WWF Championship Wrestling – 1979 Results
1/3/79; Hamburg, PA; Fieldhouse
1/6/79 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Bruno Sammartino:
Steve Travis pinned Bull Molino at 6:58
Jimmy & Johnny Valiant defeated Mike Paidousis & Kevin Victor at 2:40
Victor Rivera defeated Paul Figueroa at 2:53
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna via disqualification
Greg Valentine defeated Andre Esvada via submission with the figure-4
Peter Maivia (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Frank Williams at 4:22 after dropping Williams throat-first across the top rope
1/3/79; Hamburg, PA; Fieldhouse
1/13/79 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Bruno Sammartino:
WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko fought Stan Stasiak & Victor Rivera to a 10-minute time-limit draw
Ivan Koloff pinned Jose Mascara at 5:23
Ivan Putski defeated Pete Reeves & Paul Mauret in a handicap match at 2:42 by pinning Mauret with the Polish Hammer
Jimmy & Johnny Valiant (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated SD Jones & Frank Williams at 5:16 when Johnny pinned Williams with an elbow drop; after the bout, Jones cleared Albano from the ring with headbutts after he started kicking at King following the pinfall, with Jimmy then slamming Williams on the floor
Greg Valentine defeated Paul Figueroa via submission with the figure-4 at 2:47
Peter Maivia (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Mike Paidousis at 5:38
1/3/79; Hamburg, PA; Fieldhouse
1/20/79 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Bruno Sammartino
Steve Travis pinned Johnny Rodz at 7:55 with a powerslam
Greg Valentine (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated SD Jones via submission with the figure-4 at 5:47; after the bout, Valentine refused to break the hold until he was threatened that the decision would be reversed; Jones was then taken out on a stretcher
Victor Rivera pinned Tito Torres at 1:47
Bulldog Brower (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Mike Vargas at 2:06 with a kneedrop
Stan Stasiak (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Bob Fury at 3:42 with the heart punch
Ivan Putski & Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Tony Russo & Baron Mikel Scicluna at 5:58 when Russo submitted to Strongbow’s sleeper; after the bout, Vince McMahon interviewed Putski & Strongbow at ringside
1/24/79; Hamburg, PA; Fieldhouse
1/27/79 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Bruno Sammartino; included McMahon interviewing SD Jones at ringside about being put in the figure-4 leglock by Greg Valentine last week, with Jones suggesting the move should be banned
Ivan Koloff (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) fought WWWF Tag Team Champion Larry Zbyszko to a double count-out at 9:41 when both men were brawling on the floor; after the bout, Tony Garea came out to ringside to help Zbyszko fend off an attack from Koloff & Albano
Greg Valentine (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Fred Marzino via submission at 4:32 with the figure-4; after the bout, Valentine kept the hold applied causing Marzino to be taken out on a stretcher
Fred Curry pinned Mike Hall at 3:07 with a flying bodypress
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah pinned Wenonah Littleheart at 4:52 after Littleheart missed a dropkick
Andre the Giant defeated Tony Russo & Mark Pole in a handicap match at 1:53 by pinning both men after picking Russo up and dropping him on top of Pole following a boot to the face
WWWF Tag Team Champion Tony Garea fought Johnny Valiant (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) to a curfew draw at 4:49; after the bout, Garea cleared Albano from the ring
1/24/79; Hamburg, PA; Fieldhouse
2/3/79 (aired 2/2/79 in the NYC market):
Joyce Grable defeated Suzette Ferrara
Bulldog Brower defeated Steve King
Steve Travis defeated Tony Russo
Ivan Putski defeated Johnny Rodz
WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Stan Stasiak & Victor Rivera via count-out
1/24/79; Hamburg, PA; Fieldhouse
2/10/79:
Greg Valentine defeated Steve King
Fred Curry defeated John Schmidt
Allen Coage defeated Joe Mascara
Steve Travis defeated Johnny Rodz
Andre the Giant, WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Stan Stasiak, Baron Mikel Scicluna, & Tony Russo
2/14/79; Hamburg, PA; Fieldhouse
2/17/79:
WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Mike Hall & Baron Mikel Scicluna at 7:52
Bulldog Brower defeated Bill Berger at 5:08
Hussein Arab defeated Bob Fury at 3:53
WWWF North American Champion Ted DiBiase defeated Tony Russo at the 5-minute mark
Fred Curry pinned Bobo Murdoch at 5:28
Steve Travis fought Stan Stasiak to a curfew draw
2/14/79; Hamburg, PA; Fieldhouse
2/24/79:
WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Larry Zbyzsko defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna & Victor Rivera at 5:58 when Scicluna was pinned
WWWF Jr. Heavyweight Champion Tatsumi Fujinami pinned Tony Russo at 4:30
Ivan Putski pinned Bob Fulton with the Polish Hammer at 3:17
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Stan Stasiak at 8:02
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Mike Hall via submission with the sleeper at 4:27
Johnny & Jerry Valiant defeated Dominic DeNucci & Steve Travis via count-out at 4:31
2/14/79; Hamburg, PA; Fieldhouse
3/3/79:
WWWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase pinned Bob Colt at 2:19
Fred Curry pinned Paul Maret at 1:30
Allen Coage defeated Jeff Rhodes at 2:25
Greg Valentine (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Chief Jay Strongbow via submission with the figure-4 at 7:07 after Wizard threw water over Valentine to wake him up when both wrestlers and the referee were down; Valentine refused to break the hold after the bout, with Larry Zbyszko & Tony Garea trying to make him break the hold; Gorilla Monsoon eventually came out and hit Valentine in the head with the water pitcher to make him break the hold; Strongbow was eventually taken out on a stretcher and the incident was credited for breaking Strongbow’s leg
Hussein Arab (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Tony Russo at 1:18 with an elbow drop; during the bout, Strongbow was still being treated at ringside and had a cast put on his leg
Dominci DeNucci, WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko fought Bulldog Brower, Johnny & Jerry Valiant (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) to a curfew draw; during the bout, an ambulance finally arrived at the arena to take Strongbow away with the cameras focusing on that, rather than the match in the ring
3/6/79; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
3/10/79 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Bruno Sammartino:
Greg Valentine defeated Dave Darrow
WWWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase defeated Mr. X
Allen Coage defeated John Schmidt
Jerry & Johnny Valiant (w/ Capt. Lou Albano & Jimmy Valiant) defeated SD Jones & Frankie Williams at around the 4-minute mark when Johnny pinned Williams with an elbow drop following an elbow to the back as Jerry held Williams in a front facelock; during the bout, both Albano & Jimmy briefly joined Vince McMahon & Bruno Sammartino on commentary
Bulldog Brower (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Fred Marzino at 1:42 with a powerslam and kneedrop
Steve Travis defeated Victor Rivera via referee’s decison at 5:34 when the match was stopped due to the curfew
3/6/79; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
3/17/79 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Bruno Sammartino; featured Steve Travis being announced as the 1979 Rookie of the Year and being interviewed by McMahon:
WWWF Tag Team Champion Tony Garea defeated Johnny Rodz at 5:27
Allen Coage fought Larry Zbyszko to a double disqualification at 5:37
Bulldog Brower (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Steve King at 1:36 with a kneedrop off the top; after the bout, as King was being carried from the ring on a stretcher, Brower flipped over the stretcher and attacked King on the outside of the ring
Hussein Arab defeated Dave Darrow at 3:27
Steve Travis defeated Jose Estrada at 2:45
Ivan Putski & Fred Curry defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna & Mr. X at 7:26
3/6/79; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
3/24/79 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Bruno Sammartino:
WWWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase pinned Frank Rodriguez at 1:53 with a powerslam
Bulldog Brower (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned SD Jones at 1:54 with a kneedrop off the top
Greg Valentine (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Mark Pole at 2:34 following two elbow drops
Hussein Arab (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Frankie Williams at 3:41 with an elbow drop after ramming Williams’ head into his pointed toe
Johnny & Jerry Valiant (w/ Capt. Lou Albano & Jimmy Valiant) defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions Larry Zbyzsko & Tony Garea to win the titles at 10:54 when Johnny pinned Zbyzsko after Jerry and Zbyzsko collided and Jimmy pulled Jerry to the floor, allowing Johnny to take his place in the ring(Tag Team Champions)
Fred Curry pinned Mr. X with a sunset flip at 4:38; after the bout, Vince McMahon interviewed new Tag Team Champions the Valiant Brothers and Capt. Lou Albano at ringside
3/27/79; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
