WWWF – 1972 Results
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Arena – January 1, 1972
Victor Rivera defeated Jimmy Valiant
Chief Jay Strongbow fought Stan Stasiak to a draw
Paula Kaye & Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah defeated Vicki Williams & Debbie Johnson
WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales fought Freddie Blassie to a double count-out
Sonny Boy Hayes defeated Frenchy Lamont
WWWF Tag Team Champion Karl Gotch defeated Manuel Soto
WWWF Tag Team Champion Rene Goulet defeated Mike Conrad
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – January 7, 1972
WWWF Tag Team Champion Rene Goulet defeated Arnold Skaaland (sub. for the Black Demon)
Rugged Russian Ivan fought Manuel Soto to a draw
Victor Rivera defeated Rugged Russian Igor
Jimmy Valiant fought WWWF Tag Team Champion Karl Gotch to a draw
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Freddie Blassie
WWWF @ Springfield, MA – Auditorium – January 8, 1972
Tomas Marin vs. Mike Conrad
Rugged Russian #1 vs. Arnold Skaaland
Rugged Russian #2 vs. Manuel Soto
WWWF Tag Team Champions Rene Goulet & Karl Gotch vs. the Black Demon & Juan Caruso
Freddie Blassie vs. Victor Rivera
Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Jimmy Valiant
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Arena – January 11, 1972
Championship Wrestling taping:
Dark match: Sonny King defeated Vincente Pometti
1/15/72:
Prof. Toru Tanaka fought Manuel Soto to a no contest
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Tomas Marin
Stan Stasiak defeated Al Nelson
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Juan Caruso
WWWF Tag Team Champions Rene Goulet & Karl Gotch defeated Mike Conrad & Mike Loren
1/22/72:
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Jerry Novak
Jimmy Valiant defeated Al Nelson
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Mike Loren
The Rugged Russians defeated Cowboy Hondo & Bob Dirkus
Sonny King defeated Juan Caruso
1/29/72:
Prof. Toru Tanaka defeated Cowboy Hondo
Jimmy Valiant defeated Tomas Marin
The Rugged Russians defeated Jerry Novak & Bob Dirkus
Sonny King defeated Mike Loren
WWWF Tag Team Champions Rene Goulet & Karl Gotch defeated Vincente Pometti & Juan Caruso
WWWF @ Hamburg, PA – Fieldhouse – January 12, 1972
All Star Wrestling taping:
1/15/72:
Sonny King defeated Mike Conrad
Victor Rivera defeated Juan Caruso
The Rugged Russians defeated Tomas Marin & Frank Rodriguez
Prof. Toru Tanaka defeated Al Coco
King Curtis defeated Al Nelson
1/22/72:
Prof. Toru Tanaka defeated Al Nelson
Sonny King defeated Juan Caruso
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Vincente Pometti
Stan Stasiak defeated Tomas Marin
WWWF Tag Team Champions Karl Gotch & Rene Goulet defeated Mike Loren & Cowboy Hondo
1/29/72:
Jimmy Valiant defeated Jerry Novak
Prof. Toru Tanaka defeated Bob Dirkus
WWWF Tag Team Champions Karl Gotch & Rene Goulet defeated Vincente Pometti & Cowboy Hondo
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Al Coco
The Rugged Russians defeated Al Nelson & Tomas Marin
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – January 14, 1972
Arnold Skaaland pinned Juan Caruso
WWWF Tag Team Champions Karl Gotch & Rene Goulet defeated Jimmy Valiant & Mike Conrad in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1
Chief Jay Strongbow fought Fred Blassie to a draw when both were unable to continue; there were two referees for the bout
The Rugged Russians defeated Manuel Soto & Tomas Marin in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1
Pittsburgh, PA – Civic Arena – January 14, 1972
Fundraiser for the March of Dimes
Dominic DeNucci defeated Waldo Von Erich via disqualification
John L. Sullivan defeated Gene Dubois
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Frank Holtz
Stan Stasiak defeated Beepo Mongol via count-out at 11:25
Gorilla Monsoon fought Blackjack Mulligan to a draw
Geeto Mongol & Johnny DeFazio defeated Mr. Sato & Mitsu Arakawa
WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales pinned Luke Graham with a side suplex at 16:28
WWWF @ Queens, NY – Sunnyside Gardens – January 15, 1972
Joe Nova defeated Angelo Savoldi
Tom Marin defeated Juan Caruso
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Bull Pometti
Victor Rivera & Manuel Soto fought the Rugged Russians to a draw
WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales defeated Jimmy Valiant
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Arena – January 15, 1972
Al Nelson fought Mike Conrad to a draw
WWWF Tag Team Champions Rene Goulet & Karl Gotch defeated Juan Caruso & Vincente Pometti
Victor Rivera defeated Rugged Russian Igor
Jimmy Valiant defeated Manuel Soto
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Rugged Russian Ivan
Prof. Toru Tanaka defeated Angelo Savoldi (sub. for Gorilla Monsoon)
WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales defeated Freddie Blassie in a steel cage match
WWWF @ Washington DC – Coliseum – January 17, 1972
Toni Rose defeated Helen Booth
Donna Christianello defeated Ann Novak
The White Venus defeated Vickie Hamm
Sandy Parker defeated Paula Kaye
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah defeated Helen O’Connell at 6:00
Victor Rivera defeated Jimmy Valiant
Manuel Soto defeated Al Nelson
Prof. Toru Tanaka defeated Chief Jay Strongbow
US Champion Bobo Brazil defeated Freddie Blassie via count-out at 25:00
WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales defeated Stan Stasiak via disqualification at 25:00
WWWF @ Scranton, PA – CYC – January 18, 1972 (2,700)
Manuel Soto fought Mike Conrad to a draw
The Rugged Russians defeated Arnold Skaaland & Rene Goulet in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall #1 Russians won at 15:40; fall #2: Goulet & Skaaland won at 6:10; fall #3: Skaaland was pinned at 2:20
Freddie Blassie defeated Chief Jay Strongbow via count-out when Strongbow was tied up in the ropes; after the bout, Strongbow refused to leave the ring until WWWF Predisent Willie Gilzenberg came out and announced a rematch with Strongbow and Blassie for the next card on 2/1, this time in a steel cage
Bobo Brazil pinned Jimmy Valiant (w/ the Grand Wizard) at 7:45 with the Coco Butt
Prof. Toru Tanaka fought Victor Rivera to a draw
WWWF @ Portland, ME – Expo Building – January 18, 1972 (2,800)
Susan Green won an 8-woman battle royal; due to prematch stipulations, Green earned a women’s title shot later in the show
Paula Kaye fought Vicki Williams to a double count-out at 12:15
Sandy Parker defeated Toni Rose via disqualification at 10:28
The White Venus pinned Betty Johnson at 11:38
Donna Christianello pinned Jan Sheridan at 7:10
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah pinned Susan Green at 18:02
WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales defeated Stan Stasiak at 18:10
– 1/19/72: Ron Killings was born.
WWWF @ Baltimore, MD – Civic Center – January 19, 1972
Sandy Parker won a women’s battle royal; other participants included: Toni Rose, Donna Christianello, the White Venus, Paula Kaye, Marie Romano, Lily Matthews, and Dorothy Johnson; stipulations stated the winner would earn $4,000 and challenge Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah later in the show
Paula Kaye defeated Debbie Johnson
Vicki Williams defeated Toni Rose
Donna Christianello defeated Jan Sheridan
WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales fought Fred Blassie to a double count-out at the 15-minute mark
Susan Green defeated the White Venus via disqualification
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah defeated Sandy Parker
The Rugged Russians defeated Victor Rivera (sub. for WWWF Tag Team Champion Karl Gotch) & WWWF Tag Team Champion Rene Goulet in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
US Champion Bobo Brazil defeated Stan Stasiak at the 25-minute mark
WWWF @ Lowell, MA – Memorial Auditorium – January 20, 1972
White Venus vs. Mary Hill
Toni Rose & Donna Christianello vs. Marie Nelson & Marie Sullivan
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah vs. Helen O’Connor
Chief Jay Strongbow vs. the Black Demon
WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales vs. Stan Stasiak
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – January 21, 1972
Vincente Pometti vs. Joe Nova
The Black Demon vs. Gorilla Monsoon
Victor Rivera & Manuel Soto vs. the Rugged Russians
WWWF Tag Team Champions Karl Gotch & Rene Goulet vs. Jimmy Valiant & Pacific Coast Champion Freddie Blassie
WWWF @ Boston, MA – Boston Garden – January 22, 1972
Vicki Williams won a $4,000 8-woman battle royal; due to prematch stipulations, Williams earned a title shot later in the show vs. the Fabulous Moolah; other participants included: Ann Sheridan, Debbie Johnson, Sand Parker, the White Venus, Paula Kaye, Toni Rose, & Donna Christianello
Prof. Toru Tanaka defeated Manuel Soto
Victor Rivera defeated Stan Stasiak
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Jimmy Valiant
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah defeated Vicki Williams
WWWF Tag Team Champions Karl Gotch & Rene Goulet defeated the Rugged Russians
WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales fought Freddie Blassie to a no contest
Included 4 other ladies matches
WWWF @ Salem, MA – January 25, 1972
Jimmy Valiant defeated Arnold Skaaland
Victor Rivera defeated Stan Stasiak
Freddie Blassie defeated Manuel Soto
Prof. Toru Tanaka fought Chief Jay Strongbow to a draw
Rene Goulet & Gorilla Monsoon defeated the Rugged Russians via disqualification
WWWF @ Bristol, RI – Bristol Armory – January 26, 1972
Prof. Toru Tanaka pinned Manuel Soto
Russian #1 pinned Arnold Skaaland
Victor Rivera fought Russian #2 to a draw
Chief Jay Strongbow fought Fred Blassie to a double DQ
Gorilla Monsoon (sub. for Karl Gotch) & Rene Goulet defeated Stan Stasiak & Jimmy Valiant in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1
WWWF @ Waterville, ME – Armory – January 27, 1972
Stan Stasiak defeated Arnold Skaaland
Gorilla Monsoon (sub. for Karl Gotch) defeated Jimmy Valiant
Prof. Toru Tanaka fought Rene Goulet to a draw
Chief Jay Strongbow fought Freddie Blassie to a double disqualification
Victor Rivera & Manuel Soto defeated the Rugged Russians
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – January 28, 1972
Joe Nova defeated Mike Conrad via submission
Manuel Soto pinned Dean Ross (sub. for the Black Demon)
Chief Jay Strongbow & Gorilla Monsoon defeated the Rugged Russians in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0
Prof. Toru Tanaka pinned Tomas Marin
WWWF @ Harrisburg, PA – Zembo Mosque – January 28, 1972
Arnold Skaaland pinned Al Coco at 13:55
Jimmy Valiant fought Victor Rivera to a draw
Rene Goulet & Al Nelson defeated Vincente Pommetti & Juan Caruso in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match; fall #1 – Goulet & Nelson won at 11:40; fall #2 – Pommetti & Caruso won at 8:56; fall #3 – Goulet & Nelson won at 4:35
WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales defeated Freddie Blassie via disqualification at the 11-minute mark when the challenger took a swing at the referee
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Arena – January 29, 1972
Joe Nova fought Juan Caruso to a draw
Chief Jay Strongbow fought Prof. Toru Tanaka to a draw
Rene Goulet defeated Mike Conrad
WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales & Victor Rivera fought Freddie Blassie & Jimmy Valiant to a draw
Rugged Russian #1 defeated Al Nelson (sub. for Karl Gotch)
Manuel Soto defeated Rugged Russian #2
WWWF @ New York City, NY – Madison Square Garden – January 31, 1972
Vince McMahon Jr. was the ring announcer for the show
King Curtis defeated Tomas Marin at 3:49
Victor Rivera defeated Stan Stasiak at 12:00
WWWF Tag Team Champions Karl Gotch & Rene Goulet defeated the Rugged Russians in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall #1: the champions won at 12:14; fall #2: the Russians won at 4:37; fall #3: the champions won
Pampero Firpo defeated Manuel Soto at 8:16
Sonny King & Gorilla Monsoon defeated Jimmy Valiant & Ernie Ladd at 13:20
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Freddie Blassie via disqualification at 10:45
WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales defeated Prof. Toru Tanaka via disqualification at 17:21 when the challenger attempted to throw salt into Morales’ eyes but instead hit the referee by mistake
WWWF @ Scranton, PA – CYC – February 1, 1972
Joe Nova defeated Angelo Savoldi at 11:15
The Rugged Russians defeated Al Nelson & Tomas Marin in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0; fall #1: the Russians won at 12:20; fall #2: the Russians won at 12:59
Manuel Soto & Victor Rivera defeated Jimmy Valiant & Stan Stasiak in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Freddie Blassie in a steel cage match at 11:37
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Arena – February 1, 1972
Championship Wrestling taping:
2/5/72:
Prof. Toru Tanaka defeated Bobby Blaine
Baron Mikel Scicluna & King Curtis defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions Karl Gotch & Rene Goulet to win the titles
Smasher Sloan defeated Mike Conrad
The White Venus defeated Jan Sheridan
2/12/72:
Sonny King defeated Cowboy Hondo
Smasher Sloan defeated Tom Reeseman
Vicki Williams defeated Paula Kaye via disqualification
Prof. Toru Tanaka defeated Jerry Novak
WWWF Tag Team Champions King Curtis & Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Al Coco & Bobby Blaine
2/19/72:
WWWF Tag Team Champion Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Cowoby Hondo
Smasher Sloan defeated Bobby Blaine
WWWF Tag Team Champion King Curtis defeated Tom Reeseman
Sonny King defeated Jerry Novak
Jan Sheridan & Vicki Williams defeated Paula Kaye & the White Venus
WWWF @ Hamburg, PA – Fieldhouse – February 2, 1972
All Star Wrestling taping:
2/5/72:
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Juan Caruso
WWWF Tag Team Champion Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Tomas Marin
Jimmy Valiant defeated Cowboy Hondo
The Rugged Russians defeated Jerry Novak & Bob Dirkus
Sonny King defeated Mike Loren
2/12/72:
Sonny King defeated Al Coco
Prof. Toru Tanaka defeated Tomas Marin
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Cowboy Hondo
Vicki Williams defeated the White Venus
WWWF Tag Team Champions King Curtis & Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Jerry Novak & Tom Reeseman
2/19/72:
Prof. Toru Tanaka defeated Tom Reeseman
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Jerry Novak
Paula Kaye defeated Jan Sheridan
Smasher Sloan defeated Bobby Blaine
WWWF Tag Team Champion Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Tomas Marin
– 2/8/72: Paul “Big Show” Wight was born.
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – February 4, 1972
Sonny King defeated Juan Caruso
Prof. Toru Tanaka defeated Al Nelson
Rene Goulet defeated Rugged Russian Igor
King Curtis defeated Rugged Russian Ivan
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Freddie Blassie in an Indian Strap Match
WWWF @ Springfield, MA – Auditorium – February 5, 1972 (1,700)
Tomas Marin defeated Dean Ross
Manuel Soto defeated Tomas Marin (sub. for Chris Belkas)
King Curtis defeated Bull Pometti
The Rugged Russians defeated Rene Goulet & Al Nelson (sub. for Karl Gotch) in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1
Victor Rivera defeated Prof. Toru Tanaka via disqualification at 8:20 after Tanaka threw salt in Rivera’s eyes
WWWF @ Elizabeth, NJ – Armory – February 5, 1972
Chief Jay Strongbow pinned Jimmy Valiant
Vicki Williams & Jan Sheridan defeated Paula Kaye & the White Venus in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
Joe Nova (sub. for Manuel Soto) defeated Mike Conrad
Sonny King defeated Juan Caruso
WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales defeated Freddie Blassie via count-out
WWWF @ Allentown, PA – Little Palestra – February 7, 1972
The Rugged Russians defeated Joe Nova (sub. for Karl Gotch) & Rene Goulet
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Nikita Mulkovitch (sub. for Freddie Blassie)
Prof. Toru Tanaka defeated Manuel Soto
WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales defeated Stan Stasiak
Victor Rivera defeated Jimmy Valiant
WWWF @ White Plains, NY – Westchester County Civic Center – February 8, 1972 (1,800)
Sonny King & Chief Jay Strongbow defeated the Rugged Russians in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0
WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales pinned Jimmy Valiant (sub. for Freddie Blassie)
Gorilla Monsoon pinned Stan Stasiak
Prof. Toru Tanaka defeated Rene Goulet via count-out
King Curtis pinned Joe Nova
WWWF @ Baltimore, MD – Civic Center – February 9, 1972
Mike Conrad fought Al Nelson to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Rene Goulet pinned Juan Caruso at 10:00
Prof. Toru Tanaka pinned Joe Nova (sub. for Karl Gotch) at 6:00 with a chop to the throat
King Curtis defeated Gorilla Monsoon via count-out at the 9-minute mark
WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales defeated Freddie Blassie in a steel cage match at around the 10-minute mark by escaping over the cage
Sonny King pinned Jimmy Valiant at 15:00
Chief Jay Strongbow pinned Stan Stasiak
Manuel Soto & Victor Rivera defeated the Rugged Russians in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0
Pittsburgh, PA – Civic Arena – February 11, 1972
John L. Sullivan pinnned Frank Durso at 8:58
Jim Grabmire fought Jean DuBois to a draw
George Steele (sub. for Freddie Blassie) defeated the Battman via disqualification when Battman shoved down the referee
Angelo Mosca & Dominic DeNucci defeated Luke Graham & Baron Mikel Scicluna via count-out at 10:22
Stan Stasiak defeated Bruno Sammartino via count-out at 17:12 after hitting him in the head with a chair
Jimmy Valiant defeated Johnny Furr at 14:02
Johnny DeFazio & Geeto Mongol defeated Waldo Von Erich & Blackjack Mulligan via disqualification when Von Erich and Mulligan began arguing
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – February 11, 1972
Rene Goulet vs. Victor Rivera
Prof. Toru Tanaka vs. Manuel Soto
The Rugged Russians vs. Chief Jay Strongbow & Sonny King
Gorilla Monsoon vs. King Curtis
WWWF @ Queens, NY – Sunnyside Gardens – February 12, 1972 (matinee)
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – February 12, 1972
Joe Nova defeated Mike Conrad
Gorilla Monsoon & Sonny King defeated the Rugged Rugged Russians in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
Manuel Soto defeated Juan Caruso (sub. for Karl Gotch)
King Curtis defeated Rene Goulet
WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales, Victor Rivera, & Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Jimmy Valiant, Prof. Toru Tanaka, & Stan Stasiak (sub. for Freddie Blassie) in a Best 3 out of 5 falls match
WWWF @ Washington DC – February 14, 1972
Al Nelson defeated Juan Caruso
Rene Goulet defeated Mike Conrad
Ernie Lassiter defeated Bull Pometti
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Jimmy Valiant
King Curtis defeated Manuel Soto
Prof. Toru Tanaka defeated Gorilla Monsoon
Pedro Morales & Victor Rivera defeated the Rugged Russians in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
Sonny King defeated Stan Stasiak at 22:00
WWWF @ Harrisburg, PA – Zembo Mosque – February 16, 1972
King Curtis defeated Rene Goulet at 8:42
Sonny King defeated Mike Conrad at 11:05 Prof. Toru Tanaka defeated Manuel Soto at 12:57
Chief Jay Strongbow & Victor Rivera defeated the Rugged Russians in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1
WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales defeated Stan Stasiak at 18:41
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – February 18, 1972
Joe Nova vs. Vincente Pometti
Arnold Skaaland vs. Juan Caruso
Jimmy Valiant vs. Manuel Soto
Stan Stasiak vs. Sonny King
Gorilla Monsoon vs. WWWF Tag Team Champion King Curtis
WWWF @ Springfield, MA – Auditorium – February 18, 1972
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Igor Mulkovitch (sub. for Freddie Blassie)
Tomas Marin fought Mike Conrad to a draw
Rene Goulet fought Prof. Toru Tanaka to a draw
WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales & Victor Rivera defeated the Rugged Russians
WWWF @ Boston, MA – Hynes Memorial Auditorium – February 19, 1972 (6,000)
Debut at the venue
Chief Jay Strongbow fought Prof. Toru Tanaka to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Rene Goulet & Mike Conrad defeated Stan Stasiak & Jimmy Valiant in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
Victor Rivera defeated Rugged Russian Ivan at 9:15
Sonny King defeated Rugged Russian Igor at 14:45
Manuel Soto defeated Bull Pometti (sub. for King Curtis) at 13:20
WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales fought WWWF Tag Team Champion King Curtis (sub. for Pacific Coast Champion Freddie Blassie) to a no-contest at 12:40 when both men attacked the referee; there were two referees scheduled for the bout
