WWF – 1980 Results
WWF @ Allentown, PA – Agricultural Hall – January 1, 1980
Championship Wrestling taping:
1/5/80:
WWF Tag Team Champion Tito Santana defeated Billy Coleman
Ken Patera defeated Steve King
Dominic DeNucci defeated Angelo Gomez
Larry Zbyszko defeated Ron Lee
Rene Goulet defeated JoJo Andrews (Goulet’s return match)
Hulk Hogan defeated Billy Berger
1/12/80 – featured a closing segment in which Vince McMahon spoke with Bruno Sammartino about Larry Zbyszko’s challenge, with Sammartino saying no because it would be like wrestling his younger brother:
Larry Zbyszko defeated JoJo Andrews via submission at 3:42 with a Boston Crab; after the match, Vince McMahon conducted a ringside interview with Zbyszko and asked about his reluctance to be interviewed by his trainer Bruno Sammartino, with Zbyszko stating that he doesn’t dislike Bruno, but he would never be able to become a ring veteran as long as he stood in Bruno’s shadow as his protege, with Zbyszko then demanding to face Sammartino in a scientific wrestling match and prove he is the better man
The Wild Samoans defeated Charlie Brown & Dominic DeNucci
Hussein Arab defeated Ben Ortiz
Bobby Duncum defeated Joe Mascara
Rene Goulet defeated Ron Lee
Hulk Hogan (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Angelo Gomez & Johnny Rivera in a handicap match at 2:13 when Gomez submitted to a bearhug
1/19/80:
WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson defeated JoJo Andrews; after the bout, Sammartino interviewed Patterson about his recent separation from Capt. Lou Albano
Rene Goulet defeated Ben Ortiz
Hulk Hogan defeated Joe Mascara
The Wild Samoans (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Dominic DeNucci & Johnny Rivera at 5:37 when Sika pinned Rivera following a double headbutt; after the bout, Rivera was taken out on a stretcher as a result of landing on his head following a botched sunset flip attempt, while Vince McMahon interviewed Albano at ringside as he was being carried out
Ken Patera (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Angelo Gomez via submission at 3:04 with the swinging full nelson
Dark match after the taping: WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Hussein Arab (sub. for Swede Hanson)
WWF @ Hamburg, PA – Fieldhouse – January 2, 1980
All Star Wrestling taping:
1/5/80 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Bruno Sammartino:
WWF Tag Team Champion Tito Santana defeated Hussein Arab (w/ Freddie Blassie) via disqualification at 6:42 when Hussein attempted to bring a chair into the ring
Ken Patera (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Bill Berger via submission at 5:02 with the full nelson; after the match, Vince McMahon conducted a ringside interview with Patera & the Wizard in which the duo stated Patera would become a champion in 1980
Hulk Hogan (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Ben Ortez & Angelo Gomez in a handicap match at 4:57 when Ortez submitted to an overhead backbreaker; after the bout, Vince McMahon conducted a ringside interview with Hogan & Blassie in which Hogan said he was the new king of pro wrestling (Hulk Still Rules)
Larry Zbyszko pinned Johnny Rodz at 7:26 with a jumping headbutt
Bobby Duncum (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Ron Lee at 2:38 with the bulldog
1/12/80 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Bruno Sammartino; included McMahon conducting a ringside interview with Rene Goulet who discussed his return to the WWF and wrestling internationally during his time away from the company; featured the Larry Zbyszko / JoJo Andrews match from the 1/12/80 Championship Wrestling:
The Wild Samoans (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Dominic DeNucci & Steve King at 6:22 when Afa pinned King with a Samoan drop
Rene Goulet pinned Johnny Rodz at 6:37 with a gutwrench suplex (Goulet’s return after nearly an 8-year absence)
WWF Tag Team Champion Tito Santana pinned Jose Estrada at 5:06 with a crossbody
Bobby Duncum (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Angelo Gomez at 3:05 with the bulldog
1/19/80 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Bruno Sammartino; included McMahon conducting a ringside interview with Freddie Blassie & Hussein Arab who discussed Hussein’s mastery of the suplex, with Hussein then displaying his Persian club exercises and Blassie offering $5,000 to anyone who could match his reps; included McMahon asking Sammartino about Larry Zbyszko challenging him to a match, with Sammartino upset that Larry felt the way he did, and refusing to face his protege in the ring:
WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson pinned BB Coleman at 5:34 in a non-title match with a knee drop off the top; after the match, Bruno Sammartino conducted a ringside interview with Patterson, who claimed he’s never felt better now that he’s heard the cheers of the fans
Rene Goulet pinned Jose Estrada at 6:28 with a gutwrench suplex
Ken Patera (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Charlie Brown via submission at 5:32 with the full nelson
Dominic DeNucci pinned Johnny Rodz at 6:14 after a catapult into the corner
Hulk Hogan (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Steve King & Bill Berger in a handicap match at 2:47 when King submitted to an overhead backbreaker
Dark match: WWF World Champion Boby Backlund, Larry Zbyszko, & WWF Tag Team Champion Tito Santana fought the Wild Samoans & Capt. Lou Albano to a double disqualification at 15:22
WWF @ North Bergen, NJ – Embassy Hall – January 3, 1980
Rene Goulet pinned Johnny Rodz at 13:51
The Wild Samoans defeated Mike Masters & Larry Zbyszko
Hussein Arab fought WWF Tag Team Champion Tito Santana to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Bobby Duncum pinned Dominic DeNucci at 13:05
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund (sub. for Ivan Putski) pinned Swede Hanson at 16:21
WWF @ Glens Falls, NY – Civic Center – January 4, 1980
Johnny Rodz (sub. for Dave Darrow) defeated Fred Marzino
Mike Masters defeated John Callahan (sub. for Pete Doherty)
Jim Duggan defeated Johnny Rodz
Rene Goulet defeated Swede Hanson
Hussein Arab fought Larry Zbyszko to a draw
Ken Patera defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Ivan Putski via count-out
WWF @ West Orange, NJ – January 4, 1980
Jose Estrada defeated Angelo Gomez
Hulk Hogan defeated Joe Mascara & Steve King
WWF Tag Team Champion Tito Santana defeated Davey O’Hannon
The Wild Samoans defeated Dominic DeNucci & Gorilla Monsoon
WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson defeated Bulldog Brower
Bruno Sammartino defeated Bobby Duncum via disqualification
St. Louis, MO – Kiel Auditorium – January 4, 1980
Eddie Gilbert defeated Ron McFarlane
Bulldog Brown & Ed Wiskowski defeated Ronnie Etchison & Art Thomas
Pat O’Connor defeated Lord Alfred Hayes
Leilani Kai & Judy Martin defeated Winona Little Heart & Kandi Maloy
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Tom Andrews
Missouri State Champion Kevin Von Erich fought Dick Murdoch to a no contest
NWA World Champion Harley Race fought David Von Erich to a draw
WWF @ Fall River, MA – Bank St. Armory – January 5, 1980
Sylvano Sousa defeated Fred Marzino
Dave Darrow defeated Joe Crugnale
Rene Goulet defeated Jose Estrada
WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson defeated Johnny Rodz
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Hussein Arab
WWF @ Middlesex, NJ – January 5, 1980
Included WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson, WWF Tag Team Champion Tito Santana, & the Wild Samoans
WWF @ West Hempstead, NY – High School – January 6, 1980
WWF Tag Team Champion Ivan Putski vs. Swede Hanson
WWF @ Poughkeepsie, NY – Mid-Hudson Civic Center – January 7, 1980
Johnny Rivera vs. Johnny Rodz
Hussein Arab vs. Larry Zbyszko
Swede Hanson vs. Rene Goulet
Bobby Duncum vs. Dominic DeNucci
WWF Tag Team Champions Tito Santana & Ivan Putski vs. the Wild Samoans
WWF @ Portland, ME – Civic Center – January 8, 1980 (1,264)
Hussein Arab pinned Johnny Rodz at 6:15
Rene Goulet pinned Swede Hanson at 11:04
The Wild Samoans defeated Mike Masters & Larry Zbyszko at 17:40
Ken Patera pinned Dominic DeNucci at 11:40
Hulk Hogan pinned WWF Tag Team Champion Tito Santana at 13:30
Bobby Duncum defeated Ivan Putski via count-out at 20:10
WWF @ Waterville, ME – Armory – January 9, 1980
Rene Goulet defeated Johnny Rodz (sub. for Hussein Arab) via disqualification; the match originally went to a 20-minute time-limit draw, but Rodz hit the referee after the bell, so he awarded the match to Goulet instead
Ken Patera defeated Mike Masters at 6:10
Bobby Duncum pinned Dominic DeNucci at 8:20
Hulk Hogan defeated Johnny Rodz at 6:20
Larry Zbyszko & WWF Tag Team Champion Tito Santana fought the Wild Samoans to a double disqualification at 18:10
WWF Tag Team Champion Ivan Putski pinned Swede Hanson at 11:20
WWF @ Pittsburgh, PA – Civic Arena – January 11, 1980
Baron Mikel Scicluna fought Johnny DeFazio to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Larry Zbyszko pinned Swede Hanson at 5:54
Ken Patera defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Ivan Putski via count-out at 16:04
Hussein Arab pinned Tony Altimore at 5:10
Hulk Hogan pinned WWF Tag Team Champion Tito Santana at 9:46
WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson defeated Capt. Lou Albano via count-out at 5:40
The Wild Samoans defeated Dominic DeNucci & Gorilla Monsoon
Bobby Duncum defeated WWF World Champion Bob Backlund at 18:40 when the match was stopped due to blood loss
WWF @ Connelsville, PA – January 12, 1980
The Wild Samoans defeated Bruno Sammartino & Dominic DeNucci
WWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – January 12, 1980
Televised on the PRISM Network – featured Vince McMahon & Dick Graham on commentary for the first 4 matches which were shown live, and Kal Rudman replacing McMahon for the remainder of the card which was shown on a several hour tape delay:
Rene Goulet pinned Johnny Rodz at 13:57 with a sunset flip; after the bout, Vince McMahon interviewed Kal Rudman at ringside discussing WWF World Champion Bob Backlund
Davey O’Hannon pinned Jose Estrada at 14:51 with a reverse roll up
Bulldog Brower pinned Mike Masters at 14:21 with a piledriver
Bobby Duncum defeated WWF World Champion Bob Backlund (w/ Arnold Skaaland) at 16:09 when the match was stopped due to blood
Hulk Hogan pinned WWF Tag Team Champion Tito Santana at 6:10 after Santana missed a charge into the corner
WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson defeated Capt. Lou Albano via count-out at 3:22 when Albano left ringside
Larry Zbyszko defeated Hussein Arab via referee’s decision after the 20-minute time limit expired
Gorilla Monsoon defeated Swede Hanson via submission with a bearhug at 1:08
Ken Patera defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Ivan Putski via count-out at 1:40 after Patera shoved Putski into the ring post just before the 10-count as both were on the floor and quickly got back inside
WWF @ Wheeling, WV – Civic Center – January 13, 1980
Rocky Tomayo defeated Billy Berger
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Tony Altimore
Jojo Andrews defeated Ron Lee
Johnny DeFazio defeated Jim Grabmire
Gorilla Monsoon defeated Hussein Arab via count-out
The Wild Samoans defeated Dominic DeNucci & WWF Tag Team Champion Ivan Putski
Toronto, Ontario – Maple Leaf Garden – January 13, 1980 (14,000)
Sweet Daddy Siki fought Chris Tolos to a 15-minute draw
Klondike Bill defeated Joe Marcus at 5:47
Pedro Morales defeated David Patterson at 10:29
Greg Valentine defeated Johnny Weaver at 14:16
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund fought the Destroyer to a double count-out at 16:40
Canadian Heavyweight Champion Dewey Robertson & Ric Flair defeated NWA US Champion Jimmy Snuka & Ray Stevens at 19:14
WWF @ Worcester, MA – Auditorium – January 17, 1980
Hussein Arab fought Rene Goulet to a draw
Hulk Hogan pinned WWF Tag Team Champion Tito Santana
The Wild Samoans defeated Mike Masters & Larry Zbyszko
Bobby Duncum pinned Dominic DeNucci
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Swede Hanson
WWF @ Albany, NY – Washington Ave. Armory – January 18, 1980
Johnny Rodz defeated Mike Masters
Dave Darrow defeated Fred Marzino
Hussein Arab fought Larry Zbyszko to a draw
Jim Duggan pinned Jose Estrada at 11:00
WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson defeated Bobby Duncum via count-out
WWF @ Landover, MD – Capital Centre – January 18, 1980 (8,500)
Portions of the Hulk Hogan vs. Gorilla Monsoon and Wild Samoans vs. Tito Santana & Dominic DeNucci matches aired during a local news segment on pro wrestling and whether or not it was real; Hogan and Monsoon were interviewed backstage for the segment; the news team attempted to interview the Wild Samoans but were told they couldn’t speak English
Davey O’Hannon defeated Johnny Rivera at 12:14
Rene Goulet defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna at 9:04
Bulldog Brower defeated Joe Mascara at 11:14
The Wild Samoans defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Tito Santana & Dominic DeNucci at 17:43
Hulk Hogan pinned Gorilla Monsoon at 13:20 with the legdrop
Tony Atlas defeated Swede Hanson at 9:25
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Ken Patera via count-out at 18:30
WWF @ Stamford, CT – High School Gym – January 19, 1980
Bulldog Brower pinned Sylvano Sousa
Hulk Hogan defeated Dave Darrow via submission
Larry Zbyszko defeated Hussein Arab via referee’s decision
Rene Goulet pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna
WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson fought Ken Patera to a double disqualification
WWF @ Lowell, MA – Memorial Auditorium – January 19, 1980
John Callahan defeated Jerry Dubane
Johnny Rodz fought Jose Estrada to a draw
The Wild Samoans defeated Mike Masters & Fred Marzino
WWF Tag Team Champion Tito Santana defeated Swede Hanson
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Bobby Duncum via count-out
WWF @ New York City, NY – Madison Square Garden – January 21, 1980 (20,000+)
Televised on the MSG Network – featured Vince McMahon on commentary:
Davey O’Hannon pinned Angelo Gomez at 10:21 with a neckbreaker
Kevin Von Erich pinned Johnny Rodz with a Thesz Press at 8:28 (Von Erich’s only MSG appearance)
Larry Zbyszko defeated Hussein Arab via disqualification at 10:29 when Arab accidentally hit an elbow drop on referee Terry Terranova when Zbyszko moved out of the way after Arab had pushed Zbyszko onto the referee when kicking out of a pin attempt; after the bout, Zbyszko cleared Arab from the ring
Hulk Hogan pinned Dominic DeNucci at 7:34 with the legdrop after dropping DeNucci throat-first across the top rope; prior to the bout, Freddie Blassie escorted Hogan to the ring before returning backstage when the match began
The Wild Samoans defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Ivan Putski & Tito Santana via count-out at 12:46 after Samoan #2 crotched Santana on the top rope, with Santana then falling out to the floor; after the bout, Santana was taken backstage on a stretcher (the Samoans’ MSG debut)
Rene Goulet pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna at 4:59 with a sunset flip; during the bout, Vince McMahon interviewed Mike Weppner from Front Line Management in NYC, & Kal Rudman about their experience being here at MSG (Goulet’s return to MSG after an 8-year absence)
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund (w/ Arnold Skaaland) fought Ken Patera to a draw at 25:52 when, after Patera threw Backlund into referee Jack Lotz, referee Terry Terranova called for the bell; after the bout, Lotz was taken backstage on a stretcher; prior to the bout, the Grand Wizard escorted Patera to the ring before returning backstage when the match began; after the bout, both men continued brawling until they were eventually separated by several other wrestlers and referees
WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson defeated Capt. Lou Albano via count-out at 6:11 in a non-title match after Patterson hit Albano with his own foreign object, causing Albano to bleed, with Albano then running backstage
Bobby Duncum pinned Mike Masters at 1:29 with a bulldog (Masters’ MSG debut)
Tony Atlas pinned Swede Hanson at 2:17 with a headbutt off the top (Atlas’ MSG debut)
WWF @ Allentown, PA – Agricultural Hall – January 22, 1980
Championship Wrestling taping:
Rene Goulet defeated Jose Estrada
1/26/80 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Bruno Sammartino:
The Wild Samoans defeated Mike Masters & Charlie Brown
Larry Zbyszko pinned John Beauford with a suplex at 3:09; after the bout, Zbyszko called for Vince McMahon to interview him at ringside so he could discuss Bruno Sammartino’s recent rejection to face him in the ring; moments later, Zbyszko said if he couldn’t face Sammartino then he would not wrestle again, adding he couldn’t stand to remain in the shadows any longer; Sammartino appeared moments later and said while he did previously say he wouldn’t wrestle Zbyszko he also didn’t want to be responsible for ending Zbyszko’s career; he then said he would face Zbyszko but his goal was not to beat Zbyszko because his heart isn’t into it and he loved Zbyszko as one of his brothers; Zbyszko then said he couldn’t ask for anything more and the match was announced for the following week
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Joe Mascara
WWF Tag Team Champions Tito Santana & Ivan Putski defeated Jose Estrada & Davey O’Hannon at 6:51 when Santana pinned Estrada with a flying bodypress off the top
Rene Goulet pinned Johnny Rodz with a small package at 3:36
Hulk Hogan (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Fred Marzino & Paul Mauret at 1:36 in a handicap match via submission after picking both men up in a bearhug at the same time
2/2/80 – hosted by Vince McMahon:
Ken Patera (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Fred Marzino via submission with the swinging full nelson at 2:07; after the match, Marzino was taken backstage on a stretcher
WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson pinned Jose Estrada at 7:03 with a sunset flip
Hulk Hogan defeated Angelo Gomez
Bruno Sammartino defeated Larry Zbyszko via disqualification at 9:34 when Zbyszko threw the referee to the floor and hit Sammartino in the head with a wooden chair three times, busting him open (Best of the WWF Vol. 1)
Tony Atlas pinned Johnny Rodz at 4:37 with a headbutt from the middle turnbuckle; prior to the bout, two referees wiped Bruno Sammartino’s blood, caused from the previous match, from the mat
Bobby Duncum (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Steve King with a bulldog
2/9/80 – Vince McMahon hosted the show alone, saying that Bruno Sammartino was still recovering from the previous weeks attack by Larry Zbyszko; featured a pre-recorded interview of McMahon in the empty arena with Bruno Sammartino, taped the day after the attack by Zbyszko:
WWF Tag Team Champions Tito Santana & Ivan Putski defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna & John Beauford at 8:13 when Beauford submitted to Putski’s bearhug
Ken Patera (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Steve King via submission at 4:54 with the swinging neckbreaker
Hulk Hogan (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Joe Mascara & Manny Siaca at 2:37 in a handicap match by pinning Siaca with an elbow drop
The Wild Samoans (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Johnny Rodz & Mike Masters at 7:44 when Afa pinned Masters following the Samoan Drop
Hussein Arab (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Angelo Gomez at 3:17 with a double underhook suplex; prior to the bout, Hussein performed a demonstration with his Persian club; after the bout, Vince McMahon announced on commentary that Baron Mikel Scicluna would face Steve Keirn the following week
Dark match after the taping: The Wild Samoans defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Tito Santana & Ivan Putski in a non-title match
WWF @ Hamburg, PA – Fieldhouse – January 23, 1980
All Star Wrestling taping:
1/26/80 – hosted by Vince McMahon; included McMahon conducting a ringside interview with WWF Tag Team Champions Ivan Putski & Tito Santana on their strategy against the Wild Samoans in the future; featured the Larry Zbyszko vs. John Beauford match from 1/26/80 Championship Wrestling, as well as the post-match interview with Bruno Sammartino accepting Zbyszko’s challenge to a match:
Hussein Arab (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Steve King at 4:28 with a butterfly suplex; before and after the match, Arab performed his Persian Club exercises
Ken Patera (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Mike Masters via submission at 4:12 with the full nelson
WWF Tag Team Champions Ivan Putski & Tito Santana defeated Johnny Rodz & Baron Mikel Scicluna at 9:21 when Santana pinned Rodz with a flying bodypress
Larry Sharpe pinned Angelo Gomez with a piledriver
Dark match: Ken Patera fought WWF Tag Team Champion Ivan Putski to a double count-out at 19:55
2/2/80 – included the Bruno Sammartino / Larry Zbyszko match from the 2/2/80 Championship Wrestling:
Tony Atlas pinned John Beauford at 6:31
The Wild Samoans defeated Angelo Gomez & Joe Mascara at 6:17 when Gomez was pinned with a Samoan Drop
Baron Mikel Scicluna pinned Steve King at 3:04 after dropping him on his knee
Dominic DeNucci pinned Johnny Rodz at 7:32 with a sunset flip
Rene Goulet pinned Jose Estrada at 8:23
2/9/80 – hosted by Vince McMahon; featured a pre-recorded interview of McMahon in the empty arena with Bruno Sammartino, taped the day after the attack by Larry Zbyszko:
Hulk Hogan (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Joe Mascara via submission at 5:59 with a bearhug
Tony Atlas pinned Jose Estrada at 7:44 with a jumping headbutt; after the match, Vince McMahon conducted a ringside interview with Atlas who thanked the fans and discussed the differences between wrestling and body building
The Wild Samoans (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Steve King & Dominic DeNucci at 10:49 when Afa pinned King with the Samoan Drop
Bobby Duncum (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Charlie Brown at 4:54 with the bulldog
Championship Wrestling – 3/8/80: Hulk Hogan (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Charlie Brown with the legdrop at 3:11
WWF @ Highland Park, NJ – January 24, 1980
Rene Goulet fought Baron Mikel Scicluna to a draw
Bobby Duncum defeated Dominic DeNucci
WWF Tag Team Champion Ivan Putski fought Ken Patera to a double count-out
The Wild Samoans defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Tito Santana & Jose Estrada
Larry Zbyszko defeated Hussein Arab via disqualification
Davey O’Hannon defeated John Buford
WWF @ Binghamton, NY – Broome County Arena – January 25, 1980
Johnny Rodz defeated Angelo Gomez
Rene Goulet defeated Hussein Arab
The Wild Samoans defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Ivan Putski & Mike Masaters
Ken Patera defeated Dominic DeNucci
Hulk Hogan defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Tito Santana
Bobby Duncum defeated WWF World Champion Bob Backlund when the match was stopped due to blood
WWF @ Baltimore, MD – Civic Center – January 26, 1980 (11,400)
Rene Goulet pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna at 9:08
Bulldog Brower pinned Johnny Rodz at 20:18
Hussein Arab fought Larry Zbyszko to a 20-minute time-limit draw
The Wild Samoans defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Tito Santana & Gorilla Monsoon at 9:41 when Monsoon was pinned
Ken Patera defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Ivan Putski via count-out at 22:11
Hulk Hogan pinned Dominic DeNucci at 12:32
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Bobby Duncum at 3:20 when the match was stopped due to blood loss
WWF @ New Haven, CT – Coliseum – January 27, 1980
Rene Goulet defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Hussein Arab defeated Johnny Rodz
WWF Tag Team Champion Tito Santana defeated Bulldog Brower
WWF Tag Team Champion Ivan Putski defeated Bobby Duncum via disqualification
Hulk Hogan defeated Dominic DeNucci
The Wild Samoans defeated Larry Zbyszko & Mike Masters
GCW @ Atlanta, GA – Omni – January 27, 1980
Steve Travis defeated Charlie Fulton
Tony Atlas & Ray Candy defeated the Mongolians
Dick Slater defeated Oki Shikina
Tommy Rich defeated Killer Khan
Bruiser Brody defeated the French Angel
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Prof. Toru Tanaka
Georgia Tag Team Champions Ivan Koloff & Alexis Smirnoff defeated Ole & Lars Anderson
Kevin Sullivan defeated Georgia TV Champion Austin Idol to win the title
Dusty Rhodes defeated Terry Funk
Mr. Wrestling #2 defeated the Masked Superstar in a shackle match
WWF @ Scranton, PA – CYC – January 28, 1980
Rene Goulet defeated Jose Estrada (sub. for Johnny Rodz)
Bobby Duncum defeated Dominic DeNucci
The Wild Samoans defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Tito Santana & Mike Masters
WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson defeated Capt. Lou Albano via count-out
Hussein Arab fought Larry Zbyszko to a draw
Ken Patera defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Ivan Putski via count-out
GCW @ Augusta, GA – January 28, 1980
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund fought Tommy Rich to a 60-minute time-limit draw
WWF @ Portland, ME – Civic Center – January 29, 1980 (2,178)
Larry Zbyszko pinned Johnny Rodz
Rene Goulet defeated Hussein Arab via count-out
WWF Tag Team Champion Tito Santana defeated Ken Patera via disqualification after Patera refused to break his full nelson
The Wild Samoans defeated Johnny Rivera & Dominic DeNucci
WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson defeated Capt. Lou Albano
WWF Tag Team Champion Ivan Putski defeated Bobby Duncum via count-out
WWF @ Bangor, ME – Auditorium – January 30, 1980
Rene Goulet pinned Johnny Rodz at 18:21
Bobby Duncum pinned Johnny Rivera at 8:12
Ken Patera pinned Dominic DeNucci at 16:21
Larry Zbyszko defeated Hussein Arab via disqualification at 14:22 when Hussein hit the referee
The Wild Samoans & Capt. Lou Albano defeated WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson, WWF Tag Team Champions Ivan Putski & Tito Santana in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0 at 16:21; fall #1: Patterson’s team were disqualified at 11:13 for triple-teaming Albano; fall #2: Sika pinned Santana at 5:08
WWF @ Asbury Park, NJ – Convention Hall – January 31, 1980
Hussein Arab pinned Tony Altimore (sub. for Johnny Rodz) at 7:08
Larry Sharpe (sub. for Larry Zbyszko) defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna via disqualification at 12:36
Rene Goulet & Dominic DeNucci defeated Bulldog Brower & Davey O’Hannon (sub. for the Wild Samoans)
Bobby Duncum fought WWF Tag Team Champion Tito Santana to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Ken Patera defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Ivan Putski via count-out at 21:16
WWF @ Commack, NY – Long Island Arena – February 1, 1980
Jose Estrada fought Angelo Gomez to a draw
Larry Zbyszko defeated Steve King (sub. for Bulldog Brower)
Dominic DeNucci defeated Johnny Rodz
Rene Goulet defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Hulk Hogan defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Tito Santana
WWF Tag Team Champion Ivan Putski defeated Hussein Arab
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Bobby Duncum
WWF @ South Orange, NJ – Walsh Gym – February 2, 1980
Bulldog Brower pinned Angelo Gomez at 13:41
Davey O’Hannon pinned Mike Masters at 15:16
The Wild Samoans defeated Dominic DeNucci & Rene Goulet (sub. for Gorilla Monsoon) in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match at 33:05, 2-1; fall #1: Afa pinned Goulet at 22:23; fall #2: Goulet pinned Afa at 6:32; fall #3: DeNucci was counted out at 4:16
Larry Sharpe defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna via count-out at 9:31
Ken Patera defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Ivan Putski via count-out at 17:43 when Putski applied a bearhug on Patera while on the ring apron
WWF @ Springfield, MA – Civic Center – February 2, 1980
Joe Crugnale defeated Fred Marzino
Jim Duggan defeated Jose Estrada
Johnny Rodz defeated Steve King
WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson defeated Capt. Lou Albano via count-out in a non-title match
Hulk Hogan defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Tito Santana
Larry Zbyszko defeated Hussein Arab
Bobby Duncum defeated WWF World Champion Bob Backlund via count-out
WWF @ Brooklyn, NY – February 3, 1980
Johnny Rodz fought Steve King to a draw
The Wild Samoans defeated Manuel Soto & Davey O’Hannon
WWF Tag Team Champion Tito Santana defeated Hussein Arab
Larry Zbyszko defeated Rene Goulet
Bobby Duncum defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Ivan Putski via count-out
WWF @ Poughkeepise, NY – Mid-Hudson Civic Center – February 4, 1980
Hulk Hogan defeated Rene Goulet
Hussein Arab defeated Jose Estrada
Frank Savage defeated Mike Masters
Johnny Rodz defeated Angelo Gomez
WWF Tag Team Champions Ivan Putski & Tito Santana fought the Wild Samoans to a double disqualification
Nagoya, Japan – February 5, 1980
WWF Jr. Heavyweight Champion Tatsumi Fujinami defeated the Dynamite Kid
WWF @ Worcester, MA – Auditorium – February 7, 1980
Larry Zbyszko defeated Johnny Rodz
Bobby Duncum defeated Dominic DeNucci via disqualification
The Wild Samoans defeated Rene Goulet & WWF Tag Team Champion Tito Santana
WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson defeated Hussein Arab via count-out
Hulk Hogan defeated WWF World Champion Bob Backlund via count-out when Backlund fell out of the ring after giving Hogan an airplane spin
WWF @ Pittsburgh, PA – Civic Center – February 8, 1980
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Jim Grabmire
Johnny Valiant fought Johnny DeFazio to a draw
Hulk Hogan defeated Dominic DeNucci
Cowboy Lang & Lone Eagle defeated Little Tokyo & Dusty Morgan
Ken Patera defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Ivan Putski via disqualification
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Bobby Duncum
WWF @ Albany, NY – Washington Ave. Armory – February 8, 1980
Mike Masters defeated Jose Estrada
Jim Duggan defeated Johnny Rodz
Rene Goulet defeated Johnny Rodz (sub. for Bulldog Brower)
The Wild Samoans defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Tito Santana & Larry Zbyszko via count-out in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson defeated Capt. Lou Albano via count-out in a non-title match
WWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – February 9, 1980 (14,235)
Televised on the PRISM Network – included Vince McMahon & Dick Graham on commentary:
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Joe Mascara
Bulldog Brower defeated Angelo Gomez
Davey O’Hannon defeated Mike Masters
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund (w/ Arnold Skaaland) pinned Bobby Duncum at 13:53 with a reverse cradle; after the bout, Dick Graham interviewed Backlund at ringside
The Wild Samoans defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Tito Santana & Gorilla Monsoon via count-out at 13:01 when Monsoon was counted out following a headbutt to the back of the head, causing Monsoon to fall over the top rope to the floor
Cowboy Lang & Lone Eagle defeated Dirty Morgan & Little Tokyo at 8:04 when Eagle pinned Tokyo after Lang pulled his partner by the hair and put him on top of Tokyo after Eagle and Tokyo had both collided
Hulk Hogan pinned Dominic DeNucci at 13:22 with an elbow drop after DeNucci missed a charge into the corner when Hogan moved out of the way
WWF @ Boston, MA – Boston Garden – February 9, 1980 (sell out)
Jim Duggan defeated Fred Marzino
Jose Estrada defeated Joe Crugnale
Steve King defeated Pete Doherty via disqualification
Rene Goulet defeated Johnny Rodz
WWF Tag Team Champion Ivan Putski defeated Swede Hanson
WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson defeated Capt. Lou Albano via count-out in a non-title match
Larry Zbyszko defeated Hussein Arab via count-out
Bruno Sammartino defeated Ken Patera via disqualification
WWF @ Waterbury, CT – February 10, 1980 (sell out)
Johnny Rodz defeated Angelo Gomez
Hussein Arab defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
The Wild Samoans defeated Rene Goulet & WWF Tag Team Champion Tito Santana
Ken Patera defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Ivan Putski via count-out
WWF @ Pittsfield, MA – Boy’s Club – February 11, 1980
Johnny Rodz defeated Angelo Gomez
Larry Zbyszko defeated Hussein Arab via disqualification
The Wild Samoans defeated Rene Goulet & WWF Tag Team Champion Tito Santana
Ken Patera defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Ivan Putski via count-out
Cowboy Lang & Lone Eagle defeated Little Tokyo & Dirty Morgan
WWF @ White Plains, NY – Westchester County Civic Center – February 12, 1980
Angelo Gomez defeated Jose Estrada via disqualification
Cowboy Lang defeated Little Tokyo
Johnny Rodz fought Davey O’Hannon to a draw
Ken Patera defeated Dominic DeNucci
WWF World Champions Bob Backlund defeated Hussein Arab
WWF @ Allentown, PA – Agricultural Hall – February 12, 1980
All Star Wrestling taping:
2/16/80 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Bruno Sammartino:
WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson pinned JoJo Andrews in a non-title match at 7:09 with the knee drop off the top
Larry Zbyszko pinned Steve King at 5:47 with a suplex; prior to the bout, Zbyszko had ring announcer Joe McHugh state he was the new “Living Legend” of wrestling; after the match, Vince McMahon conducted a ringside interview with Zbyszko about turning on the fans, with Zbyszko claiming Bruno Sammartino was always inferior to him and he could counter any move Sammartino used
The Wild Samoans (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Rene Goulet & WWF Tag Team Champion Tito Santana via disqualification at 8:18 when WWF Tag Team Champion Ivan Putski cleared the Samoans from the ring after they continued to repeatedly double-team Goulet and then Santana; after the match, Putski yelled into the microphone that they’d take on the Samoans at any time
Baron Mikel Scicluna pinned Mike Masters at 2:44 with a knee drop to the chest
Hulk Hogan defeated Paul Mauret & Paul Figueroa in a handicap match at 2:12 after hitting the legdrop on Figueroa, then pressing Mauret onto Figueroa and sitting on both men for the pin
2/23/80 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Bruno Sammartino; included McMahon conducting a ringside interview with WWF Tag Team Champions Ivan Putski & Tito Santana who discussed their title reign:
Rene Goulet pinned Manny Seacca at 5:52 with the gutwrench suplex
Larry Sharpe pinned Billy Berger at 6:35 with the piledriver
Larry Zbyszko pinned John Beauford at 6:01 with a suplex; during introductions, Zbyszko stated that he no longer lived in Pittsbrugh, the home of Bruno Sammartino, and his hometown was no one’s business
WWF Tag Team Champions Ivan Putski & Tito Santana defeated BB Coleman & Frank Savage in a non-title match at 6:09 when Santana pinned Savage with a sunset flip from the ring apron; after the match, Bruno Sammartino conducted a ringside interview with Putski & Santana about competing in singles matches
Tony Atlas pinned Ron Lee at 2:54 after a military press into a gutbuster
3/1/80 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Bruno Sammartino:
The Wild Samoans (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Steve King, Billy Berger, & John Beauford in a handicap match at 6:02 when Sika pinned Berger with a headbutt off the top
Rene Goulet defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna via disqualification at 7:48 when the referee retrieved a foreign object from Scicluna’s trunks as Goulet applied a full nelson; after the match, Goulet repeatedly hit Scicluna with the object and knocked him out of the ring; after the commercial, Vince McMahon conducted a ringside interview with Goulet who discussed the differences in American and European wrestling
Larry Sharpe pinned Charlie Brown at 7:05 with the piledriver
Tony Atlas pinned JoJo Andrews at 3:46 with a sunset flip; after the match, Vince McMahon conducted a ringside interview with Atlas who thanked the fans for their support as he improved
Hulk Hogan (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Fred Marzino at 1:49 with the legdrop; after the match, Hogan delivered two more leg drops, with Marzino then taken out on a stretcher
Championship Wrestling – 3/22/80 – included a reairing of the Gorilla Monsoon / Muhammad Ali altercation from 6/1/76:
Hulk Hogan defeated Steve King
WWF Tag Team Champion Ivan Putski pinned JoJo Andrews at 2:36 with the Polish Hammer
The Wild Samoans (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Rene Goulet & Mike Masters at 7:31 when Afa pinned Masters with the Samoan Drop; after the bout, Vince McMahon interviewed Albano & the Samoans at ringside, with Albano saying he would put his reputation on the line that the Samoans would be the next tag team champions
Larry Sharpe defeated John Beauford
WWF Tag Team Champion Tito Santana pinned BB Coleman at 2:44 with a backbreaker over the knee
