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The Scoop

Posted: Jan 23rd 2013 By: CMBurnham

NEWS
Several talents with Oklafan profiles are in contention in TNA's Gutcheck competition, including Venus (as Paloma Vargas in Bracket 5), Josh FX (as Josh Sipple in Bracket 6), Jordan Jacobs (as Jordan Ferguson in Bracket 7), Jermaine Johnson (as Tremaine Fisher in Bracket 8), Brian Blade (as Brian Plantz in Bracket 9), Chase Stevens (also in Bracket 9), Cody Jones (as Christian Thompson in Bracket 11) and Rage Logan (as Larry Scott in Bracket 16), You can go here to vote.

Mick Foley has been added to the Niagara Falls Comic Con in June.

The lawsuit TNA filed against WWE for tampering in relation to Ric Flair's contract was dropped by TNA a few days back. Those in WWE had pretty much felt the case was next to dead since mid-November, which was when they contacted Flair about returning. However, Flair has not signed a contract with WWE and is working only on a per-appearance basis.

SLAM! Wrestling wrote a retrospective article about Count Billy Varga which you can read here

Discovery has a TV show called "Graveyard Carz" about a shop that restores pretty worn out Chrysler muscle cars. This week's episode has the the owner Mark Worman telling his son in law Josh after he shaves that he looks like Dutch Savage from 1970s Portland Wrestling. They even put up a black & white photo of him to compare to Josh and did some wrestling talk as fans.

Honky Tonk Man via Facebook: "Sending out get well wishes to Superstar Billy Graham who is very unwell. You are in our thoughts Superstar."

Ric Flair yesterday via Twitter: "Loved talking to the kids at Chickamauga Elementary School this morning. Keep up the good work!"

Mick Foley will be doing his comedy act in Northern California in March. He's got dates on Wednesday, March 20th in Sacramento and on the next night at Cobb's Comedy Club in San Francisco.

The current TNA champion Jeff Hardy will not be traveling to the United Kingdom for the Road to Lockdown tour and will miss four weeks worth of "Impact Wrestling" as the company will be taping the television shows in Manchester and London. In an official statement, TNA said that Hardy will not be making appearances on the other side of the pond due to an "injury" that he sustained at the hands of Aces & Eights during yesterday's tapings of "Impact Wrestling" that will air this coming Friday. In reality, Jeff Hardy cannot travel to the UK due to legal issues he has in the United States. TNA also announced that Sting will be replacing Hardy on the tour and he will be appearing at all live events including the four television tapings that will be held. Hulk Hogan will also be part of the TV tapings.

Bill Behrens posted on Twitter: "This is a FAKE AJ STYLES account https://twitter.com/TNA_AjStyles 20,000 folk follow a fake. Legit twitter is https://twitter.com/AJStylesOrg".

The George Tragos/Lou Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame weekend will take place July 12-13 in Waterloo, Iowa. Ric Flair, ?Cowboy? Bill Watts, and Chris Taylor (posthumously) were chosen by the selection committee to enter the Hall of Fame. Criteria for induction into the George Tragos/Lou Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame include substantial impact on professional wrestling, general respect within the profession, and a strong amateur wrestling background. The selection committee includes all living hall of fame members as well as a select group of wrestling historians. A special committee also selects four award winners to enter the Hall of Fame. This year?s award winners include Edge (Adam Copeland), Jim Brunzell, Matt Hughes and George Napolitano.

Oklafan congratulates Ryan Styles on the birth of his son Thursday.

Oklafan congratulates Shawn Sanders, who got married Sunday.

Brock Landers separated his shoulder in his match against Rick Garrett on Saturday. Oklafan wishes him a speedy recovery.

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RECENT RESULTS
January 15th
Christian York & Pat Cusick (w/ Baby Doll) defeated Cueball Carmichael & Jimmy Cicero (w/ Count Grog) at Organization of Modern Extreme Grappling Arts' "Chinlock for Chuck" event in Durham, NC

January 18
Jim Neidhart & Cat Von Heez def. Johnny Devine & Miss Danyah and Ryan Rollins & Nikita
Naridian in a Triple Threat/Mixed Tag Team Match at the Hart Wrestling Legacy event in Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Robbie E, Andy Dalton, & NWA Texoma Heavyweight Champion Tim Storm def. Carson & The Rock Star Mafia (Dane Griffin & Armani) at NWA Texoma's "Arctic Blast" event in Sherman, TX. Earlier in the card, Team ATM (Mike Foxx & Byron Wilcox) def. The Rock Star Mafia, and Storm defeated Mike Dell.

