WWWF / WWF – 1979 Results
WWWF @ Allentown, PA – Agricultural Hall – January 2, 1979
All Star Wrestling taping:
1/6/79 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Bruno Sammartino:
Peter Maivia (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned SD Jones at 9:15
WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Bull Molina & Pete Reeves at 7:09 when Zbyszko pinned Reeves with a reverse roll up; during the bout, Capt. Lou Albano briefly came to ringside; after the match, Vince McMahon interviewed the champions at ringside
Steve Travis pinned Paul Mauret at 1:11 with a gorilla press slam
Victor Rivera (w/ Freddie Blassie) fought Chief Jay Strongbow to a double count-out at 4:36 when both men were brawling on the floor; after the bout, both men continued brawling and Gorilla Monsoon had to help in breaking them up
Jimmy & Johnny Valiant (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Tito Torres & Frank Williams at 5:08 when Jimmy pinned Williams with an elbow drop
1/13/79 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Bruno Sammartino:
Steve Travis pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna at 8:06 with a backslide
Allen Coage (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Tony Russo at 6:22 (Coage’s debut)
Ivan Koloff (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Andre Zavita at 6:31
Victor Rivera pinned Joe Mascara at 4:36 with a double underhook suplex
Greg Valentine (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Harry Valdez at 2:38 following two elbow drops; after the bout, Vince McMahon interviewed Valentine & Wizard at ringside, who demanded some competition
1/20/79 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Bruno Sammartino; featured McMahon conducting a ringside interview with Capt. Lou Albano, Johnny & Jimmy Valiant:
Jimmy & Johnny Valiant (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Joe Mascara & Kevin Victor at 4:12 when Johnny pinned Victor following two elbow drop; after the bout, the Valiants continued to beat on their opponents
Ivan Putski pinned Tony Russo at 4:24 with the Polish Hammer
Bulldog Brower (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Charlie Brown with a kneedrop at 1:57 (Brower’s return)
Greg Valentine (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Lou Palamouchi at 4:40 following two elbow drops
WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Johnny Rodz & Bull Molina at 9:32 when Molina submitted to Garea’s abdominal stretch
Dark match after the taping: Chief Jay Strongbow, WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Peter Maivia, Ivan Koloff, & Victor Rivera via disqualification
WWWF @ Hamburg, PA – Fieldhouse – January 3, 1979
Championship Wrestling taping:
1/6/79 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Bruno Sammartino:
Steve Travis pinned Bull Molino at 6:58
Jimmy & Johnny Valiant defeated Mike Paidousis & Kevin Victor at 2:40
Victor Rivera defeated Paul Figueroa at 2:53
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna via disqualification
Greg Valentine defeated Andre Esvada via submission with the figure-4
Peter Maivia (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Frank Williams at 4:22 after dropping Williams throat-first across the top rope
1/13/79 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Bruno Sammartino:
WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko fought Stan Stasiak & Victor Rivera to a 10-minute time-limit draw
Ivan Koloff pinned Jose Mascara at 5:23
Ivan Putski defeated Pete Reeves & Paul Mauret in a handicap match at 2:42 by pinning Mauret with the Polish Hammer
Jimmy & Johnny Valiant (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated SD Jones & Frank Williams at 5:16 when Johnny pinned Williams with an elbow drop; after the bout, Jones cleared Albano from the ring with headbutts after he started kicking at King following the pinfall, with Jimmy then slamming Williams on the floor
Greg Valentine defeated Paul Figueroa via submission with the figure-4 at 2:47
Peter Maivia (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Mike Paidousis at 5:38
1/20/79 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Bruno Sammartino
Steve Travis pinned Johnny Rodz at 7:55 with a powerslam
Greg Valentine (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated SD Jones via submission with the figure-4 at 5:47; after the bout, Valentine refused to break the hold until he was threatened that the decision would be reversed; Jones was then taken out on a stretcher
Victor Rivera pinned Tito Torres at 1:47
Bulldog Brower (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Mike Vargas at 2:06 with a kneedrop
Stan Stasiak (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Bob Fury at 3:42 with the heart punch
Ivan Putski & Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Tony Russo & Baron Mikel Scicluna at 5:58 when Russo submitted to Strongbow’s sleeper; after the bout, Vince McMahon interviewed Putski & Strongbow at ringside
Dark match after the taping: Ivan Putski fought Peter Maivia (w/ Freddie Blassie) to a draw at 10:11 after Blassie went in the ring and interfered with his cane when the referee was down, and then Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko made the save for Putski
WWWF @ West Orange, NJ – South Mountain Arena – January 4, 1979
WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Pierre the Lumberjack & Baron Mikel Scicluna
SD Jones fought Davey O’Hannon to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Steve King defeated Paul Figueroa at 5:06
Kitty Adams defeated Esther Cartwell
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Stan Stasiak (sub. for Spiros Arion) via disqualification
Johnny Rodz defeated Tony Russo
Ivan Putski defeated Victor Rivera via count-out
Bruno Sammartino fought Ivan Koloff to a double disqualification at 18:57 when both men shoved the referee
WWWF @ Long Island, NY – Nassau Coliseum – January 5, 1979
Ted Adams fought Pete Reeves to a draw
Mark Tendler defeated Tony Russo
Johnny Rodz defeated Steve King
SD Jones defeated Pierre the Lumberjack via disqualification
Davey O’Hannon defeated Mark Pole
Peter Maivia defeated Chief Jay Strongbow via count-out
Gorilla Monsoon defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Ivan Putski fought Ivan Koloff to a double disqualification
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – January 5, 1979
Sylvano Sousa defeated Mike Paidousis via disqualification
Stan Stasiak defeated Frank Williams
Dave Darrow defeated Moose Monroe
Pete Doherty defeated Mike Paidousis via disqualification
WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Victor Rivera & Stan Stasiak (sub. for Spiros Arion)
WWWF @ Willingboro, NJ – John F. Kennedy High School Gym – January 6, 1979
Baron Mikel Scicluna vs. Gorilla Monsoon and Victor Rivera vs. Chief Jay Strongbow did not take place as advertised
Stan Lavdas defeated Mark Tendler via disqualification
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Steve King
Kitty Adams defeated Esther Cartwell
Gorilla Monsoon & Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Stan Stasiak & Victor Rivera
Ivan Koloff fought Ivan Putski to a double disqualficiation
WWWF @ Pittsfield, MA – Boy’s Club – January 6, 1979
Sylvano Sousa defeated Tony Russo
Dave Darrow defeated Frank Rodriguez
SD Jones defeated Frank Williams
WWWF Tag Team Champion Larry Zbyszko defeated Mike Paidousis (sub. for Pierre the Lumberjack)
Peter Maivia pinned WWWF Tag Team Champion Tony Garea
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Pierre the Lumberjack (sub. for Spiros Arion)
WWWF @ Worcester, MA – Auditorium – January 11, 1979
Johnny Rodz defeated Tony Russo
Frank Williams defeated Jack Savage
WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Stan Stasiak (sub. for Spiros Arion) & Victor Rivera
SD Jones defeated Pierre the Lumberjack via disqualification
Peter Maivia & Ivan Koloff defeated Ivan Putski & Chief Jay Strongbow via count-out
Los Angeles, CA – January 12, 1979
Leroy Brown defeated Don Diamond
Prof. Ito defeated the Butcher
Andre the Giant defeated Bull Ramos
Al Madril defeated Roddy Piper
Twin Devil #1 defeated Chavo Guerrero
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund fought Twin Devil #2 to a no contest
Black Gordman fought Tom Jones to a draw
Tatsumi Fujinami defeated Eddie Mansfield
WWWF @ Pittsburgh, PA – Civic Arena – January 12, 1979
Frank Holtz pinned Tony Altimore at 9:20
Baron Mikel Scicluna pinned Johnny DeFazio at 18:55
Peter Maivia defeated Ivan Putski via count-out at 20:45
Bruno Sammartino defeated Ivan Koloff via count-out at 13:10 when Sammartino was first to his feet after a mid-ring collision
WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko fought Victor Rivera & Johnny Valiant to a 30-minute time-limit draw
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – January 12, 1979
Dave Darrow defeated Tony Russo via disqualification
Pete Doherty defeated Sylvano Sousa via disqualification
Frank Rodriguez defeated Frank Williams
Stan Stasiak pinned SD Jones
Chief Jay Strongbow pinned Pierre the Lumberjack
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – January 13, 1979
Televised on the PRISM Network:
Davey O’Hannon defeated Steve King (sub. for Gypsy Rodriguez)
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Frank Williams
Johnny Rodz defeated Tony Russo
SD Jones defeated Gypsy Rodriguez (sub. for Stan Stasiak)
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Pierre the Lumberjack
WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna (sub. for Spiros Arion) & Victor Rivera
Peter Maivia defeated Ivan Putski when the bout was stopped due to blood
Ivan Koloff defeated WWWF Champion Bob Backlund via count-out
WWWF @ New Haven, CT – Coliseum – January 14, 1979
Johnny Rodz fought Steve King to a draw
Pierre the Lumberjack defeated Tony Russo
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Frank Williams
WWWF Tag Team Champion Larry Zbyszko fought Stan Stasiak to a double disqualification
Victor Rivera defeated SD Jones
Peter Maivia defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Tony Garea
Ivan Putski defeated Ivan Koloff via disqualification
WWWF @ Laconia, NH – Middle School Gym – January 15, 1979
Johnny Rodz defeated Sylvano Sousa (sub. for Pierre the Lumberjack)
Stan Stasiak fought Baron Mikel Scicluna to a draw
Ivan Koloff defeated Chief Jay Strongbow via count-out
Peter Maivia defeated SD Jones
WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Victor Rivera & Tony Russo (sub. for Spiros Arion)
WWWF @ Portland, ME – Civic Center – January 16, 1979 (1,711)
Stan Stasiak vs. Johnny Rodz did not take place as advertised
SD Jones defeated Sylvano Sousa
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Jack Savage
Tony Altimore (sub. for Pierre the Lumberjack) defeated Tony Russo via disqualification
Victor Rivera (sub. for Johnny Rivera) fought WWWF Tag Team Champion Larry Zbyszko to a draw
Ivan Koloff defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Tony Garea
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Peter Maivia via disqualification when Ivan Koloff interfered and attacked guest referee Chief Jay Strongbow
WWWF @ Bangor, ME – Auditorium – January 17, 1979
The scheduled Baron Mikel Scicluna vs. Pierre the Lumberjack match was cancelled
Stan Stasiak defeated Sylvano Sousa
Johnny Rodz defeated Tony Russo
Ivan Koloff defeated WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund via disqualification
Peter Maivia defeated Chief Jay Strongbow via count-out
WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna (sub. for Spiros Arion) & Victor Rivera
WWWF @ Poughkeepsie, NY – Mid-Hudson Civic Center – January 18, 1979
Frank Rodriguez fought Steve King to a draw
Frank Williams defeated Tony Russo
SD Jones defeated Pierre the Lumberjack via disqualification
Johnny Rodz defeated Pinky Larson
Stan Stasiak defeated Dave Darrow
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Ivan Koloff via disqualification
WWWF @ Asbury Park, NJ – Convention Hall – January 18, 1979
Paul Mauret defeated Mark Pole
Davey O’Hannon fought Tito Torres (sub. for Steve King) to a draw
Peter Maivia defeated Chief Jay Strongbow via count-out
Gorilla Monsoon defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah & Suzette Ferrara defeated Joyce Grable & Wenonah Littleheart
WWWF Tag Team Champions Larry Zbyszko & Tony Garea defeated Peter Maivia & Davey O’Hannon (sub. for Spiros Arion & Victor Rivera)
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – January 19, 1979
Mike Paidousis defeated Tony Russo (sub. for Johnny Rodz)
Pete Doherty (sub. for Steve King) defeated Frank Rodriguez
Dave Darrow defeated Sylvano Sousa
Stan Stasiak defeated SD Jones
Chief Jay Strongbow fought Victor Rivera to a double count-out
WWWF @ Albany, NY – January 19, 1979
WWWF Tag Team Champion Larry Zybysko defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Sylvano Sousa defeated Fred Marzino
Mark Tendler defeated Dave Darrow
WWWF Tag Team Champion Tony Garea defeated Pierre the Lumberjack
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah & Suzette Ferrara defeated Joyce Grable & Wenonah Little Heart at around the 11-minute mark
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Peter Maivia at around the 22-minute mark
WWWF @ Binghamton, NY – Broome County Arena – January 20, 1979
Frank Rodriguez defeated Frank Williams
Allen Coage defeated Steve King
SD Jones defeated Tony Russo
Gorilla Monsoon defeated Pierre the Lumberjack
Wenonah Littleheart defeated Suzette Ferrera
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Ivan Koloff via disqualification
WWWF @ Boston, MA – Boston Garden – January 20, 1979
Dave Darrow pinned Mike Paidousis at 12:10
Pete Doherty pinned Mark Tendler at 15:20 with a sunset flip
Johnny Rodz pinned Sylvano Sousa at 16:20
Bruno Sammartino defeated Peter Maivia via disqualification at 15:50 when Maivia hit Sammartino with a chair and pushed down the referee; Tony Garea, Larry Zbyszko, & Dave Darrow eventually made the save
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah pinned Joyce Grable at 13:50
Stan Stasiak fought Chief Jay Strongbow to a double count-out at 4:20
WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna (sub. for Spiros Arion) & Victor Rivera at the 14-minute mark when Garea pinned Scicluna with a sunset flip
WWWF @ New York City, NY – Madison Square Garden – January 22, 1979 (21,000; sell out)
The scheduled match with WWWF Jr. Heavyweight Champion Tatsumi Fujinami vs. Johnny Rodz did not take place as scheduled; this card was not televised
Chief Jay Strongbow (sub. for SD Jones who appeared with a cast on his leg) pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna at 3:26
Roddy Piper pinned Frank Williams at 12:17 with a neckbreaker (Piper’s MSG debut)
Ivan Koloff defeated Ivan Putski via count-out at 17:18 after Koloff knocked him out of the ring after Putski had just woke the referee who had been knocked down just before Putski had hit the Polish Hammer; Dusty Rhodes made the save after the bout
Dusty Rhodes pinned Lumberjack Pierre at 7:02 after missing a kick
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Peter Maivia in a steel cage match by escaping the cage at 20:46 by escaping over the top after knocking Maivia off the top of the cage back into the ring as both were fighting up there
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah & Suzette Ferrara defeated Joyce Grable & Wenonah Little Heart at 8:04 when Moolah pinned Grable
WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Stan Stasiak (sub. for Spiros Arion) & Victor Rivera at 9:49 when Garea pinned Stasiak with a powerslam
WWWF @ Allentown, PA – Agricultural Hall – January 23, 1979
All Star Wrestling taping:
Dark match: Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah & Suzette Ferrara defeated Joyce Grable & Wenonah Little Heart
1/27/79 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Bruno Sammartino:
Victor Rivera fought Steve Travis to a 10-minute time-limit draw
Ivan Koloff (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Steve King at 4:58 with a backbreaker over the knee; after the bout, Vince McMahon interviewed Koloff & Albano at ringside
Fred Curry pinned Johnny Rodz at 3:59 with a flying crossbody (Curry’s debut)
Greg Valentine (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Frank Williams at 2:48 with a back suplex and two elbow drops
WWWF Tag Team Champion Larry Zbyszko fought Johnny Valiant (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) to a double count-out at 6:41 when both men were brawling on the floor; after the bout, Zbyszko was double-teamed until Bruno Sammartino made the save from the broadcast position
2/3/79:
Ivan Putski defeated the Black Shadow
Allen Coage defeated Charlie Brown
Bulldog Brower (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Fred Marzino via submission at 6:23 with a bearhug after hitting him several times with a chair on the floor
Victor Rivera fought WWWF Tag Team Champion Tony Garea to a double disqualification at 5:15 when the referee called for the bell when Garea ignored the 5-count when he was attacking Rivera in the corner
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Tony Russo
2/10/79 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Bruno Sammartino; featured McMahon interviewing Bulldog Brower & Capt. Lou Albano at ringside:
Greg Valentine (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Joe Mascara at 6:07 with a back suplex and two elbow drops
Fred Curry pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna at 5:34 with a sunset flip from the apron
Bulldog Brower (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Mark Pole at 3:59 with an elbow drop
Steve Travis pinned John Schmidt at 4:34 with a back drop and splash
Ivan Putski, WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Stan Stasiak, Johnny Rodz, & Mike Hall at 7:44 with Garea pinned Hall with a sunset flip; after the bout, Vince McMahon interviewed the winners at ringside
Dark match after the taping: WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Victor Rivera (sub. for Spiros Arion)
WWWF @ Hamburg, PA – Fieldhouse – January 24, 1979
Championship Wrestling taping:
1/27/79 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Bruno Sammartino; included McMahon interviewing SD Jones at ringside about being put in the figure-4 leglock by Greg Valentine last week, with Jones suggesting the move should be banned
Ivan Koloff (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) fought WWWF Tag Team Champion Larry Zbyszko to a double count-out at 9:41 when both men were brawling on the floor; after the bout, Tony Garea came out to ringside to help Zbyszko fend off an attack from Koloff & Albano
Greg Valentine (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Fred Marzino via submission at 4:32 with the figure-4; after the bout, Valentine kept the hold applied causing Marzino to be taken out on a stretcher
Fred Curry pinned Mike Hall at 3:07 with a flying bodypress
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah pinned Wenonah Littleheart at 4:52 after Littleheart missed a dropkick
Andre the Giant defeated Tony Russo & Mark Pole in a handicap match at 1:53 by pinning both men after picking Russo up and dropping him on top of Pole following a boot to the face
WWWF Tag Team Champion Tony Garea fought Johnny Valiant (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) to a curfew draw at 4:49; after the bout, Garea cleared Albano from the ring
2/3/79 (aired 2/2/79 in the NYC market) – hosted by Vince McMahon & Bruno Sammartino; included the Jimmy & Johnny Valiant vs. Kevin Victor & Joe Mascara match from the 1/20/79 All Star Wrestling:
Joyce Grable pinned Suzette Ferrara at 7:26; during the bout, Vince McMahon announced the figure-4 had been banned after Greg Valentine’s actions the last few weeks
Bulldog Brower (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Steve King 2:10
Steve Travis pinned Tony Russo at 2:52 with a sunset flip; after the bout, Vince McMahon interviewed Travis at ringside
Ivan Putski pinned Johnny Rodz at 4:38 with the Polish Hammer
WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Stan Stasiak & Victor Rivera via count-out at 9:38 when Stasiak was dropkicked over the top rope and unable to return to the ring in time
2/10/79 (aired 2/9/79 in the NYC market):
Greg Valentine defeated Steve King
Fred Curry defeated John Schmidt
Allen Coage defeated Joe Mascara
Steve Travis defeated Johnny Rodz
Andre the Giant, WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Stan Stasiak, Baron Mikel Scicluna, & Tony Russo
Dark match after the taping: Ivan Putski defeated Peter Maivia via disqualification; Chief Jay Strongbow was the guest referee for the bout
WWWF @ Wilton, CT – High School Fieldhouse – January 25, 1979
Frank Rodriguez defeated Tony Russo
Tony Altimore (sub. for Baron Mikel Scicluna) defeated Frank Williams
Johnny Rodz defeated Steve King
WWWF Tag Team Champion Tony Garea defeated Pierre the Lumberjack
Andre the Giant & WWWF Tag Team Champion Tony Garea (sub. for Chief Jay Strongbow) defeated Peter Maivia & Stan Stasiak
WWWF @ Nashua, NH – Coliseum – January 25, 1979
Sylvano Sousa defeated Jack Savage (sub. for SD Jones)
Allen Coage defeated Dave Darrow
Pete Doherty defeated Mike Hall
Ivan Putski defeated Victor Rivera (sub. for Spiros Arion) via disqualification
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah & Suzette Ferrera defeated Joyce Grable & Wenonah Littleheart
WWWF Tag Team Champion Larry Zbyszko fought Victor Rivera to a draw
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – January 26, 1979
The scheduled Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Baron Mikel Scicluna and Ivan Putski vs. Spiros Arion matches were cancelled
Tony Altimore defeated Frank Williams
Allen Coage defeated Sylvano Sousa
Pete Doherty defeated Mike Hall
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah & Suzette Ferrera defeated Joyce Grable & Wenonah Littleheart
Andre the Giant defeated Stan Stasiak
Victor Rivera fought WWWF Tag Team Champion Tony Garea to a draw
WWWF @ Landover, MD – Capital Centre – January 27, 1979
Johnny Rodz defeated Steve King
Frank Williams defeated Tony Russo
Nikolai Volkoff (sub. for Chief Jay Strongbow) fought Baron Mikel Scicluna to a draw
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah & Suzette Ferrera defeated Joyce Grable & Wenonah Littleheart
Gorilla Monsoon defeated Davey O’Hannon
Andre the Giant & Ivan Putski defeated Ivan Koloff & Stan Stasiak (sub. for Spiros Arion)
WWWF @ Springfield, MA – Civic Center – January 27, 1979
WWWF Tag Team Champion Tony Garea defeated Pierre the Lumberjack
WWWF Tag Team Champion Larry Zbyszko defeated Pete Doherty
Allen Coage defeated Joe Cagle
Tony Altimore defeated Pete Doherty
Dave Darrow defeated Fred Marzino
Bruno Sammartino defeated Victor Rivera via count-out
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Peter Maivia
WWWF @ Highland Park, NJ – High School Gym – January 29, 1979
Steve King fought Johnny Rodz to a 20-minute time limit draw
Mike Hall defeated Tony Altimore at 15:29
Allen Coage defeated Frank Williams at 15:27
Ivan Putski defeated Ivan Koloff via disqualification at 18:08
WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Victor Rivera & Stan Stasiak when Garea pinned Stasiak
WWWF @ Langdon, NH – Mountain Regional High School Gym – January 31, 1979
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Jack Savage
Victor Rivera defeated Frank Williams
Allen Coage defeated Mike Hall
Ivan Putski defeated Ivan Koloff via disqualification
Peter Maivia pinned WWWF Tag Team Champion Tony Garea
WWWF Tag Team Champion Larry Zbyszko Stan Stasiak to a draw
WWWF @ Worcester, MA – Auditorium – February 1, 1979
Johnny Rodz defeated Frank Williams
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Dave Darrow
WWWF Tag Team Champion Larry Zbyszko defeated Mike Hall (sub. for Spiros Arion)
Allen Coage defeated Tony Russo
WWWF Tag Team Champion Tony Garea defeated Peter Maivia via disqualification
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Victor Rivera via count-out
Ivan Putski fought Ivan Koloff to a double disqualification
WWWF @ Cherry Hill, NJ – Police Athletic League Club – February 2, 1979
Baron Mikel Scicluna fought Chief Jay Strongbow to a draw
Allen Coage defeated Mike Hall
Ivan Putski defeated Peter Maivia via count-out
Johnny Rodz defeated Tony Russo
WWWF Tag Team Champions Larry Zbyszko & Tony Garea defeated Stan Stasiak & Victor Rivera
WWWF @ Providence, RI – Civic Center – February 3, 1979
The scheduled Tatsumi Fujinami vs. Luke Graham match was cancelled
Gypsy Rodriguez fought Pete Doherty to a draw
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Johnny Rodz (sub. for Stan Stasiak)
Allen Coage defeated Frank Williams
Tony Altimore defeated Mike Hall via disqualification
Stan Stasiak defeated Tony Russo
WWWF Tag Team Champions Larry Zbyszko & Tony Garea defeated Stan Stasiak & Baron Mikel Scicluna (sub. for Spiros Arion & Victor Rivera)
Ivan Putski defeated Ivan Koloff via disqualification
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Peter Maivia via count-out
WWWF @ Portland, ME – Civic Center – February 6, 1979 (1,341)
Allen Coage defeated Johnny Rodz
WWWF Tag Team Champion Larry Zbyszko defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Stan Stasiak defeated Tony Russo
Victor Rivera defeated SD Jones
WWWF Tag Team Champion Tony Garea defeated Mike Hall (sub. for Spiros Arion)
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund & Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Peter Maivia & Ivan Koloff
WWWF @ Bangor, ME – Auditorium – February 7, 1979
Johnny Rodz defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna via disqualification
Allen Coage defeated Tony Russo
Stan Stasiak defeated SD Jones
Chief Jay Strongbow, WWWF Tag Team Champions Larry Zbyszko & Tony Garea defeated Mike Hall (sub. for Spiros Arion), Victor Rivera, & Peter Maivia
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Ivan Koloff at 32:00
WWWF @ Poughkeepsie, NY – Mid-Hudson Civic Center – February 8, 1979
Victor Rivera defeated Johnny Rodz
Allen Coage defeated Tony Russo
SD Jones fought Baron Mikel Scicluna to a draw
Chief Jay Strongbow, WWWF Tag Team Champions Larry Zbyszko & Tony Garea defeated Ivan Koloff, Stan Stasiak, & Peter Maivia
WWWF @ Albany, NY – Washington Ave. Armory – February 9, 1979
Johnny Rodz fought Mike Hall to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Allen Coage defeated Frank Williams at 18:00
WWWF Tag Team Champion Tony Garea defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna (sub. for Spiros Arion) at 11:00
Victor Rivera defeated SD Jones at 8:00
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Ivan Koloff at 26:00
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – February 9, 1979
Joe Crugnale defeated Fred Marzino
Pete Doherty fought Dave Darrow to a draw
Tony Altimore (sub. for Dominic DeNucci) defeated Frank Rodriguez via disqualification
Tony Russo fought Steve King to a draw
WWWF Tag Team Champion Larry Zbyszko defeated Stan Stasiak via disqualification
Chief Jay Strongbow fought Peter Maivia to a double disqualification
WWWF @ Long Island, NY – Nassau Coliseum – February 10, 1979
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Frank Williams
SD Jones defeated Tony Russo
Mark Tendler defeated Steve King
Peter Maivia defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Tony Garea
Ivan Koloff fought Dusty Rhodes to a draw
Dominic DeNucci defeated Victor Rivera via count-out
Allen Coage defeated Tony Altimore
Tatsumi Fujinami defeated Johnny Rodz
WWWF Tag Team Champion Larry Zbyszko defeated Mike Hall
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Stan Stasiak via disqualification
WWWF @ Steubenville, OH – St. John’s Arena – February 11, 1979
The scheduled match between Ivan Putski and Spiros Arion did not take place
Frank Holtz defeated the Red Demon via disqualification at the 14-minute mark
Ivan Koloff fought Tony Garea to a 20-minute time-limit draw
WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Ivan Koloff & Peter Maivia in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall #1: Maivia pinned Garea at the 11-minute mark; fall #2: Garea pinned Koloff with a cradle and fast count at 3:15; fall #3: Maivia and Koloff were disqualified at the 2-minute mark
Johnny Valiant defeated Johnny DeFazio via count-out at the 6-minute mark
WWWF @ Allentown, PA – Agricultural Hall – February 13, 1979
All Star Wrestling taping:
Dusty Rhodes was originally scheduled to appear at the taping
2/17/79:
WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko fought Victor Rivera & Allen Coage to a 10-minute time-limit draw
WWWF Jr. Heavyweight Champion Tatsumi Fujinami pinned Frank Williams with a backslide at 4:59
WWWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase pinned Mike Hall at 3:38 with a powerslam and elbow drop (Dibiase’s debut)
Greg Valentine defeated Bill Berger
Johnny & Jerry Valiant (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Dominic DeNucci & SD Jones at 3:40 when Jerry pinned Jones with an elbow drop (Jerry’s debut)
2/24/79:
Bulldog Brower (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Frank Williams at 5:16 following several kneedrops and an elbow drop
Hussein Arab defeated Bobo Murdoch at 5:08
Fred Curry pinned Bob Fulton at 4:57 with a flying crossbody
Ivan Koloff (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Bob Colt at 5:19 with a backbreaker over the knee
Dominic DeNucci, Steve Travis, & Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Victor Rivera, Baron Mikel Scicluna, & Stan Stasiak via count-out at 10:22 when Stasiak was counted out as the other five wrestlers were brawling in the ring
3/3/79:
Greg Valentine defeated Tony Russo
Hussein Arab defeated Joe Mascara
WWWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase defeated Johnny Rodz
Ivan Putski defeated John Schmidt
WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko fought Johnny & Jerry Valiant (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) to a curfew draw
Dark match after the taping: Ivan Putski fought Ivan Koloff to a double disqualification
WWWF @ Hamburg, PA – Fieldhouse – February 14, 1979
Championship Wrestling taping:
2/17/79:
WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Mike Hall & Baron Mikel Scicluna at 7:52
Bulldog Brower defeated Bill Berger at 5:08
Hussein Arab defeated Bob Fury at 3:53
WWWF North American Champion Ted DiBiase defeated Tony Russo at the 5-minute mark
Fred Curry pinned Bobo Murdoch at 5:28
Steve Travis fought Stan Stasiak to a curfew draw
2/24/79:
WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna & Victor Rivera at 5:58 when Scicluna was pinned
WWWF Jr. Heavyweight Champion Tatsumi Fujinami pinned Tony Russo at 4:30
Ivan Putski pinned Bob Fulton with the Polish Hammer at 3:17
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Stan Stasiak at 8:02
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Mike Hall via submission with the sleeper at 4:27
Johnny & Jerry Valiant defeated Dominic DeNucci & Steve Travis via count-out at 4:31
3/3/79:
WWWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase pinned Bob Colt at 2:19
Fred Curry pinned Paul Maret at 1:30
Allen Coage defeated Jeff Rhodes at 2:25
Greg Valentine (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Chief Jay Strongbow via submission with the figure-4 at 7:07 after Wizard threw water over Valentine to wake him up when both wrestlers and the referee were down; Valentine refused to break the hold after the bout, with Larry Zbyszko & Tony Garea trying to make him break the hold; Gorilla Monsoon eventually came out and hit Valentine in the head with the water pitcher to make him break the hold; Strongbow was eventually taken out on a stretcher and the incident was credited for breaking Strongbow’s leg
Hussein Arab (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Tony Russo at 1:18 with an elbow drop; during the bout, Strongbow was still being treated at ringside and had a cast put on his leg
Dominci DeNucci, WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko fought Bulldog Brower, Johnny & Jerry Valiant (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) to a curfew draw; during the bout, an ambulance finally arrived at the arena to take Strongbow away with the cameras focusing on that, rather than the match in the ring
Dark match after the taping: WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Johnny Valiant at 9:45 with an atomic drop
WWWF @ White Plains, NY – Westchester County Civic Center – February 15, 1979
Baron Mikel Scicluna fought SD Jones to a draw
Johnny Valiant, Victor Rivera, & Capt. Lou Albano defeated Dominic DeNucci (sub. for Chief Jay Strongbow), WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
WWWF Jr. Heavyweight Champion Tatsumi Fujinami pinned Mike Hall with a reverse somersault at 17:54
Steve Travis pinned Tony Altimore with an armlock at 7:23
Ivan Putski defeated Peter Maivia via disqualification at 13:25 after Maivia attempted to use a chair
WWWF @ Pittsburgh, PA – Civic Arena – February 16, 1979
Johnny DeFazio pinned Joe Abby at 11:55
Baron Mikel Scicluna pinned Nick Busick at 10:35
Peter Maivia defeated WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund via count-out at 23:45
WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Johnny Valiant & Victor Rivera at 31:20 when Zbyszko pinned Rivera
Dominic DeNucci pinned Jim Grabmire at 7:15
Ivan Putski defeated Ivan Koloff via count-out at 9:15
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – February 16, 1979
Allen Coage defeated Mike Hall
Johnny Rodz defeated Tony Russo
Jimmy Valiant defeated SD Jones
Steve Travis defeated Stan Stasiak
Chief Jay Strongbow fought Greg Valentine to a double disqualification
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – February 17, 1979
Johnny Rodz pinned Tony Russo at 3:56
Allen Coage pinned Mike Hall at 6:13 with a clothesline
WWWF Jr. Heavyweight Champion Tatsumi Fujinami pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna at 6:13 with a backslide
Peter Maivia pinned Dominic DeNucci at 8:08 with his feet on the ropes after DeNucci missed a splash in the corner
Capt. Lou Albano, Jimmy & Johnny Valiant defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko, & Ivan Putski in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match at 23:33, 2-1; fall #1: Johnny pinned Garea at 14:15 after a double bodyslam and an elbow drop; fall #2: Garea pinned Johnny at 5:56 after a failed bodyslam; fall #3: Albano pinned Zbyszko at 3:22 after the Valiants dropped Zbyszko throat-first on the top rope
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Ivan Koloff in a steel cage match at 13:36 by escaping over the top
Victor Rivera pinned Tony Altimore (sub. for SD Jones) at 5:48
Greg Valentine pinned SD Jones (sub. for Chief Jay Strongbow) at 5:43 after an elbow drop
Steve Travis pinned Stan Stasiak (sub. for Spiros Arion) at 6:37 after a dropkick
WWWF @ New Haven, CT – Coliseum – February 18, 1979
Allen Coage defeated Tony Russo
SD Jones fought Johnny Rodz to a draw
Victor Rivera defeated Mike Hall
Steve Travis defeated Gypsy Rodriguez
Peter Maivia defeated Ivan Putski via count-out
Lou Albano, Johnny & Jerry Valiant defeated Dominic DeNucci, WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Ivan Koloff
WWWF @ New York City, NY – Madison Square Garden – February 19, 1979 (17,000)
Televised on the MSG Network – included Vince McMahon on commentary; the scheduled match between Chief Jay Strongbow & Dominic DeNucci vs. Johnny & Jimmy Valiant did not take place due to time constraints:
Allen Coage pinned Frank Williams at 6:38 with a clothesline (Coage’s MSG debut)
Ivan Putski defeated Victor Rivera via count-out at 8:45 after Putski backdropped Rivera over the top
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund (w/ Arnold Skaaland) fought Greg Valentine to a 60-minute time-limit draw at 59:18; after the match, Skaaland saved Backlund from the figure-4 by hitting Valentine with the world title belt (Valentine’s MSG return after a 4-year absence)
Steve Travis pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna at 8:50 with an inside cradle (Travis’ MSG debut)
WWWF Jr. Heavyweight Champion Tatsumi Fujinami pinned Tony Russo at 5:58 following two dropkicks
WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Stan Stasiak & Peter Maivia at 5:52 when Zbyszko pinned Stasiak after Garea dropkicked his partner as he was being held up for a powerslam so he fell on top of Stasiak for the pin
Ivan Putski (sub. for Bruno Sammartino who was snowbound in Pittsburgh and unable to get a flight to New York) fought Ivan Koloff to a curfew draw at around the 7:30 mark; during the bout, Jimmy, Johnny, & Jerry Valiant walked around ringside
WWWF @ Westerly, RI – High School Gym – February 20, 1979
Steve Travis defeated Johnny Rodz
Allen Coage defeated Mike Hall
Dominic DeNucci defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Ivan Putski defeated Ivan Koloff via disqualification
Greg Valentine defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Tony Garea
Victor Rivera fought WWWF Tag Team Champion Larry Zbyszko to a draw
– 2/21/79: Carlos “Carlito Caribbean Cool” Colon Jr. was born.
