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Posted: Sep 13th 2020 By: Compiled by Oklafan Staff

NEWS
WWE’s YouTube channel uploaded John Morrison vs. The Miz in a Falls Count Anywhere Match for the WWE Championship from the January 3, 2011 episode of "WWE Monday Night RAW".

In a major story broken last Friday by WrestlingInc.com and later confirmed by other industry insiders, WWE Chairman and CEO Vince McMahon has notified talent that they will not be allowed to engage with third party services such as Cameo, Twitch, YouTube, and other side money-making businesses or risk getting terminated. The e-mail sent said that using their WWE-owned name and likeness in that way is "detrimental" to the company and "it is imperative that these activities be terminated within the next 30 days," which is October 2nd. "Continued violations will result in fines, suspension, or termination at WWE's discretion." Several WWE talent, including the likes of A. J. Styles, Roman Reigns, Charlotte Flair, Alexa Bliss, Bayley, Lana, Natalya, Paige, Ric Flair, and many others are all on Cameo or have very successful Twitch or YouTube channels and with a lot of downtime on their hands since they're not on the road anymore, it's a good way to keep engaging with fans while also earning money at the same time. All WWE talent are classified as independent contractors and now the company is forcing its talent to stop earning money outside from the promotion in what is considered a nasty move. WWE's official statement reads “Much like Disney and Warner Bros., WWE creates, promotes and invests in its intellectual property, i.e. the stage names of performers like The Fiend Bray Wyatt, Roman Reigns, Big E and Braun Strowman. It is the control and exploitation of these characters that allows WWE to drive revenue, which in turn enables the company to compensate performers at the highest levels in the sports entertainment industry. Notwithstanding the contractual language, it is imperative for the success of our company to protect our greatest assets and establish partnerships with third parties on a company wide basis, rather than at the individual level, which as a result will provide more value for all involved.”

A couple of former WWE employees reacted negatively much to no one's surprise to the news that Vince McMahon has instructed all the WWE Superstars to stop doing business on Cameo, YouTube, and Twitch by October 2nd. Mick Foley, who rarely says negative things about the company, said that the decision was a "crummy thing to do" as it prevents them from making a little extra money on the side. Kevin Nash also replied to Foley, who said that if you have to show up at a specific time and are restricted monetary gains in your personal time you should be classified as an employee and not as a 1099 independent contractor which all WWE - and AEW - stars fall under. "Ask for your health insurance coverage and profit sharing," Nash said. Foley wondered if he and fellow Hall of Famer Nash can "create a little good trouble" on behalf of the WWE Superstars of today and tomorrow by tackling this issue. "I love Vinnie Mac...but I think he’s wrong on this," Foley wrote. CM Punk, an often critic of WWE and its practices, had a rebel suggestion of his own. "Alright guys. Girls. Are they gonna fire everyone? Just keep doing you. Don’t worry," he wrote. Most of the top WWE Superstars all engage with third party services for a little extra income so his suggestion is probably not a bad one. Staying on the subject, one fan asked Punk if he will ever get a Cameo account. "Vince won’t let anyone do stuff," Punk replied. "Maybe it’s time for.....retribution!" he added, as he continues to mess with the fans. "Sooooooo guess now would be a good time to launch my Twitch and Cameo?" asked Renee Paquette, who recently departed WWE. Gail Kim, who works for Impact Wrestling, also weighed in, saying that as independent contracts, these superstars are getting every part of their life controlled by the company. One workaround that everyone seems to be going to do is change their Cameo, YouTube, and Twitch usernames to remove their WWE name and use their real name instead. "So a lot of us will be changing our Twitch usernames so it doesn't mention WWE in the slightest," ring announcer Mike Rome said. "Legally there is nothing they could do in this case." Paige also changed her Twitch username to reflect her real name rather than her WWE name, which the company owns. WWE has since said that they will be able to maintain YouTube and Twitch accounts provided that they do so in their real names, and they must inform WWE if they do so. They will not be able to use their WWE stage names for these accounts. There are still questions about whether they will be allowed to maintain Cameo accounts, but the belief is that they will not.

