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Posted: Jan 11th 2011 By: mikeiles

NEWS
On January 15th, Tyler Bateman will be teaming with Funny Bone and Joe Gacy to take on Ryan Kidd, Jaysin Strife, & Akira Tozawa at the Magnum Pro Wrestling/Dungeon Championship Wrestling event in Newhall, CA. It will mark Bateman's 10 year anniversary in pro wrestling.

Jack Swagger vs. Randy Orton is one of the matches that will be on WWE's "Best of Raw 2010" DVD. Also the 3 disc set will be a "Piper's Pit" segment with Roddy Piper interviewing Randy Orton and John Cena. On the Blu-Ray exclusive content will be a Jack Swagger vs. The Undertaker match.

A Jack Swagger action figure will be included in Mattel's "WWE Series 9".

Jerry Lawler worked a WWE house show Sunday night in Memphis. He teamed with Mark Henry and beat CM Punk & Husky Harris. Punk did a promo saying that he beat Verne Gagne in his hometown and would now beat Lawler in his. It should be noted that Gagne retired when Punk was still in diapers. Later, Punk posted on Twitter it was one of his "bucket list" things to wrestle Lawler in Memphis, so now he just has to face Steve Austin and he can retire.

According to reports, both Edge and The Miz are currently scheduled to go into WrestleMania this year as the World and WWE Champions respectively. There has been talk of doing a quick title change from Miz and back to him with hopes that it would boost the Raw rating but nothing is set in stone. The four way originally planned for Royal Rumble with Miz, Jerry Lawler, John Morrison, and Randy Orton is now set to take place on an upcoming edition of Raw most likely after the Royal Rumble PPV.

LexGo.com has an article on the Smackdown brand house show in Lexington, KY. They talk to Cody Rhodes and James Caldwell about some of the current WWE stars and who from the past they remind them of. Rhodes said Kofi Kingston reminds him of Pedro Morales. Rhodes said people compare him to Rick Martel or Rick Rude, but he sees himself closer to Gino Hernandez. You can read the entire article by clicking here.

For what it?s worth there has been some discussion over the last week or so about who will be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in April. The names brought up most frequently among WWE people are agents Arn Anderson and Dean Malenko along with Lex Luger, Ron Simmons, The Honky Tonk Man, and former women?s wrestler Debra Miceli who performed as Alundra Blayze in WWF and as Madusa in WCW.

Wes Brisco, son of Gerald Brisco and currently in WWE's developmental program, recently underwent knee surgery with Dr. James Andrews in Birmingham, AL. He was scheduled to join WWE's main roster in just a matter of days when he was injured at a house show in December.

As mentioned on TNA's "Genesis" pay-per-view on Sunday, A. J. Styles is indeed injured. He posted on his Twitter account that he tore a hip flexor and according to reports he is expected to miss about four to six weeks worth of action. Abyss took his place in the match with Douglas Williams at the PPV and captured the TNA World Television Title with help from Styles.

A. J. Styles is off the upcoming TNA European tour due to his hip injury and will be replaced by Kurt Angle. Samoa Joe is also not booked on the tour but had said he would be ready. Angle, Ric Flair, Jeff Hardy, RVD, Mickie James and Mr. Anderson are booked as the headliners on the tour.

Karen Angle, the ex-wife of Kurt Angle and now the wife of Jeff Jarrett, made her return to "TNA iMPACT!" at last night's TV taping, making her first TNA appearance since July 2008. Her return will be in an angle with Jarrett and Angle as Jarrett will announce his "retirement" from MMA with his wife by his side, taunting Angle at the pay-per-view saying that finally, the three of them are going to celebrate together. Karen left the company to concentrate on her family and was then in the center of a controversy when an anonymous TNA employee called in on the Bubba "The Love Sponge" radio show and revealed that she was sleeping with Jeff Jarrett. The news led to the suspension of Jarrett and continued the real-life rivalry between him and Angle. Jeff and Karen have been married since August of last year, almost two years after getting the divorce from Kurt. She has two children with Kurt, ages 8 and 4.