WWWF @ Brooklyn, NY – Notre Dame Hall – February 21, 1979
The ring crew never showed up to the show so instead the wrestlers fought on gym mats
Dominic DeNucci defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Allen Coage defeated Mike Hall
Steve Travis defeated Johnny Rodz (sub. for Tony Russo)
Ivan Putski defeated Victor Rivera
Johnny & Jerry Valiant fought WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko to a draw
WWWF @ Worcester, MA – Auditorium – February 22, 1979
Baron Mikel Scicluna fought SD Jones to a draw
Allen Coage defeated Mike Hall
Steve Travis defeated Victor Rivera via disqualification
Jerry Valiant (sub. for Jimmy Valiant) defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Tony Garea via count-out
Greg Valentine defeated Chief Jay Strongbow via count-out
Johnny Valiant defeated Dominic DeNucci
Ivan Putski defeated Ivan Koloff via disqualification; WWWF Tag Team Champion Larry Zbyszko was the guest referee for the bout
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – February 23, 1979
SD Jones defeated Frank Rodriguez
Dominic DeNucci defeated Mike Hall
Dave Darrow defeated Fred Marzino
Joe Crugnale defeated Pete Doherty via disqualification
Steve Travis defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Greg Valentine via disqualification
WWWF @ Harrisburg, PA – Zembo Mosque – February 23, 1979
Jose Estrada defeated Pete Reeves
Johnny Rodz pinned Steve King at 14:05
Frank Williams defeated Allen Coage via disqualification at 12:20
Johnny & Jerry Valiant defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko via count-out at 28:30
Ivan Putski pinned Victor Rivera at 17:40
WWWF @ Springfield, MA – Civic Center – February 24, 1979
Dave Darrow defeated Mike Hall
Pete Doherty defeated Fred Marzino
Dominic DeNucci defeated Joe Crugnale
Steve Travis defeated Gypsy Rodriguez
Dusty Rhodes defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Ivan Putski defeated Victor Rivera
Ivan Koloff defeated WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund via disqualification when Backlund accidentally struck the referee
WWWF @ Somerville, NJ – February 24, 1989
Mark Tendler defeated Steve King
Allen Coage defeated Frank Williams
Greg Valentine & Larry Sharpe defeated Gorilla Monsoon & SD Jones
Kitty Adams defeated Esther Cartwell
WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko fought Johnny & Jerry Valiant to a draw
WWWF @ Poughkeepsie, NY – Mid-Hudson Civic Center – February 26, 1979
Allen Coage defeated Mike Hall
Steve Travis fought Victor Rivera to a draw
Bulldog Brower defeated Dominic DeNucci via count-out
Ivan Koloff pinned WWWF Tag Team Champion Tony Garea
Greg Valentine pinned WWWF Tag Team Champion Larry Zbyszko
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund & Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Jerry (sub. for Jimmy) & Johnny Valiant
WWWF @ Portland, ME – Civic Center – February 27, 1979
Allen Coage vs. Dominic DeNucci
Ivan Koloff vs. Tony Garea
Johnny Rodz defeated Mike Hall
Steve Travis pinned Victor Rivera
Greg Valentine pinned WWWF Tag Team Champion Larry Zbyszko
Johnny & Jerry Valiant defeated WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund & Chief Jay Strongbow via disqualification
WWWF @ Waterville, ME – Armory – February 28, 1979 (2,000)
Tony Altimore (sub. for Steve Travis) defeated Johnny Rodz via disqualification at 11:20
Allen Coage defeated Mike Hall at 14:10
Jerry & Johnny Valiant defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko via count-out at 22:10
Dominic DeNucci defeated Victor Rivera
Greg Valentine defeated Chief Jay Strongbow via count-out at 18:00
WWWF @ Nashua, NH – Coliseum – March 1, 1979
Originally scheduled for the card was Jerry & Johnny Valiant vs. Dominic DeNucci & Steve Travis, and WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko vs. Victor Rivera & Johnny Rodz
Victor Rivera & Johnny Rodz defeated Sylvano Sousa & Dominic DeNucci
Allen Coage defeated Mike Hall
Jerry & Johnny Valiant defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko via count-out
Greg Valentine defeated Chief Jay Strongbow via count-out
WWWF @ Cherry Hill, NJ – PAL Building – March 1, 1979
Baron Mikel Scicluna pinned Mark Tendler
Ivan Koloff pinned SD Jones with a cradle
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Bulldog Brower via count-out
Larry Sharpe pinned Frank Williams
Vicki Williams & Suzette Ferrera defeated Judy Martin & Leilani Kai when Williams pinned Martin
WWWF @ Albany, NY – Washington Ave. Armory – March 2, 1979
Steve King fought Johnny Rodz to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Allen Coage pinned Dave Darrow after the 12-minute mark
Bulldog Brower pinned SD Jones after the 7-minute mark
Suzette Ferrara & Vicki Williams defeated Leilani Kai & Judy Martin after the 16-minute mark
Peter Maivia defeated WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund via count-out after the 22-minute mark
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – March 2, 1979
Tony Altimore defeated Fred Marzino
Mike Hall defeated Pete Doherty
WWWF Tag Team Champion Tony Garea pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna
Greg Valentine defeated Steve Travis via disqualification
Jerry Valiant pinned Dominic DeNucci
Johnny Valiant defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Larry Zbyszko via count-out
WWWF @ Spotswood, NJ – High School Gym – March 3, 1979
Jose Estrada defeated Frank Rodriguez via disqualification
Steve King defeated Mark Tendler via disqualification
Bulldog Brower defeated SD Jones
Vicki Williams & Suzette Ferrera defeated Leilani Kai & Judy Martin
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Victor Rivera
WWWF @ Boston, MA – Boston Garden – March 3, 1979
Joe Cagle defeated Tony Altimore via disqualification at 12:09 after Altimore used the top rope to choke his opponent
Mike Hall pinned Fred Marzino with a boot to the chest
Pete Doherty defeated Sylvano Sousa via disqualification at 15:10 after Sousa pushed the referee twice
Peter Maivia defeated Bruno Sammartino via count-out at 11:50 after hitting Sammartino with a chair on the arena floor
Steve Travis pinned Johnny Rodz at 10:15 with a cradle
Greg Valentine pinned Dominic DeNucci with an elbow drop (Valentine’s Boston debut)
Allen Coage pinned Dave Darrow with a backbreaker
WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna (sub. for Jimmy Valiant) & Johnny Valiant at 12:25 when Garea pinned Scicluna
WWWF @ Bear, DE – March 4, 1979
Frank Rodriguez defeated Frank Williams
Paul Mauret fought Paul Figueroa to a double count-out
Bulldog Brower defeated Steve King
Judy Martin defeated Suzette Ferrara
Jerry & Johnny Valiant defeated SD Jones & Frank Williams
WWWF @ South Orange, NJ – March 5, 1979
Larry Zbyszko fought Johnny Rodz to a draw
Allen Coage defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Greg Valentine defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Tony Garea
Jerry & Johnny Valiant defeated Dominic DeNucci & SD Jones
Bulldog Brower defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Larry Zbyszko
Ivan Putski defeated Peter Maivia via count-out
WWWF @ Allentown, PA – Agricultural Hall – March 6, 1979
Championship Wrestling taping:
3/10/79 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Bruno Sammartino:
Greg Valentine defeated Dave Darrow
WWWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase defeated Mr. X
Allen Coage defeated John Schmidt
Jerry & Johnny Valiant (w/ Capt. Lou Albano & Jimmy Valiant) defeated SD Jones & Frank Williams at around the 4-minute mark when Johnny pinned Williams with an elbow drop following an elbow to the back as Jerry held Williams in a front facelock; during the bout, both Albano & Jimmy briefly joined Vince McMahon & Bruno Sammartino on commentary
Bulldog Brower (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Fred Marzino at 1:42 with a powerslam and kneedrop
Steve Travis defeated Victor Rivera via referee’s decison at 5:34 when the match was stopped due to the curfew
3/17/79 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Bruno Sammartino; featured Steve Travis being announced as the 1979 Rookie of the Year and being interviewed by McMahon:
WWWF Tag Team Champion Tony Garea defeated Johnny Rodz at 5:27
Allen Coage fought Larry Zbyszko to a double disqualification at 5:37
Bulldog Brower (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Steve King at 1:36 with a kneedrop off the top; after the bout, as King was being carried from the ring on a stretcher, Brower flipped over the stretcher and attacked King on the outside of the ring
Hussein Arab defeated Dave Darrow at 3:27
Steve Travis defeated Jose Estrada at 2:45
Ivan Putski & Fred Curry defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna & Mr. X at 7:26
3/24/79 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Bruno Sammartino:
WWWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase pinned Frank Rodriguez at 1:53 with a powerslam
Bulldog Brower (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned SD Jones at 1:54 with a kneedrop off the top
Greg Valentine (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Mark Pole at 2:34 following two elbow drops
Hussein Arab (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Frank Williams at 3:41 with an elbow drop after ramming Williams’ head into his pointed toe
Johnny & Jerry Valiant (w/ Capt. Lou Albano & Jimmy Valiant) defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions Larry Zbyszko & Tony Garea to win the titles at 10:54 when Johnny pinned Zbyszko after Jerry and Zbyszko collided and Jimmy pulled Jerry to the floor, allowing Johnny to take his place in the ring (Tag Team Champions)
Fred Curry pinned Mr. X with a sunset flip at 4:38; after the bout, Vince McMahon interviewed new Tag Team Champions the Valiant Brothers and Capt. Lou Albano at ringside
Dark match after the taping: WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund & Ivan Putski defeated Jerry & Johnny Valiant via disqualification
WWWF @ Hamburg, PA – Fieldhouse – March 7, 1979
All Star Wrestling taping:
Victor Rivera fought Larry Zbyszko to a 10-minute time-limit draw
SD Jones defeated Johnny Rodz via disqualification at 7:17 after Rodz refused to stop choking Jones
Mr. X pinned Paul Figueroa at 5:14
Bulldog Brower pinned Tony Garea at 14:25 with a headbutt
3/10/79 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Bruno Sammartino; featured McMahon interviewing WWWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase at ringside; included the Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Greg Valentine, Hussein Arab vs. Tony Russo, and the Valiants & Brower vs. DeNucci, Garea, & Zbyszko matches from the 3/3/79 Championship Wrestling:
WWWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase pinned John Schmidt at the 38-second mark with a powerslam
Fred Curry pinned Frank Rodriguez at 2:35 with a flying bodypress following two dropkicks
3/17/79 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Bruno Sammartino; included a display of photographs showing Chief Jay Strongbow going in the ambulance and to the hospital following the incident with Greg Valentine:
Larry Zbyszko pinned Mr. X at 6:30 with a crucifix
Ivan Putski pinned John Schmidt at 3:08 with the Polish Hammer; after the bout, Vince McMahon interviewed Putski at ringside
Bulldog Brower (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Dave Darrow at 5:21 following several kneedrops; after the bout, Brower kicked Darrow off the stretcher he was being carried out on
Tony Garea fought Bad News Allen Coage (w/ Freddie Blassie) to a double disqualification at 7:12 when both men ignored the referee’s instructions to stop brawling in the corner
Fred Curry & Steve Travis defeated Victor Rivera & Baron Mikel Scicluna at 5:38 when Travis pinned Scicluna with a small package
3/24/79 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Bruno Sammartino; included footage from last week’s Championship Wrestling of Steve Travis being announced as the 1979 Rookie of the Year award and Vince McMahon interviewing him; featured McMahon interviewing Greg Valentine & the Grand Wizard at ringside:
WWWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase pinned Jose Estrada at 5:18 with flying elbowsmash and elbow drop
Hussein Arab (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Steve King at 2:31 after ramming King’s head into his loaded boot; prior to the bout, Vince McMahon interviewed Arab & Blassie at ringside with Arab doing a demonstration with his Persian Clubs in the ring
Nikolai Volkoff (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Mark Pole at 3:35 after hoisting him up in a gorilla press and dropping him across his knee
Greg Valentine (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Frank Williams via submission with a half crab at 4:52
WWWF Tag Team Champions Jerry & Johnny Valiant (w/ Capt. Lou Albano & Jimmy Valiant) fought Ivan Putski & Fred Curry to a curfew draw at 7:21; the Valiants were not recognized as the champions despite having won them on Championship Wrestling which aired the same day
– 3/9/79: Melina Perez was born.
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – March 9, 1979
Johnny Rodz defeated Fred Marzino
Frank Rodriguez (sub. for Mike Hall) fought Steve King to a draw
Bulldog Brower defeated Frank Williams
Ivan Putski defeated Peter Maivia via disqualification
Greg Valentine pinned Steve Travis
WWWF @ Vineland, NJ – High School Gym – March 9, 1979
Jack Evans fought Larry Sharpe to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Allen Coage defeated SD Jones at 14:05
Dominic DeNucci defeated Victor Rivera at 15:40
Nikolai Volkoff fought Baron Mikel Scicluna to a double count-out at 13:35
Jerry & Johnny Valiant defeated Larry Zbyszko & Tony Garea via count-out at 30:14
WWWF @ Baltimore, MD – Civic Center – March 10, 1979
Johnny Rodz fought Mr. X (sub. for SD Jones) to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Nikolai Volkoff pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna at 8:43
Allen Coage pinned Dominic DeNucci at 12:08
Steve Travis (sub. for Tatsumi Fujinami) defeated Victor Rivera via count-out at 12:30 after Rivera missed a flying bodypress and fell out of the ring to the floor
Peter Maivia defeated WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund via count-out at 27:13
Greg Valentine pinned SD Jones (sub. for Chief Jay Strongbow) at 5:14 with an elbow drop
Ivan Koloff fought Ivan Putski to a double disqualification at 11:14 after the referee was knocked out when both were brawling; they were eventually broken up by Larry Zbyszko & Tony Garea
Johnny & Jerry Valiant defeated Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko via count-out at 9:20 after Johnny kept ramming Garea into the ringpost; Johnny wrestled the entire match himself for his team
WWWF @ Steubenville, OH – March 11, 1979
Johnny DeFazio fought Nick Busick to a double count-out
Greg Valentine pinned Tony Garea
Dominic DeNucci pinned Jim Grabmire
Ivan Putski pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna
Johnny Valiant pinned Larry Zbyszko
WWWF @ Brooklyn, NY – Our Lady of Guadalupe Youth Center – March 13, 1979
Steve Travis defeated Johnny Rodz
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Jack Evans
Bulldog Brower defeated Larry Zbyszko
Peter Maivia defeated Ivan Putski via count-out
Allen Coage defeated SD Jones
Tony Garea fought Victor Rivera to a draw
WWWF @ Perth Amboy, NJ – High School Gym – March 14, 1979
Allen Coage defeated Johnny Rodz
Bulldog Brower pinned Tony Garea
Greg Valentine pinned Larry Zbyszko
Steve Travis defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Jerry & Johnny Valiant defeated Dominic DeNucci & SD Jones
Ivan Putski defeated Peter Maivia via count-out
WWWF @ Worcester, MA – Auditorium – March 15, 1979
SD Jones fought Johnny Rodz to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Steve Travis defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Jerry Valiant defeated Dominic DeNucci
Tony Garea defeated Johnny Rodz
Bulldog Brower defeated Larry Zbyszko
Ivan Putski defeated Johnny Valiant
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Peter Maivia via count-out
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – March 16, 1979
Steve King fought Joe Crugnale to a double count-out
Dave Darrow defeated Fred Marzino
Steve Travis defeated Frank Rodriguez
Tony Altimore defeated Sylvano Sousa via disqualification
Pete Doherty fought Jose Estrada to a draw
Ivan Putski defeated Peter Maivia via count-out
WWWF @ Long Island, NY – Nassau Coliseum – March 16, 1979
Mr. X fought Mark Tendler to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Baron Mikel Scicluna pinned Johnny Rodz at 7:49
Allen Coage defeated Frank Williams at 5:08 with a clothesline
Victor Rivera pinned Mike Hall at 6:31
Dusty Rhodes defeated Ivan Koloff via count-out at 15:58
WWWF Tag Team Champions Jerry & Johnny Valiant fought Larry Zbyszko & Tony Garea to a double disqualification at 15:48
Bulldog Brower pinned SD Jones at 8:24
Greg Valentine pinned Dominic DeNucci at 7:44
WWWF @ Landover, MD – Capital Centre – March 17, 1979 (matinee)
Baron Mikel Scicluna fought Johnny Rodz to a draw
Victor Rivera pinned Mr. X
Nikolai Volkoff pinned Mike Hall
Ernie Ladd defeated Dusty Rhdoes when the referee stopped the match due to blood
Capt. Lou Albano, WWWF Tag Team Champions Jerry & Johnny Valiant defeated Tony Garea, Larry Zbyszko, & Steve Travis in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall #1: Zbyszko pinned Jerry; fall #2: Jerry pinned Zbyszko; fall #3: Albano pinned Garea
Bulldog Brower pinned SD Jones
Greg Valentine pinned Dominic DeNucci
Ivan Putski defeated Ivan Koloff via count-out
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – March 17, 1979 (15,855)
Televised on the PRISM Network:
Allen Coage pinned Johnny Rodz at 11:36
Victor Rivera pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna at 6:31
Ivan Koloff defeated Dusty Rhodes when the referee stopped the match due to blood at 7:31
Greg Valentine defeated Steve Travis via count-out at 15:47
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Peter Maivia at 20:53 with the atomic kneedrop
Ernie Ladd pinned Dominic DeNucci at 4:32 with a legdrop
Bulldog Brower pinned SD Jones at 2:31
Capt. Lou Albano, WWWF Tag Team Champions Jerry & Johnny Valiant defeated Ivan Putski, Tony Garea, & Larry Zbyszko in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1 at 11:59; fall #1: Jerry pinned Zbyszko at 9:07; fall #2: Larry pinned Jerry at the 18-second mark; fall #3: Johnny pinned Garea at 2:34
WWWF @ New Haven, CT – Coliseum – March 18, 1979
Dominic DeNucci defeated Mike Hall
Allen Coage defeated Johnny Rodz
Steve Travis defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Peter Maivia defeated SD Jones
Ernie Ladd defeated WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund when the match was stopped due to blood loss
Bulldog Brower defeated Victor Rivera via count-out
Andre the Giant, Larry Zbyszko, & Tony Garea defeated Lou Albano, WWWF Tag Team Champions Jerry & Johnny Valiant
WWWF @ White Plains, NY – Westchester County Civic Center – March 19, 1979
Steve Travis fought Peter Maivia to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Bulldog Brower defeated SD Jones
Greg Valentine pinned Dominic DeNucci
Victor Rivera defeated Mike Hall
Allen Coage defeated Johnny Rodz
Andre the Giant, Tony Garea, & Larry Zbyszko defeated Lou Albano, WWWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall #1: Andre’s team won; fall #2: Albano’s team won; fall #3: Andre’s team won
WWWF @ Portland, ME – Civic Center – March 20, 1979 (1,894)
Allen Coage defeated Mike Hull
Steve Travis defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Peter Maivia defeated SD Jones
Greg Valentine defeated Dominic DeNucci
Andre the Giant, Tony Garea, & Larry Zbyszko defeated Capt. Lou Albano, Jerry & Johnny Valiant in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
WWWF @ Bangor, ME – Auditorium – March 21, 1979
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Mike Hull
Allen Coage defeated SD Jones
Peter Maivia defeated Larry Zbyszko
Greg Valentine defeated Tony Garea
Jerry & Johnny Valiant defeated Steve Travis & Dominic DeNucci
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Capt. Lou Albano when the match was stopped due to blood
WWWF @ Poughkeepsie, NY – Mid-Hudson Civic Center – March 22, 1979
Baron Mikel Scicluna fought Johnny Rodz to a draw
Bulldog Brower pinned SD Jones
WWWF Tag Team Champions Jerry & Johnny Valiant defeated Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko via count-out
Steve Travis defeated Victor Rivera via count-out
Ivan Koloff pinned Dominic DeNucci
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Peter Maivia via count-out
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – March 23, 1979
Sylvano Sousa defeated Jose Estrada via disqualification
Dave Darrow defeated Mike Hall (sub. for Victor Rivera) via count-out
Bulldog Brower defeated Dominic DeNucci
Baron Mikel Scicluna fought SD Jones to a draw
Ivan Koloff defeated Steve Travis via disqualification
WWWF @ Albany, NY – Washington Ave. Armory – March 23, 1979
Johnny Rodz defeated Mark Tendler
Steve Travis fought Gypsy Rodriguez to a draw
Allen Coage defeated Frank Williams
Jerry & Johnny Valiant fought Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko to a draw
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Peter Maivia in a lumberjack match
WWWF @ Randolph, NJ – March 24, 1979
Mark Tendler defeated Frank Rodriguez
Bulldog Brower defeated Larry Zbyszko
Allen Coage defeated Frank Williams
WWWF Tag Team Champions Jerry & Johnny Valiant defeated Steve Travis & Dominic DeNucci
Steve King defeated Johnny Rodz via disqualification
Dusty Rhodes defeated Ivan Koloff when the match was stopped due to blood loss
WWWF @ Binghamton, NY – Broome County Arena – March 24, 1979 (3,200)
Jose Estrada fought Jack Evans to a 20-minute time limit draw
Tony Altimore pinned Mike Hall at 11:15
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Peter Maivia at 23:55 with the atomic kneedrop; the referee failed to notice Maivia’s foot on the bottom rope during the cover
SD Jones fought Baron Mikel Scicluna to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Greg Valentine pinned Tony Garea at 13:43 with several elbow drops
Toronto, Ontario – Maple Leaf Gardens – March 25, 1979
John Yachetti defeated Terry Yorkston at 5:48
Dewey Robertson defeated Al Costello at 8:29
Moose Morowski defeated Steve Bolus at 7:05
NWA Tag Team Champions Jimmy Snuka & Paul Orndorff defeated Ken Patera & Big John Studd at 20:04
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund fought AWA World Champion Nick Bockwinkel to a double count-out at 39:10 when both men began brawling on the floor
Greg Valentine defeated Canadian Heavyweight Champion Dino Bravo via disqualification at 14:19
NWA US Champion Ricky Steamboat defeated Ric Flair at 18:06
WWWF @ Torrington, CT – High School Gym – March 25, 1979
Dave Darrow defeated Mike Hall
Larry Zbyszko defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Ivan Koloff fought Tony Garea to a draw
Dusty Rhodes defeated Peter Maivia via disqualification
WWWF Tag Team Champions Jerry & Johnny Valiant defeated Steve Travis & Dominic DeNucci
WWWF @ New York City, NY – Madison Square Garden – March 26, 1979 (21,000; sell out)
Televised on the MSG Network – featured Vince McMahon on commentary:
Dominic DeNucci pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna at 4:35 with a backslide
Allen Coage pinned SD Jones at 4:02 with a clothesline
Steve Travis pinned Mike Hall at 5:32 with a boot to the chest
Dick Murdoch pinned Johnny Rodz at 1:20 with a brainbuster (Murdoch’s MSG debut; his last MSG appearance for 5 years)
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Greg Valentine in a No Time Limit match at 30:56 with the atomic kneedrop; prior to the bout, Arnold Skaaland and the Grand Wizard escorted their respective wrestlers to ringside
Fred Curry defeated Victor Rivera via count-out at 6:04 after getting his leg tied in the ropes
Bruno Sammartino defeated Ivan Koloff via count-out at 12:14 after backdropping Koloff over the top rope to the floor; prior to the bout, Howard Finkel introduced WWWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase to the crowd and announced he would be appearing on the 4/30 card
Capt. Lou Albano, WWWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant defeated Dusty Rhodes, Larry Zbyszko, & Tony Garea in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match at 18:04; fall #1: Jerry pinned Garea at 12:37 with a clothesline; fall #2: Garea defeated Jerry via submission with an abdominal stretch at 2:08; fall #3: Johnny pinned Zbyszko at 3:59 with a piledriver
Ivan Putski defeated Peter Maivia via referee’s decision at 9:13 when the bout was stopped due to curfew; prior to the bout, Freddie Blassie escorted Maivia to ringside
WWF @ Allentown, PA – Agricultural Hall – March 27, 1979
Championship Wrestling taping:
3/31/79:
Ivan Putski & Fred Curry defeated Victor Rivera & Mr. X
WWWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase defeated Mike Hall
Hussein Arab defeated Fred Marzino
Greg Valentine defeated Joe Mascara
Bulldog Brower defeated Frank Williams
WWWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant defeated Dominic DeNucci & Steve King
4/7/79:
Hussein Arab defeated SD Jones
Steve Travis defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna via count-out
Dominic DeNucci defeated Johnny Rodz
Greg Valentine defeated Steve King
WWWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase defeated John Schmidt
Ivan Putski & Fred Curry defeated Victor Rivera & Allen Coage via referee’s decision when the match went to curfew
4/14/79:
Bulldog Brower (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Joe Mascara at 4:21 following several standing kneedrops; after the bout, Brower returned to the ring and further attacked his opponent and shoved the referee out of the ring; Mascara was eventually taken out on a stretcher after Ted Dibiase, Fred Curry, and SD Jones came out to help
Hussein Arab defeated Steve King
Greg Valentine (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned SD Jones at 1:52 following two elbow drops; after the bout, Vince McMahon conducted a ringside interview with Valentine & Wizard, during which Vince said Chief Jay Strongbow had sent a telegram saying he would be back; Valentine responded by saying that would not happen and Strongbow was finished
Nikolai Volkoff defeated Frank Williams
Ivan Putski pinned Mike Hall with the Polish Hammer at 3:12
Jimmy Valiant, WWWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant fought WWWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase, Fred Curry, & Steve Travis to a double disqualification at 8:47 when all six wrestlers began brawling in and out of the ring
Dark match after the taping: WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Ivan Koloff via count-out
WWWF @ Hamburg, PA – Fieldhouse – March 28, 1979
All Star Wrestling taping:
3/31/79 – included the WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko vs. Johnny & Jerry Valiant title change from the 3/24/79 Championship Wrestling:
WWWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase pinned Johnny Rodz at 4:29 with a flying elbow smash
Hussein Arab pinned Frank Williams at 2:38
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Mr. X at 9:54 with a German suplex into a bridge
Bulldog Brower pinned Fred Marzino at 1:40
4/7/79:
Dr. Death (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Steve King via submission with a Boston Crab
Greg Valentine pinned John Schmidt with a suplex at 3:57
Ivan Putski & Fred Curry defeated Mike Hall & Allen Coage when Putski pinned Hall with the Polish Hammer
Nikolai Volkoff (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated SD Jones at 6:58
WWWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant defeated Dominic DeNucci & Frank Williams at 5:24 when Williams was pinned with a clothesline and elbow drop
4/14/79 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Bruno Sammartino:
Dominic DeNucci pinned Mike Hall at 5:24 with an airplane spin
Hussein Arab (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Steve King at 3:04 after ramming King’s head into his loaded boot; prior to the bout, Hussein did a demonstration with his Persian clubs and then allowed King to attempt the demonstration as well; King was able to pick the clubs up, but was unable to do the demonstration; after the bout, Vince McMahon interviewed Arab & Blassie at ringside
WWWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase pinned Mr. X at 7:34 with an elbow drop
Bulldog Brower (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned John Schmidt at 2:13 with a kneedrop
Ivan Putski & Steve Travis defeated Bad News Allen Coage & Baron Mikel Scicluna at 9:54 when Travis pinned Scicluna with a sunset flip
Dark match after the taping: Ivan Putski fought Bulldog Brower (sub. for Ivan Koloff) (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) to a double count-out
WWWF @ Marlton, NJ – Cherokee High School – March 29, 1979
Mr. X pinned Jose Estrada
Bulldog Brower pinned SD Jones
Greg Valentine pinned Dominic DeNucci
Allen Coage pinned Frank Williams
Johnny Rodz pinned Steve King
Ivan Putski defeated Peter Maivia via count-out
WWWF @ Newark, NJ – Piscataway High School Gym – March 29, 1979
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Davey O’Hannon
Mike Hall defeated Tony Altimore
Steve Travis pinned Victor Rivera
Ivan Koloff fought Fred Curry to a double disqualification
Larry Zbyszko & Tony Garea defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Jerry Valiant & Baron Mikel Scicluna (sub. for Jimmy Valiant)
During this time, the WWWF was renamed the WWF
WWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – March 30, 1979
Sylvano Sousa defeated Steve King
Pete Doherty defeated Mike Hall via disqualification
Allen Coage defeated Frank Williams
Jose Estrada fought Dave Darrow to a draw
Fred Curry defeated Johnny Rodz
Steve Travis defeated Ivan Koloff via count-out
WWF @ Pittsburgh, PA – Civic Arena – March 30, 1979
Johnny DeFazio fought Jim Grabmire to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Billy Red Lyons pinned the Red Demon at 6:20
Greg Valentine pinned Dominic DeNucci at 20:55
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Peter Maivia at 18:35 by escaping a vertical suplex and hitting the atomic drop; Gorilla Monsoon was the special referee for the bout
Capt. Lou Albano, WWF Tag Team Champions Jerry & Johnny Valiant defeated Ivan Putski, Tony Garea, & Larry Zbyszko in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall #1: Jerry pinned Zbyszko at 10:30; fall #2: Putski pinned Johnny at 6:15; fall #3: Johnny pinned Garea at 7:06
SD Jones defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna via disqualification at 4:45
WWF @ Springfield, MA – Civic Center – March 31, 1979
Dave Darrow defeated Victor Rivera via disqualification after sustaining several illegal blows
Allen Coage defeated Frank Williams
Johnny Rodz defeated Mike Hall
WWF Tag Team Champions Jerry & Johnny Valiant defeated Ivan Putski (sub. for Gorilla Monsoon) & SD Jones at 14:39
Bulldog Brower defeated Larry Zbyszko
Greg Valentine defeated Tony Garea
Steve Travis defeated Peter Maivia via disqualification when Maivia refused to stop choking his opponent
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Ivan Koloff at 16:49; Fred Curry was the guest referee for the bout
WWF @ Queens, NY – St. Mary Gate of Haven Auditorium – April 3, 1979
Steve Travis vs. Mike Hall
Fred Curry vs. Johnny Rodz
Larry Zbyszko vs. Allen Coage
Tony Garea vs. Greg Valentine
Ivan Putski vs. Peter Maivia
WWF @ Rutherford, NJ – Fairleigh Dickinson University – April 4, 1979
Dominic DeNucci defeated Johnny Rodz
Steve Travis defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Allen Coage defeated SD Jones
Ivan Putski defeated Peter Maivia via count-out
WWF Tag Team Champions Jerry & Johnny Valiant defeated Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko
WWF @ New Brunswick, NJ – Rutgers University – April 5, 1979
Kitty Adams vvs. Esther Cartwell
Gorilla Monsoon vs. Baron Mikel Scicluna
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund vs. Peter Maivia
WWF @ Worcester, MA – Auditorium – April 5, 1979
Steve Travis defeated Mike Hall
Allen Coage defeated SD Jones
Jose Estrada fought Dave Darrow to a draw
Bulldog Brower defeated Ivan Putski when the bout was stopped due to blood
WWF Tag Team Champions Jerry & Johnny Valiant defeated Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko
WWF @ Staten Island, NY – April 6, 1979
Larry Zbyszko defeated Mike Hall
Dominic DeNucci defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Fred Curry defeated Frank Rodriguez
WWF Tag Team Champion Jerry Valiant defeated Tony Garea
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Peter Maivia
WWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – April 6, 1979
SD Jones fought Johnny Rodz to a draw
Frank Williams fought Jose Estrada to a draw
Allen Coage defeated Steve King
Bulldog Brower fought Steve Travis to a double disqualification
Ivan Putski defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Johnny Valiant via count-out
WWF @ New York City, NY – Power Memorial Academy – April 7, 1979
Included Fred Curry, Allen Coage, Larry Zbyszko, and Peter Maivia
WWF @ Nashua, NH – Coliseum – April 7, 1979
Dave Darrow defeated Fred Marzino
Steve Travis defeated Mike Hall
Bulldog Brower defeated Pete Doherty
WWF Tag Team Champion Jerry Valiant defeated Tony Garea
Ivan Putski fought Greg Valentine to a double count-out
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Johnny Valiant
WWF @ Poughkeepsie, NY – Mid-Hudson Civic Center – April 9, 1979
Allen Coage pinned Mike Hall
Greg Valentine defeated SD Jones via submission with a half crab
Fred Curry pinned Mr. X
Steve Travis pinned Johnny Rodz
Andre the Giant, Tony Garea, & Larry Zbyszko defeated Jimmy, WWF Tag Team Champions Jerry & Johnny Valiant in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match; fall #1: the Valiants were disqualified; fall #2: Andre pinned Johnny
WWF @ Portland, ME – Civic Center – April 10, 1979 (1,521)
Dominic DeNucci defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Bulldog Brower defeated Tony Altimore (sub. for Fred Curry)
WWF Tag Team Champion Johnny Valiant defeated Tony Garea
