Philadelphia Spectrum – 1980-1989 Results
WWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – January 12, 1980
Televised on the PRISM Network – featured Vince McMahon & Dick Graham on commentary for the first 4 matches which were shown live, and Kal Rudman replacing McMahon for the remainder of the card which was shown on a several hour tape delay:
Rene Goulet pinned Johnny Rodz at 13:57 with a sunset flip; after the bout, Vince McMahon interviewed Kal Rudman at ringside discussing WWF World Champion Bob Backlund
Davey O’Hannon pinned Jose Estrada at 14:51 with a reverse roll up
Bulldog Brower pinned Mike Masters at 14:21 with a piledriver
Bobby Duncum defeated WWF World Champion Bob Backlund (w/ Arnold Skaaland) at 16:09 when the match was stopped due to blood
Hulk Hogan pinned WWF Tag Team Champion Tito Santana at 6:10 after Santana missed a charge into the corner
WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson defeated Capt. Lou Albano via count-out at 3:22 when Albano left ringside
Larry Zbyszko defeated Hussein Arab via referee’s decision after the 20-minute time limit expired
Gorilla Monsoon defeated Swede Hanson via submission with a bearhug at 1:08
Ken Patera defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Ivan Putski via count-out at 1:40 after Patera shoved Putski into the ring post just before the 10-count as both were on the floor and quickly got back inside
WWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – February 9, 1980 (14,235)
Televised on the PRISM Network – included Vince McMahon & Dick Graham on commentary:
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Joe Mascara
Bulldog Brower defeated Angelo Gomez
Davey O’Hannon defeated Mike Masters
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund (w/ Arnold Skaaland) pinned Bobby Duncum at 13:53 with a reverse cradle; after the bout, Dick Graham interviewed Backlund at ringside
The Wild Samoans defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Tito Santana & Gorilla Monsoon via count-out at 13:01 when Monsoon was counted out following a headbutt to the back of the head, causing Monsoon to fall over the top rope to the floor
Cowboy Lang & Lone Eagle defeated Dirty Morgan & Little Tokyo at 8:04 when Eagle pinned Tokyo after Lang pulled his partner by the hair and put him on top of Tokyo after Eagle and Tokyo had both collided
Hulk Hogan pinned Dominic DeNucci at 13:22 with an elbow drop after DeNucci missed a charge into the corner when Hogan moved out of the way
WWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – March 1, 1980 (19,567; sell out)
Televised on the PRISM Network:
Johnny Rodz pinned Mike Masters at 6:44
Vivian St. John & Joyce Grable defeated Wenonah Littleheart & Cindy Majors at 19:55 (the 1st women’s match at the venue in 3 years)
Ken Patera pinned Dominic DeNucci at 12:06
Larry Zbyszko defeated Bruno Sammartino via disqualification at 18:32 after Sammartino hit the referee
Gorilla Monsoon pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna (sub. for Ken Patera) at 8:31
Sika pinned WWF Tag Team Champion Tito Santana at 14:05
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Afa at 19:18
WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson pinned Bulldog Brower at 4:06
WWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – April 12, 1980 (19,568)
Televised on the PRISM Network – featured Dick Graham & Kal Rudman on commentary
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Tony Altimore at 6:42
Larry Sharpe defeated Jose Estrada at 8:37
Tor Kamata defeated Johnny Rodz at 5:01
Ken Patera pinned Rene Gouelt at 9:26 after reversing a cradle
Hulk Hogan defeated WWF World Champion Bob Backlund (w/ Arnold Skaaland) via count-out at 29:00 when Backlund shoved Hogan back inside the ring from the apron after the two fell out to the floor; at the beginning of the bout, Backlund offered his hand to Hogan to shake, which he did (Hulk Hogan: The Unreleased Archives)
Bruno Sammartino defeated Larry Zbyszko at 11:09 when referee Dick Woehrle deemed Zbyzsko unable to continue after Sammartino hit his opponent with a chair; after the bout, it was announced the night’s curfew had been waived
Dominic DeNucci defeated Davey O’Hannon at 8:02 when the referee stopped the bout due to blood after O’Hannon sustained a slingshot into an exposed turnbuckle
The Wild Samoans defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Tito Santana & Ivan Putski to win the titles at 7:36 when Sika pinned Santana with the Samoan Drop after Santana missed a crossbody off the top (Tag Team Champions)
WWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – May 10, 1980 (8,475)
Televised on the PRISM Network:
Davey O’Hannon defeated Manuel Soto at 13:22
Dominic DeNucci defeated Jose Estrada at 10:21
Rick McGraw pinned Mark Pole with a side Russian leg sweep at 4:32 (McGraw’s Spectrum debut)
Bobby Duncum defeated Tony Atlas via count-out at 12:41
El Olympico pinned Joe Mascara with a small package at 7:18; for whatever reason, Mascara was introduced as Frank Savage and was referred to as such by the commentary team
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund (w/ Arnold Skaaland) defeated Hulk Hogan via count-out at 17:48; after the bout, the champion was interviewed by Dick Graham & Kal Rudman at ringside
Larry Sharpe pinned Mike Masters with a piledriver at 8:16
WWF IC Champion Ken Patera defeated Ivan Putski via count-out at 10:51
WWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – June 21, 1980 (10,735)
Televised on the PRISM Network:
Rick McGraw defeated Frank Savage at 8:51
Larry Sharpe defeated Johnny Rodz at 4:31
Rene Goulet defeated Tor Kamata via disqualification at 5:57 when Kamata threw salt in Goulet’s eyes
Larry Zbyszko defeated Ivan Putski via count-out
WWF IC Champion Ken Patera defeated WWF World Champion Bob Backlund via disqualification at 25:28
WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans & Capt. Lou Albano defeated Gorilla Monsoon, Pat Patterson, & Dominic DeNucci in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match at 16:57, 2-1; fall #1: Patterson pinned Afa at 10:27; fall #2: Afa pinned Patterson at 3:29; fall #3: Afa pinned DeNucci at 3:01
Tony Atlas defeated Bobby Duncum in a Texas Death Match at 9:23
WWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – July 26, 1980
Televised live on the PRISM Network – included Dick Graham & Kal Rudman on commentary:
Larry Sharpe pinned Rick McGraw at 12:32
Tor Kamata fought Angel Marvilla to a time-limit draw at 18:14
WWF Tag Team Champion Sika pinned Rene Goulet at 6:19 with a headbutt
Larry Zbyszko defeated Ivan Putski via disqualification at 5:19 when Putski refused to break a bearhug as both were on the ring apron wrapped around the ropes
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated WWF IC Champion Ken Patera via disqualification at 14:58 after Patera hit guest referee Gorilla Monsoon with a microphone stand; after the bout, Monsoon cleared Patera from the ring
Andre the Giant defeated Hulk Hogan via disqualification at 7:23 after Hogan pulled referee Dick Woehrle in front of him when Andre charged at him in the corner
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah & Beverly Shade defeated Kandi Malloy & Peggy Lee in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
Pedro Morales pinned WWF Tag Team Champion Afa at 5:35 with a reverse roll up
WWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – August 23, 1980
Televised on the PRISM Network 8/30/80 – included Dick Graham & Kal Rudman on commentary; originally scheduled for the show was Hulk Hogan vs. Pat Patterson and Rene Goulet vs. Tor Kamata, but the matches were slightly changed:
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Johnny Rodz at 8:46
Rick McGraw pinned Jose Estrada at 13:18
The Hangman pinned Dominic DeNucci at 8:46 with a boot to the face
Larry Zbyszko pinned Ivan Putski at 10:48 in a Texas Death Match by putting his feet on the ropes for leverage
Andre the Giant & Pedro Morales defeated Capt. Lou Albano (sub. for Sika) & Afa at 9:22 when Morales pinned Afa after a boot to the face from Andre (Amazing Managers)
WWF IC Champion Ken Patera pinned Gorilla Monsoon at 11:54 after hitting him with brass knuckles; stipulations stated Monsoon would have to retire if he lost the match; he did so weeks later
Hulk Hogan pinned Rene Goulet at 5:36 after Hogan placed a foreign object in his elbow pad and hit a clothesline
Pat Patterson pinned Tor Kamata at the 21-second mark with a kneedrop off the top; after the bout, Dick Graham & Kal Rudman interviewed Patterson at ringside
WWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – October 11, 1980 (12,183)
Televised on the PRISM Network – included Dick Graham & Kal Rudman on commentary:
The Hangman defeated Rene Goulet at 8:11
Dominic DeNucci defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna at 9:51
Tony Garea defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Sika via count-out at 8:57
Pedro Morales defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Afa at 11:21
Andre the Giant defeated WWF IC Champion Ken Patera via count-out at 9:17
Larry Zbyszko defeated WWF World Champion Bob Backlund via count-out at 20:13
Rick McGraw & Rick Martel defeated Jose Estrada & Johnny Rodz in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
Pat Patterson defeated Larry Sharpe at 4:15
WWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – November 8, 1980
Televised on the PRISM Network – featured Dick Graham & Kal Rudman on commentary:
Rene Goulet fought Larry Sharpe to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Rick McGraw defeated Jose Estrada at 10:53
Johnny Rodz defeated Charlie Brown at 4:47
Bruno Sammartino defeated WWF IC Champion Ken Patera via disqualification at 14:57 when Patera hit Sammartino in the back with a steel chair and then threw it into Sammartino’s face; after the contest, Patera locked Sammartino in the full nelson until Tony Garea, Rick Martel, & Angel Marvilla made the save; moments later, the wrestlers and officials tended to Sammartino and helped him out of the ring; prior to the bout, Arnold Skaaland escorted Sammartino to ringside
Sgt. Slaughter defeated Angel Marvilla at 4:06
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Larry Zbyszko via disqualification at 14:47; Tony Atlas was the guest referee for the contest; prior to the bout, Arnold Skaaland escorted Backlund to ringside
Pedro Morales pinned the Hangman at 11:02
Rick Martel & Tony Garea defeated WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans to win the titles at 14:29 when Martel scored the pin with a sunset flip as the illegal Samoan covered Garea at the same time, moments after Garea and the legal Samoan collided in the ring (Tag Team Champions)
WWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – December 13, 1980 (matinee) (7,742)
Televised on the PRISM Network – featured Dick Graham & Kal Rudman on commentary:
Johnny Rodz defeated Rick Stallone at 9:32
The Moondogs defeated Rick McGraw & Steve King at 14:12
Sgt. Slaughter defeated Dominic DeNucci at 9:17
Tony Atlas fought Larry Zbyszko to a double disqualification at 11:14
WWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Rick Martel defeated the Wild Samoans in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0 at 13:34; fall #1: the Samoans were disqualified at the 28-second mark; fall #2: Martel pinned Afa at 13:06
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated Ernie Ladd via disqualification at 9:44
Bruno Sammartino defeated Ken Patera at 7:51
WWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – January 10, 1981 (8,732)
Televised on the PRISM Network – included Dick Graham & Kal Rudman on commentary:
Frank Savage fought Jim Duggan to a 20-minute time-limit draw; Duggan was the heel in the bout
SD Jones pinned the Black Demon at 13:22 following a headbutt
Larry Sharpe defeated Rick Stallone at 8:15
Pat Patterson pinned Bulldog Brower at 7:37
The Moondogs defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Rick Martel & Tony Garea via disqualification at 25:17 after the champions used Moondog Rex’ bone as a weapon; earlier in the bout, Garea helped his partner backstage after injurying his arm but Martel returned several minutes later with his arm bandaged
Tony Atlas defeated Larry Zbyszko via count-out at 7:06
Sgt. Slaughter defeated WWF World Champion Bob Backlund via count-out at 23:27
WWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – February 14, 1981 (10,719)
Televised on the PRISM Network – featured Dick Graham & Kal Rudman on commentary:
Bulldog Brower pinned Angelo Gomez at 5:23 following a backbreaker
Larry Sharpe pinned Steve King with a piledriver at 3:27
Yoshiaki Yatsu pinned Frank Savage at 8:52 with a sunset flip
Hulk Hogan pinned Dominic DeNucci at 8:31 with a lariat as DeNucci charged him
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales fought Stan Hansen to a double disqualification at 11:10 after both men shoved referee Dick Woehrle
Killer Khan pinned Rick McGraw at 5:34 following a kneedrop to the neck
Sgt. Slaughter fought WWF World Champion Bob Backlund to a double count-out at 16:48 after both men began fighting on the floor
The Hangman pinned Johnny Rodz at 6:57 with an elbow drop
SD Jones pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna at 4:24 after stealing a foreign object away from Scicluna, which he had used throughout the bout, and hitting Scicluna with it
WWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Rick Martel defeated the Moondogs in a Texas Death Match at 13:27 when Martel pinned King following a double backdrop; Gorilla Monsoon was the guest referee for the bout (Best of the WWF Vol. 2)
WWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – March 21, 1981 (17,678, despite a transit strike)
Televised on the PRISM Network – included Dick Graham & Kal Rudman on commentary:
Moondog King pinned Rick McGraw with a splash at 8:10
Andre the Giant pinned Hulk Hogan at 12:51 when Hogan failed a bodyslam attempt and Andre fell on top for the win
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Sgt. Slaughter in a steel cage match at 17:19 when Backlund escaped through the door
Stan Hansen pinned Tony Garea with an elbow drop at 8:20
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales pinned Moondog Rex at 9:12 with a sunset flip
SD Jones fought Bulldog Brower to a double disqualification at 5:00
Rick Martel defeated the Hangman
Larry Sharpe defeated Frank Savage
Yoshiaki Yatsu defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna (sub. for Charles Novac)
Dominic DeNucci defeated Johnny Rodz
WWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – April 18, 1981 (matinee) (7,278)
Televised on the PRISM Network – hosted by Dick Graham & Kal Rudman; included ring announcer Gary Cappetta informing the crowd that Moondog King was injured and would be replaced by Sgt. Slaughter; featured three sit-down interview segments with Rudman interviewing Larry Sharpe, Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah, and Pat Patterson:
Johnny Rodz pinned Frank Savage at 9:56 with a piledriver
Tony Garea & Andre the Giant defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Moondog Rex & Sgt. Slaughter (sub. for WWF Tag Team Champion Moondog King) via disqualification at 13:51 when Slaughter & Rex began double teaming Garea, with Garea sustaining a double backbreaker before Andre cleared the ring
Larry Sharpe pinned Tony Altimore at 4:44 with an elbow drop; after the match, the announcers conducted a ringside interview with Sharpe
Yoshiaki Yatsu fought the Hangman to a time-limit draw at 18:01; the crowd cheered loudly when the final bell rang; after the decision, the two continued brawling at Yatsu choked Hangman with his noose
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund (w/ Arnold Skaaland) pinned Killer Khan at 16:09 with the Backlund Bridge after reversing a suplex attempt; after the match, the announcers conducted a ringside interview with Backlund
Pat Patterson defeated Sgt. Slaughter via disqualification at 15:00 after Slaughter, who was caught in Patterson’s figure-4, punched the referee; after the match, Patterson reapplied the figure-4; afterwards, the announcers conducted a ringside interview with Patterson
Dominic DeNucci pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna at 4:23 with a backslide
Lelani Kai & the Fabulous Moolah defeated Jill Fontaine & Suzette Ferreira at 8:35 when Moolah pinned Ferreira with a flapjack
Tony Atlas pinned Hulk Hogan at 13:02
WWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – May 23, 1981 (6,352)
Televised on the PRISM Network – hosted by Dick Graham & Kal Rudman:
Rick McGraw defeated Johnny Rodz via referee’s decision at 17:42 after the 20-minute time-limit expired; after the bout, Rudman conducted an interview with McGraw
Yoshiaki Yatsu pinned Ron Shaw (sub. for the Hangman) at 4:15 with a belly to belly suplex; Shaw was listed as “Ron Shore”
SD Jones pinned Frank Savage at 3:55 following a headbutt
Tony Garea, Rick Martel, & WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated WWF Tag Team Champions the Moondogs & Capt. Lou Albano in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match at 28:13, 2-1; fall #1: Garea pinned Rex at 16:04 with a Thesz Press; fall #2: Rex pinned Garea at 21:40 with a splash after Spot delivered a knee to the back from the ring apron; fall #3: Albano was disqualified for hitting Martel with a bone as Spot was locked in the abdominal stretch
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Angelo Mosca via disqualification at 16:06 after the challenger dropped Backlund groin-first across the top rope; after the bout, Graham conducted a ringside interview with Mosca who claimed Backlund would be stretchered out the next time they fought
Baron Mikel Scicluna pinned Chris Canyon (King Kong Bundy) at 4:49 after Canyon missed a charge into the corner and Scicluna hit him with a weapon
The Carolina Kid & Farmer Jerome defeated Sky Low Low & Kid Chocolate at 10:53 when Jerome pinned Chocolate following an airplane spin
Killer Khan pinned Dominic DeNucci at 4:48 with his feet on the ropes after a boot to the chest
WWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – June 20, 1981 (5,111)
Televised on the PRISM Network – included Dick Graham on commentary:
Johnny Rodz fought Curt Hennig to a draw
Larry Sharpe pinned Tony Altimore at 5:11
Strong Kobayashi pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna at 4:38
Angelo Mosca pinned Tony Garea at 12:56 after reversing Garea’s powerslam into a pinfall attempt
Don Muraco pinned WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales to win the title at 15:21 after hitting him with a foreign object as the referee was knocked out; after the bout, Dick Graham interviewed Morales at ringside as he watched the replay of him being hit with the foreign object by Muraco (History of the Intercontinental Title, WWE Hall of Fame 2004 DVD)
Sgt. Slaughter pinned Rick McGraw at 5:03 with a clothesline; after the bout, Slaughter continued to attack McGraw including hitting a tombstone piledriver and applying the cobra clutch
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund (w/ Arnold Skaaland) pinned George Steele at 13:19 after pushing Steele into the corner when Steele was attempting to ram Backlund in the corner with a bulldog
