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Oklahoma Scoop

Posted: Oct 9th 2006 By: mikeiles

News:
- WWE Smackdown head writer Alex Greenfield notified WWE that he was leaving the company effective October 4th. Veteran Michael Hayes will be replacing Greenfield and will be reporting directly to Stephanie McMahon-Levesque once she comes back from her leave. Greenfield became the lead writer for the show when David Lagana - who was heading creative at the time - was moved to write ECW with Paul Heyman. Greenfield will be moving to Los Angeles where he will be working on several Hollywood projects. He has been employed by WWE since 2005.

- WWE.com has changed the name of the male stripper who appeared on ECW and in the Jim Ross exclusive clip last week (as well as after the RAW cameras stopped rolling on September 25th) from "University of Oregon supporter" to "Big Dick Johnson".

- Reports are circulating that Jim Ross is not expected to sign a new contract when his deal is up and the end of the month. He is scheduled to stay on as the lead announcer for Raw but will work on a week to week basis.

- The final TV ratings for "ECW on SciFi" live from Tulsa came in at a 1.82 cable rating and 2.02 million viewers.

- WWE 24/7 Online is showing three different Torrie Wilson videos for $2.99 including a match featuring Wilson & Sable vs. Stacy Keibler & Jackie Gayda (wife of Charlie Haas).

- WWE 24/7 will be debuting a roundtable discussion on old-time wrestling with Jim Ross, Michael Hayes, Dusty Rhodes and Pat Patterson. First show will discuss the biggest stars of the 80s.

- Silver Vision announced last week that "Born To Controversy: The Roddy Piper Story" will be released in the United Kingdom in December.

- Speaking of Piper, he has a part in the movie "Blind Eye" which is currently in post-production. Piper is also currently filming "Costa Chica: Confession of an Exorcist" and also has a part in "Sin-Jin Smyth" which is in production now.

- Jakks Pacific is very close to signing The Honky Tonk Man on for a WWE Classic Superstars action figure.

- Afa Jr., the son of Afa of The Wild Samoans, was down in Deep South Wrestling last week being evaluated by WWE officials. Afa Jr. will also be involved in the Pro Wrestling Unplugged event in Philadelphia, PA on October 20th facing Hardcore Champion Corp. Robinson.

- Terry Taylor pitched an idea to put Elix Skipper, Ron Killings and Monty Brown together as a group called BET.

- Speaking of Taylor, he had been pushing for TNA to rehire Vince Russo.

- Jim Cornette stated that he would not work with Vince Russo. Cornette will not take any direction from him and wants zero interaction with the man.

- It is said that with the return of Vince Russo to the creative team, the chances of TNA bringing in Bill Goldberg have gone down, according to The Wrestling Observer. Negotiations have not gone well, as Goldberg is seeking huge money. Apparently, TNA has offered Goldberg the "Sting deal," but he hasn't shown much interest in it.

- The only people in TNA that knew about the Kurt Angle signing were president Dixie Carter, Jeff Jarrett, and the company's CFO. Announcers Mike Tenay and Don West learned that Angle was the major announcement the day of the "No Surrender" PPV. Prior to signing Angle, TNA considered names like Goldberg, Chris Jericho, Brock Lesnar as the major announcement.

- Names being considered for Kurt Angle's first TNA program include Sting and Samoa Joe.

- Sting was asked to work the TNA Monterrey, Mexico show on October 25th, but turned it down.

- Speaking of Sting, TNA management has decided to offer Sting the same contract for 2007, which according to reports, was valued at a cool $500,000. It will be interesting to find out if Spike TV has once again offered to help fund the contract on the heels of TNA signing Kurt Angle to his lucrative deal.

- Don't forget that "Sting: Return of an Icon" is scheduled to be released on DVD at Best Buy, Wal-Mart, and FYE stores nationwide this Tuesday, October 10th.

- Prior to the new booking committee, The Latin American Xchange (Homicide & Hernanez, w/ Konnan) was slated to retain the NWA World Tag Team Titles over Christopher Daniels and A.J. Styles at the "No Surrender" PPV.

