WWWF – 1975 Results
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – January 3, 1975
Pete Doherty vs. Sylvano Sousa
Johnny Rodz vs. Ricky Sexton
Jack Evans vs. John Tzinas
Hans Schroeder vs. Joe Crugnale
Larry Zbyszko & Gorilla Monsoon vs. Killer Kowalski & Bobby Duncum
WWWF @ Kingston, NY – Municipal Auditorium – January 3, 1975
Dean Ho vs. Bill White
Tony Garea vs. Joe Nova
WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant vs. Chief Jay Strongbow & Spiros Arion
WWWF @ North Providence, RI – Arena – January 4, 1975
Butcher Nova vs. Jose Gonzalez
Jack Evans vs. Johnny Rodz
Spiros Arion vs. Hans Schroeder
Dean Ho & Tony Garea vs. Killer Kowalski & Bobby Duncum
WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant vs. Chief Jay Strongbow & Larry Zbyszko
St. Petersburg, FL – Bayfront Center – January 4, 1975 (8,113)
Buddy Colt defeated Frank Hester
Bob Armstrong defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Bob Roop defeated Danny Hodge
Tony Parisi & Dominic DeNucci defeated the Patriots
Florida Heavyweight Champion Bill Watts defeated Jos LeDuc
Dusty Rhodes defeated Dick Slater
NWA World Champion Jack Brisco defeated the Mongolian Stomper
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino defeated Prof. Toru Tanaka at 6:00
Andre the Giant won a 2-ring 21-man $10,250 battle royal
– 1/5/75: Former announcer Ray Morgan passed away at the age of 61.
WWWF @ Landover, MD – Captial Centre – January 6, 1975 (3,500)
Tony Altimore defeated Johnny Rodz
Ernie Lassiter defeated Jack Evans via disqualification
WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant defeated Chief Jay Strongbow & Larry Zbyszko in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1
Spiros Arion defeated Butcher Nova
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino fought Bobby Duncum to a draw at 14:23
Tony Garea & Dean Ho defeated Bill White & Hans Schroeder in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0
US Champion Bobo Brazil defeated Killer Kowalski via count-out at 11:13
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Arena – January 7, 1975
Championship Wrestling taping:
Featured Vince McMahon conducting a ringside interview with Spiros Arion & Freddie Blassie, surrounded by police officers for their own security, with Blassie saying he will take Arion to the top, and Arion listing all the possible wrestlers he said he could beat
Manuel Soto & Pete Sanchez defeated Johnny Rodz & Joe Nova at 7:10 when Sanchez pinned Rodz with a crossbody
1/11/75 – hosted by Vince McMahon; included McMahon conducting a ringside interview with Spiros Arion & Freddie Blassie (surrounded by police officers), with Arion explaining his actions from last week, calling Bruno Sammartino & Chief Jay Strongbow arrogant and the most egotistical people he had ever met, and that Bruno had befriended him all these years so he didn’t have to wrestle him:
Killer Kowalski & Bobby Duncum (w/ the Grand Wizard) vs. ? & ?
WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated two unknowns; after the bout, Vince McMahon interviewed Albano & the Valiants at ringside
1/18/75:
1/25/75:
WWWF @ Hamburg, PA – Fieldhouse – January 8, 1975
All Star Wrestling taping:
1/11/75 – hosted by Vince McMahon:
Spiros Arion (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated an unknown; after the bout, Vince McMahon interviewed Blassie & Arion at ringside, explaining why he turned on Bruno Sammartino & Chief Jay Strongbow last week
WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant defeated two unknowns
Waldo Von Erich defeated Joe ?; after the bout, Vince McMahon interviewed Von Erich at ringside
Dean Ho & Tony Garea defeated two unknowns
Ivan Putski defeated an unknown
1/18/75:
1/25/75 – hosted by Vince McMahon:
Ivan Putski defeated Pete Reeves via submission at 5:43 with a bearhug; prior to the bout, Capt. Lou Albano briefly appeared ringside but was scared away by Albano
WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Bill White & El Olympico at 7:38 when Johnny pinned White with a neckbreaker; after the bout, the champions continued to attack their opponents
Hans Schroeder & Butcher Nova defeated Tom Stanton & Joe Noble at 5:36 when Scroeder pinned Noble
Manuel Soto & Pete Sanchez defeated Johnny Rodz & Chuck Richards at 4:47 when Soto pinned Richards
Killer Kowalski fought Dean Ho to a no contest; the show went off the air with the match still in progress
Dark match after the taping: Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Bobby Duncum
WWWF @ Franklinville, NJ – Delsea Ice Arena – January 9, 1975
Butcher Vachon defeated Larry Zbyszko
Manuel Soto & Pete Sanchez defeated Johnny Rodz & Jack Evans
Tony Altimore defeated Joe Nova via disqualification
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Bill White
Tony Garea & Dean Ho defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant via count-out; Gorilla Monsoon was the guest referee
WWWF @ Albany, NY – Washington Ave. Armory – January 10, 1975
The Wolfman defeated John Tzinas after 4 minutes
Manuel Soto defeated Hans Schroeder after 17 minutes
Spiros Arion defeated Joe Nova after 10 minutes
Butcher Vachon pinned Larry Zbyszko after 15 minutes
Tony Garea fought WWWF Tag Team Champion Jimmy Valiant to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Dean Ho defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Johnny Valiant via disqualification after 11 minutes
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – January 10, 1975
Bill White vs. Joe Crugnale
Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Bobby Duncum
Pedro Morales vs. Killer Kowalski
Included 3 other matches
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Arena – January 11, 1975
Pete Sanchez (sub. for Tomas Marin) defeated Johnny Rodz
Butcher Vachon defeated Dean Ho
Tony Garea defeated Jack Evans
Bobby Duncum defeated WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino via disqualification at 14:23
Gorilla Monsoon & Larry Zbyszko defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant via disqualification
WWWF @ Marblehead, MA – High School Gym – January 11, 1975
The Wolfman vs. Ruben Ayala
Spiros Arion vs. Bill White
Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Killer Kowalski
WWWF @ Long Island, NY – Nassau Coliseum – January 13, 1975 (2,573)
Mark Tendler defeated Hans Schroeder at 14:45
The Wolfman pinned Pete Sanchez (sub. for Ruben Ayala) at 2:38
Butcher Nova pinned Tony Altimore at 12:25
Spiros Arion defeated Bill White at 11:50
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino, Gorilla Monsoon, & Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Capt. Lou Albano, WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant in a Best 3 out of 5 falls match, 3-1; fall #1: Albano’s team won at 18:22; fall #2: Bruno’s team won via disqualification at the 55-second mark; fall #3: Bruno’s team won at 6:40; fall #4: Bruno’s team won when Albano was counted out at 1:30
WWWF @ North Dartmouth, MA – Lincoln Park – January 13, 1975
Pedro Morales vs. Killer Kowalski
Included 5 other matches
WWWF @ Lewiston, ME – Armory – January 14, 1975
Butcher Nova vs. Bill White
The Wolfman vs. Larry Zbyszko
Tony Garea vs. Bobby Duncum
Butcher Vachon vs. Dean Ho
WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant vs. Chief Jay Strongbow & Spiros Arion (Best 2 out of 3 falls)
WWWF @ Bangor, ME – Auditorium – January 15, 1975
Spiros Arion vs. Butcher Nova
Bill White vs. the Wolfman
Butcher Vachon defeated Larry Zbyszko
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Bobby Duncum via count-out
Dean Ho defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Johnny Valiant
Tony Garea fought WWWF Tag Team Champion Jimmy Valiant to a draw
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – January 17, 1975 (1,100)
Tony Altimore vs. Ricky Sexton
Hans Schroeder vs. Bill White
Gene Dundee vs. Joe Crugnale
The Wolfman vs. John Tzinas
Butcher Vachon & Bobby Duncum (sub. for Killer Kowalski) defeated Dean Ho & Tony Garea (Gorilla Monsoon as guest referee)
WWWF @ New London, CT – Ocean Beach Park Auditorium – January 17, 1975 (1,500)
Spiros Arion (sub. for John Tzinas) defeated Pete Doherty after 13 minutes
Ruben Ayala fought Butcher Nova to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Joe Esposito defeated Jack Evans after 13 minutes
Spiros Arion (sub. for Arnold Skaaland) defeated Johnny Rodz after 11 minutes
Chief Jay Strongbow & Larry Zbyszko fought WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant to a no contest
WWWF @ Springfield, MA – Civic Center Exhibit Hall – January 18, 1975
Johnny Rodz vs. Joe Crugnale
The Wolfman vs. Tony Altimore
Butcher Vachon vs. Ricky Sexton
Dean Ho & Tony Garea vs. Hans Schroeder & Bill White
Pedro Morales vs. Killer Kowalski (Gorilla Monsoon as guest referee)
WWWF @ New York City, NY – Madison Square Garden – January 20, 1975 (21,000; sell out)
Dean Ho defeated Bill White at 14:10
Tony Garea defeated Hans Schroeder
Butcher Vachon defeated Joe Nova at 13:29
The Wolfman defeated Johnny Rodz at 1:11
Spiros Arion defeated Larry Zbyszko; prior to the bout, Zbyszko got help from WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino to clear Freddie Blassie from ringside
Pedro Morales & Victor Rivera defeated Killer Kowalski & Bobby Duncum via referee’s decision when the match went to a time-limit draw
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino & Chief Jay Strongbow defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match; fall #1: Strongbow was pinned; fall #2: guest referee Gorilla Monsoon stopped the match after the Valiants attacked him, and awarded the match to Bruno & Strongbow
WWWF @ Scranton, PA – CYC – January 21, 1975 (1,531)
Butcher Nova pinned John Tzinas at 17:20
Bill White defeated Jack Evans at 15:28
Butcher Vachon defeated Manuel Soto at 15:15
The Wolfman defeated Larry Zbyszko at 8:37
Gorilla Monsoon & Chief Jay Strongbow defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant in a Best 2 out of 3 falls, 2-1; fall #1: the champions won at 23:27; fall #2: the challengers won at 2:11; fall #3: the challengers won via disqualification when the Valiants shoved referee Dick Woehrle
WWWF @ Norwood, MA – January 21, 1975
Ruben Ayala defeated Pete Doherty
Tony Altimore defeated Sylvano Sousa
El Olympico defeated Johnny Rodz
Spiros Arion defeated Hans Schroeder
Tony Garea & Dean Ho defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant via disqualification
WWWF @ White Plains, NY – Westchester County Center – January 22, 1975
Joe Nova defeated Bill White
Butcher Vachon defeated Larry Zbyszko
The Wolfman defeated Tony Altimore
Bobby Duncum & Killer Kowalski defeated Dean Ho & Tony Garea
WWWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jimmy Valiant defeated Pedro Morales & Chief Jay Strongbow in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match; the champions won a fall via disqualification
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – January 24, 1975
Butcher Vachon vs. Tony Altimore
Larry Zbyszko vs. Hans Schroeder
WWWF Tag Team Champion Johnny Valiant vs. El Olympico
WWWF Tag Team Champion Jimmy Valiant vs. Chief Jay Strongbow
Included 2 other matches
WWWF @ Albany, NY – Washington Ave. Armory – January 24, 1975
Manuel Soto fought Joe Nova to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Spiros Arion defeated John Tzinas (sub. for Bill White) after 11 minutes
Pete Sanchez defeated Johnny Rodz after 15 minutes
The Wolfman defeated Bill White (sub. for Sylvano Sousa) after 6 minutes
Tony Garea & Dean Ho defeated Killer Kowalski & Bobby Duncum in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall #1: Kowalski & Duncum after 15 minutes; fall #2: Garea & Ho after 15 minutes; fall #3: Garea & Ho after 2 minutes
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Arena – January 25, 1975
Joe Nova pinned Tony Altimore
Tomas Marin fought Louis Torres to a draw
Bill White fought Hans Schroeder to a draw
The Wolfman pinned El Olympico
Butcher Vachon pinned Larry Zbyszko
Spiros Arion pinned Gorilla Monsoon
WWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino pinned Bobby Duncum in a Texas Death match
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Arena – January 28, 1975
Championship Wrestling taping:
2/1/75:
Spiros Arion defeated Tony Altimore
Waldo Von Erich defeated ? Laflis
Victor Rivera defeated Hans Schroeder
Ivan Putski defeated Johnny Rodz
Ann Casey & Joyce Grable defeated Paula Kaye & Donna Christianello
2/8/75:
WWWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jimmy Valiant defeated Bill White & El Olympico
The Wolfman defeated Stan ?
Butcher Vachon defeated Tony Altimore
Manuel Soto & Pete Sanchez defeated Hans Schroeder & ? Kona
Chief Jay Strongbow & Victor Rivera fought Bobby Duncum & Killer Kowalski (w/ the Grand Wizard) to a curfew draw; the show went off the air with the match still in progress
2/15/75:
Waldo Von Erich defeated Paul Figueroa
Ivan Putski defeated Joe Nova
Tony Garea & Dean Ho fought WWWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jimmy Valiant to a draw
Victor Rivera defeated Johnny Rodz
Spiros Arion defeated El Olympico
WWWF @ Hamburg, PA – Fieldhouse – January 29, 1975
All Star Wrestling taping:
2/1/75 – hosted by Vince McMahon:
Victor Rivera pinned Butcher Nova at 7:21 following two cannonballs
Spiros Arion (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Tom Stanton at 5:31 with an atomic kneedrop
US Women’s Champion Ann Casey pinned Paula Kaye at 7:30 following an airplane spin; during the bout, a pretaped comment from Gorilla Monsoon was played, where he said Casey was the best chance for anyone to beat Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah
Ivan Putski pinned Gene Moore at 4:53 with the Polish Hammer
Waldo Von Erich pinned Tony Altimore at 4:11; after the bout, Vince McMahon interviewed Von Erich, who said he would defeated WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino and take his title
2/8/75:
Bobby Duncum defeated El Olympico & Joe Rodriguez in a handicap match
Donna Christianello defeated Joyce Grable
The Wolfman defeated Rodriguez
Butcher Vachon defeated Tony Altimore
Ivan Putski defeated Hans Schroeder
Dark match: Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Bobby Duncum via count-out; Gorilla Monsoon was the guest referee
2/15/75:
Butcher Vachon defeated El Olympico
Waldo Von Erich defeated Tom Stanton
Victor Rivera defeated Stan Lavdis
Spiros Arion defeated Paul Figueroa
Tony Garea & Dean Ho defeated Hans Schroeder & Joe Nova
WWWF @ Baltimore, MD – Civic Center – January 29, 1975
Manuel Soto defeated Johnny Rodz at 14:45
Arnold Skaaland defeated Bill White at 11:50
Pete Sanchez defeated Ernie Lassiter (sub. for Frank Valois) at 12:47
Abdullah defeated Manuel Soto (sub. for Louis Torres)
Andre the Giant defeated Killer Kowalski via count-out
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino & US Champion Bobo Brazil defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall #1: the Valiants won; fall #2: Bruno & Bobo won; fall #3: Bruno & Bobo won via disqualification; due to the DQ finish in the third fall, the titles did not change hands
WWWF @ Worcester, MA – Memorial Auditorium – January 30, 1975
Butcher Vachon defeated Pete Sanchez
The Wolfman defeated Manuel Soto
WWWF Tag Team Champion Johnny Valiant defeated El Olympico
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Bobby Duncum via count-out
Dean Ho fought Killer Kowalski to a double disqualification
Tony Garea defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Jimmy Valiant
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – January 31, 1975
Spiros Arion vs. Bill White
Butcher Vachon vs. Reuben Ayala
Hans Schroeder vs. Chief Jay Strongbow
Larry Zbyszko vs. the Wolfman
Included 2 other matches
WWWF @ Harrisburg, PA – Zembo Mosque – January 31, 1975
Tony Garea & Dean Ho defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall #1 – the challengers won at the 42-second mark when Johnny was pinned; fall #2 – Jimmy pinned Ho at 15:51; fall #3 – the champions were disqualified for attacking guest referee Gorilla Monsoon
WWWF @ Boston, MA – Boston Garden – February 1, 1975 (14,732)
Pete Doherty defeated Tony Altimore at 13:25
Spiros Arion defeated Larry Zbyszko at 11:35
The Wolfman defeated Johnny Rodz (sub. for Jose Gonzalez) at 3:02
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Killer Kowalski via count-out at 6:20
Butcher Vachon defeated Bill White at 9:45
Manuel Soto & Pete Sanchez defeated Hans Schroeder & Joe Nova in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0
Dean Ho & Tony Garea defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jimmy Valiant in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall #1: Valiants won at 15:13; fall #2: Garea & Ho won; fall #3: Garea & Ho won via disqualification at 1:40; because the third fall was won via disqualification, the title did not change hands WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino fought Bobby Duncum to a draw at 19:20 when both men were too bloody to continue
WWWF @ Lewiston, ME – Armory – February 4, 1975
Sylvano Sousa vs. Johnny Rodz
Pete Sanchez vs. Jack Evans
Manuel Soto vs. Hans Schroeder
El Olympico vs. Butcher Vachon
Dean Ho vs. Joe Nova
Tony Garea vs. the Wolfman
Chief Jay Strongbow & Spiros Arion vs. WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant
WWWF @ Bangor, ME – Auditorium – February 5, 1975
Manuel Soto & Pete Sanchez defeated Johnny Rodz & Jack Evans
Sylvano Sousa defeated Hans Schroeder
Dean Ho defeated Joe Nova
The Wolfman defeated El Olympico
Spiros Arion defeated Tony Garea
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Butcher Vachon
WWWF @ Revere, MA – Riverland Ballroom – February 6, 1975
Pete Doherty vs. Ruben Ayala
Gene Dundee vs. Sylvano Sousa
Jack Evans vs. John Tzinas
John Rodz vs. Joe Crugnale
Spiros Arion vs. El Olympico
Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Bobby Duncum
WWWF @ Albany, NY – Washington Avenue Armory – February 7, 1975
Sylvano Sousa fought Hans Schroeder to 20-minute time-limit draw
Butcher Nova defeated John Tzinas at the 12-minute mark
The Wolfman defeated Tony Altimore at the 7-minute mark
WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant defeated Gorilla Monsoon & Chief Jay Strongbow in a 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – February 7, 1975
Gene Dundee vs. Joe Crugnale
Jack Evans & Johnny Rodz vs. Manuel Soto & Pete Sanchez
Butcher Vachon vs. Bill White
Dean Ho & Tony Garea vs. Killer Kowalski & Bobby Duncum
WWWF @ Springfield, MA – Exhibit Hall – February 8, 1975 (2,200)
Joe Crugnale vs. John Tzinas
Sylvano Sousa vs. Gene Dundee
Ruben Ayala vs. Pete Doherty
El Olympico vs. Killer Kowalski
Pedro Morales & Gorilla Monsoon defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall #3: the champions were disqualified
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – February 8, 1975
Dean Ho & Tony Garea defeated Hans Schroeder & Joe Nova in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino defeated the Wolfman at 11:47
WWWF @ Long Island, NY – Nassau Coliseum – February 10, 1975 (4,582)
Mark Tendler pinned Tony Altimore at 5:16
Lee Wong defeated Hans Schroeder via disqualification at 13:00
Jack Evans defeated Joe Nova at 16:14
The Wolfman pinned Gorilla Monsoon at 3:35
Bobby Duncum & Killer Kowalski vs. Manuel Soto & Pete Sanchez
Dean Ho & Tony Garea fought WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant to a draw in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match; fall #1: Ho & Garea won at 15:45; fall #2: the Valiants won at 4:03; fall #3: both teams were disqualified at the 30-second mark WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino pinned Butcher Vachon at 8:12
WWWF @ Scranton, PA – CYC – February 11, 1975 (1,952)
Arnold Skaaland defeated Hans Schroeder at 18:18
Butcher Nova fought Pete Sanchez to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Bobby Duncum defeated Manuel Soto at 7:27
Butcher Vachon defeated El Olympico at 13:12
The Wolfman defeated Bill White at 4:11
Gorilla Monsoon defated Killer Kowalski at 14:23
WWWF @ Springfield, VT – Riverside High School – February 12, 1975
El Olympico vs. Jack Evans
Johnny Rodz vs. Bill White
Manuel Soto & Pete Sanchez vs. Joe Nova & Hans Schroeder
Tony Garea vs. the Wolfman
Dean Ho vs. Butcher Vachon
WWWF @ Manchester, NH – Trinity High School – February 13, 1975
Arnold Skaaland vs. Jack Evans
Pete Sanchez vs. Hans Schroeder
Butcher Nova vs. Manuel Soto
Bill White vs. Johnny Rodz
Dean Ho vs. Butcher Vachon
The Wolfman vs. Tony Garea
WWWF @ Waltham, MA – IBEW Hall – February 14, 1975
Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Killer Kowalski
Also included Butcher Vachon, Gene Dundee, Hans Schroeder, Butcher Nova, Sylvano Sousa, & John Tzinas
WWWF @ Kingston, NY – Municipal Auditorium – February 14, 1975
The Wolfman vs. El Olympico
Spiros Arion vs. Tony Altimore
WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant vs. Dean Ho & Tony Garea (Gorilla Monsoon as guest referee)
Included 2 other bouts
WWWF @ Providence, RI – Civic Center – February 15, 1975 (9,703)
Hans Schroeder vs. Pete Sanchez
Bill White vs. Joe Nova
Larry Zbyszko vs. Butcher Vachon
Tony Garea fought WWWF Tag Team Champion Johnny Valiant to a no contest
The Wolfman defeated El Olympico
Bobby Duncum defeated Dean Ho
Gorilla Monsoon defeated Killer Kowalski via disqualification
Spiros Arion defeated Chief Jay Strongbow via count-out
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino pinned WWWF Tag Team Champion Jimmy Valiant
Included 2 other matches
WWWF @ New York City, NY – Madison Square Garden – February 17, 1975 (25,000; sellout including the Felt Forum)
Televised on HBO – featured Vince McMahon on commentary:
Prime Time Wrestling – 2/17/86: Manuel Soto & Pete Sanchez defeated Jack Evans & Johnny Rodz in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match; final fall: Soto pinned Evans with a sunset flip
Butcher Nova defeated Bill White at 15:02
Victor Rivera defeated Hans Schroeder at 9:17
Dean Ho & Tony Garea defeated Killer Kowalski & Bubby Duncum via disqualification at 14:17 when Garea was repeatedly double teamed
The Wolfman defeated El Olympico at 3:14
Pedro Morales pinned Butcher Vachon at 4:59 with a sunset flip from the apron
Prime Time Wrestling – 12/17/85: Spiros Arion defeated WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino via disqualification at 13:00 when Bruno twice pushed the referee away when he was trying to break the two up from fighting in the corner; after the bout, Bruno had to be held back by several wrestlers including Gorilla Monsoon, Dean Ho, & Tony Garea
WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant fought Gorilla Monsoon & Chief Jay Strongbow to a curfew draw at 19:09 in a non-title match; prior to the bout, Capt. Lou Albano escorted the champions ringside
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Arena – February 18, 1975
Championship Wrestling taping:
2/22/75:
3/1/75:
3/8/75 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Antonino Rocca:
Bobby Duncum & Killer Kowalski (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Al Barr & Mike Paidousis at 4:52 when Duncum pinned Paidousis following a headbutt from Kowalski, who had placed a foreign object inside his mask – given to him by the Grand Wizard
Spiros Arion (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Bill White at 5:09 with a kneedrop
Chief Jay Strongbow pinned Johnny Rodz at 5:06 with a double tomahawk chop
Waldo Von Erich defeated El Olympico & Tom Stanton at 6:49 in a handicap match by pinning Stanton following a jumping kneedrop
Victor Rivera pinned Butcher Nova at 8:35 with a cannonball
WWWF @ Hamburg, PA – Fieldhouse – February 19, 1975
All Star Wrestling taping:
2/22/75:
3/1/75:
3/8/75:
Dark match after the taping: Ivan Putski vs. Killer Kowalski
WWWF @ Baltimore, MD – Civic Center – February 19, 1975
Abdullah the Butcher vs. Pete Sanchez was originally scheduled
Pete Sanchez (sub. for Manuel Soto) defeated Butcher Nova
Daisy Mae defeated Paula Kaye
Butcher Vachon defeated Tony Altimore at 7:10
The Wolfman defeated Bill White & Tom Stanton at 3:20 in a handicap match by pinning Stanton
Pedro Morales defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Jimmy Valiant
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino pinned WWWF Tag Team Champion Johnny Valiant at 15:20
WWWF @ Worcester, MA – Memorial Auditorium – February 20, 1975
Spiros Arion vs. Bill White
Dean Ho vs. Hans Schroeder
Butcher Vachon vs. Mike Paidousis
Donna Christianello & Paula Kay vs. Ann Casey & Daisy Mae
Chief Jay Strongbow vs. the Wolfman
Tony Garea vs. Bobby Duncum
WWWF @ Albany, NY – Washington Ave. Armory – February 21, 1975
Jack Evans fought Mike Paidousis to a draw
The Wolfman defeated Bill White
WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant defeated Gorilla Monsoon & El Olympico
Spiros Arion & Bobby Duncum defeated Tony Garea & Dean Ho
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – February 21, 1975
Donna Christianello & Paula Kay vs. Ann Casey & Daisy Mae
Joe Nova & Hans Schroeder vs. Manuel Soto & Pete Sanchez
Killer Kowalski vs. El Olympico
Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Butcher Vachon
Included 1 other match
WWWF @ Lowell, MA – Memorial Auditorium – February 22, 1975
Donna Christianello & Paula Kay vs. Ann Casey & Daisy Mae
Manuel Soto & Pete Sanchez vs. Killer Kowalski & Hans Schroeder
Pedro Morales vs. the Wolfman
Included 2 other matches
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Arena – February 22, 1975
Tony Altimore pinned Luis Torres
Butcher Nova pinned Lee Wong
Bill White pinned Mike Paidousis
Bobby Duncum pinned El Olympico
WWWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jimmy Valiant defeated Dean Ho & Tony Garea in a non-title Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0
Spiros Arion fought Chief Jay Strongbow to a draw
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino defeated Butcher Vachon at 3:37
WWWF @ Landover, MD – Capital Centre – February 24, 1975 (5,000)
Arnold Skaaland vs. Butcher Nova
Abdullah vs. Tomas Marin
Bill White vs. Manuel Soto
Hans Schroeder vs. Pete Sanchez
The Wolfman pinned Ernie Lassiter
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino defeated Bobby Duncum in a Texas Death Match; Gorilla Monsoon was the guest referee for the bout
WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant defeated Dean Ho & Tony Garea in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
WWWF @ Portland, ME – Expo Building – February 25, 1975 (3,200)
The Wolfman defeated John Tzinas
Manuel Soto vs. Mike Paidousis
Pete Sanchez pinned Butcher Nova
Bill White fought Hans Schroeder to a draw
WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant defeated Gorilla Monsoon & El Olympico
Chief Jay Strongbow fought Spiros Arion to a double disqualification
WWWF @ White Plains, NY – Westchester County Civic Center – February 26, 1975
Jack Evans fought Tony Altimore to a draw
Johnny Rodz defeated Lee Wong
Paul Vachon defeated Dean Ho
Tony Garea defeated Killer Kowalski via disqualification
Ann Casey & Daisy Mae defeated Donna Christianello & Paula Kaye
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino defeated Bobby Duncum
WWWF @ Bangor, ME – Auditorium – February 26, 1975
Mike Paidousis fought Bill White to a 20-minute time-limit draw
WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant defeated Pete Sanchez & Manuel Soto in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated the Wolfman
Spiros Arion defeated Gorilla Monsoon
Hans Schroeder & Joe Nova defeated El Olympico & John Tzinas in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
WWWF @ Wilmington, MA – High School Gym – February 27, 1975
Jack Evans vs. Hans Schroeder
Spiros Arion vs. Pete Sanchez
Bill White vs. Killer Kowalski
WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant vs. Tony Garea & Dean Ho
WWWF @ New London, CT – Ocean Beach Park Auditorium – February 28, 1975 (1,000+)
Joe Esposito defeated Hans Schroeder after the 15-minute mark
The Wolfman defeated Tony Altimore after the 13-minute mark
Spiros Arion defeated Bill White via submission with a bearhug after the 12-minute mark
Ann Casey & Daisy Mae defeated Donna Christanello & Paula Kaye in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match after the 27-minute mark
Chief Jay Strongbow fought Bobby Duncum to a double disqualification after the 21-minute mark
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – February 28, 1975
Butcher Nova vs. Mike Paidousis
Jack Evans vs. Pete Sanchez
Johnny Rodz vs. El Olympico
Butcher Vachon vs. Manuel Soto
Dean Ho, Tony Garea, & Gorilla Monsoon vs. Killer Kowalski, WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant
WWWF @ Boston, MA – Boston Garden – March 1, 1975 (14,000) (matinee)
Arnold Skaaland defeated Jack Evans
Mike Paidousis defeated Tony Altimore
Johnny Rodz defeated Bill White
Pete Sanchez defeated Hans Schroeder
Spiros Arion defeated Dean Ho
The Wolfman defeated Manuel Soto
Tony Garea defeated Joe Nova
Ann Casey & Daisy Mae defeated Paula Kaye & Donna Christianello
Bobby Duncum defeated WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino via disqualification at 19:45 when the champion shoved the referee across the ring as Sammartino was stomping Duncum in the corner; after the bout, several wrestlers came in the ring to pull Sammartino off Duncum
Butcher Vachon defeated El Olympico
Gorilla Monsoon defeated Killer Kowalski via disqualification
Chief Jay Strongbow & Victor Rivera (sub. for Pedro Morales) defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall #1: both teams were counted out; fall #2: Strongbow & Rivera won via disqualification at 3:15
WWWF @ Pittsfield, MA – Boy’s Club – March 1, 1975 (1,700)
The Wolfman pinned Tony Altimore
Spiros Arion pinned El Olympico
Joe Nova fought Mike Padiousis to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Bill White pinned Hans Schroeder at 19:45
Tony Garea & Dean Ho defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall #1: the challengers won; fall #2: the champions won; fall #3: the challengers won via disqualification
WWWF @ Springfield, MA – Civic Center – March 1, 1975
Donna Christianello & Paula Kaye vs. Daisy Mae & Ann Casey
Killer Kowalski & Bobby Duncum vs. Gorilla Monsoon & Chief Jay Strongbow
Pedro Morales vs. Butcher Vachon
WWWF @ Utica, NY – Memorial Auditorium – March 3, 1975
Bill White vs. Hans Schroeder
Pete Sanchez & Manuel Soto vs. Johnny Rodz & Jack Evans
Tony Garea & Dean Ho vs. WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant
Gorilla Monsoon vs. Killer Kowalski
Ivan Putski vs. Butcher Vachon
WWWF @ Rochester, NY – Henrietta Dome Arena – March 4, 1975
Debut in the city
Bill White vs. Butcher Vachon
Tony Garea & Dean Ho vs. Johnny Rodz & Jack Evans
Manuel Soto & Pete Sanchez vs. WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant
Gorilla Monsoon vs. Hans Schroeder
Ivan Putski vs. Killer Kowalski
WWWF @ Manchester, NH – Trinity High School – March 6, 1975 (1,200)
WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant defeated Manuel Soto & Pete Sanchez in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
Chief Jay Strongbow fought Spiros Arion to a double disqualification
Included 3 other matches
WWWF @ Albany, NY – Washington Ave. Armory – March 7, 1975
Dean Ho & Tony Garea vs. Spiros Arion & Bobby Duncum (Gorilla Monsoon as guest referee)
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – March 7, 1975
Sylvano Sousa defeated John Tzinas
Tony Altimore defeated Joe Nova
Hans Schroeder defeated Sylvano Sousa (sub. for Victor Rivera)
The Wolfman defeated Bill White at 3:20
Chief Jay Strongbow & El Olympico defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0; one of the falls was won via disqualification meaning the title did not change hands
WWWF @ Kingston, RI – Keaney Gym – March 8, 1975
Ricky Sexton vs. Joe Crugnale
Pete Doherty vs. Manuel Soto
Tony Altimore vs. Ruben Ayala
Gene Dundee vs. John Tzinas
Gorilla Monsoon, Dean Ho & Tony Garea vs. Butcher Vachon, WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Arena – March 8, 1975
Arnold Skaaland vs. Hans Schroeder
El Olympico vs. Joe Nova
Manuel Soto & Pete Sanchez vs. Johnny Rodz & Jack Evans (Best 2 out of 3 falls match)
The Wolfman vs. Lee Wong
Killer Kowalski vs. Bill White
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino & Chief Jay Strongbow fought Bobby Duncum & Killer Kowalski (sub. for Spiros Arion) to a double disqualification in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
WWWF @ Plymouth, NH – State College Fieldhouse – March 10, 1975
Gene Dundee vs. John Tzinas
Hans Schroeder vs. Bill White
Butcher Vachon vs. Pete Doherty
The Wolfman vs. Tony Altimore
Killer Kowalski & Bobby Duncum vs. Dean Ho & Tony Garea
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Arena – March 11, 1975
Championship Wrestling taping:
3/15/75:
3/22/75:
3/29/75:
WWWF @ Scranton, PA – CYC – March 11, 1975 (3,702)
Butcher Nova vs. Pete Sanchez
Manuel Soto vs. Johnny Rodz
Arnold Skaaland vs. Jack Evans
Dean Ho & Tony Garea vs. Killer Kowalski & Butcher Vachon (Best 2 out of 3 falls)
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated the Wolfman
WWWF @ Hamburg, PA – Fieldhouse – March 12, 1975
All Star Wrestling taping:
3/15/75:
3/22/75 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Antonino Rocca:
The Wolfman (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Bill Crouch at 4:06
Ivan Putski defeated Johnny Rodz via submission at 5:04 with a bearhug; during the bout, Capt. Lou Albano came to ringside but was cleared away by Putski
WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Bill White & Mike Paidousis at 8:19 when White was pinned with an elbow drop
Waldo Von Erich & Spiros Arion (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Manuel Soto & Pete Sanchez at 7:02 when Arion pinned Soto after Blassie tripped him from the outside
Killer Kowalski vs. Tony Garea
3/29/75:
Dark match after the taping: Ivan Putski vs. the Wolfman
WWWF @ Pittsburgh, PA – Civic Arena – March 14, 1975
Pete Sanchez vs. Joe Abby
Manuel Soto vs. Frank Durso
Tony Altimore vs. Ron Mattucci
Johnny Rodz vs. Frank Holtz
Johnny DeFazio vs. Jack Evans
Gorilla Monsoon vs. Killer Kowalski
WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant vs. Dean Ho & Tony Garea
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino fought Bobby Duncum to a draw at 15:07 when both men were too bloody to continue
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – March 14, 1975
Joe Nova fought Bill White to a draw
Sylvano Sousa defeated Hans Schroeder
Mike Paidousis defeated Gene Dundee
Butcher Vachon defeated Ruben Ayala (sub. for Victor Rivera)
The Wolfman defeated El Olympico at 5:00
Spiros Arion defeated Chief Jay Strongbow at 20:00
Indianapolis, IN – March 15, 1975
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino, Pepper Gomez, & Dick the Bruiser defeated Ox Baker & the Legionaires
WWWF @ Fitchburg, MA – George R. Wallace Civic Center – March 15, 1975
Victor Rivera vs. Killer Kowalski
WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant vs. Dean Ho & Tony Garea
Sylvano Sousa vs. Butcher Vachon
El Olympico vs. Spiros Arion
Gene Dundee vs. John Tzinas
WWWF @ Kingston, NY – Municipal Auditorium – March 15, 1975
Hans Schroeder vs. Bill White
The Wolfman vs. Tony Altimore
Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Bobby Duncum
Included 2 other matches
– 3/17/75: Andrew “Test” Martin was born.