WWF Tag Team Champions the Moondogs defeated Dominic DeNucci & SD Jones at 11:29
Rick Martel defeated Capt. Lou Albano via count-out at 4:05 when Albano left ringside after Martel began stomping him (The Life & Times of Capt. Lou Albano)
WWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – August 1, 1981 (19,500; sell out)
Televised on the PRISM Network:
Dominic DeNucci pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna at 15:08
Angelo Mosca won a $10,000 20-man battle royal by last eliminating WWF IC Champion Don Muraco; order of elimination: Tony Altimore, Killer Khan, Andre the Giant, Dominic DeNucci, George Steele, Moondog Rex, Bulldog Brower, Jack Carson, Moondog Spot, Curt Hennig, Chris Canyon, Yoshiaki Yatsu, Ron Shaw, Baron Mikel Scicluna, SD Jones, Larry Sharpe, Tony Garea, Rick Martel, Don Muraco; due to prematch stipulatons, Mosca earned a world title match later in the show
Larry Sharpe pinned Jack Carson at 3:36
Bulldog Brower pinned Ron Shaw at 4:21
Killer Khan pinned Curt Hennig at 3:16
Pat Patterson defeated Sgt. Slaughter in an alley fight
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco pinned SD Jones at 10:19
Andre the Giant pinned Moondog Rex with a boot to the face and splash at 1:49 (Andre the Giant VHS, Andre the Giant DVD)
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Angelo Mosca at 7:10
WWF Tag Team Champion Tony Garea defeated George Steele via disqualification
WWF Tag Team Champion Rick Martel pinned Moondog Spot
WWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – October 17, 1981 (15,078)
Televised on the PRISM Network:
Curt Hennig pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna with a sunset flip at 6:58
WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito defeated Johnny Rodz & Jose Estrada at 10:24 when Saito pinned Estrada following a belly to belly suplex
Pedro Morales defeated Angelo Mosca via disqualification at 11:13 when Mosca refused to break a choke hold
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund (w/ Arnold Skaaland) fought WWF IC Champion Don Muraco to a 60-minute time-limit draw; after the bout, Backlund shoved the referee out of the way and knocked Muraco to the floor
Tony Atlas pinned George Steele
Andre the Giant fought Killer Khan to a double count-out at 17:43
Tony Garea & Rick Martel defeated Larry Sharpe & Bulldog Brower at 12:39 when Martel pinned Brower
WWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – November 14, 1981 (11,095)
Televised on the PRISM Network:
The Haiti Kid pinned Little Boy Blue at 7:36 with a sunset flip
Pedro Morales defeated the Executioner via submission with the Boston Crab at 5:11
Greg Valentine pinned Tony Garea at 12:47 with an elbow to the back of the head; Garea’s foot was on the bottom rope during the cover but the referee didn’t see it
WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito defeated Tony Atlas & SD Jones via disqualification at 22:31 when Atlas threw referee Mario Savoldi across the ring; Atlas was bloodied and taken backstage at the 17-minute mark but returned minutes later heavily bandaged
Baron Mikel Scicluna pinned Tony Altimore at 7:16
Curt Hennig pinned Jose Estrada at 11:26
Johnny Rodz pinned Jerry Johnson at 6:29
Angelo Mosca pinned Dominic DeNucci at 3:25
Andre the Giant defeated Killer Khan in a stretcher match at 9:57 following a sit-down splash and a regular splash (Best of the WWF Vol. 4, Grand Slams, Judgment Day 03)
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund (w/ Arnold Skaaland) pinned WWF IC Champion Don Muraco at 21:25 by reversing an overhead backbreaker into a backdrop and then landing on top for the win, even though Muraco’s foot was on the ropes during the cover;the bout was given a 90-minute time-limit due to the previous month’s 60-minute draw; after the bout, Muraco was interviewed at ringside and complained about the biased officiating on the East Coast, claiming that the referees were protecting the likes of Backlund, Morales, and Atlas
WWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – December 12, 1981
Televised on the PRISM Network:
Johnny Rodz pinned Ron Shaw at 11:41
SD Jones pinned Jose Estrada at 10:37
Bulldog Brower pinned Curt Hennig at 5:29 after Hennig missed a splash off the top; Hennig’s shoulder came up at 2 but referee Dusty Feldbaumer didn’t see it
Rick Martel defeated Larry Sharpe via count-out at 11:49 after Sharpe’s foot became caught in-between the middle and bottom ropes
Killer Khan pinned Tony Garea at 11:57 by reversing a bodyslam into a cradle
Greg Valentine defeated WWF World Champion Bob Backlund via count-out at 19:48 when Valentine got back in the ring following a brawl on the floor
All American Wrestling – 1/15/84: Andre the Giant & Tony Atlas defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito, & Capt. Lou Albano in a handicap match at 8:14 when Andre pinned Fuji with a splash
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales pinned Don Muraco at 3:41 by kicking off the top turnbuckle as Muraco attempted a back suplex, with Morales landing on top; after the bout, Muraco hit the champion with the title belt; the replay showed that Muraco’s shoulder was up during the pinfall
Pat Patterson pinned Angelo Mosca at 7:25 by reversing a backdrop attempt into a small package
WWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – January 16, 1982
Televised on the PRISM Network:
Charlie Fulton defeated Tony Altimore
Bulldog Brower defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna via count-out
Davey O’Hannon defeated Johnny Rodz
Jesse Ventura defeated Jeff Craney (Ventura’s Spectrum debut)
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated Killer Khan
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund (w/ Arnold Skaaland) defeated Greg Valentine in a steel cage match by escaping out the door after hitting a piledriver (History of the WWF Heavyweight Championship, The History of the WWE Heavyweight Championship)
Tony Garea & Rick Martel defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito via disqualification; Tony Atlas was the guest referee for the match
Adrian Adonis defeated Dominic DeNucci (Adonis’ Spectrum debut)
Larry Sharpe defeated Jose Estrada
Steve Travis defeated Hans Schroeder
WWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – February 20, 1982 (10,972)
Televised on the PRISM Network – featured Dick Graham & Kal Rudman on commentary:
Charlie Fulton defeated Jeff Craney at 10:19
Adrian Adonis pinned SD Jones at 10:48
Capt. Lou Albano, WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji, & Mr. Saito defeated Tony Garea, Rick Martel, & Tony Atlas in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match at 16:28, 2 falls to 1; fall #1: Martel pinned Saito at 9:38; fall #2: Saito pinned Martel at 3:19; fall #3: Fuji pinned Garea at 3:31 after Saito came off the top with a blow to the back of the head as Garea had Fuji in an abdominal stretch (The Life & Times of Capt. Lou Albano)
Greg Valentine defeated WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales via disqualification at 14:51 when Morales choked the referee in an attempt to get at his opponent
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Jesse Ventura at 17:43
Ivan Putski pinned Killer Khan at 6:33
Steve Travis & Rick McGraw fought Jose Estrada & Johnny Rodz to a curfew draw
WWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – March 20, 1982 (9,438)
Televised on the PRISM Network:
Johnny Rodz fought Davey O’Hannon to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Steve Travis defeated Jose Estrada at 9:47
Ivan Putski defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji at 8:23
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Adrian Adonis at 21:50 with a pin reversal into a bridge
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah & Wendi Richter defeated Velvet McIntyre & Princess Victoria
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales pinned Greg Valentine at 9:11 even though Valentine’s foot was on the ropes during the cover
Jesse Ventura defeated Tony Garea at 6:21
Rick Martel fought WWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Saito to a double disqualification at 5:28
SD Jones defeated Charlie Fulton at 5:38
WWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – April 17, 1982 (9,230)
Televised on the PRISM Network – included Dick Graham & Kal Rudman on commentary:
Larry Sharpe defeated Jose Estrada via count-out at 8:18
Tony Garea (sub. for Pete Sanchez) pinned Johnny Rodz at 9:49
Bob Orton Jr. pinned SD Jones at 7:03
Jesse Ventura defeated Tony Atlas via count-out at 15:47
Greg Valentine pinned Steve Travis at 10:57
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Blackjack Mulligan via disqualification when the challenger hit the referee at 11:15
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales pinned Adrian Adonis at 11:05
Ivan Putski pinned the Black Demon at 3:00
Andre the Giant & Rick McGraw defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Saito & Mr. Fuji via disqualification in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1
WWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – May 22, 1982 (11,513)
Televised on the PRISM Network – featured Dick Graham & Kal Rudman on commentary:
Larry Sharpe pinned Charlie Fulton with a piledriver at 6:53
Baron Mikel Scicluna pinned Pete Sanchez (sub. for Tony Garea) at 7:31 after hitting Sanchez in the throat with a foreign object
Swede Hanson defeated Laurent Soucie via submission at 5:49 with a backbreaker across Hanson’s knee
Mr. Saito pinned Johnny Rodz at 6:45 after Saito ducked and Rodz hit his head on the turnbuckle
Jimmy Snuka defeated WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales via disqualification at 15:21 after Morales knocked down the referee; Snuka received several cheers during the bout (Snuka’s Spectrum debut)
Blackjack Mulligan pinned Steve Travis at 6:46 after hitting a back elbow as Travis came off the top
Bob Orton Jr. defeated WWF World Champion Bob Backlund via count-out at 16:12 when, as both men fought outside the ring, Orton wrapped a foreign object around Backlund’s neck to hold him back and then got back in the ring himself to win
Tony Atlas defeated Jesse Ventura in a steel cage match by climbing over the top at 10:37
Rick McGraw defeated Mr. Fuji via disqualification at 4:09
Ivan Putski pinned Adrian Adonis at 7:24 by sitting on Adonis as Adonis attempted a sunset flip
WWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – June 26, 1982
Televised on the PRISM Network:
Tony Atlas won a 20-man battle royal at 18:25 by last eliminating SD Jones; other participants included: Greg Valentine, Blackjack Mulligan, Steve Travis, Adrian Adonis, Baron Mikel Scicluna, Mr. Fuji, Mr. Saito, Swede Hanson, WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales, Ivan Putski, Tony Garea, Jose Estrada, Charlie Fulton, Johnny Rodz, Laurent Soucie, Jimmy Snuka, Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow; order of elimination: Snuka by Putski; Mulligan; Putski; Garea by Saito; Travis by Rodz & Estrada; Saito by the Strongbows; Jules by Fuji; Fuji by Jay; Jay by Fuji when Fuji pulled him down with him; Hanson; Morales by Estrada & Adonis; Fulton by Adonis; Rodz by Atlas; Soucie by Adonis; Estrada by Jones; Scicluna by Jones; Adonis by Atlas; Valentine by Jones via dropkick; Jones by Atlas when Jones allowed Atlas to press him over his head and place him on the ring apron after Jones lost a coin toss between the two men (Best of the WWF Vol. 4, Grand Slams)
Baron Mikel Scicluna pinned Laurent Soucie at 7:22 with a kick to the throat as Soucie attempted a backdrop
Chief Jay Strongbow pinned Jose Estrada following a double tomahawk chop at 7:21
Jimmy Snuka pinned Steve Travis with a headbutt off the top at 18:38
Ivan Putski pinned Charlie Fulton with the Polish Hammer at 6:09
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales pinned WWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Saito with a sunset flip at 15:17
Blackjack Mulligan pinned SD Jones
Tony Atlas pinned Adrian Adonis at 6:33
WWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji pinned Tony Garea at the 49-second mark
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Bob Orton Jr. in a lumberjack match at 12:12 with a roll over after the challenger was tripped by Ivan Putski at ringside; prior to the bout, Orton was escorted to the ring by the Grand Wizard; lumberjacks for the match included: Putski, Blackjack Mulligan, SD Jones, Tony Atlas, Mr. Fuji, Adrian Adonis, WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales, Steve Travis, Johnny Rodz, Swede Hanson, Laurent Soucie, and Mr. Saito
WWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – July 31, 1982
Televised on the PRISM Network – featured Dick Graham & Kal Rudman on commentary; originally scheduled for the show was Tony Garea & Steve Travis vs. Johnny Rodz & Jose Estrada
: Tony Garea fought Steve Travis to a draw at 10:26; Garea was originally given the win after a double pin, but Garea refused the victory
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah & Leilani Kai defeated Vivian St. John & Peggy Lee at 9:47 when Moolah pinned St. John with an inside cradle
Salvatore Bellomo (sub. for Tony Garea) pinned Pete Sanchez with a sunset flip at 11:12
WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito defeated Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow at 10:49 when Saito pinned Jules following a double team behind the referee’s back
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund (w/ Arnold Skaaland) fought Jimmy Snuka to a double disqualification at 21:06 when Capt. Lou Albano, who Snuka brought ringside early in the contest, interfered as Backlund had the Crossface Chicken Wing applied, with a brawl ensuing between Backlund & Skaaland against Snuka & Albano, and several other wrestlers, including Salvatore Bellomo and the Demons, having to come out to pull Backlund and Snuka apart
Andre the Giant defeated Blackjack Mulligan at 9:16 via count-out after Andre kicked Mulligan off him as the two were fighting outside the ring
Ivan Putski pinned Bob Orton Jr. at 2:14 after causing him to crotch himself on the turnbuckle
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales pinned Swede Hanson at 1:33 with a roll up as Hanson charged him in the corner; Morales had his ribs taped following a recent attack from Jimmy Snuka
Ivan Putski (sub. for Tony Atlas, said to have transportation problems) (w/ SD Jones) pinned Demon #2 (Charlie Fulton) (w/ Demon #1) (Baron Mikel Scicluna) at 1:36 with the Polish Hammer; the match was originally scheduled as a tag match with Tony Atlas & SD Jones vs. the Demons, but was changed to a singles match when Jones was unable to compete due to illness
WWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – September 18, 1982 (9,464)
Televised on the PRISM Network – featured Dick Graham & Kal Rudman on commentary:
Salvatore Bellomo pinned Swede Hanson at 11:52 with a cradle
Pat Patterson pinned Bob Orton Jr. at 9:23 with a sunset flip into the ring as Orton charged towards his opponent
Charlie Fulton pinned Jeff Craney (sub. for Pete Sanchez) at 6:07 with a legdrop
Johnny Rodz & Jose Estrada defeated Steve Travis & Tony Garea in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall #1: Garea pinned Rodz with a splash at 14:16; fall #2: Rodz pinned Garea by lifting his knees to block a splash at 3:46; fall #3: Estrada pinned Travis with a flying elbowsmash at 3:11
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund (w/ Arnold Skaaland) pinned Jimmy Snuka at 21:33 by reversing a piledriver attempt into a backdrop and falling backwards for the pin, even though Snuka’s foot was outside the ring during the cover; after the bout, Backlund offered his hand to Snuka to shake, which Snuka did; moments later, Snuka also shook the hands of Skaaland and the referee before Backlund gave him his personal towel, which read “WWF Champion”; SD Jones was the guest referee for the bout
Buddy Rose (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales via count-out at 14:38 when Morales punched the challenger into the ring at the count of 9
Andre the Giant, Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated Blackjack Mulligan (sub. for Mighty Joe Thunder), WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match; fall #1: Jules pinned Fuji with a high crossbody at 9:41; fall #2: Fuji pinned Jules at 6:12; during the fall, Mulligan bodyslammed Andre; fall #3: Andre pinned Saito with a sit-down splash at 2:00
WWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – October 16, 1982 (7,075)
Televised on the PRISM Network – featured Dick Graham & Kal Rudman on commentary:
Curt Hennig pinned Johnny Rodz at 11:52
Pat Patterson pinned WWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji at 7:03
Jules Strongbow pinned Swede Hanson at 7:11
Buddy Rose defeated WWF World Champion Bob Backlund via count-out
Salvatore Bellomo pinned the Blue Demon at 5:22
Joyce Grable pinned Penny Mitchell at 9:11
Tony Garea pinned the White Angel at 8:03
Pete Sanchez pinned Mac Rivera at 5:08
Chief Jay Strongbow pinned WWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Saito at 6:00
Superstar Billy Graham defeated WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales via disqualification at 15:09 after the champion accidentally hit the referee; after the contest, Graham left ringside with the title belt
WWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – November 25, 1982 (15,644)
Televised on the PRISM Network – featured Gorilla Monsoon & Dick Graham on commentary:
WWF Jr. Heavyweight Champion Tiger Mask pinned Eddie Gilbert at 11:36
Chin Kobiashi (Kuniaki Kobayashi) pinned Johnny Rodz at 10:15
Little Beaver & Sonny Boy Blue defeated Sky Low Low & Butch Cassidy when Beaver pinned Cassidy at 8:11
Jose Estrada pinned Curt Hennig at 8:47
Superstar Billy Graham defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Chief Jay Strongbow via count-out at 9:46
Tony Garea pinned Swede Hanson at 5:26
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund (w/ Arnold Skaaland) defeated Buddy Rose via submission to the Crossface Chicken Wing at 13:02 in a lumberjack match; SD Jones was the guest referee for the bout; after the match, Kal Rudman conducted an interview with Backlund and Skaaland
Pedro Morales & Salvatore Bellomo defeated Mr. Saito & Riki Choshu in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match; fall #1 – Morales defeated Satio; fall #2 – Salvatore defeated Choshu; fall #3 – Morales defeated Saito
WWF Tag Team Champion Jules Strongbow pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna
Jimmy Snuka & Buddy Rogers defeated Capt. Lou Albano & Ray Stevens when Snuka pinned Albano with the splash off the top
Rocky Johnson pinned Mr. Fuji
WWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – February 19, 1983 (18,246)
Televised on the PRISM Network – featured Gorilla Monsoon & Dick Graham on commentary:
Jose Estrada pinned Curt Hennig at 9:24
Johnny Rodz pinned Mac Luis Rivera at 8:07
Tony Garea pinned Charlie Fulton at 11:42
Swede Hanson pinned SD Jones at 9:59
Eddie Gilbert pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna at 4:20
Big John Studd defeated WWF World Champion Bob Backlund via count-out at 11:13 after Backlund applied the Crossface Chicken Wing on Studd while on the ring apron
