WWWF – 1977 Results
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – January 1, 1977 (6,000)
Doug Gilbert fought Pete Sanchez to a draw
Johnny Rodz defeated Ted Adams
Larry Zbyszko defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Manuel Soto defeated Rocky Tomayo
Bruiser Brody defeated SD Jones
Stan Stasiak defeated Mark Tendler
Andre the Giant & Gorilla Monsoon defeated the Executioners in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino defeated Nikolai Volkoff at 15:00
WWWF @ Brooklyn, NY – January 5, 1977
Doug Gilbert defeated Johnny Rodz
Tor Kamata defeated Mark Tendler
Pete Sanchez defeated Rocky Tomayo
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Manuel Soto
WWWF Tag Team Champions Chief Jay Strongbow & Billy White Wolf defeated the Executioners via disqualification
WWWF @ West Orange, NJ – South Mountain Arena – January 6, 1977
SD Jones fought Johnny Rodz to a draw
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Pete Sanchez
Tor Kamata defeated Johnny Rivera
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino & Gorilla Monsoon defeated the Executioners via disqualification
WWWF Tag Team Champion Billy White Wolf defeated Mike Santocapito
WWWF Tag Team Champion Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Doug Gilbert
Stan Stasiak defeated Jose Gonzalez
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – January 7, 1977
Pete Sanchez vs. SD Jones
Johnny Rodz vs. Pete Austin
Tor Kamata vs. Manuel Soto
Sylvano Sousa vs. Doug Gilbert
Jose Gonzalez vs. Executioner #2
WWWF Tag Team Champion Billy White Wolf vs. Executioner #1
WWWF @ Pittsburgh, PA – Civic Arena – January 7, 1977
Ted Adams fought Pete McKay to a draw
Baron Mikel Scicluna pinned Johnny Rivera
Stan Stasiak pinned Dominic DeNucci with the heart punch
Tor Kamata pinned Johnny DeFazio
JoJo Andrews pinned Steve King
Nikolai Volkoff fought WWWF Tag Team Champion Chief Jay Strongbow to a double disqualification
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino defeated Bruiser Brody
WWWF @ Poughkeepsie, NY – Mid-Hudson Civic Center – January 8, 1977
Debut at the venue
WWWF Tag Team Champions Chief Jay Strongbow & Billy White Wolf vs. the Executioners
Included 4 other matches featuring SD Jones, Nikolai Volkoff, Doug Gilbert, Baron Mikel Scicluna, and Larry Zbyszko
WWWF @ Tenafly, NJ – Junior High School – January 8, 1977
Mike Santocapito defeated Pete McKay
Pete Austin defeated Tony Altimore via count-out
Pete Sanchez fought Johnny Rodz to a draw
Tor Kamata defeated Manuel Soto
Gorilla Monsoon & Jose Gonzalez defeated Stan Stasiak & Bruiser Brody via disqualification
WWWF @ Staten Island, NY – January 11, 1977
Pete Sanchez defeated Johnny Rodz
Tor Kamata defeated Mark Tendler
Doug Gilbert defeated Manuel Soto
Nikolai Volkoff defeated Jose Gonzalez
Stan Stasiak defeated SD Jones
Bruiser Brody fought Gorilla Monsoon to a draw
WWWF Tag Team Champions Chief Jay Strongbow & Billy White Wolf defeated the Executioners via disqualification
WWWF @ Manchester, NH – Trinity High School – January 12, 1977
Moved from Bishop Brady High School
WWWF Tag Team Champion Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Executioner #1
WWWF Tag Team Champion Billy White Wolf vs. Executioner #2
Also included 4 other matches
WWWF @ Worcester, MA – Memorial Auditorium – January 13, 1977
Johnny Rodz fought Pete Austin to a draw
Arnold Skaaland defeated Sylvano Sousa
Doug Gilbert defeated Pete Sanchez
Nikolai Volkoff defeated SD Jones
Tor Kamata & Stan Stasiak defeated Jose Gonzalez & Manuel Soto
WWWF Tag Team Champions Chief Jay Strongbow & Billy White Wolf defeated the Executioners
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – January 14, 1977
Johnny Rodz defeated Pete Doherty
Man Mountain Mike defeated Sylvano Sousa
Pete Sanchez defeated Rocky Tomayo
Stan Stasiak defeated Manuel Soto
WWWF Tag Team Champion Billy White Wolf defeated Bruiser Brody via disqualification
WWWF @ Albany, NY – Washington Ave. Armory – January 14, 1977
Mike Santocapito vs. Pete Doherty
Pete Austin vs. Mark Tendler
Jose Gonzalez vs. Tor Kamata
The Executioners defeated Jose Gonzalez (sub. for Gorilla Monsoon) & SD Jones in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1
WWWF Tag Team Champion Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Nikolai Volkoff
WWWF @ New Haven, CT – Coliseum – January 15, 1977
Pete Austin defeated Sylvano Sousa
Tony Altimore fought Pete Doherty to a no contest
Doug Gilbert defeated Pete Sanchez
Stan Stasiak defeated SD Jones
Bruiser Brody & Nikolai Volkoff defeated Gorilla Monsoon & Joe Gonzalez
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino defeated Tor Kamata
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Arena – January 15, 1977
Pete McKay defeated Tom Stanton
Mike Santocapito defeated Don Serrano
Manuel Soto defeated Don Serrano
Manuel Soto fought Johnny Rodz to a draw
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Johnny Rivera
WWWF Tag Team Champions Chief Jay Strongbow & Billy White Wolf defeated the Executioners via disqualification
WWWF @ Landover, MD – Capital Centre – January 16, 1977
Rescheduled from 1/10
Johnny Rodz defeated Mark Tendler
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Pete Sanchez
Doug Gilbert defeated Manuel Soto
Stan Stasiak defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Chief Jay Strongbow
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino defeated Bruiser Brody at 7:32 in a lumberjack match; there were 16 lumberjacks surrounding the ring for the match, who were everyone else who competed on the card
Tor Kamata defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Billy White Wolf
Nikolai Volkoff defeated Jose Gonzalez
The Executioners defeated Gorilla Monsoon & SD Jones in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
– 1/17/77: Kevin “Mordecai” Fertig was born.
WWWF @ New York City, NY – Madison Square Garden – January 17, 1977 (15,207)
Televised on HBO – featured Vince McMahon on commentary; Howard Finkel’s MSG debut as ring announcer:
Jose Gonzalez fought Pete Sanchez to a draw
Doug Gilbert defeated Don Serrano
North American Champion Pat Patterson pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna with a sunset flip at 11:15; after the bout, Patterson cleared Scicluna from the ring after he had attacked hi from behind (Patterson’s MSG debut)
Greg Gagne defeated Johnny Rodz
Tor Kamata & Nikolai Volkoff defeated Dominic DeNucci & Manuel Soto
Ken Patera defeated WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino (w/ Arnold Skaaland) via count-out at 19:54 after hitting Bruno with a chair as he was climbing onto the apron after they briefly fought on the floor; prior to the bout, Capt. Lou Albano escorted Patera to the ring and also Larry Zbyszko was introduced to the crowd as Bruno’s protege, and that he would be wrestling at MSG on 2/7 against Executioner #1 (Patera’s MSG debut)
WWWF Tag Team Champions Chief Jay Strongbow & Billy White Wolf defeated the Executioners in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall #1: Strongbow scored the pin at 5:14 with a double chop to the chest; fall #2: White Wolf was pinned at 4:55 following a double bodyslam and kneedrop; fall #3: White Wolf scored the pin at 4:38 after Strongbow hit a shoulderblock, sending the Executioner falling backwards over White Wolf, who was on his knees behind him
Ivan Putski fought Bruiser Brody to a double disqualification at 6:10 when both men ignored the referee and kept brawling in the corner
Bobo Brazil defeated Stan Stasiak via disqualification at the 5-minute mark when Stasiak refused to stop choking Brazil in the corner; prior to the bout, the Grand Wizard escorted Stasiak to ringside
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Arena – January 18, 1977
Championship Wrestling taping:
1/22/77:
Larry Zbyszko & Ivan Putski defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna & BB Coleman
Ken Patera defeated Ron Lee
The Executioners defeated Steve King & Don Serrano
Darling Dagmar & Princess Little Dove defeated Diamond Lil & Marie Laveau
Baron Von Raschke defeated Frank Williams
Nikolai Volkoff & Stan Stasiak defeated Johnny Rivera & SD Jones
1/29/77:
Tony Garea defeated Doug Gilbert via count-out
Ken Patera defeated Ted Adams
Jose Gonzalez defeated Pete McKay
Nikolai Volkoff fought WWWF Tag Team Champion Billy White Wolf to a no contest
Carlos Rocha defeated Moose Monroe
Bob Backlund defeated Johnny Rodz
2/5/77:
Stan Stasiak defeated Pete Austin
Baron Von Raschke defeated Frank Rodriguez
Carlos Rocha defeated Eddie Ruiz
WWWF Tag Team Champions Chief Jay Strongbow & Billy White Wolf fought the Executioners to a draw
Bob Backlund & Tony Garea defeated Sylvano Sousa & Baron Mikel Scicluna
Ivan Putski & Larry Zbyszko defeated Mike Santacapito & JoJo Andrews
WWWF @ Hamburg, PA – Fieldhouse – January 19, 1977
All Star Wrestling taping:
1/22/77:
Bob Backlund & Larry Zbyszko defeated Doug Gilbert & BB Coleman
Ken Patera defeated Randy Parks
Nikolai Volkoff & Stan Stasiak defeated SD Jones & Jose Gonzalez
Baron Von Raschke defeated Stan Laudis
WWWF Tag Team Champions Chief Jay Strongbow & Billy White Wolf defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna & Frank Marconi
1/29/77:
Bob Backlund & Tony Garea defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna & Les Morgan
Baron Von Raschke defeated Don Serrano
Carlos Rocha defeated Frank Marconi
WWWF Tag Team Champions Chief Jay Strongbow & Billy White Wolf fought Stan Stasiak & Nikolai Volkoff to a draw
Larry Zbyszko defeated JoJo Andrews
2/5/77:
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Johnny Rivera
Ken Patera defeated Brian Mackney
Carlos Rocha defeated JoJo Andrews
Tony Garea defeated Nikolai Volkoff via disqualification
Bob Backlund, Larry Zbyszko, & Jose Gonzalez defeated Frank Marconi, Doug Gilbert, & Mike Santacapito
Dark match after the taping: WWWF Tag Team Champion Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Stan Stasiak
WWWF @ White Plains, NY – Westchester County Civic Center – January 19, 1977
Pete Austin defeated Sylvano Sousa
Executioner #2 defeated Pete Sanchez
Executioner #1 defeated Manuel Soto
Darling Dagmar & Princess Little Dove defeated Diamond Lil & Marie Laveau
Ivan Putski defeated Tor Kamata
WWWF @ Queens, NY – Sunnyside Gardens – January 20, 1977
Ted Adams defeated Moose Monroe (sub. for Nikolai Volkoff) via disqualification
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Pete Sanchez at 16:08
Pat Patterson defeated Mark Tendler (sub. for Rocky Tomayo) at 8:29
Executioner #2 defeated Jose Gonzalez at 13:01
Executioner #1 defeated Manuel Soto at 15:05
Tor Kamata defeated SD Jones at 15:32
Ivan Putski fought Stan Stasiak to a curfew draw
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – January 21, 1977
Johnny Rodz fought Johnny Rivera to a draw
Larry Zbyszko defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
The Executioners defeated Pete Sanchez & SD Jones
Nikolai Volkoff defeated Pete Austin
WWWF Tag Team Champion Billy White Wolf defeated Stan Stasiak via count-out
WWWF @ Albany, NY – Washington Ave. Armory – January 21, 1977
Manuel Soto defeated Pinky Larson at 16:00
Pat Patterson defeated Doug Gilbert at 16:00
Darling Dagmar & Princess Little Dove defeated Diamond Lil & Marie Laveau in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall #1: Lil’s team won at 11:00; fall #2: Dagmar’s team won at 4:00; fall #3: Dagmar’s team won at 8:00
WWWF Tag Team Champion Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Tor Kamata (sub. for Bruiser Brody)
WWWF @ Boston, MA – Boston Garden – January 22, 1977
Nikolai Volkoff won a battle royal when, after the match came down to him and Stan Stasiak, Volkoff won a coin toss to win; other participants included: Bruiser Brody, Stan Hansen, Doug Gilbert, Pat Patterson, Tor Kamata, Baron Mikel Scicluna, Ken Patera, Larry Zbyszko, Jose Gonzalez, Tony Altimore, the Executioners, Pete Sanchez, Johnny Rivera, Billy White Wolf, SD Jones, Chief Jay Strongbow, and Johnny Rodz; order of elimination: ? by Patera; Patera by Zbyszko via a dropkick; Strongbow, White Wolf, and the Executioners eliminated each other; Scicluna by Sanchez, Gonzalez, & Zbyszko; Zbyszko eliminated; Kamata eliminated; Sanchez by Stasiak; Gonzalez by Volkoff & Stasiak; due to pre-match stipulations, Volkoff earned a world title match for later in the evening
WWWF Tag Team Champion Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Pete Sanchez
Executioner #2 defeated Pete Sanchez
Executioner #1 (Kowalski) defeated Manuel Soto
Tor Kamata defeated Tony Altimore
Stan Stasiak defeated Larry Zbyszko via disqualification
Ken Patera defeated Jose Gonzalez
Bruiser Brody fought WWWF Tag Team Champion Billy White Wolf to a draw
Doug Gilbert pinned Johnny Rivera with a neckbreaker
Baron Mikel Scicluna fought SD Jones to a draw
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino defeated Nikolai Volkoff
WWWF @ Steubenville, OH – St. John’s Arena – January 23, 1977
Larry Zbyszko defeated JoJo Andrews
WWWF Tag Team Champion Billy White Wolf defeated Doug Gilbert
WWWF Tag Team Champion Chief Jay Strongbow fought Tor Kamata to a double disqualification
SD Jones fought Baron Mikel Scicluna to a draw
Darling Dagmar & Little Dove defeated Diamond Lil & Le Beouf
WWWF @ Long Island, NY – Nassau Coliseum – January 24, 1977
Doug Gilbert fought SD Jones to a draw
Johnny Rodz defeated Tony Altimore
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Jose Gonzalez
Tor Kamata defeated Pete Sanchez
Stan Stasiak defeated Manuel Soto
WWWF Tag Team Champions Chief Jay Strongbow, & Billy White Wolf, & Larry Zbyszko defeated Nikolai Volkoff & the Executioners
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino defeated Bruiser Brody in a steel cage match
WWWF @ Portland, ME – Expo Building – January 25, 1977
Tor Kamata pinned SD Jones
The Executioners defeated Manuel Soto & Pete Sanchez
Larry Zbyszko pinned Doug Gilbert
Ken Patera pinned Gorilla Monsoon
Stan Stasiak pinned WWWF Tag Team Champion Chief Jay Strongbow with the heart punch
WWWF @ Bangor, ME – Auditorium – January 26, 1977
SD Jones defeated Johnny Rodz
Nikolai Volkoff defeated Sylvano Sousa
Tor Kamata defeated Pete Austin
Ken Patera defeated Jose Gonzalez
Executioner #1 defeated Manuel Soto
Stan Stasiak defeated Pete Sanchez
WWWF Tag Team Champion Billy White Wolf defeated Executioner #2
Larry Zbyszko defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
WWWF Tag Team Champion Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Doug Gilbert
Ken Patera won a battle royal
WWWF @ Pittsfield, MA – Boy’s Club – January 27, 1977 (2,000)
Johnny Rivera fought Johnny Rodz to a 15-minute time-limit draw
Stan Stasiak won a $5,000 20-man battle royal by last elminating Baron Mikel Scicluna; other participants included: Billy White Wolf, Gorilla Monsoon, Executioner #1, Executioner #2, Nikolai Volkoff, Johnny Rodz, Rocky Tomayo, Bruiser Brody, Doug Gilbert, Tor Kamata, and Ken Patera
SD Jones pinned Silvano Sousa at 6:17 after a headbutt
Nikolai Volkoff defeated Pinky Larson
Executioner #1 pinned Jose Gonzalez at 8:24 after a kneedrop
Executioner #2 defeated Pete Sanchez at 7:04
Stan Stasiak defeated Manuel Soto at 7:04
Doug Gilbert fought Baron Mikel Scicluna to a double disqualification at 1:43
Tor Kamata pinned Pete Austin at 2:10 after a chop
Larry Zbyszko defeated Bruiser Brody via disqualification at 3:17
WWWF Tag Team Champion Billy White Wolf pinned Pete Doherty at the 55-second mark
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – January 28, 1977
Johnny Rodz vs. SD Jones
Doug Gilbert vs. Jose Gonzalez
Tor Kamata vs. Pete Austin
WWWF Tag Team Champion Billy White Wolf vs. Executioner #2
Larry Zbyszko vs. Executioner #1
Gorilla Monsoon vs. Bruiser Brody
WWWF @ Kingston, NY – Municipal Auditorium – January 28, 1977
Johnny Rivera vs. Rocky Tomayo
Pete Sanchez vs. Nikolai Volkoff
Manuel Soto vs. Ken Patera
Larry Zbyszko vs. Baron Mikel Scicluna
WWWF Tag Team Champion Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Stan Stasiak
WWWF @ Burlington, NJ – Sr. High School – January 29, 1977
Johnny Rodz defeated Manuel Soto
Stan Lavdis defeated Frank Williams
Les Morgan defeated Tony Altimore
Doug Gilbert defeated Steve King
Jose Gonzalez defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna via disqualification
WWWF Tag Team Champion Billy White Wolf & Larry Zbyszko defeated Nikolai Volkoff & Bruiser Brody via disqualification
WWWF @ Baltimore, MD – Civic Center – January 29, 1977
Cancelled due to snow
WWWF @ Newport, RI – Hotel Viking Ballroom – January 31, 1977
Tor Kamata pinned SD Jones
Johnny Rodz pinned Sylvano Sousa at 11:13
Larry Zybszko pinned Pete Doherty
WWWF Tag Team Champions Chief Jay Strongbow & Billy White Wolf fought the Executioners to a draw in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match; fall #1: Strongbow & White Wolf won; fall #2: the Executioners won; fall #3: both teams fought to a double disqualification
Also included Stan Stasiak
WWWF @ Scranton, PA – CYC – February 1, 1977 (2,788)
WWWF Tag Team Champions Chief Jay Strongbow & Billy White Wolf co-won a 20-man $5,000 battle royal; other participants included: Gorilla Monsoon, Bruiser Brody, the Executioners, Doug Gilbert, Baron Mikel Scicluna, Rocky Tomayo, Johnny Rodz, Tor Kamata, Nikolai Volkoff, Larry Zbyszko, Pete Sanchez, Manuel Soto, Jose Gonzalez, SD Jones, Pete Austin, & Johnny Rivera
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Moose Monroe at 10:11
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Pete Austin
Nikolai Volkoff defeated SD Jones at 7:14
Stan Stasiak defeated Manuel Soto at 9:54
Tor Kamata defeated Johnny Rivera at 8:13
WWWF Tag Team Champion Billy White Wolf defeated Johnny Rodz at 6:11
Executioner #1 defeated Pete Sanchez at 7:12
Larry Zbyszko defeated Pete Doherty at 4:12
Executioner #2 defeated Jose Gonzalez at 11:12
WWWF Tag Team Champion Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Doug Gilbert at 9:20
WWWF @ Nashua, NH – Bishop Guertin High School – February 2, 1977
Rocky Tomayo vs. Larry Zbyszko
Baron Mikel Scicluna vs. SD Jones
Johnny Rivera vs. Doug Gilbert
Jose Gonzales vs. Stan Stasiak
WWWF Tag Team Champions Chief Jay Strongbow & Billy White Wolf vs. Tor Kamata & Bruiser Brody
WWWF @ Worcester, MA – Memorial Auditorium – February 3, 1977
Johnny Rodz defeated Johnny Rivera
Tor Kamata won a 20-man battle royal; other participants included: Johnny Rodz, Johnny Rivera, John Tzinas, Pinky Larson, Stan Stasiak, Mike Santocapito, the Executioners, Jose Gonzalez, Ken Patera, Pete Austin, WWWF Tag Team Champions Chief Jay Strongbow & Billy White Wolf, Larry Zbyszko, Sylvano Sousa, SD Jones, Baron Mikel Scicluna, Doug Gilbert, & Pete Doherty
John Tzinas defeated Pinky Larson
Stan Stasiak defeated Mike Santocapito
Executioner #1 defeated Jose Gonzalez
Ken Patera defeated Pete Austin
Tor Kamata defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Billy White Wolf
Larry Zbyszko defeated Sylvano Sousa
SD Jones defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
WWWF Tag Team Champion Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Executioner #2
Doug Gilbert defeated Pete Doherty
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – February 4, 1977
Manuel Soto defeated Johnny Rodz
Pete Doherty defeated Pinky Larson
Baron Mikel Scicluna fought Jose Gonzalez to a draw
Stan Stasiak defeated Johnny Rivera
Nikolai Volkoff defeated SD Jones
Stan Stasiak (sub. for Bruiser Brody) defeated Larry Zbyszko in a Texas Death Match
WWWF @ Albany, NY – Washington Ave. Armory – February 4, 1977
Johnny Rodz fought Don Serrano to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Doug Gilbert defeated Mike Santocapito at 13:00
Tor Kamata defeated Pete Sanchez at 14:00
Ken Patera defeated Manuel Soto at 7:00
WWWF Tag Team Champions Chief Jay Strongbow & Billy White Wolf defeated the Executioners in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall #1: the challengers won at 16:00; fall #2: the champions won at 3:00; fall #3: the champions won at 4:00
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – February 5, 1977 (8,200)
SD Jones defeated Davey O’Hannon
Baron Mikel Scicluna fought Manuel Soto to a draw
Larry Zbyszko defeated Doug Gilbert
Tor Kamata defeated Johnny Rodz
Ken Patera defeated Mike Santocapito
Jose Gonzalez defeated Executioner #2
Stan Stasiak defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Billy White Wolf via count-out
Executioner #1 defeated Gorilla Monsoon via count-out
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino defeated Bruiser Brody at 10:33
WWWF @ New York, NY – Madison Square Garden – February 7, 1977
Johnny Rodz fought Pete Sanchez to a double count-out at 19:28
Mil Mascaras defeated Doug Gilbert at 9:28
Larry Zbyszko defeated Executioner #1 via disqualification at 11:53
Carlos Rocha defeated Moose Monroe (sub. for Rocky Tomayo) at 4:31
Tony Garea defeated Executioner #2 at 13:21
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino fought Ken Patera to a double disqualification at 14:38 in a Texas Death Match after the referee was knocked out
Stan Stasiak defeated Manuel Soto at 6:34
Jose Gonzalez defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna via disqualification at 9:15
WWWF Tag Team Champions Chief Jay Strongbow & Billy White Wolf defeated Nikolai Volkoff & Tor Kamata in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0; fall #1: Strongbow’s team won via disqualification at 13:51; fall #2: Strongbow’s team won at the 18-second mark
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Arena – February 8, 1977
Championship Wrestling taping:
2/12/77:
Tony Garea & Jose Gonzalez defeated JoJo Andrews & Moose Monroe
Ken Patera defeated Don Seranno
SD Jones defeated George Marino
WWWF Tag Team Champion Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Tor Kamata via disqualification
Gino Hernandez defeated Sylvano Sousa
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Steve King
2/19/77 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Antonino Rocca, during the show opening McMahon & Rocca discussed the honor Rocca received the previous Thursday as part of the show held in Staten Island in tribute to Rocca:
Bob Backlund & Tony Garea defeated Jose Estrada & Pete Doherty at 5:12 when Backlund pinned Estrada with an atomic drop
Doug Gilbert & Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Lou Klein & Denny Alberts at 5:03 when Gilbert pinned Alberts with a legdrop
Johnny Rodz pinned Pete Austin at 3:21 with a neckbreaker
Larry Zbyszko & Jose Gonzalez defeated the Executioners via disqualification at 5:56 when the Executioners refused to stop double-teaming Gonzalez
Carlos Rocha pinned Johnny Davis at 6:58 with a headbutt
Tor Kamata (w/ Freddie Blassie) & Stan Stasiak (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated SD Jones & Johnny Rivera at 7:32 when Stasiak pinned Rivera
2/26/77:
Ken Patera defeated Al Palmer
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Don Seranno
Carlos Rocha defeated Mike Santocapito
Bob Backlund, Tony Garea, & Larry Zbyszko defeated the Executioners & JoJo Andrews
Stan Stasiak defeated Frank Williams
WWWF Tag Team Champions Chief Jay Strongbow & Billy White Wolf defeated Doug Gilbert & Baron Mikel Scicluna
WWWF @ Hamburg, PA – Fieldhouse – February 9, 1977
All Star Wrestling taping:
2/12/77:
Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Moose Monroe & Johnny Davis
Ken Patera defeated Lou Klein
Bob Backlund defeated Tor Kamata via disqualification
Baron Von Raschke defeated Mike Santocapito
Carlos Rocha defeated Pete Doherty
2/19/77 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Antonino Rocca; featured McMahon conducting a ringside interview with Baron Von Raschke & Freddie Blassie:
The Executioners (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Jose Gonzalez & Johnny Rivera at 5:52 when Rivera was pinned
Stan Stasiak (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Don Serrano at 5:01 with the heart punch
Gino Hernandez fought Johnny Rodz to a 10-minute time-limit draw
Tor Kamata (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Denny Alberts at 4:29 with a karate thrust to the throat
WWWF Tag Team Champions Chief Jay Strongbow & Billy White Wolf defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna & JoJo Andrews at 4:52 when Andrews submitted to Strongbow’s sleeper
2/26/77 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Antonino Rocca (Rocca’s final TV appearance before his death on 3/15); featured McMahon conducting a ringside interview with Stan Stasiak, the Grand Wizard, Tor Kamata, & Freddie Blassie:
Tor Kamata & Stan Stasiak defeated Jose Gonzalez & SD Jones
Ken Patera (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Steve King & Pete Austin in a handicap match at 4:29 by pinning both men at the same time after slamming both and piling them on top of each other
Carlos Rocha pinned Sylvano Sousa at 2:46 with a headbutt
Baron Von Raschke (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Frank Williams via submission at 2:20 with the brain claw
Bob Backlund, Tony Garea, & Larry Zbyszko defeated Doug Gilbert, Baron Mikel Scicluna, & Johnny Rodz at 11:33 when Rodz suubmitted to Garea’s abdominal stretch; during the bout, Gorilla Monsoon was interviewed discussing Baron Von Raschke’s brain claw submission hold
Dark match after the taping: WWWF Tag Team Champions Chief Jay Strongbow & Billy White Wolf vs. the Executioners
WWWF @ Queens, NY – Sunnyside Gardens – February 10, 1977
Don Serrano defeated Johnny Rivera
Carlos Rocha defeated Johnny Rodz
Tor Kamata defeated Manuel Soto
Tony Garea defeated Doug Gilbert
WWWF Tag Team Champions Chief Jay Strongbow & Billy White Wolf defeated Stan Stasiak & Baron Mikel Scicluna via disqualification
WWWF @ Fort Dix, NJ – Sports Arena – February 10, 1977
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – February 11, 1977
Jose Gonzalez defeated Don Serrano
Larry Zbyszko defeated Pete McKay
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Pete Austin
Stan Stasiak & Nikolai Volkoff defeated SD Jones & Gorilla Monsoon
Carlos Rocha defeated Doug Gilbert
WWWF @ New London, CT – Ocean Beach Park Auditorium – February 11, 1977 (1,000)
Joe Esposito defeated Johnny Rodz at 17:00
Tor Kamata pinned Johnny Rivera at 14:00
Tony Garea defeated Tony Altimore (sub. for Rocky Tomayo) at 15:00
Ken Patera pinned Ted Adams at 11:00
WWWF Tag Team Champions Chief Jay Strongbow & Billy White Wolf defeated the Executioners in a Best 2 out 3 falls match, 2-1; fall #3: the champions won via disqualification
WWWF @ Boston, MA – Boston Garden – February 12, 1977 (7,832)
Larry Zbyszko defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Ken Patera defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Chief Jay Strongbow via disqualification
Tony Garea defeated Executioner #2
Stan Stasiak defeated WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino via disqualification
Doug Gilbert defeated Don Serrano
Carlos Rocha defeated Pete Doherty
WWWF Tag Team Champion Billy White Wolf defeated Executioner #1
WWWF @ Long Island, NY – Nassau Coliseum – February 14, 1977
SD Jones defeated Tony Altimore
The Executioners defeated Pete Sanchez & Mark Tendler
Carlos Rocha defeated Johnny Rodz
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino fought Stan Stasiak to a double count-out
WWWF Tag Team Champions Chief Jay Strongbow & Billy White Wolf defeated Nikolai Volkoff & Moose Monroe
Tor Kamata defeated Manuel Soto
Baron Mikel Scicluna fought Jose Gonzalez to a draw
WWWF @ Portland, ME – Expo Building – February 15, 1977
Pete Austin pinned Sylvano Sousa
Doug Gilbert defeated Pete Doherty
Tony Garea defeated the Gladiator
Larry Zbyszko pinned Executioner #2
Executioner #1 defeated SD Jones
Ken Patera defeated Ivan Putski via count-out at 24:40
WWWF @ Bangor, ME – Auditorium – February 16, 1977
Pete Austin defeated Pete Doherty
Executioner #2 defeated Sylvano Sousa
Ken Patera defeated SD Jones
Larry Zbyszko defeated the Gladiator
Ivan Putski defeated Executioner #1
Tony Garea defeated Doug Gilbert
WWWF @ Brooklyn, NY – Roll-A-Rama – February 16, 1977
Pete Sanchez fought Don Serrano (sub. for Rocky Tomayo) to a draw
Carlos Rocha defeated Johnny Rodz
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Manuel Soto
Nikolai Volkoff defeated Jose Gonzalez
WWWF Tag Team Champions Chief Jay Strongbow & Billy White Wolf fought Tor Kamata & Stan Stasiak to a draw
WWWF @ Staten Island, NY – Wagner College – February 17, 1977
The show was held as a tribute to Antonino Rocca
Doug Gilbert fought Jose Gonzalez to a draw
Carlos Rocha defeated Johnny Rodz
Tony Garea defeated Executioner #1 via count-out
WWWF Tag Team Champion Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Nikolai Volkoff
Larry Zbyszko defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
WWWF Tag Team Champion Billy White Wolf defeated Executioner #2
Ivan Putski defeated Tor Kamata; Antonino Rocca was the guest referee for the bout (Rocca’s last appearance)
WWWF @ Albany, NY – Washington Ave. Armory – February 18, 1977
Ken Patera won a 16-man, $5,000 battle royal by last eliminating Ivan Putski; other participants included: Tony Garea, Sylvano Sousa, Tor Kamata, Rocky Tomayo, Davey O’Hannon, Ted Adams, Johnny Rivera, Manuel Soto, Jose Gonzalez, and Pete Sanchez
Carlos Rocha defeated Sylvano Sousa
Davey O’Hannon defeated Ted Adams
Tor Kamata defeated Manuel Soto
Ken Patera defeated Pete Austin
Included 4 other bouts
WWWF @ Pittsburgh, PA – Civic Arena – February 18, 1977
Johnny DeFazio pinned Doug Gilbert
Frank Durso pinned Joe Abby
Stan Stasiak defeated Bruno Sammartino via count-out
WWWF Tag Team Champions Chief Jay Strongbow & Billy White Wolf fought the Executioners to a draw in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match; #1 – Executioner #1 pinned White Wolf; #2 – White Wolf pinned Executioner #2; #3 – double disqualification
Larry Zbyszko pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna
SD Jones defeated Nikolai Volkoff
Dominic DeNucci pinned Mike Santocapito
WWWF @ Providence, RI – Civic Center – February 19, 1977
Sylvano Sousa defeated Frank Williams
Pete Austin defeated Tony Altimore
Larry Zbyszko defeated Pete Doherty
Tony Garea defeated Doug Gilbert
Carlos Rocha defeated Johnny Rodz (sub. for Rocky Tomayo)
Ivan Putski defeated Tor Kamata
Ken Patera, Stan Stasiak, & Nikolai Volkoff defeated WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino, WWWF Tag Team Champions Chief Jay Strongbow & Billy White Wolf in a Best 3 out of 5 falls match
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Arena – February 19, 1977
Manuel Soto fought Don Serrano (sub. for Frank Monroe) to a draw
Mike Santocapito defeated Stan Lavdis (sub. for Pete Sanchez)
Gorilla Monsoon & Jose Gonzales defeated the Executioners via disqualification in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
Al Palmer defeated George Moreno
SD Jones defeated Frank Monroe (sub. for Johnny Rivera)
WWWF @ Steubenville, OH – St. John Arena – February 20, 1977
Johnny DeFazio defeated BB Coleman
JoJo Andrews defeated Joe Abbey
Tor Kamata defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Chief Jay Strongbow via count-out
Ken Patera defeated SD Jones
WWWF Tag Team Champion Billy White Wolf defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna via count-out
WWWF @ Trumbull, CT – High School Gym – February 21, 1977
Carlos Rocha defeated Johnny Rodz
Larry Zbyszko defeated Rocky Tomayo
Tony Garea defeated Doug Gilbert
Tor Kamata defeated SD Jones
Stan Stasiak defeated Jose Gonzalez
WWWF Tag Team Champion Chief Jay Strongbow & Billy White Wolf defeated the Executioners
WWWF @ Scranton, PA – CYC – February 22, 1977 (1,375)
Doug Gilbert defeated Carlos Rocha at 11:10
Johnny Rodz defeated Ted Adams at 10:12
Baron Mikel Scicluna fought SD Jones to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Jose Gonzalez defeated Mike Santacapito at 6:28
Tony Garea defeated Tor Kamata at 16:54
WWWF Tag Team Champions Chief Jay Strongbow & Billy White Wolf defeated the Executioners in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0; fall #1: the champions won via disqualification; fall #2: the champions won at 6:18
WWWF @ Highland Park, NJ – High School – February 23, 1977
Pete Sanchez defeated Mike Santocapito (sub. for Johnny Rivera)
Johnny Rodz defeated Manuel Soto
SD Jones defeated Moose Monroe
Jose Gonzalez defeated Nikolai Volkoff via disqualification
Tony Garea & Gorilla Monsoon defeated the Executioners in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
WWWF @ Concord, NH – High School – February 23, 1977
Baron Mikel Scicluna vs. Pete Austin
Larry Zbyszko vs. Don Serrano
Carlos Rocha vs. Rocky Tomayo
Tony Garea vs. Doug Gilbert
WWWF Tag Team Champions Chief Jay Strongbow & Billy White Wolf vs. Tor Kamata & Stan Stasiak
WWWF @ Worcester, MA – Memorial Auditorium – February 24, 1977
Carlos Rocha defeated Johnny Rodz
Larry Zbyszko defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Jose Gonzalez defeated Executioner #2 via count-out
SD Jones defeated Pete Doherty
WWWF Tag Team Champion Billy White Wolf defeated Tor Kamata
Tony Garea defeated Executioner #1
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – February 25, 1977
Jose Gonzalez vs. Executioner #1
Doug Gilbert defeated Pete Austin
Larry Zbyszko defeated Pete Doherty
SD Jones defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna via disqualification
Carlos Rocha defeated Executioner #2
WWWF @ Pittsfield, MA – Boy’s Club – February 25, 1977 (1,200)
Pete Sanchez fought Don Serrano (sub. for Stan Stasiak) to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Manuel Soto vs. Rocky Tomayo
Mike Santocapito (sub. for Johnny Rivera) defeated Johnny Rodz via disqualification at 12:45 when Rodz threw referee Mario Savoldi out of the ring
Tony Garea defeated Moose Monroe via submission at 16:05 with an abdominal stretch
WWWF Tag Team Champions Chief Jay Strongbow & Billy White Wolf defeated Ken Patera & Tor Kamata in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0; fall #1: Strongbow pinned Kamata at 14:15; fall #2: Patera & Kamata were disqualified at the 21-second mark when Patera gave a forearm smash to referee Mario Savoldi
WWWF @ New Haven, CT – February 26, 1977
Tor Kamata defeated Mike Santocapito
Carlos Rocha defeated Johnny Rodz
Ken Patera defeated SD Jones
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino defeated Nikolai Volkoff
Larry Zbyszko defeated Doug Gilbert
Tony Garea defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Stan Stasiak defeated Jose Gonzalez
WWWF Tag Team Champions Chief Jay Strongbow & Billy White Wolf defeated the Executioners
WWWF @ Landover, MD – Capital Centre – February 27, 1977
Doug Gilbert defeated Don Serrano
Jose Gonzalez defeated Mark Tendler
Carlos Rocha defeated Frank Williams
Johnny Rodz defeated Mike Santocapito
Executioner #1 defeated SD Jones
WWWF Tag Team Champion Billy White Wolf defeated Nikolai Volkoff
Tony Garea defeated Executioner #2
Larry Zbyszko defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino defeated Tor Kamata
Vicki Williams & Joyce Grable defeated Women’s Tag Team Champions Toni Rose & Donna Christianello to win the titles
WWWF @ Browns Mills, NJ – Country Lake Firehouse – February 28, 1977
Tony Garea vs. Doug Gilbert
Larry Zbyszko fought Tor Kamata to a draw
Vicki Williams & Joyce Grable defeated Toni Rose & Donna Christianello
Ken Patera & Stan Stasiak defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions Chief Jay Strongbow & Billy White Wolf via count-out
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Arena – March 1, 1977
Championship Wrestling taping:
3/5/77:
Vicki Williams defeated Toni Rose
George Steele defeated Bob Schaefer
Jose Gonzalez defeated Jose Estrada
Superstar Billy Graham defeated Don Serrano
Baron Von Raschke defeated SD Jones
Bob Backlund, WWWF Tag Team Champions Chief Jay Strongbow & Billy White Wolf defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna, JoJo Andrews, & Sylvano Sousa
3/12/77:
Tony Garea & Bob Backlund defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna & JoJo Andrews
Joyce Grable defeated Donna Christianello
Pete Sanchez defeated Frank Rodriguez
Baron Von Raschke defeated Jose Gonzalez
Carlos Rocha defeated Johnny Rodz
Tor Kamata & Stan Stasiak defeated SD Jones & Don Serrano
3/19/77:
Superstar Billy Graham defeated Pete Austin
Tor Kamata & Stan Stasiak fought Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko to a draw
Mike Santocapito defeated Frank Monroe
Ken Patera defeated Frank Williams
George Steele defeated Ted Adams
Carlos Rocha, WWWF Tag Team Champions Chief Jay Strongbow & Billy White Wolf defeated Doug Gilbert & the Executioners
WWWF @ Hamburg, PA – Fieldhouse – March 2, 1977
All Star Wrestling taping:
3/5/77 – hosted by Vince McMahon:
Stan Stasiak (w/ the Grand Wizard) & Tor Kamata defeated Don Serrano & Jose Gonzalez at 7:48 when Stasiak pinned Serrano with a knee to the chest
Baron Von Raschke (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Ted Adams via submission at 4:10 with the claw; after the bout, Raschke continued to attack his opponent
Superstar Billy Graham (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Bob Schaefer via submission at 4:17 with a bearhug
Joyce Grable & Vicki Williams defeated Toni Rose & Donna Christianello at 8:07 when Grable pinned Christianello following a double dropkick
Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated JoJo Andrews & Doug Gilbert at 3:58 when Zbyszko pinned Andrews with a back drop following a dropkick from Garea
3/12/77:
Bob Backlund defeated Moose Monroe
Ken Parera defeated Pete Austin & Frank Rodriguez in a handicap match
Tor Kamata & Stan Stasiak defeated Jose Gonzalez & Larry Zbyszko via count-out
WWWF Tag Team Champions Chief Jay Strongbow & Billy White Wolf defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna & Sylvano Sousa
3/19/77 – hosted by Vince McMahon; featured McMahon conducting a ringside interview with WWWF Tag Team Champions Chief Jay Strongbow & Billy White Wolf; at the end of the show, McMahon announced Superstar Billy Graham would face SD Jones the following week, which ended up not taking place:
Baron Von Raschke (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Bob Schaefer via submission at 5:12 with the brain claw