3/31/79:
Ivan Putski & Fred Curry defeated Victor Rivera & Mr. X
WWWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase defeated Mike Hall
Hussein Arab defeated Fred Marzino
Greg Valentine defeated Joe Mascara
Bulldog Brower defeated Frank Williams
WWWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant defeated Dominic DeNucci & Steve King
3/27/79; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
4/7/79:
Hussein Arab defeated SD Jones
Steve Travis defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna via count-out
Dominic DeNucci defeated Johnny Rodz
Greg Valentine defeated Steve King
WWWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase defeated John Schmidt
Ivan Putski & Fred Curry defeated Victor Rivera & Allen Coage via referee’s decision when the match went to curfew
3/27/79; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
4/14/79:
Bulldog Brower (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Joe Mascara at 4:21 following several standing kneedrops; after the bout, Brower returned to the ring and further attacked his opponent and shoved the referee out of the ring; Mascara was eventually taken out on a stretcher after Ted Dibiase, Fred Curry, and SD Jones came out to help
Hussein Arab defeated Steve King
Greg Valentine (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned SD Jones at 1:52 following two elbow drops; after the bout, Vince McMahon conducted a ringside interview with Valentine & Wizard, during which Vince said Chief Jay Strongbow had sent a telegram saying he would be back; Valentine responded by saying that would not happen and Strongbow was finished
Nikolai Volkoff defeated Frank Williams
Ivan Putski pinned Mike Hall with the Polish Hammer at 3:12
Jimmy Valiant, WWWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant fought WWWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase, Fred Curry, & Steve Travis to a double disqualification at 8:47 when all six wrestlers began brawling in and out of the ring
4/17/79; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
4/21/79 – on the WOR NY Feed of the show, WWF World Champion Bob Backlund was being interviewed in the empty arena about his 4/30 title match against Bulldog Brower, where Capt. Lou Albano kept interrupting the interview, distracting Backlund so that Brower could attack Backlund jumping from the ring apron with a chair, with Andre the Giant making the save:
Nikolai Volkoff pinned Frank Williams at 8:02
Pat Patterson pinned Steve King at 6:05 (Patterson’s debut)
Dino Santana (Tito Santana) pinned Mike Hall at 2:58 (Santana’s debut)
Greg Valentine pinned Billy Martinez at 3:44
Ivan Putski pinned Jose Estrada at 6:08
Jimmy, WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant defeated Johnny Rivera, SD Jones & Nick Busick at 6:36 when Jerry pinned Busick
4/17/79; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
4/28/79:
Allen Coage pinned Lyndsey Lyle
Greg Valentine pinned Fred Marzino at 4:53
Hussein Arab pinned Frank Williams at 4:57
Televised in Japan – 4/20/79: Andre the Giant defeated Mark Pole & Mike Hall in a handicap match at 4:06 by pinning both men at the same time following a boot to the face to Pole, and then dropping Hall down on top of his partner
Televised in Japan – 4/20/79: WWF World Champion Bob Backlund (w/ Arnold Skaaland) pinned Johnny Rodz at 4:52 with a German suplex into a bridge; after the bout, Backlund cleared Capt. Lou Albano out of the ring (who had came to ringside during the bout) with a back drop and a dropkick, with Skaaland then hitting Albano with Backlund’s title belt on the floor
Jimmy, WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Dominc DeNucci, Johnny Rivera, & Billy Martinez at 7:27 when Johnny pinned Martinez
4/17/79; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
5/5/79:
Dino Santana (Tito Santana) pinned Mr. X at 6:38
Pat Patterson pinned Johnny Rivera at 5:36
Steve Travis pinned Moose Monroe at 3:35
WWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase pinned Brute Bryan at 5:42
Hussein Arab pinned Steve King at 3:38
Bulldog Brower pinned SD Jones
5/8/79; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
5/12/79 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Bruno Sammartino:
WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant (w/ Capt. Lou Albano & Jimmy Valiant) defeated Johnny Rodz & Jose Estrada at 4:08 when Jerry pinned Estrada following an elbow off the top from Johnny
WWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase pinned Mark Pole at 3:58 with a powerslam
Steve Travis pinned Bob Fulton at 2:48 with a bodyslam