WWWF @ New York City, NY – Madison Square Garden – February 21, 1972 (22,090)
Joey Russell & Farmer Jerome defeated Sky Low Low & Frenchy Lamont in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
Pampero Firpo defeated Rene Goulet at 4:55
Victor Rivera defeated Juan Caruso at 5:08
WWWF Tag Team Champion Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Manuel Soto at 6:14
WWWF Tag Team Champion King Curtis defeated Gorilla Monsoon via count-out at 7:16
WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales pinned Prof. Toru Tanaka in a Texas Death Match after coming off the top
Sonny King pinned Jimmy Valiant at 8:09
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Stan Stasiak at 9:57
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Arena – February 22, 1972
Championship Wrestling taping:
Dark matches:
Prof. Toru Tanaka defeated Victor Rivera
Farmer Jerome defeated Frenchy Lamont via disqualification
2/26/72:
Jimmy Valiant defeated Tomas Marin
Victor Rivera defeated Juan Caruso
Smasher Sloan defeated Jerry Novak
Sky Low Low defeated Joey Russell
WWWF Tag Team Champions King Curtis & Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Hank James & Dr. Beech
3/4/72:
Smasher Sloan defeated Al Coco
The Rugged Russians defeated Hank James & Jerry Novak
Prof. Toru Tanaka defeated Tomas Marin
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Juan Caruso
WWWF Tag Team Champion Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Dr. Beech
3/11/72:
WWWF Tag Team Champion King Curtis defeated Hank James
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Killer Brooks
Joey Russell & Farmer Jerome defeated Sky Low Low & Frenchy Lamont
Victor Rivera defeated Jerry Novak
Sandy Parker fought Lily Thomas to a draw
WWWF @ Hamburg, PA – Fieldhouse – February 23, 1972
All Star Wrestling taping:
2/26/72:
WWWF Tag Team Champion Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Tom Reeseman
Jan Sheridan & Vicki Williams defeated Paula Kaye & the Black Venus
WWWF Tag Team Champion King Curtis defeated Jerry Novak
Smasher Sloan defeated Cowboy Hondo
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Al Coco
3/4/72:
Jimmy Valiant defeated the Cisco Kid
WWWF Tag Team Champions King Curtis & Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Al Coco & Tomas Marin
Prof. Toru Tanaka defeated Jerry Novak
Victor Rivera defeated Juan Caruso
Sandy Parker fought Lily Thomas to a draw
3/11/72:
Smasher Sloan defeated Jerry Novak
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Killer Brooks
WWWF Tag Team Champion Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Tomas Marin
WWWF Tag Team Champion King Curtis defeated Hank James
Sky Low Low & Frenchy Lamont defeated Joey Russell & Farmer Jerome
WWWF @ Allentown, PA – Little Palestra – February 24, 1972
Sky Low Low & Frenchy Lamont vs. Joey Russell & Farmer Jerome
Prof. Toru Tanaka vs. Victor Rivera
Sandy Parker vs. Lily Thomas
Gorilla Monsoon & Chief Jay Strongbow vs. WWWF Tag Team Champions Baron Mikel Scicluna & King Curtis
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – February 25, 1972
Sandy Parker defeated Lily Thomas
Jimmy Valiant fought Rene Goulet to a draw
Chief Jay Strongbow & Victor Rivera defeated the Rugged Russians
Sonny King fought WWWF Tag Team Champion Baron Mikel Scicluna to a draw
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – February 26, 1972
Al Williams fought Al Coco to a draw
Al Nelson defeated Bull Pometti via disqualification
WWWF Tag Team Champions King Curtis & Baron Mikel Scicluna fought WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales & Victor Rivera to a draw
Sandy Parker defeated Lilly Thomas
Sonny King defeated Jimmy Valiant
WWWF @ Scranton, PA – CYC – February 26, 1972
Tomas Marin vs. Juan Caruso
Joe Nova vs. Vincente Pometti
The Rugged Russians vs. Gorilla Monsoon & Rene Goulet
Sky Low Low & Frenchy Lamont vs. Joey Russell & Farmer Jerome
Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Prof. Toru Tanaka
WWWF @ Marblehead, MA – High School Gym – February 28, 1972
Rene Goulet defeated Arnold Skaaland
The Rugged Russians defeated Joe Nova & Tomas Marin
Sandy Parker defeated Lilly Thomes
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Jimmy Valiant (sub. for Freddie Blassie)
Victor Rivera fought Prof. Toru Tanaka to a draw
WWWF @ Portland, ME – Expo Building – February 29, 1972 (3,100)
Gorilla Monsoon vs. Jimmy Valiant
Rene Goulet pinned Al Coco at 12:12
Victor Rivera fought Rugged Russian #1 to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Sandy Parker pinned Lilian Thomas at 12:02
Sonny King defeated Rugged Russian #1 via disqualification at 8:49
Chief Jay Strongbow fought WWWF Tag Team Champion King Curtis to a draw at 18:00 when the match was stopped due to blood
WWWF @ Waterville, ME – Armory – March 1, 1972
Victor Rivera defeated Nikita Mulkovitch at 12:30
Lily Thomas fought Sandy Parker to a draw
The Rugged Russians defeated Chief Jay Strongbow & Sonny King in a Best 2 out of 3 fall match; fall #1: the Rugged Russians won at 11:22; fall #2: Strongbow & King won at 6:30, fall #3: the Rugged Russians won at 2:32
Rene Goulet fought Prof. Toru Tanaka to a double disqualification
WWWF @ White Plains, NY – Westchester County Civic Center – March 1, 1972
Bull Pometti vs. Al Coco
Juan Caruso vs. Tomas Marin
Jimmy Valiant vs. Joe Nova
Sky Low Low & Frenchy Lamont vs. Farmer Jerome & Joey Russell
WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales & Gorilla Monsoon vs. WWWF Tag Team Champions King Curtis & Baron Mikel Scicluna
WWWF @ Lowell, MA – Memorial Auditorium – March 2, 1972
Vincente Pometti vs. Al Nelson
Rene Goulet vs. Mike Conrad
Sky Low Low & Frenchy Lamont vs. Farmer Jerome & Joey Russell (Best 2 ot of 3 falls match)
Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Prof. Toru Tanaka
Victor Rivera vs. Jimmy Valiant
Pittsburgh, PA – Civic Arena – March 3, 1972
Johnny DeFazio & Gito Mongol defeated Luke Graham & Jim Grabmire
Tony Marino fought Waldo Von Erich to a draw
Mr. Sato & Mitsu Arakawa defeated Mike Paidousis & Bill Miller
Bruno Sammartino defeated Stan Stasiak
John L. Sullivan defeated Cecil Dubois
Dominic DeNucci & Angelo Mosca defeated Blackjack Mulligan & Bobby Heenan
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – March 3, 1972
Rugged Russian #1 vs. Joe Nova
Rugged Russian #2 vs. Tomas Marin
Sky Low Low & Frenchy Lamont vs. Farmer Jerome & Little Joey
Gorilla Monsoon vs. Prof. Toru Tanaka
WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales vs. Jimmy Valiant
WWWF @ Paterson, NJ – Armory – March 4, 1972
Cancelled due to damage to the building
WWWF @ Fitchburg, MA – George R. Wallace Civic Center – March 4, 1972
Vincente Pometti vs. Chris Balkas
Juan Caruso vs. Al Nelson
Jimmy Valiant vs. Tomas Marin
Chief Jay Strongbow & Sonny King vs. WWWF Tag Team Champions King Curtis & Baron Mikel Scicluna
WWWF @ Washington DC – Coliseum – March 6, 1972
Gorilla Monsoon vs. Ernie Ladd
Sonny King vs. Prof. Toru Tanaka
Also included Chief Jay Strongbow, a women’s match, the Rugged Russians, and a midget tag team match
WWWF @ Lewiston, ME – Armory – March 7, 1972 (2,500)
Juan Caruso fought Al Coco (sub. for Dean Ross) to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Sonny King pinned Vincente Pometti at 16:10
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Prof. Toru Tanaka via disqualification at 18:22 after Tanaka threw salt in Strongbow’s eyes
Gorilla Monsoon & Rene Goulet fought the Rugged Russians to a draw in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match; fall #1: Monsoon got the pin at at 11:02; fall #2: Russians won at 6:19; fall #3: the bout was declared a draw at 5:10
WWWF @ Bangor, ME – Auditorium – March 8, 1972
Bull Pometti defeated Al Coco at 16:10
Sonny King defeated Juan Caruso at 17:10
Gorilla Monsoon & Chief Jay Strongbow defeated the Rugged Russians in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0; fall #1: Monsoon & Strongbow won at 13:10; fall #2: Monsoon & Strongbow won at 4:16
Prof. Toru Tanaka defeated Rene Goulet via disqualification after Chief Jay Strongbow interfered
WWWF @ Franklin, ME – March 9, 1972
Vincente Pometti vs. Dean Ross
Gorilla Monsoon vs. Juan Caruso
Chief Jay Strongbow & Rene Goulet vs. the Rugged Russians (Best 2 out of 3 falls match)
Prof. Toru Tanaka vs. Sonny King
WWWF @ Lowell, MA – Memorial Auditorium – March 9, 1972
Joe Nova vs. Al Williams
Arnold Skaaland vs. Tomas Marin
Victor Rivera vs. Baron Mikel Scicluna
Little Joey & Farmer Jerome defeated Sky Low Low & Frenchy Lamont
WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales vs. Jimmy Valiant
WWWF @ Harrisburg, PA – Zembo Mosque – March 10, 1972
Arnold Skaaland fought Tony Nova to a draw
Jimmy Valiant pinned Tomas Marin at 13:07
Little Joey & Farmer Jerome defeated Sky Low Low & Frenchy Lamont in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match; fall #1 – Low Low & Lamont won at 8:46; fall #2 – Joey & Jerome won at 8:44; fall #3 – Joey & Jerome won at 6:51
WWWF Tag Team Champions King Curtis & Baron Mikel Scicluna fought WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales & Victor Rivera to a draw in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match; fall #1 – Rivera pinned Curtis at 11:04; fall #2 – Curtis pinned Rivera at 6:33; fall #3 – both teams were disqualified for brawling in the ring at 1:36
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – March 10, 1972
Juan Caruso vs. Dean Ross
Vincene Pometti vs. the Great Zollo
The Rugged Russians & Nikita Mulkovich vs. Rene Goulet, Gorilla Monsoon & Chief Jay Strongbow (Best 3 out of 5 falls)
Prof. Toru Tanaka vs. Sonny King
WWWF @ Queens, NY – Sunnyside Gardens – March 11, 1972 (matinee)
Sonny King pinned Bull Pometti
Rene Goulet pinned Juan Caruso
Chief Jay Strongbow pinned Jimmy Valiant
Farmer Jerome & Joey Russell defeated Sky Low Low & Frenchy Lamont
Victor Rivera fought Prof. Toru Tanaka to a double disqualification
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Arena – March 11, 1972
Tomas Marin defeated Angelo Savoldi via disqualification
Rene Goulet defeated Rugged Russian Ivan
Joey Russell & Farmer Jerome defeated Sky Low Low & Frenchy Lamont
WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales fought Prof. Toru Tanaka to a draw
Jimmy Valiant defeated Rugged Russian Igor
WWWF Tag Team Champions King Curtis & Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Chief Jay Strongbow & Gorilla Monsoon
WWWF @ New York City, NY – Madison Square Garden – March 13, 1972 (18,301)
Jimmy Valiant fought Joe Nova to a draw
Pampero Firpo pinned Ben Justice at 5:30
Prof. Toru Tanaka pinned Rene Goulet at 7:45
Ernie Ladd fought Sonny King to a draw
Chief Jay Strongbow & Victor Rivera defeated the Rugged Russians in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0
King Curtis (w/ Lou Albano) defeated Gorilla Monsoon when the match was stopped due to blood loss
Bruno Sammartino defeated Smasher Sloan at 9:53 via submission with the backbreaker
WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna (w/ Lou Albano) at 13:28
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Arena – March 14, 1972
Championship Wrestling taping:
Dark matches:
Chief Jay Strongbow & Sonny King defeated Jimmy Valiant & Smasher Sloan
Tomas Marin & Jerry Novak defeated Vincente Pometti & Juan Caruso via disqualification
3/18/72:
WWWF Tag Team Champion King Curtis defeated Jerry Novak
Rene Goulet & Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Vincente Pometti & Juan Caruso
Ernie Ladd defeated Tomas Marin
Sonny King defeated Tom Reeseman
Prof. Toru Tanaka defeated Cowboy Hondo
3/25/72:
Ernie Ladd defeated Joe Novak
Prof. Toru Tanaka defeated Tom Reeseman
WWWF Tag Team Champion King Curtis defeated Cowboy Hondo
WWWF Tag Team Champion Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Tomas Marin
Sonny King defeated Juan Caruso
4/1/72:
Ernie Ladd defeated Tom Reeseman
Prof. Toru Tanaka defeated Tomas Marin
WWWF Tag Team Champion Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Jerry Novak
WWWF Tag Team Champion King Curtis defeated Juan Caruso
Sonny King defeated Vincente Pometti
WWWF @ Portland, ME – Expo Building – March 14, 1972
Donna Christianello won an 8-woman battle royal at 21:36
Paula Kaye defeated Mary Wells at 16:30
Lily Thomas defeated Dottie Downs at 7:20
Donna Christianello pinned Louise Todd at 11:02
Rose Kane defeated the White Venus at 6:45
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah defeated Sandy Parker at 13:44
WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales & Victor Rivera defeated the Rugged Russians in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0; fall #1: Morales & Rivera won at 15:53; fall #2: Morales & Rivera won at 7:13
WWWF @ Hamburg, PA – Fieldhouse – March 15, 1972
All Star Wrestling taping:
3/18/72:
The Rugged Russians defeated Hank James & Dr. Beech
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Juan Caruso
Jimmy Valiant defeated Al Coco
Smasher Sloan defeated the Cisco Kid
Victor Rivera defeated Killer Brooks
3/25/72:
Rene Goulet defeated Vincente Pometti
WWWF Tag Team Champions King Curtis & Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Cowboy Hondo & Jerry Novak
Smasher Sloan defeated Tom Reeseman
Prof. Toru Tanaka defeated the Cisco Kid
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Juan Caruso
4/1/72:
WWWF Tag Team Champions King Curtis & Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Tom Reeseman & the Cisco Kid
Prof. Toru Tanaka defeated Cowboy Hondo
Jimmy Valiant defeated Tomas Marin
Sonny King defeated Al Coco
Smasher Sloan defeated Jerry Novak
WWWF @ Lowell, MA – Memorial Auditorium – March 16, 1972
Smasher Sloan defeated Arnold Skaaland (sub. for Victor Rivera)
Jimmy Valiant vs. Sonny King
Prof. Toru Tanaka defeated Gorilla Monsoon via count-out
WWWF Tag Team Champions Baron Mikel Scicluna & King Curtis defeated Chief Jay Strongbow & Rene Goulet in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1
WWWF @ Waterville, ME – Armory – March 16, 1972
Debbie Johnson defeated Dottie Downs at 18:22
Donna Christianello fought Lily Thomas to a draw
Susan Green defeated Paula Kaye at 16:22
Sandy White defeated White Venus at 11:22
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah defeated Jan Sheridan at 12:36
Victor Rivera defeated Rugged Russian # 1 at 11:10
WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales defeated Rugged Russian #2 at 16:22
Pittsburgh, PA – St. Wendelin Church Auditorium – March 16, 1972
Included Bruno Sammartino, Geto Mongol, Johnny DeFazio, & George Steele
WWWF @ Altoona, PA – Jaffa Mosque – March 17, 1972
Jim Grabmire fought Johnny Furr to a draw
Gene Dubois defeated John L. Sullivan
Johnny DeFazio & Geto Mongol defeated Yoshino Sato & Tony Altimore in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0
Bruno Sammartino defeated Waldo Von Erich in a steel cage match at the 12-minute mark
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – March 17, 1972
Arnold Skaaland vs. Rugged Russian #1
Victor Rivera vs. Rugged Russian #2
Rene Goulet vs. Smasher Sloan
Jimmy Valiant vs. Sonny King
Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Prof. Toru Tanaka
WWWF @ Trenton, NJ – Civic Center – March 18, 1972
Juan Caruso vs. Tomas Marin
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah & Donna Christianello vs. Helen O’Connell & Vicki Williams
Gorilla Monsoon vs. Jimmy Valiant
WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales & Victor Rivera vs. WWWF Tag Team Champions King Curtis & Baron Mikel Scicluna
WWWF @ Danvers, MA – March 18, 1972
Smasher Sloan defeated Dean Ross
Chief Jay Strongbow fought Prof. Toru Tanaka to a draw
Lilly Thomas fought Sandy Parker to a draw
Sonny King & Rene Goulet defeated the Rugged Russians
WWWF @ Lewiston, ME – Armory – March 20, 1972
Lilly Thomas won a battle royal by last eliminating White Venus; stipulations stated the winner would face Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah later in the show
Joy Campbell defeated Dottie Downs at 13:20
Donna Christianello defeated Marie Terrell at 15:02
Paula Kaye defeated Sandy Parker
Rose Todd defeated White Venus via disqualification
Chief Jay Strongbow fought Prof. Toru Tanaka to a double disqualification
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah pinned Lilly Thomas after a failed airplane spin
WWWF @ Allentown, PA – Little Palestra – March 20, 1972
Tomas Marin pinned Smasher Sloan at 14:55
Sonny King pinned Rugged Russian Ivan at 13:22
Rene Goulet pinned Rugged Russian Igor at 10:34
Victor Rivera fought Jimmy Valiant to a draw
WWWF Tag Team Champions King Curtis & Baron Mikel Scicluna fought WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales & Gorilla Monsoon to a draw in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match; fall #1: Monsoon & Morales won at 10:57; fall #2: Scicluna & Curtis won at 5:37; fall #3: both teams were disqualified at 2:00 when all four men were brawling
– 3/21/72: Chris Candido was born.
WWWF @ Skowhegan, ME – High School Gym – March 21, 1972
Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Prof. Toru Tanaka
Also included 4 ladies matches
WWWF @ Augusta, ME – Armory – March 22, 1972
The scheduled matches of Lilly Thomas vs. Susan Green and White Venus vs. Lee Ford did not take place as scheduled
Sandy Parker defeated the White Venus (sub. for Grace Gordon) at 15:02
Donna Christanello defeated Jan Sheridan (sub. for Kate Dunn) at 16:05
Paula Kaye defeated Debbie Johnson in an unadvertised match at 18:02
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah defeated Dottie Downs & Susan Green (both sub. for Mae Rowe) at 18:22 in a handicap match
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Prof. Toru Tanaka via disqualification
WWWF @ Lowell, MA – Memorial Auditorium – March 22, 1972
Smasher Sloan vs. Rene Goulet
Jimmy Valiant vs. Akim Manuka
Rugged Russian #2 vs. Sonny King
Rugged Russian #1 vs. Tomas Marin
WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales & Victor Rivera vs. WWWF Tag Team Champions Baron Mikel Scicluna & King Curtis
WWWF @ Bangor, ME – Auditorium – March 23, 1972
Debbie Johnson defeated Nellie Gray at 20:22
Susan Green defeated Paula Kaye at 16:10
White Venus defeated Nellie Gray at 15:01
Sandy Parker defeated Donna Christanello at 17:20
Chief Jay Strongbow fought Prof. Toru Tanaka to a double count-out
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah defeated Debbie Johnson at 12:10
WWWF @ Scranton, PA – CYC – March 23, 1972
Jimmy Valiant vs. Sonny King
Smasher Sloan vs. Victor Rivera
WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales & Gorilla Monsoon vs. WWWF Tag Team Champions Baron Mikel Scicluna & King Curtis
Pittsburgh, PA – Civic Arena – March 24, 1972
Mike DuBois defeated Frank Holtz
Chris Colt defeated John Furr
Dr. Bill Miller defeated Jim Grabmire
Waldo Von Erich defeated Luis Martinez
Bruno Sammartino defeated Ernie Ladd via disqualification
Geeto Mongol & Johnny DeFazio defeated Bobby Heenan & Johnny Fargo (Greg Valentine)
George Steele & Luke Graham defeated Angelo Mosca & Dominic DeNucci after Mosca turned on his partner
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – March 24, 1972
Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Prof. Toru Tanaka
8-woman $1,500 battle royal with participants: Debbie Johnson, Susan Green, Sandy Parker, Paula Kaye, Lily Thomas, Donna Christianello, Dottie Downs, & the White Venus
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah vs. battle royal winner
Included 4 other women’s matches
WWWF @ Boston, MA – Boston Garden – March 25, 1972 (15,000) (matinee)
Akim Manuka defeated Rugged Russian Igor
Joe Nova pinned Juan Caruso
Sonny King defeated Bull Pometti
Jimmy Valiant defeated Thomas Marin
Victor Rivera defeated Rugged Russian Ivan
WWWF Tag Team Champions King Curtis & Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Gorilla Monsoon & Chief Jay Strongbow in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall #1: the challengers won; fall #2: the champions won; fall #3: the champions won
Ernie Ladd defeated Rene Goulet
Bruno Sammartino defeated Smasher Sloan via submission at 7:20 with the backbreaker
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Arena – March 25, 1972
Akim Manuka fought Al Nelson to a draw
Joe Nova defeated Bull Pometti
Rene Goulet defeated Jimmy Valiant via disqualification
WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales defeated Prof. Toru Tanaka
Smasher Sloan fought Sonny King to a draw
Tomas Marin & Victor Rivera defeated the Rugged Russians
WWWF @ Springfield, MA – Boy’s Club – March 25, 1972
The White Venus won an 8-woman $4,000 battle royal; stipulations stated she would also challenge Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah later in the night
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Chief Jay Strongbow
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah pinned the White Venus at 10:26; after the bout, Moolah unmasked Venus
King Curtis defeated Gorilla Monsoon
– 3/27/72: Charlie Haas was born.
