Capital Centre – 1980-1989 Results
WWF @ Landover, MD – Capital Centre – January 18, 1980 (8,500)
Portions of the Hulk Hogan vs. Gorilla Monsoon and Wild Samoans vs. Tito Santana & Dominic DeNucci matches aired during a local news segment on pro wrestling and whether or not it was real; Hogan and Monsoon were interviewed backstage for the segment; the news team attempted to interview the Wild Samoans but were told they couldn’t speak English
Davey O’Hannon defeated Johnny Rivera at 12:14
Rene Goulet defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna at 9:04
Bulldog Brower defeated Joe Mascara at 11:14
The Wild Samoans defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Tito Santana & Dominic DeNucci at 17:43
Hulk Hogan pinned Gorilla Monsoon at 13:20 with the legdrop
Tony Atlas defeated Swede Hanson at 9:25
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Ken Patera via count-out at 18:30
WWF @ Landover, MD – Capital Centre – March 8, 1980 (12,780)
Frankie Williams defeated Paul Figueroa at 5:20
Gorilla Monsoon pinned Davey O’Hannon at the 46-second mark
Larry Sharpe pinned Steve King at 7:03
Larry Zbyszko defeated Mike Masters at 6:28
Hulk Hogan defeated WWF World Champion Bob Backlund via count-out at 33:36
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah & Vivian St. John defeated Wenonah Littleheart & Cindy Majors at 22:20
WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson defeated Capt. Lou Albano via count-out at 8:19
Tony Atlas defeated Bobby Duncum at 15:15 when the referee stopped the match due to blood
WWF @ Landover, MD – Capital Centre – April 12, 1980 (matinee) (15,045)
Featured Gorilla Monsoon on commentary
Rene Goulet defeated Jose Estrada at 7:35
Tor Kamata fought Larry Sharpe (sub. for Angelo Gomez) to a draw
Johnny Rodz defeated Steve King
WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna at 5:33
Ken Patera pinned Dominic DeNucci at 9:12
Tony Atlas pinned Bobby Duncum at 9:12 in a Texas Death Match
The Wild Samoans defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Tito Santana & Ivan Putski via disqualification at 13:39 when after Putski was taken out of the match and went to the locker room to recieve treatment for being cut open, he returned into the match without permission
Bruno Sammartino defeated Larry Zbyszko via count-out at 18:35
WWF @ Landover, MD – Capital Centre – May 31, 1980
Rick McGraw defeated Moose Monroe (sub. for Davey O’Hannon)
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Johnny Rodz
Jose Estrdada defeated Steve King (sub. for Larry Sharpe)
Tor Kamata defeated El Olympico
WWF Tag Team Champion Afa defeated Rene Goulet
Dominic DeNucci defeated Bobby Duncum via count-out
WWF Tag Team Champion Sika defeated Ivan Putski via count-out
Larry Zbyszko defeated Pat Patterson via count-out
Tony Atlas fought WWF IC Champion Ken Patera to a draw
WWF @ Landover, MD – Capital Centre – June 27, 1980 (7,429)
Bulldog Brower defeated Angelo Gomez at 8:26
Johnny Rodz fought Steve King to a draw
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned WWF Tag Team Champion Afa (w/ Sika) at 15:48 with the atomic drop after ramming both Samoans heads together
WWF Tag Team Champion Sika defeated Frank Williams at 6:22
Rick McGraw defeated Pinky Larson (sub. for Jose Estrada) at 4:48
Hulk Hogan defeated Dominic DeNucci at 6:14
Pat Patterson defeated Tor Kamata at 4:43
Tony Atlas defeated WWF IC Champion Ken Patera via disqualification at 21:42 when Patera wouldn’t let Atlas get back in the ring; Gorilla Monsoon was the special referee for the bout
WWF @ Landover, MD – Capital Centre – August 16, 1980 (19,787; sell out; largest ever wrestling crowd in Washington DC)
Steve King fought Angelo Gomez to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Angel Marvilla defeated Johnny Rodz at 18:05
Bulldog Brower (sub. for Moose Monroe) defeated Frank Williams at 11:53
Pat Patterson defeated Larry Sharpe at 12:35
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah & Beverly Shade defeated Kandi Malloy & Peggy Lee at 10:16
Bruno Sammartino defeated Larry Zbyszko in a lumberjack match at 17:38 when referee Dick Woehrle stopped the bout due to excessive bleeding; there were eight lumberjacks for the bout; after the bout, Zbyzsko hit the referee for stopping the match Tony Atlas & Ivan Putski defeated the Wild Samoans at 11:08 in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall #1: Putski pinned Sika at the 35-second mark with the Polish Hammer; fall #2: Sika pinned Putski at 7:23 following a double clothesline; fall #3: Atlas pinned Afa at 3:10 with a splash after the Samoans collided into each other
WWF @ Landover, MD – Capital Centre – September 13, 1980
Don Serrano pinned Rick Stallone (sub. for Bulldog Brower) at 11:25
Johnny Rodz fought Rick McGraw to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Angel Marvilla pinned Steve King at 9:23
Dominic DeNucci pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna at 10:19
Tony Garea, Rick Martel, & Pat Patterson defeated Capt. Lou Albano & the Wild Samoans
Andre the Giant pinned Hulk Hogan at 17:53 when Hogan failed a bodyslam attempt and Andre fell on top for the win
WWF IC Champion Ken Patera defeated WWF World Champion Bob Backlund via disqualification at 21:14
WWF @ Landover, MD – Capital Centre – October 25, 1980 (matinee) (8,275)
Rick McGraw defeated Jose Estrada at 10:21
Tony Garea (sub. for Pedro Morales) defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Afa via disqualification
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Johnny Rodz at 9:54
Sgt. Slaughter defeated Pat Patterson via count-out at 15:23
WWF Tag Team Champion Sika defeated Rene Goulet
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated WWF IC Champion Ken Patera via count-out at 18:20
Rick Martel defeated Frank Savage at 6:49
Tony Garea defeated Larry Sharpe
Tony Atlas defeated the Hangman (sub. for Larry Zbyszko)
WWF @ Landover, MD – Capital Centre – November 22, 1980 (matinee) (7,325)
The scheduled Tony Atlas vs. Ernie Ladd match did not take place as Atlas was out with an injured right leg
Baron Mikel Scicluna fought Larry Sharpe (sub. for Frankie Williams) to a draw
Pedro Morales defeated Sgt. Slaughter via disqualification at 17:45
WWF IC Champion Ken Patera pinned Rick McGraw at 7:03
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Larry Zbyszko via count-out at 19:42 after Backlund hit the atomic drop knocking Zbyszko out of the ring to the floor
Rick McGraw defeated Rick Stallone at 4:03
WWF Tag Team Champions Rick Martel & Tony Garea defeated the Wild Samoans at 10:54
WWF @ Landover, MD – Capital Centre – January 3, 1981 (11,398)
Yoshiaki Yatsu fought Johnny Rodz to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Larry Sharpe pinned Ron Shaw at 9:47
SD Jones pinned Jose Estrada at 2:14
Killer Khan pinned Dominic DeNucci at 6:19
Tony Atlas pinned the Hangman at 8:14
Tony Atlas defeated Ernie Ladd via count-out at 12:03
The Moondogs defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Rick Martel & Tony Garea via disqualification at 23:40 when Garea, who was bloodied earlier in the match and taken backstage, returned to the ring with his head bandaged and assaulted both challengers with a wooden stick; moments later, the Moondogs were cleared from the ring
Bulldog Brower pinned Rick McGraw at 11:06
Sgt. Slaughter defeated WWF World Champion Bob Backlund via disqualification at 32:50 when Backlund knocked the referee down
WWF @ Landover, MD – Capital Centre – January 31, 1981
SD Jones defeated Johnny Rodz
Bulldog Brower vs. Manuel Soto
Yoshiaki Yatsu defeated Jose Estrada
Hulk Hogan defeated Tony Atlas via disqualification
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund fought Sgt. Slaughter to a double count-out; Gorilla Monsoon was the guest referee for the bout
Jose Estrada (sub. for Rick Stalone) fought Larry Sharpe to a draw
Pat Patterson & WWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Rick Martel defeated Capt. Lou Albano & the Moondogs in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
WWF @ Landover, MD – Capital Centre – March 15, 1981
SD Jones defeated Larry Sharpe via count-out
Tony Garea defeated the Hangman
Rick Martel defeated Bulldog Brower
Pat Patterson defeated Capt. Lou Albano via disqualification
Yoshiaki Yatsu defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
The Moondogs defeated Rick McGraw & Dominic DeNucci
Johnny Rodz defeated Frank Savage
Andre the Giant pinned Hulk Hogan at 5:19
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Sgt. Slaughter in a lumberjack match at 18:32 following the atomic drop; there were 12 lumberjacks for the bout
WWF @ Landover, MD – Capital Centre – April 18, 1981
Larry Sharpe pinned Tony Altimore at 9:10
Yoshiaki Yatsu defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna at 6:03
SD Jones pinned the Hangman at 8:14
Dominic DeNucci pinned Frank Savage at 10:12
WWF Tag Team Champion Moondog Rex defeated Johnny Rodz
Tony Garea defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Moondog Rex via disqualification
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah & Leilani Kai defeated Jill Fontaine & Suzette Ferrera at 16:20
Pat Patterson defeated Sgt. Slaughter via disqualification at 28:00 when Slaughter kicked the referee as Patterson fought off an attempt at the Cobra Clutch
Tony Atlas pinned Hulk Hogan at 15:30 following a fast count from the referee
Killer Khan defeated WWF World Champion Bob Backlund via disqualification at 18:12 after Backlund accidentally struck the referee
WWF @ Landover, MD – Capital Centre – May 23, 1981 (matinee)
Rick McGraw defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna at 11:35
Larry Sharpe defeated Chris Canyon at 9:16
Angelo Mosca defeated Dominic DeNucci at 4:18
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated Bulldog Brower at 3:41
Tony Garea defeated Johnny Rodz at 1:53
WWF Tag Team Champions the Moondogs defeated SD Jones & Rick McGraw at 5:13
The Carolina Kid & Farmer Jerome defeated Sky Low Low & Kid Chocolate in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match at 8:59
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Killer Khan via submission with the figure-4 leglock in a no holds barred match at 18:40; Gorilla Monsoon was the guest referee for the bout
Angelo Mosca won a 16-man, $10,000 battle royal at 14:17 by last eliminating Moondog Rex; other participants included: the Moondogs, Pedro Morales, Dominic DeNucci, the Hangman, Rick McGraw, Bulldog Brower, SD Jones, Larry Sharpe, Yosiaki Yatsu, Johnny Rodz, Frank Savage, Baron Mikel Scicluna, Tony Garea, and Rick Martel; Sgt. Slaughter was scheduled for the bout but did not appear