On his Twitch stream, A. J. Styles said WWE wants him and other performers to continue streaming, saying “From the contacts that I’ve had, the information I got is WWE does want us to interact with our fans, and that means streaming. They want this to happen. They want you to have a YouTube channel. There are things they want you to do and be able to do, and what we knew was a little vague at first.”

WWE released a reported 70 employees this past week. Most had been furloughed by the company back in April. Among those released were WWE Hall of Famer Gerald Brisco and Mike Rotunda. Brisco had been with the company for 36 years starting when he and his brother Jack Brisco sold their controlling stock shares in Georgia Championship Wrestling to Vince McMahon. Rotunda, the former Irwin R. Shyster, had been a road agent and producer for WWE since 2006. He is the father of current WWE Superstars Bray Wyatt and Bo Dallas, and the brother-in-law of WWE Hall of Famer Barry Windham.

The day after Gerald Brisco was released by WWE, he posted on Twitter "Been a busy day changes coming. I’ll be sharing the news next Wednesday".

Canadian Wrestling's Elite announced notes on its next tour. Right now their tour throughout Canada for October 17th through November 9th is on, but obviously there are many things out of their control. Vampiro has pulled out of the tour telling promoters he is shooting a movie internationally. They still don't know whether U.S. talent will be allowed in. Shane Douglas, Vincent, and Jimmy Jacobs are booked for the tour but they say they have enough talent to do the tour with all Canadian talent. Robin Lekime and Lory are also off the tour due to issues with traveling and quarantining from Europe. Norman Harass may be on the tour because his dates start later but it will be unlikely. Manitoba and Alberta dates are on. As far as Saskatchewan, British Columbia, and Ontario, they don't allow indoor gatherings of more than 50 people in some places, 30 in others, and ten in others so without changes, those shows can't take place. But things can change.

Roddy Piper’s daughter Ariel has been training with Ronda Rousey, possibly for her MMA debut. Ariel's brother Colton Toombs fought in MMA a few years ago.

Brad Briggs was one of the participants in the Thunderdome audience on WWE SmackDown this past Friday.

Oklafan congratulates Brawler Morrison, who today surpasses 6 months as BCW Buzzsaw Champion. He defeated Revan for the title at the UWO event in Bethany on March 13, 2020.

Mikey D recently suffered an ankle injury. Oklafan wishes him a speedy recovery.

Oklafan congratulates Johnny Z on the birth of his granddaughter Harper on September 5th. Oklafan also congratulates Jeff Wolfenbarger as the newborn is his great-niece.

Oklafan extends condolences to the family and friends of Tom Andrews, who competed under various names, but had a distinguished run as one of The Medics here in Oklahoma. He was 83 years old. Andrews, whose real last name was Andersen, joined the wrestling world after serving as a Marine. Trained by Guy Brunetti, he was an underneath guy until donning a mask and becoming The Claw. In that identity, he was part of an infamous incident where the actions of his manager, Beauregarde, almost got Portland Wrestling banned from television. Beauregarde went on TV and told everyone that he had told The Claw to wait in the bushes and put the Clawhold on the Easter Bunny, implying that he would squeeze until the Bunny was dead, so none of the kids would get their Easter candy. After the station was besieged by phone calls, Beauregarde had to adjust his statement, saying instead they would just cage him. Andrews, again as The Claw, was also part of an angle where he went on television to brag about the injuries he had inflicted on Alberto Torres during a match. Torres died just 3 days later (of completely unrelated issues), but Andrews felt incredibly guilty about the situation and almost quit the business at that point. Instead, he happened to luck into an opportunity to completely change his image. Billy Garrett had become upset about the payoffs he was receiving in Tennessee as 1/2 of The Medics, so he quit the team and was replaced by Andrews. The Medics were one of the most hated tag teams in Tennessee with Andrews as part of the team. In one of the most notorious actions taken by them, they knocked African-American wrestler Bearcat Brown out with ether, then painted him white. The next time they were on TV, their manager Ken Ramey declared that Brown was “so scared The Medics, he fainted and turned white.” Three legal actions were filed against them in one night alone as a result of that statement and the hatred was so hot that police had to confiscate bullets from the crowd members at shows The Medics were booked on. The Medics continued to terrorize Tennessee and the Central States area, then came back to TSW for their second run, this time managed by Skandar Akbar. On March 26, 1977, they defeated TSW United States Tag Team Champions Bob Sweetan & Tony Rocco for the titles. They held those belts for just under 3 months, losing them to Karl Kox & Jerry Oates on June 13, 1977 in Tulsa. Less than a month later, on July 6, 1977, they regained the titles from Kox & Oates. Their second reign was approximately 5 weeks and ended on August 16, 1977 when they lost to Porkchop Cash & Mike George. That pairing only held the belts for a week before dropping them back to The Medics on August 23rd, 1977 for their third and final reign as champions. One month later, on September 27, 1977, they lost the belts to Porkchop Cash & Dr. X and returned to Tennessee. Shortly after returning there, Billy Starr was unmasked during a feud between The Medics and Phil Hickerson & Dennis Condrey and The Medics’ time as a team was essentially over. Andrews needed to have surgery on his arm, but returned from that as The Intern (Sometimes billed as The Super Intern), adjusting his style by necessity. He was unmasked by Buck Robley and from that time on he competed as Tom Andrews. He even challenged Bob Backlund for the WWWF World Title under that name on January 4, 1980. After his retirement, he resided in Lawson, MO and had been known to be in failing health in recent years. As one of The Medics, Andrews competed in 8 documented cards in Oklahoma. The earliest was April 11, 1977 in Tulsa, where they defeated Terry Sawyer & Bob Sweetan. The last was September 12, 1977, where they lost a non-title match to Bill Watts & Karl Kox.

