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Posted: Dec 28th 2010 By: CMBurnham

NEWS

Jack Swagger got married over the weekend of December 17-18 to 24 year old former WWE developmental wrestler and Maxim Model Catalina White. ?Sitting in first class w/Mrs.Swagger, heading to a romantic Tables Ladders and Chairs match honeymoon,? the former World champion wrote on Twitter on Sunday. White wrestled in Florida Championship Wrestling under the names of Veronica Blaze and Saylor James between October 2008 and March 2009 and never made it on WWE TV although she did appear on episodes of FCW. A year prior to joining WWE she filmed a sex tape which was then released through adult film distributor Shane?s World. It had been originally reported that they were married back in April 2010 the day after Swagger defeated Chris Jericho for the WWE SmackDown! World Title but apparently that report was inaccurate.. You can meet the new Mrs. Swagger by looking at some of her stunning photos and a preview of her "academy award performance" from the tape at http://w-o.it/dWCuCi

As rumored for a while now, The Wrestling Observer Newsletter reports that Chavo Guerrero has been playing Jack Swagger's ?Soaring Eagle? for WWE as of late.

The Hollywood Reporter published the 80 Greatest Moments in TV for their 80th anniversary issue and listed Jerry Lawler?s confrontation with Andy Kaufman in the 30th spot. The incident happened on July 29, 1982 when Lawler slapped Kaufman during an episode of ?Late Night? with David Letterman" and Kaufman threw coffee on Lawler in retaliation. The segment generated a lot of buzz at the time and everyone thought the two hated each other for real but later Lawler revealed that the whole thing was staged and the two were good friends. Lawler wrestled Kaufman a few months before in Memphis after ?The King? took exception to Kaufman?s skits where he wrestled women declaring himself the Intergender Heavyweight Champion. In their match Lawler planted two piledrivers on Kaufman which sent the comedian to the hospital.

Charlie Haas posted the following on Twitter regarding Kaval's release from WWE: "Sorry to hear the news of Kaval being released. Especially before Christmas. What a gift. Shows how classless WWE is. Low Ki ur better off ? Anyways. Kaval is one of the best talents in the world. No doubt he will prevail else where. Much respect and love for him."

MondayNightMayhem.com recently interviewed ROH booker Dave Lagana and amongst the questions he was asked was what the news of Wrestling?s Greatest Tag Team (Shelton Benjamin & Charlie Haas) joining Ring of Honor full-time says about the direction of ROH & their continued focus on excelling the company?s tag team division. His response was, ?I think the wrestling landscape is changing in 2011, and I think it needs to. I?ve gone one on record and said this time period reminds me a lot of 1991, and that was the period that things changed a lot. I think we?re at that point, and guys like Charlie Haas & Shelton Benjamin were guys that were heavily misused in their time in the WWE, except for the time they were a tag team together. We knew they weren?t going to be available to be on the Pay-Per-View. Like we did with Davey (Richards) at Glory By Honor, let them be on the show and make an announcement that was very heavy. It?s a big deal they are going to be part of our tag team division. They just add another level to our roster.? You can listen to the entire interview at www.MondayNightMayhem.com

MondayNightMayhem recently interviewed Dwayne Gill (aka Gillberg) where he revealed who came up with the concept of Gillberg: ?That was the whole funny part about it because Gillberg was supposed to be a onetime thing. I had come up with Gillberg on the independents. I was out just making fun of wrestlers. I did ?Stone Old?. ?The UnderFaker?. I wore a wig and everything, you know. Then I had done Gillberg. I was telling Paul Bearer and Kane in the hallway one night and they?re laughing. I said, ?Yeah. I did Gillberg.? And Paul Bearer goes, ?Gillberg? Huh? You know, you look just like?Ohhhhhh, Duane Gill. I think you?ve come up with something.? I?m like, ?What are you talking about, Paul?? And he?s like, ?Nothing, nothing, nothing.? So then the rest of the night, every time I walked by them, Kane and Paul Bearer would go, ?Gill-berg! Gill-berg!? Gill explains how Paul and Kane orchestrated a lunch room chant the next day that began the ball rolling for the debut of Gillberg in WWF. But while all this was going on, the target of Gill?s humor was over in WCW?steaming about it. James asks if he had heard anything initially, before their eventual meeting, about how Bill Goldberg was taking the joke and, as he tells ClubWWI.com member, Bill?well, didn?t take the joke well at all. ?He hates my guts. He hates my guts to this day. He did not take a joke. He hated it. He wants to whoop my ass seriously. I honestly believe that?s why Vince (McMahon) never had the match Gillberg-Goldberg because of the fact that he would have probably ended my career and life. I?m a little guy, man.? You can listen to the entire interview at www.MondayNightMayhem.com

