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Posted: Feb 3rd 2015 By: Oklafan Staff

NEWS
As seen on the Steve Austin and Triple H interview last night, Triple H praised Michael ?PS? Hayes and said he was under-rated for his contributions to the business. Hayes responded to the comments on Twitter by posting "Well, can't say I disagree, but really appreciate the plug from @steveaustinBSR and @TripleH for the HOF next year in Dallas!!"

JBL also weighed in and endorsed Hayes for the 2016 WWE Hall of Fame in the Dallas. He posted on Twitter "I agree with @steveaustinBSR I paid to see the Freebirds and then got to wrestle them, they were awesome! @MichaelPSHayes1 HOF -Dallas!" JBL also posted "It's hard to imagine how 'over' the Freebirds were in Texas-they helped make the Sportatorium. One of history's greats @MichaelPSHayes1".

JBL posted on Twitter comparing Katy Perry?s attire during her halftime performance at Super Bowl XLIX in Glendale, AZ. He compared it to Bam Bam Bigelow as it was an outfit covered in flamers. Social media was full of comments about the similarities last night with fans and wrestlers weighing in. WWE?s website has a new poll asking who wore the flames better ? Bam Bam or Katy. With 4,000 votes, the former ECW Champion is leading with 57% of the vote.

Mick Foley posted on Twitter after Triple H's interview with Steve Austin "Great job by @TripleH on the #StoneColdPodcast. Knock him if you like, but if @WWENXT is his baby, the guy is a heck of a dad."

Sgt. Slaughter promoting the WWE Hall of Fame on KNBR radio in San Francisco, CA can be heard by clicking here.

There are reports that one third generation wrestler at the recent WWE tryouts was already offered a spot on "Tough Enough" but they have to wait and see if WWE offers them a contract for NXT first. The third generation talent is rumored to be Tessa Blanchard, daughter of WWE Hall of Famer Tully Blanchard and stepdaughter of Magnum T. A. That rumor has not yet been confirmed.

Some people are not very happy about the WWE.com list of the greatest managers of all-time and not including Gary Hart or Jim Cornette, who should be in any list of top five.

In honor of Black History Month, WWE has put up Hall of Fame profiles on Tony Atlas, Ernie Ladd, Rocky Johnson, Bobo Brazil, and Ron Simmons and they are adding episodes of Mid-Atlantic, Global Wrestling Federation, WWF Championship Wrestling, WCW Main Event, WCW World Wide, and Mid-South Wrestling that all featured black performers. The Mid-South Wrestling show, the first on the network, will be from October 15, 1983, featuring Junkyard Dog. There hasn't been a lot of Mid-South on the network due to the cost in restoring the footage and the cutbacks.

Jerry Lawler, Lance Russell, Dave Brown, and Ric Flair all appeared at the Memphis Grizzlies basketball game this past weekend for "Memphis Wrestling Night". Russell and Brown called the match with Lawler facing local wrestler Maverick, who claimed he was a fan of the Oklahoma City Thunder, who the Grizzlies played. Tony Allen of the Grizzlies during the game did the Jackie Fargo strut. The first 3,000 fans got replica championship belts and they were promoting the WWE's "Fast Lane" pay-per-view event on February 22nd in the arena.

There?s a grassroots movement in Memphis, TN that?s looking to put a new Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame & Museum inside the historic Mid-South Coliseum, which has been closed since 2006. The group has a Facebook page at this link. Jerry Lawler recently said he would be willing to donate some of his memorabilia to the museum and said it ?could be a massive destination for people to come to if it was done right.? BizJournal.com has more details on the group at this link.

Dixie Carter posted on Twitter "Happy to announce that the Von Erichs will join us once again at our tapings in February! @RossVonErich @MarshallVonEric @KevinVonErich".

