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Posted: Jan 24th 2017 By: Oklafan Staff

NEWS
Region 8 News in Arkansas is reporting that WWE World Champion A. J. Styles was robbed and Arkansas State University police are still investigating the case. The theft occurred last Monday night while Styles was performing at a WWE show at the ASU Convocation Center in Jonesboro, AR. Styles reported the theft of a black bag containing $1,000 in American currency, $7,000 in Japanese yen, iPhone, a set of Beats headphones, a small screen TV, an Xbox 360, and six Xbox 360 games. Region 8 News has requested more information to be released in the case, but Arkansas State University has denied their request.

As seen on "WWE SmackDown Live" on Tuesday, La Luchadora was revealed as Mickie James after Becky Lynch ripped off her mask during the WWE SmackDown Ladies Title Steel Cage match between Alexa Bliss and Lynch. While the feud between James and Lynch is imminent, WWE SmackDown officials don’t have long-term plans for their rivalry. It is being said that James’ feud with Lynch will take place over the next couple of months, however they will not have a blow-off match at WrestleMania as expected.

Mickie James was unveiled as La Luchadora last Tuesday night on SmackDown, marking her first time appearing on the main roster since 2010. James, as La Luchadora, helped Alexa Bliss retain the SmackDown Women's Title in a Steel Cage Match against Becky Lynch. While the La Luchadora character has been appearing on WWE television over the past few weeks, it was the first time that James was under the mask and costume. James was offered a new full-time deal with WWE following her match with Asuka at "NXT Takeover: Toronto" in November and she accepted the deal. The former 5-time WWE Women's Champion wrestled in TNA after she departed WWE but wrapped up her TNA duties in 2015. SmackDown's women roster was in need of some additional help considering the roster is a bit weaker compared to the one on RAW.

Mickie James will be doing an interview on SmackDown explaining her reasons for being La Luchadora.

The WWE produced Jimmy Snuka tribute video on RAW drew mixed criticism from the internet wrestling community, some praising it, and some coming down hard on WWE for making a tribute to an alleged murderer. The murder charges against Snuka, which were dropped earlier this month after he was deemed unfit to stand trial, pretty much dominated Snuka’s final year and a half on his life. When Snuka was charged, he was also removed from the WWE Hall of Fame website as WWE distanced itself from him and the case. Snuka was arraigned on November 2, 2015 in Lehigh County Court in Pennsylvania for the killing of his mistress Nancy Argentino, a case from 1983 which went cold until it was re-opened by the District Attorney following an investigative report in the Morning Call newspaper. The 72-year-old former professional wrestler was charged two months earlier with third-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter after a grand jury determined he repeatedly assaulted Argentino in the former George Washington Motor Lodge in Whitehall Township, PA then left her in bed to die. While all charges against Snuka were dropped due to his severe battle with dementia and another losing battle with stomach cancer, WWE officials were left in a tricky situation where they were going to get criticized if they showed or not showed some kind of tribute on RAW. WWE went all out instead, first showing the “in memoriam” graphic at the beginning of the show, then Michael Cole going over the story, followed by a tribute video and screenshots from Twitter of past and present WWE Superstars paying tribute to Snuka. Snuka’s daughter Tamina works for WWE, which makes it even more of a weird situation. There are even many rumors of Vince McMahon knowing about the alleged murder and allegedly paying off someone when Snuka was questioned back then. Snuka was one of McMahon’s biggest stars in the early 80s. In his biography, Snuka wrote that he remembers McMahon and himself meeting with District Attorney William Platt, Assistant District Attorney Robert Steinberg, forensic pathologist Isidore Mihalakis, Whitehall Police Detectives Gerry Procanyn, Al Fritzinger and Vincent Geiger in the DA's office law library. There's no official record of what was said. "All I remember is [McMahon] had a briefcase with him," Snuka wrote. “I don't know what happened. The only thing I know for sure is I didn't hurt Nancy." This is not the first time that WWE got blasted for airing a video tribute for one of their wrestlers. When Chris Benoit died, the company canceled RAW and dedicated the whole show to him replaying some of his best matches. Just a few hours later it emerged that Benoit killed his family before committing suicide, with some still arguing that WWE knew what went down before Raw but still decided to go ahead with the tribute.

