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Posted: Jul 8th 2023 By: Compiled by Oklafan Staff

NEWS
Sam Stackhouse, Dimitri Alexandrov, Ray Martinez, and Elijah Sparks are all featured in the documentary “Barroom Heroes”, about the Elote Lucha Wrestling Federation. The documentary premieres at the Circle Cinema in Tulsa on Sunday, July 16th at 5:30pm.

http://Fightful.com is reporting that Rick Steiner “eliminated” any chance that the company will be using him for events anytime soon. In addition, it notes that his son Bron Breakker has not received any heat due to his father’s action. Steiner created an uproar against Impact Wrestling talent Gisele Shaw during WrestleCon, which took place over “WrestleMania 39” weekend festivities. Shaw, a transgender woman who competes within the company’s Knockouts Division, shared what happened via social media. Shaw was walking towards a table to sign autographs when Steiner began yelling comments like, “you’re a dude”, “you’re a man”, “you’re a piece of trash”, “you’re filth”, and get “the f*ck” away from here”. When Shaw looked up at the person saying these things, it was Steiner. Shaw was shocked and couldn’t believe what was happening. Shaw was completely caught off guard about the situation, and said, “Excuse me?” to Steiner. However, he kept repeating the phrases and began yelling at Shaw again. Steiner has since been barred from returning to Wrestlecon. Breakker has commented on the incident, noting his dad’s actions are not a reflection of who he is. The good news is that it doesn’t look like this will affect Breakker’s current momentum with WWE. Rick, along with his brother Scott, were inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2022. He has been known to appear with his son here and there on WWE TV, but it doesn’t look like this will be happening anytime in the near future.

Former “SmackDown” General Manager Teddy Long has made an unusual pitch for Goldberg’s final match. Speaking on Sportskeeda’s “The Wrestling Time Machine” with Bill Apter and Mac Davis, Long stated that he would like to see Goldberg face off against Bret Hart. He said “The person that I’d like to put him with is the person that really helped him along the way, but I don’t know whether Bret wants to get back in the ring,” Long said. “For him and Bret Hart to have that final thing, I think that would be it because Bret is the guy. He could hang with Bret. Bret would make him look like a million dollars”.

Reportedly, Carlito will be making his way back to WWE on a full-time basis very soon.

Jim Cornette hasn’t held back on Excalibur, accusing the AEW announcer of only getting his job because of his friends. The masked play-by-play commentator has been behind the AEW announce desk since the promotion’s debut with “Double or Nothing” back in 2019 and has been the voice of “Dynamite” almost every week since then. However, Cornette isn’t a fan of the star, something that came to the forefront as he reviewed “Forbidden Door”. Speaking on his “Drive Thru” podcast, Cornette questioned Excalibur’s credentials for leading the “Forbidden Door” commentary when the company has now hired NJPW’s English language announcer Kevin Kelly as the voice of “Collision”. “He had to do all of the ‘Forbidden Door’ PPVs they had done up until now because of course he’s the lead announcer. Even though in the past Jim Ross has done New Japan announcing and even though he is a f**king Japanese mark and even though his friends gave him this job even though he had never done a television show in his life before he debuted on TBS. But now they have legitimately hired NJPW’s American announcer currently, he’s been doing it for the past 3,4,5 years, Kevin Kelly.” Going a step further, the legendary manager says the man in the mask should have handed his role over to Kelly for the broadcast while claiming he was “a mark who got lucky.” “Yet when they do a co-promotion between AEW and New Japan Pro Wrestling, Kevin is there alright but he’s sitting in the B-chair, next to sock face who’s never worked a f*cking day for NJPW in his life, because he still doesn’t have the intestinal fortitude to say ‘You know what, you know what you’re doing here and I’m a mark who got lucky so since you’re here Kevin you can do the show.'” During the same episode, Cornette blasted AEW for not protecting NJPW’s ace, Hiroshi Tanahashi, and went against popular opinion by accusing Kenny Omega and Will Ospreay of looking “phony” in their acclaimed IWGP United States Championship match.

The latest vlog from Sammy Guevara is now available by clicking here.

Gail Kim and Gisele Shaw came in last on the first leg of the race on the season premiere of “The Amazing Race Canada” and was the first team to be eliminated from the competition.

Oklafan congratulates Big Smooth on his recent marriage to his new wife Carrie.

Oklafan congratulates Chance Snodgrass on the birth of his daughter Spencer on July 7th.

Oklafan extends condolences to Shane Cortez on the passing of his niece on July 4th.

