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Posted: May 10th 2020 By: Compiled by Oklafan Staff

NEWS
With a killer entrance – no pun intended – Karrion Kross and Scarlett made their NXT debut last night and left many wanting for more. The former Impact Wrestling stars finally showed up, complete with smoke, special effects, and a black and white entrance as the two impressed in the quick squash match. Kross, 34, and Scarlett, 28, were signed to a WWE deal months apart from each other, with Scarlett coming first and then Kross crossing over from Impact where he was tied up there andnot being used for not wanting to blade during an Impact Wrestling pay-per-view earlier in the Summer.

Former WWE champion A. J. Styles returned to Monday Night Raw and won the last chance gauntlet match to qualify for the Money In The Bank ladder match this Sunday. Styles was last seen on WWE television on night one of WrestleMania where he was buried alive by The Undertaker in the boneyard match. After winning the gauntlet, Styles said that there’s no Undertaker to steal his spotlight this time around and vowed to do everything necessary to win the Money In The Bank ladder match. The gauntlet match featured Bobby Lashley, Titus O’Neil, Akira Tozawa, Shelton Benjamin, Humberto Carrillo, Angel Garza, Austin Theory, and AJ Styles. Lashley defeated O’Neil, Tozawa, and Benjamin and then got DQed against Carrillo who went on to beat Garza and Theory before Styles beat him in the end. The men’s Money In The Bank ladder match now features Aleister Black, Rey Mysterio, Daniel Bryan, King Corbin, Otis, and Styles

Jerry Lawler noted that King Jerry Lawler's Hall of Fame Bar & Grille opened up Monday night with social distancing measures in place. All tables will be six feet apart and they will operate at 50 percent capacity. Employees will all wear masks and gloves.

The Viking Raiders (Erik & Ivar) defeated Raw Tag Team Champions The Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins and Montez Ford) in a non-title match Monday night, seemingly setting up a title match for Money in the Bank. That match hasn’t been officially announced by WWE yet.

FS1’s Best of WWE specials on Ric Flair, Edge, Brock Lesnar, and Roman Reigns averaged 157,000 viewers, 213,000 viewers, 255,000 viewers, and 198,000 viewers Tuesday night. The respective ratings in the 18-49 demo were 0.03, 0.05, 0,06, and 0.04.

Tuesday’s "The Bump" featured A. J. Styles, The Miz & Maryse, Tamina, and Dana Brooke. You can watch the episode by clicking here.

Full matches added to WWE’s YouTube today include Jinder Mahal vs. Randy Orton for the WWE title from Money in the Bank 2017 and the 2013 Money in the Bank ladder match.

Angel Williams had surgery last week to reattch a tendon in his biceps. Oklafan wishes him a speedy recovery

Oklafan congratulates Lars Manderson on his engagement to his fiancée Alexis on May 9th.

Oklafan extends condolences to Shane Sanchez on the passing of his grandmother on May 7th.

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RECENT RESULTS
May 4th
A. J. Styles def. Humberto Carrillo in the finals of a Gauntlet Match, earning the last slot in the 2020 Money In the Bank Ladder Match at the WWE RAW event in Orlando, FL. In other matches, The Viking Raiders (Erik & Ivar) def. WWE RAW World Tag Team Champions The Street Profits (Montez Ford & Angelo Dawkins)

May 5th
Joseph P. Ryan def. Cousin Jake at the IMPACT Wrestling event in Nashville, TN. In other matches, IMPACT World Tag Team Champions The North (Josh Alexander & Ethan Page) def. The Creeps in a match taped in Canada

May 6th
Lance Archer (w/ Jake Roberts) def. Q. T. Marshall at the All Elite Wrestling “Dynamite” event in Jacksonville, FL. In other matches, Le Sex Gods (Chris Jericho & Sammy Guevara) def. Matt Hardy & AEW World Tag Team Champion Kenny Omega in a Streetfight

Karion Kross (w/ Scarlett) def. Leon Ruff the NXT event in Winter Park, FL

May 8th
John Morrison, The Miz, & The Forgotten Sons (Wesley Blake & Steve Cutler, w/ Jackson Riker) def. The Lucha House Party (El Gran Metallik & Lance Dorado) & WWE Smackdown World Tag Team Champions The New Day (Big E & Kofi Kingston) at the WWE Smackdown event in Orlando, FL


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UPCOMING OKLAHOMA EVENTS
None.

