Philadelphia Spectrum – 1974-1979 Results
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – August 3, 1974
1st show at the Spectrum
Larry Zbyzsko defeated Pete Doherty at 8:22
Strong Kobayashi defeated Ron Fuller at 7:58
WWWF Tag Team Champion Johnny Valiant defeated Bob Armstrong at 6:06
WWWF Tag Team Champion Jimmy Valiant defeated Don Muraco at 11:23
Bobby Duncum defeated Tony Garea at 3:01
Haystacks Calhoun defeated Sylvano Sousa & Tony Altimore at 5:44
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Otto Von Heller at 5:36
Victor Rivera defeated Prof. Toru Tanaka at 8:19
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino defeated Killer Kowalski via count-out
Bobby Duncum won a 20-man $12,500 battle royal by last eliminating Otto Von Heller following the eliminations of Chief Jay Strongbow and Victor Rivera; other participants included: WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant, Haystacks Calhoun, Prof. Toru Tanaka, Capt. Lou Albano, Ruben Ayala, Freddie Blassie, Jack Evans, Strong Kobayashi, Don Muraco, Pete Doherty, Sylvano Sousa, Bob Armstrong, Dean Ho, Tony Garea, & Ron Fuller
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – September 7, 1974
Tony Altimore fought SD Jones to a draw
Strong Kobayashi defeated Larry Zbyszko
Johnny Rodz defeated Lee Wong
Ruben Ayala defeated Jack Evans
Chief Jay Strongbow, Tony Garea, & Dean Ho defeated Capt. Lou Albano, WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant
Otto Von Heller defeated Jose Gonzalez
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino defeated Killer Kowalski via count-out
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – October 5, 1974
SD Jones defeated Frank Hickey at 3:35
Jose Gonzalez defeated Tony Altimore at 7:07
Larry Zbyzsko defeated Jack Evans at 7:22
Spiros Arion defeated Johnny Rodz at 5:11
Dean Ho defeated Hans Schroder at 14:11
Tony Garea defeated Bill White at 6:09
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Capt. Lou Albano via count-out
Killer Kowalski, WWWF Tag Team Champions Jimmy & Johnny Valiant defeated WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino, Andre the Giant, & Haystacks Calhoun in a Best 3 out of 5 falls match; fall #1: Bruno’s team won via disqualification; fall #2: Johnny pinned Haystacks after hitting him with brass knuckles; Calhoun was deemed unable to continue; fall #3: Bruno pinned Johnny; fall #4: Sammartino was bloodied and ruled unable to continue; fall #5: the heels won via disqualification when Bruno returned to the ring to help the outmatched Andre
Victor Rivera defeated Strong Kobayashi
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – June 28, 1975
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah & Leilani Kai vs. Susan Green & Sheila Shephard
Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Butcher Vachon
Tony Garea & Dean Ho vs. Blackjack Lanza & Blackjack Mulligan
WWWF Tag Team Champions Victor Rivera & Dominic DeNucci vs. Jimmy & Johnny Valiant
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino defeated Spiros Arion in a steel cage match at 9:38
Also included 5 other matches
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – July 26, 1975
The Haiti Kid & Sonny Boy Hayes defeated Little Tokyo & Billy the Kid
Pat Barrett defeated Mike Paidusous
Gorilla Monsoon defeated Butcher Vachon in 51 seconds
Bugsy McGraw defeated Dean Ho
George Steele defeated Tony Garea
Andre the Giant & Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Spiros Arion & Baron Mikel Scicluna
WWWF Tag Team Champions Victor Rivera & Dominic DeNucci defeated Blackjack Mulligan & Blackjack Lanza via disqualification
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino defeated Waldo Von Erich
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – August 30, 1975
George Steele won a 24-man battle royal by last eliminating Dean Ho after Ho accidentally eliminated Tony Garea; due to pre-match stipulations, Steele earned a world title shot in the main event; other participants included: Andre the Giant, Blackjack Lanza & Blackjack Mulligan, Bugsy McGraw, Butcher Vachon, Tony Altimore, Spiros Arion, SD Jones, Pat Barrett, Pete Reeves, Pete Sanchez, Francisco Flores, Chief Jay Strongbow, Dominic DeNucci, Henry Roy, Jack Evans, Johnny Rodz, Manuel Soto, the Blue Menace, and 1 other
Blackjack Mulligan defeated Chief Jay Strongbow via count-out
Blackjack Lanza pinned Tony Garea after using a foreign object
Spiros Arion defeated Dean Ho