The Wild Samoans defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match at 14:16; fall #1: the Strongbows were disqualified at 11:38; fall #2: Sika pinned Jules at 2:38
Andre the Giant, Rocky Johnson, Salvatore Bellomo, Jimmy Snuka, & Pedro Morales defeated Mr. Fuji, Ray Stevens, Don Muraco, Buddy Rose, & Superstar Billy Graham in a Best 3 out of 5 falls match at 17:05, 3-1; fall #1: Fuji pinned Bellomo with a belly to belly suplex at 11:35; fall #2: Bellomo pinned Fuji at 2:18 after a dropkick from Snuka; fall #3: Snuka pinned Rose at the 43-second mark with a sunset flip; fall #4: Andre pinned Rose at 2:29 with a boot to the chest and sit-down splash (the Spectrum’s first 10-man tag team match) (The WWF’s Most Unusual Matches)
WWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – March 19, 1983
Televised on the PRISM Network – featured Gorilla Monsoon & Dick Graham on commentary; included Kal Rudman conducting backstage interviews during the show with WWF IC Champion Don Muraco, Rocky Johnson, and Capt. Lou Albano & Afa, where Albano introduced Samoan #3, Samula and said that Sika was away in the Far East on a business trip for Albano:
SD Jones pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna at 7:49 following two headbutts and a fast count from the referee
Jose Estrada pinned Pete Sanchez at 9:29 with a flying back elbow
Sonny Boy & Pancho Boy defeated Tiger Jackson & Butch Cassidy at 7:40 when Sonny pinned Cassidy after Jackson accidentally dropkicked his partner when Sonny moved out of the way
Ray Stevens fought Jules Strongbow to a double count-out at 8:03 when both men were brawling on the apron; prior to the bout, Freddie Blassie escorted Stevens to the ring
Tony Garea pinned Johnny Rodz at 9:47 with a sunset flip
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco defeated Rocky Johnson via disqualification at 13:42 when Johnson hit referee Joey Marella after Muraco pulled Marella in front of him; after the bout, Johnson attacked Muraco with the title belt and kept possession of its (Best of the WWF Vol. 2)
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Superstar Billy Graham via count-out at 7:14 when Graham walked out and left ringside after receiving several dropkicks from Bellomo
Andre the Giant, Jimmy Snuka, & WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Big John Studd, WWF Tag Team Champion Afa, & Capt. Lou Albano (sub. for Sika) in a Best 3 out of 5 falls match at 13:26, 3-0; fall #1: Andre’s team won via disqualification at 10:02 after Afa & Albano ran in and pushed Studd on top of Andre, as Andre was about to slam Studd; fall #2: Andre pinned Albano at 1:59 with a headbutt and a sit-down splash; fall #3: Snuka pinned Afa at 1:25 with a splash from Andre’s shoulders following a boot to the face from Andre; Swede Hanson was the guest referee for the match; prior to the bout, Arnold Skaaland escorted Backlund’s team to ringside
WWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – April 30, 1983
Televised on the PRISM Network – featured Gorilla Monsoon & Dick Graham on commentary; the scheduled match between Salvatore Bellomo & Charlie Fulton did not take place; included Kal Rudman conducting backstage interviews with WWF IC Champion Don Muraco, Andre the Giant & Rocky Johnson, Ivan Koloff, WWF World Champion Bob Backlund, and Iron Mike Sharpe prior to their matches; included a “Spectrum Wrestling” music video:
Eddie Gilbert pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna at 10:03 with a roll up
Ray Stevens pinned Tony Garea at 11:14 after the momentum of a flying bodypress from Garea put Stevens on top for the pin; after the bout, Garea cleared Stevens from the ring; prior to the bout, Buddy Rogers was introduced to the crowd by Gary Michael Cappetta, who also made the announcement that Jimmy Snuka had issued a challenge to face Samoan #1 – Afa on the next Spectrum card on 6/4/83
Andre the Giant & Rocky Johnson defeated WWF IC Champion Don Muraco & Big John Studd at 17:01 when Johnson pinned Muraco after guest referee Swede Hanson bodyslammed Muraco as he ran the ropes from an irish whip by Johnson; after the bout, Muraco attacked Hanson until Andre & Johnson were able to clear their opponents out of the ring (Legends of Wrestling: Andre the Giant and the Iron Sheik)
Ivan Koloff pinned SD Jones at 12:47 with a small package
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund (w/ Arnold Skaaland) pinned Iron Mike Sharpe at 19:14 with a reverse roll up into a bridge after ducking Sharpe’s attempt at hitting Backlund with his loaded forearm
Mr. Fuji pinned Johnny Rodz at 7:46 after raising his knees when Rodz attempted a splash
Samula (sub. for Sika) & WWF Tag Team Champion Afa defeated Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow at 10:19 when Afa pinned Jules with a diving headbutt
WWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – June 4, 1983 (10,811)
Televised on the PRISM Network – featured Dick Graham & Gorilla Monsoon on commentary; the scheduled match between Ray Stevens and Eddie Gilbert was cancelled:
Butcher Vachon defeated Jeff Craney (sub. for Charlie Fulton) at 5:38
Samula (sub. for Pete Doherty) defeated Don Kernodle at 9:12
Sgt. Slaughter defeated Chief Jay Strongbow at 11:53
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco pinned Swede Hanson at 13:26 by rolling through a bodyslam into the ring from the challenger and using a cradle to get the win
Jimmy Snuka (w/ Buddy Rogers) defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Afa at 3:00 with a crossbody off the top after crawling under the ring and coming out the opposite end; Snuka came into the match with a bruised right eye
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund (w/ Arnold Skaaland) defeated Ivan Koloff via submission with the Crossface Chicken Wing at 16:45 after avoiding a clothesline
Andre the Giant pinned Big John Studd at 17:50 after throwing Studd to the mat after Studd failed to slam Andre; prior to the bout, Studd took the microphone from Gary Michael Cappetta and said the fans had no class for throwing trash at him during his ring entrance; after the contest, the two continued to fight until Andre cleared Studd from the ring
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Iron Mike Sharpe via disqualification at 5:36 after Sharpe pulled referee Dick Woehrle into a dropkick from Bellomo; moments later, as Whorle was still down, Sharpe hit the loaded forearm and made the cover; after the decision was announced, Bellomo chased after ring announcer Gary Michael Cappetta, with Cappetta falling off the apron to the floor; Cappetta was then tended to by officials
Rocky Johnson pinned WWF Tag Team Champion Sika at 3:08 with a sunset flip after Sika lowered his head to avoid a punch; Mel Phillips was the ring announcer for the bout, subbing for Gary Michael Cappetta who was injured after the previous match; during the contest, it was announced WWF World Champion Bob Backlund would face George Steele, Jimmy Snuka would face WWF IC Champion Don Muraco, and Andre the Giant, Chief Jay Strongbow, Rocky Johnson, & Ivan Putski would face Big John Studd, Samula, WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans at the next card on July 16
WWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – July 16, 1983 (10,000)
Televised on the PRISM Network – featured Dick Graham & Gorilla Monsoon on commentary:
Swede Hanson defeated Jeff Craney at 7:21
Iron Mike Sharpe pinned Tony Garea at 13:44 after using a loaded forearm
Tito Santana defeated Don Kernodle at 15:18
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco defeated Jimmy Snuka via disqualification at 8:21 after the challenger shoved the referee
Sgt. Slaughter defeated SD Jones at 7:56 with the Cobra Clutch
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund (w/ Arnold Skaaland) pinned George Steele (w/ Freddie Blassie) at the 58-second mark with a roll up and bridge after flipping over the challenger as Steele attempted the flying hammerlock; after the bout, an enraged Steele threw several ringside chairs into the ring out of frustration
The Invaders defeated Mr. Fuji & Frank Williams at 8:01
Ivan Koloff defeated Salvatore Bellomo at 4:26
All American Wrestling – 10/9/83: Andre the Giant, Ivan Putski, Chief Jay Strongbow, & Rocky Johnson defeated Big John Studd, Samula, & WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans in a Best 3 out of 5 falls match, 3-1; fall #1: Studd’s team was disqualified at 5:13 when all members of the team began fighting in the ring; fall #2: Sika pinned Strongbow at the 46-second mark following a standing and falling headbutt; fall #3: Strongbow pinned Afa at the 23-second mark following a boot to the face from Andre as Andre stood on the ring apron; fall #4: Andre’s team won at 2:46 when Andre pinned Samula with a boot and sit-down splash as Samula came off the middle turnbuckle (The Best of the WWF Vol. 5)
WWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – August 13, 1983 (14,008)
Televised on the PRISM Network – featured Gorilla Monsoon & Dick Graham on commentary:
Pete Sanchez defeated Israel Matia (sub. for Baron Mikel Scicluna) at 10:19
All American Wrestling – 9/25/83: Tito Santana pinned Mr. Fuji at 11:04 with a crossbody off the top
Big John Studd defeated Chief Jay Strongbow at 6:48
All American Wrestling – 9/11/83: Jimmy Snuka defeated WWF IC Champion Don Muraco via count-out at 11:24 when Muraco left ringside; Swede Hanson was the guest referee for the bout
Tiger Chung Lee defeated Tony Garea via count-out at 11:12
WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans defeated Rocky Johnson & Salvatore Bellomo (sub. for SD Jones) at 10:26
Pat Patterson (sub. for Salvatore Bellomo) defeated Iron Mike Sharpe at 3:32
WWF World Champion Bob Backland defeated Sgt. Slaughter via count-out 11:26 by applying the Crossface Chicken Wing as Slaughter was on the ring apron
The Invaders defeated Ivan Koloff & Don Kernodle at 6:42
Ivan Putski defeated George Steele at 3:05
WWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – September 24, 1983 (18,983)
Televised on the PRISM Network – featured Dick Graham & Gorilla Monsoon on commentary:
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Butcher Vachon at 4:16
Don Kernodle defeated Isrial Matia at 6:39
The Invaders defeated Swede Hanson & Iron Mike Sharpe via count-out at 12:46 when Sharpe left ringside, with Hanson chasing after him moments afterwards
All American Wrestling – 10/23/83: WWF IC Champion Don Muraco pinned Chief Jay Strongbow at 7:12 with a clothesline after breaking out of the sleeper
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund (w/ Arnold Skaaland) pinned Sgt. Slaughter in a Texas Death Match at 14:06 with a crossbody after guest referee Tony Garea failed to notice the challenger’s foot on the bottom rope during the cover; after the bout, Slaughter attacked Garea until Backlund cleared the ring with a chair (Legends of Wrestling Collection, Legends of Wrestling: Ric Flair and Sgt. Slaughter)
Andre the Giant defeated Big John Studd in a steel cage match at 10:04
Tiger Chung Lee defeated Rene Goulet at 4:25
Penny Mitchell & Susan Starr defeated Judy Martin & Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah at 7:09
Jimmy Snuka, Tito Santana, & Rocky Johnson defeated Ivan Koloff & the Wild Samoans in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0
WWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – October 22, 1983
Televised on the PRISM Network – featured Gorilla Monsoon & Dick Graham on commentary:
Prime Time Wrestling – 7/16/85: Tony Garea pinned Butcher Vachon at 6:52 with a sunset flip
Prime Time Wrestling – 7/16/85: Tiger Chung Lee pinned SD Jones at 12:04
All American Wrestling – 11/20/83: Tito Santana pinned WWF Tag Team Champion Sika at 9:38 with the flying forearm
Prime Time Wrestling – 7/16/85: Iron Mike Sharpe pinned Swede Hanson at 11:07 after hitting him with his loaded forearm support; after the bout, Sharpe returned to the ring but was attacked by Hanson who removed Sharpe’s forearm support to reveal a foreign object inside
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Sgt. Slaughter at 12:39 in a Scicilian stretcher match
Prime Time Wrestling – 7/16/85: WWF IC Champion Don Muraco defeated Jimmy Snuka (w/ Buddy Rogers) via disqualification in a Fijian strap match when the champion took the strap off Snuka’s hand and began whipping Snuka with it behind the referee’s back; Snuka was disqualified for being caught not wearing the strap
Rocky Johnson pinned WWF Tag Team Champion Afa at 10:05
The Invaders defeated Rene Goulet & Don Kernodle at 11:57
WWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – November 24, 1983 (7,752)
Televised on the PRISM Network – Thanksgiving Day – featured Gorilla Monsoon & Dick Graham on commentary:
The Invaders defeated Iron Mike Sharpe & Mr. Fuji at 4:48 when Sharpe was pinned
Tony Garea defeated Rene Goulet (sub. for Don Kernodle) at 11:08
The Tonga Kid (sub. for Salvatore Bellomo) defeated Charlie Fulton at 6:57
SD Jones defeated Butcher Vachon at 5:07
All American Wrestling – 12/25/83: Tito Santana defeated Big John Studd via disqualification at 6:54
Sgt. Slaughter fought Tony Atlas to a double disqualification at 16:02
Jimmy Snuka & Arnold Skaaland (sub. for Buddy Rogers) defeated WWF IC Champion Don Muraco & Capt. Lou Albano at 13:11
Rocky Johnson (sub. for Tony Garea) defeated Bob Bradley at 4:21
Pat Patterson defeated Ivan Koloff at 5:37 when the match was stopped due to blood
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned the Iron Sheik at 16:49
WWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – January 21, 1984
Televised on the PRISM Network – featured Gorilla Monsoon & Dick Graham on commentary:
Eddie Gilbert fought Rene Goulet to a 20-minute time-limit draw at 18:58
Swede Hanson pinned Paul Vachon at 3:58 with an elbow drop after a backdrop
The Invaders defeated Mr. Fuji & Charlie Fulton at 9:28 when Fulton was pinned after being hiptossed onto his partner
WWF World Champion the Iron Sheik fought Tito Santana to a double disqualification at 10:54 when both men shoved down the referee after Sheik brought a steel chair into the ring (Legends of Wrestling: Andre the Giant and the Iron Sheik)
All American Wrestling – 2/5/84: WWF IC Champion Don Muraco pinned Salvatore Bellomo at 10:04 with a sunset flip
The Masked Superstar defeated Bob Backlund (w/ Arnold Skaaland) via count-out at 17:20 when Backlund threw Superstar back into the ring following a ringside brawl but was unable to get back into the ring himself before the 10-count
Prime Time Wrestling – 6/25/85: The Haiti Kid & Tiger Jackson defeated Pancho Boy & Dana Carpenter when Haiti pinned Carpenter at 5:10 after being rolled on top by Jackson
Andre the Giant, Jimmy Snuka, WWF Tag Team Champions Tony Atlas & Rocky Johnson defeated Afa, Sika, Samula, & Sgt. Slaughter in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall #1: Afa pinned Johnson at 4:35 with a headbutt; fall #2: Snuka pinned Samula at 2:39 with a splash from Andre’s shoulders; fall #3: Andre pinned Afa at 2:02 with a boot to the face and sit-down splash
WWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – February 18, 1984 (16,000)
Televised on the PRISM Network – featured Gorilla Monsoon & Dick Graham on commentary:
B. Brian Blair fought Rene Goulet to a 20-minute time-limit draw at 18:05
Jose Luis Rivera pinned Steve Lombardi at 7:14 with a crossbody off the middle turnbuckle
WWF Tag Team Champions Tony Atlas & Rocky Johnson defeated Roddy Piper & Don Muraco at 10:03 when Atlas pinned Muraco with a sunset flip
WWF IC Champion Tito Santana fought the Iron Sheik to a double count-out at 9:13 when both men began fighting on the floor; after the bout, Sheik attacked Santana before Santana eventually cleared him from the ring
Mr. Fuji & Tiger Chung Lee defeated Eddie Gilbert & Tony Garea at 11:47 when Lee pinned Gilbert after Fuji threw salt in Gilbert’s eyes behind the referee’s back as Gilbert had Lee in an abdominal stretch
WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan defeated Masked Superstar via disqualification at 10:43 when the challenger was caught using a foreign object; after the match, Hogan hit Superstar with the object and attempted to unmask him but Superstar eventually escaped ringside
Salvatore Bellomo pinned Butcher Vachon with a small package at 1:09
Andre the Giant & Jimmy Snuka defeated Sgt. Slaughter & David Schultz via count-out at 3:43 when Schultz refused to be tagged into the match, with he and Slaughter eventually brawling on the floor until Schultz left ringside; after the bout, Slaughter returned to the ring where Andre and Snuka offered to shake his hand and he accepted
WWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – March 31, 1984
Televised on the PRISM Network – featured Gorilla Monsoon & Dick Graham on commentary; featured Kal Rudman conducting backstage interviews with Sgt. Slaughter, and Mr. Fuji & Tiger Chung Lee prior to their matches:
Prime Time Wrestling – 7/16/85: Salvatore Bellomo pinned Miguel Feliciano with a mule kick
Terry Daniels defeated Butcher Vachon
WWF IC Champion Tito Santana fought Greg Valentine to a 20-minute time-limit draw at 16:50
Paul Orndorff pinned Chief Jay Strongbow at 6:02 with a forearm smash
Sgt. Slaughter fought David Schultz to a double disqualification at 6:26 after both wrestlers shoved referee Joey Marella; after the bout, both men continued brawling and were eventually separated by Terry Daniels, Salvatore Bellomo, Butcher Vachon, & Miguel Feliciano
Andre the Giant, Jimmy Snuka, & Tony Garea defeated the Wild Samoans & Rene Goulet (sub. for Samula) in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0 at 15:12; fall #1: Andre pinned Afa at 10:32 with a sit-down splash; fall #2: Snuka pinned Goulet at 4:37 with a flying bodypress from Andre’s shoulders following a boot to the face from Andre
The Iron Sheik defeated Bob Backlund (w/ WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan) via disqualification at 4:26 when Hogan took of his cowboy boot and attacked Sheik with it and then threw Sheik outside the ring; Backlund then kept throwing Sheik back into the ring so that Hogan could beat on him some more (Legends of Wrestling: Andre the Giant and the Iron Sheik)
Women’s Tag Team Champions Princess Victoria & Velvet McIntyre defeated Wendi Richter & Peggy Lee at 6:28 when McIntyre pinned Lee
WWF Tag Team Champions Rocky Johnson & Tony Atlas defeated Mr. Fuji & Tiger Chung Lee at 5:36 when Johnson pinned Lee following a gorilla press slam from Atlas
WWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – May 5, 1984 (11,984)
Televised on the PRISM Network – featured Dick Graham & Lord Alfred Hayes on commentary:
Rene Goulet pinned Akira Maeda at 8:36 following a suplex into the ring
B. Brian Blair pinned Ron Shaw at 7:04 with an abdominal stretch into a roll up
Afa pinned Salvatore Bellomo at 7:49 with a diving headbutt
Sgt. Slaughter pinned David Schultz at 6:36 with a clothesline; there were two referees for the bout
Prime Time Wrestling – 6/25/85: Tiger Chung Lee pinned Jose Luis Rivera at 8:29 when the momentum of a crossbody by Rivera put Lee on top
Buzz Sawyer (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned the Tonga Kid at 4:27 with a bulldog