WWF Tag Team Champion Jerry Valiant defeated Larry Zbyszko
Greg Valentine defeated Steve Travis
Andre the Giant defeated Peter Maivia
WWF @ Waterville, ME – Armory – April 11, 1979
Baron Mikel Scicluna fought Larry Zbyszko to a 20-minute draw
Greg Valentine defeated Dominic DeNucci at 18:20
Bulldog Brower defeated Tony Garea at 11:10
Peter Maivia defeated Tony Altimore at 8:20
Andre the Giant & Steve Travis defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Jerry & Johnny Valiant via count-out at 15:20
WWF @ White Plains, NY – Westchester County Civic Center – April 12, 1979
Dominic DeNucci defeated Mike Hall at 9:39
Steve Travis defeated Johnny Rodz at 9:38
Jose Estrada fought Mr. X to a 15-minute time-limit draw
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Tony Altimore at 6:18
WWF Tag Team Champion Jerry Valiant defeated Larry Zbyszko at the 52-second mark
WWF Tag Team Champion Johnny Valiant defeated Tony Garea at 6:48
Andre the Giant defeated Peter Maivia at 6:33
Greg Valentine defeated SD Jones via submission with a Boston Crab at 7:56
Andre the Giant won a $5,000 16-man battle royal by last eliminating WWF Tag Team Champion Jerry Valiant; other participants included (in order of elimination): Tony Altimore, Mike Hall, Jose Estrada, Larry Zbyszko, Peter Maivia, Tony Garea, Mr. X, Baron Mikel Scicluna, Steve Travis, Johnny Rodz, SD Jones, Greg Valentine, Dominic DeNucci, and WWF Tag Team Champion Johnny Valiant
WWF @ Albany, NY – Washington Ave. Armory – April 13, 1979
Jose Estrada fought Mr. X to a time-limit draw
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Gypsy Rodriguez after the 13-minute mark
Dominic DeNucci defeated Mike Hall after the 15-minute mark
Bulldog Brower defeated SD Jones after the 16-minute mark
Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant via disqualification after the 25-minute mark; Andre the Giant was the guest referee for the bout
WWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – April 13, 1979
Johnny Rodz defeated Frank Williams
Allen Coage defeated Fred Marzino (sub. for Joe Crugnale)
Dave Darrow fought Pete Doherty (sub. for Fred Marzino) to a draw
Steve King fought Sylvano Sousa (sub. for Jose Estrada) to a draw
Steve Travis defeated Peter Maivia via disqualification
WWF @ Baltimore, MD – Civic Center – April 14, 1979
Johnny Rodz fought Mr. X to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Nikolai Volkoff pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna at 9:40
Bulldog Brower pinned Larry Zbyszko at 8:33 with a kick to the head
Allen Coage pinned Mike Hall at 8:10 using the ropes for leverage
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Peter Maivia at 16:04 in a lumberjack match with the atomic kneedrop; the lumberjacks were all the other wrestlers on the card
Greg Valentine pinned Tony Garea at 15:45 with an elbow drop
Andre the Giant, Steve Travis, & Dominic DeNucci (sub. for Fred Curry) defeated Jimmy, WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match; fall #1: DeNucci pinned Jerry at 4:15 with a sunset flip following a forearm from Andre; fall #2: Jerry pinned DeNucci after Johnny jumped on DeNucci from the top; fall #3: Andre pinned Jimmy with a splash at 2:48
WWF @ New Haven, CT – Coliseum – April 15, 1979
Mr. X defeated Mike Hall
SD Jones fought Johnny Rodz to a draw
Dominic DeNucci defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Andre the Giant defeated Ernie Ladd
Steve Travis defeated Peter Maivia via disqualification
Jimmy & WWF Tag Team Champion Jerry Valiant defeated Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko
WWF @ Roselle, NJ – High School – April 16, 1979
Greg Valentine vs. Tony Garea
Also inlcuded Ivan Putski & Peter Maivia
WWF @ Harrisburg, PA – Zembo Mosque – April 16, 1979
Steve Travis defeated Mike Hall
Johnny Rodz defeated Gypsy Rodriguez
Bulldog Brower defeated Joe Mascara
Allen Coage defeated SD Jones
Andre the Giant & Dominic DeNucci defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Jerry & Johnny Valiant via disqualification
WWF @ Allentown, PA – Agricultural Hall – April 17, 1979
Championship Wrestling taping:
Televised in Japan – 4/20/79: WWF Jr. Heavyweight Champion Tatsumi Fujinami pinned Frank Rodriguez at 10:36 with a sunset flip; after the bout, Fujinami was interviewed at ringside by the Japanese TV announcer
Televised in Japan – 4/20/79: NWF Heavyweight Champion Antonio Inoki defeated Nikolai Volkoff (sub. for Larry Zbyszko) via submission at 10:11 with a bow and arrow; after the bout, Inoki was interviewed at ringside by the Japanese TV announcer
4/21/79 – on the WOR NY Feed of the show, WWF World Champion Bob Backlund was being interviewed in the empty arena about his 4/30 title match against Bulldog Brower, where Capt. Lou Albano kept interrupting the interview, distracting Backlund so that Brower could attack Backlund jumping from the ring apron with a chair, with Andre the Giant making the save:
Nikolai Volkoff pinned Frank Williams at 8:02
Pat Patterson pinned Steve King at 6:05 (Patterson’s debut)
Dino Santana (Tito Santana) pinned Mike Hall at 2:58 (Santana’s debut)
Greg Valentine pinned Billy Martinez at 3:44
Ivan Putski pinned Jose Estrada at 6:08
Jimmy, WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant defeated Johnny Rivera, SD Jones & Nick Busick at 6:36 when Jerry pinned Busick
4/28/79:
Allen Coage pinned Lyndsey Lyle
Greg Valentine pinned Fred Marzino at 4:53
Hussein Arab pinned Frank Williams at 4:57
Televised in Japan – 4/20/79: Andre the Giant defeated Mark Pole & Mike Hall in a handicap match at 4:06 by pinning both men at the same time following a boot to the face to Pole, and then dropping Hall down on top of his partner
Televised in Japan – 4/20/79: WWF World Champion Bob Backlund (w/ Arnold Skaaland) pinned Johnny Rodz at 4:52 with a German suplex into a bridge; after the bout, Backlund cleared Capt. Lou Albano out of the ring (who had came to ringside during the bout) with a back drop and a dropkick, with Skaaland then hitting Albano with Backlund’s title belt on the floor
Jimmy, WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Dominc DeNucci, Johnny Rivera, & Billy Martinez at 7:27 when Johnny pinned Martinez
5/5/79:
Dino Santana (Tito Santana) pinned Mr. X at 6:38
Pat Patterson pinned Johnny Rivera at 5:36
Steve Travis pinned Moose Monroe at 3:35
WWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase pinned Brute Bryan at 5:42
Hussein Arab pinned Steve King at 3:38
Bulldog Brower pinned SD Jones
Dark match after the taping: Ivan Putski defeated Peter Maivia via count-out
WWF @ Hamburg, PA – Fieldhouse – April 18, 1979
All Star Wrestling taping:
4/21/79 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Bruno Sammartino; featured McMahon interviewing Greg Valentine & the Grand Wizard at ringside:
Nikolai Volkoff (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Nick Busick at 4:29 after hoisting him up in a gorilla press and dropping him across his knee
Steve Travis & WWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase defeated Johnny Rodz & Mark Pole at 6:48 when Dibiase pinned Pole with a flying elbowsmash and an elbow drop; after the bout, Bruno Sammartino interviewed Travis & Dibiase at ringside
Bulldog Brower (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned SD Jones at 4:06 with an elbowsmash
Tito Santana pinned Jose Estrada at 7:06 with a spinning toe hold into a bridge
Jimmy, WWF Tag Team Champions Jerry & Johnny Valiant (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Dominic DeNucci, Steve King, & Frank Williams at 3:28 when Jimmy pinned Williams following a double clothesline from Johnny & Jerry
4/28/79:
Hussein Arab defeated Johnny Rivera
Tito Santana pinned Moose Monroe at 7:09
Andre the Giant defeated Johnny Rodz & Jose Estrada in a handicap match at 3:41 by sitting on and pinning both at the same time
Greg Valentine pinned Steve King at 4:12 with a suplex and elbow drop
Steve Travis & WWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase defeated Allen Coage & Mike Hall at 9:46 when Travis pinned Hall
5/5/79:
Bulldog Brower defeated Fred Marzino
Hussein Arab pinned Frank Williams at 4:13
Greg Valentine pinned Johnny Rivera at 7:58
Ivan Putski pinned Mike Hall at 5:22 with the Polish Hammer
Jimmy, WWF Tag Team Champions Jerry, & Johnny Valiant (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated SD Jones, Dominic DeNucci, & Nick Busick at 9:56 when Jerry pinned Busick following a double clothesline from he and Johnny
Dark match after the taping: Andre the Giant pinned Peter Maivia at 7:04
WWF @ Totowa, NJ – Ice World – April 19, 1979
SD Jones defeated Johnny Rodz
Steve Travis defeated Mr. X
WWF Tag Team Champion Johnny Valiant defeated Jose Estrada
Andre the Giant & WWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase defeated Peter Maivia & Greg Valentine when Andre pinned Maivia; the bout replaced the scheduled Maivia vs. WWF World Champion Bob Backlund match
Bulldog Brower defeated Johnny Rivera
Hussein Arab defeated Dominic DeNucci
WWF Tag Team Champion Jerry Valiant defeated Tony Garea
Ivan Putski defeated Jimmy Valiant via disqualification
WWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – April 20, 1979
Bulldog Brower pinned Steve Travis
Greg Valentine defeated SD Jones
Hussein Arab pinned Frank Williams
Allen Coage defeated Pete Doherty
Gypsy Rodriguez fought Moose Monroe to a draw
WWF @ Long Island, NY – Nassau Coliseum – April 20, 1979
The scheduled match between Fred Curry & Mr. X was cancelled
Johnny Rivera defeated Mark Pole
Mark Tendler defeated Mike Hall
Dominic DeNucci defeated Jose Estrada
Johnny Rodz defeated Steve King
Ivan Putski (sub. for Dusty Rhodes) defeated Peter Maivia via count-out
WWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase defeated Mr. X (sub. for Baron Mikel Scicluna)
Andre the Giant, Tony Garea, & Larry Zbyszko defeated Jimmy, WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant
WWF @ Boston, MA – Boston Garden – April 21, 1979 (12,345)
Tony Altimore defeated Gypsy Rodriguez at 10:15
Hussein Arab defeated SD Jones
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Mr. X at 12:45
WWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase defeated Mike Hall at 12:40
Greg Valentine defeated Tony Garea at 22:30
Bulldog Brower defeated Larry Zbyszko at 6:00
WWF Tag Team Champions Jerry & Johnny Valiant defeated Dominic DeNucci & Ivan Putski at 11:25
Bruno Sammartino defeated Peter Maivia in a steel cage match at 11:15 by escaping through the door after ramming Maivia into all four corners of the cage
WWF @ Durham, NH – April 21, 1979
Frank Williams defeated Fred Marzino
Dave Darrow defeated Frank Monroe
Johnny Rivera defeated Pete Doherty
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Ivan Koloff
Andre the Giant & Steve Travis defeated Johnny Rodz & Jose Estrada
WWF @ Steubenville, OH – St. John Arena – April 22, 1979
Baron Mikel Scicluna pinned Mike Sykes at the 16-minute mark
Nick Busick pinned Jim Grabmire at 10:25
Jimmy & WWF Tag Team Champion Jerry Valiant fought WWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase & Dominic DeNucci (sub. for Fred Curry) to a double disqualification at the 16-minute mark
Johnny DeFazio pinned the Red Demon at 8:10
Andre the Giant defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Johnny Valiant via count-out at 7:20
WWF @ Englishtown, NJ – April 23, 1979
Steve Travis defeated Johnny Rodz
Hussein Arab defeated Johnny Rivera
Jimmy Valiant fought Dominic DeNucci to a draw
Bulldog Brower defeated SD Jones
Andre the Giant & WWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase fought WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant to a double disqualification
WWF @ Pittsfield, MA – Boy’s Club – April 24, 1979
Johnny Rivera defeated Mike Hall
Allen Coage defeated SD Jones
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Dave Darrow
Hussein Arab defeated Dominic DeNucci
Andre the Giant & WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant in a non-title match
WWF @ Manville, NJ – Christ the King High School Gym – April 24, 1979
Frank Rodriguez fought Mike Hall to a draw
WWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase defeated Johnny Rodz
Tony Altimore (sub. for Fred Curry) defeated Jose Estarda via disqualification
Steve Travis defeated Mr. X
Bulldog Brower defeated Frank Williams
Ivan Putski defeated Jimmy Valiant via disqualification
WWF @ Brooklyn, NY – North Utrecht High School – April 25, 1979
SD Jones pinned Johnny Rodz when Rodz pinned himself with a German suplex into a bridge
Johnny Rivera fought Mr. X to a time-limit draw
Jimmy Valiant defeated Dominic DeNucci via count-out when DeNucci fell to the floor after missing a tackle
Andre the Giant & WWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Jerry & Johnny Valiant via count-out when the Valiants refused to return to the ring
WWF @ Parsippany, NJ – Parsippany-Hills High School – April 25, 1979
Fundraiser for Volunteer Fire District No. 3
Jose Estrada defeated Tony Altimore (sub. for Fred Curry)
Nikolai Volkoff defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Steve Travis pinned Allen Coage
Hussein Arab defeated Mike Hall
Greg Valentine fought Ivan Putski to a draw
WWF @ Worcester, MA – Auditorium – April 26, 1979
Ivan Putski pinned Bulldog Brower
Andre the Giant, Steve Travis, & WWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase defeated Jimmy, WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant via disqualification
Johnny Rodz fought Johnny Rivera to a draw
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Mike Hall
Hussein Arab pinned Dominic DeNucci
WWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – April 27, 1979
SD Jones fought Baron Mikel Scicluna to a draw
Johnny Rivera defeated Fred Marzino
Bulldog Brower defeated Dominic DeNucci via count-out
Hussein Arab defeated Steve King
Mike Hall defeated Frank Williams
WWF @ Pittsburgh, PA – Civic Arena – April 27, 1979
Billy Red Lyons fought Jim Grabmire to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Johnny DeFazio pinned Frank Marconi at 11:01
Cowboy Lang & Tiny Thumb defeated Butch Cassidy & Little Tokyo in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall #1: Tokyo pinned Lang at the 16-minute mark; fall #2: Thumb pinned Cassidy at 5:25; fall #3: Lang pinned Tokyo at 6:22
Greg Valentine defeated WWF World Champion Bob Backlund at 23:28 when the match was stopped due to blood
The Red Demon pinned Bill Berger at 2:03
Andre the Giant, Ivan Putski, & Steve Travis fought Jimmy, WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant to a draw in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match at 20:50; fall #1: Johnny pinned Travis at 14:30; fall #2: Andre pinned Jerry at 2:15; fall #3: both teams were disqualified at 4:05
WWF @ Binghamton, NY – Broome County Arena – April 28, 1979
Steve King fought Jose Estrada to a draw
Steve Travis defeated Johnny Rodz
Hussein Arab defeated SD Jones
Jimmy Valiant defeated Frank Williams
Johnny Rivera defeated Frank Rodriguez
Bulldog Brower defeated Ivan Putski via count-out
WWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – April 28, 1979
Televised on the PRISM Network – Fred Curry vs. Davey O’Hannon did not take place as scheduled:
Nikolai Volkoff pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna at 9:18
Allen Coage pinned Mr. X at 11:31
WWF Tag Team Champion Johnny Valiant pinned Dominic DeNucci with his feet on the ropes for leverage at 12:42
WWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase pinned WWF Tag Team Champion Jerry Valiant at 11:53
Greg Valentine defeated WWF World Champion Bob Backlund (w/ Arnold Skaaland) at 23:35 when the bout was stopped due to blood; during the bout, referee Dick Woehrle had to be taken backstage on a stretcher; after the bout, a rematch was set for May 26 with Haystacks Calhoun as the guest referee
Tiny Tom & Cowboy Lang defeated Little Tokyo & Butch Cassidy at 8:46
Bruno Sammartino (w/ Arnold Skaaland) pinned Ivan Koloff at 15:56 after the two collided in the ring
WWF @ New London, CT – Ocean Beach Auditorium – April 29, 1979 (1,000)
SD Jones defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna via disqualification at 13:00
Johnny Rivera fought Mr. X to a draw
Joe Esposito defeated Johnny Rodz at 11:00
Ivan Putski defeated Jimmy Valiant via disqualification at 11:00
Andre the Giant & Steve Travis defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; as Andre & Travis won a fall via disqualification, the titles did not change hands
WWF @ New York City, NY – Madison Square Garden – April 30, 1979
This card was not televised
Johnny Rodz pinned Frank Williams at 9:42 with a suplex and elbow drop
Allen Coage pinned Jose Estrada (sub. for Dominic DeNucci) at 4:19 with a clothesline
Roddy Piper pinned Steve King at 9:37 with a neckbreaker
Cowboy Lang & Tiny Thumb defeated Little Tokyo & Butch Cassidy at 14:31 when Lang pinned Tokyo with a reverse roll up
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Bulldog Brower at 11:08 with the atomic kneedrop
Verne Gagne defeated Mr. X (Jack Evans) via submission with the sleeper at 12:05
Ivan Putski (sub. for Dusty Rhodes) fought Greg Valentine to a 20-minute time-limit draw
NWA World Champion Harley Race pinned Steve Travis at 5:14 with a suplex
Andre the Giant, WWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase, & Dominic DeNucci (sub. for Fred Curry) defeated Jimmy, WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match at 8:32, 2-1; fall #1: DeNucci pinned Jerry at 3:02; Jerry pinned DeNucci at 3:31 with a neckbreaker; fall #3: Andre pinned Jimmy at 1:59 with a boot to the face and a splash
WWF @ Portland, ME – Civic Center – May 1, 1979
Greg Valentine defeated Tony Altimore
Cowboy Lang & Tiny Thumb defeated Little Tokyo & Butch Cassidy
Hussein Arab pinned Dominic DeNucci
Jimmy, WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant defeated WWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase, Steve Travis, & SD Jones
WWF @ Bangor, ME – Auditorium – May 2, 1979
WWF Tag Team Champion Jerry Valiant pinned Tony Altimore (sub. for Fred Curry) at 10:30 after Altimore was distracted by Jimmy Valiant, who had come to ringside
WWF Tag Team Champion Johnny Valiant defeated Dominic DeNucci via count-out at at 12:16
Hussein Arab pinned SD Jones at 11:10 after a kick with his loaded boot
Steve Travis defeated Jimmy Valiant via disqualification at 13:14 when Johnny Valiant interfered
Cowboy Lang & Tiny Thumb defeated Butch Cassidy & Little Tokyo at 14:10
WWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase fought Greg Valentine to a double disqualification at 17:30
WWF @ Poughkeepsie, NY – Mid-Hudson Civic Center – May 3, 1979
WWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Little Tokyo & Butch Cassidy defeated Tiny Thumb & Cowboy Lang
Hussein Arab defeated Dominic DeNucci
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Greg Valentine via count-out
Bulldog Brower defeated Steve Travis
WWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – May 4, 1979
SD Jones defeated Jose Estrada
Nikolai Volkoff pinned Dave Darrow
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Mr. X
Cowboy Lang defeated Little Tokyo
Greg Valentine defeated Dominic DeNucci
WWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase defeated Bulldog Brower via disqualification
WWF @ Pittsfield, MA – Boy’s Club – May 4, 1979
Johnny Rodz defeated Steve King
Hussein Arab defeated Frank Williams
WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant defeated Johnny Rivera & Steve Travis
Tiny Thumb defeated Butch Cassidy
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Jimmy Valiant
WWF @ Springfield, MA – Civic Center – May 5, 1979 (9,125)
Steve Travis defeated Johnny Rodz
Nikolai Volkoff defeated Mike Hall
Jimmy Valiant defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Little Tokyo & Butch Cassidy defeated Cowboy Lang & Tiny Thumb
Greg Valentine defeated WWF World Champion Bob Backlund via disqualification
Dave Darrow defeated Mr. X
Pete Doherty defeated Steve King
Hussein Arab defeated SD Jones
WWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Jerry Valiant
Bulldog Brower defeated Dominic DeNucci
Bruno Sammartino defeated Johnny Valiant when the match was stopped due to blood
WWF @ New Haven, CT – Coliseum – May 6, 1979
Johnny Rodz defeated Dave Darrow
Hussein Arab defeated Johnny Rivera
Nikolai Volkoff defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Cowboy Lang & Tiny Thumb defeated Little Tokyo & Butch Cassidy
Bulldog Brower defeated SD Jones
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Greg Valentine via count-out
Jimmy, WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant defeated WWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase, Steve Travis, & Dominic DeNucci
WWF @ Highland Park, NJ – High School – May 7, 1979
Nikolai Volkoff defeated Mr. X
Jimmy Valiant fought Steve Travis to a draw
Cowboy Lang & Tiny Thumb defeated Little Tokyo & Butch Cassidy
WWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase fought Greg Valentine to a double disqualification
WWF @ Norwalk, CT – McMahon High School – May 7, 1979
Johnny Rodz defeated Johnny Rivera
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Frank Williams
Bulldog Brower defeated SD Jones (sub. for Dominic DeNucci)
Hussein Arab defeated Jose Estrada
Ivan Putski & Dominic DeNucci (sub. for Fred Curry) defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant via disqualification
WWF @ Allentown, PA – Agricultural Hall – May 8, 1979
Championship Wrestling taping:
Allen Coage & Johnny Rodz defeated Mike DuPree & Fred Marzino
Cowboy Lang & Tiny Thumb defeated Little Tokyo & Butch Cassidy
5/12/79 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Bruno Sammartino:
WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant (w/ Capt. Lou Albano & Jimmy Valiant) defeated Johnny Rodz & Jose Estrada at 4:08 when Jerry pinned Estrada following an elbow off the top from Johnny
WWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase pinned Mark Pole at 3:58 with a powerslam
Steve Travis pinned Bob Fulton at 2:48 with a bodyslam
Greg Valentine (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Joe Cagle at 4:28 with a back suplex; during the bout, Chief Jay Strongbow appeared at ringside on crutches and took a seat in the front row; after the bout, Vince McMahon interviewed Strongbow who promised to return to the ring soon, and would return next week to watch the show from the front row
Hussein Arab pinned SD Jones at 7:56 after kicking him with his loaded boot
Tito Santana pinned Mr. X at 5:26 with a flying bodypress
5/19/79 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Bruno Sammartino:
Greg Valentine (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Steve King via submission with the figure-4 at 3:59; after the bout, Chief Jay Strongbow – who was watching the match from the front row – left his seat, making Valentine break the hold when he saw Strongbow heading towards him
Dominic DeNucci defeated Jose Estrada
Pat Patterson pinned Frank Williams with the Bombs Away
Nikolai Volkoff defeated Johnny Rivera
Ivan Putski defeated Moose Monroe
5/26/79:
Tito Santana defeated Johnny Rodz
Nikolai Volkoff (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Mike DuPree after four consecutive backbreakers
Hussein Arab defeated Joe Cagle
Bulldog Brower (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) fought WWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase to a 10-minute time-limit draw
Pat Patterson (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Dominic DeNucci via count-out at 7:09 after Patterson ducked his head and DeNucci went over the top rope to the floor; after the bout, Patterson & DeNucci briefly brawled again in the ring
Jimmy Valiant defeated Johnny Rivera
Dark match after the taping: WWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase, Steve Travis & Ivan Putski defeated Jimmy, WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant via disqualification
WWF @ Hamburg, PA – Fieldhouse – May 9, 1979
All Star Wrestling taping:
Johnny Rodz & Moose Monroe defeated Joe Cagle & Mike DuPree at 9:21
5/12/79:
Cowboy Lang pinned Little Tokyo at 6:22 with a bulldog
Pat Patterson pinned Steve King at 4:11 with the Bombs Away
Butch Cassidy pinned Tiny Thumb at 9:46
Dominic DeNucci fought Allen Coage to a 15-minute time-limit draw
5/19/79 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Bruno Sammartino; included the Greg Valentine vs. Steve King match from the 5/19/79 Championship Wrestling:
WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant (w/ Capt. Lou Albano & Jimmy Valiant) defeated SD Jones & Jose Estrada at 6:07 when Johnny pinned Estrada with a swinging neckbreaker; after the bout, Vince McMahon interviewed the Valiants and Albano at ringside
Nikolai Volkoff (w/ the Grand Wizard, sub. for Freddie Blassie) defeated Johnny Rivera & Frank Williams in a handicap match at 6:09 by pinning Williams after hoisting him up in a gorilla press and dropping him across his knee
WWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase pinned Mr. X with a powerslam at 7.34; after the bout, Bruno Sammartino interviewed Dibiase at ringside
Ivan Putski defeated Joe Cagle & Mark Pole at 3:18 in a handicap match by pinning Cagle with the Polish Hammer
5/26/79 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Bruno Sammartino:
Pat Patterson (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Bob Fulton at 4:31 with the Bombs Away; after the bout, Bruno Sammartino interviewed Patterson & the Grand Wizard at ringside
Tito Santana pinned Moose Monroe at 6:07 with a dropkick; after the bout, Vince McMahon interviewed Santana at ringside
Bulldog Brower pinned Steve King at 4:57 with a powerslam
Hussein Arab (w/ the Grand Wizard, sub. for Freddie Blassie) pinned Jose Estrada at 4:06 after kicking him with his loaded boot
WWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase & Steve Travis defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna & Johnny Rodz at 7:14 when Dibiase pinned Rodz with an elbow drop
Dark match after the taping: Ivan Putski fought Greg Valentine to a double count-out at 10:09
WWF @ Kearny, NJ – High School Gym – May 10, 1979
Tito Santana fought Bulldog Brower to a draw
Nikolai Volkoff defeated Johnny Rivera
Jimmy Valiant defeated Steve Travis via count-out
Cowboy Lang & Tiny Thumb defeated Little Tokyo & Butch Cassidy in a Best 3 out of 5 falls match
WWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase defeated Bulldog Brower via disqualification
WWF @ Salisbury Beach, MA – May 10, 1979
Pete Doherty defeated Mike Hall
Mr. X defeated Frank Williams
Johnny Rodz defeated Steve King
Hussein Arab defeated Tony Altimore
Ivan Putski & Dominic DeNucci defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant via disqualification
WWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – May 11, 1979
Mike Hall defeated Frank Williams
Steve King fought Johnny Rivera to a draw
Mr. X defeated Tony Altimore
Tim Mahon defeated Pete Doherty
Jimmy, WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant defeated WWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase, Dominic DeNucci, & Steve Travis
WWF @ Harrisburg, PA – Zembo Mosque – May 11, 1979
Tito Santana defeated Johnny Rodz
Nikolai Volkoff defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Cowboy Lang & Tiny Thumb defeated Little Tokyo & Butch Cassidy
Hussein Arab defeated SD Jones
Ivan Putski defeated Bulldog Brower via count-out
WWF @ Baltimore, MD – Civic Center – May 12, 1979 (7,200)
Nilolai Volkoff defeated Johnny Rivera at 9:04
Tito Santana defeated Johnny Rodz at 10:14
Cowboy Lang & Tiny Thumb defeated Little Tokyo & Butch Cassidy in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match at 14:04
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund fought Greg Valentine to a no contest at the 25-minute mark for outside interference on behalf of both men
Hussein Arab defeated SD Jones at 6:19
WWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase defeated Jimmy Valiant via disqualification at 13:28 when Valiant became physical with the referee
WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant defeated Steve Travis & Dominic DeNucci at 13:28
Ivan Putski defeated Bulldog Brower via count-out at the 8-minute mark when Brower left ringside
Toronto, Ontario – Maple Leaf Gardens – May 13, 1979
Angelo Mosca defeated Sgt. Jacques Goulet at 6:35
Jay Youngblood & Johnny Weaver defeated Len Denton & Sgt. Jacques Goulet at 14:04
Len Denton defeated Brian Mackney at 10:52
Dewey Robertson defeated Al Costello at 8:09
NWA US Champion Ric Flair defeated Ricky Steamboat at 20:17
Dino Bravo defeated Canadian Heavyweight Champion Greg Valentine via disqualification at 14:08
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Moose Morowski at 20:41
WWF @ Hillside, NJ – May 14, 1979
Nikolai Volkoff defeated SD Jones
Greg Valentine fought WWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase to a draw
Hussein Arab defeated Johnny Rivera
Little Tokyo & Butch Cassidy defeated Cowboy Lang & Tiny Thumb
Ivan Putski fought Bulldog Brower to a double disqualification
WWF @ South Plainfield, NJ – High School – May 15, 1979
Johnny Rodz fought Johnny Rivera to a draw
Tito Santana defeated Jose Estrada
Greg Valentine fought Ivan Putski to a double count-out
Frank Williams defeated Allen Coage via disqualification
Tiny Thumb & Cowboy Lang defeated Butch Cassidy & Little Tokyo
WWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase defeated Nikolai Volkoff via disqualification
WWF @ White Plains, NY – Westchester County Civic Center – May 16, 1979
Johnny Rodz fought Johnny Rivera to a draw
Tito Santana defeated Mr. X
Hussein Arab defeated SD Jones
Bulldog Brower defeated Ivan Putski via count-out
Cowboy Lang & Tiny Thumb defeated Little Tokyo & Butch Cassidy
WWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase defeated Nikolai Volkoff via count-out
WWF @ Burlington, MA – May 17, 1979
Dave Darrow defeated Pete Doherty
Frank Williams pinned Fred Marzino
Tito Santana pinned Mr. X
Hussein Arab pinned SD Jones
WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant defeated WWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase & Steve Travis
WWF @ Brooklyn, NY – Yeshiva R’tzhad School – May 17, 1979
Johnny Rodz pinned Steve King at at 12:31 with a back suplex
Jose Estrada fought Johnny Rivera to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Bulldog Brower pinned SD Jones at 11:48 with an elbow drop
Cowboy Lang & Tiny Thumb defeated Little Tokyo & Butch Cassidy in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall #1: Tokyo pinned Thumb at the 6-minute mark; fall #2: Thumb pinned Cassidy at 7:15; fall #3: Lang pinned Tokyo
Ivan Putski defeated Jimmy Valiant via count-out at 13:58
WWF @ Long Island, NY – Nassau Coliseum – May 18, 1979
SD Jones fought Johnny Rivera to a draw
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Mark Tendler
Johnny Rodz defeated Tony Altimore
Hussein Arab defeated Dominic DeNucci
Bruno Sammartino defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Johnny Valiant
Cowboy Lang & Tiny Thumb defeated Little Tokyo & Butch Cassidy
Ivan Putski defeated Bulldog Brower via count-out
WWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – May 18, 1979
Dave Darrow defeated Pete Doherty via disqualification
Frank Williams fought Steve King to a draw
Tito Santana defeated Jose Estrada
Mr. X defeated Joe Crugnale
WWF Tag Team Champion Jerry Valiant defeated Steve Travis via count-out
WWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase defeated Jimmy Valiant via disqualification
WWF @ Binghamton, NY – May 19, 1979
Mike Hall defeated Frank Williams
Steve Travis fought Bulldog Brower to a double disqualification
Cowboy Lang defeated Little Tokyo
Tito Santana defeated Mr. X
Hussein Arab defeated Steve King
Greg Valentine defeated WWF World Champion Bob Backlund via disqualification
WWF @ Landover, MD – Capital Centre – May 19, 1979
Johnny Rodz defeated Jose Estrada (sub. for Fred Curry)
Allen Coage defeated Johnny Rivera
SD Jones fought Baron Mikel Scicluna to a draw
Jimmy Valiant defeated Dominic DeNucci
Bruno Sammartino pinned Ernie Ladd
WWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Jerry Valiant
Butch Cassidy defeated Tiny Thumb
Ivan Putski defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Johnny Valiant
WWF @ Steubenville, OH – St. John Arena – May 20, 1979
Nick Busick defeated Billy Berger
Johnny DeFazio fought Baron Mikel Scicluna to a draw
Cowboy Lang & Tiny Thumb defeated Little Tokyo & Butch Cassidy
Ivan Putski defeated Bulldog Brower via count-out
WWF Tag Team Champion Johnny & Jerry Valiant defeated Gorilla Monsoon & Dominic DeNucci
WWF @ Glens Falls, NY – Civic Center – May 21, 1979
SD Jones fought Johnny Rodz to a draw
Johnny Rivera defeated Mr. X (sub. for Mike Hall)
Tito Santana defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Hussein Arab (sub. for Bulldog Brower) via count-out
Jimmy, WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant defeated WWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase, Dominic DeNucci, & Steve Travis
WWF @ Portland, ME – Civic Center – May 22, 1979
Tony Altimore defeated Mr. X
Dominic DeNucci defeated Johnny Rodz
Steve Travis fought Jimmy Valiant
WWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Johnny Valiant
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Jerry Valiant
WWF @ Waterville, ME – Armory – May 23, 1979
Johnny Rodz defeated Tony Altimore (sub. for Mike Hall) at 9:20
Tito Santana defeated Mr. X at 15:30
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Hussein Arab at 26:20
WWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna at 14:26
Jimmy, WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant defeated Dominic DeNucci, SD Jones, & Steve Travis in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match at 28:33, 2-1; fall #1: the Valiants won at 14:20; fall #2: DeNucci, Jones, & Travis won at 8:10; fall #3: the Valiants won at 6:03
WWF @ Worcester, MA – Auditorium – May 24, 1979
Johnny Rivera defeated Mr. X
Hussein Arab defeated SD Jones
Tito Santana defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Steve Travis defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Jerry Valiant via count-out
WWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Johnny Valiant via disqualification
Dominic DeNucci defeated Johnny Rodz
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Jimmy Valiant