Jack Swagger defeated Alex Riley at the WWE house show in Los Angeles, CA

Charlie Haas defeated Brent Daniels & Trey Miguel in a Handicap Match at the Ring of Honor event in Dearborn, MI

The Dream Police (Chris Gambino & Don Gotti) defeated Bobby V & Bronson Bay (w/ Val Malone) at Wisconsin Pro Wrestling's "Aerial Warfare" event in Oshkosh, WI

January 19
Vader won a Battle Royal for the vacant XWA Heavyweight Title at the Xtreme Wrestling Alliance event in West Warwick, RI.

Brodus Clay defeated Jack Swagger at the WWE house show in Ontario, CA

Charlie Haas defeated Rhett Titus at the Ring of Honor event in Milwaukee, WI

Sgt. Mo defeated Lumberjack Lambert and NWA-BOW Outlaw Champion James Claxton in a 3 Way Match for the title at NWA Branded Outlaw Wrestling's "New Years Revolution" event in San Antonio, TX

Raven & The Dream Police (Chris Gambino & Don Gotti) defeated Bobby V, Dysfunction, & Thomas Walton III at Wisconsin Pro Wrestling's "Fight Night 8" event in De Pere, WI

Angel 5th defeated S. L. U. G. G. for the vacant APW Heavyweight Title at the Arkansas Pro Wrestling event in Lincoln. AR. In other matches, Shane Sanders defeated Michael Wolf, Brian Black defeated Cobra Kai, Rolling Thunder vs. Daniel Flynn ended in a Double DQ, Bad Bromance (Justin Lee & Max McGuirk) defeated Stevie Nitro & Mitch Baxter, Gary Gram defeated John Epperson, The Canadian Red Devil defeated Michael York, and Jason Jones defeated Russ Rogers.

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UPCOMING OKLAHOMA EVENTS
Impact Zone Wrestling
Saturday, January 26
The Impact Arena ?
Lawton, OK
Bell Time 7pm

Steel Rage Pro Wrestling
Saturday, January 26
Main Event Center
Sapulpa, OK
Bell Time 7:30pm

Sooner World Class Wrestling
Saturday, January 26
The Underground Arena
Oklahoma City, OK
Bell Time 7:30pm

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UPCOMING MATCHES
January 23rd
A. J. Styles is among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Glasgow, Scotland

January 24th
A. J. Styles is among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Nottingham, England

January 25th
A. J. Styles is among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Manchester, England

El Latino is among the stars scheduled for the Texas Heat Wrestling event in San Antonio, TX

January 26th
A. J. Styles is among the stars scheduled for TNA's "Impact Wrestling" television taping in London, England

Ric Flair & Keiji Muto take on Tatsumi Fujinami & Seiya Sanada at All Japan Pro Wrestling's "New Year Shining Series 2013" event in Tokyo, Japan

Al Farat is among the stars scheduled for Coastal Wrestling Federation's "Winter War" event in LaMarque, TX

The Honky Tonk Man is among the stars scheduled for Independent Wrestling Entertainment's 5 year anniversary show in Caribou, ME

MWA Heavyweight Champion Alex the Great defends the title against Brian Blade at the Midwest Wrestling Alliance event in Hastings, NE. The match stipulations will be chosen by the fans and will be one of the following: 60 Minutes Iron Man Match, Falls Count Anywhere Match, or a Street Fight. Also appearing on the card: Vash Heartly & J. B. Payne!

Brian Adias takes on Robert Roma at North Carolina Superstars of Wrestling's "New Year Battle 2013" event in Reidsville, NC. Also scheduled to appear is The Just Us League (Cade Sydal & The Suicide Test Dummy) and many more.

Dory Funk, Jr. & Johnny Magnum take on Cory Weston & Quinton Hitchcock at the !BANG! Wrestling event in Ocala, FL. Also scheduled to appear is Jerry Brisco and many more.