WWWF @ Salisbury, MD – Wicomico High School – March 27, 1972
Helen Mack vs. Paula Kaye
Eleanore Curtis vs. Donna Christanello
Rose Todd vs. Sandy Parker
Marie Terrill vs. White Venus
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah vs. Joy Campbell
WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales vs. Smasher Sloan
WWWF @ Hagerstown, MD – Armory – March 28, 1972
Arnold Skaaland vs. Tomas Marin
Helen Mack vs. Paula Kaye
Eleanore Curtis vs. Donna Christanello
Rose Todd vs. Sandy Parker
Marie Terrill vs. White Venus
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah vs. Joy Campbell
WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales vs. Smasher Sloan
WWWF @ Portland, ME – Expo Building – March 28, 1972
Chuck Richards defeated Juan Caruso via disqualification at 15:10
Jimmy Valiant fought Sonny King to a 20-minute time-limit draw
WWWF Tag Team Champions Baron Mikel Scicluna & King Curtis fought Chief Jay Strongbow & Victor Rivera to a draw
Rene Goulet defeated Prof. Toru Tanaka via disqualification at 18:00 after Tanaka threw salt in Goulet’s eyes
WWWF @ Baltimore, MD – Civic Center – March 29, 1972
Smasher Sloan fought Manuel Soto to a draw
Susan Green won an 8-woman $4,000 battle royal; stipulations stated she would also challenge Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah later in the night
WWWF Tag Team Champions King Curtis Iaukea & Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Sonny King & Chief Jay Strongbow in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
Peggy Patterson defeated Debbie Webb via submission with a Boston Crab
Debbie Johnson defeated Dottie Downs at the 8-minute mark
Sandy Parker defeated Paula Kaye via disqualification
Victor Rivera pinned Rene Goulet
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah pinned Susan Green
WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales pinned Prof. Toru Tanaka at the 12-minute mark
WWWF @ Lowell, MA – Memorial Auditorium – March 30, 1972
Jimmy Valiant vs. Arnold Skaaland
Victor Rivera vs. Rene Goulet
WWWF Tag Team Champion Baron Mikel Scicluna vs. Sonny King
WWWF Tag Team Champion King Curtis vs. Smasher Sloan
Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Prof. Toru Tanaka
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – March 31, 1972
Jimmy Valiant vs. Victor Rivera
Rene Goulet vs. Smasher Sloan
Prof. Toru Tanaka vs. Arnold Skaaland
WWWF Tag Team Champions Baron Mikel Scicluna & King Curtis vs. Chief Jay Strongbow & Sonny King
WWWF @ Allentown, PA – Little Palestra – April 3, 1972
Sonny King & Victor Rivera defeated King Curtis & Bull Pometti
Jimmy Valiant defeated Joe Nova
Juan Caruso defeated Tomas Marin
Manuel Soto fought Prof. Toru Tanaka to a draw
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Prof. Toru Tanaka
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Arena – April 4, 1972
Championship Wrestling taping:
Dark matches:
WWWF Tag Team Champion King Curtis defeated Tomas Marin via disqualification
Mike Paidousis defeated Hank James
4/8/72:
WWWF Tag Team Champion King Curtis defeated Dr. Beech
Mike Paidousis defeated Tomas Marin
Chief Jay Strongbow & Sonny King defeated Vincente Pometti & Juan Caruso
Prof. Toru Tanaka defeated Jerry Novak
Pampero Firpo (w/ the Grand Wizard) defeated Tom Reeseman via submission at 2:59; (Firpo’s TV debut; Firpo was billed as “the 8th Wonder of the World”)
4/15/72:
Victor Rivera & Manuel Soto defeated Vincente Pometti & Juan Caruso
Jimmy Valiant defeated Dr. Beech
Prof. Toru Tanaka defeated Tom Reeseman
Pampero Firpo defeated Jerry Novak
WWWF Tag Team Champion King Curtis fought Sonny King to a draw
4/22/72 – included an interview with Prof. Toru Tanaka:
Manuel Soto defeated Juan Caruso
Akim Manuka defeated Vincente Pometti
Pampero Firpo defeated Hank James
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Tom Reeseman
Victor Rivera defeated Mike Paidousis
WWWF @ Lowell, MA – Memorial Auditorium – April 6, 1972
Jimmy Valiant vs. Tomas Marin
Victor Rivera vs. Smasher Sloan
WWWF Tag Team Champions Baron Mikel Scicluna & King Curtis vs. Sonny King & Rene Goulet
Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Prof. Toru Tanaka
WWWF @ New London, CT – Ocean Beach Park Auditorium – April 7, 1972 (900)
Baron Mikel Scicluna pinned Ricky Sexton at 11:00
Chuck Richards fought Joe Nova to a 30-minute time-limit draw
Arnold Skaaland & Joe Esposito defeated Vincente Pometti & Juan Caruso in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall #1: Skaaland’s team won; fall #2: Pometti’s team won; fall #3: Skaaland’s team won
Sonny King fought WWWF Tag Team Champion King Curtis to a double count-out
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – April 7, 1972
Jimmy Valiant vs. Dean Ross
Mike Paidousis vs. Tomas Marin
The Black Demon vs. Bull Molina
Prof. Toru Tanaka vs. Victor Rivera
Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Smasher Sloan
WWWF @ White Plains, NY – Westchester County Civic Center – April 8, 1972 (matinee)
Mike Paidousis defeated Tomas Marin
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Jimmy Valiant
WWWF Tag Team Champions King Curtis & Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Rene Goulet & Victor Rivera
Smasher Sloan fought Sonny King to a draw
WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales pinned Prof. Toru Tanaka
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Arena – April 8, 1972
Mike Paudicious fought Rene Goulet to a draw
Prof. Toru Tanaka defeated Joe Nova
Victor Rivera defeated Smasher Sloan via disqualification
WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Baron Mikel Scicluna via disqualification
Chief Jay Strongbow fought WWWF Tag Team Champion King Curtis to a draw
Sonny King defeated Jimmy Valiant
WWWF @ Portland, ME – Expo Building – April 11, 1972
Arnold Skaaland vs. Mike Paidousis
Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Jimmy Valiant
WWWF Tag Team Champion King Curtis vs. Joe Nova
WWWF Tag Team Champion Baron Mikel Scicluna vs. Sonny King
Smasher Sloan vs. Rene Goulet
Prof. Toru Tanaka vs. Victor Rivera
WWWF @ Hamburg, PA – Fieldhouse – April 12, 1972
All Star Wrestling taping:
4/15/72:
Rene Goulet defeated Al Coco
Sonny King defeated Vincente Pometti
Prof. Toru Tanaka defeated Tomas Marin
Jimmy Valiant defeated Cowboy Hondo
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Juan Caruso
4/22/72:
Smasher Sloan defeated Henrique DePaula
Manuel Soto defeated Juan Caruso
The Black Demon defeated Tomas Marin
Prof. Toru Tanaka defeated Al Nelson
Sonny King defeated Vincente Pometti
Dark match after the taping: WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales vs. Smasher Sloan
WWWF @ Lowell, MA – Memorial Auditorium – April 13, 1972
Joe Nova vs. Mike Padiousis
Akim Manuka vs. Rene Goulet
WWWF Tag Team Champions Baron Mikel Scicluna & King Curtis vs. Sonny King & Victor Rivera
Manuel Soto vs. Smasher Sloan
Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Jimmy Valiant
Pittsburgh, PA – Civic Arena – April 14, 1972
Greg Valentine & Chris Colt defeated Joe Furr & Luis Martinez
Dominic DeNucci fought Jim Grabmire to a draw
Geeto Mongol, Johnny DeFazio, & Dominic DeNucci defeated Tony Altimore, George Steele, & Luke Graham
Bill Miller defeated Waldo Von Erich via disqualification
Angelo Mosca fought Dominic DeNucci to a double disqualification
Bruno Sammartino defeated Ernie Ladd via disqualification
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – April 14, 1972
Akim Manuka vs. Joe Nova
Rene Goulet vs. Smasher Sloan
The Black Demon vs. Manuel Soto
Jimmy Valiant vs. Mike Paidousis
WWWF Tag Team Champions Baron Mikel Scicluna & King Curtis vs. Sonny King & Chief Jay Strongbow (two referees assigned for the bout, one is Victor Rivera)
Steubenville, OH – St. Johns Community Arena – April 15, 1972
Bruno Sammartino vs. Luke Graham
Also included a 10-man battle royal
WWWF @ Springfield, MA – Boy’s Club – April 15, 1972
WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales, Chief Jay Strongbow, & Victor Rivera vs. Baron Mikel Scicluna, King Curtis, & Prof. Toru Tanaka (Best 3 out of 5 falls match)
WWWF @ New York City, NY – Madison Square Garden – April 17, 1972
Manuel Soto defeated the Black Demon at 9:25
Don Curtis defeated Mike Paidousis at 10:21
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Rene Goulet at 5:44
Pampero Firpo defeated Chief Jay Strongbow via count-out at 6:25
Sky Low Low & Little Brutus defeated the Haiti Kid & Sonny Boy Hayes in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0
WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales pinned King Curtis at 7:05 after coming off the top
Ernie Ladd pinned Jimmy Valiant at 5:58
Victor Rivera fought Prof. Toru Tanaka to a draw
Sonny King defeated Smasher Sloan
WWWF @ Scranton, PA – CYC – April 18, 1972 (2,000)
Smasher Sloan defeated Mike Paidousis at 9:07
Sonny King fought Jimmy Valiant to a draw
Sonny Boy Hayes & the Haiti Kid defeated Sky Low Low & Little Brutus in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
WWWF Tag Team Champions King Curtis & Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Victor Rivera & Rene Goulet in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
Chief Jay Strongbow pinned Prof. Toru Tanaka at 11:00 in an Indian Strap Match
WWWF @ North Dartmouth, MA – Lincoln Park Ballroom – April 19, 1972
The Black Demon vs. Akim Manuka
WWWF Tag Team Champion Baron Mikel Scicluna vs. Mike Paidousis
Manuel Soto vs. Prof. Toru Tanaka
Sonny Boy Hayes & the Haiti Kid vs. Sky Low Low & Little Brutus (Best 2 out of 3 falls)
WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales vs. WWWF Tag Team Champion King Curtis
WWWF @ Lowell, MA – Memorial Auditorium – April 20, 1972
Akim Manuka vs. the Black Demon
WWWF Tag Team Champion King Curtis vs. Mike Paidousis
Prof. Toru Tanaka vs. Manuel Soto
WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales vs. WWWF Tag Team Champion Baron Mikel Scicluna
WWWF @ Harrisburg, PA – Zembo Mosque – April 21, 1972
Al Nelson pinned Tomas Marin at 15:03
Jimmy Valiant pinned Chuck Richards at 14:05
WWWF Tag Team Champion Baron Mikel Scicluna fought Victor Rivera to a draw
Chief Jay Strongbow pinned Smasher Sloan at 15:03
Prof. Toru Tanaka defeated Sonny King via count-out after King’s foot became entangled in the ropes and he couldn’t return to the ring in time to break the count
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – April 21, 1972
Juan Caruso vs. Joe Nova
Rene Goulet vs. Vincente Pometti
Sky Low Low & Little Brutus vs. Sonny Boy Hayes & the Haiti Kid
WWWF Tag Team Champion King Curtis vs. Mike Paidousis
WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales vs. the Black Demon
WWWF @ Queens, NY – Sunnyside Garden – April 22, 1972 (matinee)
Smasher Sloan fought Rene Goulet to a draw
Sonny Boy Hayes & the Haiti Kid defeated Little Brutus & Sky Low Low
Manuel Soto defeated Jimmy Valiant via disqualification
King Curtis & Baron Mikel Scicluna fought Victor Rivera & Chief Jay Strongbow to a draw
Sonny King defeated Mike Paudicious
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Arena – April 22, 1972
Manuel Soto defeated Mike Paidousis
Sky Low Low & Little Brutus defeated Sonny Boy Heys & the Haiti Kid
WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Baron Mikel Scicluna in a steel cage match
Sonny King, Victor Rivera, & Chief Jay Strongbow defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion King Curtis, Prof. Toru Tanaka, & Smasher Sloan
Rene Goulet fought Jimmy Valiant to a draw
WWWF @ Washington DC – Coliseum – April 24, 1972
Ernie Ladd vs. Sonny King
WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales vs. Baron Mikel Scicluna
Bobo Brazil vs. King Curtis
Included 2 women’s matches and 3 other bouts
WWWF @ Manchester, NH – JFK Coliseum – April 24, 1972
Chuck Richards vs. Akim Manuka
Joe Nova vs. Vincente Pometti
Prof. Toru Tanaka vs. Manuel Soto
Sky Low Low & Little Brutus defeated the Haiti Kid & Sonny Boy Hayes (Best 2 out of 3 falls)
Victor Rivera vs. Smasher Sloan
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Arena – April 25, 1972
Championship Wrestling taping:
4/29/72:
Pampero Firpo defeated Tomas Marin
George Steele fought Rene Goulet to a double-count-out
Ernie Ladd defeated Oswald Costa & Henrique DePaula in a handicap match
WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales defeated Mike Paidousis
WWWF Tag Team Champions King Curtis & Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Hank James & Al Nelson
5/6/72:
Jimmy Valiant defeated the Cisco Kid
Bobo Brazil defeated Juan Caruso & Tony Contillis in a handicap match
Pampero Firpo defeated Henrique DePaula
George Steele defeated Tomas Marin
Sonny King defeated Mike Paidousis
5/13/72:
Ernie Ladd defeated Al Nelson & Tomas Marin in a handicap match
Sonny King defeated Tony Contillis
George Steele defeated the Cisco Kid
Pampero Firpo defeated Oswald Costa
WWWF Tag Team Champions King Curtis & Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Bobo Brazil & Hank James
WWWF @ Portland, ME – Expo Building – April 25, 1972 (1,600)
Joe Nova pinned Dean Ross at 12:10
Manuel Soto fought the Black Demon to a draw
Sky Low Low & Little Brutus defeated the Haiti Kid & Sonny Boy Hayes in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall #1: Haiti pinned Brutus at 7:10; fall #2: Sky pinned Hayes at 6:38; fall #3: Sky pinned Haiti at 8:30 Victor Rivera defeated Prof. Toru Tanaka via disqualification
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Smasher Sloan at 20:00
WWWF @ Hamburg, PA – Fieldhouse – April 26, 1972
All Star Wrestling taping:
4/29/72:
Oswald Costa defeated Henrique DePaula
Prof. Toru Tanaka defeated Tomas Marin
The Black Demon defeated Al Nelson
Sonny King defeated Chuck Richards
Manuel Soto defeated Vincente Pometti
5/6/72:
Jimmy Valiant defeated Al Nelson
Prof. Toru Tanaka defeated Tony Contillis
Pampero Firpo defeated Oswald Costa
George Steele defeated Henrique DePaula
Manuel Soto fought the Black Demon to a draw
5/13/72:
Tony Contillis defeated Mike Paidousis
Manuel Soto defeated Oswald Costa
Ernie Ladd defeated Tomas Marin & Henrique DePaula
Prof. Toru Tanaka defeated Al Nelson
The Black Demon defeated the Cisco Kid
Dark match after the taping: WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales vs. Jimmy Valiant
WWWF @ Baltimore, MD – Civic Center – April 26, 1972
Hank James pinned Chuck Richards with a crossbody off the top at the 20-minute mark
Rene Goulet defeated Juan Caruso via disqualification at the 13-minute mark
Vickie Williams & Debbie Johnson defeated Paula Raye & Donna Christianello in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match at the 28-minute mark
Chief Jay Strongbow pinned Smasher Sloan at the 20-minute mark
Sky Low Low & Little Brutus defeated Farmer Jerome & Joey Russell in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match at the 27-minute mark
US Champion Bobo Brazil & Sonny King defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions King Curtis & Baron Mikel Scicluna via disqualification at the 22-minute mark when Scicluna used a chair as a weapon
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – April 28, 1972
Vicki Williams & Debbie Johnson defeated Donna Christianello (sub. for Toni Rose) & Paula Kaye
WWWF Tag Team Champion Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Chief Jay Strongbow via count-out
Jimmy Valiant fought Sonny King to a draw
The Black Demon defeated Tomas Marin
Prof. Toru Tanaka defeated Dean Ross (sub. for Akim Manuka)
WWWF @ Elizabeth, NJ – Armory – April 29, 1972
Sonny King pinned Jimmy Valiant
Ernie Ladd defeated Mike Paidousis
WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales & Victor Rivera defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions King Curtis & Baron Mikel Scicluna in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0; fall #1: Pedro’s team won via pinfall; fall #2: Pedro’s team won via disqualification; due to the DQ finish in the second fall, the titles did not change hands
Debbie Johnson & Vicki Williams defeated Paula Kaye & Donna Christianello (sub. for Peggy Patterson) in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
Joe Nova defeated Tomas Marin
Al Jeffers defeated Tony Contillis via disqualification
WWWF @ Boston, MA – Boston Garden – April 29, 1972
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Smasher Sloan
Oswald Costa defeated Henry DePaula
Ricky Sexton defeated Juan Caruso
Manuel Soto defeated the Black Demon
Sky Low Low & Little Brutus defeated Sonny Boy Hayes & the Haiti Kid in a Best 2 out of 3 Falls match
Bruno Sammartino defeated Prof. Toru Tanaka
WWWF @ Allentown, PA – Little Palestra – May 1, 1972
Arnold Skaaland (sub. for Vincente Pometti) defeated Al Nelson
Manuel Soto defeated Juan Caruso
Little Brutus & Sky Low Low defeated Sonny Boy Hayes & the Haiti Kid
Victor Rivera defeated Jimmy Valiant via disqualification
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Prof. Toru Tanaka in an Indian strap match
WWWF @ Kingston, RI – Keany Gym – May 1, 1972
Chuck Richards vs. Manuka Akim
The Black Demon vs. Tomas Marin
WWWF Tag Team Champions King Curtis & Baron Mikel Scicluna vs. Chief Jay Strongbow & Sonny King
WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales vs. Smasher Sloan
– 5/2/72: “The Rock” Dwayne Johnson was born.
