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Posted: Jan 10th 2012 By: mikeiles

NEWS
Chelsea Handler of "Chelsea Lately" on E! Network, totally blew off Beth Phoenix's Twitter challenge on her show Thursday night. Chelsea had buried SummerSlam and women's wrestling several days ago and Beth took offense to it, essentially saying if she wanted to see what women's wrestling was all about she'd be happy to show her. "No thanks," said Handler, and blew it off in a way that suggests this is not and will not become an angle.

Madusa posted the following on Twitter, directed towards Beth Phoenix: "hope u can hold a real championship belt the correct way? And not like a pansy ass diva belt on your shoulder!"

Madusa recently posted a video on You Tube. After she tries to sell her latest T-shirt and other merchandise, she has some comments for Beth Phoenix. You can see the video by clicking [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=buqR2n3OiiA].

Jerry Lawler and Michael Cole were advertised locally in Memphis, TN to wrestle last Monday night, but after the show ended Cole said "No, I can't do that, there is a hole in the ring" which was true due to Kane coming up through the mat to attack Zack Ryder. John Cena said "You aren't having a wrestling match, you're having a streetfight", which actually was what the match was billed. Lawler completely destroyed Cole, including ripping his pants off and giving him the piledriver, which he's not allowed to use on TV. People enjoyed it, aside from the Michael Cole in his underwear part.

Jim Ross did some announcing at the Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Portland Trailblazers game on January 3rd in Oklahoma City at the Chesapeake Energy Arena. January 3rd also happened to be JR's 60th birthday. You can see a video of JR announcing at the Thunder game by clicking here.

During the Orange Bowl, Jim Ross posted on Twitter: "WVU-Clemson Orange Bowl horrid for non fan of either team. Also, 3 man broadcast booth essentially sucks in football, wrestling, etc."

The first inductees announced for the 2012 WWE Hall of Fame are Edge and The Four Horsemen (Ric Flair, Arn Anderson, Tully Blanchard, Barry Windham, and James J. Dillon). You can see WWE's Four Horsemen video announcing their Hall of Fame induction by clicking here.

Roddy Piper will be on the "Legends House" show that will be on the WWE Network. Filming starts in a few weeks and it'll be one of the first series on the network when it debuts in April.

The Honky Tonk Man posted the following on Twitter: "Statement on WWE/Piper. Regarding Rowdy Roddy Piper saying on Twitter I?m going into the WWE legends house with him. I have NOT talked to anyone from WWE about anything other than my ownership of The Patriot trademark. Where this came from is anyone?s guess. You fans know HTM does not BS on things. We do not know who is spreading the rumors. If the Piper camp is involved, all we can say is there is no truth to the statement. Believe HTM or someone else."

Bill Goldberg, the former WCW World Champion and WWE World Heavyweight Champion, wrote on Twitter responding to a fan that he would do a match against Lesnar at WrestleMania if the opportunity comes. The original tweet was answered by Ross who said that a match between the two would be ?miraculous,? although ?highly unlikely.? And that?s when Goldberg came in with his response. ???I?d do it,? Goldberg wrote in reply to Ross? tweet. Goldberg and Lesnar fought each other at WrestleMania XX at Madison Square Garden in New York, NY and that match ended up being Lesnar?s last match in his WWE career. The match, refereed by Steve Austin, was won by Goldberg but Austin had the last laugh of the night as he ended up delivering the stunner to Goldberg when the two were celebrating.

Ryan Dilbert of BleacherReport.com wrote a story entitled "WWE's 25 Worst Managers, Valets & Other Seconds Ever" and coming in at #1 was Sapphire, former valet for Dusty Rhodes (and later Ted DiBiase after Sapphire turned on Rhodes). Others on the list included Oliver Humperdink at #24, Kim Chee at #10, Coach (AKA John Tolos) at #9, and The Genius at #2. To read the entire story, click here.

Kenny McKnight of BleacherReport.com wrote a story entitled "WWE: Top 10 Most Intriguing Dream Matches in Professional Wrestling". Coming in at #1 was Steve Austin vs. CM Punk. Among the other dream matches listed were Jake Roberts vs. Raven at #9, Andre the Giant vs. The Big Show at #4, and Sting vs. Undertaker at #2. To read the entire story, click here.

Chris Humphrey of BleacherReport.com wrote a story entitled "WWE Royal Rumble 2012: The 10 Worst Performances in Royal Rumble History" and coming in at #1 was Santino Marella from the 2009 Royal Rumble. Also ranked in the list were Jerry Lawler in 1997 at #6 and Bushwacker Luke in 1991 at #5. You can read the entire story by clicking here.

