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Posted: Jan 19th 2009 By: mikeiles

NEWS
?Oklahoma Shooter: the Dan Hodge Story? by Mike Chapman is now available, and can be purchased by calling (641) 791-3072. The book?s foreword was written by Jim Ross, and is priced at $27.95.

Mickey Rourke, star of "The Wrestler", was on Jimmy Kimmel Thursday night, and Jay Leno the night before. On Kimmel, he talked about doing the movie without being paid, blading, and being trained by Afa of the Wild Samoans, and mentioned him being the uncle of The Rock. Kimmel asked Rourke if he used steroids to help get in shape, and Rourke said, "Excuse me?". Kimmel got off the subject and asked about blading, and Rourke said, "I'm glad you got off the steroids." After the commercial break, Kimmel brought out a surprise guest, a mutual friend, Roddy Piper. Piper somewhat incoherently talked about the movie. He said he got choked up watching it. He did say it was a little Hollywood when Rourke's character walked to the back to applause from the wrestlers, stating that it never happened to him, since they were all in competition. Kimmel mentioned that Piper was at his place watching football a month ago, and he played a cell phone video of Piper choking out one of his friends with a sleeper hold. You can watch the interview in 2 parts. Click here for part on and click here for part two.

You can see a video montage of legendary wrestling manager Sir Oliver Humperdink and many other cameo appearances, with musical score by Johnny G. Lyon by clicking here.

The 2008 inductees into the Memphis Hall of Fame include Billy Wicks, Sputnik Monroe, Jackie Fargo, Jimmy Valiant, Tommy Rich, and Eddie Gilbert as singles wrestlers. As tag teams, the inductees are The Von Brauners (Karl Von Brauner & Kurt Von Brauner), Al Greene & Don Greene, Jerry Jarrett & Tojo Yamamoto, Eddie Marlin & Tommy Gilbert, Phil Hickerson & Dennis Condrey, and The Fabulous Ones (Steve Keirn & Stan Lane).

The South Florida Sun Sentinel recently did a photo gallery of the ten greatest wrestlers of all-time. Ric Flair was No. 1 and Hulk Hogan was No. 2. No great surprises, although certainly several you could argue, most notably George Steele at No. 10. Not sure how he makes it on any criteria.

There was a mention of Nikolai Volkoff on Howard Stern's show on Wednesday. Volkoff was having lunch with Sal and Richard and brought in for a few minutes. Among the things he said was that Manny Fernandez was not one of his favorite human beings and that Slick was the son of Rufus R. Jones

In a recent interview with ClubWWI.com, Ronnie Garvin revealed who he felt screwed up his NWA World Title reign, Dusty Rhodes. Garvin said "It's a business deal and, you know, Dusty Rhodes screwed it all up. Because he didn't want it to happen. It's jealousy and that's one of the reasons I quit Crocket Promotion - NWA. After that, I wasn't there long. I was gone. I'm the only guy who lost the belt and never had a return match." Garvin also said Rhodes was behind his brief heel turn in Crockett Promotions. He also said Rhodes was jealous of him.

Sting's knees are bothering him which is why they did all the angles they did to try and cover for not being able to do much in the ring. Sting did work TV last Monday.

Yes, for those who have noted this, Sting has wrestled numerous times in Charlotte in the last 15 years. On the show he said it was his first time in the city in 15 years. Closer to eight years, as he last worked in 2000.

Jeff Jarrett, Samoa Joe and Brother Ray are working injury angles although Ray returned last week. Joe will probably be brought back sooner than later. Joe at first was brought back at the last taping but the decision was changed and it didn't air. As best we can tell, Angle and Jarrett are both fine, which is a miracle because there were a lot of scary spots in their match.

Last week we reported that Mick Foley's bio had been put back up on the WWE Alumni Page. Well, it has been removed again.

