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Posted: Aug 18th 2019 By: Compiled by Oklafan Staff

NEWS
There is one particular NXT star who isn’t a fan of Goldberg...and he’s quite vocal about it. Matt Riddle has kept it no secret he doesn’t like the former champ and had a ball when Goldberg knocked himself out in Saudi Arabia during his match against The Undertaker. Today, WWE cameras filmed the first encounter between the two and Riddle, who joined Pat McAfee on the WWE Watch Along show on YouTube for the Goldberg/Ziggler match, recounted the awkward encounter for everyone. Riddle said he was walking around backstage and saw Goldberg’s locker room and tried to get a peak in. “All of a sudden, wham, big shoulder. 300 pounds at least. I look up, it’s Bill Goldberg,” Riddle said. “He goes, ‘We got some talking to do!’ And I’m like, ‘Well we can talk anytime bro!’ He’s like, ‘yeah?’ And I’m like, ‘Yeah!’ And I was like, ‘Alright, bro…anytime.’ And he’s like, ‘I’m not your bro!’ And I’m like, ‘Alright, bro. Take it easy,” Riddle continued as Titus O’Neil, Shayna Baszler, and McAfee started laughing. “And then he’s like, ‘Yeah, we’ll see. I’ll see ya later. And hey…it was a pleasure meeting you.’ And I go, ‘The
pleasure was all mine, bro.’ And then he goes, ‘I’m not your bro.’ And then I walked away, I had to come here!”

WWE has announced the first batch of WWE Hall of Famers that will be appearing on the premiere episode of Smackdown on FOX which is being marketed as the 20th Anniversary special. Those being advertised to appear include Kurt Angle, Lita, Mick Foley, Booker T, Hulk Hogan, Trish Stratus, Goldberg, Jerry Lawler, Mark Henry, Ric Flair and Sting. "SmackDown has been delivering action-packed, family-friendly programming for two decades, and we look forward to entertaining generations to come as we begin this next chapter on FOX," said Vince McMahon, WWE Chairman & CEO. "Since we announced our five-year agreement last June, we have been eagerly counting down the days to the launch of SmackDown Live on FOX Sports," said Eric Shanks, Chief Executive Officer and Executive Producer of FOX Sports. "We couldn’t be more excited and are pulling out all of the stops to commemorate SmackDown’s 20th anniversary celebration."

Starrcast today announced that FITE TV will be airing over 20 hours of Starrcast III shows for only $39.99 during the AEW All Out weekend later this month. Fans who pre-order will also receive access to content from Starrcast I and II. The fan interactive event made headlines last month when Chicago's own CM Punk was announced as the headliner of the show. Starrcast III will culminate with a rare on-stage interview with the former WWE champion. "The goal of every Starrcast is to provide wrestling fans with experiences that they can’t get anywhere else. Getting CM Punk on-stage for a one-time only interview certainly fits the bill,” said Starrcast creator and organizer Conrad Thompson. “Punk has said that he only does one or two of these type of events a year, so we are very honored and excited to have him. Giving him a live microphone and a platform to tell his story is going to be a can’t miss event.” Starrcast III will run from Thursday, August 29 through Sunday, September 1 and will take place at the Hyatt Regency Schaumburg, Chicago. “Chicago has turned into the professional wrestling capital in the United States. Last year, at the first Starrcast, we had nearly 11,000 attendees come to a first-time fan fest,” added Thompson. “This year, we return with another stacked line-up and we are looking to over-deliver for both the people in attendance, and for those watching worldwide on FITE. We are also excited to offer all of the Starrcast I and Starrcast II content to those who purchase this year’s event. In total, we are giving fans over-50 shows and over-60 hours of content for $39.99.” Talent scheduled to appear includes legends such as Mick Foley, Sting, Scott Hall, Jerry “The King” Lawler, Jimmy Hart, Madusa, Diamond Dallas Page and Tony Schiavone, along with some of the biggest names in wrestling today like Jon Moxley, Brandi Rhodes and The Young Bucks.

Ricky Starks has signed with the NWA.

