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Posted: Nov 18th 2018 By: Oklafan Staff

NEWS
Jim Ross wrote on Twitter: “I’m reluctantly heading to #LAX this week for my final voiceover session with @AXSTV as these 3 shows will take us to the end of the year when my contract ends. Thanks @Adamswift34 @dannyzack & the entire crew.” Dave Meltzer reported in last week’s Observer that due to a contractual issue, he’ll miss shows that will air from 12/31 through 3/31, when his WWE contract expires.

As PWInsider.com reported on Monday, WWE Hall of Fame Ric Flair was in St. Louis for last night's Smackdown taping. Flair did not appear on Smackdown but was there to film an episode of the WWE Network's Table for Three. We are told Bob Orton and Harley Race will also appear in the episode.

Impact Wrestling champion John Hennigan is currently participating in the 37th season of Survivor: David vs Goliath on CBS. But his time on the show as a player ended Wednesday after he got blindsided in one of the most exciting tribal councils ever. Hennigan was not even on the chopping block but when the two alliances played a hidden immunity idol to save their own members, two other players from the David tribe gambled big, writing John's name, and it paid off. "That was off the top rope, bro!" said one of the players as Hennigan's torch was snuffed by host Jeff Probst. But the Impact star took it in good stride, admitting the awesome blindside.. "Ironically, I was talking about a Brochacho blindside tonight, but I was talking about Christian...and it ended up being me!" Earlier in the show in one of the one-on-one interviews with players, Hennigan told cameras that Christian, an "honorary Brochacho member" would get the axe tonight in a blindside, and told the camera "hashtag Brochacho Blindside." Hennigan will still be part of the rest of the show as a jury member. In post-show comments to Entertainment Weekly, Jeff Probst said that the producers really wanted John on the Goliath tribe but there was a scheduling issue and they were notified that he couldn't make it, calling the decision a major disappointment. "Then one day, I got a call — “His schedule changed, he can do it!” It was one of the best days in casting because we knew John would bring the physical representation of a Goliath but also many more layers that would surprise people," Probst said. "John’s a deep thinker and a smart guy. We hated to lose him. I think if he played again, he might play a bit more aggressively, but I really enjoyed having him on the island." Hennigan then explained the problem with going to the show saying that he left for Fiji just 36 hours after he finished Lucha Underground season 4. "The producers of Lucha Underground had to bend over backwards to get me wrapped out of the season to leave for Survivor," John said. "And then certainly I am the Impact Wrestling world champion and I had just signed a deal with Impact Wrestling at the time, and they had to bend over backwards to agree to let me miss two months of wrestling bookings based on a contract that I had just signed recently. So two wrestling organizations both bent over backwards to make the schedule work." The champ added that he lost around 25 pounds while he was on the island but said he regained them in just three days...although it wasn't muscle! "I didn’t feel like regular Slamtown for a couple of months. More than just muscle mass, it was the athletic functional ability and cardio and muscle and balance and endurance. The fatigue and starvation actually affected me more physically than I anticipated," he told EW.COM.

Bill Goldberg was on episode 7 that aired this past Sunday night of NCIS Los Angeles playing the role of Lance Hamilton, a federal agent. It was a pretty major role.

In a bonus clip from the WWE 365 special on him that’s airing after Survivor Series, AJ Styles talked about his obsession with video games. You can view the clip here

Amazing Red tweeted about having to miss his scheduled match against The Great Sasuke at LA Confidential: “Sorry 2 say I won't be at #JJLAC..I was at the airport for 24hrs, Delay after delay. Not @GCWrestling_'s fault or my own. I apologize to fans/@the_greatsasuke. Definitely was looking forward to this. The coolest thing that happened was finally meeting [Paul Heyman] for 2 seconds.” Sasuke ended up facing DJZ at the show.

DJZ still making an Impact and EVOLVE-ing:
http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/2018/11/10/22787805.html

Hennigan on surviving Survivor and life outside the WWE:
http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/2018/11/15/22788131.html

Oklafan congratulates Gavin Dixon on surpassing 6 months as BCW Champion. He defeated Mikey [2nd] for the title on May 12, 2018 in Guthrie, OK

Oklafan extends condolences to Aaron Helms, whose grandfather Cliff passed away Thursday.

Psycho had eye surgery Friday. Oklafan wishes him a speedy recovery.

Dexter Hardaway suffered a shoulder injury last week. The extent of the injury is unknown, but it has forced him to cancel all upcoming bookings for the rest of 2018. Oklafan wishes him a speedy recover.