- TNA has posted a new photo gallery of all the TNA Knockouts which include Christy Hemme, Gail Kim, Traci Brooks, SoCal Val, and Jackie Gayda, wife of current WWE star and Oklahoma native Charlie Haas. Gayda incidently is currently pregnant with her and Charlie's first child and the photo shoot obviously took place before the pregnancy. TNA has also released a DVD featuring all the TNA Knockouts as well. You can view the TNA Knockouts photo gallery at http://www.tnawrestling.com/news/fullnews2.php?all=878

- Dianna Moody, the wife of Percival Pringle III is once again battling cancer. Keep her in your thoughts and prayers.

- The Ardmore based Universal Wrestling Federation will be holding a Heavyweight Title Tournament to crown their inaugural champion at the Tenbuck Two Nightclub south of Ardmore on October 26th. Buff Bagwell, Prince al-Farat, and Matt Riviera have already been enterted in the tournament.

- UWF06 has also announced that TNA Knockout Gail Kim and "The Samoan Submission Machine" Samoa Joe are scheduled for seperate November events. Their opponents and the arena for the show has yet to be determined.

- Jim "Warrior" Hellwig (AKA Ultimate Warrior) and musician Michael Tumbarello are both suing THQ regarding the video game Smackdown vs. Raw 2006. Warrior is claiming trademark infringement, and Tumbarello's "King of the Mat" track was used without permission.

- On his official website, Kamala is selling autographed photos, spears (childproof for youngsters), jungle skirts, and his debut music CD. You can get ordering information for all these items at http://www.thegiantkamala.com.

- Congratulations goes out to one-time NWA-U women's wrestler April Hunter who married fellow pro wrestler J.D. Michaels on August 30th in a private ceremony in Las Vegas, NV

- Lanny Poffo appears in the new movie "Curse of the Wolf" which also stars Brian Heffron, who is perhaps better known as The Blue Meanie. The film played in front of a standing room only crowd at the Roadhouse Theatre in Erie, PA for the 2006 Great Lakes Film Festival. The film also took home the "Best Horror Film" award at the festival.

- William DeCoff (formerly known as Sean O'Reilly) has a part in the upcoming TV movie "The Way". He will also play a police officer in "Gone, Baby, Gone" which is in post-production and should be released in 2007. He is now currently filming "Underdog".

- Tim WarCloud has relocated to Mesa, AZ and is now booker and head instructor for Western Alliance Entertainment. Gary Gram is also instructing for WAE as well. They are holding a tryout on October 21st at the WAE Arena in Mesa at 11:00am. Those interested should call (602) 317-3465, visit the WAE website at www.waewrestling.com or by e-mail at TimWarCloud@yahoo.com. It is an open tryout to any interested men or women 18 and over and there is a $50 tryout fee. Training for referees and managers is also available.

- At the Compound Professional Wrestling event on October 7th, Heavyweight Champion Rocco Valentino defeated Fellowship of Christian Wrestlers of Oklahoma Heavyweight Champion Michael York in a Title vs. Title Match. Valentino, who also holds the NWA Oklahoma Heavyweight Title is now a triple champion joining IZW Cruiserweigth Champion John O'Malley, IZW Tag Team Champion Mace, and IZW Tag Team Champion Seth Shai as the only wrestlers in Oklahoma to hold more than 2 titles currently. Valentino however is the only one of the three to hold 3 titles for 3 different Oklahoma based federations.

- Local physician Dr. Guy Baldwin died in a plane crash in Tucumcarie, NM during an air show in which he was performing loop maneuvers and other stunts. In addition to doing aviation physicals for would-be pilots in Tulsa, Baldwin also performed the required physicals for several pro wrestlers in the Tulsa area as well. Baldwin's friend and clinic partner Dr. William "Ronnie" Barnes, who was also an avid pilot, was killed in a plane crash in Owasso in July. Oklafan sends their condolences to family and friends of Dr. Baldwin.