Kevin Nash made the following comments on Twitter about Ultimate Warrior: "Never realized I had a problem with Jim (Warrior). Seemed to get along fine in Scottsdale. Come on my clown, turn that frown upside down. I?m talking shoot, not sports entertainment. Jim Hellwig needs to put up or shut the f**k up. Day before Mania in Miami area. Warrior will have to pass all hiv and hep a b and c tests. I?ll do the same. I?m tired of this guy talking sh*t about the boys & me. When they stop it or you tap, i?ll quit, or you can apologize like the c*nt you are." Nash followed that up with another post on Twitter: "You should watch your mouth,You know your a bitch .You want nothing to do with me. You ran out of your gym to avoid me. You want to go pussy name the place and time. If not shut your dick sucker and forget my name. Bitch make me 100k richer". The next day Nash was back on Twitter: "I knew i would get no response because i know Jim Helwig, in the future when my name comes up pass Jim, puss". Warrior responded to Nash's posts by posting on Twitter himself: "Mr Warrior has filmed a video response to Kevin Nash. Stay tuned. #TeamWarrior". To see the video posted by Warrior in response to Nash's Twitter posts, click here. Nash then responded to Warrior's video with a Twitter post: "Helwig goes Dr. evil on me. What does he want, 1 billion dollars? How about this Jim, you pick the time and place for free and fun."

Hulk Hogan commented on the ongoing Twitter feud between Kevin Nash and Ultimate Warrior. ?In a real fight Nash will destroy the Underdog Worrier.?

Regarding the wacky Kevin Nash vs. Ultimate Warrior "shoot" challenge, RF Video has offered Nash a venue in Miami on WrestleMania weekend. Rob Feinstein said he talked to Nash about it and Nash was all ready to go, but Warrior's people hadn't contacted him back yet. Keep in mind, both sides want the other to put up $100,000.

Brad Nessler, an ESPN announcer who is friends with Ric Flair, when talking about a Virginia Tech player who has style in a game on Tuesday said, "styling and profiling, like my friend Ric Flair."

Abdullah the Butcher was booked for the current All Japan Pro Wrestling tour, despite being in his early 70s. Butcher was booked for the January 2nd show in a trios match with Keiji Muto & Kikutaro against Masa Fuchi & Osamu Nishimura & Black Bushi. Butcher came to the ring with a cane, and said he couldn?t not wrestle and had to retire. He will continue to work the tour doing autograph signings. The current plan is to do a March 20th Abdullah the Butcher retirement show at Sumo Hall in Tokyo, Japan.

Phil Donahue was on "Piers Morgan Tonight" last Thursday night and they were talking about Muhammad Ali, who Donahue said was his all-time favorite guest. He said that Ali used to go to wrestling at the Louisville Armory and watch Gorgeous George cut heel promos about being pretty and that was how he got his interview style. He said Ali found himself his own wrestling announcer straight man in Howard Cosell. He started talking about Gorgeous George, his robes, his hair, etc. If it was Louisville, it is far more likely Ali was talking about Fred Blassie. Most historical references to Ali learning from wrestlers, who do claim Gorgeous George, do so after Ali was already a pro boxer and fighting in Las Vegas going to a show with George vs. Blassie that sold out the same arena he didn't draw in. Ali also claimed it was George. Blassie, and those close to Blassie, have always insisted it was him. When Ali met Blassie in 1976, he looked at him and said he was the guy and then a year later went back to saying it was Gorgeous George who inspired him on interviews.

Michael Barry had corrective knee surgery on January 4th. Oklafan wishes him a speedy recovery.

Jason Jones had surgery on his right knee on January 6th to remove bone fragments and to repair a torn meniscus and a torn anterior crucial ligament (ACL). He is expected to be out of action at least 3 months. Oklafan wishes him a speedy recovery.

Sonny C had surgery last week to repair a torn pectoral muscle. Oklafan wishes him a speedy recovery.

Sam Stackhouse suffered a torn ligament in his shoulder during his match at the Midwest Wrestling Alliance event in Schleswig, IA. Oklafan wishes him a speedy recovery.

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RECENT RESULTS
January 2nd
Jerry Lawler defeated Michael Cole in a Street Fight in a dark match at the "WWE Monday Night RAW" show in Memphis, TN

January 6th
WWE United States Champion Zack Ryder defeated Jack Swagger and Ted DiBiase, Jr. in a Triple Threat Match at the WWE house show in Jackson, MS. In other matches, WWE Divas Champion Beth Phoenix defeated Eve Torres in a match officiated by special referee Santino Marella.

