WWF – 1982 Results
NJPW @ Tokyo, Japan – January 1, 1982
Norino Honaga pinned Nobuhiko Takada
Shinichi Nakano pinned Shunji Kosugi
George Takano pinned the Black Cat (Kuroeko)
Osamu Kido & Makoto Arakawa defeated Haruka Eigen & Akira Maeda when Kido pinned Maeda
Kantaro Hoshino pinned Ryuma Go
Seiji Sakaguchi & Kengo Kimura defeated Rusher Kimura & Isamu Teranishi when Sakaguchi pinned Teranishi
Karl Gotch pinned Yoshiaki Fujiwara
Riki Choshu fought Animal Hamaguchi to a double count-out
Tiger Mask defeated the Dynamite Kid to win the vacant WWF Jr. Heavyweight Title
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Tatsumi Fujinami with a cradle at 12:34
Antonio Inoki defeated Roland Bock via disqualification
WWF @ Springfield, MA – Civic Center – January 2, 1982 (8,000)
Steve King defeated Mike Masters
Manuel Soto defeated Hans Schroeder via disqualification
WWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Saito pinned SD Jones
Tony Garea & Rick Martel defeated Jose Estrada & Johnny Rodz
Tony Atlas defeated Killer Khan
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales pinned WWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji at 15:44
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Greg Valentine in a stretcher match
WWF @ Torrington, CT – January 3, 1982
Manuel Soto fought Jose Estrada to a draw
Johnny Rodz defeated Steve King
WWF Tag Team Champions Rick Martel & Tony Garea defeated Hans Schroeder & Mike Masters
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated Greg Valentine via disqualification
Tony Atlas defeated Killer Khan via count-out
WWF @ Scranton, PA – CYC – January 4, 1982 (2,000+)
Jose Estrada fought Steve King to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Dominic DeNucci defeated Johnny Rodz at 20:00
Tony Garea & Rick Martel defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito via disqualification at 14:35; Dominic DeNucci was the guest referee for the bout
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated Greg Valentine via disqualification at 9:50
Tony Atlas defeated Killer Khan via count-out at 12:30
WWF @ Allentown, PA – Agricultural Hall – January 5, 1982
Championship Wrestling taping:
1/9/82 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Pat Patterson:
Tony Atlas defeated Johnny Rodz
WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito defeated Dominic DeNucci & Lee Wong
Jesse Ventura defeated Jeff Craney
Charlie Fulton defeated Barry Hart
Adrian Adonis (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Victor Mercado via submission at 2:41 with the sleeper; after the bout, Adonis hit a piledriver on Mercado after taking his time to wake him up from the sleeper; as Mercado was then being carried out on a stretcher, Adonis flipped the stretcher over onto the arena floor
Rick Martel & Tony Garea defeated Jose Estrada & Pete Mitchell
Greg Valentine (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Jerry Johnson via submission at 3:09 with the figure-4
1/16/82 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Pat Patterson:
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales pinned Hans Schroeder at 3:41 with a small package
Greg Valentine (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Charlie Brown at 3:48 via submission with the figure-4; prior to the bout, Wizard sprayed all around the ring with some kind of air freshner, and then later explained at the commentary table to Vince McMahon that he was spraying because of Pedro Morales odor left from the previous match, although how Wizard explained it was bleeped from television
Steve Travis pinned Pete Mitchell at 3:28 after catching Mitchell coming off the ropes and hitting a backbreaker
Dominic DeNucci fought Larry Sharpe to a double count-out at 3:11 when both men were brawling on the floor
Killer Khan (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Tony Colon at 3:54 with a jumping kneedrop
Laurent Soucie pinned Jose Estrada at 8:44 with a gutwrench suplex (Soucie’s debut)
Ivan Putski pinned Ron Shaw at 3:41 with the Polish Hammer
1/23/82 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Pat Patterson; included a reairing of the Tony Atlas / BB Coleman match from the 10/27/79 Championship Wrestling:
Steve Travis pinned Jose Estrada at 6:20 with a small package
Adrian Adonis (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Jeff Craney via submission at 4:57 with the sleeper
Rick Martel & Tony Garea defeated Davey O’Hannon & Johnny Rodz at 7:52 when Garea pinned Rodz with a sunset flip
Killer Khan (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Jerry Johnson at 3:11 with a jumping kneedrop
WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Charlie Brown & Barry Hart at 4:37 when Fuji pinned Brown with a Samoan Drop; the match was aired joined in progress
Charlie Fulton pinned Victor Mercado at 3:49 with the legdrop
Dark match after the taping: Tony Atlas, Rick Martel, & Tony Garea defeated Capt. Lou Albano, WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji, & Mr. Saito
WWF @ Hamburg, PA – Fieldhouse – January 6, 1982
All Star Wrestling taping:
1/9/82 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Pat Patterson:
Adrian Adonis (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Barry Hart via submission at 6:29 with the sleeper
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated Larry Dee via submission at 3:35 with the Boston Crab; after the bout, Pat Patterson interviewed Morales at ringside
Tony Atlas pinned Davey O’Hannon at 7:33 with a gorilla press slam
Rick Martel & Tony Garea defeated Jerry Johnson & Johnny Rodz at 8:44 when Martel pinned Johnson with a dropkick
Greg Valentine (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Jeff Craney via submission at 3:15 with the figure-4
1/16/82 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Pat Patterson:
Jesse Ventura (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Steve King via submission at 4:23 with the backbreaker
Steve Travis pinned Victor Mercado at 3:06 with a back elbow
Tony Atlas pinned Jose Estrada at 5:05 with a headbutt
WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Charlie Brown & Dominic DeNucci at 4:55 when Saito pinned Brown with a back suplex; prior to the bout, Pat Patterson interviewed Capt. Lou Albano, WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito at ringside
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund (w/ Arnold Skaaland) pinned Hans Schroeder at 8:15 in a non-title match with a reverse roll up into a bridge; after the bout, Schroeder shook Backlund’s hand and raised his arm in victory
Charlie Fulton pinned Jeff Craney at 3:48 with the legdrop
1/23/82 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Pat Patterson; featured Patterson conducting a ringside interview with Greg Valentine & the Grand Wizard; included the Ivan Putski vs. Ron Shaw match from the 1/16/82 Championship Wrestling:
Adrian Adonis & Jesse Ventura (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Dominic DeNucci & Jeff Craney at 6:03 when Craney submitted to Ventura’s backbreaker; after the bout, DeNucci cleared the ring
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated Pete Mitchell via submission at 4:17 with the Boston Crab
Laurent Soucie pinned Tony Colon at 4:10 with a overhead suplex
Greg Valentine (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Barry Hart via submission at 3:06 with the figure-4
Rick Martel & Tony Garea defeated Davey O’Hannon & Jose Estrada at 8:08 when Garea pinned Estrada with a reverse roll up
Dark match after the taping: WWF World Champion Bob Backlund & WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated Adrian Adonis & Jesse Ventura via count-out
WWF @ Iselin, NJ – JFK High School Gym – January 7, 1982
Laurent Socie defeated Jose Estrada
Steve Travis defeated Johnny Rodz
Dominic DeNucci (sub. for SD Jones) defeated Hans Schroeder
Tony Garea & Rick Martel defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito via disqualification
Tony Atlas defeated Killer Khan via count-out
WWF @ Mattapoisett, MA – January 8, 1982
Johnny Rodz defeated Fred Marzino
Charlie Fulton defeated Pete Doherty
Laurent Soucie defeated Jose Estrada
WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito defeated Tony Atlas & Fred Marzino
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales pinned Killer Khan
WWF @ New Britain, CT – High School Gym – January 8, 1982 (2,500)
Steve Travis defeated Hans Schroeder at 15:11
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Greg Valentine at 18:20
Steve Travis defeated Tony Altimore at the 21-minute mark
Tony Garea & Rick Martel defeated Adrian Adonis & Jesse Ventura at 18:21 when Garea pinned Adonis
WWF @ Boston, MA – Boston Garden – January 9, 1982 (13,800)
Charlie Fulton defeated Pete Doherty at 12:20
Laurent Soucie defeated Jose Estrada at 13:30
Tony Garea & Rick Martel defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito via reverse decision at 23:35; the champions originally won the bout when Saito scored the pin after Fuji threw salt into one of the champion’s eyes but guest referee Pat Patterson overruled the decision after he felt salt on the canvas; after the bout, Patterson was attacked by the Japanese duo, taking him out of his scheduled match later on in the evening
Jesse Ventura defeated Dominic DeNucci (sub. for SD Jones) at 12:13
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated Killer Khan at 13:20
Adrian Adonis defeated Fred Marzino (sub. for Pat Patterson) at 3:58
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Greg Valentine at 23:10
Steve Travis defeated Johnny Rodz at 7:30
Tony Atlas defeated the Masked Executioner at 5:00
WWF @ Jefferson Township, NJ – High School – January 11, 1982
Bulldog Brower defeated Jerry Johnson
Steve King defeated Jerry Johnson via disqualification
Jose Estrada defeated Charlie Brown
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales (sub. for Rick Martel) & Tony Garea defeated Greg Valentine & Jose Estrada
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales fought Greg Valentine to a draw
WWF @ Sewell, NJ – Gloucester County College – January 11, 1982
Johnny Rodz fought Manuel Soto to a draw
Steve Travis defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Adrian Adonis defeated Dominic DeNucci
Tony Atlas defeated Killer Khan
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated the Executioner
WWF @ Irvington, NJ – January 12, 1982
Charlie Fulton defeated Charlie Brown
Larry Sharpe defeated Steve King
Tony Atlas defeated Killer Khan via disqualification
Steve Travis defeated Jose Estrada
Greg Valentine fought WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales to a double disqualification
WWF @ Atlantic City, NJ – Resorts International Theatre – January 12, 1982
Tony Atlimore defeated Jerry Johnson
Dominic DeNucci defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Rick Martel & Tony Garea fought WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito to a draw
Adrian Adonis defeated Manuel Soto (sub. for SD Jones)
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Jesse Ventura
WWF @ Paramus, NJ – High School Gym – January 13, 1982
This show was postponed due to inclement weather, and was rescheduled for February 8
WWF @ Manville, NJ – Christ The King Gymnasium School – January 15, 1982
Larry Sharpe defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
WWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji (sub. for Ron Shaw) defeated Charlie Fulton
Dominic DeNucci defeated Greg Valentine via disqualification
WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito defeated Tony Atlas & Tony Colon (sub. for SD Jones)
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated Jesse Ventura via disqualification
WWF @ Rockland, MA – High School Gym – January 15, 1982
Originally scheduled for the card was Laurent Soucie vs. Jose Estrada
Pete Doherty defeated Pete Mitchell
Steve Travis defeated Fred Marzino (sub. for Johnny Rodz)
Rick Martel defeated the Executioner
Adrian Adonis defeated Tony Garea via count-out
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Killer Khan
WWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – January 16, 1982
Televised on the PRISM Network:
Charlie Fulton defeated Tony Altimore
Bulldog Brower defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna via count-out
Davey O’Hannon defeated Johnny Rodz
Jesse Ventura defeated Jeff Craney (Ventura’s Spectrum debut)
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated Killer Khan
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund (w/ Arnold Skaaland) defeated Greg Valentine in a steel cage match by escaping out the door after hitting a piledriver (History of the WWF Heavyweight Championship, The History of the WWE Heavyweight Championship)
Tony Garea & Rick Martel defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito via disqualification; Tony Atlas was the guest referee for the match
Adrian Adonis defeated Dominic DeNucci (Adonis’ Spectrum debut)
Larry Sharpe defeated Jose Estrada
Steve Travis defeated Hans Schroeder
Toronto, Ontario – Maple Leaf Gardens – January 17, 1982
John Bonello fought Tim Gerard to a 15-minute draw
Pat Patterson defeated Kurt Von Hess at 9:12
Dino Bravo pinned Frankie Lane at 10:10
Adrian Adonis & Jesse Ventura defeated Tony Parisi & Dominic DeNucci at 13:22
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Greg Valentine at 17:05
Johnny Weaver defeated Lord Alfred Hayes in a steel cage match at 13:09
Angelo Mosca defeated Canadian Champion Big John Studd in a steel cage match at 10:11 to win the title
WWF @ New Haven, CT – Coliseum – January 17, 1982
Dominic DeNucci fought Charlie Fulton to a draw
Steve Travis defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated Killer Khan
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Greg Valentine
WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito defeated Tony Atlas & Davey O’Hannon (sub. for SD Jones)
Adrian Adonis & Jesse Ventura defeated Rick Martel & Tony Garea
WWF @ New York City, NY – Madison Square Garden – January 18, 1982 (18,301)
Televised on the MSG Network and USA Network – featured Vince McMahon on commentary:
Davey O’Hannon pinned Manuel Soto at 9:52 with a neckbreaker
Larry Sharpe pinned Jose Estrada at 8:41 after holding onto the ropes to avoid a dropkick from Estrada
Charlie Fulton pinned Johnny Rodz at 9:28 after avoiding a splash
Greg Valentine defeated WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales via disqualification at 14:43 after the champion hit Valentine with Valentine’s own foreign object
Jesse Ventura pinned Dominic DeNucci at 10:26 with an elbow drop; after the bout, there was an in-ring announcement made regarding the New Japan Pro Wrestling IWGP Tournament with Vince McMahon Sr., WWF President Hisashi Shima, Frank Tunney, and NWA President Jim Crockett Jr.; on the broadcast, McMahon Jr. talked over the announcement as it was going on and hyped the world title match later in the card (Ventura’s MSG debut)
Adrian Adonis defeated WWF World Champion Bob Backlund when the referee stopped the match at 30:54 due to excessive blood loss
Rick Martel & Tony Garea defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito via disqualification at 8:58 when Fuji threw salt in the face of guest referee Pat Patterson as Martel had Saito in a sleeper
Tony Atlas pinned the Executioner (Hans Schroeder) at 2:57 with a headbutt off the middle turnbuckle and a splash
Ivan Putski defeated Killer Khan via referee’s decision after the curfew expired at 2:29
WWF @ Portland, ME – Civic Center – January 19, 1982 (1,854)
Tony Altimore defeated Pete Doherty via disqualification
Jose Estrada defeated Fred Marzino
Ivan Putski defeated Killer Khan via count-out
Steve Travis defeated the Executioner
Tony Garea & Rick Martel defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito via disqualification; Tony Atlas was the guest referee for the match
WWF @ Shirley, NY – East End Arena – January 20, 1982
Included Ivan Putski
WWF @ Hubbard, OH – High School Gym – January 21, 1982 (2,000)
Dominic DeNucci fought WWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji to a 20-minute time limit draw
David Sammartino pinned Bill Dixon after the 11-minute mark with a roll up
Jesse Ventura pinned Davey O’Hannon after an elbow drop after the 13-minute mark
Tony Atlas pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna after the 14-minute mark
Ivan Putski defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Saito after the 16-minute mark
WWF @ Elizabeth, NJ – Dunn Sports Center – January 21, 1982
Charlie Fulton defeated Jose Estrada
Steve Travis defeated Johnny Rodz
Rick Martel defeated Larry Sharpe
Adrian Adonis defeated Tony Garea
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated Killer Khan
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Greg Valentine via count-out
WWF @ Pittsburgh, PA – Civic Arena – January 22, 1982
Bill Dixon pinned Bill Berger at 6:30
WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito defeated Tony Atlas & Johnny DeFazio (sub. for SD Jones) at 14:30 when Saito pinned DeFazio
Jesse Ventura pinned Dominic DeNucci at 11:45 with an elbow drop
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Greg Valentine at 15:15 after blocking Valentine’s attempt at the figure-4 and turning it into a small package
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Bruno Sammartino Jr. via disqualification at 7:40 after Jr. attempted to use Scicluna’s own weapon
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated Killer Khan via disqualification at 14:10 after Khan pulled the referee in front of him
Ivan Putski pinned Davey O’Hannon (sub. for Hans Schroeder) at 5:10 with the Polish Hammer
WWF @ St. Mary’s, PA – January 23, 1982
Johnny DeFazio defeated Buddy Donovan
Dominic DeNucci fought Davey O’Hannon to a 20-minute time-limit draw
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Saito via count-out
Bruno Sammartino Jr. (David Sammartino) defeated Bill Berger
The Red Demon defeated Bill Dixon
Ivan Putski pinned WWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji
WWF @ Landover, MD – Capital Centre – January 23, 1982 (9,250)
Tony Altimore pinned Mr. X at 6:30
Steve Travis pinned Johnny Rodz at 7:07
Adrian Adonis pinned Tony Garea at 10:19
Rick Martel pinned the Executioner at 5:08
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Greg Valentine at 15:57
Jesse Ventura defeated Charlie Fulton (sub. for SD Jones) at 7:02 via submission
Tony Atlas defeated Killer Khan via count-out at 11:33
Jose Estrada fought Barry Hart to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Larry Sharpe pinned Jerry Johnson at 9:09
WWF @ Salisbury, MD – Wicomico Youth & Civic Center – January 24, 1982
Steve Travis defeated Johnny Rodz
Mike Masters (sub. for Laurent Soucie) defeated Jose Estrada
Charlie Fulton defeated Manuel Soto
The Executioner defeated Steve King (sub. for SD Jones)
Adrian Adonis & Jesse Ventura defeated Tony Garea & Rick Martel via disqualification
Tony Atlas defeated Killer Khan
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Greg Valentine via count-out
WWF @ Scranton, PA – CYC – January 25, 1982
Steve Travis pinned Tony Altimore at 11:20
Steve Travis defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna at 15:15
Charlie Fulton defeated Barry Hart at 10:12
WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito defeated Tony Atlas & Dominic DeNucci at 16:35
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Jesse Ventura at 21:40
WWF @ Inwood, NY – Public School #2 – January 25, 1982
Included Ivan Putski
WWF @ Allentown, PA – Agricultural Hall – January 26, 1982
Championship Wrestling taping:
All Star Wrestling – 3/6/82 – featured Vince McMahon conducting an interview with Jesse Ventura & Freddie Blassie in the ring, with Tony Atlas at ringside; during the interview, Ventura insulted Atlas’s body, with Atlas then leading the crowd in chanting “half body” at Ventura; McMahon then suggested the two have a posedown the following week, which they agreed to
All Star Wrestling – 3/13/82 – featured a posedown contest between Jesse Ventura and Tony Atlas, which Atlas won by the vote of the fans; Pat Patterson was the guest referee for the segment
Championship Wrestling – 1/30/82 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Pat Patterson:
Ivan Putski pinned Jerry Johnson with the Polish Hammer at 3:06
All American Wrestling – 9/11/83: Jimmy Snuka (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Jeff Craney with the splash off the top at 2:58; after the bout, Craney was taken out on a stretcher (Snuka’s debut)
Greg Valentine (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Barry Hart via submission with the figure-4 at 2:36
Davey O’Hannon pinned Victor Mercado at 3:15 with a kneedrop off the top
Rick McGraw (w/ Arnold Skaaland) pinned Johnny Rodz at 7:28 with a small package (McGraw’s return from a broken neck)
Adrian Adonis (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Mac Rivera at 1:25 with a powerslam and legdrop
Tony Atlas pinned the Executioner at 3:19 following three dropkicks and a splash
Jesse Ventura (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Frank Williams via submission with the backbreaker at 2:55
2/6/82 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Pat Patterson:
Greg Valentine (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Mac Rivera via submission at 2:40 with the figure-4
Steve Travis pinned Tony Colon at 4:08 with a backbreaker over the knee
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales pinned Charlie Fulton at 4:08 with a backslide
Larry Sharpe pinned Barry Hart
WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Dominic DeNucci & Frank Williams at 6:32 when Saito pinned Williams with a back suplex
Tony Garea & Rick Martel defeated Davey O’Hannon & Jose Estrada at 6:05 when Martel pinned Estrada with a crossbody
Rick McGraw (w/ Arnold Skaaland) pinned Jerry Johnson at 3:25 with a piledriver
2/13/82 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Pat Patterson:
Ivan Putski pinned Jose Estrada at 5:43 with the Polish Hammer
Jesse Ventura (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Charlie Brown via submission with the backbreaker; after the bout, Pat Patterson interviewed Ventura at ringside
Johnny Rodz pinned Jeff Craney at 3:11 with a piledriver
WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Barry Hart & Mac Rivera at 5:17 when Fuji pinned Rivera with a bomb from the middle turnbuckle
Jimmy Snuka (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Frank Williams at 2:46 with a diving headbutt
Tony Atlas pinned Charlie Fulton at 4:12 with a headbutt from the middle turnbuckle
Adrian Adonis (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Tony Colon via submission at 2:46 with the sleeper
Dark match after the taping: Ivan Putski defeated Jesse Ventura (sub. for Killer Khan) via count-out
WWF @ Hamburg, PA – Fieldhouse – January 27, 1982
All Star Wrestling taping:
1/30/82 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Pat Patterson; featured Patterson conducting a ringside interview with Greg Valentine & the Grand Wizard:
Ivan Putski pinned Charlie Fulton at 2:55 with the Polish Hammer
Jimmy Snuka (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Frank Williams at 3:33 following a diving headbutt and a knee to the chest
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales pinned the Executioner at 3:03 with a sunset flip
Rick McGraw (w/ Arnold Skaaland) pinned Jose Estrada at 7:44 with a small package
Greg Valentine (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Barry Hart via submission at 5:21 with the figure-4
Jesse Ventura (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Mac Rivera via submission at 1:51 with the backbreaker
Tony Atlas defeated Johnny Rodz via submission at 4:04 with a bearhug
2/6/82 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Pat Patterson:
Adrian Adonis (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Barry Hart via submission at 4:59 with the sleeper
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated Jerry Johnson via submission at 2:55 with the Boston Crab
Jesse Ventura (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Steve King via submission at 4:07 with the backbreaker; after the bout, Pat Patterson interviewed Ventura & Blassie at ringside
WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Charlie Brown & Frank Williams at 5:44 when Saito pinned Brown with a back suplex
Rick Martel & Tony Garea defeated Victor Mercado & Charlie Fulton at 6:58 when Martel pinned Mercado with a powerslam and elbow drop
Greg Valentine (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Mac Rivera via submission at 3:18 with the figure-4
2/13/82 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Pat Patterson; featured Patterson conducting a ringside interview with Rick McGraw about his return to the WWF following his neck injury:
Ivan Putski pinned the Executioner at 3:55 with the Polish Hammer
Jimmy Snuka (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Jeff Craney at 5:10 with the splash off the top; after the bout, Snuka ripped off Gary Michael Cappetta’s carnation from his jacket and began eating it before chasing Cappetta out of the ring, Snuka then flipped over the stretcher that Craney was being carried out on
Steve Travis pinned Jerry Johnson at 5:24 with a backbreaker over the knee
Rick McGraw (w/ Arnold Skaaland) pinned Victor Mercado at 4:18 with a piledriver
Rick Martel & Tony Garea defeated Charlie Fulton & Tony Colon at 6:35 when Martel pinned Colon with a powerslam
Tony Atlas defeated Jose Estrada via submission at 3:18 with a bearhug
Dark match after the taping: Ivan Putski defeated Greg Valentine via count-out
WWF @ Worcester, MA – Memorial Auditorium – January 28, 1982
Steve Travis fought Charlie Fulton to a draw
WWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Saito pinned Dominic DeNucci (sub. for SD Jones)
Adrian Adonis & Jesse Ventura defeated Tony Garea & Rick Martel
Tony Atlas defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji via count-out
Ivan Putski pinned Killer Khan
WWF @ White Plains, NY – Westchester County Civic Center – January 28, 1982
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund vs. Greg Valentine
WWF @ Staten Island, NY – Tottenville High School – January 29, 1982
Johnny Rodz defeated Lee Wong (sub. for SD Jones)
Jose Estrada defeated Steve King (sub. for Laurent Soucie)
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated Charlie Fulton
WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito defeated Rick Martel & Tony Garea
Tony Atlas defeated Killer Khan via count-out
WWF @ Harrisburg, PA – Zembo Mosque – January 29, 1982
Rick McGraw defeated Mike Masters (sub. for Davey O’Hannon)
Jerry Johnson defeated Tony Altimore (sub. for Bulldog Brower)
Steve Travis defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Adrian Adonis & Jesse Ventura defeated Dominic DeNucci & Manuel Soto
Ivan Putski fought Greg Valentine to a no contest
WWF @ Baltimore, MD – Civic Center – January 30, 1982 (11,980)
Steve Travis pinned Jose Estrada at 18:50
Rick McGraw pinned Johnny Rodz at 10:40
Killer Khan pinned Dominic DeNucci at 7:10
Ivan Putski pinned the Executioner at 4:35
Tony Garea & Rick Martel defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito via disqualification at 10:15
Adrian Adonis defeated Charlie Fulton via submission with the sleeper at 6:22
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated Greg Valentine via disqualification at 11:30 after Valentine pushed guest referee Tony Atlas and refused to break a hold on the champion
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Jesse Ventura at 20:23
WWF @ Queens, NY – Richmond Hall Arena – February 1, 1982
Jerry Johnson defeated Tony Altimore
Manuel Soto defeated Mike Masters
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated Killer Khan (sub. for WWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji) WWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Saito defeated Jerry Johnson
Rick McGraw & Steve Travis defeated Johnny Rodz & Jose Estrada
WWF @ Fall River, MA – February 1, 1982
Steve King fought Pete Doherty to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Charlie Fulton defeated Steve King at 8:15
Rick Martel defeated Fred Marzino at 14:11
Rick Martel fought Jesse Ventura to a double disqualification at 18:21
Tony Garea defeated Greg Valentine via disqualification
WWF @ Rochester, NY – War Memorial – February 3, 1982
Jose Estrada defeated Tony Altimore
Dominic DeNucci defeated Charlie Fulton
Johnny Rodz defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito defeated Rick McGraw & Steve Travis
Adrian Adonis & Jesse Ventura defeated Tony Garea & Rick Martel
Tony Atlas defeated Killer Khan
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales fought Greg Valentine to a double disqualification
WWF @ Utica, NY – Memorial Auditorium – February 4, 1982
Baron Mikel Scicluna (sub. for Laurent Soucie) defeated Jose Estrada
Steve Travis defeated Charlie Fulton
Rick McGraw defeated Johnny Rodz
Adrian Adonis & Jesse Ventura defeated Tony Garea & Rick Martel
WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito defeated Tony Altimore (sub. for SD Jones) & Dominic DeNucci
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated Killer Khan
Greg Valentine defeated Tony Atlas via count-out
WWF @ Syracuse, NY – War Memorial – February 5, 1982
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Tony Altimore
Steve Travis defeated Jose Estrada
Rick McGraw defeated Charlie Fulton
Jesse Ventura defeated Johnny Rodz
Adrian Adonis defeated Dominic DeNucci
Tony Atlas defeated Greg Valentine via count-out
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales, Rick Martel, & Tony Garea defeated Killer Khan, WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito
WWF @ Boston, MA – Boston Garden – February 6, 1982 (15,386)
Charlie Fulton defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna at 11:35
Adrian Adonis defeated Dominic DeNucci at 12:10
Greg Valentine fought WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales to a double disqualification at 16:30
Capt. Lou Albano, WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito defeated Tony Garea, Rick Martel, & Pat Patterson in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Jesse Ventura at 10:25
Tony Atlas defeated Killer Khan at 7:30
Rick McGraw & Steve Travis defeated Johnny Rodz & Jose Estrada at 10:20
WWF @ Paramus, NJ – High School Gym – February 8, 1982
Rescheduled from 1/13 Rick McGraw defeated Charlie Fulton
Adrian Adonis & Jesse Ventura defeated Rick Martel & Tony Garea
WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito defeated Steve Travis & Manuel Soto (sub. for Laurent Soucie)
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales fought Greg Valentine to a double count-out
WWF @ Atlantic City, NJ – Resorts International Superstars Theatre – February 9, 1982
Steve Travis defeated Davey O’Hannon
Rick McGraw defeated the Executioner
Greg Valentine defeated Tony Altimore (sub. for Dominic DeNucci)
Rick Martel & Tony Garea defeated Adrian Adonis & Jesse Ventura via disqualification
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated Killer Khan
Honolulu, HI – Blaisdell Arena – February 10, 1982
Dynamo Milo defeated Mike Allen
Sivi Afi defeated Sebastian Stone via disqualification
Rocky Johnson fought Victor Rivera to a no contest
Salvatore Bellomo fought Roy Starr to a no contest
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund fought Don Muraco to a draw
Mr. Sakalia & Superfly Tui defeated Leroy Brown & Farmer Boy Ipo
WWF @ Brooklyn, NY – Our Lady of Guadalupe – February 11, 1982
Vic Taylor fought Felipe Louis Ortiz to a double count-out
The Executioner defeated Lee Wong
Davey O’Hannon fought Manuel Soto to a draw
Tony Garea & Rick Martel defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito via disqualification
Pat Patterson fought Greg Valentine to a double count-out
Hilo, HI – February 11, 1982
Roy Starr defeated Sebastian Stone
Sivi Afi defeated Salvatore Bellomo
Peter Miavia defeated Victor Rivera
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Don Muraco
Sivi Afi & Roy Starr defeated Salvatore Bellomo & Sebastian Stone
WWF @ Catskill, NY – High School – February 11, 1982
Adrian Adonis & Jesse Ventura defeated Steve Travis & Jerry Johnson (sub. for Dominic DeNucci)
Rick McGraw defeated Jose Estrada
Johnny Rodz defeated Steve King (sub. for Laurent Soucie)
Tony Atlas defeated Adrian Adonis (sub. for Killer Khan) via count-out
WWF @ Lewiston, ME – Armory – February 12, 1982
Rick McGraw defeated Jose Estrada
Johnny Rodz defeated Tony Altimore
Jesse Ventura & Adrian Adonis fought Steve Travis & Pete Doherty (sub. for Dominic DeNucci) to a draw
WWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji defeated Tony Garea via count-out
Rick Martel defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Saito
Tony Atlas defeated Killer Khan via count-out
WWF @ Springfield, MA – Civic Center – February 13, 1982 (matinee)
Johnny Rodz defeated Pete Doherty
Rick McGraw defeated Jose Estrada
Rick Martel defeated Charlie Fulton
Killer Khan defeated Tony Altimore
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales fought Greg Valentine to a double disqualification at 15:10
Adrian Adonis defeated Tony Garea
WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito defeated Tony Atlas & Steve Travis
Jesse Ventura defeated WWF World Champion Bob Backlund via count-out at 18:20
WWF @ Providence, RI – Civic Center – February 13, 1982
Jose Estrada defeated Tony Altimore
Johnny Rodz defeated Pete Doherty
Rick McGraw defeated Charlie Fulton
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated Killer Khan; Dominic DeNucci was originally scheduled to be the guest referee for the bout
Adrian Adonis & Jesse Ventura defeated Tony Atlas & Steve Travis (sub. for SD Jones)
Tony Garea & Rick Martel defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito via disqualification
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Greg Valentine
WWF @ Nashua, NH – February 14, 1982
Charlie Fulton defeated Tony Altimore
Johnny Rodz defeated Pete Doherty (sub. for Steve Travis)
Rick McGraw defeated Jose Estrada
Jesse Ventura & Adrian Adonis defeated Tony Atlas & Steve Travis (sub. for SD Jones)
WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito defeated Rick Martel & Tony Garea
WWF @ New York City, NY – Madison Square Garden – February 15, 1982 (22,034)
This card was not televised
Johnny Rodz fought Davey O’Hannon to a 20-minute time limit draw
Capt. Lou Albano, WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito defeated Pat Patterson, Tony Garea, & Rick Martel in a Best 3 out of 5 falls match at 15:31
Jesse Ventura defeated SD Jones at 5:43
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Adrian Adonis in a Texas Death Match via a backflip pin at 16:33; Ivan Putski was the special referee for the bout
Pierre Martel defeated Larry Sharpe via disqualification at 9:51
Steve Travis defeated Charlie Fulton at 6:33
Rick McGraw defeated Jose Estrada at 8:24
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated Greg Valentine in a Brass Knuckles Alley Fight at 14:10; Ivan Putski was the guest referee for the bout
Tony Atlas fought Killer Khan to a curfew draw
WWF @ Allentown, PA – Agricultural Hall – February 16, 1982
Championship Wrestling taping:
Championship Wrestling – 4/3/82 – featured Vince McMahon conducting a ringside interview with Jesse Ventura & Freddie Blassie where Ventura discussed his recent loss in a posedown to Tony Atlas, saying it was the most biased thing he had ever been involved in and wishing there was some other way to show he was the superior man; Atlas then interrupted the interview and challenged Ventura to an arm wrestling contest, which Ventura accepted
Championship Wrestling – 4/10/82: Tony Atlas defeated Jesse Ventura (w/ Freddie Blassie) via disqualification in an arm wrestling contest after Ventura hit Atlas in the throat as he was about to win; Ventura then pulled Atlas over the table, hit him with a chair, and turned the table on top of him
2/20/82 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Pat Patterson:
Jesse Ventura (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Kenny Thompson via submission at 2:25 with the backbreaker
Bob Orton Jr. (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Victor Mercado at 2:53 with a shoulderbreaker (Orton’s debut)
Blackjack Mulligan (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Barry Hart at 2:52 with the claw (Mulligan’s return after a 6-plus year absence)
Larry Sharpe pinned Charlie Brown at 3:17 with a piledriver
Jimmy Snuka (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Mac Rivera at 4:07 with a diving headbutt from the middle turnbuckle; after the bout, Vince McMahon interviewed Snuka & Albano at ringside
Rick Martel & Tony Garea defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna & Johnny Rodz at 9:20 when Martel pinned Rodz with a sunset flip
Tony Atlas pinned Pete Mitchell at 3:10 after picking up Mitchell in a gorilla press position and dropping him down across his knee
2/27/82 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Pat Patterson:
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated Mac Rivera via submission at the 2-minute mark with the Boston Crab
The Black Demon (Charlie Fulton) pinned Victor Mercado at 2:55 with a running neck-tie clothesline (Demon’s debut)
Ivan Putski pinned Johnny Rodz at 4:59 with the Polish Hammer
Blackjack Mulligan defeated Lee Wong
Steve Travis & Rick McGraw defeated Pete Mitchell & Baron Mikel Scicluna at 6:57 when McGraw pinned Mitchell following an airplane spin
Adrian Adonis & Jesse Ventura defeated Charlie Brown & SD Jones
Greg Valentine defeated Kenny Thompson
3/6/82 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Pat Patterson:
Ivan Putski defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Bob Orton Jr. defeated Lee Wong
Blackjack Mulligan defeated Charlie Brown
Adrian Adonis defeated Barry Hart
Rick Martel fought WWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Saito (w/ WWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji) to a double disqualification at 6:27 after Fuji came into the ring when Martel had the Boston Crab applied on Saito, with Tony Garea running in before Fuji could do anything; midway through the bout, Martel went back to the locker room and brought back Garea to be in his corner to oppose Fuji
Jimmy Snuka (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Victor Mercado at 2:06 with the splash off the top; after the bout, Mercado was taken out on a stretcher
Dark match after the taping: Rick McGraw defeated Killer Khan via count-out
WWF @ Hamburg, PA – Fieldhouse – February 17, 1982
All Star Wrestling taping:
2/20/82 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Pat Patterson:
Tony Atlas pinned Charlie Fulton at 6:10 with a splash following two dropkicks
Bob Orton Jr. (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Steve King at 2:31 with a shoulderbreaker
Ivan Putski pinned Jose Estrada at 4:55 with the Polish Hammer; after the bout, Pat Patterson interviewed Putski at ringside
Blackjack Mulligan (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Victor Mercado at 4:15 with the claw
WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Mac Rivera & Barry Hart at 6:03 when Saito pinned Hart with a back suplex; after the bout, Vince McMahon interviewed Albano & the champions at ringside
Jesse Ventura (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Pete Mitchell via submission at 3:07 with the backbreaker
2/27/82 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Pat Patterson:
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales pinned Charlie Fulton at 4:51 with a backslide
Blackjack Mulligan (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Steve King at 3:35 with the claw
Greg Valentine (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Kenny Thompson via submission at 3:59 with the figure-4
Adrian Adonis & Jesse Ventura (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated SD Jones & Charlie Brown at 7:58 when Brown submitted to Adonis’ sleeper