The Oklahoma State Athletic Commission has rescinded all permits for wrestling shows and no new permits are being given at this time due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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UPCOMING EVENTS
May 10th
A. J. Styles vs. Rey Misterio, Jr. vs. Otis vs. Daniel Bryan vs. King Corbin vs. Aleister Black in a Money in the Bank Ladder Match is scheduled for the WWE “Money in the Bank” PPV event in Stamford, CT. In other matches, WWE Smackdown World Tag Team Champions The New Day (Kofi Kingston & Big E) defends the titles against John Morrison & The Miz, The Lucha House Party (El Gran Metallik & Lince Dorado) and The Forgotten Sons (Steve Cutler & Wesley Blake, w/ Jackson Riker)

May 12th
Hernandez vs. Madman Fulton in a tournament to determine the #1 contender to the IMPACT World Title is scheduled for the IMPACT Wrestling event in Nashville, TN

May 16th
Brian Blade is scheduled for the Midwest Wrestling Association event in Beatrice, NE

May 22nd
Barrett Brown vs. Chris Bey is scheduled for the VIP Wrestling event in Haltom City, TX. Also on the card, DFW Women’s Champion Erica Torres defends her title against Allie Kat and Alejandra Leon in a Triple Threat Match, Gino vs. Jeff Cobb, Malico vs. Danhausen, DFW Champion Double D defends his title against Michael Tarver and Jerome Daniel Griffey vs. Lou Gotti.

May 30th
APW Gladiator Champion Sammy Guevara defends the title against Zane Zodiac at the Adrenaline Pro Wrestling event in Melbourne, Australia

June 6th
Chandler Hopkins is scheduled for the Xtreme Wrestling Entertainment event in Salina, KS

June 12th
Brian Blade is scheduled for the Midwest Wrestling Association event in Lincoln, NE

June 13th
Chandler Hopkins is scheduled for the Texas Wrestling League event in McAllen, TX

Rob Parker is scheduled for the Major League Wrestling event in Cicero, IL

June 13th
Brian Blade is scheduled for the Midwest Wrestling Association event in Holdridge, NE

June 20th
Michael Barry vs. Meklakov in a Flag Match is scheduled for the Mid-States Wrestling event in Springfield, MO. In other matches, Matt Riviera takes on Alan Jefferson, Jason Jones & Jesse Inman face Nate Winchester & Johnny Lightning and Gary Gram takes on Niles Plonk.

June 26th
Barrett Brown and Gino Medina are among the stars scheduled for the SOAR Wrestling event in Richardson, TX

July 11th
Tony Atlas is scheduled for the Southern Illinois Championship Wrestling event in Quincy, IL

July 24th
Stephan Bonner takes on Matt Justice in a Hardcore Street Fight at the "Heavy Hitters 2" tournament in Sellersburg, TN

July 27th
Brian Blade is scheduled for the Midwest Wrestling Association event in Union, IL

August 8th
Brian Blade is scheduled for the Midwest Wrestling Assciation event in Two Harbors, MN

August 14th
Brian Blade is scheduled for the Midwest Wrestling Association event in McCook, NE

August 21st - 23rd
Brian Blade is scheduled for the Midwest Wrestling Association event in Chicago, IL

October 17th
Shane Douglas is among the stars scheduled for the Canadian Wrestling Elite event in Gladstone, Manitoba, Canada

October 18th
Shane Douglas takes on Marcellus Prime at the Canadian Wrestling Elite event in Dauphin, Manitoba, Canada

October 19th
Shane Douglas is among the stars scheduled for the Canadian Wrestling Elite event in Yorktown, Saskatchewan, Canada

October 20th
Shane Douglas is among the stars scheduled for the Canadian Wrestling Elite event in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada

October 21st
Shane Douglas is among the stars scheduled for the Canadian Wrestling Elite event in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

October 22nd
Shane Douglas is among the stars scheduled for the Canadian Wrestling Elite event in Calgary, Alberta, Canada

October 23rd
Shane Douglas is among the stars scheduled for the Canadian Wrestling Elite event in Red Deer, Alberta, Canada