Jakks Pacific announced their lineups for upcoming TNA action figures.

-Andre the Giant: Deluxe iMPACT! Series 7 (NWA version), Deluxe iMPACT! Series 11 (New Japan version)
-Jim Cornette: Deluxe iMPACT! Series 10
-Ric Flair: Cross the Line Series 5 (w/ A. J. Styles)
-Mick Foley: Cross the Line Series 5 (w/ Sting)
-Jeff Jarrett: Deluxe iMPACT! Series 7, Deluxe iMPACT! Series 9, Cross the Line Series 6 (w/ Abyss)
-Sting: Deluxe iMPACT! Series 6, Cross the Line Series 4 (w/ Rob Van Dam), Cross the Line Series 5 (w/ Mick Foley), Cross the Line Series 6 (w/ Samoa Joe)
-A. J. Styles: Deluxe iMPACT! Series 8, Deluxe iMPACT! Series 11, Cross the Line Series 5 (w/ Ric Flair)
-Terry Taylor: Deluxe iMPACT! Series 6

After Paul Orndorff announced he had cancer, Eric Bischoff also posted the following on Facebook: "Thoughts and best wishes to Paul Orndorff. One hell of a talent, a great guy and some of my best memories on the business involved Paul. Kick the Bastards ass Paul!"

Dutch Mantell posted on Twitter last week: "Just heard news that Guy Coffee, long time Memphis wrestling figure found dead of an apparent suicide. He was a good man. RIP Mr. Coffee"

The Bluefield Daily Telegraph in Bluefield, WV ran a story on Monday about a wrestling promoter that was arrested for not paying the wrestlers. Ernest Mack Shell of London, KY faces 10 counts for obtaining services on false pretenses. There were 26 wrestlers in all including Jim Neidhart, Dallas Page, Chase Stevens, Chance Profitt, J. D. Maverick, and April Hunter. You can read the entire story by clicking here.

Chris Kanyon's 2006 appearance on the Howard Stern show where he debated Ric Flair is currently on Howard Stern on Demand

NoArk Championship Wrestling's January 8th event in Marble City was once again canceled for a townwide coon hunt. Their December 11th show in Marble City was canceled for the same reason.

For those who remember Carolinas wrestler Johnny Heidemann, who just turned 90, he's been hospitalized over the holidays and has to eat with a feeding tube.

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RECENT RESULTS
January 6th
Jeff Jarrett defeated Tommy Dreamer in an Open Challenge at the TNA house show in Wallingford, CT

January 7th
Jeff Jarrett defeated Tommy Dreamer in a Hardcore Match at the TNA house show in Westbury, NY

Kid Nichols & Justin Smart defeated Matt Riviera & Wes Robinson at the New Experience Wrestling event in West Memphis, AR

January 8th
Mark Sterling defeated Jeremy Wyatt in an No DQ/Iron Man Match that went into overtime at the 3XWrestling event in Des Moines, IA

Alex Porteau & The James Boys (Luke James & Rich James) defeated Mike Patrick, Wayne Ban Dyke, & Brian Badical at the I Believe In Wrestling event in Orlando, FL

SLA Television Champion J. T. LaMotta & SLA U-30 Champion A. C. H. scored a double pin in a 6-Way Dance that also involved Tony Kozina, Darin Corbin, Shane Hollister and Billy McNeil at the St. Louis Anarchy event in O?Fallon, IL

January 9th
Jerry Lawler & Mark Henry defeated CM Punk & Husky Harris at the WWE house show in Memphis, TN

Jeff Jarrett vs. Kurt Angle in an MMA Exhibition ended in a No Contest at TNA's "Genesis" pay-per-view event in Orlando, FL

January 10th
Jerry Lawler & Randy Orton defeated Alex Riley & WWE RAW World Champion The Miz at the "WWE Monday Night RAW" live telecast in Nashville, TN

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UPCOMING OKLAHOMA EVENTS
Impact Zone Wrestling
Saturday, January 15th
The Impact Arena
Lawton, OK
Bell Time 7pm