King Mo was a guest on "Submission Radio" to discuss training with Bill Goldberg at America Top Team. The full interview can be heard by clicking here. When he was asked if Goldberg should fight some amateur or exhibition fights, he said ?I would like to see him get in an MMA fight. First of all, the amateur fight, I wouldn?t go out and fight that. For what? You know what I?m saying? Like no one?s going to fight him and if they try and fight him, they?ll be somebody with experience that fought before, and lie, and tries to like take his head off. They?ll pay miserably, but you know what, put him out there and let him fight on Spike TV. You know, why not? Let him fight on Spike TV. Let him headline a card. ?Cause he has a big following, he?s a superstar, a big fan base. If I were Bellator I?d be talking to him like ?hey if you wanna fight let?s [do it]?. You know, Anybody. If you?re World Series of Fighting or somebody I?d be like ?hey if you want to fight, we?d love to put you on the card?. Because MMA is entertainment. It?s not a true sport. It can?t be, because there?s no true feeder program. Like in boxing, and track and field, and basketball and everything, they have feeder programs. Usually the best stick to the top. In MMA I could get a guy that?s like a swimmer with a good name and be like ?hey do you want to fight??. I?ll get Michael Phelps and train him, and be like ?hey Michael Phelps could fight? and then everybody would wanna fight him because he?s a name. You know, it?s entertainment. There?s no true feeder program. You got guys that are Jiu Jitsu world champions that have to get fights before they can actually be broadcast on TV. So it?s about entertainment, it?s about getting eyes on you. It?s not really about who?s the best fighter, it?s about getting eyes on you and when you fight, being entertaining.?

You can see a video of Bill Goldberg training judo with Olympian Jimmy Pedro by clicking here.

Dan Murphy of SLAM! Wrestling wrote a story entitled "Hayden set to make rare Canadian defense of NWA women?s title" which you read by clicking here.

Joe Burgett of TheSportster.com wrote a story entitled "Top 15 Worst Royal Rumble Entrants Of All Time" and coming in at #1 was Drew Carey (2001). Others on the list include Bushwacker Luke (1991) at #6. To read the entire story, click here.

Former WCW, NWA and WCW star Black Bart underwent a quadruple bypass operation in Bedford, TX earlier today, according to PWInsider. Bart is out of surgery and already talking with his family.

Oklafan extends condolences to Chris Morrison on the passing of his aunt Debbie.

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RECENT RESULTS
January 29th
Jack Swagger defeated Fandango in a match taped for "WWE Main Event" at the "WWE SmackDown!" event in Hartford, CT

January 30th
Jinder Mahal defeated Azeem the Dream at the All-Star Wrestling event in Sechelt, British Columbia, Canada

January 31st
The Heavenly Bodies (Desirable Dustin & Gigolo Justin) defeated The Rock-N-Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson) at Pro Wrestling Syndicate's "Frozen Fallout 2015" event in Rahway, NJ

Mike Sydal defeated MPW Kansas Champion Tyler Cook for the title at the Metro Pro Wrestling event in Kansas City, KS. In other matches, The Mathmagician defeated Everett Connors and Jake Parnell in a 3-Way Dance, and Mark Sterling defeated Mat Fitchett to become the new #1 contender to the MPW Central States Title.

Justine Silver defeated Luscious Latasha at the Uproar Pro Wrestling event in New Prt Richey, FL

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UPCOMING OKLAHOMA EVENTS
Compound Pro Wrestling
Saturday, February 7th
Perfect Practice Athletic Center
Tulsa, OK
Bell Time 8pm

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

Imperial Wrestling Revolution
Saturday, February 7th
Broken Bow High School
Broken Bow, OK
Bell Time 7pm

Native American Wrestling
Saturday, February 7th
Community Center
Chewey, OK
Bell Time 7pm

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UPCOMING MATCHES
February 6th
Mick Foley is among the stars scheduled for the Big Time Wrestling event in Altoona, PA

Bill Dundee and Tracy Smothers are among the stars scheduled for the NWA Southern All-Star Wrestling event in Millersville, TN

February 7th
Big Smooth, The Enforcer, J. D. Rebel, Rolling Thunder, Jon Cross, Gene Valdez, and Fuel are among the stars scheduled for the Knucklehead Championship Wrestling event in Paris, TX

Michael Faith takes on Chuey Martinez in a Last Man Standing Match at the River City Wrestling event in San Antonio, TX

Mick Foley is among the stars scheduled for the Big Time Wrestling event in Newburgh, NY

Ricky Morton takes on J-Swag (w/ Erik Ellis) at the High Volume Pro Wrestling event in Kinston, NC

February 11th
IWGP Heavyweight Champion Hiroshi Takahashi defends the title against A. J. Styles at New Japan Pro Wrestling's "New Beginnings" pay-per-view event in Osaka, Japan

GHC Tag Team Champions TMDK (Mikey Nicholls & Shane Haste) defend the titles against NWA World Tag Team Champions The Killer Elite Squad (Lance Archer & Davey Boy Smith, Jr.) at the Pro Wrestling NOAH event in Naoya, Japan