Carlos Rocha pinned Mike Santocapito at 3:01 following two headbutts
Superstar Billy Graham (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Frank Williams via submission at 5:48 with a bearhug
Ken Patera (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Don Serrano via submission at 6:12 with a bearhug
Larry Zbyszko, Tony Garea, & Bob Backlund defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna, Doug Gilbert, & Tor Kamata at 8:24 when Garea pinned Gilbert
Dark match after the taping: WWWF Tag Team Champions Chief Jay Strongbow & Billy White Wolf defeated Baron Von Raschke & Stan Stasiak via disqualification
WWWF @ Queens, NY – Sunnyside Gardens – March 3, 1977
Mark Tendler defeated Moose Monroe at 11:39
Jan Nelson defeated Doug Gilbert via disqualification at 14:29
Don Serrano defeated Frank Rodriguez (sub. for Manuel Soto) via disqualification at 18:58
Vicki Williams & Joyce Grable defeated Toni Rose & Donna Christianello in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall #1: Rose’s team won at 10:05; fall #2: Grable’s team won at 6:09; fall #3: Grable’s team won at 11:41
Jose Gonzalez, WWWF Tag Team Champions Chief Jay Strongbow & Billy White Wolf fought Stan Stasiak & the Executioners to a draw in a Best 3 out of 5 falls match; fall #1: Strongbow’s team won at 15:05; fall #2: Stasiak’s team won at 4:25; fall #3: the match went to curfew
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – March 4, 1977
Baron Mikel Scicluna vs. SD Jones
Jose Gonzalez defeated Pete Austin
Jan Nelson defeated Sylvano Sousa
Toni Rose defeated Joyce Grable
Tony Garea defeate Executioner #2 via disqualification
Carlos Rocha defeated Executioner #1 via disqualification
WWWF @ Albany, NY – Washington Ave. Armory – March 4, 1977
Pete Sanchez vs. Johnny Rodz
Larry Zbyszko vs. Doug Gilbert
Donna Christianello vs. Vicki Williams
Manuel Soto vs. Ken Patera
WWWF Tag Team Champions Chief Jay Strongbow & Billy White Wolf vs. Tor Kamata & Stan Stasiak
WWWF @ Kingston, NY – Municipal Auditorium – March 5, 1977
Toni Rose & Donna Christianello vs. Vicki Williams & Joyce Grable
WWWF Tag Team Champions Chief Jay Strongbow & Billy White Wolf vs. the Executioners
Tony Garea vs. Ken Patera
Included 2 other matches
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – March 5, 1977
SD Jones defeated Frank Monroe
Pete Sanchez defeated Mike Santocapito
Carlos Rocha defeated Tony Altimore
Jan Nelson defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna via disqualification
Larry Zbyszko defeated Doug Gilbert
Tor Kamata & Stan Stasiak defeated Gorilla Monsoon & Jose Gonzalez
WWWF @ New York City, NY – Madison Square Garden – March 7, 1977 (22,492; 4,000 in Felt Forum)
Televised on HBO – featured Vince McMahon on commentary
Don Kent fought Jose Gonzalez to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Gino Hernandez defeated Johnny Rodz at 8:24 (Hernandez’s only MSG appearance)
Carlos Rocha defeated Executioner #1 via count-out at 8:04
Ivan Putski defeated Executioner #2 via disqualification at 9:35
Larry Zbyszko defeated Doug Gilbert at 12:18
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino (w/ Arnold Skaaland) defeated Ken Patera at 17:29 when guest referee Gorilla Monsoon stopped the match due to blood loss; prior to the bout, Capt. Lou Albano escorted Patera to the ring
Bobo Brazil defeated Jan Nelson at 3:18
Championship Wrestling – 9/10/77: Dusty Rhodes pinned Pete Doherty (sub. for Rocky Tomayo) at 2:59 with the Bionic elbow drop (Rhodes’ MSG debut)
Tony Garea defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna at 4:58
WWWF Tag Team Champions Chief Jay Strongbow & Billy White Wolf defeated Stan Stasiak & Tor Kamata in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall #1: the challengers won at 6:31; fall #2: the champions won at the 49-second mark; fall #3: the champions won at 4:21
WWWF @ Portland, ME – Expo Building – March 8, 1977
Jan Nelson defeated Pete Doherty
Stan Stasiak defeated Pete Austin
Tony Garea pinned Doug Gilbert
SD Jones defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna via disqualification
Ken Patera defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Billy White Wolf at 20:08
Baron Von Raschke defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Chief Jay Strongbow via count-out
WWWF @ Bangor, ME – Auditorium – March 9, 1977
SD Jones defeated Jan Nelson
Ken Patera defeated Pete Austin
Baron Von Raschke & Stan Stasiak defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions Chief Jay Strongbow & Billy White Wolf via count-out
Doug Gilbert defeated Pete Doherty
Tony Garea defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
WWWF @ White Plains, NY – Westchester County Civic Center – March 9, 1977 (3,000)
Manuel Soto fought Johnny Rodz to a draw
Pete Sanchez defeated Tony Altimore
Tor Kamata defeated Jose Gonzalez
Carlos Rocha defeated Don Serrano
Ivan Putski & Larry Zbyszko defeated the Executioners in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, winning one of the falls via disqualification
WWWF @ South Orange, NJ – Seton Hall University – March 10, 1977 (2,800)
Jose Gonzalez defeated Pete Sanchez
WWWF Tag Team Champion Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Johnny Rodz
Ken Patera defeated Manuel Soto
Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated the Executioners
Ivan Putski defeated Tor Kamata via disqualification
WWWF @ Laconia, NH – Middle School Gym – March 10, 1977
WWWF @ Harrisburg, PA – Zembo Mosque – March 11, 1977
Jose Gonzalez pinned Johnny Rodz at 15:31
Manuel Soto fought Don Seranno to a draw
Executioner #2 pinned Pete Sanchez at 14:32
Ivan Putski defeated Stan Stasiak via count-out at 15:02
Larry Zbyszko pinned Moose Monroe at 9:19
Tony Garea pinned Executioner #1 at 9:44
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – March 11, 1977
Pete Austin fought Pete Doherty to a draw
WWWF Tag Team Champions Chief Jay Strongbow & Billy White Wolf defeated Tor Kamata & Doug Gilbert via disqualification
Carlos Rocha defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Ken Patera defeated Jan Nelson
Baron Von Raschke defeated SD Jones
WWWF @ Randolph, NJ – County College of Morris Gym – March 12, 1977
Larry Zbyszko defeated Mike Santocapito
Baron Von Raschke defeated Frank Williams
Tony Garea defeated Tor Kamata
Baron Von Raschke & Tony Altimore defeated Manuel Soto & Pete Sanchez
Ivan Putski defeated Executioner #1
WWWF @ Baltimore, MD – Civic Center – March 12, 1977
Johnny Rodz defeated Don Serrano at 10:15
Doug Gilbert fought Jose Gonzalez to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Carlos Rocha defeated Johnny Rodz (sub. for Rocky Tomayo) at 8:18
Ken Patera defeated SD Jones at 10:29
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino defeated Stan Stasiak via count-out at 18:00
WWWF Tag Team Champions Chief Jay Strongbow & Billy White Wolf defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna & Frank Monroe in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0, winning the first fall via disqualification
US Champion Bobo Brazil defeated Executioner #2 at 1:40
WWWF @ Steubenville, OH – St. John Arena – March 13, 1977
Johnny DeFazio fought Johnny Rodz to a draw
Dominic DeNucci defeated JoJo Andrews
WWWF Tag Team Champion Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Tor Kamata in an Indian strap match
Ken Patera defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Billy White Wolf via disqualification
Doug Gilbert & Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Jose Gonzalez & Don Seranno
WWWF @ Long Island, NY – Nassau Coliseum – March 14, 1977
Carlos Rocha defeated Pinky Larson
Kitty Adams won a women’s battle royal to earn a women’s title shot later in the night
Tony Garea defeated Doug Gilbert
Vicki Williams & Joyce Grable defeated Leilani Kai & Terri Shane
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah defeated Kitty Adams
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino defeated Stan Stasiak
Larry Zbyszko defeated Tor Kamata
WWWF Tag Team Champions Chief Jay Strongbow & Billy White Wolf defeated the Executioners
WWWF @ Scranton, PA – CYC – March 15, 1977
Johnny Rivera fought Johnny Rodz to a draw
Jan Nelson defeated Moose Monroe
WWWF Tag Team Champion Billy White Wolf defeated Executioner #2
Larry Zbyszko defeated Executioner #1
Carlos Rocha defeated Doug Gilbert
SD Jones defeated Mike Santocapito
Stan Stasiak defeated Tony Garea via count-out
WWWF @ Stamford, CT – Catholic High School Gym – March 15, 1977
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Don Serrano
Tor Kamata defeated Jose Gonzalez
Susan Green won a women’s battle royal; stipulations stated the winner would earn a women’s title shot later in the night
Joyce Grable & Vicki Williams defeated Kitty Adams & Judy Mansfield
Baron Von Raschke defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Chief Jay Strongbow via count-out
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah defeated Susan Green
– 3/15/77: Antonino Rocca passed away at the age of 55.
WWWF @ Manchester, NH – Trinity High School – March 16, 1977
Carlos Rocha defeated Doug Gilbert
Joyce Grable won a 7-woman $1,000 battle royal to earn a women’s title shot later in the night; other participants included: Judy Mansfield, Kitty Adams, Vicki Williams, Susan Green, Leilani Kai, & Terri Shane
Baron Von Raschke defeated Tony Garea via count-out
Vicki Williams & Susan Green defeated Leilani Kai & Terri Shane
Stan Stasiak defeated Larry Zbyszko via count-out
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah defeated Joyce Grable
WWWF @ Rutherford, NJ – Farleigh Dickinson Gym – March 16, 1977
WWWF @ Worcester, MA – Memorial Auditorium – March 17, 1977
Terri Shane won a 7-woman, $1,500 battle royal; other participants included: Joyce Grable, Vicki Williams, Judy Mansfield, Kitty Adams, Susan Green & Leilani Kai; stipulations stated the winner would challenge Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah in the next match
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah defeated Terri Shane
Stan Stasiak defeated Tony Garea via disqualification
Doug Gilbert defeated Carlos Rocha
Joyce Grable & Vicki Williams defeated Judy Mansfield & Kitty Adams
Baron Von Raschke defeated Larry Zbyszko
WWWF @ Pittsburgh, PA – Civic Arena – March 18, 1977
Baron Mikel Scicluna fought WWWF Tag Team Champion Billy White Wolf to a 20-minute draw
Frank Durso pinned Ron Lee
Ken Patera defeated SD Jones with the bearhug
Dominic DeNucci pinned JoJo Andrews
Stan Stasiak defeated WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino via disqualification
Jose Gonzalez pinned Joe Abby
Larry Zbyszko & Ivan Putski defeated the Executioners in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0; fall #1: the Executioners were disqualified; fall #2: Putski pinned Executioner #1
WWWF @ Albany, NY – Washington Ave. Armory – March 18, 1977
Mark Tendler fought Mike Santocapito to a 20-minute time limit draw
Vicki Williams won a 7-woman battle royal; other participants included: Terri Shane, Joyce Grable, Judy Mansfield, Kitty Adams, Susan Green & Leilani Kai; stipulations stated the winner would challenge Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah later in the show
Ted Adams defeated Mike Vega
Baron Von Raschke defeated Don Serrano (sub. for WWWF Tag Team Champion Chief Jay Strongbow)
Joyce Grable & Susan Green defeated Leilani Kai & Terri Shane in a Best 2 out 3 falls match, 2-0
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah defeated Vicki Williams after the 8-minute mark
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – March 18, 1977
Moose Monroe vs. Pete Austin
Johnny Rivera vs. Jan Nelson
Doug Gilbert vs. Manuel Soto
Carlos Rocha vs. Tor Kamata
Included 1 other match
WWWF @ Boston, MA – Boston Garden – March 19, 1977 (10,580)
SD Jones defeated Pete Doherty
Manuel Soto fought Johnny Rivera to a draw
Jose Gonzalez defeated Johnny Rodz
Ken Patera defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Billy White Wolf
WWWF Tag Team Champion Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Tor Kamata
Carlos Rocha defeated Frank Williams
Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated the Executioners
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino defeated Stan Stasiak
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Arena – March 19, 1977
Don Serrano fought Pete Sanchez to a draw
Leilani Kai won a 7-woman battle royal to earn a women’s title shot later in the night; other participants included: Terri Shane, Joyce Grable, Vicki Williams, Judy Mansfield, Kitty Adams & Susan Green
Doug Gilbert defeated Jan Nelson
Vicki Williams & Joyce Grable defeated Kitty Adams & Terri Shane
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah defeated Leilani Kai
Baron Von Raschke defeated Ivan Putski via disqulification
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Arena – March 22, 1977
Championship Wrestling taping:
3/26/77 – hosted by Vince McMahon:
Jan Nelson defeated Don Serrano via submission at 5:16 with an abdominal stretch; prior to the bout, Gary Michael Cappetta announced the recent death of Antonino Rocca and asked everyone to stand for a 10-bell salute
George Steele (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated SD Jones via submission at 4:07 with the flying hammerlock
Baron Von Raschke (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Pete Austin via submission at 2:09 with the claw
Bob Backlund pinned Frank Rodriguez at 5:52 with the atomic drop
Superstar Billy Graham (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Bob Schaefer via submission at 4:32 with a bearhug
Tony Garea & Larrry Zbyszko defeated Frank Monroe & Doug Gilbert at 8:30 when Garea pinned Monroe with a sunset flip
4/2/77:
Carlos Rocha defeated JoJo Andrews at 5:11
Superstar Billy Graham defeated SD Jones at 5:34
Johnny Rodz defeated Ted Adams at 3:02
Baron Von Raschke defeated Bobby Schaefer at 4:27
Bob Backlund defeated Tor Kamata at 5:52
Johnny Rivera & Jose Gonzalez defeated Stan Noonas & Mike Santocapito at 7:21
4/9/77:
Doug Gilbert defeated Sylvano Sousa
George Steele defeated Bill Berger
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Don Serrano
Carlos Rocha defeated Stan Noonas
Dominci DeNucci defeated Moose Monroe
Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated JoJo Andrews & Pete Doherty
WWWF @ Hamburg, PA – Fieldhouse – March 23, 1977
All Star Wrestling taping:
3/26/77 – hosted by Vince McMahon:
Baron Von Raschke (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Don Serrano via submission at 6:32 with the brain claw; a red ‘X’ appeared on the screen when Raschke reapplied the hold after the match; prior to the bout, Joe McHugh announced the recent death of Antonino Rocca and asked everyone to stand for a 10-bell salute
Superstar Billy Graham (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Bill Berger via submission at 3:50 with a bearhug
Bob Backlund pinned JoJo Andrews at 6:31 with the atomic drop
Ken Patera (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated SD Jones via submission at 7:19 with a Boston Crab
Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna & Stan Nunas at 2:42 when Zbyszko pinned Nunas
4/2/77:
Jose Gonzalez & Johnny Rivera defeated Moose Monroe & Pete Doherty
Superstar Billy Graham defeated Pete Austin
Bob Backlund defeated Johnny Rodz
Ken Patera defeated Bob Schaefer
WWWF Tag Team Champion Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Jan Nelson
4/9/77 – hosted by Vince McMahon:
Carlos Rocha pinned Frank Rodriguez at 6:52 following two headbutts
Dominic DeNucci pinned JoJo Andrews at 7:28 following a mule kick
WWWF Tag Team Champion Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Mike Santocapito
Baron Von Raschke defeated Ted Adams
Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Doug Gilbert & Sylvano Sousa
Dark match after the taping: Bob Backlund fought Ken Patera to a double count-out
WWWF @ Point Pleasant, NJ – Borough High School – March 24, 1977
Gorilla Monsoon was originally scheduled for the card
Carlos Rocha defeated Stan Lavdis
Ken Patera defeated Dominic DeNucci
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Ted Adams
Jose Gonzalez defeated Mike Santocapito
Tony Garea & Jose Gonzalez defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna & Moose Monroe
WWWF @ Queens, NY – Sunnyside Gardens – March 24, 1977
Don Serrano fought Manuel Soto to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Johnny Rodz defeated Mark Tendler at 12:16
SD Jones defeated Jan Nelson at 14:59
Larry Zbyszko defeated Sylvano Sousa (sub. for Tor Kamata) at 11:04
WWWF Tag Team Champion Billy White Wolf defeated Frank Rodriguez (sub. for Stan Stasiak) at 12:11
WWWF Tag Team Champion Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Executioner #1 via count-out at 15:45
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – March 25, 1977
Sylvano Sousa (sub. for Doug Gilbert) fought Tony Altimore to a draw
Jose Estrada defeated Johnny Rodz
Tony Altimore (sub. for Stan Stasiak) defeated Mike Santocapito
Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Executioner #1 & Pete Doherty (sub. for Executioner #2)
Carlos Rocha defeated Moose Monroe
WWWF @ Garfield, NJ – High School – March 25, 1977
Don Serrano fought Pete Sanchez to a draw
Jose Gonzalez defeated Ted Adams
Manuel Soto fought Johnny Rivera to a draw
SD Jones defeated Johnny Rodz
WWWF Tag Team Champion Billy White Wolf defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna via disqualification
Ken Patera defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Chief Jay Strongbow via count-out
WWWF @ Ft. Lee, NJ – High School – March 26, 1977
Doug Gilbert defeated Mark Tendler
Executioner #2 (sub. for Frank Williams) defeated Johnny Rivera
Carlos Rocha defeated Jose Estrada (sub. for Ted Adams)
Executioner #1 defeated Mike Santocapito
Stan Stasiak defeated Larry Zbyszko via count-out
Baron Von Raschke defeated Tony Garea via count-out
WWWF @ Gloucester, NJ – High School – March 26, 1977
The scheduled WWWF Tag Team Champion Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Tor Kamata match did not take place
Don Serrano defeated Stan Lavdis (sub. for Manuel Soto)
Pete Sanchez fought Jan Nelson to a draw
Johnny Rodz defeated Ted Adams
SD Jones defeated Les Morgan
Ken Patera defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Billy White Wolf
WWWF @ New York City, NY – Madison Square Garden – March 28, 1977
Televised on HBO – featured Vince McMahon on commentary
Johnny Rodz fought Jan Nelson to a 15-minute time-limit draw
Jose Gonzalez fought SD Jones to a 15-minute time-limit draw
Carlos Rocha defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna at 10:09
WWWF Tag Team Champion Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Executioner #2 at 6:11
Hillbilly Pete & the Haiti Kid defeated Little Johnny & Billy the Kid in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0; fall #1: Haiti’s team won at 10:14; fall #2: Haiti’s team won at 5:19
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino defeated Baron Von Raschke via disqualification at 17:35 when the challenger brought a steel chair into the ring, as Sammartino had his leg tied in the ring ropes, and hit him with the weapon; prior to the bout, the challenger was escorted to the ring by Freddie Blassie while Sammartino was escorted down by Arnold Skaaland; after the match, Von Raschke applied the claw on the champion, as he was tied in the ropes, and threw down the referee until Tony Garea, Larry Zbyszko, and another wrestler came out to pull Von Raschke from the ring as Skaaland checked on the champion (Bruno Sammartino: Wrestling’s Living Legend)
Tony Garea defeated Doug Gilbert at 8:25
WWWF Tag Team Champion Billy White Wolf defeated Executioner #1 via disqualification at 5:45
Championship Wrestling – 9/17/77: Dusty Rhodes pinned Tor Kamata at 3:50 with the Bionic elbow drop
Ivan Putski & Larry Zbyszko fought Ken Patera & Stan Stasiak to a curfew draw
WWWF @ Portland, ME – Expo Building – March 29, 1977
Pete Sanchez fought Johnny Rodz to a draw
The Haiti Kid & Hillbilly Pete defeated Little Johnny & Billy the Kid
Ken Patera defeated Jose Gonzalez
Tony Garea defeated Executioner #2
Baron Von Raschke defeated Ivan Putski via count-out
WWWF @ Bangor, ME – Auditorium – March 30, 1977
Pete Sanchez defeated Jan Nelson via disqualification
Baron Von Raschke defeated Jose Gonzalez
Ken Patera defeated Ivan Putski via disqualification
The Haiti Kid & Hillbilly Pete defeated Little Johnny & Billy the Kid
Larry Zbyszko fought Executioner #2 to a draw
Tony Garea defeated Johnny Rodz
WWWF @ Springfield, MA – Civic Center – March 31, 1977
Tony Altimore defeated Sylvano Sousa
Don Serrano fought Johnny Rivera to a draw
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Jose Gonzalez
Carlos Rocha defeated Doug Gilbert
The Haiti Kid & Hillbilly Pete defeated Little Johnny & Billy the Kid
WWWF Tag Team Champions Chief Jay Strongbow & Billy White Wolf defeated the Executioners in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
Baron Von Raschke defeated Ivan Putski via count-out
WWWF @ Burlington, VT – Memorial Auditorium – March 31, 1977
Ken Patera vs. Jan Nelson
Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko vs. Stan Stasiak & Tor Kamata (Best 2 out of 3 falls)
WWWF @ Albany, NY – Washington Ave. Armory – April 1, 1977
Jose Gonzalez fought Don Serrano to a draw
Jan Nelson defeated Johnny Rodz at 3:00
SD Jones defeated Pete Doherty at 11:00
Doug Gilbert defeated Pete Austin at 9:00
Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Tor Kamata & Stan Stasiak in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0; fall #1: Garea & Zbyszko won at 17:00; fall #2: Garea & Zbyszko won at 2:00
Ivan Putski fought Ken Patera to a double count-out at 21:00
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – April 1, 1977
Baron Mikel Scicluna vs. SD Jones
Tony Altimore defeated Sylvano Sousa
The Haiti Kid & Hillbilly Pete defeated Little Johnny & Billy the Kid
Carlos Rocha, WWWF Tag Team Champions Chief Jay Strongbow & Billy White Wolf defeated the Executioners & Baron Von Raschke in a Best 3 out of 5 falls match
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – April 2, 1977 (12,804)
Televised on the PRISM Network:
SD Jones pinned Johnny Rodz at 10:06
Carlos Rocha defeated Doug Gilbert at 6:14
Jan Nelson defeated Moose Monroe at 6:58
Baron Mikel Scicluna fought Jose Gonzalez to a 20-minute draw
The Haiti Kid & Hillbilly Pete defeated Billy the Kid & Little Johnny in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
Larry Zbyszko defeated Executioner #1 via disqualification at 4:09
Tony Garea pinned Executioner #2 at 7:15
Ivan Putski pinned Tor Kamata at the 11-second mark
Ken Patera & Baron Von Raschke defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions Chief Jay Strongbow & Billy White Wolf in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match; fall #3: Patera & Von Raschke won via disqualification
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino pinned Stan Stasiak at 14:32
WWWF @ New Haven, CT – Coliseum – April 3, 1977 (matinee)
Jan Nelson defeated Sylvano Sousa
Carlos Rocha defeated Doug Gilbert
SD Jones defeated Tor Kamata via disqualification
Baron Von Raschke defeated Johnny Rivera
WWWF Tag Team Champion Billy White Wolf defeated Johnny Rodz
Tony Garea & Larry Zbyzkso defeated the Executioners
Ken Patera defeated Ivan Putski via count-out
WWWF @ Danbury, CT – April 5, 1977
Tom Bronsky defeated Sylvano Sousa via disqualification
Rocky Tomayo fought Don Serrano to a draw
Pete Sanchez defeated Jan Nelson
Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated the Executioners
Ivan Putski fought Baron Von Raschke to a double disqualification
WWWF @ Scranton, PA – CYC – April 5, 1977
The Haiti Kid & Hillbilly Pete defeated Little Johnny & Billy the Kid
Johnny Rodz defeated Les Morgan
Doug Gilbert fought SD Jones to a draw
Carlos Rocha defeated Moose Monroe
WWWF Tag Team Champion Billy White Wolf defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
WWWF Tag Team Champion Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Tor Kamata
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino defeated Stan Stasiak
WWWF @ White Plains, NY – Westchester County Civic Center – April 6, 1977
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Jan Nelson at 12:21
Carlos Rocha defeated Johnny Rodz at 11:35
The Haiti Kid & Hillbilly Pete defeated Little Johnny & Billy the Kid in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall #1: John pinned Pete at 10:15; fall #2: Haiti pinned Billy at 7:11; fall #3: Pete pinned Billy at 4:19
WWWF Tag Team Champion Billy White Wolf defeated Doug Gilbert at 10:59
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Tor Kamata at 8:04
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino defeated Stan Stasiak at 20:14
WWWF @ Manchester, NH – JFK Coliseum – April 6, 1977
Don Serrano vs. Rocky Tomayo
Larry Zbyszko & Tony Garea vs. the Executioners
SD Jones vs. Baron Von Rashcke
Ivan Putski fought Ken Patera to a draw
WWWF @ Worcester, MA – Auditorium – April 7, 1977
SD Jones defeated Johnny Rodz
Tony Garea defeated Don Serrano
Carlos Rocha defeated Doug Gilbert
The Haiti Kid & Hillbilly Pete defeated Little Johnny & Billy the Kid
Billy White Wolf defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Baron Von Raschke defeated Larry Zbyszko via disqualification
Ivan Putski defeated Tor Kamata
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – April 8, 1977
Don Serrano fought Johnny Rivera to a draw
Johnny Rodz defeated Sylvano Sousa (sub. for Ted Adams)
SD Jones defeated Jan Nelson
Larry Zbyszko defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Tony Garea defeated Doug Gilbert
Ken Patera defeated Ivan Putski via count-out
WWWF @ New London, CT – Ocean Beach Park Auditorium – April 8, 1977
Little Johnny & Billy the Kid defeated the Haiti Kid & Hillbilly Pete in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1
Carlos Rocha defeated Executioner #2 at the 16-minute mark
Executioner #1 defeated Pete Austin at the 17-minute mark
Joe Esposito defeated Rocky Tomayo via submission with a bearhug at 18:21
WWWF Tag Team Champions Chief Jay Strongbow & Billy White Wolf defeated Tor Kamata & Stan Stasiak in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0; fall #1: Strongbow & White Wolf won via disqualification; fall #2: Strongbow & White Wolf won via pinfall at 17:05
WWWF @ Lowell, MA – Memorial Auditorium – April 9, 1977
Larry Zbyszko vs. Baron Mikel Scicluna
WWWF Tag Team Champions Chief Jay Strongbow & Billy White Wolf vs. Tor Kamata & Ken Patera
Also included 3 other matches
WWWF @ Scotch Plains, NJ – Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School Gym – April 9, 1977
Don Serrano fought Jan Nelson to a draw
Carlos Rocha defeated Doug Gilbert
The Haiti Kid & Hillbilly Kid defeated Little Johnny & Billy the Kid
Tony Garea defeated Executioner #2
Ivan Putski defeated Stan Stasiak via count-out
WWWF @ Poughkeepsie, NY – Mid-Hudson Civic Center – April 11, 1977
The Haiti Kid & Hillbilly Pete defeated Little Johnny & Billy the Kid
Larry Zbyszko defeated Jan Nelson
WWWF Tag Team Champion Billy White Wolf defeated Tor Kamata
Stan Stasiak defeated Ivan Putski via disqualification
Tony Garea defeated Rocky Tomayo
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Arena – April 12, 1977
Championship Wrestling taping:
Howard Finkel was the ring announcer for the taping
4/16/77:
Bob Backlund defeated Stan Noonas
Superstar Billy Graham defeated Bill Berger
Ken Patera defeated Bob Schaefer
George Steele defeated Steve King
Ivan Putski defeated Rocky Tomayo
WWWF Tag Team Champion Billy White Wolf fought Doug Gilbert to a draw
4/23/77 – hosted by Vince McMahon:
Peter Maivia defeated Sylvano Sousa via submission with the Samoan Stump Puller at 5:13 (Maivia’s debut)
Larry Zbyszko & Tony Garea defeated Johnny Rodz & Tor Kamata at 8:08 when Garea pinned Rodz after Kamata twice accidentally struck his partner with a chop to the throat; after the match, Vince McMahon conducted an interview with Kamata, who accepted the challenge from Bob Backlund, but added it would be a Texas Death Match
The Haiti Kid & Hillbilly Pete defeated Little Johnny & Billy the Kid at 2:58 when Pete pinned Billy after an airplane spin
Ken Patera (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Pete Austin via submission with a bearhug at 4:18
Ivan Putski pinned JoJo Andrews at 4:26 with the Polish Hammer and a leg drop
Stan Stasiak & Baron Von Raschke (w/ Freddie Blassie & the Grand Wizard) defeated SD Jones & Johnny Rivera at 4:54 when Stasiak pinned Jones after the heart punch
4/30/77 – hosted by Vince McMahon:
Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna & Moose Monroe
George Steele defeated Johnny Rivera
Nikolai Volkoff defeated Mike Santocapito
Superstar Billy Graham defeated Don Serrano
Bob Backlund pinned Tor Kamata at 8:25 with the atomic drop in a Texas Death Match
WWWF @ Hamburg, PA – Fieldhouse – April 13, 1977
All Star Wrestling taping:
4/16/77:
Bob Backlund defeated Rocky Tomayo
Superstar Billy Graham defeated Pete Austin
Little Johnny & Billy the Kid defeated the Haiti Kid & Hillbilly Pete
Ken Patera defeated Johnny Rivera
WWWF Tag Team Champion Billy White Wolf defeated JoJo Andrews
4/23/77 – hosted by Vince McMahon:
Baron Von Raschke (w/ Freddie Blassie) & Stan Stasiak (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated SD Jones & Don Serrano at 6:53 when Stasiak pinned Serrano
George Steele (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Frank Rodriguez via submission at 4:31 the with flying hammerlock; after the bout, Vince McMahon interviewed Albano & Steele at ringside
Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Doug Gilbert & Moose Monroe at 7:44 when Garea pinned Monroe with a sunset flip
Peter Maivia defeated Stan Noonas via submission at 6:47 with the Samoan Stump Puller; prior to the bout, Maivia cleared Capt. Lou Albano from the ring, who had attempted to jump into the ring
Superstar Billy Graham (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Bill Berger & Bob Schaefer in a handicap match via submission at 2:16 with a double bearhug; during the bout, Gorilla Monsoon joined Vince McMahon and said Bob Backlund had accepted the Texas Death Match challenge from Tor Kamata, and that the match had been accepted by the state athletic commission to take place next week
4/30/77 – hosted by Vince McMahon; featured a replay of the Gorilla Monsoon / Muhammad Ali angle from the 6/5/76 Championship Wrestling; included McMahon conducting a ringside interview with Stan Stasiak & the Grand Wizard; included the Bob Backlund vs. Tor Kamata Texas Death Match from the 4/30/77 Championship Wrestling:
George Steele (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated SD Jones via submission at 4:11 with the flying hammerlock
Peter Maivia pinned JoJo Andrews at 6:06 with a bodypress
Tony Garea fought Stan Stasiak (w/ the Grand Wizard) to a double count-out at 6:20 when both men were brawling on the floor
Dark match after the taping: WWWF Tag Team Champions Chief Jay Strongbow & Billy White Wolf vs. Tor Kamata & George Steele
WWWF @ Bridgeport, CT – Cardinal Shehan Center – April 14, 1977
Rocky Tomayo fought Don Serrano to a draw
Stan Stasiak defeated Jan Nelson
Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna & Tor Kamata
Baron Von Raschke defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Billy White Wolf after Stan Stasiak interfered
WWWF @ Queens, NY – Sunnyside Gardens – April 14, 1977
The Haiti Kid defeated Little Johnny
SD Jones defeated Johnny Rodz via disqualification
Doug Gilbert fought Carlos Rocha to a draw
The Executioners defeated Johnny Rivera & Jose Gonzalez in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
Ken Patera defeated Frank Williams & Frank Rodriguez (both sub. for WWWF Tag Team Champion Chief Jay Strongbow) in a handicap match
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – April 15, 1977
Stan Stasiak defeated SD Jones
Ken Patera defeated Jose Gonzalez
WWWF Tag Team Champion Billy White Wolf defeated Executioner #1
Tor Kamata defeated Carlos Rocha via count-out
Included 2 other matches
WWWF @ Albany, NY – Washington Ave. Armory – April 15, 1977
Doug Gilbert fought Johnny Rivera to a draw
Johnny Rodz defeated Frank Rodriguez
Little Johnny & Billy the Kid defeated the Haiti Kid & Hillbilly Pete
Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated the Executioners
Baron Von Raschke defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Chief Jay Strongbow via disqualification
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Arena – April 16, 1977
Johnny Rivera defeated Mark Tendler
Johnny Rodz defeated Mike Santocapito
Don Serrano fought Jan Nelson to a draw
Frank Williams defeated Al Palmer
Baron Von Raschke defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Chief Jay Strongbow via disqualification
WWWF Tag Team Champion Billy White Wolf defeated Tor Kamata
WWWF @ Boston, MA – Boston Garden – April 16, 1977 (11,404)
SD Jones fought Rocky Tomayo to a draw
Carlos Rocha defeated Executioner #2
Executioner #1 defeated Pete Austin
The Haiti Kid & Hillbilly Pete defeated Little Johnny & Billy the Kid
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino defeated Ken Patera via disqualification at 17:25
Stan Stasiak defeated Gorilla Monsoon at 8:35
Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Doug Gilbert & Baron Mikel Scicluna
WWWF @ Long Island, NY – Nassau Coliseum – April 18, 1977
Doug Gilbert defeated Jan Nelson at 12:39
Carlos Rocha defeated Rocky Tomayo at 10:29
Baron Mikel Scicluna fought SD Jones to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Baron Von Raschke defeated Tony Garea via count-out at the 34-second mark
WWWF Tag Team Champions Chief Jay Strongbow & Billy White Wolf defeated Tor Kamata & Stan Stasiak in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0; fall #1: Strongbow & Whitewolf via disqualification at 7:30; fall #2: Strongbow & Whitewolf won at 3:25
Andre the Giant & Larry Zbyszko defeated the Executioners in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall #1: Executioners won at 5:32; fall #2: Andre’s team won at 4:10; fall #3: Andre’s team won at 5:14
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino fought Ken Patera to a double count-out at 19:16
WWWF @ Stamford, CT – Westhill High School Gym – April 19, 1977
Frank Rodriguez pinned Ted Adams
Arnold Skaaland pinned Mike Vega at 10:03
Don Kodiak (sub. for Pete Sanchez) fought Mark Tendler to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Johnny Rodz pinned Manuel Soto
WWWF Tag Team Champions Chief Jay Strongbow & Billy White Wolf defeated Tor Kamata & Stan Stasiak (w/ Freddie Blassie) in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0; fall #1: the champions won via disqualification after Stasiak kept illegally entering the ring’ fall #2: Strongbow pinned Kamata at 11:00
WWWF @ Waldoboro, ME – April 19, 1977
SD Jones defeated Pete Austin
Don Serrano fought Rocky Tomayo to a draw
Ken Patera fought Tony Garea to a no contest
SD Jones defeated Doug Gilbert via disqualification
Andre the Giant & Larry Zbyszko defeated the Executioners
WWWF @ Bangor, ME – Civic Auditorium – April 20, 1977
Don Serrano defeated Sylvano Sousa
Doug Gilbert defeated Pete Austin
SD Jones fought Rocky Tomayo to a draw
Andre the Giant, Tony Garea, & Larry Zbyszko defeated Ken Patera & the Executioners in a Best 3 out of 5 falls match
WWWF @ Brooklyn, NY – Roll-A-Rama – April 20, 1977
Moose Monroe defeated Frank Williams
Jan Nelson fought Johnny Rivera to a draw
WWWF Tag Team Champion Billy White Wolf defeated Johnny Rodz
Carlos Rocha defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
WWWF Tag Team Champion Chief Jay Strongbow & Gorilla Monsoon defeated Tor Kamata & Stan Stasiak
WWWF @ Highland Park, NJ – High School – April 21, 1977
Johnny Rodz fought Johnny Rivera to a draw
Stan Lavdis defeated Les Morgan via disqualification
Carlos Rocha & Gorilla Monsoon defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna & Davey O’Hannon
Jan Nelson defeated Frank Williams
WWWF Tag Team Champions Chief Jay Strongbow & Billy White Wolf defeated Tor Kamata & Stan Stasiak
WWWF @ Pittsfield, MA – Boy’s Club – April 21, 1977 (500)
Pete Austin defeated Moose Monroe at 14:45 via disqualification when Monroe threw referee Mario Savoldi from the ring
Don Serrano fought Rocky Tomayo to a 20-minute time-limit draw
SD Jones pinned Sylvano Sousa at 9:34 after a headbutt and crossbody
Tony Garea defeated Doug Gilbert at 10:04 via submission with an abdominal stretch
Andre the Giant & Larry Zbyszko defeated the Executioners in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match; fall #1: an Executioner pinned Zbyszko at 5:04; fall #2: Zbyszko pinned an Execitioner in 4:28 with a reverse flip and body press; fall #3: Andre pinned an Executioner in 3:20 with a crossbody
WWWF @ New London, CT – Ocean Beach Park Auditorium – April 22, 1977 (1,100)
Joe Esposito pinned Tony Altimore (sub. for Pete Doherty) after the 16-minute mark
Carlos Rocha pinned Jan Nelson after a flying headscissors at the 15-minute mark
SD Jones (sub. for Jose Gonzales) pinned Moose Monroe after a headbutt at the 13-minute mark
Larry Zbyszko pinned Rocky Tomayo after a backbreaker at 16:20
Andre the Giant & Tony Garea defeated Baron Von Raschke & Doug Gilbert in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0; fall #1: Andre & Garea won after the 16-minute mark; fall #2: Andre & Garea won after the 11-minute mark
WWWF @ Pittsburgh, PA – Civic Arena – April 22, 1977
Don Serrano pinned JoJo Andrews
Johnny DeFazio defeated Steve Bolus via disqualification
Ken Patera defeated Dominic DeNucci via count-out
WWWF Tag Team Champions Chief Jay Strongbow & Billy White Wolf defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna & Tor Kamata in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match; #1 – Scicluna pinned White Wolf; #2 – White Wolf defeated Scicluna with the figure-4; #3 – Strongbow defeated Kamata with a sleeper
Johnny Rodz pinned Johnny Rivera
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino defeated Stan Stasiak when the match was stopped due to blood
– 4/23/77: John Cena was born.