WWWF @ Hagerstown, MD – Armory – May 2, 1972
Juan Caruso vs. Al Nelson
Manuel Soto vs. Bull Pometti
Sky Low Low & Little Brutus vs. Sonny Boy Hayes & the Haiti Kid
Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Jimmy Valiant
Victor Rivera vs. Prof. Toru Tanaka
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – May 5, 1972
Joe Nova pinned Dean Ross (sub. for Vincente Pometti)
Tomas Marin fought Chuck Richards to a draw
Smasher Sloan fought Manuel Soto to a double disqualification
Chief Jay Strongbow pinned WWWF Tag Team Champion Baron Mikel Scicluna; Victor Rivera and Santo Maria served as referees for the match
The Black Demon pinned Juan Caruso
Pittsburgh, PA – Civic Arena – May 5, 1972
Gene Dubois fought Johnny Furr to a 15-minute time-limit draw
Waldo Von Erich pinned John L. Sullivan at 6:12
George Steele pinned Hank James at 8:12
The Kangaroos defeated Bill & Dan Miller at 16:08
Johnny DeFazio & Luis Martinez defeated the Beast & Chris Colt at 14:06
Bruno Sammartino & Dominic DeNucci defeated Angelo Mosca & Luke Graham (sub. for the suspended and fined Ernie Ladd) at 15:42
WWWF @ Salisbury, MD – Wicomico Senior High Gym – May 5, 1972
The Haiti Kid & Sonny Boy Hayes vs. Sky Low Low & Little Brutus (Best 2 out of 3 falls match)
Sonny King vs. Prof. Toru Tanaka
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Arena – May 6, 1972
The Haiti Kid & Sonny Boy Hayes defeated Sky Low Low & Little Brutus
Rene Goulet defeated Tomas Marin
Chief Jay Strongbow fought Baron Mikel Scicluna to a draw
WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion King Curtis
Manuel Soto defeated Jimmy Valiant via disqualification
Sonny King defeated the Black Demon
Prof. Toru Tanaka defeated Smasher Sloan (sub. for Gorilla Monsoon)
WWWF @ Waterville, ME – Armory – May 8, 1972
Arnold Skaaland vs. Chuck Richards
Victor Rivera vs. the Black Demon
Jimmy Valiant vs. Sonny King
Rene Goulet vs. Smasher Sloan
Manuel Soto vs. WWWF Tag Team Champion Baron Mikel Scicluna (Best 2 out of 3 falls)
WWWF Tag Team Champion King Curtis vs. Chief Jay Strongbow
WWWF @ Portland, ME – Expo Building – May 9, 1972 (1,600)
Smasher Sloan fought Victor Rivera to a double count-out at 18:03
Arnold Skaaland pinned Chuck Richards at 11:06
Rene Goulet pinned Dean Ross at 8:06
Jimmy Valiant pinned Manuel Soto at 10:03
Chief Jay Strongbow & Sonny King defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions King Curtis & Baron Mikel Scicluna via disqualification
WWWF @ Queens, NY – Sunnyside Gardens – May 12, 1972
The Haiti Kid & Sonny Boy Hayes defeated Frenchy Lamont & Sky Low Low
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Manuel Soto
Thomas Marin defeated Chuck Richards
Victor Rivera defeated King Curtis via disqualification
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – May 12, 1972
Tony Contilles (sub. for Vincente Pometti) defeated Joe Nova via disqualification when Nova hit the referee
Jimmy Valiant pinned Ricky Sexton
Chief Jay Strongbow pinned Smasher Sloan; stipulations stated the loser would have to leave New England
Sonny King pinned Juan Caruso
Rene Goulet fought the Black Demon to a double count-out; Demon was unmasked as Tony Nero
WWWF @ Springfield, MA – Boy’s Club – May 13, 1972
Manuel Soto defeated the Black Demon
Victor Rivera defeated King Curtis
The Haiti Kid & Joey Russell defeated Pee Wee Adams & Frenchy Lamont
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Smasher Sloan
Jimmy Valiant defeated Rene Goulet
Sonny King fought Baron Mikel Scicluna to a draw
WWWF @ Washington DC – Coliseum – May 15, 1972
WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales vs. King Curtis
Sonny King vs. Ernie Ladd (Bobo Brazil as guest referee)
Also included a midget tag team match and 4 other bouts
WWWF @ Scranton, PA – CYC – May 16, 1972 (1,000)
The Black Demon defeated Manuel Soto at 15:39
Joe Nova defeated Nikita Mulkovitch via disqualification at 15:00
Jimmy Valiant fought Rene Goulet to a draw
WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales pinned Prof. Toru Tanaka at 8:32
Victor Rivera defeated Juan Caruso via referee’s decision after the 20-minute time-limit expired
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Arena – May 16, 1972
Championship Wrestling taping:
Frenchy Lamont defeated Joey Russell
5/20/72:
The Spoiler defeated Jerry Novak
Joey Russell & the Haiti Kid defeated Frenchy Lamont & Pee Wee Adams
George Steele defeated the Cisco Kid
Sonny King defeated Bob Ritchie
5/27/72:
King Curis defeated Jerry Novak
Sonny King defeated Bob Ritchie
The Haiti Kid defeated Pee Wee Adams
The Spoiler defeated Cowboy Hondo
George Steele defeated Tomas Marin
6/3/72:
George Steele defeated Paul Figueroa
Tony Contillis vs. Bob Ritchie
Pampero Firpo defeated the Cisco Kid
The Spoiler defeated Tomas Marin
Chief Jay Strongbow & Sonny King fought WWWF Tag Team Champions Baron Mikel Scicluna & King Curtis to a draw
WWWF @ Hamburg, PA – Fieldhouse – May 17, 1972
All Star Wrestling taping:
Included Sonny King & Manuel Soto
5/20/72:
The Black Demon defeated Mike Paidousis
George Steele defeated Al Nelson
Pampero Firpo defeated Henrique DePaula
Ernie Ladd defeated Tony Contillis & the Cisco Kid
Prof. Toru Tanaka defeated Tomas Marin
5/27/72:
6/3/72:
Joey Russell & the Haiti Kid defeated Frenchy Lamont & Pee Wee Adams
Dark match: WWWF Tag Team Champion King Curtis vs. Chief Jay Strongbow
WWWF @ North Dartmouth, MA – Lincoln Park Ballroom – May 1972
Arnold Skaaland fought Joe Turco to a draw
El Olympico pinned Juan Caruso
George Steele defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Chief Jay Strongbow via count-out
Pee Wee Adams & Frenchy Lamont defeated Joey Russell & the Haiti Kid in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1
WWWF Tag Team Champion Sonny King pinned the Black Demon
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – May 19, 1972
Tony Constilles pinned Dean Ross (sub. for Ricky Sexton)
Sonny King fought the Black Demon to a time-limit draw
Chief Jay Strongbow pinned WWWF Tag Team Champion King Curtis; after the match, Strongbow refused the victory because Curtis sustained a bloody cut to his forehead
Joey Russell & the Haiti Kid defeated Pee Wee Adams & Frenchy Lamont in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1
Chuck Richards (sub. for Al Costa) defeated Henry Depaulo via disqualification
WWWF @ Harrisburg, PA – Zembo Temple – May 19, 1972
Al Nelson (sub. for Arnold Skaaland) fought Juan Caruso to a draw
Rene Goulet pinned Nikita Mulkovitch (sub. for the Black Demon) at 13:57
Jimmy Valiant defeated Manuel Soto at 18:20
WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales defeated Prof. Toru Tanaka via disqualification at 7:07 after the challenger threw salt into the referee’s eyes
Victor Rivera defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna via count-out at 18:10
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Arena – May 20, 1972
Joey Russell & the Haiti Kid defeated Frenchy Lamont & Pee Wee Adams
Prof. Toru Tanaka defeated Chief Jay Strongbow via count-out
Rene Goulet fought Manuel Soto to a draw
WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales & Victor Rivera defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions King Curtis & Baron Mikel Scicluna via disqualification
Sonny King defeated Jimmy Valiant via disqualification
WWWF @ New York City, NY – Madison Square Garden – May 22, 1972 (19,367)
Tony Constilles defeated the Black Demon (sub. for Victor Rivera) via disqualification at 10:24
Eddie Graham defeated Jimmy Valiant at 10:45
Chief Jay Strongbow (sub. for Gorilla Monsoon) defeated Capt. Lou Albano at 3:15 when the match was stopped due to excessive bleeding
Prof. Toru Tanaka defeated Manuel Soto at 1:07
Ernie Ladd defeated Rene Goulet at 12:05
WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales pinned Pampero Firpo at 15:21
Don Curtis defeated Smasher Sloan at 17:20
Chief Jay Strongbow & Sonny King defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions Baron Mikel Scicluna & King Curtis to win the titles in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0
WWWF @ Portland, ME – Expo Building – May 23, 1972 (1,300)
Tomas Marin (sub. for Manuel Soto) defeated Juan Caruso via disqualification
Jimmy Valiant defeated Arnold Skaaland
Tony Constilles (sub. for Gorilla Monsoon) fought the Black Demon to a draw
Victor Rivera, WWWF Tag Team Champions Chief Jay Strongbow & Sonny King defeated King Curtis, Baron Mikel Scicluna & Smasher Sloan in a Best 3 out of 5 falls match; there were two referees for the bout
WWWF @ White Plains, NY – Westchester County Civic Center – May 24, 1972
Tony Constilles fought the Blue Demon to a draw
Victor Rivera defeated Smasher Sloan
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Chuck Richards
WWWF Tag Team Champion Sonny King defeated Jimmy Valiant
WWWF Tag Team Champion Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Prof. Toru Tanaka via disqualification
WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales defeated King Curtis
WWWF @ North Dartmouth, MA – Lincoln Park Ballroom – May 25, 1972
Manuel Soto defeated Chuck Richards via submission
Arnold Skaaland pinned Baron Scicluna
Prof. Toru Tanaka pinned Tony Contilles
WWWF Tag Team Champion Sonny King pinned Jimmy Valiant
WWWF Tag Team Champion Chief Jay Strongbow pinned King Curtis
WWWF @ New London, CT – Ocean Beach Park Auditorium – May 26, 1972 (800)
The scheduled WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales vs. Jimmy Valiant match was cancelled after it was announced Morales was involved in a recent auto accident
Ricky Sexton fought Dean Ross to a draw
Ricky Sexton (sub. for Oswald Costa) pinned Henrique DePaula at 11:12 with a dropkick
Joe Esposito defeated Chuck Richards via submission at 17:53 with a bearhug
Sonny King defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna (sub. for Vincente Pometti) via disqualification at 20:02
Sonny King & Joe Esposito defeated Jimmy Valiant & Baron Mikel Scicluna in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall #3: Valiant & Scicluna were disqualified
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – May 26, 1972
Manuel Soto (sub. for Dean Ross) pinned Juan Caruso
Prof. Toru Tanaka & the Black Demon defeated Tony Contilles (sub. for Gorilla Monsoon) & Tomas Marin in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1
Manuel Soto (sub. for Victor Rivera) defeated Nikita Mulkovich via disqualification when Mulkovich hit the referee
WWWF Tag Team Champion Chief Jay Strongbow pinned King Curtis in an Indian strap match
WWWF @ Springfield, MA – Auditorium – May 27, 1972
Manuel Soto vs. Nikita Mulkovich
Gorilla Monsoon vs. the Black Demon
WWWF Tag Team Champion Chief Jay Strongbow vs. the Black Demon
Victor Rivera vs. Baron Mikel Scicluna
WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales vs. King Curtis
Weirton, WV – Millhop Community Center – May 27, 1972
Jim Grabmire vs. Geto Mongol
Angelo Mosca vs. Argentina Apollo
Bruno Sammartino vs. George Steele
WWWF @ Concord, NH – Everett Arena – May 29, 1972
Ricky Sexton fought Dean Ross to a time-limit draw
Tomas Marin defeated Arnold Skaaland
Manuel Soto defeated Juan Caruso
WWWF Tag Team Champions Chief Jay Strongbow & Sonny King defeated Jimmy Valiant & Prof. Toru Tanaka in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match at 24:00, 2-0; fall #2: Strongbow pinned Valiant
WWWF @ Hagerstown, MD – Armory – May 30, 1972
Tony Contilles vs. Al Nelson
Victor Rivera vs. Nikita Mulkovich
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah vs. Debbie Johnson
WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales vs. Baron Mikel Scicluna
WWWF @ Baltimore, MD – Civic Center – May 31, 1972
The Black Demon vs. Manuel Soto did not take place as advertised
Al Nelson defeated Tony Contilles via count-out at 14:00
Prof. Toru Tanaka defeated Sonny King via disqualification at 9:00 when King refused to stop beating Tanaka’s head into the turnbuckles
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah defeated Vicki Williams at 11:00
Baron Mikel Scicluna fought Manuel Soto (sub. for Gorilla Monsoon) to a draw
WWWF Tag Team Champion Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Nikita Mulkovich at 5:00
Tomas Marin defeated Juan Caruso via disqualification at 7:00 when Carsuo failed to release a choke
Victor Rivera pinned Jimmy Valiant at 8:00
WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales defeated Lou Albano in a steel cage match at 6:00
WWWF @ Lowell, MA – Memorial Auditorium – June 1, 1972
Henry DePaula vs. Oswald Coasta
Juan Caruso vs. Tomas Marin
Joe Nova vs. Arnold Skaaland
Victor Rivera vs. the Black Demon
Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Baron Mikel Scicluna
WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales vs. Jimmy Valiant
WWWF @ Queens, NY – Sunnyside Gardens – June 2, 1972
Tomas Marin defeated Henry DePaula
Oswald Costa fought Chuck Richards to a draw
WWWF Tag Team Champion Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Nikita Mulkovich
WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
WWWF Tag Team Champion Sonny King defeated Jimmy Valiant
Pittsburgh, PA – Civic Arena – June 2, 1972
Tiny Brutus & Pee Wee Adams defeated Haiti Kid & Sonny Boy Hayes
Jim Grabmire defeated Johnny Furr
Beepo Mongol defeated Tony Altimore
The Fabulous Kangaroos defeated Steve Bolus & Johnny DeFazio
Geto Mongol fought George Steele to a no contest in a chain match
Bruno Sammartino defeated Angelo Mosca at 12:55
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – June 2, 1972
Originally scheduled was Gorilla Monsoon vs. Joe Nova & Juan Caruso in a handicap match, and Tony Constilles vs. Ricky Sexton, but when Monsoon was unable to appear, those matches were changed up
Juan Caruso fought Tony Constilles to a draw
Ricky Sexton defeated Joe Nova via disqualification
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah defeated Tippy Wells (sub. for Vicki Williams)
The Blue Demon & Prof. Toru Tanaka defeated Victor Rivera & Manuel Soto
WWWF @ Boston, MA – Boston Garden – June 3, 1972
Arnold Skaaland defeated Thomas Marin
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Al Nelson (sub. for Gorilla Monsoon)
Victor Rivera fought Jimmy Valiant to a draw
Prof. Toru Tanaka defeated Manuel Soto
WWWF Tag Team Champion Sonny King defeated the Black Demon
WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales defeated Lou Albano in a steel cage match
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah defeated Vicki Williams (sub. for Debbie Johnson)
WWWF Tag Team Champion Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Nikita Mulkovitch
– 6/5/72: Mike “Simon Dean” Bucci was born.
WWWF @ Allentown, PA – Little Palestra – June 5, 1972
Tomas Marin fought Juan Caruso to a 20-minute time-limit draw
The Black Demon defeated Al Nelson (sub. for Gorilla Monsoon) at 11:12
Jimmy Valiant defeated Tony Constilles (sub. for Manuel Soto) at 15:10
WWWF Tag Team Champion Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Nikita Mulkovitch at 15:10
WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales defeated Prof. Toru Tanaka via disqualification at 17:25
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Arena – June 6, 1972
Championship Wrestling taping:
6/10/72:
6/17/72:
Included WWWF Tag Team Champions Chief Jay Strongbow & Sonny King, the Black Demon, & Prof. Toru Tanaka
6/24/72
WWWF @ Hamburg, PA – Fieldhouse – June 7, 1972
All Star Wrestling taping:
Included Jimmy Valiant, Fred Curry & Tony Contilles
6/10/72:
6/17/72:
6/24/72:
The Black Demon defeated Al Nelson
The Spoiler defeated Tomas Marin
Joe Nova defeated Henrique DePaula
George Steele defeated Tom Reeseman
Sonny King defeated Juan Caruso
Dark match: WWWF Tag Team Champion Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Prof. Toru Tanaka
WWWF @ North Dartmouth, MA – Lincoln Park Ballroom – June 8, 1972
Joe Nova vs. Tomas Marin
Juan Caruso vs. Tony Constilles
Jimmy Valiant vs. WWWF Tag Team Champion Sonny King
WWWF Tag Team Champion Chief Jay Strongbow vs. the Black Demon
WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales vs. Prof. Toru Tanaka
WWWF @ New London, CT – Ocean Beach Park Auditorium – June 9, 1972
The scheduled Gorilla Monsoon vs. Jerry Novak & Vincente Pometti handicap match was cancelled when Monsoon was unable to appear, with the undercard matches being changed around as a result
Ricky Sexton defeated Chuck Richards at 15:20
Joe Esposito pinned Jerry Novak at 14:08
Arnold Skaaland fought Vincente Pometti to a draw
WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales pinned Nikita Mulkovitch at 21:00; Ricky Sexton was the guest referee for the bout
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – June 9, 1972
Tomas Marin vs. Mike Conrad
Jimmy Valiant vs. Tony Constilles
Juan Caruso vs. Dean Ross
WWWF Tag Team Champions Chief Jay Strongbow & Sonny King vs. Prof. Toru Tanaka & the Black Demon
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Arena – June 10, 1972
Tomas Marin defeated Chuck Richards
Juan Caruso defeated Henry DePaula
Tony Contilles fought Nikita Mulkovitch to a draw
WWWF Tag Team Champion Sonny King & Joe Nova defeated the Black Demon & Jimmy Valiant
WWWF Tag Team Champion Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Prof. Toru Tanaka in an Indian Strap Match
WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales defeated Lou Albano in a steel cage match
WWWF @ Bangor, ME – Auditorium – June 12, 1972 (3,000)
Arnold Skaaland defeated Nikita Mulkovich at 13:10
WWWF Tag Team Champion Chief Jay Strongbow pinned Jimmy Valiant at 9:23
Tomas Marin fought Juan Caruso to a draw
WWWF Tag Team Champion Sonny King fought the Black Demon to a double disqualification
WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales pinned Prof. Toru Tanaka at 12:14
WWWF @ Portland, ME – Expo Building – June 13, 1972 (1,600)
The scheduled Gorilla Monsoon vs. Juan Caruso & the Black Demon handicap match did not take place
Arnold Skaaland pinned Juan Caruso at 14:20
The Black Demon pinned Tomas Marin at 11:03
WWWF Tag Team Champion Sonny King pinned Jimmy Valiant at 15:02
WWWF Tag Team Champion Chief Jay Strongbow pinned Nikita Mulkovitch at 7:10
WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales pinned Baron Mikel Scicluna at 20:11
WWWF @ North Darmouth, MA – Lincoln Park Ballroom – June 15, 1972
WWWF Tag Team Champion Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Nikita Mulkovitch
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Al Nelson
Juan Caruso defeated Dean Ross
Arnold Skaaland defeated Jimmy Valiant via disqualification
WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales defeated the Black Demon
WWWF @ Harrisburg, PA – Zembo Mosque – June 16, 1972
Arnold Skaaland pinned Chuck Richards at 12:05
Henrico DePaula fought Tomas Marin to a draw
The Black Demon pinned Tony Contilles at 16:03
Arnold Skaaland (sub. for Gorilla Monsoon whose car broke down on the way to the show) & WWWF Tag Team Champion Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Prof. Toru Tanaka & Jimmy Valiant in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – June 16, 1972
Paul Figueroa fought the Cisco Kid to a draw
Lee Wong defeated Nikita Mulkovitch
WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
Joe Nova defeated Dean Ross via count-out
Al Nelson defeated Juan Caruso via disqualification
WWWF @ Springfield, MA – Eastern States Coliseum – June 17, 1972
The Cisco Kid defeated Depaula
Joe Nova fought Juan Caruso to a draw
Arnold Skaaland defeated Jimmy Valiant via disqualification
WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna
The Black Demon defeated Tony Contilles
Lee Wong defeated Nikita Mulkovitch
WWWF @ Scranton, PA – CYC – June 20, 1972
WWWF Tag Team Champions Chief Jay Strongbow & Sonny King defeated Jimmy Valiant & the Black Demon
Fred Curry defeated Tony Cosntilles
Arnold Skaaland defeated Juan Caruso
Tomas Marin defeated Joe Nova
WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales defeated Ernie Ladd via disqualification
WWWF @ Baltimore, MD – Civic Center – June 21, 1972
The scheduled Gorilla Monsoon vs. Jimmy Valiant & Juan Caruso Best 2 out of 3 falls handicap match did not take place
Tomas Marin pinned Alfredo DeTalo at the 12-minute mark
WWWF Tag Team Champion Chief Jay Strongbow defeated the Black Demon
WWWF Tag Team Champion Sonny King defeated Prof. Toru Tanaka in a Texas Death Match
Al Nelson pinned Juan Caruso
Joe Nova defeated Tony Constilles at the 16-minute mark
Fred Curry pinned Jimmy Valiant at the 12-minute mark
WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales fought Ernie Ladd to a no contest at the 18-minute mark after catching the challenger trying to use the ring ropes for leverage during a pin attempt, with WWWF Tag Team Champion Sonny King protesting Ladd’s actions and Prof. Toru Tanaka arguing the decision on behalf of Ladd
WWWF @ Fitchburg, MA – George R. Wallace Civic Center – June 22, 1972
Chuck Richards vs. Arnold Skaaland
Fred Curry vs. Juan Caruso
Gorilla Monsoon vs. Joe Nova
WWWF Tag Team Champions Chief Jay Strongbow & Sonny King vs. Prof. Toru Tanaka & the Black Demon; during the match, Tanaka was struck with a beer bottle and then went after a fan; eventually, state police were called in to clear the building
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – June 23, 1972
Joe Nova fought Arnold Skaaland to a draw
Tomas Marin (sub. for Gorilla Monsoon) defeated Chuck Richards via disqualification; the bout was originally scheduled as a handicap match as Gorilla Monsoon vs. Chuck Richards & Mike Conrad
Juan Caruso defeated Ricky Sexton
Fred Curry defeated Mike Conrad (sub. Juan Caruso)
WWWF Tag Team Champions Chief Jay Strongbow & Sonny King defeated the Black Demon & Prof. Toru Tanaka
WWWF @ Queens, NY – Sunnyside Gardens – June 23, 1972
Buffalo, NY – Auditorium – June 24, 1972 (matinee)
Bruno Sammartino vs. Waldo Von Erich
WWWF @ Denville, NJ – Morris Catholic High School Gym – June 24, 1972
Fred Curry, WWWF Tag Team Champions Chief Jay Strongbow & Sonny King defeated Joe Nova, Bull Pometti, & the Blue Demon in a Best 3 out of 5 falls match
WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales defeated Prof. Toru Tanaka via disqualification
Mike Conrad fought Lee Wong to a draw
Arnold Skaaland defeated Juan Caruso
WWWF @ Philaldephia, PA – Arena – June 27, 1972
Championship Wrestling taping:
7/1/72:
Bruno Sammartino fought Prof. Toru Tanaka to a draw
7/8/72:
Vicki Williams defeated Paula Kaye
Prof. Toru Tanaka & Mr. Fuji defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions Chief Jay Strongbow & Sonny King to win the titles after King had salt thrown in his eyes
7/15/72:
Fred Curry defeated Juan Caruso
Vicki Williams & Peggy Patterson defeated Pat Downs & Paula Kaye
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated the Black Demon WWWF Tag Team Champion Prof. Toru Tanaka defeated an unknown
WWWF @ Hamburg, PA – Fieldhouse – June 28, 1972
All Star Wrestling taping:
Included George Steele, Sonny King, the Spoiler, the Black Demon, WWWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji & El Olympico
7/1/72:
Chief Jay Strongbow & Sonny King defeated Joe Nova & the Black Demon
7/8/72:
Debbie Johnson defeated Pat Downs
7/15/72:
Dark match: Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah vs. Peggy Patterson
Dark match after the taping: Chief Jay Strongbow vs. WWWF Tag Team Champion Prof. Toru Tanaka (Indian strap match)
– 6/28/72: John Heidenreich was born.