Robert Remus - better known to all wrestling fans as Sgt. Slaughter - was given the pink slip after a total of 24 years of service to the company. Slaughter was employed first in 1980 and stayed there till 1994 and then again in 1998 until his release. The WWE Hall of Famer won the WWE title once during his career, beating the Ultimate Warrior at the 1990 Royal Rumble. After his wrestling career ended, Slaughter was given the role of a road agent and made occasional appearances both in the ring and during backstage segments. Also was released were Val Venis, Ron Simmons, Hardcore Holly, and several referees among others. It is said that Vince McMahon believes the U.S. economy will tank under the incoming Barack Obama administration.

Steve Austin is expected to ask Ric Flair to induct him into the WWE Hall of Fame. Bill Watts has already asked Jim Ross to induct him. Dory Funk Jr. & Terry Funk are expected to have been contacted already about the hall of fame. The Von Erichs, as a group, have also been talked about as possible inductees.

In a follow-up to the announcement that Bill Watts was being selected for induction in the 2009 WWE Hall of Fame, Watts sent an e-mail to his friends saying he got the call from WWE and called it "an honor" to be chosen. Watts also wrote about who he would like to present him at the show. "But without a doubt...if it is agreed to by them (WWE)...there can be no other...than Jim Ross," the former WCW Executive Vice President said. Watts mentioned that Ross was always a supporter of his and he has been with him for a long time. "Also hoping I can still gently influence him into writing a favorable speech about me...and not revealing the 'few flaws' that someone so close for so many years may think they have perceived," Watts added. With Austin on the card as well that might pose a problem as Austin could ask his good friend JR to do the honors for him. WWE ultimately has the final say on who inducts who at the Hall of Fame.

Mid Atlantic Championship Wrestling, promoted by Rikki Nelson, drew 3,123 fans (2,623 paid) on January 10th in Easley, SC. The card featured Ric Flair, Bobby Eaton, and Ricky Morton, among others. Flair did a meet-and-greet and received several standing ovations.

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RECENT RESULTS
January 10th
Crazy Steve & Kamala defeated Anthony Darko & Asylum at the Great Canadian Wrestling event in Port Perry, Ontario, Canada

Oliver John defeated Corvus Venturs, Drake frost, and Junior Morales in a Gauntlet Match at the Fog City Wrestling event in San Francisco, CA. In other matches, The Lucha Libre Alliance (Pentagon Black, El Chupacabra, & Super Parka) defeated The Reno Scum (Adam Thornstowe, Luster the Legend, & Paul Isadora.

January 12th
Jillian Hall & WWE World Women's Champion Beth Phoenix vs. Kelly Kelly & Melina never got started due to outside interference by Rosa Mendes at the "WWE RAW" live telecast in Sioux City, IA. In a match taped for "ECW on SciFi", Jack Swagger defeated ECW World Champion Matt Hardy for the title.

Hernandez defeated TNA World Champion Sting at the "TNA iMPACT!" TV taping in Orlando, FL. In other matches, A. J. Styles defeated Scott Steiner in a match officiated by special guest referee Mick Foley.

January 13th
Matt Hardy & Finlay (w/ Hornswoggle) defeated ECW World Champion Jack Swagger & Mark Henry (w/ Tony Atlas) at the "WWE Smackdown" TV taping in Omaha, NE

Kurt Angle defeated A. J. Styles in a Tables Match at the "TNA iMPACT!" TV taping in Orlando, FL

January 15th
Chase Stevens defeated Travis Sawyer (w/ Tony Lucassio) at the USA Wrestling event in Nashville, TN. In other matches, Doug Gilbert (w/ Tommy Gilbert) defeated Shane Williams (w/ Lani Kealoha).

January 16th
ECW World Champion Jack Swagger defeated Finlay (w/ Hornswoggle) at the WWE/ECW house show in Oshkosh, WI. In other matches, Tommy Dreamer defeated Mark Henry (w/ Tony Atlas), and WWE World Women's Champion Beth Phoenix defeated Melina.

