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Posted: Dec 13th 2016 By: Oklafan Staff

NEWS
Former TNA wrestler Andy Douglas is now known as Dr. Andy Roberts of Nashville Neck & Back. in a recent video, he talks about how he went from being a pro wrestler to a chiropractor. You can see the video by clicking here.

Dave Meltzer of The Wrestling Observer is reporting that WWE has ditched the services of Jerry “The King” Lawler and Lita for their kickoff and pre-show panels. Lawler and Lita joined Booker T and Renee Young on most panels but they were absent from the "TLC" pay-per-view. Meltzer adds that the two are now on a Legends deal and are no longer employed full time by WWE. Lita had a backstage role before moving on camera while Lawler was removed from the SmackDown commentary team to join the pre-show panel. Jerry Lawler had been a staple for WWE commentary for over two decades before he was given the booth while Lita returned full-time after she served as a coach on "Tough Enough".

Jerry “The King” Lawler, who recently found himself out of a television job from WWE, said this weekend that he will still be hosting the WWE Hall of Fame ceremony and he intends to sign some kind of new deal with WWE when his current one expires in the beginning of 2017. Lawler, who was talking on Sports 56 WHBQ in Memphis, TN added that it was Kevin Dunn who informed him he was getting axed from the pre-shows due to a cost-cutting measure. The WWE Hall of Famer also said that Vince McMahon called him to reassure him that he will still have a place in the company in some form. Lawler has been working full-time with WWE since 2001 and in his first stint he was there from 1992 to 2001, making him one of the longest-serving employees of the company.

Now that Jerry Lawler is no longer under a full-time WWE deal, he's made a deal to do talk shows in London, England on March 16th at the Leicester Square Theater, in Manchester, England on March 17th at the Dancehouse Theater, in Glasgow, Scotland on March 18th at The Classic Grand, and in Belfast, Ireland on March 19th at The Empire Music Hall.

The WWE World Heavyweight Title match between A. J. Styles and James Ellsworth did not take place last Tuesday night on SmackDown as Styles is suffering from an ankle injury. Styles received medical attention after the "TLC" pay-per-view went off the air and was then helped to the back. He was taken off the card from Monday’s non-televised live event in Tyler, TX and then appeared on SmackDown last Tuesday with a boot over his left leg. He told the crowd that he wasn’t medically cleared to compete, which brought Ellsworth out, and later Ambrose who flattened him with the Dirty Deeds. It’s unclear when he exactly injured his ankle during the match or how long he will be out for. The good thing for Styles is that there’s no other SmackDown pay-per-view until "Royal Rumble", so he has around six weeks to heal up.

A. J. Styles was off the SmackDown weekend shows due to his ankle injury. The main event on those shows was Dean Ambrose vs. Bray Wyatt in a Street Fight.

Today, The New Day breaks the record of 478 days as WWE Tag Team Champions, formerly held by Demolition (Ax & Smash). The trio of Big E, Kofi Kingston, and Xavier Woods won the titles from The Prime Time Players (Titus O'Neil & Darren Young) back in June 2015 at "Money In The Bank". To talk about the record, veteran wrestling journalist Bill Apter interviewed the legendary team of Demolition to get their thoughts while at the Keystone State Wrestling Alliance event last weekend. “It is a new day,” Ax told Apter, although he admitted that he doesn’t know much about the current champions. “I understand they are very confident young men and well accepted by the fans,” Ax continued, before Smash interjected saying that they are “pretty good guys too.” Ax jokingly said that back in the day, they didn’t like good guys but they will change their ways a little bit for The New Day. When Apter asked what would happen if Demolition decides to go after The New Day, Ax replied, “Well they better pack a lunch because it’s gonna take a long, long, long time…almost as many days to beat us than it did to beat our record!” You can see the video by clicking here.

PWInsider.com is reporting that former WWE Women’s and Divas champion Mickie James has put pen-to-paper and signed a new WWE deal that was offered to her following her match against Asuka at "NXT Takeover: Toronto". This will be James’ second stint with the company, having previously been employed by WWE between 2003 and 2010. During that time, she won the WWE Women’s Title five times and the WWE Divas Title once. PWInsider adds that James will start in January 2017 and will be part of the SmackDown roster. SmackDown has a weaker roster of women with popular WWE Superstars such as Sasha Banks, Bayley, and Charlotte all on the RAW brand. James made a one-time appearance at "NXT Takeover: Toronto" last month to challenge Asuka for the NXT Women’s Title however was unsuccessful in her quest. The decision to go with James rather than someone already in NXT was due to the fact that none of the women were deemed ready for that level yet, especially in a match against someone like Asuka.