United Wrestling Entertainment
Saturday, January 15th
Cherokee Fairgrounds Building #2
Tahlequah, OK
Bell Time 6pm

Tornado Alley Pro
Saturday, January 15th
Wagoner Civic Center
Wagoner, OK
Bell Time 8pm

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UPCOMING MATCHES
January 14th
Jeff Jarrett is among the stars scheduled for the TNA show in Reading, PA

January 15th
Jerry Lawler takes on Tommy Dreamer in a Steel Cage Match at the Northeast Wrestling event in Poughkeepsie, NY. Also scheduled to appear is Sgt. Slaughter and many more.

Jerry Lawler takes on Tracy Smothers at the Main Event Championship Wrestling event in Monroe City, IN

Shane Douglas is among the stars scheduled for the Classic Championship Wrestling event in Marysville, PA

Joe Gacy & Violence Unlimited (Tyler Bateman & Funny Bone, w/ Raze) take on Ryan Kidd, Jaysin Strife,& Akira Tozawa at the Magnum Pro Wrestling/Dungeon Championship Wrestling event in Newhall, CA

Gene Valdez is among the stars scheduled for the Hillbilly Wrestling Association event in Springdale, AR

Michael Faith takes on Chris Richter at the New Generation of Wrestling event in Kennedale, TX

January 16th
Jeff Jarrett is among the stars scheduled for the TNA show in Hagerstown, MD

January 21st
Ric Flair is among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Lyon, France

January 22nd
Ric Flair is among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Paris, France

Michael H, Mr. Big, J. R. Orullian, & Gene Valdez are among the stars scheduled for the one night tournament to crown the new NCW Heavyweight Champion at the NoArk Championship Wrestling event in Siloam Springs, AR

Paul Orndorff is among the stars scheduled for the Pro Championship Wrestling event in Steger, IL

January 27th
Jeff Jarrett and Ric Flair are among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Glasgow, Scotland

January 28th
Jeff Jarrett and Ric Flair are among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Manchester, England

ROH Tag Team Champions The Kings of Wrestling (Chris Hero & Claudio Castagnoli) take on The World's Greatest Tag Team (Charlie Haas & Shelton Benjamin) in a non-title match at Ring of Honor's "WrestleReunion 2011" event in Los Angeles, CA

January 29th
Jeff Jarrett takes on Johnny Moss at the TNA house show in London, England. Also scheduled to appear is Ric Flair and many more.

Doink the Clown (no word on which Doink) is among the stars scheduled for the Texas Championship Wrestling event in Tyler, TX

Jerry Lawler takes on Bill Dundee (w/ Dutch Mantell) at the Showtime All-Star Wrestling event in Nasville, TN. Also scheduled to appear is Tracy Smothers and many more.

Chase Stevens is among the stars scheduled for the New School Federation Pro Wrestling event in Temple, TX

Jake Roberts takes on Sinn Bohdi (w/ Stacy Carter) at the Pro Wrestling Guerilla event in Los Angeles, CA. Also scheduled to appear are Shane Douglas, Terry Funk, Jim Neidhart, Bob Orton, Jr., Ken Patera, Roddy Piper, and Tito Santana.

January 30th
Amir Hamid is among the stars scheduled for the Total Championship Wrestling event in Austin TX

January 31
Dory Funk, Johnny Magnum & Arachna Man take on Karl Madetzke, Luke Spencer & Fushicho Masuku at the !BANG! event in Ocala, FL

February 3rd
Jeff Jarrett is among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in New Orleans, LA

February 4th
Jeff Jarrett is among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Hattiesburg, MS

February 5th
Jeff Jarrett is among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Pensacola, FL

Alissa Flash takes on Taylor Wilde in Wilde's retirement match at the Pro Wrestling Revolution event in San Francisco, CA

Michael Barry is among the stars scheduled for the Metro Pro Wrestling event in Kansas City, KS

February 17th
Jeff Jarrett is among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Beckley, WV

February 18th
Jeff Jarrett is among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Huntington, WV

