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Posted: Aug 25th 2019 By: Compiled by Oklafan Staff

NEWS
The WWE Network will be uploading WCW Saturday Night episodes from January 9, 1993 to May 22, 1993. This is the period with Ricky Steamboat in a lot of main events, a lot of Dustin Rhodes, Steve Austin & Brian Pillman as a tag team and the return to WCW of Ric Flair.

Shane Douglas will be starting a podcast called "Franchised with Shane Douglas" every week debuting on 8/27,which would be the 25th anniversary of the Douglas win of the NWA world title where the threw the belt down and called it the ECW title, which debuted that title.

Mick Foley praised Buddy Murphy after Murphy’s match against Daniel Bryan on SmackDown: “Watching #SmackDown on DVR, so I’m a little late to the pardukey, but @WWE_Murphy is the real deal, isn’t he? Two great performances in a row is no fluke.”

WWE Hall of Famer and AEW announcer Jim Ross discussed the new Wednesday night war between NXT and AEW during the latest episode of Grilling JR. Ross said that he’s not surprised that Vince McMahon decided to move NXT off the Network and on to USA Network on the same night that AEW is on TNT…and not only that, but to launch it two weeks before AEW debuts. He said he worked closely with Vince for 25 years and he’s not one to lay back and see AEW grow independently and freely. “He feels threatened for some crazy reason and I think that’s interesting to me,” Ross said. JR added that competition is good for everyone and they will be very happy to compete with AEW, noting that they knew it was going to be a competition from the very beginning and it’s not going to be an easy road. Ross alluded that in no meeting with AEW officials and AEW President Tony Khan it was ever mentioned that they’re gunning for WWE and the subject was “never brought up,” and blamed the comparison and “shots fired” news to the wrestling media online. The former Raw announcer also said that Vince McMahon must be “aware and cautious” about All Elite Wrestling and he has to be considering he took off NXT from loyal subscribers to the WWE Network to cable television. Despite the competition that they will give to WWE, Ross said that no one in the world is going to surpass WWE as the best sports entertainment company in the world, citing the big head start, infrastructure, and power in numbers. “But it’s irrelevant…the goal of AEW is to provide a great product to lapsed wrestling fans…among others, with an athletically-based old-school-oriented product. And to make – more importantly – a profit for the Khan family,” JR continued.

The foreigners being brought in for CMLL's 8/30 World Grand Prix are Matt Taven, Kenny King, Jay Briscoe, Mark Briscoe, Mecha Wolf 450, Oraculo, Luke Hawx and Big Daddy. No, not that Big Daddy, although imagining him working Arena Mexico would be something. It's Big Daddy Yumyum, who had a very brief run years back in New Japan as part of Bruce Tharpe's NWA stable. They also announced they would not be streaming this show live. The Mexican names in the tournament are in the current Observer.

Jake Roberts is scheduled for an Australia tour from February 7-18, 2020 doing talk shows in Geelong, Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth, Canberra, Sydney and Brisbane.

There is a 25 percent off VIP Fan Fest tickets for the Warrior Wrestling show on 9/1 in Chicago Heights, IL. If you go to http://www.warriorwrestling.net and use the code FLASH you can get 25 percent off VIP tickets to meet Mick Foley, Austin Aries, Pentagon Jr., Fenix, Brian Cage,Caristico, Tessa Blanchard and many more.