WWF @ Landover, MD – Capital Centre – June 27, 1981
Televised on the USA Network – featured Vince McMahon on commentary:
Johnny Rodz pinned Steve King at 10:51 with a shoulderbreaker
Curt Hennig pinned Jack Carson at 8:01 with an elbow drop after Carson ran into the corner
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco pinned SD Jones at 11:55 with both feet on the top rope for leverage after kicking Jones as he ran into the corner
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund (w/ Arnold Skaaland) defeated Angelo Mosca at 14:01 when the referee stopped the bout due to blood after Backlund rammed the challenger’s head into the ringpost
All Star Wrestling – 7/18/81: Tony Garea, Rick Martel, & Andre the Giant defeated Capt. Lou Albano, WWF Tag Team Champions the Moondogs in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall #1: Martel pinned Rex at 5:40 with a sunset flip; fall #2: Spot pinned Martel at 7:06 following a double backbreaker from the Moondogs; fall #3: Andre pinned Spot at the 3-minute mark with a splash
Rick McGraw pinned Chris Canyon at 4:38 when McGraw fell on top as Canyon attempted a powerslam
Mil Mascaras pinned Sgt. Slaughter at 10:13 with a crossbody off the top
WWF @ Landover, MD – Capital Centre – August 15, 1981
Curt Hennig defeated Larry Sharpe via referee’s decision
SD Jones pinned Johnny Rodz
Yoshiaki Yatsu pinned Ron Shaw
Angelo Mosca fought Pedro Morales to a draw
WWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Rick Martel defeated the Moondogs in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
George Steele defeated WWF World Champion Bob Backlund via count-out
Tony Atlas defeated WWF IC Champion Don Muraco via disqualification when Muraco hit the referee
Andre the Giant fought Killer Khan to a double disqualification
WWF @ Landover, MD – Capital Centre – September 19, 1981
Mil Mascaras vs. Larry Sharpe was originally scheduled for the card
Yoshiaki Yatsu defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna at 13:26
Jose Estrada fought Curt Hennig to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Dominic DeNucci defeated Larry Sharpe (sub. for Johnny Rodz) at 22:27
Killer Khan defeated SD Jones at 21:19
WWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Rick Martel defeated Sgt. Slaughter & Angelo Mosca at 18:32
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco defeated Pat Patterson via count-out at 25:08
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned George Steele at 15:28 in a Texas Death Match following a dropkick to the back; after the bout, Steele threw the referee out of the ring and went to attack Backlund with a foreign object, but Backlund was able to retrieve the object and clear Steele from the ring
WWF @ Landover, MD – Capital Centre – October 17, 1981 (matinee)
Curt Hennig defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna at 2:30
Jose Estrada defeated Joe Cox at 9:20
Johnny Rodz defeated Lee Wong at 5:31
Angelo Mosca pinned Tony Garea at 7:33 after hitting him with a walking cane taken from an elderly woman at ringside
Rick Martel pinned George Steele at 2:15 after throwing him into the corner as Steele had Martel in a headlock and attempted to ram him head-first into the turnbuckle
Andre the Giant defeated Killer Khan in a Mongolian Stretcher Match at 10:02
WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito defeated Tony Atlas & SD Jones at 9:10
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund fought WWF IC Champion Don Muraco to a 60-minute draw
WWF @ Landover, MD – Capital Centre – November 29, 1981
Televised on the USA Network – featured Vince McMahon on commentary:
Dominic DeNucci fought Larry Sharpe to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Johnny Rodz pinned Hans Schroeder at 8:23 after avoiding a charge in the corner
All American Wrestling – 2/19/84: Curt Hennig pinned Bulldog Brower at 7:58 after avoiding an elbow drop
Tony Atlas pinned Angelo Mosca at 16:10 with a crossbody, even though Mosca’s foot was on the bottom rope during the cover
The Haiti Kid pinned Little Boy Blue with a sunset flip at 11:22
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Don Muraco in a Texas Death Match at 13:26 when referee Angelo Savoldi counted Muraco down after Muraco kicked off the turnbuckle as Backlund attempted the atomic drop, with both men’s shoulders then touching the mat; Muraco’s shoulder was up at 2 but Savoldi, who had been knocked out moments earlier, didn’t notice
Greg Valentine pinned SD Jones with an elbow drop at 8:47
Tony Garea & Rick Martel defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito via disqualification at 13:14 when the champions repeatedly double teamed Garea
WWF @ Landover, MD – Capital Centre – January 23, 1982 (9,250)
Tony Altimore pinned Mr. X at 6:30
Steve Travis pinned Johnny Rodz at 7:07
Adrian Adonis pinned Tony Garea at 10:19
Rick Martel pinned the Executioner at 5:08
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Greg Valentine at 15:57
Jesse Ventura defeated Charlie Fulton (sub. for SD Jones) at 7:02 via submission
Tony Atlas defeated Killer Khan via count-out at 11:33
Jose Estrada fought Barry Hart to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Larry Sharpe pinned Jerry Johnson at 9:09
WWF @ Landover, MD – Capital Centre – February 27, 1982
SD Jones pinned the Executioner (sub. for Bulldog Brower) at 12:09
Charlie Fulton pinned Steve King at 5:54
Steve Travis pinned Jose Estrada at 11:45
Larry Sharpe pinned Manuel Soto at 13:18
Rick McGraw pinned Johnny Rodz at 12:41
Tony Atlas, Tony Garea, & Rick Martel defeated Capt. Lou Albano, WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match; fall #1: Atlas, Garea, & Martel via disqualification at 19:28; fall #2: Saito pinned Martel at 2:12; fall #3: Atlas pinned Fuji at 6:07
Ivan Putski pinned Killer Khan at 12:26
Adrian Adonis defeated WWF World Champion Bob Backlund via count-out at 23:07
WWF @ Landover, MD – Capital Centre – March 28, 1982 (matinee)
Televised on the USA Network:
Steve Travis defeated Johnny Rodz at 12:47
Princess Victoria defeated Wendi Richter at 11:02
Greg Valentine defeated WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales via disqualification at 15:18
WWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Saito defeated Jose Estrada (sub. for SD Jones) at 11:11
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Adrian Adonis in a lumberjack match at 16:04; there were 12 lumberjacks for the bout
Rick McGraw defeated Charlie Fulton at 8:52
Jesse Ventura defeated Tony Garea at 14:06
Ivan Putski defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji at 4:12
WWF @ Landover, MD – Capital Centre – May 1, 1982 (10,611)
Charlie Fulton pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna at 7:35
Laurent Soucie (sub. for Jose Estrada) pinned Jeff Craney at 10:13
Blackjack Mulligan defeated Tony Garea at 10:19
Adrian Adonis pinned Johnny Rodz at 6:02
Rick McGraw & Steve Travis defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated Greg Valentine in a brass knuckles match at 10:48
Jesse Ventura defeated Tony Atlas via count-out at 20:08
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Bob Orton Jr. at 22:27; after the bout, Orton attacked guest referee Tony Garea and gave him a shoulderbreaker
WWF @ Landover, MD – Capital Centre – June 12, 1982
Jose Estrada defeated Pete Sanchez at 12:04
Johnny Rodz defeated Steve King at 9:10
SD Jones defeated the Black Demon at 8:14
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah & Sherri Martel defeated Judy Martin & Penny Mitchell
Pat Patterson defeated JJ Dillon at 5:28
Bob Orton Jr. defeated Tony Garea at 14:26
Jimmy Snuka defeated Ivan Putski via count-out at 14:28
Tony Atlas defeated Jesse Ventura in a steel cage match at 9:56
WWF @ Landover, MD – Capital Centre – July 10, 1982
Frenchy Lamont & Little Boy Blue vs. the Carolina Kid & the Haiti Kid
Salvatore Bellomo pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna (sub. for Laurent Soucie) at 8:09
SD Jones pinned the Black Demon at 11:45
Tony Garea pinned Swede Hanson at 9:15
Ivan Putski pinned Bob Orton Jr. at 15:53
Jose Estrada & Johnny Rodz defeated Steve Travis & Rick McGraw
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales, Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated Capt. Lou Albano, Mr. Fuji, & Mr. Saito in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
Blackjack Mulligan fought Tony Atlas to a double count-out
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund fought Jimmy Snuka to a double disqualification at 25:16
WWF @ Landover, MD – Capital Centre – August 28, 1982
Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated Johnny Rodz & Jose Estrada at 8:06
Buddy Rose defeated SD Jones at 7:11
Little Beaver & Tiger Jackson defeated Sonny Boy Hayes & Sky Low Low in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
Bob Orton Jr. pinned Salvatore Bellomo at 9:58
Steve Travis defeated Swede Hanson at 12:22
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah defeated Sherri Martel at 12:49
WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito defeated Ivan Putski & Tony Garea (sub. for Tony Atlas) in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
Andre the Giant defeated Blackjack Mulligan at 13:06
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Jimmy Snuka at 17:25; WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales was the guest referee for the bout
WWF @ Landover, MD – Capital Centre – October 2, 1982
Tony Garea defeated Johnny Rodz at 12:37
Jose Estrada defeated Victor Rivera (sub. for Steve Travis) at around the 5-minute mark
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Charlie Fulton at 7:41
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated Bob Orton Jr. at 10:10
Andre the Giant defeated Blackjack Mulligan in a Texas Death Match at 17:04
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Buddy Rose at 32:13
SD Jones defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna at 7:14
Pete Sanchez defeated Mr. X at 4:31
WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito defeated Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
WWF @ Landover, MD – Capital Centre – November 13, 1982 (matinee)
Charlie Fulton defeated Pete Sanchez at 5:57
Salvatore Bellomo (sub. for Eddie Gilbert) defeated Johnny Rodz at 8:06
Jose Estrada defeated Curt Hennig at 7:38
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Superstar Billy Graham via disqualification at 6:35; Pat Patterson was the guest referee for the bout