WWWF @ New York City, NY – Madison Square Garden – March 17, 1975 (26,000; sellout including the Felt Forum)
Televised on HBO – featured Vince McMahon on commentary:
Johnny Rodz pinned Bill White at 11:31 with a stomp from the middle rope after White failed a dropkick attempt
Mike Paidousis pinned Jack Evans at 5:43 with a kneedrop after Evans ran into the ropes when Paidousis moved out of the way
Manuel Soto & Pete Sanchez defeated Joe Nova & Hans Schroeder at 22:05 in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
Chief Jay Strongbow pinned Butcher Vachon at 9:10 with a Thesz Press
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino (w/ Arnold Skaaland) pinned Spiros Arion at 14:51 in a Texas Death match with a powerslam even though Arion’s foot was on the bottom rope during the cover; prior to the bout, Freddie Blassie escorted Arion to the ring before returning to the dressing room
Victor Rivera defeated Killer Kowalski via disqualification at 15:58 after Kowalski began biting at Rivera’s head; prior to the bout, the Grand Wizard escorted Kowalski to the ring before returning to the dressing room
All American Wrestling – 5/6/84: Ivan Putski defeated the Wolfman via submission at 6:45 with a bearhug (Putski’s MSG debut)
Dean Ho & Tony Garea fought WWWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jimmy Valiant to a draw in a Best 2 out of 3 falls non-title match; fall #1: Garea pinned Johnny at 1:49 after throwing him off the top rope; fall #2: Johnny pinned Garea at 4:05 with a sunset flip; fall #3: the bout was stopped due to the curfew at 12:13; prior to the bout, Capt. Lou Albano escorted the Valiants to the ring before returning to the dressing room
WWWF @ Portland, ME – Expo Building – March 18, 1975 (3,100)
Manuel Soto defeated Hans Schroeder
Tony Garea defeated Butcher Nova
Dean Ho defeated Bill White
WWWF Tag Team Champion Jimmy Valiant defeated Pete Sanchez
Victor Rivera defeated Killer Kowalski via disqualification
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Jimmy Valiant
Ivan Putski pinned Butcher Vachon with the Polish Hammer
WWWF @ Bangor, ME – Civic Auditorium – March 19, 1975 (6,000)
Manuel Soto defeated Bill White
Pete Sanchez defeated Hans Schroeder
Victor Rivera defeated Joe Nova
Butcher Vachon, WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant defeated Chief Jay Strongbow, Tony Garea, and Dean Ho in a Best 3 out of 5 falls match
Ivan Putski defeated Killer Kowalski
WWWF @ Warwick, RI – Tollgate High School – March 20, 1975
Johnny Rodz vs. Sylvano Sousa
Victor Rivera vs. Jack Evans
Spiros Arion vs. El Olympico
Dean Ho & Tony Garea vs. Killer Kowalski & Butcher Vachon
WWWF @ Plymouth, MA – Memorial Hall – March 20, 1975
Arnold Skaaland vs. Hans Schroeder
Butcher Nova vs. Bill White
The Wolfman vs. John Tzinas
WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant vs. Manuel Soto & Pete Sanchez
Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Bobby Duncum
WWWF @ Harrisburg, PA – Zembo Mosque – March 21, 1975
Tony Altimore pinned Johnny Rodz at 12:48
Mike Paidousis pinned Butcher Nova at 14:42
The Wolfman pinned Pete Sanchez at 6:08
Victor Rivera pinned Hans Schroeder at 15;03
Tony Garea & Dean Ho defeated Killer Kowalski & Bobby Duncum in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match; fall #1 – the heels were disqualified for illegally double teaming Garea at 10:52; fall #2 – Kowalski pinned Garea with a headbutt at 7:12; fall #3 – Garea pinned Kowalski at 6:04
WWWF @ Albany, NY – Washington Ave. Armory – March 21, 1975
Ricky Sexton vs. Gene Dundee
Butcher Nova vs. Bill White
The Wolfman vs. El Olympico
Bobby Duncum, WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant vs. Victor Rivera, Dean Ho, & Tony Garea
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – March 21, 1975
Gene Dundee fought Sylvano Sousa to a draw
Butcher Vachon defeated Pete Doherty
El Olympico (sub. for Jack Evans) defeated Manuel Soto
WWWF Tag Team Champion Johnny Valiant vs. El Olympico
WWWF Tag Team Champion Jimmy Valiant defeated Bill White
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Spiros Arion at 16:20
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Arena – March 22, 1975
Tony Altimore defeated Lee Wong
Mike Paidousis defeated Hans Schroeder
Manuel Soto defeated Johnny Rodz
Pete Sanchez pinned Jack Evans
Gorilla Monsoon defeated Killer Kowalski via disqualification
Spiros Arion & Bobby Duncum defeated WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino & Chief Jay Strongbow in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall #3: Duncum pinned Sammartino at 2:38
WWWF @ Utica, NY – Memorial Auditorium – March 24, 1975
Frank Valois vs. Pete Sanchez
Victor Rivera vs. Joe Nova
El Olympico vs. Bobby Duncum
Manuel Soto vs. Spiros Arion
Andre The Giant vs. Hans Schroeder
Ivan Putski vs. Killer Kowalski
WWWF @ Long Island, NY – Nassau Coliseum – March 24, 1975
Lee Wong vs. Tony Altimore
Tomas Marin vs. Luis Torres
Bill White vs. Jack Evans
Mark Tendler vs. Johnny Rodz
Chief Jay Strongbow, Tony Garea, & Dean Ho vs. Butcher Vachon, WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino defeated the Wolfman
WWWF @ Rochester, NY – War Memorial – March 25, 1975
Manuel Soto & Pete Sanchez vs. Butcher Nova & Hans Schroeder
Frank Valois vs. Victor Rivera
Spiros Arion vs. El Olympico
Ivan Putski vs. Bobby Duncum
Andre the Giant vs. Killer Kowalski
WWWF @ Scranton, PA – CYC – March 25, 1975 (3,358)
Arnold Skaaland vs. Johnny Rodz
Dean Ho defeated the Wolfman via disqualification
Butcher Vachon vs. Bill White
Tony Garea fought WWWF Tag Team Champion Johnny Valiant to a draw
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Jimmy Valiant at 20:40
WWWF @ Kingston, RI – Keaney Gym – March 26, 1975
Butcher Vachon vs. ?
The Wolfman vs. Pete Sanchez
Chief Jay Strongbow & Victor Rivera vs. Bobby Duncum & Spiros Arion
Andre the Giant vs. Killer Kowalski
Included 2 other bouts
WWWF @ New Haven, CT – Coliseum – March 27, 1975
Bobby Duncum defeated WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino via count-out
WWWF @ Manchester, NH – Trinity High School – March 27, 1975
Dean Ho vs. Jack Evans
Tony Garea vs. Butcher Nova
The Wolfman vs. El Olympico
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Spiros Arion; Gorilla Monsoon was the guest referee for the bout
WWWF @ Trenton, NJ – Civic Center – March 28, 1975
Manuel Soto & Pete Sanchez defeated Jack Evans & Johnny Rodz
Butcher Vachon defeated Mike Paidousis
The Wolfman defeated Bill White
Victor Rivera & Gorilla Monsoon defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant
Andre the Giant defeated Killer Kowalski
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – March 28, 1975
Pete Doherty fought Sylvano Sousa to a draw
Gene Dundee defeated Pete Reeves at 11:00
Bobby Duncum defeated El Olympico at 9:00
Dean Ho & Tony Garea defeated Joe Nova & Hans Schroeder in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0; fall #1: Ho & Garea won at 14:06; fall #2: Ho & Garea won at 8:20
Spiros Arion & Freddie Blassie defeated Chief Jay Strongbow & Ricky Sexton in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
WWWF @ Pittsfield, MA – Boy’s Club – March 29, 1975
The Wolfman pinned Bill White at 7:10
Johnny Rodz fought Mike Paidousis to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Pete Doherty defeated Jack Evans via disqualification at 15:37
Dean Ho & Tony Garea defeated Butcher Vachon & Bobby Duncum in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match; fall #1: Vachon & Duncum won at 7:35; fall #2: Garea forced Vachon to submit to the abdoninal stretch at 3:48; fall #3: Ho & Garea won via disqualification at 1:58
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Killer Kowalski via disqualification at 14:30
WWWF @ Springfield, MA – Exhibit Hall – March 29, 1975
Manuel Soto vs. Joe Nova
Gene Dundee vs. Tony Altimore
Pete Sanchez vs. Hans Schroeder
El Olympico vs. Spiros Arion
Andre the Giant & Victor Rivera vs. WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant
WWWF @ Landover, MD – Capital Centre – March 31, 1975 (9,000)
Tony Altimore defeated Tomas Marin
Mike Paidousis defeated Jack Evans
Pete Sanchez defeated Butcher Nova
Dean Ho defeated Butcher Vachon via disqualification
US Women’s Champion Ann Casey defeated Dottie Downs
US Champion Bobo Brazil defeated the Wolfman at 4:11
Bobby Duncum defeated Tony Garea
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino & Andre the Giant defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match; fall #1: the challengers won via disqualification; fall #2: Andre got the pin; due to the DQ finish in the first fall, the titles did not change hands
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Arena – April 1, 1975
Championship Wrestling taping:
Andre the Giant defeated Jack Evans, Johnny Rodz, & Joe Nova in a handicap match by sitting on all three men after piling them on top of one another (Andre the Giant, Andre the Giant)
4/5/75:
Tony Garea defeated the Wolfman (w/ Freddie Blassie) via disqualification at 5:21 after Wolfman kept choking and biting at Garea; Antonino Rocca was the guest referee for the match; after the bout, Wolfman ripped off part of Rocca’s shirt, with Rocca then dropkicking Wolfman out of the ring
4/12/75:
4/19/75:
WWWF @ Hamburg, PA – Fieldhouse – April 2, 1975
All Star Wrestling taping:
Blackjack Mulligan & Blackjack Lanza defeated Mr. Hayashi & Don Kernodle at 4:37 when Mulligan pinned Hayashi
Also included Bobby Duncum, Butcher Vachon, Dean Ho, Tony Garea, Victor Rivera, Mike Paidousis, Dominic DeNucci and Ivan Putski
4/5/75:
4/12/75:
4/19/75:
Dark match after the taping: Spiros Arion vs. Chief Jay Strongbow
WWWF @ Worcester, MA – Memorial Auditorium – April 3, 1975
El Olympico vs. Waldo Von Erich
Victor Rivera vs. Butcher Vachon
Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Spiros Arion (Gorilla Monsoon as guest referee)
Included 3 other matches
WWWF @ Augusta, ME – Civic Center – April 3, 1975
Postponed until 4/9
WWWF @ Albany, NY – Washington Ave. Armory – April 4, 1975
The Wolfman defeated Ricky Sexton
Manuel Soto defeated Jack Evans
Pete Sanchez defeated Johnny Rodz
Waldo Von Erich defeated Gorilla Monsoon
Andre the Giant & Victor Rivera defeated Spiros Arion & Bobby Duncum
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – April 4, 1975
Tony Altimore fought El Olympico to a draw
Hans Schroeder defeated Bill White
Mike Paidousis defeated Joe Nova
Chief Jay Strongbow, Dean Ho & Tony Garea defeated Butcher Vachon, WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant in a Best 3 out of 5 falls match, 3-1; fall #1: Valiants team won at 1:49; fall #2: Garea’s team won at 8:00; fall #3: Garea’s team won at 2:10; fall #4: Garea’s team won at 6:10
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Arena – April 5, 1975
Johnny Rodz fought Tony Altimore to a draw
Bill White vs. Mike Paidousis
Manuel Soto defeated Joe Nova
Women’s US Champion Ann Casey defeated Dottie Downs
Waldo Von Erich pinned El Olympico
The Wolfman defeated Pete Sanchez
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino & Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Spiros Arion & Bobby Duncum in a Texas Death Match when guest referee Gorilla Monsoon deemed Duncum unable to continue after Sammartino hit him with a chair; after the bout, Duncum & Arion attacked Monsoon, and were both handed $500 fines from the state athletic commission
WWWF @ Abington, MA – Abington High School – April 7, 1975
Manuel Soto vs. Jack Evans
Johnny Rodz vs. Pete Sanchez
Little Louie & Sonny Boy Hayes vs. Little Tokyo & Lord Littlebrook
Dean Ho & Tony Garea vs. Bobby Duncum & Spiros Arion (Best 2 out of 3 falls match)
WWWF @ Portland, ME – Expo Building – April 8, 1975 (2,500)
Little Louie & Sonny Boy Hayes defeated Little Tokyo & Lord Littlebrook in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
Butcher Nova pinned Bill White
Waldo Von Erich defeated El Olympico
Spiros Arion defeated Dean Ho
Tony Garea fought WWWF Tag Team Champion Johnny Valiant to a draw
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Jimmy Valiant at 24:06
WWWF @ White Plains, NY – Westchester County Civic Center – April 9, 1975
Manuel Soto & Pete Sanchez defeated Johnny Rodz & Jack Evans in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
Tony Altimore fought Hans Schroeder to a 20-minute time-limit draw
The Wolfman defeated Mike Paidousis
Victor Rivera defeated Butcher Vachon via count-out
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino defeated Bobby Duncum in a Texas Death Match; Gorilla Monsoon was the guest referee for the bout
WWWF @ Augusta, ME – Civic Center – April 9, 1975
Ann Casey vs. Dottie Downs
El Olympico vs. Joe Nova
Bill White vs. Waldo Von Erich
Little Louie & Sonny Boy Hayes vs. Little Tokyo & Lord Littlebrook
Bobby Duncum, WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant vs. Andre the Giant, Tony Garea & Dean Ho (Best 3 out of 5 falls match)
Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Spiros Arion
WWWF @ Kingston, NY – Municipal Auditorium – April 10, 1975
Little Louie & Sonny Boy Hayes vs. Little Tokyo & Lord Littlebrook
The Wolfman, WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant vs. Gorilla Monsoon, Tony Garea & Dean Ho
Included 2 other matches
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – April 11, 1975
Bill Dundee vs. El Olympico
Bobby Duncum vs. Mike Paidousis
Spiros Arion vs. Tony Altimore
Hans Schroeder vs. Bill White
Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Butcher Vachon
Waldo Von Erich vs. Sylvano Sousa
The Wolfman fought Victor Rivera to a double count-out at 18:20
WWWF @ Trumbull, CT – High School Gym – April 11, 1975
Pete Sanchez vs. Jack Evans
Manuel Soto vs. Johnny Rodz
Little Louie & Sonny Boy Hayes vs. Little Tokyo & Lord Littlebrook
Tony Garea & Dean Ho vs. WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant
WWWF @ Pittsburgh, PA – Civic Arena – April 11, 1975
Dominic DeNucci vs. Mike Paidousis
Bill White vs. Ron Mattucci
El Olympico vs. Frank Durso
Hans Schroeder vs. Frank Holtz
Joe Nova vs. Johnny DeFazio
Gorilla Monsoon vs. Spiros Arion
Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Butcher Vachon
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino fought Bobby Duncum to a draw
WWWF @ Boston, MA – Boston Garden – April 12, 1975 (matinee) (14,758)
Mike Paidousis (sub. for Arnold Skaaland) defeated Hans Schroeder at 12:18
Tony Altimore defeated Joe Nova at 10:25
Manuel Soto & Pete Sanchez defeated Jack Evans & Johnny Rodz at 14:40
Victor Rivera defeated Butcher Vachon at 9:30
Spiros Arion defeated Tony Garea at the 28-second mark
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino defeated Bobby Duncum in a Texas Death Match at 18:20; Gorilla Monsoon was the guest referee for the bout
Waldo Von Erich defeated El Olympico at 7:38
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated the Wolfman at 7:05
WWWF Tag Team Champion Jimmy Valiant defeated Bill White at 3:28
Little Louie & Sonny Boy Hayes defeated Little Tokyo & Lord Littlebrook in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0
Dean Ho defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Johnny Valiant at 3:48
WWWF @ Baltimore, MD – Civic Center – April 12, 1975 (7,000)
El Olympico defeated Hans Schroeder at 14:30
Pete Sanchez & Manuel Soto defeated Johnny Rodz & Jack Evans in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0; fall #1: Soto’s team won at 9:50; fall #2: Soto’s team won at 4:07
Waldo Von Erich pinned Bill White at 6:03
Gorilla Monsoon defeated Joe Nova at 11:40
US Champion Bobo Brazil defeated Butcher Vachon at 7:40
Spiros Arion pinned Chief Jay Strongbow at 9:02
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino defeated the Wolfman at 9:20
WWWF @ Fitchburg, MA – George R. Wallace Civic Center – April 12, 1975
Little Louie & Sonny Boy Hayes vs. Little Tokyo & Lord Littlebrook
Victor Rivera, Tony Garea and Dean Ho vs. Bobby Duncum and WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant (Best 3 out of 5 falls)
Also included 3 other matches
– 4/14/75: Amy “Lita” Dumas was born.
WWWF @ New York City, NY – Madison Square Garden – April 14, 1975 (26,000, which included several thousand at Felt Forum)
Televised on HBO – featured Vince McMahon on commentary:
Mike Paidousis pinned Tony Altimore at 13:05 after Altimore missed a running kick and fell onto his back; prior to the match, the ring announcer mispronounced both men’s names; after the contest, Altimore confronted Vince McMahon at the ringside table and told him not to air the match
Greg Valentine pinned El Olympico at 7:49 with an elbow to the side of the head followed by an elbow drop; Olympico wore a mask with the face cut out since MSG did not allow wrestlers to wear full masks at the time; the ring announcer mispronounced Valentine’s last name (Valentine’s MSG debut)
Waldo Von Erich defeated Chief Jay Strongbow via count-out at the 39-second mark after Von Erich attacked Strongbow from behind and threw him over the top rope; immediately after the bout, WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino ran out to tend to Strongbow at ringside, with Strongbow and an official then carrying Strongbow backstage; Von Erich remained in the ring until the official decision was announced
Lord Littlebrook & Little Tokyo defeated Midget Tag Team Champions Sonny Boy Hayes & Little Louie in a non-title Best 2 out of 3 falls match at 18:59; fall #1: Tokyo pinned Hayes at 12:01 with a kick and grabbing the tights for leverage; fall #2: Hayes pinned Littlebrook at 4:25 after Tokyo accidentally hit his partner; fall #3: Littlebrook pinned Louie at 3:33 with a shoulderblock; the champions came to the ring in possession of title belts
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino defeated Spiros Arion in a Greek Death match at 14:58 via submission with a half crab after the challenger missed a kneedrop off the top and Sammartino repeatedly stomped the injured leg; stipulations stated the match could only be won via submission; prior to the ring introductions, Vince McMahon briefly spoke with international banker Andrew D’Amato about the previous contest; Freddie Blassie escorted Arion to the ring and Arnold Skaaland escorted Sammartino before the opening bell; after the match, Arion attempted to pull himself up before Sammartino repeatedly stomped him and then stepped on his throat as Arion’s head was on the bottom rope; following the commercial break, Arion refused to be taken backstage by a stretcher but was helped backstage by the referee
Edouard Carpentier pinned Joe Nova at 9:16 after three standing sentons; before the match, a brief on-screen graphic mistakenly read “Victor Rivera vs. Big Bob Duncum;” McMahon briefly spoke with Andrew D’Amato again before the contest
WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant defeated Manuel Soto & Pete Sanchez in a non-title match when Johnny pinned Soto
Victor Rivera fought Bobby Duncum to a curfew draw at around the 16-minute mark; prior to the bout, the Grand Wizard escorted Duncum to the ring; the match ended after Rivera prevented Duncum from using a foreign object and knocked him to the mat
WWWF @ Utica, NY – Memorial Auditorium – April 14, 1975
John Tzinas vs. the Executioner
Bill White vs. Jack Evans
Dean Ho vs. Johnny Rodz
Tony Garea vs. Hans Schroeder
Gorilla Monsoon vs. Butcher Vachon
Ivan Putski vs. the Wolfman
WWWF @ Rochester, NY – War Memorial – April 15, 1975
Pete Sanchez defeated Jack Evans
Manuel Soto defeated the Executioner
Victor Rivera defeated Johnny Rodz
The Wolfman defeated John Tzinas
WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant defeated Dean Ho & Tony Garea
Ivan Putski defeated Bobby Duncum; Gorilla Monsoon was the guest referee for the bout
WWWF @ Scranton, PA – CYC – April 15, 1975 (2,229)
El Olympico vs. Spiros Arion
Little Louie & Sonny Boy Hayes vs. Little Tokyo & Lord Littlebrook
Waldo Von Erich defeated Chief Jay Strongbow
Included 3 other bouts
WWWF @ Westerly, RI – Ward Junior High School – April 16, 1975
El Olympico vs. Jack Evans
Little Louie & Sonny Boy Hayes vs. Lord Littlebrook & Little Tokyo
WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant vs. Manuel Soto & Pete Sanchez
Chief Jay Strongbow vs. the Wolfman
Ivan Putski vs. Butcher Vachon
WWWF @ Orange, MA – Mahar Regional High School Gym – April 16, 1975
Mike Paidousis vs. Gene Dundee
Hans Schroeder vs. Arnold Skaaland
Johnny Rodz vs. Bill White
Bobby Duncum vs. Victor Rivera
Spiros Arion & Freddie Blassie vs. Dean Ho & Tony Garea
WWWF @ Taunton, MA – Bristol Plymouth Regional Technical School – April 17, 1975
Gorilla Monsoon, Dean Ho, & Tony Garea vs. ?, ?, & ?