Jim Duggan and Tony Atlas are among the stars scheduled for the Top Rope Wrestling event in Fall River, MA

February 19th
Jeff Jarrett is among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Gassaway, WV

Jim Duggan and Tony Atlas are among the stars scheduled for the Top Rope Wrestling event in Brockton, MA

February 20th
Tony Atlas is among the stars scheduled for the Top Rope Wrestling event in Franklin, MA

February 24th
Jeff Jarrett is among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Wilson, NC

February 25th
Jeff Jarrett is among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Norfolk, VA

The Honky Tonk Man is among the stars scheduled for an independent pro wrestling event in Odessa, TX. Also scheduled to appear is Doink the Clown, but no word as to who is portraying Doink at this event.

February 26th
Jeff Jarrett is among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Richmond, VA

The World's Greatest Tag Team (Charlie Haas & Shelton Benjamin) take on The Briscoe Brothers (Jay Briscoe & Mark Briscoe) at Ring of Honor's 9th anniversary show in Chicago Ridge, IL

MCW Heavyweight Champion Brian Blade defends the title against Jack Norton in a 2 out of 3 Falls Match at the Modern Championship Wrestling event in Marceline, MO. In other matches, J. B. Pain takes on Tommy Snow, and Vash Heartly takes on Flex.

Jerry Lawler takes on Matt Riviera at New Millennium Wrestling's "Altered Realities" event in Balch Springs, TX

Michael H, Mr. Big, & J. R. Orullian are among the stars scheduled for the NoArk Championship Wrestling event in Siloam Springs, AR

February 27th
The Rock-N-Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson) are one of the teams entered in the 4th Annual Pez Whatley Memorial Tag Team Tournament at the AIWF Mid-Atlantic Wrestling event in Lexington, NC

March 4th
Jeff Jarrett is among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Kent, WA

March 5th
Demolition (Ax & Smash) are among the stars scheduled for the Dreamwave Wrestling event in LaSalle, IL

March 14th
Al Farat, Spoiler 2000, and Michael Faith are among the stars scheduled for the Wrecking Ball Wrestling/New Millenium Wrestling event in Dallas, TX

March 26th
The Iron Sheik is among the stars scheduled for New Millennium Wrestling's "Revolutions" event in Balch Springs, TX

Michael H, Mr. Big, & J. R. Orullian are among the stars scheduled for the NoArk Championship Wrestling event in Siloam Springs, AR

April 30th
Michael H, Mr. Big, & J. R. Orullian are among the stars scheduled for the NoArk Championship Wrestling event in Siloam Springs, AR

Larry Zbyszko is among the stars scheduled for the All Out Mayhem event in Portland, ME

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AUTOGRAPHS & APPEARANCES
January 15th
Jerry Lawler, Matt Hardy, Carlito, Tommy Dreamer, Shannon Moore, Sabu, Sgt. Slaughter and many more will be signing autographs from 5pm to 7:30pm at the Mid Hudson Civic Center in Poughkeepsie, NY prior to the Northeast Wrestling event held later in the evening. For more info, call (845) 451-7620.

Jackie Fargo, Don Fargo, Al Greene, and Gypsy Joe will be signing autographs at the Nick Gulas Tribute Show at the HWA Arena in Lavergne, TN

January 28th through 30th
Roddy Piper, Paul Orndorff, Bob Orton, Jr., Tito Santana, Mr. Fuji, Mr. Saito, SoCal Val, Traci Brooks, Ryan Shamrock, Ken Patera, Mike Graham, Terry Funk, Tatanka, Savio Vega, Val Venis, Gene Okerlund, Barry Orton, Shane Douglas, The Powers of Pain (Warlord & Barbarian), Jim Neidhart, Shane Helms (AKA The Hurricane), Danny Davis, Mr. Aguila, Jimmy Hart, Christy Hemme, Bret Hart, Billy Graham, Torrie Wilson, Nick Mitchell, Bill Anderson, Amber O'Neal, Sassy Stephanie, Rhaka Khan, Allison Danger, Serena, Tammy Sytch (AKA Sunny), and many more will be appearing at "Wrestle Reunion" at the LAX Hilton in Los Angeles, CA. For more info, go to WrestleReunion.com.