Former pro wrestler Ted Arcidi, who in the 80s for WWF, World Class and Stampede Wrestling, and was also the world record holder at one point in the bench press, plays a promoter in a very brief (like 20 seconds) scene in the movie "The Fighter."

For those who grew up during the territorial days on the West Coast there is an awesome video at http://wrestlingclassics.com/.ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=113867 covering the three major circuits of the 60s and 70s with lots of interview clips with Ray Stevens, Fred Blassie, Dutch Savage, Buddy Rose, Pat Patterson, Superstar Graham, John Tolos and others.

Fans who attended yesterday's live WWE event at MSG were treated to a rare Piper's Pit with the WWE Hall of Famer Rowdy Roddy Piper hosting as usual. Piper talked about the "50 Greatest Superstars of All Time" DVD and brought out fellow Hall of Famer Tito Santana to argue with. After going at each other about who would win a fight between them, the anonymous RAW General Manager sent the Usos to escort the two Legends from the ring because the segment was "boring." The Hall of Famers eventually tossed out the Usos out of the ring for a standing ovation from the crowd.

Tons of trouble with the weather regarding Sunday night's show. Several reports said it did not feel like an MSG show when it comes to atmosphere. For talent, they had a lot on their minds, including how they were going to have to get to Albany today in the blizzard. Ring announcer Justin Roberts arrived late and they had to have someone fill in for him who didn't appear to know how to ring announce. The only referee that arrived was Charles Robinson, so James "Nunzio" Maritato, who came to the show to visit with some friends, and was recruited to be a referee. Several people from Florida including Sgt. Slaughter, Heath Slater and Alicia Fox didn't make it. Tito Santana was contacted since he lives in the area to sub for Slaughter as the guest in Piper's Pit.

Jim Ross posted on Twitter: ?Amazing crowd of appx 15,000 in MSG Sun nite in the middle of a blizzard. Great fans in Big Apple!? and ?King had 2 fly into Rochester 2day & drive 2 Albany in big time snow. Flt 2 Albany cancelled.?

Beth Phoenix has posted a video discussing her ACL injury. You can view the video at http://gerweck.net/2010/12/28/video-beth-phoenix-discusses-her-acl-injury/

Oklafan extends its belated congratulations to Dutch Mantell on the birth of his granddaughter Chloe on December 4.

Oklafan extends its condolensces to the family & friends of Mark Lewin on the death of his brother, Donn Lewis, who passed away December 18 at the age of 84. Donn was also a professional wrestler
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RECENT RESULTS

December 19

Rob Ryzin & Arik Angel def. Brandon Bishop & Jason Noel at the IWF Premier Pro Wrestling event in Golden, CO

December 26

Chris Masters def. Jack Swagger at the WWE ?Smackdown? event in Chicago, IL. Later on the card, Beth Phoenix & WWE World Divas Champion Natalya def. Layla & Naomi

December 27

Jerry Lawler def. WWE RAW World Champion The Miz by Countout at the WWE ?RAW? TV Taping in Albany, NY

Chris Masters def. Jack Swagger at the WWE ?Smackdown? event in Pittsburgh, PA. Later on the card, Beth Phoenix & WWE World Divas Champion Natalya def. Layla & Naomi
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UPCOMING OKLAHOMA EVENTS
Impact Zone Wrestling
Saturday, January 1st
The Impact Arena
Lawton, OK
Bell Time 7pm
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UPCOMING MATCHES

December 28th

Jack Swagger, Albert Del Rio, & Kane take on Rey Mysterio, The Big Show, & WWE SmackDown! World Champion Edge in a post-taping dark match at the "WWE Friday Night SmackDown!" television taping in Rochester, NY