Kurt Angle defeated A. J. Styles at the TNA house show in Dublin, Ireland

Brent Albright & Erick Stevens defeated Damien Wayne & Chris Escobar at the Ring of Honor event in Manassas, VA

Andy Douglas (w/ Paul Adams) defeated Chase Stevens at Showtime All Star Wrestling"s "Got Issues" TV taping in Millerville, TN

January 17th
ECW World Champion Jack Swagger defeated Tommy Dreamer at the WWE/ECW house show in LaCrosse, WI. In other matches, Finly (w/ Hornswoggle) defeated Mark Henry (w/ Tony Atlas).

Jeff Jarrett defeated Kurt Angle at the TNA house show in Dublin, Ireland. In other matches, A. J. Styles & Samoa Joe defeated Matt Morgan & Abyss.

Brent Albright defeated Rhett Titus at the Ring of Honor event in Edison, NJ

John Saxon (w/ Irresistable Danielle) defeated BIW Southern Champion Spoiler 2000 (w/ Skandar Akbar) for the title at the Bayou Independent Wrestling event in Coushatta, LA

January 18th
J. T. LaMotta defeated ACW Heavyweight champion Jimmy Jacobs for the title at Anarchy Championship Wrestling's "Guilty By Association" event in San Antonio, TX

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THIS WEEK'S OKLAHOMA EVENTS
Compound Pro Wrestling
Saturday, January 24th
Sheridan Avenue Christian Church
Tulsa, OK
Bell Time 8pm

Impact Zone Wrestling
Saturday, January 24th
The Impact Arena
Lawton, OK
Bell Time 7pm

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UPCOMING MATCHES
January 20th
Jeff Jarrett and A. J. Styles are among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Manchester, England

January 21st
Jeff Jarrett and A. J. Styles are among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Birmingham, England

January 22nd
Jeff Jarrett and A. J. Styles are among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Glasgow, Scotland

January 24th
Jeff Jarrett and A. J. Styles are among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in London, England

Lanny Poffo is among the stars scheduled for the Pro Wrestling Xtreme event in St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada

Ric Flair is among the stars scheduled for the International Wrestling Cartel event in Elizabeth, PA

J. T. LaMotta takes on Chris Marval at the Bayou Independent Wrestling event in Arcadia, LA

Brandon Bishop, Mitch W. Carter, and Zane Morris are among the stars scheduled for the Asylum Championship Wrestling event in Colorado Springs, CO

PWX Heavyweight Champion The Sheik defends the title against Abdullah the Butcher at Pro Wrestling X's "New Beginnings" event in Seminole, FL. Also scheduled to appear is Greg Valentine and many more.

Jerry Lawler takes on Jeff Daniels (w/ Dominique) at the NWA Main Event event in Portland, TN. In other matches, Yoshi Kwan (w/ Charming Charles) takes on Shane Smalls.

Brent Albright takes on Adam Pearce with the winner receiving an NWA World Title match in February at NWA Charlotte's "Homecoming" event in Charlotte, NC. In other matches, The Naturals (Chase Stevens & Andy Douglas) take on New Wave (Derek Driver & Steven Walters).

Nikolai Volkoff is among the stars scheduled for the Devestation Wrestling Federation event in Pennsauken, NJ

January 25th
ECW World Champion Jack Swagger defends the title against Matt Hardy at WWE's "Royal Rumble" pay-per-view event in Detroit, MI. In other matches, WWE World Women's Champion Beth Phoenix defends the title against Melina.