Rick Martel & Tony Garea defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna & Jose Estrada at 6:10 when Martel pinned Estrada with a crossbody from the middle turnbuckle
Jimmy Snuka (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Tony Colon at 2:25 with a kneedrop off the top; prior to the bout, Snuka ate ring announcer Gary Michael Cappetta’s carnation from his tuxedo
3/6/82 – included the Tony Atlas / Jesse Ventura confrontation, taped 1/26/82 in Allentown, PA:
Bob Orton Jr. defeated Charlie Brown at 5:34
Ivan Putski defeated Pete Doherty at 5:14
Adrian Adonis defeated Steve King at 5:54
Jimmy Snuka defeated Barry Hart at 3:03
Rick McGraw & Steve Travis defeated Tony Colon & Charlie Fulton at 5:17
Dark match after the taping: WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito fought Tony Atlas & SD Jones to a no contest
WWF @ Brooklyn, NY – Our Lady of Angels Gym – February 18, 1982
Jose Estrada defeated Lee Wong
Rick McGraw defeated Johnny Rodz
Charlie Fulton defeated Tony Altimore
WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito defeated SD Jones & Rick McGraw (sub. for Tony Atlas)
Ivan Putski defeated Killer Khan
WWF @ Highland Park, NJ – High School Gym – February 18, 1982
Davey O’Hannon defeated Barry Hart
Jesse Ventura defeated Rick Martel via count-out
Adrian Adonis fought WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales to a double disqualification when both men threw the referee out of the ring; after the bout, Steve Travis and Tony Garea made the save for the champion and Gorilla Monsoon helped Morales backstage
Greg Valentine fought Tony Garea to a draw
Manuel Soto defeated Jerry Johnson; after the bout, Soto held his opponent so that referee Dick Woehrle could hit Johnson – who had been abusive toward the referee – with a forearm blow
Steve Travis fought Larry Sharpe to a double count-out as both men were about to hit each other with chairs on the arena floor
WWF @ Hackensack, NJ – High School Gym – February 19, 1982
Rick McGraw fought Charlie Fulton to a draw
Johnny Rodz defeated Tony Altimore (sub. for Dominic DeNucci)
Steve Travis defeated Jose Estrada
Adrian Adonis & Jesse Ventura defeated Rick Martel & Tony Garea
Ivan Putski defeated Killer Khan
WWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – February 20, 1982 (10,972)
Televised on the PRISM Network – featured Dick Graham & Kal Rudman on commentary:
Charlie Fulton defeated Jeff Craney at 10:19
Adrian Adonis pinned SD Jones at 10:48
Capt. Lou Albano, WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji, & Mr. Saito defeated Tony Garea, Rick Martel, & Tony Atlas in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match at 16:28, 2 falls to 1; fall #1: Martel pinned Saito at 9:38; fall #2: Saito pinned Martel at 3:19; fall #3: Fuji pinned Garea at 3:31 after Saito came off the top with a blow to the back of the head as Garea had Fuji in an abdominal stretch (The Life & Times of Capt. Lou Albano)
Greg Valentine defeated WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales via disqualification at 14:51 when Morales choked the referee in an attempt to get at his opponent
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Jesse Ventura at 17:43
Ivan Putski pinned Killer Khan at 6:33
Steve Travis & Rick McGraw fought Jose Estrada & Johnny Rodz to a curfew draw
CWF @ St. Petersburg, FL – Bayfront Center – February 20, 1982
Buzz Tyler defeated Eric Embry
Von Erich defeated El Gran Apollo
Terry Funk & Dick Slater defeated Don Diamond & Jerry Lawler
Bruiser Brody & Stan Hansen defeated Genichiro Tenryu & Jumbo Tsuruta
The Giant Baba defeated Iron Mike Sharpe
Dory Funk Jr. defeated Butch Reed via disqualification
Andre the Giant defeated the Iron Sheik
Andre the Giant won a 2-ring battle royal
NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated Mike Graham via disqualification
WWF @ Hartford, CT – Civic Center – February 21, 1982
SD Jones defeated Charlie Fulton
Steve Travis defeated Jose Estrada
Rick McGraw defeated Johnny Rodz
Jesse Ventura & Greg Valentine defeated Rick Martel & Tony Garea
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales & Tony Atlas fought WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito to a double disqualification
Ivan Putski defeated Killer Khan
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Adrian Adonis
WWF @ Poughkeepsie, NY – Mid-Hudson Civic Center – February 22, 1982
Jesse Ventura & Adrian Adonis defeated Rick Martel & Tony Garea
Rick McGraw defeated Johnny Rodz
SD Jones & Tony Atlas defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito via disqualification
Ivan Putski defeated Killer Khan
WWF @ Brooklyn, NY – February 23, 1982
SD Jones defeated Jerry Johnson
John Cotto defeated the Mexican
Rick McGraw & Tony Altimore defeated Johnny Rodz & Jose Estrada
Rick Martel defeated Davey O’Hannon
Tony Garea defeated the Executioner
Tony Atlas defeated Killer Khan
WWF @ Binghamton, NY – Broome County Arena – February 23, 1982
Manuel Soto fought the Mango to a draw
Adrian Adonis defeated Steve King
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund & Ivan Putski defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito via disqualification
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated Greg Valentine via disqualification
WWF @ White Plains, NY – Westchester County Civic Center – February 24, 1982
Charlie Fulton defeated Steve King
SD Jones & Rick McGraw defeated Johnny Rodz & Jose Estrada
Ivan Putski defeated the Excecutioner
Tony Atlas defeated Killer Khan
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeatd Greg Valentine
WWF @ Worcester, MA – Auditorium – February 25, 1982
Pete Mitchell defeated Pete Doherty via disqualification
Rick McGraw defeated Johnny Rodz
Jose Estrada defeated Steve King
Tony Atlas defeated the Executioner
Adrian Adonis defeated SD Jones
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Greg Valentine
WWF @ Altoona, PA – Jaffa Mosque – February 25, 1982
Mike Mihalko pinned Billy Berger at 13:20
Tony Altimore pinned the Beast at 11:40
Ivan Putski defeated Jesse Ventura via disqualification at 18:22
Johnny DeFazio fought Baron Mikel Scicluna to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Bill Dixon pinned Jim Grabmire at 10:51
WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito defeated Tony Garea & Rick Martel at 14:50
WWF @ Pittsburgh, PA – Civic Arena – February 26, 1982 (15,000)
Originally announced for the card were Tony Altimore vs. the Red Demon, Johnny DeFazio vs. Baron Mikel Scicluna and Dominic DeNucci vs. Jim Grabmire
Tony Altimore pinned Jim Grabmire at 5:30
Baron Mikel Scicluna pinned Joe Abby at 7:35 after using a foreign object
Greg Valentine defeated WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales via disqualification at 19:40 after Morales used Valentine’s brass knuckles as a weapon
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Jesse Ventura at 21:45 after escaping Ventura’s backbreaker
Johnny DeFazio pinned Bill Dixon at 7:42
Ivan Putski pinned Killer Khan at 4:30 with the Polish Hammer even though Khan’s foot was on the ropes during the cover
Rick Martel, Tony Garea, & Tony Atlas defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito, and Capt. Lou Albano via disqualification at 14:25 when Saito threw salt in Garea’s eyes
WWF @ Landover, MD – Capital Centre – February 27, 1982
SD Jones pinned the Executioner (sub. for Bulldog Brower) at 12:09
Charlie Fulton pinned Steve King at 5:54
Steve Travis pinned Jose Estrada at 11:45
Larry Sharpe pinned Manuel Soto at 13:18
Rick McGraw pinned Johnny Rodz at 12:41
Tony Atlas, Tony Garea, & Rick Martel defeated Capt. Lou Albano, WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match; fall #1: Atlas, Garea, & Martel via disqualification at 19:28; fall #2: Saito pinned Martel at 2:12; fall #3: Atlas pinned Fuji at 6:07
Ivan Putski pinned Killer Khan at 12:26
Adrian Adonis defeated WWF World Champion Bob Backlund via count-out at 23:07
WWF @ Uniontown, PA – North Laurel Jr. High School – February 27, 1982
Baron Mikel Scicluna pinned Jim Grabmire
Tony Altimore pinned the Beast
The Red Demon defeated Bill Dixon
Greg Valentine pinned Johnny DeFazio (sub. for Dominic DeNucci)
Mike Mihalko defeated Bill Berger
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated Jesse Ventura via disqualification
WWF @ Salisbury, MD – Wicomico Youth & Civic Center – February 28, 1982
Steve Travis defeated Charlie Fulton
Rick McGraw defeated the Executioner
Rick Martel & Tony Garea defeated Johnny Rodz & Jose Estrada
Tony Atlas & SD Jones defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito via disqualification
Ivan Putski defeated Adrian Adonis via count-out
WWF @ Fall River, MA – Bank St. Armory – March 1, 1982
Steve Travis defeated Tony Altimore
Rick McGraw defeated Pete Doherty
SD Jones pinned Charlie Fulton (sub. for Greg Valentine)
WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito defeated Johnny Rodz & Jose Estrada
Adrian Adonis & Jesse Ventura defeated Tony Garea & Rick Martel via count-out
WWF @ Portland, ME – Civic Center – March 2, 1982 (1,714)
During the announcement for the lineup of the next card on 3/23, Jesse Ventura interrupted demanding to speak to WWF official Angelo Savoldi, who came out and then argued with Ventura; WWF World Champion Bob Backlund then came to the ring and a scuffle ensued between he and Ventura, with Ventura tearing Backlund’s shirt
Jose Estrada fought Rick McGraw to a double disqualification at 15:23
Jesse Ventura & Adrian Adonis defeated Rick Martel & Tony Garea via count-out at 18:24
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Greg Valentine at 18:34
SD Jones & Steve Travis defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito via disqualification
Johnny Rodz defeated Charlie Fulton via disqualification
WWF @ Perth Amboy, NJ – High School Gym – March 4, 1982
Baron Mikel Scicluna vs. Jerry Johnson
Charlie Fulton vs. Manuel Soto
Rick McGraw & Steve Travis vs. Johnny Rodz & Jose Estrada
SD Jones & ? (sub. for Dominic DeNucci) vs. WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales vs. Greg Valentine
WWF @ Trenton, NJ – March 5, 1982
Pete Sanchez defeated Mac Rivera
Manuel Soto defeated Barry Hart
Pat Patterson & Tony Garea defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna & Jerry Johnson
Jesse Ventura defeated SD Jones
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated Greg Valentine
WWF @ Boston, MA – Boston Garden – March 6, 1982 (14,250)
Johnny Rodz defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna at 7:25
Steve Travis defeated Charlie Fulton at 8:10
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated Greg Valentine at 15:20
Pat Patterson defeated Capt. Lou Albano via count-out at 7:20
WWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Saito defeated Jose Estrada at 5:10
Adrian Adonis defeated WWF World Champion Bob Backlund via count-out at 28:10
SD Jones defeated Pete Doherty at 3:40
WWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji defeated Tony Garea at 7:35
Jesse Ventura defeated Rick McGraw at 6:15
WWF @ New Haven, CT – Coliseum – March 7, 1982
Johnny Rodz defeated Steve King
Steve Travis defeated Charlie Fulton
Rick McGraw defeated Jose Estrada
SD Jones defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales, Tony Garea, & Rick Martel defeated Capt. Lou Albano, WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Greg Valentine
Toronto, Ontario – Maple Leaf Gardens – March 7, 1982
Cadillac Tournament
Opening Round:
Jimmy Valiant defeated Tim Gerard
Johnny Weaver defeated Jay Youngblood
Jesse Ventura defeated Mike Rotundo
Big John Studd defeated John Bonello
Blackjack Mulligan Jr. defeated the Destroyer via disqualification
Ricky Steamboat defeated Adrian Adonis
Roddy Piper defeated Dino Bravo
Austin Idol defeated Jake Roberts
Quarter Finals:
Jimmy Valiant defeated Austin Idol
Jesse Ventura defeated Johnny Weaver
Blackjack Mulligan Jr. fought Big John Studd to a double count-out
Ricky Steamboat defeated Roddy Piper; after the bout, Piper injured Steamboat – preventing him from continuing in the tournament
Finals: Jimmy Valiant defeated Jesse Ventura
WWF @ Scranton, PA – CYC – March 8, 1982 (3,314)
SD Jones defeated Charlie Fulton at 13:20
Dominic DeNucci vs. Baron Mikel Scicluna
Adrian Adonis & Jesse Ventura defeated Rick Martel & Tony Garea at 17:35
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales, Steve Travis, & Rick McGraw defeated Capt. Lou Albano, WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Greg Valentine at 15:31; Pat Patterson was the guest referee for the bout
WWF @ Allentown, PA – Agricultural Hall – March 9, 1982
Championship Wrestling taping:
3/13/82 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Pat Patterson:
Rick McGraw & Steve Travis defated Charlie Fulton & Duane Spirman at 7:50 when McGraw pinned Spirman following an airplane spin
Blackjack Mulligan defeated Terry Gunn at 3:36
Larry Sharpe defeated Jeff Craney at 2:50
Adrian Adonis (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Frank Williams via submission at 6:13 with the sleeper
Jimmy Snuka (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Barry Hart at 4:25 with the splash off the top; after the bout, Hart was carried out on a stretcher
Pedro Morales defeated Mike Torres at 3:11
Jesse Ventura defeated Charlie Brown at 2:45
3/20/82 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Pat Patterson; included a reairing of the Ivan Putski vs. Jerry Johnson match from the 1/30/82 Championship Wrestling:
Blackjack Mulligan (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Jeff Craney & Victor Mercado in a handicap match at 3:25 when Mercado submitted to the claw; after the bout, Mulligan applied the hold to Craney and dropped him down onto Mercado; Pat Patterson then interviewed Mulligan & Blassie at ringside, where Patterson challenged Mulligan to crush apples that he had brought along with one hand, after Patterson said he had tried at home and couldn’t do it; Mulligan then easily crushed 3 apples but went away when Patterson asked to inspect his claw hand
Greg Valentine (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Terry Gunn via submission at 3:28 with the figure-4
SD Jones defeated Mike Torres at 2:31
WWF Tag Team Champions Mr Fuji & Mr Saito defeated Mac Rivera & Frank Williams at 5:10
Rick McGraw & Steve Travis defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna & Jose Estrada at 3:13
Bob Orton Jr. (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Johnny Rodz at 2:45 with a kneedrop
3/27/82:
Adrian Adonis defeated Jeff Craney
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated Charlie Fulton
Jose Estrada defeated Duane Spirman
Bob Orton Jr. defeated Frank Williams
WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito defeated SD Jones & Charlie Brown
Dark match after the taping: WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales vs. Greg Valentine
WWF @ Hamburg, PA – Fieldhouse – March 10, 1982
All Star Wrestling taping:
3/13/82 – included the Tony Atlas / Jesse Ventura posedown, taped 1/26 in Allentown, PA:
Rick McGraw & Steve Travis defeated Johnny Rodz & Mike Torres at 8:25
Blackjack Mulligan defeated Barry Hart at 3:40
Jesse Ventura & Adrian Adonis defeated SD Jones & Frank Williams at 5:12
Tony Garea defeated Charlie Fulton at 6:06
Jimmy Snuka defeated Steve King
3/20/82:
Rick Martel & Tony Garea defeated Johnny Rodz & Jose Estrada at 5:02
Bob Orton Jr. defeated Mac Rivera at 3:03
Pedro Morales defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna at 4:58
WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito defeated Frank Williams & Barry Hart at 4:22
Rick McGraw & Steve Travis defeated Charlie Fulton & Duane Spirman at 4:23
Greg Valentine defeated Steve King at 2:59
3/27/82 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Pat Patterson:
Adrian Adonis & Jesse Ventura (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Mac Rivera & SD Jones when Rivera submitted to Adonis’ sleeper; after the bout, Pat Patterson interviewed Adonis, Ventura, & Blassie at ringside
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated Terry Gunn
Blackjack Mulligan defeated Tony Colon & Charlie Brown in a handicap match
Bob Orton Jr. defeated Steve King
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund (w/ Arnold Skaaland) pinned the Executioner at 5:20 with a double underhook suplex
Jimmy Snuka defeated Jeff Craney
Dark match after the taping: WWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Rick Martel fought Jesse Ventura & Adrian Adonis to a double disqualification
WWF @ Brooklyn, NY – Lincoln High School – March 11, 1982
WWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Rick Martel vs. WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales vs. Greg Valentine
Included 3 other bouts
WWF @ Harrisburg, PA – Zembo Temple Mosque – March 12, 1982
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah defeated Princess Victoria at 11:24
Steve Travis defeated the Executioner at 16:03
Ivan Putski defeated Greg Valentine via disqualification; Rick McGraw was the guest referee for the bout
Wendi Richter defeated Velvet McIntyre at 17:05
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji at 16:38
WWF @ Baltimore, MD – Civic Center – March 13, 1982 (12,012)
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah & Wendi Richter defeated Princess Victoria & Velvet McIntyre at 16:25
Jesse Ventura won an 18-man $10,000 battle royal at 17:28 to earn a world title shot in the main event; other participants included: Greg Valentine, the Executioner, Charlie Fulton, Adrian Adonis, Steve Travis, SD Jones, Manuel Soto, Ivan Putski, Mr. Fuji, Mr. Saito, Johnny Rodz, Jose Estrada, Pedro Morales, Rick McGraw, Andre the Giant (sub. for Dominic DeNucci), Tony Garea, & Rick Martel
Greg Valentine defeated Manuel Soto at 11:02
Andre the Giant defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji at 5:03
WWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Saito defeated Rick McGraw at 8:04
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Jesse Ventura at 11:04 with a roll up and bridge
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated Johnny Rodz at 9:40
Steve Travis defeated Charlie Fulton at 8:14
Tony Garea defeated the Executioner at 6:02
Ivan Putski defeated Jose Estrada at 2:10
WWF @ New York City, NY – Madison Square Garden – March 14, 1982 (matinee)
Televised on the MSG Network and USA Network – featured Vince McMahon on commentary:
Steve Travis pinned Jose Estrada at 10:06 with a roll up
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah & Wendi Richter defeated Velvet McIntyre & Princess Victoria at 11:56 when Moolah pinned Victoria with a powerbomb after Victoria failed a hurricanrana attempt
Greg Valentine pinned SD Jones at 9:48 with a clothesline and elbow drop; prior to the bout, the Grand Wizard escorted Valentine to the ring
All American Wrestling – 9/18/83: Rick McGraw & Andre the Giant defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Saito & Mr. Fuji in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0 at 13:02; fall #1: the challengers won via disqualification at 11:24 after Fuji critched McGraw on the top turnbuckle; fall #2: Andre pinned Fuji at 1:38 with a boot to the face and sit-down splash; because the first fall was won via disqualification, the title did not change hands
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund (w/ Arnold Skaaland) pinned Jesse Ventura (w/ Freddie Blassie) at 9:21 with a roll up into a bridge and a fast count from guest referee Ivan Putski; after the bout, an enraged Ventura attacked Putski until Backlund and Putski together sent him out of the ring (History of the WWF Heavyweight Championship, WWE Hall of Fame 2004)
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales pinned Adrian Adonis at 10:47 by lifting his shoulder out of a suplex in which both men’s shoulders were down (Best of the WWF Vol. 8)
Pat Patterson defeated Capt. Lou Albano via count-out at 1:59 after Patterson hit Albano with his own foreign object, causing Albano to bleed, with Albano then running backstage (Best of the WWF Vol. 8)
Tony Garea & Rick Martel defeated Charlie Fulton & the Executioner (Baron Mikel Scicluna) at 7:28 when Garea pinned Fulton with a sunset flip
WWF @ Manville, NJ – Christ the King Gym – March 14, 1982
Johnny Rodz vs. Dick Hart
Larry Sharpe vs. Rex Cranney
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah & Wendi Richter vs. Velvet McIntyre & Princess Victoria
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales vs. the Executioner
Greg Valentine vs. Ivan Putski
WWF @ Blackwood, NJ – Highland High School – March 15, 1982
Rick McGraw defeated Johnny Rodz
Ivan Putski defeated the Executioner
Jesse Ventura & Adrian Adonis fought Rick Martel & Tony Garea to a draw
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Jose Estrada
SD Jones & Steve Travis (sub. for Dominic DeNucci) defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito via disqualification
WWF @ Atlantic City, NJ – Resorts International Theatre – March 16, 1982
SD Jones defeated Charlie Fulton
Steve Travis defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Larry Sharpe fought Rick McGraw to a draw
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated Adrian Adonis
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Greg Valentine
WWF @ Stamford, CT – High School Gym – March 16, 1982
Benefit show
Baron Mikel Scicluna vs. Lee Wong
Jose Estrada vs. Steve King
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah & Wendi Richter vs. Velvet McIntyre & Princess Victoria
Johnny Rodz vs. ? (sub. for Dominic DeNucci)
WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito vs. Rick Martel & Tony Garea
Ivan Putski vs. Jesse Ventura
WWF @ Brooklyn, NY – St. Stanislaus American Legion Hall #1771 – March 17, 1982
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Rocky Smith (sub. for Dominic DeNucci)
SD Jones defeated Charlie Fulton
Tony Garea & Rick Martel defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito via disqualification
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah & Wendi Richter defeated Velvet McIntyre & Princess Victoria
Ivan Putski defeated Adrian Adonis
WWF @ Piscataway, NJ – High School – March 17, 1982
Rick McGraw (sub. for Jerry Johnson) fought Larry Sharpe to a draw
Frank Williams fought Steve King (sub. for Bulldog Brower) to a draw
Rick McGraw & Steve Travis defeated Johnny Rodz & Jose Estrada
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales fought Jesse Ventura to a draw
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Greg Valentine
WWF @ Steubenville, OH – March 19, 1982 (6,000)
Baron Mikel Scicluna pinned Joe Abby at 12:25
Ivan Putski pinned the Executioner at 13:35
Johnny DeFazio pinned Bill Dixon at 15:35
Adrian Adonis & Jesse Ventura defeated Rick Martel & Tony Garea at 24:05 when Adonis pinned Martel
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Greg Valentine at 14:10
WWF @ Montvale, NJ – St. Joseph’s High School Gym – March 19, 1982
Larry Sharpe vs. Barry Hart
Bulldog Brower vs. SD Jones
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah & Wendi Richter vs. Velvet McIntyre & Princess Victoria
Tony Garea & Rick Martel vs. WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales vs. Greg Valentine
WWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – March 20, 1982 (9,438)
Televised on the PRISM Network:
Johnny Rodz fought Davey O’Hannon to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Steve Travis defeated Jose Estrada at 9:47
Ivan Putski defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji at 8:23
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Adrian Adonis at 21:50 with a pin reversal into a bridge
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah & Wendi Richter defeated Velvet McIntyre & Princess Victoria
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales pinned Greg Valentine at 9:11 even though Valentine’s foot was on the ropes during the cover
Jesse Ventura defeated Tony Garea at 6:21
Rick Martel fought WWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Saito to a double disqualification at 5:28
SD Jones defeated Charlie Fulton at 5:38
WWF @ Norwalk, CT – High School Gym – March 21, 1982
Charlie Fulton vs. Lee Wong
Pete Doherty vs. Fred Marzino
Jeff Craney fought Steve King to a draw
Rick McGraw & Steve Travis defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito via disqualification
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated Greg Valentine via count-out after sending Valentine into the ringpost outside the ring
Yanagawa, Japan – March 21, 1982
Junji Hirata defeated Nobuhiko Takada
Go Ryuma defeated Makoto Arakawa via disqualification
Rusher Kimura & Animal Hagaguchi defeated Kengo Kimura & Yoshiaki Fujiwara
Tiger Mask defeated Blackman
Antonio Inoki, Seiji Sakaguchi, & Osamu Kido defeated the Masked Superstar, the Iron Sheik, & Steve Wright
Tatsumi Fujinami defeated Tiger Toguchi
Killer Khan defeated Yoshiaki Yatsu
Tony Atlas defeated Don Muraco via disqualification
Andre the Giant fought Dick Murdoch to a double count-out
WWF @ Long Island, NY – March 21, 1982
Manuel Soto defeated Frank Williams
SD Jones defeated Jerry Johnson
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah & Wendi Richter defeated Velvet McIntyre & Princess Victoria
Tony Garea & Rick Martel defeated Johnny Rodz & Jose Estrada
Ivan Putski defeated Jesse Ventura via disqualification
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Adrian Adonis
Nobeoka, Japan – March 22, 1982
Rusher Kimura & Animal Hagaguchi defeated Yoshiaki Fujiwara & Yoshiaki Yatsu
Colosso Colosetti defeated Go Ryuma
Osamu Kido defeated the Iron Sheik via disqualification
Tiger Mask & Kengo Kimura defeated Steve Wright & Blackman
Tony Atlas fought Killer Khan to a double count-out
Seiji Sakaguchi & Tatsumi Fujinami defeated Don Muraco & Dick Murdoch via disqualification
Antonio Inoki defeated Tiger Toguchi
Andre the Giant defeated the Masked Superstar via count-out
WWF @ Queens, NY – Richmond Hill Hall – March 22, 1982
Johnny Rodz defeated Barry Hart
Manuel Soto defeated Jerry Johnson (sub. for Davey O’Hannon)
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales fought Greg Valentine to a double count-out
SD Jones fought Steve King to a draw
Larry Sharpe defeated Lee Wong
Ivan Putski defeated Adrian Adonis via disqualification
WWF @ Howell, NJ – High School Gym – March 23, 1982
Ivan Putski vs. Greg Valentine
Adrian Adonis vs. WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales
Kitakyusyu, Japan – March 23, 1982
Rusher Kimura & Animal Hagaguchi defeated Kengo Kimura & Osamu Kido
Tiger Mask defeated Blackman
Steve Wright defeated Yoshiaki Fujiwara
Tony Atlas fought Tiger Toguchi to a double count-out
Antonio Inoki, Killer Khan, & Yoshiaki Yatsu defeated Dick Murdoch, the Iron Sheik, & the Masked Superstar
Tatsumi Fujinami fought Seiji Sakaguchi to a double count-out
Andre the Giant defeated Don Muraco
WWF @ Portland, ME – Civic Center – March 23, 1982 (1,674)
Rick McGraw defeated Jose Estrada at 14:43
Steve Travis defeated Charlie Fulton at 13:45
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah & Wendi Richter defeated Velvet McIntyre & Princess Victoria at 15:45
WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito defeated Rick Martel & Tony Garea at 16:44
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Jesse Ventura at 15:03
– 3/24/82: Jack Swagger (Jake Hager) was born.
Kochi, Japan – March 24, 1982
Steve Wright defeated Osamu Kido
The Iron Sheik defeated Yatsu
Tiger Mask & Kengo Kimura defeated Blackman & Colosetti
Tony Atlas & Dick Murdoch defeated Rusher Kimura & Hamaguchi
Toguchi defeated Don Muraco via disqualification
Killer Khan defeated the Masked Superstar
Antonio Inoki defeated Seiji Sakaguchi
Andre the Giant defeated Tatsumi Fujinami
WWF @ Staten Island, NY – Wagner College Gym – March 24, 1982
Johnny Rodz defeated Barry Hart
Jerry Johnson fought Steve King to a double disqualification
Manuel Soto defeated Mr. X
Larry Sharpe defeated Lee Wong
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated Greg Valentine
Ivan Putski defeated Jesse Ventura via count-out
WWF @ Highland Park, NJ – High School – March 25, 1982
Jerry Johnson fought Steve King to a draw
Larry Sharpe defeated Barry Hart
Rick McGraw & Steve Travis defeated Johnny Rodz & Mr. X (sub. for Jose Estrada)
Greg Valentine defeated SD Jones
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated Adrian Adonis; Gorilla Monsoon was the guest referee for the bout
Okayama, Japan – March 25, 1982
Nakano defeated Nikura
Wright defeated Ryuma
Colosetti defeated Kido
Tiger Mask defeated Blackman
Tony Atlas & Don Muraco defeated Killer Khan & Toguchi via disqualification
Antonio Inoki defeated Dick Murdoch
Seiji Sakaguchi fought the Masked Superstar to a double count-out
Andre the Giant defeated the Iron Sheik
Hiroshima, Japan – March 26, 1982
Nobuo Honaga defeated Shinishi Nakano
Tiger Mask defeated Colosetti
Riki Choshu & Yatsu defeated Wright & the Iron Sheik via disqualification
Tony Atlas defeated Kengo
Don Muraco & the Masked Superstar defeated Rusher & Hamaguchi
Dusty Rhodes & Dick Murdoch defeated Seiji Sakaguchi & Toguchi
Tatsumi Fujinami fought Killer Khan to a draw
Andre the Giant defeated Antonio Inoki via count-out
WWF @ Meriden, CT – Platt High School Gym – March 26, 1982
Charlie Fulton vs. Frank Williams
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah & Wendi Richter vs. Velvet McIntyre & Princess Victoria
WWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Saito vs. Tony Garea
WWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji vs. Rick Martel
Ivan Putski vs. Jesse Ventura
Marugame, Japan – March 27, 1982
Blackman defeated Black Cat
Rusher & Hamaguchi defeated Kengo & Choshu
Killer Khan defeated the Iron Sheik
Antonio Inoki, Tatsumi Fujinami, & Tiger Mask defeated Dusty Rhodes, Colosetti, & Wright
The Masked Superstar defeated Don Muraco via count-out
Seiji Sakaguchi defeated Yatsu
Tony Atlas fought Dick Murdoch to a double count-out
Andre the Giant defeated Toguchi
WWF @ Springfield, MA – Civic Center – March 27, 1982 (7,200)
Velvet McIntyre pinned Wendi Richter
Adrian Adonis pinned SD Jones
Tony Garea pinned Charlie Fulton
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated Greg Valentine via disqualification after Valentine attacked Morales with a chair
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Jesse Ventura in a lumberjack match; after the match, Adrian Adonis attacked Backlund
WWF @ Landover, MD – Capital Centre – March 28, 1982 (matinee)
Televised on the USA Network:
Steve Travis defeated Johnny Rodz at 12:47
Princess Victoria defeated Wendi Richter at 11:02
Greg Valentine defeated WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales via disqualification at 15:18
WWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Saito defeated Jose Estrada (sub. for SD Jones) at 11:11
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Adrian Adonis in a lumberjack match at 16:04; there were 12 lumberjacks for the bout
Rick McGraw defeated Charlie Fulton at 8:52
Jesse Ventura defeated Tony Garea at 14:06
Ivan Putski defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji at 4:12
WWF @ Scranton, PA – CYC – March 29, 1982 (1,845)
SD Jones pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna at 14:45
Jose Estrada pinned Pete Sanchez at 12:45
Johnny Rodz pinned Charlie Fulton at 8:05
WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito defeated Rick McGraw & Steve Travis at 12:14
Adrian Adonis pinned Tony Garea at 12:14
Ivan Putski pinned Jesse Ventura at 14:50
WWF @ Allentown, PA – Agricultural Hall – March 30, 1982
Championship Wrestling taping:
4/3/82 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Pat Patterson; included the Jesse Ventura / Tony Atlas confrontation, taped 2/16 in Allentown, PA:
Blackjack Mulligan (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Frank Williams with the claw at 2:50; a big red ‘X’ appeared on the screen after Mulligan applied the hold as Williams was heavily bleeding
Jimmy Snuka defeated George Rosello
Bob Orton Jr. (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Barry Hart at 4:38 with the piledriver
Swede Hanson (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Terry Gunn (Hanson’s return after a 2-plus year absence)
Adrian Adonis & Jesse Ventura defeated Laurent Soucie & Jeff Craney when Craney submitted to Ventura’s backbreaker
Chief Jay Strongbow (w/ Jules Strongbow) defeated the Black Demon (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) via submission at 4:40 with the sleeper; Chief Jay originally came to the ring by himself, but went back for Jules when he saw Albano at ringside; after the bout, Vince McMahon interviewed the Strongbows at ringside, where Chief Jay formally introduced his brother Jules (Chief Jay’s return after a 2-and-half year absence; Jules’ debut)
Ivan Putski defeated Mac Rivera
4/10/82 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Pat Patterson; included the Tony Atlas vs. Jesse Ventura arm wrestling challenge, taped 2/16 in Allentown, PA:
Rick McGraw & Steve Travis defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna & Jose Estrada
Greg Valentine defeated Charlie Brown
Larry Sharpe defeated Mike Caron
WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito defeated Pete Sanchez & Barry Hart
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated Tony Colon
4/17/82 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Pat Patterson:
Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated Jose Estrada & Johnny Rodz at 4:27 when Jules pinned Rodz with a chop to the head (debut of the Strongbow brothers team)
Bob Orton Jr. (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Charlie Brown at 2:34 with the superplex
Blackjack Mulligan (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Barry Hart with the claw; after the bout, Pat Patterson interviewed Mulligan & Blassie at ringside, where Mulligan said he was the only man who could beat Andre the Giant
SD Jones defeated Tony Colon
Swede Hanson defeated Jeff Craney
Ivan Putski defeated Mike Caron
Adrian Adonis & Jesse Ventura (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Pete Sanchez & Steve King at 6:47 when Adonis pinned King
Jimmy Snuka (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Terry Gunn at 2:32 with the splash off the top; after the bout, a stretcher was brought into the ring for Gunn, but Snuka threw it down on top of him and also threw referee Dick Kroll down to the mat; Gunn was eventually taken out on the stretcher when Snuka left ringside
Dark match after the taping: Ivan Putski, Rick McGraw, & Steve Travis defeated Capt. Lou Albano, WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito
WWF @ Hamburg, PA – Fieldhouse – March 31, 1982
All Star Wrestling taping:
4/3/82 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Pat Patterson:
Ivan Putski pinned Tony Colon at 4:05 with the Polish Hammer
Swede Hanson (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Barry Hart via submission at the 4-minute mark with a backbreaker over the knee
Adrian Adonis & Jesse Ventura (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Steve King & Terry Gunn at 5:51 when Gunn submitted to a spinning toe hold from Ventura
Blackjack Mulligan (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Jeff Craney with the claw at 1:25; a big red ‘X’ appeared on the screen after Mulligan applied the hold as Craney was heavily bleeding
Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated Charlie Fulton & Baron Mikel Scicluna at 6:50 when Fulton submitted to Jules’ sleeper hold; after the bout, Pat Patterson interviewed the Strongbows at ringside
Jimmy Snuka (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Mac Rivera at 2:27 with a diving headbutt from the middle turnbuckle; prior to the bout, Snuka took ring announcer Gary Michael Cappetta’s tie from him, and after the bout chased Cappetta in the ring again causing a scared Cappetta to get his foot tied in the ropes
4/10/82:
Rick McGraw & Steve Travis defeated Charlie Fulton & Jose Estrada
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated Tony Colon
WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito defeated Laurent Soucie & Steve King
Swede Hanson defeated Charlie Brown
Greg Valentine defeated Terry Gunn
Bob Orton Jr. defeated Paul Figueroa
4/17/82 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Pat Patterson:
Ivan Putski defeated Charlie Fulton
Blackjack Mulligan defeated Steve King
Adrian Adonis & Jesse Ventura defeated Pete Sanchez & Paul Figueroa
Jimmy Snuka (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Charlie Brown at 2:18 with the splash off the top; after the bout, Snuka stole Gary Michael Cappetta’s bow tie and gave it to Albano, who kicked it out of the ring, Snuka then hit a second splash on Brown
Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna & Jose Estrada
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated Johnny Rodz
Dark match after the taping: Ivan Putski defeated Jesse Ventura at 13:03
WWF @ Rochester, NY – War Memorial Auditorium – April 1, 1982
Charlie Fulton defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna via disqualification
Bob Orton Jr. (sub. for Jesse Ventura) defeated SD Jones
Steve Travis defeated Johnny Rodz
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated Greg Valentine in a Texas Death Match
Rick Martel, Pat Patterson, & Tony Garea defeated Capt. Lou Albano, WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1
Rick McGraw defeated Jose Estrada
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Adrian Adonis
WWF @ Utica, NY – Memorial Auditorium – April 2, 1982
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Charlie Fulton
Rick McGraw & Steve Travis defeated Johnny Rodz & Jose Estrada
Bob Orton Jr. defeated Laurent Soucie
Pat Patterson defeated Adrian Adonis via disqualification
Capt. Lou Albano, WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito defeated Rick Martel, Tony Garea, & SD Jones
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated Greg Valentine
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Jesse Ventura
WWF @ Boston, MA – Boston Garden – April 3, 1982 (15,200)
Laurent Soucie defeated Jose Estrada at 9:10
Rick McGraw defeated Johnny Rodz at 9:20
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated the Black Demon at 6:10
Bob Orton Jr. defeated SD Jones at 7:10 (Orton’s Boston debut)
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Adrin Adonis at 15:25 in a lumberjack match
Jesse Ventura defeated Tony Garea via count-out at 19:40
Greg Valentine defeated Tony Garea at 12:35
Rick Martel defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna at 6:35
Andre the Giant & Steve Travis defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito via disqualification in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
WWF @ Brooklyn, NY – Kings Bay Boys Club – April 4, 1982 (matinee)
Included Bob Orton Jr. and Ivan Putski
WWF @ East Rutherford, NJ – Meadowlands – April 4, 1982 (6,601) (matinee)
Laurent Soucie fought Charlie Fulton to a 15-minute time-limit draw
Pete Sanchez pinned Jose Estrada at 11:25
SD Jones pinned Johnny Rodz at 9:08
WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Saito & Mr. Fuji defeated Rick McGraw & Steve Travis at 15:12
Bob Orton Jr. pinned Tony Garea at 12:07
Blackjack Mulligan defeated WWF World Champion Bob Backlund via count-out at 21:16
SD Jones defeated Johnny Rodz
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated Greg Valentine via count-out at 16:21
Tony Atlas & Andre the Giant defeated Jesse Ventura & Adrian Adonis at 18:31
WWF @ Fall River, MA – April 5, 1982
Laurent Soucie pinned Pete Doherty at 13:39
Bob Orton Jr. pinned Fred Marzino at 1:30
Jesse Ventura defeated Tony Garea via count-out at 19:29
Steve Travis pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna at 13:23
Tony Atlas & SD Jones defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match at 19:35, 2-1; fall #1: Fuji pinned Jones at 17:04; fall #2: Saito was disqualified at 1:29; fall #3: Atlas pinned Fuji at 1:02; because of the disqualification finish in the second fall, the titles did not change hands
