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Posted: Aug 24th 2010 By: mikeiles

NEWS
Mike Iles has been selected by Examiner.com to be the Tulsa Pro Wrestling Examiner. You can visit the Tulsa Pro Wrestling Examiner page at Examiner.com/Pro-Wrestling-in-Tulsa/Mike-Iles.

Bill Goldberg has been added to the WWE Alumni page.

Jim Ross on Twitter on Saturday night: "Bad brk 4 Lashley. Tuf way 2 lose a fight. 3 man booth sounds better 2nite. Production values r better. Controversial show w/ refs."

Hulk Hogan was on the radio in Little Rock Thursday morning. He knocked WWE going PG and said TNA is what wrestling should be. Said the best worker he was ever in the ring with was Kurt Angle (you would be amazed how many wrestlers have personally told me the same thing). He said his favorite person to work with was Randy Savage. Noted his recent surgery. Claimed Linda was dating young boys when they were married but he didn't know about it. He said his all-time favorite wrestler as a fan was Ric Flair. He put over that TNA has been having bloodbaths of late. He claimed when he did the Stern radio network that he got 25,000 calls in one show and Stern only gets 2,000. Strange that Hogan was never brought back for a second show.

Mick Foley made a guest appearance on Monday's episode of MTV's "Warren The Ape". Foley played an over the top version of himself, one with anger management issues. After a couple of incidents, a fight in a fast food line and destroying equipment in a mini golf course (including dropping an elbow) he is sentenced to 4 days in a minimum security jail. As with the theme of the show, Foley cussed several times and said "son of a bitch" several more times.

Ric Flair was at the Jimmy V cancer research fund raiser over the weekend and auctioned off his robe for $11,000

On ABC World News this Morning Tuesday, when talking about Eli Manning having a three-inch cut on his forehead that needed 21 stitches, the reporter said his face was a crimson mask (a Gordon Solie line) and said Ric Flair would be proud of Eli Manning.

The Manawatu Standard in New Zealand on Saturday had a story on when Andre the Giant came to New Zealand in 1972, before he was famous in the U.S.

Brian Blair got an endorsement from Ronald McDonald in his for the Florida House of Representatives. Not that Ronald McDonald, though.

Charlie Haas on Twitter: "Both Lance Cade and Umaga, were with me when I found my brother Russ dead, 10 years ago. Now both of them have passed in the last 6 months."

Several wrestlers posted on Twitter their thoughts on the passing of Skandar Akbar and Ted Allen:

- Rikishi: R I P Skandar Akbar, Gods speed

- Jeff Jarrett: R I P Ted Allen and Skandar Akbar. They were both great guys in and out of the ring.

- Paul Bearer: Remembering Ted Allen and Skandar Akbar who both passed away last evening. Rest In Peace my friends.

- Tommy Dreamer: Happy to hav seen and talked to General Scandar Akbar & Ted Allen a couple of months ago. Live is too short. They entertained millions. RIP

-Bob Trobich of the NWA: The National Wrestling Alliance is sadden by the passing of ?General? Skandor Akbar (Jim Wehba)

- William Behrens: Woke up to hear that Ted Allen & Skandor Akbar both passed away. Never met Akbar but booked Ted Allen

The Wrestler magazine features a story on the wrestling career and the life of Dory Funk, Jr. The 90 minute interview conducted by Harry Burkett covers several topics including Funk's reaction to the death of Jack Brisco, why Jack Brisco was such a great opponent, the impact his father Dory Sr. made on pro wrestling, the circumstances surrounding his father's death, and much more. The magazine is available on news stands now or online at PWI-Online.com.

The Honky Tonk Man is back with the official HTM podcast only available on HonkyTonkMan.net! This week the Greatest Intercontinental Champion of all time shoots on Bubba ?The Love? Sponge and gives a sneak peak into something special coming soon just for Bubba!

After months of being called out by Bubba ?The Love? Sponge, the Honky Tonk Man has accepted the challenge laid down by the shock jock and has issued a video telling Bubba exactly what he?s going to do to him. Click here to see the video.

"Mantell's Corral" hosted by Johnny Mantell, recently had Stan Hansen as a guest. Hansen talked about his storied career and so much more. Click here to hear the show.

King Jordan recently interviewed Tito Santana and among the subjects discussed is Santana never winning the WWF World Title. You can see the video by clicking here.

