WWF – 1983 Results
WWF @ Hartford, CT – Civic Center – January 1, 1983
Wendi Richter & Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah defeated Elizabeth Chase & Princess Victoria
Tony Garea fought SD Jones to a draw
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Swede Hanson
Eddie Gilbert defeated Pete Sanchez
Ivan Putski defeated Mr. Fuji
Andre the Giant, Jimmy Snuka, & Rocky Johnson defeated Buddy Rose, Ray Stevens, & Capt. Lou Albano
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales fought Superstar Billy Graham to a double disqualification
WWF Tag Team Champions Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated the Black Demon & White Angel
Don Muraco defeated WWF World Champion Bob Backlund via count-out
WWF @ Williamsport, PA – Bishop Newman High School – January 2, 1983
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah & Wendi Richter defeated Princess Victoria & Elizabeth Chase
Eddie Gilbert defeated Charlie Fulton
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Swede Hanson
Ivan Putski defeated Buddy Rose
Jimmy Snuka defeated Mr. Fuji
Don Muraco defeated Tony Garea
WWF @ Scranton, PA – CYC – January 3, 1983
SD Jones defeated Johnny Rodz
Swede Hanson defeated Curt Hennig
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Johnny Rodz
Buddy Rose defeated Rocky Johnson
SD Jones defeated Mac Rivera
Ivan Putski defeated Superstar Biilly Graham
WWF Tag Team Champions Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow fought the Wild Samoans to a double count-out
WWF @ Red Lion, PA – High School Gym – January 3, 1983
Eddie Gilbert fought Charlie Fulton to a draw
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah & Wendi Richter defeated Princess Victoria & Elizabeth Chase
Mr. Fuji defeated Tony Garea
Jimmy Snuka defeated Mr. Fuji (sub. for Ray Stevens)
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated Don Muraco via disqualification
WWF @ Allentown, PA – Agricultural Hall – January 4, 1983
Championship Wrestling taping:
1/8/83 – included WWF World Champion Bob Backlund & Arnold Skaaland as guests of Buddy Rogers’ Corner where Backlund showed off his new world title belt that had been created:
Eddie Gilbert & Tony Garea defeated Tony Russo & Charlie Fulton at 4:04 when Garea pinned Russo following a monkey flip from Gilbert
Mr. Fuji (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Tony Rico with a Bomb from the middle turnbuckle at 3:07; after the bout, Fuji hit Rico with the Japanese flag, knocking him out of the ring
The Polish Prince (Ed Wiskoski) (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Barry Hart via submission with a Texas Cloverleaf at 2:29 (Wiskoski’s debut)
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated Sammy Sanders via submission with the Boston Crab at 3:11
Don Muraco (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Jerry O with a front suplex at 2:23
Ray Stevens & Buddy Rose (w/ Freddie Blassie & Capt. Lou Albano) defeated SD Jones & Pete Sanchez at 2:13 when Stevens pinned Sanchez after sending Sanchez into an elbowsmash from Rose
Big John Studd (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Eddie Carson via submission with the backbreaker at 2:34; prior to the bout, a fan named Thomas Flanagan attempted Studd’s Bodyslam Challenge, which had been raised to $3,000, but was unsuccessful
Superstar Billy Graham (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Curt Hennig at 2:57 with a karate thrust after Hennig failed a crossbody
1/15/83 – included Salvatore Bellomo as a guest of Buddy Rogers’ Corner:
Salvatore Bellomo pinned Johnny Rodz at 3:18 with a reverse flying bodypress from the middle turnbuckle
Ray Stevens & Buddy Rose (w/ Freddie Blassie & Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Jerry O & Curt Hennig at 3:01 when Rose pinned O with a backbreaker over the knee
Rocky Johnson pinned Tony Russo with a sunset flip at 2:34
Swede Hanson pinned Jeff Craney with a kneedrop at 3:05
Mr. Fuji (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Eddie Carson with the Kamikaze Drop at 1:29
Eddie Gilbert & Tony Garea defeated Frank Williams & Mac Rivera at 3:32 when Gilbert pinned Williams with a sunset flip
The Wild Samoans (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Tony Rico & Pete Sanchez at 4:43 when Afa pinned Rico with the Samoan Drop
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated Bob Bradley via submission with the Boston Crab at 3:25
1/22/83 – included Mr. Fuji & Capt. Lou Albano as guests of Buddy Rogers’ Corner, where Fuji denied the rumor Rogers heard that Fuji was to become a manager:
The Polish Prince (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Charlie Brown via submission with a Texas Cloverleaf at 2:12
WWF Tag Team Champions Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated Tony Colon & Johnny Rodz at 4:39 when Jules pinned Colon following double tomahawk chops
Big John Studd (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Barry Hart via submission with the backbreaker at 2:15; prior to the bout, Bob Bradley attempted Studd’s Bodyslam Challenge, which had been raised to $3,500, but was unsuccessful
Mr. Fuji (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Curt Hennig at 3:10 with the Kamikaze Drop
Don Muraco (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Tony Rico at 2:49 with a belly to belly suplex
Jimmy Snuka (w/ Buddy Rogers) pinned Tony Russo with the splash off the top at 2:03
Rocky Johnson pinned Frank Williams at 3:45 following two dropkicks
Superstar Billy Graham (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Jerry O with a karate thrust to the throat at 2:49
Dark match after the taping: Rocky Johnson & Jimmy Snuka defeated Buddy Rose & Ray Stevens
WWF @ Hamburg, PA – Fieldhouse – January 5, 1983
All Star Wrestling taping:
1/8/83 – included WWF Tag Team Champions Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow as guests of Buddy Rogers’ Corner:
Buddy Rose & Ray Stevens (w/ Freddie Blassie & Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Curt Hennig & SD Jones at 8:21 when Stevens pinned Hennig with a kneedrop following a knee to the back from Rose on the apron
Salvatore Bellomo pinned Tony Russo at 3:59 with a sunset flip
Superstar Billy Graham (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Tony Rico at 2:27 with a karate thrust to the throat
The Polish Prince defeated Victor Mercado
Rocky Johnson pinned Tony Colon at 3:58 following two dropkicks
Big John Studd (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Jerry O via submission with the backbreaker at 1:04; prior to the bout, Charlie Brown attempted Studd’s Bodyslam Challenge (which had now been raised to $3,000) but was unsuccessful
Tony Garea & Eddie Gilbert defeated Swede Hanson & Charlie Fulton at 6:28 when Garea pinned Fulton with a flying bodypress
Don Muraco (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Eddie Carson with a belly to belly suplex; the match was joined in progress
1/15/83 – included WWF World Champion Bob Backlund & Arnold Skaaland as guests of Buddy Rogers’ Corner:
Mr. Fuji defeated Jerry O
WWF Tag Team Champions Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated Mac Rivera & Tony Russo
Don Muraco defeated Barry Hart
Swede Hanson defeated Eddie Carson
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated Charlie Fulton
The Wild Samoans defeated SD Jones & Pete Sanchez
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Frank Williams
Superstar Billy Graham defeated Tony Colon
1/22/83 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Pat Patterson; featured the Wild Samoans & Capt. Lou Albano as guests of Buddy Rogers’ Corner; included the Andre the Giant vs. Baron Mikel Scicluna match from the 10/16/82 Championship Wrestling:
WWF Tag Team Champions Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated Charlie Fulton & Tony Russo at 6:07 when Jules pinned Russo following a double tomahawk chop from both Strongbow’s
The Polish Prince (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Eddie Carson via submission at 3:27 with a Texas Cloverleaf
Buddy Rose & Ray Stevens (w/ Freddie Blassie & Capt. Lou Albano) defeated SD Jones & Tony Rico at 8:41 when Rose pinned Rico with a backbreaker over the knee
Mr. Fuji defeated an unknown
Rocky Johnson pinned Bob Bradley at 2:34 with a sunset flip
Big John Studd (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Pete Sanchez via submission at 1:16 with the backbreaker; prior to the bout, Barry Hart attempted Studd’s Bodyslam Challenge (which had now been raised past $3,000) but was unsuccessful
Eddie Gilbert & Tony Garea defeated Mac Rivera & Tony Colon at 4:06 when Gilbert pinned Colon with a running kneelift
Dark match after the taping: WWF Tag Team Champions Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow fought the Wild Samoans to a double disqualification
WWF @ Wilmington, DE – Memorial Hall – January 6, 1983
Eddie Gilbert defeated Mac Rivera at 12:07
Curt Hennig defeated Miguel Feliciano at 10:24
Jimmy Snuka defeated Mr. Fuji at 15:21
Ray Stevens defeated Tony Garea via count-out at 14:46
Rocky Johnson defeated Buddy Rose via disqualification at 14:01
SD Jones defeated Charlie Fulton at at 13:23
WWF @ Brooklyn, NY – January 7, 1983
Charlie Fulton defeated Pete Sanchez
Eddie Gilbert defeated Mac Rivera
SD Jones defeated the Blue Demon
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Mr. Fuji via disqualification
Ray Stevens defeated Tony Garea
Rocky Johnson defeated Buddy Rose
WWF @ West Long Branch, NJ – Monmouth College Center – January 7, 1983
Johnny Rodz defeated Curt Hennig
Swede Hanson defeated Charlie Brown
Jimmy Snuka fought Don Muraco to a draw
WWF Tag Team Champions Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated the Wild Samoans via disqualification
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated Superstar Billy Graham via disqualification
– 1/8/83: Chris Masters was born.
WWF @ Landover, MD – Capital Centre – January 8, 1983
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Charlie Fulton at 4:13
Tony Garea defeated Pete Sanchez at 10:07
SD Jones pinned Johnny Rodz at 10:43
Curt Hennig (sub. for Mac Rivera) fought Eddie Gilbert to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Superstar Billy Graham defeated Pat Patterson at 8:47
Rocky Johnson defeated Buddy Rose via forfeit
Jimmy Snuka defeated Ray Stevens via count-out at 16:53
WWF Tag Team Champions Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated the Wild Samoans via disqualification at 11:37
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated Mr. Fuji at 8:24
Don Muraco (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated WWF World Champion Bob Backlund (w/ Arnold Skaaland) via count-out at 23:52 when Backlund applied the Crossface Chickenwing from the apron, with Muraco pulling the champion back into the ring and Backlund’s feet still on the top rope as the referee’s count continued; after the match, Backlund and Muraco brawled before Muraco left the ring
WWF @ Salisbury, MD – Wicomico Youth & Civic Center – January 9, 1983
SD Jones defeated Swede Hanson
Johnny Rodz defeated Pete Sanchez
Eddie Gilbert defeated Curt Hennig
Tony Garea defeated Charlie Fulton
WWF Tag Team Champions Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated the Wild Samoans via disqualification
Rocky Johnson defeated Mr. Fuji
Don Muraco defeated WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales via count-out
Superstar Billy Graham defeated WWF World Champion Bob Backlund via disqualification
Toronto, Ontario – Maple Leaf Gardens – January 9, 1983
King Parsons defeated Jerry Bryant at 8:12
Jim Nelson defeated Nick DeCarlo at 9:56
Rudy & Terry Kay defeated Ken Timbs & Frank Monte at 16:04
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Buddy Rose via disqualification at 14:06
North American Champion Leo Burke defeated Johnny Weaver at 13:36
Ray Stevens defeated Jimmy Snuka via count-out at 10:24
Canadian Champion Angelo Mosca defeated Leroy Brown in a steel cage match at 7:17
WWF @ New Hampshire College – Penman Fieldhouse – January 1983 (charity show)
WWF Tag Team Champions Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow fought the Wild Samoans to a double disqualification
Rocky Johnson pinned Mr. Fuji
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Superstar Billy Graham via disqualification
WWF @ Northport, NY – January 10, 1983
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Charlie Fulton
Swede Hanson defeated Curt Hennig
The Wild Samoans defeated Eddie Gilbert & Tony Garea
Jimmy Snuka defeated Ray Stevens via count-out
Rocky Johnson defeated Buddy Rose
WWF @ Staten Island, NY – Wagner College Gym – January 11, 1983
Jimmy Snuka vs. Buddy Rose
The Wild Samoans vs. WWF Tag Team Champions Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow
Included 3 other bouts and also featured Rocky Johnson
WWF @ Longmeadow, MA – High School Gym – January 12, 1983
Pete Sanchez defeated Pete Doherty
Tony Garea defeated Mac Rivera
Eddie Gilbert defeated Johnny Rodz
Swede Hanson defeated Curt Hennig
Jimmy Snuka defeated Ray Stevens via count-out
Rocky Johnson fought Don Muraco to a double disqualification
WWF @ California, PA – Hamer Hall – January 12, 1983
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Joe Abby
The Wild Samoans defeated SD Jones & Salvatore Bellomo
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales fought Superstar Billy Graham to a double disqualification
WWF Tag Team Champions Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated Mr. Fuji & Charlie Fulton
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Buddy Rose
WWF @ Altoona, PA – Jaffa Mosque – January 13, 1983
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Charlie Fulton
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Joe Abby
SD Jones defeated Mr. Fuji
The Wild Samoans defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow via disqualification
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated Buddy Rose
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Superstar Billy Graham
WWF @ Piscataway, NJ – High School Gym – January 13, 1983
Pete Sanchez defeated Barry Hart
Eddie Gilbert defeated Mac Rivera
Johnny Rodz defeated Curt Hennig
Tony Garea defeated Swede Hanson
Jimmy Snuka defeated Ray Stevens via count-out
Rocky Johnson fought Don Muraco to a double disqualification
WWF @ Pittsburgh, PA – Civic Arena – January 14, 1983 (14,000)
Tony Garea pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna at 9:45 with a sunset flip
Mr. Fuji pinned SD Jones at 15:30
Don Muraco defeated WWF World Champion Bob Backlund via count-out at 20:43
Ray Stevens & Buddy Rose defeated Jimmy Snuka & Rocky Johnson via disqualification at 15:30
Salvatore Bellomo pinned Charlie Fulton at 4:50
Superstar Billy Graham fought WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales to a double count-out at 7:45
WWF Tag Team Champions Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated the Wild Samoans via disqualification at 10:20
WWF @ Boston, MA – Boston Garden – January 15, 1983 (14,780)
Tony Altimore defeated Fred Marzino at 4:45
Eddie Gilbert defeated Pete Doherty at 16:20
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Swede Hanson at 14:35
Don Muraco defeated WWF World Champion Bob Backlund via count-out at 22:10
WWF Tag Team Champions Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow fought the Wild Samoans to a draw
Superstar Billy Graham defeated WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales via disqualification at 12:45
Jimmy Snuka & Rocky Johnson defeated Buddy Rose & Ray Stevens at 14:20
WWF @ Torrington, CT – High School Gym – January 16, 1983
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Charlie Fulton
Pete Sanchez defeated Johnny Rodz
Tony Garea defeated Swede Hanson
WWF Tag Team Champions Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated the Wild Samoans
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Superstar Billy Graham via disqualification
WWF @ Poughkeepsie, NY – Mid-Hudson Civic Center – January 16, 1983
Eddie Gilbert defeated Mac Rivera
Mr. Fuji fought SD Jones to a draw
Rocky Johnson defeated Buddy Rose
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales fought Don Muraco to a double disqualification
Jimmy Snuka defeated Ray Stevens via count-out
WWF @ Elmira, NY – Southside High School Gym – January 17, 1983 (2,500; sell out)
Tony Garea defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Swede Hanson
Eddie Gilbert defeated the Destroyer
Don Muraco defeated Curt Hennig
Rocky Johnson defeated Buddy Rose
Jimmy Snuka defeated Ray Stevens via count-out
WWF @ East Brunswick, NJ – High School Gym – January 17, 1983
Bob Bradley defeated Barry Hart
Johnny Rodz defeated Pete Sanchez
SD Jones defeated Charlie Fulton
WWF Tag Team Champions Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated the Wild Samoans via disqualification
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated Superstar Billy Graham via count-out
WWF @ Watertown, NY – High School Gym – January 18, 1983
Swede Hanson defeated Curt Hennig
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Mr. Fuji defeated Eddie Gilbert
Ray Stevens defeated Tony Garea
Rocky Johnson defeated Buddy Rose
Jimmy Snuka fought Don Muraco to a draw
WWF @ Newington, CT – High School Gym – January 18, 1983
Pete Sanchez defeated Bob Bradley
Fred Marzino defeated Barry Hart
SD Jones defeated Charlie Fulton
Superstar Billy Graham defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Chief Jay Strongbow via disqualification
Sika defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Jules Strongbow
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated Afa via disqualification
WWF @ Cortland, NY – January 19, 1983
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Swede Hanson
Eddie Gilbert defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Mr. Fuji defeated Curt Hennig
Rocky Johnson defeated Buddy Rose
Jimmy Snuka defeated Ray Stevens via count-out
Don Muraco defeated Tony Garea
WWF @ Canandaigua, NY – Community College of the Finger Lakes – January 20, 1983 (3,400)
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Curt Hennig
Eddie Gilbert defeated Swede Hanson
Mr. Fuji defeated Salvatore Bellomo
Buddy Rose defeated Tony Garea
Rocky Johnson fought Don Muraco to a double disqualification
Jimmy Snuka defeated Ray Stevens via count-out
WWF @ Bethpage, NY – JFK Junior High School Gym – January 20, 1983
Barry Hart defeated Bob Bradley
Pete Sanchez fought Johnny Rodz to a draw
SD Jones defeated Charlie Fulton
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated Superstar Billy Graham via count-out
WWF Tag Team Champions Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated the Wild Samoans via disqualification
WWF @ Troy, NY – RPI Fieldhouse – January 21, 1983
Eddie Gilbert vs. Mr. Fuji
Swede Hanson vs. Curt Hennig
Salvatore Bellomo vs. Baron Mikel Scicluna
Jimmy Snuka vs. Ray Stevens
Rocky Johnson vs. Buddy Rose
Don Muraco vs. Tony Garea
WWF @ Manchester, NH – JFK Coliseum – January 21, 1983
Pete Sanchez defeated Pete Doherty
SD Jones fought Charlie Fulton to a draw
WWF Tag Team Champions Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated the Wild Samoans
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated Superstar Billy Graham
WWF @ New York City, NY – Madison Square Garden – January 22, 1983 (22,091; sell out)
Televised on the MSG Network and the USA Network – featured Vince McMahon & Gorilla Monsoon on commentary:
Johnny Rodz pinned Pete Sanchez at 8:42 with a small package
SD Jones pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna with a headbutt at 6:36
Superstar Billy Graham (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Swede Hanson after hitting him in the throat with a foreign object hidden in his boot at 3:29
Championship Wrestling – 1/29/83; All American Wrestling – 10/2/83: Don Muraco pinned WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales to win the title at 11:34 when the champion’s injured knee gave out as he attempted a slam, with Morales falling on top for the pin (Morales’ first pinfall loss at MSG in 18 years) (Best of the WWF Vol. 2, History of the Intercontinental Title)
The Wild Samoans (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Tony Garea & Eddie Gilbert at 9:23 when Sika pinned Garea after Afa connected with a flying axe handle to the back as Garea had Sika in an abdominal stretch
Ray Stevens pinned WWF Tag Team Champion Jules Strongbow with a piledriver at 7:51
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund (w/ Arnold Skaaland) pinned Big John Studd (w/ Freddie Blassie) at 7:17 by backdropping out of an overhead backbreaker after kicking off the top turnbuckle and landing on top for the win, despite the replay showing Studd may have lifted his shoulder before the 3-count; before the bell rang, Studd reapplied the hold, giving some the impression Backlund had submitted
Curt Hennig pinned Mac Rivera with a missile dropkick at 8:29
All American Wrestling – 10/16/83: Jimmy Snuka (w/ Buddy Rogers) pinned Buddy Rose (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) at 15:26 with the splash off the top
Salvatore Bellomo pinned Charlie Fulton with a high crossbody at 3:33
Rocky Johnson pinned Mr. Fuji with a small package at 6:28 as Fuji attempted a bodyslam
WWF @ New Haven, CT – Coliseum – January 23, 1983
Eddie Gilbert defeated Charlie Fulton
SD Jones defeated Johnny Rodz
Swede Hanson defeated Pete Sanchez
Buddy Rose defeated Curt Hennig
Rocky Johnson defeated Mr. Fuji
WWF Tag Team Champions Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated the Wild Samoans via disqualification
Pedro Morales defeated WWF IC Champion Don Muraco via disqualification
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Superstar Billy Graham via submission with the Crossface Chickenwing
Toronto, Ontario – Maple Leaf Gardens – January 23, 1983 (11,309)
Billy Red Lyons defeated Jerry Bryant at 13:52
Johnny Weaver defeated Tim Gerard at 10:21
The Destroyer & Bobby Bass defeated Rudy & Terry Kay at 22:46
Leo Burke fought Tony Parisi to a 20-minute draw
Big John Studd defeated Tony Garea at 15:02
Ricky Steamboat & Jay Youngbloow defeated NWA Tag Team Champions Sgt. Slaughter & Don Kernodle via disqualification
Jimmy Snuka defeated Ray Stevens at 8:56; Salvatore Bellomo was the guest referee for the bout
WWF @ Scranton, PA – CYC – January 24, 1983
Curt Hennig pinned Mac Rivera
Salvatore Bellomo pinned Swede Hanson
The Wild Samoans defeated Eddie Gilbert & Tony Garea
Big John Studd pinned WWF Tag Team Champion Jules Strongbow
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco pinned WWF Tag Team Champion Chief Jay Strongbow
Rocky Johnson pinned Buddy Rose
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Ray Stevens
WWF @ Allentown, PA – Agricultural Hall – January 25, 1983
Championship Wrestling taping:
1/29/83 – included the WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales vs. Don Muraco match taped 1/22/83 at Madison Square Garden show, shown in full; featured new IC Champion Muraco & Capt. Lou Albano as guests of Buddy Rogers’ Corner:
Ivan Koloff (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Barry Hart at 2:34 with a kneedrop off the top to the back (Koloff’s return after a 3-year absence)
Ray Stevens (w/ Freddie Blassie & Capt. Lou Albano) pinned SD Jones at 3:46 after dropping Jones throat-first across the top rope
Buddy Rose defeated Pete Sanchez
Tony Garea & Eddie Gilbert defeated Charlie Fulton & Mac Rivera
Big John Studd defeated Miguel Feliciano via submission with the backbreaker at the 2-minute mark; prior to the bout, Baron Mikel Scicluna attempted Studd’s Bodyslam Challenge, which had now been raised to $7,000, but was unsuccessful
2/5/83 – included Big John Studd & Freddie Blassie as guests of Buddy Rogers’ Corner, where Studd said nobody would ever be able to slam him, even if he put up $100,000:
Tony Garea fought Ray Stevens (w/ Freddie Blassie & Capt. Lou Albano) to a double count-out at 9:25 when both men were brawling on the floor
Rocky Johnson pinned Johnny Rodz with a sunset flip at 4:59
Ivan Koloff (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Jeff Craney at 1:14 with a kneedrop off the top to the back
Salvatore Bellomo pinned Victor Mercado with a flying crossbody at 3:48
Mr. Fuji (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Barry Hart at 1:20 with a Kamikaze Drop
SD Jones pinned Bob Bradley at 1:09 with a swinging neckbreaker
The Wild Samoans (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Eddie Gilbert & Curt Hennig at 3:27 when Afa pinned Hennig with the Samoan Drop
Jimmy Snuka (w/ Buddy Rogers) pinned Charlie Fulton with a diving headbutt off the top at 3:09
2/12/83 – included Gorilla Monsoon as a guest of Buddy Rogers’ Corner, where Monsoon said he would be taking part in Big John Studd’s Bodyslam Challenge the following week for $10,000:
Ray Stevens (w/ Freddie Blassie & Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Chico Rodriguez at 2:40 following two powerslams
WWF Tag Team Champions Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated Charlie Fulton & Bob Bradley at 4:03 when Jules pinned Bradley following double tomahawk chops
Ivan Koloff (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Curt Hennig at 3:11 with a kneedrop off the top to the back
Buddy Rose (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Barry Hart with a backbreaker over the knee at 2:49
Pedro Morales defeated Frank Williams via submission with the Boston Crab at 2:57
Big John Studd (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated George Rosello & Jeff Craney in a handicap match at 1:11 when Craney submitted to Studd’s backbreaker, Studd then slammed Rosello on top of Craney from the apron; prior to the bout, SD Jones attempted Studd’s Bodyslam Challenge, which had been raised to $8,500, but was unsuccessful
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned SD Jones at 4:13 after reversing an attempt at the figure-4 into a small package
Salvatore Bellomo pinned Mac Rivera with a reverse roll up at 3:26
Dark matches after the taping:
Mr. Fuji fought Eddie Gilbert to a draw
WWF Tag Team Champions Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated the Wild Samoans via disqualification
WWF @ Hamburg, PA – Fieldhouse – January 26, 1983
All Star Wrestling taping:
1/29/83 – included the WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales vs. Don Muraco match taped 1/22/83 at Madison Square Garden show, shown in full; featured Pedro Morales as a guest of Buddy Rogers’ Corner:
Ivan Koloff (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Pete Sanchez at 2:12 with a kneedrop off the top to the back
Tony Garea & Eddie Gilbert defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna & Bob Bradley at 6:08 when Gilbert pinned Bradley with a running kneelift
Curt Hennig defeated an unknown
Rocky Johnson pinned Charlie Fulton at 4:28 following two dropkicks
WWF Tag Team Champions Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated Swede Hanson & Frank Williams
Big John Studd (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Mac Rivera via submission with the backbreaker at 3:17; prior to the bout, Curt Hennig attempted Studd’s Bodyslam Challenge (which had now been raised to $8,000) but was unsuccessful
2/5/83 – featured WWF World Champion Bob Backlund doing the Harvard Step Test for the full hour of the show; Buddy Rogers’ Corner segment also took place where Backlund was doing the Harvard Step Test, with Vince McMahon also interviewing Arnold Skaaland at the close of the show:
Ray Stevens (w/ Freddie Blassie & Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Curt Hennig at 7:56 after dropping Hennig throat-first across the top rope
Rocky Johnson pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna at 3:59 with a sunset flip
Ivan Koloff (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Miguel Feliciano at 3:32 with a kneedrop off the top the the back and a double foot-stomp to the stomach
Swede Hanson pinned Pete Sanchez at 3:55 with a sunset flip
The Wild Samoans (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated SD Jones & Chico Rodriguez at 3:23 when Sika pinned Rodriguez with the Samoan Drop
Tony Garea pinned Charlie Fulton at 4:54 with a flying bodypress
Jimmy Snuka pinned Isreal Matia at the 58-second mark with a diving headbutt off the top
Barry Hart defeated Victor Mercado
2/12/83 – included Dr. Janero as a guest of Buddy Rogers’ Corner, discussing Bob Backlund doing the Harvard Step Test last week:
Ray Stevens (w/ Freddie Blassie & Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Pete Sanchez at 5:23 with an atomic drop
Pedro Morales pinned Mac Rivera at 3:49 with a reverse roll up
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Chico Rodriguez at 3:09 with the tombstone
Tony Garea & Eddie Gilbert defeated Swede Hanson & Charlie Fulton at 6:54 when Garea pinned Fulton with a backslide
Big John Studd (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Barry Hart via submission with the backbreaker at 1:47; prior to the bout, Tony Garea attempted Studd’s Bodyslam Challenge (which had now been raised to $9,000) but was unsuccessful
Salvatore Bellomo pinned Bob Bradley at 4:07 with a reverse roll up
Ivan Koloff (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Frank Williams at 3:03 with a kneedrop off the top to the back
Dark match after the taping: WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Buddy Rose (sub. for Superstar Billy Graham)
WWF @ Washington, NJ – Warren Hills Senior High School Gym – January 27, 1983
Debut in Washington, NJ
Bob Bradley defeated Barry Hart
Eddie Gilbert defeated Johnny Rodz
Pedro Morales defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco defeated Curt Hennig
Jimmy Snuka defeated Ray Stevens
WWF @ Worcester, MA – Auditorium – January 27, 1983
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Charlie Fulton
WWF Tag Team Champion Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Mr. Fuji via disqualification
Big John Studd defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Jules Strongbow
The Wild Samoans defeated Rocky Johnson & SD Jones
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Buddy Rose; Swede Hanson was the guest referee for the bout
WWF @ Harrisburg, PA – Zembo Temple – January 28, 1983
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna via disqualification
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco pinned Charlie Fulton
Jimmy Snuka defeated Ray Stevens via count-out
The Wild Samoans defeated Salvatore Bellomo (sub. for Curt Hennig) & SD Jones
Big John Studd pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna (sub. for Miguel Feliciano)
Rocky Johnson pinned Mr. Fuji
WWF @ Queens, NY – Ridgewood Grove Arena – January 28, 1983
Mac Rivera pinned Jeff Craney at 11:35
Pete Sanchez pinned Bob Bradley at 7:31
Curt Hennig pinned Frank Williams at 10:26
Eddie Gilbert (sub. for Superstar Billy Graham) fought Tony Garea to a draw
WWF Tag Team Champions Cheif Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated Swede Hanson & Johnny Rodz at 10:30
Pedro Morales pinned Buddy Rose at 10:15
WWF @ Baltimore, MD – Civic Center – January 29, 1983 (12,200)
Pete Sanchez defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Eddie Gilbert defeated Charlie Fulton
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Johnny Rodz
Big John Studd defeated SD Jones
Swede Hanson defeated Curt Hennig
WWF Tag Team Champions Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow fought the Wild Samoans to a double disqualification at 8:54
Rocky Johnson defeated Superstar Billy Graham via disqualification
Jimmy Snuka defeated Ray Stevens via count-out
Andre the Giant & Pedro Morales defeated WWF IC Champion Don Muraco & Mr. Fuji at 11:04 when Andre pinned Fuji by sitting on him
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Buddy Rose via submission at 17:15 with the Crossface Chicken Wing
WWF @ South Kingston, RI – January 31, 1983
Pete Sanchez defeated Fred Marzino
Eddie Gilbert defeated Tony Altimore
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Fred Marzino
Rocky Johnson defeated Buddy Rose
WWF Tag Team Champions Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated the Wild Samoans via disqualification
WWF @ Lindenhurst, NY – High School Gym – January 31, 1983
Mac Rivera defeated Jeff Craney via referee’s decision
Johnny Rodz defeated Barry Hart
Charlie Fulton defeated Curt Hennig
SD Jones defeated Charlie Fulton
Jimmy Snuka defeated Swede Hanson
WWF @ Randolph, MA – High School Gym – February 1, 1983
Fred Marzino fought Pete Sanchez to a draw
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Tony Altimore (sub. for Pete Doherty)
Eddie Gilbert defeated Frank Williams
Rocky Johnson defeated Buddy Rose
WWF Tag Team Champions Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow fought the Wild Samoans to a no contest
WWF @ Wolcott, CT – High School Gym – February 2, 1983
Eddie Gilbert defeated Charlie Fulton
Swede Hanson defeated Curt Hennig
SD Jones fought Mr. Fuji to a draw
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco defeated Tony Garea
Pedro Morales defeated Superstar Billy Graham via disqualification
Jimmy Snuka defeated Ray Stevens via count-out
WWF @ Plymouth, MA – February 3, 1983
Johnny Rodz fought Eddie Gilbert to a draw
Ray Stevens defeated Curt Hennig
WWF Tag Team Champions Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated Mr. Fuji & Charlie Fulton
Rocky Johnson defeated Buddy Rose
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco fought Jimmy Snuka to a no contest
WWF @ Freehold, NJ – Township High School – February 3, 1983
Bob Bradley defeated Barry Hart
Swede Hanson defeated Pete Sanchez
Tony Garea & SD Jones defeated the Wild Samoans via disqualification
Big John Studd defeated Salvatore Bellomo
Pedro Morales defeated Suoerstar Billy Graham via disqualification
WWF @ Bridgeport, CT – Central High School Gym – February 4, 1983
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Mac Rivera
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Swede Hanson
Big John Studd defeated Pete Sanchez
The Wild Samoans defeated Tony Garea & SD Jones
Pedro Morales fought Big John Studd (sub. for Superstar Billy Graham) to a double disqualification
WWF @ Portland, ME – Civic Center – February 4, 1983 (3,106)
Eddie Gilbert fought Charlie Fulton to a 20-minute time-limit draw
WWF Tag Team Champion Chief Jay Strongbow fought Mr. Fuji to a double count-out at 10:55
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco pinned WWF Tag Team Champion Jules Strongbow at 10:59
Johnny Rodz pinned Curt Hennig at 14:57
Jimmy Snuka defeated Ray Stevens via count-out at 14:02
Rocky Johnson pinned Buddy Rose at 12:12
WWF @ Springfield, MA – Civic Center – February 5, 1983 (matinee)
Swede Hanson defeated Pete Sanchez
WWF Tag Team Champions Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated the Black Demon & Johnny Rodz
Mr. Fuji defeated Salvatore Bellomo
Ray Stevens defeated SD Jones
Big John Studd defeated Curt Hennig
The Wild Samoans defeated Tony Garea & Eddie Gilbert
Rocky Johnson defeated Buddy Rose
Jimmy Snuka defeated Capt. Lou Albano via count-out
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco defeated Pedro Morales
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Superstar Billy Graham
WWF @ Boston, MA – Boston Garden – February 5, 1983 (14,810)
Mr. Fuji defeated Pete Sanchez at 12:42
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Charlie Fulton at 11:10
Johnny Rodz defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna at 10:45
Swede Hanson defeated Mac Rivera at 9:35
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund fought WWF IC Champion Don Muraco to a double disqualification at 22:48
WWF Tag Team Champions Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated the Wild Samoans at 12:18
Big John Studd defeated Tony Garea at 9:45
Jimmy Snuka defeated Ray Stevens at 11:55
Rocky Johnson defeated Superstar Billy Graham via disqualification at 1:50
WWF @ Dix Hills, NY – Half Hallow Hills East High School Gym – February 6, 1983
Debut in Dix Hills
Barry Hart defeated Tony Colon
SD Jones defeated Johnny Rodz
Eddie Gilbert defeated Mac Rivera
Mr. Fuji defeated Pete Sanchez
Jimmy Snuka defeated Ray Stevens
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco defeated Tony Garea
WWF @ Utica, NY – Memorial Auditorium – February 6, 1983
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Charlie Fulton
Big John Studd defeated Curt Hennig
Rocky Johnson defeated Swede Hanson
WWF Tag Team Champions Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated the Wild Samoans
Pedro Morales defeated Buddy Rose
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Superstar Billy Graham
WWF @ Rochester, NY – War Memorial – February 7, 1983
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Swede Hanson
Big John Studd defeated Curt Hennig
Rocky Johnson defeated Charlie Fulton
Mr. Fuji defeated Eddie Gilbert
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco defeated Tony Garea
WWF Tag Team Champions Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated the Wild Samoans
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Superstar Billy Graham
Jimmy Snuka & Pedro Morales defeated Ray Stevens & Buddy Rose
WWF @ Buffalo, NY – February 8, 1983 (9,200)
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Charlie Fulton
Swede Hanson defeated Curt Hennig
Mr. Fuji fought WWF Tag Team Champion Chief Jay Strongbow to a draw
The Wild Samoans defeated Tony Garea & Eddie Gilbert
Big John Studd defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Jules Strongbow
Rocky Johnson defeated Buddy Rose
Pedro Morales defeated Superstar Billy Graham via count-out
Jimmy Snuka defeated Ray Stevens
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund fought WWF IC Champion Don Muraco to a no contest
WWF @ Ford City, PA – High Gym – February 9, 1983 (2,000; sell out)
Johnny Rodz fought Pete Sanchez to a 20-minute time-limit draw
SD Jones pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna at 14:15
The Wild Samoans defeated Tony Garea & Eddie Gilbert at 21:00 when Afa pinned Gilbert with the Samoan Drop
WWF Tag Team Champion Chief Jay Strongbow pinned Superstar Billy Graham at 4:20
Jimmy Snuka pinned Ray Stevens at 14:50
WWF @ Syracuse, NY – Onondoga War Memorial – February 9, 1983
Charlie Fulton defeated Curt Hennig
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Swede Hanson
Rocky Johnson defeated Buddy Rose
Pedro Morales defeated Mr. Fuji
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Jules Strongbow
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Big John Studd
WWF @ Altoona, PA – Jaffa Mosque – February 10, 1983
Eddie Gilbert fought Johnny Rodz to a draw
Pete Sanchez defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
The Wild Samoans defeated Tony Garea & SD Jones
Ray Stevens defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Chief Jay Strongbow
Jimmy Snuka defeated Superstar Billy Graham
WWF @ Erie, PA – County Fieldhouse – February 10, 1983
Salvatore Bellomo vs. Charlie Fulton
WWF Tag Team Champion Jules Strongbow vs. Swede Hanson
Big John Studd vs. Curt Hennig
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco vs. Rocky Johnson
Pedro Morales vs. Buddy Rose
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund vs. Mr. Fuji
WWF @ Pittsburgh, PA – Civic Arena – February 11, 1983 (10,000)
Pete Sanchez pinned Charlie Fulton at 4:25
SD Jones pinned Johnny Rodz at 7:40 with a headbutt
Salvatore Bellomo pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna at 4:15 with a sunset flip
The Wild Samoans defeated Eddie Gilbert & Curt Hennig at 9:15 when Afa pinned Hennig with the Samoan Drop
Big John Studd defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Jules Strongbow via submission at 6:05 with a backbreaker
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned WWF IC Champion Don Muraco at 9:35 in a Texas Death Match
Ray Stevens defeated Pedro Morales via count-out at 7:35
Rocky Johnson defeated Superstar Billy Graham via disqualification at 6:35
Jimmy Snuka pinned Buddy Rose at 5:55
WWF Tag Team Champion Chief Jay Strongbow fought Mr. Fuji to a double disqualification at 8:25
Tony Garea pinned Swede Hanson at 4:20
WWF @ Landover, MD – Capital Centre – February 12, 1983
Johnny Rodz defeated Curt Hennig at 9:55
Eddie Gilbert defeated Charlie Fulton at 6:14
Pete Sanchez defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Mr. Fuji defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Jules Strongbow (sub. for Salvatore Bellomo) at 13:08
Tony Garea defeated Bob Bradley (sub. for Sika) at 2:12
Pedro Morales defeated Swede Hanson
Rocky Johnson & SD Jones defeated Buddy Rose & Ray Stevens at 13:21
Big John Studd defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Chief Jay Strongbow at 5:00
Jimmy Snuka defeated Superstar Billy Graham via count-out at 8:05
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco defeated WWF World Champion Bob Backlund at 14:16 via TKO
WWF @ Salisbury, MD – Wicomico Youth & Civic Center – February 13, 1983
Tony Garea & Eddie Gilbert defeated Swede Hanson & Baron Mikel Scicluna at 12:55
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Curt Hennig at 12:30
SD Jones defeated Charlie Fulton at 3:20
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Jules Strongbow at 12:05
Rocky Johnson defeated Buddy Rose at 13;14
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Mr. Fuji (sub. for Superstar Billy Graham) at 22:00
WWF @ Scranton, PA – CYC – February 14, 1983
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco won an 18-man battle royal; other participants included: Buddy Rose, the Wild Samoans, Mr. Fuji, Swede Hanson, Johnny Rodz, Charlie Fulton, Baron Mikel Scicluna, WWF Tag Team Champions Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow, Eddie Gilbert, Curt Hennig, Tony Garea, SD Jones, Salvatore Bellomo, Pete Sanchez, & Rocky Johnson
Eddie Gilbert defeated Charlie Fulton
Mr. Fuji defeated Curt Hennig
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Jules Strongbow
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Swede Hanson
SD Jones defeated Mac Rivera
Rocky Johnson defeated Buddy Rose
Tony Garea defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
WWF @ Allentown, PA – Agricultural Hall – February 15, 1983
Championship Wrestling taping:
2/19/83 – included Rocky Johnson as a guest of Buddy Rogers’ Corner in which Johnson questioned why he wasn’t getting title shots; featured a closing segment in which Gorilla Monsoon accepted Big John Studd’s bodyslam challenge; after Studd held onto the ring ropes to prevent being slammed, he attacked Monsoon until Pedro Morales and Tony Garea made the save:
Tony Garea & Eddie Gilbert defeated Joe Martin & Johnny Rodz at 6:39 when Gilbert pinned Rodz following Garea slingshotting Gilbert into the ring and onto the opponent
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Dan Ferris with the tombstone at 1:56 in a non-title match; Vince McMahon referred to the finisher as the Hawaiian Hammer; after the bout, Muraco hit a swinging neckbreaker on his opponent (Ferris’ debut)
Iron Mike Sharpe (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Curt Hennig at 3:29 with a forearm to the head after catching Hennig coming off the ropes; after the bout, Sharpe continued to attack his opponent (Sharpe’s debut)
SD Jones defeated Tony Colon via disqualification at 1:31 when Colon refused to stop raking Jones’ eyes; after the bout, Jones attacked Colon before Vince McMahon interviewed Jones regarding the match
Ivan Koloff (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Gary Diamond at 1:27 with the kneedrop off the top (Diamond’s debut)
WWF Tag Team Champions Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated Eddie Carson & Jose Estrada in a non-title match at 2:02 when Jules pinned Carson with a chop to the chest
Rocky Johnson pinned Mac Rivera at 3:02 with a dropkick
2/26/83 – included WWF IC Champion Don Muraco, Capt. Lou Albano, & Rocky Johnson as guests of Buddy Rogers’ Corner, which led to a match been made for the following week between Muraco and Johnson; featured Andre the Giant (sub. for Chief Jay Strongbow) answering Big John Studd’s bodyslam challenge, only for Freddie Blassie to grab Studd to prevent the slam; Studd then attempted to attack Andre but Andre cleared him from the ring:
Pedro Morales defeated Bob Bradley via submission with a Boston Crab at 3:28
Ray Stevens (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Pete Sanchez at 4:28 when the momentum of a crossbody off the top by Sanchez put Stevens on top and he held the tights for leverage during the cover
Salvatore Bellomo pinned Joe Martin with a crossbody off the top at 3:23
Johnny Rodz pinned Chico Rodriguez at 3:13 following two elbow drops
Eddie Gilbert pinned Jose Estrada at 2:14 with a cradle immediately after Estrada suplexed Gilbert into the ring
Mr. Fuji (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Dan Ferris at 2:18 with the Kamikaze Drop
Superstar Billy Graham (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Gary Diamond with a karate chop to the throat at 2:59
3/5/83 – included Ivan Koloff & Freddie Blassie as guests of Buddy Rogers’ Corner; featured the WWF IC Champion Don Muraco vs. Rocky Johnson match from the 3/5/83 All Star Wrestling:
Ivan Koloff (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Miguel Feliciano at 1:55 with the kneedrop off the top
WWF Tag Team Champions Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated Johnny Rodz & Bob Bradley in a non-title match at 4:24 when Bradley submitted to Jay’s sleeper
Iron Mike Sharpe (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Barry Hart at 2:51 with a forearm blow
Pete Sanchez pinned Victor Mercado at 3:04 with a small package
Mr. Fuji pinned Curt Hennig at 3:36 with a diving headbutt to the stomach
Tony Garea & Eddie Gilbert defeated Swede Hanson & Mac Rivera at 2:28 when Garea pinned Rivera with a crossbody off the top
Salvatore Bellomo pinned Eddie Carson with a backslide at 3:31; it was announced during the match that Rocky Johnson was not the new IC Champion as a result of his match with Don Muraco earlier in the show and that Muraco had been disqualified in the match
Dark match after the taping: Andre the Giant & Jimmy Snuka vs. Buddy Rose & Ray Stevens
WWF @ Hamburg, PA – Fieldhouse – February 16, 1983
All Star Wrestling taping:
2/19/83 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Pat Patterson; included Rocky Johnson as a guest of Buddy Rogers’ Corner, with Johnson saying he felt he deserved a title match against any champion; included Big John Studd’s Bodyslam Challenge with Gorilla Monsoon from the 2/19/83 Championship Wrestling:
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Gary Diamond at 2:50 with the tombstone
Tony Garea & Eddie Gilbert defeated Jose Estrada & Eddie Carson at 5:04 when Carson submitted to Garea’s abdominal stretch
Iron Mike Sharpe (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Dan Ferris at 3:19 with a forearm blow to the head
SD Jones defeated Joe Martin
Salvatore Bellomo pinned Bob Bradley at 4:14 with a running hammer
The Wild Samoans (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Curt Hennig & Barry Hart at 5:36 when Sika pinned Hart with the Samoan Drop
WWF Tag Team Champions Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated Swede Hanson & Frank Williams at 5:25 when Williams submitted to Jules’ sleeper; during the bout, Hanson was heavily cheered
2/26/83 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Pat Patterson; included Big John Studd’s Bodyslam Challenge with Andre the Giant, the Eddie Gilbert vs. Jose Estrada match and Buddy Rogers’ Corner with WWF IC Champion Don Muraco & Rocky Johnson from the 2/26/83 Championship Wrestling:
Chico Rodriguez defeated Ray Stevens (w/ Freddie Blassie & Capt. Lou Albano) via count-out at 4:37 after Stevens was distracted by Jimmy Snuka coming to ringside; after the referee raised Rodriguez’s hand in victory, Stevens went back into the ring, attacked Rodriguez and hit the piledriver with Snuka then chasing Stevens out of the ring; Rodriguez was then taken out on a stretcher
Pedro Morales pinned Eddie Carson at 3:15 with a small package
Mr. Fuji pinned Pete Sanchez at 4:48 with a Bomb from the middle turnbuckle
Swede Hanson defeated Gary Diamond
Ivan Koloff (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Dan Ferris at 5:10 with a kneedrop off the top
Superstar Billy Graham (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Barry Hart at 3:16 with a karate thrust to the throat
3/5/83 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Pat Patterson; included Swede Hanson as a guest of Buddy Rogers’ Corner:
All American Wrestling – 9/18/83: Andre the Giant defeated Johnny Rodz & Jose Estrada in a handicap match at 4:58 by pinning both at the same time after Rodz dived off the top and landed on his partner when Andre moved out of the way; moments earlier, Andre hit a boot to the face and a splash on Estrada
Iron Mike Sharpe (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Miguel Feliciano at 2:23 with a forearm blow to the head
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Mac Rivera
Mr. Fuji pinned Chico Rodriguez at 4:25 with the Kamikaze Drop
Tony Garea & Eddie Gilbert defeated Charlie Fulton & Joe Martin at 9:10 when Gilbert pinned Martin with a running kneelift
Rocky Johnson defeated WWF IC Champion Don Muraco (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) via disqualification at 3:32 when Albano climbed in the ring as Muraco was caught in an abdominal stretch; no decision was announced in the arena and Albano didn’t enter the ring until referee Danny Davis began calling for the bell as Muraco was in the hold; Vince McMahon & Pat Patterson then speculated that Johnson was the new champion