January 7th
WWE United States Champion Zack Ryder defeated Jack Swagger at the WWE house show in Tyler, TX. In other matches, WWE Divas Champion Beth Phoenix defeated Eve Torres in a match officiated by special referee Santino Marella.

Li Fang & The Russian Destroyer defeated NAWA Tag Team Champions Tim Storm & Cowboy Adam for the titles at the North American Wrestling Allegience event in Waxahachie, TX. In other matches, Billy Club defeated Doberman.

Daddy White defeated NRW Heavyweight Champion Bobby V for the title at the All Star Wrestling event in Aguada, Puerto Rico. Later on the card, Bobby V defeated NGW Puerto Rican Champion Pablo Poison for the title.

MWA Heavyweight Champion Brian Blade defeated Sam Stackhouse at the Midwest Wrestling Alliance event in Schleswig, IA. In other matches, MWA Tag Team Champions The All-Americans defeated The Clockwork Clique (Bobby Star & Crossfire Morrison), and Angel de la Muerte defeated Evan Whaley.

Larry Zbyszko defeated Mike Reed at the I Believe In Wrestling event in Orlando, FL

January 8th
WWE United States Champion Zack Ryder defeated Jack Swagger at the WWE house show in San Angelo, TX. In other matches, WWE Divas Champion Beth Phoenix defeated Eve Torres in a match officiated by special referee Santino Marella.

Gunner (w/ Ric Flair) defeated Rob Van Dam at TNA's "Genesis" pay-per-view event in Orlando, FL

Tatsumi Fujinami & Mitsuya Nagai defeated Yoshiaki Fujiwara & Yuki Ishikawa at the Legend Pro Wrestling event in Tokyo, Japan

January 9th
WWE RAW World Champion CM Punk defeated Jack Swagger (w/ Vickie Guerrero) at the "WWE Monday Night RAW" live telecast in Corpus Christi, TX

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UPCOMING OKLAHOMA EVENTS
Impact Zone Wrestling
Saturday, January 14th
The Impact Arena
Lawton, OK
Bell Time 7pm

United Wrestling Entertainment
Saturday, January 14th
Cherokee Fairgrounds Building #2
Tahlequah, OK
Bell Time 6pm

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UPCOMING MATCHES
January 12th
A. J. Styles takes on Christopher Daniels at the TNA house show in Wallingford, CT

January 13th
A. J. Styles takes on Christopher Daniels at the TNA house show in White Plains, NY

January 14th
A. J. Styles takes on Christopher Daniels at the TNA house show in Reading, PA

The Hot Shots (Chase Stevens & Cassidy Riley) take on The Diamonds in the Rough (David Young & Sigmon) at the Crossfire Entertainment event in Nashville, TN. Also scheduled to appear is Mick Foley, Shane Douglas, Tony Falk, and many more.

Martin Justice takes on Jeff Knight at the Coastal Plains Championship Wrestling event in Snow Hill, NC. If Knight loses, he cannot wrestle anywhere ever again.

Adam Thornstowe takes on Timothy Thatcher at the All Pro Wrestling event in Hayward, CA

Tony Atlas is among the stars scheduled for In Your Face Wrestling's "Seize the Moment" event in Ballston Spa, NY

January 15th
Big Josh is among the stars scheduled for Wide Open Wrestling's "Kamala Benefit Show" in Fulton, TN

Ricky Morton takes on Sean Casey at the 304 Wrestling event in Huntington, WV

January 16th
WWE United States Champion Zack Ryder defends the title against Jack Swagger at the "WWE Monday Night RAW" live telecast in Anaheim, CA

January 20th
Ric Flair is among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Worcester, MA

TxPW Heavyweight Champion Tim Storm defends the title against the winner of an 8 Man Battle Royal at the Texoma Pride Wrestling event in Sherman, TX. Among the entrants of the Battle Royal are Michael Faith, Aaron Neil, Jordan Jacobs, and Max McGuirk. In other matches, Jermaine Johnson takes on Ryan Genesis.

