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Posted: Jul 26th 2020 By: Compiled by Oklafan Staff

NEWS
Sting spoke to the "The Two Man Power Trip of Wrestling" podcast and had this to say about his legacy: “I hope people remember things like my worth ethic, being dependable. I didn’t pull no-shows. I didn’t milk injuries. I had longevity. When I was in the ring I tried to bring in every night. I tried to be as entertaining as I could, keep the crowd involved in the match. I’m hoping fans will remember my gear, staying in shape, being believable, trying to always be better, always be innovative and creative, the way I was able to change and evolve. I hope they remember those things about me.”

USA Championship Wrestling from Studio 45 in Jackson, TN, celebrates its 100th episode of the show that was just released featuring an angle with Jerry Lawler and Matt Riviera.

During a recent Twitch broadcast, A.J. Styles dismissed the idea that he’d be interested in working for AEW. Here’s what he had to say: “As far as AEW is concerned, never say never, right? But I think once my career is done, I’m hopefully just going to work for WWE in some capacity. What would I do? I’d like to be a recruiter, go scout some guys. I think that would be fun. I would have no problem going to the indies. I know we have scouts going to weightlifting contests and what not to get these big guys.”

The recently-released WWE Superstars who found a new home at Impact Wrestling posed for a photo together with a very clear hand sign surely directed at a particular person. EC3, Brian Myers (formerly Curt Hawkins), Heath Miller (formerly Heath Slater), Eric Young, Luke Gallows, and Karl Anderson posed with Tommy Dreamer with all of them giving their middle finger to the camera while Anderson decided to grab his groin instead of flipping the bird. All six of them have signed deals with Impact Wrestling and made their debut, apart from Myers who only showed up in a vignette so far. In the photo, taken at Impact, he was wearing his wrestling gear so it's likely that he wrestled during the television tapings. You can see the photo by clicking here.

EC3 showed up on Impact Wrestling last Tuesday night as promised and took out the self-proclaimed TNA World Champion Moose during the broadcast. Moose had just got a victory over Fallah Bahh and while he was posing with the title, EC3 entered the ring, removed his hoodie and then dropped Moose. “That’s EC3! What is he doing? He doesn’t even work here,” Josh Mathews screamed on commentary. “We knew he was going to show up tonight,” Mathews continued, seemingly contradicting himself in the space of five seconds. EC3 did not cut any promos and left the ring just as quickly as he arrived, leaving Moose staring at the lights.

Former Impact World Champion Tessa Blanchard reportedly requested $150,000 for her to return the title to the company after she was stripped of it. The request was rebuffed by Impact and the title won by Eddie Edwards at "Slammiversary" was a replacement. Blanchard is the granddaughter of former pro wrestler Joe Blanchard and the stepdaughter of former pro wrestler Magnum T. A.

Jacob Fatu has signed a four-year contract extension with MLW. He is their current champion. Fatu’s father wrestled as Tama and The Tonga Kid in WWE. Rikishi is his uncle and The Usos are his cousins.

The first season of the highly-acclaimed "Dark Side of the Ring" series is now available on Hulu. Created by Evan Husney and Jason Eisener and produced by Vice Studios, "Dark Side of the Ring" takes an in-depth look at some of the most controversial moments in professional wrestling history and just recently finished up season two. Season one contains six episodes focusing on The Match Made In Heaven I(Randy Savage & Miss Elizabeth), The Montreal Screwjob, The Killing of Bruiser Brody, The Last of the Von Erichs, The Mysterious Death of Gorgeous Gino, and The Fabulous Moolah. "Dark Side of the Ring" has become the highest-rated show for Vice TV since it launched and season two did a whopping 73% increase in the 18-49 demographic over the first season. Another season is all but confirmed and scheduled to air sometime in 2021.

Missy Hyatt put up a video about her lawsuit against WCW. She noted that she signed a confidentiality agreement and has never talked about it publicly, but figures since WCW has been out of business now for 19 years, they probably aren't suing her for breaking it. You can see the video by clicking here.

Ric Flair's wife Wendy Barlow is either close to or is 100 percent after battling COVID-19 the past few weeks. Flair said that Wendy has been living on the 3rd floor of their house while he has been residing in the basement.

Former pro wrestler Bob Armstrong, father of the late Brad Armstrong, has moved in with his son "Road Dogg" Jesse James. Bob lost his wife Gail just a few weeks ago.