Despite receiving criticism about honoring Jimmy “Superfly” Snuka on Monday Night Raw, WWE went ahead and added a Snuka WWE Network Collection which debuted last night. An e-mail sent to all WWE Network subscribers with the subject ‘Celebrate the Life of Jimmy “Superfly” Snuka,’ WWE described Snuka as the pioneer of high-flying offense who took the industry to new heights. “From a legendary leap off a steel cage at Madison Square Garden, to unforgettable rivalries with Rowdy Roddy Piper and “Cowboy” Bob Orton, enjoy Snuka’s most memorable moments and see how this WWE Hall of Famer influenced a generation of future WWE Superstars,” the description reads. Meanwhile, Snuka is still missing from the Hall of Fame WWE page just like Hulk Hogan.

Tamina posted an update on Instagram regarding funeral plans for her father, Jimmy Snuka. She said "Thank you everyone for your outpouring of love and support during this time. As his children we wanted to share there will be NO Formal Funeral Services arranged by myself or our family at this time. Instead we will be looking for a future date to appropriately celebrate his LIFE and LEGACY in a style that would make him proud. Thank you and much love and gratitude to all of you from his children."

Jerry “The King” Lawler has not done any commentary for WWE television since mid-2016 but that will all change come the "Royal Rumble". It was announced last week on "Talking Smack" that the WWE Hall of Famer will be back in the commentary booth to call the 30-man over-the-top rope Royal Rumble Match along with Michael Cole and Corey Graves, leaving no SmackDown announcer calling the action. The regular commentary teams will be doing their own matches on the show and the change will only be done for the Royal Rumble Match. Jerry Lawler returned on SmackDown last Tuesday to host a special edition of "The King’s Court" with Dolph Ziggler. That did not turn out well for The King who got super kicked in the chest by Ziggler. Lawler has been off WWE television for the past few months after he was removed from the pay-per-view kickoff panel shows along with Lita.

Renee Young, Jerry Lawler, Booker T, and Shawn Michaels will be doing the Royal Rumble pre-show panel that starts at 5pm Eastern time.

Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre announced that Raymond Rowe will be appearing for them the same weekend that he’ll be wrestling for Lucha Memes. Lucha Memes promoter Daniel Ledesma confirmed that Raymond Rowe would be wrestling for CMLL on the Friday January 27th show.

John Powell of SLAM! Wrestling wrote a story entitled "Mat Matters: Snuka inspired generations of fans" which you can read by clicking here.

Jan Murphy of Postmedia wrote a story entitled "Piper book: 'It keeps him alive in your heart'" which you can read on SLAM! Wrestling by clicking here.

Oklafan extends condolences to Mitch Baxter on the passing of his grandmother on January 18th.

Oklafan extends condolences to Aaron Helms on the passing of his grandmother on January 22nd.

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RECENT RESULTS
January 13th
The Golden Truth (Goldust & R-Truth), Sin Cara, The Big Show, & Darren Young (w/ Bob Backlund) defeated Jinder Mahal, Bo Dallas, Titus O'Neil, & The Shining Stars (Epico & Primo) in a 10-Man Tag Team Match at the WWE house show in Topeka, KS

January 15th
Ricky Starks defeated ACW Television Champion Darin Childs for the title at Anarchy Championship Wrestling's "Guilty By Association 11" event in Austin, TX. In other matches, Donnie Giovanni defeated Richard Reason, Reggie Lincoln, Tank Engine Thomas, & Christi Jaynes defeated Skyler Fayden, Taylor Jett, & Allie Kat in a 6-Person Tag Team Match, Jake Garvin defeated Graham Bell, Johnny Axxle, and Marcus Rose in a 4-Way Elimination Match, Leva Bates defeated Jack Jameson in an I Quit Match, and ACW American Joshi Champion Angel Blue defeated Sage Sin.