January 21st
Ric Flair is among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Plymouth, MA

Jerry Lawler, Dory Funk, Jr., Johnny Magnum, & Cory Weston take on Shane Chung, Blain Rage, Fushicho Masuku, and a mystery partner at the !BANG! event in Ocala, FL

January 22nd
Ric Flair is among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Lowell, MA

January 26th
A. J. Styles and Sting are among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Nottingham, England

January 27th
A. J. Styles and Sting are among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Manchester, England

Al Farat and Les Mayne are among the stars scheduled for International Wrestling Council's "The Return" event in Orlando, FL

January 28th
A. J. Styles and Sting are among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in London, England

The Steiner Brothers (Rick Steiner & Scott Steiner) take on The New Age Outlaws (Road Dogg & Billy Gunn) in a match officiated by special referee Mick Foley at the WrestleReunion event in Los Angeles, CA

The Dark Circle (Tim Storm & Apoc) take on Jared Steele & C Diddy at NWA Lone Star & Texas Stampede Wrestling's "One More Time" event in Balch Springs, TX. In other matches, Action Jackson takes on Mike Foxx.

MWA Heavyweight Champion Brian Blade defends the title against J. B. Payne at the Midwest Wrestling Alliance event in Hastings, NE

February 4th
TCW International Champion Tim Storm defends the title against Killer Nikels (w/ Boyd Bradford) in the main event of Traditional Championship Wrestling's "Booneville Brawl" event in Booneville, AR. In other matches, Jim Duggan takes on Al Farat, Matt Riviera takes on Jeff Jett, and TCW Tag Team Champions Genetic Perfection (Michael Barry & Alan Steel, w/ Rich Rude) defends the titles against The Good Ol' Boys (not Bud Barnes, Jake McCoy, or Moonshine). Also scheduled to appear is Bobby Eaton, Dustin Heritage, Tom Simon and many more.

February 10th
Jim Duggan is among the stars scheduled for the Big Time Wrestling event in Northridge, MA

February 18th
Les Mayne and NWA Amarillo Heavyweight Champion Al Farat are among the stars scheduled for the NWA Amarillo's "Cage Wars" event in Amarillo, TX

February 19th
Les Mayne and NWA Amarillo Heavyweight Champion Al Farat are among the stars scheduled for the NWA Amarillo event in Amarillo, TX

February 25th
Jerry Lawler is among the stars scheduled for the North Carolina Wrestling Association event in Clayton, NC

March 9th
The Sheik (w/ Abdullah the Butcher) takes on Necro Butcher at the Pro Wrestling Syndicate event in Rahway, NJ

March 20th
Abdullah the Butcher is among the stars scheduled for All Japan Pro Wrestling's "Abdullah the Butcher Retirement Show" in Tokyo, Japan

March 24th
Paul Bearer is among the stars scheduled for the Millenium Wrestling Federation event in Melrose, MA

Ultimate Warrior is among the stars scheduled for the Pro Championship Wrestling event in Oak Lawn, IL

April 7th
Doink the Clown (Matt Borne), Bobby Eaton, Matt Riviera, Dustin Heritage, TCW Tag Team Champions Genetic Perfection (Michael Barry & Alan Steel, w/ Rich Rude), and Tom Simon are among the stars scheduled for Traditional Championship Wrestling's "Fort City Showdown" event in Fort Smith, AR

May 5th
Ted DiBiase, Doink the Clown (Matt Borne), Bobby Eaton, Matt Riviera, Al Farat, Dustin Heritage, TCW Tag Team Champions Genetic Perfection (Michael Barry & Alan Steel, w/ Rich Rude), and Tom Simon are among the stars scheduled for the Traditional Championship Wrestling's "Bash at the Bluff" event in Pine Bluff, AR

May 12th
Al Farat is among the stars scheduled for the International Wrestling Council event in Orlando, FL

June 9th
Matt Riviera and Tom Simon are among the stars scheduled for Traditional Championship Wrestling's "Fort Smith Summer Clash" event in Fort Smith, AR

August 11th
Matt Riviera, Dustin Heritage, TCW Tag Team Champions Genetic Perfection (Michael Barry & Alan Steel, w/ Rich Rude), and Tom Simon are among the stars scheduled for Traditional Championship Wrestling's "Back to School Bash 3" event in Clarksville, AR

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AUTOGRAPHS & APPEARANCES
January 11th
Mick Foley will be performing stand-up comedy at Zanies in Nashville, TN. For more info, go to Nashville.Zanies.com/news.php?NewsSection=Mick+Foley.

January 12th
Ric Flair will be signing autographs from 6pm to 8pm at Wal-Mart #1287 in Burlington, NC

January 14th
Tony Atlas will be signing autographs from 1pm to 3pm at the Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame in Amsterdam, NY. For more info, call (518) 842-0022.

Tony Atlas will be signing autographs at the Ballston Area Community Center in Ballston Spa, NY prior to the In Your Face Wrestling event held later in the evening.