Ivan Koloff (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Curt Hennig with a kneedrop off the top at 3:45; Pat Patterson revealed during the match that he had spoken to the commissioners at ringside and that Muraco was still the IC Champion and had been disqualified in the previous match because of Albano entering the ring; at the end of the match, Vince McMahon announced that Rocky Johnson would be in action the following week
Dark match after the taping: WWF Tag Team Champions Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow vs. the Wild Samoans
WWF @ Wilmington, DE – Fournier Hall – February 17, 1983
Pete Sanchez defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna at 8:51
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Swede Hanson via disqualification at 15:08
Mr. Fuji fought SD Jones to a draw
Ray Stevens defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Jules Strongbow at 7:30
Big John Studd defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Chief Jay Strongbow at 6:55
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco fought Pedro Morales to a double disqualification at 6:39
WWF @ Linden, NJ – High School Gym – February 17, 1983
Charlie Fulton defeated Curt Hennig
Eddie Gilbert defeated Johnny Rodz
Superstar Billy Graham defeated Tony Garea
Jimmy Snuka defeated Buddy Rose
Andre the Giant & Rocky Johnson defeated the Wild Samoans
WWF @ New York City, NY – Madison Square Garden – February 18, 1983
Televised on the MSG Network and the USA Network – featured Vince McMahon & Gorilla Monsoon on commentary; included pretaped footage of McMahon conducting interviews with WWF IC Champion Don Muraco in the locker room and WWF World Champion Bob Backlund, shown just before their match; included a preataped interview of McMahon with Andre the Giant & Jimmy Snuka, shown prior to their match with the Wild Samoans:
Jose Estrada pinned Curt Hennig at 13:25 with a flying back elbow
Johnny Rodz pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna at 4:59 with a splash
Mr. Fuji pinned Tony Garea at 8:26 after falling on top of Garea as Garea attempted to suplex Fuji into the ring from the apron; after the bout, Kal Rudman interviewed Fuji backstage about his victory
Big John Studd defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Jules Strongbow via submission at 2:40 with the backbreaker; prior to the bout, Freddie Blassie escorted Studd to the ring; after the bout, Kal Rudman interviewed Studd in the hallway about his victory
Ray Stevens pinned WWF Tag Team Champion Chief Jay Strongbow at 9:26 after reversing Strongbow’s suplex attempt into a small package; prior to the bout, Freddie Blassie escorted Stevens to the ring
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco defeated WWF World Champion Bob Backlund (w/ Arnold Skaaland) via disqualification at 21:19 when Backlund shoved the referee down after Muraco reached the ropes as the champion had the Crossface Chicken Wing was applied; prior to the bout, Capt. Lou Albano escorted Muraco to the ring; after the bout, Backlund attacked Muraco as the IC Champion was being interviewed in the hallway by Kal Rudman; only Backlund’s title was on the line
Rocky Johnson defeated Superstar Billy Graham via count-out at 3:46 when Graham walked out of the match after sustaining three dropkicks from Johnson; prior to the bout, the Grand Wizard escorted Graham to ringside
All American Wrestling – 10/2/83: Andre the Giant & Jimmy Snuka defeated the Wild Samoans at 12:51 when Snuka pinned Sika with a splash off Andre’s shoulders following a boot to the face by Andre; prior to the bout, Capt. Lou Albano escored the Samoans to the ring while Buddy Rogers escorted Snuka & Andre (Andre the Giant VHS, Andre the Giant DVD)
Eddie Gilbert pinned Charlie Fulton at 9:20 with a kneelift as Fulton had his head down ready to hit a back body drop
Salvatore Bellomo pinned Swede Hanson at 4:51 after Hanson ran into the ropes when Bellomo moved out of the way
Pedro Morales pinned Buddy Rose at 11:36 after reversing Rose’s attempt at a backbreaker over the knee into a pinning combination
WWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – February 19, 1983 (18,246)
Televised on the PRISM Network – featured Gorilla Monsoon & Dick Graham on commentary:
Jose Estrada pinned Curt Hennig at 9:24
Johnny Rodz pinned Mac Luis Rivera at 8:07
Tony Garea pinned Charlie Fulton at 11:42
Swede Hanson pinned SD Jones at 9:59
Eddie Gilbert pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna at 4:20
Big John Studd defeated WWF World Champion Bob Backlund via count-out at 11:13 after Backlund applied the Crossface Chicken Wing on Studd while on the ring apron
The Wild Samoans defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match at 14:16; fall #1: the Strongbows were disqualified at 11:38; fall #2: Sika pinned Jules at 2:38
Andre the Giant, Rocky Johnson, Salvatore Bellomo, Jimmy Snuka, & Pedro Morales defeated Mr. Fuji, Ray Stevens, Don Muraco, Buddy Rose, & Superstar Billy Graham in a Best 3 out of 5 falls match at 17:05, 3-1; fall #1: Fuji pinned Bellomo with a belly to belly suplex at 11:35; fall #2: Bellomo pinned Fuji at 2:18 after a dropkick from Snuka; fall #3: Snuka pinned Rose at the 43-second mark with a sunset flip; fall #4: Andre pinned Rose at 2:29 with a boot to the chest and sit-down splash (the Spectrum’s first 10-man tag team match) (The WWF’s Most Unusual Matches)
WWF @ Hartford, CT – Civic Center – February 20, 1983
Fundraiser for the Martin Luther King Jr. Youth Fund
Eddie Gilbert defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Charlie Fulton defeated Pete Sanchez
Swede Hanson defeated Curt Hennig
Mr. Fuji defeated Tony Garea
Jimmy Snuka defeated Buddy Rose
Big John Studd defeated WWF World Champion Bob Backlund via disqualification
WWF Tag Team Champions Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated Johnny Rodz & Jose Estrada
Andre the Giant, Pedro Morales, Rocky Johnson, & SD Jones defeated WWF IC Champion Don Muraco, Superstar Billy Graham, & the Wild Samoans in a Best 3 out of 5 falls match
Toronto, Ontario – Maple Leaf Gardens – February 20, 1983
Rudy Kay & Nick DeCarlo fought Jim Nelson & Tim Gerrard to a draw
Johnny Weaver defeated Bobby Bass
The Destroyer defeated Terry Kay
Leo Burke fought Tony Parisi to a no contest
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Ray Stevens via disqualification
Ricky Steamboat & Jay Youngblood defeated NWA Tag Team Champions Sgt. Slaughter & Don Kernodle
NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated Terry Funk (sub. for Roddy Piper)
WWF @ Staten Island, NY – Tottenville High School Gym – February 21, 1983
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Jose Estrada
Tony Garea defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Pedro Morales defeated the Invader
The Wild Samoans defeated Tony Garea & Eddie Gilbert
Jimmy Snuka defeated Ray Stevens via count-out
WWF @ Reading, MA – High School – February 22, 1983
Johnny Rodz defeated Fred Marzino
SD Jones defeated Swede Hanson
Big John Studd defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Jules Strongbow
Charlie Fulton fought Pete Sanchez to a draw
WWF Tag Team Champion Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Superstar Billy Graham via disqualification
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco fought Rocky Johnson to a double count-out
WWF @ Long Beach, NY – Long Beach Junior High School – February 22, 1983
Benefit for St. Mary’s Community Center
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Mac Rivera defeated Barry Hart (sub. for Jose Estrada)
The Wild Samoans defeated Tony Garea & Eddie Gilbert
Pedro Morales defeated Mr. Fuji
Jimmy Snuka defeated Ray Stevens via count-out
WWF @ Taunton, MA – Fieldhouse – February 23, 1983
Benefit show
Johnny Rodz pinned Pete Sanchez (sub. for Fred Marzino)
Pete Sanchez defeated Charlie Fulton via disqualification
Swede Hanson pinned Fred Marzino (sub. for Pete Doherty)
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco pinned Tony Garea
The Wild Samoans fought Jimmy Snuka & Rocky Johnson to a double disqualification
WWF @ White Plains, NY – Westchester County Civic Center – Febraury 23, 1983
Eddie Gilbert defeated Barry Hart
SD Jones defeated Mac Rivera
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Superstar Billy Graham defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Jules Strongbow
Big John Studd defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Chief Jay Strongbow
Pedro Morales defeated Mr. Fuji
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Ray Stevens
WWF @ Brooklyn, NY – Holy Family Gym – February 24, 1983 (400)
Baron Mikel Scicluna pinned Frank Williams at 15:32 with a kneedrop
Salvatore Bellomo pinned Barry Hart at 18:00 with an airplane spin
Mr. Fuji pinned SD Jones at 12:00 using the ropes for leverage
Rocky Johnson defeated Ray Stevens via disqualification at 18:00 when Stevens pulled the referee in front of a Johnson dropkick
Eddie Gilbert pinned Mac Rivera at 15:00
Pedro Morales defeated Superstar Billy Graham via count-out at 9:00
WWF @ Worcester, MA – February 24, 1983
Pete Sanchez fought Charlie Fulton to a draw
Tony Garea pinned Swede Hanson
Jimmy Snuka pinned Afa
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco pinned Johnny Rodz
Sika pinned WWF Tag Team Champion Jules Strongbow
Big John Studd defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Chief Jay Strongbow
WWF @ Harrisburg, PA – Zembo Temple Mosque – February 25, 1983
Eddie Gilbert defeated Barry Hart (sub. for Jose Estrada)
SD Jones defeated Mr. Fuji
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Joyce Grable & Terri Shane defeated Elizabeth Chase & Judy Martin
Rocky Johnson defeated Ray Stevens via disqualification
Pedro Morales defeated Superstar Billy Graham
WWF @ Tyngsborough, MA – Family Entertainment Center – February 25, 1983
Charlie Fulton defeated Fred Marzino at 14:02
Pete Sanchez defeated Tony Altimore at 15:05
Swede Hanson defeated Johnny Rodz via disqualification at 13:58
Big John Studd defeated Tony Garea at 8:12
Jimmy Snuka, WWF Tag Team Champions Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated WWF IC Champion Don Muraco & the Wild Samoans
WWF @ Bethlehem, PA – February 26, 1983
Eddie Gilbert defeated Bob Bradley
Mac Rivera defeated Barry Hart
Judy Martin & Elizabeth Chase defeated Terri Shane & Joyce Grable
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Pedro Morales defeated Mr. Fuji
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Superstar Billy Graham
WWF @ Akron, OH – Copley High School Gym – February 26, 1983 (2,700)
Johnny Rodz fought Pete Sanchez to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Charlie Fulton pinned Bill Dixon at 9:15
Tony Garea pinned Swede Hanson at 10:30
Afa pinned SD Jones at 13:10 with the Samoan Drop
Big John Studd defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Jules Strongbow via submission at 13:00 with the backbreaker
Jimmy Snuka pinned Sika at 6:00; Rocky Johnson was the guest referee for the bout
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco pinned WWF Tag Team Champion Chief Jay Strongbow at 11:11 with a small package
WWF @ Reading, PA – High School – February 27, 1983
Judy Martin & Elizabeth Chase defeated Joyce Grable & Terri Shane
Eddie Gilbert pinned Mac Rivera
Baron Mikel Scicluna pinned Barry Hart
Salvatore Bellomo pinned Bob Bradley (sub. for Jose Estrada)
Pedro Morales defeated Superstar Billy Graham via count-out
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Mr. Fuji via submission with the Crossface Chickenwing
WWF @ Warren, OH – WD Packard Music Hall – February 27, 1983 (3,000; sell out)
Johnny Rodz pinned Bill Dixon at 12:05
Pete Sanchez pinned Charlie Fulton at 9:20
Swede Hanson pinned SD Jones at 6:45
Big John Studd pinned Tony Garea at 8:45
WWF Tag Team Champions Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated the Wild Samoans via disqualification at 11:55
Jimmy Snuka defeated WWF IC Champion Don Muraco via count-out at 18:40; Rocky Johnson was the guest referee for the bout
WWF @ Lock Haven, PA – Thomas Fieldhouse – February 28, 1983
Debut in Lock Haven
Johnny Rodz defeated Bill Dixon
Pete Sanchez defeated Charlie Fulton
WWF Tag Team Champion Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Swede Hanson
Big John Studd defeated SD Jones
Tony garea fought Sika to a draw
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco pinned WWF Tag Team Champion Jules Strongbow
Jimmy Snuka defeated Afa
WWF @ Old Bridge, NJ – Cedar Ridge High School Gym – February 28, 1983
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Mac Rivera
Eddie Gilbert defeated Bob Bradley
Salvatore Bellomo defeated the White Angel
Judy Martin & Elizabeth Chase defeated Joyce Grable & Terri Shane
Pedro Morales defeated Superstar Billy Graham via count-out
WWF @ Hazlet, NJ – Plaza Arena – March 1, 1983
Eddie Gilbert defeated Bob Bradley
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Mac Rivera
Judy Martin & Elizabeth Chase defeated Terri Shane & Joyce Grable
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Superstar Billy Graham via disqualification
Pedro Morales defeated Mr. Fuji
WWF @ Wilmerding, PA – March 1, 1983 (1,500; sell out)
Pete Sanchez fought Johnny Rodz to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Charlie Fulton pinned Bill Dixon at 8:04
Big John Studd pinned WWF Tag Team Champion Jules Strongbow at 11:31 with a backbreaker
Jimmy Snuka pinned Sika at 12:55 with the splash off the top; Rocky Johnson was the guest referee for the bout
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Chief Jay Strongbow
Afa pinned SD Jones at 7:21
Tony Garea pinned Swede Hanson at 7:10 with a sunset flip
WWF @ Punxsutawney, PA – March 2, 1983
Swede Hanson defeated Bill Dixon
Pete Sanchez defeated Johnny Rodz
SD Jones defeated Charlie Fulton
Big John Studd defeated Tony Garea
WWF Tag Team Champions Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated the Wild Samoans
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated WWF IC Champion Don Muraco; Rocky Johnson was the guest referee for the bout
WWF @ Southington, CT – March 2, 1983
Eddie Gilbert defeated Jose Estrada
Judy Martin & Elizabeth Chase defeated Terri Shane & Joyce Grable
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Jimmy Snuka defeated Mr. Fuji
Pedro Morales defeated Superstar Billy Graham via disqualification
WWF @ Monaca, PA – Golden Dome – March 3, 1983 (4,000+)
Pete Sanchez pinned Johnny Rodz at 10:50
SD Jones pinned Charlie Fulton at 15:20
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned WWF IC Champion Don Muraco at 25:35; Rocky Johnson was the fuest referee for the bout, and was attacked by Muraco after the match, but Johnson cleared him from the ring
Swede Hanson pinned Bill Dixon at 7:30
Big John Studd pinned Tony Garea at 7:30
WWF Tag Team Champions Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated the Wild Samoans via disqualification at 15:40
WWF @ Manchester, NH – March 3, 1983
Eddie Gilbert defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Judy Martin & Elizabeth Chase defeated Terri Shane & Joyce Grable
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Jose Estrada
Jimmy Snuka defeated Mr. Fuji
Pedro Morales defeated Superstar Billy Graham via count-out
WWF @ Portsmouth, NH – March 4, 1983
Eddie Gilbert fought Jose Estrada to a draw
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna via disqualification
Elizabeth Chase & Judy Martin defeated Terri Shane & Joyce Grable
Eddie Gilbert & Salvatore Bellomo defeated Jose Estrada & Baron Mikel Scicluna
Jimmy Snuka defeated Superstar Billy Graham
WWF @ Willimantic, CT – March 4, 1983
Pete Sanchez fought Johnny Rodz to a draw
Swede Hanson defeated SD Jones
Mr. Fuji defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Jules Strongbow
Sika defeated Tony Garea
Big John Studd defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Chief Jay Strongbow
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Afa
WWF @ Eldersburg, MD – Liberty High School Gym – March 5, 1983 (matinee)
Johnny Rodz defeated Mac Rivera
Eddie Gilbert defeated Jose Estrada
Charlie Fulton defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna via disqualification
Judy Martin & Elizabeth Chase defeated Terri Shane & Joyce Grable
Jimmy Snuka & Rocky Johnson defeated the Wild Samoans in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, winning a fall via disqualification
WWF @ Hagerstown, MD – March 5, 1983
Jose Estrada defeated Barry Hart
Johnny Rodz defeated Miguel Feliciano
Joyce Grable defeated Judy Martin
Elizabeth Chase defeted Terri Shane
Jimmy Snuka & Rocky Johnson defeated the Wild Samoans via disqualification
WWF @ San Diego, CA – Sports Arena – March 5, 1983 (5,000)
First show in the Bay Area Jack Armstrong fought the Great Yatsu to a draw
Blackjack Mulligan defeated Billy Anderson
Pat Patterson defeated Jerry Monti
Buddy Rose defeated Tony Garea
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Jules Strongbow
WWF Tag Team Champion Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Black Gordmon
Pedro Morales defeated Superstar Billy Graham via disqualification
Andre the Giant defeated Mr. Fuji & Alexis Smirnoff in a handicap match
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Ray Stevens
Andre the Giant won a 17-man battle royal; other participants included: Jack Armstrong, the Great Yatsu, Blackjack Mulligan, Billy Anderson, Pat Patterson, Jerry Monti, Buddy Rose, Tony Garea, WWF IC Champion Don Muraco, WWF Tag Team Champions Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow, Black Gordman, Pedro Morales, Superstar Billy Graham, Mr. Fuji, & Alexis Smirnoff
Toronto, Ontario – Maple Leaf Gardens – March 6, 1983
Billy Red Lyons defeated Bobby Bass
Johnny Weaver & Terry Kay defeated the Destroyer & Red Dog Lane
Jim Nelson pinned Rudy Kay
Leo Burke defeated Vinnie Valentino
Tiger Jeet Singh defeated Kurt Von Hess
Big John Studd defeated Salvatore Bellomo
Ricky Steamboat & Jay Youngblood defeated NWA Tag Team Champions Sgt. Slaughter & Don Kernodle via count-out
WWF @ Los Angeles, CA – March 6, 1983
Jack Armstrong defeated Jesse Hernandez
Andre the Giant won an 18-man battle royal
The Great Yatsu defeated Billy Anderson
Pat Patterson defeated Superstar Billy Graham via disqualification
Ray Stevens defeated Tony Garea
Blackjack Mulligan defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Jules Strongbow
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Buddy Rose
Alexis Smirnoff defeated Jerry Monti
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco defeated Pedro Morales via count-out
Andre the Giant defeated Mr. Fuji & Black Gordman in a handicap match
WWF @ Leesburg, VA – March 6, 1983
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Mac Rivera
Eddie Gilbert defeated Johnny Rodz
Charlie Fulton fought Jose Estrada to a draw
Judy Martin & Elizabeth Chase defeated Terri Shane & Joyce Grable
Jimmy Snuka & Rocky Johnson defeated the Wild Samoans via disqualification
WWF @ Frederick, MD – High School – March 7, 1983 (1,500; sell out)
Johnny Rodz defeated Mac Rivera
Charlie Fulton defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna via disqualification
Joyce Grable & Terri Shane defeated Elizabeth Chase & Tracy Donahue
Eddie Gilbert fought Jose Estrada to a 15-minute time-limit draw
Rocky Johnson & Jimmy Snuka defeated the Wild Samoans
WWF @ Scranton, PA – CYC – March 7, 1983
Pete Sanchez fought Barry Hart to a draw
Salvatore Bellomo defetaed Bob Bradley
Swede Hanson (sub. for Jeff Craney) defeated SD Jones
Swede Hanson fought WWF Tag Team Champion Jules Strongbow to a draw
Mr. Fuji defeated Tony Garea
Andre the Giant & WWF Tag Team Champion Chief Jay Strongbow defeated WWF IC Champion Don Muraco & Big John Studd
WWF @ Allentown, PA – Agricultural Hall – March 8, 1983
Championship Wrestling taping:
3/12/83 – included Rocky Johnson as a guest of Buddy Rogers’ Corner:
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned SD Jones at 5:45 with a powerslam after catching Jones coming off the top
Iron Mike Sharpe (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Pete Sanchez at 2:07 with a forearm blow to the head; after the bout, Pat Patterson interviewed Sharpe at ringside regarding his forearm brace
Ivan Koloff (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Tony Colon at 2:56 with the kneedrop off the top
Pedro Morales pinned Mac Rivera with a sunset flip at 3:29
Rocky Johnson pinned Charlie Fulton at 2:38 after a backdrop and two dropkicks
Big John Studd (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Bob Bradley via submission with the backbreaker at 1:40; during the bout, Vince McMahon announced Blassie had temporarily suspended Studd’s bodyslam challenge as there were no more worthy challengers
Eddie Gilbert & Tony Garea defeated Jose Estrada & Swede Hanson at 4:06 when Garea pinned Estrada with a crossbody off the top
Mr. Fuji pinned Chico Rodriguez at 3:08 with the Kamikaze Drop
3/19/83 – included WWF charity co-ordinator Ed Cohen as a guest of Buddy Rogers’ corner:
Salvatore Bellomo pinned Israel Matia at 2:36 with a standing dropkick
Big John Studd (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Andy Moore via submission with the overhead backbreaker at 2:02 (Moore’s debut)
Jimmy Snuka pinned Tony Russo with the splash off the top at 1:35; prior to the bout, Russo appeared ringside with Capt. Lou Albano, prompting Snuka to go backstage and return with Andre the Giant
Swede Hanson pinned Jerry O at 3:51 with a modified backbreaker out of a side headlock
Iron Mike Sharpe (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned SD Jones at 2:53 with a forearm to the head
All American Wrestling – 9/25/83: The Wild Samoans (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Jules & Chief Jay Strongbow to win the titles at 5:52 when Sika pinned Jules after a double clothesline and a Samoan Drop (Tag Team Champions)
Ray Stevens (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Miguel Feliciano at 2:28 with the Bombs Away kneedrop
Pedro Morales pinned Eddie Carson with a rolling reverse cradle at 3:29
3/26/83:
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Jerry O at 2:50 with a belly to belly suplex
Rocky Johnson pinned Jose Estrada at 3:31 with a sunset flip
Ivan Koloff (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Pete Sanchez with the kneedrop off the top at 2:28
SD Jones pinned Mac Rivera with a sunset flip at 3:05
Joyce Grable & Terri Shane defeated Judy Martin & Elizabeth Chase at 4:46 when Grable pinned Chase with a powerbomb
Mr. Fuji pinned Barry Hart with a twisting senton at 2:09
Eddie Gilbert & Tony Garea defeated Eddie Carson & Johnny Rodz at 3:42 when Gilbert pinned Carson with a kneedrop
Salvatore Bellomo pinned Tony Colon at 3:26 with a crossbody off the top
Dark match after the taping: Pedro Morales vs. WWF IC Champion Don Muraco
WWF @ Hamburg, PA – Fieldhouse – March 9, 1983
All Star Wrestling taping:
3/12/83:
Big John Studd (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Jerry O via submission with the backbreaker at 3:14
Iron Mike Sharpe (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Andy Moore at 1:03 with a forearm blow to the head
Swede Hanson pinned Bob Bradley at 4:09 with a headbutt and elbow drop
Ivan Koloff (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Chico Rodriguez at 3:40 with a kneedrop off the top
Rocky Johnson pinned Tony Russo at 6:42 following two dropkicks
3/19/83 – featured the Jimmy Snuka vs. Tony Russo, Iron Mike Sharpe vs. SD Jones, and WWF Tag Team Champions Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow vs. the Wild Samoans matches from the 3/19/83 Championship Wrestling, as well as the Buddy Rogers’ Corner segment with Ed Cohen:
Mr. Fuji (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Pete Sanchez at 4:06 with a Bomb from the middle turnbuckle
Ray Stevens (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Bob Bradley at 2:53 with an atomic drop
Tony Garea pinned Bull Bulinski at 4:54 with a flying bodypress
Rocky Johnson pinned Frank Williams at 3:42 with a reverse roll up into a bridge
3/26/83 – included Jeff Walton, of Victory Magazine, as a guest of Buddy Rogers’ Corner, promoting the new magazine that would be debuting soon:
Rocky Johnson pinned Bull Bulinski at 6:14 with a sunset flip
Big John Studd (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Tony Colon & Chico Rodriguez in a handicap match by pinning both men at the same time at 3:58 after slamming Colon on top of his partner
Jimmy Snuka pinned Israel Matia at 2:27 with a diving headbutt off the top
Iron Mike Sharpe (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Jerry O at 2:08 with a forearm blow to the head
Mr. Fuji pinned SD Jones at 5:11 with the Kamikaze Drop
Eddie Gilbert & Tony Garea defeated Charlie Fulton & Tony Russo at 5:51 when Garea pinned Russo with an atomic drop
Ivan Koloff (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Andy Moore at 3:42 with a kneedrop off the top to the back
Dark match after the taping: Swede Hanson vs. Big John Studd
WWF @ York, PA – Hannah Penn Middle School – March 10, 1983
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Bob Bradley
Johnny Rodz defetaed Barry Hart
Pat Patterson defeated Jose Estrada
Rocky Johnson defeated Mr. Fuji
Andre the Giant & Pedro Morales defeated WWF IC Champion Don Muraco & Superstar Billy Graham
WWF @ Troy, NY – RPI Fieldhouse – March 10, 1983
Pete Sanchez fought Mac Rivera to a draw
Swede Hanson defeated SD Jones
Eddie Gilbert defeated Charlie Fulton via disqualification
Big John Studd defeated Tony Garea
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Ray Stevens
Swede Hanson defeated Charlie Fulton; this bout replaced the scheduled Wild Samoans vs. Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow match
WWF @ Cumberland, MD – March 11, 1983
Jose Estrada defeated Barry Hart
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Bob Bradley
Pat Patterson defeated Johnny Rodz
Rocky Johnson defeated Superstar Billy Graham
Andre the Giant & Pedro Morales defeated WWF IC Champion Don Muraco & Mr. Fuji
WWF @ Queens, NY – Ridgewood Groves Arena – March 11, 1983
Pete Sanchez defeated Mac Rivera at 11:06
SD Jones fought Charlie Fulton to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Chief Jay Strongbow pinned Swede Hanson at 10:45
The Wild Samoans defeated Tony Garea & Eddie Gilbert
Big John Studd defeated Jules Strongbow at 5:10
Jimmy Snuka pinned Ray Stevens at 12:06
WWF @ Landover, MD – Capital Centre – March 12, 1983 (matinee)
Eddie Gilbert & Tony Garea defeated Mr. Fuji & Swede Hanson at 10:15 after Fuji left ringside following a falling out with Hanson
Pedro Holmes pinned Johnny Rodz at 4:13
Ray Stevens pinned SD Jones at 6:37
Rocky Johnson defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna at 4:33
Pete Sanchez fought Jose Estrada to a 15-minute draw
Big John Studd defeated Chief Jay Strongbow at 7:03
Jimmy Snuka defeated Superstar Billy Graham in a Texas Death Match at 7:14
Andre the Giant won a 20-man, $10,000 battle royal by last eliminating Mr. Fuji at 12:08; other participants included: Big John Studd, Rocky Johnson, the Wild Samoans, SD Jones, Chief Jay Strongbow, Ray Stevens, Jules Strongbow, Swede Hanson, Pedro Morales, Tony Garea, Baron Mikel Scicluna, Salvatore Bellomo, Charlie Fulton, Eddie Gilbert, Jose Estrada, Pete Sanchez, and Johnny Rodz
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned WWF IC Champion Don Muraco in a Texas Death Match at 19:45
WWF @ Baltimore, MD – Civic Center – March 12, 1983 (12,800)
Johnny Rodz defeated Pete Sanchez at 9:50
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna at 10:15
Eddie Gilbert defeated Mac Rivera at 11:10
Tony Garea fought Swede Hanson to a double disqualification at 8:35
SD Jones defeatd Jose Estrada (sub. for Charlie Fulton) at 12:30
Andre the Giant, Jimmy Snuka, Pedro Morales, Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated WWF IC Champion Don Muraco, Ray Stevens, Mr. Fuji, & WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans in a Best 3 out of 5 falls match; ; Muraco’s team won the first two falls, and Andre’s team won the final three falls; during the bout, Sika sustained a broken hip that would force Samoan #3 (Samula) to temporarily replace him as one half of the tag team champions; the injury was never mentioned on TV and old matches of the Samoans were shown until Samula appeared
Rocky Johnson defeated Superstar Billy Graham via count-out at 10:15
Big John Studd defeated WWF World Champion Bob Backlund via disqualification at 22:02 after Backlund refused to release the Crossface Chickenwing when Studd had reached the ropes;Backlund then threw referee Danny Daivs out of the ring who was later then taken out on a stretcher
WWF @ New Haven, CT – Coliseum – March 13, 1983
Pancho Boy & Butch Cassidy defeated Sonny Boy Hayes & Tiger Jackson
Johnny Rodz defeated Barry Hart
Pete Sanchez defeated Jose Estrada
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Frank Williams
Tony Garea defeated Charlie Fulton
Rocky Johnson defeated Superstar Billy Graham via disqualification
Jimmy Snuka defeated Ray Stevens via count-out
Andre the Giant defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Afa
WWF @ North Babylon, NY – March 13, 1983
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Charlie Fulton
Johnny Rodz fought Pete Sanchez to a draw
Sonny Boy Hayes & Pancho Boy defeated Tiger Jackson & Butch Cassidy
Jimmy Snuka defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Afa
Rocky Johnson defeated Superstar Billy Graham via count-out
WWF @ Northborough, MA – March 14, 1983
Pancho Boy & Sonny Boy Hayes defeated Tiger Jackson & Butch Cassidy
Jose Estrada defetaed Barry Hart
Tony Garea defeated Johnny Rodz
Rocky Johnson defeated Superstar Billy Graham via count-out
Andre the Giant pinned WWF Tag Team Champion Afa
WWF @ Perth Amboy, NJ – March 14, 1983
Eddie Gilbert defeated Bob Bradley
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Mac Rivera
Mr. Fuji defeated SD Jones
Big John Studd defetaed Jules Strongbow
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Swede Hanson
Pedro Morales defeated WWF IC Champion Don Muraco via count-out
WWF @ Methuen, MA – March 15, 1983
Fred Marzino fought Pete Doherty to a draw
Mac Rivera fought Pete Sanchez to a draw
Big John Studd defeated SD Jones
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Swede Hanson
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco defeated Jules Strongbow
Jimmy Snuka defeated Capt. Lou Albano via count-out
WWF @ Weston, MA – March 15, 1983
Pancho Boy & Sonny Boy Hayes defeated Tiger Jackson & Butch Cassidy
Jose Estrada defeated Barry Hart
Tony Garea defeated Johnny Rodz
Andre the Giant pinned Superstar Billy Graham
Rocky Johnson defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Afa
WWF @ Uniontown, PA – High School – March 16, 1983 (2,500; sell out)
Baron Mikel Scicluna pinned Joe Abby (sub. for Salvatore Bellomo) at 11:50
Jose Estrada (sub. for Ray Stevens) fought Pete Sanchez to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Mac Rivera pinned Bill Dixon at 5:45 with a sunset flip
Rocky Johnson defeated Superstar Billy Graham via disqualification at 11:20
Andre the Giant & Jimmy Snuka defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Afa & Capt. Lou Albano (sub. for Sika) via count-out at 10:00
WWF @ East Greenville, PA – Upper Perkiomen Middle School Gym – March 16, 1983
SD Jones fought Johnny Rodz to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Tony Garea pinned Swede Hanson at 15:36
Big John Studd defeated Chief Jay Strongbow at 8:46
Pancho Boy & Sonny Boy Hayes defeated Tiger Jackson & Butch Cassidy at 13:38
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco defeated Jules Strongbow at 8:34
WWF @ Johnstown, PA – Cambria County War Memorial – March 17, 1983
WWF Tag Team Champion Afa defeated Mac Rivera
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Joe Abby
Pete Sanchez defeated Bill Dixon
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Jose Estrada
Jimmy Snuka defeated Ray Stevens
Andre the Giant & Rocky Johnson defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Afa & Capt. Lou Albano (sub. for Sika)
WWF @ Stoney Brook, NY – College Gym – March 17, 1983
Tony Garea pinned Johnny Rodz
SD Jones pinned Swede Hanson
Big John Studd defeated Chief Jay Strongbow via submission with the bearhug
Sonny Boy Hayes & Pancho Boy defeated Tiger Jackson & Butch Cassidy
Jules Strongbow defeated Big John Studd (sub. for WWF IC Champion Don Muraco) via disqualification
WWF @ Burlington, CT – March 18, 1983
Sonny Boy Hayes & Pancho Boy defeated Tiger Jackson & Butch Cassidy
Tony Garea defeated Johnny Rodz
Swede Hanson defeated Frank Williams
Big John Studd defeated Jules Strongbow
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated WWF IC Champion Don Muraco
WWF @ Steubenville, OH – St. Johns Arena – March 18, 1983 (6,500)
Jose Estrada pinned Bill Dixon at 13:30
Salvatore Bellomo pinned Mac Rivera at 12:55
Jimmy Snuka pinned Ray Stevens at 11:35
Superstar Billy Graham pinned Pete Sanchez at 7:40
Baron Mikel Scicluna pinned Joe Abby at 5:40
Rocky Johnson & Andre the Giant defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Afa & Capt. Lou Albano (sub. for Sika) via count-out at 10:05
– 3/19/83: Evan Bourne (Matt Korklan) was born.
WWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – March 19, 1983
Televised on the PRISM Network – featured Gorilla Monsoon & Dick Graham on commentary; included Kal Rudman conducting backstage interviews during the show with WWF IC Champion Don Muraco, Rocky Johnson, and Capt. Lou Albano & Afa, where Albano introduced Samoan #3, Samula and said that Sika was away in the Far East on a business trip for Albano:
SD Jones pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna at 7:49 following two headbutts and a fast count from the referee
Jose Estrada pinned Pete Sanchez at 9:29 with a flying back elbow
Sonny Boy Hayes & Pancho Boy defeated Tiger Jackson & Butch Cassidy at 7:40 when Sonny pinned Cassidy after Jackson accidentally dropkicked his partner when Sonny moved out of the way
Ray Stevens fought Jules Strongbow to a double count-out at 8:03 when both men were brawling on the apron; prior to the bout, Freddie Blassie escorted Stevens to the ring
Tony Garea pinned Johnny Rodz at 9:47 with a sunset flip
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco defeated Rocky Johnson via disqualification at 13:42 when Johnson hit referee Joey Marella after Muraco pulled Marella in front of him; after the bout, Johnson attacked Muraco with the title belt and kept possession of its (Best of the WWF Vol. 2)
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Superstar Billy Graham via count-out at 7:14 when Graham walked out and left ringside after receiving several dropkicks from Bellomo
Andre the Giant, Jimmy Snuka, & WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Big John Studd, Afa, & Capt. Lou Albano (sub. for Sika) in a Best 3 out of 5 falls match at 13:26, 3-0; fall #1: Andre’s team won via disqualification at 10:02 after Afa & Albano ran in and pushed Studd on top of Andre, as Andre was about to slam Studd; fall #2: Andre pinned Albano at 1:59 with a headbutt and a sit-down splash; fall #3: Snuka pinned Afa at 1:25 with a splash from Andre’s shoulders following a boot to the face from Andre; Swede Hanson was the guest referee for the match; prior to the bout, Arnold Skaaland escorted Backlund’s team to ringside
WWF @ New York City, NY – Madison Square Garden – March 20, 1983 (matinee) (26,109 including a sold out Felt Forum)
Televised on the MSG Network and the USA Network – featured Gorilla Monsoon on commentary; included the playing of the national anthem to begin the broadcast; included pretaped backstage interviews with Salvatore Bellomo, WWF IC Champion Don Muraco, Big John Studd, all aired just prior to their matches:
Mac Rivera pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna at 8:46 with a sunset flip; prior to the bout, Howard Finkel announced that Sika would be unable to compete in the six-man tag later in the show due to injury and that Capt. Lou Albano had demanded to replace him in the match
Swede Hanson pinned Pete Sanchez at 6:35 with a kneedrop following a powerslam and elbow drop
Tony Garea pinned Johnny Rodz at 10:09 with a reverse roll up
Superstar Billy Graham pinned Jules Strongbow following a karate thrust to the throat at 9:42; prior to the bout, the Grand Wizard escorted Graham to the ring; after the bout, Mel Phillips interviewed Graham and the Wizard in the hallway about Graham’s victory
Salvatore Bellomo fought Ray Stevens to a double count-out at 9:28 when both men began fighting on the ring apron
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund (w/ Arnold Skaaland) pinned WWF IC Champion Don Muraco in a Texas Death Match at 19:51 with a back suplex into a bridge; only Backlund’s title was on the line; after the bout, Mel Philips interviewed Backlund in the hallway about his victory
Andre the Giant, Rocky Johnson, & Jimmy Snuka defeated Big John Studd, WWF Tag Team Champion Afa, & Capt. Lou Albano (sub. for Sika) in a Best 3 out of 5 falls match at 9:36, 3-0; fall #1: the heels were disqualified at 6:43 after Albano & Afa entered the ring and pushed Studd on top of Andre as Andre had Studd picked up for a bodyslam; fall #2: Snuka pinned Afa at 1:38 with a splash off the top; fall #3: Andre pinned Albano with a sit-down splash at 1:15; prior to the bout, Freddie Blassie escorted Studd to the ring; after the bout, Mel Phillips interviewed Andre in the hallway saying he had signed an open contract to face Studd
SD Jones pinned Jose Estrada at 4:14 with a crossbody
All American Wrestling – 10/16/83: Sonny Boy Hayes & Pancho Boy defeated Tiger Jackson & Butch Cassidy at 7:40 when Sonny pinned Cassidy after Jackson accidentally dropkicked his partner when Sonny moved out of the way
WWF @ Glastonbury, CT – High School Gym – March 20, 1983
Sonny Boy Hayes & Pancho Boy defeated Tiger Jackson & Butch Cassidy
Tony Garea defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Jimmy Snuka defeated Swede Hanson
Rocky Johnson defeated Superstar Billy Graham
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Ray Stevens
WWF @ Poughkeepsie, NY – Mid-Hudson Civic Center – March 21, 1983
Pete Sanchez fought Johnny Rodz to a draw
Swede Hanson defeated Samula via disqualification
SD Jones defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Afa & Capt. Lou Albano (sub. for Sika) via count-out
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Superstar Billy Graham
WWF @ Edison, NJ – High School Gym – March 21, 1983
Sonny Boy Hayes & Pancho Boy defeated Tiger Jackson & Butch Cassidy
Barry Hart fought Bob Bradley to a draw
Mac Rivera defeated Miguel Feliciano
Tony Garea defeated Jose Estrada
Rocky Johnson defeated WWF IC Champion Don Muraco via disqualification
WWF @ Hackettstown, NJ – March 22, 1983
Jose Estrada defeated Barry Hart
Sonny Boy Hayes & Pancho Boy defeated Tiger Jackson & Butch Cassidy
Johnny Rodz defeated Bob Bradley
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco defeated Tony Garea
Jimmy Snuka defeated Ray Stevens
WWF @ Queens, NY – Holy Cross High School Gym – March 22, 1983
Pete Sanchez defeated Tony Colon
Swede Hanson defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
SD Jones defeated Samula via disqualification
Rocky Johnson defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Afa
Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Afa & Capt. Lou Albano (sub. for Sika) via count-out
WWF @ Shamokin, PA – High School – March 23, 1983
Charity show
Johnny Rodz defeated Barry Hart at 14:25
Mac Rivera defeated Bob Bradley at 15:08
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco defeated Tony Garea via count-out at 20:21
Pancho Boy & Sonny Boy Hayes defeated Tiger Jackson & Butch Cassidy in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0; fall #1: win at 10:20; fall #2: win at 6:53
Jimmy Snuka defeated Ray Stevens at 15:25
WWF @ White Plains, NY – Westchester County Civic Center – March 23, 1983
Jose Estrada defeated Samula via disqualification
Swede Hanson defeated Pete Sanchez
SD Jones defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
The Wild Samoans vs. Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow
Rocky Johnson defeated Superstar Billy Graham
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Big John Studd
WWF @ Toms River, NJ – March 24, 1983
Jose Estrada fought Samula to a draw
Pete Sanchez defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Swede Hanson defeated SD Jones
Rocky Johnson defeated Superstar Billy Graham via disqualification
Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Afa & Capt. Lou Albano (sub. for Sika) via count-out
WWF @ Middletown, PA – Area High School Gym – March 24, 1983
Barry Hart vs. Bob Bradley
Tony Garea vs. Johnny Rodz
Sonny Boy Hayes & Pancho Boy vs. Tiger Jackson & Butch Cassidy
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco vs. Mac Rivera
Jimmy Snuka vs. Ray Stevens
WWF @ Sussex, NJ – March 25, 1983
Johnny Rodz defeated Barry Hart
Swede Hanson defeated Pete Sanchez
Iron Mike Sharpe defeated SD Jones
Jimmy Snuka defeated Ray Stevens
Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Afa & Capt. Lou Albano (sub. for Sika) via count-out
WWF @ Augusta, ME – Civic Center – March 25, 1983
Pete Doherty pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna
Jose Estrada fought Fred Marzino to a draw
Sonny Boy Hayes & Pancho Boy defeated Tiger Jackson & Butch Cassidy
Big John Studd defeated Tony Garea
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco fought Rocky Johnson to a double disqualification
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Superstar Billy Graham
WWF @ Boston, MA – Boston Garden – March 26, 1983 (16,147)
Jose Estrada defeated Pete Doherty at 10:10
Pete Sanchez defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna at 9:35
Tony Garea defeated Fred Marzino at 8:10
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Capt. Lou Albano at 5:15
Iron Mike Sharpe defeated SD Jones at 13:20
Jimmy Snuka defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Afa at 7:35
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated WWF IC Champion Don Muraco in a Texas Death match at 21:15
Rocky Johnson defeated Superstar Billy Graham via count-out at 5:22
Andre the Giant defeated Big John Studd via count-out at 23:35
Ray Stevens defeated Jules Strongbow at 8:05
Johnny Rodz defeated Samula via disqualification
WWF @ Nashua, NH – Chestnut Street Gym – March 27, 1983
Tiger Jackson & Butch Cassidy defeated Sonny Boy Hayes & Pancho Boy
Jules Strongbow defeated Pete Doherty (sub. for Mr. Fuji)
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Rocky Johnson defeated Superstar Billy Graham
Jimmy Snuka defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Afa
WWF @ Norwalk, CT – High School Gym – March 27, 1983
Swede Hanson defeated Frank Williams (sub. for Pete Sanchez)
SD Jones defeated Samula (sub. for Charlie Fulton) via disqualification
Johnny Rodz & Jose Estrada defeated SD Jones & Fred Marzino (sub. for Tony Garea & Eddie Gilbert)
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco defeated Tony Garea (sub. for Pedro Morales) via count-out
Andre the Giant defeated Capt. Lou Albano (sub. for WWF Tag Team Champion Sika) via count-out
WWF @ Staten Island, NY – Wagner College – March 28, 1983
Jose Estrada defeated Barry Hart
SD Jones defeated Samula via disqualification
Pete Sanchez defeated Jose Estrada via disqualification
Swede Hanson fought Tony Garea to a draw
Andre the Giant defeated Capt. Lou Albano (sub. for WWF Tag Team Champion Sika) via count-out
Rocky Johnson defeated WWF IC Champion Don Muraco via disqualification
WWF @ Scranton, PA – CYC – March 28, 1983
Sonny Boy Hayes & Pancho Boy defeated Tiger Jackson & Butch Cassidy
Johnny Rodz defeated Tony Altimore
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Mac Rivera
Jules Strongbow defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Afa
Jimmy Snuka defeated Superstar Billy Graham
WWF @ Allentown, PA – Agricultural Hall – March 29, 1983
Championship Wrestling taping:
4/2/83 – featured Tony Garea providing guest commentary, subbing for Pat Patterson, alongside Vince McMahon; included Andre the Giant as a guest of Buddy Rogers’ Corner; featured the Sgt. Slaughter vs. Pete Sanchez match from the 3/30/83 Hamburg taping:
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Greg Winston with the tombstone at 3:03
SD Jones pinned BB Coleman at 4:38 with a headbutt
Bob Bradley defeated an unknown
Pancho Boy pinned Tiger Jackson at 2:50 following a slingshot into the middle turnbuckle
Ivan Koloff (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Ron Lee at 3:30 with a kneedrop off the top to the back
Rocky Johnson pinned Bobby Golden at 2:20 following two dropkicks
Swede Hanson pinned Mac Rivera at 3:04 with a spinning roll up
4/9/83 – featured the Grand Wizard providing guest commentary, subbing for Pat Patterson, alongside Vince McMahon; included WWF World Champion Bob Backlund & Arnold Skaaland as guests of Buddy Rogers’ Corner, where Backlund was attempting to break his own record at the Harvard Step Test, with Rogers interviewing Dr. George Zahorian, who explained that it was an endurance stress test, and only highly trained athletes should attempt it; Vince McMahon interviewed Skaaland and Zahorian to close the show, where Backlund broke the record just before the show went off the air:
Big John Studd (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Greg Winston via submission with the backbreaker at 1:44
Ivan Koloff (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Barry Hart via submission with a bearhug at 4:38
Sonny Boy Hayes pinned Butch Cassidy
Jimmy Snuka pinned BB Coleman with a diving headbutt off the top at 3:15
Iron Mike Sharpe (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Mac Rivera with a forearm smash at 1:45; after the bout, Sharpe kicked Rivera off the stretcher he was being carried out on and kicked him on the floor
SD Jones pinned Bobby Golden at 1:32 with a headbutt
4/16/83 – featured Andre the Giant providing guest commentary, subbing for Pat Patterson, alongside Vince McMahon; included the Sgt. Slaughter vs. Barry Hart match from the 4/16/83 All Star Wrestling; included the Iron Mike Sharpe vs. SD Jones and Wild Samoans vs. Strongbow Brothers matches from the 3/19/83 Championship Wrestling and Buddy Rogers’ Corner with Ed Cohen:
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Charlie Brown at 1:27 with a powerslam
Tony Garea pinned Jose Estrada at 2:32 with a flying bodypress
Rocky Johnson pinned Johnny Rodz at 3:17 with a flying bodypress
Big John Studd (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Pete Sanchez via disqualification at 3:38 when Andre the Giant left the broadcast booth, entered the ring, and attempted to attack Studd after Studd repeatedly pulled Sanchez off the mat instead of making a cover
Dark match after the taping: Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow vs. WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans
WWF @ Hamburg, PA – Fieldhouse – March 30, 1983
All Star Wrestling taping:
Championship Wrestling – 4/2/83: Sgt. Slaughter (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Pete Sanchez at 3:20 via submission with the Cobra Clutch (Slaughter’s return after a nearly 2-year absence)
4/2/83 – featured WWF IC Champion Don Muraco providing guest commentary, subbing for Pat Patterson, alongside Vince McMahon; included Iron Mike Sharpe & Capt. Lou Albano as guests of Buddy Rogers’ Corner:
Tony Garea pinned Israel Matia with a crossbody
Superstar Billy Graham (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Greg Winston at 2:42 with a karate thrust to the throat
Rocky Johnson pinned Bob Bradley at 6:16 with a small package
Sonny Boy Hayes defeated Pancho Boy
Ivan Koloff defeated Miguel Feliciano
Andre the Giant defeated Johnny Rodz & Mac Rivera at 3:15 in a handicap match after dropping Rodz down on top of Rivera and pinning both at the same time
Iron Mike Sharpe defeated Ron Lee
Swede Hanson pinned Frank Williams with an elbow drop
4/9/83 – featured Ray Stevens providing guest commentary, subbing for Pat Patterson, alongside Vince McMahon; included Ivan Koloff & Freddie Blassie as guests of Buddy Rogers’ Corner:
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned SD Jones at 5:10 after putting an abdominal stretch on Jones and immediately turning it into a cradle
Jules Strongbow defeated Bobby Golden via submission at 4:35 with the sleeper
Big John Studd (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Charlie Brown via submission at 2:01 with the backbreaker
Barry Hart defeated Israel Matia
Tiger Jackson pinned Butch Cassidy at 4:14
Tony Garea pinned Johnny Rodz at 6:36 with a crossbody off the top
Iron Mike Sharpe (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Miguel Feliciano at 2:46 with a forearm blow to the head
Jose Estrada pinned Frank Williams at 3:36 with a flying back elbow
4/16/83 – Vince McMahon hosted the show alone; included the Iron Mike Sharpe vs. SD Jones and Wild Samoans vs. Strongbow Brothers matches from the 3/19/83 Championship Wrestling and Buddy Rogers’ Corner with Ed Cohen; featured the Big John Studd vs. Pete Sanchez match from the 4/16/83 Championship Wrestling:
Ivan Koloff (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Greg Winston at 3:47 with a kneedrop off the top
Rocky Johnson pinned Jose Estrada at 3:32 with a backslide
Sgt. Slaughter (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Barry Hart via submission with the Cobra Clutch at 2:43
Swede Hanson defeated Tony Colon
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Frank Williams at 3:52 with a stepover toe hold
Dark match after the taping: Jimmy Snuka defeated Ray Stevens via count-out at 4:14
– 3/30/83: Zach Gowen was born.