Seth Allen & Ethan Wright defeated The Mega Plowers (Chris Kahn & Jock Samson) at the Premier Championship Wrestling event in Cleveland, OH

January 16th
WWE World Champion A. J. Styles defeated Baron Corbin and John Cena in a Triple Threat Match at the WWE house show in Jonesboro, AR. In other matches, The Wyatt Family (Bray Wyatt, Luke Harper, & Randy Orton) defeated Jack Swagger, Apollo Crews, & Mojo Rawley in a 6-Man Tag Team Match.

January 17th
WWE World Champion A. J. Styles vs. The Miz ended in a No Contest at the "WWE SmackDown Live" live telecast in Memphis, TN

January 20th
Sin Cara, The Big Show, & The Golden Truth (Goldust & R-Truth) defeated Jinder Mahal, Titus O'Neil, & The Shining Stars (Epico & Primo) in an 8-Man Tag Team Match at the WWE house show in Binghamton, NY

The Extreme Horsemen (C. W. Anderson, John Skyler, & Preston Quinn) defeated Ricky Morton, James Drake, & Zane Dawson in a 6-Man Tag Team Match at the Premier Wrestling Federation event in Hubert, NC

Jacob Fatu & The Almighty Sheik defeated PCW Tag Team Champion Dom Vitalli & MVP (substituting for PCW Tag Team Champion Gabriel Gallo) for the titles at Pacific Coast Wrestling's "Fantasm" event in Wilmington, CA

Adam Asher defeated Texoma Heavyweight Champion Charlie Haas for the title at the Texoma Pro Wrestling event in Sherman, TX. In other matches, Jaxon Stone defeated Nathan Briggs, Nikki Knight defeated Desi Deserta, Texoma Texas Champion Jerome Daniels vs. Andy Dalton ended in a Time Limit Draw, Tim Storm defeated Houston Carson, and Texoma Tag Team Champions Revolution (Seth Allen & Dane Griffin) defeated The Arrow Club (Kyle Hawk & Ky-Ote, w/ Desi Deserta).

January 21st
WWE Intercontinental Champion Dean Ambrose defeated WWE World Champion A. J. Styles in an Intercontinental Title Match at the WWE house show in Dayton, OH. In other matches. Jack Swagger & Mojo Rawley defeated The Vaudevillains (Simon Gotch & Aiden English).

Sin Cara, The Big Show, & The Golden Truth (Goldust & R-Truth) defeated Jinder Mahal, Titus O'Neil, & The Shining Stars (Epico & Primo) in an 8-Man Tag Team Match at the WWE house show in Indiana, PA

The End (Kyle Mars & Luke Holiday) defeated The Mancini Brothers (Rudy Mancini & Geno Mancini) at the National Wrasslin' League KC event in Kansas City, MO. In other matches, Max Edwards defeated Gil Rogers, Blaine Meeks defeated Chad Barstow, Dak Draper defeated Ray Briggs, and Royal Blood (Jet Royal & Jax Royal) defeated High Society (Niles Plonk & Ken Dharma, w/ The Iceman).

NWA World Champion Tim Storm defeated Michael Barry at Championship Wrestling of Arkansas' "Fight for Kaitlyn" event in North Little Rock, AR. Later in the card, Storm & Buff Bagwell defeated The Empire (Greg Anthony & NWA World Tag Team Champion Matt Riviera).

Big Hoss defeated Eric Fantabulous at the Southern Illinois Championship Wrestling event in East Carondelet, IL

January 22nd
WWE Intercontinental Champion Dean Ambrose defeated WWE World Champion A. J. Styles in an Intercontinental Title Match at the WWE house show in Fort Wayne, IN. In other matches. Jack Swagger & Mojo Rawley defeated The Vaudevillains (Simon Gotch & Aiden English).