Moonshine Mantell has signed a multi year deal with National Wrasslin' League and will be working NWL St. Louis under the name Maverick.

Regarding stories about Harley Race being in a nursing home, he has been there because Leland Race, who takes care of him at home, was in Japan for the New Japan tag team tournament. Harley is wheelchair bound.

Mick Foley announced Monday that he's down to 236.7 pounds, which is the lightest he's been in probably decades. Congratulations to him. The number is key because when he decided to start losing weight, he was 337 pounds, so this makes 100 pounds plus lost.

An Amarillo TV station did a feature this past weekend on Terry Funk, whose NWA World Title win over Jack Brisco took place 41 years ago. You can see the video by clicking here.

SLAM! Wrestling wrote a story entitled "Kingston charity wrestling show features Million Dollar Man". To read the story, click here.

Dave Hillhouse of SLAM! Wrestling wrote a story entitled "Magnum TA documentary offers insight and inspiration" whoch you can read by clicking here.

Christopher Dean suffered an injury at the BPPW show in Brostow on Friday and required 8 staples to his head. Oklafan wishes him a speedy recovery.

Oklafan extends condolences to Claire Watson on the passing of her grandfather Bob.

Oklafan extends condolences to Brad Briggs on the passing of his grandfather on December 6th.

Oklafan extends condolences to Raymon Downey on the passing of his mother Billie on December 8th.

Oklafan extends condolences to Talon on the passing of her cousin on December 11th.

Oklafan extends condolences to Kareem Sadat on the passing of his Uncle Jim on December 11th.

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RECENT RESULTS
December 3rd
Chad Thomas defeated Alexander Rudolph at Destiny Wrestling Organization's "Elevated" event in Albuquerque, NM

Jake Dirden defeated Mark Sterling in the final match of the MPW Heavyweight Title Tournament to win the vacant title at Metro Pro Wrestling's "The End?" event in Kansas City, KS. Earlier in the card, Dirden defeated Mike Sydal, and Sterling defeated Devin Thomas to advance to the final match. In non-tournament matches, Bobby Blackshire, Jordan Kastle, & Allie Gato defeated Kraig Keesaman, Derek Stone, & Angel Trinity in a 6-Person Mixed Tag Team Match, and The Honky Tonk Man & Rory Fox defeated The Killer City Kings (Jake King & Ryan King).

December 5th
War Machine (Hanson & Raymond Rowe) defeated Brian Breaker & David Finlay at New Japan Pro Wrestling's "World Tag League 2016 - Night 14" event in Kyoto, Japan

December 7th
Brian Breaker & Leland Race defeated TenKoji (Hiroyoshi Tenzan & NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Champion Satoshi Kojima) in a World Tag League 2016 Block A Match at New Japan Pro Wrestling's "World Tag League 2016 - Night 15" event in Mito, Japan. In other tournament matches, The Bullet Club (Hangman Page & Yujiro Takahashi) defeated War machine (Hanson & Raymond Rowe).

Robbie Walker & Maria James defeated Mitch Huff & OVW Women's Champion Rebel [2nd] in a Mixed Tag Team Match at the Ohio Valley Wrestling event in Louisville, KY

December 8th
The Bullet Club (Hangman Page, Yujiro Takahashi, & IWGP Tag Team Champions The Guerrillas of Destiny [Tama Tonga & Tanga Loa]) defeated Brian Breaker, Leland Race, & War Machine (Hanson & Raymond Rowe) in an 8-Man Tag Team Match at New Japan Pro Wrestling's "World Tag League 2016 - Night 16" event in Amori, Japan

December 9th
The Heatseekers (Elliot Russell & Sigmon) defeated NWA World Tag Team Champions The Iron Empire (Rob Conway & Matt Riviera) for the titles at the NWA Mid South event in Ripley, TN

MWA Heavyweight Champion Brian Blade vs. Devin Thomas ended in a No Contest at the Midwest Wrestling Alliance event in Lincoln, NE. Later in the card, Big Hoss & Redwing defeated Devin Thoams & Blade. In other matches, MWA Mid-States Champion Eric Fantabulous (w/ The Midnight Rose) defeated Angel de la Muerte, and Dynamic Shields (Justin Dynamic & Shawn Shields) defeated MWA Tag Team Champions Generation Concept (Shane Sanders & Logan Rixx) for the titles.

