for Mike Hall) fought Steve King to a draw Little Tokyo & Butch Cassidy defeated Cowboy Lang & Tiny Thumb Johnny Rivera defeated Fred Marzino WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson defeated Ted Dibiase Mark Tendler defeated Dave Darrow Greg Valentine defeated Andre Esvada via submission with the figure-4 This was the first WWF program to be shown on national broadcast television. Johnny Rivera fought Mr. X to a 20-minute time-limit draw Jack Reynolds, Freddie Miller, Kal Rudman, and Ken Resnick also did interviews alongside Okerlund until the show's cancellation in 1986. Dark matches: Hussein Arab defeated Pete Doherty Ivan Putski vs. Bulldog Brower, WWF @ Allentown, PA Agricultural Hall July 10, 1979 Blackjack Mulligan (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Frank Williams with the claw at 2:50; a big red X appeared on the screen after Mulligan applied the hold as Williams was heavily bleeding Johnny Rodz pinned Frank Williams at 11:23 Tito Santana defeated Tony Altimore WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna (sub. Cowboy Lang defeated Little Tokyo Tony Atlas pinned the Executioner at 3:19 following three dropkicks and a splash Johnny Rodz fought Jose Estrada to a draw Jose Estrada fought Steve King to a draw Adrian Adonis & Jesse Ventura defeated Charlie Brown & SD Jones Lou Albano) pinned Ben Ortiz at 5:13 with a bulldog Johnny & Jerry Valiant defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko via count-out at 28:30 The Wild Samoans (w/ Capt. Nikolai Volkoff pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna at 9:18 Victor Rivera (sub. Johnny Rivera defeated Davey OHannon (sub. for Johnny Rodz) via disqualification WWWF Tag Team Champions Jerry & Johnny Valiant fought Larry Zbyszko & Tony Garea to a double disqualification at 15:48 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 Televised on the PRISM Network featured Vince McMahon & Dick Graham on commentary: Ted Dibiase defeated Johnny Rodz Ray Stevens (w/ Freddie Blassie & Capt. The inaugural WrestleMania was broadcast in Australia in May 1985 on the Ten Network. Ted Dibiase defeated Jose Estrada at 3:49 The Demons defeated Steve King & Steve Travis WWF Tag Team Champion Jerry Valiant defeated Dominic DeNucci All Star Wrestling taping: Jimmy Snuka (w/ Capt. Jim Brunzell defeated Greg Valentine at 18:58 Johnny Rivera fought Mr. X to a time-limit draw Nikolai Volkoff (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Jose Estrada at 4:09 after hoisiting him up in a gorilla press and dropping him across his knee Jimmy Snuka (w/ Capt. Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Greg Valentine, WWF @ Harrisburg, PA Zembo Mosque July 20, 1979 Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Mark Tendler WWF North American Champion Pat Patterson defeated WWF World Champion Bob Backlund when the match was stopped due to excessive blood loss from the champion at 23:51 Ivan Putski vs. Nikolai Volkoff Bulldog Brower (w/ Capt. Dominic DeNucci vs. Nikolai Volkoff Hussein Arab defeated SD Jones Johnny Valiant defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Larry Zbyszko via count-out, WWWF @ Spotswood, NJ High School Gym March 3, 1979 for Steve King) to a draw Johnny Rodz defeated Tony Russo Televised on the PRISM Network featured Gorilla Monsoon on commentary: Greg Valentine (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Frank Williams at 2:48 with a back suplex and two elbow drops Buddy Rose (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Jeff Craney 1/9/82 hosted by Vince McMahon & Pat Patterson: Greg Valentine (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Steve King via submission with the figure-4 at 3:59; after the bout, Chief Jay Strongbow who was watching the match from the front row left his seat, making Valentine break the hold when he saw Strongbow heading towards him Tito Santana pinned Moose Monroe at 2:51 with a sunset flip Bruno Sammartino pinned Nikolai Volkoff at 6:21 after hitting him with a chair Volkoff had brought into the ring; prior to the bout, Freddie Blassie escorted Volkoff to the ring Steve King (sub. Victor Rivera pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna at 6:31 WWF Tag Team Champion Jerry Valiant defeated SD Jones February 24 