WWF @ Binghamton, NY – Broome County Arena – April 5, 1982
Rick McGraw defeated Jose Estrada
Charlie Fulton defeated Frank Williams
Jose Estrada defeated Steve King
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Adrian Adonis
Pete Sanchez defeated Johnny Rodz
Andre the Giant defeated Blackjack Mulligan
WWF @ New Haven, CT – Coliseum – April 5, 1982
Laurent Soucie defeated Johnny Rodz via disqualification
SD Jones defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Tony Garea defeated Charlie Fulton
Bob Orton Jr. defeated Frank Williams
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated Jesse Ventura via count-out
Tony Atlas defeated Davey O’Hannon in a Texas Death match
Andre the Giant, Steve Travis, & Rick McGraw defeated Greg Valentine, WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito
WWF @ Flushing, NY – Queens College Fitzgerald Gym – April 6, 1982
Cancelled due to a severe snowstorm
WWF @ New Berlin, CT – April 7, 1982
Steve Travis defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
WWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji defeated Pete Sanchez
Bob Orton Jr. defeated Frank Williams
Blackjack Mulligan defeated Tony Garea
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Saito
WWF @ Blackwood, NJ – Middle School Gym – April 7, 1982
Jose Estrada defeated Steve King
Mr. X & the Executioner defeated Lee Wong & Laurent Soucie
Greg Valentine defeated Manuel Soto
Davey O’Hannon fought Johnny Rodz to a draw
Rick McGraw (sub. for Tony Atlas) & SD Jones defeated Adrian Adonis & Jesse Ventura via disqualification
WWF @ Southbury, CT – April 8, 1982
Laurent Soucie defeated Jerry Johnson
Manuel Soto fought Jose Estrada to a double disqualification
Johnny Rodz defeated Steve King
SD Jones fought the Black Demon to a draw
Jesse Ventura defeated Steve Travis
Tony Atlas defeated Greg Valentine via count-out
WWF @ White Plains, NY – Westchester County Civic Center – April 8, 1982
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Barry Hart
Adrian Adonis defeated Rick McGraw
Bob Orton Jr. defeated WWF World Champion Bob Backlund via count-out
Blackjack Mulligan defeated Tony Garea
WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito defeated Pete Sanchez & Frank Williams
WWF @ Baltimore, MD – Civic Center – April 10, 1982 (9,600)
Charlie Fulton pinned Jeff Craney at 5:10
Jose Estrada pinned Jerry Johnson at 5:20
Tony Atlas pinned Greg Valentine at 6:23
Johnny Rodz defeated Frank Williams at 8:40
WWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Saito pinned Steve Travis at 9:40
Tony Garea defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji via disqualification at 3:10
Bob Orton Jr. pinned Rick McGraw at 16:10
Jesse Ventura pinned SD Jones at 13:20
Blackjack Mulligan fought WWF World Champion Bob Backlund to a double disqualification; after the bout, Mulligan hit Arnold Skaaland with the title belt
WWF @ Salisbury, MD – Wicomico Youth & Civic Center – April 11, 1982
Charlie Fulton defeated Jose Estrada
Laurent Soucie defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna via disqualification
Johnny Rodz defeated Larry Williams
Jesse Ventura defeated Tony Atlas via count-out
WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito defeated Steve Travis & Rick McGraw
Blackjack Mulligan defeated Tony Garea
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Greg Valentine
Montreal, Quebec – spring 1982
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated the Destroyer
WWF @ Manchester, NH – JFK Coliseum – April 12, 1982
Laurent Soucie fought Charlie Fulton to a draw
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Pete Doherty
Adrian Adonis & Jesse Ventura defeated Tony Atlas & SD Jones
WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito defeated Steve Travis & Rick McGraw
Ivan Putski defeated Blackjack Mulligan via disqualification
WWF @ Willingboro, NJ – JFK High School – April 12, 1982
Included Bob Orton Jr. & WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales
WWF @ Biddeford, ME – Ice Arena – April 13, 1982 (1,650; sell out)
Tony Atlas fought Blackjack Mulligan to a double disqualification
Jesse Ventura defeated SD Jones
Steve Travis & Rick McGraw defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito via disqualification
Laurent Soucie defeated Tony Altimore
Ivan Putski defeated Adrian Adonis
WWF @ Cedarhurst, NY – Lawrence High School – April 13, 1982
Jose Estrada defeated Steve King via decision after the 20-minute time-limit expired
Davey O’Hannon defeated Johnny Rodz via count-out at 17:04
Tony Garea defeated Charlie Fulton at 12:42
Pat Patterson fought Bob Orton Jr. to a double disqualification at 15:14
Frank Williams defeated Mr. X (sub. for Larry Sharpe) at 7:42
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Greg Valentine at 15:19
WWF @ Woodbridge, NJ – High School Gym – April 14, 1982
Jose Estrada defeated Steve King
Johnny Rodz defeated Barry Hart
Pat Patterson defeated Larry Sharpe
Bob Orton Jr. fought Tony Garea to a draw
Charlie Fulton defeated Frank Williams
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated Greg Valentine via disqualification
WWF @ Plymouth, MA – April 14, 1982
Laurent Soucie defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna via disqualification
Blackjack Mulligan defeated SD Jones
WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito defeated Rick McGraw & Steve Travis
Tony Atlas defeated Adrian Adonis via count-out
Ivan Putski defeated Jesse Ventura via disqualification
WWF @ North Babylon, NY – April 15, 1982
Jose Estrada defeated Mr. X
Johnny Rodz & Jose Estrada defeated Pete Sanchez & Steve King
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated Tony Altimore
Bob Orton Jr. defeated Tony Garea
Ivan Putski defeated Greg Valentine
WWF @ Worcester, MA – April 15, 1982
Laurent Soucie defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna via disqualification
Blackjack Mulligan pinned Steve Travis
Tony Atlas & SD Jones defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito via disqualification in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0
Jesse Ventura pinned Rick McGraw
Andre the Giant pinned Adrian Adonis
WWF @ Pittsburgh, PA – Civic Arena – April 16, 1982 (13,000)
Tony Garea fought WWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Saito to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Johnny DeFazio defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna via disqualification at 13:20
Jesse Ventura defeated Tony Atlas via count-out at 15:40
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Adrian Adonis at 24:44
Ivan Putski defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji at 5:59 with the Polish Hammer
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales pinned Greg Valentine at 8:20 in a Brass Knuckles Match; Gorilla Monsoon was the guest referee for the bout
WWF @ Elizabeth, NJ – April 16, 1982
Rick McGraw fought Larry Sharpe to a draw
SD Jones defeated Charlie Fulton
Andre the Giant defeated Blackjack Mulligan
Bob Orton Jr. defeated Steve Travis
Laurent Soucie & Pete Sanchez defeated Jose Estrada & Johnny Rodz via disqualification
WWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – April 17, 1982 (9,230)
Televised on the PRISM Network – included Dick Graham & Kal Rudman on commentary:
Larry Sharpe defeated Jose Estrada via count-out at 8:18
Tony Garea (sub. for Pete Sanchez) pinned Johnny Rodz at 9:49
Bob Orton Jr. pinned SD Jones at 7:03
Jesse Ventura defeated Tony Atlas via count-out at 15:47
Greg Valentine pinned Steve Travis at 10:57
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Blackjack Mulligan via disqualification when the challenger hit the referee at 11:15
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales pinned Adrian Adonis at 11:05
Ivan Putski pinned the Black Demon at 3:00
Andre the Giant & Rick McGraw defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Saito & Mr. Fuji via disqualification in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1
WWF @ Brooklyn, NY – April 18, 1982
Frank Rodriguez fought Frank Williams to a draw
Bob Orton Jr. defeated Tony Altimore
Steve Travis defeated the Black Demon
Ivan Putski defeated Greg Valentine
Andre the Giant & Rick McGraw defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito via disqualification
WWF @ Scranton, PA – CYC – April 19, 1982
Steve Travis defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji
Laurent Soucie (sub. for Pete Sanchez) defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Tony Garea defeated Charlie Fulton
Bob Orton Jr. defeated Rick McGraw
Ivan Putski defeated Adrian Adonis
Andre the Giant defeated Blackjack Mulligan
WWF @ Allentown, PA – Agricultural Hall – April 20, 1982
Championship Wrestling taping:
4/24/82 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Pat Patterson; included the Jimmy Snuka vs. Charlie Brown match from the 4/17/82 All Star Wrestling; included Pat Patterson conducting a ringside interview with Blackjack Mulligan & Freddie Blassie, where Mulligan challenged Andre the Giant to meet him in the ring:
Bob Orton Jr. (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Joe Perkins at 3:45 with the shoulderbreaker; after the bout, Orton threw Perkins out of the ring and jumped on him from the top rope
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated Mac Rivera
Ivan Putski pinned Frank Williams at 4:40 with the Polish Hammer
Adrian Adonis fought Tony Garea to a double count-out at 7:34 when both men were brawling on the floor
Greg Valentine defeated Barry Hart
Andre the Giant & Rick McGraw defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito (w/ Capt. Lou Albano & Freddie Blassie) via disqualification at 5:15 when Blassie went to the locker room and brought out Blackjack Mulligan to attack Andre; Mulligan attacked Andre from behind with a chair and then applied the claw and bloodied Andre until several wrestlers came out and pulled Mulligan off; Andre wrestled the final few minutes by himself after taking McGraw away from the ring when he injured his leg
5/1/82 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Pat Patterson:
Tony Atlas defeated Tony Colon
Swede Hanson defeated Lee Wong
Steve Travis defeated Frank Williams
Larry Sharpe defeated Terry Gunn
Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna & Jeff Craney
Adrian Adonis defeated Charlie Brown
Ivan Putski defeated Mac Rivera
5/8/82 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Pat Patterson; included the Jimmy Snuka / Frank Williams match from the 2/13/82 Championship Wrestling:
Andre the Giant pinned the Black Demon at 2:25 with a sit-down splash
Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated Jeff Craney & Mac Rivera at 7:08 when Rivera submitted to Jules’ sleeper; after the bout, Pat Patterson interviewed the Strongbows at ringside
Steve Travis pinned Terry Gunn at 3:50 with a powerslam
Blackjack Mulligan (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Joe Perkins with the claw at 5:20; a big red ‘X’ appeared on the screen when Mulligan applied the hold
Tony Atlas pinned Lee Wong at 4:40 with a gorilla press slam and a splash
Bob Orton Jr. (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Barry Hart with the superplex at 2:50
Dark match after the taping: Andre the Giant & Tony Garea defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito via disqualification
WWF @ Hamburg, PA – Fieldhouse – April 21, 1982
All Star Wrestling taping:
4/24/82 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Pat Patterson:
Bob Orton Jr. (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Laurent Soucie at 4:26 with a shoulderbreaker
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated Tony Colon
Adrian Adonis defeated Angelo Gomez
Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated Charlie Fulton & Mac Rivera
Blackjack Mulligan defeated Steve King
5/1/82 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Pat Patterson:
Tony Atlas defeated Johnny Rodz
Greg Valentine defeated Tony Garea
WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Rick McGraw & Steve Travis via disqualification when Andre the Giant interfered; after the bout, Arnold Skaaland helped in clearing Albano from the ring
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated Jeff Craney
Swede Hanson defeated Charlie Brown
5/8/82 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Pat Patterson:
Adrian Adonis defeated Steve King
Ivan Putski pinned Jeff Craney at 4:10 with the Polish Hammer; after the bout, Pat Patterson interviewed Putski at ringside, who promised to get rid of all the rulebreakers in the WWF
Rick McGraw & Steve Travis defeated Charlie Fulton & Tony Colon at 4:54 when McGraw pinned Colon following a double dropkick
Blackjack Mulligan defeated Barry Hart at 4:23 with the claw; a big red ‘X’ appeared on the screen when Mulligan applied the hold
Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated Johnny Rodz & Frank Williams
Tony Atlas defeated Mac Rivera
Dark match after the taping: Ivan Putski defeated Adrian Adonis via count-out
WWF @ Highland Park, NJ – High School – April 22, 1982
Barry Hart defeated Charlie Brown
Pete Sanchez fought Johnny Rodz to a draw
Tony Atlas fought Bob Orton Jr. to a double disqualification
Rick McGraw & Steve Travis defeated Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito via disqualification in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1
Andre the Giant defeated Greg Valentine
WWF @ Colonia, NJ – April 22, 1982
Steve King defeated Tony Altimore
Laurent Soucie defeated Jeff Craney
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated the Black Demon
Blackjack Mulligan defeated Tony Garea via count-out
Larry Sharpe defeated Larry Williams
Ivan Putski defeated Adrian Adonis via disqualification
WWF @ Ridgefield, CT – Old Ridgefield High School Gym – April 23, 1982
Johnny Rodz defeated Steve King
Pete Sanchez fought the Black Demon to a draw
Bob Orton Jr. defeated Johnny Rodz (sub. for Frank Williams)
Tony Atlas & Tony Garea defeated the Black Demon (sub. for Mr. Fuji) & WWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Saito
Ivan Putski defeated Adrian Adonis via disqualification
WWF @ Harrisburg, PA – Zembo Mosque – April 23, 1982
Laurent Soucie defeated Lee Wong
Steve Travis defeated the Executioner
Greg Valentine defeated Rick McGraw when the match was stopped due to blood loss on McGraw
Jeff Craney defeated Mr. X
Andre the Giant defeated Blackjack Mulligan via count-out
WWF @ Springfield, MA – Civic Center – April 24, 1982
Johnny Rodz defeated Pete Sanchez
Laurent Socie pinned Pete Doherty
Bob Orton Jr. defeated Rick McGraw
Steve King defeated Tony Colon
Andre the Giant & Tony Atlas defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; the challengers won a fall via disqualification
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales fought Blackjack Mulligan to a double disqualification
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Adrian Adonis at 28:47
WWF @ California, PA – California State College Gym – April 25, 1982
Steve Travis vs. Baron Mikel Scicluna
Johnny DeFazio vs. the Red Demon
Tony Garea vs. Jesse Ventura
Ivan Putski vs. Greg Valentine
WWF @ Torrington, CT – High School Gym – April 25, 1982
Pete Sanchez fought Charlie Fulton to a draw
Blackjack Mulligan defeated Frank Williams
Bob Orton Jr. defeated Johnny Rodz
Tony Atlas defeated Adrian Adonis
Andre the Giant & Rick McGraw defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito via disqualification
WWF @ New York City, NY – Madison Square Garden – April 26, 1982
This card was not televised
Johnny Rodz defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna via disqualification at 5:52
Bob Orton Jr. defeated Rick McGraw when the match was stopped due to blood at 7:06 (Orton’s MSG debut)
Blackjack Mulligan defeated Steve Travis at 12:49
Jimmy Snuka defeated WWF World Champion Bob Backlund via disqualification at 10:42 when Backlund refused to break a choke; after the match, Snuka hit the splash off the top and the champion had to be taken from the ring on a stretcher (Snuka’s MSG debut)
Tony Garea defeated Charlie Fulton at 13:02
Tony Atlas pinned Jesse Ventura at 15:09
Adrian Adonis defeated Pete Sanchez at 6:10
Ivan Putski, WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales, & Andre the Giant defeated Greg Valentine, WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match at 23:40, 2-0; the 1st fall was decided via disqualification
WWF @ Poughkeepsie, NY – Mid-Hudson Civic Center – April 27, 1982
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Tony Colon
Steve King defeated Tony Altimore
Bob Orton Jr. defeated Rick McGraw
Jesse Ventura defeated Steve Travis when the match was stopped due to blood loss by Travis
Andre the Giant & Tony Atlas defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito via disqualification
WWF @ Bricktown, NJ – Lake Rivera Middle School – April 27, 1982
Johnny Rodz defeated Frank Williams
Larry Sharpe defeated Barry Hart
Laurent Soucie defeated Charile Brown
Ivan Putski defeated Greg Valentine
Blackjack Mulligan defeated Tony Garea via count-out
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated Adrian Adonis
WWF @ Phillipsburg, NJ – Catholic High School – April 28, 1982
Steve King defeated Mr. X
Larry Sharpe defeated Laurent Soucie
Blackjack Mulligan fought Tony Garea to a draw
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales & Tony Atlas defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito via disqualification
WWF @ Brooklyn, NY – April 29, 1982
Laurent Soucie defeated Terry Gunn
Charlie Fulton defeated Lee Wong
Johnny Rodz defeated Steve King
Blackjack Mulligan defeated Pete Sanchez
Tony Garea & Tony Atlas defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito via disqualification
WWF @ Totowa, NJ – Ice World – April 30, 1982
Laurent Soucie defeated Lee Wong
Johnny Rodz defeated Steve King
Tony Atlas defeated the Black Demon
WWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Saito defeated Pete Sanchez
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji
Blackjack Mulligan defeated Tony Garea via count-out
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Adrian Adonis
WWF @ Landover, MD – Capital Centre – May 1, 1982 (10,611)
Charlie Fulton pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna at 7:35
Laurent Soucie (sub. for Jose Estrada) pinned Jeff Craney at 10:13
Blackjack Mulligan defeated Tony Garea at 10:19
Adrian Adonis pinned Johnny Rodz at 6:02
Rick McGraw & Steve Travis defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated Greg Valentine in a brass knuckles match at 10:48
Jesse Ventura defeated Tony Atlas via count-out at 20:08
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Bob Orton Jr. at 22:27; after the bout, Orton attacked guest referee Tony Garea and gave him a shoulderbreaker
WWF @ Hartford, CT – Civic Center – May 2, 1982
Johnny Rodz defeated Pete Mitchell
Charlie Fulton defeated Steve King
Bob Orton Jr. defeated Pete Sanchez
WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito defeated Rick McGraw & Steve Travis
Adrian Adonis defeated Tony Garea
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated Greg Valentine in a streetfight
Tony Atlas defeated Jesse Ventura
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Blackjack Mulligan
WWF @ Fall River, MA – May 3, 1982
Charlie Fulton pinned Pete Sanchez
Bob Orton Jr. pinned Steve Travis
Greg Valentine pinned Johnny Rodz
Tony Atlas fought Adrian Adonis to a no contest
Tony Garea defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji via disqualification
Blackjack Mulligan pinned Rick McGraw
WWF @ Cape Cod, MA – May 3, 1982
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Pete Mitchell
Pete Doherty defeated Jeff Craney
Bob Orton Jr. defeated Fred Marzino
Jesse Ventura & Adrian Adonis defeated Rick McGraw & Steve Travis
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Greg Valentine
WWF @ Portland, ME – Civic Center – May 4, 1982 (1,603)
Laurent Soucie defeated Tony Altimore
Bob Orton Jr. won a 16-man $5,000 battle royal; other participants included: Blackjack Mulligan, Mr. Fuji, Mr. Saito, Tony Atlas, Jesse Ventura, Adrian Adonis, Tony Garea, Rick McGraw, Steve Travis, Steve King, Johnny Rodz, Fred Marzino, Charlie Fulton, Pete Doherty, & Pete Sanchez
Adrian Adonis defeated Pete Doherty
Tony Garea defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji
Bob Orton Jr. defeated Pete Sanchez
Tony Atlas defeated Charlie Fulton
Blackjack Mulligan defeated Johnny Rodz
Steve Travis defeated Fred Marzino
CWF @ Tampa, FL – Ft. Homer Hesterly Armory – May 4, 1982
Yoshiaki Yatsu pinned Tony Russo with a savate kick
Tim Horner pinned Checkmate with a sunset flip Bobby Jaggers fought the Iron Sheik to a double disqualification
WWF World Champion Bob Backland defeated Ivan Koloff via submission with the Crossface Chickenwing
Kevin Sullivan, Maya Singh & Jesse Barr defeated Mike Graham, Brian Blair & Mark Youngblood when Sullivan pinned Youngblood with a low blow and grabbing the tights for leverage
US Tag Team Champions Jack & Jerry Brisco defeated Blackjack Lanza & Blackjack Mulligan when Jack pinned Lanza with an Oklahoma roll
Mil Mascaras, Barry Windham & Terry Taylor defeated the Assassin, Tully Blanchard & Killer Khan when Mascaras pinned Khan with a crossbody
WWF @ Long Island, NY – May 5, 1982
Frank Williams defeated Mac Rivera
Lee Wong defeated Tony Altimore via disqualification
WWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Saito defeated Tony Garea
Pat Patterson defeated Jesse Ventura
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji
WWWF @ Abington, MA – High School Gym – May 5, 1982
Johnny Rodz vs. Steve King
Rick McGraw vs. Charlie Fulton
Bob Orton Jr. vs. Pete Sanchez
Blackjack Mulligan vs. Steve Travis
Tony Atlas vs. Adrian Adonis
WWF @ Worcester, MA – May 6, 1982
Johnny Rodz defeated Steve King
Rick McGraw defeated Charlie Fulton
Blackjack Mulligan defeated Pete Sanchez
Bob Orton Jr. defeated Pete Doherty
Adrian Adonis defeated Steve Travis
Tony Atlas defeated Greg Valentine via count-out
WWF @ Cheshire, CT – May 6, 1982
Laurent Soucie defeated Lee Wong
Charlie Brown defeated Tony Colon
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Frank Williams
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated Jesse Ventura via count-out
Pat Patterson & Tony Garea defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito via disqualification
WWF @ Morristown, NJ – Mennen Sports Arena – May 7, 1982
Charlie Fulton (sub. for Larry Sharpe) defeated Steve King
Charlie Brown defeated Tony Colon; the bout replaced the scheduled Lee Wong vs. Jerry Johnson match
Tony Atlas defeated Blackjack Mulligan via disqualification
WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito defeated Rick McGraw & Steve Travis
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Greg Valentine
WWF @ Brooklyn, NY – Bishop Ford High School – May 7, 1982
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Frank Williams
Johnny Rodz defeated Lee Wong
Pete Sanchez defeated Tony Altimore
Laurent Soucie defeated Mr. X
Bob Orton Jr. defeated Tony Garea
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated Adrian Adonis via count-out
WWF @ Boston, MA – Boston Garden – May 8, 1982 (13,007)
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Pete Doherty at 8:20
WWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji defeated Rick McGraw at 7:40
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated Adrian Adonis via disqualification at 11:20
Blackjack Mulligan defeated Steve Travis at 10:11
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Bob Orton Jr. at 20:40
WWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Saito defeated Laurent Soucie at 7:10
Greg Valentine defeated Johnny Rodz at 8:35
Tony Garea defeated Charlie Fulton at 8:22
Tony Atlas defeated Jesse Ventura in a steel cage match at 15:30
WWF @ Manchester, NH – JFK Coliseum – May 9, 1982
Charlie Fulton defeated Pete Doherty
Bob Orton Jr. defeated Fred Marzino
Tony Atlas defeated Greg Valentine via count-out
Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito defeated Rick McGraw & Steve Travis
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Adrian Adonis
WWF @ Scranton, PA – CYC – May 10, 1982 (1,588)
Rick McGraw defeated Charlie Fulton at 11:10
WWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Saito defeated Steve Travis at 8:17
Adrian Adonis defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna at 7:52
WWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji defeated Johnny Rodz at 8:17
Blackjack Mulligan defeated Tony Garea at 14:15
Jesse Ventura defeated Tony Atlas via count-out at 21:50
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Bob Orton Jr. at 24:26
WWF @ Allentown, PA – Agricultural Hall – May 11, 1982
Championship Wrestling taping:
5/15/82 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Pat Patterson:
Tony Atlas pinned Mac Rivera at 3:58 after hoisting Rivera up in a gorilla press slam position and dropping him across his knee
Jimmy Snuka (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Jeff Craney at 3:30 with a falling headbutt from the middle turnbuckle
Greg Valentine (w/ the Grand Wizard) fought Tony Garea to a double disqualification at 8:42 after both wrestlers hit referee Dick Woehrle
Bob Orton Jr. (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned George Rosello with the superplex at 2:53
Blackjack Mulligan (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Barry Hart with the claw at 1:49
Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated Charlie Fulton & Frank Williams 4:58 when Williams submitted to Jay’s sleeper
Swede Hanson (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Paul Figueroa via submission at 2:25 with a backbreaker over the knee
5/22/82 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Pat Patterson:
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated Charlie Fulton
Bob Orton Jr. (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Terry Gunn at 1:20 with the superplex; after the bout; Vince McMahon interviewed Orton & Wizard at ringside, where Orton demanded more competition such as WWF World Champion Bob Backlund who he called a coward, overated, and a no-good red-headed son of a bitch; Backlund then confronted Orton at ringside, but he was distracted by Wizard allowing Orton to jump off the top rope onto Backlund; the two then brawled around ringside until Wizard pulled Orton away
WWF Tag Team Champions Mr Fuji & Mr. Saito (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Laurent Soucie & Charlie Brown at 6:31 when Fuji pinned Brown with a Samoan Drop; after the bout, Pat Patterson interviewed the champions and Albano at ringside
Rick McGraw & Steve Travis defeated Mac Rivera & Frank Williams
Larry Sharpe pinned Lee Wong at 3:26 with a piledriver
5/29/82 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Pat Patterson:
Rick McGraw & Steve Travis defeated Charlie Fulton & Frank Williams at 5:42 when Travis pinned Williams with a sunset flip
Jimmy Snuka (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Terry Gunn with the splash off the top at 2:38; after the bout, Gunn was being carried out on a stretcher when Snuka knocked him off and jammed the stretcher down into his neck
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales pinned Mac Rivera at 2:45 with a left hand punch to the face
Swede Hanson (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Jeff Craney via submission at 2:40 with a backbreaker over the knee
WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Laurent Soucie & Lee Wong at 5:38 when Wong submitted to a backbreaker over the knee from Saito
Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated Tony Colon & Barry Hart at 5:32 when Hart submitted to Jules’ sleeper
Blackjack Mulligan (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Angelo Gomez with the claw at 2:50
Dark match after the taping: Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow vs. Adrian Adonis & Jesse Ventura
WWF @ Hamburg, PA – Fieldhouse – May 12, 1982
All Star Wrestling taping:
5/15/82 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Pat Patterson:
Tony Atlas defeated Frank Williams
Jimmy Snuka defeated George Rosello
Jesse Ventura (w/ Freddie Blassie) fought Tony Garea to a double count-out at 5:20 when both men were brawling on the floor
Bob Orton Jr. defeated Steve King
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated Tony Colon
Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated Charlie Fulton & Jeff Craney
Blackjack Mulligan defeated Charlie Brown
5/22/82 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Pat Patterson:
Greg Valentine defeated Steve King
Tony Atlas defeated Charlie Fulton
Adrian Adonis & Jesse Ventura (w/ Freddie Blassie) fought Rick McGraw & Steve Travis to a double disqualification at 6:40 when all four men were brawling in the ring
Blackjack Mulligan defeated George Rosello
Tony Garea defeated Frank Williams
WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito defeated Laurent Soucie & Barry Hart
Swede Hanson defeated Jeff Craney
5/29/82 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Pat Patterson:
WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Steve King & Charlie Brown at 3:44 when Saito pinned King with a back suplex
Jimmy Snuka (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Barry Hart at 3:42 with a diving headbutt off the top
Bob Orton Jr. (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Laurent Soucie at 4:10 with a shoulderbreaker
Rick McGraw defeated an unknown
Blackjack Mulligan (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Jeff Craney at 4:39 with the claw
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales pinned Frank Williams at 5:50 with a small package
Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated Tony Colon & Mac Rivera at 6:08 when Jay pinned Colon following a double chop
Tony Atlas pinned George Rosello at 4:20 with a gorilla press slam
Dark match after the taping: WWF World Champion Bob Backlund vs. Greg Valentine
WWF @ Staten Island, NY – Wagner College Gym – May 13, 1982
Laurent Soucie defeated Frank Williams
Johnny Rodz defeated Steve King
Pete Sanchez fought Charlie Fulton to a draw
Tony Atlas defeated Blackjack Mulligan via count-out
WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito defeated Steve Travis & Rick McGraw
WWF @ St. Mary’s, PA – May 13, 1982
Bill Berger defeated Jim Grabmire
Tony Altimore defeated the Beast
Johnny DeFazio defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Ivan Putski defeated Jesse Ventura
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Adrian Adonis
WWF @ Middletown, NY – High School Gym – May 14, 1982
Steve King defeated Jeff Craney
Laurent Soucie defeated Johnny Rodz
Charlie Fulton defeated Frank Williams
Bob Orton Jr. defeated Pete Sanchez
Greg Valentine, Jimmy Snuka, & Bob Orton Jr. defeated Tony Garea, Pete Sanchez, & Laurent Soucie
WWF @ Pittsburgh, PA – Civic Arena – May 14, 1982
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Bill Berger
Johnny DeFazio defeated Tony Altimore (sub. for Mr. X)
Ivan Putski defeated Adrian Adonis
Steve Travis & Rick McGraw defeated Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito via disqualification
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund fought Blackjack Mulligan to a double disqualification
Tony Atlas defeated Jesse Ventura in a steel cage match
WWF @ Providence, RI – Civic Center – May 15, 1982
Johnny Rodz vs. Bob Orton Jr.
Steve Travis, Rick McGraw, & Tony Atlas vs. Jesse Ventura, WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Saito & Mr. Fuji
Tony Garea vs. Blackjack Mulligan
Ivan Putski vs. Greg Valentine
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales vs. Jimmy Snuka
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Adrian Adonis
WWF @ North Bergen, NJ – Embassy Hall – May 16, 1982
Rick McGraw defeated Charlie Fulton
Swede Hanson defeated Steve Travis via count-out
Bob Orton Jr. defeated Pete Sanchez
Jesse Ventura defeated Tony Garea
Jimmy Snuka fought Ivan Putski to a double disqualification
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated Greg Valentine via count-out
WWF @ Rochester, NY – War Memorial – May 17, 1982 (7,032)
Charlie Fulton defeated Frank Williams
Laurent Soucie defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Swede Hanson defeated Johnny Rodz
WWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Saito defeated Pete Sanchez
Bob Orton Jr. defeated Tony Altimore
WWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji defeated Rick McGraw
Blackjack Mulligan defeated Steve Travis
Jimmy Snuka defeated Tony Garea
Tony Atlas defeated Greg Valentine
Ivan Putski defeated Jesse Ventura
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated Adrian Adonis
WWF @ Syracuse, NY – War Memorial – May 18, 1982
Charlie Fulton defeated Frank Williams
Laurent Soucie fought Johnny Rodz to a draw
Greg Valentine defeated Pete Sanchez
Blackjack Mulligan defeated Tony Garea
Ivan Putski defeated Adrian Adonis
Tony Atlas defeated Jesse Ventura
WWF @ Middlesex, NJ – High School Gym – May 19, 1982
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Charlie Brown
Laurent Soucie defeated Lee Wong
Larry Sharpe defeated Steve King
Blackjack Mulligan defeated Pete Sanchez
Tony Atlas defeated Swede Hanson
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated Jesse Ventura via count-out
WWF @ Brewster, NY – High School Gym – May 19, 1982
Charlie Fulton defeated Frank Williams
Johnny Rodz defeated Tony Altimore (sub. for Jeff Craney)
Bob Orton Jr. defeated Tony Garea
WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito defeated Rick McGraw & Steve Travis
Jimmy Snuka defeated Ivan Putski via count-out
WWF @ East Brunswick, NJ – International Market – May 20, 1982
Laurent Soucie defeated Mac Rivera
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Lee Wong
Terry Gunn defeated Paul Figeuroa
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated Larry Sharpe (sub. for Adrian Adonis)
Swede Hanson defeated Steve King
Blackjack Mulligan defeated Pete Sanchez
Tony Atlas defeated Jesse Ventura
WWF @ Putnam, CT – May 20, 1982
Johnny Rodz fought Frank Williams to a draw
Charlie Fulton defeated Tony Altimore
Bob Orton Jr. defeated Steve Travis
WWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Saito defeated Rick McGraw
Jimmy Snuka defeated Tony Garea
Ivan Putski defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji
WWF @ Winstead, CT – May 21, 1982
Charlie Fulton defeated Tony Altimore
Johnny Rodz defeated Frank Williams
Bob Orton Jr. defeated Steve King
WWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji defeated Steve Travis
Jimmy Snuka defeated Rick McGraw
Ivan Putski defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Saito
WWF @ Middletown, NJ – North High School – May 21, 1982
Charlie Brown defeated Mac Rivera via disqualification
Larry Sharpe defeated Barry Hart
Tony Atlas defeated Swede Hanson
Jesse Ventura defeated Laurent Soucie
Blackjack Mulligan defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated Adrian Adonis
WWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – May 22, 1982 (11,513)
Televised on the PRISM Network – featured Dick Graham & Kal Rudman on commentary:
Larry Sharpe pinned Charlie Fulton with a piledriver at 6:53
Baron Mikel Scicluna pinned Pete Sanchez (sub. for Tony Garea) at 7:31 after hitting Sanchez in the throat with a foreign object
Swede Hanson defeated Laurent Soucie via submission at 5:49 with a backbreaker across Hanson’s knee
WWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Saito pinned Johnny Rodz at 6:45 after Saito ducked and Rodz hit his head on the turnbuckle
Jimmy Snuka defeated WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales via disqualification at 15:21 after Morales knocked down the referee; Snuka received several cheers during the bout (Snuka’s Spectrum debut)
Blackjack Mulligan pinned Steve Travis at 6:46 after hitting a back elbow as Travis came off the top
Bob Orton Jr. defeated WWF World Champion Bob Backlund via count-out at 16:12 when, as both men fought outside the ring, Orton wrapped a foreign object around Backlund’s neck to hold him back and then got back in the ring himself to win
Tony Atlas defeated Jesse Ventura in a steel cage match by climbing over the top at 10:37
Rick McGraw defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji via disqualification at 4:09
Ivan Putski pinned Adrian Adonis at 7:24 by sitting on Adonis as Adonis attempted a sunset flip
WWF @ West Orange, NJ – South Mountain Arena – May 23, 1982
Benefit Card
Pete Sanchez defeated Johnny Rodz
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Lee Wong
Laurent Soucie defeated Charlie Fulton
Swede Hanson (sub. for Mr. Fuji) & WWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Saito defeated Rick McGraw & Steve Travis
Ivan Putski defeated Blackjack Mulligan via count-out
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated Adrian Adonis; the match was originally scheduled as tag match with Morales & Tony Atlas vs. Adonis & Jesse Ventura
WWF @ Poughkeepsie, NY – Mid-Hudson Civic Center – May 24, 1982
Frank Williams fought Charlie Fulton to a draw
Swede Hanson defeated Steve King
Steve Travis defeated Tony Altimore
Jimmy Snuka defeated Rick McGraw
Ivan Putski defeated Adrian Adonis (sub. for Jesse Ventura)
WWF @ Gardner, MA – May 24, 1982
Laurent Soucie defeated Pete Doherty
Blackjack Mulligan defeated Pete Mitchell
Tony Atlas & Tony Garea defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna (sub. for Mr. Fuji) & WWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Saito
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Bob Orton Jr.
WWF @ Freehold, NJ – Township High School – May 25, 1982
Pete Sanchez fought Johnny Rodz to a draw
Steve King defeated Frank Williams
Swede Hanson defeated Charlie Brown
Larry Sharpe defeated Angelo Gomez
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated the Black Demon (sub. for WWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Saito)
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Saito (sub. for WWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji)
WWF @ Portland, ME – Civic Center – May 25, 1982 (1,203)
Rick McGraw defeated Fred Marzino at 10:10
Steve Travis defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna at 15:45
Blackjack Mulligan defeated Laurent Soucie at 13:23
Jimmy Snuka pinned Tony Garea at 10:23
Ivan Putski defeated Bob Orton Jr. via count-out at 10:55
Adrian Adonis (sub. for Jesse Ventura) defeated Tony Atlas via count-out
WWF @ White Plains, NY – Westchester County Civic Center – May 26, 1982
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Barry Hart
Swede Hanson defeated Frank Williams
Rick McGraw defeated Johnny Rodz
Blackjack Mulligan defeated Steve Travos
Ivan Putski defeated Greg Valentine
Tony Atlas defeated Adrian Adonis
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated the Black Demon
Osaka, Japan – May 26, 1982
Tiger Mask defeated the Black Tiger to win the WWF Jr. Heavyweight Title
WWF @ Hebron, CT – RHAM High School – May 26, 1982
Laurent Soucie defeated Fred Marzino
Jimmy Snuka defeated Tony Garea
WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito defeated Pete Sanchez & Steve King
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Bob Orton Jr. (sub. for Jesse Ventura)
WWF @ Westerly, RI – May 27, 1982
Chief Kamikazee fought Nikolai Rusknoff to a draw
Blackjack Mulligan defeated Fred Marzino
Swede Hanson defeated Laurent Soucie
Rick McGraw defeated the Black Demon
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Pete Doherty
Jimmy Snuka defeated Tony Garea
Ivan Putski defeated Adrian Adonis via disqualification
WWF @ Naugatuck, CT – May 27, 1982
Johnny Rodz defeated Steve King
Pete Sanchez defeated Tony Altimore
WWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Saito defeated Frank Williams
Tony Atlas defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated Greg Valentine via count-out
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Bob Orton Jr.
– 5/28/82: Rocky III, featuring Hulk Hogan and Mr. T, opened in US theaters.