Ray Stevens pinned Tony Garea at 10:28
Little Beaver & Sonny Boy Hayes defeated Sky Low Low & Butch Cassidy at 10:18
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah defeated Sabrina at 7:43
Jimmy Snuka defeated Capt. Lou Albano at 2:36 when the referee stopped the match becuase of blood loss by Albano
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated Buddy Rose
Andre the Giant & Rocky Johnson defeated Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match at 10:29; 2-1; fall #1: Johnson pinned Saito at 3:15; fall #2: Andre pinned Fuji at 7:14
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 @ 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 @ 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 @ 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 @ 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 @ 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 @ 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 @ 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 @ 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 @ 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 @ Landover, MD – Capital Centre – January 21, 1984 (matinee)
Andre the Giant won an 18-man $15,000 battle royal; participants included: Jimmy Snuka, WWF Tag Team Champions Tony Atlas & Rocky Johnson, Tito Santana, Tony Garea, WWF IC Champion Don Muraco, WWF World Champion the Iron Sheik, Paul Orndorff, the Wild Samoans, Sgt. Slaughter, & Iron Mike Sharpe
The Haiti Kid & Tiger Jackson defeated Pancho Boy & Dana Carpenter at 4:43
Tony Atlas defeated Bob Bradley at 1:37
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned SD Jones at 10:15 in a non-title match by catching Jones coming off the turnbuckle and hitting a powerslam
Tiger Chung Lee defeated Salvatore Bellomo at 2:15
Rene Goulet defeated the Tonga Kid at 3:14
Mr. Fuji defeated Jose Luis Rivera at 10:32
Andre the Giant defeated Iron Mike Sharpe at 4:18
Paul Orndorff defeated Tony Garea at 11:15
WWF @ Landover, MD – Capital Centre – March 4, 1984 (18,000)
Rene Goulet defeated Eddie Gilbert
B. Brian Blair defeated Steve Lombardi (sub. for Tiger Chung Lee)
Andre the Giant, WWF Tag Team Champions Rocky Johnson & Tony Atlas defeated Sgt. Slaughter & the Wild Samoans in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Tiger Chung Lee (sub. for Mr. Fuji)
Roddy Piper & David Schultz defeated Ivan Putski & Tony Garea
WWF IC Champion Tito Santana fought Paul Orndorff to a no contest
WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan defeated the Iron Sheik via disqualification
WWF @ Landover, MD – Capital Centre – April 8, 1984
Chief Jay Strongbow pinned Ron Shaw (sub. for Samula)
Women’s Tag Team Champions Velvet McIntyre & Princess Victoria defeated Wendi Richter & Peggy Lee
SD Jones defeated Charlie Fulton
B. Brian Blair defeated Jose Luis Rivera
Tony Garea fought Rene Goulet to a draw
WWF Tag Team Champions Rocky Johnson & Tony Atlas defeated the Wild Samoans
Bob Backlund fought Greg Valentine to a double disqualification
The Iron Sheik defeated Sgt. Slaughter when the match was stopped due to blood
WWF @ Landover, MD – Capital Centre – May 19, 1984
Televised on the USA Network 7/10/84 – included Gorilla Monsoon on commentary
WWF Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah defeated Wendi Richter (sub. for Judy Martin) (this bout was not televised)
B. Brian Blair defeated Rene Goulet via referee’s decision after the 15-minute time limit had expired
George Steele (w/ Mr. Fuji) defeated Akira Maeda via submission with the flying hammerlock at 3:13
Jesse Ventura (sub. for Israel Matia) pinned Chief Jay Strongbow at 4:51 with an elbow drop
Greg Valentine pinned Tony Garea at 4:50 when the momentum of a crossbody by Garea put Valentine on top
Tiger Chung Lee pinned Jose Luis Rivera (sub. for Jimmy Snuka) at 5:04 with a backbreaker
Sgt. Slaughter fought the Iron Sheik to a double disqualification at 10:24 after both men shoved the referee down; after the bout, Slaughter had to be pulled off the Sheik by Akira Maeda, Jose Luis Rivera, and Rene Goulet
Roddy Piper, Paul Orndorff, & David Schultz defeated Rocky Johnson, SD Jones, & Bobo Brazil (sub. for Tony Atlas) at 9:32 when Piper pinned Jones after hitting him in the back of the head with a foreign object; after the bout, Monsoon interviewed Brazil at ringside (Brazil’s return after a 6-year absence)
Bob Backlund defeated Mr. Fuji via submission with the Crossface Chicken Wing at 5:51
WWF @ Landover, MD – Capital Centre – June 9, 1984
Televised on the USA Network – included Gorilla Monsoon on commentary:
SD Jones pinned Tiger Chung Lee at 13:36 with a small package
Jesse Ventura defeated Tony Garea via submission with the backbreaker at 5:40
Greg Valentine defeated Salvatore Bellomo via submission with the figure-4 at 3:34; during the bout, the middle rope broke after Valentine rammed his knee into the middle turnbuckle when Bellomo moved out of the way
Jimmy Snuka pinned David Schultz at 9:38 with a crossbody off the top; after the bout, Monsoon interviewed Snuka at ringside
Sgt. Slaughter pinned the Iron Sheik in a bootcamp match at 13:10 after hitting him with Sheik’s own boot
Roddy Piper pinned Rocky Johnson at around the 6-minute mark with his feet on the ropes after hitting Johnson with a foreign object
Terry Daniels pinned Samula at 6:46 with a sunset flip
Ivan Putski defeated Bob Orton Jr. via disqualification at 8:36 after Orton shoved down referee Dick Woehrle; after the bout, Putski cleared Orton from the ring
WWF @ Landover, MD – Capital Centre – July 28, 1984 (15,000)
Afa defeated Rene Goulet
Bob Backlund defeated B. Brian Blair
Bob Orton Jr. defeated Chief Jay Strongbow
TNT – 8/7/84: The Haiti Kid pinned Dana Carpenter following an airplane spin
Televised on the USA Network 8/14/84 – included Gorilla Monsoon on commentary:
Charlie Fulton pinned Jose Luis Rivera at 9:26 when the momentum of a crossbody by Rivera put Fulton on top for the win
Tony Garea pinned Iron Mike Sharpe at 5:39 after jumping into Sharpe and pushing his knees down on the shoulders during the cover
Sika fought George Steele to a double count-out at 5:30 when both men began brawling on the floor, using the timekeeper’s table, and then brawling to the back with a steel chair; prior to the bout, Mr. Fuji escorted Steele to ringside before going backstage
WWF Women’s Tag Team Champions Princess Victoria & Velvet McIntyre defeated Peggy Lee & Peggy Patterson at 13:15 when McIntyre pinned Patterson with a sunset flip
Sgt. Slaughter defeated Greg Valentine via disqualification at 10:36 after Valentine pulled referee Dick Woehrle into Slaughter as Slaughter attempted to apply the Cobra Clutch; prior to the bout, Capt. Lou Albano escorted Valentine to the ring before going backstage
Paul Orndorff defeated WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan via disqualification at 12:12 after the referee caught Hogan using the challenger’s brass knuckles, which Orndorff had been using moments earlier
Roddy Piper defeated Jimmy Snuka via count-out at 6:17 when Snuka threw Piper back inside the ring after both men began brawling on the floor; after the bout, Snuka hit a headbutt on the referee and continued to attack Piper until several wrestlers and officials came out to restrain him
The Iron Sheik defeated Billy Travis via submission at 3:30 with the Camel Clutch; prior to the bout, Freddie Blassie escorted the Sheik to the ring before going backstage
WWF @ Landover, MD – Capital Centre – August 18, 1984
Susan Starr defeated Donna Christianello
SD Jones defeated Rene Goulet
David Schultz defeated Rick McGraw
Big John Studd defeated Terry Daniels
Kamala defeated B. Brian Blair
Mr. Fuji defeated Tiger Chung Lee
Bob Orton Jr. fought Rocky Johnson to a draw
Jesse Ventura defeated Ivan Putski via count-out
WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan fought Paul Orndorff to a double disqualification
WWF @ Landover, MD – Capital Centre – September 29, 1984
David Schultz defeated Steve Lombardi
Brutus Beefcake defeated Bob Bradley
Nikolai Volkoff defeated B. Brian Blair
Ken Patera defeated Rick McGraw
The Wild Samoans defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Adrian Adonis & Dick Murdoch via disqualification
Kamala defeated SD Jones
WWF Women’s Champion Wendi Richter defeated the Fabulous Moolah
Sgt. Slaughter defeated Iron Mike Sharpe
Greg Valentine defeated Tony Garea
WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan defeated Paul Orndorff in a steel cage match by escaping through the door after kicking Orndorff away when both were in the corner
WWF @ Landover, MD – Capital Centre – October 18, 1984
The scheduled Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Ken Patera match did not take place
David Sammartino defeated Moondog Spot
The Tonga Kid defeated Mr. Fuji
The Spoiler defeated Rick McGraw
Greg Valentine pinned Salvatore Bellomo
WWF Tag Team Champion Dick Murdoch defeated SD Jones
Nikolai Volkoff defeated Samula
David Schultz defeated Bob Bradley (sub. for Tito Santana)
Ivan Putski defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Adrian Adonis via disqualification
WWF IC Champion Greg Valentine defeated Salvatore Bellomo
Andre the Giant & the Junkyard Dog defeated Kamala & Big John Studd
WWF @ Landover, MD – Capital Centre – November 22, 1984
Bob Orton Jr. defeated Salvatore Bellomo
Tito Santana defeated Mr. Fuji
WWF IC Champion Greg Valentine defeated Swede Hanson
Tony Atlas & Rocky Johnson defeated the Moondogs
Big John Studd defeated SD Jones
David Schultz defeated Steve Lombardi
The Tonga Kid defeated Roddy Piper via disqualification
Rocky Johnson won a $10,000, 20-man steel cage battle royal; other participants included: Salvatore Bellomo, Moondog Rex, Moondog Spot, Bob Bradley, Mr. Fuji, Tony Garea, Swede Hanson, Bobby Heenan, Billy Jack, Rocky Johnson, SD Jones, Steve Lombardi, Rick McGraw, Angelo Mosca, Ken Patera, Samula, Big John Studd, David Schultz, Tito Santana, and WWF IC Champion Greg Valentine; Johnson won the match by being the first to escape over the cage; Greg Valentine was the last man in the cage and was deemed turkey of the year
WWF @ Landover, MD – Capital Centre – December 6, 1984
Rocky Johnson vs. Big John Studd
WWF @ Landover, MD – Capital Centre – December 25, 1984
Buddy Rose vs. Swede Hanson (sub. for Samula)
Brutus Beefcake vs. SD Jones
Mr. Fuji vs. the Tonga Kid
David Schultz vs. Rick McGraw
The Spoiler vs. Salvatore Bellomo
Nikolai Volkoff vs. Bob Bradley (sub. for Rocky Johnson)
Tito Santana vs. WWF IC Champion Greg Valentine
Jimmy Snuka vs. Bob Orton Jr.