WWF @ Worcester, MA – Auditorium – March 31, 1983
Mr. Fuji defeated Eddie Gilbert
Tony Garea defeated Iron Mike Sharpe via disqualification
Sonny Boy Hayes & Pancho Boy defeated Tiger Jackson & Butch Cassidy
Samula (sub. for Sika) & WWF Tag Team Champion Afa defeated Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow via count-out
Jimmy Snuka pinned Ray Stevens
WWF @ Wilmington, DE – March 31, 1983
Miguel Feliciano defeated Bob Bradley
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Mac Rivera
Swede Hanson defeated Charlie Fulton
SD Jones defeated Superstar Billy Graham via count-out
Andre the Giant & Pete Sanchez defeated Johnny Rodz & Jose Estrada
Rocky Johnson defeated Big John Studd via disqualification
WWF @ Bennington, VT – MAU High School – April 1, 1983
Sonny Boy Hayes & Pancho Boy defeated Tiger Jackson & Butch Cassidy
Iron Mike Sharpe defeated Jules Strongbow
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Mr. Fuji
Samula (sub. for Sika) & WWF Tag Team Champion Afa defeated Tony Garea & Eddie Gilbert
Ray Stevens defeated Chief Jay Strongbow (sub. for Jimmy Snuka)
WWF @ Stroudsburg, PA – Area High School Gym – April 1, 1983 (1,800; sell out)
Pete Sanchez pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna
Swede Hanson defeated Charlie Fulton
Jose Estrada pinned Mac Rivera at 15:00
Andre the Giant & SD Jones defeated Big John Studd & Johnny Rodz when Andre pinned Rodz
Rocky Johnson defeated Superstar Billy Graham via count-out when Graham walked out on the match
WWF @ Swansea, MA – April 2, 1983 (matinee)
Pete Sanchez defeated Pete Doherty
Jose Estrada defeated Fred Marzino
Eddie Gilbert defeated Charlie Fulton
Tony Garea defeated Swede Hanson
Rocky Johnson defeated Ray Stevens via disqualification
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco defeated Pat Patterson via count-out
WWF @ Springfield, MA – Civic Center – April 2, 1983 (6,000)
Pancho Boy & Sonny Boy Hayes defeated Tiger Jackson & Butch Cassidy
Mr. Fuji defeated SD Jones
Johnny Rodz defeated Mac Rivera
Eddie Gilbert defeated Jose Estrada
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Charlie Fulton
Tony Garea defeated Swede Hanson
Iron Mike Sharpe defeated Jules Strongbow
Chief Jay Strongbow pinned Superstar Billy Graham
Rocky Johnson defeated Ray Stevens
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund, Jimmy Snuka, & Andre the Giant defeated Big John Studd, Samula (sub. for Sika), & WWF Tag Team Champion Afa in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0; fall #1: Andre’s team won; fall #2: Andre pinned both Afa & Samula at the same time
WWF @ Struthers, OH – Fieldhouse – April 3, 1983 (3,500; sell out)
The Destroyer defeated Nick DeCarlo via submission at 13:34 with the figure-4
Eddie Gilbert fought SD Jones to a 15-minute time-limit draw
Big John Studd pinned Tony Garea at 4:58 with an elbow drop
Chief Jay Strongbow pinned Swede Hanson at 4:54
Samula (sub. for WWF Tag Team Champion Sika) defeated Jules Strongbow via count-out at 12:08
Pancho Boy & Sonny Boy Hayes defeated Tiger Jackson & Butch Cassidy at 12:05
Jimmy Snuka pinned WWF Tag Team Champion Afa at 10:05
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Ray Stevens at 12:13
WWF @ Buffalo, NY – Memorial Auditorium – April 4, 1983
Eddie Gilbert defeated Swede Hanson
Tony Parisi defeated the Executioner
Ray Stevens defeated Tony Garea
Jimmy Snuka defeated WWF IC Champion Don Muraco via count-out
Samula (sub. for Sika) & WWF Tag Team Champion Afa defeated Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow
SD Jones defeated Nick DeCarlo
Pancho Boy & Sonny Boy Hayes defeated Butch Cassidy & Tiger Jackson
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Big John Studd via count-out
WWF @ Brooklyn, NY – Crown Heights Youth Centre – April 4, 1983
Pete Sanchez fought Jose Estrada to a draw
Johnny Rodz defeated Rocky Cole
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah & Donna Christianello defeated Kandi Malloy & Penny Mitchell
Iron Mike Sharpe defeated Charlie Fulton
Rocky Johnson defeated Superstar Billy Graham
Pat Patterson defeated Mr. Fuji via disqualification
WWF @ Erie, PA – April 5, 1983
Pancho Boy & Sonny Boy Hayes defeated Butch Cassidy & Tiger Jackson
Eddie Gilbert fought the Destroyer to a draw
Tony Garea defeated Swede Hanson
SD Jones defeated Samula via disqualification
Big John Studd defeated Jules Strongbow
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco defeated Chief Jay Strongbow
Jimmy Snuka defeated Ray Stevens via disqualification
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Afa
WWF @ Lynbrook, NY – High School Gym – April 5, 1983
Jose Estrada defeated Mac Rivera
Charlie Fulton defeated Rocky Cole
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah & Donna Christianello defeated Kandi Malloy & Penny Mitchell
Iron Mike Sharpe defeated Johnny Rodz
Pat Patterson defeated Superstar Billy Graham via count-out
Rocky Johnson defeated Mr. Fuji via count-out
WWF @ Long Island, NY – Walt Whitman High School – April 6, 1983
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah & Donna Christianello defeated Kandi Malloy & Penny Mitchell
Johnny Rodz defeated Rocky Cole
Iron Mike Sharpe defeated Charlie Fulton
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Jose Estrada via referee’s decision
Pat Patterson defeated Mr. Fuji
Rocky Johnson defeated Superstar Billy Graham via count-out
WWF @ Rochester, NY – War Memorial – April 6, 1983
Tony Parisi fought Eddie Gilbert to a draw
Pancho Boy & Sonny Boy Hayes defeated Butch Cassidy & Tiger Jackson
SD Jones defeated Samula
Tony Garea defeated Swede Hanson
Big John Studd defeated Chief Jay Strongbow
Jimmy Snuka defeated Ray Stevens via disqualification
WWF Tag Team Champion Afa defeated Jules Strongbow
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated WWF IC Champion Don Muraco
WWF @ Syracuse, NY – War Memorial – April 7, 1983
Pancho Boy & Sonny Boy Hayes defeated Butch Cassidy & Tiger Jackson
Eddie Gilbert fought the Destroyer to a draw
SD Jones defeated Swede Hanson
Tony Garea defeated Samula via disqualification
WWF Tag Team Champion Afa defeated Chief Jay Strongbow
Big John Studd defeated Jules Strongbow
Jimmy Snuka defeated Ray Stevens
WWF @ Little Silver, NJ – Red Bank High School – April 7, 1983
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah & Donna Christianello defeated Kandi Malloy & Penny Mitchell
Charlie Fulton defeated Rocky Cole
Iron Mike Sharpe defeated Johnny Rodz
Jose Estrada fought Mac Rivera to a draw
Pat Patterson defeated Superstar Billy Graham via count-out
WWF @ Plainville, CT – April 8, 1983
Pancho Boy & Sonny Boy Hayes defeated Butch Cassidy & Tiger Jackson
Eddie Gilbert defeated Pete Doherty
SD Jones defeated Swede Hanson
Big John Studd defeated Tony Garea
Jimmy Snuka defeated Ray Stevens via count-out
WWF @ Queens, NY – Ridgewood Grove Arena – April 8, 1983
Pete Sanchez fought Charlie Fulton to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Jose Estrada via count-out at 13:40
Samula (sub. for Sika) & WWF Tag Team Champion Afa defeated Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow at 12:00
Iron Mike Sharpe defeated Mac Rivera at 11:46
Pedro Morales pinned Superstar Billy Graham at 6:30
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah & Donna Christianello defeated Kandi Malloy & Penny Mitchell
WWF @ Baltimore, MD – Civic Center – April 9, 1983 (12,040)
Bob Bradley defeated Mac Rivera at 9:50
Pete Sanchez defeated Jose Estrada at 10:05
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Charlie Fulton at 10:20
Johnny Rodz defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna at 6:35
Mr. Fuji defeated SD Jones at 11:15
Little Poncho & Butch Cassidy defeated Tiger Jackson & Sonny Boy Hayes at 14:30
Rocky Johnson pinned Ray Stevens at 7:55
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco defeated Pedro Morales via disqualification at 13:50
Jimmy Snuka pinned Superstar Billy Graham at 6:21
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Big John Studd at 13:15 in a Texas Death match; Swede Hanson was the guest referee for the bout
WWF @ Cumberland, MD – High School – April 9, 1983
Eddie Gilbert defeated Tony Colon
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah defeated Kandi Malloy
Penny Mitchell defeated Donna Christianello
Iron Mike Sharpe defeated Tony Garea
Samula (sub. for Sika) & WWF Tag Team Champion Afa defeated Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow
WWF @ Salisbury, MD – Wicomico Youth & Civic Center – April 10, 1983
Tony Garea defeated Charlie Fulton at 14:01
Iron Mike Sharpe defeated SD Jones at 9:46
Bob Bradley defeated Rocky Cole (sub. for Mac Rivera) at 8:17
Eddie Gilbert defeayed Jose Estrada at 12:07
Mr. Fuji defeated Jules Strongbow at 10:43
Big John Studd defeated Chief Jay Strongbow at 6:07
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah & Donna Christianello defeated Kandi Malloy & Penny Mitchell at 12:50
Rocky Johnson defeated WWF IC Champion Don Muraco via disqualification at 12:40
WWF @ Fairfax, VA – High School Gym – April 10, 1983
Debut in Fairfax
Johnny Rodz defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Swede Hanson via disqualification
Samula fought Pete Sanchez to a draw
Pancho Boy & Sonny Boy Hayes defeated Butch Cassidy & Tiger Jackson
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Afa
Pedro Morales defeated Superstar Billy Graham
WWF @ Oil City, PA – High School – April 11, 1983
Johnny Rodz defeated Pete Sanchez
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah & Donna Christianello defeated Kandi Malloy & Penny Mitchell
Mr. Fuji defeated Rocky Cole
Samula (sub. for Sika) & WWF Tag Team Champion Afa defeated Eddie Gilbert & Tony Garea
Big John Studd defeated Pedro Morales via count-out
WWF @ Brooklyn, NY – Sheepshead Bay High School – April 11, 1983
Pancho Boy & Sonny Boy Hayes defeated Tiger Jackson & Butch Cassidy
SD Jones defeated Charlie Fulton via referee’s decision
Jules Strongbow defeated Swede Hanson
Rocky Johnson defeated Iron Mike Sharpe via disqualification
Jules Strongbow & SD Jones defeated Swede Hanson & Charlie Fulton
Montreal, Quebec – Forum – April 11, 1983
Tony Rico vs. John White
Billy Red Lyons vs. the Masked Superstar
Sailor White & Scott Irwin defeated Louis Laurence & the Destroyer
Armand, Jacques, & Raymond Rougeau defeated Bob Boucher, Gilles Poisson, & Tony Russo
Gino Brito & Tony Parisi defeated Pat Patterson & Pierre Lefebvre
Dino Bravo defeated Billy Robinson
Jimmy Snuka fought Ray Stevens to a double disqualification
Andre the Giant defeated Ken Patera
WWF @ Marlboro, NJ – Middle School – April 12, 1983
Pancho Boy & Sonny Boy Hayes defeated Tiger Jackson & Butch Cassidy
Johnny Rodz defeated Mac Rivera
Iron Mike Sharpe defeated SD Jones
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco defeated Jules Strongbow
Jimmy Snuka defeated Ray Stevens
WWF @ Greensburg, PA – April 12, 1983 (1,500; sell out)
Baron Mikel Scicluna pinned Rocky Cole at 14:25
Big John Studd defeated Salvatore Bellomo via submission at 5:10 with the backbreaker
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah & Donna Christianello defeated Kandi Malloy & Penny Mitchell in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0 at 20:16; fall #1: Christianello pinned Malloy at 10:20 following a double bodyslam; fall #2: Moolah pinned Mitchell at 9:56
Pedro Morales defeated Mr. Fuji via count-out at 15:00
Tony Garea & Eddie Gilbert defeated Samula (sub. for Sika) & WWF Tag Team Champion Afa via disqualification at 16:00
WWF @ East Liverpool, OH – Potter Fieldhouse – April 13, 1983 (1,500)
Samula fought Salvatore Bellomo to a 15-minute time-limit draw
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah & Donna Christianello defeated Kandi Malloy & Penny Mitchell at 17:58
Big John Studd defeated Pedro Morales via count-out at 9:04
Tony Garea defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Afa at 11:47
Mr. Fuji pinned Eddie Gilbert at 8:52
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Superstar Billy Graham via submission at 11:40 with the Crossface Chickenwing
WWF @ Lansford, PA – April 13, 1983
Pancho Boy & Sonny Boy Hayes defeated Tiger Jackson & Butch Cassidy
Swede Hanson defeated Mac Rivera
SD Jones defeated Charlie Fulton
Rocky Johnson defeated Iron Mike Sharpe via disqualification
Jimmy Snuka defeated Ray Stevens
WWF @ Hackensack, NJ – High School Gym – April 14, 1983
Pancho Boy & Sonny Boy Hayes defeated Tiger Jackson & Butch Cassidy
Swede Hanson defeated Jose Estrada
Iron Mike Sharpe defeated Johnny Rodz
Rocky Johnson defeated Charlie Fulton
Jimmy Snuka defeated WWF IC Champion Don Muraco via count-out
WWF @ Akron, OH – Copley High School Gym – April 14, 1983 (1,000)
Salvatore Bellomo pinned Rocky Cole at 8:24 with a sunset flip
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah & Donna Christianello defeated Kandi Malloy & Penny Mitchell at 18:58
Big John Studd defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna via submission at 4:56 with a bearhug
Pedro Morales pinned Superstar Billy Graham at 7:33 with a small package
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Mr. Fuji via submission at 20:39 with the Crossface Chickenwing
Tony Garea & Eddie Gilbert defeated Samula (sub. for Sika) & WWF Tag Team Champion Afa via disqualification at 15:17
WWF @ Jackson, NJ – Memorial High School Gym – April 15, 1983
Pancho Boy & Sonny Boy Hayes defeated Tiger Jackson & Butch Cassidy
Johnny Rodz defeated Pete Sanchez
Swede Hanson defeated Jose Estrada
Iron Mike Sharpe defeated SD Jones
Pat Patterson defeated Ray Stevens via disqualification
WWF @ Pittsburgh, PA – Civic Arena – April 15, 1983 (18,000; sell out)
Eddie Gilbert pinned Rocky Cole at 5:19
Tony Garea pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna at 8:08
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah & Donna Christianello defeated Kandi Malloy & Penny Mitchell at 12:10
Rocky Johnson defeated WWF IC Champion Don Muraco via disqualification at 13:45
Mr. Fuji defeated Pedro Morales via count-out at 14:05
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Superstar Billy Graham via count-out at 5:25
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund, Jimmy Snuka, & Andre the Giant defeated Big John Studd, Samula (sub. for Sika), & WWF Tag Team Champion Afa in a Best 3 out of 5 falls match, 3-0, at 26:52; fall #1: Studd’s team were disqualified at 15:30; fall #2: Andre pinned Afa at 8:17 with a sit-down splash; fall #3: Snuka pinned Samula at 3:05 with a splash from Andre’s shoulders
WWF @ Boston, MA – Boston Garden – April 16, 1983 (13,233)
Johnny Rodz defeated Charlie Fulton at 10:35
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Jose Estrada at 11:22
Tony Garea & Eddie Gilbert defeated Mr. Fuji & Swede Hanson at 15:35
Chief Jay Strongbow pinned Superstar Billy Graham at 4:14
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Big John Studd at 22:33
Iron Mike Sharpe pinned Jules Strongbow at 11:42
Rocky Johnson defeated WWF IC Champion Don Muraco via count-out at 12:45
Ray Stevens defeated SD Jones at 8:00
Jimmy Snuka & Pedro Morales defeated Samula (sub. for Sika) & WWF Tag Team Champion Afa at 15:35
WWF @ New Haven, CT – Coliseum – April 17, 1983 (matinee)
Eddie Gilbert defeated Charlie Fulton
Swede Hanson defeated Pete Sanchez
Iron Mike Sharpe defeated SD Jones
Mr. Fuji defeated Tony Garea
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Superstar Billy Graham via disqualification
Ray Stevens defeated Chief Jay Strongbow
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco defeated Jules Strongbow
Pedro Morales, Rocky Johnson, & Jimmy Snuka defeated Big John Studd, Samula (sub. for Sika), & WWF Tag Team Champion Afa via disqualification
WWF @ Brooklyn, NY – Our Lady of Guadalupe School – April 17, 1983
SD Jones fought Jose Estrada to a draw
Charlie Fulton defeated Barry Hart
Ray Stevens defeated Jules Strongbow
Big John Studd defeated Chief Jay Strongbow
Pedro Morales defeated WWF IC Champion Don Muraco via count-out
WWF @ Staten Island, NY – Wagner College – April 17, 1983
Eddie Gilbert defeated Johnny Rodz
Iron Mike Sharpe defeated Mac Rivera
Mr. Fuji defeated Pete Sanchez
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Swede Hanson via referee’s decision
Jimmy Snuka defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Afa
Rocky Johnson defeated Samula (sub. for WWF Tag Team Champion Sika)
WWF @ Scranton, PA – CYC – April 18, 1983
Pete Sanchez fought Charlie Fulton to a draw
Tony Garea defeated Swede Hanson
Mr. Fuji defeated Salvatore Bellomo
SD Jones defeated Charlie Fulton (sub. for Ray Stevens)
Big John Studd, Samula (sub. for Sika), & WWF Tag Team Champion Afa defeated Jimmy Snuka, Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow
WWF @ Highland Park, NJ – High School Gym – April 18, 1983
Bob Bradley defeated Israel Matia
Johnny Rodz defeated Barry Hart
Eddie Gilbert defeated Jose Estrada
Iron Mike Sharpe defeated Mac Rivera
Rocky Johnson defeated Superstar Billy Graham via disqualification
Pedro Morales fought WWF IC Champion Don Muraco to a double count-out
WWF @ Allentown, PA – Agricultural Hall – April 19, 1983
Championship Wrestling taping:
All Star Wrestling – 5/21/83: Big John Studd (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Pete Sanchez via submission with the backbreaker at 2:43
4/23/83 – included Iron Mike Sharpe & Capt. Lou Albano as guests of Buddy Rogers’ Corner:
Sgt. Slaughter (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated SD Jones via submission with the Cobra Clutch at 4:06
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Bob Bradley with the Hawaiian Hammer in a non-title match at 2:35
Rocky Johnson pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna at 3:04 with a sunset flip
Swede Hansen pinned Miguel Felicano with a backbreaker at 3:26
Big John Studd (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Barry Hart via submission with the inverted body vice at 2:56
Ivan Koloff (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Charlie Brown via submission with a chickenwing at 1:56
Iron Mike Sharpe (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Tony Colon with a forearm blow at 4:15; during the bout, Sharpe put Colon through a ringside table
Salvatore Bellomo pinned Terry Manton at 3:12 (Manton’s debut)
4/30/83 – included Big John Studd & Freddie Blassie as guests of Buddy Rogers’ Corner:
SD Jones pinned Charlie Fulton with a sunset flip at 3:14
Sgt. Slaughter (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Bob Bradley via submission with the Cobra Clutch at 3:42
Tony Garea defeated Israel Matea via submission with the abdominal stretch at 3:44
Ray Stevens (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Tony Colon with an atomic drop at 3:21
WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Jack Carson & Miguel Felicano at 2:29 in a non-title match when Afa pinned Feliciano with the Samoan Drop
Jimmy Snuka pinned Johnny Rodz with the top rope splash at 4:19
Ivan Koloff (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Barry Hart with the kneedrop off the top at 2:46; after the bout, Vince McMahon announced WWF IC Champion Don Muraco would face SD Jones the following week
Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated Mac Rivera & Jose Estrada at 3:00 when Jules pinned Rivera following a double team chop; after the bout, McMahon announced Estrada & Johnny Rodz would face Eddie Gilbert & Tony Garea the following week
5/7/83 – included Jimmy Snuka as a guest of Buddy Rogers’ Corner:
Tony Garea & Eddie Gilbert defeated Jose Estrada & Johnny Rodz at 3:35 when Gilbert pinned Estrada with a sunset flip
Big John Studd (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Charlie Brown via submission with the inverted body vice at 1:59
Sgt. Slaughter (w/ Sgt. Slaughter) defeated Tony Colon via submission with the Cobra Clutch at 4:04
Mr. Fuji pinned Jack Carson at 3:14 with a twisting senton
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned SD Jones at 4:48 in a non-title match with a piledriver; after the bout, Muraco continued to assault Jones until Rocky Johnson made the save
Rocky Johnson pinned Terry Manton with a dropkick at 1:57
Iron Mike Sharpe (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Barry Hart with a forearm blow at 2:17; after the bout, Sharpe continued to attack his opponent
Salvatore Bellomo pinned Frank Williams with a butterfly suplex at 3:21; during the bout, Vince McMahon announced Sgt. Slaughter would face Jules Strongbow the following week
Dark match after the taping: Rocky Johnson vs. WWF IC Champion Don Muraco
WWF @ Hamburg, PA – Fieldhouse – April 20, 1983
All Star Wrestling taping:
4/23/83 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Pat Patterson; featured Eddie Gilbert & Tony Garea as guests of Buddy Rogers’ Corner:
Ivan Koloff (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned SD Jones at 6:34 with a kneedrop off the top to the back
Rocky Johnson pinned Mac Rivera at 4:16 with a sunset flip out of the corner
Sgt. Slaughter (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Barry Hart via submission at 4:18 with the Cobra Clutch
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Pete Sanchez at 2:24 with the tombstone
Big John Studd (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Bob Bradley via submission at 2:57 with the backbreaker
Iron Mike Sharpe (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Frank Williams at 3:11 with a forearm blow to the head
Swede Hanson pinned Johnny Rodz at 3:52 with a backbreaker over the knee
4/30/83 – included Big John Studd & Freddie Blassie as guests of Buddy Rogers’ Corner:
Mr. Fuji (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) fought Eddie Gilbert to a double disqualification at 5:56 when both Albano and Tony Garea interfered; early in the bout, Gilbert went backstage and brought back Garea to be in his corner to counteract Albano
Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated Johnny Rodz & Charlie Fulton
Sgt. Slaughter defeated Charlie Brown
Tony Garea defeated Jose Estrada
Iron Mike Sharpe defeated Barry Hart
WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans defeated Pete Sanchez & Frank Williams
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Tony Colon
5/7/83 – included the Don Muraco vs. SD Jones, Rogers’ Corner with Jimmy Snuka and Rocky Johnson vs. Terry Manton match from the 5/7/83 Championship Wrestling:
Jimmy Snuka pinned Charlie Fulton
Salvatore Bellomo defeated an unknown
Ray Stevens (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Jack Carson
Championship Wrestling – 5/21/83: Big John Studd (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Mac Rivera via submission with the inverted body vice at 3:00
Dark match after the taping: WWF World Champion Bob Backlund vs. Afa
WWF @ Rocky Hill, CT – Grasso-Southeastern Technical High School Gym – April 21, 1983
Johnny Rodz defeated Barry Hart
WWF Tag Team Champion Afa defeated Charlie Fulton
Iron Mike Sharpe defeated Pete Sanchez
SD Jones defeated Superstar Billy Graham via disqualification
Jimmy Snuka defeated Samula (sub. for Sika)
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco defeated Chief Jay Strongbow via count-out
WWF @ Melville, NY – Suffolk Developmental Center – April 22, 1983
Johnny Rodz defeated Barry Hart
Samula defeated Pete Sanchez
Iron Mike Sharpe defeated SD Jones
Jules Strongbow defeated Superstar Billy Graham via count-out
Jimmy Snuka defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Afa
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Ray Stevens via disqualification
WWF @ Harrisburg, PA – Zembo Temple Mosque – April 22, 1983
Jose Estrada defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna at 8:57
Mr. Fuji defeated Bob Bradley at 9:33
Mac Rivera defeated Isreal Matia at 9:31
Eddie Gilbert defeated Charlie Fulton at 16:38
Swede Hanson pinned Salvatore Bellomo at 19:10
Big John Studd defeated Tony Garea at 10:32
Rocky Johnson defeated WWF IC Champion Don Muraco via disqualification at 14:30
WWF @ Los Angeles, CA – Sports Arena – April 23, 1983
Black Gordman fought Jerry Monti (sub. for Salvatore Lothario) to a draw
Alexis Smirnoff defeated Steve Pardee
Billy Anderson defeated Paul Orndorff
Iron Mike Sharpe defeated Pat Patterson via disqualification
SD Jones fought Adrian Adonis to a draw
Mil Mascaras defeated Buddy Rose via disqualification
Jimmy Snuka defeated Ray Stevens via count-out
Samula (sub. for Sika) & WWF Tag Team Champion Afa defeated Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Ivan Koloff
WWF @ Landover, MD – Capital Centre – April 23, 1983
WWF Championship Wrestling special aired on the USA Network – 5/11/83 – featured Gorilla Monsoon on commentary:
Eddie Gilbert pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna at 7:20 with a sunset flip over the top rope; after the match, the two continued trading punches for several moments
Charlie Fulton pinned Pete Sanchez at 10:03 after rolling through Sanchez’s crossbody attempt
Swede Hanson pinned Mr. Fuji at 8:24 after avoiding Fuji’s charge into the corner
Rocky Johnson defeated WWF IC Champion Don Muraco via count-out at 11:13 when the champion’s head became caught between the top and middle ropes; Muraco�s face was covered in blood late in the bout following a number of punches and headbutts from Johnson
Johnny Rodz pinned Mac Rivera at 10:54 with a knee drop following a thrust kick to the face
All American Wrestling – 9/18/83: Andre the Giant fought Big John Studd to a double disqualification at 19:27 when Johnny Rodz, Jose Estrada, Bob Bradley, Salvatore Bellomo, Tony Garea, and Mac Rivera entered the ring to stop Andre from choking Studd with his own towel; moments later, Andre scooped up Studd for a bodyslam but Rodz, Estrada, and Rivera pushed Studd on top of Andre; had Andre slammed Studd, he would have won $10,000
Tony Garea pinned Tony Altimore at 12:09 with a twisting crossbody off the middle turnbuckle
Bob Bradley defeated Jose Estrada at 11:13
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Superstar Billy Graham via disqualification at 10:14 when Graham began choking his opponent with his wrist tape
WWF @ San Diego, CA – Sports Arena – April 24, 1983
Black Gordman defeated Billy Anderson
WWF Tag Team Champion Afa defeated Jerry Monti
Alexis Smirnoff defeated Steve Pardee
Pat Patterson fought Adrian Adonis to a double disqualification
Paul Orndorff fought Chief Jay Strongbow to a draw
Jules Strongbow defeated Samula
Jimmy Snuka defeated Iron Mike Sharpe
Mil Mascaras defeated Ray Stevens via disqualification
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Buddy Rose
WWF @ Hazlet, NJ – Raritan High School Gym – April 24, 1983
Mac Rivera defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Pete Sanchez fought Johnny Rodz to a draw
Eddie Gilbert defeated Charlie Fulton
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Swede Hanson via disqualification
Andre the Giant & Rocky Johnson defeated WWF IC Champion Don Muraco & Mr. Fuji
WWF @ New York City, NY – Madison Square Garden – April 25, 1983
Televised via closed circuit – included Gorilla Monsoon & Pat Patterson on commentary:
Salvatore Bellomo pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna at 9:43 with a dropkick and flying bodypress
Prime Time Wrestling – 1/27/86: Mr. Fuji pinned SD Jones at 11:34 with a belly to belly suplex as Jones ran off the ropes
Prime Time Wrestling – 1/27/86: Iron Mike Sharpe pinned Johnny Rodz at 9:31 with a forearm blow to the throat (Sharpe’s MSG debut)
Prime Time Wrestling – 1/20/86: Ray Stevens pinned Tony Garea at 10:17 when the momentum of a crossbody by Garea put Stevens on top; after the bout, Garea cleared Stevens from the ring
Samula (sub. for WWF Tag Team Champion Sika) & WWF Tag Team Champion Afa (w/ Capt. Lou Albano & WWF Tag Team Champion Sika – on crutches) defeated Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1 at 11:55; fall #1: Jay pinned Samula at 4:40 following a double tomahawk chop from the Strongbows; fall #2: Afa pinned Jay at 4:07 with a falling headbutt following a double headbutt from Afa & Samula; fall #3: Afa pinned Jules at 3:08 with the Samoan Drop
Rocky Johnson defeated WWF IC Champion Don Muraco via count-out at 14:20 after Johnson dropkicked Muraco as he was about to jump from the top rope, knocking him out to the floor
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund (w/ Arnold Skaaland) defeated Ivan Koloff via submission at 28:36 with the Crossface Chickenwing
Jimmy Snuka (w/ Buddy Rogers) pinned Superstar Billy Graham (w/ the Grand Wizard) at 3:28 with a flying bodypress off the top (Graham’s last match at MSG for 4 years)
Pedro Morales pinned Swede Hanson at 4:39 with a small package
Eddie Gilbert pinned Jose Estrada at 5:58 after a reversing a sunset flip into a double leg roll up
Andre the Giant defeated Big John Studd via count-out at 8:22 when Studd left ringside after narrowly avoiding a bodyslam from Andre (WWE Hall of Fame 2004)
WWF @ Sayreville, NJ – High School – April 26, 1983
Pete Sanchez defeated Mac Rivera
Johnny Rodz defeated Barry Hart
Eddie Gilbert defeated Charlie Fulton
Iron Mike Sharpe defeated Tony Garea
Rocky Johnson defeated Mr. Fuji
Jimmy Snuka defeated WWF IC Champion Don Muraco via count-out
WWF @ Lawrence, MA – April 26, 1983
Jose Estrada fought Pete Doherty to a draw
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Ivan Koloff defeated SD Jones
Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated Samula (sub. for Sika) & WWF Tag Team Champion Afa via disqualification
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Ray Stevens
WWF @ Hampton, NH – April 27, 1983
Pete Doherty defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Salvatore Bellomo fought Jose Estrada to a draw
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco defeated Jules Strongbow
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Mr. Fuji via disqualification
Samula (sub. for Sika) & WWF Tag Team Champion Afa defeated Rocky Johnson & SD Jones
WWF @ Suffield, CT – High School Gym – April 27, 1983
Swede Hanson defeated Mac Rivera
Johnny Rodz fought Pete Sanchez to a draw
Eddie Gilbert defeated Charlie Fulton
Ivan Koloff defeated Tony Garea
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Ray Stevens
Jimmy Snuka defeated Iron Mike Sharpe via count-out
WWF @ Litchfield, CT – Wamogo High School Gym – April 28, 1983
Jose Estrada defeated Frank Williams
Salvatore Bellomo fought Johnny Rodz to a draw
Swede Hanson defeated Mac Rivera
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Mr. Fuji via count-out
Ray Stevens defeated Jules Strongbow
Rocky Johnson defeated WWF IC Champion Don Muraco via count-out
WWF @ Worcester, MA – Auditorium – April 28, 1983
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Pete Doherty
Eddie Gilbert fought Charlie Fulton to a draw
Iron Mike Sharpe defeated Pete Sanchez
Ivan Koloff defeated SD Jones
Andre the Giant, Jimmy Snuka, & Tony Garea defeated Samula (sub. for Sika), WWF Tag Team Champion Afa, & Big John Studd
WWF @ Groton, CT – Grosso Southeastern Tech High School Gym – April 29, 1983
Pete Sanchez defeated Frank Williams
Jose Estrada defeated Mac Rivera
Iron Mike Sharpe defeated Pete Doherty
Big John Studd defeated Jules Strongbow
Ivan Koloff defeated Chief Jay Strongbow via count-out
Rocky Johnson defeated Ray Stevens via disqualification
WWF @ Queens, NY – Ridgewood Grove Arena – April 29, 1983
Swede Hanson defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Barry Hart
Mr. Fuji defeated SD Jones
Eddie Gilbert defeated Johnny Rodz
Andre the Giant, Jimmy Snuka, & Tony Garea defeated Samula (sub. for Sika), WWF Tag Team Champion Afa, & WWF IC Champion Don Muraco via disqualification
WWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – April 30, 1983
Televised on the PRISM Network – featured Gorilla Monsoon & Dick Graham on commentary; the scheduled match between Salvatore Bellomo & Charlie Fulton did not take place; included Kal Rudman conducting backstage interviews with WWF IC Champion Don Muraco, Andre the Giant & Rocky Johnson, Ivan Koloff, WWF World Champion Bob Backlund, and Iron Mike Sharpe prior to their matches; included a “Spectrum Wrestling” music video:
Eddie Gilbert pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna at 10:03 with a roll up
Ray Stevens pinned Tony Garea at 11:14 after the momentum of a flying bodypress from Garea put Stevens on top for the pin; after the bout, Garea cleared Stevens from the ring; prior to the bout, Buddy Rogers was introduced to the crowd by Gary Michael Cappetta, who also made the announcement that Jimmy Snuka had issued a challenge to face Samoan #1 – Afa on the next Spectrum card on 6/4/83
Andre the Giant & Rocky Johnson defeated WWF IC Champion Don Muraco & Big John Studd at 17:01 when Johnson pinned Muraco after guest referee Swede Hanson bodyslammed Muraco as he ran the ropes from an irish whip by Johnson; after the bout, Muraco attacked Hanson until Andre & Johnson were able to clear their opponents out of the ring (Legends of Wrestling: Andre the Giant and the Iron Sheik)
Ivan Koloff pinned SD Jones at 12:47 with a small package
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund (w/ Arnold Skaaland) pinned Iron Mike Sharpe at 19:14 with a reverse roll up into a bridge after ducking Sharpe’s attempt at hitting Backlund with his loaded forearm
Mr. Fuji pinned Johnny Rodz at 7:46 after raising his knees when Rodz attempted a splash
Samula (sub. for Sika) & WWF Tag Team Champion Afa defeated Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow at 10:19 when Afa pinned Jules with a diving headbutt
WWF @ Poughkeepsie, NY – Mid-Hudson Civic Center – May 1, 1983
Mac Rivera defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Jose Estrada defeated Mac Rivera
Ivan Koloff defeated Frank Williams Andre the Giant & Tony Garea defeated Big John Studd & Mr. Fuji
WWF @ Ogdensburg, NY – Free Academy Gym – May 2, 1983
Johnny Rodz pinned Pete Sanchez with a small package
Chief Jay Strongbow pinned Fred Marzino (sub. for Charlie Fulton)
SD Jones fought the Destroyer to a draw
Salvatore Bellomo pinned Swede Hanson with a reverse roll up
Iron Mike Sharpe pinned Jules Strongbow with a sunset flip
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned WWF IC Champion Don Muraco before the 11-minute mark
WWF @ East Hartford, CT – Penney High School Gym – May 2, 1983
Mac Rivera defeated Frank Williams
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Barry Hart
Jose Estrada defeated Samoan #4 (Tonga Kid)
Samula (sub. for Sika) & WWF Tag Team Champion Afa defeated Tony Garea & Jerry O
Rocky Johnson defeated Mr. Fuji via disqualification
WWF @ Watertown, NY – High School Gym – May 3, 1983
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Fred Marzino
The Destroyer defeated Pete Sanchez
SD Jones defeated Swede Hanson
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco & Johnny Rodz defeated Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Iron Mike Sharpe
WWF @ North Babylon, NY – High School – May 3, 1983
Benefit Card
Jose Estrada defeated Frank Williams
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Jerry O
Mr. Fuji defeated Mac Rivera
Ray Stevens defeated Tony Garea
Jimmy Snuka & Rocky Johnson defeated Samula (sub. for Sika) & WWF Tag Team Champion Afa via disqualification
WWF @ Oneonta, NY – High School – May 4, 1983
Swede Hanson defeated Pete Sanchez
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Johnny Rodz
Iron Mike Sharpe defeated SD Jones
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Fred Marzino
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco defeated Jules Strongbow
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Ivan Koloff
WWF @ Queens, NY – Queens College – May 4, 1983
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Jerry O
Tatsumi Fujinami defeated Jose Estrada
Mr. Fuji defeated Mac Rivera
Tony Garea defeated Samula via disqualification
Rocky Johnson defeated Ray Stevens via disqualification
Jimmy Snuka defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Afa
WWF @ Binghamton, NY – Broome County Arena – May 5, 1983
Johnny Rodz fought Pete Sanchez to a double disqualification
SD Jones defeated Swede Hanson
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Fred Marzino
Iron Mike Sharpe defeated Chief Jay Strongbow
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco defeated Jules Strongbow
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Ivan Koloff
WWF @ Brooklyn, NY – FDR High School – May 5, 1983
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Mac Rivera
Tatsumi Fujinami defeated Jose Estrada
Rocky Johnson defeated Mr. Fuji
Samula (sub. for Sika) & WWF Tag Team Champion Afa defeated Tony Garea & Jerry O
Jimmy Snuka defeated Ray Stevens via count-out
WWF @ Long Island, NY – Nassau Coliseum – May 6, 1983
Jose Estrada defeated Barry Hart at 12:25
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Mac Rivera at 5:05
Mr. Fuji defeated Frank Williams (sub. for Eddie Gilbert) at 8:55
Ivan Koloff defeated Tony Garea at 16:40
Jimmy Snuka defeated Samula at 9:27
Rocky Johnson defeated Ray Stevens via count-out when Stevens left ringside after several fans threw eggs at him
Tatsumi Fujinami defeated Tony Colon at 8:44
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Afa at 16:12
WWF @ Marlborough, MA – High School – May 6, 1983
Pete Sanchez defeated Pete Doherty
SD Jones fought Johnny Rodz to a draw
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco & Iron Mike Sharpe defeated Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Swede Hanson
SD Jones defeated Pete Doherty
WWF @ Warren, RI – High School – May 7, 1983
Johnny Rodz defeated Fred Marzino
Pete Sanchez defeated Pete Doherty
SD Jones defeated Swede Hanson
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Tony Colon
Mr. Fuji defeated Jules Strongbow
Ivan Koloff defeated Pat Patterson via count-out
WWF @ Springfield, MA – Civic Center – May 7, 1983 (2,000)
Tatsumi Fujinami defeated Mac Rivera
Jose Estrada defeated Barry Hart (sub. for Eddie Gilbert)
Baron Mikel Scicluna pinned Frank Williams
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Ray Stevens via count-out
Jimmy Snuka defeated Samula
Iron Mike Sharpe defeated Tony Garea
Rocky Johnson defeated WWF IC Champion Don Muraco via disqualification
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Afa
WWF @ Norwalk, CT – High School Gym – May 8, 1983
Mr. Fuji (sub. for Eddie Gilbert) defeated Johnny Rodz
Iron Mike Sharpe defeated Barry Hart
Mr. Fuji defeated Mac Rivera
Tatsumi Fujinami (sub. for Salvatore Bellomo) defeated Jose Estrada
Ivan Koloff defeated Tony Garea
Rocky Johnson defeated WWF IC Champion Don Muraco via disqualification
WWF @ Gardner, MA – Veterans Skating Rink – May 8, 1983
SD Jones defeated Charlie Fulton
Baron Mikel Scicluna fought Pete Sanchez to a draw
Swede Hanson defeated Pete Doherty
Samula (sub. for Sika) & WWF Tag Team Champion Afa defeated Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow via disqualification
Jimmy Snuka defeated Ray Stevens
WWF @ Newington, CT – High School Gym – May 9, 1983
SD Jones fought Charlie Fulton to a draw
Swede Hanson defeated Fred Marzino
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Jules Strongbow defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Afa via disqualification
Jimmy Snuka defeated Samula (sub. for WWF Tag Team Champion Sika)
WWF @ Scranton, PA – CYC – May 9, 1983
Johnny Rodz defeated Mac Rivera
Iron Mike Sharpe defeated Tony Garea
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Mr. Fuji
Tatsumi Fujinami (sub. for Eddie Gilbert) defeated Jose Estrada
Rocky Johnson defeated Ray Stevens
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund fought WWF IC Champion Don Muraco to a double disqualification
WWF @ Allentown, PA – Agricultural Hall – May 10, 1983
Championship Wrestling taping:
All Star Wrestling – 6/11/83: Ivan Putski pinned Frank Williams at 3:20 with the Polish Hammer
5/14/83 – included Sgt. Slaughter & the Grand Wizard as guests of Buddy Rogers’ Corner in which Slaughter argued that WWF World Champion Bob Backlund did not perform the Harvard Step Test for a full hour; featured the announcement Slaughter would face Tony Garea the following week:
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Eddie Gilbert in a non-title match with the Hawaiian Hammer at 3:34
Ivan Putski pinned Charlie Fulton with the Polish Hammer a 2:10 (Putski’s surprise return after a 4-month absence)
George Steele (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Barry Hart via submission with the flying hammerlock at 1:20 (Steele’s return after an 18-month absence)
Tatsumi Fujinami pinned Mac Rivera with a rolling reverse cradle at 3:33
Rocky Johnson pinned Pete Doherty with two dropkicks at 3:50
Sgt. Slaughter (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Jules Strongbow via KO with the Cobra Clutch at 5:20
Tito Santana defeated Jose Estrada via submission with the figure-four at 3:44 (Santana’s return after a 3-year absence)
Ivan Koloff (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Terry Manton with the kneedrop off the top at 2:40
5/21/83 – featured WWF World Champion Bob Backlund performing the Harvard Step Test at ringside for the duration of the broadcast in response to Sgt. Slaughter’s comments the previous week; included Arnold Skaaland as a guest of Buddy Rogers’ Corner; featured the Big John Studd vs. Mac Rivera match, taped 4/20/83 in Hamburg, PA:
Tito Santana defeated Pete Doherty via submission with a bridging toehold at 5:19
WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Eddie Gilbert & Pete Sanchez in a non-title match when Afa pinned Sanchez with a headbutt off the top at 5:06
George Steele (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Charlie Brown via submission with the flying hammerlock at 1:32
Salvatore Bellomo pinned Bob Bradley with a butterfly suplex at 3:33
Ivan Putski pinned Israel Matea with the Polish Hammer at 2:51
Sgt. Slaughter (w/ the Grand Wizard) fought Tony Garea to a no contest when Slaughter went up to WWF World Champion Bob Backlund at ringside, trying to distract him from the Harvard Step Test, and then attacked Arnold Skaaland; Backlund then stopped doing the test and went for Slaughter in the ring but Slaughter whipped him with his riding crop until Tony Garea came back out and Slaughter left ringside; in the New York market, Vince McMahon then interviewed Backlund in the arena, who had marks over his body and was bleeding on his back, to build Backlund’s match with Slaughter in Madison Square Garden two days later
Jimmy Snuka pinned Jose Estrada with the splash off the top at 4:12
5/28/83 – included Tito Santana as a guest of Buddy Rogers’ Corner:
Ivan Koloff (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned SD Jones with the kneedrop off the top at 4:05
Tito Santana pinned Mac Rivera with a toehold into a bridge at 4:15
George Steele (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Pete Sanchez via submission with the flying hammerlock at 2:27; after the bout, Steele attacked Sanchez and rubbed the turnbuckle stuffing into his face
Swede Hanson pinned Bob Bradley with a backdrop and kneedrop to the back of the head at 3:25
Rocky Johnson defeated Israel Matea via submission with a Boston Crab at 3:57
Iron Mike Sharpe (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Charlie Brown with a forearm blow at 3:22
Eddie Gilbert pinned Jose Estrada with a small package; the finish took place during the commercial break, which began at the 5:25 mark, and was mentioned by Vince McMahon at the beginning of the final match
WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Frank Williams & Barry Hart in a non-title match at 2:27 when Afa pinned Hart with the Samoan Drop; after the bout, McMahon announced Ivan Koloff would face Eddie Gilbert the following week
Dark match after the taping: WWF World Champion Bob Backlund vs. Ray Stevens
– 5/10/83: Eddie Gilbert sustained a serious neck injury following a car wreck after the television taping.
– 5/11/83: Nancy Argentino, Jimmy Snuka’s girlfriend of nearly a year, passed away from undetermined craniocerebral injuries in Snuka’s hotel room. The death was ruled an accident.