January 23rd
Jinder Mahal, Braun Strowman, Titus O'Neil, & Rusev (w/ Lana) defeated Big Cass, Enzo Amore, & The New Day (Kofi Kingston & Big E) in an 8-Man Tag Team Match at the "WWE Monday Night RAW" live telecast in Cleveland, OH

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UPCOMING OKLAHOMA EVENTS
Mid South Wrestling Alliance
Friday, January 27th
Plaza Mayor
Oklahoma City, OK
Bell Time 7pm

Body Progression Pro Wrestling
Saturday, January 28th
Body Progression Gym
Sapulpa, OK
Bell Time 8pm

Compound Pro Wrestling
Saturday, January 28th
Perfect Practice Athletic Center
Tulsa, OK
Bell Time 8pm

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UPCOMING MATCHES
January 27th
NWA World Champion Tim Storm defends the title against Charlie Haas NWA Big Apple's "Black Blue and Proud" event in Hackensack, NJ. Also scheduled to appear is NWA Women's World Champion Jazz, NWA World Tag Team Champions The Iron Empire (Rob Conway & Matt Riviera), Rodney Mack, Adam Asher, and many more.

The Killer Elite Squad (Lance Archer & Davey Boy Smith, Jr.) take on TenKoji (Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima) at New Japan Pro Wrestling's "Road To The New Beginning 2017 - Night 1" event in Tokyo, Japan

RCW Heavyweight Champion Michael Faith defends the title against Jeff Jarrett and Brandon Groom in a Triple Threat Match at the River City Wrestling event in San Antonio, TX

Raymond Rowe is among the stars scheduled for the Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre event in Mexico

Chad Thomas is among the stars scheduled for the NWA Mid South event in Ripley, TN

January 28th
MVP is among the stars scheduled for the Crash Test Wrestling event in Markham, IL

AWS Heavyweight Champion Tyler Bateman defends the title against Lil Cholo and Scorpio Sky in a Triple Threat Match at Alternative Wrestling Show's "Don't Bring Your Replica Title To Our Show" event in South Gate, CA

Dalton Bragg (w/ Jason Saint) vs. C. J. Shine vs. Pat Monix is scheduled for Proving Ground Pro's "The Job" event in Illiopolis, IL

Zero1 USA Tag Team Champions The Hooligans (Devin Cutter & Mason Cutter) defend the titles against The Diamond Dogs (Luke Langley & Graham Bell) and The Dark Passengers (Grinn & Sinister) at Zero1 USA Professional Wrestling's 10th anniversary event in Mattoon, IL

Raymond Rowe is among the stars scheduled for the Lucha Memes event in Mexico

Chad Thomas is among the stars scheduled for the NWA Mid South event in Dyresburg, TN

Bushwacker Luke, Hernandez, and Jim Ross are among the stars scheduled for the River City Wrestling event in San Antonio, TX

January 29th
WWE World Champion A. J. Styles defends the title against John Cena at WWE's "Royal Rumble" pay-per-view event in San Antonio, TX. In other matches, Bill Goldberg is among the 30 entrants in the Royal Rumble Match.

Suzuki-gun (Yoshinobu Kanemaru & The Killer Elite Squad [Lance Archer & Davey Boy Smith, Jr.]) take on David Findlay & TenKoji (Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima) in a 6-Man Tag Team Match at New Japan Pro Wrestling's "Road To The New Beginning 2017 - Night 2" event in Shizukuishi, Japan

January 31st
Suzuki-gun (Yoshinobu Kanemaru & The Killer Elite Squad [Lance Archer & Davey Boy Smith, Jr.]) take on David Findlay & Great Bash Heel (Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma) in a 6-Man Tag Team Match at New Japan Pro Wrestling's "Road To The New Beginning 2017 - Night 3" event in Miyagi, Japan