Hollywood Reporter and wire services reported the following: TV station giant Sinclair Broadcast Group has completed its $10.6 billion deal to acquire 21 regional Fox Sports networks that Walt Disney agreed to sell to get regulatory approval for its $71.3 billion acquisition of large parts of 21st Century Fox. After adjusting for minority interests, Sinclair said the aggregate purchase price for the RSNs is $9.6 billion. Sinclair picked up the sport network properties via a newly formed, indirect wholly owned subsidiary called Diamond Sports Group, in which Entertainment Studios CEO Byron Allen becomes an equity and content partner. The acquisition will make Sinclair, based in the Baltimore, Md (and a major provider of news), a big player in sports cable programming. Sinclair president and CEO Chris Ripley in a statement said, "We are very excited about the transformational aspects the RSN acquisition will have on Sinclair, and are eager to bring those opportunities to life." Among the sports channels it is buying are Fox Sports West in Los Angeles and Fox Sports San Diego. Sinclair owns, operates and/or provides services to 191 TV stations in 89 U.S. markets. The RSN portfolio gives Sinclair the exclusive local rights to 42 professional teams, comprising 14 Major League Baseball teams, 16 NBA teams and 12 NHL pro hockey teams. The Sinclair deal for the RSNs received the approval of the U.S. Department of Justice after Disney similarly secured regulatory approval to acquire certain assets of 21st Century Fox if it spun off the RSNs. Regulators argued Disney's ownership of ESPN and the regional channels would give the Hollywood conglomerate too much power in the sports TV sector, requiring it to sell the regional networks. In the purchase, Sinclair acquired:
Fox Sports Arizona
Fox Sports Detroit
Fox Sports Florida
Fox Sports Sun
Fox Sports North
Fox Sports Wisconsin
Fox Sports Ohio
SportsTime Ohio
Fox Sports South
Fox Sports Carolina
Fox Sports Tennessee
Fox Sports Southeast
Fox Sports Southwest
Fox Sports Oklahoma
Fox Sports New Orleans
Fox Sports Midwest
Fox Sports Kansas City
Fox Sports Indiana
Fox Sports San Diego
Fox Sports West
Prime Ticket
Fox College Sports
No word if Ring of Honor, owned by Sinclair, will get broadcast clearances in some or all of these markets.

On Saturday night immediately following the conclusion of NXT Takeover UK: Cardiff, the WWE Network will air a special documentary titled Exotic: The story of Adrian Street and Miss Linda. The 78-year-old Welsh former pro wrestler is considered a legend in the British wrestling scene. He made his debut in 1957 and wrestled as a heel throughout the world along with his valet and real-life wife Linda. Following their retirement from in-ring action, Street ran the Skull Crushers Wrestling School in Florida and the two also started creating wrestling gear. Perhaps their most famous creation is the Dude Love ring gear that Mick Foley wore during his feud with Steve Austin. The synopsis for the documentary reads, “British sports-entertainment legend Adrian Street reflects on his life and career in and out of the ring. Join him as he relives his journey to becoming one of the most outlandish and polarizing Superstars in history, and witness his emotional experience coaching at the WWE Performance Center in the United Kingdom.”

WWE Network News reported that a new episode of Ride Along will premiere on the WWE Network after Raw on Monday. It will feature Becky Lynch & Seth Rollins in one car and The Viking Raiders & Sarah Logan in the other.

The Greatest American Bolo suffered a sprained ankle at the WFC event last Saturday. Oklafan wishes him a speedy recovery.

Stevie Caballero suffered a wrist injury at the WFC event last Saturday. Oklafan wishes him a speedy recovery.

Taylor Kubat is currently suffering from an eye ulcer. Oklafan wishes her a speedy recovery.

Rolling Thunder was admitted to the hospital Friday with kidney stones. Oklafan wishes him a speecdy recovery.


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UPCOMING OKLAHOMA EVENTS

No events scheduled this week.

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RECENT RESULTS
August 16th
NEW Tag Team Champions Jerry Lawler & Keith Youngblood def. David Arquette & Brian Anthony at the North East Wrestling event in Poughkeepsie, NY

August 17th
Phoebe def. Vanity at the Ladies Night Out event in Texas City, TX

Tommy Dreamer & Shane Douglas (w/ Baby Doll) def. Steve Zios & Bam Bam Bundy (w/ Missy Hyatt) at the Rumble At the Hilton event in Charlotte, NC

Bill Black (w/ The Black Widow) def. MAW Anarchy Champion Karnage (w/ Naomi Sanders) for the title in a Body Bag Match at the Mid-American Wrestling event in New Hope, AR. Later on the card, Naomi Sanders def. MAW Ladies Champion Diamond Ice for the title and Naomi def. BPW 365 Champion Karnage for the title.