WWF @ Hamburg, PA – Fieldhouse – May 11, 1983
All Star Wrestling taping:
Championship Wrestling – 6/11/83: Ivan Putski pinned Tony Colon with the Polish Hammer at 3:52
5/14/83 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Pat Patterson; included the Buddy Rogers’ Corner segment with Sgt. Slaughter from the 5/14/83 Championship Wrestling:
Ivan Putski pinned Pete Doherty at 3:37 with the Polish Hammer
George Steele (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Frank Williams via submission with the flying hammerlock at 2:23
Tony Garea pinned Jose Estrada at 5:48 with a crossbody
Tatsumi Fujinami defeated Israel Matia
Tito Santana pinned Bob Bradley at 4:25 with a toehold into a bridge
Ivan Koloff (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Pete Sanchez at 3:53 with a kneedrop off the top to the back
WWF Tag Team Campions the Wild Samoans (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow at 5:13 when Afa pinned Jules with a headbutt
Iron Mike Sharpe (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Terry Manton at 3:14 after hitting him with his loaded forearm support
5/21/83 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Pat Patterson; included the Ivan Putski vs. Israel Matia and Sgt. Slaughter vs. Tony Garea matches from the 5/21/83 Championship Wrestling; included the Big John Studd / Pete Sanchez match taped 4/19/83 in Allentown, PA:
Salvatore Bellomo pinned Pete Doherty at 7:37 with a reverse crossbody from the middle turnbuckle
Swede Hanson pinned Charlie Fulton at 4:34 with a modified roll up
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Barry Hart at 3:55 with the tombstone
SD Jones defeated Bob Bradley
5/28/83 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Pat Patterson:
Mr. Fuji (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Pete Sanchez at 6:37 with a Bomb from the middle turnbuckle
Rocky Johnson pinned Jose Estrada at 6:13 with a sunset flip
George Steele (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Terry Manton at 2:51
Mac Rivera defeated Bob Bradley
Tito Santana pinned Tony Colon at 5:32 with a toehold into a bridge
Sgt Slaughter (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated SD Jones via submission with the Cobra Clutch at 2:07
Salvatore Bellomo pinned Frank Williams at 2:39 with a flying bodypress
Ivan Koloff (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Jack Carson at 3:35 with a kneedrop off the top to the back
Dark Match after the taping: Tony Garea & Rocky Johnson (sub. for Eddie Gilbert) defeated Mr. Fuji & Capt. Lou Albano; Swede Hanson was the guest referee for the bout
WWF @ Manchester, NH – JFK Coliseum – May 12, 1983
Johnny Rodz defeated Frank Williams at 13:29
Jose Estrada defeated Pete Sanchez at 12:07
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Pete Doherty at 18:03
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Mac Rivera at 10:21
Iron Mike Sharpe defeated SD Jones at 11:43
Jules Strongbow defeated Samula via disqualification at 8:27
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Afa via disqualification at 17:17
WWF @ Lindenhurst, NY – May 12, 1983
Tatsumi Fujinami defeated Tony Colon
Ivan Koloff defeated Barry Hart
Rocky Johnson defeated WWF IC Champion Don Muraco via count-out
Ray Stevens defeated Tony Garea
Pat Patterson defeated Mr. Fuji
WWF @ Portland, ME – Civic Center – May 13, 1983 (1,439)
Pete Sanchez defeated Pete Doherty at 13:51
SD Jones defeated Mac Rivera at 19:59
Johnny Rodz defeated Frank Williams at 9:02
Jose Estrada defeated Fred Marzino at 9:44
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Iron Mike Sharpe via disqualification
Pat Patterson, Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated Capt. Lou Albano, Samula (sub. for Sika), & WWF Tag Team Champion Afa in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; the final fall was won via count-out
WWF @ Pittsburgh, PA – Civic Arena – May 13, 1983 (14,000)
Mike Skully defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna via disqualification at 10:05 after being caught using a foreign object
Ray Stevens fought Tony Garea to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Rocky Johnson defeated WWF IC Champion Don Muraco at 17:30 in a Texas Death Match after Muraco left ringside
Jimmy Snuka pinned Mr. Fuji at 7:30 with the splash off the top
Johnny DeFazio pinned Bill Dixon at 4:55 with a dropkick
Swede Hanson pinned Barry Hart (sub. for Eddie Gilbert) at 6:20
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Ivan Koloff via submission at 27:55 with the Crossface Chickenwing
WWF @ Boston, MA – Boston Garden – May 14, 1983 (10,900)
Mac Rivera defeated Fred Marzino at 11:22
Pete Sanchez defeated Pete Doherty at 9:35
SD Jones defeated Jose Estrada at 8:15
Tony Garea defeated Ray Stevens via disqualification at 7:25
Mr. Fuji defeated Swede Hanson at 5:20
Jimmy Snuka defeated Samula at 6:20
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Iron Mike Sharpe via disqualification at 6:50
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Ivan Koloff at 41:30
WWF Tag Team Champion Afa defeated Jules Strongbow at 7:35
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Johnny Rodz at 5:35
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco defeated Rocky Johnson in an Hawaiian Death Match at 14:56
WWF @ Trumbull, CT – High School – May 15, 1983 (matinee)
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Barry Hart
Johnny Rodz fought Pete Sanchez to a draw
SD Jones defeated Pete Doherty via disqualification
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Pete Doherty
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Mr. Fuji; Swede Hanson was the guest referee for the bout
WWF @ Torrington, CT – High School Gym – May 15, 1983
Johnny Rodz defeated Barry Hart
SD Jones defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Johnny Rodz defeated Pete Sanchez
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Mr. Fuji via count-out
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Pete Doherty
Toronto, Ontario – Maple Leaf Gardens – May 15, 1983
Bob Marcus pinned Ricky Harris at 9:21
Iron Mike Sharpe pinned Joe Marcus at 8:09
Gene Kiniski & the Executioner defeated Salvatore Bellomo & Nick DeCarlo at 15:04
Canadian TV Champion Pvt. Nelson pinned Keith Larson at 14:06
North American Champion Johnny Weaver defeated Leo Burke at 18:52
Rocky Johnson defeated WWF IC Champion Don Muraco via count-out at 11:21
Roddy Piper defeated Terry Funk via count-out at 11:14
Canadian Champion Angelo Mosca defeated Bob Orton Jr. at 10:12
WWF @ Glens Falls, NY – Civic Center – May 15, 1983 (4,500)
Susan Starr & Princess Victoria defeated Leilani Kai & Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah
Tatsumi Fujinami defeated Jose Estrada
Ray Stevens defeated Tony Garea
Ivan Koloff defeated Jules Strongbow
Jimmy Snuka defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Afa
WWF @ Pittsfield, MA – Boy’s Club – May 16, 1983 (2,200)
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Samula
Swede Hanson defeated Mac Rivera
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Pete Doherty
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Afa
WWF @ Rochester, NY – War Memorial – May 16, 1983
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Fred Marzino
Susan Starr & Princess Victoria defeated Leilani Kai & Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah
WWF Tag Team Champion Afa defeated Chico Rodriguez
Ivan Koloff defeated Jules Strongbow
Tatsumi Fujinami defeated Ray Stevens via disqualification
Jimmy Snuka defeated Iron Mike Sharpe
Rocky Johnson defeated WWF IC Champion Don Muraco via disqualification
WWF @ Syracuse, NY – War Memorial – May 17, 1983
Susan Starr & Princess Victoria defeated Leilani Kai & Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah
Nick DeCarlo defeated Fred Marzino
Iron Mike Sharpe defeated Jules Strongbow
Tatsumi Fujinami defeated the Destroyer
Ivan Koloff defeated Salvatore Bellomo
Rocky Johnson defeated Ray Stevens via disqualification
Jimmy Snuka defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Afa
WWF @ Waterbury, CT – Kennedy High School Gym – May 17, 1983
Mac Rivera defeated Samoan #4 (Tonga Kid)
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Jack Savage
SD Jones defeated Pete Doherty
Bob Bradley fought Barry Hart to a draw
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Sika via disqualification
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Samula
WWF @ Buffalo, NY – Memorial Auditorium – May 18, 1983
Susan Starr & Princess Victoria defeated Leilani Kai & Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah
Tim Gerrard defeated Fred Marzino at 11:14
John Bonello defeated Rocky Cole at 11:28
Tatsumi Fujinami defeated the Executioner at 7:09
Ray Stevens defeated Salvatore Bellomo via count-out at 11:14
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco defeated Jules Strongbow at 12:31
Rocky Johnson defeated Ivan Koloff via disqualification at 12:27 in a Russian Chain Match
Iron Mike Sharpe defeated Nick DeCarlo at 9:07
Jimmy Snuka defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Afa at 3:52
WWF @ Ludlow, MA – High School Gym – May 18, 1983
Barry Hart fought Samoan #4 (Tonga Kid) to a draw
Mac Rivera pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna
Pete Doherty pinned Barry Hart (sub. for Eddie Gilbert vs. Charlie Fulton)
Swede Hanson pinned Bob Bradley
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Sika via disqualification
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Samula (sub. for WWF Tag Team Champion Afa) at 19:13
WWF @ Worcester, MA – Auditorium – May 19, 1983
Barry Hart fought Samoan #4 (Tonga Kid) to a draw
Frank Williams defeated Pete Mitchell
Mac Rivera defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Sika via disqualification
Pete Doherty defeated Bob Bradley
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Samula
WWF @ Erie, PA – May 19, 1983
Susan Starr & Princess Victoria defeated Leilani Kai & Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Fred Marzino
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco defeated Jules Strongbow
Ivan Koloff defeated Nick DeCarlo
Tatsumi Fujinami defeated Iron Mike Sharpe via disqualification
Rocky Johnson defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Afa
Jimmy Snuka defeated Ray Stevens
Houston, TX – May 20, 1983
Mr. Wrestling II & the Junkyard Dog defeated Mr. Olympia & King Kong Brody via disqualification
Super Destroyer & the Masked Superstar defeated Tito Santana & Mil Mascaras
Butch Reed defeated Rip Rogers
Gran Markus defeated Johnny Rich
Nick Bockwinkel defeated Dusty Rhodes
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Afa
WWF @ Struthers, OH – Fieldhouse – May 20, 1983 (3,800; sell out)
Nick DeCarlo pinned Rocky Cole at 6:44 Salavatore Bellomo pinned Fred Marzino at 13:01
Susan Starr & Princess Victoria defeated Leilani Kai & Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah at 11:28 when Starr pinned Kai
Rocky Johnson defeated WWF IC Champion Don Muraco via disqualification at 16:47 when Muraco hit the referee as Johnson had the abdominal stretch applied
Ivan Koloff pinned Jules Strongbow at 12:12 with a kneedrop
Iron Mike Sharpe pinned Bill Dixon at 10:03 with a forearm blow to the head
Jimmy Snuka pinned Ray Stevens at 9:57
WWF @ Somerville, NJ – High School Gym – May 20, 1983
WWF @ Baltimore, MD – Civic Center – May 21, 1983 (8,000)
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Bob Bradley at 9:32
Susan Starr & Princess Victoria defeated Leilani Kai & Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah at 12:13
Mac Rivera defeated Frank Williams at 8:05
Swede Hanson defeated Fred Marzino at 7:14
Samula defeated Tony Colon at 6:02
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Rocky Cole at 3:15
WWF Tag Team Champion Afa defeated Jules Strongbow at 5:10
WWF Tag Team Champion Sika defeated Israel Matia at 4:20
Salvatore Bellomo won an 18-man $10,000 battle royal at 18:00
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Ivan Koloff via submission with the Crossface Chickenwing at 38:05
WWF @ Los Angeles, CA – Sports Arena – May 21, 1983
Tatsumi Fujinami defeated Tony Rocco
Jerry Monti fought the Mighty Zulu to a draw
The Great Goliath defeated Billy Anderson
Alexis Smirnoff defeated Guy Lambert
Steve Pardee defeated Black Gordman via disqualification
Pat Patterson defeated Iron Mike Sharpe
Jimmy Snuka defeated Buddy Rose
Mil Mascaras defeated Ray Stevens
Rocky Johnson fought WWF IC Champion Don Muraco to a double count-out
WWF @ San Diego, CA – Sports Arena – May 22, 1983
Tatsumi Fujinami defeated Tony Rocco
The Great Goliath defeated Steve Pardee
Alexis Smirnoff defeated Guy Lambert
Billy Anderson defeated the Mighty Zulu
Iron Mike Sharpe defeated Jerry Monti
Pat Patterson defeated Black Gordman
Rocky Johnson defeated Ray Stevens
Mil Mascaras fought Buddy Rose to a double disqualification
Jimmy Snuka defeated WWF IC Champion Don Muraco via count-out
WWF @ New Haven, CT – Coliseum – May 22, 1983
WWF Tag Team Champion Afa won a $10,000 18-man battle royal; other participants included Swede Hanson, Salvatore Bellomo, WWF Tag Team Champion Sika, Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow, and Ivan Koloff; due to prematch stipulations, Afa earner a shot at WWF World Champion Bob Backlund later in the card
Mac Rivera defeated Bob Bradley
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Fred Marzino
WWF Tag Team Champion Sika defeated Barry Hart
Susan Starr & Princess Victoria defeated Leilani Kai & Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah
Ivan Koloff defeated Jules Strongbow
Swede Hanson defeated Pete Doherty
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Rocky Cole
Samula defeated Frank Williams
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Afa
WWF @ New York City, NY – Madison Square Garden – May 23, 1983
Televised on the MSG Network and USA Network – included Gorilla Monsoon on commentary; the scheduled contest between Ray Stevens and Eddie Gilbert was cancelled:
Don Kernodle pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna with a sunset flip at 10:57
Mac Rivera defeated Pete Doherty at 10:39
Ivan Koloff (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Jules Strongbow at 11:23 with a knee off the top to the back
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Swede Hanson at 10:28
Chief Jay Strongbow fought Iron Mike Sharpe to a double disqualification at 6:48
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund (w/ Arnold Skaaland) defeated Sgt. Slaughter (w/ the Grand Wizard) via disqualification at 16:53 when Slaughter hit the champion with his riding crop, handed to him by the Grand Wizard, as he was caught in the Crossface Chicken Wing; after the bout, Slaughter shoved referee Dick Kroll to the floor before Backlund sent Slaughter to the floor after a backdrop (The History of the WWE Heavyweight Championship)
Dusty Rhodes pinned Samula (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) with a crossbody at 9:10; after the bout, Gorilla Monsoon conducted an interview with Rhodes on the ring apron
Susan Starr defeated Leilani Kai at 6:04
Jimmy Snuka (w/ Buddy Rogers) pinned Samoan #1 (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) at 3:02 with the splash off the top; after the bout, Samoan #1 was taken backstage on a stretcher
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah defeated Princess Victoria at 5:27
Prime Time Wrestling – 1/20/86: Rocky Johnson fought WWF IC Champion Don Muraco to curfew draw as Muraco was trapped in a sleeper; the crowd believed Johnson had won the title due to the nature of the finish; the USA Network broadcast ended with the champion in the sleeper and the bell ringing
WWF @ Middletown, NY – High School – May 24, 1983
Susan Starr & Princess Victoria defeated Leilani Kai & Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah
Mac Rivera defeated Rocky Cole
WWF Tag Team Champion Sika defeated Swede Hanson
Ivan Koloff fought Salvatore Bellomo to a draw
Rocky Johnson defeated Samula
WWF @ Plymouth Meeting, PA – Whitemarsh Jr. High School – May 25, 1983
The scheduled Eddie Gilbert vs. Johnny Rodz match was cancelled
Pete Doherty (sub. for Charlie Fulton) fought Barry Hart to a draw
Don Kernodle defeated Bob Bradley (sub. for Miguel Feliciano)
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated WWF IC Champion Don Muraco via count-out
Sgt. Slaughter defeated Salvatore Bellomo
Iron Mike Sharpe & Pete Doherty defeated Don Kernodle & Barry Hart
WWF @ Linden, NJ – High School – May 25, 1983
Leilani Kai & Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah defeated Susan Starr & Princess Victoria
Pat Patterson defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Mac Rivera defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Sika via disqualification
Ivan Koloff defeated Swede Hanson
Rocky Johnson defeated Samula
WWF @ Bronx, NY – Leeman High School – May 26, 1983
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah defeated Susan Starr
Princess Victoria defeated Leilani Kai
Mac Rivera defeated Rocky Cole
Rocky Johnson defeated Samula
Sika defeated Swede Hanson
Pat Patterson defeated Ivan Koloff
WWF @ Williamsport, PA – High School – May 26, 1983
Included Don Muraco, Salvatore Bellomo, and Iron Mike Sharpe
WWF @ Harrisburg, PA – Zembo Temple Mosque – May 27, 1983
Don Kernodle defeated Israel Matia
Ivan Koloff defeated Mac Rivera
Susan Starr & Princess Victoria defeated Leilani Kai & Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah
Pat Patterson (sub. for Chief Jay Strongbow) defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Sika via disqualification
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Afa
Sgt. Slaughter defeated Swede Hanson
WWF @ White Plains, NY – Westchester County Civic Center – May 27, 1983
Frank Williams defeated Tony Colon
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Barry Hart
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Pete Doherty
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Bob Bradley
Rocky Johnson defeated Iron Mike Sharpe
Jimmy Snuka defeated WWF IC Champion Don Muraco via count-out when Muraco walked out of the match
WWF @ Kuwait City, Kuwait – May 1983
Tony Altimore was the referee for every match on the show
Mr. Fuji pinned Pete Sanchez at 7:33 with a Bomb from the middle turnbuckle
The Haiti Kid pinned Little Beaver at 7:22 after Beaver missed a running charge and went head first into the turnbuckle
Ivan Putski pinned Moondog Rex (w/ Moondog Spot) at 8:47 with the Polish Hammer
SD Jones pinned Moondog Spot (w/ Moondog Rex) at 7:56 with a clothesline from the middle turnbuckle; prior to the bout, referee Tony Altimore ordered Rex away from ringside; after the bout, Pedro Morales made the save for Jones when Spot continued to attack
Tiger Jackson pinned Pancho Boy at the 11-minute mark with a sunset flip from the middle turnbuckle
Pedro Morales pinned Johnny Rodz at 9:06 with a sunset flip out of the corner; after the bout, Morales cleared Morales from the ring
Tony Garea pinned Jose Estrada at 14:18 with a flying bodypress from the middle turnbuckle
WWF @ Kuwait City, Kuwait – May 1983
Jose Estrada pinned Pete Sanchez with a flying back elbow
Ivan Putski & Tony Garea defeated the Moondogs when Garea pinned Rex
SD Jones pinned Johnny Rodz with a headbutt
Pedro Morales pinned Mr. Fuji in a lumberjack match; lumberjacks included: Johnny Rodz, Jose Estrada, the Moondogs, SD Jones, Ivan Putski, Tony Garea, & Pete Sanchez
WWF @ Kuwait City, Kuwait – May 1983
Tony Garea vs. Moondog Rex
Pedro Morales vs. Moondog Spot
Pete Sanchez vs. Johnny Rodz
Mr. Fuji pinned SD Jones at 13:10 with a Bomb from the middle turnbuckle
Ivan Putski vs. Jose Estrada
WWF @ Kuwait City, Kuwait – May 1983
Jose Estrada vs. Pete Sanchez
SD Jones vs. Johnny Rodz
Pedro Morales & Tony Garea vs. the Moondogs
Ivan Putski fought Mr. Fuji to a double count-out at 14:53 when both men were brawling outside the ring
WWF @ Kuwait City, Kuwait – May 1983
Ivan Putski pinned Moondog Spot (w/ Moondog Rex) at around the 8-minute mark with a forward roll; after the bout, both Moondogs attacked guest referee SD Jones until Putski and Tony Garea made the save
WWF @ Kuwait City, Kuwait – May 1983
SD Jones vs. Jose Estrada
Johnny Rodz vs. Pete Sanchez
Pedro Morales, Tony Garea, & Ivan Putski defeated the Moondogs & Mr. Fuji in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall #1: Moondog Rex pinned Putski at 12:08 after Spot tripped him from the outside; fall #2: Putski pinned Rex at the 28-second mark with the Polish Hammer; fall #3: Fuji’s team were disqualified at 7:24 when Fuji threw salt in Morales’ eyes
WWF @ Landover, MD – Capital Centre – May 28, 1983
Televised on the USA Network – featured Gorilla Monsoon on commentary
Mac Rivera defeated Barry Hart at 11:13
Princess Victoria & Susan Starr defeated Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah & Leilani Kai at 14:53
Ivan Koloff pinned Salvatore Bellomo with a knee drop off the top to the back at 12:33
Jimmy Snuka pinned WWF Tag Team Champion Sika with a Superfly headbutt at 6:05
Iron Mike Sharpe pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna with a loaded forearm blow to the back of the head at 9:57
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco fought Rocky Johnson to a double disqualification at 17:43 after Muraco pulled guest referee Swede Hanson into a dropkick from the challenger, then knocking Hanson to the floor himself; moments later, Hanson reentered the ring, shoved Johnson out of the way, and attacked Muraco; Hanson then raised Muraco’s hand before then doing the same to Johnson
Samula pinned Bob Bradley with a flying headbutt at 9:18
Sgt. Slaughter pinned Chief Jay Strongbow with a clothesline and elbow drop at 11:45; Slaughter used “Halls of Montazuma” as his entrance music for the bout
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Afa via submission with the Crossface Chicken Wing at 14:53
WWF @ Salisbury, MD – Wicomico Youth & Civic Center – May 29, 1983
Eddie Gilbert vs. Charlie Fulton did not take place as advertised
Samula defeated Pete Doherty (sub. for Bob Bradley)
Iron Mike Sharpe defeated Pete Doherty (sub. for Johnny Rodz)
Sgt. Slaughter defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Jimmy Snuka defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Sika
Ivan Koloff defeated Chief Jay Strongbow
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Afa
Toronto, Ontario – Maple Leaf Gardens – May 29, 1983
Bob Marcus defeated Alec Gerard at 14:26
Billy Red Lyons defeated Tim Gerard at 15:38
The Executioner defeated Joe Marcus at 14:56
Kelly Kiniski defeated Nick DeCarlo at 11:12
Mike Rotundo defeated Dory Funk Jr. at 13:48 in a $100,000 challenge match
Leo Burke defeated North American Champion Johnny Weaver to win the title at 14:40
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco defeated Rocky Johnson at 15:18
NWA World Champion Ric Flair pinned NWA US Champion Greg Valentine at 19:31
WWF @ Scranton, PA – CYC – May 30, 1983
Pete Sanchez defeated Pete Doherty
Don Kernodle defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Princess Victoria & Susan Starr defeated Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah & Leilani Kai
Sgt. Slaughter defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Ivan Koloff defeated Salvatore Bellomo via count-out
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated WWF IC Champion Don Muraco in a Texas Death Match; Swede Hanson was the guest referee for the bout
WWF @ Howell, NJ – High School – May 30, 1983
Barry Hart fought Tony Colon to a draw
Samula defeated Bob Bradley
Mac Rivera defeated Israel Matia
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Sika via disqualification
Jimmy Snuka defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Afa
WWF @ Allentown, PA – Agricultural Hall – May 31, 1983
Championship Wrestling taping:
6/4/83 – included Capt. Lou Albano & WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans as guests of Buddy Rogers’ Corner, where the Samoans appeared with a python around their neck:
Rocky Johnson pinned Mac Rivera at 5:25 following two dropkicks
Sgt. Slaughter (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Paul Fisher via submission with the Cobra Clutch at 2:30
The Invaders defeated Terry Manton & Tony Colon at 4:52 when Colon was pinned after one Invader hiptossed his partner on top of him (Invaders’ debut)
Swede Hanson pinned Jeff Craney with a backbreaker over the knee at 3:23
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Marshall Bovee with a splash off the top at the 59-second mark
Tito Santana pinned Ken Jugan with a toehold into a bridge at 4:19
George Steele (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Bill Berger via submission with the flying hammerlock at 1:31
Ivan Koloff (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned John Callahan with a kneedrop at 2:13
6/11/83 – included Tito Santana as a guest of Buddy Rogers’ Corner, where he said he was back in the WWF looking for a championship, particularly Don Muraco’s IC Title; featured a rerun of the Andre the Giant / Big John Studd Bodyslam Challenge from the 2/26/83 Championship Wrestling; included the Ivan Putski vs. Tony Colon match taped 5/11/83 in Hamburg, PA:
Jimmy Snuka pinned Israel Matea with a diving headbutt off the top at 2:40
The Invaders defeated John Callahan & Mac Rivera at 2:26 when Callahan was pinned after one Invader hiptossed his partner on top of him
Don Kernodle pinned Marshall Bovee with a running powerslam at 3:19
WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans & Samula (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Charlie Brown, Steve Thunder, & Steve King at 5:39 when Samula pinned Thunder with a diving headbutt
Salvatore Bellomo pinned Ken Jugan at 3:39 with a powerslam and a kneedrop
Iron Mike Sharpe (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Jack Carson with a forearm blow at 2:02
6/18/83 – included WWF IC Champion Don Muraco as a guest of Buddy Rogers’ Corner, where Muraco was upset about no one ever talking about his accomplishments; while Muraco was still talking, Jimmy Snuka came out for his scheduled match with Don Kernodle, which Muraco was irate about, and so he went to ringside, yelled at Snuka, and then stood on the apron and spat on him; Snuka dove over the top rope onto Muraco and the two brawled at ringside with Snuka tearing Muraco’s clothes off before Muraco grabbed the microphone hanging above the ring and hit Snuka in the head with it, busting him open; several wrestlers eventually were able keep the two apart, with both taken down separate entrances backstage:
George Steele (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Steve King via submission with the flying hammerlock at 1:56
WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans & Samula (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Frank Williams, Jeff Craney, & Tony Colon at 5:06 when Samula pinned Craney with a DDT and diving headbutt
Tito Santana defeated an unknown
Iron Mike Sharpe (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Steve Thunder at 1:59 with a forearm blow to the head
Dark match after the taping: WWF IC Champion Don Muraco vs. Rocky Johnson
WWF @ Hamburg, PA – Fieldhouse – June 1, 1983
All Star Wrestling taping:
6/4/83 – included Iron Mike Sharpe & Capt. Lou Albano as guests of Buddy Rogers’ Corner, with Sharpe getting upset when Rogers asked what he though of the fans calling him a wimp:
Tito Santana defeated Charlie Fulton
Sgt. Slaughter (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Steve King via submission with the Cobra Clutch at around the 5-minute mark
The Invaders defeated Jeff Craney & Bill Berger at 4:54 when Craney was pinned after one Invader hiptossed his partner onto Craney
WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans & Samula (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Steve Thunder, Jack Carson, & Marshall Bovee at 3:06 when Samula pinned Thunder with the Samoan Drop
George Steele (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Tony Colon via submission with the flying hammerlock at 2:32
Rocky Johnson defeated an unknown
Ivan Koloff (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Charlie Brown at 3:55 with a kneedrop off the top
6/11/83 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Pat Patterson; included Salvatore Bellomo as a guest of Buddy Rogers’ Corner; included the Ivan Putski vs. Frank Williams match, taped 5/10/83 in Allentown; featured a rerun of the Andre the Giant / Big John Studd Bodyslam Challenge from the 2/26/83 Championship Wrestling:
Iron Mike Sharpe (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Steve King at 4:29 with a forearm blow to the head
The Invaders defeated Ken Jugan & Mac Rivera at 4:33 when was Jugan pinned after one Invader hiptossed his partner onto Jugan
Salvatore Bellomo pinned Terry Manton at 3:42 with a takedown following a mule kick
Don Kernodle pinned Charlie Brown at 4:40 with a running powerslam
Swede Hanson pinned Tony Colon at 3:10 with a kneedrop
Rocky Johnson pinned Bill Berger at 3:48 with a sunset flip
6/18/83 – featured the Wild Samoans 6-man tag team match, and the Buddy Rogers’ Corner segment with WWF IC Champion Don Muraco as a guest and brawl with Jimmy Snuka from the 6/18/83 Championship Wrestling:
Tito Santana defeated Bill Berger
George Steele (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Steve King via submission with the flying hammerlock at 3:12
The Invaders defeated two unknowns
Sgt. Slaughter (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Jack Carson via submission with the Cobra Clutch at 1:35
Salvatore Bellomo defeated an unknown
Dark match after the taping: WWF World Champion Bob Backlund & Swede Hanson vs. WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans
WWF @ Rockville, CT – June 2, 1983
Mac Rivera defeated Tony Colon
The Invaders defeated Swede Hanson & Tony Altimore
Iron Mike Sharpe defeated Pete Doherty
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Sika via disqualification
Rocky Johnson defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Afa via count-out
WWF @ Berwick, PA – High School – June 2, 1983
Israel Matia fought Charlie Fulton to a draw
Don Kernodle defeated Steve King (sub. for Eddie Gilbert)
Sgt. Slaughter defeated Frank Williams
Ivan Koloff defeated Salvatore Bellomo
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated WWF IC Champion Don Muraco
WWF @ Queens, NY – Ridgewood Grove Arena – June 3, 1983
Salvatore Bellomo fought Samula to a draw
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Iron Mike Sharpe via disqualification
The Invaders defeated Butcher Vachon & Swede Hanson
WWF Tag Team Champion Sika defeated Pete Dougherty
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Ivan Koloff
WWF @ Hazlet, NJ – Raritan High School Gym – June 3, 1983
Don Kernodle defeated Steve King
Don Kernodle defeated Tony Altimore
Israel Matia fought Charlie Fulton to a draw
Sgt. Slaughter defeated Frank Williams
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco defeated Rocky Johnson via disqualification
WWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – June 4, 1983 (10,811)
Televised on the PRISM Network – featured Dick Graham & Gorilla Monsoon on commentary:
Butcher Vachon defeated Jeff Craney at 5:38
Samula defeated Don Kernodle at 9:12
Sgt. Slaughter defeated Chief Jay Strongbow at 11:53
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco pinned Swede Hanson at 13:26 by rolling through a bodyslam into the ring from the challenger and using a cradle to get the win
Jimmy Snuka (w/ Buddy Rogers) defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Afa at 3:00 with a crossbody off the top after crawling under the ring and coming out the opposite end; Snuka came into the match with a bruised right eye
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund (w/ Arnold Skaaland) defeated Ivan Koloff via submission with the Crossface Chicken Wing at 16:45 after avoiding a clothesline
Andre the Giant pinned Big John Studd at 17:50 after throwing Studd to the mat after Studd failed to slam Andre; prior to the bout, Studd took the microphone from Gary Michael Cappetta and said the fans had no class for throwing trash at him during his ring entrance; after the contest, the two continued to fight until Andre cleared Studd from the ring
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Iron Mike Sharpe via disqualification at 5:36 after Sharpe pulled referee Dick Woehrle into a dropkick from Bellomo; moments later, as Whorle was still down, Sharpe hit the loaded forearm and made the cover; after the decision was announced, Bellomo chased after ring announcer Gary Michael Cappetta, with Cappetta falling off the apron to the floor; Cappetta was then tended to by officials
Rocky Johnson pinned WWF Tag Team Champion Sika at 3:08 with a sunset flip after Sika lowered his head to avoid a punch; Mel Phillips was the ring announcer for the bout, subbing for Gary Michael Cappetta who was injured after the previous match; during the contest, it was announced WWF World Champion Bob Backlund would face George Steele, Jimmy Snuka would face WWF IC Champion Don Muraco, and Andre the Giant, Chief Jay Strongbow, Rocky Johnson, & Ivan Putski would face Big John Studd, Samula, WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans at the next card on July 16
WWF @ Ashland, PA – North Schuylkill High School Gym – June 5, 1983
Samula fought Samoan #4 (Tonga Kid) to a draw
Tony Garea defeated Iron Mike Sharpe via disqualification
The Invaders defeated Swede Hanson & Butcher Vachon
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Sika via disqualification
Jimmy Snuka defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Afa
WWF @ Westminster, MD – High School Gym – June 5, 1983 (772)
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Steve King (sub. for Ray Stevens)
Little Beaver & Farmer Pete defeated Sonny Boy Hayes & Sky Low Low in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
Don Kernodle defeated Ivan Koloff via disqualification
Sgt. Slaughter defeated Salvatore Bellomo via submission with the Camel Clutch
Rocky Johnson defeated WWF IC Champion Don Muraco via disqualification
WWF @ New Martinsville, WV – June 6, 1983
Salvatore Bellomo pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna
Ken Jugan pinned Joey Abby
Don Kernodle pinned Steve King
Rocky Johnson defeated Sgt. Slaughter via disqualification
WWF @ Forked River, NJ – Lacy High School – June 6, 1983
The Invaders defeated Mac Rivera & Jeff Craney
WWF Tag Team Champion Sika defeated Samona #4 (Tonga Kid) via count-out
Iron Mike Sharpe defeated Pete Doherty
Samula defeated Butcher Vachon
Jimmy Snuka defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Afa
WWF @ Cumberland, MD – June 7, 1983
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Steve King
Little Beaver & Farmer Pete defeated Sonny Boy Hayes & Sky Low Low
Ivan Koloff defeated Don Kernodle
Sgt. Slaughter defeated Salvatore Bellomo
Rocky Johnson defeated WWF IC Champion Don Muraco via disqualification
WWF @ Brooklyn, NY – Our Lady of Grace – June 7, 1983
Swede Hanson defeated Mac Rivera
Iron Mike Sharpe defeated Pete Doherty
The Invaders defeated Samula & Butcher Vachon
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Sika via disqualification
Jimmy Snuka defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Afa
WWF @ West Babylon, NY – High School – June 8, 1983
Tony Colon fought Jeff Craney to a draw
Swede Hanson defeated Mac Rivera
The Invaders defeated Samula & Butcher Vachon
Iron Mike Sharpe defeated Mac Rivera
WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans defeated Chief Jay Strongbow & Pete Doherty
WWF @ York, PA – Central York High School Gym – June 8, 1983
Little Beaver & Farmer Pete defeated Sonny Boy Hayes & Sky Low Low
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Steve King
Ivan Koloff defeated Don Kernodle
Sgt. Slaughter defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Rocky Johnson defeated WWF IC Champion Don Muraco via disqualification
WWF @ Plainville, CT – High School – June 9, 1983
Don Kernodle defeated Fred Marzino
Swede Hanson defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
The Invaders defeated WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans via disqualification
Sgt. Slaughter defeated Chief Jay Strongbow via count-out
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Samula (sub. for Ray Stevens)
WWF @ Worcester, MA – Auditorium – June 9, 1983
Butcher Vachon defeated Steve King (sub. for Eddie Gilbert)
Salvatore Bellomo pinned Pete Mitchell
Iron Mike Sharpe pinned Pete Doherty
Jimmy Snuka pinned Ivan Koloff
Rocky Johnson defeated WWF IC Champion Don Muraco via disqualification
Little Beaver & Farmer Pete defeated Sky Low Low & Sonny Boy Hayes
WWF @ Portland, ME – Civic Center – June 10, 1983 (1,590)
Butcher Vachon pinned Fred Marzino at 10:54
Pete Doherty defeated Samula via count-out at 15:23
Jimmy Snuka & Chief Jay Strongbow defated WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0 at 10:55; fall #1: the Samoans were disqualified at 3:11; fall #2: the Samoans were counted-out at 7:44
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Ivan Koloff at 19:46
Sgt. Slaughter pinned Swede Hanson at 14:23
Iron Mike Sharpe pinned Don Kernolde at 10:23
WWF @ Stamford, CT – High School Gym – June 10, 1983
Little Beaver & Farmer Pete vs. Sky Low Low & Sonny Boy Hayes
Salvatore Bellomo vs. Ray Stevens
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco vs. Ray Stevens
WWF @ Staten Island, NY – Susan Wagner High School – June 11, 1983
Little Beaver & Farmer Pete defeated Sky Low Low & Sonny Boy Hayes
Rocky Johnson defeated Tony Colon
SD Jones fought Pete Sanchez to a draw
Ivan Putski defeated Ivan Koloff via count-out
Tony Garea (sub. for Invader #1) & Ivader #2 defeated Johnny Rodz & Jose Estrada
WWF @ Boston, MA – Boston Garden – June 11, 1983 (13,198)
Salvatore Bellomo fought Samula to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Butcher Vachon defeated Fred Marzino at 7:35
Iron Mike Sharpe defeated Pete Doherty at 12:35
Don Kernodle defeated Mac Rivera at 8:50
Chief Jay Strongbow & Jimmy Snuka defeated WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans via disqualification
Sgt. Slaughter defeated WWF World Champion Bob Backlund via count-out at 22:50
Swede Hanson defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna at 8:15
Andre the Giant defeated Big John Studd in a steel cage match at 10:25
Toronto, Ontario – Maple Leaf Garden – June 12, 1983
Kelly Kiniski & Rene Goulet defeated John Bonello & Don Kolov at 18:22
Bob Marcus defeated Bill White at 9:04
Nick DeCarlo pinned Joe Marcus at 12:36
Dick Slater defeated Joe Leduc at 16:48
Johnny Weaver defeated Leo Burke at 9:42
The Great Kabuki defeated Mike Rotundo at 9:08
Sgt. Slaughter defeated NWA Tag Team Champion Jay Youngblood at 17:01
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco defeated Canadian Champion Angelo Mosca via disqualification at 11:08; only the Canadian title was on the line
WWF @ Manchester, NH – JFK Coliseum – June 12, 1983
Swede Hanson fought Don Kernodle to a draw
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Pete Doherty
Ivan Putski defeated Mr. Fuji
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Ivan Koloff with a backslide after 47 minutes
Mac Rivera & Invader #2 defeated Johnny Rodz & Jose Estrada via disqualification
WWF @ New Haven, CT – Coliseum – June 12, 1983
Little Beaver & Farmer Pete defeated Sky Low Low & Sonny Boy Hayes
Pete Sanchez defeated Tony Colon
SD Jones defeated Butcher Vachon
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Frank Williams
Iron Mike Sharpe defeated Tony Garea
Andre the Giant, Jimmy Snuka, & Rocky Johnson defeated WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans & Big John Studd
WWF @ Poughkeepsie, NY – Mid-Hudson Civic Center – June 13, 1983
Little Beaver & Farmer Pete defeated Sky Low Low & Sonny Boy Hayes
Butcher Vachon defeated Steve King
WWF Tag Team Champion Sika defeated SD Jones
Iron Mike Sharpe defeated Salvatore Bellomo
Big John Studd defeated Tony Garea
Ivan Putski fought WWF Tag Team Champion Afa to a double disqualification
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Ivan Koloff
WWF @ Roselle, NJ – Catholic High School – June 13, 1983
Don Kernodle defeated Jeff Craney
Mr. Fuji defeated Pete Sanchez
Sgt. Slaughter defeated Mac Rivera
The Invaders defeated Johnny Rodz & Jose Estrada
Rocky Johnson defeated WWF IC Champion Don Muraco via disqualification
WWF @ Sayre, PA – High School Gym – June 14, 1983 (2,000)
Little Beaver & Farmer Pete defeated Sky Low Low & Sonny Boy Hayes
SD Jones defeated Jeff Craney
Don Kernodle defeated Steve King
Big John Studd defeated Butcher Vachon
Sgt. Slaughter defeated Swede Hanson
Ivan Putski defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Afa
WWF @ Brentwood, NY – High School – June 14, 1983
Pete Sanchez fought Mac Rivera to a draw
The Invaders defeated Johnny Rodz & Jose Estrada
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Iron Mike Sharpe
Mr. Fuji defeated Salvatore Bellomo
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco defeated Rocky Johnson via count-out
Tony Garea defeated Ivan Koloff via disqualification
WWF @ Mt. Vernon, NY – High School Gym – June 15, 1983
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Mac Rivera
Mr. Fuji defeated Pete Sanchez
The Invaders defeated Johnny Rodz & Jose Estrada
Tony Garea defeated Iron Mike Sharpe via disqualification
Ivan Koloff defeated Chief Jay Strongbow
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco defeated Rocky Johnson via count-out WWF @ Canandaigua, NY – CCFL Gym – June 15, 1983
Sgt. Slaughter defeated Butcher Vachon
Swede Hanson defeated Don Kernodle
Little Beaver & Farmer Pete defeated Sky Low Low & Sonny Boy Hayes in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0
Big John Studd defeated SD Jones
Ivan Putski pinned WWF Tag Team Champion Afa with the Polish Hammer
WWF @ South Yarmouth, MA – Cape Cod Coliseum – June 16, 1983
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Pete Doherty
The Invaders defeated Johnny Rodz & Jose Estrada
Iron Mike Sharpe defeated Pete Sanchez
Mr. Fuji fought Tony Garea to a draw
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco defeated Rocky Johnson via count-out
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Ivan Koloff
WWF @ Auburn, NY – Cayuga College – June 16, 1983 (1,300+)
Little Beaver & Farmer Pete defeated Sky Low Low & Sonny Boy Hayes in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0
Mac Rivera pinned Steve King at 14:11 with an elbow drop
Afa pinned Swede Hanson at 10:22
Don Kernodle defeated Butcher Vachon
Big John Studd defeated SD Jones
Ivan Putski defeated Sgt. Slaughter via disqualification at 19:07
WWF @ New York City, NY – Madison Square Garden – June 17, 1983
This card was not televised
Iron Mike Sharpe pinned SD Jones at 10:39
Swede Hanson defeated Butcher Vachon at 8:33
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Mr. Fuji via disqualification at 11:30
Ivan Koloff (sub. for Iron Mike Sharpe) pinned Tony Garea at 11:41
George Steele defeated Chief Jay Strongbow at 7:13 when the match was stopped due to blood
Ivan Putski, Jimmy Snuka, & Rocky Johnson defeated WWF IC Champion Don Muraco & the Wild Samoans in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
Andre the Giant defeated Big John Studd at 8:21 following a bodyslam
Sgt. Slaughter defeated WWF World Champion Bob Backlund via count-out at 19:46
WWF @ Springfield, MA – Civic Center – June 18, 1983 (3,500)
Don Kernodle fought Pete Sanchez to a draw
Swede Hanson defeated Butcher Vachon
Little Beaver & Farmer Pete defeated Sky Low Low & Sonny Boy Hayes
Sgt. Slaughter defeated Salvatore Bellomo
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Big John Studd via disqualification
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Ivan Koloff at 16:45
Rocky Johnson defeated George Steele via disqualification
Andre the Giant & Jimmy Snuka defeated WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans via disqualification
WWF @ Hull, MA – High School – June 18, 1983
Benefit card for the Hull Boosters Club; the scheduled Eddie Gilbert vs. Charlie Fulton match was cancelled
Pete Doherty defeated Fred Marzino (sub. for Iron Mike Sharpe)
The Invaders defeated Johnny Rodz & Jose Estrada via disqualification
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco defeated Tony Garea
Ivan Putski defeated Iron Mike Sharpe (sub. for Ray Stevens) via count-out
WWF @ Bristol, CT – June 19, 1983
Don Kernodle defeated Mac Rivera
Samula (sub. for Afa) & WWF Tag Team Champion Sika defeated SD Jones & Steve King
Sgt. Slaughter defeated Tony Garea
Invader #2 defeated Don Kernodle via disqualification
Iron Mike Sharpe defeated Pete Sanchez
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated WWF IC Champion Don Muraco
WWF @ Canton, MA – Metropolis Skating Rink – June 19, 1983
Little Beaver & Farmer Pete defeated Sky Low Low & Sonny Boy Hayes
Pete Sanchez defeated Butcher Vachon
George Steele defeated Pete Doherty
Mr. Fuji defeated Salvatore Bellomo via count-out
Ivan Putski defeated Ivan Koloff
WWF @ Scranton, PA – CYC – June 20, 1983
The scheduled Eddie Gilbert vs. Charlie Fulton match was cancelled
Little Beaver & Farmer Pete defeated Sky Low Low & Sonny Boy Hayes
Mr. Fuji fought Tony Garea to a draw
George Steele defeated Salvatore Bellomo
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco defeated Swede Hanson
Ivan Putski defeated Ivan Koloff
WWF @ Woodbridge, NJ – High School Gym – June 20, 1983
SD Jones defeated Jose Estrada
Butcher Vachon defeated Johnny Rodz
The Invaders defeated WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans via disqualification
Sgt. Slaughter defeated SD Jones
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Iron Mike Sharpe
WWF @ Allentown, PA – Agricultural Hall – June 21, 1983
Championship Wrestling taping:
6/25/83 – included Sgt. Slaughter & the Grand Wizard as guests of Buddy Rogers’ Corner; featured Vince McMahon conducting an empty arena interview with Jimmy Snuka in which an irate Snuka began throwing chairs around the arena after McMahon reminded him of WWF IC Champion Don Muraco recently spitting in his face and yelling at him:
The Invaders defeated Bob Bradley & Mac Rivera at 3:30 when Rivera was pinned after one Invader hiptossed his partner on top of him
George Steele (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Tony Colon via submission with the flying hammerlock at 1:13