WWWF @ Providence, RI – Civic Center – April 23, 1977
Jan Nelson defeated Tony Altimore
Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Tor Kamata & Rocky Tomayo
Baron Von Raschke fought WWWF Tag Team Champion Billy White Wolf to a draw
Andre the Giant & Carlos Rocha defeated the Executioners
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino defeated Stan Stasiak
SD Jones defeated Sylvano Sousa
WWWF @ Steubenville, OH – St. John’s Arena – April 24, 1977
Johnny DeFazio defeated JoJo Andrews
Johnny Rodz defeated Don Serrano
WWWF Tag Team Champion Chief Jay Strongbow fought Ken Patera to a no contest
Johnny Rivera defeated Steve Bolus
Dominic DeNucci defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
WWWF @ New York City, NY – Madison Square Garden – April 25, 1977 (17,111)
This card was not televised
Carlos Rocha defeated Rocky Tomayo at 11:31
Larry Zbyszko defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna at 15:26
WWWF Tag Team Champion Billy White Wolf defeated Doug Gilbert at 13:36
Ivan Putski defeated Tor Kamata at 7:46
Gorilla Monsoon defeated Nikolai Volkoff at 1:24
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino defeated Baron Von Raschke at 20:06
Ken Patera defeated Tony Garea via count-out at 12:55
Bob Backlund defeated Executioner #2 at 10:17 (Backlund’s MSG debut)
WWWF Tag Team Champion Chief Jay Strongbow fought Stan Stasiak to a curfew draw
WWWF @ Burlington, NJ – High School – April 26, 1977
Included Larry Zbyszko, SD Jones, Tor Kamata, WWWF Tag Team Champion Billy White Wolf, & Stan Stasiak
WWWF @ Scranton, PA – CYC – April 26, 1977
Frank Williams defeated Steve King
Don Serrano fought Rocky Tomayo to a draw
Baron Von Raschke defeated Mark Tendler
Carlos Rocha defeated Jan Nelson
Tony Garea defeated Doug Gilbert
Ken Patera defeated Ivan Putski via disqualification when referee Mario Savoldi mistakenly thought Tony Garea had interfered in the bout after Savoldi had been knocked out of the ring, however Garea had just come to ringside to cheer on Putski and didn’t interfere; Putski refused to leave the ring until he was given a rematch with Patera, which he eventually was by WWWF President Willie Gilzenberg for the next card on 5/17, with Garea announced to be the guest referee
WWWF @ Trumbull, CT – High School Gym – April 27, 1977
Pete Sanchez vs. Moose Monroe
Johnny Rivera vs. Johnny Rodz
SD Jones vs. Jan Nelson
Larry Zbyszko vs. Baron Mikel Scicluna
WWWF Tag Team Champions Chief Jay Strongbow & Billy White Wolf vs. Tor Kamata & Stan Stasiak
WWWF @ Manchester, NH – JFK Coliseum – April 27, 1977
Tony Garea vs. Doug Gilbert
Baron Von Raschke vs. Jose Gonzalez
Ivan Putski vs. Ken Patera
Included 3 other matches
WWWF @ Harrisburg, PA – Zembo Mosque – April 29, 1977
SD Jones fought Baron Mikel Scicluna to a draw
Doug Gilbert pinned Ted Adams at 8:03
Arnold Skaaland pinned Moose Monroe at 10:03
Don Serrano pinned Pinky Larson at 5:10
Nikolai Volkoff defeated Tony Garea via count-out at 18:55
Ivan Putski fought Ken Patera to a double disqualification
WWWF @ Albany, NY – Washington Ave. Armory – April 29, 1977
Frank Rodriguez defeated Mike Madero
Frank Williams defeated Tony Altimore
Stan Stasiak fought Gorilla Monsoon to a draw
Baron Von Raschke defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Chief Jay Strongbow via count-out
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – April 29, 1977
Pete Doherty vs. WWWF Tag Team Champion Billy White Wolf
Johnny Rivera vs. Johnny Rodz
Carlos Rocha vs. Tor Kamata (Texas Death Match)
Included 3 other matches
WWWF @ Baltimore, MD – Civic Center – April 30, 1977
WWWF Tag Team Champions Chief Jay Strongbow & Billy White Wolf co-won a 16-man $5000 battle royal; other participants included, in order of elimination: Ted Adams, Jan Nelson, Ken Patera, Johhny Rodz, SD Jones, Gorilla Monsoon, Baron Von Raschke, Moose Monroe, Ton Garea, Tony Altimore (sub. for Mike Santocapito), Larry Zbyszko, Baron Mikel Scicluna, Nikolai Volkoff and Doug Gilbert; Strongbow & White Wolf refused a coin toss to decide a single winner; Superstar Billy Graham was to have been a participant but instead asked for a world title shot
SD Jones defeated Johnny Rodz at 13:08
Nikolai Volkoff defeated Jan Nelson at 8:43
Ken Patera defeated Ted Adams at 2:58
Superstar Billy Graham pinned WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino (w/ Arnold Skaaland) to win the title at 18:52 with a leg pick up and putting both feet on the top rope for leverage (History of the WWF Heavyweight Championship, WWE Hall of Fame 2004, 20 Years Too Soon: The Superstar Billy Graham Story, The History of the WWE Heavyweight Championship, History of WWE)
Tony Garea fought Baron Von Raschke to a 20-minute time-limit draw
WWWF Tag Team Champion Billy White Wolf defeated Doug Gilbert at 9:25
Larry Zbyszko defeated Moose Monroe at 5:46
WWWF Tag Team Champion Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna at 8:03
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Arena – April 30, 1977
Mark Tendler vs. Don Serrano
Mike Santocapito vs. Steve King
Frank Williams vs. Frank Rodriguez
Carlos Rocha vs. Rocky Tomayo
Kitty Adams vs. Susan Green
Tor Kamata vs. Johnny Rivera
Ivan Putski vs. Stan Stasiak
WWWF @ Poughkeepsie, NY – Mid-Hudson Civic Center – May 2, 1977
Kitty Adams vs. Sheila Shepherd
Larry Zbyszko vs. Baron Mikel Scicluna
WWWF Tag Team Champion Billy White Wolf vs. Doug Gilbert
Ivan Putski defeated Stan Stasiak; Tony Garea was the guest referee for the match; after the bout, Stasiak was arrested and charged with assault on a fan at the last card in Poughkeepsie on 4/11
Also included 2 other matches
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Arena – May 3, 1977
Championship Wrestling taping:
5/7/77 – hosted by Vince McMahon; featured highlights of the WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino vs. Superstar Billy Graham title change from Baltimore 4/30/77:
Bob Backlund pinned Jan Nelson at 5:32 with the atomic drop
Prof. Toru Tanaka (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Johnny Rivera at 5:27 after applying a modified sleeper hold and throwing Rivera to the canvas (Tanaka’s return bout)
WWWF Tag Team Champion Billy White Wolf pinned Moose Monroe at 2:45 with a sit-down splash
George Steele (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Don Serrano via submission at 2:08 with the flying hammerlock
WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Mike Madero at 2:17 after picking up his opponent and throwing him down to the mat
Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko fought Baron Von Raschke & Stan Stasiak to a draw when the curfew expired at 8:33
5/14/77 – hosted by Vince McMahon; featured more highlights of the WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino vs. Superstar Billy Graham title change from Baltimore 4/30/77:
George Steele (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Frank Williams via submission with the flying hammerlock at 4:13; after the bout, Steele continued to attack and bite at Williams’ arm
Ivan Putski defeated Sylvano Sousa & Jose Estrada in a handicap match at 3:46 by pinning both men at the same time after hitting the Polish Hammer on Sousa and slamming Estrada down on top of Sousa
Jan Sheridan pinned Kitty Adams with a small package at 3:06
WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Ted Adams via submission with a bearhug at 6:15; 3 minutes of the match was spent by Wizard rubbing oil all over Graham’s body and brushing his hair before he and Adams even locked up
Peter Maivia pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna at 7:21 with a flying bodypress
Ken Patera (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned SD Jones at 5:13 following two elbow drops
5/21/77 – hosted by Vince McMahon; featured more highlights of the WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino vs. Superstar Billy Graham title change from Baltimore 4/30/77:
Ivan Putski defeated Jan Nelson via submission at 5:01 with a bearhug
Ken Patera (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Don Serrano via submission at 4:27 with a bearhug; after the bout, Vince McMahon interviewed Patera & Albano at ringside, where Vince said that Chief Jay Strongbow had challenged Patera to a match for the following week, which Patera said he would gladly accept
Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Pete Austin & Frank Rodriguez at 2:48 when Garea pinned Rodriguez with a sunset flip off the top
Prof. Toru Tanaka (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Steve King at 4:08 after applying a modified sleeper hold and throwing King to the canvas
Peter Maivia defeated Rocky Tomayo via submission at 4:19 with the Samoan Stump Puller
Bob Backlund, WWWF Tag Team Champions Chief Jay Strongbow & Billy White Wolf defeated Baron Von Raschke, Doug Gilbert, & Johnny Rodz at 7:04 when Backlund pinned Rodz with the atomic drop
WWWF @ Hamburg, PA – Fieldhouse – May 4, 1977
All Star Wrestling taping:
5/7/77:
WWWF Tag Team Champions Chief Jay Strongbow & Billy White Wolf defeated Jan Nelson & Johnny Rodz
George Steele defeated Pete Austin
Peter Maivia defeated Sylvano Sousa
WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham defeated SD Jones
Prof. Toru Tanaka defeated Ted Adams
5/14/77:
Bob Backlund defeated Frank Rodriguez
Baron Von Raschke & Stan Stasiak defeated Don Serrano & Johnny Rivera
Ken Patera defeated Frank Williams
Ivan Putski defeated Moose Monroe
Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Doug Gilbert & Sylvano Sousa
5/21/77 – hosted by Vince McMahon; featured McMahon conducting a ringside interview with new WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham & the Grand Wizard:
Peter Maivia defeated Sylvano Sousa via submission at 5:34 with the Samoan Stump Puller
George Steele (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Johnny Rivera via count-out at 5:22 after ramming Rivera several times into the timekeeper’s table and not allowing Rivera to re-enter the ring before the 10-count
WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Steve King via submission at 3:38 with the bearhug in a non-title match
Prof. Toru Tanaka (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Don Serrano at 4:50 with a karate thrust to the throat
Bob Backlund, WWWF Tag Team Champions Chief Jay Strongbow & Billy White Wolf defeated Stan Stasiak, Baron Von Raschke, & Rocky Tomayo at 7:11 when Tomayo submitted to White Wolf’s Indian Deathlock
Dark match after the taping: Ivan Putski pinned Baron Von Raschke with the Polish Hammer
WWWF @ Queens, NY – Sunnyside Gardens – May 5, 1977
Mark Tendler defeated Mike Madero (sub. for Carlos Vega) at 10:37
Steve King defeated Nick Palas (sub. for Vincente Pometti) at 8:56
Ted Adams fought Frank Rodriguez to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Kitty Adams defeated Jan Sheridan (sub. for Sheila Sheppard) at 17:33
Carlos Rocha defeated Doug Gilbert at 8:40
George Steele defeated Tony Garea via count-out at 10:35
WWWF @ Bridgeport, CT – Cardinal Shehan Center – May 5, 1977
SD Jones vs. Pete Doherty
Larry Zbyszko vs. Rocky Tomayo
WWWF Tag Team Champions Chief Jay Strongbow & Billy White Wolf vs. Baron Von Raschke & Stan Stasiak
Also included 2 other matches
WWWF @ Old Bridge, NJ – High School – May 5, 1977
Gorilla Monsoon vs. Baron Mikel Scicluna
Ken Patera vs. Ivan Putski
Also included Nikolai Volkoff, Don Serrano, Frank Williams, Jan Nelson, & Johnny Rivera
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – May 6, 1977
Larry Zbyszko vs. Jan Nelson
Moose Monroe vs. Tony Garea
Stan Stasiak vs. SD Jones
Ivan Putski vs. Ken Patera
Also included 2 other matches
St. Louis, MO – Kiel Auditorium – May 6, 1977
Bulldog Brown pinned Jerry Kozak at 11:42
Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell defeated Lord Alfred Hayes & Bullinski in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match at 5:31
Billy Robinson defeated Bulldog Brown via disqualification at 11:01
Blackjack Lanza & Bobby Duncum defeated Pat O’Conner & Rocky Johnson at 14:22
WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham fought Dick the Bruiser to a no contest in a non-title match at 10:00
Missouri Champion Jack Brisco defeated Ivan Koloff at 15:14
WWWF @ Kingston, NY – Municipal Auditorium – May 6, 1977
Baron Mikel Scicluna vs. Carlos Rocha
WWWF Tag Team Champions Chief Jay Strongbow & Billy White Wolf vs. Baron Von Raschke & Doug Gilbert
Included 3 other matches
WWWF @ Athol, MA – May 7, 1977
Don Serrano fought Rocky Tomayo to a 20-minute time limit draw
Sylvano Sousa defeated Mike Bronski
Doug Gilbert defeated Ted Adams
Pete Austin fought Pete Doherty to a 20-minute time-limit draw
WWWF Tag Team Champion Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Baron Von Raschke via disqualification
WWWF @ New Haven, CT – Coliseum – May 7, 1977
Johnny Rivera fought Johnny Rodz to a time limit draw
SD Jones pinned Moose Monroe
Ivan Putski defeated Ken Patera
WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham pinned WWWF Tag Team Champion Billy White Wolf
Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Stan Stasiak & Baron Mikel Scicluna
Carlos Rocha defeated Jan Nelson
Pete Sanchez pinned Mike Santocapito
Frank Rodriguez pinned Frank Williams
WWWF @ Portland, ME – Expo Building – May 10, 1977
Pete Austin defeated Moose Monroe
Johnny Rodz defeated Ted Adams
Doug Gilbert defeated Don Serrano
WWWF Tag Team Champion Billy White Wolf defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna via disqualification
Ken Patera defeated Ivan Putski via disqualification
WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham defeated Tony Garea at 22:12; Tony Altimore was the guest referee for the bout
WWWF @ White Plains, NY – Westchester County Civic Center – May 11, 1977
The scheduled Nikolai Volkoff vs. Jose Gonzalez match did not take place
Carlos Rocha defeated Rocky Tomayo
Pete Sanchez fought Johnny Rivera to a draw
Baron Von Raschke defeated SD Jones via submission with the claw
Gorilla Monsoon defeated Stan Stasiak via disqualification
Joyce Grable defeated Terri Shane
Jan Nelson defeated Frank Williams
Ivan Putski fought Ken Patera to a double disqualification
WWWF @ Bangor, ME – Auditorium – May 11, 1977
Tony Garea defeated Doug Gilbert
Don Serrano fought Johnny Rodz to a draw
WWWF Tag Team Champion Billy White Wolf defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham defeated Chief Jay Strongbow
Included 2 other bouts
WWWF @ Queensbury, NY – High School – May 12, 1977
Moose Monroe vs. Pete Austin
Tony Garea vs. Doug Gilbert
Johnny Rodz vs. Don Serrano
WWWF Tag Team Champions Chief Jay Strongbow & Billy White Wolf vs. Stan Stasiak & Baron Von Raschke (Best 2 out of 3 falls)
WWWF @ Fort Dix, NJ – Army Base Gym – May 12, 1977
Gorilla Monsoon & Tony Garea vs. Ken Patera & Nikolai Volkoff (Best 2 out of 3 falls)
Also included Baron Mikel Scicluna, Carlos Rocha, SD Jones, Rocky Tomayo, Pete Sanchez, Johnny Rivera, Ted Adams, and Tony Altimore
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – May 13, 1977
Joyce Grable vs. Terri Shane
Ken Patera vs. WWWF Tag Team Champion Billy White Wolf
Carlos Rocha vs. Stan Stasiak
Included 3 other matches
WWWF @ Albany, NY – Washington Ave. Armory – May 13, 1977
Mark Tendler fought Rocky Tomayo to a draw
Doug Gilbert defeated Frank Williams
SD Jones vs. Baron Mikel Scicluna
WWWF Tag Team Champion Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Baron Von Raschke in an Indian strap match
WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham defeated Tony Garea
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Arena – May 14, 1977
Frank Williams defeated Les Morgan
Moose Monroe pinned Steve King
Carlos Rocha deteaed Mike Santocapito
WWWF Tag Team Champion Billy White Wolf fought Baron Von Raschke to a double count-out
Nikolai Volkoff pinend Gypsy Rodriguez
Gorilla Monsoon defeated Stan Stasiak via disqualification
WWWF @ Springfield, MA – Civic Center – May 14, 1977
Jose Gonzalez vs. Sylvano Sousa
Ted Adams vs. Jan Nelson
Johnny Rivera & Don Serrano vs. Johnny Rodz & Pete Doherty
Joyce Grable vs. Terri Shane
Tony Garea vs. Baron Mikel Scicluna
SD Jones vs. George Steele
WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Chief Jay Strongbow in a Best 2 out of 3 falls
Bruno Sammartino vs. Ken Patera
WWWF @ Boston, MA – Boston Garden – May 15, 1977 (matinee)
Rescheduled from 5/14/77
Johnny Rivera defeated Jan Nelson at 9:35
Ken Patera defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Chief Jay Strongbow at 9:20
Rocky Tomayo defeated Ted Adams at 7:15
Johnny Rodz fought Don Serrano to a 20-minute draw
SD Jones defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna at 11:25
Pete Doherty defeated Tony Altimore at 8:50
George Steele defeated Bruno Sammartino via disqualification at 13:45
WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham pinned Tony Garea at 8:43 after Garea missed a charge and hit the corner; one of the challenger’s feet was outside the ring during the cover but the referee failed to notice
WWWF @ New York City, NY – Madison Square Garden – May 16, 1977 (17,189)
Televised on HBO – featured Vince McMahon on commentary:
Carlos Rocha defeated Jan Nelson at 10:29
Ron Mikolajczyk defeated Doug Gilbert at 8:24
Baron Von Raschke fought Ivan Putski to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Bruno Sammartino defeated George Steele when the match was stopped due to blood
Ken Patera fought WWWF Tag Team Champion Chief Jay Strongbow to a 20-minute time-limit draw
WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Gorilla Monsoon at 9:35 with a knee drop off the top after repeatedly ramming the challenger into the steel barrier on the floor (History of the WWF Heavyweight Championship)
WWWF Tag Team Champion Billy White Wolf defeated Rocky Tomayo at 4:29
Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Stan Stasiak & Nikolai Volkoff in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0; fall #1: Garea & Zbyszko won via disqualification at 5:10; fall #2: Garea pinned Volkoff at 1:49
WWWF @ Stamford, CT – High School Gym – May 17, 1977
Frank Nelson vs. Ted Adams
Johnny Rodz vs. Johnny Rivera
Carlos Rocha vs. Rocky Tomayo
Larry Zbyszko vs. Jan Nelson
WWWF Tag Team Champions Chief Jay Strongbow & Billy White Wolf vs. Baron Von Raschke & Stan Stasiak (Best 2 out of 3 falls)
WWWF @ Scranton, PA – CYC – May 17, 1977 (1,089)
Pete Sanchez defeated Mike Santocapito at 11:56
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Don Serrano at 16:14
Nikolai Volkoff defeated SD Jones at 10:12
Ivan Putski defeated Ken Patera via disqualification at 10:09; Tony Garea was the guest referee for the bout
WWWF @ Concord, NH – High School – May 18, 1977
Carlos Rocha vs. Pete Doherty
Doug Gilbert vs. Pete Austin
Nikolai Volkoff vs. SD Jones
Larry Zbyszko vs. Baron Mikel Scicluna
Ken Patera vs. Tony Garea
WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham vs. Ivan Putski
WWWF @ Wheeling, WV – Civic Center – May 18, 1977
Debut at the venue
Frank Durso pinned Joe Abby at 12:00
Johnny Rivera & Johnny DeFazio defeated Johnny Rodz & JoJo Andrews at 16:50
Dominic DeNucci pinned Rocky Tomayo at 15:00
Jan Nelson defeated Ted Adams via submission at 12:00
WWWF Tag Team Champions Chief Jay Strongbow & Billy White Wolf defeated Stan Stasiak & Baron Von Raschke in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall #1: Stasiak pinned White Wolf at 14:00; fall #2: White Wolf pinned Stasiak at 2:00; fall #3: the champions won via disqualification
WWWF @ Connellsville, PA – Senior High School Gym – May 19, 1977
Johnny Rivera fought Jan Nelson to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Dominic DeNucci & Ted Adams defeated Johnny Rodz & JoJo Andrews
Johnny DeFazio pinned Rocky Tomayo
WWWF Tag Team Champion Billy White Wolf fought Stan Stasiak to a double count-out
WWWF Tag Team Champion Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Baron Von Raschke via disqualification
WWWF @ Worcester, MA – Memorial Auditorium – May 19, 1977
Carlos Rocha vs. Nikolai Volkoff
Tony Garea vs. Baron Mikel Scicluna
SD Jones vs. Doug Gilbert (no time limit)
Ivan Putski vs. Ken Patera
WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham defeated Larry Zbyszko
Included 1 other bout
WWWF @ New London, CT – Ocean Beach Park Auditorium – May 20, 1977
Johnny Rivera fought Don Serrano to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Joe Esposito defeated Jan Nelson via submission with a bearhug at 10:21
Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna & Frank Rodriguez in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall #1: Scicluna & Rodriguez won at 7:03; fall #2: Garea & Zbyszko won at 3:07; fall #3: Garea & Zbyszko won at 7:15
Ken Patera defeated Ivan Putski via count-out at 11:45; stipulations stated the winner would earn a match with WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – May 20, 1977
SD Jones vs. Moose Monroe
Stan Stasiak vs. Carlos Rocha
WWWF Tag Team Champions Chief Jay Strongbow & Billy White Wolf vs. Nikolai Volkoff & Baron Von Raschke
Included 2 other matches
St. Petersburg, FL – Bayfront Center – May 21, 1977
Susan Green won a 7-women battle royal
Kevin Sullivan fought Gordon Nelson to a draw
Pat Patterson defeated Raul Matta
Mike Graham defeated Dutch Mantell
Jack & Jerry Brisco defeated Buddy Wolff & Butcher Vachon via disqualification
WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham defeated Jos LeDuc
Ernie Ladd defeated Ox Baker
Dusty Rhodes fought NWA World Champion Harley Race to a draw
WWWF @ Jersey City, NJ – Dickinson High School – May 21, 1977
WWWF @ Cherry Hill, NJ – High School East – May 21, 1977
Pete Sanchez defeated Jan Nelson
Johnny Rodz pinned Don Serrano
Carlos Rocha defeated Doug Gilbert
Gorilla Monsoon pinned Nikolai Volkoff
George Steele & Ken Patera defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions Chief Jay Strongbow & Billy White Wolf via count-out
WWWF @ Secaucus, NJ – High School Gym – May 21, 1977
Moose Monroe defeated Ted Adams
Johnny Rivera defeated Gyspy Rodriguez
Rocky Tomayo defeated Frank Williams
SD Jones fought Baron Mikel Scicluna to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Stan Stasiak & Baron Von Raschke via disqualification
WWWF @ Tenafly, NJ – Jr. High School – May 21, 1977
WWWF @ Long Island, NY – Nassau Coliseum – May 23, 1977
Mark Tendler defeated Sylvano Sousa at 14:05
Pete Austin defeated Frank Rodriguez at 14:59
Carlos Rocha defeated Jan Nelson at 7:40
SD Jones defeated Rocky Tomayo at 7:53
Larry Zbyszko defeated Doug Gilbert at 6:05
WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Billy White Wolf
Ivan Putski defeated Ken Patera via disqualification at 15:51
WWWF @ Somers Point, NJ – Mainland Regional High School – May 23, 1977
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Arena – May 24, 1977
Championship Wrestling taping:
5/28/77 – hosted by Vince McMahon; included Buddy Wolfe challenging Bob Backlund to a match for the following week:
Bob Backlund defeated Rocky Tomayo
WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham defeated Don Serrano
Larry Zbyszko defeated Sylvano Sousa
Prof. Toru Tanaka & Mr. Fuji defeated Jose Gonzalez & SD Jones
Peter Maivia defeated Doug Gilbert
Ken Patera defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Chief Jay Strongbow via disqualification when WWWF Tag Team Champion Billy White Wolf interfered while Patera was beating on Strongbow who was tied in the ropes
6/4/77 – hosted by Vince McMahon:
Nikolai Volkoff defeated Johnny Rivera
Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Rocky Tomayo & Johnny Rodz
Jose Gonzalez defeated Frank Rodriguez
Bob Backlund pinned Buddy Wolfe at 8:32 with the atomic drop
Stan Stasiak defeated Frank Williams
George Steele defeated SD Jones
6/11/77 – hosted by Vince McMahon:
Prof. Toru Tanaka & Mr. Fuji fought Larry Zbyszko & Tony Garea to a draw
Ivan Putski defeated Rocky Tomayo
Buddy Wolfe defeated Pete Austin
Peter Maivia defeated Pete McKay
Ken Patera (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Billy White Wolf via submission with the full nelson at 5:52; after the bout, Patera refused to break the hold until several referees and wrestlers came out to pull him away; moments later, White Wolf was taken backstage on a stretcher
WWWF @ Hamburg, PA – Fieldhouse – May 25, 1977
All Star Wrestling taping:
5/28/77 – included the Ken Patera vs. WWWF Tag Team Champion Chief Jay Strongbow match from the 5/28/77 Championship Wrestling:
Don Serrano fought Johnny Rodz to a draw
Jose Gonzalez & Johnny Rivera defeated Frank Williams & Frank Rodriguez
SD Jones defeated Sylvano Sousa
6/4/77 – hosted by Vince McMahon; featured McMahon conducting a ringside interview with WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham & the Grand Wizard; included the Bob Backlund vs. Buddy Wolfe match from the 6/4/77 Championship Wrestling:
Peter Maivia defeated Nikolai Volkoff via count-out at 6:16 when Volkoff was unable to re-enter the ring by the 10-count
Ivan Putski defeated Peter McKay & Sylvano Sousa at 4:37 in a handicap match by pinning McKay following Polish Hammers on both opponents
George Steele (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Don Serrano via submission at 1:56 with the flying hammerlock
Tony Garea, Larry Zbyszko, & Jose Gonzalez defeated Doug Gilbert, Johnny Rodz, & Rocky Tomayo at 5:47 when Garea got the pin
6/11/77 – hosted by Vince McMahon; featured McMahon conducting a ringside interview with Freddie Blassie, Mr. Fuji, & Prof. Toru Tanaka; included the Ken Patera vs. WWWF Tag Team Champion Billy White Wolf match from the 6/11/77 Championship Wrestling:
Peter Maivia defeated Rocky Tomayo via submission at 6:16 with the Samoan Stump Puller
WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Pete Austin at 5:20 with a kneedrop off the top in a non-title match
George Steele (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Juan Valdez via submission at 2:17 with the flying hammerlock
Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Johnny Rivera & Jose Gonzalez at 5:07 when Tanaka pinned Rivera; after the bout, Vince McMahon interviewed Gorilla Monsoon at ringside discussing the upcoming Ken Patera vs. Billy White Wolf match that was to be shown on the program next
Dark match after the taping: WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham vs. WWWF Tag Team Champion Chief Jay Strongbow (non-title match)
WWWF @ Hanover, MA – South Shore Vocational High School Gym – May 26, 1977
Frank Williams fought Pete Doherty to a 20-minute time limit draw
Larry Zbyszko defeated Jan Nelson
Sylvano Sousa defeated Pete Austin
Tony Garea defeated Frank Rodriguez
WWWF Tag Team Champions Chief Jay Strongbow & Billy White Wolf defeated Ken Patera & Doug Gilbert
WWWF @ Trumbull, CT – High School Gym – May 26, 1977 (almost 1,000)
Tony Altimore defeated ?