Prime Time Wrestling – 6/25/85: WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan fought the Iron Sheik to a double count-out at 10:47 after Hogan began attacking the challenger on the floor with Sheik’s own boot, cutting him open, after Sheik did the same thing to the champion earlier in the match; after the bout, Hogan continued attacking the challenger inside the ring with the boot until he was pulled away by several wrestlers (The Hulkster Hulk Hogan)
WWF IC Champion Tito Santana defeated Greg Valentine via disqualification at 12:04 after Valentine dropped the champion crotch-first onto the top rope
Terry Daniels pinned Rene Goulet at 7:35 after reversing Goulet’s powerslam into a cover
Susan Starr & Donna Christianello defeated Wendi Richter & Peggy Lee at 6:31 when Starr pinned Lee after Richter accidentally hit her partner with a flying elbow from the middle rope when Starr moved out of the way
Prime Time Wrestling – 6/25/85: Rocky Johnson pinned Samula at 7:27 with a sunset flip
WWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – June 2, 1984 (9,127)
Televised on the PRISM Network – featured Gorilla Monsoon & Dick Graham on commentary:
Samula pinned Steve Lombardi at 7:45 with a diving headbutt from the middle turnbuckle
Prime Time Wrestling – 6/25/85: Tony Garea pinned Israel Matia with a crossbody at 7:44
WWF IC Champion Tito Santana pinned David Schultz at 7:44 with an inside cradle after reversing a powerslam attempt from the apron into the ring
Prime Time Wrestling – 6/25/85: Salvatore Bellomo pinned Ron Shaw at 6:43 with a sunset flip into the ring
WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan pinned the Iron Sheik at 7:56 with the legdrop; after the bout, Sheik attacked Hogan with his boot
Paul Orndorff defeated Sgt. Slaughter via count-out at 12:04 after Orndorff got back into the ring to escape being hit by Slaughter with a chair
Prime Time Wrestling – 7/16/85: Jose Luis Rivera pinned Tony Colon with a sunset flip at 2:40
Bob Backlund pinned Samula (sub. for Mr. Fuji) with a backslide at 5:04
WWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – July 7, 1984 (15,529)
Televised on the PRISM Network – featured Gene Okerlund & Dick Graham on commentary:
Salvatore Bellomo pinned Moondog Rex (sub. for Don Muraco) at 6:44 after reversing a powerslam attempt into a small package
Georgia Championship Wrestling – 7/14/84: Big John Studd pinned Bobo Brazil at 5:44 with an elbow drop after Brazil missed a legdrop
Superstars of Wrestling – 7/21/84: Greg Valentine defeated Pat Patterson (sub. for Ivan Putski) via submission with the figure-4; after the bout, Valentine again applied the move
WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan pinned Paul Orndorff at 12:02 with a clothesline and the legdrop; after the bout, Orndorff attacked Hogan until the champion chased him from the ring
Championship Wrestling – 7/21/84: The Wild Samoans defeated Mr. Fuji & Tiger Chung Lee at 21:58 when Afa pinned Lee following a double headbutt after Fuji refused to tag into the match; after the bout, Fuji returned to the ring and attacked his fallen partner until Lee cleared the ring with a kendo stick (Best of the WWF Vol. 15)
Jimmy Snuka (sub. for Rocky Johnson) defeated Roddy Piper via disqualification at 4:37 when Piper crotched Snuka on the top and hit guest referee Red Bastien; after the bout, Piper continued to attack Snuka until Snuka got back to his feet and Piper left the ring
Georgia Championship Wrestling – 7/15/84: George Steele defeated Steve Lombardi (sub. for Tony Garea) via submission with the flying hammerlock at 6:10
WWF Tag Team Champions Adrian Adonis & Dick Murdoch defeated Bob Backlund & B. Brian Blair at 17:39 when Murdoch pinned Blair after Adonis hit a top rope clothesline as Murdoch held Blair in the air
WWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – August 4, 1984 (12,908)
Televised on the PRISM Network – featured Gorilla Monsoon & Dick Graham on commentary:
Bob Backlund pinned Salvatore Bellomo at 10:56 after hooking his legs between Bellomo’s and forming a bridge; after the bout, the two men embraced out of respect (Backlund’s last WWF match for 8 years)
Prime Time Wrestling – 6/25/85: Gama Singh pinned Dave Barbie with a missile dropkick at 5:46
Mr. Fuji pinned Tiger Chung Lee at 14:33 after hitting two kamikaze bombs
Andre the Giant defeated Big John Studd via count-out at 9:47 when Studd walked out of the match after grabbing the ring ropes to prevent Andre from bodyslamming him and then climbing out of the ring
WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan pinned Greg Valentine with a clothesline and the legdrop at 11:18; after the bout, Valentine shoved referee Dick Kroll out of the ring (Hulkamania, Best of Hulkamania)
Georgia Championship Wrestling – 8/19/84: Michael Hayes, Terry Gordy, & Buddy Roberts (w / David Wolff & Cyndi Lauper) defeated Ron Shaw, Rene Goulet, & Charlie Fulton at 5:12 when Gordy pinned Fulton with a powerbomb; the Fabulous Freebirds used Lynard Skynard’s “Freebird” as their entrance music for the bout (the Freebirds’ debut) (Legends of Wrestling)
The Haiti Kid pinned Dana Carpenter at 3:51 after Carpenter ran into the corner and Haiti moved out of the way
Georgia Championship Wrestling – 8/19/84: Iron Mike Sharpe pinned Jose Luis Rivera at 5:11 with a forearm blow to the midsection
Jesse Ventura defeated Rocky Johnson via count-out at 4:46 when Johnson rolled to the floor, holding his right shoulder in pain, after sustaining a piledriver
Georgia Championship Wrestling – 8/12/84: Kamala (w/ Freddie Blassie & Friday) pinned Fred Marzino (sub. for Terry Daniels) at 3:10 with a splash to the back; after the bout, Blassie & Friday had to restrain Kamala fro climbing the top rope
Georgia Championship Wrestling – 8/19/84: Ken Patera pinned Steve Lombardi with a legdrop at 5:43
TNT – 8/21/84: WWF IC Champion Tito Santana pinned the Iron Sheik at 7:51 with a small package; Freddie Blassie was the special referee for the bout but referee Joey Marella made the pinfall when Blassie was busy kicking trash out of the ring and ignoring Santana’s cover
WWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – September 1, 1984 (6,852)
Televised on the PRISM Network – featured Dick Graham & Lord Alfred Hayes on commentary:
Iron Mike Sharpe pinned Steve Lombardi at 11:39 with a clothesline using his forearm support
David Schultz pinned AJ Petruzzi (sub. for Pat Patterson) with a dropkick at 5:12
WWF Women’s Tag Team Champions Velvet McIntyre & Princess Victoria defeated Lelani Kai & Despina Mantagus at 13:47 when Victoria pinned Mantagus with a reverse crossbody from the middle turnbuckle, with McIntyre hitting a sunset flip on Kai moments later and the referee deciding to count that fall as well
Jesse Ventura pinned Ivan Putski at 14:07 after hitting him with a foreign object; after the bout, Putski cleared Ventura from the ring with the Polish Hammer, grabbed the mic, and called Ventura a “chicken shit”
Greg Valentine fought Rocky Johnson to a time-limit draw at 18:50; the bell rang just as Valentine applied the figure-4
Andre the Giant defeated Roddy Piper via count-out at 4:44 when Piper walked out of the match after a boot to the face by Andre knocked him to the floor
Nikolai Volkoff pinned Rick McGraw at 7:19 by lifting him up in a gorilla press and dropping him across his knee
The Wild Samoans defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Adrian Adonis & Dick Murdoch via disqualification at the 11-minute mark after Murdoch threw referee Dick Whoerlie out of the ring; after the bout, the Samoans cleared the champions from the ring Televised on the PRISM Network – featured Gorilla Monsoon & Dick Graham on commentary; the scheduled Big John Studd vs. Samula match was cancelled:
Prime Time Wrestling – 5/28/85: Rene Goulet pinned Bob Bradley at 11:17 with a claw hold
Prime Time Wrestling – 5/28/85: Ron Shaw pinned Steve Lombardi at 9:38 with a sunset flip
Prime Time Wrestling – 5/28/85: Moondog Rex pinned Dave Barbie (sub. for the Tonga Kid) with an elbow drop at 3:30
Prime Time Wrestling – 5/28/85: David Sammartino pinned Moondog Spot at 11:34 with a small package
Sgt. Slaughter & the Junkyard Dog fought Nikolai Volkoff & the Iron Sheik to a double disqualification at 16:12 when the referee was shoved down by both Slaughter and Volkoff
Prime Time Wrestling – 5/28/85: Brutus Beefcake (w/ Johnny V) pinned Salvatore Bellomo at 10:40 with a running kneelift
Prime Time Wrestling – 5/28/85: Ken Patera pinned Tony Garea at 6:33 with a roll up after Garea hit the ringpost shoulder-first
Prime Time Wrestling – 5/28/85: WWF IC Champion Greg Valentine pinned SD Jones in a non-title match with a back suplex at 4:44
Prime Time Wrestling – 5/28/85: WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan pinned Big John Studd (sub. for Jesse Ventura) (w/ Bobby Heenan) with a clothesline even though Studd clearly kicked out before the 3-count; after the bout, Hogan attempted to slam Studd but Studd escaped to the floor
WWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – November 10, 1984 (19,699)
Keith Larson vs. the Masked Warrior
Televised on the PRISM Network – featured Gorilla Monsoon & Dick Graham on commentary:
Prime Time Wrestling – 2/5/85: Rick McGraw fought Rene Goulet to a 15-minute time-limit draw at 14:48; after the bout, McGraw continued to attack Goulet and cleared him from the ring
Terry Gibbs pinned Jose Luis Rivera at 7:17 with a reverse atomic drop
Prime Time Wrestling – 2/5/85: Mike Rotundo pinned Johnny Rodz at 12:51 with an airplane spin
Georgia Championship Wrestling – 11/25/84: Brutus Beefcake (w/ Johnny V) pinned Samula at 12:45 with a running kneelift
Prime Time Wrestling – 2/5/85: David Sammartino pinned Charlie Fulton at 7:04 with a powerslam
All American Wrestling – 12/2/84: The Tonga Kid pinned Moondog Spot at 4:31 with a flying bodypress
Georgia Championship Wrestling – 11/25/84: Blackjack Mulligan pinned Moondog Rex with a flying back elbow
Prime Time Wrestling – 2/5/85: Barry Windham pinned Jerry Valiant at 2:07 with a bulldog
Prime Time Wrestling – 2/5/85: Andre the Giant fought Big John Studd (sub. for Kamala) (w/ Bobby Heenan) to a double count-out at 8:20 when both men began brawling on the floor
Sgt. Slaughter & the Junkyard Dog defeated the Iron Sheik & Nikolai Volkoff in a Texas Tornado Match at 11:21 when Sheik submitted to Slaughter’s Cobra Clutch after JYD prevented Volkoff from making the save with a steel chair (Legends of Wrestling Collection, Legends of Wrestling: Jerry Lawler and the Junkyard Dog)
WWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – December 1, 1984 (13,567)
Televised on the PRISM Network – featured Gorilla Monsoon & Dick Graham on commentary:
Prime Time Wrestling – 2/26/85: Mr. Fuji pinned Salvatore Bellomo (sub. for Jose Luis Rivera) at 8:13 with a reverse diving headbutt
Prime Time Wrestling – 2/26/85: Gama Singh pinned Johnny Rodz at 11:17 with a missile dropkick
All American Wrestling – 1/20/85: David Schultz pinned Swede Hanson at 5:33 with an elbow drop after Hanson missed a charge into the corner
Prime Time Wrestling – 2/26/85: Bob Orton Jr. fought Mike Rotundo to a 20-minute time-limit draw at 19:12; Orton hit the superplex just before the bell rang
Prime Time Wrestling – 2/26/85: The Iron Sheik defeated Dave Barbie (sub. for an injured David Sammartino) via submission at 2:43 with the Camel Clutch; prior to the bout, Sammartino was introduced to the crowd and fought off an attack from behind by Sheik
Prime Time Wrestling – 2/26/85: Ken Patera defeated Jose Luis Rivera (sub. for Rocky Johnson) via submission with the full nelson at 6:20; after the bout, Patera applied the swinging full nelson
Roddy Piper defeated the Tonga Kid (w/ Jimmy Snuka) via disqualification at 6:15 when Snuka attacked Piper moments after Piper attacked Snuka from behind on the floor; after the bout, Bob Orton Jr. came out and all four men brawled until Snuka & Tonga cleared the ring of the opposition; ring announcer Mel Phillips said both teams had been disqualified after the match, even though it was a singles contest (Rowdy Roddy Piper’s Greatest Hits)
Prime Time Wrestling – 2/26/85: WWF Women’s Champion Wendi Richter pinned Judy Martin with a lariat at 7:29
Prime Time Wrestling – 2/26/85: The Junkyard Dog defeated Brutus Beefcake (w/ Johnny V) via disqualification at 6:28 when Johnny interfered
Sgt. Slaughter fought Nikolai Volkoff to a double count-out at 8:05 when both men began brawling on the floor
Barry Windham pinned Buddy Rose at 4:29 after reversing a powerslam into a small package
WWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – January 12, 1985 (around 14,000; announced at 18,900)
Originally announced for the show was Jimmy Snuka vs. Bob Orton Jr. and Andre the Giant & the Junkyard Dog vs. Ken Patera & Big John Studd but both were later removed from the lineup
Televised on the PRISM Network – featured Gorilla Monsoon & Dick Graham on commentary:
Prime Time Wrestling – 3/12/85: Rick McGraw pinned Johnny Rodz with a reverse crossbody off the top
David Schultz pinned Dave Barbie at 5:45 with an elbow drop from the middle turnbuckle
Prime Time Wrestling – 3/12/85: The Spoiler (w/ Johnny V) fought George Wells to a 20-minute time-limit draw at 18:13; prior to the match, Johnny V took the mic and questioned the ring announcer and referee as to whether they knew who he was since he was not introduced alongside the Spoiler; after the bout, the Spoiler continued to attack Wells
Prime Time Wrestling – 3/12/85: Brutus Beefcake (w/ Johnny V) pinned Salvatore Bellomo at 6:16 with a running kneelift
Prime Time Wrestling – 3/12/85: David Sammartino (w/ Bruno Sammartino) defeated Paul Orndorff (w/ Bobby Heenan) via disqualification at 10:15 when Heenan tripped David from the floor; after the bout, Bruno attacked both Heenan and Orndorff until he was double teamed, with David then making the save; the ring announcer mistakenly referred to the decision as a double disqualification
Prime Time Wrestling – 3/12/85: WWF Tag Team Champions Adrian Adonis & Dick Murdoch defeated Jack & Jerry Brisco when Adonis pinned Jack after Murdoch hit Jack with a chair behind the referee’s back as he had the figure-4 applied on Adonis
Prime Time Wrestling – 3/12/85: Don Muraco pinned Swede Hanson at 3:02 with a powerslam
Prime Time Wrestling – 3/12/85: Roddy Piper & Bob Orton Jr. fought Jimmy Snuka & Tony Atlas (sub. for the Tonga Kid) to a double count-out when both teams brawled their way backstage
WWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – February 16, 1985 (matinee) (19,701)
Televised on the PRISM Network – included Gorilla Monsoon & Dick Graham on commentary:
Prime Time Wrestling – 3/26/85: Moondog Rex pinned Tony Garea at 10:38 after reversing Garea’s powerslam attempt into an inside cradle
Prime Time Wrestling – 3/26/85: AJ Petruzzi pinned Jim Powers at 3:16 with a reverse neckbreaker
Dave Barbie pinned Carl Fury at 3:27 with an elbow drop following a gorilla press slam
Prime Time Wrestling – 3/26/85: Swede Hanson pinned Charlie Fulton at 3:27 with a splash
Prime Time Wrestling – 3/26/85: WWF Tag Team Champion Barry Windham pinned Dick Murdoch at 13:38 after reversing a powerslam attempt from the apron to the ring into an inside cradle; after the bout, Murdoch attacked Windham with the microphone
Prime Time Wrestling – 3/26/85: Nikolai Volkoff pinned George Wells at 6:10 after Wells failed a running shoulder tackle and hit the corner
Prime Time Wrestling – 3/26/85: Bruno & David Sammartino defeated Paul Orndorff & Bobby Heenan via disqualification at 11:39 when Orndorff attacked Bruno with a stool as Sammartino had a bearhug applied on Heenan; after the bout, Orndorff choked Bruno with the stool until David made the save (Bruno’s first match in more than 3 years)
Prime Time Wrestling – 3/26/85: WWF Tag Team Champion Mike Rotundo pinned Mr. X (sub. for Adrian Adonis) at 5:35 with an airplane spin
Prime Time Wrestling – 3/26/85: Tony Atlas pinned Moondog Spot at 7:40 with a gorilla press slam
Hillbilly Jim defeated Rene Goulet via submission with a bearhug at 5:18 after catching Goulet as he came off the top
WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan pinned Brutus Beefcake (w/ Johnny V) at 9:45 with a roll up as Beefcake was celebrating with Johnny V, believing he had scored the pinfall when in fact Hogan’s leg was outside the ring during the cover; after the bout, Hogan cleared both men from the ring after they attempted to double team him (The Hulkster Hulk Hogan)
WWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – March 17, 1985 (11,139)
Televised on the PRISM Network – featured Gorilla Monsoon & Dick Graham on commentary:
Rocky Johnson pinned Moondog Spot at 9:24 with a sunset flip
Tito Santana pinned Mr. X at 7:01 with the flying forearm
Don Muraco (w/ Mr. Fuji) pinned the Cobra at 11:14 with the tombstone after catching Cobra in mid-air as he attempted a reverse crossbody from the middle turnbuckle
King Kong Bundy (w/ Jimmy Hart) pinned Swede Hanson with a kneedrop following the Avalanche in the corner at 8:16
Jimmy Snuka fought Roddy Piper to a double count-out at 6:55 when both men fell over the top to the floor; after the bout, Piper hit referee Dick Woehrle
Ricky Steamboat pinned Matt Borne at 11:02 with the flying bodypress
WWF IC Champion Greg Valentine (w/ Jimmy Hart) pinned the Junkyard Dog with his feet on the ropes for leverage at 12:26
Bruno & David Sammartino defeated Paul Orndorff & Bobby Heenan in a lumberjack match at 8:16 when David pinned Heenan after Bruno punched Heenan, knocking him off the top rope; lumberjacks included: WWF IC Champion Greg Valentine, King Kong Bundy, Mr. X, Moondog Spot, Matt Borne, the Cobra, Swede Hanson, Ricky Steamboat, and Tito Santana
WWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – April 27, 1985 (8,000)
Televised on the PRISM Network – featured Gorilla Monsoon & Dick Graham on commentary:
Davey Boy Smith & the Dynamite Kid fought Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart to a 20-minute time-limit draw (the 1st Bulldogs / Hart Foundation match)
Tito Santana & David Sammartino defeated WWF IC Champion Greg Valentine & Brutus Beefcake (w/ Johnny V) at 11:04 when Santana pinned Valentine with a reverse roll up after Valentine collided with Beefcake on the ring apron
Roddy Piper & Bob Orton Jr. defeated SD Jones & George Wells at 2:24 when Piper pinned Jones after Orton came off the top with his arm cast, hitting Jones in the back of the neck
Barry Windham & Mike Rotundo defeated WWF Tag Team Champions the Iron Sheik & Nikolai Volkoff in a non-title match at 14:07 when Rotundo pinned Volkoff with a roll up after the champion missed a running kneelift and hit the corner
Ricky Steamboat & Jimmy Snuka defeated Charlie Fulton & Moondog Spot at 16:06 when Steamboat pinned Fulton with a crossbody off the top
WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan pinned Paul Orndorff at 10:06 with the legdrop; after the bout, Orndorff shook Hogan’s hand out of respect
Ricky Steamboat & Jimmy Snuka won a $50,000 tag team battle royal at 8:37 when Snuka eliminated Roddy Piper; other participants included: Hart & Neidhart, Smith & Dynamite, Fulton & Spot, Piper & Orton, Jones & Wells, Santana & Sammartino, Valentine & Beefcake, Windham & Rotundo, and Sheik & Volkoff; order of elimination: Windham, Rotundo, Sheik, & Volkoff were all eliminated when all four men began brawling on the floor before the match began and were not allowed in the ring; Santana by Beefcake; Beefcake by Snuka; Bret by Smith; Dynamite by Piper; Spot by Snuka; Jones by Orton; after the bout, Piper stole the winners’ purse and ran backstage with it
WWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – May 25, 1985 (7,530)
Televised on the PRISM Network – included Gorilla Monsoon & Dick Graham on commentary; featured a Spectrum wrestling music video to the tune of “Wrestlin” by The Fad:
The Spoiler pinned Salvatore Bellomo at 9:58 with an elbow drop
Paul Roma (sub. for Bob Bradley) pinned Johnny Rodz at 14:50 with a sunset flip into the ring
Bob Orton Jr. defeated Paul Orndorff via disqualification at 11:41 after Orton knocked down referee Dick Woehrle three times
Charlie Fulton pinned Jim Powers (sub. for Swede Hanson) at 8:24 with a kneedrop after Powers failed a monkey flip out of the corner
WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan pinned Ken Patera (w/ Bobby Heenan) at 11:41 with a roll up after Patera accidentally hit a running kneelift on Heenan after Hogan dragged Heenan on the apron; after the bout, Patera and Heenan attacked Hogan until the champion eventually cleared both from the ring
Big John Studd pinned Steve Lombardi (sub. for Rocky Johnson) at 6:33 with a powerslam and elbow drop
George Steele (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Barry O at 3:25 after Steele tore up the corner padding and rammed his opponent into the exposed turnbuckle
WWF Tag Team Champions the Iron Sheik & Nikolai Volkoff (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Barry Windham & Mike Rotundo (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) via disqualification at 12:26 when George Steele interfered and attacked the champions; after announcing the decision, Mel Phillips was chased out of the ring by Steele
WWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – June 29, 1985 (12,175)
Televised on the PRISM Network – featured Gorilla Monsoon & Dick Graham on commentary; included a music video entitled “Wham Bam Body Slam” by Free Delivery, highlighting Spectrum matches held over the years:
Lanny Poffo pinned Barry O at 15:55 with a moonsault
The Missing Link pinned Jose Luis Rivera at 6:47 with a diving headbutt from the middle turnbuckle
David Sammartino defeated Bobby Heenan (sub. for Ken Patera) via count-out at 17:55 when Heenan left ringside after Sammartino continuously attacked his opponent with Heenan’s own foreign object
Randy Savage pinned Swede Hanson at 11:10 with the flying elbowsmash
Ricky Steamboat defeated Don Muraco (w/ Mr. Fuji) via disqualification at 1:08 after Fuji, who never left the ring, threw salt into Steamboat’s eyes
Big John Studd pinned George Wells at 7:02 with an elbow drop after Wells missed a dropkick
B. Brian Blair pinned Steve Lombardi at 9:51 with a sit-down splash off the top
WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan & Paul Orndorff defeated Roddy Piper & Bob Orton Jr. at 5:02 when Hogan pinned Orton with a roll up and a fast count from referee Joey Marella; after the bout, a fan got inside the ring but was escorted away by security; moments later, Hogan & Orndorff cleared the ring of their opponents
WWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – July 27, 1985 (9,590)
Televised on the PRISM Network – included Gorilla Monsoon & Dick Graham on commentary; featured a Spectrum wrestling music video to the tune of Cyndi Lauper’s “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun”:
Jim Neidhart pinned Tony Garea at 9:25 with a powerslam
Bret Hart pinned Swede Hanson at 8:53 with an elbow drop after raising his knees to prevent a splash
The Missing Link (w/ Bobby Heenan) pinned Salvatore Bellomo at 4:16 with a diving headbutt from the middle turnbuckle
Pedro Morales pinned Rene Goulet at 12:38 with a reverse roll up
Paul Orndorff fought Roddy Piper to a double disqualification at 5:31 after Orndorff shoved referee Joey Marella and Piper threw Marella to the floor; after the bout, both men continued brawling in and out of the ring until they were separated by Tony Garea, George Wells, and Swede Hanson
Brutus Beefcake pinned George Wells at 9:01 after reversing a powerslam attempt from the apron into a small package
The Spider Lady pinned Susan Starr at 9:08 with a powerslam and grabbing the tights for leverage
George Steele defeated Big John Studd (w/ Bobby Heenan) via disqualification at 3:57 when Heenan interfered as Steele was about to attempt a bodyslam; after the bout, Steele was double teamed
Terry Funk pinned SD Jones at 10:13 with a reverse roll up and grabbing the tights for leverage
Andre the Giant & Ricky Steamboat defeated Don Muraco & Mr. Fuji at 4:32 when Andre pinned Fuji following a boot to the face
WWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – August 24, 1985 (9,886)
Televised on the PRISM Network – featured Gorilla Monsoon & Dick Graham on commentary – Tony Atlas vs. Les Thornton and Pedro Morales vs. Jim Neidhart were originally scheduled for the card
Steve Gatorwolf pinned Terry Gibbs at 4:24 with a knife-edge chop
Cpl. Kirchner pinned AJ Petruzzi at 7:38 with a fallaway slam
Bob Orton Jr. pinned Lanny Poffo at 14:07 with the superplex
Paul Orndorff defeated Roddy Piper via disqualification at 8:09 when Piper hit guest referee Bruno Sammartino with a chair and joined Bob Orton Jr. in attacking Orndorff and Sammartino; Orton escorted Piper to the ring before the match but was then sent backstage; after the match, Orndorff and Sammartino cleared Piper and Orton from the ring
The Missing Link pinned Tony Garea at 8:08 with a charging headbutt
Cousin Junior (w/ Hillbilly Jim) defeated Big John Studd via disqualification at 3:44 when Studd tied Junior’s head in the ropes and pulled his legs, refusing to break the hold; moments later, Jim made the save and cleared Studd from the ring
Championship Wrestling – 9/7/85: Brutus Beefcake & Greg Valentine (w/ Johnny V) defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Barry Windham & Mike Rotundo (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) to win the titles at the 19-minute mark when Valentine pinned Windham after Beefcake stuck Johnny V’s lit cigar into Windham’s eye (Tag Team Champions)
Bret Hart pinned Rick McGraw at 5:32 with a flying fistdrop
WWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – September 28, 1985 (19,710; sell out)
Televised on the PRISM Network – featured Gorilla Monsoon & Dick Graham on commentary; included an appearance by Heidi Lee Morgan who performed a posing demonstration in the ring:
Moondog Spot pinned Rick McGraw at 16:24 with a fist drop after causing McGraw to run into the corner when Spot ducked forward
SD Jones pinned AJ Petruzzi at 6:49 with a small package
King Kong Bundy pinned Steve Gatorwolf at 4:09 with the Avalanche and an elbow drop
Scott McGhee pinned Rene Goulet at 14:31 with a modified sunset flip
Roddy Piper & Bob Orton Jr. defeated Paul Orndorff & Bruno Sammartino via count-out at 7:52 when, as all four men were brawling on the floor, Piper knocked down Orndorff and Orton hit Sammartino with a chair, allowing both men to get back in the ring before the 10-count; after the bout, an enraged Orndorff threw four chairs and the timekeeper’s table into the ring
Don Muraco (w/ Mr. Fuji) defeated Ricky Steamboat via disqualification at 16:05 when the referee caught Steamboat using Fuji’s cane on both Muraco and Fuji, moments after Fuji brought the weapon into the ring and attacked Steamboat with it after the referee had been knocked down
King Tonga pinned Barry O at 5:42 with a splash following a side kick to the face
WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan pinned Randy Savage (w/ Miss Elizabeth) at 11:17 with an elbow drop after avoiding the challenger’s flying elbowsmash; after the bout, Savage threw the referee over the top rope, knocked Hogan to the floor, and then came off the top to the floor hitting Hogan with his own title belt (the 1st known Hogan / Savage bout)
WWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – October 26, 1985 (16,000)
Televised on the PRISM Network – featured Gorilla Monsoon & Dick Graham on commentary; included Bennett Aniloff, a blind young man, playing the national anthem on a keyboard to open the show; the scheduled Adrian Adonis vs. George Wells match was cancelled:
Tony Garea pinned Dave Barbie (sub. for the Masked Superstar) at 9:34 with a crossbody
David Sammartino pinned Steve Lombardi at 9:43 with a powerslam
Dan Spivey pinned Terry Gibbs at 6:54 with a splash after throwing Gibbs off the top (Spivey’s debut)
Pedro Morales pinned Tiger Chung Lee at 10:03 with a small package
WWF IC Champion Tito Santana defeated Don Muraco (w/ Mr. Fuji) via disqualification at 13:47 when Fuji threw salt into the champion’s eyes as the figure-4 was applied on Muraco; after the bout, Fuji attacked Santana with his cane
WWF Women’s Champion Wendi Richter pinned Spider Lady with a crossbody off the middle turnbuckle at 11:40
The Junkyard Dog pinned Terry Funk (w/ Jimmy Hart) at 11:18 with a small package
Hillbilly Jim & Cousin Junior defeated Moondog Spot & Iron Mike Sharpe at 8:12 when Hillbilly pinned Sharpe after hitting him with his own forearm
Bruno Sammartino & Paul Orndorff defeated Roddy Piper & Bob Orton Jr. in a steel cage match at 7:25 when Orndorff escaped over the top after fighting off Orton as both men climbed down the cage; after the bout, Piper and Orton double teamed Sammartino while Orndorff was locked outside of the cage; moments later, Piper and Orndorff left the ring when Orndorff climbed back inside
WWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – November 22, 1985 (13,500)
Televised on the PRISM Network – featured Gorilla Monsoon & Dick Graham on commentary:
King Tonga pinned Moondog Spot at 13:53 with a sunset flip into the ring
Hercules defeated Jose Luis Rivera via submission with the backbreaker at 8:09
Hillbilly Jim defeated Big John Studd (w/ Bobby Heenan) via count-out at 10:34 after Studd hit the ringpost after both men began brawling on the floor
Cpl. Kirchner pinned Barry O at 11:01 with the Samoan Drop
Ricky Steamboat & WWF IC Champion Tito Santana defeated Don Muraco & Mr. Fuji at 12:41 when Steamboat pinned Fuji with a roll up; prior to the bout, Muraco attacked Steamboat on the floor and bloodied him to the point where Monsoon even left the commentary table to check on Steamboat’s condition before officials came out and carried him backstage; the match then continued as a handicap bout until Steamboat returned just before the finish; after the match, Steamboat continued to attack Muraco until Fuji helped double team Steamboat, with Muraco again busting Steamboat’s head open
Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart defeated Uncle Elmer & Cousin Junior at 10:07 when Neidhart pinned Junior after Bret hit Junior with Junior’s own cow bell
Ron Shaw defeated David Sammartino when the referee stopped the match as Sammartino was trapped in a bear hug; this match has been often referred to as the “Phantom Submission match” due to the controversial ending
Andre the Giant (w/ Hillbilly Jim) defeated King Kong Bundy (w/ Bobby Heenan) via disqualification at 7:52 when a second referee came out, after the first was knocked out, and stopped the match after Heenan attempted to hit Andre with brass knuckles but was stopped by Hillbilly
WWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – December 7, 1985 (12,158)
Televised on the PRISM Network – featured Gorilla Monsoon & Dick Graham on commentary:
Dan Spivey pinned Tiger Chung Lee at 10:44 with a bulldog
King Tonga pinned Iron Mike Sharpe at 6:40 with a diving headbutt
Hercules defeated Scott McGee via submission with the backbreaker at 12:26
WWF Tag Team Champion Brutus Beefcake pinned Lanny Poffo with a high knee at 11:42 after throwing Poffo off the top
WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan pinned Terry Funk (w/ Jimmy Hart) at 10:39 after hitting him with Hart’s cowboy boot after Hart failed to hit Hogan with the weapon; after the bout, Funk attacked Hogan with the ring bell and branded him with his branding iron but Hogan grabbed a chair, with Funk then leaving ringside
Mike Rotundo defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Greg Valentine via disqualification at 9:24 after Valentine shoved the referee for the second time in the match; after the bout, Rotundo challenged Valentine to 5 more minutes but Valentine left ringside
Ricky Steamboat fought Don Muraco to a double count-out at 10:33 as both men brawl backstage after Steamboat chased Fuji backstage moments earlier
WWF IC Champion Tito Santana & Tony Atlas defeated Randy Savage (w/ Miss Elizabeth) & Jesse Ventura via disqualification at 8:42 after Savage accidentally knocked down the referee
WWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – January 11, 1986 (19,710; sell out)
Televised on the PRISM Network – featured Dick Graham & Lord Alfred Hayes on commentary; included a 10-bell salute to the passing of former 76ers and pro wrestling announcer Dave Zinkoff:
Danny Spivey pinned Ron Shaw at 8:34 with a bulldog
Jim Neidhart fought B. Brian Blair to a time-limit draw at 16:19
Hercules pinned SD Jones at 8:37 with a backbreaker
Adrian Adonis pinned Tony Atlas at 10:30 after avoiding a charge into the corner and slamming Atlas’ head into the turnbuckle
King Tonga defeated Tiger Chung Lee at 8:11 with a diving headbutt
WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan & Andre the Giant defeated King Kong Bundy, Big John Studd, & Bobby Heenan in a handicap match at 12:17 when Andre pinned Heenan with a boot to the face; during the bout, both Hogan and Andre bodyslammed Studd; after the contest, Andre was tied in the ring ropes while Studd held Hogan down for Bundy to hit a splash on him
Bret Hart pinned Ivan Putski at 5:49 with his feet on the ropes for leverage; after the bout, Putski hit the Polish Hammer on Hart
Ricky Steamboat pinned Don Muraco (w/ Mr. Fuji) in a No DQ, No count-out martial arts match at 14:18 with a reverse cradle after blocking a suplex; after the bout, Muraco attacked Steamboat with Fuji’s cane
Davey Boy Smith & the Dynamite Kid defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Greg Valentine & Brutus Beefcake (w/ Johnny V) via disqualification at 7:48 when Johnny V interfered
WWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – February 8, 1986 (19,710; sell out)
Televised on the PRISM Network – included Dick Graham & Lord Alfred Hayes on commentary:
George Skaaland pinned Ron Shaw with a sunset flip at 8:58
Pedro Morales pinned Rene Goulet at 11:56 with a reverse roll up
Hercules pinned Scott McGhee at 8:44 with a backbreaker
Cpl. Kirchner pinned the Iron Sheik at 7:47 after reversing a suplex attempt into an inside cradle
Adrian Adonis (w/ Jimmy Hart) pinned George Wells at 10:23 with the DDT
The Junkyard Dog pinned Terry Funk (w/ Jimmy Hart) at 13:05 with a small package after Funk missed an attempt to hit JYD with the branding iron; after the bout, Funk & Hart attacked JYD, with Funk attempting to brand Junkyard Dog until JYD grabbed it away and chased both men from the ring with it
WWF Tag Team Champions Brutus Beefcake & Greg Valentine (w/ Johnny V) defeated Davey Boy Smith & the Dynamite Kid at 15:35 when Beefcake pinned Dynamite after Valentine reversed Dynamite’s small package behind the referee’s back
Dan Spivey pinned Iron Mike Sharpe at 5:32 with a bulldog
WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan defeated King Kong Bundy (w/ Bobby Heenan) via disqualification at 9:15 when Heenan interfered after the champion brought him into the ring; after the bout, Hogan cleared both men from the ring after Bundy knocked out two referees and accidentally hit the Avalanche on Heenan in the corner
WWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – March 7, 1986 (19,000; sell out)
Televised on the PRISM Network – included Gorilla Monsoon & Dick Graham on commentary:
Jake Roberts pinned Jose Luis Rivera
Hercules defeated George Skaaland
Velvet McIntyre defeated Judy Martin
Ricky Steamboat pinned Bob Orton Jr. at 11:32 with a roll up after Orton thought he had won the match by pinning Steamboat moments earlier, but the referee waived it off after noticing Steamboat’s foot on the bottom rope; after the bout, Orton continued to attack Steamboat and hit a piledriver before also punching the referee; after the bout it was announced that Orton had been suspended for unsportman-like conduct by the Philadelphia State Athletic Commission and was fined $5,000
Adrian Adonis pinned George Steele at 10:18 with a splash from the middle turnbuckle after Steele became distracted trying to put back together a picture of Miss Elizabeth that Adonis had tore up moments earlier
Paul Orndorff defeated Roddy Piper via disqualification at 4:54 when Bob Orton Jr. interfered with a chair as Orndorff had Piper in a Boston Crab; Orndorff was the double-teamed until Tony Atlas & Cpl. Kirchner made the save; moments later, it was announced Orton had been fined an additional $2,000 and had been suspended for his actions, even though it was mentioned later in the show Orndorff would face Orton at the 3/30 show
Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart defeated Tony Atlas & Scott McGhee
Nikolai Volkoff pinned Cpl. Kirchner
Tito Santana defeated WWF IC Champion Randy Savage (w/ Miss Elizabeth) via count-out at 9:28 after hitting Savage with a chair on the floor
WWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – March 30, 1986 (around 7,500)
Televised on the PRISM Network – featured Gorilla Monsoon & Dick Graham on commentary; included Mel Phillips (sub. for Joe Frazier) as a guest of Piper’s Pit after it was announced Frazier couldn’t make it due to transportation problems; Piper insulted Frazier before briefly interviewing Phillips, then kicking him out of the ring and interviewed a woman in the crowd before taking her backstage with him
King Tonga pinned Iron Mike Sharpe at 10:47 with a sunset flip
Hercules defeated Lanny Poffo via submission with the backbreaker at 13:17
Nikolai Volkoff pinned Tony Atlas at 3:33 with a reverse roll up and grabbing the tights for leverage
Paul Orndorff defeated Bob Orton Jr. via count-out at 14:30 after Orndorff threw his opponent out of the ring and into the guardrail
WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan & Ricky Steamboat defeated Don Muraco, Johnny V (sub. for Bobby Heenan), & Mr. Fuji in a handicap match at 10:12 when Hogan pinned Fuji with the legdrop after Steamboat hit the crossbody off the top from Hogan’s shoulders onto Muraco & Johnny V
Sivi Afi pinned Tiger Chung Lee at 5:33 with a reverse roll up
Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart defeated Tony Garea (sub. for Jim Brunzell) & B. Brian Blair at 11:19 when Neidhart pinned Garea following the Hart Attack
Jake Roberts pinned SD Jones at 4:50 with the DDT
King Kong Bundy pinned Hillbilly Jim at 5:25 with a splash following the Avalanche
WWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – May 10, 1986 (14,197)
Danny Spivey pinned Moondog Spot
B. Brian Blair pinned Paul Christy
Jim Brunzell pinned Tiger Chung Lee
King Tonga fought Hercules to a double count-out
Greg Valentine pinned WWF Tag Team Champion Davey Boy Smith
SD Jones pinned Ron Shaw
WWF Tag Team Champion the Dynamite Kid pinned Brutus Beefcake
Lanny Poffo pinned Terry Gibbs