Oklafan congratulates Bobby B on the birth of his daughter Brexlee on July 2nd.

Oklafan congratulates Kelsie Mae on the birth of her son on July 23rd. Oklafan also congratulates her father Rolling Thunder and her brother Stevie Nitro.

Shawn Matthews III posted on his Facebook that he was being admitted to the hospital with blood clots on both lungs. Oklafan wishes him a speedy recovery.

Bobby Fulton was recently hospitalized. His son, Dillon Hines, wrote, "I'm sadly informing you today that my father has been admitted to the hospital. He's in poor condition. Please send positive thoughts and prayers for him. Thanks!" Les Thatcher posted that Fulton's cancer has returned. Fulton had been told by his doctors he had beaten cancer just a few weeks ago. Oklafan wishes huim a speedy recovery. A few days later Bobby Fulton’s son posted a medical update from his father: “MEDICAL UPDATE FROM DAD: Please continue to keep him in your thoughts and prayers! Two powerful words IS and WAS. On Sunday morning I woke up and was spitting a large amount of blood out of my mouth. It really scared me, I called Ed Wilson and Josh Hines and they took me to the James Emergency Room. Upon getting back to the room, they gave me a CT Scan, when we got back to the emergency room, I was laying in the bed, and 5-6 people were surrounding me and they said we found the problem. There is an artery in your throat near your nose that the radiation that kind of messed up, and it is finally blown and that’s what’s bleeding, it IS right by where your tumor IS. I asked one of the people standing there does that mean I have cancer, one shook their head up and down yes. They said the artery IS where the tumor IS. They began discussing a plan to take care of this artery, they were going to destroy it and close it down. So I go, and as we’re going the artery IS where the tumor IS. So finally I asked, do I have cancer to another person, and they said we didn’t see any evidence of it (PRAISE GOD!). So I said to another person that they’ve been telling me the artery was near where the tumor IS. That person told me they should have used the word WAS and not IS. And I said, yes it makes a big difference. I’m thankful that at this time, I can say I’m cancer free. I’m thankful for all the prayers and all the love you all continue to show me. That’s why it is always important to choose your words wisely. There’s a big difference between IS and WAS.”

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RECENT RESULTS
July 15th
Ricky Starks defeated Will Hobbs at the "AEW Dark" event in Jakcsonville, FL. In other matches, Scorpio Sky defeated Aaron Solow.

Karrion Kross (w/ Scarlett) defeated Dominik Dijakovic by referee's decision at the NXT event in Winter Park, FL

July 16th
The Inner Circle (Jake Hager & Chris Jericho) defetaed The Jurassic Express (Jungle Boy & Luchasaurus) at the "AEW Dynamite" event in Jacksonville, FL

July 19th
The Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin) defeated Impact Tag Team Champions The North (Ethan Page & Josh Alexander) for the titles at the Impact Wrestling event in Nashville, TN. In other matches, Rhino defeated Hernandez.

July 20th
Cedric Alexander, Mustafa Ali, & Ricochet defeated The Hurt Business (MVP, Bobby Lashley, & Shelton Benjamin) in a 6-Man Tag Team Match at the "WWE Monday Night RAW" event in Orlando, FL

July 24th
Matthew Justice defeated Stephan Bonnar in a Street Fight in the first round of Paradigm Pro Wrestling's "Heavy Hitters 2 Tournament" event in Sellersburg, IN

July 25th
ACH defeated Tre Lamar at Game Changer Wrestling's "Homecoming Weekend - Night 1" event in Atlantic City, NJ

Brent McKenzie defeated Xavier Daniels in a Bullrope Match at Metroplex Wrestling's "Fight Win Survive - Night 1" event in Bedford, TX. In other matches, C. J. Ward defeated Tatum Manning in an Evening Gown Match.

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UPCOMING OKLAHOMA EVENTS
All Star Pro
Sunday, July 26th
Venue 23
Bethany, OK
Bell Time 3:30pm

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UPCOMING EVENTS
July 27th
Brian Blade is scheduled for the Midwest Wrestling Association event in Union, IL

July 28th
Lance Archer (w/ Jake Roberts) takes on Frankie Thomas at the "AEW Dark" event in Jacksonville, FL. In other matches, Fuego del Sol takes on Sammy Guevara.