WWWF @ Manchester, NH – JFK Coliseum – April 17, 1975 (800)
Hans Schroeder fought Tony Altimore (sub. for Victor Rivera) to a draw
John Tzinas defeated Johnny Rodz via disqualification
Waldo Von Erich pinned Pete Sanchez
Bobby Duncum pinned Manuel Soto
Little Louie & Sonny Boy Hayes defeated Lord Littlebrook & Little Tokyo
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated the Wolfman
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – April 18, 1975
Jack Evans vs. Pete Sanchez
Johnny Rodz vs. Manuel Soto
The Wolfman, WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant defeated El Olympico, Dean Ho, & Tony Garea in a Best 3 out of 5 falls, 3-1; fall #1: Valiants team won; fall 2: Valiant’s team won; fall #3: Garea’s team won; fall #4: Valiants team won
Included one other match
WWWF @ Albany, NY – Washington Ave. Armory – April 18, 1975
Little Louie & Sonny Boy Hayes vs. Little Tokyo & Lord Littlebrook
The Wolfman vs. Victor Rivera
Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Spiros Arion
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Arena – April 19, 1975
The Wolfman pinned Manuel Soto
Pete Sanchez defeated Mike Paidousis
Victor Rivera defeated Butcher Vachon
Dean Ho & Tony Garea defeated Jack Evans & Johnny Rodz in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0
Gorilla Monsoon fought Bobby Duncum to a double disqualification
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Johnny Valiant at 10:01
WWWF @ Southbridge, MA – High School – April 19, 1975
Included Chief Jay Strongbow
WWWF @ Long Island, NY – Nassau Coliseum – April 21, 1975
Joe Nova vs. Victor Rivera
Tony Altimore defeated Lee Wong at 11:04
Little Louie & Sonny Boy Hayes defeated Lord Littlebrook & Little Tokyo at 16:09 in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
Mark Tendler defeated Bill White at 13:20
Mike Paidousis defeated Jack Evans at 11:55
Dean Ho & Tony Garea defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall #1: the Valiants won; fall #2: Garea & Ho won via disqualification; fall #3: Garea & Ho won; due to the DQ finish in the second fall, the titles did not change hands; Gorilla Monsoon was the guest referee for the bout
Andre the Giant defeated Butcher Vachon at 6:49
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino fought Bobby Duncum to a double disqualification at 13:35
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Arena – April 22, 1975
Championship Wrestling taping:
4/26/75:
5/3/75:
5/10/75:
WWWF @ Hamburg, PA – Fieldhouse – April 23, 1975
All Star Wrestling taping:
Little Louie & Sonny Boy Hayes vs. Lord Littlebrook & Little Tokyo
Also included Waldo Von Erich, Bobby Duncum, WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant, Spiros Arion, Butcher Vachon, Blackjack Mulligan, Blackjack Lanza, Dean Ho, Tony Garea, Pete Sanchez, Victor Rivera, Chief Jay Strongbow, Manuel Soto & Dominic DeNucci
4/26/75:
5/3/75:
5/10/75:
Dark match after the taping: Andre the Giant pinned the Wolfman with a boot to the face and a splash
WWWF @ Worcester, MA – Memorial Auditorium – April 24, 1975
EL Olympico vs. Butcher Vachon
Tony Garea vs. Waldo Von Erich
Dean Ho vs. Spiros Arion
Andre the Giant vs. the Wolfman
Also included 2 other matches
WWWF @ New Haven, CT – Coliseum – April 24, 1975
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino fought Bobby Duncum to a double disqualification
Atlanta, GA – Omni – April 25, 1975
Lorenzo Parente vs. Ricky Gibson
Don Muraco vs. Roger Kirby
Don Greene vs. Chris Taylor
Dudley Clements & Don Kent vs. Robert Fuller & Bob Armstrong
Harley Race vs. Ray Candy
Jerry Lawler & Assassin II vs. Rocky Johnson & Jerry Brisco
Andre the Giant vs. Abdullah the Butcher
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino (w/ Mr. Wrestling II) defeated Prof. Toru Tanaka (w/ Rick Hunter)
WWWF @ Harrisburg, PA – Zembo Mosque – April 25, 1975 (2,500; sell out)
Tony Altimore pinned Pinky Larson at 12:03
WWWF Tag Team Champion Johnny Valiant pinned Mike Paidousis at 13:56
Victor Rivera defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Jimmy Valiant via disqualification when Jimmy hit the referee
Midget Tag Team Champions Sonny Boy Hayes & Little Louie defeated Little Tokyo & Lord Littlebrook in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match; fall #1 – the challengers won; fall #2 – the champions won at 7:40; fall #3 – the champions won at 6:09
Chief Jay Strongbow fought Spiros Arion to a draw when the match was stopped due to blood
WWWF @ Providence, RI – Civic Center – April 26, 1975 (6,013)
Butcher Vachon defeated Bill White
Little Louie & Sonny Boy Hayes defeated Lord Littlebrook & Little Tokyo
Dean Ho defeated Joe Nova
Sylvano Sousa defeated Tony Altimore via disqualification
The Wolfman defeated Mike Paidousis
Dominic DeNucci defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Johnny Valiant
Bobby Duncum fought Chief Jay Strongbow to a draw
Victor Rivera fought WWWF Tag Team Champion Jimmy Valiant to a draw
Spiros Arion defeated Tony Garea
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino defeated Waldo Von Erich via disqualification at 15:00 when Von Erich used a chair
WWWF @ Steubenville, OH – St. John’s Arena – April 27, 1975
Frank Holtz defeated the Red Demon
Dominic DeNucci defeated Joe Nova
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Johnny DeFazio
The Wolfman defeated Bill White
Dean Ho & Tony Garea defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match; fall #1: Ho & Garea won; fall #2: the Valiants won; fall #3: Ho & Garea won via disqualification; Gorilla Monsoon was the guest referee for the bout
WWWF @ Landover, MD – Capital Centre – April 28, 1975
Little Louie & Sonny Boy Hayes vs. Lord Littlebrook & Little Tokyo
Bobby Duncum vs. US Champion Bobo Brazil
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino defeated Spiros Arion via disqualification
Also included 5 other bouts
WWWF @ Plymouth, NH – State College Fieldhouse – April 28, 1975
Butcher Nova vs. Ricky Sexton
Gene Dundee vs. Ruben Ayala
Pete Sanchez vs. Jack Evans
Chief Jay Strongbow vs. the Wolfman
Capt. Lou Albano & WWWF Tag Team Champion Jimmy Valiant vs. Dean Ho & Tony Garea
WWWF @ Portland, ME – Expo Building – April 29, 1975
El Olympico pinned Butcher Nova
Victor Rivera defeated the Wolfman
Spiros Arion & Bobby Duncum defeated Manuel Soto & Pete Sanchez in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1
Waldo Von Erich pinned Chief Jay Strongbow
WWWF @ Bangor, ME – Auditorium – April 30, 1975 (5,500)
Tony Altimore fought El Olympico to a draw
Pete Sanchez defeated Joe Nova
Waldo Von Erich pinned Manuel Soto
Johnny Rodz defeated Sylvano Sousa
Spiros Arion defated Chief Jay Strongbow
The Wolfman pinned Mike Paidousis
Bobby Duncum fought Victor Rivera to a double disqualification
WWWF @ Westwood, MA – High School Gym – April 30, 1975
Bill White vs. Jack Evans
Little Louie & Sonny Boy Hayes vs. Lord Littlebrook & Little Tokyo
Dean Ho vs. Butcher Vachon
WWWF Tag Team Champion Johnny Valiant vs. Dominic DeNucci
WWWF Tag Team Champion Jimmy Valiant vs. Tony Garea
WWWF @ Carteret, NJ – Roller Rink – May 1, 1975
Johnny Rodz vs. Manuel Soto
Little Louie & Sonny Boy Hayes vs. Lord Littlebrook & Little Tokyo
Dean Ho & Tony Garea vs. WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant (Best 2 out of 3 falls)
Included 1 other match
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – May 2, 1975
Sylvano Sousa fought Ricky Sexton (sub. for John Tzinas) to a draw
Gene Dundee fought Joe Crugnale (sub. for Ricky Sexton) to a draw
Ruben Ayala defeated Pete Doherty
Dean Ho defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Jimmy Valiant at 18:30
Tony Garea defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Johnny Valiant at 19:30
WWWF @ Albany, NY – Washington Ave. Armory – May 2, 1975
Hans Schroeder defeated Joe Nova
Butcher Vachon defeated Mike Paidousis
Lee Wong fought Bill White to a draw
Waldo Von Erich defeated El Olympico
Victor Rivera defeated the Wolfman
WWWF @ Pittsburgh, PA – Civic Arena – May 2, 1975 (6,700)
Little Tokyo & Lord Littlebrook vs. Sonny Boy Hayes & Little Boy Blue
Manuel Soto & Pete Sanchez vs. Johnny Rodz & Jack Evans
Baron Mikel Scicluna vs. Ron Mattuci
Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Spiros Arion
Johnny DeFazio vs. Tony Altimore
Dominic DeNucci vs. Frank Holtz
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino pinned Bobby Duncum at 14:05 in a Texas Death Match; Haystacks Calhoun was the guest referee for the bout
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Arena – May 3, 1975
Bill White defeated Hans Schroeder at 8:46
Victor Rivera & Dominic DeNucci defeated Butcher Vachon & Baron Mikel Scicluna at 10:08 in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall #1: Vachon’s team won; fall #2: Rivera’s team won; fall #3: Rivera’s team won
Little Louie & Sonny Boy Hayes defeated Little Tokyo & Lord Littlebrook at 10:58 in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall #1: Tokyo’s team won; fall #2: Louie’s team won; fall #3: Louie’s team won
Manuel Soto fought Jack Evans to a draw
Pete Sanchez fought Johnny Rodz to a draw
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino defeated Spiros Arion via disqualification at 18:21 after the champion was kicked in the groin
WWWF @ Revere, MA – Jewish Community Center – May 4, 1975
Gene Dundee vs. Mike Paidousis
Tony Garea vs. Butcher Vachon
WWWF @ Buffalo, NY – Memorial Auditorium – May 5, 1975 (4,500)
Manuel Soto & Pete Sanchez defeated Johnny Rodz & Jack Evans in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall #3: Sanchez pinned Evans
Dominic DeNucci pinned Joe Nova at 9:58 with an airplane spin
Victor Rivera pinned Hans Schroeder at 7:47
Chief Jay Strongbow fought Butcher Vachon to a double disqualification at 5:20
Ivan Putski defeated Bobby Duncum via disqualification at 9:31 WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant defeated Dean Ho & Tony Garea in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall #3 Garea was counted out
Spiros Arion pinned El Olympico at 2:08
The Wolfman pinned Mike Paidousis at 1:46
Gifu, Japan – May 6, 1975
Giant Baba & Samson Kutsuwada defeated WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino & Killer Kowalski
WWWF @ Scranton, PA – CYC – May 6, 1975 (1,764)
Tony Altimore fought Sylvano Sousa to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Bill White at 15:10
Mike Paidousis defeated Jack Evans at 18:07
Chief Jay Strongbow fought Waldo Von Erich to a double count-out at 18:45
Spiros Arion defeated Manuel Soto at 7:30
Haystacks Calhoun defeated Butcher Vachon at 10:08
WWWF @ Rochester, NY – War Memorial – May 6, 1975
Hans Schroeder vs. the Executioner
Johnny Rodz vs. Dominic DeNucci
Victor Rivera vs. Butcher Nova
Bobby Duncum, WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant vs. Dean Ho, Tony Garea, & Pete Sanchez
Ivan Putski vs. the Wolfman
Enu, Japan – May 7, 1975
Giant Baba & Samson Kutsuwada defeated WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino & Mike George
WWWF @ Utica, NY – Memorial Auditorium – May 7, 1975
Johnny Rodz vs. the Executioner
Dominic DeNucci vs. Joe Nova
Tony Garea vs. Bobby Duncum
Victor Rivera vs. the Wolfman
Ivan Putski & Haystacks Calhoun vs. WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant
WWWF @ Washington DC – Coliseum – May 8, 1975
Pete Sanchez vs. Johnny Rodz
Ernie Lassiter vs. Jack Evans
Manuel Soto vs. El Olympico
Gorilla Monsoon vs. the Wolfman
Victor Rivera vs. Bobby Duncum
US Champion Bobo Brazil vs. Butcher Vachon
WWWF @ Manchester, NH – JFK Coliseum – May 8, 1975 (1,500)
Mike Paidousis defeated Lee Wong
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Tony Altimore (sub. for Dean Ho)
Waldo Von Erich & Hans Schroeder defeated Bill White & Sylvano Sousa
Spiros Arion defeated Tony Garea
WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant defeated Dean Ho (sub. for Chief Jay Strongbow) & Haystacks Calhoun in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
Kawaguchi, Japan – May 8, 1975
Giant Baba & the Destroyer defeated WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino & Mr. Wrestling
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – May 9, 1975
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Sylvano Sousa
Victor Rivera defeated Hans Schroeder
Dominic DeNucci defeated Pete Doherty (sub. for Joe Nova)
The Wolfman defeated Bill White at 11:26
Haystacks Calhoun, Dean Ho & Tony Garea defeated Bobby Duncum, Waldo Von Erich, & Butcher Vachon in a Best 3 out of 5 falls match, 3-1; fall #1: Garea’s team won; fall #2: Garea’s team won; fall #3: Vachon’s team won; fall #4: Garea’s team won
WWWF @ New London, CT – Ocean Beach Park Auditorium – May 9, 1975 (1,500)
Jack Evans pinned Mike Padiousis at the 13-minute mark
Joe Esposito pinned Johnny Rodz at the 18-minute mark
WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant defeated Manuel Soto & Pete Sanchez via disqualification
Spiros Arion defeated Chief Jay Strongbow via count-out
WWWF @ Fitchburg, MA – George Wallace Civic Center – May 10, 1975
Pete Sanchez vs. the Wolfman
Sylvano Sousa vs. Ricky Sexton
Gene Dundee vs. Joe Crugnale
Manuel Soto vs. Pete Doherty
Victor Rivera vs. Spiros Arion
WWWF @ Baltimore, MD – Civic Center – May 10, 1975
Ernie Lassiter pinned Tony Altimore at the 6-minute mark
Waldo Von Erich pinned El Olympico at 7:20 with a kneedrop
Bobby Duncum pinned Tony Garea at 1:36
Bobby Duncum won a 20-man battle royal at 15:10; other participants included: US Champion Bobo Brazil, Haystacks Calhoun, Gorilla Monsoon, Waldo Von Erich, WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant, Chief Jay Strongbow, and others
– 5/12/75: Ricky Ortiz (Richard Young) was born.
WWWF @ Waltham, MA – IBEW Hall – May 12, 1975
Included Spiros Arion, WWWF Tag Team Champion Jimmy Valiant, the Wolfman, Dean Ho & Tony Garea
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Arena – May 13, 1975
Championship Wrestling taping:
5/17/75:
5/24/75 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Antonino Rocca:
George Steele defeated Joe Rodriguez at 2:47 (Steele’s return)
Waldo Von Erich (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Manuel Soto at 2:57 with a kneedrop; after the bout, Vince McMahon interviewed Von Erich & Blassie at ringside
Haystacks Calhoun, Dean Ho & Tony Garea defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna, Mike Paidousis & Jack Evans at 3:09 when Calhoun pinned Evans with a splash (the first 6-man tag held on Championship Wrestling)
Victor Rivera & Dominic DeNucci defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) to win the titles in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall #1: the champions won at 5:19 when Johnny pinned Rivera with an elbow drop after Rivera missed a cannonball splash; fall #2: the challengers won at 2:48 when DeNucci pinned Jimmy following an airplane spin; fall #3: the challengers won at 2:28 when Rivera pinned Johnny with a reverse roll up; prior to the bout, ring announcer Buddy Wagner introduced SD Jones to the crowd, who laid out Albano on his way out of the ring; after the bout, Vince McMahon interviewed the new champions at ringside
5/31/75:
WWWF @ Hamburg, PA – Fieldhouse – May 14, 1975
All Star Wrestling taping:
5/17/75:
5/24/75:
5/31/75:
Dark match after the taping: Haystacks Calhoun & Victor Rivera vs. Spiros Arion & Hans Schroeder
Also included George Steele, Baron Mikel Scicluna, Blackjack Lanza, Blackjack Mulligan, Spiros Arion, Pete Sanchez, Manuel Soto, and Dominic DeNucci
WWWF @ White Plains, NY – Westchester County Civic Center – May 14, 1975
Tony Altimore defeated Lee Wong
Ricky Sexton defeated Tony Altimore (sub. for Tomas Marin) via disqualification
Bobby Duncum defeated Bill White
Butcher Vachon, Jimmy & Johnny Valiant defeated El Olympico, Dean Ho, & Tony Garea in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino defeated the Wolfman at 15:43
WWWF @ Riverside, NJ – High School – May 15, 1975
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – May 16, 1975
Tony Altimore defeated Johnny Rodz
Butcher Vachon defeated Mike Paidousis
Tony Altimore defeated Jack Evans
The Wolfman defeated Pete Sanchez at 13:00
Spiros Arion & Bobby Duncum defeated Dean Ho & Tony Garea in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall #1: Ho & Garea won; fall #2: Arion & Duncum won; fall #3: Arion & Duncum won
WWWF @ Albany, NY – Washington Ave. Armory – May 16, 1975
Hans Schroeder fought Lee Wong to a draw
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Manuel Soto
Dominic DeNucci defeated Sylvano Sousa
Waldo Von Erich defeated Bill White
Haystacks Calhoun & Victor Rivera defeated Jimmy & Johnny Valiant in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0; fall #1: the Valiant were disqualified at 20:00; fall #2: Calhoun & Rivera won at 15:00
WWWF @ Springfield, MA – Exhibit Hall – May 17, 1975
Ruben Ayala vs. Ricky Sexton
Tomas Marin vs. Tony Altimore
Lee Wong vs. Butcher Vachon
Manuel Soto vs. Jack Evans
Tony Garea vs. Waldo Von Erich
Victor Rivera vs. Johnny Valiant
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Arena – May 17, 1975
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Bill White
Mike Paidousis pinned Sylvano Sousa
The Wolfman pinned Pete Sanchez
Dean Ho & Haystacks Calhoun defeated Johnny Rodz & Hans Schroeder in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
Dominic DeNucci defeated Bobby Duncum via disqualification
Spiros Arion defeated WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino via count-out at 12:03
WWWF @ New York City, NY – Madison Square Garden – May 19, 1975 (24,553, which included several thousand in the Felt Forum)
Televised on HBO – featured Vince McMahon on commentary:
SD Jones defeated Johnny Rodz
Haystacks Calhoun defeated Jack Evans & Hans Schroeder at 6:08 in a handicap match
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Bill White at 10:16
The Wolfman defeated Mike Paidousis at 4:58
Bobby Duncum defeated Dean Ho at 7:14
Waldo Von Erich defeated WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino at 21:19 when the match was stopped due to blood
Dominic DeNucci defeated Johnny Valiant
Victor Rivera defeated Greg Valentine
Chief Jay Strongbow fought Jimmy Valiant to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Spiros Arion defeated Tony Garea at 11:24
Ivan Putski pinned Butcher Vachon at 5:07 with the Polish Hammer
WWWF @ Portland, ME – Expo Building – May 20, 1975
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated SD Jones
Dominic DeNucci defeated Jack Evans
The Wolfman defeated Bill White
Victor Rivera fought Johnny Valiant to a double disqualification
Jimmy Valiant defeated Dean Ho
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Waldo Von Erich via disqualification at 20:06
WWWF @ Waterville, ME – Armory – May 21, 1975
Baron Mikel Scicluna vs. Manuel Soto
SD Jones vs. Jack Evans
The Wolfman vs. Pete Sanchez
Bobby Duncum vs. Victor Rivera
Spiros Arion vs. Tony Garea
WWWF @ Worcester, MA – Memorial Auditorium – May 22, 1975
Manuel Soto & Pete Sanchez vs. Johnny Rodz & Jack Evans
Dominic DeNucci vs. Hans Schroeder
Mike Paidousis vs. Spiros Arion
Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Waldo Von Erich
WWWF @ Westerly, RI – Ward High School Gym – May 22, 1975
Dean Ho, Tony Garea, & Haystacks Calhoun vs. Butcher Vachon, Jimmy & Johnny Valiant
WWWF @ Harrisburg, PA – Zembo Mosque – May 23, 1975
Mike Paidousis pinned Hans Schroeder at 14:26
Tony Altimore pinned Pinky Larson at 11:32
Pete Sanchez fought Johnny Rodz to a draw
Dean Ho, Tony Garea, & Haystacks Calhoun defeated Butcher Vachon, Jimmy & Johnny Valiant in a Best 3 out of 5 falls match, 3-1
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – May 23, 1975
Gene Dundee fought Bill White to a draw
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Lee Wong
Sylvano Sousa defeated Pete Doherty
Chief Jay Strongbow, Victor Rivera, & Dominic DeNucci fought the Wolfman, Spiros Arion, & Bobby Duncum to a draw in a Best 3 out of 5 falls match when both teams were disqualified after six minutes of the fifth and final fall
WWWF @ Elizabeth, NJ – Amory – May 24, 1975
Chief Jay Strongbow, WWWF Tag Team Champions Victor Rivera & Dominic DeNucci vs. Spiros Arion, Jimmy & Johnny Valiant (Best 3 out of 5 falls)
Also included Baron Mikel Scicluna, Hans Schroeder, Mike Paidousis, and Manuel Soto
WWWF @ Lowell, MA – Memorial Auditorium – May 24, 1975
Pete Doherty pinned Lee Wong
Dean Ho vs. the Wolfman
Tony Garea defeated Bobby Duncum via count-out
Also included 3 other matches
WWWF @ Steubenville, OH – St. John’s Arena – May 25, 1975
Pete Sanchez vs. the Wolfman
Gorilla Monsoon, Tony Garea, & Dean Ho vs. Baron Mikel Scicluna, Jimmy & Johnny Valiant
Also included Frank Durso, Frank Holtz, and the Red Demon
WWWF @ Landover, MD – Capital Centre – May 26, 1975
Waldo Von Erich vs. Mike Paidousis
Baron Mikel Scicluna vs. Bill White
Ivan Putski defeated the Wolfman at 3:45
Jimmy Valiant vs. WWWF Tag Team Champion Victor Rivera
WWWF Tag Team Champion Dominic DeNucci vs. Johnny Valiant
Gorilla Monsoon & Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Butcher Vachon &Bobby Duncum
Spiros Arion defeated WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino via count-out
WWWF @ Scranton, PA – CYC – May 27, 1975 (2,932)
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Arnold Skaaland (sub. for Pete Sanchez) at 10:50
Mike Paidousis defeated Pete Reeves (sub. for the Wolfman) at 10:55
Dean Ho defeated Mike Paidousis (sub. for Butcher Nova) at 11:22
Hans Schroeder fought Tony Altimore to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Waldo Von Erich defeated Tony Garea at 13:50
Chief Jay Strongbow fought Spiros Arion to a draw at 14:26
WWWF @ Utica, NY – Memorial Auditorium – May 28, 1975
Jack Evans vs. John Tzinas
Bill White vs. Jimmy Valiant
Manuel Soto vs. Jimmy Valiant
WWWF Tag Team Champions Dominic DeNucci & Victor Rivera vs. Johnny Rodz & Butcher Vachon
Ivan Putski vs. Bobby Duncum
WWWF @ Pittsfield, MA – Boy’s Club – May 29, 1975
Mike Paidousis fought Ricky Sexton to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Baron Mikel Scicluna pinned Sylvano Sousa at 13:25
Gene Dundee pinned Lee Wong at 11:52
Mike Paidousis pinned Hans Schroeder
Gorilla Monsoon, Dean Ho, & Tony Garea defeated Butcher Vachon, Jimmy & Johnny Valiant in a Best 3 out of 5 falls match, 3-0
WWWF @ Manchester, NH – JFK Coliseum – May 29, 1975 (900)
Spiros Arion defeated Bill White
Waldo Von Erich pinned Pete Sanchez
WWWF Tag Team Champions Dominic DeNucci & Victor Rivera defeated Johnny Rodz & Jack Evans when DeNucci pinned Rodz
Ivan Putski defeated the Wolfman
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Bobby Duncum via disqualification
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – May 30, 1975
Tito Torres defeated Bull Molina at 9:00
Pat McGuinness defeated Mike Paidousis
Joe Crugnale fought Al Williams to a draw
The Wolfman defeated Ruben Ayala
Dean Ho defeated Johnny Valiant at 15:20
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Jimmy Valiant at 18:22
WWWF @ Albany, NY – Washington Ave. Armory – May 30, 1975
Ricky Sexton fought Gene Dundee to a draw
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Sylvano Sousa
Tony Altimore defeated Pete Doherty
Ivan Putski defeated Bobby Duncum
WWWF Tag Team Champions Dominic DeNucci & Victor Rivera fought Spiros Arion & Waldo Von Erich to a draw in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match; fall #1: Arion & Von Erich won at the 25-minute mark; fall #2: DeNucci & Rivera won at the 3-minute mark; fall #3: both teams were disqualified
WWWF @ Kearny, NJ – High School – May 30, 1975
WWWF @ Boston, MA – Boston Garden- May 31, 1975 (14,414)
Arnold Skaaland defeated Hans Schroeder at 13:40
Chief Jay Strongbow, WWWF Tag Team Champions Victor Rivera & Dominic DeNucci defeated Butcher Vachon, Jimmy, & Johnny Valiant in a Best 3 out of 5 falls match, 3-0
Gorilla Monsoon defeated Bobby Duncum at 5:15
Mike Paidousis defeated Johnny Rodz at 13:11
Pete Sanchez defeated Jack Evans at 9:25
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Bill White at 11:15
Waldo Von Erich defeated Tony Garea via count-out at 8:40
Dean Ho defeated the Wolfman at 7:20
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino defeated Spiros Arion via disqualification at 14:55 when the challenger hit a low blow
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Arena – June 3, 1975
Championship Wrestling taping:
6/7/75:
6/14/75:
6/21/75
WWWF @ Hamburg, PA – Fieldhouse – June 4, 1975
All Star Wrestling taping:
Dark match: Ivan Putski vs. Jimmy Valiant
6/7/75:
6/14/75
6/21/75 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Antonino Rocca:
George Steele (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Bill White at 5:23 with a suplex; after the bout, White was placed on a stretcher by officials, but Steele pushed him over so that he fell out of the ring; Steele then tore about a turnbuckle pad
Bassil Battah pinned Jack Evans at 2:51 with a headbutt while jumping over the top rope from the apron
Spiros Arion & Waldo Von Erich (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Davey O’ Hannon & Pete Doherty at 5:16 when Arion pinned Doherty; after the bout, Arion & Von Erich continued to attacked their opponents