WWF @ Groton, CT – Grasso Tech High School – May 28, 1982
Frank Williams fought Steve King to a draw; this was originally scheduled as a tag match with Williams and King against Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito, who didn’t appear and so they wrestled each other instead
Johnny Rodz defeated Pete Sanchez
Tony Atlas defeated Bob Orton Jr. via disqualification
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated Tony Altimore (sub. for Jesse Ventura)
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Greg Valentine
WWF @ Avon, CT – High School Gym – May 28, 1982
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Pete Doherty
The Black Demon defeated Fred Marzino
Swede Hanson defeated Laurent Soucie
Blackjack Mulligan defeated Tony Garea
Jimmy Snuka defeated Rick McGraw
Ivan Putski defeated Adrian Adonis
WWF @ Toms River, NJ – May 29, 1982
Johnny Rodz defeated Steve King
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Frank Williams
Laurent Soucie defeated Tony Altimore
Jimmy Snuka defeated Pete Sanchez
Tony Atlas defeated Adrian Adonis
WWF IC Champion Pedor Morales defeated Greg Valentine via count-out
WWF @ New Bedford, MA – May 29, 1982
Charlie Fulton defeated Fred Marzino
Swede Hanson defeated Pete Doherty
Blackjack Mulligan defeated Tony Garea
Ivan Putski defeated Bob Orton Jr. via count-out
WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito defeated Rick McGraw & Pete Mitchell
WWF @ Manchester, NH – JFK Coliseum – May 30, 1982
Rick McGraw fought Charlie Fulton to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Swede Hanson defeated Pete Doherty at 13:40
Blackjack Mulligan defeated Fred Marzino at 7:10 with the claw
Ivan Putski & Tony Garea defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito via disqualification at 18:20
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Bob Orton Jr. (sub. for Jesse Ventura) at 23:44
WWF @ Scranton, PA – CYC – May 31, 1982
Johnny Rodz defeated Laurent Soucie
Rick McGraw defeated Pete Sanchez
Swede Hanson fought Steve Travis to a double count-out
Jimmy Snuka defeated Tony Garea
Ivan Putski defeated Blackjack Mulligan via count-out
Tony Atlas defeated Jesse Ventura; SD Jones was the guest referee for the bout
WWF @ Allentown, PA – Agricultural Hall – June 1, 1982
Championship Wrestling taping:
6/5/82 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Pat Patterson:
Bob Orton Jr. pinned Barry Hart at the 6-minute mark with the superplex
Buddy Rose (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Steve King at 3:25 with a backbreaker; Rose was also escorted by his two “Playgirls” – who were Sherri Martel & Penny Mitchell (Rose’s debut)
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah pinned Judy Martin at 2:15 with a splash after Martin missed a legdrop
Tony Atlas pinned Mac Rivera at 3:15 with a gorilla press slam and a splash
Jimmy Snuka (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Charlie Brown at 2:15 with the splash off the top; after the bout, Snuka flipped over the stretcher that Brown was being carried out on
Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated Frank Williams & Charlie Fulton at 7:35 when Williams submitted to Jules’ sleeper
Blackjack Mulligan (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Miguel Feliciano with the claw at 2:45
6/12/82 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Pat Patterson:
Salvatore Bellomo pinned Frank Williams with a butterfly suplex at 3:50 (Bellomo’s debut)
Ivan Putski pinned Terry Gunn with the Polish Hammer at 3:25
Rick McGraw & Steve Travis defeated Johnny Rodz & Tony Colon at 3:50 when Travis pinned Colon with a powerslam
SD Jones pinned George Rosello with a side slam at 2:46
WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Pete Sanchez & Miguel Feliciano at 3:01 when Fuji pinned Feliciano with a bomb from the middle turnbuckle
Buddy Rose (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Barry Hart with a backbreaker at 3:25; Rose was also escorted by his two “Playgirls” – who were Sherri Martel & Penny Mitchell; ring announcer Joe McHugh mistakenly introduced Barry Hart as Jeff Craney
Tony Atlas pinned Jeff Craney with a gorilla press slam at 2:23
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales pinned Mac Rivera at 3:23 with a left hand punch to the face
6/19/82 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Pat Patterson:
Salvatore Bellomo pinned Charlie Fulton at 4:27 with a sunset flip
Blackjack Mulligan (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Terry Gunn with the claw at 2:40
Buddy Rose (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Miguel Feliciano at 2:27 with a backbreaker; Rose was also escorted by his two “Playgirls” – who were Sherri Martel & Penny Mitchell; after the bout, Pat Patterson interviewed Rose at ringside, who said he was coming for WWF World Champion Bob Backlund and would be the next champion
Larry Sharpe pinned Bob Bradley at 2:45 with a piledriver
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Johnny Rodz via submission at 2:20 with the Crossface Chickenwing; after the bout, Pat Patterson interviewed Backlund at ringside talking about his new submission hold that he had just used for the first time – the Crossface Chickenwing
Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow (w/ Little Beaver) defeated Mac Rivera & Tony Colon at 2:35 when Jay pinned Colon following a double tomahawk chop
Bob Orton Jr. (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Laurent Soucie at 2:40 with a cradle
Dark match after the taping: WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Bob Orton Jr. via count-out
WWF @ Hamburg, PA – Fieldhouse – June 2, 1982
All Star Wrestling taping:
WWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Saito fought SD Jones to a draw
6/5/82 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Pat Patterson:
Ivan Putski pinned Tony Colon at 3:01 with the Polish Hammer
Jimmy Snuka (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Vic Taylor at 2:11 with the diving headbutt off the top
Buddy Rose (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Jeff Craney at 2:33; Rose was also escorted by his two “Playgirls” – who were Sherri Martel & Judy Martin
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah defeated Penny Mitchell
Bob Orton Jr. (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Charlie Brown at 5:07 with the superplex
Tony Atlas pinned Rocky Smith at 5:36 with a gorilla press slam and a splash
Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeted Mac Rivera & Charlie Fulton at 7:31 when Rivera submitted to Jules’ sleeper
Blackjack Mulligan (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Bob Bradley with the claw at 3:25
6/12/82 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Pat Patterson:
Ivan Putski pinned Rocky Smith at 3:24 with the Polish Hammer
Jimmy Snuka (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Laurent Soucie at 2:24 with a diving headbutt off the top
Buddy Rose (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Charlie Brown at 2:41 with a backbreaker over the knee; Rose was also escorted by his two “Playgirls” – who were Sherri Martel & Judy Martin
SD Jones pinned Mac Rivera at 3:22 with a swinging neckbeaker
WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Rick McGraw & Steve Travis via disqualification at 4:42 in a non-title match when Tony Atlas interfered when all four wrestlers were in the ring after Albano had kept interfering from the outside
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund (w/ Arnold Skaaland) defeated Charie Fulton via submission at 2:28 with the Crossface Chickenwing; after the bout, Backlund shook Fulton’s hand
Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated Swede Hanson & Jeff Craney at 7:34 when Jay pinned Craney with a double tomahawk chop
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Tony Colon; the show went off the air with the match still in progress
6/19/82 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Pat Patterson:
Swede Hanson (w/ Freddie Blassie) fought Steve Travis to a double count-out at 5:29 when both men began brawling on the floor; Hanson then left Travis laying on the floor after ramming his head into the ringpost
WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated SD Jones & Miguel Feliciano at 4:39 when Fuji pinned Feliciano with a bomb from the middle turnbuckle
Buddy Rose (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Barry Hart with a backbreaker at 2:55; Rose was also escorted by his two “Playgirls” – who were Sherri Martel & Judy Martin
Laurent Soucie defeated Bob Bradley
Bob Orton Jr. (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Jeff Craney with the superplex at 4:36
Tony Atlas pinned Charlie Fulton with a gorilla press slam at 5:53
Blackjack Mulligan (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Charlie Brown with the claw at 1:45
Salvatore Bellomo pinned Rocky Smith at 3:21 with a snapmare
Dark match after the taping: Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito
WWF @ Worcester, MA – Auditorium – June 3, 1982
Fred Marzino fought Pete Mitchell to a draw
Blackjack Mulligan defeated Frank Williams
Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated Swede Hanson & Pete Doherty
Jimmy Snuka pinned Rick McGraw
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Jesse Ventura
WWF @ South Yarmouth, MA – Cape Cod Coliseum – June 3, 1982
Johnny Rodz defeated Steve King
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah & Sherri Martel defeated Judy Martin & Penny Mitchell
Charlie Fulton defeated Laurent Soucie
Adrian Adonis defeated Steve Travis
WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito defeated Ivan Putski & Tony Garea
Tony Atlas defeated Bob Orton Jr. via disqualification
WWF @ Taunton, MA – June 4, 1982
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah & Sherri Martel defeated Judy Martin & Penny Mitchell
Jimmy Snuka defeated Steve Travis
Tony Atlas defeated Swede Hanson
Blackjack Mulligan defeated Steve Travis
Ivan Putski defeated Greg Valentine
WWF @ North Swanzey, NH – June 4, 1982
Johnny Rodz defeated Laurent Soucie
Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated Jesse Ventura & Charlie Fulton
Bob Orton Jr. defeated Tony Garea
Andre the Giant & Rick McGraw defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito via disqualification
WWF @ Springfield, MA – Civic Center – June 5, 1982 (matinee) (4,500)
Johnny Rodz pinned Laurent Socie
Bob Orton Jr. pinned Tony Garea
Tony Atlas pinned Greg Valentine
Steve Travis fought Swede Hanson to a double disqualification
Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated Blackjack Mulligan via disqualification when Mulligan attacked guest referee SD Jones
Ivan Putski pinned Adrian Adonis
Andre the Giant pinned Jesse Ventura
WWF @ New York City, NY – Madison Square Garden – June 5, 1982
Televised on the MSG Network and USA Network – featured Vince McMahon on commentary:
Jose Estrada pinned Laurent Soucie at 10:28 with a flying back elbow
Ivan Putski pinned WWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Saito at 8:37 with the Polish Hammer
Tony Atlas fought Greg Valentine to a double count-out at 8:24 when both men were brawling on the floor; prior to the bout, the Grand Wizard escorted Valentine to the ring
Bob Orton Jr. pinned Steve Travis at 9:42 with the superplex; prior to the bout, the Grand Wizard escorted Orton to the ring
Tony Garea defeated Swede Hanson via disqualification at 7:31 after Hanson ignored the referee’s 5-count and kept beating on Garea in the corner where he had hung him upside down
Jimmy Snuka defeated WWF World Champion Bob Backlund (w/ Arnold Skaaland) via count-out at 20:53 after Snuka beat on Backlund on the floor and rammed Backlund’s head into a chair; prior to the bout, Capt. Lou Albano escorted Snuka to the ring; after the bout, a bloodied Backlund attacked Snuka and eventually cleared him from the ring
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales pinned WWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji at 5:39 with a sunset flip out of the corner
Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated Jesse Ventura & Adrian Adonis at 11:19 when Jay pinned Adonis with a Thesz Press even though Adonis had his foot on the middle ropes during the cover
Rick McGraw pinned Charlie Fulton at 2:21 with a small package
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah & Sherri Martel defeated Judy Martin & Penny Mitchell at 3:30 when Moolah pinned Martin with a roll up
Andre the Giant fought Blackjack Mulligan to a double count-out at 9:34 when both men were brawling on the floor and Mulligan applied the claw hold; prior to the bout, Freddie Blassie escorted Mulligan to the ring; after the bout, a bloodied Andre attacked Mulligan and threw several chairs into the ring which scared Mulligan off
WWF @ Steubenville, OH – St. John’s Arena – June 6, 1982 (2,000)
Rick McGraw pinned Charlie Fulton at 13:20 with a small package
Steve Travis pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna at 11:45 with a sunset flip
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah & Sherri Martel defeated Judy Martin & Penny Mitchell in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match at 14:45, 2-1; fall #1: Martel pinned Mitchell at 8:50; fall #2: Martin pinned Martel at 1:30 with a sunset flip; fall #3: Moolah pinned Martin at 4:25
Tony Garea fought Adrian Adonis to a 20-minute time-limit draw
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated Greg Valentine via disqualification at 15:10 when Valentine shoved the referee into Morales
Ivan Putski fought Bob Orton Jr. to a double count-out at 12:20 when both men were brawling on the floor
WWF @ Syracuse, NY – War Memorial – June 6, 1982
Mike Hall defeated JJ Dillon
Swede Hanson defeated Laurent Soucie
Jimmy Snuka defeated Pete Sanchez
WWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Saito defeated SD Jones
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji
SD Jones, Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated Blackjack Mulligan, Johnny Rodz, & Jose Estrada
WWF @ Rochester, NY – War Memorial – June 7, 1982
Laurent Soucie defeated JJ Dillon
Swede Hanson defeated Pete Sanchez
Jimmy Snuka defeated SD Jones
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Blackjack Mulligan via count-out
Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated Johnny Rodz & Jose Estrada
Andre the Giant & Tony Atlas defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito via disqualification
WWF @ Natrona Heights, PA – June 7, 1982 (1,500)
Tony Garea fought Bob Orton Jr. to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah & Sherri Martel defeated Judy Martin & Penny Mitchell in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match at 18:15, 2-1; fall #1: Martel pinned Mitchell at 8:20; fall #2: Mitchell pinned Martel at 4:10; fall #3: Moolah pinned Martin at 5:45 with a splash after Martin missed a dropkick
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated Greg Valentine via disqualification at 15:30 after Valentine accidentally hit the referee
Ivan Putski defeated Adrian Adonis via count-out at 13:40
Rick McGraw & Steve Travis defeated Charlie Fulton & Baron Mikel Scicluna at 19:40 when Travis pinned Fulton
WWF @ Clinton, NY – June 8, 1982
Johnny Rodz defeated Pete Sanchez
Jimmy Snuka defeated Laurent Soucie
Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated JJ Dillon & Jose Estrada
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Swede Hanson
Andre the Giant, Tony Atlas, & SD Jones defeated Blackjack Mulligan, WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito via disqualification
WWF @ Altoona, PA – Jaffa Mosque – June 8, 1982
Baron Mikel Scicluna pinned Rick McGraw at the 8-minute mark
Tony Garea pinned Charlie Fulton at 10:40
Ivan Putski fought Bob Orton Jr. to a double disqualification
Greg Valentine pinned Steve Travis at 12:38
The Fabulous Moolah & Sherri Martel defeated Judy Martin & Penny Mitchell
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated Adrian Adonis via count-out at 10:05
WWF @ Uniontown, PA – June 9, 1982 (1,200)
Steve Travis pinned Charlie Fulton at 14:25
Tony Garea pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna at 9:35 with a sunset flip
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah & Sherri Martel defeated Judy Martin & Penny Mitchell in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match at 12:45, 2-1; fall #1: Martin pinned Martel at 6:25 with a suplex; fall #2: Martel pinned Martin at 3:50; fall #3: Moolah pinned Mitchell at 2:30 with a splash after Mitchell missed a dropkick
Adrian Adonis pinned Rick McGraw at 15:50
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales fought Bob Orton Jr. to a double disqualification at 11:20
Ivan Putski defeated Greg Valentine via disqualification at 12:25
WWF @ Binghamton, NY – Broome County Arena – June 9, 1982
Laurent Soucie defeated Jose Estrada
SD Jones defeated JJ Dillon
Johnny Rodz defeated Pete Sanchez
Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito via disqualification
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund fought Jimmy Snuka to a double disqualification
Andre the Giant & Tony Atlas defeated Blackjack Mulligan & Swede Hanson
WWF @ Sparta, NJ – High School – June 10, 1982
Charlie Fulton defeated Pete Sanchez
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah & Sherri Martel defeated Judy Martin & Penny Mitchell
Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated Johnny Rodz & the Black Demon
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated Adrian Adonis
Bob Orton Jr. defeated SD Jones
Ivan Putski pinned Greg Valentine with the Polish Hammer
WWF @ Babylon, NY – Village High School – June 10, 1982
Laurent Soucie defeated JJ Dillon
Blackjack Mulligan defeated Steve Travis
Tony Garea defeated Jimmy Snuka via disqualification
Andre the Giant & Rick McGraw defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito via disqualification
WWF @ Jersey City, NJ – City College – June 11, 1982
Pete Sanchez defeated Jerry Gunn
Tony Garea defeated Johnny Rodz
SD Jones defeated JJ Dillon
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah & Sherri Martel defeated Judy Martin & Penny Mitchell
Ivan Putski fought Jimmy Snuka to a double disqualification
Tony Atlas fought Bob Orton Jr. to a draw
WWF @ Burlington, CT – June 11, 1982
Rick McGraw defeated Charlie Fulton via disqualification
Steve Travis fought Swede Hanson to a draw
Blackjack Mulligan defeated Laurent Soucie
Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated Adrian Adonis & Greg Valentine
Andre the Giant & WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito via disqualification
WWF @ Landover, MD – Capital Centre – June 12, 1982
Jose Estrada defeated Pete Sanchez at 12:04
Johnny Rodz defeated Steve King at 9:10
SD Jones defeated the Black Demon at 8:14
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah & Sherri Martel defeated Judy Martin & Penny Mitchell
Pat Patterson defeated JJ Dillon at 5:28
Bob Orton Jr. defeated Tony Garea at 14:26
Jimmy Snuka defeated Ivan Putski via count-out at 14:28
Tony Atlas defeated Jesse Ventura in a steel cage match at 9:56
WWF @ Boston, MA – Boston Garden – June 12, 1982 (13,300)
Pete Doherty defeated Frank Williams at 10:20
Laurent Soucie defeated Fred Marzino at 11:30
Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow fought WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito to a draw in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match; fall #1: the champions won after Fuji threw salt in both Strongbows eyes; fall #2: the Strongbow won by pinfall; fall #3: both teams were disqualified
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated Greg Valentine at 13:14 in a brass knuckles match
Rick McGraw defeated the Black Demon at 9:20
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Blackjack Mulligan at 15:50
Steve Travis defeated Swede Hanson via disqualification at 9:10
Andre the Giant pinned Adrian Adonis at 9:28
– 6/13/82: Peter Maivia passed away at the age of 47.
WWF @ New Haven, CT – Veterans Memorial Coliseum – June 13, 1982
Charlie Fulton defeated Laurent Soucie
Swede Hanson defeated Frank Williams
Greg Valentine defeated Rick McGraw
Blackjack Mulligan defeated Steve Travis
Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito via disqualification
Andre the Giant defeated Adrian Adonis
WWF @ Salisbury, MD – Wicomico Youth & Civic Center – June 13, 1982
Jose Estrada defeated JJ Dillon
The Black Demon defeated Pete Sanchez
SD Jones defeated Johnny Rodz
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah & Sherri Martel defeated Judy Martin & Penny Mitchell
Tony Atlas defeated Jesse Ventura
Jimmy Snuka defeated Tony Garea
Ivan Putski defeated Bob Orton Jr. via count-out
WWF @ Fall River, MA – June 14, 1982
Bob Orton pinned SD Jones
Blackjack Mulligan pinned Steve Travis
Tony Atlas defeated Adrian Adonis in a Texas Death match
Jimmy Snuka defeated Tony Garea
Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated Jose Estrada & Johnny Rodz
WWF @ Bronx, NY – June 14, 1982
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Frank Williams
Pete Sanchez defeated Charlie Fulton
Swede Hanson defeated Lourent Soucie
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated Greg Valentine via count-out
Andre the Giant & Rick McGraw defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito via disqualification
WWF @ Portland, ME – Civic Center – June 15, 1982 (2,608)
SD Jones defeated Pete Doherty
Blackjack Mulligan defeated Tony Garea
Tony Atlas defeated Adrian Adonis
Bob Orton Jr. defeated Steve Travis
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Jimmy Snuka via disqualification
Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated Johnny Rodz & Jose Estrada
WWF @ Elmhurst, NY – Rollerpark Arena – June 15, 1982
Swede Hanson pinned Mac Rivera (sub. for SD Jones) at 10:12
Baron Mikel Scicluna pinned Frank Williams at 11:14
Laurent Soucie fought Charlie Fulton to a double count-out at 11:24
Pete Sanchez & Rick McGraw defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito via disqualification at 17:22
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales pinned Greg Valentine at 10:15
WWF @ Fitchburg, MA – June 16, 1982
SD Jones defeated Johnny Rodz
Rick McGraw fought Jose Estrada to a draw
Blackjack Mulligan defeated Steve Travis
Bob Orton Jr. pinned Pete Sanchez
Jimmy Snuka defeated Tony Garea
Tony Atlas defeated Greg Valentine via count-out
WWF @ West Warwick, RI – Civic Center – June 16, 1982
Laurent Soucie defeated Swede Hanson via disqualification
Charlie Fulton defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna via disqualification
Laurent Soucie defeated Charlie Fulton
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated Adrian Adonis
Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito via disqualification
WWF @ Waterbury, CT – Kennedy High School – June 17, 1982
Laurent Soucie defeated Steve King
Swede Hanson defeated Pete Sanchez
Rick McGraw & Steve Travis defeated Johnny Rodz & Jose Estrada
Tony Garea defeated the Black Demon
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales fought Bob Orton Jr. to a double count-out
WWF @ Oil City, PA – High School Gym – June 17, 1982
The Hangman pinned the Beast with a sunset flip and cradle at 18:00
Blackjack Mulligan pinned Bill Dixon at 16:30 with a boot to the face as Dixon charged the corner
Jimmy Snuka pinned SD Jones at 27:05 when the momentum of a reverse flying bodypress put Snuka on top
Ivan Putski defeated Greg Valentine via count-out at 11:30 after hitting the Polish Hammer and sending Valentine to the floor; Valentine was able to return to the ring before the bell rang but opted not to
WWF @ Johnstown, PA – Cambria County War Memorial – June 17, 1982
Billy Berger defeated Pedro Torres
The Red Demon defeated Miguel Feliciano
Baron Mikel Scicluna fought Johnny DeFazio to a draw
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Adrian Adonis
Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito via disqualification
WWF @ Pittsburgh, PA – Civic Arena – June 18, 1982
The Hangman pinned Pedro Torres at 4:50 with a knee to the mid-section as Torres charged the corner
Baron Mikel Scicluna pinned Miguel Feliciano at 7:40 with a knee drop after catching him coming off the top and hitting a knee to the chest
Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito fought Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow to a draw in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match at 15:45; fall #1: Fuji pinned Jules at the 45 second mark after throwing salt in his face while Saito distracted the referee; fall #2: Jules defeated Saito with a sleeper at 10:05; fall #3: the two teams fought to a double disqualification when all four men began brawling in the ring and referee Rich Szczypinski was hit several times
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Blackjack Mulligan in a Bunkhouse Match at 12:50 when guest referee Gorilla Monsoon stopped the match due to blood after Backlund busted Mulligan open and repeatedly hit it with the title belt; both men were permitted to bring one weapon to the ring for the bout, which would be placed in their corner for future use; Backlund chose his title belt while Mulligan brought a spiked-ball hammer
Jimmy Snuka pinned SD Jones at 17:50 with an inside cradle after avoiding a third consecutive tackle
Tony Atlas pinned Adrian Adonis at 14:20 with a splash after Adonis hit the corner
Ivan Putski pinned Greg Valentine at 14:00 when Valentine failed a powerslam, with Putski falling on top for the win
WWF @ Harrisburg, PA – Zembo Temple Mosque – June 18, 1982
Laurent Soucie defeated Steve King
Swede Hanson pinned Pete Sanchez
Tony Garea pinned the Black Demon
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated Bob Orton Jr. via disqualification
Steve Travis & Rick McGraw defeated Johnny Rodz & Jose Estrada
WWF @ Baltimore, MD – Civic Center – June 19, 1982 (8,900)
Pete Sanchez fought Johnny Rodz to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated Charlie Fulton & Swede Hanson at 7:38; the bout replaced the advertised Hanson vs. Jose Estrada match
Greg Valentine pinned Rick McGraw at 7:52
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Blackjack Mulligan in a bunkhouse match at 16:31 when guest referee Gorilla Monsoon stopped the bout due to Mulligan’s excessive bleeding
Tony Atlas pinned Adrian Adonis at 8:30
SD Jones defeated Jose Estrada (sub. for Charlie Fulton) at 8:27
Bob Orton Jr. pinned Steve Travis at 14:13
Jimmy Snuka, WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito defeated WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales, Tony Garea, & Ivan Putski in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match at 28:18, 2-1; fall #1: Fuji pinned Morales; fall #2: Morales pinned Fuji; fall #3: Snuka pinned Garea
WWF @ Scranton, PA – CYC – June 21, 1982 (1,926)
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Laurent Soucie at 8:10
Rick McGraw & Steve Travis defeated Johnny Rodz & Jose Estrada at 17:17
Tony Atlas & SD Jones defeated Swede Hanson & Charlie Fulton at 12:35
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Adrian Adonis at 21:12
Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0; fall #1: the Strongbows won at 1:35; fall #2: the Strongbows won via disqualification at 10:06
WWF @ Allentown, PA – Agricultural Hall – June 22, 1982
Championship Wrestling taping:
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Pete Mitchell
WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito defeated Laurent Soucie & Pete Sanchez
Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated Johnny Rodz & Mr. X
6/26/82 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Pat Patterson:
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated Mr. X via submission with the Boston Crab at 4:15
Bob Orton Jr. (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Miguel Feliciano with the superplex at 3:23
Buddy Rose (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Dale Pierce with a kneedrop off the top at 2:08
The Demons (Baron Mikel Scicluna & Charlie Fulton) defeated Steve Travis & Bob Bradley at 2:32 when Bradley was pinned following an elbow drop
Jimmy Snuka (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Jim Wittenburg at 3:34 with a diving headbutt off the top
Salvatore Bellomo pinned Pedro Torres with a neckbreaker at 3:42
Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated Jose Estrada & Pete Mitchell at 4:05 when Mitchell submitted to Jay’s sleeper
Blackjack Mulligan (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Mac Rivera with the claw at 3:07
7/3/82 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Pat Patterson; included the Bob Orton Jr. vs. Steve Travis match taped 6/23/82 in Hamburg, PA:
Tony Atlas pinned Tony Colon at 3:30 with a gorilla press slam
Blackjack Mulligan (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Bill Berger with the claw at 3:42
Buddy Rose (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Jim Wittenburg at 3:03 with a kneedrop off the top
The Demons defeated SD Jones & Miguel Feliciano at 3:38 when Feliciano was pinned with a kneedrop following a double clothesline
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Jose Estrada via submission at 2:50 with the Crossface Chickenwing
Tony Garea pinned Jim Hamilton at 2:55 with a dropkick
7/10/82 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Pat Patterson; included the WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito vs. Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow title match from the 6/28/82 MSG show:
Buddy Rose (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Rick McGraw with a kneedrop off the top at 6:24; after the bout, Rose dropped McGraw with a piledriver on the concrete floor
Swede Hanson (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Frank Williams via submission at 2:50 with a backbreaker over the knee
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales pinned Pedro Torres at 2:05 with a left hand punch to the face
Bob Orton Jr. (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Dale Pierce at 2:03 with the superplex
Jimmy Snuka (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Laurent Soucie at 3:53 with a flying headbutt and a splash
Tony Atlas pinned Jim Hamilton at 3:05 with a gorilla press slam
Dark match after the taping: WWF World Champion Bob Backlund, Chief Jay and Jules Strongbow defeated Capt. Lou Albano, WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
WWF @ Hamburg, PA – Fieldhouse – June 23, 1982
All Star Wrestling taping:
6/26/82 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Pat Patterson:
Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated Jose Estrada & Pete Mitchell at 4:33 when Mitchell submitted to Jules’ sleeper
Jimmy Snuka (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Frank Williams at 1:30 with a diving headbutt off the top
Buddy Rose (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Bill Berger at 1:49 with a kneedrop off the top
WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated SD Jones & Laurent Soucie at 6:52 when Saito pinned Soucie with a Russian legsweep
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated Mac Rivera via submission with the Boston Crab at 4:36
Tony Atlas pinned Dale Pierce at 5:28 with a gorilla press slam
Blackjack Mulligan (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Bob Bradley with the claw at 3:23
7/3/82 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Pat Patterson; included a reairing of the Bob Backlund vs. Masked Executioner match from the 3/27/82 All Star Wrestling:
Bob Orton Jr. (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Jim Wittenburg at 3:10 with a fistdrop off the top following a piledriver
Tony Atlas pinned Mr. X at 5:27 with a gorilla press slam
Buddy Rose (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Frank Williams at 2:12 with the kneedrop off the top
Tony Garea pinned Dale Pierce with a forward roll up
Salvatore Bellomo pinned Jose Estrada at 5:33 following an airplane spin
Swede Hanson (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Johnny Rodz at 3:21 after reversing a back body drop into a sunset flip
Jimmy Snuka (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Bob Bradley at 3:27 with a foot stomp off the top
Championship Wrestling – 7/3/82: Bob Orton Jr. pinned Steve Travis at 11:15 with the superplex
All Star Wrestling – 7/10/82 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Pat Patterson; included the WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito vs. Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow title match from the 6/28/82 MSG show; included the Buddy Rose vs. Rick McGraw match from the 7/10/82 Championship Wrestling:
SD Jones pinned Mac Rivera at 3:42 with a swinging neckbreaker
Blackjack Mulligan (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Laurent Soucie at 3:42 with the claw
Jimmy Snuka (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Bill Berger at 3:28 with a diving headbutt off the top
Tony Garea pinned Charlie Fulton at 4:24 with a crossbody
Salvatore Bellomo pinned Tony Colon at 3:41 following an airplane spin
Dark match after the taping: Tony Atlas vs. Blackjack Mulligan
WWF @ Norwich, CT – June 24, 1982
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Frank Williams
Charlie Fulton defeated Mac Rivera
Jimmy Snuka defeated Tony Garea
Greg Valentine defeated Laurent Soucie
Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall #1: Saito pinned Jules; fall #2: Jules pinned Saito; fall #3: the champions were disqualified
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Bob Orton Jr.
WWF @ Rockland, MA – Sons of Italy Hall – June 24, 1982
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Pete Doherty
Rick McGraw & Steve Travis defeated Johnny Rodz & Jose Estrada
Blackjack Mulligan defeated SD Jones
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated Swede Hanson
Tony Atlas defeated Adrian Adonis
WWF @ Danbury, CT – High School – June 25, 1982
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Mac Rivera
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Charlie Fulton
Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated Johnny Rodz & Jose Estrada
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated Greg Valentine via count-out
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Bob Orton Jr.
WWF @ Franklin, MA – Veterans Memorial Skating Rink – June 25, 1982
Swede Hanson defeated Pete Doherty
Jimmy Snuka defeated Tony Garea
Steve Travis defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Saito via disqualification
Blackjack Mulligan defeated SD Jones
Tony Atlas defeated Adrian Adonis
WWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – June 26, 1982
Televised on the PRISM Network:
Tony Atlas won a 20-man battle royal at 18:25 by last eliminating SD Jones; other participants included: Greg Valentine, Blackjack Mulligan, Steve Travis, Adrian Adonis, Baron Mikel Scicluna, Mr. Fuji, Mr. Saito, Swede Hanson, WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales, Ivan Putski, Tony Garea, Jose Estrada, Charlie Fulton, Johnny Rodz, Laurent Soucie, Jimmy Snuka, Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow; order of elimination: Snuka by Putski; Mulligan; Putski; Garea by Saito; Travis by Rodz & Estrada; Saito by the Strongbows; Jules by Fuji; Fuji by Jay; Jay by Fuji when Fuji pulled him down with him; Hanson; Morales by Estrada & Adonis; Fulton by Adonis; Rodz by Atlas; Soucie by Adonis; Estrada by Jones; Scicluna by Jones; Adonis by Atlas; Valentine by Jones via dropkick; Jones by Atlas when Jones allowed Atlas to press him over his head and place him on the ring apron after Jones lost a coin toss between the two men (Best of the WWF Vol. 4, Grand Slams)
Baron Mikel Scicluna pinned Laurent Soucie at 7:22 with a kick to the throat as Soucie attempted a backdrop
Chief Jay Strongbow pinned Jose Estrada following a double tomahawk chop at 7:21
Jimmy Snuka pinned Steve Travis with a headbutt off the top at 18:38
Ivan Putski pinned Charlie Fulton with the Polish Hammer at 6:09
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales pinned WWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Saito with a sunset flip at 15:17
Blackjack Mulligan pinned SD Jones
Tony Atlas pinned Adrian Adonis at 6:33
WWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji pinned Tony Garea at the 49-second mark
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Bob Orton Jr. in a lumberjack match at 12:12 with a roll over after the challenger was tripped by Ivan Putski at ringside; prior to the bout, Orton was escorted to the ring by the Grand Wizard; lumberjacks for the match included: Putski, Blackjack Mulligan, SD Jones, Tony Atlas, Mr. Fuji, Adrian Adonis, WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales, Steve Travis, Johnny Rodz, Swede Hanson, Laurent Soucie, and Mr. Saito
WWF @ Glastonbury, CT – High School Gym – June 27, 1982
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Charlie Fulton
Bob Orton Jr. defeated Laurent Soucie
WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito defeated Steve Travis & Frank Williams (sub. for Rick McGraw)
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated Blackjack Mulligan via count-out
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Adrian Adonis
WWF @ Manchester, NH – JFK Coliseum – June 27, 1982
SD Jones defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated Johnny Rodz & Jose Estrada
Tony Atlas pinned Swede Hanson at 8:20 with a headbutt
Jimmy Snuka defeated Tony Garea via disqualification at 20:02 when Garea knocked the referee down
Ivan Putski defeated Greg Valentine at 16:22
WWF @ New York City, NY – Madison Square Garden – June 28, 1982
Televised on the MSG and USA networks – featured Vince McMahon on commentary:
Johnny Rodz pinned Rick McGraw at 10:32 with a legdrop from the middle turnbuckle
Swede Hanson pinned Laurent Soucie at 3:24 with a kneedrop to the throat
Salvatore Bellomo pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna at 4:19 with a dropkick and splash
Bob Orton Jr. defeated WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales via disqualification at 14:38 when Morales threw referee Dick Kroll to the mat; prior to the bout, the Grand Wizard escorted Orton to the ring
Blackjack Mulligan pinned SD Jones at 7:44 after avoiding a move off the turnbuckle and hitting an elbow drop; prior to the bout, Freddie Blassie escorted Mulligan to the ring
Steve Travis pinned Charlie Fulton at 5:41 with a small package
All American Wrestling – 9/11/83: WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Jimmy Snuka in a steel cage match at 15:10 by avoiding a lunge from the challenger and escaping through the door after Snuka missed a splash off the top of the cage; prior to the match, Vince McMahon conducted ringside interviews with Steve Travis and Freddie Blassie and announced Andre the Giant would face Blackjack Mulligan the following month in a Texas Death Match; before the bout, Capt. Lou Albano escorted Snuka and Arnold Skaaland escorted Backlund to the ring; after the bout, the champion was interviewed at ringside by McMahon regarding the match as well as his next challenge, Bob Orton Jr.; rules for the bout stated the winner could only win by escaping through the door; voted Pro Wrestling Illustrated’s Match of the Year (The Greatest Wrestling Stars of the 80s, Legends of Wrestling: Hulk Hogan and Bob Backlund, The Greatest Cage Matches of All Time)
Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito to win the titles at 9:48 when Jules pinned Fuji after Fuji missed a dive in the ring; the decision was later overturned when the replay showed Fuji’s foot on the bottom rope during the pin and the titles were declared vacant; Ivan Putski was the guest referee for the bout; prior to the match, Fuji & Saito were escorted to the ring by Capt. Lou Albano (Tag Team Champions)
Tony Garea defeated Adrian Adonis via disqualification at 8:35 when Adonis shoved referee Mike Torres as Torres attempted to break Adonis’ sleeper
Tony Atlas defeated Greg Valentine via count-out at 3:02 when Valentine left ringside after sustaining several headbutts; prior to the bout, Valentine was escorted to the ring by the Grand Wizard
WWF @ Norwalk, CT – High School Gym – June 29, 1982
SD Jones defeated Mac Rivera
Swede Hanson defeated Laurent Soucie
Rick McGraw & Steve Travis defeated Johnny Rodz & Jose Estrada via disqualification
Bob Orton Jr. defeated Tony Garea (sub. for Pat Patterson)
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated Blackjack Mulligan via disqualification
WWF @ Edison, NJ – High School – June 29, 1982
Pete Sanchez fought Larry Sharpe to a draw
Tony Garea defeated Charlie Fulton
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Ivan Putski fought Jimmy Snuka to a no contest
Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito
WWF @ Portsmouth, NH – June 30, 1982
SD Jones defeated Jose Estrada
Bob Orton Jr. defeated Charlie Fulton
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Johnny Rodz
Jimmy Snuka defeated Ivan Putski via count-out
Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito via disqualification
WWF @ South Yarmouth, MA – Cape Cod Coliseum – July 1, 1982
Johnny Rodz defeated Pete Doherty
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Jules Strongbow defeated Charlie Fulton
Bob Orton Jr. defeated Chief Jay Strongbow via disqualification
Jimmy Snuka defeated SD Jones
Blackjack Mulligan defeated Tony Garea
WWF @ Lowell, MA – Memorial Auditorium – July 2, 1982
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Johnny Rodz
Jimmy Snuka defeated Ivan Putski via count-out
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Mr. Saito via disqualification
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated Bob Orton Jr.
Jules Strongbow defeated the Black Demon
SD Jones defeated Jose Estrada
WWF @ Portsmouth, RI – July 3, 1982
Pete Sanchez defeated Jose Estrada via referee’s decision after the 20-minute time-limit had expired
Salvatore Bellomo pinned Fred Marzino
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales pinned Bob Orton Jr.
Tony Garea pinned Johnny Rodz
SD Jones pinned Pete Doherty
Atlanta, GA – Omni – July 4, 1982
Ivan Putski & Tom Prichard (sub. for Tommy Rich) defeated NWA Tag Team Champions Stan Hansen & Ole Anderson via disqualification at 9:00
Kevin Sullivan defeated Mr. Saito at 7:02
National Tag Team Champions Michael Hayes & Terry Gordy vs. the Wild Samoans (w/ Sonny King)
The Masked Superstar pinned Mr. Wrestling II
Don Muraco (w/ Roddy Piper) pinned Dusty Rhodes at the 49-second mark
Super Destroyer defeated Tom Pritchard at 11:00
Leroy Brown defeated Big John Studd in a Texas Death Match
Paul Orndorff defeated Jimmy Snuka via disqualification
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund fought NWA World Champion Ric Flair to a double count-out
WWF @ Wildwood, NJ – Convention Hall – July 5, 1982
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Mac Rivera
SD Jones defeated Jose Estrada
Tony Garea defeated Mr. Fuji
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Mr. Saito
Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated Blackjack Mulligan & Swede Hanson via disqualification
WWF @ Brockton, MA – July 5, 1982
Pete Sanchez defeated Frank Williams
Johnny Rodz defeated Laurent Soucie
Steve Travis defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Charlie Fulton defeated Rick McGraw
Jimmy Snuka defeated WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales via count-out
Ivan Putski defeated Bob Orton Jr. via count-out
WWF @ Portland, ME – Civic Center – July 6, 1982 (964)
Frank Williams defeated Laurent Soucie via count-out at 11:25
Pete Sanchez defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna via disqualification at 9:42
Steve Travis defeated the Black Demon
Rick McGraw fought Johnny Rodz to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Jimmy Snuka defeated Ivan Putski via count-out at 17:35
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales pinned Bob Orton Jr. at 14:30
WWF @ West Warwick, RI – Civic Center – July 7, 1982
Johnny Rodz defeated Laurent Soucie
Pete Sanchez defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna via disqualification
Rick McGraw defeated Frank Williams
Jimmy Snuka defeated Steve Travis
Ivan Putski defeated the Black Demon
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated Bob Orton Jr.
