w/ Tom Donovan) eariler in the card in his semi-final match. Mayne defeated Wallace Gordon in his semi-final match.

April 5th
Randy Orton defeated WWE SmackDown! World Champion Jack Swagger in a non-title match at the "WWE Monday Night RAW" live telecast in Moline, IL

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UPCOMING OKLAHOMA EVENTS
Maximum Wrestling Alliance
Friday, April 9th
Spavinaw School Gymnasium
Spavinaw, OK
Bell Time 8pm

412 Pro Entertainment
Saturday, April 10th
Marble City Community Center
Marble City, OK
Bell Time 7pm

Impact Zone Wrestling
Saturday, April 10th
The Impact Arena
Lawton, OK
Bell Time 7pm

Tornado Alley Pro
Saturday, April 10th
Wagoner Civic Center
Wagoner, OK
Bell Time 8pm

Mid-South Wrestling Alliance
Sunday, April 11th
Golden Goose Flea Market
Midwest City, OK
Bell Time 2:30pm

Sooner World Class Wrestling
Sunday, April 11th
The Underground Arena
Oklahoma City, OK
Bell Time 2:30pm

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UPCOMING MATCHES
April 8th
TNA World Champion A. J. Styles and Jeff Jarrett are among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Corbin, KY

El Latino & Kevin Knight take on Jaykus Plisken & Tito Sanchez in the 2nd round of the TNT Championship Pro Wrestling Tag team Title Tournament in San Antonio, TX

Ryan Reyes is among the stars scheduled for the Texas Championship Wrestling event in Austin, TX

April 9th
TNA World Champion A. J. Styles and Jeff Jarrett are among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Pikeville, KY

TCW International Champion Tim Storm defends the title against Jeff Jett at Traditional Championship Wrestling's "Springdale Slamfest" event in Springdale, AR. In other matches, Midnight Gold (Bobby Eaton & Greg Anthony, w/ Brian Thompson) take on Brian James & Kip James, Matt Riviera takes on Shawn Schultz (w/ Tony LoCassio), Al Farat takes on Travis Sawyer, and Dexter Hardaway (w/ Talon) takes on El Super Colibri.

April 10th
TNA World Champion A. J. Styles and Jeff Jarrett are among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Huntington, WV

Mark Sterling is among the stars scheduled for the Lethal Wrestling Alliance event in House Springs, MO

The Honky Tonk Man takes on Brutus Beefcake at International Wrestling Cartel's "IWC Night of Legends 2010" event in Franklin, PA. In other matches, Koko B. Ware takes on The Genius, and Shane Douglas takes on Raven. Also scheduled to appear is Ted DiBiase, Paul Orndorff, and many more.

TCW International Champion Tim Storm defends the title against Jeff Jett at Traditional Championship Wrestling's "Throwdown in Downtown III" event in Fort Smith, AR. In other matches, Midnight Gold (Bobby Eaton & Greg Anthony, w/ Brian Thompson) take on Brian James & Kip James, Matt Riviera takes on Dexter Hardaway (w/ Talon), El Super Colibri takes on Shawn Schultz (w/ Tony LoCassio), and Al Farat takes on Travis Sawyer.

Drake Gallows takes on Travis 12 Gage & Aaron Helms in a Triple Threat Match at Beyond Your Imagination's "April Aftershock" event in Park City, KS. In other matches, BYEW Entertainment Champion David Kyzer defends the title against Bobby Star in an I Quit Match, BYEW Caution Champion Chris Chaos defends the title against Sam Stackhouse, and BYEW Heavyweight Champion Kevin James Sanchez defends the title against Maniac Mike.

Nikita Koloff and The Rock-N-Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson) are among the stars scheduled for Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling's "MACW Legends Night 2010" event in Gastonia, NC

Anthony Wayne is among the stars scheduled for the United States Wrestling Organization event in Nashville, TN

April 14th
Paul Bearer is among the stars scheduled for the Millenium Wrestling Federation event in Melrose, MA

April 16th
Jeff Jarrett is among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Independence, MO

Charlie Haas is among the stars scheduled for the Wrestling Fan Xperience event in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

BGP Heavyweight Champion Extreme Loco defends the title against Tyler Bateman (w/ Raze) at the Battle Ground Pro event in California

J. T. LaMotta is among the stars scheduled for AND Wrestling's "Space Town Throw Down" event in Spring, TX

Rikishi is among the stars scheduled for the National Wrestling Superstars event in Carteret, NJ