Pat Barrett pinned Hans Schroeder at 3:05 with a cannonball
Blackjack Mulligan & Blackjack Lanza fought WWWF Tag Team Champions Dominic DeNucci & Victor Rivera to a no contest in a non-title match at 11:46; at the 5-minute mark, Capt. Lou Albano came ringside, stopping by the announce area to say that the Blackjacks were now his team; minutes later, Albano began physically interfering in the match, leading to a brawl between the two teams on the floor and in the ring; in the ensuing battle, the wooden ring steps were used as a weapon, wrestlers were thrown into the ringpost, Rivera assaulted the Blackjacks with a wooden chair, and Albano broke off part of the ring steps and assaulted Rivera with them; the bell rang as the show was about to go off the air and Rivera was fighting off the Blackjacks on the floor with the chair; after the show went off the air, a near riot is said to have happened that led police to using tear gas (Albano’s surprise debut with the Blackjacks)
WWWF @ Augusta, ME – Civic Center – June 5, 1975
Butcher Vachon pinned Bill White at 11:43
WWWF Tag Team Champion Dominic DeNucci fought Waldo Von Erich to a double disqualification
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Spiros Arion via disqualification in an Indian strap match when Arion untied the strap
Ivan Putski pinned Bobby Duncum after the Polish Hammer
Hans Schroeder pinned Ricky Sexton (sub. for Baron Mikel Scicluna) at 16:22
Blackjack Mulligan & Baron Mikel Scicluna (sub. for Blackjack Lanza) defeated Tony Garea & Dean Ho in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall #1: Garea fought Scicluna to a double count-out, giving both teams a fall; fall #2: Mulligan pinned Ho with the claw
WWWF @ Bristol, CT – Arena – June 5, 1975
Pete Sanchez pinned Jack Evans
Mike Paidousis fought Johnny Rodz to a 20-minute time-limit draw
The Wolfman pinned Pete Sanchez (sub. for Tony Altimore)
Haystacks Calhoun & WWWF Tag Team Champion Victor Rivera defeated Jimmy & Johnny Valiant in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1
WWWF @ Pittsburgh, PA – Civic Arena – June 6, 1975
Tony Altimore vs. Frank Holtz
Johnny DeFazio vs. Baron Mikel Scicluna
Waldo Von Erich vs. Bill White
Ivan Putski vs. Butcher Vachon
Jimmy & Johnny Valiant vs. Pete Sanchez & Manuel Soto
WWWF Tag Team Champions Victor Rivera & Dominic DeNucci vs. Blackjack Lanza & Blackjack Mulligan
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino defeated Spiros Arion via disqualification
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – June 6, 1975
Mike Paidousis defeated Ricky Sexton
Pat McGuinness defeated Jack Evans via disqualification
Johnny Rodz defeated Pete Doherty (sub. for Dean Ho) at 13:10
Waldo Von Erich defeated Tony Garea at 10:20
Bobby Duncum & the Wolfman defeated Dean Ho & Tony Garea (sub. for Chief Jay Strongbow & Haystacks Calhoun) in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall #1: Ho & Garea won; fall #2: Wolfman & Duncum won; fall #3: Wolfman & Duncum won
WWWF @ Fitchburg, MA – George R. Wallace Civic Center – June 7, 1975
Gene Dundee vs. Sylvano Sousa
Haystacks Calhoun vs. ? & ? (handicap match)
Dean Ho vs. the Wolfman
Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Bobby Duncum
Also included Tony Garea & Hans Schroeder
WWWF @ Buffalo, NY – Memorial Auditorium – June 7, 1975 (8,500)
The scheduled Tony Altimore vs. Baron Mikel Scicluna match did not take place
Keith Franks fought the Executioner to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Waldo Von Erich pinned Bill White at 11:59
Ivan Putski fought Butcher Vachon to a double disqualification at 12:58
WWWF World Champions Bruno Sammartino pinned Jimmy Valiant at 22:07
Johnny Valiant defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Dominic DeNucci via count-out at 9:04
Blackjack Mulligan & Baron Mikel Scicluna (sub. for Blackjack Lanza) defeated Johnny DeFazio (sub. for Manuel Soto) & Pete Sanchez in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1 at 28:59; fall #3: Mulligan pinned DeFazio with the claw
WWWF Tag Team Champion Victor Rivera fought Spiros Arion to a curfew draw
WWWF @ Long Island, NY – Nassau Coliseum – June 9, 1975 (9,040)
Spiros Arion defeated Dean Ho at 6:10
Waldo Von Erich pinned Tony Garea at 4:56
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated the Wolfman via disqualification at 5:16
WWWF Tag Team Champion Dominic DeNucci defeated Butcher Vachon at 5:45
Gorilla Monsoon defeated Jimmy Valiant via disqualification at 6:01
WWWF Tag Team Champion Victor Rivera fought Johnny Valiant to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Mark Tendler defeated Johnny Rodz at 9:14
Mike Paidousis defeated Jack Evans at 7:39
Blackjack Lanza & Blackjack Mulligan defeated Pete Sanchez & Bill White at 8:39
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino defeated Bobby Duncum at 15:49; Haystacks Calhoun was the guest referee for the bout
WWWF @ Portland, ME – Expo Building – June 10, 1975
Jimmy Valiant defeated Chief Jay Strongbow
Johnny Valiant defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Victor Rivera
WWWF Tag Team Champion Dominic DeNucci defeated Bobby Duncum
Butcher Vachon defeated Bill White
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Mike Paidousis
Blackjack Lanza & Blackjack Mulligan defeated Tony Altimore & Pete Sanchez in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0
WWWF @ Saugus, MA – High School Gym – June 10, 1975
Tony Garea defeated the Wolfman via disqualification
Pat McGuiness defeated Jack Evans
Johnny Rodz pinned Sylvano Sousa
Gene Dundee defeated Hans Schroeder
Spiros Arion & Waldo Von Erich defeated Haystacks Calhoun & Dean Ho in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall #1: Von Erich pinned Ho; fall #2: Ho pinned Von Erich; fall #3: Arion pinned Ho
WWWF @ Bangor, ME – Auditorium – June 11, 1975
Butcher Vachon pinned Mike Paidousis at 18:20
Blackjack Lanza defeated Pete Doherty with the claw at 8:20
Chief Jay Strongbow and WWWF Tag Team Champions Dominic DeNucci & Victor Rivera defeated Bobby Duncum and Jimmy & Johnny Valiant in a Best 3 out of 5 falls match, 3-1; fall #1: Johnny pinned Rivera at 17:08; fall #2: DeNucci pinned Duncum at 2:30; fall #3: Duncum was disqualified at 3:20; fall #4: the heels were counted out
WWWF @ New Haven, CT – Coliseum – June 12, 1975
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino defeated Bobby Duncum in a Texas Death Match; Gorilla Monsoon was the guest referee for the bout
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – June 13, 1975
Ricky Sexton fought Jack Evans to a draw
Mike Paidousis defeated Johnny Rodz
Pat McGuinness defeated Hans Schroeder
Bill White defeated the Wolfman via disqualification at 13:20
Haystacks Calhoun, Tony Garea & Dean Ho fought Bobby Duncum, Jimmy & Johnny Valiant to a draw in a Best 3 out of 5 falls match; fall #1: Duncum’s team won; fall #2: Garea’s team won; fall #3: Duncum’s team won; fall #4: Garea’s team won; fall #5: both teams were disqualified
WWWF @ Albany, NY – Washington Avenue Armory – June 13, 1975
Pete Reeves vs. Waldo Von Erich
Blackjack Lanza & Blackjack Mulligan defeated Gorilla Monsoon & Pete Sanchez
Spiros Arion defeated Chief Jay Strongbow via count-out
WWWF @ White Plains, NY – Westechester County Civic Center – June 14, 1975
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah & Leilani Kai vs. Susan Green & Sheila Sheppard
Haystacks Calhoun vs. the Wolfman
Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Spiros Arion
WWWF @ Baltimore, MD – Civic Center – June 14, 1975
Johnny Rodz defeated Gene Moore (sub. for Ernie Lassiter) at 8:24
Blackjack Lanza & Blackjack Mulligan defeated Tony Garea & Dean Ho in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall #1: Lanza pinned Garea at 9:23; fall #2: Garea pinned Lanza at 1:59; fall #3: Mulligan pinned Ho at 7:45
Pete Sanchez defeated Jack Evans at 8:15
WWWF Tag Team Champions Victor Rivera & Dominic DeNucci defeated Jimmy & Johnny Valiant in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0; fall #1: the champions won at 5:16; fall #2: the champions won via disqualification at 5:05
Baron Mikel Scicluna pinned Bill White at 12:32
Waldo Von Erich defeated Gorilla Monsoon via count-out at 5:54
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino pinned Bobby Duncum at 4:11
WWWF @ New York City, NY – Madison Square Garden – June 16, 1975 (22,090; sell out)
Televised on HBO – featured Vince McMahon on commentary
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah pinned Susan Green at 10:16 with a splash after Green missed a splash off the top (WWE’s Top 50 Superstars of All Time)
Pete Sanchez defated Johnny Rodz at 12:09
Jack Evans defeated Bill White at 13:55
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Mike Paidousis at 11:02
Prime Time Wrestling – 12/10/85: WWWF Tag Team Champions Dominic DeNucci & Victor Rivera defeated Bobby Duncum & Butcher Vachon in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall #1: Duncum pinned Rivera at 18:21 after Vachon jumped on Rivera’s mid-section; fall #2: Rivera pinned Duncum at 2:04 after two somersault splashes; fall #3: DeNucci pinned Vachon at 1:58 with a sunset flip; the ring announcer mispronounced DeNucci’s last name
All Star Wrestling – 11/25/78: WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino (w/ Arnold Skaaland) pinned Waldo Von Erich (w/ Freddie Blassie) at 4:12 with a kick to the midsection as the challenger ran the ropes
Ivan Putski pinned Johnny Valiant (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) at 4:30 with a sit-down splash following the Polish Hammer; prior to the bout, Capt. Lou Albano escorted Valiant to the ring; after the contest, Putski sent Valiant to the floor (Best of the WWF Vol. 6)
Chief Jay Strongbow pinned Jimmy Valiant with the Thesz Press at 15:50
WWWF @ Kingston, NY – Municipal Auditorium – June 16, 1975
Sheila Sheppard vs. Leilani Kai
Dean Ho & Haystacks Calhoun vs. the Wolfman & Hans Schroeder in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match at 12:00, 2-0
Spiros Arion defeated Tony Garea via count-out
Included 2 other matches
WWWF @ Rochester, NY – War Memorial – June 17, 1975
Susan Green & Sheila Sheppard vs. Leilani Kai & Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah
Keith Franks vs. Jack Evans
Hans Schroeder vs. Dean Ho
WWWF Tag Team Champion Victor Rivera vs. Baron Mikel Scicluna
Waldo Von Erich vs. Tony Garea
Bobby Duncum vs. Chief Jay Strongbow
WWWF @ Scranton, PA – CYC – June 17, 1975 (3,587)
Johnny Rodz fought Pete Sanchez to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Butcher Vachon defeated Tony Altimore at 9:30
Blackjack Mulligan defeated Mike Paidousis at 9:32
Blackjack Lanza defeated Bill White at 14:20
Jimmy & Johnny Valiant defeated Pete Sanchez (sub. for Haystacks Calhoun) & WWWF Tag Team Champion Dominic DeNucci in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall #1: the Valiants won at 18:18; fall #2: DeNucci & Sanchez won at 1:50; fall #3: the Valiants won at 2:42
Ivan Putski defeated the Wolfman at 14:05
WWWF @ Utica, NY – Memorial Auditorium – June 18, 1975
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah & Leilani Kai vs. Susan Green & Sheila Sheppard
WWWF Tag Team Champion Victor Rivera vs. Jack Evans
Hans Schroeder vs. Baron Mikel Scicluna
Dean Ho vs. the Wolfman
Tony Garea vs. Waldo Von Erich
Ivan Putski & Haystacks Calhoun defeated Jimmy & Johnny Valiant in a Texas Death match
WWWF @ New London, CT – Ocean Beach Auditorium – June 18, 1975
Joe Esposito defeated Tony Altimore via submission with a bearhug
Johnny Rodz fought Pete Sanchez to a draw
WWWF Tag Team Champion Dominic DeNucci defeated Butcher Vachon
Blackjack Lanza defeated Bill White via submission with the claw
Blackjack Mulligan defeated Mike Paidousis
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Spiros Arion at 16:00
WWWF @ Worcester, MA – Memorial Auditorium – June 19, 1975
Bill White vs. Hans Schroeder
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah & Leilani Kai vs. Susan Green & Sheila Sheppard
Manuel Soto vs. Baron Mikel Scicluna
Ivan Putski vs. Butcher Vachon
Haystacks Calhoun & Dean Ho vs. Spiros Arion & Waldo Von Erich
WWWF @ Cherry Hill, NJ – Centrum – June 19, 1975
Tony Altimore defeated the Wolfman via disqualification
Pete Sanchez pinned Johnny Rodz
Johnny Valiant pinned Mike Paidousis
Jimmy Valiant fought WWWF Tag Team Champion Dominic DeNucci to a draw
Blackjack Mulligan & Blackjack Lanza fought Tony Garea & Chief Jay Strongbow to a draw in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – June 20, 1975
Sylvano Sousa defeated Jack Evans
Johnny Rodz fought Ricky Sexton to a draw
Pat McGuinness defeated Pete Doherty
WWWF Tag Team Champion Dominic DeNucci pinned Gene Dundee
Spiros Arion defeated Bill White at 15:00
WWWF Tag Team Champion Victor Rivera defeated Butcher Vachon at 16:20
WWWF @ Erie, PA – Gannon College – June 20, 1975
Johnny DeFazio defeated the Red Demon
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah & Leilani Kai defeated Susan Green & Sheila Sheppard in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
Gorilla Monsoon defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna via disqualification
Chief Jay Strongbow & Haystacks Calhoun defeated Waldo Von Erich & the Wolfman in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0; fall #2: Strongbow & Calhoun won via count-out
WWWF @ Johnstown, PA – War Memorial Arena – June 21, 1975
Johnny DeFazio defeated the Red Demon
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah & Leilani Kai defeated Susan Greene & Sheila Sheppard in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1
Gorilla Monsoon defeated the Wolfman
Chief Jay Strongbow & Haystacks Calhoun defeated Waldo Von Erich & Baron Mikel Scicluna in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0
WWWF @ Boston, MA – Boston Garden – June 21, 1975 (14,585)
Pat McGuinness defeated Johnny Rodz at 11:15
Mike Paidousis defeated Hans Schroeder at 13:40
Jack Evans defeated Bill White at 10:28
George Steele defeated Pete Sanchez at 13:15
Blackjack Mulligan & Blackjack Lanza defeated Dean Ho & Tony Garea in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0
Andre the Giant defeated Butcher Vachon at 4:37
WWWF Tag Team Champions Victor Rivera & Dominic DeNucci defeated Jimmy & Johnny Valiant in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0
Spiros Arion defeated WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino via count-out at 21:05
WWWF @ Steubenville, OH – St. John’s Arena – June 22, 1975
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah & Leilani Kai defeated Susan Green & Seila Sheppard in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1
WWWF Tag Team Champion Dominic DeNucci defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Johnny Valiant
Ivan Putski defeated the Wolfman
Also included Johnny DeFazio
WWWF @ Landover, MD – Capital Centre – June 23, 1975
Tony Altimore fought Jack Evans to a 20-minute time-limit draw
WWWF Tag Team Champion Dominic DeNucci defeated Johnny Rodz
Blackjack Mulligan & George Steele (sub. for Blackjack Lanza) defeated Pete Sanchez & Ernie Lassiter
Ivan Putski defeated Butcher Vachon
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah & Leilani Kai defeated Susan Green & Sheila Sheppard in a Best 2 out of 3 falls, 2-1
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino defeated Spiros Arion in a steel cage match
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Arena – June 24, 1975
Championship Wrestling taping:
6/28/75:
7/5/75:
7/12/75:
WWWF @ Hamburg, PA – Fieldhouse – June 25, 1975
All Star Wrestling taping:
6/28/75 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Antonino Rocca:
WWWF Tag Team Champions Dominic DeNucci & Victor Rivera defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna & Hans Schroeder at 9:08 when DeNucci pinned Schroeder following an airplane spin
George Steele (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Davey O’Hannon via submission at 3:48 with the flying hammerlock
Blackjack Mulligan & Blackjack Lanza (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Pete Sanchez & Gene Moore at 6:04 when Moore submitted to the claw
Bugsy McGraw (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Paul Figueroa via submission at 2:55 with an overhead backbreaker
Pat Barrett pinned Johnny Rodz at 3:21 with a cannonball
7/5/75 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Antonino Rocca:
Blackjack Mulligan & Blackjack Lanza (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Pete Sanchez & Davey O’Hannon at 3:57 when O’Hannon submitted to the claw
Bugsy McGraw (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Pete Reeves via submission at 3:57 with an overhead backbreaker
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah & Leilani Kai defeated Susan Green & Sheila Shephard at 5:39 when Moolah pinned Shephard
Dean Ho & Tony Garea fought Butcher Vachon & Baron Mikel Scicluna to a 10-minute time-limit draw; the bell rang just as Garea applied the abdominal stretch on Vachon
Spiros Arion & Waldo Von Erich (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Gene Moore & Paul Figueroa at 1:47 when Arion pinned Figueroa with an atomic kneedrop; after the bout, Vince McMahon interviewed Blassie & Arion at ringside, with McMahon saying Tony Garea had challenged Arion for a match the following week, which they accepted
Dark match: Chief Jay Strongbow (sub. for WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino) defeated Blackjack Mulligan via disqualification when Mulligan hit the referee
7/12/75 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Antonino Rocca; featured McMahon conducting an opening interview with WWWF Tag Team Champions Dominic DeNucci & Victor Rivera, where Rivera announced he was vacating his half of the Tag Team Championship on advice from his manager and lawyer as he would be attempting to go for the World Championship; DeNucci said he understood the decision and they were still friends; it was also announced that Rivera would fulfil any previous commitments, teaming with DeNucci until they were all completed; DeNucci was then allowed to select a new partner to be co-holder of the Tag Team Championship with him going forward, and introduced Pat Barrett; McMahon then interviewed Barrett who said he wouldn’t attempt to fill the shoes of Rivera, and would try and be the best champion possible:
George Steele (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Pete Reeves via submission at 4:47 with the flying hammerlock
Johnny Rodz & Jack Evans defeated Pete Sanchez & Davey O’Hannon at 6:11 when Rodz pinned O’Hannon
Tony Garea fought Spiros Arion (w/ Freddie Blassie) to a double disqualification at 5:21 when both Blassie and Dean Ho interfered; Garea had gone backstage early in the bout and returned with Ho to be in his corner to counteract Blassie’s attempted interference
Bassil Battah fought Butcher Vachon to a double count-out at 2:41 when both men were brawling outside the ring
WWWF Tag Team Champions Dominic DeNucci & Pat Barrett defeated Hans Schroeder & Mike Paidousis at 5:08 when Barrett pinned Schroeder
WWWF @ Carteret, NJ – Roller Rink – June 26, 1975
Hans Schroeder vs. Bill White
The Wolfman vs. El Olympico
Blackjack Mulligan & Blackjack Lanza vs. Manuel Soto & Pete Sanchez (Best 2 out of 3 falls match)
Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Johnny Valiant
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – June 27, 1975
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah & Leilani Kai vs. Susan Green & Sheila Shephard
Johnny Rodz vs. Pat McGuinness
Baron Mikel Scicluna vs. Mike Paidousis
George Steele vs. Dean Ho
Tony Garea vs. Waldo Von Erich
WWWF @ Albany, NY – Washington Ave. Armory – June 27, 1975
Bill White fought Pete Doherty to a draw
Butcher Vachon defeated Pete Reeves
WWWF Tag Team Champion Dominic DeNucci defeated Johnny Valiant
Blackjack Lanza & Blackjack Mulligan defeated Manuel Soto & Pete Sanchez
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Spiros Arion in an Indian strap match
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – June 28, 1975
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah & Leilani Kai vs. Susan Green & Sheila Shephard
Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Butcher Vachon
Tony Garea & Dean Ho vs. Blackjack Lanza & Blackjack Mulligan
WWWF Tag Team Champions Victor Rivera & Dominic DeNucci vs. Jimmy & Johnny Valiant
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino defeated Spiros Arion in a steel cage match at 9:38
Also included 5 other matches
WWWF @ Pittsfield, MA – Boys Club Gym – June 30, 1975
Mike Paidousis vs. Blackjack Mulligan
Pete Sanchez vs. Blackjack Lanza
WWWF Tag Team Champions Dominic DeNucci & Victor Rivera defeated Spiros Arion & George Steele
Also included 2 other matches
WWWF @ Harrisburg, PA – Zembo Mosque – June 30, 1975
Hans Schroeder pinned Tony Altimore
Johnny Valiant pinned Mike Paidousis
Pete Sanchez defeated Jimmy Valiant via disqualification when Valiant refused to break a choke
George Steele pinned Arnold Skaaland
Blackjack Mulligan & Blackjack Lanza defeated Dean Ho & Tony Garea in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall #3 – Garea was defeated with a claw hold at 8:56
WWWF @ Portland, ME – Expo Building – July 1, 1975
Vicki Williams defeated Leilani Kai
Jack Evans pinned Lee Wong
George Steele defeated Pete Sanchez
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna via disqualification after Scicluna was caught with a foreign object
Dean Ho & Tony Garea defeated Blackjack Mulligan & Blackjack Lanza via disqualification
WWWF Tag Team Champions Victor Rivera & Dominic DeNucci defeated Jimmy & Johnny Valiant in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0
WWWF @ Cape Cod, MA – July 2, 1975
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino defeated Butcher Vachon
WWWF @ Bangor, ME – Auditorium – July 2, 1975
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Lee Wong
Vicki Williams defeated Leilani Kai via disqualification
George Steele defeated Pat McGuinness
Pete Sanchez defeated Jack Evans
Dean Ho, Tony Garea, & Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Capt. Lou Albano, Jimmy & Johnny Valiant in a Best 3 out of 5 falls match
WWWF @ Fitchburg, MA – George R. Wallace Civic Center – July 3, 1975
Pete Sanchez vs. Mike Paidousis
Lee Wong vs. Johnny Rodz
Manuel Soto vs. Jack Evans
Vicki Williams vs. Leilani Kai
Tony Garea vs. George Steele
WWWF Tag Team Champions Dominic DeNucci & Victor Rivera vs. Jimmy & Johnny Valiant
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – July 4, 1975
Pete Sanchez defeated Hans Schroeder at 12:06
Manuel Soto defeated Mike Paidousis at 8:00
Jack Evans defeated Lee Wong
Pat McGuinness defeated Johnny Rodz
George Steele & Butcher Vachon defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions Victor Rivera & Dominic DeNucci in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall #1: the challengers won; fall #2: the champions won; fall #3: the challengers won via disqualification; due to the DQ finish in the third fall, the titles did not change hands
WWWF @ Indiana, PA – County Fairgrounds – July 4, 1975
Johnny DeFazio pinned the Red Demon at 12:45
Ron Mattucci pinned Frank Durso at 15:42
Larry Zbyszko defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna via disqualification at 10:35
Tony Garea & Dean Ho defeated Johnny & Jimmy Valiant via submission at 11:46 following simultaneous abdominal stretches
WWWF @ Springfield, MA – Exhibit Hall – July 5, 1975
Bill White vs. Jack Evans
Manuel Soto vs. Johnny Rodz
Tony Garea vs. Waldo Von Erich
Dean Ho vs. Spiros Arion
WWWF Tag Team Champion Victor Rivera vs. Jimmy Valiant
WWWF @ Long Island, NY – Nassau Coliseum – July 7, 1975 (4,091)
Johnny Rodz defeated Lee Wong at 5:31
Mark Tendler defeated Mike Paidousis at 13:45
Blackjack Lanza & Blackjack Mulligan defeated Manuel Soto & Pete Sanchez in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0; fall #1: the Blackjacks won at 11:55; fall #2: the Blackjacks won at 4:04
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino fought Spiros Arion to a double disqualification at 17:22 when both men hit the referee
Waldo Von Erich defeated Dean Ho at 9:42
Chief Jay Strongbow, WWWF Tag Team Champions Victor Rivera & Dominic DeNucci defeated Capt. Lou Albano, Jimmy & Johnny Valiant in a Best 3 out of 5 falls match, 3-1
WWWF @ Scranton, PA – CYC – July 8, 1975 (2,136)
Jack Evans fought Hans Schroeder to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Johnny Rodz at 17:32
Butcher Vachon defeated Manuel Soto at 11:22
Spiros Arion defeated Pete Sanchez at 8:12
Andre the Giant, Dean Ho & Tony Garea defeated Capt. Lou Albano, Jimmy & Johnny Valiant in a Best 3 out of 5 falls match, 3-1; fall #1: Valiant & Albano won at 12:19; fall #2: Andre’s team won at 4:28; fall #3: Andre’s team won at 5:02; fall #4: Andre’s team won at 6:10
WWWF @ Rochester, NY – War Memorial – July 8, 1975
Keith Franks vs. Jack Varsky
Mike Paidousis vs. the Executioner
Waldo Von Erich vs. Bill White
WWWF Tag Team Champions Dominic DeNucci & Victor Rivera vs. Blackjack Lanza & Blackjack Mulligan
Chief Jay Strongbow vs. George Steele
– 7/9/75: Shelton Benjamin was born.
