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Posted: Feb 6th 2021 By: Compiled by Oklafan Staff

NEWS
WWE had a surprise for longtime fans Sunday night, as Carlito made his return to the company by competing in the Royal Rumble. The surprise entrant didn’t win the big match, but like it has for people in the past, it has opened up new opportunities for him. PWInsider has reported Carlito is getting a tryout for a producer role. Carlito revealed to the WWE YouTube channel that he was blown away by the reception online to his return, and now it’s a chance that it could lead to great things for him. It’s worth noting that last year, MVP was put in a similar position and has now become one of the red brand’s top stars and arguable the MVP of 2020 for the show. It might just be a wonderful indication of things to come with the man who is cool.

Carlito, the former World Tag Team, United States, and Intercontinental Champion, wrestled on "WWE Monday Night RAW" just 24 hours after making a surprise return at the Royal Rumble. This was the first time in almost 10 years that Carlito wrestled on any WWE show. Ever since he left WWE, Carlito mainly wrestled for World Wrestling Council in Puerto Rico and independent promotions. On Raw, the 41 year -old teamed up with Jeff Hardy to take on the team of Elias & Jaxson Ryker. Hardy and Carlito got the win with Hardy pinning Elias. At the Rumble, Carlito, with his ever present apple, came in at #8 and was the fifth one eliminated from the match, lasting 8 minutes and 26 seconds. “Well…that took only 10+ years,” Carlito wrote on Twitter after his Rumble appearance. Carlito was advertised for the RAW Legends Night early last month but he never showed up at the event.

Rumor has it that Carlito could be signing with the WWE very soon and could be teaming with Riddle and Jeff Hardy as a faction on RAW.

Steve Austin, Bianca Belair, Carlito, Torrie Wilson, and Indianapolis Colts linebacker Darius Leonard were guests on Wednesday’s episode of "The Bump".

WWE might not call up every NXT Superstar to RAW or SmackDown, but some are destined to be seen on the main roster. Karrion Kross is one of them. The company has been watching carefully the work of the former NXT Champion and people have high expectations for him. On "Wrestling Observer Radio", Dave Meltzer talked about Kross’ situation and revealed he’s being “groomed” for a main roster run, while others may never leave NXT right now. “Karrion Kross is being groomed for the main roster. Roderick Strong, who can work rings around Karrion Kross, might never be on the main roster. It’s just how it is. They can’t wait to get Karrion Kross on the main roster. He has to get through whatever he’s getting through [in NXT] to get him there, but he’s on the fast track for that.” They did point out Kross’ injury last year slowed down the process, but he’s still being fast tracked to get a call up. There’s plenty of time between now and then it seems, but Kross is on his way to the main roster. We just have to see how he’s booked once he gets there.

Steve Austin's "Broken Skull Sessions" will welcome SmackDown Women's Champion Sasha Banks on the next episode that will air sometime this month. Banks has already taped the episode at Austin's place in Los Angeles and she becomes the second female on the show following Bayley who was last month's guest. Apart from a new episode of "Broken Skull Sessions", the WWE Network will also have new episodes of "WWE Untold", "The Day Of", and "WWE 24" this month. The APA, the popular tag team of Ron Simmons and JBL, will be the subject of "WWE Untold" while a look at the 2021 Royal Rumble will be featured on "The Day Of". Also, "WWE 24" will cover Big E, who has been split from The New Day to embark on a solo career. A new, untitled documentary on Goldberg is also on the way and the "WWE Icons" series this month will feature Beth Phoenix. Speaking of "WWE Icons", the documentary on Yokozuna is a fantastic look at the life of the former WWE Champion, giving fans a behind-the-scenes, never seen before glimpse on the man behind the gimmick.

The Bouncers (The Beer City Bruiser & Brawler Milonas) have re-signed with Ring of Honor.