January 29th
Terry Taylor will be conducting a pro wrestling seminar for Texas Championship Wrestling in Tyler, TX. For more info, call (210) 689-1784.

February 12th
Terry Funk, Raven, Axl Rotten, Balls Mahoney, Little Guido (AKA Nunzio), Joel Gertner, Chasity, Danny Doring, Mikey Whipwreck, The Blue Meanie, Justin Credible, The Headbangers (Mosh & Thrasher), Gillberg, Jimmy Cicero, Jeff Jones, Baby Doll, Samantha Starr, Manny Fernandez, Shane Douglas, Tammy Sytch (AKA Sunny), Nikolai Volkoff, George Frankenstein (AKA Gorgeous George), The Iron Sheik, Sonjay Dutt, Ox Baker, Dawn Marie, Jonny Fairplay, and many more will be signing autographs at the "Baltimore Celebrity fest 2011" at the Best Western BWI in Elkridge, MD. For more info, go to BMoreCelebFest.com.

February 20th
Sgt. Slaughter and George Steele will be signing autographs before the Milwaukee Admirals hockey game at Bradley Center in Milwaukee, WI. For more info, go to MilwaukeeAdmirals.com.

February 25th
Jerry Lawler will be signing autographs before the Dayton gems hockey game at the hara Arena in Dayton, OH. For more info, go to DaytonGems.com.

March 5th
Demolition (Ax & Smash) 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.

April 30th
Larry Zbyszko, Zach Gowen, Mini Boogeyman, Palmer Canon, and John Cena, Sr. will be signing autographs starting at 6pm at the Strive Center in Portland, ME prior to the All Out Mayhem event held later in the evening. For more info, go to AllOutMayhem.com.

May 7th
Terry Taylor, Ken Shamrock, Dallas Page, Mike Tenay, Dan Severn, Mark Canterbury (AKA Henry O. Godwinn), Dennis Knight (AKA Phinneas I. Godwinn), The Masked Superstar, Barry Darsow (AKA Krusher Khrushchev), Bob Armstrong, Brad Armstrong, and many more will be appearing at "Legends of the Ring 12" at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Monroe, NJ. For more info, go to LegendsOfTheRing.com.

May 21st
Tito Santana, Howard Finkel, Rick Martel, Samu, Jameson, Antonio Thomas, Amy Zidian, Armando Estrada, John Cena, Sr., Jay Strongbow, Tammy Sytch (AKA Sunny), Axl Rotten, Duane Gill (AKA Gillberg), Brutus Beefcake, Danny Davis, The Iron Sheik, Ox Baker, Short Sleeve Sampson, Amber, Latasha, Alexxis, The Now, Kevin Chesney, Ivy, Shockwave the Robot, 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.

July 1st through 3rd
Roddy Piper, Dallas Page, and many more will be signing autographs at "Days of the Dead 2011" at the Wyndham Indianapolis in Indianapolis, IN. For more info, go to DaysOfTheDead.net.

August 4th through 7th
The Assassin, Ole Anderson, Mr. Wrestling II, Steve Olsonoski, Karl Kox, Ted DiBiase, David Shultz, Tony Atlas, Tim Brooks, The Masked Superstar, Dory Funk, Jr., Terry Funk, Eddie Mansfield, and many more are scheduled to appear at the "2011 Georgia Wrestling Legends Fanfest Weekend" at the Atlanta Airport Marriott Hotel in Atlanta, GA. For more info, go to NWALegends.com.

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UPCOMING BIRTHDAYS
January 12th - Michael Barry, Brian Blair
January 13th - Rick Garrett, Danny Hunt, Buddy Colt, Crazy Charlie
January 14th - Matt Emerald, Jim Duggan, Ramon Torres
January 15th - Tommy Gilbert, Bill Lebeaux
January 16th - Oliver Humperdink
January 17th - Chase Stevens


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