April 17th
SPW Tag Team Champions The Reno Scum (Adam Thornstowe & Luster the Legend) defend the titles against The West Coast Dragons (Junior Morales & Corvus Ventura) in a Ladder Match at Supreme Pro Wrestling's 10th Anniversary event in Sacramento, CA

Rikishi and Samu are among the stars scheduled for the National Wrestling Superstars event in Tower City, PA

JAPW New Jersey Champion Charlie Haas is among the stars scheduled for the Jersey All pro Wrestling event in Jersey City, NJ

April 18th
TNA World Champion A. J. Styles (w/ Ric Flair) defends the title against D'Angelo Dinero at TNA's "Lockdown" pay-per-view event in St. Charles, MO. In other matches, Sting, Desmond Wolfe, Matt Morgan, & Beer Money, Inc. (James Storm & Robert Roode) take on Abyss, Jeff Hardy, Rob Van Dam, Jay Lethal, & Jeff Jarrett in a Lethal Lockdown Match.

IWL Tag Team Champions Jason Watts & Chimaera defend the titles against Violence Unlimited (Tyler Bateman & Funny Bone, w/ Raze) at Insane Wrestling League's "New Era 5" event in Covina, CA

April 22nd
TNA World Champion A. J. Styles and Jeff Jarrett are among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Macon, GA

April 23rd
TNA World Champion A. J. Styles and Jeff Jarrett are among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Albany, GA

April 24th
Mitch Carter (w/ Veronica Vance) takes on James Johnson at the Victory Crown Championship Wrestling event in Fort Worth, TX. In other matches, J. T. LaMotta takes on Andy Dalton. Also scheduled to appear is Spoiler 2000, Seth Shai, and many more.

The New York Express (Thomas Knight & Jeffrey Knight) are among the stars scheduled for the Eastern Township Wrestling Association event in Irasburg, VT

Violence Unlimited (Tyler Bateman & Funny Bone, w/ Raze) is among the stars scheduled for the West Coast Wrestling Company event in Wildomar, CA

Shane Douglas is among the stars scheduled for the Covey Pro Wrestling event in Berkley Springs, WV

April 25th
WWE SmackDown! World Champion Jack Swagger is among the stars scheduled for WWE's "Extreme Rules" pay-per-view event in Baltimore, MD

Melissa takes on Christina Von Eerie at the Valiente Lucha Libre event in Yonkers, NY

April 29th
Vader, Jesse White, & Too Cold Scorpio take on Tatsumi Fujinami, Tamon Honda, & Makoto Hashi at a wrestling event in Japan

April 30th
TNA World Champion A. J. Styles and Jeff Jarrett are among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Vicksburg, MS

Jim Duggan takes on The Iranian Sheik at World Wrestling Association's "Vengeance Live on I-95" event in Melbourne, FL

May 1st
TNA World Champion A. J. Styles and Jeff Jarrett are among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Greenwood, MS

Dane Griffin vs. Kevin Northcutt vs. Chad Thomas is scheduled for the NWA Southwest event in Whitesboro, TX

Anthony Wayne takes on Drew Haskins at the Southern Wrestling Experience event in Lawrenceburg, TN

Terry Taylor is among the stars scheduled for the American Wrestling Federation event in King of Prussia, PA

NAWA Tag Team Champions The Oklahoma/Mexico Connection (Doberman & Pablo Chuco) defend the titles against The Communist Coalition (Li Fang & Russian Destroyer) at the North American Wrestling Allegience event in Waxahachie, TX

Tom Donovan takes on Jimmy D. Perez at the Texas Wrestling Federation event in Seguin, TX

May 2nd
Terry Taylor is among the stars scheduled for the American Wrestling Federation event in King of Prussia, PA

May 5th
Alissa Flash is among the stars scheduled for the International Assault event in Adelaide, Australia

May 7th
Alissa Flash is among the stars scheduled for the International Assault event in Melbourne, Australia

3XW Pure Wrestling Champion Kraig Keesaman defends the title against Aaron Masterson at 3XWrestling's "Over The Top" event in Des Moines, IA. In other matches, Mark Sterling takes on Gage Octane (w/ Todd Countryman)

May 8th
Jeff Jarrett takes on Chase Stevens at Main Event Championship Wrestling's "MECW Arrives" event in Evansville, IN. In other matches, Jerry Lawler takes on Dirty Money.