WWWF @ Buffalo, NY – Memorial Auditorium – July 9, 1975
Jack Evans vs. Mike Paidousis
George Steele vs. Pete Sanchez
Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Baron Mikel Scicluna
WWWF Tag Team Champions Dominic DeNucci & Victor Rivera vs. Waldo Von Erich & Spiros Arion
Blackjack Mulligan & Blackjack Lanza vs. Dean Ho & Tony Garea
Andre the Giant vs. Jimmy Valiant
Ivan Putski vs. Butcher Vachon
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino vs. Johnny Valiant
WWWF @ Worcester, MA – Memorial Auditorium – July 10, 1975
Manuel Soto vs. Johnny Rodz
Pete Sanchez vs. Baron Mikel Scicluna
Bill White vs. Spiros Arion
Dean Ho vs. Waldo Von Erich
Andre the Giant & Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Jimmy & Johnny Valiant
Also included 1 other match
WWWF @ Manchester, NH – JFK Coliseum – July 10, 1975
Pat McGuinness vs. Hans Schroeder
George Steele vs. Tony Garea
Ivan Putski vs. Butcher Vachon
WWWF Tag Team Champions Dominic DeNucci & Victor Rivera vs. Jack Evans & Mike Paidousis (Best 2 out of 3 falls match)
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – July 11, 1975
Blackjack Lanza & Blackjack Mulligan vs. Chief Jay Strongbow & Bill White
Dean Ho vs. George Steele
Included 3 other bouts
WWWF @ Albany, NY – Washington Ave. Armory – July 11, 1975
Jack Evans defeated Lee Wong at the 16-minute mark
Mike Paidousis defeated Hans Schroeder at the 11-minute mark
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Pete Reeves at the 12-minute mark
WWWF Tag Team Champions Pat Barrett & Dominic DeNucci defeated Jimmy & Johnny Valiant in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0: fall #1: the champions won at the 22-minute mark; fall #2: the champions won a the 3-minute mark
Andre the Giant defeated Spiros Arion via count-out at the 11-minute mark
WWWF @ Lewiston, ME – State Fair – July 11, 1975
Johnny Rodz vs. Pete Sanchez
Manuel Soto vs. Ricky Sexton
Blackjack Mulligan vs. Dean Ho
Tony Garea vs. Butcher Vachon
WWWF @ New York City, NY – Madison Square Garden – July 12, 1975 (20,312)
Manuel Soto defeated Mike Paidousis at 8:19
Baron Mikel Scicluna fought Pete Sanchez to a draw
Blackjack Mulligan & Blackjack Lanza defeated Tony Garea & Dean Ho in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
Spiros Arion defeated Bill White at 4:43
WWWF Tag Team Champions Victor Rivera & Dominic DeNucci defeated Jimmy & Johnny Valiant in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
Andre the Giant defeated Butcher Vachon at 3:21
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino fought George Steele to a curfew draw at 46:11
WWWF @ Steubenville, OH – St. John’s Arena – July 13, 1975
Larry Zbyszko pinned Frank Durso
Gorilla Monsoon defeated Johnny Valiant
Mike Paidousis defeated Johnny DeFazio
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Jimmy Valiant in a $2,000 challenge
Andre the Giant defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna via count-out
WWWF @ Wildwood, NJ – Convention Hall – July 14, 1975
Pete Sanchez vs. Johnny Rodz
Manuel Soto vs. Jack Evans
Sonny Boy Hayes & the Haiti Kid vs. Little Tokyo & Billy the Kid
Bill White vs. Hans Schroeder
Ivan Putski vs. Butcher Vachon
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Arena – July 15, 1975
Championship Wrestling taping:
Dr. Jerry Graham (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Lee Wong (Graham’s return)
Dr. Jerry Graham (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Pinky Larson
Francisco Flores defeated Jack Evans
Chief Jay Strongbow & Francisco Flores defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna & Hans Schroeder
Bugsy McGraw defeated an unknown
7/19/75:
7/26/75:
8/2/75
WWWF @ Hamburg, PA – Fieldhouse – July 16, 1975
All Star Wrestling taping:
Dark match: Ivan Putski vs. Blackjack Lanza
Sonny Boy Hayes & the Haiti Kid vs. Little Tokyo & Billy the Kid
Also included Blackjack Mulligan, George Steele, the Mongolian Stomper, Spiros Arion, Dean Ho, Tony Garea, Bassil Battah, & Chief Jay Strongbow
7/19/75:
Francisco Flores defeated an unknown
7/26/75 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Antonino Rocca:
Dr. Jerry Graham (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Ed Slade at 2:03
Francisco Flores fought Butcher Vachon to a 10-minute time-limit draw; during the bout, an audio recording of Gorilla Monsoon was played, praising Flores
WWWF Tag Team Champions Dominic DeNucci & Pat Barrett defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna & Hans Schroeder at 4:08 when Barrett pinned Schroeder
8/2/75:
WWWF @ Cherry Hill, NJ – Centrum – July 17, 1975
Manuel Soto vs. Jack Evans
Tony Altimore vs. Mike Paidousis
George Steele vs. Pete Sanchez
WWWF Tag Team Champions Dominic DeNucci & Pat Barrett vs. Spiros Arion & Baron Mikel Scicluna (Best 2 out of 3 falls match)
Ivan Putski vs. Butcher Vachon
WWWF @ Pittsburgh, PA – Civic Arena – July 18, 1975
Waldo Von Erich & Baron Mikel Scicluna vs. Dominic DeNucci & Victor Rivera
Spiros Arion defeated WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino via count-out
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – July 18, 1975
Ricky Sexton (sub. for Pete Reeves) fought Gene Dundee to a draw
Pat McGuinness defeated Hans Schroeder
Ruben Ayala defeated Pete Doherty (sub. for Johnny Rodz)
Sonny Boy Hayes & the Haiti Kid defeated Billy the Kid & Little Tokyo
Dean Ho & Tony Garea defeated Blackjack Lanza & Johnny Rodz (sub. for Blackjack Mulligan) in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0, winning the first fall via disqualification
WWWF @ Kingston, NY – Municipal Auditorium – July 19, 1975
Bill White vs. Jack Vansky
Tony Altimore vs. Hans Schroeder
Pete Sanchez vs. Johnny Rodz
Dean Ho vs. Butcher Vachon
Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Waldo Von Erich (Best 2 out of 3 falls)
WWWF @ Boston, MA – Boston Garden – July 19, 1975 (14,580)
Kitty Adams defeated Donna Christianello at 9:28
Pat McGuinness fought Mike Paidousis to a draw
Tony Altimore (sub. for Pat Barrett) defeated Jack Evans at 11:15
Manuel Soto defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna at 6:25
Sonny Boy Hayes & the Haiti Kid defeated Little Tokyo & Billy the Kid in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
George Steele defeated Tony Garea at 7:25
Blackjack Mulligan & Blackjack Lanza defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions Dominic DeNucci & Pat Barrett (sub. for Victor Rivera) in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino defeated Spiros Arion in a steel cage match at 12:40
WWWF @ Atlantic City, NJ – Convention Hall – July 21, 1975
Jack Evans vs. Pete Reeves
Manuel Soto vs. Johnny Rodz
Pete Sanchez vs. Hans Schroeder
The Haiti Kid & Sonny Boy Hayes vs. Little Tokyo & Billy the Kid
Gorilla Monsoon vs. George Steele
Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Spiros Arion
WWWF @ Salisbury Beach, MA – The Frolics – July 21, 1975
Baron Mikel Scicluna vs. Pat McGuinness
Butcher Vachon vs. Dominic DeNucci
Pat Barrett vs. Gene Dundee
Dean Ho & Tony Garea vs. Blackjack Mulligan & Blackjack Lanza (Best 2 out of 3 falls match)
Included 1 other match
WWWF @ Woodstown, NJ – Cowtown Rodeo Arena – July 22, 1975
Johnny Rodz vs. Bill White
Hans Schroeder vs. Manuel Soto
Jack Evans vs. Pete Sanchez
Sonny Boy Hayes & the Haiti Kid vs. Little Tokyo & Billy the Kid
George Steele vs. Chief Jay Strongbow
WWWF @ Portland, ME – Expo Building – July 22, 1975 (2,300)
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Pat McGuinness (sub. for Bugsy McGraw) at 11:06
Pat Barrett defeated Butcher Vachon via disqualification at 14:03
Spiros Arion vs. Mike Paidousis at 14:07
Capt. Lou Albano, Blackjack Mulligan & Blackjack Lanza defeated Dean Ho, Tony Garea, & WWWF Tag Team Champion Dominic DeNucci in a Best 3 out of 5 falls match at 42:22
WWWF @ Waterville, ME – Armory – July 23, 1975
WWWF Tag Team Champion Dominic DeNucci vs. Spiros Arion
WWWF Tag Team Champion Pat Barrett vs. Baron Mikel Scicluna
Dean Ho & Tony Garea vs. Blackjack Mulligan & Blackjack Lanza
Also included Bugsy McGraw & Butcher Vachon
WWWF @ Laconia, NH – Memorial Junior High School – July 23, 1975
Chief Jay Strongbow vs. George Steele
– 7/24/75: Torrie Wilson was born.
WWWF @ Caribou, ME – Armory – July 24, 1975
WWWF Tag Team Champion Pat Barrett defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna via disqualification when Scicluna was caught with a foreign object
Blackjack Lanza defeated Mike Paidousis
WWWF Tag Team Champion Dominic DeNucci defeated Butcher Vachon
Spiros Arion defeated Dean Ho
Blackjack Mulligan defeated Tony Garea via count-out
WWWF @ Albany, NY – Washington Ave. Armory – July 25, 1975
Jack Evans vs. Hans Schroeder
Manuel Soto vs. Johnny Rodz
George Steele vs. Pete Sanchez
The Haiti Kid & Sonny Boy Hayes defeated Little Tokyo & Billy the Kid
WWWF Tag Team Champion Dominic DeNucci & Pat Barrett fought Blackjack Lanza & Blackjack Mulligan to a draw
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – July 25, 1975
Pete Doherty vs. Joe Crugnale
Mike Paidousis vs. Ricky Sexton
Butcher Vachon vs. Pat McGuinness
Dean Ho, Tony Garea, & Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Spiros Arion, Baron Mikel Scicluna, & Bugsy McGraw (Best 3 out of 5 falls)
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – July 26, 1975
The Haiti Kid & Sonny Boy Hayes defeated Little Tokyo & Billy the Kid
Pat Barrett defeated Mike Paidusous
Gorilla Monsoon defeated Butcher Vachon in 51 seconds
Bugsy McGraw defeated Dean Ho
George Steele defeated Tony Garea
Andre the Giant & Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Spiros Arion & Baron Mikel Scicluna
WWWF Tag Team Champions Victor Rivera & Dominic DeNucci defeated Blackjack Mulligan & Blackjack Lanza via disqualification
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino defeated Waldo Von Erich
WWWF @ Salisbury Beach, MA – The Frolics – July 28, 1975
Ivan Putski vs. Baron Mikel Scicluna
Spiros Arion vs. Chief Jay Strongbow
Pat Barrett & WWWF Tag Team Champion Dominic DeNucci vs. Mike Paidousis & Hans Schroeder (Best 2 out of 3 falls)
Plus 2 other bouts
WWWF @ Landover, MD – Capital Centre – July 28, 1975 (8,376)
Johnny Rodz fought Manuel Soto to a draw
George Steele defeated Pete Sanchez
Andre the Giant defeated Butcher Vachon (sub. for Bobby Duncum) at 5:45
Bobo Brazil defeated Blackjack Lanza (sub. for Butcher Vachon) via count-out
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino fought Waldo Von Erich to a double disqualification
WWWF @ Scranton, PA – CYC – July 29, 1975 (2,222)
Waldo Von Erich defeated Dean Ho at 10:55
Sonny Boy Hayes & the Haiti Kid defeated Billy the Kid & Little Tokyo in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
Blackjack Lanza & Blackjack Mulligan defeated Johnny Rodz & Jack Evans in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
George Steele fought Tony Garea to a double count-out
Ivan Putski defeated Butcher Vachon at 9:16
WWWF @ Rockland, ME – District High School Gym – July 29, 1975
WWWF Tag Team Champions Dominic DeNucci & Pat Barrett vs. Hans Schroeder & Mike Paidousis
Andre the Giant vs. Baron Mikel Scicluna
Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Spiros Arion
WWWF @ Escoheag, RI – Stepping Stone Ranch – July 30, 1975
The Haiti Kid & Sonny Boy Hayes vs. Little Tokyo & Billy the Kid
Ivan Putski, Tony Garea, & WWWF Tag Team Champion Dominic DeNucci vs. Butcher Vachon, Waldo Von Erich, & Spiros Arion
Included 2 other matches
WWWF @ Worcester, MA – Auditorium – July 31, 1975
The Haiti Kid & Sonny Boy Hayes vs. Little Tokyo & Billy the Kid
Pat Evans vs. Jack Evans
Mike Paidousis vs. Butcher Vachon
Dean Ho & Tony Garea vs. Blackjack Mulligan & Blackjack Lanza
Ivan Putski vs. Spiros Arion
WWWF @ Manchester, NH – JFK Coliseum – July 31, 1975 (1,200)
Manuel Soto fought Johnny Rodz to a draw
Bugsy McGraw pinned Sylvano Sousa
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Pete Sanchez
WWWF Tag Team Champions Dominic DeNucci & Pat Barrett defeated Waldo Von Erich & Hans Schroeder in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0
Andre the Giant defeated George Steele via count-out
WWWF @ Harrisburg, PA – Zembo Mosque – August 1, 1975
Spiros Arion pinned Pete Sanchez at 12:40
Manuel Soto defeated Butcher Vachon via disqualification at 10:28 when Vachon refused to break a hold
Pat Barrett defeated Hans Schroeder
Sonny Boy Hayes & the Haiti Kid defeated Little Tokyo & Billy the Kid in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall #1 – Tokyo & Kid won at 6:37; fall #2 – Hayes & Haiti won at 7:18; fall #3 – Hayes & Haiti won at 5:51
Waldo Von Erich defeated Chief Jay Strongbow via count-out after both men began brawling on the floor
WWWF @ Fitchburg, MA – George R. Wallace Civic Center – August 1, 1975
Blackjack Mulligan & Blackjack Lanza vs. Dean Ho & Dominic DeNucci
Pat McGuiness vs. Johnny Rodz
Bugsy McGraw vs. Mike Padiousis
Baron Mikel Scicluna vs. Ivan Putski
George Steele vs. Tony Garea
WWWF @ Providence, RI – Civic Center – August 2, 1975
WWWF Tag Team Champions Dominic DeNucci & Pat Barrett vs. Johnny Rodz & Jack Evans
Little Boy Blue & the Haiti Kid vs. Little Tokyo & Billy the Kid
Dean Ho & Tony Garea vs. Blackjack Mulligan & Blackjack Lanza
Gorilla Monsoon vs. Waldo Von Erich
Spiros Arion vs. Chief Jay Strongbow
Andre the Giant vs. Butcher Vachon
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino defeated George Steele
Also included 2 other matches
WWWF @ Salisbury Beach, MA – The Frolics – August 4, 1975
Leilani Kai vs. Vicki Williams
Manuel Soto & Pete Sanchez vs. Jack Evans & Johnny Rodz (Best 2 out of 3 falls match)
George Steele vs. Chief Jay Strongbow
Included 2 other matches
WWWF @ Long Island, NY – Nassau Coliseum – August 4, 1975 (4,480)
Mike Paidousis (sub. for Tony Altimore) defeated Lee Wong at 13:25
Mark Tendler defeated Pete Reeves at 10:59
Waldo Von Erich defeated Tony Garea at 8:21
WWWF Tag Team Champions Pat Barrett & Dominic DeNucci defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna & Mike Paidousis in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0; fall #1: the champions won at 6:11; fall #2: the champions won at 4:20
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino defeated Spiros Arion at 20:58
Gorilla Monsoon & Haystacks Calhoun defeated Butcher Vachon (sub. for Blackjack Lanza) & Blackjack Mulligan in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0; fall #1: Monsoon’s team won at 15:35; fall #2: Monsoon’s team won at 6:20
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Arena – August 5, 1975
Championship Wrestling taping:
Bassil Battah defeated the Black Menace
Bassil Battah defeated Henry Roy
Blackjack Mulligan & Blackjack Lanza defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions Dominic DeNucci & Pat Barrett in a non-title match
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Butcher Vachon via count-out
Blackjack Mulligan & Blackjack Lanza defeated Pete Sanchez & Manuel Soto via count-out
Spiros Arion & Waldo Von Erich fought Dean Ho & Tony Garea to a draw
8/9/75:
8/16/75:
8/23/75
WWWF @ Hamburg, PA – Fieldhouse – August 6, 1975
All Star Wrestling taping:
8/9/75:
8/16/75:
8/23/75:
Dark match after the taping: George Steele vs. Chief Jay Strongbow
WWWF @ New London, CT – Ocean Beach Park Auditorium – August 7, 1975 (800)
Joe Esposito pinned Pete Doherty at 12:04
Pete Sanchez & Manuel Soto defeated Johnny Rodz & Jack Evans in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match after 20 minutes
Butcher Vachon pinned Mike Paidousis at 13:55
Francisco Flores (sub. for Pete Reeves) defeated Ricky Sexton at 17:05
Waldo Von Erich pinned Tony Garea at 14:15
WWWF @ Augusta, ME – Civic Center – August 7, 1975
Bugsy McGraw defeated Sylvano Sousa
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Pat McGuinness
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Capt. Lou Albano via count-out
Spiros Arion defeated Dean Ho
WWWF Tag Team Champions Dominic DeNucci & Pat Barrett fought Blackjack Mulligan & Blackjack Lanza to a double disqualification
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino defeated George Steele
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – August 8, 1975
Bugsy McGraw pinned Tony Altimore at 8:30
Francisco Flores defeated Hans Scroeder
Joe Crugnale defeated Jack Evans via disqualification
George Steele defeated Pete Sanchez at 7:00
WWWF Tag Team Champions Dominic DeNucci & Pat Barrett defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna & Spiros Arion in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall #1: the champions won; fall #2: the challengers won; fall #3: the champions won
WWWF @ Albany, NY – Washington Ave. Armory – August 8, 1975
Manuel Soto defeated Johnny Rodz at 23:00
Butcher Vachon defeated Ricky Sexton at 17:00
Pat McGuinness defeated Mike Paidousis at 16:00
Waldo Von Erich, Blackjack Mulligan & Blackjack Lanza defeated Chief Jay Strongbow, Dean Ho, & Tony Garea in a Best 3 out of 5 falls match, 3-2; fall #1: Mulligan’s team won at 23:00; fall #2: Garea’s team won at 2:00; fall #3: Garea’s team won at 2:00; fall #4: Mulligan’s team won at 2:00; fall #5: Mulligan’s team won at 4:00
WWWF @ New York City, NY – Madison Square Garden – August 9, 1975 (22,090; sell out)
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Manuel Soto at 10:13
Chief Jay Strongbow fought Waldo Von Erich to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Spiros Arion defeated Dean Ho at 14:20
Victor Rivera defeated Butcher Vachon at 4:38
Bugsy McGraw defeated Tony Garea at 6:11
WWWF Tag Team Champions Pat Barrett & Dominic DeNucci defeated Blackjack Mulligan & Blackjack Lanza in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; the champions won the first fall at 8:29; the challengers won the second fall at 9:02; the champions won the third fall via disqualification
Andre the Giant & Verne Gagne defeated Johnny & Jimmy Valiant at 17:45
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino defeated George Steele at 17:28
WWWF @ Salisbury Beach, MA – The Frolics – August 11, 1975
Jack Evans vs. Pat McGuinness
Butcher Vachon vs. Arnold Skaaland
Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Spiros Arion
Included 2 other matches
WWWF @ Wildwood, NJ – August 11, 1975
Pete Reeves defeated Pinky Larson
WWWF Tag Team Champion Dominic DeNucci fought Baron Mikel Scicluna to a draw
Joyce Grable & Vicki Williams defeated Toni Rose & Donna Christianello via disqualification
Bugsy McGraw defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Pat Barrett via count-out
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino defeated George Steele via count-out
WWWF @ Springfield, MA – Exhibit Hall – August 12, 1975 (1,500)
Bugsy McGraw vs. Johnny Rodz
WWWF Tag Team Champion Pat Barrett defeated Hans Schroeder at 11:12
Joyce Grable & Vicki Williams vs. Donna Christianello & Toni Rose
WWWF Tag Team Champion Dominic DeNucci vs. Baron Mikel Scicluna
Manuel Soto (sub. for Victor Rivera) pinned Spiros Arion at 12:53
WWWF @ Portland, ME – Expo Building – August 12, 1975 (1,900)
Jack Evans defeated Tony Altimore via count-out
Pat McGuinness defeated Mike Paidousis at 12:07
Pete Sanchez defeated Johnny Rodz via referee’s decision after the 20-minute time-limit expired
Butcher Vachon defeated Sylvano Sousa (sub. for Manuel Soto) at 6:03
Blackjack Mulligan & Blackjack Lanza vs. Dean Ho & Tony Garea
George Steele fought Chief Jay Strongbow to a double count-out
WWWF @ Bangor, ME – Auditorium – August 13, 1975
Johnny Rodz fought Pat McGuiness to a 15-minute time-limit draw
Manuel Soto defeated Jack Evans
Pete Sanchez defeated Butcher Vachon
Blackjack Lanza & Blackjack Mulligan defeated Chief Jay Strongbow & Dean Ho in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
George Steele defeated Tony Garea
WWWF @ Cherry Hill, NJ – Centrum – August 14, 1975
Johnny Rodz fought Manuel Soto to a draw
Pete Sanchez defeated Jack Evans
Hans Schroeder defeated San Lavdas
Vicki Williams defeated Donna Christianello via disqualification
Gorilla Monsoon, WWWF Tag Team Champions Dominic DeNucci & Pat Barrett defeated Blackjack Mulligan, Hans Schroeder (sub. for Blackjack Lanza), & Butcher Vachon in a Best 3 out of 5 falls match
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – August 15, 1975
Ricky Sexton vs. Joe Crugnale
Mike Paidousis vs. Pat McGuinness
Francisco Flores vs. Pete Doherty
Toni Rose vs. Joyce Grable
George Steele vs. Ruben Ayala
Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Bugsy McGraw
WWWF @ Woodstown, NJ – Cowtown Rodeo Arena – August 15, 1975
Larry Sharpe vs. Pete Sanchez
Hans Schroeder vs. Pete Reeves
Donna Christianello vs. Vicki Williams
Johnny Rodz vs. Manuel Soto
Butcher Vachon vs. Victor Rivera
WWWF Tag Team Champions Dominic DeNucci & Pat Barrett vs. Blackjack Mulligan & Blackjack Lanza
WWWF @ Baltimore, MD – Civic Center – August 16, 1975
Pete Sanchez vs. Baron Mikel Scicluna
Bugsy McGraw vs. Manuel Soto
Manuel Soto vs. Bugsy McGraw
Donna Christianello & Toni Rose vs. Vicki Williams & Joyce Grable
Dean Ho vs. Waldo Von Erich
Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Butcher Vachon
Tony Garea vs. George Steele
WWWF Tag Team Champions Pat Barrett & Dominic DeNucci vs. Blackjack Lanza & Blackjack Mulligan
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino vs. Capt. Lou Albano
WWWF @ Steubenville, OH – St. John Arena – August 17, 1975
Frank Holtz & Johnny DeFazio defeated Frank Durso & the Red Demon in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall #1: Durso pinned Holtz at 6:30; fall #2: Holtz pinned Durso at 6:05; fall #3: DeFazio pinned Demon at 5:30
Larry Zbyszko fought Mike Paidousis to a draw at 7:00 when Zbyszko was unable to continue
Blackjack Mulligan pinned Tony Garea at 7:00
Spiros Arion pinned Dean Ho at 17:10
Waldo Von Erich defeated Chief Jay Strongbow via count-out at 11:00
WWWF @ Salisbury Beach, MA – The Frolics – August 18, 1975
Donna Christianello & Toni Rose vs. Vicki Williams & Joyce Dee (Best 2 out of 3 falls match)
Bugsy McGraw vs. Manuel Soto
Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Spiros Arion (Indian strap match)
Included 2 other matches
WWWF @ Atlantic City, NJ – Convention Hall – August 18, 1975
Pete Sanchez defeated Davey O’Hannon (sub. for Mike Paidousis)
WWWF Tag Team Champions Dominic DeNucci & Pat Barrett vs. Butcher Vachon & Baron Mikel Scicluna (Best 2 out of 3 falls)
Blackjack Mulligan & Blackjack Lanza defeated Dean Ho & Tony Garea in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
Ivan Putski defeated Waldo Von Erich
WWWF @ East Greenwich, RI – Rocky Hill State Fairgrounds – August 19, 1975
Butcher Vachon vs. Mike Paidousis
Toni Rose & Vicki Williams vs. Donna Christianello & Joyce Grable
Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Spiros Arion
WWWF @ Scranton, PA – CYC – August 19, 1975 (1,920)
Waldo Von Erich defeated Manuel Soto at 15:15 Bugsy McGraw defeated Pete Sanchez at 8:20
WWWF Tag Team Champions Pat Barrett & Dominic DeNucci defeated Johnny Rodz & Jack Evans in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0; fall #1: the champions won at 18:28; fall #2: the champions won at 7:17
Andre the Giant, Dean Ho, & Tony Garea defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna, Blackjack Lanza & Blackjack Mulligan in a Best 3 out of 5 falls match, 3-1; fall #1: Scicluna’s team won at 18:14; fall #2: Andre’s team won at 6:26; fall #3: Andre’s team won at 10:08; fall #4: Andre’s team won at 5:10
WWWF @ Manchester, NH – JFK Coliseum – August 20, 1975
Francisco Flores pinned Sylvano Sousa
WWWF Tag Team Champion Pat Barrett pinned Jack Evans
WWWF Tag Team Champion Dominic DeNucci pinned Johnny Rodz
Joyce Grable pinned Toni Rose
Chief Jay Strongbow & Ivan Putski defeated Butcher Vachon & Baron Mikel Scicluna in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0; fall #1: Vachon was disqualified for hitting the referee; fall #2: Putski pinned Scicluna with the Polish Hammer
WWWF @ Palmerton, PA – Carbon County Fairgrounds – August 21, 1975
Included Andre the Giant
WWWF @ Union, ME – Union Fairgrounds – August 21, 1975
Vicki Williams vs. Barbi Wilson
Gene Dundee vs. John Tzinas
Mike Paidousis vs. Ricky Sexton
Dean Ho vs. Jack Evans
Tony Garea vs. Spiros Arion
WWWF @ Worcester, MA – Memorial Auditorium – August 21, 1975
Toni Rose vs. Joyce Grable
Dominic DeNucci vs. Johnny Rodz
Bugsy McGraw vs. Hans Schroeder
Manuel Soto vs. Waldo Von Erich
Chief Jay Strongbow & Ivan Putski vs. Blackjack Lanza & Blackjack Mulligan
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – August 22, 1975
Joe Crugnale vs. Tony Altimore
Pat McGuinness vs. Jack Evans
Pete Doherty vs. Dean Ho
Toni Rose vs. Joyce Grable
Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Bugsy McGraw
WWWF @ Pittsburgh, PA – Civic Arena – August 22, 1975
Johnny DeFazio pinned the Red Demon at 6:18
Larry Zbyszko defeated Frank Durso via submission at 12:35
Donna Christianello defeated Vicki Williams via count-out at 10:59
Pete Sanchez pinned the Executioner at 8:15
WWWF Tag Team Champions Dominic DeNucci & Pat Barrett defeated Butcher Vachon & Baron Mikel Scicluna in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match; fall #1: Scicluna pinned DeNucci at 6:00 with a kick to the throat; fall #2: DeNucci pinned Scicluna with a sunset flip at 2:33; fall #3: Barrett pinned Vachon at 1:12
Waldo Von Erich defeated Gorilla Monsoon at 12:04 when the match was stopped due to blood
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino defeated Spiros Arion in a steel cage match by escaping through the door at 8:20
WWWF @ Albany, NY – Washington Ave. Armory – August 22, 1975
Manuel Soto defeated Henry Roy
Johnny Rodz defeated Pete Reeves
Davey O’Hannon defeated Hans Schroeder
Andre the Giant & Tony Garea defeated Blackjack Mulligan & Blackjack Lanza
WWWF @ Boston, MA – Boston Garden – August 23, 1975 (12,125)
Francisco Flores defeated Tony Altimore
Spiros Arion defeated Tony Garea
Baron Mikel Scicluna fought Pete Sanchez to a draw
Bugsy McGraw defeated Dean Ho
Donna Christianello & Toni Rose defeated Women’s Tag Team Champions Joyce Grable & Vicki Williams to win the titles
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino defeated Waldo Von Erich at 13:20
Andre the Giant, WWWF Tag Team Champions Dominic DeNucci & Pat Barrett defeated Blackjack Mulligan, Blackjack Lanza, & Lou Albano
WWWF @ Salisbury Beach, MA – The Frolics – August 25, 1975
Hans Schroeder vs. Francisco Flores
WWWF Tag Team Champions Dominci DeNucci & Pat Barrett vs. Jack Evans & Johnny Rodz (Best 2 out of 3 falls match)
Butcher Vachon vs. Pat McGuinness
Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Bugsy McGraw
Included 1 other match
WWWF @ Landover, MD – Capital Centre – August 25, 1975 (4,800)
Toni Rose & Donna Christianello vs. Joyce Grable & Vicki Williams
Mike Paidousis vs. Pete Sanchez
Baron Mikel Scicluna vs. Dean Ho
Tony Garea vs. Spiros Arion
Blackjack Lanza & Blackjack Mulligan defeated Gorilla Monsoon & Manuel Soto (sub. for Bobo Brazil) in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall #1: Gorilla & Soto won; fall #2: the Blackjacks won; fall #3: the Blackjacks won
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino pinned Waldo Von Erich at 11:18 after Bruno sent Von Erich into guest referee Andre the Giant, knocking Waldo down, and then quickly covered him for the win