Oklafan extends condolences to the family and friends of Jim Farish, who passed away July 2nd at the age of 59. At the time of this post, no cause of death was available. Jim, who was an U. S. Army veteran and did basic training at Fort Sill, served as a referee in a few Oklahoma federations, most recently BPW and NCWO. He also worked for UWO. Additionally, he had provided referee services in some companies in Arkansas. Jim loved classic television, Elvis, and motorcycle riding amongst many other things. Many wrestlers in the area have expressed their regrets when informed of his passing and it is expected that the number of tribute posts for him will increase. Additionally, Majestic Championship Wrestling plans to do a 10-Bell Salute to him at their event Friday. Even though he had never worked for them, he had been in contact with owner Oscar Amazing about coming in.

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RECENT OUT OF STATE RESULTS
June 30th
Allan Martinez defeated Bozworth at Coastal Championship Wrestling’s “Buckamania” event in Deerfield Beach, FL

July 1st
Boogie Nights & The Philadelphia Playboy defeated Bushwacker Luke & Beastman at Battleground Championship Wrestling’s “Legends Never Die” pay-per-view event in Philadelphia, PA. In other matches, The Powers Of Pain (The Barbarian & The Warlord) defeated The Rock-N- Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson); and Lance Archer defeated Afa, Jr. and Gene Snitsky in a 3-Way Match.

El Hijo del Fishman & Rey Espectro defeated Los Negociantes (Demonio Infernal & Fresero, Jr.), Dick Angelo 3G & Legendario, and Olmeca & Rey Mictlan in a 4-Way Tag Team Match at Invasion Indy’s “Desafio Capitulo I” event in Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl, Estado de Mexico, Mexico

Papa Lypto defeated Caleb Crush at Lucha Libre & Laughs’ “I’ll Find You Beer Baron” event in Denver, CO

Tank Bryson defeated Ryan Romantic at Pro Wrestling Phoenix’s “Pat Powers’ Patriotic Palooza 2023” event in Omaha, NE. In other matches, Kyle King defeated Willy Sweet; and Duke Cornell defeated Kit Sackett.

J. T. Energy, Matthew Palmer, Blair Onyx, & Jake Manning defeated Damian Chambers & Alpha Sigma Sigma (Brent Oakley, K. C. Jacobs, & The Pledge) in an 8-Man Tag Team Match at The Wrestling Revolver’s “Cage of Horrors 2” pay-per-view event in Clive, IA

WWE United States Champion Austin Theory defeated A. J. Styles at the WWE event in Cardiff, Wales. In other matches, Sheamus defeated Karrion Kross (w/ Scarlett).

July 3rd
Maxxine Dupri & Alpha Academy (Chad Gable & Otis) defeated Valhalla & The Viking Raiders (Erik & Ivar) in a Mixed 6-Person Tag Team Match at the “WWE Monday Night RAW” event in Baltimore, MD

July 4th
Team Filthy (Jorel Nelson, J. R. Kratos, & Royce Isaacs) defeated Ryohei Oiwa & Murder Sauce (Lance Archer & Alex Zayne) in a 6-Man Tag Team Match at New Japan Pro Wrestling STRONG’s “Independence Day 2023 - Night 1” pay-per-view event in Tokyo, Japan

July 5th
The Jericho Appreciation Society (Sammy Guevara & Daniel Garcia) defeated Jeff Jarrett & Matt Hardy )(w/ Karen Jarrett, Jay Lethal, Satnam Singh, & Sonjay Dutt) in a quarterfinal match of the Blind Eliminator Tag Team Tournament at the “AEW Rampage” event in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. In other quarterfinal tournament matches, Big Bill & Brian Cage (w/ Prince Nana) defeated Matt Sydal & Trent Beretta.

Murder Sauce (Lance Archer & Alex Zayne) defeated TMDK (Bad Dude Tito & Kosei Fujita) at New Japan Pro Wrestling STRONG’s “Independence Day 2023 - Night 2” pay-per-view event in Tokyo, Japan

July 7th
AJ. Styles (w/ Michin) defeated Karrion Kross (w/ Scarlett) at the “WWE Friday Night SmackDown” event in New York, NY. In a pre-telecast dark match, Zelina Vega (w/ The Latino World Order [Joaquin Wilde, Cruz del Toro, Rey Mysterio, & Santos Escobar]) defeated Lacey Evans.