Reno SCUM (Adam Thornstowe & Luster the Legend) take on The Good Brothers (Doc Gallows & Karl Anderson) at the Impact Wrestling event in Nashville, TN

July 29th
The Inner Circle (Jake Hager, Santana, Ortiz, & Le Sex Gods [Sammy Guevara & Chris Jericho]) take on Orange Cassidy, Best Friends (Chuck Taylor & Trent, & The Jurassic Express (Jungle Boy & Luchasaurus) in a 10-Man Tag Team Match at the "AEW Dynamite" event in Jakcsonville, FL

July 31st
WWE Intercontinental Champion A. J. Styles defends the title against El Gran Metallik at the "WWE Friday Night SmackDown" event in Orlando, FL

August 1st
Brian Blade is scheduled for the Midwest Wrestling Association event in Lincoln, NE

APW Heavyweight Champion Michael Faith, Malico and Jason Bruce are among the stars scheduled for the Advanced Pro Wrestling event in Cleburne, TX

August 7th
Ricky Morton is among the stars scheduled for the All Star Wrestling event in Logan, WV

Lance Archer is among the stars scheduled for the Warrior Wrestling event in Chicago Heights, IL

August 8th
Brian Blade is scheduled for the Midwest Wrestling Association event in Two Harbors, MN

Barrett Brown, Brent McKenzie, Malico, Niles Plonk, Adam Asher, Moonshine Mantell, and Tim Storm are among the stars scheduled for Southwest Wrestling Entertainment's "SWE Fury" event in San Antonio, TX

August 9th
Barrett Brown, Brent McKenzie, Malico, Niles Plonk, Adam Asher, Moonshine Mantell, and Tim Storm are among the stars scheduled for Southwest Wrestling Entertainment's "SWE Fury" event in San Antonio, TX

August 14th
Brian Blade is scheduled for the Midwest Wrestling Association event in McCook, NE

August 15th
Brian Blade is scheduled for the Midwest Wrestling Association event in Holdridge, NE

August 21st
Brian Blade is scheduled for the Midwest Wrestling Association event in Chicago, IL

TPW Tag Team Champions Fly Def (Zack Mason & Warren Johnson), TPW Red River Champion Niles Plonk, Chandler Hopkins, Ky-Ote, and Jerome Daniels are among the stars scheduled for Texoma Pro Wrestling's "Hot August Nights" event in Sherman, TX

August 22nd
Brian Blade is scheduled for the Midwest Wrestling Association event in Chicago, IL

Gino Medina takes on Carlito for the South Texas WrestleFest Championship at the "South Texas WrestleFest II" event in Pharr, TX. In other matches, Andy Dalton takes on Ruben Steel in a Hardcore Match, Chavo Guerrero, Jr. takes on Sayrus, and Joey Ryan takes on Danny Ramons.

Michael Barry takes on Meklakov in a Flag Match at the Mid-States Wrestling event in Springfield, MO. In other matches, Matt Riviera takes on Alan Jefferson, Jason Jones & Jesse Inman take on Nate Winchester & Johnny Lightning, and Gary Gram takes on Niles Plonk.

August 23rd
Brian Blade is scheduled for the Midwest Wrestling Association event in Chicago, IL

GCW Tag Team Champions The Metro Brothers (Chris Metro & J. C. Metro) defend the titles against Super Beast & Funnybone at the Generation Championship Wrestling event in Avon, IN

October 3rd
EWE Cyberspace Champion Kai Fayden defends against Manny Cortez at the Epic Wrestling Entertainment event in Jeffersonville, IN

October 10th
Clint Poe vs. The Outlaw for the vacant KWR Heavyweight Title is scheduled for Kansas Wrestling Revolution's "Mid-West Mania II" event in Hoisington, KS. In other matches, Brandon Groom takes on Killbane to determine the 1st KWR Television Champion

October 17th
Shane Douglas is among the stars scheduled for the Canadian Wrestling Elite event in Gladstone, Manitoba, Canada

October 18th
Shane Douglas takes on Marcellus Prime at the Canadian Wrestling Elite event in Dauphin, Manitoba, Canada

October 19th
Shane Douglas is among the stars scheduled for the Canadian Wrestling Elite event in Yorktown, Saskatchewan, Canada

October 20th
Shane Douglas is among the stars scheduled for the Canadian Wrestling Elite event in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada

October 21st
Shane Douglas is among the stars scheduled for the Canadian Wrestling Elite event in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