Andre the Giant & the Junkyard Dog vs. Big John Studd & Ken Patera
WWF @ Landover, MD – Capital Centre – January 18, 1985
Nikolai Volkoff defeated SD Jones
Bob Bradley fought Charlie Fulton to a draw
George Wells defeated Johnny Rodz
Don Muraco defeated Bret Hart
Rene Goulet defeated Jose Luis Rivera
Jimmy Snuka defeated Bob Orton Jr.
Andre the Giant & the Junkyard Dog defeated Ken Patera & Big John Studd
WWF Women’s Champion Wendi Richter defeated Judy Martin
Barry Windham & Mike Rotundo defeated Brutus Beefcake & Johnny V
WWF @ Landover, MD – Capital Centre – February 9, 1985 (matinee)
Blackjack Mulligan & Jimmy Snuka defeated Brutus Beefcake & Johnny V
Don Muraco & Mr. Fuji defeated SD Jones & George Wells
WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan & Hillbilly Jim defeated the Moondogs
Nikolai Volkoff & the Iron Sheik defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Mike Rotundo & Barry Windham in a non-title match
Roddy Piper & Bob Orton Jr. defeated Jack & Jerry Brisco
WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan & Hillbilly Jim won a $50,000 tag team battle royal; other participants included: Blackjack Mulligan & Jimmy Snuka, Brutus Beefcake & Johnny V, Don Muraco & Mr. Fuji, SD Jones & George Wells, the Moondogs, Nikolai Volkoff & the Iron Sheik, WWF Tag Team Champions Mike Rotundo & Barry Windham, Roddy Piper & Bob Orton Jr. and Jack & Jerry Brisco
WWF @ Landover, MD – Capital Centre – March 9, 1985 (matinee) (13,200)
Rick McGraw defeated Terry Gibbs
Jesse Ventura defeated SD Jones
Ricky Steamboat defeated Buddy Rose
Desiree Peterson defeated Penny Mitchell
Tony Atlas defeated Bob Orton Jr. via disqualifiation
Mr. Wrestling II (sub. for Hillbilly Jim) defeated Moondog Spot
WWF Tag Team Champions Barry Windham & Mike Rotundo defeated the Iron Sheik & Nikolai Volkoff
WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan defeated Don Muraco
WWF @ Landover, MD – Capital Centre – April 17, 1985
Don Muraco defeated SD Jones
King Kong Bundy defeated Tony Garea
Andre the Giant defeated Big John Studd & Bobby Heenan in a handicap match
Ricky Steamboat defeated Moondog Spot
Davey Boy Smith & the Dynamite Kid defeated Charlie Fulton (sub. for Buddy Rose) & Rene Goulet
The Junkyard Dog & Tito Santana defeated WWF IC Champion Greg Valentine & Paul Orndorff
WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan defeated Brutus Beefcake
WWF @ Landover, MD – Capital Centre – May 11, 1985
David Sammartino vs. Les Thornton and Charlie Fulton vs. Jim Powers were originally scheduled for the card
Wenonah Littleheart defeated Donna Christianello
Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart defeated SD Jones & Bob Bradley
Les Thornton defeated Charlie Fulton
Ricky Steamboat defeated Moondog Spot
Big John Studd defeated George Wells
The Junkyard Dog defeated Bob Orton Jr.
WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan defeated Roddy Piper via disqualification
WWF @ Landover, MD – Capital Centre – June 8, 1985
B. Brian Blair defeated Barry O
The Missing Link defeated SD Jones
Brutus Beefcake defeated Swede Hanson
The Junkyard Dog defeated Les Thornton
Gama Singh defeated Steve Lombardi (sub. for Don Muraco)
Jesse Ventura defeated Tony Garea
Tony Atlas defeated Don Muraco (sub. for Ken Patera) via disqualification
Jimmy Snuka, Ricky Steamboat, & Paul Orndorff defeated Big John Studd (sub. for Roddy Piper), Bob Orton Jr., & Bobby Heenan in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
WWF @ Landover, MD – Capital Centre – July 20, 1985
Featured Gorilla Monsoon & Gene Okerlund on commentary:
Prime Time Wrestling – 8/6/85: Salvatore Bellomo pinned Ron Shaw with a crossbody off the top
Prime Time Wrestling – 8/6/85: B. Brian Blair pinned Moondog Spot with a sunset flip off the top at 15:09
Prime Time Wrestling – 8/6/85: Jim Brunzell pinned Barry O with a dropkick
Prime Time Wrestling – 8/6/85: Uncle Elmer pinned Tiger Chung Lee at 2:51 with a legdrop (Wrestling’s Country Boys)
Prime Time Wrestling – 8/6/85: Big John Studd pinned Lanny Poffo at 4:40 with an elbow drop after Poffo missed a dropkick
WWF IC Champion Tito Santana defeated Don Muraco (w/ Mr. Fuji) via disqualification at 4:10 when Fuji interfered and attacked Santana with his cane after Santana had just applied the figure-4 on Muraco
Prime Time Wrestling – 8/6/85: Randy Savage pinned George Wells at 10:45 after reversing Wells’ suplex attempt into a small package
Prime Time Wrestling – 8/6/85: Ricky Steamboat defeated Bob Orton Jr. via disqualification at 14:51 when Orton came off the top using his arm cast as a weapon; after the bout, Steamboat cleared Orton from the ring after he attempted to attack Steamboat a second time with the cast (Best of the WWF Vol. 3, Best of the WWF Vol. 6, Ricky Steamboat: The Life of the Dragon)
Paul Orndorff fought Roddy Piper to a double count-out at 10:54 after both men began brawling on the floor; after the bout, Piper continued to attack Orndorff and began choking him with the mic cord until Orndorff reversed it and choked Piper; Bob Orton Jr. then came out and helped double team Orndorff until Orndorff grabbed a chair to clear both Piper and Orton from the ring
JCP/AWA @ Landover, MD – Capital Centre – August 1985
Bob Backlund defeated Larry Sharpe
Jimmy Valiant defeated Paul Jones
AWA World Champion Rick Martel defeated Larry Zbyszko
Dusty Rhodes fought NWA US Champion Tully Blanchard to a no contest
Magnum TA defeated NWA World Champion Ric Flair via disqualification
WWF @ Landover, MD – Capital Centre – August 17, 1985
Featured Gorilla Monsoon & Jesse Ventura on commentary
Prime Time Wrestling – 9/24/85: Johnny V (sub. for Paul Roma) pinned Steve Lombardi at 5:04 with a clothesline and elbow drop; after the bout, Johnny V threw his opponent out to the floor (Amazing Managers)
Prime Time Wrestling – 9/24/85: Cousin Junior (sub. for Uncle Elmer) (w/ Hillbilly Jim) pinned Moondog Spot at 12:46 with a mule kick after Spot was distracted by Jim on the floor (Wrestling’s Country Boys)
Prime Time Wrestling – 9/24/85: Adrian Adonis pinned Tony Garea at 9:57 with the DDT
Prime Time Wrestling – 9/24/85: Terry Funk defeated Salvatore Bellomo via submission with the sleeper at 10:47; after the bout, Funk branded his opponent
The Junkyard Dog & Ricky Steamboat defeated Don Muraco & Mr. Fuji at 13:33 when Steamboat pinned Fuji with a sunset flip; after the match, JYD freed himself from the ring ropes and cleared the ring with his chain (Amazing Managers)
Superstars of Wrestling – 9/21/85: Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart defeated Swede Hanson & Lanny Poffo at 10:37 when Bret pinned Hanson after Neidhart hit a clothesline to the back of the head
Prime Time Wrestling – 9/24/85: Randy Savage pinned Rick McGraw at 9:16 with the flying elbowsmash
Prime Time Wrestling – 1/27/86: WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan pinned Brutus Beefcake at 12:35 with a roll up after Beefcake accidentally hit Johnny V with the running kneelift as V was on the ring apron; moments prior to the finish, Beefcake kicked out of the legdrop as Johnny climbed up on the apron to distract the champion (Hulkamania 2, Brutus “The Barber” Beefcake)
WWF @ Landover, MD – Capital Centre – September 14, 1985 (17,900)
Featured Gorilla Monsoon & Lord Alfred Hayes on commentary
Prime Time Wrestling – 10/8/85: Don Muraco pinned Steve Gatorwolf with a forearm from the middle turnbuckle