The March 17, 1984 major show at the Greensboro Coliseum, Boogie Man Jam, has been added to the WWE Network. The show features a 60:00 Ric Flair vs. Ricky Steamboat NWA title match before 13,000 fans, plus Jimmy Valiant put up his hair against the mask of The Assassin, Dick Slater vs. Greg Valentine for the U.S. title, Dory Funk Jr. vs. Tully Blanchard, Ernie Ladd vs. Rufus Jones, Bob Orton Jr. & Don Kernodle vs. Wahoo McDaniel & Mark Youngblood and Angelo Mosca & Angelo Mosca Jr. & JYD vs. Ivan Koloff & Great Kabuki & Gary Hart.

Appearing on the ESPN 97.5 radio show The Hall of Fame with Booker T and Brad Gilmore, former Universal champion Bill Goldberg discussed the match he had with The Undertaker at Super ShowDown in Saudi Arabia. Goldberg said he's not there to make any excuses and the match was the "perfect storm of crappiness" for him. The reason why he took the match in the first place was because he labeled it as the opportunity of a lifetime to wrestle the Undertaker, someone who he never crossed paths with. He admitted that going into the match, there were two things he could have done...either get in really good shape or try to get as big as possible so he doesn't look that old. So he chose to get in good shape and lose weight. Goldberg said that 50% of the time that he did that ring post spot which knocked him out always ended up bad for him. "That's a spot that a couple of the bookers came up to me and said...well, we called it!" You can hear the whole story at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=
sLKowTFVbr0.

Mick Foley said that due to a travel and schedule conflict he was not at the Monster Mania Con this weekend.

Marshall Von Erich’s child was born this week. Oklafan extends congratulations to his family and friends.

Gary Poppins was diagnosed with a concussion. Oklafan wishes him a speedy recovery.

Shawn Shields’ mother passed away August 11th. Oklafan extends condolences to his family and friends.

Jeff Jarrett’s grandfather, Eddie Marlin, passed away August 15th. Marlin was a former pro wrestler, but was best known to modern audiences as the Promoter for the USWA. Oklafan extends condolences to his family and friends.

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UPCOMING OKLAHOMA EVENTS
United Wrestling Entertainment
Markoma Gymnasium
Tahlequah, OK
Bell Time: 6pm


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RECENT RESULTS
August 9th
DEFY Wrestling Champion Artemis Spencer def. Matt Sydal at the PCW Ultra event in Wilmington, CA

August 10th
Priscilla Kelly def. Cheerleader Melissa, LuFisto and Allisyn Kay in a Fatal 4-Way Match at the SUMMIT event in Toronto, Ontario, Canada

YOSHI-HASHI, Will Ospreay, Hiroshi Tanahashi & Kazuchika Okada def. Suzuk-gun (Minoru Suzuki, Lance Archer, Zack Sabre, Jr. & Yoshinobu Kanemaru) at the New Japan Pro Wrestling event in Tokyo, Japan

MStW Champion Gary Roosevelt Gram def. Greg Anthony in a Ladder Match at the Mid-States Wrestling event in Springfield, MO. In other matches, Michael Barry def. Jakob Edwin, Miranda Gordy & Bennet James def. Niles Plonk & Belvedere, Alan Jefferson def. Matt Riviera, and Michael Barry & Blue Bolt def. Nate Winchester & Erron Krane

August 11th
Bill Goldberg def. Dolph Ziggler at the WWE “Summerslam” event in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. In other matches, WWE United States Champion A. J. Styles def. Ricochet

Jeff Cobb, Jushin Liger & Tiger Mask def. Suzuki-gun (Lance Archer, Yoshinobu Kanemaru & Taichi) at the New Japan Pro Wrestling event in Tokyo, Japan

Hot Boiz, Inc. def. Tracy Smothers, Arik Royal and Blake Christian at the Capitol Wrestling event in Nashville, TN. In other matches, Paul Jordan’s & Anthony Gangone def. Jake Hager & Darius Carter

August 12th
The Viking Experience (Erik & Ivar) def. Cole Carter & Sebastian Suave at the WWE RAW event in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. In other matches, WWE Universal Champion Seth Rollins def. WWE United States Champion A. J. Styles by DQ

August 15th
NXT Champion Adam Cole def. Jordan Myles at the NXT television tapings in Orlando, FL