Bugsy McGraw defeated Manuel Soto
Pete Sanchez pinned Henry Roy
Pat Barrett defeated Jack Evans
Francisco Flores defeated Hans Schroeder
Pete Reeves fought the Blue Menace to a draw
SD Jones pinned Johnny Rodz
Dominic DeNucci defeated Tony Altimore
Andre the Giant pinned Butcher Vachon
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino defeated George Steele via disqualification at 15:30 after the challenger broke a chair over Sammartino’s head, busting him open; moments later, Steele knocked the referee down and continued to assault the champion before six other wrestlers came out and forced Steele backstage
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – September 20, 1975
Bugsy McGraw vs. Pete Sanchez
The Haiti Kid & Little Louie defeated Cowboy Lang & Little Johnny
Manuel Soto defeated Johnny Rodz
Francisco Flores pinned Jack Evans
Haystacks Calhoun vs. Waldo Von Erich
Ivan Putski vs. Baron Mikel Scicluna
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino defeated George Steele at 12:51 in a Sicilian Stretcher Match; there were two referees for the bout, one of whom was Andre the Giant
Spiros Arion defeated Davey O’Hannon WWWF Tag Team Champions Blackjack Mulligan & Blackjack Lanza defeated Pat Barrett & Dominic DeNucci in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match; fall #1: the champions won; fall #2: the match went to a draw
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – December 27, 1975 (14,020)
Tony Altimore defeated Larry Sharpe via disqualification
Pete Sanchez pinned Frank Monte
Kevin Sullivan pinned Johnny Rodz
Bugsy McGraw pinned Francisco Flores
Gorilla Monsoon defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna via disqualification
Dominic DeNucci fought Blackjack Lanza to a draw
Little Louie & the Jamaica Kid defeated Dirty Morgan & Billy the Kid in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino defeated Ernie Ladd via count-out at 12:01 after wrestling a chair from Ladd, hitting him in the head with it and knocking him out of the ring
Ivan Putski pinned Spiros Arion
WWWF Tag Team Champions Louis Cerdan & Tony Parisi fought Superstar Billy Graham & Ivan Koloff to a curfew draw
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – February 28, 1976
Johnny Rodz defeated Mark Tendler
Baron Mikel Scicluna (sub. for Frank Monte) defeated Kevin Sullivan
Louis Cyr defeated Pat Barrett
Ivan Putski vs. Buggsy McGraw
Dominic DeNucci defeated Crusher Blackwell
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah defeated Kitty Adams
WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Parisi & Louis Cerdan fought Ernie Ladd & Superstar Billy Graham to a double disqualification
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino defeated Ivan Koloff via disqualification at 14:32
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – April 3, 1976 (14,312)
Dominic DeNucci vs. Baron Mikel Scicluna
Louis Cerdan vs. Louie Cyr
Rocky Tomayo fought Pat Barrett to a 20-minute draw
Jose Gonzalez pinned Johnny Rodz at 12:05
Kevin Sullivan pinned Pete Reeves at 8:42
Ivan Putski vs. Crusher Blackwell
Andre the Giant & Gorilla Monsoon vs. Ernie Ladd & Bugsy McGraw
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino defeated Ivan Koloff in a steel cage match
WWWF @ Philadephia, PA – Spectrum – May 15, 1976 (14,012)
Jose Gonzalez pinned Johnny Rodz at 10:29
Rocky Tomayo defeated Johnny Rivera via submission at 11:11
Susan Greene & Vivian St. James defeated Paula Kaye & Kitty Adams in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
The Executioners defeated Pat Barrett & Kevin Sullivan in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0
Ivan Koloff fought Billy White Wolf to a 20-minute draw
Stan Hansen defeated Haystacks Calhoun at 1:59
Superstar Billy Graham defeated Gorilla Monsoon (sub. for WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino) when the bout was stopped due to blood at 12:57
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – July 31, 1976 (13,681)
WWWF Tag Team Champion Executioner #1 won an 18-man $10,000 battle royal; due to prematch stipulations, he earned a world title shot in the main event; other participants included: Gorilla Monsoon, Haystacks Calhoun, Doug Gilbert, Johnny Rivera, WWWF Tag Team Champion Executioner #2, SD Jones, Billy White Wolf, Baron Mikel Scicluna, Stan Hansen, Jose Gonzalez, Ivan Putski, Rocky Tomayo, Bruiser Brody, Pat McGuinness, Kevin Sullivan, Johnny Rodz, Chief Jay Strongbow & Skandor Akbar