October 22nd
Shane Douglas is among the stars scheduled for the Canadian Wrestling Elite event in Calgary, Alberta, Canada

October 23rd
Shane Douglas is among the stars scheduled for the Canadian Wrestling Elite event in Red Deer, Alberta, Canada

The Rock-N-Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson) take on The Revolt (Caleb Konley & Zane Riley) at Kross Fire Wrestling's "Black Harvest" event in Sevierville, TN

October 24th
Shane Douglas is among the stars scheduled for the Canadian Wrestling Elite event in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

October 25th
Shane Douglas is among the stars scheduled for the Canadian Wrestling Elite event in Whitecourt, Alberta, Canada

October 26th
Shane Douglas is among the stars scheduled for the Canadian Wrestling Elite event in Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada

October 27th
Shane Douglas is among the stars scheduled for the Canadian Wrestling Elite event in Prince George, British Columbia, Canada

October 28th
Shane Douglas is among the stars scheduled for the Canadian Wrestling Elite event in Williams Lake, British Columbia, Canada

October 29th
Shane Douglas is among the stars scheduled for the Canadian Wrestling Elite event in Kamloops, Britih Columbia, Canada

October 30th
Shane Douglas is among the stars scheduled for the Canadian Wrestling Elite event in Golden, British Columbia, Canada

October 31st
Shane Douglas is among the stars scheduled for the Canadian Wrestling Elite event in Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada

November 1st
Shane Douglas is scheduled for the Canadian Wrestling Elite event in Weyburn, Saskatchewan, Canada

November 2nd
Shane Douglas is among the stars scheduled for the Canadian Wrestling Elite event in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada

November 3rd
Shane Douglas is scheduled for the Canadian Wrestling Elite event in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada

November 4th
Shane Douglas vs. Tommy Lee Curtis is scheduled for the Canadian Wrestling Elite event in Oak Lake, Manitoba, Canada

November 5th
Shane Douglas is scheduled for the Canadian Wrestling Elite event in Morden, Manitoba, Canada

November 6th
Shane Douglas is scheduled for the Canadian Wrestling Elite event in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

November 7th
Shane Douglas is scheduled for the Canadian Wrestling Elite event in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada

Dusty Gold is one of the participants in the Pro Wrestling EGO Southern 8 Tournament at the Battle Zone Wrestling event in Raleigh, MS

November 8th
Shane Douglas is scheduled for the Canadian Wrestling Elite event in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada

November 9th
Shane Douglas is scheduled for the Canadian Wrestling Elite event in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada

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AUTOGRAPHS & APPEARANCES
August 7th
Lance Archer, Brian Cage, Brian Pillman, Jr., Sam Adonis, The Rascalz (Dez, Trey, & Wentz), Kylie Rae, and many more will be signing autographs at Marian Catholic High School in Chicago Heights, IL prior to the Warrior Wrestling event held later in the evening. For more info, go to WarriorWrestling.net.

August 8th and 9th
Rodney Mack, Jazz, Road Warrior Animal, Teddy Long, Tim Storm, Ryan Davidson, James Beard, Thunder Rosa, and many more will be instructors at Southwest Wrestling Entertainment's Pro Wrestling Weekend Camp in San Antonio, TX. Cost is $147.50.

August 21st and 22nd
Sammy Guevara, Rey Mysterio, Jr., Kane, Christian, Darby Allin, Dustin Rhodes, Demolition (Ax & Smash), Vickie Guerrero, Gangrel, Al Snow, The Highlanders (Robbie McAllister & Rory McAllister), Kevin Thorn, The Boogeyman, Duke Drose, Jimmy Wang Yang, The Headbangers (Mosh & Thrasher), The Nasty Boys (Brian Knobbs & Jerry Sags), Arn Anderson, Francine, Bob Orton, Jr., Shark Boy, and many more will be signing autographs at "Squared Circle Expo" at the Wyndham Indianapolis West in Indianapolis, IN. For more info, go to SquaredCircleX.com.

August 28th & 29th
Lance Archer, Matt Sydal, Erica Torres, Chandler Hopkins, Moonshine Mantell, Malico, & Jake Roberts are scheduled for the Independent Wrestling Expo in North Richland Hills, TX

September 6th
Sgt. Slaughter will be signing autographs at the "80's Toy Expo" at the Hilton Mississauga/Meadowvale in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.