Tito Santana defeated WWF IC Champion Randy Savage via disqualification when Savage punched the referee; after the contest, it was announced Savage would be banned from wrestling in Philadelphia until he granted Santana a No DQ rematch
WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan & Paul Orndorff defeated King Kong Bundy & Don Muraco
WWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – May 31, 1986 (6,782)
Televised on the PRISM Network – included Gorilla Monsoon & Dick Graham on commentary, with Kal Rudman replacing Monsoon for the final two matches; Dan Spivey vs. Adrian Adonis was originally scheduled for the show, but was changed into two separate matches:
David Sammartino pinned Les Thornton with a small package at 11:36
Bob Orton Jr. pinned Lanny Poffo at 6:40 with a reverse splash from the middle turnbuckle and grabbing the ropes for leverage during the cover
Adrian Adonis pinned Sivi Afi at 5:45 with a splash off the top
Dan Spivey pinned Iron Mike Sharpe with a bulldog at 9:58
Paul Orndorff defeated Don Muraco (w/ Mr. Fuji) via count-out at 16:19 when Fuji repeatedly hit Orndorff with his cane as both wrestlers were on the apron, knocking Orndorff back inside the ring just before the 10-count; after the bout, Orndorff chased Muraco from the ring with a steel chair after Muraco tried to attack him with the cane
WWF IC Champion Randy Savage pinned Tito Santana in a No DQ match at 11:47 with a reverse roll up and grabbing the tights for leverage; prior to the bout, Miss Elizabeth accompanied the champion to ringside before being escorted backstage
B. Brian Blair & Jim Brunzell defeated Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart at 16:44 when Brunzell pinned Bret with a sunset flip after the Killer Bees used their masks to switch places in the ring behind the referee’s back; the Hart Foundation originally won the match at 13:51 when Bret pinned Blair after a double axehandle from the middle turnbuckle behind the referee’s back as Blair had a sleeper on Neidhart but the referee changed his decision after realizing Bret wasn’t the legal man in the ring
Ricky Steamboat fought Jake Roberts to a double disqualification at 9:13 after Jake shoved down the referee and then Steamboat kicked Jake so that he collided with the referee; after the bout, Steamboat attacked Jake until Jim Neidhart and Iron Mike Sharpe came out to pull Steamboat away, allowing Roberts to land several shots in the process until Dan Spivey and Jim Brunzell made the save; Steamboat and Roberts continued to brawl until Roberts escaped backstage
WWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – June 28, 1986 (17,109)
Televised on the PRISM Network – featured Gorilla Monsoon & Dick Graham on commentary:
Brickhouse Brown (sub. for David Sammartino) pinned Moondog Rex at 6:29 with a reverse diving headbutt from the middle turnbuckle
Dan Spivey & Mike Rotundo defeated Hercules & Tiger Chung Lee at 12:26 when Spivey pinned Lee with a bulldog
Adrian Adonis pinned Tito Santana at 11:38 by grabbing the tights for leverage
Billy Jack Haynes defeated Moondog Spot via submission with the full nelson at 10:34
The Junkyard Dog defeated Don Muraco (w/ Mr. Fuji) via disqualification at 6:20 after Muraco shoved the referee and broke Fuji’s cane over JYD’s back; after the bout, Muraco continued to attack JYD until JYD cleared Muraco from the ring, then hit referee Gilberto Roman with the broken cane for not stopping Muraco’s attack
WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan defeated King Kong Bundy (w/ Bobby Heenan) via disqualification at 7:09 when Adrian Adonis interfered as Hogan covered Bundy after hitting the legdrop; after the bout, Adonis accidentally hit a running knee on Bundy, knocking him to the floor, with Hogan then chasing Adonis out and pulling off his wig
Harley Race pinned George Welles at 6:05 with the cradle suplex
King Tonga pinned Les Thornton (sub. for Big John Studd) at 4:14 with a side kick to the face
Paul Orndorff defeated WWF IC Champion Randy Savage (w/ Miss Elizabeth) via count-out at 8:20 after Orndorff hit a clothesline on the champion as both men were brawling on the floor
WWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – July 26, 1986 (9,000)
Televised on the PRISM Network – featured Gorilla Monsoon & Dick Graham on commentary:
Hercules pinned Lanny Poffo at 9:08 with a clothesline after Poffo missed a dropkick
Tito Santana fought Bob Orton Jr. to a 20-minute time-limit draw at 18:22
Harley Race pinned Cousin Luke at 7:16 with a cradle suplex
The Iron Sheik & Nikolai Volkoff defeated Jimmy Jack & Dory Funk Jr. (w/ Jimmy Hart) at 7:59 when Sheik pinned Dory after Hart accidentally hit Dory with the megaphone when Sheik moved out of the way; due to pre-match stipulations, Sheik & Volkoff earned a tag team title shot
The Junkyard Dog pinned Don Muraco (w/ Mr. Fuji) in a dog collar match at 6:09 after Muraco jumped off the top rope and into the chain, held up in the air by JYD
Dan Spivey & Mike Rotundo defeated the Moondogs at around the 20-minute mark when Spivey pinned Rex with a crossbody
WWF IC Champion Randy Savage (w/ Miss Elizabeth) defeated George Steele via disqualification at 5:29 after Steele refused to stop choking Savage with the champion’s own weapon
WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan pinned Adrian Adonis (w/ Jimmy Hart) with the legdrop at 9:13 after throwing Hart from the top rope into the challenger; after the bout, Adonis knocked down ring announcer Mel Phillips as he was announcing the result of the match
WWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – August 23, 1986 (10,521)
Televised on the PRISM Network – featured Dick Graham & Lord Alfred Hayes on commentary:
Paul Roma pinned Les Thornton at 12:13 after reversing a powerslam into the ring into a cradle, even though Thornton clearly kicked out before 3
Jose Luis Rivera pinned Ron Shaw at 8:38 with a sunset flip into the ring
Paul Orndorff (w/ Bobby Heenan) pinned the Junkyard Dog at 12:39 after hitting him with a foreign object handed to him by Heenan
Big & Super Machine (w/ Giant Machine) fought Big John Studd & King Kong Bundy (w/ Bobby Heenan) to a double disqualification at 8:05 when everyone began brawling in the ring including Giant Machine, who traded places with Big Machine for several minutes without the referee noticing; after the bout, the Machines cleared Heenan, Studd, and Bundy from the ring
Greg Valentine & Brutus Beefcake fought Mike Rotundo & Danny Spivey to a time-limit draw at 16:17
Jake Roberts pinned Cousin Luke with the DDT at 9:44
WWF Tag Team Champions Davey Boy Smith & the Dynamite Kid defeated Nikolai Volkoff & the Iron Sheik (w/ Slick) at 12:48 when Dynamite, the illegal man, pinned Sheik with a diving headbutt as Sheik covered Smith
WWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – September 20, 1986
Televised on the PRISM Network – featured Gorilla Monsoon & Dick Graham on commentary:
Koko B. Ware defeated Steve Lombardi
The Islanders defeated the Moondogs
Kamala defeated Salvatore Bellomo
Hillbilly Jim defeated Don Muraco (w/ Mr. Fuji) via disqualification; later in the show, Fuji returned to the ring and challenged Jim to face him, upset that Jim tore part of his tuxedo during the match; it was later announced that Hillbilly would battle Fuji in a tuxedo match at the next month’s card
King Harley Race pinned Lanny Poffo at 8:56 with a cradle suplex after Poffo missed a somersault splash off the top
Paul Orndorff (w/ Bobby Heenan) defeated WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan via disqualification at 9:56 after Hogan shoved the referee as the ref tried to stop the champion from using a pair of brass knuckles, which Orndorff had used moments earlier as the referee was knocked down; after the match, Hogan continued to attack Orndorff until he was held back by Koko B. Ware and the Islanders, after Hercules came out to help Orndorff
Ricky Steamboat defeated Hercules via count-out at 13:23 after both men began brawling on the floor; after the bout, both men continued to fight around ringside
Billy Jack Haynes defeated Tiger Chung Lee at 1:57 via submission with the full nelson
Pedro Morales defeated Jake Roberts via count-out at the 54-second mark when Jake went backstage to retrieve his snake bag after Morales took the bag before the match began; after the contest, Jake returned to the ring and attempted the DDT on Morales but Morales reversed it into a backdrop
Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart defeated Mike Rotundo & Danny Spivey at 11:15 when Neidhart pinned Spivey following a clothesline from Bret as Spivey attempted a running bulldog on Neidhart
WWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – October 18, 1986 (15,986)
Televised on the PRISM Network – featured Dick Graham & Lord Alfred Hayes on commentary; included Jimmy Hart as a guest of Piper’s Pit in which Hart came out with the Red Demon, proclaiming him as his bodyguard for the night, with Piper quickly clearing him out of the ring and the Demon then deciding to abandon Hart; Piper then allowed Hart to tie his hands together after what Piper did to him earlier that day on WWF Superstars; Hart eventually began slapping Piper so Piper attacked Hart and untied himself from the top rope; moments later, Bob Orton Jr. came out and began choking Piper with the rope until referees broke it up; Piper then began choking Orton with the rope as Orton tried to leave the ring:
Cpl. Kirchner pinned Tiger Chung Lee at 12:07 with a roll up after Lee ran into the corner
Pedro Morales pinned Steve Lombardi at 6:11 with a backbreaker
Billy Jack Haynes fought Hercules to a 20-minute time-limit draw; the bell rang just as Haynes was about to apply the full nelson; after the match, Haynes challenged Hercules to continue the match but Hercules left ringside after Haynes cleared him from the ring
Koko B. Ware pinned the Red Demon (Bob Bradley) (sub. for Jimmy Jack Funk) at 5:35 with a missile dropkick
WWF IC Champion Randy Savage (w/ Miss Elizabeth) defeated the Honky Tonk Man via count-out at 7:04 after Savage got back inside the ring just before the 10-count after attacking the challenger on the floor
Hillbilly Jim defeated Mr. Fuji in a tuxedo match at 5:06
Kamala (w/ Kimchee) pinned Lanny Poffo with a splash at 3:35
WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan defeated Paul Orndorff (w/ Bobby Heenan) via count-out at 16:23 after Hogan hit the challenger with a chair on the floor as the referee was distracted by Heenan inside the ring; pre-match stipulations stated Hogan could lose the title via disqualification
WWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – November 8, 1986 (7,226)
Televised on the PRISM Network – included Dick Graham & Lord Alfred Hayes on commentary:
Dick Slater pinned Moondog Rex at 7:29 with an elbow off the top to the head
Mike Rotundo pinned Iron Mike Sharpe (sub. for King Kong Bundy) at 6:03 with the airplane spin
King Harley Race defeated George Steele via disqualification at 7:03 when Steele began attacking Race with a foreign object; after the bout, Steele continued to attack Race with the object before clearing him from the ring
Pedro Morales pinned Sika (w/ the Wizard) at 8:29 with a roll up after Sika became distracted by the referee arguing with the Wizard on the ring apron
Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart (w/ Jimmy Hart) defeated the Islanders at 15:18 when Bret pinned Tama after Neidhart crotched him on the top rope
Moondog Spot pinned Jerry Allen (sub. for Danny Spivey) at 12:45 with a forearm from the middle turnbuckle
Ricky Steamboat defeated WWF IC Champion Randy Savage via count-out at 12:53 after Savage dove from the top rope to the outside and twisted his knee when Steamboat moved out of the way; prior to the bout, Miss Elizabeth escorted the champion ringside but went backstage before the match began
WWF Women’s Tag Team Champions Judy Martin & Leilani Kai defeated Candice Pardue & Penny Mitchell at 8:35 when Kai pinned Pardue after the champions dropped her throat-first across the top rope
Roddy Piper pinned Bob Orton Jr. (w/ Jimmy Hart) at 8:54 with a roll up after Orton accidentally knocked Hart off the ring apron when Piper moved out of the way
WWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – December 13, 1986 (14,132)
Televised on the PRISM Network – included Gorilla Monsoon & Dick Graham on commentary:
Steve Lombardi pinned Tony Garea (sub. for Outback Jack) at 5:42 after Garea missed a reverse crossbody from the middle turnbuckle
Butch Reed pinned Sivi Afi with a clothesline from the middle turnbuckle at 6:01
Brutus Beefcake (w/ Johnny V) pinned Mike Rotundo with his feet on the ropes at 9:25
The Honkytonk Man pinned SD Jones at 7:32 with the Shake, Rattle, & Roll
Dan Spivey pinned Greg Valentine at 6:28 after Valentine collided with an interfering Brutus Beefcake on the ring apron; Beefcake came ringside mid-way through the bout; after the match, Spivey was double teamed, with Valentine applying the figure-4, until Mike Rotundo made the save; prior to the bout, Johnny V was ordered backstage by the referee after taking a cheap shot on Spivey
Blackjack Mulligan pinned Jimmy Jack Funk at the 51-second mark with a flying back elbow
Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart defeated Pedro Morales & Tito Santana at 10:18 when Neidhart pinned Morales after Bret hit a double axehandle from the middle turnbuckle as Morales had a Boston Crab applied on Neidhart, with Bret then putting Neidhart on top behind the referee’s back for the win
The Junkyard Dog fought King Harley Race (w/ Bobby Heenan) to a double count-out at 7:47 after both men began brawling on the floor; after the match, Race attacked JYD from behind as JYD attempted to get at Heenan on the ring apron
Hercules (w/ Bobby Heenan) defeated Billy Jack Haynes via disqualification at 7:23 after Haynes accidentally elbowed referee Danny Davis in the face
Jose Luis Rivera pinned Iron Mike Sharpe with a backslide at 1:43
Kamala (w/ the Wizard & Kimchee) pinned Cpl. Kirchner at 2:42 following two splashes; after the bout, Kamala hit a splash off the top followed by two regular splashes; moments later, Kirchner was taken backstage on a stretcher
WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan defeated Paul Orndorff (w/ Bobby Heenan) in a steel cage match at 8:04 by escaping over the top as Orndorff attempted to go through the door; early in the match, Heenan put a lock on the door so that noone could open it but he later removed it so that he could climb inside and try to stop the champion from going over the top; moments later, Hogan threw Heenan into the cage and crotched Orndorff on the top rope before exiting
WWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – January 10, 1987 (14,067)
Televised on the PRISM Network – included Gorilla Monsoon & Dick Graham on commentary:
Scott McGhee pinned Terry Gibbs at 8:56 with a sunset flip out of the corner
Koko B. Ware fought Don Muraco to a time-limit draw at 16:50
Greg Valentine & Brutus Beefcake (w/ Johnny V) defeated Dan Spivey & Mike Rotundo at 15:43 when Beefcake pinned Spivey after Valentine clotheslined Spivey as he attempted the bulldog on Beefcake
The Honkytonk Man defeated George Steele via disqualification at 6:14 after Steele shoved the referee down with a chair
Dino Bravo (w/ Johnny V) pinned Paul Roma at 6:10 with a back suplex
King Kong Bundy fought Jake Roberts to a double count-out at 6:58 when both men began brawling on the floor; after the bout, Bundy attempted the Avalanche but Roberts moved out of the way and chased Bundy from the ring with Damien; the ring announcer mistakenly announced the decision as a double disqualification
WWF Tag Team Champion Davey Boy Smith & the Junkyard Dog (sub. for the Dynamite Kid) defeated Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart at 14:48 when JYD pinned Neidhart after Smith reversed Neidhart’s small package behind the referee’s back; after the bout, referee Danny Davis was upset with himself for giving Neidhart a fast count when he thought it was JYD who had his shoulders down
Jose Luis Rivera pinned Barry O at 3:49 with a suplex; Rivera should have won the match with a small package moments earlier but the referee stopped his count at 2, forgetting that was supposed to be the finish of the match
WWF IC Champion Randy Savage (w/ Miss Elizabeth) defeated Ricky Steamboat (sub. for Andre the Giant) via disqualification at 6:10 after Steamboat elbowed the referee as he attempted to get a steel chair away from him
WWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – February 14, 1987 (matinee) (19,416)
Televised on the PRISM Network – featured Gorilla Monsoon & Dick Graham on commentary:
Paul Roma fought Steve Lombardi to a time-limit draw at 18:43; after the bout, Lombardi attacked Roma from behind after Roma challenged him to 5 more minutes
Dino Bravo pinned Pedro Morales at 8:41 with the side suplex even though Morales had his foot on the ropes during the pin
Billy Jack Haynes fought Hercules to a double count-out at 7:59 when both men began brawling on the floor; prior to the bout, Danny Davis came out and told referee Joey Marella he was the assigned referee for the bout but a commissioner came into the ring and ordered Davis to leave ringside and reminded him he was suspended
The Islanders defeated Jacques & Raymond Rougeau at 7:53 when Tama pinned Jacques with a roll up and fast count from the referee
WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan defeated Kamala (w/ the Wizard & Kimchee) via disqualification at 6:23 when Kimchee interfered and attacked the champion after he hit the legdrop on Kamala; moments later, Kimchee dropped Hogan with a piledriver before unmasking himself to be Paul Orndorff; Kamala then hit a splash on the champion; the Islanders and Billy Jack Haynes eventually made the save for Hogan
Sika pinned SD Jones at 3:41 with the Samoan Drop
The Honkytonk Man pinned Koko B. Ware at 5:14 with the Shake, Rattle, & Roll; after the bout, Koko cleared Honky from the ring with a missile dropkick as Honky began dancing to his theme music
Brad Reinghans pinned Moondog Spot at 4:03 with a rolling cradle
WWF IC Champion Randy Savage pinned Ricky Steamboat at 7:42 with a roll over and using the tights for leverage
WWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – March 14, 1987 (16,943)
Televised on the PRISM Network – featured Dick Graham & Ken Resnick on commentary (Resnick’s last appearance as an announcer); included Danny Davis as a guest of Piper’s Pit in which Davis said he had always been a fair referee; moments later, Roddy Piper brought out referee Joey Marella who told Davis he sucked; Davis then brought out his own guest – Adrian Adonis, with Jimmy Hart; Piper then began choking Davis and backdropped Adonis over the top to the floor; Adonis was then dragged out of the arena by Gorilla Monsoon and other officials as Piper punched out Davis, saying that’s how he wanted to leave Philadelphia:
Prime Time Wrestling – 5/11/87: Paul Roma pinned Steve Lombardi at 9:53 with a sunset flip off the top
Prime Time Wrestling – 5/4/87: Butch Reed (w/ Slick) pinned Dick Slater at 8:17 with his feet on the ropes
Prime Time Wrestling – 5/4/87: Outback Jack pinned Frenchy Martin with a bulldog at 4:58
Prime Time Wrestling – 5/4/87: Dino Bravo pinned SD Jones at 3:02 with the side suplex