A. J. Styles takes on Paul Birchill at Pro Wrestling Syndicate's "Vendetta" event in White Plains, NY. In other matches, Jim Duggan takes on Doink the Clown (Matt Borne). Also scheduled to appear is Ox Baker and many more.

May 14th
TNA World Champion A. J. Styles and Jeff Jarrett are among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Hammond, IN

Buddy Landel and Bobby Eaton are among the stars scheduled for the Cleveland All-Pro Wrestling event in Cleveland, OH

May 13th
TNA World Champion A. J. Styles and Jeff Jarrett are among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Springfield, IL

May 15th
The Honky Tonk Man and The Genius are among the stars scheduled for the Great North Wrestling event in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada

May 21st
TNA World Champion A. J. Styles and Jeff Jarrett are among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Lake Charles, LA

May 22nd
Carlito & WWE SmackDown! World Champion Jack Swagger take on Mark Henry & Montel Vontavious Porter at the WWE house show in Cincinnati, OH. Also scheduled to appear is Beth Phoenix and many more.

TNA World Champion A. J. Styles and Jeff Jarrett are among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Houston, TX

The Oklahoma/Mexico Connection (Doberman & Pablo Chuco) among the stars scheduled for the Bayou Independent Wrestling event in Brookhaven, MS

Shane Douglas and Jake Roberts are among the stars scheduled for the Powerhouse Wrestling event in Worcester, MA

May 23rd
TNA World Champion A. J. Styles and Jeff Jarrett are among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Beaumont, TX

May 29th
Brandon Bishop, Josh Evans, and Zane Morris are among the stars scheduled for the Asylum Championship Wrestling event in Colorado Springs, CO

June 25th
TCW International Champion Tim Storm defends the title against Matt Riviera at Traditional Championship Wrestling's "Rumble at the Rock" event in Little Rock, AR. In other matches, U-Gene Dinsmore (w/ Danny Hodge) takes on Trevor Murdock (w/ Rich Rude), The Honky Tonk Man takes on Al Farat, Dexter Hardaway & Shawn Schultz (w/ Talon & Tony LoCassio) take on Jerry Lynn & Wes Robinson, and Malia Hosaka takes on Athena in a Loser Leaves Town Match officiated by special guest referee Missy Hyatt.

July 9th
Jerry Lawler is among the stars scheduled for the Cleveland All-Pro Wrestling event in Cleveland, OH

August 1st
WPW Tag Team Champions Scott Hall & Heidenreich defend the titles against The Steiner Brothers (Rick Steiner & Scott Steiner) at the World Pro Wrestling event in Columbus, OH. In other matches, WPW Heavyweight Champion Tommy Rich defends the title against The Honky Tonk Man in a Guitar On A Pole Match.

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AUTOGRAPHS & APPEARANCES
April 10th
Mick Foley will be signing autographs from 11:15am to 3:15pm at the "Motor Mania Show" at The Dome Center in Henrietta, NY. For more info, go to StreetMachinesOfRochester.com.

Mae Young, Steve Lombardi (AKA The Brooklyn Brawler), Harvey Wippleman, Mohammad Hassan, Shawn Daivari (AKA Abdul Bashir), Bobby Jaggers, Dutch Mantel, Shark Boy, Kanyon (AKA Mortis), Jimmy Snuka, Sim Snuka (AKA Deuce), Domino, Scott Casey, Tony Mamaluke, Hamada, Tom Pritchard, Elix Skipper, Adrian Street, Miss Linda, Hernandez, Stephanie Bellars (AKA Gorgeous George) Jesse Barr (AKA Jimmy Jack Funk), Matt Bloom (AKA A-Train), Sylvan Grenier, Al Perez, Rob Terry, Jesse Neal, Buddy Roberts, Cpl. Kirschner, Paul Bearer (AKA Percy Pringle), Tracy Smothers, and many more will be appearing at K&S Wrestlefest's "Spring Spectacular" at The Radisson Hotel in Carteret, NJ. For more info, call (516) 473-4944.

Dusty Rhodes will be signing autographs from 12 noon to 2pm at the Holiday Inn Express in St. Charles, IL. For more info, call (630) 780-2777.

April 16th through 18th
Bushwacker Luke, Rob Van Dam, Candice Michelle, Lillian Garcia, Virgil, The Honky Tonk Man, Ted DiBiase, Greg Valentine, and many more will be signing autographs at the "Anaheim Wizard World Comic Con" at the Anaheim Convention center in Anaheim, CA. For more info, call (714) 765-8950.