and 25. . Larry Zbyszko defeated Jerry Valiant via count-out WWF Tag Team Champions Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated Frank Williams & Bob Bradley at 2:50 when Bradley submitted to Jays sleeper Dave Darrow defeated Moose Monroe for WWF Tag Team Champion Johnny Valiant) via count-out at 9:48, WWF @ Worcester, MA Auditorium July 12, 1979 Swede Hanson (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Terry Gunn (Hansons return after a 2-plus year absence) Televised on the MSG Network included Vince McMahon on commentary: Hussein Arab pinned Johnny Rivera Jimmy, WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant vs. Dominic Denucci, Ted Dibiase, & Haystacks Calhoun (Best 3 out of 5 falls match) Steve King fought Johnny Rivera to a draw Ivan Koloff pinned WWWF Tag Team Champion Tony Garea for Johnny Valiant) & WWF Tag Team Champion Jerry Valiant defeated Tito Santana & Pete Sanchez Larry Zbyszko pinned Gypsy Rodriguez at 5:10 with a back suplex; after the bout, Vince McMahon interviewed Roberta Morgan at ringside, about her book about professional wrestling called Main Event Larry Zbyszko defeated Pete Doherty for Spiros Arion) & Victor Rivera, WWWF @ Poughkeepsie, NY Mid-Hudson Civic Center January 18, 1979 for Mr. X) The Wild Samoans (w/ Capt. Jimmy & WWF Tag Team Champion Jerry Valiant defeated Ted Dibiase & Dominic DeNucci, WWF @ Allentown, PA Agricultural Hall September 11, 1979 Steve Travis pinned Jose Estrada at 6:20 with a small package Gypsy Rodriguez fought Moose Monroe to a draw, WWF @ Long Island, NY Nassau Coliseum April 20, 1979 Steve Travis defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna Johnny Rivera fought Johnny Rodz to a draw Johnny Rivera fought Johnny Rodz to a draw Jim Brunzell pinned Swede Hanson WWF North American Champion Pat Patterson defeated Ted Dibiase Unable to find your current location. for Mike Masters, who was to sub. Lou Albano) pinned Ben Ortiz at 3:04 with a bulldog; after the bout, Vince McMahon interviewed Duncum & Albano at ringside Larry Zbyszko pinned Johnny Rodz at 6:19 after Rodz missed a kick to the head Lou Albano) fought WWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase to a 10-minute time-limit draw 2/17/79: Jesse Ventura (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Kenny Thompson via submission at 2:25 with the backbreaker Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Bulldog Brower for Fred Curry) defeated Jimmy, WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match; fall #1: DeNucci pinned Jerry at 4:15 with a sunset flip following a forearm from Andre; fall #2: Jerry pinned DeNucci after Johnny jumped on DeNucci from the top; fall #3: Andre pinned Jimmy with a splash at 2:48, WWF @ New Haven, CT Coliseum April 15, 1979 12/29/79: Johnny & Jerry Valiant fought WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko to a draw, WWWF @ Worcester, MA Auditorium February 22, 1979 Hussein Arab pinned SD Jones 302 N. 17th St., Allentown, Pennsylvania 18104, Lehigh Valley Style3245 Freemansburg Ave.Palmer, Pa 18045. Tito Santana pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna Tito Santana vs. Baron Mikel Scicluna 12/8/81; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall WWF Tag Team Champion Johnny Valiant defeated Jose Estrada The scheduled match with WWWF Jr. Heavyweight Champion Tatsumi Fujinami vs. Johnny Rodz did not take place as scheduled; this card was not televised Johnny Rivera defeated Fred Marzino (sub. Steve Travis fought Stan Stasiak to a curfew draw Johnny & Jerry Valiant (w/ Capt. SD Jones defeated Johnny Rodz via disqualification at 7:17 after Rodz refused to stop choking Jones Jose Estrada fought Dave Darrow to a draw Ted Dibiase & Steve Travis defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna & JoJo Andrews at 7:47 when Andrews submitted to Dibiases abdominal stretch Johnny DeFazio pinned Joe Abby at 11:55 Ivan the Terrible & Billy the Kid vs. Butch Cassidy & Tiny Tom Don Muraco (w/ Capt. Big John Studd (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Eddie Carson via submission with the backbreaker at 2:17 Ivan Koloff defeated WWWF Champion Bob Backlund via count-out, WWWF @ New Haven, CT Coliseum January 14, 1979 Bulldog Brower defeated Paul Figueroa Billy Berger