J. T. LaMotta takes on Steve Anthony in a Number 1 Contenders Match at the Bayou Independent Wrestling event in West Monroe, LA

Lanny Poffo is among the stars scheduled for the Pro Wrestling Xtreme event in Tillsonburg, Ontario, Canada

January 30th
Brent Albright takes on Claudio Castagnoli at the Ring of Honor event in Detroit, MI

Jerry Lawler and Bill Dundee are among the stars scheduled for the USA Wrestling event in Carthage, TN

January 31st
Jerry Lawler takes on Otto Schwanz at Gimmicks Only Under Ground Entertainment/Alternative Championship Wrestling's "7th Annual Seagrove Supershow" event in Seagrove, NC

Cade Sydal is among the stars scheduled for the World Class Extreme Wrestling event in Wadesboro, NC

Brent Albright, Erick Stevens, Roderick Strong, and a mystery partner take on Sweet-N-Sour Inc. (Davey Richards, Eddie Edwards, Chris Hero, & Larry Sweeney) in a Steel Cage Grudge Match at the Ring of Honor event in Chicago Ridge, IL

Adam Thornstowe, Mr. Prime Time, & APW Universal Champion Dylan Drake take on The Association (Oliver John, Vinny Massaro, & Rik Luxury) at the All Pro Wrestling event in Hayward, CA

February 5th
A. J. Styles & Samoa Joe takes on Kurt Angle & Kevin Nash at the TNA house show in Norfolk, VA

February 6th
A. J. Styles & Samoa Joe takes on Kurt Angle & Kevin Nash at the TNA house show in Charlotteville, VA

Bushwacker Luke is among the stars scheduled for the National Wrestling Superstars event in Middletown, NJ

February 7th
Doink the Clown is among the stars scheduled for the Full Effect Wrestling event in Tyler, TX

Bushwacker Luke is among the stars scheduled for the National Wrestling Superstars event in Edison, NJ

February 8th
TNA World Champion Sting defends the title in a Fatal Four Way Match against Kurt Angle and Team 3D (Brother Ray & Brother Devon) at TNA's "Against All Odds" pay-per-view event in Orlando, FL

February 14th
Buff Bagwell & WB Heavyweight Champion Dennis Condrey takes on Stud's Stable (Elix Skipper & Sonny Siaki, w/ Robert Fuller) at the Wrestle Birmingham event in Graysville, AL

February 20th
Jeff Jarrett and A. J. Styles are among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Macon, GA

February 21st
Southern Tag Team Champions The Jet Setters (Dustin Heritage & Jack Legacy), Michael Barry, Jason Jones, Jake Boulder, Mitch Carter, Gary Gram, Mike Iles, and many more are among the stars scheduled for the Mid-States Wrestling event in Harrison, AR

Ric Flair is among the stars scheduled for the Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling event in Cheraw, SC

February 22nd
Jeff Jarrett and A. J. Styles are among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Jacksonville, FL

The Honky Tonk Man is among the stars scheduled for the Wrestling Super Show event in Cornwall, Ontario, Canada

February 28th
ECW World Champion Matt Hardy defends the title against Jack Swagger at the WWE/ECW house show in Wilkes-Barre, PA

Ric Flair is among the stars scheduled for the World Stars of Wrestling in Gondomar, Portugal

Demolition (Ax & Smash) takes on Da Heavy Hitters (Mac & Havoc) at the Jersey All Pro Wrestling event in Jersey City, NJ

Cade Sydal is among the stars scheduled for the World Class Extreme Wrestling event in Wadesboro, NC

March 13th
A. J. Styles is among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Sheperdsville, KY

March 14th
A. J. Styles is among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Cincinnati, OH

Ric Flair is among the stars scheduled for the Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling event in Gastonia, NC

March 21st
Demolition (Ax & Smash), Rhythm & Blues (The Honky Tonk Man & Greg Valentine), and The Genius are among the stars scheduled for Deutsche Wrestling Allianz's "Wrestling Legends Tour" in Rotenburg, Germany

Jason Jones and Mike Iles are among the stars scheduled for the Mid-States Promotions Boxing & Wrestling Supershow in Harrison, AR

March 22nd
Demolition (Ax & Smash), Rhythm & Blues (The Honky Tonk Man & Greg Valentine), and The Genius are among the stars scheduled for Deutsche Wrestling Allianz's "Wrestling Legends Tour" in Ochtendung, Germany

