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[Birthdays & Anniversaries] Today in Memoriam: the Great Gama (78, 1960) and Jimmy Hines (56, 1983) .. [reported by Rich Tate of www.GeorgiaWrestlingHistory.com]

[OWW Support] If anybody out there has been wondering how they can help keep Online World of Wrestling alive through some kind of donation, we have a pay pal account set up under the email address [email protected]. For more information click our Donations page. Another easy way to support OWW is to simply click the Ad banners once in a while. Every banner destination is safe, as it is monitored by the Google Adsense system so you don’t have to worry about being taken to malicious websites. Please do your part and click the banners! Thank you!!

[WWE News] William Regal has been suspended for 60-days for his second violation of the WWE’s Wellness Policy

[Radio] Vampiro will be the guest live tonight on http://www.inyourheadonline.com starting at 8 PM EST, if you want to call in and ask Vampiro a question yourself please call between 8:05 and 9:00 PM EST at 1-508-644-8503 (long distance charges may apply)

[Indy Event] Next !BANG! TV Taping – Osamu Nishimura, Rocky Johnson and Lexie Fyfe (Hillary Clinton on WWE) – Sunday June 1st, Support the Troops 27, “International Fight” comes to !BANG! TV at the Funking Conservatory in Ocala, Florida. For more information, go to http://www.dory-funk.com

[Indy Event] Budweiser & Monster Energy presents Pro Wrestling Fusion “Encore” in Fort Pierce, FL at the St. Lucie County Fairgrounds on June 7, 2008 featuring The Heartbreak Express vs The Shane Twins (Gymini) in a Battle For Tag Team Supremecy – Tickets Available at www.prowrestlingfusion.com – For any questions, please contact [email protected]

[Indy Event] On Friday May 23rd at the Wilbur Lynch Middle School in Amsterdam, NY, Squared Circle Wrestling (2CW) will not only bring it’s unique brand of professional wrestling to Amsterdam for the VERY first time but it also PROUD to announce that in attendance for the show will be a special vendor guest, the “man of the hour, TOO sweet to be sour….Superstar Billy Graham! This special guest is brought to you by Scott Epstein & The Brutal Truth radio show. For details on the PWHF go to www.pwhf.org

[Indy Event] 3KWrestling Fighting Athletes debuts on Monday, June 2nd at Brewsters and Laurel Lanes, 2825 Route 73 South, in Maple Shade, New Jersey with Ikuto Hidaka vs. Ricky Reyes, plus an appearance by “Mr. Wrestling 3” Steve Corino.

[Indy Event] Pro Wrestling Unplugged has added Jake “The Snake” Roberts vs. Sandman to its July 26th “Family Reunion” show; Plus “The Masterpiece” Chris Masters vs. Trent Acid, and all the titles on the line. For more information, go to www.ProWrestlingUnplugged.com

[Indy Event] TNA Superstar “The Monster” ABYSS returns to Professional Championship Wrestling on Saturday May 31st, 2008 at the PCW Arena in Arlington, TX!! VISIT PCWWRESTLING.COM FOR MORE INFORMATION

[Indy Event] Brew City Wrestling, sanctioned by the AWA, will returns to the BCW Arena inside the AMF Entertainment Center, 901 Northview Rd in Waukesha, WI on Friday, May 23. Bell time is set for 7:30pm, doors open at 6:30pm and tickets are $15. You can order your reserved tickets via PAY PAL on the BCW website at www.brewcitywrestling1.com 

[Indy Event] ACW Pro Wrestling returns on May 24, 2008 to The Smokestown Fire Company in Denver Pennsylvania, Doors open @ 630 Belltime 700pm | For more information, go to WWW.ATOMICPROWRESTLING.COM

[Indy Event] SSW A Night To Remember 2008 will take place in Kingsport, Tennessee on June 6th defeating Heroes,Legends and Hall of Fame Night – Appearances by Jimmy Valiant, Jimmy Golden, Tracy Smothers, plus Hall of Fame Parade of Legends and more – Tickets on Sale 5PM Day of at The Door or by emailing [email protected] to get advance tickets.

[Indy Event] A.W.E.S.O.M.E. (American Wrestling’s Elite Stars Of Mat Entertainment) presents “Cruel Summer” on June 22, 2008 at Vinci’s Bar & Grill – For more information, go to www.awesomewrestlingonline.com

[Canadian Indy Event] Top Rope Championship Wrestling returns to Transcona, Manitoba, Canada on June 7th, 2008 at Buhler Recreation Park for a show called “All Ages Extravaganza” – headlined by Kenny Omega vs. Nate Hardy and a Battle Royal for the vacant TRCW Heavyweight Title.

[NWA Hall of Fame] The second inductee of the Class of 2008 is Khosrow Vaziri better known as The Iron Sheik. The Sheik has “terrorized” his opponents while entertaining generations of Pro Wrestling fan’s for close to four decades. Although The Iron Sheik turned “Pro” in 1972 he has been competing on the grappling scene since the mid 1960s and was a member of his native Iran’s Olympic Wrestling Team during the 1968 Mexico Olympics. In 1971, he won the AAU Greco Roman Gold Metal. Vaziri was also once a bodyguard for the family of the Shah of Iran. .

[Training Seminar] The first weekend of June (6th, 7th & 8th) will be the first MMA Camp of 2008. During your three day stay at the facility, you will undergo multiple hours of training with UFC hall of famer, Dan “The Beast” Severn. If you have any questions about this camp, you may contact us at (517) 278-4908 or email [email protected] or go to www.dansevern.com for more information.

[Merchandise] Now available at IronSheikOnline.com, a DVD with classic Iron Sheik action from Puerto Rico in the mid-1980’s. If you like blood, violence and the insanity that is the Sheik, check him out in his prime. There’s a special limited time offer to get this DVD along with his legendary Studio Shoot Interview for one low-price if you act quick! http://www.IronSheikOnline.com/ironsheikhome.html