February 13th
James Johnson, J. T, LaMotta, Matthew Palmer, Graham Bell, and Jermaine Johnson are among the stars scheduled for the VIP Wrestling event in Arlington, TX

February 20th
Ric Flair, The Rock-N-Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson), Jimmy Valiant, and Bunkhouse Buck are among the stars scheduled for the Big Time Wrestling event in Bristol, TN

NWA Texoma Rose Champion Claudia defends the title against Bree Ann at the NWA Texoma event in Sherman, TX. Also scheduled to appear is NWA North American Heavyweight Champion Tim Storm (w/ Miss Tiffany), NWA Texoma Heavyweight Champion Jerome Daniels, NWA Texoma Tag Team Champions Charlie Haas & Griffin, and many more.

Dennis Stamp is among the stars scheduled for the Absolute Intense Wrestling event in Cleveland, OH

February 21st
A. J. Styles takes on ROH Tag Team Champion Bobby Fish at the Ring of Honor event in Atlanta, GA

NWA Mid-South Tag Team Champions The Empire (Matt Riviera & Greg Anthony) defend the titles against Genetic Perfection (Michael Barry & Alan Steel) at the "Combat For a Cure" event in Paragould, AR. In other matches, Dustin Bozworth takes on Americos, and Roosevelt takes on Deadly Dale (w/ Project 6). Also scheduled to appear is Bobby Eaton, and many more.

Byron Wilcott, Tim Storm, and Action Jackson are among the stars scheduled for the Main Event Pro Wrestling event in Marshall, TX

Mick Foley is among the stars scheduled for the Pro Wrestling Syndicate event in Rahway, NJ

Ric Flair, The Rock-N-Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson), and Jimmy Valiant are among the stars scheduled for the Big Time Wrestling event in Bluefield, WV

ROW Heavyweight Champion Ryan Davidson is among the stars scheduled for the Reality of Wrestling event in Pasadena, TX

February 27th
Mick Foley is among the stars scheduled for the House of Glory event in New York, NY

February 28th
The Canadian Red Devil and Nathan Estrada are among the stars scheduled for the Tennessee All Pro Wrestling event in McMinnville, TN

PWP Tag Team Champions Mark Sterling & Jeremy Wyatt defend the titles against The Beautiful Bodies (Derek Cornell & Brian Gott) at the Pro Wrestling Phoenix event in Council Bluffs, IA

Tyler Bateman is among the stars scheduled for the Santino Brothers Wrestling event in Newhall, CA

Mick Foley is among the stars scheduled for the "Night of a Champion" event in Durham, NC

March 1st
A. J. Styles is among the stars scheduled for Ring of Honor 13th anniversary pay-per-view event in Las Vegas, NV

March 6th
Jerry Lawler takes on Brian Anthony at the Northeast Wrestling's "Wrestlefest XIX" event in Waterbury, CT. Also scheduled to appear is A. J. Styles and many more.

March 7th
A. J. Styles is among the stars scheduled for the Ring of Honor event in Baltimore, MD

Tony Atlas is among the stars scheduled for the Boston Pro Wrestling Marathon event in Boston, MA

Paul Puertorico is among the stars scheduled for the Boricuas Most Wanted event in Ponce, Puerto Rico

March 8th
The Rock-N-Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson) takes on The Extreme Horsemen (Steve Corino & C. W. Anderson, w/ Rob Dimension) at the Boston Pro Wrestling Marathon event in Boston, MA

March 11th
FWE Heavyweight Champion John Hennigan defends the title against A. J. Styles at Family Wrestling Entertainment's "Hollywood" event in Hollywood, CA

March 14th
Jeff Jarrett is among the stars scheduled for the In Your Face Wrestling event in Delanson, NY

March 21st
Al Snow is among the stars scheduled for Ultimate Wrestling Experience's "Knight of Glory IV" event in New Cumberland, PA

March 28th
Michael Faith is among the stars scheduled for the Texas Heat Wrestling event in San Antonio, TX

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AUTOGRAPHS & APPEARANCES
February 6th
Mick Foley, Ricky Steamboat, Sabu, Rhino, Ron Simmons, Monstrous BC (AKA Brodus Clay), Tessa Blanchard, Kevin Nash, Maria Kanellis, Val Venis, and many more will be signing autographs from 6pm to 8pm at Jaffa Shrine in Altoona, PA prior to the Big Time Wrestling event held later in the evening. For more info, go to Big-Time-Wrestling.com.