WWF Tag Team Champions Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart (w/ Jimmy Hart & Danny Davis) defeated the Islanders at 18:22 when Bret pinned Tama after Davis interfered and reversed Tama’s small package attempt behind the referee’s back
Tom Zenk defeated Greg Valentine via disqualification at 11:39 when Valentine dropped Zenk crotch-first onto the top rope
Rick Martel fought Brutus Beefcake to a double count-out at 15:35
WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan & Roddy Piper defeated Kamala (w/ the Wizard & Kimchee) & Paul Orndorff at 8:53 when Hogan pinned Orndorff after Kamala accidentally hit Orndorff when Hogan moved out of the way
WWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – May 9, 1987 (8,000)
Televised on the PRISM Network – featured Dick Graham & Lord Alfred Hayes on commentary:
Prime Time Wrestling – 6/17/87: Pedro Morales pinned Steve Lombardi at 5:44 with a backbreaker
Prime Time Wrestling – 6/8/87: Paul Roma & Jim Powers defeated the Shadows at 16:53 when Powers scored the pin with a crossbody as Roma held the other Shadow’s foot, preventing him from getting back into the ring
Prime Time Wrestling – 6/17/87: Kamala (w/ Mr. Fuji & Kimchee) defeated George Steele via count-out at the 6-minute mark when Steele chased Kimchee backstage with Fuji’s cane; after the bout, Steele returned to the ring, cleared the ring, and put on Kimchee’s hat
WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan pinned King Harley Race at 8:47 with a roll up after Race missed a diving headbutt; after the bout, Race grabbed the mic and told Hogan to put his belt down so they could continue their fight, which they did until Hercules appeared, choked Hogan with his chain, and helped Race double team the champion; Hogan eventually cleared both men from the ring; later in the show, Hogan returned ringside and announced he had signed to face Race & Hercules in a tag team match and they would be surprised as to who his tag team partner would be
Prime Time Wrestling – 6/8/87: Billy Jack Haynes (sub. for Jake Roberts) pinned the Honkytonk Man (w/ Jimmy Hart) at 13:28 after Honky collided with Hart on the ring apron
Prime Time Wrestling – 6/17/87: Nikolai Volkoff pinned Cpl. Kirchner at 10:17 with a backbreaker
Danny Davis (w/ Jimmy Hart) pinned Koko B. Ware at 14:15 after hitting him with a foreign object
Jacques & Raymond Rougeau defeated Greg Valentine & Dino Bravo (w/ Johnny V) when Jacques pinned Valentine with a small package at 10:23 after Raymond reversed the move behind the referee’s back; during the match, Johnny V briefly joined the commentary team of Dick Graham & Lord Alfred Hayes at ringside; after the bout, Valentine applied the figure-4 on Jacques until Raymond came into the ring with a chair
WWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – June 20, 1987 (7,163)
According to the 6/10/87 edition of the Daily Tribune (Royal Oak, MI), a match between Bruno Sammartino and Jesse Ventura was scheduled and was deemed Ventura’s “Farewell Match”
Televised on the PRISM Network – included Dick Graham on commentary with Gorilla Monsoon for the first 5 matches and with Craig DeGeorge for the remainder of the show:
Jerry Allen pinned Terry Gibbs at 10:53 with a sunset flip
Prime Time Wrestling – 7/20/87: Outback Jack pinned Jose Estrada with a bulldog at 8:24
Prime Time Wrestling – 7/20/87: Paul Roma & Jim Powers (sub. for Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty) defeated the Shadows at 14:28 when Roma made the pin with a sunset flip off the top rope (High Flyers)
Tito Santana defeated Ron Bass via disqualification at 11:20 after Bass shoved the referee into Santana who had just applied the figure-4
Prime Time Wrestling – 7/13/87: Paul Orndorff (sub. for the Iron Sheik) fought Billy Jack Haynes to a time-limit draw at 21:01; the bell rang just as Haynes applied the full nelson
WWF Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah pinned Debbie Combs at 6:37 with a roll over after avoiding a dropkick
Kamala (w/ Mr. Fuji & Kimchee) pinned Ricky Steamboat at 6:01 with a splash after throwing Steamboat off the top, moments after Steamboat kicked away an interfering Kimchee (Best of the WWF Vol. 12)
WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan & Ken Patera defeated King Harley Race & Hercules at 11:24 when Hogan pinned Race following a double clothesline (The Ken Patera Story)
WWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – July 18, 1987 (5,000)
Televised on the PRISM Network – featured Dick Graham & Lord Alfred Hayes on commentary; Craig DeGeorge replaced Hayes for the OMG / Outback Jack and Martel / Tama matches:
Brady Boone pinned Barry Horowitz at 11:36 with a roll up into a bridge; prior to the bout, Horowitz was identified as “Al Horowitz” with the on-screen graphic
Prime Time Wrestling – 8/17/87:Rick Rude pinned Scott Casey at 11:44 with a slingshot suplex
Prime Time Wrestling – 8/17/87: Koko B. Ware pinned Nikolai Volkoff at 11:11 with a missile dropkick
Prime Time Wrestling – 8/24/87: The One Man Gang (w/ Slick) pinned Outback Jack (sub. for Chavo Guerrero) with the front suplex at 6:04
Rick Martel pinned Tama (w/ Haku) at 15:25 when the momentum of a flying bodypress by Tama put Martel on top for the win; after the match, Martel was double teamed by both Islanders; the bout was originally scheduled as a tag team contest between Martel & Tom Zenk against the Islanders but was changed after Zenk left the company
Danny Davis defeated George Steele via disqualification at 4:58 after Steele hit Davis with his own foreign object
Prime Time Wrestling – 8/17/87: Killer Khan pinned Lanny Poffo with a flying kneedrop from the middle turnbuckle at 7:02
Bruno Sammartino (sub. for Jake Roberts) defeated WWF IC Champion the Honkytonk Man via count-out at 10:55 after the challenger climbed back into the ring after both men began brawling on the floor
WWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – August 15, 1987 (5,102)
Televised on the PRISM Network – included Dick Graham on commentary with Gorilla Monsoon for the first 5 matches and Craig DeGeorge for the remainder of the show:
Jerry Allen pinned Jose Estrada with a roll up at 11:59
WWF Women’s Champion Sensational Sherri pinned Velvet McIntyre
Prime Time Wrestling – 9/17/87: Rick Rude defeated SD Jones via submission with a backbreaker at 10:22; after the bout, Greg Valentine came to the ring and congratulated Rude; moments later, Brutus Beefcake came out and interrupted Rude as he was posing, with an upset Rude then having to be held back by several referees
Brutus Beefcake defeated Greg Valentine via disqualification at 12:55 when Rick Rude interfered as Beefcake had the sleeper applied; after the bout, Rude continued to attack Beefcake and held him up for Valentine to hit him but Beefcake moved out of the way and Valentine accidentally hit Rude instead
Koko B. Ware defeated Kamala (w/ Kimchee) via count-out at 6:07 when Kamala ran into the ringpost as Koko moved out of the way
Haku (w/ Tama) pinned Rick Martel at 14:31 after Tama interfered and hit Martel with a chair from the outside
Brad Reinghans pinned Terry Gibbs at 5:23 with a rolling cradle
Superstar Billy Graham (sub. for Ken Patera) (w/ Ken Patera) pinned Hercules (w/ Bobby Heenan) in a whipping match at 6:50 after reversing Hercules’ powerslam attempt from the outside into a cradle; Bobby Heenan was handcuffed to Mr. T for the duration of the bout; after the match, Hercules tried to protect his manager but was ordered to leave the ring or face a 6-month suspension and fined $10,000; then, due to pre-match stipulations, Heenan was whipped with a belt by Graham and Patera; had Hercules won, Heenan would have been able to whip Patera with the belt
WWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – September 18, 1987 (9,000)
Televised on the PRISM Network – included Gorilla Monsoon & Dick Graham on commentary, with Craig DeGeorge replacing Monsoon for the second half of the show
Prime Time Wrestling – 10/15/87: Barry Horowitz pinned Lanny Poffo with a side Russian legsweep at 12:34
Prime Time Wrestling – 11/26/87: Frenchy Martin pinned SD Jones at 9:46 after reversing Jones’ small package into one of his own and grabbing the tights for leverage
Randy Savage (w/ Miss Elizabeth) pinned King Harley Race at 8:24 with a reverse roll up
Prime Time Wrestling – 10/15/87: Scott Casey pinned Iron Mike Sharpe at 9:01 with a bulldog
Brutus Beefcake defeated Rick Rude via disqualification at 12:45 when King Harley Race attempted to interfere as Beefcake had the sleeper applied; moments later, Beefcake applied the sleeper on Race before then chasing both men from the ring with his scissors
Ted Dibiase (w/ Virgil) pinned the Junkyard Dog at 8:49 with a roll up after Virgil tripped him from the outside; prior to the bout, Dibiase attempted to give JYD $500 to take the night off but JYD attacked him from behiind and handed the money out to fans at ringside
Prime Time Wrestling – 10/15/87: WWF Tag Team Champions Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart defeated B. Brian Blair & Jim Brunzell at 13:28 when Bret pinned Brunzell after Neidhart swept Brunzell’s legs out from under him as he attempted to suplex Hart into the ring
Prime Time Wrestling – 10/15/87: Outback Jack pinned Tiger Chung Lee at 3:06 with a bulldog
WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan pinned Killer Khan (w/ Mr. Fuji) at 9:15 with the legdrop after blocking the challenger’s green mist and rubbing the mist into Khan’s eyes; early in the match, Khan accidentally spat the mist into the referee’s eyes when Hogan moved out of the way and a second referee took over the officiating duties
WWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – October 10, 1987 (4,500)
Televised on the PRISM Network – included Dick Graham & Craig DeGeorge on commentary
Sam Houston pinned Barry Horowitz at 13:06 with a bulldog
Brutus Beefcake pinned Danny Davis with a running kneelift at 11:11
Butch Reed (w/ Slick) pinned Superstar Billy Graham at 7:08 with his feet on the ropes for leverage
Bob Orton Jr. pinned Sivi Afi at 11:20 with a reverse splash off the middle turnbuckle
Nikolai Volkoff (w/ Boris Zhukov) pinned Jim Powers at 10:32 by picking him up in a gorilla press slam and dropping him across his knee
Boris Zhukov (w/ Nikolai Volkoff) pinned Hillbilly Jim at 9:07 after Volkoff tripped Jim from the outside
Bam Bam Bigelow (w/ Oliver Humperdink) pinned King Kong Bundy with a splash at 5:25 after Bundy missed a splash of his own
Jerry Allen pinned Frenchy Martin at 5:35 with a reverse flying bodypress; Allen was referred to as “Jerry Martin” by the ring announcer
The Islanders defeated Tito Santana & Rick Martel at 16:21 when Haku pinned Santana with a diving headbutt as he had the figure-4 applied on Tama
WWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – November 7, 1987 (6,800)
Televised on the PRISM Network – featured Dick Graham & Craig DeGeorge on commentary:
Prime Time Wrestling – 12/10/87: Dino Bravo (w/ Johnny V) pinned Brady Boone at 6:31 with a back suplex after Boone missed a dropkick
Prime Time Wrestling – 11/26/87: Nikolai Volkoff & Boris Zhukov defeated Jim Powers & Paul Roma at 12:43 when Zhukov pinned Powers with a diving headbutt
Bam Bam Bigelow (w/ Sir Oliver Humperdink) pinned Killer Khan (w/ Mr. Fuji) at 7:26 with a dropkick and splash after avoiding Khan’s green mist
Prime Time Wrestling – 12/10/87: Hercules pinned the Junkyard Dog at 7:57 by using the ropes for leverage
WWF Tag Team Champions Rick Martel & Tito Santana fought the Islanders to a double disqualification at 9:41 after both of the two referees for the bout were knocked down; after the bout, Martel cleared the ring with a chair after Santana was double teamed
Brutus Beefcake pinned Virgil (sub. for Ted Dibiase, who appeared at ringside on crutches) with a running kneelift at 2:57; after the bout, Dibiase attacked Beefcake with his crutch
Demolition (w/ Mr. Fuji) defeated Ken Patera & Billy Jack Haynes at 8:02 when Smash pinned Haynes after Fuji hit him in the back of the head with his cane
Prime Time Wrestling – 12/14/87: Greg Valentine (w/ Johnny V) defeated Ivan Putski at 8:14 when the referee called for the bell at 7:37 as Putski was caught in Valentine’s figure-4, despite the fact Putski refused to submit
WWF IC Champion the Honkytonk Man (w/ Jimmy Hart) defeated Randy Savage (w/ Miss Elizabeth) via count-out at 8:18 after Savage knocked the champion back inside the ring with Hart’s megaphone; after the bout, Savage cleared both Honky and Hart from the ring
WWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – December 5, 1987 (10,105)
Televised on the PRISM Network – included Dick Graham & Craig DeGeorge on commentary:
Outback Jack pinned Barry Horowitz at 8:08 with a bulldog
The Ultimate Warrior pinned Iron Mike Sharpe (sub. for Bob Orton Jr.) at 7:49 with a gorilla press slam
Davey Boy Smith & the Dynamite Kid defeated Nikolai Volkoff & Boris Zhukov (w/ Slick) at 13:06 when Smith pinned Zhukov after Dynamite pinned Zhukov from the outside as he attemptd to slam Smith into the ring
Prime Time Wrestling – 1/4/88: Dino Bravo (w/ Frenchy Martin) pinned Hillbilly Jim at 9:27 with a running knee to the back as Jim was distracted by Frenchy on the apron
Jake Roberts pinned Sika (sub. for Killer Khan) at 3:39 with a roll up after Sika missed a charge in the corner; after the bout, Sika attacked Jake but left the ring as Roberts went to open his snake bag
WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan pinned the One Man Gang (w/ Slick) at 11:13 with a powerslam and the legdrop; after the bout, Hogan threw Slick over to the top to the floor after punching him out; moments later, Andre the Giant came out and stood in the aisleway (Hulk Hogan: The Unreleased Archives)
WWF Tag Team Champions Rick Martel & Tito Santana defeated the Islanders at 13:29 when Martel pinned Tama with a sunset flip
Hercules defeated the Junkyard Dog via count-out at 5:53 when Hercules got back in the ring after both men began brawling on the floor; the ring announcer mistakenly announced the result as a DQ win for Hercules
Bam Bam Bigelow (w/ Sir Oliver Humperdink) pinned King Kong Bundy (w/ Andre the Giant) at 4:48 with a diving headbutt after Bundy became distracted by WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan at ringside; Hogan came out after Andre interfered in the match; Bigelow used the “Stand Back” theme from Piledriver as his music for the bout
WWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – January 9, 1988 (matinee) (10,083)
Televised on the PRISM Network – included Dick Graham & Craig DeGeorge on commentary
Prime Time Wrestling – 2/19/88: Dino Bravo (w/ Frenchy Martin) pinned SD Jones with the side suplex at 8:19
The Ultimate Warrior (sub. for Paul Orndorff) fought Rick Rude to a double count-out at 16:25 when both men began brawling on the floor
Greg Valentine (w/ Jimmy Hart) pinned Brutus Beefcake at 11:06 when Hart grabbed Beefcake’s leg as he attempted to suplex Valentine into the ring, with Valentine falling on top and Hart holding the leg down during the cover
WWF Women’s Tag Team Champions Judy Martin & Lelani Kai (w/ Jimmy Hart) defeated the Jumping Bomb Angels at 15:34 when Martin pinned Noriyo Tateno with a front suplex
WWF IC Champion the Honkytonk Man (w/ Jimmy Hart) defeated Randy Savage (w/ Miss Elizabeth) in a steel cage match at 9:13 by escaping out the door as Hart helped pull him out; after the match, Savage brought the champion and Hart back inside the cage and hit the flying elbowsmash on Honky
Davey Boy Smith & the Dynamite Kid defeated the Conquistadors at 8:07 when Dynamite scored the pin with a diving headbutt after being thrown by Smith
Ted Dibiase (w/ Virgil) pinned Jake Roberts at 8:33 with a roll up and grabbing the tights for leverage following a knee to the back as Roberts was distracted by Virgil on the floor; after the match, Roberts attacked Dibiase and attempted to throw Damien on him after Dibiase became tied in the ring ropes; moments later, Virgil came up behind Roberts and Roberts threw Damien on him instead
WWF Tag Team Champions Tito Santana & Rick Martel defeated Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart (w/ Jimmy Hart) via disqualification at 11:01 after Bret hit Martel with Jimmy’s megaphone as Martel had the Boston Crab applied on Neidhart
WWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – February 6, 1988 (13,112)
Televised on the PRISM Network – featured Dick Graham & Lord Alfred Hayes on commentary; included footage from the previous night’s The Main Event in which Andre the Giant won the world title and then sold it to Ted Dibiase; featured the announcement that Dibiase would defend his newly won title against Hulk Hogan at the following month’s card, to be held March 12:
Lanny Poffo pinned Terry Gibbs at 8:59 with a moonsault
The One Man Gang (w/ Slick) pinned George Steele at 4:32 with a splash to the back, even though Steele’s shoulder was clearly up; after the bout, Steele cleared OMG from the ring with Slick’s cane before attacking Slick with it
Ricky Steamboat fought Dino Bravo (w/ Frenchy Martin) to a time-limit draw at 13:31; after the bout, Bravo challenged Steamboat to 5 more minutes; when Steamboat accepted, he was double teamed by Bravo and Martin before eventually clearing both men from the ring
Danny Davis pinned Sam Houston at 9:41 with a reverse roll up, grabbing the top rope and the tights for leverage
Hulk Hogan & Bam Bam Bigelow (w/ Sir Oliver Humperdink) defeated Andre the Giant & Ted Dibiase (w/ Virgil) at 9:56 when Hogan pinned Dibiase with the legdrop after Andre became tied in the ring ropes; prior to the bout, Dibiase came to the ring in possession of the world title belt and was announced as the champion
Jacques & Raymond Rougeau defeated Steve Lombardi & Barry Horowitz at 9:08 when Raymond pinned Lombardi following a double team move from the top
WWF Women’s Champion Sensational Sherri pinned Rockin Robin at 7:35 with a roll up
Prime Time Wrestling – 3/7/88: Iron Mike Sharpe pinned Brady Boone with a clothesline at 9:05, using the loaded forearm support
The Islanders defeated Davey Boy Smith & the Dynamite Kid via disqualification at 13:03 when Dynamite shoved referee Joey Marella; after the bout, Dynamite attacked the opposition with the dog leash the Islanders had brought ringside
WWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – March 12, 1988 (10,731)
Televised on the PRISM Network – featured Dick Graham & Craig DeGeorge on commentary:
SD Jones pinned Johnny V at 6:09 with a headbutt
WWF Women’s Tag Team Champions the Jumping Bomb Angels defeated Judy Martin & Lelani Kai (w/ Jimmy Hart) when Martin was pinned with a modified victory roll at 8:01 (High Flyers)
Dino Bravo (w/ Frenchy Martin) pinned Koko B. Ware at 8:34 with the side suplex
Prime Time Wrestling – 4/18/88: Bam Bam Bigelow (w/ Sir Oliver Humperdink) & Don Muraco (w/ Superstar Billy Graham) defeated the One Man Gang & Butch Reed (w/ Slick) at 14:11 when Muraco pinned Reed after Reed dove into the ropes when Muraco moved out of the way
B. Brian Blair & Jim Brunzell defeated Nikolai Volkoff & Boris Zhukov (w/ Slick) at 10:42 when Blair pinned Zhukov with a reverse roll up after Blair & Brunzell switched places by using the masks
Brutus Beefcake defeated Greg Valentine (w/ Jimmy Hart) via disqualification at 10:25 when Valentine hit Beefcake with Hart’s megaphone as Beefcake attempted to powerslam Hart