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RECENT RESULTS

November 15
Delilah Doom, Eli Everfly & Marko Stunt def. Tyler Bateman, Brody King & Ethan Price at the BAR Wrestling event in Los Angeles, CA

November 16
ACH & The Besties In the World (Davey Vega & Mat Fitchett) def. Kody Lane, Zac Taylor & Ethan Price at the St. Louis Anarchy event in Alton, IL

November 17
WWE United Kingdom Champion Pete Dunn, NXT North American Champion Richochet & The War Raiders (Hanson & Rowe) def. The Undisputed Era (Adam Cole, Bobby Fish & NXT Tag Team Champions Kyle O’Reilly & Roderick Strong) in a WarGames Match at the NXT Takeover event in Los Angeles, CA

Abita def. Chandler Hopkins and Filter def. Anthony Andrews & O’Brien at the Rocky Mountain Pro event in Golden, CO

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UPCOMING OKLAHOMA EVENTS

There are no upcoming events in Oklahoma this week
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UPCOMING MATCHES
November 23rd
Shane Douglas and The Rock-N-Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson) are among the stars scheduled for All Star Wrestling's "Black Friday Holiday Havoc" event in Madison, WV

November 24th
NWA World Champion Nick Aldis defends the title against Jake Hager at the America's Most Liked Wrestling event in Winston-Salem, NC

Matt Cross is among the stars scheduled for the DEFY Wrestling event in Portland, OR

Paul Puertorico takes on J. J. Jett at Bad Boys of Wrestling's "Thanks for Everything" event in Garden City, KS. Also scheduled to appear is Spike Lopez and many more.

The Spirit Squad (Kenny [1st] & Mikey [1st]) are among the stars scheduled for the Empire State Wrestling event in Niagara Falls, NY

ACH vs. Trevor Lee and Fenix vs. Matt Sydal are among the matches scheduled for the All American Wrestling event in Chicago, IL Also appearing on the card: DJ Z!

November 25th
Shane Douglas and Kid Kash are among the stars scheduled for WrestleCade Entertainment's "November to Remember: Celebrating 25 Years of ECW" event in Winston-Salem, NC

Sammy Guevara is among the stars scheduled for the Destiny Wrestling event in Mississaugua, Ontario, Canada

November 30th
Johnny Impact and Matt Sydal are among the stars scheduled for the Impact Wrestling/Big Time Wrestling event in Newark, CA

Fun & Sexy (Phoebe & Baby B) are among the stars scheduled for Gulf Coast Wrestling Alliance's "Holiday Beatings" event in Corpus Christi, TX

The Honky Tonk Man is among the stars scheduled for the SKM Pro Wrestling event in Ohswken, Ontario, Canada

December 1st
Tito Santana is among the stars scheduled for the Chinlock Wrestling event in Kington, Ontario, Canada

Abyss takes on Tommy Dreamer in a Hardcore Match at House of Hardcore's "Blizzard Brawl For It All" event in Waukeha, WI. In other matches, Al Snow & Kal Herro take on Robbie E & Jay Bradley. Also scheduled to appear is MVP, Road Warrior Animal, and many more.

Abdullah the Butcher, Shane Douglas, and Bobby Fulton are among the stars scheduled for the World Class Big Time Wrestling event in Chillicothe, OH

Mikey [2nd] is among the stars scheduled for Old School Wrestling's "Jingle Brawl" event in Odessa, TX

December 2nd
Nikita Koloff is among the stars scheduled for the Midwest Wrestling Elite event in St. Louis Park, MN

December 8th
Joey Ryan takes on Bully Ray at House of Hardcore's "Indie Darlings" event in Philadelphia, PA. Also scheduled to appear is Gail Kim and many more.

Bigg Dogg, Shane Sanders and Angel Skycall are scheduled for the Great Plains Wrestling event in Burlington, KS

December 13th
Matt Cross takes on Jeremy Wyatt at the Journey Pro Wrestling event in Overland Park, KS

December 15th
WCR Tag Team Champions (Kid Kash & Ky-Ote), WCR Revolutionary Champion Randy Price, Damon Windsor (w/ AnnaLynn), The Von Erichs (Marshall Von Erich & Ross Von Erich), Chandler Hopkins, Jerry Bostic, and Tego are among the stars scheduled for World Class Revolution' "World Class Forever" event in Fort Worth, TX

Bobby Eaton is among the stars scheduled for Ringside Championship Wrestling's "Christmas Crash 2018" event in Fort Leonard Wood, MO

Abyss takes on Chance Prophet in a No DQ/No Countout/No Rules/Street Fight at Revolution Wrestling Authority's "The Art of War" event in High Point, NC

December 21st
WCR Heavyweight Champion Chavo Guerrero, Jr., WCR Tag Team Champions (Kid Kash & Ky-Ote), WCR Revolutionary Champion Randy Price, Damon Windsor (w/ AnnaLynn), The Von Erichs (Marshall Von Erich & Ross Von Erich), MVP, Chandler Hopkins, Jerry Bostic, Tego, Niles Plonk, and Flex Zerba are among the stars scheduled for World Class Revolution's "Christmas at the Cotillion" event in Wichita, KS

December 22nd
Joey Ryan takes on Danny Ramons at Hurricane Pro Wrestling's "Glory & Pain" event in Beaumont, TX. Also scheduled to appear is Ryan Davidson and many more.