defeated JoJo Andrews via disqualification at 11:23 WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated Johnny Rodz Allen Coage pinned Dave Darrow after the 12-minute mark WWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Swede Hanson at 15:48, WWF @ Toms River, NJ High School North November 10, 1979 4/24/82 hosted by Vince McMahon & Pat Patterson; included the Jimmy Snuka vs. Charlie Brown match from the 4/17/82 All Star Wrestling; included Pat Patterson conducting a ringside interview with Blackjack Mulligan & Freddie Blassie, where Mulligan challenged Andre the Giant to meet him in the ring: Ivan Putski defeated Moose Monroe for Spiros Arion & Victor Rivera) John & Rick Davidson defeated Al Costello & Bobby Colt Johnny Rodz defeated Pete Sanchez at 8:00 Johnny Rivera fought Johnny Rodz to a draw SD Jones defeated Joe Mascara at 4:58 Swede Hanson (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Jeff Craney via submission at 2:40 with a backbreaker over the knee Ted Dibiase defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Jerry Valiant at 8:10 Bob Backlund defeated Bobby Duncum in a Texas Death Match to win the vacant WWF World Title at 17:18; Backlund did not come to the ring with the belt, rather WWF President Hisashi Shima was in possession of it and was introduced to the crowd before the match; Backlund was not introduced as champion however the title being vacant was not mentioned to the US audience but was known by the Japanese audience since the title controversy took place there; in commentary, Vince McMahon continued to refer to Backlund as the title holder WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito defeated Frank Williams & Pete Sanchez at 5:19 when Fuji pinned Williams with a Bomb from the middle turnbuckle Tito Santana defeated Johnny Rodz 10/16/82 hosted by Vince McMahon & Pat Patterson; included Jimmy Snuka & Capt. On 9 February 1851 Spain's second railway line was inaugurated, linking Madrid and Aranjuez, and with it the capital's first railway station, Atocha, at that time a simple stopping point with a wooden platform. Hussein Arab pinned Dominic DeNucci Steve Travis pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna (sub. Gorilla Monsoon vs. Baron Mikel Scicluna for Baron Mikel Scicluna) Baron Mikel Scicluna vs. Frank Williams WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Greg Valentine via disqualification at 20:44, WWF @ Waterville, ME Armory October 17, 1979 (matinee) Greg Valentine fought Chief Jay Strongbow to a double disqualification at 24:00, WWF @ Waterville, ME Armory July 25, 1979 Lou Albano) pinned Steve King at 2:26 with a kick to the head and elbow drop (Thunders debut) John & Rick Davidson defeated John Bonnello & Mike Wayne Greg Valentine vs. Steve Travis Bulldog Brower defeated Dominic DeNucci via count-out Home; . Andre the Giant defeated Johnny Rodz & Jose Estrada in a handicap match at 3:41 by sitting on and pinning both at the same time for Johnny Rodz) Lou Albano) defeated Ted Dibiase, Steve Travis, & SD Jones at 12:34 when Jimmy pinned Jones when Jones missed a charge in the corner Stan Lavdas defeated Mark Tendler via disqualification Mike Hall defeated Pete Doherty Johnny Rivera defeated Fred Marzino at 10:11 10/23/82 hosted by Vince McMahon & Pat Patterson; included the Buddy Rogers Corner segment with Jimmy Snuka, the Rocky Johnson vs. Tony Colon and Fuji / Saito vs. Sanchez / Feliciano matches from the 10/23/82 episode of All Star Wrestling: Ivan Putski fought Ivan Koloff to a double disqualification, WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA Witschis Sports Arena January 5, 1979 Ivan Putski & Tito Santana defeated Moose Monroe & Gypsy Rodriguez at 7:43 for Bulldog Brower) defeated Dominic DeNucci Lou Albano) defeated Charlie Brown & Barry Hart at 4:37 when Fuji pinned Brown with a Samoan Drop; the match was aired joined in progress WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson via count-out, WWF @ Philadelphia, PA Spectrum October 20, 1979 Dominic DeNucci defeated Mike Hall Greg Valentine (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Dave Darrow at 4:44; Chief Jay Strongbow sat ringside for the match; after the bout, Strongbow chased Valentine from ringside with a crutch Larry Zbyszko defeated