One of the most legendary stories about Hulk Hogan dates back to 1983. The Iron Sheik has told this story on multiple occasions, that Verne Gagne offered Sheik $100,000 to shoot on Hogan to injure his legs while both were in the AWA. It’s been repeated by Sheik and others so often that it’s become part of the lore of Hulk Hogan and one of the main points in the real life heat between Hogan and Sheik. Well, it turns out that might not have any basis in reality. Greg Gagne, son of Verne, spoke to Sportskeeda’s "UnSKripted" podcast and debunked this story, calling it fabricated. Greg thinks Sheik has told the story so often that he believes it, but his father Verne never once put a bounty on Hulk Hogan’s knees. “No. Sheik made that thing up. A couple of months ago, my brother and I, he said, ‘You gotta watch this thing on YouTube.’ I never knew he said it. So when he [my brother] had told me, I said, ‘That was never said. Verne never did that.' Iron Sheik, he trained with us and Verne got him started, Verne supported him through the Olympics and everything. He was so naïve to the sport, he wasn’t catching on. My mom gave him the name The Iron Sheik, and then the Iranian thing was going on. Vince [McMahon] wanted somebody and Verne sent him up there [to WWE].” Sheik’s big gimmick these days stems to just how much he actually hates Hulk Hogan. It’s often shown in how much he tweets, and while there might be doubt in the validity of his story, he probably will just continue to call Hulk Hogan a jabroni and threaten to humble him.

The Bushwackers talked to Wrestling Inc about reuniting for one more run which you can watch by clicking here.

Oklafan congratulates Alex Royal, who surpasses one year as UWE Apex Champion today. He defeated Sam Stackhouse for the title at a UWO event in Bethany on February 7, 2020.

Oklafan congratulates Joaquin Wilde on the birth of his daughter Raquel on January 30th. He posted on social media "Say hello to my daughter, Raquel Marlena Paris aka Raqi. She was born Jan 30, 2021 at 9:30 am. Pretty sure i cried more than she did when she was finally came out."

Oklafan congratulates Kareem Sadat, Jr. on the birth of his daughter Oaklee on February 4th. Congratulations are also extended to his father, Kareem Sadat, and his stepmother Korttni Sadat.