WWF @ Albany, NY – Washington Ave. Armory – May 25, 1979
SD Jones fought Baron Mikel Scicluna to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Bulldog Brower pinned Johnny Rivera after the 11-minute mark
Jimmy Valiant defeated Dominic DeNucci after the 12-minute mark
Greg Valentine defeated Steve Travis after the 16-minute mark
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Hussein Arab via count-out after the 35-minute mark
WWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – May 25, 1979
Dave Darrow defeated Sylvano Sousa
Johnny Rodz defeated Pete Doherty
Tito Santana defeated Mr. X
WWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Johnny Valiant via count-out
WWF Tag Team Champion Jerry Valiant defeated Fred Marzino (sub. for Fred Curry)
WWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – May 26, 1979 (9,085)
Televised on the PRISM Network:
Johnny Rivera fought Mr. X to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Dominic DeNucci defeated Johnny Rodz at 4:32
Nikolai Volkoff defeated Frank Williams at 4:41
Bulldog Brower defeated SD Jones at 9:27
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Greg Valentine via referee’s decision when Valentine began bleeding at 22:13; Haystacks Calhoun was the special referee
WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant defeated Steve Travis & Gorilla Monsoon at 11:21 when Johnny pinned Travis
Hussein Arab defeated Jose Estrada at 4:23
Tito Santana defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna at 4:16
WWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase fought Jimmy Valiant to a draw when the match was stopped due to the curfew at the 14-minute mark
WWF @ Asbury Park, NJ – May 28, 1979
SD Jones fought Johnny Rodz to a draw
Tito Santana defeated Mr. X
WWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase, Steve Travis, & Haystacks Calhoun defeated Jimmy, WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant via disqualification
Ivan Putski fought Greg Valentine to a double count-out
WWF @ Allentown, PA – Agricultural Hall – May 29, 1979
Championship Wrestling taping:
6/2/79 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Bruno Sammartino:
Greg Valentine (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Dave Darrow at 4:44; Chief Jay Strongbow sat ringside for the match; after the bout, Strongbow chased Valentine from ringside with a crutch
WWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase pinned Moose Monroe at 6:59
Haystacks Calhoun pinned Mr. X at 1:34
Bulldog Brower (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Ivan Putski at 4:41 after Albano tripped Putski from the floor
Pat Patterson (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned SD Jones with a kneedrop off the top at 3:59
Nikolai Volkoff (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Jose Estrada at 4:09 after hoisiting him up in a gorilla press and dropping him across his knee
6/9/79 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Bruno Sammartino:
Jimmy Valiant (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Johnny Rivera at 4:36 with a boot to the face and grabbing the ropes for leverage
Hussein Arab (w/ the Grand Wizard, sub. for Freddie Blassie who was said to be on vacation) pinned Frank Williams at 3:41 with a kneedrop
Tito Santana pinned Moose Monroe at 2:53 with a crossbody
Steve Travis fought Baron Mikel Scicluna to a 10-minute time-limit draw; after the bout, Bruno Sammartino conducted a ringside interview with Travis
Pat Patterson defeated Steve King
WWF Tag Team Champions Jerry & Johnny Valiant defeated SD Jones & Dominic DeNucci in a non-title match
6/16/79:
WWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase defeated Johnny Rodz
Nikolai Volkoff defeated Charlie Brown
SD Jones defeated Moose Monroe
Tito Santana defeated Johnny Rivera
Bulldog Brower defeated Fred Marzino
Dark match after the taping: Haystacks Calhoun & Ivan Putski fought WWF Tag Team Champions Jerry & Johnny Valiant to a double disqualification
WWF @ Hamburg, PA – Fieldhouse – May 30, 1979
All Star Wrestling taping:
Dark matches:
SD Jones fought Baron Mikel Scicluna to a 10-minute draw
Tito Santana & Johnny Rivera defeated Johnny Rodz & Jose Estrada at 13:54 when Rivera pinned Estrada with a flying crossdoby
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Hussein Arab via count-out in a non-title match at 24:17 after hitting the atomic drop on the floor
6/2/79 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Bruno Sammartino; featured McMahon interviewing Capt. Lou Albano, Jimmy, & WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant at ringside:
WWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase pinned Jose Estrada with a powerslam at 4:16
Hussein Arab (w/ the Grand Wizard, sub. for Freddie Blassie) pinned Steve King after using his loaded boot at 4:11
Steve Travis pinned Mr. X with a sunset flip off the top at 7:43
Tito Santana pinned Johnny Rodz with a Thesz Press at 8:16
Dominic DeNucci & Haystacks Calhoun fought Johnny & Jerry Valiant (w/ Jimmy Valiant & Capt. Lou Albano) to a double disqualification at 6:18 when Jimmy Valiant and Ivan Putski also became involved in the action; midway through bout, DeNucci had gone backstage and brought Putski to be in his and Calhoun’s corner to counter the constant interference from Jimmy & Albano
6/9/79:
Ivan Putski pinned Moose Monroe with the Polish Hammer at 4:11
Bulldog Brower defeated Frank Williams & Fred Marzino at 2:36 in a handicap match
Greg Valentine pinned SD Jones at 8:48 with an elbow
Pat Patterson pinned Dave Darrow at 5:39 with the Bombs Away
Tito Santana defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna via referee’s decision after the 10-minute time limit expired
WWF @ Willingboro, NJ – JFK High School Gym – May 31, 1979
Dominic DeNucci & Tito Santana defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna & Nikolai Volkoff when DeNucci pinned Scicluna
Bulldog Brower defeated SD Jones
Hussein Arab defeated Johnny Rivera
Gorilla Monsoon, Steve Travis, & WWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase defeated Jimmy, WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall #1: Johnny pinned Travis; fall #2: Monsoon defeated Jimmy via submission with a bearhug; fall #3: the Valiants were disqualified for double teaming Travis
Ivan Putski fought Greg Valentine to a double count-out
WWF @ Keene, NH – Cheshire Fair Arena – June 1, 1979
Dave Darrow defeated Sylvano Sousa
SD Jones defeated Vito Ruff
Pete Doherty defeated Mr. X
Tito Santana pinned Johnny Rodz
Hussein Arab pinned Johnny Rivera
Ivan Putski defeated Bulldog Brower via count-out
WWF @ Pittsburgh, PA – Civic Arena – June 1, 1979
Johnny DeFazio defeated Jim Grabmire
WWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase fought Jimmy Valiant to a draw
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Billy Berger
WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant defeated Dominic DeNucci & Steve Travis
Nick Busick defeated the Red Demon
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Greg Valentine via count-out
WWF @ Providence, RI – Civic Center – June 2, 1979
Johnny Rodz defeated Dave Darrow
Mr. X fought Johnny Rivera to a draw
Hussein Arab defeated SD Jones
Baron Mikel Scicluna fought Tito Santana to a double disqualification
Ivan Putski defeated Bulldog Brower via disqualification
Jimmy, WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant defeated Dominic DeNucci, Steve Travis, & Haystacks Calhoun
Bruno Sammartino defeated Ivan Koloff via count-out
Toronto, Ontario – Maple Leaf Garden – June 3, 1979
John Yachetti fought Chris Tolos to a 15-minute time-limit draw
Dewey Robertson defeated Joe Marcus at 10:31
Jay Youngblood & Johnny Weaver defeated Brute Bernard & Swede Hanson at 12:53
Paul Orndorff defeated Moose Morowski at 9:42
Ricky Steamboat defeated Big John Studd at 14:06 in a $5,000 challenge match
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Ernie Ladd at 24:31
Dino Bravo defeated Canadian Heavyweight Champion Greg Valentine to win the title at 10:10 in a lumberjack match
WWF @ New Haven, CT – Coliseum – June 3, 1979
Tito Santana vs. Baron Mikel Scicluna
Nikolai Volkoff vs. Dominic DeNucci
Hussein Arab vs. SD Jones
WWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase, Steve Travis, & Haystacks Calhoun vs. Jimmy, WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant
Ivan Putski vs. Bulldog Brower
WWF @ New York City, NY – Madison Square Garden – June 4, 1979
Televised on the MSG Network – featured Vince McMahon on commentary:
Tito Santana defeated Jose Estrada (Santana’s MSG debut)
Hussein Arab won a 20-man $10,000 battle royal at 8:17 by last eliminating Dominic DeNucci & Jimmy Valiant; other participants included: Gorilla Monsoon, Greg Valentine, Ivan Putski, Haystacks Calhoun, Nikolai Volkoff, Steve Travis, Jose Estrada, Gypsy Rodriguez, SD Jones, Mr. X, Johnny Rodz, Baron Mikel Scicluna, Tito Santana, WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant, Bulldog Brower, & WWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase; order of elimination: Calhoun by several wrestlers; Rodriguez by several wrestlers; Putski by several wrestlers; Volkoff by several wrestlers; Brower by a Valiant; Estrada by Jones; Jones by several wrestlers; Scicluna by Arab; Rodz by Monsoon; Valentine by Johnny & Jerry Valiant; Johnny & Jerry Valiant by Dibiase & Santana with simultaneous dropkicks; Dibiase by Jimmy Valiant; Travis by Arab; Santana by Jimmy Valiant; X by DeNucci; Monsoon eliminated himself after grabbing Jimmy Valiant by the legs and spinning him round with the momentum knocking Monsoon over the top; stipulations stated the winner would earn a WWF World Title match later in the show (the first battle royal held at MSG)
Nikolai Volkoff pinned SD Jones at 6:50 after hoisting him up in a gorilla press slam and dropping him across his knee
Greg Valentine pinned Dominic DeNucci at 9:07 after reversing a monkey flip into a cover; prior to the bout, the Grand Wizard escorted Valentine ringside
Bulldog Brower pinned Mr. X at the 3-minute mark with an elbow drop
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Hussein Arab at 30:40 with an atomic drop; prior to the bout, Arnold Skaaland & Capt. Lou Albano (sub. for Freddie Blassie) accompanied Backlund and Arab, respectively, to ringside; as Albano went to leave ringside, he went up to Vince McMahon who threw his drink in Albano’s face
Ivan Putski pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna at 4:28 after pushing him into the corner
WWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase fought Jimmy Valiant to a 15-minute time-limit draw in a non-title match
WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant defeated Haystacks Calhoun & Steve Travis at 6:25 in a non-title match when Johnny pinned Travis with an elbow to the back off the top as Travis had Jerry in an abdominal stretch
WWF @ Long Island, NY – Mastic Beach – June 5, 1979
Johnny Rivera & Ivan Abreu defeated Mark Pole & Maurice Manning
Hussein Arab pinned Dominic DeNucci
Tito Santana defeated Johnny Rodz
SD Jones fought Baron Mikel Scicluna to a draw
Haystacks Calhoun, WWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase, & Steve Travis defeated Jimmy, WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant
WWF @ Ridgefield, NJ – Memorial High School Gym – June 6, 1979
Dominic DeNucci vs. Jimmy Valiant
WWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase vs. Greg Valentine
Haystacks Calhoun & Steve Travis vs. WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant
Also included Bulldog Brower and Baron Mikel Scicluna
WWF @ Kenilworth, NJ – High School – June 7, 1979
Tito Santana defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Bulldog Brower defeated Johnny Rodz
Hussein Arab defeated SD Jones
Jimmy, WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant defeated WWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase, Haystacks Calhoun, & Dominic DeNucci in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
WWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – June 8, 1979
Tito Santana pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna
Bulldog Brower defeated WWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase when the match was stopped due to blood loss
Jimmy Valiant pinned Dominic DeNucci
Nikolai Volkoff pinned Johnny Rodz
WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant defeated SD Jones & Haystacks Calhoun
WWF @ Boston, MA – Boston Garden – June 9, 1979 (7,850)
Jose Estrada defeated Steve King
Johnny Rodz fought Baron Mikel Scicluna to a draw
Tito Santana defeated Mr. X (Santana’s Boston debut)
Nikolai Volkoff defeated Mike Hall
Bulldog Brower defeated SD Jones
Hussein Arab defeated Frank Williams
Bulldog Brower defeated Frank Williams
Jimmy, WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant defeated WWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase, Dominic DeNucci, & Haystacks Calhoun
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund fought Greg Valentine to a double disqualification in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
WWF @ Poughkeepsie, NY – Mid-Hudson Civic Center – June 11, 1979
Haystacks Calhoun & Johnny Rivera vs. the Valiant Brothers
Bulldog Brower vs. Ivan Putski
Also included WWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase, Hussein Arab, Dominic DeNucci, and Greg Valentine
WWF @ Portland, ME – Expo Building – June 12, 1979
Jimmy Valiant pinned SD Jones
Tito Santana pinned Johnny Rodz (sub. for Baron Mikel Scicluna)
WWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase defeated Hussein Arab via count-out
Greg Valentine defeated Steve Travis
Ivan Putski defeated Bulldog Brower
Dominic DeNucci & Haystacks Calhoun defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant via disqualification
WWF @ Bangor, ME – Auditorium – June 13, 1979
Tito Santana fought SD Jones to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Hussein Arab defeated Johnny Rodz
Steve Travis defeated Bulldog Brower via disqualification
Jimmy, WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant defeated WWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase, Haystacks Calhoun, & Dominic DeNucci in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
Greg Valentine defeated Ivan Putski
WWF @ Nashua, NH – Coliseum – June 14, 1979
Johnny Rodz vs. Baron Mikel Scicluna
SD Jones vs. Hussein Arab
WWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase vs. Jimmy Valiant
Greg Valentine vs. Steve Travis
Bulldog Brower defeated Ivan Putski
WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant vs. Haystacks Calhoun & Dominic DeNucci
WWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – June 15, 1979
Pete Doherty (sub. for Nikolai Volkoff) defeated Frank Williams
Tito Santana defeated Sylvano Sousa (sub. for Jose Rodriguez)
Johnny Rodz defeated Steve King
Hussen Arab defeated Dominic DeNucci via disqualification
Ivan Putski defeated Jimmy Valiant via count-out
WWF @ Springfield, MA – Civic Center – June 16, 1979
Frank Williams defeated Sylvano Sousa
Dave Darrow defeated Johnny Rodz via referee’s decision
Bulldog Brower defeated Ivan Putski via count-out
Hussein Arab defeated SD Jones
Johnny Rivera defeated Jose Estrada
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Greg Valentine at 24:52
WWF @ Long Island, NY – Nassau Coliseum – June 16, 1979
Dominic DeNucci defeated Tony Altimore at 19:06
Mr. X defeated Mark Pole (sub. for Frank Rodriguez) at 7:40
Jimmy Valiant defeated Steve Travis at 13:25
Tito Santana defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna (sub. for Moose Monroe) at 9:50
WWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase fought WWF Tag Team Champion Johnny Valiant to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Esther Cartwell (sub. for Julie Smith) defeated Kitty Adams via disqualification at 7:00
Bruno Sammartino defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Jerry Valiant at 11:05
WWF @ White Plains, NY – Westchester County Center – June 18, 1979
Hussein Arab defeated SD Jones
Steve Travis defeated Johnny Rodz
WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant defeated Dominic DeNucci & Haystacks Calhoun
WWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase defeated Mr. X
Ivan Putski defeated Bulldog Brower
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Greg Valentine
WWF @ Allentown, PA – Agricultural Hall – June 19, 1979
Championship Wrestling taping:
Dark matches:
SD Jones & Fred Marzino defeated Moose Monroe & Frank Rodriguez
Bulldog Brower & Capt. Lou Albano defeated Ivan Putski & Haystacks Calhoun via count-out
6/23/79:
Jimmy, WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant defeated Dominic DeNucci, SD Jones & Steve Travis
Ivan Putski pinned JoJo Andrews with the Polish Hammer at 5:31
Hussein Arab pinned Henry Roy
Pat Patterson (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned WWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase to win the title at 9:15 after hitting him with a pair of brass knuckles
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Mr. X
Tito Santana defeated Johnny Rodz
6/30/79:
Greg Valentine defeated Billy Berger
Dominic DeNucci defeated Pete Doherty
Johnny Rodz defeated Paul Figueroa
WWF North American Champion Pat Patterson defeated Jose Mascara
Bulldog Brower defeated Steve King
Tito Santana & Steve Travis defeated Jose Estrada & Baron Mikel Scicluna
7/7/79:
Ted Dibiase defeated JoJo Andrews
Hussein Arab defeated Billy Berger
The Columbian Jaguar defeated Marc Pole
Tito Santana defeated Ron Lee
Greg Valentine defeated Frank Williams
Jimmy, WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant defeated Ivan Putski, Steve Travis, & Johnny Rivera
WWF @ Hamburg, PA – Fieldhouse – June 20, 1979
All Star Wrestling taping:
Baron Mikel Scicluna, Johnny Rodz, & Moose Monroe defeated the Columbian Jaguar, SD Jones, & Frank Williams
6/23/79 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Bruno Sammartino:
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated JoJo Andrews via submission at 4:41 with the sleeper; after the bout, Bruno Sammartino interviewed Strongbow at ringside
WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant (w/ Capt. Lou Albano & Jimmy Valiant) defeated Frank Rodriguez & Steve King at 5:44 when Johnny pinned Rodriguez with an elbow from the top rope; after the bout, Vince McMahon interviewed Albano and the Valiants at ringside
Ted Dibiase pinned Ron Lee at 7:59 with an elbow drop
Nikolai Volkoff (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned SD Jones at 7:54 with a backbreaker; after the bout, Bruno Sammartino interviewed Volkoff & Blassie at ringside
Tito Santana pinned Jose Estrada at 3:15 with a flying bodypress
6/30/79 – included the WWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase vs. Pat Patterson title change from the 6/23/79 Championship Wrestling:
Hussein Arab defeated Fred Marzino
Greg Valentine defeated Joe Mascara
Ivan Putski defeated Pete Doherty
WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant fought Tito Santana & Steve Travis to a draw
7/7/79 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Bruno Sammartino; featured McMahon interviewing Chief Jay Strongbow at ringside; featured the announcement at the end of the show that Strongbow would face Baron Mikel Scicluna the following week:
Tito Santana pinned Mark Pole at 2:17 with a powerslam and a legdrop
WWF North American Champion Pat Patterson (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Bill Berger at 4:55 with the Bombs Away; after the bout, Bruno Sammartino interviewed Patterson & Wizard at ringside
Bulldog Brower (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) fought Steve Travis to a 10-minute time-limit draw; after the bout, both men continued brawling until Travis chased Brower from ringside
The Columbian Jaguar pinned Jose Estrada at 7:52 with a sunset flip
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Mr. X via submission at 5:52 with the sleeper
Dark match after the taping: Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Bulldog Brower via disqualification
WWF @ Worcester, MA – Auditorium – June 21, 1979
Johnny Rivera defeated Jose Estrada
Dominic DeNucci fought Bulldog Brower to a draw
Hussein Arab fought Steve Travis to a draw
Jimmy, WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant defeated WWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase, Tito Santana, & Haystacks Calhoun
Greg Valentine defeated Ivan Putski via count-out
WWF @ Harrisburg, PA – Zembo Mosque – June 22, 1979
SD Jones defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Nikolai Volkoff defeated Frank Williams
Jimmy, WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant defeated Haystacks Calhoun, Johnny Rivera, & Steve Travis
Ivan Putski fought Greg Valentine to a double disqualification
WWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – June 22, 1979
Pete Doherty defeated Moose Monroe
Mr. X defeated Frank Rodriguez via count-out
Jose Estrada fought Steve King to a draw
Tito Santana pinned Johnny Rodz
Hussein Arab pinned Dominic DeNucci
Ted Dibiase pinned Bulldog Brower
WWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – June 23, 1979 (9,060)
Televised on the PRISM Network:
Johnny Rivera pinned Jose Estrada at 11:04 with a backslide
Nikolai Volkoff pinned Johnny Rodz at 7:13 after blocking Rodz’s attempt at a splash by lifting his knees
Steve Travis pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna at 9:13 with a sunset flip
Hussein Arab pinned SD Jones at 4:09 after hitting kicking him with his loaded boot
Ivan Putski defeated Capt. Lou Albano via count-out at 4:13 when Albano left ringside
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Bulldog Brower at 15:33 with the atomic kneedrop
Tito Santana pinned Mr. X at 7:43 with a flying bodypress
Jimmy, WWF Tag Team Champions Jerry & Johnny Valiant defeated Ted Dibiase, Dominic DeNucci, & Gorilla Monsoon in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match at 14:23, 2-1; fall #1: Dibiase pinned Jimmy at the 41-second mark with a sunset flip, fall #2: Jimmy pinned Dibiase at 9:14 after Jerry hit Dibiase from behind; fall #3: Jerry pinned DeNucci at 4:31 after dropping him throat first across the top rope
Greg Valentine defeated Haystacks Calhoun via count-out at 5:42
WWF @ Wheeling, WV – Civic Center – June 24, 1979
Johnny DeFazio defeated Jim Grabmire
Nick Busick defeated Red Demon
WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant defeated Ivan Putski & Haystacks Calhoun via count-out
Dominic DeNucci defeated JoJo Andrews (sub. for Greg Valentine)
Ted Dibiase defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna via disqualification
Steve Travis defeated Joe Abby (sub. for Bulldog Brower)
Toronto, Ontario – Maple Leaf Garden – June 24, 1979
Johnny Yachetti fought Joe Marcus to a draw
Dewey Robertson pinned Brian Mackney with a dropkick at 5:00
Jay Youngblood defeated Chris Tolos via count-out at 10:34
Ricky Steamboat fought Ernie Ladd to a double count-out at 13:11
Paul Orndorff & Jim Brunzell defeated Moose Morowski & Brute Bernard at 13:04
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Greg Valentine at 19:41
Canadian Heavyweight Champion Dino Bravo defeated Ric Flair via disqualification at 19:04
WWF @ Totowa, NJ – Ice World – June 25, 1979
Mr. X vs. Johnny Rivera
Baron Mikel Scicluna vs. Johnny Rodz
Tito Santana vs. Jose Estrada
Hussein Arab vs. SD Jones
Nikolai Volkoff vs. Dominic DeNucci
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Greg Valentine via disqualification
Jimmy, WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant defeated Steve Travis, Haystacks Calhoun, & Ted Dibiase
WWF @ Wildwood, NJ – Conventiion Hall – June 26, 1979
Baron Mikel Scicluna & Larry Sharpe defeated Johnny Rivera & Frank Williams
Gorilla Monsoon defeated Nikolai Volkoff
Ted Dibiase fought Greg Valentine to a double disqualification
Hussein Arab pinned SD Jones
WWF @ Brooklyn, NY – Notre Dame Hall – June 26, 1979
Steve King fought Jose Estrada to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Mr. X pinned Frank Williams at 13:40 with a headbutt
Tito Santana defeated Bulldog Brower via disqualification at 13:19
Jimmy, WWF Tag Team Champions Jerry & Johnny Valiant defeated Dominic DeNucci, Steve Travis, & Haystacks Calhoun in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match at 20:28, 2-1; fall #1: DeNucci pinned Jimmy at 14:23; fall #2: Jimmy pinned DeNucci at 3:56; fall #3: Jerry pinned Travis at 2:09
WWF @ Norwich, CT – Rose Arts Festival – June 27, 1979 (4,000)
Johnny Rodz fought Baron Mikel Scicluna to a draw
Hussein Arab pinned Dominic DeNucci at the 8-minute mark
Steve Travis defeated Bulldog Brower via disqualification
Greg Valentine pinned Ted Dibiase
Haystacks Calhoun, Tito Santana, & Johnny Rivera defeated Jimmy, WWF Tag Team Champions Jerry & Johnny Valiant
WWF @ Great Kills, Staten Island, NY – Cardinal Cooke Centre – June 28, 1979
The grand opening of the venue
Jimmy, WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant vs. Dominic Denucci, Ted Dibiase, & Haystacks Calhoun (Best 3 out of 5 falls match)
Steve Travis vs. Greg Valentine
Also included 3 other bouts
WWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – June 29, 1979
SD Jones defeated Jose Estrada
Steve Travis defeated Johnny Rodz (sub. for Bulldog Brower)
Johnny Rivera fought Mr. X to a draw
Jimmy, WWF Tag Team Champions Jerry & Johnny Valiant defeated Tito Santana, Ted Dibiase, & Haystacks Calhoun
WWF @ Pittsburgh, PA – Civic Arena – June 30, 1979 (10,000)
Jim Grabmire pinned Ronnie Lee
Baron Mikel Scicluna pinned Nick Busick with a running kick off the ropes
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned WWF Tag Team Champion Johnny Valiant after reversing a powerslam into a small package
Dominic DeNucci defeated Nikolai Volkoff via disqualification
Ted Dibiase fought Jimmy Valiant to a double disqualification
Johnny DeFazio pinned JoJo Andrews
Bruno Sammartino pinned WWF Tag Team Champion Jerry Valiant
WWF @ Binghamton, NY – June 30, 1979
Tito Santana defeated Johnny Rodz
Mr. X defeated Steve King
Johnny Rivera defeated Jose Estrada
Hussein Arab defeated SD Jones
Bulldog Brower & Capt. Lou Albano defeated Steve Travis & Haystacks Calhoun
Greg Valentine fought Chief Jay Strongbow to a double disqualification
WWF @ New York City, NY – Madison Square Garden – July 2, 1979
This card was not televised
Johnny Rivera fought Mr. X to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Tito Santana pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna at 8:04 with a cradle
Nikolai Volkoff defeated SD Jones via submission at 11:03 with a bearhug
Greg Valentine defeated Chief Jay Strongbow via count-out at 8:21 after preventing Strongbow from getting back in the ring
Hussein Arab pinned Dominic DeNucci at 4:43 after kicking him with his loaded boot
WWF North American Champion Pat Patterson defeated WWF World Champion Bob Backlund when the match was stopped due to excessive blood loss from the champion at 23:51
Jimmy, WWF Tag Team Champions Jerry & Johnny Valiant defeated Steve Travis, Ted Dibiase, & Haystacks Calhoun in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall #1: Dibiase pinned Jerry at 3:34 with an elbow drop after he collided with one of his own partners, fall #2: Jerry pinned Dibiase at 7:16 with an elbow drop after Dibiase missed a charge into the corner; fall #3: Jimmy pinned Travis at 6:49 after Travis ran into the turnbuckle
Ivan Putski pinned Bulldog Brower at 6:48
WWF @ Atlantic City, NJ – Resorts International Steel Pier – July 5, 1979
Larry Sharpe defeated Jose Estrada
WWF North American Champion Pat Patterson defeated Dominic DeNucci
Joe Mascara defeated Charlie Sharkey
Ivan Putski defeated Larry Sharpe (sub. for Nikolai Volkoff)
WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant defeated Ted Dibiase & Johnny Rivera (sub. for Gorilla Monsoon)
WWF @ Manchester, NH – JFK Coliseum – July 5, 1979
Tito Santana vs. Jimmy Valiant
Greg Valentine vs. Steve Travis
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund vs. Bulldog Brower
WWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – July 6, 1979
Hussein Arab defeated SD Jones
Bulldog Brower defeated Johnny Rivera (sub. for Dominic DeNucci)
Tito Santana defeated Moose Monroe
Johnny Rodz defeated Pete Doherty
Jose Estrada fought Steve King to a draw
WWF North American Champion Pat Patterson defeated Steve Travis
WWF @ Albany, NY – Washington Ave. Armory – July 6, 1979
Nikolai Volkoff defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Ivan Putski defeated Jimmy Valiant
Greg Valentine defeated WWF World Champion Bob Backlund via count-out
Nikolai Volkoff defeated Frank Williams
WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant defeated Ted Dibiase & Dominic DeNucci
WWF @ Baltimore, MD – Civic Center – July 7, 1979 (8,200)
Jose Estrada fought Steve King to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Dominic DeNucci defeated Moose Monroe (sub. for Mr. X) at 7:10
SD Jones defeated Joe Mascara (sub. for Nikolai Volkoff) at 10:02
WWF Tag Team Champion Jerry Valiant defeated Steve Travis at at 13:40
Jimmy Valiant defeated Ivan Putski at 16:31
Tito Santana defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna at 8:45
Hussein Arab defeated Johnny Rivera at 4:10
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Greg Valentine at 15:22 with a small package; Gorilla Monsoon was the guest referee
WWF @ Poughkeepsie, NY Mid-Hudson Civic Center – July 7, 1979
Mark Tendler defeated Tony Altimore
The Columbian Jaguar defeated Mark Pole
Bulldog Brower defeated Pete Reeves
Johnny Rodz defeated Frank Williams
Kitty Adams defeated Esther Cartwell
WWF North American Champion Pat Patterson defeated Ted Dibiase via count-out
WWF @ Wildwood, NJ – Convention Hall – July 9, 1979
SD Jones vs. Baron Mikel Scicluna
Larry Sharpe vs. Joe Mascara
Tito Santana vs. Hussein Arab
WWF Tag Team Champion Johnny & Jerry Valiant vs. Ted Dibiase & Dominic DeNucci
WWF North American Champion Pat Patterson vs. Steve Travis
Ivan Putski vs. Bulldog Brower
WWF @ Allentown, PA – Agricultural Hall – July 10, 1979
Championship Wrestling taping:
Featured Bruno Sammartino challenging Nikolai Volkoff to an impromptu arm-wrestling Challenge, where Bruno was attacked by Volkoff & Freddie Blassie before it could begin, Bruno was then double-teamed until Gorilla Monsoon, Tito Santana, & Dominic DeNucci made the save
7/14/79:
WWF North American Champion Pat Patterson defeated Steve King
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Moose Monroe
Hussein Arab defeated Paul Figueroa
Nikolai Volkoff defeated Johnny Rivera
WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant (w/ Capt. Lou Albano & Jimmy Valiant) fought Ted Dibiase & Dominic DeNucci to a double disqualification in a non-title match at 8:02 when Jimmy and Ivan Putski interfered in the match; Putski came ringside late in the bout to even up the sides after Jimmy and Albano kept interfering
7/21/79:
Ted Dibiase defeated Frank Rodriguez
Steve Travis defeated Moose Monroe
Bulldog Brower defeated Paul Figueroa
Nikolai Volkoff defeated Steve King
Greg Valentine defeated SD Jones
Hussein Arab defeated Mike Jones
7/28/79:
Chief Jay Strongbow pinned Johnny Rodz at 4:47 with a chop to the throat as Rodz came off the top
WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant defeated SD Jones & Fred Marzino
The Columbian Jaguar defeated Mark Pole
Tito Santana & Pete Sanchez defeated Moose Monroe & Jose Estrada when Santana pinned Estrada with a flying bodypress; after the bout, Bruno Sammartino interviewed Santana & Sanchez at ringside
WWF North American Champion Pat Patterson defeated Frank Williams
Nikolai Volkoff defeated Mike Jones
Dark match after the taping: Ivan Putski & Tito Santana fought Bulldog Brower & Jimmy Valiant to a double disqualification
WWF @ Hamburg, PA – Fieldhouse – July 11, 1979
All Star Wrestling taping:
Dark match: Johnny Rodz fought the Columbian Jaguar to a 10-minute time-limit draw
7/14/79 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Bruno Sammartino:
Ted Dibiase fought Jimmy Valiant (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) to a 10-minute time-limit draw; prior to the bout, Albano briefly brought a Siberian husky to ringside; after the bout, Bruno Sammartino interviewed Dibiase at ringside
Nikolai Volkoff (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Steve King & Johnny Rivera in a handicap match at 5:51 by pinning King after hoisting him up in a gorilla press and dropping him across his knee; after the bout Vince McMahon interviewed Freddie Blassie & Nikolai Volkoff at ringside in which Blassie said Bruno Sammartino and Bob Backlund were afraid of Volkoff, with Volkoff then cutting a promo in Russian and crushing two apples to demonstrate his strength
Tito Santana & Pete Sanchez defeated Johnny Rodz & Frank Rodriguez at 4:56 when Santana pinned Rodriguez with a flying bodypress
WWF North American Champion Pat Patterson (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated SD Jones via submission with the Boston Crab at 6:31
Swede Hanson (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Frank Williams at 3:26 with a piledriver
7/21/79 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Bruno Sammartino:
Bulldog Brower (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Mark Pole at 5:06 with a kneedrop off the top
Ivan Putski & Steve Travis fought WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant to a double disqualification at 7:58 when all four men were brawling in the ring; after the bout, Vince McMahon interviewed Johnny, Jerry & Jimmy Valiant, and Capt. Lou Albano at ringside
Greg Valentine (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Frank Williams at 7:21 with an elbow drop
Chief Jay Strongbow pinned Jose Estrada at 4:47 with a double tomahawk chop; after the bout, Bruno Sammartino interviewed Strongbow at ringside
Swede Hanson (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Steve King at 3:07 with a piledriver
7/28/79 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Bruno Sammartino; included McMahon conducting a ringside interview with Ted Dibiase & Steve Travis:
WWF North American Champion Pat Patterson (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Johnny Rivera at 5:27 with a kneedrop off the top
Hussein Arab pinned Paul Figueroa at 3:12 with an elbow drop after kicking him with the loaded boot