Dark match: WWF Tag Team Champions Tito Santana & Ivan Putski fought the Wild Samoans to a double disqualification
WWF @ Hamburg, PA – Fieldhouse – February 13, 1980
Championship Wrestling taping:
2/16/80:
The Wild Samoans defeated Dominic DeNucci & John Beauford
Ken Patera (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Charlie Brown & Steve King in a handicap match at 4:19 after King submitted to the swinging full nelson after first applying the hold on Brown
Hulk Hogan defeated Billy Berger
WWF Tag Team Champions Ivan Putski & Tito Santana defeated Davey O’Hannon & JoJo Andrews
Larry Zbyszko pinned Mike Masters with a suplex at 3:58; during the bout, Bruno Sammartino left the broadcast position in disgust, not wanting to commentate on the match; following a commercial break, Vince McMahon interviewed Zbyszko at ringside
2/23/80 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Bruno Sammartino:
WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson pinned Jose Estrada at 6:32 with a kneedrop off the top; Bruno Sammartino joined for commentary midway through the match
WWF Tag Team Champion Ivan Putski pinned Ron Lee at 5:22 with the Polish Hammer
Larry Sharpe defeated Steve King at 3:04
Rene Goulet pinned Johnny Rodz at 9:46; after the bout, Bruno Sammartino interviewed Goulet at ringside
Larry Zbyszko pinned Billy Berger at 5:29 with a suplex
Tony Atlas pinned BB Coleman at 3:36
3/1/80:
The Wild Samoans defeated Mike Masters & Steve King at 5:35
Ken Patera (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated John Beauford via submission at 5:28 with the swinging full nelson
Rene Goulet defeated JoJo Andrews
Lone Eagle & Cowboy Lang defeated Little Tokyo & Dirty Morgan at 9:52 when Eagle pinned Tokyo
WWF Tag Team Champions Ivan Putski & Tito Santana defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna & Jose Estrada at 7:06 when Santana pinned Estrada with a dropkick
Hulk Hogan defeated Manny Seacca at 3:58
All Star Wrestling – 3/22/80 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Bruno Sammartino:
WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson pinned Johnny Rodz in a non-title match at 6:57 with a sunset flip
Tony Atlas defeated Jose Estrada via submission at 8:49 with a Boston Crab; after the match, Bruno Sammartino conducted a ringside interview with Atlas, joined by two young fans, with Atlas discussing how he’d match-up against Ken Patera
Baron Mikel Scicluna pinned Angelo Gomez at 6:09 with a knee drop to the chest
WWF Tag Team Champion Tito Santana pinned JoJo Andrews at 2:03 with a crossbody; after the match, Bruno Sammartino conducted a ringside interview with Santana, who discussed his workout routine
Larry Sharpe pinned Mike Masters at 4:57 with a piledriver
Dark match after the taping: WWF Tag Team Champion Ivan Putski defeated Ken Patera via disqualification; WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson was the guest referee
WWF @ Totowa, NJ – Ice World – February 14, 1980
Larry Zbyszko defeated Tony Altimore
Johnny Rodz defeated Angelo Gomez
Lone Eagle & Cowboy Lang defeated Little Tokyo & Dirty Morgan
WWF Tag Team Champion Tito Santana defeated Bulldog Brower via count-out
The Wild Samoans defeated Dominic DeNucci & Rene Goulet
WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson defeated Hussein Arab via count-out
Ken Patera defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Ivan Putski via TKO
WWF @ Harrisburg, PA – Zembo Mosque – February 15, 1980 (matinee)
The scheduled bout between Bulldog Brower and Johnny Rodz was cancelled due to Rodz no-showing; other matches which were advertised but did not take place included: Larry Sharpe vs. Mike Masters, Baron Mikel Scicluna vs. Frank Williams, and John Buford vs. Steve King
Larry Zbyszko defeated Bulldog Brower (sub. for Baron Mikel Scicluna)
Lone Eagle & Cowboy Lang defeated Little Tokyo & Dirty Morgan
The Wild Samoans fought WWF Tag Team Champion Tito Santana & Rene Goulet to a draw
Hulk Hogan defeated Dominic DeNucci
WWF Tag Team Champion Ivan Putski defeated Hussein Arab (sub. for Bobby Duncum)
WWF @ Montvale, NJ – St. Joseph’s High School – February 16, 1980
Johnny Rodz defeated Davey O’Hannon
Mike Masters defeated Angelo Gomez (sub. for Hussein Arab)
WWF Tag Team Champion Ivan Putski defeated Hussein Arab (sub. for Bobby Duncum)
Rene Goulet defeated Bulldog Brower via disqualification
Cowboy Lang & Lone Eagle defeated Little Tokyo & Dirty Morgan
WWF @ Fall River, MA – Bank St. Armory – February 16, 1980
Sylvano Sousa defeated Jose Estrada via disqualification
Joe Crugnale fought Fred Marzino to a draw
Angelo Gomez fought Jose Estrada to a draw
Hulk Hogan defeated Dominic DeNucci via count-out
The Wild Samoans defeated WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson & WWF Tag Team Champion Tito Santana via count-out
Bronx, NY – Hunts Point Palace – February 17, 1980
Bootsy Parker defeated El Halcon
Mr. Puerto Rico defeated Michael Dibianco
Little Tokyo & Dirty Morgan defeated Cowboy Lang & Lone Eagle
Dixie Pinero defeated Ricky the Flyer
Cano Hernandez defeated the Invader
WWF Tag Team Champion Tito Santana defeated Hussein Arab (sub. for Bobby Duncum) via disqualification
WWF @ New York City, NY – Madison Square Garden – February 18, 1980
This card was not televised
Austin Idol defeated Jose Estrada at 7:26 (Idol’s only MSG appearance)
Tommy Rich defeated Johnny Rodz at 7:41 (Rich’s only MSG appearance)
Hulk Hogan defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Tito Santana via count-out at 10:48
Sika defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Ivan Putski via count-out at 5:28
Bobby Duncum defeated Dominic DeNucci at 11:21
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Ken Patera via count-out at 15:37; Pat Patterson was the special referee for the bout
Afa defeated Rene Goulet at 9:18
Cowboy Lang & Lone Eagle defeated Little Tokyo & Dirty Morgan at 6:55
Tony Atlas defeated Hussein Arab at 12:18
WWF @ Lewiston, ME – Armory – February 19, 1980
Bobby Duncum pinned Johnny Rodz
Hulk Hogan pinned Dominic DeNucci
The Wild Samoans defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Tito Santana & Rene Goulet
Ken Patera defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Ivan Putski via disqualification when Putski refused to release a bearhug outside the ring
Cowboy Lang & Lone Eagle defeated Little Tokyo & Dirty Morgan
WWF @ Waterville, ME – Armory – February 20, 1980
Little Tokyo & Dirty Morgan defeated Cowboy Lang & the Lone Eagle at 14:10
Hulk Hogan defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Tito Santana at 13:20
Ken Patera defeated Johnny Rodz at 11:10
The Wild Samoans defeated Dominic DeNucci & Rene Goulet at 18:10
WWF Tag Team Champion Ivan Putski defeated Bobby Duncum at 11:20
WWF @ North Bergen, NJ – Embassy Hall – February 21, 1980
Johnny Rodz defeated Angelo Gomez
Bulldog Brower defeated Mike Masters
WWF Tag Team Champion Ivan Putski defeated Ken Patera via disqualification
The Wild Samoans defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Tito Santana & Dominic DeNucci
Davey O’Hannon defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna via disqualification
WWF @ New London, CT – Ocean Beach Park Auditorium – February 21, 1980
Larry Zbyszko defeated Jose Estrada
Rene Goulet defeated Hussein Arab via disqualification
Hulk Hogan defeated Rene Goulet
WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson defeated Bobby Duncum
Cowboy Lang & Lone Eagle defeated Little Tokyo & Dirty Morgan
Amarillo, TX – February 21, 1980
Bruno & David Sammartino defeated Mr. Pogo & Bob Morgan
WWF @ Glens Falls, NY – Civic Center – February 22, 1980
Jim Duggan defeated Hussein Arab via disqualification
Bobby Duncum defeated Rene Goulet
WWF Tag Team Champion Ivan Putski fought Ken Patera to a draw
Lone Eagle & Cowboy Lang defeated Little Tokyo & Dirty Morgan
Rene Goulet defeated Jose Estrada
WWF @ Manville, NJ – February 22, 1980
Davey O’Hannon defeated Mike Masters
Johnny Rodz defeated Angelo Gomez
Larry Zbyszko defeated Bulldog Brower
Hulk Hogan defeated Dominic DeNucci
The Wild Samoans defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Ivan Putski & Tito Santana via count-out
Houston, TX – Sam Houston Coliseum – February 22, 1980
Gino Hernandez defeated Ted Heath
Tony Atlas defeated Jerry Brown
Prof. Toru Tanaka defeated Rip Oliver
Mark Lewin defeated Jonathan Boyd
Jose Lothario & Tiger Conway Jr. defeated Mr. Hito & Mr. Sakaruda in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; the third fall was won via disqualification
Bruno Sammartino defeated Superstar Billy Graham
WWF @ Baltimore, MD – Civic Center – February 23, 1980 (12,500)
Larry Sharpe defeated Jose Estrada at 17:14
Nikolai Volkoff (sub. for Davey O’Hannon) defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna via disqualification at 10:43 when Scicluna was caught using a foreign object
Bruno Sammartino fought Ken Patera to a double count-out at 18:38
Bulldog Brower defeated Angelo Gomez at 11:01
Rene Goulet defeated Hussein Arab via disqualification at 13:18 when Hussein hit the referee
The Wild Samoans defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Ivan Putski & Tito Santana via count-out at 10:42 when Afa crotched Santana on the top rope, who then fell out of the ring to the floor
WWF @ Springfield, MA – Civic Center – February 23, 1980
Tony Altimore defeated Pete Doherty
Larry Zbyszko defeated Mike Masters
Hulk Hogan defeated Dominic DeNucci
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Bobby Duncum via count-out; Pat Patterson was the guest referee for the bout
Johnny Rodz defeated Sylvano Sousa
Cowboy Lang & Lone Eagle defeated Little Tokyo & Dirty Morgan
WWF @ Wheeling, WV – Civic Center – February 24, 1980
The Red Demon defeated Ron Lee
JoJo Andrews defeated Bill Berger
Gorilla Monsoon defeated Jim Grabmire
The Wild Samoans defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Ivan Putski & Tito Santana via count-out
Hulk Hogan defeated Johnny DeFazio
Dominic DeNucci defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna via disqualification
WWF @ New Haven, CT – Coliseum – February 24, 1980
Johnny Rodz defeated Angelo Gomez
Rene Goulet defeated Jose Estrada
Larry Zbyszko defeated Bulldog Brower
WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson defeated Bobby Duncum
Cowboy Lang & Lone Eagle defeated Little Tokyo & Dirty Morgan
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Hussein Arab
WWF @ Spangler, PA – February 25, 1980
JoJo Andrews defeated Bill Berger
Ron Lee defeated BB Coleman via disqualification
Hulk Hogan defeated Dominic DeNucci
Johnny DeFazio defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
The Wild Samoans defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Ivan Putski & Tito Santana via count-out
WWF @ Asbury Park, NJ – Paramount Theatre – February 26, 1980
Bulldog Brower defeated Johnny Rodz
Rene Goulet defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Dominic DeNucci defeated Mike Masters (sub. for Bobby Duncum)
WWF Tag Team Champion Tito Santana defeated Hussein Arab
Larry Zbyszko defeated WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson via count-out
WWF @ Parsippany, NJ – Hills High School Gym – February 27, 1980
Bulldog Brower defeated Johnny Rodz
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Jose Estrada
Rene Goulet defeated Bobby Duncum via disqualification
The Wild Samoans defeated Dominic DeNucci & WWF Tag Team Champion Tito Santana
Ken Patera defeated WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson via count-out
WWF @ Brooklyn, NY – St. Mary’s Auditorium – February 28, 1980
Davey O’Hannon defeated Joe Mascara
Jose Estrada defeated Angelo Gomez
Dominic DeNucci defeated Johnny Rodz
Joyce Grable & Vivian St. John defeated Wenonah Littleheart & Cindy Majors
WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson fought Ken Patera to a double disqualification
WWF @ Worcester, MA – Auditorium – February 28, 1980
Pete Doherty defeated Steve King
Mike Masters defeated Fred Marzino
Rene Goulet defeated Frank Williams
Sika pinned WWF Tag Team Champion Tito Santana
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Afa
WWF @ Binghamton, NY – Broome County Arena – February 29, 1980
Jose Estrada defeated Angelo Gomez
Larry Sharpe defeated Joe Mascara
Steve King defeated Johnny Rodz
The Wild Samoans defeated Rene Goulet & Larry Zbyszko
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Bobby Duncum; Pat Patterson was guest referee for the bout
WWF @ Albany, NY – Washington Ave. Armory – February 29, 1980
Mike Masters defeated Frank Williams
Jim Duggan defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Ken Patera defeated Dominic DeNucci
Wenonah Littleheart & Cindy Majors defeated Vivian St. John & Joyce Grable
Hulk Hogan defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Tito Santana
WWF @ Fall River, MA – Bank St. Armory – March 1, 1980
Jose Estrada defeated Joe Crugnale
Angelo Gomez defeated Sylvano Sousa
Pete Doherty defeated Steve King
Dave Darrow defeated Fred Marzino
Hulk Hogan defeated Rene Goulet
Bobby Duncum defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Ivan Putski
WWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – March 1, 1980 (19,567; sell out)
Televised on the PRISM Network:
Johnny Rodz pinned Mike Masters at 6:44
Vivian St. John & Joyce Grable defeated Wenonah Littleheart & Cindy Majors at 19:55
Ken Patera pinned Dominic DeNucci at 12:06
Larry Zbyszko defeated Bruno Sammartino via disqualification at 18:32 after Sammartino hit the referee
Gorilla Monsoon pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna (sub. for Ken Patera) at 8:31
Sika pinned WWF Tag Team Champion Tito Santana at 14:05
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Afa at 19:18
WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson pinned Bulldog Brower at 4:06
– 3/2/80: Lance Cade was born.
WWF @ Torrington, CT – March 2, 1980
Jose Estrada defeated Steve King
Rene Goulet defeated Bobby Duncum via disqualification
Hulk Hogan defeated Frank Williams
Ken Patera defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Ivan Putski via count-out
Joyce Grable & Vivian St. John defeated Cindy Majors & Wenonah Littleheart
WWF @ Scranton, PA – CYC – March 3, 1980
Bulldog Brower defeated Frank Williams
Baron Mikel Scicluna fought Johnny Rodz to a draw
Hulk Hogan defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Tito Santana
WWF Tag Team Champion Ivan Putski defeated Ken Patera via disqualification
The Wild Samoans defeated Rene Goulet & Dominic DeNucci
WWF @ Hamburg, PA – Fieldhouse – March 5, 1980
Television taping:
Hulk Hogan defeated Frank Williams via submission with a bearhug at 2:41
Championship Wrestling – 3/8/80 – included the Hulk Hogan / Charlie Brown match, taped 1/23/80 in Hamburg:
The Wild Samoans (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Rene Goulet & Mike Masters at 8:42 when Afa pinned Masters with the Samoan Drop
Larry Sharpe fought Dominic DeNucci to a 10-minute time-limit draw
WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson pinned Paul Mauret at 2:31
Ken Patera defeated Angelo Gomez via submission with the swinging full nelson at 2:04
WWF Tag Team Champions Tito Santana & Ivan Putski defeated Jose Estrada & Davey O’Hannon at 5:20 when Putski pinned Estrada with the Polish Hammer
Championship Wrestling – 3/15/80:
WWF Tag Team Champions Tito Santana & Ivan Putski defeated Jose Estrada & Baron Mikel Scicluna at 7:18 when Santana pinned Estrada with a sunset flip
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah & Vivian St. John defeated Cindy Majors & Wenonah Littleheart at 8:41 when Moolah pinned Littleheart after she missed a flying bodypress from the middle turnbuckle
Johnny Rodz pinned Angelo Gomez at 3:04 with a piledriver
The Wild Samoans defeated Rene Goulet & Dominic DeNucci via count-out at 5:11 following a double headbutt on DeNucci which knocked him out of the ring
Ken Patera (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Mike Masters via submission with the swinging full nelson at 4:06
Larry Sharpe defeated Steve King at 2:51
All Star Wrestling – 3/8/80:
WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson & Rene Goulet defeated Johnny Rodz & Baron Mikel Scicluna at 9:51 when Patterson pinned Rodz following three dropkicks
Larry Sharpe pinned Frank Williams at 7:11 with a powerslam
Davey O’Hannon pinned Angelo Gomez at 3:06 with a reverse neckbreaker
Larry Zbyszko pinned Steve King at 5:26 with a suplex
Dominic DeNucci pinned Jose Estrada at 5:02 with a sunset flip
Hulk Hogan defeated Mike Masters via submission with a bearhug at 2:40
Dark match after the taping: WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson fought Ken Patera to a double count-out at 14:17
WWF @ Beaver Falls, PA – Middle School Gym – March 6, 1980
The Red Demon pinned Billy Berger at 14:45
Gorilla Monsoon defeated JoJo Andrews at 5:07
Dominic DeNucci fought Baron Mikel Scicluna to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Hulk Hogan pinned WWF Tag Team Champion Tito Santana at 13:50
WWF Tag Team Champion Ivan Putski defeated Bobby Duncum via disqualification at 14:55
St. Louis, MO – Kiel Auditorium – March 7, 1980
Tom Andrews fought the Mongel to a draw
Eddie Gilbert defeated Billy Howard
Takachio & Pak Song defeated George Wells & Kerry Brown
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Dick Murdoch via disqualification
Missouri State Champion Kevin Von Erich defeated Ed Wiskowski
Dick the Bruiser & David Von Erich defeated Bruiser Brody & Bulldog Brown
Ric Flair defeated Jack Brisco in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match; Pat O’Connor was the special referee for the bout
WWF @ McKeesport, PA – Vo-Tech Senior High School Gym – March 7, 1980
JoJo Andrews pinned Joe Abby
Johnny Valiant pinned Billy Berger
Gorilla Monsoon pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna
Hulk Hogan pinned WWF Tag Team Champion Tito Santana
WWF Tag Team Champion Ivan Putski defeated Bobby Duncum via disqualification
WWF @ Commack, NY – Long Island Arena – March 7, 1980
The Wild Samoans defeated Steve King (sub. for Joe Mascara) & Mike Masters
Johnny Rodz defeated Angelo Gomez
Jose Estrada defeated Tony Altimore
Larry Zbyszko defeated Rene Goulet
WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson defeated Capt. Lou Albano via count-out
Ken Patera defeated Dominic DeNucci
Vivian St. John & Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah defeated Cindy Majors & Wenonah Littleheart
WWF @ Landover, MD – Capital Centre – March 8, 1980 (12,780)
Frank Williams defeated Paul Figueroa at 5:20
Gorilla Monsoon pinned Davey O’Hannon at the 46-second mark
Larry Sharpe pinned Steve King at 7:03
Larry Zbyszko defeated Mike Masters at 6:28
Hulk Hogan defeated WWF World Champion Bob Backlund via count-out at 33:36
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah & Vivian St. John defeated Wenonah Littleheart & Cindy Majors at 22:20
WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson defeated Capt. Lou Albano via count-out at 8:19
Tony Atlas defeated Bobby Duncum at 15:15 when the referee stopped the match due to blood
WWF @ Boston, MA – Boston Garden – March 8, 1980 (16,000; sell out)
Pete Doherty defeated Angelo Gomez at 9:11
Johnny Rodz defeated Fred Marzino at 11:10
Jose Estrada fought Sylvano Sousa to a double disqualification
Bruno Sammartino defeated Ken Patera via count-out at 18:10 in a Texas Death Match
The Wild Samoans defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Tito Santana & Ivan Putski via count-out at 14:10
Rene Goulet defeated Joe Crugnale at 8:10
Dominic DeNucci defeated Bulldog Brower at 2:08
WWF @ Browns Mills, NJ – March 10, 1980
Larry Sharpe defeated Paul Figueroa
Bulldog Brower fought Baron Mikel Scicluna to a draw
WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson defeated Bobby Duncum via disqualification
The Wild Samoans defeated Rene Goulet & Dominic DeNucci
WWF @ Portland, ME – Civic Center – March 11, 1980 (1,881)
Johnny Rodz defeated Steve King (sub. for Steve Keirn)
Bobby Duncum defeated Dominic DeNucci
Ken Patera defeated Rene Goulet
The Wild Samoans defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Tito Santana & Mike Masters
Pat Patterson defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Hulk Hogan defeated WWF World Champion Bob Backlund via count-out
WWF @ Bangor, ME – Civic Auditorium – March 12, 1980
Johnny Rodz pinned Mike Masters at 11:10
Baron Mikel Scicluna pinned Jose Estrada (sub. for Steve Keirn) at 5:10
The Wild Samoans defeated Rene Goulet & WWF Tag Team Champion Tito Santana via count-out at 19:20
WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson defeated Bobby Duncum via disqualification at 15:04 when Duncum shoved Patterson into the referee
Hulk Hogan pinned Dominic DeNucci at 11:10
Ken Patera defeated WWF World Champion Bob Backlund via disqualification at 15:20 when Pat Patterson interfered
WWF @ McClellandtown, PA – March 13, 1980 (matinee)
Jose Estrada defeated the Red Demon via disqualification
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Afa
Jose Estrada defeated Don Red Cloud
Johnny Valiant defeated Steve King
Dominic DeNucci defeated Sika via disqualfication
WWF @ White Plains, NY – Westchester County Civic Center – March 13, 1980
Tony Altimore defeated Ricky Stallone
Johnny Rodz defeated Gomez
WWF Tag Team Champion Tito Santana defeated Bulldog Brower
Hulk Hogan defeated Mike Masters
WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson defeated Capt. Lou Albano via count-out
Bobby Duncum defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Ivan Putski via count-out
WWF @ Johnstown, PA – Cambria County War Memorial – March 13, 1980
Mike Mihalko defeated BB Coleman
Larry Zbyszko defeated Bill Berger
Rene Goulet fought Baron Mikel Scicluna to a draw
Ken Patera defeated WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson via count-out
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Afa
WWF @ Highland Park, NJ – High School – March 14, 1980
Larry Sharpe defeated Angelo Gomez
Bulldog Brower defeated Davey O’Hannon
Mike Masters defeated Frank Williams
Johnny Rodz defeated Mike Masters
Hulk Hogan defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Tito Santana
Bobby Duncum defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Ivan Putski via count-out
WWF @ Pittsburgh, PA – Civic Arena – March 14, 1980 (sell out)
Steve King defeated Jim Grabmire
Johnny Valiant defeated Johnny DeFazio
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund fought Ken Patera to a double disqualification
Larry Zbyszko defeated Bruno Sammartino via disqualification
JoJo Andrews defeated Jose Estrada
The Wild Samoans defeated Rene Goulet & Dominic DeNucci
WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
WWF @ Randolph, NJ – County College of Morris – March 15, 1980
Davey O’Hannon defeated Angelo Gomez
Johnny Rodz defeated Frank Williams
Rene Goulet defeated Bulldog Brower via disqualification
Hulk Hogan defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Tito Santana
Ken Patera defeated WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson via count-out
WWF @ Fall River, MA – Bank St. Armory – March 15, 1980
Sylvano Sousa defeated Fred Marzino
Joe Crugnale defeated Pete Doherty via disqualificiation
Larry Zbyszko defeated Jose Estrada
The Wild Samoans defeated Mike Masters & Dominic DeNucci
WWF Tag Team Champion Ivan Putski defeated Bobby Duncum
Bronx, NY – March 16, 1980
John Cotto fought Alex Vincente to a double disqualification
Mike DiBianco defeated Felipe Ortiz
Mr. Puerto Rico defeated El Bronco via count-out
WWF Tag Team Champion Tito Santana defeated Bobby Duncum via disqualification
WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson defeated Johnny Rodz
Sammy Rivera defeated NYC Heavyweight Champion Dixie Pinero to win the title
El Halcon fought the Invader to a draw
WWF @ Brooklyn, NY – March 16, 1980
Johnny Rodz defeated Ted Lewin
Tony Altimore defeated Steve King
Rene Goulet defeated Jose Estrada
Hulk Hogan defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Tito Santana
WWF Tag Team Champion Ivan Putski defeated Bobby Duncum
WWF @ Poughkeepsie, NY – Mid-Hudson Civic Center – March 17, 1980
Davey O’Hannon defeated Jose Estrada
WWF Tag Team Champions Ivan Putski & Tito Santana defeated the Wild Samoans via disqualification; Pat Patterson was the guest referee for the bout
Larry Zbyszko defeated Frank Williams
Baron Mikel Scicluna fought Davey O’Hannon to a double disqualification
Frank Savage defeated Steve King
WWF @ Stamford, CT – High School – March 17, 1980
Bulldog Brower defeated Sylvano Sousa (sub. for Rene Goulet)
Larry Sharpe defeated Gomez
Hulk Hogan defeated Dominic DeNucci
Johnny Rodz defeated Mike Masters
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Bobby Duncum
WWF @ Trenton, NJ – March 18, 1980
Johnny Rodz defeated Mike Masters
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Frank Williams
Hulk Hogan defeated Tito Santana
Ken Patera fought Ivan Putski to a double disqualification
The Wild Samoans defeated Rene Goulet & Dominic DeNucci
WWF @ North Adams, MA – State College Gym – March 19, 1980
Steve King fought Frank Williams to a draw
Sylvano Sousa defeated Fred Marzino
Dominic DeNucci defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Larry Sharpe defeated Pete Doherty
Hulk Hogan defeated Tito Santana
WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson defeated Ken Patera via disqualification
WWF @ Webster, MA – Webster Hall – March 20, 1980
Frank Savage defeated Angelo Gomez
Ivan Putski defeated Bobby Duncum via count-out
Larry Zbyszko defeated Jose Estrada
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Johnny Rodz
The Wild Samoans defeated Rene Goulet & Frank Williams
WWF @ Somerville, NJ – High School Gym – March 21, 1980
Larry Sharpe defeated Steve King
Larry Zbyszko defeated Mike Masters
Davey O’Hannon defeated Frank Williams
Bobby Duncum defeated Ivan Putski via count-out
The Wild Samoans defeated Angelo Gomez & Rene Goulet
WWF @ Norwich, CT – March 21, 1980
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund wrestled an exhibition contest against Jose Estrada; the champion applied a number of holds on Estrada, breaking each time; eventually, Estrada became frustrated and started working rough which led to Backlund hitting the atomic drop before offering a handshake
Jack Savage defeated Fred Marzino
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Pete Doherty
Johnny Rodz defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Tito Santana via count-out
Hulk Hogan defeated Dominic DeNucci
Ken Patera defeated WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson via count-out
WWF @ Staten Island, NY – Wagner College – March 22, 1980
Frank Savage defeated Steve King
Sharpe defeated Williams
Davey O’Hannon defeated Johnny Rodz
Tito Santana defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Hulk Hogan defeated Dominic DeNucci
Ivan Putski defeated Bobby Duncum
WWF @ Albany, NY – Washington Ave. Armory – March 22, 1980
Jose Estrada defeated Pete Doherty
Larry Zbyszko defeated Mike Masters
The Wild Samoans defeated Rene Goulet & Gomez
WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson defeated Ken Patera via disqualification
Jim Duggan defeated Fred Marzino
WWF @ New Haven, CT – Coliseum – March 23, 1980
Larry Sharpe defeated Gomez
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Mike Masters
Hulk Hogan defeated Rene Goulet
Ken Patera defeated WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson
Dominic DeNucci defeated Johnny Rodz
The Wild Samoans defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Ivan Putski & Tito Santana via count-out
WWF @ New York City, NY – Madison Square Garden – March 24, 1980 (26,102 which included 4,000 in Felt Forum)
Televised on the MSG Network – featured Vince McMahon on commentary
Bulldog Brower pinned Frank Williams at 8:53 with an elbow drop following a running back elbow
Kerry Von Erich pinned Jose Estrada at 10:49 with a sunset flip out of the corner (Kerry’s MSG debut)
Tor Kamata pinned Mike Masters at 5:46 with a jumping kick and a kneedrop
Larry Zbyszko defeated Bruno Sammartino (w/ Arnold Skaaland) via disqualification at 15:31 when Sammartino failed to release a choke; Sammartino was eventually pulled away by Skaaland and referee Dick Kroll while Zbyszko escaped
Afa pinned Dominic DeNucci at 9:42 with a jumping headbutt
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Sika at 18:32 after throwing the challenger off the top as Sika attempted a diving headbutt
Andre the Giant & WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson defeated Bobby Duncum & Ken Patera at 11:04 when Andre pinned Duncum with a splash as Patterson had Duncum in the figure-4
Rene Goulet pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna with a sunset flip at 6:11
Hulk Hogan pinned WWF Tag Team Champion Tito Santana at 8:12 with a suplex and grabbing the tights for leverage; prior to the bout, Hogan was escorted to the ring by Freddie Blassie (Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology Wal-Mart exclusive 4th disc)
WWF @ Allentown, PA – Agricultural Hall – March 25, 1980
Championship Wrestling taping:
3/29/80:
The Wild Samoans (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Dominic DeNucci & Mike Masters at 8:32 when Masters was pinned with the Samoan Drop
WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson defeated Marc Pole at 6:11
Ox Baker (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Charlie Brown at 2:12 (Baker’s debut)
Bobby Duncum (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Rene Goulet via count-out at 4:15 after Duncum moved out of the way when Goulet attempted a splash in the corner and went over the top rope to the floor
Tor Kamata defeated Steve King at 6:01 (Kamata’s return)
Hulk Hogan defeated Angelo Gomez at 2:50
4/5/80 – included a reairing of the Bob Backlund vs. Strong Kobayashi match from the 5/27/78 Championship Wrestling:
Larry Zbyszko defeated Frank Williams at 5:56
Ox Baker (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Paul Figueroa at 2:43
Ken Patera (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Jose Estrada via submission with the swinging full nelson at 4:03; after the bout, Bruno Sammartino interviewed Patera & Wizard at ringside
Dominic DeNucci & Rene Goulet defeated Frank Savage & Davey O’Hannon 6:25
Tor Kamata (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Charlie Brown at 2:50 following a dropkick and several kneedrops
Dark match: Andre the Giant & WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson defeated the Wild Samoans via disqualification at 10:47
4/12/80:
Dominic DeNucci defeated Johnny Rodz at 7:36
Andre the Giant defeated Paul Mauret & Bimbo Larson in a handicap match at 2:11
Ox Baker (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Steve King at 2:53
Larry Sharpe pinned Mike Masters at 6:49 with the piledriver
Rene Goulet defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna via disqualification at 6:08 after the referee caught Scicluna using a foreign object which he had kept hiding; after the bout, Bruno Sammartino interviewed Goulet at ringside
Hulk Hogan (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Frank Williams via submission at 2:33 with a bearhug
WWF @ Hamburg, PA – Fieldhouse – March 26, 1980
All Star Wrestling taping:
3/29/80 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Bruno Sammartino; included Sammartino conducting a ringside interview with Ken Patera & the Grand Wizard:
Dominic DeNucci & Rene Goulet defeated Jose Estrada & Davey O’Hannon at 9:13 when DeNucci pinned Estrada following a standing dropkick on the apron from Goulet
Tor Kamata (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Bimbo Larson at 5:17 with a Kamikaze splash off the top; after the bout, Kamata hit a second splash off the top before Larson could be carried out on a stretcher
Andre the Giant defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna & Johnny Rodz in a handicap match at 5:12 when Rodz was pinned with a boot to the face and a sit-down splash
Ken Patera (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Angelo Gomez via submission with the swinging full nelson at 5:23
Hulk Hogan (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Steve King via submission with a bearhug at 2:55
I>Dark match: Larry Zbyszko pinned WWF Tag Team Champion Tito Santana at 12:06
4/5/80 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Bruno Sammartino:
The Wild Samoans (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Rene Goulet & Frank Williams at 8:27 when Afa pinned Williams with a Samoan Drop
WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson pinned Johnny Rodz at 6:23 with a reverse roll up; after the bout, Bruno Sammartino interviewed Patterson at ringside
Ken Patera (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Tito Santana via count-out at 8:21 after Patera rammed Santana’s head into the ringpost when both men were on the floor and re-entered the ring just before the 10-count
Larry Sharpe pinned Paul Figueroa at 1:53 with a piledriver; after the bout, Vince McMahon & Bruno Sammartino interviewed Tony Altimore with a prognosis report on Bimbo Larson from last week and that he had suffered two fractured ribs because of Tor Kamata
Larry Zbyszko pinned Marc Pole at 3:04 with a suplex; Bruno Sammartino excused himself to do any commentary for the match when asked for a comment about Zbyszko from Vince McMahon
4/12/80 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Bruno Sammartino:
Tor Kamata (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Angelo Gomez at 3:26 with a Kamikaze splash off the top; after the bout, Gomez was carried out on a stretcher
The Wild Samoans (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Steve King & Frank Williams at 7:11 when Sika pinned Williams with the Samoan Drop; after the bout, Vince McMahon interviewed Albano & the Samoans at ringside
Bobby Duncum (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Jose Estrada with a bulldog at 7:19
Rene Goulet & Dominic DeNucci defeated Frank Savage & Baron Mikel Scicluna at 8:21 when Goulet pinned Savage with a small package
Hulk Hogan (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Marc Pole via submission with a bearhug at 1:36; after the bout, Vince McMahon interviewed Blassie at ringside, with Vince saying that Tor Kamata’s Kamikaze top rope splash that he keeps using may be banned
WWF @ Kenilworth, NJ – Brearley High School – March 27, 1980
Paul Figueroa defeated Bimbo Larson
Johnny Rodz defeated Angelo Gomez
Hulk Hogan defeated Dominic DeNucci
Tor Kamata defeated Tony Altimore (sub. for Joe Mascara)
Rene Goulet defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Ken Patera defeated WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson via count-out
WWF @ Toms River, NJ – High School South – March 27, 1980
Davey O’Hannon defeated Steve King
Larry Sharpe defeated Paul Figueroa
Jose Estrada defeated Mark Pole
Bulldog Brower defeated Mike Masters
Andre the Giant & WWF Tag Team Champion Tito Santana defeated the Wild Samoans
WWF @ Harrisburg, PA – Zembo Mosque – March 28, 1980
Davey O’Hannon vs. ? (sub. for Steve Keirn)
Larry Sharpe vs. Joe Mascara
Mike Masters vs. Baron Mikel Scicluna
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund & WWF Tag Team Champion Tito Santana vs. the Wild Samoans
WWF @ Binghamton, NY – Broome County Arena – March 28, 1980
Jim Duggan vs. Frank Williams
Tor Kamata defeated Angelo Gomez
Jose Estrada fought Steve King to a draw
Rene Goulet defeated Johnny Rodz
WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson defeated Bobby Duncum via disqualification
Andre the Giant fought Hulk Hogan to a double count-out
WWF @ Springfield, MA – Civic Center – March 29, 1980 (9,000; sell out)
Larry Sharpe defeated Mike Masters
Tor Kamata defeated Angelo Gomez
Rene Goulet defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Ken Patera defeated WWF World Champion Bob Backlund when the match was stopped due to blood loss
Dominic DeNucci defeated Davey O’Hannon
Andre the Giant fought Hulk Hogan to a double count-out
Johnny Rodz defeated Frank Williams
WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson defeated Bobby Duncum via disqualification
WWF @ New Milford, CT – March 30, 1980
Johnny Rodz defeated Mike Masters
Tor Kamata defeated Frank Williams
Andre the Giant defeated Bobby Duncum
The Wild Samoans defeated Rene Goulet & WWF Tag Team Champion Tito Santana
WWF @ New London, CT – Ocean Beach Park Auditorium – March 31, 1980
Tor Kamata defeated Pete Doherty
Jose Esposito defeated Jose Estrada via disqualification
Tor Kamata defeated Jose Estrada
Ken Patera fought WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson to a double disqualification
The Wild Samoans defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Tito Santana & Johnny Rodz
WWF @ Scranton, PA – CYC – March 31, 1980 (1,047)
Larry Sharpe defeated Steve King
Frank Savage defeated Angelo Gomez (sub. for Gypsy Rodriguez)
Rene Goulet defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna (sub. for Larry Zbyszko)
Frank Williams defeated Rick Stallone (sub. for Bulldog Brower)
Mike Masters fought Tony Colon (sub. for Baron Mikel Scicluna) to a draw
Andre the Giant fought Hulk Hogan to a double count-out at 14:35
– 4/1/80: Randy Orton was born.
