Johnny Valiant, Victor Rivera, & Capt. Johnny Rivera fought Steve King to a draw Greg Valentine defeated Charlie Brown Hussein Arab defeated SD Jones Tito Santana pinned Jose Estrada at 6:14 with a leglock into a bridge WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Jimmy Valiant, WWF @ Albany, NY Washington Ave. Armory May 25, 1979 Hussein Arab defeated Dave Darrow WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant defeated SD Jones & Haystacks Calhoun, WWF @ Boston, MA Boston Garden June 9, 1979 (7,850) Georgia Tag Team Champions Ivan Koloff & Alexis Smirnorff defeated Bill Dromo & Marvin Turner Tony Garea pinned Frank Williams at 3:40 with a reverse roll up Steve Travis defeated Gypsy Rodriguez Tiger Jeet Singh pinned Brian Mackney at 6:22 Ivan Putski defeated Peter Maivia via count-out, WWWF @ Newark, NJ Piscataway High School Gym March 29, 1979 Fred Curry pinned Bobo Murdoch at 5:28 Jimmy, WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant defeated Steve Travis, Haystacks Calhoun, & Ted Dibiase, WWF @ Wildwood, NJ Conventiion Hall June 26, 1979 Lou Albano) pinned Laurent Soucie at 3:53 with a flying headbutt and a splash SD Jones defeated Vito Ruff Swede Hanson (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Ron Lee via submission at 6:57 with a bearhug for Pierre the Lumberjack) Hulk Hogan (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Harry Valdez via submission at 2:51 with an overhead backbreaker; after the bout, Hogan briefly kept the hold applied; moments later, Vince McMahon conducted a ringside interview with Hogan & Blassie regarding how Hogan will do against the other WWF wrestlers (Hogans WWF debut) (Hulk Hogan: The Unreleased Archives) Lou Albano) pinned Pete Sanchez at 3:58 with a clothesline WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson & the Wild Samoans (w/ Capt. Frank Rodriguez defeated Frank Williams WWWF Tag Team Champion Tony Garea defeated Peter Maivia via disqualification Salvatore Bellomo pinned Charlie Fulton at 4:27 with a sunset flip Baron Mikel Scicluna fought SD Jones to a draw SD Jones defeated Johnny Rodz Hussein Arab (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Steve King at 2:31 after ramming Kings head into his loaded boot; prior to the bout, Vince McMahon interviewed Arab & Blassie at ringside with Arab doing a demonstration with his Persian Clubs in the ring for Fred Curry) to a double disqualification at the 16-minute mark Cowboy Lang & Tiny Thumb defeated Little Tokyo & Butch Cassidy Mike Hall defeated Frank Williams Johnny Rivera pinned Jose Estrada at 11:04 with a backslide Televised on the MSG Network featured Vince McMahon on commentary: Ivan Putski fought Greg Valentine to a double count-out, WWF @ Allentown, PA Agricultural Hall May 29, 1979 Nikolai Volkoff pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna at 9:18 The location in the middle of Plaza de Cibeles and the new architecture of the building meant that the locals grew to love the building, giving it the nickname 'palace of communications'. Greg Valentine pinned Dominic DeNucci Greg Valentine pinned Steve King at 4:12 with a suplex and elbow drop Jim Duggan defeated Johnny Rodz Steve Travis defeated Johnny Rodz WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito (w/ Capt. 6/16/79: Jose Estrada fought Jack Evans to a 20-minute time limit draw Hulk Hogan (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Paul Figueroa via submission with the backbreaker at the 49-second mark; after the bout, Vince McMahon interviewed Hogan & Blassie at ringside Lou Albano) defeated Fred Marzino & Angelo Gomez at 6:01 when Sika pinned Marzino with the Samoan Drop Davey OHannon defeated Joe Mascara at 13:38 Ivan Putski defeated Mike Caron Pete Sanchez vs. Hussein Arab for Bruno Sammartino who was snowbound in Pittsburgh and unable to get a flight to New York) fought Ivan Koloff to a curfew draw at around the 7:30 mark; during the bout, Jimmy, Johnny, & Jerry Valiant walked around ringside, WWWF @ Westerly, RI February 20, 1979 Johnny Rivera defeated Jose Estrada WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant defeated Johnny Rivera & Steve King at 8:17 when Jimmy pinned King following a double clothesline to the back of the head; after the bout, Bruno Sammartino interviewed