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Arena – August 26, 1975
Championship Wrestling taping:
Also included Superstar Billy Graham (Graham’s debut)
8/30/75 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Antonino Rocca:
Baron Mikel Scicluna pinned Tom Stanton at 3:13 with a backbreaker over the knee
Tony Parisi & Louis Cerdan defeated Johnny Heidemann & El Goucho at 4:02 when Parisi pinned Heidemann with a sit-down splash off the top (Parisi & Cerdan’s debut as a team in the WWWF)
Andre the Giant defeated Johnny Rodz, Jack Evans, & Henry Roy in a handicap match at 2:18 by pinning Roy with a sit-down splash
Blackjack Mulligan & Blackjack Lanza (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions Pat Barrett & Dominic DeNucci to win the titles in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall #1: Barrett pinned Lanza at 5:13; fall #2: Mulligan pinned DeNucci at the 55-second mark; fall #3: Lanza pinned Barrett at 3:26 with a kneedrop off the top from Mulligan behind the referee’s back; after the bout, Vince McMahon conducted a ringside interview with Albano and the new champions
9/6/75:
9/13/75:
WWWF @ Hamburg, PA – Fieldhouse – August 27, 1975
All Star Wrestling taping:
8/30/75 – included the Blackjack Mulligan & Blackjack Lanza vs. WWWF Tag Team Champions Pat Barrett & Dominic DeNucci match from the 8/30/75 Championship Wrestling:
Ivan Koloff (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated an unknown
9/6/75 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Antonino Rocca:
Ivan Putski defeated El Goucho & Johnny Heidemann at 6:08 in a handicap match when Heidemann submitted to Putski’s bearhug, moments after Putski had hit the Polish Hammer on Goucho
Ivan Koloff (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Stan Lavdas at 3:48 with a kneedrop off the top
Bugsy McGraw (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Buddy Porter at 5:14
Superstar Billy Graham (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Buzz Sawyer via submission at 4:52 with a bearhug; during the bout, an audio clip from Gorilla Monsoon played, where he said Graham was destined to be a power in pro wrestling and possibly would become a world champion one day (Graham’s debut on All Star Wrestling)
Francisco Flores fought Baron Mikel Scicluna to a curfew draw at 6:57
9/13/75 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Antonino Rocca; featured McMahon conducting a ringside interview with Superstar Billy Graham and the Grand Wizard, with Graham asking McMahon what it felt like to be the one to interview him and said all the boyfriends and husbands were jealous of him; Graham then said WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino was sitting at home in his EZ chair, overweight, and had been working to keep Graham out of the East Coast:
Superstar Billy Graham (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Tom Stanton via submission with a bearhug at 3:55; after the bout, the Grand Wizard distracted the referee as Graham repeatedly rammed Stanton into the corner
WWWF Tag Team Champions Blackjack Mulligan & Blackjack Lanza (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Buddy Porter & Buzz Sawyer in a non-title match at 5:11 when Lanza pinned Porter with the claw; after the match, Mulligan tossed Sawyer to the floor (Sawyer was not the same Buzz Sawyer who gained fame in the 80s)
Baron Mikel Scicluna pinned Manuel Miranda at 3:35 after two kneedrops across Miranda’s throat
Fransicso Flores fought Frank Monte to a double count-out at 6:02 as both men were fighting on the ring apron; after the contest, Flores cleared Monte to the floor
Louis Cerdan & Tony Parisi fought Waldo Von Erich & Bugsy McGraw (w/ Freddie Blassie & Capt. Lou Albano) to a no contest at around the 10-minute mark when the show went off the air with the match still taking place; early in the bout, Cerdan & Parisi had Andre the Giant come out to be in their corner to combat the interference of Blassie & Albano; as the show was going off the air, Andre entered the ring and attacked Blassie and Albano, ramming their heads together, as Cerdan & Parisi fought Von Erich & McGraw in the ring
Dark match: Andre the Giant pinned Waldo Von Erich with a boot to the face and a splash
WWWF @ Commack, NY – Long Island Arena – August 27, 1975
Tito Torres vs. Bull Molina
Mike Paidousis vs. Tomas Marin
Lee Wong vs. Hans Schroeder
Johnny Rodz & Jack Evans vs. Pete Sanchez & Manuel Soto
Spiros Arion vs. Chief Jay Strongbow
WWWF @ New Haven, CT – Coliseum – August 28, 1975
Pete Sanchez vs. Bugsy McGraw
Gorilla Monsoon vs. Blackjack Mulligan
Andre the Giant vs. Blackjack Lanza
WWWF Tag Team Champions Dominic DeNucci & Pat Barrett vs. Baron Mikel Scicluna & Hans Schroeder (Best 2 out of 3 falls)
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino vs. Spiros Arion
Also included 2 other matches
WWWF @ Schaghticoke, NY – Fairgrounds – August 28, 1975
Manuel Soto vs. Pat McGuinness
Hans Schroeder vs. Tony Altimore
Bill White vs. Pat Vansky
Pete Sanchez vs. Johnny Rodz
Dean Ho vs. Jack Evans
Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Butcher Vachon
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – August 29, 1975
Ricky Sexton defeated Pete Reeves at 13:20
Sylvano Sousa (sub. for Joe Crugnale) defeated Henry Roy
Davey O’Hannon defeated Gene Dundee
Bugsy McGraw & Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Pat Barrett & Pat McGuinness in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall #1: McGraw’s team won at 13:20; fall #2: Barrett’s team won; fall #3: McGraw’s team won at 9:24
Spiros Arion defeated Gorilla Monsoon at 22:30
WWWF @ Asbury Park, NJ – New Casino Arena – August 29, 1975
Blackjack Mulligan & Blackjack Lanza defeated Chief Jay Strongbow & Francisco Flores (sub. for Victor Rivera)
Andre the Giant pinned Butcher Vachon
Included 3 other bouts involving Hans Schroeder, Lee Wong, Jack Evans, Pete Sanchez, & Manuel Soto
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – August 30, 1975
George Steele won a 24-man battle royal by last eliminating Dean Ho after Ho accidentally eliminated Tony Garea; due to pre-match stipulations, Steele earned a world title shot in the main event; other participants included: Andre the Giant, Blackjack Lanza & Blackjack Mulligan, Bugsy McGraw, Butcher Vachon, Tony Altimore, Spiros Arion, SD Jones, Pat Barrett, Pete Reeves, Pete Sanchez, Francisco Flores, Chief Jay Strongbow, Dominic DeNucci, Henry Roy, Jack Evans, Johnny Rodz, Manuel Soto, the Blue Menace, and 1 other
Blackjack Mulligan defeated Chief Jay Strongbow via count-out
Blackjack Lanza pinned Tony Garea after using a foreign object
Spiros Arion defeated Dean Ho
Bugsy McGraw defeated Manuel Soto
Pete Sanchez pinned Henry Roy
Pat Barrett defeated Jack Evans
Francisco Flores defeated Hans Schroeder
Pete Reeves fought the Blue Menace to a draw
SD Jones pinned Johnny Rodz
Dominic DeNucci defeated Tony Altimore
Andre the Giant pinned Butcher Vachon
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino defeated George Steele via disqualification at 15:30 after the challenger broke a chair over Sammartino’s head, busting him open; moments later, Steele knocked the referee down and continued to assault the champion before six other wrestlers came out and forced Steele backstage
WWWF @ Salisbury Beach, MA – The Frolics – September 1, 1975
Hans Schroeder vs. Ruben Ayala
Johnny Rodz vs. Francisco Flores
Jack Evans vs. Pete Sanchez
Blackjack Mulligan vs. Pat McGuinness
Bugsy McGraw vs. Pat Barrett
Included 1 other match
WWWF @ Portland, ME – Expo Building – September 2, 1975
Hans Schroeder vs. Mike Paidousis
Francisco Flores vs. Baron Mikel Scicluna
Manuel Soto & Pete Sanchez vs. Johnny Rodz & Jack Evans
Pat Barrett vs. Bugsy McGraw
Dominic DeNucci vs. Blackjack Lanza
Ivan Putski vs. Blackjack Mulligan
WWWF @ Bangor, ME – Auditorium – September 3, 1975
Jack Evans defeated Hans Schroeder
Pat Barrett defeated Johnny Rodz
Dominic DeNucci defeated Davey O’Hannon (sub. for Baron Mikel Scicluna)
Francisco Flores defeated Tony Altimore (sub. for Mike Paidousis)
Bugsy McGraw defeated Manuel Soto via count-out
Blackjack Mulligan defeated Pete Sanchez via count-out
Ivan Putski defeated Capt. Lou Albano (sub. for Blackjack Lanza) via count-out
WWWF @ Cherry Hill, NJ – September 4, 1975
Stan Lavdas defeated the Undertaker via disqualification
Francisco Flores defeated Davey O’Hannon
Manuel Soto defeated Jack Evans
Pat Barrett defeated Hans Schroeder
Dominic DeNucci defeated Johnny Rodz
Ivan Putski defeated Capt. Lou Albano
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – September 5, 1975
Sylvano Sousa defeated Gene Dundee via disqualification
Joe Crugnale defeated Pete Doherty via disqualification
Francisco Flores pinned Hans Schroeder
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Ricky Sexton
Bugsy McGraw defeated Pete Sanchez via count-out
Ivan Putski defeated Capt. Lou Albano via count-out
WWWF @ Albany, NY – Washington Ave. Armory – September 5, 1975
Pat Barrett pinned Jack Evans
Waldo Von Erich defeated Manuel Soto
Pat McGuinness defeated Johnny Rodz
Manuel Soto defeated Tony Altimore
Dominic DeNucci fought Spiros Arion to a draw
Andre the Giant pinned Blackjack Mulligan
WWWF @ New York City, NY – Madison Square Garden – September 6, 1975 (20,092)
Joyce Grable defeated Dottie Downs at 12:25
Pete Sanchez defeated Jack Evans at 13:25
Manuel Soto defeated Johnny Rodz at 10:05
Mike Graham defeated Tony Altimore at 9:45
Haystacks Calhoun defeated Hans Schroeder at 8:31
Waldo Von Erich fought Dominic DeNucci to a draw
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino defeated Bugsy McGraw & Capt. Lou Albano in a handicap match at 18:23
Spiros Arion defeated Pat Barrett at 11:05
Ivan Putski defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Francisco Flores & Andre the Giant fought WWWF Tag Team Champions Blackjack Mulligan & Blackjack Lanza to a draw
WWWF @ North Dartmouth, MA – Lincoln Park Ballroom – September 8, 1975
Manuel Miranda defeated Tony Altimore
Ruben Ayala defeated Johnny Rodz
Francisco Flores defeated Jack Evans
Dominic DeNucci & Pat Barrett defeated Waldo Von Erich & Pete Doherty (sub. for Hans Schroeder)
Ivan Putski defeated Spiros Arion
WWWF @ Chelmsford, MA – High School – September 8, 1975
Baron Mikel Scicluna vs. Gene Dundee
Manuel Soto vs. Bugsy McGraw
Haystacks Calhoun & Pete Sanchez vs. WWWF Tag Team Champions Blackjack Mulligan & Blackjack Lanza
WWWF @ Springfield, MA – Exhibit Hall – September 9, 1975 (1,000)
Manuel Miranda vs. Tony Altimore
Man Mountain Mike pinned Sylvano Sousa
Pat McGuiness vs. Johnny Rodz
Bugsy McGraw pinned Ricky Sexton at 11:15
Haystacks Calhoun & Manuel Soto defeated Spiros Arion & Baron Mikel Scicluna in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0
WWWF @ Scranton, PA – CYC – September 9, 1975 (2,595)
Arnold Skaaland fought Davey O’Hannon (sub. for Mike Paidousis) to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Francisco Flores defeated Pete Reeves (sub. for Hans Schroeder) at 15:20
Pete Sanchez defeated Jack Evans at 17:25
WWWF Tag Team Champions Blackjack Lanza & Blackjack Mulligan defeated Pat Barrett & Dominic DeNucci in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall #1: the challengers won at 12:50; fall #2: the champions won at 5:31; fall #3: the champions won at 8:35
Ivan Putski defeated Waldo Von Erich at 12:11
WWWF @ Horseheads, NY – Chemung County Fairgrounds – September 10, 1975
WWWF Tag Team Champions Blackjack Mulligan & Blackjack Lanza vs. Dominic DeNucci & Pat Barrett
Ivan Putski vs. Waldo Von Erich
Included 3 other matches
WWWF @ Worcester, MA – Memorial Auditorium – September 11, 1975
Francisco Flores vs. Hans Schroeder
WWWF Tag Team Champion Blackjack Mulligan vs. Pete Sanchez
Dominic DeNucci & Pat Barrett vs. Bugsy McGraw & Baron Mikel Scicluna
Ivan Putski vs. WWWF Tag Team Champion Blackjack Lanza
WWWF @ Manchester, NH – JFK Colisem – September 11, 1975
Pat McGuinnes vs. Jack Evans
Manuel Soto vs. Johnny Rodz
Gorilla Monsoon & Haystacks Calhoun vs. Spiros Arion & Waldo Von Erich (Best 2 out of 3 falls)
Included 2 other matches
WWWF @ Fitchburg, MA – George Wallace Civic Center – September 12, 1975
Francisco Flores vs. Jack Evans
Manuel Soto vs. Bugsy McGraw
Dominic DeNucci vs. Spiros Arion
Ivan Putski vs. Waldo Von Erich
Also included 2 other matches
WWWF @ New London, CT – Ocean Beach Park Auditorium – September 12, 1975 (850)
Joe Esposito defeated Hans Schroeder via submission with a bearhug at 10:40
Johnny Rodz pinned Pete Reeves after a kneedrop at 13:45
Manuel Miranda defeated Tony Altimore via disqualification at 18:40
Baron Mikel Scicluna pinned Davey O’Hannon after a kneedrop at 14:30
WWWF Tag Team Champions Blackjack Lanza & Blackjack Mulligan defeated Haystacks Calhoun & Pete Sanchez in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall #1: both teams were disqualified, giving both teams a fall; fall #2: the Blackjacks won at 21:40
WWWF @ Baltimore, MD – Civic Center – September 13, 1975 (6,000)
Pete Reeves vs. Ernie Lassiter
Manuel Soto defeated Johnny Rodz
Pete Sanchez fought Jack Evans to a 15-minute time-limit draw
Pat Barrett pinned Henry Roy (sub. for Hans Schroeder) at 11:26
Dominic DeNucci defeated SD Jones (sub. for Baron Mikel Scicluna) via referee stoppage at 15:40
Haystacks Calhoun & Gorilla Monsoon defeated Bugsy McGraw & Baron Mikel Scicluna (sub. for George Steele) in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match)
Waldo Von Erich defeated US Champion Bobo Brazil via count-out at the 10-minute mark
WWWF @ Providence, RI – Civic Center – September 13, 1975
Bobo Johnson & Little Louie defeated Cowboy Lang & Little Johnny
Joe Crugnale defeated Gene Dundee
Pete Doherty defeated Ricky Sexton
Pete Doherty defeated Tony Altimore
Davey O’Hannon defeated Tony Altimore
Francisco Flores defeated Man Mountain Mike
Capt. Lou Albano, WWWF Tag Team Champions Blackjack Mulligan & Blackjack Lanza defeated Dean Ho, Tony Garea, & Ivan Putski in a Best 3 out of 5 falls match
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino defeated Spiros Arion
Steubenville, OH – St. John’s Arena – September 1975
Jane Doyle defeated Lisa Raymond
Mr. Fuji defeated Steve Bolas
Pete Sanchez defeated Larry Sharpe
Dominic DeNucci & Tony Parisi defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna & the Executioner
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino fought Stan Stasiak to a double disqualification
WWWF @ Long Island, NY – Nassau Coliseum – September 15, 1975
Mark Tendler defeated Davey O’Hannon at 14:29
Little Louie (sub. for Bobo Johnson) defeated Cowboy Lang (sub. for Little Johnny) at 3:00
Pete Reeves defeated Lee Wong (sub. for Henry Roy) at 10:18
Dominic DeNucci defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna at 15:45
Jack Evans & Johnny Rodz defeated Manuel Soto & Pete Sanchez in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall #1: Soto & Sanchez won at 4:22; fall #2: Rodz & Evans won at 2:47; fall #3: Rodz & Evans won via count-out at 3:35
WWWF Tag Team Champion Blackjack Mulligan defeated Pat Barrett at 12:06
Andre the Giant defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Blackjack Lanza via count-out at 6:00
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino defeated Waldo Von Erich at 16:59
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Arena – September 16, 1975
Championship Wrestling taping:
9/20/75:
9/27/75:
10/4/75:
WWWF @ Hamburg, PA – Fieldhouse – September 17, 1975
All Star Wrestling taping:
9/20/75 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Antonino Rocca:
Tony Parisi & Louis Cerdan defeated Jack Evans & Baron Mikel Scicluna at 8:03 when Parisi pinned Evans with a canonball off the top
Ivan Koloff (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Tom Stanton at 4:45 with a kneedrop off the top
The Haiti Kid defeated Cowboy Lang via disqualification at 5:04 when Lang kept attacking Haiti when he was tied up in the ring ropes
Superstar Billy Graham (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Joe Rodriguez via submission at 5:04 with a bearhug
WWWF Tag Team Champions Blackjack Mulligan & Blackjack Lanza (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Davey O’Hannon & Pete Reeves at 3:01 when Lanza pinned Reeves with the claw; after the bout, the Blackjacks & Albano continued to attack their opponents until Ivan Putski made the save, but he was also beaten down until Haystacks Calhoun, Tony Parisi & Louis Cerdan cleared them from ringside
9/27/75:
10/4/75 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Antonino Rocca:
Frank Monte fought ? to a draw
Ivan Koloff (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Manuel Soto via disqualification at 5:46 when several other wrestlers (including Davey O’Hannon, Tom Stanton, & Francisco Flores) came into the ring, objecting to Koloff picking up his opponent several times when he had the opportunity to pin him; Koloff easily cleared all the interfering wrestlers from the ring
Tony Parisi & Louis Cerdan defeated Waldo Von Erich & Johnny Rodz at 6:59 when Parisi pinned Rodz
Francisco Flores pinned Jack Evans at 2:25
Spiros Arion, Bugsy McGraw, & Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Haystacks Calhoun, Pete Sanchez, & Davey O’Hannon at 7:31 when Arion pinned O’Hannon with a backbreaker over the knee
Dark match after the taping: Ivan Putski vs. WWWF Tag Team Champion Blackjack Mulligan
WWWF @ Salem, NH – High School Gym – September 18, 1975
Francisco Flores vs. Gene Dundee
Bugsy McGraw vs. Pete Sanchez
WWWF Tag Team Champion Blackjack Lanza vs. Pat Barrett
The Haiti Kid (sub. for Bobo Johnson) & Little Louie vs. Cowboy Lang & Little Johnny
Ivan Putski vs. WWWF Tag Team Champion Blackjack Mulligan
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – September 19, 1975
Tony Altimore vs. Manuel Miranda
Johnny Rodz & Jack Evans vs. Haystacks Calhoun & Pat McGuinness
Spiros Arion vs. Pete Sanchez
Andre the Giant & Francisco Flores vs. Baron Mikel Scicluna & Waldo Von Erich
WWWF @ Albany, NY – Washington Ave. Armory – September 19, 1975
Frank Monte defeated Manuel Soto at 14:00
Bugsy McGraw defeated Pat Barrett at 16:00
WWWF Tag Team Champion Blackjack Mulligan defeated Manuel Soto (sub. for Dominic DeNucci) at 11:00
The Haiti Kid (sub. for Bobo Johnson) & Little Louie defeated Cowboy Lang & Little Johnny in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0; fall #1: Haiti & Louie won at 11:00; fall #2: Haiti & Louie won at 9:00
Ivan Putski defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Blackjack Lanza via count-out at 17:00
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – September 20, 1975
Bugsy McGraw vs. Pete Sanchez
The Haiti Kid & Little Louie defeated Cowboy Lang & Little Johnny
Manuel Soto defeated Johnny Rodz
Francisco Flores pinned Jack Evans
Haystacks Calhoun vs. Waldo Von Erich
Ivan Putski vs. Baron Mikel Scicluna
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino defeated George Steele at 12:51 in a Sicilian Stretcher Match; there were two referees for the bout, one of whom was Andre the Giant
Spiros Arion defeated Davey O’Hannon WWWF Tag Team Champions Blackjack Mulligan & Blackjack Lanza defeated Pat Barrett & Dominic DeNucci in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match; fall #1: the champions won; fall #2: the match went to a draw
WWWF @ Queens, NY – Sunnyside Gardens – September 22, 1975
Johnny Rodz & Jack Evans vs. Manuel Soto & Pete Sanchez (Best 2 out of 3 falls)
Haystacks Calhoun vs. Baron Mikel Scicluna
Ivan Putski vs. Spiros Arion
Included 2 other matches
WWWF @ Kingston, NY – Municipal Auditorium – September 23, 1975
Haystacks Calhoun & Pete Sanchez vs. Baron Mikel Scicluna & Johnny Rodz
Ivan Putski vs. Spiros Arion
Included 3 other matches
WWWF @ Portland, ME – Expo Building – September 23, 1975
Frank Monte vs. Pat McGuinness
Bugsy McGraw vs. Ricky Sexton
Bobo Johnson & Little Louie vs. Cowboy Lang & Little Johnny
WWWF Tag Team Champions Blackjack Lanza & Blackjack Mulligan vs. Pat Barrett & Dominic DeNucci
WWWF @ Commack, NY – Long Island Arena – September 24, 1975
Mark Tendler vs. Henry Roy
Davey O’Hannon vs. Pete Sanchez
Baron Mikel Scicluna vs. Manuel Soto
Johnny Rodz & Jack Evans vs. Francisco Flores & Haystacks Calhoun
Spiros Arion vs. Ivan Putski
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – September 26, 1975
Pat McGuinness defeated Sylvano Sousa
Francisco Flores pinned Gene Dundee
Pat McGuinness (sub. for Davey O’Hannon) defeated Man Mountain Mike
Little Louie (sub. for Bobo Johnson) defeated Little Johnny
Haystacks Calhoun & Gorilla Monsoon defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions Blackjack Mulligan & Blackjack Lanza in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall #1: Monsoon & Calhoun won at 16:20; fall #2: the champions won at 4:20; fall #3: Monsoon & Calhoun won via disqualification at 7:30; due to the DQ finish in the third fall, the titles did not change hands
WWWF @ Harrisburg, PA – Zembo Mosque – September 26, 1975
Jack Evans vs. Mike Paidousis
Johnny Rodz vs. Manuel Soto
Tony Altimore vs. Hans Schroeder
Bugsy McGraw & Baron Mikel Scicluna vs. Pat Barrett & Dominic DeNucci
Ivan Putski defeated Spiros Arion via count-out when Arion left ringside
WWWF @ Johnstown, PA – September 27, 1975
The Executioner defeated Jack Evans
Frank Holtz fought Johnny Rodz to a draw
Dominic DeNucci & Pat Barrett defeated Jim Grabmire & Baron Mikel Scicluna
Spiros Arion defeated Haystacks Calhoun via count-out
WWWF @ Jersey City, NJ – Armory – September 27, 1975
Gorilla Monsoon & Manuel Soto vs. Bugsy McGraw & WWWF Tag Team Champion Blackjack Mulligan (Best 2 out of 3 falls)
Ivan Putski vs. WWWF Tag Team Champion Blackjack Lanza
WWWF @ Steubenville, OH – St. John’s Arena – September 28, 1975
Johnny DeFazio fought Jim Grabmire to a draw
Haystacks Calhoun defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna via disqualification at 13:13
Dominic DeNucci & Pat Barrett defeated Johnny Rodz & Jack Evans in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
Ivan Putski defeated Spiros Arion via count-out at 17:23
WWWF @ Keene, NH – Cheshire Arena – September 29, 1975
Donna Christianello (sub. for Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah) & Dottie Downs vs. Joyce Grable & Vicki Williams
Waldo Von Erich vs. Pete Sanchez
Spiros Arion vs. Ivan Putski
Included 2 other matches
WWWF @ Scranton, PA – CYC – September 30, 1975 (1,185)
Bugsy McGraw defeated Pete Reeves (sub. for Davey O’Hannon) at 15:40
Pat Barrett defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna at 17:20
Francisco Flores fought Arnold Skaaland to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Little Louie & Bobo Johnson defeated Cowboy Lang & Little Johnny in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall #1: Lang’s team won; fall #2: Louie’s team won; fall #3: Louie’s team won
WWWF Tag Team Champions Blackjack Mulligan & Blackjack Lanza fought Haystacks Calhoun & Dominic DeNucci to a draw in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match; fall #1: the champions won at 9:37; fall #2: the challengers won at 5:36; fall #3: both teams were disqualified when all 4 wrestlers were brawling in the ring
WWWF @ Foxborough, MA – High School Gym – October 1, 1975
Bugsy McGraw vs. Davey O’Hannon
Little Louie & Bobo Johnson vs. Cowboy Lang & Little Johnny
Dominic DeNucci vs. Baron Mikel Scicluna
WWWF Tag Team Champions Blackjack Mulligan & Blackjack Lanza vs. Haystacks Calhoun & Pat Barrett
WWWF @ Waterville, ME – Armory – October 2, 1975
Pat Barrett fought Bugsy McGraw to a double disqualification
Dominic DeNucci defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna at 19:30
Johnny Rodz vs. Manuel Soto
Little Louie defeated Cowboy Lang at 19:58
Joyce Grable defeated Donna Christianello (sub. for Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah) at 11:29
Ivan Putski defeated Spiros Arion at 25:15
WWWF @ Manchester, NH – Trintiy High School – October 2, 1975
Frank Monte vs. Pete Sanchez
Dottie Downs vs. Kitty Adams
The Haiti Kid vs. Little Johnny
Francisco Flores vs. Jack Evans
WWWF Tag Team Champions Blackjack Mulligan & Blackjack Lanza vs. Haystacks Calhoun & Gorilla Monsoon
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – October 3, 1975
Little Louie defeated Cowboy Lang
Kitty Adams defeated Dottie Downs
Spiros Arion defeated Manuel Soto
Haystacks Calhoun & Gorilla Monsoon defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna & Waldo Von Erich in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0
WWWF @ Albany, NY – Washington Ave. Armory – October 3, 1975
Francisco Flores defeated Johnny Rodz at 11:00
Bugsy McGraw defeated Pat Barrett at 16:00
Frank Monte defeated Pete Sanchez at 13:00
Joyce Grable defeated Donna Christianello at 6:00
The Haiti Kid defeated Little Johnny at 11:00
Dominic DeNucci fought WWWF Tag Team Champion Blackjack Lanza to a draw
Ivan Putski defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Blackjack Mulligan at 13:00
WWWF @ Boston, MA – Boston Garden – October 4, 1975 (12,585)
Pete Doherty fought Gene Dundee to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Ricky Sexton defeated Jack Evans at 12:25
Frank Monte defeated Joe Grugnale at 11:40
Bugsy McGraw defeated Pat McGuinness at 14:15
Vicki Williams defeated Donna Christianello at 9:45
The Haiti Kid defeated Little Johnny at 9:38
Dominic DeNucci & Pat Barrett defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions Blackjack Mulligan & Blackjack Lanza in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall #1: the challengers won at 8:10; fall #2 the champions won at 4:25; fall #3: the champions were disqualified at 1:35; due to the the disqualification ending in the third fall, the titles did not change hands
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino defeated George Steele at 15:20
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Arena – October 4, 1975
Francisco Flores fought Pete Sanchez to a draw
Manuel Soto pinned Johnny Rodz
Little Louie defeated Cowboy Lang
Joyce Grable defeated Dottie Downs
Ivan Putski defeated Waldo Von Erich; Haystacks Calhoun was the guest referee for the bout
US Champion Bobo Brazil defeated Spiros Arion
WWWF @ Springfield, MA – Exhibit Hall – October 6, 1975
Donna Christianello (sub. for Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah) & Dottie Downs vs. Joyce Grable & Vicki Williams
Man Mountain Mike vs. Ricky Sexton
Haystacks Calhoun & Manuel Soto vs. Waldo Von Erich & Bugsy McGraw
WWWF @ Landover, MD – Capital Centre – October 6, 1975
Johnny Rodz vs. Ernie Lassiter
Pat McGuinness vs. Henry Roy
Frank Monte vs. Davey O’Hannon
Ivan Putski vs. Baron Mikel Scicluna
Gorilla Monsoon vs. Spiros Arion
The Haiti Kid & Little Louie vs. Cowboy Lang & Little Johnny
WWWF Tag Team Champions Blackjack Mulligan & Blackjack Lanza defeated WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino & Bobo Brazil in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
– 10/7/75: Terry “Rhyno” Gerin was born.
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Arena – October 7, 1975
Championship Wrestling taping:
10/11/75:
Superstar Billy Graham defeated an unknown via submission with a bearhug
10/18/75:
Kevin Sullivan defeated ?