WWF @ Portland, ME – Civic Center – April 1, 1980 (2,153)
Johnny Rodz vs. Dominic DeNucci
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Pete Doherty (sub. for Frank Williams)
Tor Kamata defeated Tony Altimore (sub. for Mike Masters)
Hulk Hogan defeated Rene Goulet via count-out
Andre the Giant & WWF Tag Team Champion Tito Santana defeated the Wild Samoans
Ken Patera defeated WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson
WWF @ Bristol, CT – April 2, 1980
Tor Kamata defeated Mike Flanagan
Jim Duggan defeated Sylvano Sousa
Joe Crugnale defeated Fred Marzino via disqualification
Rene Goulet defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
The Wild Samoans defeated Steve King & Rene Goulet
WWF @ North Bergen, NJ – Embassy Hall – April 3, 1980
Frank Savage defeated Tony Altimore
Tor Kamata defeated Fred Marzino
WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson defeated Bobby Duncum via disqualification
Hulk Hogan defeated Rene Goulet
Johnny Rodz defeated Angelo Gomez
Jose Estrada defeated Steve King
WWF @ Fort Dix, NJ – Sports Arena – April 3, 1980
Included Andre the Giant and WWF Tag Team Champion Tito Santana
WWF @ Glens Falls, NY – Civic Center – April 4, 1980
Tor Kamata fought Rene Goulet to a draw
Jim Duggan fought Baron Mikel Scicluna to a draw
Andre the Giant defeated Bobby Duncum
Steve King defeated Bimbo Larson
The Wild Samoans defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Tito Santana & Dominic DeNucci
WWF @ Baltimore, MD – Civic Center – April 5, 1980 (11,500)
Johnny Rodz pinned Angelo Gomez at 17:40
Tor Kamata defeated Steve King
Davey O’Hannon defeated Paul Figueroa
Gorilla Monsoon defeated Joe Mascara (sub. for Bulldog Brower) at 4:27
Ken Patera defeated WWF World Champion Bob Backlund at 29:30 when the match was stopped due to Backlund sustaining an eye injury
Larry Sharpe defeated Mike Masters
Andre the Giant defeated Hulk Hogan at 15:01
WWF @ Boston, MA – Boston Garden – April 5, 1980 (16,000; sell out)
Jose Estrada defeated Sylvano Sousa at 14:20
Jim Duggan defeated Fred Marzino at 12:10
Joe Crugnale defeated Pete Doherty at 11:15
WWF Tag Team Champions Ivan Putski & Tito Santana defeated the Wild Samoans via disqualification at 17:25 when the challengers attacked guest referee WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson
Larry Zbyszko defeated Bruno Sammartino via disqualification at 19:20
Rene Goulet defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna at 11:40
Bobby Duncum defeated Dominic DeNucci at 10:12
WWF @ Bayonne, NJ – High School Gym – April 7, 1980
Larry Sharpe defeated Frank Williams
Tor Kamata defeated Jose Estrada
Afa & Capt. Lou Albano (sub. for Sika) defeated Rene Goulet & Mike Masters
Hulk Hogan defeated Dominic DeNucci
Ken Patera defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Tito Santana
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Bobby Duncum
WWF @ Middlesex, NJ – High School – April 8, 1980
WWF Tag Team Champion Tito Santana vs. Afa
Ivan Putski vs. Bulldog Brower
Hulk Hogan vs. Rene Goulet
Also included Tor Kamata, Angelo Gomez, Jose Estrada, Johnny Rodz, & Dominic DeNucci
WWF @ Asbury Park, NJ – Paramount Theatre – April 9, 1980
Bulldog Brower defeated Jose Estrada
Rene Goulet defeated Johnny Rodz
Tor Kamata defeated Steve King
Larry Sharpe defeated Frank Williams
Hulk Hogan defeated Dominic DeNucci
WWF Tag Team Champion Ivan Putski defeated Afa via disqualification
WWF @ Worcester, MA – Auditorium – April 10, 1980
Jose Estrada defeated Tony Altimore (sub. for Frank Williams)
Tor Kamata defeated Mike Masters
Dominic DeNucci defeated Johnny Rodz
WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Rene Goulet defeated Sika
Hulk Hogan defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Tito Santana
WWF Tag Team Champion Ivan Putski defeated Afa via disqualification
St. Louis, MO – Kiel Auditorium – April 11, 1980
Pak Song & Ron McFarlane defeated Eddie Gilbert & Tom Andrews
Jerry Oates defeated Takachio
Rocky Johnson defeated Lord Alfed Hayes
Dick the Bruiser, Pat O’Connor, & George Wells defeated Bulldog Brown, Dick Murdoch, & Ed Wiskowski
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund fought Ken Patera to a draw
Missouri State Champion Kevin Von Erich defeated Bruiser Brody via disqualification
WWF @ Albany, NY – Washington Ave. Armory – April 11, 1980
Angelo Gomez defeated Sylvano Sousa
Steve King defeated Pete Doherty
Frank Savage defeated Fred Marzino
Tor Kamata defeated Angelo Gomez
Bobby Duncum defeated Rene Goulet
Larry Zbyszko defeated WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson via referee’s decision when the match was stopped due to Patterson’s bleeding
WWF @ Commack, NY – Long Island Arena – April 11, 1980
Jose Estrada defeated Charlie Brown
Larry Sharpe defeated Tony Altimore
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated John Buford
Bulldog Brower defeated Mike Masters
Hulk Hogan defeated Dominic DeNucci
The Wild Samoans defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Tito Santana & Ivan Putski via disqualification
WWF @ Landover, MD – Capital Centre – April 12, 1980 (matinee) (15,045)
Featured Gorilla Monsoon on commentary
Rene Goulet defeated Jose Estrada at 7:35
Tor Kamata fought Larry Sharpe (sub. for Angelo Gomez) to a draw
Johnny Rodz defeated Steve King
WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna at 5:33
Ken Patera pinned Dominic DeNucci at 9:12
Tony Atlas pinned Bobby Duncum at 9:12 in a Texas Death Match
The Wild Samoans defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Tito Santana & Ivan Putski via disqualification at 13:39 when after Putski was taken out of the match and went to the locker room to recieve treatment for being cut open, he returned into the match without permission
Bruno Sammartino defeated Larry Zbyszko via count-out at 18:35
WWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – April 12, 1980 (19,568)
Televised on the PRISM Network – featured Dick Graham & Kal Rudman on commentary
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Tony Altimore at 6:42
Larry Sharpe defeated Jose Estrada at 8:37
Tor Kamata defeated Johnny Rodz at 5:01
Ken Patera pinned Rene Gouelt at 9:26 after reversing a cradle
Hulk Hogan defeated WWF World Champion Bob Backlund (w/ Arnold Skaaland) via count-out at 29:00 when Backlund shoved Hogan back inside the ring from the apron after the two fell out to the floor; at the beginning of the bout, Backlund offered his hand to Hogan to shake, which he did (Hulk Hogan: The Unreleased Archives)
Bruno Sammartino defeated Larry Zbyszko at 11:09 when referee Dick Woehrle deemed Zbyszko unable to continue after Sammartino hit his opponent with a chair; after the bout, it was announced the night’s curfew had been waived
Dominic DeNucci defeated Davey O’Hannon at 8:02 when the referee stopped the bout due to blood after O’Hannon sustained a slingshot into an exposed turnbuckle
The Wild Samoans defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Tito Santana & Ivan Putski to win the titles at 7:36 when Sika pinned Santana with the Samoan Drop after Santana missed a crossbody off the top (Tag Team Champions)
WWF @ Willingboro, NJ – John F. Kennedy High School – April 14, 1980
Joe Mascara defeated Paul Figueroa
Johnny Ringo defeated Ted Adams
Larry Sharpe defeated Frank Williams
Rene Goulet defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna (sub. for Bulldog Brower) via disqualification
Davey O’Hannon defeated Manuel Soto (sub. for John Beauford)
WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans defeated Ivan Putski & Tito Santana
WWF @ Honesdale, PA – Wayne Highlands Middle School Gym – April 14, 1980
Debut in Honesdale
Frank Savage vs. Mike Masters
Jose Estrada vs. Steve King
Johnny Rodz vs. Angelo Gomez
WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson vs. Ken Patera
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund vs. Tor Kamata
WWF @ White Plains, NY – Westchester County Center – April 15, 1980
Sylvano Sousa defeated Pete Doherty
Frank Savage defeated Steve King
Davey O’Hannon fought Jim Duggan to a draw
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Fred Marzino
WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans defeated Tito Santana & Ivan Putski
Andre the Giant defeated Bobby Duncum
WWF @ Allentown, PA – Agricultural Hall – April 15, 1980
Championship Wrestling taping:
4/19/80 – included the Ken Patera vs. Rene Goulet match from the 4/16/80 Hamburg taping; included the Tony Atlas vs. BB Coleman match from the 10/27/79 Championship Wrestling:
Tor Kamata (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Mike Masters at 4:21 with a dropkick and a splash
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund vs. Jose Estrada; this was a 10-minute exhibition match where both (mostly Backlund) would be demonstrating holds and scientific wrestling, and not trying to win the match, and no decision would be made
Dominic DeNucci pinned Paul Mauret at 3:11 with a giant swing
Pedro Morales defeated Marc Pole via submission with the Boston Crab at 2:08 (Morales’ return after a 5-year absence)
4/26/80 – included the WWF Tag Team Champions Ivan Putski & Tito Santana vs. Wild Samoans title change from the 4/12/80 Philadelphia Spectrum show, shown in full, with Vince McMahon taping new commentary for the match; featured a Tony Atlas workout video, originally aired in Georgia, with Bruno Sammartino providing commentary over the video explaining everything:
Rene Goulet pinned Johnny Rodz at 8:26 with a sunset flip
Tor Kamata (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Charlie Brown at 2:57 with a splash off the top; after the bout, Brown was taken out on a stretcher
Larry Sharpe pinned Rick Stallone at 3:34 with a piledriver
WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson pinned Jose Estrada at 5:01 with a reverse roll up into a bridge
5/3/80:
Larry Zbyszko pinned Joe Mascara with a suplex at 6:01
Pedro Morales pinned Jose Estrada with a backslide at 5:36; after the bout, Bruno Sammartino interviewed Morales at ringside
Tony Atlas defeated an unknown
Dark match after the taping: Larry Zbyszko vs. WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson
– 4/16/80: Paul London was born.
WWF @ Bristol, CT – April 16, 1980
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Dave Darrow
Davey O’Hannon defeated Sylvano Sousa
Frank Savage defeated Mike Masters
Jim Duggan defeated Dave Darrow
WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans defeated Ivan Putski & Tito Santana via disqualification
WWF @ Hamburg, PA – Fieldhouse – April 16, 1980
All Star Wrestling taping:
Featured Vince McMahon interviewing Tony Atlas at ringside, which was interrupted by Ken Patera, with both men arguing they were stronger than the over; Vince suggested they have an arm-wrestling challenge with both men accepting for the following week
Tony Atlas defeated Ken Patera (w/ the Grand Wizard) via disqualification in an arm-wrestling contest when Patera attacked Atlas with his chair and then tipped the table on top of him
Championship Wrestling – 4/19/80: Ken Patera (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Rene Goulet via count-out at 6:21 after dumping him over the top rope with a backdrop; after the bout, Vince McMahon interviewed Patera & Wizard at ringside
4/19/80 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Bruno Sammartino:
Ken Patera (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Mike Masters at 3:38 with a suplex
Tor Kamata (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Manny Siaca at 3:31 with a dropkick followed by a splash
Andre the Giant & WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson defeated Johnny Rodz & Jose Estrada at 10:28 when Andre pinned Estrada with a boot to the face and a sit-down splash; after the bout, Bruno Sammartino interviewed Andre & Patterson at ringside
Pedro Morales defeated Frank Williams via submission with a Boston Crab at 5:02
Tony Atlas pinned Marc Pole at 2:54 with a headbutt
Dark match: Andre the Giant pinned Bobby Duncum at 9:42 following several headbutts and a splash
4/26/80 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Bruno Sammartino; included the WWF Tag Team Champions Ivan Putski & Tito Santana vs. Wild Samoans title change from the 4/12/80 Philadelphia Spectrum show, shown in full, with McMahon taping new commentary for the match; included Sammartino conducting a ringside interview with WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson, who discussed wanting to find a regular tag team partner:
Pedro Morales defeated Johnny Rodz via submission with a Boston Crab at 6:39
WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson defeated Frank Williams via submission with the stump puller at 8:51; Patterson was not introduced as IC Champion, nor did he bring the belt with him
Rene Goulet pinned Jose Estrada at 5:03 with a small package
El Olympico pinned Marc Pole at 3:02 with a dropkick
5/3/80 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Bruno Sammartino; included Sammartino conducting a ringside interview with Tor Kamata & Freddie Blassie:
Bobbby Duncum (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Dominic DeNucci via count-out at 7:10 after ramming DeNucci into the ringpost when both were brawling on the floor, and then re-entering the ring just before the 10-count
Larry Sharpe pinned Charlie Brown at 6:26 with a piledriver
WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson pinned Jose Estrada at 8:07 with a reverse roll up
Tony Atlas pinned Johnny Rodz at 4:58 with a small package
Tor Kamata (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Joe Mascara at 2:45 with a splash
Miami Beach, FL – Convention Hall – April 16, 1980
Jeff Portz defeated Raul Mata
Mr. Saito defeated Barry Windham
The Super Destroyer defeated Bubba Douglas
Don Muraco defeated Steve Keirn
Nikolai Volkoff defeated Bugsy McGraw via disqualification
Tatsumi Fujinami defeated Don Diamond
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated NWF World Champion Antonio Inoki via disqualification at 21:24; only Backlund’s title was on the line
NWA Southern Champion Dusty Rhodes defeated Ernie Ladd
NWA World Champion Harley Race defeated Manny Fernandez
WWF @ Perth Amboy, NJ – High School – April 17, 1980
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Frank Williams
Luis Astea defeated Charlie Brown
Manuel Soto defeated Tony Altimore
Hulk Hogan defeated Rene Goulet
Andre the Giant & Dominic DeNucci defeated WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans via disqualification
WWF @ North Bergen, NJ – Embassy Hall – April 17, 1980
Jose Estrada defeated Steve King
Mike Masters defeated Davey O’Hannon
Larry Sharpe defeated Frank Savage
Ivan Putski defeated Ken Patera via disqualification
WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson defeated Tor Kamata
WWF @ Trumbull, CT – High School Gym – April 18, 1980
Frank Savage defeated Fred Marzino
Dave Darrow defeated Sylvano Sousa
Tor Kamata defeated Davey O’Hannon
Larry Zbyszko defeated Rene Goulet
Andre The Giant & Ivan Putski defeated WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans via count-out
WWF @ Brooklyn, NY – Monsignor King Auditorium – April 18, 1980
Baron Mikel Scicluna pinned Frank Williams at 14:35
Mike Masters pinned Jerry Johnson at 10:55 with an elbow drop
Johnny Rodz pinned Steve King at 15:15 with a piledriver
Larry Sharpe pinned Angelo Gomez at 13:32 with a piledriver
Hulk Hogan pinned Dominic DeNucci at 15:17
WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson fought Ken Patera to a double count-out at 12:28
WWF @ Manchester, CT – Clarke Arena – April 19, 1980
Steve King defeated Pete Doherty
Davey O’Hannon defeated Pete Doherty
Dave Darrow defeated Fred Marzino
Frank Williams fought Jose Estrada to a draw
Tor Kamata defeated Rene Goulet
Larry Zbyszko defeated WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson via count-out
WWF @ Providence, RI – Civic Center – April 19, 1980 (8,000)
Baron Mikel Scicluna pinned Mike Masters at 13:51
Johnny Rodz fought Jim Duggan to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Larry Sharpe pinned Angelo Gomez at 11:16
Dominic DeNucci pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna (sub. for Bulldog Brower) at 13:45
Hulk Hogan pinned Gorilla Monsoon at the 39-second mark
Andre the Giant & Ivan Putski defeated WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans via count-out at 10:50
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Ken Patera via count-out at 23:50
WWF @ Steubenville, OH – St. John Arena – April 20, 1980
Nick Busick defeated Jo Jo Andrews
Johnny Valiant defeated Bill Berger
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Johnny DeFazio via count-out
Hulk Hogan defeated Dominic DeNucci
Andre the Giant & Ivan Putski fought WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans to a double disqualification; after the bout, Andre was so angered with the decision that he knocked the referee out
WWF @ New York City, NY – Madison Square Garden – April 21, 1980 (20,000+)
Televised on the MSG Network – featured Vince McMahon on commentary:
Larry Sharpe defeated Mike Masters at 8:11 with a piledriver
Greg Gagne pinned Jose Estrada at 8:53 following two dropkicks (Gagne’s return to MSG after 3 years and his final appearance)
Ken Patera defeated WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson to win the title at 20:48 with a knee drop off the middle turnbuckle to the champion’s back; the referee, still groggy from a collision with Patterson moments prior, did not notice that the champion’s foot was on the bottom rope during the cover; prior to the bout, the Grand Wizard escorted Patera to ringside before returning backstage when the match began (History of the Intercontinental Title, The Ken Patera Story)
WWF Tag Team Champion Sika defeated Dominic DeNucci via count-out at 9:27 after DeNucci missed a right hand punch and Sika back dropped him to the floor; during the bout, Vince McMahon interviewed Peter Patton, general manager of the Cape Cod Coliseum about his experience here at MSG
Bruno Sammartino (w/ Arnold Skaaland) defeated Larry Zbyszko via count-out at 11:53 when Zbyszko left ringside after Sammartino kept preventing Zbyszko from trying to re-enter the ring
Ricky Steamboat & Jay Youngblood defeated Tor Kamata & Bulldog Brower at 13:11 when Youngblood pinned Brower after Steamboat dropped his partner on top of him from a gorilla press position (Steamboat’s MSG debut; Youngbloods’ only MSG appearance)
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund (w/ Arnold Skaaland) pinned WWF Tag Team Champion Afa at 16:34 with a reverse roll up into a bridge; prior to the bout, Capt. Lou Albano escorted Afa to ringside before returning backstage when the match began
Hulk Hogan pinned Rene Goulet at 3:14 with the legdrop; prior to the bout, Freddie Blassie escorted Hogan to ringside before returning backstage when the match began
Andre the Giant pinned Bobby Duncum at 2:51 with a suplex and sit-down splash
Canton, OH – Civic Center – April 22, 1980
Ginger the Wrestling Bear defeated three fans
John Bonnello defeated Bobby Colt
Randy Scott defeated Malcolm Monroe via disqualification
John & Rick Davidson defeated Haystacks Calhoun & Bob White
Mighty Igor defeated Don Kent via disqualification
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Bobby Duncum
WWF @ Portland, ME – Civic Center – April 22, 1980
Dave Darrow defeated Jose Estrada
Pete Doherty defeated Larry Sharpe
Tor Kamata defeated Johnny Rodz
Rene Goulet defeated Frank Savage (sub. for Bobby Duncum)
Dominic DeNucci defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Sika
Andre the Giant defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Afa
WWF IC Champion Ken Patera defeated Pat Patterson
WWF @ Bangor, ME – Auditorium – April 23, 1980
Rene Goulet defeated Jose Estrada
Larry Shapre defeated Frank Williams
Tor Kamata defeated Sylvano Sousa
Dominic DeNucci defeated Frank Savage
WWF IC Champion Ken Patera defeated Johnny Rodz
Andre the Giant & Pat Patterson defeated WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans
WWF @ Meriden, CT – Platt High School Gym – April 24, 1980
Larry Sharpe defeated Jim Duggan
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Mike Masters
Tony Altimore defeated Frank Williams
Hulk Hogan defeated Dominic DeNucci
WWF IC Champion Ken Patera defeated Ivan Putski via count-out
WWF @ Langdon, NH – April 24, 1980
Dave Darrow defeated Jose Estrada
Johnny Rodz defeated Pete Doherty
WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans defeated Rene Goulet & Angelo Gomez
Larry Zbyszko defeated Pat Patterson via count-out
St. Louis, MO – Kiel Auditorium – April 25, 1980
Takachio & Pak Song defeated Tommy Sharpe & Kerry Brown
Jerry Oates defeated Skandor Akbar
Ed Wiskowski fought George Wells to a draw
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Bulldog Brown
Dick the Bruiser & Pat O’Connor defeated Bruiser Brody & Dick Murdoch
Ken Patera defeated Kevin Von Erich to win the Missouri State title
NWA World Champion Harley Race defeated Ric Flair
WWF @ Hightstown, NJ – High School Gym – April 25, 1980
Manuel Soto defeated Jose Estrada via disqualification at 13:15
Tor Kamata pinned Sylvano Sousa at 12:42
Johnny Rodz pinned Fred Marzino at 16:55
WWF Tag Team Champion Sika & Tor Kamata (sub. for WWF Tag Team Champion Afa) defeated Rene Goulet & Angelo Gomez at 5:35
Larry Zbyszko defeated Pat Patterson via count-out
WWF @ Harrisburg, PA – Zembo Mosque – April 25, 1980
Steve King defeated Bimbo Larson
Frank Savage defeated Davey O’Hannon via disqualification
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Frank Williams
Larry Sharpe defeated Mike Masters
Hulk Hogan defeated Dominic DeNucci
Ivan Putski defeated Bobby Duncum via count-out
WWF @ Springfield, MA – Civic Center – April 26, 1980 (6,000)
Pete Doherty defeated Fred Marzino
Jim Duggan defeated Frank Savage via disqualification
Tor Kamata defeated Sylvano Sousa
Bobby Duncum defeated Rene Goulet
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Pete Doherty
Andre the Giant & Ivan Putski defeated WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans via count-out at 15:38
WWF IC Champion Ken Patera defeated WWF World Champion Bob Backlund via count-out
WWF @ Garden City, NY – Nassau Community College – April 26, 1980
Frank Williams defeated Tony Altimore via disqualification
Jose Estrada defeated Angelo Gomez
Johnny Rodz defeated Steve King
Larry Sharpe defeated Mike Masters
Larry Zbyszko defeated Pat Patterson via count-out
Hulk Hogan defeated Dominic DeNucci
WWF @ New Haven, CT – Coliseum – April 27, 1980
Johnny Rodz defeated Angelo Gomez
Jose Estrada fought Frank Savage to a time-limit draw
Larry Sharpe defeated Mike Masters
Tor Kamata defeated Frank Williams
Bobby Duncum defeated Tony Altimore
Hulk Hogan defeated Rene Goulet
Larry Zbyszko defeated Ivan Putski via disqualification
WWF IC Champion Ken Patera defeated Pat Patterson via count-out
WWF @ Beaver Falls, PA – Middle School Gym – April 28, 1980
JoJo Andrews defeated Ron Lee (sub. for Joe Abby vs. Johnny Valiant)
Johnny DeFazio fought Johnny Valiant (sub. for Larry Zbyszko) to a time-limit draw
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Tony Altimore
Dominic DeNucci defeated Afa via disqualification
WWF IC Champion Ken Patera fought Ivan Putski to a double count-out
WWF @ Poughkeepsie, NY – Mid-Hudson Civic Center – April 28, 1980
Larry Sharpe fought Rene Goulet to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Frank Savage defeated Angelo Gomez at 12:20
Tor Kamata defeated Frank Williams at 12:15
Pat Patterson fought Sika to a double disqualification at 10:37
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Bobby Duncum at 16:53
Hulk Hogan defeated Steve King & Mike Masters at 9:39 in a handicap match
WWF @ Belle Vernon, PA – High School Gym – April 29, 1980
JoJo Andrews pinned The Red Demon
Johnny Valiant pinned Tony Altimore
Baron Mikel Scicluna pinned Ron Lee
WWF Tag Team Champion Afa defeated Dominic DeNucci via disqualification
WWF IC Champion Ken Patera pinned Johnny DeFazio
Larry Zbyszko defeated Ivan Putski via count-out
WWF @ New London, CT – Ocean Beach Park Auditorium – April 29, 1980
Joe Esposito defeated Sylvano Sousa at 13:02
Johnny Rodz defeated Steve King at 18:58
Larry Sharpe defeated Mike Masters at 6:04
Tor Kamata pinned Frank Willaims at 12:14
Hulk Hogan pinned Rene Goulet at 19:42
Pat Patterson fought WWF Tag Team Champion Sika to a double disqualification
WWF @ Altoona, PA – Jaffa Mosque – April 30, 1980
Johnny Valiant fought Johnny DeFazio to a draw
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Mike Mahaiko
The Red Demon defeated JoJo Andrews
Larry Zbyszko defeated Dominic DeNucci via disqualification
WWF Tag Team Champion Afa defeated Tony Altimore
Ivan Putski defeated WWF IC Champion Ken Patera via disqualification
WWF @ Waterbury, CT – April 30, 1980
Johnny Rodz defeated Steve King
Tor Kamata defeated Mike Masters
Larry Sharpe defeated Frank Williams
Hulk Hogan defeated Rene Goulet
Pat Patterson fought WWF Tag Team Champion Sika to a double disqualification
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Jose Estrada in an exhibition match
WWF @ Worcester, MA – Auditorium – May 1, 1980
Johnny Rodz defeated Frank Williams
Larry Sharpe defeated Jose Estrada
WWF Tag Team Champion Sika defeated Rene Goulet
Hulk Hogan defeated Pete Doherty & Sylvano Sousa in a handicap match
Tor Kamata defeated Angelo Gomez
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Bobby Duncum
WWF @ Johnstown, PA – May 1, 1980
The Red Demon defeated Ron Lee
WWF Tag Team Champion Afa defeated Johnny DeFazio
WWF IC Champion Ken Patera defeated Dominic DeNucci via disqualification
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Bill Berger
Larry Zbyszko defeated Ivan Putski via count-out
Mike Mahaiko defeated JoJo Andrews
Johnny Valiant defeated Tony Altimore
WWF @ Pittsburgh, PA – Civic Arena – May 2, 1980
Nick Busick pinned Jim Grabmire
JoJo Andrews pinned Tony Altimore
Baron Mikel Scicluna fought Johnny DeFazio to a draw
Dominic DeNucci defeated Johnny Valiant via disqualification
Pat Patterson defeated WWF IC Champion Ken Patera via disqualification
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned WWF Tag Team Champion Afa
Bruno Sammartino defeated Larry Zbyszko via count-out
WWF @ Albany, NY – Washington Ave. Armory – May 2, 1980
Frank Savage defeated Steve King
Larry Sharpe fought Johnny Rodz to a double disqualification
Tor Kamata defeated Frank Williams
Bobby Duncum defeated Rene Goulet
Hulk Hogan defeated Jose Estrada
Ivan Putski defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Sika via disqualification
WWF @ Baltimore, MD – Civic Center – May 3, 1980 (10,900)
Johnny Rodz vs. Paul Figuroa did not take place as advertised
Frank Savage (sub. for Bulldog Brower) pinned Mike Masters at 13:08
Davey O’Hannon pinned Steve King at 10:18
Bobby Duncum pinned Johnny Rodz (sub. for El Olympico) at 3:22
Larry Sharpe pinned Angelo Gomez at 9:27
WWF Tag Team Champion Afa pinned Dominic DeNucci at 4:09
Gorilla Monsoon pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna at 5:44
Larry Zbyszko defeated Ivan Putski via count-out at 16:45
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated WWF IC Champion Ken Patera at 22:40 via referee stoppage when the challenger was deemed too bloody to continue
WWF @ Fall River, MA – Bank St. Armory – May 3, 1980
Frank Williams fought Pete Doherty to a draw
Sylvano Sousa defeated Fred Marzino
Jose Estrada defeated Tony Altimore
WWF Tag Team Champion Sika defeated Rene Goulet
Hulk Hogan defeated Pat Patterson via count-out
WWF @ Manchester, NH – JFK Coliseum – May 4, 1980
Tor Kamata vs. Rene Goulet
Pat Patterson vs. Hulk Hogan
Ivan Putski vs. WWF Tag Team Champion Sika
WWF @ Scranton, PA – CYC – May 5, 1980
Jose Estrada fought Frank Williams to a draw
Tor Kamata defeated Steve King
Frank Savage (sub. for Bobby Duncum) defeated Mike Masters
WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans defeated Dominic DeNucci & Rene Goulet
Larry Zbyszko defeated Ivan Putski via count-out
WWF @ Allentown, PA – Agricultural Hall – May 6, 1980
Championship Wrestling taping:
Dominic DeNucci defeated Johnny Rodz
5/10/80 – included Vince McMahon interviewing WWF IC Champion Ken Patera & the Grand Wizard at ringside, where footage was shown of Patera winning the IC title from Pat Patterson on 4/21 in Madison Square Garden, with Patera & Wizard adding their own commentary as the footage was being shown:
Rick McGraw defeated Jose Estrada at 6:54 (McGraw’s TV debut)
Tor Kamata defeated Frank Williams at 6:38
Pedro Morales defeated Moose Monroe at 4:01
5/17/80:
Rick McGraw pinned Johnny Rodz with a flying crossbody at 8:19
Larry Sharpe pinned Paul Mauret at 4:57 with a piledriver
NWA World Champion Harley Race defeated Steve King at 3:02
WWF IC Champion Ken Patera (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Dominic Denucci at 6:19 in a non-title match with a rolling cradle and both feet on the ropes for leverage
WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Rene Goulet & Angelo Gomez at 5:42 when Sika pinned Gomez with the Samoan Drop
El Olympico defeated Mark Pole at 2:48
5/24/80 – included a reairing of an earlier Tony Atlas match:
Larry Sharpe fought Rick McGraw to a 10-minute time-limit draw
Larry Zbyszko defeated El Olympico via count-out at 4:55 after slamming Olympico on the concrete floor
NWA World Champion Harley Race defeated Angelo Gomez at 2:38
Pedro Morales defeated Frank Savage at 5:34
Tor Kamata defeated Ricky Stallone at 3:42
6/14/80:
NWA World Champion Harley Race pinned Frank Williams with a suplex at 2:34
Dark match: Bimbo Larson & Manny Siaca defeated Gypsy & Jose Rodriguez
Dark match after the taping: Larry Zbyszko defeated WWF World Champion Bob Backlund (sub. for Ivan Putski) via disqualification
WWF @ Hamburg, PA – Fieldhouse – May 7, 1980
All Star Wrestling taping:
5/10/80 – included the WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson vs. Ken Patera title change from the 4/21/80 MSG show:
Pedro Morales defeated Jose Estrada via submission with a Boston Crab at 6:49
WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans defeated Steve King & Dominic DeNucci at 6:18 when King was pinned with the Samoan Drop
Larry Sharpe pinned Frank Savage at 4:33 with a piledriver
Tony Atlas pinned Moose Monroe at 3:11
Dark match: Larry Zbyszko defeated Pat Patterson via count-out; Patterson had not realized he was counted out and had put Zbyszko in the figure-4 in the ring until the referee tapped him on the shoulder, thinking he had won until he heard the decision
5/17/80 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Bruno Sammartino; included Sammartino conducting a ringside interview with WWF IC Champion Ken Patera & the Grand Wizard:
WWF IC Champion Ken Patera (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Steve King via submission with the swinging full nelson at the 43-second mark; the time was announced as a new record for All Star Wrestling by ring announcer Gary Michael Cappetta; after the bout, King was taken out on a stretcher
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund vs. El Olympico; this was a 10-minute exhibition match where Backlund would be demonstrating holds and no decision would be made
Rene Goulet fought Tor Kamata to a 10-minute time-limit draw
Larry Zbyszko pinned Angelo Gomez with a suplex at 3:27
Hulk Hogan defeated Mike Masters via submission with a bearhug at 2:58
5/24/80 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Bruno Sammartino; included Sammartino conducting a ringside interview with Rick McGraw:
Pat Patterson pinned Jose Estrada at 5:59 with a dropkick to the back which caused Estrada to run into the turnbuckle
Pedro Morales defeated Marc Pole via submission with a Boston Crab at 5:01
Rick McGraw pinned Moose Monroe at 4:14 with a flying bodypress from the middle turnbuckle
WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Rene Goulet & Dominic Denucci via count-out at 12:02 when DeNucci was counted out after being thrown to the floor and being distracted by Albano; after the bout, Bruno Sammartino interviewed Goulet & DeNucci at ringside
Tony Atlas pinned Frank Savage with a suplex at 3:09
WWF @ Brooklyn, NY – May 8, 1980
WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans vs. Pat Patterson & Dominic DeNucci
WWF @ Fort Dix, NJ – May 8, 1980
Larry Sharpe defeated Angelo Gomez
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated El Olympico
Moose Monroe defeated Bimbo Larson
Tor Kamata defeated Steve King
WWF IC Champion Ken Patera defeated Rene Goulet
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Bobby Duncum via count-out
WWF @ Glens Falls, NY – Civic Center – May 9, 1980
Jim Duggan defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna via count-out
Johnny Rodz defeated Angelo Gomez
Larry Sharpe defeated Steve King
Bobby Duncum defeated Frank Savage
Hulk Hogan defeated Gorilla Monsoon
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated WWF IC Champion Ken Patera via count-out
WWF @ Binghamton, NY – Broome County Arena – May 9, 1980
Mike Masters pinned Jose Estrada with a sunset flip
Tor Kamata fought Rick McGraw to a draw
Pat Patterson defeated Capt. Lou Albano via count-out at 13:10
Frank Williams pinned Bimbo Larson with a reverse neckbreaker
WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans defeated Dominic DeNucci & Rene Goulet when DeNucci was pinned
WWF @ Boston, MA – Boston Garden – May 10, 1980 (15,200)
Pete Doherty defeated Fred Marzino at 11:10
Jim Duggan defeated Steve King at 12:13
Johnny Rodz defeated Angelo Gomez at 11:25
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Frank Williams at 10:20
Rene Goulet defeated Tor Kamata via disqualification at 14:20
WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans defeated Pat Patterson & Gorilla Monsoon at 18:40
Bruno Sammartino defeated Larry Zbyszko via count-out at 18:20 when Zbyszko refused to return to the ring
WWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – May 10, 1980 (8,475)
Televised on the PRISM Network:
Davey O’Hannon defeated Manuel Soto at 13:22
Dominic DeNucci defeated Jose Estrada at 10:21
Rick McGraw pinned Mark Pole with a side Russian leg sweep at 4:32 (McGraw’s Spectrum debut)
Bobby Duncum defeated Tony Atlas via count-out at 12:41
El Olympico pinned Joe Mascara with a small package at 7:18; for whatever reason, Mascara was introduced as Frank Savage and was referred to as such by the commentary team
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund (w/ Arnold Skaaland) defeated Hulk Hogan via count-out at 17:48; after the bout, the champion was interviewed by Dick Graham & Kal Rudman at ringside
Larry Sharpe pinned Mike Masters with a piledriver at 8:16
WWF IC Champion Ken Patera defeated Ivan Putski via count-out at 10:51
WWF @ Totowa, NJ – Ice World – May 12, 1980
Baron Scicluna defeated Jose Estrada
Larry Sharpe defeated Angelo Gomez
Tor Kamata defeated Frank Williams
Rick McGraw defeated Johnny Rodz
WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans defeated Dominic Denucci & Rene Goulet
WWF IC Champion Ken Patera defeated Pat Patterson
Larry Zbyszko defeated Ivan Putski
WWF @ Brooklyn, NY – Kings Bay Boys Club – May 13, 1980
Davey O’Hannon defeated Angelo Gomez
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Frank Williams
Larry Sharpe defeated Mike Masters
Tor Kamata defeated El Olympico
WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans defeated Ivan Putski & Dominic DeNucci (sub. for Tito Santana)
WWF @ Portland, ME – Civic Center – May 13, 1980 (1,786)
Rick McGraw defeated Johnny Rodz via disqualification at 10:45
Bobby Duncum defeated Tony Altimore (sub. for Pete Doherty) at 10:12
Larry Zbyszko defeated Rene Goulet via count-out at 11:15
Pat Patterson defeated WWF IC Champion Ken Patera via disqualification in a lumberjack match at 17:35
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Jose Estrada in a 15-minute exhibition match
WWF @ Asbury Park, NJ – Convention Hall – May 14, 1980
Davey O’Hannon defeated Frank Williams
Larry Sharpe defeated El Olympico
Tor Kamata defeated Mike Masters
Dominic DeNucci defetaed Baron Mikel Scicluna
WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans defeated Gorilla Monsoon & Ivan Putski
WWF @ Bangor, ME – Civic Auditorium – May 14, 1980
Johnny Rodz bat Sylvano Sousa
Rick McGraw defeated Jose Estrada
Pat Patterson defeated Bobby Duncum via disqualification
Ken Patera defeated Rene Goulet
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund fought Larry Zbyszko to a double disqualification
WWF @ North Bergen, NJ – Embassy Hall – May 15, 1980
Davey O’Hannon fought Manuel Soto to a double count-out
Larry Sharpe defeated Frank Williams
Mike Masters defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna via disqualification
Dominic DeNucci defeated Tor Kamata via disqualification
Ivan Putski fought WWF Tag Team Champion Sika to a double disqualification
El Olympico defeated Paul Mauret
WWF @ Dover, NH – May 15, 1980
Johnny Rodz fought Fred Marzino to a draw
Bobby Duncum defeated Pete Doherty
Larry Zbyszko defeated Rene Goulet
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Jose Estrada
WWF IC Champion Ken Patera fought Pat Patterson to a draw
St. Louis, MO – Kiel Auditorium – May 16, 1980
Tom Andrews & Mike Huber defeated Billy Howard & Guy Mitchell
Pat O’Connor defeated Bobby Jaggers
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Roger Kirby
Dick the Bruiser & Rocky Johnson defeated Lord Alfred Hayes & Takachio
Bruiser Brody fought Dick Murdoch to a no contest
Missouri State Champion Ken Patera defeated Kevin Von Erich
WWF @ Commack, NY – Long Island Arena – May 16, 1980
Gorilla Monsoon defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Rick McGraw defeated Jose Estrada
WWF Tag Team Champion Sika defeated Dominic Denucci
Larry Sharpe defeated Frank Williams
Mark Pole defeated Angelo Gomez
Afa fought Ivan Putski to a double disqualification
WWF @ Norwich, CT – Free Academy High School – May 16, 1980
Johnny Rodz defeatd Mike Masters
Tor Kamata defeated Angelo Gomez
Bobby Duncum defeated Rene Goulet
Frank Savage defeated Sylvano Sousa
Pete Doherty defeated Fred Marzino
Larry Zbyszko defeated Pat Patterson via count-out
WWF @ Brooklyn, NY – May 17, 1980
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Larry Williams
Manuel Soto defeated Marc Pole
WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans defeated Mike Masters & Rick McGraw
Jose Estrada fought Johnny Rodz to a draw
Ivan Putski defeated Bobby Duncum
Bennington, VT – Mt. Anthony Union High School Gym – May 17, 1980
Michel Morin vs. Real Duplessis
Johnny War Eagle vs. Pierre LeFebvre
Gino Brito & Dick Charland vs. the Blonde Angels
Canadian Champion Edouard Carpentier vs. Tarzan Tyler
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund vs. WWF IC Champion Ken Patera
WWF @ New York City, NY – Madison Square Garden – May 19, 1980 (near capacity crowd)
Televised on the MSG Network – featured Vince McMahon on commentary
Rick McGraw defeated Jose Estrada at 10:38 (McGraw’s MSG debut)
Larry Zbyszko won a 16-man $15,000 battle royal at 11:25 by last eliminating Dominic DeNucci and Bobby Duncum at the same time when, as DeNucci had Duncum in an airplane spin, Zbyszko dropkicked them both to the floor; order of elimination: Frank Williams by Baron Mikel Scicluna, Ivan Putski by Peter Maivia, Maivia by Putski via pulling him out from the outside, Scicluna by Tony Atlas, Atlas by the Wild Samoans, Johnny Rodz by DeNucci, Rene Goulet by Duncum, Samoan #2 by Samoan #1 following an accidental headbutt, Samoan #1 by Gorilla Monsoon, Tor Kamata by Pat Patterson, Monsoon by Zbyszko & Duncum, Patterson by Zbyszko & Duncum; due to pre-match stipulations, Zbyszko earned a world title shot for the next show at MSG
Larry Sharpe defeated Frank Williams at 8:24
Larry Zbyszko pinned Dominic DeNucci at 7:08 following a kick to the face as DeNucci charged the corner
Tor Kamata pinned Johnny Rodz at 7:58 after a double karate chop to the throat
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned WWF IC Champion Ken Patera in a Texas Death Match at 22:56 with a crossbody off the top; prior to the bout, the Grand Wizard escorted Patera to the ring and Arnold Skaaland escorted Backlund; named Wrestling Observer’s Match of the Year
Gorilla Monsoon pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna (sub. for Hulk Hogan) at 3:11 with a chop and splash
Bobby Duncum defeated Rene Goulet at 5:42
Tony Atlas, Ivan Putski, & Pat Patterson defeated Peter Maivia & WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match at 16:25; fall #1: Patterson pinned Maivia with a roll up at 8:26; fall #2: Maivia pinned Patterson after a double team from the Samoans at 4:31; fall #3: Atlas pinned Samoan #1 with a splash after the Samoans accidentally headbutted each other at 3:28; prior to the bout, Capt. Lou Albano escorted the Samoans ringside
WWF @ Florence, NJ – May 20, 1980
El Olympico defeated Frank Williams
Larry Sharpe defeated Angelo Gomez
Manuel Soto fought Davey O’Hannon to a draw
WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans defeated Gorilla Monsoon & Rene Goulet
WWF IC Champion Ken Patera defeated Ivan Putski via count-out
WWF @ Revere, MA – May 20, 1980
Johnny Rodz defeated Frank Marzino
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Tony Altimore
Bobby Duncum fought Dominic Denucci to a double disqualification
Tor Kamata defeated Mike Masters
Larry Zbyszko defeated Pat Patterson
Rick McGraw defeated Jose Estrada via disqualification
WWF @ Avon, CT – May 21, 1980
Johnny Rodz defeated Jose Estrada via disqualification at 12:17
Baron Mikel Scicluna pinned Mike Masters at 10:51
Bobby Duncum pinned Dominic DeNucci at 12:16
Tor Kamata pinned Johnny Rodz at 6:10
Rick McGraw pinned Frank Marzino at 9:20
Larry Zbyszko defeated Pat Patterson via count-out at 14:40
WWF @ White Plains, NY – Westchester County Civic Center – May 21, 1980
Manuel Soto fought Steve King to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Frank Savage defeated Angelo Gomez at 10:09
Davey O’Hannon defeated Frank Williams at 10:14
Larry Sharpe defeated El Olympico at 7:53
WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans defeated Gorilla Monsoon & Rene Goulet at 21:11
Ivan Putski defeated WWF IC Champion Ken Patera via disqualification at 15:48
WWF @ Worcester, MA – Auditorium – May 22, 1980
Moose Monroe defeated Frank Marzino
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Johnny Rodz
Rick McGraw fought Jose Estrada to a draw
Tor Kamata defeated Mike Masters
Bobby Duncum defeated Dominic DeNucci via count-out
Larry Zbyszko defeated Pat Patterson via count-out
WWF @ Bricktown, NJ – Lake Riviera Middle School – May 22, 1980
Davey O’Hannon pinned El Olympico at at 11:07
WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans defeated Gorilla Monsoon & Rene Goulet at 22:58
Larry Sharpe pinned Frank Williams at 15:51
Steve King pinned Angelo Gomez at 8:17
WWF IC Champion Ken Patera fought Ivan Putski to a double disqualification at 15:55
NJPW @ Hasama, Japan – May 23, 1980
Kuniaki Kobayashi defeated George Takano via submission with a Mexican abdominal stretch
Kengo Kimura pinned Makoto Arakawa
Ryuma Go pinned Haruka Eigen
Kantaro Hoshino pinned Osaumu Kido
Williem Ruska & Riki Choshu defeated Bad News Allen & Tito Santana when Choshu pinned Santana
Strong Kobayashi pinned Chavo Guerrero
Andre the Giant defeated Seiji Sakaguchi via count-out
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund & Tatsumi Fujinami fought Dusty Rhodes & Stan Hansen to a no contest
Antonio Inoki defeated Hulk Hogan via disqualification
WWF @ Albany, NY – Washington Ave. Armory – May 23, 1980
Jose Estrada defeated Mike Masters
Bobby Duncum defeated Dominic Denucci
Jim Duggan defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna via disqualification
Larry Zbyszko defeated Pat Patterson via disqualification
Tor Kamata defeated Johnny Rodz
Rick McGraw defeated Fred Marzino
WWF @ Harrisburg, PA – Zembo Mosque – May 23, 1980
Frank Williams defeated Moose Monroe (sub. for Davey O’Hannon) at 11:53
Larry Sharpe pinned Steve King at 13:45
Frank Savage fought El Olympico to a time-limit draw
WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans defeated Gorilla Monsoon & Rene Goulet at 18:17
Ivan Putski defeated WWF IC Champion Ken Patera at 18:35
NJPW @ Morioka, Japan – May 24, 1980
George Takano pinned Hiroyuki Saito
Makoto Arakawa pinned Kuniaki Kobayashi
Kantaro Hoshino pinned Kengo Kimura
Tito Santana & Chavo Guerrero defeated Williem Ruska & Osamu Kido when Guerrero pinned Kido
Stan Hansen pinned Ryuma Go
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Riki Choshu in a non-title match via submission with an ankle lock
Tatsumi Fujinami & Strong Kobayashi defeated Hulk Hogan & Bad News Allen in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0; fall #1 – Fujinami & Kobayashi won via disqualification; fall #2 – Fujinami pinned Allen
Antonio Inoki fought Seiji Sakaguchi to a double count-out
WWF @ Morristown, NJ – William G. Mennen Sports Arena – May 24, 1980
El Olympico defeated Moose Monroe via disqualification at 14:27
Davey O’Hannon pinned Frank Williams at 16:22
Larry Sharpe pinned Angelo Gomez at 14:25
WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans defeated Gorilla Monsoon & Rene Goulet at 22:21
Larry Zbyszko defeated Pat Patterson via count-out at 15:22
WWF @ Fall River, MA – Bank St. Armory – May 24, 1980
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Pete Doherty
Johnny Rodz defeated Sylvano Sousa
Bobby Duncum defeated Dominic Denucci
Tor Kamata defeated Frank Savage
WWF IC Champion Ken Patera fought Ivan Putski to a double disqualification
Rick McGraw pinned Jose Estrada
WWF @ Manchester, NH – JFK Coliseum – May 25, 1980
Tor Kamata defeated Pete Doherty
Jose Estrada defeated Fred Marzino (sub. for Steve King)
Larry Zbyszko defeated Pat Patterson via count-out
WWF Tag Team Champion Afa & Tor Kamata (sub. for WWF Tag Team Champion Sika) defeated Rene Goulet & Steve King (sub. for Mike Masters)
Rick McGraw defeated Johnny Rodz
WWF @ Wheeling, WV – Civic Center – May 25, 1980
Nick Busick defeated the Red Demon via disqualification
Johnny DeFazio pinned Billy Berger
Dominic DeNucci fought Baron Mikel Scicluna to a draw
WWF IC Champion Ken Patera defeated Ivan Putski via count-out
NJPW @ Odate, Japan – May 25, 1980
George Takano pinned Hiroyuki Saito
Kuniaki Kobayashi pinned Shoji Kai
Haruka Eigen defeated Makoto Arakawa via submission with a camel clutch
Hulk Hogan & Bad News Allen defeated Williem Ruska & Osamu Kido when Hogan defeated Kido via submission with a backbreaker
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Kengo Kimura in a non-title match
Dusty Rhodes pinned Riki Choshu
Seiji Sakaguchi defated Stan Hansen via disqualification
Antonio Inoki defeated Ryuma Go via forfeit
Antonio Inoki, Tatsumi Fujinami, & Strong Kobayashi defeated Andre the Giant, Chavo Guerrero, & Tito Santana in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match; fall #1 – Andre pinned Kobayashi; fall #2 – Kobayashi defeated Santana via submission with a backbreaker; fall #3 – Fujinami pinned Guerrero
NJPW @ Osaka, Japan – May 27, 1980
Kuniaki Kobayashi fought George Takano to a draw
Bad News Allen pinned Kengo Kimura
Ryuma Go & Haruka Eigen defeated Williem Ruska & Makoto Arakawa when Go pinned Arakawa
Hulk Hogan defeated Riki Choshu via submission with a backbreaker
Tito Santana & Chavo Guerrero defeated Kantaro Hoshino & Osamu Kido when Guerrero pinned Kido
Seiji Sakaguchi defeated Tatsumi Fujinami via count-out
Andre the Giant fought Stan Hansen to a double count-out
Antonio Inoki pinned Strong Kobayashi
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Dusty Rhodes via disqualification at 19:12 when Rhodes pushed the referee out of the way as Backlund was trapped upside down in the corner; after the contest, after realizing he was bleeding from the head and becoming enraged, Backlund assaulted Rhodes in and outside of the ring
WWF @ Allentown, PA – Agricultural Hall – May 27, 1980
Championship Wrestling taping:
Frank Williams defeated Bimbo Larson
Pedro Morales defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna via count-out
5/31/80:
Rick McGraw (w/ Arnold Skaaland) pinned Moose Monroe with a headscissors; after the bout, Bruno Sammartino interviewed Skaaland at ringside
Pedro Morales pinned Jose Estrada with a reverse roll up
WWF IC Champion Ken Patera (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Tony Colon via submission at 2:38 with the swinging neckbreaker (Colon’s debut)
WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans defeated Rene Goulet & Jim Duggan
Tony Atlas pinned Manny Siaca at 2:48 with a gorilla press slam
6/7/80 – included a reairing of the Hulk Hogan / Frank Williams match from the 4/12/80 Championship Wrestling:
Larry Sharpe pinned Steve King at 7:10 with a piledriver
Tor Kamata defeated Angelo Gomez at 5:06
Rick McGraw defeated Larry Zbyszko via disqualification when Zbyszko attacked the referee and also Arnold Skaaland; Bruno Sammartino then made the save
Pat Patterson & Rene Goulet defeated Davey O’Hannon & Jose Estrada at 11:27
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Charlie Brown at 3:38
6/14/80 – included the Pedro Morales / Baron Mikel Scicluna match from the 6/7/80 All Star Wrestling; included the Harley Race / Frank Williams match taped 5/6/80 in Allentown:
WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated El Olympico & George Rosello at 6:01 when Sika pinned Rosello with a Samoan Drop
Tor Kamata defeated Frank Savage
WWF IC Champion Ken Patera (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Charlie Brown via submission with the swinging full nelson; after the bout, Bruno Sammartino interviewed Patera & Wizard at ringside
Tony Atlas pinned Ron Shaw at 3:01 with a diving headbutt followed by a splash
Dark match after the taping: WWF IC Champion Ken Patera defeated Pat Patterson via count-out
WWF @ Hamburg, PA – Fieldhouse – May 28, 1980
All Star Wrestling taping:
5/31/80 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Bruno Sammartino; included Sammartino conducting a ringside interview with Pat Patterson:
Rick McGraw pinned Jose Estrada at 7:09 with a headscissors
Pedro Morales defeated Ron Shaw via submission with the Boston Crab at 4:42
Pat Patterson pinned Johnny Rodz at 7:51 with a roll over
WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Jim Duggan & Frank Williams at 7:52 when Afa pinned Williams with the Samoan Drop
WWF IC Champion Ken Patera (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Steve King via submission with the swinging full nelson at 3:20
6/7/80 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Bruno Sammartino; included the Tony Atlas / Mike Masters match from the 11/24/79 Championship Wrestling:
Larry Zbyszko pinned Frank Savage at 5:12 with a suplex
Pedro Morales pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna with a backslide at 4:43; after the bout, Bruno Sammartino interviewed Morales at ringside
Larry Sharpe pinned Moose Monroe with a piledriver at 3:46
WWF IC Champion Ken Patera (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Angelo Gomez via submission with the swinging full nelson at 8:24; after the bout, Bruno Sammartino interviewed Patera & Wizard at ringside
6/14/80 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Bruno Sammartino; included the Tony Atlas / Moose Monroe match from the 11/3/79 Championship Wrestling:
The Wild Samoans (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Rene Goulet & Steve King at 8:35 when Sika pinned King with a diving headbutt off the top
Tor Kamata pinned Frank Williams at 7:18 with a karate thrust to the throat; after the bout, Bruno Sammartino interviewed Kamata at ringside
Pedro Morales pinned Johnny Rodz at 5:42 with a small package
Pat Patterson & Rick McGraw defeated Jose Estrada & Davey O’Hannon at 5:46 when Patterson pinned Estrada with a reverse roll up
Dark match after the taping: WWF IC Champion Ken Patera fought Pedro Morales (sub. for Tony Atlas) to a double count-out
WWF @ North Bergen, NJ – Embassy Hall – May 29, 1980
Larry Sharpe pinned Mike Masters at 14:50
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Jerry Johnson at 13:12
Johnny Rodz pinned Frank Williams at 13:18 after a piledriver
Rick McGraw pinned Jose Estrada at the 19-minute mark
Larry Zbyszko defeated Pat Patterson via count-out at 18:10
WWF @ Highland Park, NJ – High School – May 29, 1980
Manuel Soto fought Davey O’Hannon to a draw
Tor Kamata defeated Steve King
Dominic DeNucci defeated Bobby Duncum via disqualification
WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans defeated Gorilla Monsoon & Rene Goulet
WWF IC Champion Ken Patera fought Ivan Putski to a double disqualification
WWF @ Staten Island, NY – Wagner College Gym – May 30, 1980
Frank Savage fought Steve King to a draw
Rick McGraw defeated Jose Estrada
Tor Kamata defeated Frank Williams
WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans defeated Rene Goulet & Angelo Gomez (sub. for Dominic DeNucci)
Larry Zbyszko defeated Pat Patterson via count-out
WWF @ Jersey City, NJ – May 30, 1980
Johnny Rodz defeated Bimbo Larson
Dominic DeNucci defeated Bobby Duncum via disqualification
Mike Masters defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Larry Sharpe defeated Manny Siaca
El Olympico defeated Davey O’Hannon
WWF IC Champion Ken Patera defeated Ivan Putski via disqualification
WWF @ Landover, MD – Capital Centre – May 31, 1980
Rick McGraw defeated Moose Monroe (sub. for Davey O’Hannon) at 10:18
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Johnny Rodz at 13:21
Jose Estrdada defeated Steve King (sub. for Larry Sharpe) at 15:48
Tor Kamata defeated El Olympico at 2:08
WWF Tag Team Champion Afa defeated Rene Goulet at 6:04
Dominic DeNucci defeated Bobby Duncum via count-out at 4:37
WWF Tag Team Champion Sika defeated Ivan Putski via count-out at 11:50
Larry Zbyszko defeated Pat Patterson via count-out at 18:48
Tony Atlas fought WWF IC Champion Ken Patera to a double disqualification at 27:52
WWF @ New Haven, CT – Coliseum – June 1, 1980
Frank Savage defeated Frank Williams
El Olympico fought Jose Estrada to a draw
Larry Zbyszko defeated Ivan Putski via count-out
Tor Kamata defeated Frank Williams
Rick McGraw defeated Johnny Rodz
WWF Tag Team Champion Sika defeated Rene Goulet
Larry Sharpe defeated Steve King
WWF Tag Team Champion Afa defeated Pat Patterson via count-out
NJPW @ Hamamatsu, Japan – June 2, 1980
Antonio Inoki, Riki Choshu, & Kengo Kimura defeated WWF World Champion Bob Backlund, Andre the Giant, & Tito Santana
WWF @ Poughkeepsie, NY – Mid-Hudson Civic Center – June 2, 1980
Larry Sharpe defeated Jose Estrada at 13:37
Larry Zbysko defeated Ivan Putski via count-out at 14:44
Frank Savage defeated Steve King at 14:55
Tor Kamata fought Rick McGraw to a 20-minute time-limit draw
WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans defeated Dominic DeNucci & Rene Goulet at 15:39
WWF @ Portland, ME – Cumberland County Civic Center – June 3, 1980
Rick McGraw defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna via disqualification
Tor Kamata pinned Tony Altimore at 14:05
Larry Zbyszko defeated Dominic DeNucci via disqualification at 13:10
WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans defeated Rene Goulet & Johnny Rodz at 17:50
WWF IC Champion Ken Patera defeated Ivan Putski via count-out when Putski applied a bearhug on Patera while standing on the ring apron
WWF @ Bangor, ME – Civic Auditorium – June 4, 1980
Baron Mikel Scicluna pinned Tony Altimore at 11:10
Tor Kamata pinned Johnny Rodz at 14:10
WWF IC Champion Ken Patera pinned Dominic DeNucci at 13:10
WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans defeated Rene Goulet & Rick McGraw at 11:10
Larry Zbyszko fought Ivan Putski to a double disqualification at 16:20
Nagoya, Japan – June 4, 1980
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Stan Hansen via disqualification at 14:44
WWF @ Danvers, MA – Town Line Twin Rinks – June 5, 1980
Rick McGraw fought Johnny Rodz to a draw
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Dan Pettiglio
Vanessa Rude defeated Betty Jo South
Harold Sargent defeated John Callahan
Tor Kamata defeated Angelo Gomez
Dominic DeNucci & Rene Goulet defeated WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans via disqualification
WWF IC Champion Ken Patera defeated Ivan Putski via disqualification
Los Angeles, CA – Olympic Auditorium – June 6, 1980
Tom Prichard defeated the Assassin
Mando Guerrero fought Al Madril to a draw
Smokey the Bear defeated the Hood via disqualification
Hulk Hogan defeated Frank Hill
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Ron Starr
WWF @ Queens, NY – Queens College Fitzgerald Gym – June 6, 1980
Johnny Rodz defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna via disqualification
Tor Kamata defeated Jose Estrada
Larry Sharpe fought Rene Goulet to a draw
WWF Tag Team Champions Afa & Tor Kamata (sub. for WWF Tag Team Champion Sika) defeated Dominic DeNucci & Rick McGraw
WWF IC Champion Ken Patera defeated Ivan Putski via disqualification
WWF @ Baltimore, MD – Civic Center – June 7, 1980 (10,400)
Jose Estrada pinned Paul Figueroa at 8:17
Davey O’Hannon defeated Danny Pattiglio (sub. for Manuel Soto) at 14:00
Larry Sharpe defeated Steve King at 12:42
Baron Mikel Scicluna pinned Moose Monroe at 13:22
Ernie Ladd pinned El Olympico at 5:38
WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans defeated Pat Patterson & Dominic DeNucci at 21:19
Bruno Sammartino defeated Larry Zbyszko via count-out at 21:06 when Zbyszko left ringside
WWF @ Springfield, MA – Civic Center – June 7, 1980
Tony Altimore defeated Fred Marzino at 13:12
Joe Crugnale fought Pete Doherty to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Rick McGraw defeated Sylvano Sousa at 11:22
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Ken Patera in a steel cage match at 15:49
Ivan Putski pinned Bobby Duncum at 4:03
Frank Williams defeated Pete Doherty via count-out at 7:10
Johnny Rodz defeated Angelo Gomez at 10:02
Rene Goulet defeated Tor Kamata via disqualification
WWF @ Trenton, NJ – June 8, 1980
Larry Sharpe pinned Angelo Gomez at 11:00
El Olympico fought Jose Estrada to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Tor Kamata pinned El Olympico at 12:05
WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans defeated Rick McGraw & Johnny Rodz at 14:21
Larry Zbyszko defeated Pat Patterson via count-out at 15:05
WWF @ Little Ferry, NJ – Memorial School – June 9, 1980
Steve King (sub. for Manuel Soto) defeated Davey O’Hannon via disqualification
Jose Estrada defeated Frank Williams
Tor Kamata defeated El Olympico
Rick McGraw fought Larry Sharpe to a draw
Bobby Duncum fought Dominic DeNucci to a double disqualification
Larry Zbyszko defeated Pat Patterson via count-out
WWF @ Hanover, PA – South Western High School – June 10, 1980
Moose Monroe defeated Ricky Stallone at 8:20
Frank Savage defeated Frank Williams at 15:25
Jose Estrada defeated Paul Figueroa at 13:46
WWF Tag Team Champion Sika & Capt. Lou Albano (sub. for Afa) defeated Rick McGraw (sub. for Rene Goulet) & El Olympico at 20:08
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated WWF IC Champion Ken Patera via count-out at 20:40
WWF @ North Plainfield, NJ – June 10, 1980
Johnny Rodz defeated Steve King
Larry Sharpe defeated Angelo Gomez
Bobby Duncum defeated Johnny Rodz
Davey O’Hannon defeated Tony Altimore
Dominic DeNucci defeated Tor Kamata
Pat Patterson defeated Bobby Duncum via disqualification
WWF @ Woodbridge, NJ – June 11, 1980
Larry Sharpe defeated Frank Williams
Tony Altimore defeated Frank Savage
Davey O’Hannon defeated El Olympico
Rene Goulet defeated Jose Estrada
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Bobby Duncum
WWF @ Brooklyn, NY – Kings Bay Boys Club Gym – June 11, 1980
Moose Monroe defeated Angelo Gomez
Johnny Rodz fought Steve King to a draw
Tor Kamata defeated Moose Monroe
WWF Tag Team Champion Sika & Capt. Lou Albano (sub. for Afa) defeated Dominic DeNucci & Rick McGraw
Pat Patterson fought WWF IC Champion Ken Patera to a double disqualification
WWF @ Pittsfield, MA – Boy’s Club – June 12, 1980 (450)
Rene Goulet defeated Frank Savage at 9:52
Dave Darrow defeated Fred Marzino via disqualification
Rene Goulet defeated Jose Estrada via disqualification
Jose Estrada & Dave Darrow defeated Fred Marzino & Frank Savage at 12:00
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Bobby Duncum at 15:40
WWF @ Rockaway Queens, NY – St. Rose of Lima Auditorium – June 12, 1980
Steve King fought Moose Monroe to a draw
Tor Kamata defeated Angelo Gomez
WWF Tag Team Champion Sika defeated Frank Williams
Rick McGraw defeated Johnny Rodz
Dominic DeNucci defeated Capt. Lou Albano
Pat Patterson fought WWF IC Champion Ken Patera to a double count-out
WWF @ Pittsburgh, PA – Civic Arena – June 13, 1980
Davey O’Hannon defeated the Red Demon
Mike Mahalko defeated Bill Berger
Johnny Valiant defeated Nick Busick
Jim Grabmire defeated Tony Altimore
WWF Tag Team Champion Sika defeated Dominic DeNucci via count-out
WWF IC Champion Ken Patera pinned Pat Patterson
Bruno Sammartino defeated Larry Zbyszko in a steel cage match by escaping out the door
WWF @ Albany, NY – Washington Ave. Armory – June 13, 1980
Frank Savage defeated Steve King
Johnny Rodz defeated Moose Monroe
Rick McGraw defeated Jose Estrada
Tor Kamata defeated Frank Williams
Ivan Putski defeated Capt. Lou Albano via count-out
Rene Goulet defeated Bobby Duncum via disqualification
St. Louis, MO – Kiel Auditorium – June 13, 1980
Tom Andrews & Kerry Brown defeated Skandor Akbar & Tommy Sharpe (sub. for Ron McFarlane)
Bobby Jaggers defeated Billy Howard
Takacho defeated George Wells
David Von Erich defeated Bulldog Brown
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Lord Alfred Hayes (sub. for Ed Wiskoski)
Dick Murdoch & Karl Kox defeated Bruiser Brody & Pat O’Connor
NWA World Champion Harley Race defeated Rocky Johnson
WWF @ Boston, MA – Boston Garden – June 14, 1980
Johnny Rodz defeated Frank Savage at 11:10
Tor Kamata defeated Steve King at 5:02
Dominic DeNucci defeated Capt. Lou Albano at 8:10
Davey O’Hannon defeated Bobby Duncum via disqualification at 8:10
Bruno Sammartino defeated Larry Zbyszko in a Texas Death match at 18:20
WWF IC Champion Ken Patera defeated Pat Patterson via count-out at 18:20
WWF Tag Team Champion Sika defeated Rene Goulet at 15:10
Rick McGraw defeated Jose Estrada at 11:46
Ivan Putski defeated Larry Sharpe at 5:15
WWF @ Manchester, NH – JFK Coliseum – June 15, 1980
The scheduled Dominic DeNucci vs. WWF Tag Team Champion Sika match did not take place
Frank Savage defeated Fred Marzino
Johnny Rodz defeated Steve King
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Afa
Ivan Putski defeated Bobby Duncum
Rene Goulet defeated Jose Estrada (sub. for Baron Mikel Scicluna)
Rick McGraw defeated Moose Monroe
WWF @ New York City, NY – Madison Square Garden – June 16, 1980 (20,000+)
This card was not televised
Johnny Rodz defeated Steve King (sub. for Baron Mikel Scicluna) at 13:18
Bobby Duncum defeated Rick McGraw at 9:26
Hulk Hogan pinned Gorilla Monsoon at 3:04
Larry Zbyszko defeated WWF World Champion Bob Backlund when the bout was stopped due to blood at 27:39
Ivan Putski (sub. for Dusty Rhodes) defeated Tor Kamata at 3:17
WWF IC Champion Ken Patera defeated Pat Patterson at 17:42
Rene Goulet defeated Larry Sharpe via disqualification at 7:52
WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans defeated Dominic DeNucci & Ivan Putski at 14:38
WWF @ Allentown, PA – Agricultural Hall – June 17, 1980
Championship Wrestling taping:
Johnny Rodz & Sylvano Sousa defeated Charlie Brown & Steve King
Ed Boulder (Brutus Beefcake) fought Jose Estrada to a draw
6/21/80 – included the Pedro Morales vs. Johnny Rodz match from the 6/14/80 All Star Wrestling; included a contract signing held this past week at the Felt Forum:
Rick McGraw defeated Sylvano Sousa
Dominic DeNucci & Rene Goulet defeated Marc Pole & Moose Monroe
The Hangman (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Angelo Gomez via submission at 2:47 with the Hangman Hold; after the bout, Vince McMahon interviewed Blassie & Hangman at ringside (Hangman’s debut)
Larry Zbyszko pinned Tony Colon at 3:06 with a suplex
6/28/80 – included Vince McMahon conducting a ringside interview with Hulk Hogan & Freddie Blassie:
Pat Patterson defeated Lyndsey Lyle via submission at 7:02 with the stump puller
NWA World Champion Harley Race pinned Jose Estrada at 5:42 with a tombstone
Larry Zbyszko pinned Angelo Gomez at 6:54 with a suplex; prior to the bout, Zbyszko demanded to be introduced as the “new living legend”
The Hangman (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Frank Williams via submission at 3:24 with the Hangman Hold
Ivan Putski pinned Moose Monroe at 2:56 swith the Polish Hammer
7/5/80:
Pedro Morales defeated Sylvano Sousa
Larry Sharpe defeated Manny Siaca
NWA World Champion Harley Race defeated Tony Colon
Pat Patterson defeated Fred Marzino
Dominic DeNucci & Rene Goulet defeated Johnny Rodz & Jose Estrada
Hulk Hogan defeated Charlie Brown
Dark match after the taping: Hulk Hogan defeated Ivan Putski via count-out at 11:25
WWF @ Hamburg, PA – Fieldhouse – June 18, 1980
All Star Wrestling taping:
6/21/80 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Bruno Sammartino:
Ivan Putski pinned Jose Estrada at 6:28 with the Polish Hammer
Pedro Morales defeated Moose Monroe via submission at 6:31 with the Boston Crab
WWF IC Champion Ken Patera (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Frank Williams via submission at 7:49 with the swinging full nelson
The Hangman (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Steve King via submission at 4:11 with the Hangman Hold; after the bout, Vince McMahon interviewed Blassie & Hangman at ringside (Hangman’s debut on All Star Wrestling)
Hulk Hogan (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Fred Marzino & Angelo Gomez in a handicap match at 3:02 by pinning Gomez with a lariat
6/28/80 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Bruno Sammartino; included Sammartino conducting a ringside interview with Rene Goulet:
Rick McGraw pinned Moose Monroe at 7:13 with a flying bodpress from the middle turnbuckle
Larry Sharpe pinned Angelo Gomez at 5:31 with the piledriver
Rene Goulet pinned Jose Estrada at 7:28 with a reverse roll up
Pat Patterson pinned Johnny Rodz at 9:48 with a reverse roll up
Ivan Putski pinned Marc Pole at 3:22 with the Polish Hammer
7/5/80 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Bruno Sammartino:
Pat Patterson, Rene Goulet, & Dominic DeNucci defeated Moose Monroe, Sylvano Sousa, & Davey O’Hannon at 11:58 when Monroe submitted to Patterson’s Boston crab; after the bout, a dazed Monroe charged into ring announcer Gary Michael Cappetta
The Hangman (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Fred Marzino via submission at 4:32 with the Hangman Hold; after the bout, Bruno Sammartino interviewed Hangman & Blassie at ringside, where Blassie refused to reveal what country the Hangman was from, except he was from Europe
Pedro Morales defeated Marc Pole via submission at 2:33 with the Boston Crab
Larry Sharpe fought Rick McGraw to a double count-out at 8:16 when both men were brawling on the floor
Hulk Hogan (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Frank Williams at 2:54 with the lariat
Dark match after the taping: WWF IC Champion Ken Patera defeated Pat Patterson at 11:48
WWF @ Manalapan, NJ – June 19, 1980
Steve King fought Johnny Rodz to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Hulk Hogan pinned Frank Williams at 8:24
Dominic DeNucci defeated Larry Sharpe via disqualification at 10:48
Bulldog Brower pinned El Olympico at 9:56
Frank Savage pinned Eddie Boulder (Brutus Beefcake) at 11:02
Pat Patterson defeated Bobby Duncum via count-out at 13:21
WWF @ Worcester, MA – June 19, 1980
Sylvano Sousa defeated Fred Marzino
Dave Darrow defeated Pete Doherty via count-out
Ivan Putski defeated WWF IC Champion Ken Patera via disqualification
Rene Goulet defeated Lou Albano via disqualification
Jose Estrada defeated Angelo Gomez
Rick McGraw fought Tor Kamata to a double count-out
WWF @ Commack, NY – June 20, 1980
Jose Estrada fought Frank Savage to a draw
Tor Kamata defeated Moose Monroe
Ed Boulder defeated Angelo Gomez
Mark Pole defeated Steve King
Hulk Hogan defeated Dominic DeNucci
Pat Patterson defeated Bobby Duncum via count-out
WWF IC Champion Ken Patera defeated Ivan Putski via count-out
WWF @ Binghamton, NY – Broome County Arena – June 20, 1980
Larry Sharpe defeated Tony Altimore
Rick McGraw defeated Johnny Rodz
Larry Williams defeated Bimbo Larsen
WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans & Capt. Lou Albano defeated Gorilla Monsoon, Rene Goulet, & Mike Masters
Larry Zbyszko defeated WWF World Champion Bob Backlund via count-out
WWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – June 21, 1980 (10,735)
Televised on the PRISM Network:
Rick McGraw defeated Frank Savage at 8:51
Larry Sharpe defeated Johnny Rodz at 4:31
Rene Goulet defeated Tor Kamata via disqualification at 5:57 when Kamata threw salt in Goulet’s eyes
Larry Zbyszko defeated Ivan Putski via count-out
WWF IC Champion Ken Patera defeated WWF World Champion Bob Backlund via disqualification at 25:28
WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans & Capt. Lou Albano defeated Gorilla Monsoon, Pat Patterson, & Dominic DeNucci in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match at 16:57, 2-1; fall #1: Patterson pinned Afa at 10:27; fall #2: Afa pinned Patterson at 3:29; fall #3: Afa pinned DeNucci at 3:01
Tony Atlas defeated Bobby Duncum in a Texas Death Match at 9:23
WWF @ Bridgeport, CT – Central High School Gym – June 22, 1980
Rick McGraw defeated Johnny Rodz
Johnny Rodz defeated Frank Savage (sub, for Baron Mikel Scicluna)
Bobby Duncum defeated Jose Estrada
WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans defeated Rene Goulet & Dominic DeNucci
WWF IC Champion Ken Patera defeated Ivan Putski via disqualification
WWF @ Glastonbury, CT – High School Gym – June 23, 1980
WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans defeated Johnny Rodz & Larry Sharpe at 11:40
Steve King fought Frank Savage to a 20 minute time limit draw
Pat Patterson defeated Bobby Duncum via count-out at 11:48
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Tor Kamata at 17:29
Larry Zbyszko pinned Dominic DeNucci at 16:22
WWF @ Portland, ME – Civic Center – June 24, 1980
Johnny Rodz pinned Tony Altimore (sub. for Angelo Gomez) at 12:22
Pete Doherty pinned Bimbo Larson (sub. for Tor Kamata) at 9:35
Rick McGraw defeated Frank Savage (sub. for Larry Zbyszko) via disqualification when Savage attacked McGraw after the bout had originally gone to a 20-minute time-limit draw
WWF Tag Team Champion Afa pinned Dominic DeNucci (sub. for Joe Mascara) at 9:45
Pat Patterson defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Sika via disqualification at 12:44
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Bobby Duncum at 14:35 with the atomic drop
WWF @ Norwich, CT – Rose Arts Festival – June 25, 1980
The scheduled Ivan Putski vs. Davey O’Hannon match did not take place
Steve King fought Jose Estrada to a draw
Larry Sharpe defeated Frank Williams
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Bobby Duncum
Hulk Hogan defeated Pat Patterson via count-out
Dominic DeNucci defeated Johnny Rodz (sub. for Tor Kamata)
WWF @ Dover, NH – Arena – June 26, 1980
The scheduled Tor Kamata vs. Joe Mascara match did not take place
Dave Darrow defeated Pete Doherty
Pete Doherty (sub. for Johnny Rodz) defeated Angelo Gomez
Sylvano Sousa defeated Fred Marzino via disqualification
WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans defeated Rick McGraw & Johnny Rodz (sub. for Rene Goulet)
Ivan Putski defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Afa (sub. for Larry Zbyszko)
WWF @ Parsippany, NJ – June 26, 1980
Tony Altimore defeated Frank Savage
Larry Sharpe defeated Steve King
Jose Estrada defeated Frank Williams
Hulk Hogan defeated Dominic DeNucci
Manuel Soto fought Davey O’Hannon to a draw
WWF IC Champion Ken Patera defeated Pat Patterson via count-out
WWF @ Landover, MD – Capital Centre – June 27, 1980 (7,429)
Bulldog Brower defeated Angelo Gomez at 8:26