WWWF @ Asbury Park, NJ – Convention Hall – June 30, 1972
WWWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji defeated Arnold Skaaland
Joe Nova defeated Lee Wong
Debbie Johnson & Vicki Williams defeated Paula Kaye & Dotti Downs
WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Prof. Toru Tanaka via disqualification
Sonny King defeated Mike Conrad
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – June 30, 1972
El Olympico vs. Chuck Richards
Fred Curry vs. Juan Caruso
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah vs. Helen O’Conner
Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Capt. Lou Albano (sub. for George Steele)
Pittsburgh, PA – Civic Arena – June 30, 1972
Jerry Dorsey defeated Bull Pometti
Ray Lopez defeated Ron Code
Frank Holtz defeated Tony Dipaulo
John L. Sullivan defeated Al Hayes
Bepo Mongol defeated Mike Hall
Waldo Von Erich defeated Dominic DeNucci via count-out
The Fabulous Kangaroos fought Geto Mongol & Johnny DeFazio to a no contest
Bruno Sammartino fought George Steele to a no contest
WWWF @ New York City, NY – Madison Square Garden – July 1, 1972 (19,512)
Fred Curry defeated Joe Nova at 6:43
Mike Graham defeated Juan Caruso at 5:19
Chief Jay Strongbow & Sonny King defeated Ernie Ladd & WWWF Tag Team Champion Prof. Toru Tanaka in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match; fall #1: Strongbow & King won; fall #2: Ladd & Tanaka won; fall #3: Strongbow & King won via disqualification
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah defeated Vicki Williams (first women’s match in New York history)
Terry & Dory Funk Sr. defeated King Curtis & Luke Graham
Gorilla Monsoon defeated the Black Demon at 4:17
WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales pinned George Steele at 14:59
WWWF @ Washington DC – July 3, 1972
Joe Nova fought Ernie Lassiter to a draw
Sonny King & Bobo Brazil fought Ernie Ladd & WWWF Tag Team Champion Prof. Toru Tanaka to a draw
Arnold Skaaland defeated Tony Constilles via disqualification
Chuck Richards defeated Pedsula
Gorilla Monsoon defeated the Blue Demon
Fred Curry defeated Juan Caruso
WWWF @ Waterville, ME – Armory – July 3, 1972 (1,500)
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah defeated Marie Boyer via submission at 12:00 with a Boston Crab
Fred Curry fought George Steele to a double count-out
Sonny King fought Prof. Toru Tanaka to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah defeated Marie Boyer & Florence Downs in a handicap match at 12:00 by pinning Downs; this match replaced the scheduled midgets match as Frenchy Lamont and Pee Wee Adams were unable to enter the country from Canada
WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales pinned the Black Demon at 22:00
– 7/4/72: Vladimir Kozlov (Oleg Prudius) was born.
WWWF @ Portland, ME – Expo Building – July 4, 1972 (2,800)
Fred Curry defeated the Black Demon via disqualification at 12:10
George Steele fought Sonny King to a double disqualification
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah pinned Helen O’Connell
The Haiti Kid pinned Pee Wee Adams at 14:02
WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales defeated Prof. Toru Tanaka via count-out at 20:20
WWWF @ Nashua, NH – Bishop Guertin High School Gym – July 6, 1972 (1,100)
Al Nelson defeated Tomas Marin via disqualification
Mr. Fuji defeated Pat McMahon
Gorilla Monsoon defeated Joe Nova & Juan Caruso in a handicap match
The Haiti Kid defeated Pee Wee Adams
WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales defeated Prof. Toru Tanaka via disqualification
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – July 7, 1972
Debbie Johnson pinned Dottie Downs
Fred Curry fought El Olympico to a draw; Curry was originally awarded the victory but refused since it was the result of an accidental headbutt to Olympico’s mid-section
George Steele defeated Gorilla Monsoon via disqualification
Vicki Williams (sub. for Helen O’Connell) defeated Paula Kaye via disqualification
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah defeated Peggy Patterson
WWWF @ New London, CT – Ocean Beach Park Auditorium – July 7, 1972
WWWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji pinned Ricky Sexton at 21:09 following a bodyslam
Joe Esposito defeated the Black Demon via disqualification
The Haiti Kid defeated Pee Wee Adams in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match; the match was advertised as Kid & Joey Russell vs. Sky Low Low & Little Brutus
Sonny King fought WWWF Tag Team Champion Prof. Toru Tanaka to a double disqualification at 20:25
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Convenion Hall – July 8, 1972
Paula Kaye, Dotti Downs, & Women’s Campion the Fabulous Moolah defeated Debbie Johnson, Vicki Williams, & Peggy Patterson
Fred Curry fought El Olympico to a draw
Jack Brisco defeated the Blue Demon
WWWF Tag Team Champion Prof. Toru Tanaka fought Sonny King to a draw
WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales defeated Pompero Firpo
The Haiti Kid defeated Pee Wee Adams
WWWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji fought Chief Jay Strongbow to a draw
Bruno Sammartino defeated George Steele
WWWF @ Atlantic City, NJ – Convention Hall – July 10, 1972
The Haiti Kid & Joey Russell defeated Pee Wee Adams & Frenchy Lamont
WWWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji fought Sonny King to a draw
WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Prof. Toru Tanaka
El Olympico defeated Thomas Marin
Arnold Skaaland defeated Joe Turco via disqualification
WWWF @ Cranston, RI – Rhodes On The Pawtuxet – July 11, 1972
Dottie Downs & Paula Kaye vs. Sandra Stone & Helen O’Connor (Best 2 out of 3 falls)
Juan Caruso vs. Joe Nova
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah vs. Doris Banner
Chief Jay Strongbow vs. George Steele
– 7/13/72: Sean “X-Pac” Waltman was born.
WWWF @ Scranton, PA – CYC – July 12, 1972
Joe Turco defeated Arnold Skaaland
El Olympico defeated Tomas Marin
Joey Russell & the Haiti Kid defeated Pee Wee Adams & Frenchy Lamont
WWWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji fought Sonny King to a draw
WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales defeated Prof. Toru Tanaka in a Texas Death Match
WWWF @ Baltimore, MD – Civic Center – July 12, 1972
Fred Curry defeated the Black Demon
WWWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji defeated Joe Turco via submission with a sleeper at 10:10
Joey Russell & the Haiti Kid defeated Frenchy Lamont & Pee Wee Adams (Best 2 out of 3 falls)
Paula Kaye, Dottie Downs, & Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah defeated Debbie Johnson, Peggy Petterson, & Vicki Williams in a Best 3 out of 5 falls match at 30:46
WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales & Sonny King defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Prof. Toru Tanaka & Ernie Ladd in a Best 2 out of 3 falls at 31:19, 2-1; fall #3: Tanaka & Ladd were counted out while fighting each other after Ladd accidentally hit Tanaka with a dropkick when Morales moved out of the way
El Olympico pinned the Black Demon at 10:00
George Steele defeated Chief Jay Strongbow via count-out at 8:00 when Strongbow used a chair as a weapon; after the bout, the two continued brawling towards the locker room area
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – July 14, 1972
Joe Turco fought Ricky Sexton (sub. for Joe Crugnale) to a draw
Fred Curry defeated the Black Demon
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah defeated Debbie Johnson
Sonny King defeated George Steele
Peggy Patterson & Vicki Williams defeated Paula Kaye & Dottie Downs
WWWF @ Queens, NY – Sunnyside Gardens – July 14, 1972
Thomas Marin fought Juan Caruso to a draw
Gorilla Monsoon defeated Joe Nova
WWWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji defeated El Olympico
Joey Russell & the Haiti Kid defeated Frenchy Lamont & Pee Wee Adams
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Prof. Toru Tanaka via disqualification
WWWF @ Boston, MA – Boston Garden – July 15, 1972
El Olympico defeated Joe Turco
Fred Curry defeated the Blue Demon
WWWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji fought Sonny King to a draw
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah, Dottie Downs, & Paula Kaye defeated Vicki Williams, Peggy Patterson, & Debbie Johnson (sub. for Susan Green, Ann Casey, & Diane Haywood)
The Haiti Kid & Joey Russell defeated Frenchy Lamont & Pee Wee Adams
George Steele defeated Chief Jay Strongbow via count-out
Jack Brisco defeated Prof. Toru Tanaka via disqualification
WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales defeated Pampero Firpo
WWWF @ Atlantic City, NJ – Convention Hall – July 17, 1972
Fred Curry fought the Black Demon to a draw
Gorilla Monsoon defeated Joe Nova & Paul Figueroa (sub. for Juan Caruso) in a handicap match
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah defeated Peggy Patterson
Debbie Johnson & Vicki Williams defeated Paula Kaye & Dotti Downs
George Steele fought Chief Jay Strongbow to a draw
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Arena – July 18, 1972
Championship Wrestling taping:
7/22/72 (aired 7/28 in the NYC market) – hosted by Vince McMahon:
Ernie Ladd defeated Cowboy Hondo at 3:34
Chuck O’Connor defeated Jerry Novak via submission at 4:47 with a bearhug (O’Connor’s debut)
WWWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka defeated Joe Nova & Walter Rujack
The Spoiler (w/ Lou Albano) defeated Juan Rodriguez via submission at 4:27 with the iron claw
WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales & Bruno Sammartino defeated Tom Reeseman & Joe Turco at 4:38 when Reeseman submitted to Bruno’s overhead backbreaker; after the bout Vince McMahon interviewed Morales & Sammartino at ringside
7/29/72 (aired 8/4 in the NYC market) – hosted by Vince McMahon:
Chief Jay Strongbow fought the Spoiler to a draw
Fred Curry defeated Joe Turco
WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales & Bruno Sammartino defeated Juan Caruso & the Black Demon
George Steele defeated Juan Rodriguez
Ernie Ladd defeated Walter Rujack at 2:42; after the bout, Vince McMahon announced that Willie Gilzenberg had signed WWWF Tag Team Champions Prof. Toru Tanaka & Mr. Fuji to defend against WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales & Bruno Sammartino for the following week
8/5/72 (aired 8/11 in the NYC market):
Chuck O’Connor defeated Tom Reeseman
WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales & Bruno Sammartino fought WWWF Tag Team Champions Prof. Toru Tanaka & Mr. Fuji to a no contest when, after both challengers had salt thrown in their face by Fuji, a blinded Morales and Sammartino began brawling with one another until other wrestlers from the locker room came out to break up the fight; the Shea Stadium bout betweeen the two was announced the following week
Sonny King defeated Joe Turco
Fred Curry defeated Juan Caruso
Ernie Ladd defeated Joe Nova & Cowboy Hondo in a handicap match
WWWF @ Hamburg, PA – Fieldhouse – July 19, 1972
All Star Wrestling taping:
7/22/72:
7/29/72:
8/5/72:
Included Ernie Ladd, the Spoiler, Fred Curry, WWWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka, El Olympico, and Vicki Williams
Dark match after the taping: Chief Jay Strongbow vs. George Steele
WWWF @ Asbury Park, NJ – Convention Hall – July 21, 1972
Arnold Skaaland fought Chuck O’Connor to a draw
Tomas Marin (sub. for Lee Wong) defeated Juan Caruso
Sonny King defeated Paul Rodriguez (sub. for the Black Demon)
Vicki Williams (sub. for Lily Palmer) defeated Paula Kaye
WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales & Gorilla Monsoon fought WWWF Tag Team Champions Prof. Toru Tanaka & Mr. Fuji to a draw
Pittsburgh, PA – Civic Arena – July 21, 1972
Manuel Soto defeated Frank Durso
Chief White Owl defeated Tony Altimore via disqualification
Dominic DeNucci defeated Killer Lopez
Victor Rivera defeated Mike Paidousis
The Fargo Brothers defeated Frank Holtz & Johnny DeFazio
Waldo Von Erich defeated Tony Parisi via count-out
Bruno Sammartino defeated George Steele in a lumberjack match
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – July 21, 1972
Joe Crugnale defeated Joe Turco
Lee Wong (sub. for Jack Evans) fought Ricky Sexton to a draw
Paul Figueroa defeated Dean Ross (sub. for the Cisco Kid)
Fred Curry defeated El Olympico
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated the Black Demon
WWWF @ West Springfield, MA – Eastern States Coliseum – July 22, 1972 (3,500)
Fred Curry defeated the Black Demon
WWWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji defeated Arnold Skaaland
El Olympico defeated Joe Turco
Vicki Williams defeated Paula Kaye
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated George Steele via disqualification
Sonny King defeated Chuck O’Connor
WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Prof. Toru Tanaka via count-out
WWWF @ Atlantic City, NJ – Convention Hall – July 24, 1972
El Olympico defeated Joe Turco
WWWF Tag Team Champion Prof. Toru Tanaka defeated Arnold Skaaland
George Steele defeated Sonny King via disqualification
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Chuck O’Connor
The Blue Demon defeated Tomas Marin
WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji via count-out
WWWF @ Portland, ME – Expo Building – July 25, 1972
Chuck O’Connor pinned Tomas Marin at 12:10 with a kneedrop
Arnold Skaaland defeated the Black Demon via disqualification at 11:20
WWWF Tag Team Champion Prof. Toru Tanaka defeated Gorilla Monsoon via count-out at 10:16
Chief Jay Strongbow fought George Steele to a double count-out at 14:58 when both wrestlers brawled back to the locker room and out into the street; the were eventually split up by police officers and other wrestlers
WWWF @ Augusta, ME – Armory – July 26, 1972
Joe Turco defeated Tomas Marin
Chuck O’Connor fought El Olympico to a draw
Mr. Fuji defeated Arnold Skaaland
Gorilla Monsoon defeated the Black Demon
George Steele fought Sonny King to a draw
Chief Jay Strongbow fought Prof. Toru Tanaka to a double disqualification
WWWF @ North Dartmouth, MA – Lincoln Park – July 27, 1972
Chuck O’Connor defeated Joe Turco via count-out
El Olympico fought the Black Demon to a draw
Chief Jay Strongbow fought George Steele to a double count-out in an Indian strap match; Tomas Marin was the guest referee for the match
WWWF Tag Team Champions Prof. Toru Tanaka & Mr. Fuji fought Sonny King & Gorilla Monsoon to a draw in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match; fall #1 and #2: the teams traded wins; fall #3: the two teams fought to a double count-out
WWWF @ Harrisburg, PA – Zembo Mosque – July 28, 1972
Arnold Skaaland fought Chuck O’Connor to a draw
El Olympico pinned Ben Ortiz at 15:35
Arnold Skaaland pinned Paul Figoura at 8:22
Gorilla Monsoon defeated the Black Demon via submission at 10:35
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated George Steele via count-out at 9:05
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – July 28, 1972
Lee Wong defeated Dean Ross (sub. for Mike Conrad) via disqualification
Sonny King fought WWWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji to a draw
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah pinned Susan Green
WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Prof. Toru Tanaka via disqualification when Tanaka threw salt into Morales’ face
Joe Turco (sub. for Joe Nova) pinned Tomas Marin
Kittanning, PA – Bel-Mont Arena – July 28, 1972
Mike Hall fought Johnny Furr to a 15-minute time-limit draw
Jim Grabmire defeated Mike Paidousis
Waldo Von Erich defeated Johnny DeFazio via count-out
Don & Johnny Fargo defeated Bruno Sammartino & Dominic DeNucci
WWWF @ New York City, NY – Madison Square Garden – July 29, 1972 (announced as 17,398)
Chuck O’Connor defeated Tomas Marin (sub. for Mike Conrad) at 16:05 (Big John Studd’s MSG debut)
El Olympico defeated the Black Demon at 15:05
Manuel Soto defeated Juan Caruso (sub. for Jimmy Valiant) at 6:25
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah pinned Susan Green at 16:1
George Steele defeated Gorilla Monsoon via count-out at 17:06 after Monsoon was knocked down on the apron
Paul Jones defeated Jerry Brisco at 13:59
WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales pinned the Spoiler at 20:44 with a crossbody off the top after a backdrop; prior to the bout, Capt. Lou Albano escorted the challenger to the ring
WWWF Tag Team Champions Prof. Toru Tanaka & Mr. Fuji fought Chief Jay Strongbow & Sonny King to a curfew draw
WWWF @ Atlantic City, NJ – Convention Hall – July 31, 1972
Arnold Skaaland defeated the Blue Demon via disqualification
Chuck O’Connor defeated Sal El Din
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated George Steele via disqualification
Joe Turco defeated Tomas Marin
WWWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka defeated Sonny King & El Olympico
– 8/1/72: Devon “D-Von Dudley” Hughes was born.
