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Posted: May 13th 2023 By: Compiled by Oklafan Staff

NEWS
Fresh off his surprise appearance at "Backlash", Savio Vega, explained to "Cultaholic Wrestling" how the whole thing came about. The former leader of Los Boricuas said that WWE got in touch with him on the insistence of both Damian Priest and Bad Bunny, who wanted him to be a small part of their Street Fight Match. Vega said that when he went to The Undertaker farewell at the "Survivor Series", he went to take a photo with Priest but Priest was the one who insisted to take a photo with him, as he was a big fan. "We don't talk too much but we keep in touch by phone. This idea was them, more Damian Priest," Vega told "Cultaholic". Vega also said that it was Finn Balor who told him to use the moves he used when he portrayed the gimmick of Kwang as Balor was a fan of it when he was younger. He added that he was in absolute shock to hear the reaction that the Puerto Rico crowd gave him when he showed up both backstage and during the match. Both Vega and Carlito blew the roof off the place when they came out, with their appearances being one of the highlights of the Street Fight between Bad Bunny and Damian Priest.

Speaking to Sportskeeda Wrestling’s "UnSKripted" podcast, Savio Vega revealed that Bad Bunny’s next match may be at "SummerSlam".

Carlito's return at WWE's "Backlash" on May 6th was one of the many highlights the show had over its three-hour runtime. In fact, among all the videos that WWE uploaded on social media from the event, Carlito blowing the roof off the Coliseo has proven to be the most popular. How popular? In 13 hours, it racked up 1 million views on YouTube, 1.3 million views on Twitter, and an additional 1.6 million views on TikTok. And that is without counting the views on Facebook and Instagram. The only other videos that come close to it are Bad Bunny's intro at 1.3 million views on TikTok and Savio Vega beating Finn Balor with 1.1 million views on TikTok as well. On YouTube, the full Backlash highlights are the closest one with 660,000 views.

Following his cameo at WWE's "Backlash", Carlito tweeted “Well….looks like my Indy booking price just went up!!”

A. J. Styles will be taking on Seth Rollins for the WWE World Heavyweight title at "Night of Champions" after the former WWE Champion defeated Bobby Lashley in the main event of "SmackDown" on Friday night. In his first match, Styles beat Edge and Rey Mysterio in the triple threat match and that was followed by Lashley beating Sheamus and Austin Theory in the second triple threat match. Lashley was busted open in his match and bled heavily on his way to the win. The main event then featured Styles and Lashley, with Styles winning the match with his Phenomenal Forearm. Styles has just returned from a four-month layoff having broke his ankle in late December. The WWE World Heavyweight title is a "RAW" property so if Styles wins he will be moved to the red brand.

A, J. Styles, Michin, and Shotzi appeared on WWE’s "The Bump" on Wednesday. You can watch the show by clicking here.

Among the matches that WWE’s YouTube channel uploaded this past week was A. J. Styles vs. Cedric Alexander for the United States Title from the "Clash of Champions 2019" pre-show.

While speaking to The Wrestling Outlaws, current NWA National Heavyweight Champion EC3 reveals that he reached out to AEW President Tony Khan around the time of CM Punk’s backstage altercation with The Elite. He said "I emailed Tony. Not at all with the intent to get a job, that’s how I led off the email. It was when all the initial Punk and Young Bucks and all that thing went off. Just 'cause I thought he might be a guy who lacked anybody that would just… he doesn’t have a close relationship with to tell him something. It was just an inspirational, leadership message, because in theory, I do believe we need as much competition as possible for the sanctity of the industry. So I sent a hopefully inspirational message on leadership and what it takes. I’ve never heard anything back."

KVUE talked to Ricky Starks ahead of AEW’s return to Austin, TX on May 17th. You can see the clip by clicking here.

The latest edition of Sammy Guevara's vlog is available for viewing by clicking here.

This past week, Mickie James tweeted "I can only Imagine where I would be today in this crazy world of pro-wrestling if I hadn’t listened to the veterans who coached & guided me. If I had told them their opinion wasn’t relevant. Just because it wasn’t what I wanted to hear but was what I needed to hear."