Hulk Hogan pinned Ted Dibiase (w/ Virgil) in a lumberjack match at 6:05 with the legdrop after throwing Dibiase off the top rope, despite outside interference from two men wearing Killer Bees face masks; after the bout, Hogan fought off the two masked men and unmasked one of them but he was wearing a second mask underneath; other lumberjacks included: Virgil, Koko B. Ware, SD Jones, Johnny V, Brutus Beefcake, Dino Bravo, Greg Valentine, Nikolai Volkoff & Boris Zhukov; stipulations stated Andre the Giant was banned from ringside for the match (Hulkamania 4)
WWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – May 21, 1988 (8,028)
Televised on the PRISM Network – featured Dick Graham & Rodger Kent on commentary:
Jerry Allen pinned Steve Lombardi at 11:06 with a sunset flip
Jacques & Raymond Rougeau defeated Jim Powers & Paul Roma at 13:32 when Raymond pinned Powers after he was dropped throat-first across the top rope
Bret Hart fought Bad News Brown to a time-limit draw at 17:47; after the match, Bret challenged Brown to 5 more minutes but Brown refused
Andre the Giant defeated Jim Duggan via count-out at 11:04 after hitting Duggan with his own 2×4 outside the ring
Haku, High Chief Afi, & Bobby Heenan defeated Davey Boy Smith, the Dynamite Kid, & Koko B. Ware at 17:12 when Heenan pinned Koko after hitting him with a foreign object as Koko had Afi covered
Don Muraco defeated Greg Valentine via disqualification at 9:46 after Valentine refused to stop attacking Muraco as Muraco’s head was caught in the ring ropes
Jake Roberts pinned Rick Rude at 11:54 with a reverse roll up, Rude attacked Roberts and then posed until Jake wrapped Damien around Rude
WWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – June 18, 1988 (4,188)
Televised on the PRISM Network – included Dick Graham & Rodger Kent on commentary:
Hercules pinned SD Jones with a backbreaker at 8:07
Dino Bravo (w/ Frenchy Martin) pinned Ken Patera at 6:03 with a roll up after Patera missed a charge in the corner
Nikolai Volkoff & Boris Zhukov defeated Paul Roma & Jim Powers at 18:25 when Zhukov pinned Roma after Volkoff jumped on Roma from the ropes with a kick as Roma covered Zhukov
The Ultimate Warrior defeated Bobby Heenan in a weasel suit match via submission with a sleeper at 2:24; after the bout, Warrior stuffed Heenan in the weasel suit and prepared to hit the gorilla press slam until Hercules attacked Warrior and took Heenan out of the suit
WWF IC Champion the Honkytonk Man (w/ Peggy Sue – Jimmy Hart in disguise) pinned Brutus Beefcake at 12:05 after hitting him with a foreign object, handed to him by Hart, as Beefcake attempted a back suplex into the ring; after the bout, Beefcake undressed Peggy Sue to reveal her as Hart
Sam Houston pinned Iron Mike Sharpe at 13:11 with a bulldog
Bam Bam Bigelow defeated the One Man Gang via count-out at 9:21 after pushing OMG into the steel ringpost as both men brawled on the floor
The Junkyard Dog pinned Ron Bass at 11:06 with a headbutt
Andre the Giant pinned Jim Duggan at 6:31 with a boot to the face and putting his feet on the ropes for leverage; Andre stalled for the first several minutes of the match and refused to get in the ring but was eventually convinced to do so by Arnold Skaaland
WWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – July 23, 1988 (9,115)
Televised on the PRISM Network – featured Dick Graham, Superstar Billy Graham, & Lord Alfred Hayes on commentary:
The Big Bossman pinned Sam Houston at 7:07 by catching him coming off the top and hitting a powerslam (Best of the WWF Vol. 17)
Greg Valentine pinned Don Muraco at 11:06 after hitting him in the head with the shin guard
Nikolai Volkoff & Boris Zhukov defeated Davey Boy Smith & the Dynamite Kid at 12:49 when Volkoff pinned Dynamite with a clothesline (Best of the WWF Vol. 17)
Terry Taylor defeated Scott Casey via submission with the Scorpion Deathlock at 10:12
Ted Dibiase (w/ Virgil) defeated WWF World Champion Randy Savage (w/ Miss Elizabeth) via count-out at 12:42 when the champion attacked Virgil in the aisle in return for going after Elizabeth; after the bout, Dibiase and Virgil attacked Savage in the ring and Elizabeth was shoved to the mat
The Powers of Pain defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Demolition (w/ Mr. Fuji) via count-out at 9:37 after both teams briefly fought on the floor, with the Barbarian getting back inside just before the 10-count
WWF IC Champion the Honkytonk Man (w/ Peggy Sue – Jimmy Hart in drag) pinned Brutus Beefcake (w/ Georgia – George Steele in drag) at 10:35 after hitting him with Hart’s megaphone as Beefcake had the sleeper applied, while the referee was distracted by Hart and Steele in the ring; after the bout, Beefcake cleared Honky from the ring and Steele stripped Hart of his Peggy Sue attire
The Ultimate Warrior pinned Hercules at 3:22 with a powerslam and splash after destroying the commentary position and ramming Herc’s head into the table several times
WWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – August 27, 1988 (4,418)
Televised on the PRISM Network – featured Dick Graham, Superstar Billy Graham, & Lord Alfred Hayes on commentary; the Iron Sheik was originally advertised to appear on the show:
Ron Bass pinned Lanny Poffo at 5:36 with the pedigree
Jacques & Raymond Rougeau defeated Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart at 17:46 when Jacques, the illegal man, pinned Bret with a double axe handle from the middle turnbuckle to the back of Bret’s neck as he was pinning Raymond following a piledriver
The Blue Blazer pinned Barry Horowitz with a moonsault at 9:55
WWF World Champion Randy Savage (w/ Miss Elizabeth) defeated Ted Dibiase (w/ Virgil) via disqualification at 12:41 when Virgil prevented the pinfall after the challenger hit an unprotected turnbuckle; after the bout, Savage was double-teamed
Tito Santana fought King Haku to a time-limit draw at 15:31; Santana hit the flying forearm moments after the bell rang
The Powers of Pain defeated Nikolai Volkoff & Boris Zhukov at 8:50 when Barbarian pinned Zhukov with a diving headbutt off the top following a running powerslam from Warlord
Rick Rude defeated Jake Roberts via count-out at 18:45 after pulling the snake bag with Damien inside in front of Roberts to prevent him from getting back in the ring; after the bout, Roberts hit the referee and then attacked Rude and wrapped Damien around him
WWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – September 24, 1988 (3,952)
Televised on the PRISM Network – featured Dick Graham, Rod Trongard, & Lord Alfred Hayes on commentary:
Mr. Perfect pinned B. Brian Blair at 14:35 after the momentum of a flying bodypress by Blair put Perfect on top for the pin
Barry Horowitz pinned DJ Peterson at 10:13 with a side Russian legsweep
The Big Bossman pinned Ken Patera at 8:05 with a splash
The Honkytonk Man (w/ Jimmy Hart) defeated WWF IC Champion the Ultimate Warrior via count-out at 3:47 when Hart jumped on Warrior’s back to prevent him from getting back in the ring; after hearing the decision, an angry Warrior threw chairs and the timekeeper’s table into the ring
WWF Tag Team Champions Demolition (w/ Mr. Fuji) defeated Davey Boy Smith & the Dynamite Kid at 14:51 when Smash pinned Dynamite after Ax hit him with Fuji’s cane behind the referee’s back
Bad News Brown pinned the Junkyard Dog at 9:25 with the Ghetto Blaster
Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart defeated Jacques & Raymond Rougeau (w/ Jimmy Hart) via disqualification at 13:05 after Jacques shoved the referee into the path of Bret as he was attempting to hit the Hart Attack clothesline on Raymond, a second referee then came out to make the disqualification call
Jim Powers pinned Iron Mike Sharpe with a powerslam at 4:37
WWF World Champion Randy Savage (w/ Miss Elizabeth) defeated Ted Dibiase (w/ Virgil) in a steel cage match at 12:31 by escaping over the top after ramming Dibiase and Virgil’s heads together as he fought with them at the the top of the cage
WWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – November 12, 1988 (12,062)
Televised on the PRISM Network – featured Dick Graham, Rod Trongard, & Lord Alfred Hayes on commentary:
Prime Time Wrestling – 11/22/88: The Blue Blazer pinned Danny Davis at 7:51 with a splash off the top
Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard defeated Paul Roma & Jim Powers at 16:43 when Anderson pinned Roma following a double clothesline
Dino Bravo (w/ Frenchy Martin) pinned Jim Duggan at 8:56 as Martin held Duggan’s feet down during the cover following a running knee to the back as Duggan was distracted by Martin on the ring apron
Brutus Beefcake pinned Ron Bass at 10:54 with a crossbody; after the bout, Bass attacked Beefcake with his whip Miss Betsy, but failed when attempting to use his spurs, and Beefcake cleared him from the ring
WWF IC Champion Ultimate Warrior defeated the Honkytonk Man via disqualification at 4:55 when the challenger threw powder in the Warrior’s face after Warrior was distracted by Hart in the ring and picking him up for a press slam; after the bout, Honky attacked Warrior with his guitar
Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart defeated Jacques & Raymond Rougeau at 11:41 when Bret pinned Jacques with a reverse roll up; there were two referees for the match; the second referee made the pinfall as the first tried to break up a fight between Raymond and Neidhart
Prime Time Wrestling – 11/22/88: Akeem (w/ Slick) pinned SD Jones (sub. for the Junkyard Dog) at 4:35 with the splash
Hulk Hogan defeated the Big Bossman (w/ Slick) via count-out at 9:30 after handcuffing Bossman to the top rope and clotheslining him over the top after Bossman had attempted to handcuff Hogan; after the bout, Hogan chased Slick into the ring with the nightstick until he and Bossman were able to escape
WWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – December 17, 1988 (matinee) (5,723)
Televised on the PRISM Network – featured Dick Graham & Bobby Heenan on commentary; included Miss Elizabeth as a guest of the Brother Love Show in which Love refused to let Elizabeth speak while questioning her about Bad News Brown’s allegations she was doing favors for WWF President Jack Tunney; WWF World Champion Randy Savage then appeared after Elizabeth said Savage had an opinion of Brother Love, with Savage telling Love to inform Brown he would give him a title shot anytime:
The Red Rooster pinned Sam Houston at 5:09 after dropping him throat-first across the top rope
Mr. Perfect pinned Paul Roma at the 8-minute mark with the Perfect Plex
Brutus Beefcake fought Rick Rude to a double count-out at 8:59 when both men began fighting on the floor
Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard defeated Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty at 11:34 when Blanchard pinned Jannetty after Anderson tripped Jannetty’s legs out from under him as he attempted a suplex on Blanchard with Blanchard falling on top for the win
WWF IC Champion the Ultimate Warrior pinned the Honkytonk Man (w/ Jimmy Hart) at 6:50 after throwing Hart into the challenger after Warrior caused Hart to put powder in his own face when the manager attempted to throw it at the champion
Harley Race pinned Danny Davis at 3:14 with a superplex; after the bout, Race grabbed a mic and challenged Bobby Heenan to bring King Haku out to face him; Race then went down to Heenan at the commentary table, with Heenan offering to shake Race’s hand but Race slapped him instead
WWF World Champion Randy Savage (w/ Miss Elizabeth) pinned King Haku at 9:22 with the flying elbowsmash after Haku missed a splash from the middle rope
Jim Duggan pinned Frenchy Martin (w/ Dino Bravo) at 5:02 with the running clothesline; after the bout, Bravo & Frenchy attacked Duggan
Andre the Giant defeated Jake Roberts via disqualification at 6:20 when Jake brought Damien into the ring after he was forced to put Damien underneath the ring before the match, otherwise no match would take place; Andre then quickly retreated backstage with Bobby Heenan
WWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – January 14, 1989 (matinee) (6,018)
Televised on the PRISM Network – featured Dick Graham on commentary:
Tim Horner pinned Jose Estrada at 9:36 after modifying a sleeper into a sunset flip
The Bushwhackers defeated Nikolai Volkoff & Boris Zhuvov at 9:47 when Butch pinned Zhukov with the double gutbuster
Akeem pinned the Blue Blazer with the splash at 8:03
Hercules defeated Ted Dibiase (w/ Virgil) via disqualification at 8:02 when Virgil interfered and attacked Herc with his chain as he had the backbreaker applied on Dibiase; after the bout, Hercules cleared both men from the ring
Jim Duggan pinned Dino Bravo (w/ Frenchy Martin) at 5:55 in a flag match after Martin accidentally hit Bravo with the Quebec flag; after the match, the American National Anthem played as the US flag was raised above the ring
The Powers of Pain (w/ Mr. Fuji) fought WWF Tag Team Champions Demolition to a double disqualification at 6:45 when Fuji attacked Smash with his cane, with Ax grabbing it away and attacking the challengers with it, breaking it in half
Greg Valentine pinned Ron Garvin at 12:10 when the momentum of a crossbody off the top by Garvin put Valentine on top for the win
Paul Roma pinned Iron Mike Sharpe at 3:48 with a missile dropkick
WWF World Champion Randy Savage (w/ Miss Elizabeth) pinned Bad News Brown at 5:36 after reversing a bodyslam attempt into an inside cradle
WWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – February 11, 1989 (10,017)
The final Spectrum event televised on the PRISM Network – included Dick Graham on commentary with Slick providing guest commentary during the Sam Houston vs. Barry Horowitz and Brutus Beefcake vs. Ted Dibiase matches and Kal Rudman providing guest commentary for the Rockin Robin vs. Sensational Sherri, Hercules vs. King Haku, and Demolition vs. Powers of Pain matches:
The Red Rooster pinned the Brooklyn Brawler at 10:53 with a backslide
Sam Houston pinned Barry Horowitz at 10:26 with a bulldog
Brutus Beefcake pinned Ted Dibiase (w/ Virgil) at 10:54 with a roll up after Dibiase collided with Virgil on the apron when Beefcake moved out of the way
Greg Valentine pinned Jim Neidhart at 6:38 with a roll up and grabbing the tights for leverage after the referee stopped Neidhart using Valentine’s shin guard as a weapon after Neidhart took it off Valentine’s leg
Hulk Hogan pinned the Big Bossman (w/ Slick) at 9:09 with the legdrop after breaking the handcuffs that had been attached to his wrists
WWF Women�s Champion Rockin Robin pinned Sensational Sherri at 9:22 with a sunset flip
Hercules defeated King Haku via disqualification at 13:22 after Haku hit Herc with his own chain and shoved down the referee; after the bout, Haku continued to attack Hercules but Herc eventually cleared him from the ring
WWF Tag Team Champions Demolition defeated the Powers of Pain (w/ Mr. Fuji) via count-out in a No DQ match at 7:29 when Warlord was counted out after brawling with Ax on the floor, with Ax then breaking Fuji’s cane over Warlord’s back as he tried to re-enter the ring
WWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – April 22, 1989 (14,089)
Paul Roma pinned Boris Zhukov
WWF Women’s Champion Rockin Robin pinned Judy Martin
Bret Hart fought Mr. Perfect to a time-limit draw
Dino Bravo pinned Hercules
The Bushwhackers defeated Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard when Anderson was pinned
Jake Roberts defeated Ted Dibiase
Randy Savage defeated WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan via count-out when Savage knocked the champion to the floor after Hogan became distracted by Sensational Sherri
WWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – May 20, 1989 (12,326)
The Genius pinned Jim Powers with a small package
Bad News Brown pinned the Blue Blazer with the Ghetto Blaster
The Honkytonk Man pinned Hillbilly Jim
The Red Rooster pinned the Brooklyn Brawler with a reverse roll up
The Barbarian pinned Jim Neidhart after Mr. Fuji tripped Neidhart from the outside
Rick Martel pinned Tito Santana with his feet on the ropes for leverage
WWF Tag Team Champions Demolition defeated the Big Bossman & Akeem via disqualification after Bossman used his nightstick
WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan pinned Randy Savage with a roll up
WWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – June 17, 1989 (5,016)
Included Zeus as a guest of the Brother Love Show
The Warlord defeated Koko B. Ware
Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty defeated Jacques & Raymond Rougeau
Brutus Beefcake defeated Greg Valentine; Ron Garvin was the guest referee for the bout
Mr. Perfect defeated Bret Hart
Hillbilly Jim (sub. for Big John Studd) defeated Andre the Giant via disqualification
Dusty Rhodes (sub. for Jake Roberts) defeated Ted Dibiase
King Jim Duggan defeated Haku
WWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – July 15, 1989 (7,226)
Hercules defeated the Brooklyn Brawler
Dino Bravo pinned Sam Houston (sub. for the Blue Blazer)
Mr. Perfect pinned the Red Rooster
Tito Santana fought Rick Martel to a draw
Jimmy Snuka defeated the Honkytonk Man
WWF Tag Team Champions Demolition defeated the Big Bossman & Akeem
The Ultimate Warrior defeated WWF IC Champion Rick Rude via count-out
WWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – August 19, 1989 (12,145)
King Jim Duggan pinned Akeem
Hercules fought Haku to a double disqualification
Barry Windham pinned Paul Roma in under 4 minutes
Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty defeated Jacques & Raymond Rougeau in sudden death overtime in a 60-minute marathon match
Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart defeated Dino Bravo & Greg Valentine
WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan pinned Randy Savage
WWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – October 14, 1989 (matinee) (15,126)
Tugboat Thomas defeated Barry Horowitz
Rick Rude defeated Roddy Piper via disqualification
Ron Garvin pinned Greg Valentine
The Genius defeated Jose Luis Rivera
Demolition defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Tully Blanchard & Arn Anderson via disqualification (Anderson & Blanchard were still recognized as champions)
WWF IC Champion the Ultimate Warrior pinned Andre the Giant at the 17-second mark
Jake Roberts defeated Ted Dibiase via disqualification
WWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – November 18, 1989 (7,325)
Mark Young pinned Bob Bradley
Boris Zhukov pinned Al Perez
The Honkytonk Man pinned the Red Rooster
Dino Bravo pinned Jim Neidhart
Bret Hart fought Tito Santana to a double count-out
WWF Tag Team Champions Demolition defeated Arn Anderson & Haku (sub. for Tully Blanchard)
Dusty Rhodes pinned the Big Bossman
Roddy Piper fought Rick Rude to a double disqualification
WWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – December 16, 1989 (8,126)
The Genius pinned Paul Roma
Bad News Brown pinned Mark Young
Dino Bravo pinned Tito Santana
Brutus Beefcake fought Rick Martel to a double disqualification
Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart fought Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Jake Roberts pinned Ted Dibiase with the DDT
Mr. Perfect defeated WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan via count-out after ramming the champion into the ringpost