XICW Warrior Rampage Champion Isiah Broner def. Hernandez at the Xtreme Independent Championship Wrestling event in Pontiac, MI

August 18th
Eddie Kingston, Hernandez, Aaron Orion & Jack Price def. XICW Midwest Champion Malcolm Monroe III, Dre Desmond Jacobs, Alex Weir & Adam Wick at the Xtreme Intense Championship Wrestling event in Warren, MI

August 19th
Braun Strowman def. WWE United States Champion A. J. Styles by DQ at the WWE RAW event in Minneapolis, MN

August 23rd
Jordan Myles & KUSHIDA def. Marcel Barther & Fabian Aichner at the NXT event in Sanford, FL

August 24th
Angelina Love def. Sumi Sukai at the Ring of Honor event in Atlanta, GA.


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UPCOMING MATCHES
August 25th
ROH World Tag Team Champions The Briscoe Brothers (Jay Briscoe & Mark Briscoe) defend against the Rock-N-Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson) at the Ring of Honor “Honor For All” event in Nashville, TN

Paloma Starr is scheduled for the Galli Lucha event in Villa Park, IL

Tito Santana is scheduled for the International Wrestling Federation event in Nutley, NJ

August 26th
Matt Sydal vs. Rory Gulak vs. David Starr vs. Rabbi Swiss in a Fatal 4-Way Match is scheduled for the International Pro Wrestling Alliance event in Lehavot Haviva, Israel

August 29th
Thumbs-N-Buns vs. The Enlightenment (Luke Langley & Mike Sydal) is scheduled for the Journey Pro Wrestling event in Overland Park, KS

August 31st
Joey Ryan is scheduled for the SABOTAGE Wrestling event in New Braunfels, TX

PCW Tornado Alley Champion Tristan Thorne and Drake Gallows are scheduled for the Prairie Championship Wrestling event in Hutchinson, KS

Barrett Brown vs. Erica Torres is scheduled for the SABOTAGE event in New Braunfels, TX

Paloma Starr is scheduled for the Lucha Libre in the Park event in Chicago, IL

September 1st
Killer Kross vs. Tom Lawlor is scheduled for the Warrior Wrestling event in Chicago, IL. Also on the card, Lance Archer takes on Alex Zayne. Plus, an appearance by Mick Foley!

September 6th
Cade Sydal is scheduled for the Xtreme World Wrestling event in Monroe, NC

September 6th
Barrett Brown vs. Lance Hoyt is scheduled for the VIP Wrestling event in Dallas, TX. Also on the card: El Fuego del Sol!

September 7th
Karnage and Naomi Sanders are scheduled for the Mid-American Wrestling event in DeQueen, AR

Kevin, Ross & Marshall Von Erich are scheduled for the Major League Wrestling event in Dallas, TX

Bobby V is scheduled for the Squared Circle Pro event in Lubbock, TX

September 12th
Apoc vs. BC (w/ Nigel Rabid) is scheduled for the Dallas Championship Wrestling event in Irving, TX. In other matches, Moonshine Mantell takes on Jaxon Stone and Dexter Hardaway faces Bam Bam Malone!

September 14th
Killer Kross is scheduled for the Bloodsport II event in Atlantic City, NJ

Cade Sydal is scheduled for the Xtreme World Wrestling event in Monroe, NC

Paloma Starr is scheduled for the Mad Hatter Wrestling event in Monticello, IN

September 15th
Chuey Martinez and Dalton Bragg are scheduled for the PRIMOS Wrestling event in Denver, CO

September 21st
Chandler Hopkins vs. Moonshine Mantell is scheduled for the New Texas Pro event in Abilene, TX

Drake Gallows and Graham Bell are scheduled for the Xtreme Wrestling Entertainment event in Salina, KS

Jerry Bostic, WCR Tag Team Champions The Step-Brothas, WCR Revolutionary Champion Prince Mahalli, Damon Windsor and Brother Percy are scheduled for the World Class Revolution event in Denton, TX

September 22nd
Chandler Hopkins is scheduled for the New Texas Pro event in Colorado City, TX

September 28th
Cade Sydal is scheduled for the Xtreme World Wrestling event in Monroe, NC

October 2nd
Sammy Guevara vs. Cody is scheduled for the All Elite Wrestling event in Washington, DC

October 4th
SPW Women’s Champion Maria James defends the title against Paloma Starr at the Smashmouth Pro Wrestling event in Cedar Plains, IN. Also on the card, SPW Tag Team Champions Biggie Smalls defend the titles against Cody Jones & Sam Knight!