Impact Wrestling will be releasing some NFT collectibles. The first IMPACT NFT will be the General NFT Pass. The Santino Marella NFT will launch in June. There will only be 100 copies of Santino available and each will include access to an exclusive IMPACT Discord channel within the server, a chance to win a personal phone call via Discord from Santino, a community chat with Santino, as well as an exclusive signed photo. A Mickie James NFT will launch this summer with the same utility as the Santino NFT.

Casey Platinum posted pictures of himself portraying Dusty Rhodes in an upcoming episode of “Dark Side of the Ring”. He mentioned that he had another role in the series as well.

A GoFundMe campaign has been launched to help Black Bart as he battles stage four cancer. Click here to view the GoFundMe.

Oklafan congratulates Duke Cornell on the birth of his daughter on May 11th.

Oklafan congratulates the family of Michael Faith, whose granddaughter Emma was born on May 11th. We also congratulate Halo, who is Emma's great-uncle.

Rhett was in a car accident and suffered some broken ribs. Oklafan wishes him a speedy recovery.

Chuck Singer was recently diagnosed with cancer in his lungs and face. Oklafan wishes him a speedy recovery.

Oklafan extends condolences to Lucian Loveless whose son and family passed away in a car accident on May 6th.

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RECENT OUT OF STATE RESULTS
March 4th
Vickie Lynn McCoy (w/ Lana Star) defeated Foxxy Fierce at Women of Wrestling's "WOW Superheroes - Special Stipulations" event in Los Angeles, CA. In other matches, Coach Campanelli (w/ Randi Rah Rah) defeated The Disciplinarian (w/ Samantha Smart).

April 8th
NWA National Heavyweight Champion EC3 vs. NWA World Television Champion Thom Latimer ended in a Time Limit Draw at the "NWA Powerrr" event in Highland Park, IL. In other matches, Yobo the Clown defeated Ricky Morton.

The Spectaculars (Rush Freeman & Brady Pierce) defeated Eric Jackson & Rolando Freeman in a Crockett Cup 2023 Qualifying Match officiated by Homicide at the "NWA USA" event in Highland Park, IL. In other matches, Angelina Love defeated Kylie Page.

April 28th
RMP Tag Team Champions La Isla (Baylum Echo & Lynx) defeated Nathan Estrada & Gino Rivera at Rocky Mountain Pro's "Peak of the Pack 2023" event in Englewood, CO. During the pre-show, Skylar Slice defeated Adrian Myscira.

April 29th
James Ellsworth defeated Bobby Knows at Find Yourself Wrestling's “All Gas No Breaks” event in Ridgefield Park, NJ

May 2nd
Nathan Estrada defeated Gino Rivera in a No DQ Match at Rocky Mountain Pro's "RMP Charged" event in Englewood, CO

May 4th
Lilith Grimm defeated Noelle Summit at Rocky Mountain Pro's "RMP Ignition" event in Englewood, CO

May 6th
BZW Champion Jack Ledger vs. Johnny Flashback ended in a No Contest at Below Zero Wrestling's & Flashback Pro Wrestling's "Badlands Brawl" event in Glendive, MT

BCW Texas Champion Wildcard defeated Logan Knight and Ryan Justice in a No DQ/No Time Limit 3-Way Match at Buzzsaw Championship Wrestling's "Head Games" event in Levelland, TX

Jack Talos & Daisy Kill (w/ Eric Christopher) vs. Ricky Martinez & E. R. A. ended in a No Contest at Coastal Championship Wrestling's "Bash at the Brew 28" event in Hialeah, FL

The Texas Outlaws (Bobby Burns, Jet Jolley Burns, & The Original Renegade) defeated Brandon Groom, Spyder, & DCW Champion Jeff Jett in a 6-Man Tag Team Match at Downsouth Championship Wrestling's "May Madness" event in Mulberry, AR. Earlier in the card, Bobby Burns defeated Ricky Long; and DCW Champion Jeff Jett defeated Bobby Burns.