the Valiants at ringside discussing their recent breakup with their manager Capt. 4/7/79: WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Ivan Koloff for Jimmy Valiant), During this time, the WWWF was renamed the WWF, WWF @ North Attleboro, MA Witschis Sports Arena March 30, 1979 for Spiros Arion) Ernie Ladd pinned Dominic DeNucci at 4:32 with a legdrop 11/24/79: WWF @ Hamburg, PA Fieldhouse October 3, 1979 The interviewer position was filled mostly by McMahon with Pat Patterson also assisting in some cases, until the hire of Gene Okerlund in 1984 which gave him the full-time slot of interviewing wrestlers backstage or at ringside. Hussein Arab fought Larry Zbyszko to a draw Hussein Arab vs. SD Jones Hussein Arab pinned Frank Williams at 4:13 Greg Valentine defeated Ivan Putski via count-out at 18:40, WWF @ Brooklyn, NY Our Lady of Perpetual Help High School July 25, 1979 Peter Maivia defeated SD Jones Nikolai Volkoff fought Chief Jay Strongbow to a draw after the 5-minute mark when the match was stopped due to the curfew, WWF @ Portland, ME Civic Center September 25, 1979 Greg Valentine & Larry Sharpe defeated Gorilla Monsoon & SD Jones With Wrestlemania being a ratings success, Ten brought weekly professional wrestling back to Australian television for the first time since the late 1970s and the show was telecast on Thursday nights, usually in the 10:30 or 11 PM time slot. Peter Maivia defeated Chief Jay Strongbow via count-out Jacques Goulet at 6:35 WWF Tag Team Champion Tito Santana vs. Jerry Valiant, WWF @ Scranton, PA CYC November 12, 1979 Womens Tag Team Champions Leilani Kai & Judy Martin defeated Wenonah Little Heart & Kandi Malloy WWF Tag Team Champion Jerry Valiant defeated Fred Marzino (sub. SD Jones defeated Johnny Rodz via disqualification at 7:17 after Rodz refused to stop choking Jones Ted Dibiase vs. Bobby Duncum Dave Darrow defeated Moose Monroe Steve Travis pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna at 8:06 with a backslide Steve Travis defeated Johnny Rodz Larry Zbyszko defeated Bulldog Brower via disqualification for Chief Jay Strongbow) fought Baron Mikel Scicluna to a draw Bob Orton Jr. (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Johnny Rodz at 2:45 with a kneedrop, 3/9/82; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall Allen Coage defeated Jeff Rhodes at 2:25 Ivan Koloff vs. Tony Garea Pete Doherty defeated Sylvano Sousa via disqualification at 15:10 after Sousa pushed the referee twice Dark match after the taping: Andre the Giant defeated Jerry Valiant, Osaka, Japan December 4, 1979 Dark match after the taping: Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Jimmy Valiant (sub. WWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase defeated Mr. X (sub. WWF Tag Team Champion Tito Santana defeated Angelo Gomez (sub. Bulldog Brower fought Steve Travis to a double disqualification Hussein Arab defeated Ted Dibiase via count-out SD Jones defeated Pierre the Lumberjack via disqualification Allentown Agricultural Hall. Tito Santana pinned Mr. X for WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson) to a double count-out Haystacks Calhoun, Tito Santana, & Johnny Rivera defeated Jimmy, WWF Tag Team Champions Jerry & Johnny Valiant, WWF @ Great Kills, Staten Island, NY Cardinal Cooke Centre June 28, 1979 Ivan Putski pinned Johnny Rodz at 4:38 with the Polish Hammer Ivan Putski defeated Mac Rivera, 4/20/82; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall WWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase defeated Bulldog Brower via disqualification, WWF @ Pittsfield, MA Boys Club May 4, 1979 Chief Jay Strongbow, WWF Tag Team Champions Tito Santana & Ivan Putski defeated Jimmy, Johnny, & Jerry Valiant on a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0 Larry Zbyszko pinned Jose Estrada Moose Monroe defeated Steve King Hussein Arab defeated Dominic DeNucci Andre the Giant, Larry Zbyszko, WWF Tag Team Champion Tito Santana, & Dominic DeNucci defeated Swede Hanson, Jimmy, Johnny, & Jerry Valiant in a Best 3 out of 5 falls match, 3-0 Sylvano Sousa defeated Tony Russo Steve Travis pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna at 9:13 with a sunset flip Greg Valentine pinned Dominic DeNucci with an elbow drop (Valentines Boston debut) Jose