10/25/75 – hosted by Vince McMahon:
WWWF Tag Team Champions Blackjack Lanza & Blackjack Mulligan (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Randy Poffo (Randy Savage) & Tom Stanton at 4:37 when Lanza pinned Stanton with the claw as Mulligan threw Poffo out of the ring to the floor; after the bout, Albano laid in a few cheap shots on Poffo
Francisco Flores pinned Pete Reeves at 6:24 with a splash
Ivan Putski & Kevin Sullivan defeated Johnny Rodz & Ed White at 6:58 when Sullivan pinned White
Superstar Billy Graham (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Ed White via submission at 3:10 with a bearhug; during the bout, Gorilla Monsoon briefly joined Vince McMahon at ringside to discuss Graham
Tony Parisi & Louis Cerdan defeated Frank Monte & Bugsy McGraw (w/ the Grand Wizard) at 5:18 when Parisi pinned Monte after McGraw accidentally hit his own partner when Cerdan moved out of the way
WWWF @ Hamburg, PA – Fieldhouse – October 8, 1975
All Star Wrestling taping:
10/11/75:
Kevin Sullivan defeated ?
10/18/75 – featured the announcement that Capt. Lou Albano had sold the contract of Bugsy McGraw to the Grand Wizard:
Pat McGuinness defeated ?
10/25/75 – hosted by Vince McMahon:
Pete Sanchez pinned Jack Evans at 7:52 with a small package
Johnny Rodz pinned Randy Poffo (Randy Savage) at 4:04 with a powerslam; during the bout, Freddie Blassie, the Grand Wizard, & Capt. Lou Albano came to ringside to watch the match and congratulated Rodz on his victory after the bout
Ivan Koloff (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Gentleman Jim & Ed White at 2:49 in a handicap match by pinning Jim
Kevin Sullivan pinned Mike Thomas at 8:27 with a crossbody
Bugsy McGraw (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Pat McGuinness at 7:25 with an elbow drop
Dark match after the taping: Gorilla Monsoon & Ivan Putski vs. WWWF Tag Team Champions Blackjack Mulligan & Blackjack Lanza
WWWF @ White Plains, NY – Westchester County Civic Center – October 8, 1975
The Haiti Kid & Little Louie defeated Cowboy Lang & Little Johnny
Vicki Williams & Joyce Grable defeated Kitty Adams & Donna Christianello
Spiros Arion & Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Haystacks Calhoun & Manuel Soto
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino defeated Waldo Von Erich
WWWF @ East Liverpool, OH – Potters Fieldhouse – October 9, 1975
Johnny DeFazio vs. ?
Haystacks Calhoun & Pete Sanchez vs. Jim Grabmire & Waldo Von Erich
Ivan Putski vs. Baron Mikel Scicluna
WWWF @ Pittsburgh, PA – Civic Arena – October 10, 1975
The Haiti Kid & Little Louie vs. Cowboy Lang & Little Johnny
Manuel Soto vs. Frank Durso
Johnny DeFazio vs. the Executioner
Pete Sanchez vs. Baron Mikel Scicluna
Jim Grabmire vs. WWWF Tag Team Champion Blackjack Lanza
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino defeated Waldo Von Erich
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – October 10, 1975
Pat McGuinness defeated Pete Doherty
Man Mountain Mike defeated Sylvano Sousa
Vicki Williams & Joyce Grable defeated Donna Christianello & Kitty Adams (sub. for Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah & Dottie Downs) in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match Louis Cerdan defeated Henry Roy (sub. for Davey O’Hannon)
Pat Barrett & Dominic DeNucci fought Spiros Arion & Bugsy McGraw to a no contest
WWWF @ Baltimore, MD – Civic Center – October 11, 1975
Vicki Williams & Joyce Grable defeated Donna Christianello & Kitty Adams (sub. for Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah & Dottie Downs) in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1
Ivan Putski & Haystacks Calhoun vs. Pete Reeves & Mike McCord
Ernie Lassiter vs. Henry Roy
Frank Monte pinned Mark Tendler (sub. for Davey O’Hannon) at 10:40
Bobo Brazil, Dominic DeNucci, & Pat Barrett defeated Capt. Lou Albano, WWWF Tag Team Champions Blackjack Lanza & Blackjack Mulligan in a Best 3 out of 5 falls, 3-1
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino defeated Waldo Von Erich via submission with a half crab at 15:20
WWWF @ New York City, NY – Madison Square Garden – October 13, 1975 (25,202; including 3,112 at the Felt Forum)
Televised on HBO – featured Vince McMahon on commentary:
Pat Barrett defeated Davey O’Hannon
Manuel Soto defeated Jack Evans at 14:55
Francisco Flores defeated Johnny Rodz at 11:36
Pete Sanchez fought Frank Monte to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Louis Cerdan & Tony Parisi defeated Spiros Arion & Waldo Von Erich in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0, at 12:16
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino fought Ivan Koloff to a draw when the match was stopped due to blood at 21:59; after the bout, the two men were held apart by Gorilla Monsoon, the Blackjacks, Dominic DeNucci, Tony Parisi, and several others (Grudge Matches)
Dominic DeNucci defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna at 7:05
Gorilla Monsoon, Ivan Putski, & Haystacks Calhoun defeated Bugsy McGraw, WWWF Tag Team Champions Blackjack Mulligan & Blackjack Lanza in a Best 3 out of 5 falls match at 14:37; fall #1: Putski pinned Mulligan with a kneedrop at 5:56; fall #2: the bout was stopped due to the curfew at 8:41
WWWF @ Portland, ME – Expo Building – October 14, 1975
Francisco Flores defeated Gene Dundee at 12:08
Bugsy McGraw defeated Manuel Miranda at 6:08
Ivan Koloff defeated Pat Barrett at 14:06
Haystacks Calhoun, Tony Parisi, & Louis Cerdan defeated Lou Albano, WWF Tag Team Champions Blackjack Mulligan & Blackjack Lanza in a Best 3 out of 5 falls match, 3-0
WWWF @ Bangor, ME – Auditorium – October 15, 1975
Tony Altimore (sub. for Davey O’Hannon) defeated Gene Dundee
Ivan Koloff defeated Francisco Flores
Louis Cerdan & Manuel Miranda (sub. for Tony Parisi) defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna & Bugsy McGraw
Dominic DeNucci & Pat Barrett defeated Capt. Lou Albano (sub. for WWWF Tag Team Champion Blackjack Mulligan) & WWWF Tag Team Champion Blackjack Lanza in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; Haystacks Calhoun was the guest referee for the bout
WWWF @ New Haven, CT – Coliseum – October 16, 1975
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino defeated Spiros Arion in a steel cage match
Also included Haystacks Calhoun
St. Louis, MO – October 17, 1975
Ronnie Etchison & Khosrow Vaziri defeated Sgt. Jacques Goulet & Soldier LeBeouf
Bill Miller defeated Mack Patton
Rocky Johnson defeated Chuck O’Connor
Dick the Bruiser & Pat O’Connor defeated Dick Murdoch & Nick Bockwinkel
Missouri State Champion Harley Race defeated Jerry Oates
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino defeated Stan Stasiak
WWWF @ Albany, NY – Washington Ave. Armory – October 17, 1975
Pete Doherty defeated Sylvano Sousa at 16:00
Frank Monte (sub. for Ruben Ayala) fought Ricky Sexton to a draw to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Bugsy McGraw defeated Pete Reeves at 7:00
Baron Mikel Scicluna & Frank Monte defeated Ricky Sexton (sub. for Tony Parisi) & Louis Cerdan in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall #1: Scicluna’s team won at 7:00; fall #2: Cerdan’s team won; fall #3: Scicluna’s team won at 3:00
Ivan Putski fought Spiros Arion to a double disqualification at 17:00
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – October 17, 1975
Gene Dundee defeated Tony Altimore
Pete Sanchez defeated Man Mountain Mike
Ivan Koloff defeated Manuel Soto
Pat McGuinness defeated Gene Dundee
Dominic DeNucci & Pat Barrett defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions Blackjack Mulligan & Blackjack Lanza in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall #1: the challengers won; fall #2: the champions won; fall #3: the challengers won via disqualification; due to the DQ finish in the third fall, the titles did not change hands
WWWF @ Fitchburg, MA – George Wallace Civic Center – October 18, 1975
Dominic DeNucci vs. Johnny Rodz
Pat Barrett vs. Ivan Koloff
Ivan Putski vs. Bugsy McGraw (Haystacks Calhoun as guest referee)
Also included 3 other matches
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Arena – October 18, 1975
Manuel Soto pinned Mark Tendler
Francisco Flores defeated Jack Evans
Frank Monte fought Pete Sanchez to a draw
Louis Cerdan & Tony Parisi defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna & Spiros Arion in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
WWWF Tag Team Champion Blackjack Lanza defeated Gorilla Monsoon via count-out
US Champion Bobo Brazil defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Blackjack Mulligan via disqualification when Blackjack Lanza interfered
WWWF @ North Dartmouth, MA – Lincoln Park Ballroom – October 20, 1975
Manuel Miranda defeated Pete Reeves
Pat McGuinness fought Gene Dundee to a draw
Tony Parisi & Louis Cerdan defeated Johnny Rodz & Jack Evans
Ivan Koloff defeated Manuel Soto
Ivan Putski defeated Bugsy McGraw (sub. for Spiros Arion)
WWWF @ Scranton, PA – CYC – October 21, 1975
Bugsy McGraw defeated Manuel Soto at 17:24
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Arnold Skaaland at 15:20
Louis Cerdan & Tony Parisi defeated Johnny Rodz & Jack Evans in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0; fall #1: Cerdan & Parisi won at 12:36; fall #2: Cerdan & Parisi won at 10:16
Frank Monte defeated Pat McGuinness at the 17-minute mark
Ivan Putski defeated Spiros Arion at 18:38
WWWF @ Utica, NY – Memorial Auditorium – October 21, 1975
The Executioner defeated Sylvano Sousa
Francisco Flores defeated Pete Reeves
Dominic DeNucci defeated Man Mountain Mike
Ivan Koloff fought Pat Barrett to a draw
WWWF Tag Team Champions Blackjack Lanza & Blackjack Mulligan defeated Pete Sanchez & Haystacks Calhoun
WWWF @ Rochester, NY – Henrietta Dome Arena – October 22, 1975
The Executioner pinned Davey O’Hannon
Francisco Flores defeated Keith Franke
Haystacks Calhoun defeated Man Mountain Mike via count-out
Ivan Koloff pinned Pete Sanchez with a kneedrop
Dominic DeNucci & Pat Barrett defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions Blackjack Lanza & Blackjack Mulligan in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall #1: Mulligan pinned DeNucci, who was then unable to continue for the rest of the match; fall #2: Barrett pinned Mulligan; fall #3: the champions were disqualified for double-teaming Barrett; due to the DQ finish in the third fall, the titles did not change hands
WWWF @ Augusta, ME – Civic Center – October 23, 1975
Francisco Flores vs. Frank Monte
Ivan Putski and WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Parisi & Louis Cerdan vs. Bugsy McGraw, Capt. Lou Albano, & Freddie Blassie (Best 3 out of 5 falls)
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino vs. Spiros Arion
Also included 2 other matches
WWWF @ Binghamton, NY – Broome County Arena – October 23, 1975
Manuel Soto vs. Keith Franks
Davey O’Hannon vs. Jack Evans
Pat Barrett vs. the Executioner
Dominic DeNucci vs. Man Mountain Mike
Haystacks Calhoun & Pete Sanchez vs. WWWF Tag Team Champions Blackjack Lanza & Blackjack Mulligan
WWWF @ Harrisburg, PA – Zembo Mosque – October 24, 1975
Arnold Skaaland fought Tony Altimore to a draw
Mark Tendler pinned Tom Stanton at 12:13
Bugsy McGraw pinned Pete Sanchez at 14:04
Ivan Koloff pinned Manuel Soto at 9:36
Dominic DeNucci & Pat Barrett defeated WWWF Tag Team Chamipions Blackjack Mulligan & Blackjack Lanza in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match; fall #1 – the champions were disqualified for illegal double teaming; fall #2 – DeNucci pinned Mulligan with an airplane spin at 1:59
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – October 24, 1975
Frank Monte pinned Pat McGuinness
Francisco Flores defeated Pete Reeves
Spiros Arion defeated Ricky Sexton
Louis Cerdan, Tony Parisi, & Haystacks Calhoun defeated Jack Evans, Johnny Rodz, & Man Mountain Mike in a Best 3 out of 5 falls match, 3-0
Ivan Putski pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna at 16:00
WWWF @ Boston, MA – Boston Garden – October 25, 1975 (11,741)
Ricky Sexton fought Johnny Rodz to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Francisco Flores defeated Tony Altimore at 11:30
Man Mountain Mike defeated Pat Barrett at 8:25
Pat McGuinness defeated Jack Evans at 12:10
Haystacks Calhoun, Tony Parisi, & Louis Cerdan defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna, WWWF Tag Team Champions Blackjack Lanza & Blackjack Mulligan in a Best 3 out of 5 falls match, 3-1; fall #1: the heels won at 7:10; the babyfaces won the final three falls
Frank Monte defeated Pete Reeves at 6:20
Superstar Billy Graham & Spiros Arion defeated WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino & Dominic DeNucci in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall #1: Arion pinned DeNucci at 19:13 following an atomic drop; fall #2: DeNucci pinned Arion at 5:28 following an airplane spin; fall #3: Graham pinned Bruno at 1:57 following a kneedrop off the top as Sammartino had Arion covered (Graham’s Boston Garden debut)
WWWF @ Steubenville, OH – St. John’s Arena – October 26, 1975
Frank Holtz & Johnny DeFazio vs. Jim Grabmire & the Executioner
Manuel Soto vs. Baron Mikel Scicluna
Ivan Koloff vs. Pete Sanchez
Ivan Putski vs. Bugsy McGraw
WWWF @ Long Island, NY – Nassau Coliseum – October 27, 1975 (4,385)
Mark Tendler defeated Tony Altimore
Manuel Soto pinned Pete Reeves
Louis Cerdan & Tony Parisi defeated Johnny Rodz & Jack Evans in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0
Gorilla Monsoon defeated Frank Monte & Pinky Larson (sub. for Henry Roy) in a handicap match
WWWF Tag Team Champions Blackjack Mulligan & Blackjack Lanza defeated Pat Barret & Dominic DeNucci in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino pinned Bugsy McGraw at 10:33
WWWF @ Ashland, MA – Senior High School Gym – October 27, 1975
Gene Dundee vs. Pat McGuiness
Haystacks Calhoun & Pete Sanchez vs. Ivan Koloff & Baron Mikel Scicluna
Ivan Putski vs. Spiros Arion
3 other matches
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Arena – October 28, 1975
Championship Wrestling taping:
11/1/75:
11/8/75:
11/15/75:
Pete Sanchez fought Frank Monte to a no contest
Haystacks Calhoun & Kevin Sullivan defeated Pete Reeves & Baron Mikel Scicluna
Ivan Koloff defeated Ruben Ayala
Ivan Putski defeated Johnny Rodz
Superstar Billy Graham defeated Pat McGuinness
Pat Barrett & Dominic DeNucci defeated Bugsy McGraw & Crusher Blackwell via referee’s decision
WWWF @ Hamburg, PA – Fieldhouse – October 29, 1975
All Star Wrestling taping:
11/1/75:
11/8/75 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Antonino Rocca:
Tony Parisi & Louis Cerdan defeated Frank Monte & Johnny Rodz at 7:41 with a canonball off the top
Crusher Blackwell (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Sylvano Sousa at 3:42 with a legdrop
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino (w/ Arnold Skaaland) pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna at 7:19 in a non-title match with a crossbody
Spiros Arion (w/ Freddie Blassie) & Bugsy McGraw (w/ the Grand Wizard) fought Pat Barrett & Dominic DeNucci to a double disqualification at 4:57 when all four men were brawling in the ring
Kevin Sullivan pinned Pete Reeves at 3:19 with a reverse roll up
11/15/75 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Antonino Rocca; featured McMahon conducting a ringside interview with Haystacks Calhoun & Kevin Sullivan, where they discussed their previous partnership in Florida and how they won the Florida State Tag Team Championship:
Baron Mikel Scicluna pinned Pat McGuinness at 5:20 following several kneedrops
Ivan Koloff (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Stan Lavdas & Ruben Ayala at 4:34 in a handicap match by pinning Lavdas with a kneedrop off the top
Frank Monte defeated Sylvano Sousa via submission at 6:31 with an abdominal stretch
Ivan Putski pinned Pete Reeves at 5:32 with the Polish Hammer
Haystacks Calhoun & Kevin Sullivan defeated Crusher Blackwell & Johnny Rodz at 5:34 when Sullivan pinned Rodz
Dark match after the taping: WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino defeated Spiros Arion
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – October 31, 1975
Pete Sanchez pinned Pete Doherty
Frank Monte fought Manuel Soto to a draw
Dominic DeNucci defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna at 14:06
Kevin Sullivan defeated Jack Evans
Louis Cerdan, Tony Parisi, & Haystacks Calhoun defeated Capt. Lou Albano, WWWF Tag Team Champions Blackjack Mulligan & Blackjack Lanza in a Best 3 out of 5 falls, 3-1; fall #1: Calhoun’s team won; fall #2: Albano’s team won; fall #3: Calhoun’s team won; fall #4: Calhoun’s team won
WWWF @ Albany, NY – Washington Ave. Armory – October 31, 1975
Francisco Flores defeated Mark Tendler
Bugsy McGraw defeated Sylvano Sousa
Pete Reeves fought Ricky Sexton to a draw
Pat Barrett fought Ivan Koloff to a draw
Ivan Putski defeated Spiros Arion via count-out
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Arena – November 1, 1975
Francisco Flores fought Frank Monte to a draw
Mark Tendler defeated Pete Reeves
Dominic DeNucci pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna
Bugsy McGraw defeated Tom Stanton
Haystacks Calhoun, Tony Parisi, & Louis Cerdan defeated Freddie Blassie, Capt. Lou Albano, & WWWF Tag Team Champion Blackjack Mulligan
US Champion Bobo Brazil pinned WWWF Tag Team Champion Blackjack Lanza at 15:21
WWWF @ Cherry Hill, NJ – Centrum – November 3, 1975
Gorilla Monsoon defeated Tito Torres
Pete Sanchez defeated Mark Tendler
Tom Stanton defeated Pinky Larson
Haystacks Calhoun & Francisco Flores defeated Frank Monte (sub. for Spiros Arion) & Baron Mikel Scicluna in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
Pat Barrett & Dominic DeNucci defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions Blackjack Lanza & Blackjack Mulligan via disqualification in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
WWWF @ Portland, ME – Expo Building – November 4, 1975 (1,500)
Manuel Soto defeated Spiros Arion via disqualification; after the bout, Tony Parisi & Louis Cerdan made the save and chased Arion backstage
Tony Parisi & Louis Cerdan defeated Johnny Rodz & Pete Reeves in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
Ivan Koloff pinned Pat Barrett at 14:02
Kevin Sullivan defeated Tony Altimore (sub. for Pete Reeves) at 10:08
Ivan Putski defeated Bugsy McGraw at 20:08
WWWF @ Pittsfield, MA – Boys Club Gym – November 4, 1975
Dominic DeNucci vs. Baron Mikel Scicluna
Haystacks Calhoun & Pete Sanchez vs. WWWF Tag Team Champions Blackjack Lanza & Blackjack Mulligan
Also included Frank Monte, Pat McGuinness, & Davey O’Hannon
WWWF @ Bangor, ME – Auditorium – November 5, 1975
Pat Barrett defeated Pete Reeves
Bugsy McGraw defeated Tony Parisi
Ivan Putski defeated Spiros Arion
Kevin Sullivan defeated Johnny Rodz via disqualification
Ivan Koloff defeated Manuel Soto
Louis Cerdan defeated Pete Doherty
WWWF @ Commack, NY – Long Island Arena – November 5, 1975
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Pete Sanchez at 16:10; after the bout, a fan attacked Scicluna with a chair as he was making his way back to the locker room and required eight stitches
Dominic DeNucci vs. Frank Monte
Marc Tendler vs. Henry Roy
Davey O’Hannon vs. Jack Evans
WWWF Tag Team Champions Blackjack Mulligan & Blackjack Lanza vs. Haystacks Calhoun & Francisco Flores
WWWF @ Melrose, MA – High School Gym – November 6, 1975
Tony Parisi & Louis Cerdan vs. Johnny Rodz & Jack Evans
Manuel Soto vs. Bugsy McGraw
Ivan Putski & Pat Barrett vs. Ivan Koloff & Spiros Arion
1 other match
WWF @ Queens, NY – Sunnyside Gardens – November 6, 1975
Mark Tendler defeated Davey O’Hannon via disqualification at 10:36
Gene Dundee defeated Lee Wong (sub. for Pat McGuinness) at 13:07
Pete Sanchez fought Frank Monte to a time-limit draw
Baron Mikel Scicluna, WWWF Tag Team Champions Blackjack Mulligan & Blackjack Lanza defeated Haystacks Calhoun, Francisco Flores, & Dominic DeNucci in a Best 3 out of 5 falls match, 3-1; fall #1: Calhoun’s team won at 17:58; fall #2: Scicluna’s team won at 1:05; fall #3: Scicluna’s team won via count-out at 1:49; fall #4: Scicluna’s team won at 2:38
St. Louis Wrestling Club – St. Louis, MO – November 7, 1975
Ronnie Etchison & Khosrow Vaziri defeated Mack Patton & Benny Ramirez
Jerry Oates defeated Kim Duk
Jerry Oates defeated Ox Baker via disqualification
Pat O’Connor & Rocky Johnson defeated Dr. Bill Miller & Stan Stasiak
Missouri Heavyweight Champion Harley Race defeated Red Bastien
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino fought Dick Murdoch to a no contest in a non-title match
WWWF @ Fair Haven, VT – Union High School – November 7, 1975
Benefit card
Ivan Koloff vs. Pat Barrett
Gorilla Monsoon vs. WWWF Tag Team Champion Blackjack Lanza
Haystacks Calhoun & Francisco Flores vs. Baron Mikel Scicluna & Frank Monte (Best 2 out of 3 falls)
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – November 7, 1975
Manuel Soto pinned Tony Altimore
Kevin Sullivan defeated Pete Doherty
Dominic DeNucci defeated Davey O’ Hannon (sub. for Spiros Arion)
Louis Cerdan & Tony Parisi defeated Johnny Rodz & Gene Dundee (sub. for Jack Evans) in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
Ivan Putski defeated Bugsy McGraw via disqualification at 15:00
WWWF @ Fitchburg, MA – George R. Wallace Civic Center – November 8, 1975
Francisco Flores & Haystacks Calhoun vs. Frank Monte & Spiros Arion (Best 2 out of 3 falls)
Ivan Putski & Pat Barrett vs. Ivan Koloff & Bugsy McGraw (Best 2 out of 3 falls)
WWWF @ Paterson, NJ – November 8, 1975
Included WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino
WWWF @ Charlottesville, VA – Jefferson Theatre – November 8, 1975
Manuel Soto defeated Mark Tendler
Pete Sanchez defeated Pete Reeves
Gorilla Monsoon & Dominic DeNucci defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions Blackjack Lanza & Blackjack Mulligan via disqualification
Louis Cerdan & Tony Parisi defeated Johnny Rodz & ?
