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Oklahoma Scoop

Posted: Oct 30th 2006 By: CMBurnham

News:
The last day Sting held the NWA World Heavyweight Title was on January 11, 1991 when he lost to Ric Flair. That means Sting went 15 years, 9 months and 11 days. That would round out to approximately 5510 days since he last held the belt. That?s the longest time span between title reigns in NWA history!

Believe it or not, Sting forgot to bring his white face paint with him to Plymouth, Michigan for Bound for Glory. TNA had people run to near by stores to try to find the paint, but was unsuccessful. Finally, a TNA official found an ICP fan who made a run to his car to loan the NWA champion his white face paint.

The NWA Hall of Fame announced their inductions for the 2006 class, which include the Rock-N-Roll Express and Saul Weingeroff, manager of the Continental Warriors and father of George Weingeroff.

The reason Jimmy Garvin quit the WWE creative team was because he didn?t like the travel schedule. He has signed a Legends deal.

Georgiann Makropolous (of http://www.wrestlingfigs.com) is reporting that ?Dr. Death? Steve Williams is now cancer free. He will be inducted into the George Tragos/Lou Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame next July. Williams also worked a match 2 weekends ago and is headed to Ohio Valley Wrestling on November 1st and then to Deep South Wrestling on the 6th of November. Then he is headed to St. Louis from the 14th - 19th to talk to High Schools and Churches.

The staff of Midway Games were in Orlando this past Monday, scanning TNA's roster for the upcoming debut TNA video game. TNA filmed a lot of crowd footage at last Tuesday's taping for the game as they specifically wanted to use the Impact Zone's crowd noise and chants for the game's audio. A lot of the wrestlers were shown A.J. Styles' video game renderings for the first time and were blown away. The level of detail was said to be so precise you could see a scar on Styles' lip that he suffered from a Samoa Joe bout.

WWE.com has an article online where Sgt. Slaughter, Dusty Rhodes and Roddy Piper give comments (some in character, some not) about possibly being Ric Flair's partner against the Spirit Squad at Cyber Sunday.

WWE released Tim Horner and Ted DiBiase from their agent positions on October 26. DiBiase will be going back to doing Ministry work and other speaking engagements on weekends, as well as plans on doing a wrestling school tour doing clinics on working matches, character development, promos, ring psychology, marketing oneself and telling a story in the ring. For booking info for DiBiase you can contact Bobby Riedel at UGottaBYourself@aol.com or call 631-242-5359 x329

After the 11/4 show in Philadelphia for Ring of Honor, Jim Cornette is taking two months off from wrestling for health reasons except he will be at the November and December TNA pay-per-view shows and TV tapings the next night. Cornette wasn't booked for television last Tuesday in Orlando, so if he makes any appearances on the show the next two weeks, they would have been taped in Detroit. Cornette has been working every date he had been booked even though he was sick as a dog dating back to the first week of September and shouldn't have been doing it, and felt bad about his inability to perform up to the expected levels at the TNA PPV because he had no voice.

Tracy Smothers was ordered to undergo a mental evaluation regarding charges of harassing his girlfriend with threats. Smothers was said to be in a good mood Thursday and worked a show. The case was continued until 11/2. Smothers speaks on Tuesday?s Trash Talking Show. Visit http://www.trashtalkingradio.com for more information.

Jakks Pacific has issued preview images of their 7th Classic 3-packs, which include figures of Paul Bearer and Cactus Jack.

Prince al-Farat & Tim WarCloud were crowned the new Western Alliance Entertainment Tag Team Champions this past weekend in Phoenix, AZ. Farat will be taking part of a W.W.R. Heavyweight Title Tournment entitled, "Noche de Torneo" along with 12 other stars to crown a new W.W.R. Champ on Nov. 25th in Puerto Rico.

Oklafan sends its thoughts and prayers to Paul Bearer, as his brother passed away Saturday. His wife Dianne has again been diagnosed with breast cancer and is facing another mastectomy.

Paul Linam made an appearance on a commercial shown in the Tulsa area during ?Friday Night Smackdown?. He was promoting the new CW network.

Mike Iles returned to the wrestling world, doing ring announcing and play-by-play for the NWA-U Television tapings Saturday, October 28 in Tahlequah. Iles was joined at the broadcast table by Oklafan owner and senior editor, C.M. Burnham. Negotiations are still on to determine where and when the show will be broadcast.