Greg Valentine (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Joe Cagle at 4:28 with a back suplex; during the bout, Chief Jay Strongbow appeared at ringside on crutches and took a seat in the front row; after the bout, Vince McMahon interviewed Strongbow who promised to return to the ring soon, and would return next week to watch the show from the front row
Hussein Arab pinned SD Jones at 7:56 after kicking him with his loaded boot
Tito Santana pinned Mr. X at 5:26 with a flying bodypress
5/8/79; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
5/19/79 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Bruno Sammartino:
Greg Valentine (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Steve King via submission with the figure-4 at 3:59; after the bout, Chief Jay Strongbow – who was watching the match from the front row – left his seat, making Valentine break the hold when he saw Strongbow heading towards him
Dominic DeNucci defeated Jose Estrada
Pat Patterson pinned Frank Williams with the Bombs Away
Nikolai Volkoff defeated Johnny Rivera
Ivan Putski defeated Moose Monroe
5/8/79; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
5/26/79:
Tito Santana defeated Johnny Rodz
Nikolai Volkoff (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Mike DuPree after four consecutive backbreakers
Hussein Arab defeated Joe Cagle
Bulldog Brower (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) fought WWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase to a 10-minute time-limit draw
Pat Patterson (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Dominic DeNucci via count-out at 7:09 after Patterson ducked his head and DeNucci went over the top rope to the floor; after the bout, Patterson & DeNucci briefly brawled again in the ring
Jimmy Valiant defeated Johnny Rivera
5/29/79; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
6/2/79 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Bruno Sammartino:
Greg Valentine (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Dave Darrow at 4:44; Chief Jay Strongbow sat ringside for the match; after the bout, Strongbow chased Valentine from ringside with a crutch
WWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase pinned Moose Monroe at 6:59
Haystacks Calhoun pinned Mr. X at 1:34
Bulldog Brower (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Ivan Putski at 4:41 after Albano tripped Putski from the floor
Pat Patterson (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned SD Jones with a kneedrop off the top at 3:59
Nikolai Volkoff (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Jose Estrada at 4:09 after hoisiting him up in a gorilla press and dropping him across his knee
5/29/79; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
6/9/79 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Bruno Sammartino:
Jimmy Valiant (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Johnny Rivera at 4:36 with a boot to the face and grabbing the ropes for leverage
Hussein Arab (w/ the Grand Wizard, sub. for Freddie Blassie who was said to be on vacation) pinned Frankie Williams at 3:41 with a kneedrop
Tito Santana pinned Moose Monroe at 2:53 with a crossbody
Steve Travis fought Baron Mikel Scicluna to a 10-minute time-limit draw; after the bout, Bruno Sammartino conducted a ringside interview with Travis
Pat Patterson defeated Steve King
WWF Tag Team Champions Jerry & Johnny Valiant defeated SD Jones & Dominic DeNucci in a non-title match
5/29/79; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
6/16/79:
WWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase defeated Johnny Rodz
Nikolai Volkoff defeated Charlie Brown
SD Jones defeated Moose Monroe
Tito Santana defeated Johnny Rivera
Bulldog Brower defeated Fred Marzino
6/19/79; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
6/23/79:
Jimmy, WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant defeated Dominic DeNucci, SD Jones & Steve Travis
Ivan Putski pinned JoJo Andrews with the Polish Hammer at 5:31
Hussein Arab pinned Henry Roy
Pat Patterson (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned WWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase to win the title at 9:15 after hitting him with a pair of brass knuckles
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Mr. X
Tito Santana defeated Johnny Rodz
6/19/79; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
6/30/79:
Greg Valentine defeated Billy Berger
Dominic DeNucci defeated Pete Doherty
Johnny Rodz defeated Paul Figueroa
WWF North American Champion Pat Patterson defeated Jose Mascara
Bulldog Brower defeated Steve King
Tito Santana & Steve Travis defeated Jose Estrada & Baron Mikel Scicluna
6/19/79; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
7/7/79:
Ted Dibiase defeated JoJo Andrews
Hussein Arab defeated Billy Berger
The Jaguar of Columbia defeated Marc Pole
Tito Santana defeated Ron Lee
Greg Valentine defeated Frank Williams