Oklafan extends condolences to the family and friends of “Hacksaw” Butch Reed, who passed away from heart complications on February 5th. He was 66 years old. Reed, whose real name was Bruce Reed and who competed early in his career under that name. He played college football and Northeastern Oklahoma A&M before transferring to the University of Central Missouri and also played professional football for the Kansas City Chiefs before training to be a pro wrestler. Debuting in 1978, he competed mostly in the St Louis, Florida, and Georgia territories, primarily as a tag team competitor. By 1983, he had made his way to MSW, where he engaged in one of the more defining feuds of his career against the Junkyard Dog. He also adopted the nickname “Hacksaw” at this point and engaged in a battle of the Hacksaws against “Hacksaw” Jim Duggan. On July 16, 1983, Reed defeated Junkyard Dog for the MSW North American Title. He appeared to lose it to Magnum T. A. on October 12, 1983, but there were extenuating circumstances. Reed had allowed the fans to pick between T. A., JYD, and Krusher Khruschev for his next title defense. The fans picked JYD, but Reed ignored them, saying JYD and Khruschev didn’t deserve to have a title match and defended against T. A instead. That same night, Reed teamed with Jim Neidhart to defeat Magnum T. A. & Jim Duggan for the MSW Mid-South Tag Team Titles. Reed would have the North American Title given back to him on October 24, 1983 when the MSW Board of Directors determined that the title match against T. A was not official. He only held the title two days, losing it to Junkyard Dog on October 26, 1983. He and Neidhart held the Tag Team Titles until December 25, 1983, when they lost a Steel Cage/Title - vs - Mask Match to Mr. Wrestling II and Magnum T. A. Neidhart and Reed then split and engaged in a brief feud. Reed remained a top heel in MSW until the unexpected departure of Junkyard Dog. Shortly after that, Reed’s partner, Buddy Landel, turned on him, turning Reed babyface. Reed would evetually defeat Dutch Mantel for the MSW Television Title and then on October 14, 1985 defeated Dick Murdoch for his last reign as North American Champion. He could not hold both titles, so he vacated the Television Title and remained North American Champion until January 1, 1986 when he lost that belt to Dick Slater. At this point, Reed left MSW and after a brief return to the Central States territory, he entered the WWF, changed his nickname to “The Natural”, dyed his hair blonde and was managed by Slick, who he had partnered with in Central States. Reed spent two years in the WWF, feuding with stars such as Tito Santana and Koko B. Ware, but it was a feud with Ricky Steamboat that remains the source of a persistent myth even today. According to the story, Reed was supposed to win the WWF Intercontinental Title, but no-showed the TV tapings where that was to occur and the belt instead went to the Honky Tonk Man. Initially, Reed said this was untrue and video from HTM’s title victory over Steamboat shows Reed there celebrating as well. But in a shoot interview in 2018, Reed recanted that and confirmed he did lose the opportunity to become IC Champion because he was burned out and no-showed the events. Reed would end up being hyped for a feud with Billy Graham, but Graham’s hip wouldn’t allow him to compete, so Reed went on to feud with Don Muraco. But his career never really rebounded. He was the first person to be eliminated from the inaugural Royal Rumble (by Jake Roberts) and was eliminated from the WWF World Title Tournament at Wrestle Mania IV in the first round. He ended his time in WWF in a feud with Randy Savage. After that, Reed went to WCW, initially competing as himself and reengaging his feud with Junkyard Dog. But after going nowhere there, he donned a mask and teamed with a masked Ron Simmons as Doom, being managed by Woman. While masked, their success was somewhat mixed, but after being forced to unmask, their stock began to soar. Now managed by Teddy Long, they defeated The Steiner Brothers (Rick Steiner & Scott Steiner) for the NWA World Tag Team Titles and engaged in feuds with the Steiners, The Freebirds (Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin), and Lex Luger & Sting. After losing the titles to The Freebirds, Doom split and Simmons and Reed feuded with each other. Reed left WCW for a time after that, then returned but again did not make many waves and was gone for good by 1992. At that point, he went to the USWA and defeated Junkyard Dog for the USWA World Title which he only held for a week. He then entered the GWF in the last days of its existence where he beat Rod Price for the vacant GWF North American Title. Reed would continue to compete on the independent circuit as it gave him the opportunity to participate in the rodeos in Kansas City, as he was also an accomplished bull rider. But in 2000, he started working for WLW and won their Heavyweight Title. After retiring in 2002, he returned in 2005 and competed for Jason Jones and Mid-States Wrestling, beating Michael Barry for the MStW Title. Reed would make several appearances for various Oklahoma independent companies such as IZW, MSWA, NWA-U, and SWCW. He had multiple appearances for MWA in Spavinaw, with his last officially documented match teaming with Angel [5th] and losing to MWA Tag Team Champions Bad Bromance (Justin Lee & Max McGuirk). In total, Reed has 51 documented matches in Oklahoma. The earliest was a win over Ron Bass at a TSW event in Oklahoma City on January 4, 1980 and the last was as a second to the Canadian Red Devil when he defeated Independent Wrestling International Champion Dustin Heritage for the title at a MStW event in Miami, OK on February 25, 2012.

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RECENT RESULTS
January 21st
The Inner Circle (Santana & Ortiz) defeated Fuego del Sol & Vary Morales at the "AEW Dark" event in Jacksonville, FL. In other matches, Joey Janela, Sonny Kiss, & Bear Country (Bear Bronson & Bear Boulder) defeated Aaron Solow, Baron Black, Mike Verna, & Shawn Dean in an 8-Man Tag Team Match.

January 29th
Ring of Honor World Tag Team Champion & Pure Wrestling Champion Jonathan Gresham defeated J.D. Griffey in a Pure Rules Match at the VIP Wrestling event in Haltom City, TX. In other matches, Kari Wright defeated Cam Cole, O'Shay Edwards, Ron Hunt, & Kaun defeatred Xander Gold, Tino Valentino, & Huseman in a 6-Man Tag Team Match, Chandler Hopkins defeated Matt Cross, and Shane Taylor defeated Izzy James.

January 30th
The Evil Empire (Hades XIX & Otis Crowley) defeated Joey O'Riley & Jordan Perry by DQ at the Pro Wrestling ZERO1 USA event in Noble, IL

Ryan Davidson defeated Fuego del Sol & T-Ray at New Texas Pro Wrestling's "Evolve (No Seminar Needed)" event in Houston, TX. In other matches, Gino Medina defeated Cherry Ramons, and J. J. Blake defeated Chris Cruz.

January 31st
WWE Champion Drew McIntyre defeated Goldberg at WWE's "Royal Rumble 2021" pay-per-view event in St. Petersburg, FL. In other matches, Mickie James was among the entrants in the Women's Royal Rumble Match won by Bianca Belair, and A. J. Styles (w/ Omos), Carlito, and John Morrison were among the entrants in the Men's Royal Rumble Match that was won by Edge.

