WWF Championship Wrestling – 1981 Results
12/16/80; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
1/3/81:
Sgt. Slaughter (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Jim Duggan at 6:31 via submission with the Cobra Clutch
SD Jones defeated Jose Estrada at 6:38
Johnny Rodz defeated Charlie Brown at 3:05
Killer Khan (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Steve King at 5:16 with a double thrust to the throat and a jumping kneedrop; after the bout, Patterson interviewed Blassie & Khan at ringside
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales pinned Frank Savage at 4:56 via submission with the Boston Crab
Hulk Hogan defeated George Rosello at 2:31
12/16/80; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
1/10/81:
Stan Hansen (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Steve King at 1:42; after the bout, Pat Patterson interviewed Hansen & Blassie at ringside with Hansen demanding better competition such as Bob Backlund, Pedro Morales, and Bruno Sammartino
The Moondogs (w/ Capt. Lou Alano) defeated Rick McGraw & Jim Duggan at 7:58 when King pinned Duggan with a splash; after the bout, McGraw back dropped Albano in the ring
Tony Atlas defeated Ron Shaw via submission with a bearhug at 3:02
WWF Tag Team Champions Rick Martel & Tony Garea defeated Jose Estrada & Baron Mikel Scicluna at 5:52 when Martel pinned Estrada with a forward roll up
SD Jones pinned Johnny Rodz with a backslide at 4:48
Sgt. Slaughter defeated Frank Savage at 2:42
1/13/81; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
1/17/81:
WWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Rick Martel defeated Johnny Rodz & Jose Estrada at 6:35 when Martel pinned Estrada with a sunset flip from the apron
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated Ron Shaw at 4:31
Sgt. Slaughter (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Angelo Gomez via submission at 4:01 with the Cobra Clutch
SD Jones defeated Frank Savage at 2:48
Stan Hansen (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Dominic DeNucci via count-out at 1:56 after hitting DeNucci with the lariat and busting him open
The Moondogs (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Jim Duggan & Steve King at 5:11 when Moondog King pinned Steve King with a splash
Killer Khan (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Charlie Brown at 2:58 with a jumping kneedrop
1/13/81; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
1/24/81 – included a reairing of the Tony Atlas vs. Ron Lee match from the 8/18/79 Championship Wrestling:
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated Jose Estrada at 8:38
Hulk Hogan (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated John Callahan & Angelo Gomez in a handicap match at 4:25 by pinning both men at the same time after dropping Gomez on top of Callahan after hitting him with a clothesline; after the bout, Pat Patterson interviewed Hogan & Blassie at ringside, where Blassie guaranteed 1981 would be the year one of his men would become WWF World Champion
SD Jones defeated Manny Siaca at 2:34
The Hangman (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Rick McGraw at 7:34 after pressing McGraw above his head and dropping him throat-first across the top rope
Stan Hansen (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Steve King at 1:20 with the lariat; after the bout, Vince McMahon interviewed Hansen at ringside regarding the incident the previous week in which Hanson bloodied Dominic DeNucci with the lariat
1/13/81; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
1/31/81:
The Moondogs (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Dominic DeNucci & Rick McGraw at 5:12 when King pinned McGraw with a splash after hitting him with his bone behind the referee’s back; after the bout, the Moondogs and Albano continued to attack their opponents until WWF World Champion Bob Backlund came out and made the save; Vince McMahon then interviewed Backlund and Arnold Skaaland at ringside
Hulk Hogan defeated Steve King & Manny Siaca in a handicap match
The Hangman defeated Charlie Brown
Sgt. Slaughter (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated John Callahan via submission with the Cobra Clutch at 1:24; after the bout, Vince McMahon interviewed Slaughter & Wizard at ringside, where Slaughter challenged anyone to get out of his Cobra Clutch, and that he would give them $5,000 if they could; Jim Duggan then came out to accept the challenge but was unable to break the hold
WWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Rick Martel defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna & Frank Savage at 6:08
SD Jones defeated Ron Shaw at 3:19
2/3/81; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
2/7/81 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Pat Patterson; included Mike Smith unsuccessfully attempting Sgt. Slaughter’s Cobra Clutch Challenge:
WWF Tag Team Champions Rick Martel & Tony Garea defeated Ron Shaw & the Hangman at 8:38 when Garea pinned Shaw with a sunset flip off the top; midway through the bout, Bob Backlund joined Vince McMahon & Pat Patterson for guest commentary
Killer Khan pinned Jeff Costa at 5:26 with a jumping kneedrop
Stan Hansen pinned Rick Stallone with the lariat; after the bout, WWF World Champion Bob Backlund left the broadcast table and made the save, avoided Hansen’s lariat, and dropkicked him out of the ring; Vince McMahon then briefly interviewed Backlund at ringside, who said that Hansen would not get away with what he’s done and he would chase him out of this area