Jimmy, WWF Tag Team Champions Jerry & Johnny Valiant (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Ted Dibiase, Steve Travis, & SD Jones at 12:34 when Jimmy pinned Jones when Jones missed a charge in the corner
Nikolai Volkoff (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Joe Mascara at 4:53 after hoisting him up in a gorilla press and dropping him across his knee; after the bout, Vince McMahon interviewed Blassie & Volkoff at ringside
Ivan Putski pinned Johnny Rodz with the Polish Hammer at 3:40
Dark match after the taping: Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Jimmy Valiant (sub. for WWF Tag Team Champion Johnny Valiant) via count-out at 9:48
WWF @ Worcester, MA – Auditorium – July 12, 1979
Jose Estrada fought Pete Doherty to a draw
Hussein Arab defeated Dave Darrow
Nikolai Volkoff defeated Frank Williams
Greg Valentine defeated Ivan Putski via count-out
Jimmy Valiant defeated Dominic DeNucci
WWF North American Champion Pat Patterson defeated Ted Dibiase
WWF @ Atlantic City, NJ – Resorts International Steel Pier – July 12, 1979
Televised on the PRISM Network – included Gorilla Monsoon on commentary:
SD Jones fought Johnny Rodz to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Bulldog Brower via disqualification at 9:36 after Brower refused to stop choking Strongbow over the top rope; after the bout, Strongbow cleared Brower from the ring with a chair; Gorilla Monsoon then interviewed Strongbow in the ring
WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant defeated Tito Santana & Steve Travis at 20:05 when Santana was counted out after receiving a double slam from the Valiants on the wooden ramp that was joined to the ring
WWF @ Newburgh, NY – Land, Sea, and Air Hangar at Stewart Airport – July 13, 1979
Johnny Rivera fought Johnny Rodz to a draw
Nikolai Volkoff defeated SD Jones
WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant defeated Tito Santana & the Columbian Jaguar (sub. for Gorilla Monsoon)
WWF North American Champion Pat Patterson defeated Dominic DeNucci
Ivan Putski defeated Jimmy Valiant at 11:46
WWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – July 13, 1979
Jose Estrada defeated Steve King
Steve Travis defeated Fred Marzino (sub. for Baron Mikel Scicluna)
Tony Altimore fought Dave Darrow to a double count-out
Hussein Arab defeated Pete Doherty
Greg Valentine defeated Frank Williams
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Bulldog Brower via disqualification
WWF @ Springfield, MA – Civic Center – July 14, 1979
Steve King vs. Hussein Arab
Dave Darrow vs. Baron Mikel Scicluna
Steve Travis vs. Jimmy Valiant
Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Greg Valentine (Indian strap match)
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund vs. Bulldog Brower
Also included SD Jones
WWF @ Boston, MA – Boston Garden – July 14, 1979
Pete Sanchez defeated Gypsy Rodriguez
Jose Estrada fought Johnny Rivera to a draw
Tito Santana defeated Johnny Rodz
WWF Tag Team Champions Jerry & Johnny Valiant defeated Ted Dibiase & Dominic DeNucci
Ivan Putski defeated Lou Albano via count-out
Nikolai Volkoff defeated Fred Marzino (sub. for Gorilla Monsoon)
WWF North American Champion Pat Patterson defeated Bruno Sammartino via count-out
Toronto, Ontario – Maple Leaf Gardens – July 15, 1979
Dewey Robertson defeated John Forsythe via submission with an abdominal stretch at 6:16
Tiger Jeet Singh defeated Brian Mackney at 4:07
Paul Orndorff & Jay Youngblood defeated Gene Anderson & Swede Hanson at 15:46
Jim Brunzell defeated Greg Valentine at 18:58
Ricky Steamboat pinned Ernie Ladd with a small package at the 42-second mark
Canadian Heavyweight Champion Dino Bravo fought Ken Patera to a double disqualification at 19:36
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated NWA US Champion Ric Flair via count-out at 23:39
Oshawa, Ontario – Civic Auditorium – July 16, 1979
Dewey Robertson pinned Silent Macknee
Jay Youngblood pinned the Masked Blue Devil
Paul Orndorff pinned Gene Anderson
Jim Brunzell pinned Swede Hanson
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund & Canadian Champion Dino Bravo defeated Greg Valentine & Ken Patera via disqualification
WWF @ Woodstown, NJ – July 17, 1979
Johnny Rodz defeated the Columbian Jaguar
Hussein Arab fought Tito Santana to a draw
Nikolai Volkoff defeated Frank Williams
Jimmy & WWF Tag Team Champion Jerry Valiant defeated Ted Dibiase & SD Jones
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Bulldog Brower via count-out
WWF @ Great Barrington, MA – Berkshire County Fairgrounds – July 18, 1979
Steve King fought Johnny Rivera to a draw
Tito Santana defeated Tony Altimore
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Jerry Valiant via count-out at 15:53
Hussein Arab defeated SD Jones
Ted Dibiase defeated Johnny Rodz
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Jimmy Valiant at 21:27
WWF @ Atlantic City, NJ – Resorts International Steel Pier – July 19, 1979
Televised on the PRISM Network – included Gorilla Monsoon on commentary:
Steve Travis vs. WWF North American Champion Pat Patterson
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Jimmy Valiant via disqualification at 19:15 when Valiant brought a chair into the ring; after the bout, Monsoon conducted an interview with Backlund
WWF @ North Andover, MA – Middle School Gym – July 19, 1979
SD Jones vs. Baron Mikel Scicluna
Steve King vs. Hussein Arab
Ted Dibiase & Tito Santana vs. WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant
Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Greg Valentine
WWF @ Harrisburg, PA – Zembo Mosque – July 20, 1979
Johnny Rodz defeated the Columbian Jaguar
Nikolai Volkoff defeated Pete Reeves
Jose Estrada defeated Johnny Rivera
WWF Tag Team Champion Jerry Valiant defeated Dominic DeNucci
Ivan Putski defeated Johnny Valiant
Jimmy Valiant defeated Chief Jay Strongbow
WWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – July 20, 1979
Tito Santana defeated Johnny Rodz
Pete Sanchez defeated Tony Altimore
Hussein Arab defeated Frank Williams
SD Jones defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna via disqualification
Greg Valentine defeated Steve King
WWF North American Champion Pat Patterson defeated Ted Dibiase via disqualification
WWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – July 21, 1979 (16,232)
Televised on the PRISM Network – featured Vince McMahon & Dick Graham on commentary:
Tito Santana defeated Johnny Rodz at 9:37
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Jose Estrada at 5:22
SD Jones defeated Joe Mascara at 4:58
Greg Valentine defeated Chief Jay Strongbow via count-out
Bulldog Brower defeated Johnny Rivera at 13:14
WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant defeated WWF World Champion Bob Backlund & Ivan Putski in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match at 15:41, 2-0; fall #1 – the champions won via referee’s decision at 13:35 due to Backlund’s cuts; fall #2 – the challengers were disqualified at 2:06 after Backlund returned ringside after being stitched up backstage (Putski worked the entire fall himself)
Hussein Arab defeated Dominic DeNucci at 2:51
Jimmy Valiant defeated Steve Travis at 6:03
WWF North American Champion Pat Patterson pinned Ted Dibiase at 11:34 by grabbing the tights for leverage
WWF @ New Haven, CT – Coliseum – July 22, 1979
Ivan Putski defeated WWF North American Champion Pat Patterson via count-out
Andre the Giant, Ted Dibiase, & Dominic DeNucci defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant and Baron Mikel Scicluna
Also included Tito Santana, Steve Travis, SD Jones, Johnny Rivera, and Johnny Rodz
WWF @ Glens Falls, NY – Civic Center – July 23, 1979 (2,630)
Johnny Rodz defeated Mike Jones
Hussein Arab defeated Dominic DeNucci
Tito Santana defeated Johnny Rodz
Chief Jay Strongbow fought Jimmy Valiant to a draw
Ivan Putski defeated Greg Valentine
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Bulldog Brower
WWF @ New York City, NY – July 24, 1979
Pete Sanchez vs. Hussein Arab
Jose Estrada vs. Ted Dibiase
Andre the Giant & Tito Santana vs. Jimmy & WWF Tag Team Champion Jerry Valiant
WWF @ Portland, ME – Civic Center – July 24, 1979 (3,400)
Dave Darrow defeated Mike Jones via disqualification
Hussein Arab pinned Pete Doherty at 14:00 with a suplex
Tito Santana defeated Johnny Rodz
Bulldog Brower pinned Dominic DeNucci at 13:00 with a powerslam
Ivan Putski pinned Jimmy Valiant at 20:00 with the Polish Hammer
Greg Valentine fought Chief Jay Strongbow to a double disqualification at 24:00
WWF @ Waterville, ME – Armory – July 25, 1979
Pete Doherty defeated Mike Jones (sub. for Moose Monroe) at 14:10
Dominic DeNucci defeated Johnny Rodz at 10:40
Hussein Arab defeated Dave Darrow at 11:10
Tito Santana defeated Bulldog Brower at 13:40
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Jimmy Valiant at 14:20
Greg Valentine defeated Ivan Putski via count-out at 18:40
WWF @ Brooklyn, NY – Our Lady of Perpetual Help High School – July 25, 1979
Jose Estrada defeated Johnny Rivera
Steve King defeated Gypsy Rodriguez via disqualification
SD Jones defeated Frank Williams
WWF North American Champion Pat Patterson defeated Ted Dibiase
Andre the Giant & Steve Travis defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Jerry Valiant & Baron Mikel Scicluna (sub. for WWF Tag Team Champion Johnny Valiant)
WWF @ Atlantic City, NJ – Resorts International Steel Pier – July 26, 1979
Televised on the PRISM Network – featured Gorilla Monsoon on commentary:
SD Jones vs. WWF North American Champion Pat Patterson
Andre the Giant & Ted Dibiase defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Jerry Valiant & Baron Mikel Scicluna (sub. for WWF Tag Team Champion Johnny Valiant) at 24:52 when Andre pinned Scicluna with a sit-down splash; during the bout, Monsoon announced that next week’s show would feature Ivan Putski vs. Hussein Arab and a ladies tag match involving the Fabulous Moolah, and that Bruno Sammartino would be subbing for him and doing commentary for the show
Also included 3 other matches
WWF @ Manchester, NH – JFK Coliseum – July 26, 1979 (2,000)
Dave Darrow defeated Mike Jones
Bulldog Brower defeated Pete Doherty
Tito Santana defeated Johnny Rodz
Hussein Arab defeated Dominic DeNucci
Ivan Putski pinned Jimmy Valiant
Greg Valentine defeated Chief Jay Strongbow via count-out
– 7/27/79: Shannon Moore was born.
WWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – July 27, 1979
Johnny Rodz defeated Mike Jones
Tito Santana defeated Sylvano Sousa (sub. for Baron Mikel Scicluna)
Bulldog Brower pinned Frank Williams
WWF North American Champion Pat Patterson pinned SD Jones
Ivan Putski defeated Hussein Arab via count-out
WWF @ Landover, MD – Capital Centre – July 28, 1979
SD Jones defeated Frank Rodriguez
Nikolai Volkoff defeated Frank Williams (sub. for Joe Mascara)
Ivan Putski defeated Moose Monroe
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah defeated Vivian St. John
Andre the Giant, Ted Dibiase, & Steve Travis defeated Jimmy, WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Bulldog Brower
WWF @ Poughkeepsie, NY – Mid-Hudson Civic Center – July 28, 1979
Steve King fought Jose Estrada to a draw
The Colombian Jaguar defeated Tony Altimore
Johnny Rivera fought Johnny Rodz to a draw
Hussein Arab defeated Dominic DeNucci
Tito Santana defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Greg Valentine defeated Chief Jay Strongbow via count-out
WWF @ Wheeling, WV – July 29, 1979
Gorilla Monsoon vs. Baron Mikel Scicluna
WWF Tag Team Champions Jerry & Johnny Valiant vs. Ted Dibiase & Dominic DeNucci
Ivan Putski vs. Jimmy Valiant
WWF @ New York City, NY – Madison Square Garden – July 30, 1979
Televised on the MSG Network – included Vince McMahon on commentary:
Roddy Piper pinned Johnny Rodz at 2:49 with a knee to the stomach as Rodz jumped off the ropes
Ted Dibiase fought Hussein Arab to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Nikolai Volkoff pinned Jose Estrada (sub. for Baron Mikel Scicluna) at 2:57 with a backbreaker over the knee
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund (w/ Arnold Skaaland) fought WWF North American Champion Pat Patterson to a double standing count-out at 28:22 when, after Patterson hit Backlund with brass knuckles, Skaaland climbed on the ring apron and hit Patterson with the title belt
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah & Kitty Adams defeated Joyce Grable & Vivian St. John in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match at 17:47, 2-1; fall #1: Adams pinned Grable at 7:54 after Moolah dropkicked Adams onto Grable as Grable held Adams up for a powerslam; fall #2: Grable pinned Adams at 6:20 after reversing a powerslam attempt into a small package; fall #3: Moolah pinned St. John at 3:33 after Grable accidentally dropkicked her partner when Moolah moved out of the way
Steve Travis pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna (sub. for Bulldog Brower) at 5:08 with a sunset flip
Greg Valentine fought Chief Jay Strongbow to a double disqualification at 7:46 in an Indian Strap Match when referee Jack Lotz was knocked down; after the match, the two men had to be held apart by Ivan Putski, Tito Santana, Dominic DeNucci, and Gorilla Monsoon (first strap match held at MSG) (The WWF’s Most Unusual Matches)
Andre the Giant, Ivan Putski, Tito Santana, & Dominic DeNucci defeated Jimmy, WWF Tag Team Champions Jerry & Johnny Valiant, & Capt. Lou Albano in a Best 3 out of 5 falls match, 2-1; fall #1: Johnny pinned Santana at 3:02; fall #2: Santana pinned Johnny at 3:04; fall #3: Andre pinned Jerry at 4:02; fall #4: the bout was stopped due to the curfew (first eight-man tag held at MSG)
WWF @ Allentown, PA – Agricultural Hall – July 31, 1979
Championship Wrestling taping:
Dark match: Vivian St. John pinned Kitty Adams
8/4/79:
Andre the Giant defeated Frank Rodriguez & Mark Pole in a handicap match at 4:01 by pinning Pole with a boot to the face and a sit-down splash
Swede Hanson (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Billy Berger with a piledriver; after the bout, as Berger was being carried out on a stretcher, Hanson knocked him off of it
Tony Atlas pinned John Schmidt (Atlas’ debut)
Tito Santana pinned Jose Estrada at 6:14 with a leglock into a bridge
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah pinned Joyce Grable in a non-title match at 6:43 after reversing an airplane spin into a cradle
WWF North American Champion Pat Patterson pinned Johnny Rivera
8/11/79:
Roddy Piper defeated Steve King; prior to the bout, Piper got ring announcer Joe McHugh to hold the microphone while he played his bagpipes in the ring until the referee had heard enough and made him stop playing (Piper’s WWF TV debut)
Nikolai Volkoff (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Pete Sanchez at 3:16 after hoisting him up in a gorilla press slam and dropping him across his knee
Tony Atlas defeated Moose Monroe via submission with the full nelson at 3:08
Jimmy (sub. for Johnny) & WWF Tag Team Campion Jerry Valiant (w/ Capt. Lou Albano & WWF Tag Team Champion Johnny Valiant) defeated Dominic DeNucci & SD Jones at 8:54 when Jerry pinned Jones following a back drop and elbow drop
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Ron Lee
Ivan Putski pinned JoJo Andrews at 2:58 with the Polish Hammer
8/18/79:
Hussein Arab defeated Steve King
Bulldog Brower defeated Frank Williams
Tony Atlas defeated Ron Lee at 2:49
Ted Dibiase, Tito Santana, & Steve Travis defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna, Johnny Rodz, & Frank Rodriguez
Nikolai Volkoff defeated Fred Marzino
Swede Hanson defeated Joe Mascara
Dark match after the taping: Andre the Giant, Ted Dibiase, & Steve Travis defeated Jimmy, WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant
WWF @ Hamburg, PA – Fieldhouse – August 1, 1979
All Star Wrestling taping:
Dark match: Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah & Kitty Adams defeated Joyce Grable & Vivian St. John at 5:05 when Moolah pinned Grable
8/4/79 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Bruno Sammartino:
Andre the Giant defeated Johnny Rodz & Jose Estrada in a handicap match at 3:29 by pinning Estrada with a boot to the face and a sit-down splash after headbutting Rodz out of the ring; after the boat, Andre hit a backdrop on Rodz who had re-entered the ring
Swede Hanson (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned the Columbian Jaguar at 4:36 with the piledriver; after the bout, as Jaguar was being taken out on a stretcher, Hanson rammed his knee onto Jaguar’s ribs and broke the stretcher; Tito Santana & Dominic DeNucci then helped carried Jaguar out; after the bout, Vince McMahon interviewed Hanson & Blassie at ringside
Johnny Rivera pinned Gypsy Rodriguez at 7:36 with a centon off the top
Ted Dibiase & Steve Travis defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna & JoJo Andrews at 7:47 when Andrews submitted to Dibiase’s abdominal stretch
Greg Valentine (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Bill Berger at 3:12 with an elbow drop
8/11/79 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Bruno Sammartino; included McMahon conducting a ringside interview with Chief Jay Strongbow:
WWF North American Champion Pat Patterson (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Steve King at 3:51 with the kneedrop off the top
Tito Santana pinned JoJo Andrews at 4:43 following two flying bodypresses; after the bout, Bruno Sammartino interviewed Santana at ringside
Roddy Piper fought Jose Estrada to a 10-minute time-limit draw; prior to the bout, Estrada attacked Piper as he was about to play the bagpipes and threw him out of the ring; during the bout, Capt. Lou Albano briefly came to ringside (Piper’s final appearance until 1/84)
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Moose Monroe via submission with the sleeper at 7:10
Ivan Putski pinned John Schmidt with the Polish Hammer at 2:15
8/18/79:
Hussein Arab pinned Marc Pole at 3:07 with a suplex after breaking a wooden chair over him
Andre the Giant defeated John Schmidt & Ron Lee in a handicap match at 2:29 by pinning both men at the same time
Jimmy, WWF Tag Team Champions Jerry & Johnny Valiant (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated SD Jones, Pete Sanchez, & Johnny Rivera at 9:41 when Jones was pinned following a double clothesline
Swede Hanson pinned Fred Marzino
Nikolai Volkoff pinned Mike Masters at 3:59
Dark match after the taping: Andre the Giant & Tito Santana defeated Bulldog Brower & Capt. Lou Albano at 8:10 when Andre pinned Brower after Albano left ringside and left Brower on his own
WWF @ Worcester, MA – Auditorium – August 2, 1979
Johnny Rivera defeated Pete Doherty
Tito Santana pinned Johnny Rodz
Bulldog Brower defeated SD Jones
Andre the Giant, Ted Dibiase, & Steve Travis defeated Jimmy, WWF Tag Team Champions Jerry, & Johnny Valiant
Greg Valentine defeated Chief Jay Strongbow via disqualification
WWF @ Atlantic City, NJ – Resorts International Steel Pier – August 2, 1979
Televised on the PRISM Network – featured Bruno Sammartino on commentary:
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah & Kitty Adams vs. Joyce Grable & Vivian St. John
WWF North American Champion Pat Patterson vs. Dominic DeNucci
Ivan Putski vs. Hussein Arab
Also included 3 other matches
WWF @ South Yarmouth, MA – Cape Cod Coliseum – August 3, 1979
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah & Kitty Adams vs. Joyce Grable & Vivian St. John
Steve Travis vs. Bulldog Brower
Andre the Giant & Chief Jay Strongbow vs. WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund vs. Greg Valentine
WWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – August 3, 1979
Jose Estrada fought the Columbian Jaguar to a draw
Tito Santana pinned Johnny Rodz
SD Jones defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna via disqualification
Ted Dibiase defeated Sylvano Sousa (sub. for Mr. X)
Hussein Arab pinned Dominic DeNucci
Ivan Putski defeated Jimmy Valiant via count-out
WWF @ Bangor, ME – Bass Park Race Track – August 4, 1979
Steve King fought Jose Estrada to a draw
Bulldog Brower pinned Dominic DeNucci
Hussein Arab pinned SD Jones
Andre the Giant, Ivan Putski & Steve Travis defeated Jimmy, WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall #1: Jerry pinned Travis, fall #2: the Valiants were disqualified for triple-teaming Andre; fall #3; Andre pinned Johnny
WWF @ Binghamton, NY – Arena – August 4, 1979
Johnny Rodz pinned Frank Williams at 11:23
Johnny Rivera pinned Mr. X at 9:12
Tito Santana pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna at 10:52
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah & Kitty Adams defeated Joyce Grable & Vivian St. John in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall #1: Adams pinned Grable; fall #2: Grable pinned Adams; fall #3: Moolah pinned John
Nikolai Volkoff defeated Ted Dibiase via count-out at 9:04 when Dibiase threw Volkoff back in the ring just before the 10-count but didn’t make it back in himself
Greg Valentine defeated Chief Jay Strongbow via count-out at 17:04; prior to the bout, Capt. Lou Albano escorted Valentine to ringside before being sent back to the locker room
WWF @ Presque Island, ME – August 5, 1979
Johnny Rodz defeated SD Jones
Johnny Rivera fought Steve King to a draw
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Johnny Rodz
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah & Kitty Adams defeated Joyce Grable & Vivian St. John
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Jerry Valiant
WWF @ Asbury Park, NJ – Convention Hall – August 7, 1979
Frank Williams defeated Frank Rodriguez
Johnny Rodz defeated Steve King
Nikolai Volkoff (sub. for Johnny Valiant) & WWF Tag Team Champion Jerry Valiant defeated Tito Santana & Pete Sanchez
Greg Valentine defeated Chief Jay Strongbow via count-out
WWF @ Atlantic City, NJ – Resorts International Steel Pier – August 9, 1979
Televised on the PRISM Network:
Ted Dibiase vs. Jimmy Valiant
Bulldog Brower vs. Pete Sanchez
WWF North American Champion Pat Patterson vs. Tito Santana
Also included 3 other matches
WWF @ Pittsburgh, PA – Civic Arena – August 10, 1979
SD Jones fought Frank Holtz (sub. for Baron Mikel Scicluna) to a draw
Johnny DeFazio defeated the Red Demon
Nikolai Volkoff defeated Steve Travis
Greg Valentine defeated Chief Jay Strongbow via count-out
Ted Dibiase, Dominic DeNucci, & Andre the Giant defeated Jimmy, WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant in a Best 3 out of 5 falls match; 3-1; fall #1: Dibiase pinned Jimmy; fall #2: Jimmy pinned Dibiase, fall #3: the Valiants were disqualified; fall #4: Andre pinned Jerry
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund fought WWF North American Champion Pat Patterson to a curfew draw
WWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – August 10, 1979
Hussein Arab vs. Johnny Rivera
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah & Kitty Adams vs. Joyce Grable & Vivian St. John
Ivan Putski vs. Bulldog Brower
Included 3 other matches
WWF @ Baltimore, MD – Civic Center – August 11, 1979 (11,000)
The scheduled Jose Estrada vs. Joe Mascara match did not take place
Johnny Rodz pinned Steve King at 16:10
Pete Sanchez pinned Frank Williams at 10:50
Nikolai Volkoff pinned Dominic DeNucci (sub. for Steve Travis) at 13:40
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah & Kitty Adams defeated Joyce Grable & Vivian St. John in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0; fall #1: Moolah & Adams won via disqualification at the 12-minute mark; fall #2: Moolah & Adams won at 10:25
Ivan Putski pinned Jimmy Valiant at 2:00
Andre the Giant pinned WWF Tag Team Champion Jerry Valiant at 11:20
Bruno Sammartino defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Johnny Valiant via referee’s decision at 8:00 when Valiant was deemed too bloody to continue
WWF @ Springfield, MA – Civic Center – August 11, 1979
Tito Santana defeated Mr. X
Hussein Arab defeated Ted Dibiase via count-out
Dave Darrow defeated Moose Monroe
The Columbian Jaguar defeated Fred Marzino
Bulldog Brower defeated SD Jones
Greg Valentine defeated Chief Jay Strongbow in an Indian Strap Match
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund fought WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson to a draw
WWF @ Portland, ME – Civic Center – August 14, 1979 (3,000)
Johnny Rodz defeated Frank Williams
Johnny Rivera fought Pete Sanchez to a draw
Jose Estrada fought the Columbian Jaguar to a draw
Ted Dibiase defeated Bulldog Brower
WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson defeated Ivan Putski
Greg Valentine defeated Chief Jay Strongbow via disqualification
WWF @ Bangor, ME – Auditorium – August 15, 1979
Johnny Rivera fought Jose Estrada to a draw
Pete Sanchez defeated Frank Williams
Johnny Rodz pinned the Columbian Jaguar
WWF North American Champion Pat Patterson defeated Ted Dibiase via count-out
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Bulldog Brower via count-out
Ivan Putski defeated Greg Valentine via disqualification; Chief Jay Strongbow was the guest referee for the bout
WWF @ Manchester, NH – JFK Coliseum – August 16, 1979 (3,000)
Johnny Rivera defeated Frank Williams
Pete Sanchez defeated Jose Estrada
Johnny Rodz defeated the Columbian Jaguar
Greg Valentine fought Chief Jay Strongbow to a double disqualification at 18:00 in an Indian strap match
WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson defeated Ted Dibiase via count-out
Ivan Putski defeated Bulldog Brower via count-out at 16:10
WWF @ Atlantic City, NJ – Resorts International Steel Pier – August 16, 1979
Televised on the PRISM Network:
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated SD Jones
WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant defeated Tito Santana & Ivan Putski
Nikolai Volkoff defeated Steve Travis
Also included 3 other matches
WWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – August 17, 1979
Pete Sanchez defeated Tony Altimore (sub. for Baron Mikel Scicluna)
Bulldog Brower (sub. for WWF Tag Team Champion Johnny Valiant) defeated Steve King
Nikolai Volkoff defeated Frank Williams
WWF Tag Team Champion Jerry Valiant defeated SD Jones
Ivan Putski defeated Hussein Arab via count-out
Tito Santana pinned Jimmy Valiant
WWF @ Albany, NY – Washington Ave. Armory – August 17, 1979
Dominic DeNucci defeated Moose Monroe at the 5-minute mark
Johnny Rodz fought Johnny Rivera to a draw
Jose Estrada defeated the Columbian Jaguar at the 6-minute mark
Steve Travis defeated Fred Marzino at the 6-minute mark
WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson defeated Ted Dibiase at the 18-minute mark
Chief Jay Strongbow fought Greg Valentine to a double disqualification at the 21-minute mark
WWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – August 18, 1979
Televised on the PRISM Network:
Steve King pinned Joe Mascara at 9:22
Bulldog Brower pinned Pete Sanchez at 9:41
Ted Dibiase defeated Moose Monroe
SD Jones pinned the Columbian Jaguar at 8:29 with a sunset flip
Chief Jay Strongbow fought Greg Valentine to a double count-out in an Indian Strap Match at 10:28
Tito Santana pinned Gypsy Rodriguez at 7:48
Andre the Giant pinned WWF Tag Team Champion Jerry Valiant at 7:34
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned WWF Tag Team Champion Johnny Valiant with a small package at 20:13; the challenger spent the first 14 minutes of the match wearing his jacket
WWF @ Boston, MA – Boston Garden – August 18, 1979 (11,707)
Johnny Rivera defeated Fred Marzino at 10:11
Jose Estrada defeated Dave Darrow at 11:20
Nikolai Volkoff defeated Dominic DeNucci at 8:10
Johnny Rodz defeated Frank Williams at 10:04
Hussein Arab defeated Steve Travis at 13:40
Bruno Sammartino defeated WWF North American Champion Pat Patterson via disqualification at 19:35 in a lumberjack match when Nikolai Volkoff attacked Sammartino as Patterson was caught in a bearhug
Tiny Tom & Butch Cassidy defeated Billy the Kid & Ivan the Terrible at 18:46
Ivan Putski defeated Jimmy Valiant at 9:40
WWF @ New Haven, CT – Coliseum – August 19, 1979
Dominic DeNucci vs. Hussein Arab
Tiny Tom & Wee Willie Wilson vs. Butch Cassidy & Billy the Kid
Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Greg Valentine
Ted Dibiase vs. WWF Tag Team Champion Jerry Valiant
WWF North American Champion Pat Patterson vs. Ivan Putski
Toronto, Ontario – Maple Leaf Gardens – August 19, 1979
Pedro Morales & Tiger Jeet Singh defeated Brute Bernard & Sgt. Jacques Goulet at 16:18
Billy Red Lyons fought Bob Marcus to a draw
Jay Youngblood defeated Joe Marcus
Andre the Giant pinned Big John Studd with a reverse cradle at 12:08
NWA TV Champion Ricky Steamboat pinned Paul Jones at 14:34
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund (sub. for Dino Bravo) defeated Ken Patera via disqualification at 24:14; the bout between Bravo and Patera was to have been a No DQ contest
WWF @ Brooklyn, NY – Notre Dame Hall – August 20, 1979
Steve King fought Frank Rodriguez to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Jose Estrada pinned the Columbian Jaguar with a legdrop at 6:10
Tito Santana pinned Johnny Rodz at 9:28
Greg Valentine defeated Chief Jay Strongbow via count-out at 10:35
Hussein Arab pinned Steve Travis at 7:18
Ted Dibiase defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Jerry Valiant via disqualification when Jerry hit the referee
WWF @ Scranton, PA – CYC – August 21, 1979 (1,956)
Johnny Rivera fought Steve King to a draw
Hussein Arab pinned Dominic DeNucci
Billy the Kid & Butch Cassidy defeated Tiny Tom & Wee Willie Wilson
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Greg Valentine via count-out at 20:15
Ted Dibiase defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Jerry Valiant via disqualification
Ivan Putski & Andre the Giant defeated Capt. Lou Albano & Bulldog Brower
WWF @ Hamburg, PA – Fieldhouse – August 22, 1979
Championship Wrestling taping:
8/25/79 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Bruno Sammartino:
WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Johnny Rivera via submission with the Boston Crab at 7:01; after the bout, Vince McMahon interviewed Patterson & Wizard at ringside where Wizard explained how Patterson was now the IC Champion after winning a gruelling tournament last week in Rio de Janeiro with Patterson saying he doesn’t care what happens to the North American title he previously held
Nikolai Volkoff (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Joe Mascara at 4:31 after hoisting him up in a gorilla press and dropping him across his knee
Dominic DeNucci pinned Frank Rodriguez at 3:09 with the airplane spin
Ivan Putski pinned Johnny Rodz at 5:29 with the Polish Hammer; after the bout, Bruno Sammartino interviewed Putski at ringside (Putski’s first appearance without his beard)
Chief Jay Strongbow pinned Jose Estrada at 4:58 with a double tomahawk chop
Swede Hanson pinned Steve King at 2:31 with a piledriver; after the bout, King was taken backstage on a stretcher
9/1/79 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Bruno Sammartino:
Hussein Arab (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Dominic DeNucci via count-out at 7:41 after kicking him with his loaded boot, knocking DeNucci out of the ring in the process
Chief Jay Strongbow pinned Johnny Rodz at 2:41 with a chop
Johnny Rivera pinned Frank Rodriguez at 2:44 with a somersault splash
Ted Dibiase defeated Jose Estrada via submission with an abdominal stretch at 5:09; after the bout, Bruno Sammartino interviewed Dibiase at ringside
Butch Cassidy & Tiny Tom defeated Billy the Kid & Ivan the Terrible at 7:36 when Cassidy pinned Terrible with an airplane spin
Tito Santana pinned Moose Monroe at 2:51 with a sunset flip
9/8/79 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Bruno Sammartino:
Greg Valentine (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Johnny Rivera with an elbow drop at 4:47 following a suplex
WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant (w/ Capt. Lou Albano & Jimmy Valiant) defeated SD Jones & Dominic DeNucci at 3:17 when Jones was pinned following a clothesline; after the bout the Valiants continued to attack their opponents until Andre the Giant made the save and cleared all three Valiants and Albano from ringside
Tito Santana pinned Frank Rodriguez at 3:08 with a spinning toe hold into a bridge
Ivan Putski pinned Jose Estrada at 8:09 with the Polish Hammer; after the bout, Bruno Sammartino interviewed Estrada at ringside
Ted Dibiase defeated Johnny Rodz via submission with the abdominal stretch at 5:54
Swede Hanson (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Joe Mascara with the piledriver at 2:41; after the bout, Mascara was taken backstage on a stretcher
Dark match after the taping: Andre the Giant & Ivan Putski defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant in a non-title match at 10:05 when Andre pinned Jerry
WWF @ East Greenwich, RI – Rocky Hill State Fair – August 23, 1979
Johnny Rivera fought Steve King to a draw
Frank Williams pinned Gypsy Rodriguez
Hussein Arab pinned Dominic DeNucci
WWF North American Champion Pat Patterson defeated Tito Santana via count-out
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Jimmy Valiant
WWF @ Worcester, MA – Auditorium – August 23, 1979
Dave Darrow defeated Sylvano Sousa
Moose Monroe defeated Fred Marzino
Steve Travis defeated Pete Doherty
Tiny Thumb & Butch Cassidy defeated Billy the Kid & Ivan the Terrible
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Greg Valentine via disqualification
WWF @ Atlantic City, NJ – Resorts International Steel Pier – August 23, 1979
Televised on the PRISM Network:
Andre the Giant defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Johnny Valiant
WWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – August 24, 1979
Tito Santana defeated Moose Monroe
Dave Darrow defeated Sylvano Sousa
Gypsy Rodriguez fought Steve King to a draw
Butch Cassidy & Tiny Tom defeated Billy the Kid & Ivan the Terrible
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Hussein Arab via disqualification
Johnny Rivera defeated Frank Williams
WWF @ Harrisburg, PA – Zembo Mosque – August 24, 1979
Johnny Rodz defeated the Columbian Jaguar
Bulldog Brower pinned Pete Sanchez
Nikolai Volkoff pinned SD Jones
Steve Travis defeated Joe Mascara (sub. for Baron Mikel Scicluna)
Andre the Giant, Ted Dibiase, & Dominic DeNucci defeated Jimmy, WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant
Detroit, MI – Cobo Arena – August 25, 1979
Mark Lewin vs. Tiger Conway Jr.