January 27th
The Rock-N-Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson) are among the stars scheduled for the Allied Independent Wrestling Federation & Deep Southern Championship Wrestling event in Blue Ridge, GA

February 2nd
Jim Duggan is among the stars scheduled for the Dreamwave Wrestling event in La Salle, IL

NAWA Tag Team Champions Doberman & John Famous defend the titles against Joe Angelo Garcia & Corey Saturn at the North American Wrestling Allegience event in Waxahachie, TX. Also scheduled to appear is Tim Brooks and many more.

Bull Schmitt is among the stars scheduled for the Metro Pro Wrestling event in Kansas City, KS

S. L. U. G. G., Terry Pantera, Ray Martinez, and Bobby Burns are among the stars scheduled for the Southern Alliance Wrestling event in Alma, AR

RCW Champion Michael Faith is among the stars scheduled for the River City Wrestling event in San Antonio, TX

John E. Stone is among the stars scheduled for the Championship Wrestling from Florida event in Ocoee, FL

February 9th
TCW Heavyweight Champion Tim Storm defends the title against Cerebus (w/ Boyd Bradford) at the Traditional Championship Wrestling event in Jonesboro, AR. In other matches, TCW International Champion Michael Barry (w/ Jake Roberts) defends the title against Alan Steel (w/ Rich Rude), TCW Junior Heavyweight Champion kincaid (w/ Boyd Bradford) defends the title against Brett Barnes, Lars, The Hurricane, & John Saxon (w/ Lily) take on The Bradford Family (Roosevelt, Titan, & TCW Junior Heavyweight Champion Kincaid, w/ Boyd Bradford). Also scheduled to appear is Bobby Eaton, TCW Tag Team Champions The Empire (Matt Riviera & Greg Anthony), Dustin Heritage, Al Farat, Mark Wilson, Jason Jones, Tom Simon, and many more.

February 15th
Bobby V is among the stars scheduled for the Revolution Championship Wrestling event in Mishawaka, IN

February 16th
Southern Tag Team Champions The Hillbilly Heartthrobs (Jason Jones & Bubba Hall) defend the titles against Michael Barry & Stephen E in a match officiated by special referee Bobby Eaton at the Mid-States Wrestling event in Harrison, AR. Also scheduled to appear are MSW Heavyweight Champion Dustin Heritage, Independent Wrestling International Champion Jim Fallon, Jake Boulder, The Canadian Red Devil, Gary Gram, S. L. U. G. G., Matt Riviera, Joe Jones, Mike Iles, and many more.

February 23
AIWF Champion Chief Attakullakulla defends his title against J. B. Payne at the Outlaw Championship Wrestling Alliance event in Elkhart, IN

Jim Duggan & Bunkhouse Buck are scheduled for the North Carolina Wrestling Association event in Clayton, NC

March 2nd
Big Van Vader, Brandon Bishop, and Cody Jones are among the stars scheduled for the Asylum Championship Wrestling event in Colorado Springs, CO

Al Snow vs. Joey Ryan is scheduled for the Banned In The USA event in London, Ontario, Canada. Also scheduled to appear is Angel 5th and many more.

The Honky Tonk Man is among the stars scheduled for the Impact Championship Wrestling event in Ronkonkoma, NY

March 15
Shane Douglas is scheduled for the Canadian Wrestling Elite event in Southeast Collegiate, Manitoba, Canada

March 16th
Al Snow is among the stars scheduled for In Your Face Wrestling's "Memories, Moments and Mayhem" event in Ballston Spa, NY

Al Farat is among the stars scheduled for the Puerto Rico Wrestling Association event in Ponce, Puerto Rico

APW Heavyweight Champion Angel 5th, S. L. U. G. G., Gary Gram, Rolling Thunder, Stevie Nitro, Jason Jones, Daniel Flynn, and Mike Iles are among the stars scheduled for the Arkansas Pro Wrestling event in Lincoln, AR

March 17th
Al Farat is among the stars scheduled for the Puerto Rico Wrestling Association event in Bayamon, Puerto Rico

March 22nd
Ric Flair is scheduled for the Big Time Wrestling event in Danbury, CT

March 23rd
Al Farat is among the stars scheduled for the Hard Knock Wrestling event in Cleveland, OH

Ric Flair is scheduled for the Big Time Wrestling event in Webster, MA

March 24th
Ric Flair is scheduled for the Big Time Wrestling event in Augusta, ME