WWWF @ Landover, MD – Capital Centre – November 10, 1975
Davey O’Hannon vs. Pete Sanchez
Henry Roy vs. Francisco Flores
Pete Reeves vs. Ernie Lassiter
Bobo Brazil defeated Spiros Arion (sub. for Bugsy McGraw) via disqualification
Gorilla Monsoon vs. Ivan Koloff
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino pinned WWWF Tag Team Champion Blackjack Mulligan
Tony Parisi, Louis Cerdan, & Haystacks Calhoun defeated Jack Evans, Johnny Rodz, & Baron Mikel Scicluna
WWWF @ North Dartmouth, MA – Lincoln Park Ballroom – November 10, 1975
Sylvano Sousa (sub. for Tony Altimore) fought Pat McGuinness to a draw
Manuel Soto defeated Gene Dundee
Kevin Sullivan defeated Pete Doherty
Dominic DeNucci & Pat Barrett defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna & Frank Monte
Ivan Putski defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions Blackjack Lanza
WWWF @ Scranton, PA – CYC – November 11, 1975 (1,703)
Bugsy McGraw pinned Pete Sanchez at 19:32
Kevin Sullivan defeated Stan Lavdas (sub. for Gene Dundee) at 16:11
Francisco Flores defeated Tom Stanton (sub. for Pete Reeves) at 12:14
Manuel Soto fought Arnold Skaaland to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Louis Cerdan, Tony Parisi, & Haystacks Calhoun defeated Spiros Arion, Baron Mikel Scicluna (sub. for Freddie Blassie), & Capt. Lou Albano in a Best 3 out of 5 falls match, 3-1; fall #1: Cerdan, Parisi, & Calhoun won at 12:14; fall #2: Cerdan, Parisi, & Calhoun won at 5:11; fall #3: Arion, Scicluna, & Albano won at 5:13; fall #4: Cerdan, Parisi, & Calhoun won at 5:13
WWWF @ Rochester, NY – War Memorial Auditorium – November 11, 1975
The Executioner vs. Davey O’Hannon
Frank Monte vs. Pat McGuinness
Johnny Rodz vs. Dominic DeNucci
Johnny Rivera vs. Ricky Sexton
Ivan Putski & Pat Barrett vs. WWWF Tag Team Champions Blackjack Mulligan & Blackjack Lanza
WWWF @ Utica, NY – Memorial Auditorium – November 12, 1975
Johnny Rivera vs. Davey O’Hannon
Pat McGuinness vs. Johnny Rodz
Ricky Sexton vs. Frank Monte
Pat Barrett vs. the Executioner
Ivan Putski & Dominic DeNucci vs. WWWF Tag Team Champions Blackjack Lanza & Blackjack Mulligan
WWWF @ Brooklyn, NY – Roll-A-Rama – November 12, 1975
Kevin Sullivan vs. Manuel Soto
Francisco Flores vs. Gene Dundee
Pete Sanchez vs. Pete Reeves
Haystacks Calhoun, Tony Parisi, & Louis Cerdan vs. Spiros Arion, Baron Mikel Scicluna, & Bugsy McGraw (Best 2 out of 3 falls)
WWWF @ Manchester, NH – Trintiy High School – November 13, 1975
Francisco Flores vs. Pete Sanchez
Tony Parisi, Louis Cerdan, & Haystacks Calhoun vs. Spiros Arion, Bugsy McGraw, & Baron Mikel Scicluna (Best 3 out of 5 falls match)
WWWF @ Albany, NY – Washington Ave. Armory – November 14, 1975
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Ruben Ayala (sub. for Gorilla Monsoon) at 12:00
Frank Monte fought Pete Sanchez to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Ivan Koloff defeated Pat Barrett at 13:00
Louis Cerdan & Tony Parisi defeated Johnny Rodz & Mark Tendler in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0; fall #1: Cerdan’s team won at 15:00; fall #2: Cerdan’s team won at 7:00
Ivan Putski defeated Bugsy McGraw
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – November 14, 1975
Spiros Arion vs. Dominic DeNucci
Davey O’Hannon vs. Pat McGuinness
Johnny Rodz vs. Francisco Flores
Pete Reeves vs. Manuel Soto
WWWF Tag Team Champions Blackjack Mulligan & Blackjack Lanza vs. Pat Sullivan & Haystacks Calhoun
WWWF @ Baltimore, MD – Civic Center – November 15, 1975
Arnold Skaaland pinned Davey O’Hannon
Manuel Soto pinned Pete Reeves at 17:07
Ernie Lassiter pinned Mark Tendler (sub. for Hank Roy) at the 7-minute mark
Dominic DeNucci pinned Frank Monte
Gorilla Monsoon pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna
Ivan Koloff pinned Pat Barrett
Spiros Arion defeated US Champion Bobo Brazil via count-out
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Blackjack Lanza via submission with a bearhug at 17:31
WWWF @ Steubenville, OH – St. John’s Arena – November 16, 1975
Frank Monte defeated Joe Abby
Baron Mikel Scicluna & Frank Monte defeated Haystacks Calhoun & Manuel Soto
Dominci DeNucci defeated Jim Grabmire
Joe DeFazio defeated the Executioner
Ivan Putski fought WWWF Tag Team Champion Blackjack Mulligan to a double disqualification
WWWF @ New York City, NY – Madison Square Garden – November 17, 1975 (22,090)
Televised on HBO – featured Vince McMahon on commentary:
Manuel Soto defeated Davey O’Hannon at 8:54
Kevin Sullivan fought Pete Sanchez to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Francisco Flores defeated Frank Monte at 10:39
Billy Robinson defeated Johnny Rodz at 7:10 (Robinson’s only MSG appearance)
Dominic DeNucci defeated Spiros Arion via disqualification at 13:41
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino defeated Ivan Koloff via disqualification at 21:14; Gorilla Monsoon was the special referee for the bout (History of the WWF Heavyweight Championship)
Pat Barrett defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna at 6:58
Ivan Putski defeated Bugsy McGraw at 6:50
Ernie Ladd defeated Haystacks Calhoun via count-out at 8:40 after a running shoulderblock knocked Calhoun through the ropes to the floor
Tony Parisi & Louis Cerdan defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions Blackjack Mulligan & Blackjack Lanza in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match at 10:08; fall #1: Parisi pinned Mulligan at 5:42 with an elbow drop following a double slam; fall #2: the bout was stopped due to the curfew at 4:26
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Arena – November 18, 1975
Championship Wrestling taping:
11/22/75:
Ernie Ladd defeated Sylvano Sousa
Ivan Putski defeated Davey O’Hannon & Pete Reeves in a handicap match
Tony Parisi & Louis Cerdan defeated Frank Monte & Johnny Rodz
Superstar Billy Graham defeated Toru Maldonado
Pat Barrett fought Crusher Blackwell to a draw
11/29/75:
WWWF Tag Team Champions Blackjack Mulligan & Blackjack Lanza defeated Kevin Sullivan & Johnny Rivera
Ivan Koloff defeated Al Williams
Tony Altimore defeated Manuel Miranda
Crusher Blackwell & Bugsy McGraw defeated Pete Sanchez & Manuel Soto via count-out
Dominic DeNucci defeated Mike Paidousis
Pat Barrett defeated Davey O’Hannon
12/6/75 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Antonino Rocca:
Superstar Billy Graham (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Sylvano Sousa at 2:21 with an elbowsmash from the middle turnbuckle; after the bout, Sousa was being carried from ringside on a stretcher until Graham tipped Sousa off the stretcher
Tony Parisi & Louis Cerdan defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions Blackjack Mulligan & Blackjack Lanza (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) to win the titles in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0; fall #1: Cerdan pinned Lanza at 5:13; fall #2: Parisi pinned Mulligan at 4:31; after the bout, Vince McMahon interviewed the new champions at ringside as the fans smothered them in celebration
WWWF @ Hamburg, PA – Fieldhouse – November 19, 1975
All Star Wrestling taping:
11/22/75 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Antonino Rocca:
Tony Parisi & Louis Cerdan defeated Davey O’Hannon & Frank Monte at 8:06 when Parisi pinned O’Hannon with a bodyslam and elbow drop
Ivan Koloff (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Tom Stanton & Manuel Miranda at 5:03 in a handicap match by pinning Stanton after hitting a kneedrop off the top onto both men; after the bout, Vince McMahon interviewed Koloff & Albano at ringside
Ernie Ladd pinned Stan Lavdas at 6:20 with a splash off the top
Superstar Billy Graham (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Al Williams at 3:08 with an elbow drop
Kevin Sullivan & Francisco Flores defeated Johnny Rodz & Pete Reeves at 5:49 when Sullivan pinned Reeves with a reverse roll up
11/29/75 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Antonino Rocca:
Pete Sanchez pinned Mike Paidousis at 6:32 following an airplane spin
Ernie Ladd pinned Al Williams at 5:26 with a splash off the top; after the bout, Williams was taken from ringside on a stretcher, following which Vince McMahon interviewed Ladd at ringside
Spiros Arion fought Pat Barrett to a 10-minute time-limit draw
Haystacks Calhoun & Kevin Sullivan defeated Frank Monte & Baron Mikel Scicluna via disqualification at 5:32 when Monte & Scicluna began choking Calhoun with his own horseshoe
Ivan Putski defeated Johnny Rodz & Davey O’Hannon in a handicap match at 3:56 after pinning O’Hannon following the Polish Hammer; during the bout, Gorilla Monsoon briefly joined the announce team to discuss WWWF Tag Team Champions Blackjack Mulligan & Blackjack Lanza defending against Tony Parisi & Louis Cerdan the following week with Monsoon predicting victory for the champions
12/6/75 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Antonino Rocca – featured McMahon conducting a ringside interview with Superstar Billy Graham & the Grand Wizard; included the Superstar Billy Graham vs. Sylvano Sousa and WWWF Tag Team Champions Blackjack Mulligan & Blackjack Lanza vs. Tony Parisi & Louis Cerdan matches from the 12/6/75 Championship Wrestling:
Dominic DeNucci pinned Johnny Rodz at 4:12 with a sunset flip
Haystacks Calhoun & Kevin Sullivan fought Crusher Blackwell & Bugsy McGraw (w/ the Grand Wizard) to a double disqualification at 5:52 when all four men were brawling in the ring at the same time
Dark match after the taping: Ivan Putski fought Ivan Koloff to a double disqualification
WWWF @ New Haven, CT – Coliseum – November 20, 1975
Francisco Flores defeated Davey O’Hannon
Manuel Soto defeated Pete Reeves
Pete Sanchez defeated Mike Padiousis
Superstar Billy Graham defeated Pat Barrett
Bugsy McGraw fought Dominic DeNucci to a draw
Tony Parisi & Louis Cerdan defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna & Frank Monte
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino defeated Blackjack Lanza
WWWF @ Worcester, MA – Memorial Auditorium – November 20, 1975
Included Spiros Arion, Blackjack Mulligan, Haystacks Calhoun, & Ivan Putski
WWWF @ New London, CT – Ocean Beach Park Auditorium – November 21, 1975
Manuel Soto fought Pat McGuiness to a 20-minute draw
Francisco Flores pinned Johnny Rodz at 15:05
Joe Esposito pinned Mark Tendler at 13:10
Haystacks Calhoun & Kevin Sullivan defeated Bugsy McGraw & Davey O’Hannon in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0; fall #1: Calhoun and Sullivan won at 10:07; fall #2: McGraw and O’Hannon were disqualified at the 20-minute mark
Ivan Putski defeated Spiros Arion by count-out at 33:12
WWWF @ Pittsburgh, PA – Civic Arena – November 21, 1975 (4,500)
Pat Barrett fought Baron Mikel Scicluna to a double disqualification
Bill Miller fought Johnny DeFazio to a draw
Superstar Billy Graham defeated Pete Sanchez
Dominic DeNucci defeated Blackjack Lanza
Tony Parisi & Louis Cerdan defeated Jim Grabmire & Frank Durso
Frank Holtz defeated the Red Demon
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino pinned Blackjack Mulligan at 16:12
WWWF @ Providence, RI – Civic Center – November 22, 1975 (9,000)
Blackjack Mulligan won a 22-man $10,000 battle royal; other participants included Blackjack Lanza, Johnny Rodz, Davey O’Hannon, Pete Reeves, Frank Monte, Baron Mikel Scicluna, Bugsy McGraw, Superstar Billy Graham, Ivan Putski, Louis Cerdan, Tony Parisi, Manuel Soto, Francisco Flores, Pete Sanchez, Kevin Sullivan, Gorilla Monsoon, Pat Barrett, Dominic DeNucci, Spiros Arion, Pat McGuinness, and Haystacks Calhoun; due to pre-match stipulations, Mulligan earned a world title shot in the main event
Sylvano Sousa defeated Tony Altimore via disqualification
Tony Parisi defeated Frank Monte
Kevin Sullivan defeated Pete Reeves
Ivan Putski defeated Davey O’Hannon
Haystacks Calhoun defeated Pat McGuinness
Spiros Arion defeated Pete Sanchez via count-out
Pat Barrett defeated Sylvano Sousa
Dominic DeNucci defeated Blackjack Lanza via disqualification
Superstar Billy Graham defeated Francisco Flores
Manuel Soto fought Johnny Rodz to a draw
Louis Cerdan defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna via count-out
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino pinned Blackjack Mulligan at 15:30
WWWF @ Long Island, NY – Nassau Coliseum – November 24, 1975 (5,729)
Dominic DeNucci pinned Davey O’Hannon at 16:47
Mark Tendler defeated Johnny Rodz via disqualification at 12:49
Haystacks Calhoun, Tony Parisi, & Louis Cerdan defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna, Bugsy McGraw, & Frank Monte in a Best 3 out of 5 falls match
Kevin Sullivan fought Pat Barrett to a double disqualification
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino defeated Blackjack Lanza at 15:47
Ivan Putski defeated Blackjack Mulligan via disqualification at 13:50
WWWF @ Portland, ME – Expo Building – November 25, 1975
Kevin Sullivan fought Pete Sanchez to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Dominic DeNucci pinned Blackjack Lanza following an airplane spin
Superstar Billy Graham defeated Francisco Flores via submission at 14:36 with a bearhug
Tony Parisi & Louis Cerdan defeated Spiros Arion & Baron Mikel Scicluna in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0; Manuel Soto was the guest referee for the bout
Ivan Putski pinned Blackjack Mulligan at 27:00 with the Polish Hammer
WWWF @ White Plains, NY – Westchester County Civic Center – November 26, 1975
Pete Reeves defeated Mark Tendler via disqualification at 15:37
Johnny Rodz pinned Sylvano Sousa
Davey O’Hannon vs. Pat McGuinness
Bugsy McGraw defeated Pat Barrett
Haystacks Calhoun defeated Frank Monte via count-out
WWWF Champion Bruno Sammartino defeated Blackjack Mulligan at 17:04
WWWF @ Bangor, ME – Auditorium – November 26, 1975
The announced Spiros Arion vs. Dominic DeNucci match, scheduled to be the final on the card, was cancelled due to a bomb scare
Kevin Sullivan defeated Manuel Soto
Tony Parisi defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Louis Cerdan defeated Francisco Flores
Superstar Billy Graham defeated Pete Sanchez
Ivan Putski defeated Blackjack Lanza
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – November 28, 1975
Henry Roy vs. Pat McGuinness
Johnny Rodz vs. Kevin Sullivan
Davey O’Hannon vs. Pete Sanchez
Frank Monte vs. Manuel Soto
Dominic DeNucci vs. Blackjack Lanza (Angelo Savoldi as guest referee)
WWWF @ Albany, NY – Washington Ave. Armory – November 28, 1975
Man Mountain Mike defeated Mark Tendler at 9:00
Francisco Flores defeated Gene Dundee at 16:00
Pat Barrett defeated Pete Doherty at 15:00
Haystacks Calhoun, WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Parisi & Louis Cerdan defeated Spiros Arion, Bugsy McGraw, & Baron Mikel Scicluna in a Best 3 out of 5 falls match; 3-1; fall #1: Calhoun’s team won at 15:00; fall #2: Arion’s team won at 4:00; fall #3: Calhoun’s team won at 1:00; fall #4: Calhoun’s team won at 2:00
WWWF @ Boston, MA – Boston Garden – November 29, 1975 (11,414)
Tony Altimore fought Gene Dundee to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Kevin Sullivan defeated Pete Doherty
Bugsy McGraw defeated Pat McGuinness at 13:15
Pat Barrett defeated Man Mountain Mike
Dominic DeNucci defeated Blackjack Mulligan at 14:25
Louis Cerdan & Tony Parisi defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna & Spiros Arion in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino defeated Superstar Billy Graham (w/ the Grand Wizard) via count-out
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Arena – November 29, 1975
Manuel Soto fought Johnny Rodz to a draw
Pete Sanchez defeated Mark Tendler
Pete Reeves defeated Stan Landis
Tom Stanton defeated Al Palmer
Haystacks Calhoun & Francisco Flores defeated Frank Monte & Davey O’Hannon
Ernie Ladd defeated Ivan Putski when the match was stopped due to blood
WWWF @ North Dartmouth, MA – December 1, 1975
Haystacks Calhoun, Pat Barrett, & Dominic DeNucci vs. Bugsy McGraw, Spiros Arion, & Frank Monte
Also included 3 other matches
WWWF @ Parsippany, NJ – High School Gym – December 1, 1975
Manuel Soto vs. Tony Altimore
Pete Sanchez vs. Pete Reeves
Francisco Flores vs. Davey O’Hannon
WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Parisi & Louis Cerdan vs. Johnny Rodz & Baron Mikel Scicluna (Best 2 out of 3 falls)
Ivan Putski vs. Blackjack Lanza
WWWF @ Scranton, PA – CYC – December 2, 1975 (1,525)
Baron Mikel Scicluna fought Pat Barrett to a 20-minute draw
Johnny Rodz defeated Sylvano Sousa at 10:48
Francisco Flores defeated Gene Dundee at 12:42
Arnold Skaaland fought Kevin Sullivan to a 20-minute draw
Tony Altimore defeated Pete Reeves at 14:18
Ivan Putski defeated Blackjack Lanza at 14:27
WWWF @ Rochester, NY – War Memorial – December 2, 1975
Pat McGuinness vs. Manuel Soto
Pete Sanchez vs. the Executioner
Dominic DeNucci vs. Davey O’Hannon
Haystacks Calhoun, WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Parisi & Louis Cerdan vs. Spiros Arion, Bugsy McGraw, & Frank Monte
WWWF @ Utica, NY – Memorial Auditorium – December 3, 1975
Haystacks Calhoun, WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Parisi & Louis Cerdan vs. Spiros Arion, Baron Mikel Scicluna, & Frank Monte
WWWF @ Commack, NY – Long Island Arena – December 3, 1975
Francisco Flores pinned Gene Dundee at 14:15
Mark Tendler defeated Pete Reeves at 14:39
Johnny Rodz pinned Sylvano Sousa at 10:22
Kevin Sullivan pinned Tony Altimore (sub. for Davey O’Hannon) at 14:01
Blackjack Lanza fought Pat Barrett to a draw
Ivan Putski defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
WWWF @ Queens, NY – Sunnyside Gardens – December 4, 1975
WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Parisi & Louis Cerdan defeated Johnny Rodz & Frank Monte
Pat McGuinness defeated Sylvano Sousa
Kevin Sullivan defeated Manuel Soto
Ivan Putski defeated Bugsy McGraw via count-out
WWWF @ Fort Dix, NJ – Sports Arena – December 5, 1975
Haystacks Calhoun & Dominic DeNucci vs. Blackjack Lanza & Spiros Arion
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – December 5, 1975
Pete Reeves vs. Francisco Flores
Kevin Sullivan & Haystacks Calhoun vs. Davey O’Hannon & Bugsy McGraw
Johnny Rodz & Frank Monte vs. Louis Cerdan & Tony Parisi
Ivan Putski vs. Spiros Arion
WWWF @ Kingston, NY – Municipal Auditorium – December 6, 1975
WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Parisi & Louis Cerdan vs. Johnny Rodz & Davey O’Hannon
Haystacks Calhoun vs. Bugsy McGraw
Ivan Putski vs. Spiros Arion
Also included 2 other matches
WWWF @ Altoona, PA – December 6, 1975
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino defeated Blackjack Lanza
WWWF @ Landover, MD – Capital Centre – December 8, 1975 (5,500)
Bugsy McGraw won a 20-man $10,000 battle royal; other participants included: Superstar Billy Graham, Haystacks Calhoun, Pat Barrett, Sylvano Sousa, Kevin Sullivan, Bugsy McGraw, Ernie Ladd, Pat McGuinness, Tony Parisi, Johnny Rodz, Baron Mikel Scicluna, Manuel Soto, Francisco Flores, Dominic DeNucci, Blackjack Mulligan, Frank Monte, Louis Cerdan, Pete Sanchez, and Ivan Putski; due to pre-match stipulations, McGraw won a world title shot in the main event
Sylvano Sousa vs. Pat McGuinness
Pete Sanchez defeated Tony Altimore
Francisco Flores defeated Ernie Lassiter
Tony Parisi defeated Johnny Rodz
Ernie Ladd defeated Manuel Soto
Louis Cerdan defeated Pete Reeves
Superstar Billy Graham defeated Pat Barrett
Dominic DeNucci defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Kevin Sullivan defeated Davey O’Hannon
Ivan Putski defeated Frank Monte
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino defeated Bugsy McGraw at 8:51
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Arena – December 9, 1975
Championship Wrestling taping:
12/13/75:
12/20/75:
Susan Green defeated Toni Rose
Ivan Koloff defeated Sylvano Sousa
Louis Cyr defeated Johnny Rivera
Ivan Putski defeated Johnny Rodz & Davey O’Hannon in a handicap match
WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Parisi & Louis Cerdan fought Superstar Billy Graham & Bugsy McGraw to a curfew draw
12/27/75:
Kevin Sullivan & Francisco Flores fought Baron Mikel Scicluna & Frank Monte to a 10-minute time-limit draw
Ernie Ladd defeated Stan Lavdis
Donna Christianello defeated Sheila Sheppard
Superstar Billy Graham defeated Pat McGuinness
Crusher Blackwell defeated Tom Stanton
WWWF @ Hamburg, PA – Fieldhouse – December 10, 1975
All Star Wrestling taping:
12/13/75 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Antonino Rocca:
WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Parisi & Louis Cerdan defeated Frank Monte & Spiros Arion at 8:03 in a non-title match when Monte was pinned after Arion was dropkicked out of the ring; after the bout, an angry Capt. Lou Albano briefly came to ringside
Superstar Billy Graham (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Sylvano Sousa via submission at 4:38 with a bearhug; after the bout, Vince McMahon interviewed Graham & Wizard at ringside
Susan Green & Sheila Sheppard defeated Toni Rose & Donna Christianello via disqualification at 8:05 when Rose & Christianello kept attacking Green as she was tied in the ropes as well as pushed around referee Dick Woehrle
Ivan Koloff (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Johnny Rivera at 4:23 with a kneedrop off the top
Ernie Ladd pinned Tom Stanton at 1:51 with a thumb to the throat
12/20/75:
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino & Dominic DeNucci defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna & Bugsy McGraw
12/27/75:
Dark match after the taping: WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino & Dominic DeNucci defeated Superstar Billy Graham & Bugsy McGraw
WWWF @ Worcester, MA – Memorial Auditorium – December 11, 1975
Francisco Flores vs. Johnny Rodz
Kevin Sullivan vs. Frank Monte
Pete Sanchez vs. Baron Mikel Scicluna
Ivan Putski, WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Parisi & Louis Cerdan vs. Blackjack Lanza, Bugsy McGraw, & Capt. Lou Albano (Best 3 out of 5 falls)
WWWF @ New Castle, PA – High School Fieldhouse – December 11, 1975
The Red Menace vs. Johnny DeFazio
Dominic DeNucci vs. Spiros Arion
Toni Rose & Donna Christianello vs. Susan Green & Sheila Sheppard
Superstar Billy Graham vs. Pat Barrett
WWF @ Albany, NY – Washington Ave. Armory – December 12, 1975
Pat McGuinness vs. Gene Dundee
Davey O’Hannon vs. Lee Wong
Haystacks Calhoun vs. Frank Monte
Louis Cerdan & Tony Parisi vs. Capt. Lou Albano & Blackjack Lanza
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – December 12, 1975
Pete Doherty vs. Kevin Sullivan
Man Mountain Mike vs. Francisco Flores
Ivan Putski vs. Bugsy McGraw
Included 2 other matches
WWWF @ Pittsburgh, PA – Civic Arena – December 12, 1975
Johnny DeFazio fought Mike Paidousis to a 20-minute draw
The Excecutioner pinned Frank Holtz
Jim Grabmire pinned Manuel Soto
Toni Rose & Donna Christianello defeated Susan Green & Sheila Sheppard in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Pat Barrett via count-out
Superstar Billy Graham & Spiros Arion defeated WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino & Dominic DeNucci in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1
WWWF @ Passaic, NJ – Capitol Theatre – December 13, 1975
Kevin Sullivan vs. Pete Sanchez
Johnny Rodz vs. Manuel Soto
Donna Christianello vs. Sheila Sheppard
Superstar Billy Graham & Spiros Arion vs. Haystacks Calhoun & Francisco Flores (Best 2 out of 3 falls match)
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Arena – December 13, 1975
Pat Barrett vs. Davey O’Hannon
Dominic DeNucci vs. Bugsy McGraw
Toni Rose vs. Susan Green
Ivan Putski vs. Blackjack Lanza
WWWF @ Steubenville, OH – December 14, 1975
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino defeated Blackjack Lanza via submission with the bearhug
WWWF @ New York City, NY – Madison Square Garden – December 15, 1975 (26,350; sell out including an overflow crowd of 4,253 in the Felt Forum)
Televised on HBO – featured Vince McMahon on commentary:
Pete Sanchez defeated Johnny Rodz at 11:21
Pat Barrett defeated Manuel Soto at 10:25
NJPW TV – 12/19/75: Antonio Inoki pinned Frank Monte (sub. for Ernie Ladd) at 5:47 with a back suplex; prior to the bout, Tiger Jeet Singh was introduced to the crowd (Inoki’s MSG debut)
WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Parisi & Louis Cerdan defeated Spiros Arion & Baron Mikel Scicluna
Ivan Putski defeated Blackjack Lanza at 11:50
Superstar Billy Graham defeated Dominic DeNucci at the 9-second mark (Graham’s MSG debut)
Ernie Ladd (sub. for Frank Monte) & Bugsy McGraw defeated Kevin Sullivan & Haystacks Calhoun
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino defeated Ivan Koloff in a steel cage match by escaping through the door at 9:39 after sending the challenger into the corner of the cage (the first cage match held at MSG) (Bloodbath: Wrestling’s Most Incredible Steel Cage Matches)
– 12/17/75: Nick “Eugene” Dinsmore was born.
WWWF @ Lewiston, ME – Armory – December 16, 1975
Spiros Arion vs. WWWF Tag Team Champion Louis Cerdan
Bugsy McGraw vs. Francisco Flores
WWWF Tag Team Champion Tony Parisi vs. Frank Monte
Baron Mikel Scicluna vs. Kevin Sullivan
Superstar Billy Graham & Ivan Koloff vs. Ivan Putski & Dominic DeNucci
WWWF @ Bangor, ME – Auditorium – December 17, 1975
Baron Mikel Scicluna pinned Tony Altimore (sub. for Dominic DeNucci) with a kick at 16:30
Spiros Arion defeated Francisco Flores
WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Parisi & Louis Cerdan defeated Ivan Koloff & Superstar Billy Graham in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0; fall #1: Koloff was counted-out at 15:10; fall #2: Graham was disqualified for shoving the referee after 1 minute
Frank Monte fought Kevin Sullivan to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Ivan Putski defeated Bugsy McGraw via count-out at 19:30
– 12/18/75: Trish Stratus was born.
WWWF @ Manchester, NH – Trinity High School – December 18, 1975
Frank Monte vs. Manuel Soto
Kevin Sullivan vs. Pete Sanchez
Ivan Putski vs. Bugsy McGraw
Also included Superstar Billy Graham, Ivan Koloff, WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Parisi & Louis Cerdan, Baron Mikel Scicluna, Dominic DeNucci, & Franciso Flores
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – December 19, 1975
Pete Doherty vs. Pat McGuinness
Man Mountain Mike vs. Tony Altimore
Davey O’Hannon vs. Kevin Sullivan
Frank Monte vs. Francisco Flores
WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Parisi & Louis Cerdan vs. Baron Mikel Scicluna & Spiros Arion
WWF @ New London, CT – Ocean Beach Auditorium – December 19, 1975
Sylvano Sousa defeated Pete Reeves via disqualification
Pete Sanchez defeated Mark Tendler via submission at 12:04 with a bearhug
Jose Esposito pinned Johnny Rodz at 12:10
Bugsy McGraw pinned Sylvano Sousa (sub. for Manuel Soto) at 6:08
Superstar Billy Graham & Ivan Koloff defeated Ivan Putski & Manuel Soto (sub. for Dominic DeNucci) in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0
WWWF @ Baltimore, MD – Civic Center – December 20, 1975
Pete Sanchez defeated Johnny Rodz at 12:20
WWWF Tag Team Champions Louis Cerdan & Tony Parisi defeated Frank Monte & Baron Mikel Scicluna in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
Francisco Flores pinned Vincente Pommetti at 11:50
Ivan Putski fought Bugsy McGraw to a draw at 12:45
Ivan Koloff & Superstar Billy Graham defeated Manuel Soto (sub. for Dominic DeNucci) & Gorilla Monsoon in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino pinned Spiros Arion at 17:15
WWWF @ Harrisburg, PA – Zembo Mosque – December 26, 1975
Francisco Flores defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna via disqualification after Scicluna was caught with a foreign object at 12:54
Little Louie pinned Dirty Morgan at 7:58
Billy the Kid defeated the Jamaica Kid via submission at 12:04
Tom Stanton pinned Steve Lavdas at 7:29
Bugsy McGraw defeated Ivan Putski at 19:45 when the referee stopped the match due to blood
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – December 26, 1975
Pete Doherty vs. Tony Altimore
Larry Sharpe vs. Sylvano Sousa
Man Mountain Mike vs. Manuel Miranda
Frank Monte vs. John Tzinas
Ivan Koloff vs. Kevin Sullivan
WWWF @ Albany, NY – Washington Ave. Armory – December 26, 1975
Pete Reeves fought Johnny Rivera to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Mark Tendler pinned Vincente Pometti after 15 minutes
Pat McGuinness defeated Johnny Rodz after 16 minutes
WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Parisi & Louis Cerdan deeated Davey O’Hannon (sub. for Superstar Billy Graham) & Spiros Arion in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall #1: Parisi & Cerdan won at the 13-minute mark; fall #2: Arion & O’Hannon won at the 7-minute mark; fall #3: Parisi & Cerdan won at the 4-minute mark
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – December 27, 1975 (14,020)
Tony Altimore defeated Larry Sharpe via disqualification
Pete Sanchez pinned Frank Monte
Kevin Sullivan pinned Johnny Rodz
Bugsy McGraw pinned Francisco Flores
Gorilla Monsoon defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna via disqualification
Dominic DeNucci fought Blackjack Lanza to a draw
Little Louie & the Jamaica Kid defeated Dirty Morgan & Billy the Kid in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino defeated Ernie Ladd via count-out at 12:01 after wrestling a chair from Ladd, hitting him in the head with it and knocking him out of the ring
Ivan Putski pinned Spiros Arion
WWWF Tag Team Champions Louis Cerdan & Tony Parisi fought Superstar Billy Graham & Ivan Koloff to a curfew draw
WWWF @ Long Island, NY – Nassau Coliseum – December 29, 1975 (7,293)
Frank Monte defeated Mark Tendler at 12:04
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Pete Sanchez at 11:41
Bugsy McGraw fought Dominic DeNucci to a 20-minute time-limit draw
The Jamaica Kid & Little Louie defeated Dirty Morgan & Billy the Kid
WWWF Tag Team Champions Louis Cerdan & Tony Parisi defeated Capt. Lou Albano & Spiros Arion (sub. for Blackjack Lanza)
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino defeated Ernie Ladd at 13:40 when the referee stopped the bout due to blood
WWWF @ Queens, NY – Sunnyside Gardens – December 30, 1975
Pete Sanchez defeated Davey O’Hannon
Mark Tendler defeated Johnny Rodz via disqualification
The Jamaica Kid defeated Billy the Kid
Dominic DeNucci defeated Vicente Pometti
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Francisco Flores
Spiros Arion fought Ivan Putski to a double disqualification
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Arena – Late 1975 / Early 1976
Championship Wrestling taping:
Ernie Ladd pinned Francisco Flores at 3:10 with a thumb to the throat