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UPCOMING OKLAHOMA EVENTS
Wrestling For a Cause
Sunday, July 9th
Cypress Event Center
1150 S. Sheridan Rd.
Tulsa, OK
Bell Time 6pm

United Wrestling Entertainment
Friday, July 14th
Cherokee County Community Building
900 S. College Ave.
Tahlequah, OK
Bell Time 6pm

Empire Pro Wrestling
Saturday, July 15th
Southern Oaks Recreation Center
400 SW 66th
Oklahoma City, OK
Bell Time 6pm

Body Progression Wrestling
Saturday, July 15th
American Legion Post 1
1120 E. 8th St.
Tulsa, OK
Bell Time 7pm

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UPCOMING OUT OF STATE EVENTS
July 9th
Tank Bryson is scheduled for the Bomb City Fights event in Amarillo, TX

NWA National Heavyweight Champion EC3 and Trevor Murdoch are scheduled for the “NWA Powerrr” event in Highland Park, IL

July 12th
The Jericho Appreciation Society (Sammy Guevara & Daniel Garcia) vs. Darby Allin & AEW International Champion Orange Cassidy in a semifinal match of the Blind Eliminator Tag Team Tournament is scheduled for the “AEW Dynamite” event in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

July 13th
Shawn Hendrix vs. Shimbashi is scheduled for New Texas Pro Wrestling’s “Texas Contenders Series” event in Houston, TX

July 15th
Devion Black is scheduled for the American Academy of Pro Wrestling event in Austin, TX

Tim Storm is among the entrants in the Battle Rumble to become the inaugural CCW Heavyweight Champion at Classic Championship Wrestling’s “Rumble at the Fort” event in Fort Smith, AR. Other scheduled matches include Kirk Castle vs. Ray Stryker; Stormi Renee vs. Hayden Rose; Holy Hell (Father Padge & Terry Panters) vs. Tyler Knight & Gunner Grayson; and Al Farat vs. Jeff Jett in a No DQ/Falls Count Anywhere Match.

Sam Stackhouse is scheduled for the Loko Wrestling event in Houston, TX

ROW Champion Edge Stone defends the title against Matty Ice in a Steel Cage Match officiated by special guest referee Nick Patrick at Reality of Wrestling’s “Summer of Champions” event in Humble, TX. Other scheduled matches include ROW Texas Champion Ryan Davidson defending the title against Jacob Fatu; ROW Television Champion Rudy Garza defending the title against Izzy James, Isaac Morales, Diego de la Cruz, Erik Lockhart, and Emilio Tovar in a Ladder Match; and Danni Bee is among the entrants in a 12-Woman Battle Royal. Also scheduled to appear is Robyn Reid and many more.

Bobby Burns is scheduled for the World Wrestling Xpress event in Lenard, KS

Kody Lane vs. Ethan Price is scheduled for Grandel Wrestling’s “Fight for Allison” event in Sauget, IL

July 16th
Buff Bagwell and Jake Roberts are scheduled for the Empire State Wrestling event in Batavia, NY

July 21st
Ricky Morton is scheduled for the Revolutionary Championship Wrestling event in West Portsmouth, OH

TexPro Champion Edge Stone defends the title against Slim Seven (w/ Lance Romance) at Texoma Pro Wrestling’s “Dominance” event in Sherman, TX. In other matches, TexPro Tag Team Champions The Gorilla Militia (Big Sed & Justin James) defend the titles against Rock’N’Rugged (Rook Tyler & Gabe Wilder). Also scheduled to appear is Devion Black, Izzy James, and many more.

July 22nd
Franco Varga vs. Bobby Fish is scheduled for the First Time Everrr event in Chicago, IL. Also scheduled to appear are Jake Hollister and many more.

Nova Phoenix vs. Victoria Mosh is scheduled for the Squared Circle Pro event in Lubbock, TX. Other scheduled matches include Olivier Vegos & S. O. S. vs. Evelyn Carter & Morgan Mercy. Also scheduled to appear is Missy Hyatt and many more.

July 23rd
HOT Champion Barrett Brown defends the title against Aaron Mercer in an Iron Man Match at Heart of Texas Wrestling's “Tainted Glory” event in Austin, TX. Other scheduled matches include Sam Stackhouse vs. Gun Show.