February 7th
Mick Foley will be performing stand-up comedy at 7pm at London Bridge Convention in Lake Havasu City, AZ. For more info, go to RealMickFoley.com/events.

February 8th
Mick Foley will be performing stand-up comedy at 7pm at StandUpLive in Phoenix, AZ. For more info, go to RealMickFoley.com/events.

King Kong Bundy, Matt Hardy, Kevin Nash, and Terri Runnels will be signing autographs at the BMO Harris Bradley Center in Milwaukee, WI at the Milwaukee Admirals hockey game. For more info, go to BMOHarrisBradleyCenter.com/events/detail/Milwaukee-Admirals-vs-Rochester-Americans-1.

February 20th
Ric Flair, Kevin Nash, Ricky Steamboat, The Rock-N-Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson), Jimmy Valiant, Jimmy Golden (AKA Bunkhouse Buck), and many more will be signing autographs from 6pm to 8pm at Vance Middle School in Bristol, TN prior to the Big Time Wrestling event held later in the evening. For more info, go to Big-Time-Wrestling.com/.

February 21st
Ric Flair, Kevin Nash, Ricky Steamboat, The Rock-N-Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson), Jimmy Valiant, and many more will be signing autographs from 5:30pm to 7:30pm at the Brushfork Armory in Bluefield, WV prior to the Big Time Wrestling event held later in the evening. For more info, go to Big-Time-Wrestling.com.

Mick Foley, Jushin Liger, Takaaki Watanabe, Colt Cabana, and many more will be signing autographs from 6pm to 8pm at the Rahway Rec Center in Rahway, NJ prior to the Pro Wrestling Syndicate event held later in the evening. For more info, go to ProWrestlingSyndicate.com.

March 5th
Jake Roberts will be performing his one-man show "Unspoken Word" starting at 7pm at the EastVille Comedy Club in New York, NY. For more info, go to TicketWeb.com/snl/Search.action?query=Jake+Roberts.

March 6th
Jerry Lawler, Alberto El Patron (AKA Alberto Del Rio), Roddy Piper, Harlem Heat (Booker T & Stevie Ray), Matt Hardy, A. J. Styles, The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson), Brooke Tessmacher, Teddy Long, and many more will be signing autographs from 6pm to 8pm at Crosby High School in Waterbury, CT prior to the Northeast Wrestling event held later in the evening. For more info, go to NortheastWrestling.com.

March 7th
Jim Cornette, Harley Race, Ted DiBiase, Tom Prichard, The Rock-N-Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson), The Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane), Robbie E, The Stro, The Brutes (Mark James & Jimmy Parker), Bill Apter, Stephen DeAngelis, and many more will be signing autographs from 10am to 5pm at Masters of the Ring Entertainment's "Pro Wrestling Fan Expo" at the Coastline Convention center in Wilmington, NC. For more info, go to MastersOfRingEntertainment.com/March-7-2015/.

Jim Cornette, The Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane), The Rock-N-Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson, Ted DiBiase, Harley Race, Tom Prichard, Bill Apter, and many more will be appearing at the "Jim Cornette Event" at the Coastline Convention Center in Wilmington, NC

Ric Flair, Pete Rose, Abdullah the Butcher, Harlem Heat (Booker T & Stevie Ray), Jerry Lawler, Sid Vicious, Barbie Blank (AKA Kelly Kelly), Dusty Rhodes, Melina, Lanny Poffo, Maven, Ivan Putski, The Young Bucks (Nick Jackson & Matt Jackson), Brooke Tessmacher, A. J. Styles, Funaki, Fifi the Maid, The Godwins (Henry O. Godwin & Phinneas I. Godwin), Magnum T. A., Terri Runnels, Eric Bischoff, The Conquistadors (Jose Estrada & Jose Luis Rivera), Bobby Heenan, James Storm, Kevin Nash, Teddy Long, Papa Shango (AKA The Godfather), Jake Roberts, Jackie Moore, Bart Gunn, Hardcore Holly, Mr. Anderson, Ezekial Jackson, Curt Hawkins, and many more will be signing autographs from 10am to 2pm at "The Big Event" at the LaGuardia Plaza Hotel in Flushing, NY. For more info, go to BigEventNY.com.