SD Jones defeated Rocky Tomayo
Gorilla Monsoon defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Ivan Putski pinned Nikolai Volkoff
WWWF @ Queens, NY – Sunnyside Gardens – May 26, 1977
Mark Tendler defeated Nick Palas (sub. for Juan Estrada) at 13:39
Don Serrano defeated Steve King at 16:21
Carlos Rocha defeated Moose Monroe via disqualification at 6:01
Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka defeated Jose Gonzalez & Johnny Rivera in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0; fall #1: Fuji & Tanaka won at 12:04; fall #2: Fuji & Tanaka won at 8:22
Peter Maivia defeated Stan Stasiak via count-out at 15:05
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – May 27, 1977
Jan Nelson vs. Pete Austin
Carlos Rocha vs. Frank Rodriguez
WWWF Tag Team Champions Chief Jay Strongbow & Billy White Wolf vs. Moose Monroe & Ken Patera
Included 2 other bouts
WWWF @ Albany, NY – Washington Ave. Armory – May 27, 1977
Don Serrano defeated Stan Lavdis at 11:00
Mr. Fuji defeated Johnny Rivera at 12:00
Jose Gonzalez pinned Les Morgan at 19:00
Larry Zbyszko defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna at 13:00
Stan Stasiak defeated Gorilla Monsoon at 12:00
Ivan Putski defeated George Steele at 19:00
WWWF @ Harrisburg, PA – Zembo Mosque – May 27, 1977
Arnold Skaaland fought Johnny Rodz to a draw
Tony Garea defeated Rocky Tomayo via submission at 17:17
Peter Maivia pinned Doug Gilbert at 10:40
SD Jones pinned Mark Tendler at 10:35
Steve King pinned Carlos Vega at 14:27
Bruno Sammartino pinned Nikolai Volkoff at 17:54
St. Louis, MO – Kiel Auditorium – May 27, 1977
Jim Brunzell pinned Bennie Ramirez at 10:42
Greg Gagne pinned Roger Kirby at 12:10Dick the Bruiser, Rocky Johnson, & Billy Robinson defeated Ivan Koloff, Bobby Duncum, & Jimmy Valiant when Robinson pinned Valiant at 17:41
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah pinned Susan Green at 16:12
Missouri Champion Jack Brisco pinned Blackjack Lanza with a rolling cradle at 16:17
WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham defeated Bob Backlund via count-out
WWWF @ Fairhaven, VT – High School – May 28, 1977
Included Stan Stasiak, Jose Gonzalez & Mr. Fuji
WWWF @ Baltimore, MD – Civic Center – May 28, 1977
Carlos Rocha defeated Jan Nelson at 8:25
Tony Garea defeated Johnny Rodz at 14:10
WWWF Tag Team Champion Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Nikolai Volkoff via count-out at 10:05
Ken Patera defeated SD Jones at 10:04
Bruno Sammartino fought WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham to a double disqualification at 15:13; there was no time limit for the bout and two referees
George Steele defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Billy White Wolf via count-out at 12:32
Larry Zbyszko defeated Rocky Tomayo at 6:50
Peter Maivia defeated Doug Gilbert at 8:30
Houston, TX – May 29, 1977
Jimmy Snuka defeated Muhammad Farouk
Big John Studd defeated Gino Hernandez
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah defeated Susan Green
Cyclone Negro defeated Chavo Guerrero
Jose Lothario fought AWA World Champion Nick Bockwinkel to a draw
WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham (sub. for Bruno Sammartino) defeated Mike York
Fritz Von Erich fought Bruiser Brody to a draw
Terry Funk fought AWA World Champion Nick Bockwinkel (sub. for NWA World Champion Harley Race) to a draw
WWWF @ Steubenville, OH – St. John’s Arena – May 29, 1977 (2,500)
Frank Durso pinned Bobby Schaeffer at 11:10
George Steele pinned SD Jones at 7:00
Dominic DeNucci fought Stan Stasiak to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Johnny Rodz pinned Joe Abby at 6:15
Baron Mikel Scicluna & JoJo Andrews defeated Johnny DeFazio & Bill Berger at 7:15 when Scicluna pinned Berger
WWWF Tag Team Champion Chief Jay Strongbow fought Ken Patera to a double disqualification in a lumberjack match at 17:15 when all the lumberjacks entered the ring and began brawling
WWWF @ Portland, ME – Expo Building – May 31, 1977 (1,900)
SD Jones defeated Jan Nelson at 10:08
Peter Maivia defeated Johnny Rodz
Pete Austin defeated Frank Rodriguez
Larry Zbyszko, Tony Garea, & Haystacks Calhoun defeated Doug Gilbert, Baron Mikel Scicluna, & Pete Doherty (sub. for Nikolai Volkoff) in a Best 3 out of 5 falls match, 3-0
WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham fought Ken Patera to a double disqualification after hitting each other over the head with a chair
WWWF @ Fall River, MA – Bank St. Armory – May 31, 1977
Don Serrano defeated Sylvano Sousa
Arnold Skaaland defeated Rocky Tomayo via disqualification
Carlos Rocha defeated Moose Monroe
Ivan Putski defeated Stan Stasiak via count-out
Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka defeated Jose Gonzalez & Johnny Rivera
WWWF @ Brooklyn, NY – St. Thomas Aquinas Auditorium – June 1, 1977
Frank Williams defeated Ted Adams
Don Serrano defeated Rocky Tomayo
Johnny Rivera defeated Frank Monroe
Prof. Toru Tanaka & Mr. Fuji defeated Carlos Rocha & Jose Gonzalez via count-out
Ivan Putski defeated Stan Stasiak via disqualification
WWWF @ Bangor, ME – Auditorium – June 1, 1977
Pete Austin defeated Jan Nelson
Johnny Rodz fought SD Jones to a draw
Tony Garea defeated Frank Rodriguez
Peter Maivia defeated Doug Gilbert
Larry Zbyszko defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
WWWF Tag Team Champion Chief Jay Strongbow defeated WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham via disqualification after the champion punched guest referee Haystacks Calhoun
WWWF @ West Orange, NJ – South Mountain Arena – June 2, 1977
$5,000 18-man battle royal with participants: Haystacks Calhoun, Ivan Putski, Carlos Rocha, Jose Gonzalez, SD Jones, Larry Zbyszko, Tony Garea, Peter Maivia, Chief Jay Strongbow, Ken Patera, Stan Stasiak, Nikolai Volkoff, Rocky Tomayo, Baron Mikel Scicluna, Jan Nelson, Doug Gilbert, Mr. Fuji, & Prof. Toru Tanaka
Included 9 other bouts
WWWF @ Staten Island, NY – Monsignor Farrell High School – June 3, 1977
Rocky Tomayo fought Johnny Rivera to a 20-minute time-limit draw
SD Jones (sub. for Don Serrano) pinned Johnny Rodz at 8:05 with a headbutt
Larry Zbyszko & Gorilla Monsoon defeated Nikolai Volkoff & Jan Nelson in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall #1: Volkoff’s team won; fall #2: Monsoon’s team won; fall #3: Monsoon’s team won
Peter Maivia defeated Doug Gilbert via submission at 11:40 with a stump puller
Ivan Putski defeated Ken Patera via disqualification at 18:59
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – June 3, 1977
Mr. Fuji defeated Jose Gonzalez
Prof. Toru Tanaka fought Tony Garea to a draw
Carlos Rocha & Haystacks Calhoun defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna & Pat McGuinnes
WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Chief Jay Strongbow in a non-title match
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – June 4, 1977 (13,797)
Carlos Rocha defeated Johnny Rodz
SD Jones pinned Jan Nelson
Tony Garea defeated Gashouse Gilbert
George Steele fought Haystacks Calhoun to a no contest when Steele went bezerk before the match, tearing off the turnbuckle padding and thowing it at his opponent
Bruno Sammartino fought Ken Patera to a double disqualification when both men began to box one another
WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham pinned WWWF Tag Team Champion Chief Jay Strongbow at 10:07
WWWF @ Spotswood, NJ – High School – June 4, 1977
Debut in Spotswood
Ted Adams vs. Frank Williams
Don Serrano vs. Moose Monroe
Rocky Tomayo vs. Frank Rodriguez
Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka vs. Johnny Rivera & Jose Gonzalez (Best 2 out of 3 falls)
Ivan Putski vs. Stan Stasiak
WWWF @ New Haven, CT – June 5, 1977
SD Jones defeated Johnny Rodz
Rocky Tomayo fought Johnny Rivera to a draw
Ivan Putski defeated George Steele via count-out
Carlos Rocha defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham defeated Tony Garea
Peter Maivia defeated Doug Gilbert
Prof. Toru Tanaka & Mr. Fuji defeated Haystacks Calhoun & Jose Gonzalez
WWWF @ Poughkeepsie, NY – Mid-Hudson Civic Center – June 6, 1977
Larry Zbyszko defeated Doug Gilbert
Peter Maivia defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Tony Garea defeated Tony Altimore (sub. for Stan Stasiak)
WWWF Tag Team Champions Prof. Toru Tanaka & Mr. Fuji defeated Gorilla Monsoon & SD Jones
WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham defeated Haystacks Calhoun via count-out
WWWF @ Point Pleasant, NJ – High School – June 7, 1977
SD Jones defeated Frank Monroe
Johnny Rivera defeated Jan Nelson
Johnny Rodz defeated Don Serrano
Larry Zbyszko defeated Rocky Tomayo
Peter Maivia defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Gorilla Monsoon defeated Nikolai Volkoff via disqualification
WWWF @ Scranton, PA – CYC – June 7, 1977 (986)
Arnold Skaaland defeated Frank Rodriguez at 12:46
Rocky Tomayo defeated Ted Adams at 11:46
WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham defeated Tony Garea at 15:36
Jose Gonzalez defeated Doug Gilbert at 8:17
WWWF Tag Team Champions Prof. Toru Tanaka & Mr. Fuji defeated Carlos Rocha & Haystacks Calhoun in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0; fall #1 – 13:29; fall #2 – via count-out at 9:56
WWWF @ Manchester, NH – JFK Coliseum – June 8, 1977
Peter Maivia won a 16-man $5,000 battle royal; other participants included: Mr. Fuji, Pete Austin, WWWF Tag Team Champion Chief Jay Strongbow, Jan Nelson, Prof. Toru Tanaka, SD Jones, Haystacks Calhoun, Rocky Tomayo, Arnold Skaaland, Sylvano Sousa, Doug Gilbert, Larry Zbyszko, Stan Stasiak, Tony Garea, & Baron Mikel Scicluna
Mr. Fuji defeated Pete Austin
WWWF Tag Team Champion Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Jan Nelson
Prof. Toru Tanaka defeated SD Jones
Haystacks Calhoun defeated Rocky Tomayo
Arnold Skaaland defeated Sylvano Sousa
Peter Maivia defeated Doug Gilbert
Larry Zbyszko defeated Stan Stasiak via disqualification
Tony Garea defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
WWWF @ Albany, NY – Washington Ave. Armory – June 10, 1977
Judy Mansfield defeated Jan Sheridan
Don Serrano fought Johnny Rivera to a draw
Carlos Rocha defeated Rocky Tomayo
Donna Christianello fought Wenonah Little Heart to a draw
WWWF Tag Team Champion Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Stan Stasiak via disqualification
Ivan Putski defeated Moose Monroe
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – June 10, 1977
Pete Austin defeated Tony Altimore via disqualification
SD Jones defeated Moose Monroe (sub. for Pete Doherty)
Johnny Rodz defeated Sylvano Sousa
Jose Gonzalez defeated Frank Rodriguez
Haystacks Calhoun defeated Jan Nelson
Peter Maivia defeated Nikolai Volkoff via count-out
WWWF @ Pittsburgh, PA – Civic Arena – June 10, 1977
Ken Patera defeated Dwayne Gracie at 1:27
Frank Holtz defeated George Steele via disqualification at 2:47; Steele originally got the pin after using a foreign object, but the decision was reversed
Tony Garea pinned JoJo Andrews at 3:11
Dominic DeNucci won an 18-man battle royal by last eliminating George Steele at 8:36 after Gorilla Monsoon & Ken Patera had eliminated each other; due to prematch stipulations, DeNucci earned a world title shot in the main event
Larry Zbyszko fought Mr. Fuji to a 15-minute time-limit draw
Johnny DeFazio pinned Davey O’Hannon at 6:08
Bill Berger fought Bob Brothers to a 15-minute time-limit draw
Prof. Toru Tanaka pinned Joe Abbey at 2:04
WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham pinned Dominic DeNucci at 13:44
WWWF @ Old Tappan, NJ – Northern Valley Regional High School – June 11, 1977
WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham vs. Chief Jay Strongbow
WWWF @ Morristown, NJ – Mennen Sports Arena – June 13, 1977
Larry Zbyszko pinned Jan Nelson at the 12-minute mark
Tony Garea pinned Rocky Tomayo at 14:45
Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka defeated Haystacks Calhoun & Jose Gonzalez (sub. for Carlos Rocha) in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0
Peter Maivia pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna
Wenonah Littleheart & Jan Sheridan vs. Donna Christianello & Judy Manfield (Best 2 out of 3 falls)
WWWF Tag Team Champion Chief Jay Strongbow fought Ken Patera to a double disqualification
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Arena – June 14, 1977
Championship Wrestling taping:
6/18/77 – hosted by Vince McMahon; featured McMahon conducting a ringside interview with WWWF Tag Team Champion Chief Jay Strongbow to begin the broadcast discussing taking WWWF Tag Team Champion Billy White Wolf to San Raphael hospital in New Haven, CT due to the injuries suffered on him by Ken Patera, and showing photos of White Wolf in hospital:
Peter Maivia defeated Jan Nelson via submission at 3:32 with the Samoan Stump Puller; during the bout, Chief Jay Strongbow came back to ringside and joined Vince McMahon at the announce booth to issue an open challenge to Ken Patera
WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Steve King via submission at the 2-minute mark with a bearhug in a non-title match
Larry Sharpe defeated Pete McKay
Bob Backlund pinned Moose Monroe at 6:03 with the atomic drop
Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko fought Stan Stasiak & Nikolai Volkoff to a 10-minute time-limit draw
Ken Patera (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Frank Williams via submission at 3:26 with a bearhug; after the bout, Vince McMahon interviewed Patera & Albano at ringside, discussing WWWF Tag Team Champions Chief Jay Strongbow & Billy White Wolf
6/25/77 – included an interview with Chief Jay Strongbow, where he said Billy White Wolf had a relapse in his rehab and would never be able to wrestle again:
Chief Jay Strongbow & Haystacks Calhoun fought Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka to a draw at 5:40
George Steele defeated Pete Austin at 5:03
Jose Gonzalez defeated Jan Nelson at 2:44
Johnny Rivera defeated Ken Patera via disqualification at 2:40
Lenny Hurst defeated Sylvano Sousa at 5:00
Jan Sheridan & Wenonah Littleheart defeated Judy Mansfield & Donna Christianello at 8:46
7/2/77:
George Steele defeated Sylvano Sousa
Gorilla Monsoon defeated Rocky Tomayo
Peter Maivia defeated Johnny Rodz
Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka defeated SD Jones & Don Serrano
WWWF @ Hamburg, PA – Fieldhouse – June 15, 1977
All Star Wrestling taping:
6/18/77 – hosted by Vince McMahon; featured McMahon conducting a ringside interview with WWWF Tag Team Champion Chief Jay Strongbow to begin the broadcast discussing taking WWWF Tag Team Champion Billy White Wolf to San Raphael hospital in New Haven, CT due to the injuries suffered on him by Ken Patera, and showing photos of White Wolf in hospital, with Strongbow also issuing an open challenge to Patera:
Peter Maivia defeated Moose Monroe via submission at 5:39 with the Samoan Stump Puller
George Steele (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Johnny Rivera via submission at 5:38 with the flying hammerlock
Donna Christianello pinned Jan Sheridan at 5:26 with a powerslam
Ken Patera (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated SD Jones via submission at 5:34 with a bearhug
Bob Backlund pinned Jan Nelson at 2:34 with the atomic drop
6/25/77:
Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka defeated Jose Gonzalez & Don Serrano at 6:55
Lenny Hurst defeated Pete McKay at 5:36
Wenonah Littleheart defeated Judy Mansfield at 5:12
Peter Maivia defeated Jan Nelson at 4:50
Larry Zbyszko & Tony Garea defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna & Johnny Rodz at 7:35 when Zbyszko pinned Rodz with a sunset flip
7/2/77:
Jose Gonzalez defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna via disqualification
Ken Patera defeated Frank Williams & Steve King in a handicap match
Bob Backlund defeated Sylvano Sousa
Lenny Hurst defeated Moose Monroe
Haystacks Calhoun & Tony Garea fought Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka to a draw
Dark match after the taping: WWWF Tag Team Champion Chief Jay Strongbow defeated George Steele via disqualification
WWWF @ Bridgeport, CT – Cardinal Shehan Center – June 16, 1977
Carlos Rocha vs. Moose Monroe
Tony Garea vs. Jan Nelson
Wenona Little Heart & Jan Sheridan vs. Donna Christanello & Judy Mansfield
Larry Zbyszko vs. George Steele
WWWF Tag Team Champion Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Ken Patera
Kansas City, MO – Memorial Hall – June 16, 1977
Denny Alberts defeated Dave Nevins
Don Wayt defeated Benny Ramierez
Bob Sweetan defeated Ed Wiskoski in a loser leaves town match; Wiskoski put up $1,000 to get the match
Rufus R. Jones & Mr. Wrestling defeated Randy Tyler & Bobby Jaggers
WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham pinned Bob Slaughter (Sgt. Slaughter) with an elbowsmash (Graham’s local debut)
WWWF @ Queens, NY – Sunnyside Gardens – June 16, 1977
Prof. Toru Tanaka & Mr. Fuji defeated SD Jones & Don Serrano
Rocky Tomayo fought Johnny Rivera to a draw
Johnny Rodz defeated Mark Tendler
Haystacks Calhoun defeated Nikolai Volkoff via disqualification
Peter Maivia defeated Stan Stasiak via disqualification
St. Louis, MO – Kiel Auditorium – June 17, 1977
Randy Tyler defeated Wolf Wiskoski at 11:12
Bob Sweetan defeated Ron Starr at 15:13
Pat O’Conner defeated Bobby Jaggers at 9:57
Bulldog Brown & Ivan Koloff fought Rufus R. Jones & Billy Robinson to a 30-minute time-limit draw
WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham defeated Bob Slaughter at 11:23
AWA Tag Team Champions Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell defeated Blackjack Lanza & Bobby Duncum (w/ Bobby Heenan)
NWA World Champion Harley Race defeated Missouri Champion Jack Brisco
WWWF @ Lowell, MA – Memorial Auditorium – June 17, 1977
Rocky Tomayo fought Johnny Rivera to a draw
Mr. Fuji defeated Don Serrano
Prof. Toru Tanaka defeated Jose Gonzalez
Little Heart & Jan Sheridan defeated Donna Christianello & Judy Mansfield
George Steele defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Chief Jay Strongbow via disqualification
WWWF @ New London, CT – Ocean Beach Park Auditorium – June 17, 1977
Carlos Rocha pinned Moose Monroe at 8:00
Lenny Hurst defeated Jan Nelson
SD Jones defeated Pinky Larson
Jose Espositio defeated Johnny Rodz at 7:41
Haystacks Calhoun, Larry Zbyszko, & Tony Garea defeated Ken Patera, Stan Stasiak,, & Baron Mikel Scicluna in a Best 3 out of 5 falls match, 3-1; fall #1: Patera’s team won at 10:11; fall #2: Calhoun’s team won via disqualification; fall #3: Calhoun’s team won via disqualification; fall #4: Garea pinned Scicluna at 13:49
WWWF @ Providence, RI – Civic Center – June 18, 1977 (7,500)
Lenny Hurst fought Rocky Tomayo to a draw
Prof. Toru Tanaka defeated SD Jones (sub. for Gorilla Monsoon)
Tony Garea fought Mr. Fuji to a draw
Larry Zbyszko defeated George Steele via disqualification
Donna Christianello & Judy Mansfield defeated Wenonah Littleheart & Jan Sheridan in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham defeated Carlos Rocha in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match at 11:06, 2-1; fall #1: Rocha won via a sleeper; fall #2: Graham won; fall #3: Graham won
Bruno Sammartino pinned Ken Patera at 16:38
WWWF @ Wildwood, NJ – Convention Hall – June 20, 1977
Jose Gonzalez defeated Jan Nelson
Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka defeated Johnny Rivera & Don Serrano
Tony Garea defeated Rocky Tomayo
George Steele defeated Larry Zbyszko
WWWF Tag Team Champion Chief Jay Strongbow fought Ken Patera to a draw
WWWF @ Long Island, NY – Nassau Coliseum – June 20, 1977
Lenny Hurst defeated Johnny Rodz at 15:22
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Pinky Larson (sub. for Carlos Rocha) at 10:37
Wenonah Littleheart & Jan Sheridan defeated Donna Christianello & Judy Mansfield in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0; fall #1: Sheridan’s team won via disqualification at 6:13; fall #2: Sheridan’s team won at 8:44
Stan Stasiak defeated SD Jones at 13:28
Peter Maivia defeated Nikolai Volkoff at 8:39
WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham defeated Haystacks Calhoun via count-out at the 29-second mark
Ivan Putski fought Baron Von Raschke to a double disqualification at 8:46
WWWF @ Portland, ME – Expo Building – June 21, 1977
Peter Maivia defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Wenona Little Heart defeated Judy Mansfield
Larry Zbyszko defeated Rocky Tomayo
George Steele defeated Tony Garea via count-out
Ivan Putski defeated Stan Stasiak via count-out when Stasiak refused to get back into the ring; Haystacks Calhoun was the guest referee for the bout
WWWF @ Newtown, CT – High School Gym – June 21, 1977
Ted Adams vs. Don Serrano
Lenny Hurst vs. Mr. Fuji
Johnny Rivera vs. Prof. Toru Tanaka
Haystacks Calhoun & WWWF Tag Team Champion Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Ken Patera & Baron Von Raschke
WWWF @ Bangor, ME – Municipal Auditorium – June 22, 1977
Jan Sheridan defeated Judy Mansfield
Stan Stasiak fought Larry Zbyszko to a draw
Peter Maivia defeated Rocky Tomayo
Tony Garea defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Ivan Putski defeated George Steele
WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham defeated Haystacks Calhoun
WWWF @ Stamford, CT – High School Gym – June 22, 1977
Baron Von Raschke defeated SD Jones
Lenny Hurst defeated Jan Nelson
Jose Gonzalez defeated Johnny Rodz
Prof. Toru Tanaka & Mr. Fuji defeated Tony Altimore (sub. for Carlos Rocha) & Johnny Rivera
Ken Patera defeated Carlos Rocha (sub. for Chief Jay Strongbow whose father had just passed away) via count-out
WWWF @ Dover-Foxcroft, ME – Academy – June 23, 1977
Peter Maivia vs. Baron Mikel Scicluna
Larry Zbyszko vs. Rocky Tomayo
Jan Sheridan vs. Judy Mansfield
Wenonah Little Heart vs. Donna Christianello
WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham defeated Tony Garea
WWWF @ Harrisburg, PA – Zembo Mosque – June 24, 1977
Johnny Rodz pinned Tony Altimore at 14:38
Baron Mikel Scicluna pinned Frank Rodriguez at 13:36
Peter Maivia pinned Nikolai Volkoff at 14:25
Stan Stasiak pinned SD Jones at 17:10 with the heart punch
Gorilla Monsoon (sub. for Chief Jay Strongbow who couldn’t make the show due to a death in the family) defeated Ken Patera via disqualification at 11:47 after Patera hit Monsoon with the timekeeper’s bell
WWWF @ Albany, NY – Washington Ave. Armory – June 24, 1977
Lenny Hurst defeated Jan Nelson at 17:00
Jose Gonzalez defeated Pete Doherty at 12:00
Wenonah Little Heart & Jan Sheridan defeated Kitty Adams & Judy Mansfield in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall #1: Sheridan’s team won at 14:00; fall #2: Mansfield’s team won; fall #3: Sheridan’s team won at 8:00
Larry Zbyszko defeated George Steele at 11:00
WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham defeated Ivan Putski at 22:00
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – June 24, 1977
Don Serrano vs. Ted Adams
Rocky Tomayo vs. Johnny Rivera
Baron Von Raschke vs. Tony Garea
Carlos Rocha & Haystacks Calhoun vs. Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka
Included 1 other match
WWWF @ Springfield, MA – Civic Center – June 25, 1977 (4,000)
Jan Sheridan & Wenonah Little Heart defeated Donna Christianello & Judy Mansfield in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
Lenny Hurst defeated Jan Nelson
Carlos Rocha defeated Rocky Tomayo
Tony Garea defeated Baron Von Raschke
WWWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka defeated Haystacks Calhoun & Jose Gonzalez in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
George Steele defeated Ivan Putski via count-out
WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham defeated Larry Zbyszko
WWWF @ Erie, PA – Memorial Technical High School Gym – June 25, 1977
Dominic DeNucci fought Johnny Rodz to a draw
Stan Stasiak defeated SD Jones
Ken Patera defeated Gorilla Monsoon (sub. for Chief Jay Strongbow)
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Tony Altimore
WWWF @ Steubenville, OH – St. John’s Arena – June 26, 1977 (4,000+)
SD Jones fought Johnny Rodz to a draw
Peter Maivia defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Joyce Grable & Little Heart defeated Jan Sheridan & Judy Mansfield
Stan Stasiak defeated Dominic DeNucci
Ken Patera defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Chief Jay Strongbow in a steel cage match
WWWF @ New York City, NY – Madison Square Garden – June 27, 1977 (22,090; 4,000 in Felt Forum)
Rescheduled from 6/13
Televised on HBO – included Vince McMahon on commentary:
Jose Gonzalez pinned Jan Nelson at 9:46 with a dropkick
Larry Zbyszko pinned Rocky Tomayo with a small package at 7:31
Tony Garea defeated George Steele via disqualification at 7:28 after using a foreign object; after the bout, Steele continued to attack Garea with the object until Garea was able to fight, attack Steele with the object, and clear him from the ring
Andre the Giant & Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Nikolai Volkoff & Ken Patera in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match at 16:25, 2-0; fall #1: Volkoff & Patera were disqualified at 13:46 when Patera hit a knee to Strongbow’s back; fall #2: Andre pinned Volkoff at 2:39 with a splash after Patera walked out on his partner
Stan Stasiak pinned Lenny Hurst at 8:21 with the heart punch
WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham fought Bruno Sammartino to a double disqualification at 18:39; prior to the bout, Graham was escorted to the ring by the Grand Wizard while Sammartino was escorted by Arnold Skaaland
Ivan Putski fought Baron Von Raschke to a 30-minute time-limit draw; prior to the bout, Von Raschke was escorted ringside by Freddie Blassie
Peter Maivia pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna at 2:09 (Maivia’s MSG debut)
Prof. Toru Tanaka & Mr. Fuji defeated Haystacks Calhoun (sub. for Gorilla Monsoon) & Dominic DeNucci in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match; fall #1: Fuji pinned DeNucci at 3:06; fall #2: the bout was stopped due to the curfew; Calhoun was never tagged into the match
Tampa, FL – Ft. Hesterly Armory – June 28, 1977
Carlos Matta defeated Mike Hammer
Dutch Mantel defeated Brian Blair
Buddy Roberts defeated Raul Matta
Tony Marino fought Mike Graham to a draw
Grizzly Smith defeated Ox Baker
Ivan Koloff defeated Tony Rocco
TV Champion Pat Patterson defeated Carlos Matta (sub. for Jerry Brisco)
Dusty Rhodes & Steve Keirn defeated WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham & Ernie Ladd
NWA World Champion Harley Race defeated Don Muraco
WWWF @ South Plainfield, NJ – High School Gym – June 28, 1977
Johnny Rodz vs. Lenny Hurst
Johnny Rivera vs. Frank Williams
Pete Sanchez vs. Don Serrano
Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka vs. Gorilla Monsoon & Jose Gonzalez
Ivan Putski vs. George Steele
WWWF @ Scranton, PA – CYC – June 28, 1977 (1,035)
Andre the Giant & Peter Maivia co-won a $5,000 14-man battle royal; other particpants included: Chief Jay Strongbow, Baron Von Raschke, Tony Garea, Stan Stasiak, Nikolai Volkoff, Moose Monroe, Rocky Tomayo, Baron Mikel Scicluna, Larry Zbyszko, Ted Adams, SD Jones & Ken Patera; Andre & Maivia were the last two combatants in the ring and decided to split the victory
Tony Garea defeated Moose Monroe at 8:30
Peter Maivia defeated Rocky Tomayo at 10:30
Ken Patera defeated SD Jones at 7:37
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Jan Nelson at 8:16
Baron Von Raschke defeated Ramon Punajo at 15:15
Larry Zbyszko defeated Nikolai Volkoff at 15:22
Andre the Giant defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna at 5:15
WWWF @ Manchester, NH – JFK Coliseum – June 29, 1977
Larry Zbyszko vs. Moose Monroe
Nikolai Volkoff vs. Tony Garea
Andre the Giant & Peter Maivia vs. Stan Stasiak & Baron Von Raschke (Best 2 out of 3 falls match)
Included 2 other matches
WWWF @ Danvers, MA – Town Line Rink Arena – June 29, 1977
Lenny Hurst vs. Johnny Rodz
Pete Doherty vs. Don Serrano
Baron Mikel Scilcuna vs. SD Jones
Jose Gonzalez & Gorilla Monsoon vs. Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka
Chief Jay Strongbow vs. George Steele
Ivan Putski vs. Ken Patera
CWF @ Miami Beach, FL – Convention Hall South – June 29, 1977
Butcher Vachon defeated Gordon Nelson
Tony Marino defeated Brian Blair
Buddy Roberts defeated Raul Matta
Grizzly Smith defeated Hans Schroder
Tony Rocco & Don Muraco defeated Ivan Koloff & Pat Patterson
Mike Graham fought Ox Baker to a draw
Dusty Rhodes & Steve Keirn defeated WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham & Ernie Ladd
NWA World Champion Harley Race pinned Jerry Brisco
WWWF @ Poughkeepsie, NY – Mid-Hudson Civic Center – June 30, 1977
Ted Adams vs. Johnny Rivera
Don Serrano vs. Johnny Rodz
Jose Gonzalez vs. Rocky Tomayo
Tony Garea vs. Baron Von Raschke
Ivan Putski vs. George Steele
WWWF @ Worcester, MA – Memorial Auditorium – June 30, 1977
16-man battle royal including Andre the Giant, Gorilla Monsoon, Chief Jay Strongbow, Prof. Toru Tanaka, Mr. Fuji, Peter Maivia. Stan Stasiak, Larry Zbyszko and others
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – July 1, 1977
Moose Monroe vs. Lenny Hurst
Johnny Rodz vs. Johnny Rivera
Baron Mikel Scicluna vs. Haystacks Calhoun
Mr. Fuji vs. SD Jones
Baron Von Raschke vs. Peter Maivia
Ivan Putski vs. Stan Stasiak
WWWF @ Pittsfield, MA – Boy’s Club – July 1, 1977
Ted Adams fought Pete Doherty to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Pete Austin vs. Rocky Tomayo
Jose Gonzalez vs. Prof. Toru Tanaka
Tony Garea, Larry Zbyszko & Pete Austin (sub. for Chief Jay Strongbow) defeated Ken Patera, George Steele, & Nikolai Volkoff in a Best 3 out of 5 falls match, 3-1; fall #1: Steele defeated Garea at the 42-second mark; fall #2: Garea defeated Steele at 4:20; fall #3: Zbyszko defeated Volkoff; fall #4: the heels were disqualified at the 25-second mark
CWF @ Sarasota, FL – Robarts Arena – July 2, 1977
Don Muraco pinned Angelo Poffo at 7:07
Hiro Matsuda pinned Gordon Nelson with a three-quarter nelson at 13:03
Mike Graham defeated Buddy Wolfe at 23:06
Butcher Vachon & Hans Schroeder defeated Raul & Carlos Matta when Schroeder pinned Carlos at 12:10
Grizzly Smith defeated Hans Schroeder (sub. for Ox Baker, who missed his flight) at the 58-second mark
WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham defeated Ivan Koloff via count-out
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Arena – July 5, 1977
Championship Wrestling taping:
7/9/77:
George Steele defeated Mark Shard at 3:57
BB Coleman defeated Sylvano Sousa at 3:16
Moose Monroe defeated Frank Rodriguez at 5:33
Larry Zbyszko & Tony Garea defeated Rocky Tomayo & Joe Turco at 9:14 when Tomayo submitted to Zbyszko’s bearhug
Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka defeated Johnny Rivera & Pete Austin in 8:01
Peter Maivia defeated Pete Doherty via submission with the stump puller at 3:49
7/16/77:
Stan Stasiak & Baron Von Raschke defeated Johnny Rivera & SD Jones at 7:15
Bob Backlund defeated BB Coleman at 5:41
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Steve King at 2:58
Johnny Rodz defeated Hoss Tweed at 4:57
Larry Zbyszko & Tony Garea defeated Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka (w/ Freddie Blassie) via disqualification at 8:39 when Blassie hit Garea with his cane as Garea had the abdominal stretch on Fuji; Zbyszko was then triple-teamed until Peter Maivia made the save
Lenny Hurst defeated Jose Estrada at 2:38
7/23/77:
Lenny Hurst defeated Joe Turco at 4:45
Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka defeated Ted Adams & Mark Shard at 4:37
SD Jones defeated Jose Estrada at 3:18
Tony Garea defeated Moose Monroe at 6:25
Larry Zybszko defeated Nikolai Volkoff at 8:40
Bob Backlund defeated Pete Doherty at 5:44
WWWF @ Hamburg, PA – Fieldhouse – July 6, 1977
All Star Wrestling: taping:
7/9/77 – hosted by Vince McMahon:
Peter Maivia defeated BB Coleman
George Steele (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Sylvano Sousa & Hoss Tweed in a handicap match at 5:15 by pinning Tweed
Larry Zbyszko defeated Joe Turco via submission at 6:22 with a bearhug
Tony Garea fought Stan Stasiak to a draw
Lenny Hurst & Johnny Rivera defeated Johnny Rodz & Jose Estrada
7/16/77 – hosted by Vince McMahon:
Tony Garea defeated Rocky Tomayo
Pete Doherty defeated Pete Austin
Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka defeated Lenny Hurst & Johnny Rivera
Bob Backlund defeated Joe Turco
SD Jones defeated BB Coleman
7/23/77 – hosted by Vince McMahon; featured McMahon conducting a ringside interview with Peter Maivia; at the end of the program, McMahon announced that Mr. Fuji would face WWWF Tag Team Chief Jay Strongbow the following week, which ended up not taking place:
Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Frank Williams & Steve King at 5:06 when Tanaka pinned King after applying a modified sleeper hold and throwing King to the canvas
Bob Backlund pinned Rocky Tomayo at 5:34 with an atomic drop; early in the bout, Freddie Blassie tried to distract Backlund and cause him to be counted out but Backlund foiled Blassie’s plan and knocked him down on the floor; Blassie then further attempted to interfere until Backlund cleared Blassie from ringside
Peter Maivia defeated Moose Monroe via submission at 6:28 with the Samoan Stump Puller
Stan Stasiak (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Lenny Hurst at 5:38 with a backbreaker
Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna & Pete Doherty at 6:18 when Doherty submitted to Garea’s abdominal stretch
Dark match after the taping: Bob Backlund (sub. for Ivan Putski) defeated George Steele via count-out
WWWF @ Lewistown, ME – Fair – July 7, 1977
Pete Austin vs. Sylvano Sousa
Pete Doherty vs. Lenny Hurst
Rocky Tomayo vs. Johnny Rivera
Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko vs. Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka
WWWF @ Queens, NY – Sunnyside Gardens – July 7, 1977
Frank Williams fought Moose Monroe to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Johnny Rodz defeated Ted Adams at 11:34
Baron Von Raschke defeated Joe Turco (sub. for Jose Gonzalez) at 7:44
Peter Maivia defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna at 11:58
Geroge Steele defeated SD Jones at 5:35
Ivan Putski defeated Stan Stasiak via count-out at 14:09
WWWF @ Albany, NY – Washington Ave. Armory – July 8, 1977
Pete Austin fought Pete Doherty to a 20-minute time limit draw
Lenny Hurst defeated Sylvano Sousa
Johnny Rivera fought Rocky Tomayo to a draw
Larry Zbyszko defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna after the 7-minute mark
George Steele defeated Gorilla Monsoon after the 4-minute mark
WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham defeated Ivan Putski after the 23-minute mark
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – July 8, 1977
Johnny Rodz defeated Frank Williams
Moose Monroe vs. Ted Adams
Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka defeated Jose Gonzalez & SD Jones
Stan Stasiak fought Tony Garea to a draw
Peter Maivia defeated Baron Von Raschke
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – July 9, 1977 (15,602)
Johnny Rivera pinned Rocky Tomayo at 10:40
Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka defeated Chief Jay Strongbow & Jose Gonzalez in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall #1: Fuji’s team won at 11:28; fall #2: Strongbow’s team won at 3:26; fall #3: Fuji’s team won at 4:58
Lenny Hurst defeated George Steele via disqualification at 4:57 when Steele used the turnbuckle padding to rub into Hurst’s eyes and bit his arm
WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham pinned Tony Garea at 11:10
Larry Zbyszko defeated Stan Stasiak at 11:46
Bruno Sammartino defeated Ken Patera when guest referee Gorilla Monsoon stopped the bout at 15:22 due to loss of blood
SD Jones pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna at 8:01
Peter Maivia defeated Baron Von Rashke at 4:55
Toronto, Ontario – Exhibition Stadium – July 10, 1977
Farmer Pete defeated Little Bruiser
The Wildman defeated Pat Kelly
Tony Parisi defeated the Mongol
Haystacks Calhoun defeated Bulldog Kent via disqualification
Stan Stasiak defeated Al Costello
International Tag Team Champions Billy Red Lyons & Dewey Robertson defeated Reginald Love & Chris Tolos
Andre the Giant fought Ken Patera to a double disqualification
WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham pinned Chief Jay Strongbow
NWA World Champion Harley Race defeated the Sheik via disqualification at 8:56
WWWF @ Boston, MA – Boston Garden – July 11, 1977 (6,205)
Tony Altimore defeated Joe Turco via disqualification at 11:14
Johnny Rodz fought Johnny Rivera to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Jose Gonzalez defeated Rocky Tomayo at 6:35
Prof. Toru Tanaka & Mr. Fuji defeated SD Jones & Lenny Hurst in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0
Chief Jay Strongbow fought Baron Von Raschke to a double count-out at 12:20
Peter Maivia defeated Stan Stasiak via disqualification
Ken Patera defeated Tony Garea at 12:35
Bruno Sammartino defeated George Steele at 10:15
WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham defeated Larry Zbyszko at 10:35
– 7/12/77: Brock Lesnar is born.