Mickie James is scheduled for the Maryland Championship Wrestling event in Joppa, MD

July 28th
Leo Fox & Jay Alexander vs. Dontae Smiley & Chris Lyons is scheduled for the Mat War Pro Wrestling event in Fort Worth, TX

July 29th
The Rock-N-Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson) vs. Kyler Coleman & Conrad Loucks is scheduled for the Mr. Chainsaw Pro Wrestling event in Kalkaska, MI

Sam Stackhouse vs. Jay Davis is scheduled for the Undisputed Pro Wrestling event in Santa Fe, TX

August 5th
The Rock-N-Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson) vs. The Headbangers (Mosh & Thrasher) is scheduled for T-Mart Promotions' "The Gathering IV - Rumble at the Hilton" event in Charlotte, NC. Other scheduled matches include Jarron Fulton (w/ Bobby Fulton) vs. Brock Anderson (w/ Arn Anderson). Also scheduled to appear is Abdullah the Butcher, Baby Doll, Bill Dundee, Bob Roop, Brian Blair, Jerry Brisco, Jerry Lawler, Jim Ross, Larry Zbyszko, and many more.

August 9th
Bobby Fulton is scheduled for World Classic Professional Big Time Wrestling’s “Heroes vs. Villains” event in Urbana, OH

August 12th
BIW Southern Champion Angel Camacho defends the title against Adam Asher and Bam Bam Malone in a Triple Threat Match at Bayou Independent Wrestling’s “We Weren’t Born to Follow” event in Brookhaven, MS. Other scheduled matches include Exodus Prime vs. Danny Chance; and BIW Women's Champion Emmy Camacho defending the title against Olivier Vegos.

Stormi Renee is scheduled for Heartland Championship Wrestling's "Summer Showdown" event in Leavenworth, KS

MSW Heavyweight Champion Luke Langley defends the title against Sam Stackhouse at the Mid-States Wrestling event in Springfield, MO. Other scheduled matches include MSW Tag Team Champions Alan Jefferson & Cannonball Matthews defending the titles against Toxic Masculinity (Johnny Dynamite & Johnny Lightning). Also scheduled to appear are Southern Heavyweight Champion Gary Roosevelt Gram, Jason Jones, Tim Rockwell (w/ Stephen E), and many more.

The Lunchador and The Bristow Brothers (Bobby Joe Bristow & Chase Bristow) are scheduled for the Precision Kombat League event in Goodland, KS

August 13th
Mick Foley is scheduled for Northeast Wrestling's "Six Flags Slam Fest 2023" event in Jackson, NJ

August 18th
Devion Black is scheduled for the Texoma Pro Wrestling event in Sherman, TX

A. J. Styles is scheduled for the "WWE Friday Night SmackDown" event in Toronto, Ontario, Canada

August 20th
Devion Black is scheduled for the Waco Association of Wrestling event in Waco, TX

August 21st
Garrisaon Creed vs. Vic Capri is scheduled for the Chicagoland Championship Wrestling event in Michigan City, IN

August 23rd
Tank Bryson and Kyle King are scheduled for the Pro Wrestling Phoenix event in Omaha, NE

August 26th
Devion Black is scheduled for the Metroplex Wrestling event in Bedford, TX

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

September 30th
Barry Windham, Bobby Fulton, Demolition (Ax & Smash), Jimmy Garvin, Ronnie Garvin, Larry Zbyszko, Mickie James, Ted DiBiase, and Tito Santana are scheduled for World Classic Big Time Wrestling's "Great Fall Bash 2" event in Chillicothe, OH

October 4th
Franco Varga and Luke Langley is scheduled for the Tri-States Wrestling event in Palmyra, MO

October 5th
Franco Varga and Luke Langley is scheduled for the Tri-States Wrestling event in Shelbina, MO

October 6th
Franco Varga and Luke Langley is scheduled for the Tri-States Wrestling event in Chillicothe, MO

October 7th
Jason Jones is scheduled for the Mid-States Wrestling event in Harrison, AR

Franco Varga and Luke Langley is scheduled for the Tri-States Wrestling event in St. Joseph, MO

October 8th
Franco Varga and Luke Langley is scheduled for the Tri-States Wrestling event in Gladstone, MO

October 21st
The Lunchador vs. K. J. Gold is scheduled for Elite Pride Wrestling’s “Beastly Hallows” event in Wichita Falls, TX. Other scheduled matches include Brandon Warhawk & MLP vs. Jason Simon & Fankie Lee.