The Texas Outlaws (Bobby Burns & Cody Burns) are among the stars scheduled for the Prairie Championship Wrestling event in Hutchinson, KS

December 26th
WWE RAW Women's Champion Ronda Rousey defends the title against Mickie James at the WWE house show in New York, NY

December 28th
Moonshine Mantell takes on Mysterious Q at New Texas Pro Wrestling's "The Arrival" event in Abilene, TX

Matthew Palmer takes on Jessicka Havok in the 1st round of the PWR Heavyweight Title Tournament at the Pro Wrestling Revolver event in Des Moines, IA. In other matches, ACH & The Besties In the World (Mat Fitchett & Davey Cega) take on oVe (Sami Callahan, Jake Crist, & Dave Crist) in a 6-Man Tag Team Match.


2019
January 5th
Matt Sydal & Ethan Page take on The Lucha Brothers (Rey Fenix & Penta el 0M) at the Warrior Wrestling event in Chicago Heights, IL

January 6th
Impact World Champion Johnny Impact, Killer Kross, and Matt Sydal are among the stars scheduled for Impact Wrestling's "Homecoming" pay-per-view event in Nashville, TN

January 26th
AWS Women's Champion Cheerleader Melissa defend the title at Alternative Wrestling Show's "All New Rules" event in South Gate, CA

February 9th
BIW Deep South Heritage Champion Barrett Brown defends the title against Frankie Thomas (w/ Brittany) at Bayou Independent Wrestling's "The Calm Before the Storm" event in Brookhaven, MS. In other matches, Apoc takes on Alan Steele.

February 10th
Gino Medina takes on Terrale Tempo at Bayou Independent Wrestling's "Living In the Moment" event in Natchez, MS. In other matches, Apoc takes on Jeremiah in a Lumberjack Match. Also scheduled to appear is BIW Deep South Heritage Champion Barrett Brown and many more.

May 25th
Rikishi, Malico, Andy Dalton, Tim Storm, and Apoc are among the stars scheduled for the Texas Championship Wrestling Alliance event in Quinlan, TX

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AUTOGRAPHS & APPEARANCES
November 18th
MVP will be performing his one-man show "MVP: Most Valuable Prisoner" at the Resistance Gallery in London, England. For more info, go to EventBrite.co.uk/e/MVP-Most-Valuable-Prisoner-Tickets-50591503549.

Shane Douglas will be signing autographs from 11am to 1pm at the Funkenstein Wrestling Superstore at the Englishtown Flea Market in Englishtown, NJ

Larry Zbyszko will be signing autographs from 12 noon to 2pm at Sportsworld 87 in Saugus, MA. For more info, go to Sportsworld-USA.com.

November 23rd
A. J. Styles will be signing autographs from 5pm to 7pm at "Autorama" at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, TX. For more info, go to Autorama.com/Attend/Houston.

November 30th
Sgt. Slaughter, Kane, Jim Cornette, Leva Bates, Diamante, James Ellsworth, Kiera Hogan, Caleb Konley, Jerry Lawler, Teddy Long, Al Snow, Zeda Zhang, and many more will be signing autographs at "Louisville Supercon" at the Kentucky International Convention Center in Louisville, KY. For more info, go to LouisvilleSupercon.com.

Johnny Impact, Moose, Sami Callahan, Brian Cage, Eli Drake, Eddie Edwards, Tessa Blanchard, oVe (Dave Crist & Jake Crist), Matt Sydal, and many more will be signing autographs starting at 6pm at the Newark Pavilion in Newark, CA prior to the Impact Wrestling/Big Time Wrestling event held later in the evening. For more info, go to BTWrestling.com.

December 1st
Sgt. Slaughter, Kane, Jim Cornette, Booker T, Leva Bates, Diamante, James Ellsworth, Kiera Hogan, Caleb Konley, Jerry Lawler, Teddy Long, Al Snow, Zeda Zhang, and many more will be signing autographs at "Louisville Supercon" at the Kentucky International Convention Center in Louisville, KY. For more info, go to LouisvilleSupercon.com.