Larry D vs. Killer Kross vs. Mad Man Fulton in a Triple Threat Match is scheduled for the Pro Wrestling Revolver event in Dayton, OH

October 5th
BIW Deep South Heritage Champion Barrett Brown defends against Rob Love at the Bayou International Wrestling event in West Monroe, LA. Also appearing on the card: Andy Dalton!

Cade Sydal is scheduled for the AWC event in Morgantown, NC

Jason Jones, Michael Barry, The Diamond Dogs and Gary Roosevelt Gram are scheduled for the Mid-States Wrestling event in Harrison, AR

Double D is scheduled for the Hybrid Pro event in Daleville, AL

October 6th
WCR Tag Team Champions The Step-Brothas, WCR Revolutionary Champion Prince Mahalli, Damon Windsor, Brother Percy and Jerry Bostic are scheduled for the World Class Revolution event in Wichita, KS

October 11th
Tony Atlas and Tito Santana are scheduled for the International Wrestling Federation event in Wayne, NJ

October 12th
Matt Riviera vs. Buff Bagwell for the CWA Arkansas Title is scheduled for the Championship Wrestling from Arkansas event in Hot Springs, AR. Also on the card, Barrett Brown faces Elijah Burke and Tim Storm takes on Greg Anthony. Plus, Bob Orton, Jr!

October 12 - RPW Champion Papadon defends the title against Ethan Page at the Ronin Pro Wrestling event in Pembroke Pines, FL

October 18th
Rok-C vs. Gino vs. Thunder Rosa vs. Alex Garcia in a Fatal 4-Way to determine the inaugural PWG Pinballz Champion is scheduled for the Pro Wrestling Genesis event in Buda, TX

October 19th
Cade Sydal is scheduled for the Alternative Championship Entertainment event in Raeford, NC

November 2nd
The Von Erichs (Ross Von Erich & Marshall Von Erich) are scheduled for the Major League Wrestling PPV event in Chicago, IL

November 3rd
MVP and The Honky Tonk Man are scheduled for the WildKat Wrestling event in Kenner, LA

November 16th
Bobby V is scheduled for the Squared Circle Pro event in Lubbock, TX

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AUTOGRAPHS & APPEARANCES
September 7th & 8th
Mick Foley & Rick Flair are scheduled to appear at the Arkansas Comic Con in Little Rock, AR

September 28th
There will be an autograph signing with Cryme Tyme, Godfather, Teddy Long, Ron Simmons, Stevie Ray and Chavo Guerrero Jr. at Harry's Hofbrau in San Leandro, CA

October 26th
Demolition will be appearing at 80’s Wrestling Con 2 at iPlay America in Freehold, NJ along with “Million Dollar Man” Ted DiBiase w/Virgil, Sgt. Slaughter, Brooklyn Brawler, “Mr. Wonderful” Paul Orndorff, Bob Backlund, The Killer Bees, Jimmy Hart, Haku, Tugboat, Brutus Beefcake, and Marty Jannetty!

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UPCOMING BIRTHDAYS

August 25 - Ben Kelly, Bobby Shane, D. A., El Greengo Loco, The Grappler
August 26 - Gary Young, J. C., K. C., Moonshine Mantell
August 27 - Jeremy Evans, Matrix, Michael Faith, Samuel Savage, Sgt. Slaughter
August 28 - Aerokid, The Assassin, Brittany Foxx, Jack Jameson
August 29 - Joey Steiner, Stan Hansen
August 30 - Angel Blue, Blade [1st], Killbane, The Ragin' Cajun, Tom Donovan
August 31 - Aaron Anders, Brad Michaels, Curt Gannon, Mickie James, Sam Helton

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Most news & results derived from reports found on Gerweck.net, PWBTS.com, WrestlingFigs.com, MissouriWrestlingRevival.com, and various other wrestling news sites.