Estrada fought Johnny Rivera to a draw Buddy Rose (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Rick McGraw with a kneedrop off the top at 6:24; after the bout, Rose dropped McGraw with a piledriver on the concrete floor Andre the Giant & Ted Dibiase defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Jerry Valiant & Baron Mikel Scicluna (sub. WWF Championship Wrestling - Wikipedia Steve King vs. Johnny Rivera, WWF @ Poughkeepsie, NY Mid-Hudson Civic Center September 8, 1979 In its early years, the show was taped at the Philadelphia Arena and later at the Allentown Agricultural Hall in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Rick Martel & Tony Garea defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna & Johnny Rodz at 9:20 when Martel pinned Rodz with a sunset flip 6/5/82 hosted by Vince McMahon & Pat Patterson: Womens Champion the Fabulous Moolah & Kitty Adams defeated Joyce Grable & Vivian St. John in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match at 17:47, 2-1; fall #1: Adams pinned Grable at 7:54 after Moolah dropkicked Adams onto Grable as Grable held Adams up for a powerslam; fall #2: Grable pinned Adams at 6:20 after reversing a powerslam attempt into a small package; fall #3: Moolah pinned St. John at 3:33 after Grable accidentally dropkicked her partner when Moolah moved out of the way John & Rick Davidson defeated John Bonnello & Mike Wayne 11/10/79 hosted by Vince McMahon & Bruno Sammartino: WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Ivan Koloff at 26:00, WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA Witschis Sports Arena February 9, 1979 WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Moose Morowski at 20:41, WWF @ Hillside, NJ May 14, 1979 Bulldog Brower defeated Larry Zbyszko at 6:00 Sweet Daddy Siki defeated John Forsythe at 8:07 Ray Stevens and Andre the Giant both guested as announcers alongside McMahon. Order Online. Tito Santana fought Bulldog Brower to a draw Moose Monroe defeated Fred Marzino WWF Tag Team Champion Tito Santana defeated Jimmy Valiant WWWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant defeated Dominic DeNucci & Frank Williams at 5:24 when Williams was pinned with a clothesline and elbow drop Bulldog Brower defeated Dominic DeNucci via count-out The Wild Samoans (w/ Capt. Dominic DeNucci fought Jimmy Valiant to a 10-minute time-limit draw Larry Zbyszko vs. Hussain Arab for Larry Zbyszko) fought Jerry Valiant to a draw 6/23/79 hosted by Vince McMahon & Bruno Sammartino: WWF @ Cape Cod, MA Coliseum September 1, 1979 Bobby Duncum defeated Gorilla Monsoon via count-out, WWF @ Baltimore, MD Civic Center November 24, 1979 WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales pinned Pedro Torres at 2:05 with a left hand punch to the face Hussein Arab won a 20-man $10,000 battle royal at 8:17 by last eliminating Dominic DeNucci & Jimmy Valiant; other participants included: Gorilla Monsoon, Greg Valentine, Ivan Putski, Haystacks Calhoun, Nikolai Volkoff, Steve Travis, Jose Estrada, Gypsy Rodriguez, SD Jones, Mr. X, Johnny Rodz, Baron Mikel Scicluna, Tito Santana, WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant, Bulldog Brower, & WWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase; order of elimination: Calhoun by several wrestlers; Rodriguez by several wrestlers; Putski by several wrestlers; Volkoff by several wrestlers; Brower by a Valiant; Estrada by Jones; Jones by several wrestlers; Scicluna by Arab; Rodz by Monsoon; Valentine by Johnny & Jerry Valiant; Johnny & Jerry Valiant by Dibiase & Santana with simultaneous dropkicks; Dibiase by Jimmy Valiant; Travis by Arab; Santana by Jimmy Valiant; X by DeNucci; Monsoon eliminated himself after grabbing Jimmy Valiant by the legs and spinning him round with the momentum knocking Monsoon over the top; stipulations stated the winner would earn a WWF World Title match later in the show (the first battle royal held at MSG) Lou Albano) pinned Pete Sanchez with a kneedrop from the middle turnbuckle at 2:28 Hussein Arab pinned Dominic DeNucci Nick Busick defeated Red Demon WWF World Champion Bob Backlund fought Greg Valentine to a no contest at the 25-minute mark for outside interference on behalf of both men SD Jones fought Baron Mikel Scicluna to a draw Allen Coage defeated