Greg Oliver of SLAM! Wrestling wrote a story about the passing of Tom Andrews, which you can read by clicking here.

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RECENT RESULTS
September 5th
Ricky Starks defeated Benjamin Carter at the "AEW Dark" event in Jacksonville, FL

LPW Heavyweight Champion Brown Sugar defeated Garrisaon Creed at Legacy Pro Wrestling's "Showcase Of Champions V" event in Franklin, WI

Robert Gibson & Zach Mosley defeated The Slambinos (Francisco Ciatso & Tony Storm) at Lariato Pro Wrestling Guild's "Sylvester Slam" event in Sylvester, GA

The Splendid (Mike D & Bobby C, w/ Don Dinero) defeated ICW Tag Team Champions The Los (Dakota Riley & J. J. Fuller) for the titles at the Independent Championship Wrestling event in Pocahontas, TN

September 6th
Allie Kat defeated Ethan Page at Game Changer Wrestling's "Bring Em Out" event in Indianapolis, IN. In other matches, Blake Christian defeated ACH.

Tom Lawlor defeated The Karate Man by Referee's Decision at Absolute Intense Wrestling's "I Assure You, We're Open!" event in Indianapolis, IN

September 7th
The Hurt Business (MVP, Shelton Benjamin, Cedric Alexander, & WWE United States Champion Bobby Lashley) defeated Apollo Crews, Ricochet, & The Viking Raiders (Erik & Ivar) in an 8-Man Tag Team Match at the "WWE Monday Night RAW" event in Orlando, FL. Earlier in the card, MVP, Benjamin, & Lashley defeated Alexander, Crews, & Ricochet in a 6-Man Tag Team Match. In other matches, Mickie James & WWE RAW Women's Champion Asuka defeated The BOAT (Lana & Natalya).

September 9th
The Inner Circle (Jake Hager & Chris Jericho) defeated Joey Janela & Sonny Kiss at the "AEW Dynamite" event in Jacksonville, FL

September 11th
A. J. Styles defeated WWE Intercontinental Champion Jeff Hardy by DQ at the "WWE Friday Night SmackDown" event in Orlando, FL. In other matches, Otis defeated John Morrison.