December 10th
Jack Swagger defeated Curt Hawkins at the WWE house show in Norfolk, VA

War Machine (Hanson & Raymond Rowe) defeated Brian Breaker & Leland Race at New Japan Pro Wrestling's "World Tag League 2016 - Night 17" event in Miyagi, Japan

Tyler Bateman defeated Darwin Finch at the Venue Wrestling Entertainment event in Imperial, CA

Kevin Kross defeated Oso Blanco at Finest City Wrestling's "Season's Beatings" event in Imperial Beach, CA

Cody Jones, Ryan Howe, Justin Dynamic, & Jacob Black defeated Brian Blade, Eric Fantabulous, Zach Booth, & Shane Mercer in a Survivor Series Match at the Rebellous Wrestling Federation event in Streator, IL. Earlier in the card, Jones defeated Turisen, Fantabulous vs. Dynamic ended in a No Contest, Fantabulous & Blade defeated Dynamic Shields (Dynamic & Shawn Shields), and Paloma Starr defeated Mickie Knuckles.

December 11th
Jack Swagger defeated Curt Hawkins at the WWE house show in Greenville, NC

ACW American Joshi Champion Angel Blue defeated Allie Kat and Christi Jaynes in a 3-Way Elimination Match at Anarchy Championship Wrestling's "Delusions Of Our Childish Days 2016" event in Austin, TX. In other matches, JoJo Bravo defeated Graham Bell, Skyler Fayden, Benny Bravo, Evren Orion, The American Eagles, & The Association of Aviation (Taylor Jett & Tyler Jett) defeated Devin Wilson, Ethan Daniel, Ethan Price, Michael Shafer, Primce Simms, & Ruthless Lala in a 12-Man Tag Team Match, Extra Talented (Ricky Starks & Aaron Solow) defeated The Hooligans (Devin Cutter & Mason Cutter), and ACW Television Champion Darin Childs defeated Jack Jameson, Mr. B, and Steve O Reno in a 4-Way Match.

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UPCOMING OKLAHOMA EVENTS
Mid South Wrestling Alliance
Friday, December 16th
Plaza Mayor
Oklahoma City, OK
Bell Time 7pm

Compound Pro Wrestling
Saturday, December 17th
Perfect Practice Athletic Center
Tulsa, OK
Bell Time 8pm

Impact Zone Wrestling
Saturday, December 17th
The Impact Arena
Lawton, OK
Bell Time 7pm

Wrestling For a Cause
Saturday, December 17th
American Legion
Bartlesville, OK
Bell Time 7pm

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UPCOMING MATCHES
December 16th
VIP Tag Team Champions The Vet Club (Apoc & Tim Storm), War Machine (Hanson & Ray Rowe), and Sammy Guevara are among the stars scheduled for VIP Wrestling's "Holiday Havoc in 3D" event in Dallas, TX. In other matches, Barrett Brown vs. Matt Cross vs. ACH vs. Sammy Guevara in a Fatal 4-Way Match, Gregory James vs. Davey Vega vs. Curt Stallion vs. Orion Taylor vs. Mat Fitchett vs. Steve Anthony vs. Nobe Bryant vs. Danny Ramons in a Best of Texas 8-Man Scramble Match, and Barbi Hayden vs. Jessica James vs. Kat Green in a Triple Threat Match.

NWA World Champion Tim Storm defends the title against Wes Brisco at the Texoma Pro Wrestling event in Sherman, TX. In other matches, Texoma Pro Heavyweight Champion Charlie Haas defends the title against Adam Asher, Texoma Pro Texas Champion Jerome Daniels defends the title against JoJo Bravo, and Andy Dalton & Carson take on Rocky Starks & Aaron Solow.

Hernandez is among the stars scheduled for European Wrestling Promotion's "Christmas Wrestling 2016 - Night 1: Axel Dieter Memorial Cup" event in Hannover, Germany

December 17th
Hernandez & Chris Colen take on Tom LaRuffa & a mystery partner at European Wrestling Promotion's "Christmas Wrestling 2016 - Night 2" event in Hannover, Germany

Bellatrix Champion Lady Lory defends the title against Mickie James at the Bellatrix Female Warriors event in Norwich, England

December 18th
Ricky Morton is among the stars scheduled for Big Time Wrestling Carolina's "Seasons Beatings" event in Mocksville, NC

Hernandez is among the stars scheduled for European Wrestling Promotion's "Christmas Wrestling 2016 - Night 3" event in Celle, Germany

December 19th
Jaxon Stone is among the stars scheduled for the Westside Xtreme Wrestling event in Essen, Germany

2017
January 6th
Dustin Bozworth and Chris Crotte are among the stars scheduled for WWA Superstars of Wrestling's "Wrestle Mayhem the 25th Anniversary" event in Milwaukee, WI