NWA-TNA will be releasing 8 new DVDs beginning on Halloween, including ?The Best of A.J. Styles Vol. 2?, which should come out in early 2007.
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Recent Results:
October 20:
Drunk Adam, Hugh Rogue, & Louie The Hand defeated The Texas Treats (Don Juan, Chris Marval, & J.T. LaMotta) for Xtreme Championship Wrestling in Denton, TX

October 21:
Spoiler 2000 and Bash wrestled to a Double Count-Out for Ameican Championship Wrestling in Marshall, TX.

Prince al-Farat def. The Hardcore Wizard for the IWC Hardcore Title in Davie, FL.

October 22:
Mil Mascaras & Los Chivos def. Shamu Jr., Chilango & Durango for Alternative Wrestling Shop in City Industry, CA

Anthony Wayne beat Southern Kentucky Regional Champion Shane Smalls in a 2 out of 3 falls match for International Championship Wrestling in Bowling Green, KY. However, because he won the final fall by DQ, the title did not change hands

October 23:
Jim Duggan def. Colt Cabana at the WWE Heat tapings in Chicago, IL. On the same card, Super Crazy def. Charlie Haas.

October 26:
Jeff Anderson successfully defended the UWA Texas title against Bobby Eaton for United Wrestling Alssociation in Alcoa, TN. On the same card, Shane Williams def. Brent Albright

King Kong Bundy def. The Alden Brothers in a Handicap Match for Top Rope Promotions in Fall River, MA

Action Jackson def. Luke Bronson for Professional Championship Wrestling in Arlington, TX.

October 27:
The Naturals (Chase Stevens & Andy Douglas) def Chris Joel & Hurrican Castillo with the help of Dutch Mantel for World Wrestling Council in Ponce, Puerto Rico

Christopher Daniels def. Brent Albright for Ring of Honor in Dayton, OH. On the same card, Samoa Joe & NWA World Tag Team Champion Homicide def. Steve Corino & Adam Pearce (w/ Jim Cornette & Shane Hagadorn)

October 28:
Brent Albright def. Trik Davis for Ring of Honor in Chicago, IL

Headshrinker Samu pinned "The Extreme Strongman" Gino Martino to become the new URW Brass Knuckles Champion for Ultimate Ring Wars in Somerset, MA

Chris Starr & Hurrican Castillo def. The Naturals (Chase Stevens & Andy Douglas) for World Wrestling Council in Bayoman, Puerto Rico. On the same card, in a match where the winners control the WWC, Abdullah the Butcher & Carlos Colon def. Victor Jovica & Bronco.
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Upcoming Matches & Appearances:
October 31st:
TNA invades the Campo Pequeno Bull Fighting Arena (7,000 seat brand venue), in Lisbon, Portugal with Jeff Jarrett & A.J. Styles amongst those featured.

November 3rd:
A.J. Styles will take on Abyss at the Northeast Wrestling event at the Danbury Police Athletic Building in Danbury, CT.

Tracy Smothers is scheduled for the NAW event at the National Guard Armory in Carlisle, KY

Dusty Rhodes and A. J. Styles are scheduled for Northeast Wrestling?s ?Autumn Armageddon? in Danbury, CT.

November 4th:
Scotty Charisma is scheduled for the East Coast Wrestling Alliance event at the Newark Boys & Girls Club in Newark, DE

Konnan will be appearing in Homicide's corner on 11/4 in Philadelphia. It appears they are building to Konnan vs. Jim Cornette interview showdown.

November 5th:
A.J. Styles vs. Jay Lethal for Pro Wrestling Xplosion in their New York debut

November 9th:
The Headshrinkers (Alofa & Samu) will be in action at the "Wrestle Rock '06" event at the Redding Convention Center in Redding, CA. The Headshrinkers may be better known in this region as The Samoan SWAT Team (Fatu & Samu).

November 10th:
A.J. Styles is among some of the TNA superstars that are scheduled for the TNA/United Wrestling Federation joint event at The New Alhambra in Philadelphia, PA.

November 11th:
Scotty Charisma is scheduled for the Continental Championship Wrestling event in Wind Gap, PA

Brent Albright vs. Austin Aries is scheduled for International Wrestling Cartel in Elizabeth, PA

A.J. Styles is scheduled for United Wrestling Federation in East Hartford, CT

November 18th:
Mid-States Wrestling Heavyweight Champion Butch Reed will take on All-Star Wrestling Shooting Star Champion Michael Barry in a 60 Minute Time Limit, Title Unification Match at the Mid-States Wrestling & All-Star Wrestling year-end event at the Fairgrounds Indoor Expo in Harrison, AR. Also on the card, Jake Boulder takes on Jim Fallon in a Texas Bullrope Match. Plus Cast-Iron Cothern (w/ Boss Campbell) takes on Tanker. Also appearing on the card is Mitch Carter, Jason Jones, Jack Dalton, and Sassy Merlot.