February 1st
Suzuki-gun (Yoshinobu Kanemaru & The Killer Elite Squad [Lance Archer & Davey Boy Smith, Jr.]) take on CHAOS (Gedo & IWGP Tag Team Champions Tomohiro Ishii & Toru Yano) in a 6-Man Tag Team Match at New Japan Pro Wrestling's "Road To The New Beginning 2017 - Night 4" event in Aomori, Japan

February 2nd
Suzuki-gun (Yoshinobu Kanemaru & The Killer Elite Squad [Lance Archer & Davey Boy Smith, Jr.]) Tiger Mask & Great Bash Heel (Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma) in a 6-Man Tag Team Match at New Japan Pro Wrestling's "Road To The New Beginning 2017 - Night 4" event in Aomori, Japan

February 4th
Charlie Haas, Nikki Knight, Erica, Mikey, Chad Thomas, and Keith Crawford are among the stars scheduled for Old School Wrestling's "WrestleBowl" event in Odessa, TX

Rodney Mack, Road Warrior Animal, Jazz, and The Canadian Red Devil are among the stars scheduled for World Wrestling Xpress' "Body Slam on Cancer 3" event in Russell, KS

Jake O'Brien vs. The Outlaw vs. Chainsaw King in a Triple Threat Match for The Good as Golod Contract is scheduled for Revolution Wrestling Entertainment's "Grindhouse" event in Lincoln, NE. Also scheduled to appear is Christian Temple, C. J. Ward, Dynamic Shields (Justin Dynamic & Shawn Shields) and many more.

February 5th
IWGP Tag Team Champions CHAOS (Tomohiro Ishii & Toru Yano) defend the titles against The Killer Elite Squad (Lance Archer & Davey Boy Smith, Jr.) and Great Bash Heel (Togo Makabe & Tomoaki Honma) in a 3-Way Tag Team Match at New Japan Pro Wrestling's "The New Beginning In Sapporo 2017" in Sapporo, Japan

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

Rikishi is among the stars scheduled for the Wrestle Pro event in Sayreville, NJ

VIP Tag Team Champion Ray Rowe, Action Jackson, Sammy Guevara, The Vet Club (Tim Storm & Apoc), El Fuego del Sol, Barrett Brown, & Jerome Daniels are among the stars scheduled for the VIP Wrestling event in Arlington, TX

February 11th
IWGP Tag Team Champions CHAOS (Tomohiro Ishii & Toru Yano) defend the titles against The Killer Elite Squad (Lance Archer & Davey Boy Smith, Jr.) and Great Bash Heel (Togo Makabe & Tomoaki Honma) in a 3-Way Tag Team Match at New Japan Pro Wrestling's "The New Beginning In Osaka 2017" in Osaka, Japan

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

Jake Roberts is among the stars scheduled for the Wrestle Pro event in Brooklyn, NY

MSW Heavyweight Champion Kraig Keesaman, Southern Tag Team Champions The K. C. Wolves (Graham Bell & Luke Langley), Independent Wrestling International Champion Michael Barry, Jason Jones, Jim Fallon, Gary Roosevelt Gram, Tim Rockwell, and Riker are among the stars scheduled for the Mid States Wrestling event in Harrison, AR

Chad Thomas is among the stars scheduled for the Destiny Wrestling Organization event in Albuquerque, NM

NAWA Tag Team Champions The Oklahoma-Mexico Connection (Doberman [1st] & Pablo Chuco) defend the titles against Sinner Saint (Scott McKenzie & Danny Saint) and Tejano Touch (Tejano Kid & Ruben Rivera) at North American Wrestling Allegiance's "He Loves Me Not" event in Ennis, TX. In other matches, NAWA Cruiserweight Champion Brysin Scott defends the title against Americos, Gregory James takes on Eddie Wittern, and John Allen takes on Franco D'Angelo. Also scheduled to appear is Tim Brooks, Jaxon Stone, and many more.