November 11th
Chase Stevens is scheduled for the Bayou Independent Wrestling event in Vicksburg, MS

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UPCOMING OUT OF STATE APPEARANCES
August 3rd through 6th
Abdullah the Butcher, Baby Doll, Bill Dundee, Bob Roop, Brett Sawyer, Brian Blair, Bugsy McGraw, The Fantastics (Bobby Fulton & Jackie Fulton), Jerry Brisco, Jerry Lawler, Jim Ross, Larry Zbyszko, The Rock-N-Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson), Ahmed Johnson, Arn Anderson, Austin Idol, Big Mama, Brian Pillman, Jr., Brock Anderson, 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, Jarron Fulton, Judias, Kerry Morton, Kevin Sullivan, Kurt Angle, Manny Fernandez, Maven, The Nasty Boys (Brian Knobbs & Jerry Sags), Ricky Steamboat, Rip Rogers, 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 and David Manning will be performing at "An Evening with Kevin Von Erich: Stories from the Top Rope" at The Majestic Theatre in Dallas, TX. Click here for more info.

Mick Foley and Kevin Nash will be signing autographs at “GalaxyCon Austin” at the Austin Convention Center in Austin, TX. For more info, go to GalaxyCon.com/Pages/GalaxyCon-Austin.

September 2nd
Kevin Von Erich and David Manning will be performing at "An Evening with Kevin Von Erich: Stories from the Top Rope" at Charline McCombs Empire Theatre in San Antonio, TX. Click here for more details.

Mick Foley and Kevin Nash will be signing autographs at “GalaxyCon Austin” at the Austin Convention Center in Austin, TX. For more info, go to GalaxyCon.com/Pages/GalaxyCon-Austin.

September 3rd
Kevin Von Erich and David Manning will be performing at "An Evening with Kevin Von Erich: Stories from the Top Rope" at the American Bank Center Selena Auditorium in Corpus Christi, TX

Mick Foley and Kevin Nash will be signing autographs at “GalaxyCon Austin” at the Austin Convention Center in Austin, TX. For more info, go to GalaxyCon.com/Pages/GalaxyCon-Austin.

September 5th
Kevin Von Erich and David Manning will be performing at "An Evening with Kevin Von Erich: Stories from the Top Rope" at Stafford Centre in Houston, TX. Click here for more info.

September 6th
Kevin Von Erich and David Manning will be performing at "An Evening with Kevin Von Erich: Stories from the Top Rope" at The Strand Theater in Shreveport, LA. Click here for more info.

September 9th
Kevin Von Erich and David Manning will be performing at "An Evening with Kevin Von Erich: Stories from the Top Rope" at Globe News Center for the Performing Arts in Amarillo, TX. Click here for more info.

September 10th
Kevin Von Erich and David Manning will be performing at "An Evening with Kevin Von Erich: Stories from the Top Rope" at Wagner Noël Performing Arts Center in Midland, TX. Click here for more info.

September 23rd & 24th
Abdullah the Butcher will be signing autographs at "Hamilton Comic Con" at the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum in Mount Hope, Ontario, Canada. For more info, go to HamiltonComicCon.com.

September 30th
Barry Windham, Bobby Fulton, Demolition (Ax & Smash), Jimmy Garvin, Ronnie Garvin, Larry Zbyszko, Mickie James, Ted DiBiase, Tito Santana, Austin Idol, The Boogeyman, Booker T, Brian Pillman, Jr., Bret Hart, Davey Boy Smith, Jr., Gangrel, Haku, Jarron Fulton, Matt Cardona, Mike Rotunda, Nick Aldis, The Nation of Domination (D'Lo Brown & Kama Mustafa), Tommy Rich, Tugboat, Tully Blanchard, and many more will be signing autographs from 12pm to 5pm at "The Great Fall Bash 2: Season of the Hitman Fan Fest" at the OUC Shoemake Center in Chillicothe, OH prior to the World Classic Professional Big Time Wrestling event held later in the evening

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UPCOMING BIRTHDAYS
July 9th - Alexander Gold, Axel Savage, Jerry Grey, Ralph Hammonds, Skidz
July 10th - Billy Jack Haynes, Daemon Storm, Gary Poppins
July 11th - Butch Reed, Cody Burns, Garrett Murphy, Jim White, Warhammer, Xavier
July 12th - Clint Cassidy, Rene Goulet, Sam Stackhouse, Summer Rain
July 13th - Frankie Taylor, Kenny Ackles, Oscar Dotson, Tony Borne
July 14th - Charley Lay, Danny McShain, Jeff Jarrett, Katy, Mable, Nathaniel Blade, Se7en
July 15th - Boyd Bradford, Charley Strack, D. J. Peterson, Juston Talley, Mikey [2nd], Morrison, Vixen

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