WWWF Championship Wrestling – 1978 Results
12/20/77; Philadelphia, PA; Arena
1/7/78:
Bob Backlund pinned Moose Monroe at 4:53 with the atomic drop
SD Jones defeated Jack Evans
Johnny Rodz defeated Dennis Johnson
Spiros Arion defeated Don Daniels
Mil Mascaras defeated Jose Madena
Tony Garea, Larry Zbyszko, & Dominic DeNucci defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna, Nikolai Volkoff, & Butcher Vachon at 8:22 when DeNucci pinned Volkoff following a triple battering ram
1/10/78; Philadelphia, PA; Arena
1/14/78:
Bob Backlund defeated the Golden Terror via count-out at 7:41 after hitting the atomic drop, which knocked Terror out to the floor; prior to the bout, Gary Michael Cappetta introduced WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham to the crowd, who came to the ring and shooks hands with Terror, Cappetta, and the referee, and then took his hand back when offering to shake Backlund’s hand before leaving ringside
WWWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka defeated Ted Adams & Steve King
Spiros Arion defeated Pete Reeves
Ken Patera defeated Frank Williams
Dusty Rhodes defeated Sylvano Sousa & John Anthony in a handicap match at 3:02 by pinning both men after throwing Anthony on top of Sousa after hitting the Bionic Elbow on both
Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Larry Sharpe & Jack Evans via disqualification
1/10/78; Philadelphia, PA; Arena
1/21/78:
Chief Jay Strongbow & Peter Maivia defeated John Anthony & Joe Turco
Spiros Arion defeated Pete Austin
Jose Estrada defeated Ted Adams
Butcher Vachon defeated Steve King
Mil Mascaras defeated Sylvano Sousa
Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna & the Golden Terror
1/10/78; Philadelphia, PA; Arena
1/28/78 – hosted by Vince McMahon; included a brief segment in which McMahon previewed the second publication of the WWWF Magazine called “Wrestling Action”, with Bruno Sammartino on the cover:
Mil Mascaras defeated Ted Adams via submission at 5:33 with a rowing boat
Ken Patera defeated Mike Madera & Dennis Johnson in a handicap match at 2:44 by pinning both men after slamming Madera onto Johnson
SD Jones fought Baron Mikel Scicluna to a double count-out at 3:14 when both were brawling on the floor
Bob Backlund pinned Jose Estrada at 4:36 with an atomic drop
Spiros Arion (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Frank Williams via submission at 3:43 with the backbreaker
Chief Jay Strongbow & Peter Maivia fought WWWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka to a draw in a non-title match; the show went off the air with the match still in progress after 15:20 of the match had aired
1/31/78; Philadelphia, PA; Arena
2/4/78 – hosted by Vince McMahon; included a brief segment in which McMahon previewed the second publication of the WWWF Magazine called “Wrestling Action”, with Bruno Sammartino on the cover; included pre-recorded footage of McMahon conducting a ringside interview with Spiros Arion & Freddie Blassie:
Tony Garea fought Nikolai Volkoff to a 10-minute time-limit draw
Dino Bravo pinned Joe Turco at 4:57 with an airplane spin (Bravo’s debut)
Larry Sharpe pinned Mike Madero at 2:49 with a suplex
WWWF Tag Team Champions Mr Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka (w/ Freddie Blassie) defeated Dennis Johnson & Terry York at 6:03 when Tanaka pinned York following a cobra choke
SD Jones defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna via referee’s decision when the match went to a time-limit draw at 5:48; after the bout Scicluna attacked Jones until Jones scared him away
1/31/78; Philadelphia, PA; Arena
2/11/78:
Stan Stasiak defeated Jose Estrada
Bob Backlund pinned Frank Marconi at 5:24 with the atomic drop
Pete Reeves defeated Steve King
Butcher Vachon defeated Joe Marcus
Spiros Arion defeated Danny Johnson
Chief Jay Strongbow, Peter Maivia, & Dominic DeNucci defeated the Golden Terror, Baron Mikel Scicluna, & Nikolai Volkoff at 8:54 when Strongbow pinned Terror after Terror, Scicluna, & Volkoff collided in the ring
1/31/78; Philadelphia, PA; Arena