WWWF @ Scranton, PA – CYC – August 1, 1972 (2,100)
The Black Demon defeated Sal El Din (sub. for Joe Nova) at 6:14
Arnold Skaaland pinned Joe Turco (sub. for Pat McMahon) at 15:20
Sonny King defeated Chuck O’Connor
WWWF Tag Team Champion Prof. Toru Tanaka defeated El Olympico
WWWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji defeated Chief Jay Strongbow via disqualification after WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales interfered
WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales defeated George Steele
WWWF @ Nashua, NH – Bishop Guertin High School Gym – August 3, 1972 (700)
Chuck O’Connor fought El Olympico to a draw
WWWF Tag Team Champions Prof. Toru Tanaka & Mr. Fuji defeated Joe Turco & the Black Demon
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated George Steele via disqualification
The Spoiler fought Sonny King to a double disqualification
WWWF @ Asbury Park, NJ – Convention Hall – August 4, 1972
Manuel Soto defeated Ben Ortiz
El Olympico defeated Joe Turco
WWWF Tag Team Champion Prof. Toru Tanaka fought Chief Jay Strongbow to a draw
The Black Demon defeated Tomas Marin
Sal El Din defeated Paul Figueroa
WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales defeated George Steele via count-out
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – August 4, 1972
Chuck Richards (sub. for Mike Conrad) fought Dean Ross to a draw
Joe Crugnale pinned Lee Wong
Sonny King fought WWWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji to a draw
Chuck O’Connor pinned Ricky Sexton
The Spoiler pinned Joe Crugnale (sub. for Fred Curry)
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Arena – August 5, 1972
Joe Turco defeated Sal El Din at 8:09
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Chuck O’Connor
Ben Ortiz fought Tomas Marin to a draw
The Spoiler defeated Sonny King via count-out at 10:11
WWWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka defeated the Black Demon (sub. for Fred Curry) & El Olympico in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0; fall #1: the champions won at 18:31; fall #2: the champions won at 5:01
WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales defeated George Steele via disqualification
WWWF @ Atlantic City, NJ – Convention Hall – August 7, 1972
Joe Turco defeated Juan Rodriguez
The Spoiler defeated El Olympico
The Black Demon fought Chuck O’Connor to a draw
Sonny King & Chief Jay Strongbow defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka via disqualification
George Steele defeated Tomas Marin
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Arena – August 8, 1972
Championship Wrestling taping:
8/12/72:
Ernie Ladd defeated an unknown
El Olympico defeated Bob Richards
The Spoiler defeated Tom Resseman
WWWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji defeated Cowboy Hondo
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Joe Turco
8/19/72:
George Steele defeated Tom Reeseman
Chuck O’Connor defeated Bob Richards
Ernie Ladd defeated Jerry Novak
El Olympico defeated Tomas Marin
WWWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka defeated Cowboy Hondo & Paul Figueroa 8/26/72:
Chuck O’Connor defeated Tomas Marin
WWWF Tag Team Champion Prof. Toru Tanaka defeated Paul Figueroa
El Olympico defeated Cowboy Hondo
The Spoiler defeated Salah Eldin
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Bob Richards
WWWF @ Hamburg, PA – Fieldhouse – August 9, 1972
All Star Wrestling taping:
8/12/72:
8/19/72:
WWWF Tag Team Champion Prof. Toru Tanaka fought Chief Jay Strongbow to a draw
El Olympico defeated Joe Turco
Chuck O’Connor defeated Tom Reeseman
The Spoiler defeated Cowboy Hondo & Jerry Novak in a handicap match
WWWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji defeated Paul Figueroa
8/26/72:
Chuck O’Connor defeated Jerry Novak
WWWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka defeated El Olympico & Tomas Marin
Joe Turco defeated Tom Reeseman
The Spoiler defeated Bob Richards & Paul Figueroa
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Cowboy Hondo
Dark match after the taping: Chief Jay Strongbow vs. George Steele (Indian strap match)
WWWF @ Queens, NY – Sunnyside Gardens – August 10, 1972
Mike Conrad vs. Prince Akim
Sonny King vs. Chuck O’Connor
Fred Curry vs. the Black Demon
WWWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka defeated El Olympico & Gorilla Monsoon in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall #1: Monsoon & Olympico won; fall #2: the champions won; fall #3: the champions won
Chief Jay Strongbow fought the Spoiler to a draw
Pittsburgh, PA – Civic Arena – August 11, 1972
Johnny Furr defeated Frank Durso
Luis Martinez defeated Joe Turco
The Black Demon defeated Frank Holtz
Manuel Soto defeated Killer Lopez
Johnny DeFazio defeated Jim Grabmire
The Fargo Brothers defeated Victor Rivera & Bobby Marshall
Waldo Von Erich defeated Bruno Sammartino via disqualification
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – August 11, 1972
Ricky Sexton fought Dean Ross (sub. for Jack Evans) to a draw
Sonny King (sub. for El Olympico) fought the Spoiler to a double disqualification
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated George Steele via submission with a sleeper
Joe Crugnale pinned Chuck Richards
Sonny King defeated Chuck O’Connor via count-out
WWWF @ Boston, MA – Boston Garden – August 12, 1972 (15,100)
The Black Demon defeated Tomas Marin
Joe Crugnalle defeated Dean Ross
Chuck O’Connor pinned Chuck Richards
Joe Turco defeated Lee Wong
El Olympico defeated Ricky Sexton (sub. for Manuel Soto)
WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales defeated George Steele
The Spoiler defeated Gorilla Monsoon
WWWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka fought Chief Jay Strongbow & Sonny King to a draw in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match; fall #1: the champions won; fall #2: the challengers won; fall #3: the bout went to curfew
WWWF @ Reading, PA – Municipal Stadium – August 15, 1972
Luis Rodriguez vs. the Black Demon
Tomas Marin vs. Juan Caruso
Arnold Skaaland vs. Chuck O’Connor
Vickie Williams & Debbie Johnson vs. Toni Rose & Donna Christanello
Gorilla Monsoon vs. the Spoiler
WWWF @ Portland, ME – Expo Building – August 15, 1972
Dean Ross vs. Joe Turco
El Olympico vs. Jack Evans
WWWF Tag Team Champion Prof. Toru Tanaka vs. Sonny King
WWWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji vs. Fred Curry
George Steele vs. Chief Jay Strongbow (Indian strap match)
WWWF @ Bangor, ME – Auditorium – August 16, 1972
Tomas Marin defeated Chuck Richards
El Olympico defeated Joe Turco
The Spoiler defeated Ricky Sexton
George Steele defeated Gorilla Monsoon
Chief Jay Strongbow & Sonny King defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka
WWWF @ North Dartmouth, MA – Lincoln Park – August 17, 1972
Chuck Richards fought Tomas Marin to a draw
Gorilla Monsoon pinned Chuck O’Connor
Chief Jay Strongbow fought the Spoiler to a draw; Strongbow was initially disqualified for interference from Tomas Marin and Gorilla Monsoon
Toni Rose & Donna Christianello defeated Vicki Williams & Debbie Johnson in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1
WWWF @ North Branford, CT – Memorial Field – August 17, 1972
Arnold Skaaland vs. Joe Turco
El Olympico vs. WWWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji
WWWF Tag Team Champion Prof. Toru Tanaka vs. Sonny King
George Steele vs. Fred Curry
WWWF @ Asbury Park, NJ – Convention Hall – August 18, 1972
Arnold Skaaland defeated Paul Figueroa (sub. for Juan Caruso)
The Black Demon defeated Ben Ortiz (sub. for El Olympico)
The Spoiler defeated El Olympico (sub. for Gorilla Monsoon)
Larry Williams defeated Dean Ross
Toni Rose defeated Debbie Johnson
WWWF Tag Team Champions Prof. Toru Tanaka & Mr. Fuji defeated Gorilla Monsoon & Sonny King via count-out
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – August 18, 1972
Lee Wong fought Tomas Marin to a time-limit draw
Joe Crugnale pinned Joe Turco
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated George Steele in an Indian Strap Match; the match was awarded to Strongbow after the strap came off Steele’s wrist
Donna Christanello pinned Debbie Johnson (sub. for Vicki Williams)
Chuck O’Connor pinned Chuck Richards (sub. for Sal El Din)
WWF @ Springfield, MA – Auditorium – August 19, 1972
Chuck O’Connor defeated Lee Wong (sub. for El Olympico)
The Spoiler defeated Gorilla Monsoon vs. the Spoilera count-out
George Steele defeated El Olympico (sub. for Fred Curry)
Toni Rose & Donna Christanello defeated Vicki Williams & Debbie Johnson in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
Chief Jay Strongbow & Sonny King defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions Prof. Toru Tanaka & Mr. Fuji via disqualification
WWWF @ Atlantic City, NJ – Convention Hall – August 21, 1972
WWWF @ Scranton, PA – CYC – August 22, 1972
The Black Demon defeated Tomas Marin (sub. for Fred Curry)
Arnold Skaaland defeated Ben Ortiz (sub. for Jack Evans)
The Spoiler defeated Gorilla Monsoon via count-out
Chuck O’Connor fought Sonny King to a draw
Joe Nova defeated Chuck Richards (sub. for Mike Conrad)
WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji via count-out
WWWF @ Hagerstown, MD – Armory – August 22, 1972
Juan Caruso vs. Al Nelson
El Olympico vs. Joe Turco
Vicki Williams & Debbie Johnson vs. Toni Rose & Donna Christanello
Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Prof. Toru Tanaka
WWWF @ Baltimore, MD – Civic Center – August 23, 1972
Gorilla Monsoon defeated Chuck O’Connor via count-out
Women’s Tag Team Champions Toni Rose & Donna Christianello defeated Vicki Williams & Debbie Johnson in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
El Olympico defeated Tomas Marin (sub. for Fred Curry)
WWWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji fought Sonny King to a 20-minute time-limit draw
The Spoiler defeated Chief Jay Strongbow via count-out
Ernie Ladd defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Prof. Toru Tanaka via disqualification
WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales defeated George Steele at 20:46
WWWF @ Palmerton, PA – Carbon County Fair – August 24, 1972 (1,000)
El Olympico pinned Joe Turco at 15:25 with a roll up
Sonny King fought WWWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji to a 20-minute time-limit draw
The Spoiler defeated Joe Nova at 13:31
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Prof. Toru Tanaka via disqualification at 14:20 when Tanaka threw salt in Strongbow’s eyes
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – August 25, 1972
Chuck O’Connor defeated Joe Turco (sub. for Jack Evans) via count-out
Joe Crugnale defeated Chuck Richards via disqualification
Joe Nova fought El Olympico to a draw
WWWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka fought Chief Jay Strongbow & Sonny King to a draw
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Arena – August 26, 1972
El Olympico defeated Joe Turco
Chuck O’Connor defeated Joe Nova (sub. for Fred Curry)
The Black Demon defeated Tomas Marin
Toni Rose & Donna Christianello defeated Vicki Williams & Debbie Johnson
WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales defeated the Spoiler via count-out
Chief Jay Strongbow & Sonny King defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall #1: Tanaka pinned King; fall #2: the challengers won via disqualification; fall #3: Strongbow pinned Tanaka; due to the DQ finish in the second fall, the titles did not change hands
WWWF @ Atlantic City, NJ – Convention Hall – August 28, 1972
Chuck O’Connor defeated Joe Nova
Sonny King & Gorilla Monsoon defeated the Black Demon & the Spoiler
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah & Dottie Downs defeated Peggy Patterson & Joyce Grable
El Olympico defeated Joe Turco
WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales & Chief Jay Strongbow defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka via disqualification
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Arena – August 29, 1972
Championship Wrestling taping:
9/2/72:
El Olympico defeated Joe Nova
The Spoiler defeated Juan Rodriguez
Buddy Wolfe defeated Jerry Novak
Sonny King defeated Joe Turco
9/9/72:
The Black Demon defeated Paul Figueroa
WWWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka defeated Juan & Jose Rodriguez
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Bob Richards
Buddy Wolfe defeated Jim Lancaster
Chuck O’Connor fought El Olympico to a draw
9/16/72:
The Spoiler defeated Jim Lancaster
WWWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka defeated Cowboy Hondo & Jerry Novak
El Olympico defeated Jose Rodriguez
Chief Jay Strongbow & Sonny King defeated the Black Demon & Joe Turco
WWWF @ Hamburg, PA – Fieldhouse – August 30, 1972
All Star Wrestling taping:
9/2/72:
The Black Demon defeated Jerry Novak
The Spoiler fought Chief Jay Strongbow to a draw
Buddy Wolfe defeated Cowboy Hondo
El Olympico defeated Joe Turco
9/9/72:
Buddy Wolfe defeated Ben Ortiz
The Spoiler defeated Cowboy Hondo
The Black Demon & Joe Turco defeated Jim Lancaster & Bob Richards
Sonny King fought Chuck O’Connor to a draw
9/16/72:
El Olympico defeated Jim Lancaster
Buddy Wolfe defeated Jerry Novak
Chuck O’Connor defeated Joe Nova
WWWF Tag Team Champion Prof. Toru Tanaka defeated Ben Ortiz
Chief Jay Strongbow fought WWWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji to a draw
Dark match after the taping: WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales & Chief Jay Strongbow vs. WWWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka
Pittsburgh, PA – Civic Arena – September 1, 1972
Johnny DeFazio defeated Killer Lopez
Larry Zbyzsko defeated Frank Durso
Luis Martinez defeated Joe Abby
Baron Mikel Scicluna fought Victor Rivera to a draw
Tony Altimore fought Frank Holtz to a draw
The Fargo Brothers defeated Gino Brito & Dominic DeNucci
Bruno Sammartino defeated Waldo Von Erich in a Texas Death Match when the match was stopped due to injury
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – September 1, 1972
Joe Crugnale fought Ricky Sexton to a draw
Joe Turco pinned Tomas Marin
Sonny King & Chief Jay Strongbow defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions Prof. Toru Tanaka & Mr. Fuji in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0; fall #2: King & Strongbow won via disqualification; there were two referees for the bout
Manuel Soto pinned Chuck Richards
WWWF @ Asbury Park, NJ – Convention Hall – September 1, 1972
Joe Nova defeated Juan Rodriguez at 15:05
Jack Evans defeated Jeff Johnson at 10:53
Chuck O’Connor fought El Olympico to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Gorilla Monsoon defeated the Black Demon at 16:08
Pedro Morales defeated the Spoiler via count-out at 15:25
WWWF @ New York City, NY – Madison Square Garden – September 2, 1972 (21,819)
Chuck O’Connor defeated Joe Nova
El Olympico pinned Joe Turco at 13:51
Sonny King defeated the Black Demon
WWWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka defeated Gorilla Monsoon & Manuel Soto in a Best 2 out of 3 Falls match
The Spoiler fought Chief Jay Strongbow to a draw
WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales pinned Ernie Ladd at 15:50
Bruno Sammartino defeated George Steele at 12:29; after the bout, it was announced that Sammartino would face Pedro Morales for the title at Shea Stadium on Sept. 30 (Sammartino’s MSG return after more than a year)
WWWF @ Portland, ME – Expo Building – September 5, 1972
Arnold Skaaland fought Joe Turco to a 20-minute time-limit draw
The Black Demon pinned Joe Nova at 12:12 following several kneedrops
El Olympico defeated Chuck O’Connor via disqualification at 11:03
Gorilla Monsoon fought the Spoiler to a double disqualification at 14:03 when WWWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka, and Chief Jay Strongbow & Sonny King interfered
Chief Jay Strongbow & Sonny King defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0; fall #1: Strongbow pinned Tanaka at 2:30; fall #2: the champions were disqualified after throwing salt in their opponent’s eyes
WWWF @ Bangor, ME – Auditorium – September 6, 1972 (1,500)
Chuck O’Connor defeated Arnold Skaaland
Joe Turco defeated Joe Nova
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated the Spoiler
Sonny King defeated the Black Demon
WWWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka defeated Gorilla Monsoon & El Olympico
WWWF @ North Dartmouth, MA – Lincoln Park – September 7, 1972
Arnold Skaaland defeated Chuck O’Connor via disqualification
Joe Turco pinned Joe Nova
El Olympico fought the Black Demon to a draw
Sonny King, Chief Jay Strongbow & Gorilla Monsoon fought WWWF Tag Team Champions Prof. Toru Tanaka & Mr. Fuji & The Spoiler to a draw in a Best 3 out of 5 falls match, 2-2; fall #5: both teams were counted-out
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – September 8, 1972
WWWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji fought El Olympico to a draw
WWWF Tag Team Champion Prof. Toru Tanaka defeated Joe Nova
Sonny King pinned the Black Demon
Chuck O’Connor pinned Joe Turco
Chief Jay Strongbow fought the Spoiler to a draw; Gorilla Monsoon was the guest referee for the bout
WWWF @ Boston, MA – Boston Garden – September 9, 1972
Blackjack Slade defeated Joe Crugnale via count-out
Arnold Skaaland defeated Joe Turco
Bull Pometti defeated Joe Nova
Gorilla Monsoon & Jack Brisco defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions Prof. Toru Tanaka & Mr. Fuji via disqualification
El Olympico defeated the Blue Demon
WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales fought the Spoiler to a draw
Sonny King defeated Chuck O’Connor
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated George Steele via count-out
WWWF @ Scranton, PA – CYC – September 12, 1972
Joe Turco defeated Joe Nova
Chuck O’Connor defeated Arnold Skaaland
The Blue Demon fought El Olympico to a draw
WWWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka defeated Gorilla Monsoon & Sonny King
WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales defeated the Spoiler
WWWF @ White Plains, NY – Westchester County Civic Center – September 13, 1972
Joe Turco fought Blackjack Slade to a draw
El Olympico defeated the Blue Demon
Chief Jay Strongbow fought the Spoiler to a draw
Chuck O’Connor defeated Joe Nova
WWWF Tag Team Champions Prof. Toru Tanaka & Mr. Fuji defeated Gorilla Monsoon & Sonny King
WWWF @ Nashua, NH – Bishop Guertin High School – September 14, 1972
Joe Nova vs. Chuck O’Connor
Joe Turco vs. Arnold Skaaland
Gorilla Monsoon vs. the Black Demon
Chief Jay Strongbow vs. the Spoiler
WWWF Tag Team Champions Prof. Toru Tanaka & Mr. Fuji vs. Sonny King & El Olympico
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – September 15, 1972
Manuel Soto pinned Joe Crugnale
WWWF Tag Team Champions Prof. Toru Tanaka & Mr. Fuji defeated El Olympico & Joe Nova in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0
WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales pinned Chuck O’Connor
Ricky Sexton pinned Paul Figueroa (sub. for Arnold Skaaland)
WWWF @ Harrisburg, PA – Zembo Mosque – September 15, 1972
Arnold Skaaland pinned Louis Rodriguez at 15:05
Ben Ortiz pinned Chuck Richards at 16:11
Sonny King & Gorilla Monsoon defeated the Black Demon & Blackjack Slade in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0; fall #1 – King & Monsoon won at 9:34; fall #2 – King & Monsoon at 4:16
The Spoiler defeated Chief Jay Strongbow via count-out at 19:40
WWWF @ Queens, NY – Sunnyside Gardens – September 16, 1972 (matinee)
Manuel Soto defeated Blackjack Slade
The Black Demon defeated Joe Nova
Gorilla Monsoon & El Olympico defeated the Spoiler & Chuck O’Connor in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
WWWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka fought Chief Jay Strongbow & Sonny King to a draw in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Arena – September 16, 1972
Blackjack Slade defeated Chuck Richards
Chuck O’Connor fought El Olympico to a draw
Blackjack Slade defeated Joe Nova
Gorilla Monsoon defeated the Blue Demon
WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales, Chief Jay Strongbow, & Sonny King defeated the Spoiler, WWWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka
WWWF @ Allentown, PA – Little Palestra – September 18, 1972
Arnold Skaaland vs. Joe Turco
Chief Jay Strongbow vs. the Black Demon
The Spoiler vs. El Olympico
WWWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka vs. Gorilla Monsoon & Sonny King (Best 2 out of 3 falls)
WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales vs. Chuck O’Connor
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Arena – September 19, 1972
Championship Wrestling taping:
9/23/72:
Gorilla Monsoon defeated Joe Turco & Chuck Richards in a handicap match
Ray Stevens defeated Ben Ortiz
Tony Garea defeated Davey O’Hannon
Buddy Wolfe defeated Jeff Johnson
The Spoiler & Capt. Lou Albano defeated Paul Figueroa & Jose Rodriguez
9/30/72:
Ray Stevens defeated Jeff Johnson
Tony Garea defeated the Black Demon
WWWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka defeated two unknowns
The Spoiler & Chuck O’Connor fought Chief Jay Strongbow & Sonny King to a draw
10/7/72:
WWWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka defeated Ben Ortiz & Paul Figueroa
Chuck O’Connor defeated Jeff Johnson
Tony Garea defeated Chuck Richards
Buddy Wolfe defeated Jose Rodriguez
Chief Jay Strongbow & Sonny King defeated Blackjack Slade & Joe Turco
WWWF @ Hamburg, PA – Fieldhouse – September 20, 1972
All Star Wrestling taping:
9/23/72:
Buddy Wolfe defeated Paul Figueroa
WWWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka defeated Juan & Jose Rodriguez
Tony Garea defeated Joe Turco
El Olympico defeated Blackjack Slade
The Spoiler fought Sonny King to a draw
9/30/72:
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Frank Romano
Buddy Wolfe defeated Ben Ortiz
Tony Garea & Sonny King defeated Joe Turco & the Black Demon
WWWF Tag Team Champio Mr. Fuji fought El Olympico to a draw
Chuck O’Connor defeated Jeff Johnson
10/7/72:
Sonny King defeated the Black Demon
Buddy Wolfe defeated Jose Rodriguez
Tony Garea defeated Blackjack Slade
Chuck O’Connor defeated Frank Romano
WWWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka defeated Chief Jay Strogbow & El Olympico
Dark match after the taping: Chief Jay Strongbow vs. WWWF Tag Team Champion Prof. Toru Tanaka (Texas Death match)
Honolulu, HI – September 20, 1972
Fred Curry defeated John Quinn via disqualification
Sam Steamboat defeated Mr. XXX
Jimmy Snuka defeated Ray Kamaka
Giant Baba fought the Sheik to a double disqualification
Ed Francis defeated Freddie Blassie
AWA Tag Team Champions Nick Bockwinkel & Ray Stevens fought WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales & Wahoo McDaniel to a double disqualification
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – September 22, 1972
Arnold Skaaland defeated the Black Demon via disqualification
The Spoiler pinned El Olympico
Blackjack Slade (sub. for Tomas Marin) fought Joe Turco to a draw
Sonny King, Chief Jay Strongbow & Gorilla Monsoon defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions Prof. Toru Tanaka & Mr. Fuji & Chuck O’Connor in a Best 3 out of 5 falls match, 3-1
WWWF @ Springfield, MA – September 23, 1972
Sonny King defeated Chuck O’Connor
Gorilla Monsoon defeated the Blue Demon
Arnold Skaaland defeated Joe Turco
Joe Crugnale defeated Thomas Marin
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated the Spoiler
WWWF @ Bangor, ME – Auditorium – September 25, 1972 (1,400)
Little Beaver & Little Louie defeated Pee Wee Adams & Little Boy Blue
Chuck O’Connor defeated Sonny King
Joe Turco defeated the Black Demon