Jimmy, WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant defeated Ivan Putski, Steve Travis, & Johnny Rivera
7/10/79; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
7/14/79:
7/10/79; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
7/21/79:
7/10/79; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
7/28/79:
Chief Jay Strongbow pinned Johnny Rodz at 4:47 with a chop to the throat as Rodz came off the top
7/31/79; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
8/4/79:
Andre the Giant defeated Frank Rodriguez & Mark Pole in a handicap match at 4:01 by pinning Pole with a boot to the face and a sit-down splash
Swede Hanson (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Billy Berger with a piledriver; after the bout, as Berger was being carried out on a stretcher, Hanson knocked him off of it
Tony Atlas pinned John Schmidt (Atlas’ debut)
Tito Santana pinned Jose Estrada at 6:14 with a leglock into a bridge
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah pinned Joyce Grable in a non-title match at 6:43 after reversing an airplane spin into a cradle
WWF North American Champion Pat Patterson pinned Johnny Rivera
7/31/79; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
8/11/79:
Roddy Piper defeated Steve King; prior to the bout, Piper got ring announcer Joe McHugh to hold the microphone while he played his bagpipes in the ring until the referee had heard enough and made him stop playing (Piper’s WWF TV debut)
Nikolai Volkoff (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Pete Sanchez at 3:16 after hoisting him up in a gorilla press slam and dropping him across his knee
Tony Atlas defeated Moose Monroe via submission with the full nelson at 3:08
Jimmy (sub. for Johnny) & WWF Tag Team Campion Jerry Valiant (w/ Capt. Lou Albano & WWF Tag Team Champion Johnny Valiant) defeated Dominic DeNucci & SD Jones at 8:54 when Jerry pinned Jones following a back drop and elbow drop
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Ron Lee
Ivan Putski pinned JoJo Andrews at 2:58 with the Polish Hammer
7/31/79; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
8/18/79:
Hussein Arab defeated Steve King
Bulldog Brower defeated Frank Williams
Tony Atlas defeated Ron Lee at 2:49
Ted Dibiase, Tito Santana, & Steve Travis defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna, Johnny Rodz, & Frank Rodriguez
Nikolai Volkoff defeated Fred Marzino
Swede Hanson defeated Joe Mascara
8/22/79; Hamburg, PA; Fieldhouse
8/25/79 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Bruno Sammartino:
WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Johnny Rivera via submission with the Boston Crab at 7:01; after the bout, Vince McMahon interviewed Patterson & Wizard at ringside where Wizard explained how Patterson was now the IC Champion after winning a gruelling tournament last week in Rio de Janeiro with Patterson saying he doesn’t care what happens to the North American title he previously held
Nikolai Volkoff (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Joe Mascara at 4:31 after hoisting him up in a gorilla press and dropping him across his knee
Dominic DeNucci pinned Frank Rodriguez at 3:09 with the airplane spin
Ivan Putski pinned Johnny Rodz at 5:29 with the Polish Hammer; after the bout, Bruno Sammartino interviewed Putski at ringside (Putski’s first appearance without his beard)
Chief Jay Strongbow pinned Jose Estrada at 4:58 with a double tomahawk chop
Swede Hanson pinned Steve King at 2:31 with a piledriver; after the bout, King was taken backstage on a stretcher
8/22/79; Hamburg, PA; Fieldhouse
9/1/79 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Bruno Sammartino:
Hussein Arab (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Dominic DeNucci via count-out at 7:41 after kicking him with his loaded boot, knocking DeNucci out of the ring in the process
Chief Jay Strongbow pinned Johnny Rodz at 2:41 with a chop
Johnny Rivera pinned Frank Rodriguez at 2:44 with a somersault splash
Ted Dibiase defeated Jose Estrada via submission with an abdominal stretch at 5:09; after the bout, Bruno Sammartino interviewed Dibiase at ringside
Butch Cassidy & Tiny Tom defeated Billy the Kid & Ivan the Terrible at 7:36 when Cassidy pinned Terrible with an airplane spin
Tito Santana pinned Moose Monroe at 2:51 with a sunset flip
8/22/79; Hamburg, PA; Fieldhouse
9/8/79 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Bruno Sammartino:
Greg Valentine (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Johnny Rivera with an elbow drop at 4:47 following a suplex
WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant (w/ Capt. Lou Albano & Jimmy Valiant) defeated SD Jones & Dominic DeNucci at 3:17 when Jones was pinned following a clothesline; after the bout the Valiants continued to attack their opponents until Andre the Giant made the save and cleared all three Valiants and Albano from ringside