Mike Hall Johnny Rivera defeated Moose Monroe (sub. Prof. Ito defeated the Butcher Televised in Japan 4/20/79: NWF Heavyweight Champion Antonio Inoki defeated Nikolai Volkoff (sub. for Jack Evans) Bruno Sammartino pinned Nikolai Volkoff at 9:13, Toronto, Ontario Maple Leaf Garden December 30, 1979 Superstar Billy Graham (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Bob Bradley via submission with a bearhug at 2:10 Hussein Arab defeated Johnny Rivera Jose Estrada fought Johnny Rivera to a draw Larry Zbyszko defeated Mr. X at 8:44 SD Jones vs. Mr. X 10/27/79 featured the Valiant Brothers vs. Ivan Putski & Tito Santana Tag Team Title change from the 10/22/79 MSG show: Pete Doherty defeated Mike Hall Johnny & Jerry Valiant defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko via count-out at 28:30 Johnny Rodz pinned Angelo Gomez at 12:54 WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant (w/ Capt. Mark Tendler defeated Tony Altimore Dominic DeNucci pinned Mr. X at 3:07 following an airplane spin Johnny Rivera fought Jose Estrada to a draw Superstar Billy Graham (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Miguel Felicano with a karate thrust to the throat at 1:59 Peter Maivia defeated Tony Altimore at 8:20 Swede Hanson defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Ivan Putski via referees decision after Putski suffered an injury, WWF @ Pittsburgh, PA Civic Arena October 26, 1979 Steve Travis fought Peter Maivia to a 20-minute time-limit draw Pete Doherty fought Jose Estrada to a draw SD Jones fought Baron Mikel Scicluna to a 20-minute time-limit draw WWWF Jr. Heavyweight Champion Tatsumi Fujinami pinned Mike Hall with a reverse somersault at 17:54 Chief Jay Strongbow fought Peter Maivia to a double disqualification, WWWF @ Long Island, NY Nassau Coliseum February 10, 1979 Televised on the PRISM Network: Gorilla Monsoon defeated Davey OHannon Greg Valentine defeated SD Jones Ken Patera (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Johnny Rivera via submission with the swinging full nelson at 6:11 Greg Valentine vs. Steve Travis The scheduled Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Baron Mikel Scicluna and Ivan Putski vs. Spiros Arion matches were cancelled All Rights Reserved. Hulk Hogan (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Frank Williams via submission with a bearhug at 1:57 Lou Albano) defeated Johnny Rivera & Steve King at 6:25 when King was pinned following a headbutt off the top, WWF @ Highland Park, NJ High School Gym November 15, 1979 All Star Wrestling taping: Esther Cartwell (sub. Swede Hanson defeated Joe Mascara Steve King defeated Gypsy Rodriguez at 8:10 Larry Zbyszko pinned Johnny Rodz at 6:19 after Rodz missed a kick to the head Jim Duggan defeated Jose Estrada Greg Valentine defeated Dominic DeNucci at 18:20 for Spiros Arion) at 11:00 Lou Albano) pinned Jeff Craney with the tombstone at 1:40 (Muracos return after a 9-month absence) Killer Khan defeated Marvin Turner Lou Albano) pinned Mark Pole at 3:59 with an elbow drop Lou Albano) defeated Barry Hart & Mac Rivera at 5:17 when Fuji pinned Rivera with a bomb from the middle turnbuckle Pete Doherty defeated Mike Hall via disqualification Ted Dibiase defeated Moose Monroe Mighty Igor & Bob White Lou Albano & the Wild Samoans: WWF Tag Team Champions Jerry & Johnny Valiant vs. Ted Dibiase & Dominic DeNucci Lou Albano) defeated Johnny Rivera & Sylvano Sousa at 8:56 when Afa pinned Sousa with the Samoan Drop Frank Williams defeated Jack Savage Larry Sharpe pinned Charlie Brown at 3:17 with a piledriver Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated SD Jones (sub. Tito Santana pinned Johnny Rodz Jimmy, WWF Tag Team Champions Jerry, & Johnny Valiant (w/ Capt. Lou Albano Lou Albano) pinned Mike Masters with a bulldog at 2:01; after the bout Duncum attacked Masters and hit another bulldog until four other wrestlers came out to make the save, but they were all thrown out of the ring by Duncum Johnny Rodz defated Mike Masters Bobby Duncum defeated Fred Marzino at 3:45 Tito Santana defeated Johnny Rodz at 10:14 6/30/79: Davey OHannon (sub. 2/3/79: Jimmy Valiant defeated Steve Travis at 13:25 Ted Dibiase fought Hussein Arab to a double count-out WWF Tag Team Champion Tito Santana defeated Jose Estrada