Buddy Landel and 2 Cold Scorpio will be appearing at "Chiller Theatre" at the Hilton Hotel in Parsippany, NJ. For more info, go to ChillerTheatre.com.

April 17th
TNA World Champion A. J. Styles, Jeff Jarrett, Kurt Angle, Kevin Nash, Mr. Anderson, Team 3D (Brother Ray & Brother Devon), Abyss, D'Angelo Dinero, Eric Bischoff, Beer Money, Inc. (James Storm & Robert Roode), Eric Young, The Beautiful People (Lacey Von Erich & TNA Knockouts Tag Team Champions Velvet Sky & Madison Rayne), Rhino, and many more will be appearing from 10am to 5pm at TNA's "Lockdown Fan Interaction" event at the Ameristar Casino in St. Charles, MO. For more info, go to TNAwrestling.com.

Ric Flair, Hulk Hogan, and many more will be appearing from 6pm to 8pm at TNA's "An Evening With The Legends" event at the Ameristar Casino in St. Charles, MO. For more info, go to TNAwrestling.com.

Ox Baker, Pete Gas, Rick Martel, Larry Zbyszko, John Cena Sr., Brian Clark, Tammy Sytch, and many more will be signing autographs at Brightridge Club/Brotherhood of the Holy Ghost Charity in East Providence, RI. For more info, contact Joe Bruen at hwfforever@yahoo.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.

Bill Goldberg will be inducted into The National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in Commack, NY.

April 23rd
Jerry Lawler will be signing autographs at First Energy Stadium in Reading, PA at the Reading Phillies baseball game. For more info, call (610) 375-8469.

May 6th
Jerry Lawler will be appearing at Coca-Cola Park in Allentown, PA at the Lehigh Valley Ironpigs baseball game. For more info, call (710) 841-7447.

May 8th
A. J. Styles, Paul Birchill, Vampiro, Butterbean, The Godfather, D'Angelo Dinero, Leticia Cline, Shelly Martinez, Jim Duggan, Damien Demento, Manny Fernandez, Alexa Jade, Tito Santana, Gillberg, Brutus Beefcake, Greg Valentine, Nunzio, Dick Kroll, Matt Borne, Jerry Lynn, Desmond Wolfe, Ox Baker, Amazing Red, Rellik, Scotty Goldman, Autumn Frost, Thorn, Smashley, Angelina Love, Traci Brooks, and many more will be appearing starting at 11am at "Pro Wrestling Fan Fest" at Stepinac High School in White Plains, NY. For more info, go to ProWrestlingFanFest.com.

May 7th through 9th
Harley Race, Dory Funk, Jr., Terry Funk, Ted DiBiase, Jimmy Snuka, Paul Orndorff, Ken Patera, Bob Orton, Jr., Road Warrior Animal, Tommy Rich, The Rock-N-Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson), Buck Robley, Greg Gagne, Abdullah the Butcher, Kamala, Mark Lewin, and many more will be appearing at a Wrestling Legends event at the St. Charles Convention Center in St. Charles, MO. The event will also have tributes to Bruiser Brody and Road Warrior Hawk. For more info, go to home.roadrunner.com/~WrestlingLegends.

May 15th
Jeff Jarrett, Earl Hebner, Dave Hebner, Ivory, Jorge Gonzalez (AKA El Gigante), Robert Maliet (AKA Kurrgan), Tiger Jackson, P. N. News, Mike McGuirk, Gerald Brisco, Bruce Pritchard (AKA Brother Love), Sean Mooney, The Mean Street Posse (Pete Gas, Rodney, & Joey Abbs), Petey Williams, Tajiri, Jimmy Valiant, Jose Luis Rivera, Moondog Rex, Kamala, Ivan Koloff, Dominick DeNucci, Angelo Savoldi, Evan Karagias, Tommy Dreamer, Super Crazy, Jimmy Rave, Paul London, Brian Kendrick, Rico, C. W. Anderson, Chris Harris, SoCal Val, Ken Doane (AKA Kenny Dykstra), Matt Bloom (AKA A-Train), Monty Brown (AKA Marcus Cor Von), Traci Brooks, Christy Hemme, Angelina Love, Velvet Sky, Madison Rayne, and many more are scheduled for the "Legends of the Ring X" event at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Monroe, NJ. For more info, go to LegendsOfTheRing.com.