Prime Time Wrestling – 10/8/85: Bob Orton Jr. pinned Lanny Poffo with the superplex
Prime Time Wrestling – 10/8/85: Jim Neidhart pinned Davey Boy Smith at 5:39 with his feet outside the ring after Smith was dropped face-first on the top turnbuckle (The British Bulldogs)
Prime Time Wrestling – 10/8/85: Cousin Junior (w/ Hillbilly Jim) defeated Adrian Adonis via disqualification at 6:38 after Junior became tied up in the ring ropes and Adonis refused to stop beating on him; after the match, Hillbilly Jim made the save by hitting Adonis with his cowbell (Wrestling’s Country Boys)
Big John Studd pinned the Junkyard Dog at 6:07 with a clothesline
Prime Time Wrestling – 10/8/85: The Dynamite Kid pinned Bret Hart at 12:25 by blocking a suplex into the ring and reversing it into a roll up; after the bout, Jim Neidhart helped in double teaming Dynamite until Davey Boy Smith made the save (The British Bulldogs)
The Junkyard Dog won a 21-man $50,000 battle royal; other participants included: Adrian Adonis, King Kong Bundy, Cousin Junior, Davey Boy Smith & the Dynamite Kid, Uncle Elmer, Tony Garea, Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart, Bobby Heenan, Cpl. Kirchner, Blackjack Mulligan, Don Muraco, Bob Orton Jr., Roddy Piper, Big John Studd, David Sammartino, Johnny V, and Steve Gatorwolf
WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan pinned Greg Valentine
WWF @ Landover, MD – Capital Centre – October 18, 1985
The Spider Lady defeated Susan Starr
Lanny Poffo defeated Barry O
Adrian Adonis defeated Rick McGraw
SD Jones defeated Terry Gibbs
Cpl. Kirchner defeated Moondog Spot
Nikolai Volkoff defeated Jose Luis Rivera (sub. for George Wells)
Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart defeated B. Brian Blair & Jim Brunzell
Don Muraco defeated Ricky Steamboat via disqualification
WWF IC Champion Tito Santana defeated the Spoiler (sub. for the Missing Link)
WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan defeated Big John Studd via count-out in a $15,000 bodyslam match
WWF @ Landover, MD – Capital Centre – November 9, 1985 (matinee)
The Dynamite Kid defeated Tiger Chung Lee
Davey Boy Smith defeated Les Thornton
David Sammartino defeated Iron Mike Sharpe
Hercules defeated Scott McGhee
WWF IC Champion Tito Santana defeated Nikolai Volkoff
WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan pinned Jesse Ventura
Andre the Giant, Hillbilly Jim, & Capt. Lou Albano defeated King Kong Bundy, Big John Studd, & Bobby Heenan
WWF @ Landover, MD – Capital Centre – December 1, 1985 (6,500)
Pedro Morales defeated Tiger Chung Lee
SD Jones fought Rene Goulet to a draw
Scott McGhee defeated Terry Gibbs
Dan Spivey defeated Moondog Spot
Terry Funk defeated the Junkyard Dog
Paul Orndorff defeated Big John Studd via disqualification
Hillbilly Jim, Uncle Elmer, & Cousin Junior defeated Johnny V, WWF Tag Team Champions Brutus Beefcake & Greg Valentine in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
Andre the Giant defeated King Kong Bundy
WWF @ Landover, MD – Capital Centre – December 25, 1985
Ivan Putski defeated Mr. X
Adrian Adonis defeated Lanny Poffo
Iron Mike Sharpe defeated SD Jones
The Iron Sheik defeated George Steele via disqualification
Big John Studd defeated Tony Atlas
Nikolai Volkoff defeated Cpl. Kirchner
The Junkyard defeated Terry Funk
WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan defeated Randy Savage
WWF @ Landover, MD – Capital Centre – January 18, 1986 (matinee)
Featured Gorilla Monsoon & Lord Alfred Hayes on commentary
Prime Time Wrestling – 2/3/86: SD Jones pinned Rene Goulet at 12:23 with a headbutt
Prime Time Wrestling – 2/3/86: George Wells pinned Barry O at 7:46 with a flying shoulderblock
Prime Time Wrestling – 2/3/86: Terry Funk pinned Dan Spivey at 8:30 after reversing a sunset flip into a roll up; after the bout, Funk attempted to use the branding iron on Spivey but Spivey cleared him from the ring
Prime Time Wrestling – 2/3/86: Randy Savage (w/ Miss Elizabeth) pinned Scott McGhee at 6:18 with the flying elbow drop; before and after the contest, Savage had a verbal confrontation with Gorilla Monsoon after Monsoon referred to him as the “not so Macho Man”
Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart defeated Davey Boy Smith & the Dynamite Kid at 19:47 when Hart pinned Dynamite after Neidhart reversed a cover behind the referee’s back following a Dynamite superplex on Bret
Don Muraco (w/ Mr. Fuji) pinned Ricky Steamboat by hitting him in the throat with a foreign object after the referee took Fuji’s cane from Steamboat (Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat)
WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan & Hillbilly Jim defeated King Kong Bundy & Big John Studd
WWF @ Landover, MD – Capital Centre – February 9, 1986
Scott McGhee fought Paul Christy to a draw
Hercules defeated Lanny Poffo
Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart defeated B. Brian Blair & Jim Brunzell
The Junkyard Dog defeated WWF IC Champion Randy Savage
Ricky Steamboat defeated Don Muraco in a martial arts match
King Tonga defeated Tiger Chung Lee
King Kong Bundy defeated Hillbilly Jim
WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan defeated Terry Funk
WWF @ Landover, MD – Capital Centre – March 9, 1986
Ted Arcidi pinned Rene Goulet
Pedro Morales defeated Barry O
Hercules defeated SD Jones
Ricky Steamboat defeated Bret Hart
Jim Neidhart defeated Sivi Afi
Jake Roberts pinned Scott McGhee with the DDT
Davey Boy Smith defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Greg Valentine via disqualification
The Dynamite Kid defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Brutus Beefcake
Tito Santana defeated WWF IC Champion Randy Savage via count-out
WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan & the Junkyard Dog defeated Terry & Dory Funk Jr.
WWF @ Landover, MD – Capital Centre – April 20, 1986
Pedro Morales defeated Hercules
Big John Studd defeated Tony Garea
Jake Roberts defeated SD Jones
Ricky Steamboat defeated WWF IC Champion Randy Savage via count-out
Bob Orton Jr. defeated Dan Spivey via count-out
Adrian Adonis defeated Hillbilly Jim
Iron Mike Sharpe defeated Lanny Poffo
Greg Valentine, Brutus Beefcake, & Johnny V defeated Tito Santana, WWF Tag Team Champions Davey Boy Smith & the Dynamite Kid
WWF @ Landover, MD – Capital Centre – May 16, 1986 (5,000)
B. Brian Blair defeated Bret Hart
Jim Neidhart defeated Lanny Poffo
Dan Spivey defeated Paul Christy
King Kong Bundy & Big John Studd defeated Tony Atlas & Ted Arcidi
George Steele defeated the Iron Sheik
Nikolai Volkoff defeated Cpl. Kirchner
Jake Roberts defeated Ricky Steamboat
WWF IC Champion Randy Savage defeated Tito Santana
WWF @ Landover, MD – Capital Centre – June 21, 1986
Bret Hart defeated Jim Powers
Tony Atlas fought Jim Neidhart to a draw
King Kong Bundy defeated Jose Luis Rivera (sub. for Ted Arcidi)
Sivi Afi defeated Paul Christy
King Tonga defeated the Iron Sheik via disqualification
Cpl. Kirchner defeated Nikolai Volkoff in a bootcamp match
Brutus Beefcake & Greg Valentine defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Davey Boy Smith & the Dynamite Kid via count-out
WWF IC Champion Randy Savage defeated Tito Santana
WWF @ Landover, MD – Capital Centre – July 20, 1986
Jim Neidhart defeated Scott McGhee
The Iron Sheik defeated Lanny Poffo
Sivi Afi defeated Tiger Chung Lee
Harley Race defeated Tony Atlas
Pedro Morales defeated Don Muraco via count-out
George Steele defeated Bob Orton Jr.