March 30th
Bobby Eaton, Bushwacker Luke, TCW Heavyweight Champion Tim Storm, TCW Tag Team Champions The Empire (Matt Riviera & Greg Anthony), TCW International Champion Michael Barry, Al Farat, Dustin Heritage, Lars, Roosevelt (w/ Boyd Bradford), Jason Jones, Mark Wilson, and Tom Simon are among the stars scheduled for the Traditional Championship Wrestling event in Springfield, MO

April 4th
The Rock-N-Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson) takes on Demolition (Ax & Smash) at Pro Wrestling Syndicate's "Super Card 2013 Night One" event in Metuchen, NJ

April 6th
MSW Heavyweight Champion Dustin Heritage, Southern Tag Team Champions The Hillbilly Heartthrobs (Jason Jones & Bubba Hall), Independent Wrestling International Champion Jim Fallon, Michael Barry, Jake Boulder, The Canadian Red Devil, Gary Gram, S. L. U. G. G., Joe Jones, and Mike Iles are among the stars scheduled for the Mid-States Wrestling event in Harrison, AR

SHIMMER Champion Saraya Knight defends the title against Cheerleader Melissa at the SHIMMER Women's Athletes event in Secaucus, NY

April 13th
TCW Heavyweight Champion Tim Storm, TCW Tag Team Champions The Empire (Matt Riviera & Greg Anthony), TCW International Champion Michael Barry, Al Farat, Dustin Heritage, Lars, Roosevelt (w/ Boyd Bradford), Jason Jones, Mark Wilson, and Tom Simon are among the stars scheduled for the Traditional Championship Wrestling event in Fort Smith, AR

June 1st
Al Farat is among the stars scheduled for the NWA ARK-LA-TX event in Sulphur Springs, TX

June 22nd
Al Farat is among the stars scheduled for the Coastal Wrestling Federation event in LaMarque, TX

August 24th
Al Farat is among the stars scheduled for the Coastal Wrestling Federation event in LaMarque, TX

September 7th
Al Farat is among the stars scheduled for the NWA ARK-LA-TX event in Marshall, TX

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AUTOGRAPHS & APPEARANCES
January 26th
Jerry Lawler, Bret Hart, and Shawn Michaels will be appearing from 3pm to 6pm at "Royal Rumble Fanfest" at U. S. Airways Center in Phoenix, AZ. They will be discussing the Montreal Screwjob and answering questions. For more info, go to [http://www.usairwayscenter.com]USAirwaysCenter.com[/url].

Brian Adias, Chris Hamrick, Caprice Coleman, and Cedric Alexander will be signing autographs at the Wentworth National Guard Armory in Reidsville, NC prior to the North Carolina Superstars of Wrestling event held later in the evening. For more info, click here.

January 27th
Michael Barry, Dustin Heritage, and Lars Manderson will be hosting a viewing party of WWE's "Royal Rumble" pay-per-view at Buffalo Wild Wings in Joplin, MO. The event is sponsored by Traditional Championship Wrestling and prizes will be awarded. For more info, go to Facebook.com/events/325050240938102/

February 1st
Mick Foley will be performing stand-up comedy starting at 8pm at "Good God Almighty" at the Astor Theatre in Mount Lawley, Australia. For more info, click here.

Jake Roberts, Dallas Page, Mickie James, and many more will be signing autographs at the "Days of the Dead Convention" at the Sheraton Atlanta in Atlanta, GA. For more info, go to DaysoftheDead.net/Atlanta/.

February 2nd
Jim Duggan will be signing autographs at the LaSalle Knights of Columbus in LaSalle, IL prior to the Dreamwave Wrestling event held later in the evening. For more info, go to DreamwaveWrestling.com.

Jake Roberts, Dallas Page, Mickie James, and many more will be signing autographs at the "Days of the Dead Convention" at the Sheraton Atlanta in Atlanta, GA. For more info, go to DaysoftheDead.net/Atlanta/.

February 3rd
Jake Roberts, Dallas Page, Mickie James, and many more will be signing autographs at the "Days of the Dead Convention" at the Sheraton Atlanta in Atlanta, GA. For more info, go to DaysoftheDead.net/Atlanta/.