May 22nd
Jake Roberts, Bret Hart, B. G. James, Billy Gunn, Tommy Dreamer, Bob Holly, Paul London, Brian Kendrick, Awesome Kong, Generation Me (Max & Jeremy), Daffney, Dawn Marie, The Iron Sheik, and many more will be signing autpgraphs starting at 10am at the Marriott Hotel in Fremont, CA

May 23rd
Chase Stevens and Damien Horne will be conducting a pro wrestling clinic from 12 noon to 2pm in Dallas, TX. For more information and to register, contact Wil Riggs at wilriggs@wbwentertainment.com.

May 26th
Mick Foley will be signing autographs at Mercy County Waterfront Park in Trenton, NJ at the Trenton Thunder baseball game. For more info, call (609) 394-3300.

May 28th through 30th
Mick Foley, Lillian Garcia, Greg Valentine, Raven, and Dawn Marie will be signing autographs at "Adventure Con" at the Pigeon Forge Convention Center in Pigeon Forge, TN. For more info, go to AdventureCon.com.

May 29th
Sgt. Slaughter will be signing autographs at State Mutual Stadium in Rome, GA at the Rome Braves baseball game. For more info, call (706) 368-9388.

June 4th
Mick Foley will be signing autographs at Prince George's Stadium in Bowie. MD at the Bowie Baysox baseball game. For more info, call (301) 805-6000.

June 4th & 5th
Jay Strongbow, Booker T, Lex Luger, Dallas Page, Kimberly Page, Molly Holly, Ron Simmons, Glacier, Howard Finkel, Ernest Miller, Kevin Sullivan, Ted DiBiase, Paul Orndorff, Bill DeMott, Raven, Nick Patrick, and many more are scheduled for the "Promolast Atlanta Reunion Pro Wrestling Fanfest" at the Renaissance Concourse Hotel in Atlanta, GA. For more info, go to PromolastEvents.com.

June 9th
Terry Taylor will be conducting a pro wrestling clinic for the Texas Wrestling Academy. For more info, call (210) 689-1784.

June 19th
Ted DiBiase will be appearing at First Energy Park in Lakewood, NJ at the Lakewood Blueclaws baseball game. For more info, call (732) 901-7000.

Sgt. Slaughter, will be signing autographs at The Diamond in Richmond, VA at the Richmond Flying Squirrels baseball game. For more info, call (804) 359-3866.

Greg Valentine, Bruno Sammartino, Dominic DeNucci, and Bill Cardille George Steele, Johnny DeFazio, and many more will be signing autographs at Joe's Sports Cards & Collectibles in Westmoreland Mall in Greensburg, PA. For more info, call (724) 830-0873.

July 15th
Jerry Lawler will be signing autographs at Modern Woodman Stadium in Davenport, IA at the Quad City River Bandits baseball game. For more info, call (563) 322-6348.

July 17th
Sgt. Slaughter will be appearing at Commerce Bank Park in Harrisburg, PA at the Harrisburg Senators baseball game. For more info, call (717) 231-4444.

July 24th & 25th
Nikolai Volkoff, Boris Zhukov, Butterbean, Stephanie Bellars (AKA Gorgeous George), and many more will be appearing at the "Pro Wrestling Meet & Greet Convention" at the Wildwood Convention Center in Wildwood, NJ. For more info, call (732) 422-9365.

July 31st
Jim Duggan and Jerry Lawler will be signing autographs at "The Legends of Wrestling Night" The Diamond in Richmond, VA at the Richmond Flying Squirrels baseball game.

August 5th through 8th
Sting, Jimmy Snuka, Reggie Parks, Kamala, Billy Robinson, Al Perez, Tito Santana, and many more will be appearing at the "NWA Wrestling Legends Fanfest" at the Hilton University Place Hotel in Charlotte, NC. For more info, go to NWAlegends.com.

August 23rd
King Kong Bundy will be appearing at Medlar Field in University Park, PA at the State College Spikes baseball game. For more info, call (814) 272-1711.

September 11th
Abdullah the Butcher, Carlos Colon, Magnum T. A., Tully Blanchard, Baron Von Raschke, Tommy Rich, and many more will be appearing at "Wrestling Reunion" at the Rahway Recreation Center in Rahway, NJ. For more info, go to WrestlingReunion.com.

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UPCOMING BIRTHDAYS
April 6th - Bobby Dalton, Ivan the Terrible, Lady Leather
April 7th - Bruce Swayze
April 8th - Ciclon Negro
April 10th - Percival Pringle III
April 11th - Harley Race
April 12th - Tony Anthony

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