Johnny Rodz fought Steve King to a draw
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned WWF Tag Team Champion Afa (w/ Sika) at 15:48 with the atomic drop after ramming both Samoans heads together
WWF Tag Team Champion Sika defeated Frank Williams at 6:22
Rick McGraw defeated Bimbo Larson (sub. for Jose Estrada) at 4:48
Hulk Hogan defeated Dominic DeNucci at 6:14
Pat Patterson defeated Tor Kamata at 4:43
Tony Atlas defeated WWF IC Champion Ken Patera via disqualification at 21:42 when Patera wouldn’t let Atlas get back in the ring; Gorilla Monsoon was the special referee for the bout
WWF @ Harrisburg, PA – Zembo Mosque – June 27, 1980
Frank Savage defeated El Olympico
Manuel Soto defeated Davey O’Hannon via count-out
Larry Sharpe fought Rene Goulet to a double disqualification
Jose Estrada defeated Paul Figueroa
Ricky Stallone defeated Jose Estrada via disqualification
Larry Zbyszko defeated Ivan Putski via count-out
WWF @ Lowell, MA – Memorial Auditorium – June 28, 1980
The scheduled Hulk Hogan vs. Johnny Rodz & Angelo Gomez handicap match was cancelled
Jose Estrada defeated Pete Doherty
Frank Savage defeated Frank Williams
WWF Tag Team Champion Afa & Tor Kamata (sub. for WWF Tag Team Champion Sika) defeated Rick McGraw & Johnny Rodz (subs. for Dominic DeNucci & Rene Goulet)
Pat Patterson defeated Tor Kamata (sub. for Larry Zbyszko) via count-out
WWF IC Champion Ken Patera defeated Ivan Putski via count-out
WWF @ New Haven, CT – Coliseum – June 29, 1980
Frank Savage defeated Angelo Gomez
Rick McGraw fought Jose Estrada to a draw
Tor Kamata defeated Bimbo Larson
WWF Tag Team Champion Sika defeated Frank Williams
Andre the Giant defeated WWF IC Champion Ken Patera via count-out
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Afa
WWF @ Ft. Dix, NJ – July 2, 1980
Frank Williams defeated Angelo Gomez
Jose Estrada defeated Steve King
Larry Sharpe defeated Johnny Rodz
Rick McGraw defeated Tor Kamata
Gorilla Monsoon defeated Bulldog Brower via disqualification
WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans defeated Pat Patterson & Ivan Putski via count-out
WWF @ Totowa, NJ – Ice World – July 3, 1980
Johnny Rodz defeated Angelo Gomez
WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans defeated Gorilla Monsoon & Pat Patterson
Hulk Hogan defeated Ivan Putski via count-out
Bulldog Brower defeated Tony Altimore
Rick McGraw defeated Jose Estrada
Tor Kamata defeated Frank Williams
Larry Sharpe defeated Steve King
WWF @ Glens Falls, NY – Civic Center – July 4, 1980
Rick McGraw vs. Jose Estrada
Johnny Rodz vs. Moose Monroe
WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans vs. Pat Patterson & Rene Goulet
Ivan Putski vs. Tor Kamata
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund vs. Hulk Hogan
WWF @ Springfield, MA – Civic Center – July 5, 1980 (7,900)
Bulldog Brower pinned Johnny Rodz
Larry Sharpe pinned Angelo Gomez with a piledriver
Jose Estrada pinned Frank Williams
Rick McGraw defeated Tor Kamata via disqualification at 12:53
Larry Zbyszko defeated Ivan Putski via count-out at 9:29 after Putski held Zbyszko in a bearhug from the apron
Hulk Hogan defeated WWF World Champion Bob Backlund via count-out at 29:23
WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans defeated Rene Goulet & Pat Patterson at 10:04 when Goulet was pinned
WWF @ Manchester, NH – JFK Coliseum – July 6, 1980
Pete Doherty defeated Fred Marzino
Jose Estrada defeated Dave Darrow
Johnny Rodz defeated Lyndsey Lyle
Rene Goulet defeated Tor Kamata (sub. for Hulk Hogan) via disqualification
Pat Patterson pinned Tor Kamata
Larry Zbyszko defeated Ivan Putski via count-out
WWF @ Poughkeepsie, NY – Mid-Hudson Civic Center – July 7, 1980
Davey O’Hannon vs. Frank Monroe
Steve King vs. Johnny Rodz
Angelo Gomez vs. Jose Estrada
Manuel Soto vs. Frank Savage
Rene Goulet vs. Hulk Hogan
Ivan Putski vs. Larry Zbyszko
WWF @ Wildwood, NJ – July 7, 1980
Bulldog Brower defeated Frank Williams
Larry Sharpe defeated El Olympico
Pat Patterson fought WWF IC Champion Ken Patera to a double disqualification
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Tor Kamata
WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans defeated Tony Altimore & Rick McGraw
WWF @ Allentown, PA – Agricultural Hall – July 8, 1980
Championship Wrestling taping:
Featured Bruno Sammartino and Larry Zbyszko doing an in-ring weigh-in for their cage match on the 8/9/80 Shea Stadium show (this segment only aired in the NY market)
Pat Patterson defeated Johnny Rodz
WWF Tag Team Champion Sika fought Rene Goulet to a double count-out
The Hangman defeated Angelo Gomez
7/12/80:
Pedro Morales defeated Jose Estrada
Rick Martel pinned Johnny Rodz with a sunset flip (Martel’s debut)
Larry Zbyszko pinned Angelo Gomez at 3:10 with a suplex; during the bout, Tony Garea was shown watching the match in the audience, and then after the bout, Joe McHugh introduced Garea to the crowd, who Vince McMahon then interviewed at ringside to discuss Larry Zbyszko
WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans defeated Steve King & Ricky Stallone
The Hangman (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Fred Marzino via submission at 2:48 with the Hangman Hold
7/19/80 – included a reairing of the Andre the Giant vs. Scicluna & Rodz handicap match from the 3/29/80 All Star Wrestling:
WWF IC Champion Ken Patera (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Rick McGraw at 6:13 with a suplex
Angel Marvilla defeated Frank Savage
Pat Patterson & Rene Goulet defeated Kid Sharkey & Jose Estrada
Hulk Hogan defeated Ron Shaw
7/26/80:
WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Rene Goulet & Rick McGraw via count-out at 5:47 when Afa was able to get back in the ring before the 10-count when brawling with McGraw on the floor
Rick Martel defeated Lyndsey Lyle
Angel Marvilla defeated Kid Sharkey
Larry Zbyszko pinned Steve King at 2:54 with a suplex; after the bout, Vince McMahon attempted to interview Zbyszko at ringside, and brought out Tony Garea who had been watching the match from ringside, wanting to interview both of them, but Zbyszko left ringside immediately saying if Vince wanted to talk to Garea, then he wasn’t going to talk to him
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund & Pedro Morales defeated Tor Kamata & Jose Estrada at 6:38 when Morales pinned Estrada with a reverse roll up; during the bout, Capt. Lou Albano watched the match from ringside, and briefly joined for commentary and said that the Backlund / Morales team didn’t show him anything; after the bout, Albano entered the ring but was attacked and cleared from the ring by both Backlund and Morales
Hulk Hogan defeated Tony Colon
Dark match after the taping: Hulk Hogan defeated WWF World Champion Bob Backlund via count-out
WWF @ Hamburg, PA – Fieldhouse – July 9, 1980
All Star Wrestling taping:
7/12/80 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Bruno Sammartino:
Pedro Morales defeated Ron Shaw
The Hangman (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Steve King via submission at 5:48 with the Hangman Hold; after the bout, Bruno Sammartino interviewed Hangman & Blassie at ringside
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund (w/ Arnold Skaaland) vs. Tor Kamata; this was a 10-minute exhibition match where both would be demonstrating scientific wrestling and holds, and not trying to win the match, and no decision would be made; after the match, Bruno Sammartino interviewed Backlund at ringside
Rick Martel defeated Frank Savage
WWF IC Champion Ken Patera (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Frank Williams at 3:09 with a kneelift and elbow drop
7/19/80 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Bruno Sammartino:
Pat Patterson pinned Johnny Rodz at 8:06 after slingshotting Rodz face-first into the turnbuckle
Larry Zbyszko pinned Frank Williams with a suplex at 5:49; after the bout, Vince McMahon interviewed Zbyszko at ringside
Angel Marvilla pinned Marc Pole at 5:58 with a jumping headbutt
Tor Kamata fought Rick McGraw to a 10-minute time-limit draw
Hulk Hogan (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Fred Marzino at 3:04 with the lariat
7/26/80 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Bruno Sammartino; included the interview with Freddie Blassie & the Hangman from the 7/12/80 All Star Wrestling; included the Andre the Giant vs. Frank Rodriguez & Marc Pole match from the 8/4/79 Championship Wrestling; included the Tony Atlas vs. Jose Estrada match from the 12/1/79 Championship Wrestling:
Pat Patterson defeated Ron Shaw via submission with the Boston Crab at 7:54
Rick Martel pinned Johnny Rodz at 6:16 with a reverse roll up; after the bout, Bruno Sammartino interviewed Martel at ringside
Angel Marvilla pinned Charlie Sharkey at 3:29 with a jumping headbutt
8/23/80 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Bruno Sammartino; included Sammartino conducting a ringside interview with Capt. Lou Albano:
WWF IC Champion Ken Patera (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Angelo Gomez via submission with the swinging full nelson at 5:23
Pedro Morales pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna at 7:40 with a sunset flip
Rick Martel pinned Kid Sharkey at 5:32 with an elbow drop following two dropkicks
Hulk Hogan (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Lyndsey Lyle & Steve King in a handicap match at 6:01 by pinning both men at the same time after a hitting a backbreaker on Lyle and dropping him on top of King; after the bout, Vince McMahon interviewed Hogan & Blassie at ringside
The Hangman (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Fred Marzino via submission with the Hangman Hold at 3:18
Dark match: Larry Zbyszko fought Pedro Morales to a double count-out
WWF @ Worcester, MA – July 10, 1980
Frank Savage defeated Fred Marzino
Tony Altimore defeated Pete Doherty via disqualification
Tor Kamata defeated Steve King
Rick McGraw defeated Johnny Rodz via disqualification
Hulk Hogan defeated Rene Goulet
WWF IC Champion Ken Patera fought Ivan Putski to a double disqualification
WWF @ Asbury Park, NJ – Convention Hall – July 10, 1980
Bulldog Brower pinned Frank Williams
Larry Sharpe fought Angel Marvilla to a draw
Baron Mikel Scicluna pinned Angelo Gomez
WWF Tag Team Champion Sika pinned El Olympico
Larry Zbyszko defeated Pat Patterson
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned WWF Tag Team Champion Afa
WWF @ Albany, NY – Washington Ave. Armory – July 11, 1980
Johnny Rodz defeated Frank Savage
Bulldog Brower defeated Frank Williams
Tor Kamata defeated ?
Hulk Hogan defeated Rene Goulet
Larry Zbyszko defeated Ivan Putski
WWF @ Boston, MA – Boston Garden – July 12, 1980 (12,310)
Mike Masters fought Baron Mikel Scicluna to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Tor Kamata defeated Johnny Rodz at 9:45
Larry Sharpe defeated Dave Darrow at 6:10
Bulldog Brower defeated Pete Doherty at 10:40
Larry Zbyszko defeated Rene Goulet at 11:10
Pat Patterson & Ivan Putski defeated WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans via count-out at 12:30
Hulk Hogan defeated Gorilla Monsoon at 6:30
WWF IC Champion Ken Patera defeated WWF World Champion Bob Backlund at 26:08 when the match was stopped due to Backlund’s blood loss
WWF @ Weirton, WV – Millsop Community Center – July 13, 1980
The Red Demon vs. Tony Altimore
Nick Busick vs. Jim Grabmire
Johnny Valiant vs. Johnny DeFazio
Pat Patterson pinned Tor Kamata with a sunset flip
WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans defeated Ivan Putski & Rene Goulet when Goulet was pinned following a double headbutt; after the bout, Putski hit the Polish Hammer on the champions
WWF @ Wildwood, NJ – July 14, 1980
Steve King defeated Angelo Gomez
Angel Marvilla defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Rick McGraw defeated Johnny Rodz
Andre the Giant defeated Larry Sharpe & Bulldog Brower in a handicap match
Montreal, Quebec – Paul Sauve Arena – July 14, 1980
Hulk Hogan defeated Edouard Carpentier in 30 seconds
Raymond Rougeau vs. Mad Dog Lefebvre
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund vs. Le Bourreau
WWF @ Monessen, PA – High School Gym – July 14, 1980
The return to the city after a 10-year absence
Johnny DeFazio pinned Jim Grabmire at 13:40
Johnny Valiant pinned Nick Busick at 15:13
Tony Altimore defeated the Red Demon at 4:51
Ivan Putski defeated Capt. Lou Albano via disqualification
WWF Tag Team Champion Sika pinned Rene Goulet at 10:30
Pat Patterson pinned Tor Kamata (sub. for Afa) at the 23-second mark
WWF @ Portland, ME – Civic Center – July 15, 1980 (1,405)
Baron Mikel Scicluna pinned Steve King at 11:10
Angel Marvilla pinned Johnny Rodz at 14:55
Rick Martel defeated Jose Estrada via disqualification at 16:30
WWF Tag Team Champion Sika & Tor Kamata (sub. for WWF Tag Team Champion Afa) defeated Pat Patterson & Rene Goulet at 18:50 when Sika pinned Goulet after a headbutt
Andre the Giant defeated WWF IC Champion Ken Patera via disqualification at 11:45
WWF @ Fitchburg, PA – July 16, 1980
Tor Kamata defeated Steve King
Rick McGraw defeated Johnny Rodz
Angel Marvilla defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna via disqualification
Andre the Giant & Rene Goulet defeated WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans via count-out
WWF IC Champion Ken Patera defeated Pat Patterson via count-out
WWF @ Fall River, MA – Bank St. Armory – July 17, 1980
Sylvano Sousa defeated Pete Doherty via disqualification
Johnny Rodz defeated Steve King
Jose Estrada defeated El Olympico via count-out
Angel Marvilla defeated Fred Marzino
Andre the Giant & Rick McGraw defeated WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0; the first fall was won via disqualification and the second fall via count-out
WWF @ Johnstown, PA – July 17, 1980
Johnny DeFazio fought Johnny Valiant to a draw
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Dick Huston
Bruno Sammartino defeated Larry Zbyszko via count-out
Mike Mehalko defeated the Red Demon via disqualification
Rene Goulet defeated Bobby Duncum
Pat Patterson defeated Tor Kamata
WWF @ Pittsburgh, PA – Civic Arena – July 18, 1980
Tor Kamata pinned Rick McGraw
Johnny Valiant pinned Bill Berger
Pat Patterson, Gorilla Monsoon, & Andre the Giant defeated WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans & Capt. Lou Albano in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall #1 – Samoans win with a pinfall over Patterson; fall #2 – Monsoon pinned Sika with a backdrop; fall #3 – Andre scored the pin in the final fall
Bobby Duncum pinned Johnny DeFazio
Hulk Hogan won a 16-man battle royal by last eliminating Bobby Duncum
Hulk Hogan pinned Rene Goulet
Ken Patera defeated WWF World Champion Bob Backlund via disqualification
WWF @ Great Barrington, MA – Berkshire County Fairgrounds – July 18, 1980
El Olympico vs. Johnny Rodz
Angel Marvilla vs. Pete Doherty
Ivan Putski vs. Larry Zbyszko
WWF @ Baltimore, MD – Civic Center – July 19, 1980 (11,026)
Rick McGraw pinned Jose Estrada at 15:28
Johnny Rodz pinned Angelo Gomez at 12:07
Tor Kamata defeated Steve King
Larry Sharpe pinned Don Serrano (sub. for Frank Williams) at 14:38
Hulk Hogan pinned Rene Goulet at 9:34
Andre the Giant, Gorilla Monsoon, & Pat Patterson defeated WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans & Capt. Lou Albano in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match at 14:20, 2-1; fall #1: Andre’s team won at 8:19; fall #2: Albano’s team won at 1:48; fall #3: Andre’s team won at 4:13
Larry Zbyszko defeated WWF World Champion Bob Backlund via count-out at 24:52 after sending the champion into the ringpost and knocking him to the floor
WWF @ Wildwood, NJ – July 21, 1980
Rene Goulet defeated Tony Altimore
Angel Marvilla defeated Jose Estrada
Ivan Putski defeated Johnny Rodz
Tor Kamata defeated Rick McGraw
Andre the Giant defeated Afa
WWF @ Brooklyn, NY – July 23, 1980
Angel Marvilla defeated Johnny Rodz via disqualification
Steve King fought Jose Estrada to a draw
Rick McGraw defeated Paul Morette
Rene Goulet & Ivan Putski defeated Johnny Rodz & Jose Estrada
Miami, FL – Miami Beach Convention Center – July 23, 1980 (5,857)
Cowboy Lang defeated Little Tokyo
Reggie Parks fought Raul Mata to a draw
Jimmy Garvin defeated Bobby Jaggers via disqualification
Barry Windham defeated Bill White
Dick Slater defeated Bugsy McGraw via disqualification
Dusty Rhodes & Dick Murdoch defeated Ivan Koloff & Nikolai Volkoff
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Don Muraco via count-out
WWF @ South Yarmouth, MA – Cape Cod Coliseum – July 24, 1980
Dave Darrow defeated Fred Marzino
Steve King fought Angelo Gomez to a draw
Johnny Rodz defeated Pete Doherty
Hulk Hogan defeated Rene Goulet
Andre the Giant & Ivan Putski defeated WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans via disqualification
WWF @ Asbury Park, NJ – Convention Hall – July 24, 1980
Rick McGraw pinned Jose Estrada at 15:23
Larry Sharpe defeated El Olympico at 8:17 with a piledriver
Tor Kamata pinned Tony Altimore at 15:17
Bulldog Brower fought Angel Marvilla to a 20-minute time-limit draw
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund fought WWF IC Champion Ken Patera to a double count-out at 28:30
WWF @ Middletown, NY – July 25, 1980
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah & Beverly Shade defeated Candi Malloy & Peggy Lee
WWF IC Champion Ken Patera defeated Ivan Putski via count-out
Pedro Morales defeated Tor Kamata
WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans defeated Angel Marvilla & Rick McGraw
WWF @ Binghamton, NY – Broome County Arena – July 25, 1980
Moose Monroe defeated Frank Savage
Angelo Gomez defeated Jose Estrada
Johnny Rodz defeated Steve King
Larry Sharpe defeated Rene Goulet
Andre the Giant defeated Hulk Hogan
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Larry Zbyszko via count-out
WWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – July 26, 1980
Televised live on the PRISM Network – included Dick Graham & Kal Rudman on commentary:
Larry Sharpe pinned Rick McGraw at 12:32
Tor Kamata fought Angel Marvilla to a time-limit draw at 18:14
WWF Tag Team Champion Sika pinned Rene Goulet at 6:19 with a headbutt
Larry Zbyszko defeated Ivan Putski via disqualification at 5:19 when Putski refused to break a bearhug as both were on the ring apron wrapped around the ropes
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated WWF IC Champion Ken Patera via disqualification at 14:58 after Patera hit guest referee Gorilla Monsoon with a microphone stand; after the bout, Monsoon cleared Patera from the ring
Andre the Giant defeated Hulk Hogan via disqualification at 7:23 after Hogan pulled referee Dick Woehrle in front of him when Andre charged at him in the corner
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah & Beverly Shade defeated Kandi Malloy & Peggy Lee in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
Pedro Morales pinned WWF Tag Team Champion Afa at 5:35 with a reverse roll up
– 7/27/80: Dolph Ziggler (Nick Nemeth) was born.
WWF @ New Haven, CT – Coliseum – July 27, 1980
Rick McGraw fought Johnny Rodz to a 20-minute draw
Rene Goulet defeated Jose Estrada
Larry Zbyszko defeated Ivan Putski via count-out
Pedro Morales defeated Tor Kamata (sub. for Don Muraco)
Andre the Giant & Angel Marvilla defeated WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0; fall #1: the champions were disqualified; fall #2: Andre pinned Afa; the titles remained with the champions due to the DQ finish of the first fall
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah & Beverly Shade defeated Kandi Malloy & Peggy Lee in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0; fall #1 – Beverly pinned Lee; fall #2 – Moolah pinned Lee
WWF @ Wildwood, NJ – July 28, 1980
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah & Beverly Shade defeated Candy Malloy & Peggy Lee
Rene Goulet defeated Larry Sharpe via disqualification
Pedro Morales defeated Tor Kamata
Rick McGraw defeated Johnny Rodz
Angel Marvilla defeated Ron Shaw
WWF @ Allentown, PA – Agricultural Hall – July 29, 1980
Championship Wrestling taping:
8/2/80 – included the Tony Atlas vs. Mike Masters match from the 11/24/79 Championship Wrestling:
Pedro Morales defeated BB Coleman via submission with the Boston Crab at 5:11
Sgt. Slaughter (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Billy Berger via submission with the Cobra Clutch at 4:15 (Slaughter’s debut)
NWA World Champion Harley Race pinned Paul Figeroua at the 19-second mark with a suplex and a kneedrop to the head; prior to the bout, ring announcer Joe McHugh introduced WWF World Champion Bob Backlund, who came to the ring and shook hands with everyone, with Race firmly grabbing Backlund’s hand and staring him down; Vince McMahon then briefly interviewed Backlund at ringside, where he said he was here to study Race as he no doubt would be wrestling him soon, Backlund then left, and Race was interviewed, where he said he had been chasing Backlund all over the world, and that Backlund couldn’t run from him in his own back yard, and said that he was here so there would be only one world champion (the official time was mistakenly announced as 49 seconds, instead of 19)
The Hangman (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Ron Lee via submission with the Hangman Hold at 7:29
Rick Martel pinned Jose Estrada at 6:43 with a hurricanrana; after the bout, Vince McMahon interviewed Martel at ringside
8/9/80 – included the tape of Vince McMahon interviewing Andre the Giant in an empty arena, where Andre was stood on a box to make him look much taller:
Pat Patterson pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna at 8:44 following a dropkick to the back causing Scicluna to run into the corner
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund (w/ Arnold Skaaland) pinned Johnny Rodz at 5:20 in a non-title match with the atomic drop; during the bout, Tony Garea was shown in the audience; after the bout, Vince McMahon interviewed Backlund at ringside
NWA World Champion Harley Race defeated Kid Sharkey
Larry Zbyszko pinned Billy Berger at 3:35 with a suplex; after the bout, Tony Garea came to the ring and stood on the apron and was attacked from behind by Zbyszko and had his shirt ripped off of him; Bruno Sammartino then left the broadcast booth and went up to Garea, who said to Sammartino to do him a favor tonight and break every damn bone in Zbyszko’s body (referring to the Shea Stadium match that night)
WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Rene Goulet & Rick McGraw at 6:25 when Sika pinned McGraw with a headbutt; after the bout, Goulet cleared Albano from the ring
8/16/80:
Sgt. Slaughter (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Marc Pole via submission with the Cobra Clutch at 2:56
NWA World Champion Harley Race pinned Rick McGraw with a suplex at 3:50
The Hangman (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Rene Goulet at 2:17 with a backbreaker over the knee
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah & Beverly Shade defeated Kandi Malloy & Peggy Lee at 9:49 when Moolah pinned Lee with a roll up after Lee missed a dropkick
Tony Garea defeated Jose Estrada via submission with the abdominal stretch at 5:13; after the bout, Bruno Sammmartino interviewed Garea at ringside (Garea’s first match after an 18-month absence)
WWF IC Champion Ken Patera (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Kid Sharkey via submission at 2:37 with the swinging full nelson
All Star Wrestling – 8/30/80 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Bruno Sammartino; included Sammartino conducting a ringside interview with Pat Patterson & Rene Goulet; included the tape of Vince McMahon interviewing Andre the Giant in an empty arena, where Andre was stood on a box to make him look much taller:
Rick Martel pinned Billy Coleman at 5:21 with a flying bodypress
Sgt. Slaughter (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Paul Figueroa via submission with the Cobra Clutch at 4:01; after the bout, Bruno Sammartino interviewed Slaughter & Wizard at ringside
Tony Garea defeated Mike Mahaiko via submission with the abdominal stretch at 6:14
Pat Patterson & Rene Goulet defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna & Johnny Rodz at 7:56 when Patterson pinned Rodz with a reverse roll up
Dark match after the taping: Pedro Morales fought WWF IC Champion Ken Patera to a double count-out
Timmins, Ontario – July 29, 1980
Andre the Giant vs. Hulk Hogan
WWF @ Hamburg, PA – Fieldhouse – July 30, 1980
All Star Wrestling taping:
Dark match: Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah & Beverly Shade vs. Kandi Malloy & Peggy Lee
8/2/80 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Bruno Sammartino:
Pat Patterson & Rene Goulet defeated Jose Estrada & Matt Mahaiko at 8:52 when Goulet pinned Mahaiko with a dropkick and elbow drop
Pedro Morales pinned Johnny Rodz at 7:11 with a small package
WWF IC Champion Ken Patera (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Ron Lee via submission at 4:22 with a half crab
Rick McGraw fought Baron Mikel Scicluna to a double count-out at 7:28 when both men were brawling on the floor
Rick Martel pinned Marc Pole at 2:39 with a forward roll
8/9/80:
The Hangman defeated Rick McGraw at 6:46
Tony Atlas defeated Billy Coleman at 7:16
Rick Martel defeated Johnny Rodz at 5:02
Pat Patterson & Rene Goulet defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna & Jose Estrada at 9:47
8/16/80 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Bruno Sammartino; included the Larry Zbyszko vs. Billy Berger match from the 8/9/80 Championship Wrestling:
Tony Atlas defeated Johnny Rodz via submission with the full nelson at 6:48; after the bout, Bruno Sammartino interviewed Atlas at ringside
WWF Tag Team Champion Afa (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Rick McGraw at 6:37 with a headbutt
Rick Martel pinned Jose Estrada at 9:02 with a hurricanrana after fighting off an interfering Capt. Lou Albano; late in the bout, a fan tried to attack Albano with a chair; after the bout, Bruno Sammartino interviewed Martel at ringside
Sgt. Slaughter (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Ricky Stallone via submission at 3:42 with the Cobra Clutch
Dark match: Pedro Morales defeated the Hangman (sub. for WWF Tag Team Champion Afa) at 11:26
Honolulu, HI – Blaisdell Arena – July 30, 1980
Peter Maivia vs. AWA World Champion Nick Bockwinkel
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund vs. Wildman Austin
WWF @ Worcester, MA – Memorial Auditorium – July 31, 1980
The Hangman defeated Steve King
Jose Estrada defeated Tor Kamata via count-out
Rick McGraw defeated Tony Altimore (sub. for Larry Zbyszko)
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah & Beverly Shade defeated Peggy Lee & Kandi Malloy
Capt. Lou Albano & WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans defeated Andre the Giant, Ivan Putski, & Rene Goulet in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match; fall #1: Albano’s team won; fall #2: both teams were disqualified
WWF @ Bangor, ME – State Fair – August 1, 1980
The Hangman defeated Pete Doherty
Tor Kamata pinned Jose Estrada
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah & Beverly Shade defeated Peggy Lee & Kandi Malloy in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans & Capt. Lou Albano defeated Rene Goulet, Rick McGraw, & Steve King in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0
Ivan Putski defeated Capt. Lou Albano (sub. for Larry Zbyszko)
WWF @ Commack, NY – Long Island Arena – August 1, 1980
Agnelo Gomez vs. Mark Pole
Angel Marvilla vs. Moose Monroe
Frank Williams vs. Johnny Rodz
Pedro Morales vs. Larry Sharpe
Hulk Hogan defeated Pat Patterson via count-out
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund vs. WWF IC Champion Ken Patera
WWF @ Providence, RI – Civic Center – August 2, 1980
Rene Goulet pinned Johnny Rodz
Rick McGraw fought Tor Kamata to a draw
The Hangman pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund fought Larry Zbyszko to a double disqualification
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah & Beverly Shade defeated Peggy Lee & Kandi Malloy in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
WWF IC Champion Ken Patera defeated Pat Patterson via count-out
Pedro Morales & Ivan Putski defeated WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0; because there was a disqualification victory in the first fall, the titles remained with the champions
New Orleans, LA – Superdome – August 2, 1980 (30,000)
Terry Latham defeated Tommy Wright at 9:13
Terry Orndorff & Mike Miller defeated Johnny Mantell & Ron Cheatham at the 12-minute mark
King Cobra defeated Frank Dusek at 10:15
The Assassin defeated Steven Little Bear at the 12-minute mark
Ray Candy defeated Killer Khan at 9:47
The Grappler defeated Wahoo McDaniel via disqualification at the 11-minute mark
Paul Orndorff defeated Ken Mantell at the 14-minute mark
Andre the Giant fought Hulk Hogan to a double count-out at the 13-minute mark
Mid-South North American Champion Ted Dibiase defeated Mr. Wrestling II at the 14-minute mark
Dusty Rhodes & Buck Robley defeated Terry Gordy & Buddy Roberts in a double bullrope match at the 5-minute mark
The Junkyard Dog defeated Michael Hayes in a steel cage dog collar match at 11:20
WWF @ Manchester, NH – JFK Coliseum – August 3, 1980
Rene Goulet fought Baron Mikel Scicluna to a draw
The Hangman defeated Rick McGraw
Peggy Lee defeated Beverly Shade
Ivan Putski defeated Larry Zbyszko via disqualification
WWF IC Champion Ken Patera defeated Pat Patterson via count-out
The Last Tangle in Tampa – Tampa, FL – Stadium – August 3, 1980
Scott McGhee defeated Bill White
Jimmy Garvin defeated Bobby Jaggers
Jerry Brisco defeated Lord Alfred Hayes
Wendi Richter won a 7-women battle royal
Jack Brisco defated Mr. Saito
The Super Destroyer defeated Mr. Florida (Paul Jones)
Southern Champion Dick Slater defeated Barry Windham via count-out
Dick Murdoch & Bugsy McGraw defeated Ivan Koloff & Nikolai Volkoff
NWA Junior Champion Les Thornton defeated Mike Graham
Andre the Giant defeated the Super Destroyer
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Florida Champion Don Muraco
NWA World Champion Harley Race fought Dusty Rhodes to a draw in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match; fall #1: Rhodes defeated Race; fall #2: the time limit expired; Fritz Von Erich was the guest referee for the match
WWF @ Poughkeepsie, NY – Mid-Hudson Civic Center – August 4, 1980
Rene Goulet vs. Baron Mikel Scicluna
Rick McGraw vs. the Hangman
Pedro Morales vs. Tor Kamata
Kandi Malloy & Peggy Lee vs. Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah & Beverly Shade
Ivan Putski vs. Hulk Hogan
WWF @ Portland, ME – Civic Center – August 5, 1980 (1,325)
Rene Goulet defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna by referee’s decision after the 20-minute-time-limit expired
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah & Beverly Shade defeated Peggy Lee & Candy Malloy in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
The Hangman pinned Rick McGraw at 12:35
Pedro Morales pinned Tor Kamata at 15:23
Hulk Hogan defeated Ivan Putski via disqualification at 11:43
Canton, OH – Civic Center – August 5, 1980
Bob White defeated the Assassin
John Bonnello fought Bobby Colt to a draw
Fireball Robinson defeated Malcolm Monroe via disqualification
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund fought the Sheik to a double disqualification
WWF @ Fall River, MA – Bank St. Armory – August 6, 1980
Rene Goulet vs. Baron Mikel Scicluna
Rick McGraw vs. the Hangman
Pedro Morales vs. Tor Kamata
Kandi Malloy & Peggy Lee vs. Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah & Beverly Shade
Ivan Putski vs. Hulk Hogan
WWF @ Asbury Park, NJ – Convention Hall – August 7, 1980
Angel Marvilla fought Johnny Rodz to a draw
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Kid Sharkey
The Hangman defeated Ricky Stallone
Rene Goulet defeated Larry Sharpe via disqualification
Tor Kamata defeated Frank Williams
WWF IC Champion Ken Patera fought Pedro Morales to a double disqualification
Larry Zbyszko defeated Ivan Putski via count-out
WWF @ East Greenwich, RI – Rocky Hill State Fairgrounds – August 7, 1980
Angelo Gomez fought Steve King to a draw
Rick McGraw defeated Jose Estrada via referee’s decision
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah & Beverly Shade defeated Peggy Lee & Kandi Malloy
Andre the Giant & Pat Patterson defeated WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0; because there was a disqualification victory in the first fall, the titles remained with the champions
WWF @ Harrisburg, PA – Zembo Mosque – August 8, 1980
Rick Stallone vs. the Hangman
Pedro Morales vs. Tor Kamata
Hulk Hogan vs. Ivan Putski
Also included 3 other matches
St. Louis, MO – Kiel Auditorium – August 8, 1980
Kerry Brown defeated Billy Howard
Bulldog Brown defaeted Jesse Barr
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Buzz Tyler
Kevin Von Erich, Pat O’Connor, Rufus R. Jones, & Dick the Bruiser defeated Dick Murdoch, Karl Kox, Roger Kirby, & Takachio
David Von Erich defeated Baron Von Raschke
NWA World Champion Harley Race defeated Missouri & WWF IC Champion Ken Patera; Lou Thesz was the special referee for the bout
WWF @ Flushing, NY – Shea Stadium – August 9, 1980 (36,295; 35,771 paid)
Vince McMahon was the guest ring announcer for the show, subbing for Howard Finkel
Angel Marvilla pinned Jose Estrada at 7:26 with a flying headbutt
Dominic DeNucci pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna at 5:56 with a roll up
MSG Network – 9/22/80: WWF Jr. Heavyweight Champion Tatsumi Fujinami pinned Chavo Guerrero at 10:28 with a reverse roll up into a bridge
MSG Network – 9/22/80: WWF Martial Arts Champion Antonio Inoki pinned Larry Sharpe at 8:52 with a kick to the back of the head; Inoki’s NWF World Title was at stake in the match
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund & Pedro Morales defeated WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0, to win the titles at 13:06; fall #1: Morales pinned Afa at 9:49 with a roll up off the ropes; fall #2: Backlund pinned Afa after Morales dropkicked the opponent, with Backlund then falling on top for the win; Albano was escorted backstage by the NYPD after interfering during the second fall and slamming Morales on the floor; Backlund & Morales were later stripped of the titles as the rules stated a wrestler could not hold two titles at the same time
MSG Network – 9/22/80: Pat Patterson defeated Tor Kamata via disqualification at 2:09 when Kamata threw salt into referee Dick Kroll’s eyes after Patterson ducked the attempt; after the bout, Patterson fought off Kamata and hit a bodyslam before Kroll made a one count and then gave the match to Patterson on a disqualification (Villains of the Squared Circle)
MSG Network – 9/22/80: Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah & Beverly Shade defeated Kandi Malloy & Peggy Lee at 6:03 when Moolah pinned Lee following a backdrop
Greg Gagne defeated Rick McGraw at 14:33
Tony Atlas defeated WWF IC Champion Ken Patera via count-out at 8:13 after Patera knocked the challenger back inside the ring as both men were fighting on the apron (Best of the WWF Vol. 7)
Ivan Putski pinned Johnny Rodz at 4:47 with the Polish Hammer
The Hangman pinned Rene Goulet at 8:28 after dropping Goulet throat-first across the top rope
Andre the Giant pinned Hulk Hogan (w/ Freddie Blassie) at 7:48 with a bodyslam and splash and a fast count from the referee; Hogan visibly kicked out at 2 but the referee didn’t notice (Hulk Still Rules)
Bruno Sammartino defeated Larry Zbyszko in a steel cage match at 13:59 by escaping the cage through the door after twice throwing his opponent into the cage; prior to the bout, Sammartino was escorted to the ring by Arnold Skaaland; after the bout, Zbyszko confronted Sammartino outside the ring, where Sammartino twice punched Zbyszko before Zbyszko reluctantly raised Bruno’s hand in victory; voted Pro Wrestling Illustrated’s Match of the Year (Best of the WWF Vol. 1, The Greatest Cage Matches of All Time)
– 8/10/80: Wade Barrett (Stuart Bennett) was born.