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 17th
MVP is among the stars scheduled for All Pro Wrestling's "We Out Here" event in Daly City, CA

Texoma Heavyweight Champion Adam Asher, Texoma Texas Champion Jerome Daniels, Charlie Haas, Tim Storm, and Dusty Gold is among the stars scheduled for the Texoma Pro Wrestling event in Sherman, TX

February 18th
Miss Diss Lexia is among the stars scheduled for the Queens of Combat event in Gibsonville, NC

Dusty Gold is among the stars scheduled for the North Texas Wrestling Alliance event in Payne Springs, TX

Chad Thomas is among the stars scheduled for the South West Wrestling Alliance event in Grandbury, 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 El Fuego del Sol takes on Gregory James.

MVP is among the stars scheduled for the International Pro Wrestling United Kingdom in Essex, England

February 25th
MVP is among the stars scheduled for Preston City Wrestling's "Kris Travis Memorial Tournament 2017 - Night 1" event in Preston, England

AWS Heavyweight Champion Tyler Bateman is among the stars scheduled for Alternative Wrestling Show's 8th anniversary show in South Gate, CA

Chad Thomas is among the stars scheduled for the Rampage All Star Wrestling event in Cleburne, TX

February 26th
MVP is among the stars scheduled for Preston City Wrestling's "Kris Travis Memorial Tournament 2017 - Night 2" event in Preston, England

March 3rd
Jerry Lawler is among the stars scheduled for the Northeast Wrestling event in Waterbury, CT

March 4th
MSW Heavyweight Champion Kraig Keesaman, Southern Tag Team Champions The K. C. Wolves (Graham Bell & Luke Langley), Independent Wrestling International Champion Michael Barry, Jason Jones, Kenny Campbell, Jim Fallon, Gary Roosevelt Gram, Dustin Heritage, and Mike Iles are among the stars scheduled for the Mid States Wrestling event in Harrison, AR

March 5th
Bill Goldberg is among the stars scheduled for WWE's "Fastlane" pay-per-event in Milwaukee, WI

March 18th
Nikki Knight vs. Kylie Rae vs. Princess Miranda vs. Jessica James for the vacant TOP Women's Title is scheduled for Texas Outlaw Promotions' "Declaration of Champions event in Mineral Wells, TX

Jerry Lawler is among the stars scheduled for the Northeast Wrestling event in Port Jervis, NJ

Chad Thomas is among the stars scheduled for the South West Wrestling Alliance event in Grandbury, TX

March 25th
Jeff Starchild & Dustin Heritage take on The Natural Born Villains (Tim Rockwell & Alex Royal) for the vacant GWF Tag Team Titles at Global Wrestling Federation's "Rebirth" event in Kansas City, KS. Also scheduled to appear is Kyle King, K. C. Kyng, Skyler Fayden, and many more.

Chad Thomas is among the stars scheduled for the Destiny Wrestling Organization event in Albuquerque, NM

April 2nd
Bill Goldberg is among the stars scheduled for WWE's "WrestleMania 33" pay-per-event in Orlando, FL

July 29th
Al Farat is among the stars scheduled for the Imperial Wrestling Revolution event in Livingston, TX

September 9th
Al Farat is among the stars scheduled for the Texas Independent Pro Wrestling event in Bonham, TX

November 11th
Al Farat is among the stars scheduled for the Texas Independent Pro Wrestling event in Bonham, TX

December 9th
Al Farat is among the stars scheduled for the Texas Independent Pro Wrestling event in Bonham, TX

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AUTOGRAPHS & APPEARANCES
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.

MVP, Alberto El Patron, James Storm, Bram, and many more will be signing autographs at the Harold Murphy Rec Center in Markham, IL prior to the Crash Tested Wrestling held later in the eveing. For more info, go to LRPLive.tv/CTWLive/.

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 more info, 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.