The Moondogs (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Johnny Rodz & Jose Estrada at 4:41 when King pinned Estrada with a splash
Hulk Hogan defeated John Callahan at 4:21
Angelo Mosca defeated Jim Duggan at 2:48
2/3/81; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
2/14/81:
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated Johnny Rodz
The Moondogs defeated Dominic DeNucci & Jack Carson
WWF Tag Team Champion Tony Garea fought the Hangman to a time-limit draw
Rick McGraw fought Larry Sharpe (sub. for Sgt. Slaughter) to a double count-out at 3:51 when both men brawled their way backstage; Sgt. Slaughter originally came out for his scheduled match with McGraw but refused to wrestle as the fans refused to stop chanting “Gomer!” at him after Vince McMahon questioned him as to why he wouldn’t get in the ring
SD Jones defeated Jose Estrada
Angelo Mosca defeated Jeff Costa
2/3/81; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
2/21/81:
Sgt. Slaughter (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Ron Shaw via submission with the Cobra Clutch at 2:41; prior to the bout, Jack Carson attempted Slaughter’s $5,000 Cobra Clutch Challenge but was unsuccessful; after the bout, Slaughter sneaked behind ring announcer Joe McHugh as if he was going to apply the Cobra Clutch but was pulled away by the referee; Pat Patterson then interviewed Slaughter & Wizard at ringside, with Slaughter challenging Patterson to accept the Cobra Clutch Challenge, which he would raise to $10,000 just for him, with Patterson saying he would not accept the challenge now but would when he feels ready to do so
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales pinned Jose Estrada with a backslide at 2:40
Hulk Hogan defeated Jack Carson
Stan Hansen pinned Jim Duggan at 2:01 with the lariat
SD Jones, WWF Tag Team Champions Rick Martel & Tony Garea defeated the Hangman, Johnny Rodz, & Larry Sharpe at 9:48 when Jones pinned Rodz after ramming his head into the exposed turnbuckle which Rodz had attempted to do to Jones; during the bout, it was mentioned that Martel had recently being given a 1980 Wrestler of the Year trophy on television
Killer Khan defeated Mike Smith
2/24/81; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
2/28/81 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Pat Patterson; included Sgt. Slaughter’s Cobra Clutch Challenge with Rick McGraw, where McGraw was almost successful at breaking the hold and lasted several minutes; Slaughter then went up to Pat Patterson and called him a chicken, asking him attempt the Cobra Clutch Challenge now, but Patterson just ignored him:
WWF Tag Team Champions Rick Martel & Tony Garea defeated Johnny Rodz & Don Serrano
Don Muraco defeated Steve King (Muraco’s debut)
SD Jones defeated Pete Mitchell
Stan Hansen (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Jack Carson at 5:01 with the lariat
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated Jerry Johnson
2/24/81; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
3/7/81 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Pat Patterson; included the Black Demon taking part in Sgt. Slaughter’s $5,000 Cobra Clutch Challenge, with Demon leaving the ring before the contest could start; Pat Patterson then interviewed Slaughter about what had just happened, with Slaughter claiming Demon was yellow and so was Patterson; Slaughter then slapped Patterson in the face, with Patterson then accepting the challenge, which was raised to $10,000 for Patterson only; Patterson escaped the hold but was then attacked by Slaughter and busted open with a wooden chair; Slaughter then put Patterson in the hold again until Dominic DeNucci, WWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Rick Martel, and Gorilla Monsoon pulled Slaughter away:
WWF Tag Team Champions Rick Martel & Tony Garea defeated Frank Savage & the Hangman at 10:46 when Martel pinned Savage with a crossbody off the top
Killer Khan (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Charlie Brown at 2:04 with a jumping kneedrop
Johnny Rodz pinned Jack Carson at 3:21 with a kneedrop from the middle turnbuckle
The Moondogs (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Dominic DeNucci & Rick McGraw at 5:01 when Rex pinned McGraw with the shoulderbreaker
Angelo Mosca (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Jose Estrada via submission with the backbreaker at 2:32 (2/3/81; Allentown, PA)
2/24/81; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
3/14/81 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Pat Patterson:
The Moondogs (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna & Frank Savage at 9:02 when King pinned Savage with a splash
Don Muraco (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Charlie Brown at 4:20 with the Asiatic spike
Stan Hansen defeated Johnny Rodz
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated Ron Shaw
SD Jones defeated the Black Demon
3/17/81; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
3/21/81:
Angelo Mosca (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Jack Carson via submission with a backbreaker over the knee
Sgt. Slaughter (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Rick McGraw at 5:25 with a forearm smash as McGraw jumped off the middle turnbuckle