WWF @ Johnstown, PA – Cambria County War Memorial – August 14, 1980
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Mike Mahaiko
The Hangman defeated Johnny DeFazio
WWF IC Champion Ken Patera fought Pedro Morales to a double disqualification
David Sammartino defeated Tony Altimore
Hulk Hogan defeated Dominic DeNucci via count-out
Rene Goulet pinned Tor Kamata
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Afa
WWF @ Glens Falls, NY – Civic Center – August 15, 1980
Angel Marvilla vs. Fred Marzino
Rick McGraw vs. Larry Sharpe
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah & Beverly Shade vs. Peggy Lee & Kandi Malloy
Pat Patterson vs. Afa
Ivan Putski vs. Larry Zbyszko
WWF @ Pittsburgh, PA – Civic Arena – August 15, 1980
Dominic DeNucci & David Sammartino defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna & Bill Berger
Johnny Valiant fought Johnny DeFazio to a draw
The Hangman pinned Rene Goulet
Tony Atlas defeated Tor Kamata
Pedro Morales pinned Afa
Andre the Giant defeated Hulk Hogan via count-out
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated WWF IC Champion Ken Patera via disqualification; Gorilla Monsoon was the guest referee for the bout
WWF @ Landover, MD – Capital Centre – August 16, 1980 (19,787; sell out; largest ever wrestling crowd in Washington DC)
Steve King fought Angelo Gomez to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Angel Marvilla defeated Johnny Rodz at 18:05
Bulldog Brower (sub. for Moose Monroe) defeated Frank Williams at 11:53
Pat Patterson defeated Larry Sharpe at 12:35
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah & Beverly Shade defeated Kandi Malloy & Peggy Lee at 10:16
Bruno Sammartino defeated Larry Zbyszko in a lumberjack match at 17:38 when referee Dick Woehrle stopped the bout due to excessive bleeding; there were eight lumberjacks for the bout; after the bout, Zbyszko hit the referee for stopping the match Tony Atlas & Ivan Putski defeated the Wild Samoans at 11:08 in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall #1: Putski pinned Sika at the 35-second mark with the Polish Hammer; fall #2: Sika pinned Putski at 7:23 following a double clothesline; fall #3: Atlas pinned Afa at 3:10 with a splash after the Samoans collided into each other
WWF @ Boston, MA – Boston Garden – August 16, 1980 (14,992)
Jose Estrada defeated Frank Marzino at 10:04
Dave Darrow defeated Dan Serrano at 14:08
Pedro Morales defeated Tor Kamata at 8:10
Rick McGraw defeated Pete Doherty at 9:10
WWF IC Champion Ken Patera defeated WWF World Champion Bob Backlund via count-out at 24:40
Andre the Giant defeated Hulk Hogan at 15:30
The Hangman defeated Dominic DeNucci at 6:30
Rene Goulet defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna at 9:20
WWF @ Manchester, NH – JFK Coliseum – August 17, 1980
Included a $5,000 14-man battle royal; participants included: Ivan Putsi, Hulk Hogan, Rene Goulet, Baron Mikel Scicluna, Dominic DeNucci, Rick McGraw, & Johnny Rodz
Hulk Hogan vs. Ivan Putski
WWF @ Hamburg, PA – Fieldhouse – August 20, 1980
Championship Wrestling taping:
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Steve King at 2:49
Ernie Ladd defeated Steve King at 3:12
Ernie Ladd defeated Kid Sharkey at 2:49
8/23/80 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Bruno Sammartino; included highlights of the Wild Samoans vs. Bob Backlund & Pedro Morales Tag Team Title change from the 8/9/80 Shea Stadium show, with Vince McMahon & Bruno Sammartino then announcing that Backlund & Morales had decided themselves to vacate the titles, and that all they wanted was to beat the Samoans, and so now wanted to let someone else have a shot at the title; it was also announced there would be a tournament to crown new champions:
Tony Atlas pinned Jose Estrada at 6:32 following two dropkicks
Ernie Ladd (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Paul Figueroa & Bimbo Larson in a handicap match at 2:28 by pinning both men after kicking Larson in the face
WWF IC Champion Ken Patera (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Rick McGraw at 6:37 after Patera put his legs up when McGraw charged at him in the corner
Rick Martel defeated Johnny Rodz at 4:33
Sgt. Slaughter defeated Angelo Gomez at 2:49
8/30/80 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Bruno Sammartino:
Tony Garea defeated Jose Estrada at 5:28
Pedro Morales defeated Mark Pole at 4:46
Hulk Hogan (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Angelo Gomez & Steve King at 2:40 by pinning King with the Hogan Hammer lariat
WWF Tag Team Championship Tournament: Dominic DeNucci & Rick Martel defeated Johnny Rodz & Baron Mikel Scicluna at 6:58 when Martel pinned Rodz with a sunset flip from the ring apron
The Hangman (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Frank Williams via submission at 2:59 with a backbreaker over the knee
Larry Zbyszko pinned Kid Sharkey at 2:46 with a suplex
9/6/80 – included Vince McMahon interviewing Andre the Giant at ringside, which was interrupted by Hulk Hogan & Freddie Blassie, with Blassie challenging Andre for a match with Hogan the following week, which Andre accepted:
Tony Atlas defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna at 7:31
WWF IC Champion Ken Patera defeated Frank Williams
WWF Tag Team Championship Tournament: Rene Goulet & Tony Garea defeated Johnny Rodz & Jose Estrada
Sgt. Slaughter (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Kid Sharkey via submission with the Cobra Clutch at 3:56; after the bout, Bruno Sammartino interviewed Slaughter & Wizard at ringside
The Hangman defeated Angelo Gomez
9/13/80:
Andre the Giant fought Hulk Hogan (w/ Freddie Blassie) to a no contest at around the 4-minute mark when Hogan & Blassie left the ring after Hogan dropped Andre and bloodied him with a Hogan Hammer lariat, using a foreign object loaded in his elbow pad; after the match, Vince McMahon interviewed Andre at ringside, with Andre yelling for Hogan to come back out to the ring (Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology)
Dark match after the taping: Andre the Giant defeated Ernie Ladd via count-out at 8:41
WWF @ Asbury Park, NJ – Convention Hall – August 21, 1980
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Ricky Stallone
Johnny Rodz defeated Frank Williams
Jose Estrada fought Don Serrano to a draw
Pedro Morales defeated Tor Kamata
Angel Marvilla defeated Bulldog Brower via disqualification
Larry Zbyszko defeated Pat Patterson via count-out
WWF @ Worcester, MA – Auditorium – August 21, 1980
Sylvano Sousa fought Dave Darrow to a draw
Steve King defeated Pete Doherty via disqualification
Frank Savage defeated Ed Boulder (sub. for Dominic DeNucci) via disqualification
The Hangman pinned Rene Goulet
Rick McGraw defeated Fred Marzino
Hulk Hogan defeated Ivan Putski via count-out
Tokyo, Japan – Gold Hall of Shinagawa Prince Hotel – August 22, 1980
NWF World Champion Antonio Inoki defeated WWF World Champion Bob Backlund via count-out at 20:31; only Backlund’s title was on the line
WWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – August 23, 1980
Televised on the PRISM Network 8/30/80 – included Dick Graham & Kal Rudman on commentary; originally scheduled for the show was Hulk Hogan vs. Pat Patterson and Rene Goulet vs. Tor Kamata, but the matches were slightly changed:
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Johnny Rodz at 8:46
Rick McGraw pinned Jose Estrada at 13:18
The Hangman pinned Dominic DeNucci at 8:46 with a boot to the face
Larry Zbyszko pinned Ivan Putski at 10:48 in a Texas Death Match by putting his feet on the ropes for leverage
Andre the Giant & Pedro Morales defeated Capt. Lou Albano (sub. for Sika) & Afa at 9:22 when Morales pinned Afa after a boot to the face from Andre (Amazing Managers)
WWF IC Champion Ken Patera pinned Gorilla Monsoon at 11:54 after hitting him with brass knuckles; stipulations stated Monsoon would have to retire if he lost the match; he did so weeks later
Hulk Hogan pinned Rene Goulet at 5:36 after Hogan placed a foreign object in his elbow pad and hit a clothesline
Pat Patterson pinned Tor Kamata at the 21-second mark with a kneedrop off the top; after the bout, Dick Graham & Kal Rudman interviewed Patterson at ringside
WWF @ New Haven, CT – Coliseum – August 24, 1980
18-man $7500 battle royal involving: Andre the Giant, Hulk Hogan, Ivan Putski, Ken Patera, Larry Zbyszko, the Wild Samoans, Rick McGraw, the Hangman, and many others
Plus 8 other bouts
Montreal, Quebec – Paul Sauve Arena – August 25, 1980
Andre the Giant defeated Hulk Hogan
WWF @ Allentown, PA – Fairgrounds – August 26, 1980
Baron Mikel Scicluna pinned Johnny Rodz at 10:45
The Hangman pinned Dominic DeNucci at 12:40
Hulk Hogan pinned Ivan Putski at 9:38 with his feet on the ropes
Andre the Giant defeated Ken Patera via count-out at 9:22 when Patera left ringside
Afa & Capt. Lou Albano (sub. for Sika) defeated Gorilla Monsoon & Rene Goulet at 8:41 when Goulet was pinned
Bruno Sammartino defeated Larry Zbyszko at 11:32 in a lumberjack match due to blood loss
Rick McGraw pinned Frank Savage (sub. for Bulldog Brower) at 9:45
Pedro Morales pinned Tor Kamata at 2:48
WWF @ Fitchburg, MA – Wallace Civic Center – August 27, 1980
Dave Darrow defeated Fred Marzino
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Frank Williams
Steve King fought Angelo Gomez to a draw
The Hangmand defeated Pete Doherty
Hulk Hogand defeated Rene Goulet
Andre the Giant defeated WWF IC Champion Ken Patera via count-out
WWF @ Asbury Park, NJ – Convention Hall – August 28, 1980
Included the Wild Samoans & Pedro Morales
WWF @ South Yarmouth, MA – Cape Cod Coliseum – August 28, 1980
Dave Darrow defeated Frank Savage (sub. for Tor Kamata) via disqualification
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Frank Williams
Steve King defeated Angelo Gomez
Pat Patterson defeated the Hangman (sub. for Larry Zbyszko) via disqualification
Andre the Giant & Rene Goulet defeated Hulk Hogan & the Hangman via count-out
Los Angeles, CA – Olympic Auditorium – August 29, 1980
Tom Prichard defeated Prof. Ito
Al Madril defeated the Assassin
Ron Starr defeated John Tolos
The Golden Boy defeated Walter Johnson
Mando Guerrero defeated the Great Goliath
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Butcher Brannigan
WWF @ Pittsfield, MA – Boy’s Club – August 29, 1980
Baron Mikel Scicluna vs. Frank Williams
Angelo Gomez vs. Steve King
Tor Kamata vs. Dave Darrow
Hulk Hogan vs. Pete Doherty
Andre the Giant & Dominic DeNucci vs. Afa & Capt. Lou Albano (sub. for Sika)
WWF @ Binghamton, NY – Broome County Arena – August 29, 1980
Jose Estrada vs. Larry Sharpe
Angel Marvilla vs. Bulldog Brower
Frank Savage vs. Baron Mikel Scicluna
The Hangman vs. Rick McGraw
Larry Zbyszko vs. Rene Goulet
Ivan Putski vs. WWF IC Champion Ken Patera
WWF @ Baltimore, MD – Civic Center – August 30, 1980 (9,000)
Frank Savage vs. Bulldog Brower did not take place as advertised
Angel Marvilla fought Jose Estrada to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Rick McGraw pinned Paul Figueroa (sub. for Larry Sharpe) at 9:04
Pat Patterson (sub. for El Olympico) pinned Rick Stallone
The Hangman pinned Rene Goulet at 13:19
Ernie Ladd pinned Frank Savage (sub. for Ivan Putski) at 3:28
Tony Atlas defeated WWF IC Champion Ken Patera via count-out at 22:45
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Larry Zbyszko at 19:28; Pat Patterson was the guest referee for the bout
WWF @ Springfield, MA – Civic Center – August 30, 1980
Dominic DeNucci defeated Sylvano Sousa
Afa defeated Angelo Gomez
Pedro Morales defeated Tor Kamata
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Pete Doherty
Johnny Rodz defeated Frank Williams
Dave Darrow defeated Ed Boulder via disqualification
Steve King defeated Fred Marzino
Andre the Giant pinned Hulk Hogan at 14:00; Gorilla Monsoon was the guest referee for the bout
Andre the Giant won an 18-man $10,000 battle royal; other participants included: Hulk Hogan, Tor Kamata, Johnny Rodz, Moose Monroe, Baron Mikel Scicluna, Sylvano Sousa, Ed Boulder (sub. for Fred Marzino), the Wild Samoans, Pedro Morales, Steve King, Angelo Gomez, Pete Doherty, Gorilla Monsoon, Dominic DeNucci, Dave Darrow, Frank Williams, & Andre the Giant; the final four men in the bout included Andre, DeNucci, Kamata, and Afa
WWF @ Jacobstown, NJ – September 3, 1980
Jose Estrada defeated Steve King
Frank Williams defeated Kid Sharkey
Johnny Rodz defeated Angelo Gomez
Pat Patterson defeated Afa via disqualification
The Hangman defeated Rick McGraw
Dominic DeNucci defeated Ed Boulder
Pedro Morales fought Larry Zbyszko to a double count-out
Rene Goulet defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
WWF @ Asbury Park, NJ – Convention Hall – September 4, 1980
Jose Estrada defeated Steve King
Johnny Rodz defeated Kid Sharkey
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Frank Williams
The Hangman pinned Rene Goulet
Afa pinned Rick McGraw (sub. for Dominic DeNucci)
Pedro Morales fought Larry Zbyszko to a double count-out
WWF @ Charlton, MA – September 5, 1980
Tony Altimore fought Pete Doherty to a draw
Rene Goulet defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna via disqualification
The Hangman defeated Dominic DeNucci
Angel Marvilla defeated Jose Estrada
Rick McGraw fought Johhny Rodz to a draw
Pedro Morales defeated Afa via count-out
WWF @ Boston, MA – Boston Garden – September 6, 1980
Rick McGraw defeated Pete Doherty at 11:10
Angel Marvilla fought Johnny Rodz to a 20-minute time-limit draw
The Hangman pinend Rene Goulet at 11:30
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated WWF IC Champion Ken Patera at 15:06 in a lumberjack match
Pedro Morales fought Larry Zbyszko to a double disqualification at 7:40
Afa defeated Ed Boulder at 6:40
Hulk Hogan defeated Pat Patterson via count-out at 13:12
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Jose Estrada at 5:10
Sika defeated Dominic DeNucci at 6:40
WWF @ Great Barrington, MA – Fairgrounds – September 7, 1980
Dominic DeNucci defeated Jose Estrada at 10:04
Rene Goulet defeated Johnny Rodz
The Hangman defeated Angel Marvilla
Dominic DeNucci defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna via disqualification
Pedro Morales defeated Afa
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated WWF IC Champion Ken Patera at 15:45
WWF @ Poughkeepsie, NY – Mid-Hudson Civic Center – September 8, 1980
Frank Savage defeated Frank Williams
Angel Marvilla defeated Jose Estrada
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Johnny Rodz
Rene Goulet vs. the Hangman
Hulk Hogan defeated Dominic DeNucci
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated WWF IC Champion Ken Patera in a non-title match
WWF @ Allentown, PA – Agricultural Hall – September 9, 1980
Championship Wrestling taping:
Angel Marvilla fought Baron Mikel Scicluna to a draw
9/13/80 – hosted by Vince McMahon; included the Hulk Hogan vs. Andre the Giant match, taped 8/20/80 in Hamburg, PA:
Moondog Hawkins (Rex) (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Steve King at 4:32 with a shoulderbreaker (Hawkins’ debut)
Pedro Morales defeated Jose Estrada
WWF Tag Team Championship Tournament Semi-Finals: The Wild Samoans (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Dominic DeNucci & Rick Martel via count-out at 10:54 when DeNucci was unable to make it back in the ring before the 10-count after getting thrown out to the floor
WWF Tag Team Championship Tournament Semi-Finals: Tony Garea & Rene Goulet defeated the Black Demon & Sylvano Sousa at 3:21 when Garea pinned Demon with a reverse roll up
Sgt. Slaughter (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Angelo Gomez via submission with the Cobra Clutch at 3:02
9/20/80 – hosted by Vince McMahon:
The Hangman defeated Frank Williams
Sgt. Slaughter (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Angel Marvilla via submission with the Cobra Clutch at 5:03
WWF IC Champion Ken Patera (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Ricky Stallone via submission at 1:04 with the full nelson; after the bout, Patera went up to Vince McMahon, asking where all the challengers were, Pedro Morales then came out and said he would go after Patera, with the two then having a brawl in the ring and Patera ramming his belt down in Morales’ forehead, with Tony Garea, Rene Goulet, & Rick Martel coming out to make the save
WWF Tag Team Championship Tournament Finals: The Wild Samoans (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Tony Garea & Rene Goulet at 10:08 to win the titles when Afa pinned Goulet following a double bodyslam behind the referee’s back; after the bout, Vince McMahon interviewed Albano at ringside (the first 2-time tag team champions)
Hulk Hogan defeated Angelo Gomez
Tony Atlas defeated Johnny Rodz
9/27/80 – hosted by Vince McMahon:
Sgt. Slaughter defeated Ricky Stallone
Tony Atlas pinned the Black Demon at 8:01 with a headbutt and a splash
Larry Zbyszko pinned Steve King at 2:44 with a suplex
Tony Garea pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna at 6:54 after hitting him with Scicluna’s own foreign object
WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Johnny Rodz & Jose Estrada at 6:32 when Afa pinned Estrada with the Samoan Drop
Moondog Hawkins (Rex) (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Frank Williams at 2:52 with a shoulderbreaker
Dark match after the taping: Larry Zbyszko fought Tony Garea to a double disqualification
WWF @ Hamburg, PA – Fieldhouse – September 10, 1980
All Star Wrestling taping:
9/13/80 – hosted by Vince McMahon: Pedro Morales defeated the Black Demon via submission with the Boston Crab at 6:35; after the bout, ring announcer Gary Michael Cappetta introduced WWF World Champion Bob Backlund to the crowd, who shook hands with Morales and was then briefly interviewed by Vince McMahon at ringside
Sgt. Slaughter (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Steve King via submission with the Cobra Clutch at 6:27; after the bout, Vince McMahon interviewed Slaughter & Wizard at ringside
Larry Zbyszko pinned Angel Marvilla at 4:19 with a suplex
Rene Goulet fought Baron Mikel Scicluna to a 10-minute time-limit draw
The Hangman (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Rick Stallone via submission with the Hangman Hold at 3:24
9/20/80 – hosted by Vince McMahon; included the Wild Samoans vs. Rick Martel & Dominic DeNucci Tag Team Title Tournament Semi Final match from the 9/13/80 Championship Wrestling:
Tony Atlas pinned Jose Estrada at 6:04 with a gorilla press slam; after the bout, Vince McMahon interviewed Atlas at ringside
Rene Goulet & Pedro Morales defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna & Sylvano Sousa at 6:28 when Sousa submitted to Morales’ Boston Crab
Tony Garea pinned Johnny Rodz at 5:54 with a reverse roll up
Hulk Hogan (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Steve King & Angelo Gomez in a handicap match at 2:48 by pinning both men after dropping them with backbreakers (Hulk Hogan: The Unreleased Archives)
9/27/80 – hosted by Vince McMahon; included the Wild Samoans vs. Tony Garea & Rene Goulet Tag Team Title Tournament Final from the previous weeks Championship Wrestling; included McMahon conducting a ringside interview with Hulk Hogan & Freddie Blassie, during which Blassie said the world’s leading magazine – which had a circulation of 49 million copies per month – offered Hogan & Blassie a contract to have Hogan as the centerfold; McMahon then clarified whether this would be a nude centerfold and Blassie said it would be; Hogan then cut a promo on the fact he laid out Andre the Giant and was a superhero:
Tony Atlas pinned Sylvano Sousa at 6:02 with a gorilla press slam and a splash from the bottom rope; after the bout, Atlas continued to attack Sousa
The Hangman (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Angel Marvilla at 6:01 with a backbreaker over the knee
Rick Martel pinned the Black Demon at 4:23 with a reverse roll up
Hulk Hogan (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Paul Morrett & Bimbo Larson in a handicap match at 3:01 by pinning both men after hitting a backbreaker on Morrett and two lariats on Larson
Dark match after the taping: Tony Garea & Rick Martel vs. the Wild Samoans
Canton, OH – Civic Center – September 11, 1980
John Davidson pinned John Bonnello
Randy Scott defeated Rick Davidson
Malcolm Monroe defeated Bobby Colt
John & Rick Davidson defeated John Bonnello & Randy Scott
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund fought the Sheik to a double count-out
John Bonnello won a 7-man battle royal
WWF @ Worcester, MA – Auditorium – September 11, 1980
Baron Mikel Scicluna fought Rene Goulet to a draw
The Hangman pinned Dominic DeNucci
Angel Marvilla pinned Fred Marzino
Pete Doherty defeated the Black Demon via disqualification
Rick Martel pinned Sika
Larry Zbyszko defeated Tony Garea via count-out
WWF @ Commack, NY – Long Island Arena – September 12, 1980
Johnny Rodz & Jose Estrada vs. George King & Carlos Gomez
Mark Pole vs. Frank Williams
Rick McGraw vs. Angel Marvilla
Bulldog Brower vs. Rene Goulet
Pedro Morales vs. Sika
Tony Garea vs. Afa
WWF @ Pittsburgh, PA – Civic Arena – September 12, 1980
Mike Mihalko defeated Jim Grabmire at 9:50
Rick Martel pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna at 10:42
WWF IC Champion Ken Patera pinned Gorilla Monsoon at 6:46
Larry Zbyszko defeated WWF World Champion Bob Backlund via count-out at 24:20
Johnny DeFazio defeated Bill Berger at 11:02
The Hangman defeated Dominic DeNucci via count-out at 9:46
Hulk Hogan defeated Pat Patterson at 7:23
WWF @ Waterbury, CT – Kennedy High School Gym – September 13, 1980
The Hangman defeated Rene Goulet
Jose Estrada defeated Dave Darrow
Sylvano Sousa (sub. for Frank Savage) fought Frank Williams to a draw
Angelo Gomez defeated Fred Marzino
Pedro Morales fought Larry Zbyszko to a double disqualification after the referee was knocked down; after the bout, Morales continued to attack his opponent
WWF @ Landover, MD – Capital Centre – September 13, 1980
Don Serrano pinned Rick Stallone (sub. for Bulldog Brower) at 11:25
Johnny Rodz fought Rick McGraw to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Angel Marvilla pinned Steve King at 9:23
Dominic DeNucci pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna at 10:19
Tony Garea, Rick Martel, & Pat Patterson defeated Capt. Lou Albano & the Wild Samoans
Andre the Giant pinned Hulk Hogan at 17:53 when Hogan failed a bodyslam attempt and Andre fell on top for the win
WWF IC Champion Ken Patera defeated WWF World Champion Bob Backlund via disqualification at 21:14
WWF @ Manchester, NH – JFK Coliseum – September 14, 1980
Dominic DeNucci defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Rick McGraw defeated Fred Marzino
Rick Martel defeated Jose Estrada
Tony Garea defeated Johnny Rodz
Rene Goulet defeated Ed Boulder (sub. for the Hangman)
Andre the Giant defeated Hulk Hogan via count-out
WWF @ Bridgeport, CT – Central High School Gym – September 15, 1980
Rick McGraw fought Jose Estrada to a draw
Rick Martel defeated Johnny Rodz
Tony Garea defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Hulk Hogan defeated Dominic DeNucci
Larry Zbyszko defeated Pat Patterson via count-out
Andre the Giant defeated the Hangman
WWF @ White Plains, NY – Westchester County Civic Center – September 16, 1980
Rick McGraw defeated Jose Estrada
Tony Garea defeated Johnny Rodz
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Don Serrano
Larry Zbyszko defeated Dominic DeNucci
Andre the Giant pinned the Hangman
Hulk Hogan defeated Pat Patterson via count-out
WWF @ Sayreville, NJ – High School – September 17, 1980
Tony Garea defeated Johnny Rodz
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Don Serrano
Rick McGraw defeated Tony Altimore
Dominic DeNucci fought the Hangman to a double disqualification
Hulk Hogan defeated Pat Patterson via count-out
WWF IC Champion Ken Patera fought Pedro Morales to a double disqualification
WWF @ Fall River, MA – Bank St. Armory – September 18, 1980
Rick McGraw fought Jose Estrada to a draw
Tony Garea defeated Johnny Rodz
The Hangman defeated Don Serrano
Rick Martel defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
WWF IC Champion Ken Patera fought Pedro Morales to a double disqualification
WWF @ Vineland, NJ – Senior High School Gym – September 19, 1980
Rick Stallone fought Kid Sharkey to a draw
Johnny Rodz & Jose Estrada defeated Steve King & Angelo Gomez
Rick Martel pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna
The Hangman defeated Kid Sharkey (sub. for Rick McGraw)
Pedro Morales defeated WWF IC Champion Ken Patera via count-out
WWF @ Springfield, MA – Civic Center – September 20, 1980
Rene Goulet & Rick McGraw fought Johnny Rodz & Jose Estrada to a draw
Tony Garea pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna
Pedro Morales pinned WWF Tag Team Champion Afa
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned the Hangman
Hulk Hogan pinned Gorilla Monsoon at 4:22 (scheduled as Monsoon’s final match)
Andre the Giant defeated WWF IC Champion Ken Patera via count-out
Rick Martel pinned WWF Tag Team Champion Sika at 1:01
WWF @ Trenton, NJ – CYO Center – September 21, 1980
Baron Mikel Scicluna pinned Frank Williams
The Hangman pinned Rick McGraw
Angel Marvilla fought Johnny Rodz to a draw
WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans defeated Dominic DeNucci & Rick Martel
Pedro Morales defeated WWF IC Champion Ken Patera via disqualification
WWF @ New York City, NY – Madison Square Garden – September 22, 1980 (20,000+)
Televised on the MSG Network – featured Vince McMahon & Kal Rudman on commentary; included the Fujinami / Guerrero, Patterson / Kamata, Moolah & Shade / Lee & Malloy and Inoki / Sharpe matches from the Aug. 9 Shea Stadium show, with McMahon & Rudman doing live commentary from MSG as there was no original English commentary for the show; the matches were shown in the place of the Harley Race / Bob Backlund match and the introductions and crowd noise could be heard as the Shea bouts were shown:
NWA Jr. Heavyweight Champion Les Thornton pinned Jose Estrada at 7:02 with a backbreaker (Thornton’s MSG debut)
Pat Patterson pinned Johnny Rodz at 8:04 with a sunset flip
The Hangman pinned Dominic DeNucci at 10:15 when the Hangman fell on top of DeNucci after holding onto the top rope while in the middle of an airplane spin; after the bout, DeNucci hung the Hangman over the top rope with his own noose (Hangman’s MSG debut)
Larry Zbyszko defeated Tony Garea via disqualification at 12:15 when Garea failed to release an abdominal stretch after Zbyszko reached the ropes (Garea’s MSG return after an 18-month absence)
Rick Martel pinned Rick McGraw at 6:47 with a backslide (Martel’s MSG debut)
Pedro Morales pinned Afa at 3:34 by reversing a bodyslam into the ring and falling on top for the win; prior to the bout, Capt. Lou Albano escorted Afa to the ring
WWF IC Champion Ken Patera pinned Rene Goulet at 1:04 with a small package; prior to the bout, the Grand Wizard escorted Patera ringside
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated NWA World Champion Harley Race via disqualification at 35:14 when Race pulled the referee into Backlund as the NWA title holder was caught in a sleeper; this bout was not televised with the rest of the show, rather four matches from the Aug. 9 Shea Stadium show aired in its place
Tony Atlas pinned Sika at 5:32 with an elbow drop
All American Wrestling – 9/18/83: Andre the Giant pinned Hulk Hogan at 12:18 when Hogan failed a slam attempt and guest referee Gorilla Monsoon made a fast count; prior to the match, Hogan was escorted ringside by Freddie Blassie; just before the finish, Hogan successfully slammed Andre; the match was not televised and the MSG broadcast went off the air immediately following the Atlas / Sika bout (Hulk Hogan: The Unreleased Archives)
WWF @ Plymouth, MA – September 23, 1980
Rick McGraw defeated Fred Marzino