El Olympico fought WWWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji to a draw
Gorilla Monsoon fought WWWF Tag Team Champion Prof. Toru Tanaka to a double disqualification
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated the Spoiler in an Indian Strap Match
WWWF @ Washington DC – September 25, 1972
Ernie Lassiter defeated Smasher Sloan
Manuel Soto defeated Mike Paudious
Fred Curry defeated the Blue Demon
Jimmy Valiant defeated El Olympico
Victor Rivera fought WWWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji to a draw
WWWF Tag Team Champion Prof. Toru Tanaka defeated Chief Jay Strongbow via count-out
WWWF @ Portland, ME – Expo Building – September 26, 1972 (1,500)
El Olympico pinned the Black Demon at 16:03 with a dropkick
Chuck O’Connor defeated Joe Turco via count-out at 3:15
Little Louie & Little Beaver defeated Sonny Boy Hayes & Pee Wee Adams in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall #3: Louie pinned Hayes at 4:10
The Spoiler, WWWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka defeated Chief Jay Strongbow, Gorilla Monsoon, & Sonny King in a Best 3 out of 5 falls match, 3-1; fall #1: Fuji pinned Strongbow at 8:42 after Tanaka hit Strongbow with one of his sandals; fall #2: Strongbow pinned Fuji at 14:10; fall #3: Fuji pinned King at 11:10; fall #4: Strongbow was counted out after he chased Tanaka back to the dressing room
WWWF @ Baltimore, MD – Civic Center – September 27, 1972
Joe Turco pinned the Black Demon at the 8-minute mark
El Olympico fought Chuck O’Connor to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Little Louie & Little Beaver defeated Sonny Boy Hayes & Pee Wee Adams
WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales defeated the Spoiler at the 23-minute mark when referee Ed Blake stopped the bout due to a cut above the Spoiler’s right eye
Chief Jay Strongbow & Sonny King fought WWWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka to a draw
Ernie Ladd defeated Gorilla Monsoon via disqualification at the 10-minute mark when Sonny King interfered
WWWF @ North Dartmouth, MA – Lincoln Park- September 28, 1972
Arnold Skaaland defeated Chuck O’Connor via disqualification
Gorilla Monsoon fought the Spoiler to a draw
Sonny King defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji via count-out
Little Beaver & Little Louie defeated Pee Wee Adams & Sonny Boy Hayes
El Olympico defeated Joe Turco via disqualification
Pittsburgh, PA – Civic Arena – September 29, 1972
Larry Zbyzsko defeated Tom Reissman
John L Sullivan defeated Frank Durso
Lil Abner Osborner defeated Abdullah the Butcher via disqualification
Victor Rivera defeated Joe Abbey
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Luis Martinez via count-out
Bill & Dan Miller defeated Tony Altimore & Killer Lopez
Giant Baba defeated Frank Holtz
The Fargo Brothers defeated Dominic DeNucci & Bruno Sammartino
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – September 29, 1972
Arnold Skaaland vs. Joe Turco
Chuck O’Connor vs. Sonny King
The Spoiler vs. El Olympico
Little Beaver & Little Louie vs. Pee Wee Adams & Sonny Boy Hayes
Gorilla Monsoon vs. Ernie Ladd
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – September 29, 1972
Chuck O’Connor defeated Miguel Feliciano
WWWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji defeated Frank Romano
Ernie Ladd defeated Juan & Jose Rodriguez in a handicap match
The Spoiler defeated Ben Ortiz
Joe Turco defeated Paul Figuaro
El Olympico defeated the Blue Demon
Sonny King defeated Bull Pometti
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated George Steele via disqualification
WWWF Tag Team Champion Prof. Toru Tanaka defeated Angelo Savoldi
Little Beaver & Little Louie defeated Pee Wee Adams & Sonny Boy Hayes
Chief Jay Strongbow won a battle royal
WWWF @ Flushing, NY – Shea Stadium – September 30, 1972 (22,508)
Prof. Toru Tanaka vs. George Steele was cancelled
Little Beaver & Little Louie defeated Pee Wee Adams & Sonny Boy Hayes at 8:25
Women’s Champion Fabulous Moolah defeated Debbie Johnson at 7:27
El Olympico defeated Chuck O’Connor via disqualification at 5:15
Jack Brisco defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji at 14:07
Gorilla Monsoon defeated Ernie Ladd via referee’s decision after the two battled to a 20-minute draw
Sonny King & Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Lou Albano & the Spoiler at 4:28
WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales fought Bruno Sammartino to a curfew draw at the 65:05 mark; the match was announced as being 75 minutes in length; during the bout, George Steele briefly came ringside before being forced backstage by security
WWWF @ Scranton, PA – CYC – October 3, 1972 (1,485)
Joe Turco defeated the Black Demon via disqualification at 15:07
El Olympico defeated Ben Ortiz at 20:00
Arnold Skaaland defeated Blackjack Slade
Gorilla Monsoon, Chief Jay Strongbow, & Sonny King defeated the Spoiler, Chuck O’ Connor, & WWWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji in a Best 3 out of 5 falls match, 3-1; fall #1: Spoiler pinned Strongbow at 6:00; Fuji pinned King at 7:00 fall #3: King defeated Strongbow; fall #4: Strongbow pinned the Spoiler at 7:00
WWWF @ Dover, NH – Woodman Park School Gym – October 5, 1972
Arnold Skaaland vs. Blackjack Slade
El Olympico vs. Chuck O’Connor
Gorilla Monsoon vs. Joe Crugnale & Joe Turco (handicap match)
Sonny King vs. WWWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji
Chief Jay Strongbow vs. the Spoiler
WWWF @ New London, CT – Ocean Beach Park Auditorium – October 6, 1972
Chuck Richards fought Al Williams (sub. for Arnold Skaaland) to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Blackjack Slade pinned Ricky Secton (sub. for Joe Nova) at 19:03
The Spoiler defeated Sonny King via count-out at 19:12
El Olympico & Joe Esposito defeated Joe Turco & Ben Ortiz
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – October 6, 1972
The Black Demon vs. Ricky Sexton
Manuel Soto vs. Vincente Pometti
Gorilla Monsoon vs. Chuck O’Connor
WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales vs. WWWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji
WWWF @ Boston, MA – Boston Garden – October 7, 1972
Blackjack Slade defeated Bull Pometti
Manuel Soto defeated Joe Turco
Chuck O’Connor defeated Arnold Skaaland
WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales defeated the Spoiler via disqualification
Sonny King defeated the Blue Demon
The Fabulous Moolah defeated Kate O’Reilly
WWWF Tag Team Champions Prof. Toru Tanaka & Mr. Fuji defeated Chief Jay Strongbow & El Olympico
WWWF @ Washington DC – October 9, 1972
Ernie Lassiter defeated Mike Paudious
Manuel Soto defeated Chuck O’Connor
Sonny King fought George Steele to a draw
WWWF Tag Team Champions Prof. Toru Tanaka & Mr. Fuji defeated Jack Brisco & Fred Curry
The Spoiler defeated Gorilla Monsoon
Bobo Brazil defeated King Curtis
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Arena – October 10, 1972
Championship Wrestling taping:
10/14/72:
El Olympico defeated Vincente Pometti
Tony Garea defeated Joe Turco
Buddy Wolfe defeated Bob Burns
Chuck O’Connor defeated Charlie Fulton
WWWF Tag Team Champions Prof. Toru Tanaka & Mr. Fuji defeated Blackjack Slade & Johnny Heidman
10/21/72:
Buddy Wolfe defeated Bobby Paul
Tony Garea defeated Blackjack Slade
The Spoiler defeated Bob Burns
Sonny King defeated John Heidman
Dr. X defeated Ray Stevens via disqualification
10/28/72:
The Spoiler defeated Charlie Fulton
Chuck O’Connor defeated Davey O’Hannon
El Olympico defeated Bobby Paul
Tony Garea defeated Bob Burns
Sonny King defeated Blackjack Slade
WWWF @ Hamburg, PA – Fieldhouse – October 11, 1972
All Star Wrestling taping:
10/14/72:
10/21/72:
Buddy Wolfe defeated Jeff Johnson
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Bob Burns
El Olympico defeated Bobby Paul
Tony Garea defeated Charlie Fulton
Sonny King defeated Joe Turco
10/28/72 – hosted by Vince McMahon:
The Spoiler (w/ Capt. Lou Albano) pinned Charlie Fulton at 4:52 with a kneedrop; after the bout, Spoiler & Albano continued to attack Fulton, who was then taken out on a stretcher
Chuck O’Connor defeated Vincente Pometti at 4:41
Tony Garea pinned Bobby Paul at 7:48 with a small package
El Olympico & Sonny King defeated Blackjack Slade & Bob Burns at 7:45 when King pinned Burns with a flying headbutt
Chief Jay Strongbow pinned Joe Turco at the 23-second mark; after the bout, McMahon interviewed Strongbow at ringside
Dark match after the taping: WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales & Gorilla Monsoon vs. WWWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – October 13, 1972
Chuck O’Connor defeated Blackjack Slade via count-out
Buddy Wolfe pinned Joe Turco
WWWF Tag Team Champions Prof. Toru Tanaka & Mr. Fuji defeated El Olympico & Arnold Skaaland in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
The Spoiler defeated Sonny King via count-out
WWWF @ New York City, NY – Madison Square Garden – October 16, 1972
The Black Demon defeated Joe Turco
Little Beaver & Little Louie defeated Frenchy Lamont & Sonny Boy Hayes
Buddy Wolfe defeated Blackjack Slade
WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales & Bruno Sammartino defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions Prof. Toru Tanaka & Mr. Fuji in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0; fall #2: the challengers won via disqualification
The Spoiler fought Sonny King to a draw
Ray Stevens defeated El Olympico
Toni Rose & Donna Christianello defeated Vicki Williams & Joyce Grable in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Chuck O’Connor
WWWF @ Portland, ME – Expo Building – October 17, 1972
El Olympico pinned Chuck Richards at 14:10 with a dropkick
WWWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji defeated Ricky Sexton
Gorilla Monsoon defeated Chuck O’Connor at 9:14
Toni Rose & Donna Christianello defeated Vicki Williams & Joyce Grable in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall #1: Grable’s team won at 5:11; fall #2: Rose’s team won at 6:12; fall #3: Rose’s team won at 5:14
Chief Jay Strongbow fought WWWF Tag Team Champion Prof. Toru Tanaka to a double disqualification
WWWF @ Bangor, ME – Auditorium – October 18, 1972
Donna Christianello fought Vicki Williams to a draw
Joyce Grable defeated Toni Rose
El Olympico fought WWWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji to a draw
Chuck Richards defeated Ricky Sexton
Gorilla Monsoon, Chief Jay Strongbow, & El Olympico defeated Chuck O’Connor, WWWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka in a Best 3 out of 5 falls match
WWWF @ Baltimore, MD – Civic Center – October 18, 1972
Little Louie & Little Beaver defeated Sonny Boy Hayes & Frenchy Lamont
Blackjack Slade defeated Bull Pometti
The Black Demon fought Ben Ortiz to a draw
Al Nelson defeated Joe Turco via disqualification
Buddy Wolfe defeated Jeff Johnson
Ernie Ladd defeated Sonny King via disqualification
WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales defeated the Spoiler
WWWF @ North Dartmouth, MA – Lincoln Park Ballroom – October 19, 1972
Chuck Richards fought Joe Turco to a draw
Toni Rose & Donna Christianello defeated Joyce Grable & Vicki Williams
Blackjack Slade defeated Bull Pometti
WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales & Sonny King fought Buddy Wolfe & the Spoiler to a no contest
WWE @ Lowell, MA – Memorial Auditorium – October 19, 1972
Ben Ortiz vs. the Black Demon
Chuck O’Connor vs. El Olympico
Little Louie & Little Beaver vs. Sonny Boy Hayes & Frenchy Lamont (Best 2 out of 3 falls)
Gorilla Monsoon & Chief Jay Strongbow vs. WWWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka
WWWF @ Harrisburg, PA – Zembo Mosque – October 20, 1972
Les (Buddy) Wolfe pinned Arnold Skaaland at 15:57
Joe Turco pinned Ben Ortiz at 13:07
Gorilla Monsoon pinned Chuck O’Connor at 7:27
Little Louie & Little Beaver defeated Frenchy Lamont & Sonny Boy Hayes in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
Chief Jay Strongbow pinned the Spoiler in an Indian Strap Match at 15:59
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – October 20, 1972
Sonny King vs. Blackjack Slade
El Olympico vs. Vincente Pometti
Donna Christianello & Toni Rose vs. Vicki Williams & Joyce Grable
WWWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji vs. the Black Demon
WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales vs. WWWF Tag Team Champion Prof. Toru Tanaka
Pittsburgh, PA – Civic Arena – October 20, 1972
Kay Casey defeated Tanya West
Chief White Owl defeated Killer Lopez
Joey Russell defeated Pee Wee Adams
The Executioner defeated Tom Reisman
Larry Zbyzsko defeated the Red Devil
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Manuel Soto
Lil Abner defeated Frank Durso
Luis Martinez defeated Abdullah the Butcher via disqualification
Victor Rivera & Johnny DeFazio defeated Joe Abby & Eric the Red
The Fargo Brothers defeated Bill & Dan Miller
WWWF @ Queens, NY – Sunnyside Gardens – October 21, 1972 (matinee)
Blackjack Slade defeated Ben Ortiz
Chuck O’Connor fought El Olympico to a draw
Little Beaver defeated Frenchy Lamont
Vicki Williams defeated Toni Rose
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Buddy Wolfe
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Arena – October 21, 1972
Vincente Pometti defeated Miguel Feliciano
The Blue Demon defeated Paul Figueroa
Little Beaver & Little Louie defeated Sonny Boy Hayes & Frenchy Lamont
WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales defeated Buddy Wolfe
WWWF Tag Team Champions Prof. Toru Tanaka & Mr. Fuji fought Gorilla Monsoon & Sonny King to a draw
WWWF @ West Springfield, MA – Eastern States Coliseum – October 21, 1972
Toni Rose & Donna Christianello defeated Joyce Grable & Vicki Williams
Chuck O’Connor fought El Olympico to a draw
Blackjack Slade defeated Chuck Richards (sub. for Joe Crugnale)
Ricky Sexton defeated Joe Turco
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated the Spoiler via disqualification in an Indian Strap Match
– 10/22/72: D-Lo Brown was born.
WWWF @ Albany, NY – Washington Ave. Armory – October 23, 1972
Arnold Skaaland vs. Joe Turco
Lee Wong vs. Chuck O’Connor
Sonny King vs. Blackjack Slade
WWWF Tag Team Champions Prof. Toru Tanaka & Mr. Fuji defeated El Olympico & Ben Ortiz in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Buddy Wolfe at the 23-minute mark
WWWF @ Scranton, PA – CYC – October 24, 1972 (1,552)
Arnold Skaaland defeated Joe Turco at 15:10
Buddy Wolfe fought Sonny King to a 20-minute time-limit draw
The Spoiler defeated Chief Jay Strongbow via count-out at 10:18
WWWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka defeated El Olympico & Blackjack Slade (sub. for Gorilla Monsoon) in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0; fall #1: Tanaka pinned Olympico at 10:23; fall #2: Fuji pinned Slade at 14:40
WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales pinned Chuck O’Connor at 6:15
Los Angeles, CA – Olympic Auditorium – October 25, 1972
Television taping:
Masa Saito defeated Mando Lopez
Peter Maivia defeated the Outlaw
Ripper Collins & Little Tojo defeated Dory Dixon & Bobo Johnson
WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales defeated Bengali
Americas Tag Team Champions Black Gordman & Great Goliath defeated Ruben Juarez & Eric Froelich
WWWF @ Taunton, MA – October 25, 1972
Joe Turco fought Blackjack Slade to a draw
Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka fought El Olympico & Sonny King to a draw
Buddy Wolfe defeated Arnold Skaaland
Chuck O’Connor defeated Chuck Richards
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated the Spoiler via count-out
WWWF @ Salem, MA – National Guard Armory – October 26, 1972
WWWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka vs. Sonny King & El Olympico
Chief Jay Strongbow vs. the Spoiler
Also included 3 other matches
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – October 27, 1972
Joe Turco vs. Dean Ross
WWWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji vs. Sonny King
WWWF Tag Team Champion Prof. Toru Tanaka vs. El Olympico
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah & Donna Christianello vs. Joyce Grable & Debbie Johnson
Chief Jay Strongbow vs. the Spoiler
WWWF @ Paterson, NJ – Armory – October 28, 1972 (2,000)
WWWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji defeated Blackjack Slade
Tony Garea defeated Joe Turco
Buddy Wolfe fought Sonny King to a draw
El Olympico defeated Chuck O’Conner via disqualification when O’Conner shoved the referee
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah & Donna Christianello defeated Joyce Grable & Debbie Johnson in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall #1: Grable pinned Christianello; fall #2: Christianello pinned Grable; fall #3: Moolah pinned Johnson
WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales defeated the Spoiler at 15:18
WWWF @ Boston, MA – Boston Garden – October 30, 1972
Joey Russell & Little Louie defeated Pee Wee Adams & Sonny Boy Hayes
WWWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji defeated El Olympico
Sonny King fought Prof. Toru Tanaka to a draw
The Sheik defeated Chief Jay Strongbow via count-out
Buddy Wolfe defeated Mike Loren
Chuck O’Connor defeated Blackjack Slade
Tony Garea defeated Joe Turco
WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales & Gorilla Monsoon defeated the Spoiler & Lou Albano in a steel cage match
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Arena – October 31, 1972
Championship Wrestling taping:
11/4/72:
Ray Stevens defeated Al Butler
WWWF Tag Team Champions Prof. Toru Tanaka & Mr. Fuji defeated Al Nelson & Joe Soto
El Olympico defeated Joe Turco
Tony Garea defeated Tinker Todd
Chief Jay Strongbow & Sonny King defeated Chuck O’Connor & Pancho Valdez
11/11/72:
Tony Garea defeated Pancho Valdez
WWWF Tag Team Champions Prof. Toru Tanaka & Mr. Fuji defeated Al Butler & Joe Rodriguez
Ray Stevens defeated Tinker Todd
El Olympico defeated Blackjack Slade
Buddy Wolfe defeated Joe Soto
11/18/72:
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Pancho Valdez
Pee Wee Adams & Sonny Boy Hayes defeated Joey Russell & Little Louie
Ray Stevens defeated Joe Soto
Buddy Wolfe defeated Al Butler
Chuck O’Connor fought Sonny King to a draw
WWWF @ Hamburg, PA – Fieldhouse – November 1, 1972
All Star Wrestling taping:
11/4/72:
The Spoiler defeated Al Butler
Joey Russell & Little Louie defeated Pee Wee Adams & Sonny Boy Hayes
Buddy Wolfe defeated Tinker Todd
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Joe Soto
WWWF Tag Team Champions Prof. Toru Tanaka & Mr. Fuji defeated El Olympico & Al Nelson
11/11/72:
11/18/72:
Buddy Wolfe defeated Al Nelson
Chuck O’Connor defeated Joe Soto
Tony Garea defeated Blackjack Slade
El Olympico defeated Pancho Valdez
Sonny King defeated Joe Turco
Dark match after the taping: Chief Jay Strongbow vs. WWWF Tag Team Champion Prof. Toru Tanaka (Indian Strap match)
WWWF @ Worcester, MA – Memorial Auditorium – November 2, 1972
WWWF @ New London, CT – Ocean Beach Auditorium – November 3, 1972
Chuck O’Connor pinned Ricky Sexton at 22:00
Joe Esposito defeated Blackjack Slade via submission at 18:00 with a bearhug
Little Joey & Little Louie defeated Sonny Boy Hayes & Pee Wee Adams in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1
Gorilla Monsoon defeated the Spoiler via disqualification
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – November 3, 1972
Tony Garea vs. Joe Turco
WWWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji vs. Lee Wong
WWWF Tag Team Champion Prof. Toru Tanaka vs. Vincente Pometti & Ricky Sexton (handicap match)
El Olympico vs. Buddy Wolfe
Sonny King vs. Capt. Lou Albano
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Arena – November 4, 1972
Sonny King defeated Chuck O’Connor
Gorilla Monsoon defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Prof. Toru Tanaka via disqualification
Tony Garea defeated Joe Turco
Buddy Wolfe defeated Blackjack Slade
Joey Russell & Little Louie defeated Sonny Boy Hayes & Pee Wee Adams in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
WWWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji fought El Olympico to a draw
WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales & Chief Jay Strongbow defeated the Spoiler & Lou Albano in a Best 2 out of 3 falls steel cage match, 2-0; fall #1: Morales & Strongbow won via disqualification; fall #2: Morales & Strongbow won
WWWF @ Albany, NY – Washington Ave. Armory – November 6, 1972
El Olympico fought WWWF Tag Team Champion Prof. Toru Tanaka to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Blackjack Slade pinned Joe Turco after the 15-minute mark
Tony Garea pinned Chuck O’Connor after the 15-minute mark
Buddy Wolfe pinned Ben Ortiz after the 13-minute mark
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji
WWWF @ Bangor, ME – Auditorium – November 8, 1972
Buddy Wolfe pinned Arnold Skaaland at 12:14
Tony Garea defeated Chuck O’Connor
Gorilla Monsoon defeated Blackjack Slade & Joe Turco in a handicap match
Chief Jay Strongbow & El Olympico defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match; as one of the falls was won via disqualification, the title did not change hands WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales pinned the Spoiler at 15:32
WWWF @ Lewiston, ME – Armory – November 9, 1972 (2,500)
Blackjack Slade fought Joe Turco to a 20-minute time-limit draw
The Spoiler defeated El Olympico
Tony Garea fought WWWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji to a double disqualification
Gorilla Monsoon defeated Chuck O’Connor at 2:00
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Buddy Wolfe at 9:40
WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales defeaated WWWF Tag Team Champion Prof. Toru Tanaka at 14:40
WWWF @ North Dartmouth, MA – Lincoln Park Ballroom – November 9, 1972
Pittsburgh, PA – Civic Arena – November 10, 1972
Manuel Soto fought Johnny DeFazio to a draw
Larry Zbyzsko defeated Killer Lopez
Eric the Red defeated Frank Holtz
Luis Martinez defeated Frank Durso
Prof. Toru Tanaka defeated Victor Rivera
Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated the Executioner
Tony Parisi defeated Abdullah the Butcher via count-out
Bruno Sammartino & Dominic DeNucci defeated the Fargo Brothers via disqualification
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – November 10, 1972
El Olympico vs. Joe Turco
Blackjack Slade vs. Chuck O’Connor
Arnold Skaaland vs. Mr. Fuji
Tony Garea vs. Buddy Wolfe
Chief Jay Strongbow vs. the Spoiler (Indian strap match; Gorilla Monsoon as guest referee)
WWWF @ Queens, NY – Sunnyside Gardens – November 11, 1972 (matinee)
Lee Wong defeated Joe Turco via disqualification
Chuck O’Connor defeated Blackjack Slade
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated the Spoiler via disqualification
Buddy Wolfe defeated El Olympico
WWWF Tag Team Champions Prof. Toru Tanaka & Mr. Fuji defeated Chief Jay Strongbow & Sonny King
WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales defeated the Spoiler via disqualification
WWWF @ West Springfield, MA – Eastern States Exposition Coliseum – November 11, 1972
Arnold Skaaland vs. Buddy Wolfe
Blackjack Slade vs. El Olympico
Tony Garea vs. Joe Turco
Gorilla Monsoon vs. Chuck O’Connor
WWWF Tag Team Champion Prof. Toru Tanaka vs. Sonny King
Chief Jay Strongbow vs. WWWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji
WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales vs. the Spoiler
WWWF @ Allentown, PA – Little Palestra – November 13, 1972
Tony Garea defeated Chuck O’Connor
Buddy Wolfe fought El Olympico to a draw
WWWF Tag Team Champions Prof. Toru Tanaka & Mr. Fuji defeated Chief Jay Strongbow & Sonny King
WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales defeated the Spoiler
– 11/14/72: Matt “Albert” Bloom was born.