February 4th
Mick Foley will be performing stand-up comedy starting at 7:30pm at "Good God Almighty" at the Dunstan Playhouse in Adelaide, Australia. For more info, click here.

February 6th
Mick Foley will be performing stand-up comedy starting at 7:30pm at "Good God Almighty" at The Tivoli in Brisbane, Australia. For more info, click here.

February 9th
Mick Foley will be performing stand-up comedy starting at 7:30pm at "Good God Almighty" at the Enmore Theatre Sydney in Sydney, Australia. For more info, click here.

February 11th
Mick Foley will be performing stand-up comedy starting at 7:30pm at "Good God Almighty" at the Athenaeum Theatre Melbourne in Melbourne, Australia. For more info, click here.

February 12th
Dusty Rhodes and Ted DiBiase will be signing autographs at the BMO Harris Bradley Center at the Milwaukee Admirals hockey game. For more info, go to MilwaukeeAdmirals.com.

February 22nd
Jim Ross, Jerry Lawler, and Gene Okerlund will be appearing in "Tales from the Ring" starting at 7:30pm at The Potawatomi Casino in Milwaukee, WI

March 2nd
Jerry Lawler, Barbie Blank (AKA Kelly Kelly), Stacy Carter, Dustin Diamond, Hillbilly Jim, Karen Jarett, Jackie Haas, Savio Vega, The Honky Tonk Man, Ivelisse Velez, Lillian Garcia, and many more will be signing autographs from 10am to 2pm at "The Big Event" at the LaGuardia Plaza Hotel in East Elmhurst, NY. For more info, go to [url]http://www.sportsfanpromotions.com/the-big-event/]SportsFanPromotions.com/The-Big-Event/[/url].

The Honky Tonk Man, Barbie Blank (AKA Kelly Kelly), Stacy Carter, Amazing Red, Brittney Savage, and many more will be signing autographs from 6pm to 8pm at Center Island Sports in Ronkonkoma, NY prior to the Impact Championship Wrestling event held later in the evening. For more info, go to ICWzone.com.

April 5th
The Honky Tonk Man is among the stars scheduled for the "Steel City Con" at the Monroeville Convention Center in Monroeville, PA. For more info, go to SteelCityCon.com.

April 6th
Kamala, Demolition (Ax & Smash), Mr. Fuji, Ken Patera, Tito Santana, Freight Train, Paul Orndorff, Colt Cabana, George Steele, Jazz, The Honky Tonk Man, Bruno Sammartino, Stacy Carter, Bob Orton, Jr., Barry Horowitz, Marty Jannetty, King Kong Bundy, The Iron Sheik, The Sandman, Bret Hart, Spice of The Nitro Girls, Jimmy Snuka, Lex Luger, Danny Davis (former WWF referee), Tommy Dreamer, and many more will be signing autographs at "WrestleCon" at the Meadowlands Expo Center in Secaucus, NJ. For more info, go to Wrestlecon.com.

The Honky Tonk Man is among the stars scheduled for the "Steel City Con" at the Monroeville Convention Center in Monroeville, PA. For more info, go to SteelCityCon.com.

April 7th
The Ultimate Warrior, Kamala, Demolition (Ax & Smash), Mr. Fuji, Ken Patera, Tito Santana, Freight Train, Paul Orndorff, Colt Cabana, George Steele, Jazz, The Honky Tonk Man, Bruno Sammartino, Stacy Carter, Bob Orton, Jr., Barry Horowitz, Marty Jannetty, King Kong Bundy, The Iron Sheik, The Sandman, Bret Hart, Spice of The Nitro Girls, Jimmy Snuka, Lex Luger, Danny Davis (former WWF referee), Tommy Dreamer, and many more will be signing autographs at "WrestleCon" at the Meadowlands Expo Center in Secaucus, NJ. For more info, go to Wrestlecon.com.

The Honky Tonk Man and Christy Hemme are among the stars scheduled for the "Steel City Con" at the Monroeville Convention Center in Monroeville, PA. For more info, go to SteelCityCon.com.

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UPCOMING BIRTHDAYS
January 23 - Leilani Kai
January 24 - Richard Bedford, Gary Hart, Scott Riley
January 25 - The Honky Tonk Man
January 28 - Jimmy Jack Funk

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