Tito Santana pinned Frank Rodriguez at 3:08 with a spinning toe hold into a bridge
Ivan Putski pinned Jose Estrada at 8:09 with the Polish Hammer; after the bout, Bruno Sammartino interviewed Estrada at ringside
Ted Dibiase defeated Johnny Rodz via submission with the abdominal stretch at 5:54
Swede Hanson (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Joe Mascara with the piledriver at 2:41; after the bout, Mascara was taken backstage on a stretcher
9/11/79; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
9/15/79:
Nikolai Volkoff defeated Pete Sanchez at 6:02
Larry Zbyzsko defeated Jose Estrada at 5:36
Swede Hanson pinned Frank Williams at 2:32 with a piledriver; after the bout, Hanson hit the piledriver again; Bruno Sammartino then confronted Hanson & Blassie at ringside, with Hanson walking away and Bruno shoving Blassie aside; an injured Williams was then taken out on a stretcher and had to wear a neckbrace for several weeks
Ivan Putski & Tito Santana defeated Moose Monroe & Gypsy Rodriguez at 7:43
Greg Valentine defeated Steve King at 2:46
9/11/79; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
9/22/79:
9/11/79; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
9/29/79:
Tito Santana & Ivan Putski defeated Johnny Rodz & Jose Estrada at 8:36 when Putski pinned Estrada with the Polish Hammer; after the bout, Bruno Sammartino interviewed Putski & Santana at ringside
Larry Zbyszko pinned Moose Monroe at 4:45 with a powerslam
10/2/79; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
10/6/79:
Swede Hanson (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Charlie Brown at 2:58 with a piledriver; after the bout, Brown was carried out on a stretcher; during the bout, Frank Williams did guest commentary, and after the bout was interviewed by Vince McMahon, where he was wearing a neckbrace following a previous match with Hanson where he was injured following the piledriver, and said he would never wrestle Hanson again
Ted Dibiase defeated Jose Estrada at 3:49
Ivan Putski & Tito Santana defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant (w/ Capt. Lou Albano & Jimmy Valiant) via disqualification at 10:18 when Albano interfered as Putski had Johnny in a bearhug; after the bout, Albano and the Valiants argued with the Valiants then leaving on their own; Vince McMahon then interviewed Albano at ringside, who said he was finished with the Valiants, and that he made them and could easily break them (9/11/79; Allentown, PA) WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson defeated Ben Ortiz at 4:01
Bobby Duncum defeated Steve King at 2:28 (Duncum’s return bout)
10/2/79; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
10/13/79:
Larry Zbyszko defeated Johnny Rodz at 5:36
Bobby Duncum defeated Fred Marzino at 3:45
Swede Hanson defeated Dominic DeNucci via count-out at 6:49
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Jose Estrada at 3:13
Greg Valentine defeated Mike Masters at 2:43
10/2/79; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
10/20/79 – included the ringside interview with Bobby Duncum & Capt. Lou Albano from the 10/20/79 All Star Wrestling:
Larry Zbyszko pinned Gypsy Rodriguez at 5:10 with a back suplex; after the bout, Vince McMahon interviewed Roberta Morgan at ringside, about her book about professional wrestling called “Main Event”
Bobby Duncum (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Mike Masters with a bulldog at 2:01; after the bout Duncum attacked Masters and hit another bulldog until four other wrestlers came out to make the save, but they were all thrown out of the ring by Duncum
WWF Tag Team Champions Johnny & Jerry Valiant defeated Johnny Rivera & Steve King at 8:17 when Jimmy pinned King following a double clothesline to the back of the head; after the bout, Bruno Sammartino interviewed the Valiants at ringside discussing their recent breakup with their manager Capt. Lou Albano
WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Fred Marzino at 2:31 with a kneedrop off the top
Hussein Arab (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Ben Ortiz at 2:56 with a kneedrop following a suplex
10/23/79; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
10/27/79 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Bruno Sammartino; featured the Valiant Brothers vs. Ivan Putski & Tito Santana Tag Team Title change from the 10/22/79 MSG show:
Ted Dibiase fought Jimmy Valiant to a double count-out at 9:51 when both men were brawling on the floor; after the bout, Bruno Sammartino interviewed Jimmy at ringside, with Johnny Valiant also coming out, and Bruno suggesting that the Valiants had been unsuccessful since splitting with Capt. Lou Albano