Tito Santana, Vickie Guerrero, Tyson Kidd, and many more will be signing autographs at a charity event in underprivleged youth at Queen's Arc in Kingston, Ontario, Canada

Abyss, Tommy Dreamer, MVP, Sami Callahan, Al Snow, Eugene, Big Cass, Swoggle, Robbie E, Willie Mack, Sean Waltman, Road Warrior Animal, The Latin American Xchange (Ortiz & Santana), and many more will be signing autographs from 5pm to 7pm at the Waukesha County Expo in Waukesha, WI prior to the House of Hardcore event held later in the evening. For more info, go to HouseOfHardcore.net/Event/House-Of-Hardcore-Blizzard-Brawl-For-It-All.

Abdullah the Butcher, Billy Gunn, The Boogeyman, Shane Douglas, Bobby Fulton, and many more will be signing autographs from 5pm to 8pm at Unioto High School Gym in Chiilicothe, OH prior to the World Class Big Time Wrestling event held later in the evening. For more info, go to BrownPaperTickets.com/Event/3603711.

December 2nd
Jim Cornette, Booker T, Leva Bates, Diamante, James Ellsworth, Kiera Hogan, Caleb Konley, Jerry Lawler, Teddy Long, Al Snow, Zeda Zhang, and many more will be signing autographs at "Louisville Supercon" at the Kentucky International Convention Center in Louisville, KY. For more info, go to LouisvilleSupercon.com.

December 7th
Gail Kim and Britt Baker will be signing autographs from 7pm to 9pm at George's Collectibles in Bensalem, PA. For more info, call (215) 460-9596.

December 8th
Gail Kim, Edge, D'Lo Brown, Britt Baker, Renee Young, Gangrel, Jimmy Hart, Big Cass, Jame Ellsworth, Joey Ryan, P. C. O., Droz, The Gangstas (New Jack & Mustafa Saed), Duke Droe, Swoggle, Rebel [2nd], Bob Backlund, Bob Holly, Tommy Dreamer, The Blue Meanie, Barry Horowitz, Tammy Sytch, Oscar, Kacee Carlisle, Robbie E, Cortez Castro, Jeff Jarrett, and many more will be signing autographs at the "Icons of Wrestling Collectofest" at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia, PA. For more info, go to TheCollectorFest.com.

Joey Ryan, Edge, Bully Ray, Tommy Dreamer, David Arquette, Shane Strickland, Brian Cage, Nick Aldis, Willie Mack, P. C. O., James Ellworth, Big Cass, Tyrus, Gail Kim, Britt Baker, D'Lo Brown, and many more will be signing autographs from 6pm to 8pm at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia, PA prior to the House of Hardcore event held later in the evening. For more info, go to HouseOfHardcore.net/Event/House-Of-Hardcore-52/.

December 9th
Gail Kim, Britt Baker, and The Gangstas (New Jack & Mustafa Saed) will be signing autographs from 12 noon to 2pm at The Wrestling Universe in Flushing, NY. For more info, go to TheWrestlingUniverse.com.


2019
April 5th
Joey Ryan will be appearing at "Joey Ryan's Penis Party" in New York, NY

May 25th
Rikishi, Tim Storm, Apoc, and many more will be signing autographs at Thompson Middle School in Quinlan, TX prior to the Texas Championship Wrestling Alliance event held later in the evening. For more info, go to TCWAWrestling.com.

August 15th
Missy Hyatt, Stan Lane, Dennis Condrey, Bobby Eaton, Ricky Steamboat, Carlos Colon, Greg Gagne, and many more will be signing autographs at the "Mid Atlantic Legends Weekend" at the Charlotte University Hilton in Charlotte, NC

August 16th
Missy Hyatt, Stan Lane, Dennis Condrey, Bobby Eaton, Ricky Steamboat, Carlos Colon, Greg Gagne, and many more will be signing autographs at the "Mid Atlantic Legends Weekend" at the Charlotte University Hilton in Charlotte, NC

August 17th
Missy Hyatt, Stan Lane, Dennis Condrey, Bobby Eaton, Ricky Steamboat, Carlos Colon, Greg Gagne, and many more will be signing autographs at the "Mid Atlantic Legends Weekend" at the Charlotte University Hilton in Charlotte, NC

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UPCOMING BIRTHDAYS

November 18 - Everett Kibbons
November 20 - Casey Platinum, El Matador Uno, Red Berry, S. L. U. G. G.
November 21 - Afa, Shane Douglasn
November 22 - Crazy Horse, Ed Ferrara, Cooter Daniels
November 23- Farmer Jones, Grunt, Kyle King, Selena
November 25 - Angel Williams, Beth Phoenix, Cardinal Sin, Jack Donovan, Javi Hernandez, Wade Argento

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