2/18/78:
Spiros Arion defeated Frank Williams & Ted Adams in a handicap match
Dino Bravo defeated Frank Marconi
SD Jones defeated Joe Turco
WWWF Tag Team Champions Mr Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka defeated Pete Austin & Dennis Johnson
Dominic DeNucci defeated Sylvano Sousa
Chief Jay Strongbow & Peter Maivia defeated Larry Sharpe & Jack Evans via disqualification
2/21/78; Philadelphia, PA; Arena
2/25/78:
SD Jones & Dominic DeNucci defeated Stan Stasiak & Baron Mikel Scicluna via disqualification at 9:38 when DeNucci was tied in the ropes and double teamed; after the bout, Dino Bravo made the save
Spiros Arion defeated Ted Adams & Steve King in a handicap match
Tank Patton defeated Dave Darrow (Patton’s debut)
Luke Graham defeated Frank Williams (Graham’s return match after a 6-year absence)
Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Jose Estrada & Johnny Rodz
Mil Mascaras defeated Joe Turco via submission at 3:26 with a butterfly hold
2/21/78; Philadelphia, PA; Arena
3/4/78:
Nikolai Volkoff fought Larry Zbyszko to a time-limit draw at 10:43
Ken Patera defeated Dave Darrow
Frank Rodriguez defeated Paul Figueroa
WWWF Tag Team Champions Mr Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka defeated Frank Williams & SD Jones
Luke Graham defeated Mike Madero
Dino Bravo & Dominci DeNucci defeated Stan Stasiak (w/ the Grand Wizard) & Baron Mikel Scicluna at 5:32 when Bravo pinned Scicluna with a dropkick; during the bout, Wizard briefly joined Vince McMahon for commentary and said he was close to signing a contract with the new WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund
2/21/78; Philadelphia, PA; Arena
3/11/78:
Mil Mascaras defeated Jose Estrada
Spiros Arion defeated SD Jones
Tank Patton defeated Mike Madero
Luke Graham defeated Steve King
Peter Maivia defeated the Golden Terror
Billy the Kid & Little John defeated Hillbilly Pete & Wee Willie Wilson
3/14/78; Philadelphia, PA; Arena
3/18/78:
Dusty Rhodes pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna with the Bionic elbow drop at 4:59; during the bout, Vince McMahon said he would interview WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund later in the show, during which time Backlund would announce who his manager would be
The Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Terry York & Bob Marcus (Lumberjacks debut)
Butcher Vachon defeated Paul Friedman
SD Jones defeated Jose Estrada
Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka in a non-title match at 7:56 when DeNucci pinned Fuji after Tanaka accidentally struck Fuji with a chop to the throat when DeNucci moved out of the way
3/14/78; Philadelphia, PA; Arena
3/25/78:
Tony Garea defeated Johnny Rodz
Spiros Arion defeated Terry York
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Pete Austin
The Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Dennis Johnson & Frank Williams
Larry Zbyszko defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji via referee’s decision after the time-limit expired at 6:11; during the bout, Freddie Blassie briefly joined Vince McMahon for commentary, where Blassie agreed to give Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci a tag title shot next week
3/14/78; Philadelphia, PA; Arena
4/1/78:
Wilhelm Ruska defeated Seiji Sakaguchi
Larry Zbyszko defeated Sylvano Sousa
The Golden Terror defeated Pete Reeves
Mil Mascaras defeated Butcher Vachon via count-out at 7:41 after hitting a diving headbutt which knocked Vachon to the floor
Ken Patera defeated Tony Garea via disqualification
Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka to win the titles when DeNucci pinned Tanaka with an airplane spin that knocked down Fuji in the process (Tag Team Champions)
4/4/78; Philadelphia, PA; Arena
4/8/78 – hosted by Vince McMahon; included a replay of Ken Patera vs. Kevin Sullivan from the 11/13/76 All Star Wrestling:
Strong Kobayashi (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Frank Williams at 5:01 with a suplex; during the bout, Blassie briefly joined Vince McMahon at the commentary position, upset that WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund had chosen Arnold Skaaland to be his manager over him
Spiros Arion defeated Dennis Johnson via submission at 3:32 with an overhead backbreaker
The Yukon Lumberjacks (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Steve King & Ted Adams at 7:45 when Eric pinned King following a double chop from both Lumberjacks
George Steele (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Mike Madero via submission at 7:17 with the flying hammerlock; after the bout, Steele refused to allow ring announcer Gary Michael Cappetta to enter the ring and announce the result of the match
Haystacks Calhoun & Larry Zbyszko defeated Stan Stasiak (w/ the Grand Wizard) & Baron Mikel Scicluna at 5:35 when Calhoun pinned Scicluna with a splash
4/4/78; Philadelphia, PA; Arena
4/15/78 – hosted by Vince McMahon; included a replay of Ken Patera vs. Juan Lopez from the 10/1/77 Championship Wrestling; included the Luke Graham vs. Steve King & Jose Madera match from the 3/25/78 All Star Wrestling, with Superstar Billy Graham joining McMahon for live commentary of the tape of the match:
WWWF Tag Team Champions Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci defeated Johnny Rodz & Joe Turco at 7:25 when Bravo pinned Turco following an airplane spin from both DeNucci and Bravo
Strong Kobayashi (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Jose Estrada at 3:29 with a suplex
George Steele (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Ted Adams via submission at 4:48 with the flying hammerlock; after the bout, Steele refused to allow ring announcer Gary Michael Cappetta to enter the ring and announce the result of the match
The Yukon Lumberjacks (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Peter Maivia & SD Jones at 5:53 when Pierre pinned Jones following a double backbreaker behind the referee’s back
4/4/78; Philadelphia, PA; Arena
4/22/78 – hosted by Vince McMahon:
Ken Patera defeated Frankie Williams via submission with the full nelson; Williams was injured as a result of the move (4/5/78; Hamburg, PA)The Yukon Lumberjacks (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated SD Jones & Gene Crespo at 5:11 when Eric pinned Crespo following a double axehandle from both Lumberjacks
George Steele defeated Steve King via submission with the flying hammerlock at 3:35; after the bout, Vince McMahon announced there would be a further update on Frank Williams’ condition the following week (4/5/78; Hamburg, PA)
4/25/78; Philadelphia, PA; Arena
4/29/78 – featured Vince McMahon conducting an in-ring interview with Ken Patera, where Patera demonstrated tests of strength, including pushing a spike through wood, bending a piece of steel, and blowing up a hot water bottle until it burst:
Superstar Billy & Luke Graham defeated Ted Adams & Steve King
Strong Kobayashi defeated Pete Austin
Spiros Arion defeated Frank Rodriguez
The Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Gene Crespo & Sylvano Sousa
4/25/78; Philadelphia, PA; Arena
5/6/78:
The Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Charlie Brown & Sylvano Sousa
George Steele defeated Pete Austin
SD Jones defeated Bill Dixon
Peter Maivia fought Butcher Vachon to a draw
Johnny Rodz defeated Mike Nicolosi
Mil Mascaras, Larry Zbyzsko, & Haystacks Calhoun defeated Strong Kobayashi, Tank Patton, & the Golden Terror at 8:31 when Mascaras pinned Patton with the crossbody off the top
4/25/78; Philadelphia, PA; Arena
5/13/78:
Mil Mascaras defeated Moose Monroe
Superstar Billy & Luke Graham defeated Larry Zbyszko & SD Jones
Spiros Arion defeated Jose Estrada & Mike Madero in a handicap match
Ken Patera defeated Frank Rodriguez, Steve King, & Ted Adams in a tug-o-war contest
George Steele defeated Ben Ortez
WWWF Tag Team Champions Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci defeated the Golden Terror & Strong Kobayashi
5/16/78; Philadelphia, PA; Arena
5/20/78:
Strong Kobayashi defeated Jim Ray
Spiros Arion defeated Jim Oliver