WWF @ Atlantic City, NJ – Convention Hall – July 7, 1982
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Mac Rivera
SD Jones defeated Jose Estrada
Tony Garea defeated Swede Hanson
Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito via disqualification
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Blackjack Mulligan via count-out
WWF @ Worcester, MA – Auditorium – July 8, 1982
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Frank Williams
Pete Sanchez defeated Laurent Soucie
Ivan Putski defeated Bob Orton Jr.
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales fought Blackjack Mulligan to a no contest
Jimmy Snuka defeated Steve Travis
Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated Johnny Rodz & the Blue Demon
WWF @ Keene, NH – Cheshire Fair Arena – July 9, 1982
Pete Sanchez fought Johnny Rodz to a draw
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Frank Williams
Laurent Soucie defeated the Black Demon
Steve Travis defeated Swede Hanson via disqualification
Tony Atlas fought Blackjack Mulligan to a double disqualification
Ivan Putski defeated Bob Orton Jr. via count-out
WWF @ Brooklyn, NY – Regina Youth Center – July 9, 1982
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Mac Rivera
Rick McGraw defeated Mr. X
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated Jose Estrada
Jimmy Snuka defeated Tony Garea
Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito via disqualification
WWF @ Landover, MD – Capital Centre – July 10, 1982
Frenchy Lamont & Little Boy Blue vs. the Carolina Kid & the Haiti Kid
Salvatore Bellomo pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna (sub. for Laurent Soucie) at 8:09
SD Jones pinned the Black Demon at 11:45
Tony Garea pinned Swede Hanson at 9:15
Ivan Putski pinned Bob Orton Jr. at 15:53
Jose Estrada & Johnny Rodz defeated Steve Travis & Rick McGraw
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales, Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated Mr. Fuji, Mr. Saito, & Capt. Lou Albano in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
Blackjack Mulligan fought Tony Atlas to a double count-out
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund fought Jimmy Snuka to a double disqualification at 25:16
Toronto, Ontario – Maple Leaf Garden – July 11, 1982
Tony Parisi defeated Bob Marcus at 6:03
Johnny Weaver pinned Tim Gerard at 7:20
Jimmy Valiant & Jake Roberts defeated Ivan Koloff & the Great Ninja at 14:21
NWA Mid-Atlantic Champion Jack Brisco defeated Roddy Piper at 5:04; Piper had won the title on July 7 but the title change wasn’t made public at the time of this bout
NWA U.S. Champion Sgt. Slaughter defeated Wahoo McDaniels at 10:11
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Greg Valentine at 16:26
WWF @ Salisbury, MD – Wicomico Youth & Civic Center – July 11, 1982
Bob Bradley defeated Laurent Soucie
Bob Orton Jr. defeated Rick McGraw
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Swede Hanson
Blackjack Mulligan defeated Tony Atlas via count-out
Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito via disqualification
Jimmy Snuka defeated Ivan Putski
WWF @ Wildwood, NJ – Convention Hall – July 12, 1982
Frank Williams defeated Tony Colon
SD Jones defeated Johnny Rodz
Tony Atlas defeated the Executioner
Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito via disqualification
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales fought Jimmy Snuka to a double disqualification
WWF @ Scranton, PA – CYC – July 12, 1982 (1,674)
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Jose Estrada at 20:45
Swede Hanson defeated Pete Sanchez at 21:45
Tony Garea defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna at 6:20
Bob Orton Jr. defeated Steve Travis at 19:55
Blackjack Mulligan defeated WWF World Champion Bob Backlund via disqualification at 27:00
WWF @ Allentown, PA – Agricultural Hall – July 13, 1982
Championship Wrestling taping:
The Haiti Kid defeated Ivan the Terrible
7/17/82 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Pat Patterson:
Bob Orton Jr. (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned SD Jones at 5:35 with the superplex
Tony Garea pinned Frank Williams at 3:40 with a reverse roll up
Salvatore Bellomo pinned Mac Rivera at 2:38 with a cannonball following an airplan spin; after the bout, Pat Patterson interviewed Bellomo at ringside
The Demons defeated Steve King & Steve Travis
Jimmy Snuka (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Barry Hart at 1:08 with a diving headbutt from the middle turnbuckle
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated Mr. Saito (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) via disqualification at 3:22 when Jimmy Snuka interfered and hit the splash off the top on Morales as Albano held his legs down
Buddy Rose (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Bob Bradley at 2:25 with a kneedrop off the top
Tony Atlas pinned Jeff Craney at 2:40 following three dropkicks
7/24/82 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Pat Patterson; featured an in-ring segment with WWF World Champion Bob Backlund showing a demonstration of amateur and professional wrestling holds on Tony Garea:
Blackjack Mulligan defeated Barry Hart with the claw at 2:20
The Demons defeated SD Jones & Bob Bradley at 2:48 when Bradley was pinned after being dropped across the top rope by both Demons
Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow to win the vacant WWF Tag Team Championship in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match at 8:56; fall #1 – Fuji pinned Jules at the 38-second mark after thowing salt into both he and Chief Jay’s face while Saito distracted the referee; fall #2 – Fuji submitted to Jules’ sleeper at 6:42; fall #3 – Saito pinned Jay after Albano interfered and hit Jay with a foreign object when the referee was distracted by Fuji & Jules; after the bout, Pat Patterson attempted to interview the new champions, but they were attacked by the Strongbows and eventually cleared from ringside; the Strongbows then staged a sit-down strike in the ring, delaying the next match from taking place, until Gorilla Monsoon came to the ring and eventually convinced them to leave ringside
Buddy Rose (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Steve King with a kneedrop off the top at 3:55
Salvatore Bellomo pinned Frank Williams at 3:10 with an airplane spin and cannonball
7/31/82 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Pat Patterson:
Tony Atlas pinned Mac Rivera at 4:10 with a headbutt and a splash
Buddy Rose pinned Steve Travis with a kneedrop off the top at 8:47
Swede Hanson pinned Charlie Brown with a backbreaker over the knee at 3:15
WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Bob Bradley & Steve King at 4:48 when Saito pinned King with a back suplex; after the bout, Pat Patterson interviewed Albano and his champions at ringside
Tony Garea pinned Johnny Rodz with a reverse roll up at 4:12
Salvatore Bellomo pinned Barry Hart at 3:29 with an airplane spin followed by a giant swing
Dark match after the taping: Tony Atlas defeated Blackjack Mulligan via disqualification
WWF @ Hamburg, PA – Fieldhouse – July 14, 1982
All Star Wrestling taping:
7/17/82 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Pat Patterson; featured the Jimmy Snuka vs. Barry Hart and WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales vs. Mr. Saito matches from the 7/17/82 Championship Wrestling:
Mr. Fuji (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) fought Tony Garea to a double count-out at 6:46 when both men were brawling on the floor
Tony Atlas pinned Johnny Rodz with a gorilla press slam at 5:30
Buddy Rose (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Jeff Craney with a kneedrop off the top at 2:49
Bob Orton Jr. (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Bob Bradley
Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated Charlie Fulton & Baron Mikel Scicluna at 6:10 when Jay pinned Fulton with a double tomahawk chop
Blackjack Mulligan defeated Charlie Brown with the claw; the match was aired joined in progress
7/24/82 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Pat Patterson; featured the Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow vs. Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito and Buddy Rose vs. Steve King matches from the 7/24/82 Championship Wrestling:
Salvatore Bellomo pinned Juan Vega at 1:13 following an airplane spin
Bob Orton Jr. (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Jeff Craney with the superplex at 2:15
Johnny Rodz pinned Charlie Brown at 3:32 with a flying back elbow
Blackjack Mulligan defeated Gilbert & Louie Rodriguez in a handicap match at 3:35 by pinning both men after slamming Louie onto Gilbert
Swede Hanson defeated Barry Hart via submission with a backbreaker over the knee at 3:28
7/31/82 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Pat Patterson:
Jimmy Snuka (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Steve King at 2:11 with a diving headbutt from the middle turnbuckle
Tony Atlas pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna at 5:14 with a headbutt and a splash
Buddy Rose (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Charlie Brown at 5:22 with a kneedrop off the top
The Haiti Kid pinned Ivan the Terrible at 3:41 with a roll up into a bridge
Bob Orton Jr. (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Barry Hart at 5:12 with the superplex
Steve Travis pinned Charlie Fulton at 5:40 with a small package
WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito defeated SD Jones & Jeff Craney at 3:34 when Fuji pinned Craney with a Kamikaze Drop off the top
Salvatore Bellomo pinned Mac Rivera at the 4-minute mark with an airplane spin
Dark match after the taping: Jimmy Snuka defeated Tony Garea
WWF @ Altoona, PA – Jaffa Mosque – July 15, 1982
Baron Mikel Scicluna pinned Barry Hart
Jim Grabmire pinned Jeff Craney
The Haiti Kid pinned Chris Curtis (John Adams)
Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund fought Blackjack Mulligan to a double disqualification
WWF @ Kittanning, PA – Belmont Arena – July 15, 1982 (1,500)
Johnny DeFazio pinned Bill Dixon at 15:45 with a roll up
Tony Altimore pinned the Red Demon at 12:45
Tony Atlas fought Jimmy Snuka to a double disqualification at 17:10 when both men shoved the referee
Bob Orton Jr. pinned SD Jones at 14:55
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales pinned the Executioner at 10:45
WWF @ Pittsburgh, PA – Civic Arena – July 16, 1982 (12,000)
Baron Mikel Scicluna & Jim Grabmire defeated Barry Hart & Johnny DeFazio at 13:20 when Scicluna pinned Hart
Tony Atlas fought Bob Orton Jr. to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Blackjack Mulligan pinned SD Jones at 10:30 with the claw
Jimmy Snuka defeated WWF World Champion Bob Backlund via count-out at 20:35 after headbutting the champion out of the ring
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales pinned the Executioner at 6:20 with a small package
The Haiti Kid pinned Chris Curtis (John Adams) at 8:45
Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito in a Texas Death Match at 6:30 when Jules pinned Fuji
WWF @ Boston, MA – Boston Garden – July 17, 1982 (12,007)
Pete Sanchez fought Johnny Rodz to a 15-minute time-limit draw
Steve Travis pinned Pete Doherty at 10:29
Blackjack Mulligan defeated Tony Garea at 10:35
Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito in a Texas Death Match at 10:12
The Haiti Kid defeated Chris Curtis (John Adams) at 7:23
Jimmy Snuka fought WWF World Champion Bob Backlund to a double disqualification at 24:30
Salvatore Bellomo pinned Jose Estrada at 11:28
Tony Atlas pinned the Black Demon at 5:20
SD Jones defeated Swede Hanson via disqualification at 7:38
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales pinned Bob Orton Jr. at 6:38
WWF @ New Haven, CT – Veterans Coliseum – July 18, 1982
The Haiti Kid defeated Chris Curtis (John Adams)
Steve Travis defeated Johnny Rodz
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Jose Estrada
Jimmy Snuka defeated Tony Garea
Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated Swede Hanson & the Black Demon
Tony Atlas & SD Jones defeated Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito via disqualification
Bob Orton Jr. defeated WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales via count-out
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund fought Blackjack Mulligan to a double disqualification when both Arnold Skaaland and Bob Orton Jr. interfered
WWF @ Wildwood, NJ – Convention Hall – July 19, 1982
The Haiti Kid defeated Chris Curtis (John Adams)
Tony Atlas defeated Swede Hanson
Blackjack Mulligan defeated Steve Travis
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Mr. Fuji
WWF @ Holyoke, MA – July 20, 1982
The Haiti Kid defeated Chris Curtis (John Adams)
Pete Doherty defeated Mac Rivera
Steve Travis defeated Charlie Fulton
Bob Orton Jr. defeated Tony Garea
WWF @ Asbury Park, NJ – Convention Hall – July 20, 1982
SD Jones fought Johnny Rodz to a draw
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Mr. X
Tony Atlas defeated the Black Demon
Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito via disqualification
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated Swede Hanson
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Jimmy Snuka via count-out
WWF @ Long Island, NY – Nassau Coliseum – July 21, 1982
Included a $100 door prize giveaway contest
The Haiti Kid defeated Chris Curtis (John Adams) at 10:50
Steve Travis defeated Johnny Rodz at 11:52
SD Jones defeated Jose Estrada at 12:30
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Charlie Fulton at 13:12
Tony Atlas defeated Swede Hanson at 9:12
Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match at 10:06, 2-1; fall #1: Fuji pinned Jules at 3:42; fall #2: Fuji & Saito were disqualified at 5:40; fall #3: Jules pinned Saito at the 44-second mark
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated Blackjack Mulligan via disqualification at 11:52
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund fought Jimmy Snuka to a double disqualification at 23:50
WWF @ South Yarmouth, MA – Cape Cod Coliseum – July 22, 1982
The Haiti Kid pinned Chris Curtis (John Adams)
Tony Garea pinned Steve Travis
Jules Strongbow defeated Swede Hanson
Chief Jay Strongbow pinned Bob Orton Jr.
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund fought Blackjack Mulligan to a double disqualification when both Arnold Skaaland and Bob Orton Jr. interfered
WWF @ Fitchburg, MA – July 23, 1982
Johnny Rodz defeated Mac Rivera
Salvatore Bellomo pinned Jose Estrada
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Charlie Fulton via disqualification
Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito defeated Tony Atlas & SD Jones
Jimmy Snuka defeated WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales via disqualification
WWF @ Middletown, NY – Orange County Fair – July 23, 1982
The Haiti Kid defeated Chris Curtis (John Adams)
Tony Garea fought Steve Travis to a draw
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Blackjack Mulligan via count-out
Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated Bob Orton Jr. & Swede Hanson via disqualification
WWF @ Providence, RI – Civic Center July 24, 1982
Steve Travis defeated Charlie Fulton
Bob Orton Jr. won a 22-man battle royal to earn a world title shot later in the show
The Haiti Kid defeated Chris Curtis (John Adams)
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales pinned Swede Hanson
Blackjack Mulligan defeated Mac Rivera with the claw hold
Salvatore Bellamo defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji via disqualification
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Bob Orton Jr.
Jimmy Snuka pinned Tony Garea
Tony Atlas defeated Johnny Rodz
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Pete Doherty
Ivan Putski defeated Jose Estrada
WWF @ Manchester, NH – JFK Coliseum – July 25, 1982
Swede Hanson defeated Pete Doherty
Salvatore Bellomo pinned Charlie Fulton at 9:22
WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito defeated Steve Travis & Tony Atlas at 19:20 when Travis was pinned
Blackjack Mulligan (sub. for Jimmy Snuka) pinned Tony Garea at 11:10 with a boot to the face
Ivan Putski defeated Bob Orton Jr.
Toronto, Ontario – Maple Leaf Garden – July 25, 1982
Tony Parisi defeated Tim Gerard at 6:31
The Destroyer defeated Nick DeCarlo at 11:51
The Great Ninja defeated Johnny Weaver at 9:48
Ricky Steamboat & Jay Youngblood defeated Pvt. Nelson & Pvt. Kernodle at 14:32
Andre the Giant defeated Big John Studd via disqualification at 13:08
Jimmy Snuka defeated WWF World Champion Bob Backlund via count-out at 19:21
Canadian Champion Angelo Mosca defeated Gene Kiniski at 8:14
WWF @ Salisbury Beach, MA – Frolics – July 26, 1982
Pete Doherty fought Fred Marzino to a draw
Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito
Tony Atlas & Tony Garea (sub. for SD Jones) defeated Swede Hanson & Johnny Rodz
Ivan Putski defeated Bob Orton Jr.
WWF @ Wildwood, NJ – July 26, 1982
Steve Travis defeated Ralph Smith
Pete Sanchez fought Jose Estrada to a draw
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Frank Williams
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah & Leilani Kai defeated Peggy Lee & Vivian St. John
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated the Black Demon
WWF @ Portland, ME – Civic Center – July 27, 1982 (1,325)
Johnny Rodz pinned Fred Marzino (sub. for SD Jones) at 14:45
Tony Atlas pinned Swede Hanson at 10:55
Bob Orton Jr. pinned Tony Garea at 11:40
Ivan Putski defeated Jimmy Snuka via count-out at 15:30
Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito in a Best 2 out of 3 falls non-title match at 18:14, 2-0; fall #1: Fuji was disqualified at 14:44 for choking Chief Jay; fall #2: Chief pinned Saito and Jules pinned Fuji at the same time at 3:30
WWF @ Olean, NY – July 28, 1982
Tony Parisi defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Tony Garea defeated the Destroyer
WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito defeated Tony Atlas & Nick DeCarlo
Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated Swede Hanson & Johnny Rodz
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Bob Orton Jr.
WWF @ Atlantic City, NJ – Convention Hall – July 28, 1982
Pete Sanchez defeated Mac Rivera
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Frank Williams
Steve Travis fought Jose Estrada (sub. for Blackjack Mulligan) to a draw
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah & Leilani Kai defeated Peggy Lee & Vivian St. John
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated the Executioner Jimmy Snuka defeated Ivan Putski via count-out
WWF @ East Brunswick, NJ – International Market – July 29, 1982
Jose Estrada vs. Pete Sanchez
The Executioner vs. Steve Travis
Salvatore Bellomo vs. ?
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah & Leilani Kai vs. Peggy Lee & Vivian St. John (best 2 out of 3 falls)
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales vs. Blackjack Mulligan
WWF @ Rochester, NY – War Memorial – July 29, 1982
The Destroyer defeated Nick DeCarlo (sub. for SD Jones)
Tony Garea defeated Johnny Rodz
Tony Parisi defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Tony Atlas defeated Swede Hanson
Bob Orton Jr. defeated Ivan Putski via count-out
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund fought Jimmy Snuka to a double disqualification
Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito via disqualification
WWF @ Middletown, NY – Orange County Fair – July 30, 1982
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Pete Sanchez
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah & Leilani Kai defeated Peggy Lee & Vivian St. John
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated Jose Estrada
Blackjack Mulligan defeated Steve Travis
Andre the Giant defeated the Black Demon
WWF @ Syracuse, NY – War Memorial – July 30, 1982
The Destroyer defeated Nick DeCarlo
Tony Parisi defeated Johnny Rodz
Tony Atlas defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji
Jimmy Snuka defeated Tony Garea
Bob Orton Jr. defeated Ivan Putski via count-out
Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna & Swede Hanson
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Saito
WWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – July 31, 1982
Televised on the PRISM Network – featured Dick Graham & Kal Rudman on commentary; originally scheduled for the show was Tony Garea & Steve Travis vs. Johnny Rodz & Jose Estrada
: Tony Garea fought Steve Travis to a draw at 10:26; Garea was originally given the win after a double pin, but Garea refused the victory
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah & Leilani Kai defeated Vivian St. John & Peggy Lee at 9:47 when Moolah pinned St. John with an inside cradle
Salvatore Bellomo (sub. for Tony Garea) pinned Pete Sanchez with a sunset flip at 11:12
WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito defeated Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow at 10:49 when Saito pinned Jules following a double team behind the referee’s back
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund (w/ Arnold Skaaland) fought Jimmy Snuka to a double disqualification at 21:06 when Capt. Lou Albano, who Snuka brought ringside early in the contest, interfered as Backlund had the Crossface Chicken Wing applied, with a brawl ensuing between Backlund & Skaaland against Snuka & Albano, and several other wrestlers, including Salvatore Bellomo and the Demons, having to come out to pull Backlund and Snuka apart
Andre the Giant defeated Blackjack Mulligan at 9:16 via count-out after Andre kicked Mulligan off him as the two were fighting outside the ring
Ivan Putski pinned Bob Orton Jr. at 2:14 after causing him to crotch himself on the turnbuckle
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales pinned Swede Hanson at 1:33 with a roll up as Hanson charged him in the corner; Morales had his ribs taped following a recent attack from Jimmy Snuka
Ivan Putski (sub. for Tony Atlas, said to have transportation problems) (w/ SD Jones) pinned Demon #2 (Charlie Fulton) (w/ Demon #1) (Baron Mikel Scicluna) at 1:36 with the Polish Hammer; the match was originally scheduled as a tag match with Tony Atlas & SD Jones vs. the Demons, but was changed to a singles match when Jones was unable to compete due to illness
WWF @ Hartford, CT – Civic Center – August 1, 1982
SD Jones defeated Charlie Fulton
Steve Travis fought Tony Garea to a draw
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Johnny Rodz
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah & Leilani Kai defeated Peggy Lee & Vivian St. John
Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Saito & Mr. Fuji via disqualification
Ivan Putski (sub. for Tony Atlas) defeated Bob Orton Jr. via disqualification
Andre the Giant defeated Blackjack Mulligan via count-out
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Jimmy Snuka
WWF @ New York City, NY – Madison Square Garden – August 2, 1982 (22,000; sell out)
This card was not televised
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah & Leilani Kai defeated Vivian St. John & Peggy Lee at 7:13
Johnny Rodz fought Pete Sanchez to a double disqualification
Tony Garea fought Steve Travis to a draw at 13:32
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Jose Estrada at 4:14
SD Jones defeated Swede Hanson at 2:36
Ivan Putski (sub. for Tony Atlas) defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Saito at 10:18
Ivan Putski defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji via disqualification at 2:58
Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated the Masked Demons at 5:06
Jimmy Snuka defeated WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales via count-out at 9:18
Andre the Giant defeated Blackjack Mulligan at 14:41 in a Texas Death Match
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Bob Orton Jr. at 23:38
WWF @ Allentown, PA – Agricultural Hall – August 3, 1982
Championship Wrestling taping:
8/7/82 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Pat Patterson:
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated Rocky Cole via submission with the Boston Crab at 3:06
Buddy Rose (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Bob Bradley with a kneedrop off the top at 2:19
Mighty Joe Thunder (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Steve King at 2:26 with a kick to the head and elbow drop (Thunder’s debut)
Tony Garea defeated Mac Rivera via submission with an abdominal stretch at 2:58
Superstar Billy Graham (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Barry Hart via submission with the bearhug at 2:22 (Graham’s return after a 4-year absence)
Andre the Giant pinned the Executioner at 3:04 with a boot to the face and sit-down splash
Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated Jose Estrada & Baron Mikel Scicluna at 5:42 when Jules pinned Estrada following the double chop
Bob Orton Jr. (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Victor Mercado with the piledriver at 2:04; after the bout, Pat Patterson conducted a ringside interview with Orton & the Wizard
8/14/82 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Pat Patterson; featured footage showing the lifestyle of Buddy Rose and him on Waikiki Beach in Honolulu, HI:
Ivan Putski pinned Frank Williams with the Polish Hammer at 4:25
Mighty Joe Thunder (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Barry Hart via submission with the backbreaker at 2:55
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna at 2:45 with a small package as Scicluna attempted a backdrop
Superstar Billy Graham (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Victor Mercado via submission with a bearhug at 3:44
WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Steve King & Pete Sanchez at 8:35 when Fuji pinned King with a bomb from the middle turnbuckle
Andre the Giant pinned Johnny Rodz with a boot to the face and sit-down splash at 2:35
8/21/82 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Pat Patterson:
Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna & Johnny Rodz at 4:20 when Jay pinned Scicluna with a Thesz Press
Buddy Rose (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned SD Jones at 2:43 after the momentum of a crossbody off the top by Jones put Rose on top
Mighty Joe Thunder (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Victor Mercado via submission with the backbreaker at 1:50
Swede Hanson defeated George Rosello via submission with a backbreaker over the knee at 2:53
Salvatore Bellomo pinned Mac Rivera at 5:48 following an airplane spin
Ivan Putski pinned Jose Estrada with the Polish Hammer at 2:09
Superstar Billy Graham (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Bob Bradley via submission with a bearhug at 2:10
Bob Orton Jr. (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Barry Hart with a piledriver at 2:55
8/28/82:
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Charlie Fulton
Buddy Rose defeated Barry Hart
Mighty Joe Thunder defeated Charlie Brown
Tony Garea defeated Rocky Cole
Superstar Billy Graham defeated Pete Sanchez
WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito defeated Steve Travis & SD Jones at 7:28 when Saito pinned Travis with a back suplex
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Johnny Rodz
Dark match after the taping: Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito via disqualification
WWF @ Hamburg, PA – Fieldhouse – August 4, 1982
Television taping:
Tony Garea fought Swede Hanson to a draw
All Star Wrestling – 8/7/82 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Pat Patterson:
Ivan Putski pinned Charlie Fulton at around the 5-minute minute mark with the Polish Hammer
Buddy Rose (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Charlie Brown at 2:08 with a kneedrop off the top
Superstar Billy Graham (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Bob Bradley via submission at 2:23 with a bearhug
Andre the Giant pinned Jose Estrada at 3:24 with a boot to the face and a sit-down splash
Bob Orton Jr. (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Victor Mercado at 5:28 with the piledriver
Salvatore Bellomo pinned Rocky Cole at 2:20 with a giant swing
Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated Johnny Rodz & Mac Rivera at 10:14 when Rivera submitted to Jay’s sleeper
Mighty Joe Thunder (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Jeff Craney at 3:47 with a powerslam
All Star Wrestling – 8/14/82 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Pat Patterson; included footage showing the lifestyle of Buddy Rose and on Waikiki Beach in Honolulu, Hawaii; featured a Jimmy Snuka vs. Tony Colon match from the 2/27/82 All Star Wrestling:
Ivan Putski pinned Jose Estrada with the Polish Hammer at 6:31
Andre the Giant defeated Mac Rivera & Rocky Cole in a handicap match at 5:36 by pinning both men at the same time after throwing Rivera onto Cole
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales pinned Charlie Fulton at 3:40 with a small package
WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Steve Travis & Vic Taylor at 6:30 when Fuji pinned Taylor with a Kamikaze drop from the top rope
SD Jones pinned Victor Mercado at 3:12 with a gutwrench suplex
All Star Wrestling – 8/21/82 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Pat Patterson; included the Blackjack Mulligan vs. Jeff Craney match from the 4/3/82 All Star Wrestling:
Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated Charlie Fulton & Mac Rivera
Buddy Rose defeated Frank Williams
Superstar Billy Graham (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Barry Hart via submission with a bearhug at 3:06
Steve Travis defeated Rocky Cole
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Jose Estrada
Bob Orton Jr. (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Bob Bradley at 4:38 with the superplex
Mighty Joe Thunder (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated George Rosello via submission with the backbreaker at 3:32 (Thunder’s final appearance)
Championship Wrestling – 9/4/82:
Ivan Putski defeated Rocky Cole
Bob Orton Jr. defeated Pete Sanchez
Superstar Billy Graham defeated Jeff Craney
SD Jones defeated Barry Hart
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated Johnny Rodz
WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito defeated Frank Williams & Steve Travis
Tony Garea pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna at 2:22 with a sunset flip
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Victor Mercado
Dark match after the taping: Ivan Putski defeated Bob Orton Jr. via count-out
WWF @ Worcester, MA – Auditorium – August 5, 1982
Salvatore Bellomo pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna
Swede Hanson pinned Mac Rivera
Bob Orton Jr. pinned Steve Travis
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated Blackjack Mulligan via count-out
Andre the Giant & Tony Garea defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito via disqualification
NJPW @ Tokyo, Japan – August 5, 1982
Junji Hirata pinned Shunji Takano
Haruka Eigen defeated Makoto Arakawa via submission with an arm bar
Animal Hamaguchi & Isamu Teranishi defeated Yoshiaki Fujiwara & Osamu Kido when Teranishi pinned Kido
Kantaro Hoshino pinned Rick McGraw
Bret Hart pinned Kengo Kimura
Hiro Matsuda & Yoshiaki Yatsu defeated Dick Murdoch & the Grappler (Len Denton) when Yatsu pinned the Grappler
WWF Jr. Heavyweight Champion Tiger Mask pinned the Dynamite Kid
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Tatsumi Fujinami
WWF @ East Greenwich, RI – August 5, 1982
Pete Sanchez pinned Frank Williams
Charlie Fulton pinned Fred Marzino
SD Jones pinned Pete Doherty
Ivan Putski fought Jimmy Snuka to a double disqualification
Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated Johnny Rodz & Jose Estrada in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
WWF @ Harrisburg, PA – Zembo Temple Mosque – August 6, 1982
Baron Mikel Scicluna pinned Mr. X at 10:03
Salvatore Bellomo pinned Mac Rivera at 13:11
Swede Hanson pinned Bob Bradley at 11:29
Jimmy Snuka fought Ivan Putski to a double disqualification at 17:17
Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match; fall #1: Fuji & Saito won via pinfall; fall #2: Fuji & Saito were disqualified; fall #3: Chief Jay & Jules won via pinfall
WWF @ Stanhope, NJ – Lenape Valley High School Gym – August 6, 1982
Jose Estrada pinned Barry Hart
Bob Orton Jr. pinned SD Jones
Tony Garea pinned Johnny Rodz
Pete Sanchez defeated Jose Estrada via count-out
Steve Travis pinned the Black Demon
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales fought Blackjack Mulligan to a double disqualification
WWF @ Jamestown, NY – Country Western Club – August 8, 1982
Ivan Putski vs. Bob Orton Jr.
Included 4 other matches
Toronto, Ontario – Maple Leaf Garden – August 8, 1982
Tony Parisi fought Pvt. Nelson to a 15-minute draw
Johnny Weaver defeated Juan Reynosa at 6:22
Mike Rotundo & Kelly Kiniski defeated Jim Dalton & Bill White at 11:48
Paul Jones defeated the Great Ninja at 10:19
Pvt. Don Kernodle defeated Canadian TV Champion Jay Youngblood at 15:31 to win the title
Canadian Champion Angelo Mosca defeated NWA U.S. Champion Sgt. Slaughter via disqualification at 25:06; only Slaughter’s title was on the line
Jimmy Snuka defeated WWF World Champion Bob Backlund via count-out at 28:14
WWF @ Buffalo, NY – August 9, 1982 (4,200)
Steve Travis defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Tony Parisi defeated Jose Estrada
The Destroyer defeated SD Jones
Salvatore Bellomo fought WWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Saito to a draw
Jimmy Snuka pinned Tony Garea
Ivan Putski defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji via disqualification
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Bob Orton Jr.
WWF @ Wildwood, NJ – Convention Hall – August 9, 1982
Included WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales, Swede Hanson, Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow
WWF @ Utica, NY – Murnane Field – August 10, 1982
SD Jones pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna
Tony Garea pinned Jose Estrada
Jimmy Snuka defeated Steve Travis
Ivan Putski defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Saito
Salvatore Bellomo (sub. for Tony Atlas) fought WWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji to a draw
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Bob Orton Jr. at 19:45
WWF @ Atlantic City, NJ – Convention Hall – August 11, 1982
Johnny Rodz fought Pete Sanchez to a double disqualification
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Miguel Feliciano
Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated Jose Estrada (sub. for Frank Williams) & Mac Rivera
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated Charlie Fulton (sub. for Swede Hanson)
Blackjack Mulligan defeated SD Jones (sub. for Tony Atlas) via count-out
Ivan Putski defeated Jimmy Snuka via disqualification; SD Jones was the guest referee for the bout
Montreal, Quebec – Paul Sauve Arena – August 11, 1982
Tito Senza vs. Tony Russo
Tony Parisi vs. WWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Saito
Gino Brito vs. WWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji
Edouard Carpentier & Gerry Ho vs. Le Bourreau & Gilles Poisson
Dino Bravo vs. Swede Hanson
Raymond Rougeau vs. Pat Patterson
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund fought International Champion Billy Robinson to a curfew draw
WWF @ South Yarmouth, MA – Cape Cod Coliseum – August 12, 1982
Salvatore Bellomo defeated SD Jones
Tony Garea & Steve Travis defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna & Jose Estrada
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated Bob Orton Jr.
Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito via disqualification
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Blackjack Mulligan
WWF @ Lowell, MA – Memorial Auditorium – August 13, 1982
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Steve Travis defeated Pete Doherty
SD Jones defeated Jose Estrada
Blackjack Mulligan & Bob Orton Jr. defeated WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales & Tony Garea
Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito via disqualification
WWF @ Baltimore, MD – Civic Center – August 14, 1982 (12,629)
Steve Travis pinned Jose Estrada at 7:28
Johnny Rodz pinned Pete Sanchez at 3:23
Tony Garea pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna at 3:45
SD Jones pinned Swede Hanson at 7:57
Salvatore Bellomo defeated the Black Demon at 6:04
Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall #1: Fuji & Saito won at 2:45; fall #2: Strongbows won by disqualification at 8:20; fall #3: Strongbows won at 2:01
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales fought Blackjack Mulligan to a double disqualification at 13:40
Pat Patterson (sub. for Tony Atlas) defeated Jimmy Snuka via disqualification at 15:28
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Bob Orton Jr. via submission with the Crossface Chicken Wing at 22:16
WWF @ Manchester, NH – JFK Coliseum – August 15, 1982
Tony Garea defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Swede Hanson via disqualification at 13:00
Jimmy Snuka pinned Steve Travis
Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; as one of the falls was won via disqualification the titles did not change hands
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Bob Orton Jr. at 17:30; Tony Garea was the guest referee for the bout
WWF @ Salisbury Beach, MA – Frolics – August 16, 1982
Swede Hanson pinned Pete Doherty (sub. for Frank Williams) at 11:14
Johnny Rodz fought Pete Sanchez to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall #1: Fuji & Saito won; fall #2: Strongbows won by disqualification; fall #3: Strongbows won when Jules pinned both at the same time
Blackjack Mulligan fought Ivan Putski to a double disqualification
WWF @ Wildwood, NJ – Convention Hall – August 16, 1982
SD Jones defeated Charlie Fulton
Jimmy Snuka defeated Tony Garea
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated the Black Demon
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah & Donna Christianello defeated Sherri Martel & Penny Mitchell
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund fought Bob Orton Jr. to a double disqualification
WWF @ York, PA – Wolf Gymnasium – August 17, 1982 (1,800)
Debut in York
SD Jones defeated Jose Estrada
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated the Black Demon
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah & Donna Christianello defeated Sherri Martel & Penny Mitchell
Jimmy Snuka defeated Tony Garea
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Bob Orton Jr.
WWF @ Lewiston, ME – Armory – August 17, 1982
Johnny Rodz pinned Pete Doherty (sub. for Steve Travis)
Salvatore Bellomo pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna
Pete Sanchez pinned Frank Williams
Ivan Putski (sub. for Tony Atlas) pinned Swede Hanson
Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0; fall #1: the Strongbows won by pinfall; fall #2: the champions were disqualified
Andre the Giant defeated Blackjack Mulligan via count-out at 17:44
WWF @ Binghamton, NY – August 1982
WWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Saito defeated Salvatore Bellomo
Bob Orton Jr. defeated Tony Garea
Ivan Putski defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Jimmy Snuka; SD Jones was the guest referee for the bout
WWF @ Minassas, VA – County Fair – August 18, 1982
SD Jones vs. ?
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales vs. ?
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund vs. Bob Orton Jr.
WWF @ Biddeford, ME – Ice Arena – August 18, 1982
Pete Doherty defeated Frank Williams
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Pete Sanchez
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Johnny Rodz
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Swede Hanson
Blackjack Mulligan defeated Jules Strongbow
Andre the Giant & Ivan Putski (sub. for Tony Atlas) fought WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito to a double disqualification
WWF @ Altoona, PA – Jaffa Mosque – August 19, 1982 (2,100)
The Red Demon pinned Bill Berger at 8:20
SD Jones pinned Jose Estrada at 16:10
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna at 5:10 with a small package
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah & Donna Christanello defeated Sherri Martel & Penny Mitchell at 12:35 when Moolah pinned Sherri
Tony Garea fought Jimmy Snuka to a 20-minute time-limit draw
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Blackjack Mulligan via disqualification at 16:20; Ivan Putski was the guest referee for the match
WWF @ Fall River, MA – Bank Street Armory – August 19, 1982
Pete Sanchez fought Johnny Rodz to a 20-minute draw
Pete Doherty (sub. for Steve Travis) pinned Frank Williams
Salvatore Bellomo pinned Swede Hanson
Andre the Giant, Chief Jay Strongbow, & Jules Strongbow defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito, & Bob Orton in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
WWF @ Pittsburgh, PA – Civic Arena – August 20, 1982 (14,500)
Tony Garea pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna at 11:20
SD Jones fought Jose Estrada to a 20-minute time-limit draw
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Jimmy Snuka at 25:10 following a fast count from guest referee Ivan Putski
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales pinned WWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji at 14:45 with a backbreaker
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah & Donna Christanello defeated Sherri Martel & Penny Mitchell at 14:30 when Christianello pinned Mitchell
Ivan Putski (sub. for Tony Atlas) pinned WWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Saito at 4:50 with a small package
Andre the Giant defeated Blackjack Mulligan via count-out at 11:20
WWF @ Boston, MA – Boston Garden – August 21, 1982 (14,700)
SD Jones defeated Jose Estrada via disqualification at 10:11
Johnny Rodz defeated Pete Sanchez at 16:30
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales (sub. for Tony Atlas) & Ivan Putski defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito via disqualification at 18:30
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Swede Hanson at 12:20
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Jimmy Snuka at 18:55; WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales was guest referee for the bout
Andre the Giant defeated Blackjack Mulligan via count-out at 15:20
Tony Garea defeated Bob Orton Jr. via disqualification at 8:10
Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated the Black Demon & Jose Estrada at 8:35
Toronto, Ontario – Maple Leaf Garden – August 22, 1982
Tony Parisi pinned Ken Timbs at 9:14
Johnny Weaver defeated Tim Gerard at 3:44
Paul Jones defeated the Great Ninja at 8:56
Ricky Steamboat & Jay Youngblood defeated Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Champions Pvt. Nelson & Pvt. Kernodle to win the titles
Andre the Giant pinned Big John Studd at 10:04 when Studd failed a bodyslam, with Andre falling on top for the win
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Jimmy Snuka in a steel cage match at 18:02 after Snuka missed a splash off the top of the cage
WWF @ Wildwood, NJ – Convention Hall – August 23, 1982
Pete Sanchez fought Johnny Rodz to a draw
Donna Christianello defeated Sherri Martel
Tony Garea defeated Swede Hanson
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah defeated Penny Mitchell
Jimmy Snuka defeated SD Jones
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Bob Orton Jr.