January 27th through 29th
Mick Foley, Maryse, The Great Sasuke, Scott Steiner, Rick Steiner, Big Van Vader, Kevin Von Erich, Road Dogg, Billy Gunn, Kevin Sullivan, Tommy Dreamer, Carlos Colon, The Godfather, Mikey Whipwreck, Molly Holly, Harry Smith, Spice of The Nitro Girls, Christopher Daniels, Robbie E, Curry Man, Fit Finlay, Fifi the Maid, Shelly Martinez, Tori Poch, Amber O'Neal, Angel Orsini, The Honky Tonk Man, Raven, Konnan, Virgil, Brooke Tessmacher, Mascarita Segrada, Tajiri, Dark Journey, and many more will be signing autographs at "WrestleReunion 6" at The Westin Los Angeles Airport in Los Angeles, CA. For more info, go to WrestleReunion.com.

January 28th
Ted DiBiase, Zack Ryder, and Kelly Kelly will be signing autographs at the "Wizard World New Orleans Comic Con" at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, LA. For more info, go to WizardWorldComicCon.com/home-NewOrleans.html.

January 31st
Sgt. Slaughter will be signing autographs from 6pm to 8pm at the "Washington Auto Show" at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington DC. For more info, go to WashingtonAutoShow.com/public/schedule-events/celebrities.

February 18th
Angel 5th, Angelina Love, Gangrel, and Blade Braxton (co-author of the WrestleCrap books) will be signing autographs at the Top City Autograph Show at The Office Too in Topeka, KS. For more info, go to Facebook.com/pages/Mid-America-Autographs/335700059775368.

February 24th
Mick Foley will be performing stand-up comedy at the Leicester Square Theater in London, England

February 25th
Mick Foley will be performing stand-up comedy at the Leicester Square Theater in London, England

February 27th
Mick Foley will be performing stand-up comedy at the Glee Club in Cardiff, Wales

February 28th
Mick Foley will be performing stand-up comedy at the Glee Club in Birmingham, England

February 29th
Mick Foley will be performing stand-up comedy at Memorial Hall in Sheffield, England

March 1st
Mick Foley will be performing stand-up comedy at The Olympia in Liverpool, England

March 2nd
Mick Foley will be performing stand-up comedy at the O'Reilly Theater in Dublin, Ireland

March 30th through April 1st
Stan Hansen, Road Warrior Animal, Larry Zbyszko, Tito Santana, Rick Steiner, Mike Graham, Carlos Colon, Lanny Poffo, Kevin Sullivan, Shane Douglas, Jake Roberts, Colt Cabana, James J. Dillon, Leilani Kai, Big Van Vader, Road Dogg, Billy Gunn, Molly Holly, Paul Orndorff, Fit Finlay, Harry Smith, Bobby Heenan, Nikita Koloff, and many more will be signing autographs at "WrestleReunion 7" at the Deauville Beach Resort in Miami Beach, FL. For more info, go to WrestleReunion.com.

April 13th through 15th
Larry Zbyszko, Bruno Sammartino, Strike Force (Tito Santana & Rick Martel), Tommy Dreamer, Road Warrior Animal, Gene Okerlund, Shane Douglas, Roddy Piper, Big Van Vader, Terry Funk, Harry Smith, Fit Finlay, and many more will be signing autographs at "WrestleReunion 8" at the Doubletree by Hilton-Toronto Airport in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. For more info, go to WrestleReunion.com.

April 21st
Al Farat, Krusher Kong, Rod Price, Spoiler 2000, Jazz, and Kamala will be inducted into Insane Hardcore Wrestling Entertainment's Hall of Fame at the Courtyard by Marriott West Hotel in Fort Worth, TX. For more info, click here.

August 2nd through 5th
Magnum T. A., Bob Caudle, Rich Landrum, Tully Blanchard, Tommy Young, Denny Brown, and many more are among the guests scheduled for the NWA Legends Fanfest at the Hilton University Place Hotel in Charlotte, NC. For more info, go to NWALegends.com/2012/vip.htm.

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UPCOMING BIRTHDAYS
January 10th - Col. DeBeers, Vash Heartly, Pez Whatley
January 11th - Abdullah the Butcher
January 12th - Michael Barry, Brian Blair
January 13th - Buddy Colt, Crazy Charlie, Rick Garrett, Danny Hunt
January 14th - Jim Duggan, Matt Emerald, Ramon Torres
January 15th - Tommy Gilbert, Oliver Humperdink, Bill Lebeaux

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