The Junkyard Dog defeated King Kong Bundy via disqualification
WWF Tag Team Champions Davey Boy Smith & the Dynamite Kid defeated Brutus Beefcake & Greg Valentine in a steel cage match
WWF @ Landover, MD – Capital Centre – August 24, 1986 (20,000; sell out)
Cpl. Kirchner defeated Tiger Chung Lee
King Harley Race defeated SD Jones
Nikolai Volkoff & the Iron Sheik defeated Mike Rotundo & Dan Spivey
B. Brian Blair & Jim Brunzell defeated Brutus Beefcake & Greg Valentine
Adrian Adonis pinned the Junkyard Dog after hitting him with Jimmy Hart’s megaphone
WWF IC Champion Randy Savage defeated George Steele via count-out
Paul Orndorff defeated WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan via disqualification after Hogan accidentally hit the referee with a chair when Orndorff moved out of the way
WWF @ Landover, MD – Capital Centre – September 21, 1986 (9,000)
Hillbilly Jim defeated Terry Gibbs
The Islanders defeated the Moondogs
Dick Slater pinned Iron Mike Sharpe
B. Brian Blair & Jim Brunzell defeated Nikolai Volkoff & the Iron Sheik
Bob Orton Jr. pinned Tito Santana
Jake Roberts fought Ricky Steamboat to a double disqualification
WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan defeated Paul Orndorff via disqualification; due to pre-match stipulations, had Orndorff won the match via disqualification, he would have won the title
WWF @ Landover, MD – Capital Centre – October 17, 1986 (10,000)
Pedro Morales defeated the Red Demon
Cpl. Kirchner defeated Steve Lombardi
The Junkyard Dog defeated Bob Bradley
Kamala defeated Lanny Poffo
Koko B. Ware defeated Tiger Chung Lee
Hercules fought Billy Jack Haynes to a draw
WWF IC Champion Randy Savage defeated the Honkytonk Man via count-out
WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan defeated Paul Orndorff in a steel cage match
WWF @ Landover, MD – Capital Centre – November 22, 1986 (matinee)
Pedro Morales defeated Jack Kruger
Billy Jack Haynes defeated Steve Lombardi
Hillbilly Jim defeated Jimmy Jack Funk
Hercules defeated Koko B. Ware
Brutus Beefcake & Greg Valentine defeated the Islanders
Kamala (w/ the Wizard & Kimchee) defeated King Kong Bundy with a splash off the top after Bundy missed an Avalanche in the corner
Roddy Piper & George Steele defeated Don Muraco & Bob Orton Jr.
WWF @ Landover, MD – Capital Centre – December 25, 1986
Paul Roma defeated Tiger Chung Lee
Sivi Afi defeated Steve Lombardi
Sika defeated Jose Luis Rivera
Butch Reed defeated Jerry Allen
WWF Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah defeated Leilani Kai
Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart defeated Cpl. Kirchner & Dick Slater
Jacques & Raymond Rougeau defeated Greg Valentine & Brutus Beefcake
Blackjack Mulligan defeated Nikolai Volkoff
Hercules defeated Koko B. Ware
WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan defeated Kamala via disqualification
WWF @ Landover, MD – Capital Centre – January 18, 1987
Ron Bass defeated SD Jones
Hercules defeated Lanny Poffo (sub. for Hillbilly Jim)
George Steele defeated the Iron Sheik
Dino Bravo defeated Billy Jack Haynes via count-out
B. Brian Blair & Jim Brunzell defeated Don Muraco & Bob Orton Jr.
The Junkyard Dog fought King Harley Race to a double count-out
Blackjack Mulligan (sub. for the Dynamite Kid) & WWF Tag Team Champion Davey Boy Smith defeated Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart
WWF IC Champion Randy Savage defeated Ricky Steamboat via disqualification
WWF @ Landover, MD – Capital Centre – March 1, 1987
Paul Roma defeated Tiger Chung Lee
The Honkytonk Man defeated Jerry Allen (sub. for Cpl. Kirchner)
Steve Lombardi defeated Sivi Afi
Danny Spivey defeated Demolition in a handicap match; the bout was originally scheduled as Spivey & Mike Rotundo vs. Demolition
Jake Roberts fought Kamala to a double count-out
WWF Tag Team Champions Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart defeated B. Brian Blair & Jim Brunzell
WWF IC Champion Randy Savage & Paul Orndorff defeated Ricky Steamboat & George Steele
WWF @ Landover, MD – Capital Centre – May 16, 1987
Outback Jack defeated Frenchy Martin
Lanny Poffo defeated Iron Mike Sharpe
The Iron Sheik defeated Nick Kiniski
Sam Houston defeated Barry O
B. Brian Blair & Jim Brunzell defeated Demolition
Jim Duggan fought Nikolai Volkoff to a no contest
Butch Reed defeated Tito Santana
Randy Savage defeated WWF IC Champion Ricky Steamboat via count-out
WWF @ Landover, MD – Capital Centre – June 6, 1987
Ron Bass defeated Scott Casey
Sika defeated Cpl. Kirchner
WWF Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah defeated Debbie Combs
The Islanders defeated Jim Powers & Paul Roma
Billy Jack Haynes fought Hercules to a draw
Brutus Beefcake, Jacques & Raymond Rougeau defeated Greg Valentine, Dino Bravo, & Johnny V
WWF IC Champion Ricky Steamboat defeated Randy Savage in a steel cage match; since Steamboat’s loss of the title to the Honkytonk Man on 6/2 had not aired, Steamboat was still in possession of the title
JCP @ Landover, MD – Capital Centre – July 2, 1987 (15,000)
Debut at the venue – Gary Michael Cappetta was the ring announcer
Pro – 7/11/87 – featured Tony Schiavone conducting a ringside interview with Dick Murdoch & UWF TV Champion Eddie Gilbert regarding Murdoch’s match later in the show against Steve Williams, during which Murdoch also cut a promo on Dusty Rhodes and Terry Gordy and said he would become the next UWF World Champion; included Schiavone conducting a ringside interview with Lex Luger & JJ Dillon regarding the July 25 card at the Philadelphia Civic Center in which Luger would be part of an in-ring segment of The Dating Game with three members of the audience, during which both said Luger would leave Philadelphia with the NWA US Title
Worldwide – 7/11/87 – hosted by Tony Schiavone & David Crockett; included a promo by Barry Switzer about the Great American Bash tour
Kendall Windham pinned Thunderfoot #1 at 3:28
Pro – 7/11/87: Rocky King pinned Thunderfoot #2 at 6:30 with a sunset flip
Pro – 7/11/87: Terry Gordy & Buddy Roberts (w/ Michael Hayes) defeated Paul Jones & Ivan Koloff at 9:14 when Gordy pinned Jones with an elbow drop
Pro – 7/11/87: Dick Murdoch (w/ UWF TV Champion Eddie Gilbert) defeated Steve Williams in a Texas Death Match at 10:51; both men were counted down by referee Dick Woehrle followed by the announcement the first man to reach his feet would be the winner; Williams reached his feet first but Gilbert tripped him behind the referee’s back; after the match, Williams cornered Gilbert before Murdoch pulled Gilbert from the ring
UWF World Champion Big Bubba defeated Barry Windham via count-out in a Louisville Streetfight at 7:15
Worldwide – 7/11/87: UWF TV Champion Eddie Gilbert (w/ Dick Murdoch) defeated Mark Fleming at 3:31 via submission with a standing armbar, moments after Murdoch rammed Flemming shoulder-first into the ringpost behind the referee’s back
Worldwide – 7/11/87: NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson defeated NWA US Tag Team Champions Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane via reverse decision; Eaton & Lane originally won the match and titles at around the 19-minute mark when Eaton pinned Morton after Big Bubba interfered as referee Earl Hebner was knocked down on the floor, with Bubba then dragging Hebner back into the ring to make the pinfall; moments later, referee Dick Woehrle came out and told Hebner what happened; there was a guest ring announcer to make the ring introductions; after the bout, David Crockett conducted an interview with Eaton & Lane, with Bubba, in which Lane said they were the rightful new world tag team champions
Worldwide – 7/11/87: Dusty Rhodes, NWA US Champion Nikita Koloff, & the Road Warriors (w/ Paul Ellering) defeated NWA World Champion Ric Flair, Arn Anderson, Tully Blanchard (w/ Dark Journey), & Lex Luger (w/ JJ Dillon) in a steel cage match at the 18-minute mark when Rhodes pinned Anderson; only the first minute of the match was televised
WWF @ Landover, MD – Capital Centre – July 31, 1987
Jerry Allen defeated Jose Estrada
Outback Jack defeated Frenchy Martin
Koko B. Ware defeated Nikolai Volkoff
Paul Orndorff fought Don Muraco to a double disqualification
Demolition defeated Davey Boy Smith & the Dynamite Kid
Ken Patera & Superstar Billy Graham defeated Hercules & King Kong Bundy
Killer Khan defeated WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan via count-out; after the bout, the British Bulldogs helped Hogan backstage, with the champion holding his eye
WWF @ Landover, MD – Capital Centre – August 22, 1987 (15,000)
Iron Mike Sharpe defeated Jerry Allen
Barry Horowitz & Steve Lombardi defeated Sivi Afi & Brady Boone
Don Muraco defeated Bob Orton Jr.