Jimmy Valiant Hussein Arab (w/ the Grand Wizard, sub. WWF Tag Team Champions Jules & Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna & Mac Rivera at 3:42 when Rivera submitted to Jays sleeper beauregard parish 911 office; Tags . Johnny DeFazio defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna via disqualification at the 11-minute mark, WWF @ New York City, NY Madison Square Garden September 24, 1979 Mr. X pinned Frank Williams at 13:40 with a headbutt Mr. Puerto Rico vs. El Asesino De Brooklyn Greg Valentine pinned Billy Martinez at 3:44 Frank Williams defeated Mike Masters Tony Garea pinned Frank Williams at 3:40 with a reverse roll up Steve Travis defeated Fred Marzino at the 6-minute mark Allen Coage defeated John Schmidt WWWF Tag Team Champions Jerry & Johnny Valiant (w/ Capt. According to court records, Snuka was arraigned Tuesday afternoon and sent to Lehigh County Jail in lieu of 10 percent of $100,000 bail. Lou Albano owend 50% of Ray Stevens contract, the challenge and attack on Jimmy Snuka was planned by Albano, and Snuka would be back soon and his neckbrace should hopefully be taken off by next week: Fred Curry pinned Mike Hall at 3:07 with a flying bodypress WWF Tag Team Champion Tito Santana defeated Jerry Valiant via count-out at 8:23 after dropkicking him over the top rope Johnny Rodz pinned Sylvano Sousa at 16:20 Salvatore Bellomo pinned Frank Williams at 3:10 with an airplane spin and cannonball, 7/13/82; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall Lou Albano, Jerry & Johnny Valiant in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, WWWF @ Bangor, ME Auditorium March 21, 1979 SD Jones defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna via disqualification Hussein Arab pinned Pete Sanchez 6/16/79: Lou Albano & Jimmy Valiant) defeated SD Jones & Frank Williams at around the 4-minute mark when Johnny pinned Williams with an elbow drop following an elbow to the back as Jerry held Williams in a front facelock; during the bout, both Albano & Jimmy briefly joined Vince McMahon & Bruno Sammartino on commentary Hussein Arab (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Johnny Rivera at 7:31 with a suplex Tony Atlas pinned Mike Masters at 2:51 with a suplex and splash Ivan Putski defeated Jimmy Valiant via disqualification, WWF @ Brooklyn, NY North Utrecht High School April 25, 1979 Bulldog Brower pinned Mike Masters at 12:45 Greg Valentine defeated WWF World Champion Bob Backlund via disqualification, WWF @ Landover, MD Capital Centre May 19, 1979 Baron Mikel Scicluna fought Johnny Rodz to a draw for Bulldog Brower) via submission at 9:42 with an abdominal stretch Johnny Rodz pinned Angelo Gomez at 12:54 Dominic DeNucci defeated Johnny Rodz at 10:40 Lou Albano) pinned Curt Hennig with a powerslam at 5:21 Lou Albano) defeated Frank Williams & Dominic DeNucci at 5:06 when Afa pinned Williams with a Samoan Drop following a diving headbutt off the top from Sika Greg Valentine fought Chief Jay Strongbow to a double disqualification, WWF @ New York City, NY Madison Square Garden July 2, 1979 Ted Dibiase defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Jerry Valiant via disqualification Bulldog Brower pinned Pete Sanchez at 9:41 WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant defeated SD Jones & Haystacks Calhoun, WWF @ Boston, MA Boston Garden June 9, 1979 (7,850) WWF World Champion Bob Backlund fought Bobby Duncum to a draw at 18:32 when both men were deemed too bloody to continue WWF North American Champion Pat Patterson defeated Tito Santana via count-out Nikolai Volkoff vs. Dominic DeNucci Jimmy, Johnny & Jerry Valiant vs. Chief Jay Strongbow, WWF Tag Team Champions Tito Santana & Ivan Putski, Detroit, MI Cobo Arena November 11, 1979 Roddy Piper defeated Steve King; prior to the bout, Piper got ring announcer Joe McHugh to hold the microphone while he played his bagpipes in the ring until the referee had heard enough and made him stop playing (Pipers WWF TV debut) WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Greg Valentine via count-out at 20:15 WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Johnny Valiant & Victor Rivera at 31:20 when Zbyszko pinned Rivera Championship Wrestling taping:
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