November 19:
NWA World Heavyweight Champion Sting will defend the title against the "Fight For The Right" winner at TNA's "Genesis" pay-per-view event on November 19th from Universal Studios in Orlando, FL. "Fight For The Right" entrants include Abyss, Christopher Daniels, Ron Killings, A.J. Styles, Bobby Roode, Lance Hoyt, and TNA World X Division Champion Chris Sabin.

November 20th:
Exodus Wrestling Alliance in Mooresville, NC at the National Guard Armory features The Masked Superstar vs. George South Sr. in a cage match with Tommy Young as ref, plus Bobby Eaton vs. Ricky Morton

November 24th:
Brent Albright is scheduled for Ring of Honor in Lake Grove, NY

November 25th:
Jeff Jarrett will face Eric Young at the TNA event in Monterrey, Mexico. Also on the card, Senshi faces A. J. Styles and Petey Williams in a Triple Threat Match. Plus, The Naturals (Andy Douglas & Chase Stevens) face long time rivals America's Most Wanted (Chris Harris & James Storm)

The Honky Tonk Man is scheduled for the NWA Extreme Canadian Championship Wrestling event in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Scotty Charisma is scheduled for the East Coast Professional Wrestling event at the ECPW Arena in Lake Hiawatha, NJ

Brent Albright is scheduled for Ring of Honor in Edison, NJ.

December 2nd:
Scotty Charisma is scheduled for the East Coast Wrestling Alliance event at the Newark Boys & Girls Club in Newark, DE

December 8th
Ox Baker and Bruiser Costa have a show in Wilmington, MA with Greg Valentine.

December 9th
Ox Baker and Bruiser Costa have a show on 12/9 in Fall River, MA at the VFW Hall with Greg Valentine.

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Autographs & Appearances:
-2006-
October 28th - Tony Atlas at Meadow Glen Mall in Medford, MA

November 3-5: Lanny Poffo will be appearing at Florida Supercon, South Florida?s only comic, Sci-Fi and Anime convention.

November 3rd - Mick Foley at the Santa Ana Star Center in Rio Rancho, NM during the New Mexico Scorpions hockey game

November 4th: Roddy Piper at Ringside Fest 2006 in New York City, NY.

November 9th - The Headshrinkers (Alofa & Samu) at the Redding Convention Center in Redding, CA before the "Wrestle Rock '06" event. The Headshrinkers may be better known in this region as The Samoan SWAT Team (Fatu & Samu)

November 11th - Sgt. Slaughter at the Lubbock Municipal Coliseum in Lubbock, TX during "Military Night" at the Lubbock Cotton Kings hockey game

November 11th - Dusty Rhodes at Attack of the Baseball Cards in Union, NJ. Rhodes is also scheduled for the Maryland Championship Wrestling Fanfest signing on the same date at 4:30pm in Hampstead, MD.

November 11th - "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan at The Fun Spot in Queensbury, NY. This will be Hacksaw's first ever appearance in his hometown.

November 11th - Paul Orndorff at Pro Wrestling World in Allentown PA

November 11th - A.J. Styles at the New England International Auto Show at Bayside Expo Center in Dorchester, MA

November 12th - Dusty Rhodes at the Greater Jacksonville Fair in Jacksonville, FL

November 14 ? Roddy Piper at the St. Lawrence Toys ?R Us in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

November 18th & 19th - Greg Valentine, Paul Orndorff, and Roddy Piper at the Sheraton Framington Hotel in Framington, MA during the Boston Super Mega Fest 2006

November 18th - King Kong Bundy at Galactic Cleaners in Sloatsburg, NY

-2007-
January 6th - Sgt. Slaughter at the Santa Ana Star Center in Rio Rancho, NM during the New Mexico Scorpions hockey game

February 3rd - Sgt. Slaughter at the RICOH Coliseum in Toronto, Ontario, Canada during the Toronto Marlies hockey game

February 17th - Mick Foley at the RICOH Coliseum in Toronto, Ontario, Canada during the Toronto Marlies hockey game

February 24th & 25th - Johnny Lee Clary (AKA Johnny Angel) will be preaching at Erindale Christian Centre in Canberra, Australia

July 4th through 8th - Sting will be one of the guest speakers on board Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines' Sovereign of the Seas during the "Cruise With a Cause" Bahamas Missions Cruise sponsored by PraiseFest Ministries

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Upcoming Birthdays:
October 30 ? Brandon Bishop
November 2 ? Abdullah the Butcher
November 5 ? Jules Strongbow