Blood Hunter (w/ Kevin Sullivan) defeated James Storm at the Great North Wrestling event in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Michael Mars defeated Tony Atlas at the Independent Superstars of Pro Wrestling's “Rock N' Wrestling” event in Morristown, NJ

Sebastion Envi defeated AIWF America's Champion Sir Samurai for the title at Motivate Pro Wrestling's "Fight Night" event in Borger, TX

Xtian Blake (w/ Brett Ian Landry) defeated PW225 Heavyweight Champion Korey Konstantine (w/ Kodi King) for the title at Pro Wrestling 225's "Vendetta" event in Denham Springs, LA

PWP Heavyweight Champion Pat Powers defeated Kyle King at Pro Wrestling Phoenix's "Cinco at Capitol" event in Omaha, NE. Earlier in the card, Tank Bryson was among the entrants in a 12-Man Battle Royal won by Kyle King.

Shane Taylor & The WorkHorsemen (Anthony Henry & J. D. Drake) defeated Schaff & Midnight Heat (Eddie Pearl & Ricky Gibson) in a 6-Man Tag Team Match at the Ring of Honor event in Orlando, FL. In other matches, Mark Briscoe defeated Shane Taylor; and Matt Sydal & Christopher Daniels defeated Cole Karter & Zack Clayton.

The Unit (J. T. Dunn & Allie Katch) defeated Matthew Palmer & Jessicka at The Wrestling Revolver's "Mayhem for All" pay-perview event in Clive, IA

Seth Rollins defeated Omos (w/ MVP) at WWE's "Backlash 2023" premium live event in San Juan, Puerto Rico

May 7th
New South Heavyweight Champion Lord Crewe defeated Garrisaon Creed at New South Wrestling's "Upstart Week 8" event in Lawrenceburg, KY

Tatsumi Fujinami, LEONA, & Makoto Maeda & defeated Daisuke Ikeda, Fuminori Abe, & Kazumi Kikuta in a 6-Man Tag Team Match at the Niigata Pro Wrestling event in Shibata, Niigata, Japan

IWGP World Television Champion Zack Sabre, Jr. & ROH World Television Champion Samoa Joe defeated Matt Sydal & Christopher Daniels at the Ring of Honor event in Orlando, FL. In other matches, Shane Taylor (w/ Anthony Henry & J. D. Drake) defeated Tracy Williams (w/ Rhett Titus).

Kai Fayden defeated Don't Die Miles at Summit Pro's "May Flowers" event in Greenfield, IN

May 10th
Ethan Page & Preston Vance (w/ Jose the Assistant) defeated QTV (Aaron Solo & Q. T. Marshall) in a pre-telecast dark match at the "AEW Dynamite" event in Detroit, MI

May 11th
The 8th Day (Shawn Hendrix, Holy Roger, & New Texas Tag Team Champion Oday) defeated Culture Shock (Caleb Jean Cartier, Danny Orion, & Oli Summers) in a 6-Man Tag Team Match at New Texas Pro Wrestling's "Super Texas Contenders Series #1" event in Houston, TX. In other matches, J. J. Blake defeated New Texas Tag Team Champion Brother Tracey.

Devon Monroe defeated Arik Cannon at Timebomb Pro Wrestling's "As Reel As It Gets" event in Fargo, ND

May 12th
FTW Champion Hook defeated Ethan Page at AEW's "House Rules Tour" event in Corbin, KY

Kody Lane was among the entrants in the Freelance Rumble Match won by Craig Mitchell at Freelance Wrestling's "The Last of Us" event in Chicago, IL

J. J. Blake & Terrale Tempo defeated New Texas Tag Team Champions The 8th Day (Brother Tracey & Oday) for the titles at New Texas Pro Wrestling's "Fan Appreciation Night" event in Houston, TX. In other matches, Just Nick defeated Shawn Hendrix; Lil Evil defeated Exodus Prime and Izzy James in a 3-Way Match; and Fly Def (Warren J & Zack Zilla) defeated Da Russell Twins (Allen Russell & Kameron Russell).