September 19th
Greg Valentine, Ricky Steamboat, Marty Jannetty, The Boogeyman, The Headbangers (Mosh & Thrasher), The Ascension (Konnor & Viktor), Danny Davis, Mario Mancini, Paul Roma, Deonna Purrazzo, Renee Michelle, Lance Archer, Nyla Rose, Bob Orton, Jr., Jillian Hall, Simon Gotch, Kevin Sullivan, Duke Drose, Swoggle, Barry Horowitz, Molly Holly, Brian Cage, Andrew Anderson, The Godfather, Jordynne Grace, and many more will be appearing from 10am to 3pm at "The Wrestling Classic" at the Doubletree by Hilton Hartford in Windsor Lock, CT. For tickets and more info, go to KSWrestlefest.weebly.com/Wrestling-Classic.html.

September 20th
Bob Orton, Jr. and Molly Holly will be signing autographs from 11am to 2pm at The Wrestling Universe in Flushing, NY. For more info, go to TheWrestlingUniverse.com.

October 3rd
Gerald Brisco, Joey Janela, The Ascension (Konnor & Viktor), Melina Perez, Mark Jindrak, Mad Maxine, Heath Slater, The Good Brothers (Doc Gallows & Karl Anderson), Eric Young, Kane, Tito Santana, Brodie Lee, Jessica Penne, Layla, Tracy Smothers, Little Guido, The Wild Samoans (Afa & Sika), The Colons (Primo & Epico), Sinn Bodhi, David Otunga, Dasha Fuentes, and many more will be appearing at "Legends of the Ring 30" at the APA Hotel Woodbridge in South Iselin, NJ. For tickets and more info, go to LegendsOfTheRing.com/home-guests.html .

October 14th
Mick Foley is scheduled for a speaking engagement in Springfield, MO

October 15th
Mick Foley is scheduled for a speaking engagement in Little Rock, AR

October 16th
Mick Foley is scheduled for a speaking engagement in Cape Girardeau, MO

October 24th
Sting, Barry Windham, Tony Atlas, One Man Gang, Missy Hyatt, and many more will be appearing at "Superstar Fan Fest" in Rome, GA

November 14th
Barry Windham, J. J. Dillon, The Boogeyman, Cat Zingano, Tiny Lister (AKA Zeus), Celeste Bonis (AKA Kaitlyn), Nidia, Matt Morgan, Amy Weber, Mantaur, Bob Holly, Stephan Bonnar, King Mo, The Colons (Primo & Epico), Mike Bennett, Maria Kanellis, Billy Silverman, Koko B. Ware, Trevor Murdoch, Taylor Wilde, EC3, Mike Chioda, Mark Jindrak, Gary Wolfe, La Rosa Negra, Mil Muertes, James Storm, Lei'd Tapa, Gene Snitsky, Jenn Decker, Dale Torborg (AKA The Demon), Christi Torborg (AKA Asya), Mike McGuirk, Priscilla Kelly, David Otunga, Alex Gracia, Thunder Rosa, Heath Slater, Brooke Adams, Taryn Terrell, Mike Rotunda, Rick Steiner, Kevin Sullivan, Vampiro, Kylie Rae, Michael Tarver, and many more will be appearing at "The Big Event 19" at the LaGuardia Plaza Hotel in East Elmhurst, NY. For tickets and more info, go to http://www.BigEventNY.com/BigEvent.htm.

November 18th
Mick Foley is scheduled for a speaking engagement in Tampa, FL

November 27th - 29th
Dory Funk, Jr. is scheduled for the WrestleCade FanFest Weekend in Winston-Salem, NC

2021
January 3rd
Riobert Gibson and Manny Fernandez will be conducting a seminar for Gulf-States Wrestling Alliance. To register, email GulfStateWrestlingAlliance@gmail.com.

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UPCOMING BIRTHDAYS
July 26th - Lee Cook, Mike Bytheway
July 27th - Eric Rose, Jack Van Bebber, Johnny Idol, Matt Borne, Tom Simon
July 28th - Brian Lakewood, Herb Calvert, Luke Brown, Sammy Guevara, Tim Woods
July 29th - Ace Archuleta, Antonio Vega, Betty Boucher, Bobby Whitlock, Boss Campbell, Oliver John, Scott Steiner
July 30th - Derek James
July 31st - Doc Black, Kid Kash
August 1st - Dale Robinson, Eric the Red, Everett Rattan, Jimmy Golden, Joel Deaton


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