WWWF @ Scranton, PA – CYC – November 14, 1972
Tony Garea defeated Joe Turco at 13:06
Buddy Wolfe defeated Blackjack Slade at 12:20
Gorilla Monsoon defeated Chuck O’Connor at 12:42
WWWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka fought El Olympico & Sonny King to a draw in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match; fall #3: both teams were disqualified Chief Jay Strongbow defeated the Spoiler in an Indian strap match
WWWF @ Baltimore, MD – Civic Center – November 15, 1972
Tony Garea pinned Joe Turco at 14:20
Chuck O’Connor pinned Blackjack Slade at 9:45
Buddy Wolfe pinned El Olympico at 7:30 with a neckbreaker after avoiding a dropkick
Bruno Sammartino pinned WWWF Tag Team Champion Prof. Toru Tanaka at 21:50 with a crossbody
The Spoiler defeated Al Nelson (sub. for Chief Jay Strongbow)
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah defeated Joyce Grable (sub. for Helen Mathison)
Gorilla Monsoon fought WWWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji to a draw
Ernie Ladd pinned Sonny King in a Texas Death Match at 7:06
WWWF @ Harrisburg, PA – Zembo Mosque – November 17, 1972
Arnold Skaaland pinned Joe Turco at 17:03
Blackjack Slade pinned Mike Romano at 17:01
Chuck Richards fought Miguel Feliciano
WWWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji pinned El Olympico at 17:00
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Prof. Toru Tanaka via disqualification when Tanaka refused to break a hold in the corner
Los Angeles, CA – November 17, 1972
La Pantera Negra defeated Juan Rivas
Karl Krupp defeated Dory Dixon
Victor Rivera defeated Jan Madrid
Prince Miavia defeated Ripper Collins
Black Godman & Great Goliath defeated Shibuya & Juarez
WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales defeated Ernie Ladd via disqualification
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – November 17, 1972
Vincente Pometti fought Ben Ortiz to a draw
Joyce Grable defeated Dottie Downs via disqualification
Tony Garea defeated Chuck O’Connor
Sonny King fought Buddy Wolfe to a draw
Gorilla Monsoon defeated the Spoiler via disqualification
WWWF @ Boston, MA – Boston Garden – November 18, 1972 (matinee) (11,464)
Tony Garea defeated Bull Pometti at 12:25
Chuck O’Connor fought El Olympico to 20-minute time-limit draw
Buddy Wolfe defeated Arnold Skaaland at 6:15
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah defeated Dottie Downs at 12:25
Chief Jay Strongbow, Sonny King, & Gorilla Monsoon defeated the Spoiler, WWWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka in a Best 3 out of 5 falls match
Victor Rivera defeated Mike Loren at 8:25
WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales defeated the Sheik via count-out at 5:35
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Arena – November 18, 1972
Miguel Feliciano fought Ben Ortiz to a draw
Blackjack Slade defeated Joe Turco via disqualification
Tony Garea defeated Bull Pometti
WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales defeated Buddy Wolfe
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah defeated Dottie Downs
Chief Jay Strongbow, Victor Rivera, Sonny King, & El Olympico defeated the Spoiler, Chuck O’Connor, WWWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka
Franklin, PA – Central Elementary School – November 18, 1972
Bruno Sammartino vs. Baron Mikel Scicluna
Also included a 7-man battle royal
WWWF @ Albany, NY – Washington Ave. Armory – November 20, 1972
Buddy Wolfe pinned Ricky Sexton at 16:00
El Olympico fought Blackjack Slade to a draw
Joyce Grable (sub. for Helen Morgan) defeated Dottie Downs at 13:00
Tony Garea pinned Vincente Pometti at 17:00
Chief Jay Strongbow fought the Spoiler to a double count-out at 15:00
WWWF @ Hamburg, PA – Fieldhouse – November 20, 1972
All Star Wrestling taping:
11/25/72:
12/2/72:
12/9/72:
Dark match after the taping: WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales, Gorilla Monsoon, & Sonny King vs. Chuck O’Connor, WWWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka (Best 3 out of 5 falls)
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Arena – November 21, 1972
Championship Wrestling taping:
11/25/72:
12/2/72:
12/9/72:
WWWF @ White Plains, NY – Westchester County Civic Center – November 22, 1972
Sonny King vs. Chuck O’Connor was cancelled
Victor Rivera defeated Chuck Richards
El Olympico defeated Joe Turco
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah & Dottie Downs defeated Joyce Grable & Vicki Williams
Tony Garea defeated Buddy Wolfe via disqualification
WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales & Chief Jay Strongbow defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions Prof. Toru Tanaka & Mr. Fuji in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, winning one fall via disqualification
Pittsburgh, PA – Civic Arena – November 23, 1972
Manuel Soto defeated Joe Abby
Larry Zbyzsko defeated Frank Durso via disqualification
Johnny DeFazio defeated Baron Mikel Scicluna via disqualification
Susan Green defeated Patty White
Chief White Owl defeated the Executioner
Tony Parisi defeated Eric the Red
The Fargo Brothers defeated Waldo Von Erich & Dominic DeNucci via disqualification
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – November 24, 1972
Arnold Skaaland vs. Blackjack Slade
Ricky Sexton vs. Chuck O’Connor
The Spoiler vs. El Olympico
Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah vs. Dottie Downs
Buddy Wolfe vs. Sonny King (Texas Death Match)
WWWF @ Jersey City, NJ – Armory – November 25, 1972 (1,300)
Lee Wong defeated Joe Turco via disqualification at 12:30
Tony Garea pinned Vincente Pometti at 11:50
Chuck O’Connor defeated Blackjack Slade via submission at 13:32
Buddy Wolfe pinned El Olympico at 13:30
Joyce Grable pinned Dottie Downs (sub. for Women’s Champion the Fabulous Moolah) at 15:32
WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales, Sonny King, & Victor Rivera defeated the Spoiler, WWWF Tag Team Champions Mr. Fuji & Prof. Toru Tanaka in a Best 3 out of 5 falls match, 3-1; fall #1: Fuji’s team won; fall #2: Rivera’s team won; fall #3: Rivera’s team won; fall #4: Morales pinned Fuji at 3:35
WWWF @ New York City, NY – Madison Square Garden – November 27, 1972 (18,183)
Televised on Rockland Cable Channel 6:
El Olympico defeated Joe Turco
Eddie Graham defeated Blackjack Slade
Black Gordman defeated Sonny King via submission
Victor Rivera fought the Spoiler to a 20-minute time-limit draw
WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales defeated Ray Stevens at 11:58 when referee Danny Bartfield stopped the bout, ruling the challenger could not continue due to excessive bleeding
AWA World Champion Verne Gagne defeated Buddy Wolfe via submission with the sleeper
Tony Garea defeated Chuck O’Connor (Garea’s MSG debut)
WWWF Tag Team Champions Prof. Toru Tanaka & Mr. Fuji fought Gorilla Monsoon & Chief Jay Strongbow to a 20-minute curfew draw
WWWF @ Portland, ME – Expo Building – November 28, 1972
Tony Garea defeated Blackjack Slade at 14:10
Chuck O’Connor defeated Joe Turco
Buddy Wolfe defeated Sonny King
WWWF Tag Team Champions Prof. Toru Tanaka & Mr. Fuji defeated Gorilla Monsoon & El Olympico
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated the Spoiler at 20:30 in an Indian strap match
WWWF @ Bangor, ME – Auditorium – November 29, 1972
Gorilla Monsoon pinned Chuck O’Connor
WWWF Tag Team Champion Prof. Toru Tanaka defeated El Olympico
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated Joe Turco
The Spoiler defeated Blackjack Slade
Sonny King fought Buddy Wolfe to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Tony Garea won a 12-man, $3,000 battle royal by last eliminating WWWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji; other participants included: WWWF Tag Team Champion Prof. Toru Tanaka, Sonny King, Buddy Wolfe, the Spoiler, Blackjack Slade, Chief Jay Strongbow, Joe Turco, El Olympico, Gorilla Monsoon, & Chuck O’Connor
Tony Garea defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji
WWWF @ New Haven, CT – Coliseum – November 30, 1972
WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales vs. the Spoiler
WWWF @ New London, CT – Ocean Beach Park Auditorium – December 1, 1972 (1,500)
Arnold Skaaland fought Ricky Sexton to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Chief Jay Strongbow pinned Chuck O’Connor
Sonny King pinned Joe Turco
Joe Esposito defeated Chuck Richards via submission with a bearhug
Gorilla Monsoon defeated the Spoiler at 12:40; $1,000 was on the line in the bout
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – December 1, 1972
Miguel Feliciano defeated Dean Ross (sub. for the Black Demon) via disqualification
Paul Figueroa defeated Ben Ortiz
Tony Garea defeated Blackjack Slade
WWWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji defeated El Olympico
WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Prof. Toru Tanaka via count-out
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Arena – December 2, 1972
Gorilla Monsoon defeated Joe Turco & Vincente Pometti in a handicap match
El Olympico defeated Blackjack Slade
Sonny King defeated Chuck O’Connor
Buddy Wolfe defeated Tony Garea
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated the Spoiler via count-out
WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales & Victor Rivera defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions Prof. Toru Tanaka & Mr. Fuji via disqualification
WWWF @ Albany, NY – Washington Ave. Armory – December 4, 1972
Tony Garea fought Buddy Wolfe to a draw
WWWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji defeated El Olympico
WWWF Tag Team Champion Prof. Toru Tanaka defeated Ben Ortiz in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
Gorilla Monsoon defeated Chuck O’Connor after the 7-minute mark
Chief Jay Strongbow vs. the Spoiler (Indian strap match)
WWWF @ Scranton, PA – CYC – December 5, 1972
WWWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji fought El Olympico to a draw
Tony Garea defeated Chuck O’Connor at 15:00
Gorilla Monsoon defeated Blackjack Slade & Joe Turco at 10:56 in a handicap match
WWWF Tag Team Champion Prof. Toru Tanaka defeated Sonny King via count-out
WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales defeated Buddy Wolfe when the match was stopped due to blood loss
WWWF @ North Dartmouth, MA – Lincoln Park Ballroom – December 6, 1972
Joe Turco vs. Blackjack Slade
Buddy Wolfe vs. El Olympico
Chuck O’Connor vs. Tony Garea
Chief Jay Strongbow, Gorilla Monsoon, & Sonny King vs. the Spoiler, WWWF Tag Team Champions Prof. Toru Tanaka & Mr. Fuji
– 12/7/72: Tammy “Sunny” Sytch was born.
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – December 8, 1972
El Olympico defeated Blackjack Slade
Tony Garea defeated Joe Turco
Chuck O’Connor defeated Gorilla Monsoon
Chief Jay Strongbow & Sonny King defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions Prof. Toru Tanaka & Mr. Fuji via disqualification
WWWF @ West Springfield, MA – Eastern States Exposition Coliseum – December 9, 1972
El Olympico defeated Joe Turco
Arnold Skaaland defeated Blackjack Slade
Buddy Wolfe pinned Sonny King
Tony Garea defeated Chuck O’Connor
Gorilla Monsoon defeated the Spoiler
WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales & Victor Rivera defeated WWWF Tag Team Champions Prof. Toru Tanaka & Mr. Fuji in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
WWWF @ Albany, NY – Washington Ave. Armory – December 11, 1972
Frank Romano fought Ben Ortiz to a 20-minute draw
Gorilla Monsoon defeated Blackjack Slade & Joe Turco in a handicap match at the 9-minute mark
WWWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji pinned El Olympico with a press at the 18-minute mark
Miguel Feliciano pinned Chuck Richards following a backdrop at the 16-minute mark
Chief Jay Strongbow fought Prof. Toru Tanaka to a double count-out
WWWF @ Baltimore, MD – Civic Center – December 11, 1972
Tony Garea pinned Vincente Pometti at 13:10 with a small package
Manuel Soto pinned Al Nelson at 12:20
Victor Rivera pinned Chuck O’Connor at 15:20 following a dropkick
Sonny King pinned the Spoiler with a dropkick after the Spoiler became distracted by the referee
Little Beaver & the Haiti Kid defeated Sky Low Low & Little Brutus in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match at 22:20
US Champion Bobo Brazil defeated Ernie Ladd via count-out after knocking his opponent out of the ring with a series of headbutts
WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales pinned Buddy Wolfe at 20:20
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Arena – December 12, 1972
Championship Wrestling taping:
12/16/72:
12/23/72:
12/30/72:
WWWF @ Hamburg, PA – Fieldhouse – December 13, 1972
All Star Wrestling taping:
Little Beaver & the Haiti Kid vs. Sky Low Low & Little Brutus
Bruno Sammartino defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji via disqualification when WWWF Tag Team Champion Prof. Toru Tanaka interfered
Also included Chief Jay Strongbow
12/16/72:
12/23/72:
12/30/72:
Dark match: Bruno Sammartino pinned the Spoiler
WWWF @ Boston, MA – Boston Garden – December 15, 1972
Joe Turco defeated Vincente Pometti at 15:08
Ray Stevens defeated Sonny King at 15:12
Tony Garea defeated Chuck O’Connor at 16:20
Little Beaver & the Haiti Kid defeated Sky Low Low & Little Brutus in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
WWWF Tag Team Champions Prof. Toru Tanaka & Mr. Fuji defeated Gorilla Monsoon & El Olympico in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales defeated Buddy Wolfe at 14:26
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – December 15, 1972
Arnold Skaaland vs. Lee Wong
Chuck Richards fought Ben Ortiz to a draw
Blackjack Slade pinned Chico Torres (sub. for Miguel Feliciano)
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated the Spoiler in a stretcher match
Dean Ross defeated Chuck Richards via disqualification
Manuel Soto pinned Ricky Sexton
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Arena – December 16, 1972
Al Nelson defeated Joe Turco via disqualification
WWWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji fought Tony Garea to a draw
Manuel Soto defeated Chuck O’Connor via count-out
Prof. Toru Tanaka defeated Sonny King
WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales defeated Buddy Wolfe
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated the Spoiler
Little Brutus & Sky Low Low defeated Little Beaver & the Haiti Kid
Ray Stevens defeated El Olympico
WWWF Tag Team Champion Prof. Toru Tanaka defeated Sonny King
WWWF @ New York City, NY – Madison Square Garden – December 18, 1972 (20,906)
Joe Turco defeated Blackjack Slade at 9:10
Tony Garea defeated Bull Pometti at 10:54
The Great Goliath defeated Manuel Soto at 7:00
Sonny King fought Buddy Wolfe to a 20-minute draw
Gorilla Monsoon defeated Chuck O’Connor at 6:17
El Olympico & Victor Rivera defeated Dory Funk Sr. & Terry Funk in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match at 15:03; fall #1 – Dory forced a submission from Olympico with the spinning toe hold after Olympico sustained an atomic drop from Terry; fall #2 – the Funks were disqualified for tossing Rivera over the top and double teaming Olympico; fall #3 – Rivera pinned Dory with a misile dropkick and a fast count from the referee
Mil Mascaras pinned the Spoiler at 7:20 with a flying bodypress; this was the first appearance of a masked wrestler at MSG; there was a previous ban on masked wrestlers following a ruling from the New York State Athletic Association Commission (Mascaras’ MSG debut)
WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales pinned Ray Stevens with a sunset flip at 14:10 after the challenger thought he had won the bout with a Boston Crab
WWWF @ Augusta, ME – Armory – December 19, 1972
Tony Garea vs. Joe Turco
Little Brutus & Sky Low Low vs. Little Beaver & the Haiti Kid
The Spoiler vs. El Olympico
WWWF Tag Team Champion Prof. Toru Tanaka vs. Manuel Soto
Chief Jay Strongbow vs. Chuck O’Connor
WWWF @ Hagerstown, MD – December 19, 1972
The Great Goliath defeated Sonny King
Black Gordman defeated Manuel Soto
Tony Garea defeated Joe Turco
WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales defeated Buddy Wolfe
Chief Jay Strongbow fought the Spoiler to a draw
WWWF @ Bangor, ME – Auditorium – December 20, 1972
Sky Low Low & Little Brutus defeated Little Beaver & Little Louie
Manuel Soto defeated Joe Turco
Chuck O’Connor defeated El Olympico
Tony Garea defeated the Spoiler
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Prof. Toru Tanaka in a Japanese Stretcher match
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – December 22, 1972
Blackjack Slade pinned Dean Ross (sub. for Arnold Skaaland)
Ben Ortiz defeated Joe Turco via disqualification
Manuel Soto fought El Olympico to a time-limit draw
Gorilla Monsoon defeated Chuck O’Connor via submission in a Texas Death Match
Tony Garea pinned Vincente Pometti (sub. for WWWF Tag Team Champion Prof. Toru Tanaka)
WWWF @ Willingboro, NJ – JFK High School Gym – December 26, 1972
Victor Rivera defeated Blackjack Slade
Joe Turco defeated Ben Ortiz
Arnold Skaaland defeated Chuck Richards
The Haiti Kid & Little Louie defeated Sky Low Low & Little Brutus via disqualification
Gorilla Monsoon defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Prof. Toru Tanaka
WWWF @ Portland, ME – Expo Building – December 26, 1972 (1,000)
The show was briefly halted due to a bomb scare, and all fans were moved out into the lobby while fireman searched the arena, before allowing fans back to their seats
Manuel Soto vs. El Olympico
Tony Garea vs. Vincente Pometti
Sonny King vs. Chuck O’Connor
Vicki Williams & Jan Sheridan vs. Peggy Patterson & Donna Christianello
Buddy Wolfe defeated Chief Jay Strongbow via disqualification
WWWF @ Harrisburg, PA – Zembo Mosque – December 27, 1972 (738)
Tony Garea fought Manuel Soto to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Blackjack Slade defeated Joe Turco via disqualification at 14:50
Little Brutus & Sky Low Low defeated the Haiti Kid & Little Louie in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
Sonny King & Chief Jay Strongbow defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Prof. Toru Tanaka & Buddy Wolfe in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall #1: Tanaka’s team won at 12:28; fall #2: Strongbow’s team won at 4:48; fall #3: Strongbow’s team won at 4:27
WWWF @ New Haven, CT – Coliseum – December 28, 1972
Vicki Williams & Jan Sheridan defeated Peggy Patterson & Donna Christianello
El Olympico fought Tony Garea to a draw
Sky Low Low & Little Brutus defeated Little Louie & the Haiti Kid
Gorilla Monsoon defeated Chuck Richards
Buddy Wolfe defeated Sonny King
Chief Jay Strongbow defeated WWWF Tag Team Champion Prof. Toru Tanaka
WWWF @ North Attleboro, MA – Witschi’s Sports Arena – December 29, 1972
Vicki Williams & Jan Sheridan defeated Donna Christianello & Debbie Johnson
Tony Garea defeated Ben Ortiz
Gorilla Monsoon defeated Blackjack Slade & Tito Torres (sub. for Joe Turco) in a handicap match
Manuel Soto defeated Miguel Feliciano
WWWF Tag Team Champion Prof. Toru Tanaka defeated Chief Jay Strongbow via count-out
WWWF @ Queens, NY – Sunnyside Gardens – December 29, 1972
Vincente Pometti defeated Al Nelson
Sonny King defeated Al Williams
El Olympico defeated Chuck Ricahrds
Sky Low Low & Little Brutus defeated Little Louie & the Haiti Kid
Victor Rivera defeated Buddy Wolfe via disqualification
WWWF @ Philadelphia, PA – Arena – December 30, 1972
Manuel Soto defeated Bull Pometti
WWWF Tag Team Champion Prof. Toru Tanaka fought Victor Rivera to a draw
Tony Garea defeated Chuck Richards
Sky Low Low & Little Brutus defeated the Haiti Kid & Little Louie
El Olympico defeated Blackjack Slade
Sonny King defeated Buddy Wolfe via disqualification
Jan Sheridan & Vicki Williams defeated Donna Christianello & Peggy Patterson
WWWF @ Hamburg, PA – Fieldhouse – Late 1972
All Star Wrestling taping:
WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales pinned WWWF Tag Team Champion Mr. Fuji at 5:38 in a non-title match with a reverse roll up