WWWF @ Portland, ME – Civic Center – July 12, 1977 (1,984)
Debut at the venue
Lenny Hurst defeated Pete Doherty
Moose Monroe defeated Pete Austin
George Steele defeated Chief Jay Strongbow via count-out
Prof. Toru Tanaka fought Larry Zbyszko to a draw
WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham defeated Ken Patera via disqualification; Gorilla Monsoon was guest referee for the bout
Mr. Fuji defeated SD Jones
Jose Gonzalez defeated Johnny Rodz
WWWF @ Bangor, ME – Auditorium – July 13, 1977
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Johnny Rodz
Ken Patera defeated Jose Gonzalez
Tony Garea defeated Pete Doherty
WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham defeated Larry Zbyszko
George Steele defeated SD Jones
Peter Maivia fought Prof. Toru Tanaka to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Lenny Hurst defeated Moose Monroe via disqualification
Tony Garea & Larry Zbzysko co-won a 14-man $5,000 battle royal; other participants included: Chief Jay Strongbow, Johnny Rodz, Ken Patera, Jose Gonzalez, Pete Doherty, George Steele, SD Jones, Peter Maivia, Prof. Toru Tanaka, Lenny Hurst, & Moose Monroe
WWWF @ Greenfield, MA – Skating Rink – July 14, 1977 (500)
Frank Williams vs. Pete Doherty
Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko vs. Stan Stasiak & Baron Von Raschke (Best 2 out of 3 falls)
Peter Maivia defeated George Steele via disqualification
Also included 1 other match
WWWF @ Rockland, ME – July 14, 1977
WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham defeated Larry Zbyszko
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – July 15, 1977
Pete Austin defeated Frank Williams
Pete Doherty fought Johnny Rivera to a draw
SD Jones defeated Rocky Tomayo
Ken Patera defeated Lenny Hurst
George Steele fought Chief Jay Strongbow to a no contest
WWWF @ Pittsburgh, PA – Civic Arena – July 15, 1977
Jim Grabmire pinned Frank Holtz
Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka defeated Jose Gonzalez & Johnny DeFazio via pinfall
WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham fought Ivan Putski to a double disqualification
Peter Maivia pinned Stan Stasiak
Joe Abby pinned BB Coleman
Larry Zbyszko & Tony Garea defeated Baron Von Raschke & Nikolai Volkoff in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match; 2-0 fall #1: Von Raschke & Volkoff were disqualified; fall #2: Zbyszko scored the fall
WWWF @ Baltimore, MD – Civic Center – July 16, 1977
Johnny Rodz defeated Johnny Rivera
SD Jones defeated Frank Williams
Ivan Putski defeated George Steele via count-out at 10:15
WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham defeated Bobo Brazil
Lenny Hurst defeated Rocky Tomayo
Chief Jay Strongbow fought Ken Patera to a double disqualification
Stan Stasiak defeated Joe Turco (sub. for Mike Santocapito) at 2:53
Baron Von Raschke defeated Jose Gonzalez at 5:13
Prof. Toru Tanaka & Mr. Fuji fought Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko to a curfew draw
WWWF @ New Haven, CT – Coliseum – July 17, 1977
SD Jones fought Johnny Rodz to a draw
Mr. Fuji pinned Lenny Hurst at 8:40
Peter Maivia pinned Stan Stasiak at 8:43
Ken Patera defeated Tony Garea via count-out at 18:53
WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham defeated Chief Jay Strongbow via count-out at 13:47
Ivan Putski defeated Prof. Toru Tanaka via disqualification at 13:38
Jose Gonzalez defeated Joe Turco
Larry Zbyszko defeated George Steele via count-out at 9:18
WWWF @ Long Island, NY – Nassau Coliseum – July 18, 1977
Johnny Rivera defeated Rocky Tomayo
Mark Tendler fought Joe Turco to a draw
Prof. Toru Tanaka & Mr. Fuji defeated SD Jones & Lenny Hurst
Larry Zbyszko defeated George Steele via count-out
Ivan Putski defeated Rocky Tomayo & Joe Turco
WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham fought Chief Jay Strongbow to a double disqualification
WWWF @ Salisbury Beach, MA – July 18, 1977
Johnny Rodz defeated Pete Doherty
SD Jones defeated Frank Williams
Sylvano Sousa defeated Jose Estrada
Moose Monroe defeated Pete Austin
Ken Patera fought Tony Garea to a double disqualification
Peter Maivia defeated Baron Von Rashcke
CWF @ Tampa, FL – Ft. Hesterly Armory – July 19, 1977
Don Serrano defeated the Great Mephisto
Charlie Cook defeated Dutch Mantel
Mike York fought Scott Casey to a draw
Jerry Brisco defeated Tony Marino
Buddy Roberts defeated Tony Rocco
Ernie Ladd defeated Steve Keirn
Rocky Johnson defeated Ivan Koloff
Jack Brisco defeated Pat Patterson via disqualification
Dusty Rhodes defeated WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham
WWWF @ Scranton, PA – CYC – July 19, 1977 (876)
Johnny Rodz fought Johnny Rivera to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Peter Maivia defeated Baron Von Raschke at 18:59
Ken Patera defeated Chief Jay Strongbow via count-out at 19:56
Johnny Rodz defeated Frank Williams at 5:35
Prof. Toru Tanaka & Mr. Fuji defeated Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match; fall #1: Garea & Zbyszko won; fall #2 – Fuji & Tanaka won; fall #3: Fuji & Tanaka won
WWWF @ Rutland, VT – Riverside Ice Rink – July 19, 1977
Ivan Putski vs. George Steele
WWWF @ Brooklyn, NY – July 20, 1977
Joe Turco defeated Jose Estrada
Pete Austin fought Pete Doherty to a draw
Tony Garea defeated Jack Evans
Ivan Putski defeated George Steele via count-out
Sylvano Sousa defeated Joe Turco via disqualification
Larry Zbyszko defeated Rocky Tomayo
CWF @ Miami, FL – Convention Hall – July 20, 1977 (4,372)
Carlos Matta fought B. Brian Blair to a draw
Buddy Roberts defeated Raul Matta
Don Serrano defeated the Great Mephisto
Jerry Brisco (sub. for Scott Casey) & Charlie Cook defeated Tank Patton & Mike York
Ivan Koloff defeated Rocky Johnson via disqualification (Southern Heavyweight Title)
Jack Brisco defeated Pat Patterson
Dusty Rhodes defeated WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham in a non-title match
WWWF @ Manchester, NH – JFK Coliseum – July 20, 1977
Tom Bronski defeated Johnny Rodz via disqualification
SD Jones defeated Frank Williams
Prof. Toru Tanaka & Mr. Fuji defeated Jose Gonzalez & Johnny Rivera
Ken Patera defeated Chief Jay Strongbow
Peter Maivia defeated Baron Von Raschke
CWF @ Jacksonville, FL – Coliseum – July 21, 1977
The Great Mephisto & Gordon Nelson defeated Carlos & Raul Matta
Mike York defeated Tony Rocco
Buddy Roberts defeated Scott Casey
Charlie Cook defeated Tony Marino
Ivan Koloff defeated Jerry Brisco
Jack Brisco defeated Pat Patterson
Rocky Johnson defeated Ernie Ladd
Dusty Rhodes defeated WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham
WWWF @ Poughkeepsie, NY – Mid-Hudson Civic Center – July 21, 1977
Jose Gonzalez vs. Pete Doherty
Mark Tendler vs. Jose Estrada
Ted Adams vs. Sylvano Sousa
SD Jones vs. Rocky Tomayo
Pete Austin vs. Stan Stasiak
Ivan Putski vs. George Steele (Gorilla Monsoon guest referee)
WWWF @ Worcester, MA – July 21, 1977
Johnny Rivera defeated Frank Williams
Johnny Rivera fought Johnny Rodz to a draw
Peter Maivia defeated Baron Von Raschke
Prof. Toru Tanaka & Mr. Fuji defeated Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko
Chief Jay Strongbow fought Ken Patera to a double disqualification
WWWF @ Albany, NY – Washington Ave. Armory – July 22, 1977
Pete Doherty pinned Gene Crespo at 11:00
Larry Zbyszko defeated Rocky Tomayo at 12:00
Pete Austin fought Sylvano Sousa to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Dixie Pineiro defeated Jack Cotto at 17:00
Peter Maivia defeated Baron Von Raschke at 23:00
Ivan Putski defeated Ken Patera at 21:00
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – July 22, 1977
Prof. Toru Tanaka defeated SD Jones
George Steele defeated Chief Jay Strongbow via count-out
Included 4 other matches
WWWF @ Harrisburg, PA – Zembo Mosque – July 22, 1977
The scheduled Ted Adams vs. Arnold Skaaland match did not take place
Johnny Rivera pinned Mark Tendler at 14:40
Johnny Rodz pinned Lenny Hurst at 16:32
Nikolai Volkoff defeated Les Thornton & Stan Lavdas in a handicap match by pinning both men at 12:14
Mr. Fuji fought Tony Garea to a draw
Stan Stasiak pinned Gorilla Monsoon at 14:26 with the heart punch
WWWF @ Binghamton, NY – Broome County Arena – July 23, 1977
Lenny Hurst & Jose Gonzalez vs. Moose Monroe & Rocky Tomayo (Best 2 out of 3 falls)
Johnny Rodz vs. Tony Garea
Baron Von Raschke vs. Chief Jay Strongbow
Ivan Putski vs. Stan Stasiak
WWWF @ Staten Island, NY – July 23, 1977
Jose Estrada fought Jack Evans to a draw
SD Jones defeated Joe Turco
Mark Tendler defeated Frank Rodriguez
Prof. Toru Tanaka & Mr. Fuji defeated Larry Zbyszko & Gorilla Monsoon
Peter Maivia defeated George Steele via count-out
Orlando, FL – Sports Stadium – July 24, 1977
Mike York & Tank Patton defeated Raul & Carlos Matta
Buddy Roberts defeated Brian Blair
Scott Casey defeated the Great Mephisto
Charlie Cook defeated Tony Marino via disqualification
Rocky Johnson defeated WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham
Dusty Rhodes & Steve Keirn fought Pat Patterson & Ivan Koloff to a draw (Florida Tag Team Titles)
WWWF @ Steubenville, OH – St. John’s Arena – July 24, 1977
Johnny DeFazio defeated Frank Williams
Peter Maivia & Ivan Putski defeated George Steele & Stan Stasiak in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0
Larry Zbyszko defeated Baron Von Raschke via disqualification
Johnny Rivera defeated Jim Grabmire
Jose Gonzalez pinned Moose Monroe
WWWF @ Wildwood, NJ – Convention Hall – July 25, 1977
SD Jones defeated Jose Gonzalez
Johnny Rodz defeated Lenny Hurst
Peter Maivia defeated Stan Stasiak
Ivan Putski defeated Baron Von Raschke
Johnny Rivera defeated Joe Turco
Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeataed Prof. Toru Tanaka & Mr. Fuji via disqualification
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Arena – July 26, 1977
Championship Wrestling taping:
7/30/77:
Bob Backlund defeated Joe Turco at 5:45
Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka defeated Lenny Hurst & SD Jones at 8:15
Johnny Rodz defeated Ted Adams at 2:43
Tony Garea defeated Pete Doherty at 7:49
George Steele & Stan Stasiak defeated Johnny Rivera & Jose Gonzalez at 6:45
8/6/77:
Ivan Putski defeated Jose Estrada & Mike Madera in a handicap match
SD Jones defeated Frank Rodriguez at 5:43
Tony Garea and Larry Zybszko fought Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka to a double disqualification at 9:31
Jack Evans & Pete Doherty defeated Pete Austin & Bob Darlin at 5:38
Peter Maivia defeated Moose Monroe at 2:31
8/13/77 – hosted by Vince McMahon:
Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka defeated SD Jones & Jose Gonzalez
Bob Backlund defeated Jack Evans
Lenny Hurst defeated Frank Williams
Ivan Putski defeated Joe Turco
Peter Maivia defeated Nikolai Volkoff via count-out at 6:17 when Volkoff left ringside after receiving a backbreaker from Maivia
Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Pete Doherty & Rocky Tomayo
12/10/77:
Bob Backlund defeated George Steele (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) via count-out at 4:36 after drop kicking Steele out of the ring; Backlund then also cleared Albano from the ring when he tried to attack him, and used Steele’s own foreign object when both re-entered the ring
WWWF @ Hamburg, PA – Fieldhouse – July 27, 1977
All Star Wrestling taping:
7/30/77 – hosted by Vince McMahon; featured McMahon conducting a ringside interview with WWWF Tag Team Champion Chief Jay Strongbow, with Strongbow confirming that Billy White Wolf will never be able to wrestle again, and promising revenge against Ken Patera:
Peter Maivia defeated Joe Turco via submission at 5:47 with the Samoan Stump Puller
Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Johnny Rivera & Pete Austin at 6:09 when Tanaka pinned Austin after applying a modified sleeper hold and throwing Austin to the canvas; after the bout, Vince McMahon interviewed Blassie, Tanaka, & Fuji at ringside
Bob Backlund pinned BB Coleman at 6:28 with the atomic drop
Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Rocky Tomayo & Johnny Rodz at 6:32 when Tomayo submitted to Zbyszko’s bearhug; during the bout, Freddie Blassie, Mr. Fuji, & Prof. Toru Tanaka came ringside to watch the match
8/6/77 – hosted by Vince McMahon; featured McMahon conducting a ringside interview with Bob Backlund:
Ivan Putski defeated Sylvano Sousa & Joe Turco in a handicap match at 6:07 when Sousa submitted to Putski’s bearhug after Putski hit the Polish Hammer on Turco
George Steele (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Lenny Hurst via submission at 7:54 with the flying hammerlock; after the bout, Ivan Putski made the save for Hurst, and brawled with Steele until Putski cleared Steele form the ring; both men then continued brawling around ringside until Steele returned backstage
WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Jose Gonzalez at 4:26 with a kneedrop off the top in a non-title match
Ken Patera (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Frank Williams via submission at 3:01 with a modified Boston crab
WWWF Tag Team Champion Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Pete Doherty via submission at 5:11 with the sleeper; during the bout, Gorilla Monsoon joined Vince McMahon at the commentary position and announced that a decision between the WWWF and the board of directors was in the works of been made about the status of the WWWF Tag Team Championship due to the career-ending injury suffered on Billy White Wolf, with Monsoon speculating that the top two contending teams would wrestle for the championship in the near future
8/13/77 – hosted by Vince McMahon; featured McMahon conducting a ringside interview with Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko:
Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Johnny Rivera & SD Jones at 7:22 when Fuji pinned Jones with a Kamikaze clothesline
Ivan Putski pinned Moose Monroe at 3:48 with the Polish Hammer; during the bout, Vince McMahon plugged the first edition of the new WWWF Wrestling Action Magazine that would be released soon
Johnny Rodz & Jack Evans defeated Jose Gonzalez & Lenny Hurst at 7:16 when Evans pinned Hurst
Peter Maivia pinned Rocky Tomayo at 3:54 with a headbutt
Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Jose Estrada & Frank Rodriguez at 3:56 when Estrada submitted to Garea’s abdominal stretch
Dark match after the taping: Ivan Putski defeated George Steele via count-out
WWWF @ Queens, NY – Sunnyside Gardens – July 28, 1977
Ted Adams fought Frank Rodriguez to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Johnny Rivera defeated Joe Turco at 13:29
Jose Estrada fought Moose Monroe to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Stan Stasiak defeated Mike Madero (sub. for Pete Sanchez) at 9:18
Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka defeated Chief Jay Strongbow & Jose Gonzalez (sub. for Billy White Wolf) in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall #1: Strongbow’s team was disqualified at 11:49; fall #2: Strongbow’s team won at 2:21; fall #3: Fuji’s team won at 6:42
WWWF @ Kingston, NY – Municipal Auditorium – July 29, 1977
Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko vs. Stan Stasiak & Baron Von Raschke
Ken Patera vs. ? (sub. for Billy White Wolf)
Included 3 other matches
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – July 29, 1977
SD Jones defeated Pete Doherty
Jose Estrada defeated Frank Rodriguez via disqualification
Rocky Tomayo defeated Pete Austin
Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka defeated Peter Maivia & Jose Gonzalez
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated George Steele in an Indian Strap Match
WWWF @ Lowell, MA – Memorial Auditorium – July 30, 1977
16-man, $5,000 battle royal including Chief Jay Strongbow, Ken Patera, George Steele, Stan Stasiak, Baron Von Raschke, Peter Maivia, Larry Zbyszko, Prof. Toru Tanaka, Mr. Fuji, Tony Garea, Rocky Tomayo, Johnny Rivera, Johnny Rodz, SD Jones, and Jose Gonzalez
Also included 8 other matches
WWWF @ New York City, NY – Madison Square Garden – August 1, 1977
Televised on HBO – featured Vince McMahon on commentary:
Prime Time Wrestling – 4/28/86: Prof. Toru Tanaka & Mr. Fuji defeated Jose Gonzalez & Lenny Hurst in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0; fall #1: Fuji pinned Gonzalez with a clothesline; fall #2: Tanaka pinned Hurst after applying a cobra clutch and then shoving Hurst to the mat
Carlos Colon pinned Johnny Rodz at 6:50 with a victory roll
Ken Patera defeated Chief Jay Strongbow via count-out at 7:04 after pushing Strongbow over the top rope after breaking Strongbow’s sleeper hold; prior to the bout, Capt. Lou Albano escorted Patera to the ring with Strongbow clearing Albano from ringside with his own shoe
Bruno Sammartino (w/ Arnold Skaaland) fought WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham (w/ the Grand Wizard) to a draw at 13:05 when both men were too bloody to continue; Gorilla Monsoon was the special referee for the bout; after the match, Bruno continued to attack the champion, despite Monsoon trying to hold him back (Grudge Matches)
Ivan Putski defeated Baron Von Raschke
Peter Maivia pinned Nikolai Volkoff at 16:35 with a roll up
Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated George Steele & Stan Stasiak via referee’s decision in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match after the match went to curfew; there were no falls in the 29 minutes the match lasted until the curfew with the referee awarding the match to Garea & Zbyszko at the end
WWWF @ New Bedford, MA – Hetland Skating Arena – August 2, 1977
Johnny Rodz defeated Jose Estrada
Frank Williams defeated Moose Monroe via disqualification
Johnny Rivera defeated Lenny Hurst
Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka fought Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko to a draw
Peter Maivia defeated WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham via count-out in a non-title match
WWWF @ Portland, ME – Expo Building – August 2, 1977
Pete Doherty defeated Joe Sasso via disqualification
SD Jones defeated Joe Turco
Baron Von Raschke defeated Pete Austin
Stan Stasiak pinned Jose Gonzalez (sub. for Billy White Wolf)
Ivan Putski defeated George Steele
Ken Patera defeated Chief Jay Strongbow via count-out when Strongbow applied the sleeper on Patera while standing on the ring apron
WWWF @ Bangor, ME – Bass Park Race Track – August 3, 1977
Held as part of the state fair
Frank Williams defeated Joe Turco
Lenny Hurst fought Johnny Rodz to a draw
Baron Von Raschke defeated Jose Gonzalez
Chief Jay Strongbow & Peter Maivia defeated Ken Patera & Capt. Lou Albano
WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham defeated Tony Garea
WWWF @ Danvers, MA – Town Line Twin Rinks Arena – August 3, 1977
Moose Monroe vs. Jose Estrada
Rocky Tomayo vs. Pete Austin
Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka vs. SD Jones & Johnny Rivera
? (sub. for Peter Maivia) vs. Stan Stasiak
Ivan Putski vs. George Steele
WWWF @ Rockland, ME – District High School – August 4, 1977
A fundraiser for the Rockland Area Jaycees
Pete Doherty vs. Pete Austin
Joe Turco vs. Joe Sasso
Frank Williams vs. Jose Gonzalez
Johnny Rodz vs. Lenny Hurst
Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Baron Mikel Scicluna
WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham defeated Billy White Wolf
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – August 5, 1977
Tony Garea vs. Johnny Rodz
Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka vs. Lenny Hurst & Jack Evans
Ken Patera vs. Chief Jay Strongbow
Included 2 other bouts
WWWF @ Albany, NY – Washington Ave. Armory – August 5, 1977
SD Jones defeated Rocky Tomayo at 19:00
Pete Austin defeated Moose Monroe at 16:00
Johnny Rivera defeated Joe Turco at 13:00
Ivan Putski defeated George Steele at 15:00
Peter Maivia defeated WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham via count-out at 15:00
WWWF @ Springfield, MA – Civic Center – August 6, 1977 (5,500)
Jose Gonzalez vs. Moose Monroe
SD Jones vs. Rocky Tomayo
Peter Maivia vs. Johnny Rodz
Larry Zbyszko vs. Stan Stasiak
Lenny Hurst & Johnny Rivera vs. Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka
Ken Patera pinned Chief Jay Strongbow
Ivan Putski pinned George Steele
Tony Garea defeated WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham via disqualification
Toronto, Ontario – CNE Stadium – August 7, 1977
Due to a Canadian airline strike, WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham, Ken Patera, US Champion the Sheik, and Chief Jay Strongbow were unable to appear on the show
The Beast defeated the Wildman via disqualification
Tony Parisi defeated Frank Stanley
Chris Tolos defeated Steve Bolus
Sweet Daddy Siki defeated Geeto Mongol
Stan Stasiak defeated Geeto Mongol (sub. for WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham) via count-out
International Tag Team Champions Billy Red Lyons & Dewey Robertson defeated Reginald Love & Don Kent
Andre the Giant & Haystacks Calhoun defeated Don Kent, Frank Stanley, & Chris Tolos; originally, Andre was to face Ken Patera in a steel cage match and the Sheik was to face Calhoun
WWWF @ Long Island, NY – Nassau Coliseum – August 8, 1977
Johnny Rodz fought Johnny Rivera to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Tony Garea defeated Prof. Toru Tanaka via disqualification at 11:02
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Mr. Fuji via count-out at 7:36
WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham defeated Larry Zbyszko at 8;19
Lenny Hurst defeated Tony Altimore (sub. for Jose Gonzalez) at 8:51
SD Jones defeated Joe Turco at 2:38
Baron Von Raschke defeated Rocky Tomayo (sub. for Billy White Wolf) at 9:11
Ken Patera fought Ivan Putski to a double disqualification at 10:09
Stan Stasiak & George Steele fought Peter Maivia & Haystacks Calhoun to a curfew draw
WWWF @ Plainfield, NJ – High School – August 9, 1977
SD Jones pinned Rocky Tomayo
Johnny Rodz pinned Jack Evans
Susan Green & Kitty Adams defeated Leilani Kai & Judy Mansfield in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall #1: Kai & Mansfield won; fall #2: Green & Adams won; fall #3: Green & Adams won
Larry Zbyszko defeated Baron Von Raschke
Ivan Putski defeated George Steele via disqualification
WWWF @ Scranton, PA – CYC – August 9, 1977 (904)
Johnny Rivera defeated Joe Turco at 13:53
Lenny Hurst defeated Moose Monroe at 14:21
Stan Stasiak fought Tony Garea to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka defeated Peter Maivia & Haystacks Calhoun in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall #1: Fuji & Tanaka won at 13:03; fall #2: Maivia & Calhoun won at 6:27; fall #3: Fuji & Tanaka won at 5:26
Chief Jay Strongbow (sub. for Billy White Wolf) defeated Ken Patera via count-out at 17:28
Tampa, FL – August 9, 1977
WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham defeated Steve Keirn
Dusty Rhodes & Rocky Johnson defeated WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham & Ernie Ladd
Miami, FL – Convention Hall – August 10, 1977 (4,354)
Tony Rocco defeated Gordon Nelson
Dutch Mantel defeated Don Serrano
Buddy Roberts defeated Scott Casey
Charlie Cook fought Tony Marino to a draw
Pedro Morales defeated Mike York
Pat Patterson defeated Jerry Brisco via count-out
Rocky Johnson defeated Ernie Ladd
WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham pinned Jack Brisco
WWWF @ Kingston, RI – Keaney Gym – August 10, 1977
Moose Monroe vs. Jack Evans
Joe Turco vs. Jack Evans
Susan Green & Vicki Williams vs. Leilani Kai & Judy Mansfield
Haystacks Calhoun & Ivan Putski vs. Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka (Best 2 out of 3 falls match)
Also included 1 other match
WWWF @ Manchester, NH – JFK Coliseum – August 10, 1977
Pete Austin vs. Johnny Rodz
Pete Doherty vs. Lenny Hurst
Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko vs. Stan Stasiak & Joe Sasso
George Steele vs. Peter Maivia
Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Ken Patera
WWWF @ Worcester, MA – Memorial Auditorium – August 11, 1977
Joe Sasso vs. Rocky Tomayo
Jose Gonzalez vs. Lenny Hurst
Haystacks Calhoun & Larry Zbyszko vs. Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka
Ivan Putski vs. Stan Stasiak
Peter Maivia vs. George Steele
Also included a women’s match
Kansas City, MO – Memorial Hall – August 11, 1977
Don Wate fought Mike Pappas to a draw
Benny Ramirez defeated John Davidson
Col. Robley & Bobby Jaggers defeated Bulldog Brown & Mr. Wrestling via count-out
Rufus R. Jones defeated Randy Tyler
Black Angus defeated WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham via disqualification
NWA World Champion Harley Race defeated Bob Sweetan
WWWF @ Poughkeepsie, NY – Mid-Hudson Civic Center – August 11, 1977
Sylvano Sousa vs. SD Jones
Johnny Rodz & Joe Turco vs. Johnny Rivera & ? (sub. for Billy White Wolf)
Tony Garea vs. Baron Von Raschke
Ken Patera vs. Chief Jay Strongbow
Also included a women’s match
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – August 12, 1977
Tony Garea, Larry Zbyszko, & Haystacks Calhoun vs. Mr. Fuji, Prof. Toru Tanaka, & Moose Monroe (Best 3 out of 5 falls)
Rocky Tomayo vs. Jose Estrada
Peter Maivia vs. George Steele
WWWF @ Toms River, NJ – High School North Football Field – August 12, 1977
Gorilla Monsoon & Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Baron Von Raschke & Stan Stasiak (Best 2 out of 3 falls)
Vicki Williams & Susan Green vs. Leilani Kai & Judy Mansfield (Best 2 out of 3 falls)
Ivan Putski defeated Ken Patera via count-out
St. Louis, MO – Kiel Auditorium – August 12, 1977
Black Angus & Ron Starr defeated Bob Sweetan & Randy Tyler in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
Dick Slater defeated Missouri State Champion Jack Brisco to win the title
WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham defeated Jimmy Valiant
NWA World Champion Harley Race fought Dory Funk Jr. to a draw in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match; after trading one fall apiece, the time limit expired expired
Rufus R. Jones & Dick the Bruiser defeated Ivan Koloff & Bobby Jaggers
WWWF @ Pittsburgh, PA – Civic Arena – August 13, 1977
Frank Holtz pinned Tony Altimore
Waldo Von Erich fought Johnny DeFazio to a double count-out
Ken Patera defeated Gorilla Monsoon (sub. for Billy White Wolf) via count-out
Peter Maivia pinned Baron Von Raschke
Dominic DeNucci (sub. for Jose Gonzalez) defeated George Steele via disqualification
Ivan Putski defeated WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham via referee’s decision when the bout was stopped due to blood
Also included a women’s match
WWWF @ Steubenville, OH – St. John’s Arena – August 14, 1977
Waldo Von Erich (sub. for Nikolai Volkoff) fought Johnny DeFazio to a double count-out
Larry Zbyszko pinned the Red Demon
Susan Green defeated Leilani Kai via disqualification
Vicki Williams pinned Judy Mansfield
Ivan Putski & Peter Maivia defeated Ken Patera & Baron Von Raschke in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0; fall #1: Maivia & Putski won; fall #2: Maivia & Putski won via disqualification
Dominic DeNucci (sub. for Billy White Wolf) pinned Frank Holtz
WWWF @ Wildwood, NJ – Convention Hall – August 15, 1977
Johnny Rodz defeated Tony Altimore (sub. for Billy White Wolf)
Haystacks Calhoun & Peter Maivia defeated Rocky Tomayo & Moose Monroe
WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham defeated Chief Jay Strongbow via count-out in a non-title match
Larry Sharpe defeated Johnny Rivera
Bob Backlund defeated Ken Patera via disqualification
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Arena – August 16, 1977
Championship Wrestling taping:
8/20/77 – included Chief Jay Strongbow forfeiting the WWWF Tag Team Championships, and handing over the belts to WWWF President Willie Gilzenberg, as it was announced Billy White Wolf would be unable to return after getting his neck broken from Ken Patera:
Peter Maivia defeated Vincente Pometti
Butcher Vachon defeated Pete Austin
Jack Evans defeated Frank Rodriguez
Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Pete Doherty & Joe Turco
Larry Sharpe defeated Steve King
Bob Backlund & Haystacks Calhoun defeated Moose Monroe, Johnny Rodz, & Rocky Tomayo in a handicap match at 7:18 when Calhoun pinned Monroe & Tomayo after Monroe was thrown onto his partner
8/27/77 – included footage of Dusty Rhodes vs. Ken Dillinger from Florida:
Stan Stasiak defeated Johnny Rivera
Larry Sharpe defeated Mike Madero
Bob Backlund defeated Rocky Tomayo
Johnny Rodz defeated Steve King
Chief Jay Strongbow fought Mr. Fuji to a draw
9/3/77 – included footage of Dusty Rhodes vs. Waldo Von Erich from Florida:
Peter Maivia pinned Joe Turco with a splash at 5:25
Butcher Vachon defeated an unknown
Chief Jay Strongbow & Haystacks Calhoun defeated Jack Evans & Rocky Tomayo at 7:32 when Strongbow pinned Tomayo after sending him into a shoulderblock from Calhoun; during the bout, Vince McMahon announced the current results so far in the Manager of the Year contest noting that the Grand Wizard was slightly in the lead over Arnold Skaaland, and also mentioned that Sir Oliver Humperdink and Roddy Piper were doing well in the voting; after the bout, McMahon interviewed the Grand Wizard, who asked for more votes in the contest saying he wanted a much bigger lead
Larry Zbyszko & Tony Garea defeated Johnny Rodz & Pete Doherty at 3:35 when Zbyszko pinned Doherty with a suplex; after the bout, Vince McMahon interviewed Garea & Zbyszko about their scheduled match next week with Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka for the vacant WWWF Tag Team Titles
WWWF @ Hamburg, PA – Fieldhouse – August 17, 1977
All Star Wrestling taping:
8/20/77 – hosted by Vince McMahon:
Bob Backlund defeated Joe Turco
Butcher Vachon defeated Mike Madero
Peter Maivia defeated Pete Doherty
Mr. Fuji fought Tony Garea to a draw
Larry Zbyszko defeated Moose Monroe
8/27/77 – hosted by Vince McMahon; featured McMahon conducting a ringside interview with Bob Backlund:
Johnny Rodz & Jack Evans defeated Johnny Rivera & Steve King at 7:49 when Evans pinned King with a kneedrop
Larry Sharpe pinned Pete Austin at 5:08 with an elbow drop; during the bout, Vince McMahon announced that the Manager of the Year contest had started, and that active managers from anywhere in pro wrestling were eligible
Bob Backlund pinned Jose Estrada at 5:25 with an atomic drop; after the bout, Vince McMahon showed photos from the new WWWF Wrestling Action Magazine and gave the address to order a copy, as well as stating this was the same address for fans to vote in the Manager of the Year contest
Stan Stasiak (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned SD Jones at 4:31; during the bout, Gorilla Monsoon briefly joined Vince McMahon for commentary, announcing that the board of directors had decided the number 1 and number 2 teams would meet to determine the new WWWF Tag Team Champions in the near future, and that the top two contenders were Prof. Toru Tanaka & Mr. Fuji and Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko
Chief Jay Strongbow & Haystacks Calhoun defeated Rocky Tomayo & Frank Rodriguez at 4:59 when Rodriguez submitted to Strongbow’s sleeper
9/3/77 – hosted by Vince McMahon:
Butcher Vachon (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Johnny Rivera via submission at 4:58 with the hangman hold
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Rocky Tomayo via submission at 4:12 with the sleeper; during the bout, Capt. Lou Albano briefly came to ringside but was cleared away by Strongbow
Peter Maivia pinned Johnny Rodz at 7:39 with a headbutt
Larry Sharpe pinned Ted Adams at 5:54 with a piledriver
Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Pete Doherty & Joe Turco at 5:14 when Turco submitted to Garea’s abdominal stretch
Dark match after the taping: Chief Jay Strongbow & Haystacks Calhoun vs. Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka
WWWF @ Norwalk, CT – High School Gym – August 18, 1977 (1,200)
Johnny Rivera pinned Sylvano Sousa at 12:42
Johnny Rodz pinned Pete Austin at 14:15
SD Jones fought Pete Doherty to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Peter Maivia, Tony Garea, & Larry Zbyszko defeated Mr. Fuji, Ken Patera & Jack Evans (sub. for an injured Prof. Toru Tanaka) (w/ Tanaka) in a Best 3 out of 5 falls match, 3-1; fall #4: Maivia pinned Evans at 3:07
WWWF @ Queens, NY – Sunnyside Gardens – August 18, 1977
Rocky Tomayo fought Moose Monroe to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Frank Williams fought Jose Estrada to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Pete Sanchez defeated Joe Turco at 15:25
Gorilla Monsoon, Haystacks Calhoun, & Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Nikolai Volkoff, Stan Stasiak, & Larry Sharpe (sub. for Baron Von Raschke) in a Best 3 out of 5 falls match, 3-1; fall #1: Monsoon’s team won at 14:46; fall #2: Volkoff’s team won at 6:34; fall #3: Monsooon’s team won via disqualification at the 12-second mark; fall #4: Monsooon’s team won at 2:18
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – August 19, 1977
Moose Monroe defeated Jose Estrada
Joe Sasso defeated Rocky Tomayo
Haystacks Calhoun & Ted Adams vs. Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka
Peter Maivia defeated WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham in a non-title match
WWWF @ Albany, NY – Washington Ave. Armory – August 19, 1977
Johnny Rivera fought Pete Sanchez to a 20-minute time-limit draw
SD Jones defeated Johnny Rodz at 2:00
Pete Austin fought Pete Doherty to a draw
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Stan Stasiak at 11:00
Larry Zbyszko & Tony Garea defeated Ken Patera & Capt. Lou Albano in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – August 20, 1977 (16,600)
Televised on the PRISM Network:
Mark Tendler pinned Frank Rodriguez
Pete Sanchez pinned Frank Williams
SD Jones pinned Joe Turco
Tony Garea pinned Nikolai Volkoff
Haystacks Calhoun & Peter Maivia defeated Mr. Fuji & Rocky Tomayo (sub. for Prof. Tanaka) in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0
Ken Patera defeated Gorilla Monsoon via count-out at 7:20
Bruno Sammartino pinned George Steele at 8:30
WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham pinned Larry Zbyszko at 11:33
WWWF @ Greenfield, MA – Skating Rink – August 20, 1977
Ivan Putski vs. Stan Stasiak
Also included Chief Jay Strongbow, Moose Monroe, & Baron Von Raschke
WWWF @ New Haven, CT – Coliseum – August 21, 1977
Lenny Hurst vs. Johnny Rodz
Johnny Rivera vs. Stan Stasiak
SD Jones vs. Pete Doherty
Tony Garea vs. Moose Monroe
Chief Jay Strongbow & Gorilla Monsoon vs. Ken Patera & Capt. Lou Albano
Ivan Putski vs. Mr. Fuji
Peter Maivia defeated WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham
WWWF @ Boston, MA – Boston Garden – August 22, 1977 (8,100)
Johnny Rodz defeated SD Jones at 10:11
Johnny Rivera defeated Joe Turco at 13:10
Gorilla Monsoon defeated George Steele via count-out at 3:37
Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Ken Patera & Capt. Lou Albano in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0
Bruno Sammartino defeated Mr. Fuji at 18:20
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham when the bout was stopped due to blood at 16:10; after the bout, Strongbow continued to attack the champion
Ivan Putski & Haystacks Calhoun defeated Stan Stasiak & Moose Monroe in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1
Peter Maivia defeated Rocky Tomayo at 10:10
Tampa, FL – Ft. Hesterly Armory – August 23, 1977
Keith Frank fought Scott Casey to a draw
Mr. Saito defeated Charlie Cook
Lars Anderson defeated Tony Rocco
Steve Keirn & Jerry Brisco defeated Tony Marino & Buddy Roberts
TV Champion Pedro Morales defeated Pat Patterson
Florida Heavyweight Champion Dusty Rhodes defeated Buddy Wolfe
WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham defeated Rocky Johnson
Don Muraco defeated Southern Heavyweight Champion Ivan Koloff via disqualification when Pat Patterson interfered
WWWF @ Portland, ME – Civic Center – August 23, 1977
18-man $5,000 battle royal with participants: Ken Patera, Chief Jay Strongbow, Stan Stasiak, Mr. Fuji, Prof. Toru Tanaka, Joe Turco, Rocky Tomayo, Tony Garea, Pete Doherty, Ivan Putski, Peter Maivia, Johnny Rivera, SD Jones, Moose Monroe, Lenny Hurst, Johnny Rodz, Larry Zbyszko, & Haystacks Calhoun
Included 9 other matches
CWF @ Miami, FL – Convention Hall – August 24, 1977
Scott Casey defeated Butcher Vachon
Jerry Brisco defeated Mike York
Mr. Saito defeated Tony Rocco
Lars Anderson defeated Don Serrano
Rocky Johnson & Steve Kiern defeated Buddy Roberts & Dutch Mantel
Florida TV Champion Pedro Morales defeated Pat Patterson
Southern Champion Ivan Koloff defeated Don Muraco
Dusty Rhodes defeated WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham via disqualification
WWWF @ Bangor, ME – Municipal Auditorium – August 24, 1977
Lenny Hurst defeated Rocky Tomayo
Joe Sasso defeated Pete Doherty
Ivan Putski defeated Ken Patera via disqualification; Haystacks Calhoun was the guest referee for the bout
Peter Maivia defeated Stan Stasiak
Johnny Rodz defeated SD Jones
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Joe Turco
WWWF @ Lehighton, PA – Carbon County Fairgrounds – August 25, 1977
Moose Monroe won a 10-man $1,000 battle royal; other participants included Johnny Rivera, Jose Estrada, Frank Rodriguez, Frank Williams, Pinky Larson, and Les Morgan; due to prematch stipulations, Monroe earned a match with Chief Jay Strongbow in the main event of the show
Johnny Rodz defeated Stan Lavdas
Frank Rodriguez defeated Frank Williams
Johnny Rivera pinned Les Morgan at 7:15
Jose Estrada defeated Pinky Larson at 8:10
Chief Jay Strongbow pinned Moose Monroe at 9:43
Jacksonville, FL – Coliseum – August 25, 1977
Super Destroyer fought Don Serrano to a draw
Mike York defeated Brian Blair
Mr. Saito defeated Tony Rocca
Lars Anderson defeated Scott Casey
Charlie Cook & Jerry Brisco defeated Dutch Mantel & Keith Franks
Don Muraco defeated Ivan Koloff
Dusty Rhodes defeated WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham via disqualification
WWWF @ East Greenwich, RI – State Fairgrounds – August 25, 1977
Pete Doherty vs. SD Jones
Jose Gonzalez vs. Lenny Hurst
Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko vs. Prof. Toru Tanaka & Mr. Fuji
Tallahassee, FL – Convention Hall – August 26, 1977
The Great Mephisto vs. Super Destroyer
Scott Casey vs. Dutch Mantell
Brian Blair vs. Mr. Saito
Jerry Brisco vs. Lars Anderson
Rocky Johnson vs. WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – August 26, 1977
Frank Williams vs. SD Jones
Lenny Hurst vs. Joe Turco
Larry Zbyszko vs. Johnny Rodz
Stan Stasiak vs. Haystacks Calhoun
Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Ken Patera
Included 1 other match
WWWF @ Kingston, NY – Municipal Auditorium – August 26, 1977
Included Tony Garea, Peter Maivia, Ivan Putski, Mr. Fuji & Prof Toru Tanaka
WWWF @ Baltimore, MD – Civic Center – August 27, 1977
Johnny Rivera pinned Joe Turco
Stan Stasiak pinned Jack Evans with the heart punch
Peter Maivia defeated Rocky Tomayo
Ivan Putski defeated George Steele in a steel cage match; Haystacks Calhoun was the guest referee for the bout
Ken Patera defeated Haystacks Calhoun via count-out
Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Johnny Rodz & Nikolai Volkoff
Mr. Fuji & Moose Monroe (sub. for Prof. Toru Tanaka) defeated SD Jones & Lenny Hurst
WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham defeated Chief Jay Strongbow via count-out at 11:42
WWWF @ Wheeling, WV – Civic Center – August 28, 1977
Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Mr. Fuji & Johnny Rodz (sub. for Prof. Toru Tanaka)
Peter Maivia defeated Rocky Tomayo
Johnny DeFazio pinned Frank Durso (sub. for Jim Grabmire)
Ivan Putski fought Stan Stasiak to a double disqualification; Haystacks Calhoun was the guest referee for the bout
WWWF @ New York City, NY – Madison Square Garden – August 29, 1977 (22,091)
Televised on HBO – featured Vince McMahon on commentary:
Lenny Hurst defeated Rocky Tomayo
Johnny Rivera defeated Joe Turco at 10:51
SD Jones defeated Jack Evans at 8:19
Peter Maivia defeated Stan Stasiak at 7:35 via count-out after Maivia avoided the Heart Punch on the floor and Stasiak accidentally hit the ringpost; prior to the bout, Vince McMahon interviewed Maivia on the ring apron
Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated George Steele & Baron Mikel Scicluna in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0; fall #1: Steele & Scicluna were disqualified after Steele shoved the referee; fall #2: Garea pinned Scicluna with a sunset flip off the top
WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham defeated Ivan Putski via count-out at 18:01 after the challenger was backdropped to the floor; prior to the bout, McMahon interviewed the champion inside the ring; the Grand Wizard escorted the champion to the ring before the match (20 Years Too Soon: The Superstar Billy Graham Story)
Championship Wrestling – 12/23/78: Bruno Sammartino (w/ Arnold Skaaland) pinned Ken Patera in a Texas Death Match at 12:13 by kicking off the corner, as Patera had a full nelson applied, and falling backwards onto his opponent; prior to the bout, Capt. Lou Albano escorted Patera to the ring (Bruno Sammartino: Wrestling’s Living Legend)
Verne Gagne pinned Nikolai Volkoff at 7:10 with a roll up as Volkoff attempted an over-the-knee backbreaker
Chief Jay Strongbow fought Mr. Fuji to a curfew draw at around the 6-minute mark; prior to the bout, Freddie Blassie & Prof. Toru Tanaka escorted Fuji to the ring, with Tanaka on crutches and announced as being unable to compete
WWWF @ Asbury Park, NJ – Convention Hall – August 30, 1977
Jack Evans defeated Frank Monroe
Tony Altimore defeated Rocky Tomayo
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated SD Jones
Gorilla Monsoon fought Nikolai Volkoff to a draw
Ivan Putski defeated Ken Patera via disqualification when Patera hit the referee
WWWF @ Scranton, PA – CYC – August 30, 1977 (939)
Johnny Rodz fought Lenny Hurst to a draw
Frank Williams defeated Ted Adams at 10:45
Larry Zbyszko defeated Davey O’Hannon at 8:16
Peter Maivia defeated Stan Stasiak via disqualification at 15:24
Tony Garea fought Mr. Fuji to a draw
WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham defeated Chief Jay Strongbow via count-out at 17:12
– 8/31/77: Jeff Hardy was born.
WWWF @ Manchester, NH – JFK Coliseum – August 31, 1977
Lenny Hurst vs. Rocky Tomayo
Johnny Rivera vs. Johnny Rodz
Stan Stasiak vs. SD Jones
Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko vs. Prof. Toru Tanaka & Mr. Fuji
Ivan Putski vs. Ken Patera
WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham vs. Peter Maivia (non-title match)
WWWF @ Poughkeepsie, NY – Mid-Hudson Civic Center – September 1, 1977
Jack Evans defeated Ted Adams
Pete Doherty defeated Pete Austin
Lenny Hurst defeated Rocky Tomayo
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Ken Patera in an Indian Strap Match
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated SD Jones
Tony Garea defeated Stan Stasiak via disqualification
WWWF @ Worcester, MA – Memorial Auditorium – September 1, 1977
Prof. Toru Tanaka vs. Larry Zbyszko
Peter Maivia vs. Mr. Fuji
Ivan Putski defeated WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham via disqualification
Included 3 other bouts
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – September 2, 1977
Lenny Hurst vs. Rocky Tomayo
Frank Rodriguez vs. Tony Altimore
Jack Evans vs. SD Jones
Larry Zbyszko vs. Baron Mikel Scicluna
Ivan Putski vs. Stan Stasiak
Also included 1 other bout
WWWF @ Albany, NY – Washington Ave. Armory – September 2, 1977
Peter Maivia defeated Moose Monroe
Pete Doherty defeated Jose Estrada
Pete Austin defeated Sylvano Sousa
Johnny Rivera defeated Johnny Rodz
Tony Garea fought WWWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji to a draw
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham in a non-title match
Orlando, FL – September 4, 1977
Dusty Rhodes defeated WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham via disqualification
WWWF @ Wildwood, NJ – Convention Hall – September 5, 1977
Jack Evans defeated Johnny Rivera
Chief Jay Strongbow fought Stan Stasiak to a draw
WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham defeated Peter Maivia via count-out
Larry Sharpe defeated Lenny Hurst
Larry Zbyszko & Tony Garea defeated Moose Monroe (sub. for Prof. Toru Tanaka) & Mr. Fuji
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Arena – September 6, 1977
Championship Wrestling taping:
9/10/77 – hosted by Vince McMahon – featured the Dusty Rhodes vs. Pete Doherty match from Madison Square Garden, taped 3/7/77:
Mr. Fuji (w/ Freddie Blassie & Prof. Toru Tanaka) pinned SD Jones at 7:03 with a kamikaze clothesline; prior to the bout, Vince McMahon interviewed Blassie at ringside, with the announcement that the scheduled tag team title match with Fuji & Tanaka vs. Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko would not be taking place this week as Tanaka was injured and had his foot in a cast due to a broken bone
Bob Backlund pinned Frank Rodriguez at 4:51 with the atomic drop; prior to the bout, Gary Michael Cappetta introduced WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham to the crowd, who came out and shook hands with everyone in the ring; after the bout, Vince McMahon interviewed Backlund at ringside, with Backlund suggesting that Arnold Skaaland should win the Manager of the Year award
Larry Sharpe pinned Mike Madera at 5:34 with a piledriver; during the bout, Vince McMahon announced that the Grand Wizard was still leading the Manager of the Year competition, and Arnold Skaaland was close behind; McMahon also announced there had been a new WWWF ruling, that there is no longer a 20-count if a wrestler is outside of the ring, and you can be counted out on a 10-count wherever you are outside of the ring
The Golden Terror (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Johnny Rivera via submission at 3:02 with an abdominal claw (Terror’s TV debut)
Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Jose Estrada & Baron Mikel Scicluna at 6:23 when Zbyszko pinned Estrada with a neckbreaker; after the bout, Vince McMahon interviewed Garea & Zbyszko at ringside
9/17/77 – hosted by Vince McMahon; featured the Dusty Rhodes vs. Tor Kamata match from Madison Square Garden taped 3/28/77; included Vince McMahon conducting a ringside interview with Freddie Blassie, discussing the Manager of the Year competition, where it was announced that Arnold Skaaland was currently in the lead, and that Blassie was currently in third place:
Stan Stasiak (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Lenny Hurst with a backbreaker at 5:16
The Golden Terror (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Ted Adams via submission with an abdominal claw at 2:51
Butcher Vachon (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Steve King via submission with the hangman hold at 5:35
Jack Evans pinned Frank Williams at 7:32 with a kneedrop from the middle turnbuckle
Peter Maivia & Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Nikolai Volkoff & Johnny Rodz at 7:33 when Maivia pinned Rhodes following a backbreaker over the knee
9/24/77:
WWWF @ Hamburg, PA – Fieldhouse – September 7, 1977
All Star Wrestling taping:
9/10/77:
Mr. Fuji vs. Larry Zbyszko
9/17/77:
9/24/77:
Dark match after the taping: Bob Backlund & Gorilla Monsoon vs. WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham & Stan Stasiak
WWWF @ Pittsfield, MA – Boy’s Club – September 8, 1977
Chief Jay Strongbow, Tony Garea, & Larry Zbyszko vs. Mr. Fuji, Prof. Toru Tanaka, & Stan Stasiak
Peter Maivia vs. Ken Patera
Also included 3 other matches
WWWF @ Pittsburgh, PA – Civic Arena – September 9, 1977
Larry Sharpe & Jack Evans defeated Dominic DeNucci & Tony Altimore
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Lenny Hurst
Ivan Putski defeated Ken Patera via count-out
WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham defeated Larry Zbyszko
Peter Maivia defeated Stan Stasiak via count-out
The Haiti Kid & Cowboy Lang defeated Little Tokyo & Little John
Johnny DeFazio defeated Rocky Tomayo
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – September 9, 1977
SD Jones defeated Frank Williams
Johnny Rodz defeated Ted Adams
Moose Monroe defeated Pete Austin
Pete Doherty defeated Jose Estrada
Johnny Rivera defeated Dennis Johnson
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Mr. Fuji via disqualification
St. Petersburg, FL – Bayfront Center – September 10, 1977 (sell out)
Jerry Brisco vs. Mr. Saito
Jack Brisco vs. Lars Anderson
Don Muraco vs. Ivan Koloff (steel cage)
WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham defeated Rocky Johnson
NWA World Champion Harley Race vs. Dusty Rhodes
Included 5 other matches
WWWF @ Fairmont, WV – Marion County Armory – September 10, 1977
Larry Zbyszko defeated Rocky Tomayo
Ken Patera fought Tony Garea to a draw
Larry Sharpe & Jack Evans defeated Dominic DeNucci & Lenny Hurst
Peter Maivia defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Andre the Giant defeated Stan Stasiak
WWWF @ Bronx, NY – Teatro Puerto Rico – September 10, 1977
Juan Coto vs. Frank Baez
George Espada vs. El Gran Tolinche
Victor Cancel vs. Halcon Dorado
Dixie Pinero vs. Gene Crespo
Pete Doherty vs. Frank Williams
Johnny Rodz vs. Ted Adams
Ivan Putski & Johnny Rivera vs. Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka
Orlando, FL – Sports Stadium – September 11, 1977
Dusty Rhodes & Don Muraco defeated WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham & Ivan Koloff
WWWF @ Steubenville, OH – St. John Arena – September 11, 1977
Tony Garea defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna via disqualification
Stan Stasiak defeated Larry Zbyszko
Larry Sharpe & Jack Evans defeated Johnny DeFazio & Lenny Hurst
Dominic DeNucci defeated Rocky Tomayo (sub. for Jack Evans)
Peter Maivia defeated Ken Patera via count-out
WWWF @ Long Island, NY – Nassau Coliseum – September 12, 1977
The Haiti Kid & Cowboy Lang defeated Little Tokyo & Little John
Baron Mikel Scicluna fought Jack Evans to a double count-out
Larry Zbyszko defeated Rocky Tomayo
WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham defeated Tony Garea
Mr. Fuji defeated Johnny Rivera (sub. for Peter Maivia)
Larry Sharpe (sub. for Prof. Toru Tanaka) defeated Lenny Hurst
Peter Maivia (sub. for Chief Jay Strongbow) fought Stan Stasiak to a double disqualification
Ivan Putski defeated Ken Patera via count-out
WWWF @ Portland, ME – Expo Building – September 13, 1977
The Haiti Kid & Cowboy Lang defeated Little Tokyo & Little John
Johnny Rivera defeated Moose Monroe via disqualification
Lenny Hurst defeated Jack Evans
Larry Sharpe defeated Pete Austin
Ivan Putski defeated Mr. Fuji via disqualification
Peter Maivia pinned WWWF World Champion Superstar Superstar Billy Graham in a non-title match
WWWF @ Brooklyn, NY – Roll-A-Rama – September 14, 1977
Included Larry Zbyszko & Tony Garea
WWWF @ Bangor, ME – Municipal Auditorium – September 14, 1977
Jack Evans defeated Johnny Rivera
Larry Sharpe defeated Pete Austin
Peter Maivia defeated Mr. Fuji via disqualification
Ivan Putski defeated WWWF World Champion Superstar Superstar Billy Graham via count-out
The Haiti Kid & Cowboy Lang defeated Little Tokyo & Little John
Lenny Hurst defeated Frank Rodriguez
WWWF @ Highland Park, NJ – High School – September 15, 1977
Benefit card for National Juvenile Diabetes Foundation
Larry Sharpe vs. Tony Altimore
Little John & Little Tokyo vs. Cowboy Lang & the Haiti Kid
Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko fought Mr. Fuji & ? (sub. for Prof. Toru Tanaka)
Ivan Putski vs. Baron Mikel Scicluna
Ken Patera vs. Gorilla Monsoon
Stan Stasiak vs. Peter Maivia
WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham defeated Chief Jay Strongbow
WWWF @ Albany, NY – Washington Ave. Armory – September 16, 1977
Johnny Rivera vs. Rocky Tomayo
Pete Austin vs. Dennis Johnson
Little John & Little Tokyo vs. Cowboy Lang & the Haiti Kid
Peter Maivia defeated Ken Patera after the 31-minute mark
WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham defeated Chief Jay Strongbow after the 23-minute mark
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – September 16, 1977
Lenny Hurst defeated Frank Monroe via disqualification
Johnny Rodz defeated Pete Doherty
Larry Sharpe defeated Frank Rodriguez
Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko fought Mr. Fuji & Baron Mikel Scicluna (sub. for Prof. Toru Tanaka) to a double disqualification
Stan Stasiak defeated Ivan Putski via disqualification
WWWF @ Springfield, MA – Civic Center – September 17, 1977 (5,000)
Mark Tendler vs. Frank Williams
Moose Monroe defeated Pete Austin Jose Estrada vs. Rocky Tomayo
Johnny Rivera vs. Joe Turco
The Haiti Kid & Cowboy Lang vs. Little Tokyo & Little John
Peter Maivia fought Stan Stasiak to a draw
Ivan Putski defeated Ken Patera via disqualification when Patera hit the referee
WWWF @ Phildephia, PA – Spectrum – September 17, 1977 (19,000; sell out)
Televised on the PRISM Network – featured Vince McMahon & Dick Graham on commentary:
Frank Rodriguez defated Mike Madero
Johnny Rodz fought Johnny Rivera to a draw
Gorilla Monsoon defeated Nikolai Volkoff
Larry Sharpe defeated Ted Adams
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated George Steele via count-out
Bruno Sammartino defeated WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham via referee’s decision when the match was stopped due to blood at 13:55
Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Mr. Fuji & Baron Mikel Scicluna (sub. for Prof. Toru Tanaka)
WWWF @ Spotswood, NJ – High School – September 19, 1977
Ivan Putski & Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Baron Mikel Scicluna & Stan Stasiak (Best 2 out of 3 falls)
Also included Jack Evans, Johnny Rodz, Frank Williams, Rocky Tomayo, Johnny Rivera, Frank Rodriguez, & Moose Monroe
WWWF @ Boston, MA – Boston Garden – September 19, 1977
Pete Austin defeated Dennis Johnson
Lenny Hurst fought Pete Doherty to a draw
Bruno Sammartino defeated Ken Patera via referee’s decision in a Texas Death Match
The Haiti Kid & Cowboy Lang defeated Little Tokyo & Little John
Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Mr. Fuji & Larry Sharpe (sub. for Prof. Toru Tanaka)
WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham defeated Chief Jay Strongbow in a steel cage match after Strongbow threw the champion against the fence near the door and turned away just long enough for Graham to slide out the door
Tampa, FL – September 20, 1977
Raul Mata vs. Mr. Saito
Rocky Johnson & Don Muraco vs. Ivan Koloff & Pat Patterson (Florida Tag Team Titles)
WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham vs. Pedro Morales
Dusty Rhodes vs. Lars Anderson (Florida Title vs. 1000 Silver Dollars, DQ Rule waived)
Included 3 other bouts
WWWF @ Worcester, MA – Memorial Auditorium – September 20, 1977
Pete Austin vs. Johnny Rodz
Johnny Rivera vs. Jack Evans
Lenny Hurst vs. Baron Mikel Scicluna
Ivan Putski vs. Stan Stasiak
Little John & Little Tokyo vs. Cowboy Lang & the Haiti Kid
Peter Maivia vs. Ken Patera
WWWF @ Scranton, PA – CYC – September 20, 1977 (746)
Cowboy Lang defeated Little John in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0
Johnny Rivera defeated Rocky Tomayo at 14:27
Moose Monroe defeated Mark Tendler at 16:12
Jack Evans defeated Lenny Hurst at 15:28
Peter Maivia defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna at 17:22
Ivan Putski defeated Ken Patera via disqualification at 14:21
WWWF @ West New York, NJ – Rec Center – September 20, 1977 (650)
Frank Rodriguez fought Frank Williams to a time-limit draw
Johnny Rodz defeated Pete Austin
Larry Sharpe defeated Steve King
Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall #1: Garea pinned Fuji; fall #2: Fuji & Tanaka won; fall #3: Garea & Zbyszko won via disqualification
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Stan Stasiak via disqualification
WWWF @ Manchester, NH – Trinity High School – September 21, 1977
Jack Evans vs. Rocky Tomayo
Lenny Hurst vs. Baron Mikel Scicluna
Little John & Little Tokyo vs. Cowboy Lang & the Haiti Kid
Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Stan Stasiak
Ivan Putski vs. Ken Patera
Miami, FL – Jai Alai Fronton – September 21, 1977
Raul Matta vs. Tony Marino
Scott Casey vs. Keith Franks
Buddy Roberts vs. Don Serrano
Jerry Brisco vs. Lars Anderson
Don Muraco & Rocky Johnson vs. Pat Patterson & Ivan Koloff (Florida Tag Team Titles)
WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham vs. Pedro Morales
WWWF @ Poughkeespie, NY – Mid-Hudson Civic Center – September 22, 1977
Moose Monroe vs. Larry Zbyszko
Mr. Fuji vs. Tony Garea
Little John & Little Tokyo vs. Cowboy Lang & the Haiti Kid
Prof. Toru Tanaka vs. Chief Jay Strongbow
CWF @ Jacksonville, FL – Coliseum – September 22, 1977
Don Muraco & Pedro Morales vs. Ivan Koloff & Pat Patterson
WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham vs. Rocky Johnson
San Juan, Puerto Rico – Roberto Clemente Stadium – September 23, 1977
Andre the Giant defeated Gorilla Monsoon (w/ Hugo Savinovich) via TKO in a boxing match following a right hand punch; Joe Walcott was the special referee for the bout (Andre the Giant, WWE’s Top 50 Superstars of All Time)
WWWF @ White Plains, NY – Westchester County Civic Center – September 23, 1977
Frank Rodriguez vs. Dennis Johnson
Larry Sharpe vs. Tony Altimore
Jack Evans vs. Lenny Hurst
Little John & Little Tokyo vs. Cowboy Lang & the Haiti Kid (Best 2 out of 3 falls)
Stan Stasiak vs. Ivan Putski
Peter Maivia vs. Ken Patera
WWWF @ New London, CT – Ocean Beach Park Auditoirum – September 23, 1977
Johnny Rivera fought Johnny Rodz to a time-limit draw
Moose Monroe defeated Pete Austin
Pete Doherty defeated Jose Estrada
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
WWWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka defeated Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
WWWF @ Butler, PA – Area Senior High School – September 24, 1977
Dominic DeNucci fought Baron Mikel Scicluna to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Frank Holtz pinned the Red Demon at 13:52 with an elbow drop
Johnny DeFazio pinned Rocky Tomayo at 14:20
Mr. Fuji defeated Larry Zbyszko via disqualification at 20;32 when Tony Garea interfered
Ivan Putski defeated Prof. Toru Tanaka via disqualification at 14:10 after Tanaka threw salt in Putski’s eyes
WWWF @ Providence, RI – Civic Center – September 24, 1977
Little Tokyo & Little John vs. Cowboy Lang & the Haiti Kid
Johnny Rodz vs. Ted Adams
Jack Evans vs. Lenny Hurst
Ken Patera vs. Chief Jay Strongbow (Indian strap match)
WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham defeated Peter Maivia via count-out
Bruno Sammartino defeated George Steele
Included 2 other matches
WWWF @ Wheeling, WV – Civic Center – September 25, 1977
The Red Demon pinned Bill Berger at 6:00 with a neckbreaker
Tony Garea fought Baron Mikel Scicluna to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Mr. Fuji pinned Johnny DeFazio at 12:40 with a karate thrust to the throat
Prof. Toru Tanaka fought Larry Zbyszko to a double count-out at 8:15
Dominic DeNucci pinned Rocky Tomayo at 9:15 with a sunset flip
Ivan Putski defeated Stan Stasiak via disqualification at 9:15 after Stasiak attempted to hit Putski with a foreign object
WWWF @ New York City, NY – Madison Square Garden – September 26, 1977 (22,102, which included 3,000 in Felt Forum)
Televised on the HBO & the MSG Network – included Vince McMahon on commentary:
Cowboy Lang & the Haiti Kid defeated Little John & Little Tokyo in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0; fall #1: Haiti pinned John with a leg roll up at 7:31; fall #2: Lang pinned Tokyo with a roll up at 9:11
Prof. Toru Tanaka pinned Johnny Rivera at 10:09 with a chop to the neck after Rivera missed a dropkick
Baron Mikel Scicluna fought Jack Evans to a double count-out at 7:29 when both men began fighting on the ring apron and Scicluna’s arms became stuck in the ropes; after the match, the ring announcer said the match was a double disqualification
Mr. Fuji pinned Lenny Hurst at 6:19 with a clothesline; prior to the bout, Freddie Blassie escorted Fuji to the ring
Bob Backlund pinned Larry Sharpe at 9:04 with the atomic drop; prior to the bout, Vince McMahon conducted an interview with Backlund on the ring apron about his undefeated streak not only at MSG but throughout the country
Dusty Rhodes defeated WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham via count-out at 15:55 after Graham was backdropped over the top to the floor; prior to the bout, Graham was escorted to the ring by the Grand Wizard; after the match, Rhodes celebrated with the title belt and put it around his waist until it was taken away by the referee; after the decision was announced, the crowd chanted “Bullshit” until Rhodes grabbed the mic and said “Superstar, I came a long way to whip your ass. Now come out here, baby!” (American Dream: The Dusty Rhodes Story, WWE’s Top 50 Superstars of All Time)
Peter Maivia defeated George Steele via count-out at 13:19 when Steele’s legs became entangled in the ring ropes; after the bout, Maivia cleared Steele from the ring with Steele’s own foreign object
Chief Jay Strongbow, Tony Garea, & Larry Zbyszko defeated Ken Patera, Stan Stasiak, & Capt. Lou Albano via in a Best 3 out of 5 falls match; fall #1: Strongbow pinned Stasiak with a double chop to the throat at 10:40; fall #2: Patera pinned Zbyszko with a double axe handle off the top at 5:21; the match then went to the 11 pm curfew as Patera assaulted Zbyszko; following the bell, the referee awarded the contest to Strongbow, Garea, & Zbyszko
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Arena – September 27, 1977
Championship Wrestling taping:
10/1/77 – hosted by Vince McMahon; included Vince McMahon conducting an interview at the announcers’ table with Gorilla Monsoon, discussing Ken Patera, the injury to Billy White Wolf, and the WWWF Tag Team Championship tournament finals:
Bob Backlund pinned Ali Baba with the atomic drop at 5:55
Juan Lopez defeated Ken Patera via disqualification at 1:48 when Patera refused to break the swinging full nelson; moments later, Johnny Rivera, Chief Jay Strongbow, Peter Maivia, and Bob Backlund came out to make the save; after the match, Vince McMahon conducted a ringside interview with WWWF President Willie Gilzenberg in which Gilzenberg said Patera was suspended; ring announcer Gary Michael Cappetta then made the announcement to the crowd (Patera’s last appearance for 2 months)