- Several calls were received at the Oklafan offices this past weekend reporting that former World Wrestling Empire star Shane Cortez had passed away at his home in Wichita, KS. We called former Empire owner "Flamon Raymon" Downey to follow up on the reports. He had heard the same report from his nephew Tim Rockwell. Downey followed up by calling some of Cortez's relatives and found out that the rumor was false and Cortez is fine and had relocated from Wichita to Kentucky a few months back.

- Finally, in closing this week's Oklahoma Scoop, we here at Oklafan have to bid a fond farewell to one of of our own. Associate editor Mike Iles is leaving the staff of Oklafan because he has been promoted to manager at his regular place of employment. Mike has been an integral member of the staff and was extremely helpful in assisting to get the current version of Oklafan up and running by adding so many of the Wrestler Bios, as well as transferring info from the old version of the site to the current. He also added several of the Quiz Questions you see on the site. So long Mike. Thanks for all the help, and maybe someday down the road we will see you at ringside again.


Recent Results:
King Kong Bundy defeated The Outpatient at the Powerhouse Wrestling of New England event in Worcester, MA on September 23rd. Also on the card, Greg Valentine defeated Gino Martino in a Dog Collar Match.

Gunner Scott vs. OVW Television Champion Charles Evans (w/ ODB) ended in a No-Contest at the Ohio Valley Wrestling TV tapings in Louisville, KY on September 20th.

Ricky Morton defeated NWA Mountain State Heavyweight Champion War Machine for the title at the NWA Mountain State TV tapings on September 25th.

Gunner Scott defeated OVW Television Champion Charles Evans (w/ ODB) by Countout at the Ohio Valley Wrestling TV tapings in Louisville, KY on September 27th.

Kamala defeated Ring of Honor Heavyweight Champion Bryan Danielson by DQ in the main event of the NWA Pro/Liberty States Wrestling event in Bridgeport, CT on September 30th. Also on the card, The Rock-N-Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson) defeated The Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey).

Beth Phoenix & Katie Lea defeated OVW Women's Champion Serena & Tori at the Ohio Valley Wrestling event in Elizabethtown, KY on September 30th. Also on the card, OVW Television Champion Charles Evans (w/ ODB) defeated Gunner Scott.

Jerry Lawler & MPW Southern Tag Team Champions Kevin White & Brickhouse Brown defeated The Cowboys (Ricky Murdoch & Wild Bill) & Matt Foley (w/ Nate the Rat) at the Memphis Pro Wrestling event in Memphis, TN on September 30th.

Cody Jones & Tom Jones defeated Wreckage & Romance (Jeff Jett & Matt Riviera) in the main event of Mid-South Wrestling's "September Showdown" TV taping in Paris, AR on September 30th. Also on the card, Wes Jones defeated Krusher Kanine, Frank Thornton vs. Steve Anderson was declared a No-Contest when Wreckage & Romance attacked Thornton before the bell, Prince al-Farat defeated Eric Rose by submission, Matt Riviera defeated Mark Johnson, Jeff Jett defeated Cody Jones, Shane Rollings vs. Eric Rose was declared a No-Contest when The Krushers (Krusher Kanine & Steve Anderson) interfered and attacked both men, and Prince al-Farat defeated Mark Johnson by submission.

Gary Gram teamed with Johnny Goodtime to defeat The Ballard Brothers (Shane Ballard & Shannon Ballard) to win the vacant WAE Tag Team Titles at Western Alliance Entertainment's "Saturday Night Showdown" on September 30th. Also on the card, Tim WarCloud defeated Rich Delori.

Ric Flair & Triple H (billed as D-Generation X) defeated Charlie Haas & Viscera in the first match of a Gauntlet at the WWE RAW house show in Springfield, MO on October 1st.

Southern Kentucky Champion Shane Smalls defeated Anthony Wayne by DQ at the Western Kentucky Wrestling Alliance event in Bowling Green, KY on October 1st.

Cryme Tyme defeated Charlie Haas & Chris Masters at the WWE RAW house show in Daytona Beach, FL on October 6th. Also on the card Jim Duggan defeated Shelton Benjamin.

Snitsky defeated Charlie Haas at the WWE RAW house show in Pensacola, FL on October 7th. Also on the card Chris Masters defeated Jim Duggan in the Master Lock Challenge.