A. J. Styles defeated Bobby Lashley in a semifinal match of the WWE World Heavyweight Title Tournament at the "WWE Friday Night SmackDown" event in Knoxville, TN. Earlier in the card, Styles defeated Edge and Rey Mysterio in a Triple Threat Match in the 1st round of the tournament. In a pre-telecast dark match, The Latino World Order (Joaquin Wilde & Cruz del Toro, w/ Santos Escobar) defeated The O. C. (Karl Anderson & Luke Gallows, w/Michin).

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UPCOMING OKLAHOMA EVENTS
Majestic Championship Wrestling
Friday, May 19th
Creek Nation Community Center
224 E. Poplar St.
Holdenville, OK
Bell Time 7pm

Extreme Dwarfinators Wrestling
Friday, May 19th
The Wagon Wheel Event Center
11118 E. Admiral Pl.
Tulsa, OK
Bell Time 8pm

United Wrestling Entertainment
Saturday, May 20th
Cherokee County Community Building
900 S. College Ave.
Tahlequah, OK
Bell Time 5:30pm

Empire Pro Wrestling
Saturday, May 20th
Southern Oaks Recreation Center
400 SW 66th
Oklahoma City, OK
Bell Time 6pm

Extreme Dwarfinators Wrestling
Saturday, May 20th
Payne County Expo Center
4518 Expo Cir. E.
Stillwater, OK
Bell Time 8pm

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UPCOMING OUT OF STATE EVENTS
May 19th
TexPro Universal Champion Edge Stone, TexPro Tag Team Champion Big Sed, TexPro Oklahoma Champion & TexPro Texas Champion Franco D'Angelo, and Mr. Wobble are scheduled for Texoma Pro Wrestling's "Ricochet" event in Sherman, TX

May 20th
Abdullah the Butcher and Larry Zbyszko are scheduled for the Absolute Intense Wrestling event in Eastlake, OH

Gino Medina vs. Lince Dorado is scheduled for the "South Texas Wrestle Fest II - Night 1" event in Harlingen, TX

Ricky Morton and The Beer City Bruiser are scheduled for the Uktena Combat Pro event in Waynesvile, NC

Ryan Davidson is scheduled for the WildKat Pro Wrestling event in River Ridge, LA

May 21st
Barrett Brown vs. Mr. Wobble in an “I Quit” Match is scheduled for the Heart of Texas Wrestling event in Austin, TX. Other scheduled matches include HOT Women's Champion Danni Bee defending against Angel Blue; and Laredo Wrestling Alliance RISE Division Champion Shimbashi defending the title against Dyl Dempsey, Sodapop, and Khiry in a Fatal 4-Way Match.

Bateman vs. The D. K. C. is scheduled for New Japan Pro Wrestling's "STRONG Resurgence 2023" kickoff show in Long Beach, CA

Gino Medina vs. Naval vs. Low Rider vs. Chris Carter in a 4-Way Match is scheduled the for the "South Texas Wrestle Fest II - Night 2" event in Harlingen, TX

May 26th
Mat War Pro Trinity River Heritage Champion Brent McKenzie defends the title against Damo McCullough at the Mat War Pro Wrestling event in Fort Worth, TX. Other scheduled matches include Izzy James vs. The Oklahoma Strangler.

Ryan Davidson is scheduled for Reality of Wrestling's and DFW All Pro's "Dojo Wars III" event in Haltom City, TX

May 27th
J. D. Rebel is scheduled for the Hometown Pro Wrestling event in Paris, TX

Mickie James is scheduled for Impact Wrestling's "Under Siege 2023 Fallout" event in London, Ontario, Canada

Carlito and Franco Varga are scheduled for the Island Pro Wrestling event in Montague, Prince Edward Island, Canada

Curt Gannon and The Iceman are scheduled for the New Breed Wrestling event in Sedalia, MO

May 28th
AEW World Champion M. J. F. defends the title against Sammy Guevara, Darby Allin, and Jack Perry in a Fatal 4-Way Match at AEW's "Double or Nothing 2023" pay-per-view event in Las Vegas, NV. Other scheduled matches include AEW World Tag Team Champions F. T. R. (Cash Wheeler & Dax Harwood) defending the titles against Jeff Jarrett & Jay Lethal.