Angelo Gomez fought Steve King to a draw
Rick Martel defeated Johnny Rodz
The Hangman defeated Pete Doherty
WWF IC Champion Ken Patera defeated Dominic DeNucci
Andre the Giant & Tony Garea defeated WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans via disqualification
WWF @ Fitchburg, MA – Wallace Civic Center – September 24, 1980 (1,000)
Steve King fought Angelo Gomez to a 20-minute time limit draw
Rick McGraw pinned Pete Doherty at 11:10
WWF IC Champion Ken Patera pinned Rene Goulet at 15:10
The Hangman defeated Dominic DeNucci via disqualification at 14:10
Rick Martel defeated Fred Marzino (sub. for Frank Savage) at 6:10
Andre the Giant & Tony Garea defeated WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0; the first fall was won via disqualification
Canton, OH – Civic Center – September 24, 1980
John Davidson pinned Mike Wicks at 6:47
Bob White pinned Zoltan the Great at 12:05
John & Rick Davidson defeated Bob White & Mike Wicks at 12:15 when Rick pinned Wicks
Bobby Colt defeated Marvelous Malcolm Monroe via disqualification at 26:00
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated US Champion the Sheik in a steel cage match at 21:14; after the bout, Backlund was awarded the US Championship by promoter Bruce Baker, but later had to return it because of holding the WWF Championship
WWF @ Ridgefield Park, NJ – High School – September 25, 1980
Don Serrano fought Angel Marvilla to a draw
Angelo Gomez fought Steve King to a draw
Pat Patterson defeated Rene Goulet
The Hangman defeated Dominic DeNucci
Pedro Morales defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Sika
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Afa
WWF @ Altoona, PA – Jaffa Mosque – September 25, 1980
Mike Mahaiko pinned Bill Berger at 13:05
Tony Garea fought Larry Zbyszko to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Andre the Giant defeated WWF IC Champion Ken Patera via count-out at 8:40
Rick Martel pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna at 12:55
Rick McGraw & Frank Williams defeated Johnny Rodz & Jose Estrada at 20:20 when McGraw pinned Estrada
WWF @ Harrisburg, PA – Zembo Mosque – September 26, 1980
Bill Berger defeated Paul Mauret
Rick Stallone defeated Frank Williams
Rick McGraw & Angel Marvilla defeated Johnny Rodz & Jose Estrada
Tony Garea defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna (sub. for Bulldog Brower)
Larry Zbyszko fought Pedro Morales to a double disqualification
WWF @ Binghamton, NY – Broome County Arena – September 26, 1980
Dominic DeNucci defeated Tony Altimore
Angelo Gomez fought Steve King to a draw
The Hangman defeated Rene Goulet
Andre the Giant & Rick Martel defeated WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans via disqualification
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated WWF IC Champion Ken Patera
WWF @ Baltimore, MD – Civic Center – September 27, 1980 (10,200)
Rick McGraw fought Angel Maravilla to a 30-minute time-limit draw
Tony Garea pinned Johnny Rodz at 11:08
Rick Martel pinned Jose Estrada at 1:28
Pedro Morales pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna at 6:04
Larry Zbyszko defeated Pat Patterson via count-out at 13:16
WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans defeated Domenic DeNucci & Rene Goulet at 8:38
Andre the Giant pinned Ernie Ladd at 7:44
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned the Hangman at 17:28
WWF @ Concord, NH – Douglas Everett Arena – September 28, 1980
Angelo Gomez fought Steve King to a draw
Johnny Rodz defeated Don Serrano
The Hangman defeated Rick McGraw
WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild samoans defeated Rick McGraw (sub. for Rene Goulet) & Rick Martel
Tony Garea fought Larry Zbyszko to a double disqualification
WWF @ Scranton, PA – CYC – September 29, 1980
Rick McGraw fought Johnny Rodz to a draw
Don Serrano defeated Frank Williams
The Hangman pinned Rene Goulet
Dominic DeNucci pinned Jose Estrada (sub. for injured Larry Zbyszko)
Andre the Giant & Tony Garea defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Sika & Capt. Lou Albano (sub. for Afa) via count-out
WWF @ Allentown, PA – Agricultural Hall – September 30, 1980
Championship Wrestling taping:
10/4/80 – featured Pat Patterson’s debut as commentator on the show, alongside Vince McMahon:
Pedro Morales defeated the Black Demon
Moondog Hawkins (Rex) (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Charlie Brown with a shoulderbreaker at 5:38
Sgt. Slaughter (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Angelo Gomez via submission with the Cobra Clutch at 5:56; after the bout, Vince McMahon interviewed Arnold Skaaland, who had watched the match from the ringside, with Skaaland saying he had seen a flaw in Slaughter that he was gonna have Backlund work on
WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Rene Goulet & Dominic DeNucci via count-out at 6:34 when Goulet was unable to make it back into the ring after being thrown over the top rope and hitting the post as he fell out of the ring
Tony Atlas defeated Sylvano Sousa
Dominic DeNucci defeated Jose Estrada
10/11/80 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Pat Patterson:
Larry Sharpe defeated Steve King
Tony Atlas defeated Kid Sharkey
Sgt. Slaughter (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Rick McGraw with a clothesline at 4:22; after the bout, Vince McMahon interviewed Arnold Skaaland, who had been watching the match from the aisle, until Slaughter interrupted and then attacked Skaaland from behind until Rene Goulet and Tony Garea made the save
Pedro Morales defeated Sylvano Sousa via submission with the Boston Crab at 3:29; during the bout, Vince McMahon briefly interviewed Dr. George Zahorian for an update on Arnold Skaaland, who said he was sending Skaaland for an x-ray and that he was very shaken up
The Hangman (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Angel Marvilla via submission at 5:57 with the Hangman Hold
Ernie Ladd defeated Frank Williams at 2:12
10/18/80 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Pat Patterson:
Andre the Giant defeated Ron Shaw
Moondog Hawkins (Rex) defeated Angelo Gomez
Dominic DeNucci defeated the Black Demon
WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans defeated Rick McGraw & Angel Marvilla
Rene Goulet fought Larry Sharpe to a double count-out at 5:32 when both men were brawling on the floor
Ernie Ladd (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Steve King & Angelo Gomez at 2:53 in a handicap match by pinning both men at the same time after hitting the legdrop on both after Ladd laid them on top of each other
Dark match after the taping: Andre the Giant pinned the Hangman at 9:48
Tokyo, Japan – September 30, 1980
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Stan Hansen via disqualification at 16:01
WWF @ Hamburg, PA – Fieldhouse – October 1, 1980
All Star Wrestling taping:
10/4/80 – featured Pat Patterson’s debut as commentator on the show, alongside Vince McMahon; featured McMahon interviewing Ernie Ladd & the Grand Wizard at ringside, which was interrupted by Tony Atlas, after Ladd was complaining about the lack of competition and he was waiting for someone to sign the dotted line to face him; Atlas challenged him to fight anytime, and even right now and went in the ring, but Wizard stopped Ladd as the show went to commercial:
Pedro Morales defeated Ron Shaw via submission with the Boston Crab at 5:56
Tony Garea defeated Sylvano Sousa via submission with the abdominal stretch at 5:22
Andre the Giant pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna at 6:01 with a boot to the face and a sit-down splash; after the bout, Pat Patterson interviewed Andre at ringside
Moondog Hawkins (Rex) (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Angel Marvilla at 3:42 with a shoulderbreaker
Larry Sharpe pinned Kid Sharkey at 2:58 with a piledriver
Ernie Ladd (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Frank Williams & Paul Mauret in a handicap match at 2:42 by pinning Mauret with a legdrop
10/11/80 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Pat Patterson:
Rene Goulet & Dominic DeNucci defeated Sylvano Sousa & the Black Demon
Tony Atlas defeated Ron Shaw
Sgt. Slaughter (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Steve King via submission with the Cobra Clutch at 7:32
WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Charlie Brown & Frank Williams when Brown was pinned; after the bout, Vince McMahon interviewed Albano with the Samoans at ringside
Ernie Ladd (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Angel Marvilla at 3:07 with a boot to the face and legdrop
10/18/80 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Pat Patterson:
Pedro Morales defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna via count-out
Tony Garea defeated Jose Estrada
The Hangman defeated Angelo Gomez
Rick McGraw fought Larry Sharpe to a 10-minute time-limit draw
Ernie Ladd defeated Steve King & Charlie Brown in a handicap match
Dark match after the taping: Andre the Giant pinned WWF Tag Team Champion Afa at 7:10
WWF @ Worcester, MA – Auditorium – October 2, 1980
Frank Williams defeated Tony Altimore via disqualification
Johnny Rodz defeated Angelo Gomez
Rene Goulet defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
The Hangman defeated Rick McGraw
Hulk Hogan defeated Pat Patterson via count-out
WWF IC Champion Ken Patera fought Pedro Morales to a double disqualification
WWF @ New York City, NY – October 1980
Andre the Giant & Pedro Morales defeated WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans
WWF @ Highland Park, NJ – October 2, 1980
Davey O’Hannon defeated Angel Marvilla
Larry Sharpe defeated Rick Stallone
Rick Martel defeated Jose Estrada
Dominic DeNucci defeated the Black Demon
Andre the Giant & Tony Garea defeated WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans via disqualification
WWF @ Blackwood, NJ – Highland High School Gym – October 3, 1980
Angel Marvilla defeated Frank Williams
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Manuel Soto
Rene Goulet fought Larry Sharpe to a draw
The Hangman defeated Dominic DeNucci
Pat Patterson defeated Davey O’Hannon (sub. for Bulldog Brower)
Pedro Morales fought Hulk Hogan to a double disqualification
WWF @ Albany, NY – Washington Ave. Armory – October 3, 1980
Frank Savage defeated Steve King
Johnny Rodz defeated Leo Salinaro (sub. for Don Serrano)
Rick McGraw defeated Jose Estrada
Tony Garea defeated Johnny Rodz (sub. for Larry Zbyszko)
Andre the Giant & Rick Martel defeated WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans via disqualification
WWF @ Boston, MA – Boston Garden – October 4, 1980 (14,200)
Rick McGraw defeated Jose Estrada at 15:10
Tony Garea defeated Larry Zbyszko at 11:25
Pat Patterson defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Sika via disqualification at 16:15
Pedro Morales fought WWF IC Champion Ken Patera to a double disqualification
Rick Martel defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Afa at 8:20
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated the Hangman at 22:30
Rene Goulet defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna at 5:25
Dominic DeNucci defeated Johnny Rodz at 8:40
Andre the Giant defeated Hulk Hogan
WWF @ New Haven, CT – Coliseum – October 5, 1980
Pat Patterson pinned Frank Savage
Tony Garea defeated Johnny Rodz
Rick McGraw pinned Don Serrano
Rick Martel defeated Jose Estrada
The Hangman defeated Rene Goulet
Andre the Giant & Pedro Morales defeated WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0; one of the falls was won via disqualification which meant the titles did not change hands
WWF IC Champion Ken Patera defeated WWF World Champion Bob Backlund via disqualification when Backlund hit the referee
WWF @ Poughkeepsie, NY – Mid-Hudson Civic Center – October 6, 1980
Rick McGraw defeated Don Serrano
Rene Goulet defeated Jose Estrada
Larry Sharpe defeated Angelo Gomez
Rick Martel defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Sika
Pedro Morales defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Afa
WWF @ Fort Dix, NJ – October 6, 1980
Angel Marvilla defeated Tony Altimore via disqualification
Steve King defeated Frank Williams
Johnny Rodz defeated Manuel Soto
Pat Patterson defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Tony Garea defeated WWF IC Champion Ken Patera via disqualification
WWF @ Portland, ME – Civic Center – October 7, 1980
Fred Marzino defeated Sylvano Sousa via disqualification
Larry Sharpe defeated Pete Doherty
Steve King fought Angelo Gomez to a draw
Rene Goulet defeated Frank Savage
Pat Patterson defeated WWF IC Champion Ken Patera via disqualification
Tony Garea defeated Larry Zbyszko via count-out
WWF @ Norwalk, CT – High School Gym – October 7, 1980
Johnny Rodz defeated Manuel Soto via disqualification
Angel Marvilla defeated Jose Estrada
Rick McGraw defeated Don Serrano
Pedro Morales defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Andre The Giant & Rick Martel defeated WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans via disqualification
– 10/8/80: Mike Mizanin was born.
WWF @ Bangor, ME – Civic Center – October 8, 1980
Pete Doherty fought Sylvano Sousa to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Frank Savage pinned Fred Marzino at 15:15
Pat Patterson pinned Larry Sharpe (sub. for Larry Zbyszko) at 17:25
Rene Goulet pinned Steve King at 10:55
Tony Garea defeated WWF IC Champion Ken Patera via disqualification at 16:50
WWF @ Danbury, CT – October 8, 1980
Jose Estrada defeated Manuel Soto
Angel Marvilla fought Johnny Rodz to a draw
Rick Martel defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
The Hangman defeated Rick McGraw
Andre the Giant & Pedro Morales defeated WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans via disqualification
WWF @ Meriden, CT – Platt High School Gym – October 9, 1980
Angel Marvilla defeated Frank Williams
Rene Goulet defeated Johnny Rodz
Rick Martel defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Rick McGraw defeated Steve King (sub. for Larry Zbyszko)
Pedro Morales fought WWF IC Champion Ken Patera to a double disqualification
Burlington, VT – Memorial Auditorium – October 9, 1980
Edouard Carpentier & Johnny War Eagle vs. Sailor White & Tarzan Tyler
Andre the Giant vs. the Hangman
WWF @ Commack, NY – October 10, 1980
Don Serrano fought Marc Pole to a draw
Frank Savage defeated Tony Altimore
Rick McGraw defeated Frank Williams
The Hangman defeated Rene Goulet
Rick Martel & Angel Marvilla defeated Johnny Rodz & Jose Estrada
Andre the Giant defeated WWF IC Champion Ken Patera via count-out
WWF @ Pittsburgh, PA – Civic Arena – October 10, 1980
The Red Demon pinned Ron Lee at 8:40
Mike Mahaiko pineed Billy Berger at 7:30 with a splash
Dominic DeNucci fought Larry Sharpe to a 20-minute time-limit draw
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Larry Zbyszko at 14:59; Tony Garea was the guest referee for the bout
Pedro Morales pinned Johnny Valiant (sub. for WWF Tag Team Champion Sika) at 13:50
Tony Atlas pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna (sub. for WWF Tag Team Champion Afa) at 9:45
WWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – October 11, 1980 (12,183)
Televised on the PRISM Network – included Dick Graham & Kal Rudman on commentary:
The Hangman defeated Rene Goulet at 8:11
Dominic DeNucci defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna at 9:51
Tony Garea defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Sika via count-out at 8:57
Pedro Morales defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Afa at 11:21
Andre the Giant defeated WWF IC Champion Ken Patera via count-out at 9:17
Larry Zbyszko defeated WWF World Champion Bob Backlund via count-out at 20:13
Rick McGraw & Rick Martel defeated Jose Estrada & Johnny Rodz in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
Pat Patterson defeated Larry Sharpe at 4:15
Detroit, MI – Cobo Arena – October 12, 1980
Malcolm Monroe defeated Rick Bolton
John & Rick Davidson defeated Bobby Colt & John Boy Ruffin
Don Kent defeated the Mighty Igor via count-out
US Champion the Sheik defeated Bob White
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund & Andre the Giant defeated WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0; one of the falls was won via disqualification which meant the titles did not change hands
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund fought WWF IC Champion Ken Patera to a no contest
WWF @ White Plains, NY – Westchester County Civic Center – October 13, 1980
Frank Savage fought Jose Estrada to a draw
Larry Sharpe defeated Don Serrano
Pedro Morales defeated Larry Zbyszko
Johnny Rodz fought Rick McGraw to a draw
Andre the Giant & Tony Garea defeated WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans via disqualification
WWF @ Asbury Park, NJ – Convention Hall – October 15, 1980
Rick McGraw defeated Jose Estrada
Rick Martel defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Dominic DeNucci & Tony Garea defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Sika & Johnny Rodz (sub. for Afa)
Andre the Giant defeated the Hangman
WWF @ Perth Amboy, NJ – High School – October 16, 1980
Johnny Rodz & Jose Estrada defeated Steve King & Angelo Gomez
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Rick Stallone
The Hangman defeated Angel Marvilla
Larry Zbyszko defeated Dominic DeNucci
Andre the Giant defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Afa
WWF @ Dover, NH – October 17, 1980
Pete Doherty defeated Fred Marzino
Dave Darrow defeated Sylvano Sousa
Rick McGraw defeated Sylvano Sousa
Tony Garea defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Sika via disqualification
Rick Martel defeated Larry Sharpe
WWF @ Little Ferry, NJ – Memorial High School – October 17, 1980
Johnny Rodz defeated Angelo Gomez
Jose Estrada fought Steve King to a draw
Dominic DeNucci defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Pedro Morales defeated the Hangman
Larry Zbyszko fought Tony Garea to a double disqualification
WWF @ North Adams, MA – Bucky Bullett Gym – October 17, 1980
Pete Doherty defeated Sylvano Sousa
Dave Darrow defeated Fred Marzino
Sylvano Sousa defeated Don Serrano
Rick McGraw defeated Larry Sharpe via disqualification
Andre the Giant & Rick Martel defeated WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans via disqualification
WWF @ Rochester, NY – War Memorial – October 18, 1980 (5,000)
The first wrestling card in Rochester in five years
Angelo Gomez fought Steve King to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Angel Marvilla defeated Johnny Rodz via count-out at 11:35
The Hangman pinned Rick McGraw at 12:50
Tony Garea defeated Larry Zbyszko via disqualification at 18:10 when Zbyszko failed to break a choke
Sgt. Slaughter pinned Dominic DeNucci at 10:19
Pedro Morales defeated WWF IC Champion Ken Patera via count-out at 12:10
WWF @ Glastonbury, CT – October 18, 1980
Brad Rheingans defeated Pete Doherty
Frank Savage defeated Sylvano Sousa
Larry Sharpe defeated Fred Marzino
Jose Estrada defeated Don Serrano
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned WWF Tag Team Champion Afa
WWF @ Utica, NY – Memorial Auditorium – October 19, 1980 (3,000)
Angel Marvilla defeated Angelo Gomez
Dominic DeNucci defeated Johnny Rodz
Sgt. Slaughter defeated Rick McGraw
WWF IC Champion Ken Patera defeated Tony Garea via count-out
Pedro Morales defeated the Hangman
WWF @ New York City, NY – Madison Square Garden – October 20, 1980
Televised on the MSG Network – featured Vince McMahon on commentary:
Terry Taylor pinned Jose Estrada with an abdominal stretch into a roll up at 9:59
Rene Goulet pinned Johnny Rodz after Rodz hit the corner at 8:41
The Hangman defeated Rick McGraw via submission to a backbreaker at 7:19
Pedro Morales fought WWF IC Champion Ken Patera to a double disqualification at 16:19 after both men attacked the referee and used illegal holds; after the bout, the two men had to be held apart by a number of wrestlers including Pat Patterson, Dominic DeNucci, Rick Martel, and several others (History of the Intercontinental Title, History of the Intercontinental Championship)
Dominic DeNucci pinned Larry Sharpe with an inside cradle at 8:38
Sgt. Slaughter defeated WWF World Champion Bob Backlund via disqualification at 16:33 when Arnold Skaaland hit Slaughter in the head, following a confrontation on the floor, as Backlund was trapped in the Cobra Clutch
Rick Martel pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna with a sunset flip at 3:34
Tony Garea defeated Larry Zbyszko via disqualification at 4:58 after Zbyszko shoved the referee
Dusty Rhodes & Pat Patterson defeated WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans in a Best 2 out of 3 Falls match via referee’s decision; fall #1: Rhodes pinned Sika with an elbow at 11:47; fall #2: the curfew expired
WWF @ Allentown, PA – Agricultural Hall – October 21, 1980
Championship Wrestling taping:
10/25/80 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Pat Patterson:
Rick Martel & Tony Garea defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna & Frank Savage when Savage submitted to Martel’s abdominal stretch; after the bout, Pat Patterson interviewed Martel & Garea at ringside
Stan Hansen defeated Charlie Brown (Hansen’s return bout)
Dominic DeNucci defeated Jose Estrada
Sgt. Slaughter (w/ the Grand Wizard) fought Ron Shaw to a no contest when Slaughter refused to wrestle; Pat Patterson then interviewed Slaughter & Wizard at ringside after Slaughter refused to enter the ring, saying that Slaughter wouldn’t wrestle again until he had some better competition
The Moondogs (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Rick Stallone & Frank Williams at 3:15 when Moondog #2 (King) pinned Williams with a splash (debut of the Moondogs tag team)
Killer Khan (w/ Capt. Lou Albano, sub. for Freddie Blassie) pinned Steve King at 1:32 with a jumping kneedrop; during the bout, Albano briefly joined the commentary team explaining he was just acting as an advisor while Freddie Blassie was still touring in the Orient (Khan’s debut)
11/1/80 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Pat Patterson:
Stan Hansen defeated Steve King
WWF IC Champion Ken Patera defeated Marc Pole
Pedro Morales defeated Johnny Rodz
Larry Sharpe defeated Charlie Brown
Dominic DeNucci defeated the Black Demon
WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans defeated Rick McGraw & Rene Goulet
11/8/80 – included a reairing of Ernie Ladd vs. Frank Williams from the 9/2/78 Championship Wrestling:
The Hangman pinned Rick McGraw with a back suplex at 8:15
Rick Martel & Tony Garea defeated Johnny Rodz & the Black Demon at 8:30
Tony Atlas defeated Jose Estrada at 4:37
The Moondogs (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Steve King & Rene Goulet at 3:54 when Moondog #2 (King) pinned Steve King with a splash
Killer Khan (sub. for Freddie Blassie) pinned Charlie Brown at 2:52 with a jumping kneedrop
Dark match after the taping: WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Afa
WWF @ Hamburg, PA – Fieldhouse – October 22, 1980
All Star Wrestling taping:
10/25/80:
Killer Khan defeated Frank Williams
Rick Martel & Tony Garea defeated Johnny Rodz & Jose Estrada
WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans defeated Dominic DeNucci & Angelo Gomez
Stan Hansen defeated Rene Goulet via count-out
Sgt. Slaughter defeated Steve King
11/1/80 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Pat Patterson:
Pedro Morales defeated Jose Estrada at 7:21
WWF IC Champion Ken Patera defeated Frank Williams at 5:12
The Moondogs dfeated Ron Shaw & Rick McGraw at 5:13
Larry Sharpe fought Rene Goulet to a 10-minute draw
Larry Zbyszko pinned Angelo Gomez at 3:12 with a suplex
11/8/80:
Rick Martel & Tony Garea defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna & the Black Demon at 7:56 when Martel pinned Demon with a sunset flip
Pedro Morales defeated Frank Savage via submission with the Boston Crab at 5:41; after the bout, Pat Patterson interviewed Morales at ringside
Stan Hansen pinned Ron Shaw with the lariat at 4:27; after the bout, Vince McMahon conducted a ringside interview with Hansen
The Moondogs (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Charlie Brown & Steve King at 7:08 when Moondog King pinned Brown with a splash
Killer Khan (w/ Capt. Lou Albano, sub. for Freddie Blassie) pinned Mark Pole at 2:54 with a kneedrop
Dark match after the taping: WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated WWF IC Champion Ken Patera in a non-title match
WWF @ Highland Park, NJ – October 23, 1980
Davey O’Hannon defeated Don Serrano
Larry Sharpe defeated Manuel Soto
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Rene Goulet
WWF IC Champion Ken Patera defeated Dominic DeNucci
Pat Patterson defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Sika
Pedro Morales defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Afa
WWF @ Altoona, PA – Jaffa Mosque – October 23, 1980
Steve King vs. Jose Estrada
Rick Martel vs. Johnny Rodz
Rick McGraw vs. the Hangman
Tony Garea vs. Larry Zbyszko
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund vs. Sgt. Slaughter
WWF @ Albany, NY – Washington Ave. Armory – October 24, 1980
Tony Altimore defeated Fred Marzino via count-out
Frank Savage defeated Dave Darrow
Pat Patterson defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans defeated Dominic DeNucci & Rene Goulet
Pedro Morales defeated WWF IC Champion Ken Patera via disqualification
WWF @ Harrisburg, PA – Zembo Mosque – October 24, 1980
Jose Estrada defeated Steve King
Rick Martel defeated Johnny Rodz
Sgt. Slaughter pinned Rick McGraw
Tony Garea defeated Larry Zbyszko via disqualification
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned the Hangman
WWF @ Landover, MD – Capital Centre – October 25, 1980 (matinee) (8,275)
Rick McGraw defeated Jose Estrada at 10:21
Tony Garea (sub. for Pedro Morales) defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Afa via disqualification
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Johnny Rodz at 9:54
Sgt. Slaughter defeated Pat Patterson via count-out at 15:23
WWF Tag Team Champion Sika defeated Rene Goulet
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated WWF IC Champion Ken Patera via count-out at 18:20
Rick Martel defeated Frank Savage at 6:49
Tony Garea defeated Larry Sharpe
Tony Atlas defeated the Hangman (sub. for Larry Zbyszko)
WWF @ Bricktown, NJ – October 25, 1980
Rick McGraw & Steve King defeated Johnny Rodz & Jose Estrada
Pat Patterson defeated Larry Sharpe
Sgt. Slaughter defeated Rene Goulet
Rick Martel defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Sika
Pedro Morales defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Afa
Bronx, NY – Hunts Point Palace – October 26, 1980 (matinee)
El Halcon vs. the Brooklyn Assassin
Mr. Puerto Rico vs. King Cobra
Don Serrano vs. Dixie Pineiro
Angel Marvilla vs. Larry Sharpe
Tony Garea vs. WWF Tag Team Champion Afa
WWF @ New Milford, CT – October 26, 1980
Jose Estrada fought Steve King to a draw
Rick McGraw defeated Johnny Rodz
Rick Martel defeated the Hangman
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Rene Goulet
Pedro Morales defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Afa
WWF @ Springfield, VT – Riverside School Gym – October 27, 1980
Angel Marvilla defeated Fred Marzino
Rene Goulet defeated Jose Estrada
The Hangman defeated Dave Darrow
Dominic DeNucci defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated WWF IC Champion Ken Patera
WWF @ Atlantic City, NJ – Convention Hall – October 27, 1980
Rick Martel defeated Johnny Rodz
Rick McGraw fought Larry Sharpe to a draw
Pat Patterson defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Sika
Pedro Morales defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Afa
Tony Garea fought Larry Zbyszko to a double count-out
– 10/28/80: Christie Hemme was born.