Brad Armstrong defeated Eric Perez at back to back ECW house shows in Hattiesburg, MS on October 7th and Baton Rouge, LA on October 8th.

Gunner Scott appeared to have defeated OVW Television Champion Charles Evans at the Ohio Valley Wrestling TV tapings in Louisville, KY on October 7th. Howver, after the referee was knocked out, Evans used brass knuckles on Scott but only gained a 2-count. He then hid the knucks in Scott's trunks and was later pinned by Scott. Evans then told the ref to search Scott. The ref found the knucks and reversed the decision. Also on the card Serena, Melody, & Victoria Crawford defeated Beth Phoenix, Katie Lea, & Jennifer.

J.T. LaMotta won the held up TTW X Division Title by defeating Cade Sydal, The Mercenary, and Matt Garza in a Fatal Four Way Ladder Match at the Total Texas Event in Graham, TX on October 7th. Also on the card, James Johnson defeated Mitch Carter, Rexx Reed defeated Ryan Davidson, and TTW Heavyweight Champion John O'Malley retained his title by defeating Texas Red.

Snitsky defeated Charlie Haas at the WWE RAW House show in Greenville, SC on October 8th. Also on the card Chris Masters defeated Jim Duggan.

TEW Heavyweight Champion Kris Katera defeated Seth Shai by DQ at the Texas Elite Wrestling event in Gladewater, TX on October 8th.

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Upcoming Matches & Appearances:
October 9th - Big Van Vader will team with Makai 11 & Makai 14 to face Nakanishi Manabu, S & S Machine, & Ohara Michiyoshi at the Wrestle Land event in Tokyo, Japan.

October 11th - Tracy Smothers is scheduled for the All-Star Superslam Wrestling event in Skegness, United Kingdom

October 12th - Kamala and a partner to be announced will face Ring of Honor Heavyweight Champion Bryan Danielson and a partner to be announced at the next NWA Pro/Liberty States Wrestling event

October 13th - Adam Thornstowe, Petey Williams, Dana Lee, Joey Ryan, Rik Luxury, El Hijo de Chupacabra, and Puma have been announced as the first seven participants in Ground Zero Wrestling's "Battle For The Belt" at Carver Banquet Hall in Modesto, CA. The eighth and final participant will be announced at the tournament. All 8 fighters will compete in 1st round matches, the winners will compete in a 4-Way Match for the GZW Championship.

October 14th - Tracy Smothers & Chris Hamrick will face Jonny Storm & Jody Fleisch and TEAM Shag (Darren Burridge & Colt Cabana) in a Six Way Ladder Match for the 1PW Tag Team Titles in Doncaster, United Kingdom. Also scheduled for this event is A.J. Styles.

October 14th - Jerry Lawler will take on Romeo Roselli (formerly of The Hearthrobs of WWE) at the Northeast Wrestling event at the Delaware Valley High School in Milford, PA.

October 14th - Tim WarCloud, Prince al-Farat, and WAE Tag Team Champion Gary Gram are scheduled for the Western Alliance Entertainment event at the WAE Arena in Mesa, AZ

October 14th - Jason Jones will face Kevin Lovejones in a No Holds Barred Barbed Wire Match at the Mid-States Wrestling event at the Fairgrounds Indoor Expo in Harrison, AR. Plus, Jack Dalton will take on Bubba Hall with the stipulation that if Dalton wins, he gets the managerial services of Sassy Merlot. Also, in a Texas Bullrope Match, Jake Boulder takes on Jim Fallon. Plus, Michael Barry will defend the All-Star Wrestling Heavyweight Title. Kraig Keesaman is also scheduled for this event.

October 14th - Kamala is scheduled for the Ward Family Productions wrestling event in Portsmouth, VA

October 14th - Scotty Charisma will face Andrew Anderson at the East Coast Professional Wrestling event in Randolph, NJ

October 14th - Anthony Wayne is scheduled for the Western Kentucky Wrestling Association event at the National Guard Armory in Paducah, KY

October 15th - SPW Heavyweight Champion Adam Thornstowe will defend his title against J.D. Bishop in a 1-Hour Iron Man Match at the Supreme Pro Wrestling event in Sacramento, CA.