Doug Gilbert pinned Johnny Rivera at 12:57
WWWF Tag Team Champion Executioner #2 pinned SD Jones at 5:37
Billy White Wolf pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna at 6:18
Stan Hansen pinned Jose Gonzalez at 7:22
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino pinned WWWF Tag Team Champion Executioner #1 at 11:32
Ivan Putski pinned Rocky Tomayo at 6:20
Bruiser Brody defeated Pat McGuinness via submission at 4:32
Kevin Sullivan pinned Johnny Rodz at 4:18
Chief Jay Strongbow pinned Skandor Akbar at 5:38
WWWF @ Philadephia, PA – Spectrum – September 18, 1976
Jose Gonzalez fought Davey O’Hannon to a draw
Vickie Williams & Kitty Williams vs. Donna Christanello & Vivian St. John
Victor Rivera & Johnny Rivera defeated Jim Kay & Frankie Williams
Nikolai Volkoff defeated Kevin Sullivan
Bobo Brazil defeated Rocky Tomayo
Chief Jay Strongbow & Billy White Wolf defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions the Executioners in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; Strongbow & White Wolf won a fall via disqualification
Stan Hansen defeated WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino via count-out
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – November 27, 1976 (12,005)
Baron Mikel Scicluna fought SD Jones to a 20-minute draw
Executioner #2 pinned Jose Gonzalez at 12:46
Billy White Wolf defeated Executioner #1 via disqualification at 7:09
Tor Kamata pinned Kevin Sullivan at 7:38
Bobo Johnson & Cowboy Colt defeated Billy the Kid & Little Johnny in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
Bruiser Brody defeated Chief Jay Strongbow at 4:45 when the bout was stopped due to blood
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino pinned Stan Hansen in a lumberjack match at 12:21
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – January 1, 1977 (6,000)
Doug Gilbert fought Pete Sanchez to a draw
Johnny Rodz defeated Ted Adams
Larry Zbyzsko defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Manuel Soto defeated Rocky Tamayo
Bruiser Brody defeated SD Jones
Stan Stasiak defeated Mark Tendler
Andre the Giant & Gorilla Monsoon defeated the Executioners in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino defeated Nikolai Volkoff at 15:00
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – February 5, 1977 (8,200)
SD Jones defeated Davey O’Hannon
Baron Mikel Scicluna fought Manuel Soto to a draw
Larry Zbyzsko defeated Doug Gilbert
Tor Kamata defeated Johnny Rodz
Ken Patera defeated Mike Santocapito
Jose Gonzalez defeated Executioner #2
Stan Stasiak defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Billy White Wolf via count-out
Executioner #1 defeated Gorilla Monsoon via count-out
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino defeated Bruiser Brody at 10:33
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – April 2, 1977 (12,804)
Televised on the PRISM Network:
SD Jones pinned Johnny Rodz at 10:06
Carlos Rocha defeated Doug Gilbert at 6:14
Jan Nelson defeated Moose Monroe at 6:58
Baron Mikel Scicluna fought Jose Gonzalez to a 20-minute draw
The Haiti Kid & Hillbilly Pete defeated Billy the Kid & Little Johnny in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
Larry Zbyzsko defeated Executioner #1 via disqualification at 4:09
Tony Garea pinned Executioner #2 at 7:15
Ivan Putski pinned Tor Kamata at the 11-second mark
Ken Patera & Baron Von Raschke defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions Chief Jay Strongbow & Billy White Wolf in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match; fall #3: Patera & Von Raschke won via disqualification
WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino pinned Stan Stasiak at 14:32
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – June 4, 1977 (13,797)
Carlos Rocha defeated Johnny Rodz
SD Jones pinned Jan Nelson
Tony Garea defeated Gashouse Gilbert
George Steele fought Haystacks Calhoun to a no contest when Steele went bezerk before the match, tearing off the turnbuckle padding and thowing it at his opponent
Bruno Sammartino fought Ken Patera to a double disqualification when both men began to box one another
WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham pinned WWWF Tag Team Champion Chief Jay Strongbow at 10:07
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – July 9, 1977 (15,602)
Johnny Rivera pinned Rocky Tomayo at 10:40
Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka defeated Chief Jay Strongbow & Jose Gonzalez in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall #1: Fuji’s team won at 11:28; fall #2: Strongbow’s team won at 3:26; fall #3: Fuji’s team won at 4:58
Lenny Hurst defeated George Steele via disqualification at 4:57 when Steele used the turnbuckle padding to rub into Hurst’s eyes and bit his arm
WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham pinned Tony Garea at 11:10
Larry Zbyszko defeated Stan Stasiak at 11:46
Bruno Sammartino defeated Ken Patera when guest referee Gorilla Monsoon stopped the bout at 15:22 due to loss of blood
SD Jones pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna at 8:01
Peter Maivia defeated Baron Von Rashke at 4:55
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – August 20, 1977 (16,600)
Televised on the PRISM Network:
Mark Tendler pinned Frank Rodriguez
Pete Sanchez pinned Frankie Williams
SD Jones pinned Joe Turco
Tony Garea pinned Nikolai Volkoff
Haystacks Calhoun & Peter Maivia defeated Mr. Fuji & Rocky Tamayo (sub. for Prof. Tanaka) in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0
Ken Patera defeated Gorilla Monsoon via count-out at 7:20
Bruno Sammartino pinned George Steele at 8:30
WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham pinned Larry Zbyzsko at 11:33
WWWF @ Phildephia, PA – Spectrum – September 17, 1977 (19,000; sell out)
Televised on the PRISM Network – featured Vince McMahon & Dick Graham on commentary:
Frank Rodriguez defated Mike Madero
Johnny Rodz fought Johnny Rivera to a draw
Gorilla Monsoon defeated Nikolai Volkoff
Larry Sharpe defeated Ted Adams
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated George Steele via count-out
Bruno Sammartino defeated WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham via referee’s decision when the match was stopped due to blood at 13:55
Tony Garea & Larry Zbyzsko defeated Mr. Fuji & Baron Mikel Scicluna (sub. for Prof. Toru Tanaka)
WWWF @ Phildelphia, PA – Spectrum – December 10, 1977 (19,500; sell out)
Televised on the PRISM Network – featured Vince McMahon & Dick Graham on commentary:
Davey O’Hannon defeated Steve King
Joe Turco defeated Ted Adams
Baron Mikel Scicluna pinned Frank Williams
Nikolai Volkoff defeated Pete Reeves
Gorilla Monsoon defeated Stan Stasiak
Ivan Putski defeated Butcher Vachon
WWWF Tag Team Champions Prof. Toru Tanaka & Mr. Fuji defeated Tony Garea & Larry Zbyzsko in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
Bruno Sammartino defeated WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham via count-out at 18:31 when Graham left ringside
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – February 18, 1978 (19,500; sell out)
Televised on the PRISM Network – featured Dick Graham on commentary:
Ted Adams defeated Joe Turco at 10:32
Davey O’Hannon pinned Steve King at 13:23 with a neckbreaker
Wee Willie Wilson & Hillbilly Pete defeated Little Johnny & Billy the Kid in a Best 2 out of 3 falls bout at 21:10; 2-1; fall #1: Pete pinned John at 7:23; fall #2: John pinned Pete at 8:47 following a double bodyslam; fall #3: Wilson pinned Kid at 5:00
SD Jones defeated Nikolai Volkoff via disqualification at 10:43 after Volkoff held Jones’ head down over the tope rope, hitting several forearms and ignoring the referee’s 5-count
Spiros Arion pinned Dominic DeNucci at 8:16 with a powerslam
WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham defeated Bruno Sammartino (w/ Arnold Skaaland) in a steel cage match at 7:43 after the challenger gave Superstar a running kick, which sent the champion falling between the ropes and out the door; Gorilla Monsoon did guest commentary for the bout alongside Dick Graham
Peter Maivia defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna at 4:45
WWWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka defeated Gorilla Monsoon & Chief Jay Strongbow in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match at 12:09; 2-1; fall# 1: Monsoon defeated Tanaka via submission with a bearhug; Tanaka pinned Monsoon at the 54-second mark after Fuji jumped off the top into his own partner to cause Tanaka to fall on top of Monsoon for the pin; fall #3: Strongbow was counted out at 2:38 after colliding with Fuji in the ring, and the momentum causing Strongbow to fall out to the floor into the crowd
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – March 25, 1978
Televised on the PRISM Network – featured Vince McMahon & Dick Graham on commentary:
Joe Turco pinned Pete Reeves at 10:17 with a kick to the chest
Gypsy Rodriguez pinned Pete Austin with an elbow drop at 10:57
Dominic DeNucci defeated Davey O’Hannon via count-out at 10:31
All American Wrestling – 12/18/83: Gorilla Monsoon pinned the Golden Terror at 4:42 with a giant swing and a splash
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund fought Spiros Arion to a double disqualification at 17:49 after Arion’s leg knocked referee Dick Woehrle to the floor as Backlund lifted the challenger up for the atomic drop, with the two men then brawling until other wrestlers – including Chief Jay Strongbow, Peter Maivia, Stan Stasiak among them – came out to break up the fight; moments later, Whorle was taken backstage on a stretcher; Backlund and Arion then continued to fight until it was again broken up by the other wrestlers; prior to the match, Arnold Skaaland escorted Backlund to the ring (Backlund’s Spectrum debut) (Legends of Wrestling: Hulk Hogan and Bob Backlund)
Bruno Sammartino fought Ken Patera to a double count-out at 16:24
Haystacks Calhoun pinned Nikolai Volkoff at 2:39 with a splash
Peter Maivia & Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Stan Stasiak & Baron Mikel Scicluna in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall #1: Scicluna’s team won at 6:41; fall #2: Maivia’s team won at the 19-second mark; fall #3: Maivia’s team won at 1:38
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – April 22, 1978
Televised on the PRISM Network:
Joe Turco defeated Roy Palmer
Steve King defeated Mike Madero
Gypsy Rodriguez defeated Ted Adams
Carlos Crespo defeated Dave Darrow
Ivan Putski defeated Strong Kobayashi
WWWF Tag Team Champions Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci defeated the Golden Terror & Butcher Vachon
Superstar Billy Graham defeated Dusty Rhodes via disqualification
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Spiros Arion; Gorilla Monsoon was the guest referee for the bout
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – May 20, 1978 (11,206)
Televised on the PRISM Network:
Johnny Rivera fought Jim Ray to a draw
WWWF Tag Team Champion Dino Bravo defeated Strong Kobayashi
Peter Maivia fought Stan Stasiak to a draw
Haystacks Calhoun defeated Butcher Vachon
Superstar Billy Graham defeated Ivan Putski when the match was stopped due to blood loss
Mil Mascaras defeated Luke Graham
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated George Steele via count-out
Spiros Arion defeated SD Jones
The Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Gorilla Monsoon & Larry Zbyszko via disqualification
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – June 24, 1978
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Butcher Vachon
Steve King defeated Jose Estrada
Johnny Rivera defeated Gypsy Rodriguez
Gorilla Monsoon defeated Moose Monroe
Mil Mascaras fought Spiros Arion to a draw
WWWF Tag Team Champions Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna & Stan Stasiak in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund fought Superstar Billy Graham to a draw at 17:42 when the match was stopped due to both men sustaining cuts
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – August 12, 1978 (14,344)
Televised on the PRISM Network – included Dick Graham on commentary:
Johnny Rodz pinned Tony Russo
Victor Rivera won an 18-man $5,000 battle royal by last eliminating Spiros Arion with a dropkick from behind after Arion thought Rivera was going to split the purse money with him; other participants included: Tony Russo, Moose Monroe, Butcher Vachon, Baron Mikel Scicluna, Johnny Rodz, Tony Garea, George Steele, Stan Stasiak, Gorilla Monsoon, Bobo Brazil, the Yukon Lumberjacks, SD Jones, Dino Bravo, Haystacks Calhoun, & Luke Graham; due to prematch stipulations, he earned a world title match against Bob Backlund
Luke Graham pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna at 5:02 after hitting him with his taped thumb
George Steele defeated Haystacks Calhoun via count-out at 2:47 after hitting him with a foreign object
Victor Rivera pinned SD Jones at 8:13 after Jones charged into the corner when Rivera moved out of the way
Eric the Lumberjack pinned Moose Monroe at 5:49 with an elbow drop
Superstar Billy Graham defeated WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund via count-out at 17:11 after hitting Backlund with a chair when both were fighting on the floor
Dino Bravo pinned Butcher Vachon at 3:37 with an airplane spin