WWF @ Scranton, PA – CYC – August 23, 1982 (3,304; sell out)
Jose Estrada defeated Tony Altimore at 6:15
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Pete Sanchez at 7:07
Ivan Putski defeated the Black Demon at 11:30
Capt. Lou Albano, WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito defeated WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales, Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1
Andre the Giant defeated Blackjack Mulligan at 11:55
WWF @ Hamburg, PA – Fieldhouse – August 25, 1982
Television taping:
All Star Wrestling – 8/28/82 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Pat Patterson:
Tony Garea & Steve Travis defeated Swede Hanson & Jose Estrada at 6:25 when Garea pinned Estrada with a flying bodypress
Buddy Rose (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Barry Hart with a kneedrop off the top at 3:45
Superstar Billy Graham (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Jeff Craney via submission with a bearhug at 2:21
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated Mac Rivera
Bob Orton Jr. (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Steve King with the superplex at 3:12
Salvatore Bellomo pinned Charlie Fulton at 3:22 following an airplane spin
WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated SD Jones & Frank Williams at 7:29 when Fuji pinned Williams with a Bomb from the middle turnbuckle
Jimmy Snuka (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Bob Bradley at 3:17 with a diving headbutt off the top
All Star Wrestling – 9/4/82 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Pat Patterson:
Buddy Rose (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Vic Taylor with a kneedrop off the top
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated Jeff Craney
Superstar Billy Graham defeated Frank Williams
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah pinned Sherri Martel at 3:58 with a splash after Sherri missed a dive off the top
Ivan Putski pinned Jose Estrada
Jimmy Snuka (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Steve King at 3:04 with a diving headbutt off the top
Andre the Giant pinned Swede Hanson (w/ Freddie Blassie) at 3:01 with a boot to the face and a sit-down splash; after the bout, Andre spanked Blassie with his own cane
All Star Wrestling – 9/11/82 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Pat Patterson; included a repeat of the Fuji & Saito / Strongbows 2 out of 3 falls match from the 7/24/82 Championship Wrestling episode, shown in full:
Ivan Putski pinned Johnny Rodz with the Polish Hammer at 1:47 as Rodz was preparing to jump from the middle turnbuckle
Jimmy Snuka (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Pete Sanchez at 1:14 following two jumping headbutts
Tony Garea defeated Charlie Fulton
Superstar Billy Graham (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Steve King via submission with a bearhug at 1:05
Salvatore Bellomo pinned Mac Rivera at 1:39 with a powerslam and forward roll
Steve Travis pinned Jose Estrada at 7:40 with a small package
Swede Hanson (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Jeff Craney at 3:38 with a backbreaker over the knee
Championship Wrestling – 9/11/82 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Pat Patterson; included a repeat of the Fuji & Saito / Strongbows 2 out of 3 falls match from the 7/24/82 Championship Wrestling episode, shown in full:
Ivan Putski pinned Mac Rivera with the Polish Hammer at 2:43
Swede Hanson (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Bob Bradley via submission with a backbreaker over the knee at 2:24
Superstar Billy Graham (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Barry Hart via submission with a bearhug at the 2-minute mark
Tony Garea & Steve Travis defeated Johnny Rodz & Charlie Fulton at 2:48 when Garea pinned Rodz with a powerslam; prior to the bout, Pat Patterson introduced WWF World Champion Bob Backlund and presented him with a trophy for winning a “prestigious tournament in Japan”
Buddy Rose (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Frank Williams with a kneedrop off the top at 2:21
Bob Orton Jr. (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Vic Taylor with a piledriver at 3:27
Dark match after the taping: Andre the Giant, Steve Travis, & Tony Garea defeated Jimmy Snuka (sub. for Blackjack Mulligan), WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito
WWF @ Westborough, MA – Speedway – August 26, 1982
Women’s Champions the Fabulous Moolah & Donna Christianello defeated Penny Mitchell & Sherri Martel
Salvatore Bellomo pinned Johnny Rodz
WWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Saito pinned SD Jones
Blackjack Mulligan defeated Pete Sanchez
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales pinned the Black Demon
Ivan Putski pinned Jose Estrada
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji via disqualification
Andre the Giant pinned Swede Hanson
Jimmy Snuka pinned Steve Travis
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Bob Orton Jr.
Andre the Giant won an 18-man $10,000 battle royal; other participants included: Blackjack Mullgian, Salvatore Bellomo, Tony Garea, Johnny Rodz, Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow, WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito, SD Jones, Pete Sanchez, WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales, the Black Demon, Ivan Putski, Jose Estrada, Swede Hanson, Jimmy Snuka, & Steve Travis
WWF @ Asbury Park, NJ – Convention Hall – August 27, 1982
Salvatore Bellomo fought Johnny Rodz to a draw
SD Jones defeated Swede Hanson via disqualification
Buddy Rose defeated Jose Estrada
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah & Donna Christianello defeated Penny Mitchell & Sherri Martel
Ivan Putski defeated the Executioner
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Bob Orton Jr.
WWF @ Parsippany, NJ – High School Gym – August 27, 1982
Little Beaver & Tiger Jackson defeated Sonny Boy Hayes & Sky Low Low
Steve Travis defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna (sub. for Jeff Craney)
Tony Garea defeated Mac Rivera
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales, Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated Jimmy Snuka, WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito
Andre the Giant defeated Blackjack Mulligan via count-out
WWF @ Landover, MD – Capital Centre – August 28, 1982
Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated Johnny Rodz & Jose Estrada at 8:06
Buddy Rose defeated SD Jones at 7:11
Little Beaver & Tiger Jackson defeated Sonny Boy Hayes & Sky Low Low in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
Bob Orton Jr. pinned Salvatore Bellomo at 9:58
Steve Travis defeated Swede Hanson at 12:22
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah defeated Sherri Martel at 12:49
WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito defeated Ivan Putski & Tony Garea (sub. for Tony Atlas) in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
Andre the Giant defeated Blackjack Mulligan at 13:06
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Jimmy Snuka at 17:25; WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales was the guest referee for the bout
WWF @ New Haven, CT – Coliseum – August 29, 1982
Pete Doherty defeated Steve King
Swede Hanson defeated Frank Williams
Pete Sanchez defeated Mac Rivera
Tony Garea defeated the Black Demon
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated Bob Orton Jr.
Pat Patterson, Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated Capt. Lou Albano, WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito
WWF @ Salisbury, MD – Wicomico Youth & Civic Center – August 29, 1982
Little Beaver & Tiger Jackson defeated Sky Low Low & Sonny Boy Hayes
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah defeated Sherri Martel
Steve Travis defeated Jose Estrada
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Johnny Rodz
Ivan Putski defeated Jimmy Snuka; SD Jones was the guest referee for the bout
Andre the Giant defeated Blackjack Mulligan
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Buddy Rose
WWF @ New York City, NY – Madison Square Garden – August 30, 1982 (19,908)
Televised on the MSG and USA networks – included Vince McMahon on commentary
Tony Garea pinned Charlie Fulton at 6:39 with a crossbody off the top
Killer Khan pinned Steve Travis at 5:31 with a kneedrop from the middle turnbuckle
Bob Orton Jr. defeated Pat Patterson via count-out at 9:28 after crotching Patterson on the top, causing him to fall to the floor
WWF Jr. Heavyweight Champion Tiger Mask pinned the Dynamite Kid at 6:34 with a suplex and moonsault after the challenger failed a diving headbutt (Tiger Mask and Dynamite’s MSG debut)
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales fought Jimmy Snuka to a double disqualification at 17:55 after both men refused to break choke holds, with Snuka also hitting a headbutt on guest referee Ivan Putski; prior to the bout, Capt. Lou Albano escorted Snuka to the ring
Tiger Jackson & Little Beaver defeated Sky Low Low & Sonny Boy (w/ Thomas Charles Cassidy) in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0; fall #1: Jackson pinned Sonny Boy at 4:46 wit a forearm to the chest; fall #2: Beaver pinned Sky Low Low at 1:17 with a gorilla press slam
Tatsumi Fujinami pinned WWF International Champion Gino Brito with a suplex at 11:34 to win the title; prior to the bout, WWF President Hisashi Shinma was introduced to the crowd
Salvatore Bellomo pinned Swede Hanson at 3:26 with a roll up after Hanson hit the corner; prior to the bout, Freddie Blassie escorted Hanson to the ring
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Buddy Rose via submission with the Crossface Chicken Wing at 20:24 after reversing an attempt at a back suplex; prior to the bout, Backlund was escorted to the ring by Arnold Skaaland while Rose was escorted to the ring by the Grand Wizard, Sherri Martel, & ? (Legends of Wrestling: Hulk Hogan and Bob Backlund)
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah defeated Penny Mitchell at 4:49 after the challenger missed a crossbody from the middle turnbuckle
Andre the Giant, Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated Blackjack Mulligan, WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall #1: Fuji pinned Jay at 8:16 with a karate chop to the throat; fall #2: Jay pinned Fuji at 3:26 with a forearm blow; fall #3: Jules pinned Saito at 2:21 after releasing a sleeper hold; after the bout, Andre applied a claw on Mulligan for several minutes while wearing a black glove similar to Mulligan’s
WWF @ Allentown, PA – Fairgrounds – August 31, 1982
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah & Donna Christianello defeated Penny Mitchell & Sherri Martel
Little Beaver & Tiger Jackson defeated Sky Low Low & Sonny Boy Hayes
Ivan Putski defeated Charlie Fulton & the Black Demon in a handicap match
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Jose Estrada at 3:18
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated Mac Rivera at 1:07
Jimmy Snuka defeated Steve Travis at 7:09
Andre the Giant defeated Swede Hanson at 1:58
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Johnny Rodz at 5:40
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Bob Orton Jr. at 16:09
Tony Garea defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Saito via disqualification at 7:22
WWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji defeated Pete Sanchez at 5:27
Andre the Giant won an 18-man battle royal; other participants included: WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito, Jimmy Snuka, Johnny Rodz, Mac Rivera, Swede Hanson, the Black Demon, Blackjack Mulligan, Salvatore Bellomo, Tony Garea, SD Jones, Ivan Putski, Pete Sanchez, Chief Jay Strongbow, Charlie Fulton, Steve Travis, & WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales
WWF @ Atlantic City, NJ – Convention Hall – September 1, 1982
Miguel Feliciano fought Steve King to a draw
Bob Bradley defeated Jeff Craney
Swede Hanson defeated Barry Hart
Ivan Putski defeated the White Angel
Little Beaver & Tiger Jackson defeated Sky Low Low & Sonny Boy Hayes
Andre the Giant, Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated Blackjack Mulligan, WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Saito & Mr. Fuji in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
WWF @ Binghamton, NY – Broome County Arena – September 1, 1982
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah defeated Sherri Martel
Steve Travis defeated Tony Altimore (sub. for Buddy Rose)
Pete Sanchez defeated Mac Rivera
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Johnny Rodz
Jimmy Snuka defeated SD Jones
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated the Black Demon
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Bob Orton Jr.
WWF @ South Yarmouth, MA – Cape Cod Coliseum – September 2, 1982
Fred Marzino defeated Frank Williams
Swede Hanson defeated Pete Doherty
Ivan Putski defeated Mr. X (Jose Estrada)
Little Beaver & Tiger Jackson defeated Sky Low Low & Sonny Boy Hayes
Andre the Giant, Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated Blackjack Mulligan, WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito
WWF @ Rochester, NY – War Memorial – September 2, 1982 (4,500)
Steve Travis defeated the Destroyer
Charlie Fulton pinned Pete Sanchez
Tony Parisi pinned Mac Rivera
Salvatore Bellomo pinned Johnny Rodz
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah pinned Sherri Martel
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated Bob Orton Jr.
Buddy Rose pinned Tony Garea
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Jimmy Snuka; SD Jones was the guest referee for the bout
WWF @ Syracuse, NY – War Memorial – September 3, 1982
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Mac Rivera
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah defeated Penny Mitchell
SD Jones defeated Johnny Rodz
Tony Garea defeated Charlie Fulton
Buddy Rose defeated Steve Travis
Pete Sanchez defeated Tony Altimore
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Bob Orton Jr.
Jimmy Snuka fought WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales to a double disqualification
WWF @ Long Island, NY – Nassau Coliseum – September 4, 1982
Little Beaver & Tiger Jackson defeated Sonny Boy Hayes & Sky Low Low
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Jose Estrada
SD Jones defeated Johnny Rodz
Buddy Rose defeated Tony Garea
Pat Patterson defeated the Black Demon
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah defeated Penny Mitchell
Ivan Putski defeated Bob Orton Jr. via count-out
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Jimmy Snuka in a Texas Death Match; Pat Patterson was the guest referee for the bout
WWF @ Manchester, NH – JFK Coliseum – September 5, 1982
Swede Hanson defeated Pete Doherty
Little Beaver & Tiger Jackson defeated Sky Low Low & Sonny Boy Hayes
Salvatore Bellomo defeated the Black Demon
Bob Orton Jr. defeated Tony Garea
Buddy Rose defeated Ivan Putski via count-out
WWF @ Kittanning, PA – Belmont Arena – September 8, 1982 (1,100)
Salvatore Bellomo fought WWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Saito to a 15-minute time-limit draw
Bob Orton Jr. pinned Pete Sanchez at 10:34
Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated Johnny Rodz & Jose Estrada at 15:32 when Jules pinned Estrada
Buddy Rose defeated Tony Garea via count-out at 18:00
Swede Hanson pinned Charlie Fulton at 7:35
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned WWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji at 18:00
WWF @ Altoona, PA – Jaffa Mosque – September 9, 1982
Salvatore Bellomo pinned Fulton Columbo at 17:20
Tony Garea defeated Buddy Rose via count-out
Jose Estrada pinned Swede Hansen at 7:10
Pete Sanchez pinned Johnny Rodz at 8:35
Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito via disqualification; SD Jones was the guest referee for the bout
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Bob Orton Jr. at 22:32
WWF @ Steubenville, OH – St. John’s Arena – September 10, 1982 (3,000)
Jose Estrada fought Pete Sanchez to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Salvatore Bellomo pinned Charlie Fulton at 10:50
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Bob Orton Jr. at 21:15; SD Jones was the guest referee for the bout
Swede Hanson pinned Johnny Rodz at 4:05 with an elbow drop
Buddy Rose defeated Tony Garea via count-out at 13:10
Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito via disqualification at 16:45
WWF @ Buffalo, NY – September 11, 1982
Tony Parisi defeated Charlie Fulton
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Johnny Rodz
SD Jones defeated Steve Travis
Swede Hanson defeated Pete Sanchez
Tony Garea defeated Bob Orton Jr. via disqualification
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Buddy Rose
Ivan Putski, Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated Jimmy Snuka, WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito via disqualification
WWF @ Erie, PA – September 12, 1982
Pete Sanchez fought Johnny Rodz to a double disqualification
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Jose Estrada
Buddy Rose defeated SD Jones
Jimmy Snuka defeated Charlie Fulton
Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito via disqualification
Ivan Putski defeated Bob Orton Jr.
WWF @ Scranton, PA – CYC – September 13, 1982
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Charlie Fulton
SD Jones defeated Bob Orton Jr. via disqualification
Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito via disqualification
Buddy Rose defeated Pete Sanchez
Jimmy Snuka fought Ivan Putski to a double disqualification
WWF @ Allentown, PA – Agricultural Hall – September 14, 1982
Championship Wrestling taping:
9/18/82 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Pat Patterson; included McMahon as a guest of Buddy Rogers’ Corner with Rogers saying how he thought Jimmy Snuka was the best wrestler alive today and the most misused wrestler and that he hoped to be by his side someday (the debut of Rogers’ Corner on Championship Wrestling):
Jimmy Snuka (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Miguel Feliciano with a diving headbutt off the top at 2:27; prior to the bout, ring announcer Joe McHugh introduced Buddy Rogers to the crowd as the only man to ever be WWF World Champion and NWA World Champion; Rogers then came out and shook hands with everyone in the ring, except for Albano who refused to shake Rogers’ hand, with Albano then berating Snuka for accepting the handshake
Ray Stevens (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Barry Hart with a running powerslam at 2:18; after the bout, Stevens piledrove Hart on the concrete floor, with Hart then being taken out on a stretcher (Stevens’ debut)
Rocky Johnson pinned Mike Torres at 2:21 with a dropkick and powerslam (Johnson’s debut)
Superstar Billy Graham (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Pete Sanchez with a karate thrust to the throat at 1:45
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales pinned Johnny Rodz at 3:10 with a sunset flip from the apron
Buddy Rose (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Tony Colon with a kneedrop off the top at 2:34
The White Angel pinned Jeff Craney at 1:04; only the last few seconds of the match were televised (Angel’s debut)
Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated Swede Hanson & Charlie Fulton at 3:49 when Jules pinned Fulton following a double tomahawk chop
Ivan Putski pinned Bob Bradley with the Polish Hammer at 2:55
9/25/82 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Pat Patterson; included WWF World Champion Bob Backlund as a guest of Buddy Rogers’ Corner:
Buddy Rose (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Frank Williams with a kneedrop off the top at 2:27
Rocky Johnson pinned Mac Rivera at 2:36 following two dropkicks
Ray Stevens (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned SD Jones with a piledriver at 2:11
Salvatore Bellomo pinned Pedro Torres at 3:46 following a backdrop
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund (w/ Arnold Skaaland) pinned Swede Hanson with a rollup into a bridge in a non-title match at 2:35; after the bout, Superstar Billy Graham attacked Backlund and then destroyed his title belt which he had stolen from ringside during the bout; after the bout, an irate Backlund picked up what was left of the belt and kept screaming “Why?”
The White Angel pinned Tony Colon with a suplex at 2:45
WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Pete Sanchez & Miguel Feliciano at 4:03 when Saito pinned Feliciano with a back suplex
Andre the Giant pinned Charlie Fulton at 3:04 with a boot to the face and a sit-down splash
10/2/82 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Pat Patterson; included Jimmy Snuka & Capt. Lou Albano as guests of Buddy Rogers’ Corner, where Rogers questioned Albano’s treatment of Snuka and accused him of taking Snuka’s money, but Albano denied this and said he was saving the money for Snuka, Albano then motioned for Snuka to leave with him but Snuka stayed as Rogers talked about how Snuka had nothing to show for all the hard work he had done; featured Vince McMahon interviewing WWF World Champion Bob Backlund, who appeared with his championship belt in pieces and vowed that Superstar Billy Graham would pay for destroying it:
Ivan Putski pinned Mac Rivera at 1:24 with the Polish Hammer
Ray Stevens (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Steve Travis with the piledriver at 4:31
Superstar Billy Graham (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Miguel Feliciano via submission with the bearhug at 2:16; after the bout, Graham kept the hold applied until several referees came to the ring
The White Angel defeated Bob Bradley
Rocky Johnson pinned Tony Colon at 4:12 with a sunset flip out of the corner
Buddy Rose (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Jeff Craney
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated Charlie Fulton
Dark match after the taping: Andre the Giant, Chief Jay Strongbow & Jules Strongbow defeated Jimmy Snuka, WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito
WWF @ Hamburg, PA – Fieldhouse – September 15, 1982
All Star Wrestling taping:
9/18/82 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Pat Patterson; included Patterson as a guest of Buddy Rogers’ Corner (the debut of Rogers’ Corner on All Star Wrestling):
Rocky Johnson pinned Tony Colon at 2:49 following three dropkicks
Ray Stevens (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Frank Williams with the piledriver at 4:18
Superstar Billy Graham (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Barry Hart via submission with a bearhug at 3:23
Buddy Rose (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Miguel Feliciano via submission at 4:49 with a half crab
Ivan Putski pinned Mike Torres with the Polish Hammer at 3:43
Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated Johnny Rodz & Mac Rivera at 7:49 when Rivera submitted to Jay’s sleeper
Andre the Giant pinned the Black Demon at 3:25 with a boot to the face and a sit-down splash
9/25/82 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Pat Patterson; included Andre the Giant as a guest of Buddy Rogers’ Corner; included the Bob Backlund / Swede Hanson match from the 9/25/82 Championship Wrestling:
Ray Stevens (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Miguel Feliciano with a running powerslam; after the bout, Stevens piledrove Feliciano on the concrete floor, with Feliciano then taken out on a stretcher; the match was aired joined in progress
Ivan Putski pinned Charlie Fulton with the Polish Hammer at 2:50
Rocky Johnson defeated Mr. X via submission with the stump puller at 4:32
Tony Garea defeated Mike Torres via submission at 3:49 with an abdominal stretch
WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated SD Jones & Jeff Craney at 6:35 when Saito pinned Craney with a back suplex
Jimmy Snuka (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Victor Mercado with a diving headbutt off the top at around the 3-minute mark; Albano yelled at Snuka throughout the match
Buddy Rose (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Barry Hart with a kneedrop off the top at 1:41
10/2/82 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Pat Patterson; included Jimmy Snuka & Capt. Lou Albano as guests of Buddy Rogers’ Corner, where Rogers accused Albano of stealing all of Snuka’s money, with Albano denying this and saying he had invested it, Albano then told Snuka to leave the set with him, but Snuka told him to go away, Rogers then told Snuka to stick with him because if he stays with Albano his career will go nowhere and he will prove what Albano has been doing:
Superstar Billy Graham (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Steve Travis via submission at 2:48 with a bearhug
Rocky Johnson defeated Charlie Fulton
Ray Stevens defeated Jeff Craney
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated Mr. X
Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated Swede Hanson & Jose Estrada
Buddy Rose (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Frank Williams
Dark match after the taping: Ivan Putski defeated Buddy Rose via count-out at 7:08
WWF @ Roselle, NJ – Catholic High School – September 16, 1982
Pete Sanchez defeated Jeff Craney
Barry Hart defeated Mac Rivera
Steve Travis defeated Frank Williams
Andre the Giant defeated Bob Orton Jr.
Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito via disqualification
WWF @ Wilmington, DE – September 16, 1982
Johnny Rodz defeated Miguel Feliciano
SD Jones defeated Charlie Fulton
Jose Estrada defeated Bob Bradley
Buddy Rose defeated Tony Garea via count-out
Ivan Putski defeated Swede Hanson
Jimmy Snuka fought WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales to a no contest
WWF @ Palmerton, PA – Ball Field – September 17, 1982
Jeff Craney vs. Miguel Feliciano
Barry Hart vs. Bob Bradley
Pat Patterson vs. the Executioner (Gorilla Monsoon guest referee)
WWF @ Taunton, MA – Fieldhouse – September 17, 1982
Benefit show
Tony Colon defeated Fred Marzino via disqualification
Pete Doherty defeated Victor Mercado
Pete Sanchez fought Charlie Fulton to a draw
Frank Williams defeated Pete Mitchell
Buddy Rose defeated Steve Travis
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales fought Jimmy Snuka to a double count-out
WWF @ Lowell, MA – Memorial Auditorium – September 17, 1982
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Johnny Rodz
SD Jones defeated Swede Hanson
Tony Garea defeated Bob Orton Jr.
Andre the Giant, Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated Blackjack Mulligan, WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito
WWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – September 18, 1982 (9,464)
Televised on the PRISM Network – featured Dick Graham & Kal Rudman on commentary:
Salvatore Bellomo pinned Swede Hanson at 11:52 with a cradle
Pat Patterson pinned Bob Orton Jr. at 9:23 with a sunset flip into the ring as Orton charged towards his opponent
Charlie Fulton pinned Jeff Craney (sub. for Pete Sanchez) at 6:07 with a legdrop
Johnny Rodz & Jose Estrada defeated Steve Travis & Tony Garea in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall #1: Garea pinned Rodz with a splash at 14:16; fall #2: Rodz pinned Garea by lifting his knees to block a splash at 3:46; fall #3: Estrada pinned Travis with a flying elbowsmash at 3:11
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund (w/ Arnold Skaaland) pinned Jimmy Snuka at 21:33 by reversing a piledriver attempt into a backdrop and falling backwards for the pin, even though Snuka’s foot was outside the ring during the cover; after the bout, Backlund offered his hand to Snuka to shake, which Snuka did; moments later, Snuka also shook the hands of Skaaland and the referee before Backlund gave him his personal towel, which read “WWF Champion”; SD Jones was the guest referee for the bout
Buddy Rose (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales via count-out at 14:38 when Morales punched the challenger into the ring at the count of 9
Andre the Giant, Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated Blackjack Mulligan (sub. for Mighty Joe Thunder), WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match; fall #1: Jules pinned Fuji with a high crossbody at 9:41; fall #2: Fuji pinned Jules at 6:12; during the fall, Mulligan bodyslammed Andre; fall #3: Andre pinned Saito with a sit-down splash at 2:00
WWF @ Albany, NY – Washington Ave. Armory – September 20, 1982
Swede Hanson defeated Steve Travis
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Jose Estrada
Johnny Rodz defeated SD Jones via count-out
Tony Garea defeated the Black Demon
Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito via disqualification
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated Buddy Rose
WWF @ Colonia, NJ – High School – September 21, 1982
SD Jones defeated Jose Estrada
Swede Hanson defeated Steve Travis
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Johnny Rodz
Buddy Rose defeated Tony Garea
Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito via disqualification
WWF @ Plymouth, MA – September 22, 1982
Pete Doherty defeated Fred Marzino
Tony Garea defeated Pete Mitchell
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Swede Hanson
Jose Estrada pinned Steve Travis
Ivan Putski fought Buddy Rose to a double disqualification
WWF @ Brooklyn, NY – Our Lady of Angels Auditorium – September 22, 1982
Johnny Rodz defeated Mac Rivera
Pete Sanchez defeated Frank Williams
SD Jones defeated Charlie Fulton
Jimmy Snuka fought WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales to a double disqualification
Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito via disqualification
WWF @ Worcester, MA – Auditorium – September 23, 1982
Swede Hanson defeated Steve Travis
Pete Doherty defeated Fred Marzino
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito via disqualification
Buddy Rose defeated Ivan Putski via disqualification
WWF @ Rocky Hill, CT – September 23, 1982
Mac Rivera defeated Frank Williams
SD Jones defeated Johnny Rodz
Tony Garea defeated the Black Demon
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales fought Jimmy Snuka to a double disqualification
SD Jones defeated Mac Rivera
WWF @ Middletown, CT – September 24, 1982
Fred Marzino defeated Frank Williams
Pete Doherty defeated Victor Mercado
Tony Altimore defeated Mac Rivera via disqualification
Pete Mitchell defeated Tony Colon
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated the Black Demon
WWF @ White Plains, NY – Westchester County Center – September 24, 1982
SD Jones defeated Mr. X (sub. for Buddy Rose) at 3:30
Steve Travis & Tony Garea defeated Johnny Rodz & Jose Estrada in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match at 9:15, 2-0; fall #1: Garea pinned Estrada at 1:20; fall #2: Rodz & Estrada were disqualified at 7:55
WWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Saito defeated Pete Sanchez at 11:05
Jules Strongbow pinned Swede Hanson at 11:21
Salvatore Bellomo defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji via disqualification at 10:15
Jimmy Snuka defeated Chief Jay Strongbow via count-out at 10:50
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned Bob Orton Jr. at 19:05
WWF @ Springfield, MA – Civic Center – September 25, 1982 (5,000)
WWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji won a $10,000 18-man battle royal; other participants included: Blackjack Mulligan, WWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Saito, Buddy Rose, Swede Hanson, Johnny Rodz, Jose Estrada, Bob Orton Jr., Jimmy Snuka, WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales, Tony Garea, SD Jones, Pete Sanchez, Steve Travis, Mac Rivera, Salvatore Bellomo, Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow; due to prematch stipulations, Fuji earned a world title match later in the show
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales pinned Bob Orton Jr. at 7:22
Tony Garea defeated Charlie Fulton
Jimmy Snuka pinned SD Jones
Salvatore Bellomo pinned Jose Estrada
Buddy Rose pinned Steve Travis
Pete Sanchez pinned Mac Rivera
Jules Strongbow defeated Swede Hanson
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji via submission at 15:42 with the Crossface Chickenwing
WWF @ Burlington, VT – Memorial Auditorium – September 26, 1982
Salvatore Bellomo vs. Johnny Rodz
Steve Travis vs. Swede Hanson
Jimmy Snuka vs. Tony Garea
WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito vs. Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow
Ivan Putski vs. Bob Orton Jr.
Orlando, FL – Eddie Graham Sports Stadium – September 26, 1982
Sweet Brown Sugar defeated Tommy Wright
Mike Graham, Kevin Sullivan, & Terry Allen defeated Jimmy Garvin, Vic Rosettani, & the Texan
Barry Windham defeated Jake Roberts
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated King Kong Tonga
Butch Reed & Ron Bass fought Big John Studd & Angelo Mosca to a double count-out
Dusty Rhodes defeated Terry Funk
WWF @ Ithaca, NY – Ben Light Gymnasium – September 27, 1982 (1,000+)
Steve Travis defeated Johnny Rodz
The Destroyer defeated Barry Hart
Frank Williams defeated Steve King
Chief Jay Strongbow & Jules Strongbow defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; the challengers won one fall via disqualification
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales fought Jimmy Snuka to a double disqualification
WWF @ Concord, NH – Everett Arena – September 27, 1982
Swede Hanson defeated Fred Marzino (sub. for SD Jones)
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Pete Doherty
Jose Estrada defeated Steve Travis
Tony Garea defeated Charlie Fulton (sub. for Buddy Rose)
Ivan Putski defeated Bob Orton Jr. via count-out
West Palm Beach, FL – Auditorium – September 27, 1982
Sweet Brown Sugar pinned Vic Rosettani at 9:47
Kevin Sullivan pinned the Texan at 8:57
Mike Graham & Barry Windham defeated Dory Funk Jr. & Jake Roberts at 17:02
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund pinned King Kong Tonga at 22:02
Big John Studd & Angelo Mosca fought Butch Reed & Ron Bass to a double-count-out at 12:22
Dusty Rhodes defeated Terry Funk at 9:16 in a lights out barbed wire match
WWF @ Portland, ME – Civic Center – September 28, 1982 (1,418)
Charlie Fulton defeated Fred Marzino at 14:15
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Jose Estrada at 10:54
Tony Garea defeated Swede Hanson at 13:30
Bob Orton Jr. defeated Steve Travis at 19:57
Ivan Putski, Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated Capt. Lou Albano, WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match at 21:24, 2-1; fall #1: Jules pinned Fuji at 15:00; fall #2: Fuji pinned Jules at the 40-second mark; fall #3: Putski pinned Saito at 5:44
Tampa, FL – Armory – September 28, 1982
Kevin Sullivan defeated the Texan
Sweet Brown Sugar defeated Vic Rosettani
Jim Garvin defeated Terry Allen
Big John Studd & Angelo Mosca defeated Butch Reed & Mike Graham
Ron Bass & Barry Windham defeated Dory Funk Jr. & Jake Roberts in a Texas Tornado match
Dusty Rhodes defeated Terry Funk in a lights out “I quit” match
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated King Kong Tonga
Miami, FL – Miami Beach Convention Center – September 29, 1982 (4,489)
King Kong Tonga defeated Terry Allen
Sweet Brown Sugar & Kevin Sullivan defeated Vic Rosettani & Tommy Wright
Barry Windham, Butch Reed, & Ron Bass defeated Angelo Mosca, Jake Roberts, & the Outlaw (sub. for Dory Funk Jr.)
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Jim Garvin
Raul Mata defeated King Kong Tonga
Dusty Rhodes defeated Big John Studd in a lights out stretcher match
WWF @ Lindenhurst, NY – High School Gym – September 30, 1982
Frank Williams defeated Mr. X
Jules Strongbow defeated Mac Rivera
Pete Sanchez defeated Frank Williams
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji
Ivan Putski defeated Buddy Rose via count-out
WWF @ Newton, NJ – High School – September 30, 1982
Jose Estrada defeated Barry Hart
Tony Garea defeated the Black Demon
Salvatore Bellomo defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Saito via disqualification
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated Bob Orton Jr.
Tony Garea defeated Johnny Rodz
WWF @ Newington, NH – October 1, 1982
Charlie Fulton defeated Mac Rivera
Swede Hanson defeated Pete Doherty
Buddy Rose defeated Jules Strongbow
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Bob Orton Jr.