October 18th - Tracy Smothers is scheduled for the Coliseum Championship Wrestling event at the Evansville Coliseum in Evansville, IN

October 20th - NWA World Tag Team Champion A.J. Styles is among some of the TNA superstars that are scheduled for the TNA/United Wrestling Federation joint event at Headliners in Toledo, OH.

October 21st - Tony Atlas will take on Kamala at the East Coast Pro Wrestling event at the Orwigsburg Memorial Building in Orwigsburg, PA.

October 21st - Anthony Wayne is scheduled for the International Championship Wrestling event in Hartford, KY

October 21st - Samu is scheduled for the New York Wrestling Connection event in Monticello, NY

October 22nd - NWA World Heavyweight Champion Jeff Jarrett will face Sting in a Title vs. Career Match at TNA's "Bound For Glory" pay-per-view event at the Compuware Arena in Plymouth, MI. If Sting is victorious, he wins the NWA World Heavyweight Title. If Jarrett wins, Sting retires from wrestling. Kurt Angle makes his TNA debut as the special ringside enforcer for the Jarrett vs. Sting match. Also on the card, NWA World Tag Team Champions A.J. Styles & Christopher Daniels will defend against The Latin American Xchange (Homicide & Hernandez, w/ Konnan) in a Six Sides of Steel Cage Match.

October 22nd - Seth Shai will be facing Rick Fuller at the Lucha Libre Mexicana event in Garland, TX

October 23rd - Doink the Clown is scheduled for the Premier Wrestling Alliance event at the Pearland VFW Hall in Pearland, TX.

October 27th - Jim Cornette is scheduled to appear at the Ring of Honor event at the Montgomery County Fairgrounds in Dayton, OH.

October 28th - Jim Cornette is scheduled to appear at the Ring of Honor event at the Frontier Field House in Chicago Ridge, IL.

October 28th - Tracy Smothers is scheduled for the pro wrestling event at the National Guard Armory in Murphy, NC

October 28th - Scotty Charisma is scheduled for the East Coast Professional Wrestling event at the ECPW Arena in Lake Hiawatha, NJ

October 28th - Anthony Wayne is scheduled for the Southern Wrestling Association event at the National Guard Armory in Lafayette, TN

October 28th - Jason Jones is scheduled for a professional boxing event at the Fairgrounds Indoor Expo in Harrison, AR

November 3rd - NWA World Tag Team Champion A.J. Styles will take on Abyss at the Northeast Wrestling event at the Danbury Police Athletic Building in Danbury, CT.

November 3rd - Tracy Smothers is scheduled for the NAW event at the National Guard Armory in Carlisle, KY

November 4th - Scotty Charisma is scheduled for the East Coast Wrestling Alliance event at the Newark Boys & Girls Club in Newark, DE

November 9th - The Headshrinkers (Alofa & Samu) will be in action at the "Wrestle Rock '06" event at the Redding Convention Center in Redding, CA. The Headshrinkers may be better known in this region as The Samoan SWAT Team (Fatu & Samu).

November 10th - NWA World Tag Team Champion A.J. Styles is among some of the TNA superstars that are scheduled for the TNA/United Wrestling Federation joint event at The New Alhambra in Philadelphia, PA.

November 11th - Scotty Charisma is scheduled for the Continental Championship Wrestling event in Wind Gap, PA.

November 18th - Jack Dalton, Jake Boulder, Jason Jones, Kraig Keesaman, Michael Barry, & Sassy Merlot are all scheduled for the year end event for Mid-States Wrestling at the Fairgrounds Indoor Expo in Harrison, AR.