Nino Hamburguesa & Big Mami def. The Desi Hit Squad (Rohit Raju & Raj Singh, w/ Gama Singh) at the IMPACT Wrestling tapings in Mexico City, Mexico. In other matches, IMPACT World Tag Team Champions The North (Josh Alexander & Ethan Page) def. LAX (Santana & Ortiz)

August 16th
Joey Ryan was a participant in a Battle Royal won by Daniel Garcia at the Capitol City Championship Combat Wrestling event in Ottowa, Ontario, Canada

Cade Sydal def. C. J. Evan at the Alternative Championship Entertainment event in Raeford, NC

August 17th
WWE RAW World Tag Team Champions The O. C. (Luke Gallows & Karl Anderson) def. The Viking Raiders (Erik & Ivar) and Curt Hawkins & Zack Ryder at the WWE RAW event in Grand Forks, ND. In other matches, Cedric Alexander def. EC3

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UPCOMING MATCHES
August 18th
NEW Tag Team Champion Jerry Lawler is scheduled for the North East Wrestling event in Moosic, PA

Killbane & Double D (w/ Erica) vs. Luke Langley & Dean Fleming is scheduled for the World Class Wrestling Association event in Fayetteville, AR

August 23rd
Larry Zbyszko is scheduled for the Southern Pro Wrestling event in Ocoee, FL

Cade Sydal is scheduled for the Xtreme World Wrestling event in Monroe, NC

Matt Cross vs. Cody Chhun vs. Guillermo Rosas vs. Judas Icarus in a Fatal 4-Way match is scheduled for the Defyance Forever event in Tacoma, WA

August 24th
Superbeast is scheduled for the Nachos Festival event in Sacramento, CA

Rodney Mack vs. Tim Storm for the SWE Title is scheduled for the Soutwest Wrestling Entertainment event in Canton, TX. In other matches, Barrett Brown takes on Andy Dalton, Hardakus & Jaykus (w/ Isaac Maser) face Bushwacker Luke & Action Jackson in a Texas Tornado Street Fight Match, Malicotakes on Jerome Daniels and Michael Barry faces Jaxon Stone. Also appearing on the card: Chandler Hopkins, Len Denton & James Beard!

Blade [2nd] is scheduled for the World Wrestling Xpress event in Learned, KS

Sumi Sukai vs. Angelina Love is scheduled for the Ring of Honor television tapings in Atlanta, GA

August 25th
ROH World Tag Team Champions The Briscoe Brothers (Jay Briscoe & Mark Briscoe) defend against the Rock-N-Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson) at the Ring of Honor “Honor For All” event in Nashville, TN

August 26th
Matt Sydal vs. Rory Gulak vs. David Starr vs. Rabbi Swiss in a Fatal 4-Way Match is scheduled for the International Pro Wrestling Alliance event in Lehavot Haviva, Israel

August 29th
Thumbs-N-Buns vs. The Enlightenment (Luke Langley & Mike Sydal) is scheduled for the Journey Pro Wrestling event in Overland Park, KS

August 31st
Joey Ryan is scheduled for the SABOTAGE Wrestling event in New Braunfels, TX

PCW Tornado Alley Champion Tristan Thorne is scheduled for the Prairie Championship Wrestling event in Hutchinson, KS

Barrett Brown vs. Erica Torres is scheduled for the SABOTAGE event in New Braunfels, TX

September 1st
Killer Kross vs. Tom Lawlor is scheduled for the Warrior Wrestling event in Chicago, IL. Also on the card, Lance Archer takes on Alex Zayne. Plus, an appearance by Mick Foley!

September 6th
Cade Sydal is scheduled for the Xtreme World Wrestling event in Monroe, NC

September 6th
Barrett Brown vs. Lance Hoyt is scheduled for the VIP Wrestling event in Dallas, TX. Also on the card: El Fuego del Sol!

September 7th
Karnage and Naomi Sanders are scheduled for the Mid-American Wrestling event in DeQueen, AR

Kevin, Ross & Marshall Von Erich are scheduled for the Major League Wrestling event in Dallas, TX

Bobby V is scheduled for the Squared Circle Pro event in Lubbock, TX

September 12th
Apoc vs. BC (w/ Nigel Rabid) is scheduled for the Dallas Championship Wrestling event in Irving, TX. In other matches, Moonshine Mantell takes on Jaxon Stone and Dexter Hardaway faces Bam Bam Malone!