Roddy Piper will be signing autographs at "Big Apple Con" at the Penn Plaza Pavillion in New York, NY. For more info, go to NYCBM.com.

March 9th
Jake Roberts will be performing his one-man show "Unspoken Word" starting at 9pm at the EastVille Comedy Club in New York, NY. For more info, go to TicketWeb.com/snl/Search.action?query=Jake+Roberts.

March 13th
Ric Flair and Road Warrior Animal will be signing autographs at "Monster Mania Con" at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Cherry Hill, NJ. For more info, go to MonsterMania.net/MMC30_Guests.html.

March 21st
Al Snow and Booker T will be signing autographs at Yellow Breeches Center in New Cumberland, PA prior to the Ultimate Wrestling Experience event held later in the evening. For more info, go to TheUWE.com.

Mick Foley will be performing stand-up comedy at 7:30pm at Parlor Live in Bellevue, WA. For more info, go to RealMickFoley.com/events.

March 25th
Mick Foley will be performing stand-up comedy at 8pm at Punch Line Comedy Club in Sacramento, CA. For more info, go to RealMickFoley.com/events.

March 26th
Ric Flair will be signing autographs starting at 6pm for VIP sessions at "WrestleMania Axxess" at the San Jose Convention Center in San Jose, CA

Mick Foley will be performing stand-up comedy at 8pm at Cobb's Comedy Club in San Francisco, CA. For more info, go to RealMickFoley.com/events.

March 27th
Mick Foley will be performing stand-up comedy at 8pm at The Improv in San Jose, CA. For more info, go to RealMickFoley.com/events.

Bruce Prichard, Eric Bischoff, Nora Greenwald (AKA Molly Holly), Ken Shamrock, Rob Van Dam, Brian Myers, The Headbangers (Mosh & Thrasher), The Addiction (Christopher Daniels & Frankie Kazarian), Ivan Koloff, Scott Hall, Tatanka, Maryse, John Hennigan, Melina, The Honky Tonk Man, Lisa Marie Varon (AKA Victoria), Sabu, Hillbilly Jim, Matt Sydal, Barbie Blank (AKA Kelly Kelly), Tommy Dreamer, Bret Hart, Amy Dumas (AKA Lita), Kevin Nash, Scott Steiner, Demolition (Ax & Smash), Stacy Carter, Big Van Vader, Shane Helms (AKA The Hurricane), Road Warrior Animal, Bobby Heenan, Jackie Moore, Barry Windham, Candice LeRae, Joey Ryan, Colt Cabana, The Hardy Boyz (Matt Hardy & Jeff Hardy), O. D. B., Gail Kim, Ricky Steamboat, Abyss, Brutus Beefcake, Lisa Moretti (AKA Ivory), Big Zeke, and many more will be signing autographs at "Wrestlecon" at the San Jose Garden Airport Hotel in San Jose, CA. For more info, go to Wrestlecon.com

March 28th
Sting will be signing autographs starting at 10am for Premium VIP sessions at "WrestleMania Axxess" at the San Jose Convention Center in San Jose, CA

May 23rd
Missy Hyatt, Trish Stratus, April Hunter, Tessa Blanchard, and many more will be signing autographs at Masters of the Ring Entertainment's "Pro Wrestling Fan Expo" at the Coastline Convention center in Wilmington, NC. For more info, go to MastersOfRingEntertainment.com/May-23-2015/.

May 24th
Ric Flair will be performing a one-man show in Glasgow, Scotland

May 25th
Ric Flair will be performing a one-man show in Newcastle, England

May 26th
Ric Flair will be performing a one-man show in Leeds, England

May 27th
Ric Flair will be performing a one-man show in Derby, England

May 28th
Ric Flair will be performing a one-man show in Leicester, England

May 29th
Ric Flair will be performing a one-man show in Portsmouth, England

May 30th
Ric Flair will be performing a one-man show in London, England

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UPCOMING BIRTHDAYS
February 3rd - Butch Dalton, Dory Funk, Jr., Kerry Von Erich, The Mercenary, Wilbur J. Poindexter
February 4th - Byron Wilcott, Izabella, James Warbois
February 5th - Cody Jones, Eric Awesome, Sam Avey
February 7th - Kim Duk, Oklahoma Kid 1st
February 8th - Jim Neidhart, Toops
February 9th - Riker

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