November 25th - NWA World Heavyweight Champion Jeff Jarrett will face Eric Young at the TNA event in Monterrey, Mexico. Also on the card, TNA World X Division Champion Senshi defends his title against NWA World Tag Team Champion A.J. Styles and Petey Williams in a Triple Threat Match. Plus, The Naturals (Andy Douglas & Chase Stevens) face long time rivals America's Most Wanted (Chris Harris & James Storm)

November 25th - The Honky Tonk Man is scheduled for the NWA Extreme Canadian Championship Wrestling event in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

November 25th - Scotty Charisma is scheduled for the East Coast Professional Wrestling event at the ECPW Arena in Lake Hiawatha, NJ

December 2nd - Scotty Charisma is scheduled for the East Coast Wrestling Alliance event at the Newark Boys & Girls Club in Newark, DE

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Autographs & Appearances:
-2006-
October 13th - Kamala at The Fun Spot in Queensbury, NY

October 13th & 14th - Lanny Poffo and Missy Hyatt at the Holiday Inn Baltimore Inner Harbor Hotel in Baltimore, MD during "Slasher-Fest"

October 13th & 14th - Roddy Piper at the Wyndham Orlando Resort in Orlando, FL during "Screamfest '06"

October 14th - Jim Duggan at Collector's Realm in Poughkeepsie, NY

October 14th - Jerry Lawler and Jim Duggan at Delaware Valley High School in Milford, PA

October 14th - One Man Gang at Carson's Pro Wrestling World in Allentown, PA

October 20th - Greg Valentine and Jerry Lawler at the Newark Pavillion in Newark, CA before the Big Time Wrestling event

October 21st - Jerry Lawler and Greg Valentine at the Vintage Faire Mall in Modesto, CA

October 21st - Mick Foley at the MassMutual Center in Springfield, MA during the Springfield Falcons hockey game

October 21st - NWA World Tag Team Champion A.J. Styles, NWA World Heavyweight Champion Jeff Jarrett, Shane Douglas, and The Naturals (Andy Douglas & Chase Stevens) at the Shenandoah Country Club in Bloomfield, MI for TNA's 3rd annual "Bound for Glory Fan InterAction"

October 21st - Chavo Guerrero Sr., Hector Guerrero, Jack Brisco, Brian Blair, Roddy Piper, and Greg Valentine are among some of the wrestlers that are scheduled to aprticipate in the "First Annual Eddie Guerrero Memorial Golf Tournament" at the Summerfield Crossings Golf Course in Riverview, FL

October 22nd - Mil Mascaras at Needful Things in Santa Fe Springs, CA

October 28th - Tony Atlas at Meadow Glen Mall in Medford, MA

November 3rd - Mick Foley at the Santa Ana Star Center in Rio Rancho, NM during the New Mexico Scorpions hockey game

November 9th - The Headshrinkers (Alofa & Samu) at the Redding Convention Center in Redding, CA before the "Wrestle Rock '06" event. The Headshrinkers may be better known in this region as The Samoan SWAT Team (Fatu & Samu)

November 11th - Sgt. Slaughter at the Lubbock Municipal Coliseum in Lubbock, TX during "Military Night" at the Lubbock Cotton Kings hockey game

November 11th - Dusty Rhodes at Attack of the Baseball Cards in Union, NJ

November 12th - Dusty Rhodes at the Greater Jacksonville Fair in Jacksonville, FL

November 18th & 19th - Greg Valentine, Paul Orndorff, and Roddy Piper at the Sheraton Framington Hotel in Framington, MA during the Boston Super Mega Fest 2006

-2007-
January 6th - Sgt. Slaughter at the Santa Ana Star Center in Rio Rancho, NM during the New Mexico Scorpions hockey game

February 3rd - Sgt. Slaughter at the RICOH Coliseum in Toronto, Ontario, Canada during the Toronto Marlies hockey game

February 17th - Mick Foley at the RICOH Coliseum in Toronto, Ontario, Canada during the Toronto Marlies hockey game

February 24th & 25th - Johnny Lee Clary (AKA Johnny Angel) will be preaching at Erindale Christian Centre in Canberra, Australia

July 4th through 8th - Sting will be one of the guest speakers on board Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines' Sovereign of the Seas during the "Cruise With a Cause" Bahamas Missions Cruise sponsored by PraiseFest Ministries

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Upcoming Birthdays:
October 10th - Shane Morbid
October 11th - Kishi
October 12th - Stan Hansen
October 14th - Talon