Tito Santana, Ccahi, & Justin Corino take on Aaron Stride, Travis Blake, & IWF Heavyweight Champion Franciz in a Loser of the Fall Must Leave Town for 60 Days Match at Independent Wrestling Federation's "December to Remember Live Event Day 3" event in West Paterson, NJ

-2011-

January 1st

Michael Faith is among the stars scheduled for the New Age Wrestling event in Dallas, TX
NAWA Texas Heavyweight Champion Pablo Chuco defends the title against Doberman and Max Muscles at North American Wrestling Allegience's "New Year's Day Bash" event in Waxahachie, TX

January 6th

Jeff Jarrett and A. J. Styles are among the stars scheduled for the TNA show in Wallingford, CT

January 7th

Mark Sterling takes on Jeremy Wyatt in a 60 minute Iron Man Match at 3XWrestling's "Divide & Conquer" event in Des Moines, IA

The Honky Tonk Man & IWE Heavyweight Champion Jay Jaillet take on Jimmy Capone & IWE Tag Team Champion Sonny Roselli at the Independent Wrestling Entertainment event in Fairfield, ME

January 8th

Michael Barry and Lars Manderson are among the stars scheduled for the Metro Pro Wrestling event in Kansas City, KS

Paul Bearer and Matt Borne are among the stars scheduled for the Millennium Wrestling Federation event in Melrose, MA

Jack Legacy is among the stars scheduled for the Gold Rush Pro Wrestling event in Eureka, CA

The Honky Tonk Man takes on Vince Beach at the Independent Wrestling Entertainment event in Brewer, ME

January 9th

TNA World Television Champion Douglas Williams defends the title against A. J. Styles at TNA's "Genesis" pay-per-view event in Orlando, FL. Also on the card, Jeff Jarrett takes on Kurt Angle in an MMA exhibition.

January 14th

Jeff Jarrett and A. J. Styles are among the stars scheduled for the TNA show in Reading, PA

January 15th

Jerry Lawler and Sgt. Slaughter are among the stars scheduled for the Northeast Wrestling event in Poughkeepsie, NY

Shane Douglas is amongst the stars scheduled for the Classic Championship Wrestling event in Marysville, PA

Tracy Smothers vs. Jerry Lawler is scheduled for the Main Event Championship Wrestling event in Monroe City, IN

January 16th

Jeff Jarrett and A. J. Styles are among the stars scheduled for the TNA show in Hagerstown, MD

January 21st

Ric Flair and A. J. Styles are among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Lyon, France

January 22nd

Ric Flair and A. J. Styles are among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Paris, France

Michael H, Mr. Big, & J. R. Orullian are among the stars scheduled for the one night tournament to crown the new NCW Heavyweight Champion at the NoArk Championship Wrestling event in Siloam Springs, AR

January 27th

Jeff Jarrett, Ric Flair and A. J. Styles are among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Glasgow, Scotland

January 28th

Jeff Jarrett, Ric Flair and A. J. Styles are among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Manchester, England

The World's Greatest Tag Team (Charlie Haas & Shelton Benjamin) vs the Kings of Wrestling (Chris Hero & Claudio Castagnoli) is scheduled for Ring of Honor's "WrestleReunion 2011" event in Los Angeles, CA

January 29th

Jeff Jarrett takes on Johnny Moss at the TNA house show in London, England. Also scheduled to appear is Ric Flair, A. J. Styles, and many more.

Doink the Clown (no word on which Doink) is among the stars scheduled for the Texas Championship Wrestling event in Tyler, TX

Jerry Lawler takes on Bill Dundee (w/ Dutch Mantell) at the Showtime All-Star Wrestling event in Nasville, TN. Also scheduled to appear is Tracy Smothers and many more.