Tony Garea fought Pierre the Lumberjack to a 15-minute time-limit draw
Bobo Brazil pinned Stan Stasiak
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – September 16, 1978 (16,811)
Televised on the PRISM Network:
Tony Russo defeated Jim Ray
SD Jones defeated Tony Altimore
Victor Rivera defeated Dominic DeNucci
WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko
Dino Bravo defeated Luke Graham
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund (w/ Arnold Skaaland) defeated Superstar Billy Graham in a Sicilian Stretcher Match at 18:28 after Backlund hit Graham with both a steel chair and the stretcher, knocking the challenger down long enough for him to be taken from the ring on the stretcher by officials
Dusty Rhodes defeated George Steele via count-out
Cowboy Lang & Coconut Willie defeated Little Tokyo & Billy the Kid
Chief Jay Strongbow fought Spiros Arion to a draw
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – October 14, 1978 (10,134)
Televised on the PRISM Network:
Tony Russo defeated Tony Altimore
Johnny Rodz defeated Jim Ray
Luke Graham defeated SD Jones
Superstar Billy Graham defeated Dusty Rhodes via disqualification
Crusher Blackwell defeated Tony Garea in 9 seconds
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Victor Rivera at 16:36
Dino Bravo defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Spiros Arion defeated Larry Zbyszko via count-out
WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Peter Maivia & Chief Jay Strongbow
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – November 18, 1978 (15,249)
Televised on the PRISM Network:
SD Jones fought Johnny Rodz to a draw
Baron Mikel Scicluna pinned Tony Altimore at 5:13
Luke Graham pinned Tony Russo at 4:46 with a thumb to the throat
Peter Maivia defeated Chief Jay Strongbow via count-out at 4:45
Ivan Koloff pinned Larry Zbyszko at 8:36 with a kneedrop off the top
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Crusher Blackwell at 14:58 with the atomic kneedrop
Dusty Rhodes defeated Superstar Billy Graham in a bullrope match via count-out at 8:13 after hitting Graham in the face with the cowbell attached to the rope; after the bout, Rhodes fought off an attack from Graham
Tony Garea fought Victor Rivera to a draw
Andre the Giant, Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks & Spiros Arion in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0; fall #1: Andre’s team won via disqualification after Andre was triple teamed, fall #2: Andre pinned Pierre
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – December 16, 1978
Televised on the PRISM Network – included Vince McMahon & Dick Graham on commentary:
SD Jones pinned Mooose Monroe at 8:46 following three headbutts
Mike Paidousis defeated Gypsy Rodriguez via disqualification at 8:22
Victor Rivera & Spiros Arion defeated defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions Larry Zbyszko & Tony Garea via count-out at 11:36 after Rivera low blowed Zbyszko, causing him to fall out of the ring
Chief Jay Strongbow pinned Jose Estrada
Frankie Williams pinned Tony Russo at 7:36
Ivan Koloff defeated WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund at 22:33 when the bout was stopped due to blood
Dino Bravo pinned Johnny Rodz at 6:28 with a dropkick
Gorilla Monsoon pinned Crusher Blackwell after 19 seconds with a splash after Blackwell missed a dive from the bottom turnbuckle
Bruno Sammartino pinned George Steele (sub. for Superstar Billy Graham) at 10:46
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – January 13, 1979
Televised on the PRISM Network:
Davey O’Hannon defeated Steve King (sub. for Gypsy Rodriguez)
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Frank Williams
Johnny Rodz defeated Tony Russo
SD Jones defeated Gypsy Rodriguez (sub. for Stan Stasiak)
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Pierre the Lumberjack
WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna (sub. for Spiros Arion) & Victor Rivera
Peter Miavia defeated Ivan Putski when the bout was stopped due to blood
Ivan Koloff defeated WWWF Champion Bob Backlund via count-out
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – February 17, 1979
Johnny Rodz pinned Tony Russo at 3:56
Allen Coage pinned Mike Hall at 6:13 with a clothesline
WWWF Jr. Heavyweight Champion Tatsumi Fujinami pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna at 6:13 with a backslide