February 3rd
Lance Archer (w/ Jake Roberts) defeated Eddie Kingston in a Lumberjack Match at the "AEW Dynamite - Beach Break" event in Jacksonville, FL. In other matches, The Inner Circle (Sammy Guevara & Jake Hager) was among the entrants in the AEW World Tag Team Title #1 Contendership Battle Royal that was won by The Inner Circle (Chris Jericho & M. J. F.), and Britt Baker (w/ Reba) defeated Thunder Rosa by Referee's Decision.

Gino Medina defeated Gringo Loco at Major League Wrestling's "Fusion" event in Orlando, FL

Legado del Fantasma (Joaquin Wilde & Raul Mendoza) defeated The Lucha House Party (Gran Metalik & Lince Dorado) in a Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic 2021 Quarter Final Match at the NXT event in Orlando, FL

February 5th
Bateman, Adrian Quest, Jordan Clearwater, & Misterioso defeated Barrett Brown, Brody King, & The Riegel Twins (Logan Riegel & Sterling Riegel) in an 8-Man Tag Team Match at New Japan Pro Wrestling's "NJPW STRONG #26 - Road To The New Beginning USA 2021" event in Port Hueneme, CA

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UPCOMING OKLAHOMA EVENTS
United Wrestling Entertainment
Saturday, February 13th
Jack Dobbins Fieldhouse
Tahlequah, OK
Bell Time 5:30pm
Note: This event will be broadcast on Facebook Live and no one will be allowed to attend in person

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UPCOMING EVENTS
February 9th
O. D. B. vs. Kimber Lee is scheduled for the Impact Wrestling event in Nashville, TN

February 13th
Bobby Joe Bristow is among the stars scheduled for the Allied Independent Wrestling Federation event in Pacheco, CA

GCW Tag Team Champions The Metro Brothers (Chris Metro & J. C. Metro, w/ Mr. Gomez) defend the titles against The Devil's Doormen (Super Beast & Funnybone) at the Game Changer Wrestling event in Sanford, FL

Hernandez & Brian Myers vs. Eddie Edwards & Matt Cardona is scheduled for Impact Wrestling's "No Surrender" pay-per-view event in Nashville, TN

Colt Killbane, Xander Gold, Chandler Hopkins, and Graham Bell are among the stars scheduled for World Class Wrestling Association's "Natural State of Wrestling" event in Springdale, AR

February 19th
Kelsey Lynn is among the stars scheduled for the Thunder Championship Wrestling event in Winter Haven, FL

February 20th
Jason Bruce vs. Zarek Camacho is scheduled for rtghe Advanced Pro Wrestling event in Cleburne, TX

Anthony Colletti is among the stars scheduled for the Four Corner Pro Wrestling event in Detroit, TX

Jesse Beeler is among the stars scheduled for the Texoma Pro Wrestling event in Sherman, TX

Cody Jones vs. Crash Jaxon is scheduled for Wrestling and Respect's "Love Hurts" event in Lima, OH. Also scheduled to appear is WAR Women's Champion Paloma Starr and many more.

February 25th
Graham Bell vs. Mickie Knuckles in an Intergender Match is scheduled for the Anna Fight Underground event in Anna, IL

February 27th
Gino Medina takes on Chris Bey at New Texas Pro Wrestling's "Astroworld" event in Houston, TX

Kirk Castle and Spyder are among the stars scheduled for the South Central Wrestling event in Mountain Pine, AR

NWA National Champion Trever Murdoch, SWE Heavyweight Champion Tim Storm, SWE Television Champion Rodney Mack, Terry Funk, Charlie Haas, Moonshine Mantell, Niles Plonk, Action Jackson, Miranda Gordy, and James Beard are among the stars scheduled for Southwest Wrestling Entertainment's "East Texas Wrestlefest" event in Carthage, TX

Fuego del Sol and Angel Camacho are among the stars scheduled for Texas All Star Wrestling's "Best of the Best" event in Cypress, TX

March 6th
Stormi Renee is among the stars scheduled for the Advanced Pro Wrestling event in Cleburne, TX

March 7th
Sting & AEW TNT Champion Darby Allin vs. Team Taz (Ricky Starks & FTW Champion Brian Cage, w/ Taz) in a Street Fight is scheduled for AEW's "Revolution" pay-per-view event in Jacksonville, FL

March 28th
Bobby Joe Bristow takes on Ryan Mantis at the Rapid Wrestling event in Lincolnton, NC

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

Shane Douglas, The Sandman, Danny Doring, and Roadkill will be signing autographs from 2pm to 4pm at The Wrestling Universe in Flushing, NY. For more info, call 718-460-2777.