Chase Stevens is scheduled for the New School Federation Pro Wrestling event in Temple, TX

January 31

Dory Funk, Johnny Magnum & Arachna Man vs. Karl Madetzke, Luke Spencer & Fushicho Masuku is scheduled for the BANG! event in Ocala, FL

February 3rd

Jeff Jarrett is among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in New Orleans, LA

February 4th

Jeff Jarrett is among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Hattiesburg, MS

February 5th

Jeff Jarrett is among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Pensacola, FL

Alissa Flash takes on Taryn Terrell at the Pro Wrestling Revolution event in San Francisco, CA

February 17th

Jeff Jarrett is among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Beckley, WV

February 18th

Jeff Jarrett is among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Huntington, WV

February 19th

Jeff Jarrett is among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Gassaway, WV

February 24th

Jeff Jarrett is among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Wilson, NC

February 25th

Jeff Jarrett is among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Norfolk, VA

The Honky Tonk Man is among the stars scheduled for an independent pro wrestling event in Odessa, TX. Also scheduled to appear is Doink the Clown, but no word as to who is portraying Doink at this event.

February 26th

Jeff Jarrett is among the stars scheduled for the TNA house show in Richmond, VA

MCW Heavyweight Champion Brian Blade defends the title against Jack Norton in a 2 out of 3 Falls Match at the Modern Championship Wrestling event in Marceline, MO. Also scheduled to appear is J. B. Payne, Vash Heartly, and many more.

Jerry Lawler takes on Matt Riviera at New Millennium Wrestling's "Altered Realities" event in Balch Springs, TX

Michael H, Mr. Big, & J. R. Orullian are among the stars scheduled for the NoArk Championship Wrestling event in Siloam Springs, AR

February 27th

The Rock-N-Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson) are one of the teams entered in the 4th Annual Pez Whatley Memorial Tag Team Tournament at the AIWF Mid-Atlantic Wrestling event in Lexington, NC

March 5th

Demolition (Ax & Smash) are among the stars scheduled for the Dreamwave Wrestling event in LaSalle, IL

March 26th

The Iron Sheik is among the stars scheduled for New Millennium Wrestling's "Revolutions" event in Balch Springs, TX

Michael H, Mr. Big, & J. R. Orullian are among the stars scheduled for the NoArk Championship Wrestling event in Siloam Springs, AR

April 30th

Michael H, Mr. Big, & J. R. Orullian are among the stars scheduled for the NoArk Championship Wrestling event in Siloam Springs, AR
Larry Zbyszko is among the stars scheduled for the All Out Mayhem event in Portland, ME
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AUTOGRAPHS & APPEARANCES

-2011-

January 7th

Mick Foley, Ted DiBiase, and Virgil will be signing autographs at the "World of Wheels" at the Chattanooga Convention center in Chattanooga, TN. For more info, go to WorldOfWheels.info.

January 8th

Paul Bearer, Daniel Bryan, Abyss, Jay Lethal, Homicide, Awesome Kong, Matt Borne, Eddie Edwards, John Cena, Sr., and many more will be signing autographs starting at 5pm at Memorial Hall in Melrose, MA prior to the Millennium Wrestling Federation event held later in the evening. For more info, go to BostonWrestling.com.

January 8th & 9th

Ted DiBiase and Virgil will be signing autographs at the "World of Wheels" at the Chattanooga Convention center in Chattanooga, TN. For more info, go to WorldOfWheels.info.

January 15th

Jerry Lawler, Matt Hardy, Carlito, Tommy Dreamer, Shannon Moore, Sabu, Sgt. Slaughter and many more will be signing autographs from 5pm to 7:30pm at the Mid Hudson Civic Center in Poughkeepsie, NY prior to the Northeast Wrestling event held later in the evening. For more info, call (845) 451-7620.

January 28th through 30th

Roddy Piper, Paul Orndorff, Bob Orton, Jr., Tito Santana, Mr. Fuji, Mr. Saito, SoCal Val, Traci Brooks, Ryan Shamrock, Ken Patera, Mike Graham, Terry Funk, Tatanka, Savio Vega, Val Venis, Gene Okerlund, Barry Orton, Shane Douglas, The Powers of Pain (Warlord & Barbarian), Jim Neidhart, Shane Helms (AKA The Hurricane), Danny Davis, Mr. Aguila, Jimmy Hart, Christy Hemme, Bret Hart, Billy Graham, Torrie Wilson, Nick Mitchell, Bill Anderson, Amber O'Neal, Sassy Stephanie, Rhaka Khan, Allison Danger, Serena, Tammy Sytch (AKA Sunny), and many more will be appearing at "Wrestle Reunion" at the LAX Hilton in Los Angeles, CA. For more info, go to WrestleReunion.com.