WWF @ Lewiston, ME – Armory – October 28, 1980
Jose Estrada pinned Fred Marzino at 19:24
Baron Mikel Scicluna pinned Angel Marvilla (sub. for Pete Doherty) at 12:20
The Hangman pinned Dominic DeNucci at 14:20
Sgt. Slaughter defeated Rene Goulet via submission with the Cobra Clutch
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated WWF IC Champion Ken Patera via disqualification
WWF @ Bangor, ME – Civic Center – October 29, 1980
Baron Mikel Scicluna pinned Angel Marvilla at 14:10
Rick Martel pinned Jose Estrada at 13:10
WWF IC Champion Ken Patera pinned Rene Goulet at 12:14
Sgt. Slaughter pinned Dominic DeNucci at 14:32
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned the Hangman at 20:10
WWF @ Worcester, MA – Auditorium – October 30, 1980
Pete Doherty pinned Sylvano Sousa
Frank Savage pinned Fred Marzino
Rick Martel pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna
The Hangman pinned Dominic DeNucci
Sgt. Slaughter defeated Rene Goulet
Larry Zbyszko defeated Tony Garea via disqualification
Burlington, VT – Memorial Auditorium – October 30, 1980
Edouard Carpentier & Johnny War Eagle vs. Sailor White & Tarzan Tyler
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund vs. WWF IC Champion Ken Patera
Included 3 other bouts
WWF @ Irvington, NJ – October 30, 1980
Rick McGraw fought Larry Sharpe to a draw
Davey O’Hannon defeated Manuel Soto via count-out
Johnny Rodz & Jose Estrada defeated Steve King & Angelo Gomez
Pat Patterson pinned WWF Tag Team Champion Sika
Pedro Morales pinned WWF Tag Team Champion Afa
WWF @ Glens Falls, NY – Civic Center – October 31, 1980
Rick McGraw defeated Pete Doherty
Jim Duggan defeated Sylvano Sousa
Sgt. Slaughter defeated Rene Goulet
Pedro Morales defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Afa
Tony Garea defeated Sgt. Slaughter (sub. for Larry Zbyszko) via disqualification
WWF @ Binghamton, NY – Broome County Arena – October 31, 1980
Angel Marvilla fought Don Serrano to a draw
Steve King defeated Angelo Gomez
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Johnny Rodz
Rick Martel defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Sika
The Hangman defeated Dominic DeNucci
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated WWF IC Champion Ken Patera
WWF @ Springfield, MA – Civic Center – November 1, 1980 (9,000)
Pedro Morales fought WWF IC Champion Ken Patera to a draw
Larry Zbyszko defeated WWF World Champion Bob Backlund via disqualification
WWF Tag Team Champion Sika defeated Dominic DeNucci
Johnny Rodz defeated Jose Estrada
Rene Goulet defeated Rick McGraw
Sgt. Slaughter defeated Pat Patterson
WWF @ Poughkeepsie, NY – Mid-Hudson Civic Center – November 3, 1980
Frank Savage vs. Jose Estrada
Angel Marvilla vs. Johnny Rodz
Rick McGraw vs. Larry Sharpe
Tony Garea & Rene Goulet vs. WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans
Pedro Morales vs. the Hangman
WWF @ South Amboy, NJ – St. Mary’s High School Gym – November 4, 1980
Rene Goulet vs. the Hangman
Tony Garea & Rick Martel vs. WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans
Pat Patterson vs. Sgt. Slaughter
2 other matches
WWF @ McClellandtown, PA – November 5, 1980
Included WWF World Champion Bob Backlund
WWF @ Kingwood, WV – Craig Civic Center – November 5, 1980
Larry Zbyszko was a no-show
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Mike Mihalko at 12:25
Johnny Valiant defeated Bill Berger at 5:05
Sgt. Slaughter fought Tony Garea to a double count-out at 14:45
Bruno Sammartino Jr. (David Sammartino) defeated the Red Demon at 12:40
Dominic DeNucci defeated Johnny Valiant via disqualification at 16:05
Tony Atlas fought the Hangman to a double disqualification at 13:50
WWF @ Weirton, WV – Millsop Community Center – November 6, 1980
Larry Zbyszko was a no-show
Mike Mihalko defeated the Red Demon via disqualification at 12:05
Bruno Sammartino Jr. (David Sammartino) defeated Billy Berger at 12:15; Berger suffered a broken leg during the match after a suplex from Sammartino
Tony Garea fought the Hangman to a double count-out at 19:20
Johnny DeFazio defeated Johnny Valiant via disqualification at 11:15
Tony Atlas fought Sgt. Slaughter to a double disqualification at 18:50
Dominic DeNucci pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna at 6:20
WWF @ Middlesex, NJ – November 6, 1980
Rick McGraw defeated Don Serrano
Larry Sharpe defeated Rene Goulet
Jose Estrada fought Angel Marvilla to a draw
Rick Martel defeated Johnny Rodz
WWF IC Champion Ken Patera defeated Pat Patterson via count-out
Barre, VT – Auditorium – November 6, 1980
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Gino Brito
WWF @ Johnstown, PA – Cambria County War Memorial – November 7, 1980
Tony Garea vs. Sgt. Slaughter
Tony Atlas vs. Larry Zbyszko
Also included The Hangman
St. Louis, MO – Kiel Auditorium – November 7, 1980
Bulldog Brown & Leilani Kai defeated Akio Sato & Betty Torres
Spike Huber defeated Takachio
Kevin Von Erich defeated Billy Howard
Dick the Bruiser defeated Buzz Tyler
Pat O’Connor & Rufus R. Jones defeated Bob Sweetan & Mike George
Dory Funk Jr. defeated Baron Von Raschke
NWA World Champion Harley Race defeated WWF World Champion Bob Backlund in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match; fall #1: Race pinned Backlund with a vertical suplex; fall #2: Backlund pinned Race with the atomic drop; fall #3: Backlund was disqualified after Race was backdropped over the top rope while reversing a piledriver attempt
Los Angeles, CA – Olympic Auditorium – November 7, 1980
Freddie Blassie defeated John Tolos
WWF @ Boston, MA – Boston Garden – November 8, 1980 (14,320) (matinee)
Angelo Gomez fought Steve King to a draw
Tony Altimore defeated Don Serrano via disqualification at 6:30
Pedro Morales defeated WWF IC Champion Ken Patera at 23:45 when the match was stopped due to blood loss; after the bout, Patera attacked guest referee Pat Patterson
Frank Savage defeated Pete Doherty at 11:10
Sgt. Slaughter defeated WWF World Champion Bob Backlund via count-out at 33:40
Jim Duggan defeated Sylvano Sousa at 6:40
Rick Martel, Tony Garea, & Tony Atlas defeated Capt. Lou Albano & WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
WWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – November 8, 1980
Televised on the PRISM Network – featured Dick Graham & Kal Rudman on commentary:
Rene Goulet fought Larry Sharpe to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Rick McGraw defeated Jose Estrada at 10:53
Johnny Rodz defeated Charlie Brown at 4:47
Bruno Sammartino defeated WWF IC Champion Ken Patera via disqualification at 14:57 when Patera hit Sammartino in the back with a steel chair and then threw it into Sammartino’s face; after the contest, Patera locked Sammartino in the full nelson until Tony Garea, Rick Martel, & Angel Marvilla made the save; moments later, the wrestlers and officials tended to Sammartino and helped him out of the ring; prior to the bout, Arnold Skaaland escorted Sammartino to ringside
Sgt. Slaughter defeated Angel Marvilla at 4:06
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Larry Zbyszko via disqualification at 14:47; Tony Atlas was the guest referee for the contest; prior to the bout, Arnold Skaaland escorted Backlund to ringside
Pedro Morales pinned the Hangman at 11:02
Rick Martel & Tony Garea defeated WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans to win the titles at 14:29 when Martel scored the pin with a sunset flip as the illegal Samoan covered Garea at the same time, moments after Garea and the legal Samoan collided in the ring (Tag Team Champions)
WWF @ Scranton, PA – CYC – November 10, 1980 (1,229)
Rick McGraw fought Larry Sharpe to a draw
Johnny Rodz (sub. for Angelo Gomez) defeated Steve King at 10:21
Pedro Morales (sub. for Tony Atlas) defeated the Hangman at 12:47
Tony Garea & Rick McGraw (sub. for Rene Goulet) defeated Johnny Rodz & Jose Estrada at 17:25
Pedro Morales defeated WWF IC Champion Ken Patera via count-out at 21:20
WWF @ Allentown, PA – Agricultural Hall – November 11, 1980
Championship Wrestling taping:
Frank Talent was the ring announcer for the taping, subbing for Joe McHugh
11/15/80 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Pat Patterson; featured highlights of the Wild Samoans vs. Martel & Garea Tag Title Match from the the 11/8/80 Philadelphia Spectrum show, with Vince McMahon & Pat Patterson taping new commentary for the match; included a reairing of Hulk Hogan vs. Harry Valdez from the 11/17/79 Championship Wrestling:
Killer Khan (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Angelo Gomez at 4:32 with a jumping kneedrop; after the bout, Khan continued to attack his opponent and threw the referee out of the ring onto the floor; Steve King, Jim Duggan & Angel Marvilla attempted to make the save but were also cleared from the ring; Rick Martel, Tony Garea, & Dominic DeNucci then chased Khan from the ring
Rick McGraw defeated Mark Pole
WWF IC Champion Ken Patera defeated Jim Duggan
The Moondogs defeated Angel Marvilla & Steve King
11/22/80 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Pat Patterson; included the Ivan Putski / JoJo Andrews match from the 3/22/80 Championship Wrestling:
Ernie Ladd (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Jose Estrada at 5:29 with a boot to the face and a legdrop
Killer Khan (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Rick McGraw via count-out at 3:07 after Khan hit two kneedrops on McGraw on the floor; after the bout, McGraw was taken out on a stretcher; prior to the bout, Vince McMahon interviewed Freddie Blassie and told him that he had been fined $1,000 for Khan throwing a referee out of the ring the previous week, Blassie then said he would get Khan to take his anger out on McGraw
Sgt. Slaughter (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Gene Crespo via submission at 6:09 with the Cobra Clutch
Tony Atlas pinned Sylvano Sousa at 4:16 with a gorilla press slam and a splash
Dominic DeNucci pinned Johnny Rodz with a small package at 4:11
Stan Hansen (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Jim Duggan at 2:58 with the lariat
11/29/80 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Pat Patterson:
Ernie Ladd (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Ron Shaw at 5:08 with a legdrop
Stan Hansen (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Gene Crespo at 2:41 with the lariat
Sgt. Slaughter defeated Jim Duggan
The Moondogs (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Dominic DeNucci & Don Serrano at 3:40 when Moondog #2 pinned Serrano with a splash
WWF Tag Team Champion Tony Garea pinned Sylvano Sousa; after the bout, Vince McMahon interviewed Garea at ringside
Tony Atlas defeated Marc Pole
Dark match after the taping: WWF Tag Team Champion Tony Garea defeated Larry Zbyszko via disqualification
WWF @ Hamburg, PA – Fieldhouse – November 12, 1980
All Star Wrestling taping:
11/15/80 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Pat Patterson; featured highlights of the Wild Samoans vs. Martel & Garea Tag Title Match from the the 11/8/80 Philadelphia Spectrum show, with McMahon & Patterson taping new commentary for the match:
Killer Khan (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Angel Marvilla at 5:28 with a jumping kneedrop; after the bout, Pat Patterson interviewed Blassie & Khan at ringside
Rick McGraw defeated Johnny Rodz via referee’s decision after the 10-minute time-limit had expired and Rodz continued to attack McGraw after the bell had rung to end the match
The Moondogs (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Jim Duggan & Angelo Gomez at 4:01 when Moondog #2 (King) pinned Gomez with a splash
Stan Hansen (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Steve King at 3:02 with the lariat
11/22/80 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Pat Patterson; included Patterson conducting a ringside interview with Stan Hansen & Freddie Blassie:
Sgt. Slaughter (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Angelo Gomez via submission with the Cobra Clutch at 4:08; after ther bout, Patterson interviewed Slaughter & Wizard at ringside, with Slaughter saying he wanted some better competition
Rick McGraw pinned the Black Demon at 7:31 with a flying bodypress
Johnny Rodz & Jose Estrada defeated Steve King & Angel Marvilla at 7:58 when Rodz pinned King with an elbow off the top as Estrada held King up in an overhead backbreaker
Dominic DeNucci defeated Sylvano Sousa via submission at 6:24 with an abdominal stretch
Stan Hansen (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Marc Pole at 3:25 with the lariat
11/29/80 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Pat Patterson; included highlights of the WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund vs. Spiros Arion match from the 6/26/78 MSG show; included the Tony Atlas vs. BB Coleman match from the 10/27/79 Championship Wrestling:
The Moondogs (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Angel Marvilla & Ron Shaw at 6:25 when Moondog #2 (King) pinned Shaw with a splash; after the bout, Pat Patterson interviewed Albano & the Moondogs at ringside
WWF Tag Team Champion Tony Garea (w/ WWF Tag Team Champion Rick Martel) pinned Jose Estrada at 7:42 with a small package; after the bout, Patterson interviewed Garea at ringside
Killer Khan (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Marc Pole at 3:21 with a jumping kneedrop
Dark match after the taping: The Moondogs & Capt. Lou Albano defeated Dominic DeNucci, WWF Tag Team Champion Tony Garea, & Rick McGraw (sub. for Rick Martel)
WWF @ Albany, NY – Washington Ave. Armory – November 14, 1980
Jim Duggan defeated Don Serrano (sub. for Frank Williams)
Frank Savage defeated Steve King (sub. for Manuel Soto)via count-out
Rick McGraw fought Jose Estrada to a draw
The Hangman defeated Angelo Gomez (sub. for Rene Goulet)
Pedro Morales & Pat Patterson defeated the Wild Samoans
WWF @ Pittsburgh, PA – Civic Arena – November 14, 1980
Bruno Sammartino Jr. (David Sammartino) defeated Johnny Valiant via referee’s decison after the time limit had expired
Baron Mikel Scicluna pinned Johnny DeFazio
Dominic DeNucci pinned Larry Sharpe
Tony Garea defeated Larry Zbyszko via disqualification
Bruno Sammartino defeated WWF IC Champion Ken Patera via disqualification
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Sgt. Slaughter via count-out
WWF @ Baltimore, MD – Civic Center – November 15, 1980 (11,800)
Rick MGraw fought Johnny Rodz to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Larry Sharpe pinned Rene Goulet at 15:16
Jose Estrada pinned Angel Marvilla at 11:39
Tony Atlas pinned the Hangman at 17:20 with a press slam
WWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Rick Martel defeated the Wild Samoans at 6:45 after Garea dropkicked his partner onto Sika for the pin
Pedro Morales defeated WWF IC Champion Ken Patera via disqualification at 10:10 when Patera hit referee Mario Savoldi
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund fought Sgt. Slaughter to a double disqualification at 14:30 when both men began fighting outside the ring
WWF @ Steubenville, OH – St. Johns Arena – November 16, 1980
The Red Demon pinned Bill Dixon at 3:10
Bruno Sammartino Jr. (David Sammartino) defeated Johnny Valiant via disqualification at 14:25
Baron Mikel Scicluna pinned Mike Mihalko at 10:40
Rick McGraw & Dominic DeNucci defeated the Wild Samoans at 21:10 when DeNucci pinned Afa
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned the Hangman at 16:15
WWF @ Wilton, CT – High School Fieldhouse – November 17, 1980
Steve King vs. Angelo Gomez
Frank Williams vs. Jose Estrada
Rick McGraw vs. Johnny Rodz
Rene Goulet vs. Larry Sharpe
Tony Garea vs. Larry Zbyszko
Pedro Morales vs. WWF IC Champion Ken Patera
WWF @ Brooklyn, NY – Our Lady of Guadalupe School – November 18, 1980
Dominic DeNucci & Manuel Soto vs. the Wild Samoans
Pedro Morales vs. the Hangman
Also included 4 other matches
WWF @ Portland, ME – Civic Center – November 18, 1980
Jim Duggan defeated Sylvano Sousa via disqualification at 9:44
WWF Tag Team Champion Tony Garea defeated Sgt. Slaughter via disqualification at 14:25
WWF Tag Team Champion Rick Martel pinned Pete Doherty (sub. for Johnny Rodz) at 13:52
Rick McGraw pinned Fred Marzino at 10:02
WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson fought Larry Zbyszko to a double disqualification when, after Zbyszko was busted open by Patterson, Zbyszko accidentally struck the referee; a second referee was then thrown out of the ring
WWF @ Ozone Park, NY – November 19, 1980
Benefit Show:
Included Dominic DeNucci and Rick McGraw
WWF @ Bangor, ME – Civic Auditorium – November 19, 1980
Cancelled
WWF @ Worcester, MA – Memorial Auditorium – November 20, 1980
Frank Savage defeated Tony Altimore
Dominic DeNucci defeated Sylvano Sousa
WWF Tag Team Champion Rick Martel defeated Jim Duggan (sub. for Fred Marzino)
Rick McGraw defeated Johnny Rodz via referee’s decision
Sgt. Slaughter pinned WWF Tag Team Champion Tony Garea
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Larry Zbyszko via count-out
WWF @ Belleville, NJ – November 21, 1980
Included Rick McGraw and WWF Tag Team Champion Tony Garea
WWF @ Franklin High School – November 21, 1980
Included Pedro Morales
St. Louis, MO – Kiel Auditorium – November 21, 1980
Roger Kirby & Mike George defeated Eddie Gilbert & Akio Sato
Bulldog Brown defeated Art Crews
Takachio & Buzz Tyler defeated Pat O’Connor & Rufus R. Jones
Dick Murdoch fought Bruiser Brody to a no contest
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Bob Sweetan
Dick the Bruiser defeated Ric Flair in a lumberjack match
Ted Dibiase defeated Missouri State & WWF IC Champion Ken Patera to win the Missouri title WWF @ Landover, MD – Capital Centre – November 22, 1980 (matinee) (7,325)
The scheduled Tony Atlas vs. Ernie Ladd match did not take place as Atlas was out with an injured right leg
Baron Mikel Scicluna fought Larry Sharpe (sub. for Frank Williams) to a draw
Pedro Morales defeated Sgt. Slaughter via disqualification at 17:45
WWF IC Champion Ken Patera pinned Rick McGraw at 7:03
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Larry Zbyszko via count-out at 19:42 after Backlund hit the atomic drop knocking Zbyszko out of the ring to the floor
Rick McGraw defeated Rick Stallone at 4:03
WWF Tag Team Champions Rick Martel & Tony Garea defeated the Wild Samoans at 10:54
WWF @ New Haven, CT – Coliseum – November 22, 1980
Johnny Rodz & Jose Estrada defeated Steve King & Angelo Gomez
Frank Savage defeated Angel Marvilla via count-out Manuel Soto fought Jim Duggan to a draw
Pedro Morales fought Sgt. Slaughter to a double disqualification
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned WWF IC Champion Ken Patera following a fast count from guest referee Dominic DeNucci; only Backlund’s title was on the line
WWF @ Spotswood, NJ – High School Gym – November 24, 1980
– 11/25/80: Josh Mathews was born.
WWF @ White Plains, NY – Westchester County Civic Center – November 26, 1980
Johnny Rodz fought Manuel Soto to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Frank Savage defeated Steve King (sub. for Rocky Tomayo) at 7:38
The Moondogs defeated Dominic DeNucci & Rick McGraw at 23:56
Pedro Morales, WWF Tag Team Champions Rick Martel & Tony Garea defeated Sika, Tony Altimore (sub. for Afa), & Capt. Lou Albano in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall #1: Garea’s team won at 11:03; fall #2: Albano’s team won at 2:44; fall #3: Garea’s team won at 3:25
Bruno Sammartino defeated Larry Zybyzsko via count-out at 15:09
WWF @ Harrisburg, PA – Zembo Mosque – November 28, 1980
Sgt. Slaughter vs. Pedro Morales
The Moondogs vs. Manuel Soto & Dominic DeNucci
Los Angeles, CA – Olympic Auditorium – November 28, 1980
Tom Prichard defeated Great Goliath
Mando Guerrero defeated Butcher Brannigan
Alberto Madril defeated the Enforcer
El Medico defeated Victor Rivera
Freddie Blassie defeated John Tolos
WWF @ Springfield, MA – Civic Center – November 29, 1980
Manuel Soto defeated Jose Estrada via disqualification
Johnny Rodz defeated Angel Marivella
Bruno Sammartino defeated Larry Zbyszko via count-out
Pedro Morales defeated WWF IC Champion Ken Patera via TKO
The Moondogs defeated Rick Stallone & Rick McGraw
WWF Tag Team Champions Rick Martel & Tony Garea defeated the Wild Samoans
Sgt. Slaughter defeated Dominic DeNucci
WWF @ Torrington, CT – November 30, 1980
Rick Stallone defeated Pete Doherty
Johnny Rodz defeated Fred Marzino
Sgt. Slaughter defeated Dominic DeNucci
WWF Tag Team Champions Rick Martel & Tony Garea defeated the Wild Samoans
Jose Estrada defeated Angel Marvilla
The Moondogs defeated Rick McGraw & Manuel Soto
WWF @ Poughkeepsie, NY – Mid-Hudson Civic Center – December 1, 1980
Frank Savage vs. Frank Williams
The Moondogs vs. Rick McGraw & Angel Marvilla
The Wild Samoans vs. Dominic DeNucci & Tony Garea
Pedro Morales vs. Larry Zbyszko
WWF @ Allentown, PA – Agricultural Hall – December 2, 1980
Championship Wrestling taping:
12/6/80 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Pat Patterson:
WWF Tag Team Champions Rick Martel & Tony Garea defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna & Sylvano Sousa at 9:32 when Martel pinned Sousa with a dropkick off the top; after the bout, Pat Patterson interviewed the champions at ringside where Garea presented Martel with an award from All Japan Sports News for the 1980 WWF Wrestler of the Year
Rick McGraw defeated Ron Shaw
Sgt. Slaughter defeated Manny Siaca
12/13/80:
Pedro Morales defeated Mike Schmidt
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Rick Stallone
Killer Khan pinned Manny Siaca with a kneedrop off the top; after the bout, Siaca was taken out on a stretcher
WWF IC Champion Ken Patera defeated Charlie Brown
The Moondogs defeated Dominic DeNucci & Rick McGraw
12/20/80:
WWF Tag Team Champions Rick Martel & Tony Garea defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna & Ron Shaw
Killer Khan (w/ Capt. Lou Albano, sub. for Freddie Blassie) pinned Rick Stallone with the jumping kneedrop at 5:12
Sgt. Slaughter (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Charlie Brown via submission with the Cobra Clutch at 5:31; after the bout, Pat Patterson interviewed Slaughter & the Grand Wizard at ringside, with Slaughter saying he would give anyone who could break the Cobra Clutch $5,000; moments later, Patterson said it would probably be easier for someone to break the hold if they weren’t already beaten down by Slaughter, with Slaughter then offering Patterson a chance to break the hold but Patterson declining
Rick McGraw pinned Sylvano Sousa with a flying bodypress at 3:15
Dark match after the taping: The Moondogs defeated Pedro Morales & Dominic DeNucci
WWF @ Hamburg, PA – Fieldhouse – December 3, 1980
All Star Wrestling taping:
Dominic DeNucci defeated Jose Estrada
12/6/80 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Pat Patterson; included the WWF Tag Team Champions Rick Martel & Tony Garea vs. Baron Mikel Scicluna & Sylvano Sousa match from the 12/6/80 Championship Wrestling and the interview with the champions after the match:
Sgt. Slaughter (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Steve King via submission with the Cobra Clutch at 5:58; after the bout, Slaughter briefly reapplied the hold on the floor; Pat Patterson then interviewed Slaughter & Wizard at ringside, with Slaughter announcing the $5,000 Cobra Clutch Challenge for anyone that can break it; Wizard also offered to put $5,000 of his own money in if Patterson attempted the challenge and was successful
Pedro Morales pinned Jose Estrada at 2:57 with a reverse roll up
The Moondogs (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Rick McGraw & Charlie Brown at 3:36 when King pinned Brown with a splash; during the bout, Vince McMahon announced on commentary that Albano had come up with the names Rex & King for the Moondogs
Killer Khan (w/ Capt. Lou Albano, sub. for Freddie Blassie) pinned John Callahan at 2:49 with a jumping kneedrop
12/13/80 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Pat Patterson; included Patterson conducting a ringside interview with WWF Tag Team Champions Rick Martel & Tony Garea:
Dominic DeNucci & Rick McGraw defeated Jose Estrada & Ron Shaw at 7:56 when McGraw pinned Shaw with a dropkick
Baron Mikel Scicluna pinned Steve King at 5:53 with a backbreaker
WWF IC Champion Ken Patera (w/ the Grand Wizard) fought WWF Tag Team Champion Ken Patera to a 10-minute time-limit draw; Patera was not introduced as IC Champion, nor did he appear with the belt
Sgt. Slaughter (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Manny Siaca & Paul Mauret in a handicap match at 4:34 when Mauret submitted to the Cobra Clutch; Slaughter then applied the hold to Siaca and Mauret again after the match
Killer Khan (w/ Capt. Lou Albano, sub. for Freddie Blassie) pinned George Rosello at 3:28 with a jumping kneedrop
12/20/80 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Pat Patterson; included Patterson conducting a ringside interview with Pedro Morales; included the Hulk Hogan vs. Charlie Brown match from the 12/8/79 Championship Wrestling:
The Moondogs (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Rick McGraw & Steve King at 8:44 when Moondog King pinned Steve King with a splash; early in the bout, Albano accidentally set his shirt on fire when smoking a cigar
Killer Khan pinned Mike Schmidt at 3:34 with a jumping kneedrop
Pedro Morales defeated Sylvano Sousa via submission with the Boston Crab at 7:09
WWF Tag Team Champions Rick Martel & Tony Garea defeated Jose Estrada & Johnny Rodz at 8:46 when Garea pinned Rodz with a backslide
Dark matches after the taping:
Killer Khan defeated Dominic DeNucci
WWF Tag Team Champions Rick Martel & Tony Garea fought Sgt. Slaughter & WWF IC Champion Ken Patera to a draw
NJPW @ Matsuzaka, Japan – December 3, 1980
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund & Antonio Inoki fought Andre the Giant & Stan Hansen to a double count-out
WWF @ Fort Dix, NJ – Sports Arena – December 4, 1980
WWF @ Albany, NY – Washington Ave. Armory – December 5, 1980
Angelo Gomez vs. Steve King
Frank Williams vs. Frank Savage
Jim Duggan vs. Baron Mikel Scicluna
WWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Rick Martel vs. the Wild Samoans
Pedro Morales vs. Sgt. Slaughter
WWF @ Bricktown, NJ – Lake Riviera Middle School Gym – December 5, 1980
Los Angeles, CA – Olympic Auditorium – December 5, 1980
Mando Guerrero defeated Butcher Brannigan
Tom Prichard defeated Great Goliath
Dan Johnson defeated the Enforcer
Alberto Madril defeated the Enforcer
Freddie Blassie & El Medico defeated John Tolos & Victor Rivera
WWF @ Providence, RI – Civic Center – December 6, 1980
Frank Savage pinned Don Serrano
Jose Estrada pinned Steve King
WWF Tag Team Champion Rick Martel pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna (sub. for Sika)
The Moondogs defeated Dominic DeNucci & Rick McGraw
Pedro Morales pinned Afa
WWF @ New York City, NY – Madison Square Garden – December 8, 1980 (20,011)
This card was not televised; John Lennon was shot and killed in NYC this same night
Johnny Rodz defeated Sylvano Sousa at 10:49
The Moondogs defeated Rick McGraw & Angel Marvilla at 11:37
Larry Zbyszko defeated Dominic DeNucci via count-out at 12:42
WWF Tag Team Champions Rick Martel & Tony Garea defeated the Wild Samoans in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match at 26:27, 2 falls to 1
Ernie Ladd fought Tony Atlas to a double count-out at 5:24
Pedro Morales defeated WWF IC Champion Ken Patera to win the title at 18:51; Pat Patterson was the guest referee for the bout
Bruno Sammartino defeated Sgt. Slaughter via count-out at 18:38
WWF @ Portland, ME – Civic Center – December 9, 1980 (1,500)
The Moondogs defeated Rick McGraw & Dominic DeNucci at 21:20
Sika pinned Pete Doherty at 11:30
WWF Tag Team Champion Tony Garea pinned Afa at 13:10
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated Ken Patera via disqualification at 16:43
Pat Patterson defeated Larry Zbyszko via count-out when Zbyszko left ringside
Tokyo, Japan – Sumo Hall – December 10, 1980
MSG Tag League Tournament Finals: Antonio Inoki & WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Hulk Hogan & Stan Hansen at 17:28 when Inoki pinned Hogan with a backslide after avoiding a bodyslam; after the bout, Inoki was double teamed by the opposition until Backlund reentered the ring; moments later, Backlund & Inoki were interviewed in the ring regarding their victory and were presented a trophy
WWF @ McClellantown, PA – December 11, 1980
Bill Dixon pinned the Red Demon
WWF Tag Team Champion Tony Garea pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna
WWF Tag Team Champion Rick Martel pinned Johnny Valiant
Dominic DeNucci & Bruno Sammartino Jr. (David Sammartino) defeated the Savage Samoans via disqualification
Bruno Sammartino defeated Larry Zbyszko via count-out
WWF @ Brooklyn, NY – FDR High School Gym – December 11, 1980
Dominic DeNucci vs. Sgt. Slaughter
WWF Tag Team Champion Rick Martel vs. Ken Patera
WWF Tag Team Champion Tony Garea vs. Larry Zbyszko
Also included 3 other matches
WWF @ Worcester, MA – December 11, 1980
Steve King fought Angelo Gomez to a draw
Don Serrano pinned Fred Marzino
The Moondogs defeated Rick McGraw & Pete Doherty
Sgt. Slaughter defeated Pat Patterson via count-out
Ken Patera defeated WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales when the match was stopped due to blood loss
Los Angeles, CA – Olympic Auditorium – December 12, 1980
John Tolos & the Assassin defeated Americas Tag Team Champions Tom Prichard & Al Madril to win the titles
The Enforcer & Victor Rivera defeated Battleship Johnson & Mando Guerrero
El Medico defeated Rene Goulet
Andre the Giant defeated Hulk Hogan
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated the Hangman
WWF @ Pittsburgh, PA – Civic Arena – December 12, 1980
Johnny DeFazio pinned the Red Demon at 9:10
Johnny Valiant fought Nick Busick to a 15-minute time-limit draw
Dominic DeNucci defeated Larry Zbyszko via disqualification at 4:50
Bruno Sammartino defeated Ken Patera at 18:45 when the match was stopped after Patera suffered a leg injury
WWF Tag Team Champions Rick Martel & Tony Garea defeated the Wild Samoans at 20:50 when Garea pinned Afa
Bruno Sammartino Jr. (David Sammartino) defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna via disqualification at 7:10
Tony Atlas defeated Ernie Ladd via count-out at 6:35
WWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – December 13, 1980 (matinee) (7,742)
Televised on the PRISM Network – featured Dick Graham & Kal Rudman on commentary:
Johnny Rodz defeated Rick Stallone at 9:32
The Moondogs defeated Rick McGraw & Steve King at 14:12
Sgt. Slaughter defeated Dominic DeNucci at 9:17
Tony Atlas fought Larry Zbyszko to a double disqualification at 11:14
WWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Rick Martel defeated the Wild Samoans in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0 at 13:34; fall #1: the Samoans were disqualified at the 28-second mark; fall #2: Martel pinned Afa at 13:06
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated Ernie Ladd via disqualification at 9:44
Bruno Sammartino defeated Ken Patera at 7:51
WWF @ Boston, MA – Boston Garden – December 13, 1980 (11,115)
Don Serrano defeated Dave Darrow
Sylvano Sousa defeated Joe Crugnale
Jim Duggan defeated Pete Doherty at 8:10
WWF Tag Team Champion Rick Martel defeated Fred Marzino at 5:20
Hulk Hogan defeated Rick McGraw at 7:30
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated Afa at 9:35
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Sgt. Slaughter via count-out at 19:23
Ken Patera fought Pat Patterson to a double count-out at 19:20
Tony Atlas defeated Ernie Ladd at 16:20
WWF @ Waterbury, PA – December 14, 1980
Hulk Hogan defeated Rick McGraw
WWF @ Scranton, PA – CYC – December 15, 1980
Rick McGraw vs. Steve King
SD Jones vs. Baron Mikel Scicluna
Hulk Hogan defeated Dominic DeNucci
Sgt. Slaughter defeated WWF World Champion Bob Backlund via count-out
WWF @ Atlantic City, NJ – Convention Hall – December 15, 1980
Manuel Soto defeated the Black Demon
WWF Tag Team Champion Rick Martel defeated Johnny Rodz
Jose Estrada defeated Angelo Gomez
The Moondogs fought Pat Patterson & WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales to a draw
Tony Garea defeated Ken Patera via disqualification
WWF @ Allentown, PA – Agricultural Hall – December 16, 1980
Championship Wrestling taping:
Featured Vince McMahon conducting a ringside interview with Tony Atlas, where Vince encouraged Atlas to do some poses; Hulk Hogan & Freddie Blassie then interrupted the interview, where Hogan said he could do anything better than Atlas, and did some poses of his own, the two then argued and Hogan challenged Atlas to an impromptu match there and then which he accepted, but quickly ended when Hogan crotched Atlas on the top rope
12/27/80:
WWF Tag Team Champions Rick Martel & Tony Garea defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna & Frank Savage
Killer Khan (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Charlie Brown at 5:03 with a jumping kneedrop
Tony Atlas defeated Jose Estrada
Stan Hansen (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Rick McGraw at 4:35 with the lariat
The Moondogs defeated Jim Duggan & Steve King
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated Ron Shaw
1/3/81:
Sgt. Slaughter (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Jim Duggan at 6:31 via submission with the Cobra Clutch
SD Jones defeated Jose Estrada at 6:38
Johnny Rodz defeated Charlie Brown at 3:05
Killer Khan (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Steve King at 5:16 with a double thrust to the throat and a jumping kneedrop; after the bout, Patterson interviewed Blassie & Khan at ringside
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales pinned Frank Savage at 4:56 via submission with the Boston Crab
Hulk Hogan defeated George Rosello at 2:31
1/10/81:
Stan Hansen (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Steve King at 1:42; after the bout, Pat Patterson interviewed Hansen & Blassie at ringside with Hansen demanding better competition such as Bob Backlund, Pedro Morales, and Bruno Sammartino
The Moondogs (w/ Capt. Lou Alano) defeated Rick McGraw & Jim Duggan at 7:58 when King pinned Duggan with a splash; after the bout, McGraw back dropped Albano in the ring
Tony Atlas defeated Ron Shaw via submission with a bearhug at 3:02
WWF Tag Team Champions Rick Martel & Tony Garea defeated Jose Estrada & Baron Mikel Scicluna at 5:52 when Martel pinned Estrada with a forward roll up
SD Jones pinned Johnny Rodz with a backslide at 4:48
Sgt. Slaughter defeated Frank Savage at 2:42
Dark matches:
Yoshiaki Yatsu defeated Jose Estrada
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund fought Killer Khan to a double count-out
WWF @ Hamburg, PA – Fieldhouse – December 17, 1980
All Star Wrestling taping:
Yoshiaki Yatsu fought Jose Estrada to a draw
Yoshiaki Yatsu fought Baron Mikel Scicluna to a draw
12/27/80 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Pat Patterson:
SD Jones pinned the Black Demon at 7:31 with a swinging neckbreaker
Hulk Hogan (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Jim Duggan at 4:34 with the Hogan Hammer clothesline; prior to the bout, Gary Michael Cappetta introduced WWF World Champion Bob Backlund to the crowd, with Backlund shaking Duggan’s hand but Blassie and Hogan refusing to shake the champion’s hand; moments later, Patterson interviewed Backlund on the floor, with Hogan eventually interrupting and saying this was his time and if Backlund wanted to interrupt him then he should put on a pair of tights and wrestle him; after the bout, Pat Patterson interviewed Hogan & Blassie at ringside
Sgt. Slaughter (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Rick McGraw at 9:37 with an elbow drop off the top; after the bout, McGraw avoided the Cobra Clutch being applied
The Moondogs (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Steve King & Angelo Gomez at 2:45 when Rex pinned Gomez with a bodyslam and splash
Stan Hansen (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Manny Siaca at 2:58 with the lariat
1/3/81 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Pat Patterson:
Hulk Hogan (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Steve King & George Rosello in a handicap match at 4:51 by pinning King following a clothesline
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated the Black Demon via submission with the Boston Crab at 7:01; after the bout, Pat Patterson conducted a ringside interview with Morales
The Moondogs (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Dominic DeNucci & Angelo Gomez at 7:13 when King pinned Gomez with a splash
WWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Rick Martel defeated Ron Shaw & Baron Mikel Scicluna at 8:41 when Shaw submitted to a leglock from Garea
Killer Khan (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Manny Siaca with a kneedrop off the top at 3:10; after the bout, Siaka was taken backstage on a stretcher
1/10/81 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Pat Patterson:
Rick McGraw fought Baron Mikel Scicluna to a 10-minute time-limit draw
Stan Hansen (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Jim Duggan at 3:22 with the lariat; after the bout, Pat Patterson interviewed Hansen & Blassie at ringside
WWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Rick Martel defeated Johnny Rodz & the Black Demon at 5:42 when Garea pinned Demon with a reverse roll up; prior to the bout, Capt. Lou Albano briefly appeared at ringside
SD Jones pinned Ron Shaw at 6:14 with a swinging neckbreaker; after the bout, Pat Patterson interviewed Jones at ringside about being back in the WWF
Killer Khan (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Steve King at 3:09 with a jumping kneedrop
Dark match after the taping: WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated Sgt. Slaughter via disqualification
WWF @ ? – December 19, 1980
Hulk Hogan defeated WWF World Champion Bob Backlund via count-out
WWF @ Altoona, PA – Jaffa Mosque – December 20, 1980
Included a 14-man battle royal featuring WWF IC Champion Ken Patera, Pat Patterson, the Moondogs, Dominic DeNucci, Bruno Sammartino Jr., and others
Also included 5 other matches
WWF @ Harrisburg, PA – Zembo Mosque – December 26, 1980
Larry Sharpe defeated Steve King
Yoshiaki Yatsu defeated Angelo Gomez
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah & Joyce Grable defeated Candi Malloy & Peggy Lee
Killer Khan defeated Dominic DeNucci
Andre the Giant defeated Ken Patera via count-out
WWF @ Albany, NY – Washington Ave. Armory – December 26, 1980
Frank Savage vs. Johnny Rodz
Jim Duggan vs. Jose Estrada
WWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Rick Martel vs. the Moondogs
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales vs. Sgt. Slaughter
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund vs. the Hangman
WWF @ Springfield, MA – Civic Center – December 27, 1980 (8,500)
Jim Duggan defeated Don Serrano at 16:37
Dave Darrow defeated Fred Marzino at 11:02
The Hangman defeated Pete Doherty at 11:29
The Moondogs defeated WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales & Dominic DeNucci at 18:38
SD Jones pinned Jim Duggan at 9:00
Tony Atlas defeated Larry Zbyszko via count-out at 16:53
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah & Joyce Grable defeated Peggy Lee & Candi Malloy
Sgt. Slaughter defeated WWF World Champion Bob Backlund via count-out at 21:18
WWF @ Baltimore, MD – Civic Center – December 27, 1980 (10,500)
Yoshiaki Yatsu (sub. for Rick Stallone) fought Baron Mikel Scicluna to a 20-minute time-limit draw
WWF Tag Team Champion Rick Martel pinned Larry Sharpe at 10:20 with a flying crossbody
WWF Tag Team Champion Tony Garea pinned Bulldog Brower at 5:40
Killer Khan pinned Rick McGraw at 7:10 with a kneedrop
Steve King & Angelo Gomez defeated Johnny Rodz & Jose Estrada at 14:20 when King pinned Rodz with a sunset flip
Andre the Giant defeated Hulk Hogan via count-out at 23:20 when Hogan left ringside
Bruno Sammartino defeated Ken Patera via referee’s decision at 27:36 after Patera suffered a knee injury
WWF @ Torrington, CT – December 28, 1980
Jose Estrada fought Yoshiaki Yatsu to a draw
The Moondogs defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Rick Martel & Tony Garea via disqualification
Johnny Rodz defeated Steve King
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defated Sgt. Slaughter via count-out
SD Jones defeated the Hangman via disqualification
WWF @ Worcester, MA – Auditorium – December 28, 1980
Jim Duggan fought Dave Darrow to a draw
Rick McGraw defeated Pete Doherty
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated Ken Patera via count-out
Killer Khan pinned Dominic DeNucci
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah & Joyce Grable defeated Peggy Lee & Candi Malloy
Andre the Giant defeated Hulk Hogan via count-out
WWF @ New York City, NY – Madison Square Garden – December 29, 1980 (19,000)
Televised on the MSG and USA networks and in Japan – featured Vince McMahon on commentary:
Yoshiaki Yatsu pinned Jose Estrada at 8:47 with a belly to belly suplex
Seiji Sakaguchi fought Sika (w/ Afa) to a draw at 5:34 when both Afa, who switched places with Sika during the bout, and Antonio Inoki, who made the save for Sakaguchi, interfered
WWF Jr. Heavyweight Champion Tatsumi Fujinami pinned Don Diamond with a back suplex into a bridge at 10:28
Hulk Hogan pinned Dominic DeNucci at 4:38 with a powerslam
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Killer Khan at 12:23 with a back suplex into a bridge
WWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Rick Martel defeated the Moondogs via disqualification at 13:16 when, as Garea had King in an abdominal stretch, Rex hit Garea in the back with one of the challengers’ bones
NWF Champion & World Martial Arts Champion Antonio Inoki pinned Bobby Duncum at 12:47 with an enzuiguri; only the Martial Arts title was at stake but Inoki came to the ring wearing the NWF belt
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah & Joyce Grable defeated Candy Malloy & Peggy Lee when Moolah pinned Lee following a double clothesline at 5:09
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales pinned the Hangman at 7:07 with a roll up after the Hangman hit the corner
Pat Patterson defeated Ken Patera via disqualification at 8:12 when Patera refused to break on the ropes
Untelevised matches:
Ivan Putski pinned Afa at 2:34
Tony Atlas pinned Ernie Ladd at 9:24 in a Texas Death match
WWF @ White Plains, NY – Westchester County Civic Center – December 30, 1980
Jose Estrada defeated Steve King
Johnny Rodz defeated Angelo Gomez
WWF Tag Team Champion Tony Garea & SD Jones (sub. for Rick Martel) defeated Jim Duggan & Frank Savage
Andre the Giant defeated the Hangman
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Ken Patera
Andre the Giant defeated Hulk Hogan via disqualification
WWF @ Asbury Park, NJ – Convention Hall – December 30, 1980
The Great Yatsu fought Tony Altimore to a draw
Larry Sharpe defeated Rick Stallone
Killer Khan defeated Dominic DeNucci
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah & Joyce Grable defeated Candi Malloy & Peggy Lee
The Moondogs defeated Rick McGraw & Manuel Soto
Pat Patterson fought Sgt. Slaughter to a double disqualification