WWF Championship Wrestling – 1983 Results
12/7/82; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
1/1/83 – included Rocky Johnson as a guest of Buddy Rogers’ Corner:
Ray Stevens (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Curt Hennig at 4:43 after Hennig became entangled in the ropes by his neck
Jimmy Snuka (w/ Buddy Rogers) pinned Tito Senza with the splash off the top at 2:01; after the bout, Senza was carried out on a stretcher; Vince McMahon then interviewed Snuka, with Vince asking what the hand signal he did after the match meant, with Snuka explaining it meant “I love you” to the fans
Buddy Rose (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Barry Hart with a backbreaker over the knee at 4:26
WWF Jr. Heavyweight Champion Tiger Mask pinned Mr. Saito in a non-title match at around 3:44 with a crossbody off the middle turnbuckle into a sunset flip
Superstar Billy Graham (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Israel Matia with a karate thrust to the throat at 1:03
Salvatore Bellomo pinned Tony Colon with a splash at 3:12
The Wild Samoans (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Eddie Carson & Tony Rico at 3:37 when Sika pinned Rico with the Samoan Drop
Mr. Fuji pinned Bob Bradley with a bomb from the middle turnbuckle at 3:09
1/4/83; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
1/8/83 – included WWF World Champion Bob Backlund & Arnold Skaaland as guests of Buddy Rogers’ Corner where Backlund showed off his new world title belt that had been created:
Eddie Gilbert & Tony Garea defeated Tony Russo & Charlie Fulton at 4:04 when Garea pinned Russo following a monkey flip from Gilbert
Mr. Fuji (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Tony Rico with a Bomb from the middle turnbuckle at 3:07; after the bout, Fuji hit Rico with the Japanese flag, knocking him out of the ring
The Polish Prince (Ed Wiskoski) (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Barry Hart via submission with a Texas Cloverleaf at 2:29 (Wiskoski’s debut)
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated Sammy Sanders via submission with the Boston Crab at 3:11
Don Muraco (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Jerry O with a front suplex at 2:23
Ray Stevens & Buddy Rose (w/ Freddie Blassie & Capt. Lou Albano) defeated SD Jones & Pete Sanchez at 2:13 when Stevens pinned Sanchez after sending Sanchez into an elbowsmash from Rose
Big John Studd (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Eddie Carson via submission with the backbreaker at 2:34; prior to the bout, a fan named Thomas Flanagan attempted Studd’s Bodyslam Challenge, which had been raised to $3,000, but was unsuccessful
Superstar Billy Graham (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Curt Hennig at 2:57 with a karate thrust after Hennig failed a crossbody
1/4/83; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
1/15/83 – included Salvatore Bellomo as a guest of Buddy Rogers’ Corner:
Salvatore Bellomo pinned Johnny Rodz at 3:18 with a reverse flying bodypress from the middle turnbuckle
Ray Stevens & Buddy Rose (w/ Freddie Blassie & Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Jerry O & Curt Hennig at 3:01 when Rose pinned O with a backbreaker over the knee
Rocky Johnson pinned Tony Russo with a sunset flip at 2:34
Swede Hanson pinned Jeff Craney with a kneedrop at 3:05
Mr. Fuji (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Eddie Carson with the Kamikaze Drop at 1:29
Eddie Gilbert & Tony Garea defeated Frank Williams & Mac Rivera at 3:32 when Gilbert pinned Williams with a sunset flip
The Wild Samoans (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Tony Rico & Pete Sanchez at 4:43 when Afa pinned Rico with the Samoan Drop
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated Bob Bradley via submission with the Boston Crab at 3:25
1/4/83; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
1/22/83 – included Mr. Fuji & Capt. Lou Albano as guests of Buddy Rogers’ Corner, where Fuji denied the rumor Rogers heard that Fuji was to become a manager:
The Polish Prince (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Charlie Brown via submission with a Texas Cloverleaf at 2:12
WWF Tag Team Champions Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated Tony Colon & Johnny Rodz at 4:39 when Jules pinned Colon following double tomahawk chops
Big John Studd (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Barry Hart via submission with the backbreaker at 2:15; prior to the bout, Bob Bradley attempted Studd’s Bodyslam Challenge, which had been raised to $3,500, but was unsuccessful
Mr. Fuji (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Curt Hennig at 3:10 with the Kamikaze Drop
Don Muraco (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Tony Rico at 2:49 with a belly to belly suplex
Jimmy Snuka (w/ Buddy Rogers) pinned Tony Russo with the splash off the top at 2:03
Rocky Johnson pinned Frank Williams at 3:45 following two dropkicks
Superstar Billy Graham (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Jerry O with a karate thrust to the throat at 2:49
1/25/83; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
1/29/83 – included the WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales vs. Don Muraco match taped 1/22/83 at Madison Square Garden show, shown in full; featured new IC Champion Muraco & Capt. Lou Albano as guests of Buddy Rogers’ Corner:
Ivan Koloff (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Barry Hart at 2:34 with a kneedrop off the top to the back (Koloff’s return after a 3-year absence)
Ray Stevens (w/ Freddie Blassie & Capt. Lou Albano) pinned SD Jones at 3:46 after dropping Jones throat-first across the top rope
Buddy Rose defeated Pete Sanchez
Tony Garea & Eddie Gilbert defeated Charlie Fulton & Mac Rivera
Big John Studd defeated Miguel Feliciano via submission with the backbreaker at the 2-minute mark; prior to the bout, Baron Mikel Scicluna attempted Studd’s Bodyslam Challenge, which had now been raised to $7,000, but was unsuccessful
1/25/83; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
2/5/83 – included Big John Studd & Freddie Blassie as guests of Buddy Rogers’ Corner, where Studd said nobody would ever be able to slam him, even if he put up $100,000:
Tony Garea fought Ray Stevens (w/ Freddie Blassie & Capt. Lou Albano) to a double count-out at 9:25 when both men were brawling on the floor
Rocky Johnson pinned Johnny Rodz with a sunset flip at 4:59
Ivan Koloff (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Jeff Craney at 1:14 with a kneedrop off the top to the back
Salvatore Bellomo pinned Victor Mercado with a flying crossbody at 3:48
Mr. Fuji (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Barry Hart at 1:20 with a Kamikaze Drop
SD Jones pinned Bob Bradley at 1:09 with a swinging neckbreaker
The Wild Samoans (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Eddie Gilbert & Curt Hennig at 3:27 when Afa pinned Hennig with the Samoan Drop
Jimmy Snuka (w/ Buddy Rogers) pinned Charlie Fulton with a diving headbutt off the top at 3:09
1/25/83; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
2/12/83 – included Gorilla Monsoon as a guest of Buddy Rogers’ Corner, where Monsoon said he would be taking part in Big John Studd’s Bodyslam Challenge the following week for $10,000:
Ray Stevens (w/ Freddie Blassie & Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Chico Rodriguez at 2:40 following two powerslams
WWF Tag Team Champions Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated Charlie Fulton & Bob Bradley at 4:03 when Jules pinned Bradley following double tomahawk chops
Ivan Koloff (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Curt Hennig at 3:11 with a kneedrop off the top to the back
Buddy Rose (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Barry Hart with a backbreaker over the knee at 2:49
Pedro Morales defeated Frank Williams via submission with the Boston Crab at 2:57
Big John Studd (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated George Rosello & Jeff Craney in a handicap match at 1:11 when Craney submitted to Studd’s backbreaker, Studd then slammed Rosello on top of Craney from the apron; prior to the bout, SD Jones attempted Studd’s Bodyslam Challenge, which had been raised to $8,500, but was unsuccessful
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned SD Jones at 4:13 after reversing an attempt at the figure-4 into a small package
Salvatore Bellomo pinned Mac Rivera with a reverse roll up at 3:26
2/15/83; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
2/19/83 – included Rocky Johnson as a guest of Buddy Rogers’ Corner in which Johnson questioned why he wasn’t getting title shots; featured a closing segment in which Gorilla Monsoon accepted Big John Studd’s bodyslam challenge; after Studd held onto the ring ropes to prevent being slammed, he attacked Monsoon until Pedro Morales and Tony Garea made the save:
Tony Garea & Eddie Gilbert defeated Joe Martin & Johnny Rodz at 6:39 when Gilbert pinned Rodz following Garea slingshotting Gilbert into the ring and onto the opponent
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Dan Ferris with the tombstone at 1:56 in a non-title match; Vince McMahon referred to the finisher as the Hawaiian Hammer; after the bout, Muraco hit a swinging neckbreaker on his opponent (Ferris’ debut)
Iron Mike Sharpe (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Curt Hennig at 3:29 with a forearm to the head after catching Hennig coming off the ropes; after the bout, Sharpe continued to attack his opponent (Sharpe’s debut)
SD Jones defeated Tony Colon via disqualification at 1:31 when Colon refused to stop raking Jones’ eyes; after the bout, Jones attacked Colon before Vince McMahon interviewed Jones regarding the match
Ivan Koloff (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Gary Diamond at 1:27 with the kneedrop off the top (Diamond’s debut)
WWF Tag Team Champions Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated Eddie Carson & Jose Estrada in a non-title match at 2:02 when Jules pinned Carson with a chop to the chest
Rocky Johnson pinned Mac Rivera at 3:02 with a dropkick
2/15/83; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
2/26/83 – included WWF IC Champion Don Muraco, Capt. Lou Albano, & Rocky Johnson as guests of Buddy Rogers’ Corner, which led to a match been made for the following week between Muraco and Johnson; featured Andre the Giant (sub. for Chief Jay Strongbow) answering Big John Studd’s bodyslam challenge, only for Freddie Blassie to grab Studd to prevent the slam; Studd then attempted to attack Andre but Andre cleared him from the ring:
Pedro Morales defeated Bob Bradley via submission with a Boston Crab at 3:28
Ray Stevens (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Pete Sanchez at 4:28 when the momentum of a crossbody off the top by Sanchez put Stevens on top and he held the tights for leverage during the cover
Salvatore Bellomo pinned Joe Martin with a crossbody off the top at 3:23
Johnny Rodz pinned Chico Rodriguez at 3:13 following two elbow drops
Eddie Gilbert pinned Jose Estrada at 2:14 with a cradle immediately after Estrada suplexed Gilbert into the ring
Mr. Fuji (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Dan Ferris at 2:18 with the Kamikaze Drop
Superstar Billy Graham (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Gary Diamond with a karate chop to the throat at 2:59
2/15/83; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
3/5/83 – included Ivan Koloff & Freddie Blassie as guests of Buddy Rogers’ Corner; featured the WWF IC Champion Don Muraco vs. Rocky Johnson match from the 3/5/83 All Star Wrestling:
Ivan Koloff (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Miguel Felicano at 1:55 with the kneedrop off the top
WWF Tag Team Champions Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated Johnny Rodz & Bob Bradley in a non-title match at 4:24 when Bradley submitted to Jay’s sleeper
Iron Mike Sharpe (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Barry Hart at 2:51 with a forearm blow
Pete Sanchez pinned Victor Mercado at 3:04 with a small package
Mr. Fuji pinned Curt Hennig at 3:36 with a diving headbutt to the stomach
Tony Garea & Eddie Gilbert defeated Swede Hanson & Mac Rivera at 2:28 when Garea pinned Rivera with a crossbody off the top
Salvatore Bellomo pinned Eddie Carson with a backslide at 3:31; it was announced during the match that Rocky Johnson was not the new IC Champion as a result of his match with Don Muraco earlier in the show and that Muraco had been disqualified in the match
3/8/83; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
3/12/83 – included Rocky Johnson as a guest of Buddy Rogers’ Corner:
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned SD Jones at 5:45 with a powerslam after catching Jones coming off the top
Iron Mike Sharpe (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Pete Sanchez at 2:07 with a forearm blow to the head; after the bout, Pat Patterson interviewed Sharpe at ringside regarding his forearm brace
Ivan Koloff (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Tony Colon at 2:56 with the kneedrop off the top
Pedro Morales pinned Mac Rivera with a sunset flip at 3:29
Rocky Johnson pinned Charlie Fulton at 2:38 after a backdrop and two dropkicks
Big John Studd (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Bob Bradley via submission with the backbreaker at 1:40; during the bout, Vince McMahon announced Blassie had temporarily suspended Studd’s bodyslam challenge as there were no more worthy challengers
Eddie Gilbert & Tony Garea defeated Jose Estrada & Swede Hanson at 4:06 when Garea pinned Estrada with a crossbody off the top
Mr. Fuji pinned Chico Rodriguez at 3:08 with the Kamikaze Drop
3/8/83; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
3/19/83 – included WWF charity co-ordinator Ed Cohen as a guest of Buddy Rogers’ corner:
Salvatore Bellomo pinned Israel Matia at 2:36 with a standing dropkick
Big John Studd (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Andy Moore via submission with the overhead backbreaker at 2:02 (Moore’s debut)
Jimmy Snuka pinned Tony Russo with the splash off the top at 1:35; prior to the bout, Russo appeared ringside with Capt. Lou Albano, prompting Snuka to go backstage and return with Andre the Giant
Swede Hanson pinned Jerry O at 3:51 with a modified backbreaker out of a side headlock
Iron Mike Sharpe (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned SD Jones at 2:53 with a forearm to the head
The Wild Samoans (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Jules & Chief Jay Strongbow to win the titles at 5:52 when Sika pinned Jules after a double clothesline and a Samoan Drop (Tag Team Champions)
Ray Stevens (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Miguel Feliciano at 2:28 with the Bombs Away kneedrop
Pedro Morales pinned Eddie Carson with a rolling reverse cradle at 3:29
3/8/83; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
3/26/83:
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Jerry O at 2:50 with a belly to belly suplex
Rocky Johnson pinned Jose Estrada at 3:31 with a sunset flip
Ivan Koloff (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Pete Sanchez with the kneedrop off the top at 2:28
SD Jones pinned Mac Rivera with a sunset flip at 3:05
Joyce Grable & Terri Shane defeated Judy Martin & Elizabeth Chase at 4:46 when Grable pinned Chase with a powerbomb
Mr. Fuji pinned Barry Hart with a twisting senton at 2:09
Eddie Gilbert & Tony Garea defeated Eddie Carson & Johnny Rodz at 3:42 when Gilbert pinned Carson with a kneedrop
Salvatore Bellomo pinned Tony Colon at 3:26 with a crossbody off the top
3/29/83; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
4/2/83 – featured Tony Garea providing guest commentary, subbing for Pat Patterson, alongside Vince McMahon; included Andre the Giant as a guest of Buddy Rogers’ Corner:
Sgt. Slaughter (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Pete Sanchez at 3:20 via submission with the Cobra Clutch (Slaughter’s return after a nearly 2-year absence) (3/30/83; Hamburg, PA)
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Greg Winston with the tombstone at 3:03
SD Jones pinned BB Coleman at 4:38 with a headbutt
Bob Bradley defeated an unknown
Pancho Boy pinned Tiger Jackson at 2:50 following a slingshot into the middle turnbuckle
Ivan Koloff (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Ron Lee at 3:30 with a kneedrop off the top to the back
Rocky Johnson pinned Bobby Golden at 2:20 following two dropkicks
Swede Hanson pinned Mac Rivera at 3:04 with a spinning roll up
3/29/83; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
4/9/83 – featured the Grand Wizard providing guest commentary, subbing for Pat Patterson, alongside Vince McMahon; included WWF World Champion Bob Backlund & Arnold Skaaland as guests of Buddy Rogers’ Corner, where Backlund was attempting to break his own record at the Harvard Step Test, with Rogers interviewing Dr. George Zahorian, who explained that it was an endurance stress test, and only highly trained athletes should attempt it; Vince McMahon interviewed Skaaland and Zahorian to close the show, where Backlund broke the record just before the show went off the air:
Big John Studd (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Greg Winston via submission with the backbreaker at 1:44
Ivan Koloff (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Barry Hart via submission with a bearhug at 4:38
Sonny Boy Hayes pinned Butch Cassidy
Jimmy Snuka pinned BB Coleman with a diving headbutt off the top at 3:15
Iron Mike Sharpe (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Mac Rivera with a forearm smash at 1:45; after the bout, Sharpe kicked Rivera off the stretcher he was being carried out on and kicked him on the floor
SD Jones pinned Bobby Golden at 1:32 with a headbutt
3/29/83; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
4/16/83 – featured Andre the Giant providing guest commentary, subbing for Pat Patterson, alongside Vince McMahon; included the Sgt. Slaughter vs. Barry Hart match from the 4/16/83 All Star Wrestling; included the Iron Mike Sharpe vs. SD Jones and Wild Samoans vs. Strongbow Brothers matches from the 3/19/83 Championship Wrestling and Buddy Rogers’ Corner with Ed Cohen:
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Charlie Brown at 1:27 with a powerslam
Tony Garea pinned Jose Estrada at 2:32 with a flying bodypress
Rocky Johnson pinned Johnny Rodz at 3:17 with a flying bodypress
Big John Studd (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Pete Sanchez via disqualification at 3:38 when Andre the Giant left the broadcast booth, entered the ring, and attempted to attack Studd after Studd repeatedly pulled Sanchez off the mat instead of making a cover
4/19/83; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
4/23/83 – included Iron Mike Sharpe & Capt. Lou Albano as guests of Buddy Rogers’ Corner:
Sgt. Slaughter (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated SD Jones via submission with the Cobra Clutch at 4:06
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Bob Bradley with the Hawaiian Hammer in a non-title match at 2:35
Rocky Johnson pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna at 3:04 with a sunset flip
Swede Hansen pinned Miguel Felicano with a backbreaker at 3:26
Big John Studd (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Barry Hart via submission with the inverted body vice at 2:56
Ivan Koloff (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Charlie Brown via submission with a chickenwing at 1:56
Iron Mike Sharpe (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Tony Colon with a forearm blow at 4:15; during the bout, Sharpe put Colon through a ringside table
Salvatore Bellomo pinned Terry Manton at 3:12 (Manton’s debut)
4/19/83; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
4/30/83 – included Big John Studd & Freddie Blassie as guests of Buddy Rogers’ Corner:
SD Jones pinned Charlie Fulton with a sunset flip at 3:14
Sgt. Slaughter (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Bob Bradley via submission with the Cobra Clutch at 3:42
Tony Garea defeated Israel Matea via submission with the abdominal stretch at 3:44
Ray Stevens (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Tony Colon with an atomic drop at 3:21
WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Jack Carson & Miguel Felicano at 2:29 in a non-title match when Afa pinned Feliciano with the Samoan Drop
Jimmy Snuka pinned Johnny Rodz with the top rope splash at 4:19
Ivan Koloff (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Barry Hart with the kneedrop off the top at 2:46; after the bout, Vince McMahon announced WWF IC Champion Don Muraco would face SD Jones the following week
Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated Mac Rivera & Jose Estrada at 3:00 when Jules pinned Rivera following a double team chop; after the bout, McMahon announced Estrada & Johnny Rodz would face Eddie Gilbert & Tony Garea the following week
4/19/83; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
5/7/83 – included Jimmy Snuka as a guest of Buddy Rogers’ Corner:
Tony Garea & Eddie Gilbert defeated Jose Estrada & Johnny Rodz at 3:35 when Gilbert pinned Estrada with a sunset flip
Big John Studd (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Charlie Brown via submission with the inverted body vice at 1:59
Sgt. Slaughter (w/ Sgt. Slaughter) defeated Tony Colon via submission with the Cobra Clutch at 4:04
Mr. Fuji pinned Jack Carson at 3:14 with a twisting senton
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned SD Jones at 4:48 in a non-title match with a piledriver; after the bout, Muraco continued to assault Jones until Rocky Johnson made the save
Rocky Johnson pinned Terry Manton with a dropkick at 1:57
Iron Mike Sharpe (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Barry Hart with a forearm blow at 2:17; after the bout, Sharpe continued to attack his opponent
Salvatore Bellomo pinned Frank Williams with a butterfly suplex at 3:21; during the bout, Vince McMahon announced Sgt. Slaughter would face Jules Strongbow the following week
5/10/83; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
5/14/83 – included Sgt. Slaughter & the Grand Wizard as guests of Buddy Rogers’ Corner in which Slaughter argued that WWF World Champion Bob Backlund did not perform the Harvard Step Test for a full hour; featured the announcement Slaughter would face Tony Garea the following week:
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Eddie Gilbert in a non-title match with the Hawaiian Hammer at 3:34
Ivan Putski pinned Charlie Fulton with the Polish Hammer a 2:10 (Putski’s surprise return after a 4-month absence)
George Steele (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Barry Hart via submission with the flying hammerlock at 1:20 (Steele’s return after an 18-month absence)
Tatsumi Fujinami pinned Mac Rivera with a rolling reverse cradle at 3:33
Rocky Johnson pinned Pete Doherty with two dropkicks at 3:50
Sgt. Slaughter (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Jules Strongbow via KO with the Cobra Clutch at 5:20
Tito Santana defeated Jose Estrada via submission with the figure-four at 3:44 (Santana’s return after a 3-year absence)
Ivan Koloff (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Terry Manton with the kneedrop off the top at 2:40
5/10/83; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
5/21/83 – featured WWF World Champion Bob Backlund performing the Harvard Step Test at ringside for the duration of the broadcast in response to Sgt. Slaughter’s comments the previous week; included Arnold Skaaland as a guest of Buddy Rogers’ Corner:
Tito Santana defeated Pete Doherty via submission with a bridging toehold at 5:19
WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Eddie Gilbert & Pete Sanchez in a non-title match when Afa pinned Sanchez with a headbutt off the top at 5:06
George Steele (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Charlie Brown via submission with the flying hammerlock at 1:32
Salvatore Bellomo pinned Bob Bradley with a butterfly suplex at 3:33
Ivan Putski pinned Israel Matea with the Polish Hammer at 2:51
Sgt. Slaughter (w/ the Grand Wizard) fought Tony Garea to a no contest when Slaughter went up to WWF World Champion Bob Backlund at ringside, trying to distract him from the Harvard Step Test, and then attacked Arnold Skaaland; Backlund then stopped doing the test and went for Slaughter in the ring but Slaughter whipped him with his riding crop until Tony Garea came back out and Slaughter left ringside; in the New York market, Vince McMahon then interviewed Backlund in the arena, who had marks over his body and was bleeding on his back, to build Backlund’s match with Slaughter in Madison Square Garden two days later
Jimmy Snuka pinned Jose Estrada with the splash off the top at 4:12
Big John Studd (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Mac Rivera via submission with the inverted body vice at 3:00 (4/20/83; Hamburg, PA)
5/10/83; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
5/28/83 – included Tito Santana as a guest of Buddy Rogers’ Corner:
Ivan Koloff (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned SD Jones with the kneedrop off the top at 4:05
Tito Santana pinned Mac Rivera with a toehold into a bridge at 4:15
George Steele (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Pete Sanchez via submission with the flying hammerlock at 2:27; after the bout, Steele attacked Sanchez and rubbed the turnbuckle stuffing into his face
Swede Hanson pinned Bob Bradley with a backdrop and kneedrop to the back of the head at 3:25
Rocky Johnson defeated Israel Matea via submission with a Boston Crab at 3:57
Iron Mike Sharpe (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Charlie Brown with a forearm blow at 3:22
Eddie Gilbert pinned Jose Estrada with a small package; the finish took place during the commercial break, which began at the 5:25 mark, and was mentioned by Vince McMahon at the beginning of the final match
WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Frank Williams & Barry Hart in a non-title match at 2:27 when Afa pinned Hart with the Samoan Drop; after the bout, McMahon announced Ivan Koloff would face Eddie Gilbert the following week
5/31/83; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
6/4/83 – included Capt. Lou Albano & WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans as guests of Buddy Rogers’ Corner, where the Samoans appeared with a python around their neck:
Rocky Johnson pinned Mac Rivera at 5:25 following two dropkicks
Sgt. Slaughter (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Paul Fisher via submission with the Cobra Clutch at 2:30
The Invaders defeated Terry Manton & Tony Colon at 4:52 when Colon was pinned after one Invader hiptossed his partner on top of him (Invaders’ debut)
Swede Hanson pinned Jeff Craney with a backbreaker over the knee at 3:23
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Marshall Bovee with a splash off the top at the 59-second mark
Tito Santana pinned Ken Jugan with a toehold into a bridge at 4:19
George Steele (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Bill Berger via submission with the flying hammerlock at 1:31
Ivan Koloff (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned John Callahan with a kneedrop at 2:13
5/31/83; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
6/11/83 – included Tito Santana as a guest of Buddy Rogers’ Corner, where he said he was back in the WWF looking for a championship, particularly Don Muraco’s IC Title; featured a rerun of the Andre the Giant / Big John Studd Bodyslam Challenge from the 2/26/83 Championship Wrestling:
Jimmy Snuka pinned Israel Matea with a diving headbutt off the top at 2:40
The Invaders defeated John Callahan & Mac Rivera at 2:26 when Callahan was pinned after one Invader hiptossed his partner on top of him
Don Kernodle pinned Marshall Bovee with a running powerslam at 3:19
WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans & Samula (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Charlie Brown, Steve Thunder, & Steve King at 5:39 when Samula pinned Thunder with a diving headbutt
Salvatore Bellomo pinned Ken Jugan at 3:39 with a powerslam and a kneedrop
Iron Mike Sharpe (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Jack Carson with a forearm blow at 2:02
Ivan Putski pinned Tony Colon with the Polish Hammer at 3:52 (5/11/83; Hamburg, PA)
5/31/83; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
6/18/83 – included WWF IC Champion Don Muraco as a guest of Buddy Rogers’ Corner, where Muraco was upset about no one ever talking about his accomplishments; while Muraco was still talking, Jimmy Snuka came out for his scheduled match with Don Kernodle, which Muraco was irate about, and so he went to ringside, yelled at Snuka, and then stood on the apron and spat on him; Snuka dove over the top rope onto Muraco and the two brawled at ringside with Snuka tearing Muraco’s clothes off before Muraco grabbed the microphone hanging above the ring and hit Snuka in the head with it, busting him open; several wrestlers eventually were able keep the two apart, with both taken down separate entrances backstage:
George Steele (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Steve King via submission with the flying hammerlock at 1:56
WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans & Samula (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Frank Williams, Jeff Craney, & Tony Colon at 5:06 when Samula pinned Craney with a DDT and diving headbutt
Tito Santana defeated an unknown
Iron Mike Sharpe (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Steve Thunder at 1:59 with a forearm blow to the head
6/21/83; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
6/25/83 – included Sgt. Slaughter & the Grand Wizard as guests of Buddy Rogers’ Corner; featured Vince McMahon conducting an empty arena interview with Jimmy Snuka in which an irate Snuka began throwing chairs around the arena after McMahon reminded him of WWF IC Champion Don Muraco recently spitting in his face and yelling at him:
The Invaders defeated Bob Bradley & Mac Rivera at 3:30 when Rivera was pinned after one Invader hiptossed his partner on top of him
George Steele (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Tony Colon via submission with the flying hammerlock at 1:13
Tiger Chung Lee (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Steve Gray with a side kick at 1:25 (Lee’s debut)
Salvatore Bellomo pinned Israel Matea following an airplane spin at 2:31
Tito Santana pinned Butcher Vachon with the flying forearm and a splash at 3:48
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Nick DeCarlo with the tombstone at 2:31
WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans & Samula (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated SD Jones, Tony Garea, & Chuck Tanner at 5:35 when Samula pinned Tanner with the Samoan Drop
6/21/83; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
7/2/83 – included Tiger Chung Lee & Freddie Blassie as guests of Buddy Rogers’ Corner:
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned SD Jones with the tombstone at 3:51
Ivan Putski pinned Alec Gerrard with the Polish Hammer at 2:27
Sgt. Slaughter (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Jack Carson via submission with the Cobra Clutch at 3:27
Iron Mike Sharpe pinned John Callahan with a forearm blow at 2:19
Big John Studd (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Bob Bradley via submission with the backbreaker at 1:53
Rocky Johnson pinned Don Kernodle with a sunset flip at 3:46
WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans & Samula (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Steve King, Pete Sanchez, & Frank Williams at 4:56 when Samula pinned Williams with a diving headbutt
Ivan Koloff (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Chuck Tanner with a kneedrop off the top at 3:02
6/21/83; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
7/9/83 – included Rocky Johnson and Jimmy Snuka as guests of Buddy Rogers’ Corner:
The Invaders defeated Mac Rivera & Israel Matia at 4:44 when Matia was pinned after one Invader hiptossed his partner on top of him
George Steele (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Nick DeCarlo via submission with the flying hammerlock at 2:56; after the bout, Steele threw some of the turnbuckle stuffing on ring announcer Joe McHugh
Tiger Chung Lee (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Pete Sanchez at 2:02 with a karate thrust to the throat
Salvatore Bellomo pinned Frank Williams with a backslide at 3:13
Jimmy Snuka pinned Alec Gerrard with the splash off the top at the 55-second mark; after the bout, Gerrard was taken out on a stretcher
Ivan Putski pinned Don Kernodle with the Polish Hammer at 3:58
Sgt. Slaughter (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated John Callahan via submission with the Cobra Clutch at 2:35
Tito Santana pinned Bob Bradley with a splash at 3:50
7/12/83; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
7/16/83 – included Big John Studd & Freddie Blassie as guests of Buddy Rogers’ Corner:
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Pete Sanchez with a small package at 3:02
Tito Santana pinned Bill Dixon at 3:30 with the flying forearm and a splash
Andre the Giant defeated Bob Bradley & Jeff Craney in a handicap match at 2:52 by pinning Craney with a boot to the face and a sit-down splash
Mr. Fuji pinned Chico Rodriguez at 2:15 with a suplex and a falling headbutt
WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans & Samula (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Tony Garea, SD Jones, & Rudy Diamond at 3:02 when Samula pinned Diamond with the Samoan Drop
Ivan Putski pinned Terry Manton with the Polish Hammer at 2:56
The Invaders defeated Bill Berger & Ken Jugan at 3:36 when Berger was pinned after one Invader threw his partner down on top of Berger
Ivan Koloff (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Frank Williams with a kneedrop off the top at 2:33
7/12/83; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
7/23/83 – included Andre the Giant as a guest of Buddy Rogers’ Corner; featured footage hyped of WWF World Champion Bob Backlund being pinned, which was actually him visting an amateur wrestling school where the kids all piled on top of him to pin him:
Sgt. Slaughter (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated SD Jones via submission with the Cobra Clutch at 3:45; prior to the bout, Slaughter was shown actually arriving to the arena with Wizard in a camouflagued limousine, where Mel Phillips was the limo driver, who he made shine up parts of the limo when he got out
Rocky Johnson pinned Bill Dixon with a small package at 2:29
Big John Studd (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Bill Berger via submission with the backbreaker at 1:36
Iron Mike Sharpe (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Buckwheat Jackson at 3:27 with a forearm blow to the head
Salvatore Bellomo pinned Israel Matia with a flying bodypress at 3:23
Ivan Koloff (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Pete Sanchez with a kneedrop off the top at 3:23
George Steele (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Jack Carson via submission with the flying hammerlock at 2:54
Tiger Chung Lee (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Jeff Craney with a side kick to the face at 3:20 (6/21/83; Allentown, PA)
7/12/83; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
7/30/83 – included Mr. Fuji & Capt. Lou Albano as guests of Buddy Rogers’ Corner; during the opening of the show, Vince McMahon stated that Iron Mike Sharpe, Tito Santana, and Sgt. Slaughter would be in action, but they did not appear on the show:
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Buckwheat Jackson at 2:28 with a rolling cradle following a front suplex
Ivan Putski pinned Tony Colon with the Polish Hammer at 3:19
WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans & Samula (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Swede Hanson, Steve King, & Pete Sanchez at 5:13 when Samula pinned King with the Samoan Drop
Don Kernodle pinned Jack Carson with the running powerslam at 3:21
Jimmy Snuka pinned Bob Bradley with the splash off the top at 2:46; after the bout, Bradley was taken out on a stretcher
Mr. Fuji pinned Frank Williams with a twisting senton at 1:24
The Invaders defeated Bill Dixon & Jeff Craney at 2:59 when Dixon was pinned after one Invader threw his partner down on top of Dixon
Tiger Chung Lee (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Charlie Brown at 2:21 with a karate chop to the head; after the bout, Brown was taken backstage on a stretcher (6/21/83; Allentown, PA)
8/2/83; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
8/6/83 – included Big John Studd as a guest of Buddy Rogers’ Corner, where Rogers questioned if the rumor was true that Andre the Giant had slammed him recently, but Studd denied it and said it was just rumor:
Sgt. Slaughter (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Steve King via submission with the Cobra Clutch at 4:06
Tito Santana pinned Bill Dixon at 4:18 with the flying forearm and a splash
The Masked Superstar (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Rocco Verona with the swinging neckbreaker at 1:34 (Superstar’s debut)
Mr. Fuji (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned John Callahan with a twisting senton at 2:33
Andre the Giant defeated Ken Jugan & Angelo Gomez in a handicap match at 4:30 when Andre pinned Gomez with a boot to the face and a sit-down splash
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Chuck Tanner with a tombstone from the middle turnbuckle at 2:17
Tony Atlas pinned Tony Colon with a gorilla press slam and a splash at 3:01 (Atlas’ surprise return after a year absence)
Tiger Chung Lee pinned Pete Sanchez with a side kick to the face at 2:40
8/2/83; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
8/13/83 – included Tony Atlas as a guest of Buddy Rogers’ Corner; included a video feature on Sgt. Slaughter on maneuvers:
Big John Studd defeated Rudy Diamond via submission with the backbreaker at 3:20
Ivan Putski pinned Israel Matia with the Polish Hammer at 3:20
The Masked Superstar (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Steve King with the swinging neckbreaker at 3:38
Tony Garea pinned Ken Jugan with a flying crossbody at 3:12
Salvatore Bellomo pinned Bob Bradley at the 52-second mark with a sunset flip
Jimmy Snuka pinned Bill Dixon at 1:15 with a diving headbutt off the top
WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Pete Sanchez & Frank Williams at 4:09 when Sika pinned Williams with a falling headbutt
The Invaders defeated Don Kernodle & Jeff Craney at 2:25 when Craney was pinned after one Invader hiptossed his partner on top of Craney
8/2/83; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
8/20/83 – included Andre the Giant as a guest of Buddy Rogers’ Corner, where there was a showcase of trophies Andre had received from numerous countries he had wrestled in over the years, with Andre saying he loved the fans and that he would wrestle for as long as he could:
Sgt. Slaughter (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Pete Sanchez via submission with the Cobra Clutch at 4:15
Rocky Johnson pinned Israel Matia at 4:06 following two dropkicks
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Steve King (sub. for SD Jones) at 4:03 with an inside cradle
Swede Hanson pinned Rocco Verona with a backbreaker over the knee at 2:37
Tony Atlas pinned Bill Dixon with a gorilla press slam and a splash at 1:08
Tiger Chung Lee pinned Frank Williams with a side kick to the face at 1:30
Tito Santana pinned Tony Colon at 3:02 with a flying forearm from the middle turnbuckle followed by a splash
George Steele defeated Angelo Gomez via submission with the flying hammerlock at 2:34
7/12/83; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
8/27/83 – included Iron Mike Sharpe & Capt. Lou Albano as guests of Buddy Rogers’ Corner:
Tito Santana pinned Bill Berger at 3:17 with a flying forearm followed by a splash
Sgt. Slaughter (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Steve King via submission with the Cobra Clutch at 3:59
The Invaders defeated Jeff Craney & Bob Bradley at 5:42 when Craney was pinned after one Invader hiptossed his partner down on top of Craney
Swede Hanson pinned Bill Dixon at 3:23 with a kneedrop following a running kneelift
Big John Studd (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Charlie Brown via submission with the backbreaker at 1:53
WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans & Samula (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Chuck Tanner, Jack Carson, & Salvatore Bellomo at 2:29 when Afa pinned Tanner with the Samoan Drop
Rocky Johnson pinned Israel Matia at 2:17 following two dropkicks
Iron Mike Sharpe pinned Rudy Diamond at 2:57 with a forearm blow to the head
8/2/83; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
9/3/83 – included Capt. Lou Albano & WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans as guests of Buddy Rogers’ Corner, where Rogers mentioned at the close of the segment that he would like to get Albano in the ring at some point:
Tito Santana pinned Bob Bradley at 4:14 with the flying forearm
The Masked Superstar (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Charlie Brown at 3:35 with the swinging neckbreaker
Sgt. Slaughter (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Frank Williams via submission with the Cobra Clutch at 4:01
Iron Mike Sharpe pinned Steve King at 3:20 with a forearm blow to the head
Tony Atlas defeated Ben Ortiz via submission with a Boston Crab at 1:44
Big John Studd defeated Rocco Verona via submission with the backbreaker at 2:00
The Invaders defeated Bill Dixon & Ken Jugan at 5:03 when Jugan was pinned after one Invader hiptossed his partner on top of Jugan
Salvatore Bellomo pinned Jeff Craney at 1:35 with a reverse flying bodypress from the middle turnbuckle
8/24/83; Hamburg, PA; Fieldhouse
9/10/83 – included Capt. Lou Albano as a guest of Buddy Rogers’ Corner, where Rogers showed the first edition of the new WWF Victory Magazine, with Jimmy Snuka on the cover, and part of an article inside about Albano, Albano then said before he retires he would like to get Rogers in the ring for a match with Rogers replying he may take him up on the challenge:
WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Tony Garea & Pete Sanchez at 6:02 when Afa pinned Sanchez following a double headbutt
Big John Studd (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Steve King via submission with the backbreaker at 2:57
The Masked Superstar (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Chuck Tanner at 3:15 with the swinging neckbreaker
Don Kernodle pinned Jeff Craney with the running powerslam at 2:58
Sgt. Slaughter (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Rudy Diamond via submission with the Cobra Clutch at 1:35
Tony Atlas pinned Len Kruger with a gorilla press slam at 1:24
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Charlie Brown with the tombstone at 1:34; after the bout, Vince McMahon interviewed Muraco
Ivan Putski pinned Israel Matia with the Polish Hammer at 3:02
9/13/83; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
9/17/83 – included Eddie Gilbert as a guest of Buddy Rogers’ Corner, with Gilbert saying that WWF World Champion Bob Backlund had been a tremendous inspiration to him while he had been out injured (Gilbert’s first appearance in four months following the car accident he was involved in):
WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans & Samu defeated Charlie Brown, Chuck Tanner, & Tony Garea at 6:47 when Samula pinned Brown with the Samoan Drop
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Len Kruger via submission with the sleeper at 2:55
The Iron Sheik (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Bob Clement via submission with the Camel Clutch at 1:47 (Sheik’s return after a 3 and half year absence)
Salvatore Bellomo pinned Bob Bradley at 3:45 with a roll up after slipping off the ropes when attempting a flying bodypress
The Masked Superstar (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Rudy Diamond at 1:24 with the swinging neckbreaker
Eddie Gilbert pinned Israel Matia at 2:23 with a running kneelift
Mr. Fuji (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) & Tiger Chung Lee (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Dick Tessier & Jeff Craney at 3:18 when Lee pinned Tessier with an enzuiguri
Rene Goulet pinned Ray Coutu at 2:37 (Goulet’s return after a 3-year absence)
9/13/83; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
9/24/83 – included Sgt. Slaughter as a guest of Buddy Rogers’ Corner, during which WWF World Champion Bob Backlund came out to check on Eddie Gilbert, who was being attended to at ringside:
Jimmy Snuka pinned Butcher Vachon at the 51-second mark with the splash off the top
Tito Santana pinned John Callahan at 3:07 with a forearm off the middle turnbuckle
Mr. Fuji (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) & Tiger Chung Lee defeated Tony Garea & Bob Clement at 4:20 when Lee pinned Clement with an enzuiguri
The Tonga Kid pinned Israel Matia at 2:32 with a victory roll (Kid’s TV debut)
The Masked Superstar (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Eddie Gilbert at 2:58 after two corkscrew neckbreakers; after the bout, Superstar hit a third neckbreaker on the floor; moments later, Gilbert was attended to by Dr. George Zahorian
Sgt. Slaughter (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Dick Tessier via submission with the Cobra Clutch at 1:07; following the commercial break, Eddie Gilbert was taken from ringside on a stretcher and into a waiting ambulance
Tony Atlas & Rocky Johnson defeated Don Kernodle & Bob Bradley at 1:39 when Johnson pinned Bradley with a sunset flip
9/13/83; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
10/1/83 – included WWF IC Champion Don Muraco & Capt. Lou Albano as guests of Buddy Rogers’ Corner; included footage from the doctor’s office of Dr. George Zahorian with Eddie Gilbert who was in neckbrace, with Zahorian saying he must not wrestle until he is healed:
WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Salvatore Bellomo & Dick Tessier at 6:06 when Afa pinned Tessier with the Samoan Drop
Tito Santana pinned Bob Bradley at 3:51 with a flying forearm from the middle turnbuckle
Ivan Koloff (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Ray Coutu at 3:20 with a kneedrop off the top
Iron Mike Sharpe pinned Bob Clement at 1:32 with a forearm blow to the head
The Invaders defeated Don Kernodle & Tony Colon at 1:14 when Colon was pinned after one Invader hiptossed his partner on top of Colon
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Rudy Diamond at the 51-second mark with a modified roll up
The Iron Sheik (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Chuck Tanner via submission with the Camel Clutch at 1:38
Tony Atlas & Rocky Johnson defeated Jeff Craney & Len Kruger at 2:29 when Atlas pinned Kruger with a gorilla press slam and a splash
10/4/83; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
10/8/83 – included WWF IC Champion Don Muraco & Capt. Lou Albano as guests of Buddy Rogers’ Corner, with Albano he accepts Rogers’ challenge to face him in the ring, with Muraco also suggesting he find a partner and they make it a tag match, with Rogers saying he would have Jimmy Snuka to back him up if needed:
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Rocco Verona at 3:28 with the tombstone
The Masked Superstar (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Chuck Tanner at 2:21 with the swinging neckbreaker
The Tonga Kid pinned Bill Berger at 2:45 with a victory roll
Tito Santana pinned Jimmy Jackson at 4:30 with a leglock into a bridge following the flying forearm
WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans & Samula (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Swede Hanson, Tony Garea, & Ken Jugan at 3:20 when Afa pinned Jugan with the Samoan Drop
Rocky Johnson pinned Bill Dixon at 3:49 following two dropkicks
Sgt. Slaughter (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Steve King via submission with the Camel Clutch at 2:57
Tony Atlas pinned Tony Colon with a gorilla press slam and a splash at 2:50 (9/14/83; Allentown, PA)
10/4/83; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
10/15/83 – included WWF World Champion Bob Backlund as a guest of Buddy Rogers’ Corner, where Backlund said he would be doing “wheels” at ringside hopefully for the full hour, to help inspire Eddie Gilbert’s recovery; featured the Ivan Koloff / Bob Clement match and altercation with Pat Patterson from the 10/15/83 All Star Wrestling:
Ivan Putski pinned Bob Bradley with the Polish Hammer at 3:51
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Ken Jugan with a reverse suplex at 2:59
The Invaders defeated Rene Goulet & Bill Dixon when Invader #2 pinned Dixon after Invader #1 hiptossed his partner on to Dixon at 5:41
Iron Mike Sharpe pinned Chuck Tanner at 2:49 with a forearm blow to the head
WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans & Samula (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated SD Jones, Swede Hanson, & Steve King when Samu pinned King with the Samoan Drop at the 42-second mark
Jimmy Snuka pinned Tony Colon with a flying headbutt at 2:36
Judy Martin pinned Susan Starr with a small package at 2:30, even though Starr’s foot was on the rope during the cover
10/4/83; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
10/22/83 – included the Masked Superstar & the Grand Wizard as guests of Buddy Rogers’ Corner; featured WWF World Champion Bob Backlund doing “wheels” at ringside for the entire show in order to inspire Eddie Gilbert’s recovery:
Rocky Johnson pinned Butcher Vachon with a sunset flip at 3:15
Tito Santana pinned Tony Colon with the flying forearm at 2:36
Ivan Putski pinned Bill Dixon with the Polish Hammer at 4:26
The Masked Superstar (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Steve King with the corkscrew neckbreaker at 2:35
Sgt. Slaughter (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Rocco Verona via submission with the Cobra Clutch at 2:44
The Invaders defeated Isreal Matia & Bill Berger when Berger was pinned after being hiptossed onto his partner at 1:50
The Iron Sheik (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Ray Coutu via submission with the Camel Clutch at 2:49 (9/14/83; Allentown, PA)
10/25/83; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
10/29/83 – featured an opening announcement regarding the passing of the Grand Wizard; included Ed Cohen, WWF charity coordinator, as a guest of Buddy Rogers’ Corner where Rogers presented Cohen with a plaque for the WWF contributing $20,000 to the March of Dimes Telethon Against Birth Defects:
Rocky Johnson & Tony Atlas defeated Rene Goulet & Bob Bradley at 3:11 when Atlas pinned Bradley with a gorilla press slam and a splash
Sgt. Slaughter defeated Tony Rico via submission with the Cobra Clutch at 2:42
Tito Santana pinned Charlie Fulton at 5:09 with the flying forearm; prior to the bout, ring announcer Joe McHugh introduced Eddie Gilbert, who came out and shook hands with everyone in the ring
The Tonga Kid pinned Israel Matia at 2:54 with a dive over the ropes from the apron
The Masked Superstar pinned Chuck Tanner at 1:22 with the swinging neckbreaker
The Iron Sheik (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Rudy Diamond via submission with the Camel Clutch at 2:25; prior to the bout, Sheik did a demonstration with his Persian clubs
The Invaders defeated Don Kernodle & Tony Colon at 3:09 when Colon was pinned after one Invader backdropped Colon into his partner who then hit a piledriver
Iron Mike Sharpe (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Victor Mercado at 2:43 with a forearm blow to the head
10/25/83; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
11/5/83 – included Eddie Gilbert as a guest of Buddy Rogers’ Corner:
Tony Garea defeated Butcher Vachon
WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Swede Hanson & Tony Rico at 4:46 when Sika pinned Rico with the Samoan Drop
Jimmy Snuka pinned AB Carson at 2:38 with a diving headbutt off the top
The Iron Sheik (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated John Callahan via submission with the Camel Clutch at 1:24; after the bout, Sheik reapplied the hold and shoved the referee out of the ring; three other wrestlers then came out to make the save but were also thrown out of the ring
Tony Atlas & Rocky Johnson defeated Don Kernodle & Tony Russo
Mr. Fuji & Tiger Chung Lee defeated the Tonga Kid & Dick Tessier at 2:35 when Fuji pinned Tessier with the Kamikaze Drop
Ivan Koloff pinned Steve Lombardi at 2:37 with a kneedrop off the top to the back
10/25/83; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
11/12/83 – included a video clip showing WWF World Champion Bob Backlund training with Eddie Gilbert, preparing him for his return to wrestling; featured Tony Atlas & Rocky Johnson as guests of Buddy Rogers’ Corner (the final Rogers’ Corner segment on Championship Wrestling):
The Iron Sheik (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Dick Tessier via submission with the camel clutch at 2:56
Sgt. Slaughter defeated Steve Lombardi via submission with the cobra clutch at 3:45
Tony Atlas & Rocky Johnson defeated Charlie Fulton & AB Carson at 4:37 when Atlas pinned Carson with a gorilla press slam and splash
WWF Tag Team Champion the Wild Samoans (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated SD Jones & Israel Matia at 2:06 when Afa pinned Matia with a diving headbutt
Tito Santana pinned Tony Russo with the flying forearm at 2:08
The Masked Superstar pinned Tony Rico at 2:16 with the swinging neckbreaker
Iron Mike Sharpe pinned Rudy Diamond at 2:32 with a forearm blow to the head
11/15/83; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
11/19/83 – featured the debut of Robert DeBord’s Victory Corner with guest Capt. Lou Albano:
Eddie Gilbert pinned Bob Bradley at 3:54 with a running kneelift (Gilbert’s return bout)
The Iron Sheik (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Denny Hill via submission with the camel clutch at 2:39
Paul Orndorff pinned Mark Mattox with the piledriver at 2:36; during the bout, Capt. Lou Albano briefly watched the match from ringside (Orndorff’s debut)
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Steve Lombardi at 2:27 with the tombstone
Tito Santana pinned Bill Berger with the flying forearm at 2:34
Sgt. Slaughter pinned SD Jones at 5:27 after reversing Jones’ small package into one of his own
Samula pinned Rudy Diamond at 2:42 with a diving headbutt
11/15/83; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
11/26/83 – featured Chief Jay Strongbow as a guest of Victory Corner:
The Invaders defeated Bob Bradley & Ken Jugan at 2:40 when Jugan was pinned after he was dropped on his head
The Masked Superstar pinned Hank Hudson at 1:40 with the swinging neckbreaker
WWF IC Champion Don Muraco (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned John Callahan at 1:21 with the tombstone
Salvatore Bellomo pinned Israel Matia at 2:38 with a reverse crossbody off the top
Rocky Johnson & Tony Atlas defeated WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) via disqualification at 2:57 in a non-title match when Afa attacked Johnson when he had the abdominal stretch applied on Sika; after the bout, Pat Patterson interviewed Johnson & Atlas, where they challenged the Samoans to No DQ title match
Tony Garea fought Mr. Fuji to a double count-out at 5:16 when both men were brawling on the floor
Jimmy Snuka pinned Charlie Fulton at 3:13 with a diving headbutt off the top
SD Jones pinned Victor Mercado at 2:27 with a headbutt
11/15/83; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
12/3/83 – featured the Masked Superstar as a guest of Victory Corner:
Sgt. Slaughter defeated Steve Lombardi via submission with the cobra clutch at 1:41
Eddie Gilbert pinned Bill Berger with a Thesz Press at 2:35
Paul Orndorff pinned Ken Jugan with the piledriver at 2:57; during the bout, Freddie Blassie watched the bout from ringside
The Invaders defeated Tony Colon & Victor Mercado at 2:44 when Mercado was pinned after one Invader hiptossed his partner on to him
Tito Santana pinned Rene Goulet with the flying forearm at 5:24
WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated SD Jones & Mark Mattox at 2:04 when Afa pinned Mattox with the Samoan Drop; after the bout, Pat Patterson interviewed the Samoans & Albano, with Albano accepting Rocky Johnson & Tony Atlas’ challenge for a No DQ title match the following week
The Masked Superstar pinned Denny Hill at 3:51 with the swinging neckbreaker
Salvatore Bellomo pinned Buddy Donovan at 2:40 with a crossbody
12/6/83; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
12/10/83 – featured Sgt. Slaughter as a guest of Victory Corner:
The Invaders defeated Bill Dixon & Rene Goulet at 3:01 when Dixon was pinned following a somersault splash off the top
The Iron Sheik (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Jimmy Jackson via submission with the Camel Clutch at 1:47
Paul Orndorff pinned Chuck Tanner with the piledriver at 3:36
The Masked Superstar pinned the Tonga Kid at 2:57 with the swining neckbreaker
Tony Atlas & Rocky Johnson defeated WWF Tag Team Champions the Wild Samoans (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) to win the titles in a No DQ match at 8:22 when Atlas pinned Afa after Albano accidentally broke a wooden chair over Afa’s head; after the bout, Pat Patterson interviewed the new champions (Tag Team Champions, The Life & Times of Capt. Lou Albano) (11/15/83; Allentown, PA)
Chief Jay Strongbow pinned Kurt Von Hess at 2:23 with a tomahawk chop
12/6/83; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
12/17/83 – featured WWF World Champion Bob Backlund as a guest of Victory Corner; featured the Jimmy Snuka vs. Tony Russo match from the 3/19/83 Championship Wrestling:
Tito Santana pinned Bill Dixon with the flying forearm at 3:47
Ivan Koloff pinned Steve Lombardi at 2:16 with an elbow drop following a forearm smash to the back of the head
Iron Mike Sharpe (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Tony Garea via disqualification at 4:48 when Tito Santana interfered and hit the flying forearm on Sharpe after Sharpe twice pulled Garea up when he had the chance to pin him after hitting him with his forearm; Garea had gone backstage to get Santana to be in his corner early in the bout to counter Albano being at ringside; after the bout, Pat Patterson interviewed Sharpe, where Albano slapped Sharpe and the Sharpe challenged Santana to a match
The Iron Sheik (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Nick DeCarlo with a suplex at 1:48
WWF Tag Team Champions Rocky Johnson & Tony Atlas defeated Rene Goulet & Kurt Von Hess at the 4-minute mark when Atlas pinned Von Hess with a splash
SD Jones pinned Bill Williams with a headbutt at 2:29
12/6/83; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
12/24/83 – featured Gorilla Monsoon as a guest of Victory Corner; featured the WWF IC Champion Don Muraco vs. Charlie Brown match from the 9/10/83 Championship Wrestling:
Tito Santana pinned Kurt Von Hess at 1:44 with a leglock into a bridge; after the bout, Pat Patterson interviewed Santana, where Santana accepted Iron Mike Sharpe’s challenge from the previous week
Sgt. Slaughter defeated Nick DeCarlo via submission with the cobra clutch at 1:22
Paul Orndorff pinned Victor Mercado with the piledriver at 3:30
The Iron Sheik (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Chuck Tanner at 3:19 with a belly to belly suplex
The Invaders defeated Bill Williams & Israel Matia at 5:18 when Williams was pinned following a somersault splash off the top
Salvatore Bellomo pinned Jimmy Jackson at 2:30 following the airplane spin
12/6/83; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
12/31/83 – featured Tito Santana as a guest of Robert Debord’s Victory Corner; included clips from several wrestlers wishing the fans a happy 1984; featured footage of the Iron Sheik defeating WWF World Champion Bob Backlund for the title during the 12/26/83 Madison Square Garden show:
The Wild Samoans (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Tony Garea & SD Jones at 3:34 when Afa pinned Jones following a double headbutt
Eddie Gilbert pinned Ken Jugan at 2:18 with a Thesz Press off the middle turnbuckle
Paul Orndorff pinned Steve Lombardi with the piledriver at 1:57; after the bout, Pat Patterson interviewed Orndorff at ringside
Sgt. Slaughter defeated Ted Bailey via submission with the Cobra Clutch at 2:15
The Masked Superstar pinned Nick DeCarlo with the swinging neckbreaker at 1:31
Tito Santana defeated Iron Mike Sharpe via count-out when Sharpe walked out of the bout after sustaining the flying forearm; after the bout, Vince McMahon announced that the Wild Samoans would face Bob Backlund and a mystery partner the following week
Jose Luis Rivera pinned Tony Russo at 2:53 with a victory roll