Johnny Rodz pinned Terry York at 2:49 after an elbow to the face
Dusty Rhodes pinned Paul Smith with the Bionic elbow drop at 1:58
The Golden Terror (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Pierre Lefebrve via submission at 2:21 with an abdominal claw
WWWF Tag Team Championship Tournament Finals: Prof. Toru Tanaka & Mr. Fuji (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Larry Zbyszko & Tony Garea to win the titles in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match at 11:06; fall #1: Fuji pinned Garea with a backdrop and clothesline after avoiding a dropkick at 5:47; fall #2: Tanaka submitted to a modified half crab from Zbyszko at 3:09; fall #3: Fuji pinned Garea at 2:10 after Tanaka tripped Garea from the floor
10/8/77 – hosted by Vince McMahon:
Mil Mascaras pinned Ali Baba at 2:45 with a splash
Tony Garea defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna via disqualification at 5:28 after Scicluna was caught using a foreign object; after the bout, Garea attacked Scicluna and cleared he and Capt. Lou Albano, who attempted to make the save, from the ring; moments later, Vince McMahon conducted a ringside interview with Albano in which he said he would be named Manager of the Year
Chief Jay Strongbow & Peter Maivia defeated Stan Stasiak (w/ the Grand Wizard) & Johnny Rodz at 4:48 when Maivia pinned Rodz with a diving headbutt
10/15/77 – hosted by Vince McMahon:
Butcher Vachon (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Bob Marcus via submission at 5:06 with the hangman hold
Mil Mascaras pinned Johnny Rodz with the crossbody off the top at 4:52
Stan Stasiak (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Johnny Rivera at 2:19 with a backbreaker
The Golden Terror (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Lenny Hurst via submission at 5:30 with an abdominal claw
Bob Backlund pinned Bill Swift at 6:05 with the atomic drop
Chief Jay Strongbow & Peter Maivia defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna & Ali Baba at 10:33 when Strongbow pinned Baba following a double chop; prior to the bout, Maivia sang and played his ukelele over the microphone (The Most Powerful Families of Wrestling)
WWWF @ Hamburg, PA – Fieldhouse – September 28, 1977
All Star Wrestling taping:
10/1/77:
10/8/77:
10/15/77:
Dark match after the taping: Chief Jay Strongbow & Peter Maivia vs. WWWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka
WWWF @ Asbury Park, NJ – Convention Hall – September 29, 1977
Chief Jay Strongbow vs. WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham
The Haiti Kid & Cowboy Lang vs. Little Tokyo & Little John
WWWF @ Albany, NY – Washington Ave. Armory – September 30, 1977
Johnny Rivera fought Jack Evans to a draw
Johnny Rodz defeated Steve King after the 11-minute mark
Butcher Vachon defeated Ted Adams after the 6-minute mark
Mark Tendler fought Pete Austin to a 20-minute time limit draw
Pete Doherty defeated Gypsy Rodriguez after the 16-minute mark
Peter Maivia defeated Davey O’Hannon (sub. for WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham) after the 17-minute mark
WWWF @ Harrisburg, PA – Zembo Mosque – September 30, 1977
Tony Altimore pinned Sylvano Sousa at 11:54
Larry Sharpe fought Gorilla Monsoon to a draw
Nikolai Volkoff pinned Frank Williams at 9:58
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Waldo Von Erich (sub. for Ken Patera) via count-out at 17:29 when Von Erich refused to return to the ring
Cowboy Lang & the Haiti Kid defeated Little John & Little Tokyo in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall #1: John & Tokyo won at 7:56; fall #2: Lang & Kid won at 6:32; fall #3: Lang & Kid won at 6:19
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – September 30, 1977
Tony Garea, Ivan Putski, Lenny Hurst, & Larry Zbyszko vs. Prof. Toru Tanaka, Stan Stasiak, Baron Mikel Scicluna, & Mr. Fuji (elimination match)
Included 4 other matches
WWWF @ Baltimore, MD – Civic Center – October 1, 1977
Johnny Rodz fought Jack Evans to a double disqualification
Larry Sharpe defeated Johnny Rivera
Nikolai Volkoff defeated Lenny Hurst
Tony Garea fought WWWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji to a draw
Peter Maivia defeated Stan Stasiak via count-out
Ivan Putski defeated Waldo Von Erich (sub. for WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham)
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Prof. Toru Tanaka
The Haiti Kid & Cowboy Lang defeated Little Tokyo & Little John
Larry Zbyszko defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
WWWF @ New Haven, CT – Coliseum – October 2, 1977
The Haiti Kid & Cowboy Lang defeated Little Tokyo & Little John in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
WWWF Tag Team Champions Prof. Toru Tanaka & Mr. Fuji co-won a 16-man, $8,000 battle royal; other participants included: Ivan Putski, Chief Jay Strongbow, Peter Maivia, Tony Garea, Larry Zbyszko, Johnny Rivera, Lenny Hurst, Pete Austin, Butcher Vachon, Stan Stasiak, Baron Mikel Scicluna, Larry Sharpe, Johnny Rodz, and Jack Evans; the winner of the bout was to have met WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham in a title match later in the evening but Graham was unable to appear
Larry Zbyszko fought Larry Sharpe to a draw
Stan Stasiak defeated Lenny Hurst
Tony Garea defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
WWWF Tag Team Champion Prof. Toru Tanaka defeated Johnny Rivera
Butcher Vachon defeated Pete Austin
Peter Maivia defeated Johnny Rodz
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Frank Williams
Ivan Putski defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji via count-out
WWWF @ Lincoln Park, NJ – October 3, 1977
Johnny Rodz defeated Frank Williams
Larry Sharpe defeated Steve King
WWWF Tag Team Champions Prof. Toru Tanaka & Mr. Fuji defeated Larry Zbyszko & Tony Garea
Peter Maivia defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Butcher Vachon defeated Sylvano Sousa
Ivan Putski defeated Stan Stasiak via disqualification
WWWF @ Portland, ME – Expo Building – October 4, 1977
WWWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji & the Golden Terror (sub. for WWWF Tag Team Champion Prof. Toru Tanaka) defeated Johnny Rivera & Lenny Hurst
Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Butcher Vachon & Jack Evans in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
Chief Jay Strongbow pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna
Ivan Putski defeated Stan Stasiak via disqualification
Peter Maivia defeated Prof. Toru Tanaka (sub. for WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham)
WWWF @ Bangor, ME – Municipal Auditorium – October 5, 1977
Jack Evans defeated Johnny Rivera
Larry Zbyszko defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
WWWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka defeated Peter Maivia & Chief Jay Strongbow
Tony Garea defeated Pete Doherty (sub. for Stan Stasiak)
Butcher Vachon defeated Lenny Hurst
Ivan Putski defeated Stan Stasiak (sub. for WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham) via count-out
WWWF @ Bridgeton, NJ – October 5, 1977
Johnny Rodz defeated Johnny Rivera
Dennis Johnson defeated Frank Williams
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Stan Stasiak via count-out
The Golden Terror defeated Lenny Hurst
WWWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka defeated Larry Zbyszko & Tony Garea
WWWF @ Cherry Hill, NJ – PAL Building – October 6, 1977
Gorilla Monsoon vs. Nikolai Volkoff
Chief Jay Strongbow & Peter Maivia vs. WWWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka
WWWF @ Pittsburgh, PA – Civic Arena – October 7, 1977
Johnny DeFazio defeated Frank Durso
Dominic DeNucci defeated the Red Demon (sub. for Stan Stasiak)
Jack Evans defeated Frank Holtz
Peter Maivia defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Ivan Putski defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji
Tony Garea defeated Stan Stasiak (sub. for WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham) via count-out
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – October 7, 1977
The Golden Terror won a $3,000 14-man battle royal; other participants included Larry Sharpe, Johnny Rodz, Joe Turco, Moose Monroe, Butcher Vachon, Larry Zbyszko, Lenny Hurst, Johnny Rivera, Pete Austin, Steve King, Frank Williams, Dennis Johnson, and Chief Jay Strongbow
Dennis Johnson fought Frank Williams to a draw
Butcher Vachon defeated Pete Austin
The Golden Terror defeated Steve King
Larry Zbyszko defeated Moose Monroe
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Joe Turco
Included 2 other matches
WWWF @ Springfield, MA – Civic Center – October 8, 1977 (4,000)
Johnny Rodz pinned Steve King
Moose Monroe defeated Frank Williams
Pete Austin defeated Joe Turco
The Golden Terror defeated Johnny Rivera
Butcher Vachon defeated Lenny Hurst
Larry Zbyszko fought WWWF Tag Team Champion Prof. Toru Tanaka to a double-disqualification
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Larry Sharpe
Ivan Putski defeated George Steele (sub. for WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham) after the 18-minute mark
WWWF @ Beaver Falls, PA – High School Gym – October 8, 1977
Sally Kay vs. Lisa Raymond
Susan Green vs. Kitty Adams
Johnny DeFazio vs. Jack Evans
Frank Holtz vs. Baron Mikel Scicluna
Tony Garea vs. WWWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji
Peter Maivia vs. Stan Stasiak
WWWF @ Steubenville, OH – St. John’s Arena – October 9, 1977
Joyce Grable & Susan Green defeated Leilani Kai & Kitty Adams in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1
Dominic DeNucci fought Jack Evans to a draw
Stan Stasiak defeated Tony Garea via disqualification
Peter Maivia (sub. for Ivan Putski) pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna
Peter Maivia defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji
WWWF @ Boston, MA – Boston Garden – October 10, 1977 (8,245)
Johnny Rodz defeated Dennis Johnson at 11:20
Jack Evans defeated Pete Austin at 9:15
Peter Maivia fought WWWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji to a draw
Butcher Vachon defeated Lenny Hurst at 6:25
Tony Garea defeated Pete Doherty at 10:11
Stan Stasiak fought Chief Jay Strongbow to a draw
Larry Zbyszko defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Larry Sharpe defeated Johnny Rivera at 13:10
Bruno Sammartino defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Prof. Toru Tanaka (sub. for WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham) via disqualification at 13:40
WWWF @ Scranton, PA – CYC – October 11, 1977
Tony Garea fought Stan Stasiak to a draw
Peter Maivia defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Prof. Toru Tanaka via disqualification
Johnny Rodz fought Lenny Hurst to a draw
WWWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji defeated Frank Williams
Larry Sharpe fought Baron Mikel Scicluna
Larry Zbyszko defated Jack Evans
Butcher Vachon defeated Johnny Rivera
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Moose Monroe
Larry Zbyszko & Tony Garea co-won a battle royal
WWWF @ Manchester, NH – Trinity High School – October 12, 1977
16-man $4,000 battle royal with participants including: Chief Jay Strongbow, Stan Stasiak, Peter Maivia, Larry Zbyszko, Tony Garea, Butcher Vachon, Baron Mikel Scicluna, WWWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka
Chief Jay Strongbow vs. WWWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji
Included 7 other matches
WWWF @ Poughkeepsie, NY – Mid-Hudson Civic Center – October 13, 1977
Steve King vs. Joe Turco
Frank Williams vs. Johnny Rodz
Johnny Rivera vs. Jack Evans
Lenny Hurst vs. Baron Mikel Scicluna
Chief Jay Strongbow & Peter Maivia vs. WWWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka
WWWF @ Montville, NJ – High School – October 13, 1977
Included Stan Stasiak and Butcher Vachon
WWWF @ Albany, NY – Washington Ave. Armory – October 14, 1977
Included a 14-man battle royal
Included 7 other matches
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – October 14, 1977
Sylvano Sousa fought Frank Williams to a draw
Butcher Vachon defeated Lenny Hurst
WWWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji defeated Chief Jay Strongbow
Johnny Rodz defeated Sylvano Sousa
Jack Evans & Larry Sharpe defeated Steve King & Johnny Rivera
WWWF @ Bricktown, NJ – October 15, 1977
Included Tony Garea and Larry Zbyszko
Toronto, Ontario – Maple Leaf Gardens – October 16, 1977
Angelo Mosca pinned Steve Bolus at 7:52
Tiger Jeet Singh defeated Terry Yorkston
Chief Jay Strongbow pinned the Wolfman
The Crusaders defeated Chris Tolos & Reginald Love
Billy Robinson pinned Kurt Von Hess
AWA Tag Team Champions Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell defeated Blackjack Lanza & Bobby Duncum
Stan Stasiak defeated Waldo Von Erich (sub. for WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham) via count-out at 7:42; the stipulations for the bout declared that the winner would be the new champion since Graham no-showed – however the title change decision was later overruled
AWA World Champion Nick Bockwinkel pinned Dominic DeNucci
WWWF @ Highland Park, NJ – High School – October 17, 1977
Davey O’Hannon pinned Frank Williams
Jack Evans fought Johnny Rivera to a draw
Larry Sharpe pinned Lenny Hurst
The Golden Terror defeated Pete Austin via submission
Vivian St. John & Wenonah Littleheart defeated Leilani Kai & Kitty Adams in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
Chief Jay Strongbow pinned Nikolai Volkoff (sub. for WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham); Gorilla Monsoon was the guest referee for the bout
WWWF @ Staten Island, NY – Wagner College Gym – October 17, 1977
Dennis Johnson defeated Joe Turco
Moose Monroe defeated Ted Adams
Larry Zbyszko fought Baron Mikel Scicluna to a draw
Johnny Rodz defeated Frank Rodriguez
Andre the Giant & Tony Garea defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions Prof. Toru Tanaka & Mr. Fuji via disqualification
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Arena – October 18, 1977
Championship Wrestling taping:
Dark match: Andre the Giant defeated Stan Stasiak
10/22/77 – hosted by Vince McMahon; featured a repeat of the Ken Patera vs. Juan Lopez and aftermath from the 10/1/77 Championship Wrestling; following the footage, Vince McMahon conducted a live interview with WWWF President Willie Gilzenberg & Capt. Lou Albano, where Gilzenberg announced that Ken Patera would now be reinstated after he and Albano each pay a $5,000 fine, which Albano said would be paid tomorrow:
Mil Mascaras pinned Jose Estrada at 4:13 with a flying tackle
Peter Maivia fought Baron Mikel Scicluna to a no contest when WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham attacked Maivia before the bout began, bloodied him, and broke his ukelele; Graham had been introuced to the crowd by ring announcer Gary Michael Cappetta prior to the bout beginning, and while he claimed he was the greatest champion of all time on the overheard microphone, Maiva ignored him and played his ukelele; Chief Jay Strongbow came out and helped Maivia after Graham had left ringside as Maivia tried to pick up the pieces of his ukelele
Andre the Giant & Johnny Rivera defeated Johnny Rodz & Frank Rodriguez at 3:37 when Andre pinned Rodriguez with a splash; prior to the bout, Rodz attempted a demonstration of bursting a basketball and bending a steel bar around his neck but was unsuccessful at both, with Andre bending the bar around Rodz’s neck himself; Andre also attempted to burst the basketball but was also unable to do so and accidentally knocked it out of the ring
Ivan Putski pinned Moose Monroe at 2:58 with the Polish Hammer
WWWF Tag Team Champions Prof. Toru Tanaka & Mr. Fuji (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Bob Marcus & Terry York at 5:46 when Fuji pinned Marcus with a kamikaze clothesline
10/29/77 – hosted by Vince McMahon; featured Vince McMahon conducting an interview with the Grand Wizard in which Wizard discussed his chances of winning the Manager of the Year award:
Dusty Rhodes pinned Joe Turco with the Bionic elbow drop at 3:06
Butcher Vachon (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Steve King at 4:35 with a splash
Dewey Robertson defeated Sylvano Sousa via submission with an abdominal stretch at 3:06
Bob Backlund pinned Pete Reeves at 4:52 following the atomic drop
Larry Sharpe & Jack Evans defeated Johnny Rivera & Pete Austin at 6:46 when Evans pinned Austin with a kneedrop off the top
Peter Maivia & Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna & Moose Monroe at 5:10 when Maivia pinned Monroe with a flying bodypress
11/5/77 – hosted by Vince McMahon:
Dusty Rhodes defeated Jose Estrada
The Golden Terror defeated Bob Marcus
Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Stan Stasiak & Nikolai Volkoff via disqualification
Mil Mascaras pinned Moose Monroe at 5:31 with a victory roll
WWWF @ Hamburg, PA – Fieldhouse – October 19, 1977
All Star Wrestling taping:
10/22/77:
Dusty Rhodes defeated Johnny Rodz
Leilani Kai fought Wenonnah Little Heart to a draw
Stan Stasiak defeated Terry York
Mil Mascaras defeated Moose Monroe
WWWF Tag Team Champions Prof. Toru Tanaka & Mr. Fuji defeated Lenny Hurst & Johnny Rivera
Peter Maivia & Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna & Frank Williams
10/29/77:
Butcher Vachon defeated Bob Marcus
Mil Mascaras defeated Sylvano Sousa
The Golden Terror defeated Terry York
Ivan Putski defeated Jose Estrada
Dusty Rhodes defeated Frank Williams
Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko fought WWWF Tag Team Champions Prof. Toru Tanaka & Mr. Fuji to a double disqualification
11/5/77:
Larry Sharpe & Jack Evans defeated Bob Marcus & Terry York
Butcher Vachon defeated Lenny Hurst
Dewey Robertson defeated Joe Turco
Ivan Putski defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji via disqualification
Championship Wrestling – 11/19/77 – featured Vince McMahon conducting a ringside interview with Dusty Rhodes, who vowed to win Superstar Billy Graham’s WWWF World Title and then challenged Freddie Blassie & Capt. Lou Albano, who both came out but were both quickly cleared from the ring by Rhodes with Bionic Elbows
WWWF @ White Plains, NY – Westchester County Civic Center – October 20, 1977
Dennis Johnson defeated Joe Turco
Tony Garea defeated Jack Evans
Larry Sharpe defeated Mark Tendler
Vivian St. John defeated Leilani Kai
Mil Mascaras defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Ivan Putski defeated Stan Stasiak
WWWF @ Worcester, MA – October 20, 1977
Johnny Rodz defeated Frank Williams
Butcher Vachon defeated Lenny Hurst
Moose Monroe defeated Pete Austin
Wenonah Little Heart defeated Kitty Adams
WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham defeated Larry Zbyszko
Chief Jay Strongbow & Peter Maivia defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka via count-out
WWWF @ Long Island, NY – Nassau Coliseum – October 21, 1977
Kitty Adams defeated Wenonah Little Heart
Jack Evans defeated Johnny Rivera
The Golden Terror defeated Lenny Hurst
Larry Zbyszko defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Prof. Toru Tanaka via disqualification
Peter Maivia defeated Stan Stasiak in a Texas Death Match
WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham defeated Ivan Putski via disqualification
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – October 21, 1977
Johnny Rodz defeated Steve King
Butcher Vachon defeated Frank Williams
Vivian St. John defeated Leilani Kai
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji via count-out in an Indian strap match
Moose Monroe defeated Sylvano Sousa (sub. for Tony Garea)
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Pete Austin
WWWF @ Binghamton, NY – Broome County Arena – October 22, 1977
Ted Adams vs. Jack Evans
Frank Williams vs. Moose Monroe
Johnny Rivera vs. Larry Sharpe
Vivian St. John vs. Leilani Kai
Lenny Hurst vs. WWWF Tag Team Champion Prof. Toru Tanaka
Peter Maivia vs. George Steele
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham via count-out
WWWF @ Paterson, NJ – Armory – October 22, 1977
Johnny Rodz defeated Steve King
Butcher Vachon defeated Dennis Johnson
Larry Zbyszko defaeted Joe Turco
Mil Mascaras defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji
Larry Zbyszko defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Lenny Hurst defeated Ted Adams
Ivan Putski defeated Stan Stasiak via count-out
WWWF @ New York City, NY – Madison Square Garden – October 24, 1977
Televised on HBO & the MSG Network – featured Vince McMahon on commentary:
Larry Zbyszko pinned Johnny Rodz with a small package at 9:29
Tony Garea pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna
Larry Sharpe pinned Johnny Rivera at 10:22 after a suplex
Butcher Vachon defeated Lenny Hurst via submission at 5:59 with the hangman hold; prior to the bout, Capt. Lou Albano escorted Vachon to the ring
Kitty Adams & Leilani Kai defeated Wenona Little Heart & Vivian St. John at 10:43 when Adams pinned Little Heart following a double bodyslam (Kai’s MSG debut)
WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham pinned Dusty Rhodes in a Texas Death Match at 9:12 by placing one hand on the challenger�s chest after both men collided; prior to the bout, Vince McMahon interviewed Rhodes inside the ring; the Grand Wizard escorted the champion to the ring before the match; after the contest, Rhodes hit three Bionic Elbows on Graham and threw him to the floor, not realizing the match had ended (20 Years Too Soon: The Superstar Billy Graham Story)
Mil Mascaras pinned Jack Evans at 8:17 with a flying bodypress off the top
WWWF Tag Team Champions Prof. Toru Tanaka & Mr. Fuji (w/ Freddie Blassie) fought Peter Maivia & Chief Jay Strongbow to a draw in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match at 23:06; fall #1: Maivia pinned Fuji at 18:14 with a headbutt and splash; fall #2: the champions were awarded the fall at 2:08 when the referee stopped the match based on advice of a doctor, saying that Maivia’s cut on his forehead was too severe for him to continue; Maivia then went backstage for treatment, and Strongbow worked the third fall by himself; fall #3: the referee stopped the match at 2:44 when Maivia returned to the ring and attacked the champions, with the referee then declaring the match a draw
Ivan Putski defeated Stan Stasiak via count-out at 2:03 when Stasiak left ringside after Putski hit the Polish Hammer knocking Stasiak to the floor
WWWF @ Danbury, CT – October 25, 1977
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Pete Austin
Butcher Vachon defeated Lenny Hurst
Larry Sharpe & Jack Evans defeated Johnny Rivera & Frank Williams
Ivan Putski defeated Stan Stasiak via count-out
Tony Garea defeated the Golden Terror
WWWF @ Portland, ME – Expo Building – October 25, 1977
Johnny Rodz vs. Dennis Johnson
Wenona Littleheart vs. Leilani Kai
Vivian St. John vs. Kitty Adams
WWWF Tag Team Champion Prof. Toru Tanaka fought Larry Zbyszko to a draw
Peter Maivia defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji via disqualification
WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham defeated Chief Jay Strongbow via disqualification in a non-title match when Strongbow refused to break a sleeper hold when Graham grabbed the ropes
WWF @ Garfield, NJ – High School – October 26, 1977
Baron Mikel Scicluna vs. Lenny Hurst
Butcher Vachon vs. Pete Austin
Tony Garea vs. the Golden Terror
Larry Sharpe & Jack Evans vs. Johnny Rivera & Frank Williams (Best 2 out of 3 falls)
Ivan Putski vs. Stan Stasiak
WWWF @ Bangor, ME – Municipal Auditorium – October 26, 1977
Vivian St. John & Wenona Littleheart defeated Leilani Kai & Kitty Adams
Larry Zbyszko defeated Johnny Rodz
WWWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji defeated Dennis Johnson
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Prof. Toru Tanaka
Peter Maivia defeated WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham via disqualification
WWWF @ Harrisburg, PA – Zembo Mosque – October 28, 1977
Davey O’Hannon pinned Dennis Johnson at 11:42
Joe Turco pinned Paul Figueroa at 10:13
Pete Reeves fought the Undertaker to a draw
Gorilla Monsoon & Lenny Hurst defeated Jack Evans & Larry Sharpe in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall #1 – Hurst pinned Evans at 15:19; fall #2 – Evans pinned Hurst at 3:44; fall #3 – Monsoon & Hurst won via disqualification at 2:58 when Evans came off the top to illegally interfere in the bout
Ivan Putski defeated Stan Stasiak via count-out at 18:23 after both men began fighting on the floor
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – October 28, 1977
Frank Rodriguez vs. Pete Austin
Kitty Adams vs. Wenonah Little Heart
Peter Maivia vs. Baron Mikel Scicluna
Chief Jay Strongbow vs. the Golden Terror
Included 2 other matches
WWWF @ Baltimore, MD – Civic Center – October 29, 1977
Lenny Hurst defeated Joe Turco
Johnny Rodz defeated Dennis Johnson
Larry Sharpe & Jack Evans defeated Johnny Rivera & Frank Williams
Tony Garea defeated Stan Stasiak via disqualification at 9:32 after Stasiak hit the referee
Ivan Putski defeated WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham via referee’s decision at 12:18 when the match was stopped due to blood; Larry Zbyszko was the guest referee for the match; after the bout, Graham attacked Zbyszko
Vivian St. John & Wenona Littleheart defeated Leilani Kai & Kitty Adams
WWWF Tag Team Champions Prof. Toru Tanaka & Mr. Fuji fought Chief Jay Strongbow & Peter Maivia to a draw
WWWF @ Scranton, PA – CYC – November 1, 1977 (822)
Larry Sharpe & Jack Evans defeated Lenny Hurst & Johnny Rivera in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0
Butcher Vachon defeated Dennis Johnson at 8:26
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Prof. Toru Tanaka via disqualification at 8:12
Peter Maivia defeated Jose Estrada at 8:42
The Golden Terror defeated Frank Williams at 15:32
WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham defeated Larry Zbyszko via disqualification at 7:22
WWWF @ Manchester, NH – Trinity High School – November 2, 1977
Baron Mikel Scicluna vs. Dennis Johnson
Lenny Hurst vs. Johnny Rodz
The Golden Terror vs. Pete Austin
Chief Jay Strongbow & Peter Maivia defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions Prof. Toru Tanaka & Mr. Fuji via disqualification
WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham defeated Tony Garea (w/ Larry Zbyszko)
WWWF @ Poughkeepsie, NY – Mid Hudson Civic Center – November 3, 1977
Johnny Rodz vs. Dennis Johnson
Lenny Hurst vs. Butcher Vachon
Peter Maivia vs. Baron Mikel Scicluna
Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko vs. WWWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka
Chief Jay Strongbow vs. WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – November 4, 1977
Moose Monroe defeated Sylvano Sousa
Johnny Rodz defeated Jack Evans
Butcher Vachon defeated Frank Williams
Larry Sharpe & Jack Evans defeated Lenny Hurst & Johnny Rivera
WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham defeated Chief Jay Strongbow in a non-title match
WWWF @ New London, CT – Ocean Beach Park Auditorium – November 4, 1977
Joe Esposito defeated Joe Turco via submission with a bearhug
Baron Mikel Scicluna pinned Dennis Johnson at 17:00
The Golden Terror defeated Pete Austin via submission
Peter Maivia defetaed Stan Stasiak via count-out at 15:00
WWWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka defeated Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall #1: Garea pinned Tanaka; fall #2: Tanaka pinned Zbyszko; fall #3: Garea was counted out at 7:00
WWWF @ South Plainfield, NJ – High School Gym – November 5, 1977
Moose Monroe defeated Ted Adams
Johnny Rodz defeated Steve King
Gorilla Monsoon defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Davey O’Hannon defeated Frank Williams
Stan Stasiak defeated Lenny Hurst
Peter Maivia & Chief Jay Strongbow defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions Prof. Toru Tanaka & Mr. Fuji in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match; because of a disqualification victory in the second fall, the titles did not change hands
WWWF @ Lowell, MA – Memorial Auditorium – November 5, 1977
Johnny Rivera defeated Joe Turco
Butcher Vachon defeated Dennis Johnson
Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Larry Sharpe & Jack Evans
The Golden Terror defeated Pete Austin
WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham defeated Tony Garea (sub. for Ivan Putski)
WWWF @ New Haven, CT – Coliseum – November 6, 1977
Johnny Rodz defeated Dennis Johnson
The Golden Terror defeated Johnny Rivera
Peter Maivia & Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Larry Sharpe & Jack Evans
WWWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji defeated Tony Garea
Mil Mascaras defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Prof. Toru Tanaka
WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham defeated Ivan Putski via count-out
Butcher Vachon defeated Lenny Hurst
Larry Zbyszko fought Baron Mikel Scicluna to a draw
WWWF @ Boston, MA – Boston Garden – November 7, 1977
Dewey Robertson defeated Joe Turco
WWWF Tag Team Champions Prof. Toru Tanaka & Mr. Fuji defeated Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko
Butcher Vachon defeated Dennis Johnson
Mil Mascaras defeated Stan Stasiak
Tony Garea (sub. for Ivan Putski) defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Peter Maivia & Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Larry Sharpe & Jack Evans
Ivan Putski (sub. for Bruno Sammartino) defeated WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham via count-out after applying a lengthy bearhug and using the Polish Hammer to send the champion to the floor
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Arena – November 8, 1977
Championship Wrestling taping:
11/12/77 – included Vince McMahon hosting the Manager of the Year presentation in which he had Freddie Blassie, Capt. Lou Albano, Arnold Skaaland, and the Grand Wizard come out; moments later, McMahon announced Blassie as the 3rd runner up, the Wizard as the 2nd, and Albano as the 1st; after Skaaland was named the winner, Albano attacked him from behind with the trophy, knocking both Skaaland and McMahon to the floor:
Mil Mascaras defeated Joe Turco
Spiros Arion defeated Lenny Hurst
Butcher Vachon defeated Dennis Johnson
Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Frank Williams & Johnny Rodz at 7:42 when Zbyszko pinned Williams following a suplex
Chief Jay Strongbow & Peter Maivia defeated Larry Sharpe & Jack Evans via referee’s decision after the match was stopped due to the curfew at 5:40
11/19/77 – included the interview with Dusty Rhodes, taped 10/19/77 in Hamburg:
WWWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka (w/ Freddie Blassie) fought Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko to a double disqualification at 6:37 when both teams were brawling in the ring
Ivan Putski pinned Jose Estrada with the Polish Hammer at 2:46
Larry Sharpe & Jack Evans defeated Johnny Rivera & ?