Tiger Chung Lee (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Steve Gray with a side kick at 1:25 (Lee’s debut)
Salvatore Bellomo pinned Israel Matea following an airplane spin at 2:31
Tito Santana pinned Butcher Vachon with the flying forearm and a splash at 3:48
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Nick DeCarlo with the tombstone at 2:31
WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans & Samula (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated SD Jones, Tony Garea, & Chuck Tanner at 5:35 when Samula pinned Tanner with the Samoan Drop
7/2/83 – included Tiger Chung Lee & Freddie Blassie as guests of Buddy Rogers’ Corner:
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned SD Jones with the tombstone at 3:51
Ivan Putski pinned Alec Gerrard with the Polish Hammer at 2:27
Sgt. Slaughter (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Jack Carson via submission with the Cobra Clutch at 3:27
Iron Mike Sharpe pinned John Callahan with a forearm blow at 2:19
Big John Studd (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Bob Bradley via submission with the backbreaker at 1:53
Rocky Johnson pinned Don Kernodle with a sunset flip at 3:46
WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans & Samula (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Steve King, Pete Sanchez, & Frank Williams at 4:56 when Samula pinned Williams with a diving headbutt
Ivan Koloff (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Chuck Tanner with a kneedrop off the top at 3:02
7/9/83 – included Rocky Johnson and Jimmy Snuka as guests of Buddy Rogers’ Corner:
The Invaders defeated Mac Rivera & Israel Matia at 4:44 when Matia was pinned after one Invader hiptossed his partner on top of him
George Steele (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Nick DeCarlo via submission with the flying hammerlock at 2:56; after the bout, Steele threw some of the turnbuckle stuffing on ring announcer Joe McHugh
Tiger Chung Lee (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Pete Sanchez at 2:02 with a karate thrust to the throat
Salvatore Bellomo pinned Frank Williams with a backslide at 3:13
Jimmy Snuka pinned Alec Gerrard with the splash off the top at the 55-second mark; after the bout, Gerrard was taken out on a stretcher
Ivan Putski pinned Don Kernodle with the Polish Hammer at 3:58
Sgt. Slaughter (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated John Callahan via submission with the Cobra Clutch at 2:35
Tito Santana pinned Bob Bradley with a splash at 3:50
7/23/83: Tiger Chung Lee (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Jeff Craney with a side kick to the face at 3:20
7/30/83: Tiger Chung Lee (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Charlie Brown at 2:21 with a karate chop to the head; after the bout, Brown was taken backstage on a stretcher
Dark match after the taping: George Steele vs. Ivan Putski
WWF @ Hamburg, PA – Fieldhouse – June 22, 1983
All Star Wrestling taping:
6/25/83 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Pat Patterson; featured Big John Studd & Freddie Blassie as guests of Buddy Rogers’ Corner; featured the empty arena interview with Jimmy Snuka from the 6/25/83 Championship Wrestling:
Sgt. Slaughter (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Nick DeCarlo via submission with the Cobra Clutch at 5:12
Iron Mike Sharpe (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Steve Grey at 2:44 with a forearm blow to the head; during the bout, Grey’s wig fell off
Tiger Chung Lee (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Jack Carson at 3:16 with a side kick to the chest
The Invaders defeated Butcher Vachon & Frank Williams at 4:53 when Williams was pinned after one Invader hiptossed his partner onto Williams
George Steele (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated SD Jones via submission with the flying hammerlock at 2:17
WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans & Samula (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Charlie Brown, Steve King, & Mac Rivera at 4:06 when Samula pinned Brown with a diving headbutt
7/2/83 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Pat Patterson; featured the Invaders as guests of Buddy Rogers’ Corner, where they said they would like to face WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans:
Sgt. Slaughter (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Steve Grey via submission with the Cobra Clutch at 3:41
Tito Santana pinned Alec Gerrard at 3:31 with a splash following the flying forearm
Ivan Koloff (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Jeff Craney at 4:01 with a kneedrop off the top
Jimmy Snuka pinned Don Kernodle at 3:05 with a diving headbutt off the top
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Chuck Tanner at 3:54 with the tombstone
Ivan Putski pinned Bob Bradley with the Polish Hammer at 3:39
Salvatore Bellomo pinned Frank Williams at 4:21 with a double underhook suplex
7/9/83 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Pat Patterson; featured WWF IC Champion Don Muraco & Capt. Lou Albano as guests of Buddy Rogers’ Corner:
George Steele (w/ Freddie Blassie) fought Chuck Tanner to a no contest at 1:22 when referee Danny Davis stopped the match when Steele kept throwing the turnbuckle padding in Tanner’s face and ignored his instructions; Steele then threw Tanner out to the floor, rammed him into the guardrail and ringpost and hit him with a wooden chair
Rocky Johnson pinned Israel Matia at 3:41 with a sunset flip
Tiger Chung Lee (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Steve King at 3:50 with a side kick to the face
The Invaders defeated Bob Bradley & Alec Gerrard at 6:30 when Bradley was pinned after one Invader hiptossed his partner on top of him
Ivan Putski pinned Butcher Vachon at 4:11 following multiple forearm blows
WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans & Samula (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Tony Garea, SD Jones, & Nick DeCarlo at 6:19 when Afa pinned DeCarlo with the Samoan Drop; after the bout, Jones & Garea eventually cleared the ring
7/30/83 – featured Vince McMahon interviewing Tiger Chung Lee and Freddie Blassie, where Blassie had Lee demonstrate how he could break wooden blocks with a karate chop, starting with one and the moving up to four, and then demonstrating breaking one with a karate kick; in an untelevised portion of the segment, Lee attempt to also break bricks with karate chops, but they were the wrong type of bricks which had steel in them, and wouldn’t break, with Blassie and McMahon openly cracking up on camera after several failed attempts by Lee; this part of the segment never aired, but the footage was later shown on the WWF’s Bloopers, Bleeps, & Bodyslams Coliseum Video
Dark match after the taping: Rocky Johnson vs. WWF IC Champion Don Muraco
WWF @ Monogahela, PA – Ringgold High School Gym – June 23, 1983 (2,000)
Iron Mike Sharpe pinned Bill Dixon at 5:19 with a forearm blow to the head
Rocky Johnson fought Mr. Fuji to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Ivan Putski defeated WWF IC Champion Don Muraco via disqualification at 13:00 when Muraco hit the referee as Putski had a bearhug applied on him
Big John Studd defeated SD Jones (sub. for Chief Jay Strongbow) via submission at 6:30 with a bearhug
WWF Tag Team Champion Sika defeated Salvatore Bellomo via count-out at 8:40
Jimmy Snuka pinned WWF Tag Team Champion Afa at 7:00 with a flying bodypress
WWF @ Norwich, CT – June 23, 1983
Little Beaver & Farmer Pete defeated Sky Low Low & Sonny Boy Hayes
Swede Hanson defeated Fred Marzino
The Invaders defeated Jeff Craney & Jack Carson
Don Kernodle defeated Butcher Vachon
George Steele defeated Tony Garea
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Ivan Koloff
WWF @ Brooklyn, NY – June 24, 1983
Little Beaver & Farmer Pete defeated Sky Low Low & Sonny Boy Hayes
The Invaders defeated Swede Hanson & Butcher Vachon via disqualification
George Steele defeated Tony Garea
Invader #1 defeated Mac Rivera
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Ivan Koloff
WWF @ Pittsburgh, PA – Civic Arena – June 24, 1983 (18,000; sell out)
Johnny DeFazio pinned the Beast at 5:15
Mr. Fuji fought Chief Jay Strongbow to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Mike Skully defeated Bill Dixon via submission at 4:25 with an abdominal stretch
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco defeated Rocky Johnson at 11:35 in a steel cage match after accidentally dropkicking Muraco so that he fell through the cage door
Andre the Giant defeated Big John Studd via count-out at 7:20
Salvatore Bellomo pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna at 5:45
Iron Mike Sharpe pinned SD Jones at 7:32 with a forearm blow to the head
Jimmy Snuka & Ivan Putski defeated WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0 at 11:45; fall #1: the Samoans were disqualified at 7:20; fall #2: Snuka pinned Afa at 4:25 with the splash off the top; due to the disqualification result in the first fall, the title did not change hands
WWF @ Baltimore, MD – Civic Center – June 25, 1983
Swede Hanson pinned Butcher Vachon at 13:14
Invader #1 pinned Don Kernodle at 16:27
George Steele pinned Mac Rivera at 17:14
Farmer Pete & Little Beaver defeated Sonny Boy Hayes & Sky Low Low in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match at 19:58
Invader #2 defeated Swede Hanson via count-out at 11:10
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund, Andre the Giant, Rocky Johnson, Tony Garea (sub. for Jimmy Snuka), & Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Big John Studd, WWF IC Champion Don Muraco, Ivan Koloff (sub. for Ray Stevens), Mr. Fuji, & Sgt. Slaughter in a Best 3 out of 5 falls match, 3-2 at 38:00; fall #1: Slaughter pinned Strongbow at 3:45; fall #2: Backlund pinned Fuji at 13:17; fall #3: Garea pinned Koloff at 5:03; fall #4: Koloff pinned Garea at 5:22; fall #5: Andre pinned Fuji at 10:33
WWF @ White Oak, PA – Penn State Gym – June 25, 1983 (1,000+)
SD Jones pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna at 15:30
Johnny DeFazio pinned Bill Dixon at 12:23
Mike Skully pinned the Beast at 9:25
Jimmy Snuka pinned WWF Tag Team Champion Afa at 9:45
Iron Mike Sharpe pinned Salvatore Bellomo at 13:45 with a forearm blow to the head
Ivan Putski pinned WWF Tag Team Champion Sika at 12:22 with the Polish Hammer
WWF @ Salisbury, MD – Wicomico Youth & Civic Center – June 26, 1983
Don Kernodle defeated Mac Rivera (sub. for Eddie Gilbert)
Sgt. Slaughter defeated Tony Garea
Rocky Johnson defeated Ivan Koloff via disqualification
George Steele defeated Chief Jay Strongbow
Little Beaver & Farmer Pete defeated Sky Low Low & Sonny Boy Hayes
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated WWF IC Champion Don Muraco
WWF @ Sayreville, NJ – High School – June 26, 1983
Included WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans
WWF @ Bridgeport, CT – High School – June 27, 1983
The Invaders defeated Samula & Mac Rivera
Iron Mike Sharpe defeated Butcher Vachon
SD Jones defeated Mr. Fuji via count-out
Jimmy Snuka defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Afa
George Steele defeated Tony Garea
WWF @ Binghamton, NY – Broome County Arena – June 27, 1983
Farmer Pete & Little Beaver defeated Sonny Boy Hayes & Sky Low Low
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Swede Hanson
Ivan Koloff defeated Don Kernodle
Sgt. Slaughter defeated Salvatore Bellomo
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco defeated Rocky Johnson
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund fought Big John Studd to a double disqualification
WWF @ Rochester, NY – War Memorial – June 28, 1983
Farmer Pete & Little Beaver defeated Sonny Boy Hayes & Sky Low Low
Don Kernodle defeated Nick DeCarlo
Sgt. Slaughter defeated Chief Jay Strongbow
Big John Studd defeated Salvatore Bellomo
Swede Hanson defeated the Destroyer
Rocky Johnson defeated WWF IC Champion Don Muraco via disqualification
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Ivan Koloff
WWF @ Plymouth, MA – June 28, 1983
WWF Tag Team Champion Sika defeated Pete Doherty
Mr. Fuji defeated Mac Rivera
SD Jones defeated Butcher Vachon
The Invaders defeated Iron Mike Sharpe & Samula
George Steele defeated Tony Garea
Jimmy Snuka defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Afa
WWF @ Buffalo, NY – June 29, 1983
Farmer Pete & Little Beaver defeated Sonny Boy Hayes & Sky Low Low
Nick DeCarlo defeated the Executioner
Swede Hanson defeated Tim Gerrard
The Destroyer defeated Don Kernodle
Big John Studd defeated Salvatore Bellomo
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco defeated Chief Jay Strongbow
Rocky Johnson defeated Ivan Koloff in a Russian Chain Match
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Sgt. Slaughter
WWF @ Taunton, MA – Fieldhouse – June 29, 1983
Benefit show
Butcher Vachon pinned Pete Doherty
Samula pinned Bob Bradley
Iron Mike Sharpe pinned Mac Rivera
George Steele pinned Tony Garea
The Invaders defeated WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans via disqualification
Jimmy Snuka defeaed Mr. Fuji via count-out
WWF @ Asbury Park, NJ – Convention Hall – June 30, 1983
The Invaders defeated Samula & Mac Rivera (sub. for Johnny Rodz & Jose Estrada)
Iron Mike Sharpe defeated Pete Sanchez (sub. for Charlie Fulton)
Mr. Fuji defeated SD Jones
Tony Garea defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Afa via disqualification
Ivan Putski defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Sika
Jimmy Snuka defeated George Steele via count-out
WWF @ Syracuse, NY – War Memorial – June 30, 1983
The Destroyer defeated Nick DeCarlo
Swede Hanson defeated Don Kernodle
Big John Studd defeated Chief Jay Strongbow
Sgt. Slaughter defeated Salvatore Bellomo
Farmer Pete & Little Beaver defeated Sonny Boy Hayes & Sky Low Low
Rocky Johnson defeated Ivan Koloff via disqualification
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated WWF IC Champion Don Muraco via count-out
WWF @ Queens, NY – July 1, 1983
Mr. Fuji defeated SD Jones
Iron Mike Sharpe defeated Butcher Vachon
The Invaders defeated Samula & Mac Rivera
George Steele defeated Tony Garea
Jimmy Snuka & Ivan Putski defeated WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans via disqualification
WWF @ Utica, NY – Memorial Auditorium – July 1, 1983
Farmer Pete & Little Beaver defeated Sonny Boy Hayes & Sky Low Low
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Swede Hanson
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco defeated Don Kernodle
Sgt. Slaughter defeated Chief Jay Strongbow
Rocky Johnson defeated Ivan Koloff
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Big John Studd
WWF @ Los Angeles, CA – Sports Arena – July 2, 1983 (9,100)
Alexis Smirnoff defeated Jerry Monti
Black Gordman & Goliath defeated Steve Pardee & Billy Anderson
Mil Mascaras defeated Ivan Koloff via disqualification
Tony Atlas defeated Jack Armstrong
Pat Patterson defeated Buddy Rose
Jimmy Snuka defeated Mr. Fuji
Andre the Giant defeated Big John Studd via count-out in a $10,000 bodyslam match
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund fought Sgt. Slaughter via disqualification
WWF @ Trenton, NJ – July 2, 1983
Don Kernodle fought Samula to a draw
Pete Sanchez defeated Mac Rivera
Ivan Putski defeated WWF IC Champion Don Muraco via disqualification
George Steele defeated Salvatore Bellomo
Iron Mike Sharpe defeated Bob Bradley
The Invaders defeated WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans via disqualification
WWF @ San Diego, CA – Sports Arena – July 3, 1983
Alexis Smirnoff defeated Steve Pardee
Black Gordman defeated Jerry Monti
Billy Anderson defeated Goliath
Tony Atlas defeated Jack Armstrong
Mil Mascaras defeated Buddy Rose in a Texas Death Match
Andre the Giant, Jimmy Snuka, & Pat Patterson defeated Big John Studd, Mr. Fuji, & Sgt. Slaughter
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Ivan Koloff
WWF @ Ocean City, MD – Convention Center – July 3, 1983
Tony Garea defeated Bob Bradley
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Butcher Vachon
Swede Hanson defeated Samula
Chief Jay Strongbow fought Iron Mike Sharpe to a double count-out
Ivan Putski defeated George Steele via count-out
Rocky Johnson defeated WWF IC Champion Don Muraco via disqualification
WWF @ Wildwood, NJ – July 4, 1983
Salvatore Bellomo fought Samula to a draw
Bob Bradley defeated Jeff Craney
Ivan Putski defeated George Steele via count-out
Rocky Johnson defeated WWF IC Champion Don Muraco via disqualification
SD Jones & Pete Sanchez defeated Mac Rivera & Johnny Rodz
Tony Garea defeated Iron Mike Sharpe via count-out
WWF @ Thomaston, ME – Georges Valley High School Gym – July 5, 1983 (825)
Fred Marzino fought Mac Rivera to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Butcher Vachon pinned Pete Doherty at 16:41 when Vachon booted Doherty in the face as Doherty charged at him in the corner
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Big John Studd via disqualification at 16:17 after Studd refused to release a bearhug while on the apron
Jimmy Snuka pinned Mr. Fuji at 14:31 with a flying bodypress
Pat Patterson pinned Frank Williams with a reverse roll up
Tito Santana pinned Bob Bradley at 11:21
WWF @ St. Mary’s, PA – July 5, 1983
SD Jones defeated the Beast
The Invaders defeated Samula & Iron Mike Sharpe
George Steele defeated Tony Garea
Rocky Johnson defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Sika
Ivan Koloff defeated Salvatore Bellomo
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Bill Dixon
Ivan Putski defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Afa
WWF @ Kittanning, PA – July 6, 1983 (1,000)
SD Jones pinned Bill Dixon at 14:00 with a headbutt
Baron Mikel Scicluna pinned Pete Best at 9:00
WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans defeated Tony Garea & Salvatore Bellomo at 24:00 when Afa pinned Bellomo following a double headbutt
Rocky Johnson pinned Iron Mike Sharpe at 13:00 with the sunset flip
Ivan Putski defeated George Steele via disqualification at 8:00; Swede Hanson was the guest referee for the bout
The Invaders defeated Ivan Koloff & Samula at 17:00 when Samula was pinned
WWF @ Bangor, ME – Civic Auditorium – July 6, 1983 (1,600)
Fred Marzino fought Bob Bradley to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Butcher Vachon pinned Pete Doherty at 10:31
Jimmy Snuka defeated WWF IC Champion Don Muraco via count-out at 9:26 when Muraco left ringside after Muraco was heavily bleeding and could barely see; Chief Jay Strongbow was the guest referee for the bout
Pat Patterson defeated Mr. Fuji via disqualification at 16:47 when Fuji threw salt in Patterson’s eyes
Big John Studd defeated Mac Rivera via submission at 4:44 with the backbreaker
Tito Santana pinned Frank Williams at 7:04
WWF @ Altoona, PA – Area High School Gym – July 7, 1983 (1,500)
Salvatore Bellomo pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna at 10:09
Bill Dixon pinned the Beast at 5:05
The Invaders defeated WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans via disqualification at 19:56 when Afa hit the referee
SD Jones pinned Samula (sub. for Jose Estrada) at 9:32
Tony Garea fought Iron Mike Sharpe to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Rocky Johnson defeated George Steele via disqualification at 7:15
Ivan Putski defeated Ivan Koloff via disqualification at 20:00; Swede Hanson was the guest referee for the bout
WWF @ Augusta, ME – High School Gym – July 7, 1983 (475)
Pete Doherty fought Fred Marzino to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Butcher Vachon pinned Bob Bradley at 14:36
Tito Santana & Chief Jay Strongbow defeated WWF IC Champion Don Muraco & Mr. Fuji via disqualification at 19:53 when Muraco jumped off the top rope onto Strongbow as he had the sleeper on Fuji
Mac Rivera pinned Frank Williams at 11:16 with a cradle
Jimmy Snuka defeated Big John Studd via count-out at 5:02; Pat Patterson was the guest referee for the bout
WWF @ Harrisburg, PA – Zembo Mosque – July 8, 1983
SD Jones defeated Israel Matia
Samula defeated Swede Hanson
George Steele defeated Salvatore Bellomo
Rocky Johnson defeated Iron Mike Sharpe via disqualification
Ivan Putski defeated Ivan Koloff; Tony Garea was the guest referee for the bout
WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans fought the Invaders to a double disqualification
WWF @ Rochester, MA – Old Rochester Regional High School Gym – July 8, 1983
Tito Santana defeated Bob Bradley
Butcher Vachon defeated Pete Doherty
Mac Rivera defeated Fred Marzino
Jimmy Snuka defeated Mr. Fuji
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco defeated Chief Jay Strongbow; Pat Patterson was the guest referee for the bout
Big John Studd defeated Frank Williams
WWF @ Boston, MA – Boston Garden – July 9, 1983 (14,820)
Swede Hanson defeated Frank Williams at 12:35
Tito Santana defeated Pete Doherty at 8:15
Salvatore Bellomo fought Iron Mike Sharpe to a 20-minute time-limit draw
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco fought Jimmy Snuka to a no contest at 12:12
WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans defeated Tony Garea & Mac Rivera at 8:45
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated George Steele via count-out at 8:45
Rocky Johnson fought Big John Studd to a double disqualification at 7:28
Ivan Putski defeated Ivan Koloff via count-out at 13:20
The Invaders defeated Bob Bradley & Mr. Fuji at 12:43
WWF @ Hartford, CT – Civic Center – July 10, 1983
Iron Mike Sharpe defeated SD Jones
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Mr. Fuji via disqualification
Swede Hanson defeated Bob Bradley
Pete Sanchez defeated Frank Williams
Tony Garea defeated Don Kernodle
Ivan Putski defeated Ivan Koloff
Jimmy Snuka fought WWF IC Champion Don Muraco to a no contest
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated George Steele
Big John Studd, WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans, & Samula defeated Rocky Johnson, Tito Santana, & the Invaders
WWF @ East Rutherford, NJ – Meadowlands – July 11, 1983 (21,400; sell out)
Jeff Craney pinned Pete Doherty
Tito Santana pinned Don Kernodle
Tony Garea fought Mr. Fuji to a time-limit draw
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Iron Mike Sharpe via disqualification
Ivan Putski pinned Samula
WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans defeated the Invaders
Rocky Johnson pinned Ivan Koloff
Andre the Giant defeated Big John Studd at 15:14 in a steel cage match
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Sgt. Slaughter at 28:12 in a Texas Death Match
WWF @ Scranton, PA – CYC – July 11, 1983
The scheduled Eddie Gilbert vs. Johnny Rodz match was cancelled
Pete Sanchez defeated Frank Williams (sub. for Jose Estrada)
Swede Hanson defeated Mac Rivera
SD Jones fought Mac Rivera to a draw
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated George Steele via disqualification
Jimmy Snuka fought WWF IC Champion Don Muraco to a double count-out
WWF @ Allentown, PA – Agricultural Hall – July 12, 1983
Championship Wrestling taping:
7/16/83 – included Big John Studd & Freddie Blassie as guests of Buddy Rogers’ Corner:
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Pete Sanchez with a small package at 3:02
Tito Santana pinned Bill Dixon at 3:30 with the flying forearm and a splash
Andre the Giant defeated Bob Bradley & Jeff Craney in a handicap match at 2:52 by pinning Craney with a boot to the face and a sit-down splash
Mr. Fuji pinned Chico Rodriguez at 2:15 with a suplex and a falling headbutt
WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans & Samula (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Tony Garea, SD Jones, & Rudy Diamond at 3:02 when Samula pinned Diamond with the Samoan Drop
Ivan Putski pinned Terry Manton with the Polish Hammer at 2:56
The Invaders defeated Bill Berger & Ken Jugan at 3:36 when Berger was pinned after one Invader threw his partner down on top of Berger
Ivan Koloff (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Frank Williams with a kneedrop off the top at 2:33
7/23/83 – included Andre the Giant as a guest of Buddy Rogers’ Corner; featured footage hyped of WWF World Champion Bob Backlund being pinned, which was actually him visting an amateur wrestling school where the kids all piled on top of him to pin him; included the Tiger Chung Lee vs. Jeff Craney match taped 6/21/83 in Allentown:
Sgt. Slaughter (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated SD Jones via submission with the Cobra Clutch at 3:45; prior to the bout, Slaughter was shown actually arriving to the arena with Wizard in a camouflagued limousine, where Mel Phillips was the limo driver, who he made shine up parts of the limo when he got out
Rocky Johnson pinned Bill Dixon with a small package at 2:29
Big John Studd (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Bill Berger via submission with the backbreaker at 1:36
Iron Mike Sharpe (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Buckwheat Jackson at 3:27 with a forearm blow to the head
Salvatore Bellomo pinned Israel Matia with a flying bodypress at 3:23
Ivan Koloff (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Pete Sanchez with a kneedrop off the top at 3:23
George Steele (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Jack Carson via submission with the flying hammerlock at 2:54
7/30/83 – included Mr. Fuji & Capt. Lou Albano as guests of Buddy Rogers’ Corner; featured the Tiger Chung Lee vs. Charlie Brown match taped 6/21/83 in Allentown; during the opening of the show, Vince McMahon stated that Iron Mike Sharpe, Tito Santana, and Sgt. Slaughter would be in action, but they did not appear on the show:
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Buckwheat Jackson at 2:28 with a rolling cradle following a front suplex
Ivan Putski pinned Tony Colon with the Polish Hammer at 3:19
WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans & Samula (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Swede Hanson, Steve King, & Pete Sanchez at 5:13 when Samula pinned King with the Samoan Drop
Don Kernodle pinned Jack Carson with the running powerslam at 3:21
Jimmy Snuka pinned Bob Bradley with the splash off the top at 2:46; after the bout, Bradley was taken out on a stretcher
Mr. Fuji pinned Frank Williams with a twisting senton at 1:24
The Invaders defeated Bill Dixon & Jeff Craney at 2:59 when Dixon was pinned after one Invader threw his partner down on top of Dixon
8/27/83 – included Iron Mike Sharpe & Capt. Lou Albano as guests of Buddy Rogers’ Corner:
Tito Santana pinned Bill Berger at 3:17 with a flying forearm followed by a splash
Sgt. Slaughter (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Steve King via submission with the Cobra Clutch at 3:59
The Invaders defeated Jeff Craney & Bob Bradley at 5:42 when Craney was pinned after one Invader hiptossed his partner down on top of Craney
Swede Hanson pinned Bill Dixon at 3:23 with a kneedrop following a running kneelift
Big John Studd (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Charlie Brown via submission with the backbreaker at 1:53
WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans & Samula (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Chuck Tanner, Jack Carson, & Salvatore Bellomo at 2:29 when Afa pinned Tanner with the Samoan Drop
Rocky Johnson pinned Israel Matia at 2:17 following two dropkicks
Iron Mike Sharpe pinned Rudy Diamond at 2:57 with a forearm blow to the head
WWF @ Hamburg, PA – Fieldhouse – July 13, 1983
All Star Wrestling taping:
7/16/83 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Pat Patterson; included George Steele & Freddie Blassie as guests of Buddy Rogers’ Corner where Steele was playing with a lighter and had to keep being stopped by Blassie from lighting his hairy chest:
WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Tony Garea & Pete Sanchez at 5:58 when Sika pinned Sanchez following a double headbutt
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Israel Matia via submission with the sleeper at 4:17
Big John Studd (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Buckwheat Jackson via submission with the backbreaker at 2:13
Ivan Putski pinned Bob Bradley at 4:41 with the Polish Hammer
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Chuck Tanner at 2:26 with a cradle
Tito Santana pinned Don Kernodle at 6:04 with the flying forearm
Ivan Koloff (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Charlie Brown at 4:12 with the kneedrop off the top
7/23/83 – featured a pre-recorded Tiger Chung Lee match, included Mr. Fuji & Capt. Lou Albano as guests of Buddy Rogers’ Corner:
Sgt. Slaughter (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Pete Sanchez via submission with the Cobra Clutch at 6:25; prior to the bout, Slaughter was shown actually arriving to the arena with Wizard in a camouflagued limousine, where Mel Phillips was the limo driver
Rocky Johnson defeated Bob Bradley
Andre the Giant defeated two unknowns in a handicap match
George Steele (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Chico Rodriguez via submission with the flying hammerlock at 2:53
The Invaders defeated two unknowns
Jimmy Snuka defeated an unknown
7/30/83 – included the Tiger Chung Lee board breaking demonstration, taped 6/22/83 in Hamburg:
Big John Studd (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated SD Jones via submission with a bearhug
WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans & Samula (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Swede Hanson, Chico Rodriguez, & Salvatore Bellomo at 7:38 when Afa pinned Rodriguez with the Samoan Drop
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Charlie Brown at 2:05 with the tombstone; after the bout, Muraco hit a running powerslam on his opponent
WWF @ Glens Falls, NY – Civic Center – July 14, 1983 (7,000)
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Chico Rodriguez
The Invaders defeated Salvatore Bellomo & Swede Hanson
Rocky Johnson defeated Ivan Koloff
Andre the Giant fought Big John Studd to a double count-out
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated George Steele
WWF @ South Yarmouth, MA – Cape Cod Coliseum – July 14, 1983
Frank Williams defeated Samoan #4 (Tonga Kid)
SD Jones fought Don Kernodle to a draw
WWF Tag Team Champion Afa defeated Tony Garea
Tito Santana defeated Mr. Fuji
Sgt. Slaughter defeated Chief Jay Strongbow
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco fought Ivan Putski to a double disqualification
Jimmy Snuka defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Sika
WWF @ Portland, ME – Civic Center – July 15, 1983 (2,304)
SD Jones fought Tony Garea to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Fred Marzino pinned Samoan #4 at 13:02
George Steele defeated WWF World Champion Bob Backlund via disqualification after Backlund twice accidentally hit the referee; after the bout, Fred Marzino and Pete Doherty attempted to make the save for Backlund who was being beaten down but Steele also took them down and hit them with Backlund’s title belt,
Steele then threw the ringside table into the ring and broke the microphone until Backlund was eventually able to clear Steele from ringside
Tito Santana pinned Pete Doherty
Jimmy Snuka, Chief Jay Strongbow, & Ivan Putski defeated WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans & WWF IC Champion Don Muraco in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0; fall #1: Muraco & the Samoans were disqualified; fall #2: Snuka pinned Sika with a diving headbutt off the top
WWF @ Queens, NY – Ridgewood Groves Arena – July 15, 1983
Swede Hanson pinned Steve Lombardi at 10:30
The Invaders defeated Frank Williams & Don Kernodle at 23:02
Iron Mike Sharpe fought Ivan Koloff to a double count-out at 8:39
Andre the Giant, Rocky Johnson, & Salvatore Bellomo defeated Big John Studd, Sgt. Slaughter, & Mr. Fuji in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0 at 14:30; fall#1 was won via disqualification; fall #2: Andre pinned Fuji
WWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – July 16, 1983 (10,000)
Televised on the PRISM Network – featured Dick Graham & Gorilla Monsoon on commentary:
Swede Hanson defeated Jeff Craney at 7:21
Iron Mike Sharpe pinned Tony Garea at 13:44 after using a loaded forearm
Tito Santana defeated Don Kernodle at 15:18
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco defeated Jimmy Snuka via disqualification at 8:21 after the challenger shoved the referee
Sgt. Slaughter defeated SD Jones at 7:56 with the Cobra Clutch
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund (w/ Arnold Skaaland) pinned George Steele (w/ Freddie Blassie) at the 58-second mark with a roll up and bridge after flipping over the challenger as Steele attempted the flying hammerlock; after the bout, an enraged Steele threw several ringside chairs into the ring out of frustration
The Invaders defeated Mr. Fuji & Frank Williams at 8:01
Ivan Koloff defeated Salvatore Bellomo at 4:26
All American Wrestling – 10/9/83: Andre the Giant, Ivan Putski, Chief Jay Strongbow, & Rocky Johnson defeated Big John Studd, Samula, & WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans in a Best 3 out of 5 falls match, 3-1; fall #1: Studd’s team was disqualified at 5:13 when all members of the team began fighting in the ring; fall #2: Sika pinned Strongbow at the 46-second mark following a standing and falling headbutt; fall #3: Strongbow pinned Afa at the 23-second mark following a boot to the face from Andre as Andre stood on the ring apron; fall #4: Andre’s team won at 2:46 when Andre pinned Samula with a boot and sit-down splash as Samula came off the middle turnbuckle (The Best of the WWF Vol. 5)
Orlando, FL – Eddie Graham Sports Stadium – July 17, 1983
Brad Armstrong defeated Adrian Street
Kareem Muhammad defeated Scott McGhee
Mike Graham defeated Ox Baker via disqualification
Barry Windham fought Ron Bass to a draw
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Bobby Duncum
Dusty Rhodes & Angelo Mosca defeated Purple Haze & Kevin Sullivan
Blackjack Mulligan defeated Leroy Brown
WWF @ Staten Island, NY – Holy Child Forum – July 17, 1983
SD Jones defeated Don Kernodle
The Invaders defeated Mr. Fuji & Frank Williams
Sgt. Slaughter defeated Salvatore Bellomo
Jimmy Snuka, Tito Santana, & Tony Garea defeated WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans & Samula via disqualification
WWF @ Manchester, NH – JFK Coliseum – July 17, 1983
Swede Hanson defeated Pete Doherty
Fred Marzino defeated Samoan #4 (Tonga Kid)
Chief Jay Strongbow fought Ivan Koloff to a draw
Ivan Putski defeated George Steele via disqualification
Rocky Johnson defeated Iron Mike Sharpe (sub. for WWF IC Champion Don Muraco) via count-out
WWF @ Erie, PA – Tech Memorial High School – July 18, 1983
Don Kernodle defeated Bill Dixon
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Pete Best
Sgt. Slaughter pinned Chief Jay Strongbow after a shoulder to the midsection
Tito Santana defeated George Steele via disqualification
Big John Studd pinned Tony Garea when Studd fell on top as Garea attempted a bodyslam
Jimmy Snuka fought WWF IC Champion Don Muraco to a double count-out
WWF @ Wildwood, NJ – Convention Hall – July 18, 1983
SD Jones defeated Israel Matia
The Invaders defeated Jeff Craney & Jack Carson
Samula defeated Salvatore Bellomo
Ivan Putski defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Sika
Rocky Johnson defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Afa
West Palm Beach, FL – Auditorium – July 18, 1983
Charlie Cook pinned Shotgun Willie at 7:04
Ox Baker defeated Scott McGhee via disqualification at 9:11
Ron Bass defeated Mike Graham via count-out at 14:10
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Bobby Duncum at 13:46
Kareem Muhammad & Elijah Akeem defeated Blackjack Mulligan & Barry Windham via pinfall at 16:22
Angelo Mosca pinned the Purple Haze at 6:50
WWF @ Waterbury, CT – July 19, 1983
Iron Mike Sharpe defeated Swede Hanson
The Invaders defeated Jeff Craney & Jack Carson
Samula fought Salvatore Bellomo to a draw
Ivan Putski defeated Ivan Koloff via count-out
WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans defeated Rocky Johnson & SD Jones
WWF @ Natrona Heights, PA – Intermediate High School Gym – July 19, 1983 (1,500; sell out)
Tito Santana pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna at 14:00
Big John Studd pinned Don Kernodle at 14:00
Sgt. Slaughter pinned Chief Jay Strongbow at 15:00
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco pinned Bill Dixon at 4:00
Tony Garea defeated George Steele via disqualification at 15:00
Jimmy Snuka pinned Mr. Fuji at 11:00 with a small package
Tampa, FL – Armory – July 19, 1983
Les Thornton fought Charlie Cook to a draw
Bobby Duncum defeated Brad Armstrong
Scott McGhee defeated Ox Baker via disqualification
Barry Windham & Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah defeated Adrian Street & Miss Linda
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Ron Bass via disqualification
Angelo Mosca defeated Purple Haze
Dusty Rhodes & Blackjack Mulligan defeated Elijah Akeem & Kareem Muhammad
WWF @ Greensburg, PA – Kirk S. Nevin Recreation Center – July 20, 1983
Don Kernodle defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco defeated Bill Dixon
Tito Santana defeated Mr. Fuji
Big John Studd defeated Chief Jay Strongbow
Sgt. Slaughter defeated Tony Garea
Jimmy Snuka defeated George Steele via count-out
WWF @ Newark, NJ – Central High School Gym – July 20, 1983
Iron Mike Sharpe defeated Swede Hanson
The Invaders defeated Jeff Craney & Jack Carson
SD Jones defeated Samula
Ivan Koloff defeated Salvatore Bellomo
Ivan Putski & Rocky Johnson defeated WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans via disqualification
Miami, FL – Miami Beach Convention Center – July 20, 1983
Les Thornton & Angelo Mosca Jr. defeated Ox Baker & Shotgun Willie
Scott McGhee defeated Bobby Duncum
Leroy Brown defeated Mike Graham
Barry Windham & Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah defeated Adrian Street & Miss Linda
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Ron Bass via disqualification
Blackjack Mulligan & & Angelo Mosca defeated Purple Haze & Kevin Sullivan
WWF @ Struthers, OH – Fieldhouse – July 21, 1983 (4,476; sell out)
Baron Mikel Scicluna pinned the Beast at 9:09
Tito Santana fought Mr. Fuji to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Sgt. Slaughter pinned Tony Garea at 10:06
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated George Steele via disqualification at 10:36
Don Kernodle pinned Bill Dixon at 10:14
Andre the Giant & Jimmy Snuka defeated Big John Studd & WWF IC Champion Don Muraco via count-out at 8:43
WWF @ Poughkeepsie, NY – Mid-Hudson Civic Center – July 21, 1983
WWF Tag Team Champion Sika defeated SD Jones
The Invaders defeated Jeff Craney & Jack Carson
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Samula
Rocky Johnson defeated Iron Mike Sharpe
Ivan Putski defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Afa
Jacksonville, FL – July 21, 1983
Les Thornton defeated Mr. Olympia
Elijah Akeem & Kareem Muhammad defeated Scott McGhee & Charlie Cook
Ron Bass defeated Mike Graham via disqualification
Barry Windham defeated Ox Baker
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Bobby Duncum
Blackjack Mulligan & & Angelo Mosca defeated Purple Haze & Kevin Sullivan
WWF @ Pittsburgh, PA – Civic Arena – July 22, 1983 (14,000)
Don Kernodle pinned Johnny DeFazio at 9:55
Tito Santana pinned Mr. Fuji at 13:40
Bill Dixon pinned Bill Berger at 1:59
Andre the Giant defeated Big John Studd in a Bodyslam match) at 8:35
Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Baron Mikel Scicluna at 5:36
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco fought Jimmy Snuka to a double disqualification at 15:15
Sgt. Slaughter pinned Tony Garea at 15:00
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned George Steele at 2:40
WWF @ North Hagerstown, MD – July 22, 1983
SD Jones fought Samula to a draw
Swede Hanson defeated Tony Colon
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Pete Sanchez
WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans defeated the Invaders
Rocky Johnson fought Iron Mike Sharpe to a draw
Ivan Putski defeated Ivan Koloff
WWF @ Springfield, MA – Civic Center – July 23, 1983
Fred Marzino fought Samoan #4 (Tonga Kid) (sub. for Pete Mitchell) to a draw
SD Jones fought Don Kernodle to a draw
Tony Garea defeated Pete Doherty
Tito Santana defeated Samula
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Ivan Koloff via disqualification
The Invaders defeated WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans via disqualification
Iron Mike Sharpe defeated Ivan Putski via count-out
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Sgt. Slaughter via disqualification at 26:56 when Slaughter assaulted guest referee Pat Patterson
WWF @ Landover, MD – Capital Centre – July 23, 1983 (19,800; sell out)
Televised on the USA Network – featured Gorilla Monsoon on commentary
Bob Bradley defeated Steve King at 12:55
Jeff Craney defeated Jack Carson at 11:08
Pete Sanchez defeated Israel Matia
Swede Hanson defeated Tony Colon (sub. for Mac Rivera) at 1:32
George Steele (sub. for Baron Mikel Scicluna) defeated Salvatore Bellomo via submission with the flying hammerlock at 8:22
Rocky Johnson pinned Mr. Fuji at 13:08 with a sunset flip
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco fought Jimmy Snuka to a double disqualification at 15:46 after Muraco used referee Joey Marella to block the challenger’s splash off the top, with referee Dick Woehrle coming to the ring moments later where he was also abused
Andre the Giant defeated Big John Studd in a steel cage match by escaping through the door at 15:21 after a bodyslam and sit-down splash off the top; this bout was not televised on USA with the rest of the card, instead the Samoans vs. Andre, Rhodes, & Putski match from MSG (7/30/83) aired in its place; the cage match later aired alongside the MSG show which took place a week later (Inside the Steel Cage)
WWF @ Chambersburg, PA – Scotland School for Veterans’ Children – July 24, 1983
Steve King defeated Joe Palumno
Israel Matia fought Tony Colon to a draw
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Jack Carson
Swede Hanson defeated Bob Bradley
Andre the Giant & Jimmy Snuka defeated WWF IC Champion Don Muraco & Mr. Fuji
WWF @ Putnam, CT – July 24, 1983
Tony Garea defeated Don Kernodle
Iron Mike Sharpe defeated SD Jones
Tito Santana defeated Samula
The Invaders defeated WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans via disqualification
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated George Steele via disqualification
Ivan Putski defeated Ivan Koloff
WWF @ Wildwood, NJ – Convention Hall – July 25, 1983
Frank Williams defeated Jeff Craney
Pete Sanchez defeated Tony Colon
Iron Mike Sharpe defeated Steve King
Tito Santana defeated Samula
Tony Garea defeated George Steele via disqualification
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Ivan Koloff
WWF @ Shamokin, PA – High School – July 25, 1983 (charity show)
The Invaders defeated Jack Carson & Bob Bradley at 22:20
SD Jones defeated Don Kernodle at 12:26
Ivan Putski defeated WWF IC Champion Don Muraco via disqualification at 17:12
Sgt. Slaughter pinned Salvatore Bellomo at 10:05
Rocky Johnson pinned Mr. Fuji at 9:56
Montreal, Quebec – July 25, 1983 (18,347)
Boo Boucher defeated Tony Rico
Louis Lawrence defeated Mr. Hito via disqualification
Tony Parisi, Gino Brito, & Armand Rougeau defeated Gilles Poisson, Sailor White, & Kurt Von Hess
Rick Martel & Billy Robinson defeated WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans via disqualification
Abdullah the Butcher defeated Gino Brito
Andre the Giant defeated Blackjack Mulligan via disqualification
Dino Bravo defeated the Masked Superstar
Pat Patterson & Pierre Lefebvre defeated Jacques & Raymond Rougeau
WWF @ Tunkhannock, PA – High School Gym – July 26, 1983
Debut in Tunkhannock
Invader #1 defeated Jack Carson
Rocky Johnson defeated Mr. Fuji
The Invaders defeated Don Kernodle & Bob Bradley
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco defeated Salvatore Bellomo
Ivan Putski defeated Sgt. Slaughter via disqualification
WWF @ Stroudsburg, PA – High School – July 27, 1983
SD Jones defeated Bob Bradley
The Invaders defeated Don Kernodle & Jack Carson
Sgt. Slaughter defeated Salvatore Bellomo
Ivan Putski defeated Mr. Fuji via disqualification
Rocky Johnson defeated WWF IC Champion Don Muraco via disqualification
WWF @ Clayton, NY – Arena – July 27, 1983
Swede Hanson defeated Samula
Tito Santana defeated Iron Mike Sharpe via disqualification
Big John Studd defeated Tony Garea
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated George Steele via disqualification
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Ivan Koloff
WWF @ Oswego, NY – Laker Hall – July 28, 1983 (almost 2,000)
Swede Hanson defeated Samula
George Steele defeated Tony Garea
Big John Studd defeated Chief Jay Strongbow
Tito Santana defeated Ivan Koloff
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Iron Mike Sharpe
WWF @ Hawley, PA – July 28, 1983
SD Jones defeated Don Kernodle
Mr. Fuji defeated Salvatore Bellomo
The Invaders defeated Bob Bradley & Jack Carson
Ivan Putski fought Sgt. Slaughter to a double disqualification
Rocky Johnson defeated WWF IC Champion Don Muraco via disqualification
WWF @ Asbury Park, NJ – Convention Hall – July 29, 1983
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Bob Bradley
The Invaders defeated Don Kernodle & Jack Carson
Rocky Johnson defeated Mr. Fuji
Ivan Putski fought WWF IC Champion Don Muraco to a double disqualification
Jimmy Snuka defeated Sgt. Slaughter via count-out
WWF @ Binghamton, NY – Broome County Arena – July 29, 1983
Iron Mike Sharpe defeated Swede Hanson
Ivan Koloff defeated Samula
WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans defeated Tito Santana & Tony Garea
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated George Steele via disqualification
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Big John Studd
WWF @ New York City, NY – Madison Square Garden – July 30, 1983 (27,000, which included a sold out Felt Forum)
Televised on the MSG Network and USA Network – featured Gorilla Monsoon on commentary; featured pretaped comments from WWF IC Champion Don Muraco & Jimmy Snuka & Buddy Rogers and WWF World Champion Bob Backlund aired just prior to their matches:
Tony Garea fought Iron Mike Sharpe to a 15-minute time limit draw at 12:06; the time-limit expired as Garea had Sharpe trapped in an abdominal stretch; after the bout, Garea cleared Sharpe from the ring
Ivan Koloff pinned SD Jones at 5:31 by reversing Jones’ slam attempt into a cradle
All American Wrestling – 10/2/83: The Invaders defeated Jeff Craney & Frank Rodriguez at 11:27 when Craney was pinned after one Invader hiptossed his partner on top of Craney (The Invaders’ MSG debut)
Big John Studd defeated Salvatore Bellomo via submission at 5:09 with an overhead backbreaker
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco fought Jimmy Snuka to a double disqualification at 12:29 after Muraco shoved the referee and Snuka refused to release a chokehold on Muraco; prior to the bout, Capt. Lou Albano escorted Muraco to the ring and Rogers escorted Snuka; after the match, several wrestlers – including the Invaders, Don Kernodle, Jeff Craney, and Gypsy Rodriguez – attempted to pull the two bloody wrestlers apart but they continued to brawl down the aisle; Snuka was briefly interviewed by Kal Rudman when he made his way back to the hallway
All American Wrestling – 10/9/83: Sgt. Slaughter defeated Swede Hanson via submission with the Cobra Clutch at 9:44; prior to the bout, the Grand Wizard escorted Slaughter to the ring
George Steele defeated WWF World Champion Bob Backlund (w/ Arnold Skaaland) via disqualification at 10:52 after referee Dick Kroll came to and saw Backlund assault the challenger with Steele’s own foreign object; after the bout, Kal Rudman interviewed an irate Backlund in the hallway
Andre the Giant, Dusty Rhodes, & Ivan Putski defeated WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans & Samula at 12:46 when Andre pinned Samula with a sit-down splash; after the bout, the Samoans were cleared from the ring
Rocky Johnson pinned Don Kernodle at 6:15 with a sunset flip out of the corner
Tito Santana pinned Mr. Fuji at 5:39 with a crossbody (Santana’s MSG return after a 3-year absence)
WWF @ Hazleton, PA – St. Joseph’s Gym – July 31, 1983
Tony Garea defeated Bob Bradley
SD Jones defeated Jeff Craney
Big John Studd defeated Pete Sanchez (sub. for Chief Jay Storngbow)
Tito Santana defeated Iron Mike Sharpe
Ivan Putski defeated George Steele
WWF @ Dunbar, PA – Fayette County Fairgrounds – July 31, 1983
Ken Jugan fought Billy Berger to a draw
Buckwheat Jackson defeated the Beast
Johnny DeFazio defeated Bill Dixon
Andre the Giant pinned Sgt. Slaughter
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Ivan Koloff
WWF @ McCaffy, NJ – Great Gorge Resort – July 31, 1983
Swede Hanson defeated Don Kernodle
The Invaders defeated Mr. Fuji & Jack Carson
Samula defeated Salvatore Bellomo
Rocky Johnson defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Sika
Jimmy Snuka defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Afa
WWF @ Wildwood, NJ – Convention Hall – August 1, 1983
Steve King defeated Jeff Craney
Iron Mike Sharpe fought SD Jones to a draw
Jimmy Snuka defeated Big John Studd via count-out
Ivan Putski fought Sgt. Slaughter to a double count-out
The Invaders defeated Don Kernodle & Frank Williams
WWF @ Scranton, PA – CYC – August 1, 1983
Pete Sanchez fought Bob Bradley to a draw
Salvatore Bellomo defeated George Steele via disqualification
Tony Garea defeated Bob Bradley
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Ivan Koloff
Andre the Giant, Rocky Johnson, & Tito Santana defeated WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans & Samula via disqualification
WWF @ Allentown, PA – Agricultural Hall – August 2, 1983
Championship Wrestling taping:
8/6/83 – included Big John Studd as a guest of Buddy Rogers’ Corner, where Rogers questioned if the rumor was true that Andre the Giant had slammed him recently, but Studd denied it and said it was just rumor:
Sgt. Slaughter (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Steve King via submission with the Cobra Clutch at 4:06
Tito Santana pinned Bill Dixon at 4:18 with the flying forearm and a splash
The Masked Superstar (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Rocco Verona with the swinging neckbreaker at 1:34 (Superstar’s debut)
Mr. Fuji (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned John Callahan with a twisting senton at 2:33
Andre the Giant defeated Ken Jugan & Angelo Gomez in a handicap match at 4:30 when Andre pinned Gomez with a boot to the face and a sit-down splash
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Chuck Tanner with a tombstone from the middle turnbuckle at 2:17
Tony Atlas pinned Tony Colon with a gorilla press slam and a splash at 3:01 (Atlas’ surprise return after a year absence)
Tiger Chung Lee pinned Pete Sanchez with a side kick to the face at 2:40
8/13/83 – included Tony Atlas as a guest of Buddy Rogers’ Corner; included a video feature on Sgt. Slaughter on maneuvers:
Big John Studd defeated Rudy Diamond via submission with the backbreaker at 3:20
Ivan Putski pinned Israel Matia with the Polish Hammer at 3:20
The Masked Superstar (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Steve King with the swinging neckbreaker at 3:38
Tony Garea pinned Ken Jugan with a flying crossbody at 3:12
Salvatore Bellomo pinned Bob Bradley at the 52-second mark with a sunset flip
Jimmy Snuka pinned Bill Dixon at 1:15 with a diving headbutt off the top
WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Pete Sanchez & Frank Williams at 4:09 when Sika pinned Williams with a falling headbutt
The Invaders defeated Don Kernodle & Jeff Craney at 2:25 when Craney was pinned after one Invader hiptossed his partner on top of Craney
8/20/83 – included Andre the Giant as a guest of Buddy Rogers’ Corner, where there was a showcase of trophies Andre had received from numerous countries he had wrestled in over the years, with Andre saying he loved the fans and that he would wrestle for as long as he could:
Sgt. Slaughter (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Pete Sanchez via submission with the Cobra Clutch at 4:15
Rocky Johnson pinned Israel Matia at 4:06 following two dropkicks
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Steve King (sub. for SD Jones) at 4:03 with an inside cradle
Swede Hanson pinned Rocco Verona with a backbreaker over the knee at 2:37
Tony Atlas pinned Bill Dixon with a gorilla press slam and a splash at 1:08
Tiger Chung Lee pinned Frank Williams with a side kick to the face at 1:30
Tito Santana pinned Tony Colon at 3:02 with a flying forearm from the middle turnbuckle followed by a splash
George Steele defeated Angelo Gomez via submission with the flying hammerlock at 2:34
9/3/83 – included Capt. Lou Albano & WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans as guests of Buddy Rogers’ Corner, where Rogers mentioned at the close of the segment that he would like to get Albano in the ring at some point:
Tito Santana pinned Bob Bradley at 4:14 with the flying forearm
The Masked Superstar (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Charlie Brown at 3:35 with the swinging neckbreaker
Sgt. Slaughter (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Frank Williams via submission with the Cobra Clutch at 4:01
Iron Mike Sharpe pinned Steve King at 3:20 with a forearm blow to the head
Tony Atlas defeated Ben Ortiz via submission with a Boston Crab at 1:44
Big John Studd defeated Rocco Verona via submission with the backbreaker at 2:00
The Invaders defeated Bill Dixon & Ken Jugan at 5:03 when Jugan was pinned after one Invader hiptossed his partner on top of Jugan
Salvatore Bellomo pinned Jeff Craney at 1:35 with a reverse flying bodypress from the middle turnbuckle
WWF @ Hamburg, PA – Fieldhouse – August 3, 1983
All Star Wrestling taping:
8/6/83 – featured Rocky Johnson as a guest of Buddy Rogers’ Corner:
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Rocco Verona at 4:50 with the tombstone
Tito Santana defeated Tony Colon
The Masked Superstar (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Frank Williams at 3:56 with the swinging neckbreaker
Tony Garea defeated Ken Jugan
Tony Atlas defeated Jeff Craney
Tiger Chung Lee pinned Chuck Tanner at 2:43 with a kick to the chest
Sgt. Slaughter (w/ the Grand Wizard & Capt. Lou Albano) defeated SD Jones via submission with the Cobra Clutch at around the 3-minute mark; prior to the bout, as Slaughter came out with two managers, Jones went back and got Andre the Giant to be in his corner, who then cleared Albano from ringside
The Invaders defeated Don Kernodle & Bill Dixon
8/13/83 – featured the Masked Superstar & the Grand Wizard as guests of Buddy Rogers’ Corner; included a video feature on Sgt. Slaughter on maneuvers, where Slaughter was shown riding in a tank:
Tito Santana defeated Jeff Craney
Big John Studd defeated Steve King & Angelo Gomez in a handicap match at 3:11 when Gomez submitted to Studd’s backbreaker
All American Wrestling – 11/6/83: Jimmy Snuka pinned Bob Bradley at 4:44 with a headbutt off the top
Swede Hanson defeated John Callahan
Tiger Chung Lee defeated Rocco Verona
Rocky Johnson Bill Dixon
Ivan Koloff defeated Pete Sanchez
Ivan Putski pinned Ken Jugan at 3:28 with the Polish Hammer
8/20/83:
Sgt. Slaughter (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Frank Williams via submission with the Cobra Clutch at 6:19
Rocky Johnson defeated Bob Bradley
All American Wrestling – 10/30/83: The Masked Superstar (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Pete Sanchez with the swinging neckbreaker at 4:36
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Jeff Craney
Tony Atlas defeated Angelo Gomez
George Steele defeated Ben Ortiz via submission with the flying hammerlock at 1:32
The Invaders defeated Israel Matia & Tony Colon
Swede Hanson defeated Rudy Diamond
Dark match after the taping: Rocky Johnson defeated George Steele via count-out at 6:51
WWF @ East Greenwich, RI – Rocky Hill State Fair – August 4, 1983
Matches originally scheduled for the card were Jimmy Snuka vs. Afa, Tito Santana vs. Samula, & Swede Hanson vs. Baron Mikel Scicluna
Samoan #4 (Tonga Kid) fought Fred Marzino to a draw
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Sika via disqualification
Tito Santana pinned Swede Hanson
Iron Mike Sharpe fought Tony Garea to a draw
Rocky Johnson pinned Ivan Koloff
Tito Santana pinned WWF Tag Team Champion Afa
WWF @ Williamsport, PA – Lycoming College Gym – August 4, 1983
SD Jones defeated Israel Matia
The Invaders defeated Bob Bradley & Tony Colon (sub. for Mac Rivera)
Salvatore Bellomo fought Don Kernodle to a draw
Ivan Putski defeated George Steele via disqualification
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund fought Sgt. Slaughter to a double disqualification
WWF @ Queens, NY – Ridgewood Groves Arena – August 5, 1983
Samula fought the Tonga Kid to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Iron Mike Sharpe defeated Swede Hanson at 10:05
Tony Garea defeated Jeff Craney (sub. for Baron Mikel Scicluna) at 10:45
Rocky Johnson defeated Ivan Koloff via disqualification
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Sika via disqualification at 9:36
Tito Santana defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Afa at 11:55
WWF @ York, PA – York Suburban High School – August 5, 1983
Originally schedueld for the show were Pete Sanchez vs. Israel Matia and Salvatore Bellomo vs. Mac Rivera
Salvatore Bellomo pinned Isreal Matia
Pete Sanchez (sub. for SD Jones) fought Don Kernodle to a draw
The Invaders defeated Tony Colon & Bob Bradley
Ivan Putski fought Sgt. Slaughter to a double disqualification
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned George Steele
WWF @ Baltimore, MD – Civic Center – August 6, 1983
Bob Bradley fought Jeff Craney to a draw
Tony Garea fought Iron Mike Sharpe to a draw
Swede Hanson defeated Don Kernodle
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund fought Sgt. Slaughter to a double disqualification
Big John Studd defeated Salvatore Bellomo
Ivan Koloff defeated the Tonga Kid
Andre the Giant, Rocky Johnson, & Jimmy Snuka defeated WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans & Samula in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0; fall #1: the Samoans were disqualified; fall #2: Andre pinned Samula
WWF @ Westbury, NY – State University – August 7, 1983
Included Chief Jay Strongbow, Ivan Koloff, and Ivan Putski
WWF @ Salisbury, MD – Wicomico Youth & Civic Center – August 7, 1983
Swede Hanson defeated Bob Bradley at 12:12
Samula defeated Ivan Koloff via disqualification at 9:14
Tony Garea fought Mr. Fuji to a 20-minute time-limit draw
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Big John Studd at 7:08
Salvatore Bellomo fought Iron Mike Sharpe to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Jimmy Snuka & Rocky Johnson defeated WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans via disqualification at 10:15
WWF @ Warwick, RI – Musical Theatre – August 8, 1983
Pete Doherty (sub. for Don Kernodle) defeated Pete Sanchez
The Invaders defeated Fred Marzino & Pete Doherty
Chief Jay Strongbow (sub. for SD Jones) pinned Mr. Fuji
Salvatore Bellomo defeated George Steele via disqualification
Ivan Putski fought Sgt. Slaughter to a double disqualification
Andre the Giant defeated Big John Studd
WWF @ Wildwood, NJ – Convention Hall – August 8, 1983
Tony Garea defeated Tony Colon at 11:01
Iron Mike Sharpe defeated Steve King at 13:01
Rocky Johnson fought Ivan Koloff to a double disqualification at 16:59
Tito Santana defeated Samula at 13:21
WWF Tag Team Champion Sika defeated Jeff Craney at 4:19
Jimmy Snuka defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Afa at 3:57
WWF @ Staten Island, NY – August 9, 1983
Tiger Chung Lee defeated Pete Sanchez
Swede Hanson fought Don Kernodle to a draw
George Steele defeated Frank Rodriguez
Tito Santana defeated Samula
Andre the Giant & Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Big John Studd & Mr. Fuji via disqualification
WWF @ Newton, NJ – High School – August 9, 1983
The Invaders defeated Tony Colon & Israel Matia
Rocky Johnson defeated Iron Mike Sharpe
WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans defeated Tony Garea & Salvatore Bellomo
Ivan Putski defeated Ivan Koloff
WWF @ Reading, PA – High School – August 10, 1983
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Israel Matia
Tiger Chung Lee defeated Tony Garea
Ivan Putski fought Big John Studd to a double disqualification
Rocky Johnson defeated Mr. Fuji
The Invaders defeated Swede Hanson & Don Kernodle
WWF @ South Yarmouth, MA – Cape Cod Coliseum – August 10, 1983
Samoan #4 (Tonga Kid) defeated Fred Marzino
Pete Doherty defeated Pete Sanchez
Ivan Koloff defeated Sylvano Sousa
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated George Steele
Andre the Giant, Chief Jay Strongbow, & Tito Santana defeated WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans & Samula
WWF @ Fall River, MA – Bank Street Armory – August 11, 1983
Pete Doherty defeated Tony Colon
Tito Santana fought Samula to a draw
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated George Steele via disqualification
WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans defeated Fred Marzino & Sylvano Sousa (sub. for SD Jones & Pete Sanchez)
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Ivan Koloff
WWF @ Lansford, PA – August 11, 1983
Tony Garea fought Don Kernodle to a draw
Tiger Chung Lee defeated Israel Matia
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Swede Hanson via disqualification
Ivan Putski defeated Mr. Fuji
Rocky Johnson fought Big John Studd to a double disqualification
The Invaders defeated Tiger Chung Lee & Don Kernodle
WWF @ Carbondale, PA – High School Gym – August 12, 1983
First pro wrestling show in Carbondale for 20 years
Chuck Tanner defeated Jeff Craney
The Invaders defeated Swede Hanson & Israel Matia
Tony Garea defeated Don Kernodle
Mr. Fuji fought Salvatore Bellomo to a draw
Rocky Johnson fought Tiger Chung Lee to a double disqualification
Ivan Putski defeated Iron Mike Sharpe
WWF @ Portland, ME – Civic Center – August 12, 1983 (1,883)
Sylvano Sousa defeated Fred Marzino via disqualification
Pete Doherty defeated Tony Colon
Samula defeated the Tonga Kid
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Afa via disqualification
WWF Tag Team Champion Sika defeated Pete Sanchez
Tito Santana defeated Ivan Koloff
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated George Steele; Chief Jay Strongbow was the guest referee for the bout
WWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – August 13, 1983 (14,008)
Televised on the PRISM Network – featured Gorilla Monsoon & Dick Graham on commentary:
Pete Sanchez defeated Israel Matia (sub. for Baron Mikel Scicluna) at 10:19
All American Wrestling – 9/25/83: Tito Santana pinned Mr. Fuji at 11:04 with a crossbody off the top
Big John Studd defeated Chief Jay Strongbow at 6:48
All American Wrestling – 9/11/83: Jimmy Snuka defeated WWF IC Champion Don Muraco via count-out at 11:24 when Muraco left ringside; Swede Hanson was the guest referee for the bout
Tiger Chung Lee defeated Tony Garea via count-out at 11:12
WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans defeated Rocky Johnson & Salvatore Bellomo (sub. for SD Jones) at 10:26
Pat Patterson (sub. for Salvatore Bellomo) defeated Iron Mike Sharpe at 3:32
WWF World Champion Bob Backland defeated Sgt. Slaughter via count-out 11:26 by applying the Crossface Chicken Wing as Slaughter was on the ring apron
The Invaders defeated Ivan Koloff & Don Kernodle at 6:42
Ivan Putski defeated George Steele at 3:05
WWF @ Manchester, NH – JFK Coliseum – August 14, 1983
Samoan #4 (Tonga Kid) & fought Chuck Tanner to a draw
Sylvano Sousa defeated Pete Doherty via disqualification
Swede Hanson defeated Fred Marzino (sub. for Baron Mikel Scicluna)
Tony Garea fought Iron Mike Sharpe to a double disqualification
Jimmy Snuka, Ivan Putski, & Chief Jay Strongbow defeated WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans & Samula
WWF @ New Haven, CT – Coliseum – August 14, 1983
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Tony Colon
Tiger Chung Lee defeated Israel Matia
Tito Santana defeated Mr. Fuji
The Invaders defeated Ivan Koloff & Don Kernodle
Rocky Johnson defeated WWF IC Champion Don Muraco via disqualification
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund fought Sgt. Slaughter to a double disqualification
Andre the Giant defeated Big John Studd
WWF @ Wildwood, NJ – Convention Hall – August 15, 1983
Jeff Craney defeated Jack Carson
Ivan Koloff fought Salvatore Bellomo to a draw
Don Kernodle defeated Tony Colon
Rocky Johnson defeated Sgt. Slaughter via disqualification
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Tiger Chung Lee via count-out
WWF @ Glens Falls, NY – Civic Center – August 15, 1983
Tony Garea defeated Israel Matia (sub. for Baron Mikel Scicluna)
The Invaders defeated Mr. Fuji & Butcher Vachon
Iron Mike Sharpe defeated Nick DeCarlo (sub. for SD Jones)
Jimmy Snuka defeated WWF IC Champion Don Muraco via count-out
Andre the Giant, Tito Santana, & Ivan Putski defeated Big John Studd & WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans
Samula defeated the Tonga Kid
WWF @ Asbury Park, NJ – Convention Hall – August 16, 1983
Pete Sanchez defeated Tony Colon
Tiger Chung Lee defeated Charlie Brown
Jack Carson defeated Jeff Craney
Sgt. Slaughter defeated Salvatore Bellomo
Rocky Johnson defeated Don Kernodle
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Ivan Koloff
WWF @ Rochester, NY – War Memorial – August 16, 1983
Billy Red Lyons defeated Tim Gerrard
Nick DeCarlo defeated Israel Matia (sub. for Baron Mikel Scicluna)
Butcher Vachon defeated the Tonga Kid (sub. for SD Jones)
Tito Santana defeated Samula
WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans defeated the Invaders
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco defeated Tony Garea
Jimmy Snuka defeated Iron Mike Sharpe
Ivan Putski defeated Mr. Fuji
Andre the Giant defeated Big John Studd
WWF @ Buffalo, NY – August 17, 1983
The Executioner defeated Chico Rodriguez
Iron Mike Sharpe defeated Billy Red Lyons
Nick DeCarlo defeated Tim Gerrard
Jimmy Snuka fought WWF IC Champion Don Muraco to a double disqualification
Andre the Giant, Ivan Putski, & Tony Garea defeated Big John Studd & WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans
The Invaders defeated Israel Matia & Butcher Vachon
Tito Santana defeated Mr. Fuji
WWF @ Manassas, VA – August 17, 1983
Tony Colon defeated Charlie Brown
Tiger Chung Lee defeated Pete Sanchez
Rocky Johnson defeated Don Kernodle
Sgt. Slaughter defeated Salvatore Bellomo
Ivan Koloff defeated Chief Jay Strongbow
WWF @ Syracuse, NY – War Memorial – August 18, 1983
Tito Santana defeated Israel Matia
Tony Garea fought Mr. Fuji to a draw
The Invaders defeated Iron Mike Sharpe & Butcher Vachon
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco defeated Nick DeCarlo
Andre the Giant, Jimmy Snuka, & Ivan Putski defeated WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans & Big John Studd via disqualification
WWF @ Union Bridge, MD – Francis Scott Key High School Gym – August 18, 1983
Benefit card
Swede Hanson defeated Bob Bradley
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Tony Colon
Tiger Chung Lee defeated Pete Sanchez
Rocky Johnson defeated Don Kernodle
Sgt. Slaughter defeated Chief Jay Strongbow
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Ivan Koloff
WWF @ Harrisburg, PA – Zembo Mosque – August 19, 1983
Invader #2 defeated Jeff Craney
Samula defeated Israel Matia
Tiger Chung Lee fought Tony Garea to a draw
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Mr. Fuji
The Invaders defeated Butcher Vachon & Bob Bradley
Ivan Putski defeated WWF IC Champion Don Muraco via disqualification
WWF @ Long Island, NY – Nassau Coliseum – August 19, 1983
Pete Sanchez defeated Tony Colon
Jack Carson defeated Steve Lombardi
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Don Kernodle
Tito Santana defeated Ivan Koloff
Jimmy Snuka & Rocky Johnson defeated WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans via disqualification in a non-title match
Andre the Giant defeated Big John Studd
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Sgt. Slaughter via disqualification
WWF @ Boston, MA – Boston Garden – August 20, 1983 (15,235; sell out)
Don Kernodle defeated Pete Sanchez at 11:27
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Iron Mike Sharpe at 10:35
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco defeated Jimmy Snuka via count-out at 8:35
Pat Patterson defeated George Steele via count-out at 10:40
Ivan Koloff defeated Tony Garea at 11:35
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Sgt. Slaughter at 28:48; Swede Hanson was the guest referee for the bout
Andre the Giant, Ivan Putski, Rocky Johnson, & Tito Santana defeated Big John Studd, WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans, & Samula at 13:38
WWF @ Stroudsburg, PA – High School – August 21, 1983
Pete Sanchez defeated Tony Colon
Bob Bradley defeated Israel Matia
Swede Hanson defeated Joe Abby
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco defeated Tony Garea
Ivan Putski defeated Ivan Koloff
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Mr. Fuji
WWF @ Acton, MA – Acton-Boxborough Regional High School Gym – August 21, 1983
Iron Mike Sharpe defeated Fred Marzino
The Invaders defeated Don Kernodle & Pete Doherty
Sgt. Slaughter defeated Chief Jay Strongbow
Rocky Johnson defeated Samula
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Tiger Chung Lee via disqualification
WWF @ Scranton, PA – CYC – August 22, 1983
Invader #1 (sub. for SD Jones) defeated Don Kernodle
Swede Hanson defeated Butcher Vachon
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Israel Matia (sub. for Baron Mikel Scicluna)
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Iron Mike Sharpe via disqualification
Ivan Putski defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Afa
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Sgt. Slaughter via disqualification
WWF @ Wildwood, NJ – Convention Hall – August 22, 1983
Invader #2 defeated Bob Bradley
Pete Sanchez defeated Tony Colon
Tiger Chung Lee defeated Tony Garea
Tito Santana defeated Mr. Fuji
Rocky Johnson defeated WWF IC Champion Don Muraco via disqualification
WWF @ Hazelton, PA – St. Joseph Gym – August 23, 1983
Invader #1 & Swede Hanson (sub. for Invader #2) defeated Butcher Vachon & Don Kernodle
WWF Tag Team Champion Sika defeated Salvatore Bellomo
Rocky Johnson defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Afa via disqualification
Tito Santana (sub. for Jimmy Snuka) defeated Mr. Fuji; Snuka appeared before the match to apologize that he couldn’t compete due to injury
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Big John Studd
– 8/24/83: The Philadelphia Arena, which hosted many WWWF events, was destroyed in an arson fire.
WWF @ Hamburg, PA – Fieldhouse – August 24, 1983
Television taping:
Tito Santana defeated Bob Bradley
All Star Wrestling – 8/27/83 – featured WWF IC Champion Don Muraco as a guest of Buddy Rogers’ Corner:
Rocky Johnson defeated Bob Bradley
Tiger Chung Lee (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Jack Carson at 4:08 with an enziguiri kick to the back of the head
The Masked Superstar (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Steve King at 2:35 with the swinging neckbreaker
Swede Hanson defeated Jeff Craney
Ivan Putski defeated Tony Colon
Butcher Vachon defeated Charlie Brown
Tito Santana defeated Len Kruger
Iron Mike Sharpe (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Pete Sanchez at 3:32 with a forearm blow to the head
All Star Wrestling – 9/3/83 – featured Sgt. Slaughter as a guest of Buddy Rogers’ Corner:
Rocky Johnson defeated Don Kernodle via count-out when Kernodle left ringside
Ivan Putski defeated Bob Bradley
Big John Studd (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Rudy Diamond via submission with the backbreaker at 1:19
Iron Mike Sharpe defeated Charlie Brown
WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans & Samula (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Swede Hanson, Tony Garea & Steve King at 6:14 when Afa pinned King with the Samoan Drop
Tony Atlas defeated Israel Matia
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Pete Sanchez at 2:49 with a backslide
Tiger Chung Lee defeated John Callahan
All Star Wrestling – 9/10/83 – included Freddie Blassie as a guest of Buddy Rogers’ Corner:
Tito Santana defeated Samula (w/ Capt. Lou Albano & the Grand Wizard – who came to ringside midway through the bout) via disqualification at 4:44 when Albano interfered; after the bout, Santana cleared Samula from the ring
Sgt. Slaughter (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned John Callahan at 3:35 with one foot on his opponent’s throat following a splash off the top
The Masked Superstar (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Charlie Brown at 3:46 with the swinging neckbreaker; after the bout, Superstar hit the move a second time; Brown was then taken out on a stretcher
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Bob Bradley
WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans defeated Pete Sanchez & Jack Carson at 4:04 when Afa pinned Anderson with the Samoan Drop
Big John Studd (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Jeff Craney via submission with the backbreaker at 2:12
Tony Atlas defeated Butcher Vachon
Don Kernodle pinned Steve King at 2:55 with the running powerslam
Championship Wrestling – 9/10/83 – included Capt. Lou Albano as a guest of Buddy Rogers� Corner, where Rogers showed the first edition of the new WWF Victory Magazine, with Jimmy Snuka on the cover, and part of an article inside about Albano, Albano then said before he retires he would like to get Rogers in the ring for a match with Rogers replying he may take him up on the challenge:
WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Tony Garea & Pete Sanchez at 6:02 when Afa pinned Sanchez following a double headbutt
Big John Studd (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Steve King via submission with the backbreaker at 2:57
The Masked Superstar (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Chuck Tanner at 3:15 with the swinging neckbreaker
Don Kernodle pinned Jeff Craney with the running powerslam at 2:58
Sgt. Slaughter (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Rudy Diamond via submission with the Cobra Clutch at 1:35
Tony Atlas pinned Len Kruger with a gorilla press slam at 1:24
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Charlie Brown with the tombstone at 1:34; after the bout, Vince McMahon interviewed Muraco
Ivan Putski pinned Israel Matia with the Polish Hammer at 3:02
Dark match after the taping: Tito Santana defeated Sgt. Slaughter via disqualification
WWF @ Franklin, PA – High School Gym – August 25, 1983
The scheduled SD Jones vs. Iron Mike Sharpe match did not take place
Tiger Chung Lee fought Salvatore Bellomo to a draw
Johnny Defazio (sub. for Rocky Johnson) defeated Butcher Vachon
Joe Abby defeated Bill Dixon
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco defeated Ivan Putski via count-out
Rocky Johnson (sub. for Jimmy Snuka) fought Big John Studd to a double disqualification
WWF @ Pittsfield, MA – Boy’s Club – August 25, 1983
Pete Sanchez vs. Don Kernodle
Tony Garea vs. Samula
Tito Santana vs. Mr. Fuji
WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samaons vs. the Invaders
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund vs. Sgt. Slaughter
WWF @ Plymouth, MA – State College Fieldhouse – August 1983
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned WWF Tag Team Champion Afa with an inside cradle after 15 minutes
WWF @ Framingham, MA – August 26, 1983
Tito Santana defeated Samula
WWF Tag Team Champion Sika defeated Pete Doherty
Invader #1 defeated Don Kernodle
Sgt. Slaughter defeated Tony Garea
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Afa
WWF @ Pittsburgh, PA – Civic Arena – August 26, 1983 (14,000)
Bill Dixon (sub. for Baron Mikel Sciclina) pinned Jimmy Jackson at 5:30
Johnny DeFazio pinned Tony Altimore at 13:40
Salvatore Bellomo pinned Butcher Vachon at 14:00
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco defeated Jimmy Snuka via count-out at 21:45
Rocky Johnson pinned Iron Mike Sharpe at 27:45
Ivan Putski pinned Ivan Koloff at 24:50 with the Polish Hammer
Andre the Giant defeated Big John Studd in a steel cage match at 10:30; Swede Hanson was the guest referee for the bout
WWF @ Springfield, MA – Civic Center – August 27, 1983 (matinee)
Andre the Giant won a 20-man $10,000 battle royal; order of elimination: Sgt. Slaughter, Pete Sanchez, Pete Doherty, Don Kernodle, Chief Jay Strongbow, Tony Garea, Tiger Chung Lee, Butcher Vachon, Swede Hanson, Salvatore Bellomo, George Steele, WWF IC Champion Don Muraco, Tito Santana, Ivan Koloff, Rocky Johnson, Ivan Putski, Samula, Sika, and Big John Studd
Pete Sanchez defeated Pete Doherty
Salavatore Bellomo defeated Don Kernodle
Sgt. Slaughter defeated Tony Garea
Tito Santana defeated George Steele
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Iron Mike Sharpe
Big John Studd defeated Swede Hanson
Ivan Putski defeated Butcher Vachon
Andre the Giant defeated Samula
WWF @ New York City, NY – Madison Square Garden – August 27, 1983
The card originally had scheduled Salvatore Bellomo vs. Butcher Vachon and Mr. Fuji vs. Chief Jay Strongbow; this card was not televised
Ivan Koloff fought Salvatore Bellomo to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Butcher Vachon at 3:46
Iron Mike Sharpe pinned Swede Hanson at 10:06
Tiger Chung Lee pinned Tony Garea at 11:24 (Lee’s MSG debut)
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco defeated Jimmy Snuka via count-out at 15:19
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated George Steele at the 39-second mark
Invader #2 pinned Don Kernodle at 12:47
Andre the Giant, Rocky Johnson, Ivan Putski, & Tito Santana defeated Big John Studd, Sgt. Slaughter, WWF Tag Team Champion Sika, & Samula (sub. for Afa) in a Best 3 out of 5 falls match, 3-1 at 12:47
WWF @ Wildwood, NJ – Convention Hall – August 28, 1983
The Invaders defeated Bob Bradley & Jack Carson
Tiger Chung Lee defeated Salvatore Bellomo
Tony Garea defeated Samula
Rocky Johnson defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Afa
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Iron Mike Sharpe
WWF @ San Diego, CA – Sports Arena – August 28, 1983
Adrian Adonis defeated Billy Anderson
The Great Goliath defeated Jerry Monti
Alexis Smirnoff defeated Tony Rocco
Pat Patterson defeated Ray Evans
Ivan Putski defeated Mr. Fuji
Tony Atlas defeated Buddy Rose
Tito Santana defeated Ivan Koloff
Andre the Giant & Jimmy Snuka defeated Big John Studd & WWF IC Champion Don Muraco
WWF @ Los Angeles, CA – Sports Arena – August 29, 1983
Ray Evans defeated Jerry Monti
Tony Rocco fought the Great Goliath to a draw
Billy Anderson defeated Alexis Smirnoff
Ivan Putski defeated Buddy Rose
Pat Patterson defeated Adrian Adonis via disqualification
Tito Santana defeated Mr. Fuji
Tony Atlas defeated Ivan Koloff via disqualification
All American Wrestling – 10/16/83: Andre the Giant defeated Big John Studd in a $10,000 bodyslam match; after the bout, Andre threw the money out to the crowd until he was attacked by Studd
Jimmy Snuka fought WWF IC Champion Don Muraco to a double disqualification
WWF @ Sewell, NJ – Gloucester County College – August 29, 1983
The Invaders defeated Bob Bradley & Jack Carson
Tiger Chung Lee defeated Salvatore Bellomo
Tony Garea defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Sika via disqualification
Rocky Johnson defeated Iron Mike Sharpe
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Afa
WWF @ Allentown, PA – Fairgrounds – August 30, 1983
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Jack Carson
The Tonga Kid defeated Fred Marzino
Swede Hanson defeated Israel Matia
Tony Garea fought Salvatore Bellomo to a draw
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Butcher Vachon
Andre the Giant, Rocky Johnson, & Ivan Putski defeated Big John Studd & WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans
Jimmy Snuka defeated WWF IC Champion Don Muraco via disqualification
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated George Steele
WWF @ Freehold, NJ – Township High School Gym – August 30, 1983
Pete Sanchez defeated Tony Colon
The Invaders defeated Bob Bradley & Jeff Craney
Ivan Koloff defeated Charlie Brown (sub. for SD Jones)
Tito Santana defeated Iron Mike Sharpe
Pat Patterson defeated Tiger Chung Lee (sub. for Mr. Fuji) via count-out
Miami, FL – Convention Hall – August 31, 1983
Les Thornton defeated Angelo Mosca Jr.
Charlie Cook defeated Yoshi Yatsu
The Purple Haze defeated Scott McGhee
Global Tag Team Champions Elijah Akeem & Kareem Muhammad defeated Angelo Mosca & Mike Graham
Ron Bass defeated WWF World Champion Bob Backlund via disqualification
Jos LeDuc defeated Barry Windham in a Canadian Death Match
WWF @ Irvington, NJ – Police Athletic League Building – August 31, 1983
Jeff Craney defeated Jack Carson
Tito Santana defeated Iron Mike Sharpe
WWF Tag Team Champion Sika defeated Salvatore Bellomo
Jimmy Snuka defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Afa
Rocky Johnson defeated WWF IC Champion Don Muraco via disqualification
WWF @ New Britain, CT – August 31, 1983
Tiger Chung Lee defeated Tony Altimore
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Israel Matia
The Invaders defeated Swede Hanson & Butcher Vachon
Big John Studd defeated Tony Garea
Ivan Putski defeated Ivan Koloff
Jacksonville, FL – September 1, 1983
Charlie Cook defeated Yoshi Yatsu
The Purple Haze & Kevin Sullivan defeated Les Thronton & Scott McGhee
Angelo Mosca defeated Elijah Akeem
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Kareem Muhammad
Dusty Rhodes & Barry Windham defeated Ron Bass & Jos LeDuc
WWF @ South Yarmouth, MA – Cape Cod Coliseum – September 1, 1983
Pete Doherty defeated Fred Marzino
The Invaders defeated Swede Hanson & Butcher Vachon
Tiger Chung Lee defeated Tony Garea
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Ivan Kolof
Jimmy Snuka defeated Big John Studd
WWF @ East Hampton, NY – Tennis Academy – September 1, 1983
Included Ivan Putski & Iron Mike Sharpe
WWF @ Poughkeepsie, NY – Mid-Hudson Civic Center – September 2, 1983
Included Tony Garea, Chief Jay Strongbow, Big John Studd, Tiger Chung Lee, Mr. Fuji, & Jimmy Snuka
WWF @ Williamsport, PA – High School Gym – September 2, 1983
Rocky Johnson & Tito Santana vs. ? & ?
WWF @ Struthers, OH – Fieldhouse – September 3, 1983 (2,900)
Baron Mikel Siclcuna vs. Tiger Chung Lee did not take place as scheduled
Bill Dixon defeated the Beast
Big John Studd pinned Johnny DeFazio (sub. for SD Jones)
Iron Mike Sharpe pinned Pete Sanchez
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Ivan Koloff via disqualification
Jimmy Snuka, Ivan Putski, & Rocky Johnson defeated WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans & Samula in a Best 3 out of 5 falls match, 3-1
WWF @ Swansea, MA – September 3, 1983
Tony Garea defeated Pete Doherty
Swede Hanson defeated Butcher Vachon
Chief Jay Strongbow pinned Tiger Chung Lee
The Invaders defeated Sylvano Sousa & Fred Marzino
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated George Steele via count-out
WWF @ Erie, PA – Tech Memorial High School – September 4, 1983
Samula vs. ? (sub. for Baron Mikel Scicluna)
SD Jones vs. Tiger Chung Lee
Iron Mike Sharpe vs. Pete Sanchez
Big John Studd vs. Salvatore Bellomo
Rocky Johnson vs. Ivan Koloff
Jimmy Snuka & Ivan Putski defeated WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0; fall #1: Putski scored the pin; fall #2: the champions were disqualified
WWF @ Monaca, PA – September 5, 1983 (1,500)
Bill Dixon pinned the Beast at 10:05
Samula pinned Johnny DeFazio at 11:23
Jimmy Snuka & Rocky Johnson defeated WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1 at 19:05; fall #1: Snuka pinned Afa at 10:45; both teams were disqualified at 8:20
Iron Mike Sharpe fought Salvatore Bellomo to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Big John Studd defeated Pete Sanchez via submission at 4:40 with a bearhug
Ivan Putski pinned Ivan Koloff at 17:00 with the Polish Hammer
WWF @ Brewster, NY – Henry H. Wells Middle School Gym – September 6, 1983
Tony Garea defeated Butcher Vachon
The Invaders defeated Swede Hanson & Tony Colon
Tito Santana defeated Don Kernodle
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco defeated Chief Jay Strongbow
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Tiger Chung Lee (sub. for Mr. Fuji)
WWF @ Lockhaven, PA – High School Gym – September 6, 1983
Ivan Koloff vs. ?
Ivan Putski vs. WWF Tag Team Champion Afa
Big John Studd vs. Jimmy Snuka
WWF @ Shamokin, PA – High School – September 7, 1983 (charity show)
The Tonga Kid fought Bob Bradley to a 15-minute draw
Samula defeated Bill Dixon at 13:14
Big John Studd defeated Pete Sanchez at 14:19
Salvatore Bellomo defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Sika via disqualification at 14:03
Rocky Johnson pinned WWF Tag Team Champion Afa at 8:04
Jimmy Snuka pinned Ivan Koloff with the splash off the top at 15:05
WWF @ Wilmington, DE – Fournier Memorial Hall – September 8, 1983
Samula (sub. for Tiger Chung Lee) pinned Pete Sanchez at 12:26
Bob Bradley fought Samoan #4 (Tonga Kid) to a 15-minute time-limit draw
Big John Studd defeated Salvatore Bellomo at 8:30
Jimmy Snuka pinned WWF Tag Team Champion Afa at 5:29
WWF Tag Team Champion Sika pinned Bill Dixon (sub. for SD Jones) at 9:59
Rocky Johnson pinned Ivan Koloff at 15:47
WWF @ Queens, NY – Ridgewood-Groves Arena – September 9, 1983
Tiger Chung Lee defeated Salvatore Bellomo (sub. for Israel Matia)
Iron Mike Sharpe fought Salvatore Bellomo to a no contest
Tony Garea defeated Don Kernodle
The Invaders defeated Tony Altimore (sub. for Baron Mikel Scicluna) & Butcher Vachon
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Charlie Brown (sub. for Mr. Fuji)
Tony Atlas defeated Big John Studd via count-out when Studd walked out of the match
WWF @ Asbury Park, NJ – Convention Hall – September 9, 1983
Pete Sanchez defeated Jeff Craney
Bob Bradley defeated Bill Dixon
Ivan Koloff defeated the Tonga Kid
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Afa (sub. for WWF IC Champion Don Muraco)
Rocky Johnson & Pat Patterson defeated Samula & WWF Tag Team Champion Sika
WWF @ Landover, MD – Capital Centre – September 10, 1983 (15,271)
Don Kernodle defeated Jeff Craney at 7:14
Big John Studd defeated Salvatore Bellomo at 5:37
Tiger Chung Lee defeated Pete Sanchez at 7:23
Sgt. Slaughter defeated Tony Garea at 12:33
The Invaders defeated Charlie Brown & Butcher Vachon at 11:37
Chief Jay Strongbow fought Iron Mike Sharpe to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Tito Santana defeated Ivan Koloff at 9:23
SD Jones, Rocky Johnson, & Tony Atlas defeated WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans & Samula in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco defeated Jimmy Snuka via count-out at 13:45
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated George Steele at 4:15
WWF @ New Haven, CT – Coliseum – September 11, 1983
Don Kernodle defeated Butcher Vachon
Tito Santana defeated Ivan Koloff
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco defeated Chief Jay Strongbow
Jimmy Snuka fought Sgt. Slaughter to a double count-out
Salvatore Bellomo fought Iron Mike Sharpe to a draw
Tiger Chung Lee defeated Tony Garea
Tito Santana, Rocky Johnson, & Tony Atlas defeated WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans & Samula in a Best 3 out of 5 falls match, 3-0; fall #1: Johnson pinned Samula; fall #2: Johnson pinned Sika; fall #3: Atlas pinned Afa
WWF @ Plymouth Meeting, PA – Plymouth-Whitemarsh Township JHS Gym – September 12, 1983
The Tonga Kid fought Jeff Craney to a draw
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Bob Bradley
Tony Atlas defeated Samula
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Bob Bradley
Jimmy Snuka defeated Ivan Koloff
WWF @ Scranton, PA – CYC – September 12, 1983
The Invaders vs. Butcher Vachon & Don Kernodle
Tito Santana vs. Iron Mike Sharpe
Tony Garea vs. Tiger Chung Lee
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco vs. Rocky Johnson
Sgt. Slaughter defeated WWF World Champion Bob Backlund via disqualification
WWF @ Allentown, PA – Agricultural Hall – September 13, 1983
Championship Wrestling taping:
9/17/83 – included Eddie Gilbert as a guest of Buddy Rogers’ Corner, with Gilbert saying that WWF World Champion Bob Backlund had been a tremendous inspiration to him while he had been out injured (Gilbert’s first appearance in four months following the car accident he was involved in):
WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans & Samu defeated Charlie Brown, Chuck Tanner, & Tony Garea at 6:47 when Samula pinned Brown with the Samoan Drop
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Len Kruger via submission with the sleeper at 2:55
The Iron Sheik (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Bob Clement via submission with the Camel Clutch at 1:47 (Sheik’s return after a 3 and half year absence)
Salvatore Bellomo pinned Bob Bradley at 3:45 with a roll up after slipping off the ropes when attempting a flying bodypress
The Masked Superstar (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Rudy Diamond at 1:24 with the swinging neckbreaker
Eddie Gilbert pinned Israel Matia at 2:23 with a running kneelift
Mr. Fuji (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) & Tiger Chung Lee (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Dick Tessier & Jeff Craney at 3:18 when Lee pinned Tessier with an enzuiguri
Rene Goulet pinned Ray Coutu at 2:37 (Goulet’s return after a 3-year absence)
9/24/83 – included Sgt. Slaughter as a guest of Buddy Rogers’ Corner, during which WWF World Champion Bob Backlund came out to check on Eddie Gilbert, who was being attended to at ringside:
Jimmy Snuka pinned Butcher Vachon at the 51-second mark with the splash off the top
Tito Santana pinned John Callahan at 3:07 with a forearm off the middle turnbuckle
Mr. Fuji (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) & Tiger Chung Lee defeated Tony Garea & Bob Clement at 4:20 when Lee pinned Clement with an enzuiguri
The Tonga Kid pinned Israel Matia at 2:32 with a victory roll (Kid’s TV debut)
All American Wrestling – 10/9/83: The Masked Superstar (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Eddie Gilbert at 2:58 after two corkscrew neckbreakers; after the bout, Superstar hit a third neckbreaker on the floor; moments later, Gilbert was attended to by Dr. George Zahorian
Sgt. Slaughter (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Dick Tessier via submission with the Cobra Clutch at 1:07; following the commercial break, Eddie Gilbert was taken from ringside on a stretcher and into a waiting ambulance
Tony Atlas & Rocky Johnson defeated Don Kernodle & Bob Bradley at 1:39 when Johnson pinned Bradley with a sunset flip
10/1/83 – included WWF IC Champion Don Muraco & Capt. Lou Albano as guests of Buddy Rogers’ Corner; included footage from the doctor’s office of Dr. George Zahorian with Eddie Gilbert who was in neckbrace, with Zahorian saying he must not wrestle until he is healed:
WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Salvatore Bellomo & Dick Tessier at 6:06 when Afa pinned Tessier with the Samoan Drop
Tito Santana pinned Bob Bradley at 3:51 with a flying forearm from the middle turnbuckle
Ivan Koloff (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Ray Coutu at 3:20 with a kneedrop off the top
Iron Mike Sharpe pinned Bob Clement at 1:32 with a forearm blow to the head
The Invaders defeated Don Kernodle & Tony Colon at 1:14 when Colon was pinned after one Invader hiptossed his partner on top of Colon
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Rudy Diamond at the 51-second mark with a modified roll up
The Iron Sheik (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Chuck Tanner via submission with the Camel Clutch at 1:38
Tony Atlas & Rocky Johnson defeated Jeff Craney & Len Kruger at 2:29 when Atlas pinned Kruger with a gorilla press slam and a splash
10/8/83: Tony Atlas pinned Tony Colon with a gorilla press slam and a splash at 2:50
All American Wrestling – 9/25/83; Championship Wrestling – 10/22/83: The Iron Sheik (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Ray Coutu via submission with the Camel Clutch at 2:49
WWF @ Hamburg, PA – Fieldhouse – September 14, 1983
All Star Wrestling taping:
Tito Santana defeated ?