Legado del Fantasma (Joaquin Wilde & Raul Mendoza) defeated Danny Burch & Oney Lorcan at the "WWE 205 Live" event in Orlando, FL

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UPCOMING OKLAHOMA EVENTS
All Star Pro
Sunday, September 13th
Venue 23
Bethany, OK
Bell Time 3:30pm

Wrestling For a Cause
Friday, September 18th
Sertoma Center
Owasso, OK
Bell Time 8pm

Wrestling For a Cause
Saturday, September 19th
Sertoma Center
Owasso, OK
Bell Time 5pm

Wrestling Against Hunger
Saturday, September 19th
Living Hope Fellowship
Tulsa, OK
Bell Time 7pm

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UPCOMING EVENTS
September 14th
WWE RAW Women's Champion Asuka defends the title against Mickie James at the "WWE Monday Night RAW" event in Orlando, FL

September 15th
Ace Austin, Madman Fulton, & The North (Ethan Page & Josh Alexander) take on The Rascalz (Dez & Wentz) & Impact World Tag Team Champions The Motor City Machine Guns (Chris Sabin & Alex Shelley) in an 8-Man Tag Team Match at the Impact Wrestling event in Nashville, TN

Dalton Bragg is among the stars scheduled for Primos Wrestling's "Slave to the Death Match" event in Denver, CO

September 17th
The Inner Circle (Jake Hager & Chris Jericho) take on Private Party (Marq Queen & Isiah Kassidy) at the "AEW Dynamite" event in Jacksonville, FL

Dimitri Alexandrov is among the stars scheduled for the Heavy Metal Wrestling event in San Antonio, TX

September 18th
TPW Red River Champion Niles Plonk, Malico, Chandler Hopkins, and Jerome Daniels are among the stars scheduled for the Texoma Pro Wrestling event in Sherman, TX

September 19th
Barrett Brown, Brent McKenzie, Malico, Road Warrior Animal, Niles Plonk, Chandler Hopkins, Tim Storm, Adam Asher, and Moonshine Mantell are among the stars scheduled for Southwest Wrestling Entertainment's "SWE Fury" event in Irving, TX

September 20th
WCWA Ozark Regional Champion Xander Gold defends the title against Malico at the World Class Wrestling Association event in Springdale, AR

Gino takes on Low Rider at the Loko Wrestling event in Houston, TX

September 25th
The Devil's Doormen (Super Beast & Funnybone) take on The GNB (White Mike & Timmy Lou) for the #1 contendership to the GCW Tag Team Titles at the Generation Championship Wrestling event in Indianapolis, IN

September 26th
Jerry Lawler & The Rock-N-Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson) w/ Jimmy Hart take on Matt Riviera, Doug Gilbert, & Tommy Rich in a 6-Man Thunderdome Cage Match at USA Championship Wrestling's "Jerry Lawler's 50th Anniversary Celebration" event in Jackson, TN. Also scheduled to appear are Dory Funk, Jr., Bill Dundee, Sgt. Slaughter, Tony Atlas, Scott Steiner, Tony Falk, Bobby Eaton, Koko B. Ware, Niles Plonk, Jason Jones, Jim Ross, Carl Fergie, Len Denton, Bobby Eaton, and many more.

GCWA Heavyweight Champion Gino is among the stars scheduled for Gulf Coast Wrestling Alliance's "Drive-Ins & Dives" event in Corpus Christi, TX

Kyle King is among the stars scheduled for the Gladius Arena Wrestling event in Leavenworth, KS

HPW Heavyweight Champion Ryan Davdison defends the title against Will Allday at the Hurricane Pro Wrestling event in Beaumont, TX

October 3rd
WNRN Cyberspace Champion Kai Fayden defends against Manny Cortez at the Epic Wrestling Entertainment event in Jeffersonville, IN

October 15th
Graham Bell takes on John Wayne Murdoch at the Fight Underground event in Anna, 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

The Rock-N-Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson) take on The Revolt (Caleb Konley & Zane Riley) at Kross Fire Wrestling's "Black Harvest" event in Sevierville, TN

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, British 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

Stephan Bonnar takes on Tom Lawler in a UWFi Rules Match at the Paradigm Pro Wrestling event in Sellersburg, IN

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

Dusty Gold is one of the participants in the Pro Wrestling EGO Southern 8 Tournament at the Battle Zone Wrestling event in Raleigh, MS

Paul Puertorico, K. J. Everly, Kelsey King, Clint Poe, Killbane, and Fuego del Sol are among the stars scheduled for the Kansas Wrestling Revolution event in Hutchinson, KS

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
September 19th
Greg Valentine, Kevin Sullivan, Savio Vega, and Val Venis will be signing autographs from 2pm to 5pm at The Wrestling Universe in Flushing, NY. For more info, go to TheWrestlingUniverse.com.