January 7th
Brandon Groom and The Canadian Red Devil are among the stars scheduled for Impact Championship Wrestling's "Night of Champions" event in Junction City, KS

January 27th
NWA World Champion Tim Storm, NWA Women's World Champion Jazz, The Iron Empire (Rob Conway & Matt Riviera), Charlie Haas, Rodney Mack, and Adam Asher are among the stars scheduled for NWA Big Apple's "Black Blue and Proud" event in Hackensack, NJ

February 4th
Charlie Haas, Nikki Knight, Erica, and Mikey are among the stars scheduled for the Old School Wrestling event in Odessa, TX

February 10th
Sting is among the stars scheduled for the Big Time Wrestling event in Raleigh, NC

February 11th
Sting is among the stars scheduled for the Big Time Wrestling event in Spartanburg, SC

February 12th
Michael Faith, J. D. Richardson, Dynamic Shields (Justin Dynamic & Shawn Shields), and Legion (Rob Cabella & Samedi) are among the stars scheduled for Knucklehead Championship Wrestling's "New Beginning" event in Paris, TX

February 19th
IHWE Triple Crown Champion Carson defends the titles against IHWE Tag Team Champion Jaxon Stone at Iconic Heroes of Wrestling Excellence's "New Year Knockout II" event in Crowley, TX. In other matches, IHWE J-Cup Champion Americos defends the title against Andy Dalton, Moonshine Mantell takes on Brandon Collins in a match to determine the #1 contender to the IHWE Triple Crown Titles, and Fuego del Sol takes on Gregory James.



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AUTOGRAPHS & APPEARANCES
December 18th
Ricky Morton, Demolition Ax, Buff Bagwell, Bob Evans, Gunner, Sean Studd, and many more will be signing autographs at Davie County High School in Mocksville, NC prior to the Big Time Wrestling Carolina event held later in the evening. For more info, go to Facebook.com/Big-Time-Wrestling-Carolinas-381565555287757/.


2017
January 28th
Road Warrior Animal will be signing autographs at Ector County Coliseum in Odessa, TX at the Odessa Jackalopes hockey game. For more info, go to WestTexasTix.com.

January 29th
Jim Ross will be performing in "Ringside with Jim Ross" starting at 2:30pm at Improv Comedy Club in San Antonio, TX. For moreinfo, go to RiverCenterComedyClub.com.

February 10th
Sting will be signing autographs at Dorton Arena in Raleigh, NC prior to the Big Time Wrestling event held later in the evening. For more info, go to BTWTickets.com/events/2017-02-10.html.

February 17th
Sting will be signing autographs at Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium in Spartanburg, SC prior to the Big Time Wrestling event held later in the evening. For more info, go to BTWTickets.com/Events/2017-02-11.html.

February 18th
Paul Orndorff, Howard Finkel, and many more will be signing autographs at "Canadian Wrestling's Elite's Fanfest" at Holy Cross Gymnasium Hall in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. For more info, go to CWETickets.com.

March 16th
Jerry Lawler will be be performing in a talk show at Leicester Square Theater in London, England

March 17th
Ric Flair will be the official starter of the "First Ever 14th Annual World's Shortest St. Patrick's Day Parade" in Hot Springs, AR

Jerry Lawler will be be performing in a talk show at Dancehouse Theater in Manchester, England

March 18th
Jerry Lawler will be be performing in a talk show at The Classic Grand in Glasgow, Scotland

March 19th
Jerry Lawler will be be performing in a talk show at The Empire Music Hall in Belfast Ireland

April 1st
Jim Ross will be performing in "Ringside with Jim Ross and Friends" at 2pm at Plaza Live in Orlando, FL. For tickets, go to TicketFly.com.

April 2nd
Jim Ross will be performing in "Ringside with Jim Ross and Friends" at 2pm at Plaza Live in Orlando, FL. For tickets, go to TicketFly.com.

June 4th
Sting, Kevin Nash, Scott Hall, and Sean Waltman will be signing autographs at "Niagara Falls Comic Con" at Scotia Bank Convention Centre in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada

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UPCOMING BIRTHDAYS
December 13th - Boris Zhukov, Dillon Anderson, Junkyard Dog, Kareem Sadat, Jr., Lou Newman
December 14th - Ben Hurt, Roger Kirby
December 15th - Argentina Zuma
December 16th - Brendan Orullian, Georgia Brown, Jerry Graham, Ryan Reed, Steve Shotzman
December 18th - Bill Black, Jay Doggins, Michael Wolf, Sputnik Monroe
December 19th - Casey Columbo, Erik Watts, Roy Welch, Seth Angel

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