Peter Maivia pinned Dominic DeNucci at 8:08 with his feet on the ropes after DeNucci missed a splash in the corner
Capt. Lou Albano, Jimmy & Johnny Valiant defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko, & Ivan Putski in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match at 23:33, 2-1; fall #1: Johnny pinned Garea at 14:15 after a double bodyslam and an elbow drop; fall #2: Garea pinned Johnny at 5:56 after a failed bodyslam; fall #3: Albano pinned Zbyszko at 3:22 after the Valiants dropped Zbyszko throat-first on the top rope
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Ivan Koloff in a steel cage match at 13:36 by escaping over the top
Victor Rivera pinned Tony Altimore (sub. for SD Jones) at 5:48
Greg Valentine pinned SD Jones (sub. for Chief Jay Strongbow) at 5:43 after an elbow drop
Steve Travis pinned Stan Stasiak (sub. for Spiros Arion) at 6:37 after a dropkick
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – March 17, 1979 (15,855)
Televised on the PRISM Network:
Allen Coage pinned Johnny Rodz at 11:36
Victor Rivera pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna at 6:31
Ivan Koloff defeated Dusty Rhodes when the referee stopped the match due to blood at 7:31
Greg Valentine defeated Steve Travis via count-out at 15:47
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Peter Maivia at 20:53 with the atomic kneedrop
Ernie Ladd pinned Dominic DeNucci at 4:32 with a legdrop
Bulldog Brower pinned SD Jones at 2:31
Capt. Lou Albano, WWWF Tag Team Champions Jerry & Johnny Valiant defeated Ivan Putski, Tony Garea, & Larry Zbyszko in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1 at 11:59; fall #1: Jerry pinned Zbyszko at 9:07; fall #2: Larry pinned Jerry at the 18-second mark; fall #3: Johnny pinned Garea at 2:34
WWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – April 28, 1979
Televised on the PRISM Network – Fred Curry vs. Davey O’Hannon did not take place as scheduled:
Nikolai Volkoff pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna at 9:18
Allen Coage pinned Mr. X at 11:31
WWF Tag Team Champion Johnny Valiant pinned Dominic DeNucci with his feet on the ropes for leverage at 12:42
WWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase pinned WWF Tag Team Champion Jerry Valiant at 11:53
Greg Valentine defeated WWF World Champion Bob Backlund (w/ Arnold Skaaland) at 23:35 when the bout was stopped due to blood; during the bout, referee Dick Woehrle had to be taken backstage on a stretcher; after the bout, a rematch was set for May 26 with Haystacks Calhoun as the guest referee
Tiny Tom & Cowboy Lang defeated Little Tokyo & Butch Cassidy at 8:46
Bruno Sammartino (w/ Arnold Skaaland) pinned Ivan Koloff at 15:56 after the two collided in the ring
WWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – May 26, 1979 (9,085)
Televised on the PRISM Network:
Johnny Rivera fought Mr. X to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Dominic DeNucci defeated Johnny Rodz at 4:32
Nikolai Volkoff defeated Frank Williams at 4:41
Bulldog Brower defeated SD Jones at 9:27
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Greg Valentine via referee’s decision when Valentine began bleeding at 22:13; Haystacks Calhoun was the special referee
WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant defeated Steve Travis & Gorilla Monsoon at 11:21 when Johnny pinned Travis
Hussein Arab defeated Jose Estrada at 4:23
Tito Santana defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna at 4:16
WWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase fought Jimmy Valiant to a draw when the match was stopped due to the curfew at the 14-minute mark
WWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – June 23, 1979 (9,060)
Televised on the PRISM Network:
Johnny Rivera pinned Jose Estrada at 11:04 with a backslide
Nikolai Volkoff pinned Johnny Rodz at 7:13 after blocking Rodz’s attempt at a splash by lifting his knees
Steve Travis pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna at 9:13 with a sunset flip
Hussein Arab pinned SD Jones at 4:09 after hitting kicking him with his loaded boot
Ivan Putski defeated Capt. Lou Albano via count-out at 4:13 when Albano left ringside
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Bulldog Brower at 15:33 with the atomic kneedrop
Tito Santana pinned Mr. X at 7:43 with a flying bodypress