Shane Douglas is among the stars scheduled for the Prime Time Wrestling event in Belleville, MI

March 26th
A. J. Styles is among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Sioux Falls, SD

March 27th
A. J. Styles is among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Rochester, MN

March 28th
A. J. Styles is among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Spencer, IA

April 18th
Al Snow is among the stars scheduled for an independent wrestling show in Sydney, Australia

May 15th
Ric Flair is among the stars scheduled for the Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling event in Lincolnton, NC

May 16th
Mick Foley is among the stars scheduled for the Mr. Chainsaw Productions Wrestling event in Kalkaska, MI

Demolition (Ax & Smash) take on The Heartbreak Express (Sean Davis & Phil Davis) at Pro Wrestling Xtreme's "Uncensored" event in Orlando, FL. In other matches, King Kong Bundy issues an open challenge.

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AUTOGRAPHS & APPEARANCES
January 24th
Jerry Lawler will be signing autographs at the Hollywood Video store in Hendersonville, TN

January 31st
Roddy Piper, Ted DiBiase, The Iron Sheik, The Mountie, Jim Neidhart, Greg Valentine, Tito Santana, Rick Martel, Koko B. Ware, Virgil, and many more are scheduled to appear at "WrestleSlam 2" at the Renaissance Hotel in Manchester, England. For more info, go to WrestleSlamUK.com.

February 21st
Jake Boulder, Jason Jones, Dustin Heritage, Gary Gram, and many more will be appearing at Langoni's Pizza in Harrison, AR following the Mid-States Wrestling event held earlier in the evening.

February 27th through March 1st
Al Snow, Traci Brooks, and Christy Hemme will be appearing at "MegaCon 2009" at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, FL. For more info, go to MegaConvention.com.

March 6th
Jerry Lawler, Jim Duggan, and Koko B. Ware will be signing autographs from 6pm to 8:30pm at the Peoria Rivermen hockey game at the Peoria Civic Center in Peoria, IL. For more info, go to Rivermen.net.

March 28th
Shane Douglas, Raven, Francine, The Sandman, Justin Credible, Mikey Whipwreck, Steve Corino, Axl Rotten, Balls Mahoney, Blue Meanie, Nova, Stevie Richards, Chris Chetti, Sunny, Little Guido, and Scott Hall are among the stars scheduled for WrestlingMarx Promotions' "Hardcore Reunion" at Merchants Square Outlet Mall in Allentown, PA. For more info, go to WrestlingMarx.com or MySpace.com/WrestlingMarx.

Ric Flair, Jimmy Hart, Velvet Sky, and many more will be signing autographs from 5pm to 7:30pm at Bristol Central High School in Bristol, CT. For more info, go to NorthEastWrestling.com.

April 25th & 26th
Mick Foley will be appearing at "Steel City Con" at the Pittsburgh Indoor Sports Arena in Pittsburgh, PA

May 30th
Kurt Angle, Lex Luger, Konnan, John Nord, Frenchie Martin, Sam Houston, Ox Baker, and many more will be appearing at "Legends of the Ring VIII" at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Monroe, NJ. For more info, go to LegendsOfTheRing.com.

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UPCOMING BIRTHDAYS
January 19th - Earl Kennedy, Ted DiBiase
January 20th - Dexter Hardaway
January 22nd - Prophet
January 24th - Gary Hart
January 25th - The Honky Tonk Man


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

Tags: Danny Hodge, Jim Ross, Afa, Wild Samoans, Roddy Piper, Oliver Humperdink, Billy Wicks, Eddie Gilbert, Karl Von Brauner, Tojo Yamamoto, Tommy Gilbert, Phil Hickerson, Dennis Condrey, Ric Flair, Nikolai Volkoff, NWA, Dusty Rhodes, Sting, Jeff Jarrett, Mick