Tony Garea & Salvatore Bellomo defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito via disqualification
WWF @ Landover, MD – Capital Centre – October 2, 1982
Tony Garea defeated Johnny Rodz at 12:37
Jose Estrada defeated Mac Rivera (sub. for Steve Travis) at around the 5-minute mark
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Charlie Fulton at 7:41
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated Bob Orton Jr. at 10:10
Andre the Giant defeated Blackjack Mulligan in a Texas Death Match at 17:04
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Buddy Rose at 32:13
SD Jones defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna at 7:14
Pete Sanchez defeated Mr. X at 4:31
WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito defeated Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
WWF @ Waterbury, CT – October 3, 1982
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Tony Altimore
Pete Sanchez defeated Mac Rivera via disqualification
Pete Sanchez fought Johnny Rodz to a draw
SD Jones defeated the Black Demon
Andre the Giant, Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated Swede Hanson, WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito
Toronto, Ontario – Maple Leaf Garden – October 3, 1982
Abe Jacobs pinned Kenny Hall at 6:42
Tony Parisi & Nick DeCarlo defeated the Destroyer & Rick Conners at 6:10
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Jose Estrada at 7:02
Buddy Rose defeated Tony Garea at 12:24
Pvt. Nelson & Pvt. Kernodle defeated Johnny Weaver & Leo Burke at 24:11
Jimmy Valiant pinned NWA TV Champion Ivan Koloff at 15:03; Koloff remained the champion since the title was only on the line during the first 15 minutes of the bout
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Bob Orton Jr. at 23:56
WWF @ New York City, NY – Madison Square Garden – October 4, 1982 (22,101)
This card was not televised
Baron Mikel Scicluna (sub. for Curt Hennig) defeated Pete Sanchez at 9:23
SD Jones defeated Mac Rivera at 5:41
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Johnny Rodz at 9:54
Ivan Putski defeated Swede Hanson at 10:43
Tony Garea & Curt Hennig (sub. for Steve Travis) defeated the Black Demon (Charlie Fulton) & the White Angel (sub. for Mr. X) at 13:36
Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Saito & Mr. Fuji in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match at 8:58, 2-1; fall #1: Jules pinned Fuji at 5:22; fall #2: Fuji pinned Jules at 1:09; fall #3: Fuji & Saito were disqualified at 2:27
Andre the Giant defeated Bob Orton Jr. at 9:26
Buddy Rose fought WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Superstar Billy Graham defeated WWF World Champion Bob Backlund via disqualification at 15:10
WWF @ Allentown, PA – Agricultural Hall – October 5, 1982
Championship Wrestling taping:
Tony Garea defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Saito via referee’s decision after the time-limit expired
10/9/82 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Pat Patterson; included Ray Stevens & Freddie Blassie as guests of Buddy Rogers’ Corner, where Stevens challenged Snuka to a match on television:
Superstar Billy Graham (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Miguel Feliciano with a karate thrust to the throat at 1:51
Rocky Johnson pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna at 4:05 following two dropkicks
Ray Stevens (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Barry Hart with a piledriver at 3:14; after the bout, Hart was taken out on a stretcher
Eddie Gilbert pinned Victor Mercado with a flying forearm and a kneelift at the 3-minute mark (Gilbert’s debut)
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Jose Estrada via submission with an abdominal stretch at 3:40
Buddy Rose (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Bob Bradley following three elbow drops at 2:12
Curt Hennig pinned Johnny Rodz with a flying bodypress at 3:08
Ivan Putski pinned Charlie Fulton with the Polish Hammer at 2:29
10/16/82 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Pat Patterson; included Jimmy Snuka & Capt. Lou Albano as guests of Buddy Rogers’ Corner, where Rogers announced that there was no contract with Snuka and Albano, and that Albano had never been Snuka’s manager and that Snuka had no money; Snuka then asked Rogers if he would be his manager, and he said he would get back to him soon:
WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito defeated Frank Williams & Pete Sanchez at 5:19 when Fuji pinned Williams with a Bomb from the middle turnbuckle
Rocky Johnson pinned Jeff Craney with a sunset flip at 4:03
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated Bob Bradley via submission with the Boston crab at 3:14
Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated Charlie Fulton & Jose Estrada at 4:45 when Jules pinned Fulton following a double chop
All American Wrestling – 9/11/83: Jimmy Snuka fought Ray Stevens (w/ Freddie Blassie) to a no contest when Capt. Lou Albano came out during the introductions and attacked Snuka; Stevens then assaulted Snuka from behind, bloodied him, and twice dropped him with a piledriver on the concrete floor; moments later, Snuka was taken backstage on a stretcher
Eddie Gilbert & Curt Hennig defeated Tony Colon & Mac Rivera at 4:06 when Hennig pinned Colon with an elbow drop following a running forearm
Andre the Giant pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna with a boot to the face and a sit-down splash at 2:58
10/23/82 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Pat Patterson; included the Buddy Rogers’ Corner segment with Jimmy Snuka, the Rocky Johnson vs. Tony Colon and Fuji / Saito vs. Sanchez / Feliciano matches from the 10/23/82 episode of All Star Wrestling:
Superstar Billy Graham (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Jeff Craney with a karate thrust to the throat at 1:40
Ivan Putski pinned Mac Rivera with the Polish Hammer at 3:24
Buddy Rose (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Frank Williams with an eblow drop at 2:32
Curt Hennig pinned Victor Mercado with a powerslam at 3:29 even though Hennig got off his opponent at the 2-count
Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated Jose Estrada & Baron Mikel Scicluna at 4:10 when Jay pinned Scicluna with a double tomahawk chop to the throat
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Bob Bradley via submission with an abdominal stretch at 3:16
Dark match after the taping: Ivan Putski vs. Buddy Rose
WWF @ Hamburg, PA – Fieldhouse – October 6, 1982
All Star Wrestling taping:
10/9/82 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Pat Patterson; included Ray Stevens & Freddie Blassie as guests of Buddy Rogers’ Corner, where Stevens challenged Snuka to a match on television:
Buddy Rose (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Miguel Feliciano at 2:01 following a backbreaker and an elbow drop
Ivan Putski pinned Tony Colon at 3:05 with the Polish Hammer
Superstar Billy Graham (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Barry Hart at 2:44 with a karate thrust to the throat
Curt Hennig pinned Jose Estrada at 3:36 with a flying bodypress
Rocky Johnson pinned Mac Rivera at 4:28 following two dropkicks
Eddie Gilbert pinned Bob Bradley at 6:12 with a flying forearm and a kneelift
WWF Tag Team Champions Mr.Fuji & Mr. Saito (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Pete Sanchez & Frank Williams at 4:55 when Saito pinned Williams after a suplex
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales pinned Charlie Fulton at 4:02 with a backslide
10/16/82 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Pat Patterson; included the Strongbows tag match, the Buddy Rogers’ Corner segment, and Jimmy Snuka vs. Ray Stevens from the 10/16/82 Championship Wrestling:
Curt Hennig & Eddie Gilbert defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna & Mac Rivera at 6:34 when Hennig pinned Rivera with a powerslam
Superstar Billy Graham (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Frank Williams at 3:08 with a karate thrust to the throat
Ivan Putski pinned Johnny Rodz at 3:48 with the Polish Hammer
Tony Garea defeated Tony Colon via submission at 3:44 with a scorpion deathlock
Andre the Giant defeated Bob Bradley & Barry Hart in a handicap match at 3:39 by pinning Hart with a boot to the face and a sit-down splash
10/23/82 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Pat Patterson; included Jimmy Snuka as a guest of Buddy Rogers’ Corner, where Snuka appeared in a neckbrace and with a bandage on his forehead, where Rogers announced he had accepted Snuka’s offer to be his manager:
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated Bob Bradley
Buddy Rose defeated an unknown
Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated two unknowns
Eddie Gilbert defeated an unknown
Rocky Johnson defeated Tony Colon via submission with a backbreaker at 3:43
WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito defeated Pete Sanchez & Miguel Felicano at 4:08 when Fuji pinned Feliciano with a Bomb from the middle turnbuckle
Dark match after the taping: Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow vs. WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito
WWF @ Johnstown, PA – Cambria County War Memorial – October 7, 1982 (1,800)
Baron Mikel Scicluna pinned Curt Hennig at 14:47 with a kick as Hennig put his head down for a back drop attempt
The Blue Demon pinned Billy Berger at 10:56 with a powerslam and neckbreaker
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales pinned Swede Hanson at 11:41
Superstar Billy Graham pinned Jules Strongbow at 15:10 with a karate thrust to the throat
Ivan Putski pinned WWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Saito at 14:10 with the Polish Hammer
WWF @ Oil City, PA – High School Gym – October 7, 1982
Bill Dixon defeated the Beast via disqualification
Jose Estrada defeated Hurricane Hunt
Chief Jay Strongbow fought Buddy Rose to a double count-out
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji
Tony Garea defeated Johnny Rodz
WWF @ Pittsburgh, PA – Civic Arena – October 8, 1982 (10,000)
Baron Mikel Scicluna pinned Joe Abby at 8:10 with a kneedrop
Jimmy Snuka pinned Curt Hennig at 11:09 with a small package
Superstar Billy Graham defeated Ivan Putski via count-out at 17:43
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Buddy Rose via submission to the Crossface Chicken Wing at 17:37
Tony Garea & Johnny DeFazio (sub. for Steve Travis) defeated Jose Estrada & Johnny Rodz at 15:20 when Garea pinned Estrada
Chief Jay Strongbow, Jules Strongbow, & WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito, & Swede Hanson in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match at 20:20, 2-1; fall #1: Jules pinned Saito at 15:20; fall #2: Saito pinned Jules at 2:02; fall #3: Morales pinned Hanson at 2:58
WWF @ Boston, MA – Boston Garden – October 9, 1982 (15,100)
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Mac Rivera at 9:20
Curt Hennig defeated Mr. X at 10:11
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated Charlie Fulton at 4:20
Superstar Billy Graham defeated Ivan Putski via count-out at 12:35
WWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji defeated Pete Sanchez at 6:20
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Buddy Rose at 22:20
WWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Saito defeated Frank Williams at 6:10
Andre the Giant defeated Swede Hanson at 4:38
Tony Garea defeated the White Angel at 7:15
Andre the Giant won a battle royal; other participants included: Curt Hennig, Charlie Fulton, Chief Jay Strongbow, Jules Strongbow, Steve Travis, WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito, Tony Garea, Salvatore Bellomo, Pete Sanchez, Mr. X, the Masked Marvel, Mac Rivera, WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales, and Swede Hanson
WWF @ Nashua, NH – Chestnut Street Gym – October 10, 1982
Pete Doherty fought Fred Marzino (sub. for Salvatore Bellomo) to a draw
Curt Hennig defeated the Black Demon
Jules Strongbow defeated Swede Hanson
Superstar Billy Graham defeated Chief Jay Strongbow via count-out
Ivan Putski defeated Buddy Rose via disqualification
WWF @ Norwalk, CT – High School Gym – October 10, 1982 (1,400; sell out)
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Frank Williams
Pete Sanchez defeated Mac Rivera
Johnny Rodz defeated Tony Colon (sub. for Steve Travis)
Tony Garea defeated the White Angel
Andre the Giant & WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match; one of the falls was won via disqualification
WWF @ East Brunswick, NJ – Ramada Inn Convention Hall – October 11, 1982
Mac Rivera defeated Barry Hart
Miguel Feliciano defeated Bob Bradley
Pete Sanchez fought the Black Demon to a draw
Swede Hanson defeated Curt Hennig
Buddy Rose defeated Chief Jay Strongbow via count-out
Superstar Billy Graham fought Ivan Putski to a double count-out
WWF @ Staten Island, NY – Susan Wagner High School – October 11, 1982
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Frank Williams
Joyce Grable defeated Penny Mitchell
The White Angel defeated Tony Colon
Tony Garea defeated Johnny Rodz
Andre the Giant & WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito via disqualification
WWF @ Howell, NJ – October 12, 1982
Curt Hennig fought Charlie Fulton to a draw
Swede Hanson defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Joyce Grable defeated Penny Mitchell
Superstar Billy Graham defeated Tony Garea
Andre the Giant & Ivan Putski defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito via disqualification
WWF @ Manville, NJ – October 13, 1982
Joyce Grable defeated Penny Mitchell
Swede Hanson defeated Jeff Craney
Frank Williams fought Bob Bradley to a draw
Pete Sanchez defeated Johnny Rodz via disqualification
Andre the Giant & Salvatore Bellomo defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito via disqualification
WWF @ Westerly, RI – October 13, 1982
Tony Garea defeated Pete Doherty
Curt Hennig defeated Fred Marzino
Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated the White Angel & the Black Demon
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Mac Rivera
Ivan Putski won a battle royal
WWF @ Worcester, MA – Auditorium – October 14, 1982
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Pete Doherty
Tony Garea defeated Jose Estrada
Superstar Billy Graham defeated Jules Strongbow
Curt Hennig defeated Mac Rivera
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated the Black Demon
Superstar Billy Graham (sub. for Buddy Rose) defeated Ivan Putski via count-out
WWF @ West Orange, NJ – Mountain Hugh School – October 14, 1982
Penny Mitchell defeated Joyce Grable
Frank Williams defeated Steve King (sub. for Bob Bradley)
Swede Hanson defeated Pete Sanchez
Johnny Rodz defeated Bob Bradley (sub. for Salvatore Bellomo)
Andre the Giant & WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito via disqualification
WWF @ Taunton, MA – Fieldhouse – October 15, 1982
Benefit show
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Mac Rivera
Charlie Fulton defeated Fred Marzino
Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito via disqualification
Curt Hennig defeated Pete Doherty
Superstar Billy Graham pinned Tony Garea
WWF @ Harrisburg, PA – October 15, 1982
Barry Hart defeated Frank Williams
Johnny Rodz defeated Bob Bradley
Joyce Grable defeated Penny Mitchell
Salvatore Bellomo defeated the White Angel
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated Buddy Rose
WWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – October 16, 1982 (7,075)
Televised on the PRISM Network:
Curt Hennig pinned Johnny Rodz at 11:52
Pat Patterson pinned WWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji at 7:03
Jules Strongbow pinned Swede Hanson at 7:11
Buddy Rose defeated WWF World Champion Bob Backlund via count-out
Salvatore Bellomo pinned the Blue Demon at 5:22
Joyce Grable pinned Penny Mitchell at 9:11
Tony Garea pinned the White Angel at 8:03
Pete Sanchez pinned Mac Rivera at 5:08
Chief Jay Strongbow pinned WWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Saito at 6:00
Superstar Billy Graham defeated WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales via disqualification at 15:09 after the champion accidentally hit the referee; after the contest, Graham left ringside with the title belt
WWF @ New Haven, CT – Coliseum – October 17, 1982
Pete Sanchez defeated Mac Rivera
Frank Williams defeated Fred Marzino
Curt Hennig defeated Pete Doherty
Tony Garea defeated Johnny Rodz
Ivan Putski defeated the White Angel
Superstar Billy Graham defeated WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales via count-out
Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito via disqualification
WWF @ Hazlet, NJ – Plaza Arena – October 18, 1982
Jeff Craney defeated Barry Hart
Miguel Feliciano defeated Bob Bradley
Gorilla Monsoon (sub. for Ivan Putski) defeated Swede Hanson at the 42-second mark
Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated the White Angel & Black Demon
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated Buddy Rose
WWF @ Watertown, NY – High School – October 19, 1982 (1,800; sell out)
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Swede Hanson
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Charlie Fulton fought Curt Hennig to a draw
The Destroyer pinned Jules Strongbow
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated Buddy Rose
Superstar Billy Graham fought Ivan Putski to a double disqualification
WWF @ Binghamton, NY – Broome County Arena – October 20, 1982
Jose Estrada defeated Pete Sanchez
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Swede Hanson
Curt Hennig defeated Charlie Fulton
Tony Garea defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji
WWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Saito defeated Jules Strongbow
Ivan Putski defeated Superstar Billy Graham via disqualification
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated Buddy Rose
WWF @ Rochester, NY – War Memorial – October 21, 1982
Jules Strongbow defeated Swede Hanson at 5:33
The Destroyer defeated Curt Hennig at 10:16
Tony Parisi defeated Johnny Rodz at 5:56
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Charlie Fulton at 6:46
Tony Garea defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna at 9:13
The White Angel defeated Pete Sanchez at 8:04
WWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Saito defeated Chico Rodriguez at 1:23
Chief Jay Strongbow pinned WWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji at 9:50
Superstar Billy Graham defeated Ivan Putski via count-out at 10:50
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated Buddy Rose via disqualification at 13:02
WWF @ Syracuse, NY – War Memorial – October 22, 1982
Swede Hanson defeated Charlie Fulton
Tony Garea defeated Jose Estrada
Tony Parisi defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Curt Hennig defeated Johnny Rodz
Pete Sanchez defeated the Destroyer
Ivan Putski defeated Buddy Rose
Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito via disqualification
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated Superstar Billy Graham
WWF @ Springfield, MA – Civic Center – October 23, 1982 (1,000) (matinee)
Curt Hennig defeated Charlie Fulton
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Pete Doherty
Swede Hanson defeated Pete Sanchez
Tony Garea defeated the White Angel
Johnny Rodz defeated Mac Rivera
Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0; fall #1: Jules pinned Saito; fall #2: Fuji & Saito were disqualified
Ivan Putski fought Superstar Billy Graham to a double count-out; Salvatore Bellomo was the guest referee for the bout
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Buddy Rose via submission at 7:42 with the Crossface Chickenwing
WWF @ Thomaston, CT – October 23, 1982
Curt Hennig defeated Charlie Fulton
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Jules Strongbow defeated Swede Hanson
Tony Garea defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Saito
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Buddy Rose via disqualification
Ivan Putski defeated Superstar Billy Graham via count-out
WWF @ Burlington, VT – October 24, 1982
Tony Garea defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Jules Strongbow defeated Swede Hanson
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Buddy Rose
WWF @ Trenton, NJ – CYO Center – October 24, 1982
Mr. X defeated Bob Bradley
Curt Hennig defeated Frank Williams
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Mac Rivera
Pete Sanchez defeated Johnny Rodz via disqualification
Ivan Putski defeated the White Angel (sub. for WWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Saito)
Superstar Billy Graham fought WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales to a double disqualification
WWF @ Scranton, PA – CYC – October 25, 1982 (1,950)
Mac Rivera defeated Bob Bradley at 15:10
Barry Hart defeated Jeff Craney at 15:25
Tony Garea defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna at 9:17
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated Swede Hanson at 7:45
Buddy Rose defeated WWF World Champion Bob Backlund via disqualification at 21:30 when Backlund was caught with a foreign object
WWF @ York, PA – Wolf Gymnasium – October 25, 1982
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Frank Williams
Jules Strongbow defeated Johnny Rodz
Ivan Putski defeated the White Angel
Superstar Billy Graham defeated Chief Jay Strongbow
WWF @ Allentown, PA – Agricultural Hall – October 26, 1982
Championship Wrestling taping:
10/30/82 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Pat Patterson; included Buddy Rogers’ Corner, where Rogers announced that Capt. Lou Albano owend 50% of Ray Stevens’ contract, the challenge and attack on Jimmy Snuka was planned by Albano, and Snuka would be back soon and his neckbrace should hopefully be taken off by next week:
Superstar Billy Graham (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Tony Rico with a thrust to the throat at 1:40
Rocky Johnson pinned Johnny Rodz with a crossbody at 3:25
Buddy Rose (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Victor Mercado via submission at 2:50
Eddie Gilbert pinned Bob Bradley with a flying forearm at 3:08
WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Curt Hennig & Barry Hart at 5:16 when Fuji pinned Hart with a bomb from the middle turnbuckle
Don Muraco (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Jeff Craney with the tombstone at 1:40 (Muraco’s return after a 9-month absence)
Ray Stevens (w/ Freddie Blassie & Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Jerry O (Jerry Allen) with a piledriver at 4:15
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated Tony Russo
11/6/82 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Pat Patterson; included Buddy Rose & the Grand Wizard as guests of Buddy Rogers� Corner:
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Tony Colon via submission with an abdominal stretch at 2:35
Don Muraco (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Jerry O with the tombstone at 4:02
Swede Hanson (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Israel Matia with a kneedrop at 3:11
Curt Hennig & Eddie Gilbert defeated Jose Estrada & Tony Russo at 5:23 when Gilbert pinned Russo with a flying forearm
Rocky Johnson defeated Charlie Fulton via submission with a backbreaker at 2:26
Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) to win the titles at 6:08 when Jay pinned Saito with a Thesz Press; after the bout, Pat Patterson interviewed the new champions at ringside (Tag Team Champions)
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna with a backslide at 3:37
11/13/82 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Pat Patterson; included WWF Tag Team Champions Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow as guests of Buddy Rogers’ Corner:
Ray Stevens (w/ Freddie Blassie & Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Tony Rico at 2:23 with an atomic drop
Rocky Johnson pinned Tony Russo at 3:15 following two dropkicks
Superstar Billy Graham (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Ed Tarzan via submission at 1:40 with a bearhug
Eddie Gilbert pinned Pedro Torres at 3:23 with a running forearm
Buddy Rose (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Jerry O at 2:42 with a roll up
Tony Garea pinned Jose Estrada at 5:05 with a sunset flip
Don Muraco (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Pete Sanchez at 3:58 with a clothesline
Salvatore Bellomo pinned Mac Rivera at 3:20 with a snapmare
Dark match after the taping: WWF Tag Team Champions Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated Ray Stevens & Capt. Lou Albano via count-out
WWF @ Hamburg, PA – Fieldhouse – October 27, 1982
All Star Wrestling taping:
10/30/82 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Pat Patterson; included Arnold Skaaland as a guest of Buddy Rogers’ Corner:
Rocky Johnson pinned Jose Estrada at 3:25 with a backslide
Superstar Billy Graham (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Jerry O via submission with the bearhug at 1:50
Don Muraco (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Victor Mercado at 2:28 with the tombstone
Eddie Gilbert defeated Mac Rivera
Ray Stevens (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Miguel Feliciano at 3:02 following two piledrivers; after the bout, Feliciano was taken out on a stretcher
Tony Garea pinned Tony Russo at 7:39 with a flying bodypress
Buddy Rose (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Tony Rico at 6:10 with a forward roll
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Bob Bradley via submission with the Boston Crab at 3:37
11/6/82 – included the Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow vs. WWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito match from the 11/6/82 Championship Wrestling:
Superstar Billy Graham defeated Barry Hart
Eddie Gilbert & Curt Hennig defeated Johnny Rodz & Tony Russo
Don Muraco defeated Jeff Craney
Swede Hanson defeated Tony Rico
Buddy Rose defeated Pete Sanchez
Rocky Johnson defeated Frank Williams
11/13/82:
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Tony Russo
Don Muraco defeated Barry Hart
Tony Garea defeated Mac Rivera
Charlie Fulton defeated Tony Rico
Ray Stevens defeated Jeff Craney
Eddie Gilbert defeated Jose Estrada
WWF Tag Team Champions Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna & Frank Williams
Swede Hanson defeated Jerry O
Dark match after the taping: WWF World Champion Bob Backlund (sub. for WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales) fought Buddy Rose to a double count-out at 11:26
WWF @ Wilmington, DE – October 28, 1982
Jeff Craney defeated Barry Hart
Miguel Feliciano defeated Mac Rivera
Frank Williams defeated Bob Bradley
Rocky Johnson defeated the White Angel
Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito via disqualification
WWF @ Hull, MA – High School Gym – October 28, 1982
Curt Hennig vs. Swede Hanson
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Charlie Fulton
Tony Garea defeated Pete Doherty (sub. for Buddy Rose)
Johnny Rodz defeated Pete Sanchez via count-out
Superstar Billy Graham defeated WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales via disqualification
WWF @ Lawrence, NY – October 29, 1982
Mac Rivera defeated Miguel Feliciano
Barry Hart defeated Jeff Craney
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Frank Williams
Rocky Johnson defeated the White Angel
Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito via disqualification
WWF @ Lowell, MA – Memorial Auditorium – October 29, 1982
Baron Mikel Scicluna pinned Pete Doherty
Superstar Billy Graham defeated Tony Garea via count-out
Curt Hennig defeated Johnny Rodz
Charlie Fulton defeated Fred Marzino
Pete Sanchez defeated Swede Hanson via disqualification
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales fought Buddy Rose to a double count-out
WWF @ Baltimore, MD – Civic Center – October 30, 1982 (11,000)
Tony Garea pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna at 8:25
Johnny Rodz pinned Pete Sanchez at 10:15
Bob Bradley defeated Charlie Fulton at 7:08
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Swede Hanson at 8:17
Jules Strongbow defeated the White Angel at 8:52
Curt Hennig pinned Mac Rivera at 8:23
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales pinned Mr. Saito at 8:14
Rocky Johnson pinned Mr. Fuji at 11:19
Buddy Rose pinned Chief Jay Strongbow at 10:55 by using the ropes for leverage
Superstar Billy Graham defeated WWF World Champion Bob Backlund via disqualification at 11:16 when Backlund hit the referee
Toronto, Ontario – Maple Leaf Garden – October 31, 1982
Keith Larson fought John Bonello to a 15-minute draw
The Destroyer defeated Mike Davis at 6:18
Leo Burke defeated Johnny Weaver via disqualification at 5:06
Leroy Brown defeated King Parsons at 7:31
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Swede Hansen at 8:04
Rudy & Terry Kay defeated Bill White & Pvt. Nelson at 14:49
Buddy Rose defeated WWF World Champion Bob Backlund via count-out at 22:19
NWA TV Champion Jimmy Valiant pinned Ivan Koloff at 10:11
WWF @ Salisbury, MD – Wicomico Youth & Civic Center – October 31, 1982
Curt Hennig defeated Charlie Fulton
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Pete Sanchez
Tony Garea defeated the White Angel
Rocky Johnson defeated Mr. Fuji
Ivan Putski defeated Superstar Billy Graham via disqualification
Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated Johnny Rodz & Mac Rivera
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated Mr. Saito
WWF @ Buffalo, NY – November 1, 1982
Charlie Fulton defeated Joe Abby
Nick DeCarlo defeated Curt Hennig
WWF Tag Team Champions Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated Johnny Rodz & Jose Estrada
Salvatore Bellomo defeated the Black Demon
Buddy Rose defeated Ivan Putski
Tony Garea defeated Swede Hanson
Rocky Johnson defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Superstar Billy Graham defeated WWF World Champion Bob Backlund via disqualification
WWF @ Erie, PA – County Fieldhouse – November 2, 1982
The White Angel defeated Joe Abby (sub. for Eddie Gilbert)
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Swede Hanson
Tony Garea defeated Charlie Fulton
Rocky Johnson defeated Johnny Rodz
Jules Strongbow defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Superstar Billy Graham defeated Chief Jay Strongbow via count-out
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Buddy Rose
WWF @ Plymouth Meeting, PA – Whitemarsh Township Junior High School Gym – November 2, 1982
Ivan Putski vs. Mr. Saito
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales vs. Mr. Fuji
WWF @ Steubenville, OH – November 3, 1982 (400)
Johnny Rodz pinned Joe Abby at 9:05 with a legdrop
Salvatore Bellomo pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna at 10:55
WWF Tag Team Champion Jules Strongbow pinned Swede Hanson at 12:35 with a tomahawk chop
Buddy Rose fought WWF Tag Team Champion Chief Jay Strongbow to a double count-out at 17:25
Tony Garea pinned Charlie Fulton at 13:10 with a small package
Rocky Johnson pinned the White Angel at 8:15 with a sunset flip
WWF @ East Greenville, PA – Upper Perkiomen Middle School Gym – November 3, 1982
Barry Hart vs. Jeff Craney
Pete Sanchez vs. Frank Williams
Curt Hennig vs. Mr. Fuji
Ivan Putski vs. Mr. Saito
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales vs. Superstar Billy Graham
WWF @ New Bedford, MA – November 4, 1982
Eddie Gilbert defeated Pete Doherty
Charlie Fulton defeated Fred Marzino
WWF Tag Team Champion Jules Strongbow defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Buddy Rose defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Chief Jay Strongbow
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated Mr. Fuji
WWF @ Worcester, MA – Auditorium – November 4, 1982
Johnny Rodz pinned Pete Mithell
Rocky Johnson pinned Mr. Saito
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Swede Hanson
Curt Hennig defeated the White Angel
Tony Garea defeated Johnny Rodz
Superstar Billy Graham defeated Ivan Putski via disqualification
WWF @ East Rutherford, NJ – Meadowlands – November 5, 1982 (11,065)
Swede Hanson defeated Pete Sanchez at 7:10
Curt Hennig defeated Johnny Rodz at 10:21
Tony Garea defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna at 10:07
Superstar Billy Graham defeated WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales via count-out at 13:10
WWF Tag Team Champions Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated the White Angel & the Black Demon at 6:30
Ray Stevens defeated WWF World Champion Bob Backlund via disqualifcation at 15:42
Salvatore Bellomo pinned Mr. Saito at 10:45
Rocky Johnson pinned Buddy Rose at 11:55
Ivan Putski pinned Mr. Fuji at 5:05
WWF @ Boston, MA – Boston Garden – November 6, 1982
Pete Sanchez pinned Mac Rivera at 8:30
Charlie Fulton pinned Frank Williams at 6:15
Curt Hennig pinned Johnny Rodz at 10:35
WWF Tag Team Champion Chief Jay Strongbow pinned the White Angel at 3:35
Tony Garea pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna at 6:18
WWF Tag Team Champion Jules Strongbow pinned Swede Hanson at 5:18
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Superstar Billy Graham in a Texas Death match at 10:38; Ivan Putski was the guest referee for the bout
Rocky Johnson pinned Mr. Fuji at 7:25
Ray Stevens defeated Ivan Putski via count-out at 8:15
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales fought Buddy Rose to a double disqualification at 9:10
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Mr. Saito via disqualification at 3:58
WWF @ Nashua, NH – Chestnut Street Gym – November 7, 1982
Pete Doherty defeated Mac Rivera
Charlie Fulton fought Curt Hennig to a draw
WWF Tag Team Champion Jules Strongbow defeated Mr. Saito
Ray Stevens defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Chief Jay Strongbow
Ivan Putski defeated Superstar Billy Graham via disqualification
WWF @ Enfield, CT – November 7, 1982
Pete Sanchez fought Johnny Rodz to a draw
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Swede Hanson
Tony Garea defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Rocky Johnson defeated Mr. Fuji
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated Buddy Rose
WWF @ Middletown, NY – High School Gym – November 8, 1982
Pete Sanchez defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Bob Bradley
Rocky Johnson defeated the White Angel
Tony Garea defeated Johnny Rodz
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated Buddy Rose
WWF @ Skowhegan, ME – November 8, 1982 (1,846; sell out)
Little Beaver & Sonny Boy Hayes defeated Butch Cassidy & Sky Low Low
Frank Williams fought Fred Marzino to a draw
Mac Rivera fought Curt Hennig to a draw
WWF Tag Team Champion Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Charlie Fulton
Ray Stevens defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Jules Strongbow
Ivan Putski defeated Superstar Billy Graham
WWF @ Lewiston, ME – Armory – November 9, 1982
Fred Marzino (sub. for Eddie Gilbert) fought Frank Williams to a draw
Curt Hennig pinned Mac Rivera
WWF Tag Team Champion Jules Strongbow pinned Charlie Fulton
Little Beaver & Sonny Boy Hayes defeated Sky Low Low & Butch Cassidy
Ray Stevens defeated Ivan Putski via count-out
WWF Tag Team Champion Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Superstar Billy Graham via disqualification when Graham hit the referee
WWF @ Brewster, NY – High School Gym – November 9, 1982
SD Jones defeated Johnny Rodz
Pete Sanchez defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Bob Bradley
Tony Garea defeated the White Angel
Rocky Johnson defeated Swede Hanson
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated Buddy Rose
WWF @ Southington, CT – High School Gym – November 10, 1982
Tony Garea defeated Fred Marzino (sub. for Eddie Gilbert)
WWF Tag Team Champion Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Charlie Fulton
Ray Stevens defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Jules Strongbow
Ivan Putski defeated Superstar Billy Graham via disqualification
Little Beaver & Sonny Boy Hayes defeated Butch Cassidy & Sky Low Low
WWF @ Staten Island, NY – Tottenville High School Gym – November 10, 1982
Pete Sanchez fought Johnny Rodz to a draw
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Mac Rivera
Curt Hennig defeated Bob Bradley
SD Jones defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated Buddy Rose
WWF @ Altoona, PA – Jaffa Mosque – November 11, 1982
Johnny DeFazio defeated the Purple Demon
Little Beaver & Sonny Boy Hayes defeated Butch Cassidy & Sky Low Low
WWF Tag Team Champion Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Swede Hanson
Ray Stevens defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Jules Strongbow
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Buddy Rose
WWF @ Uniontown, PA – High School Gym – November 11, 1982 (1,500)
Salvatore Bellomo pinned the Beast at 13:25 with a flying bodypress
Ivan Putski defeated Mr. Fuji (sub. for Superstar Billy Graham) (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) via count-out at 18:30
Baron Mikel Scicluna pinned Hurricane Hunt at 14:20 with a kick to the head
Bill Dixon pinned Billy Berger at 11:25 with a splash
Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito defeated SD Jones & Rocky Johnson at 10:25 when Saito pinned Jones following a kick from Fuji
WWF @ Pittsburgh, PA – Civic Arena – November 12, 1982 (17,900; sell out)
Little Beaver & Sunny Boy Hayes defeated Sky Low Low & Butch Cassidy at 15:22
WWF Tag Team Champions Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated Swede Hanson & Baron Mikel Scicluna at 10:05
Rocky Johnson pinned Buddy Rose at 16:28
Ray Stevens pinned SD Jones at 10:35
Jimmy Snuka (w/ Buddy Rogers) defeated Capt. Lou Albano at 4:50 when the referee stopped the match due to blood
Salvatore Bellomo & Andre the Giant defeated Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito via disqualification at 13:43
Superstar Billy Graham defeated WWF World Champion Bob Backlund via disqualification at 10:10
WWF @ Landover, MD – Capital Centre – November 13, 1982 (matinee)
Charlie Fulton defeated Pete Sanchez at 5:57
Salvatore Bellomo (sub. for Eddie Gilbert) defeated Johnny Rodz at 8:06
Jose Estrada defeated Curt Hennig at 7:38
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Superstar Billy Graham via disqualification at 6:35; Pat Patterson was the guest referee for the bout
Ray Stevens pinned Tony Garea at 10:28
Little Beaver & Sonny Boy Hayes defeated Sky Low Low & Butch Cassidy at 10:18
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah defeated Sabrina at 7:43
Jimmy Snuka defeated Capt. Lou Albano at 2:36 when the referee stopped the match becuase of blood loss by Albano
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated Buddy Rose
Andre the Giant & Rocky Johnson defeated Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match at 10:29; 2-1; fall #1: Johnson pinned Saito at 3:15; fall #2: Andre pinned Fuji at 7:14
WWF @ Willingboro, NJ – November 13, 1982
Little Beaver & Sonny Boy Hayes defeated Sky Low Low & Butch Cassidy
WWF Tag Team Champion Jules Strongbow defeated Mac Rivera via submission with the sleeper
Rocky Johnson pinned Swede Hanson
Pat Patterson pinned Charlie Fulton
Andre the Giant & Salvatore Bellomo defeated Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match; one of the falls was won via disqualification
WWF @ Hartford, CT – Civic Center – November 14, 1982
Curt Hennig defeated Frank Williams
Pete Sanchez defeated Mac Rivera
SD Jones defeated Swede Hanson
Ray Stevens defeated Tony Garea
Jimmy Snuka defeated Capt. Lou Albano when the match was stopped due to blood loss
Little Beaver & Sonny Boy Hayes defeated Sky Low Low & Butch Cassidy
Rocky Johnson defeated Buddy Rose
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Superstar Billy Graham via disqualification
Andre the Giant & WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito
WWF @ York, PA – Hannah Penn Middle School – November 15, 1982
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Curt Hennig defeated Miguel Feliciano
Andre the Giant defeated Swede Hanson & the Black Demon in a handicap match
Ray Stevens defeated Tony Garea
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated Superstar Billy Graham via disqualification
WWF @ Scranton, PA – CYC – November 15, 1982 (2,121)
Pete Sanchez defeated Mac Rivera at 9:35
WWF Tag Team Champion Jules Strongbow defeated Frank Williams at 10:45
SD Jones (sub. for WWF Tag Team Champion Chief Jay Strongbow) defeated Johnny Rodz at 14:35
Little Beaver & Sonny Boy Hayes defeated Sky Low Low & Butch Cassidy at 15:37
Rocky Johnson defeated the White Angel at 10:355
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Buddy Rose in a Texas Death match at 15:40
WWF @ Allentown, PA – Agricultural Hall – November 16, 1982
Championship Wrestling taping:
Little Beaver & Little Boy Blue defeated Sky Low Low & Butch Cassidy
11/20/82 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Pat Patterson; included Rocky Johnson as a guest of Buddy Rogers’ Corner:
Don Muraco (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Eddie Carson with the tombstone at 3:46
Salvatore Bellomo pinned Tony Russo with a splash at 4:30
Mr. Haiti pinned Joe Espada at 2:51 with a splash following a headbutt
The Wild Samoans (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Pete Sanchez & Charlie Brown at 5:30 when Sika pinned Brown with the Samoan Drop (the Samoans’ return after a near 2-year absence)
Jimmy Snuka (w/ Buddy Rogers) pinned Joe Martin with a diving headbutt off the top at 2:14
Big John Studd (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Steve King via submission with the backbreaker at 3:38 (Studd’s debut)
Ray Stevens (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Curt Hennig with the piledriver at 3:13
11/27/82 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Pat Patterson; included Jimmy Snuka as a guest of Buddy Rogers’ Corner:
Eddie Gilbert pinned Jose Estrada with a flying crossbody at 4:27
Superstar Billy Graham (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Steve King with a karate thrust to the throat at 1:38
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales pinned Joe Martin with a backbreaker over the knee at 2:10
SD Jones pinned Johnny Rodz at 3:45 with a splash following a dropkick
Ray Stevens (w/ Freddie Blassie & Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Tony Garea via count-out at 4:34 after being knocked over the top rope to the floor after colliding with Stevens in the ring
WWF Tag Team Champions Jules & Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna & Mac Rivera at 3:42 when Rivera submitted to Jay’s sleeper
Rocky Johnson pinned Joe Espada at 2:35 following two dropkicks
Buddy Rose (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Curt Hennig at 3:14 after reversing Hennig’s backbreaker attempt into a small package
12/4/82 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Pat Patterson; included Don Muraco as a guest of Buddy Rogers’ Corner:
Superstar Billy Graham (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Miguel Felicano with a karate thrust to the throat at 1:59
WWF Jr. Heavyweight Champion Tiger Mask pinned Mac Rivera with a moonsault at 1:12 in a non-title match
Don Muraco (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned SD Jones at 5:05 with a clothesline to the back of the head
Salvatore Bellomo pinned Joe Martin with a splash at 3:20