Rikishi, Cody Rhodes, Brandi Rhodes, Ryback, Brian Cage, Sonjay Dutt, Ashley Massaro, and many more will be signing autographs from 6pm to 8pm at Starland Ballroom in Sayreville, NJ prior to the Wrestle Pro event held later in the evening. For more info, go to WrestleProOnline.com.

February 11th
Jake Roberts, Sonjay Dutt, Ashley Massaro, and many more will be signing autographs from 6pm to 8pm at St. Patrick's CYO in Brooklyn, NY prior to the Wrestle Pro event held later in the evening. For more info, go to WrestleProOnline.com.

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.

Shane Douglas will be performing in "An Evening with Shane Douglas" at Cherry Cola's Cabaret in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It will be a talk show and a Q&A session. You must be 19 or older to attend and must bring ID. Seats are $25 in advance and $35 at the door and it is limited to 75 people attending.

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.

February 25th
Ric Flair will be signing autographs from 12 noon to 3pm at the Frank and Son Collectible Show in City of Industry, CA. For more info, go to Events.TicketPrinting.com/Event/22064.

Tito Santana and Snitsky will be signing autographs from 1pm to 3pm at The Wrestling Universe in Flushing, NY. For more info, go to TheWrestlingUniverse.com.

March 3rd
Jerry Lawler, Kurt Angle, Cody Rhodes, Ryback, Marty Jannetty, Matt Taven, Maria Manic, Hanson, T. K. O'Ryan, and many more will be signing autographs from 5pm to 8pm at Crosby High School on Waterbury, CT prior to the Northeast Wrestling event held later in the evening. For more info, go to NortheastWrestling.com.

March 4th
Sting, Mike Tyson, Kamala, Koko B. Ware, Sid Vicious, The Headbangers (Mosh & Thrasher), Boogeyman, Gangrel, Charles Wright (AKA Godfather/Papa Shango), Sean Waltman, Billy Gunn, Road Dogg, Cody Rhodes, The Kingdom, Jerry Lawler, Ron Bass, Demolition (Ax & Smash), Cpl. Kirschner, Brooke Tessmacher, Gene Okerlund, Melina Perez, Amy Dumas (AKA Lita), Nikki Adams, Aria Cadenza, Abyss, Crazzy Steve, Rosemary, Christy Hemme, The Great Khali, Steve McMichael, Kenny Doane (AKA Kenny), Mike Mondo (AKA Mikey), Velvet Sky, Marty Jannetty, Al Perez, and many more will be signing autographs from 10am to 3pm at "The Big Event 12" at the LaGuardia Plaza Hotel in East Elmhurst, NY. For more info, go to BigEventNY.com.

March 5th
Masked Superstar, Melina Perez, Decay (Abyss, Rosemary, & Crazzy Steve), Krusher Khrushchev, Marty Jannetty, and many more will be signing autographs startign at 12 noon at Pro Wrestling World in Allentown, PA. For more info, call (610) 798-9900.

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

Jerry Lawler, Matt Hardy, Cody Rhodes, Ryback, Matt Taven, Maria Manic, Hanson, T. K. O'Ryan, and many more will be signing autographs from 5pm to 7pm at Port Jervis High School in Port Jervis, NJ prior to the Northeast Wrestling event held later in the evening. For more info, go to NortheastWrestling.com.

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.

April 28th
Ric Flair will be signing autographs at "Planet Comicon" at Bartle Hall in Kansas City, MO. For more info, go to PlanetComicon.com

April 29th
Ric Flair will be signing autographs at "Planet Comicon" at Bartle Hall in Kansas City, MO. For more info, go to PlanetComicon.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
January 24th - Gary Hart, Richard Bedford, Scott Riley
January 25th - Angie Welch, The Honky Tonk Man, Rod Price
January 26th - Rob Cabella
January 27th - 8-Ball
January 28th - Jimmy Jack Funk
January 29th - Krull Danzig, Trey Cole
January 30th - Bree Ann

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