Ted Dibiase defeated Davey Boy Smith
Brutus Beefcake defeated Greg Valentine via disqualification when Johnny V interfered
WWF Tag Team Champions Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart defeated Kamala & Sika
WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan defeated Killer Khan in a Mongolian Stretcher Match
WWF @ Landover, MD – Capital Centre – September 26, 1987
Jerry Allen pinned Frenchy Martin
Outback Jack pinned Iron Mike Sharpe
The One Man Gang pinned George Steele in under a minute
Tito Santana & Rick Martel defeated the Islanders
Paul Orndorff pinned King Kong Bundy in an Old Fashioned Whipping Match; Bobby Heenan was handcuffed to Ken Patera for the duration of the bout
WWF Tag Team Champions Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart defeated Jim Powers & Paul Roma
Jim Duggan (sub. for Jake Roberts) pinned WWF IC Champion the Honkytonk Man in a non-title match
WWF @ Landover, MD – Capital Centre – October 18, 1987 (11,079)
Don Muraco pinned Hercules
Greg Valentine & Dino Bravo defeated Jacques & Raymond Rougeau
WWF IC Champion the Honkytonk Man (w/ Jimmy Hart) defeated the Junkyard Dog
Davey Boy Smith & the Dynamite Kid defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart (w/ Jimmy Hart) via disqualification when Bret hit Dynamite with Jimmy Hart’s megaphone as he was pinning Neidhart
Butch Reed pinned Superstar Billy Graham
WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan defeated the One Man Gang via count-out; Slick was the guest ring announcer for the bout
WWF @ Landover, MD – Capital Centre – November 8, 1987
Hercules pinned Brady Boone
Virgil (sub. for Ted Dibiase) pinned Ivan Putski
Greg Valentine pinned George Steele
Brutus Beefcake pinned Dino Bravo
Demolition fought Ken Patera & Billy Jack Haynes to a double count-out
Bam Bam Bigelow pinned Killer Khan
WWF Tag Team Champions Rick Martel & Tito Santana defeated the Islanders in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
WWF IC Champion the Honkytonk Man defeated Randy Savage via count-out
WWF @ Landover, MD – Capital Centre – December 7, 1987 (11,000)
Dino Bravo pinned Hillbilly Jim
The Islanders defeated Davey Boy Smith & the Dynamite Kid
Rick Rude pinned the Junkyard Dog; after the bout, JYD challenged Rude to an immedate rematch
The Junkyard Dog defeated Rick Rude
King Harley Race pinned Jim Duggan after hitting him with a foreign object
The Ultimate Warrior pinned Iron Mike Sharpe
Randy Savage defeated WWF IC Champion the Honkytonk Man via disqualification in a lumberjack match after the Islanders interfered
Saturday Night’s Main Event #14 – shown 1/2/88 on NBC – featured opening comments from Jake Roberts, Greg Valentine & Jimmy Hart, WWF Tag Team Champions Tito Santana & Rick Martel, Slick, Nikolai Volkoff & Boris Zhukov, Bobby Heenan, Andre the Giant, & King Kong Bundy, and WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan regarding the upcoming matches; included Animotion’s “Obsession” as the opening theme song; featured Vince McMahon & Jesse Ventura on commentary; included Gene Okerlund conducting a backstage interview with Hogan regarding his upcoming title defense against Bundy, who would have Andre in his corner; featured Okerlund conducting a backstage interview with Slick, Volkoff & Zhukov regarding their upcoming tag team title match, during which Slick claimed he met with Mikhail Gorbachev the previous month in Washington DC; included footage of Santana & Martel winning the tag team titles from Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart in Syracuse, NY; featured Okerlund conducting a backstage interview with Santana & Martel regarding their title defense; included Okerlund conducting a backstage interview with Mr. Fuji & Sika, during which the two showed a hoagie roll and container of mustard, with Fuji claiming Sika would have Damien for dinner; featured Okerlund conducting a backstage interview with Roberts regarding his upcoming match; included Okerlund conducting a backstage interview with Bundy, Andre, & Heenan in which Heenan said he wouldn’t be at ringside for Bundy’s match against Hogan and Andre would be his replacement; featured footage of Hogan attacking Heenan at the previous Saturday Night’s Main Event, which was credited with putting Heenan in a neckbrace; included Okerlund conducting a backstage interview with Hogan regarding his upcoming title defense; featured Ventura conducting a backstage interview with Valentine & Hart regarding the upcoming match with Koko B. Ware; included Okerlund conducting a backstage interview with Koko, with Frankie, with Koko saying he had received tips on Valentine from Brutus Beefcake; featured Okerlund conducting a backstage interview with Andre & Heenan regarding Andre’s attack on Hogan and Andre’s quest for the WWF World Title; included Okerlund and Ventura backstage commenting on Andre’s attack and Hogan’s injuries; featured Phil Collins’ “Take Me Home” as the closing theme music:
WWF Tag Team Champions Rick Martel & Tito Santana defeated Nikolai Volkoff & Boris Zhukov (w/ Slick) at 7:55 in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0; fall #1: Zhukov submitted to Martel’s Boston Crab at 4:23; fall #2: Santana pinned Zhukov at 3:32 after Volkoff accidentally hit his partner with Slick’s cane behind the referee’s back, with Martel then knocking Volkoff out of the ring with a dropkick
Jake Roberts pinned Sika (w/ Mr. Fuji) at 3:35 with a roll up after Roberts avoided a charge in the corner; after the bout, Roberts knocked Sika to the floor and dropped Fuji with the DDT and covered him with Damien until Sika pulled his manager out of the ring
WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan pinned King Kong Bundy (w/ Andre the Giant) at 12:09 with the legdrop after Bundy hit the corner; the referee was helped backstage mid-way through the contest after Bundy hit him with the Avalanche in the corner, meaning to hit Hogan, with Dave Hebner then taking over the remainder of the contest; late in the contest, Hogan sustained two Avalanches and a splash but kicked out at 2; after the bout, Andre appeared as though he was going to fight Hogan but then left the ring, only to return moments later, attack Hogan from behind, and choke him until Hogan passed out; moments later, Davey Boy Smith & the Dynamite Kid attempted to make the save but were thrown to the floor by Andre before Andre went back to attacking Hogan; Jake Roberts, the Junkyard Dog, WWF Tag Team Champions Tito Santana & Rick Martel then appeared and tried to pull Andre away, with Jim Duggan then coming out and hitting Andre over the back, distracting him long enough for the other men to pull Hogan to safety; as Hogan was helped backstage, Andre held the title belt in the air inside the ring (Best of Saturday Night’s Main Event)
Greg Valentine (w/ Jimmy Hart) defeated Koko B. Ware via submission with the figure-4 at around the 7:30 mark; Brutus Beefcake appeared ringside mid-way through the match but was sent backstage by referee Joey Marella; after the match, Valentine put Koko back in the hold until Beefcake came out to make the save, scaring Valentine backstage with his scissors and cutting some hair from Hart’s head
WWF @ Landover, MD – Capital Centre – December 27, 1987 (matinee) (13,000)
Barry Horowitz pinned Jerry Allen
Jacques & Raymond Rougeau defeated the Conquistador
Ron Bass pinned Outback Jack
George Steele defeated Sika via count-out
Greg Valentine pinned Brutus Beefcake after hitting him with a foreign object
Ted Dibiase pinned Ricky Steamboat after Virgil tripped Steamboat from the floor and held his foot during the cover
The Islanders defeated B. Brian Blair & Jim Brunzell
WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan & Bam Bam Bigelow defeated Andre the Giant & King Kong Bundy when Bigelow pinned Bundy with a splash at 5:42 after Hogan hit the legdrop
Also included a midget tag team match
WWF @ Landover, MD – Capital Centre – January 23, 1988 (matinee)
Dino Bravo defeated Lanny Poffo
Sam Houston defeated Danny Davis
The Ultimate Warrior fought Hercules to a double count-out
The One Man Gang defeated Don Muraco
Jake Roberts defeated King Harley Race
Greg Valentine defeated Brutus Beefcake
Davey Boy Smith defeated Haku
Don Muraco won a 30-man bunkhouse battle royal by last eliminating Demolition after assistance from Jake Roberts; other participants included: the One Man Gang, Jim Duggan, Hercules, the Ultimate Warrior, King Harley Race, Dino Bravo, Lanny Poffo, Sam Houston, Danny Davis, Brady Boone, Butch Reed, Greg Valentine, Brutus Beefcake, the Islanders, Davey Boy Smith, the Dynamite Kid, Ken Patera, Outback Jack, the Junkyard Dog, Ron Bass, Sika, Hillbilly Jim, Jim Duggan, Nikolai Volkoff & Boris Zhukov
WWF @ Landover, MD – Capital Centre – February 13, 1988
Brady Boone defeated Steve Lombardi
George Steele fought Sika to a double disqualification
Butch Reed defeated Don Muraco
Koko B. Ware defeated Dino Bravo
Ricky Steamboat fought Rick Rude to a double count-out
WWF Women’s Champion Sensational Sherri defeated Rockin Robin
Nikolai Volkoff & Boris Zhukov defeated Jacques & Raymond Rougeau
Randy Savage, WWF Tag Team Chapions Rick Martel & Tito Santana defeated WWF IC Champion the Honkytonk Man, Bret Hart, & Jim Neidhart
WWF @ Landover, MD – Capital Centre – March 12, 1988 (matinee) (8,500)
SD Jones pinned Johnny V
Dino Bravo pinned Koko B. Ware after Frenchy Martin interfered
Nikolai Volkoff & Boris Zhukov defeated B. Brian Blair & Jim Brunzell