September 20th
Bob Orton, Jr. Molly Holly, and The Headbangers (Mosh & Thrasher) will be signing autographs from 11am to 2pm at The Wrestling Universe in Flushing, NY. For more info, go to TheWrestlingUniverse.com.

September 26th
Ted DiBiase and Mike Rotunda will be signing autographs from 12 noon to 3pm at The Wrestling Universe in Flushing, NY. For more info, go to TheWrestlingUniverse.com.

Dory Funk, Jr., Kane, The Rock-N-Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson), Bill Dundee, Sgt. Slaughter, Lex Luger, Tommy Rich, Harvey Wippleman, Tom Prichard, Tony Atlas, Scott Steiner, D'Lo Brown, Candi Divine, Thunder Rosa, Tony Falk, Reggie B. Fine, George Gulas, Miranda Gordy, Bobby Eaton, Wolfie D, Koko B. Ware, Jim Ross, The Boogeyman, Doug Gilbert, and many more will be signing autographs starting at 6pm at Jackson Generals Stadium prior to the USA Wrestling event held later in the evening. For more info, call 731-234-5883.

October 3rd
Gail Kim, The Full Blooded Italians (Tracy Smothers, Little Guido, & Tommy Rich), Justin Credible, and David Otunga will be signing autographs from 1pm to 4pm on "ECW Day" at The Wrestling Universe in Flushing, NY. For more info, go to TheWrestlingUniverse.com.

October 14th
Mick Foley is scheduled for a speaking engagement in Springfield, MO

October 15th
Mick Foley is scheduled for a speaking engagement in Little Rock, AR

October 16th
Mick Foley is scheduled for a speaking engagement in Cape Girardeau, MO

October 24th
Sting, Barry Windham, Tony Atlas, One Man Gang, Missy Hyatt, and many more will be appearing at "Superstar Fan Fest" in Rome, GA

November 14th
Barry Windham, J. J. Dillon, The Boogeyman, Cat Zingano, Tiny Lister (AKA Zeus), Celeste Bonis (AKA Kaitlyn), Nidia, Matt Morgan, Amy Weber, Mantaur, Bob Holly, Stephan Bonnar, King Mo, The Colons (Primo & Epico), Mike Bennett, Maria Kanellis, Billy Silverman, Koko B. Ware, Trevor Murdoch, Taylor Wilde, EC3, Mike Chioda, Mark Jindrak, Gary Wolfe, La Rosa Negra, Mil Muertes, James Storm, Lei'd Tapa, Gene Snitsky, Jenn Decker, Dale Torborg (AKA The Demon), Christi Torborg (AKA Asya), Mike McGuirk, Priscilla Kelly, David Otunga, Alex Gracia, Thunder Rosa, Heath Slater, Brooke Adams, Taryn Terrell, The Varsity Club (Mike Rotunda, Rick Steiner, & Kevin Sullivan), Vampiro, Kylie Rae, Michael Tarver, Candice Michelle, Jim Duggan, and many more will be appearing at "The Big Event 19" at the LaGuardia Plaza Hotel in East Elmhurst, NY. For tickets and more info, go to http://www.BigEventNY.com/BigEvent.htm.

November 18th
Mick Foley is scheduled for a speaking engagement in Tampa, FL

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

2021
January 3rd
Robert Gibson and Manny Fernandez will be conducting a seminar for Gulf-States Wrestling Alliance. To register, email GulfStateWrestlingAlliance@gmail.com.

February 7th
Ricky Morton and Manny Fernandez will be conducting a seminar for Gulf-States Wrestling Alliance. To register, email GulfStateWrestlingAlliance@gmail.com.

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UPCOMING BIRTHDAYS
September 13th - Angelina Love, Danny Little Bear, K. P. Moore
September 14th - Bernie D, Kelsie Mae, Lunatic Lennie
September 15th - Korvin Sage, Spoiler 2000
September 17th - Bill Irwin, Dick Brower, Jim Cornette
September 18th - Billy Robinson, Cisco Grimaldi
September 19th - Adam Asher, Jerry Brisco


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