Johnny Rivera defeated Sylvano Sousa
Luke Graham defeated Mike Busick
Peter Maivia defeated Moose Monroe
Haystacks Calhoun & Larry Zbyszko fought Stan Stasiak & Butcher Vachon to a draw
5/16/78; Philadelphia, PA; Arena
5/27/78:
The Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Pete Austin & Charlie Brown
Spiros Arion defeated Jim Ray
Butcher Vachon defeated Fred Marzino
WWWF Tag Team Champions Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci defeated the Golden Terror & Sylvano Sousa
George Steele defeated Mike Busick
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund (w/ Arnold Skaaland) pinned Strong Kobayashi at 5:43 with a double underhook suplex
5/16/78; Philadelphia, PA; Arena
6/3/78:
Luke Graham defeated Pete Austin
Spiros Arion defeated Fred Marzino
Johnny Rodz defeated Charlie Brown
George Steele defeated Jim Oliver
The Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Jim Ray & Johnny Rivera
WWWF Tag Team Champions Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci defeated Tank Patton & Frank Monroe
6/6/78; Philadelphia, PA; Arena
6/10/78:
Spiros Arion defeated SD Jones
Ivan Koloff defeated Dave Darrow
Dusty Rhodes defeated Moose Monroe
Ivan Putski defeated Frank Williams
The Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Pete Austin & Steve King
Tony Garea defeated Jose Estrada
6/6/78; Philadelphia, PA; Arena
6/17/78:
Luke Graham defeated Haystacks Calhoun via count-out
Spiros Arion defeated Pete Doherty
Peter Maivia defeated Sylvano Sousa
Moose Monroe defeated Juan Ortiz
Ivan Koloff defeated Jim Haye
WWWF Tag Team Champions Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci defeated Frank Rodriguez & Butcher Vachon
6/6/78; Philadelphia, PA; Arena
6/24/78:
The Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Pete Doherty & Johnny Rivera
Ivan Koloff defeated Pete Austin
Tony Garea defeated Joe Turco
Ivan Putski defeated Sylvano Sousa
Larry Zbyszko, WWWF Tag Team Champions Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci defeated Stan Stasiak, Johnny Rodz, & Jose Estrada
6/27/78; Philadelphia, PA; Arena
7/1/78 – included the WWWF Tag Team Champions Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci vs. the Yukon Lumberjacks title match from the 6/26/78 MSG show:
Ivan Koloff defeated Juan Oritz
SD Jones defeated Sylvano Sousa
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Frank Rodriguez
George Steele defeated Paul Figueroa
6/27/78; Philadelphia, PA; Arena
7/8/78:
Luke Graham fought Dominic DeNucci to a double disqualification
Tony Russo defeated Steve King
Dino Bravo defeated Moose Monroe
Tony Garea defeated Butcher Vachon via count-out
Baron Mikel Scicluna & Johnny Rodz defeated Dave Darrow & Johnny Rivera
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Stan Stasiak via refeee’s decision
6/27/78; Philadelphia, PA; Arena
7/15/78:
George Steele defeated Charlie Brown
Ivan Koloff defeated Mike Madero & Frank Williams in a handicap match
Tony Garea defeated Moose Monroe
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Jose Estrada
WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Pete Reeves & Johnny Rivera
7/18/78; Philadelphia, PA; Arena
7/22/78:
Victor Rivera defeated Carlos Cruz
Ivan Koloff defeated Jim Raye & Johnny Rivera in a handicap match
Super Destroyer defeated Charlie Brown
Dino Bravo defeated Tony Russo
7/18/78; Philadelphia, PA; Arena
7/29/78:
Super Destroyer defeated SD Jones
Ivan Koloff defeated Frank Bastien
Spiros Arion defeated Frank Rodriguez
Luke Graham fought Tony Garea to a double disqualification
7/18/78; Philadelphia, PA; Arena
8/5/78:
WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Johnny Rivera & SD Jones
Luke Graham defeated Carlos Cruz
Victor Rivera defeated Frank Williams
Butcher Vachon & Spiros Arion defeated Jim Raye & Steve King
Ivan Koloff defeated Louis Lugo
Dino Bravo, Dominic DeNucci, & Tony Garea defeated Stan Stasiak, Davey O’Hannon, & Johnny Rodz
8/8/78; Philadelphia, PA; Arena
8/12/78:
WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Charlie Brown & Jim Raye
Victor Rivera defeated SD Jones
Super Destroyer defeated Carlos Cruz
Ivan Koloff defeated Dave Darrow
Luke Graham defeated Frank Williams
Chief Jay Strongbow, Haystacks Calhoun, & Tony Garea defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna, Tony Russo, & Stan Stasiak at 8:52 when Russo submitted to Strongbow’s sleeper
8/8/78; Philadelphia, PA; Arena
8/19/78:
Spiros Arion (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned SD Jones at 7:19 with a small package
Crusher Blackwell (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Luis Logo at 3:44 with a running powerslam
Dominic DeNucci pinned Johnny Rodz via submission with an abdominal stretch at 3:07
Dino Bravo pinned Butcher Vachon at 6:31 after a dropkick sent Vachon through the turnbuckles and into the ringpost
Victor Rivera (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Jose Estrada with a butterfly suplex at 4:28
Tony Garea defeated Stan Stasiak via referee’s decision after the time-limit expired at 9:17
8/8/78; Philadelphia, PA; Arena
8/26/78:
Ivan Koloff defeated Carlos Cruz
Dino Bravo defeated Moose Monroe
Johnny Rodz defeated Frank Williams
WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Steve King & SD Jones
Crusher Blackwell defeated Mike Milton
Haystacks Calhoun, Larry Zbyszko, & Dominic DeNucci defeated Butcher Vachon, Stan Stasiak, & Baron Mikel Scicluna
8/29/78; Philadelphia, PA; Arena
9/2/78 – hosted by Vince McMahon:
Dino Bravo defeated Vincente Pometti
Andre the Giant defeated Sylvano Sousa & Johnny Rodz in a handicap match
Ernie Ladd (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Frank Williams at 3:57 after two legdrops
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund & Peter Maivia defeated Butcher Vachon & Jose Estrada
Ivan Koloff defeated Steve King
Haystacks Calhoun & Larry Zbyszko defeated Stan Stasiak & Baron Mikel Scicluna
8/29/78; Philadelphia, PA; Arena
9/9/78 – hosted by Vince McMahon:
Luke Graham & Super Destroyer defeated Larry Zbyszko & SD Jones
Victor Rivera (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Charlie Brown at 3:18 with a suplex
Ernie Ladd (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Fred Marzino at the 3-minute mark with a legdrop; after the bout, Vince McMahon interviewed Ladd & Wizard at ringside
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Tony Russo
Crusher Blackwell defeated Jim Raye
Spiros Arion defeated Dominic DeNucci via referee’s decision
8/29/78; Philadelphia, PA; Arena
9/16/78 – hosted by Vince McMahon:
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund & Peter Maivia defeated Butcher Vachon & Stan Stasiak
Crusher Blackwell defeated Frankie Williams
Ernie Ladd (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Stan Lavdas at 3:13 with a thumb to the throat
Ivan Koloff defeated SD Jones
Victor Rivera defeated Jim Raye
WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Haystacks Calhoun & Larry Zbyszko via count-out
9/19/78; Philadelphia, PA; Arena
9/23/78:
Ivan Koloff (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Frank Williams with a backbreaker at 5:38
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Moose Monroe
Ernie Ladd (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned SD Jones with a legdrop at 2:57
Stan Stasiak & Spiros Arion fought Tony Garea & Larry Zbyzsko to a draw
Dino Bravo defeated Butcher Vachon
9/19/78; Philadelphia, PA; Arena
9/30/78:
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund & Peter Maivia defeated Stan Stasiak & Baron Mikel Scicluna
Crusher Blackwell defeated Steve Cagle
Ernie Ladd (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Charlie Brown at 3:16 with a legdrop
Luke Graham defeated Jerry Ralph
Spiros Arion defeated Larry Zbyzsko via count-out
Victor Rivera defeated Steve King
9/19/78; Philadelphia, PA; Arena
10/7/78:
Dominic DeNucci defeated Jose Estrada
Crusher Blackwell defeated Dave Darrow
Ernie Ladd defeated Jim Ray & Steve King in a handicap match
Victor Rivera defeated Jerry Ralph
WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Carlos Cruz & SD Jones
Billy the Kid & Little Tokyo defeated Coconut Willie & Cowboy Lang
10/10/78; Philadelphia, PA; Arena
10/14/78 – featured Bruno Sammartino doing guest commentary for the show:
Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Jose Estrada & Moose Monroe
Dino Bravo defeated Sylvano Sousa
Ernie Ladd defeated Frank Williams
Leilani Kai defeated Kitty Adams
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund & Peter Maivia defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna & Stan Stasiak
Crusher Blackwell defeated Juan Lopez
10/10/78; Philadelphia, PA; Arena
10/21/78:
Luke Graham (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Jim Ray at 4:49 with a splash after hitting him with a foreign object
WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Frank Williams & Davey O’Hannon at 7:18 when Eric pinned Williams with a shoulderbreaker
SD Jones pinned Tony Russo at 4:07 with a monkey flip out of the corner
Dino Bravo pinned Sabu with an airplane spin at 3:36
Ivan Koloff (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Charlie Brown with a kneedrop off the top at 2:42
WWWF World Champion Bob Backlund (w/ Arnold Skaaland) & Peter Maivia fought Spiros Arion & Victor Rivera (w/ Freddie Blassie) to a double disqualification at 9:42 when Maivia attacked Skaaland, who he had been arguing with for several minutes, threw him in the ring, ripped his shirt off and began choking him with it; Maivia then attacked Backlund as well as Arion & Rivera held him up until several other wrestlers came out to stop it; Backlund had wrestled the majority of the match himself after Maivia kept tagging out after only being in the ring 10-15 seconds at a time, which led to the arguments with Skaaland; as the show came to a close, Vince McMahon attempted to interview Backlund, with Backlund screaming “What happened?” and that he would “Kill than son of a bitch”
10/10/78; Philadelphia, PA; Arena
10/28/78:
Tony Garea fought Luke Graham (w/ the Grand Wizard) to a 10-minute time-limit draw
Victor Rivera (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Steve King with a butterfly suplex at 4:53
Spiros Arion (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Tony Russo at 3:12 with a backbreaker over the knee
WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated Joe Rodriguez & Juan Lopez at 6:16 when Pierre pinned Lopez with a clothesline
Crusher Blackwell (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Johnny Ringo at 4:24 with a falling headbutt; after the bout, Vince McMahon interviewed Freddie Blassie about the actions of Peter Maivia last week, explaining that Backlund had been using him as a tag team partner so that he wouldn’t have to defend his title against him
Larry Zbyszko, Dino Bravo, & SD Jones defeated Johnny Rodz, Stan Stasiak, & Ivan Koloff via disqualification at 5:36 when Stasiak and Koloff were double-teaming Jones
10/31/78; Philadelphia, PA; Arena
11/4/78 – featured Bruno Sammartino providing guest commentary:
Dino Bravo defeated Mark Pole
WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko via count-out
Crusher Blackwell defeated Frank Williams
Peter Maivia defeated Fireball Robinson
Ivan Koloff defeated Steve Cooper
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Billy Coleman
10/31/78; Philadelphia, PA; Arena
11/11/78:
Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna & Bob Culter
Tony Garea fought WWWF Tag Team Champion Pierre the Lumberjack to a double disqualification
SD Jones defeated Mark Pole
Luke Graham defeated Steve Cooper
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Sabu
Spiros Arion & Victor Rivera defeated Davey O’Hannon & Steve King
10/31/78; Philadelphia, PA; Arena
11/18/78:
Peter Maivia pinned SD Jones
Crusher Blackwell defeated Steve King
Spiros Arion defeated Tony Russo
Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks via disqualification
Ivan Koloff defeated Fireball Robinson
11/21/78; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
11/25/78:
Andre the Giant defeated Tony Russo & Mark Pole in a handicap match
Ivan Koloff defeated Mike Paidousis
WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks defeated Dino Bravo & SD Jones via disqualification
Peter Maivia defeated Frank Williams
Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Mark Masters & Baron Mikel Scicluna
11/21/78; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
12/2/78 – Bruno Sammartino did guest commentary for the show; included the Ernie Ladd / Charlie Brown match from the 9/30/78 Championship Wrestling; included a feature on NWA World Champion Harley Race, where he was interviewed while footage of him was shown wrestling in Georgia and other territories:
Spiros Arion (w/ Freddie Blassie) fought Chief Jay Strongbow to a double disqualification at 7:14
Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions the Yukon Lumberjacks (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) to win the titles at 9:21 when Garea pinned Eric after the champions collided in the ring; after the match, Albano fired his team for losing the championship(Tag Team Champions)
Crusher Blackwell (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Dave Darrow via submission with the spinning toe hold at 4:20
Ivan Putski pinned Mark Pole with the Polish Hammer at 2:09; after the bout, Vince McMahon interviewed WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Larry Zbyzsko in the arena regarding their title win
11/21/78; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
12/9/78 – included the Ernie Ladd / SD Jones match from the 9/23/78 Championship Wrestling:
Andre the Giant defeated Johnny Rodz & Frank Rodriguez in a handicap match at 5:38 when Rodriguez submitted to a bearhug
Ivan Koloff defeated Frankie Williams via submission with the Boston Crab at 3:10
Chief Jay Strongbow pinned Jose Estrada at 7:50
Peter Maivia (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Fred Marzino at 3:50
Ivan Putski pinned Mark Masters at 2:28; after the bout, Vince McMahon conducted a ringside interview with Putski
12/12/78; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
12/16/78 – included a repeat of the Bob Backlund & Peter Maivia vs. Spiros Arion & Victor Rivera match from the 10/21/78 Championship Wrestling, shown in full:
Greg Valentine (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Steve King at 2:50 following two elbow drops (Valentine’s debut)
Ivan Putski pinned the Great Sabu at 2:28 with the Polish Hammer
Jimmy & Johnny Valiant (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) defeated SD Jones & Frankie Williams when Johnny pinned Williams at 3:30 with a piledriver (the Valiants’ return after a 3-year absence)
Ivan Koloff defeated Tony Russo via submission with the Boston Crab at 1:17
WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko defeated Johnny Rodz & Silvano Sousa in a non-title match when Zbyszko pinned Sousa at 5:24 with a suplex
12/12/78; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
12/23/78 – featured Florida TV Champion Dusty Rhodes vs. Ali Bey from Championship Wrestling from Florida; included the Bruno Sammartino vs. Ken Patera match from the 8/29/77 MSG show, announced as airing in place of a Spiros Arion / Victor Rivera tag match:
Steve Travis pinned Frank Rodriguez at 4:51 with a powerslam; prior to the bout, Joe Walcott was introduced to the crowd and shook hands with both participants (Travis’ debut)
Baron Mikel Scicluna pinned Fred Marzino at 2:45 with a powerslam and a kneedrop
Peter Maivia (w/ Freddie Blassie) pinned Pete Reeves at 2:01 after dropping him throat-first across the top rope; after the bout, Vince McMahon interviewed Blassie & Maivia at ringside
Greg Valentine (w/ the Grand Wizard) pinned Frankie Williams at 4:39 with a back suplex and an elbow drop
12/12/78; Allentown, PA; Agricultural Hall
12/30/78:
Jimmy & Johnny Valiant defeated SD Jones & Pete Reeves
Steve Travis defeated Mark Pole
Peter Maivia defeated Jose Estrada
Ivan Putski defeated Moose Monroe
Chief Jay Strongbow, WWWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko fought Ivan Koloff, Victor Rivera, & Spiros Arion to a draw