Tony Atlas pinned BB Coleman at 3:28 with a gorilla press slam and elbow drop
Bobby Duncum (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Ron Lee at 1:12 with a bulldog; after the bout, Vince McMahon interviewed Albano at ringside, discussing his past association with the Valiant Brothers, with Albano saying they were nothing without him, and he made them successful
The Wild Samoans (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Billy Berger & Johnny Rivera at 4:39 when Afa pinned Berger with the Samoan Drop (The Samoans’ debut)
Ken Patera (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Mike Masters at 2:28 with a clothesline and elbow drop (Patera’s return after a 16-month absence)
10/23/79; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
11/3/79 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Bruno Sammartino; included the Bobby Duncum / Bill Berger match from the 11/3/79 All Star Wrestling:
Swede Hanson defeated Johnny Rivera
WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Mike Masters via submission with a Boston Crab at 4:36
Tony Atlas pinned Moose Monroe with a splash at the 55-second mark; after the bout, Bruno Sammartino conducted a ringside interview with Atlas
Hussein Arab (w/ Freddie Blassie) fought Dominic DeNucci to a double count-out at 9:56 when both wrestlers were brawling on the floor
Larry Zbyzsko pinned Billy Coleman with a suplex at 6:11
10/23/79; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
11/10/79 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Bruno Sammartino:
WWF Tag Team Champions Ivan Putski & Tito Santana defeated JoJo Andrews & Jose Estrada
Ken Patera (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Johnny Rivera via submission with the swinging full nelson at 6:11
Tony Atlas pinned Johnny Rodz at 3:42 with a monkey flip out of the corner
Larry Zbyszko defeated Ron Lee
The Wild Samoans (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Frank Williams & Dominic DeNucci at 5:06 when Afa pinned Williams with a Samoan Drop following a diving headbutt off the top from Sika
Bobby Duncum defeated Paul Figueroa
11/13/79; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
11/17/79:
Ken Patera (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Ben Ortiz via submission with the swinging full nelson; after the bout, Vince McMahon interviewed Wizard at ringside, where he put Wizard on the spot about a rumored deal he was in the process of making, Wizard then said the deal was with Capt. Lou Albano, and then shouted him out to ringside, with both saying they would not discuss the deal at this time, and that their attorneys were speaking to each other
The Wild Samoans defeated Steve King & Frank Williams
Larry Zbyszko defeated Mike Masters
Tito Santana & Ivan Putski defeated Johnny Rodz & Jose Estrada
Bobby Duncum (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Dominic DeNucci at 6:09 after Albano tripped DeNucci from the outside
Hulk Hogan (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Harry Valdez via submission at 2:51 with an overhead backbreaker; after the bout, Hogan briefly kept the hold applied; moments later, Vince McMahon conducted a ringside interview with Hogan & Blassie regarding how Hogan will do against the other WWF wrestlers (Hogan’s WWF debut) (Hulk Hogan: The Unreleased Archives)
11/13/79; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
11/24/79:
Bulldog Brower & Swede Hanson defeated Dominic DeNucci & Johnny Rivera at 9:53 when Hanson pinned Rivera with a backbreaker over the knee
Hulk Hogan (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Paul Figueroa via submission with the backbreaker at the 49-second mark; after the bout, Vince McMahon interviewed Hogan & Blassie at ringside
Tony Atlas pinned Mike Masters at 2:51 with a suplex and splash
Hussein Arab (w/ Freddie Blassie) fought Ted Dibiase to a double count-out at 8:58 when both men began brawling on the floor
Ken Patera (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Steve King via submission with the swinging full nelson; after the bout, Vince McMahon interviewed Wizard at ringside, who said his pending deal with Capt. Lou Albano he had been talking about was almost completed and he would let everyone know once it’s finalized
Larry Zbyszko defeated Pete Doherty via submission with the abdominal stretch at 3:12; during the bout, the Grand Wizard briefly did guest commentary to further discuss his pending deal with Capt. Lou Albano, and would do everything in his power to give the details next week on what he said was the biggest financial deal ever in the WWF
11/13/79; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
12/1/79:
WWF Tag Team Champions Tito Santana & Ivan Putski defeated Pete Doherty & Moose Monroe at 6:28 when Santana pinned Doherty with a flying bodypress off the top
Hulk Hogan (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Ben Ortiz via submission with the backbreaker at 1:14; after the bout, Bruno Sammartino interviewed Hogan & Blassie at ringside
Tony Atlas pinned Jose Estrada at 4:17 following a gorilla press slam
The Wild Samoans (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Steve King & Harry Valdez at 9:32 when Sika pinned Valdez with a diving headbutt off the top
Bobby Duncum (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Frank Williams with a bulldog at 3:27; after the bout, Vince McMahon conducted a ringside interview with Albano and the Grand Wizard where they announced Albano purchased the contract of WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson for $100,000; the Wizard said he did it purely for the money due to a cash flow problem and Albano said he didn’t care whether Patterson had been consulted about the deal
Ken Patera (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Johnny Rivera via submission with the swinging full nelson at 3:30
12/4/79; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
12/8/79 – included Vince McMahon & Bruno Sammartino interviewing WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson at the show opening, where Patterson objected to working with Capt. Lou Albano and does not want to be associated with him at all, saying he doesn’t like him, and that Albano was a slob and a bum:
WWF Tag Team Champion Tito Santana defeated Jerry Valiant via count-out at 8:23 after dropkicking him over the top rope
Hulk Hogan (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Charlie Brown at 3:25 via submission with the backbreaker
Tony Atlas pinned Johnny Rodz at 3:42 with a monkey flip out of the corner
WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson & the Wild Samoans (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) fought Larry Zbyszko, Dominic DeNucci, & WWF Tag Team Champion Ivan Putski to a no contest at 8:26 when the Samoans turned on Patterson and attacked him after Patterson had gone to hit Albano for stopping the Samoans from letting Patterson tag out of the match; Albano then hit Patterson in the head with a chair, busting him open as the Samoans held him up; Vince McMahon then attempted to interview Patterson, who screamed that he wanted Albano in the ring
Bobby Duncum defeated Manny Saica at 2:21
Ken Patera defeated Frankie Williams at 2:35
12/4/79; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
12/15/79:
The Wild Samoans (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Fred Marzino & Angelo Gomez at 6:01 when Sika pinned Marzino with the Samoan Drop
Ken Patera (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Babyface George via submission with the full nelson at 4:57
Dominic DeNucci pinned Mr. X at 3:07 following an airplane spin
Bobby Duncum (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Sylvano Sousa with a bulldog at 5:44
WWF Tag Team Champions Ivan Putski & Tito Santana defeated Pete Doherty & Davey O’Hannon at 7:28 when Putski pinned Doherty with the Polish Hammer
Hussein Arab (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Don Patrick with a suplex at 1:11; after the bout, Vince McMahon interviewed WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson at ringside, with Patterson challenging Capt. Lou Albano to a match right now, and he would put him out of wrestling for good
12/4/79; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
12/22/79:
Ken Patera (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Kevin Hughes via submission with the swinging full nelson at 5:47; after the bout, Bruno Sammartino interviewed Patera & Wizard at ringside
Hulk Hogan (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Jose Estrada via submission with the backbreaker at 5:12
Tony Atlas defeated Frank Williams
Andre the Giant pinned Pete Doherty at 2:31 with a boot to the face and a sit-down splash
The Wild Samoans (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Don Patrick & Johnny Rivera at 7:53 when Afa pinned Patrick with the Samoan Drop
WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson pinned Johnny Rodz with a kneedrop off the top at 2:57; during the bout, Rodz reopened Patterson’s cut on his forehead from two weeks earlier
12/4/79; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
12/29/79:
Bobby Duncum defeated Don Patrick at 5:22
Hulk Hogan defeated Sylvano Sousa at 2:42
Tony Atlas defeated Pete Doherty at 2:52
Larry Zbyszko defeated Mr. X at 8:44
WWF Tag Team Champions Tito Santana & Ivan Putski defeated John Callahan & Johnny Rodz at 5:59
WWF IC Champion Pat Patterson pinned Jose Estrada with a kneedrop off the top at 3:19