Salvatore Bellomo defeated John Callahan
9/17/83 – included the Eddie Gilbert vs. Israel Matia, and Buddy Rogers’ Corner segment with Gilbert from the 9/17/83 Championship Wrestling:
WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans & Samula defeated Salvatore Bellomo, Tony Garea, & Ray Coutu
Tito Santana defeated Bob Bradley
The Iron Sheik (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Dick Tessier via submission with the Camel Clutch at 2:05
The Tonga Kid defeated Tony Colon
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Chuck Tanner at 3:05 with the tombstone
Sgt. Slaughter (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Jeff Craney via submission with the Cobra Clutch at 3:28
9/24/83 – included the Masked Superstar vs. Eddie Gilbert, Buddy Rogers’ Corner with Sgt. Slaughter, and Slaughter vs. Dick Tessier matches from the 9/24/83 Championship Wrestling:
The Invaders defeated Butcher Vachon & Isreal Matia
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Bob Clement at 2:11 with a cradle
Jimmy Snuka defeated John Callahan
Iron Mike Sharpe defeated Ray Coutu
Big John Studd (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Rudy Diamond via submission with the backbreaker at 2:37
10/1/83 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Pat Patterson; included footage from the doctor’s office of Dr. George Zahorian with Eddie Gilbert who was in neckbrace, with Zahorian saying he must not wrestle until he is healed; included Tito Santana as a guest of Buddy Rogers’ Corner:
WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Salvatore Bellomo & Dick Tessier at 5:34 when Afa pinned Tessier with the Samoan Drop; after the bout, the Samoans attacked Bellomo and the threw Tessier into the front row
Tony Atlas (w/ Rocky Johnson) pinned Bob Bradley at 4:49 with a gorilla press slam and a splash; during the bout, Capt. Lou Albano returned to ringside to second Bradley and taunt Atlas, with both Atlas and Johnson attacking Albano after the match when he tried to enter the ring
Rene Goulet pinned Rudy Diamond at 2:34 following a claw hold
The Tonga Kid pinned George Rosello at 4:33 with a sunset flip
Mr. Fuji & Tiger Chung Lee (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Tony Garea & Ray Coutu at 2:48 when Lee pinned Coutu with an enziguiri kick to the back of the head
Tito Santana pinned Israel Matia at 2:43 with the flying forearm
All American Wrestling – 11/6/83: The Iron Sheik (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Jeff Craney via submission with the Camel Clutch at 2:15
Iron Mike Sharpe pinned Bob Clement at 2:21 with a forearm blow to the head
10/8/83:
The Iron Sheik (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Rudy Diamond via submission with the Camel Clutch at 2:45
Mr. Fuji & Tiger Chung Lee (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Tony Garea & Chuck Tanner at 3:09 when Lee pinned Tanner with an enziguiri kick to the back of the head
10/15/83; All American Wrestling – 10/23/83: Ivan Koloff (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Bob Clement at the 59-second mark with a kneedrop off the top; after the match, Ivan Koloff went up to the announcer’s table and requested that Pat Patterson interview him, which he did, with Koloff eventually hitting Patterson and Patterson chasing him backstage after Patterson said American wrestlers were just as good as he was
10/22/83:
Tony Atlas & Rocky Johnson defeated Butcher Vachon & Tony Colon at 3:32 when Atlas pinned Colon with a gorilla press slam and splash
Dark match after the taping: Tito Santana, Tony Atlas, & Rocky Johnson defeated WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans & Samula
WWF @ Bridgeville, PA – Chartiers Valley High School Gym – September 15, 1983 (1,500)
The Beast pinned Ken Jugan at 12:15
Samula fought Tony Garea to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Sgt. Slaughter fought Tony Atlas to a double count-out at 15:00
John Defazio pinned Bill Dixon at 14:59
Tony Atlas & Tony Garea (sub. for Andre the Giant & Rocky Johnson) defeated WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans at 7:40 in a non-title match when Atlas pinned Afa
WWF @ Woodbridge, NJ – Senior High School Gym – September 15, 1983
Rocky Johnson vs. WWF IC Champion Don Muraco
Jimmy Snuka vs. Big John Studd
Also included Tito Santana & Iron Mike Sharpe
WWF @ Steubenville, OH – St. John Arena – September 16, 1983 (2,000)
The Red Demon pinned the Beast at 7:54 after using a foreign object
Bill Dixon defeated Jimmy Jackson at 10:06 with a small package
Tony Garea fought Sgt. Slaughter to a 30-minute time-limit draw
John Defazio pinned Ken Jugan at 9:20 with a roll up
Andre the Giant, Tony Atlas, & Rocky Johnson defeated WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans & Samula in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1 at 18:29; fall #1: Johnson pinned Afa at 12:30 with a sunset flip; fall #2: Afa pinned Johnson at 3:34; fall #3: Andre pinned Samula at 2:25
WWF @ Manahawkin, NJ – Sourthern Regional High School Gym – September 16, 1983
Included Big John Studd & Tito Santana
WWF @ Baltimore, MD – Civic Center – September 17, 1983
Invader #2 defeated Don Kernodle
Iron Mike Sharpe defeasted Jeff Craney
Samula defeated Bob Bradley
WWF Tag Team Champion Sika defeated SD Jones
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Sgt. Slaughter in a Texas Death Match with a reverse roll up into a bridge as Slaughter went to grab the title belt from the ringside table, thinking he had won the match; after the bout, Slaughter attacked guest referee Rocky Johnson and bloodied him
WWF Tag Team Champion Afa defeated Tony Garea via count-out
Tiger Chung Lee defeated Rene Goulet
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Butcher Vachon
Tito Santana defeated George Steele
Jimmy Snuka & Buddy Rogers defeated WWF IC Champion Don Muraco & Capt. Lou Albano
WWF @ Warrenton, VA – Fauquier County High School Gym – September 18, 1983
Included Jimmy Snuka, Chief Jay Strongbow, Tito Santana, George Steele, SD Jones, and Samula
WWF @ Glens Falls, NY – Civic Center – September 18, 1983
Ivan Putski vs. Iron Mike Sharpe
Rocky Johnson vs. WWF Tag Team Champion Afa
Tony Garea vs. WWF Tag Team Champion Sika
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund vs. WWF IC Champion Don Muraco
WWF @ Marlboro, NJ – Middle School – September 19, 1983
Mr. Fuji defeated the Tonga Kid; the match replaced the scheduled bout between Eddie Gilbert and Tony Colon
Invader #2 defeated Bob Bradley
Tiger Chung Lee defeated Salvatore Bellomo
Rocky Johnson defeated Iron Mike Sharpe
Jimmy Snuka defeated Big John Studd via count-out
WWF @ Staten Island, NY – Wagner College Gym – September 19, 1983
Swede Hanson defeated Rene Goulet
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Samula via disqualification
Swede Hanson defeated Charlie Brown
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah & Judy Martin defeated Susan Starr & Penny Mitchell
Ivan Putski fought Sgt. Slaughter to a double disqualification
WWF @ Roselle, NJ – High School Gym – September 20, 1983
Included Tito Santana & WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans (in singles matches)
WWF @ Taunton, MA – Bristol-Plymouth Regional School – September 20, 1983
Don Kernodle fought Invader #2 to a draw
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah & Judy Martin defeated Susan Starr & Penny Mitchell
Invader #1 defeated Butcher Vachon
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco defeated Chief Jay Strongbow
Big John Studd defeated Salvatore Bellomo
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Iron Mike Sharpe
WWF @ Towanda, PA – High School Gym – September 22, 1983
Rene Goulet vs. ? (sub. for Eddie Gilbert)
Swede Hanson vs. Pete Sanchez
Tony Garea vs. Tiger Chung Lee
WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans vs. Tito Santana & Rocky Johnson
Sgt. Slaughter vs. Ivan Putski
WWF @ Hazleton, PA – St. Joseph’s Gym – September 23, 1983
Tiger Chung Lee defeated Israel Matia (sub. for Pete Sanchez)
Rene Goulet defeated the Tonga Kid (sub. for Eddie Gilbert)
Swede Hanson defeated Bob Bradley
Jimmy Snuka defeated Sgt Slaughter via disqualification
Tito Santana, Rocky Johnson, & Tony Garea defeated Ivan Koloff, Tiger Chung Lee (sub. for WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans) & Samula
WWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – September 24, 1983 (18,983)
Televised on the PRISM Network – featured Dick Graham & Gorilla Monsoon on commentary:
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Butcher Vachon at 4:16
Don Kernodle defeated Israel Matia at 6:39
The Invaders defeated Swede Hanson & Iron Mike Sharpe via count-out at 12:46 when Sharpe left ringside, with Hanson chasing after him moments afterwards
All American Wrestling – 10/23/83: WWF IC Champion Don Muraco pinned Chief Jay Strongbow at 7:12 with a clothesline after breaking out of the sleeper
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund (w/ Arnold Skaaland) pinned Sgt. Slaughter in a Texas Death Match at 14:06 with a crossbody after guest referee Tony Garea failed to notice the challenger’s foot on the bottom rope during the cover; after the bout, Slaughter attacked Garea until Backlund cleared the ring with a chair (Legends of Wrestling Collection, Legends of Wrestling: Ric Flair and Sgt. Slaughter)
Andre the Giant defeated Big John Studd in a steel cage match at 10:04
Tiger Chung Lee defeated Rene Goulet at 4:25
Penny Mitchell & Susan Starr defeated Judy Martin & Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah at 7:09
Jimmy Snuka, Tito Santana, & Rocky Johnson defeated Ivan Koloff & the Wild Samoans in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0
WWF @ White Plains, NY – Westchester County Civic Center – September 25, 1983
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah & Judy Martin defeated Susan Starr & Penny Mitchell
Invader #2 defeated Don Kernodle
Invader #1 defeated Butcher Vachon
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Iron Mike Sharpe via disqualification
Big John Studd defeated Chief Jay Strongbow
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco defeated WWF World Champion Bob Backlund via count-out
WWF @ Rochester, NY – September 25, 1983
Susan Starr & Penny Mitchell defeated Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah & Judy Martin
Tiger Chung Lee defeated Nick DeCarlo
Sgt. Slaughter fought Jimmy Snuka to a no contest
Rocky Johnson defeated Iron Mike Sharpe
Tito Santana defeated WWF IC Champion Don Muraco via disqualification
Swede Hanson defeated the Executioner
Andre the Giant defeated Big John Studd in a steel cage match
WWF @ St. Johnsville, NY – High School Gym – September 26, 1983
Susan Starr & Penny Mitchell defeated Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah & Judy Martin
Tito Santana defeated Butcher Vachon
Tiger Chung Lee defeated Bob Bradley
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco defeated Salvatore Bellomo
Jimmy Snuka defeated Iron Mike Sharpe
Andre the Giant defeated Sgt. Slaughter
WWF @ Old Westbury, NY – PERC Building – September 26, 1983
Jeff Craney vs. ? (sub. for Bob Bradley)
Tony Garea vs. ? (sub. for Tony Colon)
Rocky Johnson defeated Don Kernodle
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Big John Studd
Included 2 other matches
WWF @ Southington, CT – September 26, 1983
Invader #1 defeated Rene Goulet
Fred Marzino defeated Chuck Tanner
Invader #2 defeated Israel Matia
SD Jones defeated Samula
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Sika
Ivan Putski defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Afa
WWF @ Queens, NY – September 27, 1983
The Invaders defeated Israel Matia & Don Kernodle
Ivan Putski defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Afa via count-out
Tony Garea defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Sika via disqualification
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Rene Goulet
Samula defeated SD Jones
WWF @ Buffalo, NY – Auditorium – September 27, 1983
Swede Hanson defeated the Executioner at 8:48
Tiger Chung Lee defeated Bob Bradley (sub. for Jeff Craney) at 12:36
Susan Starr & Penny Mitchell defeated Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah & Judy Martin at 17:42
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco defeated Jimmy Snuka in a steel cage match at 7:07
Nick DeCarlo (sub. for Eddie Gilbert) defeated Butcher Vachon at 6:14
Andre the Giant, Tito Santana, & Rocky Johnson defeated Big John Studd, Sgt. Slaughter, & Iron Mike Sharpe in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0 at 19:12; fall #1: Studd’s team were disqualified; fall #2: Andre pinned Sharpe
WWF @ Freeport, NY – High School Gym – September 28, 1983
SD Jones vs. Israel Matia
The Invaders vs. Rene Goulet & Don Kernodle
Tony Garea vs. Samula
Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Sika
Ivan Putski vs. Afa
WWF @ Syracuse, NY – Onondoga County War Memorial – September 28, 1983
Susan Starr & Penny Mitchell defeated Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah & Judy Martin
Tito Santana defeated Butcher Vachon
Iron Mike Sharpe defeated Bob Bradley
Tiger Chung Lee defeated Salvatore Bellomo
Rocky Johnson defeated WWF IC Champion Don Muraco via disqualification
Andre the Giant & Jimmy Snuka defeated Big John Studd & Sgt. Slaughter
WWF @ Howell, NJ – High School Gym – September 29, 1983
Included the Invaders and WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans
WWF @ Waterloo, NY – High School Gym – September 29, 1983
Tiger Chung Lee vs. an unknown
Eddie Gilbert vs. Butcher Vachon
Rocky Johnson vs. Iron Mike Sharpe
Susan Starr & Penny Mitchell vs. Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah & Judy Martin
Salvatore Bellomo vs. WWF IC Champion Don Muraco
Tito Santana vs. Big John Studd
Jimmy Snuka vs. Sgt. Slaughter
WWF @ San Jose, CA – Municipal Stadium – September 30, 1983 (2,000)
The 1st show in Northern California; it rained during the outdoor show
Buddy Rose defeated Steve Pardee
Rocky Johnson defeated Guy Lambert
Pat Patterson defeated Alexis Smirnoff
Tito Santana defeated Mike York
Jimmy Snuka defeated WWF IC Champion Don Muraco via count-out
Andre the Giant defeated Big John Studd
WWF @ Springfield, MA – Civic Center – October 1, 1983 (3,500)
SD Jones defeated Iron Mike Sharpe via disqualification at 9:29
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah & Judy Martin defeated Susan Starr & Penny Mitchell at 16:39
Butcher Vachon pinned Chuck Tanner (sub. for Eddie Gilbert) at 4:57
WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans & Samula defeated Chief Jay Strongbow & the Invaders in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1 at 18:23
Swede Hanson pinned Israel Matia (sub. for Don Kernodle) at 9:32
Tiger Chung Lee pinned Tony Garea at 15:26
Rene Goulet pinned Fred Marzino (sub. for Pete Sanchez) at 15:20
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Sgt. Slaughter at 18:53; there were 2 referees for the bout
WWF @ Los Angeles, CA – Sports Arena – October 1, 1983
Buddy Rose defeated Steve Pardee
Jerry Monti fought Jack Armstrong to a draw
Pat Patterson defeated Black Gordman
Ray Evans defeated Billy Anderson
Jimmy Snuka defeated WWF IC Champion Don Muraco via disqualification when Muraco began brawling with guest referee Tito Santana
Alexis Smirnorff defeated Tony Rocco
Rocky Johnson defeated the Great Goliath
Tito Santana defeated George Steele
Andre the Giant defeated Big John Studd in a steel cage match
WWF @ San Diego, CA – Sports Arena – October 2, 1983
Buddy Rose defeated Steve Pardee
Jerry Monti fought Jack Armstrong to a draw
Tony Rocco defeated Ray Evans
Alexis Smirnoff defeated Bill Anderson
Pat Patterson defeated the Great Goliath
Rocky Johnson defeated George Steele
Tito Santana defeated Black Gordman
Andre the Giant & Jimmy Snuka defeated WWF IC Champion Don Muraco & Big John Studd
WWF @ Norwalk, CT – High School Gym – October 2, 1983
Iron Mike Sharpe defeated the Tonga Kid
SD Jones defeated Rene Goulet
Susan Starr & Penny Mitchell defeated Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah & Judy Martin
WWF Tag Team Champion Sika defeated Swede Hanson via disqualification
Ivan Putski defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Afa via count-out
WWF @ Scranton, PA – CYC – October 3, 1983
SD Jones defeated Bob Bradley
Don Kernodle defeated Israel Matia (sub. for Eddie Gilbert)
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Sika via disqualification
Ivan Putski defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Afa
The Invaders defeated Butcher Vachon & Rene Goulet
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Sgt. Slaughter in a steel cage match
WWF @ Allentown, PA – Agricultural Hall – October 4, 1983
Championship Wrestling taping:
All American Wrestling – 11/13/83: Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah pinned Penny Mitchell at 6:06
All American Wrestling – 11/13/83: Tony Garea fought Iron Mike Sharpe to a 10-minute time-limit draw
10/8/83 – included WWF IC Champion Don Muraco & Capt. Lou Albano as guests of Buddy Rogers’ Corner, with Albano he accepts Rogers’ challenge to face him in the ring, with Muraco also suggesting he find a partner and they make it a tag match, with Rogers saying he would have Jimmy Snuka to back him up if needed; featured the Tony Atlas / Tony Colon match from the 9/13/83 Allentown taping:
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Rocco Verona at 3:28 with the tombstone
The Masked Superstar (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Chuck Tanner at 2:21 with the swinging neckbreaker
The Tonga Kid pinned Bill Berger at 2:45 with a victory roll
Tito Santana pinned Jimmy Jackson at 4:30 with a leglock into a bridge following the flying forearm
WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans & Samula (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Swede Hanson, Tony Garea, & Ken Jugan at 3:20 when Afa pinned Jugan with the Samoan Drop
Rocky Johnson pinned Bill Dixon at 3:49 following two dropkicks
Sgt. Slaughter (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Steve King via submission with the Camel Clutch at 2:57
10/15/83 – included WWF World Champion Bob Backlund as a guest of Buddy Rogers’ Corner, where Backlund said he would be doing “wheels” at ringside hopefully for the full hour, to help inspire Eddie Gilbert’s recovery; featured the Ivan Koloff / Bob Clement match and altercation with Pat Patterson from the 10/15/83 All Star Wrestling:
Ivan Putski pinned Bob Bradley with the Polish Hammer at 3:51
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Ken Jugan with a reverse suplex at 2:59
The Invaders defeated Rene Goulet & Bill Dixon when Invader #2 pinned Dixon after Invader #1 hiptossed his partner on to Dixon at 5:41
Iron Mike Sharpe pinned Chuck Tanner at 2:49 with a forearm blow to the head
WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans & Samula (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated SD Jones, Swede Hanson, & Steve King when Samu pinned King with the Samoan Drop at the 42-second mark
Jimmy Snuka pinned Tony Colon with a flying headbutt at 2:36
Judy Martin pinned Susan Starr with a small package at 2:30, even though Starr’s foot was on the rope during the cover
10/22/83 – included the Masked Superstar & the Grand Wizard as guests of Buddy Rogers’ Corner; featured WWF World Champion Bob Backlund doing “wheels” at ringside for the entire show in order to inspire Eddie Gilbert’s recovery; included the Iron Sheik / Ray Coutu match from the 9/13/83 Allentown taping:
Rocky Johnson pinned Butcher Vachon with a sunset flip at 3:15
Tito Santana pinned Tony Colon with the flying forearm at 2:36
Ivan Putski pinned Bill Dixon with the Polish Hammer at 4:26
The Masked Superstar (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Steve King with the corkscrew neckbreaker at 2:35
Sgt. Slaughter (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Rocco Verona via submission with the Cobra Clutch at 2:44
The Invaders defeated Isreal Matia & Bill Berger when Berger was pinned after being hiptossed onto his partner at 1:50
WWF @ Hamburg, PA – Fieldhouse – October 5, 1983
All Star Wrestling taping:
All American Wrestling – 11/6/83: WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) fought the Invaders to a double disqualification at 8:52 when both teams began brawling in the ring, with Albano entering the ring and being hit with a double dropkick from the Invaders
All American Wrestling – 11/6/83: Rocky Johnson pinned Butcher Vachon following two dropkicks
10/8/83 – included the Iron Sheik vs. Rudy Diamond and Mr. Fuji & Tiger Chung Lee vs. Tony Garea & Rudy Diamond matches from the 9/14/83 Hamburg taping; included WWF IC Champion Don Muraco as a guest of Buddy Rogers’ Corner, where Rogers told Muraco that he and Jimmy Snuka were ready to face he and Capt. Lou Albano in the ring at any time:
Tito Santana defeated Bill Dixon
Rocky Johnson defeated Bob Bradley
Don Kernodle defeated Ken Jugan
WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans & Samula (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Swede Hanson, Victor Mercado, & Rocco Verona at 5:43 when Sika pinned Verona with the Samoan Drop
Ivan Putski defeated Bill Berger
SD Jones defeated Jimmy Jackson
10/15/83 – included the Masked Superstar & the Grand Wizard as guests of Buddy Rogers’ Corner; included the Ivan Koloff / Bob Clement match from the 9/14/83 Hamburg taping:
The Masked Superstar (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned SD Jones at 3:59 with the swinging neckbreaker
Salvatore Bellomo defeated John Callahan
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Victor Mercado at 1:51 with the tombstone; during the bout, Muraco was eating a meatball sandwich and drinking a soda in between wrestling his opponent; after the bout, Albano slipped on the floor on part of the sandwich
The Tonga Kid defeated Tony Colon
The Invaders defeated Rene Goulet & Israel Matia
Sgt. Slaughter (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Ken Jugan via submission with the Cobra Clutch at 3:05
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah pinned Susan Starr at the 4-minute mark with a roll up after blocking a monkey flip attempt
10/22/83 – featured Sgt. Slaughter & the Grand Wizard as guests of Buddy Rogers’ Corner; included the Tony Atlas & Rocky Johnson vs. Butcher Vachon & Tony Colon match from the 9/14/83 Hamburg taping:
The Masked Superstar (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Ken Jugan at 3:31 with the swinging neckbreaker
Jimmy Snuka pinned Bill Berger at 1:43 with the splash off the top; after the bout, Berger was taken backstage on a stretcher
Tiger Chung Lee defeated Rocco Verona
Tito Santana defeated Isreal Matia
Sgt. Slaughter (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Bob Bradley at 4:49 with a splash off the top
Iron Mike Sharpe pinned George Rosello at 2:46 with a forearm blow to the head
The Tonga Kid defeated Bill Dixon
Dark match after the taping: Jimmy Snuka defeated Sgt. Slaughter via count-out
WWF @ Farmingdale, NY – High School Gym – October 6, 1983
Included Tiger Chung Lee, Tito Santana, & Rocky Johnson
WWF @ New Bedford, MA – October 6, 1983
Butcher Vachon defeated Chuck Tanner
SD Jones fought Swede Hanson to a draw
The Invaders defeated Rene Goulet & Don Kernodle via disqualification
The Masked Superstar defeated Chief Jay Strongbow
Sgt. Slaughter defeated Pat Patterson via count-out
WWF @ Pittsburgh, PA – Civic Arena – October 7, 1983 (12,000)
Pat Patterson pinned Samula at 10:25 with a sunset flip
Rocky Johnson fought WWF Tag Team Champion Sika to a 20-minute time-limit draw
WWF Tag Team Champion Afa defeated Ivan Putski via count-out at 10:00
Tito Santana pinned Iron Mike Sharpe at 12:13 with the flying forearm
Tony Garea defeated Bill Dixon via submission at 6:50 with an abdominal stretch
Tiger Chung Lee pinned Jimmy Jackson at 6:30
Susan Starr & Penny Mitchell defeated Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah & Judy Martin at 13:10
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco defeated Jimmy Snuka via disqualification at 16:20 in a Fijian Strap Match
WWF @ Waterville, ME – Armory – October 7, 1983
The Tonga Kid pinned Chuck Tanner
The Invaders defeated Butcher Vachon & Rene Goulet
Swede Hanson defeated SD Jones
The Masked Superstar pinned Chief Jay Strongbow
Don Kernodle pinned Fred Marzino
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Sgt. Slaughter
WWF @ Boston, MA – Boston Garden – October 8, 1983 (15,550)
Israel Matia defeated Chuck Tanner at 12:18
The Tonga Kid defeated Fred Marzino at 9:20
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Don Kernodle at 11:45
The Masked Superstar defeated WWF World Champion Bob Backlund via count-out at 17:28 after hitting the swinging neckbreaker on the floor; after the bout, Superstar also hit the swinging neckbreaker on Arnold Skaaland, with both Backlund and Skaaland then being taken out on a stretcher
Rene Goulet defeated Rudy Diamond at 7:15
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco defeated Jimmy Snuka in a steel cage match at 9:45 when a headbutt from Snuka sent Muraco tumbling out the door; after the bout, Snuka scaled the cage and hit a splash off the top onto the prone champion
Sgt. Slaughter defeated Swede Hanson at 4:38
SD Jones defeated Bob Bradley (sub. for Michael Hayes) at 7:50
The Invaders defeated Pete Doherty & Butcher Vachon at 7:33
WWF @ Cincinatti, OH – Riverfront Coliseum – October 8, 1983
Debut in Cincinatti
Tiger Chung Lee defeated Bob Boulder
Tony Garea defeated Dr. X
Susan Starr & Penny Mitchell defeated Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah & Judy Martin
Pat Patterson defeated Iron Mike Sharpe
Tito Santana defeated George Steele
Andre the Giant, Ivan Putski, & Rocky Johnson defeated WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans & Samula
WWF @ Dayton, OH – Hara Arena – October 9, 1983
Debut in Dayton
Tiger Chung Lee defeated Bob Boulder
Pat Patterson defeated Dr. X
Tony Garea defeated Jerry Valiant
Susan Starr & Penny Mitchell defeated Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah & Judy Martin
Tito Santana defeated Iron Mike Sharpe
Rocky Johnson defeated Samula
Andre the Giant & Ivan Putski defeated WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans via disqualification
WWF @ New Haven, CT – Coliseum – October 9, 1983
The Invaders defeated Butcher Vachon & Israel Matia
The Masked Superstar defeated Chief Jay Strongbow
SD Jones defeated Don Kernodle
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated WWF IC Champion Don Muraco
Rene Goulet defeated Chuck Tanner
Bob Bradley defeated Rudy Diamond
Sgt. Slaughter defeated Jimmy Snuka via count-out
WWF @ Bronx, NY – St. Raymond’s High School – October 10, 1983
The Tonga Kid defeated Israel Matia
Samula defeated Jeff Craney
Tony Garea defeated Ron Reese
Tito Santana defeated Iron Mike Sharpe
Rocky Johnson defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Sika via disqualification
Ivan Putski defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Afa via count-out
WWF @ Williamsport, PA – October 10, 1983
SD Jones defeated Don Kernodle
The Invaders defeated Rene Goulet & Butcher Vachon
Swede Hanson defeated Victor Mercado
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Tiger Chung Lee via disqualification
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated WWF IC Champion Don Muraco
– 10/12/83: The Grand Wizard passed away from a heart attack at the age of 57.
WWF @ Grove City, PA – October 12, 1983 (1,500)
Ken Jugan pinned Bill Berger at 13:50
Swede Hanson pinned Israel Matia at 11:20
The Invaders defeated Butcher Vachon & Don Kernodle at 15:45
SD Jones fought Rene Goulet to a 20-minute time-limit draw
The Masked Superstar pinned Chief Jay Strongbow at 13:30
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Tiger Chung Lee at 16:45
WWF @ Altoona, PA – Jaffa Mosque – October 12, 1983
Tony Garea defeated Bill Dixon
Tito Santana defeated Joe Abbey
Rocky Johnson defeated Iron Mike Sharpe
Ivan Putski & Jimmy Snuka defeated Samula & WWF Tag Team Champion Sika
Andre the Giant defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Afa
WWF @ Mt. Pleasant, PA – High School – October 13, 1983 (1,500)
Swede Hanson pinned Billy Berger at 13:00
Chief Jay Strongbow pinned Butcher Vachon at 9:51
The Invaders defeated Rene Goulet & Don Kernodle at 20:20
Tiger Chung Lee pinned SD Jones at 13:30
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated the Masked Superstar via disqualification at 20:25
WWF @ York, PA – Hannah Penn Middle School – October 13, 1983
Tony Garea defeated Bob Bradley
The Tonga Kid defeated Israel Matia
Tito Santana defeated Samula
Rocky Johnson defeated Iron Mike Sharpe
Andre the Giant & Ivan Putski defeated WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans
WWF @ Chambersburg, PA – J. Frank Faust Junior High School – October 14, 1983
Invader #2 defeated Swede Hanson
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Tiger Chung Lee via disqualification
Invader #2 defeated Butcher Vachon
Don Kernodle fought SD Jones to a draw
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Sgt. Slaughter (sub. for the Masked Superstar) via disqualification
WWF @ Carbondale, PA – High School Gym – October 14, 1983
Israel Matia fought Bob Bradley to a draw
Tony Garea defeated Iron Mike Sharpe
Jimmy Snuka fought WWF IC Champion Don Muraco to a no contest
Andre the Giant, Rocky Johnson, & Tito Santana defeated WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans & Samula
WWF @ Landover, MD – Capital Centre – October 15, 1983
Butcher Vachon defeated Jeff Craney at 11:13
Rene Goulet defeated Bob Bradley at 14:17
Tito Santana defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Sika via disqualification at 18:14
Swede Hanson defeated Don Kernodle at 15:14
WWF IC Chamion Don Muraco defeated Jimmy Snuka via disqualification in a Fijian Strap Match
Tiger Chung Lee defeated the Tonga Kid
Rocky Johnson defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Afa at 6:43
The Masked Superstar defeated Chief Jay Strongbow at 11:13
Andre the Giant defeated Sgt. Slaughter at 13:43
WWF @ Staten Island, NY – Susan Wagner High School Gym – October 15, 1983
The Invaders defeated Tony Colon & Frank Rodriguez
Tony Garea fought Iron Mike Sharpe to a draw
Pat Patterson defeated Samula
SD Jones defeated Israel Matia
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated George Steele
WWF @ Salisbury, MD – Wicomico Youth & Civic Center – October 16, 1983
Tito Santana defeated Rene Goulet
Tiger Ching Lee defeated Jeff Craney
The Tonga Kid defeated Bob Bradley
Swede Hanson defeated Butcher Vachon
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco defeated Chief Jay Strongbow
Andre the Giant, Jimmy Snuka, & Rocky Johnson defeated WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans & Samula
WWF @ New York City, NY – Madison Square Garden – October 17, 1983 (sell out)
Televised on the MSG Network and on the USA Network on 11/16/83 – included Gorilla Monsoon & Pat Patterson on commentary; Mick Foley, Tommy Dreamer, and Bubba Ray Dudley were in attendance for the event; included the playing of the national anthem to begin the broadcast; featured Vince McMahon conducting backstage interviews with Jimmy Snuka, Buddy Rogers and with WWF IC Champion Don Muraco just prior to Snuka / Muraco steel cage match; included Pat Patterson conducting an interview with pro wrestler Larry O’Dea from Australia, discussing the result of the Muraco / Snuka match; Patterson also interviewed Capt. Lou Albano about the match; included a pretaped interview of McMahon interviewing Andre the Giant in the locker room, aired prior to his match:
Tony Garea pinned Rene Goulet at 12:33 with a sunset flip (Goulet’s MSG return after a 3-year absence)
All American Wrestling – 10/23/83: Tiger Chung Lee pinned SD Jones at 8:41 with an enzuiguri; prior to the bout, Freddie Blassie escorted Lee to the ring
Sgt. Slaughter defeated Ivan Putski via disqualification at 10:29 after he accidentally hit referee Dick Kroll when Slaughter ducked out of the way
All American Wrestling – 10/30/83: Tito Santana fought Iron Mike Sharpe to a 20-minute time limit draw at 18:02; after the bout, Santana cleared Sharpe from the ring
The Masked Superstar defeated WWF World Champion Bob Backlund (w/ Arnold Skaaland) via count-out at 16:13 following a corkscrew neckbreaker on the floor; after the bout, both men continued brawling until Backlund cleared Superstar from the ring; after the bout, Pat Patterson interviewed Backlund in the hallway (Superstar’s MSG debut)
Mike Graham pinned Bob Bradley at 4:53 with a German suplex into a bridge; after the bout, Pat Patterson interviewed Graham in the hallway (Graham’s MSG return after a 4-year absence; Bradley’s MSG debut)
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco defeated Jimmy Snuka in a steel cage match at 6:46 when a flying headbutt from Snuka sent Muraco tumbling out the door; after the bout, Snuka scaled the cage and hit a splash off the top onto the prone champion, 15 feet below; the challenger and champion were escorted to ringside by Buddy Rogers and Capt. Lou Albano, respectively, but the managers returned backstage before the match began (The WWF’s Most Unusual Matches, Inside the Steel Cage, Bloodbath: Wrestling’s Most Incredible Steel Cage Matches, History of the Intercontinental Championship)
Rocky Johnson pinned WWF Tag Team Champion Sika (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) at 1:46 with a sunset flip
The Invaders defeated Israel Matia & Butcher Vachon at 6:58 when Matia was pinned after one Invader hiptossed his partner on top of Matia
Andre the Giant pinned WWF Tag Team Champion Afa at 1:07 with a boot to the face and a sit-down splash
WWF @ Saratoga Springs, NY – High School Gym – October 18, 1983
Chief Jay Strongbow vs. the Masked Superstar
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco vs. Tony Garea
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund vs. Sgt. Slaughter
Also included Tito Santana, Rocky Johnson, & Swede Hanson
WWF @ Ashland, MA – October 18, 1983
Samula defeated John Callahan
Bob Bradley fought the Tonga Kid to a double count-out
Israel Matia defeated John Callahan
The Invaders defeated Samula & WWF Tag Team Champion Afa
Ivan Putski defeated Iron Mike Sharpe
WWF @ Sayreville, NJ – High School Gym – October 19, 1983
SD Jones defeated Israel Matia
Samula defeated Jeff Craney
The Tonga Kid defeated Bob Bradley
Ivan Putski defeated Iron Mike Sharpe
WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans defeated the Invaders via disqualification
WWF @ Bronx, NY – Lehman High School Gym – October 20, 1983
Chuck Tanner defeated Victor Mercado
The Tonga Kid defeated Butcher Vachon
The Invaders defeated WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans via disqualification
SD Jones defeated Samula
Ivan Putski defeated Iron Mike Sharpe
WWF @ Queens, NY – Ridgewood Arena – October 21, 1983
SD Jones defeated Butcher Vachon
Tiger Chung Lee defeated Tony Garea
The Invaders defeated Rene Goulet & Don Kernodle via disqualification
Tito Santana defeated Iron Mike Sharpe
Ivan Koloff defeated Ivan Putski via disqualification
WWF @ Harrisburg, PA – Zembo Temple Mosque – October 21, 1983
Tito Santana defeated Tony Colon
The Tonga Kid fought Israel Matia to a draw
The Masked Superstar defeated Swede Hanson WWF World Champion Bob Backlund, Rocky Johnson, & Chief Jay Strongbow defeated WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans & Samula via disqualification
WWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – October 22, 1983
Televised on the PRISM Network – featured Gorilla Monsoon & Dick Graham on commentary:
Prime Time Wrestling – 7/16/85: Tony Garea pinned Butcher Vachon at 6:52 with a sunset flip
Prime Time Wrestling – 7/16/85: Tiger Chung Lee pinned SD Jones at 12:04
All American Wrestling – 11/20/83: Tito Santana pinned WWF Tag Team Champion Sika at 9:38 with the flying forearm
Prime Time Wrestling – 7/16/85: Iron Mike Sharpe pinned Swede Hanson at 11:07 after hitting him with his loaded forearm support; after the bout, Sharpe returned to the ring but was attacked by Hanson who removed Sharpe’s forearm support to reveal a foreign object inside
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Sgt. Slaughter at 12:39 in a Scicilian stretcher match
Prime Time Wrestling – 7/16/85: WWF IC Champion Don Muraco defeated Jimmy Snuka (w/ Buddy Rogers) via disqualification in a Fijian strap match when the champion took the strap off Snuka’s hand and began whipping Snuka with it behind the referee’s back; Snuka was disqualified for being caught not wearing the strap
Rocky Johnson pinned WWF Tag Team Champion Afa at 10:05
The Invaders defeated Rene Goulet & Don Kernodle at 11:57
WWF @ Wrightsville, PA – Eastern High School Gym – October 22, 1983
Israel Matia fought Chuck Tanner to a draw
The Tonga Kid defeated Tony Colon
The Masked Superstar defeated Chief Jay Strongbow
Samula defeated the Tonga Kid (sub. for Jack Carson)
Ivan Putski defeated George Steele via count-out
WWF @ Hegins, PA – Tri-Valley High School Gym – October 23, 1983
Swede Hanson vs. Butcher Vachon
Jeff Craney vs. Israel Matia
Tony Colon vs. Bob Bradley
Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Iron Mike Sharpe
Ivan Putski vs. WWF IC Champion Don Muraco
WWF @ Hartford, CT – Civic Center – October 23, 1983
The Tonga Kid defeated Chuck Tanner
SD Jones defeated Rene Goulet
Tiger Chung Lee defeated Tony Garea
Rocky Johnson defeated Don Kernodle
The Invaders & Tito Santana defeated WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans & Samula
Jimmy Snuka defeated Sgt. Slaughter in a steel cage match
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated the Masked Superstar via count-out
WWF @ Scranton, PA – CYC – October 24, 1983
The original lineup included Swede Hanson vs. Butcher Vachon and Iron Mike Sharpe vs. Bob Bradley
Tito Santana defeated Butcher Vachon (sub. for Ivan Koloff)
Jimmy Snuka defeated Iron Mike Sharpe (sub. for WWF IC Champion Don Muraco)
Iron Mike Sharpe defeated Swede Hanson
The Tonga Kid defeated Bob Bradley
The Masked Superstar defeated Tony Garea
Tony Atlas & Rocky Johnson defeated WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans via disqualification
WWF @ Thiells, NY – North Rockland High School Gym – October 24, 1983
The Invaders defeated Tiger Chung Lee & Samula (sub. for Mr. Fuji)
Don Kernodle defeated Jeff Craney
SD Jones defeated Rene Goulet
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Samula
Sgt. Slaughter defeated Ivan Putski via disqualification
WWF @ Allentown, PA – Agricultural Hall – October 25, 1983
Championship Wrestling taping:
All American Wrestling – 11/27/83: WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans & Samula (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated SD Jones, Swede Hanson, & Tony Garea at 11:24 when Afa pinned Hanson following a double headbutt from he and Sika
All American Wrestling – 11/27/83: WWF World Champion Bob Backlund (w/ Arnold Skaaland) defeated Mr. Fuji via submission in a non-title match at 6:54 with the Crossface Chickenwing
10/29/83 – featured an opening announcement regarding the passing of the Grand Wizard; included Ed Cohen, WWF charity coordinator, as a guest of Buddy Rogers’ Corner where Rogers presented Cohen with a plaque for the WWF contributing $20,000 to the March of Dimes Telethon Against Birth Defects:
Rocky Johnson & Tony Atlas defeated Rene Goulet & Bob Bradley at 3:11 when Atlas pinned Bradley with a gorilla press slam and a splash
Sgt. Slaughter defeated Tony Rico via submission with the Cobra Clutch at 2:42
Tito Santana pinned Charlie Fulton at 5:09 with the flying forearm; prior to the bout, ring announcer Joe McHugh introduced Eddie Gilbert, who came out and shook hands with everyone in the ring
The Tonga Kid pinned Israel Matia at 2:54 with a dive over the ropes from the apron
The Masked Superstar pinned Chuck Tanner at 1:22 with the swinging neckbreaker
The Iron Sheik (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Rudy Diamond via submission with the Camel Clutch at 2:25; prior to the bout, Sheik did a demonstration with his Persian clubs
The Invaders defeated Don Kernodle & Tony Colon at 3:09 when Colon was pinned after one Invader backdropped Colon into his partner who then hit a piledriver
Iron Mike Sharpe (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Victor Mercado at 2:43 with a forearm blow to the head
11/5/83 – included Eddie Gilbert as a guest of Buddy Rogers’ Corner:
Tony Garea defeated Butcher Vachon
WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Swede Hanson & Tony Rico at 4:46 when Sika pinned Rico with the Samoan Drop
Jimmy Snuka pinned AB Carson at 2:38 with a diving headbutt off the top
The Iron Sheik (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated John Callahan via submission with the Camel Clutch at 1:24; after the bout, Sheik reapplied the hold and shoved the referee out of the ring; three other wrestlers then came out to make the save but were also thrown out of the ring
Tony Atlas & Rocky Johnson defeated Don Kernodle & Tony Russo
Mr. Fuji & Tiger Chung Lee defeated the Tonga Kid & Dick Tessier at 2:35 when Fuji pinned Tessier with the Kamikaze Drop
Ivan Koloff pinned Steve Lombardi at 2:37 with a kneedrop off the top to the back
11/12/83 – included a video clip showing WWF World Champion Bob Backlund training with Eddie Gilbert, preparing him for his return to wrestling; featured Tony Atlas & Rocky Johnson as guests of Buddy Rogers’ Corner (the final Rogers’ Corner segment on Championship Wrestling):
The Iron Sheik (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Dick Tessier via submission with the camel clutch at 2:56
Sgt. Slaughter defeated Steve Lombardi via submission with the cobra clutch at 3:45
Tony Atlas & Rocky Johnson defeated Charlie Fulton & AB Carson at 4:37 when Atlas pinned Carson with a gorilla press slam and splash
WWF Tag Team Champion the Wild Samoans (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated SD Jones & Israel Matia at 2:06 when Afa pinned Matia with a diving headbutt
Tito Santana pinned Tony Russo with the flying forearm at 2:08
The Masked Superstar pinned Tony Rico at 2:16 with th e swinging neckbreaker
Iron Mike Sharpe pinned Rudy Diamond at 2:32 with a forearm blow to the head
WWF @ Hamburg, PA – Fieldhouse – October 26, 1983
All Star Wrestling taping:
All American Wrestling – 11/20/83: Rocky Johnson & Tony Atlas defeated Iron Mike Sharpe & Charlie Fulton at 10:38 when Atlas pinned Fulton with a double axe handle from the middle turnbuckle as Johnson held Fulton in an overhead backbreaker
All American Wrestling – 12/4/83: Chief Jay Strongbow fought Tiger Chung Lee to a 10-minute time-limit draw
10/29/83 – featured an opening announcement regarding the passing of the Grand Wizard; included Ed Cohen, WWF charity coordinator, as a guest of Buddy Rogers’ Corner :
WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated SD Jones & Tony Rico at 4:09 when Afa pinned Rico with the Samoan Drop
The Iron Sheik (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Steve Lombardi via submission with the Camel Clutch at 2:07; after the bout, Sheik reapplied the hold, with Lombardi then being taken out on a stretcher (Lombardi’s TV debut)
Mr. Fuji & Tiger Chung Lee defeated Swede Hanson & Dick Tessier at 4:53 when Lee pinned Tessier with a powerslam
The Masked Superstar pinned Victor Mercado at 2:20 with the swinging neckbreaker
The Invaders defeated two unknowns
Ivan Koloff pinned Rudy Diamond at 3:39 with a kneedrop off the top
Tito Santana defeated Tony Russo; prior to the bout, Eddie Gilbert came out wearing a neckbrace to wave to the crowd
11/5/83 – included Eddie Gilbert as a guest of Buddy Rogers’ Corner:
Sgt. Slaughter defeated Dick Tessier via submission with the Cobra Clutch at 4:19
Jimmy Snuka pinned Tony Russo at 3:31 with a headbutt off the top
The Iron Sheik (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Tony Rico via submission with the Camel Clutch at 2:17
Tony Atlas & Rocky Johnson defeated Butcher Vachon & Bob Bradley at 5:58 when Atlas pinned Bradley with a splash following a headbutt as Johnson held him in the air
Mr. Fuji & Tiger Chung Lee (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated SD Jones & Chuck Tanner at 4:25 when Fuji pinned Tanner with the Kamikaze Drop
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated an unknown
The Tonga Kid defeated an unknown
11/12/83 – included the Masked Superstar as a guest of Buddy Rogers’ Corner:
Sgt. Slaughter defeated Chuck Tanner via submission with the Cobra Clutch at 3:43
WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Rudy Diamond & Dick Tessier at 4:08 when Afa pinned Tessier with the Samoan Drop
Tito Santana defeated an unknown
The Masked Superstar pinned John Callahan at 2:07 with the swinging neckbreaker
The Invaders defeated two unknowns
Tony Atlas & Rocky Johnson defeated two unknowns
Samula pinned Tony Rico at 3:31 with a Samoan Drop from the middle turnbuckle
Dark match after the taping: Pat Patterson vs. Ivan Koloff
WWF @ Lock Haven, PA – High School Gym – October 27, 1983
Rene Goulet vs. Butcher Vachon
SD Jones vs. Don Kernodle
Tiger Chung Lee vs. Jeff Craney
The Iron Sheik vs. Swede Hanson
Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Ivan Koloff
Tony Atlas vs. the Masked Superstar
WWF @ Frederick, MD – High School Gym – October 28, 1983 (800)
Jeff Craney defeated Don Kernodle
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Israel Matia (sub. for WWF IC Champion Don Muraco)
The Tonga Kid fought Charlie Fulton to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Mr. Fuji & Tiger Chung Lee defeated the Invaders
Tony Atlas pinned Don Kernodle (sub. for WWF Tag Team Champion Afa) at 15:45
WWF @ Leesburg, VA – Douglass Community Center – October 28, 1983
Swede Hanson vs. Butcher Vachon
Tony Garea vs. Rene Goulet
The Iron Sheik vs. Bob Bradley
The Masked Superstar vs. SD Jones
Tito Santana vs. WWF Tag Team Champion Sika
Jimmy Snuka vs. Ivan Koloff
WWF @ Glen Cove, NY – Senior High School Gym – October 29, 1983
Charlie Fulton defeated Israel Matia
The Tonga Kid defeated Tony Colon
The Invaders fought Mr. Fuji & Tiger Chung Lee to a no contest
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Charlie Fulton
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Iron Mike Sharpe
WWF @ Baltimore, MD – Civic Center – October 29, 1983
SD Jones defeated Steve Lombardi
Tony Atlas, Tito Santana, & Jimmy Snuka defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Sika, Samula, & Ivan Koloff (sub. for Afa) via disqualification
The Iron Sheik defeated Rene Goulet
Bob Bradley fought Don Kernodle to a draw
Swede Hanson defeated Butcher Vachon
Sgt. Slaughter defeated Rocky Johnson via count-out
WWF @ Brooklyn, NY – FDR High School Gym – October 30, 1983
The Invaders defeated Tiger Chung Lee & Butcher Vachon
Swede Hanson defeated Steve Lombardi
Chuck Tanner defeated Bob Bradley
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Rene Goulet
Jimmy Snuka defeated Ivan Koloff
WWF @ West Milford, NJ – High School Gym – October 30, 1983
Debut in West Milford
Included Tony Atlas & Rocky Johnson, Iron Mike Sharpe, Tony Garea, & WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans
WWF @ Troy, NY – RPI Fieldhouse – October 31, 1983
Jimmy Snuka vs. Sgt. Slaughter
WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans vs. Tony Atlas & Rocky Johnson
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco vs. Tony Garea
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund vs. the Masked Superstar
WWF @ Toms River, NJ – North High School Gym – October 31, 1983
Included Iron Mike Sharpe, Chief Jay Strongbow, SD Jones, Ivan Koloff, the Iron Sheik, & Pat Patterson
WWF @ Valley Stream, NY – High School – November 1, 1983
Charlie Fulton defeated Israel Matia (sub. for Bob Bradley) at 12:23
Tiger Chung Lee fought SD Jones to a 20-minute time-limit draw
The Invaders defeated the Iron Sheik & Iron Mike Sharpe in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall #1: Sheik & Sharpe won at 6:16; fall #2: Invaders won at 3:21; fall #3: Invaders won via disqualification
Ivan Koloff defeated Chief Jay Strongbow via count-out at 12:05
Pat Patterson defeated Mr. Fuji at 17:08
WWF @ Buffalo, NY – Auditorium – November 1, 1983
Bob Bradley defeated Nick DeCarlo at 12:52
The Tonga Kid defeated Butcher Vachon at 9:45
Tito Santana defeated Rene Goulet at 13:19
Sgt. Slaughter defeated Tony Garea at 13:38
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco defeated WWF World Champion Bob Backlund via count-out at 29:29
The Masked Superstar defeated Swede Hanson at 10:54
Tony Atlas, Rocky Johnson, & Jimmy Snuka defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Sika, Samula, & Don Kernodle (sub. for Afa) in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0; fall #1: Snuka pinned Samula at 6:36; fall #2: Atlas pinned Kernodle
WWF @ Rochester, NY – War Memorial – November 2, 1983
The Tonga Kid defeated Butcher Vachon
Swede Hanson defeated Bob Bradley
Rene Goulet defeated Nick DeCarlo
Jimmy Snuka defeated WWF IC Champion Don Muraco via count-out
The Masked Superstar defeated Tony Garea
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Sgt. Slaughter via disqualification
Rocky Johnson, Tony Atlas, & Tito Santana defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Sika, Samula, & Don Kernodle (sub. for Afa)
WWF @ Wallingford, CT – Lyman Hall High School Gym – November 2, 1983 (600)
Fred Marzino fought Steve Lombardi to a draw
Tony Colon defeated Israel Matia (sub. for Bob Bradley)
The Iron Sheik defeated SD Jones
The Invaders defeated Mr. Fuji & Tiger Chung Lee via disqualification
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Iron Mike Sharpe via count-out
Pat Patterson defeated Ivan Koloff via disqualification
WWF @ Syracuse, NY – Onondoga County War Memorial – November 3, 1983
Included Tony Atlas and WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans
WWF @ Bangor, ME – Auditorium – November 3, 1983
Chuck Tanner fought Israel Matia to a draw
The Iron Sheik defeated SD Jones
The Invaders defeated Tiger Chung Lee & Mr. Fuji via disqualification
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Iron Mike Sharpe via count-out
Pat Patterson defeated Ivan Koloff
WWF @ Manchester, NH – NHC Fieldhouse – November 4, 1983 (1,400)
George Steeke defeated Mike Durkis at 6:00
Invader #1 defeated Steve Lombardi at 12:00
Mr. Fuji defeated Chuck Tanner at 12:00
Ivan Koloff fought Chief Jay Strongbow to a double count-out
Pat Patterson defeated Iron Mike Sharpe
The Iron Sheik defeated SD Jones
Tiger Chung Lee defeated Invader #2
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Sgt. Slaughter via disqualification