February 13th
Kid Kash will be signing autographs from 11am to 1pm at The Wrestling Universe in Flushing, NY. For more info, call 718-460-2777.

February 20th
Shane Douglas, The Sandman, Danny Doring, and Roadkill will be signing autographs from 2pm to 4pm at The Wrestling Universe in Flushing, NY. For more info, call 718-460-2777.

Angelina Love will be signing autographs from 4pm to 6pm at The Wrestling Universe in Flushing, NY. For more info, call 718-460-2777.

February 21st
Dutch Mantell will be signing autographs from 12 noon to 3pm at The Wrestling Universe in Flushing, NY. For more info, call 718-460-2777.

March 6th
The Bushwackers (Bushwacker Butch & Bushwacker Luke), Paul Donald Wight (AKA The Big Show), The Boogeyman, Cat Zingano, Lex Luger, Sid Vicious, Rikishi, Haku, Kimona, Butterbean, The Good Brothers (Doc Gallows & Karl Anderson), The Warlord, The Barbrian, Dan Severn, Afa, Jr., Celeste Bonin (AKA Kaitlyn), Layla El, James Storm, David Schultz, The Headbangers (Mosh & Thrasher), Ken Shamrock, Buff Bagwell, Del Wilkes (AKA The Patriot), and many more will be signing autographs at "The Big Event" at the LaGuardia Marriott in East Elmhurst, NY. For more info, go to BigEventNY.com/BigEvent.htm.

March 7th
The Steiner Brothers (Rick Steiner & Scott Steiner), Demolition (Ax & Smash), The Bushwackers (Bushwacker Butch & Bushwacker Luke, w/ Jamison), The Wild Samoans (Afa & Sika), The Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey), The Dream Team (Greg Valentine & Brutus Beefcake), The Headbangers (Mosh & Thrasher), Lex Luger, Deuce, Domino, Cherry, Ken Shamrock, Haku, Money, Inc. (Ted DiBiase & Irwin R. Shyster), Virgil, Layla El, Buff Bagwell, The Patriot, Kimona, Dan Severn, Butterbean, Big Vito, Barry Windham, The Powers of Pain (The Warlord & The Barbarian), and many more will be signing autographs at "Wrestlefest 4 - Tag Team Edition" at The Colonie Center Mall in Albany, NY. For more info, go to Heroes-Hideout.MyShopify.com/Pages/Wrestlefest.

March 20th
The Bushwackers (Bushwacker Butch & Bushwacker Luke) will be signing autographs from 12 noon to 3pm at The Wrestling Universe in Flushing, NY. For more info, call 718-460-2777.

June 12th
Mick Foley, Kurt Angle, Kane, Sgt. Slaughter, Ron Simmons, and The Steiner Brothers (Rick Steiner & Scott Steiner) will be signing autographs at "River City Wrestling Con" at the Jacksonville Fairgrounds in Jacksonville, FL. For more info, go to RiverCityWrestlingCon.com.

June 13th
Mick Foley, Kane, Sgt. Slaughter, Ron Simmons, and The Steiner Brothers (Rick Steiner & Scott Steiner) will be signing autographs at "River City Wrestling Con" at the Jacksonville Fairgrounds in Jacksonville, FL. For more info, go to RiverCityWrestlingCon.com.

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UPCOMING BIRTHDAYS
February 7th - Kim Duk, Oklahoma Kid [1st]
Febryary 8th - Jim Neidhart, Toops
February 9th - Lobo Gris, Riker
February 10th - Aaron Cross, Chris Adams, Eric Fantabulous
February 11th - Alexis Lee, Bobby B, Cowboy Bradley, Korttni Sadat, Reese, Shawn Hernandez
February 12th - One Man Gang
February 13th - Angelo Mosca, Baby Doll, Bill Mercer, Claudia

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