Ivan Koloff vs. Bruiser Brody
The Kelly Twins vs. Mighty Igor & Bob White
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated the Sheik via count-out
WWF @ Binghamton, NY – Arena – August 25, 1979
Hussein Arab vs. SD Jones
Mr. X vs. Pete Sanchez
Jose Estrada vs. Johnny Rivera
Tito Santana vs. Johnny Rodz
Ivan the Terrible & Billy the Kid vs. Butch Cassidy & Tiny Tom
Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Greg Valentine (guest referee: Gorilla Monsoon)
WWF @ Erie, PA – Civic Center – August 25, 1979
Nick Busick defeated Billy Berger
Johhny DeFazio defeated Billy Berger
Steve Travis defeated JoJo Andrews
Andre the Giant, Ted Dibiase, & Dominic DeNucci defeated Jimmy, WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant via disqualification
WWF @ Wheeling, WV – Civic Center – August 26, 1979
Nick Busick defeated Jim Grabmire via disqualification
The Red Demon defeated Bill Berger
Johnny DeFazio defeated JoJo Andrews
Nikolai Volkoff pinned Steve Travis
Andre the Giant, Ted Dibiase, & Dominic DeNucci defeated Jimmy, WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant
WWF @ New York City, NY – Madison Square Garden – August 27, 1979
Televised on the MSG Network – featured Vince McMahon on commentary:
SD Jones pinned Frank Rodriguez at 6:02
WWF Tag Team Champion WWF Tag Team Champion Johnny Valiant defeated Dominic DeNucci via count-out at 8:31 after a collision caused DeNucci to fall out of the ring
Greg Valentine pinned Steve Travis at 11:39 with an elbow drop
Ivan the Terrible & Billy the Kid defeated Butch Cassidy & Tiny Tom at 6:56 when Kid pinned Cassidy (Biggest, Smallest, Strangest, Strongest)
WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson defeated WWF World Champion Bob Backlund via count-out at 14:29 after Patterson used brass knuckles while the referee was knocked out and then beat Backlund back inside the ring; prior to the bout, Patterson was escorted to the ring by the Grand Wizard while Arnold Skaaland escorted Backlund
Tito Santana fought Hussein Arab to a 20-minute time-limit draw; after the bout, Vince McMahon conducted an interview with Debbie Harry, lead singer of Blondie, who remained at ringside to watch the remainder of the show
Bruno Sammartino pinned Nikolai Volkoff at 6:21 after hitting him with a chair Volkoff had brought into the ring; prior to the bout, Freddie Blassie escorted Volkoff to the ring
Ted Dibiase fought Jimmy Valiant to a double count-out at 6:19 as both men brawled on the ring apron
Andre the Giant pinned WWF Tag Team Champion Jerry Valiant at 3:43 with a boot to the face and splash; prior to the bout, Valiant was escorted to the ring by Capt. Lou Albano
Chief Jay Strongbow pinned Bulldog Brower at 4:53 after missing a kneelift and hitting the turnbuckle
WWF @ Allentown, PA – Fairgrounds – August 28, 1979
Tiny Tom & Butch Cassidy defeated Ivan the Terrible & Billy the Kid in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1
Ivan Putski defeated Jimmy Valiant
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Johnny Rodz
Nikolai Volkoff defeated Steve Travis
Gorilla Monsoon defeated Bulldog Brower
WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson defeated SD Jones
Hussein Arab defeated Johnny Rivera
WWF Tag Team Champion Johnny Valiant defeated Dominic DeNucci via count-out
Tito Santana defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Jerry Valiant via disqualification
Ted Dibiase defeated Tony Altimore
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Greg Valentine via count-out
Andre the Giant won a 20-man $10,000 battle royal; other participants included Jimmy, Johnny, & Jerry Valiant, Hussein Arab, Nikolai Volkoff, Johnny Rodz, Baron Mikel Scicluna, Jose Estrada, Bulldog Brower, Pat Patterson, Ted Dibiase, Gorilla Monsoon, Johnny Rivera, SD Jones, Dominic DeNucci, Tito Santana, Steve Travis, Ivan Putski, and Chief Jay Strongbow
WWF @ Asbury Park, NJ – Convention Hall – August 29, 1979
Butch Cassidy & Tiny Tom vs. Ivan the Terrible & Billy the Kid
Greg Valentine vs. Chief Jay Strongbow
WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson vs. Ivan Putski
Included 3 other bouts
WWF @ Glens Falls, NY – Civic Center – August 29, 1979 (1,700)
Steve King (sub. for Steve Travis) defeated Moose Monroe
Johnny Rodz defeated Gypsy Rodriguez
Steve King fought Johnny Rivera to a draw
Hussein Arab defeated Dominic DeNucci
Andre the Giant & Tito Santana defeated Jimmy & WWF Tag Team Champion Jerry Valiant
WWF @ Atlantic City, NJ – Resorts International Steel Pier – August 30, 1979
Televised on the PRISM Network – featured Gorilla Monsoon on commentary:
Greg Valentine defeated Ted Dibiase via count-out at 15:41 after Dibiase’s leg became entangled in the ropes and the referee only put a 5-count on Dibiase to get out of the ropes
Butch Cassidy & Tiny Tom defeated Ivan the Terrible & Billy the Kid in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match at 20:51, 2-1; fall #1: Cassidy pinned Kid at 11:19 following a dropkick from Tom; fall #2: Kid pinned Tom at 6:12 following a double suplex; fall #3: Terrible and Kid were both pinned at 3:20 after Terrible received two airplane spins from each opponent, and then a dazed Terrible gave the airplane spin to his own partner
Chief Jay Strongbow vs. WWF North American Champion Pat Patterson
WWF @ Browns Mills, NJ – August 30, 1979
Baron Mikel Scicluna vs. Johnny Rodz
Bulldog Brower vs. SD Jones
Hussein Arab vs. Steve Travis
Nikolai Volkoff vs. Dominic DeNucci
Andre the Giant & Tito Santana vs. Jimmy & WWF Tag Team Champion Johnny Valiant
WWF @ Northampton, MA – Three County Fairgrounds – August 30, 1979
Steve King vs. Johnny Rivera
Pete Doherty vs. Moose Monroe
Dave Darrow vs. Gypsy Rodriguez
Ivan Putski vs. WWF Tag Team Champion Jerry Valiant
WWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – August 31, 1979
Tito Santana defeated Frank Rodriguez
Dominic DeNucci defeated Moose Monroe
Jimmy Valiant defeated Dave Darrow
Johnny Rivera fought Steve King to a draw
Andre the Giant & Ted Dibiase defeated Bulldog Brower & Hussein Arab
– 9/1/79: The WWE has said this was the date in which Pat Patterson won a tournament in Rio de Janeiro to become the first WWF IC champion. The tournament was fictitious.
WWF @ Cape Cod, MA – Coliseum – September 1, 1979
Moose Monroe defeated Steve King
Johnny Rivera defeated Frank Rodriguez
Butch Cassidy & Tiny Tom defeated Ivan the Terrible & Billy the Kid
Ted Dibiase fought Jimmy Valiant to a draw
Andre the Giant pinned WWF Tag Team Champion Jerry Valiant
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson
WWF @ Wildwood, NJ – September 1, 1979
Johnny Rodz defeated SD Jones
Joe Mascara defeated Frank Williams via disqualification
Chief Jay Strongbow fought Greg Valentine to a double count-out
Pete Sanchez defeated Charlie Sharkey
Nikolai Volkoff & Bulldog Brower defeated Tito Santana & Dominic DeNucci
WWF @ Portland, ME – Civic Center – September 4, 1979 (2,300)
Johnny Rodz pinned Mike Masters
Hussein Arab pinned SD Jones
Nikolai Volkoff pinned Dominic DeNucci
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Greg Valentine in an Indian strap match
Tito Santana pinned Frank Rodriguez
Ted Dibiase fought Jimmy Valiant to a double count-out
Andre the Giant pinned WWF Tag Team Champion Jerry Valiant
WWF @ Bangor, ME – Auditorium – September 5, 1979
Frank Rodriguez pinned Mike Masters
Nikolai Volkoff pinned SD Jones
Tito Santana pinned Johnny Rodz (sub. for Baron Mikel Scicluna)
Hussein Arab pinned Dominic DeNucci
Ted Dibiase fought Greg Valentine to a draw
Andre the Giant & Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Jimmy & WWF Tag Team Champion Jerry Valiant when Andre pinned Jimmy
WWF @ Manchester, NH – JFK Coliseum – September 6, 1979 (2,000)
SD Jones vs. Mr. X
Tito Santana defeated Gypsy Rodriguz (sub. for Baron Mikel Scicluna)
Dominic DeNucci vs. Nikolai Volkoff
Johnny Rodz vs. Hussein Arab
Greg Valentine defeated Ted Dibiase via count-out
Andre the Giant & Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Jimmy & WWF Tag Team Champion Jerry Valiant when Andre pinned Jimmy
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Jerry Valiant; this was a special bonus match added to the card after the main event was delayed for more than 15 minutes due to a power failure, and backup lighting was put in place so that the show could be completed
WWF @ Albany, NY – September 7, 1979
Mr. X vs. Dave Darrow
Baron Mikel Scicluna vs. Frank Williams
Hussein Arab vs. Steve King
Nikolai Volkoff vs. SD Jones
WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson vs. Dominic DeNucci
Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Greg Valentine (guest referee: Andre the Giant)
WWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – September 7, 1979
Bulldog Brower vs. Ted Dibiase
WWF Tag Team Champion Jerry Valiant vs. Tito Santana
Jimmy Valiant vs. Pete Sanchez
Steve King vs. Johnny Rivera
WWF @ Poughkeepsie, NY – Mid-Hudson Civic Center – September 8, 1979
The scheduled Baron Mikel Scicluna vs. Frank Williams and SD Jones vs. Mr. X matches did not take place
Gypsy Rodriguez fought Johnny Rivera to a draw
Tony Altimore (sub. for the Columbian Jaguar) defeated Moose Monroe
Ted Dibiase defeated Bulldog Brower
Tony Altimore defeated Pinky Larson
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Greg Valentine via count-out in an Indian Strap Match
WWF @ Springfield, MA – Civic Center – September 8, 1979
Pete Doherty defeated Mike Masters
Pete Sanchez fought Johnny Rodz to a draw
Dave Darrow defeated Jose Estrada
Hussein Arab defeated Steve King at 6:48
Andre the Giant, Tito Santana, & Dominic DeNucci defeated Jimmy, WWF Tag Team Champions Jerry & Johnny Valiant in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson defeated WWF World Champion Bob Backlund via count-out at 21:32
WWF @ Plainfield, NJ – High School – September 10, 1979
Johnny Rodz fought Johnny Rivera to a draw
Tito Santana defeated Bulldog Brower via disqualification
Greg Valentine fought Chief Jay Strongbow to a double count-out
Hussein Arab defeated Steve King
Jimmy & WWF Tag Team Champion Jerry Valiant defeated Ted Dibiase & Dominic DeNucci
WWF @ Allentown, PA – Agricultural Hall – September 11, 1979
Championship Wrestling taping:
9/15/79:
Nikolai Volkoff defeated Pete Sanchez at 6:02
Larry Zbyszko defeated Jose Estrada at 5:36
Swede Hanson pinned Frank Williams at 2:32 with a piledriver; after the bout, Hanson hit the piledriver again; Bruno Sammartino then confronted Hanson & Blassie at ringside, with Hanson walking away and Bruno shoving Blassie aside; an injured Williams was then taken out on a stretcher and had to wear a neckbrace for several weeks
Ivan Putski & Tito Santana defeated Moose Monroe & Gypsy Rodriguez at 7:43
Greg Valentine defeated Steve King at 2:46
9/22/79:
9/29/79:
Tito Santana & Ivan Putski defeated Johnny Rodz & Jose Estrada at 8:36 when Putski pinned Estrada with the Polish Hammer; after the bout, Bruno Sammartino interviewed Putski & Santana at ringside
Larry Zbyszko pinned Moose Monroe at 4:45 with a powerslam
10/6/79:
Ivan Putski & Tito Santana defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant (w/ Capt. Lou Albano & Jimmy Valiant) via disqualification at 10:18 when Albano interfered as Putski had Johnny in a bearhug; after the bout, Albano and the Valiants argued with the Valiants then leaving on their own; Vince McMahon then interviewed Albano at ringside, who said he was finished with the Valiants, and that he made them and could easily break them
Dark match after the taping: WWF World Champion Bob Backlund vs. WWF Tag Team Champion Jerry Valiant (non-title)
WWF @ Hamburg, PA – Fieldhouse – September 12, 1979
All Star Wrestling taping:
9/15/79 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Bruno Sammartino:
Greg Valentine (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Fred Marzino at 3:42 with a modified cradle
Ivan Putski & Tito Santana defeated Gypsy Rodriguez & Jose Estrada at 7:35 when Santana pinned Rodriguez following two dropkicks; after the bout, Vince McMahon interviewed Putski & Santana at ringside
Dominic DeNucci fought Jimmy Valiant to a 10-minute time-limit draw
Swede Hanson (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Joe Mascara with a piledriver at 4:38; after the bout, Mascara was carried out on a stretcher
Ted Dibiase defeated Moose Monroe via submission with the abdominal stretch at 2:45
9/22/79 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Bruno Sammartino; included Vince McMahon conducting a ringside interview with Freddie Blassie & Nikolai Volkoff:
Hussein Arab (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Johnny Rodz at 5:51 with a gutwrench suplex
Larry Zbyszko pinned John Schmidt with a suplex at 5:01
WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Dominic DeNucci & Pete Sanchez at 9:35 when Jerry pinned Sanchez following a double clothesline; during and after the bout, there was obvious heat with Albano and his team
WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Johnny Rivera at 6:14 with a kneedrop off the top
Nikolai Volkoff (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Dave Darrow at 3:13 after hoisting him up in a gorilla press and dropping him across his knee
9/29/79 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Bruno Sammartino:
Chief Jay Strongbow & Dominic DeNucci defeated Gypsy Rodriguez & Moose Monroe at 5:51 when DeNucci pinned Monroe with a powerslam even though it appeared Monroe kicked out at 2
Swede Hanson (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Pete Sanchez at 4:11 with a modified double underhook suplex; after the bout, Vince McMahon interviewed Hanson & Blassie at ringside
Hussein Arab (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Johnny Rivera at 7:31 with a suplex
Ivan Putski & Tito Santana defeated Jose Estrada & John Schmidt at 6:37 when Putski pinned Schmidt with the Polish Hammer; after the bout, Bruno Sammartino interviewed Putski & Santana at ringside
Larry Zbyszko pinned Dave Darrow at 3:38 with a small package
Dark match after the taping: Jimmy, WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant defeated Chief Jay Strongbow, Ted Dibiase, & Dominic DeNucci in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match at 13:01 ; fall #1: Dibiase got the pin at 7:45; fall #2: Jerry pinned Dibiase at 3:05; fall #3: Johnny pinned DeNucci at 2:11
WWF @ Worcester, MA – Auditorium – September 13, 1979
Hussein Arab defeated Johnny Rivera (sub. for SD Jones)
Dominic DeNucci (sub. for Steve Travis) defeated Johnny Rodz
Tito Santana defeated Frank Rodriguez (sub. for Mr. X)
Ivan Putski defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Jerry Valiant
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Jimmy Valiant via count-out
WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson pinned Ted Dibiase
WWF @ Long Island, NY – Nassau Coliseum – September 14, 1979
The scheduled Mike Masters vs. Davey O’Hannon match did not take place
Steve King defeated Tony Altimore (sub. for Mr. X) at 11:06
Larry Zbyszko (sub. for the Columbian Jaguar) defeated Johnny Rodz at 11:13
Tito Santana defeated Jose Estrada at 8:57
Bulldog Brower defeated Johnny Rivera at 9:16
Jimmy Valiant defeated Dominic DeNucci at 11:49
Nikolai Volkoff defeated Gorilla Monsoon via count-out at 11:49
Greg Valentine defeated Chief Jay Strongbow at 13:04
WWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – September 14, 1979
Final show at the arena which was burnt to the ground less than a week later in a fire
Pete Sanchez defeated Fred Marzino
Frank Williams fought Frank Rodriguez to a draw
WWF Tag Team Champion Jerry Valiant pinned Pete Doherty (sub. for SD Jones)
Hussein Arab pinned Pete Sanchez
WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson pinned Ted Dibiase
WWF @ Boston, MA – Boston Garden – September 15, 1979 (12,350)
Johnny Rodz defeated Frank Williams at 11:10
Larry Zbyszko defeated Tony Altimore at 9:30
Tito Santana defeated Jose Estrada at 10:45
Bruno Sammartino pinned Nikolai Volkoff at 10:35
Greg Valentine fought Chief Jay Strongbow to a double disqualification at 14:25
Hussein Arab defeated Johnny Rivera at 6:10
Steve King defeated Gypsy Rodriguez at 8:10
Jimmy & WWF Tag Team Champion Jerry Valiant defeated Pete Sanchez & Ted Dibiase at 13:10
WWF @ Zelienople, PA – September 15, 1979
JoJo Andrews fought the Red Demon to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Johnny DeFazio pinned Billy Berger at 11:25
Dominic DeNucci pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna at 15:42
Ivan Putski defeated Bulldog Brower via disqualification at the 10-minute mark
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson via count-out at 18:35
WWF @ Fairmont, WV – Marion County Armory – September 16, 1979
Billy Berger defeated JoJo Andrews via disqualification at 11:23
Baron Mikel Scicluna fought Johnny DeFazio to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Dominic DeNucci defeated Bulldog Brower via disqualification at 13:21
Ivan Putski defeated WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson via count-out at 10:24
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned WWF Tag Team Champion Johnny Valiant at 18:46
WWF @ Harrisburg, PA – Zembo Mosque – September 17, 1979
Tito Santana defeated Jose Estrada
Bulldog Brower defeated Johnny Rivera
Ted Dibiase fought Hussein Arab to a double count-out
Dominic DeNucci defeated Nikolai Vokloff via count-out
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Johnny Valiant via count-out
Ivan Putski defeated WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson via disqualification
WWF @ Asbury Park, NJ – Convention Hall – September 18, 1979
Nikolai Volkoff vs. SD Jones
Tito Santana vs. WWF Tag Team Champion Jerry Valiant
Ted Dibiase vs. Jimmy Valiant
Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Bulldog Brower
Hussein Arab vs. Dominic DeNucci
Ivan Putski vs. WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson (Gorilla Monsoon as guest referee)
WWF @ New Haven, CT – Coliseum – September 19, 1979
Hussein Arab vs. Dominic DeNucci
Ted Dibiase vs. WWF Tag Team Champion Jerry Valiant
Greg Valentine vs. Ivan Putski
WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson vs. Ivan Putski
WWF @ White Plains, NY – Westchester County Civic Center – September 19, 1979
Tony Altimore defeated Steve King at 10:06
Johnny Rodz fought Johnny Rivera to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Hussein Arab defeated Pete Sanchez at 3:10
Nikolai Volkoff defeated Dominic DeNucci via disqualification at 5:20
Ted Dibiase defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Jerry Valiant at 8:10
Tito Santana defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Johnny Valiant via count-out at 7:10
Greg Valentine defeated Chief Jay Strongbow at 14:29
WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson defeated Ivan Putski via count-out at 14:10
WWF @ Brooklyn, NY – Regina Youth Center – September 20, 1979
Ted Dibiase vs. WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson
Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Greg Valentine
Also included Dominic DeNucci, Jimmy & WWF Tag Team Champion Jerry Valiant
WWF @ Newburgh, NY – Stewart Airport – September 21, 1979
Dominci DeNucci vs. ?
SD Jones vs. Hussein Arab
WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson vs. Ted Dibiase
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Jerry Valiant (sub. for Bulldog Brower) at 15:43
WWF @ Concord, NH – Douglas Everett Arena – September 21, 1979
Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Greg Valentine (guest referee: Tito Santana)
Included 4 other matches
WWF @ Binghamton, NY – Arena – September 22, 1979
Gorilla Monsoon & Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Greg Valentine & Capt. Lou Albano
Tito Santana vs. Bulldog Brower
WWF @ Providence, RI – Civic Center – September 22, 1979
Larry Zbyszko (sub. for SD Jones) defeated Jose Estrada
Johnny Rivera defeated Fred Marzino (sub. for Mr. X)
Johnny Rodz defeated Pete Doherty (sub. for Frank Williams)
Hussein Arab pinned Pete Sanchez
Nikolai Volkoff defeated Dominic DeNucci via count-out
Andre the Giant, Ted Dibiase, & Ivan Putski defeated Jimmy, WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0; fall #1: the Valiants were disqualified; fall #2: Andre pinned Johnny
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson when the match was stopped due to blood loss
WWF @ Wheeling, WV – Civic Center – September 23, 1979
Nick Busick pinned JoJo Andrews at 15:10
WWF Tag Team Champion Johnny Valiant defeated Dominic DeNucci at 17:03
Ivan Putski fought WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson to a double count-out at 18:10
Jim Grabmire pinned Ronnie Lee at 12:15
Johnny DeFazio defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna via disqualification at the 11-minute mark
WWF @ New York City, NY – Madison Square Garden – September 24, 1979
Televised on the MSG Network – featured Vince McMahon on commentary:
Johnny Rivera pinned Gypsy Rodriguez at 10:23 with a backslide
Johnny Rodz pinned Steve King at 8:08 with a suplex
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated SD Jones (sub. for Frank Williams) via count-out at 7:09 after Jones missed a charge and fell over the top rope to the floor
Ted Dibiase defeated Jose Estrada (sub. for Bulldog Brower) via submission at 9:42 with an abdominal stretch
Hussain Arab pinned Pete Sanchez at 3:57 with a butterfly suplex; prior to the bout, Arab was escorted to the ring by Freddie Blassie
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund (w/ Arnold Skaaland) defeated WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson in a steel cage match at 16:43 by kicking Patterson off him and escaping through the door (Inside the Steel Cage, Bloodbath: Wrestling’s Most Incredible Steel Cage Matches, The Greatest Cage Matches of All Time)
Andre the Giant & Tito Santana defeated Jimmy & WWF Tag Team Champion Jerry Valiant at 6:04 when Andre pinned Jimmy with a headbutt and splash
Greg Valentine defeated Dominic DeNucci via submission with the figure-4 at 10:46; prior to the bout, the Grand Wizard escorted Valentine to the ring
Ivan Putski defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Johnny Valiant via disqualification at 6:53 when Valiant punched the referee after Putski caught him in a bearhug
Nikolai Volkoff fought Chief Jay Strongbow to a draw after the 5-minute mark when the match was stopped due to the curfew
WWF @ Portland, ME – Civic Center – September 25, 1979
Dominic DeNucci defeated Tony Altimore
Hussein Arab defeated Pete Sanchez
Tito Santana defeated Frank Rodriguez
Ted Dibiase defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Chief Jay Strongbow & Andre the Giant defeated Jimmy & WWF Tag Team Champion Jerry Valiant
WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson defeated Ivan Putski via disqualification
WWF @ Waterville, ME – Armory – September 26, 1979
Tito Santana pinned Tony Altimore at 11:10
Hussein Arab pinned Pete Sanchez at 6:30
Ted Dibiase pinned Gypsy Rodriguez at 11:10
Dominic DeNucci pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna at 10:04
Ivan Putski defeated Jimmy Valiant via disqualification at 8:40
WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson defeated Chief Jay Strongbow at 16:40
Andre the Giant pinned WWF Tag Team Champion Jerry Valiant at 8:10
WWF @ Perth Amboy, NJ – High School Gym – September 27, 1979
Dominic DeNucci vs. Nikolai Volkoff
Tito Santana vs. Baron Mikel Scicluna
Bulldog Brower vs. Chief Jay Strongbow
Andre the Giant & Ivan Putski vs. WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant (Best 2 out of 3 falls match)
WWF @ Pittsburgh, PA – Civic Arena – September 28, 1979
Jim Grabmire defeated Joe Abby
Rocky Tamayo defeated Johnny DeFazio via count-out
Dominic DeNucci fought WWF Tag Team Champion Johnny Valiant to a draw
Bruno Sammartino pinned Nikolai Volkoff
Ted Dibiase pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Greg Valentine via count-out in an Indian Strap Match
WWF @ Baltimore, MD – Civic Center – September 29, 1979
Davey O’Hannon vs. Mike Smith
Johnny Rodz vs. Frank Williams
Pete Sanchez fought Jose Estrada to a draw
Hussein Arab (sub. for Bulldog Brower) defeated Dominic DeNucci
Ted Dibiase defeated Moose Monroe
Ivan Putski defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Johnny Valiant via count-out
WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson defeated WWF World Champion Bob Backlund via disqualification at 29:30 when Arnold Skaaland broke Patterson’s pinfall attempt after the challenger hit Backlund with brass knuckles behind the referee’s back
Nikolai Volkoff defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna (sub. for SD Jones)
Chief Jay Strongbow fought Greg Valentine to a draw
WWF @ Poughkeepsie, NY – Mid-Hudson Civic Center – September 29, 1979
Steve King vs. Johnny Rivera
Tony Altimore vs. Mr. X
Larry Zbyszko vs. Frank Rodriguez
? (sub. for Hussein Arab, who subbed for Bulldog Brower in Baltimore) vs. Mike Masters
Andre the Giant & Tito Santana vs. Jimmy & WWF Tag Team Champion Jerry Valiant
WWF @ Brooklyn, NY – St. Stanislaus Memorial Post #1771 – September 30, 1979
Johnny Rivera vs. Steve King
Tito Santana vs. Mr. X
Pete Sanchez vs. Davey O’Hannon
Dominic DeNucci vs. Hussein Arab
Ivan Putski vs. Greg Valentine
WWF @ Scranton, PA – CYC – October 1, 1979 (881)
Jose Estrada defeated Moose Monroe via disqualification
Johnny Rodz fought Steve King to a 20-minute time-limit draw
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Nikolai Volkoff at 18:42
Tito Santana defeated Tony Altimore
WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson pinned Ted Dibiase
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Greg Valentine via count-out
WWF @ Allentown, PA – Agricultural Hall – October 2, 1979
Championship Wrestling taping:
Dominic DeNucci defeated Moose Monroe
Johnny Rivera defeated Frank Rodriguez
Ted Dibiase defeated Johnny Rodz
10/6/79 – included the WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant vs. Tito Santana & Ivan Putski match from the 9/11/79 Allentown taping:
Swede Hanson (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Charlie Brown at 2:58 with a piledriver; after the bout, Brown was carried out on a stretcher; during the bout, Frank Williams did guest commentary, and after the bout was interviewed by Vince McMahon, where he was wearing a neckbrace following a previous match with Hanson where he was injured following the piledriver, and said he would never wrestle Hanson again
Ted Dibiase defeated Jose Estrada at 3:49
WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson defeated Ben Ortiz at 4:01
Bobby Duncum defeated Steve King at 2:28 (Duncum’s return bout)
10/13/79:
Larry Zbyszko defeated Johnny Rodz at 5:36
Bobby Duncum defeated Fred Marzino at 3:45
Swede Hanson defeated Dominic DeNucci via count-out at 6:49
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Jose Estrada at 3:13
Greg Valentine defeated Mike Masters at 2:43
10/20/79 – included the ringside interview with Bobby Duncum & Capt. Lou Albano from the 10/20/79 All Star Wrestling:
Larry Zbyszko pinned Gypsy Rodriguez at 5:10 with a back suplex; after the bout, Vince McMahon interviewed Roberta Morgan at ringside, about her book about professional wrestling called “Main Event”
Bobby Duncum (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Mike Masters with a bulldog at 2:01; after the bout Duncum attacked Masters and hit another bulldog until four other wrestlers came out to make the save, but they were all thrown out of the ring by Duncum
WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant defeated Johnny Rivera & Steve King at 8:17 when Jimmy pinned King following a double clothesline to the back of the head; after the bout, Bruno Sammartino interviewed the Valiants at ringside discussing their recent breakup with their manager Capt. Lou Albano
WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Fred Marzino at 2:31 with a kneedrop off the top
Hussein Arab (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Ben Ortiz at 2:56 with a kneedrop following a suplex
Dark match after the taping: Greg Valentine fought Chief Jay Strongbow to a double count-out
– 10/3/79: John Morrison (John Hennigan) was born.
WWF @ Hamburg, PA – Fieldhouse – October 3, 1979
All Star Wrestling taping:
10/6/79 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Bruno Sammartino:
Larry Zbyszko pinned Moose Monroe at 7:32 with a forward roll following a kick to the head
Bobby Duncum (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Ben Ortiz at 3:04 with a bulldog; after the bout, Vince McMahon interviewed Duncum & Albano at ringside
WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Steve King at 6:09 with a kneedrop off the top
Dominic DeNucci defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Jerry Valiant (w/ WWF Tag Team Champion Johnny Valiant) via disqualification at 9:21 when Johnny interfered; Gorilla Monsoon made the save after the bout
Swede Hanson (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Mike Masters at 2:58 with a backbreaker over the knee
10/13/79 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Bruno Sammartino; included the WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant vs. Tito Santana & Ivan Putski match from the previous week’s Championship Wrestling:
Chief Jay Strongbow pinned Moose Monroe at 4:21 with a double tomahawk chop
Ted Dibiase pinned Johnny Rodz at 5:01 with a reverse roll up; after the bout, Bruno Sammartino interviewed Dibiase at ringside
Swede Hanson defeated Johnny Rivera via submission with the sleeper at 3:17
Hussein Arab defeated Mike Masters at 3:06
10/20/79:
WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson pinned Johnny Rodz at 6:51
Johnny Rivera pinned Moose Monroe at 6:32 with a powerslam and flying bodypress
Larry Zbyszko pinned Jose Estrada with a small package at 1:54
Bobby Duncum (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Gypsy Rodriguez with a bulldog; after the bout Vince McMahon interviewed Duncum & Albano at ringside
Dark match after the taping: WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Greg Valentine (sub. for Bulldog Brower) via count-out at 15:21 after hitting an atomic drop knocking Valentine to the floor
WWF @ Glens Falls, NY – Civic Center – October 5, 1979
Jim Duggan pinned Moose Monroe
Jose Estrada defeated Steve King (sub. for Pete Sanchez) Johnny Rodz fought Johnny Rivera to a draw
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Hussein Arab (sub. for Bulldog Brower) via disqualification
Chief Jay Strongbow (sub. for Ivan Putski) fought Greg Valentine to a double disqualification
WWF North American Champion Pat Patterson defeated Ted Dibiase
WWF @ Landover, MD – Capital Centre – October 6, 1979 (matinee) (10,393)
Steve King defeated Charley Sharkey
Larry Zbyszko defeated Jose Estrada
Dominic DeNucci defeated Johnny Rodz
Chief Jay Strongbow & Gorilla Monsoon defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Jerry & Johnny Valiant in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, winning the final fall via disqualification
WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson defeated Ted Dibiase
Bruno Sammartino defeated Nikolai Volkoff at 6:51
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Hussein Arab at 33:21 with the atomic drop
WWF @ Springfield, MA – Civic Center – October 6, 1979
Tito Santana defeated Jimmy Valiant
Johnny Rivera pinned Frank Rodriguez at 7:29
Dave Darrow pinned Moose Monroe at 8:38
Pete Doherty pinned Fred Marzino
Ivan Putski defeated Greg Valentine
Pete Sanchez defeated Mike Masters
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson in a steel cage match
WWF @ Middlesex, NJ – High School – October 8, 1979
Steve King defeated Pete Sanchez
Johnny Rivera defeated Johnny Rodz
Larry Zbyszko defeated Jose Estrada
Tito Santana defeated Frank Rodriguez
Hussein Arab defeated Ted Dibiase via disqualification
Ivan Putski defeated Greg Valentine via count-out
WWF @ South River, NJ – High School – October 11, 1979
Tony Altimore vs. Jose Estrada
Steve King vs. Johnny Rivera
Johnny Rodz vs. Tito Santana
Hussein Arab vs. Pete Sanchez
Gypsy Rodriguez vs. Ted Dibiase
Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Nikolai Volkoff
WWF @ Vineland, NJ – High School – October 12, 1979
Johnny Rivera fought Johnny Rodz to a draw
Tito Santana defeated Tony Altimore (sub. for Mr. X)
Bulldog Brower defeated Pete Sanchez
Nikolai Volkoff defeated Joe Mascara
Ted Dibiase defeated Jose Estrada
Ivan Putski fought Hussein Arab to a double count-out
WWF @ Johnstown, PA – War Memorial Auditorium – October 13, 1979 (matinee)
Mike Mihalko defeated Billy Berger at 10:17
Hussein Arab pinned Johnny DeFazio at 12:37
Chief Jay Strongbow fought WWF Tag Team Champion Johnny Valiant to a 20-minute time-limit draw
The Red Demon pinned Jim Grabmire at 9:50
Ivan Putski fought Nikolai Volkoff to a double count-out at 14:08
Dominic DeNucci pinned Rocky Tomayo at 12:10
WWF @ Boston, MA – Boston Garden – October 13, 1979 (9,200)
Johnny Rivera defeated Tony Altimore at 15:10
Pete Sanchez fought Gypsy Rodriguez to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Pete Doherty defeated Moose Monroe at 8:10
Bruno Sammartino defeated Greg Valentine via count-out at 14:18
Larry Zbyszko defeated Jose Estrada
Johnny Rodz defeated Steve King at 8:15
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson via KO at 18:20
Ted Dibiase & Tito Santana defeated Jimmy & WWF Tag Team Champion Jerry Valiant via disqualification at 7:30
– 10/14/79: Stacy Keibler was born.