September 14th
Killer Kross is scheduled for the Bloodsport II event in Atlantic City, NJ

Cade Sydal is scheduled for the Xtreme World Wrestling event in Monroe, NC

September 15th
Chuey Martinez and Dalton Bragg are scheduled for the PRIMOS Wrestling event in Denver, CO

September 21st
Chandler Hopkins vs. Moonshine Mantell is scheduled for the New Texas Pro event in Abilene, TX

Drake Gallows and Graham Bell are scheduled for the Xtreme Wrestling Entertainment event in Salina, KS

Jerry Bostic, WCR Tag Team Champions The Step-Brothas, WCR Revolutionary Champion Prince Mahalli, Damon Windsor and Brother Percy are scheduled for the World Class Revolution event in Denton, TX

September 22nd
Chandler Hopkins is scheduled for the New Texas Pro event in Colorado City, TX

September 28th
Cade Sydal is scheduled for the Xtreme World Wrestling event in Monroe, NC

October 2nd
Sammy Guevara vs. Cody is scheduled for the All Elite Wrestling event in Washington, DC

October 4th
SPW Women’s Champion Maria James defends the title against Paloma Starr at the Smashmouth Pro Wrestling event in Cedar Plains, IN. Also on the card, SPW Tag Team Champions Biggie Smalls defend the titles against Cody Jones & Sam Knight!

Larry D vs. Killer Kross vs. Mad Man Fulton in a Triple Threat Match is scheduled for the Pro Wrestling Revolver event in Dayton, OH

October 5th
BIW Deep South Heritage Champion Barrett Brown defends against Rob Love at the Bayou International Wrestling event in West Monroe, LA. Also appearing on the card: Andy Dalton!

Cade Sydal is scheduled for the AWC event in Morgantown, NC

Jason Jones, Michael Barry, The Diamond Dogs and Gary Roosevelt Gram are scheduled for the Mid-States Wrestling event in Harrison, AR

Double D is scheduled for the Hybrid Pro event in Daleville, AL

October 6th
WCR Tag Team Champions The Step-Brothas, WCR Revolutionary Champion Prince Mahalli, Damon Windsor, Brother Percy and Jerry Bostic are scheduled for the World Class Revolution event in Wichita, KS

October 11th
Tony Atlas and Tito Santana are scheduled for the International Wrestling Federation event in Wayne, NJ

October 12th
Matt Riviera vs. Buff Bagwell for the CWA Arkansas Title is scheduled for the Championship Wrestling from Arkansas event in Hot Springs, AR. Also on the card, Barrett Brown faces Elijah Burke and Tim Storm takes on Greg Anthony. Plus, Bob Orton, Jr!

October 18th
Rok-C vs. Gino vs. Thunder Rosa vs. Alex Garcia in a Fatal 4-Way to determine the inaugural PWG Pinballz Champion is scheduled for the Pro Wrestling Genesis event in Buda, TX

October 19th
Cade Sydal is scheduled for the Alternative Championship Entertainment event in Raeford, NC

November 2nd
The Von Erichs (Ross Von Erich & Marshall Von Erich) are scheduled for the Major League Wrestling PPV event in Chicago, IL

November 16th
Bobby V is scheduled for the Squared Circle Pro event in Lubbock, TX

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AUTOGRAPHS & APPEARANCES
September 7th & 8th
Mick Foley & Rick Flair are scheduled to appear at the Arkansas Comic Con in Little Rock, AR

September 28th
There will be an autograph signing with Cryme Tyme, Godfather, Teddy Long, Ron Simmons, Stevie Ray and Chavo Guerrero Jr. at Harry's Hofbrau in San Leandro, CA

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UPCOMING BIRTHDAYS
September 18 - Anthony Jackson, Lee Fields, Mitch Baxter
September 19 - Brian Montgomery, Percy Watson, Tim Horner, Toni Adams, Treacherous Phillips
September 20 - Buster Cherry, Cade Sydal, Chiquita Suzuki, Jack Barnes
September 21 - Duncan Kincaid, Erik, Judy Grable
September 22 - Jordan Jacobs, Matt Durden, Ozzy Hendrix, Pat O'Connor
September 23 - Alex Royal, Cory Olis, Jack Legacy, Matt Garza, Trey Christian
September 24 - Randy Price

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