Andre the Giant pinned Bam Bam Bigelow with a boot to the face at around the 3-minute mark
WWF Women’s Tag Team Champions the Jumping Bomb Angels defeated Judy Martin & Leilani Kai
Brutus Beefcake defeated Greg Valentine via disqualification when Jimmy Hart interfered
Hulk Hogan pinned Virgil (w/ Ted Dibiase)
Don Muraco & George Steele defeated the One Man Gang & Butch Reed
WWF @ Landover, MD – Capital Centre – April 24, 1988 (4,500)
Barry Horowitz pinned Jose Luis Rivera
Brady Boone pinned Steve Lombardi
Dino Bravo defeated Ken Patera via forfeit after Bravo attacked Patera during an arm-wrestling contest as Bravo was about to lose; as a result of the attack, Patera was unable to compete
Bret Hart fought Bad News Brown to a draw
The Ultimate Warrior pinned Hercules
Bam Bam Bigelow vs. the One Man Gang
WWF Women’s Champion Sensational Sherri defeated Desiree Peterson
WWF Tag Team Champions Demolition defeated Tito Santana & Rick Martel when Santana was pinned after being distracted by Mr. Fuji
Ted Dibiase defeated WWF World Champion Randy Savage via count-out after Virgil pushed the champion off the top to the floor as Savage attempted the flying elbowsmash
WWF @ Landover, MD – Capital Centre – June 5, 1988 (8,000)
Conquistador #1 pinned Jerry Allen
Bret Hart fought Bad News Brown to a double disqualification
Bam Bam Bigelow pinned the One Man Gang
The Ultimate Warrior, Rick Martel, & Tito Santana defeated Mr. Fuji & WWF Tag Team Champions Demolition
Andre the Giant pinned Jim Duggan
Don Muraco pinned Hercules
Jake Roberts fought Rick Rude to a double count-out
WWF @ Landover, MD – Capital Centre – July 16, 1988 (9,000)
Sam Houston defeated Jos LeDuc
The Powers of Pain (sub. for Rick Martel & Tito Santana) (w/ Tito Santana) defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Demolition via count-out
Nikolai Volkoff & Boris Zhukov defeated Davey Boy Smith & the Dynamite Kid
Dino Bravo pinned Bret Hart
Greg Valentine pinned Don Muraco
WWF World Champion Randy Savage & Brutus Beefcake defeated Ted Dibiase & WWF IC Champion the Honkytonk Man when Savage pinned Dibiase after Virgil’s interference backfired
JCP @ Landover, MD – Capital Centre – July 30, 1988
Tim Horner defeated Rick Steiner
Bugsy McGraw fought Larry Zbyszko to a draw
Dick Murdoch defeated Rip Morgan
The Russian Assassin defeated Mighty Wilbur
Brad Armstrong (sub. for Robert Gibson) & Ricky Morton defeated the Sheepherders
Bobby Fulton & Tommy Rogers defeated Jim Cornette, NWA US Tag Team Champions Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane in a handicap bunkhouse match
NWA TV Champion Mike Rotundo fought Steve Williams to a double count-out
Dusty Rhodes, Lex Luger, the Road Warriors, Sting, & Paul Ellering defeated NWA World Champion Ric Flair, NWA US Champion Barry Windham, Kevin Sullivan, JJ Dillon, NWA Tag Team Champions Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard in a Tower of Doom match
WWF @ Landover, MD – Capital Centre – August 20, 1988
Terry Taylor pinned DJ Peterson
Curt Hennig (sub. for the Iron Sheik) pinned Lanny Poffo
The Big Bossman pinned Sam Houston
Jacques & Raymond Rougeau defeated Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart
King Haku fought Tito Santana to a draw
The Powers of Pain defeated Nikolai Volkoff & Boris Zhukov
The Ultimate Warrior defeated WWF IC Champion the Honkytonk Man via disqualification
WWF World Champion Randy Savage fought Andre the Giant to a double count-out when the champion went after Andre on the floor after Andre grabbed Miss Elizabeth; after the bout, Andre left the ring with the title belt
WWF @ Landover, MD – Capital Centre – September 17, 1988 (7,500)
The Big Bossman pinned Jim Powers
Iron Mike Sharpe pinned Tommy Angel
The Powers of Pain defeated Nikolai Volkoff & Boris Zhukov
Brutus Beefcake defeated Ron Bass via disqualification
Jake Roberts pinned Rick Rude
Mr. Perfect pinned Jim Brunzell
King Haku pinned Koko B. Ware
Hulk Hogan pinned Ted Dibiase
WWF @ Landover, MD – Capital Centre – October 15, 1988 (2,800) (matinee)
Jim Powers defeated Conquistador #1
Terry Taylor pinned B. Brian Blair
Hercules defeated Danny Davis via submission
Ted Dibiase pinned Ken Patera
The Barbarian pinned Boris Zhukov
Dino Bravo defeated Jim Duggan via disqualification
Brutus Beefcake defeated Ron Bass
Bad News Brown defeated WWF World Champion Randy Savage via count-out
WWF @ Landover, MD – Capital Centre – November 20, 1988 (2,500)
The Blue Blazer pinned Danny Davis
Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty defeated the Conquistadors
Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard defeated Paul Roma & Jim Powers
Ted Dibiase pinned Hercules after Virgil interfered
The Big Bossman defeated Hillbilly Jim
WWF IC Champion the Ultimate Warrior defeated the Honkytonk Man via disqualification
WWF World Champion Randy Savage pinned Bad News Brown
WWF @ Landover, MD – Capital Centre – December 26, 1988 (12,500)
The Blue Blazer pinned Conquistador #1 (Jose Estrada)
Steve Lombardi pinned Jim Powers
Danny Davis pinned Lanny Poffo
The Red Rooster defeated Koko B. Ware
Hulk Hogan defeated the Big Bossman via count-out
Ron Garvin fought Greg Valentine to a draw
Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard defeated Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty
Jim Duggan pinned Dino Bravo
WWF IC Champion the Ultimate Warrior defeated the Honkytonk Man in a steel cage match
NWA @ Landover, MD – Capital Centre – March 18, 1989 (matinee) (5,000)
The Junkyard Dog vs. Dan Spivey did not take place as advertised
Eddie Gilbert pinned Bob Bradley with the Hot Shot at 8:21
Butch Reed fought Dick Murdoch to a time-limit draw at 15:15, moments after Murdoch knocked Reed to the floor with a dropkick
Joey Maggs defeated Michael Hayes via disqualification at 3:16 when Hayes threw Maggs over the top; prior to the bout, Hayes cut an in-ring promo on NWA US Champion Lex Luger and said that he, Barry & Kendall Windham, Butch Reed, and Ric Flair ran the NWA; after the contest, Hayes attacked Maggs, threw him back inside the ring, and dropped him with the DDT; moments later, Hayes grabbed the mic and called out Luger but Luger didn’t appear
Sting pinned Kendall Windham (sub. for Abdullah the Butcher) with a leap frog into a sunset flip at 12:40
Rick Steiner pinned Kevin Sullivan at 8:38 with a roll up after Sullivan hit the corner
NWA US Champion Lex Luger pinned Barry Windham (w/ Hiro Matsuda) at 10:41 by reversing the challenger’s attempted bodyslam from the apron to the ring into a cradle
NWA Tag Team Champions the Road Warriors (w/ Paul Ellering) defeated Steve Williams & NWA TV Champion Mike Rotunda (w/ Kevin Sullivan) at 13:34 when Road Warrior Hawk pinned Williams following a simultaneous clothesline from the front and behind; after the bout, Williams & Rotunda attacked the champions, while Sullivan attacked Ellering on the floor
NWA World Champion Ricky Steamboat pinned Ric Flair (w/ Hiro Matsuda) at 31:22 with an inside cradle after the challenger threw Steamboat into the corner and then lowered his head for a backdrop; prior to the bout, the champion came out with his wife and infant son
NWA @ Landover, MD – Capital Centre – May 12, 1989
NWA @ Landover, MD – Capitol Centre – June 22, 1989 (4,200)
The first stop of the Great American Bash tour
Bill Irwin defeated Joey Maggs
Shane Douglas & Johnny Ace defeated the New Zealand Militia
Norman pinned Steve Casey
Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane defeated Ron Simmons & Al Greene
The Road Warriors fought the Samoan Swat Team to a no contest
Sting won a 2-ring battle royal; after the bout, Terry Funk attacked Sting and branded him, with Sting then being taken backstage on a stretcher; due to the injury, Funk won his scheduled match against Sting via forfeit
Mike Rotunda & Dan Spivey defeated Scott Hall & Brian Pillman
The Great Muta defeated Eddie Gilbert via count-out in a Dragon Shi match after Gary Hart interfered
Terry Gordy, NWA Tag Team Champions Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin defeated Steve Williams, Rick & Scott Steiner
NWA US Champion Lex Luger pinned Ricky Steamboat
NWA @ Landover, MD – Capital Centre – September 9, 1989 (4,000)
The NWA’s last show at the arena after the WWF demanded exclusivity rights; the first 1,000 kids received a photograph of Sting
Sting vs. the Great Muta
Rick & Scott Steiner vs. Sid Vicious & Dan Spivey
Steve Williams vs. Mike Rotunda
Tommy Rich vs. NWA US Champion Lex Luger
NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated Dick Slater (sub. for Terry Funk)
WWF @ Landover, MD – Capital Centre – November 25, 1989 (matinee) (6,000)
Al Perez defeated the Brooklyn Brawler
Haku pinned Paul Roma
Dino Bravo defeated Hercules
Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart fought Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty to a draw
Randy Savage pinned Jim Duggan
Jake Roberts defeated Ted Dibiase via disqualification
Tito Santana defeated Bad News Brown via count-out
WWF @ Landover, MD – Capital Centre – December 26, 1989 (matinee) (6,000)
Tito Santana pinned Bob Bradley
Tugboat defeated Dale Wolfe
Little Cocoa & Karate Chris Dube defeated Cowboy Cottrell & Little Tokyo
WWF Tag Team Champions Andre the Giant & Haku defeated Demolition via count-out
Jake Roberts pinned Ted Dibiase; Virgil was banned from ringside for the duration of the bout
Koko B. Ware pinned Iron Mike Sharpe
Roddy Piper defeated Rick Rude in a steel cage match by climbing over the top