Peter Maivia & Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna & Johnny Rodz at 7:26 when Maivia pinned Rodz with a crossbody off the top
The Golden Terror defeated Frank Williams
11/26/77:
Spiros Arion defeated Johnny Rivera
Mil Mascaras defeated Dewey Robertson
Butcher Vachon defeated Lenny Hurst
WWWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka defeated Johnny Rodz & Jose Estrada
The Golden Terror defeated Steve King
Ivan Putski, Tony Garea, & Larry Zbyszko defeated Nikolai Volkoff, Stan Stasiak, & Baron Mikel Scicluna
Dark match after the taping: Ivan Putski vs. the Golden Terror
WWWF @ Hamburg, PA – Fieldhouse – November 9, 1977
All Star Wrestling taping:
11/12/77 – hosted by Vince McMahon; included McMahon conducting a ringside interview with Peter Maivia & Chief Jay Strongbow:
Peter Maivia & Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Johnny Rodz & Jose Estrada at 6:25 when Estrada submitted to Strongbow’s sleeper
Ivan Putski defeated Joe Turco via submission at 4:51 with a bearhug
Butcher Vachon (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Steve King at 4:06 with a splash
Stan Stasiak (w/ the Grand Wizard) fought Larry Zbyszko to a double count-out at 6:54 when both wrestlers were brawling on the floor
WWWF Tag Team Champions Prof. Toru Tanaka & Mr. Fuji (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Dewey Robertson & Johnny Rivera at 5:34 when Fuji pinned Rivera with the Kamikaze clothesline
11/19/77:
Spiros Arion defeated Frank Williams
The Golden Terror defeated Lenny Hurst
Mil Mascaras defeated Johnny Rodz
Tony Garea fought WWWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji to a 10-minute draw
11/26/77:
Mil Mascaras defeated Jose Estrada
Larry Sharpe & Jack Evans defeated Lenny Hurst & Johnny Rivera
Dennis Johnson defeated Spiros Arion via disqualification
Peter Maivia & Chief Jay Strongbow defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions Prof. Toru Tanaka & Mr. Fuji via disqualification
WWWF @ Worcester, MA – Memorial Auditorium – November 10, 1977
Steve King defeated Joe Turco via disqualification
Dewey Robertson defeated Moose Monroe
Stan Stasiak defeated Frank Williams
Ivan Putski defeated Butcher Vachon
Larry Sharpe & Jack Evans defeated Lenny Hurst & Johnny Rivera
WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham defeated Chief Jay Strongbow
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – November 11, 1977
Steve King vs. Joe Turco
Moose Monroe vs. Dewey Robertson
Larry Sharpe & Jack Evans vs. Johnny Rivera & Lenny Hurst
Stan Stasiak vs. Frank Williams
Ivsn Putski vs. Butcher Vachon
WWWF @ Albany, NY – Washington Ave. Armory – November 11, 1977
Johnny Rodz defeated Dennis Johnson after the 17-minute mark
Mark Tendler defeated Ted Adams after the 13-minute mark
The Golden Terror defeated Tony Garea after the 16-minute mark
WWWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka defeated Chief Jay Strongbow & Ted Adams (sub for ?) in a Best 2 out 3 falls match, 2-0
WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham pinned Larry Zbyszko after the 17-minute mark
WWWF @ Springfield, MA – Civic Center – November 12, 1977 (7,000)
Johnny Rodz pinned Frank Williams at 12:17
Larry Sharpe & Jack Evans defeated Ted Adams & Steve King in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0; fall #2: Sharpe & Evans at 5:55
The Golden Terror defeated Dennis Johnson via submission at 10:11
Dewey Robertson defeated Joe Turco at 7:49
Johnny Rivera defeated Butcher Vachon via disqualification
Ken Patera defeated Chief Jay Strongbow via count-out
WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham defeated Ivan Putski via disqualification
WWWF @ Fairmont, WV – November 12, 1977
The Red Demon defeated Bill Berger
Johnny DeFazio defeated Frank Durso
Peter Maivia defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Prof. Toru Tanaka via disqualification
WWWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji defeated Frank Holtz
Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Stan Stasiak & Baron Mikel Scicluna
WWWF @ Steubenville, OH – St. John’s Arena – November 13, 977
Dominic DeNucci defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna via count-out
Johnny DeFazio defeated the Red Demon
Peter Maivia defeated Stan Stasiak via disqualification
Frank Durso defeated Bill Berger
WWWF Tag Team Champions Prof. Toru Tanaka & Mr. Fuji fought Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko to a no contest
WWWF @ Long Island, NY – Nassau Coliseum – November 14, 1977
Johnny Rivera defeated Joe Turco
Butcher Vachon defeated Dennis Johnson
Peter Maivia defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji
WWWF Tag Team Champion Prof. Toru Tanaka defeated Dewey Robertson
WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham defeated Ivan Putski via count-out
Ken Patera defeated Chief Jay Strongbow
WWWF @ Portland, ME – Expo Building – November 15, 1977
Larry Sharpe & Jack Evans defeated Johnny Rivera & Pete Austin
The Golden Terror defeated Johnny Rivera
Peter Maivia defeated Stan Stasiak via disqualification
Ken Patera defeated Dewey Robertson
WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham pinned Chief Jay Strongbow at 25:06
WWWF @ West New York, NJ – Recreation Center – November 15, 1977
Mark Tendler defeated Joe Turco
Johnny Rodz defeated Ted Adams
Butcher Vachon defeated Frank Williams
Larry Zbyszko fought Baron Mikel Scicluna to a draw
Tony Garea defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Prof. Toru Tanaka via count-out
Ivan Putski fought WWWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji to a double disqualification
WWWF @ Bangor, ME – Municipal Auditorium – November 16, 1977
Johnny Rivera defeated Larry Sharpe via disqualification
Jack Evans defeated Dennis Johnson
Stan Stasiak defeated Pete Austin
The Golden Terror defeated Dewey Robertson
Ken Patera fought Chief Jay Strongbow to a no contest
WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham defeated Peter Maivia via count-out
WWWF @ Bronx, NY – November 16, 1977
Mark Tendler defeated Joe Turco
Johnny Rodz defeated Ted Adams
Butcher Vachon defeated Frank Williams
Tony Garea fought WWWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji to a draw
Larry Zbyszko defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Ivan Putski defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Prof. Toru Tanaka via count-out
WWWF @ Queensbury, NY – High School – November 17, 1977
WWWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Larry Zbyszko vs. Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko
Ivan Putski vs. Butcher Vachon
WWWF @ Rockland, ME – November 17, 1977
WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham defeated Chief Jay Strongbow
WWWF @ Pittsburgh, PA – Civic Arena – November 18, 1977
Bill Berger defeated the Red Demon
Larry Zbyszko fought Stan Stasiak to a draw
WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham defeated Peter Maivia via count-out
Ivan Putski defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Prof. Toru Tanaka via disqualification
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Johnny DeFazio
Larry Sharpe & Jack Evans defeated Dominic DeNucci & Johnny Rivera
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – November 18, 1977
Butcher Vachon vs. Dennis Johnson
Moose Monroe defeated Frank Williams
Johnny Rodz defated Pete Austin
The Golden Terror defeated Dewey Robertson
WWWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji defeated Tony Garea
Ken Patera defeated Chief Jay Strongbow
WWWF @ Greensburg, PA – Hempfield Senior High School Gym – November 19, 1977
Baron Mikel Scicluna fought Johnny DeFazio to a draw
WWWF Tag Team Champion Prof. Toru Tanaka defeated Dominic DeNucci
WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham defeated Larry Zbyszko via count-out
Peter Maivia & Johnny Rivera defeated Larry Sharpe & Jack Evans via disqualification
WWWF @ Stamford, CT – High School Gym – November 19, 1977
Dewey Robertson vs. Joe Turco
The Golden Terror defeated Ted Adams
WWWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji defeated Ivan Putski via disqualification
Johnny Rodz defeated Dennis Johnson
Tony Garea fought Stan Stasiak to a draw
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Butcher Vachon via disqualification
Toronto, Ontario – Maple Leaf Gardens – November 20, 1977
Angelo Mosca defeated Ed Psota at 4:18
The Wildman fought Steve Bolus to a 15-minute draw
Billy Red Lyons fought Chris Tolos to a 15-minute draw
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Claude Dionne
Verne Gagne defeated El Santos
Blackjack Lanza & Bobby Duncum defeated Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell via disqualification
AWA World Champion Nick Bockwinkel defeated Edouard Carpentier at 15:18
WWWF World Champion Superster Billy Graham defeated Stan Stasiak at 10:24
WWWF @ New York City, NY – Madison Square Garden – November 21, 1977 (17,914)
Ken Patera defeated Dewey Robertson at 12:25
Stan Stasiak pinned Dominic DeNucci at 15:16
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Johnny Rivera at 10:31
Dusty Rhodes defeated Butcher Vachon at 6:39
Mil Mascaras pinned Larry Sharpe at 11:29
WWWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka defeated Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko
WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham defeated Peter Maivia via count-out
WWWF @ Bergenfield, NJ – November 22, 1977
Joe Turco defeated Ted Adams
Johnny Rodz defeated Johnny Rivera
The Golden Terror defeated Dennis Johnson
Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Larry Sharpe & Jack Evans
Mil Mascaras defeated Stan Stasiak
Tampa, FL – Ft. Hesterly Armory – November 22, 1977
Buddy Roberts defeated John Boy Ruffin
Tank Patton defeated Don Serrano
Don Muraco defeated Keith Franks
Vicki Williams defeated Wenona Little Heart
Ivan Koloff & Mr. Saito defeated Mike Graham & Steve Keirn in a Texas Death Match
Lars Anderson defeated Klondike Bill in a lumberjack match
Pedro Morales defeated WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham via disqualification
Dusty Rhodes defeated Ole Anderson in a lights out match
WWWF @ Scranton, PA – CYC – November 22, 1977 (747)
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Frank Williams
Butcher Vachon defeated Tony Altimore
Nikolai Volkoff defeated Lenny Hurst
Ken Patera defeated Dominic DeNucci
Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko fought WWWF Tag Team Champions Prof. Toru Tanaka & Mr. Fuji to a draw in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match; fall #3: both teams were disqualified
WWWF @ White Plains, NY – Westhcester County Civic Center – November 23, 1977
Nikolai Volkoff defeated Lenny Hurst
Johnny Rodz fought Johnny Rivera to a draw
The Golden Terror defeated Tony Altimore
Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Larry Sharpe & Jack Evans
Mil Mascaras defeated Stan Stasiak
WWWF @ Manchester, NH – Trinity High School – November 23, 1977
Dominic DeNucci vs. WWWF Tag Team Champion Prof. Toru Tanaka
Peter Maivia vs. WWWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji
Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Ken Patera
Also included Butcher Vachon & Baron Mikel Scicluna
Miami, FL – Jai Alai Fronton – November 23, 1977
Thanksgiving Eve
Wenonah Little Heart defeated Terri Shane
Don Muraco defeated Buddy Roberts (sub. for Tony Marino)
World Junior Heavyweight Champion Nelson Royal defeated Jerry Brisco
Florida Tag Team Champions Ivan Koloff & Mr. Saito defeated Mike Graham & Steve Keirn
Dusty Rhodes defeated WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham via disqualification
Jacksonville, FL – November 24, 1977
Dusty Rhodes defeated WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham
Ft. Lauderdale, FL – Dillard High School Gym – November 25, 1977
Dutch Mantel vs. John Boy
Don Serrano vs. Tony Marino
Super Gladiator vs. Tank Patton
Wenonah Little Heart & Leilani Kai vs. Terri Shane & Vicki Williams
World Junior Heavyweight Champion Nelson Royal vs. Steve Keirn
Dusty Rhodes vs. Killer Karl Kox
WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham vs. Don Muraco
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – November 25, 1977
Johnny Rodz vs. Jose Estrada
Ted Adams vs. Stan Stasiak
Peter Maivia vs. Ken Patera
Included 2 other bouts
WWWF @ Harrisburg, PA – Zembo Mosque – November 25, 1977
Dennis Johnson pinned Stan Lavdis at 9:41
Dominic DeNucci defeated George Palermo via submission
Nikolai Volkoff pinned Lenny Hurst at 12:51
Gorilla Monsoon defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna at 9:08
WWWF Tag Team Champions Prof. Toru Tanaka & Mr. Fuji defeated Ivan Putski & Larry Zbyszko in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall #1 – Tanaka pinned Putski at 11:04; fall #2 – Putski pinned Tanaka at 6:28; fall #3 – Fuji pinned Zbyszko
WWWF @ Baltimore, MD – Civic Center – November 26, 1977 (8,800)
Johnny Rodz defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Nikolai Volkoff defeated Pete Reeves
Larry Sharpe & Jack Evans defeated Lenny Hurst & Dennis Johnson in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0, at 12:35
Ivan Putski fought Ken Patera to a 20-minute time-limit draw
WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham defeated Larry Zbyszko (w/ Tony Garea) via disqualification at 19:10 when Garea interfered
Dominic DeNucci defeated Butcher Vachon via disqualification
Peter Maivia, Tony Garea, & Chief Jay Strongbow defeated the Golden Terror, WWWF Tag Team Champions Prof. Toru Tanaka & Mr. Fuji in a Best 3 out of 5 falls match at 23:20, 3-0
Detroit, MI – Cobo Arena – November 27, 1977
Don Ross fought Luis Martinez to a draw
Prince Maivia defeated the Medic
Don Ken & Ox Baker defeated the Butcher & Tony Parisi
Jimmy Valiant & Duke George defeated Luis Martinez & Jim Oliver
Ed George defeated Nelson Royal via forfeit
WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham defeated Tony Garea
The Sheik defeated Crusher Verdu
WWWF @ Staten Island, NY – November 28, 1977
Dennis Johnson defeated Frank Monroe via disqualification
The Golden Terror defeated Pete Austin
Larry Sharpe & Jack Evans defeated Johnny Rivera & Frank Williams
Tony Garea defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji
Ken Patera defeated Peter Maivia via count-out
WWWF @ Bridgewater, NJ – East High School Gym – November 28, 1977
Joe Turco defaeted Steve King
Johnny Rodz defeated Ted Adams
Butcher Vachon defeated Lenny Hurst
Larry Zbyszko defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Nikolai Volkoff
Dusty Rhodes defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Prof. Toru Tanaka
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Arena – November 29, 1977
Championship Wrestling taping:
12/3/77:
12/10/77 – hosted by Vince McMahon; included the Bob Backlund vs. George Steele match taped 7/26/77 in Philadelphia:
Dusty Rhodes pinned Steve Staple at 2:51 with the Bionic elbow drop
Larry Sharpe & Jack Evans defeated two unknowns
Spiros Arion defeated an unknown
Peter Maivia defeated Joe Turco via submission at 5:57 with the Samoan Stump Puller
12/17/77 – hosted by Vince McMahon; included a Larry Zbyszko PSA about fighting juvenile diabetes:
Ken Patera (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Bill Berger via submission at 3:49 with the full nelson
Larry Zbyszko fought Jack Evans to a time-limit draw at the 9-minute mark; the bell rung just as Zbyszko applied a small package on Evans; after the bout, both men brawled back to the locker room
Dennis Johnson defeated Moose Monroe via disqualification at 2:37 when Monroe refused to stop beating on Johnson while he was tied in the ropes
The Golden Terror defeated Johnny Rivera via submission at 6:41
WWWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka fought Peter Maivia & Dominic DeNucci to a double disqualification in a non-title match at 6:33 when both teams were brawling in the ring
Bob Backlund pinned Bob Brothers at 3:47 with the atomic drop
Dark match: Dusty Rhodes vs. WWWF Tag Team Champion Prof. Toru Tanaka
WWWF @ Hamburg, PA – Fieldhouse – November 30, 1977
All Star Wrestling taping:
12/3/77:
12/10/77:
12/17/77:
Dark match after the taping: Bob Backlund & Dusty Rhodes vs. WWWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka (non-title match)
Miami, FL – December 1, 1977
Jos LeDuc defeated WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham via disqualification
WWWF @ Asbury Park, NJ – Convention Hall – December 1, 1977
The Golden Terror defeated Lenny Hurst
WWWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji fought Dominic DeNucci to a draw
Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Larry Sharpe & Jack Evans
Baron Mikel Scicluna fought Nikolai Volkoff to a draw
Bob Backlund defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Prof. Toru Tanaka
Peter Maivia defeated Stan Stasiak
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – December 2, 1977
Dennis Johnson defeated Joe Turco via disqualification
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Steve King (sub. for Pete Austin)
WWWF Tag Team Champion Prof. Toru Tanaka defeated Steve King (sub. for Dewey Robertson)
Dominic DeNucci (sub. for Chief Jay Strongbow) fought Stan Stasiak to a no contest
Sylvano Sousa fought Jose Estrada to a draw
Peter Maivia defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji via disqualification
WWWF @ New London, CT – Ocean Beach Park Auditorium – December 2, 1977
Moose Monroe pinned Frank Williams at 13:00
Johnny Rivera fought Johnny Rodz to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Butcher Vachon pinned Ted Adams at 15:00
Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Larry Sharpe & Jack Evans in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall #1: Zbyszko pinned Sharpe; fall #2: Sharpe pinned Zbyszko at 7:40; fall #3: Garea & Zbyszko won via disqualification at 10:00
Bob Backlund pinned the Golden Terror at 9:20
WWWF @ New Haven, CT – Coliseum – December 4, 1977
Moose Monroe defeated Frank Williams
Johnny Rodz defeated Steve King
The Golden Terror defeated Tony Altimore (sub. for Dewey Robertson)
Bob Backlund defeated Stan Stasiak
Peter Maivia & Chief Jay Strongbow fought WWWF Tag Team Champions Prof. Toru Tanaka & Mr. Fuji to a double disqualification
Ivan Putski defeated WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham via disqualification; Larry Zbyszko was the guest referee for the bout
WWWF @ Landover, MD – Capital Centre – December 5, 1977
Chief Jay Strongbow won a $5,000 18-man battle royal; after teaming with Peter Maivia to eliminate Mr. Fuji and Prof. Toru Tanaka, Strongbow and Maivia refused to fight each other and Strongbow was declared the winner via a coin toss; other participants included: Ken Patera, Johnny Rodz, Tony Garea, Gorilla Monsoon, Larry Sharpe, Jack Evans, Butcher Vachon, Stan Stasiak, Ivan Putski, Baron Mikel Scicluna, Larry Zbyszko, Johnny Rivera, and Dennis Johnson; due to pre-match stipulations, Strongbow won a world title shot in the main event
Ivan Putski defeated Larry Sharpe
Johnny Rodz defeated Dennis Johnson
WWWF Tag Team Champion Prof. Toru Tanaka defeated Johnny Rivera
Gorilla Monsoon defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Peter Maivia defeated Jack Evans
Ken Patera defeated Larry Zbyszko
Butcher Vachon defeated Tony Garea
Dominic DeNucci fought Stan Stasiak to a draw
WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham defeated Chief Jay Strongbow at 13:47
WWWF @ Portland, ME – Civic Center – December 6, 1977
Larry Sharpe & Jack Evans defeated Johnny Rivera & Frank Williams in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Butcher Vachon
Dominic DeNucci (sub. for Dewey Robertson) fought the Golden Terror to a draw
Ken Patera fought Peter Maivia to a draw
WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham fought Bob Backlund to a double count-out
WWWF @ Bangor, ME – Municipal Auditorium – December 7, 1977
Larry Sharpe & Jack Evans defeated Dominic DeNucci & Johnny Rivera
Butcher Vachon defeated Frank Williams
Bob Backlund defeated the Golden Terror
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Ken Patera via disqualification
WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham defeated Peter Maivia
WWWF @ Poughkeepsie, NY – Mid-Hudson Civic Center – December 8, 1977
Mark Tendler vs. Moose Monroe
Johnny Rivera vs. Johnny Rodz
Baron Mikel Scicluna vs. Frank Williams
Chief Jay Strongbow vs. WWWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji
Larry Zbyszko vs. WWWF Tag Team Champion Prof. Toru Tanaka
Peter Maivia vs. Ken Patera
WWWF @ Worcester, MA – December 8, 1977
Larry Sharpe & Jack Evans defeated Pete Austin & Dennis Johnson
Dominic DeNucci fought Butcher Vachon to a draw
Ivan Putski defeated the Golden Terror via count-out
Bob Backlund defeated Stan Stasiak
WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham defeated Tony Garea via count-out
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – December 9, 1977
Butcher Vachon defeated Johnny Rivera
The Golden Terror defeated Frank Williams
Peter Maivia & Chief Jay Strongbow fought WWWF Tag Team Champions Prof. Toru Tanaka & Mr. Fuji to a no contest
Moose Monroe defeated Joe Turco
Dominic DeNucci defeated Johnny Rodz via disqualification
WWWF @ Albany, NY – Washington Ave. Armory – December 9, 1977
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Dennis Johnson
Ivan Putski fought Ken Patera to a draw
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Pete Austin
Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Jack Evans & Larry Sharpe
Bob Backlund defeated WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham via disqualification
WWWF @ Springfield, MA – Civic Center – December 10, 1977
Johnny Rivera vs. the Golden Terror
Pete Austin vs. Johnny Rodz
? (sub. for Dewey Robertson) vs. Moose Monroe
Mark Tendler vs. Tony Altimore
Bob Backlund & Peter Maivia vs. Larry Sharpe & Jack Evans
Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Ken Patera
WWWF @ Phildelphia, PA – Spectrum – December 10, 1977 (19,500; sell out)
Televised on the PRISM Network – featured Vince McMahon & Dick Graham on commentary:
Davey O’Hannon defeated Steve King
Joe Turco defeated Ted Adams
Baron Mikel Scicluna pinned Frank Williams
Nikolai Volkoff defeated Pete Reeves
Gorilla Monsoon defeated Stan Stasiak
Ivan Putski defeated Butcher Vachon
WWWF Tag Team Champions Prof. Toru Tanaka & Mr. Fuji defeated Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
Bruno Sammartino defeated WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham via count-out at 18:31 when Graham left ringside
Toronto, Ontario – Maple Leaf Gardens – December 11, 1977
Ken Patera defeated Roger Kirby
Peter Maivia defeated Chris Tolos via disqualification
Angelo Mosca defeated Nick DeCarlo
Billy Red Lyons defeated Waldo Von Erich
Verne Gagne defeated Bobby Duncum
Ken Patera (sub. for Bobby Heenan) & Blackjack Lanza defeated Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell
AWA World Champion Nick Bockwinkel defeated Edouard Carpentier
WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham defeated Chief Jay Strongbow
WWWF @ Boston, MA – Boston Garden – December 12, 1977 (7,716)
Moose Monroe defeated Pete Austin
Johnny Rodz defeated Frank Williams
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Johnny Rivera
Dominic DeNucci fought Butcher Vachon to a draw
Peter Maivia & Chief Jay Strongbow defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions Prof. Toru Tanaka & Mr. Fuji via disqualification
Gorilla Monsoon defeated the Golden Terror
WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham defeated Ivan Putski in a steel cage match by escaping out the door after the challenger hit the cage while attempting a second Polish Hammer
WWWF @ Old Bridge, NJ – Madison Central High School – December 12, 1977
Joe Turco fought Ted Adams to a draw
Stan Stasiak defeated Steve King
Nikolai Volkoff defeated Dennis Johnson
Bob Backlund defeated Ken Patera via count-out
Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Larry Sharpe & Jack Evans
WWWF @ Westfield, NJ – Senior High School Gym – December 13, 1977
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Dennis Johnson
Nikolai Volkoff defeated Frank Williams
Larry Zbyszko fought Butcher Vachon to a draw
Bob Backlund defeated the Golden Terror
WWWF Tag Team Champions Prof. Toru Tanaka & Mr. Fuji defeated Peter Maivia & Chief Jay Strongbow
WWWF @ Scranton, PA – CYC – December 13, 1977 (365)
Larry Sharpe defeated Johnny Rivera
Johnny Rodz fought Ted Adams to a draw
Jack Evans & Larry Sharpe defeated Dominic DeNucci & Pete Austin in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1
Ken Patera defeated Mark Tendler (sub. for Ivan Putski) at 9:28
WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham defeated Tony Garea at 19:46
WWWF @ Manchester, NH – Trinity High School – December 14, 1977
Johnny Rodz vs. Pete Austin
Larry Sharpe vs. ? (sub. for Dewey Robertson
Tony Garea vs. Jack Evans
Ivan Putski vs. Ken Patera
WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham vs. Larry Zbyszko
WWWF @ Midland, PA – High School Gym – December 15, 1977
Dominic DeNucci defeated Nikolai Volkoff
Ivan Putski fought Ken Patera to a draw
WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham defeated Gorilla Monsoon
Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Stan Stasiak & Baron Mikel Scicluna
WWWF @ Trumbull, CT – High School Gym – December 15, 1977
WWWF Tag Team Champion Prof. Toru Tanaka vs. ? (sub. for Dewey Robertson)
Jose Estrada defeated Frank Williams
Dennis Johnson defeated Joe Turco
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated the Golden Terror
Bob Backlund defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – December 16, 1977
Dennis Johnson defeated Joe Turco
Johnny Rodz defeated Steve King
Jack Evans defeated Johnny Rivera
Butcher Vachon defeated Pete Austin
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Jack Evans
Bob Backlund defeated the Golden Terror
WWWF @ Pittsburgh, PA – Civic Arena – December 16, 1977
The Red Demon defeated Frank Holtz
Dominic DeNucci defeated Nikolai Volkoff
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Bill Berger
Ivan Putski defeated WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham via count-out
Ken Patera defeated Peter Maivia
WWWF Tag Team Champions Prof. Toru Tanaka & Mr. Fuji defeated Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko
Gorilla Monsoon defeated Stan Stasiak
WWWF @ Johnstown, PA – December 17, 1977
The Red Demon defeated Frank Durso
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Johnny DeFazio
Dominic DeNucci fought WWWF Tag Team Champion Prof. Toru Tanaka to a draw
WWWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji defeated Tony Garea via count-out
Ivan Putski fought Ken Patera to a double disqualification
Larry Zbyszko defeated Nikolai Volkoff
WWWF @ Binghamton, NY – Broome County Arena – December 17, 1977
Pete Austin vs. Johnny Rodz
Dennis Johnson vs. Butcher Vachon
Peter Maivia & ? (sub. for Dewey Robertson) vs. Larry Sharpe & Jack Evans
Bob Backlund vs. Stan Stasiak
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham via count-out
Detroit, MI – Cobo Arena – December 18, 1977 (4,897)
Capt. Ed George fought Abdullah the Butcher to a draw
Bobo Brazil defeated WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham via disqualification
The Sheik defeated Peter Maivia via count-out
WWWF @ New Milford, CT – High School Gym – December 18, 1977
Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Stan Stasiak
Also included Johnny Rivera
WWWF @ Steubenville, OH – St. John’s Arena – December 18, 1977
Frank Holtz fought Frank Durso to a draw
WWWF Tag Team Champions Prof. Toru Tanaka & Mr. Fuji defeated Dominic DeNucci & Johnny DeFazio (sub. for Gorilla Monsoon) in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1
Ivan Putski fought Ken Patera to a double count-out
Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Nikolai Volkoff & Baron Mikel Scicluna
WWWF @ New York City, NY – Madison Square Garden – December 19, 1977 (22,085)
Televised on HBO & the MSG Network – featured Vince McMahon on commentary; Debra Harry of Blondie and Andy Kaufman were in attendance for the card; the scheduled bout between Peter Maivia and Ken Patera was cancelled
Baron Mikel Scicluna fought SD Jones to a 15-minute time-limit draw
Dominic DeNucci fought the Golden Terror to a double count-out; this bout was not televised, rather footage of NWA World Champion Harley Race facing Rick Martel in Australia aired in its place
Butcher Vachon pinned Johnny Rivera (sub. for Victor Rivera) at 6:04
Arnold Skaaland defeated Lou Albano via count-out at 4:35 when Albano walked out of the match after losing his foreign object and being bloodied by Skaaland (Best of the WWF Vol. 7, The World’s Greatest Wrestling Managers)
Bob Backlund pinned WWWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji (w/ Freddie Blassie) with the atomic drop at 11:40
Mil Mascaras (w/ Bob Backlund) defeated WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham via referee’s decision at 16:24 when referee John Stanley stopped the match due to a cut on the champion’s forehead
Dusty Rhodes pinned Stan Stasiak with the Bionic elbow at 11:22 (American Dream: The Dusty Rhodes Story)
Prime Time Wrestling – 3/17/86: Chief Jay Strongbow defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Prof. Toru Tanaka via disqualification at 11:23 after Tanaka threw salt into the referee John Stanley’s eyes as Strongbow had the sleeper applied
Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Larry Sharpe & Jack Evans in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match; fall #1: Zbyszko pinned Evans with a kneedrop at 7:45; fall #2: the curfew ended the match at 12:39
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Arena – December 20, 1977
Championship Wrestling taping:
12/24/77:
Mil Mascaras pinned Terry York at 3:46 with a powerslam into a cradle
Larry Zbyszko & Tony Garea defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna & Johnny Rodz
SD Jones defeated Mike Madero
Bob Backlund defeated Jack Evans
Dusty Rhodes defeated Moose Monroe
Ken Patera defeated Joe Marcus
12/31/77 – hosted by Vince McMahon; inclued a Public Service Announcement from Gorilla Monsoon with a boy named Mike about professional wrestlers helping the National Juvenile Diabetes Foundation to help fight the cause:
WWWF Tag Team Champions Prof. Toru Tanaka & Mr Fuji defeated Jose Estrada & Dominic DeNucci at 8:24 when Fuji pinned Estrada with a kamikaze clothesline
Dusty Rhodes pinned Johnny Rodz with the Bionic elbow at 5:05 (American Dream: The Dusty Rhodes Story)
Larry Zbyszko pinned Joe Turco at 2:59 with a crucifix
Larry Sharpe & Jack Evans defeated John Daniels & Joe Marcus at 9:25 when Sharpe pinned Daniels with a suplex
Spiros Arion (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Pete Austin via submission at 4:38 with the backbreaker
Ken Patera (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Steve King & Ted Adams at 3:58 in a handicap match after slamming Adams on top of King and pinning both at the same time
1/7/78:
Bob Backlund pinned Moose Monroe at 4:53 with the atomic drop
SD Jones defeated Jack Evans
Johnny Rodz defeated Dennis Johnson
Spiros Arion defeated John Daniels
Mil Mascaras defeated Jose Madena
Tony Garea, Larry Zbyszko, & Dominic DeNucci defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna, Nikolai Volkoff, & Butcher Vachon at 8:22 when DeNucci pinned Volkoff following a triple battering ram
Dark match after the taping: Mil Mascaras defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji
WWWF @ Hamburg, PA – Fieldhouse – December 21, 1977
All Star Wrestling taping:
12/24/77:
12/31/77 – hosted by Vince McMahon; included a Larry Zbyszko PSA about fighting juvenile diabetes; included McMahon conducting a ringside interview with Freddie Blassie, WWWF Tag Team Champions Prof. Toru Tanaka & Mr. Fuji:
Tony Garea defeated Larry Sharpe via referee’s decision after the bout went to the 10-minute time-limit; after the bout, Sharpe attacked Garea until Garea was able to clear Sharpe from the ring
Bob Backlund pinned Terry York at 4:59 with the atomic drop
Mil Mascaras pinned Frank Williams at 5:24 with a flying bodypress
Ken Patera (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Pete Austin via submission with the bearhug at 2:29
Dominic DeNucci defeated Jack Evans via disqualification at 5:46 after Sharpe pushed referee Dick Woehrle into DeNucci
1/7/78:
Butcher Vachon, & WWWF Tag Team Champions Prof. Toru Tanaka & Mr. Fuji vs. Tony Garea, Larry Zbyszko, & Dominic DeNucci
Dark match after the taping: Bob Backlund vs. Ken Patera
Miami, FL – Convention Hall – December 21, 1977
Buddy Roberts defeated Ron Sinkler
Dutch Mantel defeated Bubba Douglas (sub. for Steve Brodie)
Brian Blair defeated Tank Patton
Jack & Jerry Brisco defeated Bob Orton Jr. & Bob Roop
NWA U.S. Champion Ricky Steamboat defeated Bill White
Rocky Johnson defeated Ric Flair via count-out
Dusty Rhodes defeated WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham via disqualification; Don Curtis was the referee for the bout
WWWF @ Long Island, NY – Nassau Coliseum – December 26, 1977
Gorilla Monsoon won an 18-man $5,000 battle royal; other participants included: Stan Stasiak, Larry Sharpe, Jack Evans, Baron Mikel Scicluna, Butcher Vachon, Moose Monroe, WWWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka, Tony Garea, Peter Maivia, Chief Jay Strongbow, and Mark Tendler; due to pre-match stipulations, Monsoon earned a world title shot in the main event
Larry Zbyszko fought Larry Sharpe to a draw
WWWF Tag Team Champion Prof. Toru Tanaka defeated Pete Reeves
Tony Garea defeated Moose Monroe
SD Jones fought Jack Evans to a draw
Peter Maivia defeated Butcher Vachon
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
WWWF World Champion Supertar Billy Graham defeated Gorilla Monsoon via count-out
WWWF @ Lincoln Park, RI – December 26, 1977
Mike Madera defeated Jose Estrada
Pete Austin defeated Joe Turco
Steve King fought Ted Adams to a draw
Dennis Johnson defeated Frank Williams
Sylvano Sousa defeated Johnny Rodz via disqualification
Bob Backlund defeated the Golden Terror
WWWF @ Augusta, ME – Civic Center – December 27, 1977
The Golden Terror defeated Pete Austin
Johnny Rodz defeated Pete Reeves
Butcher Vachon defeated Dennis Johnson
Arnold Skaaland defeated Capt. Lou Albano via count-out
WWWF Tag Team Champions Prof. Toru Tanaka & Mr. Fuji fought Peter Maivia & Chief Jay Strongbow to a double disqualification
Bob Backlund defeated WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham via count-out
WWWF @ Poughkeepsie, NY – Mid-Hudson Civic Center – December 27, 1977
Moose Monroe defeated Ted Adams
Joe Turco defeated Frank Williams
Larry Sharpe & Jack Evans defeated SD Jones & Steve King
Ivan Putski fought Ken Patera to a double disqualification
Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Stan Stasiak & Jose Estrada (sub. for Baron Mikel Scicluna)
WWWF @ Brooklyn, NY – December 28, 1977
Ted Adams defeated Moose Monroe via disqualification
SD Jones defeated Joe Turco
Stan Stasiak defeated Frank Williams
Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Larry Sharpe & Jack Evans
Ken Patera defeated Ivan Putski via count-out
WWWF @ Pittsfield, MA – Boy’s Club – December 28, 1977
Arnold Skaaland vs. Capt. Lou Albano
WWWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka vs. Chief Jay Strongbow & Peter Maivia
WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham vs. Bob Backlund
WWWF @ Asbury Park, NJ – Convention Hall – December 29, 1977
Larry Sharpe & Jack Evans vs. SD Jones & Nikolai Volkoff (Best 2 out of 3 falls)
Baron Mikel Scicluna (sub. for Pinky Larson) defeated Pete Reeves
Ken Patera fought Chief Jay Strongbow to a draw
WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham defeated Ivan Putski via count-out
Peter Maivia (sub. for Gorilla Monsoon) defeated Stan Stasiak
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – December 30, 1977
The Golden Terror vs. Dennis Johnson
WWWF Tag Team Champion Prof. Toru Tanaka vs. Johnny Riviera
Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko vs. Moose Monroe & Butcher Vachon
Bob Backlund vs. WWWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji
Included 2 other matches
WWWF @ Cherry Hill, NJ – PAL Building – December 30, 1977
Nikolai Volkoff defeated Pete Reeves
Gorilla Monsoon & SD Jones defeated Larry Sharpe & Jack Evans via disqualification
Peter Maivia defeated Stan Stasiak
Ken Patera defeated Gorilla Monsoon (sub. for Ivan Putski) via count-out
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna