WWWF Championship Wrestling – 1976 Results
1/3/76:
1/6/76; Philadelphia, PA; Arena
1/10/76:
1/6/76; Philadelphia, PA; Arena
1/17/76:
1/6/76; Philadelphia, PA; Arena
1/24/76:
Superstar Billy Graham defeated Tito Torres
US Champion Bobo Brazil defeated Vincente Pometti
WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Parisi & Louis Cerdan defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna & Davey O’Hannon
Dominic DeNucci fought Frank Monte to a draw
Ernie Ladd defeated Tom Stanton
1/27/76; Philadelphia, PA; Arena
1/31/76:
US Champion Bobo Brazil defeated Mike Paidousis
Ernie Ladd defeated Tom Stanton
Davey O’Hannon defeated Johnny Rivera
Dominic DeNucci fought Bugsy McGraw to a draw
Billy White Wolf defeated Billy Shane
1/27/76; Philadelphia, PA; Arena
2/7/76:
Superstar Billy Graham & Ivan Koloff defeated Pete Sanchez & Francisco Flores
Ivan Putski defeated Alex Vincenti
Louis Cyr & Crusher Blackwell defeated Pete Sanchez & Dominic DeNucci
US Champion Bobo Brazil defeated Billy Shane
Skandor Akbar defeated Pat McGuinness
1/27/76; Philadelphia, PA; Arena
2/14/76:
Superstar Billy Graham & Ivan Koloff defeated Pat Barrett & Kevin Sullivan
2/17/76; Philadelphia, PA; Arena
2/21/76:
WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Parisi & Louis Cerdan defeated Frank Monte & Davey O’Hannon
Superstar Billy Graham & Ivan Koloff defeated Johnny Rivera & Bobby Schaeffer
Billy White Wolf defeated Cowboy Bob
Louis Cyr defeated Bill Berger
Dominic DeNucci & US Champion Bobo Brazil defeated Hans Schroeder & Vincente Pometti
2/17/76; Philadelphia, PA; Arena
2/28/76:
2/17/76; Philadelphia, PA; Arena
3/6/76:
3/9/76; Philadelphia, PA; Arena
3/13/76:
3/9/76; Philadelphia, PA; Arena
3/20/76:
3/9/76; Philadelphia, PA; Arena
3/27/76:
Ernie Ladd fought Dominic DeNucci to a draw
Andre the Giant defeated Johnny Rodz, Pete Reeves, & Lyndsey Lyle in a handicap match
The Executioners defeated Pat Barrett & Joe Rodriguez
Stan Hansen defeated Johnny Rivera
WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Parisi & Louis Cerdan defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna & Crusher Blackwell via disqualification
3/30/76; Philadelphia, PA; Arena
4/3/76:
Billy White Wolf defeated El Lobo
Stan Hansen defeated Bill Berger
The Executioners defeated Dominic DeNucci & Bill Schaeffer
US Champion Bobo Brazil defeated Bugsy McGraw via count-out
Superstar Billy Graham & Ivan Koloff defeated Pat Barrett & Ben Ortiz
3/30/76; Philadelphia, PA; Arena
4/10/76:
3/30/76; Philadelphia, PA; Arena
4/17/76:
Stan Hansen defeated Dominic DeNucci after busting DeNucci open hitting him with the lariat, hitting him across the head instead of across the throat as normal
4/20/76; Philadelphia, PA; Arena
4/24/76 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Antonino Rocca; featured McMahon conducting a ringside interview with Gorilla Monsoon about the upcoming Muhammad Ali vs. Antonio Inoki mixed match, while footage of Inoki wrestling in Japan was played:
Billy White Wolf defeated Jose Estrada via submission at 5:15 with the Indian deathlock
The Executioners (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Toro Maldonado & Mike Santocapito at 5:55 when Maldonado was pinned
Dominic DeNucci pinned Vincente Pometti at 3:57
Stan Hansen (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Kevin Sullivan at 5:15 with the lariat using his loaded elbow pad; after the bout Vince McMahon interviewed Hansen & Blassie at ringside, and when McMahon questioned Hansen’s use of his elbow pad, a roll of half dollars fell out, with Hansen and Blassie quickly leaving ringisde
Bruiser Brody (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Frank Williams via submission at 2:47; Brody was introduced as just Frank Brody for the match (Brody’s debut)
Haystacks Calhoun defeated Crusher Blackwell via count-out at 4:33 when Blackwell fell out of the ring following a charge when Calhoun moved out of the way
4/20/76; Philadelphia, PA; Arena
5/1/76:
Ivan Putski & US Champion Bobo Brazil defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna & Pete Austin
Bruiser Brody defeated Fred Marzino
Skandor Akbar defeated Roberto Alsura
WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Parisi & Louis Cerdan defeated Vincente Pometti & Crusher Blackwell
Haystacks Calhoun & Kevin Sullivan defeated Ivan Koloff & Superstar Billy Graham via disqualification
Jose Gonzalez & Johnny Rivera defeated Johnny Rodz & Rocky Tomayo
4/20/76; Philadelphia, PA; Arena
5/8/76:
The Executioners defeated Johnny Rivera & Pete Austin
Billy White Wolf defeated Johnny Rodz
Jose Gonzalez defeated Jose Estrada
Skandor Akbar defeated Fred Marzino
Haystacks Calhoun & Kevin Sullivan defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna & Vincente Pometti
5/11/76; Philadelphia, PA; Arena
5/15/76 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Antonino Rocca:
Bruiser Brody defeated Bill Berger
Ernie Ladd defeated Pete Austin
Skandor Akbar defeated Ted Adams
Stan Hansen defeated Steve Bolaneci
Crusher Blackwell & Rocky Tomayo fought Billy White Wolf & Jose Gonzalez to a no contest at around the 7-minute mark when Chief Jay Strongbow ran out to make the save after White Wolf was double teamed and busted open by his opponents (Strongbow’s return after an 8-month absence)
Haystacks Calhoun & Kevin Sullivan defeated JoJo Andrews & BB Coleman
5/11/76; Philadelphia, PA; Arena
5/15/76 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Antonino Rocca:
Ivan Putski defeated Johnny Rodz
Chief Jay Strongbow & Billy White Wolf defeated Vincente Pometti & Rocky Tomayo
Bruiser Brody defeated Bob Schaeffer
Skandor Akbar defeated Johnny Rivera
The Executioners (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Parisi & Louis Cerdan to win the titles in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall #1: Parisi was pinned at 4:43 following a double backbreaker; fall #2: Parisi got the pin at 2:35 with a splash; fall #3: Cerdan was pinned at 3:47 following a double backbreaker
Crusher Blackwell defeated Cano Hernandez
5/11/76; Philadelphia, PA; Arena
5/29/76:
Bruiser Brody defeated Johnny Rivera
Ivan Putski defeated Crusher Blackwell via count-out
Ernie Ladd defeated Sylvano Sousa
Stan Hansen defeated Roberto Alsura
Susan Green & Vivian St. John defeated Kitty Adams & Paula Kaye
Chief Jay Strongbow & Billy White Wolf defeated Johnny Rodz & Rocky Tomayo
6/1/76; Philadelphia, PA; Arena
6/5/76:
Johnny Rodz fought Johnny Rivera to a draw
Gorilla Monsoon defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna via count-out at the 46-second mark; prior to the bout, Muhammed Ali was introduced to the crowd, sitting in the front row; after the match, Ali entered the ring, with Ali swinging a few punches at Monsoon and pointed his finger at him, with Monsoon then giving an airplane spin to Ali; Vince McMahon then interviewed Monsoon at ringside who said Ali was a great boxer but lousy as a wrestler and didn’t know a wristlock from a wristwatch (Best of the WWF Vol. 1, WWE’s Top 50 Superstars of All Time)
Stan Hansen defeated Bob Schaefer
WWWF Tag Team Champions the Executioners (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Tony Altimore & Guy Flowers
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Skandor Akbar via disqualification
US Champion Bobo Brazil & Jose Gonzalez defeated Rocky Tomayo & JoJo Andrews
6/1/76; Philadelphia, PA; Arena
6/12/76:
WWWF Tag Team Champions the Executioners defeated Johnny Rivera & Frank Williams
Bruiser Brody defeated Guy Flowers
Skandor Akbar defeated Roberto Alsura
US Champion Bobo Brazil & Kevin Sullivan defeated Johnny Rodz & Vincente Pometti
Jose Gonzalez defeated JoJo Andrews
Chief Jay Strongbow & Billy White Wolf defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna & Rocky Tomayo
6/1/76; Philadelphia, PA; Arena
6/19/76:
Stan Hansen defeated Ted Adams at 7:47
Bruiser Brody defeated Frank Williams at 4:12
Johnny Rivera defeated JoJo Andrews
Skandor Akbar defeated Mike Santocapito at 6:49
US Champion Bobo Brazil & Kevin Sullivan defeated Vincente Pometti & Rocky Tomayo at 6:22
Jose Gonzalez fought Baron Mikel Scicluna to a 10-minute time-limit draw
6/22/76; Philadelphia, PA; Arena
6/26/76 – hosted by Bill Cardille (subbing for Vince McMahon) & Antonino Rocca; Gary Michael Cappetta was the ring announcer for the show (Cappetta’s TV debut):
WWWF Tag Team Champions the Executioners defeated Johnny Rivera & Jose Gonzalez at 6:44
Doug Gilbert defeated Bill Berger at 4:18
Johnny Rodz pinned Bob Schaeffer at 3:11 with a suplex; after the bout, Cardille interviewed Rodz at ringside
Skandor Akbar fought Ivan Putski to a double disqualification at 5:15
Vivian St. John fought Vicki Williams to a 10-minute time-limit draw
Chief Jay Strongbow & Billy White Wolf defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna & Pete McKay at 6:42
6/22/76; Philadelphia, PA; Arena
7/3/76 – hosted by Bill Cardille (subbing for Vince McMahon) & Antonino Rocca; Ed Derian was the ring announcer for the show:
US Champion Bobo Brazil & Kevin Sullivan defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna & Skandor Akbar via count-out at 9:28 when Scicluna failed to make it back inside the ring before the 10-count
Bruiser Brody (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Roberto Alexia via submission at 2:36 with the overhead backbreaker
Johnny Rivera pinned Bob Brothers at 3:08 with a flying bodypress
Chief Jay Strongbow fought WWWF Tag Team Champion Executioner #2 (w/ Capt. Lou Albano & WWWF Tag Team Champion Executioner#1) to a double disqualification at 6:31 when Albano, Executioner #1 and Billy White Wolf all interfered; Andre the Giant made the save for Strongbow & White Wolf after the bout
Nikolai Volkoff (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Frank Williams via submission at 5:36 with a bearhug
Ivan Putski & Jose Gonzalez defeated Johnny Rodz & JoJo Andrews at 7:46 when Putski pinned Andrews with the Polish Hammer
6/22/76; Philadelphia, PA; Arena
7/10/76 – hosted by Bill Cardille (subbing for Vince McMahon) & Antonino Rocca:
WWWF Tag Team Champions the Executioners defeated Kevin Sullivan & Jose Gonzalez
Doug Gilbert defeated Roberto Alsura
Nikolai Volkoff defeated Bob Schaeffer
Bruiser Brody defeated Frank Williams
Ivan Putski defeated Pete McKay & Vincente Pometti in a handicap match
Chief Jay Strongbow & Billy White Wolf defeated Skandor Akbar & Johnny Rodz
7/13/76; Philadelphia, PA; Arena
7/17/76:
Chief Jay Strongbow & Billy White Wolf defeated Rocky Tomayo & Pete McKay at 6:42
Tor Kamata defeated Frank Williams at 4:08
Stan Hansen defeated Toro Maldonado at 2:27
Sonny Boy Hayes & the Haiti Kid defeated Lord Littlebrook & Little John at 4:36
WWWF Tag Team Champions the Executioners (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) fought Ivan Putski & Jose Gonzalez to a no contest when Chief Jay Strongbow & Billy White Wolf got involved, and Strongbow was left bloodied after being headbutted by one of the Executioners with a foreign object in his mask, given to him by Albano; Vince McMahon then interviewed Strongbow & White Wolf – White Wolf was seemingly crying and said this would not pass and they would get the Executioners for this, and Strongbow screamed “those fucking son of a bitches!”
SD Jones & Bobo Brazil defeated Johnny Rodz & Baron Mikel Scicluna via count-out at 2:16
7/13/76; Philadelphia, PA; Arena
7/24/76 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Antonino Rocca:
Ivan Putski defeated Rocky Tomayo at 5:58
Bruiser Brody defeated Stan Lavdis at 2:46
SD Jones defeated Vincente Pometti at 2:49
WWWF Tag Team Champions the Executioners (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Kevin Sullivan & Johnny Rivera at 7:58 when Rivera was pinned
Nikolai Volkoff defeated Mike Santocapito at 5:50
Chief Jay Strongbow & Billy White Wolf defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna & Doug Gilbert via disqualification at 4:58; after the bout, Vince McMahon interviewed Strongbow & White Wolf at ringside
7/13/76; Philadelphia, PA; Arena
7/31/76 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Antonino Rocca:
Bruiser Brody defeated Johnny Rivera at 4:26
Nikolai Volkoff defeated Frank Williams at 4:52
Tor Kamata defeated Roberto Alexia at 3:18
Jose Gonzalez fought Doug Gilbert to a 10-minute time-limit draw
Stan Hansen defeated Mike Santocapito at 4:36
Chief Jay Strongbow & Billy White Wolf defeated Johnny Rodz & Pete McKay at 5:35 when White Wolf pinned McKay with a double tomahawk chop
8/3/76; Philadelphia, PA; Arena
8/7/76:
Chief Jay Strongbow & Billy White Wolf defeated Gene Dundee & JoJo Andrews
Bruiser Brody defeated Johnny Rivera & Roberto Alexia in a handicap match
Pete Sanchez defeated Billy Coleman
Nikolai Volkoff defeated Pete Austin
Tor Kamata defeated Ted Adams
WWF Tag Team Champions the Executioners defeated Bobo Brazil & SD Jones in a non-title match
8/3/76; Philadelphia, PA; Arena
8/14/76 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Antonino Rocca:
Chief Jay Strongbow & Billy White Wolf defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna & Pete Doherty at 7:58 when Doherty submitted to Whittewolf’s Indian deathlock; during the bout, Capt. Lou Albano briefly came to ringside but was quickly chased backstage by Strongbow
Stan Hansen defeated Frank Williams at 5:28
SD Jones defeated Pete McKay at 2:30
Bruiser Brody (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Jose Gonzalez via disqualification at 5:50 when WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino interfered
WWWF Tag Team Champions the Executioners (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Kevin Sullivan & Johnny Rivera at 4:44 when Rivera was pinned following a slingshot
Pete Sanchez defeated Sylvano Sousa at 3:55
8/3/76; Philadelphia, PA; Arena
8/21/76 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Antonino Rocca:
Manuel Soto & Pete Sanchez defeated Doug Gilbert & Johnny Rodz
Nikolai Volkoff defeated Roberto Alexia
Johnny Rivera defeated Vincente Pometti
Tor Kamata defeated Pete Austin
Bobo Brazil defeated JoJo Andrews
WWWF Tag Team Champions the Executioners (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) fought Chief Jay Strongbow & Billy White Wolf to a double disqualification in a non-title match at 9:00 when all four wrestlers were brawling in the ring
8/24/76; Philadelphia, PA; Arena
8/28/76 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Antonino Rocca:
Victor Rivera defeated Johnny Rodz at 7:18
Nikolai Volkoff defeated Frank Williams at 4:52
Johnny Rivera defeated Jose Rodriguez at 2:55
Tor Kamata defeated Roberto Alexia at 4:47
Bruiser Brody (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Manuel Soto at 3:31 with a kneedrop
Chief Jay Strongbow & Billy White Wolf defeated Rocky Tomayo & Pete McKay at 5:20 when McKay submitted to Strongbow’s sleeper
8/24/76; Philadelphia, PA; Arena
9/4/76 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Antonino Rocca:
Donna Christianello fought Joyce Grable to a 10-minute time-limit draw
Johnny Rivera & Victor Rivera defeated Doug Gilbert & Rocky Tomayo at 4:54
SD Jones defeated Pete McKay at 2:47
Stan Hansen defeated Ted Adams at 1:43
WWWF Tag Team Champions the Executioners (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Pete Sanchez & Manuel Soto via count-out at 6:30 when Sanchez was unable to get back in the ring before the 10-count after being double-teamed
Chief Jay Strongbow & Billy White Wolf defeated Vincente Pometti & Johnny Rodz at 7:39
8/24/76; Philadelphia, PA; Arena
9/11/76 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Antonino Rocca:
Stan Hansen, & WWWF Tag Team Champions the Executioners defeated Chief Jay Strongbow, Billy White Wolf, & Jose Gonzalez via disqualification when Johnny Rivera & Victor Rivera interfered as all six men were brawling in the ring
Manuel Soto defeated Rocky Tomayo
Pete Sanchez defeated Pete McKay
Bruiser Brody defeated Pete Austin
Tor Kamata defeated Frank Williams
Johnny Rivera & Victor Rivera defeated Doug Gilbert & Johnny Rodz
9/14/76; Philadelphia, PA; Arena
9/18/76:
Chief Jay Strongbow & Billy White Wolf defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna & Mark Tendler
Stan Stasiak defeated ?
Johnny Rivera defeated Mike Heime
Bruiser Brody defeated Kevin Sullivan
Vicki Williams & Kitty Adams defeated Donna Christianello & Vivian St. John
SD Jones & Bobo Brzil defeated Frank Marconi & Doug Gilbert
9/14/76; Philadelphia, PA; Arena
9/25/76 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Antonino Rocca; included the Tor Kamata / Manuel Soto match from the 9/18/76 All Star Wrestling:
WWWF Tag Team Champions the Executioners defeated Randy & Danny Parks
Stan Hansen fought Brian Mackney to a no contest when Hansen attacked Ivan Putski after he had being introduced to the crowd from inside the ring and ripped off Putski’s shirt; Vince McMahon then interviewed Putski who wanted Hansen to come back to the ring to fight him, calling Hansen a coward and yellow dog
Kevin Sullivan pinned Vincente Pometti at 4:58 with a dropkick; this unscheduled bout replaced the previous match
Jose Gonzalez defeated Frank Marconi
Nikolai Volkoff defeated Sylvano Sousa & Mike Heine in a handicap match
Stan Stasiak defeated Toro Maldanado
9/14/76; Philadelphia, PA; Arena
10/2/76 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Antonino Rocca:
Nikolai Volkoff defeated Brian Mackney
Tor Kamata defeated Randy Parks
Bruiser Brody defeated Danny Parks & Pete McKay in a handicap match
Ivan Putski pinned Gene Dundee at 6:59 with the Polish Hammer
Chief Jay Strongbow & Billy White Wolf defeated Johnny Rodz & Rocky Tomayo at 7:48 when Strongbow pinned Rodz
10/5/76; Philadelphia, PA; Arena
10/9/76:
Manuel Soto & Pete Sanchez defeated Rocky Tomayo & Jose Estrada
Nikolai Volkoff defeated Nick Palas
Jose Gonzalez defeated BB Coleman
Stan Stasiak defeated ?
WWWF Tag Team Champions the Executioners defeated SD Jones & Bobo Brazil via count-out
Ivan Putski defeated Frank Monroe
10/5/76; Philadelphia, PA; Arena
10/16/76 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Antonino Rocca:
Victor Rivera & Johnny Rivera defeated Johnny Rodz & JoJo Andrews at 6:05 when Victor Rivera pinned Andrews after a cannonball; after the bout, the Rivera’s cleared their opposition from the ring with dropkicks
Chief Jay Strongbow (w/ Billy White Wolf) fought WWWF Tag Team Champion Executioner #2 (w/ Capt. Lou Albano & WWWF Tag Team Champion Executioner #1) to a 10-minute time-limit draw; the bell rang as Strongbow had the sleeper hold applied; prior to the bout, all the seconds were escorted back to the locker room by police officers; after the bout , Vince McMahon interviewed Strongbow & White Wolf at ringside, demanding a title match for the following week on TV because they felt they deserved it and so everyone could see the match
Bobo Brazil pinned Pete McKay at 2:46 with the Coco Butt
Tor Kamata (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Sunshine Jackson via submission with the Japanese sleeper hold; after the bout, Blassie delayed letting Kamata wake Jackson up from the sleeper so they could place oriental garb over Jackson’s face, and then chop Jackson down when he did wake up
Bruiser Brody (w/ the Grand Wizard) & Stan Hansen (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Manuel Soto & Pete Sanchez at 4:07 when Brody pinned Soto with a powerslam after Blassie grabbed Soto’s leg from the outside
Jose Gonzalez & Kevin Sullivan defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna & Pete Doherty at 1:48 when Gonzalez pinned Doherty with a flying bodypress; prior to the bout, Vince McMahon interviewed WWWF President Willie Gilzenberg, who announced that next week WWWF Tag Team Champions the Executioners would defend the title against Chief Jay Strongbow & Billy White Wolf in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
10/5/76; Philadelphia, PA; Arena
10/23/76 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Antonino Rocca:
Nikolai Volkoff defeated Toro Maldanado & Pete Austin in a handicap match
Tor Kamata defeated Johnny Rivera
Doug Gilbert defeated Frank Williams
Chief Jay Strongbow & Billy White Wolf defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions the Executioners (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0; fall #1: the challengers won; fall #2: the challengers won via disqualification at 2:28 when a third Executioner (Nikolai Volkoff) appeared from under the ring and attacked the challengers, because of the disqualification in the second fall, the title did not change hands
? defeated Sunshine Jackson
Bruiser Brody & Stan Hansen defeated Kevin Sullivan & Jose Gonzalez
10/26/76; Philadelphia, PA; Arena
10/30/76 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Antonino Rocca; featured an opening segment where McMahon conducted separate in-ring interviews regarding the controversial WWWF Tag Team Championship match last week, first with Chief Jay Strongbow & Billy White Wolf, then referee Dick Woehrle, and finally Capt. Lou Albano and WWWF Tag Team Champions the Executioners:
Stan Stasiak defeated Kevin Sullivan
Ivan Putski pinned Sylvano Sousa with the Polish Hammer at 2:10
Ken Patera defeated Pete Austin (Patera’s debut)
Andre the Giant defeated Johnny Rodz & Rocky Tomayo in a handicap match
Chief Jay Strongbow & Billy White Wolf defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna & Pete McKay at 6:14 when McKay submitted to White Wolf’s Indian deathlock
10/26/76; Philadelphia, PA; Arena
11/6/76 – featured the announcement from WWWF President Willie Gilzenberg that WWWF Tag Team Champions the Executioners had been stripped of their championship as a result of a third Executioner appearing during the Executioners title match with Chief Jay Strongbow & Billy White Wolf two weeks earlier, and that a tournament would be held to crown new champions:
Nikolai Volkoff defeated Manuel Soto
Tor Kamata defeated Paul Figueroa
Johnny Rodz defeated Mike Nieme
Dominic DeNucci & Kevin Sullivan defeated the Executioners via disqualification
Ivan Putski defeated Pete Doherty
Bruiser Brody defeated Ted Adams
10/26/76; Philadelphia, PA; Arena
11/13/76 – hosted by Vince McMahon & Antonino Rocca:
Stan Stasiak (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Jose Gonzalez via referee’s decision at 4:40 following three heart punches with Gonzalez deemed unable to continue; after the bout, several other wrestlers came into the ring and Stasiak cleared them all out; Gonzalez was then carried out on a stretcher
WWWF Tag Team Championship Tournament: Stan Hansen (w/ Freddie Blassie) & Bruiser Brody (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Dominic DeNucci & Kevin Sullivan at 5:05 when Brody pinned Sullivan following a double elbowsmash
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Pete Austin
Ken Patera (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Frank Williams at 2:29 with a powerslam
WWWF Tag Team Championship Tournament: Tor Kamata (w/ Feddie Blassie) & Nikolai Volkoff (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Bobo Brazil & SD Jones at 9:46 when Kamata pinned Jones with a karate thrust to the throat
WWWF Tag Team Championship Tournament: Chief Jay Strongbow & Billy White Wolf defeated Rocky Tomayo & Doug Gilbert at 5:54 when Tomayo submitted to Strongbow’s sleeper; after the bout, Vince McMahon on commentary claimed around 50 tag team tournament matches had taken place over the past week, and they would show a flow chart next week with all the results
11/16/76; Philadelphia, PA; Arena
11/20/76:
Stan Stasiak defeated SD Jones
Cowboy Colt defeated Billy the Kid via disqualification
Kevin Sullivan defeated BB Coleman
Ken Patera defeated Ted Adams
Jose Gonzalez defeated Doug Gilbert via referee’s decision
Chief Jay Strongbow & Billy White Wolf defeated JoJo Andrews & Stan Nunez
11/16/76; Philadelphia, PA; Arena
11/27/76 – hosted by Vince McMahon:
WWWF Tag Team Championship Tournament: Tor Kamata & Nikolai Volkoff (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Jose Gonzalez & Kevin Sullivan via count-out at 8:44 when Sullivan was counted out after Volkoff hit a running knee knocking him out of the ring
Baron Mikel Scicluna pinned Frank Williams at 5:15 with a kick to the chest; during the bout, Gorilla Monsoon joined for commentary discussing the WWWF Tag Team Championship Tournament, where he announced the Kangaroos had been eliminated, and teams such as Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka, Jimmy & Johnny Valiant, Tony Garea & Dean Ho, and the Angels were still active in the tournament
Bobo Brazil pinned Frank Monroe at 2:47 with a headbutt
Ivan Putski pinned Rocky Tomayo at 5:19 with the Polish Hammer
Bruiser Brody (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Sylvano Sousa at 2:29
WWWF Tag Team Championship Tournament: The Executioners (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Pete Austin & Roberto Figueroa at 7:36 when Figueroa submitted to an overhead backbreaker; after the bout, Vince McMahon interviewed Albano & the Executioners at ringside
11/16/76; Philadelphia, PA; Arena
12/4/76 – hosted by Vince McMahon:
Ken Patera defeated Johnny Rivera
WWWF Tag Team Championship Tournament Quarter-Finals: Tor Kamata & Nikolai Volkoff defeated SD Jones & Frank Williams
Johnny Rodz defeated Ted Adams
WWWF Tag Team Championship Tournament Quarter-Finals: Chief Jay Strongbow & Billy White Wolf defeated Bruiser Brody & Stan Hansen via disqualification at 8:52 when Brody used Hansen’s loaded elbow pad on Strongbow and busted him open after Hansen threw it into the ring while Strongbow had the sleeper applied on Brody
Stan Stasiak pinned Pete Austin at 4:52
Women’s World Champion the Fabulous Moolah pinned Vicki Summers at 5:27 in a non-title match after Summers missed a dropkick; during the bout, Gorilla Monsoon joined Vince McMahon with an update on the WWWF Tag Team Championship Tournament and announced the following teams had all been eliminated: Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka, Dean Ho & Tony Garea, the Assassins, the Kozak Brothers, the Valiant Brothers, Bobo Brazil & SD Jones and the Fargo Brothers; after the bout, McMahon also announced that Chief Jay Strongbow & Billy White Wolf would meet the Executioners in the semi-final round next week and interviewed Mario Savoldi regarding the match, with Savoldi predicting Storngbow & White Wolf would win
12/7/76; Philadelphia, PA; Arena
12/11/76:
Bob Backlund defeated Rocky Tomayo (Backlund’s debut)
Stan Stasiak defeated Pete Sanchez
Steve Keirn defeated Sylvano Sousa
WWWF Tag Team Championship Tournament Semi-Finals: Chief Jay Strongbow & Billy White Wolf defeated the Executioners via disqualification
Baron Von Raschke defeated Pete Austin
WWWF Tag Team Championship Tournament Quarter-Finals: Gorilla Monsoon & Jose Gonzalez defeated Johnny Rodz & Doug Gilbert
12/7/76; Philadelphia, PA; Arena
12/18/76:
SD Jones defeated Pete McKay
Ken Patera defeated Steve King
Rocky Tomayo defeated Frank Williams
WWWF Tag Team Championship Tournament Semi-Finals: Tor Kamata & Nikolai Volkoff defeated Gorilla Monsoon & Jose Gonzalez via count-out
Bob Backlund defeated Johnny Rodz
Baron Mikel Scicluna & Doug Gilbert defeated Pete Sanchez & Pete Austin
12/7/76; Philadelphia, PA; Arena
12/25/76:
Baron Von Raschke defeated Mike Santocapito
Ken Patera defeated Kevin Sullivan via submission with the swinging full nelson
SD Jones defeated Frank Monroe
WWWF Tag Team Championship Tournament Finals: Chief Jay Strongbow & Billy White Wolf defeated Nikolai Volkoff & Tor Kamata to win the vacant WWWF Tag Team titles in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, winning the final fall via disqualification