WWF Tag Team Champions Rick Martel & Tony Garea defeated Johnny Rodz & Chris Canyon (King Kong Bundy)
Larry Sharpe defeated Angelo Gomez
3/17/81; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
3/28/81:
The Moondogs (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Dominic DeNucci & Rick Stallone at 8:07 when King pinned Stallone with a splash following a shoulderbreaker from Rex; after the bout, Vince McMahon interviewed Albano and the Moondogs at ringside, where Albano challenged WWF Tag Team Champions Rick Martel & Tony Garea to a title match on television; later in the show, the champions accepted the challenge for the following week in a separate interview with McMahon
Yoshiaki Yatsu defeated Ron Shaw
Andre the Giant defeated the Black Demon (Don Serrano) via count-out when the Demon ran backstage, covering his face, after Andre accidentally unmasked him with a hiptoss (Best of the WWF Vol. 2)
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated Davey O’Hannon
3/17/81; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
4/4/81:
Angelo Mosca defeated Steve King
SD Jones defeated Ron Shaw
The Moondogs (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Rick Martel to win the titles at 12:09 when Moondog Rex pinned Garea after Moondog King hit Garea in the head with his bone as the referee was knocked down (Tag Team Champions)
Andre the Giant pinned the Hangman at 4:01 with a boot to the face and a sit-down splash
Don Muraco defeated the Black Demon
4/7/81; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
4/11/81:
Mil Mascaras pinned Ron Shaw at 4:38 with a flying tackle
George Steele (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Jack Carson via submission with the flying hammerlock at 2:58 (Steele’s return after a 3-year absence)
Yoshiaki Yatsu defeated Johnny Rodz
Angelo Mosca (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Terry Gunn via submission with a backbreaker over the knee at 2:11
Tony Atlas pinned the Black Demon with a gorilla press slam at 2:56
SD Jones, Rick Martel, & Tony Garea defeated Chris Canyon, Baron Mikel Scicluna, & Pete Mitchell at 3:41 when Garea pinned Mitchell with a suplex
Killer Khan (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Steve King via submission with the backbreaker at 1:49
4/7/81; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
4/18/81:
Sgt. Slaughter defeated Terry Gunn
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated Jerry Johnson
Don Muraco (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Charlie Brown via submission at 2:48 with the Asiatic spike
Yoshiaki Yatsu defeated the Black Demon
Killer Khan defeated Rick Stallone
WWF Tag Team Champions the Moondogs (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Dominic DeNucci & Jack Carson at 7:18 when King pinned Carson with a splash following a powerslam from Rex; DeNucci was never tagged into the match
Tony Atlas pinned Pete Mitchell with a gorilla press slam at 3:06
Mil Mascaras pinned Johnny Rodz at 3:18 with an overhead powerslam
4/7/81; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
4/25/81:
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated the Black Demon
Tony Atlas defeated Ron Shaw
Angelo Mosca defeated Steve King
Larry Sharpe fought Dominic DeNucci to a draw
Mil Mascaras pinned Chris Canyon (King Kong Bundy) with a flying bodypress at 2:36
George Steele (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Charlie Brown via submission with the flying hammerlock at 2:03
Rick Martel & Tony Garea defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna & Johnny Rodz
Don Muraco (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Rick Stallone at 2:58 with a splash off the top following the tombstone
4/7/81; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
5/2/81:
WWF Tag Team Champions the Moondogs (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Dominic DeNucci & Ron Shaw at 8:07 when King pinned Shaw with a splash following a powerslam from Rex; DeNucci was never tagged into the bout
Mil Mascaras defeated Pete Mitchell via submission at 3:56
Tony Atlas pinned Chris Canyon (King Kong Bundy) at 5:51 with a splash following a gorilla press slam and diving headbutt
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah & Leilani Kai defeated Jill Fontaine & Suzette Ferrera
George Steele (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Terry Gunn via submission with the flying hammerlock at the 3-minute mark; after the bout, Steele kept biting at his opponent’s face
4/28/81; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
5/9/81 – included a reairing of a Bruno Sammartino vs. Nikolai Volkoff from All Star Wrestling in 1974:
Dusty Rhodes defeated Moose Monroe
George Steele (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Steve King via submission with the flying hammerlock at 3:17
Angelo Mosca defeated Pete Johnson
Rick Martel & Tony Garea defeated Ron Shaw & Johnny Rodz
Don Muraco (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Terry Gunn at 3:05 with a splash off the top following the tombstone
4/28/81; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
5/16/81:
Rick Martel pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna (sub. for WWF Tag Team Champion Moondog Rex) with a sunset flip at 8:24
Mil Mascaras pinned the Black Demon with a flying bodypress at 3:05 (4/7/81; Allentown, PA)
Sgt. Slaughter defeated Jack Carson
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated Moose Monroe via submission with a half crab at 3:11
Killer Khan defeated Steve King
Dusty Rhodes pinned Johnny Rodz with the Bionic elbow drop at 2:48
5/20/81; Hamburg, PA; Fieldhouse
5/23/81:
Killer Khan (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Angelo Gomez with a kneedrop at 3:58; after the bout, Vince McMahon interviewed Khan & Blassie at ringside, discussing the recent injury of Andre; while interview was going on, still photos were shown of Andre in his hospital bed
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales pinned Johnny Rodz with a sunset flip at 5:15; prior to the bout, ring announcer Joe McHugh introduced WWF World Champion Bob Backlund, who came to ringside and shook hands with everyone in the ring
SD Jones pinned Jack Carson at 3:12 with a headbutt
Angelo Mosca (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) fought Rick McGraw (w/ WWF World Champion Bob Backlund – who McGraw went back to the locker room to bring out) to a no contest at 4:20 when Backlund went in the ring after Albano who had tripped up McGraw from the outside; Mosca attacked Backlund and hung him in a tree of woe in the corner and spat at him, and then left ringside when several other wrestlers came out; Vince McMahon then attempted to interview Backlund, but the microphone wasn’t working properly, but Backlund could be heard screaming for Mosca to come back out
Rick Martel & Tony Garea defeated Ron Shaw & Baron Mikel Scicluna at 5:58 when Garea pinned Shaw with a reverse roll up
Mil Mascaras pinned Chris Canyon (King Kong Bundy) with a flying bodypress at 3:02
4/28/81; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
5/30/81 – included a reairing of Bruno Sammartino vs. Otto Von Heller from All Star Wrestling in 1974; included the Moondogs vs. WWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Rick Martel match from the 4/4/81 Championship Wrestling; featured Vince McMahon interviewing Andre the Giant, on crutches at ringside, discussing how he broke his ankle facing Killer Khan, but said he would be back soon, despite what Freddie Blassie thinks, and he would get even with Khan when he meets him in the ring; the interview was taped 5/20/81 in Hamburg, PA:
Yoshiaki Yatsu defeated Moose Monroe
Sky Low Low defeated the Carolina Kid
Don Muraco (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Rick McGraw at 5:58 after blocking McGraw’s attempt at a roll up
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated Chris Canyon
4/28/81; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
6/6/81 – included the Bob Backlund vs. Spiros Arion match from the 6/26/78 MSG show; included the George Steele / Terry Gunn match from the 4/25/81 All Star Wrestling:
Angelo Mosca defeated Jack Carson
Sgt. Slaughter defeated Pete Mitchell
SD Jones & Dominic DeNucci defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna & Charlie Brown
Dusty Rhodes pinned Chris Canyon (King Kong Bundy) at 3:01 with the Bionic elbow drop
6/9/81; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
6/13/81 – included Vince McMahon interviewing Andre the Giant, on crutches at ringside, where he said his cast would be coming off tomorrow and be back in the ring hopefully within a few weeks; Freddie Blassie interrupted the interview and said Andre was all washed up and finished, Andre then hit Blassie with one of the crutches but was then hit from behind with the crutch by Killer Khan:
Tony Garea & Rick Martel defeated Frank Savage & Ron Shaw at 8:26
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales pinned Pete Doherty at 4:45
Curt Hennig pinned Fred Marzino at 3:40
WWF Tag Team Champions the Moondogs defeated SD Jones & Terry Gunn at 3:58
Angelo Mosca defeated Charlie Brown at 5:22
George Steele (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Rick Bolton via submission at 1:42 with the flying hammerlock and popped Bolton’s arm out of his socket; Steele then continued to attack the arm after the match (5/20/81; Hamburg, PA)
6/9/81; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
6/20/81:
Don Muraco (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Rick McGraw at 4:45 after hitting McGraw in the throat; Rick Martel & Tony Garea helped McGraw out of the ring after the bout
Sgt. Slaughter (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Jack Carson via submission with the Cobra Clutch at 2:19
Greg Valentine (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Pete Mitchell via submission with the figure-4 at 3:19 (Valentine’s return bout)
Davey O’Hannon pinned Charlie Brown at 3:13 with a kneedrop off the top
Rick Martel & Tony Garea defeated Johnny Rodz & Pete Doherty at 3:36 when Martel pinned Doherty with a reverse roll up
Angelo Mosca (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Fred Marzino at 3:32 via submission to a backbreaker across Mosca’s knee
6/9/81; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
6/27/81 – included a George Steele vs. Steve King match from a previous taping:
Greg Valentine (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Jack Carson via submission with the figure-4 at 4:28
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales pinned Davey O’Hannon at 4:51 with a sunset flip out of the corner after O’Hannon missed a charge
WWF Tag Team Champions the Moondogs defeated Dominic DeNucci & Ron Shaw
Larry Sharpe pinned Terry Gunn
Killer Khan (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned SD Jones with a kneedrop at 5:38 after Blassie hit Jones with the cane from the outside; after the bout, Vince McMahon interviewed Blassie & Khan at ringside
Don Muraco (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Charlie Brown via submission with the Asiatic spike following a tombstone at 1:21; after the bout, Brown was placed on a stretcher but Muraco returned ringside, dumped him off the stretcher, and then broke the stretcher in half
6/30/81; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
7/4/81 – included the WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales vs. Don Muraco title change from the 6/20/81 Philadelphia Spectrum show, shown in full, with Vince McMahon taping new commentary for the match:
Tony Garea defeated Ron Shaw
SD Jones defeated Pete Mitchell
George Steele (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Lee Wong via submission with the flying hammerlock at 1:09
WWF Tag Team Champions the Moondogs (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Rick McGraw & Steve King at 4:02 when Spot pinned King with an elbow drop from the middle turnbuckle as King was laid across Rex’s knee
Killer Khan defeated Terry Gunn
Mil Mascaras defeated Marc Pole
6/30/81; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
7/11/81:
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Steve King with the tombstone at 3:12
Angelo Mosca (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Jack Carson at 3:54 via submission with a backbreaker over the knee
Tony Garea pinned WWF Tag Team Champion Moondog Spot (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) at 7:01 after Spot missed a flying elbow from the middle turnbuckle
Mil Mascaras defeated Chris Canyon
Killer Khan defeated Charlie Brown
Curt Hennig & Rick McGraw defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna & Johnny Rodz at 5:52 when McGraw pinned Rodz after Hennig and Rodz collided and Hennig was able to make a tag to McGraw who immediately made the cover
Greg Valentine (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Pete Mitchell via submission with the figure-4 at 3:14
6/30/81; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
7/18/81:
Sgt. Slaughter defeated Jerry Johnson
Pedro Morales defeated Ron Shaw
George Steele defeated Jack Carson
Strong Kobayashi defeated Pete Mitchell
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco defeated Rick McGraw
Dominic DeNucci & SD Jones defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna & Johnny Rodz
Greg Valentine defeated Charlie Brown
7/21/81; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
7/25/81 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Pat Patterson:
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco defeated Jack Carson
Roberto Soto defeated Jerry Johnson
Rick Martel & Tony Garea defeated WWF Tag Team Champions the Moondogs (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) to win the titles at 8:14 when Martel pinned Moondog Spot with a sunset flip as Spot attempted to choke Garea with his bone, thrown in by Albano; after the bout, Pat Patterson interviewed the new champions at ringside (Tag Team Champions)
Pedro Morales defeated Ron Shaw
George Steele defeated Steve King
7/21/81; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
8/1/81 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Pat Patterson; featured McMahon interviewing Rick McGraw in a neckbrace, who felt he was disappointing the fans by not being able to compete after being injured by Killer Khan; included the WWF World Champion Bob Backlund vs. Moondog Rex match from the 7/18/81 All Star Wrestling:
Dominic DeNucci & SD Jones defeated Johnny Rodz & Baron Mikel Scicluna via disqualification at 8:52 after Jones was double-teamed in the corner for longer than referee Dick Woehrle’s 5-count; after the bout, both teams continued to brawl with DeNucci & Jones getting the upper hand and clearing their opponents from the ring
Greg Valentine (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Steve King via submission with the figure-4 at 2:40
Andre the Giant pinned Ron Shaw at the 49-second mark with a boot to the face and a sit-down splash
Larry Sharpe pinned Jack Carson at 3:08 with a piledriver
Mr. Saito & Mr. Fuji (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Curt Hennig & Terry Gunn at 4:01 when Saito pinned Gunn with a kick to the throat (Fuji’s return after a 3-year absence; Saito’s debut)
Mil Mascaras pinned Mark Pole at 3:10 with a powerslam / suplex combo (6/30/81; Allentown, PA)
7/21/81; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
8/8/81 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Pat Patterson; featured the Tony Atlas / Jose Estrada match from the 12/1/79 Championship Wrestling:
Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Steve King & SD Jones at 5:21 when Saito pinned King with a kick to the throat
Angelo Mosca (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Charlie Brown via submission at 2:05 with a backbreaker over the knee
Roberto Soto pinned Terry Gunn at 2:46 with a dropkick
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Pete Mitchell at 2:14 with a splash off the top following the tombstone
Killer Khan (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Dominic DeNucci via disqualification at 4:25 when Andre the Giant interfered and cleared Khan from ringside; Pat Patterson then interviewed Andre at ringside with Andre saying would fight Khan anywhere and then cut a promo in French on Khan which Patterson said they couldn’t translate
WWF Tag Tag Team Champions Rick Martel & Tony Garea defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna & Ron Shaw at 1:54 when Martel pinned Shaw with a reverse roll up
Greg Valentine (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Jerry Johnson via submission with the figure-4 at 3:14
8/11/81; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
8/15/81:
Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Dominic DeNucci & Muhammad Saad at 7:41 when Fuji pinned Saad with a Samoan Drop
Pedro Morales defeated Mark Pole
Killer Khan defeated Bobby Golden
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Tom Lynch at 3:01 with a splash off the top following the tombstone; after the bout, Pat Patterson interviewed Rick McGraw, who was in a neckbrace, at ringside, who said he was hoping to be back in the ring soon
WWF Tag Team Champions Rick Martel & Tony Garea defeated Johnny Rodz & Ron Shaw
Angelo Mosca defeated Chris Carter
8/11/81; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
8/22/81 – included a reairing of the Killer Khan vs. Terry Gunn match from the 7/4/81 Championship Wrestling; included a reairing of the Tony Atlas vs. BB Coleman match from the 10/27/79 Champonship Wrestling:
Roberto Soto fought Larry Sharpe to a draw
Curt Hennig defeated Jerry Johnson
Greg Valentine (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Chris Carter via submission at 4:21 with the figure-4; after the bout, Pat Patterson interviewed Valentine & Wizard at ringside
Dominic DeNucci & SD Jones defeated Johnny Rodz & Mark Pole
8/11/81; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
8/29/81:
WWF Tag Team Champions Rick Martel & Tony Garea defeated Jerry Johnson & Jack Carson
Angelo Mosca defeated Victor Mercado
Killer Khan defeated Muhammad Saad
Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Curt Hennig & SD Jones at 9:08 when Saito pinned Hennig with a back suplex
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco defeated Chris Carter
8/12/81; Hamburg, PA; Fieldhouse
9/5/81:
Greg Valentine (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Chris Carter via submission at 3:14 with the figure-4; after the bout, Valentine re-applied the hold
Pedro Morales defeated Bobby Golden
Dominic DeNucci defeated Mark Pole
Killer Khan & George Steele (w/ Freddie Blassie) fought Curt Hennig & SD Jones to a double disqualification at 5:29 when Andre the Giant made the save as Hennig was being double-teamed in the ring, and Jones was being double-teamed on the floor by Blassie and also Capt. Lou Albano, who had came to ringside midway through the bout
WWF Tag Team Champions Rick Martel & Tony Garea defeated Johnny Rodz & Jerry Johnson
Angelo Mosca (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Angelo Gomez via submission at 2:51 with a backbreaker over the knee
8/11/81; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
9/12/81:
Greg Valentine (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Tom Lynch via submission at 5:41 with the figure-4
Killer Khan defeated Victor Mercado
SD Jones defeated Bobby Golden
9/2/81; Hamburg, PA; Fieldhouse
9/19/81 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Pat Patterson:
The Masked Executioner (Ron Shaw) pinned George Rosello at 2:42 with a swinging neckbreaker
WWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Rick Martel defeated Jose Estrada & Baron Mikel Scicluna at 12:56
SD Jones pinned Jerry Johnson (sub. for WWF IC Champion Don Muraco) at 1:15 following three headbutts; Muraco refused to wrestle because he said was a superstar and the fans wouldn’t stop chanting “beach bum” at him
Greg Valentine defeated Jeff Craney via submission at 3:22 with the figure-4; after the bout, Valentine re-applied the hold with Craney then being taken out on a stretcher
Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Dominic DeNucci & Lee Wong at 6:38 when Saito pinned Wong with a suplex
Victor Mercado defeated Angelo Mosca (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) via disqualification at 2:12 when referee Dick Woehrle stopped the match when Mosca began abusing his opponent, refusing to make the pin; ring announcer Joe McHugh mistakenly announced Mosca as the winner of the match; after the bout, Pat Patterson interviewed the referee at ringside, congratulating him for the decision until Mosca hit Patterson with a metal water pitcher
9/22/81; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
9/26/81 – Vince McMahon hosted the show alone, showing footage at the beginning of the show of Angelo Mosca attacking Pat Patterson last week as the reason for Patterson’s absence from the broadcast, with Vince showing the dinted water pitcher that was used:
Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Dominic DeNucci & Curt Hennig at 6:03 when Saito pinned Hennig with a back suplex
Killer Khan (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Jerry Johnson at 3:04 with a jumping kneedrop
The Executioner pinned George Rosello at 2:05 with a swinging neckbreaker
Angelo Mosca pinned Victor Mercado at 2:39 with one foot on his opponent’s chest following a backbreaker over the knee
Greg Valentine (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Joe Cox via submission at 3:04 with the figure-4; after the bout, Valentine reapplied the hold until WWF Tag Team Champions Rick Martel & Tony Garea made the save
WWF Tag Team Champions Rick Martel & Tony Garea defeaed Baron Mikel Scicluna & Jose Estrada at 6:51 when Garea pinned Estrada with a sunset flip
Mil Mascaras defeated Ron Ringo via submission at 2:31 with an abdominal stretch
9/22/81; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
10/3/81 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Pat Patterson; included the Tony Atlas / BB Coleman match from the 10/27/79 Championship Wrestling:
Pedro Morales pinned Mr. X at 4:17 with a backbreaker over the knee
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Joe Cox at 3:07 with the tombstone; after the bout, Pat Patterson interviewed Muraco & Wizard at ringside
Killer Khan (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Ron Ringo at 5:06 with double chop from the middle turnbuckle
SD Jones pinned George Rosello at 2:38 with a headbutt and a legdrop
Mil Mascaras pinned Jose Estrada at 3:11 with a splash following two flying tackles
WWF Tag Team Champions Rick Martel & Tony Garea defeated Johnny Rodz & Victor Mercado when Martel pinned Mercado with a sunset flip off the top
9/22/81; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
10/10/81 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Pat Patterson; featured a tape of an older Tony Atlas match:
Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito defeated SD Jones & Joe Cox at 7:24 when Fuji pinned Cox with a Samoan Drop
Greg Valentine (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Curt Hennig via submission at 6:11 with the figure-4; after the bout, Valentine crotched Hennig on the top rope causing him to fall out of the ring to the floor; Hennig was then taken out on a stretcher
Dominic DeNucci pinned Jose Estrada at 3:24 with a small package
Angelo Mosca pinned George Rosello at 2:28 with one foot on his opponent’s chest following a backbreaker over the knee
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Victor Mercado at 2:04 with the tombstone
Pedro Morales pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna at 5:13 with a sunset flip out of the corner
10/13/81; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
10/17/81 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Pat Patterson; featured McMahon interviewing Patterson at ringside discussing the recent event when he was attacked by Angelo Mosca, and also referee Dick Woehrle about disqualifying Mosca in the match before he attacked Patterson; Mosca interrupted the interview with Worley and shoved him to the floor and said he would take care of Patterson and do whatever he wants, wherever he wants:
Greg Valentine (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Jeff Craney at 2:10 with an elbow drop following a back suplex; after the bout, Pat Patterson interviewed Valentine & Wizard at ringside, with Valentine saying he had no reason to use the figure-4 on a worthless opponent, and the next time you would see him using the move would be on WWF World Champion Bob Backlund
Jesse Ventura (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Jerry Johnson via submission with the backbreaker at 3:08 (Ventura’s debut)
Angelo Mosca (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Victor Mercado at the 28-second mark with a backbreaker over the knee
Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Rick Martel & Tony Garea at 9:48 to win the titles when Saito pinned Martel after Fuji threw salt into the champion’s eyes as Martel attempted a crossbody off the top, allowing Saito to roll through on the move to get the win (Tag Team Champions)
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Johnny Ringo at 4:48 with the tombstone
Adrian Adonis (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Joe Cox at 2:34 with an elbow drop off the top (Adonis’ debut)
10/13/81; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
10/24/81 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Pat Patterson, who interviewed Rick Martel & Tony Garea at ringside to begin the broadcast, where they vowed to regain their Tag Team Championship they lost the previous week; featured Patterson conducting a ringside interview with Capt. Lou Albano, WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito, discussing their title victory and facing Martel & Garea again:
Pedro Morales defeated Moose Monroe via submission at 5:51 with the Boston Crab
Angelo Mosca (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Barry Hart at 4:20 with a backbreaker over the knee
Adrian Adonis (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Billy Berger via submission at 4:20 with the sleeper hold; during the bout, Blassie briefly joined the commentary team, gloating about his new find Adonis
Tony Atlas pinned Hans Schroeder at 3:15 with a gorilla press slam
Greg Valentine (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Mike Mihalko at 2:03 with an elbow drop
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Steve King via submission at 2:44 with the Asiatic spike
Jesse Ventura (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Johnny Ringo via submission at 2:52 with the backbreaker
10/13/81; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
10/31/81:
SD Jones & Tony Atlas defeated Ron Shaw & Johnny Rodz at 5:52 when Atlas pinned Shaw
WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Bill Dixon & Billy Berger at 4:23 when Saito pinned Berger
Larry Sharpe defeated Jerry Johnson
Adrian Adoins (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Mike Mihalko at 5:11 via submission with a sleeper
Tony Garea & Rick Martel defeated Jose Estrada & Davey O’Hannon at 7:54 when Martel pinned Estrada
Jesse Ventura (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Steve King at 2:36 via submission with a bearhug
11/3/81; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
11/7/81:
Pedro Morales defeated Jerry Johnson
Adrian Adonis defeated Barry Hart
SD Jones defeated Victor Mercado
Rick Martel & Tony Garea defeated Hans Schroeder & Baron Mikel Scicluna
WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito defeated SD Jones & Curt Hennig
Jesse Ventura defeated Jeff Craney
The Haiti Kid defeated Little Boy Blue
11/3/81; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
11/14/81:
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco defeated Curt Hennig
Dominic DeNucci defeated George Rosello
Killer Khan defeated Ron Ringo
Rick Martel defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Tony Atlas defeated Jose Estrada
Greg Valentine defeated Barry Hart
11/3/81; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
11/21/81:
WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito defeated Manuel Soto & Jeff Craney
Tony Atlas defeated Hans Schroeder
Adrian Adonis defeated Jerry Johnson
Jesse Ventura defeated Ron Ringo
Rick Martel & Tony Garea defeated Davey O’Hannon & Jose Estrada
Greg Valentine defeated George Rosello
11/24/81; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
11/28/81 – included the WWF IC Champion Don Muraco vs. Pedro Morales title change from the 11/23/81 MSG show:
Jesse Ventura (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Curt Hennig via submission with the backbreaker at 2:14
11/24/81; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
12/5/81 – included Vince McMahon interviewing new WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales; included a replay of the Ivan Putski vs. Pete Reeves & Paul Mauret match from the 1/13/79 Championship Wrestling:
Steve Travis defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna (Travis’ return after a 2 year+ absence)
Rick Martel & Tony Garea defeated two unknowns
11/24/81; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
12/12/81 – hosted by Vince McMahon:
Steve Travis pinned Ron Shaw at 6:20 with a side Russian legsweep
Adrian Adonis (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Jeff Craney via submission with the sleeper at 3:34; after the bout, Vince McMahon interviewed Dr. George Zahorian at ringside after he had to wake up Craney when Adonis refused to, with Zahorian very upset about the lack of sportsmanship from certain wrestlers
Jesse Ventura (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned SD Jones at 4:11 with an elbow drop and hooking the tights for added leverage; after the bout, Jones headbutted Blassie
The Executioner pinned Charlie Brown at 3:04
Greg Valentine (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Manuel Soto at 2:03 with a suplex and elbow drop
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated Jerry Johnson via submission with the Boston Crab at 3:11; prior to the bout, Greg Valentine came out and challenged Morales to a title match; moments later, Vince McMahon conducted a ringside interview with Valentine regarding the challenge; after the contest, Valentine returned to the ring
Tony Atlas pinned Victor Mercado at 3:01 with a gorilla press slam
12/8/81; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
12/19/81 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Pat Patterson:
Ivan Putski pinned Jose Estrada at 3:51 with the Polish Hammer
Jesse Ventura (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Barry Hart via submission with the backbreaker at 3:25
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated Jeff Craney via submission with the Boston Crab at 2:35; during the bout, Greg Valentine briefly came to ringside
SD Jones pinned Tony Colon at 2:53 with a headbutt
Tony Garea & Rick Martel defeated Johnny Rodz & Baron Mikel Scicluna at 5:27 when Garea pinned Rodz with a roll over
Adrian Adonis (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Curt Hennig via submission with the sleeper at 2:56
Steve Travis pinned Hans Schroeder at 3:18 with a roll up
Tony Atlas pinned Victor Mercado at 3:12 with a gorilla press slam
12/8/81; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
12/26/81 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Pat Patterson:
Adrian Adonis (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Charlie Brown via submission with the sleeper at 4:25
Steve Travis pinned Johnny Rodz at 4:53 with a reverse roll up
Ivan Putski pinned Ron Shaw at 3:41 with the Polish Hammer
Larry Sharpe pinned George Rosello at 1:51 with the piledriver
Greg Valentine (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Barry Hart via submission with the figure-4 at 3:20; after the bout, Valentine grabbed the mic and said he was issuing an open challenge to WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales; Vince McMahon then interviewed Valentine at ringside until Pedro Morales interrupted and said he would accept the match on television so everyone could see him beat Valentine; Valentine then agreed for the match to take place next week
WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Curt Hennig & Manuel Soto at 6:37 when Fuji pinned Hennig with a belly to belly suplex
Jesse Ventura (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Steve King via submission with the backbreaker at 2:55