Caine Carter vs. Devion Black vs. Zeke Rose vs. Lil Evil in a 4-Way Match is scheduled for the World Class Revolution & Waco Association of Wrestling event in Waco, TX

June 1st
Stormi Renee and Brian Blade are scheduled for the Midwest Wrestling Alliance event in Omaha, NE

June 2nd
Jason Jones is scheduled for the Mid-States Wrestling event in Wichita, KS

Brian Blade, Stormi Renee, and Christian Temple are scheduled for the Midwest Wrestling Alliance event in Lincoln, NE

June 3rd
Bob Orton, Jr. and Curt Gannon are scheduled for Central Empire Wrestling's Bridge City Slam V" event in Ottumwa, IA

Buff Bagwell is scheduled for Five Star Wrestling's "Night of Legends" event in Williamsport, PA

NWA National Heavyweight Champion EC3 defends the title against Silas Mason (w/ Pollo del Mar) at NWA's "The Crockett Cup 2023 - Night 1" pay-per-view event in Winston-Salem, NC. Also scheduled to appear is NWA United States Tag Team Champions The Country Gentlemen (Anthony Andrews & A. J. Cazana), Trevor Murdoch, The Mortons (Ricky Morton & NWA World Junior Heavyweight Champion Kerry Morton), The Spectaculars (Rush Freeman & Brady Pierce), and many more.

Red James is scheduled for the Texas Wrestling Entertainment event in San Antonio, TX

June 4th
NWA United States Tag Team Champions The Country Gentlemen (Anthony Andrews & A. J. Cazana), Trevor Murdoch, The Mortons (Ricky Morton & NWA World Junior Heavyweight Champion Kerry Morton), and The Spectaculars (Rush Freeman & Brady Pierce) are scheduled for NWA's "The Crockett Cup 2023 - Night 2" pay-per-view event in Winston-Salem, NC

June 9th
Moonshine Mantell (w/ Greg Jovi), K. C. Karrington, & Gateway Heritage Champion Derek Neal vs. 1 Called Manders, Mad Dog Connelly, & Thomas Shire in a 6-Man Tag Team Match is scheduled for Saint Louis Anarchy's "Giant's Woke, Eyes Open" event in Alton, IL

Justin Lee is scheduled for the Tennessee Championship Wrestling event in Metropolis, IL

June 10th
AWA Tag Team Champion Rob Cabella and Angel Camacho are scheduled for the Alabama Wrestling Alliance event in Ocean Springs, MS

Al Farat vs. Jeff Jett is scheduled for the Classic Championship Wrestling event in Fort Smith, AR. Also scheduled to appear is Tim Storm, Kirk Castle, Brandon Groom, Terry Pantera, Father Padge, Boink the Clown, and many more.

Jason Jones vs. Akbar ala Hadid (w/ Stephen E) in a No Rules/No DQ Match is scheduled for Mid-States Wrestling's "21st Anniversary Show" event in Harrison, AR. Also scheduled to appear is MSW Heavyweight Champion Luke Langley, MSW Tag Team Champions Toxic Masculinity (Johnny Dynamite & Johnny Lightning), Southern Heavyweight Champion Gary Roosevelt Gram, The Blue Bolt, Niles Plonk, Tim Rockwell, and many more.

Olde Wrestling Champion Matthew Cross defends the title against Dan Champion at the Olde Wrestling event in Cleveland, OGH

Justin Lee is scheduled for the Tennessee Championship Wrestling event in Metropolis, IL

June 17th
The Vet Club (Adam Asher & Tim Storm) vs. Southern Royalty (BIW Tag Team Champion Alex Arsenal & BIW Southern Champion Angel Camacho) is scheduled for Bayou Independent Wrestling's "Seek and Destroy" event in Fountain Hill, AR. Other scheduled matches include Barrett Brown vs. Bam Bam Malone ; and Sam Stackhouse vs. Caleb Konley.