WWF @ Utica, NY – Memorial Auditorium – November 4, 1983
Swede Hanson vs. Butcher Vachon
Rene Goulet vs. Samula
Tito Santana vs. Don Kernodle
Tony Garea vs. the Masked Superstar
WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans vs. Rocky Johnson & Tony Atlas
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco vs. Jimmy Snuka
WWF @ Boston, MA – Boston Garden – November 5, 1983 (10,575)
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Rudy Diamond at 8:24
Charlie Fulton defeated Bob Bradley at 12:01
Rene Goulet defeated Butcher Vachon at 9:56
The Iron Sheik defeated Chief Jay Strongbow at the 22-second mark
Mr. Fuji & Tiger Chung Lee defeated SD Jones & Swede Hanson at 12:50
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund fought the Masked Superstar to a no contest
Tony Garea defeated Don Kernodle at 5:30
Rocky Johnson defeated George Steele at 9:38
Jimmy Snuka & the Invaders defeated WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans & Samala at 10:50
WWF @ Los Angeles, CA – Sports Arena – November 5, 1983
Alexis Smirnoff defeated Billy Anderson
Tony Atlas defeated Iron Mike Sharpe
B. Brian Blair defeated the Great Goliath
Paul Orndorff defeated Tony Rocco
Black Gordman defeated Jerry Monti
Mil Mascaras defeated Sgt. Slaughter via disqualification
Pat Patterson defeated Ivan Koloff via count-out
Tito Santana defeated WWF IC Champion Don Muraco via disqualification
WWF @ Kingston, NY – Midtown Neighborhood Center – November 6, 1983
SD Jones vs. Bob Bradley
The Invaders vs. Rene Goulet & Butcher Vachon
The Iron Sheik vs. Salvatore Bellomo
The Masked Superstar vs. Chief Jay Strongbow
Jimmy Snuka vs. Mr. Fuji
WWF @ San Diego, CA – Sports Arena – November 6, 1983
Black Gordman defeated B. Brian Blair
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco pinned Tony Atlas
Negro Casas defeated the Great Goliath
Alexis Smirnoff defeated Tony Rocco
Paul Orndorff defeated Billy Anderson
Pat Patterson defeated Iron Mike Sharpe
Mil Mascaras defeated Ivan Koloff via disqualification
Tito Santana defeated Sgt. Slaughter via disqualification
WWF @ San Jose, CA – Civic Auditorium – November 7, 1983 (3,500)
Paul Orndorff defeated Steve Pardee
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco defeated B. Brian Blair
Pat Patterson defeated Alexis Smirnoff via disqualification
Mil Mascaras defeated Ivan Koloff via count-out
Tito Santana defeated Sgt. Slaughter via disqualification
Iron Mike Sharpe defeated Jerry Monti
Tony Atlas defeated Negro Casas
WWF @ Pittsfield, MA – Boy’s Club – November 7, 1983 (1,600)
Salvatore Bellomo vs. Charlie Fulton
The Invaders vs. Bob Bradley & Rene Goulet
The Masked Superstar vs. SD Jones
Chief Jay Strongbow vs. the Iron Sheik
Jimmy Snuka vs. Mr. Fuji
WWF @ Ashland, PA – North Schuylkill High School – November 8, 1983
Israel Matia vs. Charlie Fulton
Salvatore Bellomo vs. Don Kernodle
SD Jones vs. Butcher Vachon
The Invaders vs. Mr. Fuji & Tiger Chung Lee
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund vs. the Iron Sheik
WWF @ York, PA – Hannah Penn Middle School – November 8, 1983
Swede Hanson fought Rene Goulet to a draw
Tony Garea defeated the Tonga Kid
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated the Masked Superstar via disqualification
Tony Atlas & Rocky Johnson fought WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans to a double disqualification
WWF @ Berwick, PA – High School Gym – November 9, 1983
The Invaders defeated Butcher Vachon & Charlie Fulton
Tiger Chung Lee defeated Swede Hanson
The Iron Sheik defeated Tony Garea
The Masked Superstar defeated Salvatore Bellomo
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Mr. Fuji
WWF @ Queens, NY – Franklin Lane High School Gym – November 9, 1983
The Tonga Kid fought Chuck Tanner to a draw
Eddie Gilbert defeated Rene Goulet
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Don Kernodle
Tito Santana defeated Israel Matia
SD Jones, Tony Atlas, & Rocky Johnson defeated WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans & Samula via disqualification
WWF @ Roselle, NJ – Catholic High School Gym – November 10, 1983
SD Jones defeated Charlie Fulton
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Butcher Vachon
The Invaders defeated Mr. Fuji & Tiger Chung Lee
The Masked Superstar defeated Tony Garea
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated the Iron Sheik
WWF @ Staten Island, NY – Tottenville High School Gym – November 10, 1983
Tony Colon defeated Steve Lombardi
The Tonga Kid fought Chuck Tanner to a draw
Swede Hanson defeated Rene Goulet
Chief Jay Strongbow fought Ivan Koloff to a no contest
SD Jones, Tony Atlas, & Rocky Johnson defeated WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans & Don Kernodle
WWF @ Long Island, NY – Nassau Coliseum – November 11, 1983
Charlie Fulton defeated Bob Bradley
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Israel Matia
Big John Studd defeated Swede Hanson
Tito Santana defeated Ivan Koloff via disqualification
Jimmy Snuka defeated Sgt. Slaughter via disqualification
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated WWF IC Champion Don Muraco
The Iron Sheik defeated SD Jones
Tony Atlas & Rocky Johnson defeated Mr. Fuji & Tiger Chung Lee
WWF @ Woodbury, CT – November 11, 1983
Eddie Gilbert defeated Rene Goulet
Butcher Vachon defeated Chuck Tanner
Tony Garea defeated Don Kernodle
The Masked Superstar defeated Chief Jay Strongbow via count-out
The Invaders defeated Samula & WWF Tag Team Champion Afa
WWF @ Springfield, MA – Civic Center – November 12, 1983 (matinee)
Eddie Gilbert defeated Bob Bradley
Pete Doherty defeated Fred Marzino
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Rene Goulet
The Iron Sheik defeated Swede Hanson
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco defeated Jimmy Snuka via count-out
The Masked Superstar defeated Tony Garea
Tony Atlas, Rocky Johnson, and SD Jones defeated WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans & Ivan Koloff (sub. for Samula)
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Big John Studd
WWF @ Middletown, CT – Wesleyan University Fieldhouse – November 12, 1983
Bob Bradley fought Charlie Fulton to a draw
Tito Santana defeated Israel Matia
Tony Garea defeated Don Kernodle
The Invaders fought Mr. Fuji & Tiger Chung Lee to a double disqualification
Jimmy Snuka defeated Big John Studd
WWF @ Fall River, MA – Bank Street Armory – November 12, 1983
The Tonga Kid vs. Pete Doherty
Chuck Tanner vs. John Callahan
Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Butcher Vachon
Ivan Koloff vs. Salvatore Bellomo
WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans & Samula vs. Tony Atlas, Rocky Johnson, & SD Jones
WWF @ Cincinnati, OH – November 13, 1983 (2,000)
Steve Regal fought Bob Colt to a draw
Jerry Valiant defeated Steve Lombardi
Mr. Fuji & Tiger Chung Lee defeated Eddie Gilbert & Bob Bradley
Jimmy Snuka defeated WWF IC Champion Don Muraco via disqualification
Pat Patterson defeated Ivan Koloff via count-out
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Sgt. Slaughter
WWF @ Reading, MA – November 13, 1983
Swede Hanson defeated Pete Doherty
The Iron Sheik defeated Chief Jay Strongbow
Invader #1 defeated Don Kernodle
Invader #2 defeated Rene Goulet
The Tonga Kid defeated Fred Marzino
Rocky Johnson & Tony Atlas defeated Samula & WWF Tag Team Champion Afa via disqualification
WWF @ Dayton, OH – November 14, 1983
Steve Regal defeated Bob Colt
Eddie Gilbert defeated Jerry Valiant
Tiger Chung Lee defeated Bob Bradley
Sgt. Slaughter defeated Steve Pardee
Pat Patterson defeated WWF IC Champion Don Muraco via disqualification
Jimmy Snuka defeated Mr. Fuji
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Ivan Koloff
WWF @ Scranton, PA – CYC – November 14, 1983
Tony Atlas won a $10,000 18-man battle royal; other participants included: WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans, Samula, Rene Goulet, Butcher Vachon, Don Kernodle, Iron Mike Sharpe, the Iron Sheik, the Masked Superstar, Tito Santana, Salvatore Bellomo, Tony Garea, Swede Hanson, Chief Jay Strongbow, Charlie Fulton, SD Jones, & Rocky Johnson
Swede Hanson defeated Samula
Rene Goulet defeated Salvatore Bellomo
SD Jones defeated Israel Matia
WWF Tag Team Champion Afa defeated Tito Santana
Rocky Johnson defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Sika
WWF @ Allentown, PA – Agricultural Hall – November 15, 1983
Championship Wrestling taping:
All American Wrestling – 11/20/83 – featured Pat Patterson interviewing the Iron Sheik and Freddie Blassie in the ring, where Sheik demonstrated how to use his Persian Clubs and challenged any American athlete to attempt an exercise with the clubs themselves
All American Wrestling – 12/4/83: The Iron Sheik (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Salvatore Bellomo at 6:20 with a gutwrench suplex
All American Wrestling – 12/18/83: WWF World Champion Bob Backlund (w/ Arnold Skaaland) & Eddie Gilbert defeated Rene Goulet & Bob Bradley at 9:04 when Gilbert pinned Bradley with a three-quarter nelson
11/19/83 – featured the debut of Robert DeBord’s Victory Corner with guest Capt. Lou Albano:
Eddie Gilbert pinned Bob Bradley at 3:54 with a running kneelift (Gilbert’s return bout)
The Iron Sheik (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Denny Hill via submission with the camel clutch at 2:39
Paul Orndorff pinned Mark Mattox with the piledriver at 2:36; during the bout, Capt. Lou Albano briefly watched the match from ringside (Orndorff’s debut)
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Steve Lombardi at 2:27 with the tombstone
Tito Santana pinned Bill Berger with the flying forearm at 2:34
Sgt. Slaughter pinned SD Jones at 5:27 after reversing Jones’ small package into one of his own
Samula pinned Rudy Diamond at 2:42 with a diving headbutt
11/26/83 – featured Chief Jay Strongbow as a guest of Victory Corner:
The Invaders defeated Bob Bradley & Ken Jugan at 2:40 when Jugan was pinned after he was dropped on his head
The Masked Superstar pinned Hank Hudson at 1:40 with the swinging neckbreaker
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned John Callahan at 1:21 with the tombstone
Salvatore Bellomo pinned Israel Matia at 2:38 with a reverse crossbody off the top
Rocky Johnson & Tony Atlas defeated WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) via disqualification at 2:57 in a non-title match when Afa attacked Johnson when he had the abdominal stretch applied on Sika; after the bout, Pat Patterson interviewed Johnson & Atlas, where they challenged the Samoans to No DQ title match
Tony Garea fought Mr. Fuji to a double count-out at 5:16 when both men were brawling on the floor
Jimmy Snuka pinned Charlie Fulton at 3:13 with a diving headbutt off the top
SD Jones pinned Victor Mercado at 2:27 with a headbutt
12/3/83 – featured the Masked Superstar as a guest of Victory Corner:
Sgt. Slaughter defeated Steve Lombardi via submission with the cobra clutch at 1:41
Eddie Gilbert pinned Bill Berger with a Thesz Press at 2:35
Paul Orndorff pinned Ken Jugan with the piledriver at 2:57; during the bout, Freddie Blassie watched the bout from ringside
The Invaders defeated Tony Colon & Victor Mercado at 2:44 when Mercado was pinned after one Invader hiptossed his partner on to him
Tito Santana pinned Rene Goulet with the flying forearm at 5:24
WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated SD Jones & Mark Mattox at 2:04 when Afa pinned Mattox with the Samoan Drop; after the bout, Pat Patterson interviewed the Samoans & Albano, with Albano accepting Rocky Johnson & Tony Atlas’ challenge for a No DQ title match the following week
The Masked Superstar pinned Denny Hill at 3:51 with the swinging neckbreaker
Salvatore Bellomo pinned Buddy Donovan at 2:40 with a crossbody
12/10/83:
Tony Atlas & Rocky Johnson defeated WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) to win the titles in a No DQ match at 8:22 when Atlas pinned Afa after Albano accidentally broke a wooden chair over Afa’s head; after the bout, Pat Patterson interviewed the new champions (Tag Team Champions, The Life & Times of Capt. Lou Albano)
Dark match after the taping: WWF World Champion Bob Backlund vs. Sgt. Slaughter
WWF @ Hamburg, PA – Fieldhouse – November 16, 1983
All Star Wrestling taping:
All American Wrestling – 12/11/83: The Invaders & Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Mr. Fuji, Rene Goulet, & Israel Matia at 8:53 when Matia was pinned after one Invader hiptossed his partner on to him
All American Wrestling – 12/11/83: Jimmy Snuka pinned Samula (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) at 6:36 with a flying bodypress off the top; after the bout, Snuka cleared an interfering Albano out of the ring
11/19/83 – featured Tito Santana as a guest of Victory Corner:
Eddie Gilbert pinned Ken Jugan at 4:16 with a running kneelift
The Masked Superstar pinned Steve Lombardi at 4:58 with the swinging neckbreaker
Paul Orndorff pinned Rudy Diamond with the piledriver at 3:28; during the bout, Freddie Blassie watched the bout from ringside
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Bill Berger
Tito Santana pinned Israel Matia at 3:54 with the flying forearm
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco (w/ Capt. Lou Albanno) pinned Buddy Donovan at 2:44
The Iron Sheik (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned SD Jones at 3:45 with an elbow drop
Ivan Koloff pinned Victor Mercado at 3:10 with a kneedrop off the top
11/26/83 – featured the Iron Sheik & Freddie Blassie as guests of Victory Corner; featured the WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans vs. Tony Atlas & Rocky Johnson non-title match from the 11/26/83 Championship Wrestling; featured a Sgt. Slaughter vs. SD Jones match from the 8/6/83 All Star Wrestling:
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Charlie Fulton via submission with the sleeper at 2:37
The Invaders defeated Rene Goulet & Bob Bradley at 2:48 when Bradley was pinned after one Invader hiptossed his partner onto Bradley
Jimmy Snuka pinned Israel Matia at 3:38 with a diving headbutt off the top
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Ken Jugan
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco (w/ Capt. Lou Albanno) pinned Rudy Diamond with the tombstone at 2:59
Mr. Fuji pinned Denny Hill at 3:20 with a reverse diving headbutt
12/3/83 – featured Rocky Johnson & Tony Atlas as guests of Victory Corner:
Eddie Gilbert pinned Charlie Fulton at 4:39 with a Thesz Press
The Masked Superstar pinned Rudy Diamond at 4:30 with a swinging neckbreaker
Paul Orndorff pinned Victor Mercado with the piledriver at 2:36; during the bout, Capt. Lou Albano briefly watched the bout from ringside
SD Jones pinned Bill Berger at 3:14 with a headbutt
The Iron Sheik (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Tony Garea via count-out after pushing Garea into the ringpost on the floor
Mr. Fuji pinned John Callahan at 3:32 with a reverse diving headbutt
Tito Santana pinned Ken Jugan at 4:30 with the flying forearm
Rene Goulet pinned Steve Lombardi at 3:15 with a claw hold
Dark match after the taping: Jimmy Snuka, SD Jones, WWF Tag Team Campions Tony Atlas & Rocky Johnson defeated the Wild Samoans, Samula, & Capt. Lou Albano
WWF @ Struthers, OH – Fieldhouse – November 17, 1983 (1,500)
Bill Dixon defeated Steve Lombardi via submission at 12:35 with the Boston Crab
Pat Patterson pinned Rene Goulet at 15:27 with a small package
The Masked Superstar pinned Tony Garea at 16:14
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Ivan Koloff at 18:40 with a backslide
Salvatore Bellomo pinned Don Kernodle at 8:27 with a sunset flip
The Iron Sheik pinned SD Jones at 7:31
WWF @ Greensburg, PA – Nevin Recreation Center – November 17, 1983
Included the Wild Samoans, Tony Atlas, Tito Santana, & Johnny DeFazio
WWF @ Pittsburgh, PA – Civic Arena – November 18, 1983 (10,000)
Salvatore Bellomo pinned Butcher Vachon at 4:49 with a mule kick
WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans & Samula defeated SD Jones, Rocky Johnson, & Tony Atlas at 18:20 when Afa pinned Jones
Eddie Gilbert pinned Bill Berger at 8:30
Tito Santana pinned Don Kernodle at 15:00 with the flying forearm
The Masked Superstar defeated WWF World Champion Bob Backlund via count-out at 11:20
The Iron Sheik pinned Tony Garea at 10:05
Rene Goulet pinned Steve Lombardi at 8:25
Pat Patterson defeated Ivan Koloff via count-out at 12:25 when Koloff left ringside
WWF @ Worton, MD – Kent County High School Gym – November 18, 1983
Benefit Card
Included the Invaders, Iron Mike Sharpe, Chief Jay Strongbow, Big John Studd, & Sgt. Slaughter
WWF @ Baltimore, MD – Civic Center – November 19, 1983 (sell out)
Bob Bradley defeated Israel Matia at 9:50
The Invaders defeated Don Kernodle & Charlie Fulton at 13:35
Tito Santana defeated Iron Mike Sharpe at 5;15
Mr. Fuji defeated Salvatore Bellomo at 16:50
The Iron Sheik defeated Chief Jay Strongbow at 6:45
Tony Atlas defeated Big John Studd via disqualification
Jimmy Snuka defeated WWF IC Champion Don Muraco via count-out at 16:12
Rocky Johnson defeated Sgt. Slaughter in a steel cage match at 14:10
WWF @ East Liverpool, OH – November 19, 1983 (800)
Butcher Vachon pinned Bill Dixon at 8:13
The Masked Superstar pinned SD Jones at 14:53
Tony Garea & Eddie Gilbert defeated WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans via disqualification at 21:05
Rene Goulet defeated Samula via count-out at 14:12
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Ivan Koloff at 15:34
WWF @ New Haven, CT – Coliseum – November 20, 1983
The Tonga Kid defeated Tony Colon
Iron Mike Sharpe defeated Tony Garea
Jimmy Snuka fought WWF IC Champion Don Muraco to a no contest
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Bob Bradley
The Invaders defeated Mr. Fuji & Israel Matia
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Big John Studd via disqualification
WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans defeated Rocky Johnson & Tony Atlas when the match was stopped due to blood loss
WWF @ Glens Falls, NY – Civic Center – November 20, 1983
Butcher Vachon defeated Chuck Tanner (sub. for Don Kernodle)
Rene Goulet defeated Steve Lombardi (sub. for Jeff Craney)
The Iron Sheik defeated Charlie Fulton
Ivan Koloff defeated Pat Patterson via disqualification
Tito Santana defeated Samula
The Masked Superstar defeated SD Jones
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Sgt. Slaughter
WWF @ New York City, NY – Madison Square Garden – November 21, 1983 (22,091)
This card was not televised
Salvatore Bellomo pinned Butcher Vachon (sub. for Eddie Gilbert) at 3:34 with a mule kick
Tito Santana pinned Don Kernodle at 13:22
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco pinned Iron Mike Sharpe at 5:31 with a cradle
The Invaders defeated Mr. Fuji & Rene Goulet (sub. for Tiger Chung Lee) at 14:48 when Goulet was pinned
WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans defeated Rocky Johnson & SD Jones when Jones was pinned; the Samoans were recognized as champions since their loss had not yet aired
The Iron Sheik defeated Tony Garea via submission with the Camel Clutch at 8:18 (Sheik’s MSG return after a nearly 4-year absence)
Tony Atlas defeated Big John Studd via count-out at 10:16
Jimmy Snuka fought Sgt. Slaughter to a 20-minute time-limit draw when the bell rang as Snuka was caught in the Cobra Clutch
Pat Patterson defeated Ivan Koloff via count-out
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned the Masked Superstar at 12:37 with an inside cradle after avoiding the neckbreaker
WWF @ Freehold, NJ – Township High School Gym – November 22, 1983
Charlie Fulton vs. Butcher Vachon
Bob Bradley vs. Don Kernodle
Salvatore Bellomo vs. Iron Mike Sharpe
Tony Garea vs. the Iron Sheik
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco vs. Rocky Johnson
Jimmy Snuka vs. Sgt. Slaughter
WWF @ Queens, NY – Community College – November 22, 1983
Included Tito Santana, Tony Atlas, and Ivan Koloff
WWF @ Hazleton, PA – St. Joseph’s Gym – November 23, 1983
Charlie Fulton vs. Jeff Craney
The Invaders vs. Rene Goulet & Butcher Vachon
Rocky Johnson vs. the Iron Sheik
Sgt. Slaughter vs. Chief Jay Strongbow
Tito Santana vs. Big John Studd
WWF @ White Plains, NY – Westchester County Civic Center – November 23, 1983
The Tonga Kid defeated Tony Colon
Bob Bradley defeated Israel Matia
Iron Mike Sharpe defeated Tony Garea
Tony Atlas defeated Samula
Mr. Fuji defeated SD Jones
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Ivan Koloff
Jimmy Snuka defeated WWF IC Champion Don Muraco in a non-title match
WWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – November 24, 1983 (7,752)
Televised on the PRISM Network – Thanksgiving Day – featured Gorilla Monsoon & Dick Graham on commentary:
The Invaders defeated Iron Mike Sharpe & Mr. Fuji at 4:48 when Sharpe was pinned
Tony Garea defeated Rene Goulet (sub. for Don Kernodle) at 11:08
The Tonga Kid (sub. for Salvatore Bellomo) defeated Charlie Fulton at 6:57
SD Jones defeated Butcher Vachon at 5:07
All American Wrestling – 12/25/83: Tito Santana defeated Big John Studd via disqualification at 6:54
Sgt. Slaughter fought Tony Atlas to a double disqualification at 16:02
Jimmy Snuka & Arnold Skaaland (sub. for Buddy Rogers) defeated WWF IC Champion Don Muraco & Capt. Lou Albano at 13:11
Rocky Johnson (sub. for Tony Garea) defeated Bob Bradley at 4:21
Pat Patterson defeated Ivan Koloff at 5:37 when the match was stopped due to blood
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned the Iron Sheik at 16:49
WWF @ Queens, NY – Ridgewood Groves Arena – November 25, 1983
Tony Colon fought the Tonga Kid to a draw
The Invaders defeated Steve Lombardi & Butcher Vachon
The Iron Sheik defeated Chief Jay Strongbow
Rocky Johnson, Tony Atlas, & SD Jones defeated the Wild Samoans & Samula
Tito Santana defeated Big John Studd via disqualification
WWF @ Harrisburg, PA – Zembo Temple – November 25, 1983
Charlie Fulton fought Bob Bradley to a draw
Iron Mike Sharpe defeated Israel Matia
Mr. Fuji defeated Rene Goulet
Tony Garea defeated Ivan Koloff via disqualification
Jimmy Snuka fought WWF IC Champion Don Muraco to a double disqualification
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Charlie Fulton
WWF @ Landover, MD – Capital Centre – November 26, 1983 (10,000)
Bob Bradley defeated Israel Matia (sub. for Don Kernodle) at 8:15
Eddie Gilbert defeated Charlie Fulton at 10:42
Tony Garea defeated Rene Goulet at 12:10
Salvatore Bellomo fought Iron Mike Sharpe to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Mr. Fuji defeated SD Jones at 9:36
The Masked Superstar defeated WWF World Champion Bob Backlund via count-out at 12:32
Rocky Johnson defeated Big John Studd via disqualification at 7:12
Pat Patterson defeated Ivan Koloff via count-out
Tony Atlas fought Sgt. Slaughter to a 20-minute time-limit draw
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco & Capt. Lou Albano defeated Jimmy Snuka & Arnold Skaaland (sub. for Buddy Rogers) at 11:26
WWF @ Brookfield, CT – High School Gym – November 26, 1983
Pete Doherty defeated Fred Marzino
Charlie Fulton defeated Tony Colon
The Iron Sheik defeated Chuck Tanner
Tito Santana defeated Butcher Vachon
The Invaders & Chief Jay Strongbow defeated WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans & Samula via disqualification
WWF @ Brooklyn, NY – High School Gym – November 27, 1983
Invader #1 vs. ?
Invader #2 vs. ?
Also included Jimmy Snuka, Tito Santana, the Iron Sheik, WWF IC Champion Don Muraco, and Chief Jay Strongbow
WWF @ Salisbury, MD – Wicomico Youth & Civic Center – November 27, 1983
SD Jones fought Iron Mike Sharpe to a draw; the match was advertised as Jones & Sharpe vs. Don Kernodle & Charlie Fulton
Rene Goulet defeated Charlie Fulton
Tony Garea & Eddie Gilbert defeated Mr. Fuji & Israel Matia (sub. for Tiger Chung Lee)
The Masked Superstar defeated Salvatore Bellomo
Pat Patterson defeated Ivan Koloff
Tony Atlas defeated Big John Studd
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Sgt. Slaughter via disqualification
WWF @ Auburn, NY – High School Gym – November 28, 1983
The Tonga Kid vs. Bob Bradley
Salvatore Bellomo vs. Iron Mike Sharpe
Tony Garea vs. the Masked Superstar
Chief Jay Strongbow vs. the Iron Sheik
Jimmy Snuka vs. Samula
WWF @ Poughkeepsie, NY – Mid-Hudson Civic Center – November 28, 1983
Eddie Gilbert vs. Charlie Fulton
The Invaders vs. Butcher Vachon & Rene Goulet
Tony Atlas vs. Ivan Koloff
Tito Santana vs. WWF IC Champion Don Muraco
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund vs. Sgt. Slaughter
WWF @ North Babylon, NY – North Babylon High School – November 29, 1983
Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Sgt. Slaughter
Tony Atlas vs. Ivan Koloff
Also included the Invaders and 3 other bouts
WWF @ Northport, NY – High School Gym – November 30, 1983
Included Sgt. Slaughter and the Invaders
WWF @ Rochester, NY – War Memorial – December 1, 1983
The Tonga Kid defeated Butcher Vachon (sub for Don Kerndole)
Tony Garea fought Rene Goulet to a draw
The Iron Sheik defeated Chuck Tanner (sub. for Bob Bradley)
Iron Mike Sharpe defeated Nick DeCarlo
Chief Jay Strongbow (sub. for Jimmy Snuka), Arnold Skaaland (sub. for Buddy Rogers), Rocky Johnson, & Salvatore Bellomo defeated the Wild Samoans, Samula, & Capt. Lou Albano in a Best 3 out of 5 falls match
WWF @ West Orange, NJ – High School – December 1, 1983
Eddie Gilbert defeated Charlie Fulton
Tito Santana defeated Ivan Koloff
Tony Garea fought Mr. Fuji to a draw
Tony Atlas defeated Sgt. Slaughter via count-out
WWF @ San Jose, CA – Civic Auditorium – December 2, 1983 (2,500)
Negro Casas fought Steve Pardee to a draw
Tito Santana vs. Mr. Fuji
Tony Atlas defeated Buddy Rose via count-out
Alexis Smirnoff defeated Guy Lambert
Pat Patterson defeated Ivan Koloff when the match was stopped due to blood loss
The Masked Superstar defeated Jerry Monti (sub. for Ivan Putski)
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated WWF IC Champion Don Muraco
WWF @ Utica, NY – Memorial Auditorium – December 2, 1983
SD Jones defeated Rene Goulet
Eddie Gilbert defeated Charlie Fulton
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Butcher Vachon
Iron Mike Sharpe defeated Nick DeCarlo
The Iron Sheik defeated Chief Jay Strongbow
Rocky Johnson defeated Sgt. Slaughter via disqualification
The Wild Samoans & Samula defeated the Invaders & Tony Garea
WWF @ Los Angeles, CA – Sports Arena – December 3, 1983 (3,800)
Steve Pardee fought the Great Goliath to a draw
Tony Atlas defeated Black Gordman
Pat Patterson fought Mr. Fuji to a no contest
Buddy Rose defeated Billy Anderson
Tito Santana defeated WWF IC Champion Don Muraco via count-out
Alexis Smirnoff defeated Tony Rocco
Ivan Putski defeated Ivan Koloff via disqualification
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated the Masked Superstar
WWF @ Pine Valley, NY – Murray Athletic Center – December 3, 1983
Salvatore Bellomo vs. Charlie Fulton
Eddie Gilbert vs. Rene Goulet
Rocky Johnson vs. Butcher Vachon
The Iron Sheik vs. SD Jones
Jimmy Snuka vs. Iron Mike Sharpe
Sgt. Slaughter vs. Chief Jay Strongbow
WWF @ San Diego, CA – Sports Arena – December 4, 1983 (1,800)
WWF @ Bay Shore, NY – High School Gym – December 4, 1983
Included Chief Jay Strongbow, Rocky Johnson, Iron Mike Sharpe, and Jimmy Snuka
WWF @ Scranton, PA – CYC – December 5, 1983
The Tonga Kid vs. Tony Colon
The Invaders vs. Charlie Fulton & Bob Bradley
Salvatore Bellomo vs. Rene Goulet
Mr. Fuji vs. Tony Atlas
Tito Santana vs. Ivan Koloff
Sgt. Slaughter vs. Jimmy Snuka
WWF @ Allentown, PA – Agricultural Hall – December 6, 1983
Championship Wrestling taping:
12/10/83 – featured Sgt. Slaughter as a guest of Victory Corner; included the WWF Tag Team Champions Wild Samoans vs. Rocky Johnson & Tony Atlas No DQ match from the 11/15/83 Allentown, PA taping:
The Invaders defeated Bill Dixon & Rene Goulet at 3:01 when Dixon was pinned following a somersault splash off the top
The Iron Sheik (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Jimmy Jackson via submission with the Camel Clutch at 1:47
Paul Orndorff pinned Chuck Tanner with the piledriver at 3:36
The Masked Superstar pinned the Tonga Kid at 2:57 with the swinging neckbreaker
Chief Jay Strongbow pinned Kurt Von Hess at 2:23 with a tomahawk chop
12/17/83 – featured WWF World Champion Bob Backlund as a guest of Victory Corner; featured the Jimmy Snuka vs. Tony Russo match from the 3/19/83 Championship Wrestling:
Tito Santana pinned Bill Dixon with the flying forearm at 3:47
Ivan Koloff pinned Steve Lombardi at 2:16 with an elbow drop following a forearm smash to the back of the head
Iron Mike Sharpe (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Tony Garea via disqualification at 4:48 when Tito Santana interfered and hit the flying forearm on Sharpe after Sharpe twice pulled Garea up when he had the chance to pin him after hitting him with his forearm; Garea had gone backstage to get Santana to be in his corner early in the bout to counter Albano being at ringside; after the bout, Pat Patterson interviewed Sharpe, where Albano slapped Sharpe and the Sharpe challenged Santana to a match
The Iron Sheik (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Nick DeCarlo with a suplex at 1:48
WWF Tag Team Champions Rocky Johnson & Tony Atlas defeated Rene Goulet & Kurt Von Hess at the 4-minute mark when Atlas pinned Von Hess with a splash
SD Jones pinned Bill Williams with a headbutt at 2:29
12/24/83 – featured Gorilla Monsoon as a guest of Victory Corner; featured the WWF IC Champion Don Muraco vs. Charlie Brown match from the 9/10/83 Championship Wrestling:
Tito Santana pinned Kurt Von Hess at 1:44 with a leglock into a bridge; after the bout, Pat Patterson interviewed Santana, where Santana accepted Iron Mike Sharpe’s challenge from the previous week
Sgt. Slaughter defeated Nick DeCarlo via submission with the cobra clutch at 1:22
Paul Orndorff pinned Victor Mercado with the piledriver at 3:30
The Iron Sheik (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Chuck Tanner at 3:19 with a belly to belly suplex
The Invaders defeated Bill Williams & Israel Matia at 5:18 when Williams was pinned following a somersault splash off the top
Salvatore Bellomo pinned Jimmy Jackson at 2:30 following the airplane spin
12/31/83 – featured Tito Santana as a guest of Robert Debord’s Victory Corner; included clips from several wrestlers wishing the fans a happy 1984; featured footage of the Iron Sheik defeating WWF World Champion Bob Backlund for the title during the 12/26/83 Madison Square Garden show:
The Wild Samoans (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Tony Garea & SD Jones at 3:34 when Afa pinned Jones following a double headbutt
Eddie Gilbert pinned Ken Jugan at 2:18 with a Thesz Press off the middle turnbuckle
Paul Orndorff pinned Steve Lombardi with the piledriver at 1:57; after the bout, Pat Patterson interviewed Orndorff at ringside
Sgt. Slaughter defeated Ted Bailey via submission with the Cobra Clutch at 2:15
The Masked Superstar pinned Nick DeCarlo with the swinging neckbreaker at 1:31
Tito Santana defeated Iron Mike Sharpe via count-out when Sharpe walked out of the bout after sustaining the flying forearm; after the bout, Vince McMahon announced that the Wild Samoans would face Bob Backlund and a mystery partner the following week
Jose Luis Rivera pinned Tony Russo at 2:53 with a victory roll
Dark match after the taping: ? (sub. for Jimmy Snuka) vs. the Iron Sheik
WWF @ Hamburg, PA – Fieldhouse – December 7, 1983
All Star Wrestling taping:
12/10/83 – featured the Masked Superstar as a guest of Victory Corner; featured the WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans vs. Tony Atlas & Rocky Johnson No DQ match from the 12/10/83 Championship Wrestling:
The Masked Superstar pinned SD Jones at 3:11 with a clothesline
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Tony Russo via submission with the sleeper at 3:30
Paul Orndorff pinned Steve Lombardi with the piledriver at 2:17
The Tonga Kid defeated Ken Jugan
The Invaders defeated Kurt Von Hess & Paul Vachon at 4:19 when Hess was pinned following a somersault splash off the top
Mr. Fuji pinned Jimmy Jackson at 2:57 with a reverse diving headbutt
12/17/83 – featured Capt. Lou Albano as a guest of Victory Corner; included the Jimmy Snuka vs. Bill Berger match from the 10/22/83 All Star Wrestling; featured the Tony Garea vs. Iron Mike Sharpe match from the 12/17/83 Championship Wrestling:
Sgt. Slaughter defeated Tony Colon via submission with the Cobra Clutch at 3:22
Jose Luis Rivera pinned Bill Williams at 2:20 with a small package
SD Jones pinned Tony Russo at 3:27 with a sunset flip
The Iron Sheik (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Ted Bailey at 1:36 with a suplex; prior to the bout, Sheik did a demonstration with his Persian clubs
WWF Tag Team Champions Rocky Johnson & Tony Atlas defeated Rene Goulet & Paul Vachon at 5:11 when Atlas pinned Vachon with a splash
Salvatore Bellomo pinned Kurt Von Hess at 3:01 with a crossbody
12/24/83 – featured the Iron Sheik & Freddie Blassie as guests of Victory Corner; featured the WWF IC Champion Don Muraco vs. Barry Hart match from the 5/21/83 All Star Wrestling:
The Invaders defeated Rene Goulet & Bill Williams at 3:32 when Williams was pinned with a somersault splash off the top
Sgt. Slaughter defeated Ted Bailey via submission with the cobra clutch at 1:30
The Wild Samoans (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Salvatore Bellomo & Nick DeCarlo at the 7-minute mark when Afa pinned DeCarlo with a Samoan Drop
Mr. Fuji pinned Steve Lombardi at 3:03 with a Bomb from the middle turnbuckle
Jose Luis Rivera pinned Ken Jugan at 3:35 with a victory roll
The Iron Sheik (w/ Freddie Blassie) fought Jimmy Jackson to a no contest when, after Sheik did a demonstration with his Persian clubs, WWF World Champion Bob Backlund came out to show he could also do a demonstration with the clubs; Backlund was successful on the third attempt but was then attacked from behind by the Sheik
SD Jones pinned Charlie Fulton at 3:22 with a reverse flying bodypress from the middle turnbuckle
12/31/83 – featued the Tito Santana / Iron Mike Sharpe match from the 12/31/83 Championship Wrestling; included Vince McMahon as a guest of Victory Corner:
WWF Tag Team Champions Tony Atlas & Rocky Johnson defeated Rene Goulet & Bill Dixon at 6:17 when Johnson pinned Dixon with a reverse roll up into a bridge
The Masked Superstar pinned Jimmy Jackson at 3:42 with the swinging neckbreaker
Paul Orndorff pinned Ted Bailey at 3:03 with the piledriver
The Tonga Kid pinned Tony Russo at 3:07 with a flying bodypress
Mr. Fuji pinned Nick DeCarlo at 2:01 with a bomb from the middle turnbuckle
Jose Luis Rivera pinned Kurt Von Hess at 2:19 with a victory roll
Eddie Gilbert pinned Charlie Fulton at 3:18 with a Thesz Press from the middle turnbuckle
Dark matches:
Eddie Gilbert & Tony Garea fought Rene Goulet & Iron Mike Sharpe to a double disqualification at 15:49 when all four men began brawling
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated the Masked Superstar via disqualification in a non-title match
WWF @ Southington, CT – High School Gym – December 8, 1983
Eddie Gilbert fought Charlie Fulton to a draw
Tony Garea defeated Samula
Tito Santana defeated Ivan Koloff
The Wild Samoans defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Rocky Johnson & SD Jones
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated the Masked Superstar via count-out
WWF @ Wilmington, DE – Fournier Memorial Hall – December 8, 1983
Mr. Fuji fought Salvatore Bellomo to a draw
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Iron Mike Sharpe via disqualification
The Iron Sheik defeated Bob Bradley
WWF Tag Team Champion Tony Atlas fought Sgt. Slaughter to a double count-out
The Invaders defeated Rene Goulet & Butcher Vachon
WWF @ Queens, NY – Ridgewood Groves Arena – December 9, 1983
Bob Bradley pinned Butcher Vachon
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Mr. Fuji
The Iron Sheik defeated Salvatore Bellomo
The Invaders defeated Rene Goulet & Iron Mike Sharpe
Tony Atlas fought Sgt. Slaughter to a double disqualification
WWF @ Bennington, VT – MAU High School – December 9, 1983
Eddie Gilbert fought Charlie Fulton to a draw
The Masked Superstar vs. Tony Garea
The Wild Samoans vs. WWF Tag Team Champion Rocky Johnson & SD Jones
Tito Santana vs. Samula
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund vs. Ivan Koloff
WWF @ Springfield, MA – Civic Center – December 10, 1983 (5,500) (matinee)
Tony Garea defeated Mr.Fuji (sub. for Bob Bradley)
Eddie Gilbert defeated Rene Goulet
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Charlie Fulton
Tito Santana defeated Ivan Koloff
The Iron Sheik defeated Rudy Diamond
The Wild Samoans defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Rocky Johnson & SD Jones
Tony Atlas defeated Sgt. Slaughter via disqualification
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco defeated Jimmy Snuka in a steel cage match
WWF @ Boston, MA – Boston Garden – December 10, 1983 (14,750)
Pete Doherty defeated Chuck Tanner at 10:43
Eddie Gilbert defeated Fred Marzino at 11:25
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Iron Mike Sharpe via disqualification at 6:41
The Iron Sheik defeated Tony Garea at 8:15
Pat Patterson defeated Ivan Koloff via count-out at 9:46
Tito Santana defeated WWF IC Champion Don Muraco via count-out at 11:15
Jimmy Snuka defeated Sgt. Slaughter at 8:30
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated the Masked Superstar at 17:49 in a lumberjack match
Salvatore Bellomo & WWF Tag Team Champion Rocky Johnson defeated Mr. Fuji & Charlie Fulton at 7:10
WWF @ Long Beach, NY – Junior High School Gym – December 10, 1983
Butcher Vachon defeated Steve Lombardi
The Tonga Kid defeated Victor Mercado
SD Jones defeated Tony Colon via disqualification
Tony Atlas & the Invaders defeated Samula, Rene Goulet, and Tony Colon
WWF @ Cincinnati, OH – Gardens – December 11, 1983 (1,200)
Ivan Putski vs. Mr. Fuji
Chief Jay Strongbow vs. the Masked Superstar
Jimmy Snuka vs. WWF IC Champion Don Muraco
Also included 4 other matches
WWF @ Stroudsburg, PA – High School Gym – December 11, 1983
Included Sgt. Slaughter, the Wild Samoans, and Tito Santana
WWF @ Tamaqua, PA – High School Gym – December 12, 1983
Included Salvatore Bellomo, the Invaders, and Iron Mike Sharpe
WWF @ Dayton, OH – December 12, 1983
Steve Regal fought Jerry Valiant to a draw
SD Jones defeated Bobby Colt
WWF Tag Team Champion Tony Atlas defeated Mr. Fuji via count-out
The Iron Sheik defeated Chief Jay Strongbow
The Masked Superstar defeated Tony Garea
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco defeated Ivan Putski via count-out
Jimmy Snuka defeated Ivan Koloff
WWF @ Nanticoke, PA – High School Gym – December 13, 1983 (2,012)
The Invaders vs. Charlie Fulton & Butcher Vachon
The Tonga Kid vs. Rene Goulet
Iron Mike Sharpe vs. Eddie Gilbert
Salvatore Bellomo vs. Sika
Sgt. Slaughter vs. Tito Santana
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Afa (sub. for the Masked Superstar)
WWF @ Altoona, PA – Jaffa Mosque – December 14, 1983
Eddie Gilbert fought Salvatore Bellomo to a draw
The Iron Sheik defeated SD Jones
WWF Tag Team Champion Tony Atlas defeated Mr. Fuji via disqualification
Ivan Putski defeated the Masked Superstar via count-out
Jimmy Snuka defeated WWF IC Champion Don Muraco via count-out
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Sgt. Slaughter
WWF @ Middletown, NY – High School Gym – December 14, 1983
Included Rocky Johnson, Tony Garea, Chief Jay Strongbow, Tito Santana, and the Wild Samoans
– 12/15/83: Rene Dupree was born.
WWF @ Watkins Glen, NY – High School Gym – December 15, 1983
Debut in the city
Tito Santana, Tony Garea, & WWF Tag Team Champion Rocky Johnson vs. the Wild Samoans & Samula
Also included Ivan Koloff
WWF @ Struthers, OH – Fieldhouse – December 15, 1983 (4,000)
Eddie Gilbert fought SD Jones to a draw at 16:00 when Jones was injured and Gilbert refused to accept the victory
The Masked Superstar defeated Ivan Putski via count-out at 14:13
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Sgt. Slaughter at 20:40
The Iron Sheik pinned Salvatore Bellomo at 10:44
Jimmy Snuka pinned Mr. Fuji at 10:01
WWF Tag Team Champion Tony Atlas pinned Bill Dixon at 2:59
WWF @ Pittsburgh, PA – Civic Arena – December 16, 1983 (5,992)
SD Jones pinned the Beast at 5:45 with a headbutt
The Iron Sheik pinned Salvatore Bellomo at 14:40
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco & Capt. Lou Albano defeated Jimmy Snuka & Arnold Skaaland (sub. for Buddy Rogers) at 12:20 when Muraco pinned Skaaland
The Masked Superstar defeated WWF World Champion Bob Backlund via count-out at 13:40
Sgt. Slaughter defeated Ivan Putski via count-out at 15:59
Eddie Gilbert pinned Bill Dixon at 7:05
WWF Tag Team Champion Tony Atlas pinned Mr. Fuji at 12:35
WWF @ Troy, NY – RPI Fieldhouse – December 16, 1983
Bob Bradley vs. Israel Matia
The Tonga Kid vs. Tony Colon
Butcher Vachon vs. Charlie Fulton
Invader #2 vs. Rene Goulet
WWF Tag Team Champion Rocky Johnson vs. Iron Mike Sharpe
Afa, Sika, & Samula vs. Tony Garea, Chief Jay Strongbow, & Tito Santana
Pat Patterson vs. Ivan Koloff (lumberjack match)
WWF @ Baltimore, MD – Civic Center – December 17, 1983
Mr. Fuji defeated the Tonga Kid at 8:15
WWF Tag Team Champions Tony Atlas & Rocky Johnson co-won a 20-man, $15,000 battle royal; Atlas then won a coin flip over Johnson to face WWF World Champion Bob Backlund; other participants included: WWF IC Champion Don Muraco, Mr. Fuji, Iron Mike Sharpe, Chief Jay Strongbow, the Invaders, Jimmy Snuka, the Wild Samoans, Samula, Tony Garea, Ivan Koloff, Tito Santana & the Iron Sheik
Samula pinned Charlie Fulton at 8:53
Tito Santana pinned Rene Goulet at 9:16
Sika pinned Bob Bradley at 7:52
Iron Mike Sharpe pinned Butcher Vachon at 8:20
The Iron Sheik defeated Tony Garea at 8:20
WWF Tag Team Champion Rocky Johnson pinned Ivan Koloff at 6:50
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund fought WWF Tag Team Champion Tony Atlas to a no contest at 14:05 when the referee awarded the match to Backlund after Atlas suffered a low blow while attempting a leapfrog, however the champion refused the win
WWF @ Uniontown, PA – High School Gym – December 17, 1983
Eddie Gilbert defeated Ken Jugan
Bill Dixon defeated Jimmy Jackson
SD Jones defeated Bill Berger
Sgt. Slaughter defeated Salvatore Bellomo
Ivan Putski defeated the Masked Superstar via disqualification
WWF @ New York City, NY – Madison Square Garden – December 26, 1983 (24,592, which included several thousand in Felt Forum)
Televised on the MSG Network and on the USA Network on 3/12/84 – included Gorilla Monsoon & Pat Patterson on commentary; featured Lord Alfred Hayes conducting backstage interviews throughout the night with Jimmy Snuka & Arnold Skaaland following their victory, new WWF World Champion the Iron Sheik & Freddie Blassie, and with Skaaland and former WWF World Champion Bob Backlund, with Backlund upset saying he felt he let the fans down (Hayes’ debut):
Jose Luis Rivera pinned Rene Goulet at 10:05 with a botched head scissors into a roll up
Salvatore Bellomo fought Tiger Chung Lee to a 20-minute time-limit draw at 19:30; after the bout, Bellomo cleared Lee from the ring
Jimmy Snuka & Arnold Skaaland (sub. for Buddy Rogers) defeated WWF IC Champion Don Muraco & Capt. Lou Albano at 10:07 when Snuka pinned Muraco with a crossbody off the top (The WWF’s Most Unusual Matches)
Sgt. Slaughter pinned Chief Jay Strongbow at 7:42 with a clothesline
The Masked Superstar fought Ivan Putski to a double disqualification at 7:00 after Putski shoved referee Dick Kroll while trying to take off Superstar’s mask
All American Wrestling – 1/8/84: The Iron Sheik (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated WWF World Champion Bob Backlund (w/ Arnold Skaaland) at 11:50 to win the title when Skaaland threw in the towel as Backlund was trapped in the Camel Clutch; moments prior to the finish, Backlund attempted his roll up into a bridge but was unable to keep it applied due to his injured neck (The WWF’s Greatest Matches, History of the WWF Heavyweight Championship, The Greatest Wrestling Stars of the 80s)
Afa, Sika, & Samula defeated SD Jones, WWF Tag Team Champions Rocky Johnson & Tony Atlas in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1 at 20:15; fall #1: both teams were disqualified at 9:36 when all six men were brawling in the ring, awarding each team a fall; fall #2: Afa pinned Jones at 10:39 after a headbutt
All American Wrestling – 2/12/84: Tito Santana pinned Ivan Koloff at 15:46 with an elbow drop off the top (Koloff’s last appearance)
The Invaders defeated Iron Mike Sharpe & Butcher Vachon at 4:45 when Vachon was pinned after one Invader hiptossed his partner on top of Vachon
WWF @ Lancaster, PA – Catholic High School Gym – December 27, 1983
Iron Mike Sharpe defeated Bob Bradley
Princess Victoria & Velvet McIntyre defeated Wendi Richter & Peggy Patterson
Jimmy Snuka defeated Mr. Fuji (sub. for WWF IC Champion Don Muraco)
WWF World Champion the Iron Sheik pinned Chief Jay Strongbow with his feet on the ropes after kicking him with a loaded boot
The Invaders defeated Israel Matia & Butcher Vachon
WWF @ Buffalo, NY – Memorial Auditorium – December 27, 1983
The scheduled Buddy Rogers vs. Capt. Lou Albano match was cancelled
Jose Luis Rivera defeated Tim Gerrard
SD Jones defeated Vic Rosetanni
Tiger Chung Lee defeated Nick DeCarlo
WWF Tag Team Champions Rocky Johnson & Tony Atlas defeated the Wild Samoans in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0 at 17:11
Sgt. Slaughter defeated Salvatore Bellomo at 10:41
Bob Backlund defeated the Masked Superstar via disqualification; Ivan Putski was the guest referee for the bout
Rene Goulet defeated Billy Red Lyons
Tito Santana defeated Samula at 9:47
WWF @ St. Louis, MO – Chase Park Hotel – December 28, 1983 (1,100; sell out)
Wrestling at the Chase taping:
1/1/84 – featured Vince McMahon & Gene Okerlund on commentary (Okerlund’s WWF debut); featured Okerlund conducting live ringside interviews with several wrestlers involved with the upcoming 2/10/84 Kiel Auditorium card:
WWF Tag Team Champions Rocky Johnson & Tony Atlas defeated Dennis Stamp & Jerry Valiant at 6:15 when Atlas pinned Stamp following a press slam (Valiant’s return)
David Schultz pinned Ken Jugan with a Southern piledriver at 7:14 (Schultz’ debut)
Hulk Hogan pinned Bill Dixon with the legdrop at 3:02 (Hogan’s return after nearly a 3-year absence)
Big John Studd (w/ Mad Dog Managoff) defeated Jimmy Jackson via submission with the backbreaker at 2:37
Ivan Putski pinned Bill Berger with the Polish Hammer at 3:38
All American Wrestling – 1/8/84: Adrian Adonis & Dick Murdoch (w/ Mad Dog Managoff) defeated Kevin Collins & Terry Daniels at 4:05 when Collins submitted to Adonis’ sleeper (Adonis’ return match; Murdoch’s debut; Daniels’ debut)
1/8/84 – included the Andre the Giant / Black Demon match from the 9/18/82 All Star Wrestling; featured Gene Okerlund conducting live ringside interviews with several wrestlers involved with the upcoming 2/10/84 Kiel Auditorium card:
Mr. Fuji pinned James Burk at 4:31 with a reverse diving headbutt
All American Wrestling – 2/5/84: Mil Mascaras pinned Gilbert Guerrero at 5:43 with a flying headbutt
WWF Tag Team Champions Rocky Johnson & Tony Atlas defeated Jerry Valiant & Bill Dixon at 4:45 when Johnson pinned Dixon with a sunset flip from the apron
Big John Studd (w/ Mad Dog Managoff) pinned Buster Adams at 2:36 with an elbow drop
All American Wrestling – 1/29/84: Adrian Adonis & Dick Murdoch (w/ Mad Dog Managoff) defeated Terry Daniels & Rob Cheaney at 5:33 when Murdoch pinned Cheaney with a brainbuster following a spike piledriver
1/15/84 – included the Jimmy Snuka / AB Carson match from the 11/5/83 Championship Wrestling; featured Gene Okerlund conducting live ringside interviews with several wrestlers involved with the upcoming 2/10/84 Kiel Auditorium card:
David Schultz pinned Jimmy Jackson with the Southern piledriver at 4:16
Ivan Putski pinned Dennis Stamp with the Polish Hammer at 7:38
Mil Mascaras pinned Ken Jugan at 3:02
Big John Studd (w/ Mad Dog Managoff) defeated James Burke & Rob Cheaney in a handicap match at 3:21 by pinning Burke following an elbow drop
Mr. Fuji pinned Kevin Collins at 6:04 with a reverse diving headbutt
WWF @ Hazleton, PA – St. Joseph Gym – December 28, 1983
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Dr. X
Velvet McIntyre & Princess Victoria defeated Wendi Richter & Peggy Patterson
WWF World Champion the Iron Sheik defeated Bob Bradley
Jimmy Snuka & Arnold Skaaland (sub. for Buddy Rogers) defeated WWF IC Champion Don Muraco & Capt. Lou Albano
The Masked Superstar defeated Chief Jay Strongbow
WWF @ White Plains, NY – Westchester County Civic Center – December 28, 1983
Charlie Fulton (sub. for Tony Atlas) defeated Butcher Vachon at 10:00
Jose Luis Rivera defeated Rene Goulet at 11:15
SD Jones fought Tiger Chung Lee to a double disqualification at 11:16
Sgt. Slaughter defeated Salvatore Bellomo via submission with the Cobra Clutch at 16:00
The Wild Samoans & Samula defeated Tito Santana & the Invaders at 13:20
Bob Backlund defeated Iron Mike Sharpe at 3:45
WWF @ Landover, MD – Capital Centre – December 29, 1983
Jose Luis Rivera defeated Butcher Vachon
The Invaders defeated Israel Matia & Rene Goulet
Velvet McIntyre & Princess Victoria defeated Wendi Richter & Peggy Patterson
Tito Santana fought WWF IC Champion Don Muraco to a draw
Tony Atlas defeated Sgt. Slaughter via disqualification; Pat Patterson was the special referee for the bout; there was a 30-minute time-limit for the match
WWF World Champion the Iron Sheik defeated Salvatore Bellomo
Bob Backlund defeated the Masked Superstar in a lumberjack match; there were 12 lumberjacks for the bout
WWF @ Detroit, MI – December 30, 1983 (2,300)
Debut in Detroit
The Great Wojo defeated Bob Bradley
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Chris Carter
Farmer Pete defeated Ivan the Terrible
Bob Backlund defeated Sgt. Slaughter via disqualification
Tiger Chung Lee defeated Pete Caprarella
Tito Santana pinned Iron Mike Sharpe
Andre the Giant, Jimmy Snuka, & WWF Tag Team Champion Rocky Johnson defeated the Wild Samoans & Samula in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall #1: Johnson pinned Afa; fall #2: Afa pinned Johnson; fall #3: Andre pinned Samula
WWF @ Salisbury, MD – Wicomico Youth & Civic Center – December 30, 1983
Jose Luis Rivera defeated Israel Matia via disqualification
Velvet McIntyre & Princess Victoria defeated Wendi Richter & Peggy Patterson
The Invaders defeated Rene Goulet & Butcher Vachon
WWF World Champion The Iron Sheik defeated Pat Patterson via disqualification
Tony Atlas defeated WWF IC Champion Don Muraco via disqualification