Jimmy, WWF Tag Team Champions Jerry & Johnny Valiant defeated Ted Dibiase, Dominic DeNucci, & Gorilla Monsoon in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match at 14:23, 2-1; fall #1: Dibiase pinned Jimmy at the 41-second mark with a sunset flip, fall #2: Jimmy pinned Dibiase at 9:14 after Jerry hit Dibiase from behind; fall #3: Jerry pinned DeNucci at 4:31 after dropping him throat first across the top rope
Greg Valentine defeated Haystacks Calhoun via count-out at 5:42
WWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – July 21, 1979 (16,232)
Televised on the PRISM Network – featured Vince McMahon & Dick Graham on commentary:
Tito Santana defeated Johnny Rodz at 9:37
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Jose Estrada at 5:22
SD Jones defeated Joe Mascara at 4:58
Greg Valentine defeated Chief Jay Strongbow via count-out
Bulldog Brower defeated Johnny Rivera at 13:14
WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant defeated WWF World Champion Bob Backlund & Ivan Putski in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match at 15:41, 2-0; fall #1 – the champions won via referee’s decision at 13:35 due to Backlund’s cuts; fall #2 – the challengers were disqualified at 2:06 after Backlund returned ringside after being stitched up backstage (Putski worked the entire fall himself)
Hussein Arab defeated Dominic DeNucci at 2:51
Jimmy Valiant defeated Steve Travis at 6:03
WWF North American Champion Pat Patterson pinned Ted Dibiase at 11:34 by grabbing the tights for leverage
WWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – August 18, 1979
Televised on the PRISM Network:
Steve King pinned Joe Mascara at 9:22
Bulldog Brower pinned Pete Sanchez at 9:41
Ted Dibiase defeated Moose Monroe
SD Jones pinned the Columbian Jaguar at 8:29 with a sunset flip
Chief Jay Strongbow fought Greg Valentine to a double count-out in an Indian Strap Match at 10:28
Tito Santana pinned Gypsy Rodriguez at 7:48
Andre the Giant pinned WWF Tag Team Champion Jerry Valiant at 7:34
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned WWF Tag Team Champion Johnny Valiant with a small package at 20:13; the challenger spent the first 14 minutes of the match wearing his jacket
WWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – October 20, 1979
Televised on the PRISM Network – featured Vince McMahon & Dick Graham on commentary:
Joe Mascara defeated Davey O’Hannon via disqualification at 10:26 when O’Hannon refused to break a choke hold
Larry Zbyszko defeated Johnny Ringo via submission with an abdominal stretch at 8:53
Tito Santana pinned Moose Monroe at 8:47
Bulldog Brower pinned Mike Masters at 6:03
Swede Hanson defeated Ivan Putski via count-out
WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson defeated WWF World Champion Bob Backlund via disqualification at 17:41 when the champion struck referee Dick Woehrle as Woehrle stepped in to see if Patterson, who was bleeding profusely, could continue the bout
Dominic DeNucci fought WWF Tag Team Champion Johnny Valiant to a double count-out at 28:05 when both men began brawling on the floor; the decision was announced as a double disqualification
Gorilla Monsoon pinned WWF Tag Team Champion Jerry Valiant at 3:31
Bruno Sammartino pinned Nikolai Volkoff at 8:37 after hitting him over the head with the timekeeper’s bell
WWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – November 17, 1979 (12,570)
Televised on the PRISM Network – featured Vince McMahon & Dick Graham on commentary:
WWF Tag Team Champion Ivan Putski won an 18-man battle royal at 12:27; other participants included: Swede Hanson, Hussein Arab, Bulldog Brower, Bobby Duncum, Johnny Rodz, Jose Estrada, Jimmy Valiant, Jerry Valiant, Johnny Valiant, WWF Tag Team Champion Tito Santana, Moose Monroe, Larry Zbyszko, Pete Sanchez, Dominic DeNucci, Ted Dibiase, Gorilla Monsoon, and Chief Jay Strongbow; order of elimination: DeNucci, Duncum, Monsoon, Rivera, Rodz, Estrada, Strongbow, Brower, Hanson, Dibiase, Monroe, Arab, Zbyszko, Johnny Valiant, Santana, Jimmy Valiant, Jerry Valiant
Johnny Rodz fought Johnny Rivera to a 15-minute draw
Gorilla Monsoon defeated Moose Monroe at the 36-second mark
Hussein Arab defeated Jose Estrada at 3:24
Bobby Duncum defeated Chief Jay Strongbow at 6:07
Swede Hanson defeated Ted Dibiase via count-out at 9:25
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson at 18:02 via KO
WWF Tag Team Champion Tito Santana defeated Bulldog Brower via disqualification at 7:26
Larry Zbyszko defeated Jerry Valiant at 4:43
WWF Tag Team Champion Ivan Putski defeated Jimmy Valiant at 5:42