WWF @ Wheeling, WV – Civic Center – October 14, 1979
Ivan Putski vs. Nikolai Volkoff
Chief Jay Strongbow vs. WWF Tag Team Champion Johnny Valiant (Gorilla Monsoon as guest referee)
Also included Baron Mikel Scicluna, Dominic DeNucci, Rocky Tomayo, and Johnny DeFazio
WWF @ Connellsville, PA – October 15, 1979
Ivan Putski vs. Nikolai Volkoff
Also included Chief Jay Strongbow, the Valiants, Dominic DeNucci, Johnny DeFazio, & Baron Mikel Scicluna
Toronto, Ontario – Maple Leaf Gardens – October 15, 1979
The scheduled bout between WWF World Champion Bob Backlund vs. WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson did not take place due to the curfew
Joe Marcus defeated Frank Marconi
The Destroyer pinned Klondike Bill
Johnny Weaver & Jay Youngblood defeated the Scorpion & Brute Bernard
NWA US Champion Jimmy Snuka defeated Ric Flair at 13:31
AWA World Champion Nick Bockwinkel fought Canadian Heavyweight Champion Dewey Robertson to a curfew draw
WWF @ Portland, ME – Civic Center – October 16, 1979
Chief Jay Strongbow did not appear as advertised
Tony Altimore defeated Fred Marzino
Jimmy Valiant defeated Johnny Rivera
Bruno Sammartino defeated Nikolai Volkoff
Hussein Arab defeated Ivan Putski via disqualification
Dominic DeNucci defeated Pete Doherty (sub. for Bulldog Brower)
Tito Santana defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Jerry Valiant via disqualification
WWF @ White Plains, NY – Westchester County Center – October 17, 1979
Gypsy Rodriguez defeated Henry Velez (sub. for Mr. X) at 10:33
Jose Estrada defeated Ted Ortiz (sub. for Frank Williams) at 10:43
Larry Zbyszko pinned Moose Monroe (sub. for Baron Mikel Scicluna) at 8:18
Johnny Rodz defeated Pete Sanchez at 8:00
WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson defeated Ted Dibiase via count-out at 17:05
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Greg Valentine via disqualification at 20:44
WWF @ Bangor, ME – Auditorium – October 17, 1979
Johnny Rivera defeated Fred Marzino
Tito Santana defeated Pete Doherty
Ivan Putski defeated Jimmy Valiant
WWF Tag Team Champion Jerry Valiant defeated Dominic DeNucci
Bruno Sammartino defeated Hussein Arab via count-out
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Nikolai Volkoff via disqualification
WWF @ Webster, MA – Webster Hall – October 18, 1979
Moose Monroe defeated Jack Savage
Larry Zbyszko defeated Pete Doherty
Johnny Rivera defeated Jose Estrada
Nikolai Volkoff defeated Fred Marzino
Tito Santana defeated Hussein Arab
Ivan Putski defeated Greg Valentine via count-out
WWF @ Harrisburg, PA – Zembo Mosque – October 19, 1979
Joe Mascara defeated Paul Figueroa
Gorilla Monsoon defeated Pinky Larson (sub. for Baron Mikel Scicluna)
Bulldog Brower defeated Dominic DeNucci Tito Santana fought WWF Tag Team Champion Jerry Valiant to a draw
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Greg Valentine via KO
WWF @ Albany, NY – October 19, 1979
Jose Estrada fought Johnny Rivera to a draw
Jim Duggan defeated Tony Altimore
Pete Doherty defeated Fred Marzino
Hussein Arab defeated Johnny Rodz
Moose Monroe defeated Frank Williams
Ted Dibiase defeated Jimmy Valiant
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson via count-out
WWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – October 20, 1979
Televised on the PRISM Network – featured Vince McMahon & Dick Graham on commentary:
Joe Mascara defeated Davey O’Hannon via disqualification at 10:26 when O’Hannon refused to break a choke hold
Larry Zbyszko defeated Johnny Ringo via submission with an abdominal stretch at 8:53
Tito Santana pinned Moose Monroe at 8:47
Bulldog Brower pinned Mike Masters at 6:03
Swede Hanson defeated Ivan Putski via count-out
WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson defeated WWF World Champion Bob Backlund via disqualification at 17:41 when the champion struck referee Dick Woehrle as Woehrle stepped in to see if Patterson, who was bleeding profusely, could continue the bout
Dominic DeNucci fought WWF Tag Team Champion Johnny Valiant to a double count-out at 28:05 when both men began brawling on the floor; the decision was announced as a double disqualification
Gorilla Monsoon pinned WWF Tag Team Champion Jerry Valiant at 3:31
Bruno Sammartino pinned Nikolai Volkoff at 8:37 after hitting him over the head with the timekeeper’s bell
Bronx, NY – October 21, 1979
El Cabellero Feo vs. El Halcon
El Invader vs. King Cobra
John Cotto vs. El Dragon
Ted Dibiase vs. Hussein Arab
Tito Santana vs. Jimmy Valiant
WWF @ New York City, NY – Madison Square Garden – October 22, 1979
Televised on the MSG Network – featured Vince McMahon on commentary
Johnny Rivera fought Johnny Rodz to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Ivan Putski & Tito Santana defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant at 13:39 to win the titles when Santana pinned Johnny, the illegal man, with a crossbody after the champions collided in the ring, with Jerry being knocked to the floor (Tag Team Champions)
Nikolai Volkoff pinned Moose Monroe a 3:56 with a boot to the face and a stomp; after the bout, Vince McMahon interviewed Andy Kaufman at ringside; Kaufman appeared the previous Saturday on “Saturday Night Live” with his inter-gender wrestling challenge and challenged any woman at MSG $500 if they could beat him
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Swede Hanson at 16:28 with the atomic drop after Hansen missed a move off the top; prior to the bout, Freddie Blassie escorted Hansen and Arnold Skaaland escorted Backlund ringside
Hussein Arab defeated Dominic DeNucci via count-out at 6:31 after DeNucci attempted an airplane spin but Arab grabbed the ropes, with both men falling to the floor
Bruno Sammartino defeated Greg Valentine when the referee stopped the match due to excessive bleeding at 15:10 after Sammartino slammed Valentine’s head into the metal part of the turnbuckle; prior to the bout, the Grand Wizard escorted Valentine ringside
Dusty Rhodes pinned Jimmy Valiant at 5:27 with the Bionic Elbow
Larry Zbyszko defeated Bulldog Brower via disqualification at 3:49 after Brower kicked Zbyszko low and would not follow the referee’s instructions
WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson pinned Ted Dibiase at 7:54 by putting his leg on the middle rope for leverage after Dibiase attempted to hit Patterson with the champion’s own foreign object; during the bout, music industry pioneer Kal Rudman briefly joined Vince McMahon on commentary (History of the Intercontinental Championship)
WWF @ Allentown, PA – Agricultural Hall – October 23, 1979
Championship Wrestling taping:
10/27/79 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Bruno Sammartino; featured the Valiant Brothers vs. Ivan Putski & Tito Santana Tag Team Title change from the 10/22/79 MSG show:
Ted Dibiase fought Jimmy Valiant to a double count-out at 9:51 when both men were brawling on the floor; after the bout, Bruno Sammartino interviewed Jimmy at ringside, with Johnny Valiant also coming out, and Bruno suggesting that the Valiants had been unsuccessful since splitting with Capt. Lou Albano
Tony Atlas pinned BB Coleman at 3:28 with a gorilla press slam and elbow drop
Bobby Duncum (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Ron Lee at 1:12 with a bulldog; after the bout, Vince McMahon interviewed Albano at ringside, discussing his past association with the Valiant Brothers, with Albano saying they were nothing without him, and he made them successful
The Wild Samoans (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Billy Berger & Johnny Rivera at 4:39 when Afa pinned Berger with the Samoan Drop (The Samoans’ debut)
Ken Patera (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Mike Masters at 2:28 with a clothesline and elbow drop (Patera’s return after a 16-month absence)
11/3/79 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Bruno Sammartino; included the Bobby Duncum / Bill Berger match from the 11/3/79 All Star Wrestling:
Swede Hanson defeated Johnny Rivera
WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Mike Masters via submission with a Boston Crab at 4:36
Tony Atlas pinned Moose Monroe with a splash at the 55-second mark; after the bout, Bruno Sammartino conducted a ringside interview with Atlas
Hussein Arab (w/ Freddie Blassie) fought Dominic DeNucci to a double count-out at 9:56 when both wrestlers were brawling on the floor
Larry Zbyszko pinned Billy Coleman with a suplex at 6:11
11/10/79 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Bruno Sammartino:
WWF Tag Team Champions Ivan Putski & Tito Santana defeated JoJo Andrews & Jose Estrada
Ken Patera (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Johnny Rivera via submission with the swinging full nelson at 6:11
Tony Atlas pinned Johnny Rodz at 3:42 with a monkey flip out of the corner
Larry Zbyszko defeated Ron Lee
The Wild Samoans (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Frank Williams & Dominic DeNucci at 5:06 when Afa pinned Williams with a Samoan Drop following a diving headbutt off the top from Sika
Bobby Duncum defeated Paul Figueroa
Dark match after the taping: WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Hussein Arab via count-out
WWF @ Hamburg, PA – Fieldhouse – October 24, 1979
All Star Wrestling taping:
10/27/79 – featured the Valiant Brothers vs. Ivan Putski & Tito Santana Tag Team Title change from the 10/22/79 MSG show:
Ken Patera defeated Ron Lee via submission with the swinging full nelson at 5:34
Larry Zbyszko pinned JoJo Andrews at 5:48
The Wild Samoans (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Frank Williams & Johnny Rivera at 5:36 when Williams was pinned with a diving headbutt
Bobby Duncum pinned Fred Marzino at 3:01
11/3/79 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Bruno Sammartino:
Hussein Arab (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Moose Monroe at 4:53 with a splash after kicking him with the loaded boot
Dominic DeNucci fought Jimmy Valiant (w/ Johnny Valiant) to a double disqualification at 7:54 when DeNucci was using a water pitcher as a weapon and threatened to use a chair, while Johnny kept trying to interfere; in an interview after the match with Vince McMahon, the Valiants said they were sick of Capt. Lou Albano, and that they wanted him in the ring for a match
Swede Hanson (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Ron Lee via submission at 6:57 with a bearhug
Ted Dibiase defeated BB Coleman via submission with the abdominal stretch at 8:05
Bobby Duncum (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Billy Berger with a bulldog; after the bout, Arnold Skaaland (who had subbed for Bruno Sammartino on commentary for this match) and WWF World Champion Bob Backlund attempted to make the save but were also beaten down
11/10/79 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Bruno Sammartino:
WWF Tag Team Champions Tito Santana & Ivan Putski defeated BB Coleman & JoJo Andrews at 8:09 when Santana pinned Coleman with a flying bodypress following the Polish Hammer from Putski
Johnny Valiant fought Ted Dibiase to a double count-out at 7:32 when both men were brawling on the floor; both men then continued brawling in and out of the ring until Johnny had enough and left ringside; after the bout, Bruno Sammartino interviewed Dibiase at ringside
Larry Zbyszko pinned Johnny Rivera at 7:02 with a small package
The Wild Samoans (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Fred Marzino & Billy Berger at 3:58 when Afa pinned Marzino with a Samoan Drop; the Samoans were introduced as “Albano’s Wildmen” for the match
Ken Patera (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Frank Williams via submission with the swinging full nelson at 3:47
Dark match after the taping: WWF Tag Team Champions Tito Santana & Ivan Putski defeated Johnny & Jimmy Valiant (sub. for Jerry Valiant) at 9:28 when Santana pinned Jimmy
WWF @ Highland Park, NJ – High School Gym – October 25, 1979
Davey O’Hannon pinned Frank Williams
Johnny Rivera defeated Jose Estrada via disqualification
Hussein Arab fought WWF Tag Team Champion Tito Santana to a draw
Ted Dibiase pinned Johnny Rodz
Larry Zbyszko & Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Jimmy & Johnny Valiant
Swede Hanson defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Ivan Putski via referee’s decision after Putski suffered an injury
WWF @ Pittsburgh, PA – Civic Arena – October 26, 1979
Dominic DeNucci pinned Jim Grabmire at 8:43
Larry Zbyszko defeated Rocky Tomayo via submission with an abdominal stretch at 11:18
Hussein Arab pinned Johnny DeFazio at 6:21
Jerry Valiant defeated Chief Jay Strongbow via count-out at 10:22
Johnny Valiant fought Ted Dibiase to a 20-minute draw
Bruno Sammartino defeated Swede Hanson at 15:23
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Jimmy Valiant at 17:04
WWF @ New Haven, CT – Coliseum – October 28, 1979
Johnny Rodz fought Johnny Rivera to a draw
Hussein Arab defeated Frank Williams
Larry Zbyszko defeated Angelo Gomez (sub. for Bulldog Brower)
Ted Dibiase defeated Jose Estrada
WWF Tag Team Champion Tito Santana defeated Jimmy Valiant when the match was stopped due to blood
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Jerry Valiant
Swede Hanson defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Ivan Putski via count-out
Detroit, MI – Cobo Arena – October 28, 1979
John Boy Ruffin fought John Bonnello to a draw
The Wolfman & the Wildman defeated Pat & Mike Kelly
Bob White & John Bonnello defeated Mike Wayne & the Lawman
John & Rick Davidson defeated Al Costello & Bobby Colt
Mighty Igor defeated Dorfy Funk Jr. via count-out
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund fought the Sheik to a double count-out
Dick Murdoch & Don Kent defeated Tiger Conway Jr. & Billy Martinez
WWF @ Poughkeepsie, NY – Mid-Hudson Civic Center – October 29, 1979
Jose Estrada defeated Johnny Rivera
Swede Hanson defeated Chief Jay Strongbow
Hussein Arab defeated Tony Altimore (sub. for Pete Sanchez)
Ted Dibiase defeated Johnny Rodz
WWF Tag Team Champions Ivan Putski & Tito Santana defeated Jimmy & Jerry Valiant
WWF @ Asbury Park, NJ – Convention Hall – October 30, 1979
Johnny Rivera defeated Davey O’Hannon (sub. for Baron Mikel Scicluna)
Hussein Arab defeated Dominic DeNucci via count-out
Ted Dibiase (sub. for Larry Zbyszko) fought Jerry Valiant to a draw
WWF Tag Team Champion Tito Santana defeated Jimmy Valiant
Bulldog Brower defeated Chief Jay Strongbow via count-out
WWF Tag Team Champion Ivan Putski defeated Swede Hanson via disqualification
WWF @ Browns Mill, NJ – October 31, 1979
Included a Halloween costume contest judged by Gorilla Monsoon
Frank Williams defeated Paul Figueroa
Larry Zbyszko defeated Jerry Valiant
Ted Dibiase defeated Johnny Rodz
WWF Tag Team Champion Tito Santana defeated Bulldog Brower via disqualification
Dominic DeNucci fought Jimmy Valiant to a draw
Swede Hanson defeated Chief Jay Strongbow
WWF @ Garfield, NJ – High School Gym – November 1, 1979
Johnny Rivera defeated Frank Williams
Larry Zbyszko defeated Jerry Valiant via count-out
Dominic DeNucci defeated Jimmy Valiant
WWF Tag Team Champion Tito Santana defeated Bulldog Brower via disqualification
Swede Hanson defeated Chief Jay Strongbow
Ted Dibiase fought Hussein Arab to a draw
WWF @ Belleville, NJ – High School Gym – November 2, 1979
Frank Williams defeated Mike Masters
Johnny Rivera defeated Moose Monroe
Gorilla Monsoon defeated Bulldog Brower via disqualification
Larry Zbyszko defeated Davey O’Hannon via count-out
WWF Tag Team Champions Tito Santana & Ivan Putski defeated Jimmy & Jerry Valiant
WWF @ Greenwich, CT – November 1979
Frank Williams defeated Gypsy Rodriguez
Johnny Rivera fought Steve King to a draw
Hussein Arab defeated Dominic DeNucci
WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson defeated Tito Santana via count-out
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Jimmy Valiant with the atomic spinebuster
WWF @ Manchester Centre, VT – November 2, 1979
Johnny Rodz fought Jose Estrada to a draw
Pete Doherty defeated Kevin Hughes
Hussein Arab defeated Jimmy DiFiglo
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Johnny Valiant via disqualification
Swede Hanson defeated Ted Dibiase
Dominic DeNucci defeated John Callahan
WWF @ Springfield, MA – Civic Center – November 3, 1979
Jimmy, Johnny, & Jerry Valiant co-won an 18-man, $10,000 battle royal; due to prematch stipulations, the winner would face WWF World Champion Bob Backlund later in the show, with Jerry winning a coin toss to get the title shot; other participants included: Moose Monroe, Pete Doherty, Swede Hanson, Hussein Arab, Jose Estrada, Johnny Rodz, Bulldog Brower, Chief Jay Strongbow, Pete Sanchez, Ted Dibiase, Dominic DeNucci, Larry Zbyszko, Dave Darrow, Johnny Rivera, Tito Santana, and Ivan Putski
WWF Tag Team Champion Ivan Putski defeated Johnny Rodz
Hussein Arab defeated Pete Doherty
Ted Dibiase fought Bulldog Brower to a double disqualification
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Jimmy Valiant via disqualification
Dave Darrow defeated Moose Monroe via disqualification
Johnny Valiant defeated Dominic DeNucci via count-out
WWF Tag Team Champion Tito Santana defeated Jose Estrada
Swede Hanson defeated Johnny Rivera
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Jerry Valiant at 17:32
WWF @ Brooklyn, NY – Regina Youth Center – November 4, 1979
Larry Zbyszko defeated Jose Estrada
Hussein Arab defeated Johnny Rodz (sub. for Chief Jay Strongbow)
WWF Tag Team Champion Ivan Putski defeated Swede Hanson via disqualification; WWF Tag Team Champion Tito Santana was the guest referee
Dominic DeNucci & Larry Zbyszko (sub. for Ted Dibiase) defeated Jimmy & Jerry Valiant
Toronto, Ontario – Maple Leaf Garden – November 4, 1979
Billy Red Lyons pinned Al Costello at 13:36
Tiger Jeet Singh pinned Brian Mackney at 6:22
Johnny Weaver & Rufus R. Jones defeated the Destroyer & Brute Bernard at 15:21
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund fought Baron Von Raschke (sub. for WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson) to a double count-out
NWA US Champion Jimmy Snuka pinned Ric Flair at 28:16; there were two referees for the bout
Canadian Heavyweight Champion Dewey Robertson defeated Ken Patera via submission with the figure-4 at 15:18
WWF @ Long Island, NY – Nassau Coliseum – November 5, 1979
Moose Monroe defeated Frank Williams at 9:10
Dominic DeNucci defeated Johnny Rodz at 9:45
Johnny Rivera fought Jose Estrada to a draw
Swede Hanson defeated Chief Jay Strongbow at 13:48
Hussein Arab defeated Tony Altimore at 2:52
WWF Tag Team Champion Tito Santana defeated Angelo Gomez at 5:50
Jerry Valiant fought Ted Dibiase to a draw
WWF Tag Team Champion Ivan Putski fought Jimmy Valiant to a curfew draw
WWF @ Portland, ME – Civic Center – November 6, 1979
Johnny Rivera defeated Steve King
WWF Tag Team Champion Tito Santana defeated Angelo Gomez (sub. for Bulldog Brower)
Jerry Valiant defeated Chief Jay Strongbow via count-out
Swede Hanson defeated Ted Dibiase via disqualification
WWF Tag Team Champion Ivan Putski defeated Hussein Arab
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Jimmy Valiant
WWF @ Bangor, ME – Auditorium – November 7, 1979
Cancelled
NJPW @ Otaru, Japan – November 8, 1979
Seiji Sakaguchi defeated WWF North American Champion Pat Patterson to win the title; the title change was never recognized in the U.S., where the North American title had already been replaced in favor of the Intercontinental Championship; the title was defended in Japan until it was abandoned in 1981
WWF @ Worcester, MA – Auditorium – November 8, 1979
Larry Zbyszko defeated Tony Altimore
Johnny Rivera fought Johnny Rodz to a draw
Swede Hanson pinned Ivan Putski
Chief Jay Strongbow fought Jerry Valiant to a draw
Hussein Arab defeated Ted Dibiase via count-out
WWF Tag Team Champion Tito Santana defeated Jimmy Valiant
WWF @ Albany, NY – November 9, 1979
Johnny Rivera defeated Moose Monroe
Larry Zbyszko defeated Johnny Rodz
Swede Hanson defeated Chief Jay Strongbow
WWF Tag Team Champion Tito Santana defeated Jimmy Valiant
Jerry Valiant fought Ted Dibiase to a draw
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Hussein Arab
WWF @ Landover, MD – Capital Centre – November 10, 1979 (5,679) (matinee)
Johnny Rivera defeated Moose Monroe at 13:20
Larry Zbyszko defeated Johnny Rodz (sub. for Baron Mikel Scicluna) at 4:29
Hussein Arab defeated Dominic DeNucci via count-out at 13:06
Ted Dibiase defeated Bulldog Brower via disqualification at 11:26
Chief Jay Strongbow, WWF Tag Team Champions Tito Santana & Ivan Putski defeated Jimmy, Johnny, & Jerry Valiant on a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Swede Hanson at 15:48
WWF @ Toms River, NJ – High School North – November 10, 1979
Pete Sanchez vs. Johnny Rivera
Larry Zbyszko vs. Johnny Rodz
Ted Dibiase vs. Bulldog Brower
Hussein Arab vs. Dominic DeNucci
Jimmy, Johnny & Jerry Valiant vs. Chief Jay Strongbow, WWF Tag Team Champions Tito Santana & Ivan Putski
Detroit, MI – Cobo Arena – November 11, 1979
John Davidson fought Billy Martinez to a draw
The Wolfman & the Wildman defeated Al Costello & Bobby Colt
Lone Eagle defeated Tiny Tom
John & Rick Davidson defeated John Bonnello & Mike Wayne
Dick Murdoch defeated Mighty Igor
The Sheik defeated Ernie Ladd via disqualification
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Don Kent via disqualification at 27:15 after Kent used a chain as weapon
WWF @ Brooklyn, NY – November 11, 1979
Jimmy Valiant defeated Tony Altimore
Ted Dibiase fought Hussein Arab to a draw
WWF Tag Team Champion Tito Santana fought Jerry Valiant to a draw
WWF Tag Team Champion Ivan Putski defeated Swede Hanson when the match was stopped due to blood loss
WWF Tag Team Champion Tito Santana defeated Hussein Arab via count-out
Bronx, NY – November 11, 1979
Halcon Dorado vs. Rizado Nunez
Mr. Puerto Rico vs. El Asesino De Brooklyn
Larry Zbyszko vs. Hussain Arab
WWF Tag Team Champion Tito Santana vs. Jerry Valiant
WWF @ Scranton, PA – CYC – November 12, 1979
Johnny Rivera defeated Moose Monroe (sub. for Johnny Rodz) via disqualification
Dominic DeNucci defeated Moose Monroe
Hussein Arab fought Larry Zbyszko to a draw
Ted Dibiase, Chief Jay Strongbow, & WWF Tag Team Champion Tito Santana defeated Jimmy, Johnny, & Jerry Valiant in a Best 3 out of 5 falls match
Swede Hanson fought WWF Tag Team Champion Ivan Putski to a no contest
WWF @ Allentown, PA – Agricultural Hall – November 13, 1979
Championship Wrestling taping:
Tony Atlas defeated Moose Monroe
11/17/79:
Ken Patera (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Ben Ortiz via submission with the swinging full nelson; after the bout, Vince McMahon interviewed Wizard at ringside, where he put Wizard on the spot about a rumored deal he was in the process of making, Wizard then said the deal was with Capt. Lou Albano, and then shouted him out to ringside, with both saying they would not discuss the deal at this time, and that their attorneys were speaking to each other
The Wild Samoans defeated Steve King & Frank Williams
Larry Zbyszko defeated Mike Masters
Tito Santana & Ivan Putski defeated Johnny Rodz & Jose Estrada
Bobby Duncum (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Dominic DeNucci at 6:09 after Albano tripped DeNucci from the outside
Hulk Hogan (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Harry Valdez via submission at 2:51 with an overhead backbreaker; after the bout, Hogan briefly kept the hold applied; moments later, Vince McMahon conducted a ringside interview with Hogan & Blassie regarding how Hogan will do against the other WWF wrestlers (Hogan’s WWF debut) (Hulk Hogan: The Unreleased Archives)
11/24/79:
Bulldog Brower & Swede Hanson defeated Dominic DeNucci & Johnny Rivera at 9:53 when Hanson pinned Rivera with a backbreaker over the knee
Hulk Hogan (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Paul Figueroa via submission with the backbreaker at the 49-second mark; after the bout, Vince McMahon interviewed Hogan & Blassie at ringside
Tony Atlas pinned Mike Masters at 2:51 with a suplex and splash
Hussein Arab (w/ Freddie Blassie) fought Ted Dibiase to a double count-out at 8:58 when both men began brawling on the floor
Ken Patera (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Steve King via submission with the swinging full nelson; after the bout, Vince McMahon interviewed Wizard at ringside, who said his pending deal with Capt. Lou Albano he had been talking about was almost completed and he would let everyone know once it’s finalized
Larry Zbyszko defeated Pete Doherty via submission with the abdominal stretch at 3:12; during the bout, the Grand Wizard briefly did guest commentary to further discuss his pending deal with Capt. Lou Albano, and would do everything in his power to give the details next week on what he said was the biggest financial deal ever in the WWF
12/1/79:
WWF Tag Team Champions Tito Santana & Ivan Putski defeated Pete Doherty & Moose Monroe at 6:28 when Santana pinned Doherty with a flying bodypress off the top
Hulk Hogan (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Ben Ortiz via submission with the backbreaker at 1:14; after the bout, Bruno Sammartino interviewed Hogan & Blassie at ringside
Tony Atlas pinned Jose Estrada at 4:17 following a gorilla press slam
The Wild Samoans (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Steve King & Harry Valdez at 9:32 when Sika pinned Valdez with a diving headbutt off the top
Bobby Duncum (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Frank Williams with a bulldog at 3:27; after the bout, Vince McMahon conducted a ringside interview with Albano and the Grand Wizard where they announced Albano purchased the contract of WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson for $100,000; the Wizard said he did it purely for the money due to a cash flow problem and Albano said he didn’t care whether Patterson had been consulted about the deal
Ken Patera (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Johnny Rivera via submission with the swinging full nelson at 3:30
Dark match after the taping: WWF Tag Team Champions Tito Santana & Ivan Putski defeated Johnny & Jerry Valiant
WWF @ Hamburg, PA – Fieldhouse – November 14, 1979
All Star Wrestling taping:
11/17/79 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Bruno Sammartino:
Larry Zbyszko pinned Johnny Rodz at 6:19 after Rodz missed a kick to the head
Bobby Duncum (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Ben Ortiz at 4:21 with a bulldog; after the bout, Vince McMahon interviewed Duncum & Albano at ringside
WWF Tag Team Champions Tito Santana & Ivan Putski defeated Jose Estrada & Pete Doherty at 8:01 when Putski pinned Doherty with the Polish Hammer; after the bout, Bruno Sammartino interviewed the champions at ringside
The Wild Samoans (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Dominic DeNucci & Johnny Rivera at 4:03 when Sika pinned Rivera with the Samoan Drop; the Samoans were introduced as “Lou Albano’s Wildmen” for the match
Ken Patera (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Frank Williams via submission with the swinging full nelson at 3:04
Dark match: WWF World Champion Bob Backlund, WWF Tag Team Champions Tito Santana & Ivan Putski defeated Bulldog Brower, Bobby Duncum, & Swede Hanson in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall #1: Hansen pinned Santana at 11:03; fall #2: Santana pinned Hansen at 1:09; fall #3: Backlund pinned Brower at 3:31 with the atomic kneedrop
11/24/79:
Hussein Arab pinned Johnny Rivera at 8:12 with a suplex
Swede Hanson pinned Frank Williams at 5:02
Larry Zbyszko & Dominic DeNucci defeated Johnny Rodz & Jose Estrada at 10:51 when Zbyszko pinned Estrada with a sunset flip
Bobby Duncum pinned Steve King at 2:11 with a bulldog
Dark match: Johnny Rodz fought Johnny Rivera to a 10-minute time-limit draw
12/1/79:
Ken Patera defeated Ben Ortiz via submission with the swinging full nelson at 4:51
WWF Tag Team Champions Tito Santana & Ivan Putski defeated Johnny Rodz & Moose Monroe at 7:53 when Putski pinned Monroe with the Polish Hammer
Dominic DeNucci pinned Pete Doherty at 8:19 with an airplane spin
The Wild Samoans (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Johnny Rivera & Steve King at 6:25 when King was pinned following a headbutt off the top
WWF @ Highland Park, NJ – High School Gym – November 15, 1979
Davey O’Hannon defeated Moose Monroe
Hussein Arab defeated Dominic DeNucci
WWF Tag Team Champion Tito Santana defeated Bulldog Brower
Ted Dibiase defeated Jimmy Valiant
Chief Jay Strongbow fought Jimmy Valiant to a draw
WWF Tag Team Champion Ivan Putski defeated Swede Hanson via disqualification
WWF @ Hanover, PA – South Western High School – November 16, 1979
Johnny Rivera fought Johnny Rodz to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Larry Zbyszko pinned Jose Estrada
Bobby Duncum pinned Dominic DeNucci
Ted Dibiase (sub. for WWF Tag Team Champion Ivan Putski) & WWF Tag Team Champion Tito Santana defeated Jerry Valiant & Hussein Arab (sub. for Jimmy Valiant)
Swede Hanson pinned Chief Jay Strongbow
WWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – November 17, 1979 (12,570)
Televised on the PRISM Network – included Vince McMahon & Dick Graham on commentary:
WWF Tag Team Champion Ivan Putski won an 18-man battle royal at 12:27; other participants included: Swede Hanson, Hussein Arab, Bulldog Brower, Bobby Duncum, Johnny Rodz, Jose Estrada, Jimmy Valiant, Jerry Valiant, Johnny Valiant, WWF Tag Team Champion Tito Santana, Moose Monroe, Larry Zbyszko, Pete Sanchez, Dominic DeNucci, Ted Dibiase, Gorilla Monsoon, and Chief Jay Strongbow; order of elimination: DeNucci, Duncum, Monsoon, Rivera, Rodz, Estrada, Strongbow, Brower, Hanson, Dibiase, Monroe, Arab, Zbyszko, Johnny Valiant, Santana, Jimmy Valiant, Jerry Valiant
Johnny Rodz fought Johnny Rivera to a 15-minute draw
Gorilla Monsoon defeated Moose Monroe at the 36-second mark
Hussein Arab defeated Jose Estrada at 3:24
Bobby Duncum defeated Chief Jay Strongbow at 6:07
Swede Hanson defeated Ted Dibiase via count-out at 9:25
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson at 18:02 via KO
WWF Tag Team Champion Tito Santana defeated Bulldog Brower via disqualification at 7:26
Larry Zbyszko defeated Jerry Valiant at 4:43
WWF Tag Team Champion Ivan Putski defeated Jimmy Valiant at 5:42
Toronto, Ontario – Maple Leaf Gardens – November 18, 1979
Johnny Yachetti fought Al Costello to a 15-minute time-limit draw
Ray Stevens defeated Ronnie Sexton at 12:57
Don Kernoodle & Klondike Bill defeated Charlie Fulton & Doug Sommers at 12:26
Rufus R. Jones defeated the Destroyer via disqualification at 17:31
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Baron Von Raschke at 19:24 in a No DQ match
Canadian Heavyweight Champion Dewey Robertson defeated NWA US Champion Jimmy Snuka at 25:24
WWF @ Steubenville, OH – St. John Arena – November 18, 1979
Ronnie Lee defeated Billy Coleman
Jerry & Johnny Valiant defeated Larry Zbyszko & Dominic DeNucci via count-out
Jim Grabmire (sub. for the Red Demon) defeated Billy Berger
Johnny DeFazio defeated JoJo Andrews
WWF Tag Team Champion Ivan Putski defeated Swede Hanson via count-out