Maximum Wrestling Alliance sent an announcement to Oklafan last week: MWA is proud to announce that soon the MWA Radio network will soon be on the air. MWA radio host Scott James will be hosting interviews with your favorite MWA superstars and also wrestling legends from the past. Stay tuned for more info in the very near future so you can be a part of the next exciting chapter in MWA history....

Oklafan was saddened to learn of the death of Ted Allen. Allen (born Ted Lipscomb) first rose to prominence teaming with Danny Davis as a member of the masked Nightmares, but is perhaps best remembered in the wrestling community as a trainer, whose students include such stars as Arn Anderson, Scotty Riggs, Bull Buchanan, referee Pee Wee Anderson and the Big Bossman. Allen died of a heart attack on August 19 at the age of 54. He had one documented Oklahoma appearance, losing to Kelly Kiniski at a MSW event in Tulsa on November 21, 1982. Oklafan extends its condolensces to Allen?s family & friends.

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RECENT RESULTS
August 12th
Bushwacker Luke & Jon Cutler defeated Bobby Jay & Tommy Lee Curtis at the Canadian Wrestling Elite event in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

August 13th
Rick Matthews def. Bushwacker Luke at the Canadian Wrestling Elite event in Estevan, Saskatchewan, Canada

August 14th
Zack Mercury & Bushwacker Luke def. Heavy Metal & Nightmare 2 at the Canadian Wrestling Elite event in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada

August 15th
The Associates (Arik Angel & Paul Stetich, w/ Jack Mecidol) defeated The New High Maintenance (Josh Evans & Johnny Crash) at the IWF Premier Pro Wrestling event in Golden, CO

Bushwacker Luke def. The Arabian Executioner at the Canadian Wrestling Elite event in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada

August 16th
Bushwacker Luke def. James Beaver at the Canadian Wrestling Elite event in Yorkton, Saskatchewan, Canada

August 17th
The Hurri-Whackers (Hurricane Helms & Bushwacker Luke) def. Jimmy Jacobs & Big Daddy Kash at the Canadian Wrestling Elite event in Melfort, Saskatchewan, Canada

August 19th
Jack Swagger defeated Montel Vontavious Porter at the "WWE Friday Night SmackDown!" television taping in Fresno, CA. In a post-taping dark match, WWE SmackDown! World Champion ane defeated Jack Swagger and The Big Show in a Steel Cage Match.

August 20th
Chief Dudley defeated Samuel Elias in the opening match of Forgotten Championship Wrestling's "Last Stop" event in Brooklyn, NY. In other matches, Nikolai Volkoff, Tito Santana, & Jimmy Snuka defeated Badstreet USA.

El Super Colibri defeated Gary Gram at Traditional Championship Wrestling's "Back to School Bash" event in Clarksville, AR. In other matches, Al Farat defeated Scott McKenzie, and Matt Riviera & Lorelei Lee defeated Alan Steele & Malia Hosaka.

Kevin Dunn & Jocephus def. Tracy Smothers & Jeff Daniels at the United States Wrestling Organization event in Nashville, TN

August 21st
Al Farat defeated Jerry Lawler in the main event of Traditional Championship Wrestling's "Throwdown in the Downtown 4" event in Fort Smith, AR. In other matches, El Super Colibri defeated Michael Barry, and Alan Steele & Malia Hosaka defeated Matt Riviera & Lorelei Lee.

Jake Boulder won a $1000 On A Pole Match in the main event of the Mid-States Wrestling event in Harrison, AR. In other matches, Jeff Starchild defeated Dutch Hagen, The Old School Express (Jason Jones & Jake Boudler) defeated El Matadors (Uno & Dos), The Canadian Red Devil defeated Chris Morrison, Jim Fallon defeated Phil Lawrence, Independent Wrestling International Champion Gary Gram defeated Ryan Kelly, Shane Morbid defeated Cobra Kai, and The Ridge Runners (Bubba Hall & Adrian Steel) defeated Southern Tag Team Champion The Jet Setters (Dustin Heritage & Jack Legacy) for the titles.

August 22nd
Jake Roberts def. Zachary Springate III at the Squared Circle Wrestling event in Watertown, NY

August 23rd
Kevin Nash defeated Jeff Jarrett at the "TNA iMPACT!" television taping in Orlando, FL. In other matches, Kurt Angle, D'angelo Dinero, Jeff Hardy, & Mr. Anderson defeated A. J. Styles, Douglas Williams, Matt Morgan, & Kazarian.

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UPCOMING OKLAHOMA EVENTS
Alliance Wrestling Federation
Saturday, August 28th
New Beginnings Community Church
Tulsa, OK
Bell Time 2pm

Impact Zone Wrestling
Saturday, August 28th
The Impact Arena
Lawton, OK
Bell Time 7pm

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UPCOMING MATCHES
August 25th
Percy Pringle is among the stars scheduled for the NWA Championship Wrestling from Hollywood event in Santa Ana, CA

August 26th
Bushwacker Luke takes on Bill Skullion at the Stranglehold Wrestling event in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada

El Latino is among the stars scheduled for the Tough N Texas Championship Pro Wrestling event in San Antonio, TX

August 27th
Michael H, Mr. Big, and The Canadian Red Devil are among the stars scheduled for Hillbilly Wrestling Association's "When World Collide" event in Cedarville, AR

August 28th
Matt Riviera takes on TCW Tag Team Champion Apoc at Traditional Championship Wrestling's "Booneville Brawl" in Booneville, AR. In other matches, Michael Barry takes on Alan Steele, Gary Gram takes on Robert Evans, Tim Rockwell takes on El Super Colibri, and Dustin Heritage takes on Kid Nikels.

Mike Foxx & Seth Shai takes on IWHE Heavyweight Champion Franco D'Angelo & a mystery partner in the main event of Insane Hardcore Wrestling Entertainment's "Old School Hu$tle" event in Fort Worth, TX. In other matches, Spoiler 2000 takes on Scot Summers. Also scheduled to appear is Matt Borne and many more.

SCW Heavyweight Champion Mike Dell defends the title against El Latino at the Southern Championship Wrestling event in Lytle, TX. Also scheduled to appear is Dusty Wolfe and many more.

MPW Heavyweight champion Seth Allen defends the title against Jay Ice at the magnum Pro Wrestling event in Painesville, OH

August 29th
EPIC WAR Tag Team Champions Violence Unlimited (Tyler Bateman & Funny Bone, w/ Raze) defend the titles against Controversy Inc. (Joe Wylde & Mike Hart) in a No DQ Streetfight at the EPIC WAR event in Apple Valley, CA

September 3rd
Mark Sterling takes on Jeremy Wyatt at 3XWrestling's "Clobberpalooza Classic 3" in Des Moines, IA

The Honky Tonk Man is among the stars scheduled for Monster Pro Wrestling's "Legends of the Fall" event in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

September 4th
Al Snow is among the stars scheduled for the Ring Wars Carolina event in Fayettteville, NC

NWA Texas Heavyweight Champion Michael Faith defends the title against Charlie Haas at the NWA Southwest/Panhandle Wrestling Federation event in Amarillo, TX

RCW Heavyweight Champion Alissa Flash defends the title against Mercedes Martinez at River City Wrestling's "Dawn of a New Dynasty 3" event in San Antonio, TX

September 10th
Jeff Jarrett and TNA World Television Champion A. J. Styles are among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Canton, OH

Mark Sterling takes on Mike Sydal at Pro Wrestling NEXT's "Genesis" event in Moline, IL

September 11th
Jeff Jarrett and TNA World Television Champion A. J. Styles are among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Toledo, OH

ROH Tag Team Champions The Kings of Wrestling (Chris Hero & Claudio Castagnoli, w/ Shane Hagadorn) defend the titles against Charlie Haas & Shelton Benjamin at Ring of Honor's "Glory By Honor IX" event in New York, NY. Also scheduled to appear is Terry Funk and many more.

Cheerleader Melissa is among the stars scheduled for the SHIMMER event in Berwyn, IL

TCW Tag Team Champions The Dark Circle (Tim Storm & Apoc) defend the titles against Michael Barry & Gary Gram at Traditional Championship Wrestling's "Spa City Showdown" event in Hot Springs, AR. In other matches, Matt Riviera takes on Andy Dalton.

September 12th
Jeff Jarrett and TNA World Television Champion A. J. Styles are among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Windsor, Ontario, Canada

Cheerleader Melissa is among the stars scheduled for the SHIMMER event in Berwyn, IL

September 16th
Jeff Jarrett and TNA World Television Champion A. J. Styles are among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in York, PA

September 17th
Jeff Jarrett and TNA World Television Champion A. J. Styles are among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Wilkes-Barre, PA

September 18th
Matt Borne is among the stars scheduled for the Millenium Wrestling Federation event in Melrose, MA

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

Seth Shai is among the stars scheduled for Insane Hardcore Wrestling Entertainment's "Fall Classic" event in Fort Worth, TX

Mick Foley is among the stars scheduled for the Big Time Wrestling event in Lynn, MA

September 23rd
Jeff Jarrett is among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in New York, NY

September 25th
Jack Swagger takes on Christian at the WWE house show in New York, NY

Jeff Jarrett is among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Rahway, NJ

Charlie Haas takes on Scotty Charisma at the East Coast Professional Wrestling event in Suffern, NY

Jim Duggan is among the stars scheduled for the Big Time Wrestling event in Chicopee, MA

September 30th
Jeff Jarrett and TNA World Television Champion A. J. Styles are among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Spartanburg, SC

October 1st
Jeff Jarrett and TNA World Television Champion A. J. Styles are among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Columbia, SC

October 2nd
Matt Riviera takes on TCW Tag Team Champion Tim Storm (w/ Ken Kelly) at Traditional Championship Wrestling's "Russellmania III" event in Russellville, AR. In other matches, Al Farat takes on Johnny Dotson.

October 3rd
Jeff Jarrett and TNA World Television Champion A. J. Styles are among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Charleston, SC

October 14th
Jeff Jarrett is among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Rockford, IL

October 15th
Jeff Jarrett is among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Racine, WI

October 16th
Jeff Jarrett is among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Dubuque, IA

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

Cobra Kai takes on Jamie Lynn in a "Man vs. Woman Match" officiated by special referee Shane Morbid at the Mid-States Wrestling event in Harrison, AR. Also scheduled to appear are MSW Heavyweight Champion Michael Barry, Independent Wrestling International Champion Gary Gram, Jason Jones, Jake Boulder, Jim Fallon, The Jet Setters (Dustin Heritage & Jack Legacy), The Canadian Red Devil, El Matadors (Uno & Dos), and many more.

October 17th
Jeff Jarrett is among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Hoffman Estates, IL

October 23rd
Jack Swagger is among the stars scheduled for the WWE house show in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

JAPW Heavyweight Champion Dan Maff defends the title against Charlie Haas at the Jersey All Pro Wrestling event in Jersey City, NJ. In other matches, Jerry Lawler takes on Nick Gage.

The Honky Tonk Man is among the stars scheduled for Bruiser Wrestling's "Halloween Homecoming" event in Lima, OH

October 30th
Angel Williams takes on Brandon Bishop in a Tables vs. Thumbtacks Match at the Asylum Championship Wrestling event in Colorado Springs, CO. Also scheduled to appear is Zane Morris, Josh Evans, and many more.

November 19th
Jake Roberts, Dutch Mantell, Bushwacker Luke, Greg Valentine, Adrian Street, The Honky Tonk Man, Paul Bearer, Jerry Stubbs, Robert Fuller, Roy Lee Welch, Jimmy Golden, and Matt Riviera are among the stars scheduled for NWA Wrestle Birmingham's "Big Bang" event in Birmingham, AL

November 25th
Jimmy Valiant and Ox Baker are among the stars scheduled for the Wild Championship Wrestling Outlaws event in Tyndall, IN

November 27th
Scott Wright is among the stars scheduled for the East Coast Wrestling Association event in Newark, DE

December 4th
Gary Young is among the stars scheduled for Insane Hardcore Wrestling Entertainment's "Silent Night Violent Night III" event in Fort Worth, TX

-2011-

January 21st
Ric Flair and TNA World Television Champion A. J. Styles are among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Lyon, France

January 21st
Ric Flair and TNA World Television Champion A. J. Styles are among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Paris, France

January 27th
Ric Flair and TNA World Television Champion A. J. Styles are among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Glasgow, Scotland

January 28th
Ric Flair and TNA World Television Champion A. J. Styles are among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Manchester, England

January 29th
Ric Flair and TNA World Television Champion A. J. Styles are among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in London, England

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AUTOGRAPHS & APPEARANCES
August 28th
Matt Borne will be conducting a pro wrestling seminar at the Worth Heights Community Center in Fort Worth, TX. Cost is $20 if you prepay and $25 the day of the seminar. For more info, e-mail Dominantdf@yahoo.com

Beth Phoenix will be signing autographs starting at 3pm at the time Warner Cable booth at the New York State Fair in Syracuse, NY. For more info, go to NYSfair.org.

Dusty Rhodes will be signing autographs starting at 12 noon at the K-Mart on Busch Blvd. in Tampa, FL.

Sgt. Slaughter will be signing autographs starting at 12 noon at the K-Mart in Gastonia, NC

September 9th
Ric Flair will be signing autographs from 6pm to 8pm at the Wal-Mart in Florence, SC

September 11th
Terry Funk will be signing autographs from 6pm to 7:30pm at the Manhattan Center in New York, NY prior to the Ring of Honor event held later in the evening. For more info, go to ROHwrestling.com.

Abdullah the Butcher, Carlos Colon, Magnum T. A., Tully Blanchard, Baron Von Raschke, Tommy Rich, Mil Mascaras, The Destroyer, Kevin Nash, Sgt. Slaughter, The Iron Sheik, Alicia Webb (AKA Ryan Shamrock), Candice Michelle, Judy Martin, Dos Caras, Tatsumi Fujinami, Jimmy Hart, Danny Davis, Angelo Mosca, X-Pac, Dawn Marie, Ink, Inc. (Jesse Neal & Shannon Moore), The Full Blooded Italians (Little Guido, Sal E. Graziano, & Tony Mamaluke), Christopher Daniels, Shawn Daivari, Howard Finkel, Melissa Coates, Bruan Danielson, Jackie Gayda-Haas, and many more will be appearing at "Wrestling Reunion" at the Rahway Recreation Center in Rahway, NJ. For more info, go to WrestlingReunion.com.

Mick Foley and The Iron Sheik will be signing autographs during intermission of Fight The World Wrestling's "Rage In The Cage Event" at Center island Sports in Ronkonkoma, NY. For more info, call (631) 574-2214.

September 16th
Ric Flair will be signing autographs from 6pm to 8pm at K-Mart in Gastonia, NC

September 18th
Paul Bearer, Bryan Danielson, The Boogeyman, The Iron Sheik, Jay Lethal, Homicide, Matt Borne, John Cena, Sr., Eddie Edwards, and may more will take part in a fanfest following Millenium Wrestling Federation's "Big Bang Birthday" event in Melrose, MA. For more info, go to BostonWrestling.com.

September 25th
Rikishi, Gene Okerlund, Marty Jannetty, Bull Buchanan, Mae Young, Ernest Miller, Marty Wright (AKA The Boogeyman), Droz, Konnan, Mickie James, Percy Pringle (AKA Paul Bearer), Rob Van Dam, Kamala, Abyss, Miss Tessmacher, and many more are scheduled to appear at "Signamania 6" at Bucks County Technical High School in Fairless Hills, PA. For more info, go to Signamania.com.

Jim Duggan will be signing autographs from 1pm to 4pm at Collector's Realm in Poughkeepsie, NY. For more info, call (845) 473-TOYS.

October 10th
The Steiner Brothers (Rick Steiner & Scott Steiner) are among the inductees into The Bay County Hall of Fame at the Double Tree Hotel in Bay City, MI

October 15th & 16th
Jim Cornette, Ken Shamrock, Torrie Wilson, Joey Styles, Tim White, The islanders (Haku & Tama), Tony Atlas, Gregory Helms (AKA The Hurricane), Rosey, U-Gene, Bob Holly, Dutch Mantell, Al Snow, Matt Borne, Booker T, and many more will be appearing at "Legends of the Ring 11" at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Monroe, NJ. For more info, go to LegendsOfTheRing.com.

October 16th
Bill Goldberg will be signing autographs starting at 1pm at the Holiday Inn Express in St. Charles, IL. For more info, call (630) 780-2777.

October 30th
Jim Duggan and Tatanka will be signing autographs from 12 noon to 2pm at Dr. Flea's Flea Market in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. For more info, call (519) 208-3676.

November 20th
Tony Atlas, Demolition Ax, Rick Martel, Ox Baker, Billy Silverman, Antonio Thomas, John Cena, Sr., Palmer Cannon, and many more will be appearing at All Out Mayhem's "AOM Legends Reunion Fanfest" in Maine

-2011-
May 21st
Tito Santana, Jamison, Rick Martel, Sabu, Armando Estrada, Amy Zidian, Jay Strongbow, Antonio Thomas, and many more are scheduled to appear at the "New England Pro Wrestling Fanfest" in East Providence, RI. For more info, e-mail 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, Brittany Foxx, Ryan Reyes
August 30th - Tom Donovan, Ragin Cajun
August 31st - Brad Michaels

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