October 24th
Shane Douglas is among the stars scheduled for the Canadian Wrestling Elite event in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

October 25th
Shane Douglas is among the stars scheduled for the Canadian Wrestling Elite event in Whitecourt, Alberta, Canada

October 26th
Shane Douglas is among the stars scheduled for the Canadian Wrestling Elite event in Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada

October 27th
Shane Douglas is among the stars scheduled for the Canadian Wrestling Elite event in Prince George, British Columbia, Canada

October 28th
Shane Douglas is among the stars scheduled for the Canadian Wrestling Elite event in Williams Lake, British Columbia, Canada

October 29th
Shane Douglas is among the stars scheduled for the Canadian Wrestling Elite event in Kamloops, Britih Columbia, Canada

October 30th
Shane Douglas is among the stars scheduled for the Canadian Wrestling Elite event in Golden, British Columbia, Canada

October 31st
Shane Douglas is among the stars scheduled for the Canadian Wrestling Elite event in Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada

November 1st
Shane Douglas is scheduled for the Canadian Wrestling Elite event in Weyburn, Saskatchewan, Canada

November 2nd
Shane Douglas is among the stars scheduled for the Canadian Wrestling Elite event in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada

November 3rd
Shane Douglas is scheduled for the Canadian Wrestling Elite event in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada

November 4th
Shane Douglas vs. Tommy Lee Curtis is scheduled for the Canadian Wrestling Elite event in Oak Lake, Manitoba, Canada

November 5th
Shane Douglas is scheduled for the Canadian Wrestling Elite event in Morden, Manitoba, Canada

November 6th
Shane Douglas is scheduled for the Canadian Wrestling Elite event in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

November 7th
Shane Douglas is scheduled for the Canadian Wrestling Elite event in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada

November 8th
Shane Douglas is scheduled for the Canadian Wrestling Elite event in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada

November 9th
Shane Douglas is scheduled for the Canadian Wrestling Elite event in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada

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AUTOGRAPHS & APPEARANCES
June 12th through 14th
Rikishi and many more will be signing autographs at the "Steel City Convention" in Monroeville, PA

August 13th - 16th
There will be a huge convention of former wrestling stars from 8/13 to 8/16 in Charlotte at the University Hilton. There will be a banquet hosted by Jim Cornette where they will honor The Road Warriors, the Von Erichs, The Rock & Roll Express, The Fantastics and Jimmy Valiant. Among those appearing will be Kevin Von Erich, The Rock-N-Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson), Bobby Fulton, Jimmy Valiant, Butch Reed, Stan Lane, Billy Jack Haynes, Steve Simpson and Ron Garvin.

September 6th
Sgt. Slaughter will be signing autographs at the "80's Toy Expo" at the Hilton Mississauga/Meadowvale in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.

September 26th
The Honky Tonk Man, Zeus, Lex Luger, Jim Duggan, The Rock-N-Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson), Dutch Mantell, Larry Zbyszko, Sam Houston, Ted Arcidi, David Schultz, The Conquistadors, Haiti Kid, Sean Mooney, Mike McGuirk, Ivan Putski, Teddy Long, Tony Garea, The Ascension (Konnor & Victor), Dean Malenko, Terri Runnels, Bill Demott, The Blue Meanie, Crowbar, Bull James, Mario Mancini and many more will be signing autographs at "80’s Wrestling Con" at iPlay America in Freehold, NJ

November 27th - 29th
Dory Funk, Jr. is scheduled for the WrestleCade FanFest Weekend in Winston-Salem, NC

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UPCOMING BIRTHDAYS
May 10th - Jerry Brown, Tito Santana
May 11th - Charming Charles, Psycho
May 12th - Brock Baker, Sensei Jamo, Sol Yang
May 13th - Danny Hodge, Dave Ryda, Karl Krupp, Lars Manderson, Little Boy Blue, Maggie Rae, Payton Scott, Pete Maguire, Prince Mahalli, Stan Kowalski
May 14th - Big Van Vader, C. M.Burnham, Robert Fuller, Scott Irwin, Shawn Bragan, Steve Williams, Tommy Rogers
May 15th - Joe Cuedo, Kevin Von Erich
May 16th - Buddy Roberts, Ryker James


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