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Posted: Aug 2nd 2020 By: Compiled by Oklafan Staff

NEWS
USA Championship Wrestling features an angle with Jerry Lawler and Matt Riviera, which you can watch here

Speaking with Booker T on his Hall of Fame podcast, Ric Flair discussed the situation with his wife who was really sick with coronavirus for the past few weeks. Flair said that Wendy is doing "much better" now although she's not yet at 100% health-wise. He said that she contracted the virus three weeks ago and has been a nightmare ever since. "She was real sick. I had to take her to the hospital twice," Flair told Booker T. Wendy was released from hospital on both occasions after a couple of hours and one of the trips she required an IV. Considering his age and past health problems, fans were obviously worried about The Nature Boy but Flair said that his living situation allowed for the two be apart from each other while still living under the same roof thanks to a huge house. Flair has not appeared on WWE television for the past two weeks.

WWE’s YouTube channel uploaded Bret Hart vs. British Bulldog for the Intercontinental title from SummerSlam 1992, Roman Reigns vs. Randy Orton from SummerSlam 2015, John Cena vs. Jinder Mahal from the August 15, 2017 episode of SmackDown, John Cena vs. Shinsuke Nakamura from the August 1, 2017 episode of SmackDown, The New Day vs. The Usos from SummerSlam 2017, and the Undertaker vs. Undertaker match from SummerSlam 1994.

Sammy Guevara’s vlog returned with a new episode, which you can see here

Jerry Lawler paid tribute to his son Brian, who passed away on this date two years ago: “Today is a sad anniversary. Two years ago today we got the horrible news that my son Brian had died. I miss him every day. We are headed to his gravesite now to visit. #RIPBrianChristopher #GrandMasterSexay #ToolCool”

Jeremy Lambert of Fightful talked to Ricky Starks about his match on Dynamite Wednesday and working with Taz. You can watch the interview here

A trailer is out for 12 Hour Shift, a black comedy horror film featuring Mick Foley and David Arquette.: You can view the trailer here

The cast of The Bump announced the People's Choice Bumpy Awards for the half year during This week's episode, crowning winners in five different categories. The Tag Team of the Half-Year went to Sasha Banks and Bayley to no surprise. Other nominees included The Street Profits, The New Day, Alexa Bliss and Nikki Cross, and NXT's Imperium. Edge vs Randy Orton won the In-Ring Match of the Half-Year for their match at Backlash which carried The Greatest Wrestling Match Ever tagline. Other nominees included Charlotte Flair vs Rhea Ripley at WrestleMania 36, Kevin Owens vs Seth Rollins at WrestleMania 36, Daniel Bryan vs AJ Styles for the Intercontinental title on Smackdown, and the 2020 Men's Royal Rumble match. The Cinematic Match of the Half-Year went to the boneyard match, with AJ Styles and Undertaker getting the award. Other matches included the Firefly Fun House match at WrestleMania 36, the combined men's and women's Money In The Bank ladder match, Tommaso Ciampa vs Johnny Gargano from NXT titled One Final Beat, and The Viking Profits vs Ninjas from Backlash. AJ Styles and The Undertaker won another category, the Rivalry of the Half-Year. Their rivalry culminated at WrestleMania 36 with the boneyard match. The other nominees included Mandy Rose vs Sonya Deville, Drew McIntyre vs Brock Lesnar, Becky Lynch vs Shayna Baszler, and Tommaso Ciampa vs Johnny Gargano. And for the big one, Drew McIntyre won the Superstar of the Half-Year. The Scotsman won the Royal Rumble and the WWE title at WrestleMania from Brock Lesnar. Other nominees for this category included Adam Cole, Keith Lee, Charlotte Flair, Otis, Bayley, Asuka, Io Shirai, Braun Strowman, and Becky Lynch.

A mistrial has been declared in the Jeff Jarrett and Global Wrestling Entertainment, Anthem Wrestling (Impact Wrestling) lawsuit. The lawsuit will begin anew in September.

Oklafan congratulates Drake Gallows, whose son Dallas was born July 28th.

Fuego del Sol tested positive for Covid-19 last Friday. Oklafan wishes him a speedy recovery.

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RECENT RESULTS
July 16th
Wardlow def. Aaron Solow at the All Elite Wrestling “Dark” tapings in Jacksonville, FL. In other matches, Lance Archer (w/ Jake Roberts) def. Frankie Thomas and Sammy Guevara def. Fuego del Sol

July 19th
The Good Brothers (Karl Anderson & Doc Gallows) def. The Reno SCUM (Adam Thornstowe & Luster the Legend) at the IMPACT Wrestling event in Nashville, TN

July 20th
Angel Garza & Andrade (w/ Zelina Vega) def. Cedric Alexander & Ricochet and The Viking Raiders (Erik & Ivar) in a Triple Threat Match to earn a match for the WWE RAW World Tag Team Titles at Summerslam at the WWE RAW event in Orlando, FL

July 21st
WWE Intercontinental Champion A. J. Styles def. El Gran Metallik at the WWE Smackdown event in Orlando, FL. In a match taped for “205 Live”, Legado del Fantasma (Raul Mendoza & Joaquin Wilde) def. Isaiah Scott & Tony Nese.

July 25th
Chase Stevens vs. Francisco Ciatso was declared a No-Contest the Coastal Championship Wrestling event in Nashville, TN

July 26th
ACH def. KTB at the Game Changer Wrestling event in Atlantic City, NJ

July 29th
Best Friends (Chuck Taylor, Trent & Orange Cassidy) & The Jurassic Express (Jungle Boy & Luchasaurus) def. The Inner Circle (Santana, Ortiz, Jake Hager & Le Sex Gods [Sammy Guevara & Chris Jericho]) at the All Elite Wrestling event in Jacksonville, FL. In other matches, Darby Allin & AEW World Champion Jon Moxley def. Ricky Starks and FTW Champion Brian Cage in a Tornado Tag Team Match.

August 1st
Malico def. Seph Annanuki for the vacant APW Title at the Advanced Pro Wrestling event in Cleburne, TX

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UPCOMING OKLAHOMA EVENTS
August 8th
Body Progression Wrestling
The Wrestle Centre
Tulsa, OK
Bell Time: 7:30

August 9
All-Star Pro
Venue 23
Bethany, OK
Bell Time: 3:30

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UPCOMING EVENTS
August 2nd
ACH vs. Joey Janela is scheduled for the Game Changer Wrestling event in Indianapolis, IN

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, Jerome Daniels and Marty Martinez 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.

Mike Starr is scheduled for the New Hope Extreme Wrestling event in Malvern, AR

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

August 27th
Fuego del Sol vs. Jay Davis is scheduled for the Loko Wrestling event in Houston,TX

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
August 2nd - Capt. Rowdy, Gorgeous George, Jr., Tim Rockwell
August 3rd - Bull Ramos, Haystacks Calhoun, Karl Gotch, Kevin James Sanchez
August 4th - The Alaskan, Ellis Bashara, Roy Dunn, Tyson Jaymes
August 5th - Glen Steel, Stan Lane
August 6th - Grizzly Smith, Jimmy Valiant, Samedi, Timothy Johnston
August 7th - Joshua Smith, LaTrell Upton, Marti Belle, Taro Myaki
August 8th - Jack Victory, Johnny Z, Josh LaRue, Malice, Marion McGee, Rage Logan, Scotty Charisma, Steve O, Zakk Sinizter


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