WWF @ New York City, NY – Madison Square Garden – November 19, 1979
This card was not televised
Larry Zbyszko defeated Johnny Rodz at 9:21
David Von Erich defeated Davey O’Hannon at 8:47
Hussein Arab defeated Chief Jay Strongbow at 2:51
Capt. Lou Albano pinned Jimmy Valiant at 2:07
Dusty Rhodes defeated Swede Hanson
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund fought Bobby Duncum to a draw at 18:32 when both men were deemed too bloody to continue
Dominic DeNucci defeated Bulldog Brower via disqualification at 15:03
WWF Tag Team Champions Ivan Putksi & Tito Santana defeated Johnny & Jerry Valiant at 22:58
WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson defeated Ted Dibiase at 15:04
WWF @ Asbury Park, NJ – Convention Hall – November 20, 1979
Dominic DeNucci defeated Moose Monroe
Johnny Rodz defeated Johnny Rivera
Larry Zbyszko defeated Jimmy Valiant
Hussein Arab fought WWF Tag Team Champion Tito Santana to a double count-out
Swede Hanson defeated Ted Dibiase
Bobby Duncum defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Ivan Putski via count-out
WWF @ White Plains, NY – Westchester County Civic Center – November 21, 1979
Johnny Rodz fought Johnny Rivera to a draw
WWF Tag Team Champion Tito Santana defeated Jose Estrada
Jimmy Valiant & Hussein Arab defeated Dominic DeNucci & Larry Zbyszko
WWF Tag Team Champion Ivan Putski defeated Swede Hanson via count-out
WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson defeated Ted Dibiase
WWF @ Pittsfield, MA – Boy’s Club – November 22, 1979
Johnny Rivera fought Johnny Rodz to a draw
Hussein Arab defeated Jose Estrada
Larry Zbyszko defeated Moose Monroe
WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson defeated Ted Dibiase
WWF Tag Team Champion Tito Santana defeated Jimmy Valiant
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund (sub. for WWF Tag Team Champion Ivan Putski) defeated Swede Hanson
WWF @ Glens Falls, NY – Civic Center – November 23, 1979
Frank Williams defeated Moose Monroe
Hussein Arab defeated Johnny Rivera
Larry Zbyszko defeated Jimmy Valiant
Jim Duggan defeated Jose Estrada
WWF Tag Team Champion Ivan Putski defeated WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson via count-out
WWF @ Harrisburg, PA – Zembo Mosque – November 23, 1979
Davey O’Hannon defeated Joe Mascara at 13:38
Mike Masters defeated Steve King (sub. for Jack Evans) at 14:17
Dominic DeNucci defeated Johnny Rodz at 10:45
WWF Tag Team Champion Tito Santana defeated Jerry Valiant at 11:49
Swede Hanson defeated Ted Dibiase at 18:16
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Bulldog Brower at 16:44
WWF @ Binghamton, NY – Arena – November 24, 1979
Jim Duggan defeated Pinky Larson
Jose Estrada defeated Frank Williams
Jim Duggan defeated Moose Monroe
Hussein Arab fought Johnny Rivera to a double disqualification
Larry Zbyszko defeated Jimmy Valiant
Bobby Duncum defeated Gorilla Monsoon via count-out
WWF @ Baltimore, MD – Civic Center – November 24, 1979
Joe Mascaro defeated Steve King (sub. for Jack Evans)
Johnny Rodz defated Mike Masters
WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson defeated WWF World Champion Bob Backlund via count-out; Arnold Skaaland was barred from ringside for the duration of the match
Swede Hanson defeated Dominic DeNucci via count-out
Bulldog Brower defeated Ted Dibiase via count-out
Davey O’Hannon defeated Joe Mascaro (sub. for Johnny Rivera)
WWF Tag Team Champions Tito Santana & Ivan Putski defeated Jerry & Johnny Valiant in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
WWF @ New Haven, CT – Coliseum – November 25, 1979
Johnny Rivera vs. Johnny Rodz
Larry Zbyszko vs. Hussein Arab
Ted Dibiase vs. Jimmy Valiant
WWF Tag Team Champion Tito Santana vs. Jerry Valiant
WWF Tag Team Champion Ivan Putski vs. Swede Hanson
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund vs. WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson
WWF @ Brooklyn, NY – St. Mary’s Auditorium – November 26, 1979
Johnny Rivera fought Jose Estrada to a draw
Larry Zbyszko defeated Johnny Rodz
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Jerry Valiant
WWF Tag Team Champion Tito Santana defeated Jimmy Valiant
Hussein Arab defeated Ted Dibiase via referee’s decision
WWF Tag Team Champion Ivan Putski defeated Swede Hanson
WWF @ Portland, ME – Civic Center – November 27, 1979
Larry Zbyszko vs. Johnny Rodz did not take place as scheduled
Hussein Arab pinned Pete Doherty (sub. for Mike Masters, who was to sub. for Johnny Rivera)
Swede Hanson defeated Tony Altimore (sub. for Mike Masters)
Dominic DeNucci defeated Swede Hanson (sub. for Bobby Duncum) via disqualification
WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson defeated Ted Dibiase
WWF Tag Team Champions Ivan Putski & Tito Santana defeated Johnny & Jerry Valiant
WWF @ Poughkeepsie, NY – Mid-Hudson Civic Center – November 28, 1979
WWF Tag Team Champion Tito Santana defeated Johnny Rodz
Hussein Arab defeated Johnny Rivera
Ted Dibiase & Larry Zbyszko defeated Jimmy & Jerry Valiant
Bobby Duncum defeated Mike Masters
WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson defeated Dominic DeNucci
Swede Hanson defeated Tony Altimore (sub. for WWF Tag Team Champion Ivan Putski)
WWF @ Bayonne, NJ – High School Gym – November 29, 1979
Johnny Rodz defeated Johnny Rivera
WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson defeated Mike Masters
Bobby Duncum defeated Dominic DeNucci
Ted Dibiase defeated Jimmy Valiant via count-out
Larry Zbyszko defeated Jerry Valiant via count-out
WWF Tag Team Champion Ivan Putski defeated Swede Hanson via count-out
WWF @ Albany, NY – November 30, 1979
Steve King defeated Angelo Gomez
Bobby Duncum defeated Mike Masters
Jim Duggan defeated Johnny Rodz
Larry Zbyszko defeated Jimmy Valiant via disqualification
Andre the Giant defeated Swede Hanson
Tokusima, Japan – City Gymnasium – November 30, 1979
Kuniaki Kobayashi pinned Akira Maeda at 8:50 via submission with an arm bar
Yoshaiki Fujiwara pinned Junji Hirata at 8:43
Strong Kobayashi pinned Haruka Eigen at 7:56
Riki Choshu pinned Kantaro Hoshino at 11:04
Seiji Sakaguchi defeated Nikolai Volkoff via submission with a Boston crab at 6:23
Greg Valentine pinned Kengo Kimura at 9:05
Pedro Morales & Tiger Jeet Singh defeated Tatsumi Fujinami & Osamu Kido in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match; fall #1 – both teams battled to a double count-out, awarding both teams a fall; fall #2 – Singh defeated Kido via a cobra claw at 1:08
NWF World Champion Antonio Inoki pinned WWF World Champion Bob Backlund with a back suplex to win the title after kicking out of the champion’s atomic drop at 28:16; only Backlund’s title was on the line
WWF @ Pittsburgh, PA – Civic Arena – November 30, 1979
The Red Demon defeated Billy Berger
Johnny DeFazio defeated Jim Grabmire
Dominic DeNucci defeated JoJo Andres
WWF Tag Team Champions Ivan Putski & Tito Santana defeated Johnny & Jerry Valiant
Hussein Arab defeated Ted Dibiase
Bruno Sammartino defeated WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson via disqualification
WWF @ Boston, MA – Boston Garden – December 1, 1979 (12,920) (matinee)
Andre the Giant won a $10,000 battle royal by last eliminating Jerry Valiant; other participants included: WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson, Tito Santana, Ted Dibiase, Johnny Rodz, Ivan Putski, Bulldog Brower, Dominic DeNucci, Gorilla Monsoon, Moose Monroe, Swede Hanson, Hussein Arab, Tony Altimore, Jose Estrada, & Larry Zbyszko; order of elimination: Hanson by Andre; Altimore eliminated; Arab by Andre; Monsoon by Jimmy & Johnny, breaking the middle rope in the process, after Monsoon sustained an elbow off the top by Johnny while Jimmy was caught in an airplane spin; Dibiase by Jimmy Valiant; Jimmy by Andre with a boot; Johnny by Jerry after Andre threw them together; Jerry by Andre via an atomic drop
Johnny Rodz defeated Jose Estrada at 10:11
Dominic DeNucci defeated Tony Altimore at 16:20
Larry Zbyszko defeated Bulldog Brower at 11:35
Bobby Duncum defeated Ted Dibiase at 9:10
Andre the Giant pinned Swede Hanson at 9:40 with a sit-down splash after reversing an attempted piledriver into a backdrop
WWF Tag Team Champion Ivan Putski pinned Jerry Valiant at 6:30 with the Polish Hammer
WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson pinned Johnny Valiant at 9:35 with a backslide
WWF Tag Team Champion Tito Santana pinned Jimmy Valiant at 10:20 after hitting him with his own foreign object
GCW @ Atlanta, GA – December 1979
Georgia Championship Wrestling taping:
Kevin Sullivan defeated an unknown
Abdullah the Butcher defeated Curtis Brazil
Georgia Tag Team Champions Ivan Koloff & Alexis Smirnorff defeated Bill Dromo & Marvin Turner
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Gerald Finley at 2:42 with a German suplex into a bridge; after the bout, Gordon Solie interviewed Backlund
Tony Atlas pinned Jack Ford
Abdullah the Butcher defeated Mike Davis
Killer Khan defeated Marvin Turner
Wenonah Little Heart pinned Judy Martin
Tommy Rich & Ray Candy defeated Buck Brannigan & Rick Craven
NJPW @ Numazu, Japan – December 1, 1979
Shoji Kai pinned Junji Hirata
Yoshiaki Fujiwara pinned Akira Maeda
Kengo Kimura pinned Kuniaki Kobayashi
Strong Kobayashi pinned Osamu Kido
Greg Valentine pinned Haruka Eigen
Tatsumi Fujinami fought Pedro Morales to a double count-out
Bob Backlund pinned Seiji Sakaguchi
WWF & NWF World Champion Antonio Inoki & Riki Choshu defeated Tiger Jeet Singh & Nikolai Volkoff in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match; fall #1: Singh forced Choshu to submit with a cobra claw; fall #2: Choshu defeated Singh via disqualification; fall #3: Inoki pinned Volkoff
WWF @ Springfield, MA – Civic Center – December 1, 1979
Dominic DeNucci defeated Bulldog Brower
Hussein Arab defeated Ted Dibiase
Larry Zbyszko defeated Jimmy Valiant
Dave Darrow defeated Johnny Rodz
WWF Tag Team Champions Ivan Putski & Tito Santana defeated Johnny & Jerry Valiant
Andre the Giant defeated WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson
Bruno Sammartino defeated Swede Hanson
WWF @ Bayside, NY – Incarnation Church Auditorium – December 2, 1979
Johnny Rivera defeated Johnny Rodz
Larry Zbyszko defeated Jose Estrada
WWF Tag Team Champion Tito Santana defeated Johnny Rivera (sub. for Jerry Valiant)
WWF Tag Team Champion Ivan Putski defeated Swede Hanson via disqualification
WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson defeated Ted Dibiase
WWF @ Scranton, PA – CYC – December 3, 1979
Larry Zbyszko vs. Johnny Rodz
Hussein Arab vs. Frank Williams
WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson vs. Dominic DeNucci
WWF Tag Team Champion Tito Santana vs. Jerry Valiant
WWF Tag Team Champion Ivan Putski vs. Swede Hanson (guest referee: Andre the Giant)
Ted Dibiase vs. Bobby Duncum
Hiroshima, Japan – December 3, 1979
Bob Backlund & Pedro Morales defeated WWF & NWF World Champion Antonio Inoki & WWF Jr. Heavyweight Champion Tatsumi Fujinami
WWF @ Allentown, PA – Agricultural Hall – December 4, 1979
Championship Wrestling taping:
Dark match: WWF Tag Team Champion Tito Santana defeated Mr. X
12/8/79 – included Vince McMahon & Bruno Sammartino interviewing WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson at the show opening, where Patterson objected to working with Capt. Lou Albano and does not want to be associated with him at all, saying he doesn’t like him, and that Albano was a slob and a bum:
WWF Tag Team Champion Tito Santana defeated Jerry Valiant via count-out at 8:23 after dropkicking him over the top rope
Hulk Hogan (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Charlie Brown at 3:25 via submission with the backbreaker
Tony Atlas pinned Johnny Rodz at 3:42 with a monkey flip out of the corner
WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson & the Wild Samoans (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) fought Larry Zbyszko, Dominic DeNucci, & WWF Tag Team Champion Ivan Putski to a no contest at 8:26 when the Samoans turned on Patterson and attacked him after Patterson had gone to hit Albano for stopping the Samoans from letting Patterson tag out of the match; Albano then hit Patterson in the head with a chair, busting him open as the Samoans held him up; Vince McMahon then attempted to interview Patterson, who screamed that he wanted Albano in the ring
Bobby Duncum defeated Manny Saica at 2:21
Ken Patera defeated Frank Williams at 2:35
12/15/79:
The Wild Samoans (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Fred Marzino & Angelo Gomez at 6:01 when Sika pinned Marzino with the Samoan Drop
Ken Patera (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Babyface George via submission with the full nelson at 4:57
Dominic DeNucci pinned Mr. X at 3:07 following an airplane spin
Bobby Duncum (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Sylvano Sousa with a bulldog at 5:44
WWF Tag Team Champions Ivan Putski & Tito Santana defeated Pete Doherty & Davey O’Hannon at 7:28 when Putski pinned Doherty with the Polish Hammer
Hussein Arab (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Don Patrick with a suplex at 1:11; after the bout, Vince McMahon interviewed WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson at ringside, with Patterson challenging Capt. Lou Albano to a match right now, and he would put him out of wrestling for good
12/22/79:
Ken Patera (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Kevin Hughes via submission with the swinging full nelson at 5:47; after the bout, Bruno Sammartino interviewed Patera & Wizard at ringside
Hulk Hogan (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Jose Estrada via submission with the backbreaker at 5:12
Tony Atlas defeated Frank Williams
Andre the Giant pinned Pete Doherty at 2:31 with a boot to the face and a sit-down splash
The Wild Samoans (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Don Patrick & Johnny Rivera at 7:53 when Afa pinned Patrick with the Samoan Drop
WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson pinned Johnny Rodz with a kneedrop off the top at 2:57; during the bout, Rodz reopened Patterson’s cut on his forehead from two weeks earlier
12/29/79:
Bobby Duncum defeated Don Patrick at 5:22
Hulk Hogan defeated Sylvano Sousa at 2:42
Tony Atlas defeated Pete Doherty at 2:52
Larry Zbyszko defeated Mr. X at 8:44
WWF Tag Team Champions Tito Santana & Ivan Putski defeated John Callahan & Johnny Rodz at 5:59
WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson pinned Jose Estrada with a kneedrop off the top at 3:19
Dark match after the taping: Andre the Giant defeated Jerry Valiant
Osaka, Japan – December 4, 1979
WWF Jr. Heavyweight Champion Tatsumi Fujinami defeated Greg Valentine
Bob Backlund defeated Tiger Jeet Singh via disqualification
WWF & NWF World Champion Antonio Inoki pinned Pedro Morales with a body press at 8:29; only the NWF title was on the line
WWF @ Hamburg, PA – Fieldhouse – December 5, 1979
All Star Wrestling taping:
12/8/79 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Bruno Sammartino:
WWF Tag Team Champions Tito Santana & Ivan Putski defeated Johnny Rodz & Pete Doherty at 8:22 when Santana pinned Doherty with a dropkick
Ken Patera (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Johnny Rivera via submission with the swinging full nelson at 6:05; after the bout, Bruno Sammartino interviewed Patera & Wizard at ringside
Hulk Hogan (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Frank Williams via submission with a bearhug at 1:57
Larry Zbyszko pinned Jose Estrada at 6:49 with a back suplex into a bridge
Tony Atlas pinned John Callahan at 3:12 with a standing headbutt from the middle turnbuckle
Dark matches:
Andre the Giant pinned Hussein Arab at 5:49 with a headbutt
WWF Tag Team Champion Tito Santana pinned Johnny Rodz at 8:05 with a flying bodypress
12/15/79 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Bruno Sammartino; included McMahon conducting a ringside interview with Capt. Lou Albano & the Wild Samoans:
Andre the Giant defeated Pete Doherty & John Buford in a handicap match at 1:43 by pinning both at the same time after dropping Doherty on top of Buford
Hulk Hogan (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Dan Patrick via submission with a backbreaker at 2:33
The Wild Samoans (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Johnny Rivera & Sylvano Sousa at 8:56 when Afa pinned Sousa with the Samoan Drop
Dominic DeNucci pinned Jose Estrada at 9:11 with an airplane spin; after the bout, Bruno Sammartino interviewed DeNucci at ringside
Hussein Arab (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Angelo Gomez at 2:44 with a belly to belly suplex
Dark match: Dominic DeNucci fought Swede Hanson to a time-limit draw
12/29/79 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Bruno Sammartino; included Sammartino conducting a ringside interview with WWF Tag Team Champions Tito Santana & Ivan Putski; featured a closing announcement that Andre the Giant vs. Jerry Valiant would take place the following week:
Larry Zbyszko pinned Pete Doherty at 5:44 with a back suplex into a bridge
Ken Patera (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Dan Patrick via submission with the swinging full nelson at 5:46
Bobby Duncum (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Ben Ortiz at 5:13 with a bulldog
WWF Tag Team Champions Tito Santana & Ivan Putski defeated John Buford & Davey O’Hannon at 6:51 when Putski pinned Buford with the Polish Hammer; after the bout, Bruno Sammartino interviewed the champions at ringside
Tony Atlas pinned Kevin Hughes with a suplex at 2:52
Gifu, Japan – December 5, 1979
Nikolai Volkoff defeated Haruka Eigen
Bob Backlund defeated Tatsumi Fujinami
WWF & NWF World Champion Antonio Inoki & Seiji Sakaguchi defeated Pedro Morales & Greg Valentine
WWF @ Meriden, CT – Platt High School Gym – December 6, 1979 (sell out)
Frank Williams vs. Pete Doherty
WWF Tag Team Champion Tito Santana vs. Dave Darrow
Ted Dibiase vs. Bobby Duncum
Johnny Rivera vs. Jose Estrada
WWF Tag Team Champion Ivan Putski defeated Hussein Arab via count-out at the 17-minute mark after hitting the Polish Hammer
WWF @ Highland Park, NJ – December 6, 1979
Gorilla Monsoon & WWF Tag Team Champion Tito Santana vs. ? & ?
Tokyo, Japan – Sumo Hall – December 6, 1979
Tiger Jeet Singh fought Seiji Sakaguchi to a no contest
Tatsumi Fujinami & Riki Choshu defeated Pedro Morales & Greg Valentine
Strong Kobayashi defeated Nikolai Volkoff via disqualification
Kimura & Kido defeated Hirata & Hoehino
Haruka Eigen defeated Kuniaki Kobayashi
Yoshiaki Fujiwara defeated Akira Maeda
WWF & NWF World Champion Antonio Inoki fought Bob Backlund to a no contest at 27:19; Backlund had scored a pinfall after coming off the top rope, following outside distraction from Tiger Jeet Singh, however WWF President Hisashi Shinma overruled the decision and declared it a no contest; only the WWF title was on the line
WWF @ Johnstown, PA – Cambria County War Memorial Arena – December 7, 1979
Mike Mihalko defeated the Red Demon
Johnny DeFazio pinned Rocky Tomayo
JoJo Andrews defeated Billy Berger
Dominic DeNucci pinned Jim Grabmire
WWF Tag Team Champion Ivan Putski pinned Johnny Valiant
Bruno Sammartino defeated Hussein Arab via count-out
Los Angeles, CA – December 7, 1979
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Victor Rivera
WWF @ Newburgh, NY – December 7, 1979
Included Ted Dibiase, the Valiant Brothers, and WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson
WWF @ Providence, RI – Civic Center – December 8, 1979
Dave Darrow pinned Frank Williams
Johnny Rodz defeated Fred Marzino
Jose Estrada fought Johnny Rivera to a draw
Larry Zbyszko defeated Bulldog Brower via disqualification
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Swede Hanson
Andre the Giant & WWF Tag Team Champion Tito Santana defeated Jerry & Jimmy Valiant
Bobby Duncum defeated Mike Masters
WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson pinned Ted Dibiase
WWF @ Fairmont, WV – Marion County Armory – December 8, 1979
The Red Demon pinned BB Coleman
Hussein Arab fought Dominic DeNucci to a draw
JoJo Andrews defeated Ronnie Lee
Tony Altimore defeated Rocky Tomayo via disqualification
Jim Grabmire defeated Billy Berger
WWF Tag Team Champion Ivan Putski pinned Johnny Valiant
WWF @ Wheeling, WV – Civic Center – December 9, 1979
Ronnie Lee defeated Billy Berger
Tony Altimore defeated JoJo Andrews via disqualification
Gorilla Monsoon defeated Jim Grabmire
Dominic DeNucci pinned Johnny Valiant
Johnny DeFazio fought Rocky Tomayo to a DKO
WWF Tag Team Champion Ivan Putski defeated Hussein Arab via count-out
Toronto, Ontario – Maple Leaf Garden – December 9, 1979
Brute Bernard defeated Klondike Bill at 9:51
Rufus R. Jones & Cocoa Samoa defeated the Scorpion & the Destroyer at 12:31
Ric Flair defeated Ray Stevens at 18:47
WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson defeated WWF World Champion Bob Backlund via count-out at 16:26
Canadian Heavyweight Champion Dewey Robertson defeated Jimmy Snuka via disqualification when Ray Stevens interfered
Detroit, MI – December 10, 1979
Featured WWF World Champion Bob Backlund
WWF @ McKeesport, PA – High School Gym – December 10, 1979
Tony Altimore defeated Billy Berger
Dominc DeNucci fought Hussein Arab to a draw
Ronnie Lee defeated BB Coleman
Johnny DeFazio pinned Jim Grabmire
WWF Tag Team Champion Ivan Putski pinned Johnny Valiant
Gorilla Monsoon defeated JoJo Andrews
WWF @ South Amboy, NJ – St. Mary’s High School Gym – December 11, 1979
Davey O’Hannon vs. Johnny Rivera
Jose Estrada vs. Tony Gomez
Johnny Rodz vs. Frank Williams
Bulldog Brower vs. Mike Masters
Ted Dibiase, Larry Zbyszko, & WWF Tag Team Champion Tito Santana vs. Swede Hanson, Jimmy & Jerry Valiant
WWF @ Queens, NY – December 12, 1979
Ted Dibiase & WWF Tag Team Champion Tito Santana vs. ? & ?
WWF @ Browns Mills, NJ – December 13, 1979
Johnny Rodz defeated Frank Williams
Davey O’Hannon (sub. for Hussein Arab) defeated Johnny Rivera
Bulldog Brower defeated Larry Zbyszko
Gorilla Monsoon, WWF Tag Team Champion Tito Santana, & Ted Dibiase defeated Swede Hanson, Jimmy & Jerry Valiant
Kyoto, Japan – December 13, 1979
WWF Jr. Heavyweight Champion Tatsumi Fujinami defeated Kengo Kimura
WWF @ Landover, MD – Capital Centre – December 14, 1979
The first 5,000 fans received an autograph poster to be signed by Ted Dibiase, Tito Santana, Larry Zbyszko, and WWF World Champion Bob Backlund
Johnny, Jerry, & Jimmy Valiant co-won a 20-man, $10,000 battle royal; due to prematch stipulations, the winner would face WWF World Champion Bob Backlund later in the show, with Jerry being chosen as the one to get the title shot; participants included: Hussein Arab, Dominic DeNucci, Ted Dibiase, Bobby Duncum, Jose Estrada, Angelo Gomez, Swede Hanson, Joe Mascara, Mike Masters, Gorilla Monsoon, Davey O’Hannon, WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson, Johnny Rodz, Tito Santana, Nikolai Volkoff, Frank Williams, and Larry Zbyszko
Bobby Duncum defeated Ted Dibiase
Larry Zbyszko defeated Bulldog Brower via disqualification
Dominic DeNucci defeated Johnny Valiant
Hussein Arab defeated Johnny Rivera
WWF Tag Team Champion Tito Santana defeated Jimmy Valiant
Gorilla Monsoon defeated Johnny Rodz
Swede Hanson defeated Mike Masters
Davey O’Hannon defeated Frank Williams
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Jerry Valiant
WWF @ North Plainfield, NJ – High School Gym – December 15, 1979
Swede Hanson defeated Frank Williams
Hussein Arab defeated Johnny Rodz
Bobby Duncum defeated Dominic DeNucci
Larry Zbyszko & WWF Tag Team Champion Tito Santana defeated Jimmy & Jerry Valiant
WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson defeated Ted Dibiase
WWF @ New York City, NY – Madison Square Garden – December 17, 1979
Televised on the MSG Network and in Japan – featured Vince McMahon on commentary; the 11 p.m. curfew was waived by the New York State Athletic Commission for the event
Larry Zbyszko pinned Bulldog Brower at 4:43 when Zybszko caused Brower to fall over while attempting a bodyslam
Riki Choshu & Seji Sakaguchi defeated Bad News Allen Coage & Jo Jo Andrews at 9:44 when Andrews submitted to Sakaguchi’s Boston Crab; the bout was announced as being for the Japanese tag team titles but the championship Choshu & Sakaguchi held at the time was actually the NWA North American Tag Team Titles
Mike Graham defeated Johnny Rodz via submission at 5:03 with a figure-4
Hulk Hogan defeated Ted Dibiase via KO at 11:12 with a bearhug; prior to the bout, Hogan was escorted to the ring by Freddie Blassie (Dibiase’s last appearance for almost 8 years) (Hogan’s MSG debut) (Hulk Still Rules)
Bob Backlund defeated Bobby Duncum in a Texas Death Match to win the vacant WWF World Title at 17:18; Backlund did not come to the ring with the belt, rather WWF President Hisashi Shima was in possession of it and was introduced to the crowd before the match; Backlund was not introduced as champion however the title being vacant was not mentioned to the US audience but was known by the Japanese audience since the title controversy took place there; in commentary, Vince McMahon continued to refer to Backlund as the title holder
Antonio Inoki pinned Hussein Arab at 14:59 with the enzuiguri; the match was announced as being for Inoki’s Japanese Heavyweight Title but the belt Inoki actually held at the time was the NWF title; following the ring entrances, Arab took the mic and cut a promo on the fans; after the match, Arab knocked the referee out with his loaded boot (WrestleMania 26 Collector’s Edition)
NWA World Champion Harley Race defeated Dusty Rhodes when the referee stopped the match at 13:18 after Rhodes began bleeding from the forehead and lost his vision to the point that he fell out of the ring; after the match, the fans chanted “bullshit” before Race hit Rhodes in the head with the title belt (American Dream: The Dusty Rhodes Story)
WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson defeated Dominic DeNucci by turning a monkey flip attempt into a roll up at 6:31 (History of the Intercontinental Title)
WWF Jr. Heavyweight Champion Tatsumi Fujinami pinned Johnny Rivera at 10:17 with a back suplex
WWF Tag Team Champions Ivan Putski & Tito Santana defeated Victor Rivera & Swede Hanson at 6:57 when Santana pinned Hanson with a crossbody off the top
Atlanta, GA – City Auditorium – December 25, 1979
Steve Travis fought Prof. Toru Tanaka to a draw
Tommy Rich & Ray Candy defeated Ernie Ladd & Ox Baker
Killer Khan defeated Bob Armstrong in a judo jacket match
Ric Flair fought Georgia TV Champion Austin Idol to a no contest
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Kevin Sullivan
Abdullah the Butcher defeated Tony Atlas
Georgia Heavyweight Champion the Masked Superstar defeated Dick Slater in a No DQ match
Ole Anderson & Thunderbolt Patterson defeated Ivan Koloff & Alexis Smirnoff
Mr. Wrestling #2 defeated an imposter Mr. Wrestling #2 in a steel cage match; due to pre-match stipulations which said the loser must unmask, the imposter was revealed to be Joe Powell
WWF @ White Plains, NY – Westchester County Civic Center – December 26, 1979
Victor Rivera defeated Johnny Rivera at 6:53
Hussein Arab defeated Johnny Rodz at 6:14
Bobby Duncum defeated Dominic DeNucci at 13:54
Women’s Tag Team Champions Leilani Kai & Judy Martin defeated Wenonah Littleheart & Kandi Malloy
Larry Zbyszko pinned Swede Hanson at 14:36
Andre the Giant, WWF Tag Team Champions Tito Santana & Ivan Putski defeated Jimmy, Johnny, & Jerry Valiant in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1 at 23:04; fall #1: Santana pinned Johnny at 11:44; fall #2: Johnny pinned Santana at 6:47; fall #3: Andre pinned Jerry at 4:33
WWF @ Worcester, MA – Auditorium – Decemer 27, 1979
Mike Masters defeated Jose Estrada
Larry Zbyszko defeated Dave Darrow
Hussein Arab defeated Steve King
WWF Tag Team Champion Tito Santana pinned Jerry Valiant
Women’s Tag Team Champions Leilani Kai & Judy Martin defeated Wenonah Littleheart & Kandi Malloy
WWF Tag Team Champion Ivan Putski fought Swede Hanson to a double disqualification; Larry Zbyszko was the guest referee
WWF @ Asbury Park, NJ – Convention Hall – December 27, 1979
Gorilla Monsoon & Dominic DeNucci vs. Johnny & Jerry Valiant (Best 2 out of 3 falls)
Andre the Giant vs. Bobby Duncum
Also included Bulldog Brower and Victor Rivera
WWF @ Albany, NY – December 28, 1979
Jim Duggan defeated Steve King
Bobby Duncum defeated Dominic Denucci
Hussein Arab defeated Johnny Rivera
Women’s Tag Team Champions Leilani Kai & Judy Martin defeated Wenonah Little Heart & Kandi Malloy
WWF Tag Team Champions Ivan Putski & Tito Santana defeated Johnny & Jerry Valiant
WWF @ Harrisburg, PA – Zembo Mosque – December 28, 1979
Johnny Rodz pinned Angelo Gomez at 12:54
Jose Estrada pinned Joe Mascara at 11:45
Nikolai Volkoff pinned Mike Masters at 11:20
Davey O’Hannon defeated Jimmy Valiant (sub. for Frank Williams) via disqualification at 12:18
Larry Zbyszko fought Bulldog Brower to a double disqualification at 15:07
Andre the Giant pinned Swede Hanson at 13:46
WWF @ Baltimore, MD – Civic Center – December 29, 1979 (11,000)
Davey O’Hannon pinned Joe Mascara at 12:02
Jose Estrada pinned Ben Ortiz (sub. for Frank Williams) at 15:13
Johnny Rodz pinned Angelo Gomez at 16:10
Bulldog Brower pinned Mike Masters at 12:45
Andre the Giant, Larry Zbyszko, WWF Tag Team Champion Tito Santana, & Dominic DeNucci defeated Swede Hanson, Jimmy, Johnny, & Jerry Valiant in a Best 3 out of 5 falls match, 3-0
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson in a lumberjack match at 20:03; there were 15 lumberjacks for the match
WWF @ Springfield, MA – Civic Center – December 29, 1979
Jim Duggan defeated Fred Marzino
Dave Darrow defeated Sylvano Sousa
Joe Crugnale defeated John Callahan
Hussein Arab defeated Steve King
Victor Rivera defeated Johnny Rivera
Women’s Tag Team Champions Leilani Kai & Judy Martin defeated Wenonah Little Heart & Kandi Malloy
Bobby Duncum defeated Ivan Putski via count-out; after the bout, Putski hit the referee after hearing the decision
Bruno Sammartino pinned Nikolai Volkoff at 9:13
Toronto, Ontario – Maple Leaf Garden – December 30, 1979
Sweet Daddy Siki defeated John Forsythe at 8:07
Billy Red Lyons defeated John Bonello at 5:19
Johnny Weaver defeated Frank Monte at 9:36
Andre the Giant defeated the Destroyer & Brute Bernard in a handicap match at 18:06
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson at 16:40
NWA U.S. Champion Jimmy Snuka & Ray Stevens defeated Canadian Champion Dewey Robertson & Ric Flair at 19:14
WWF @ New Haven, CT – Coliseum – December 30, 1979
Jose Estrada pinned Johnny Rivera at 14:07
Hussein Arab pinned Steve King (sub. for Pete Doherty) at 3:31
Larry Zbyszko pinned Jimmy Valiant at 8:30
Dominic DeNucci pinned Jerry Valiant at 8:29
WWF Tag Team Champion Tito Santana defeated Frank Rodriguez (sub. for Johnny Valiant) at 10:39
Victor Rivera fought Johnny Rodz to a double disqualification at 8:53 after both men hit the referee
Women’s Tag Team Champions Leilani Kai & Judy Martin defeated Wenonah Littleheart & Kandi Malloy
Bobby Duncum pinned WWF Tag Team Champion Ivan Putski at 18:11