Jimmy Snuka (w/ Buddy Rogers) pinned Jose Estrada at 3:26
The Wild Samoans (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Eddie Gilbert & Curt Hennig at 4:07 when Afa pinned Hennig with the Samoan Drop
Big John Studd (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Eddie Carson via submission with the backbreaker at 2:17
Rocky Johnson pinned Tony Russo with a sunset flip at 3:06
Dark match after the taping: Jimmy Snuka defeated Buddy Rose
WWF @ Hamburg, PA – Fieldhouse – November 17, 1982
All Star Wrestling taping:
Little Beaver & Little Boy Blue defeated Sky Low Low & Butch Cassidy
11/20/82 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Pat Patterson; included Little Beaver & Little Boy Blue as guests of Buddy Rogers’ Corner:
Superstar Billy Graham (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Curt Hennig at 2:34 with a karate thrust to the throat
Salvatore Bellomo pinned Johnny Rodz at 2:46 with a sunset flip
Don Muraco (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Bob Bradley at the 3-minute mark with a splash off the top
Mr. Haiti defeated Jeff Craney
Ray Stevens (w/ Freddie Blassie & Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Joe Martin at 5:40 with a piledriver
Jimmy Snuka (w/ Buddy Rogers) pinned Tony Russo at 4:11 with a diving headbutt off the top
The Wild Samoans (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Eddie Carson & Pete Sanchez at 5:57 when Afa pinned Carson with the Samoan Drop
Big John Studd (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Frank Williams via submission with the backbreaker at 2:30
11/27/82 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Pat Patterson; included WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales as a guest of Buddy Rogers’ Corner:
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales pinned Tony Russo at 4:26 with a sunset flip from the turnbuckle
Buddy Rose (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Eddie Carson via submission at 4:44 with a half crab
Rocky Johnson pinned Jose Estrada at 3:02 following two dropkicks
Swede Hanson defeated Victor Mercado
Don Muraco (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Joe Martin at 2:25 with a clothesline and elbow drop
WWF Tag Team Champions Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated Johnny Rodz & Charlie Fulton at 5:37 when Jules pinned Rodz following a double tomahawk chop
WWF Jr. Heavyweight Champion Tiger Mask pinned Curt Hennig at 5:08 with a victory roll
Eddie Gilbert pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna at 3:20 with a small package
12/4/82 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Pat Patterson; included Big John Studd & Freddie Blassie as guests of Buddy Rogers’ Corner:
Jimmy Snuka (w/ Buddy Rogers) pinned Charlie Fulton at 3:57 with a diving headbutt off the top
Superstar Billy Graham (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Pete Sanchez with a karate thrust to the throat at 2:42
Ray Stevens (w/ Freddie Blassie & Capt. Lou Albano) pinned SD Jones at 4:15 with the piledriver after Jones rammed his shoulder into the ringpost when Stevens moved out of the way
Buddy Rose defeated Frank Williams
Don Muraco (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Curt Hennig at 4:45 with a sunset flip
Rocky Johnson pinned Mac Rivera at 4:48 following two dropkicks
The Wild Samoans (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Jeff Craney & Eddie Carson at 4:24 when Afa pinned Craney with the Samoan Drop
Big John Studd (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Victor Mercado via submission with the backbreaker at 3:27
Dark match after the taping: WWF IC Champion Don Muraco fought Jimmy Snuka to a double count-out at 11:14
WWF @ Brooklyn, NY – Franklin High School Gym – November 18, 1982
Pete Sanchez fought Jose Estrada to a draw
SD Jones defeated Johnny Rodz
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Ray Stevens defeated Tony Garea
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated Mr. Saito
Jimmy Snuka defeated Mr. Fuji
WWF @ Wilmington, DE – November 18, 1982
WWF Jr. Heavyweight Champion Tiger Mask pinned Curt Hennig at 11:22 in a non-title match
Eddie Gilbert defeated Charlie Fulton
Little Beaver & Little Boy Blue defeated Sky Low Low & Butch Cassidy
Buddy Rose defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Jules Strongbow via count-out
Superstar Billy Graham fought WWF Tag Team Champion Chief Jay Strongbow to a double disqualification
Rocky Johnson defeated Swede Hanson
WWF @ Woodhaven, NY – November 19, 1982
Baron Mikel Scicluna fought Pete Sanchez to a draw
Jimmy Snuka defeated Mr. Saito
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated Mr. Fuji
Tony Garea defeated Johnny Rodz
Ray Stevens defeated SD Jones
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Jose Estrada
WWF @ Belleville, NJ – High School Gym – November 19, 1982
WWF Jr. Heavyweight Champion Tiger Mask pinned Eddie Gilbert in a non-title match at 19:57
WWF Tag Team Champion Jules Strongbow defeated Charlie Fulton
Swede Hanson defeated Curt Hennig
Rocky Johnson defeated Buddy Rose
WWF Tag Team Champion Chief Jay Strongbow fought Superstar Billy Graham to a double disqualification
Little Beaver & Sonny Boy Hayes defeated Sky Low Low & Butch Cassidy
WWF @ Providence, RI – Civic Center – November 20, 1982
Jose Estrada pinned Curt Hennig
WWF Tag Team Champion Jules Strongbow pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna
Eddie Gilbert pinned Charlie Fulton
WWF Jr. Heavyweight Champion Tiger Mask pinned Pete Doherty in a non-title match with a sunset flip at 15:10
Little Beaver & Sonny Boy Hayes defeated Sky Low Low & Butch Cassidy
Salvatore Bellomo pinned Swede Hanson
Superstar Billy Graham defeated WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales via count-out
Tony Garea pinned Mr. Saito
Buddy Rose defeated WWF World Champion Bob Backlund via disqualification
SD Jones pinned Johnny Rodz
Ray Stevens fought Jimmy Snuka to a double count-out
Rocky Johnson pinned Mr. Fuji
WWF @ Naugatuck, CT – High School Gym – November 21, 1982
Pete Sanchez defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
SD Jones defeated Johnny Rodz
WWF Tag Team Champion Jules Strongbow defeated Charlie Fulton
WWF Tag Team Champion Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Superstar Billy Graham via disqualification
Jimmy Snuka fought Ray Stevens to a double disqualification
Little Beaver & Sonny Boy Hayes defeated Butch Cassidy & Sky Low Low
WWF @ Coventry, CT – High School Gym – November 21, 1982
Jose Estrada defeated Curt Hennig
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Swede Hanson
WWF Jr. Heavyweight Champion Tiger Mask pinned Eddie Gilbert in a non-title match
Tony Garea defeated Mr. Saito
Rocky Johnson defeated Mr. Fuji
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated Buddy Rose
WWF @ New York City, NY – Madison Square Garden – November 22, 1982 (sell out)
Televised on the MSG Network and USA Network – featured Vince McMahon & Gorilla Monsoon on commentary:
Curt Hennig fought Eddie Gilbert to a 20-minute time-limit draw at 14:22 as Hennig had Gilbert covered following an elbow drop; prior to and after the bout, the two shook hands (Gilbert’s MSG debut) (The Life and Times of Mr. Perfect)
SD Jones defeated Swede Hanson via disqualification at 9:20 after hanging Jones upside down in the corner and refusing to break for the referee; prior to the match, Nigerian promoter Power Mike was introduced to the crowd
WWF Jr. Heavyweight Champion Tiger Mask pinned Jose Estrada at 9:42
Little Beaver & Sonny Boy Hayes defeated Sky Low Low & Butch Cassidy in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0; fall #1: Beaver pinned Low Low at 4:43 after a press slam; fall #2: Beaver pinned Cassidy at 3:44 after a slingshot into Low Low
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund fought Superstar Billy Graham to a double disqualification at 10:14 when referee Danny Davis threw the match out after being knocked down by the participants, with both men brawling their way backstage moments thereafter; prior to the bout, Graham was accompanied to the ring by the Grand Wizard and Backlund by Arnold Skaaland (20 Years Too Soon: The Superstar Billy Graham Story)
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Mr. Fuji via disqualification at 7:11 when Fuji continued to assault Bellomo as Fuji was on the ring apron, despite the referee’s order to break
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales pinned Buddy Rose at 11:29 with a sunset flip into the ring as Rose charged the champion
Jimmy Snuka (w/ Buddy Rogers) defeated Capt. Lou Albano at 5:59 when referee Gilberto Roman stopped the match, deeming Albano was too bloody to continue; after the match, Snuka hit the top rope splash onto Albano
Ray Stevens (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned WWF Tag Team Champion Chief Jay Strongbow at 1:02 with a piledriver; after the match, Strongbow was taken backstage on a stretcher
WWF Tag Team Champion Jules Strongbow pinned Charlie Fulton at 4:36 after several tomahawk chops
Rocky Johnson & Tony Garea defeated Riki Choshu & Mr. Saito in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match at 9:13, 2-1; fall #1: Garea pinned Saito at 4:33 with an abdominal stretch into a roll up; fall #2: Saito pinned Garea with a back suplex at 2:13; fall #3: Johnson pinned Choshu following two dropkicks at 2:32
WWF @ Newington, CT – November 23, 1982
Eddie Gilbert fought Johnny Rodz to a draw
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Jose Estrada
WWF Jr. Heavyweight Champion Tiger Mask pinned Charlie Fulton with a sunset flip at 12:39 in a non-title match
Riki Choshu defeated Pete Sanchez
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated Buddy Rose
WWF Tag Team Champions Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito
WWF @ Methuen, MA – November 23, 1982
Curt Hennig defeated Pete Doherty
Little Beaver & Sonny Boy Hayes defeated Sky Low Low & Butch Cassidy
Swede Hanson defeated Tony Garea
Rocky Johnson defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Pat Patterson defeated Ray Stevens via disqualification
WWF @ White Plains, NY – Westchester County Civic Center – November 24, 1982
Salvatore Bellomo & Pete Sanchez defated Mr. Saito & Riki Choshu
WWF Jr. Heavyweight Champion Tiger Mask pinned Johnny Rodz at 13:19 with a sunset flip
WWF Tag Team Champions Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated the Blue Demon & the White Angel
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated Mr. Fuji
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Buddy Rose
WWF @ Worcester, MA – Auditorium – November 24, 1982
Eddie Gilbert pinned Pete Doherty
Curt Hennig pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna
Rocky Johnson pinnd Swede Hanson
Little Beaver & Sonny Boy Hayes defeated Sky Low Low & Butch Cassidy
Jimmy Snuka fought Ray Stevens to a double count-out
Superstar Billy Graham pinned Tony Garea
WWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Spectrum – November 25, 1982 (15,644)
Televised on the PRISM Network – featured Gorilla Monsoon & Dick Graham on commentary:
WWF Jr. Heavyweight Champion Tiger Mask pinned Eddie Gilbert at 11:36
Chin Kobiashi (Kuniaki Kobayashi) pinned Johnny Rodz at 10:15
Little Beaver & Sonny Boy Hayes defeated Sky Low Low & Butch Cassidy when Beaver pinned Cassidy at 8:11
Jose Estrada pinned Curt Hennig at 8:47
Superstar Billy Graham defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Chief Jay Strongbow via count-out at 9:46
Tony Garea pinned Swede Hanson at 5:26
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund (w/ Arnold Skaaland) defeated Buddy Rose via submission to the Crossface Chicken Wing at 13:02 in a lumberjack match; SD Jones was the guest referee for the bout; after the match, Kal Rudman conducted an interview with Backlund and Skaaland
Pedro Morales & Salvatore Bellomo defeated Mr. Saito & Riki Choshu in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match; fall #1 – Morales defeated Satio; fall #2 – Salvatore defeated Choshu; fall #3 – Morales defeated Saito
WWF Tag Team Champion Jules Strongbow pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna
Jimmy Snuka & Buddy Rogers defeated Capt. Lou Albano & Ray Stevens when Snuka pinned Albano with the splash off the top
Rocky Johnson pinned Mr. Fuji
WWF @ Asbury Park, NJ – Convention Hall – November 26, 1982
SD Jones defeated Johnny Rodz via disqualification
Salvatore Bellomo pinned Curt Hennig (sub. for Baron Mikel Scicluna)
WWF Jr. Heavyweight Champion Tiger Mask pinned Jose Estrada in a non-title match at 11:28 with a sunset flip
Rocky Johnson pinned Mr. Saito
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales pinned Mr. Fuji
Jimmy Snuka pinned Buddy Rose
WWF @ Harrisburg, PA – Zembo Temple Mosque – November 26, 1982
Baron Mikel Scicluna fought Charlie Fulton to a draw
WWF Tag Team Champion Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Swede Hanson
Superstar Billy Graham defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Chief Jay Strongbow
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Ray Stevens
Little Beaver & Sonny Boy Hayes defeated Sky Low Low & Butch Cassidy
WWF @ Erie, PA – November 27, 1982 (3,000)
WWF Tag Team Champion Jules Strongbow pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna at 14:25 with a tomahawk chop
Salvatore Bellomo pinned Joe Abby at 15:15 with a splash
WWF Tag Team Champion Chief Jay Strongbow pinned Charlie Fulton at 11:30 with a tomahawk chop
Jimmy Snuka defeated Capt. Lou Albano via count-out at 2:00 when Albano left ringside
Little Beaver & Sonny Boy Hayes defeated Sky Low Low & Butch Cassidy in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match at 21:15, 2-0; fall #1: Beaver pinned Cassidy at 12:50; fall #2: Blue pinned Low Low at 8:25
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Superstar Billy Graham via disqualification at 13:45 when Graham began choking Backlund with his wrist tape
WWF @ Brockton, MA – November 27, 1982
Pete Sanchez defeated Mac Rivera
Swede Hanson defeated Pete Doherty
Jose Estrada defeated Curt Hennig
Eddie Gilbert defeated Johnny Rodz
Tony Garea defeated Mr. Saito
Rocky Johnson defeated Mr. Fuji
WWF @ New Milford, CT – High School Gym – November 28, 1982
Eddie Gilbert fought Jose Estrada to a draw
Mr. Saito defeated Mac Rivera
Curt Hennig defeated Johnny Rodz
Tony Garea defeated Swede Hanson via disqualification
Rocky Johnson defeated Buddy Rose
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated Mr. Fuji
WWF @ Hubbard, OH – High School Gym – November 28, 1982 (3,000; sell out)
Salavtore Bellomo pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna at 12:05
WWF Tag Team Champion Jules Strongbow pinned Charlie Fulton at 17:50
Jimmy Snuka & WWF Tag Team Champion Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Ray Stevens & Capt. Lou Albano via count-out at 11:25
Little Beaver & Sonny Boy Hayes defeated Sky Low Low & Butch Cassidy at 17:10 when Beaver pinned Low Low
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Superstar Billy Graham via disqualification at 11:25 when Graham began choking Backlund with his wrist tape
WWF @ Buffalo, NY – War Memorial Auditorium – November 29, 1982
Little Beaver & Sonny Boy Hayes defeated Sky Low Low & Butch Cassidy
The Executioner pinned John Bonnello
Salvatore Bellomo pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna
WWF Tag Team Champion Jules Strongbow defeated Charlie Fulton
Ray Stevens defeated Ivan Putski via count-out
Jimmy Snuka defeated Capt. Lou Albano via count-out
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Superstar Billy Graham via submission with the Crossface Chickenwing in a Texas Death Match; Chief Jay Strongbow was the guest referee for the bout
WWF @ Long Island, NY – St. Dominic High School Sports Center – November 29, 1982
Eddie Gilbert defeated Tony Colon
Mr. Saito defeated Mac Rivera (sub. for Tony Garea)
Swede Hanson defeated Victor Mercado
Eddie Gilbert fought Curt Hennig to a draw
Rocky Johnson defeated Buddy Rose
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated Mr. Fuji via count-out
WWF @ Long Island, NY – West Babylon High School – November 30, 1982
Swede Hanson defeated Victor Mercado
Eddie Gilbert defeated Tony Colon
Pete Sanchez defeated Mac Rivera
Mr. Saito defeated Curt Hennig
Rocky Johnson defeated Mr. Fuji
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated Buddy Rose
WWF @ Utica, NY – November 30, 1982
The Executioner defeated Nick DeCarlo
Little Beaver & Sonny Boy Hayes defeated Sky Low Low & Butch Cassidy
WWF Tag Team Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Charlie Fulton
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Ivan Putski defeated Superstar Billy Graham
Jimmy Snuka & WWF Tag Team Champion Jules Strongbow defeated Ray Stevens & Capt. Lou Albano via count-out
WWF @ Syracuse, NY – War Memorial – December 1, 1982
Little Beaver & Sonny Boy Hayes defeated Sky Low Low & Butch Cassidy
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Charlie Fulton
WWF Tag Team Champion Jules Strongbow defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Superstar Billy Graham defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Chief Jay Strongbow
Jimmy Snuka defeated Capt. Lou Albano via count-out
Ray Stevens defeated Ivan Putski
WWF @ Phillipsburg, NJ – Catholic High School – December 1, 1982
Pete Sanchez defeated Barry Hart
Rocky Johnson defeated Mr. Fuji
Swede Hanson defeated Curt Hennig
Eddie Gilbert defeated Mac Rivera
WWF Jr. Heavyweight Champion Tiger Mask pinned Mr. Saito with a German suplex into a bridge at 7:05 in a non-title match
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated Buddy Rose
WWF @ Rochester, NY – War Memorial – December 2, 1982
The Destroyer defeated Nick DeCarlo
Little Beaver & Sonny Boy Hayes defeated Sky Low Low & Butch Cassidy
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Ivan Putski defeated Tim Gerrard
WWF Tag Team Champion Jules Strongbow defeated Charlie Fulton
Superstar Billy Graham defeated Ivan Putski
Ray Stevens & Capt. Lou Albano defeated Jimmy Snuka & WWF Tag Team Champion Chief Jay Strongbow
WWF @ Brooklyn, NY – St. Rocco’s Gym – December 2, 1982
Eddie Gilbert fought Curt Hennig to a draw
Swede Hanson defeated Pete Sanchez
Juan Cotto defeated Frank Williams
WWF Jr. Heavyweight Champion Tiger Mask defeated Mr. Fuji via disqualification at 9:10 in a non-title match
Rocky Johnson defeated Mr. Saito
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated Buddy Rose
WWF @ Troy, NY – RPI Fieldhouse – December 3, 1982
Little Beaver & Sonny Boy Hayes defeated Sky Low Low & Butch Cassidy
Eddie Gilbert defeated Charlie Fulton
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Mr. Saito
Ivan Putski defeated Mr. Fuji
Jimmy Snuka defeated Capt. Lou Albano via count-out
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Buddy Rose
WWF @ Meriden, CT – Platt High School Gym – December 3, 1982
Curt Hennig fought Fred Marzino to a draw
WWF Tag Team Champion Jules Strongbow defeated Swede Hanson
WWF Jr. Heavyweight Champion Tiger Mask pinned Pete Sanchez in a non-title match at 10:10 with a sunset flip
Rocky Johnson defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Ray Stevens defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Chief Jay Strongbow via count-out
WWF @ Springfield, MA – Civic Center – December 4, 1982 (matinee)
Little Beaver & Sonny Boy Hayes defeated Sky Low Low & Butch Cassidy
Eddie Gilbert defeated Swede Hanson
Rocky Johnson defeated Charlie Fulton
WWF Jr. Heavyweight Champion Tiger Mask pinned Buddy Rose with a sunset flip at 15:20 in a non-title match
Superstar Billy Graham defeated Ivan Putski via disqualification
Jimmy Snuka defeated Ray Stevens via count-out
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales, WWF Tag Team Champions Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated Capt. Lou Albano, Mr. Fuji, & Mr. Saito
WWF @ Boston, MA – Boston Garden – December 4, 1982 (15,200)
Curt Hennig defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna at 10:26
Mr. Saito defeated Pete Sanchez
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Mr. Fuji via disqualification at 11:27
Sonny Boy Hayes & Little Beaver defeated Butch Cassidy & Sky Low Low at 8:40
Rocky Johnson defeated Buddy Rose via disqualification at 11:30
Jimmy Snuka defeated Capt. Lou Albano via count-out at 3:25
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Ray Stevens via count-out at 15:20 as the challenger was on the ring apron
Superstar Billy Graham defeated Ivan Putski at 5:25
WWF @ New Haven, CT – Coliseum – December 5, 1982
Mac Rivera defeated Mr. X
Pete Sanchez defeated Frank Williams
Ivan Putski defeated Buddy Rose
Curt Hennig defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
WWF Jr. Heavyweight Champion Tiger Mask pinned Eddie Gilbert at 13:48 in a non-title match
Rocky Johnson defeated Mr. Saito
WWF Tag Team Champion Jules Strongbow defeated Swede Hanson
Jimmy Snuka & WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated Ray Stevens & Capt. Lou Albano via count-out
WWF @ Highland Park, NJ – High School – December 6, 1982
Barry Hart fought Jeff Craney to a draw
Curt Hennig defeated Tony Altimore
Eddie Gilbert defeated Bob Bradley
Frank Williams defeated Miguel Feliciano
Superstar Billy Graham fought Ivan Putski to a double disqualification
WWF @ Scranton, PA – CYC – December 6, 1982
Pete Sanchez defeated Mr. X (sub. for Miguel Feliciano)
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
WWF Jr. Heavyweight Champion Tiger Mask pinned Charlie Fulton with a German suplex into a bridge at 9:51
Jimmy Snuka defeated Ray Stevens
WWF Tag Team Champions Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito
WWF @ Allentown, PA – Agricultural Hall – December 7, 1982
Championship Wrestling taping:
12/11/82 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Pat Patterson; included Eddie Gilbert, Arnold Skaaland, & WWF World Champion Bob Backlund as guests of Buddy Rogers’ Corner:
Ivan Putski pinned Mac Rivera with the Polish Hammer at 3:20
Don Muraco (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Curt Hennig with a powerslam at 5:21
Big John Studd (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Barry Hart via submission with the backbreaker at 2:20
Salvatore Bellomo pinned Sammy Sanders with a splash at 3:07
Rocky Johnson defeated the Demon at 2:46 following two dropkicks
Ray Stevens (w/ Freddie Blassie & Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Pete Sanchez with a kneedrop from the middle turnbuckle at 2:28
WWF Tag Team Champions Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated Frank Williams & Bob Bradley at 2:50 when Bradley submitted to Jay’s sleeper
Superstar Billy Graham (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Charlie Brown at 2:42 with a karate thrust
12/18/82 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Pat Patterson; included Big John Studd & Freddie Blassie as guests of Buddy Rogers’ Corner, where Studd’s $500 Bodyslam Challenge was announced for anyone who can slam Studd; included an amateur wrestling match with 7-year old Leroy Baylor and 10-year old Dale Turcott, which WWF World Champion Bob Backlund provided commentary for; Vince McMahon then interviewed Backlund, the referee, and the wrestlers, with Backlund presenting them both with ‘Backlund Amateur Wrestling School’ jackets and a plaque:
The Wild Samoans (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Miguel Felicano & Jeff Craney at 2:52 when Sika pinned Craney with the Samoan Drop
Mr. Fuji (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Curt Hennig with a Bomb from the middle turnbuckle at 1:01
Salvatore Bellomo pinned Tony Rico with a splash at 3:37
Ray Stevens (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Eddie Carson with a piledriver at 2:35
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund (w/ Arnold Skaaland) & Eddie Gilbert defeated Tito Senza & Joe Martin at 3:21 when Gilbert pinned Senza with a sunset flip following the atomic drop from Backlund
Jimmy Snuka (w/ Buddy Rogers) pinned Mr. Saito with a sunset roll up at 4:43
Big John Studd (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Charlie Brown & Pedro Torres in a handicap match at 2:20 when Torres submitted to Studd’s bearhug; prior to the bout, a fan named Mike Caloola attempted Studd’s bodyslam challenge but was unsuccessful
12/25/82 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Pat Patterson; included Ray Stevens & Freddie Blassie as guests of Buddy Rogers’ Corner:
Ivan Putski pinned the Black Demon with the Polish Hammer at 4:15
The Wild Samoans (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Pete Sanchez & Victor Mercado at 2:51 when Afa pinned Mercado with the Samoan Drop
Don Muraco (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Tony Rico with the tombstone at 3:30
Rocky Johnson pinned Israel Matia with a sunset flip at 3:08
WWF Jr. Heavyweight Champion Tiger Mask pinned Joe Martin at 2:18 in a non-title match following two cannonballs
WWF Tag Team Champions Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated Tony Colon & Tito Senza at 2:26 when Colon submitted to Jules’ sleeper
Eddie Gilbert defeated Big John Studd (w/ Freddie Blassie) via disqualification at 3:37 when Studd shoved the referee down after Studd was kicking Gilbert who he had hung upside down in the corner; WWF World Champion Bob Backlund then came out to protect Gilbert, with Studd hitting him from behind with Blassie’s cane; prior to the bout, a fan named Joe attempted Studd’s Bodyslam Challenge but was unsuccessful
Superstar Billy Graham (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Eddie Carson with a karate thrust to the throat at 3:01
1/1/83 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Pat Patterson; 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
Dark match after the taping: WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Ray Stevens via disqualification
WWF @ Hamburg, PA – Fieldhouse – December 8, 1982
All Star Wrestling taping:
12/11/82 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Pat Patterson; included Big John Studd & Freddie Blassie as guests of Buddy Rogers’ Corner, where Blassie announced Studd’s Bodyslam Challenge, where Blassie showed off $500 and said he would keep increasing the price by $500 everytime someone was unsuccessful at slamming Studd:
Ivan Putski pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna at 3:14 with the Polish Hammer
Don Muraco (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Pete Sanchez at 5:46 with an abdominal stretch into a roll up
WWF Tag Team Champions Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated Tito Senza & Charlie Fulton at 7:07 when Senza submitted to Jules’ sleeper
Mr. Saito (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Barry Hart at 3:45 with a back suplex
Ray Stevens (w/ Freddie Blassie & Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Tony Rico at 1:56 with the piledriver
Rocky Johnson pinned Mac Rivera at 3:53 with a sunset flip
Superstar Billy Graham (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Curt Hennig at 4:56 with a karate thrust to the throat after Hennig missed a dropkick
Big John Studd (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Miguel Feliciano & Pedro Torres in a handicap match at 2:31 when Torres submitted to a backbreaker; prior to the bout, a fan attempted Studd’s Bodyslam Challenge for $500 but was unsuccessful
12/18/82 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Pat Patterson; included Eddie Gilbert, Arnold Skaaland, & WWF World Champion Bob Backlund as guests of Buddy Rogers� Corner:
Eddie Gilbert pinned Tony Colon at 5:35 with an atomic kneedrop
The Wild Samoans (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Frank Williams & Tony Rico at 4:34 when Afa pinned Rico with the Samoan Drop
Jimmy Snuka (w/ Buddy Rogers) pinned Charlie Fulton at 4:08 with a diving headbutt off the top; during the bout, Capt. Lou Albano briefly came ringside when Fulton was in control of the match and yelled at Snuka
WWF Jr. Heavyweight Champion Tiger Mask defeated Bob Bradley
Mr. Fuji (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Barry Hart at 3:25 with a Bomb from the middle turnbuckle
Salvatore Bellomo pinned Joe Martin at 4:03 with a splash after Martin missed a splash of his own
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund (w/ Arnold Skaaland) defeated Mr. Saito in a non-title match via submission with the Crossface Chicken Wing at 6:52
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated Tito Senza via submission with a half crab at 3:48
12/25/82 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Pat Patterson; included Superstar Billy Graham & the Grand Wizard as guests of Buddy Rogers’ Corner:
Don Muraco (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Curt Hennig at 5:32 with a sunset flip out of the corner
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales pinned Mac Rivera at 4:36 with a backbreaker over the knee
Big John Studd (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Tony Rico via submission with the backbreaker at the 37-second mark; prior to the bout, a fan named John Hennish attempted Studd’s Bodyslam Challenge (which had now been raised to $,1000) but instead went to lift Studd’s leg, with Studd then giving him several hard knees and pushing him out of the ring
Swede Hanson defeated Barry Hart
Rocky Johnson pinned Victor Mercado at 3:53 with a right hand punch
Buddy Rose (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Pete Sanchez at 4:43 with a backbreaker over the knee
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund (w/ Arnold Skaaland) & Eddie Gilbert defeated Tito Senza & Charlie Fulton at 5:56 when Gilbert pinned Senza with a splash off the top following the atomic kneedrop from Backlund
Ray Stevens (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Eddie Carson at 3:45 with the piledriver
1/1/83 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Pat Patterson; included Jimmy Snuka as a guest of Buddy Rogers’ Corner; included the children’s amateur wrestling match from the 12/18/82 Championship Wrestling; included the Big John Studd vs. Eddie Gilbert match from the 12/25/82 Championship Wrestling:
WWF Tag Team Champions Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated Mac Rivera & Joe Martin at 2:01 when Martin submitted to Jay’s sleeper
Buddy Rose (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Curt Hennig at 3:56 after Hennig hit a suplex from the apron, with Rose then locking Hennig in a small package
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales defeated Bob Bradley at 2:35 with a kneedrop
Mr. Fuji defeated Frank Williams
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Israel Matia
Superstar Billy Graham pinned Tony Rico at 2:07 with a karate thrust to the throat
Dark match after the taping: Ivan Putski fought Superstar Billy Graham to a double count-out
WWF @ Herminie, PA – Yough School – December 9, 1982 (1,500; sell out)
The Beast fought Bobby Hunt to a 15-minute time-limit draw
Pete Sanchez pinned Miguel Feliciano at 12:47 with a sunset flip
WWF Tag Team Champions Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match at 22:08, 2-1; fall #1: Saito pinned Jules at 3:53; fall #2: Jules pinned Saito at 8:15; fall #3: Fuji & Saito were disqualified at 10:00
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Swede Hanson via disqualification at 13:00
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Buddy Rose via submission with the Crossface Chickenwing at 14:00
WWF @ Altoona, PA – Jaffa Mosque – December 9, 1982
Joe Abby defeated Bill Dixon
Curt Hennig fought Baron Mikel Scicluna to a draw
Eddie Gilbert defeated Charlie Fulton
Superstar Billy Graham defeated Ivan Putski via count-out
Jimmy Snuka & Rocky Johnson defeated Capt. Lou Albano & Ray Stevens via count-out
WWF @ Pittsburgh, PA – Civic Arena – December 10, 1982
Tiger Mask vs. Charlie Fulton was originally scheduled for the card
Eddie Gilbert defeated Miguel Feliciano
Salvatore Bellomo fought Baron Mikel Scicluna to a 15-minute draw
Buddy Rose pinned Curt Hennig at 15:22
Rocky Johnson pinned Swede Hanson at 9:18
Chief Jay Strongbow, Jules Strongbow, & Ivan Putski defeated Mr. Fuji, Mr. Saito, & Capt. Lou Albano in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1
Jimmy Snuka defeated Ray Stevens via disqualification
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Superstar Billy Graham via submission with the Crossface Chicken Wing at 15:31
WWF @ Baltimore, MD – Civic Center – December 11, 1982 (12,800)
Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito co-won a 20-man $10,000 battle royal at 23:17; due to prematch stipulatuons the winner would face WWF World Champion Bob Backlund later in the card; with Fuji ending up getting the shot; other participants included: Eddie Gilbert, the Black Demon, Salvatore Bellomo, Mac Rivera, Superstar Billy Graham, Pete Sanchez, Buddy Rose, Curt Hennig, Ivan Putski, Swede Hanson, WWF Tag Team Champions Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow
Eddie Gilbert fought the Black Demon to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Mac Rivera at 8:10
Jimmy Snuka & Rocky Johnson defeated Ray Stevens & Capt. Lou Albano via count-out at 6:20
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Mr. Fuji at 23:17
Superstar Billy Graham defeated Pete Sanchez at 6:08
Buddy Rose defeated Curt Hennig at 12:15
WWF Tag Team Champion Jules Strongbow defeated Swede Hanson at 9:22
Ivan Putski defeated Mr. Saito at 3:10
WWF @ Salisbury, MD – Wicomico Youth & Civic Center – December 12, 1982
Charlie Fulton defeated Barry Hart at 4:07
Frank Williams fought Mac Rivera to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Eddie Gilbert defeated Mr. X at 14:27
Swede Hanson defeated Curt Hennig at 13:41
Rocky Johnson defeated Ray Stevens via count-out at 14:22
Jimmy Snuka defeated Capt. Lou Albano via count-out at 2:21
WWF @ Hagerstown, MD – North Hagerstown High School Gym – December 12, 1982 (2,100)
Jeff Craney fought Pedro Torres to a 15- minute time-limit draw
Pete Sanchez pinned Miguel Feliciano at 14:32
WWF Tag Team Champion Jules Strongbow defeated Bob Bradley via submission with a sleeper at 18:10
Superstar Billy Graham pinned Chief Jay Strongbow at 18:35 after using a foreign object as a weapon
Ivan Putski defeated Superstar Billy Graham via disqualification at 21:05 when Graham was caught using a foreign object
Toronto, Ontario – Maple Leaf Gardens – December 12, 1982 (5,412)
Billy Red Lyons defeated Bobby Bass at 10:51
Rudy Kay & Tony Parisi defeated the Destroyer & Frank Monte at 12:57
Leroy Brown defeated Porkchop Cash at 5:29
Terry Kay defeated Canadian TV Champion Pvt. Nelson via disqualification at 8:09
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Mr. Fuji via disqualification at 15:36
Leo Burke defeated Johnny Weaver via disqualification at 13:14
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Buddy Rose at 21:16 in a Texas Death Match
WWF @ Ellington, CT – High School Gym – December 13, 1982
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Mac Rivera
Eddie Gilbert fought Curt Hennig to a draw
Rocky Johnson defeated Swede Hanson
Jimmy Snuka defeated the Black Demon
Ray Stevens defeated Ivan Putski via count-out
WWF @ Augusta, ME – Civic Center – December 14, 1982
Salvatore Bellomo pinned Charlie Fulton at 14:20
Swede Hanson pinned Curt Hennig at 15:40
Rocky Johnson pinned Mr. Fuji at 14:24
Jimmy Snuka defeated Capt. Lou Albano via count-out at 4:45
Eddie Gilbert pinned Mr. Saito at 10:23
Ivan Putski defeated Ray Stevens via disqualification at 9:45
WWF @ Fall River, MA – December 15, 1982
Eddie Gilbert fought Charlie Fulton to a 20-minute draw
Ivan Putski fought Ray Stevens to a double disqualification
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Swede Hanson via disqualification
Jimmy Snuka pinned Mr. Fuji
Curt Hennig pinned Pete Doherty
Rocky Johnson pinned Mr. Saito
WWF @ Roselle, NJ – Catholic High School – December 16, 1982
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Mac Rivera
Curt Hennig fought the Black Demon to a draw
Swede Hanson defeated Eddie Gilbert
Rocky Johnson defeated Mr. Saito
Ivan Putski defeated Ray Stevens via disqualification
Jimmy Snuka defeated Mr. Fuji
WWF @ Queens, NY – Ridgewood Grove Arena – December 17, 1982
Eddie Gilbert defeated Mac Rivera
Salvatore Bellomo defeated the Black Demon
Jimmy Snuka defeated Mr. Fuji
Rocky Johnson defeated Mr. Saito
Ray Stevens fought Ivan Putski to a double disqualification
WWF @ Taunton, MA – December 18, 1982
Eddie Gilbert defeated Pete Doherty
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Charlie Fulton
Swede Hanson defeated Curt Hennig
Jimmy Snuka defeated Mr. Saito
Ivan Putski defeated Mr. Fuji
Rocky Johnson fought Ray Stevens to a double count-out
– 12/21/82: Eddie “Primo” Colon was born.
Toronto, Ontario – Maple Leaf Gardens – December 26, 1982
Farmer Pete pinned Little John at 10:34
Billy Red Lyons defeated Ricky Harris at 8:51
Tony Parisi & Rudy Kay defeated Bobby Bass & Bill White at 11:04
Terry Kay defeated Pvt. Nelson at 10:58 to win the Canadian Television title
Johnny Weaver defeated Leo Burke via count-out at 14:51
Angelo Mosca defeated Leroy Brown via disqualification at 12:18
Andre the Giant & Salvatore Bellomo defeated Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito at 14:25
WWF @ Worcester, MA – Auditorium – December 26, 1982
Eddie Gilbert defeated Pete Sanchez
SD Jones defeated Johnny Rodz
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah & Wendi Richter defeated Elizabeth Chase & Princess Victoria
Tony Garea defeated Swede Hanson via disqualification
Jimmy Snuka & Rocky Johnson defeated Capt. Lou Albano & Ray Stevens via count-out
Don Muraco defeated Ivan Putski via count-out
Buddy Rose defeated WWF World Champion Bob Backlund via disqualification
WWF @ White Plains, NY – Westchester County Civic Center – December 27, 1982
Eddie Gilbert defeated Johnny Rodz via disqualification
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Mac Rivera
WWF Tag Team Champion Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Charlie Fulton
WWF Tag Team Champion Jules Strongbow defeated Jose Estrada
Rocky Johnson defeated Buddy Rose
Ray Stevens defeated Ivan Putski via count-out
WWF @ Philadelphia, PA – University City Center – December 27, 1982
Wendi Richter & Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah defeated Elizabeth Chase & Princess Victoria at 13:35
Pete Sanchez defeated Mr. X at 8:02
Bob Bradley defeated Barry Hart at 8:56
SD Jones fought Swede Hanson to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Jimmy Snuka defeated the Black Demon at the 26-second mark
Superstar Billy Graham defeated WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales via disqualification at 14:58
Don Muraco defeated WWF World Champion Bob Backlund via count-out at 22:08
WWF @ New York City, NY – Madison Square Garden – December 28, 1982
Televised via closed circuit – featured Vince McMahon & Gorilla Monsoon on commentary; Mel Phillips was the ring announcer for the first two matches as regular announcer Howard Finkel was late arriving to the show, with Finkel taking over when he arrived to announce the result of the third match:
SD Jones fought Eddie Gilbert to a 20-minute time limit draw at 13:44
Tony Garea pinned Johnny Rodz at 9:04 with a sunset flip out of the corner
Buddy Rose defeated Ivan Putski via count-out at 8:33 after Putski knocked Rose back into the ring just before the 10-count when Putski was beating on Rose on the apron
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales fought Don Muraco to a double disqualification at 14:25 after both men struck the referee; prior to the bout, Capt. Lou Albano escorted Muraco to the ring; after the contest, both men continued to brawl in and out of the ring until Muraco left ringside (History of the Intercontinental Championship)
Salvatore Bellomo pinned Jose Estrada at 8:46 with a reverse flying bodypress from the middle turnbuckle
WWF World Champion Bob Backlund (w/ Arnold Skaaland) defeated Superstar Billy Graham via submission with the Crossface Chicken Wing in a lumberjack match at 12:33; Swede Hansen was the special referee for the match; prior to the match, Graham was escorted to the ring by the Grand Wizard; after the bout, Graham argued the decision with Hanson with the two men eventually coming to blows and Swede eventually clearing the ring of Graham; lumberjacks for the match included Mr. Fuji, Buddy Rose, Mr. Saito, Jules Strongbow, Salvatore Bellomo, the Black Demon, Johnny Rodz, Tony Garea, Chief Jay Strongbow, Eddie Gilbert, Rocky Johnson, and Jose Estrada
Wendi Richter & Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah defeated Elizabeth Chase & Princess Victoria when Moolah pinned Victoria at 9:11 following a legdrop from the middle turnbuckle by Richter
All American Wrestling – 9/11/83: Jimmy Snuka defeated Ray Stevens via count-out at 6:50 after Snuka threw Stevens into the corner, with Stevens then falling out to the floor and not being able to meet the referee’s 10-count; prior to the bout, Capt. Lou Albano and Freddie Blassie escorted Stevens to the ring and after the refused to leave the ring, Snuka went back to the locker room and brought Buddy Rogers out with him to offset Albano & Blassie; after the bout, Snuka again knocked Stevens to the floor (Best of Confidential Vol. 1)
Rocky Johnson pinned the Black Demon at 5:13 with a sunset flip following two dropkicks
Prime Time Wrestling – 1/14/86: WWF Tag Team Champions Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito in a Texas Death Match at 8:47 when Jules pinned Saito following a double elbowsmash
WWF @ Binghamton, NY – Broome County Arena – December 29, 1982
The Destroyer defeated Pete Sanchez
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Mac Rivera
Rocky Johnson defeated Mr. Fuji
Wendi Richter & Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah defeated Elizabeth Chase & Princess Victoria
WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales fought Superstar Billy Graham to a double disqualification
Don Muraco defeated WWF World Champion Bob Backlund via count-out
WWF @ Glens Falls, NY – Civic Center – December 29, 1982
Eddie Gilbert defeated Frank Williams
Tony Garea defeated Johnny Rodz
Ivan Putski defeated Buddy Rose
Ray Stevens fought Jimmy Snuka to a double count-out
WWF Tag Team Champions Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated the Black Demon & the White Angel
WWF @ Buffalo, NY – Memorial Auditorium – December 30, 1982 (6,300)
Billy Red Lyons defeated Bobby Bass
Eddie Gilbert defeated the Executioner
Salvatore Bellomo defeated Swede Hanson
Tony Garea pinned Ricky James
Rocky Johnson pinned Mr. Fuji
Andre the Giant & Ivan Putski defeated Buddy Rose & Ray Stevens
Wendi Richter & Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah defeated Elizabeth Chase & Princess Victoria
Don Muraco defeated WWF IC Champion Pedro Morales via count-out
WWF @ Rochester, NY – War Memorial – December 30, 1982
Pete Sanchez pinned Fred Marzino at 12:15
SD Jones pinned Mac Rivera at 16:33
Nick DeCarlo defeated Tim Gerrard via submission with an abdominal stretch at 9:36
Jimmy Snuka defeated Capt. Lou Albano via count-out
WWF Tag Team Champions Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated the White Angel & the Black Demon in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall #1: Jules pinned Angel; fall #2: Jay pinned Demon
Superstar Billy Graham defeated WWF World Champion Bob Backlund via disqualification at 10:42