January 29th

Terry Taylor will be conducting a pro wrestling seminar for Texas Championship Wrestling in Tyler, TX. For more info, call (210) 689-1784.

February 12th

Terry Funk, Axl Rotten, Balls Mahoney, Nunzio, Joel Gertner, Chastity, Danny Doring, Mikey Whipwreck, The Headbangers (Mosh & Thrasher), Gillberg, Jeff Jones, Baby Doll, Samantha Starr, Manny Fernandez, Shane Douglas, Tammy Sytch (AKA Sunny), Nikolai Volkoff, and many more will be signing autographs at the "Baltimore Celebrity fest 2011" at the Best Western BWI in Elkridge, MD. For more info, go to BMoreCelebFest.com.

February 20th

Sgt. Slaughter and George Steele will be signing autographs before the Milwaukee Admirals hockey game at Bradley Center in Milwaukee, WI. For more info, go to MilwaukeeAdmirals.com.

February 25th

Jerry Lawler will be signing autographs before the Dayton gems hockey game at the hara Arena in Dayton, OH. For more info, go to DaytonGems.com.

March 5th

Demolition (Ax & Smash) will be signing autographs at the LaSalle Knights of Columbus in LaSalle, IL prior to the Dreamwave Wrestling event held later in the evening. For more info, go to DreamwaveWrestling.com.

April 30th

Larry Zbyszko, Zach Gowen, Mini Boogeyman, Palmer Canon, and John Cena, Sr. will be signing autographs starting at 6pm at the Strive Center in Portland, ME prior to the All Out Mayhem event held later in the evening. For more info, go to AllOutMayhem.com.

May 7th

Terry Taylor, Ken Shamrock, Dallas Page, Mike Tenay, Dan Severn, Mark Canterbury (AKA Henry O. Godwinn), Dennis Knight (AKA Phinneas I. Godwinn), The Masked Superstar, Barry Darsow (AKA Krusher Khrushchev), Bob Armstrong, Brad Armstrong, and many more will be appearing at "Legends of the Ring 12" at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Monroe, NJ. For more info, go to LegendsOfTheRing.com.

May 21st

Tito Santana, Howard Finkel, Rick Martel, Samu, Jameson, Antonio Thomas, Amy Zidian, Armando Estrada, John Cena, Sr., Jay Strongbow, Tammy Sytch (AKA Sunny), Axl Rotten, Duane Gill (AKA Gillberg), Brutus Beefcake, Danny Davis, The Iron Sheik, Ox Baker, Short Sleeve Sampson, Amber, Latasha, Alexxis, The Now, Kevin Chesney, Ivy, Shockwave the Robot, and many more are scheduled to appear at the "New England Pro Wrestling Fanfest" in East Providence, RI. For more info, e-mail hwfforever@yahoo.com.

July 1st through 3rd

Roddy Piper, Dallas Page, and many more will be signing autographs at "Days of the Dead 2011" at the Wyndham Indianapolis in Indianapolis, IN. For more info, go to DaysOfTheDead.net.

August 4th through 7th

The Assassin, Ole Anderson, Mr. Wrestling II, Steve Olsonoski, Karl Kox, Ted DiBiase, David Shultz, Tony Atlas, Tim Brooks, The Masked Superstar, Dory Funk, Jr., Terry Funk, Eddie Mansfield, and many more are scheduled to appear at the "2011 Georgia Wrestling Legends Fanfest Weekend" at the Atlanta Airport Marriott Hotel in Atlanta, GA. For more info, go to NWALegends.com.
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UPCOMING BIRTHDAYS
December 28th - Tatsumi Fujinami, Lanny Poffo
December 29th - Donny Brooks, Jake O'Brien, Terry Pantera, Billy Ray
January 1st - Dustin Harp, El Hoto, Keebler, Luscious Larry
January 2nd - The Mummy, Tommy D
January 3rd - Art Crews, Lord Littlebrook, Jim Ross

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