Mick Foley is scheduled for Northeast Wrestling's "Six Flags Slam Fest 2023" event in Jackson, NJ

June 18th
The Vet Club (Adam Asher & Tim Storm) vs. Southern Royalty (BIW Tag Team Champion Nightmare Jeremiah & BIW Southern Champion Angel Camacho) is scheduled for Bayou Independent Wrestling's "Blaze of Glory" event in West Monroe, LA. Other scheduled matches include Sam Stackhouse vs. Frankie Thomas; and Barrett Brown vs. Danny Chance.

June 24th
MSW Heavyweight Champion Luke Langley, MSW Tag Team Champions Toxic Masculinity (Johnny Dynamite & Johnny Lightning), Southern Heavyweight Champion Gary Roosevelt Gram, Jason Jones, Tim Rockwell (w/ Stephen E), Alan Jefferson, and Niles Plonk are scheduled for the Mid-States Wrestling event in Springfield, MO

June 30th
Merc is scheduled for WrestleMax's "Reborn" event in Columbia, IL

July 1st
Carlito is scheduled for the All Star Wrestling event in Sydney, Australia

Bam Bam Malone & The Vet Club (Adam Asher & Tim Storm) vs. Southern Royalty (BIW Tag Team Champions Alex Arsenal & Nightmare Jeremiah & BIW Southern Champion Angel Camacho) in a 6-Man Tag Team Match is scheduled for Bayou Independent Wrestling's "Key to the Kingdom" event in Vicksburg, MS

James Storm is scheduled for the Gladiator Championship Wrestling event in Alma, AR

August 5th
The Mortons (Ricky Morton & Kerry Morton) are scheduled for the "Rumble at the Hilton" event in Charlotte, NC

August 12th
BIW Southern Champion Angel Camacho defends the title against Adam Asher and Bam Bam Malone in a Triple Threat Match at the Bayou Independent Wrestling event in Brookhaven, MS. Other scheduled matches include Exodus Prime vs. Danny Chance.

August 27th
Sting and Sammy Guevara are scheduled for for AEW's "All In" pay-per-view event in London, England

September 30th
Bobby Fulton, Ronnie Garvin, and Jimmy Garvin are scheduled for World Classic Big Time Wrestling's "Great Fall Bash 2" event in Chillicothe, OH

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UPCOMING OUT OF STATE APPEARANCES
August 3rd through 6th
Abdullah the Butcher, Baby Doll, Bill Dundee, Bob Roop, Brian Blair, Jerry Brisco, Jerry Lawler, Jim Ross, Larry Zbyszko, The Mortons (Ricky Morton & Kerry Morton), Ahmed Johnson, Big Mama, Brian Pillman, Jr., Denny Brown, Dink the Clown, Doink the Clown (Ray Apollo), Gangrel, The Godfather, The Headbangers (Mosh & Thrasher), The High Flyers (Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell), James J. Dillon, Kevin Sullivan, Kurt Angle, Manny Fernandez, Maven, Steve Keirn, Terri Runnels, Tommy Rich, Tully Blanchard, Victoria, and many more will be signing autographs at "The Gathering IV" at the Hilton University Place in Charlotte, NC. For more info, go to CrowbarPress.com/TMartPromotions.

September 1st
Kevin Von Erich will be performing at "An Evening with Kevin Von Erich: Stories from the Top Rope" at the Majestic Theatre in Dallas, TX

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UPCOMING BIRTHDAYS
May 14th - Big Van Vader, C. M. Burnham, Robert Fuller, Scott Irwin, Shawn Bragan, Steve Williams, Tommy Rogers
May 15th - Joe Cuedo, Kevin Von Erich, Koko
May 16th - Alan Jefferson, Buddy Knox, Buddy Roberts, Ryker James
May 17th - Billy Red Lyons, Dan Maestro, J. B. Pain, Kyle Hawk, Mike Pappas, Wage
May 18th - Akuma Jones, Gajo, Jimmy Snuka, Kristopher Haiden, Luna Nightshade, Matt Riviera
May 19th - Andre the Giant, Bateman, Buzz Markley, Dick Slater, The Mongol, Will Chambers
May 20th - Dale Veasey

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